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en-

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Hongkong Telegraph. necessity of a waterway linking

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grades of rice had increased by three dollars in the course of a

few

up the merchandise of the East with the Mediterranean coun- trics grew with the coming of civilisation. Mechanised trans- port, fast replacing the sailing clipper in the Eastern trade,

The western entrance of the canal starts horo, at Port Said. The Mediterrancan is at upper right. In the foreground is the new engineers' gardon city of Port Fuad; in the background is Port Said, all built since 1859 on land reclaimed from a lako.

cutting down the voyage by to raise the money through £700 londed for a return jour- lian pressure, they ceased to be many weeks, re-inspired owners issuing lotteries.

ney through the Canal. Liners so, it would make no difference. Should the Germans seize the

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of steam ships still further to The British Government at carrying passengers pay, appro- economise fuel and time in the first refused to take the scheme ximately 1/9d per head. The company's funds and stocks in seriously, many statesmen be. Company considers the percen- Paris, it would not affect the lieving it impossible to excavate tage charged in dues is small situation. The Canal continues a channel in the sand deen when compared with the value to carry frequent British car...

goes to the Near East and

with

voyages out East. Interest re- HONGKONG'S. RICE vived for economic reasons in THERE are indications that the ancient idea of cutting a the Mediter- waterway from first-class price-profiteering ramp is in progress concerning eventually a Frenchmen possess-

ranean to the Red Sea, and enough for large ships to pass of the cargo.

through, but the far-sighted It must always be remem- everything is normal save the the Colony's rice. On Mondaying vision sought financial in. Prime Minister Disraeli, after a bered that the initial buikling fact that fewer: vessels use the the "Telegraph" revealed that fluence to undertake the enter great struggle in Parliament of the Suez Canal is one of the waterway and none of them. the prices of Hongkong's three prise.

and with the Bank of England, world's great romances of in- German or Italian. succeeded in subscribing“ £4,- dividual enterprise," "and" was

Greek and Jugoslav traffic. 080,000 and obtaining 44 per fostered by two nations, France has, however, cent, of the Suez Canal Com and England, with the former creased. Greek, trade

recently in- daya. Yesterday retail -In 1859 the idea to cut a

these owning the major share and Red Sea ports and Indian Ocean shares. When pany's prices showed another substan-waterway through the Isthmus shares were first put on the being charged with the

con- ports is reported booming, tial advance,

of Sucz to connect the Mediter-market in Great Britain there, struction of the Canal under de It appears that those in the

ranean with the Red Sea, was was not a single application on. Lesseps.

Italy's position, now she has conceived by the French, en-

entered the war, has changed position to control the market

the Stock Exchange.

To-day the Canal is com- to her obvious disadvantage: gineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps. need only the flimsiest, and The majority of sailors to-day

To-day it is impossible to pletely under British and EgyP- she is debarred from using the quite often unwarrantable ex-call it the "Frenchman's Ditch." think of trade with the East. tian military control, while the Canal and is unable to reach. cuse for forcing_up_prices. On It is about 101 miles long. of without the Suez Canal which British Navy guards both ends her Abyssinian Empire. The reduces a voyage of 11,200 of the waterway, in a position, Cape of Good Hope route is also ports of the border trouble in Bala and Timsah, and the Bitter miles, (if taken around the in fact, to say which ship shall closed to lier by British colo Indo-China had frightened themLakes, with the width varying Cape), to 6,300 miles with the use the canal and which shall into price-raising, which merely from 150: ft. to 400 ft., and an consequent saving of time and not.

The fact that the Canal is approximate depth

varying fuel. from 33 ft. to 40 ft. It took Towards the upkeep of the under French management has ten years to build and was Canal, and for interest on share so far made no difference to the for exploitation. It is true

opened for transport in 1869. capital, tolls are levied on every actual situation. The French has been successful from its in- that Hongkong depends very. The total cost of the work was ship passing through the Canal staff had proved entirely loyal ception, and in the last thirty largely on Indo-China for £16,000,000, and so little faith whether loaded or empty. In in its co-operation with the years it has made amazing pro its supplics of rice. but was displayed in the project stance a 5,000-tons cargo car- British military authorities. fits; besides. Increasing twenty- the situation concerning that de Lesseps had eventually rier would have to pay about Even if, under German or Ita- fold the exchange of goods and the importation of rice from

Monday it was declared that re- which 21 miles are in

means that they were vided with a cheap excuse

pro-

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that country has remained un- changed for some time past, the argument that Monday's reports of border strife could affect the position sufficiently to warrant such big price increases is un- convincing.

prices which the poorer classes of

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Paris Is Now A City Of Empty

Shops And German Refugees

From A Correspondent

Writing from Lisbon

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mand of the seas.

The Suez Canal enterprise

services between the East and West, it has also brought vast. sums to its shareholders. The original shares normally carry 200 per cent. interest, and a more recent issue carries 20 per cent, interest. A year's work- ing of the Canal earns proâts running into millions. Already the. British share of interest since its opening amounts to ap- proximately £45,000,000.

sirls walked off and left the officers

In a year of peace 6,000 ships uae the Canal. The passage. German officers and soldiers may takes about 18 hours at a speed- be seen in groups of elalit- or ten, of between 8 and 10 knots. carrying cameras and field-glosses. Powerful eléctric reflectors en- walking the streets. There is pracable ships to travel by night. fleally no traffic, for there is Great Britain's ships make most petrol. The exception is A few

use of the Canal, taking nearly

It is not suggested that Hongkong is able to import all the rice she would like for cur- rent needs, but equally true is it

This picture of Paris under (ments, hotels, cafes to remain that no shortage exists. Rice is

the German heel was given me open, although most shop- the Colony's most important commodity, and a daily neccs. by a Frenchman recently ar- owners have tried to persuade sity for more than nine-tenths rived from occupied France. their conquerors that since they of the population. It is, there- French citizens seeking to have nothing to sell they had fore, of the utmost importance that pass to the unoccupied zone, he better remain closed:** rice should be made available at said, have to go through an al- Cabarets must also be open, at- ofetal cars. Chinese can afford. It is consoling most endless series of formall-though when this order was first The French walk as though they half of the 30,000,000 tons of to know that Government is tackling ties before they get a permit given serious troubles arose between were carrying a beavy burden. The shipping using the Canal in an

and Germans over boulevardiers are no more. the problem with vigour; it needs to which takes them only to Vichy.Frenchmen be. Official price controlling is not They are allowed to take just decided int the Frenchmen should make Paris look as if it was the age in normal times the other average year. In order of ton- cabaret girls. Then the Germans. But the German idea is still to always sutisfactory solution, but sufficient funds to do this.

the authorities can work out a

be barred from all but three small Paris of old, to give a good Impres nations were Germany, Holland, scheme which keeps the price of At Vichy there is a 'similar cabarets.

sion to the thousands of refugees France, Italy and Japan, whilst rice within the pockets of those who inquisition before they are al- Frenchwomen are allowed every Germany who have gone to Paris to about a tenth of the total ton fram the Rhineland and North-West the smaller nations aggregated cannot oven afford anything else, lowed an exit permit and only where. The Germans are extremely escape the British bombing. and at the same time prevents vitni enough money to take them to polite to everybody..

"One German to whom my innage, it will have accomplished an excel- | their destination.

A typical case of the spirit of an formant talked said life in Germany BY lent piece of work. If the Chineso

old Frenchwoman was shown ru- was absolutely unbearable. The The old life of Paris is ended, cently when a number of shop giris people could not got any sleep, population could overcome their pre-in spite of measures taken by were met by German officers and Judices against unpolished rice,

The refugee problem was becoming

reserve stocks from being depleted,

which, actually contains more nutri- the Germans to give the im-asked to pose for a photograph every day more serious, and to dent ARTHUR ment than the pollated commodity,.pression that it still goes on. When they were all smiles the old with it the German authorities had

woman walked up and told them special offices in centres where the LAMSLEY ture with the white rice, they would i The Nazis have ordered all they ought to be ashamed to talk Brilish bombing was considered too make a big contribution to this end, shops, commercial establish In the streets, with such people. The heavy

and at least use it in judicious mix-