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FUTURE OF MANILA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 1918,

COCK-FIGHTING IN PHILIPPINES.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

0.8. K. FINED,

Fail us to Furnish a Maclfest.

A Free Port Urged.

The manager of the shipping

intendant

He

|

To Ald Red Cross Funds.

Baguio are making use of the The Red Cross authorities at

for Red Cross purposes, scccrding to information received by Colonel Charles E. Nathorst, Inspector General for the Couets bajary, who recently arrived in Manils from an inspection trip of the Mountain province.

the idea. The colonel also stated

In order that Manila may enjoy department of the Oaks Shosen all the commercial advantages to par, agents to the ... Peking which her geographical position | cockpit in that place to raise funds | Maru, which arrived in the entitles her in the trade of the Colony on September 28, As Far East, the Philippins legisls summoned. before Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe this morning for failing ture will be called upon to: take to furnish to the Super-action declaringi ber a free port, of the Imports Recommendation to this effect has and Experts stroa, accorate and complete statement of all the been submitted by the Bureau of Brticles imported by the steamer. Commerce and Industry and my Mr. Charles E. Bacmeister, owner According to Colonel Nathoret, Mr. D. W. Traiman prosecuted. be embodied in the annual mes of the Baguio botel, and secretary. Mr. E. J. Grist who appeared sage of the Governor General, treneurer of the Bed Cross Chapter on behalf of the firm, pleaded says the Manda Bulletin.“

in Baguio, and the Übief of Police, guilty. He said the position" was that the steamer arrived Mach boa been,said of the stra. Mr. Keith, were the originators of in Hongkong on Saturday tegic commercial position of the that when this anique "way of night at 8 o'clock snd. the Philippines. With Manila as a sacaring fands for the Red Cross first thing the Company did centre and a radius of 1,900 miles, raggested itself, the city fathers en Monday was to send a copy of it is pointed out, it will include all of Baguio were asked to grant a the manifest for the local cargo the most important commercial license, for the free are of the to the Import and Export Depart-centree of the East. The sigui cockpit which is licensed by the ment." They then commenced to ficance of this can be realised when government for the purpose of check the manifest of the cargo it is reoslled that Hongkong and securing revenue, to secure funde for transhipment and as the Singapore, the only free porte in for the Red Cross. The request required checking involved the Far Eset, sishongh not so was granted and Colonel Natboret a considerable amount of work, advantagecasly situated as Mastated. the Baguio ockpit has the manifest waa forwarded ails, have owed their prosperity been in full blast for several to the Superintendent of the to the vast balk of commerce Sundays for the benefit of the Imports and Esporte at fire that enters freely and withou: Baguio chapter. minates past four in the afternoon, tariff restrictions.

The arrangement made be when the steamer left the port. The opening of a free port in tween the Bed Ornes suthorities admitted having caused the Philippines, the Director of and owners of the gambling the delay which, he said, Commerece and Industry has institution, according to Colonel" was due to the checking pointed out, will rapidly advance Nathorat, is as follows: 10 per "being done by an inexperienced the commercial development of cent of the wagers of each fight man. His client had no intention the islande and enable the goes to the Red Cross. A of not being punctual.

Philippines to compete favourably general admission Lee " of Hi Worship:-The point ia end strongly with the other 20 centavos is charged every whether the case is excessive commercial centres lying at person entering the cockpit, carelessness on the part of the the gate of China. The Poilip-sed 50 centavos those desiring to

· person who checked the manifest.pices has about even ports have reserved easts, the "money Mr. Grist esid that the of entry where foreign vessels can secured in this manner going to second manager was responsible load scd unload their goode sub- swell the Baguio Red Cross food, for the work. He was not a man jet to customs regulations. It 189 also stated that of wide experienes.

Hanila is a port of entry. The a large en is secured every Mr. Tratman said that he was defect pointed out of being a port Sanday, and that the amount is prepared to prove that before of entry, is that it cannot be need getting larger every Sundey, 88. the steamer left Japan he as a base for transhipment of people who never went to the gaya instructions that be gcode being subject to customs cockpits before, sepecially the wished to see the true manifest of regulations which give unnecessIgorots, now attend for the pur- trenshipment of airgo

forary delay to the movement of compos of helping the Red Cross. European porte. Those instruc- merce. tions were conveyed by hie If Manila is made a free port office to somebody connected sa proposed, commanding the with the defendant Company. most strategic position in the He (Mr. Tratman for certain commerce of the Far East, it will reasons which he did not want become, it is foreseen, the greatest to be disclosed, saked for that commercial distributing centre on particular manifest, He could this side of the globe. Removing aleo prove that siter the arrival custome regulations on the entry of the ship, or immediately of foreign goode into Philippines, New York, August 5-Follow. before, at least two enquiries will solve the difficulties eaccuning the publication in Holland were made for the manifest.tered at present in the port of and the cabling to this country One of them was made at about Manila than inviting to itself the of a report quoting represents- 10.30 a.m. on Monday to the commerce that is being carried to tive of the German Metal Workers' defendant. The answer from the Hongkong and Singapore. Union as saying that there were telephone was that he had not got Owing to the geographical 30,000 maaition workers idle in the manifest and thought that advantage of the Philippines, if the German capital, the Berliner he had no through cargo. The the wealth of its natural resources Tageblatt of July 9, a copy of ship left at 5.30 on Monday is added, it is pointed out, Manila which has just received here, afternoon and he received the can easily take the lead in the printed the following statement" manifest at 5 p.. The cargo commercial development of the give to it by a

" competent" specified in the manifest was not O.ient. The plan to be followed authority:-

NO JOBLESS IN BERLIN.

Munition Workers Being Steadily Called to the Colours,

on the ship; therefore he did not in making a free poft according "There can be no question of a bave the ship detained as an to the recommendation of the dismissal of the munition workers. abnormal sum would be incor- Baresa of Commerce and Industry, If it were asserted at the annusl ̈red. The short space

of will be in line with the propossis meeting of the German Metal

time did not sford him of the San Francisco Chamber of Workers' Union that at present an opportunity of irspecting the Commerce.

cargo until after the ebip left.j

Mr. Tratman concluded that bis

office was open on Sunday. It

waa no exonse that a shipping

firm should not work on a San- PORTUGUESE RED CROSS.

day. His contention was that

the defendant : bad emple

tima to get. the manifest."

there are some 30,000 fewer persons employed in the Berlin munition factories than was the

case a few months ago, this fact

ia of Do importance what

ever. In the great host of musi

tion workers employed in Berlin the number of 30,000 onte no

The manifest was produced half More Donations Acknowledged, figure at el. And then there is

en hour before the ship left. Mr. Traiman added that the cargo which he was locking for, was

The Hon. Secretary, Club de

to

the increasing severity with which persons are being called to the colare and the fact that in eammer quite a large number of men and women go back to the country. The munition workers would naturally be Deaded just as pressingly as be fore, and therefore there could be no question of unemployment in $4,455 00 Berlin. The War Office authorities

not found on board the steamer Recreio, Kowloon, bege and supposing it had been schoowledge with thanks the *sent on board, he did following further donations to pot know what stepe he should the Portuguese Red

take.

Fand-

Mr. Grist :-Defendant was Already acknowledg- nader the infiance of high pres

ed

sure of work on that day as he “An Allied Sympa. had to do the work of five or six} thiser" etesmers in the harbour. I don't. M. S. Sisson know if the Import and Export 4 Sentries Magasine Office opens on holidays.

Guard"

Mr. Traimsa:-Yes, the office isopass on sil„holidays exospt on Chinese Now Year and Obristmass, for the public con- Tenience, ebay conne

Mr. Grist My client does not understand the Government work.

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FRESH MILK

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Children must have it--adults should have it

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Earthquake Shock in Manila.

An earthquake of about 15 seconde duration with an inten sity of four, shook Manila on the night of the Zad inst. si 024.. Although no damage is believed

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