THE CHINA MAIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1918.
·1
· INTIMATIONS ¿
THE STRAITS IN 1917,
"REGAL"
Hughes & Hough
RECORDS
7312Mother Little Driak
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT,
General Anationeers Share, "Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission. Agents.
PROPRIETORS
* To-Ewa-Wan' Coal Storag ́›.
Codas uzdi
13
Bentley's
B4 & 5th Editions
A1 Telegraphic Code.
Telegraphic Address "MEIRION". KONGLONG.
PCELIO AUCTION..
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
מט
SATURDAY, :
the 1st Sept, 1018, at 10.30
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
ICS HOUSE STREET,
A LABOR QASTITY OF
16-, - -
SHIP'S STORES, WINES SPIRITS,
LIQUEURS, BEER, STOUT,
and SYRUPS,
*c..
· ་
c..
*c.
•
Comprising: CHAMPAGNE Golden State and Grad See; UZARETS, French Bottling: GRAVES; SAUTERNE: BURGUNDY": SHERRY; POET; COCKTAILS, Man hartan, Martini and Club : LIQUEURS, Peppermint, Chartreuse, Benedictine, Triple Sec, &; Californian and Japanese : KMR: Guineas's STOUT: SYRUPS, Pineapple, Orange, Citron, Raspberry, Ke a number of ORIGINAL CASES of OLD BOLS GIN.
Alic
A quantity of MINERAL WATERS,' TINNED FRUITS and FISE; Από
A number Boxes of Good CIGA US. Catalogues will be issued.
On view from Friday, the 20th inst. Terms :--Cash,
✔ HUGHES & HOUGH, -"
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Sept. 13, 1918
PUBLIC AUCTION..
Tstructions in pell by Fublic Aursion, HE Undersigned bave received in-
{FOR" ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
on
SATURDAY,
the 21st September, 1918, at 10.30 .m
at their Bales Rooms, No. &
Des Voux Road, Corner of
Ice Honse Street,
9 Cases SÂUER KRAUT (ie tins)- Team:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Suelioncer Hongkong, Sept. 16, 1915.
TO LET
704
TO LET.
GODOWN--Central District.
"THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 26, 1918.
Apply to
TO LET
HOUSES on Shareon, Chaton.
Apply to-
621
.TEE HONGKONG LAND INVEST,
MENT & ÄGENOY Co., Izp.
TO LET.
SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48, suitable for Coal Storage.
Apply to-
BUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
.CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.". Hongkong, July 17, 1918
BRIDGE SCORERS
Blocks
SHEETS. 30 Heta each Four for One Dollar
Obtainable st
2005 The China Mail Les
Salt Wyndham Street
403
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Broken Do!!
*(Keep; the Kettle Boiling, Mary,
sad guld storage fram strabia wheat RUBBER IN THE STRAITS.
dour from India; and Chinese focal stuff« 'from the neighbourhood of Suntow, COLONY BENEFITED FROM THE - Stops have absa,been tällen ti dezernine; |that "the" necessary auocat al fresh moat | its available. Listle has been done in | | regulating prices" for the reasons, already
•WAR.
REPORT OF THE COLONIAL..
SECRETARY
Among the papers laid before the Legislative Comeil nærently was the | Colonial Secretary's repert on the Straits Settlements for the your 117. In the 7174 They hart to swim back to the course of his gerere observations the
(They didn't believe ma
Shore.
fA Perfect Day
201 Somewhere a Voice.
The Syncopated Walk 604The Minstrel Forade.
THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
TEL. 132.
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE...
EXPORTERS,
marks, 'It was forud possible, however, to dini with the price, charged for dimed
milk.
DETY OF MUFTIMATES,
An urgeat wall fe nun fay service at home again existed in 1917 was answered by many who visiuntcered; the Government provided, us) free passager to those proceeding to the United King
In erroißiente to that efers. If not he was
COST OF PRODUCTION AND THE MARKET PRICE.
In his report the Straits. Settle ments for the year 1917, the Colonial Secretary maya
The agriculture of the Straits Settle- mants continues to expand, hit the conditions" Arg Very Artificial in consequence of high freights and unusual demands.
CL3CS
INTIMATIONS
YOU
WHERE
will see the mark of Montgomery Ward and Company on boxes and crates of quality merchandise. ports the world over. For more than fifteen years we have exported to consumers and merchants in nearly every corner of the globe.
WELLS FARGO & CO. EXPRESS) MANILA,
Labour has been in deficit: mx3 higher Hon. Mr. F. 8. James, tät.G., writes:
pages resulted from this and from the dem en vue service. Tribunals were increased cost of all importa. Further, Cuber thy heading of trade it will be appointed before which any man who is it has been necessary that the noticed that the trade of the Colony is desired to do so could appear.
of the British-owned hi snagement described as on the whole satisfactory.services were eusklere necessary for estates should spare a part of their Comparing is with previous years and the wetiary of the Colony in its relationsupervising staff for the war, is has with 1011, the year in which the war to the trade of the Empire he was giverheen difficult to attain estimates in some broke out, the aggregate grows trade for
In my view the country has been told by the Tribunal according to their over-exploited in favour of the produe the your
under review was £18. mit jodginest that his services we not fation of rubber with the result that the Hong, against €125.7 millions in 1916 and disposable in the Colony, if that is indigenous population having been · WE SELL EVERYTHING for the office, farm or school- £91.6 in 1914-an iver wise et £27.5 mil-place was in the fighting line. The work withdrawn from the cultivation of Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Furniture, Hardware, Electrical
of the Tribunal "resulted in the relea" own foodstuff, such as paddy, from the lions over 1941 and 46 million of a for men from their employment who rearing of its cattle and pigs, has be Goods, Gas Engines, Bicycles, Farm Implements etc. 1944. In tace of these figures it is sorprended home. At the time of writing. come, together with the immigrant. what difficult to understand that this the war, news is, if anything, graver the population, prantically dependent from
Owing to the rapid growth of our business in the Far East, Colóny, un an integral porting" of the
To ever since the outbreak of the war and cutaido for its actual support. British Empive, has been engaged in the the Empire requires tote and over or contend with such rate of affairs the and the gently increased demand for the Catalogue, we now biggest war maukite has ever kadwa or; thut a enn-iderably amber canyear 1917 but been marked by an keep a supply of our latest issue at the following Offices —
yet be found he the thing without incessant watchfulness to ensure that the amount of food accesary for the absoluts shutting down obojingortalab, 10, say nothing of essential, business, guardedl. This has been a matter of seeds of the population should be safe- writer has no doubt.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY The Colony, in anxiety and difficulty owing to the spite of the war is very prosperits and constantly increasing dimnition of no other portion of the British Empire shipping and, an inevitable result, Write to-day to the nearest office for a free copy of car Jas, I fed pauru, felt we little its priva has led to an increasing rise all round handsome Catalogue, illustrating Thousands of Articles of Prosperity guest those engaged in tips. It innst be the duty of every in the prices of foodstuffs brought in [production" and in ordinary trade is pruet exbject to do his set to 'ten from overseas. Constant baie been the American Manufacture a: money-saving prices. In it we explain nound bir has brought in its trail the der what services he can for the Fampire demands in the Press and from the full details of our favourable shipping arrangements and low Porsiguences in such prosperity-light showing his realisation of the employers of labur that Government
its that he and his have revive under should step in and regulate the prices of carloid cates to the Orient. prices being paid without ditegies for British Flag. There are amb foodatuds. If the people sp anxious on | labirur und so ever increasing rise in the wits annos fight for keir conilter but this score would take into consideration what has been stated above and realisa price of all compaïxities. To a country chef us can and should do some that the pricus now duraanded for food
thag even it only in setting example to studs are the natural outcome of a lise, Malaya. which is dependent others in seit bergutfulness by saving and ratem that has led this country to he
To the United States Postal Agency at Shanghai, we cur aust here for its supplies of food for its thrift. Those of us who cannot fight an dependent upon outside rather than ship parcels up to a weight of fifty pounds each at a rate HEAD OFFICE: Exo's Bulation catside sources and, from help in this. By husbauling or wealth grow its own food, they would under 12 cents per pound or fraction thereof.
overseus.cit is exceeding v questionable, ut our resumes we shall have the mere stund that the prices must be dictated. whethe; the prosperity, as evinred by the to give and it doing so take our humble by those who supply from outaire: to share in presieving the Empi Indoodsuch pridca must be added the greatly figures I have quoted, iš a rowi que,
the whole world, frem à brutal tranny increased charges in freight over which Catalogue and place a trial order. We absolutely guarantee safe.
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Águnolos in
NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, V.S.AN
Branches :--
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
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KEATING'S
WORM TABLETS
A purely
ESPERTISERS
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MARTIN'S
APIOL BSTEEL
SPILLS
A Frana Rama dy forměl LeonÉLIAPKAN "End of Latin waya karo a baɛ, of
kattan') Piùs in the a is that on the
**phaly cosa msy kë, udenini waves. Those who Use Them Daconaval time, hence their sou Rous min Al Chemists and Stores sell them Throughmat, tha. Walk at pattern_S MARTIN, Candil Santandeston, Rage
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL BEZ PILLS
METALS
ever will know. In fact it may be at once stated that the Colony far from feel ing the effects of a war that is devasta ing Europhus actually benefited from
the war.
P
FOOD PRODUCTION,
the
"
"Rubick knows we law bay that of leren.
e
WINE FOR MUNITIONS,
"
CARGO FOR GERMANY..
the Colony has had no control: this
again being to a certain extent due to the increasel prices uf ical and other atores; and realise that any atbitrary: fixing of prices would probably lead to dimiaution if not a cessation of supplies. The premier crap, rubber, has paid very wall and the market has been
which was present in 1916. selling has greatly increased, and with, profit to the Colony, because freight to Europe for re-export to America can thereby be avoided, and for the reason that the manipulation of the market becomes harder for dealers when selling can be done inany places.
Lom!
Having referred to the rubber jardustry interns already reported in our columas. the Colonial Secretary continues --Fu
view of the large increase in the requisi... tioning of British ships by the Admiralty DANISH SHIP SEIZED WITH 0.00 without the large speculative element authorities for Iperial purposes in the early part of the gear, and the fact that
In asking for the condemnation of a He Colony is almost completely depen: Danish ship the N. A. Christensen, dent on sen-burne supplies for all the which was seized on January 17, the main articles of food, it was considered Attorney-General, in the Prize Court desirable to appoint a committee to recently, said the veel carried a car quiry and report as to the totage Germany. The wine had since been sold of wine which was obniously going to shipping which was absolutely, necessary for 20,842. for the vital requirements of the Colony.] This committee rendered-n valuable re port and the Shipping Committee which
is now in existence has practically guided
Eut the profits from rubber produc tica have decrented, because whilè prices | "At the time there was a pressing need fell throughout the year expenses-rose,. both in increased wages and from for alcobot in Germany owing to the the high cost of tools, machinery and fallure of the potato crop. The alcohol chemicals. However, many estates are was required in the making of munitions, achieving production at what may be and by securing wine for the purposes of ragarded as the minimum current rate;
its action by the information contained sicchol, the Germans would not only have and the market price has been about: Abercís, The Food Control Regulations, been acquiring essential for war pastwice this or higher. 1917, were brought into force on May 1 pones, but, woull be saving the food situa
in
grain and potatoes for providing akohol,
and a Committee of Foot Control was tion by avoiding the necessity of using
with sub-committees appointed Penang, Muliers and Lubbas, In Singa- pore itself three sub-committees were Fuguin formed to Zun! respectively with suplu European foods, staple cativo foods, "and shipping: the work of the shipping committee was handicapped to a certain extent in the unfortunate bas
of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding of the British steamer Hong Wan
and engineering works." Largest and best assorted stock is the Colony....
SINGON &
HING LUNG ST.
BANK
CO.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWANGINO),
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPEZIAL Charter, 1890.
through bad weather in the Straits of Malacca and again in the sinking of the ** Lucches" through collision with andther steamer in December, 1917. "
THE BOLSHEVIK CHARACTER.
Owing to the good retarus rabber bas bean cultivated on a more scientific basis. Thinning has been very exten siuely done, and tapping placed on to a more conservative basis: but there are, an enormous number of small holdings, the owner of which cannot or will not wais for their profits, and some anxiety is caused by these plots of weakened trees. Fortunately rubber in the Settle ments is very free from disease: ope small outbreak occurred in Malacca, In a letter which has reached an and the advice of the Department of exchange from Odeas an English corre Agriculture of the F.M.S. was sought. spondent, after describing the street It is noticeable that more attention fighting that was going on between the is being given to the advantages of Bolsheviks and Ukranians at that time manuring. (February), says:
A LETTER FROM ODESSA.
"The most miserable part of the story
is that it's all for nothing. The Bolaise
BORNEO TIMBER.
la the annual report on' the state of
- As regards increasing the local produe (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1890). den of food in the Colony, little could he
Proxs sif. done, hat steps bave been taken to myika persist in labelling the Utrapians prove the leal supply of vegetables and counter revolutionaries, but there is food by inserting` Cultivation Clauses" no trace in the Ukraine press of say feeling Monarchist, in all leases of newly alienated lands. A thing approaching
They Are committee was applisted to enquire into
supposed to be in league with the best method of increasing the pro-Kaledin, whose Cossacks were in Kora British North Borneo for 1917 it is stated iloff's enterprise. But I cannot find & duction of rice and other foodstuffs. This trace anywhere of anything but dem that timber as well us all jungle produce work is still contiguing. There is no ocratie, and not much of anything but such as damar, rotan, gutta, and cam- juzgle question that thus high profit accruing Socialist opinions. The Bolsheviks up- phor was hit by shortage of shipping
pear to me, both in their from the cultivation of rubber is the chief their persons, to be honest and in space, which in the caso of the
in that bit produce meant poor markets in Singa abstacle. The main work of the com- tor, ungenerous fashion in which Earlish pora. The timber trade especially was
conducted under
difficult circumstances. mittee, however, har lain in ascertain Socialists are sometimes honest and for not only was two-thirds of the ing the sequirements of the Colony and absolutely incapable of moderation or available tonnage to Hongkong with compromise. There are some murderous oncert with the shipping sub-com rufists in their ranks, but it's their drawn early in the year, but the mittee and the requisitioning authorities, uncompromising belief in their own European market for sawn timber,
business which had begun to develop arranging that abips were available to rightness and in the insincerity of those satisfactorily, was entirely cut off. The hring absolutely vital supplies to Malaga, who differ from them in The import of suficient quantities of the makes them as a whole so persistently smaller tunber traders have morely destructive. And here there's the fright reduced their operations proportionately, following have been ensured-Rice from ful complication of a huge demobilised but the larger concorss, and the Chins Itangoon, Siam and Saigon; wheat flour army, unwillingly couscripted and caring ment and labour force, which it
Bornea especially with a large establishe nothing for the European cause, torn up important to keep together, are passing from its domestic ronts, without respon-through a difficult time. Gleams of sibility or discipline. Using Roglish atomunition, too! Altogether & devil of suzabine in the dark sky were afforded by bigh prices rialised for timber in mess."
Hongkong, by the high value of the Hongkong dollar, and by a few unlocked for opportunities to ship sawn timber to Australia.
Capital Subscribed... Yen 30,000,000. Capital Paid-up
22,500,000. Reserve Funds
0,580,000,
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEI, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES :
JAPAN-TOKYO, Yoxonama, Kose, Osaka, FORMOSA-GIAN, KAOL, KALENKO,
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EONDON, BANKERS ; Capital and Counties Bank, Loudon, and South-Western Bank, Parr's Bank.
The Bank has errespondents in the Commercial Centres in European Con tineat. Rossia, Manchuris. Tvingtso Chosen, Japan. Indo-China, Siam, India, Philippine Islands. Java and other Dutch Indies, Africa,&c.
America,
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. and Fixed Eeposita at rates, which will
be quoted on application,
"NÄOKICHÍ VANAGITA, DRG 20 Manager,
HONGKONG BICANCE? ROZADA Vaux Road.
Hongkong, May 1, 1918,
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
"Only a Cough "but you stop. it while I ONLY a cough.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED
COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The Snant preparation stade for combating severo coughs. CURES any agh inst
only a cough. Very palatable
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Pric
details which
ABBASBINS OF DESPOTS.
Few British "poets livs written in' praise of the assassins of despots, bat those who have, as in the case of Walter Savage Landor and Swinbama write wholeheartedly. Landor is the mors convincing. Tyrannicide be justifies as the virtuo dearest of all to Justice
UHILDHOOD" AILMENTS
Childhood ailments in most cases A better faith was theirs than culprits come through some derangement of the priatomach or bowels. Baby's Own Tablets, the Canadian children's rauady, have been presed by thousands of mothers to be the greatest medicine known for the enre of these aliments, simply because they regulate the bowels and sweeten
om preaches
Who atrack the tyrant d
[down, "..
Who taught the brave low patriot hands
And crush the prondest crown, Swinburne does not argue; he foams.
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No matter where you live, it will pay you to get our
delivery.
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are proof against Shocks and Vibration. Obtainable in different
voltages from the principal Electrical Contractors.
PHILIPS
For Wholesale apply to
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Hongkong & Canton.
Sole Agents for South China.
Economy.
With LEA & PERRINS' Sauce,
a few drops only are necessary. to give a delicious and. appetizing flavour to the plainest dish.
A far larger quantity of cheaper sauce fails to give the same satisfaction.
Observe
The signaturd
Lea Perring
across the red taðei
on every boille.
The original and genuine Worcestershire.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED);
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Quabec, LA FOUNDERS, AU Worx dose in this establishmen
When one tries to recall the names of Napoleon Lambert, Bt1g wie "an over thirty years, experiance". We own two Slipways'and's
tibes who have struck at the great ones writes Baby's Owa
Town Offley 48 Cougaronz, BOLD CESTRAL, Hongkon Shipyard Bham-Bui-Po, Kowloon, Hon
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