Page
INTIMATIONS
MOUTRIE PIANOS
HAVE
ESTABLISHED
an unequalled reputation for tone, touch,
artistic construction and lasting qualities.
CASH
GUARANTEE
FIVE YEARS.
OR EASY TERMS.
MOUTRIE'S.
THEATRE
MAURICE E.
ROYAL.
BANDMAN
THE
PRESENTE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JULY 18cm, 1918.
HONGKONG WAR CHARITIES.
CHINESE
RE-EXPORTS OF SYNTHETIC INDIGO.
At the annual meeting of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, held in Boston, there was a general dis 5,00cussion of the dyestuffs situation as it has
SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 6.
Mr. Ho Wing (Hut Fund)
50.00
Mr. W. G. Law (Monthly Sub-
scription) Swntow
20.00
Mr. F. H. Browarigg (Monthly
Subscription) Swatow
Mr. T. Carr Ramsey (Mouthly
Subscription) Swalow
Mr. F. D. Bisseker (Monthly
Subscription) Swatow
Mr. F. Barker (Monthly Sub-
scription) Swatow
Mr. T H. Fisher (Monthly
Subscription) Swatow Mr. T. . Edwards (Monthly
Subscription) Swntow Mr. W. Howard, (Monthly
Subscription) Swatow Mr. Goh Peek Hoa (Swatow)... Staff Messrs. A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd. (Monthly Suleerip tiou)
Taikon Sugar Refining Co.,
Ltd. (Red Cross) Zoroastrian Charity Funds Staff--Messrs, Lane, Crawford
& Co. (Monthly · Subscrip-
X,Y,Z. (Field Glasses) F. A. B
confronted American manufacturers since
MR. ASQUITU'S SURVEY OF
THE WAR.
WHY CONSCRIPTION WAS DELAYED
resources for which our Navy has always been famous, and, above all, on the part of hotb officers and crews." continuous and unsleeping vigilance, All these things are being done, all these qualities. are being fully exercised with an offee tiveness which, in view of the world-wide extent of the task, it is at once difficult. to realize anul, impossible, to exaggernie, The Prime Minister addressed a meet-(Cheers.) To the British Navy for these
services the Allied cause owes an
THE NAVAL VICTORY.
500 supplies front Germany were stopped ating of electors of East Fife at Ladybank
10.00
10,00
ǎ.00
∙10.00
1,00
34.00
Last month, the audience including a measurable debt; large number of Unionists.
im.
the beginning of the war. Twa interest ing frets were forthcoming as the discus
GERMAN NAVAL VICTORY A ROUT. sion proceeded One was that since the
But a fortnight: ago, thanks to the war stopped supplies of coaltar dyes, Mr. Asquith, after a' graceful tribute to foolish rashness of the enemy, we were there has been a larger use of natural the late Lord Kitchener, who, he said, allowed to see another mors stirring dyes; and the other, was the extent to which the United States drew an China was more sensitive than the world knew and dramatic aspect of our Navy's qualities. The German Fleet, after a for synthetic indigo, which had been in-
to outside criticism, proceeded :--"
period of prolonged and inglorious 5.00 ported by China from Germany before
When I was leere little more than two scclusion, at last ventured out into the the war began. Since the war began he tween three and four million pounds of years ago, whatever differences of opinion open, apparently in the hope that it synthetics indigo have been re-exported there may have been among us as to the might catch our seamen, anawares and frour Chiun to the United States. In numbers and the character of our forces achieve at any rate a temporary and a
If that was their cal normal times the price was about loafor honie defence, we were all content to piecemeal sucCESS. 3,000.00 pond but Chine had to be paid so.
work for the provision of an Expeditions culation it was woefully disappointed. dearly to re-expert these supplies, that ary Force of 150,000 or 180,000 men for The action of the 31st of May, fought the price of the indigo has ranged from possible service in the field abronel. As it should be noted, on the eve of the aumi- 6.90 to $1.30 a pound, and for the small
You are aware from recent debates in Fersary of the glorious 1st of June, which is one of the red-letter days in our 158.00 remaining holdings China was now ask Parliament, the total military and nava
That action was hug. 22. a pound, In nearly all cases effort of the Empire during these are worthy of the best and the most splendid
Admiralty calendar years already exceeds in number five traditions of the British Navy, (Cheers.) Lights were enormously shart by wason 2.00. drying out of moisture, but the millions of men. (Cheers,) Houbt
indigo past was correspondingly can whether any comparable effect could have one of the shijis that took part in il I am hoping to be able to-morrow to see citrated above 20 per cent. Solcalled he brought about by anyone except and their intrepid crews. Chinese indigo.natural extract conLord Kitchener, Indeed, I am certain it driven back into his ports without so taining hardly over 2 per cent, to 3 ptr | could not.
much as making an effort to grapple with cont indigotine, was described to
the main body of our Grand Fleet, and reting as not safe is import.
the temerity at first to claim what was really a ront as a victory.
250.00
75.00
5.00
6.30
Mi. &. Azterson
Collected from mixes at Blake Pier. Star Ferry Fier and Peak Tram Station
Anonymous
100.00
Anonymonts
200.00
Rev. T.. W. and Mrs. Scholes.
25.00
Victoria British School
20.00
Messrs. Bradley & Co., Ltd,
189.2
Mr. J. A. Plummer
1,000.00
100,00
Anonymous
20.00
Mr. J. McGreger (May and
June)
6.00
Mrs. J. McGregor (May, and
June)
NEW BANDMAN OPERA & COMEDY CO.
TO-NIGHT!
"THE
TURSBAY, JULY 18TH
TO-NIGHT!!
From the Shaftesbury Theatre,
CINEMA STAR."
"Wegesday, July 19TH:- Jathes Welch's Greatest Success,
OH! · 1 SAY."
Tobentos, JULY 20TH: The New and Revised Version,
COUNTRY GIRL"
"A
From the Royalty Theatre, FRIDAY, JULY 21ST -----
THE DIAN WHO STAYED AT
HOME."
FARERDAY, JULY 22ND-- M
GRAND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT.
Mosby, JunY 24TH- The Evergreen Record Breaker,
"THE
BELLE OF NEW YORK.”
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S. PRICES: $3.50, $3, $2 AND $1.
Hugkong, 18th July, 1916,
"AMUSEMENT WITHOUT DISCOMFORT”
SEE
PALISADE
THE
OUT-OF-DOOR-PICTURES
LOCATION NEAR POST OFFICE, KOWLOON.
PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT!
THE LOST WILL (A Thrilling Drama) 2 parts.
THE BLIND MAN (A Splendid Drania in 3 parts).
MILAN (Scenic):
A NOISE FROM THE DEEP (Keystone Comic. A sereaus from start to finish).
DIARY OF A DUCKLING (üteresting and Amusing).
HARRY'S GAZETTE, etc, PLE
BAND NIGHT
ON
WEDNESDAY.
POPULAR PERCES: 81, 60 Cents and 30 Cents.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniformo 30 Cents.
-Hongkong, 18th July, 1916.
BEER!
BEER
WALLORO-
BEER
OBTAINABLE
(870
JUST LANDED :
A SUPPLY OF
CALDBECK,
FVERYWORRY MACGREGOR&Co.
SOLE AGENT::
MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA
RONGKONG.
IC HOUSE STREET. TIL 239-155.
SOLE AGENTS,
15, Quins's BOLD ÚESTRAL.
Miss W. M. Gowes (May and
June)
Our Little Bit Society (Month-
ly Subscription)
B. and T.
Y.M.CA/Hut Fund, contri-
buted by readers of HoxG- KONG DAILY PRESS *** Messrs. Benjamin & Parts ** Küfenp "'.
Mr. J. M. Castro Basto Messrs. Botelho Brothers. Messrs. Silva Nettó & En Messrs. De Souza & Co. Messis, Noronlu & Co. Anonymous... Interest on current necoGUNÍ
30th June.
Monthly Subscriptions.
Already acknowledged
Less nouat included twice
in list
LORD KITCHENER AND CHINESE PORCELAIN.
the
It is well-known that Lord Kitchener
It is true that we have recently changed, for the purposes of the war, the basis of our system of military service. There were some critics who reproached us, with not having taken that Blep sooner; some, indeed, who thought that we ought to have taken it even at the beginning of the war. For the reasons which I am about to give
4.00 found relief in the study and admira-you, and to which I know that Lord 200tion of Chinese porcelain. He led the
- 849.70
13,363.81
was
Kitchener attached the saree weight that I do, I entirely disagree with them.
In the first place the great voluntary effort which brought in millions of men for the expansion of vwx Territorial Force and for the creation of the new Ammies was of itself & most stimulating and inspiring effort, not only at home but in our Dominions and with our Allies. Next, in the earlier stages of the war, more men came in than we could effectively train and equip, and it was not until the beginning of last anturan that the shortage of men, actual or prospective, became a serious problem, And lastly compulsion, whatever may be raid of its abstract merits or demerits. is alien to British traditions, and its in traduction would have been viewed with the greatest suspicion, in the absence of a proved case of absolute necessity, by the vast bulk of Liberals, by a large body
whole of organized Labour, of Conservatives, and by practically the
The
enemy.
A victory. A couple more such vic- tories and there will be nothing left worth speaking of the German Navy. By sealing up his principal port from public view and by what is now neknow- ledged to have been a deliberate official perversion of the real facts, he hoped to conceal the scope and the serious charie- ter of his losses.- The truth is, slowly leaking out; it always does sooner or later (laughter); but its full extent is. even yet not realized and appreciated. We deplore ourselves what we have from the first never attempted for a moment to hold back-th loss of some splendid ships and of the gallant sailors who manned them; but the real meaning of an engagement of this kind is not to be measured merely or mainly be striking a balance, actual or even relative, of material and personal gain and less, though that balance in this case is, ac cording to all our information, clearly and decisively in our favour
The crucial question is, What has been the effect of the battle and its conse quences? What has been its effect upon uur command of the sea and of the power of defending our own and injuring the enemy's interests which that command carries with it? To that question there
impaired, has been more firmly and un- can only be one answer-that our cone- mand of the sen, far from being one whit shakably established.
eye of a .andarin for the rate, beauties 50.00 of this dri of the East, and since the wai 20.00 his que relaxation was to abser himself for an hour or so in the contemplation or discussion of some cherished piece, 1.159.05 Experts found him fall of knowledge and 200.00 discernment, and he possessed two all 5.10 peach blow vases of amphora shape 2001.00 as fine as any prizes in the Morgan-Gar 250.00 land 402 Altmann collections. And well 500.00 they might be, as they were gifts from 500.00 the Empress of China. Moreover, they 300.00 were selected by Lord Kitchener himself 106,80 from the Imperial collections He was fond of telling the story how the Empress
gave
him his pick." After some hours of selection, he and Colonel Fitzgerald * 11,532.31 (who was also a keen amateur) decided 1,831.00 upon these rare specimens of self- coloured porcelain; which only a later race of collectors has learnt to be the 128,151,96 most highly prized of all by Chincae judges. We may recall (says the London 8130515.77 and China Express) that at the time he since the recruiting problem began to I have consistently maintained ever in Peking his purchases were so LX- 100.00 tensive as to send up the prices of poreonly be practicable and made effective become urgent that compulsion could Iain le recently had an interview with
when at each stage of the road it was Telal Subscriptions $130,415.77 Mr. Frank Partridge, the well know accompanied by general consent. That is Less payment as per separaté
alaternen:
107,587-94 in the art market, and would snatched.
halichour to see them, Thus he went for Balaner in hand $51.947.83 a short time to canmine the Trevor Law
rence collections recently gold at Christie's and when Mr, Partridge foox with him a little bowl which he had hought for him at the modest price of £23, Lord Kitchener handled it with tenderness not delighi, saying, “A mandarin would pray over this and put Lord Kitchener has bequeathed us as
Javender."!
Finally, Lord his legacy to the Empire this vast and Kitchener asked Mr. Partridge, on lear unexampled array of armed and trained SIR-In accordance with the Resolu tion passed by the Committee on the 14th 1 try to buy for him a little Yan
men, which has been largely added to by instant, allocations have now been anade Chin hw to be sold in the approaching material of the finest soldierly qualities and money remitted, as in the statement Kennedy sale at Christie's, shall be contributed by the patriotism and devo of the Hon. Treasurer attached. Ear away at the time on a bit of a holiday,tion of our Dominions and dependencies marked sums in hand have in every case
and I shall be glad if you can get it for oversea. (Cheers.) It is for us who me up to £- naming a compartitive remain to see that we make the best use been included in the totals of the Jatestly sinall sum. It is pathetic to add that of it in the prosecution of the war and I and during the last fortnight her sons. remittances under the proper headings this little bowl is enamelled with The in the common cause of the Allies. Yours faithfully,
Eight Immortals,” E. R. HALLIFAX (Hon. Becretary,
NJ. STABB Hon. Treasurer, Hongkong, 17th July, 1018,
* {TO THE EDITOR OF THE ¦ HONGKONG.
DAILY PRESS."].
War Charities Commitee). Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, ' * Hongkong, 17th July, 1916.
WAR CHARITIEA, FUND, ' Stutrient-of-Payments: Remitted La IL, & S. B. C
London, for the Hongkong Hospital. for the Royal Fly ing Corps, Allocated Remitted by anderin
.8 42,897.14
Farmorbord Subscriptus and,
Amounts, Allovatre.
Officers Families Find:--
Earmarked previously
mited
Earmarked now reniilted. Allocated now remitted Red Cross Society and Order
of St. John of Jerusalem: Earmarked previously res
mitted
Farmarked now remitted.. Allocated now remitted Belgian Relief Fund
Earmarked previously
mitted w Soldiers and Sailors' Fami
liga Association: Earmarked previously re-
mitredy
Roval Patriotic Fund:
Earmarked previously. re-
mirted
.......
Funds for Blinded Soldiers
and Sailors
Fosnurked previously
-mitted.
Farmarked now remitted. Allocated now remitted...... Star and Garter Building
Tund
Earmarked previously re-
mitted
∙Allocated now remitted. Prisoners of War:-.
Earmarked previously re
mitted
YMCA Hot Fund
Earmarked previously re-
mitted:
Earmarked now remitted... Allocated now remitted Lady Roberts' Field Glass
Fand
Earmarked previously re- mitted
·Payments minde locally
Regimental Funds of the
Troong in the Garrison Pine Fund→→
Earmarked
Allocated
(Continued in nezt Colu
670.30 25.00 0,745.90
After referring to the negotiations for provisional settlement of the Irish
expert. He liked to diseiss collections exactly what has happened. Every one question, Mr. Asquith said: When the
"1
INCOME-TAX IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
OPPOSED BY THE CHINESEO
PENANG.
There was a meeting of local Chinese under the presidency of Mr. Quah Kong
Bec, in the Town Hall, Penang, on June 29th, to discuss the proposed income- tax.
The chairman said that the impost would be permanent once established, He instabead the case of Burmah.
Mr. Tech Pack Tatt contended that the tax would have a bad effect on Chinese $34.88 accounts. The dealers would render in 5,030.00 correct figures to hide their real profits 4.765.92 and there would be a large depreciation in stock. Many would state that they were losing business, and the import 217,50 loss credit in the eyes of the
** | kedv~~ He advocated a poll-tax. --
Baggestions were made that the Chinese he invited to: meet the Hon. 81.00 Mr. John Mitchell and the Hon. Mr A. H. Adams to confer with them. The meeting appointed a deputation.
£100
965.00
$9.00
4,665.50
50.00
13,224.49
.6.00
Tobacco Fund:-
Earmarked
"Local Working Parties:
Printing, telegrams, etc.- Discount on sub-coin and
Coast Port Remittances
who knows anything of the conditions of our political life must be aware that Buch "measures as have been passed by pormous majorities in Parliament this spring would even a year ago have en- countered the most strenuous opposition, (with most dubions prospects of survival.
UNITY OF THE ALLIES.
The Russian advance is one of the most
If we survey the various theatres there is in my judgment at this moment mouth to inspire both admiration and hop brilliant feats accomplished in the war (Chers) The Italians are making, with Indomitable spirit, a determined and every day more effective resistance to the Austrian opset, and nothing can experil the valour and the resource with which our gallant Allies in France are main taining, after a struggle which has now lasted for monthe, the defence of Verdun. (Cheers,)
They have known from the first that Sir Douglas Haig was not only ready bet eager to render them help whenever and wherever and in whatsoever shupe, they desired, and their illustrious coramander has recognized in the most handsome terms the promptitude and zeal with which his British colleague has taken. and is taking, the stops which in their joint opinion are dictated by sound The co-operation between the strategy. Joint, staffs of all the Allies becomes every month more intimate, more com- plote, and nowhere is this more con- spicuously the east than on the sting
where everything that is being done or contemplated is closely concerted between the responsible military autho- rities with perfect loyalty and mutual understanding. (Cheers.)
war comes to an end, when the reign of peace is re-established, we shall have to take stock, as an Empire, of our internal relations.
Never in history has there been a more moving spectacle than the eager loyalty. and the unsparing profusion with which our Dominions have Invished their help to the Mother Country in a war which they felt to the waged in a just and righteous cause, but in the making of which they had no vales. Australia and New Zealand have given, as in the now familiar word Anzac a name which for generations to came will make bright schoolboys-thrill with pride. Canada has again and again been in the forefront in the battlefields of France and Flanders.
have been waging a gallant and stubborn struggle in the blood-stained Ypres. salient, where, We rejoice to-day to learn, they have had a striking success. (Cheers.) In South-West and in Ease have conducted and are conducting for Africa General Botha and General Smuts. the Empire, with the utmost skill and tenacity, masterly campaigns,
With such an upperial record it will- never be possible, in my judgment, to revert to our old methods of counsel and of government, The fabric of the Em wire will have to be refashioned and the relations, not only between Great
and
and Ireland, but between the Britain Kingdom and our Dominions will of promptly, under close and connected necessity be brought,
brought review, Such, at least, is my own opinion, and I respectfully commend this. in this island and in Ireland. consideration to my countrynien, both.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
ASSOCIATION.
During the fortnight ending 9th June, 1916 21 hospitals in England were sup plied with requisites and comforts (24,800 articles in all) from St. John's.. Head-: quarters, St. John's Square, E.C... Eleven hospitals abroad were supplied with requisites and ⠀⠀comforts articles in all).
Garments. Artig Received during
37,321 to furtnight 4531
dur-
But this war is not merely a struggle of armies, important as is the part they play in it. It is also a struggle of material and economic resources, and it 113.00 may well be this will prove in the long
run to be one of the deciding factors Sent out To appreciate this aspect of the conflicting the fort 120.00 in its true perspective we must turn our 41.04 eyes from the land to the res. The fun
tions of our Navy, as you know, are 10 fold In the first place, it has to protect our own shores from invasjon, and to
10,462.61
$107.587.94
$139,415.77
·
(3,415
Total.
31,852
1,683 - 26,655 · 128 329
night. Received to date,
9th June 16,477,623 1,071,861 1,540,484
9th June '16...370,247: 824,394 1,194,641
safeguard the transport of our troops Sent out to date and their supplies in all the various military theatres. But of quite equal importance is its task of securing the Stock at Ware freedom of the ocean for the mercantile. marine of all the Allies, and of depriv
the one of the power either of importing what he needs or of exporting his own produce to markets over the
These are not spectacular
operations.
Total paid cut- Total subscriptions to date. Payments as above
107,567.94 Leaving balance in hand here ₫ 31,847.33 a58 in London £5,000 5,702.97 The remittance of £1.350 to the Ster 1,322.05 and Garter Building Fund will build, 4,555,50 furnish and endow one room in the
Hostal M Y.M.C.A. Hut Fund (which includes so far as the public eye is concerned, 75.00 the price of one complete hut £600 unobserved and almost in obscurity, but
and $1,152.05 towards a second but ear
they involve for their due performance vast network of organization, the ap- propriate use in the different seas of Vessels of every size and type, an elas- ticity and adaptiveness in using its
ontinued on next Column}
The remittance of go to the They are carried on, for the most part,
£1,300 to
marked by Readers of the HONGKONG 2009.00 DAILY PLESS") will erect and equip two
F.M.CA. Huts in France. T
N. J. STABB, Hon. Treasurer. Hongkong, 17th July, 1916.
40.00
375.00
All
house 107.370 247.467354,844-
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
MOUNTED POLICE. Durham Chief has been kindly pre
sented to this detachment by Mr. Ellis Kadoorie.
members of this detachment will re- port in uniform to Mr. T F. Hough at Stables at 5.45 p.m. on Friday, July 21st,
F. C. JENKIN,
D.S. P. (RAY