DEATH OF
MR. HORACE BAIN.
Well-known Realdont Passes
Away This Morning.
It is with the utmoat regret that we chronicle the death of
Messes. Snowman and Com-
ment,
pany's Circular.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1917.
HONGKONG TRADE.
Chamber of Commerce Report.
The Fortnightly Price Current and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce under date of December 28, contains the following
AIR RAID INCIDENTS.
Two Families Almost Wiped Out,
The
THE KING
Some Impressions.
LONDON'S ZEPPELIN
FIRES.
The report of the Linton Writing in the Daily Chronisis, County Council shows, DMODÈ & Correspondent says:**
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OPENED LETTERS.
| The Moma Secretary's Statement.
other figures, the number of fires On the motion for the adjourn I think one's first impression of started in London by Germen ment of the House of Commons the King, and also one's last, is Zeppelins in the air raids of 1916. on October 29, Mr. Ponsonby
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GERMANY'S TRADE OUTLOOK,
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- London Area, October 21:-* Three houses were destroyed, and Cotton plece goods and fancy two families were almost com that he is genuine all through. According to this report, the complained that certain officials exaltation in Germasny over the Mr. Hotace Murray Bain, director cotton goods. The interval has pletely wiped out, in one London There is not an atom of pose about London Fire Brigade rasponded of the Government were engaged victoties on the Taonso and Riga and part proprietor of the besa quies. There is a fair area during the raid late on him. One could not imagine to 129 fire calls resulting from in opening private lettera posted fronta and the demande for re China Mail, Lid, which occurred general enquiry at improved rates Friday night. An aerial torpedo bim either wanting to strike an the enemy air raids, of which in this country. If the public vision of the peace programme in at the Peak Hospital this forenoon. but these are not yet good enough fell on the hoarse, and a doctor attitude or succeeding in doing it. 128 were fires. Two fires of were aware that the post had lost sccordance with the new war map, The deceased was admitted to tempt importa Cotton who called in to attend to the The instines for each exhibitions serious proportions were included its sacred character they would be German business classes are to the institution named just a touched the record price of 23.68d sufferers said the buildings locked has been mercifully omitted from in the number started by Zeppelin some extremely indiguent, Letters beginning to obey the injunction fortnight ago, anffering from bat bas since declined to 22.738. as though a huge steam roller had his make-up. The restless, mer bombs. A total of thirty-six had been opened, photographed, to consider the commercial map syphoid fever. He made fairly
Cotton Yarn. A small businese passed over them. Fourteen curial, vapouring, egotistical tem- persone were killed in these fires and then closed again in order to as well, says a message from aatisfactory progress until two but rates improved to the extent deaths were caused by this perament of the Kaiser stands, I and twenty-six persons were prevent the persons to whom they Copenhagen dated November 6. days ago, when his condition be of 85 to $8, owing to low stocks torpedo, and many other persons should judge, as the precise rescued by the Brigade from firee were addressed knowing that they An increasing amount of attention game critical, and be passed away and firm cotton. Quotations are ware maricealy injured. The opposits of what King George caused by the airships. The fire had been tampered with. It was is devoted by the newspapers to just after 11 o'clock this morning. No. 10 st $145/183. No. 12 st majority of those killed were either is or could be, or would loss due to this osase is not known that officials were told cf the growing
The deceased, who was the $168/183. No. 16 at 8188/196. shildren.
difficulties of ever wish to be,
to tap the telephones and to re-establishing German foreign eldest son of the late Mr. George No. 20 at $190/225. Arrivals Marray Bain sad the late Mrs.500 balea. Sales 3,000 hales. The first nine deaths occurred
Ho is naturainees itself. That The report also gives a summary eavesdrop. It was deplorable to trade after the war. "Articles in Murray Bain, was born in Hong Shipments nil.
bcuse ot Mis is one reason why nobody who of the fires and fits losses in discover that great effica oferious newspapers, even of Pan- Unsold took in the kong and educated at Mill Bill 5,500 bales.
Bargains 16,000 Kingston. Most of the young bas epent even a few minutes in London during 1916. The total rate, like the Bucs Office, the German views, are found almost School, London. He was for a bales.
ohildren were in bed at the time, him. He has the attraction that Of these, 3,104 were fires. The wers being used for an elaborate out that diplomatic breake with his company fails to be drawn to number of fire calls was 5,373 War Offee, and the Post Office, every day in which it ia pointed brief period in the offices of Messrs.
Raw Cotton. Quotations are
bat Mrs. Kingston had gone into Butterfield and Swire, but later unchanged at $50/60 for China the street, thinking that the all men must have who are simply number of firea large enough to spy system which could only Chins and Central and South
with compsred danger was over, in order to and sincerely themselves. Toe be classed as "estions 39 he joined the China Mail, where and $50/54 for Indian Staple.
the American repablios, instead of he had remained ever sinoa. He
practiced ander the being a source of amusement on ascertain whether the "All clear" workers in the munition factories fifty-four. There were 158 deaths system Woollens.--Market still ex was extremely well-known locally iremely quiet. Reviewing the notice had been given.
are quick to recognise this quality caused by fires, and 48 porsone Government of the late Tear. It noceant of the military unimport in bim. They find themselves were rescued by the Brigade. All was part and parcel of this ence of these astions, mean the and was a general favourite by year, business has been on a mach She was crossing the road to speaking and spoken to by a man of these figures include those nefarious practice. which was loss of Germany's hard-won cam- reason of his happy and genial reduced scale. Prices are for the speak to a neighbour when the who quite obviously means what given for the fires started by degrading the system of govern-mercial position in these markets disposition. He was a member of most part out of reach of the torpedo exploded, throwing her he says, whose manner has the bombe dropped in air raids. meat, many Olube and took a very natives pocket, and many styles violently to the ground. The cnmistakable stamp of an honest, London's total satimated fire loas
and increase the difficulties of the keen interest in pony-racing, and qualities are unobtainable, same explosion, completely de hamon kindliness, who aake for 1916 was £906,821,
Sir G. Cave stated that he did ap-hill fight to rebuild the foreign not feel at being owner of a small stable. With the exception of a small stroyed her house and her children questions because he wants them
liberty for public trade after the war.. His many friends in Hongkong spurt in July when a strong left in it. She was taken to the saswered, and who never has to
reasons to give the House details “ of the letters which had been difficulties will be virtually in-
·Business men protest that these and elsewhere will hear of his demand for Army cloth and hospital, and this morning was pamp up an interest he does not
opened, because the very fact of suparable if the Government par death, a comparatively similar goods manifested itself, reported to be progressing sati feel.
publishing them would nullify sists in its plan of establishing youthful #g", with
the there has been very little doing factorily.
I have only once been honoured
the purpose in view. He must control of imports and shipping. deepest regret and will join in
Canton silk,-Mesara, Herbert Mre, Kingston was left a widow with an audience of bis Majesty, with King George to sacrifice bis express his surprise that Mr. after the return of pesos and of sympathy with
bis relatives. Dent and Co., in their report some four years ago ander very Bat it lasted nearly an hour and own inclinations his position. Ponsonby should have suggested restricting private initiative. "One of his brothers (Douglas) is dated December 1, state-Stook: distressing circumstances. Hera half, we talked freely on many
No one could be with him for ten that because, as Home Secretary, Some of them go farther and de at present in Hongkong and the 5,000 balee, Market-Silk husband was in the employ of the things frank himself, the King minutes without feeling that here he had to preserve secrecy as to mand indemnification by the state other (Norman) is in the Colonial Our market has remained in much Main Drainage Committee of the encourages frankness in others is a man who will gladly we details, he might tell the House of men engaged in foreign trade Bervice in the F.M.S., while bit the same state as when our last L.C.O., and he was down a sewer and I look back upon it as one of himself to the bone doing what what was not not true, or dear for war losses, and state financial sister (Mrs. Edwarde) is a circular was isaned. Exchange when a sudden flash of water the surprises of my life. A ear he thinks right.
what was true. What an extra saistance in Ningpo.
has continued steady. There has carried him away. His body was prise, because as the King in an
His early training never gave ordinary state of mind that die offensive against foreign marketa. the poet bellum. been steady baring to a limited afterwarde discovered at the main assy dounge suit sat back in his bim much experience in facing closed 1 Unless the hon. member extent for France and a very onifall. Now she has lost all her obair and held forth in an audiences and holding the centre was one, he did not think there was ping might be barred or restrict
The thought that German ship- THE FREIGHT MARKET. limited demand for America children at one blaw. So com-animated strain, with vivid move of the stage on ceremonial oces a single man in the House who ed in the parts of Germany's
Owing to dealers anxiety to sell a plete was the destruction of her ments and gestures and
sions; and only sheer diligence would accept office on those con present enemies, which has long farther decline in prices has been house that it took nearly nine ccossional hearty barst of and will power have accustomed ditions, or would stoop to deny been scoffed at by shipping and recorded, especially for scarce hours' continuous digging to get laughter, or turned upon me a bim to those ordeals and over-in the House or elsewhere that sizes, to the extem of $20 to 240 all the bodies out,
Lewis-gon of questions as to the come hia uiffidence enough to which was true for any reason me per pical. Waste. In spite of the The house in which people nam state of feeling in a belligerent find pleasure in them. He has whatever. The question whether world Mesare, Snowman and Co., in lower prices of silk, is very strong, ed Millgate lived was also nom country from which I had just now made himself almost as good the Home Secretary of the day Discussions of peses conditione, their frieght circular dated country dealers having apparently pletely destroyed, but here the loss returned, or expounded very a speaker in public as he is in had the right to direct that even in the most violent one? December 22, state 4-
taken advantage of the large of life was not so great. A little boy, earnestly his views of the kingly private; and the art of saying private letters coming through German war organe, emphasize inst., since, when our market of making the dealers on this 90n of the Millgates, between four office I realised how little I had the right thing, at the bedside of line Post Offies should be opened the necessity of again procuring
We reported last on the 8th contract reported and shown signs
and hve years of age, was buried known him and how many were a wounded, soldier, for instance, was a very old one. The right for Germas shipping the most has shown little or no improve market paying beavily. Buyers ander the debris which had fallen, the gaps in my pre-conceptions or in handing a widow the wae asserted when the Post Office favoured nation areatment
The demand, however, are reported to be able to pay but he had a miraculous escape of his personality.
decoration won by her husband, was firas established. It had been foreign harbors, which was for vessels on timecharter is still about $135 to $138 per picul.
Time and again the King re- or in going the rounds of a mani-aaserted over and over again formerly enjoyed, as a vital con from death, only anetaining a few Flour market report. Stock:
minded me of Colonel Roosevelt. tione factory, he has acquired, since. We were in very serious dition of the settlement after the strong and rales are firm. In
scratches and bruises. our last report we advised the About 240,000. Quotations:- closing of, the Jaigos/Hongkong | Japanese 2ad Patent; $2.95 per rescuers were able to speak to him, Both are meo of an eager, im- not by study, not by a conecious times at present, and if the war. Considerable attention is effort of tact, bat by trusting his Government did not use every devoted to the reform of British bat it was a long time before they petuous nature. Both hold strong could release him from his peril. opinions and unfold and maintain own bonest sympathiss, instincts means possible for defeating Consular service, and the demand ons position. Hot beef-tes was them with zest and emphasis. and emotions and going straight attempts to give information to is voiced that medures be taken passed down to him, and the Both have a heslibily developed shead.
the enemy they would be neg-without delay to bring the Gar- little fellow soted with the utmost instinct for speaking out. Both The King is proud of his king-lecting the interests of the
man Congalar and trade intellig bravery. When asked where he come at you directly, plunge inte ship, proud of his country and country. (Cheers.) Lettera cerence services up to date, and that was be replied; "On my back." subjecte without any formal pre- the Empire, proud of his stoor. tainly had been opened under all preperations be made during A Mrs. Grant was in one of the liminaries, and discuss them with But there is no swagger in his his orders. They had been opened the war so that the German wades destroyed houses with her baby. down right expanaireness that pride. It acts upon him simply for the purpose of reading the may have a favorable start in the When her body was discovered it is much more spt to arr on the as a call to spend all be has of correspondence of persons who race to secure raw materials the seemed as if she had thrown her side of indiscretion than of over-energy sad devotion in the ser- were suspected of sending in instant peses is concluded. On "Heather Day" many self across the child, for it was caution. The King has not the vice of his peoples. The ruler of formation to the enemy. It had The situation is realised with roana sifted rice, stands at $3.20 venturesome folk enjoyed the ohart, while its mother had been Colonel's
engaging many- the State, he is also its first and been used to find out persons who especial keenness in Hamburg, per pioul fo.b. Saigon for Novem delights of the Joy Wheel, sad killed. The old lady who has sidedness; the Colonel has not the its hardest working servant. The had been trading with the enemy, where in repeated articles by ber/December shipment.
theas may again be teated at the not yet been indentified is King's selfless modesty. Bas both office he holds is little or nothing and in other ways interfering business experts the Government Saigon/Pailippines: Wher"Our Day "Fair on the Kowloon said to be an old-aga pen-are men of quick emotions and to him except as an instrument with this country in its proseca has been warned that the plans to business has been done in shia Oricket Club ground on Newsioner, She had her husband decided views, whose boat is for promoting British strength tion of the war, but he had always promote the recovery of German direction has been confined to Year's Day. But the Joy Wheel is living with her, but it is pot towards action, and who get from and British happiness. The King made it a rule not to eiga a exchange and keep down prices locally owned Lonnage, and only one of the many attractions know what has become of him, every boar ite fall sixty minutes is in touch with every aspect of order anthorising such course by establishing an official par- fixtures have been made at Pesos to attract the elusive dollar to His body has not been found in of life."
the war; he follows ita fortunes unless there was good resson for 1,60 for Manila and Pesos 1,80 wards the War Charities Fond and the house, so it is hoped that he
cuazing monopoly would merely The contraste between them are with the passion of a man whose doing so. (Hear, hear.).
result in rival nations securing for Cebu.
a few others may be mentioned. was not there at the time when no doubt even greater than the whole soul is engrossed by it; he Mr. King (B., Somerset, N. the scanty world supply of food- Baigon/Java Nothing to A bank has been set up for the the explosions occurred,
resemblances, Colonel Roosevelt's knows more about it, I should say, saked was it on sworn information stuffs and raw materiais. report.
Convenience of visitors, where The torpedo made a tremendous relish in publicity and his desire than any of his officers or any of that the warrants were signed? There is a well-authenticated Bangkok/Hongkong:-We ad- books of tickets may be obtained hole in the place where it fell to be always at the centre of the hia Cabinet Ministars; and he Sir G. Cave replied in the story of a conference between vised in our last report the and money changed. The The destruction wrought was, of stage are characteristica atterly keeps himself intimately informed negative; it was on information Emperor William, Field-Marshal closing of this rate at 31.15/81.- Sbooting the Chute, Aerial Flight coures, not confined to the thres foreign to King George's tem on all the large problems, parti supplied by competent officers on Hindenburg, Generál von 05 for inside/outside the bar and Swing Boata are too well houses already mentioned. Many persment. The King has travel-cularly problems of Labour, that He had been saked if this practice Ludendorf, and Albers Ballin, loading respectively, but shortly known to need any description, of the surrounding dwellinge led widely; he has seen, perhaps, are being bora of it.
had resulted in the discovery of head of the Hamburg-American afterwards, although the market as they were to the fore in money were knooked about a good deal, more of the Empire over which he There is masy & Labour leader any plote. Certainly it had, and Line, last summer, in which the Was not strong, the fixture of a making on "Heather Day." In and yesterday their inmates were rales than any of his subjecte; yet who will bear me out in saying time after time the opening of Hamburg shipping magnate, small sized onleider was reported the Kowloon Magical Palace we engaged in moving that portion his own preferences, I should that you will bear more sound letters had resulted in perscas after listening to the glowing at $1.00 per pical for inside the are promised several mysteries of their household goods which eay, are for a quiet time by his sense expressed_on
industrial being brought to justice, or at all account of the military situation bar loading. However, we do not indeed, it is claimed to be the had escaped injury.
own fireside sad the companion, questions in the King'e study at events in their activities being given by the military leaders, think this rate will hold, and Home of Mystery. There will Mra, Alexander, whose husband chip of a few close friends. No-Buckingham Palace, and put a stop to. (Hear, hesr.) He told the Emperor that every extrs anticipate & decided weakening. be a show in the afternoon and a is with the Army, and who lives thing is denzer to him outside his greater and more understanding denied that agents provocateurs mouth of the war meant an ad
Coal:-The demand has shown special performance in the even in a house next to the three family life than the regard and spirit displayed in discussing had been employed by the Home ditional year in getting out of no improvement since we lasting. There are several rafles for destroyed, said: "There were the affections of the British them, than in most gatherings of Office. reported, and the Japan/Hong-various things, including a Street nine of us in the house at the people. Yet one cannot imagine employera
or Trade Union Mr. H., Samuel (B., Cleveland) war. He declared he did not the slough of the ruin after the kong rate is, nominally, Yea 15.00 Piano Organ, and suy people time. Four were upstairs in bed, him angling for popularity or Congresses,
hoped that the course adopted by per ton. No local business is re-(without gramaphones or and the others, myself among advertising himself in any way. Those who are in daily contact the Home Secretary was absolute-pect to live to see Germany ont
of her difficulties. ported with the exception of a pianos BTO recommended to them, were in the kitchen. We The most English of our with King George feet for him ly essential for the discovery and amail outsider Kebao/Hongkong take
were hoping that all danger was covereigne is English in nothing an affection that is the finest defeat of dangerous plots and at $9.25 per ton!
Bally and Oooount Shies over when the crash came. I was so much as in his refusal to blow tribute to his personality and conspiracies. should prove Bitraotive, and blown right over the kitchen table his own krémpet.
character. He is immaculately Mr. J. Eamesy MacDonald character, passing between fathers Admiral Von Tirpits with his into the cellar at the back. All Perhaps we Astter ourselves in straight; he is loyalty and con- (Lab, Leicester) said he had and sons, were opened and read, submarine D 18 will be in attend the lights were extinguished, and calling his sense of duty English sidersioness itself to all around brought the case of Alec Gordon and probably giggled orez, by Ohinese boy has been ance at the latter show. The we were in total darkness for slao. At any rate, it governs the him; he is an antiring worker to the notions of the Home some of the staff employed at Doveyed to the Government Civil Kiosk is a little round house some time.
King's whole life and conduct, and responsive to every call that Secretary, but he had only re. these places, “When the English None of of us was hurt, but I'am speaking," & friend of his is made upon him; to know Him caived a latter of acknowledg. Post Office leat itself in this bares Hospital enffering from injuries where great bargains may be received owing to falling down
we were almost suffocated from once said to me, "quite sincerely as he is, so sincere and human ment, the fames which came from the and without the least exaggers-and kindly, so earnest - in his Bir G. Cave said Gordon had the hold of a ship in Harbour,
good feature and should draw ell Midwives Board,
explosion. Indeed, I can feel ite tion when I say there is nothing, single-minded devotion to duty, not been employed by the Home His Excellency the Governor interested in shooting, especially effects yet. When we did get a absolutely nothing, that the King so dependable in all the relations Offee. has been pleased to re-appoint those of the armed forces of the light, we went upstairs and found will not throw overboard at the of life, is to see in him those sterl Mr. MacDonald urged that the ed, read, and smiled over, and Dr. Gregory Paul Jordan, Dr. Colony who have yet to pasa their that father and the children were call of duty." He does so sa sing qualities which we can only right hon. gentleman should be George Montagu Harston, and tests in firing. There are many rambling out from under the matter of fact every day of his cease to prize and cherish when very careful about exercising Dr. George Harold Thomas to be other attractions which should wreck of the rooms. They had life. It is a habit be may have we have cessed to be British, and this power of opening letters Members of the Midwives. Board combine to give every visitor the a marvellous escape, being almost owed in part to his pockpit ddace when the virtue which has made What happened with these for a term of three years, with mcat enjoyment for his money to baried beneath rabbish. But tion. But I suspect also that it and kept on grast has gone out letters? Facily affairs of the honour and dignity of our coun Dilect from the let January, 1918, be had anywhere.
none of them was injured,” bas always been second natare, of un,
mo private and the most sacred in the present whe
Este as 85 cente. The rate re-tack; Japanese 3rd Patens, $2,80 mained at this figure for some per esck; Japanese Straight, days, when offers were made as $3.00 per sack; Shanghai Flour, 80.92 sad later $1.05, but with $3.06 per sack; Australian Flour,
$3.30. no business reported..
Exports of kice: From Saigon Sugar.-Market quiet. from 1st January to 26th Novem ber, 1917, amounted to 923,297 tons, as compared with 910,791 tons for the same period last year. The quotation for No. 2 White
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OUR DAY KOWLOON.
A Few of the Attractions.
ohance. The Aunt
obtained at the Ladies' Bazaar,
The Rifle Range will be another
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faced way to espionage, when they
could not write a private letter to
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sir own son or daughter with feeling that it might be open probably passed found, it threw very uncomfortable reflection as the minds of many of them wanted to maintain the
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