Page
VICTOR
RECORDS
the RECORDS of QUALITY
LARGE SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED,
Give us a Call and make
you selection.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY: AUGUST 1ST, 1819.
MOUTRIE'S
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.
"Luxite"
SILK HALF HOSE
11-6
Fit snugly, retala their lustrous appearance, and have Comfortable toe and heel reinforcements that make them wear better. Stocked In the following colours.
Black White" Тад
Light Grey Dark Grey
Navy Blue Dark Green
Brown
Palm Beach
$1.50 per palr
6 pairs for $8.50
MACKINTOSH
CO., LTD.,
Men's Wear Specialists,
16, DES VEUX ROAD.
Telephone 29.
149
THE BISE IN SUGAR SERIOUS EFFECTS OF PROFITEER. ING IN JAPAN,
The continual rise in the price of sugar in Japan is reading to meetings of protest. Regarding this subject, the
HAPPY HIT
Oraku dahi quotes a ungar expert as saying that although the present ridicul- ous rise of the sugur market in Japan is externally attributed to the world-wide shortage of sugar, this is by no means the real reason. In Japan there is no- shortage of stocks. In spite of the large number of transactions little sugar actual- ly changes, hands-the transactions, in fuct, being just like those of the stock exchange, though genuine buyers suffer. The whole scheme is simply the engineer ing of a corner by some of the big mer
Naturally
CHINA.
reaction from the restrictions during the EXCHANGE LECTURES WITH war. In this connection, it is interesting tomote that investigations show that the world's consumption of sugar has shown an average increase of 5. per cunt, every year during 4 years, prior to the war. Below are given the average consumption of sigar per head in Europe:-
...
Belgium Austria Denmark France Germany
Italy
Holland Rumin Scandinavia Spain Britain
1814
1989, lbs.. ILIM.
21.91 12.79- 13.01 37.35 38.31 $1.4% 23.33 30.01 100%
74.05 10.45.
17.92
8.90
53 14
10.18
29.26
21.12
60,48
TAN
15.01 39.0
AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL.
The scheme of exchanging university professors and students between Japan
and China for the purpose of delivering
INTOLERANCE"
The chariots used in the exciting war- scenes of "Intolerance," the great picture- which is being presented at the Coronet -night, are exact reproductions of whicles of the type used in the period
lectures, giving each other's point of view represented in the Griffith story, Accord- of the Sino-Japanese situation, appearsing to authorities, this Persians not only 1 to be on the high road completion. As asce chariots but they also participated reported some time ago, the plan is mest in engagementa withelephants and horses, energetically pushed torward by the Reimeikai, or Dawn Society, of which A. conspicuous feature in the Persian Drs. Yoshino and Fukuda are the leading armies on their way to fight was a charinte members. The Peking University, which
dedicated to the Sun Gd and drawn by question approached on the
Just behind this" has signided unqualified approval of the pure white hers
chariot were ten others handsomely de Groups of Peking students and scheme
corated with silver and gold, Behind this journalists also have entered heartily into it, and have formally invited Dr. group was the cavalry, constituting about one-tenth of the army: Assyrians, whe Yoshino to visit Peking this summer or
are shown as participants in the realistic autumn to deliver lectures before Chinese
We
In this
13 1
connection, Dr. Yoshino, he niversity and the well-known publicist. professor at the Tokyo Imperial is quated by the Jiji as stating that the
movement carried on by the
The Medes
presentation of warfare in "Intolerance." In the case of the United States the
did not use chariets as extensively as figures stood at 50.44 and 86.04 respec- chants in order to bleed the public. Of tively. It is expected that the above
depended largely in battle upon their were employed by Persians. course, there is plenty of money avail-igures will show a further increase after
charitas really did not prove the most who were mounted on horses. Bat able in the country, but this does not the conclusion of prace as a reaction from enable the poor
to buy, sugar though it the war restrictions upon the consuMD-
(and students of the Peintures Charlo
aggressive means of nitack for these Greater reliance was ancient people. enables financiers to speculate in it, andtion of sagar. Indeed the increase will
Was originally directed against the So sugar continues to rise.
far exceed the record figure in pre-war bureaucrate and military party of their
placed upon such things as the armed towers, which may well be regarded as confectioners and the makers of
times,"
own country. Their agitation has been waters are asking the Government for relief. It would be more effective, how,
Regarding the present steady rise in transformed into an anti-Japanese pro precursors of the armoured motor-cars of tank-ear of so much to the ever,
sugar, the (aka Asahi has a long article paganda, because the Japanese burena to day, especially of what is known as the denouncing the attitude of the few selfahrts and military party are at the back in their reach martache tor
their Chinese confreres, These anti-lies. speculators and sugar manufacturers and Japanese agitators are not well informed in the present day, tank-car are practi manipulations on the rage, bus from the policy of the Government in the of the fact that in Japan also there 1 bomb" or shell, but in
there is eally immune from injury from shrapnel, a strong feeling
against the bureaucrats
dangers wers matter.
and military party, and this causes them armoured towers of old Case of this
inescapable.. Indeed, conts
conts of mail to attack Japan in the lump, As for were of little ui
against flaming mura Masukichi, thief of the Sugar rising at a remarkable rate," it says, "41 himselt, Dr. Yoshino is vehemently oppos-torches, the liquid äre, or the well-direct- partment of the Suzuki firm, regarding rate, indeed thay threatens the livelihood to the bureaucrats and military partyed durts of a beleaguered krmy Thin
to ask the Government to put in force the profiteering gulations as the extorsionate price of sugar does not come about through actual
of unscrupulous spectators the part The Daba Mainichi quntes Mr. Uye-
1.
The Japanese sugur market is now
ed
Bgree
made appareat in
is
a fact that the world is suffers inevitable speak of the excess of the nt-with--the-members-of the Pekinging sceam of the of the most excit-
as the reason.
the present high price of sugar na foff the nation. Is there any good reason lows
for the rise. Those who regard the rise world's demand over the available supply Although we admit that there is a world-wide shortage, we cairot regard it is an excuse for rigging the Japanese market. The principle fol lowed in the establishment of the sugar industry in Japan was that Japan should supply her own neds. Fortunately that
"It is a ing a shortage of sugar, and it will be two years at least before the demand can be antisfactorily filled. The war just end ed devastated the plantation of sugar twat in Europe so badly that all nations put great restrictions upon the consumption of sugar. If one carefully examines the figures indicating the production of sugar for the past few years, he will had that
the supply is far from satisfactory.
Below are given some of the more im portant details:-
Germany Austria France
Russia Holland
1.
has now been the great efforts made to that end. Although it is not our intention in advocate the Shaintenance of this principle for ever, it ian act of folly for Japan to export sugar to foreiga"countries when her out- put is only seient to supply her own 988, 300 needs. The unreasonableness of such a clearly shown by the following
1913-14 1018-19 Decrease.
Toas.
Toos. Teas 2.718,000 1,400,000 1,318.000 ..1,688,300 700,000
gres:-
031,000 988,000 31.400 Belgium 229,000 100,000 123,000 Sweden
137,500 100.000 37/200 Denmark 145,000 115.500 ..30,700 Uthers
542,800 2:10,000 302,800
781,000 150,000 1,688,000 700,000
policy
231,400 200,000
ESTIMATED SUPPLY FOR THIS YEAR.
Piculs-
Okinawa centrifugals
Formosan centrifugals .........4,566,000 Formosan brown sugars
300,000, 150,000
Okinawa black sugar
130,000
Daitojima centrifugals
45,000
Daitojima, black sigar
*305,500
Total.8,161,000 3,705,000 4,458, 400. "It will be seen from the above figures that the war has brought about
decline
Luchoo black sugar... 20,000 Black sugar from the main is-
land. Shikoku and Kyushu 400,000
Total
....6.18.500.
(61,050,000 kiny
The estimated demand for the year 700,000,000 kin.
T
"when" spectacio, whe an attacking force in one of the movable towers Lights desperately and is rapidly brought to the serge of annihilation. en fall from tremendous heights to sure mor death on the ground below, and others mortally wounded sink back into a strug ture Haming under fire of a relentless for the collapse of this tower in the midst But, the most thrilling scene of all is of fighting and when the warriors, who have not already succumbed to repelling activities, fall victims to their own desperate bravery.
presentation of this part of the spectacle was made possible only through the engaging of men who were.
willing to take risk."
Griffith and his assist-
and in this respect he is in entire University Such being the case, opportunities be created for bringing pro- fessors and students of the Universities of both countries and other persons inter ested in the scherpe together for a free exchange of views, good praults may be attained. Acting upon this conviction he wrote to some friendy at the University, losing bare this scheme to and asking them to send a Univer- sity professor and several students to Japun for the purpose The proposal with hearty approval, though they desired that the dispatch should be post
time a more favourable poned
than
the when the anti-Japanese agitation present, is still on. further consulta. 1195, with the Chinear intersted in the scheme, souse Japanese professors and students are to be sent to China for the
purpose. As regards the invitation of the soldiers. Fortunately, there were extended to himself by the Chinese stubecame possible to engage, a sufficiently two circuses near Los Angeles, and it denta and others for a visit to Chin, Dr. large number of acrobats willing to be Yoshino says that he has had to decline cast from walls two hundred feet. it for certain unavoidable reasons
high or notes with much satisfaction the obvious to allow themselves to fall with a collaps
the fact that even anшng
Many of anti-Japaneseg fire or jured, and people in China the iden is gainiak were not escaping risks every day. and broken As acrobata
"did not give muca concern. Of course there had to be
H
ants had the utmost difficulty in engaging competent corps of men to take the part
these men were
strength that the establishment of true arily are taking Sino-Japanese friendship is by no means temporary a matter of impossibility.
AMERICA'S PACIFIC FLEET,
TO INCLUDE FOUR DREAD- NOUGHTS.
of about 53 per cent. in output. The effect. of the war was felt worst in France, aa is shown by the fact that against 906 sugar mills existing in prewar times, there are all the rest now only 161 in being destroyed by the
As regards Germany and Austria Hungary themselves, the quick recovery of their industry is beyond hope in view of the restrictions put upub the preda tion of sugar beet nad of "the-revolt of the workers. Their outputs will only be It will be rent from the above figures sufficient to satisfy home demands for some that demands exceed supplies by 15.350,000 to conie, no matter hard they Zin. This defieaney is at present made endeavour to nerease it. Turning to of the American zavr
it may be mentioned that the output (wheat-gluten)-which can serve as a sub-built daring the waY. has now decreased
70,000 tens from
in the Ukraine and Poland. It
tu
CIGARETTES 200,000 tons, the output being part.culars of re
FI'S TOASTED.
An entirely New principle in
SUPPLY.
Europe (sugar beet)
Splin
Canada
America
Cuba
Java
Mauritius
την
Tons. 3,705,000
6,000 923,000" 1.968,000 3,200,000, 1,200,000 252,000
215,000
50,000
In such circumstances, if the speeu- believed that unless new resources are tors and sugar manufacturers, bent discovered, it will be impossible for her upon promoting their own interests, hold to turn out agar in satisfactory up the sugar they can make a large proft, The Real Burley Cigarette quantity.
It is therefore but proper that the Gov- Below are given" particulars, of theernment should take such measures as no world's demand lur and supply of sugar bargn on export, and the official fixing of prices together with the regulation of prices of other commodities. We are not. however, absolutely opposed to those who bold that there should be no embargo on export. An embargo on re-export of sugar refined from imported sugar might haut per the development of the sugar industry, We would therefore say that if
total elmbargo.ŝtands in the way of the develop. ment of the industry, the enforcement of In Ficensing system might be tried as well. Really there is no proper reason for the present "constant rise of the Japanese sugar market. While the difficulty of untional livelihood due to the high pribo of commodities increases because of this abnormal rise of, sugar, the sugar com- panies pay enormous dividends lo share hälders. In the previous term they paid dividends ranging from 20 to 30 per cent. and it is expected that the profits of these companies will far excend previous re cords in view of the prevailing circum.. stances. Viewed in this light, it is the height of inconsistency for the Govern ment to keep in force the import tax, which is solely intended for the protection of these sugar companies.
SOLE AGENTS:
Cigarette Manufacture.
THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE
CO., LTD...
THE
British West Indies
French West Indies
San Domingo and Jayti
963.000
Peru, Argenting and Brazil.
978,000
Ladia
Australia
Japan Others
Total
1,337,000 226,000 303,000 214,000
15,387,000
DEMAND..
America
Canada
Hotel Mansions.
Britain
France
4,300,000 300,000 1,000,000,
500,000
Tel. 181.
Sweden
150,000
[597
and Greece
50,000 200,000
100,000
Portugal
30,000
Spain
Holland
Italy.......
Hwitzerland nad Denmark
150,000 150,000 250,000
Cuba
Java
India
Australia
China
South America
Japan
Others
Total
CORONET
August 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
9.15 p.m.
"INTOLERANCE"
5.15 p.m.
S
100,000 100,000
Germany, Austria and Russia 2,800,000
by the
Bugar
150,000 100,000 100,000 3,500,000 200.000 380,000
480,000
400,000
$50,000
.10,430,000
THE LILY OF POVERTY FLAT" these and cil, the shortage of
THE
7.15 p.m.
BUL'S-EYE
EPISODES I & II
126
It will thus be seen that the world's demands shaws an excess of more than 1,102,000 tons over supply, which is now raising the prices of sugar all over the world. With the approach of peace, the consumption of has largely increas હતું. This increase is
further accelerated anatritive in place use of sugar as a
which The chief consuming felt. 18 Ruverely Countries in pre-war times were Germany (1,140,000 tons a year), Austria (180,000 tons). France (704.000 tons), Britain (2,114,000 tons), Holland (135,000 tons).
Russia
sin (1,550,000 tons). Although particulars are not available, it is truc that these countries exercised the greatest possible economy in the consumption of sugar, which has only resulted in AD enormously increased consumption since the proclamation of the armistice as a
and
The Navy Department's new Pacific Fleet will be the most powerful fleet that has ever been assabled by America in Pacific waters. In it will be four of the
ured
tower
incapacitation
Borer
ordin-
the
•ion made for as much safety
ensify
in the
by the tremendous falls under-
that they would be Fave happen and it could very crushed into unrecognizable masses by impact with the earth. It is believed
nothing more daring has been done. in a spectacle than was successfully accom plished
in this part of
Intolerance.
that
PEACE CELEBRATIONS AT VICTORIA BARRACKS,
The total tonnage of this biz fier is nearly five hundred thousand, and the The Warrant Officers, N.C.Os, and men mouths of the guns of the main batteries of the 88th C. R... spent a very plea or these ships would admit all of the sant evening in the cyal Artillery" materici that composes it big, building. Theatre, on Wednesday, celebrating
SRIFF. Hugh Rodman will command Major A. J. S. Roche-Kelly, R.G.A the which will have bases at Bremer Cheer Commanding, and a large number ton, Mars. Island, Pearl Farbour and of cellent dinner, provided at special officers sat down with the meu San Diego. The feet will cover the entire to an Pacific and it is considered probable that rates by the Alexandra Cafe. Lieut. Col. at least two of the big ships will be in W.
CM.G., D.8.0., R.G.A., Bicut Col. W. H. harbour in Japan ports shortly...
R.G.A.. attend is as follows:-
ed the concert which took place after dinner
ไป the course of an address. Major Rocha Kelly gave the men, about to be demobilised some excellent advice.
The description of the new Parife Fleet Major V. J. Scantleby. R.G.A., and
Texas ......... New York Arkansas Wyoming
BATTLESHIPS.
||
Main Date Tonnage Battery. Built.
27,000 10-14in 1932 27,000 10-14in. 1918 26,000 12-121. 1911 26,000 12-18in. 1911 Mexico. 32,000 12-14in. 1917
31,400 12-14in. 1915
32,000 12-14in.
1017 ***
15,000 4-1210., 1804 New Jersey..... 15,000 4-19in. 1004 Rhade and 15,000
4-12in.
1904 Georgin
15,000 4-120. 1904 Yebraska
15,000 4-12in. 1901 Vermont
10,000 4-12in IBOK CRUISERS, ETC.
"4-10in. 1906: 14,500
4,500 12- 411. 3,200 10- Sin. 3,200 10- Sin.
Sippi 2,000 12.14in. 1917 Virginia
Seattle
Chicago
leveland Denver...
Tacoma.........
1001 1912
3,200 10- 5in,
2,000
8- 4in.
1,000
6- 4in.
***** 14,500
4-10in.
1913 1892 1896 1008
Marblehead Vicksbury
Carolina. 14,500
· Pueblo po 14,000 Birmingham Mletville +
**It is only adding to their illegitimatentang profits. We are really surprised at the indifference of the Government in the matter of regulating the prices of com
odities, which is clearly shown by its assumption that the rise of sugar in Japan cannot be helped as it due to a
orld-wide shortage."
ECONOMY AT WHITEHALL.
In three years Whitehall has sold 25,000 tons of waste paper for over £200,000.]
Not everybody has the gift Of excreasing honest thrift," But we, whom pelf or duty wall To govern England from Whitehall
small edvance), (Though hoping for Are guiltless of extravagance. Do you suppose we throw away Waste paper? No, we made
it pay. But if Jou ask me why the deuce We'd had so many tuna in tuse, The
abows a morbid kind or
cratic mind
บ
That either can or will not see This precept of economy:- Use all the paper that you can, And thus the good waste-paper man Will be compelled, na though by Fate, To fill the colors of the State.
E. W. F.
3,750 7.150
4-10in. 1006 +8in. 1003 2- sin. .1907 Sin.. 1915 6,600 10-3in,, · 1890 6,000 Salem 3,750 Blackhawk (Mine-Layer).
For use of naval militia.
Prairie Buffaloš
+ Depot ship..
§ Transport.
- 4in. 1992 2- Bin. 1907
KING AND BRAVE BOY.
He mentioned that he was going Home himself and wished the men good luck and prosperity in civil life. He hoped that
Would
uld get along as smoothly
bis sucoessor
in Hongkong as he had done.
A pleasant programme of music was.. then
presented the following contribut- ing: Piano solo, Gr. Baines; song, Br.. Amy; comic duet, Leading Stoker shank and Cpl Hoyte; song, Pte. Pint
Gr.
song,
May: song, Set,
Major Davis Roberts
#
BORE
Sergt.-
solo, Bandaman Allen selection by the orchestra song, Dr. Wright comic song, Cpl. Hoyte song and patter, Leading 8. Ettershank Moh Master Gunner May song, St. Roburts: solo, Bandyman Allen sons. Pte. Jones,
M. Prignall at the close of the proceedings, thanked the generous donors
for the grant of money which had made the evening possible. He also mentioned C.Q.M.S. Talfourd and bis committee, to whose efforts the success of the evening wers mainly due.
COTTON AND YARN MARKET. Messrs. 8. D. Setna & Co., of-Hong- kong, in their market report covering the period from July 18th to 31st, state:
is no stock, and there is Reported (nominal)
nothing
Costodian at $45 to $55 per
Chinese
at $50 to $80 per picul. Yarn-Limited The King's attention has been called to
arrivals,.
high rates ruling in India, and the demand the devotion to duty of the young Green from the consuming districts had the effect wich reporter, James Harvey Dale, who, of
the market. Prices show of strengthening when in mortai agony after being runa substantial rise of from 85 to $8 per bale. a nine-ton lorry, handed his all round. Bales are reported of about copy
gave 4,500 bales, comprising about 3,400 bales him, the address to which to
Reported closing
over despatch to a bystanders it of No. 10.; 650 bales of No. 12 and
is very important," and 450 bales of No. 20. and added. "It his Majesty has sent, through the Earl quotations:-3230 to $250 for No. 10s. of Cromer, a a letter of sympathy to the 245 to 3255 for No. 125 Unsold stock is editor of the South-Eastern Herald. Lord estimated at about 2,000 bales Sold but. Cromer writes:
uncleared stock is computed at about 1am to express to beard of the sad
his Majesty's 20,000 bales. The market closes firm.
deep regret at h
regret' at having circumstances under which your young the
pupil, James Harvey
Bundry Articles The very big rise in food commodities and the rise price
accident that unfortunat met with the of rice to we unprecedented figure of $25
proved fatal, per picul has had the effect of producing
The King highly appreciates the sense of much slacks of demand in the market, duty with which this brave boy acted at and a very limited business has been done a time when he was so terribly injured.” at low rates.