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The Telegraph

SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1926.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1926..

that two prominent Democratic Senatora-Harrison and Caraway --adopt the attitude of "Pay: the- whole debt or repudiate it." · It would appear that the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, wants the provisional agreement endorsed.

Reading between the lines, the view seems to be warranted that there may be a stiff fight in the U.S. Congress over this question of the French debt, which is likely to be one of the outstanding issues of American politics this winter. Whatever may be said as to the merits of particular debt problems, it is certainly a pity that definite decisions cannot be reached, From many standpoints, the British idea of mutual cancellation has much to commend It, but it would appear at the moment that there is little prospect of such a solution being adopted.

A Fine Work.

DAY BY DAY.

THE TONGUE 18 THE INSTRUMENT OF THE GREATEST GOOD AND THÉ GREATEST EVIL THAT 18 DONE IN THE WORLD-Sir Walter Raleigh.

The market hitherto kept open in the matshed or market-building at Praya East Has now been closed.

The Ben Line Rs. Bongipe, from Home and Straits ports, is due here. on the 26th instant.

Sub. Lieut. E. W. Howard Crockett has been appointed to Sub-Lieut. C. H. de B. Newby to H. M. S. Despatch, additional, and H. M. S. Vindictivo from Nov. 2.

At the P. W. D. Offices on Decem ber 6th, thore will be sold by aue tion Rural Building Lot 310, situata at Craigmín Road. It had an area of 11,000 square feet, and the upset price is $1,320,

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A NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS. Some Aspects of British Trade.

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Since the days of Napoleon, contamination. Art should be the the French have described the servant of patriotism, and glory la British anation of such service. In days of war peril, shopkeepers, and I contend that when the enemy hammered on the such a statement is an unwit-walls of east coast cities, life was ting flattery: The three main sufficiently real and urgent to branches of the nation's trade drown the cries of those senti manufacture, home consumption, mentalista. To-day a dozen enemics foreign markets are to-day akin hammer at our security, and our to a hunted vixen and two cuba bo-curity from external, and in- fore bounds, and their one chance tornal, violence depends upon an Previous to 1914, British manufac with our growth in population. of survival lies in keeping ahoad. expansion of trade, commensurate. turers reaped plentiful reward for Art and genius must recognise their uncensing efforts to surpass themselves as servants of State, their own previous records in whether called upon to create post- quality. The world was generally QIA for advertisement or by rich, and eager to secure the best dramatic art and display of beauty in every market. Various obstacles to attract that ever-growing export, to expansion arose during the war the rich tourist. years, but these were mostly due to The next field for improvement dificulties of distribution, and were, is in the liaison between home and It is notified that Lau Chung-pun in no sense, the result of foreign foroiga markets and the manufac- has been appointed to be a "Forest competition. Since the short-lived turer. The several organisations, Officer" for the control and super-peat war booms, which ended in such as the Federation of Britishi intendence of the forests of the disastrous at home and abroad, an Industries (which continually. Colony, with effect from 15th Nov-entirely new mantal attitude, has works towards a better understand- ember, in succession to Leung Kim become apparent, and much re-ing between the Treasury and Gov- chán resigned.

adjustment is called for between ernment generally and The annual report of the Society To-morrow, at 9 a.m., His Lord-manufacturers and distributers on manufacturers) and the Overseas of St. Vincent de Paul, just issued, ship Mgr. H. Valtorta will solemn-one side and purchasers on the League, are already doing great other. And the public attitude work by drawing the, overseas Do- again makes clear the very finely open the new Catholic Chapel,at work the Society is doing for the Tai Po (N. T.). All friends and towards trade needs to be reminions and Colonies closer to gether by mutual import and “ex- relief of the poor of the Colony benefactors will be welcomed. adapted.

port exchange. and should do much to inspire à The 8.30 a.m. express Train from The pre-war prosperity allowed a greater measure of public support Kowloon will stop at Tai Po certain large section of British so-

In the foreign market there is this year. Owing.no doubt to the Market.

cisty to build up on affectation of lack of sympathy between the general business depression and

superiority and indifference toward purchaser and the manufacturer, other adverse conditions, the It is notified that the names of commercial life. The system The days of automatic and auto- Society's revenue last year was the Andrew Forbes and Company, was held up to ridicule in popular cratic conversion to British taste passed away; away, an nearly $6,000 lese than in 1924, in Limited: the China Metals and works of fiction, and successful have

new outlook towards consequence of which the Society Welding Company, Limited; the magnates hurriedly changed their entirely was obliged considerably to cur- United Asintic Company Limited; names, and assumed an, interest in foreign customer must

first adopted. The tail its charitable activities. The the Hing Loong Oil Manufacturing other matters. Such consolation be report discloses in detail the whole Company, Limited; and the Hirano as they gained was in direct rela-sential of British trade is not the Every now and again the war of the work performed and shows Mineral Water Company, Limited, tion to their generosity, and much education of the buyer to any sup "blown upon" by sobriquets such as posed higher standard of taste; it debt question agnju crops up, and how much money was spent by have been struck off the Register. relief in money and provisions, the

"Baccy Baron," The high cost of is simply a matter of finding out the latest figures to be issued payment of rent, the purchasing of

For resisting to permit a lukong living, and the influx of Americans what he wants, and giving it to regarding the position of Britain clothing and shoes, the assisting to search him, a Chinese was fined with their opposite and more ap- him, half a second quicker than any in the matter are certainly most of destitutes desirous of going $10 at the Central Magistracy posite views on this subject, is competitor.

elsewhere to their homes, the yesterday, it being proved that the bringing the whole country to a re-very apt to look at America's pros- illuminating. These show, that education of poor children and defendant kicked the police officer versal of its former projudices, and perity and to forget that its true the amount so far received by assistance to the St. Joseph's when requested to submit to a causing an enthusiastic adoption of cause is the unsatisfied internal Britain in respect of funding Home for the Aged Poor at Kow that the complainant was in plain commercial careers amongst the consumption. Long before the po- It makes extremely clothes and did not reveal his sons of the aristocracy and the aor-pulation of America per square mile agreements which have been sign-loon Tong.

identity.

vices. This volte face is still exequals that of Great Britain, the ed totals £6,050,000, whereas the interesting reading and is a record

cused in flimsy fashion and business Americans will be equally depend- of very, fine humanitarian work. amount of principal and interest The Council, from Mr. J. M. Alves In view of the fact that the openings are flippantly discussed at ent upon exports for their increase TA due to us over a period of sixty-(the onthusiastic Fresident) down clocks installed in the different Society's dinner tables with an as- of wealth per capita.

In the third, and last, department two years comes to no less than to its last member, is to be congra- streets in Canton are generally in- sumed indifference, but it is on that

tulated on the labour of love per correct and that it is highly import- unstable basis that England's hopes of trading that of home consump $1,099,000,000. Strange as it may formed. Within a few weeks from ant that good time be kept by the of prosperity rest. If we are to tion we are learning much from appear, Italy has paid us double now, the annual al fresco fete will people, the Municipality has de- outrun the hounds of foreign com- the foreigner who sets up a retail the amount that France has, be held and monetary contribucided to fire a signal gun at noon petition, whether it be supported store in our midst, bringing his despite the fact that her obligations solicited, and we would so as to inform the people of the by true value or subsidy, the whole own ideas of management to bear earnestly recommend the appeal correct time and to unify the time- nation must suffer this great "sea on staff and clientale. This tech- tions are only about one-third of of the Society to the sympathetic keeping of the whole Municipality. change," and become in their hearts nique of salesmanship is as yet in and minds a nation of shop its infancy, with few proven rules the French total. A point to be and charitable consideration of all..

The Health Bulletin of Eastern keepers." The laws of social for its guidance, but it is an art as borne in mind is that whilst there The Society enjoys well-deserved

popularity but it needs more than Ports issued by the League of economy are despotic and absolute. difficult to translate into every day that to maintain its effectiveness Nations, for the week ended No- Man, individually and collectively, language as Einstein's relativity of it needs the practical assistance vember 19 shows the following lives by trade and if he places mem-Time and Space. All kinds of ar- infectious disease: bars of the community in positions bitrary factors arise yearly between We cases of of the benevolently minded.

cases, whence they adjudicate law and salesman and customer, until to-day: feel sure that Hongkong will Plague, Mauritius, two respond as generously as possible Tourane, one Cholera, Calcutta order by bayonet or battleship, posi- any suggestion of the "take-it-or-

19 cases, Singapore three Hai- to help a work so worthy as that phong 22, Saigon one and Bang-manities, and set a certain stand-atant failure to impress.

tions in which they govern com leave-it" attitude meets with in- of making poverty less cruel and kok two. Small pox, Bombay fourard of living, they fill these posts secular development of transit has tyrannical.

cases, Calcutta two, Madras three,

WAR DEBTS.

is still a huge sum outstanding as due to Britain, we are continuing to pay our debt to the United States, the capital amount still to

be

being met

£032,000,000,

EXCHANGE RATES.

Britain's policy, as has been stressed again and again, is not to secure all that is due to her in war debts; we shall be quite satisfied if we are able to get sufficient to offset our indebtedness to 'America. But whether we Paris succeed or not, it is a cardinal Geneva

Berlin point of our policy to discharge Oslo all the obligations We have Helsingfors,

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incurred.

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Rugby, Nov. 19.

search. The defendant pleaded

Singapore six, Sourabaya one and by consent of the people. Bangkok two.

the

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Manufacturers are

The

made the organisation of distribut- A Colony is planted by a few ing business upon large and econo- hundreds of traders, who, at amical lines inevitable.

own

Nothing

A double tragedy has occurred stage of prosperity, and not until can better demonstrate the post- at Mill-brook-street, Cheltenham, then, set up a recognised form of war progress than the improved where Mrs. Clara Pitcher, aged Colonial Government in the inter-sympathy which is everywhere in 134% seventy-eight, and her son, Charles ests of their expansion. evidence between the purchaser and 25.15 Reuben Pitcher, aged forty-five. These men submit to taxation, and the shop assistant. The whole 20.49% were found dead. The woman was in return obtain a figurehead, and status of the latter has changed 18.84 lying on the sofa with a bullet he acts as a go-between in matters for the better; conditions now at-

1924

wound through the temple, and her needing protection against inter- tract a more intelligent progressive .01% 2/6 son was asphyxiated by gas. He ference in trade. They pay this type than previously and in this 34.85% had been in ill-health and out of figurehead, and a military contri-case an improvement in labour.

18% employment.

bution, and they pay this directly means a corresponding growth in from profits.

Large combines and The plain duty of turnover. Government, is to expend its whole controlling interests all make for energy in the furtherance of trade, economy, and reduction of living regarding the public under its con expenses generally. The small in- trol as a single factor; since individual retailer is doomed to dividual prosperity reacts through-failure, even in the villages, where out the community.

a fleet of lorries supply the store Such a violent change in public on the same terms as are ruling, in Buenos Aires, Nov. 19.

opinion is certain to have draw the main branches of the firm.

To-day we are setting our house Advices received here indicate backs; and detractors will argue, 25that an insurrection has broken from some curious thesis, that art in order, but we are not yet a

out in the Brazilian state of Rio

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-British Wireless,

In spite of the fact that many `efforts have been made to adjust Copenhagen the Franco-American debt, 'this Prague Lisbon issue still remains unsettled. It Bombay

Yokohama is true that a tentative agreement New York was reached between the U. S.

Stockh Debt Commission and the last

Vienne group of French negotiators to Madrid

Buenos Aires visit America, but this still has to Hongkong be pronounced upon by the U. S. Silver (spot).

Silver (forward) yang Congross. Under that agreement, America would forego a good deal that is actually due to her. The recent elections in the United States are not calculated to have any marked. effect on the issue of ratification or rejection, for the simple reason that the old Con- gress will function until March.

Stockholm, Nov. 19.. Congress re-assembles next month,

Mr. Shaw's letter accepting the. and, judging from the latest Press honour of the Nobel award but the accompanying comment available, legislative suggesting sentiment will be against any money (£6,500). be devoted to the encouragement of Anglo-Swedish

SHAW REFUSES.

NOBEL PRIZE MONEY- DECLINED.

further concessions. It is expoct-intercourse in art and literature.

REVOLT IN BRAZIL.

REBEL AEROPLANES ... DESTROY BUILDINGS.

Grande do Sul. It is reported that la a sacred inspiration, and there-nation of successful shopkeepers. loyal and mutinous troops came fore besmirched, by commercial

into conflict in the towns of San Gabriel, Santa Maria and Bage.

Rebel aeroplanes bombed Santa Marla, destroying a bank and a large hotel-Reuter'e Ameri- can Servioc.

AMERICAN CAPITAL.

BIG FINANCIAL CORPORATION FORMED.

New York, Nov. 19.

RAILWAY SMASH.

BIRMINGHAM-YORK EXPRESS

INVOLVED.

London, Nov. 19

TISTHENES.

SMOKING CONCÈRT.

ENJOYABLE-FUNCTION AT

THE H. K. O. CRA

The celebrations in honour of the Nine persons were killed and visit of the Shanghai Interport many injured in a collision between cricket team were continuod Inst the Birmingham-York express and evening, which a wary enjoyable a goods train near Rotherham.

smoking concert was held on the There was a whirlwind of aplin Hongkong Cricket Club ground.

ters tremendous crash and heart

Tables were laid in front of the

ed that the Republican "regulars" is interpreted as tantamount to A new international finance in- rending screams ae the express, will support the tentative agree- rejection of the whole award. The stitution, called the American, carrying about 150 passengers, Pavilion, which was gaily decorated ment, but the "Insurgents" are general view is epitomised by a British and Continental Corpora- which had just passed Parkgate with flags and banting and coloured member of the Academy stating tion, has been formed with a station near Rotherham, collided lights. There was a large gather considered likely to oppose it that the prize money cannot be capital of fourteen million dollars with the wagon of a gouds training, including members of the for the purpose of affording a which was fouling the line. Shanghat, Hongkong und Services teams, and an excellent programme Opinion appears to be divided as used as Mr. Shaw suggests, and channel of investment for Ameri- Two coaches of the passenger

was presented. to the probability of the adminis-must be retained by the com- can capital abroad. The corpora-train were wrecked, the sides be tration getting help from the mittee as though the awardtion is stated to be supported by ing torn off, and nine people were the Band of the K.0.8.B. played

banking houses in many European killed and two seriously injured. Democrats, but it is noteworthy had not been made.--Reuter,

capitala-Router.

Reuter

a number of selections, and soperal well-known local artists contributed Bongs and variety items,