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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 12TH, 1917.
NEW MODELS
ALLISON
PIANO
AN INSPIRATION TO THE ARTIST.
CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE, CUSTOMS REPORT FOR 1210, In this report on the Foreign Trade of China the Statistical Secretary begins by emphasizing, as for 1916, the adverse
influences of scarce, high freights, tear city of labour abroad; and to these must bo added bigh exchange and, in the early Fortunately part of 1910, revolution, the rice crop was abmidant and other crops were reported favourably.
A very hopeful symptom is to be seen in the growth of all kinds of industries, und the statistics show that the com-
The value of the dart foreign trade. was Hk. Tlu. 998,204,341 the highest on record, and H. TI 124,867,478 above the figure for 1915. To this increase imports, contributed Hk Tls, 61,83),276 and exports H Tis 62,836,202 But irports were still nearly 34 millions below 1913, and their greater cost in gold,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. OEPE ORDERS BY LT-COLA CHAPMAN, V.D.
JOINED:
HONGKONG RESERVER.
MAJOR WAKEMAN COMMANDING, 1.5.V,E
ME DETAIL
Spr. G. W. Mine having joined, is allot-On fed Corps No. 2006 and posted to Engineer Company.
Z-LEAVE
No. 1760 Spr. L. S. Straube is granted 8
No
due to shortage of labour and high freight and insurance, prohibits the in- ference that the increased value as compared with 1916 necessarily points No. to a corresponding expansion in the volums of trade, although the rise in the gold value of silver was of service in easing of silver reports the other hand, the fact that exports, notwithstanding the high exchange, heavy freights, and an embarrassing lack of cargo space, rose to a value ex- ceeding all previous records by nearly 1906 shows that the return of normal conditions will be accompanied by great expansion of trade,
months extension of leave from 15th May, 1917.
1813 Le. Corp. J. Macdonald is grauted 6 months leave from 11th May, 1917,
2022 Gr. A. E. Golding is granted 12 months leave from 31st
3.-—DRESS. N
1917:
All white metal badges and buttons (ex- cept buttons sewn on serge jackets) in possession of menters of the Corps
duty from the morning of Sunday 13th May, to the morning of
of Sunday 206 Muy-H.E.Y.ONEN Next for ditty B" Co. H.K.V.R. Orderly Officer Lieut. B. R. Branch.
PARADES FOR THE WEAK ENDING 19TH MAY, Monday, 14th instant:-
Signalling Section : "A" and "B" Classes at Volunteer Headquarters, Dress: Clean Fatigua m.
at
5.15
Gun
Foction at Wellington.
Hacks at 5.15 p.m.⠀
Clean Fatiguo. //
Drose
Recruits on the Cricket Ground, at
3.15 pm under Instructor Sergt.
petition of certain home made articles 64 millions and doubled the figures for aru to be exchanged for brass badges Tuesday, 15th instant,
such as cotton goods and matches, is being more and more felt by importera Streaming
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bor, and the formation of infiuential associations for the improvement of domestic products is a sign of the times and there is every reason to hope that the energetic men who are responsible for their initiation will succced in introduc ing improved methods that will largely increase the resources of the country It is often said that China needs all her produce to support the huge population, and that there is but a small surplus available for foreign trade; but it is forgotten that, at present, production is kept down by the difficulty of reaching markets, which compcis producers to ze striet their output to the consumption of circumscribed areas.
[ Even of the few railways in operation is plain, and the increase the influence of exports derivable from improved rail rond and water ways is hardly realized
and buttons at Headquarters on the following date
May 15th Belchers Section, May 14th-Artillery Battery. May 16th Engineer Company. The net quantity of opium imported, May 17th-Engineer Company, that is, released for consumption after May 18th-Engineer Company. payment of duty and likin, was 1,498 May 21st-Right, Centre and Left Sec-
in, as against 4.447 piculs in 1915. tions M.G. Go. of Indian opium and 417) piculs of other May
inds From the importers' point of view the year was not very satisfactory."
This amount was made up of 1,080 piculs May and Company....
FEATURES OF EXPORT TRADE,
The record in exports leads to some interesting explanations and comments. They are conveniently summarized as follows:-
Chinese woven sheetings, drills, and nankeens showed satisfactory progress and are cridently finding an extending market, There was a decrease of about 13,000 picnls in the quantity of antimony exported, but the gain in value amounted to over 7 millions of taels, and more than six times as much antimony ore was sent away as compared with the ex- perts in 1918. Copper rose from 45,000 to 084,000 piculs. Iron ore was less in quantity but bigher in value. Lead and lead ore, quicksilver, and various un- classed minerals and orea were exported in greater quantities White alum was in good demand. Egg albumen and yolk as well as eggs, hemp fibres, flour (es- pecially wheat), dried fruits, lard. meats, bean oil, wood oil skins and hides straw braid, tallow, timber (soft- wax showed improved. wood)," and
MANCHURIAN DISTRICT. "The quarterly metaoranda on trade received from the ports, says the Statistical Secretary, continue to show that in the demand for foreign goods and the supply of exports all the factors demand. Shelled groundnuts are grad- of an expanding commerce were presently taking the place of the unshelled. during the year, but were checked chiefly the gain in freight being considerable. by the disturbances due to war conditi There was a reduced export of beans and tions." Difficulties of exchange, dearth cereals. Sesunum seed showed a heavy of silver and the famous moratorium feling off the exports to Holland hampered the merchants. However, the having been curtailed Wood oil way in harvests were quite good
much greater demand, principally for "The chief feature in imports was America, and the export rose from 310,000 the enormous increase in Japanese proto 515,000 piculs, ducts, especially cotton goods, which are As regards silk, the total exports of outsting British and American makes yolk were 5,582 picule less than in Cheap cotton underwear of very inferior 1915, Herec fell off by 10,003 piculs, quality and finish, was in great demand lile steam filatures gained 5,147 picule, The importation of Japanese kerosene Wild silks showed an export of only oil also increased. Among exports there ces piculs, as against 34,004 piculs in were large increases in frozen meata (bo previons year, but waste silk im groundnuts, animal tallow, and eggs proved by 21.287 picula. For tussore while timber was in such demand owing Batures, there was n larger demand from to a shortness of supply from America America than could be satisfied, and that prices were noout doubled, and prices ruled very high, with every pro- many demands from South China and spect of going still higher. This branch Singapore could not be met on account of the trade is expanding rapidly. In of high freights. The demand for will
silk and for cocoons was very brisk, but 1814 the export was only 103 piculs, in the high exchange made business with 1915 it had risen to 24,223 piculs, and in
1916 it was 13,165 picula There 18 Japan difficult, Large quantities of bean oil were shipped to Europe and Americs good demand for wild waste silk, but the and the prices rose 50 por cent, partly adulteration has become quite scanda because this oil was in demand for ro placing kerosene, the price of which had made it too dear for general Chinese con-
mmption. The four mills were very
MORE THE UPPER YINGTEL
Trade on the Upper Tangise was greatly interfered with by political dis turbances and by the commandoertag of vessels and other transport for the move meat of troops. The rice crops were good, and trade chould have been Hourishing The same complaints were made of scarcity of silver and violent fluctuations in exchange
THE CHINESE TRABAN
"It was predicted in the report writ
Section.
Con
Service
Stretcher Section and Signalling
ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EQUIPMENT."
quarters &
C.S. Ms. are required to furnish to Head ters & list showing No. of ride, No. of bayonet, description of equip ment (brown leather or buff) and number of rounds of ammunition in possession of each member of their unit, not later than Friday, 25th instant.
5.PARADES...
Monday, 14th instant-
5.10 p.m. Recruits of all units on Monday, Parade Ground under Corpla
Edgeunte, Grimes and Edmonds.
Artillery
Battery a 5.30p.m.
Belchers Battery
Tuesday, 15th instant
7.30a.m. Belchers 6 Section at
Bulchers Battery,
5.15 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey
Club Stables.
5.15 p.m. Stretcher Bearer Section at
Headquarters.
FOR and N.C.Os. 5.15 p.m. Officers, W.
of Right, Centre and Left Sections M.G. Co., Scouts Company and Civil Service Company at Head quarters for lecture by Adjutant A note book and pencil to be brought by everyone attending Maft may be worn.
5.20 p.m. Artillery Battery at Bel-
chers Battery
5.45 p.m. Signalling Section,
class, at Happy Valley. Wednesday, 16th instant
5.10 p.m. Adjutant's Parade for Left, Centre Right Sections M.G. Co. Scouts Company and Civil Service Company outside Courts of Justice and proceed by car to Folo Ground attend Officers need Senior
not
this aud
5.30
p.m.
be
de until further
Signalling Section,
class, at R. A Theatre. Thursday, 17th instant ----
7.30 a.m. Belchers 8 Section at Bel
chers Battery...
on
5.15 p.m. Recruits of all units.
Murray Parade Ground. C. S. M Witchell, Corp. Grimes and Edg tumbe will attend.
g”
5.30 pm Signalling Section,
class at R. A Theatre. 6.30 p.m. Artillery Battery at Bel
chors Battery,
6.—DETAIL.
On duty 27th inst. Scouts Company. On duty 28th inst. Civil Service Com
Orderly Officer from 27th May to 2nd
June-Lient Wright
G. E. STEWART, Capt, Adjutant, H. E. V. Corps. Hongkong, May 11th, 1017.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
INSPEYERS.
must be of the same pattern as that worn by Inspectors of the H.K.P PARADES, SCHOOLS, ITC, Unless otherwise directed, all parades and Police School classes will, until fur- ther orders, ho at 5.45 p.m. and not 6.30 p.m.
· Oxberry. Dress: Drill Order. Mounted Section at Jockey Club Stables, at 5.30 p.m. Dress Drill Order Cas on the road A and B
outside the Orderly Room, at 5,15
pm.
Kowloon and Taikoo Sections on the Polo Ground, at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Drill Order
instant Wednesday 10th
Recruits on the Cricket Ground, at
15 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. * Uxberry." Dress Drill Order.
sday, 17th instant:-- Thursday,
Signalling Section: ****A” and “ B*
st Volunteer Headquarters,
DIEBS
Cleon Fatigue.
at 5.15 pm.
Machine Gun Section at Wellington Dress:
Barracks, at
5.15 p.m.
اشر
Cloan Fatigue, to mak Mounted Section at Jockey Club Stables, at 6.30 P.. Dress Drill
Order:
Friday,
18th instrat;——
A and "B" Coys, and recruits on the road outside the Orderly Kowloon and Room, at 5.15 p.m.
Taikon Sections on the Fola
Dress, Ground, at 5.30 pm. Drill Order.
Saturday, 19th instant:-Nil.
TRANSFER,
No. 633 Pto. H. A. Baxter is transferred:
to Signalling Section.
No. 40.
PILOMOTIONS,
Mackay is pro- moted Regimental Quartermaster-Ber- geant with effect from 21st April, No. 4 Sergt. WH. Woolley is promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant with effect from 21st April
NOTICES
(1)Reference
Corpa Order No. 28.. Topees will be worn by guards when- ever mounted, until further orders. (.) Reference Corps Order No. 22, any member, including Co., who. has not returned his rifle and bayonet to Volunteer Headquarters for ex- amination must do so before Satur day, 18th instant.
CHAMPKIN, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.V.R. Hongkong, 11th May, 1917.
ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASS'ICIA- TION,
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT,
YMCA DIVISION:
8 p.m. First Aid Lecture by Surgeon
Tuesday, May 15th-
9 p.m.
nd Stretcher Drill.
Thursday, May 17th-
8 p.m. Bandage Practice. Corporat
Wei Kan, will take charge
9. p.m. Squad and Stretcher, Drill BAIYINGPUN DIVISION.
Monday, May 14th
7 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill Wednesday, May 16th:
tice leth-
p. Gymnasium; Bandage Prac
MAY Friday,
QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION......"
Tuesday, May 15th:
4.15 pm. Squad and Stretcher Drill. Wednesday, May 10th:
12:45
p.m. Gymnasium, Members of Balyingpan Division may attend. Friday, May 18th
Squad and Stretcher Drill.
Until further orders, Caps are not to bo
worn after 7am or before 5p.m. Helmets should invariably be worn between these hours.
PROMOTION.
Subject to confirmation by Major Gene ral J. 0 Dalton, Chief Commis sioner, Private Lo Kwok Fee in promoted to Lance Corporal
(Sgd.) E. RALPHS (Officer in Charge of District); Hongkong, May 12th, 1017.
COTTON FOR GERMANY FROM TURKEY IN THE FUTURE.
ten last year that the Chinese teamen On duty 29th inst. Centre Section M. G. p.m. Squad and Stretsher Drill. active, PLAN
PR were likely to be disappointed in their Co The first appearance of copper from the expectations of repeating the profits they On duty 30th inst. Right Section M. G Tienpicahan mine is noted, and the fact made in 1915. Without understanding On duty 31st inst. Scouts Company. that foreign matches are giving way to that the rise in the gold value of silver On duty 1st June, Scouts Company
and very high freights to Europe made on duty 2nd June, Civil Service Com those made in China,
buying for London at the prices paid pany. during the previous year absolutely out of the question, they competed amongst themselves in the producing districts, and the tea was brought into Hankow at prices that were prohibitive and had to be reduced by yover 30 per cent, ba fore buyers could contemplate business. Generally speaking, the quality was in- ferior and the trade disappointing. The Changsha reports the appearance of results to the Chinese teamen were The summer uniform of all Inspectors wolfram ore, containing only a moderate disastrous, and they are said to have lost percentage of tungsten, but so easy to in Hankow about Tls. 2,000,000 The fall work, in the absence of traces of tin and in the value of the rouble hampered copper, that the export is likely to buying for Russie, but there was so much develop. Antimony fell greatly in price demand that the Russian business did during the course of the year, from Ts, much to help the trade, the London
GENERAL PARADE,D 550 in the March quarter to Ta, 130 by demand being very weak, partly due to August, rising again to Tla 180 by the restrictions on re-export. Most of the
kit, the General Parade of all Units end of the year Japan is said to be first crop was bought for Russia at prices Pending the complete issue of summer that were prohibitive for London, but
fixed for overstocked
the Japanese electrical materials are being the losses incurred by the teamen made
BAND AND ORCHESTRA PRACTICES 6 P.M. imported in considerable quantities In them curtail their purchases of
May 14th the absence of aniline dyes a large trade second and bird rearops, which were ir heing done în îndigo, and sapanwood Shelly taken for Russia, at prices that Monday
15th-Band. Thresday, May and orpiment are in much demand were not warrated by the quality. The
It. Is reported that skin collected on arme remarks apply to the Foochow Wednesday, May 16th Music Class. the Shanghai-Nanking Tsinanfu Rail market, where the teamer made the same Friday, May 18th Band ways amounts to $20 per ton, or twice as mistake and where quality was also
LECOITS be no will
parades during the much as the charge for freight. No ferior. Fortunately, in the latter half
week
commencing piece-goods can afford to travel by this of the September quarter there was
revival of demand and more tea wday, May 14th, route,
The southern parts present much the sent to Russia than in 1915. The British same conditions as those already noted embargo on re-export to Holland cut off Trooper 673 Macdonald, Mounted Police, supply admits, and that extensive irrige- Here, however, is one interesting point the export of souchong to that country In Canton the products of the and thence to Germany, where this class local factories cotton singlets and draw of tea was mostly consumed. The trade ers, as well as hosiery are firmly estab-in green teas was, on the other hand, lished in the public favour, Silk socks more favourable to Chinese dealers cool and of reasonable durability, can be America still prefers Chinese and bought for 80 cents, while cotton socks Japanese teas to Indian and Ceylon, and there was good demand for Morocco and cost but 20 cents bag
Central Asia, although the demand for Persia, was wenker Prices advanced all round, and quality was satisfactory. Ts, 1,010,605 as compared with that for TABORS COPPER AND BALT.
IN
The total collection during 1916, Was Hk Tls. 37,764,311 an increase of HE 1810. In import duties there was an
increase of H Tis 1,118,630 and in ex-The report concludes with some inter- port duties an increase of H Testing references to treasure, the scarcity 1,102, 905. But coast trade daties were of silver, the moratorium, the melting less by Hk. Tls 118,307 transit dues, down of copper cash, which led to no by Hk. The 101,659; and tonnage dues, less than 31.000 ingots being shipped by Ek, Tin 72,038, Opium duty de away from Kinochow, and the increase dressed by Hk Th210,793, and opinm of the Salt revenu, to nearly 72 million like by HE Tbs. 659110 These figures dollars striking example of what to may, under the abnormal circumstances organization can do for revenue and an prevailing, be regarded as eminently ion of what might be accomplished satisfactory
poned Friday, May 18th, is post-
We are told by the German economia Press that the growing of cotton in the Turkish hinterland goes hand in hand of the country by the Bagdad
Clube Barchestra, at Catho. with that is not na yet
STRENGTH.
possible to obtain a comprehensive, view of all the scattered attempts that are being made in various places. Con- of sidering, however, that the climate of Recruits Asia Minor i vern the line of the favourable to cotton that all on growing, tha
along railway fallow land is being brought under cultivation, as far as the water
is granted leave for active service. (Sa) T. O. JENKIN,
D.S.P. (E) Hongkong May 17th, 1917.
KITCHENER'S JOEL
the
Ma
end
Austrian
tion works are already in course of con- struction, we may confidently expect that within
short time cotton growing will become general in these districts Large quantities of cotton seed have been sent to Smyrna, with instructions to take up
of growing
cotton on a large scale 24 We are further told that the German
industries textile Sir George Reid, M.P., related an interested in
Ability, as a plentiful supply of Turkish cotton in the near Lord Kitchener and himself at a meeting future would, to a certain extent, make at Caxton Hall recently
them
d the cotton marketa independent of Soon after the war started," said of England and America Growers are placing their produce at the disposal of Sir George, "I felt that, despite my three-score-and-ten years, I ought to be the military authorities, and as far back doing my hit for the country 1 bap as October 50,000 bales had already pened to meet Kitchener one day, and arrived at Budapest,This is not much, put the matter to him. Could you, make considering the enormous consumption of armoured fort of me I said. (Bir the armies of the Central Powers, to say forge-18 generausly built.) Lord nothing of the civilians, still, the resulta Kitchener looked at me for moment are satisfactory, and afford satisfactory and replied ink we could make a prospects for the future of Turkish cotton
growing base of you.”
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