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JAPAN COAL

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GENERAL IMPORTS AND

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STRIKE.

Questions in the Commons'

ان

On March & in the House L'olaukins Jr. wersam Stewart

kru the Culonat secretary w ther he had any further information as to the positiva of affairs in Hongkong; whether the Govern Beat of Southern, China at Canton was officially recognised by the Hongkong Government, and, if so, whether their relations were friend- 1, 1815 WIS not officialy reugnised would he consider the Laivisability of its recognition. Would the right hou gentleman resist any recommendation that the British garrison Hongkong

should be reduced to half a batta- lion of British troops, in view of que prevailing unrest in surround- ing districts

Mr. Churchill replied that a fur-

ther telegram was received from se Governor of Hongkong on Sun- day (3th afternoon. He reported

NEW SPRING HAT

PINECOUGH SYRUP

A VALUAÈLE REMEDY FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIO AFFECTIONS OF THE TERJAT AND LUNGÀ, COUGES, COLDS, ETC. obtained at

COLONIAL DISPENSARY

14, Queen's Rood, Central.

BY MARIAN HALE that the strike had spread to A great colourful cluster- bakers butchers, domestic ser rich in tone, as wild fruits and sants, sad others. He had issued | flowers-bugs the crown of this a proclamation, on Feb, probat and extends in a graceful hibiting persoas from leaving theine to the edge of the wide

brim. Colony without passes, with the object of retaining the necessary flowers seems

Distinction between fruit and to have been Shear in the Colony, authorising quite forgotten by the whole compulsory labour for public ser-millinery world. (viene and for dealing with other matters necessary to maintain the ife of the Colony. (Ironical Oppo siti cherrs, and cries of Order. The Govertacer said that matters were proceeding reasonably wed, but that the strike, owing to inti milati had been practically

Ponistic Servants

als the state of many firms and

sethe Goverument servants

rette out.

ALLEGED FORGERY.

Grave Charge Against

Ticket Seller.

Forging tickets of the Yaumati Ferry Company was the CLarge The Engineers Guiki, jagains; a ticket seller of that Com including practically all mrebanies,pany at the Magistracy yesterday that day aftera a

weze *

Mr. H. L Deanys prosecnted and

A lovely purple pansy may be the central note of a bunch of bright small-fraits. Deep pink tan

are poised among velvety peaches and their waxy folisge.

+601

Colour, lots of it everywhere. seems to be the beautiful objective of the designers in their efforts cn early bats.

THE GEDDES PROPOSALS.

Government Decisions. The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer last month what action

explained the Government proposed to take on the reports of the Geddes Committee. speech has more matter in it than Fis

most Budget speeches, and it was beard from Sir Robert Horce quite the best thing that one bas

was lucid, candid, and in its! opening passages relieved touches of humour.

by

Oct Printers stopped-en- Sa-

unday (116).

The Governer Mr. M. K. Lo represented the desince he became Chancellor. It ported with reget that a Latzendant. tody of strikers came into collision with ladkin trongs, who bred four dot, and three men

were killed There

Was some hope that strike would be settled in a day or two, but statements that strik- had been settled were

Stre

Yaumati Ferry Company to

Defendant was employed by the

sel first and second class tickets on the Yaumati wharf at a salary of $1

The House was grateful for the forward to an admirable speech statement, and is now looking

"that on the treh ult, treable brokene is the more pleased with the a month. The evidence shuurd on the Budgat a mouth heace. pennut mong the employees of the success of to-day because latterly Mr. Churchill arket that defaatan, the Manager and a ticket some of his hold over the House, Company and on receipt of interSir Robart bad seemed to lose iserner's tele ram appeared to

inspiretor dreided to search defeat and while this House is admit-1 nel Hongkong about threat's offer. Defendant was sitting tedly on its deathbed, it has still I do, wk. Lead time. wieres

telegrams in that morning post a table on which the ticket is some assets to dispose of.

pretor Bund 25 or 40 forged tickets Fanteranding the settlement wi th

Dised

up with genuine tickets were apparently the pocket of an overeat, which shipgpong strike

-patched on Sunday evening

defendant claimed as Recognition of the icverument

bis. the searcher discovered about 100 fake tickets, the numbers" m which corresponded with those un the genuine ones. Defendant c then arrestedl. On the 19th six ticket collectors employed 15 the Ferry Company 'abscondled.

them hina was not a matter 1hr this Boternment of hongkong.

He could assure the hon. memberi | that any question of reducing the uber of British troop by half battalion would art be considered by his Majesty's sertanent with wat full regard to the existing eng ition in Honekone and the neigh Jurand.

Kenwort

Livot 1mm. ander Has this podany and escripting Tabar the approval of Las Majesty's Government?

Does the How understand that the Gov error is prohibiting the workers sho are on strike in Hongkong

SAVING PAST AND PRESENT. The substance of Sir Robert) Horne's speech is best conveyed in three propositions. It bas saved. it is saving, it will save.

more.

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IZAL

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A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. COLONIAL DISPENSARY. QUEEN'S DISPENSARY. EDWARD DISPENSARY. SINCERE CO., LTD, WING ON CO., LTD., SUN CO., LTD, BAKILLY CO., LTD.. SUN MAN WOO., NAM HING LOONG.. YUEN'SING HING. CHEONG WOO, &c.. &c. &c. PUT IT, ON THE BOOK TO-NIGHT,

ommend amount to £64,000,000, have got the personnel down to First, as to past savings. The which is £7,000,000 below the 98,000. combated with 150,000 ba Chancellor gave these figures for specified economies recommend-fore the war, and 88,000 recom. the supply and appropriation ser ed by the Committee.

mended by the Geddes Com-

vices: 1918-19 1919-20

SAVING ON ARMY, In the Army the savings accept-

the ed by

Government are £17.000.000 or £1,500,000 more than specified economies of the Geddes Committee.

It is, in fact, rather more for this! mittee. £2,965,000,000 £64,000,000 includes a sum of £1 690,000,000 £11,000,000 saved at Washington, £1,015,000,000 which was outside the Geddes £825,000,000 Report. Therefore, the net de- ficiency on the Geddes standard of economy is £15,000,000.

Of this £18,000,000,12 millions for describing Sir Eric Geddes es are on account of economies in

The case was adjournedi

inth 1920-21 ! 1921-22 Inext Monday, defendant's dail of STOP bring increased to $1,000

FOOTBALL.....

Easter Monday:

OXI

(And Geddes Committee appointed,)

He had a dig a: Mr. Asquith,

the

There will be a reduction of 24 regiments, and 40 per ceat of artillery. The Expeditionary Force, which was six divisions

a "Landru amongst the blue-education proposed by the Combattalions of the line, five cavalry beards, and at the youngest mittae and rejected by member of the House for think. Government. ing that no economy could come The Government will not con- out of a committee of septus-sent to reduction of teacherstrong before the war, will now genarians. True, the nearer you salaries, but it agrees to & con-

be only two. immediately, though get to the bone the harder it is to tribution by, teachers of per others can be added ister. carve, but the Geddes Committes cent. of their salaries to their through each of the recommends- So Sir Robert Horae went had cut to some purpose, namely, superannuation fund. It won't £86,000,000,

NAVY REDUCTIONS.

Ma Charch: I have Lub Sub- #event information as to what is wong on in Hongkong to be able Services v. The Rest. to give a definite wasser at pre-

The Tullowing have been chewn (sent, irit 1 sharuld have tinugod, to

he play in the charity watch judge from the bed, and glatte Club ground at 4.30 p.m. un member's views in other directions,

exclude children ander six from tions of the Geddes Report. One that a policy of conscription ui lheur would have excited his Rodger (Cluby; W. G. Gerrard £825.000.000 for the current year, where practicable."

Best of Colony (Whites: the Government is saving. Of the the size of classes being increased tails, but the women police ars to The second proposition is that school, though it doesn't mind cannot follow him in all the de- enthusiasm de merk in Hongkong lub, and F. Wheeler that.); £665,000,000 is for supply ser- Fisher has saved two out of every the Government concers with the Thus Mr., amid groans from Lady Astor, ne in Kuasa. (Load cheers).

Colonial, Wedgwood:

Cheutz Wing-shing (South China); vices, with which alone the Gred-three millions on which the Cam Proposals of the Committee da J. Stewart (Club) and J. W. K. des Committee had to deal. mittee wanted to lay its hands. the sale of houses: consent to an McPhail (Club); H. MeTarih Subtract the £96,000,000, of the The Liberal and Labour benches increased contribution of d. on | (Cluby (Capt.), A. Forsyth (Club), Geddes reports from this 2661, were pleased.

health insurance; and is looking from leaving that country, and is China) and Lan Tak-cheong south for the coming year will be Government propose

forward to a large re-organisation D. Begg (Club), Ip Kau (South 000,000, and you get £579.000.000

But in fact the Supply Estimate As for the Navy Estimates, the of Government Departments and that in order that they may be

a redistribution of their functions Chizal forced to take work, with the alter-

£95,000,000 more. The Services (Blces): Mitch

£21,000,000, which is the same

Sir Robert Horne closed on a native of starvation?

That is the measure of the sum es that recommended by the note of optimism. Prospects of (Tamar); Walker (R.G-A.) and Government's contribution to Geddes Committee. "But

trade are improving, and we are Hudson (Tamar) and Lt. B. R. the Geddes Committee recom-ed the £11,000,000 saved by age of it than any other country. Cleases (Curlew); Pascoe (LGA) economy independent of anything Government's £21,000,000 includ-in a better position to take advan- given a summary. I have not been

Donovan G.A.) (Capt.); Fili mended. That is a considerable Washington, whereas the Com- consulted in any way as to the (Tamar), Duval (Ambrose), LE Gum, and we must not talk as mittee's did not. But of the measures which have been taken by R. Jones (King's), Cook (Curlew though Sir Eric Geddes was the Geddes millions 7 were unspeci- the Governor to cope with the ex and Lamb (Curlew).

only economist.

fied, so that the real shortage on |traordinarily difficult situation. I

Reserves Wilson (Curler), McSPECIFIED AND NOT SPECIFIED. the Geddes standard is 4 millions, am awaiting full reports from the

It is the more considerable in the difference between 14 and 10. (R.G.A.) Hugh Governor before forming any judg

view of the fact that some of the Thus:- ment.

Geddes recommendations of eco-

Geddes, Govt. nomy have been rejected.

Jr. Churchill: I have only re

ceived the telegram of which I have

(King's).

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and

Burnett

Mr. G. Stewart: In view of the very peaceful nature of the Chinese people, as I know them, will the Colonel J. Ward: Do I nader THE MITSUBISHI MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO. right hon. gentleman inquire whe stand that the right hon. gentleman

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JAPAN-AUSTRALIAN SERVICES.

The Japanese lines to Australia have not been active on the out- ward voyages, but have brought back large cargoes of wool and Savings on

whaat, especially the latter, which TheseGeddes recommendations Navy £21,000,000 £21,000,000 has been purchased by such big.. are of two kinda specided and Less up-

concerne as Mesura. Suzuki and unspecified. They are specified specified 7,000,000

Mitsui, on account of its being economies when the Committee Less amouot

cheaper in price and better in saya: "Do so-and-so, and you will save so much." They are un-

saved at

quality than Canadian and Washing- specified when the Committee

American. In view of the increase 11,000,000 of cargo the N.Y.K, has put two says: "There ought to be a

additional steamers, the Tam- saving of so much," without Net£14,000,000 £10,000,000|#gata and Genchp on the line. saying exactly how.

That gives the measure of the The Yamashita Steamship and Specified economies recom- advantage of the Admiralty's | Mining Company has opened ended amount to £71,000,000 argument. The difference to be line between Detay and Austrans specified amount to £15,000,000. explained by the fact that it is king cost from Dainy to be dis and deciding function of the Imture examined by the Committee, standard of reduction of persons way and sad exfying wheat from Actual savings, on the expendi-impossible to apply the same charged at Manite on the out perial, Government.

which the Government will reanal-fo big, and little ships. - Wa Australis on the return.

ther this intimidation is the result is going to leave it entirely, as I think he ought, to the local people of Bulshevik propaganda t

Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy to decide how best to preserve their If the right hon. gentleman does position and order in the Colony approve this, measure of forces which they governt labour, will be send his apologies to Mr. Churchill: Katurally you

Moscow !

Mr. Churchill: If any apolog: had to be rendered to Moscow we might find a very suitable Ambas sador. (Cheers and laughter),

leave the man on the spot to deal

with the emergency, but that will not in any way abrogate the critical

ton