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BASEBALL.

Last Evening's Interesting Match.

It was extremely unfortunate that inclement weather scoiled

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918.

UNITARIAN CHURCHES, THE DYE INDUSTRY.

Ministers and the Man-Power

Act.

The Provincial Assembly of Presbyterian and Unitarian mini-

lone.

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THE TYPHOON...

HONGKONG'S NARROW

ESCAPE.

the Colony.

MUNITION VOLUNTEERS, TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Protection from Miltary Service:

A careful survey of the labour

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What would our little Dearer of 800 souls do with the 261,000

One usually associates basebalt/Problem of the conscientious for the supply of dyestuffs, which in the event of any price being, evident that Hongkong was io for is being made, and where, two-soore snd eight thousand of

objectar. Had the

mant of women.

it

black orose

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to be soceptable to the boards of both companies. The Board of Trade, in scourdance with the objects which the Government The Fusion of Two Great Firms. had in view from the first, which

When we look into the details in their view were essential to

of the scheme by which British the national intarest, welcomed

cities are to adopt the sons of The President of the Board of the proposed amalgamation. They

daughter cities in the States It in store and congregations of Lap Trade (Sir Albert Stanley) ad-wers prepared to agree to raising

The appeal of the Government obrions that some of our civic the attendance at Happy Valley zehire and Cheshire mot recently dressed a large representative the maximum rate of dividend Passes withie Twenty Miles of War Munitions Volunteers bad families to brood, says the Daily to all skilled workers to become batams will have prodigious And evening, when an exhibition in Manchester At the morning meeting of dye user in the payable to the shareholders so

Hall, baseball match was played beervice in the Cross Street Chapel Memorial

Manchester, long 83 807 part of the Govern-

already had a cordial response. Chronicle. Our Banton, for ex- tween teams representing the 9th the preacher was the Rev. E. D. recently with the object of ex-ment advance was outstanding

Bays the Observer. Hundreds of ample, is hat 18 700 strong, her Cavalry, U.S. Army, and the Priestley Evans, of Bary. pounding a scheme for the pro- from 6 to 8 per cent, provided

The meeting for business was doction of dyestuffs in this coun- that the new company souspt nstrowly escaped receiving the transferred to say essential war more than ten times as great. The men have enrolled and bays thus daughter 756,500; our Newark is Early this morning Hongkong declared themselves ready to be fewer than 40,000, the American U.S.S. Pampsags. The first- named team is one of the best held in the Memorial Hall in the try on military teams of the United afternoon, under the presidency independent of other sources of conditions," Sir Albert Stanley the Colony had been warned for appointed in the national inte that of Massachusetts, our Righ- a scale to make us certain conditions. Those full force of the typhoon of which work to which they may be first Cambridge is half in number- States, and, in fact, are_the_pre- of the Rev. Dr. H. Mel-sapply. The meeting had been continued, "are (1), the company some days past. In point of fact, rest. A great Beat Champions of the Far East, the withdrawal by the Gov-mittee, whose chairman (Mr. control, and foreign participation miles of the Colony, with the created under conditions which number should be 84,000, bat her

Dr. Mellone referred to called by the Colour Users' Com-shall always remain under British it passed within about twenty of labour

mobile army mord one-fifth that of the "" and as was expected, a fine ex-erament of the provision in the Henry Allen) presided.

in thus being Virginian. As for York, ber hibition of the game was seen, so

both in capital and voting chall result that cyclonic gales and will enable it to be constantly Western daughter comata 5,600,- far of course, as their opponente ministers. He was convinced the break of war forced upon the extent, and there shall be no some hours.

Man-power Act which included Sir Albert Stanley said the out be allowed only to a very limited heavy rains were experienced for employed with were able to put up

the a fight

utmost 000 sons and daughters....... worthy of them. The asval men To have enforced the provision the country the extent to which interests. (2) The company shall phoon se reported

withdrawal was an act of wisdom. attention of the Government and participation of present enemy

From the position of the way that will meet any emergency economic advantage and in a were obviously out-oleased from the firet, but some exciting in

would have multiplied difficulties we had allowed ourselves to be undertake to apply all their (weat-south-west of the Prates

yesterday that may arise. and raised in an sente form the come dependent upon Germany products at reasonable prices, sud Shoal) sad its direction, is we employed on essential war work of her Colorado gamesake; the cidents were witnessed.

with an excited and "barrack League of Nations no suggestive-not only to our great textile Trade, unreasonable, the Board wore on the glass was falling officers direct that

proposed were of such vital importance, in the opinion of the Board of a bad blow, and as the evening after investigation responsible our Worcester with the 184,000 of ing" crowd, but the spectators yesterday, mostly Britishers, to about a League of Churches? other trades. In 1913 we imported prices (3) company shall under ware violent gusts of wind of transferred elsewhere, sash man, States, but it is surely the less nese for the churchee? What industries, but to a wide range of may, from time to time, fix the steadily. During the night there employed by any firm should be two Wilmingtone, sa has the workmen the New World nity? We have whom the game was strange Was that sa impossible dream? 18,000 tons of eynthetic dyestuff, take to distribute their products high velocity, and at shout a if not already enrolled se War known by which that tiny Dart- and new, could hardly be The President proposed a resolu- and of thece about ninetenths of finished dyes, or intermediates, quarter past six the morning Mositions Volunteers, are being ford suburb, which once housed expected to be enthusiastic, and the only amusement cansed tion welcoming the enfranchise- came from Germany, the rest amongst consumers in an equit the

was hoisted asked to enrol or satisfy the Local Warwick the king-maker, and was by the twitting remarks of Courcillor Margaret Ashton, There were a few works in this opinion of the Board of Trade, indicating that wind of typhoon mittee that each enrolment would earthworks still existing, hold ap

being farmished by Switzerland. able manner, and if this is, in the and three explosive bombe fired, Enlistment Complaints Sub-Com the players themselves. The game was often played in a gale was unnecessary in conferring ture of dyes, but their combined give directions to the company as moment. According to today's

who seconded the resolution, said country engaged in the manufso- not being done, the Board may force was

saw the Britons, embattled on expected at of wind and rain, and, ocneidering the franchise on women to have output did not amount to one-to the manner in which the dis- Observatory report, the typhoon why they should not be transfer choice. We have three; America

any involve great personal hardship, Car's legions, all things, the players are de

or that there are adequate ressone Washingtons have the widest little serving of credit for putting up eliminated the young women un- tenth of the home demand. The tribution shall be made.

bad curved northwards during ed to a distance from their homes. over 200 of the same name. der thirty. We had too much of Germans had, in fact, secured such a show, Seven inning the old age attitude towards the virtually the world monopoly in British Dres, Ltd, to preferential passed between Hongkong and "The right of shareholders in the course of last evening, and it saide were gone through, bat the

In the event of any workman naval men failed to secare a-round,

problems of the fatare, which the dye-making industry. The treatment in respect

of the Gap Book on a north-westerly Enlistment Complaints Sub-Com

refusing to enrol, and the the fielding and emart work of the more concerned the young.

position thma created was that company will esse. In the track at about 8 o'clock this Cavalry being treat to watch. The resolation was unanimous extremely serious from the purely new conditions, and with the en-morning, entering the coast the case will be reported to the celebrated recently, made a mittee not supporting bis refusal, Gounod, whose centenary was In the matter of batting, too, the ly adopted...

economic point of view. It had larged State saaitance, it is over the Gaoton delts, where Ministry of Manitione in order strange suggestion to a friend of soldiere bad matters all their own Ber. C. Peach, seconded by of the dye-making industry in whether shareholders or not, shall barometer this forencon rose whether anfficient justification Home paper.

of the another result; the development esential that consumers of dyes, it is probably filling up. The that the department may consider mine, writes a correspondent to a way and some of the hits were Mr. G. H. Leigh, a resolu Germany pat at the disposal of be placed in a position of equality. quickly in Hongkong, showing exists for continuing his pro- with him on his last visit to extremely fine. It was in the

He was staying second and third, innings of the tion was adopted recording hearty the Germse Government a great Finally, in order to secare the that the danger to the Colony was tection from military service, snd England, and was discussing his soldiers that the runs were made bodied in the Education Bill which, in time of war, would be is a further condition that two of for the twenty-four hours ending safeguards already provided more Gounod: "What we ought to appreciation of the policy em- scientific industrial organisation falfilmens of these conditions it past. The Observatory forecast with a view to making the oratorio "Mors et Vita" sua respectively being secured. Even the anitiat before Parliament, sasuring the of immense and immediate utility the directora ehsil be appointed 10 am, to morrow is:"South- ed could see that, given first-claes Government of support in the in the supply of explosives, of by the Government, not only for westerly gale, moderating cloudy, complete the Ministry has made have is a trap-door and a troop of opponents, the soldiers would proposed abolition of half-time which the United Kingdom had so have provided the people of the establishmat of continustion to remedy our twofold wesknees such period thereafter as may, in barometrical reading registered at mittee to advise on all cases 80 Queen Victoris came to the Albert for children ander fourteen and no equivalent. To take measures advances are outstanding, but for We understand that the lowest to appoint a central Sub-Com-Mors et Vita," by the way, that long sa the Government equally, rain, improving later. a further proposal to the Trade angels that would much improve Union Advisory Committee-riz., it !" It was to a performance of Hongkong with a fine opportunity of witnessing America's national schools for young people up to and to guard-sgainst the recar- the opinion of the Board of Trade, the Observatory was 29.19. game played as only experte can

eighteen. The resolution also rence of each things in the fetare be desirable. Subject to these

The conditions were such this Chairman of the Trade Union Majesty congratulated personally reported, Mr. Frank Smith, Hall one afternoon in 1886. Har play it.

recorded the conviction that was an obvices and immediate conditions, and to others mention morning that the ferry service Advisory Committes, has stated Mme, Albani, me. Patey, Mr. The actual BOOTES

there can be no complete and duty. From the first it was cleared hereafter, the Board of Trade had to be completely suspended, that, in view of the expresssed Edward Lloyd, and Mr. (now Sir) follows:-

efficient organisation of pablicly that private enterprise could not will welcome the proposed this isolating many Kowloon 12334.567 T. aided education until all sectarian be expected to deal unaided with amalgamation and its extension residents matil the boats began opinion of the members of the Charles Santley. 9th Cavalry ...0 53000008 tests have been abolished and fall the problem, the creation and to include any other concerns running at about noon, Committee at the Conference, he Pampanga 00000000 0 public control established."

permanent establishment of a whose inclusion, in the opinion tramway service was also sus-

feals aare a Central Sub-Com- At the conclusion of the match It was further decided, on the most important pivotal industry of the parties concerned, may be pended for several hours. The mitte is desirable, and it is it was decided that a free exbibi- motion of Miss E. M. Johnson, to pivotal alike for our trade and desirable as likely to promote that harbour wore a very deserted expected that within a few days tion game would be given this age upon the Government to for our national security.

rapideutension and firm establish appearance, zaost of the practical effect will be given to evening, but the weather will bring in a measure for prohibit Sir Albert described the stepa ment of the industry which we all ships in

the proposal of the Ministry, port bad gone now make this impossible. ing the manufacture and sale of first taken by assisting in the desire," (Cheers.)

10 "ahelter

yeaterday, while The proceede and quite a

alcoholic beverages during the formation of a limited company As regards farther State assist-native craft had flooked into the bar of tickets were sold-are

war and demobilisation.

-the British Dyas, Ltd. What auce, Sir Albert Stanley said that typhoon refuger. Ноату возе Deiug devoted to the British and assembly was concerned with the the State-sided company should problem, the Government were early this morning and during

At so evening meeting the was aimed at, be said, was that as speed was the essence of the were running in the harbour WOMEN IN SHIPYARDS, Gladstone, "I ared to like to Audican Red Cross Fands. The band of the 18th Infantry subject "Our churches and the be a nucleus around which there prepared to make loans to dye the course of the forenoon. rendered an enjoyable selection

eapply of "miniatera.". A dis would be grouped in the form of manufacturers and also to make Happily, ap to the time of of music, many well-known

cassios wee opened by the Rev. a combination all the principal actual grants to meet the inoressed writing, no reports have come to American airs being played.

C. J. Street (Sheffield) and Mr. concerns engaged in the dye cost of extensions of buildings hand of really serious damage, T. Fletcher Robinson (Pendleton); making industry. That object and plant. It had also been though daring the forenoon it

Mr. Street asid be thought that had been consistently pursued by decided to make contributions in a risky as time went on there would be

move about the town, owing to

five and three rounda

·were *8

BRITISH CHEMISTS.

Of the motion

a violent recrauescence of super

etition in this country. Under present abnormal conditione, all The New Asssociation.

sorts of fantastic ideas were gain ing currency and support. This About 400 members of the was a time when earnest ministry British Association of Chemiets was more than ever needed. met at the College of Technology,

Incidentally be expressed the Manchester, on a recent Saturday pinion that conscription should afternoon, Dr. Alfred Ree pread-have applied to ministers as well ing, for the purpose of ratifying Be othere.

repre-

all three Governments which had aid of scientific research. There in

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Riveters, Jolders, Engineers and Blacksmiths.

The introduction of woman

been in power during the war, was an immense amount of ground falling debris. Mee Cheung's labour into the shipyards is one but unfortunately ap to the present to be covered, and money, photographic stadio soffered of the most striking developments

it had not been attained. Other materiala, and labour mast not be badly, a good part of the glass brought about by the war in the companies bad been at work, but employed on the erection of roof being blown off, sheets of field of woman's work, says the the progress made so far bad been small-scale competitive plants for glass falling into the street below. Daily Chronials. inadequate. Neither & fusion of prodans which were redundant Otherwise, the damage sustained

Today women are to be found

matera

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Sir Walter Parratt told st

Oxford an interesting little story of Mt. Gladstone. He said he had bean speaking to Mr. Glad atone of the great compasses quite namusical people often possess ed. "Yea, sir" replied Hr.

hear my voice. It reng inside my head." Of course, Mr. Glad stone was very fond of singing, and as a young man sang negro melodies with greet gusto. His eldest son composed many hymn- tanes, and the present Viscount Gladstone sang in a choir for several years.

Codling, Deputy-Controller! the Those who understood Mt.

Stationery. Ofios, recently to my isting copy of No. 1 of the that Germany had the only

of the rivels to The Guildhall Library contains who drive them a copy of No. 1 asted November They are working 7, 1665, and alea a complete set in blacksmith's forges; they of the paper from that date. The

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interests nor any close co-operation and which could only be most appears to have been confined to smong the rivetera, taking the bad been attained. Whilst no cheaply produced on a large scale, trees and shrubs, many of which place of boys in the heating and London Gasstie may be reassured, doubt competition had given a The allocation of the State aid were stripped of their branches conveying certain stimaine, there had been would present many difficul: during the gales. House property the men. overlapping which, in present probleme, and in advising the seems to have suffered to some home. the formation of the new associa

circumstances, "wae decidedly Board of Trade in this matter the extent also. tion. For many years, the

disadvantageous. The contina Commissioner for Dyes would The Colony certainly had a red-lead iron work and do certain Court removed to Oxford in Executive Committee Etated, executive committee was appoint ance of the industry along the have the assistance of a small narrow escape from the fall effects portions of the paint work. All November 1865, to escape the trained chemiste have desired ed, with Dr. Ree an obairmen and lines meant that in the time at committee, and for this purpose of the typhoon, which have over & shipyard they may be seen Great Plagos, and while there to form 8 strong

Dr. A. Parker (Birmingham) as our disposal a sufficient advance dye-makers and dys-users would probably been much eentative organisation which treasurer, to proceed with the would not be made to place us in be invited to suggest separately

falt in tidying up, shifting scrap Iron, the Onford Ganette was establish Danton. will be able to speak and act necessary work of construction. the position of practical indepen-the names of persons of busineU

carrying baulks of timber, pisces ed for pablishing official notice. with authority on the many im- It was resolved that the providence of Germany

of angle iron; and iron bara. at the and financial experience, but not

On the return of the Court to portant national and domestic aional society be terminated and conclusion of the war."

A more valuable part of their London in February the title was directly concerned, who would be dye manalscturers to meet the work is done with machinery. ohanged to the London Gametis. problems which confronted the that the Executive proceed with In these circumstance the Board acceptable to them. profession. The desire received the definite formation of the of Trade, after very anxions

Their work in the joiners' shope reasonable demands of congem- "Finally," the President of the mere, and to keep abreast of the great impetus from the war British Association of Chemists, consideration of

is particularly valuable in all the the whole Board of Trade added, " in order world's progress in their indas-with the planing machines, with designed to perpetuate demand for chemists, and epon- and that the following be included problem and in consultation with to guard against the efforts which wry." (Uncers:)

various items treated especially An interesting precedent, taneously materialiad in the in the objects(1) To keep a all the interests concerned, had the great German dye-making

tha formation of provisional com continuous and critical earvey of come to the conclusion that if concerns will assuredly make to Firth, seconded by Jar. L. 0. notiosably large outpat,

On the motion of Sir Algernon which women workers produce a memory of Australia's Prima mittees in various centres, Those the developments of the more effective co-operation among the re-establish their position in this Taylor M.P., and supported by are much in demand. Experienced ways. Mr. Watt has, named the committees convened the in- ment for the organisation of principal

Ministers, has been made by the For engineering work women Commonwealth Minister for Bail could be country and to prevent the Mr. A. Ez Hayley (Latcenter), the girls are very skilful in the stations of the new Esst Wout augural meeting of the proposed chemists; (2) the co-ordination secuted, so as to assure the best establishment of a strong British following resointion was passed: Besooistion in Manchester last with a view to federation if found and most expeditions use of the dye-making industry the Govern That this museting of colour-manipulation of such powerful railways after the great federalists November. At that meeting, desirable of all the organisations limited smount of attended by sb at 700 chemists concerned with the practice and materials, labour, and scientific importation of all foreign dyes, of the President of the Board of Eagle iron and for keel-bending tership from 1001 to 1918. Aorost

monty, ment have decided that front pris of the country, profession of chemistry; (3) to and technical skill which were except anderen asl be Trade sa to the policy which has winches, work which demands the alie of tations native Forrest, the asers, having heard the statement machines as those used for cutting who have held the Prime Minis

resolved to form a

devote itself to those interests of available for the industry, and if prohibited for a period of at least been adopted by his Majesty's

They even drive electric cranes and the great Nallabar Pisin stratohes provisional society for further chemis which are outside the scope certain additional assistance was ten years.

The Licensing Government in regard to the dye large amount of nerve, the Reid, ing the project, membership to of the sctivities of the Institute of given, the British dye industry Committee

greatest steadiness and care, and Deakin, Hughes, Cook, Fisher, wili comaist be confined to the following Chemistry. It was resolved also could be established on a reason representatives of the dye-makers approval of ass policy as likely lives of others depend on them. Eughes station is in the centre of

of making industry, declares it full

Watson, and Barton ́standard :—(s) Any person hold that a meeting of the Association sbly wide and are basis in

and the dye-using interests in to be the only way of "Becuring ing a univeraty degree (or its be called in October next. There much shorter time than if the equal numbers,

the 300 miles of iron road. equivalent) with chemistry as was a good deal of discussion as present separation of interests independent chairman appointed in sau a manner se to make the with A development of the industry in principal subject; (b) any person

to whether the new body should were continued. As the first step by the Board of Trade. The United who can show evidence satis keep in friendly alliance with the in this direction of greater unity Committee will have a free hand dependent of German supplies Kingdom sufficiently

From the Dublin Bening Tele actors to the Coxacil of having fastitate of Chemistry or keep of purpose and 2000 gone into the gratiastathority dyessaffe alter the war; and also The Gonsal General for the presenting all elemente, whe graph:** With regard to the hind a sufficient general education itself wholly independent. The had been going on for some time, zo

Irishmen of North China, ze and scientific training and of meeting decided by a large with the knowledge of the Board of the President of

deolares 118 approval of an Netherlands has to day received nocording to the Daily Mail, 1870 haring practised pure or applied majority That is register of of Trade, between British Dyes Board of Trade. The extent sos principaldye-manufacturing mest fel Netherlands India Conscription for Ireland, a last

the immediate burmistry for not less than seven members be prepared on the basis Ltd., and Messrs. Lovina telo. Led to which the star og demand companies al comaatial masa tenport foreign tes prohibited report my that they were entirel amalgamation of the following from the Govern- passed resolution in favour of yeaza, and who now holds a of the B.A.0. accepted qualif. and a scheme of fasion had been will be used will talgely depend of alitung, shat policy. 2 responsible position. An Cationa

prepared which was understood upon the ability of the Beitigu

from Septembar Sfisenth,”

nnaimons, all three of them..

it was

ultimate

Ton Prohibition.