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Australian Ban on Fertiliser Why U-Boats May Surrender, The Japanese Coneal General in Sydney reports to the Foreign. Officebat under date of 24th
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Sold Ont, in Ten Minu The American Postal record, which, when I at Shanghai has establi known in the United Stat of the same class much H. K. & S. Baoks b. cause the postmasters of wa the NC: Day News. O
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here sold its entire su 10 no American postop that at Shanghai can minutes,
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons
Yangtszés... North Chinas Unions
$645
$310 t. 115
$780
ex.73 $205
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inalant the Australian Govern likely to fallow the example of recently on his statement concern Sir Arthur Tapp, interviewed ment her prohibited the export some of his land forces daring the ing the extravagant and extensive of organic and superphosphate recent fighting and voluntarily menus in large hotels and rest fertilisers, eroepf ander permit surrander themselves? by the competent Minister. Japan This, says special correspond the law, but what is done is this, aurante, asid "They keep within Chronicľah
ent of the Daily Express, in a Supposing I go to one of these An interesting inquity to resob somewhat startling suggestion carte. First of all I get your letler from Amsterdam, was the hotela and bave a dinner a la New York early last month came pat to me by a man who n
sy then I get either a fish or an e88 from Chine, through: Msusing, reasonably claim to know some dieb. Supporing I choces egge Maswell & Moore, who are under thing of the governing conditions and like them, I can have a steed to have sold machine tools of the German submarine service second helping they are not for the Orient, calling for 1,600 For the last two month" rationed. That has nothing to do tous of beesemer sod 600 tons of said my informant, "the U. with the expensive food which foundry iras, but there is small boats have been putting to ees the working class cannot get prospect of soy iron bring scared under very peculiar conditions.
In yesterday's paper an- Douglases for export at this time.
"It jasnot merely a question of pounced in a "Fray to Steamboats Some The commander and his second food saving. That in the first Day paragraph that ampa
Indos (Def.) reasles of bessemer amounting to start armed to the teeth. The thing, but in the eggregate what would be placed on seday Indos (Pref.) about 5,000 tons have been made men, so the other hand, are strip is over-enten does not amcunt to morning. They had cosiv
Shells recently in Pittsburg to needy ped and submitted to a minute a tremendous let in such place: Year and yesterday first
Ferries domestic consumers,
ed on the eve of C New search for wespons before every Is is the pes ebclogical effect of Hankow Trade. embarkation. From some of the the thing that I am up against Pfortunity to place The Hankow British Chamber vessels all the r fira and other and I think it mockery for me to the public. Applicere an of CommerDe Journal for small
818 and small am go to the workers, whose wives and when the wil opened January 20 says:Exporté ammunition have been removed. have been writing in queues entire supply had bold. All Langkate- This market has been quiet with In some cases r files are on board, because they cannot otherwise day straggling apple, with abo
at 9 o'clock and at 9 lock the KailansTM Tory little business passing. Oils but they are kept securely locked get the necessariee of life, when and fată have been in greater in their racks, and the key poses there are never missing in this cheques, drafts American Tronoh demand for America; but at limits in the commander's pocket. that rendered business impos.
West Ead hotels, and when they tanity to invest in bd States.
bank notes, beggedn oppor The reason for all these know that if they had the money War Savings Certs, but to sible. Cotton is sill firm, bat draatio precautions is to be found they co
DOCKS, WHARYES, in small supply, Hides and goat-in the spirit of the men at present easily."
get tach things be disappointed:
GODOWNS, &C. skins are firmer, the former as a eerving Germany beneath the Sir A. Yapp denied that he was left, bat as these pi redeem-Kowloon Docks b. result of activities on the part of WLTOR.
There were a fagift Stamps H. K. Wharves 88. x. d. Chinese specalators, while for the
In anyway engaged in class war stle and are exgeable only Shai Docks "I will give you the paycholo fare; there was no truth at all in latter there has been a slight de-gical experience of the German auch statements,
for the sertifioste/7, were not mand from America. Tallow and submarine sailor. After his course wood oil are steady, but eapplies of special training for the work proposed to visit the poorer dia buy them will barst claim on Sir Arthur Yapp stated that he in demand, Bor, those who accertain on account of the local be makes his first trip. His vestricts to probe the question of the new lot of daten aben political situation. Demand from esl has one or two parrow escaper, food queues. The movement is they are receiver. Everett, Italy contigues, bat, although from disseter, bas returns safely opportune, if it has not been too the Post master writing to the the N. Y. K. have advertised to her base. The sailor goes long delayed, for it is obvious Department to ordering & a leser for Goxos, there is ashore for his short leave, epents that the most els borste echemes large quantity di certificater, 10 tonnage space available. bis pay, and enjoys himself. of rationing will not solve the
for the resert of which Plam zelinuta ΒΙΟ na sccount of local demand. and again retorna after again the most pressing of all.
firm Then he makes a second trip, problem of distribution which is applications we received in "Yon:This market continues escaping death by inches.
The tradesmen themselves are The United Beaver Savings Kung Yiks quiet but firm, with no business "Gradually it begin to dawn endeavouring to stem the number Certificates aredemable in five Shai Cottons doing and no clearances. There on him that lack of this kind of queuer, it cae may judge by years, and arof 3.85 value. Yangtszepoos. has been some inquiry for 16's asabot hold out for ever, and that notices to be seen in certain dis- They are sold in February at Orientals and 20' yarn, bat no basiness eventually bis fate is certain. triots of London that on certain 84.13, in Ubh 414, April han reenliest, Local Japsorse From the moment that this tea- days sugar will not be sold at 4.15, and a one price in
-- MISCELLANEOUS, prices for 16's are still about Tle. lication forcee itself upon him his their establishments. They have ortasing onecensionthly dur
Borneos 6 per bale under Shangbai limite. day becomes a veritable night-also done another thing an- ing the ente piod. They Providents
China Light & P.n The advance of the Southern mare. He sets sail on each new nounced that children will not may be redemedat any time Dairy Farms troopa ie having a disquieting cruise with the conviction that it be served on any day..-
before effect, and local business in will be his last. In the language
maurity at the cost Green Islands, sa. This may be intended to pre- price for the moh they are H. K. Electrics b general is suffering in conse of the English soldier, be event two or more children getting cashed. This inhe equival HK. Ice Co.
perpetually going over the top, served with an article the supply composided guerly. Wrap Steel Foundries
ent of four perjent, interest Ropes and his period of strain is much of which is limited, bat it is very The cost of coal in Japan ise more lengthy and nerve-racking hard on poor families where the provided, with paces for 20 Trams, Peak, olds. ambered serially are Trams, Low Levél s. coal then that of the land fighter.
mother is at work sil, day and dealers are troubled. They com "The effect on hie mind is osunot epare the time, without tampa of $5 est.
The Thrift Trams, Peak, new s. plain that the railways are operatesaily to be understood.
Laundries He pecuniary loss, of spending hours stamps, 'intende or less wealthy jog ausstiefectorily and that hage begina to cast about him for some lo queuer.
U. Waterboats commanities, of 25 cent Watsons stocks are sccnmalated at coal means of escape from this branch
In Bumingham there are long able for the cercate atampa.
denomination, & are exchange- Wm. Powells fielda while in the market coal is of the service, tat be quickly re-queces daily outside grooers and unobtainable at normal cost. alises that his only chance of provision abers. Lord Bbcadda ordered by Foster Everett in
Morning Posts 1. The new of certificates, The raling prices of esal in the escape is that of capture and in has been appealed to for a large proportion to anghai's ability market are a few yen above the ternment either by an enemy or allowance to the city on the pases attained at the close of last nential Power. It is this long ground that it is being fed on to boy, are expected for at BENJAMIN & POTTS, year, causing much treable to ing for capture which sends him the basis of ita pre-war populs industrial workere, reports the to aes beirless and unarmed, tion, whereas the many thousands Japan Advertiser, Tokio, Fob while his ficers bristle with the of monition workers brought in
mary 1. Lately silk reelers have means of enforcing obedience greatly exceed the military en-U. S. MOTR TÍANSPORT pasted a resolution that asless the and discipline.
listments. Government istes some steps to
Every
U-boat commander
The abortage of food supplies wards their relief the silk industry now bas to face az added danger at Ramagate has become so serious will coffer a great deal from the that of his own men, who may stat yesterday several provision fazine price of coal. According e 23 the first opportunity of tek-atores were unable to open. Other to a coal desler the reduced carrying control of his vessel and stope display large Lotices en ing facilities have made the delivering it to the enemy in ex-acing "No tea, Lutter, mar- situstion so acute. In Kiashin change for their own lives." garine, or anger.". 'mines more than 580,000 tone of ocal are accumulated. Although at present the railway sathorities ere trying to send these atccke to industrial centree with all the means in their power, the results| of-their-+Dorta will not be in," evidence very econ, it is believed.
quence.
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T/T France. £.00 Japanese Press always jampe to telegram gives the following although he has done his country peratnud arrived from army 4 m/s. LJO....................
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and mechanie, and other men of the restriction must be aimed at the corn Cabinet: Japanese exclusively. Recently, Fossische Zeitung:-The sbar-head incapable of governing."
may not be dismissed as a muddle the traice were made.np. It was asya the Japan Chronicle wepest war Cabinet imaginable
6 m/s L/C expected that all six would be 30 ds. Sydney & mentioned the new passport to-day has relieved the Painleve fanatic now entrusted with the The bip just completed, 30 a/d Ban Franc-
Deutsche Tageszeitung: The ander way within a week. rales in the Ucited Ristea as Government. It the Clemencean formation of a Cabinet, as a con while in the astare of a test of isco &New York! Melbourne...] case in point. There in Government falls, brought down adant of Edward VII, in one of the idea involved, apparently mis. Marks NOW. also the embargo an Egyptian by the Socialists, the President the moral instigators of the world. Frated satisfactory and practical, ection. Now we learn that this falls too. M. Poincare is staking war fibre may be exported nowhere bis fortune on the Isat trump. but oto: Britisnot, ea the
Fanya the Detroit Free Press in its Volkszeitung: Lokalanzeiger: The famons policy M. Clemenceau will stick onvering the trip day by day. T/T Bombay
-Ly foreigo concluding article of a series Japanere report had it, to any united frost 18 cracking at every to Great Britain through thick The rocke made an average Demand, Bombay... Nom. Allied country except Japan. int. Jn-t sa in Great Britain and this; in home policy he will run of 48 miles a day for 11 TT Caloutts Why thees reporte-choold always Mr. Lloyd George has to fight for unmercifully whip the French days over snow Elled and ice Demand, Caloutta... Nom. be made is very dificult to his existence, eo. Painleys's people, who are tired to death, to covered roads. At times the Demand Mamla... 143 understand. It decotes's morbid successor in Paris will have to force them to even fresh exertions, ploughed through drifts, six fest Demand Singapore. 126. Penailivi nee Knd appiciousness strain every nerve to stave cf the Firworts The Cabinet of M. deep. In Pittsburgh, 200,000 On Haiphong i one, however, which will toman of the Western Power which determined to pursue the war to truck enter the Steel City: The case of the Exypuso cotton complete face of the war policy Clemezcern is Anglophile and people turned out to see the On Baigo Japan rather closely, for some has so long been a possibility the bites and. The triand ships have lately been sent to Once again the grest criño Dla para valdome, the Oleme
On Bangkok, ........... 5296, Commenting vase the initial Sovereign Port Said, there to discharge menceau com alo power. De regina, ana ing their French ergo and presom will be lipwrecked on devant unly on the ably take Egyptian cotton in political tasks wat him, just as things must become
Part of the profits of formerly be always showed him. They are better, these voyages will be lacking eelf, izospable of accomplishing M. Ulemsnõesu now, but this does not justify the positive work. statement made that Japan is" Berliner" "Tageblatt,
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