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Over 30 years ago the late Lard Beaconabeld testided to the banetits he pecefeed for HIMROD'S CURB, 1Ad Svery post brings
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BONGKONG KETROBOLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hugkong Olwaystory, November 26 h
Date On Da
Baromster Temperature Wind Directi
30.00 ·29.97
72
68
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WEATHER REPORT.
November 26th, at 11,55-No returns ferm Japanese staticos. Frustern har increased sightly, orer Lamon and considerably g Chain and south Mayoluria, An anti-stelons has formed over Chaina, central to the north of the Yargine Valley; an ares of relatively low prosaure is ailuated in the Caira Eca batwom B. Annam and Borneo,
Moderate to fresk: monsoon will prevail along the Chins cout, and over the N. Chins
DISTRIC
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
Fem 27th November is sed December
VISCOUNT ISHII ON CHINA.
JAPAN'S POLICY.
(FROM ́`** THE TIMES" NEW FORK CORRESPONDINE,)
The festivities in connection with the reception of the Imperial Japanese Mis sion reached their culmination at a great banquet given at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel, when Viscoune Ishin delivered a speech of great importance on the foreign policy of Japan. The head of the Japanese Mission was repeatedly inter rupted by applause se he outlined the policy of his Government. AMBIENTEN
After pointing out the natural trading advantages which Japan enjoyed as
proxíminn Viscount
INDUSTRY IN CHINA.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY.
THE RISE IN SILVER.
PROBLEM OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
Since the beginning of the war the value of silver has advanced by more than 100 per cent, (from 2d to 52d, the standard ounce). In the last two months alone the price of silver has risen mcre
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
LARCENY
A Chinesa pleaded guilty to the larceny of 855 from a tallyman on board the 3.5.
cung Shan.
It was alleged that defendant had stolen $100.
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced him to six weeks' hard
Jabour.
The Engineering Society of China opened its winter session at Shanghai on November 20th, when Mr. J. 6. S. Cooper, MA, B.SC., MLEE., gave a most interesting and valuable presidential address on Industry in China. Omit.
than one shilling her ounce. How can we ting agriculture and mining, Mr. Cooper account for that phenomenal develop confined himself to secondary industries ment? The price of silver, like that of or manufactures, the importance of any other commodity, is subject to the which to what he called the spectacular to understand the connection between that law of supply and demand, and in order branches of engineering was very inter-law and silver it is necessary to bear in being in unlawful possession of sugar
tingly illustrated. The giants of mind the following over transport," he said, are but handmaids tion of the whole world on an was discharged, as Messrs. Verdice. During the last five years silver produc alleged to have been taken from a steamer
which 150,000,000 found their way into
ALLEGED THEFT FROM A STEAMER,
A Chinese charged, on remand, with
proceeded:
persuaded that the grumblings
China
Japanese, against America engineers should not entirely lose sight did not come from the broad generous of the immense importance of these heart of the enterprising Americans
Wongs about a door closed into the pigmies of industry, and civil amounted to 200,000,000 find ounces, of Mathewn & Co., the agents of the steamer,
the mints and 50,000,000 were used in the did not desire to prosecute. industrial arts. The principal producera
A FRIEND IN NEED. are the United States (Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Utah), Mexico, and Canada (Ontario). The silver production of A Chinese charged, on remand, with
New-York or elsewhere, but that they nodeat processes by which are produced the result of ten years of an enemy's the goods to be handled in their railways, effort to creab prejudice and distrust. Gentlemen assure you that the old their docks and harbours. While the Mexico does not suffer from the European attempting to commit suicide by jumping'. door in China has never been and never volume of purely native industry in Mexico itself; in fact, the Mexican silver off a launch in the harbour, was dis
war, it depends upon peace within will the policy of my Government.
charged.. The door is open beld it there, we China is enormous, the backward state output is again on the increase. Just as co-operation and competition of this industrial development is a matter the Canadian silver production has re-
A friend paid off the debts which the betterment of the equal of coustent remark and regret, and the that the output of the United States silver weighed on the defendant's mind and
pemained unaffected by the war I expect opportunity
But this properands of ill-will had by foreign industrial engineer is destined to mines will not fall off very considerand, undertook to take him back to his village. no means stopped with the persistent cry: of a closed door Much has been written exercise great influence on this develop With regard to the question of demand,
ALLEGED HOUSE-BREAKING about
Japanese policy towards China as man in which connection Mr. Cooper we find that the principal users of silver being one that sought only the aggran urged the use of sound judgment and for coinage during the last five years have been India (137,000,000 fine ounces) and
Two-Chinese were charged, on remand, of Japan and the confusion, disregard to immediate self-interests: The 10,000,000 fine ounces was divided with breaking into a house at Des Vœux
foresight." not unmixed with a deliberate China (303,000,000 fine ounces); the rest or oppression of our neigh": Bour Here again let me assure you. psychology of the Chinese capitalist or between the mints of Great Britain, Road, with intent to commit a felony.
policy of Japan with regard to China shareholder needs to be studied, the always been the same story. We want reasons for his caution and any grounds United States, France, Germany, Aus
Mr. J. H. Gardiner, defending, said good government, which keeps peace, he may have for suspicion. At the same tria-Hungary Russia, and the other security, and the development of oppos: time. e. Mr. Cooper pointed out Ister, countries Examining the problem of that the second defendant had been re- tunity in China. The slightest distur- the Chinose capitalist is not always lack. demand, we come, to the question the sident in the Colony for over ten years, bance in China immediately reacts upon ing in enterprise, and will
is the present buyer of silver 7" As the Japan. Our trade there is large and in readily to frame treatment respond metallic value of the rupce at the silver and was a broker amongst people selling treasing, it is valuable to us and China Adiong the industries of which some price of 52d works out at 1910. (18, 74.), foreign goods. His clients had told him Be our friendly neighbour with vast and facts were given first place is naturally tands to reason that India cannot be the that they went to the house to see a man, increasing potentialities for trade Cir awarded to cotton which now serves cumstances for which we were in no sense about 10 mills in China, besides pre-purchaser, the coipage of every single who was living there. The door was open responsible give certain
rupee, would show a loss of 31d. On the Chinese territory, but at no time in the wooden looms in the homes of the users, it were not for the embargo laid by the The last time defendants had seen him rightviding for an enormous number of native contrary, India, eld now sell silver if at the time, but the man was not in. past and
and at no time in the future do or will we took to take territory from with processes dating back to pre-historie Indian Government on the export of China or
times. » Of flour-mills in Chins there despoil Chains of her rights We wish
The enormous rise of silver has, of Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the case till to be and to continus always appear to be about 30, with a capacity silver and silver coine was about a fortnight ago. be the sincere friend and helper of our of some 74,000 bages of 50 lb, per day. neighbour, for we ate more interested A good deal of flour is also produced in course, considerably reduced the probte Monday week, fixing bail at $250 each.
with the mintage of silver doing in all than any one else, except China, in good small mills with Chinese machinery countries. Russia, for instance, cannot
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF government there only, we must at all Flour-milling is a profitable business for times, for self-protection, prevent other those who manage it well. Silk, the appes na buyer in the silver market, nor
CUCUANUT OIL have no
royal trade, serves about 180 steam can Austria-Hungary or Germany. The only will we not s to assail the
in the Customs returns at over Hk Tls 18 25. Ed., or about four currency roubles Integrity or sovereignty of China, but 100,000,000, which, however, only repre. (at 8d each) at a premium on gold of 200 per cent, According to the current eventually be prepared to defend senta about one fifth of the total produc quotations for cheque Vienna and cheque and maintain the i same integrity and in tion. Vegetable oils are also a most im dependence of China against any portant industry, including ils from Berlin in neutral countries the premium
For We
know that our own sanmum beans, ground nuts, cotton on gold in Austria-Hungary amounts to landmarks POST SA OF BUS PORC would be threatened by any seed, grape seed, tea red and wood oilarant and on that basis the value of the Saturday afternoon. The boatmen bad
150 per cent, and in Germany to 80 per For interfenace in China. GERMAN ANTELOUR INTERA
to
we
to
from
while its fixed value is only 16d, it
what ftaturca in China. The export in valued Present metallic value of the silver rouble
The latter is believed to be peculiar to
A Chinese was charged with being in. unlawful possession 2 barrels of cocoanut o valued at nearly $1,000.
Faid the oil was Inspector Sullivan found on a cargo boat in the harbour on
has China, and is of very high value to kronen been the worst enemy of Cline as GerVarnish makers, with the inevitable resulteney, and of the mark in silver at 1
is the worst enemy of all that i
of adulteration There are Fonte 45 in currency. Hence silver roubles, silver geged them to bring the oil ashore.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who defended, Baid honest, and decent and late foreign-style oil mills in China, 22hich Kronet and silver marks can now be
melted down with considerable profi hia client had told him that a strange outbreak of the war in Europe Chinnaro equipped with imported machinery tirent Britain and the United States has been the hotbed of German intrigue, and 18 with part imported, part Chinese are not buying silver at the present mo man gave him the oil. Defendant, who
The machinery required is fairly simple, the greatest sufferer. I cannot give
in all of this China has perhaps and it is probable that more and more ment, nor does any other European or was a coolie, had been engaged to act
Proofenhout Gr
ot give you of it will be made in China. Cement is à amounts that would considerably affect the Cam Chou, running between Hong, South American country operate in a middleman to convey the oil on board as you have had them
before growing industry. The Canton Cavern the market. Therefore, only Cuina re- you by alert authorities in
in Washington, ment, Mill has a daily output of 200,000 mains is the possible buyer. In 1914, kong and Macao. Defendant had been 32. but I can give you as my conviction that lb., and as China already imports much China began the coinage of a new dollar, years in the Colony. Germany in China is responsible for the Japanese cement, it is clear that the pre obtaining the necessary silver by re- most unfortunate occurrences and malisent production is not enough for the cious and widespread misinformation country's requirements. Iron and steel coinages and purchases. The silver dr. Wood remanded the case till scattered throughout the world for the and cogina-ring works and dockyards market was then not favourable for Monday, bail being fixed at 8200, purpose of impairing the relations of the
China, as Indian was simultaneously were briefly touched on; Paper manufac buying silver, but at the price of 430- countries concerned and
A CLEVER OPIUM SMUGGLER. contro downfall of Chine to Germany & proper the rupee-the ture receives attention in Chins but not the siver prica whien corresponds to the advantage.
or America
collecting organization there should be an ndian Government had to witodraw possession of a quantity of opium.
A Chinese was charged with being in appeared to make’
in China we unlimited supply of cotton rage for a China had then the silver market prac always have bad the mnister rumour of oppression, or a false suggestion of a
plentiful output of papertically to itself, and should have been Inspector Gordon stated that defendant policy directed all against her integrity.
Rice, tes and tobacco were then referred able to buy steadily and cheaply. In was arrested at Kowloon Railway Station or boycotts which have cost yon first to The cigarette industry is becoming stead of that the purchases were preby a Custom's employé. He had the all and then a millions; while revolu very important in China Egg produc tions, disturbances, and oivil war provented the development of ions were also mentioned, These hava tipitatel, at advanced prices. I suppose opium concealed in some cabbages that latterly come rather prominently before Shanghar well know the reason for these
that the various banks established in he was carrying,
A Custom's employe said the man laid might
nest friend he public, but the processes of produc peculiar dealings to the cabbages on a desk, while buying him profit, Gentlemen, you, in the light of secret. The industry appears capable of supply and demand of silver, I should ed the cabbages and found the apium
recent developments, to try out the much further extension. Pottery, ramie,
of an history of the last few years and find the manufacture of bricks and the smelt like to eny a few words on the further He gave defendant into the charge of proof for yourselves how gravely in thising of non ferrous metals, of which anti. development of the silver market. Pro Indian constable, matter
Defendant said he came from. Sheklung much else, we have been mony has been the most successful, were phesying is always an ungrateful task, mised. In endeavouring to secure your also mentioned. In respect of electricity, especially as we do not know the quantity on the 22nd instant to find his brother co-operation in this work of revision of progress was described as steady but slow. wishes to buy, nor where it will find the not find him and was going away when of silver the Chinese Government still as his aged mother was very ill. He could a situation built upon misconception and It is much to be regretted that the war fraud, I am asking you to cast out the has necessitated the suspension of the war necessary gold to pay for its purchases, he met a friend, who invited him to lea devil of suspicion and distrust in order begun by the Engineers Society sub but considering the possibility that a con. After ten, his friend, on hearing that that we who are Allies and partners may commitee for the standardization of elec.siderable part of 500,000,000 fine ounces defendant was going over to Sheklung. rebuild the shattered edifice of mutual tricity supply systems. There are two oing may be brought to market any day, station defendant was given the cabbages of silver contained in enemy and Rusman volunteered to accompany him. At the confidence which means so much sa stronghold for us bothpaste public gas supply companies in China 1 venture to say that the rise of silver to carry, while his friend went to procure
THE FOINT WATOR
PACIFIC besides that of Shangbai. The by-pro- cannot continue at the present rate. In the tickets. He was then arrested We are neighbours, friends, and Allies.
ducts of this industry are specially valu conclusion, it should be mentioned that The Indian constable whe effected de The Pacific Ocean is our common high-
able?! way, the highway which has been swept Over and above these industries, Mr the United States Treasury heide fendant's arrest gave most unsatisfactory by our ships of the pirates of the seas Cooper went on to speak briefly of the 600,000,000 silver dollars as security for evidence, and Mr. Wood ordered that he
the issue of $500,000,000 silver certificates, should be put on some other duty.*** so that our countries' trade may continue enormous number of miscellaneous indus, which at the New York silver price of Defendant was fined $750, with the and on Intercourse be uninterrupted tries for which quantities of foreign:30. (English equivalent 590, or 60 alternative of three months hard Inbour. machinery have been imported, such as socording to the rate of exchange 4.58.65 bear gnd better books, boots, canned goods, chemicals,
clothing, etc., etc. There are, Mr. Cooper 200,004,000, fine ounces silver. Financial or 4.78.00) become available ne about
China first of all and her honestation Mr. Cooper said, are jealously kept After having treated of the subject of ticket. Being snapicuous, witnes,exRMIN-
our ships, but
the shipe or the
ON THE
this,
with
We guard the 2 men or the gun, hundred sepects of industrial Times Expert
the arrange of the Notes exchanged
between your Secretary of
Ellin Root; and our "Ambassador Takahira,
Mr China, each of which might make the sub. Mrject of a useful paper before the Society.
In 1808, in which it was muta He concluded a most interesting address
formally resolved to by emphasising the paramount import PRINCE Y'S PALACE AT SEOUL Ally Agroed, and formally rese respect territorial
belong ance of industry for the Chinese nation
of the
ing to each rugat na sinon
offer in Pacific Ocean
Gentlemen Ja Are you 1 li so, there is no Pacific Ocend question between us. We will co-operate. wo wil help, and we will hold each of
What is
that agree mentranteed, under i
Japan is so remedy for poverty, famine brigand.
hav
Since their arrival here, the Japanese been fêted with a fervour swhich leaven no doubt of the Jesting of Eastern America about the relations of the two countries. New York fairly outshone it self in the endeavour to give fitting
Live accomparingat to the Never before
bean
Domaion. Fifth-avenge Since the London I have fecorative scheme
metrop
hfares of the
the victors passed høre lights and flaga, and sa roceeded to the banquet the edith ten of thousands All varing the Japanese colourS to the guns the illusion".
agh - and political adventure. NO. Daily News,
PARTLY DESTROYED.
JACK TAB'S BOXING BOUT.
Bert Williama seaman gunner, was charged with 6ghting James Taylor, third engineer of steamer in port
James Taylor was not present in Court and his bail of $10 was estreated.***
It was stated that the two defendants were found fighting in Spring Garden Fire broke out on the 10th inst. in Lane on Sunday night. The row started. one of the Palace buildings at Seoul used through Williams pulling Taylor's sleeve, by Prince and Princess X1, and, was not Taylor objected, and pushed Williams extinguished sill three hours had elapsed who fell down and hurt himself. They and four buildings with the costly furui had a scrap and were taken into HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
ture and other valuable articles they custody. Both were, apparently the contained, had been destroyed. The worse for liquor. MUSEETRY COURSE, 1917:18–FART_J._' members of the Staff, Mounted Police, buildings destroyed were built about 300 Maxim Gunners and Inspectors and years 250 and underwent an extensive Sergeants of No. 1 Platoon
renovation 15, or 20 years ago. The visionally warned to attend to fire damage is roughly estimated at Y360,000 the above course on the morning of of which Y 213,000 is covered by insurance. Sunday next December god, Furthe-
details will be issed.
are pro
Whils
on the range in carbection with Love course, the Senior Offer present shall be in with temporary authority
and
SP. (B)
THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
NO.1 HONGKONG, TID There will be no lecture nor drill next Friday Heather Day Dr. Rock bus andly consented to lecture on Sanita- Lion on Friday, December 14th, at 10.15.
WA WILKINSON Acting Adjutant and Hon. Bet
Defendant aid that Taylor assaulted him, and knocked him down Pointing to his bandaged head, defendant, remarked: This is what I got. We both went into house in Ship Street, but
put na
ont Taylor then exclaimed. It is the likes of you people that bring upon – ne such trouble Was not that an insult 1 1 resented it and he fought me
Au Indian constable described how defendante were highlung die enid asked them to go away and co refusing, be arrested them,
Mr. J. R. Wood Bid that as there WAY no evidence to prove that voked the Aght he would discharge kim
illiama pros Defendant must enter into a personal bond of 15 to be of good behaviour for Fix months