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No. 19,077,
一拜禮
號七月正年四十二百九千一英
HONGKONG, MONDAY
JANUARY 7, 1914
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GATHERING INFORMATION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Moil)
LONDON, January 6. A Chinese Industrial Commission headed by Mr. Chang Chfen arrived from France and remains in Britain three weeks, specially to investigate the coal mining and cotton industry, agricultural credit, and hydraulic works. Mr. Chang Chlen, interviewed by Reuter, stated that the commission had gathered valuable data which would prove helpful to China as giving a correct idea of commercial and industrial situation abroad.
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FRENCH SENATE ELECTIONS.
· BIG MAJORITY FOR POINCARE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.),
PARIS, January 6 proceeding. The results so far reveal little change. The elections for one-third of the Senate are Poincaré was re-elected for the Meuse by an chórmods majority.
LATER Speaking after bis re-election Mr. Poincaré policy which you have approved, until we secure we shall determinedly pursue reparations peaceful triumph and complete execution of the treaty."
said
COLD SNAP IN AMERICA.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR YEARS.
CHICAGO, January 6. Over a dozen deaths have resulted from one of the severest cold spells that have swept the country for years. The North Central part of the United States was the greatest sufferer, the temperatures there being the lowest since 1905. The coldest atture of 39 degrees Fahrenheit below zero was re-
point was Virginia in Minnesota where a tempera-- corded.--Reuter's American Service.
A maximum rise of 24 feet was registered Pont D'Austerlitz last night, The Seine is now stationary. Experts anticipate an early subsidence.
LATER.
The situation in the suburbs remains grave. The railway station at Maisons Alfort resembles
MEXICAN MELEE.
FUEL FOR THE FIRE.
NEW ORLEANS, January 6. General Huerta, the Revolutionary leader, has
a town on a battlefrom. Trains to París are crowd-directed his agents to purchase large quantities of ed with refugees. Practically the whole of rifles, machine guns and ammunition, following advices from Washington that there is no law Chatillon is under water. The railways are cut in against the purchase of arms unless for a conspiracy several districts while the swiftness and depth of for use in the United States as a base of operations against friendly powers. Reuter's American torrents is responsible for a number of fatalities.. Service.
COMMERCIAL NOTES.
NAM PAK HONG QUOTATIONS.
During the week-end a steamer. has arrived from Java with about 84,000 bags of sugar for the Colony.
This morning's Nam Pak Hong quotations, usual guild terms, basis spot" goods, were as follows:-
Java Sugar, per picul net, average quality-No. 24 rough white $16.03, No. 24 fine white 16.60, No. 18 rough brown; 15.02. ̈ ̄*
Rice. per picul gross, average quality-No. Siam long white: superior, old crop $9.15, superior, new crop 8.75, ordinary, old crop 8.70.
NEW BUILDING LAW.
CHINESE GATHERING DATA.
REPORT TO BE MADE SOON.
DAMAGED. MAILS.
The mails from the United King- dom and Europe brought by the 8.8. Japon an the 5th inst and hy the 8.8. "Sigilis" on the 6th inst included 24. Bags, the contents of whical wel Cosind 10ave been badly damaged by water.
account for the damage which is No informatica is to hand to thought to have been done before the maile reached Singapore.
ECHO OF NORTH POLE
HOAX.
On enquiry to-day from Mr. Ip Lan-chuer, secretary to the Chi- nese General Chamber of Com- merce, it was learnt that Chinese house owners are still busy getting together data on which to frame up a petition to the Government. After, the Chamber convened a meating some weeks ago a sub- committee was appointed to act in 14 YEARS FOR DR. COOK! unison with the general committee. Mr. Ip told the China Mail that very detailed investigation had been made, that plans had been prepar ed by architects and comparative Flour, per sack of 50 lbs.-White statistics drawn up. The sub- Greens $2.85, Sperry's XXX 3.60, committee's
Dr. Frederick A. Cock, who OBCC report would be Kingfisher 2.90, Melon 2.80, handed in
houred the world by claiming..to 20 the Chamber Reindeer 2.85, C. & C. 2.84, Seal in a few days and
be the discoverer of the North another 2.75, Dayton 2.78, Kwan Tao 2.80, meeting would be convened to Fole, was sentenced to imprison- Big Gun 2.94
discuss the advisability or other ment for 14 years and 8 months wise of preparing a petition to the and fined £2,500 for using the United States malls to defraud the Government Mr. Ip was very
public. sanguine as to the usefulness of the material which had been obtain ed by careful study and much hard work.
MANCHESTER COMMENT.
Messrs. Morreau and Spiegel- berg, Manchester, report ов December 5
TUNG WAH HOSPITAL,
Pole pretensions Cook for years After the exposure of his North
wandered about the country. Finally he settled at Fort Worth, in Texas, where he found many people who sympathised with and. believed to him. And be turned his talents to floating oil stocks. His
Cotton, Quotations since our last report have been well maintained, hut yesterday saw a collapse and both American and Egyptian NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS. conviction rests mainly upon his
futures were considerably reduced. Yams. The advances recorded during the past week have stiffen- ed prices and only a moderate turnover is reported.
Cloth. After a period of daily advances in the cotton market yes- terday saw a complete collapse. All business is naturally at
Elected annually, the new board. of directors which will control the destiales of Hongkong's leading Chinese charitable association-the Tung Wah Hospital-during the coming Chinese year, is composed of Messrs →→
a stand still until the market Ma Che-lung; Yik Kl-teau, Au steadies. The recent advances Long-hin; Cheng Shlu-Lin have tempted speculators hoth (banker); Leang K-ha of Messrs. those in the trade and outstiders. H. M. I. Nemazte: Lai Man-wal; A report became current that the Tong Hok-ting of Messrs. Shewan Ginning Report due on Saturday Tomes and Co., Kwan Yik-chee next will show larger totals than (exporter and importer); Yuen were anticipated, and the specula-Man-tang (Nam Pak Hong); Chan tors took fright. Liverpool Sui-k) (rice merchant); Lau Yuk- futures, having fallen to 130 wan (insurance); Ho Tat-sang points below the previous day (financier); Wong Jo-chew (foreign recovered and closed 50 to goods); and Lum Lai-tin (yarn 80 points down on the day for merchant.). American and 55 to 95 for Egyp- tian. With such fluctuations in the market and with prices at their
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connection with the so-called Petroleum Producers' Association, capitalised at £4,000,000.
Thirteen other men connected with the business of persuading the public to invest their savings in alleged oli producing companies shared Cook's fate, though they
received shorter.sentences. But it' was against Cook that Judge Killits, of the Federal Court, in sentencing the prisoners, almed his most drasile epithets.
You have come," he said, ad- dressing the explorer, to a point where your peculiar personality fails you. You have robbed widows and orphans. Your crime stinks to high Heaven. Are you not haunted by the pitiable figures of those you have despoiled ?"
The judge added that no doubt Cook had hidden away his Il- | gotten gains, and urged him to dis
tribute them among his victims. strictures in silence. With the Cook listened to the judge's other prisoners he is appealing beas, fixed at £15,000, which he against bis sentence. His bail has declares he cannot rafse.
New York-Direct transmission present level, business is impossi- of anAmerican radio programme to ble for the moment. Previous to Japan will be undertaken by sta the collapse a fair business hadtion WOR in Newark, N, J., it is been done. There had been announced. The programme will be good volume of enquiry during the sent out between 4 and 60'clock in week but only a small proportion the morning so the radio enthus, has come to book. Overseas buyers slasts of Nippon may have their persist in their bids at the prices radio entertainment just before of a month ago. Basiness has been bedtime. Sending of a programme offered from all, the large markets, 6,000 miles by direct air waves India, China, Egypt and the Near-will-break all records, oficials of East, South America and Java WOR assert. have all made bida and some trada har~~~been done. Home Trade is quiet in view of the Blêc= flon which takes place to-monow, still graven on their memories are [he position appears to be unwilling to follow rises. The
Stops. Croup that the world is short of cotton shortage the raw material. Idavon. Fanities Ile also, unfortuna the market open to attack by keep Ghamhrist,
stope croup That's Insufficientlypalted sɛwith graw speculators. The only remedy, the house?? In
rkets are and the only hope for steádler is best for the Gerald of high sheer and with:1920 Valties is more cotton..
London (P)-Wholesale prices on food: in England made notice compared with August,, Cereals able advances in September, as advanced 3.2 per cent. meat and fish sa per cent, and other foods 8 per cent.TMTM
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