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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1919.

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NEW ZEALAND'S BALANCE SHEET.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

AMERICA" AND PEACE.

DAY BY DAY.

Major M.Reador Harris, M.C. and Major M. H. Logan, M.C., Were to speak at Shanghai last week on war subjects.

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THE VALUE OF A MAN IN ANY We are rather surprised and POSITION DEPENDS ON THE disappointed that the American | SUPERVISION HE DOES NOT NEED. Republicans, headed by Senator Koox, should come-forward at this time of day" and raise a dispute as to the advisability of the League of Nations Covenant being incor- porated in the Peace Treaty with Germany. The proposal sub- mitted by Senator Knox is that the Peace Treaty be drawn in such a manner as to permit any nation to reserve the quest ion of the League of Nations for further consideration. We Mr. L. H. Thibault, who has are informed, by yesterday's resigned the editorship of the cable, that this resolution is Manila Times. left Hongkong understood to be intended as an to-day for the United States' by official notice to the Peace Conf the ss. Persia Maru, ference that the U. S. Senate will

oppose the ratification of the Peace Treaty. It is thus clear

Yesterday's health return shows six cases of plague (five fatal) and one fatal case cerebro-spinal fever. All were Chinese.

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Eighty-five per cent of the

that the Republicans propose passenger accommodation on the taking a definite stand against the Messageries Maritimes boats League of Nations scheme; at has been requisitioned by the least, that they do not want | French Government.

it in any way mixed up with the peace settlement. That, we

think, is rather a mistake, for if Kenny, who is an important Owing to the-illness of Dr. Mc the League is ever to be launch-witness in the case, the hearing ed no more appropriate time than the charge against Sergt the present could be chosenlloch at the Criminal Sessions whilst no more effective way of bas been postponed until next escablishing it could be found

week. then making it part and parcel· of the peace understanding. PAST AND PRESENT.

The President of the Républic of China has signed the exequator We cannot help thinking that if empowering Mr. J. G. Gonzales the American Senate disapproves de Bernedo to act as consul for ratification of the Peace Treaty Chile in Canton. Mr. Bernedo because of the Republican views also acts as Consul in Hongkong. on the League of Nations, this a post he has held for eighteen great peace-loving nation will years.

lose face in the eyes of other

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since. President Wilson has been H B. M's Consul-General, who democratic countries, the more so Dr. J. W. Jamieson, C. M. G., the chief protagonist of the Lea-is transferred to Shanghai to take gue; in fact, it is not too much to up the Consulate affairs there for say that his whole political six months, will leave Canton for reputation hangs оп

its Shanghai this afternoon (June establishment

other-18.) The Consulate affairs at wise. We are rather afraid that Canton will be in charge of H. B. political jealousy has something Ms Vice-Consul, Mr. G. E. to do with this stand of the Re-Jamieson. publicans; the desire to discredit President Wilson is no doubt a

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Fate will be held at the Victoria Weather permitting, & Night Recreation Club on Saturday evening, 21st instant. The entries

** A Chinese was "this morning.

MODERN MODES

4 BAJMTY DRESS FOR HOT DATS.

Designs of the Moment by "Sacha.”

SUMMER PROCES.

violet Georgette crepe and simply The summer dress is a thing of banded with a narrow ribbon of unusual beauty that leads itselt violes velvet caught as one side admirably to the soft draperies with a cluster of white and and close plaitings particularly purple lilacs. And there is distinguishing it. There is less parasol of lilac silk design.

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A paper by Dr. Leonard HIF read recently before" Society of Arts, on the subject

Infant Mortality and Housing was largely a plea for fresh air for the baby. He quoted many facts to show that infant mortality was governed more by environ- ment than by stock. Overfeeding and coddling he gave as leading causes of infant mortality, and by coddling he meant over clothing and unhealthy pro- tecting from fresh air. Many infants and young children were wrapped in a most absurd number of garments instead of running bare-legged and barez footed as did the peasant children of Ireland and Scotland. Plato, he said, condamned swaddling, but it is still persisted. There was less danger from dust and other":" impurities in the air than from the atmosphere of an ill-ventilated room:

That wireless telephony wilt some day enable men to carry telephones in their pockets is not impossible; but, say an engineer who has been working on more immediate aspects of the înven- tion, it is a possibility that cannot yet be taken seriousty. The most that can be said is that.com- munication, by wireless telephone has been carried on between land stations and vessels or acroplanes at sea, and here, evidently the handicap of conflicting voices is practically eliminated. In other words the success of wireless telephony at this time is ïu inverse proportion to surrounding population. One is reminded of the mingling of voices at an afternoon party into a babble of noises that permits no single voice to be clearly heard. A kind of perpetual afternoon party. audible to the wireless apparatus, is perhaps one way of describing what experts mean when they talk about the "static"

constriction of line, a greater A good deal of eyelet work, dot liberality of material, and some- embroidery and cross-stitch trim- extravagance in trimmings. But ing dresses. Bands or insertions and not as a whole, says H. G thing that at times approaches ming is used toward the beautify." History is taught by sample seldom is the summer dress other of the trimming fabric are set Wells. The attention of the When it is, the between broad. tacks or are student is concentrated from the than artistic.

dominating factor. The argument, of course, is that by joining in the League, the United States will be- come permanently mixed up in foreign affairs and that the spirit for the swimming events show fault lies more with the wearer merely employed to border hems. first upon the story of his own Lace in narrow widths is again country, and, often upon only a the Monroe Doctrine will that there is no lack of interest than with the garment itself. be vitiated. On

this year. There is a Ladies' Race, Organdie remains well at the in evidence, sometimes a dozen period in the history of his own the former point, surely ΠΟ

also 100 Yards Handicap for the head of the list for the truly re- rows being clustered about the country, to the more or less American would object to his "country

Army and Navy. We hope these freshing type of summer frock hem, or massed at the bip line to complete exclusion of all other playing a prominent

two races will be well represent-It is best liked in colour-deli- give a simulated tunic. Then aspects of the human story. world affairs, if, by so doing, theed, as they are always popular!" cate yellow, Nile green, orchid, the lace may be used to finish But a portion of the life of our cause of universal peace is

pale pink and sky blue. And the hem of the apron panels, of race Is not to be detached served. As to the Monroe

there are gray tones, extremely which there may be three or more in this way without serious consequences. Take, for example, Doctrine, time brings changes. remanded on a charge of unlaw-lovely especially when relieved one super-imposed on the other.

Quite logically, the tunic has English History as it is taught and what suited America years fully receiving 175 lbs. of Manila by a girdle of some brilliant age will not meet present needs. rope. 100 lbs. of spun yarn-and colour.

become an almost inseparable in an English sehool. We begin The United States can no more 400 lbs. of wire rope, the whole

Less familiar are the figured feature of the thin-fabric dress. It with Celtic Britain. Enter Cæsar live in political, than she can invalued at $400. They are believ-organdies. Not the Bowered serves to give a greater degree of and a Roman host. From where?" commercial, isolation. The wared to have been stolen from a variety, but the closely patterned substance while acting as a deco- We never learn. Who is this.

rative feature. And it is on the Cassar, and why did he, come? has changed all that, and, even Jardine's ship, and Inspector effects that give a monotone ap- had there been no war, the under- Gordon, who has charge of the pearance and which suggest tunic that much of the trimming Why did he go? Why did the lying idea of the Monroe Doctrine case, mentioned to the Magistrate practical wearing test3.

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Romans not come again for the would be bound eventually to be Mr. R. O. Hutchison) that he come in dull blue, reseda green, shed from practically all the Evidently something much more Gathers, which have been bani- better part of a century? might have an officer from the

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Reuter's Agency yesterday told us what the Great European deserted. The Republicans must War has cost New Zealand. It has sent the National Debt of that adjust themselves to facts like ship charged with selling the white combination. In a way, 1 dresses of wool, and from many important was going en else- country up by eighty-one millions sterling. This is not disquieting these: if they do not, they will rope. Bail was fixed at $500." as it is set off by the high earning power capacity of its inhabitants.merely win for their country a

they seem to take the place of of the silk &resses, spread them-where. A little way on in the For instance, we are told that the national wealth is computed et reputation of insincerity so far as

the dimities that, not so long ago, selves.victoriously about the top story certain Angles. Jutes, and £400 per capita and the deposits in the New Zealand banks work the application of true democracy

were prime favourites for the of the skirt, the yoke and the Saxons rush in-as inexplicably. Mr. W. G. Dove, formerly of warm-weather gown. out at £73 per inhabitant. The "Acting Minister of Finance is to current international affairs is the Hongkong branch, has been

kness of the thin frock. Or they Whence? Why? Later come the sanguine that New Zealand can meet the future with equanimity concerned.

The lingerie dress, as we used may give way, graciously, to tiny Danes. The History of England Her geographical position debars New Zealand from the hope of

appointed Assistant Manager of to know it, is no more. In its tucks, unstitched and pressed, bas the effect of something going becoming a great centre of commerce or finance. She can never be THE TRUTH WILL OUT.

the South British Insurance Co., place base come a more simple protem, into position about the on upon a doormat, in a passage Ltd., at Shanghai. He has seen style where colour and line count hipe. the England of the Southern Hemisphere, though she has repro-

outside a room full of events, with Short sleeves obtain in the several other doers." duced there some of the healthier sides of British life and even Germans are whining for all since Aug, 1915. He was Adjutant However, there are certain dresses Sometimes they come

the considerable service in France for more than fusey trimming- majority of summer models.; improved upon them. It is not likely that any of her cities will manner of modifications in the to the 6th Battalion of the Queen's that indicate a leaning to the old elbow, or they may stop several ever include a million inhabitants. but a population is none the peace terms, it is well that we Own (Royal West Kent Regi-type, One of these is of organdie inches above that point, worse for being decentralised. The New Zealanders are not natten should remember some of the ment) for more than two years, in lilac tone. It has the front of terminate directly above the wrist. of whose work on

Sir J. C, Bose the famous Indian tive to sea trade and own a fleet of steamships which carries all that things of which they were guilty and later, while Second in Com-the skirt richly done in delicate Always they are loose at the there is some dispute in scientific or biologist concerning the value is carried between their shores, Australia and the South Sea Islands.in the war. Yesterday in our mand of the 9th Battalion Essex hand embroideries, and about the They aspire to become manufacturers and, aided and abetted by a protective tariff, have; established quite number of successful some extracts from the diary of He was three times wounded in

Lest We Forget item we gave Regiment. was promoted Major slightly kubble hem there are six point of termination. This insures circles, has intely announced a

or seven tiny flounces of white more graceful line as well as a sew and more than usually inter factories where some of their own products are converted from raw a German officer which tell of action and, was awarded the M.net. to finished state. The imports and exports of the Dominion amount the deliberate manner in which C. and Bar.

The latter are introduced greater degree of comfort.

esting, discovery, that of the Collars are back; that is, it is sensitivenee of plants to wire- to some sixty millions sterling, and seeing that there is no transir the Hars set about, destroying

down the sides of the skirt from

quite proper to finish the neck leas." He says that plants in trade to speak of, this figure may fairly be called astonishing. The the beautiful

waist to hobble band, and thereby with a plaited frill of net, organdie general perceive and respond to farmers are the most influential class in New Zealand and the State France. This officer's words Agents of the Blue Funnel Lice,

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, an effect of panels is obtained. or of the dress material. railways are managed, first of all, with a view to their interests. are worth re-quoting and re-informed the N. C. Daily News on completed by upturned rows of the effect is very pretty and a bit range of the etherial spectrum, The sleeves are half length, either the round or square neck,wireless signalling in aast On the long ether wayes used in After eighty years of settlement, New Zealand remains the most emphasising. Speaking of the June 19-that the latest news the net and the latter edge the more becoming than the flat Plants" British of all our colonies. Ninety-five per cent. of her people are destruction in one chateau he says received from Vladivostok regard-narrow stole-revers that form a collar fit of other seasons. There

B Indian paper of English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish blood and she can claim that no "The Vandals themselves could ing the str. Jason was that she continuation of the collar. The is a fancy, too, for the shawl ortive to the ultra-violet rays". racial problem of any kind confronts her. The Acting Minister of not have done

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extremely sensi- Finance, in a speech which Reuter referred to yesterday, said be This place is a disgrace to our Paint. There are 17 ft. of water lilac satio, tied in a big bow at three miniature

more damage. was still ashore on Basargina girdle of satin is in two todes of bretelle type, edged with two or waves, the length of which is was optiraistic regarding the financial future, provided the New army. Zealanders realised their responsibilities. Towards solving the words were written, the Haas holds remain dry. Divers from

Since the time those in the No. 1 hold, but all other the back.

Bounces and shorter than a hundred-thousand- opening over a flat plastron orth part of an inch going to the industrial side of New Zealand we

find that their main have been explaining away their H.M.S. Kent are assisting, and

With this sort of frock there vestee of lace-trimmed or em-opposite end of the spectrum in business is the production of food, of the raw materials conduct by saying that such icebreakers are endeavouring to of clothing and, furthermore, the extraction of minerals from the damage as was done was inevi-refloat the steamer by towing.

goes a hat of leghorn faced with broidered material.

the region of Invisible heat rAYS whose wave length is about one- earth. The standard of comfort is extraordinarily high, and if any table, but this officer plainly says The discharge of cargo into H.M.S. WIDGEON FIRED UPON., A shot actually landed on a table ten-thousandth part of an inch. one doubts this the report and evidence of a Royal Commission that "the Column Commanders lighters continues, and appointed some ten years ago to enquire into the effect of rising are responsible for the greater weather remains favourable for

in the chart room by which he was Sir J. C. Bosa has shown that prices on the condition of the working classes in New Zealand will part of the damage, as they could operations.

sitting, but a few minutes before. plants also perceive and respond. make very cheerful reading, showing that poverty in the European have prevented the looting and

- The str. "Anlan on her last trip to them, he beat TEYB sense of the term hardly exista. In a population of over aleven destruction." The diary in which

down was again fired on, and also perceived by hundred thousand whites, outnumbering the Maori in the proportion these remarks appeared was not,

though, no one was injured yet sensation of war

Buf of 21 to 1, the national wealth per capite of £400 is extremely flatter- of course, written for Allied con- Yau, marvelled at its size and the North China Daily News wrote that the ship was hit 12 times. perceive

A square iron block-Wong The Ichang correspondent of there might well have been seeing bave ing and is an eloquent testimony of the prosperity of the country. samption. But it serves to con- compactness, and wanted to on June 10 as follows Admiral If h, perhaps, a good thing that where New Zealand is a new country and a beautiful one where, under vict the Germans out of their know how many pounds it would, Sir E. Tudor Tador returned from the dangers attending the naviga-employed congenial conditions of climate and restricted by no traditional own mouths and to show how come to. He lifted it from its Chungking two days ago The tion of the river above Ichang to miles in narrowness, a virile manhood can flourish. It has no poverty, no little they deserve any watering place at the door of a house in British Consul, Mr. J. L. Smith, have been so effectively brought Bose's recent qualor, no slums, no citizens possessed of wealth largely out of down of the peace terms. proportion to that held by the majority of its people. Its conditions

Wanghal. The next thing Wong yesterday entertained the foreign to the Admiral's notice, and it that the range wanted to know was how heavy community at a garden party in may resulf in more energetic plants is the metal would feel if he were the Consulate grounds to meet measures being taken to put 4 in human | to walk - with it. He walk the Admiral. The weather was i stop to this senundens shooting at vente

a constable mis-ideal, and the disting ished "skipe his very innocent visitor delighted the guse by his

constable there- Laffable manner, and

of life are such as to encourage a glad independence, while the natence which its Government makes with regard to a high-

MEN'S WEAR.

d of education for its youth education which is free and The. 1919 straw hat is not so ed, * but Torstands towards the building up of an intelligent.com-very different from that of 1918, took

Actively interested in the problems and movements of the says a Home paper. A slight infertions

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bas incidentally added a burden on the country, the taper has been given, being, swell

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