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IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION,

CHANGES IN GERMANY.

The iron and steel industry is one of those which have been most affected by the post-war economic changes. In the first place; tho basis of the key industry was com- pletely shifted by the Treaty of Versailles. Owing to that treaty, Germany lost 80% of her are production, 4.5% of her raw-iron, 36% of her ingot steel and 32% of her rolling-mill, production. The most difficult problem was how to replace the excessive loss of raw material. since the curtailment of the home basis rendered the fron and steel industry absolutely dependent upon foreign countrica for its supplies of ore. Whereas, at the close of the war, German iron-ore aggregated more thun 2,300 million tons, the cession of the Lorraine-Luxembourg ore- fields is estimated to have reduced Germany's resources of ore to, 470 million tons of poor quality, while France is now reckoned to have at her communil 10,000 million tons. As a consequence, Germany, to the severe detriment of her balance of trade, is obliged to import 11 million tons annually from abroad. From the few high-grade ore mines left to Germany only 2 million tons of raw iron are obtainable annual- ly, whereas, in 1913, 9.5 millions tons were smelted. Two thirds of the iron-ore now imported come from Sweden, and the remainder largely from Spain. Germany's dependence upon foreign countries for her ore supplies shows how ex tremely senseless it is to talk of German military schentes of arma ment, since any arrest of the ex- -ports to Germany would put a stop to the manufacture of war material; whereas France,

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already stated, has enormous de- posits of ore at her disposal.

A further great alteration in the: conditions of the iron and steel industry is the substantial increase in the use of scrap-iron in the manufacture of steel. In, 1913, only 30% was employed; in 1925 the total was 17. This increas ed use of scrap is to be expinined mainly on technical grounds, but it is also in part due to the necessity for avoiding the expensive import-

ed foreign ore.

TRAGIC HISTORY OF",

RING.

TIMIDITY THAT BROKE A QUEEN'S HEART.

ELIZABETH AND'ESSEN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

The Essex ring is to be placed on the cuskét in Queen Elizabeth's tomb in Westminster Abbey.

GERMAN VILLAGES WIPED OUT..

TORRENT KILLS 130.PEOPLE.

FRIDAY,

AUGUST 12, 1927.

OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.

INJURIES TO EYEBALL NEED

PROMPT ATTENTION:

DANGERS OF DELAY.

material

Dresden, July 10. Thander and darkness and the rush of mighty waters have brought death to the lovellest of the valleys of Southern Saxony, The eyeball may be injured by

The full extent of the trophe of Friday night, when the sand, iron, emery wheel or similar calas-penetration into it of bits of dust, rushing streams which I saw to-material. Either the The ring is of gold, and the day became great rivers that car flies into the eye and sticks in the. back is engraved with arabesqueried away all in their path, is not surface or the amateur first aid foliage, set with a cameo portrait yet known, but it is feared that man rubs it into the surthce of of Queen Elizabeth.

at least 130 people have lost the eyeball in his awkward at- their lives.

tempts to remove it. removed immediately it is usually If a foreign substance is not surrounded promptly by a grayish tion has set in, the end white, ring indicating that infec

result sometimes being an ulcer, An dleer badly treated results in a scar on the surface of the eye- ball that may interfore seriously with eyesight.

The Essex ring, given by Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Essex as a pledge that whatever he might

The burgomaster of Berggies be accused of she would either shubel told me to-day that in his parton him.or admit him into her vilinge, which has suffered the presence to justify his conduct, most, 82 persons were killed and was sold at Christie's Inst month | 15 people are still missing. for 520 guineas. It was valed 16 years ago at £3,500.

Two valleys of the prelty coun- The story of a queen's tragic which is often called the love is set in this ring.

Saxon Switzerland-the green It is the ring which Queen Eliza-valley of the Gottlcube and the beth gave to her favourite, the alley of the Muglitz-are the Earl of Essex, as a token of her chief scenes of the disaster. The love, and is described thus:

people of the villages on the banks of these two narrow streams A ring of gold, the back en- graved with arabesque foliage.

with brown waters flowing rapid enamelled blue, the bezel sety to the Elbe are humble people with a sardonyx cameo of three who live by cultivating the ground atrata, carved, with a portrait In summer they look after the and by making toys and watches. of Queen Elizabeth in profile. needs of the visitors to the vill

age inna.

wearing headdress and lace Tuf."

Elizabeth gave this, her por- trait, to Essex with the promise that "it whatsoever crimes his enemies might have accused him have committed against, her, on or whatever offences he might returning that pledge she would pardon him."

Two Awful Minutes.

I have talked with numbers of these poor people to-day, and they

If pain, fear of light and con- stant watering are present the person may be assured that the foreign material is still in the eve and should seek competent medi- cal assistance. The physician can use a loenl anesthetic to deaden tions of the eye and can then re- the sense of pain and the move the foreign materiai

with special instruments that have been designed for this purpose.

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tell a tale of two awful minutes. of the eyeball will usually heal as it would anywhere else in the "At midday there was a thun-body, provided it be given prompt 25 der-storm," Baid one woman, and competent attention. If, how- 26 "and all day there was a torrent ever, the wound be serious enough 30 The Timid Friend.

of rain. The river overflowed its to permit any of the interior con- banks, and as the water" kept tents to protrude through, the re- Because of the timidity of a fri- end Essex went to the scaffold, and rising we did not go to bed. It sults may be serious. Physicians

must have been about half-past know that inflammation of one eye 30 the Queen's heart was broken.

ten when the worst came. A may have effects on the other eyes 30 The Queen had been told by the enemies of Essex that he had de-lowering wave" of water rushed the condition called sympathetic 41

through the valley and clared that her mind was as crook-minutes it had done what you the most careful consideration of 44 in two ophthalmia. They therefore urge 43 ed as her body. The Earl was im-soe," and she embraced the ruins peached and sentensed to death.

any eye injury because of the pos around us in a sweeping gesture. sibilities of complete loss of sight..18

This was at Berggiésshubel, the village which had suffered most.splashing of caustic acids or alka-50 Sometimes an eye is injured by 49 The Gottleube was rushing overlies, by lime, hot steam or power 51

is stony bed, and had I not seen explosions. The

Elizabeth belleved that Essex

would prove his loyalty by re turning the ring. Up till the hour of his execution she hoped against hope to get it back But, the ring did not come; Essex was aunt to the scaffold and.

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all around me the evidence of its effects of such injuries are the Tearful power 1 tould act have secondary

and the infections believed that this narrow stream formation of scars which cause As a result of the enlargement | story, the Queen had no wish

could possess such titanic the lids to stick to the eve of the works left to Germany as but "to sit in the dark, and some-

ball. now delimited, the productivity of Limes with the shedding of tears,

Such an injury' should have im- There were the heaps of stono mediate attention of a physician her iron and steel industry is to bewail Essex." doubtless about equal to what it This is what had happened. and bricks and roofing which had who will first apply an anesthetic

Four houses had was prior to the war.

Yet, in Essex had given the ring to, his been houses.

to relieve the pain. A wash can consequence of various factors, the relative the Countess of Notting-Deen bowled over like ninspins by then be applied to neutralize such actual output lags considerably be ham, imploring her to bear it to the water. Near these were ruins covering his wife's intention, for had been wrenched away by the bade her to do so.

Ile hatua watok. Essex and wished his death, and itlused communication with many The destruction of bridges has was only years after, when on her death-bed, that the Countess sent places.

hind that. of 1913. In 1926, 9.4 the Queen. Her husband, dis. of houses of which the front wall of the offending manterial as may

million tons of raw iron were pro- duced in present-day Germany as against 19.3 million tons in 1913 in the Germany of that time. The respective figures for steel were 12.3 million tons and 19 million tons. The world's output in 1926 aggregated 78 million tons of raw-. 'iron and 92 million tons of steal.

for the Queen and confessed.

Unforgiven.

still remain in the eye; using a mild soda solution for an acid burn, or other chemical antidotes cerned. Cold applications and re- according to the substance con-

gular washing with antiseptic so- lutions' will prevent secondary infection.

The use of a proper oil or greuse will relieve the pair and u suitable bandage will act as a pro- teetion. In this way serious sec- ondary complications are avoided, since such injury as may come after the first effect of the burn is frequently more dangerous to eyesight than the burn itself.

OUR CABARET,

KOWLOON SEASON BEING EXTENDED.

ANGRY FRENCH

WOMEN.

RED BUSYBODIES CHASED FROM TOWN.

chased

Elizabeth told the dying woman At the close of the famous third that_God_might forgive her, but chapter of Macaulay's History, in To the detriment of all concern that she could not, and she re- which the state of England in the ed, the general depression of trade turned to her palace, and there. reign of Charles II. is decribed

Paris, July 10. in almost all countries during the

"She surrendered. herself says the writer of a letter to the

Energetic action of the women- years immediately following the

without resistance to the d-Times), there is a prophecy of the

folk-mothers of families and war, coupled with the increased

spair which seized her heart, present day which dous not seem

young girls alike--who productivity of the United States,

refund medicine Francis and Belgium-Luexmbourg,

and food, to have attracted recent atten-

Communist agitators out of the

and the creation of new iron and

passed days and nights seated tion. "It may well be in the

Breton town of Douarnenez, has on the floor, with fixed eyes twentieth century that the pea-

put an end to the strike of sar- steel industries in Italy, Spain, and finger pressed upon hersant of Dorsetshire may think

dine fishers, which has brought India, South Africa etc, has led to

mouth. And in the space of himself miserably paid with 159, a

untold misery to, thousands of overproduction in the iron and steel

20 days she died."

week, that the carpenter at Green-

homes of the Breton fishing port. industry. In order to adjust the

The ring has descended from, wich may receive 10s, a day; that'

The sarding fishers strike ratio of supply to demand and thus the daughter of the Earl of Es- labouring men may be

hag as little

heen fomented by the Reds, who improve the business situation, the

sex, Lady Frances Devereux, from used to dine without ment as they'

invaded the fishing village when, much-talked-of European Steel

Local theatre-goers will be as they thought, a bad season had Trust was called into being last mother to daughter, in unbroken are now to eat rye bread; that

succession. It came eventually sanitary police and medical displeased to learn that, having met prepared the way for injection of October, In Germany itself, the into the possession of Louisa, coveries may have added several with instant success, Mr. Charles the Communist polson. iron and steel industry has been daughter of John Earl of Gran more years to the length of human Chambier's company of ten. Lon-

"The climax was reached yester- given a more disciplined organiza- tion, and successful efforts have ville, who married Thomas Thynne life; that numerous comforts and don artistes is extending its sea-day when Red agitators from been made to rationalize production second Viscount Weymouth, great-luxuries which are now unknown, son in the Kowloon Theatre. The Paris, knowing nothing of and marketing with the object of grandfather of Lord John Thynne, or confined to a few may be with revue for to-night and to-morrow sea, organised a big meeting of rendering more remunerative this of Haynes, Bedford.

in the reach of every diligent and night is "Tally Ho," and this will strikers in the market hail. The When the Thynne heirlooms thirsty working man.

be followed, it has now been Communist speakers had just key industry to manufacture in all countries. The iron and steel in- were sold at Christies in 1911,

"And yet it may then be the decided, by "Honi Soit," on Sun-begun to harangue the fishermen dustry of Germany supplies, in the Lord Michelham acquired the mode to assert that the increase day and Monday, August 14 and when the fishwives and girls broke of wealth and the progress of 16: A La Carte" on Tuesday and in, and shouting "Get out of here," main, the home market. Increased ring for £3,412. exportation will take place only, in

science have benefited the few Wednesday, August 16 and 17: pelted the orators with cabbage so far as Germany is forced by the

at the expense of the many, and "Here and There" on Thursday stalks, stones, and any missiles, 'well-known conditions of the Dawes Although she could not swim, to talk of the reign of Queen and Friday, August 18 and 19; they could pick up. The Reds

ser- Victoria as the time when Eng Scheme to raise her exports beyond Isabella Weir, 19, domestic the normal level.

vant, of Linton Colliery, jumped land was truly merry England, from the pier at Amble, Northum-when all classes were bound to berland, into the sea and saved gether by brotherly sympathy, £50,000 was the highest bid for the life of an eight-year-old boy when the rich did not grind the the Philharmonie Hall, London, who had fallen in. Two men faces of the poor, and when the when it was offered for sale in Lon-heard her cries and pulled her poor did not envy the splendour don, and it was withdrawn.

and the child out of the water. of the rich."

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and "Pot-Pourri" on Saturday, beat a hasty retreat, but the in- August 20. The. further evnes furiated women followed them are all of the same cheery nature until they had been driven from as those that have already won so the town. much favour, consequently local-

To-day most of the fishermen theatre-goers can book with every put to sea, and to-morrow the confidence of thoroughly enjoy-strike is expected to be definitely ing themselves..

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