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THE GERMANS IN OHINA
HOW BRITISH POLICY HELPS THEIR ENDS.
142
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WEDNESDAY,
KEATINGS
LOZENGES
cafe the worst Cough
a little di-turbance and is a possiblo.. Such, in effect, is the policy of the British Government, in China, and the result has been, as we are informed on excellent authority, a very dangerous lors of "face"
YE
ANUARY 12, 1918.
INTIMATIONS
YOUR EYES
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED," "At the first symptom
with the Ohinems, and very great injury to of eye strain you should
our trade sad politisk positions in Chian
Before
war, it should be remembered, consult us. the
the German trader wis financed very
We test
Largely from London Lombard Street eyes soientifically and fit followed a policy of money making pura
aad simple, unlichtened by any spark of glasses to individual re- patriotians. Indeed, wo, understate the
@LARK & Co.
case, for, although the assertion might bequirements. dificult to prove, it is nevertheless generally hold among British merchants trading in the Far East that the German tradors was allowed better conditions of credit by our banks and receiving bouses thart British traders, and the Germans took fall advantage of these favourabla conditions, not only to undermine British trade in Obins, but so to use British creclit and finance that when war came the
TARK
BLOGS
CPTICIANS
CHATER RO
HONGKONG
azistence. the German trader became HONGKONG & MANILA.
interest of the British fanciera Tha
German traded on British credit; be carried
ล
a very large businest on a very email capital;
in such
ka anjoyed lucratica mo opiline dyes, é
protected. Geran products'as
and be garabled beavily in future knowing that be bail so involvru British credit that
banks the British were almost bound to see him through. When the war carne bo had consequently many friend not only
do
NOTICE.
NGLISH LADY wishing to return to England would be glad to take charge.
of Children in roturn for passage.
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*c/o Cana Map Office. Rongkong. Jan. 1, 1910.
NOTICE
HAVE This - Day established myself under the Stylo and Fizio Name of JOHN WILKIE & Co., IMPORTERS, FORTERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, and it carrosse Motel Mansions
mag the Chinese-merchants whom ha Tientsin. Hankow, and Nowohwang, had attached by policy, but among the advocated by the You « Fremyn, weald international panciers who make London appear to be indicated. Does anyone and Manchester the home, and even pass that if Germany held the command of and thes, any Britist, concession in Chinsong old Beitish houses, of whom more would remain to-day inviolats? Wa have might have been expected. These German a quick the answer to this question in the recent arms which were not able to proceedings of German agents in Persis change into British or nential came Not need we suppose that the seizure of were put in the hands of liquidators, and some of thesa a liquidators are proceeding in, BY J OF BLAND.
theso-German concesiona by one or more of the Allies should create sarions does and leisurely a way that it would' look as if they did not mean business at From Ressa, through the paedium of the faulties, now or hereafter. Their pitimate all Moreover, in these gases where the Notes Franyes, comes the latest information fate can be left for determination, together liquidators; showed themselves in earnest, with many other questions, pending in the the Hongkong Goverment contrived to
lit floor, and at Missions Building." concerning Germany's political activities in Far East at the day of finnl reckoning. In
that it was aVUSO. convey the impression
in takan Canton. the Far East, namely, the significant the meanwhile the moral effect of their from any drastic measures being taken.
JOHN WILKIE. of report that China has been, or is being, Raizare must be immediate and wide. I whoress a year is the
period
grace spread. These Germsa concessions (entirely allowed for quidation, more than that
Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1916 persuaded "to engage the services of Gor different in eratus frem, the international period was allowed to pass without say 816 min Reserve officers for the training of settlements at Shanghai and elsewhere)
her army, Two weeks earlier the same are, to all intents and purposes, German steps being taken to wind up the concerts. In the meantime, British merchants think colonies, su that Chios'a neutrality would
it useless to go forward with the work of Russian paper had drawn-attention to the t be prejudiced. All that is required i increasing intriguce of Germany's Consular that the German Bag be banled down, the capturing German business, because it
seems to be the intention of the Gover and Fress agents in China, and had saggepelled, and the area of the eoncassions, with everything in the best order and Garman police and other authorities ex
ment, to start the Germans after the war ed-that the Allies might readily and
with their inhabitanta, placed under
tidy aam I hand to start operation effectively check them by seizing the German martial law by proclamation of the Fower
The political situation which concessions at the several Treaty porta affecting the seizure.
polley is
is extremely dangerous to our Something must cartainly be done, and position in the East. The British Govezo where they have been established. The
practical and timely tha: quickly, if the position of the Allies auggestion w nevertheless, it has stoked little or 10 in the Far East in to be preserved from the ment does not seem to have learnt even the attention in this country. fedeed, masking pains and popalties which have follo rod clements of cation from the terribis Same three hundred German prisoners have been all due allowance for the Censor's fear of elsewhere upen car persistence in the athi experience of Singapore. the ankupan there is something alin trde of wait and see. At whatever cost in encamped in the centre of Hongkong and THE Businesses of Architects and Civil ominous in the silence which has been Manchester vo es, ab whatever risk to the have been naturally & source of the greatest Engineers carried on by COLOURSE praseived by the Press of Great Britain future of party fonda, the time has come to saxlaty to the British residents of that. Hoogkong and by F.R.J. AAS by Fartament since the war began abstitute a policy of just reprisals for that small Colony. We warn the Government add MARRHALE WOOD, (under the wyle of sagard to the Far East generally. Thin
of giving furtiva reassurances to the
from
NOTICE.
VIVE HAVE This Day authorized Ma VYER WA, WILETE to Sign our Firm per procuration.
JOHN WILKIE & Co. Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1916,
NOTICE
TRE Un tersigeed having boon appointed AGENTS for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD. Te prepared to quos prices for best quality SILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Buskers at SEBAT TIK
or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo).
FILIMPOPON COAL compares favour ably with the better grades of Japanese "Cop "and" gives good resulte cu avery
moderati comaumption.
Steamers calling at SEBATTI or | SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPOence is the more recaszkible because our This covert, and often sordid,ay myses in the most urgent terms that unless these THOMAS, ADams and Wood) in Canton -
HON COAL (aither cargo de Bankers) |
Fill henceforth be conducted by the in the Pacifis very great mischief is possible, are exempt from payment of a Port interests have suffered more severely for German, trade, which bare top long people are removed to some place of safety have amalgamated as from this date and
perhaps in China than in any other part of obtained in "high places, must visid, in These prisoners are many of them men of Undersigned.
world from these insidious and subtle China, as elsewhere, to the urgency of indicence. They bave friends in China and infirencue, enaming from Manchester and national sceneities There is and acti- elsowhere with when copain, that bative minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low paralysed the energies of our Navy and fvities of Anglo-German Rosace; even ad it is certain that native #bogkong and Canton as heretofore
Lombard Street,
have frequently and also of the malign infin
charges,
AE Sebastik Steamera are berthed along
vid
the
to the foe.inthe
an
side the Company's wharf where there is a
water Spring Tides.
Chats of Sibuka Bay (Sebate Harstultified our diplomacy in divers spheres before the war ita evil Eastern resend had
of action. bour). Prices and all other infirmation concerning the Fort, cin he had on application to the Agenta.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
KENEVOLENT INACTIVITY.
Yet it must be apparent to Aryone conversant with the actual position of affairs, political and commercial, in Chins
mistakes leniency for foar and immunity for power. But this treatment of been sufficiently exposed in the history of Germane and German business hodama is the Baghdad railway and of the Yangtze only part of the scandal. The German Valley. To-day it stands clearly revealed concessions at Tientais, Hankow, and
a treacherous weapon, ever ready to the and of the naturalised but hostile alien Newchwadg are for some ties-Morning Post.
inscrutable.
Agenta Cowie Barbour Coal that unless public opinion in this country sad, the little Britos of Tentenic proclivi/reason still in the hands of Germans. We
Company, Limited. Hongkong, Dec. 2. 1915.
1027
DAIRY FARM NEWS. Some of our.. BY-PRODUCTS AND ÉFICIALITIES. CORNED BEEF, CORNED PORK VARIETY OF SAUSAGES PRESSED EZET"; " COOKED KAM. DEIPPING, LARD, CORNED TONGUES,
...... SMOKED TONGUES, PORK PIES, GAME FIES.
& Which cannot be Einpolled for Quality,
..
fods expression to cub and counteract the particious infinances the prevailing polley of wait sad nou must lead to results. imilar to those which it has produced in the Balkans, in Greece, and fo Ferain. It is undeniable that the line of setion which
THE MORNING POST'S
COMMÉNT.
know that every German ecocession is a hotbed of intrigue and conspiracy we bave had recent lamentable samples of the activities of German Consuls in Forsid Are we to wait until the and elsewhere, and the mine is sprung before we take steps against what are in Over and over again we have drawn the reality German Colonies and centres of has bean pursued up to the present by thetration of the public to the strangenessy influence? We are assured that the British anthorities in China, from
rom Hong- Kong to Peking, has been one of remarkable un-British, sad wo are tempted to add, seizure of these concessions would have an benevolence. In Hongkong arrangementa suspicious
こ
The New Firm Name will be LazTLA
Abs and Woop and the business of the firm will be carried on at their Offices in
COLBOURNE LITTLE, F.KIBA. F RAJ. ADAMIANERA.M.L.M.E. MARSHALL WOOD, ARI.B.A. Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1918.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
after the 1st of March, 1916, the and at the Okpe collinson will be replaced by a ⚫ 5th. Order Ags Eight of the following
Character-Flashing-one second light, followed by seconda darkness making in all 10 fachse per micute. This light sbows bright to Eastward from NNW. to SAE. and red to Went- ward.Vessels are warned to ke in bright sector..
0. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R. NA⠀
Harbour Master, &c.
Haabour Department, Hongkong, Jan. 10. "1916.-
have been made and ficially sanctioned regard toy of the Government with | immediate and excellant sicct on opizion German trade and the German throughout the East So far from leading whereby British manufacturers have besu traders. It might be thouzht from the to complications, it would show the Ansbled to evade in a large measure examination of the facts that our Gorez Chinee Government that Bogland is till the letter of the King's proclamation ment had some interest to serve which was mistress of the sea and is determined to and to continue trading with the enemy. not a British intercas bat an enemy maintain tast position. Let the Govers- More than this, there is evidence of ac interest. Possibly this murmise cald be ment act in this matter and not wait until unmistakable desire on the part of certain rong. bat on any other hypothesis the British blood and treasure have to pay cosmopolitan francism and alta Free facts are extremely difficult to exp'sin once mere for ita, delinquencies. What is Traders (everal of when appear as official We publish an article on the British the reason of the amazing lasitude which liquidatre" of the German firm in the policy in the Far East by a competent seems to overcome our suthorities in almcet Copy) to keep the door open and the authority, Mr J. n. P. Bland, and what every part of the world when Geriam trade hearth warm for their Teutonis friends, so Mr Bland has to say is borne out interests are concerned? The British tant, when the war ends, these may be able by all that we have been able to gather business community and the British public promptly to resume business as usual. The from other quarters on the same subject feels growing sense of anger, and resente ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF OLUB. Colonial authorities have failed (it le raid Fat shortly, the "facte are that the ment at the way in which British Interests in China. arn being su rendered by the authorities.. on the ground of expense) to remove the German mercantile houses interned Oe man merchants to Australia have been treated by the British Govern There is a party growing up in this country
PROVIDED that ancient entries aro or some other nilable erat notwith-sent not as if they were snemies but strong, although as yet anorganised forthcoming the British Tection of standing the obvious opportunities for if they were friends to bequietly protected which feels that nothing will du but a clean the KOWLOON CANTON, RAILWAY have aweup, We advise the Government. for kindly offered to present a OUP for s influence and intrigue with the Chinese as far as possible against the logical which they must continue to enjoy no consequerers of the war. In effect, what its own comfort and safety if for no higher Ladies Singles match pay crmpetition The first (1913) edition is already thened.
Causs, not to encourage this party by such ander handicap to be played over the long as they remain in Hongkong. At the Government has said to these traders DIOGRAPHIES of ever 6,000 people Puking and elsewhere throughout Chine the is this: We cannot allow you to gpen reglectf British interests as is no FAN LING. Conse on days other than who are well-known in society and ofctivities of Germas Confqlar. Agents and trading openly-in. Hos.kong, for exs being displayed in the Far East Let it SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC saveral hundred foreigners associated with of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank (apparently ple: we are delven by our own public act, and act quickly, for the time is drawing HOLIDAYS.
Entries should be sent IN WRITING to Japan appear in the book. Quite new caaterials and accurate sketches, both being passed of unlimited funds) have been opini n to put some of you in au intero. near when it may be too late. Morning
the Undersigned and will be received up persistently directed towards prejudicirg wont camp; but we shall wiak at any little Post.
to the 16th instant. utterly free from prejudices.
the cause of the Allies in the eyes of the Arrangement you may make to carry on
TW. HILL, Many portaite are inserted. The book
Acting Hon Booretaryu Hongkong. Jan. 5. 1915,
THIS WHO IN "JAPAN EDITED AND PUBLIKED BY S. KORA
"
contains over 1,400 pages.
The price is yen 6 (12/-) or 3 per copy Orders for the book should be accompanied by payment.
Subscribers for the second annual edition of Who's Who in Japan will be allowed a reduction of one yen.
The registered postage is 18 zen, to Epres and China 40 sen and to Europe & America 70 son of 88 cents,
Chiacee. British prestige has undoubtedly suffered in consequence, and also by reason
of the extraordinarily complaint attitude
way as to do them the minimum of harm,
beainees through Chinese and other friends,
and we shall treat your business in such
PUGET SOUND LIKE TO FRANCE PROPOSED.
The Man Who Gets There
of our own authorities la dealing with the after the war you may resume German interests. While taking every your mercantile and other activition with advantage of this leniency the Germans, have not failed to instil into the Chinese mind the idea that it is prompted not by magnanimity, but by fear. Small wonder the Chinese now misinterprat, the situation and misjudge the prospects of the Allies, when cr the one hand, they see British fris TTI A GOOD ADVERTISING Manrum. Many influential papers of the world encouraged by British officials, working for noticed this work in the highest terms. thepressrention of German Interests, and, on the other, German agente trooly caganising For example. The Exily Mail says:--- Yet another Who's Whol and this their propagands of falsehood at the Treaty time from Japan! The reader is apt at porte, uning them even se boscs for stirring first to regard it as a coronity, as a sign up unrest and sedition In India." "The that the Het has now become Western Chinesa know that the British Government practically aims to the last details But is fully informed of these matters, but Who's Who In Japan is far more than in the face of is benevolent policy of carigaity; it is a very sound and useful later faire, how can they avoid double as reference Book It is printed in Englab to the sincerity of our avowed determin and contains brief biogenphies, no, the tion to bring Germany to her knees? To accepted model of prominent men in Jepan, novince them of that determination and of Me Kurita a skilful editos and has done ear ability to curry it through to prevent bin work well. VAT)
them from being misled isto the orbit
of German influence, it is imperatively Onecessary that Great Britain and hir Allies
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to
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o 4925lizėlusive, standing in the Registor Department of Commercs, Seattle, in the name of Frank Barrington Dear making his canvass of the territory he has having been lost. Notice is hereby given. heen. afforded special faciliters by the that unless the mid Certificats be produced. Bureau, and his conclusion is that, at the Office of the Company 5 Queen's with proper shipping facilities, thare Road Centell, Victoria, Hongkong en or would be an excellent arket in beform the Third day bi February 1916, France for the lamber sad timber products now Certificate for the mid shares will be is of the Pacifc northwest Reporta received sued and the old Cartirate will therasiter by the Department of Commerce from be held by the Company as null and void. soittle indicate that there are Interest and enthu tam throughout that district in favoc of great shipping boom Extensive port Improvements have already been nikde at Bastile, and there is existing traffic from that district to the Orient. The city han been making an insistent demand, however, for more ahipa, and the west gost of Bath America and Central America received Apecial attention New York Maritime RegisterTM
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