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Christmas

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Pipes & Vacuum Flasks

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A LARGE NUMBER OF MILLS IN CHINA ARE EQUIPPED WITH THESE SPECIALITIES.

MAKERS OF

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ROBERT SMILLIE.

Has His Leadership Gone?

According to many writers the present week will be found to have afforded the real test of Mr. |

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

À COTTON EXPORTS TO THE

ORIENT.

Bookings for exportation of com to indicate that Seattle will: continue as the leading western port in the export of raw cotton to the Orient Bookings for ex- portation of cotton were made) for as early as Nov. 4 instead of Nov. 16, the original date set. Cotton valued at $72,000,000 was, bandled here last year.

CALIFORNIA'S OIL OUTPUT, California led all States in September's record of ail produc- tion, according, to the survey of the United States Geological Survey. The daily average was 304,267 barrels. The United States consumed nearly 30,000,000 harrels of petroleum in September, while production for the country as a whole decreased slightly. The average

daily record of production was 1,251.000 barrels. for all fields in September as against 1,270,870 barrels in August. The deficiency in the nation's production was met by importation during September of 10,914,000 barrels the largest in produciton is attributed to the falling off in Louisiana and Texas Gelds.

SHANGHAI SHARE MARKET. Messrs. A. E Anderson and Co.'s Weekly Share circular, under date Shanghai, Decem- ber states-Business has again remained quiet throughout the werk, but the continued drop in sterling exchange, by retain ing moner in the settle- ment, should have a favour- able effect before long. This wages. But no one who has bad is already forecasted by the the privilege of knowing him has improvement in Rongkong Banks, ever questioned his sincerity, his Unions and North Chinas Cottons fearlessness, and the unllagging have remained s dead market zeal with which he has promoted despite the very satisfactory 5 great cARYY. Mr. Smillie is showing of the premier company getting old. The stoop is more given below, Rubbers still fail! pronounced; the lines on bis face of interest save for a few buying mote impressive; and there orders at prices too low to induce | Smillie's power. After prolonged [is at times that feeling of utter business. To day's opening rate negotiations agreement was re- fexhaustion in the midst of which | for TT on London was 4414 the ached on a datum line, which, one would gladly be done with Dollar rate being 71.975. Deben. popularly expressed, meant that public work for ever. When the tures.-The only sales coming to for the future British miners campaign for the public owner-four notice were S.M.C. 6" (1913) would be remunerated, to some ship of mines was at its height, at 77: 34" (1914) at 71: and 7 extent, at least, on the basis of and I went with him to Aberdeen (1920) at 9212)

There is a slight! output. Mr. Smillie asked the and Dundee and other places, demand for the leading lines. rank and file to accept the terms, the strain was conspicuous, be- which promises to become more but they have voted against them, cause he has sacrified much of marked. Hongkong and Shanghai and it is therefore suggested bathis health for hundreds of thou- Bank.--In eansonance with the Mr. Smillie's leadership has gone, sands of men and women whoj fall in exchange the prize rose to No one who knows the man will have been to him a greater con- $50 with further buyers. Shang- accept that view. Even if he stituency than ang held by ajhai Hotels,

Lid.-an extra-i resigned his leadership would Member of the House of ordinary general meeting is still be real and impressive. It Commons,

advertised to take place on 8th is more correct to say that in the

instant for the purpose of con- second ballot the great majority

sidering the

following And that reminds me of much sobrions:--1-That the capital of miners have assumed that in any case there will be no strike. of the foolish talk regarding Mr. of the Company be increased to They are now engaged in the Sallie's election efforts.

1 Mexican $1,125,922.50 by the familiar

of collective often said that miners refused to creation of 100,000 additional bargaining, and enormous num-elect him. That is true, but it can-ordinary shares of $7.50 each. not be forgotten that Mr. Smillie-That 24.477 of such additional voted against ac ceptance because they feel that fought many of his elections at shares shall be applied to the rejection of the present proposal time when Labour representano) allotment Co the holders of involves a definite effort to drive was something new to the elec-1 Founders' shares in the propor- a better bargain. They may be totale, when the miners were toy of 199 of such additional (right or wrong; in any case that still in the conservative condition; ordinary shares to every existingi

bars have

Process

has been their attitude and their belief. write Mr. William

Graham, M.P.

STILL UNSPOILED.

ELECTION EXPERIENCE.

which was true of them for years and years, and when they voted stolidly election after election for a tradition rather than for

Besides, Mr. Smillie did

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"CROSSING THE LINE.”

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Founders share held by them respectively in accordance with the new Article 135 (a) set out in the proposed resolution 4 (c). 3. That the remaining additional A small man would probably not temporise. He stated a blunt ordinary share shall be issued at have been broken by such a case in a blunt way, and that did such time and upon such terms result. But Mr. Smillie is not anot suit old-fashioned folks, who and conditions as the Directors mall man. For years his name preferred polished phraseology to ball drem expedient procided has been one of European-direct statement of a trying case. that they shall FUL significance, for British coal busAnd it was nearly always aisaurd for less than $30 each.

on the Ocean Wave," assumed a big reputation. In this country trying case that Mr. Smillie bad Ewo Colton S. and W. Co.,

to be the National Anthem of no one has commanded to quite to present. In those days miners Ltd.-The annual general meet Prince of Wales and Time- Royalties on

Neptune's dominions. Like other the same extent the hostility of were not well paid, the mortalitying will be held on 16th instant.

such occasions, opponents and the admiration in the mines was high, the housing The balance standing to credit of

Honoured Ordeal, Neptone distributed various de and affection of junamerable condition in mining villages Profit and Los for the year

corations, the Prince of Wales Published by authority," and being created & Companion of the friend. Photographed, inter-wretched, organisation poor, with ended October 31st, is shown as liberally illustrated with photo-Real Order of the Equatorial viewer. described, landed. and the result that a strike or lock-out Tls. 2,133,429.54 and afterdeduct graphs taken on the occasion. Bath. condemned, he remains simple mean!

Proceeding to an investi- almost instant staring the amount paid as an interim Crossing the Line with H.R.H. gation as to those who were to be unaffected. sincere, just as deaf vation, and the future often divident of Tls. 22 per share, and The Prince of Wales in H.M.S. made free of Neptune's realms, it to adulation as he is to abuse.clouded with despair. No doubt the sum of Tls. 29,000 payable on Renown (Sydney: Angus and was discovered that there were Cartoons depic: hi in the while much of that criticism is the 7 per cent, preference issue, Robertson) provides a graphic over four hundred novices-is, paraphernalia of industrial at least modified, if not met for there remains the sum of Tis and amusing account of the time those who had not before crossed "ware but for the most par miners' housing in Scotland and 1,665,429.54 which the Direc-bonoured ceremonies associated the Line, who required initiation. he has either a soft ha or elsewhere is still appalling-itors propuse to divide as with "crossing the Line," as they Those, with a complete disregard a plain cloth cap. and it took a brave figars to face it follows-Pay a final dividend were conducted perfectly clear that no one cares And if he had consented to poli- of Tls. 58 per share, Tls. 1,360,000, Renown on Saturday, April 17. traditional good humoured mi

H.M.S. to rank, were subjected to all the less for a Bond Street cut. Many tical manipulation Mr Smillie write off from various accounts during the voyage of the Prince handling. First on the list of men who have not had one-tenth might have been in Parliament Tis. 153,718.69, add to Repaire of Wales to Australia.

The novices of his publicity, and nothing like long ago.

and Renewals Tis. 50,000, Don-actual crossing of the Line took Wales, with no abatements made сате the Prince of his name and fame, have become

ation to War Funds Tis. 20,000, place on the Friday night at 11in his favour, and in the words of giddy and have tumbled from

Bonus to Staff at Mili Tis. 50,- o'clock, in longitude 169 degs. the writer of the narrative, "get- their perches, or ascended to Making allowance for errors in 000, add to Chinese Superannua-west. King Neptune and his sing all that was going." The others from which they will soon policy, it can never be forgottention Fund T7. 20,000 and carry satellites appeared mysteriously Prince entered into the fun as tamble. He remains firm, like that even colliery owners bear forward Tia. 11,710.94. Oriental out of the darkness, and in credit heartily as anyone, and endured great rocks on the Scottish coast testimony to the fact that when Cotton Co.-At the confirmatory able verse, to which the Captain the customary dosing with a huge against which the waves of op-

Mr Smillie makes bargain meeting held on 29th ultimo of the Renown replied in a like pill made of dough flavoured with i position best in vain,

he keeps it to the letter: he has the resolution stirred thousands out of their shares into

dividing the measure, Neptans announced his quinine the subsequent la hering 10 new of Tis. Royal intention of returning in with a whitewash brush, shaving apathy with reference to social 3 each, was again No one pretends that Mr Smillie and industrial conditions, and be Hall & Holtz (Ltd).—An ex-

passed. state on the following morning. with a huge pantomine "Tami, has not made mistakes. Many has set an example of personal traordinary meeting is to takej

"to supervise

(and final ignominious precipita of the most prominent leaders character,

The ceremonies that my laws tion into a bath of sex, water, of Labour... have differed from sections of Labour would be resolutions permitting the Direc- which other place on the 14th lastant to pass

demand,

Seldom, if ever, has a Royal bim

That custom has ordained, and Prince been treated with, anch from

to time. better to-day. Let these facts be tors to borrow up to a total of time They did for example, remembered to his credit when TIs. 600,000 and authorizing them

we think, wise."

levity by bis future subjects, nod share his feelings on the war, his followers appear to bave to issue Tia. 125,000 of debentures. Nepiane, accompanied by his and subjects could such rough Daly on the following morning, perhaps only with such Prince and they often argued that his rejected his advice. They will The present authorized issue of Queen, Amphitrite, and all his fun have been possible, or have views were not the views of weather this storm in his career. the compsay is Fla, 230,000, 7 per Court, appeared on the quarter been the expression of so much British miners. They did not He knows the history of British cent. 5/10 year debentures, of deck, and was ceremoniously mutual admiration. Several, of ike his opinions about soldiers mining enterprise, and above all which Tis. 216,500 has been received by the Prince of Wales. the illustrations show the Frino and workers' councils. And they he knows the miners. He takes issued. Chinese Reorganization accompanied by his staff, and the in the hands of Neptune's have very often criticised him in a long view of the industry, and Loan-British issue fell to 61 Captain and, officers of the satellites, and others the the plain matter of industrial of its social responsibility. In but has since recovered to 6316: Retown. A Guard of Honour of delighted spectator of his friends arrangement and in the necessary due course he will be even greater no quotations for the French issue Royal Marices presented arms experience under similar cir negotiation over policy and for to-day's experience,

have reached us.

and the band struck up "A Life cumstances

CRITICISM OF POLICY

pot

THE LONG VIEW,

for