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CANTON.
[FROM OUR Own CorresponDENT. ]
August 22nd.
MONOPOLIES. Under the old Government one of the was kreat means of raising revenue collecting money paid by certain mer chants for monopolica. After the Revola- tion these monopolies were done away with and all merchants and shopkeepers were much pleased thereat. However, this hrts been means of raising money gradually coming into force again and the sole right to trade in particular goods in certain districts has been sold to the In the highest bidder just as before. Chui Chow prefecture a merchant peti- tioned the Government the other day to grant him a monopoly of the meat trade, for which he was willing to pay annually a specified sum. This was agreed 10 at unce, as it would appear that this is once more to become one of the recognised means of filling the treasury.
REVENUS AND EXPENDITURE.
One of the native papers publishes the following statement of the monthly income and expenditure for the whole province. The income from all sources is stated to be very little over a million dollars, while the expenditure is two and a half million dollars. If this state of affairs is correct, and there must he a lot of truth in it, it is not difficult to see that the financial position is a very grave one and not easily to be solved. The longer this state of affairs is allow ed to go on the more serious it becomes, and the present policy, which seems to con- sist of putting off the day of reckoning as much as possible, is more than un- satisfactory.
DISTURBANCE IN TUNG KWOCN.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY. AUGUST 24TRA. 1919.
SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL |
The following minutes of the ordinary meeting held on 21st August, at 6.30 p.m., have been forwarded to us for publica- Mon:-
SANITARY.
LIVERPOOL OF THE PACIFIC"
NEW WESTMINSTER AND THE...
OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL.
Present: Messrs. T. E. Griffith (Chair-
Situated about twelve miles from the man), C. Ahrendt, L. H. Gilman, R. C.
mouth of the Fraser River. Now West- Martin, O. V. Lanning and the Secretary.minster is one of the ports on the Pacific Minutes of the last meeting were read Coast that will beneat enormously by the opening of the Panama Canal. To-day and confirmed.
it is a beautiful and thriving city, and Correspondencs with Messrs. Brockel when it is remembered that in 1809 the mana & Co. relative' to certain unsani-city was practically destroyed by fire, one tary buildings was submitted. The Offi- can only marvel at the enterprise of the cer of Health had been given all facilities citizens. For many years after the are there was a period of something like to make a thorough inspection of the pre- stagnation in the city, but the progress mises and his recommendations are being of the city during the past five years has Not only is the city carried out. As soon as the alterations heen remarkable, are completed the premises will undergo endowed with all the advantages of a good harbour, but its citizens know how to make the most of these advantages. Without fiual inspection.
any appearance of "besting," New Westminster men are quietly determined to make their city known as a city of progress
which recognises its wonderful advantages, and to make known, the great opportunities which exist within its boundaries for everyone who is aner getic and willing to assist in the esta Tishing on a firm basis of a great mari,
and manufacturing
industrial time centre.
— + HEALTH. Certain eorrespondence relative to re cent infectious cases was read. During the past month the health of the Conces sion has been satisfactory.
mari.
POLICE,
The petition submitted at last meeting anent an increase of pay to the force has been satisfactorily settled by the Chair
Acting Superintendent Gray has asked permission to resign at end of month, in urder to take up another situa tion in Shanghai, which was granted. was decided to accept the application of Mr. Alison, at present constable to H.M.'s Consulate General, for the posi. tion of Superintendent.
LICENCE.
It has been deemed necessary to request the Canton Clus Committer to apply for a licence in connection with the Club Theatre, terans of which were disenssed
and decided.
DEFENCE CORPS.
| projected harbour and river improve-adopt it. A severe struggle had to be ments, they feel confident that no other waged with an Administration which, place offers such inducements for the mainly organised by soldiers at the out- establishment of factories, warehouses set, was apt to subordinate naval views and industrial plants as the foreshore of to military ones and make light of the the harbour of New Westminster.
particular requirements of the sta "We have made great strides within forces. At length six torpedo-boats wOTO the past few years. In 1891 the popula- fitted with turbines, and their success One of them, the tion of New Westminster was only 6,678 was unquestionable. and it only increased to 12,198 in the G205, with a forced speed of thirty-six following seventeen years; whereas the knots, is still one of the fastest vessels and of 1911 saw the population increased in any fleet. to 15,000, and to-day it is 18,000. To-day the influx of newcomers is steady, and within a few years we shall double our present figures.”-Canadian Mail.
AT KRUPP'S
THE GERMANIA DOCKYARD.
stations
years
When we remember that, just over a Concration ago, Gerinany obtained most and certainly the best-of her warships and cruisers in France and England, the strides tunde in the Germania Dockyard and the gigantic building yards existing Hamburg, Bremon, Stettin, Danzig, Elbing, and other places constitute a prodigious. advance. The Fonder becomes even greater owing to the fact that, with exceedingly few exceptions, labour and German The question of the increase of the only German
Ship construction, however, is liable- (reman Navy, now being agitated in the material are employed Reichstag, affords a topical interest to
to considerable fluctuations which occa the Germania Dockyard, where so many
Soveru! Gerican warships have been constructed sion serious loss of money.
ago the Krupp Company made and from which so many more are likely to issue in the immediate future. It is provision for this by starting the many. situated near the old town of Kiel and factoro of oil motors for use on shore When the latter were yet at the bottom of that magnificent inlet na afloat. of the Baltic Sea which helps to render their tentative stage the possibilities No Kiel possibly one of the most easily de- they offered, were fully grasped. fended anval
in Northern money or pains were spared to improve them. They have been made for more Europe,
Curiously enough, it took its origin at than three years, and almost invariably Berlin. In 1892 a man named Egells with the most gratifying results. Nam had there a small foundry and workshop hers of them have found their way into for little wachines. He employed only the Imperial Navy,
Nor should the" achievements of the ten ኒሷ ነ. His enterprise prospered, however, and he devoted his attention Germania works in the production of In this respect to the manufacture of hoilers and other
When a regular they outstrip all their rivals in Ger many, Varying opinions may be held plan was drawn up, after the last war machinery for ships.
son with those made in other countries with France, for the building of a navy, regarding their exnet value in compari- the firm of Egella became a limited.com- pay and undertook to build ships of It is obvious, nevertheless, that they In 1879 the dockyards stand very lagh, since they are the only all descriptions. of the worth German Ship Constructing ones now in use in the German navy,~ Company, created sixteen years previ George Adams in the Doily Mail. ously, were purchased and increased on an ambitious scale. From that date till 1402, when they were taken over by the celebrated Krupp firm, they turned out seven vessels for the Imperial Navy, without reckoning torpedo-boats for Germany, Brazil, Turkey, and Spain, and a large number of merchant ships for various countries. The torpedo-bont G21, launched in, 1885, attained a speed of eighteen knots, a record one in those
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
A CERTAIN PUTERS. When I was in New Westminster a few weeks ago I was greatly impressed by the chorus of praises which I heard on
boilers be overlooked. It every side of the Mayor, Mr. John A. Imut Lee, who, I was told, was the man who was making New Westminster. Mr. Lee and found him enthusiastic about his city's prospects. Every good Canadian citizen is optimistic about the future of his own city, but Mr. Lee goes further than mere optimism; there is a feeling of absolute certainty in what he has to say about New Westminster. Talking of the effect the opening of the Panama Canal would have apon the city, Mr. Lee said that it was impossible to overstate the prosperity of New West- minster as a Parife port. We believe so much in the future of our city that are straining every nerve in pre- paring to tect the enormous traffic that will inevitably come to this city. We have had plans completed for develop ing our magnificent harbour and mak-days ing it equal to taking care of any quantity of shipping that may come to the Pacific Coast when the Canal is opened.
The Chairman explained that it had News has just come to band of a serious not been possible to get a suitable area robbery and disturbance in the district for rifle and maxim practice either on of Tung Kwoon. A number of well-armed the Concession or in the vicinity; conse- robbers disguised as soldiers threw bombs quently the corps had been unable to into a pawnbroker's shop, and besitlesnake itself ficient in this direction. doing a lot of damage wounded four of Through the courtesy of Major Barrett, the assistants in the shop. They after. 120th Bal Infantry, application has wards entered and held up the place,been made to H.F. the G.O.C. at Hong- while they made off with everything of kong for permission to form a Camp in value they could find. The value of the the New Territory, to which units of the goods stolen amourts to over a thousand corps could go for week-end practice, etc. The robbers, however, did not The thanks of the Council are due to dollars.
H. E. the G.0.C. and Military Authorities get clear away and opened fire on a num
We
HARBOUR SCHEME,
65 ACRES OF WORKSHOPS.
The advent of the Krupp Company marked a still further advance. Hugo stuns were inmediately spent on a praę. tically new plant, to which enormous ad- "At present New Westminster is the ditions have since been made. A large only city on the coast that has put for staff and hundreds of workmen were wae maintained for men with now ideas. ward any comprehensive harbour scheme.carefully trained, and a keen look-out We have gone about our plans with an
At present the Germania works may be eye to the future, and our scheme is
classed among the most extensive and capable of extension for twenty-five years best equipped in existence. They cover to come. One great advantage we have
almost fifty-five acres. is that in deepening the harbour we have
The building docks are eight in mum-
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated 23rd August state:
There has been a little more activity in
raten in Боте
the market for local stocks during the past week, and instances have improved Sterling Rub- bera have advanced further during the interval, and close with a good demand
Fine Hard Par for London account. Rubber is quoted at 8/0 per lb. firm. Discount rates close at 3 per cent. (Bank of England) and 3 per cont. (open market). Bar Silver is quoted at 28 11/16d. spot, 28 9/16d. forward and Sterling T.T. Consols are last quoted per "Router "st at 1/113. Shanghai T.T. closes at 73
752.
INTIMATIONS
HOW TO TREAT PIMPLES
AND
BLACKHEADS
Successfully and speedily, at a tri- fling cost, is learned from the spe cial directions which accompany Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Õint- ment. Sold by druggists and deal- ers everywhere. A liberal sample of each with 32-p. skin book, post- free from nearest depot, to all who desire to test before purchasing.
Dhe pater Newbery, dept, 123, 21, Charterhomo B.. London: R. Toppia Co., Bydney, N..W.; Jona, Lid, Cape Town, alaller, Mnojus & On, Calostia asd Bombay: Potter Drug a Chom. Corp., sơîm prop. Boston, D. H. &..
89-T
Chs. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ÁLEZANDHA · BUILDINGS,
CHATER ROAD,
BANKS-Hongkong and Shaughais have been booked in small lots at 8805 ex dividend, at which rate the market closes Always have on hand a very large complete steady. The London rate is slightly
stock of
ber of people why collected and chased for having, sanctioned this application, only to deal with silt and sand. Thereber. A ninth is projected for ships 225 better at £82 108. ex dividend.
them. A general fracas ensued and two of the villagers and one of the robbers were killed, while later on one of the robbers was captured. Soldiers have been despatched to restore order and give pro- tection to the villagers, who are greatly alarmed over the incident.
THE YUET HAN KAILWAY. The proposal to nationalise the Yuct Han Railway, as expected, caused great upposition from the merchants. A meet ing of the shareholders and others in terested was held, and it was unanimous in protesting against this course, and pointed out to the Government that this lot of same question before snused a trouble bulk in the last Government and at the beginning of the present Govern- The railway is practically owned and under the management of merchants. in Canton and feeling is very strong on the matter.
nent.
and it is hoped to be able to get the camp together for next week-end, when the first contingent will be told off to proceed thither for practice. Maxim and rifles are also being supplied, so that the unit will be able to go without arms by the Canton-Kowloon Railway and special terms are being arranged with the latter for such transit.
A waxin gun has been taken over from the Naval Authorities on behalf of the Corps, for which the Council will be re- sponsible.
Mr. Ciriffith, Commandant of the Corps, notified the appointments of Mr. H. Clausen to be Adjutant and Mr. H. the Sutton Quartermaster-Bergeant to Corps,
GENERAL
The Chairman discussed further matters and incidentally informed the meeting that the partial boycott by servants can- ployed in certain foreign hongs on the Concession had his attention and he hoped that the trouble would be amicably ar- The meeting ranged in a day or two. the adjou rard.
B. MATHIESON,
Secretary.
way
A STAFF OF 7,000.
SCIENTIFIC AND
MARINE INSURANCES. Unions are little firmer at 8705 to 8798 with small buyers, the selling rate now being some
Cantons have what doubtful at $800.
Yong- again been done at $237%, at which rate SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS tazes are reported to have been sold in the market closes with buyers. Shanghai at $190 ex 73, the local market Transits, Ievels, Plano Tables, Prismatic and being a selling one at that figure.
Sight Compasses, Hand Levels, ko, tio.)
FIRE INSURANCES.-Chinas have buyers ably obtainable. Hongkongs have bean booked at 8355. at 8132, but at 8133 a fow shares are prob-
also
INSTRUMENTS
AND MATERIAL
SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton and DRAWING Macaos are in request at $281, Chine and Manilas at 8, Douglases at 926, and Star Ferrys at $42. Indo-Chinas have declined to a buying quotation of $65, London still quoting 140/- middle price. Shell Transports are slightly easier with (T Squaron, Eet Squares, Straight Edges London quotes 107/6 middle price. leoal sellers at 108/- and buyers at 105/-. RAFINERIES-China Sugars after sales
Boales, Inks, &o, &c.)
at 3116 are easier with probable sellers AGENTS FOR— at 8116 Lauzons are reported to have
been done at $35, market closing with
vollers at 8334.
is no rock to be removed; the expense, motres long by 40 metres wide. Four of although necessarily very great, is there them are each enclosed in'n sort of glass fore the lowest possible for such a large hall with an iron framework, so that undertaking.
"No city in the West of Canada," con-work in them is not interrupted by cold storms. The workshops for mechanics, tinued Mr. Lee, possesses botter trans toppersmiths, turners, etc., the engineer purtation facilities. The C.N.R. trans-ing and tinplate departments, the found as rics, and so forth, all disposed one ports direct from the Atlantic Coast, and within a short time--in about two above the other and in long galleries,
trane-con-extend over 14,000 square metres. years-will have their new
The tinental running to the city. The Great electric lighting, by means of cleze upon Northern also provides transportation
Electric Railing contrivances, and the fire brigade the British Columbia
are among the best of their kind. Three to all parts of the United States, whilst are and other lamps, the ventilat runs trains every few hours thousand six hundred metres of narrow through the fertile Fraser Valley to and gauge railway and 7,700 metres having from the city of Chilliwack over sixty the saine gauge as the German railroads miles away. The C.P.R. also runs into ran in all directions. Fersons with a the city. What we have got to do now mechanical turn of mind may be in is to make New Westminster a great terested to learn that no fewer than 150 port, large enough to meet the trade that steam cranes nes scattered about all is bound to com to it, An eminent parts, and that two of these one barbour engineer told me that we have swinning crane are able to lift a load hern at New Westmitter facilities for 200 tons each. The whole place. pre handling grain that cannot be equalled sents a well-nigh bewildering mass of
another
Pacific harbour, and our offices, workshops, furnaces, shafts, and in business is to make the most of our inneuse sheds and galleries whence natural advantages."
We have had plans made by one of the thick clouds of smoke are belched forth
MINING-Tronchs are unchanged at most eminent harbour engineers. He has day and night. evolved a scheme that will accommodate The Krupp Company are thorough in 73/9 middle price, London being a seller Noue under-at 74/9 and buyer at 72/6. Heawoods aro a very large tornage. The scheme is the alf they take in hand. building of docks in a channel of the stands better that the welfare of their procurablo at 4/6 and Chines Engineer- river between twe islands, both of which workpeople is a valuable asset. Hence, ings at 33/- Haubs have buyers at $3.00. DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong are level and suitable for railway and their arrangements for the health, com industrial development. One great ad fort, and amusement of their 7,500 hands kong and Whampoa Docks have advanced Fantage about New Westminster harbour keep pace with their other efforts. Two during the week from 46 to 8483 with is that it is a freshwater port. Ships hundred and afteen dwellings, contain-sales, market closing with sellers at the Hongkong and Kowloon when they have been to sea for some time ing from 3 to à rooms, are provided for latter rate.
Wharves are firmer with sales and buyers get foul, and on arrival at a seaport the married pen. Single ones may live have to be scraped clean. This involves in a roomy and commodious boarding at $62. The quotations for New Amoy Docks, Shanghai Docks, and Shanghai colony which core- It has been reported that the China great expenditure of time and money house built expressly for them.
and Hongkew Wharves are unchanged.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- the ship automatically.
falls holding 1,100 persons, a bath house kong Lands have been booked at $1011 Merchants 1. Irene, which had been few days in a fresh water harbour will these erections for
and $102, closing with sellers at the latter despatched to Nanking to embark disaninal life that has fouled the bull of rises co-operative stores, two breakfast handed troops for Canton, had consider- ghie difficulty in getting away from the ship cannot live in fresh water, and with 46 shower baths and 8 baths in
tion room, and leaves the hull perfectly clean. In
at $34, and West Points at 254, but a gymnastic halt, and a tween the troops and the Military au-
old days ships used to be sent after a library well stocked with books of all thorities regarding the payment of ar-
After the soldiers had long sea voyage into the Fraser River bands. For the clerks and better paid again there is no business to report. 87 and are in further request. There to get clean. rears of wages. been taken on board, it appears that Our plans of harbour improvement employés 31 dwellings are supplied in Humphreys Estates have been booked at
End around Kiel,
are buyers of Hongkong Hotels at the they failed to obtain the wages which are devised to enable vessels to berth at
Attention has been given almost ex- had been promised them, and in conse- quence they prevented the steamer from any of the fifteen or sixteen docks de-cusively to warships since the company improved rates of $115 (old) and 875 COTTON MILLS.-Ewos are firmer in the They signed, each soft, in length by various entered into possession. From 1002 till (new). widths. The depth of the water at there the beginning of the present year ther casting off from her moorings.
The took orders for B battleships, 6 small North with buyers at Tls. 98. Hongkongs not only assaulted the Chinese wharf docks is to be 30ft. at low tide.
MISCELLANEOUs.Dairy Farms are in coolics, who attempted to throw off the importance of these works is very great cruisers, artillery tender, 33 torpedo-are unchanged with probable sellers at 85. hawsers, but they assumed a threatening It is estimated by experts that the upen-heats, and 10 submarines from the Gar- attitude towards the Captain and off- vers of the ship, who had ultimately doing of the Parama Canal will tax every man Governinent, in addition to others request at g, Peak Trams at $10), Ices sons at $4.00 and Powells at 87. There go ashore and take up their quarters in available harbour on the Pacific Coast to from Austria-Hungary, Russia, Turkey, at $168 ex dividend, Ropes at $184, Wat-
After some consultation be the atmost capacity. Some of the AmeNorway, Spain, China, Argentina, and
Thus it is easy to see at a are sellers of Cerments at 838, Stenm tween the military authorities and the rican cities are spending millions of Brazil,
LONDON QUOTATIONS. The following ater harbour.
to the raising of the German feet. materials that are often uselessly tying ringleaders of the soldiery, some agrees dollars in the endeavour to get a fresh glance how greatly they have contributed Fisheries at 63, and Langkats at Tls. 02.
ment was arrived at, and the ship was!
Moreover, a vast proportion of its best quotations (middle price) were received
from London by wire this morning :- about and has supplied plants for any
unite proceed from their stocks.
The Fatherland mostly owes her sub United Serdangs uutput for operation by hand up to allowed to proceed on her voyage, the large power plants. We draw the atten- officers being recalled from the shore, ties of our readers to the illustrated The ship is now on her way to Cantou.
marine flotilla to their initiative and Sapongs energy. They were the sole frm in Ger- Loudon Asiatics
E. & I. Trusta booklet No. 208 published by Dr. Gas-China Republican.
many to turn the new development to Tantandt Dear Leipzig. 1
account and to produce a satisfactoryRubber Trusts
MODERN BUILDING MATERIAL, Under the above heading the well-known Special Machinery Works, Dr. Caspary &Co., of Markranstaedt, near Leipzig, have lately issued a splendidly get-up booklet, in which the utilisation of ap parently useless raw materials like sand, gravel, stones, quarry waste, slag, saw dust, etc., for building purposes. is fully dealt with.
The little book should rouse the interest
of many, as the raw materials mentioned above are found in all parts of the world and good and cheap building material is wanted every where. Starting with the
SOLDIERS HOLD UP 8.8. "IRENE" AT NANKING.
The
All
manufacture of cement bricks, the produe, Yangtse Ports on account of trouble he.56 it all fails off in a freshwater port separate rooms; reading rooms, recrearate. Kowloon Lands continue in request]
tion of hollow block cement roofing tiles, slabs for house floors, court yards and streets, sewer and drain pipes and many other concrete articles like stair steps, baths, troughs, grave decorations, cement boards, etc., are successively describ ed, Good illustrations of buildings that have already been erected by using eurerete building material are found in the booklet, and also of machines and moulds necessary for their manufacture. are mentioned therein.
The firm has gathered valuable experi inee especially in the construction of machinery used for the utilisation of raw
A hotel.
AMERICAN BIVALEY.
"In order to get such a harbour for Seattle it is necessary to build two large canals to bring the city into communica tion with two lakes. Portland, Oregon, dfs the car and it has
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