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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1919.
THE FISCAL TANGLE.
NOTES & COMMENTS,
AMERICA AND THE TREATY,
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
GOOD HUMOUR IN THE HEALTH
A reader has asked us our POISON.-Stanislaus.
OF THE SOUL. SADNESS ITS opinion as to why the United States is so long in coming to a
decision regarding the ratification unavoidably held over. of the Pesce Treaty. Our answer can be given in two words: Party blank, no cases of communicable Saturday's health return was Politics. In the American Press disease being notified. there has been much writing." over the Shantung clauses, which
Bishop Lander returned by the
CURRENT COIN.
[BY MERCATOR"}
as scurvy.
H.M.S. HAWKINS.
FLAGSHIP ARRIVES IN HONGKONG.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
have also provided the theme for Empress of Russia, accompanied Admiralty found that lemon juice run up from Singapore in four difficulties with other egg-F
almost interminable debates in the Senate. All or most of these discussions have been raised by the Republicans, who, we fear
the
issue.
genius.
tha
and
demand is so great that it is, s ducing countries, the Briton's is to-day home produced, and
quickly.
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"What strikes me most až Saturday's cricket reports are played a great part in saving the In the Great War, lemon juice
the England of after the w lives of our soldiers and sailors Hawkins, the new flagship of the who had been away since i Yesterday afternoon, H.MS said a newly demobilised sol from that terrible disease know China Squadron, away its contracts from Italy and her first commission, having dealer confirmed the death of "is the breakfast egg. The 'al The Admiralty took Hongkong harbour from Home on variety and the election egg?
Arrived in
imply vanished." A provi placed them in the West Indies on board Vice Admiral Sir "shop" egg, says the Daily K where limes by the millions are Alexander Duf, the Commander-With the cutting off of mark grown. Having done that, the in-Chief. The Hawkins made the by Mrs, and Master Lander. had no effect on scurvy. Now the days. She went alongside the
such aa Russia and transp Yet another British Ship-The
secret of it has leaked out. naval camber yesterday
Italians supplied lemon to-day has been an object of master."-Your letter is un juice, which is affective against much interest. avoidably crowded out of to-day's scurvy, whereas lime juice is not. resembles
In type she are rather more concerned about
And all this confusion has arisen Colombo, already seen in port, Carlisle and discrediting the Democrats in
because Professor Warren's lecture at Admiralty did not know the She has on board a crew of 480 witty or interesting, or both me
some genius in the though she is considerably larger. general, and President Wilson in particular, than
they
are the Helena May Institute has difference between a line and s
Among the many epitap about the larger issues had to be postponed until Novem-lemon.
officers That worthy
and man, and is involved in
Treaty. ber 10th at 5.15 p.m.
commanded by Captain R. Ghas remembered the saddest a tioned by correspondents, nqO should be decorated. Before he was compelled by
Henderson, C.B., who is also most hopelessly depressing of illness to abandon the campaign,
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr.
Flag-Captain and Chief-of-Staff President Wilson twitced Hi Mrs. A. R. Stevenson, Mr. A.
Your imports of to Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander mus, engraved on a sepulchi inscriptions, the one word Miser opponents
with being
Ritchie and Mr. C. E. Warren
your Duff. anxious to smash the Treaty than returned by the Empress of exports" is the advice which is
slab in the cloisters of Worcest to assist China, accusing them of Russia.
now tendered countries which tion of the Cavendish, now It would be hard to find anythi The Hawkins is, with the excep-Cathedral (says the Morniny Po exploiting the Shantung question
are suffering from inflated currenamed Vindictive and employed that strikes a rencies. The steady increase it as an aircraft carrier, the first of chord, to think that there
sadder, dreari the price of silver is playing havoc the latest class of cruisers to be nothing better to say of one's li and the Far East. The export of Navy. These ships are all named ed" or "most miserable." with the export trade of the East commissioned for the British and oneself than "most wretc China produce has been greatly after Elizabethan sea captains. slab is said to cover the remai affected, and in other lines there Built at Chatham Dockyard, the of the Rev. Thomas Morris, wh is practically a standstill. Indeed Hawkins has a displacement of unlike the very accommodatin all Europe is in Queer Street, and 9,750 tons, and is 565ft. long, or Vicar of Bray, held firmly to power to himself in these matters Weight champion
the United States, in which all more than the length of British own views and principles, an and in their bitterness against Philippine Islands, challenges most of the wealth of the world is battleships before the Iron Duke. thus lost preferment, and evide him they look rather to the poli- any welter or middle weight in concentrated, is no better of. She is fitted with bulges to protectly found the bread of Jacobit tical advantages they may secure the Orient, preferably Sky Kerris-America is too wealthy, for the her against torpedoes, and her charity a very hard morsel. by opposing the Treaty in its on of Hongkong, and would like gold dollar has appreciated so sub-division is such that any two present form than to the desirabil to hear from promoters. His much that European countries main compartments ity of promptly retifying the address is 238 Sosiego. Manila, with their depreciated currencies flooded without the vessel being agreement. That is how we view P.I.
cannot afford to buy American sünk. the American attitude at present
wheat and cotton.
more
for this purpose. We are inclined The wedding is shortis to take to think that he was justified in place of Mr. E. J. Ainslie of his remarks, The Republicans Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co. want to make the Peace Treaty to Miss Annie Elizabeth James and League of Nations issues en route from England by the s.5. in the Presidential campaign. Kitano Maru. They think
that President Wilson has arrogated too much Iron Bux of Hongkong. Weiter
mission.
arc
of "the
"Reduce luxuries
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and increase
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could be
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very smoothly, anyhow. chester Regment being doubt that the great rise in enemy raiders in any part of the precluded such a disaster as that
month:
CHEERIO!
There are ways in which currency on
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Last Friday was the 150th an niversary of the death of Edmond We may be mistaken, but that's Among the passengers who
Her main armament includes Hogle, the creator of moder how it it strikes us. If we returned to the Colony by the
seven 7.5in, guns, instead of the whist, who deserves remembranc Mr. Auster Chamberlain, the 6in. in all earlier cruisers of this not only by card-players but als are right, it is a thousand pities. Empress of Russia on Saturday Chanceller of the Exchequer, a kind, and she also has eight 3in. by those interested in memor The Treaty is not perfect, but the was Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield of couple of months ago warned q.f. gans and four 3in. anti-aircaftraining." In his "Short Treatise, advantages of ratifying it far cut-Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke, Parliament that "if we carry guns. Engines of 60,000 horse published anonymously in 1742 weigh the disadvantages.
who volunteered for service early or with our present scale power, burning oil fuel only, will
Hosle declared that he bad in the war, took part in the fight-of expenditure and ing at Gallipoli, later joined the achieve a great increase of pro- new design is the outcome of the tion from your Game, an adjunct do not give her a spend of 30 knots. The which takes not off your atten "fram'd an Artificial Memory THE CANTON SQUABBLE.
Navy and was given a com-duction, we shall come to nation-need revealed during the war for that Mr. Pickwick, for example. The old political battle of Protection Versus Free Trade is being ton appear to have got into a Administrative afairs in Can-
al bankrupter". The problem in a vessel of high speed and large would have considered cheap fought anew. Statesmen could be named by the dozen who have sorry tangle. They have never
this part of the world is how to radius of action, and at the same at & guinea (says the Daily gone over from one side to the other during the long course this run
A hundred men of the Man-stabilise exchange, for there is no time strong enough to cope with Chronicle) if it would have controversy has bad; in fact "fiscal renegades" could be numbered But just now there is a big poor, the P and O. Khira, which location of trade by the score. The arguments for both sides have been stated and
demoblised. They leave for Home exchange has caused grave dis-world. re-stated until every man who has taken the slightest interest inner in which the Government is arrives in the Colony from Japan merce, and has seriously affect Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Duff, Bolo at Bath. Hoyle lived in
wow going on regarding the man-
and com- politics knows them practically off by heart, and yet to-day the
which overtook" him and Miss The new Commander-in-Chief. same old wordy warfare is going on.
run. It appears that a little on the 31st of this month. The ed exports. Britain has been considered group of the M.P.'s, convinced to have taken the demoblised men, silver a Free Trade country for years now, but that position has been that all is not well; has sent out but these arrangements have been basis, old German boat Prinzessin was three
only who succeeds Vice-Admiral Sir Queen Square, London, and a Frederick Tudor Tudor, was one whist-players that Byron could achieved such fame as a coach to reversed quite recently and by men in power who had always been a circular telegram to the so-
gold of Lord Jellicoe's Divisional Com-. thought to be Free Trade's most ardent defenders.
if threatened by amanders in the Grand Fleet at what whist owes to Hoyle."
exclaim "Tryo owes to Homer George has, in part, followed Chamberlain and Balfour and a whole in which they roundly condemned to leave about the 2nd of next protected: By raising the rate flag was flown in the Superb, and Mr. Lloyd called Constitutional Provinces cancelled. The Khiva is expect rise in the price of silver, can be the Battle of Jutland, when his. list of others, and it is just as well to see why. True it is that the Shum Chun-hsuan, the Chief subject is old but it is of such prime importance that no-one can Administrative Director. They
of gold exchange, by decreasing be afford to pass it by with a thoughtless dismissal. For our own part
the weight of the silver coin, and (Military) for his services in the Frince of Wales will be called awarded the CB. It bardly probable that the we have often stated that Imperial Preference-that is, protective
by decreasing its fineness. The action. When Lord Jellicoe came upon to endure such a terrible tarifs against foreign goods but freedom for goods made in the
last two imply a re-coinage. For to the Admiralty in November, ordeal as bofell King Edward Empire seemed desirable, but in company with others we should
instance, in the case of India, she 1916, Rear-Admiral Duff accom-during his Canadian travels, says like to re-state our own position, for circumstances have led us to
bad no.option as to the course panied him for the purpose of re- the Morning Post. take a revised attitude, one that we believe more fully accords with
she should take. Re-coinage was organising the measures for the when crossing the prairies, be One day, the real development of Empire trade.
out of the question, as twelve suppression of The British Government's policy relating to trade, industry and is putting his own men in office. Mansion House prayer meeting during the war to a circulation charge of the Anti-Submarine please, he requested, where- An American clergyman told a millions of rupees were added menace, and he was appointed in panions followed suit. "A match, the submarine produced a cigar, and his com- labour, which has just been published in summarised form. gives These are only a few of the in the other day that he had heard amounting one a good index on which to base an examination. We are here dictments against the notorious new word which he intended to millions of rupees.
to thousands of Division of the War Staff, created upon it
Hence only concerned with the trade policy and it is pretty well known Shum, who was so warmis taken take back with him and introduce protect her huge silver currency Carson. On that on September jst the interim policy of import restrictiors up only a few months back he In Cheerio!" he found visions India was compelled to let miralty with the title of Assistant who should attempt to keep the
to at this time by
discovered that Sir Edward there Was but опе match established for the, alleged purpose of shielding British industries these
into New York. It was "Cheerio!"
May from the melting pot and to
14. 1917, among the whole party. Wind be was against foreign competition during the transition period following development recalls the manner
self-same eritics.
appointed A supply the farther coinage requir-ditional
ad-was tearing across the prairie, The the war definitely came to an end. Legislation is now promised in which
member of the and virility.
Ad- and lots were cast to determine designed to protect goods manufactured in the United Kingdom received with much loud trum-
Sun-Yat-sen
"Cheerio!" is only one of the rate of exchange rise puri Chief of the Naval Staff, and has solitary precious match alight. against dumping. Power will be taken, it is said, to prevent the peting and then later left in cold ill afford to lose. Without going 1874 has silver touched its present He now hoists his flag for the King Edward. He lay on the many wer words that we can pussit. Not since the middle of continued in this post ever since. To his dismay the lot fell upon the sale in the Home countries of similar goods beneath their price isolation until he thought Canton deeply into psychology, one may price. Though a falling off in first time as in the country of origin: On the face of it, that would seem all very was no place for him. well, but what we are concerned about is as to who is to fix the
bear in mind the power of
production in recent years has Chief on a foreign station.
a commander-in-ground, and his companions "price in the country of origin". Prices at Home are too high now
gestion." The man with the contributed to the present rise, Fleg-Captain, who has been his coats for shelter. The match was
His gathered round and stretched the to need any tariff bulwark which would prevent their coming down. AN ILLEGAL BODY.
cheerful word on his lips and the the chief cause has been the in-assistant at the Admiralty, was lit-so were all the cigars. But The Government's intention to to prohibit the import, except on licence and on payment of a than mese personalities. These gain a happier outlook on life,
seek power from Parliament
smile on his face-though it may ation of credit in Europe, which one of the two But the matter goes deeper get them there will undoubtedly money values.
be a conscious effort at first to bas completely revolutiorised specially promoted on October 18, Edward used to say, did he feel commanders seldom before or after, King licence fee, of the products of "key industries which are in an critics unstable position at Home, has also justifiably excited opposition Military
1917, at the time of a reconstitu- so nervous as at the moment of eren assert that the comment and one can be pretty certain that when we get news provided for in the Provisional overwhelming will be seen as has expended considerably in Sea to take up duties in con-
tion of the Admiralty, and he was striking that match. Government
and the troubles that once seemed through of the re assembly of Parliament it will not be long before Constitution, and they suggest courage can overcome.
not
The Chinese walnut industry brought down. from the North Reuter tells us of some keen, debates and forced divisions.
trivial matters that smiling recent years. As the matter stands at present, neither the Free Trader nor the this body is imparatively needed. in hard places the value of the Previous to 1910 very little bad to the Hawkins are Commander responsibility to know what other It is of the utmost importance The export of walnection with the Anti-Submarine that a thorough reorganisation of
in these days of close inter- During the war our men learned only within a few years past.
nuts from China has developed Division. Protectionist is satisfied. There has been a throwing over of sacred By speaking thus, they have deliberate and painstaking smile been done in this line, but in that N. A. Wodehouse, who is on the nations are thinking. We do not Free Trade principles, but there ha only been a partial application shown the hollowness of the so- and cheery world. It meant just year on account of good prices in Admiral's Staff: Pay Commdr. mean what politicians say, for Amongst the officers appoint d national relationship and common
accuse him of an arbitrary ex- leseise of power. say that of the only three now hold office, assert seven Administrative Directors that he is neglecting his duties by failing to attend the meetings of the Council, and declare that be
Was
the
a
A WORD THAT SHOULD STAY.
sug-
clerks..
Vice-Admirel Duff made no
to
was
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Sir
of
of the Protectionist theories. We still think that in a very careful called Constitutional movement the little bit of extra strength and America and elsewhere one or and closely regulated way there should be encouragement given to If there is nothing in all producers throughout the Empire to endeavour to make, so far Constitution as is reasonable, the great British commonwealth of nations a self- the
H. Millar, D.S.O.. who is the politicians have sometimes their which warrants
spirits that mattered in the midst two firms found that a good Admiral's secretary; Lieut Lang own reasons for saying things. contained assembly, but to seek to exclude the products of all other ary
creation of the Milit-
of death and discomfort, when a business could be done. This son of Admiral Lang, who was What matters is the spirit, the countries, whether manufactured or un manufactured, is to invite the organisation is an illegal one and have been lifted out of weariness ins trade is being done. The ecce officer on the Admiral's staff: United States just now, and bas
Government. then losing of the great export trade that Great Britain has built up for by asking that it be reorganised that was nigh unto despair by prices
the man shouted "Cheerio!" to his gave the Chinese walnut business well-known in connection with point of view of the people,
comrades. itself. The old practice of imports paying for exports is just as vital these M. P.'s
And how many men a good push and to-day a flourish the battle of Yalu, who is intellig- John Foster Fraser, he is in the to us as ever it was. To seek ly tariffs to make foreign goods quiescing in the perpetuation of your troubles in your old kit bag within a few years. Over $25,000 ary; and Pay. Sub-Lieuts. J. H. Iditions, says that Americans have prohibitive in price is to invite high prices at Home and to place a au coconstitutional body. How, ou mes nie! Smile!" it worth of walnuts come to Hong-Lejeune and M. H. Elliott, whe
Bet taciti singing on the march Pack up walnut have risen considerably who is Capt. Hendersons's secret compare present with past con- paid for the Chinese Pay-Lieut. A. C. Helmsloy, D.B.E, the advantage of being able to general restriction on trade that could not fail to result in harm. therefore, can ther term them would be hard to say. The proposed half-hearted scheme of Protection as outlined by Mr.selves. Constitutionalists? They Llord George has against it the fact that those manufacturers of have damned their own move-cheery attitude are just as much transhipped at Shanghai for ship.
great regard for British kong from other parts of China. are Payms.-Commdr, These cheery sayings and this The great bulk of the walnuts are protected goods can make larger profits at the expense of the ment. All the way along, we wanted to-day. We want them to ment to the United States, either fired a salute of 15 guns in honour Nations, may be entangled in Miller's diplomacy, but they are a little unprotected and the suggestion thus becomes more pernicious than have regarded this Canton crea- help us to face the difficulties and via the Suez Canal to New York of Vice-Admiral Duff'e arrival, to
suspicious that America, by a whole-hearted policy, unwise even as this would be. One has to tion as utterly illegal; we are now trials that still beset the nation. and Boston, or by way of the which H. M. S. Hawkins replied.is at the bottom of the opposition
This morning, H. M. S. Tamar adopting
the League face the fast that at the conclusion of the war the world generally confirmed in that view by the We shall failed to profit by Pacfic ports. The Chinese Govern- found itself under-provided for in practically every class of goods and very men who have bad a hand we shall have fatuatie lonsons ment compiles no statistics as to official landing, but at 10.30 a.m.
European diplomacy to a degree that there has now set in a period of trade competition that offers in its establishment and con- of the war if we do not remember the production of the walnut crops, he called on His Excellency the phenomena Sir John has observ- which she may regret. That fear opportunities of an unprecedented nature. Every country that is tinuance. capable of producing is now set upon providing for its internal is nothing more nor less than a fulness to ourselves and to our estimates.
The whole business the value of." suggesting" cheer-so that one can only make Governor at Government Houseed-the waning of the old bitter- the League. Two other market and then sending abroad as much as possible in order to gigantic. bluff, devised in the in- secure for its workers and industry the guarantee of prosperity. terests of a clique of office-bolders Chronicle. In this respect Great Britain is as favourably placed as any, if only and hangers on. And just because
fallow
ness against Germany, and a - countrymen. the workers will respond to the appeals for increased production.& clique within the clique has
cooling of the scalding-bot But to send away, one has to be prepared to receive as well, and the managed to secure the controlling
admiration for France. Both are There is a strong agitation in system of competitive reciprocity strikes us as being the one that is hand, there is dissension in the
India to establish a State Bank,.
inevitable and natural. It is im-- calculated to result to our greatest good. Recent reports have camp. When we view the pre-completed a survey of 1,900,000 Belgium, Netherlands, Austria-secure
something on the lines of banks lieve the Government of its pre-tercourse with people and at the possible to resume any sort of in- shown that fears of dumping are not very well founded, for those sent squabbling in Canton it is acres of Newfoundland and Hungary, Italy and Japan. We from control of a banking system it is repressed. And so with St. John's, N. FAirmen have in France, Germany, Russia, sent heavy responsibilities and same time to expres furious bate. countries from which "dumping was feared are in a state of greater seen how flimsy are the claims of Labrador timberland
the advantages arising The feeling may be there, but went than we are. What British manufacturers now have to look the Military Government to re-weeks, the first timber survey States which appointed a Central ful central institution. The im- One cannot live in a high fever of to is the production of decent class goods at a reasonable price, present the South and to flout the from the air ever made. They Federal Board while decentralisa- mense development of the credit sentiment for long. The ardour in éve have also the gase of the United of a country by a solid and power- manifestations of love for France. their quick distribution at Home and shipment abroad, and we feel authority confident that no matter what competition follows, British trade and M.P.'s have at least; performed pulp wood that will yield 50 to of National Banks. Many fin- tries in the world with which behind it a stronger, steadier, and of Peking. These estimate 2,500 square miles of ton is secured by the establishment system of various civilised coun- of courtship subsides, but it leaves. industry will be assured of future prosperity. Quite frankly, we one service, and that is to show 100 per cent, better than the best anciers think that it would be dis- India has to compete necessitates more lasting state of confidence Took with decided mistrust on the present attempt to bolster up trade the hollowness of the " by meamres based on false principles.
Constitu- pulp areas on the American continctly advisable to establish a the early development of the and respect and the memory of a tional" campaign,“
Central Bank in India so as to re- credit system of the country: common safering.
tinent.
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