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ITCHING PIMPLES SPREAD OVER HEAD
Scalp in One Mass, Hair Threatened
to Fall Away. Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. In Two Weeks Head Regained Former Aspect.
95, Bramber St., Fitsmoor, Shefeld, Eng. ~The trouble began by an itching in the
· head from which I could not keep my ingers. Steadily my scalp developed into ons maxs of itching walory pimples and my hair threaten to fall away. The itching pimples contained a watery matter which sprend the dimasa all over my head when figerod head well washed and clean but I kept
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ment in the paper. therefore sont straight away for a sample of each and following the directions ci- sited I washed the head with the Cuticura thoroughly dried it and applied Cutl Soap. cura Olntment. In a few days my heid underwent a completo change, the plmpies dried and fell off in scales, the bair remained firm and in about two, works' time my head. regalocd former aspect thanks to the Cutler Hoop and Oatmeat." (Slgoed) Lawrence
France Potfald, Jan. 23, 1014.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 27xn, 1913.
FOOD PRICEB IN HONGKONG
(A food by Proclamation dateal March 18th, 1926.)
SCHEDULE OF MAXIMUM RETAIL
(4.)--Fiswi Grade,
par bag of 50lbs, merge.
(8.)-Bond Girada.
FRUITE,
16
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brides, Macao Yeang'arambola
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American
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Oranger, Kreatu
BAL-Feare Canton
10
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Tal Tain-Plantains
Chim Lo Luk Yau-Famelo, Siam 20 3 Son
THE FOOD SA Freeb 15
Yd
&o.
30
(bo-Artichokeo... lb. 8
Ng Tao Bears, Epront Tau Kok
LOO
Hubg Taci The--Beetroot
per bag of 50ibe- rossicaz per i 494
8.08
(e.) Third Grade.
per bag of 50lbs. per lb.
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0.07
9--Tinned Mik:-
(a.) Sweetened Condensed Milk,
per lb. tin (b.)-Unsweetened Condensed Mille,
per 7b. tin: 0.35 (o.)-Stor1izod Milk, por tu (180s.) 0.25 (d.)
per-1 litrs tin 0.85 0.88 (4)-Engle Brand, per lib. tin... (7.)-Skimmed Milk, par 1b, tin... 0,90 8.--Sugar:-
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0.11
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Boft, No. 1 quality, per lb.
No. 9
0.38
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4.-Frozen Meat-
The Dairy Farm prices of frozen food and other stores as printed in the Dairy Farm price list and amended in red ink dated the 8th day of February, 1015, signed by. the Chairman and Secretary of the Food Committee, are the maximum retail prices of the articles enumerated in the said list [Approved copies can be seen sither at the Treasury or on the premises of the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, in Wyndham Street.]
6.Market Produce:
Bouchra MEAT.
Cta
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19
10
17
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15
20
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Nam-Breast of Beaf
Ngan
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freeb, each 50
$1
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20
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RIGHTS AT SEA.
THE AMERICAN COMPLAINTS.
EXPLANATION BY THE FOREIGN
OFFICE,
The first contention (a) has already have been settled with the utmost promp- titude so soot se the production of the been dealt with. As regards (b) and (a, necessary documents by the claimants it is true that the enactment of the 11th allowed of this being done. There is at March contains no mention of a tits the present moment, no claim before His limit. But it seems to be overlooked that Majesty's Government that has not the time limia had been fixed only for ta been paid, and the sume so paid over aro special immunity granted as an exception from that enactment. It was as a friend already considerably in excess of the amounts realized by the sale of the goodly concession to American interests that His Majesty's Government agreed to an investigation of claims outside the Prize Court. As for the exacting nature of the proofs required by His Majesty's Govern
pruofs were necessary. nient, experience has shown that such
· DETAINED CARGOES,
The Foreign Offer last month issued to the Press, cho téxt of a Memorandum
As regards the more general allegation which has been handed to the American of delay in dealing with cases of detained 'Ambassador. The document covers tho
fleld of American complaints with regard
cargoes, the following facts and figures
to shipments of cotton, detention of car-may be quoted- goos, trade with Germany, and siloged do. lays of Prize Courts, and sets forth the monsures adopted by the British Govorn mont to redross genuino grievances.
The following Memorandum has beea communicated to the American Ambassa- dor: The Foreign Office desire to ex- plain that it is not a reply to the last American Note respecting contraband. It is merely a general statement setting out the steps which H.M. Government have taken with a view to minimizing the inconvenience to neutral commerce caused by the measures adopted for the restric tion of the onemy's trade.
The total number of vessels which, having cleared from United States ports since the initiation of the retalia tory measures against German trade, are still detained in United Kingdom ports, is twenty-seven; of this number,
aight are discharging cotton which His Majesty's Government has. agreed to purchase under the above arrangement Of the remaining nineteen vessels, soven are free to depart so soon as the items of their cargo placed in the Prize Court have been discharged. The other twelve, of which three only are Ameri- con ships, are detained pending in quiries as to suspicious consignments, and particulars as to the dates and 10 proximate causes of detention are furnished in the accompanying list; it will be observed that eight have been detained for a period of less than a fortnight, while the detention of one is due to the difficulties in regard to tran- sit across Sweden and Russia. His Majesty's Government remain con- existence of a state of war at sea, and invinced that, on an impartial review of the particular from the measures taken 12
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His Majesty's Covernment have on various occasions, and notably in the com- munication which was addressed to the United States Ambassador on the 15th to the March last, given assurances United States Government that they would make it their first aim to minimiza the inconvenience which must inevitably be caused to neutral commerce from the
FURTHER CONCESSIONS.
In deference, howevor, to the renewed representations of the United States Am- bassador, have given further directions that in
His Majesty's Government auch cases, as may have been specially submitted through the British Embassy at Washington or te i Majesty's Gor erument direct on or before the 16th June and passed, the goods shall be allowed. to proceed without interference, shipped from a neutral port on the ton- ditions already laid down, notwithstand- ing the fact that shipment may not have bean-made before-the-1tsh-Jung
His Majesty's Government will also be prepared hereafter to give special con- idora ion to cases presented to them and involving particular hardships, if the goods concerned are required for neutral Governments or municipalities, or in re spect of works of public utility, and where payment can be shown to have been made before the 1st March, 1916.
With the Majesty's Government regret they cannot above exceptions, His
PRIZE COURT DELAYS.
*
the Allied Governments for the restric facts, it will be admitted that no arbi-continue to deal through the diplomatic tion of the enemies oversea trade. In trary interference with American inter-channel with individual cases, but they view of the representation and complaints eats has, in regard to cotton cargoes, would again point out that special pro made to this Department by the Ambassa-curred; while if due regard be paid to vision is made for the consideration at dor from time to time as to the peculiar the enormous volume of Americans and such cases in the Prize Court. hardships alleged to have been wrongly rutral shipping which is continually en inflicted on American trade and shipping gaged in the transatlantic trade the by the operation of those measures, His figures and dates quoted in the preceding Majesty's Government desire to offer the paragraph will emphasize the restricted following observations respecting the nature of any interference which has manner in which they have consistently taken place and the close attention with endeavoured to give practical effect to which the officials concerned have adhered to their instructions to act in all cases with expedition and with every possible consideration for neutrals.
those assurances.
: Goons or GERMAN ORIGINA
commerce,
Under the rules enacted
If
Complaints have not infrequently been made that undue delay occurs-in-dealing with American cargoes in the Prize Court, An interesting comment on this subject was made by the President of the Prize Court in the case of the cargo, ez Ha stamship Ogeechre on th 14th inst lordship, according to the frauscript from the official shorthand writer's note", made the following observations:--
I is a very extraordinary thing that, when the Crown are ready to go on, thế claimants come here and say, “We can- not proceed for six weeks." Some day, towards the end of last term. I had & row of eminent counsel in front press- ing me to fix a case at once. I fixed is very nearly at once that is to say, the second day of the following termi. They all car and said: "We want an adjournment for six weeks."
The Solicitor-General hercupon. 14 marked:
If I might say so on that, one of the reasons I applied, to-day on behalf of the Crown that the matter should be dealt with as scon as possible is for that There has been such # very reason. stanje desire on the part of America and American citizens that there should be no delay, but one finds, in fact, the delay comes from there,
The President then stated:
I know that. I do not know what the explanation is, but I am anxious that there should be no delay..
It will be recalled that, at the moment when His Majesty's Government au- nounced their measures ngainst enemy commerce, they declared their intention
Since His Majesty's Government havs to refrain altogether from the exercise of the right to confiscato ships or cargoes been compelled to adopt their present which belligerents had always previously measures against German claimed in respect of breaches of blockado; they have given special consideration to that under article & (i) of the enactment the question of avoiding as far as possible. of the 11th March, it was expressly pro- unnecessary damage to the interests of vided that any person claiming to be neutrals in regard to the export of goods interested in goods placed in the Prize of German origin, and here again liberal Court in pursuance of the provision of concessions have been made to United that enactment, might forthwith issue a States citizens. writ against the proper officer of the on the 17th March provision is made for Bhủ Tama
Crown, the object being to confer upon the investigation of all neutral claims re Cooking
Salt, 2 cents per lb.
claimants the right to institute precced specting such goods in the Prize Court, The prices of provisiona imported from
ings without waiting for the writ of the and it is obvious that these claims can re- ocuntries other then China (excepting thous Procurator-General, and thus to remove crive dao and equitable consideration bove entmi sattu) may not be rited more all possible cause of legitimate grievance must properly before a judicial tribunal. than 15% lora Le retail prices prevailing
on account of delay; and that, finally, a Nevertheless, in deference to the express. in the Colony on the 15th July, 1914, Note-In consideration of the less sasts a specific assurance was given to the United desire of the United States Government, by dee unt on subsidiary exinage, payment States Government that the instructions arrangements were made towards the end for all sticks of fed not exceeding $2 in to be issued by His Majesty's Govern- of March whereby United States citizens value rcting the articles entmerated ment to the feet, and to the Cus who might desire to import goods of Ger. in Clause 5y shell if made in salsidiary toms officials and executive officials con-man origin via a neutral port were en coin be enigeat to sa additional charge of certed, would impress upon them the abled to produce proof of payment to His 15 %.
duty of acting with the utmost despatch Majesty's Embassy at Washington. consistent with the object in view, and of such proof were deemed satisfactory, IIis showing in every cute such consideration Majesty's Government gave an undertak-
It is true that a number of cases, prin- for neutrals as might be compatible withing that the goods concerned should not. that object, namely, to prevent vessels he interfered with in transit, and the cipally relating to cargoes which, though carrying goods for, or coming from, the American importer was freed from the tensibly consigned to a person in a non- necessity of submitting his claim to thetrel country, are in reality believed to be enemy's territory.
The above measures were all designed Prize Court in London for adjudication, destined for the enemy, have been pending The RYNSHO MARU, Japanese six., 1,762, K. alleviate the burdens imposed upon A few days later. His Majesty's Govern in the Prize Court for some time, SU
Kanada, 17th July-Newchwang 10th neutral sea-borne commerce in generament further agreed to recognize the neu-nited States Government are July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,
various special concessions, over andral ownership of goods of enemy origin that most of these cargoes consist of meat- DADIK MARU, Japanese str., 740,
above those enumerated, have moreover even if not paid for before the 1st March, and lard, and that much of the delay in Murakami, 25th July-Swatow 24th been made in favour of United States provided they were the subject of bringing these cargoes to adjudication July, General.-Osaka Shosen Kai citizens.
.o.b. contract of earlier date, and had was due to the fact that negotiations were arrived at a neutral port before the 15th being carried on for many weeks with a representative of the principal American March. Thus His Majesty's Government have Special treatment has also been accord-meat packers, for an amicable settlement acted, as regards shipments of America" fed to cargces of particular products de-out of court. When at length owing to cotton, in accordance with the pro-atined for the United States and stated the failure of the nerostions. His visions of an arrangement arrived to be indespensable for the industries. cf Majesty's Government decided that they as in direct collaboration with represen the country; and, in notes addressed to would continue the Prize Court proceed. tatives of the American cotton interists the United States Ambassador in Aprilings, and had at the request of the claim- In accepting this scheme, the principal and May, undertakinga were given not to ants fixed the earliest possible date for the representative of these interests described interfero during transit with certat car-hearing, counsel for the latter asked for it as conceding all that American inter-goes of dyestuffs, potash, and German an adjournment in their interests, de- spite the fact that the Crown was, by his ests could properly ask. The provisions beet seed....
rown admission, ready to proceed.
His Majesty's Government are earnest of the arrangement were, as the United States
•follows:-
When it became apparent that largely desirous of removing all use if avoid- (1) All cotton for which contracts of quantities of enemy goods were still passable delay in dealing with American car- sale and freight engagements have ing out through neutral countries, His goes and vessels which may be detained, already been made before the 2nd Majesty's Government felt it necessary to and any specific enquiries or representa- March is to be allowed free (or fix a definite date after which such ship-tions which may be made by the United bought at contract price if ston-ments must cease to enjoy the special in States Government in regard to particn- ped) provided the ship tails not munity, theretofore granted, from liability lar cases will always receive the most care. to being placed in the Prize Court. It had consideration. and all information later than the 31st March..
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FOOKBANG, British str., 1,087, T. Grant,
23rd July-Moji 17th July, General -Chinese.
FUKUI MARU, Japanese str., 3,050,
Chosaki, 19th July-Moji 6th July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
HAIMUM, British str., 041, A. H. Stewart, 24th July-Swatow 23rd Julv, Goa eral-Douglas Lapraík & Co. HALVAED, Norwegian str., 400, C. Beck, 16th July-Samarang 6th July, Sugar, Thoresen & Co. HoxUTO MARU, Japanese str., 2, 126, N. - Suzuki, 22nd July-Batik 18th July,
General.-Dodwell & Co.
HONONOR, British str., 2,555, Kinghorn, 24th July-Amoy 18th July, Rice.-- Chinese.
HUE French str., 730, A. Cornelinsen, 23rd July - Haiphong 22nd July, General.A. R. Marty.
JINEEN MARU, Japanese str., 2,862, G. Ohta, 20th July Japan 15th July, General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha. KWANGTAH, Chinese str., 1,293. Stewart, 19th July-Shanghai 14th July, Gen-
eral-Chinese.
LAERTES, British str., 1,350, A Jenkin, 22nd July-Saigon 18th July, Bice and General.Chinese,
LOKSANG, British str., 997, G. W. Ritchie, 2nd July-Boihow 21st July. Rise and Bugar-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
MANDAGAN MARU, Japanese sir, 2,660, 8.
COTTON SHIPMENTS.
Ambassador
is aware, 45
INCREASE OF NEUTRAL SHIPPING.
MISSING."
aware
and
(2.) Similar treatment is to be accorded been observed that a large increase had which can be afforded without prejudice to all cotten insured before the 2nd taken place in the number of vessels sail to Prize Court proceedings will be readily March, provided it is put on boarding frem neutral countries to America, communicated: but they can scarcely af not later than the 18th March. and one of the principal lines of steam-mit that, on the basis of actual facts, ouy. (3) All shipments of cotton claiming ships advertised a daily in place of a substantial grievance on the part of Ameri the above protection are to be weekly service. In such circumstances can citizen is justified or on be sustain- clared before sailing, and docu-appeared scarcely possible that goods of ed, and they therefore confidently appeal enlightened by this ments produced to, and certificates enemy origin, bought and paid for prior to the opinion of the United States obtained from, consular officers or to the 1st March should not have already Government as
1st memorandum. other authority fixed by the Govern-leen shipped to their destination.
Foreign Office, June 17th, 1915. June was accordingly fixed as the date ment.
An enclosure gives the names Considerable shipments of cotton have after which the privilege allowed in the Bunki, 12th July-Miike 7th July, already been dealt with under, this case of such shipments should cease; but nationalities of the ships detained. Coal.-Mitsui Busan Kaisha. OTOWA MARU, Japanese str., 1,956, N. rangement, and in certain cases the once more a special favour was granted Hycto, 25th July-Renlung 23rd dates specified have been extended in by extending the date in exceptional cazes
favour of American shippers. The Board, to the 18th June. July, Coal-Osaka Shosen Kaisha. PHVYEN, French, str., 1,940, Ribault, of Trade have already paid a sum exceed Importers in the United States having
The following is an extract from a let 2nd July-Saigon 18th July, Riceing £450,000 to various American claim now had three months in which to clear ants, and all claims are being and will off their purchases in enemy territory, Order. PHEUMPENE, British str., 1,065, E. O continue to be paid as rapidly as they ar> His Majesty's Government trust that, ater received by Mr. B. Tredie regarding Government will as a. Hankow paper. It was written by Bird, 22nd July--Saigon 17th July, presented, and the proofs of title can be presence of the circumstances enumerated the death of his brother Also at the front, Rice and General-ChinesA.
checked. If in some eases progress has the United States
to American thousands of our young men just now — SADO MARU, Japanese str., 3,860, K. Asa- been delayed, this has been due to the acknowledge the great consideration Aloc's cantain, and must be the story of I rory much reret that I have to in- kawa, 18th July-Shanghai 15th July, fact-which has seriously embarrassed which has been shown General Nippon Yusen Knieha. Ilis Majesty's Government-that a um interesis,
Nevertheless, a fresh appeal has now form you that after the action of May BAINON, British str., 1,230, J. Sangster, her of consignments, for which the Amorf-|
From what I can 25th July-Saigon 20th July, Rice.- can skippers had specifically invoked the been made to His Majesty's Government 95th your brother's name was amonget Order.
protection of the arrangement, are now, that shipments of American-owned goods those of the missing.
I am very SEINTO MARU, Japanese str. 7,220, W. claimed, by Swedish and Dutch firms of enemy origin, if paid for before the faid out I understand that he was seen
C. T. 6. Filmer, 18th July-Ban whose title of owner dip, notwithstand beginning of March, should be allowed to fall during the chorus, Francisco 16th June, General Toying the action of the American shippers, be shipped without molestation after the river that I am unable to rive you say The appeal is based prin defnite news, and that I am unable to appears in sond onses to be valid, and in 15th June. SIERMAN, British str. 791. R. W da Lathers has led to the issue of writs in the cipally upen the contentions (3) that in hold out very much here for the fature.
Sale 18th July Manila 14th Prize Court.
sufficient time has already elapsed; (h) I do not think I should be justified in do Thoresen & Co.
It has been explicitly acknowledged by that no mention of a time limit is made ug so. If your brother, wes killed it is. TAMBUZ, British str., 919, 1 J. Cowan, an
July-Swatow Spd July, Ballast-Eat the special representatives of the Ameri- in the enaciment of the 11th March; and possible that he could have been buried terfeld & Swire.
can claimants who have been in constant (c) that the proofs of ownership required without being identified, as the killed and direct communication with the Board by His Majesty's Government are of an were buried at night oder heavy fire and
tion of Trade that all the claims co far sub- exscting pature and involve much time you will realize the difficulty of identifica mitted under the cotton arrangement for preparation.
Kisen Kaisha.
TATARRAK,
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