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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1914
THE BOARD OF TRADE
RETURNS.
A BECORD YEAR.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT SEA.
THE QUESTION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE.
In view of the Reuter cable dealing Very atisfactory figures of our foreign with the Safety of Life at Sea, the follow trade in 1913 are recorded in the Board
of Trade returns just issued. They showing article from The Times of December that both exports and imports reached 23rd will be read with interest-Much The careful thought is now being given by the highest totals ever recorded.
to shipowners to the question of wireless imports for the year amounted £769,039,850, abowing (despite a decline telegraphy. It is believed that the pre- of £9,068,449 in raw cotton) an increase sont proposal of the Conference is that
of
Expo93.325, or 3.2 per cent, and the wireless telegraphy shall be made com-
to £525,401,416, an increase of pulsory for certain classen of vessels to be £38,237,977, or 7.8 per cent, as compared deaned by the number of persons carried, the distance between the ports of call, with 1919. The exports of British pro- duce and manufactures for the first time or the speed of the ships. The net exceeded £800,000,000 and are nearly
appears to be a wide one, and would double the corresponding figure little include a very large number of vessels. more than ten years ago, Re-export By American legation all ships calling for the year (109055,719) showed at United States ports and carrying, 00
It 1.8 per cent. persons must now be equipped with wire
less installations.
decrease of £2,081,97st expansion in
appears that the export has taken place under the head of manufactured goods. This heading is more than £28,000,000 in advance of the corresponding heading for the previous year. The advance in manufactured cotton goods amounts to £4,098,881. The figures for the closing month of the year were not altogether satisfactory, owing to a large decrease in imports, amounting to £2,920,651, or 3.3 per cent., of which €2,344,783 is in raw cotton. Exports for the month, however, showed an increase of £1,897,882, or 4.5 per cent.
When these international rules are prepared it will be necessary for owners to decide in which of the classes laid down by the International Radio- telegraph Convention of last year they will place their ships. The licence will be granted by the Governments according to the class. The Grat class includes ships having a continuous service, the second class those having limited working hours during the first 19 with "watchers minutes of the other hours, and the third class ships having no regular working hours.
Turning to the figures which relate particularly to the Far Eastern trade of the United Kingdom, a review of the
A SECOND OPERATOR. year's results shows that this section bas participated in the general expansion. We learn that one leading company- Taking the value of goods as the standard the Union-Castle has already definitely it will be seen under exports that cotton decided that all its mail and passenger yarn shipments to the Dutch East Indies ships. shall be placed in the first class. and the Straits. Settlements rose £7,000 and £23,000 respectively compared with This means that it has arranged for a 1912, Exports to China and Hongkong, ond Marconi operator to be placed in however, fell off some £20,000. As re more than 20 of its vessels. Perhaps gards, however, the rent staple of our special considerations attach to this line. trade with the countries of Eastern Asia, Its outward and homeward vessels are always passing up and down the same cotton piece goods, the advance here is a very considerable one, and may well give routes and are not separated by the same satisfaction to Lancashire manufacturers. great distances as those of certain other Following another good increase in the lines. Similar conditions to those apply- month of December, our export of these ing to the South African mail service goods to China exhibits a rise in value would affect the liners in the North in the whole year of over £3,600,000 as Atlantic trade. Some of the large com- compared with 1912, and of not far short panies appear to be quite content that of £2,300,000 as against 1011. Sule, to the their vessels should remain in the third Dutch East Indies also expanded to the group-e, should continue to employ extent of £800,000, to the Straits Settle only one Marconi operator with no one ments £100,000, and to Siam £180,000. As against this Japan's purchases fell off on duty when he is not at work. As the to the extent of nearly £300,000, and wireless land stations in certain of the exports to the Philippine Islands also Colonial countries are at present few the show a shrinkage Our Einen piece goods one operator has, during parts of the trade with the Dutch East Indies in voyage, little to do. The installation is proved very slightly, but shipments to now not a paving venture, and the lines Japan have been rapidly falling off in do not consider it reasonable to require the last two years, and last year's figures an operator always to be on duty on the show a decline again of nearly £40,000, chance of hearing a distress call.
The definition of the second class, as Coming to wooller and worsted tissues, Japan has here proved a considerably laid down by the Radiotelegraph Codven bette: customer than in the previous year, tion, presents certain important problems whereas in the case of China the totals which may not yet have been fully are returning a little nearer to the old realised. As indicated above, the Conven. level after the boom of 1912. The silktion lays down that when the operator is broad stuffs trade with the same two not on duty in vessels in this class there countries shows an improvement. In must be a "watcher" during the first It would view of the reports concerning the pro 10 minutes of every hour. jected building of foreign soap factories therefore seem necessary that all the to the maritime nations should first agree upon
in China-with an eye oppazentistams the adoption of some standard time for
possible raising of the Chines
tarif we may note that soap to a value this purpose. Otherwise, as every degree of £143,000 was exported thither from of longitude represents a difference in this country last year, this being a decline
to
of £22,000 on the previous twelve months. time of four minutes, ships distant from each other by only a comparatively few. More coal was sent to the Straits, and miles would, if ship's time were adopted, considerably larger supplies of the fertiliser, sulphate of ammonia, to the working during different periods. Dutch East Indies and Japan. Indeed. Presumably a chronometer, rated this trade bas grown in the case of Japan fire with or other time ngreed upon,
We sent would have to be fitted in the operator's. to a value of over £1500,000.
Secondly, there is the serions smaller supplies of ship, bridge, and room. boiler plates, and of black sheets to difficulty of providing some member of Japan, bat that nation's purchases of the ship's crew capable of undertaking textile machinery were doubled in value, this duty of listening. Merchant ships and reached what appears to be a record crews are paid off at the end of each figure. China has also considerably voyage, and only a very intelligent man increased her demand for this machinery could be relied upon to listen for oven As regards the other figures dealing with the S.0.S. signal. metals and metal manufactures, decreases
·
It is felt among owners that no occasion are recorded for Japar in the case of pin would exist for the services of a second and wrought iron, and galvanised and expert operator or a watcher" if a cormgated sheets, but an important increase is shown in the case of tinned system were perfected by which on the plates and sheets. China took more receipt of an urgent distress call a bell mixed or yellow metal, wrought iron bars, would be sounded and the alarm be given. ate tinned plates and sheets, lead, and But though experiments in this direction Fold iron and steel. A general increase have been made for some time past, the difficulty still exists of obtaining vibra- ions of sufficient length and power to set an alarm bell ringing.
is also shown in exports to the Straits Settlements, where we have sent larger supplies of steel bars and angles, iron or sted rails (increase £100,000), various manufactures of steel and iron. rail. locomotives and other prime movers firerease in each case £30,000), unenume- rated machinery (increase £70,000), and corrugated sheets galvanised (increass £30,000) and beer and ale (an increase of 14,000).
THE STRENUOUS" REPORTER."
The night of January 8th was strenuous one at the military hospital when Zamboanga's American colony was increased by two stalwart young citizens, lest the reader might think they were twins we hasten to add that the first was
With regard to imports from the Far East, the receipts of China tea have fallen off in value as much as £100,000, and £270,000 as compared with 1911. from the same country also exhibits a born to Dr. and Mrs. R. T. McCutchen deline
Silk
the second to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
of £150,000 whereas larger rika supplies arrived from Japan. Practic
At 7.30 o'clock the voics of young ally no sugar came from the Far East Frederick Meredith McCutchen was heard last year. As regards rubber, the value
of imparts from the Straits and the and he arrived safely, weighing just eight Federated Malay States shown little pounds six ounces. Experts agree that difference as compared with the figures of he has a voice just like his father's.
His vocal monopoly was short-lived, the previous twelve months, whereas the
Young Jurika,
actual quantities received rose 100,000 however, for a few minutes before mid- centals of lbs. in the former case and night young Jurika came with nine!
of the pounds of lungs and for a time competi 20,000 centals in the Cage Federated Malay States. Rubber importy tion was pretty keen. from the Straits alone were almost equal taking after his father, proved to be a
wily
young business man, however, and He to our imports of the Brazilian product, Hemp shipments from the Philipnines saw the futility of competition, fell off 19.000 toas ir quantity, but the proposed a combine and the young men higher prices ruling make the total value o exercise their vocal organs by Beth mothers are getting along nicely N ENGLISH SCHOOL in British (12,000,000) slightly higher than in 1912. schedule.
-Mindanao Herald. Territory favoured with a "magnificent Considerably less soya bears came to Straits tin cxhibits an increaso olimate." Preparation by experienced and hand. qualified teachers for entrance to schools in is both quantity and value. The bullion England, for commercial life in the East. figures reveal a big shrinkage in the flow. School house by the sea. Recreations Sea of silver to China, though the shipments
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