INTIMATIONS
It Is So Easy To Get Rid of
Skin Troubles
By Using
Cuticura
Soap
exclusively and a little
Cuticura Ointment
occasionally that it is a pity not to do so in all cases of pimples, redness, roughness, itchings and irritations.
Samples Free by Post
Callcara Soup and Ointment sold gyárywhera,. Bampfo of cond, with 154, hook-frou from draft xenet: Newbery, 47, Charterhouse 89., Tondon; . Toan & Co. Aydney, N.B, W.; Leurón, 146, Cape Town; Muller,Mtucionn & Co., Coleuste and Hombay? Peltor Drug & Chem.Corp. sole props. Doston;0.8.
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TRADE REVIEW OF 1914.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1ar, 1915.
In accordance with our usual custom, we give below a brief review of the course of trade in the Colony during the past twelve months
FIECK GOODS AND SUNDRIES,
CALS VICTORIA HOME,
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
continued satisfactory down to the middle of the year, when business became greatly restricted owing to the great damage done. to the mulberry trees in the silk-producing regions of the West River by unprecedented foods Dealers held on to their stocks in
The annual prize distribution in connec confident anticipation of higher prices. But just as these expectations were about to be Gion with the Victoria Home was held at realised the outbreak of the war in Europe Kowloon on Wednesday, in the presence brought about an entire collapse of the
of a large company of friends. A pro- Many contracts for Europe hep perforce be cancelled and the majority of gramme consisting of drills, dialogue and the filatures were obliged to close. Duting songs was first submitted by the children, the past few months the business has been Tho-blending of the voices in the con mainly with America, but small business concerted items was very harmonious, and tinues to be done with Europe. The year's the whole performance, reflected great rap is estimated at 47,000 bales, which is an credit upon the staff who were responsiblo average yield. The export to Europe, has for the training of the children. hu 29,928 bales, as compared with 38,447
Jaarkot
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD & Co.
(TELEPHONE 1741.)
LONDON MADE
.
the Chinese dealers, and it is hoped, with in 1913, and to America 16,057 bales as com advantages which; it was anticipated last DRESS SHIRTS
FLOUR.
Piece Goods. This has been a very had your. Hopes ware, entertained of bottor things in the Spring, but so many troubles developed, in the shape of the depreciation of Kwangtang bank notes, foods in the West liver, the outbreak of war, and latterly the discount on Canton subsidiary coin and on silver dollars, that it is very probable this year will rank as ons of the worst erer experienced in the history of Hongkong. So far there have been no serius failures among forbearance on the part of importers and red with 18,780 bales in 1913. Prices at the banks that they will be able, for the the end of the year show, a heavy decline in most part, to tide over the present trying certain grades compared with those ruling time. Coandering the serious troubles which carlier in the year. have had to be contended with, it is really remarkable how business has been carried o In Grey Shirtings 10lbs, have been in favour, and 84bs. almost neglected. There has been a fair trade in Mexicans. White Shirtings were even worse than last year, when they were describes as “a had market all the year." In Fancy Goods, seme busitiess was done in the earlier part of the year, but as time went on orders dwindled away, and, in view of the situation which developed after the commencement of hostilities in Europe, it was perhaps as well that so little was on the girder book. Most of these fancy goods vore done on the credit system by German houses, This system was brought to a close. temporarily at any rate, by the war, and of acourse this has led to a great restriction in off-take and a beavy accumulation of stocks, from which the market will take some time to incover. Towards the close of the year, some smail inquities were evident for popular Bnes, hut it is unlikely that there will be much business in any class of goods for at least six months to come.
Woollens Tery few orders were placed in the Spring in view of the heavy stocks here. Prices at Home rose rapidly on account of the war, and it was hoped that this would result in assisting in the disposal of the goods on hard liere, Unfortunately, the poor demand from the country has proventre these hopes from being altogether realised, and there are stili stacks on hand. We hear of shipments being sent Home again.
The Report referred to the fact that the
year, would be gained from the increased. space in the enlarged premises had now been realised. During the past twelvo months 43 now children had been received, the majority of whom came from poor. The imports of flour to Hongkong, during Christian homes. A great deal of the 1914, amounted to 3,939,764 bags, as against school room work had been in its initial 5,178,623 in 1913-a reduction of 1,930,760 stage owing to so many of the new children bags, with two sleamors carrying approxi-never having studied before. Although the mately 100,000 bags yet to arrive. The United States exported to this port 3,516,420 bags, and Canada, sent 423,334-as against 4,754,623 and 320,000 respectively in 1913 a heavy decrease in American shipments and substantial increase in Canadian ship monts Australian shipraents, which last year amounted to 82,000 bags, have this year been very sinall, owing to the difficulties of exchange and high freights, the total amount exported to Hongkong not reaching the five-figure mark. The Straits Settlements in 1913 drew most of their supplies from Australia owing to more favourable freight rates that were obtain able from the Pacific Coast, but in the year uder review Hongkong had the cdvantage, and large quantities were despatched to the Straits and Indo-China.
even
-$3.50 to $5.00 each.
COLLARS
$4.50 per doz.
DRESS SOCKS
From $1.00 per pair.
LARGE
SELECTION
OF
READY-TO-WEAR
OVER-
COATS
IN ALL WEIGHTS
EVENING
DRESS
WEAR
WHITE GLOVES
$1.75 per pair,
MUFFLERS,
TIES.
ETC.
From $30.00 each.
BOOTS AND SHOES
PATENT BUTTON BOOTS
$13.50 per pair."
PATENT LACE SHOES
From $7.50 per pai
PATENT PUMPS
oficial report had not been received, there was good cause to believe that the results were no less satisfactory than in former years. No small share of the credit for the school's success was due to the failliful service and helpful influenes of their Chintve fellow-workers. The Scripture examination, the questions for which had been set by the Rev. N. C. Pope, produced very good results. The need for more space in the garden for the children to play in had been felt. The grant of land which had been made had not ret been enclosed, but it was hoped that it would be enclosed early next year. When finished, it would be a permanent benefit to the children of the Tome, and they were grateful to the Government for their consideration, to The range of prices during the year was Lady May for her never failing interest from $2.12 per bag in June, to 33 Fletcher and others who had promised in the work and its needs, and to Miss bag, which is the present price. Tho highest level of stocky was in March, the assistance towards the building of the wall amount then being 1,700,000, while the and the necessary levelling of the ground, Thanks were lowest level was 300,000 bags, in August. which will be expensive. This exceedingly low level was in conse gratefully tendered to the Ministering quence of the war. Fearing a prohibition Children's League and the Chinese Dorcas of exportation from Hongkong, all the Society; also to St. Stephon's Girls' Chinese bolders of flour in Hongkong, upon College for that which had helped to make the declaration of war, rushed their stocks Christmas such a happy time. off to Canton, Amoy, and Swatow. After
After the distribution of prizes by Miss this emptying of the stacks, September May, the Bishop of Victoria, who presided, arrivals brought the level up to 350,000 said they all regretted very much the Owners with steamers on the Coast have bags. bad a profitable year, rates being well main- The mills in North Chian in 1913 exper-absence of Lady May through indisposi taired during the whole of 1914. Ionced an unfavourable year, what being lion. They had many illustrations of August, tordage was scarce, and record
scarce and high, with the result that they Lady May's interest and sympathy with rates were paid, but in September the
wore unable to market cry large quantities the Home and they felt sure ske herself Chinese merchants had difficulty in financing south of Shanghai. In the your under would be disappointed at not being able to their cargo, and the demand fell off
review four was sent from Shanghai to be present. Lady May, however, had sent consequently declined, but still remained Canton in such quantities, and was sold at them a very good substitute in Miss Blay. good margin on the right side. gli sufficiently high to leave owners with sech cheap rate, that competitors never For a long time Miss May herself hed takon a very great interest in the Victoria Home. Even while she was at Home that interest had been sustained in no small degree, and to lay, they thanked har heartily for being with them and distri- PORTABLE TYPEWRITER FOR TRAVELLERS, SMALL RETAILERS buting the prizes: The Bishop added that
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The year 1014 has shown a
were not ameliorated by the Canton Note improved, and they evidently ontered very big Redemption issue, as flour is always raid heartily into the programme they had pre- advanse in prices. The formation of an gives a surface which will reflect like a
Oplum Combine amongst the importers to
for in silver currency, bare per ket mirror, when viewed At an angle.
regulate the prices from time to time, and heen ronchod.
As to the future, the limit in prices has vided. They must congratulate Miss Storr to fix the late of deilvety, was reckoned
Business is practically out and Mies Hellis on the very interesting us the best factor for the ruling of the show in 1915 a tendency to go up, businessing sign that the girls who left for new of the question above 83 a bag, and if prices report submitted. It was a very encourag- will come to a standstill.
CONCERNING ANOTHER ENAMEL
“FALCONITE"
(Registered).
PERHAPS you will wonder why we are addressing these remarks to you, and why, with the number of freely advertised Enamels on the market it is worth our. while to tell you about "FALCONITE." IT IS BECAUSE we honestly believe
BHIPPING FREIGHTS,
The rice crops in Indo-China and Siam are shove the average, and with loss tonnage on the Coast the outlook for the coming year is decidedly good.
OPIUM,
The total stock of certified Opium in
obtained a look-in. At the present moment Shanghai flour sells at the extraordinary law price of 60 cents a bag, while American flour now sulls at $3. Consequently, the Chines in Canton are returning American flour to Hongkong. About 180.000 lags of Shanghai flour
that FALCONITE" is better, that, we Hangking and Shanghai is about 7.500 present time are on hand in Cantou at the he felt they would wish, also, to express
FALLONITE" Matt to give flat finish is recommended where an article to practice such effect is desired.
Apply to samples:
market. The importation has altogether stopped, and before the completo atólítion. of this trude from China importers have the opportunity of quitting their holdings. the Manufacturers for The following is a statement of the business
done during the year-
WILKINSON,
HEYWOOO & CLARK, LD.
(HONGKONG BRANCH),
ALEXANDRA BUILDING,
Telephone 763.
Hongkong, 17th November, 1914. (1369-2
CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR&C
(ESTABLISHED 1864.
OLE AGENTS FOR
FALCON
LAGER BEER
GOOD
CHEAP
NOT "MADE IN GERMANY."
SAMPLES FREE.
WHY NOT TRY IT?
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Patna New Patna Old
Sales Prices. Chests.
$ 49 6,975-9,325 534 5,750 9,200. .....71 5,800-9,000 Benares Old ..... 67 5,570-8,925 Malwa
..1,503 5,550-$,100
Benares-New
Total, about 1:2,214
COTTON.
736
75
⠀⠀ METÅLSÄÄ KA During the list half of 1914 prices were much lower than the previous rear owing to the decrease in freight rates from Europe, Clear This put the dealers who held stocks and who "DY'S had forward contracts in a serious position, Chosts with the result that one or two of them went. GD into liquidation. The turnover was up to the average. At the outbreak of the war matters brightened up considerably for the dealers, who held stocks owing to the anticipated 1,727 stoppage
supplies from Europe, and many wore enabled to recover themselves. How- ever, on account of the unsettled state of the interior at the general financial stringency": dealers at the present time will not go to the prices that are being asked owing to the stoppage of supplies from the Continent and the increased cost of production from other countries. Prices at the present time are nomina).
2,860
The trade during the year has been extremely dall Sales are reported of about 2,500 packages at 829 to 20 per pienl, against 6,500 at 230 to £37 por picul in 1913.
JARN..
KEROSENE
He
bomes of their own were desirous of spreading the influence of Victoria Home. (Applause.)DA A
Archdeacon Barnett, on behalf of the CMS, in general and the Victoria Home in particular, thanked the many friends of the institution for their presence that afternoon. He felt sure there was some reason why they took the trouble to come, and he felt it was because they all appre ciated the endeavour that was being made in the Home to do good work on behalf of the children.
SITAMEEN MUNICIPAL.
COUNCIL.
The following minutes of a Committee meeting of the Shameen Municipal Council held on December 7th, have booD. forwarded to us for publication:-
PRESENT.
MOWING MACHINE.,
The year just closing has been most Notwithstanding the serious floods which
Messrs. Lanning (Chairman), Hogg, unsatisfactory alike to importers and occurred in the late Spring, there way Stanton, and the Secretary, dealers. The losses suffered have been
general increase ix consumption of almost unprecedented certainly equalling the petroleum and its products for the first six losses of that mover-to-be-forgotten your months of the year. However, with the out- Mr. Hagg proposed, and Mr. Lanning 1906. In consequence of this, it now seems break of European hostilities, consequent seconded, that a mowing machine be certain that the majority of the Chinese reduction in exports, increased discount of ordered from Messrs. Shewan, Tomes dealers will be compelled to close down. It small coins and reduced buying power of & Co. at a cost of £al delivered at Canton seems searealy necessary to state that the the native, the consumption of petroleur as per their letter of November 26th.... main cause of this state of affairs hna beu products was very greatly affectal and the war. During the early months of the during the last six months of the year not year, down to June, although there had more than 40 per cent. of anticipated busi been heavy shrinkage in prices, there were
news was realized: At sims of writing occasionally fluctuations the other way, little, if any, improvement has taken place. which might have enabled the dealers to adjust their accounts and pull themselves through. When the war broke out, however,
FOREIGNER
fully 25 per cent. was recorded. It is impos
prices tumbled down like a house of cards, SUICIDE: and by the end of November a decline of
OF
A
AT SHANGHAI,
sible for the dealers to meet such fearful
losses and fulfil their obligations." The The body of a young man named V importers having thus to bear almost in its Woodbridge, who had recently come to entirety the burden aceruing to the trade,
Shanghai from Manchester
it is satisfactory to note that the majority
ૉ.
of them are powerful financial houses, well machinery expert, was found on the 27th able to stand the strain imposed upon them uit. at Woosung. Mr. Woodbridge Ed
and to hold their stocks, otherwise a crisis been missing since December 7th. of far-reaching consequence could hardly
A
hare bean averted. At the time of writing, fivo-chambered revolver was found near
PIRE BRIGADE STATION.
A letter from Messrs. Thomas, Adains & Wood was approved suggesting that the latrine on the Bungalow property should be used by the Engineer and access gain- od thereto by removing a small room and forming in the Station wall a new door with a large fanlight over it
AUDITORS.
Mr. Stanton proposed and Mr. Hugg seconded that Messrs. Comrie and Smyth be asked to audit the 1914 accounts.
ROWING, CLUB.
A letter from the Chairman asking thus. exterior repairs and painting be taken in hand was hold over for the incoming Council to deal with.
POLICE.
A letter froin Mr. G. H. Williams re.
prices seem to have somewhat rallied, and the body, and there was a bullet wound insigning his position as Asistent Superia a firmer feeling pervades the market.
Below is appended a comparative list of the right temple.
tendent was laid before the meeting. The
arrivals and sales, which will show that the It was known, the NC Daily Newsresignation was zeuspted as tom Decim- ber 1st and instructions given for a cacque volume of the Indian yara trade, apart says, that Mr. Woodbridge had had fix for $40 to be sent him for salary to from considerations of price and exceptional conditions, is year by year steadily shrink-cial dificulties, but he appeared to viewDecember 31st, 1914.or
Ing, being gradually elbowed out by them far more seriously than hệ need have Permission for leave of absence from Japanese yarn, which has made considerable done. Three weeks ago a judgment the end of January for a period of a headway during the past year:
summons was entered against him in the month or six weeks was granted to Supreme Court for a comparatively snail Superintendent Alison to undergo a short Uses of Finger Prints under the Police course of study in the Classification and Authorities in Hongkong.
1913.
1914. Arrivals 200,000 Bales 175,000 Bairs Sales
100,000, 125.000 Comparative prices
No: 20s $134-8115 938-8115 No. 10 8115-8126 $80-8 97
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bai.
From 87.50 per pair,
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
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sum, but the deceased failed to answer and upon a warrant being issued the Police were unable to find him in Shang.
The deceased was a promising WATERWORKS. young man, and during his few months It was decided to send out an express Deliveries, for the rear total 165,000 bales. stay in Shanghai had formed many to householdene aking them to take steps A Mait be single, Apply with particular
friendships. In the absence of any other to prevent unnecessary wastage of water, of explanation, it is assumed that his tem- It was decided that the contractors using porary financial dificulties were indirect water for building purposes should be
charged a minimum of $25 a month. ly the cause of his death.
BILK
The Silk Market opened with good promise at the beginning of the year, and
WANTED. SÅDA
SECRETARY for the HONGKONG CLUB. qanlifications to CRED
DAS TI UHAIRMAN,
Bay HososunG CLUB, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1914 (14:0
SOLE AGENTS FOR
THE PETTER
PATENT SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL
ENGINES
AND
KEROSINE
Wo
ENGINES.
carry large stocks of
Ship and Engine Stores, "Cotton Wastn, Oil, Fasting,
&c.
Electrical Repairs and Insta:lativa Undertaken
Electro Plating in all its
Branches.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
15. MORRISON HILL BOAT