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JAPAN'S TRADE FOR THE
of
FIRST HALF OF 1916. DIG INCREASE IN IMPORTS.. The value of exports from Japan during the first six months of the present year amounted
to Y.469,508,000, the gures showing an
increase responding period of last year The imports during the past six months. amounted to 1,391,270,000, the figures showing a ferrage of Y.27,024,000 1 compared with the corresponding period. of 1915. The following table shows the Principal exports and unports during
SHIPPING NOTES, TSINGTAO'S FLOATING DOCK RAISED.
Fur left Tsingtau for Sasebo with the On the 4th insty H.I.J.M's. battleship Floating Dock, which was raised by the Japanese, in tow. The Germans did not
BY MRS ARIA
JOAN IN SEARCH OF A JOB, THE QUINTUPLE GROUP IN
CHINA.
PROPOSED INCLUSION OF THE U.S.A.
intentions on the roud to serious occupa Jean is one of a million, with good tion. Jann lacks any special bent, and her capabilities were cultivated on the awakened in her the ery of the late lethargic,
According to Japanes papers, thi
Y168,594,000 as compared with the cor. believe that the Dock could be raised, but soil of conventional domesticity, yet time Japanese Government has been approach.
period review:-
Raw Silk
Yarn
KXPORTS.
Yest
by dint of perseverance and patience the Fapanese raised and repaired her.
TORPEDOING OF THE
DAIYETSU-MARU."
y telegram has been received by far Yamashita Kisen Kaisha, Kobe, stating that Captain Matsubayashi and 41 of the 106,213,000 crow the steamer Aniyetsil-morn,, which was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean on June 28th, will return to Japan by a Spanish steaper. leaving Cadiz on the 17th instant.
38.081.000 26,92,000 24,414,000 17,444,000 14,208,000 111,000,000 8,063,000 6,102,000 5,149,000 5,168,000 5,018,000 DHOOMT 4,925,000 3,810,000 2,046,000
Copper
Corton Cloth
Hatmine
Knitted Gouris.
Goal
Matelres
Sugar
Hier
Porcelain
Waste Silk
Hengs Braid
Timber
Tun
Camphor
Fish-oil
1.814,000
812.000
Cabrellas
.1.220,000.
IMPORTE.
Yen,
Cotton
Steel
154,000.00 20.216.000
Oilake
Wool
Pig-iron
Sugar
Fancy Mattings.
Machinery
Ведаря
Flax
Paper
Nails
Kerosene
Leather.
Cloth and Serges iron-Tubes
25.025.000
15,673.000
*D. R33,000
5,500,000 4.017,000
3,531.000 3,600,000 2,474,000 2.150,000 1,147,000 7.984.000 1.U7.000 1.277,000
GERMANY AND THE PHILLIPINES.
HOW AMERICA ANTICIPATED GERMANY'S PLANS.
THE SINKING OF THE TA KATA-
MARC
I want to do something for my cound by the Allies with a proposal to eject- try," she bravely declared and declared Germany from the Quintuple Ciroup and: again, undeterred by her best friend's to enlist the United States hastend, and emphasis of the haunting question.
What can you do?" and encouraged by negotiations are now prouding. the parental pride so easily convinced
Since the outbreak of war Germany of "unusual ihrèlligence and the has been practically outside of the
brigin virtue.
Group, the Allies naturally refusing to sighs while he agrees that Joan should enemy,
Father is beyond the Army age, and take any common action with their
freed for public service, while mother declares that she thinks, as he does, and an adjacent at acquiesces:
the
•
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PARADES---CENTRAL STATION.
United States left the Group some years ago, she now recognises the difficulty of It is stated that though the
non politi al financial development in Very right and proper, my dear."..
China. At the beginning of this month The concession is among many renun- eiatory acts that father and mother have
the Allied Ministers at Peking, accord- The Tokyo Marine Court will hold an months. Joan is their abiding joy and States be invited to take over Germany's
performed during the last
ing to the Kokumin, made a proposal to righteen the Japanese Minister that the United inquiry into the circumstances attending consolation: then is scarcely any other the loss of the NY.K. Maner Takata comfort left at home or at the office, share in the Quintuple Syndicate, and mrs in the North Atlantic on February where formerly some seven busy clerks the other day a similar proposal was 1st last by collision with the British assisted in the task of supplying the also made by Sir Conyngham Creeme stenuer Sir:rehelt.
It will remem- bered that, according to the reports puù-
nerdful to a suburban villa employing. it the British Ambassador in Tokyo, to lished at the time, a deuse fog was per-1
nor enjoying, three servants.
Baron Ishii, the Japanese Foreign vailing and a heavy sea
Mather, who has disbanded they 10 Minister, was running seek their reputation at camion's when the accident occurred, and that mouth in some munition factory, has, by after the collision the Takata-marnitine wid of Joan, struggled through an came so water-lugged and unmanageabis existence demanding cooking, the clean- that Captain Moses was at last crampeding of the premises, the care of three to abandon her.
younger children, and the forwarding of parcels and papers with more substantial VACHT FOR THE KING OF SIAM. luxuries to the two boys at the front. And mother is up longer young--a weary. It is reported that the Kawasaki Dock fully nodeling her approval of Joan's Tuesday, July 25th.-No. 3 Company and
fragment she looks as she stands cheer- yard, Kobe, has received an order from splendid determination to desert her and the Siamese Government for a yacht ofto do something for her country. 3,000 tons for the King of Siam. The engines of a Siamese cruiser, 2,500 tons, built at the Armstrong works 20 years ago, are to be put into the new yacht, as the warship is to be broken up.
The railway authorities are also carry ing on urgotiations with the Kawasaki Dockyard for the construction of two steaners of 3,000 and 2.000 tons, to be used for the Shimonoseki-Fusan and the Aomori-Hakodate service respectively, Most probably (says the Topan Chroni- now contracts with the railway authori-might be raining. She might answer the cle) the Kawasaki Dock will accept the ties.
Monday, July 21th-Na, 4 Company, except Sections 3 and 4. 5:30. p.ni. Uaiform with hehuets.
Sections 13 and 147 In multi with rides. 5.43. p..
Company, 5.30 pan. helmets.
Uniform with Thursday, July 27th--Na, 2 Company
and Sections 1 and 2. In mufit with ries, 5.48 ..
NO. 1 PLATOON.
P-es. I.E. Edwards, Fyfe, Joseph, and
hand clerk? This is ruled out as too.
Shall Joan become a typist and short-Wednesday, July 20th-Whole of No. 4 long in the making. Proficiency in such arts is not attained under one year's hard and the intermediate fees deler enthu study hard study does not attract Joan, giasm. Joan thinks about going into a bank, but fears the routine, tedious she would like to drive a motor-car, but was always timid in traffic: she has heard that lift-work is tiring, aut reménibers. while picturing the attraction of the lady b-caller's livery, that some days it advertisements In the papers, but, better still, get an interview with her friend, Mr. Selsheim, whose nom de querre is Holme; he is sure to be able to give her something to da
That Germany had arranged to pur chase the Philippines from Spain and that Adiniral on Diedrichs had been sent it to take charge of the Islands, when the Sunaish-American war broké
SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN. out and spoiled the plan-this was the statement made by Senator William nid to be handicapped, owing to the The shipbuilding industry in Japan is Alden Smith, of Michigan, a banquet partial stoppage of the import of build-keep at Lansing. Mich., recently, according tong materials from abroad. In th dispatches received in New York,
Senator Smith said that Admiral Mitsubishi Dockyard, Nagasaki, for Dewey told in so, and altogether he made some very interesting disclosures in the course of his speech. He discussed the foreign relations of the Lifted States, and touched especially on, the can troversy between Admiral Dewey and Admiral von Diedrichs in Manila Bay during
the opening days of the Spanish American war, when Dewey's tabous me.anga, was delivered to the German Admiral
t.
stance, there are eleven ships in couras of building at present, including the battleship Hugo, 30,000 tons, NY.K. steamers Tojimo-maru, Tokiya war, and Toyama-mara, 1,500 tons ach, in addition to three S.M.R. and for Mitsubishi stannars. Work on these ships, however, does not progress of pressary materials. The building of as estimate owing to the short supply the jug was commenced in March. This Country, and its then leader, 1914, and she was to have been launched Willian Mekinler, were surely wands in in October or November next in ordinary the hands of God," he said, and it circumstances, but owing to the reasons was never proven more strikingly than above mentioned the launch is not ex a few days ago in Washington, when pected to take place till January. The Admiral Dewey told what he had construction of the other ships will also discovered less than four months ago be delayed considerably. regarding the reasons for the presence of the German Heel outside Manila Bay, Admical Dewey told me that he had just received disputable and absolute proof that Germany had arranged for the purchase of the Philippine Islands from Spain and that the bargain had DET neluded except for the final siga tres when the Spanish-American Way broke out Von Diedrichs had been sent to take charge of the Islands, first Governor.
PLAGUE AND ITS POISONS
INVESTIGATIONS IN NORTH
MANCHURIA.
Mr. Frederick Eberson, who was p pointed lacteriologist to the North Man- churian Plague Prevention Service thres
and
now
Buck will attend ni Central in mufti with rifles, at 5:45.p.in. on Wednes ́day, July 20th. ̧
The General Committe will meet at
D.S.I.'s office. 2611.
HEADQUARTERS CSEN,"
Oft Midday, July
F. C JENKIN,
D.S.P. (R.).
RAEMAEKERS' CARTOONS.
which, according to the declaration of The cartoons of Louis Ramackers--
hooks! No, but she wants work. Caw she count? he asks. Yes. Can she So she works in friendship's naine for fortnight, and very inefficiently, until a sympathetic doctor advises her to give it up, Jon decides then that she could be a very good organiser, basing this. upon the fact that she once promoted one Gorman newspaper, are worth at magnals to a subscription of £10. She are being published in a special series to village concert and persuaded the Jocal least two Army Corps to the Allies will try for a job as secretary to
league be completed in twenty-six parts. Each committee. She is not a very valuable person to the part contains twelve cartoons in colours,
seeds for a month, when her head nches tures bring home to us in a terribly rual- her facts fail in accuracy, but she pro by some well-known writer. These pic and again and with each cartoon is a short note
Joan's rest costs three guineas for extra invasion. Mr. Ramackers, in the words so badly that she must have a rest. istic fashion all the horrors of a German food and professional attendance with of Mr Asquith, "shows us our enemies. medicines.
a neutral, and wherever his pictures are as they appear to the unbiased eyes of seen determination will be strengthened to tolerate no end of the war save the final overthrow of the Prussian military- power. No one has leaped more rapidly this Dutch artist, the son of a German into fame during the Great War than
in London and has received the Cross of mother. He has been an limoured guest
France Germany has set a price upon the Legion of Honour at the hands of his head, and leading newspapers, have threatened that after the war Germany
advantage of some local classes for in- Upon recovery she determines to take struction in first aid to the wounded, while she meditates that she might ar range to go into towi twice weekly and enlarge her knowledge of invalid cookery.
of writing herself down V.A.D. She will deserve and attain the privilege
She wants to wear a uniform, that's what she wants," says wounded cousin in kindly banter. She desires a red cress upon her chest and a flowing cap upon her pretty head," he compromises.
Aud she answers: "In any case I want to
the admiral having been appointed its no.ths ago, has been devoting consider-you-get away from hou get away from will settle with Holland and will de
and the narrow
and payment with interest for ench life here," she mutters to herself, and calumny and each cartoon. .Mr. Eden- mother thinks I'm quite right."
Phillpots asks that at the Peace Confer
of Rapmakers' pictures in blood-red". Nowadays very few obstacles are placed once the walls of the Council Chumber` in the way of the worker, and the may be lung with life-size reproductions. and its attainment: she is rapidly en- rofled in the V.A.D.
Just before the final sealing of the able attention to the question of plaga bargain the war broke out and Germany properly, the laboratory in Harbin bus and its poisons. To carry out the work was loth, naturally, to see the islands bei wuchsicapsored and wetrical months soon speed between Joan's desire slipping away Admiral Dewey told me that if he had had this information four trifuges, shakes and the latest contri- months ago it would have appeared in
vances have been installed We ar his book, just published, but it came
(says the Peking Gizette) that some very too late.
important facts relating to the virulene of this headed microle have been as Ger certained
been used for experiments; but in order So far only guinea pigs have to extend the field further Drs. Wit Lien-igh and Eharson have proceded to Mukcia, where the staff of Mr. Christi, Medical College hava kindly ptad vary facility at their disport!. Mukden the home of the small barinots, and as rabbits are also plentiful there, we may expect before long farther interesting aditions to our knowledge of the post.
Dit emsider the possibilities bad the Spanish war not intervened. many would have now owned the Philip pines. They would have been tremen- dously forrified. A great Asiatic Ger man feet would have bean matrained. and Japan, and inevitably China, with nearly one-third of the world's popula tinn, would have been in the thick of the world war, deluging the Eastern seas with human blood."
EMPIRE TRADE POLICY.. OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR TARIFF PROPOSAL,
new
RUSSIA'S NEW SHELL
The Russians have invented shell, saya the Petrograd corrispondent of the Morning Post, and have used it in incredible quantition in General Brusiloff's district.
frames in order that the British repre sentatives may lift their eyes to thes cousin,
Very absent daughter," etaffs the searching pictures when Germany fights. But mother, bearing the cold and shall leave Prussia scutched, not killed. with all her cunning for a peace that the neighbours the superior achievements the cause of humanity, and it is well burden of the day, confidently relates to Raeminckers is doing a great work for of Joan, the amazing commendation she that his pictures should J as widely from when she has obtained instruction. has revived from the various persons known as possible. All the originals have The teachers have all declured her bestful whether the owners would sell them. already been purchased; and it is doubt- and quickest.
Which are second-raters, according to mothers?
now for many times the price originally: paid. The present series of 312 cartoons Joan obtained the certificates, which is being published by Land and Water altimately permit her to scrub the kit at a figure which brings the drawings chen floor in a cottage hospital and within the reach of all. wash the breakfast-cup which cheers a Tommy. The blue alress is very becom ing, and scouring saucepans is magnifi- cent, and it is war.
It is well to consider while recognising home; whatever I did they took for maidens without home duties and with a. "I was never really appreciated at the hospitals' needs that the unattacheil granted," explains the graceless Joan, sufficiency of personal means should be who does not deserve her parents.
those most eagerly snatching at, the by the heroism which denies mother's trials and tribulations which fall to poor Its deadly results Yet the weekly home visit is glorified V.A.D. chance, In thanking over, the
Joan is always received trimphantly, where mother his dismissed the staff, and fatigue and Father's anxieties and the elderly mothers of the patriotic girls deficiencies in the family boot-cupboard. these stinted times I more happily recall one little household down in the country with mother to play the drum and father two daughters combine with her in per to blow the trumpet, and never to men-
At the Conference of the British perial Council of Commerce, held at Skinners' Hall, a resolution was carried only three dissentients urging that ar rangements should be made at the car are seen in the official bulletins. For liest possible moment to provide for:- Preferential reciprocal relations between the Austrians, with their full couple eleven days, every day, whole units of all parts of the British Empire. Reciprocal trading between all parts of This in itself is remarkable enough, but ment of officers, have been taken prisoner. The British Empire and the Allied it is likewise noted that hardly any countries. The favourable treatment of neutral ber, which is fast approaching 2,000. In intrepid splendid Jour char the sear there is no bread in the world like that tion that he finds it somewhat difficult forming all the work of cooking and officers of Beld rank are among the num countries, and the Allied countries.
to pay the piper too. No one tells the cleaning. Father here declares that The favourable treatment of neutral the fighting as hitherto Known in this stress has been called in to do the merd which Janet bakes, and tells proudly of
countries, and the
war the reduction of the fring-line and ing, that the charwoman is requisitioned Restriction by tariffs and otherwise of the capture of positions has been a gra
my Joan's gardening and my trade relations with all enemy coun-
dual process. On the present occasion it the quicker for being washed at
for the basement, and stockings wear out wife's inconiparable
steaks,***
The tries so as to render dumping ca a
seems to have been rapid beyond belief, laundry. Joan is serving her country;ccounts goes faithfully to the loon! the amount saved here from the tradesmen's return to pre-war conditions impos: the destruction and capture of the men sible.
mother must serve herself coming like a lightning stroke, which left
philanthropic fands She does not get a bad time, out of her Some earnest arithmetician might em; the Staff ficers, in their stations tiles present activities-siniles from the suffer ploy his leisure hours in calculating the THE KING'S BIRTHDAY FUND.
behind the firing-line, no hopes of re ing soldiers, considerable freedom of economy which could be achieved if those. pairing the initial mischief, and they action, and wide views for her individual who are not personelly endowed would. ÚI SEDE SUBSCRIBED FOR IN JAPAN. simply fled. The astounding quantity of ontlook. She also takes the eternal satis. before proffering their voluntary aid
booty of every kind is likewise unfaction of patting herself on the back: abroad concentrate on home industry. The total amount raised in Japan for accountable in any other way. Nothing'
Meanwhile, many a Joan has her the King's Birthday Fund, including in-can be said, of course, about the nature
wander-year, buying her experience gaily terest, was Y.27,113.43 and £299 18s. The of the new shell. From what we have
at father's expenses until her selected sum of £,177. 5. has been forwarded heard, 1hould judge it admits of no
Darby returns from the war to vote that to Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary effective defensive reply. The universi
he disapproves of the liberty of the sub- to the King, by Count Bentinck, of the ties of Russia have been busily employed
jeet, that she does not look us well in uni British Embassy and is the equivalent for twelve months past vicing with one
form as she does in a blouse and skin, of the upkeep during one year of over
another in the search for some superla-
and that ten days leave gives ample sixty-one. Red Cross Beds.
tive form of shell."
time for licence of the more old-fashioned" type. Daily Ala ̈l.
་་;-
What a good girl am I She really looks nice in her uniform, and merrily ignores the fact that the essentials and addenda cost father $5 And she actually takes some pride in the 258. a week for her board and lodging all told by father gladly in his country's cause.
very cheap indeed at this, and paid for
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