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RELATIONS
THE BONOKONI) DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, JANUARY 10F, 1916
MOUTRIE PIANOS
INTERVIEW WITH YUAN SHIH-KAL
"JAPAN IS NOT PURSUING A" POLICY OF AGGRESSION."
An interesting statement was made a few weeks back by President Yuan Shih-
Represent the highest degree of perfection in artistic construction kai to the Independent, à New York
and are backed by":
GUARANTEE
for
FIVE YEARS.
wekly publication, in reply to Guries. of questions writton out in advance. The following extracts cover the main points of the statement, and, though wrents have rendered the references to the polite of China out of date, they are not without interest:
The Republic has not been a failure. It is absolutely certain to continue. Monarchical government is as deading
INSPECTION OF OUR 1916 MODELS British Fea. Your journals cannot to
INVITED.
EASY TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED.
S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
STEAMERS.
WEST RIVER
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Blaglo Fara by Night Staamar Rstara
(available also for return
by day steamer)
Bingle Faro by Day Steamer Return
HONGKONG TO CANTON. 1
$6.00
10.00
4,00
8.00
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
MONDAY, 10TH JANUARY, 1916.
8.00 am. HEUNGSHAN.
10.00 pm, KINSHAM.
8.00a.m. HONAM, 4.30 pm: FATSHÄR.
TUESDAY, 11 JANUARY, 1916..
8.00 m. HONAM. 10.00 pm, FATSHAN,
8.00. HEUNGSHAN, 4:30 pm. KINSHAN.
AMOAVAUNU-MAUAU LINE.
8.8. QUI TAL, Toxa 1,851.
8.8. TAISHAN, Tone 2,006. HONGKONG TO MACAO, G
Wook days at 8 sm. sad 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Businys al 9mm, and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG,
Wask days at 7.30, xm, and 2 p.m. Sandaya så 7.80 1.03, and 3 p.m.
....
EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 16TH JANUARY, 1916,
The Company's New Steamship
"TAISHAN"
Will depart from the Company's WING LOR STREET WEARP at 9 am, and return trom Masso it 3 p.m.
NB-The Company will also con « Bteamer from Macso on Sunday at 7.80 mm, sad from Hongkong at I p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
FARES AS USUAL,
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
6.8. SOI AN
Departares from Mapao to Canton un Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Masno on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 11 4.30 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT (00., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
3.9. SAINAM, 588 tons, and B.S. NANNING, 569- toga. One of the abore Blowers lesvos Canion for Washow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wnchor for Canton on the same days st8.30 am, Round trips take about 5 days. Famongers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUI. These vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Ofoe open daily (Sunday excepte 1) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Oo., Læv.,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
At times of
crisis it must be Bovril
BRITISH TO THE BACKBONE
(128
SHIPPING NOTES.
FREIGHT MARKET.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
their freight circular dated January 8th
Mesers. Snowman & Co., of Hongkong, in CORTE ORDERS UN LIEUT.-COM. A. CHAPMAN, V.D.
Parades for Monday, 10th ins :—
It is stated that a shipping company ab Odessa bay decided to place with a Japan ese dock" company au order for the con struction of several passenger steamers of state ; — a large type. The order includes eight The market during the interval under steamers Inter for use in foreign service.review has boon exceedingly firm, and the The agents of the Japanese dock company only reason for the comparatively short list at Odessa, together with Russian eng of "fixtures is the increasing scarcity of neers, are drawing the designs..
prompt boats Although Saigon has been enquiring after tounage al 33 conts
DISASTROUS FIRE ON A JAPANESE
STEAMER
7
-!:
FARADES..
am, and 5.30 p.m. Members of Signalling Section and other Signallers, as detailed in Signalling Section order, dated St December, 1915, Morse Hag and Morse lamp practice at Headquarters.
follows:-
Section of No. 1 Section, M.G. Drill at Headquarters. Remainder of No. 1 Section, Bayonet fighting at Headquar
tors.
Thursday, 13th January, 5.15 p.m.-G. Section of No. 2 Section, M.G. Drili at Headquarters. Remainder of No. 2 Section,
Bayonet fighting at Headquar
Lloyd's Register of Shipping-shows that picul, this has not attracted owners attenRemainder, nit. during the quarter onded June 20th, 1918, tion at all, and the Imsiness put through Scents Company will parade next week as 317 vessels of 434,200 Jons were lost to during the past fortnight is theilly repre- shipping through being abandoned at sea, sented by fixtures for pressing coal requie Tuesday, 11th January 5.15 p.m.-M.G. foundering, or other causes. War lossesments at exorbitant rates as a matter of Section of No, 4 Section, Machine Gun accounted for 212 vessels of 320,004 tons. fact, rates hitherto unknown and undreamt
drill at Headquarters. of by owners. Considering that the North- Steam vessels numbered 244, of a gross ton- uage of 380,613, of which the loss of 188, era ports have been closed for the winter. Hemainder of No. 4 Section, Bayonet fight- months this time of the season generally a gross tonnage of 200,111, was nitribut should be opportune to charterers to pick up Wednesday, 12th January, 8:15 p.n.—MG.
ing at Headquarters, China as it is in the United States, winre/ Able to war losses, 136 British, of 204,756 some cheap tonnage, and owners can, con- excepting in a very limited sense, it never the period, seven Japanese vesels of a gross abtained, namely: Tourano-Canton $4.70, gross tonnage, being concerned. During gratulate themselves on the splendid rates existed.
1 am President of China. I have no longe of 11,920, were last through wreck Haiphong-Swatów 85.50 (Swalow cur). desire to be anything .se. I am misre and collision
and Hougay-Swatow 95.25-85.50 (Hongkong) presented even in the American and
currency) per ton.
SAICON-HOXOKONG has seen only three strong y impress upon the ufficials and
settlements, a small vessel getting free at people of ws United States that the az-
Saigon sccepting a part-cargo for very Peeriions to the effect that I ain in favour A fire which broke out on Christmas prompt loading at 30 cents and a
ters. regular ufaLao rozstablishment of the monarchy morning and lasted almost thirty-six hours liner at 93 cents, while an "outsiler." getFriday, 14th January, 5.15 pm M.G and that I desire to be Emperor tre macie is believed to have caused damnge runting free there by the middle of this month by my enemies, not by my friends.
ing into the hundreds of thousands of yea was fixed at 25 cents per picul. At the Some of my critics, both at home and to the cargo of the Shinya Maru, not the close the local nice market is devoid abroad, think they say, in my order forg liner, but the 5,909-ton cargo-steamer animation, but there is sure to be a fresh. the ocial resumption of Confucianism a recently chartered by the Toyo Kisen Kadomand shortly to load some Now Crop rico reversion to all things old. There is no ha for the San Francisco line and now in at Saigon just before Chinese New Year Gun Clads Hill, Kowloon political significance in this reafirmation Tekohama harbour. The Shiny Marn to arrive here shortly after the holiday's, of our national belief in the Great Sage had. 6.070 tune of cargo on beard at the Quotation stands for January-February On duty until morning of 15th inst.: No. 2.
unless it might be taken that the closer line the fire broke out. In the third hatch shipment at $4.11 per pieu) fo.b. Saigon, Section Artillery Battery.. knitting togetoer of a people in murals
were 499 bales of hemp, 30 esses of cocan- SAIGON-PHILIPPINES.-No actual charter Officer on duty, Capt. W. M. Scott. and ethics bad political significance. It is are fat as late ng yesterday the nuts, 325 cases of Ceylon tea, 140 bales of fing has come to pass locally, owners being P. of W. Camp, Kowloon:--
gunnies, 100 sick of bens, 700 sacks of able to do very much better other direc-Officer on duty: Lieut. Murphy Council of State advised that I issue an order for the assembling of a citizens Rangoon rice and 340 cases of rubber and tions compared with the rates offered.
SAIGON JAYA.The prohibition of export Ofbeer on duty: Capt. Stewart,
On duty to-night: Scouts Company. convention lo set on a new Constitution. other goods, Practically all these goods The question of reverting to a munarare a total logs.
of rice has as yet not been raised. There On duty to-night: Ecouts Company: has beet some enquiry for forward loadings Officer on duty: Cupt. Hutchison, chical form may be brought up; 1 pre-
but nothing payable being obtainable out Orderly Sergeant until morning of th sume it will, and that it will be discussed sarnestly and at considerable length; but
ward, owners will not look at such freights there is not the remost chance that the
inst, Sergt. Hegarty, fat present.
royalista will be in a majority.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Section of No. 8. Section, M.G. Drill at Headquarters. Remainder of No. 8 Section, Bayonet fighting at Headquar
DETAIL
ters,
G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, H. K. V, G.
-BASUKOG-HONGKONG.-The birth rate has risen to 30-13 cents for load.ng inside/out- side bar, respectively, and with the autics. New Crop rice is now coming in more freely, pated demand, which is sure to set in since HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES. the rate should considerably stiffen with the OBDEER BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, 4.0. XX.V.S. market advancing
DALNT-CANTON-No - fresh" business has
NEW ORDERS-IN-COUNCIL. The supposed claims of Japan have been wickedly exeggerated by those who do not. want to sa peace exist between the Trade announce that, owing to the in The Gare states that the Board of nations; and in the Westra world the Press has published, widely that the creasing demands en merchant shipping Japanese are exerting and asserting necessary to take special steps to secure
in connection with the war, it has becom political and commercial authority
that an adequate supply of tonnage shall throughout China. And upon this feabe available in case of necessity to meet come to pass since last reported, ture i wish your journals would speak plainly, without misquoting me.
pressing national needs.
TIME-CHARTER,Charterors are finding t is not pursuing a policy of aggression with in-Council were made on 10th November.with the result that very old boats had to With this object in view, two Orders almost impossible to secure prompt vessels, us. We have received assurances from The first prohibits British ships from be considered and chartered at rery high Japan that the concession of Kiao-chow, from which the Germans were custed by carrying cargo from one foreign port to rates:-American str. Hanametal, built 1973, Great Britain and Japan, is to be heidauther foreign port after 1st December 8,450 tans D/W. i/b., 9 months at $25,000 time unless licensed to do so. The second gives and Chinese str. Chefoo, heilt 1876 1,310 by the two nations only until such
tons D/W. ib., 12 months at $9,000 por
Japan
as full adjustments are made of the power to requisition ships for the carriage affairs of the European nations upon the foodstuffs and other necessarica.
The first Order lays down the prin termination of the present war.
that in this time of
Is is not true that Japan haa in any sense cured control of the Central China iron wines, the iron works at Hanoverfier Sutside the provi
month.
exceedingly firm for any size prompt and Coal freights from Japan to this romain forward loading.
it had must have the first claim it will be 2 British ships. It is not expected that foreign ports province of Manchuria. Norled yices betweaterfere with en- and every effort will be made to avoid bare concessions been granted Japan or any other nation in the Shensi and Shange disturbing pre-existing business arrange epulfields, These fields, the moat exbai ments; but licenses must be obtained in sire and valuable in the world, are owned every case in which it is desired to carry received from London, dated 19th Novem
over
of
凸
conversant
after
FIXTURES REPORTED.Moji-Hongkong Yen 3,29, Touran Canton 84.70. Haiphong-Swa- tow 85.50 (Srator currency) and Hongay Swatow 85.25-85.50 per ton.
Mesars Snowman & Co.'s latest advices
NEXT FOR DUTY,
PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP,
Saturday, lath instant, Sections I and 2 of
"A" Company.
Sunday 16th instant, Sections 1 and 2 of
BCompany. Monday, 17th instant, Section 1 of "" Co. Tuesday, 18th instant, Sections 3 and 4 of
"A" Company.
Thursday, 20th instant, Sections 2, 3, and 4 Wednesday, 10th instant, Sections 3 and 4 of
"B" Company.
of "G" Company.
GUN CLUB HILL,
Saturday, 10th instant, Sections 3 and 4 of
"A Company
Sunday, 16th instant, Sections 3 and 4 of
"B" Company.
Monday 17th instant, Sections 2, 3, and 4
of "C" Company.
"A" Company.
Wednesday 19th dustant, Sections 1 and 2 of
BOompany. Thursday, 20th instant, Section 1 of "Q"
Company.
the people of China No Government, port to another foreign port on or Japan or any other, has been or will he 1st December, and owners and charterers Our last week's freigh report was date: giwa control
China's natural concerned should apply at once to the 12th November, since which business bas Tuesday, 18th instant. Sections 1 and 2 of
Secretary, Ship Licensing Committee, been still further restricted, partly owing to 1280urces,
I have of late months had many confer-
Board of Trade, London, SW. The men the uncertainty regarding our Govern ences with Chinese capitalists regarding bers of this Committee will be gentlemen ment's requirements as to licences. Owners the establishing
Thoroughly Chinese
with shipping busi being disinclined to deal until the meaning that the moss, and Mr. Maurice Hill, K.C., will of the Order in Council becomes eletren chant marine. I may
addition to this charterers are now declining establishment of one or more first-class act as Chairman, lines of ships between China and the the Board of Trade to requisition iner-ernment
The second Order gives power to to deal with Greel: tonnage, also our Gov-
have United States is just now occupying the chant ships in case of emergency for the requisitioning,
further extended their thought of some of our ablest men. Wo have capitalists who are amply able to expect that within a year-ecured by purchase or within three years, if we must have them built, great vessels will By the Chinese mercantile flag in the barbours of New York and San Fran-
FAR EAST-We hayo no fixtures to advise
TARADES
"B" Co. will parade on the Cricket Ground, on Monday, 10th inst., at 5,15 p.m. Dress Drill order.
finance such projects, and I confidently sary supplies to the United although charterers are prepared to pay Co. will parade on the Cricket Ground,
cisco,
THERE IS NO YELLOW.
PERIL
A BISHOP ON THE PROVING OF JAPAN.
very high rates, und although there are à fair number of steamers bound out to Pladisistock from the United States, great number of these boats will be required for berth busness.
#
Others are being re-
carriage of foodstuffs and other neces This power will be exercised by a sitioning Committee of which Mr. J. H. Whitley, M.P. the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, will be Chairman The Committee will be composed of gentle men having close expert knowledge of shipping matters, and, in order that the quisitioned, and owners of the remainder
are not prepared to deal at present... requisitions may not overlap, these gen- tlemen will so far as possible be the same PHILIPPINES. Charterers have been un- as those who now advise the Transport able to secure their tonnage even at 140, Department of the Admiralty, The Com
JAVA-Charterers are
indicating mittee's object will be to secure that ton 100/-, but so far tonnage is not securable nago shall be available in case of need for even at this figure. the carriage of foodstuffs, ote, and to prevent freights on such commodities rising to prohibitive levels.
FAR EASTERN MEN AND
THE WAR,
BOW
Rice-Saigon charterers are now offering 97/8 to picked ports France with 102/6 to Dunkirk for rice and 110/- to 115/- for meal to Liverpool. Burial is also now asking for tonnage, but bas, not yet charter- ed any.
INDIA. There was a further, rise in these freights and Bombay has paid 82/6 on
Now the time for the Yellow peril has come,"
said the Bishop in Kyushu (Japan) at St. Paul's Cathedral on De cember 2nd. "It is possible for Japan st this time to place herself, with her four millions of army, with her strong flest, at the head of the nations in the Far East, ond sweep out once and for all the nations of the West that have exploited the Far East in their own interests. Never beforo has a nation been tempted as Japan has News has been received of the death but this description of tonnage is now get- been tempted. And yet there is up Yellow from gangrene resulting from wounds ting rather scarce. leantime, for a prompt poril, and there is to be no Yellow peril, received in action in France some time steamer from Buenos Ayres 18/- was paid because Japan stands for loyalty to her ago, of Company Sergeant-Major G. W. for the trip to United States vid Bio, the olliance with Great Britain. She stands Bradish, 10th Yorkshires. The deceased intention being to load ore at Rio for the for righteousness; she is determined that left Shanghar with the Suna Jaru oon States, running her ju ballast from the her alliance with Great Britain shall not tingent on October 16th 1014, having Plate For one pound Eastern trip 22/0 be called scrap of payer. It is a stupend obtained leave from the Shanghai Muni has been obtained for a large boat, and 10. cus furt, if we only realise it, for Christian, CC Wingrove, who left Shanghai trading between States and West Indies. Police for the purpose of enlisting. was accepted by a steamer for 9 months' nations have been tempted and have for home on October 13th by the Glen There are still several enquiries on the mar fallen Germany has fallen; she has suffer, has received -2 commission in the ket, but business remains very difficult, cumbed; Belgium has been swept out of existence, the excuse being military neces-
Koyal Field Artillery. sity; and we are told that Greece has like wise succumbed to temptation, and the ex- cusa is simply fear. But Japan stands for loyalty and her alliance, ""
the Hanychping Iron Works, has ob
Mr. C. M. Manners, wharf manager of d.w. to Hull. tained a commission as first lieutenant of chartering still continue to be on the TIME-CHAPTER-Rates for this description in the Inland Water Transport Section, increase, and to-day Japanese boat has Royal Engineers..
been fixed or 12 months' trading at 217,
CHINA OIL TREE IN U.S.A. AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT WITH INDUSTRIAL AIM,
in
Hongkong with Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton
Brigadier-General Ellison, who
was during the last tour of the latter ag In- HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. spector General of the Imperial Forces, is wow Quarter-Master-General at Gallipoli,
A telegram has been received in Tient sin from Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cox, of Hankow, stating that their son George was killed in action at Gallipoli on the
24th ultimo.
PANADES 5.30 V.M. Uniform, Cape with Covers, Rifles and Am-
munition:
Monday, January 10th.-No. 2 Company. Tuesday, January 11th-All recruits. Wednesday, January 12th.-No. 1 Company Thursday, January 18th-No. 3 Company.
all recruits
=
"D
on Wednesday, 12th inst., at 5.15 p.m Dress: Drill order.
Co. will parade an the Cricket Ground, on Friday, 14th inst., at 5.35. p.m. Dress: Drill order,
Co. will parade at Volunteer Head- quarters, on Wednesday, 12th inst., n 6:15 p.m. under Sergeant Major Cooke. Dress Drill order Recruits will parade on the Cricket Ground, on Mon day, the 10th iust. Wednesday, 12th inst., and Thursday, 13th inst., at 5.16
under Sergeant Major Bond Drill order.
The Signalling Section will parade at Volun teer Headquarters, on Monday, 10th inst., Wednesday, 12th inst., and Fri- day, 14th inst, at 6.15 p.m. Uniform to be worn,
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES,
Members are reminded that only medical certificates granted by the Medical Off- cers of the H.K.V.C or H.K.V.R. can be recognised, Surg. Capt. Harston will attend members at his consulting.. rooms, Alexandra Buildings, at 12,30 p.m. daily (Sundays excepted), and at the same place at 6 p.m. daily (Bundays excepted). Members requiring certi ficates are requested to attend at the lacter hour except in urgent cases, Recruits wishing to be passed will Surg-Liout, Moore will attend members at attend at 6 pm Telephone No. 2.
the Government Civil Hospital betweon 9.30 am, and 10,30 am, daily or at, other hours by appointment Tele phone No 50. Recruits wishing to be passed will attend at the same hours.
POSTINGS A
Pte. K. W Bean, having joined, is ullottel
Corps No. 670 and posted to Co. C Section 3.FMA Pte. N. E. Kent, having joined, de allotted Corps No. 571 and posted to Co. “C” Section 8.
Pte. H. H. Tayler, having joined, is allotted
Corps No. 572 and posted to Co. £LA Section 4.
Pte, A. Course, having joined, is allotted
Corpy No. 573 and posted to Co, D.
The adaptability of the Chinese wood THE ADMISSION OF GERMANS Friday, January 14th-No. 4 Company and Pto. P. Glendenning, having joined, is allot-
INTO JAPAN,
LANDING REFUSED TO LADY. MISSIONARIES,
sil tree for cultivation in Northern Fidrids seems to have been proved by recent experiments, and a tree as Talla haasce, Fla. bore two husheds of the fruit last season. The United States importe annually about 6,000,000 gallons of Chin- Two German lady missionaries arrived ase wood-oil, valued a 2,000,000 dollars in Tsuruga from Turkey, vi Russia, with As the demands of the American varnish the object of going to the United States trade are steadily increasing this affords through Japan last month. Acting under avery large domestic market for this instructions from the Foreign Office, the prespective new Florida industry The Governor of Fukui Prefecture refused to tree is Aleurities cordata (Chinete tung allow them to land, and they were sent vu), the seed: vielding the nut from which back to Vladivostock The German-ladies theoli is extracted.--Einaurier and now intend to proceed to the United Bullionist
States by way of Shanghai.
COLLAR NUMBERS AND HELMETS, Collar numbers will be issued and measure ment for kelmets will be made on these Parade,
ORDEALY ROOM,
Pc. are wanted that they are forbidden to
uake enquiries as to Parades, Patrols, etc., at this office, either personally or by telephone, All such information must. be obtained from Section, Platoon, and Company Commanders,
-P. O. JENKIN,
D. B. P. (Reserve).
ted Corps No. 574 and posted to Co. "B" Section 4:
Pte. W. S. Glendenning, having joined, is
allotted Corps No. 576 and posted to Co
B Section 4,
Pte. J. Carr, having joined, is allotted Corps No. 576 and posted to Co. “C” Section 3.
ANFIELD EXERCIBES.– Field exercises will he carried out by “C”! Co., on Sunday, the 18th inak. Further orders will be issued...
GKH. DAUTION Capt.
Adjutant, H.KV.R.