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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16. 1926.

INDUSTRIAL ISSUES.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1926,

ing and restricting the offelent worker and encouraging uniform mediocrity. It belloves that it is reducing unemployment by sprend- ing the job over as many people as possible. In short, it adopts an oficial attitude of non-co-operation with capital in the vain hope that in some way and at some time It will be able to dispense with capital

altogether. It has been well said

that the vital dynamo of Britain's national industry is slowed up by a vicious circle of conflict in which the efficiency of both capital, and labour in discouraged by tho policies of each. Business car prise and initiative le regarded by Labour almost as a criminal cong-

piracy against the poor workers because there is an eventual pront in view

Surely, the time has come when the two great partners in British industry should cease their futile and fatal argument and realise that It ought to rest upon the simple economic truths that have, in re- cent years, made the United States one of the greatest and most con- tented industrial nations of the world. Britain's need for, this realisation is much more impera- tive than in the case of most.

DAY BY DAY.

THERE 18 NOTHING MORE / CON" TEMPTIBLE THAN A BALD 'MẠN WHO PRETENDS TO HAVE HAIR-Martial,

The local weather forecast up to noon to-morrow 18: North-east winds, moderate; fair.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday. There was no business of public interest on the agenda.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.

JACK BRAGA

Macao, Nov. 15th, 1920.

luxurious 8.8. Tulshan to make the excursion trip on Sundays to Macao will do much to popularise the Macao Fair for Hongkong visi- tors, knd such an act of grace will, doubtless, be much appreciated by Sir, Hongkong residents who trippers who will thus be able to in the Colony yesterday:

There was a clean bill of health make the trip over to Macao to visit Macao in the maximum of

visit the Industrial Fair in the comfort Tours, etc.. Portuguesa Colony are not disap pointed, for, though on a modest scale, the Portuguese have suc ceeded in producing a very credit able Fair. have very courteously described The Hongkong press the Exposition in the most glow ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES. ing terms, and our thanks are due to them. Those who have not yet Sir-Since the "piracies on the The P. and O. liner Khiva, which visited the Fair are missing a high scas have been for so many left Singapore yesterday at 4. p.m.;guese in particular will find at the Chinese passengers, it has come is due here at 8 am, on the 22nd Exposition, and in Macao, much to to my mind that the following great deal, and Hongkong Portu- years connected with piratical

instant,

delight and interest them. method of procedure in allowing evidently "are poor advertisers of might be usefully adopted ----

Like the British, the Portuguese any Chinese passengers on board

themsolves," for this Fair gives the lie to those who would have voyage for Hongkong from a If a steamer be leaving on a the world believe that Macao sub- Chinese Port (or vice versa)of- sista on questionable sources of any duration, Chinese passengers" income. On display are examples requirements for the of handicrafts and industries should be duly searched, and the voyage

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Mr. M. Manuk left for Australia

yesterday by the Taiping. Other passengers, included Lieut. Com and Mrs. C. P. Price and Dr. Paul Herment:

Amongst the passengers who left were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Yates, by the Blus Funnel liner Antenor Mrs. A. W. Hoy, and Mr. G. G. Wood.

Dr. Hermant, from the Pusteur Institute in Indo-China, left for Australia yesterday afternoon aboard the Taiping, to attend the forthcoming International Medical Conference at Melbourne as one of the French delegates.

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At the Marine Court this morn ing, before the Marine Magistrate Lieut. Commdr Hole, the master of a cargo boat was fined $1, or one Kueichow abreast of five others. day, for mooring alongside the For falling to report, his arrival at

nutions, for it subsists as a great manufacturing country by selling its products to the outside world, If the nation continues the fight much longer, it will irretrievably lose ground that will create a pro-Tai O, the master of a junk was blem of the greatest magnitude.

fined $10, or ten days.

The Royal Tour. As will have been seen from yes- plans for the official visit of the terday's British wireless news, the

Duke of York to Australia and New Zealand have now been completed. Accompanied by the Duchess, he is to leave England on January 6th and will not leave Australia on his return journey until May 23rd. know, for the purpose of opening IMPERIAL AFFAIRS. His visit to Australia is, as is

the Parliament building at Can-

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communica- tion with Hongkong to-day:— Suiyang, Laisang, Van Cloon,

Maru, Katori Maru, Anya Maru, Wray Castle, Fres. Pierce, Tange

Antenor, Takada, Shantung, Kron- viken. Haining, Stanley Dollar, Kalgan, Devanha, Khiva, Phimius, Taiping, Mausang. Helios, Kin shan and Wost Nomentum.

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It would seem that by this menny

which till exhibited have remained rest of his or her belongings, in many instances almost ur under no conditions be accessible known, As never before have during the voyage. proofs of the resources of the Portuguese Colony been marshall- ed together, and the Portuguess the luggage and/or belongings may well be proud of their achieve attainable, pending the duration of the voyage, could then be easily "shroffed up" prior to steamer's sailing.

mánt.

EX

Another point of the utmost im- portance is the great number of Chinese exhibits. The way in

It would further seem that any which Chinese have responded to passenger objecting to such the appeal made by the author procedure would lay himself open ties in but another indication of to suspicion. the harmonious relations existing Portuguese at Macao..

Collusion of crew in these between the Chinese, and the piracies might also usefully · ba

investigated.-Yours, etc..

OBSERVER.

One feels sure that the provi- sion by the Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat "Co., of their Hongkong, November 10, 1926.

The Very Idea!

The ascent of man has not been primary instruction, and it is continuous. There have been expected the construction of new lapses; some of them, perhaps, of schools simultaneously with the a terrific character. One such appointment of masters will be, lapse is indicated by the very pushed so that within a maximum startling pronouncement of Pro of ten years, Spain will have.

One cannot help reflecting, now that the coal strike is all but over, on the tremendous folly of warfare between the two classes that make up, modern industry, because Bri- tain is losing tremendously. by in- ternal industrial friction. The cost of the coal strike has been put at the high figure of £400,000,000, but it is probably even higher than that taking into account all the loss of potentia! work. There is, in this question of industrial disputes, a very pro- found threat to the future pros- perity and happiness of our Home-berra, the new capital of the Aus- land, and it cannot be too often tralian Commonwealth, and that FIVE COMMITTEES AT WORK: fessor Max Westenhofer, Director solved one of the problems which

the Royal couple will receive a emphasised. If we look at the magnificent reception in the Anti-

of the Pathological Museum of are so vital for the progress of a United States, for a moment, we podea goes without saying. The

Berlin University. We have country. get a picture that will serve as a

sons of Their Majesties Rre.certain- Five committees of the Imperial learned from the professors of old ly "getting to know various Conference were at work to-day time that the human race is She: I wouldn't even consider guide to what ought to be aimed parts of the Empire by actual con- and further advance was made in descended from apish, ancestors; marrying you. You are the most at in Britain. We saw it stated in tact, and it is good that that should the examination of subjects refer- now this new professor declares stupid, asinine, idiotic creature on a-recent thoughtful article by Mrbe so Hore in Hongkong we shall red to them.

that the anthropoid apes are earth. You are repulsive, abhor- regret the circumstance that His The Research Committed pro-descended from prehistoric men rent and miserable. I wouldn't Philip Kerr, that the economic life Royal Highness and his charmingceeded to gather the results of aand are superior to them, in marry you if you were the last of the United States is, based upon consort are nat including this detailed. investigation undertaken every respect save in the amall man on earth. I hate you. You the universal acceptance of three Colony in their itinerary, but we by its small expert sub-committees, matter of brains. According to are despicable. main ideas, the first being that a.

presume it is too much to hope that and they are being prepared for Professor Westenhofer, certain matters can be so arranged that report to the Conference which prehistoric men took to climbing, jecting my proposal? progressive rise in the standard or they pay Hongkong a visit on their will meat in plenary session on and also to nut-enting. living for all classes can only be way back to the Old Country. In Thursday. That meeting will arms grew stronger, their jaws A French boy, the son of a obtained by the adoption of every

cidentally, the first point at which also have before it two reports also, by these exercises, but there- barrister, goca to school in Eng- the Duke will land after leaving from the Economic Committee by the blood supply to the brain land and returns home by aero- scientific discovery, invention and England will be Jamaica, where which were completed to-day. was diminished and men became plane at the beginning, middle and labour-saving device, as soon ng

Sir Edward Stubbs is Governor. They deal with the immunity of apes. And another point from end of every term. He is only possible. The second commonly-Our former Governor will therefore State enterprises from taxation the startling professor: the first 14 but already has made more than have what must be a unique expert and with the question of taxation reptiles, he declares, walked erect, 50 air trips. A 18-year-old Ameri- accepted idea is that an adequate ence, for Governors of Crown of non-resident traders.

like men. Here is happy news for can boy caused a sensation recent- home market will only be secured Colonies in officially welcoming The report of Overseas Settle-Dayton, Tennessee. if workmen are paid the highest three sons of Their Majesties durment Committee has also been possible wages, having regard to Sir Edward was here when the ing the space of a very few years.

completed-British Wirclese.

their individual skill and output. Prince of Wales paid his visit to The third big idea 'accepted, as a Hongkong and also when Prince commonplace is that unless capitalhe is to figure in the welcome to George first landed here,, and now can earn good profits the employer be extended to the Duke of York will be unable to keep good machin- on the latter's visit to Jamaica. ery, and that unless

every

If

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

worker does his best employers will he unable to pay good wages, There is much more willing co operation between employers and the employed, and, although in Brussels dustrial disputes are frequent, high Amsterdam `

Berlin wages, good profite and unrestrict- Copenhagen ed efficiency on the part of both Vienna.

Helsingfors capital and labour are regarded as Lisbon...

Buenos Aires the natural foundations of Indus-

trial-and-commercial prosperity o

Milan

York

If we look at Britain we do not Gonova find the realisation quite the same, Stockholm It is not regarded as axiomatic Oslo either by capital or labout that pro- Madrid Prague

rressive increase in the standard of Bio living is dependent upon the adop- Hongkong:

Dambay tion of the best organisation and Silver (Spot)

Silver (forward) the latest, machines. Capital has little comprehension of the value ef high wages and is continually reducing labour efficiency by cut- ting wage rates. Labour still be- lieves that profits are unmoral and orly secured by, robbing wages, and

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ANTI-STRIKE BILL.

CONSERATIVE MEASURE

INTRODUCED.

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London, Nov. 16

The House of Commons, agreed to the first reading,, by 135 votes Bill to to 82, the Conservative prevent strikes and lock-outs until

a preliminary arbitration has been held before a properly constitut

ed Court:

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When engines start and halt By word of mouth alone

Their

The schoolboy who is worth his

salt

May play the startophone.

Your point policeman's arm May semaphore a stop But Tommy's shout of feigned

'alarm

Will act the cars a-hop,

Selective starting tone

May prove the only choice That every bus and ear may own

And heed its master's voice.

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He: Do I understand you are re-

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ly when he declared that trains and boats were obsolete, and took the air express to Parls by himself.

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Students of the tortoise know him for a deepthinking, direct type, though rather, conservative and keen on tradition, precedence, and so forth. Such students will give car or eye to the report of a South London reader who (there is.no accounting for tastos) keeps nine tortoises. For some time, he deposes, they had been accustomed to spend the night in a box in a particular part of the garden. Alterations in the general scheme

G. Wells's new novel prominent another corner. What happened? It is announced that in Mr. H. meant the moving of the box to

public people appear under their The nine brothers (or sisters, as .18.20 The introducer, Mr. A. C. N. own names. 34.40%

This, of course, is the case might be) gathered: to- 192% Dixey, said the Bili did not remove nothing new in fiction; it often gether on the spot where the house. 2.17/32 the right to strike if the arbitra-happens in the press.

should be, and standing in a circle, .45, 11/18 tion failed.

discussed the matter In all its

2/0% Mr. A Bayday (Labour) in opFifty to sixty per cent of the bearings A vote of no-confidence .4.85%

posing, said the Bill was mia-Spanish people do not know how was passed, and. It being pointed .25.15 chievous and would lead to the to read. From the latest statis-out that to find the new site might .1.18%

18.18 breaking up of conciliation ma- ties, it appears that in one pro- involve a journey lasting some 18.861 chinery-Reuter.

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vince, the province of Jaen, the hours, it was decided to adopt a percentage of analphabets reached policy of passive resistance until saventy-five per hundred inhabit the house came to the tortoises..

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British Wireless.

No arresta havo yet been effected in connection with the murderous. assault committed with a 'hatchet

HONOURED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY,

ber of schools in Spain. The pro- Perfume la considered essential vince of Alava which has the to being well dressed in South smallest percentage of analpha- Americe, and perfutno vendors put bets, twenty-seven per cent, their products "on the air" in In possesses about thirty schools per order to attract customers.. Rugby, Nov. 16. ten thousand Inhabitants, It has Rio De Janeiro, perfume shops are Oxford University today con been figured that there should be equipped with an apparatus resem- on Subadar Lakhu Ram, early yes-ferred the honorary degree of about three million scholars in bling an electric fan, which sonda terday morning at Whitfield Bar Doctor of Civil Law on Mr. Bruce, Spain at the present time but there a constant spray of perfume into racks. The injured man is lying General Hertzog and Mr. Monroe, are only two million and a quar- the atmosphere, Buenos Aires In hospital with a severo cut in the Prime Ministers of Australia, ter. The gttention of the Govern- maintaina regular perfume it cllll clings to the fatal delusionflicted in the back of his skull, and South Africa and Newfoundland ment has been brought again to atations, where large forces of that it is helping Itself by hinder his condition is very grave," respectively.-British Wireless. this important subject of the sales girls are kept buay,