1917-09-20

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2018, 1917.

FOOD PRICES IN HONGKONG.

NEED NOT WAIT SCHEDULE OF MAXIMUM RETAIL

UNTIL OUR STOCK HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE HIGH DOLLAR RÄTE OF EXCHANGE.

OUR

REBATE

IS APPLIED TO ALL PURCHASES OF IMPORTED GOODS.

MEN'S

BLACK BOOTS.

CALF

BLUCHER FRONT WIDE FITTINGS:

HIGH GRADE

Market Produce:

RICES.

September 17th, 1917.

DUTCHEN MEAT.

Beef Sirloin-Mei Lung Pa Beel Prime Cut

Beef Corred-Ham Ngai Yuk

Ib.

.21

91.

Beef Roast-Shiu Ngaw Yuk

Deef Breast--Ngau Nam

Beet Soup-Tong Yuk

Beef Steak-Ngau Yuk Pa

Beel Steak Sirloin-Ngau Lau ve Beet Sausages Ngau Cheung

Bullock's Brains-Ngau No,

Bullock' Tongue, fresh-

Ngau Li

Bullock's Tongue, corned-

Ham Ngau Li

per set

ench

Bullock's Head-Ngau Tau ...

BRITISH

Bullock's Heart-Ngan San... b.

Bullock's dump, salt-Ngau ̈

Kin

Badlock's Feet-Ngnu Keak...ench

Bullock's Kidneys--Ngau Yiu

Bullock's Tail-- Ngau Mei

Bullock's Liter--Ngau Kon b

FOOTERY.

Bullock's Tripe (undressed)

Ngnu To

Calves Bead and Feet-Ngau

tsai-tan-keuk

Mutton Chop Yeung

Kwat

Pei

Mutton LegYoung Pei

MEN'S TAN CALF BOOTS.

EASY FITTINGS, BLUCHER LACE.

Prices $13.50 and $15.00] || Prices $15.00 $17.50

Pair.

TAN CALF

BROGUE

SHOES. Price $15.00 Pair,

Palr

STOUT WALKING OR COLFING SROE.

SOFT UPPERS... UNLINED. EXTRA STOUT SOLES.

Price $17.00 Pair,

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW

& CO., LTD.,

20. DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

‘ASAHI BEER."|| CUTLER PALMER & CO'S

DAI NIPPON

ASAHI BEER

GFAND PRIZE

VASANT

DAI NIPPONT

OKYO, JAPAN

BREWERY CO. TOKYO.

BEER

4SAHL

LAGER BEER

SPECIALLY BREME POR EXPORT.

COMPANY

SOLE AGENTS: MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA TEL. No. 290 or 155,

·FOR

NERVOUS EXHAUSTION

LOSS

MEMORY

and DEBILITY

CHAPOTEAUT, &

fisa the

NERVES

PHOSPHO-GLYCERATE OP LIME

: increases vital energy and nerve force, cutes puraithania, Wyszencia, Mania, mat suradzi disedian in adults and children.

I KAPSILES, IN VORE, ABE 14 LENEP

JOHNSTONES

NAPIER

SQUARE

BOTTLE WHISKY.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

$28 per case.

SQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY

Mutton Shoulder Yeung

Shar

Mutton Saddle-Yeung On

Yuk!!

Pig's Chillings Chu Chong

VICTIMS OF U-BOAT

CALLOUSNESS.

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DROWN

SHIP'S CREW.

SAVING FOR THE WAR APPEAL TO THE CIVILIAN POPULATION.

By accepting

Mr. R. M. S. Kindersley, Chairman of i A statement made to the representativa the National Wir Savings Committee, of a news agency by one of three writing from the offices of the Committee, survivors of the crew of 41 of a steamerys!

Three years nga thousands of men torpedoed by a German submarine sug- gests a deliberate intention on the part yoluntarily offered theruselves to the ser of the U-bent commander te drown the vice of the country; subsequently com whole of his victims. The three survivors pulsion was introduced. were picked up by a patrol boat and and compelling this sacrifice the nation as janded. The steamer was the Belgien a whole undertook the moral obligation of Prince, and Thomas Bowman, the chief giving to those whom we send to fight for | បទ support and protection without stint cagincor, gave the following narrative and to the extrete liraits of our power of his experience:

We cannot do less than this without cou feasing disloyalty to the fighing manhood of the country.

THE ESKENTIAL FACTS. -

The essential facts of the situation re:--

About 8 on Tuesday evening, while 200 miles from land; I saw from the after deck the wake of an approaching torpedo. To those who are eacefully studying the I gave a lurch when the torpedo struck financial situation in this country, it must I was thrown on the deck, by a picco of be apparent that the difficulties of finance debris. The vessel took a heavy list, and at present facing the Stat, are many, and all took to the boats. The submarine apare likely to increase These difficulties proached and destroyed the wireless by have largely been created by the civilian shell fire. The submarine ordered the population, and can only be remedied by

them. boats to come alongside, and called for the skipper Captain Hassan went aboard and was taken down into the submarine. The rest of us, 41, were This

(1.) During the last 18 months expendi- mustered in the submarine deck.

ture on the war has been doubled. It is Germans took the lifebelts from all of us therefore necessary that twice as much except eight, and outside clothing for money should be placed at the disposal of all of us. The submarine crew then the State either as the result of voluntary entered the submarine and closed saving and investment in Government hatches, leaving us on deck. Before this, securities. or by means of compulsory the German sailors had taken the dars, saving through taxation.

(2.)-The major portion of the Govern; balers, and gratings from our lifeboats" and smashed the bonts with an axe. The ment's expenditure takes the form of pay

Sud-ments to the civilian population for goods submarine went about two miles. dealy I heard the rush of water and and services. It is obvious that when -10 shouting, "Look out, she is sinking, twice as much

jumped into the water. Many men went down with the submarine; others swam about. I had a lifebelt. Near nie was an

.set $1.00

fb.

Pig's Brains Chat Noper set

Pig's Text Chi Keuk

biz's Fry Cu Chan

Pig's Head Chi Tan

Pig's Heart Chi Sam

Pig'. Kidneys-Chu Yiu. Pig's Liver-Chi Kon... Pork Chop-Chu Pai Kwat... Pork Leg Chi Pei

8 na

道 Ib.

esch.

Pork Loin--Chit Hau Tun Pork Fat or Lard-Chi Yau Sheep's Head and Feet Yeung Tau Keuk..... Sheep's Heart-Yeung Sum each Sheep's Kidneys Young Yiu Sheep's Liver-Yeung Kon lb.

Veal-Ngau Tasai Yük

Lard-Chi Yau

Dab-Sha Mang Ya

Dace-Wong Mei Lap

Halibut Cheung Kwan Kap...

Lobsters-Lung Ha

Mackerel-Chi Yü

Mong Fish-Mong Yu

'set

05-

38 R

money is

heing distributed by the Government in this way, and even after allowance has been made for the increased cost of living, a much larger

FIGHTING SOLDIERS

GRIEVANCES.

FEW BUT IMPORTANT.

If any member of Parliament wishe to earn the gratitude of the whole of the fighting ranks of our vast British Army, lot him ask the Secretary of State for War the following simple questions:-

(1) Is there any reason why the man who is wounded should be accorded a badge of honour in the shape of a gold stripe while the man who has been in the firing-line perhaps since the beginning of the war should have nothing to show

(2) Is there any reason why a distine tion should not be made between decora tions bestowed for services rendered under fire and those awarded for services render. ed in zoues not exposed to danger?.

(3) Is there any reason why the men who have earned war medals in one or other of the campaigns waged by Great

terminated should not receive their medala Britain in this war and now definitely, Lefore they are all killed in campaigns still proceeding?.

The fighting forces would be glad if any satisfactory reply were forthcoming to For, these plain and direct questions. apart from: local "shop" and gossip from home, these three questions have bec, and doubtless still are being, de- bated everywhere along our far-fung battle-line in the world war.

The British soldier is not a captious critic. He is perfectly content with the material and moral support he receives from home. Doing his bit, as far as in him lies, he is quite prepared to believe that every other one of his fellow-citizens is likewise playing his jurt to the best as it is the idol of every Briton, and the of his ability. But fair play is his idol,

to-day he is not being justly dealt with as long as these three questions await a: satisfactory settlement,

apprentice, aged 16, shouting for help. I remains in the hands of the (2) If this surplus were saved instead of being spent the demand of the civil population for goods and services would be no greater than it was 18 months ago. Increased demand leads to higher prices.

went to him and held him up in the Population for spending or saving British fighting soldier undoubtedly feels

sale, and the State and private individuals compete as buyers.

darkness til about midnight, when he be same unconscious and eventually died 30 from exposure, I took his lifebelt and 24 waited for daylight. I then saw the

Let us take them one by one." The gold (4.) It is evident that, with the present Belgian-Prince still afloat and made for her. My way lay through dead bodies limited capacity for production and od stripe is rightly deemed a badge some in lifebelts, others not. As I neared import, the supply of commodities is con- of honour, but a large section of the This public goes so far as to regulate the siderably less than the normal: the ship she blew up. I held on for audaced supply is placed on the market for meed of respect it entertains and mani- other hours when a rescued boat picked me up in the last stages of exhaustion, after

fests towards our fighting soldiers by the presence or absence of gold stripes. Yet, 1 hours in the water;"

a moment's consideration will show how Another survivor, G. Biliski. of

fallacions such reasoning is Orissa, the second engineer, said he had a similar experience, save that he reached the doomed steamer in the morning before she was blown up and was actually on board when the Germans came and looted her. He watched them from a hiding place, and when they came, near him bo jumped into the sen, and, catching some wreckage, remained afloat till rescued, He confirms the chief engineer as to the obvious intention to drown the entire crew. A third survivor, the second cook, is too ill in the infirmary in tell his story, lb. Cts

(5.)-1f private individuals reduce their consumption and lend to the State the money thus saved, they transfer their purchasing power to that extent to the State, who can use it to buy, for the put pose of the war, goods and servire equi valent to what would otherwise have been consumed by individuals.

(6.)This

diminishes the process increasing demand and therefore obviates the higher prices that must take place if Government purchases are added instead of being substituted for, the put chase of individuals," These economic facts are not yet generally realized, and the result is that neither the State nor the civil population obtain good value for

Fears (Canton), Cooking their expenditure a

Kwa

Cabbage, Shanghai-Ye Taci... bunch- Kau

Cane Shoots,

THE REMEDY.

Nothing would be simpler than to, adopt the French plan of granting a man a chevron, worn high up on the left arm, for every six months he has served in the trenches, b

For the second question, it simply reseives itself into this: that the an

who has earned a decoration under fire hold not be asked to lent some of his distinctim to the nun who is given the same decoration for services rendered “at the back of the front. The esteem ju which a decoration is held is governed by the class of deed for which it is granted,

Civilians really have the matter entirely and if a man at a base receives, tur good in their own hands, for if they will make

administrative work, a decoration award.

11 ap their minds to devote all their energicsed to a runn at the front for conspicuous

au at the base receives-quite unwitting-

to increasing production and decreasing gallantre in action, then juevitably that. consumption they can ease the harden of financing the war, bring prices down, and prevent extravagant profits on the part

yp, be it said-part of the fighting man's fudus," add

of the producer and distributor, who, so It is felt, and strongly felt; by the men long as human nature is what it is, wil in the front line that this is not a fair. continue to take advantage of the condi; arrangement. It is not just, they claim, tions brought about by an increased that they should be asked to share their 7 demand and a diminished supply.

have in very good example of what can to decorations, won under fire, with men 5 done in the case of potatoes. The nation whose ves are spent in the quiet of the the lines of communication, 5 itself to increase the production of base

or'

this conunodity and to reduce its consump. There is no perseñal point or bias about tion, with the result that pointees are this feeling. It is fully recognised how 18 now on sale at a reasonable figure. magnifcently, how devotedly, the gond

Sucking Pigs, to order-Chú

Teai

Buet, Beef Shang Ngan Yan

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Suet, Mutton-Shang Young

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Veal Sausages-Ngau Tsai

Cheung, No. 1

Barbel Ka Yu .........g

Bream-Pin Yü

Canton Fresh Water Fish

Hoi Sin Yi

Carp-Li Yu...

Catfish-Chik Ya

Codfish-Man Yü

Sha Li

101

Crabs Hai

Cuttle Fish-Mak Yü

16:

Persimmons, Large-Hung Tsz Plantain Tai Shiu-

Pumelo, Siam-Tsim Lo Yeu each

Walnuts-Hop To

its.

Dog Fish-Tit To Sha

Grapes-Po Tri Tez

Eels, Conger Hoi Man

14:

VEGETABLES, ETC.

Eels, Fresh water-Tam Shui

Artichokes-Ah Chi Cheuk

1b.

Yü

Beans, Sprouts-Nga Tsai

Eels, Yellow Wong Sin

Beans Long-Tou Kok ......

Frogs Tin Kaj

Beet Hoot-Hung Toi Tau...

Garoupa-Shek Pan

Bitter Squash-Fu Kwa

Gudgeon-Pak Kap Yü

Brinjals, Green-Ching Yün

Herringa Tso Pak

Brinjals, Red-Hung Ke-

Labrus-Wong Fa Yü

Cabbage, Chinese (common)

Loach—Wu Y

Kai Tsoi

Mullet--Taai Yü

Cauliflower (Large)-Yo Tsoi

Oysters Shang Hò

Parrot Fish-Kai Kang Yü

Cauliflower (Medium)

Perch-Tau Lo

Cauliflower: (Small)

Pike Fa Pau Fong

Carrots-Kan Shan

Plaice-Pan Y......

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Celery, Chinese-Tong Kan

Pomfret, Black-Hak Chong.....

Pomfret, White-Pak Chong..

Chillies, dried-Kon Lat Chio

Prawa Ming Ha

Chillies, red-Hung Fa Chu

Ray-Pai Pa Sha

Chillies, green-Ching Lat

(32

Rock Fish-Shek Kau Kung

Chiu

Ronch-Chun Tâ

Curry Stuf, English-Ko Li

Salmon Ma Yau

..each.

Ginger, young

-Sim

Tse

Keung

Ginger, old-Lo Keung

Tench-Wan Yü

Horseradish, Shanghai-Lik

Turbot-Teo Hau Ya

Kan

Turtles, small, fresh water-

Keuk Y

Indian Corn-Shuk Mai

06: ...each

80!

POULTRY.

Capons, Small Sin Kaf Capons, Large-Sin Kai Duck-Ap

Mushrooms, Fresh--Sbang Teo

Lettuce Yeung Shang Tsoi... Water Chestnut-Ma Tai .. Jb. Water Chestnuts. Mandarin-

Kwai Lam Ma, Tai

Okroes men

Onious,

per doz 17

Bombay Chúng Thụ

Yeung

Onions, Green Shang Chung Onions, Shanghai-Sheung-

hai Chung Tau b

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG, AND SOUTH CHINA

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS.

Watery Blisters On Face, Neck and Hands Healed By Cuticura.

Watery blisters came first on my face, neck, and hands. They were very painful and irritating, and 1 could not get any sleep or rest for the itching. I could not do any of my household duties for nine weeks as

was obliged to have my hands bandaged.

After several months without any change 1decided -to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I found relief after the first application, and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and four tablets of Cuticura Soap healed me." (Signed) Mrs. T.

Villas, Inett, Pentre Wychbold, Wor cester, Eng., August 8, 1916.

Most ekin troubles might be prevented and Ointment using Cuticura Soap

for every day toilet purposes.

Samples Free by Post. (Soap to cleanse, Ointment to heal.) Address: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London. Sold everywhere.

MARTIN'S

Shark Sha Yü Skate-Fo Ya..... Shrimps-Ha Stepper Lap Yü Soles--Tat Sha Yü

Chicken Kai Tsai

Doves-Pan Kau ..... Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan (cook

ing) b

Egge, Hen-Kai Tan (fresh) „~ Fowls, Canton Kai

Foxla Hainan-Hoi Nam

Kai

Geese Ngu

BERTO FAR 88 88

Shun

Chu Liu

Cneumbers-Ching Kwa

Garlie Süs Tau

Parsley-Kun Tsoi

Potato, Sweet-Fan Shu

Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kapcach 30 Potato, Japanese-Yai Pun

Pigeons, Huiho-Hei Hao

Tuk Kap.

Turkey, Cock-Fo Fai Fang 1b, Turkey, Hen--F Kai Ya

Snipe Shs Thi

Pheasant Shan Kai

Shu Taaining

Potato, American-Fa Ki Shu

Тарі

50.

Pumpkin-Tung Kwa:

Radish Hung Lo Pak Tsai.. Rhubarb (fresh)-Tai: Wong.. Shallots-Kon Chung Tau

Spinach-Yin Troj

Tomatoes Fau Ke

Turnips, Punti: (Long)-Lo

Pak

Vegetables Marrow Tait Kwa

As already stated, the major portion of work of the men at the back of the the Government's expenditure takes the front contributes to the general form of payments to the civilias popula eficiency of our fighting forces. Their tion for goods and services, and this extra readiness to meet danger, their willing payment by the State to the people is ness to serve, are neither questioned zor available for lending by the people to the discussed, for they do not affect the pre- Statel There is no disguising the fact

that, broadly speaking,... the civilian sant issue. The British soldier in the is not front line would be the last to join in population in this respre submitting itself to the discipline of war, the wholesale and ignorant haiting of "the 25 proving loyal to those whose voluntary Staff" in which the stay-at-homes so 12services it accepted, and to those whom it freely indulge. He fully recognises that compelled to fight, but this, no doubt the Staff officers of fighting units have arises from ignorance of the fundamental often to bear their share of the dangers forces governing the economic position and tails of batties, and he would be the 10 to-day.

last to grudge then the decorations they, receive,

The well-to-do, who should have a more complete knowledge of the conditions governing suck a situation, should be the first to set an example, and such an ex ample as will carry with it conviction to those who are generally less prosperous, but into whose hands at the moment money

But he asks that a clear line be drawn, between the nature of services for which decorations are" granted.

With regard to the third question, I fear that no reply which can be extorted, is flowing freely. These remarks are nok from the Government benches will satisfy

of course, addressed to thoa, who, owing

to the pressure of prices are finding it a survivors of Mons, of Antwerp, of difficult to obtain even the necessaries of Gallipoli, of Kut. Every day diminishes their number, for they are scattered all flife. SORROWING FROM AMERICA.

over the globe fighting the Empire's bat- Now that America has joined us, many thes. These men enjoy the esteer of their profess to find in that fact the excuse for comrades and the Army profits by their reducing their effort towards economy veteran experience of war. Is it too much because of the financial assistance which to ask that they should receive mayhe they hope will be received from that counorly a wisp of ribbon to tell the outside try. Apart from the fact that America's world of the man's part they played in financial help to us must be limited be the Empire's greatest crisis - Daily Mail, cause of the expenditure necessitated by

1.20 the creation of her own war machine, and

3 because of the demands of the other Allies on her resources, every shilling borrowed

a from abroad by this country must make ing for the war, they utilize their profits. or earnings on unnecessary expenditure our position after the war more difficult, they are making others work for them since it means that for many years, we instead of for the war, and are going far shall be paying tribute to another nation to nullify the effect of the good work Ginstead of paying it to ourselves, as we which they themselves have accomplished.

should if we saved now, and

and lent to our

It is of vital importance at the present, own country what she needs.

It is evident that from the frst day of juncture thit the nation as a whole should The only sound war we have not saved nearly enough, but appreciate these facts. this fact was largely obscured by the vast method of financing the war, is from av sales of securities made by us until recent- ing as the result of abstention, from ex ly to America, and other neutral coun penditure on unnecessary goods and ser tries, the proceeds of which were available vices by the individuals of the nation. 5 for investment in Government funds. The raising of money by any other means. 18 These sales are now practically at an end, muss of necessity lead to inflation of the und wo are brought face to face with our currency, higher and higher price, grat own shortcomings in regard to economy hardships to the less well-to-do section of Insion of the prohibition of the ex- One of the difficulties of the situation is the community, to industrial unrest ar port of certain food stuffs from the that those who are earning money in what consequent inefficiency in the conduct of is known as war work feel that, having the war, and to a grievous burden on the United Kingdom, the prices of these articles can no longer be worked to help to win the war, they have country for many years to come.

We pride ourselves des nution upon fired. If, however, any consumer a right to spend the money earned as they

think best. This is such a natural senti- the freedom of our institutions, and right considers that he has been over charged he may make represents-ment that it is hard to combat, but if wely so, but we are apt to forget that free- tions to that effect to the Secretary are to get through this war satisfactorilydom, like all other great gifts, carries of the Food Committee, Sanitary we must explain to all that if, after work with it great obligations, and the greatest

(Continued at foot of next column.) of these to-day is self control. Board Offices, for investigation."

Quail-Om Chain "

Partridges Che Kú

36.1

·FRUI75

Almonds-Hang Yan

Tarcs Wu Tan

Apples (California) - Kam

Shan Ping Ko

Bananas (bride's), Macao

Heung Chiu

Carambola-Yeung To

Coconuts-e. The .....

each

Water Taly root-Lin Ngau Yams-Tai Shu

•Lemons, Ching--Ling Mung.. Tb. Lemons, America-Kam Shan

Ling Mung

.each

Lichses, dried (small stone)-

Lai Chi Kon b. Oranges (Canton) (sweet)- Shan-sheng Tim Chang -... "Orange" (Canton). I

Peanuts--Fa Shang

(Continued at foot of next column.)

Water Cress-Sai Yeung Tsoi

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