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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. AGENTS.

London, Sept. 15.

A better Wostration of the It is reported from Milan that despite last week's decision, the hopeless position of Scottish in- economic crisis bas taken fresh a grave turn. The seizure of terests in the present congestion factories on a vast scale continues, Wejuding the Cantani cotton mills, of business at Westminster could employing six thousand, also Italy's principal woollen factories at|not be found than the recard of Biells, while the land flching movement is, extending among the the afternoon when the Scottish peasants of Sicily and the Roman Campagnia. Graver still is the Estimates were under consider- decision of the Seamen's Federation to give the metallurgical works |ation in the House of Commons, all the cargoes of raw material which are "not distinetly labelled with saya Mr. W. Graham, M. P. the name of real persons to whom they are consigned,” while the Although this is a kind of annual railwaymen have decided' henceforth to band over all merchandise event for Scottish Members, and raw material in transit to the metal workers.

when they gather to review the affairs of their native land, they had only six hours at thair dis- posal. At ten o'clock at night| libe guillotina `fell. Enormens suma were passed without dis- cussion, by the mere automatio process of division after divison. It many respects Parliament is in a melancholy condition, and if the constitutionalists are not carnful the patient will perish of bis own disease.

There was a general under- Scottish among

subjects

Turin, Sept. 15, Signor Gioletti has received the representatives of the masters and men of the metallurgical industry. Conversations are proceeding,

THE ITALIAN EARTHQUAKES.

Rome, Sept. 16

It is semi-officially stated that the loss of life in the recent earthquake provas to have dean 174, whịch is considerably less than at first reported. That the victims were not more numerous is standing mainly due to the fact that the mountainaus zone affected is very Members that three thinly inhabited and the destruction wrought was limited to the onl! be selected for discussion smallest places, scattered over the countryside. The Government's-and settlement as applied to prompt measures have resulted in normal life being already resumed ex-Service men. problems of everywhere. The houses destroyed have been temporarily replaced Scottish education, and the grave

by hutments.

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BRITISH-CHINA TRADE.

London, Sept. 14.

difficulty of housing in the light; Jof the annual report of the Scol- tish Board of Health. What happened? There was much general talk regarding the process of hastening and settle- ment, but very few practical suggestions. More than four lof the six bours wera

Presiding at a meeting of the Pekin Syndicate yesterday. Mr. absorbed in this way. When T. A. Barson expressed the conviction that China will shortly settle education was reached the debate down to peaceful industrial developments which might astonish the immediately degenerated into world.

|discussion of the dispute between

Dealing with commercial ariation in China Mr. Barson opined Glasgow Education Authority there was a big field there for British manufacturers, but he and the Scottish Education De- emphasised the seriousness of foreign competition and complained partment regarding the interpre that British manufacturers were cramped by the British authorities tation of a minute dealing with on the ground that machines wanted by the Chinese Government finance. Much of the time de were for military use while other nations rightly took a less strict voted to land settlement bad bean view.

occupied by authorities on bees.

Dealing with the general trade position Mr. Barson, referring to rats, mice, and plagues of all the industrial difficulties at Home, declared that unless Britain got ajkinds. With the exception of tan more on foreign manufacturers, by co-operating with Chinese or or fifteen minutes during which | giving serious consideration to Chinese markets, would so firmly several Members tried to raise a establish themselves in China as to make business for Britishers more number of the broad issues of difcalt than ever. The Chinese were well-disposed towards the education the debate on that sub- British and would prefer to deal with them on anything like equal jess was devoted to a family terms bat British prices were so mach higher and deliveries so much quarrel. The Secretary for Scot- alower that they made basiness almost impossible.

Hard was left with no time to make his intended survey of Scottish education; he could only reply very briefly to some of the minor points which had been raised, while hönsing was. Dever reached. In a sense the Scottish Members had themselves to blame. They made a full-blown

THE RUBBER POSITION,

London, Sept. 14.

The "Indiarubber Journal" takes a hopeful view of the prospects mess. of the allocation of the of the rabber industry. While admitting that undoubtedly more time, and next year there must rubber is being produced than can be used it opines that this is be a definite understanding that] temporary and, with the resumption of mórmal conditions, the bugs, bees, and beetles shall be manufacturing industry can use all the rubber which can be produced (excluded from the discussÏOD. from present planted acreage and in future will require more rubber than that acreage can produce. Meanwhile, however, the writer estimates that the unabsorbed surplus of, rubber at the end December next will be forty thousand tone not including large unabsorbed stocks in consuming countries.

GERMAN SHIPPING.

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MESSAS, DILLY AND DALLY. --

That being admitted, it remains true that there is, of course, no time for Scotland in this Parlia- meat. From & misspent after- noon and evening some important facts amarged. While it is ad- mitted that the difficulties of the Scottish Board of Agriculture în the settlement of ex-Service mea on the soil are great, and while there are innumerable intricacies: A message from Bremen states that by a five years agreement to surmount, it is plain that the between the Nord Deutsche Lloyd and the United States Mail Board is very slow,and it has Steamship Company, the former will represent the latter in Central certainly little imagination.Į Europe and place its entire organization and establishments in Members were reminded that the Bremen and Bremerhaven at its disposal, with a view to reviving the reconstitution of the Board had freight and passenger traffic. It is intended to start services from been promised years ago, but New York to Bremen via Baltimore, also New York to Danzig and nothing.. had been done. Now Boston to Bremen. The Nord Deutsche Lloyd is also entitled to put that the Duke of Sutherland has its own steamers on these lines.

SPEEDY MOTOR BOAT.

Berlin, Sept. 14.

Detroit, Sept. 18. Miss America. recently successful at Cowes has won the Gold Challenge Cup, the American motor boat classic event, claiming the world's record. The boat covered thirty miles in 25 mins.'37 secs.

AERIAL MAILMEN KILLED.

Cleveland (Ohio), Sept. 17.

joined in the fray, and it is clear that the campaign is not confined to Labour representatives and Independent Liberals, something may be achieved.

Most authorities agreed, for example, that discharged men had hardly any chance of success unless they got the advantage of co-operative effort in agriculture, and credit on co-operative lices. This subject was the substance of a report by Professor Scott of. Glasgow University, and

Mr. Conacher. It is still under the consideration of the Board. It is! true that the report is compar- atively recent, but the subject is old, for it has been the matter of

Two aviators Aying a mail carrying aeroplane were incinerated.investigation and application on Their aeroplane crashed near Pemberville and caught fire.

·MARSHAL PETAIN MARRIED.

Paris, Sept. 17.

the Continent for years. There is all the experience of the Plunkett proposals in Ireland. [Why, then, all the delay ?

THE VOICE FROM EAST FIFE, In the matter of education. Scottish Members must have been dismayed to note that one of their

The famous Marshal Pętain, who is sixty-four years old, has number, in the person of Sir married Madame Harden.

TOLSTOY'S 90W MARRIED AGAIN.

Newark, Sept. "17. Count Tolstoy, son of the late Russian philosopher, has married Mra. Proshina. Both are divorcees,

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Alexander Sprot,* should have been found to suggest that the arrears of duty. Teachers, for old rates. No one suggests ez Act of 1918 should be repealed. | example received boguurly|travagance, but ik, is plain thar This is strange doctrine from a salaries in pre-war times. When the starvation of “education country which hei taken the cost of living advanosť se one of the worst forms of acɑndny legitimate pride in iis ednostional considerably, there was all the fun which say nountry could ens achievements. No doubt the cost greater need of substantial bark. It is incontistout with jade

home, and of education is beavy. It cannot change, spart altogether from the be forgotten that included in the fact that it was impossible to expenditure of the present day pect an adequate supply of the there is much in the nature of right kind of educationist at the w