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Messrs. Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report, dated the 18th November, 1916, states--
FAR EASTERN MEN AND
THE WAR.
Second Lieut. Henry Potts, Bedford- shire Regiment (who died on October 1st
FLYING MACHINES.
COMMERCIAL USES AFTER THE WAR.
THE SAFEST TRANSIT. Since the date of our last report, 10th base hospital of wounds received a few days before), was the only son of
The smoke of war assuredly hides mar November, our local market has been Mr. J. Potts, of the staff of the Daily vellons progress in the man-bird way dull, and inactive. The extreme Telegraph, formerly a member of the For there actial engines had no sooner Hongkong Daily Press staff, Lieutenant stringency of the Shanghai muney mar Potts, who was twenty-three years of reached a sort of sturdy infancy than ket, in conjunction with, what looks like, age, secured London County Council they were plunged into military service, a bear raid on Sugar shares, hay rather Intermediate Scholarship, which enabled and developed with all the genius and him to attend the City of London treasure which the belligerent nations paralysed the speculative market for the School. While there he was awarded an disposed. It was a matter of chance, moment, but apart from a fall of exhibition offered by the Salters Com It is unlikely that aircraft, left exclui-
this strange fate of a new world-force! pany, and a Natural Science Scholarship sively to private enterprise, would in points in China Sugar shares, there at University College, Oxford. He was short a time as ten years have completely no considerable depreciation in prices at Hamburg when the war broke out, revolutionised the prospect of transport Investment Stocks are a little difficult having just finished a special course of
study at Tubingen University, South to say nothing whatever of modern of sale, in consequence of the counter Germany, but managed to escape across warfare, which the aerial arm bas so attractions of the local Government Loan the border into Denmark. On returning altered that military text-banks are and Exchequer Bonds. Shanghai market to Oxford he joined the University now out of date, and must be wholly
Officers Training Corps, and in Decem-rewritten, says the Weekly Sentemar, with the T.T. rate round about 7 has ber of 1914 was posted to the Bedford-
In 1908 the brothers Wright gave their beeri inspossible to deal with. Singapore shire Regiment. In August of 1015 he now historic demonstrations at Pau, in market for Rubber shares keeps firm and set out for the East with a draft of the the Pyrenees. Then it was that man & fáir business has been done, with prices Essex Regiment, and was one of the really flew for the first time, and far- officers who survived the torpedoing of seeing statesmen like Mr. Balfour and showing little alteration.
the Royal Edward in the Aegean Sea. M. Paul Painleve (now French Minister The following are the latest wired Going forward to Gallipoli, he was in of War Inventions) risked their lives the trenches there for five weeks, when in early flights with Wilbur Wright, quotations for Rubber shares:--
he was stricken down with dysentery, solely to encourage that most modest and invalided home. On recovering he of inventors, performed home duty for a time, and then joined the Bedfords at the front in July last.
Alor Gajaks
Glenealyn
Kecabs
Kampas
$4.00 2.35 4.20 -7.40
Malaka Piadas
2.40
Malakofis
4.85
4.25
5.20
22.00
The war-plan of to-duy, with its dar ing and peculiar "brain" and hand on the control, can and does chase the swallow on the wing for sheer practice in diving, soaring and manœuvring. New Serendahe
Second-Lieut. I Potts died at Bou-One type guides the hidden battery by Sandycrofts
logne, and was buried there. He received wireless, and that with such pitiless Tapals
h's wound in an attack on a German accuracy that the guns fire blindly as Plantation Rubber in London is quoted trench at Thiepval, an attack which was invisible targets. Yet the effects of such entirely successful. His superior officer bombardment can only be called volcanic 2/9 per 1h. Sterling T.T. is quoted 2/3 writes that the young officer behaved most They batter and seal up the enemy's and Bar Silver 34 1/16. Shanghai T.T. is gallantly in action, and adds:-"Rest trenches, burying him alive in tombs of was well repaid by the success achieved nominal at about 972. The Bank's buy-sured that the lead he gave his men his own excavating. ing rate for 3d/s bills on Shanghai is by the battalion that day." (September
27th).
nominal
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have
been the medium of a small business at COTTON AND YARN MARKET. There are battle-planes, too, regular $745 and close with buyers at 8740.
HONGKONG RESERVES.
ORDERS BY MAJOR WAXEMAN, 0.0, H.E.V.S.
"B" COY, MUSKETEY. All Trained Men of "B" Coy, who attended at King's Park Range on Monday, 13th Inst., and Wednesday, 15th inst., will parado at Blake Pior at 3.30 p.m. on Friday, 17th inst.,. to hre Practice 9, Rapid." Dresa, Drill order. Recruits will not at- tend.
(Sgd.) G. K. H. BRUTTON, Captain, Adjutant, H. K. V. R. Hongkong, 18th November, 1916.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
BLUE UNIFORM.
Blue Uniform will, as from this date, be worn by all ranks to whom same has been issued.
ATHLETIC MEETING.
The Committee, will meet at the Head- Club at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, November 20th.
quarters'
MEDICAL EXEMPTION.
Medical Exemption for a period covering Patrol Duty dates must be notified to Warning Officers by the person exempted without delay otherwise the latter will be held liable for any non-provision of a patrolman.
0.
EQUIPMENT,
C. Units are responsible for seeing that men under their command who leave the Colony either permanently or for a period exceeding six months return their equipment.
PARADES, CENTRAL STATION, 5.30 P.M.
Tuesday, Nov. 21st No. 2 Company, Maxim Gunners, No. 2 Section at Water Police Station.
Wednesday, Nov. 22nd. No. 2 Company
under Company Cominander. No. 4 Company (except Recruits) under. Sergt. Major. Recruits of No. 2. Platoon under Co. Sergt. Major.
Thursday, Nov, 23rd-Recruits of No. 4 Company under Co.-Sergt.-Major: Friday, Nov. 24th-Nos. 1, 3 and 4 Sections of No. 1 Company under Section Commanders.
NIFLES BAQUE TEAM.
All Marksmen willing to practice for in- clusion in the joint H.K.P. and H.K.P.E. Team are required to sub- mit their names without delay to the A.S.P. (R). Ammunition will be. provided.
WHIST DRIVE
ways and supply depots.
Other types of aircraft bomb his rail There are chaeor-planes-super-spies of the clouds that drive away the hostile aerial scout.
serial Dreadnoughts, armoured and armed with guns of surprising calibre MARINE INSURANCESA very small
Messra. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton that throw shells and incendiary bombe. Business has to be reported, a few Can-
The big Curtiss triplane has a load Long at $405 and 800 and North Chinas and yarn brokers, in their report capacity of 3,000h., and a flying radius Ts. 166 being about all that has trans dated Hongkong, November 10th, state: of at least 700 miles. Underneath is a pired. Unions are on offer at $943. Yangtezes are nominal at 8955 at ex. 73, The interval (since the 2nd inst.) has boat-hull for water landings, so the mon
FILE INSURANCES Bearcely any busi-been marked by a considerable lull in store and bibin of A Whis. Drive will be held at Headquar
Hongkong Fires are demand and rates may be said to have enormous power and climbing speed.
ters Club on Monday evening. Nov. nesa is passing. auminal at 3387 and Chita Fires at sagged away $3 to $. The upward bombers that soar to 10,000 feet in less There are also new anti Zeppelin
27th $161.
(Sgd.) F. C. JENKIN, trend of exchange, which registers on SHIFFING Douglases have been a dull advance of three points, seems to have than twenty minutes. So much for the
D. S. P. (R.) and Bagging market and sales are Toi
as those to which ported from $126 down to 8123 and at the red dealers, who refuse to listen heavier-than-air types. As for more
gas-bags such to any proposal for business. Clearances
ENEMY TO PAY FOR AIR-RAID lower rate the market closes steady. Inde show a remarkable falling-off and ex Ferdinand von Zeppelin devoted the
DAMAGE IN ROUMANIA. Chinas have been quiet and are quoted $137 nominal, after sales at $188 and quiries from the interior have been few twilight of his days, those were from the $137 The Preferred are wanted at and far between owing to the commence first ignored by all the Powers, with the them new ways of dealing Britain a mortal blow, and robbing her of her island security.
$46. Steamboats have been done at 89ment of harvesting operations. On the sole exception of Germany, who saw in by the recent aerial attacks on Rou-
Star
the In
other hand, importers have not been keen and are now wanted at $214,
sellers, owing to a further advance in Ferries are offering at 239.
OiLs. No business is reported. Shells Cotton, which is now quoted at 11.45d. are lower, with a nominal quotation of and the consequent inflation of values in 106/ Langkats are Tla 23, and Uraithe Home market. BRUNE nircumstances, settlements Caspians: 94/9, both nominal
REFINERIES-China Sugars show a re during the fortnight have been on an lapse on the week, and it is reported that extremely meagre seale, the aggregate sales were made as low as $131. The of sales hardly reaching 2,400 bales. The reduction in price does not appear to market closes very quiet and judging have brought out many cash shares, and from the position of exchange, rates may although quotations are very unreliable, be said to be somewhat on the casy side,
Total sales during the fortnight, 2,400 there would appear to be buyers, at the
Sold and unsold stacks in 80 close, at about $10 for cash. Forwardbales. rates have been very irregular, and it downs, 30,000 bales
ARHIVALS. The mail str. Jalla from is almost impossible to say what they ate. Malabons have been steady, with sales at Bombay has brought in 5.200 bales for Hongkong and 9,000 bales for Shanghai, $391, at which they close.
N.
menia
It is proposed to indemnify the sufferers
out of ronfiscated enemy pro perty. A committee has been sp pointed for the purpose of collecting in- formation and taking measures of public safety. The police and a number of special magistrates will be placed under its orders. It will have power to insti- tute domiciliary visits and investigations.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE WAR! Now what is to happen when all these swarms of aircraft come home? Be sure their power and possibilities will not be overlooked or wasted in civil life. The brothers Wright had commercial even of every kind, trans-Atlantic-flights in mind as they perfected their crude machines, and made have met a frightful end in this way in experiments with curved planes in the province of Ontario alone. And And in pre-war daye now the Chief Warden of Quebec ab- wind tunnel. Transportation Company for the carriage aeroplane to locate these terrific con- Zeppelin's backers formed the Acria
bounces that in future he will use the of passengers, maila, and goods to all flagrations, and warn the populations of parts of the German Empire and abroad. scattered townships in the bush of their and launched from the Fredericks Territory survey and exploring work is But the first huge airship-Deutsch approach. Then ap in the vast Yukon
MININGA rise in Kallans to a buying Shipments from Hongkong to Shanghat haven shops on this service, came to griel to bo dong by the aerial route; and the
rate of 3/0 is the principal feature of this market. Raubs and Tronohs are unchanged at last week's prices.
DOCKS, WRARVES, AND GODOWNS.--This has been a quiet market. Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been done at 189 and 9138 and there are now buyers at the latter rate. Kowloon Wharves have come to business at $841 and 384 and close with buyers at 847 Shanghai Docks aro nominally Tls. 90.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS--Very little business is passing in this market. Lands are or offer at 8101, and there are probable sellers of Centrals at same rate, Humphreys have been done at $7, and there are further buyers. West Points are offering at 883. Hotels are nominal at $115, after sales reported at the price. Kowloon Lands are $35 nominal,
and coast ports mil.
BHANGHAI reports an equally disap. in z gale, and crashed down to destruc famous North-West Mounted Police are tion on the tree tops of the Teutoburg to have aircraft patrols, instead of Forest, between Hanover and West- dog-sled and team for interminable phalia. The gas-bag," when all is said, stretches between outposts in the frozen is a pour substitute for the heavier-therlands,
pointing market, with fortnightly sales amounting to 1,500 bales only..
JAPANESE YARNA small business has transpired and rates mark in fall of $3. Sales comprise:--700 bales Yellow Jossair plane, which, indeed, is the machine of the future, alike in British and 20, nt #108/162; 50 bales 3 Horses 18#,
French hands. Germany's squirming to at $158.
-
THE SAFEST TRANSIT Mr. Graham-Whito considers the air
He
·JAPO-
RAW Corros.Bengal and Chinese, no escape the stranglehold of our sea-power the safest medium of transit for passen sales. Quotations, Bengal at $27 to $31;ed first to under-sed liners like the Bars and mails in days to come.
L pictures London-North-of-England Bremen and Deutschland, and then to service of powerful planes, each carrying Chinese, at $20 to $38.
commercial air-freighters, which are soon to sail over New York Harbour and fifty, passengers. All this within five amaze our American friends. "Papa" years, and within the decade Zeppelin himself is said to have pilated New York. Motor cars (the same expert
liners
plying between the Mersey and. one of these over to the England cost thinks) will get fewer as planes decrease in a recent raid. They chain a speed of 125 miles an hour, and were tested over Lake Constance at a height which appeared to give complete immunity from war-plunc attacks.
VICTORY IN SIGHT:
SOCIALISTS AND MINISTERS' BLUNDERS.
The first public meeting of the National Bocialist Party an organization founded It may be safely predicted, however, by seceding members of the British that the gas-bag can never hope to with the heavier-than-zic Socialist Party was held at the Memo compete
19th.
flight comes within purses of reasonable in cost and the peculiar thrill of aorial.
reach,
The aerobus" for public use is be yond question a practical scheme to-day Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield, Lord Mayor of London, anticipates seru-cars.
nerotaxis, and "trollies" of all types at
tu
sion House (seventy miles) in half an hour or 30.. And this within, say, two- years!""
COTTON MILLE-The position of Shang hai TT rate has made it impossible to deal in this market, and prices are quite nominal at the quoted prices.
MISCELLANEOUS.A very small business has been done, Cements have gradually rial Hall, Farringdon-street, on October machine. This latter type increases by the close of the Great War. I fully depreciated to $10.60, at which they are
Mr. Will Thorue, who presided, said leaps and bounds in power, in climbing expect," Sir Charles declares, wanted. Dairy Farms are on offer at
he had yet to learn that simply because us well as lateral speed, in armanent reach my estate at Hytac from the Man $27, as are China Lights at 841, China Borneos at 86, and China Providents ational socialist he had to declare against built in Zeppelin's secret shops.
a man declared himself to be an interns-and handiness in all weathers, such a must destroy the greatest dirigible ever $0.10 are both nominal. "Ropes are in his own country and in favour of the
MANO MADMAN'S DREAM. deniand at $34, with fow shares offer-
enemy when war broke out. So far as
Such a transformation will bring the Carry ing. Tramways have been done at $7.10, the members of the National Socialist
pom-pom cities of Europa closer together than and close nominal at this rate. Electrics Party were concerned they believed they quick firers, throwing incendiary shell, Thomas Cook ever dreamed. Your silk- TELEPHONE 29. are quoted 664 somiual. Peak Tram were absolutely right in taking up the as well as huge bombe of enormous buyer will fly over to the great Paris ways are wanted at $10, and Steels at position they had done, although they had destructive radius Night-fiving, air bouses round about the Plaer de l'opera, (1327 $01. Other items are nominal at the been called nasty names. They desired sickness, and other obstacles of the new and be back in London in time to dress.
quoted prices..
to see victory for Britain. Referring to arm are already overcome. As for long for dinner at night, Letters posted at MEMO.--Next Settlement Day, 28th Ireland, Mr. Thorne said he believed the radius of action, one has but to con- noon in the Metropolis will be delivered November...
Government were making huge blunders sider the daring swoop towards Russia over the Irish question. So long as mar of Lieut. Marcbal, of the French Air in Glasgow in less than half the present tial law was hanging over the heads of Service. This lad covered 1,300 kila time, and the great stores will have the Irish people, Ireland would be a metres (612 miles) without a stop, circling arial deliveries of parcels far and neax. standing mensco to this country..
over Berlin itself en route to drop upon
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,
16. DES VEUX ROAD.
WEATHER REPORT
HONGIỌNG METEOROLOGICAL
BEGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, November 16th.
Previous On D. to On Date
Day
lat 2 pm, 6 am..| 1 pm,
3021
3022 30.13
耀
43
.5።
41
North North
NNW
4
3
b
b
b
On the 16th at 1210-Pressure bas de reased considerably over N. Chins, moderately over Insou, and slightly chaosbers; 36 is bighatorer N. China and the Sea of Japan, a Large
anti-oyolones of irregular entine covering the northern part of the area. Tho sepression is situsted at about 200 mil so the
Barometa eset of Manila, movieg north-westward.
Temperature Btrong monacon will continue to prevail over
Humanity.. the north of the China Sen.
Wine Direction Hongkong zainfall for 24 hours ending at
Force 10 am, to-day, OCO Inch Total sines Int 1
Weather January, 19.81 inches, against an avenge of
Bain 81.41 Luches.
Higbeat open-air Temperatura on 15th - 71 Lawɛst open-air Temperature on 15th 56
ON BALE.
The forest for the 24 hour B000 to-day la as follows
DINI BIOT
Hongkong to Gay Book
FORTOARE.
KAISERIN SACRIFICING HER.
GOLD PLATE.
cities.
speaker, was subjected to some interrup-
now: Battleplanes
Meanwhile the Central Powers are set-
This
Mr. H. M. Hyndman, the principal the astounded foo a little homily upon tling details of the Balkan Aerial
Vienna Ofcupest Constantinople. huge open town if he had the true last destination is, it is safe to say, The German Empress is stripping the tion during his speech. He said there humanity-and what the flier cond do to press, whose route is to be Berlin- Imperial households of gold plate, was nothing to be said for the Prime diabes, and ornaments in order to add Minister, Viscount Grey, or Lord Ba-Boche mind!
It will be remembered that medical chimerical. Teuten planes will never fy over the Golden Horn. But the idea is to the gold supply of the Empire. Her dane in regard to the manner in which action, according to dispatches from Mr. we drifted into this war. For 30 years stores, vegetable seeds, and food were
commercial concerns like the Austrian van Wiegand to the New York World, he (Mr. Hyndman) had advDERted the conveyed into beleaguered Townshend's there, all the same, and backed by rich has been taken to promote a movement establishment of a National Citizen Army lines at Kut-el-Amara, on the Tigris. Lloyd, the Magyar Trade and Banking started some time ago in German under democratic control, and if there Fishing sets fall out of the clouds at Company, and the German Survey
on had been such an army there would have the feet of expectant British soldiers. The Empress is retaining for the pre-ernment's blunders, however, we were the wireless gear, as well as tobacco the amount of capital required, the most been no war to-day. In spite of the Gov- So did rifle cleaners, spare parts for sociation Meetings of the promoters are now being held at Ofenpest to settle sent articles that are irreplaceable-be- cause of their historic or artistic value, going to win this war. It was the nation cigarettes, and other comforts.
that was fighting this way not the Gay and Mr. von Wiegand intimates the ernment Everything that the Govern futurity No wonder that statesmen in of the three Powers concerned.
Here, then, is no dream, nomad suitable type of aircraft. sites for the | landing places, and the postal interests collectors will doubtless be able, atment had done that was worth doing they undeveloped lands look to aircraft for
All these novel features, and others at price, to save from the crucible and de had been forced to do. Notwithstanding new and priceless benefits. Take the which I dare not even hint, we may SOUND VOLUMES OF ALS HONGKONG posit in their own cabinets many interest all the blunders, victory was in eight matter of forest fires in Canada-are- look for when our aircraft come home BOUDIO JANART to Joms, ing specimens of the Imperial gold plate to-day, and it was a victory worth fight galar summer visitation of appalling to roos, with no fog of war to hide the Members of the Imperial Court and ing for. The difficulty of poson was that blast and wide, roaring range. During almost miraculous development of these Household are vicing with the Empresa at the present time we had it on record the present season five hundred persons machines during the past two morentoas in sacrificing their ornaments to their from Germany that they would be bound #country's urgent need of gold..
by no treaties they entered into.
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1916 *WIL INDEZ, Price $7.50.
On Bale at the “Hosexose Daily PaiÐU