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BRITISH AIR WAYS. PRESENT RULES FOR CIVILIAN FLYING.
'BY xuon c, C. TURNER!
TRADE REPORT.
EXPORTS.
من
TIN. Owing to the lifting of the Anuricap #mbargo, prices have hardened a good deal during the last 44 hours. Closing quotations are: 90 per cent, at
Sox Cassia is slightly easier and the 14 assortiment enn now be hud at $39
nieul.
EMPIRE REVUE COMPANY. FORTHCOMING VISIT TO THEATRE
ROYAL.
The Empire Revue Company, which is due at the Theatre Royal in a few days time, originally
out from South'
that country. and has touched India,
Rangoon and the Straits on its way to
the Far East.
If the map issued by the Air Ministry, showing the aerial routes that are new open to civilian flying, be compared with; per cent. at 1: 96 per cent. utAfrica, after having extensively soured the map of prohibited are under the operation of pre-war Aerial Navigation Acts, a striking contrast will be reen4, Before the war the whole of the United Kingdom would be flown over, with the exception of a number of areas ench of small exten Thu const-tine, however, could only be crossed at a fow points. Inder the new law the whole of the United Kingdom is probibited area, except on the routes shown in the map; whilst airerat arriving' from oversens must land at one of four appointed aero- dromes.
will
ILLUSTRATED ROUTES.
WOOD Oit is quiet at 820, Past Oit--There is a small stock and the market is strong. Quotations are:-- No. 1 at 0; No. 21-229.
The upening performance in Hengkong takes place on Thursday evening text, when a colossal Vaudeville Banquet TRA L-There is a fair enquiry. The will be presented. In this performance, closing, rate is 84, and the market iseach individual member of the Companie likely to go higher.
will be seen in his or her particular vunde. ville' speciality, and we are promised
GALLNUTS are quiet at 4.
GALANGALA mall business has been den at 85 for No. quality,
CASSIA OIL.--This a Fair enquiry, and a small stock. Quotations:-/ per cent ca. 8915; 75780 per cent. c.a. $209; and, 70/75 per cent, c.a. $195.
ANISED OIL 10 deg -Some business is CANTOS CASSIA-There is a good de mand and selected Bundled is wanted
at $11 to $14.50 per picul.
PECTS. nshelled at 811.25; Shelled 30-at $13:50; 34's $15: 34/36 At $14.60; 36/38's & #140, and 39/40's
repotted at $158.
fare trea
NANNING NOTES.
FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
June 18th. BANDITS BEST.
Alarming reports of the prevalence of robbers continually come to hand. There
many different bands, varying in gizu from a fee dozen to several hundreds,
and they have paid their unwelcome visits to Lang On, Cheng Sai, and Chung Ta Ven. At Lang (h they are said to possess smokeless powder. They carriest away abous twenty women. FINANCES OF KWAN 981.
A few days ago the Provincial Governor, Fai Chong Sheng, issued n statement about the financial position of the pro vines, from which it appears that the George Ross, who besides being writer army maintained in Hunan to ight and producer of the various revuea staged against the Northerners is casting about by the Company, is also a comedian and instrumentalisz, has been described as $300,000 a month; that the soldiers main- the one-man-music-ball" as he is a host in sained throughout the whole province of himself and is capable of keeping an audience amused for hours with his excepsangsi cost about $8,000,000 a year; and that the expenses of the Civil lavers tionally versatile talent.
Miss Edyth Hyland, a mezzo soprano,nor's youén umount to over $1,000,000 has received ovations from audiences in
On the credit side the annual Shanghai and North China.
This young year. lady is said to possess a most charming revenue of the province is a little more stage presence which at once establishes than $5.000.000. There is, therefore, every her as a favourite with her listeners.
Many other talented
artists The Vaudeville Banquet whom may be mentioned Benson, in their exceedingly claver jug (The inference is that this imas, been don gling potpourri of foolishness: Hal, the hitherto). The Civil Governor wished to Australian jesting juggler, a feature of whose number is the introduction of the economise by having fewer soldiers and by mast humourous patter: Alma Waite and reducing the staff in the gorea, and éur.
From time to time, no doubt, the aerial routes will be increased in number; and we are promised also improved facilities to suit coming developments. Meanwhile, it is understood that pieusure-flying. is that
tring the Faster holi permitted during day
continue, and inquiries among Aviation companies licited the infarma tion that
be possible at all the principle pleasure resorts in tho pengering will near future. One imagines that ordinary
tying.
Ind Cross-country
ballooning will permitted
to only licensed pilots in properly inspected vehicles.
done and prices will probably rule higher. Ta
illustrates
routes over which rung
LARD.-There is a strong demand. Hying
wil be permitted.
amongab It does not old tins" have been done at 41 and follow that preparations are complete, for
New tina at $41.75. Prices will have the inauguration of services over these
to go.higher yet, as the demand from As a matter of fact, they-0002-
Europe and South America has not by
panies are not yet ready to avail them- Belva Tully of opportunities offered For one thing, since the armistic dero-
at 914. very fair business has been
any means been satisfied.
RICE. Local prices have continued to
appear Bertic
in
and
your a serious debeit which cannot be met indefnitely by issuing paper money.
Plane manaleture has been more or less advancs steadily, but no fresh business of Benny Chorus, in song and dance, Huge Failing similar expenses. A beginning in I have been trying to purchase Serviy importance has been recorded during Graham, Dorothy Sutton and Company
marking time; moreover, companies which
machines from the Air Ministry have not yes found it possible t to much busines There
are, however,
Ltd--* already one firm--Hands and have appointed agents in the City who are prepared to accept passengers and Freight for conveyance by aeroplane.
THE NEW TRAFFIC, The map gives an
impression of air- crait services in Full operation, running regularly and punctually. But we must not forget that from. that point of view the proof is yet in come At first there will be disappointments, as well as agree- able surprises but is wil certainly b found that in u little while, experience is amassed, and routine worked down to,
the past week. We quote as follows:---
Siam garden at 818 (nominal).
Siam straight at 815 (small stock). Siam sant at $14. -Saigon found at $13.50.
Saigon long at $13.80.
O:F
THE DANGER
DEMONSTRATIONS.
STRONG COMMENTS AT A “
SHANGHAI INQUEST.
Strong roarks were madebe Mr.
im. Camouflage
a modern, que act the latter direction has been made by the Grugi comedy Billy and Doris Hurley, in their
Widity dancing and singing hum. dismissal of about thirty underlings from.
ber
Sutton and her Merry Waite and (That's all and Dainty Doris, a charming soubreste and dancer.
The Company is one which should please local theatre-goers, and booking promises to be exceedingly brisk at Moutries for this short season during which the "Com pany will appear here.
The Vandevils Banquet will be prescht ed on Thursday and Friday nights and will be followed by a series of the latest Revue successes, including The Follies,' | Oh Baby" and "Let's Go."
CANTON NEWS.
CANTON, June 22nd.
TCIVIL GOVERNORSHIP,
the gamen. The difficulty about the former is that discharged soldiers usually become robbers, and so add to the troubles→ of this distracted country. The above statement was made by the Civil Governor after, consultation with Generals "Luk Wing-ting and Tam Doining. V1917 OF 1.8" SANDPIPER."'-
OPIUM ROBBERIKS.
On the 11th ins the British gunboat Sandpiper arrived Nunning where sho will stay for a few days before going on that tireraft services will become as de Grant Jones, British Assessor, in a rider
to Lungchom. The journey from Wuchow railways and steamship lines.
nes.to the verdict which was rétürörden
was a slow one, not unattended by danger Details of the regulations have set to
in negotiating the rocky rapids, which the be issued, and aerial law, as it affects June 18th at an inquest into the circum-
water is not yet sufficiently high to cover international trafic, will be published stances atfending the death of a Chinesc.
completely. It is said that HJS with the Treaty of Peace. Already ma
Moorhen is coming. but is waiting for of the essential points are known, for the who died from the effects of a built
- After. bis resignation the Civil Governor, the water in the river to rise. Owing to reports of the sub-committees of the Inter wound in the head, inflicted by an officer
The heavy rain yesterday and the day before, national Aerial Commission have been of Policy in the suppression of a civil
there has been a rise of 7 or 8ft, so wa issued. The precise
ecise conditions under commotion in Shantung Road, Shanghai. Chak Wong, went to Hongkong. which pilots are to be trained and licensed The Assessor, I deem it. my duty to seal and documents of the office were have yet to be declared, As regards add that, in my opinion, the police of all handed to the Tuchun. The Directors of may hope to see the Moorhen before long. inspection of machines, it is understood ranks behaved, on this occasion with great the Military Government decided that this was carried out by Air instry Chief Inspustor Vaughan was entirely Chak's successor should be appointed by that, although for Easter holiday flying patience and fortitude; that the action of ofhrials, it will in future be left to inspec-justified and probably prevented a more votes. Commander Li Kan-yuen, of the tors appointed by the firms concerned dangerous outburst of this bestial, and Yunnanese troops, obtained the highest these inspectors of course, being approved apparently anti-foreign, ferocity. And I by the Ministry.
trust that this and other unfortunate in- "The Air Ministry have been well ad vised in limiting at first the number of cidents will serve as a warning to all cinases of the community of the dangers aerial routes. it is obviously necessary to feel the way, That there will be that lurk in such demonstrations as we attempts to evade the law may be con have recently witnessed, for such orea. idently expected. The limitation of the sions are invariably utilized by the loafer routes will enable the authorities more class and I refer not only to the pilfer easily to supervise traffic. There are two ing loafers of our streets but also to the important dangers; one, that of the in-political loafers of every description who migration of very undesirable aliens, the infest these Settlements to further their other that of the snuggling of dutiable own nefarious ends, with the inevitable goodk
result of the effusion of blood.
Magistrate Kaan. agree with the learned Assessor,
They
verg
COTTON AND YARN MARKET.
Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton and yara brokers, in their report, dated Hongkong, June 20th, states:-
price of yarn in India and the big fall in rupee exchange have also strengthened our market, and sellers are firmly holding their stock in the expectation of still better rates. At the close our market is decidedly steady.
There have been several cases lately of snuggled opium being stolen by force from the carriers. In one case more than a thousand ounces, and in another case number of votes, and will accordingly over a hundred ounces, wers brought from become Civil Governer.
Poseh and safely landed in Nanning MILITARY AFFAIRS.
concealed in wine jurs, but before the Commander Lam-fu, the Defence Com-bearers of it had gone far along the street missioner of Shiuhing, has decided to set they were set upon by men dressed in out on a tour of inspection in order to soldiers' uniforms who seized the drug. study the causes of the unrest prevailing. Though this happened in broad day-light Lam has purchased a motor-boat which is no one dared to interfere, partly, becauso to be armed with a machine-gun.
the soldiers are regarded as privileged and partly beenuse the opiam is illicit traffic.
A message states that the Sbiuhing troops in the Sun Hing district are fight ing with the Kwangsi troops.
PEXING CABLE NEWA.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS BAD.
During these last two months business It is stated that the members of the On in Nanning has been very bad, and is Fook Association have agreed to support now enly about one-third of what it was the formation of the new Cabinet by formerly. This is partly due to the long Chow Shu-mo, with the Cabinet Ministers drought, which has prevented the farmers to be elected by them...
The Peking Government has decided to recognise the Omsk Government of Russia, Wu Tai tak has been appointed Minister to Japan.
BISMARCK'S METHOD OF
MAKING PEACE.
STRIKING REMINDER FROM M. HARDEN.
Maximilian Harden, in a recent number of Die Zukunft, recalls the behaviour of victorious Germany in 1871 and the heavy yoke that Biruirck placed on France in connection with the present situation and the tactics of the German political lenders.
In 1871, at the time of the peace pour.
from having any money to spend, and partly to the boycott of Japanese goods. Many traders had large stocks of these goods which they now have to store away. out of sight.
| PUBLIC" "ORANARIES OPENED.
The Yee Te'ong, supported by public subscriptions for storing rice when it is. cheap in order to sell it in times of dearth, is now open and is selling its stocks at $3.75 per picul. As the shops. are charging 87.80 this is a great help to the poor, but the rice has deteriorated by having been kept for three years or
more.
At Shui Luk the price of rice has gone up to $15 per picul, and many poor people are eating grass and the bark of trees as a substitute for rice. ROYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS.
PARACHUTE SMUGGLING. Aircraft grossing the coast at any point not authorized will be immediately re- ported. It is difficult to believe that an neroplane engaged in any form of illicit operation could not only erous the coast, but could land at an unauthorized aero- drome without being notified and dis- covered... Night offers no protection to the offender, for there is no such thing as complete silencing of the engine; and Holanding can be mada"""&t without
conspicuous
Since our last report on the 23rd uit., arrangements. It has been thought that a very lively activity has been shown by dutiable goods might be dropped by para- buyers during the whole interval of over chute at pre-arranged spots. This, how three weeks. This has substantially im ever, is scarcely likely in view of the fact proved prices and has resulted in a hand- that by day such an operation could be some business of 10,000 bales at an advance sech at a great distance, and by night it of $8 to $13 per bale. could not be done wi
without signal lights. The news of the continued rise in the Moreover, a parachute may drift in almost any direction and to any distance and to entrust valuable articles to this precarious vehicle would be folly of which even a criminal would scarcely be capable
That some sort of neriai police, ultimately prove necessary appears likely,
Unsold stocks, 3,000, bales; uncleared, might be required for the rarer and
parlers," he writes, Jules Favre, sanoy- This afternoon the largest theatre in more desperate cases, but, so far aa can 23,000 bales."
ARRIVALE-Extra strs. Toman Maru, ed, alightly raised his voice: Bismarck Nanning was crowded with an enthusias be foreseen, & well-organized system of look-outs and
communications should disang, Chiang and Tenshin Maru, then began to speak in German, although tic gathering of students from all the make attempts to evade the law unprefit from Bombay, have brought in altogether be was perfectly aware that Where did schools in the city to listen to stirring
9,583 balea for Hongkong.
not know a word of German. When some speeches from the Taoyin and others ex- SHANGHAI reports a very healthy tone wonder was manifested at his behavior, horting them to do all in their power to and good business during the interval the Chancellor declared that there was no spread the boycott and encourage home with a steady rise in rates all round. need for him to behave more politely than industries. A number of self-sacrificing JAPANESE YAEN,Owing to very high the French plenipotentiaries did. When resolutions were passed, such as to abstain nooks and crannies eminently suitable to Prices of yarn in Japan, a moderate busi- asked... what attitude Germany would from wearing any more leather boots or the secretion of small, valuable, dutiableness has passed at the following quota-adopt in case of a French refusal to sign foreign clothes and to revert to the old articles, the work of examination is likely Horses No. 165, at $210; 3 Horses No.
tions:-Nagasaki. No. 20s, at 8288; "the treaty, Bismarck replied:--
style cloth shoes, and oiled-paper um- We will continue to occupy the forts.brellas. Between 3,000 and 4,000 persons, to prove arduona
908, at $280; 2,000 bales of Yellow Joes The armistice is not likely to be pro- mostly students, were present at the meat No. 20%, at $268 to $280; Betsu No. 10s, longed, and in any case we will lock up ing which began at 12 o'clock and con at #220; Setsu Nɔ, 20s, at 8200; Blue Fish | Paris more tightly than before.
Our tinued till close on 4 p. Nearly twenty No. 90s, at $287.
measures will prove efficient when the speakers addressed the gathering. RAW COTTON.-There is no stock. Que French feel the pangs of hunger; in the taflon: Bengal at 847 to 951; Chinese at meantime; we will ask for their arms and FOTBAL...
their guns. Let them sry if they like... Tindaunted by the beat the sailors of do to the per picn
they would at last realize now ridiculous H.M.B. Sandpiper met the studente of it is to make formidable threats, which the Normal School this afternoon, in a it is impossible to carry cut, to a victori-football match arranged by the Postal ous enemy.'
Commissioner, Mr. T. N. Manners, Un- In 1818, the situation is the same for fortunately, half the ground was covered the Germans, and the Iron Chancellor with water an inch or two deep, The would think that we are threatening too Englishmen suffered the disadvantage of much. From the beginning the Weimar having to play in their topees, or other Assembly has declared that our opponents headgear. to avoid the risk of subatroke. adopted an impudent attitude.
In the first-half there was no scoring. Herr Dernburg. recently made threats though the sailors were preasing the school
able. Heavy penalties for offences will, of course, be necessary.
Aircraft coming from abroad will have to be inspected at the appointed nero drome, and in view of the fact that an aeroplane contains a large rumber of
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSANDI
There is something rather appalling, in
the semi-official announcement
Birthday imagined that there
SUMMONS SERVED IN AN AEROPLANE.
are called the Peace Honours, which are to be announced on June 3rd, for the King.s
will run to 25,000 names. I could be so many people who have escaped inclusion in the long lista of the war
and it does not seem that the very What is probably the first case of a eneral
protesta against the continual summons being server in an aeroplane from the fountain have penetrat was reported to the Kingston-on-Thames ed as yet into the highest official circles. magistrates.
thing to
do is
Major Colin Cooper, RAF, who was
to hope that
that this tremendous
•
47.
Perhaps, bowever the beat will be summoned for exceeding the motor-car again in the Tageblatt, Ho also said, goal, most of the time. After half-timė.
the
been duly decorated we shall
last and that when all the 25,000 have speed limit and driving without a lines according to the formula of Karelyi, that play was mostly on the dry half of the
policeman delivered the gumanong
that in the
a normal state of affairs, a dear to ogising for not attending if Germany does not obtain the peace she ground and the sailors scored one goal,
Baxt generation there may be an appre to me in an aeroplane, ran his letter, has a right to, she will open her gates thus winning the match. As the Sand- ciable proportion of the population which and when I took it up with me it blew wide to Bolshevism. For the present, let mper could not held a full team, ode of recognises
the distinction of being unde out, therefore, I did not know the date on us be content, if the bonourable Deputy two local foreigners asaisted them. It is corated, even for good work. (Westmine which to appear." The defendant was opens wide to us the gates of the splendid hoped to arrange a similar match, when ter Gaielle).
-rilla-be-possesses at Grunewald."..
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