BRITAIN'S FOREIGN TRADE,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, `1916,
Mach is said to-day of the need of capturing a large portion of the trade which prior to the present hostilities want to enemy countries. There is certainly an ample field for enterprising British manufacturers. For the fact is that although our exports are normally of important dimensions, carefully calated figures show that Birtain's exports to the principal importing foreign markats show a substantial fall,
Mr. Holt Schooling bas compiled the following very interesting figures. The method of examination is sa follows.
The period cover 20 years 1880 to 1908 and the yearly average has been as certained for each consecutive decade thus :-*
1880-18891 1881-199
Blo., ato. 1889-1908
During 1880-1908 the United States was the biggest foreign customer of the United Kingdom. The above test is applied to oar trade with the U.S.A. as per the following Table.
General Imporia into the United States from all countries and from the United Kingdom 1880-1908. Yearly averages during each decade....
Imports from Imports from
all
Test, Percentage Proportion of.
B. to A.
|
* Not Recorded for the year 1880. † These are general Imporis, as the special imports are not distinguished as to the Country of Origin,
**Not recorded as to Country of Origin before 1891
1884.
37
1885.
U
D
$
ין
"
In the foregoing Tables the term Special Imports mean im- porta for consumption in each foreign country and do not include importa that are subsequently exported by each foreign country, These latter imports plus "special imports" are called "general imports."
TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT WORK.
Opium.:-Nothing to report.
|OUR VICTORY IN FRANCE.
British and French Advances.
Strength of the Forces,
The Bombardment.
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
LEADING EVENTS IN THE
GREAT WAR
Extracts from the wɑr news con tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of November 6,
1014.
German Cruiser Suak. The German cruiser Yorok
been saved,
The British Attack
It fell to the lot of Field-Mar-| shal Sir John French to make an important attack at the close of. this bombardment, and right nobly havə his troops responded to
call. kis Two attacks were made, one in the neighbourhood of Hooge, on the high road from Ypres to Menin, and the other on both sides of the La Baasoo Canal. Both By the Times Military Corres- sectors are well known to both struck a chain of mine blooking combatants and have been the the entranos to Jahde Bay, on the pondent. When similar investigations are made as regards the markets
At a moment when the German scenes of constant fighting. The north coast of Germany. The of British Colonies we find the same result,pamely, that the Main Head quartere have deeply northern attack capture Belle cruiser Bank. So far 382 men, 1882-1891 Giving twenty consecutive yearly averageß. United Kingdom is steadily losing position as a seller in British committed their Armies in the waarde Farm and ridge to the more than half of the crow, have
Colonial markets, and that the trade rivals of the United Kingdom East to the invasion of Russia, north of the Manic road and oe.
and find themselves fighting on a papied 800 yards of the Germen French Re-Capture Lost Ground, Between Lys and Arras there are steadily gaining the position which we are losing.
700-mile froat at the opening of trenches to the south of the road.
tas been a cannonading action in the bad season without having The farm was subsequently re detail. We have advangad be MESSRS. SETNA'S REPORT obieved the decision which they taken by the enemy, but the
have scaght, their attention is capture of the 603 garde of een Arras and the Oise sast once more diverted to the West. trenches was confirmed, and Sir ward of Queeney and as far as the John tells us that the gain bee attack on the centre in the region heights of Parilliers. The enemy's Messrs. S. D. Setns and Co., in Ever since August 18 a persist- been consolidated.
of Vailly wan not continued and The main attack was evidently It is notified in the Gazette that their fortnightly report, Froment and almost continuous bom- soaled tendera in duplicate, which October 21 to November 4, 1915.) bardment of the German lies that which was lagoobed south of we have re-captured part of the has been carried out by the the La Bassee Canal, Here our violent cannonade and vigorous lost ground. The Germans made should be clearly marked "Ten- Stute:-
Frenob, and, to a loan extent, by troops carried five miles of Gar-
attooks on the heights of Chemin- the British and Belgian artillery. man trenches, and probably so des-Dames and around heims, Cotton.-Market raled quiet, The favours of the Allied gunnere eral lines of them, penetrating in but they were repulasd. There until Noon of Friday, November and no sales were reported during have been quite impartially dia. some places to a distance of 4,000 is nothing of importance tran. the past fortnight ander review. tributed. There has been nothing yards. The places names in Sir Unsold stock is estimated at about in the action taken to direct atten- Jobo's dispatch-namely, the spiring from Rheims to the Mense,
Lorraine. 1,000 bales. Closing quotations tion to one sector rather than to villages of Loos and Hallacha the Woevre region or in another. The Vosges, the Mearthe show how far forward the attack are 828 to 31 (per picul).
Fort Its Blown to Pieces. A vigorous assault has begun Indian Yara.:-Discouraging and Moselle, Lorraine and the west and account for the capture B feat rate in
on Fort Iltis, one of the strongest adviess from the interior and Woevre, the Argonne, Oham- of guns,
quit the Arras sector, Ypres and the writer can recall, no single attack for Watering the Streets," will Chinese. be received at the Coloni Sec. their previous holdings at a Yaer, and the Belgian coast where on one day in the West has retary's Office until Noon of Taes small sacrifice, and though the car Navy has joined in, have all captured German trenches on eo day, the 23rd November, 1915, market in India is firm, importere been subjected to a heavy, de- broad a front, or has penetrated for the supply of labour for here are free sellers, sud prices liberate, and effective fire from so deeply into the German posi. Watering the Streets in the City show a decline of $1 to 3 per guna of all calibres. The fire has tions. The success is most atrik- of Violaris for one year ending bale. Sales during the past fort not been directed against the ing, and it is particularly import- 28th February, 1917. In dry weath night are computed at about German infantry trenobes alone, ant in reference to L3 B300 it er one Chinese foreman and not 2,300 balos, comprising of about bat has challenged also the Gar-self, and to the French advance The Special Imports of the United States are not distinguish-more than twenty coolies will be 1,000 bales of No: 108.-650 man guas, has ravaged the bill:ts against the Viny heights.
required every day and they will bales of No, 128,-and 50 bales of of German troops behind their attack north of the canal appears ed as to the country of origin. 4.8 dollars to the £.
lines, and has struck trains and to have been delivered to sase the Comment on these figures is hardly necessary, they reveal the be required to work eight houra No. 20s.
stations at a considerable dis-main attack and to draw towards! fact that while the Imports into the U. S. A. havs increased over a day. Tenderers must prodace
it the German reserves. It effect- Untold stock is estimated at tance from the front. 50 per cent. during the period under review our exporta to the U.S.A. receipt that they have deposited
Flocks of Allied aeroplanes and ed these purposes, and the troops have shown a consistent declins from 25.8 to 17.2 per cent.
in the Colonial Treasury the sum about 32,000 bales. Sold bat
beaeaplanes, occasionally number here engaged, after fighting with The following Table which is supplemented by a disgram of $100 as a pledge of the bona uncleared stock is said, to
Market closeeing as many as 60, and now and varying fortune throughout the shown the position sa regards the ten biggest foreign markets and fides of their fender, which sum 20,000 bales.
ball be forfeited to the Crown, steady.
then a night-flying dirigible, day, returned to their own lines at Our troops on November 1 were the facts are arranged in order of importance.
if any tenderer fails or refuses to
attacked all along the line, but have effected dimege far in rear nightfall. Japanese Yarn:-Sales are re-
Stuttgart Evidently, this is only a be- repulsed the enemy everywhere carry out bis tender, should the ported of about 245 bales at 120 of the German front.
The Germans are with most beavy loss. Our touder be accepted.
Karlsruhe, the Oillengen factory, giening, For fall to 132 per bale.
Houlhulet forest, Articles: Market
Molheim, pretty sure to try to recapture the artillery continues to do pro- particulara apply at the Office of the Secretary to the Sanitary raled Steady. Prices show a little Treves, Freiburg, Beasdorff, lost ground when their reserves digious slaughter. The mainton- From the points of anco of an anbroken lino has or no obange. In importe sales Offenburg, Conftans, Voaziera, come ap. Sealed tenders in duplicate, are reported of Halibore at $20 even Metze itself, have been sac. vantage which our troops have greatly discouraged the Germans.
Turks Retroat Before Russians. which should be clearly marked (per piool), Kismis at $241 (per cessfully bombed, and almost 60 gallantly gained we shall be
Tender for the Fish-refuse Can-pical), B'Dellium at $14 per in certain sectora has had its further, and we must now expect Turkish frontier and have re. Oar troops have grossed the every important railway station in a position to carry the attacke tract", will be received at the pical.)
dose of protactiles. Colonial Secretary's Office until
The the situation to develop rapidly. pulsad the Turkish advan00 Rhinocerous Horns at $900 (per losses caused by all this activity The attack has been admirably guards. The Turks are retreat- Noon of Tuesday, the 23rd Nov-pical), Rosa Oil at 885 (per have probably been large. The planned and executed, and this ing, abandoning their dead. ember, 1915, for the daily collec-pical), Quicksilver at $470 (per
A list of work may be obtained at the Government Marine Sur veyor's Office.
Deasde.
Countries.
United Kingdom.
A.
8:
Million Dollars, Million Dollaro,
Por Cent,
1880-1889
880
174
25 6
1881- 90
892
172
24.9
der for Kepairs to Steam-Launch "Victoria", will be received at
1882- 91
712
174
24.4
the Colonial Secretary's Office
1883
92
722
170
23.5
1884- 93
737
170
23.0
12, 1915.
1886 94
738
184
22.3
8- 05
751
166
22.1
7- 96
766
168
21.9
8- 07
773
168
21.7
9- 98
762
161
21.1
1890-99
767
155
20.5
91-1900
763
152
200
9%-
1
761
147
19.4
93-
2
769
148
19.3
94-
3
785
140
19.6
95-
818
165
18 9
96-
5
857
167
18 3
97-
902
161
17.8
08-- 7
968
09- 8
1028
168 178
17.4 17.2
105
14.8
| 13.2
13.5
25,6
118
25.2
105
13.2
8.4
18.5
23.8
三
21.6
5.3
Switzerland
Table bowing for each of the Ten Principal Importing Count. tries, how much per $100 of their special imports from all Countries came from the United Kingdom, 1880-1908, yearly averages decide
such decade.
Drosde.
fermany.
Belgium.
1880-1880
8
13.5 25.8 25.2 13.2
DO 14.8 13.6 24.9 24.8 12.9 82 91 14.8. 13.4 24.4 24,1 12,5 83 02/14.9 13.1 236 23.4 124 84 93 14.8 12.0 23.0 23.0 12.4 85 94 14,6 12.7 22.3 21.7 12,2 88 95 14.3 12.7 22.1 20.9 12.1 87- 08 14.1.128 21.0 20.0 12.0 88- 97 13.8 12.9 21.7 19.4 11.0 89 08 13.4 12.7 21.1 18 2 11.8 00- 99 12.9 12.8 20.5 17.3 11.7 91-1900 12.7 12,8 20.0 10.0 11.7
1 12.4 13.0 10 4 15.7 11.8
||| Austria-
Boogary
Kasais.
28|||||Switzerland
T
8pain.
Bealed tendera in duplicate, which should be clearly marked
Tender for the supply of labour consuming districts caused the pagua, the Aisne, the Sommuo, trench warfare. So far as the forlifestions at Tsingtan and a
Board.
Board.
Sandry
dealere to]
$411⁄2 to Ui (per case), Vermillion
The
way for the infantry is being pre- pared by a most terrifio bombard- ent, which bas almost reduced
the fort to atome.
Furthor Japanese Success at Tsingtau. The Japanese have captured eight hundred prisoners belo Tsingtau and destroyed twenty-six
gune.
Brilliant Charge of the Londoa Scottish. Field Marshal Sir John French has sent a telegram of congratul- ation to the London Scottish on their brilliant charge at Messines.
Germans Discouraged.
throughout the
The French Attack.
We most admit the respects. possibility of a frash transfer of German troops from East to West,
tion and removal of fish-refusa pical), Sandal-wood at $40 to 50 enemy has never known from day noble victory of the Army in from the Government Markate at (per picul), and Cloves, at $48 to day when he might be attack-France will cause the deepest Sai Ying Pun, Western, Central (per pioul). In Exports purchasesed, and has consequently been satisfaction and Wanchal Districts, So Kon are reported in Cassia at $13 to compelled to hold ready near his country, Po, Yaumati and Tsim She Teui 13 (per picul), Galangal at $71 ironi, and unnslis within the fire
zone, large bodies of infantry. Our splendid French Allies but with 700 miles for the Austro- for the period of one year, from (per pioul), China-roots at $8 to The strain apon him has baan were 69 pressing as our men and Germans to hold in the Esat, and tho let March next. For fall 10 (per pioul), Green Beane at particolars apply at the Office of $57 (per pioul), White Beans at great, and it has also been con- also achieved a striking victory. with the Russian Armies still in a the Scoretary to the Sanitary $512 (per picul), Preserves at baca obliged to abandon his Champagne, and resulted in the chances that the Germans will able tinuoue. At several points he has The chief attack took place in position to fight right well, the Bealed tenders, in duplicate, at $205 to 210 (per case), and works, and although a serious in-capture of 18 miles of German to undertake an offensive in the which should be clearly marked Fire-crackers at $8.1-2, (per case).fantry attack had not been deliver- trenches for a depth of one to four West with success are not rosy. "Tender for Lease of part of Old
od by the Allies up to Saturday kilometres. The French maintain not more than the 11 divisions Supreme Court Building", will
Inst, there had been aninterrupted of their positions on Saturday of the new armisa mentioned by be received at the Colonial Seo-
effect by means of bomb-throw night, and have to their oradit the Led Kitebenar are retary's Ofios until Noon of
ing, mining, and all the other capture of 12,000 Gorman prison. France, then we must also hage Wednesday, November 17, 1915, until Noon of Friday, the 19th warfare, to do the Germans the well and the bill has opened armies with new divisions, as at the Colonial Secretary's Olios new or resurrected arts of tronchers. In Artois they have also dons that our power of rainforcing our for the lease of certain rooms on November, 1915, for the supply futmost injury. The initiative has all along the line with a very apart from the question of msin- the Ground Floor and in the them field, Basement of the Old Supreme Kowicon-Canton Bailway (British Allies throughout. Court Building from Desember 1,
Effect Produced.
Dow in
maniques make entertaining read-is greater than the Garmin power ing, as their authors profess not in the same sense. 1915, to December 3, 1918, subject Botion) from 1st January, 1916
We have a hard not to craok to certain conditions which can to 31st December, 1916,
We must not, of course, im- to have heard of the chief auc-
now that we have passed to the be secertained at the Office of the free delivery at the Railway man defence or mined the moral
The price quoted to include agine that we destroyed the Ger- ceases of the Allise.
The last semi-official notice<ffensive. The ground in front of Director of Public Works.
Bealed anders in duplicate,
Stores at Hunghom.
of the German Army by this which the Press has received of us is honeycombed with trenches. which should be clearly marked less the person tendering produces The enemy's guns are too numer- the West has placed their puu- the ground, so that there is no- No tender will be received an- methodical and persistent fire. the strength of the Germans in The Germans have all the best of "Tonder for the supply of Iron sad Brees Work", will be received receipt to the effect that he has one, too well-concealed, and too bera at 1800,000 men or thera-thing light about our task. Some
until Noon of Monday, November the bona fides of bis offer, which bomb-proof cover is too good, and some nine German divisions have short compared with that which is at the Colonial Secretary's Olice the sum of $100 as a pledge of manently placed out of action. The to dispute this figure. Although are massed on a front which is deposited in the Colonial Treasury scattered, to have been often per-abouts. There is no serious reason people wonder why our troops
22, 1915, for the supply and delivery of Iran and Brass Works shall be forfeited to the the German.trenches too narrow, been drafted to the East during held by the French, but there are required by the Public Works Crown, if such person refuses to for anything but the heavier guns the last few months, the places of good reasons for the difference. Department during the year 1915, carry out his tender, if accopted. and howitzers to have obliterated most of these units have boon The messes of German troops 18.1 Bealed tendera in duplicate,
For such articles as are not cover and baried many of the de- taken by new formations from the which came into Flanders in the 18.3 which should be clearly marked afficiently defined by the brand fenders under their own works, interior, while considerable num-autumn of 1914 are still for the 18.7 "Tender for the supply of Stores," or maker's name, the tenderer It is only the burricane fire which bera of mon have been added to grester part in our front. We must supply samples or specify precedes an attack which can others whose strengths earlier in have no Aians, or Argonne, or 18.8 will be received at the Colonial the brand and quality he is pre-fatten out the parapets, destroy the
year had not bean Meurthe, or Vorges, no natural 18.8 Secretary's Office until Noon of
still line of defence, in short, to the barbed wire, and effect the maintained. There pared to supply. 5.3 18.6 Monday, the 22ad day of Novem.
The successful tenderer will be final preparation for an infantry some 94 German division in the lighten our task. We are on one 5.1 189 ber, 1915, for the supply and
required to sign a formal contract assault. But the bombardment Western theatre, or the equi- side of a field and the Germans 5.0 19.2 delivery of Stores required by (in the usual form of Government has been a continued menace of valent of 47 Army Corps. Most are an the other, and all the 5.0 19.5 Government Departments during Contracts and to give security something worse to come.
It of the German cavalry are in the ridges to the east of us are in Ger 4.9 197 the year 1910.
for the sum of $500 in a bond must have caused B Sealed tenders in duplicate,
certain Est, but there is an inordinately man occupation. The Sobeldt 4.8 23.2 4.8 20.7 which should be clearly marked with two suroties conditional for deterioration in the confidence large proportion of heavy and and the Mease in our front by the 4.7. 20.5" Tonder for the supply of the duo and faithful performance of the enemy in himself and his machine guns in the West. The are
Nevertheless, general- defences. It has been distract-actual strength is somewhere be enemy. 4.7 20.2 Caatings," will be received at the of the terms of such contract.
The Government does not binding by reason of the dispersion tween 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 ahip, not quite à forgotten art in 4.6 20,1 Colonial Secretary's Office until itself to accept the" loweat or any of effort over a wide front. It has mon, and the figure of 1,800,000 |#pite of all, can maas weight at 4.8 100 ber, 1815, for the supply of Oast-tender and reserves the right to drawn fire and caused positions to is a happy mean which is good the decisive points to be attacked, 4.7 19.5 inge for the use of the Kowloon-accept the whole or part of any be identified. It has enabled the enough for most people who are while the high quality of the 4.9 19.6 Canton Railway (British Seotion) tender. Tanderere may therefore artillery in each seator to register not sanguime enough to expect Allied troops of all arma provides
quote for a part or whole of the all ranges for the year 1916.
without attracting precise figures in estimates of generalebip with the moral fures required for victory. It is in the Bealed tenders in duplicate, items required.
special attention to any particular this character.
The troops of the Allies in the spirit of calm confidence in our which should be clearly marked For further information apply point. It has assuredly caused "Tender for the supply of Mis at the Office of the Manager at mask loss of life, and it has been Weat are in splendid health and leaders and our men that we can cellaneous Stores for the Kowloon Kowloon, where forms of tender a salutary assertion of the pre-spirite and are convinced of their regard the future on the Western
fron). Canton Railway," will be received may be obtained.
dominant gas-power of the Allisa. superiority to the enemy in many
21.0
21.5
21.4
23.8 21.3 23 9 21.4
02-
23.9 21.4 23.1 21.5 22.5 21.8 21.7 21.1 2L4 208 9.7 21.2 20.5 95 20.8.19.7
93-
2 12.0 18.0 19.3 14.8 11.4 9.3 20.0 19.1
.04.
3 116 128 19.0 14.0 11.1 9.1 19.2 18.5
95-
4 11.8 127 18.9 13.4 10.9 8.8 18 4 17.9
96.
5 10.9 12.7 188 12.8 10.8 8.5 17.8 17,0
27.
6 107 12.7 17.8 12.5 10.7 8.3 17.1 17,5
98.
7 107 12.9 17.4 12,2 10,7
8.4 18.5 17.5
17.9
5.1
90... 8 10.5 13.2 17.2 11.8 10.5
Trade.
4.6 20.0 Naon of Friday, the 19th Novarn
A Fall. 53
A Fall
A Fall.
A Fall
A-Fall.
A Fall.
A Fall.
A Fall.
▲ Fall.
A Bise.
are
all
fortified
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