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LORD NORTHCLIFFIS **AT HOME**

A New York Pen-Picture. Anatrative sent from New York concerning the activities of Lord Northcliffe, who will soon ba' visiting this Colony in the course of his world tour, gives an enter taining picture of his Lordship's mathods.

young

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1821.

advantage, would it be to ma** All these things the "publishər wanted to know right off; and it | became obvious at once that ha

AMERICA'S TRADE ANXIETIES.

know more about Newfoundland British Financièr's Prediction. wood pulp resources and their values than his interviewer did.

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- The Pacific Conference. In an interview with a re- Prof. Bertrand Russell, who' presentative of the Press Associa-has just returned to Bagħad "The publisher all this time tion, Sir Edward Mackay Edger, from bis visit to the Far East! armohair," the "World's" writer and industrialist, who has just sentative of the Daily Herald that was sitting comfortably in an the well-known merchant banker made the observation to a repre- continues, taking an occasional returned from a mouth's visit to from the Japanese point of view | puff at a cigar. He wore grey the United States, drew a picture the Anglo-Japanese Alliance has flannel clothes and a soft white of the extraordinary combination been most useful. Without the having arrived from the above In response to po announce collar fastened with a gold bar of difficulties with which Ameri-Alliance, he said, Japan would parts, Consignees of cargo by her ment that Lord Northolife would pin, and a reddish scarf. He is cans are contending. In many have been crushed in the Russo- are hereby informed that all goods. be at home all day to his friends, of medium height, with bairways conditions over there, in Japanese War. Since then Japan are being landed at their riak into with an especial invitation to which is still abundant, and keen. bis opinion, are less promising has embarked upon an imperial- the hasardons and/or extra bar journalists, throngs of blue eyes, which he fixes directly than here, and he believes that in istic policy, knowing that the ardous Godowns of the Hongkong visitors, who included diplomat-upon his caller. He leans forward five years this country ought to British Empire was behind her.

and Kowloon Wharf and Godown ists, financiers, delegations from slightly, as though making ant be a bigger figure than ever in Japan, declared Mr. Russell, is Company. Limited, whence, several public bodies, authors, extra effort to catch every ward and business men, crowded the offered. His slightly ruddy face finance if only we play our cands she can only emerge through may be obtained..

international cominerce and in a dangerous wood, froin which and/or from the wharves, delivery reception rooms until late in the appears almost equare in outline with reasonable skilt.

some humiliation. evening. The number of callers His voice low and pleasant.

Goods not cleared by the 22nd is given in the New York Times

From the view point of inter- Sept., at 5 pm, will be subject to Lord Northcliffe turned to a

national peace, it would be an rent. as 500:

brief discussion of diplomsey

immense boon if the Washingten All brokan, chafed and damag. when Mr. James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Berlin, and very quickly made to realise that Conference should result in naval, ed packages are to be left in the the effects of the war and par-reduction, but if the Conference Godowns where they will be ex- Mr. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, who ticularly the slump in trade and results in the Anglo-Japanese amined in the presence of con- was formerly stationed in Mexico the fall in the price of commod- Alliance being superseded by an ignees by Messrs. Goddard & City, dropped in. He turned to ities have hit America almost imperialistic alliance between Douglas, on the 2nd Sept, at 10 the newest development in wire-harder than any other country.” Japan, the United States and am. Cisims against the steamer- less telephony with a later caller, Colonel John J. Carty,

If anybody pictures America Great Britain, the effect upon including those for cargo short electrical wizard of the Bellas an economic or industrial China and Siberia will be more delivered must be presented on serious than if the present fiction the special form provided and Company. Precious stones were paradise, rolling in wealth as a

must also be submitted within 30- is continued. the basis of his conversation with result of the war, he is very Dr. Kunz, who is one of the ch'et much out of his reckoning. If Pacific is only to be welcomed it will not be recognized.

A triple agreement in the days of arrival otherwise they figures in the Tiffany goncern, anybody feels that we in Britain it respects the national develop- No Fire Insurance will be And in every case he kit have abunt a'l we can bear lement of China and Siberia, Mr. effected by us in any case what what he was talking abour

"Visitors of this type did not take up much of his time: they

Heading its report" Northelide Fire Salvoes of Ideas for Seven Hours! the New York "World" summarises the proceedings thus: *** Seven hours reception. Visitor about every three minutes. Dis cussion of different subject with each visitor. Ready informativa answer to every question of every caller sincere Glad to see you' and intense interest devoted entirely to you. A hearty Good- bye, which conveys Dalighted you had a chance to drop in

tbe

"To go over to America these days" said Sir Edwant, "is to get something of a shock. One is

him go to the United States and troubles enough of their own. learn that other conntries have

Russell said.

The following impression of his hoat given in the "World" is by one of those who attended the reception An astonishing per-chatted for a couple of minates "America has two and a half

only, but those who forgot them-times our population and far tions of the country distress is Do you realise that selves got a gentle reminder that greater resources. She will poll scute? their time was up. This was through her present difficulties Americans are finding it increas

difficult to finance given by Lord Northclife half beyond a doubt, bot while they lastingly

the tremendous

opera-

"One of the early callers was young woman reporter of no great experience, who did not know exactly what she wanted, and finally asked, "What kind of a story esa I get, Lord Northcliffe, that will interest the readers of a syndicate service all over the world, particularly its woman readers Tell your chief to find out what is to be done with the 2,000,000 superduous women We now bave in the ready re- that number-

in commerca

ever.

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& CO. LTD.

Agents. Hongkong. 15th Sapt., 1921.

"For the Blood is the Lif"

Sufferers

from

Abscesses. Ploers, Eesems. Belku. Pleples and Eruptinis Cost, Ebenzetiam, most reabre Dat the only saw way to complete and lasting, relief to free the blood of the puronous w twater, the one cadre of such troubles. Clarke's Blood Struture contagis ingredients which you over- Come and vape!

the imparibas, that's why to MARY lasting mures stand

Of all Chaita

and Stores.

Refuse Substions.

Clarke's Blood Mixture

Blood Purtfer.”

ENGLAND'S FINEST TENNIS PALACE.

Opened at Weybridge by Mrs. Lloyd George. What is probably the finest

sou is Lord Northcliffe to one who encounters him for the first time. Not because he is so de- lightfully friendly, particularly to men and women of his own cratt, rising from his seat with a hand they are savere. I wish her, every nor because he is so unaffectedly held out and such a genial smile sensible Englishman must wish tions of modern business and over £3,000,000,000 democratic, but rather because of that it seemed almost a pleasure her, a speeds and successful exit. that with the remarkable agility and ver-to be thus dismissed. Four lead-Commercially, the interests of of tax free securities on tap, satility of his mind. It works fing Zionists came to thank him the two countries march together, yielding an average of 544 per snap-snaps he is deserata loss for the interest his papers had believer in Anglo-american cofar capital to turn away from and I ard A much stronger cent., there is a great temptation either for a direct reply to any taken in the settlement of query put him or for an incisive Palestine. He was not any too Operation

and the risks of productive enterpri e?) query to put to the other person.sure that it ought to be more finance than in politics. We suffer Do you also realise that the The questioner may jump from settled at present than it is, I from America's trade depression American railway system has peace with ireland to immigration know Palestine, he volunteered, alios: as much as she suffers sot into a far worse state than into Palestine, as indeed some "It is a rather poor country herself and we are equally con- our own, that at least £100, did, uz from What really con- there is a lot of unemployment cerned with her in seeing that 000,000 a year will be needed for stitutes news to What do you there just now: the danger is it is ended as soon as possible. the next five years to bring it up think of probibition? and the that you may get too many

A little while ago it looked as to date, that the farmers and mind of the man who used to be people down there to fit the con- though America might prove a manufacturers cannot get their plaic Alfred Harmsworth fits [ditions."

formidable competitor in inter- goods and products to market, ibat credit in consequence is from topic to topic instantly."

Two famous bankers. Mesure. national finance, in foreign trade, frozen, and that the Federal Re- Lamont and Stettinius,

and in the ocean carrying trade. were callers during the day. The The event has proved otherwise.serve banking system, which worked well enough in good latter was followed by a delega- America bad the money but she times, is showing itself too rigid tion from the Advertising Club had not the experience; and manes for the present crisis. of New York, who in turn were by itself is as meaningless as "Make no mistake about it- succeeded by another delegation manure unless you know how to America is going through a very from the Association of Foreign Use it s a fertiliser. We in Press Correspondents, to whom Great Britain have had to pay complex and trying time. She is watching our own return to Lord Northcliffe gave a brief dearly in the past for that know.. address.

Jedge. The Americans in the strength and sanity with an ad- miration that has in it almost a He laid stress on the import. Past year or two have had to pay touch of envy. As I have said, it tengis club house in England was

more dearly still. But they have arce of free communication of learned their lesson, though at a may not be possible for the two opened at St. George's Hill, Wey-

from деля

Governments to work together bridge. by Mrs. Lloyd George. country to

very stiff price-the lesson. 1

politically. another, which played a large

But in any case Beside 14 grass courts for lawn The Hur Manuel Quezon, pre-

perou: and contented evou world-peace.

American business sident of the Poippine Setate,

men and courts for winter play, the though she takes little part in 10 ап interview given in New

"There are not nearly enough international finance, and hand-sociers are finding out that grounds contain a bathing lake York tells of the result of a

their interests lia in co-operation,|(aow scattered with tiny islets of cables between

and les

A foreign trade no larger conterence he had with President It bus been necessary, he said.

top, said Lord Northcliffe. relatively than she had before and that the combination of water lilies). It is situated in- mardug, sir, Quezon said that the | gradualty to reconstitute the

The cable rates are too high. the war, and even though her British experience with American mediately outside the club house. Presentdid not discuss the ques- corps. There were at present-

All nations want more American Mercantile Marine proves a dead wealth and resources is good for that players who have became both parties. That movement beated by a strenuous game can tion of Philippine independence Service Tank Battalions

his bost promptly reeled off for news, for we now see the Ameri-loss. These things are not neces will go on and gather very great plunge almost direct into the Because as said he was waiting | serving at home. *

strength, and I for one for the report of the Wood-Forbes Cadre Tank Battalions which him a list of the papers be owns cans & they really are, one of sary to America as they are to us.

their net sales, their editors the leading peoples of the earth."

"Naturally Americans are dis-bearity in favour of it.

The club house contains a Cominisclubs, but he assured the it is proposed to expand in 1923-23. names, and the varying forms of To 30 young women students appointed that so many of their Meanwhile, for us in Great ballroom, a minstrels gallery, and Filipino leader tual no hack

12 Armoured Car Companies, waid pulty would be pursura 19 serving abroad and two at Production; be then whirled into from the Columbia University war-time hopes have not been Britain there is not the slightest

School of Journalism. Lord

sitting-out" verandah, looking a series of questions un his own

realised. But they are a san-capse that I can see for despond over the lake, supper rooms, home." -

about American sales, production Northcliffe gave some

guine, bard-working sensible ency. If we play our cards with bridge rooms and dressing rooms. Much progress had been made costs, and so on. 'Why, that man of valuable advice.

people, and they never stay in even average intelligence we Mrs. Lloyd George made recently with tank design, and it knows more about the production

the dumps for lour. Their tend- ought to be stronger in five years little speech, in which she recall- was boped to evolve before very side of a paper than I do,' ex

ency now is to cut loose from than we were at any time before ed the fact that the Premier is a long a light tank which would be cisimed the caller, who was an

foreign adventures and to con- the war. Of course if we hamper member of the neighbouring St. to make the administration of the 4 much more efficient machine

expert. 'Yet they call him an The order closing the United centrate on domestic problems, trade and hand over its direction George's Hill Golf Clab, which

States Naval Hospital in Yoko of which there are enough and to to the bureaucracy and refrain is a part of the same estate.

When I was a girl," abs went: A man came along, previously hama has been rescinded, accord- spare. They have rather burat from backing up the pioneer who the Fuipino people as far as pos-troubles in the United States. He unknown to Lord Northcliffe,ing to a cable just received in their fingers by entering spheresis seeking to bring the principal on, "there was not so much the Yokohama. Orders were given of commerce and faance which raw materials under British con- tennis, and we had to, join the sible. Mr. Quezon said that he said that the present government who wanted to discuss was well pleased with the results of the islands is stable. Under sale of 150,000 acres of forest a few weeks ago to close three they did not really understand,trol-if we do this, naturally we boys at cricket. Tenuis however of his mission and that he be this government," he said, we land in Newfoundland. the trees naval hospitals, including the one and they are now very wisely we shall get nowhere. In that is a very good thing for young converted at Yokohama under the jurisdic putting their own house in order. case we shall be simply repeating people, and I hope you will all lieves that no reactionary step is enjoy peace and public order. of which might be

"Do you realise," Sir Edward the mistakes of America and enjoy your games here,” contemplated by the Washington The construction of good roads into wood pulp for 'newprint' tion of the United States Nary Government.

and of batter mesas of com- paper. "How much? What Department for

Mrs. Lloyd George then started purposes of went on, "that, though there has trampling our chances under According to Mr. Quezon, the munication generally has gone quality? How far from the sea-economy, but no official order been no coal strike, unemploy-foot. But my hope is that before the first tennis tournament by in America is on very long our rulers will grow going down to one of the courts crisis in the Philippine Bank is forward better than under the board? What would be the cost was received at Yokohama to ment no more serious than similar purely American administration, of transport to England? What close although it has been ex-a considerably bigger scale than tired of trying to turn Britain and bitting the ball wall over the

are the rail facilities? What pected for some time.

There, and that in aome sec-into an economic Bedlam." (net, but within the baseline,

PHILIPPINES. President Harding Receives President Quezon.

Bud also that no radical legisla tion of change regarding the Kimippines is contemplated.

Mr. Quezon also reports that the President said that he desired

Was

Englaud," The future of the Tank Corps ply. We have

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was briedly outlined by Sir L.mare of women than of men: part in hastening the advent of mean, that America can be prosmany groups of British and of tennis and a number of hard

Worthington-Evans, replying to that

should, interest

every-

a question in the It use of body. I would like to have such Commous.

a story myself."

"A man from a trade jouras] which deals with the affairs of newspapers was next in the line:

islauų garmonious with the test | than the present armoured car. editor." 101erests of the pinus and sympathetic with the desires of

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

America

words

US. NAVAL HOSPITAL AT

YOKOHAMA.

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