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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HARDEN AND THE EX-KAISER.

"PAINFUL ADMISSIONS,"

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

MANUFACTURING PROGRESS IN JAPAN.

Brussels, Feb. 15.-The Soir

A writer in the Imparial and continues to-night its series of articles under the heading of Foreign Trade Supplement of the Germany's New Way of Times points out that the with- Looking at Things" by an drawal of European nations from with Maximilian competition in the markets of interview Harden. The paper announces Asia and Australia, and the that the officer who has placed increasing popularity in China of tremely favourable to manufactur- these conversations on record is Japanese goods, have been ex- ing progress. At the same time theseotherwise favourable circum-

A HAWKER TRICKED.

How by complicated machina- tians a cunning Chinese (whose asme we will call Ah Wong} relieved of a sum of 8115 a com- patriot, who was blessed with some money bas little brains, was related at the Magistracy this morning to Mr. G. N. Orme. The victim is a mariue bawker, und Ab Wong conspired with a confederate to rob him of his money. Having laid their plams carefully, they set their conspiracy Lieut. Maurice Berger, who has in motion. The confederate went been on a Government mission to

stances have had their drawbacks. to the hawker and with oily Berlin.

"Germsay was slowly turning as, for instance, in the cotton words, told him of a large con- signment of old iron on the towards a more constitutional spinning industry, which at one "I do period was unable to get sufficiant onld be regime," said M. Harden. bought, dirt-cheap, for not think that if the war had not supplies, a highly essential article. his confeiler-occurred we should have ever usually supplied by Great Britain. $100. Whilst

e was decoying the hawker seen the Republic. Still, what Very little has been done by into a man with the money, has happened shows how shallow Japan in the way of making. textile machinery. The American machinery which has bean import- Ah Wong had not been idle. He were the roots of our mouarchy.'

"Is there a chance of restored is considerably dearer and less secure another sampau, and

lon?" asked the Belgian officer, durable, so British makers ought It is not impossible; the old not to find it difficult to recover the regime has probably retained trade. High cost of coal, advances some of its supporters. I think, in wages, increased freights scar. however, that it would caly be city of tonnage, and trade restric- as the result of very grave distions imposed by the Allies are orders that a restoration would be hindrances which have been ex- perienced, particularly by some possible."

industral companies whose dirid- had EL tendency to decrease, ends during the past year have though others continued to ex-

Fuk Ian

which

for their arrival.

It'

"What will be the sentiment of Germany if the Allies demand

rowing into taidstream he waited Then Bourish- ing a formidable-looking tran- cheen. Ah Wong boarded the sampan and announced ostenta tiously that he was a policeman cutning

arrest them for So being opium-suugglers. as not to arouse their suspicious by being too eager, he made a grear show of searching the bout,the extradition and trial of the then the boatpeople, wod-finally Kaiser?" transferred his attention to the hawker's pockets and relieved him of siis. The hawker was inclined to protest at first, but Ab Wong assured in that his money was in safe keep- ing. The bat turaed

the share,

back

was

"I think the Allies would make a mistake. The Kaiser's present punishment is as cruel as his worst enemies could desire; ke should not be maile a martyr.

"Further, in a question such as responsibility for the war, it is establish difficult

aud very

the accomplice, announcing that he was off to fetch the handienis,

All Won made his escape. tried to slip away after him, but was detained by the hawker who had now begin to sense that there was something "fishy" about the afsir.

Ah Wong got six weeks from the Magistrate this morning.

THE CORONET.

NEW PROGRAMME.

The high standard of excellence at which the Coronet has always aime and is survested in well establishing is sustained by the pleasing programme being given to-night and tomorrow. This incla les an absorbing drauia

"The Children "entitle-l

of the flouse." combining a well depicted story, some of the most fascinating aut artistic scenery and several gripping situations.

It concerns the life of a beautiful who is married girl

wealthy though selfish roam wluse

sufficiently precise facts to obtain a conviction.

War

perience remarkable prosperity. The high price of coal has resulteni ab increased demand hydro-electric power. for

the

Japan's During exports of cotton cloth have been multiplied firefold in value, and the markets newly gained in the Government realise that China, India, the Dutch East

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Indies, Australia, and the Philip- It is the thirty pines are to be retained the years of the reign of William 11.quality of Japanese cotton cloths H. K. & S. Banics b. #703 sa. 710

MARINE INSURANCES which carry the responsibility must bear comparison with that

It is the teaching of cloths of British and other Cantons for he wur. which has poisoned the youth it production. Japanese manufac-North Chinas is the spirit of militarisin that has turers will therefore be required Unions

by the Government to keep their | Yangtzzes been soaked into the people.

fixed high Far Easterns exports up to The Kaiser in the end was standard. It is not easy at FIRE INSURANCES. drawn into it himself-perhaps present to see clearly for what China Fires a $170 against his own sentiments. He British goods the demand H.K. Firest* 8473 was not warlike, he was not even in Japan is likely to be

SHIPPING courageons, and I know that he mest favourable. The fact pouglasms me?? sa. 234 had a struggle to conquer his that Japan is rapidly extending Steamboatя -o1Œ persoas resistance before he her own manufacturing indus indos (Pret) could be brought to sign the tries undoubtedly means that Indos (Def.)

certain goods will no longer be im-Shells ubilisation decree.

"But once in the war it was heported, but it does not necessarily Ferries who kept alive the national mean that Japan will become a hatred; it was he who authorised less valuable market on the whole Sugars

for the products of British itdus- Malabons

On tries. the methods of war for which the

the contrary, the

European goods | Kailas world will never pardon us. demand for Believe me, it is terribly painful should increase pro rats with her Langkats Combined

general progress, Machinery Raubs for me to have to admit this."

protest against these and factory equipment, motors, Traobs

vehicles. electrical Urals methods was ever raised in Ger- motor

and power plant. goods many," persisted the officer,

"Bat no

"Poor people!" sighed Flarlen, and chemicals are lines which

British They not know, and do not

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NOTICE The annual Gene

Meeting of the members of the above Association will be held on Tuesday 15th April, at 5:30 p.m. in the old Chamber of COT merce Room-Sity' Hell'

Agenda: To receive and ps38 the Committee's Report and Statement of Accounte

"Ele-tron of new Com Bittee for et suing year.

H. B LOWBIGGIN,

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DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C. manufacturers should H. K. Wharves b. 124 a 121/1).

$155 s. 154/5 opportunities for renewed trade Shai Docks know now. They loyally believed bear in mind in considering K. Docks

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Reclamations D. West Points

COTTON MILLS

a that right was on their side; if with Japan. An increasing de. Engineeringe b

they had not they would not have mend may be expected for internal LANDS, HOTELS love for her has waned, an who fought and suffered as they did. combustion engines, for harbour AND BUILDINGS.

coalition boats and shing vessels. Before Centrals In They believed in a favours a notorious dancer. her misery the neglected against Germany; they did not the war Great Britain was the H. K. Hotels

old understand that England, France, largest supplier of gas, petroleum, wife tures tu sweetheart. An elopement is and Russia had no other object and hot-air engines, which totall. planned but circumstances alter, than to protec: themselves against ed about £120,000 a year in value. The husband has associated the adver.urous designs of the At present most of the engines with a gang of thieves who have Kaiser. They did not understand required are being built in Japan, and Japanese manufacturers are robbed his father's bank. In a that the violation of Belgium was able to supply consumers require Ewas chase after the gang the selfish a crime which turned the entire ments, but their quality is not Kung Yiks 6. &a. $283.

equal to that of British producLau Kung Mows husband is killed, and his wife universe against Germany.

Orientals "They are still certain that if tions. In view of the threatened thas left free to marry her old

Germany

invaded world-wide wool shortage it is of Shai Cottons s bad not sweetheart.

Belgium, England and France interest to note that Japan aspires yangtszepoos Ba: 1055/50 were really to do so. l'ersonally, to independence as

In addition to this, the British Gazettes No. 511 to 515, sbowing Armistice Celebrations at Home, and the surrender of the German Fleet, are screened.

The whole of the satisfying programme is rutindel off by 2 Harold Lloyd. comedy screamingly funny for words.

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Men's clothes are recover from the drab monotony caused by the at, says the Daily News. The demobilised soldier, it seems, insists on that. After spending some years in khaki, he proposes to let himself go a little. The new knut will apparently be knuttler than ever. "We find said a West-Eed tailor. "that all our demobilised customers are much more in- terested in clothes than they used to be, Many are so tired of wear ing nothing but Ehaki that they refuse to look at anything at all. brown, and ask for grey, as light as possible. $7,70 IL $ 18.20

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MISCELLANEOUS. At present its Green Islands" b. of such a thing, and if she had production of wool is almost nothing, whilst raw wool was im- England would not have per-ported in 1917 to the value of C. Light & r. b. cum rights ts

Provideats mitted it.

£3,211,000. The Government has Dairy Farms "But it was an old idea of the imported from Australia sheep for H. K. Electrics Kaiser's. In one of his outbursts breeding and started three nation-Macao Electrics.

$ 891 he occe said to Leopol! : If al sheep farms. It is proposed, in

$3F Ropes

$ 7,85 there is a war I shall go through due course to establish model Trams.LowLevel b

#71 Belgium. if she resists Belgium sheep farms in various parts of won't exist any longer!'" Japan, and good breeding stock ramus. Peak, old. b. ARMY.GROUP IN COMMONS.

b. Laundries Invitations have been issued

Harlen returned to the fact that will be supplied from the national Tram, Peak, new bote. 75

Steel Fountries a by Army members of the House there was no protest in Germany farms to private breedere and

graziers. of Coramons to all M.P.s who against the Belgian aggression or have rendered service in

the methods of war to lay emph- military forces of the Crown .to meet to discuss the formation of asis on the system of aggression and the lies with which the people

BATH ASSEMBLY ROOMS SOLD. an Army Parliamentary group.

The historic Assembly Rooms General Sir A. Hunter, Major. "were fed.

Ile also made this curious ob- General J. H. Davidson, Major Sir S. Scott, Colonel Yate,servation, that now that people's at Bath have been sold and ac- headed by the Rector of Walcot, Brigadier General Hickman, and eyes are upen not only do the quired by a number of gentlemen. Mildmay are actors in the tragedy hesitate to to be used as a social centre for among the signatories "of the admit Germany's guilt, but people young men and young women, who have lost a son, a brother, or and also as a club on Red a husband want to cling to the Triangle lines for all discharged belief that they have suffered their soldiers. bereavement in

a good cause. They think it would take, from

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WELSH MOUNTAIN MOVING,

As a result of the landslide at the little industrial village of Victoria, near Ebbw Vale, the general position is becoming in creasingly serious,

the dignity of their grief if they

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Hongkong. April 4, 1919.

DUVER'S CLAIM TO TROPHIES.

"Tweeds are much in demand, and the more violent the colour

the better they are liked. One customer said to me the other day: I've been camouflaged for the last four years. Now I'm.. going to wear something that can be seen. He chose a light grOT for London and a particularly enterprising tweed for the coun- try. He left, in high spirits, to buy some congenial socks."

Men's figures have much im proved. "What we notice more than anything." said the mana- ger of Messra. Pope and Bradley, is the great improvement in the way men stand. They are more upright. The stoop has quite gone out. They are all bigger, too. We have to take fresh measurements of all our old customers. The chest pspecially.· has always developed."

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altention to China trade and representatives of varions cón- cerns are arriving in great num. bers by every steamer,

It is predicted that tourist travel will be light this spring At a meeting of the. Dover

That Shanghai is in need of leisure traveller will find con- and summer, chiefly because the Town Council recently, the Town Clerk reported that the Govern- Men who have been in the ranks hotels in clearly shown by the 'ditions too crowded. Every ment had allotted to the town que are keen on stiff collars. The soft crowded condition of the hostel- available berth on steamships damaged German machine-gun, collar has had its day in London.ries ut the present time, says the leaving Shanghai for mouths Lo a damaged ammunition-box, and Millions of men who have worn Shanghai Gazette. Not since pre come has been brokel, and a damaged, balt, This caused no collar at all in the past four war days have the local hotels althought a tourist would find it easy going Of

recently immieliately put the which the country had fought origin and conduct of the war, ore, and the Deputy Mayor said unity of going to the other ex-and managers state that if the the out trip, he would have great The thaw recognised that the cause for Germany's wrong-doinge in the amusement among the Council. years are welcoming the opport-known such a rushing business tolerable

mountain-side in motion again,

was a criminal one.

treme.

he did not know if the authorities Hats must be light in colour business increases, which there difficulty in securing passage in and criticises them for engaging valued the services of Dover and soft-ass relief from stiff is every indication that it will, returning. So far two tourist and the movement since has "All the newspapers supported the attention of their " clientele," been rapid. The houses pre- the war," added the editor of in economic questions "As it during the war ather Councillor to be the tall wie is doomed. they will be at loss to know what parties, of about twelve persons, eich, are scheduled to arrive in machine-gun. Another So is hat, unless it be to do with the people.

With the conclusion of the Shanghai next month. newspaper there were any economic, ques

One viously afited were taken down, Zukunft, "and

war, business in America, Eng-party arrives on the Ecuador but the slide is now extending will never adnit being wrong tions for us now! We are all asid they would rather have the comes white or grey. Shoes are Our economic life is Vindictive. The Mayor thought in far greater demand than boots. northwards, and houses quite safe", until the last extremity."

Harden blames Scheidemann nothing more than an economic they had a very strong claim for After, four years of Army boots, land and other, countries have April 5 and another on the 17

the ex-soldier is anxious for some a week age are now in a very

something better.

thing lighter,"

ild opportunity to turn thL Empress of Jayaa Arril 18, dangerous position.

poor.

{ and his friends for not admitting death.

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