Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co., Ltd.
ELECTRICAL PLANT AND ACCESSORIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
BOLR DISTRIBUTORS IN CHINA & HONGKONG. ARNHOLD BROTHERS & Co. Ltd.
*Phone Central 1500. 14, Chater Rond.
COMMERCIAL,
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Batavia, Nov. 9.
"DR. JIM."
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JAVA SUGAR MARKET REPORT, STORY OF AN HISTORIC RAID, Mr. Ian Colvin, with the admirable The Nederlandsche Maatechappij art of which he is master gives a Voor Overze bandel (Netherland Cor-loving picture of "Dr. Jim" in his poration for Overaentrado)-states: *Our last report was dated Oct. 27, biography, "The Life of Jameson We have not made out a report (Arnold, 2 vols.. 32. not). It is last week owing to three holidays on atrange, pathetic story that of this the 3rd, 4th and Uth of November and
man whose name was so closely on account of the fact that there was
identified with one of the most tragic no elange in the market to be re- ported. Last week the market con- failures in history-the Jameron Raid tinued to be very dull with very little of 1895-who was himself the soul of business, This Rolety regards contage and honour, and who by sheer old crop second hand business as fortitude lived down the shame of important Lusiness in Muscovados that failure and became Trime and Browes uew crop hoa bean done Minister of Cape Colony. again. This week, however, no fur- ther transactions in new crop sugara were reported, white old crap sugars were sold at lower prices.
November
December
January
1.12.3:8
1.12,50
12.5/8
Ile died in 1917 and, like the younger Pitt, who might have laid his hands on immense wealth but did Lot, he died poor, serving his country to the best of bis faith.
Something of the magic of that rare nature shows from Mr. Colvin's canvas, Jameson as a young man with more sellers than buyers. We dominated the Matabele chiel Loben expect lower prices for the next days.guela:
February 1.123
The prices for new crop at which the Trust is selling are etill un- changed at
1-12; for Superior
1.13 for Superior soft sugar
f.11.25 for Headsuger
f.11. for Bluscovados
*
A large man, very fat, his black and glossy eltin usually naked, his head adorned with the Zulu ring, epending his days in lia buck kraal surrounded by the huta of his sixty wives.".
SHIPPING.
MODERN NAVIGATION
METHODS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
This prize question was, according to the Nieu Algemeen Effectenblad, accompanied by an introductory letter of the following contents:-
"At this critical time, in which trade is carried on at a loss and there
is to
Not to many years ago the captain is no hope of an increased scale of of the seagoing cargo vessel took out freight charges, averything must be bis ancient sextant at ten in the morn- based on a productive, intonsive, and ing, took a sight of the aun, repeated economia working system if the the performance at noon, if it still. R. 8. M. abond, and worked up his ship's above this extroardinary position, writes a ship's officer in the difficult period. The situation is 'from appears grave, which Evening News,
the plain facts that tho K.N.S.M. 1. Conveysless cargo than in 1913; 2. Clears les cargo at Amsterdam;
while on 31st December last;
His chronometer was probably a minute or so in error: bis sextant, after years of indifferent handling, in orying need of adjustment; an odd figure or two was missed here and the whole calculation was probably worked out on any add scrap of paper.
The old onptain then marked with a stubby pencil end a huge croes on a grimy chart of the South Pacific, proudly surveyed his handiwork, and with an air of finality said: "That's were ele is."
That was how the old windings of twenty years ago were Lavigated, a jew miles one way or the other didn't matter. The frequent sequel to this crazy practice was the toes of many fine vessel.
HOME FOOTBALL.
LATEST LEAGUE TABLES.
DIVISION I.
Resulta to Saturday, Oct. 14 (Inclusive.)
Goals P. W. D. L. F. A. Pta. Liverpool
10 7 0 3 97 11 14 Chals04 riso
10.3.218 0 13 and
Middlesbrough... 10 45 1.18 13 Bunderland & 3 2 19 14 13 Barnicy ...10 2 3 10 9 12 Notts Forcat11 4 4,3 10 8 12. Bolton Wanderorali 4 4 15 17 1 Danchester U....1) 4 3 3 12 16 11 W. Bromwich A...10 2 4 17 14 10 Newcastle U.10 4.24 19 9 10 Blackburn Rovers 10.3 4 3 1814 10 Olilhani Athletic... 149 4 13 14 10 Anton Villa
10 4 2 4 16 18 10 Shelf United 1 34 4 10 12 10 Birmingham ... 11 3 4 4 8 10 10 Tottenham D 4 1 4 19 12 Huddersfiol 10 3 3 4 0 13 Arsonal
4 18 14 fЯ Everton ........ 001 18 Preston N. E
13 20 .10 3 1 18 Inedin City
toko
13 7 11 21
3. The fret was 2 times greater
than in 1913;
4.
On the Tikade t'era is 21 timui. more warehouse space and twice as much length of quay, as in 1919,
5. The permanent staff has fa
creased sinec 1913 from 105 to 1,280,-
of which the yearly
to salaries amounted
F. 475,804 ju 1913, as against T3,020,728 in 1921.
Thess figures rofor exclusively to
the KN.S.M. The expenses of the mabgement and the upkeep of Cho) ent, the manipulation of the cargoes and the general expensee, bavo as A result risen out of all proportion to the increase of wigs. These woges have been reduced for various closses, and further reductions are ubavoid- able. We do act, however, intend
TIME'S CHANGES. Times have changed, and so has The chronometra, very important merchant service Davigatina. instruments at den, are kept at the opticians while the vesel is to port by wireless time signals. and at sea they are checlied every day
The captain and his three or four absolutely officers adjust sextants before overy observation, the etio, men and stars are observed every few hours day and night for latitude and longitude.
Wind forces, height of running seas, strength and direction of orean cur- rents;.undertow, and tidal streama, errors of patent distance recorder and many other things are all taken into
account.
Atmospherical conditions are al- lowed for, compasses are profession- ally adjusted, so that no matter what the weather is, the ship is kept on a straight line from one place, to an other.
The dusky king weighed 300 pounds, The chief officer uses a red pencil, 1.10.- for Molasses 10 and higher but after a few interviews Jauceon the second a greep, the third a bluo, 1,9,50 for Molasses 8 and higher persuaded bim to grant a concession and the captain black, and every Where do bids came in for Superior for digging gold, which was the be-watch each pencil records on the chart Browds and Muscovados, we expect ginning of Rhodesia.
that the Trust will have to bring. He was a man of action, securing down its price for Superior, However, the British road from Cape Colony this week to bids for Browns and north, and also no mean diplomaliat. Muscovados came in at the Trust and With sngry Boer adventurers who consequently they may have to come came to make trouble:
"
are
to make these reductions unle
necessary. and trying to find a solution in other economies, improvement of work. ing system and organisation, in which
directions mensures have already leen taken or are under consideration.
"We therefore ask your support to ensure success in this matter, and we propose this prize question to be written according to tho accompany. ing rules. Your interests arent stako, for it is a question of the upkeep or the failure of the business."
SHIPPING BOARD'S WOODEN BOATS.
Comp
SURVEY TO DETERMINE VALUE.
A survey of the remaining vestela the result of the owner's observa-of the United States Shipping Board's Lions during his watch.
These records are preserved and forwarded to the company's superin tendent at the end of the voyage, and his engle eye detects the elightest de:
!
down altogether with their prices for He argued, he chaffed them beviation from the straight and shortest
twilted them-easily, good naturedly, route. all grades.
The dolivary at whirli the Trust is with that infictions appearance he selling now is still June/July for Superior while Browze assortiments only can be bad on the July Septem-
ber conditions.
Distance means time, and time in bad of being amused. Here they the modern ship means much-money, were, ho said, dieowned by their own fuel costs not a little nowadays, and Government and trying to fight for its unurcessary expenditure some another. What arrest Why the one has to pay usually by the loss of Chattered Company was eager and
position. willing to have them nad allot them land as bona fide settlers,"
..
One of the Japanese exporters tried to by Muscovados Bertem ber/October 1923 delivery on the 26th of October; the Trust bow- The true story of the mid is told to-Iwas an officer in a tramp steamer
ever refused to close on such condi: tions and was only willing to ecll July/September delivery.
Campaign. The campaigu is nearly over and a good dest of sugar arrived at the export porte---
Ten million piculs of the old crop are still unslipad so that it may be expected that as the end of this year stock of about 0,000,000 icals will be available in Java, including home consumption.
detail. What is clear ie that Jameson started against the wishes of Rhodes, and almost ruined Rhodes by so doing: Some documents have vanished:
against
DEAD RECKONING.
Crussing the Atlantic a few months go. It was during the Spring, the foggy mouths on the Newfoundland Banks.
Bound to Louisburg, N.B,, we were "There were certain, telegrams (in five days from our destination when the evidence produced
the-fog-came-down on us, shutting Jamesou) obviously referring to others which were not produced. Rhodes out everything outside a few Lundred suppressed them, and they have never yards indive, day followed night and still it did not. lift; spect was reduced been published."
rendering the ship more liable to effect for winds, seas and current.
In a private letter Jameson told Eis brother that he ba frightened a certain person.into "a mortal funk by assaring him of the publication of the LATEST SHIPPING NEWS, cables during the next few days.".
Jameron's own verdict on the raid
ARRIVALS.
¿ was severe.:
"It was a failure, the failure ro- bably mine, but whose it does not maiter. Ad it has been truly said, a Prominent, (Gibb Liv.) from New-'r volution to be justified must be auc- castle.-E-19.
cessful. Ours was not; you can supply Knight of the Garter, (B. & S.) the corollary for yourselves," from Shanghai-ål.
Kiang. (B. & S.) from Bangkok, Swatow.-B11.
Luchow, (B. & S.) from Tientsin, Weihaiwei.-CIL
fleet of wartime wooden tonnage, to determine an average valnation which will attract purchasers, is being con- ductel by the ship ralce division. According to Mr. J. II. Philburn, representing the sales division, it is possible this valuation may be arrived at almost immediately.
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DIVISION 17.
:
flerulis to Saturday, Oct. 14 (Inclusivo]
Gonia P. W. D. L. F. A Fis. Leicester City 10 72 1 20 8 16 Bartolsy
10 7 1 2 18 7 16 Notts County.... 7 0 3 1 4 14 Bury......10 32 34 15 1 Blackpool
10 3 13 7 13 Manolentar 17. 10 6 0 4 11 10 12 Purt Valo...
10 2 3 10 0 12 Leeds 'nital 10 5 2 3 9 7 12 Fulham
10 4 4 2 7.4 12
A 10
South Shields......19 49 Coventry City 10 4 2 Tall City19 3 4 Derby County103 4 3 8 18 10 Wednesday10 4 2 4 6 6 10 Stockport Countyle 4.61 17 Southampton 10 2 4 4 8 12 West Buni
102 5 11 1 Clapton Orient. 10 2 3 5 7 9 Rtherham 0.10 2:2 5 10 20 Bradford City... 10 2 1 7 6 15 10 1 3 0 7 to Wolros
......10 0 4 0 715
Palico ......
LIVISION 11,
NORTHERN SECTION,
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ปี
Resu't to Saturday, Pet. H(Incluive.)
N. Ison
Goula
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 0603 12 11 12 Wigan Borough... 8 4 3 1 12 4 11 Rochdale
A 4 1 12 7 10 Grimsly Town... 8 4 2 2 14 8 JU Chustifield... 6 5 0 318 12 14 @ 4 1 3 16 11. 9
Ashington Halifax Town. Lincoln Fity Stalybridge
9 3 3 3 10 13 9
8 3.3 289
A 3 3 2 93 9
Hartlepools V... 8 2 4 2 B Darliniton · Fouthport
Accrington S... Wal... Bindford
Crowo A.
4-3-23 13 12 8 83a. 47
8 8 1 4 1 17 7
8 15 28 14
8 22 39
Tranmere Rovers 8 2 2 4 19 17 @ Durham City 8 2 2.4 11 13 8 -Barrow...
898- Wrexium
1 5. 18
V
SOUTHERN SECTION,
At present, he said, the board has- on band 226 wooden craft in various stages of construction, the majority of which are in the James River. There is in prospect, he added, several purchasers who might be considered
Results to "aturday, Oct. 14 (Inclusive.) as possible takers of large blocks of
Closte P.W.D L. F. A. Pis the fleet, and one of the objecte of the
Flymouth Argylo 1 8 1 137 4 17 present survey is to arrive at a fair,
Portstoauth29 12 414 private ship engineers and comparing price. By taking the opinions of
Swansea-Town, 1 5 4 2 13 11-14 Watford 54 2 1 15 14. them with the estimate made by the
Swindon Town...11 5 4 2 10 12 14 board it is believed that an equita' le
Bristol City 10 13 12 14 13 value might be obtained.
Millwall-wr19—3—6—1——— While Mr. Philburn would not in-
Queen's Park R....11 Lu'on Town.. 4 3 3 20 14 41 fitfonl.... 11 1115 10 dicate what this figure might be, from other sourers who have investigated
Norwich City 043 11 12 Bist 1 Raves 14 3 4 15 10 28 a price of from 1,200 to 1,500 dots.! Southes 10424100 the wooden ships, it was learned that
Bight H......1334969 might be fixed on the basis of a pur
Merthyr T... 10 3 3.41 19 No hi ton.10 2 4 4 0 to Fx the City
4 NR. Con A...10 14 7 Itending 0161 8 6 No rotty10 13 6 GM 5 Gillingham.2021 7 7 13. 5 Aberdare A.10 7.7 17 6
user bidding for the entire lot, the price named being considered as a general average,
The distance covered as shown by patent log, was carefully noted, but sub, moon or star observations were impossible. However, after six days
When the wooden ships are sold,”. of continuous fog and baving sighted nothing whatever it was decided that Mr. Philburu etated, the next problem the ship must be within four hours will be the disposal of the remaining steaming of Louieburg, and when that lake-typa ships of which there are time had clasped the ship was stopped, approximately 200. It is intimated Still nothing was visible. tut that purchasers might be found through the white fall of mist faint abroad, and also that the construction sounds could he heard. We listened of many of the lake chips was such and what was it? You'd never guess, that they could be converted to other the crowing of a farmyard rocater, types of. vessels. He declared they and then after a while men's voices, are not desired on the Great Lakes for the reason that they are of too drep We had arrived.
draft and not suited for that service,
In the last years of Lis life Janieros revisited the Rhodes which he and Rhodes had saved for England:
'He nodded to an old acquaintance in the streets of Bulawayo 2001t.
Straight across from Liverpool, kall Takada. (B. I.S N.) from Kobe, wide, because he bad laid them out Amoy.-Kowloon Wharl.
birself. so that "a bullock team the journey covered with blind eyes, Indhigirka. (R. V. Flest from could turn anywhere."....In the a areing nothing, hearing nothing, first Canton. Of Soneentera.
great tawny plains where he and his a few days by celestial observation, servant Garlick had fought wild dogs and then when that was impossible by 'or made fires to keep off lions, the the correct judgment and fasliact of Amoke rose from English homesteads experience, that ship had been brought and Horeford cattle grazed in peace." straight into port between
Munsterland, Ainhold Bros.) from Shanghai.-AS.
Kojim Mare, . E. K.) from Cantón.-18.
Nango Maru, (Mao Wing). from Haiphong. Pakhui.~C39.
Ta szem, (Yon Fat) from Fort, Bayard.--Cump. Dy's Wharf.
DEPARTURES,
Passat, (Kai Yu) for Canton,
November 23.
Chihaya Moru (Suzuki & Co.)
Canton. November 23.
for
tha
If there had been immcase failure harbour piers and all but alongside
in his life, there had also been the quay wall.
prodigious service to the Empire not That is navigation as it is practiced rendered in vain; and perhaps as he by modern seamen, meditated he was not sorry for the
past,
Two of the three men who were
NOVEL SCHEME BY DUTCH COMPANY.
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Here Is ann sanh mother's experience:-
I think I can thank Baby's Own
the armed robbery in Wing Wo following prize question to their opiates, ATG
stall:
To lots for my baby life. Ho WAR bully constipated but after giving him the Tablets they relieved Lim almost st once I also find them go'd when he is At restless and I feel that I cannot say too much in their favour" writes frs. John N. Pringle, Forest Falls, Ontario.
To mothers everywhero faby's Own Tablets, the Canadian children's remedy, The director of the Koninklyke atas rol friend. They gently regulato presented at the Criminal Sessions Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maauch-the bowels, make :ething east, are a simple farer and worms. Contain no yesterday on chargia athing out of appij of Holland, have proposed the apocifle for colic, diarrtanen, frudig ation. guaranteed Absolutely harmless for the youngest child. Of Taisoku Mara, (Kimura & Co.) for Street last Sej tember wero sentenced
What means, apart from a reduc-chemists, also nast fres, 60 cents the vial. from The Dr. Wiliams' Medicine by Mr. Jurtica Gompertz to Cites Keelung-November 23.
Koight of the Garter, "(B. & 8 for year jail and to reoe've filteratios of wages, can you suggest which Co, 98 Ezechuon Road, Shanghai. Botterdam, Cebu-November 24. stakes of the ont. The third would lead to
(a) More economical adminis Yun Ying Wa, (Cheong Fat) for prisoner, who was only accused of.
Itration; Holbow. November 24, «t
robbery, was discharged. The indict
(b) Improvement of the labour Munsterlam', (Arabold Bros.) for ments against the two who were Hamburg, Cebu-November 21, entenced included shooting and organisation;
(a) Improvement of the working Koyo Maru, (TKR) for Soute wounding and unlawful pon-ession of bavi, Sugan, November 24,
org. Hcnour commended system:- Presidio Coland. (Pacific Mail) Revenge Officer Ward and others far in short, to the strengthening of the
vitality of our company ‡ tor Ban Francisco, Shanghal-Nov, 20, helping to capture the robber....
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Indigestion and Billousness.- You should not ent food of any kied whon bilinus, but tiko a full doul Chamberlain a Tab'ots arid drink plenty of wain. That will elenso the tomach,, system to a healthy condition.. For sale, now the howels and soon restom the by all Chemists and Storskooptrik y
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CHURCH AND LOVE..
WEAKENING OF THE MARRIAGE TIE.
GIRLS TOO MANNISH?
HEADMASTER SAYS FOOTBALL IS NOT SUITED TO THEM.
Matters other than those mainly "The importance of stheltics is spiritual were denit with by may exaggerated in some girls schools," d-legates at the Church Congresa at
Baid Mr. A. W. Cuninghame, head- Sh. ffield.
Canon Bell, of York, in urging that master of Victoria College, Bath, the Church was an intensely huan distributing sports priz:n at Duke- instrument anid: "I bare no use for Street High School. the kind of theology which teaches a man to regued himself as a worm ob earth. If you accustom people to think of themselves as worms they
will probably end by behaving like
"Football, for instance, ie not suited to girls," he proceeded. Their charm, balance, and poise
will nie lost, and their dignity
lowered if too much attention ba wornis Laughter.) ***
Ile attacked the ides that the paid to games.
"Woman'is endeavouring to put -xual instinct was as overwhelmingly herself on a level with man, not important as had been represented easing that already he is on a by the pay.he analyst. Christian mariagestoud for the highest possible higher level. It abe steps down to a level the will probably forfeit the etandards in respect sexual love,
rospect of the mer, 3. "If,” he said, “we are true to our
He conflated with an appeal to
girls not to b. come wanaish.
own instinct we shall be tardy content to lower on of the greatest of human instincts to a level no Ligher than the level of the ponttry' yard or the stud farm." (Cheers.) as a reward for gol b. havicur as an
Referring to psycho-analysis, aim is itself.
Bishop Chandler said we beard to day The Archdeacon of Kingston-60- with wearisome iteration of the pro- Thames, the Venerable RC. Joynt, minent part borne by the body and declared that in the upheaval of the its instincts, especially the sexual in war many bolts and rivets in tho etinci, in human life. Payche analyste soit fabric were loosened and the could hardly tlk of anything rise. mest sacud institutions were being They seem d to be dabbling in dirt to challenged. The holy state of matri an don cessary degree. This unfort.mony had not escaped unscathed.
The Divorca Court was crowded ucate pre occupation of pareologista coincided with the general reaction with litigants, and the public con- towards eell-indulgence and pagot ish.efence was much less sensitive than With regard to the relation in it ared to be to th's class of sin. Quil whish the sacramental spetims aterdty persons of either ex found a to their system of in utal and wo'como among the'r equal in rank.
It was a pathetic symptom iu home spiritual healing the Church had be own system of therapeutio Thlife when the husband and wife parted world of secular science bad first ompany on Sunday, he being for the deni.d and rejected the Church's golf course and she, poor, lonely soul,
for the church. system and had then gons on to re dircov r and reproduce it withou' acknowledgment.
The archdeacon carnestly pleaded for the resuscitation of the Christina A Sheffield practitioner, referring to home. While ro much that is good, spiritual healing, said the Chuele concluded, was being cail to-day, could be of immenre service to the on the importance of training women nation by spiritual progres. If they to be wives, far too little was heard cou'd cure the moral disate of selfish training men to be husbands. ares they could prevent vineraaleem)
The Bishop of Liversoel spoke on disnate. The doctor could not de
parents and children. What was. that; it was the job of the Church
Me, Hudson Lyall said aucti
vanted in our homes, be raid' was pacious people had much to he regulation not the oru bing of anewer for the people who went thigh spirits and of strong and ' ehnich and were very strait-laced vayward wills. It was brause of and would now I give a helping band his widepread la 'k of home discipline. bat were always grumbling and drove that we had to face at the present young people from religion. Some of noment a growing spirit of lawless our-bymad had the same fal nte ¦ was `ond" of impatience of all haiping on the vale of tears", apt outkrily in the natin and the the misery of this world and sa obe tous shaking of the foundatioasif We had also bymap.omiting Losyen ur national morality and character,