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TO-DAY
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1015.
BUILDING ON THE CLYDE,
SPEEDING UP ON NEW LINÉRS.
A number of the new vessels which are. fitting out on the Clyde are being hurried on to completion. They belong to liner firms whose fleets have been, reduced by the Government demand for transports, and the owners desire to have delivery of the new tonnage na early as possible, in order to fill up the gaps in their services. The British India Company is one of the firms which seems to be in this position, to judge from the expedition with which two of their new vessels-the Merkara and the Uncta have been filled out.
The Merkara especially has been con pleted very rapidly. She is a cargo and passenger liner of 8,000 tons, with triple expansion engines designed to give about 14 knots speed. She has accommodation for about 20 passengers of first and second class only. The vessel was launched in the second week of September from the new yard at Elderslie, and fill staffs of men have been employed on her day and night ever since, with the result that she is now practically finished. The vessel was to run her trials last month.
The meta has taken much less time to complete. She was launched at Linthouse less than three weeks ago, and has already run her trials. She is, however, a com- paratively small vessel; meant only for cargo trade, and the work on her was very far advanced before she was launched.
SCARCITY OF LABOUR.
GERMANS AGONISED.
BEGINNING TO LEARN THEIR FERIL
The Pelit Paristen pablishes a state ment by & Frenchman who succeeded in escaping from Germany, and whose information, says the journal, is precisa and bears the impress of truth.
The Germans," he says,no longer believe the beautiful fables which have been told them. The impression, which they give and which they do not conceal is one of terrible and immense weariness. The enthusiasm of a short while ago has given place to a dull and intolerable anguish which becomes evident în evory utterance. In the towns of Middle and Southern Germany, which ho passed through, no more recruits were to be seen. "The 1915 class had been called to the colours, and the barracks are absolutely empty. Germany has at the present moment enrolled all the effectives at her disposal. Germany cannot reinforce one front except by diminishing her forces on another front.
That is why General Joffre, who knows all, is able to say that our position is very good. The truth is coraing to light, despite the precautions taken among the mass of German people, and the people, fall of the agony of its last hours, feels. that the fatal moment of collapse is at, hand."
GREAT BRITAIN'S NEW ARMIES.
QUALITY OF MEN ENABLES HIGH STANDARD TO BE REACHED.
The Pioneer's London correspondent cabled on Deceinber 17th
There are other vessels fitting out as rapidly as possible, though with less The first new army, which has now been mincked progress perhaps, and some of the under training since August, is showing firms who have liners on hand have been remarkable features of good progress. Inquiring for more workmen. Labour, Every battalion is well trained physically however, is rather scarce. A Greenock and in company work. They are now Arm sent an urgent request at the begin-engaged on battalion and brigade instruc ning of one week to some of the upper reach yards for 100 men, but they failed to get them.
If the Admiralty holds on to the liners they have requisitioned for any length of ime the demand for immediate now ton nago from the shipyards will in all likeli hood become more insistent..
TURBINE LINERS READY.
Two new liners which are practically ready for sea, and will be handed over in the course of the next week or so, are the geared turbine steamer Transylvania, of the Anchor Line, and the geared-turbine liner Princess Margaret for the Pacific Coast service of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. The Transylvania is to be put on the Anchor Line's Clyde New York service, 1rom which the Caledunia is absent on Admiralty charter and the California on. account of her disablement. The Princess Margaret is to proceed direct to her station on the Pacific Coast,!
2.30 p.m.-Auation of A Valuable Collection of Antique China and Carics st Bales Rooms, by Messre, Hughes & Hough.
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An interesting feature about this ship, in addition to the fact that she is propelled by geared turbines, is that she has oil-fired boilers. Her bunker capacity. designel for coastal work, is inadequate to take her across the Atlantic, but temporary tanks have been put in to carry sufficient oil to last for the long voyage to her destination. The Princess Margaret left for Dumbarton to prepare for trials.
PRICE OF STEEL.
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A development whien is significant is that the men's wages in the steam section of the industry have been increased by 38 6d. a week and the advance is based on £1 per ton rise in the selling price of ship plates.
tion. The quality of the men has enabled
high standard to be reached. The marching of the men is excellent and their general endurance is very catisfactory, while the whole forte can shoot well. This latter is the dominating feature, and added to it is the fact that bayonet fighting has been specialised in, and the men are able to hold their own with any troops in this respect. **
The engineering trade has yielded plenty of trained engineers, and there are plenty of miners for field works. A large number of ex-regulars are in the batteries, and this will shorten the period necessary to train gunners.
The first army is still some weeks short of six months training, but its fitness is undoubted and it is something of a triumph.
The second army is much the same and the third army is well forward. Lord Kitchener is in the happy position of having created and mudo fit a largo army of the best material which, when it fakes the field, will be equal to any conscript troops.
"NOTHING SEEMED RIGHT"
BECAUSE OF ACUTE INDIGESTION AND DEPRESSION.
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The narrative below of Mr. P. Ander- they are still regarded by some ship: builders as considerably beyond thesen, who is a prosperous retired farmer standard which they regard as fair, Ship from the Orange Free State, shows how plates are selling at £6 15s., less per nearly disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels came to wrecking his hopes of cent for export, and 26 13s, to £7 17 reaping the full reward of his labours. less & per cent, according to specification Happily for hit he found in Mother for the home trade. Boiler plates are Seigel's Syrup the, remedy he needed ranging from £7 2s. 6d, to £7 5s. for home
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well if your digestive system is unable properly to convert the food you eat into At nourishment for brain and body, first you may regard the slight feeling of jadedness, or headache, the temporary loss of appetite, as a cuite minor ailment, which you can easily shake off. This may be so in many instances; but why take the needless risk of indigestion becoming chronic when Mother Seigel's Syrup you a world of misery Prompt remedial action in such circumstances is bound to Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., have recently keep the purse heavier and the heart introduced a Puin Pom gun with highlighter,
Mr. P. Andersen, First Avenue, Boston angled fire and all-round training for Estate, Bellville, Cape, writes on April mounting on a motor car. It can be 21st, 1914: I have no hesitation in operated by one man. Bursting shells stating that I derived a very real benefit are most effective in destroying the some twelve months ago by a course of envelope of an airship, and attention has treatment of Mother Seigel's Syrup; been directed to fuses for this purpose. Prior to this. I had been for several Smoke-producing shells have been used months in a very precarious state of with great success to show the path of the health, was quite run down, and my projectile to correct the aim of subsequent nartes were so shattered that I became shots. It is now an accepted fact that fidgety, and irritable, and nothing seemed airships are in greater danger from gun right. After meals I had an uncomfort fire than aeroplanes, es, generally speakable feeling of heaviness at the chest as
stuck ing, their speed is much less and as though my food had because they form a very much larger Indigestion in a very acute form now set was unable to digest even targe. There is not much doubt notwithin, so that standing the vulnerability of Zeppelins light foods. I became bilious and had to attack that one of the great feature frequent attacks of somiting which of the coming naval battles with the Ger brought me to such a weak state, i mans will be an attempt.tasimultaneously always felt ill and depressed. attack our ships from the air, from the sea, and from below the sea.
BOOTS FOR OUR ALLIES. Northampton is at present making twice as many boots for the French Arms 9.15 p.m.-A.D.C. at the Theatre Royal-aa for the British. Northampton is not
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lasts, additional machinery, as well as quantity of army kather. The authori ties were waited upon and samples sub- mitted, but the firms were kept weiks without orders. The French authorities, realising that their stocks of army leather The P.M. str. Manchuria left Yokohama were not large, placed huge orders in the machinery at times is bound to show on the 30th December, via Manila for town. Now the British Government signs of wear and tear. When steps are Hongkong. The mails have been trans cannot get boots fast enough, but these not taken to strengthen the weak spots ferred to the M.. str. Cordilerre, which manufacturers, tired of waiting for a by the occasional use of a good digestive tonic such as Mother Beigel's Syrup good is scheduled to arrive at Hongkong on reply, are filled up with orders from our
digestion will not wait on appetite, nor the 11th January.
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WEATHER REPORT.
On the 8th at Noom-Projure has decrosted? quickly over Japan, sed indressed moderately to considerably over the China count, Formosa, and the Loochoos. Changes elsewhore nie slight.
The anti-cyclone has passed into the Pacifo and the depresion has moved rapidly north. eastward, being central in the neighbourhood of Tokio this morning at 6.m. A freak anti- oyolone of considerable intensity bas developed upon the continent,
Fresh to strong monsoon will prevail over the- East and South Coast of China and the northern part of the China Sea,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours oading st 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noes to-day is as follows
FORBOAST
DBTBIOS.
Hongkong & Neighbourhood, moderate
Formosa Channel:
E & NE wind à to fresh; fine.
(N.E. wind:
atrong, increas
Ling to a gale.
South coast of China between (Tao samo na Hongkong and Tamooka 1 No. 1.
Boath coast of Chins between f'The same se Hongkong and Hainan..: 1 No. 1,
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29.45
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29.86
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THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, THERAPION NO.
Labuar
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Weather.
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2 TakeRAZUME, in the shade, in degresa Fahrenheit.
8 HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air esturated with moisture being 100.
DIRECTION or Wand, to two points.
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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, January Eth,
Previous On Date On 'Date
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