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According to Home papers, Sir Arthur Quiller Couch has been dealing very successfully, in one, of his Cambridge lectures, with the urgent need for mental recrea tion. In speaking of Shakespeare'e Istor work with special reference to "Pericles"-he remarked that FINDING WE WERE WRONG, LET such plays succeeded with the A MAN TRY FAITHFULLY, MAN- FULLY TO BE RIGHT, HE WILL Elizabethan pablic because they GROW DAILY MORE AND MORE gave "like the recue or the picture RIGHT.-Carlyle. palace, a new sensation.” He add- ed: "They might call these new Lower level 8 am. Temp. 72; consations cheap, vulgar, tawdry. fine.
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS. THE FREIGHT MARKET, LOCAL PRESENTATIONS.
ZEPPELINS AND SUBMARINES FAIL.
A "Karlsruhe" Story Confirmed,
A Lively Fortnight. Mesers Snowman and Co in their freight circular, dated March 20, state-
Mrs. Meltland,and · Major Bowen the Recipients.
There was a very largo gather ing at the rooms of the Optholio againstall expectations, been quite let evenice, resided over by His The fortnight under review has, Women's Lergue, Caire Bood, a lively one, chiefly owing to a Lordship Bishop Fizzɔni, to show working out altogether in the nege Saigon to this, and in cor- invaluable work of Mrs. Maitland, German "frightfulness" is not sudden strong demand for to the members' appreciation of the manner in which Berlin had sequence of the s brormal rosicity who is about to leave for a holiday hoped. A couple of telegrams of tonnage ffering for prompt at Home, and Majr Bowen, who to hand within the past twenty loading, rates have risen to such bida farewell to the Colony rory The one refera ta, Zeppelins and time as no one bad expected, a very four hours establish that point. high level in such a thort shortly, by presenting them with artistically-designed Whatever tonnage could be pro address each, bound in a most the other to submarines weapons of warfare on which the enemy cured was easily placed Saigon uncommon fashion, and signed by published 34 columns of solid reckoned much, but which, up to to this at such rates that even the members of the League
Alur les had been served, Mr. rending matter. To-day there the resent, have not proved of demand for tonnege to load at
any real value in furthering the Bangkok to this at 45 50 cents J. P. Braga introduced Miss Alves, will be 35 published. Siberian Mail. Closed per the submarine mens ce is concern- tempting enough.
The Malls.
cause he has at Leurt. So far as per pical was not considered to whom the pleasant duty of presenting Mre. Maitland with ed, the figures given in the Foreign Saigon-Bong kong very bor addreen was allotted, Office cable of vessels entering large business has been done and Miss Alves then read the address and leaving the United Kingdom fixtores since last writing aggre- and procented it to Mre. Maitland. furnish eloquent proof that gate some 600,000 picule. Rates Mrs Maitland briefly replied, say sell-Germany's dreams of smashing have rapidly risen from 24 to 40 ing she was vory thankful to them up our mercantile marine are cents por pical for medium-sized for their kinduese. If she could $373, doomed to non-realisation. vessels and these being insufficient help them when she came back Doring the week from March 10 for the existing demand a couple she would be very pleased to do so. to 17 over 1,500 ships entered of large carriers of about 80- Mr. Maitland said he endorsed and cleared from English ports, 100,000 picale capacity "chipped what Mrs, Maitland had said. and of these only eight were sunkia" on lump-sum charter, the rate The work she had done had kept by enemy submarines, and these, working out at between 23 and 35 her basy, and busy people were without exception, small craft, cetts per pical. The market the happy ones. He hoped by
Aki Mara at 11 s.m Up to the Minute-Share
Market News.
Closing prices
Binke-$800, sales and
ere.
se.
Hongkong Fires.
buyers.. Steamboats.-$23, sellers. Douglasen. $35, sales. Kang Yike. Tis. 123, buyers. Cements $61.
The Dollar. demand to-day is la 0.15-16d.
The rate of the "dollar on
Company Meetings,
A Pick-Pocket.
it
The Karlsruhe,
The Over Rated Zeppelle, clores with charterers' wanis for the time they came back to Hong. As to the Zeppeline, the raid on prompt loading evidently satisfied. kong, peace would be restored Paris was a miserable fiasco, just Rice export firm Saigon from lot in fact they hoped to hear the The abaret olders meetings of as the recent visit to Calsie was, January to 27th January amount Peace rejoicings at Home, lilt through it; and we may re-the China Sugar Co. and the when the only persons killed were to 52,740 tons as compared with gard it as a general truth that Luzon Sugar Oo, are to be held seven harmless railway employees. 32,807 toca during corresponding referred to the loss the League His Lordship the Bishop, then The ratos per quarter and per mensem; proportional. Sabsoriptions and the "funny" story or poentively to-morrow.
those who eschew the music hall at noon sad 12.15 p.m. respect Germany has been at war now for period last ye r. Quotation stands would sustain through the depart. for any period, less than one month will be charged as for
clcse on eight months, and with for March-April shipment $4.70 ure of Major Bowen. Apart from full month.-
prevadally either prigsor dallards. Alice Memorial Hospital. all her boastings concerning her per picul fo.b. Saigon guinet theloes to the League, Major Bowen The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to The Du Mauriers.
Th Hou. Treasurer of the wonderful fleet of Zeppelins these $4.13 same period last year would be a loss to the Church messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at In another column we pub Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hos- much over rated machines have Sagon-Philippines: single and a personal loss to himself. their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by ligh the report of Lieut. pitals begs to acknowledge with not done a single piece of really fixture is on record on basis of He spoke with feelings of plea- post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. Colonel Guy Da Maurier's thanks the following donation effective or valuable work. If the 30,000 picals at 37 cents per pic-aure, mingled with regret he The postage on the weakly inane to any part of the world is $1.00 death at the Front. Singularly to the funds of the Hospitals record of the war to for as it has ul to Cebu.
was pleased to be able to speak per quartez,
ecough El Globe which H. K. Cigar Store, $20. gone is any indication of what the Bangkok: There is better ec-of one so closely identified with arrived in the Colony yesterday
future has in store, neither the quiry from Bangkok here, add the Church, and he felt regret in mentions the quite recent death A Obinese employed as a house British nor the French are likely liners are obtaining berth loading the fact that that meeting was & of Mr. Du Maurier, widow of the coolie was charged this morning, to be frightened by submarines on on basis of 55-48 cents per pioul, parting one. The Catholic com artist and mother of the deceased at the Police Court, by Inspector the one hand or Zeppelias on the Wehearof negotiationsforaeveral munity in general were indebted officer. Colonel Du Maurier came Gerrard, with the theft from the other,
trips for outsiders, and the char- to him, and the very foundation of a clever family, and though person of seventy cents. It is
ter of a 3,000 tonner is reported of that League was due to him. his father had his detractors, his alleged that the defendant cut The statement issued by the from Bangkok to this on lum-He had also produced for them artistic work has been approved by the pocket of the complainant Admiralty, that it has reason to sum basis of $21,600, the rate that extremely useful organ, the the very highest critice. The dead away with a sharp razer. He believe that the Karlsruhe was work ng out at 55-48 cents for Bulletin. The League was his Colonel will be best remembered was sent to prison for two months, sank in November last off the pical.
own infant and it had developed by his popular play "An Eng-with four hours' stocks.
West Indice, ia intereating in that Dalny Carton:A Japanese into a lusty child (Hear, heat); lishman's Home." To-day, when Out in His Reckoning. amounts to an acceptance of a steamor on the regular ran secep- Mindful perhaps of the saying recruiting is almost the first word
A former temple attendant was story which the Telegraph pub- ed a part cargo of 30,000 piculs that Satin found mischief for idle. in everyone's mouth, it is intereat remanded this morning for a listed just a month ago. That at 23 sen and just at the close a bands, bo was enlarging the scope ing to recall the fact that the week on a charge of attempting story was contained in a letter fixture was pas through locally at of the League by sewing circles, play in question .***
to commit suicide. The story is dated Grenada, December 3, from 40 cents per pical for very prompt a library eto, He urged them, very considerable spart told that the man was criginally a person who asserted that he loading for same quantity.
to
out of respect for Major Bowen, a fortune teller, but his prognos- was an eye-witness of a naval! the Territorial movement. It ap-
Cos Freights Tonnago to undertake to look after peared anonymously, and coujsci-ticatione had turned out sach battle which took place off Mji to Hongkong still remaina and ure was busy for a long time as atter failures that be was dis- Grenada on November 25, in practically anprocurable except Women's League in which Major preserve the Catholio to the authorship. So far as we missed from the temple and the which the Karlsruhe took part on owners' terms which are con- Bowen had been so deeply remember, it was attributed to all matter so preyed on his mind and was, he says, sunk. The sidered by charterers beyond all interested. Many times when bis sorte and conditions of men, from that he cut his throat.
battle, he stated, was carried on reason. The aime position ap- Lordship had called on Major General Bidan Powell even to A Sensational Wire Act, tetween more than two warships' plies so far as the Japanese Coast- Bowen for assistance he had re- Mr. G. R. Sima, of hair-restorer To-night, &t the Victoria and lasted for about four hours, ing trade is concerned. Owners sponded so very willingly, even, In a re-print from the London and Chind Express which we fame. The drums was valuable, Theatre, Mr. J. Bracken enters and after the engagement a and speculators, in order to force when it must have been at great published in Saturday's issue, the following occurs: "Irish egents in that it forced upon the public upon a fortnight's engagement, life buoy marked. M. S. their demand, ale laying up their personal inconvenience. in the United States are most busily employed in trying to inflimo mind the possibility of invasion Mr. Bracken, who is a wire Americans against British policy in the Pacific. The entire controla possibility which no one, had artist, has come here from Ausage, barrels and foodstafie, came pairs which are not immediately address from Mrs. Rozario, the Karlsruhe," together with wreck vessels for a time, c: effecting re- Major Bowen then recoived his of the Proife, these agenta nesert, is the one aim and object of the ill than troubled very much alia, vis Java and the Philipeahere, while later fishermen necessir, so that the market President of the League," British, and the latter hope to achieve it through the help of the about. It showed most vividly pines, where he has had very encountered dead bodies floating may be kept, as far as possible, In a characteristic pecoh, Major Japanese." Even if there were better foundation for the atatement, the penalty that a country may successful seasons, and is on his in the water. Among other bare of tonnage. The freight Bowen responded and called on the present is hardly the time for making it; and, in view of the fact have to pay for its young men's way to Japan and Anieries. His articles which came ashore later Meji to Yokchama is now quoted them to rally to the support of the that many thousands of Irish are at this moment serving with the nopreparedness, and it shamed act includes jugglery and croling still were German belmets and at Yen 150 and Moji-Hongkong League and said it was all non- coloura-Irish from England and the Dominions, and even from the many hundrede of young men on the high wite, and should be an officer's sword. The whole Yen 2.80 per ton is demanded. sense to say that his leaving would United States, as weli se from their own country-it is apparent that out of their there is unfairness in so sweeping an accusation.
lackadaisical one well worth going to see.
sicry bere the impreses of being Fixtures Reported:Moji-ffect the League. He was pleased At the time of the Land League trouble of 1882 "Irish made a most satisfactory assault
attitude towards life. In fact it...
Before Commander Basil Tay-confirmed by the announcement Hongay-Hongkong, private terms, was placed in very capable thoroughly genuine, and it seems Hongkong Yea 2.50 per ton, to be able to say that the Bulletin American" became a catchword; it was in everybody's mouth and on the ranks of the "Nnt."
lour, R. N., at the Marine Court of the Admiralty, which is not Messrs. Snowman & Co's. ad- hande, and there was NO XTAFOR was made to do duty in the popular imagination for every conceivable wickedness under the sun, even as the name "Fenian," twenty years The Bishop and the "Nut."
this morning, A. H. N, Van Nien given to subscribing to stories of vices received from London'dated why the Catholic Women's League wenhaijae, of the Java China any kind unless it has good 19.6 February are as follows: should not continue to be the suc earlier, had been regarded, as standing for all that was evil. And the tradition has, urfotonately, lasted. But when the matter is sirable, which the name "Nat" Hotel, and Naniba Naoji, ronder Talking of this class of unde- Ihatare, unner to the Hinode
Japan Lija, charged Kube grounds for believing that they Referring to our last freight cessit had been and which it was sifted a little, we find that for ona reprobate, or one agitator who seems to suit admirably, we see to the Tokyo Hotel, that they
are authentic."
report dated 12:h inatent, markets meant to be.-(Applause). would immensely benefit by a sojourn in some United States gaol, from another mail paper that the unlawfully boarded the .. munique stated that the fall of ably in the East, where the
Fall of Przemysl.
since have remained steady in the The remainder of the evening somewhere about a thousand of these much-dresde and much- Bishop of Carlisle has been mak Tjipanas without the permission. Przemysl would be only a matter scarcity of tonnage has compelled tempt owners away from beiter
On the 17th, a Petrograd com- West but have bardened consider was spent in music and song. becareed American Irishmen are harmless sentimentalists, with more ing acme remarks thereon, on the of the master or the officer in of a few days. The news now charterers to concede forther rises. merkets hart than purse; men who will deny themselves almost the necessi-platform. "He did not like a charge of the ship on the 22nd comes to hand that the garrison The outlook generally does Time Charter. This market ties of life rather than fail to subscribe their dollar towards meeting Nut," and he did not see that inst. Defendants were fined $15 there has surrendered. And so not lock any better from the mer- continues firm, but the majority the "needs of their countrymen" in the far away little island whose such people had any right to each. glories are only known to them from the tales which they heard at exist. Some "Nuts," however, the knees of mother or grandmother. That, usually, is the extent had come out as heroes in the of their basenees. How, efter England's and America's experience war." Exactly; but by that time of both sides, the Irishmen came to be regarded sa ruffians and the they had deserted the "Nat." Orangemen as lambs, is more than we have ever been able to die- brigade and all its sinful ways. advise us that the Langkat ontpat Masere, Wright and Hornby cover. The fact, however, remains that, in the eyes of the respect This war has, with a low cxcepto data for the current month is able world, the Orangemen can steal a horse and it will be accounted tone, exterminated the noble as follows: unto him for righteousness, while the man of genuine Irish blood army of young cubs who were will be subjected to suspicion, ostracism and general malediction recognisable by their goudy for taking an enquiring, albeit perfectly innocent, glance oyez a hedge. socke, their cheap attempts at That our readers may be convinced that we do not speak from mere gentility," their sneaking han- bias, we commend to their attention the paragraph which we have kering after such profligacy as quoted above.
The allegation is too monstrously ridiculous to be taken purses, and their religious con
mightile within the limits of their soriously, if it were not that the Empire's enemies are all agog to lay tempt for everything and evers- "hold on the most elender protence or the most palpable misrepresenta- tion and to turn it, if possible, to their own advantage. But what body that was not of will such sober-minded Americane as are not in the habit of some of them wandering about natty.Wo still see listening to scares think of the statement? It would not surprite Hongkong, but even this remnant us if they told our contemporary roundly to learn to distinguish is showing signs of donning the between an Irishman and allerman Jew, That there may be people Volantcor uniform and doing busily engaged in seeking to arouse Americans against Britain we something useful. It begins to are fully prepared to believe, but there people are not, and look as though, in the long run, nover were, British subjects, and probably know a vast deal more the trades that will have been hit about the geography of Frankfort or Hamburg than of England, the hardest by the war are the Ireland or the Pacifio. Even if there were a reasonable amount of manufacturers of scoks of dazzl Justice in the charge, even if Irishmen wero busied as they are ng hueand ofall other paraphern- represented as being, Britishers would reat none the less easily, for alia that goes-nay, that went where Germans and hyphenated Americans have failed dismally to make up a nuttish exterior. with the United States, others are hardly likely to succeed.
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the excreted has happened. Re- chants point of view, as, although of owners are still disinclined to crat telegrams bave made it clear the enemies threat of a blockade fix their tonnage on this basis. that the beleaguered fort was in a is not taken seriously by British Very few fixtures have been
loss of 3,000 men was no doubt for still higher rates. The north have had to pay high prices for terrible plight, and the determin- owners, insurance rates are in-reported, but as the marketa ed Boilie which resulted in the creasing, and is another excuse generally continue firm, charterere the last straw to break the camel's era countries will have to pay the few steamers they have secur- back. The capitulation of the enhanced rates to induce peutral ed. The only business effected garrison is an event of great im- owners to read their beate scross in the for trades in s.8. Riverdale, portance, and we may now look the North Sea, although, at the delivery Fremantle in March for to see Russia doing big things, moment markets will not allow about 8 months, Australian trad- since a big force of invaders is of a further increase, ing, at 10/- on d.w. redelivery released for service eleewhere. "The Plate, after a pause, ow- UK. The other charters are for ing to heavy storms, in again Transatlantic trading, and with fitmer, and America is strong for delivery United States for one Enemy Firms. The Punjab Gazette notifies that grain with more enquiry for trip redelivery West Italy, char R. Wilfred and Company, coach cotton. High time charter rates terers have had to pay 20% on builders, of Lahore, and the Cafe continue to be offered for 9-12 d.w., whilst two steamera have Ahrens, a firm of confectioners at months, and the general impress been fixed with delivery in the Simla, being hostile firms within ion is that rates will remain high Mediterranean for one States roued the meaning of paragraph 2 of for some time. as 141, For about 9 months ger the Hostile Foreignere (Trading) Far East This market is un. eral trading, a handy steamer has Order, have been refased a licenco
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ple to compete with the rice secured 13/0, otherwise there is to carry on or engage in trade or markete, but if the projected nothing farther to report. For 6.9 business in British India, and export of Russian wheat vin months Transatlantie trading that after this date no person in Vladivostock becomes a fact we charterers are still enquiring for British India sball carry
eball probably seo 80/- and over large boats, and are offering 611/ engage in any trade or business paid from there; meantime, beans unsuccessfully and as there is a
cannot pay more than 55/- to good enquiry these rates are likel UK which is much too low to to odatinte.
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