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#FAR EASTERN MEN AND
THE WAR
Mr. Johu D. Sumner, R.N., Chief Gun her (lost in His Majesty's Torpedo Beat No. 93 on November 1st), servod in the hungventure in North China during this peration in 1906, and was decorated with: tie China medal.
WAR'S
EFFECT ON SOUTH CHINA TRADE.
All things considered, writes the U.8. Consul-General in Hongkong, Mr. George Anderson, in a recent report, it 18 doubtful if the effect of the first year of the war in Europe upon the trade of the Far East has been a marked as has been anticipated. The affect upon the trade Dr. Cecil Bennett, who is well-known of South China has been considered, but Shanghai, has had a very narrow escapit has been along general lines, and as at Loos. Ho was in conversation with a a result of general conditions rather than Lionel, when a fragment of a shell passed a marked change from one line of per between the two men. This fragment hit chase and supply to another, the officer on the cheek jufficing a servere wounded
Captain T. J. Graham, 8th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been invalidel home to Belfast from the Dardanelles from a severe attack of entorie. He served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Boxer campaign of 1900, and returned from Tien
BUYING POWER RESTRICTED.
The chief effect of the war upon the business of China (aside from the results of the liquidation of German firms in Hongkong and the prohibition of "trad- ing with the enemy," which has broken up the combination of British manufac turers and German selling agencies) has been shutting off Europein markets for
ditions of international finance Americ in financing of such trade is more favourable than usual. In otetrioal lines there has been falling off in trade due to an end to special German inancing of electrical power and light projects; however, of the normal trade in Hongkong the demand for American machines in sewing and knitting machinery has been cut off, with very favourable results on Amercan trade.
MACHINERY, DYESTUFFS, GLASS, HARDVARE, ETC.
What business there has been in the purchase of boilers, turbines, and similar machinery supplies abroad has been going to the United States, with every indica tion that this will continue to be the casean manufacturers have scoured China in many lines of goods which have a hold on trade in Hongkong and South
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tein a year ago to rejoin his old regimen Chinese products, with the result that States is now being called upon for supNUS. 41 and 18, GAGE STREET, from
Major George Frederick Molineux-Mont- gomeria, 3rd Grenadier Guards, of Gar- prices for such products fell to a pot beldisham, Norfolk, whose death took place where production was not profitabe, even in France on October 22nd, served as a where the goods could be sold at all jutant of the 1st Chinese Regiment, which China cannot buy for import. The effect Without the sale of its products abroad he had practically raised, and was present of the war upon silver exchange, more nt the Relief of Tientsin and of Peking over has made all foreign goods very for which he held the medal with einsp.
expensive in terms of silver. The value Lieutenant-Colonel Withycombe, who of silver most of the time since the begin served with the 1st Battalion King's Owning of the war has been such as to sti- Yorkshire Light Infantry in the Far East, mulate exports under normal conditions and commanded it during its stay at while holding buck imports. With exports Singapore, has been selected for the com-impossible because of the war, imports mand of the Belfast Infantry Brigade of were held back for both financial and the Ulster Division, and will be given the economics reasons. Under the circum rank of brigadier-general whitst
standes it is rather remarkable that Chin employed.
ese trade has held up as strongly under Lieutenant-Commander France Stuart adverse conditions as it has, and what (Mack) McGiachen, died at Southsea on ever tendency to revival is all the more October 20th, aged 32.
He joined the important,
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the medal for the China campaign in 1900, having taken part in the reduction of the Taku forts. He had been serving in one of H.M. ships in the Persian Gulf, and took part in three ongagements
LIQUIDATION OF STOCKS.
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Nevertheless, the consumption of for cign goods in South China, though much below normal in volume, nas proceded men along usual lines, so far as the nationality ci supplies is concerned, and Mr. Arthur Conway Young, of Kobe, changes in the course of trade have been is among the members of the Inns of Cou's coming slowy, nouga “steadily O.T.C., who have been granted a commis sure.y in a number of anes. While trade ring. He has been appointed to the Royal rom central Europe was shut off by: the Irish Fusiliers. It is understood that war, there were large steeks of goods another Kobe "boy" who was in the same therefrom in Eastern ports, which have Officers training Corps as Lieut. Young been on the market ever since, and the -Compton Pakenham has obtained a consumption of all suel goods has been commission in the Coldstream Guards. supplied more or less freely since the Mr. Norman Dick, son of Mr. J. beginning of the war by drafts upon these Dick, Government Marine Surveyor for stocks, even where trade was entirely con- trolled by other nationals, as in Hong many years in the Far East, has been ap kong It wis necessary that the sale of pointed a 2nd Beutenant in the Lowland these stocks of goods should proced Brigade. Regal Field Artillery. Mr. Nor along norma, lines, so far as was mossible, man Dick, who was born in Penang, has both to protect British and allied bank beent rying to join the army for the lasting interests against loss from advances we've months but his youth has up to now on such goods, and also to prevent the stood in his way. As it is, he is only demoralisation of the market for the sale righteen.
of similar British goods, In most lines Lieutenant Zouch A. Turton 3rd Neru staple trade, therefore, the year's folk Regiment, attached 2nd East York business has been largely one of liquida previously reported wounded and mission of current stocks. ing," after being an assistant on a rub ber plantation in Malaya, became in 1913 nager of the Hongkong Rubber Estate Soon after the outbreak of war he resign. ed this position to return to England. He was killed near Yples on April 23rd, whic leading his men against enemy trenches.
SERGT. R. LAFSLIT
This has been the case particularly of cotton piece-goods. Stocks of all such goods in South China and most other Uhinese ports have been large for several ears. The outbreak of war, and epe cially the forced liquidation of German Arms in Hongkong, made it necessary to dis dispose of these stock instead of buying new goods. Nevertheless, stocks have been so far depleted during the year that buying of new goods in fair volume is realisation that in many lines American now in sight, and with this conie& manufacturers are in a position to co pete.
. PLICER, SOUGHT ON AMERICAN TEXTILES.
ever before been obtained from the United States. The sale of artificial dyes of American make has successfully been inaugurated in Hongkong. In nearly all lines of chemical products the United plies, in many instances as the sole soure of supply at the present time. American are, now sold in Hongkong in increasing Window glass and Amerkan glassware quantities. Amerian hardware is increas per grade of European goods abouer en ing a popularity, supplanting the chos tirely and competing successfully with the more soldid English manufacturers, In nearly all lies of department stors goods American manufacturers are now enjoying an increasing trade. American soap, various toilet supplies, perfumeries, and the like are used it increasing qua tities; in some lines constituting pras tically the whole of the trade. In many of these lines of trade Amerison - facturers had a share before the outbreak of the war. Sing the war they have had practically al the trade there was to be had. In nearly all these lines of rade consumption is below normal, both by reison of general trade conditions th low value of silver, the reduction in foreign population, and the general busi ness uncertainty; but American trade hai increased, and with the return of noraul times American manufacturers will bave increasing opportunities of trade.
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1st January, 1910. Apply to-
J. VINCENT BRÁGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 16th November, 1915.
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The great question in all this change is as to what portion of this new and some what special trade can bo hold after the end of the war in Europe and the estab lishment of normal trade conditions generally. Much may be said and written on this phase of present-day business, bus little can be actually established Mos American manufacturers have gone after the trade here with a view of holding it. 66
Of competing nations concerned in Chinese trade, Japan unquestionably has been the most successful in its efforts to secure trade formerly supplied by th belligerent nations of Europe. Japanese Government, all Japanese trade organisations, Japanese manufacturers individually and by organisations in their respective fines of business have syste- Datically and persistently struggled for this trade and are continuing their can- sign. They have been especially success- ful in some lines of the cotton trade, such as heavy piec-goods, towels, cotton blankets, and ladies hosiery; n some branches ei oectrical machinery and sn plies; in eoap, toys, paper, glass, and glassware; enunciled ware; and many Great Britain has miscellaneous goods. held its own in most cotton piece-goods in in electrical machinery and supplies and South China,, and has gained some trado in general heavy. machinery.
Sergt. Robert Lapsley, 15 Platoon, Company, 2nd Middlesex Regt., writes to his brother from the firing line in north France on November 3rd as follows: Fleeting time has changed the destiny of the Hongkongites with the and Middlesex At present beside myself there are only. young. Wilkie, now. Lance Corporal, and Hyndman three of us, doing duty with the battalion, lance-Corporal Victor is orderly room clerk, Lancs-Corporal Braga brigade clerk, Lance-Corporal Lobel post man, and Lance-Corporal Briggs divisional clerk: the others have been either killed, wounded or transferred to other more aunerous and much. Corps. Two alters. Evers and Gumprecht rest. This is especially the case in received commissions. The great advance which central Europe had a good share plain grey shirtings and sheetings, in you read of at the end of September fount of trade before the war. There is a manufacture. us properly equipped for action but u marked demand for cotton blankets, cot share was acting as reserves in artillerton flannels, and other goods which redoubts. Half of us had to camp out in formerly cane largely from the continent the open owing to lack of space; na the of Europe, but demand for American
German trade has been almost entirely destroyed, but not much of it compar tively is being supplied from other A careful study of the cotton piece- sources. This is merely an illustration of goods situation in Flongkong by experts a fact to which attention has been called has convinced a good many buyers that heretofore in these reports, namely, that the United States offers the best fire trade in China is not as competitive as hand wark for them at present, and it often has been made to appear and that each nation has its own particular inquiries for America prices are becous
more trade in certain ines which it is die cult for other nations to serve because of ginal nation in that particular line of the special advantages held by the o
MISSIONARIES weather was wet the job was not pleasant goods also is coming to include
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breaking through of the wall on either Work was recently commenced on the side of the Chien Men, Peking, for the purpose of making the two new gateway) The work is being undertaken with the object of making a central station for the Peking Mukden and Peking-Hankow rail- ways. It is interesting to note that when this work is been completed, and the two lines have been connected, it will be pos sible to go by rail direct from Hankov to Calais. This will form the longest rail way connection in the world.-
LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM and the miraculous relief it brings to the tortured sciatic nerve. Just rub a little in where the pain is and the pain
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number of fabrics which heretofore have COBIT ORDERS BY LLECT-COL, A. CHAPMAN, V.D. been obtained almost exclusively from Europe, but in which experts believe American manufacturers can now sucess fully compete.
METAL GO005.
The trade in metals has shown as nuch of a change as any other line. In struc tural steel it has been found that con ditions in Great Britain are such as tej make price high and deliveries very uncertain, while the trade from Belgium
all lines of iron and steel, including sheets and plates (galvanised and other wise), wire and wire shorts, cobbles, nail rod, bars, loops and all standard forms, Prices in the United States have been arm, and prices to consumers here have en particularly high because of the high freight rates prevailing on goods from America, but with all that prices have usually been below European prices, and deliveries could safely be promised, which has not been the case with European goods.
[BY E AERMEAD BARTLETT.] Mr. E. Ashmead Bartlett, in one of his latest contributions, gives an account of the loss of the Triumph. He cays: W were at luncheon in the wardroom when as entirely disappeared, Orders for signalman entered, saying, "Beg pardon, | American steel have been given as freely sir, the Triumph is listing." Every one as general trade conditions have war- rushed up on the quarter-deck- The ranted. Indeed, this has been the case LE Triumph was at anchor, or else steaming very slowly up and down off the coast in her old position, south of Gaba Tepe, when she was struck by two torpedoes. Her nets were down at the time, but mads not the slightest difference, as both torpe dues either passed through or else under neath them. When we reached the deck the Triumph was already listing, and it was obvious she would turn right over in a few minutes. When she was struck trawler and a destroyer were quite close to the Triumph, and these two vessels at Demand on American manufacturers once went to her assistance to pick up the for all lines of iron and steel will doubt crew, whom we could see jumping off the less be much heavier in the near future, sides into the water. All the destroyers for not only it is increasingly diff off Caps Helles, in our neighbourhood, also cult to secure supplies from Europe, got up steam and dashed at top speel but stocke in the Far East are now across the ocean, almost blotting out the very low, and on the other hand conuec horizon with the columns of black smoke tions in the United States for the pur thrown out by their eager funnels chase of all such goods have been estab lished, and the trade machinery now exists for satisfactory business.
1.Private W.C. Cowan is granted leave of absence from December 18th, 1915 to December 16th, 1910,
MANING OF POSTS. 2.-Referanse Corps Order No. 2, dated
December 12th, 1915, "Belchers Set tion" and the Scaute Company will fall in at Headquarters at 2.30 pm, instead of 16 8 a.m., on 19th instan. These units are to be in position by 4pan. and will be dismissed by 8 pm.
a.Parades for today.
7.m.-Members of Signalling Section and other Signallers, as detailed in Signalling Section order dated Decem- ber 8th, 1916: Semaphore practice ar Headquarters Remainder, ni
TABADER.
ENGINEER COMPANT.
4-Lycemun Beliefs from 16th to 31it
December is posted on the notice board at Headquarters for informs- tion of all concerned. MENU DETAIL. B-Gun Club Hill, Kowloon
On duty until morning of 20th inst.
No. 1 Sec. Art. Batty and So. M.G. Company,
Officer on duty: Liout Rees.
F. of W. Camp, Kowloon
On duty tonight: Scouts Company Officer on duty: Lieut. Murphy. Un duty 16th inst.: Scouts Company, Officer on duty Capt. Hutchison. Orderly Sergeant until morning of 20th inst. Corp. AA. Bolton,
G. E. STEWART, CBDE.
Adjutant, H.K.V.0
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
A KNIFE THRUST would be welcome to many compared with the vicions shooting, stabbing pains of
It was a dramatic sight from the quar Sciatica
Yet these are the men who have zotter-deck of the Swiftsure, a sister ship of
In nearly all lines of machinery, the Triumph. The Admiral had come on heard about
deek, together with the other officers, and pecially in electrical goods and similar all stood in a cilent group, gazing at the products, conditions have followed those stricken battleship some four miles away attaining in the iron and steel trade As 丸 result of general business depression in For seven minutes the group watched the South Chins there has been less demand dying struggle of the Triumph in absolute for electrical and similar machinery than silence. Then, suddenly she seemed to gre normally would have been the case, but wary of the hopeless fight against inviat demand has existed. has reached to today. sible forces, and exactly eight minutes aft" the United States in an unusual degree being struck she gave s final roll and turn for its supplies ed upride down, her red bottom alone re maining visible. For half an hour we watched her floating bottom upwards, and then suddenly she gave a final plunge and disappeared for ever beneath this wase! amidst boiling surf and clouds of steam,
is gone.
Think of it-rest, comfort, and security again, all day long and all night, too.
Sciatica is not and can never be again a menace to the users of LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALMA Sold at 1 4d, per bottle.
Agents for Hongkong: Mesers. A. 8. WATSON & Co., L. T105020
Trade in this line is likely to go more to the United States in the immediat future, not only because, as above indi- cated, American connections have now been established and prices in Europe are high, but also because under present co4-
ROUTE MARCH.
All ranks, except Patrolmen, will fall in at Central Police Station 9.05 p.m., sha p
DINNER.
The Inspectar and Sergeants of the Polke Reserve will meet at Dinner at the King Edward Hotel on Saturday, December 18th at 8 pm. The charge will be 32 per head. Dress-Blue Patrol uniform for all ranks
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OFFICES in Br. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour, immediate possession.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. 139 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
TO LET. THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey's
Buildinës. Kowloon, FOUR COOMED FLATS In May toad, with every modern convenience, including English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot Water and Water Carriage System. A few Flats specially designed to accommodate thres possession. bachelors at ressousble rentals. Immediate
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"WINDSOR LODGE, Kowloon, Six-Roomed House with Tennis Court. Immediate possession.
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No. 35. SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST
No. 68, PEEL STREET, on Caine Road level.
GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Road, Fosk from 1st November, 1918,
LEWKNOR No. 126, THE PEAK. HALTING," Austin Road, Kowloon, ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Daddell Street, Ground Floor.
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ROSENEATH,"2, Hankow Rd. Kowloon. No, & BELILIOS TERRACE No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Hondura
ONE GODOWN,
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