1919-02-14 — Page 3

OUR MANILA LETTER.

(From Our Oven Correspondent.)

Manila, February 7......

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Leases of practically all' of the available land on the Manils port area have been approved by the Insular Government to seroral large import and exporting concerns which are planning to build warehouses in the fnture in preparation for the increase of commerce which is "anticipated will come this Way when peace is definitely restored. Buildings which will cost, well over of a million pesos will be erected within a year, according to the plans. The Manila Trading and Supply Company has already started work on an automobile repair shop and large warehouse, and the Philip pine Manufacturing Co. will begin the construction soon of several farge oil tanks with a system of loading ships at the piers with coconut oil directly from the tanks. Sites have also been acc- quired by the Pacific. Commercial Company, Vicente Madrigal and Nieva and Ruiz. There is a growing sentiment that a "free zone will shortly be established in the Manila harbour district which has prompted these con- ceras to acquire holdings for building purposes in order to be prepared for possible trade dese lopments of the near future.

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Among the various departments

The phrase is not my own. With the session of the Philip through which the Ministry of Was Marjorie who used it, and pine Legislature closing this week interest among the politicos will Pensions deals with the many-she was careful to tell me that entre on the departure of the faceted question of the nation's she had thought it out for herself." so-called Independence Commis- debt to its fighting men is "The There's far, far 100 many of sion which will leave for the Widows' Training Branch con- them now," she remarked. "And United States the later part of cerning itself entirely with the there's going to be heaps more the month. Word has been widows of our fallen heroes. unless we look out," received from Mr. Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Mission, writes a correspondent to a Home who is now in Washington, paper Recognising that in many to make preparations for cases the widows of Service mea the journey, and transportation find it desirable to supplement has been secured through the their pensions by remunerative courtesy of the War Department On 1. United States Army employment, which through their lack of training, they fail in obtaining, the Ministry organised a scheme for their help.

transport. Some changes are be- ing made in the personnel of the mission on the recommendation, it jis understood, of Mr. Quezon. Em-

This scheme assists widows in phasis is being placed on the fact that the purpose of the journey receipt of pensions to be trained

is to interest American capital in various kinds of work. The

the Philippines

and Ministry has gone fully into the

in

promote commercial relations as

I am a dull dog and I put a dull question.

"Do you mean,” I asked,." that with so many of our finest young men killed and so many more for a mained, the husbands generation or so are likely to be of a low physical standard? Marjorie regarded me flectively.

re-

"I don't mean that," she returned "although of

course

it's a point, and I suppose as there are so many more women than men already in this country

well as to discuss the political / matter of occupations offering the that thousands of girls will have! problems involved in possible best chances of employment to to be content with semi-invalids. independence for the islands. On women and their suitability to But the Grade III. husband I had the eve of the departure of the the different grades of widows, in my mind was the men whose Mission it is interesting to note for, as the Army of to-day re-standard of behaviour was the that several leading Senators

lowest in matrimony. And the presents all sections of society, so trouble is," she have openly come out in opposi-

edded, with tion to absolate independence for its widows, representing differing sudden attractive defiance, that the Philippines, and advocate a standards of education, can be so very many husband are just protectorate under the United trained for widely diversified call-like that. States.

ings. The result is quite a rờ "I don't mean wickedness, you spectable list of occupations re-know. I just mean that they don't play their part properly.

Among the employments re-

the highest class, and then some- thing goes wrong and down they come with a thump to a grade of which no man could possibly te proud."

"Is that not partly the fault of you women?" I ventured to suggest.

Advices from New York indicate commended by the Ministry They start off, most of them, in that the hemp market, which widows as offering them good has been sluggish and uncertain openings. for some time, causing almost a crisis in the local trade, is active again with sales of Fgrade commended are the following fibre reported at 23 cents (U.S. home helps (which is, by the way, gold) per pound. "1" grades an excellent suggestion, training are quoted at from 19 to 21 women to be capable helps for so cents. The recovery

of the many hours daily in homes where market at this

the mother is laid aside through time will mean that several large holdings illness); Gardening, cookery of local capitalists will be disposed

dressmaking. and its of at a profit, instead of at con-

trades, laundry work, assem- siderable loss as was expected at

bling mechanical parts, &c., one stage in the market. The is piano trade (a good Philippine National Bank is opening seems to offer here), hair I mean, when I get married to do dressing, nursing of various everything I can to keep my

allied

Majorie is a fair minded sports- woman and she considered the point carefully.

"Yes," she admitted, after a moment or two. "I think there's something in that. That is why

said to be greatly interested in the kinds, health visiting, sanitary husband from being reduced in situation since it has financed inspection, infant welfare work. his grading. I quite see that is several large deals in hemp lately, Advices from Davao state that a

pharmacy, teaching, &c.

is going to be awfully difficult for

low production of hemp may be

In view of the shortage of women in future, but we've got expected this mouth on accout of doctors, due to war casualties, to do our best.” the drought and adverse weather there is an urgent demand for

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"What are some of the faults

asked.

conditions in January. Stripping midwives. This work is particu- of the Grade III. husband ?" I of high grade fibre has also been larly suitable to widows, discontinued in some sections on either childless or with child-

She counted them prettily upon account of the slow market which ren old enough to look after has prevailed up to this time.

themselves; Pharmacy, as dis- her fingers. tinct from dispensing, is an in- "Selfishness," she said." That's stance of the Ministry's willing the biggest trouble of the lot. ness to help widows taking a long Irritability, stinginess, bullying, course of training, although the too much gaiety outside his ow to promote the economic interests normal period is put at three home, and lack of any attempt to of the country and to enlarge months, and medicine itself has make his wife love him more domestic and foreign trade of been adopted by some of those instead of less. That's & Grade the Philippines, is proposed receiving this help.

III. husband, and I let you know the type!

A Government Corporation with a capital of 50,000,000 pesos

in & Bill which

is

expected to pass before

the Legislature adjourns.

The

Insular Government would own

Mr. D. M. Moffat, local repre-

"We've got to raise the stand- ard; we've got to drag those Grade III. men. through some 51 per cent. of the stock and sentative of the Alien Property sort of course so that instead of would control the Board of Custodian, who is leaving next having to be relegated to the re- Directors. It is claimed that the week for the United States, serve they can be trained up to Company would in no way be a having practically completed the Grade I. again. The result will be. rival competitor to existing firms disposal of all German property you will see, a tremendous flow but would seek to assist in the in the Philippines, will make a of new happiness into the home. common purpose to expand the visit to Peking before leaving the

commercial activity of the Orient.

Philippines. The proposed "Com-

pany would "extend every

facility and encouragement to

Figures prepared

You're going ".. "Yes, I apologised, "I must I've got get along to the club.".

"Whom will you be meeting

by the there?" she asked:

Quite a number of Grade III

the producers, it is stated, and Bureau of Customs show that help them to securs proper 324,600 tons of cargo, including markets for their goods.

imports, exports and goods in husbande," I told her.

WINCARNIS

transit, were handled at Piera 3 and 5 and the customs - wharf during 1918, which is a record

volume of trade for the islanda, being 43,000 tons larger than for 1917.

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