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COMMERCIAL NEWS. Speculative Rice Transaction For some time phas, suyu the apon Chroniste, gambling on rive quotations at Aomori has been

WORLD MOVEMENT

ACHIEVE FREEDOM.

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Feeling in Every Conatry, » judicial authorities. The men bent to the Prcourstors' Office up to the 27th ultimo number about

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Hachipore.

capital of 1,000,000 for the

macafscture of acetic acid.

Embargo on Japanese

Flour Urged

the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1918,

endurance because they love lib. SORROWS OF SZECHUAN. HONGKONG SHARE

erty and desire peans, was hope that the issue of this war will be an increase of freedom, not only for themselves-but-for those who have lived under the joke of

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$615

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b.

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people of this country throughout Chenglo, Feb. 13-Chinese there yeara of war, alt has caused new year is here again and the them to pour out the blood of people are celebrating, with the 150, including Mr. Miyamoto Mr. Arthur Henderson writes their best and bravest to asual red lanterns and paper H. K. & S. Banks 3. Jimber, formerly a member of in the Methodist Times so warrender hard won liberties, to hangings, but without mach the House of Peerr, certain mem followe

Aoy victory, however sprets field, and mine, to spend without, ter are forbidden by the authori-Cantons

toil unremittingly, in factory, display of firesorsokers. There lat bera of the Municipal Assembly, and rome large rice merobonte, calar and dramatic in a military stint the material wealth soon ties, but the people say the order North Chinas Jadicial activities are now extend-senre it may be, which falls shortulated through yasin of pasce is unnecessary as they have had alons

Yangtszes ing to Hirosski, Koroishi, and of the realization of the idesle and prosperity.

enough of explosives for a geners- 9 with which we entered the war, But the people will not chosa tion to come. Most of the rejoicing FIRE INSURANCES. Australian Wool for Japan." will not be a victory but a defeat to entrust their destinies at the in at the good news that there is China Fires The British Governmens bàs We strive for victory because Peace Conference to statesmen a temporary armishce between H., Fires · allotted 44,004 bales of Australian we want to end war altogether, who have not perceived the moral Nath and Both hare. Delegates wool for the use of the Japanese pot merely to prove the superior significance of the struggle, and have gone from here to Chung Douglases Government and private weaver.ity of British arm over those of who are not prepared to make a king to talk the matter out with Steamboats It is reported that the allotment Germany. We continua

people's peace. We want to re- General Hsiang, while othereare Indos (Def.) will be shipped at the end of struggle, dreadful, though the place the material force of arms here from Chungking to talk with Indos (Pref.) March or the beginning of April. coat of it has become, because we by the moral fores of right in the Governor Lin. Just how long the Shell The present NY.K. liners not have to enforce reparation for a governance of the world. For that fall will last, naturally no one Ferries -being able to ship the consign great wrong, perpetrated upon a grant task of the immediate fatare knows but there is a general

ments, the Nippon Yasen Kaiba mall, unoffending nation, to we want national leaders who are longing chared streng by the Sugars has decided to detail for the liberate subject peoples and en- not only responsive to the inspira-soldiers and officers that terma Malabons service thres ont of the five vessels able them to live under a form of ticas and impalees of democracy, may be arranged, newly chartered. It is expected government of theirown choosing, but who are qualified to guide. For some weeks past the condi- Kailans that the quantity to be shipped by and to destroy, not a great nation, the mighty energies of democracy tions seemed to be almost hope Langkats ane steamer will amount to about but a militarias autocracy which in the task of building up the flees for the authorities at this end. Raubs 1,000 bales.

had deliberately planned warrew social order.

Saifa in the south, Fabsuen and Tronchs ~New Acetic Company... without considering the interest

Tadintaing to the southeast, Sai- Urais, The demand for scene seid in either of their own people or ef

ning, Ngacyoh and other centres Oriental Cous. Japan has greatly increased of the European Commonwealth of

DOCKS, WHARVES, Never, before have the people to the east all were lost and late years, but there are no large which they were a part,

GODOWNS, &C. producers in the country, especial.. When victory in the sense of been confronted with problems of the sumber of wounded coming ly in the Kwanasi district. In the collapse of the military post and national, economie

increasing. H. K. Wharves : 83. greater magnitude, international

Report had it that supplies Kowloon Docks b. view of this fset, Mr. Uchimura in the Central Empires is at last

of ammunition was one of Shai Docks Naotoshi, who was the Managing achieved, we shall be confronted political, social and personal; but

the chief causes. The one scoon- Director of the now-defunct Kove with the task of translating milit-ever have they had so good so here could not keep up the LANDS, HOTELS

opportunity of taking hold, of Electric Company, Mr. Kawanishi ary access into its political, eco these problems for themselves. apply for the divisions here. Centrals Seibel, and certain other pro nomic, and ecoisl equivalents in The policies and programmes of Where the other side got theirs H. K. Hotels minent businees men of Kobe this country and every other is the othodox parties have little was and is a mystory. There Land Invest **. and Osakeyare making arrange will not be a democratia victory

relevance to tha

were presistant reports that the H'phreys Est. ments, to establish company if it results merely in the restors.

eituation... Political

Governor was leaving and that K'loon Lands called the Imperial Acetic tion of the capitalistio regime Industrial Company with a which the war has discredited and bound by tradition, estar. the city was to be looted before S'hai Lands

destroyed. Victory for the people ated with class prejudice, out of the departure of his troops for West Points the North in order to get away | Reclamations touch with the living movements means something more than the of thought and feeling among continuance of the old system of the people, cannot easily adapt

by way of Shensi,

Now there is a lesat momen. Ewos production for the profit of a small themselves to the changed con

tary bope. But the city is a Kung Yiks A few day ago commercial owning plass, on the basis of consumers of far in Okayama wage-slavery for the producing ditions, the new demands, the sorry spectacle compared with Shai Cottons

the days of its prosperity. All Orientals prefecture addressed a memorial classes. The bard, cruel, ccm-

enlarged ideals to which the war

Yangtszepoos b. & sa. t. 8.80 to the authorities, arging the petitive system of production

about are the great barned areas bae given rise.

The party of the fature, apon

MISCELLANEOUS. still bare, or écvered with tempo Decessity probibiting the export must be replaced by a system of which the chief tasks of reconery matchede.

with here and Borneos

b. of four as a means of checking cc-operation under which the traction will devolve, will be the there new buildings, some two China Light & P... the steady advance in its price, atatas of the workers will be one which derives directly from in better daya to come. The Dairy Farms

atareye, by those who still have Providents 9878 the Japan Chronicle. Their revolutionized, and in which the the people themselves, and has example is now being followed squalor and poverty, the economic by the bakers of Ossks, who have insecurity and sccisi miseries of

been made the organ of the recent destruction arranged for memorialising the the past will have no place. This People's will, the voice of all the great Arcade, the centre of H.K. Ice Co., Government on the same point. is the great tsak before the states classes who work by hand or rais. Some apprentices gem Trams. Low Level s.

of trade people of both sexes and all

the city, has

Ropes added another

Brea to the They are slo balding a public men and politicians of the future.

Steel Foundries meeting at Tennoji Park, Osaks, Tests of Character and Intellect,

braio."

bling apeet a kerosene lamp Trams, Peak, old s Through such a party, led by of all consumers of four in, the

Then we must remember that Kansai district with the object the coming period of reconstruc. Idemacratically chosen leaders and all was soon in fismes. The Trams, Peak, news. of arousing public opinion in tion, even more than the remain.bo have proved their fidelity to best shops of the city had their Laundries favour of prohibiting the exporting period of the war, will impose principle and their faith in the best goods on display there, and U. Waterboats of flour.

apon the leaders of all the people's cause, the best spirits not much was saved; the loss in Watsons Replacing German Pumps.

of car time will be able to work gooda.and property is at present Wm. Powells civilized States new and searching Another step toward the cap-sts of oharacter and intellect. as they have never been able to irreparable. Almost all shops Morning Posts n. tate of German markets has As we drew neater to the end of work in the orthodox parties of are closed for the new year, but been made by the Hamworthy the war we begin to see more and divided counsels in the dem Croods have been removed to the past. Noibing but disanity looters would find bat little inside. Engineering Company, London, clearly the magnitude of the in the production of the range of probleme that peace will bring. erstic movement can wreck the little of value might be found.

various mystericus places so that pompa for which this firm bae So vast, intricate, and fundement promise of the future. For every

Travelling sad trada: is abeo- already become known through. sl have been the changes, wrought and woman who believes in out country, and more especially during the last three and a half democracy and who desires to see out 18 Shunching and Wanhsien lately at a standstill. The road in their production of semi-years that we are sometimes new birth of freedom in this rotary pumps. Previous to the tempted to think the will and land there is a place in the has been closed for some weeks. the semi-rotary type of intelligence of men will be un people's movement and a well- M. Bodard, the Freach Consul, pump, although not exclusively a equal to the task of dealing with defined work to do. German made article," was pro- them.

up in the former city for some Demand duced: by German firms in such

Still mors may we fear some- Politics of the Future.

time. Many of their sariers have 30 dias. quantities as to swamp the British times that the problems of recon as well as other markete the atraction will be handled by men hitherto been understood, the and some

In a wider sepse than has been carried off by the soldiers 60 / 3,136 4 / 3/142 of their servants TIT Shanghai......... Nom Government subsidies granted to too impatient to think things politics of the future will be badly treated. Reports of attacks T/T Singapore ***** 1337% German firme permitted of their through, too tired and cynical to human politics, sad the dominat on foreigners keep increas TT Japan

14134 offering these pampe st prices reapond to the glowing faith in sing party will be the party of the ing. One was robbed of watch, T/T Indis. Nom. below the reach of British mann finer fature for the world which common people, and of democracy. spectacles and money, another Demand, India....... facturers, and the British made now inspires the multitudes of This is certain. The people will has hed his house looted; and TT San Francis- 7314 article suffered accordingly. The common people who have striven have it so, for the people are several have been fired upon with Germen, in the day of his so heroically and anffered so weary of wars. They have borne what intent it is uncertain.

co & New York) commercial prosperity, produced patiently daring the war. For too long the inequalities and in- a good article, and sold it at a national leadership to fall into justices inherent in an economic hened to one of our missionary Demand, Paris

A very sad accident has hap- T/T Marks narrow margin of profit, aided the bands of auch wen in the system based on competition in-workers, Mr. Cook, of the C.I.M., by the German Government great new days upon which we stead of cc-operation.

Kuanhaien. A mad dog bit his Bubeidy: the aim of the Bam-chall presently enter would be a They are coming together in a hand, and as there was no anti. 4 m/s. LC... 3/21/4 warthy Engineering Co. has been disseter almost se great as the more powerfully organised more toxine to be had in Chengta, he

4 m/s. D/P........... 3/23 the production of a better article war itself.

ment to achieve a new freedom, has set off overland for Übung. 6 m/s. L/C 9/296 with a very warrow margin of If there would be anything and to establish on this earth, king and she coast.-N.0. Daily 30. Sydney & profitindeed and such satisfaction worse than an empirio in control drenched with men's blood, form News.

Melbourne) 30 d/s. Ban Franc-] isco &New York] been partned in the case of the cynio upon the splendid entha the only ideal consistent with the Leeds at the Front-

4 m/s. Marks range of semi-rotary pumps now nisam sad revolutionary ardour of world's greatest event which we} The Leeds City Council has 4 m/s. France made by the firm which will be democracy, newly awakened to a again celebrate this Christ been invited cfficially to nomin 6 m/s. Francs found to give satisfaction, not contoionszees of its power and maetide; an ideal dominated not ste a deputation of public men to Demand, Germany

Waar Demand, New York, Nom./ only for the first bix esger to build a better future for by any spirit of revenge or bat-visit the battle front. Six mem-T/T Bombay ........

of use, but well mankind.

red, expressing itself in economie bere and two other gentlemen Demand, Bombay

Rom. beyond the average **life of

and fosocial boycott, but in love, have been selected. The three T/T Calcutta....... this class of pomp, Interchange- The outstanding fact of world brotherhood, and peace.

political parties are represented. Demand, Calcutta... Nom. ability of working parta, the politics at the present time-and

V.C. Saved" by Cigarette Case. | Demánd, Manila ... 147 highest quality of material and when pesce comes this, feet, will

Bergeant A. J. Knight, of the Demand, Singapore, 13336 workmanship in every detail, and be made more clear is that s

London Riflem, who hails from On Haiphong wit 14% prem extreme aimplicity and a great tide of revolutionary

Nottingham and, Birmingham, On Saigon cessibility are synonymous with feeling is rising in every country.

4936 describing the fighting in which On Bangkok ........ the name "Hamworthy,” and Everywhere the peoples are be-

A young man appeared at West-the-won, the V.O., says that he/ Bovereign 40 Nom,

Gold Leaf, par oz... 42,20 although; it is only a shops, tire coming catscious of power. They London Police Court recently ceas though a million to one Bar Silver, per c2 4374- since the range of semi-rotary sizce see beginning to sit in judgment and explained to the magistrate chance." Balists he said, literally were placed on the market, the upon their ralere. They are be that he had granged to be mars, rained around him. His Ionic SUBSIDIARY COINS. number of large orders already ginning to sak questions about ed that morning buton Christmas pocket, was shot sway, and hie received by the firm forms good the policies that have brought the night the young lady- sent word life, wag, suyod by Cigarette evidence of the real need existing world to the edge of scalar rain. The magilitäte" said : that..if the wife and child", was "practic illi Hrong 5 cts, p. sub. c. $4.00 dis.

that she had changed her mind. I case, and the photog

Lof this for a British made first quality In this warą kap people have pemi-rotary type of pomp, shown themselves capable of lady had changed hår, he torn to shreds. His inn mot was Journal of ComMETTE,

hermo- sacrifices and remove could not interfere.

war

to the purchaser as shall ensure of State policy when peace comes, with men's struggles, wet with repeat orders. This policy has it would be the influence of a humen tears, a fairer ideal of life;

months

The Outstanding Fact.

Bridegroom's Plight.

[returning from farlough with his

CORRECTED TO KOOR TUESDAY

MARCH 19, ĮDER,

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