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INTIMATIONS
Ten Victor Records which should be in every home
Silver Threads Amoug The Coll...
Broken Melody
Juliet's Slumber
1786
Vinction Love Song
350
Packelta
(Meyerbeer)
Bite Pandi
Ope Stop Fox Trof Song.
Finlandia Tone Puem (Sibelius)
Me Abide With Me (Licidis)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1916.
Rozario Bourdon. Vietor Convert Orchestra,
Conway's Bundi Conway's Band **
Evan Willia
McCormack,
Hamlin Zibalist.. Paderewski. Clara Batt.
י
Miss Vixe
64327 Ab, Love, but #day,
6419) Hear You Calling Mu
7467-Love's Nocturne
74357-Legende
1401 La Campaella (szi)
Violin Pianoforte Song
MOUTRIE'S
VICTOR. AGENTS.
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As exoendly exciting story of American. Diplomey, in which a Hydroplane saves. the situation.
PANAMA CANAL in a parts.
IN THE BED MAN'S COUNTRY, 2 pero WILLY AND THE BANK NOTE (Connie).
BEDELIA AND THE SUFFRAGETTE (Connie).
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OBTAINABLE
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MITSO BUSSAN KAISHA
BONGKUNG.
JUST LANDED:
A SUPPLY OF
HANKOWS TRADE IN 1915.
A RECORD YEAR, ·
In his Report on the Trade of Hankow for the year 1915, Mr. Franeis A Carl, Commissioner of Custoris, says
FOREIGN IMPORTS.
HINDRANCES TO TRADE. DELAY OVER STANDARD SHIPS.“
Mr. W. Hichens, chairman of Cam mell, Laird, and Co. (Limited); lectured to a large audience at the National Economy Exhibition at Prince's Skating think. Me: C: J. Stewart presided.
that
UNDA UNTED CANADA,
THE RECRUITING QUESTION.
DEMAND FOR CONSORPTION. There is even a rising demand for com
the
These
will amount to 2,000 pieces. The silk fac↑ itory, run in conjunction with the cotton mills, has also had a prosperous year, a brisk demand having arisen for silk products from abroad. The Wuchang
NATIONALISM IN QUEBEC. Neither the slaughter of Caffadians, Mills have, since the beginning of 1916, added a hemp factory to the other under-
nor the losses, in the North Sea, nor the takings. This will manufacture, from a
death of Kitchener has broken the spirit of Canada says The Time's correspon The gross value of Hankow's trade for mixture of hemip, silk, and cotton,
dent at Toronto. There is unshaken eoir- the year exceeded, that of 1914 by 21 mil fancy cloth. or gauze, which is so much
frence in the Navy. No one dare sag lion Haikwan tacle and that of the re- worn by the Chinese. It is expected that
Mr. Hichens said that by far the most
gest doubt of the ultimate issue of the cord year (1913) by 1 million Haikwan there will be a big demand for this cloth satisfactory way of paying for our im
conflict. Any proposals of a premature taols; a new record hai consequently been front all the provinces. The total num: established. Considering the shortage of her of employes of the cotton mills for ports was to exchange exports for muni peace would excite angry and universal
tious. British exports have, alieady in- tonnage and the very high freight rates, the three above concerns is over 5,000reased very largely during the war, but protest. The appeal for recruits becomes [ combined with a large appreciation in rates and some 2,900 females. The work-
we were not yet at the end of our ether. More peremptory. The position of young the value of most foreign articles, and ing hours are from 6 am: 107 pio, Nearly a year ago he tried to get the men who could enlist and do not becomes more intolerable. If we have not con also a good many Chinese once, the with one hour's rest at noon. A second Government to form a committee of ship seription we begin to have more com- year's results must be accepted as a most cotton mill, with a capital of 4,000,000 owners, shipbuilders, and the Admiralty unlsion. Recruiting, as was inevitable, Battering indication of Hankow's cap farls, is shortly to be established on the to organize the shipbuilding of the counhas slacked, but the tremendous in- bilities and future possibilities. Al, Wachang shore, opposite the British try--a committee which would see that cidents of these last dags will produce though the trade is highly satisfactory Conassion. Representatives have already every yard was fully occupied with work many new battalions. now, the completion of the Hankow gone to Shanghai for the purchase of the for which it was suitest and that mer Canton and Hankow-Szechwan Railway's" necessary machinery and plant. Thoehart shipping was standardized, should certainly double the present Government, paper mill, at Seven Mile they might concentrate on quantity. He
or consequences, Behind this demind is figures within a decade or so of years. Creek resumed work in 1915. While Stted was reld it was impossible to do anything scription without regard for difficulties Hankow bids fair to income not only the out for the manufacture of various kinds of that nature.. Yep very recently angry dissatisfaction with the ratio of largest distributing centre in China, but of mper, it has confined operations so company had been formed for the stand eriting in Quebee. It may as well be Falso the greatest manufacturing town far to producing printing paper for Chiardization of merchant shipping--a thing admitted that among soldiers in train- the country. Improvements are the order new newspapers. The daily output is which should have been done a year ago, of the day, and now and handsome build said to be 100 rrams, The Hupeh pro
Production could be very largely in ing this feeling is neute. Mr. Bourassa
Province continuously denounce ngs are going up on, every hand. New vincit paper mills at Wuching canaincreased if every one mado & bigger effort and his fellow-Nationalists in the French Before the war America produced Government, and boldly uusel French enterprises are also being started, with ed closed throughout the year. Theri times as much per hund as we did, but Canadians against enlistment "Tha every promise of sucros
is considerable talk of shifting and com-there employers used more labour-saving tramontane wing of the French elegy The gross value of the trade for 1815bioing it with the Seven Mile Creek mill devices than we did. This was partly are behind the Nationalists. They dis- nitalled 186 million Haikwan tads, The Yangtze Engineering Works have boause the British Government hapiperelain sympathy with France and recall against 102 millions in 1814 and 175 mil. not been so busy as usual. The Tarehe employers by antiquated income tax the treatment of the Church by the Tions in turn, Thê not vahe amounted Cement Works, having reveived financial regulations, which did not allow the French Republic. Not a few priests and tos (80.00 millions, against 141,3 millionis Lassistance from the Board of Commerce, to writs off their machinery for 20 members of religious orders from France in 1014 and 134,03 millions in 1913 resumed operations in May, 1915, under years. In the United States it was writ have found asylum in Queboe. | gå in of 4,98 "multions over 1913 and 19.55 the new name of Chi Hsin Cament Works, of in five or 10 years. The temple cherish the old quarrel, and, regardless millions over 1914. The trade is said to The employés number over 1,000, and the tip here was to go on using antiquated ] of the example of the Church in France, have been a very lucrative one, and daily output is over 1,000 casks of 280 lat Men worked harder in America infiame the entailies and prejudices of a Chinese merchants base made very hand-cutties ench. The quality is good, and thas in Great Britain there was still devoted Catholic people. some profits in most of their ventures, the demand for the cement is con- cuilerable restriction of output in Peace and quiet, generally prevailed in stantly increasing in this and the neigh Great Britain. A shipowner had told the districts associated with Hankow,bouring provinces.
han that 20 per cat, of his men were and trade operations were carried on in
at hiring the first quarter of the day. comparative safety. In the last quarter. The value of foreign imports reaching and 10 per cent, out all day every day: of the year there was a certain amount Flankow direct from foreign countries this was far too high a percentage for of political unrest, but the precautions and Hongkong ameanted to 27.02 million a fine. taken by the provincial authorities suc- taels and that of foreign imports from women loading 15-pound
In some shell shops recently he saw
ahells. corded in maintaining order. Crops of Chinese ports to 25.75 milliin fuels, mah-trucks-work that used to be tone, by all kinds. with the exeption of beans, ing a total of 50.67 million tuels, From me he asked how the change worked. were the bost harvested for years.
this figure must be deducted the value and was fold that one wginan was doing The financial situation improved dur- of foreign goods re-exported, leaving the work of five met That was not ing the year. Good profits were made, her importation of 13.31 million tacls. normal; it meant that the men could not macy circulated more freely, and more This represents a decrease of 7,71 million shake off the peace habit of restricting. confidence was daily felt with the exist tus compared with the trade of 1914. output. A full and find settlement of ing Government. Foreign exchange was With regard to the port's statistics, no the misunderstandings between labour fairly steady the first nine months of the opium of any kind was imported. The and capital was needed, The only way year, ranging from sa. . to 25 50, to trade in cotton piece goods generally to raise wages was lo increase produc the Hankow tacl, but during the last shows a decreuse compared with the pre- tion substantially. The working men, three months rates jumped up to 2.5vious year, which in turn showed a de- however, would ask what guarantee they 11-10d. From a commercial point of view crease compared with 1913. Grey shirt- had that capital would not snap up the it is certainly a pity that a stable rate ings increased 66,$72 pieces, while white result. It was difficult to answer. for of exchange cannot be maintained, for shirtings degrensed 58,871 pieces. Sheet-capital in the past had had more than such would greatly facilitate trade and ings, Tcloths, and dyed cottons increased fair share; but a policy of drift might de away with the element of chance which alightly over the 1914 importations, but land us in misfortune, and the Govern now surrounds all transactions with for-deills, jeans, printed cottons, and vel-ment should appoint a commission to go
into the whole question. eign countries. Currency reform in vets and velvetcene show large decreases Chinu itself would also give a mighty compared with that year's statistics. Firapetus to truth between the ports, as it Cotton yarn, however; shows a gain of would eliminate the present constantly 67,il piculs, and, out of a total importa- varying rules between the differentises tiour of nearly 25,000 picula, valued at tims of the country, Merchants gild Lover 8 million tuels. Japanese manufac
In one of his weekly letters on the War then calculate to a nicety the outturn of tures accounted for no less than 311,512 John Buchan says:It should be clearly transactions, and not be at the mercy piculs, valued at 7.77 militon taels. Eng- understood what is the British purpose. fat bank and money-changers, who arbilish yarn figured in the total only to the We do not, like the German Chancellor,
It is not suggested that the virus of trarily raise and lower cutes to suit then extrat of 48 piculs, and Indian yarn to judge victories only hy the map,
Nationalism infects the whole population fo 2 Hankow the variations cu piele Arrivals of both variatios aim is not to recover so much territory
of Quebec There are an Erench in the local currency (tuels, dollars, and are rapidly decreasing each year. The or even to seize any particular place. Canadians under arms and many French
All these things will doubtless come, but Canadian publie men as loyal to t copper cash) inordinary tiny amount high cost of the English-- Mk. Tis. 42 per to from 2 to 3 per cent, and in times pical compared with the cost of Indian existing Cerican armies in the field and fish-speaking Canada. But for the mo
the main Alied object is to defeat the
Empire as the political leaders of Eng of panie they may easily increase to 10 and Japanese Tlá. 25--explains the de- per cent. or more, to the advantage of a creasing trade in English yarn, but he not any longer constitute an adequate terpretation of the situation may be chal weaken them so thoroughly that they willment Quebee is difficult, however this in- few and to the disadvantage of the many tween Indian and Japanese yarns there defence of the German borders. Heneo La the Trade Report for 1911 a rough is practically no difference in cost (th the Allies' success is not to be measured outline was given of a rather ambitious Japanese being a fraction dearer), and by the number of miles advanced but by scheme for the development of a "Greater it must consequently ba concluded that the losses to the enemy, and the slow Hankow." During the year sine past the latter is more suitable for the strain and disorganisation is becoming very little progress was made with the Chinese market. Woollen piece goods surent throughout his entire front." schere, although some, drain and road show a decrease in the value of arrivals work has bom done. It is to be hoped of Hk. Tls. 173,000, miscellaneous pinc that the scheme will not be allowed to goods of. Hk. Tls. 20,000, and woollen" and fan through, as did the rebuilding of a mdern Haukow elty, after the Revolt tion of 1001, but that it will hurried
cess,
summer,
WHAT IS THE BRITISH OBJECT.
There is also the bitter controversy over the French
in Ontario and Manitoba, Cours of Quebe firmly hofieve that thoanguage has been pro serihed in these nglish provinces, and that solemn, conitutional guarantees have been violad. The other day Senator Landry. Speaker of the Senato, ketually resigned office in order to devota himself to the wounded of Ontario.” We have Sinn Fein in Quebec as you, have in Treland, and a far greater per- centage of the population is infected.
AQHAVE POLITICAL PROBLEM, It is frankly declared by the extreme Nationalists that the supreme duty' of French Canadians is to organize against Ontario. It is said that here and not in Europe is their sacred quarrel. Mr. Bourassa's organ ever hints at bayonets as the Sual instrument of redress. Ger- man einissaries may or may not be nelive Quebec. There is no evidence of sucle Possibly an ex- malignant influence. cited racial provincialiani explains the But the whole mischievous movement. effect on recruiting is serious, and even nore serious the feeling of resentment aroused in the English Provinces. How en we apply conscription in Quebre? What would be the result if conscription were enforced in the other proviners and Guebec exempted" Possibly also Quebec. Nationalists would be as hostile to un Goal registration as to naked compul- sion.
lenged, and the political outlook is 3.000.000 out of the 8.000,000 people in ominous. It has to be remembered that Canada do hot habitually speak the Eng- lish language. Of these nearly 700.000 are Germans and Austrians. From 4,500,000 or 5,000,000° English-speaking people we have raised an army of 345,000. If recruiting was proportionate among other elements of the population o should now have at least 450.000 in qui- form. Our resources in men and money. are still far from exhaustion, but wentë. barrassed by perplexities and dificul
y not fully comprehend.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
NOTICE
Ple C. H. Watkins having joined is allotted Corps Nv. 2017 and posted to Scouts Co. (No. 4 Section).
RESIGNED.
No. 1858 Pie. J. C. Castilho is permitted to resign with effect from 28th July, 10.16,
STRUCK OFF.
No. 1540 Pte. P. S. L. Bennett is struck. off the strength of the Corps from 3rd. Angust, 1916.
ARTILLERY BATTERY.
tery will parade on Thursday, 3rd instant, at 5.30 p.m. at Headguar-. ters in drill order with haversack, waterbottles and 100 rounds. ball,
A. F. CHURCHILL, Cupt..
Adjutant, HK.V.C
VOLUNTEER RESERVES
cotton mixtures of Ik. Tls. 122,000. The value of machinery arrivals of nearly metal trade has also been unsatisfactory, 700,000 tits, but this, as stated in regard Copper ingots and slabs fall off 00,000 to electrical materials, is due to abnor to a successful termination. Bring more odd picals, representing a ralne of overal conditions and not to a lack in the or less a Government undertaking, every 124 million tarla. This copper is import-demand, Alany now enterprises are con effort must be put forth to make it a sued for the minting of currency by the We-templated in the near future, but the prcties which those who do not know Canada
From the financial point of view, chang Mint, but as minting operations sent time is not propitious for purchas the scheme, if properly managed, should caused during the greater part of 1915 g, and deals are put off to a core The a very paying one, as its development owing to there being a sufficient supply favourable opportunity. Japan matches would provide space for expansion, which of coins for provincial use, importations show a decrease of 380,000 gross Match- Hankow fola a and mure the nepesuaturally ensed also. The supply, how making materials, however, increased by sity of each year, each year seeing land ever, is again getting low, and the Mint H. Tls, 194,000 in vain. While local coRFE ORDERS BY LT-COL. A CHAPMAN, V.D. becoraing dearer and darer. The rail has, already resumed work/ Naw iron matches are inferior to the Japan vari way siding into the British Concession, and mild steel declined 147,800 piculs,ety, they are nevertheless finding favour which has been talked of for a number while the old increased 7,700 piculs. Gal with the Chinese consumer. To a certain. of years, has finally bend arranged for vanized iron decreased by 11,2 pieuls extent this may be due to patriotic im nad will soon be u heit accanipli. A now and hard steel by 4,910 picuts On the pulses and to a desire to putronise local hand in front of the China Navigation other hand, tinned plates, used prin industries Foreign medicines fell off in Company's property and the Custom cipally for making kerosene oil tins for value by Hk. Tis, 204,000 and needles by House site has been started and will be bulk oil, in sympathy with the increased $76,000 mile. The total arrivals of kero 'completed within a month's time. Aarrivals of oil, show an excess of 13,133 sene oil amounted to 24,306,000 gallons, new Custom House, to replace the pre-picals, and lead, used for making tea ab increase over the figures of the year CALDBECK,
sent out-of-date and inadequate build chests, shows an excess of 1,057 picals. In before of 1,117,000 gallons. American oil ing, is being planned, and work will foreign sundries, gunny bags increased decreased by 362,000 gallons, while Borneo probably begin on-it during the coming by over a inillion pieces, the large expert increasel 1,603,000 gallons anud Sumatra
trade creating a brisk demand for pack-76.00 gallons. Case oil is more and more. No. 1 and No. 2 Sections Artillery. Bat- MACGREGOR&Co. Tight the courtesy of Mr. Z T. King purposes. Cement arrivals advanced being pushed out by the cheaper bulk cil. Wee, the Superintendent of the Hanyang 27,000 piculs, and cigarettes decreased by Since the past sumer, when rates were Iron and Steel Works, I am enabled to 80,000 mills. Owing to the appreciation unusually low, there has been a big in give the following resume of the work in the cost of the latter, the foreign crease in the cost of oil, and prices ad done during 1015 by the Han-Yeh-ing article is slowly but surely being replaced vanced by the end of the year consider
I am told the Iron and Coal Company, Limited. “The by cigarettes of local manufacture. Japan, ally over 200 per cent. output of the icon and steel works was ascual decreased 32,000 tons: a 40 per cent, selling price is now more than double the follows: matin iron, 34,006 tons; foundry increase in the cost has forced all con average of the past five years. This ad iron. 101,635 ts; rail steel, 30,776 tons:sumers, who can possibly do without, to ance has bad the effect of making the oil mild steel, 11,24 tops. The output of the use Chinese coal. Owing to the Euroton dear for the poorer classes of con- Tayeh iron mines was-538,819 tons of iron pean war putting a stop to German trade, strmers, and the latter were forced to The Parade ordered for the 4th August, ore, and that of the Pingsiang colliery the import of aniline dyes, artificial invert to the cheaper Chinese oil; consump-
Owing to. was 205,000 tons of coal and 275,000 tons digo, and paints has fallen from a value tion consequently declined. THE ANCIENT TORTURERS
of coke. During the year there was of 9 millions in 1012 to about Hk. Tis, the difficulty in obtaining funds for rise in value of 0 per cent. in pig iron 288,000 for 1015, All paints and dyes financing railway developments, there could have devised nothing more cruclinaterials. The present staff comprises than Germany. Electrical materials and of railway materials. The total decrease and over 100 per cent, in steel structural now arriving arc made in other countries has been a big drop in the importation than the frightful twinging pains of 17 Chinese engineers, 10 foreign engineers Sttings declined by 97,000 tasis in value.in sugar amounted to 24,000 vicals, and forcaten, one foreign chemist, 252 This is not due to a falling off in the devalne Hik. Tis, 1,198,000. As the tea sos- Modern Medicine can devise nothing general staff, 2,000 skilled workmen, and mand for up-to-date lighting on the part son of 10lb was an untisually largo and 2,500 labourers. As to the other local of the Chinese, but simply to the dif busy on, an inercase in arrivals of for industries, the Wachang Cotton Mills Bculty in getting orders filled and to sign tea dust to blend with the Chinese pleted for a new loan to the Russian Liqu seem to have had a good year, and a pro- the increased cost. When conditions be leaf in the manufacture of brick tea is ornment by American bankers (says the wherewith to combat this terrifying fit of 750,000 tuels is reported to have come Borrmal again there is sure to be not astonishing Ceylon dust increased New York correspondent of the Daily It does its work and does it been made. Owing to the strained rela a great expansion in the demand for all 4,500 picals and Indian 8,000, while Telegraph) The amount is understood All pain mediately relieved. tions between China and Japan in the kinds of electrical materials from all Java decreased 7,700 piculs. The net in: to be in the neighbourhood of 50,000,000 Simply rub it in. 1 7
spring of 1915, there grew up a big do over China. The Chinese are slow to crease amounted to 5,400 picula. Timber dollars (10,000,000), all of which will be For scintica rheumatism, neuralgia, mand of local cotton yarn, and more adopt innovations, but when once com for building purposes, in spite of the used for financing further Russian par- and all bodily aches and pains LITTLE'S orders were received than could be exe-inced of the advantages of new methods prevailing building activity, declined collateral thin ORIENTAL BALM is the one roedy of cuted. The output of yarn is said to they are not at all backward in apply 311,000 taels in value. Japaness cotton proven efficacy. It is waiting to relieve have been 60,000 bales of 300 catties raching them to their homes and business umbrellas ghow increased arrivals of a 325-5-7-595011. If you suffer further you can only Four qualities of shirlings were manu places Window glass decreased by 3,000 2,500 pieces. The importation of wine, pina 62 al 4 ··6. 71688 0 blame yourself
factured, besides canvas and cotton duck. boxes, but notwithstanding this fact, the beer, and spirits fell off some 55,000 taels One thousand five hundred pieces is the value of importations increased by Hk in value, and this fact, if it can be ac daily output. A part of the mills is now Th: 30,000. There was a decline in the cepted as an indication of a decreased under repair, and when completed it is
consumption, should afford some.com estimated the daily output of piter goods (Continued on next Column.) fort to temperance reformers."
ION HOUSE STREET. TEL. 230-155.
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
TIS
From 2nd to 8th August, 1916.
HIGH WATER
LOW WATER
F'kong Mesu Time
ft. in
68426
|-1 64 à 40
Ther
3 m 11 12
Fri:
m 12.61
5 21 ༡11 ་བ ༢
Days of
Montb
H'kong
Menn
מכול
4018
Height
51 3
4: 9m 5 4812 3 58 -6-4799 51641
a 2 155 8 m 100.
8 21 2 11 47
9.493
H
Sciatica.
more effective than
LITTLE'S ORIENTAL-BALM-
affliction. well.
Sold at 15. dd. per bottle,
agents for Hongkong:-
Alessrs. A S. Watson & Co., LTD. *[914-18
GRDLES BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, 0.2, UK.V.C.
1916, is hereby cancelled; also the the Parade for the Mounted Sections" at Polo Ground on 3rd August, 1910.
C. CHAMPEIN, Capt..
Adjutant, H.KYR.
RUSSIAN. LOAN IN AMERICA.
Arrangements have been virtually com
The behind the boat, it is
securities.
stated, will be high-class Russian railway The remarkable success of the recent Russian offensive has influenced bankers to bring the loan out at this time. The National City Bank and the Guarantes Trust Company are acting: jointly for. New York bankers.