FORTUNES IN SHIPS.
SCANDINAVIA'S BIG MERCANTILE PROFITS.
SPECIAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12m, 1916.
NEWSPAPERS AND THE WAR.
THE VALUE OF ENLIGHTENED
CRITICISM,
THE REAL ROUMANIA.
AND ITS LEADER.
[BY HAMILTON FYFE, SPECIAL CORRESPONDEN IN ROUMANIA
pro
Itoumania to-day has only two
Mr. minent public men. One is Bratiano, the Premier. Everyone who reads the newspapers in Europe or Excitable America knows his name.
in Europe." He is known also as "the Roumanian Sphinx."
"HIVE OF INVINCIBLE WARRIORS.""
BRAZILIAN TRIBUTE TO GḍEAT BRITAIN.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 17th at 11,40-No zwiurus froms. Japanese stations, Pregare has decreased moderately over NE China. It is nearly stationary over, the Philippines and hes. decreased vary slightly alaswaere,
The forecast for the 33 hours oading at noon today is as follow
DISTRICT
Mr. A. G. Gardiner, Editor of The Daily News, in his prosidential address
An eloquent tribute to Great Britain at the annual Conference of the Institato
Moderate monsoon is indicated al ng the was paid by the veteran Brazilian states-southeast coast af China, and over the N. of Journalists in October, said that the past year had not been so anxious & time
man, Senhor Ruy Barbosa, in the course China sea. for journalism generally as the preceding
of a speech which he delivered in the Opera House at Rio de Janeiro on the 10 am, to-day, QCG Inch, Total sinon 1st "Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending at one. The Press had accommodated itself to war conditions, and the Censorship people call him "the cleverest statesman subject of the war on September 17th. January, 78.81 inches, against an average of had loarht wisdom with years, with the
After referring to the beroism displayed £2.42 Inobes. result that the irritations and follies of
by the French, Senhor Barbosa said: the early days were now only a more or
And Great Britain, gentlemen. What less agreeable memory.
man is there, who is really a man, who would not glory in belonging to a race capable of producing this people, that vies with all others in sincerity, virility, and creative power 1 Spiritually it is front this race that emanates in modern times the world of free humanity. Great Britain's conception of justice has imbued with liberty all these nations which have had the good fortune to be horn of her stock, or to have come in touch with her.
TWO COUNTR125' METHODS.
[BY THE DAILY CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT, LATELY IN SCANDINAVIA.] Huge fortunes have been made and continue to be made by the mercantile marine of Norway, Sweden and Denmark -for the ships of Scandinavia are ♫ potent factor for all the world in war time. Sweden has profited much by her shipping, but the industries of Sweden
Whether we had solved the relation of are large and varied and her sea trading a free Press to a democratic society in is not so dominant a feature as in Den-time of war might be doubted. France, which was a more democratic country mark and Norway Norway has by far than our own, had nevertheless exercised The largest fleet, possessing about two and a much more severe control over the a half millions of tannage. Both Norway it had, through its system of Parliamen Press than we had. On the other hand, and Denmark are on the western side of tary Commissioners, given a much greater Scandinavia, and being normally in iudience to Parliament over the executive
than was possessed by our Parliament. possession of a great carrying trade have found the war a real boom time. In spite of certain handicaps big profits are The operations of the two methods accruing and enriching both countries, might be illustrated by the onso of shells. An incidental result has been a specula Both Great Britain and France had to tion fever in shipping shares in both carry out a munitions revolution, but in- Christiania and Copenhagen, and in any France it was carried out largely by the narrative about shipping activities action of the Parliamentary Commission clear distinction must be drawn between without a whisper in the Press, while in gambling gains and losses (a' domestic England it was carried out to the accour affair) and the profits brought into the pansment of a great newspaper agitation. two countries from outside by legitimate The comparison was worth attention in. receipts, from actuai trading.
relation to the profoundly difficult prob Will The world demand for carrying ships | lem of a democracy in wartime is producing the shipping profits for Scandinavia. It is not merely a question of trade between Scandinavia and Britain. For instance. Danish shipe do a big business on the coast of Asia, and Norwegian ships trade between England and Spain, between the Mediterranean porta, between the United States and West Indies, between England and America, between England and France, They convey all sorts of things, food, coal, timber, paper, pulp Ad merchandise generally.
HUGE BISE IN FREIGHTS."
some exceptions, he claimed that the Press had exereisell its relative freedom of criticism with a high sense of respon sibility, and he congratulated the authori ties on their growing appreciation of the fact that if there was to be free criticism. it should be informed criticism rather than ignorant criticism.
The other Roumanian public man who stands out from the ruck is Mr. Také Abroad, the readers of news- Jonesco. papers know more about him than they do about Mr. Bratiano. He has been much in London and Paris. He has done a great deal to interest the world Roumania affairs and the affairs of the Balkans generally. He led the party Roumania which was openly for the Allies. He has made his reputation by eloquent talking. Mr. Bratiano became famous through holding his tongue.
What are Mr. Bratiano's opinions, what his special knowledge, what his attitude towards the universe, not even his friends can tell you. They know that he talks very little that he is learning to play golf: that he wraps himself round with a veil of impenetrable mystery; that he says ho never reads newspapers and does not want to know what they say.
In their manner of dealing with news papers comes out the difference between these two Roumanian public men.
Mr. Jonesco appreciates justly the value and usefulness of the Press.
BELIEVER IN PUBLICITY.
Hongkong to Gap Rook
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There never were two men more unlike.
During a century in her onviable home You cannot be in Mr. Take Jonesco's com pay for half an hour without learning there has reigned that peace so intimate- his opinion upon a dozen matters ofly coupled with the austere and indus- CHINA varied interest. Reading, Bacon said, trious bent of her subjects. But when makes a full man, and conference a ready her gates were forced open, by a trans man, Mr. Jonesco is both ready and full. formation of which history knows no He has a vast store of knowledge equal, the most non-militant of all races knowledge of men and things. Only let under the sun was changed into a real him see that you share his interests and hive of invincible warriors; from her he puts his mind at your disposal. He castles came forth the very flower of her is what Tennyson called James Anthony nobility to teach her people by a glorious
He
death the grand simplicity of dying in Froude once, a jolly, vivid man," enjoys life.
the sacred cause of justice; the most wonderful military organization en- armour, the country, awestruck, beheld veloped the land in an impenetrable arise there, improvised in but two years, ladivostook..... an immense army, and from that little Nemuro island whose destruction her enemics Hakodate
Tokio already looked upon as accomplished,
Kochi there suddenly arose an unexpected Thoro was no way of checking false
grandeur, unlooked for, serene, clear, .......
Kagcalimas deductions and false rumours like taking
and inviolable, before which the myths the Press into official confidence about
of ancient Titans pale into abscurity and Nabarmateri facts which could not be stated publicly.
the mountains of the world sink into thejon but which, if known, would materially
insignificance.
Bonin Is affect what was said by the Press. Secrecy was the very essence of war, bat
Because, by the might of her feets, Chefoo....... I asked ono prominent shipowner for with a proper understanding the Press Every morning he receives journalists Britannia rules the waves, her armies Weihaiwel.. an illustration of the greater earnings, could, while preserving much of its free from half past eight to nine, every after are battling in every quarter of the globe
Lebang and he gave me an example of freights. doni, serve the State very materially. Its nou between five and seven. He has a where blood is being shed, and with the
Kinklang ***** Before the war the charge forcarrying a functions were neither to alarm the public newspaper of his own and writes in it boundless resources of her wealth, of" quarter of corn from America to Norway mind with exaggerated foare, nor to booy a great deal, in addition to inspiring her credit, and of her invincible deter-geba mim
Shanghai was 3s. 6d.; it is now 20s. Of course, het up with exaggerated hopes, but to keep articles in many others. He is a believermination to prevail, she ways the Catalan .... pointed out that the difference was not it stable, clear-sighted, sane, and ress in publicity. He understands the Titanic struggle, like a alterless genie Sharp Peas all profit to the shipowners, Insurance lute.
psychology of politics, and by politics of victory in the clouds enveloping the Amor charges were enormous. "My ships. Its business was not to create crises.I do not mean party politics, but the world with the fog of war trading between the Canary Islands and bat to ward them off not to play the management of the affairs of a State -Loudon used to cost for insurance about game of Aunt Sally with Ministries, but Therefore he does all he can to sustain
These, gentlemen, ate first and for £1,000 per year, which meant 20 voyages to give them auch enlightenment as was opinion at a healthy, moderate level. most the nations to whorn wo owe our They now cost £1,000 insurance for each in their power, and such criticism as was while Mr. Bratiano, like Bror moral code, emancipation,
our voyage He explained, too, the cost of dictated by clear evidence and consid Rabbit, keeps on lying low and saying liberty, our civilization, from whom we coal, labour, and provisions had risen eration of public welfare, and the Presnuffin, shuaning journalists ne he would have absorbed the lessons of liberty and very greatly. Moreover, from the profits as the medium of popular opinion and shun & pestilenco,
justice, who have given us our laws, that were left the Government took about purpose, would have an increasingly im There is. I aan bound to admit, more our government, and our best statesmen, 50 per cent, in special taxation. Withal portant part in the settlement of society excuse in Romania for Mr. Bratiano's who have instructed us in belles lettres, be admitted there were large gains, after the war.
disdainful opinion of newspapers then in statesmanship, in our industries, who Wachow Another shipowner showed how the
there would, be elsewhere. Here in with their wealth bave given birth to our | Holbert sinking of vessels meant a very great loss.
Bucarest dark-skinned little boys, with prosperity, and with their sympathy, Pakhai We do not insure the full value of our
brilliant gipsy eyes shout fresh editions wisdom, and liberality bare enabled us Phalina wes ships because if we did the insurance,
all day long. They begin at six in the to maintain our credit, and, with it all," | Tourane......... would take every farthing of our pronts.
morning. One of the Latin characteristics they have never coveted our land, have Capeßt. Jamei faat means, it we lose a ahip insured for.
which separate Roumania from its Slay respected our independence, have hon- Aparri 199990- 280,000 to replace ner costs £150,000.
neighbours is the habit of getting "Poured our weakness, and never worried Dagupan' mean The present high cost of ships accounta
early. After six, if you are staying any in their confidence. We could wish for for this. A tramp stenaner built 10 years
where near the centre of a town, it is
Tacloban ago at a cost of £10,000 will fetch today,
impossible to sleep, for when Roumanisms more proven loyal and firm friend Legal.
ships. dospite her age, £50,000.
are awake they take care to let you know
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These facts make clear the origin and
It will be remembered that Senhor Burigao...... it. All day the newspaper sellers keep up their discord. They have a darge Barbosa, who has been a Senator of tho | Labuan continuance of the excited speculation in shipping shares. The stock markets in
Mr. William Massey, Prime Minister choice of wares to offer, Quantity thero Brazilian Republic since 1891, was a Caristiania and Copenhagen are in
of New Zealand, and Sir Joseph Wardis, but quality is absent. Very soon one prominent figure as Brazilian represen fovered state.
ceases to take any interest in buying tative at The Hague Conference in 1907. Prices of shipping shares Findace Minister of New Zealand, were
While on his mission this year to the Bucarest has, I vance of their real value, large ne aro at a luncheon given at the Hotel Cecil..
Tucuman Congress he delivered in the the current profits. Farmers, tradesmen, Lord Plunket, who presided, in pro-
"Faculdade de Direito" of Buenos fishermen, professional man have all been posing Our Guests, cisimed them as
Aires & weighty speech on Neutrality, rushing to buy shares, most of them with fellow Irishmen-Mr Massey represent
his complete sympathy with the cause in which he affirmed in glowing terins the 10es of soiling at a profit. As a mat- ing the sturdy independence of the North ter of fact, they have been selling at a and Sir Joseph Ward the poetry and fine
of the Allies.'imes. They had profit--and so the intiation continues. fighting power of the South, The manager of one big firm, told me that been able in a national emergency to join the shares of his business stood at 450, together. He hoped the people of Ireland "We are having a prosperous time, but and other people would emulate their our shares are not worth a point more example. (Cheers.) than 300.—I tell people so who come to motor advice. They don't believe me, They think I have something to conceal
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It was announeed that Mr. J. L Garvin had consented to become Presi dent of the Institute for the ensuing year.
DOMINIONS AND ENEMY TRADE.
MR. MASSEY ON AFTER-WAR CONDITIONS.
have been indated to a degree far in ad. the guests of the Royal Colonial Institute them pose, more news
GAMBLING IN SHIPPING STOCK.
papers per head of population than any other town in the world, but they are very ordinary times for the purpose of carry poorly supplied with news. They exist in ing on violent political and often personal quarrels. They allow themselves Dickens ill-natured parody of the Ameri the licence of speech which recalls
can Press,
Bucarest is not really representative of
•Mr. Massey, in responding, urged that Roumania any more than Petrograd is of the question of trading with enemy co Russia It is an overgrown village. Its tries should be taken in hand without main street, the Callea Victoria, is little waiting for the conclusion of the war.
more than lane, narrow, winding, When Germany was preparing the great uninspired a lane that is lined with An idea of the state of the speculation army which took the field in 1914 she finexpensive shops and expensive hotels; a lane that interests, and here and there gamble may be obtained from the fact aced her undertaking partly from pro charms by its unexpected quaint irre that before the war there were eight, stock fits made from the countries of the British gularity. But always a lane, with none
Christiania; there are now Empire, He trusted steps would be taken 300. Many stories are current as to the by the Legislatures throughout the Em of the characteristics of a chief thorough
fare. For the most part the town is a extraordinary gains of individuals. The pire to prevent history from repeating tangle of lanes, a labyrinth without plan, itself in that respect. He thought we
brokers in
NEED OF MORE COAL.
our
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Mr. Asquith recently addressed a na tional conference of representatives of the coalmining industry at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the importance of increasing the output of cond.
Mr. Asquith's address was a plain statement of the facts of a situation which he did not hesitate to call dangerous. Only at the end, when he bade those who remain at house try to be worthy of those the note of emotion. The speech was well,
chairman of a business firm was asked on should aim at a self-contained Empire, fa village which has transformed itself who have fought and fallen, did ho touch
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Allies.
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which preparation should be made was an Another of the after-war problems for
unendinent of the Constitution which would give the Dominions that voice in defence matters and foreign affairs to which they were entitled.
into a capital in a fit of absence of mind
NO DIVISION OF KIM,
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but thest are not the contral arteries of There are some new broad boulevards, traffic. The only street which is used for. the walking up and down which is so strong a feature of life in Bucarest is the Callea Victoria.
reccived.
The following are its chief points Bince 1913, owing to the enlistment of miners, our coal output bag fallen from 287,000,000 tons to 953,000,000 tons. The demand is now in excess of the supply.
men.
the telephone ono morning if he knew a certain ** Mr. Peter Anderson," who had just consideration being given to our given the firm as a reference in applying for £3,000 of shares in a new shipping company. The only Mr. Peter Andor of whom the chairman had know 2001 ledge was the office boy, Peter, whose salary was about 10s a werk. He was sum moned to the chairman presence, and
In the present struggle coal for munition- acknowledged that he had spplied for the
Speaking of the necessity of keeping
villagers of Certainly the rich
...making, for motive power, a
I and for ax- shares in question.. How dare you do our soldiers within the Empire after the Bucarest live in fino houses, many of port as the price of food and other this kind of thing," said the chairman, war, Mr. Massey said that New Zealand them finer than this royal palace itself.
imports is second in importance only to “you haven't got £9,000↑ " "Oh, yes, had not huge area of land unoccupied White are they all, and Southern in I have," said the youth, producing a Consequently they wore not able to offer appearance, rather like the villas on the pocket-wallet filled with notes. They such assistance in this respect as they outskirts of Nice. They lend the place a were his gains in small speculations up British emigrants. They had already its garden.
would like. But they would welcome pleasant air of dignified case. Each has to that period.
In every street the eye is I have indicated that this craze is a returning soldiers, but naturally New peeps at smooth lawns, flowers, and initiated a scheme of land settlement for gladdened by green trees, with frequent domestic affair, and that it concerns only Zealand soldiers must come first. the pockets of the Norwegians and Danos trasted that some competent authority
He fountains. who are operating with each other, but would be established in Great Britain private buildings Almost all Govern Palatial are the public, as well as the there is one direction in which it may whose business it would be to see that all ment offices are handsome and imposing provide an avenue for a good deal of the possible facilities were given to British both without and within, telling their war profits, to leave the two countries. take Norway as an example. Speculators soldiers to assist them in settling within tale of the riches yielded by the soil of have placed on order in America ateamers
the British Empire, (Cheers,)
this small country in grain and potro- amounting to 1,800,000 tons for delivery
said that New Zealand had invested 3. again when you see white oxen labouring Sir Joseph Ward, who also responded, leun. Yet you are reminded of a village. up to three years henoo. They will have millions in the City of London in Im past their elaborate façades drawing to be paid for at the present abnormally perial Treasury bills. He expected that peasant varts. high rates for building. When they at the end of the current financial year become available for use the war may be the Dominion would have a balance of
Bucarest is artificial. To find the real
The export has been reduced since 1913
from 73,500,000 tons to 43,500,000 tons-- a dangerously low figure,
The most practicable and urgent remedy is a reduction of time lost by avoidable absenteeism, which now stands at 5 per cent,
good the deficiency in the output. The avoidance of that loss would make
How to avoid it is a practical problem which the miners and owners must solve, ...
One can still hear the Jonesco partisans make fun of Mr. Bratiano for his studied aloofness."Born in the purple,” they
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From 19th to 18th December, 1916.
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an end and mercantile marine protfis on | over two millions, and that again wonti Reumauis, you must go into the fields SAY, "BOon of a famous Prime Minister, * lower standard altogether. It in easy be invested in Imperial Treasury bills politicians have forgotten this. But now character, he had only to stretch out his
the cornfields and oilfields. Often the easy in circumstances, imperious in Tus to foresee the crash that must ensue if(Cheers,) this kind of procedure goes on.
they know, those who are directing the hand and take the sceptre of perpetual Wed They had no fear about the future in The gambling is an excrescence of the New Zealand, even if the war lasted policy of the little State, that they have power. How can he be expected to
descend into the arena with ordinary Thurs. 14 the people behind them. Not a peasant men" One can still find references to genuine trade. The extra yearly ship another three years, New Zealand had ping profits of Denmark at present are provided 76,000 men for the war. Every family but thrills to the thought of group men. One ca the political tourist,'
ing all the Transylvanian Boumaniana
f. about five million pounds. The tonnage one who had undertaken to join the under one flag with Roumanians of fonder of other countries than his own. of Denmark is a quarter of that of Nor-jcolours had done so voluntarily, but if
Roumania. It is a national ideal which But this is merely the backwash of long- Bater. 16 way, and even taking into secount the need for its use arose a compulsion Act
has waited long for fulfilment. Now that established habit. In trath there is no fact that the latter country has lost 10 existed...
its realisation is in sight the whole nation division of sim. Each in his way, these San
united. Mr. Bratiano and Mr. Take two leaders of Houmanian opinion con- Jonesco are working, each after his own tribute to the desired end. The one keepy Mon
silence; the other talks. Both are needed. fashion, for the same end.
Both are serving their country's cause. Daily Mail.
per cent. of her Beet through German The Empire ought to co-operate to pre- unbmarine activity, one may assume from rent Germany from doing what she would the Danish figures that she is from six- { have done peacefully in another 15-years- teen to pighteen million pounds a year-won out against the British Empire, better off by reason of her ships.
(Cheers.)
(Vontinued at fout of next Dolusin,):
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The P., at Ertador left Honolulu en November 28th for Hongkong via Yokohama, and may be expected to arrive
Bera on December 23rd.
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The C.P.08. str. Empress of Russia left Vancouver on the 30th November, p.m.
MERCHANT STRANDRE. The str. Japan left Calenita on the ard inst, and may be expected here on or about the 21st inst
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Tho str. Empreza of Asia arrived s Yokohams on Friday, the 8th instant, at 3.p.m.
Owing to the delay in waiting for transhipment cargo ex the... Denavon, the departum of tor Pocitu Mail Steam- ship Co's ex Feresuela, has been post poned until 11 am today.