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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE WAR MEMORIAL.
To the Editor of the " Hongkons
Telegraph."]
A EUROPEAN'S DEATH.
After we had gone to press yesterday, the enquiry was con- eluded into the death of Mrs. Walters on February 28th in the French Hospital following au operation under chloroform. The deceased was admitted to the hospital suffering from influenza and an abdominal tumour.
THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH· 19: 1919.
THE TIN MARKET.
CONDITIONS IN HONGKONG.
During the past few weeks the tin market has caused a fair jamount of anxious thought on the part of dealers, many of whom have been badly hit by really alarming Jactuations. There has been a growing desire for information by merchants dealing
in this commodity. Realising this the Telegraph elecited the follow- ing from one of the leading tiu merchants in lengkung:-
The estimated stock of tin in Hongkong at present is about 3,000 tons, consisting of 2,500 | tons of Yunnan tin and about 3011 tons of Java tiu. The total quality of tin exported from
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Butchers Meats
BEEF MUTTON LAMB
SAUSAGES
RABBITS HARES
PURITY
BRAWN
PRESSID BIEF.
EXCELLENCE.
Hongkong during 1918 GERIN, DREVARD & CO.
THIS
110,000 tons approximately, the greater portion of which went to America.
The tin aurket in Hongkong underwent wide fluctuations dur- ing last year and business was very brisk for the first five or six mouths. When the year began, the local price for No. 1 tin was Mex. $103-8101 per pical, and it reached its highest, ie. Mex. #132 per pieul, in the middle of May. This great advance in price was principally due to the requisitioning of Dutch steamers and the consequent stoppage of exportations t Java tin to America.
St. George's Buildings. Tel, 114.
And at Canton.
SKANDIA:
MARINE
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SUMMER.
LUNDERWEAR.
AERTEX CELLULAR
Vests from 2.75 each Drawers from 2.25 pr.
B. V. D.
Tests from 1.95 each Drawers from 1.25 pr.
BOMBAX NET.
Vests from 225 each Drawers from 2.75 p. INDIA GAUZE.
Vests with or without buttons from 1.75 each NEW STOCKS JUST RECEIVED
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Powell L
SINGON & CO. Wm.
han. With the resumption IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS
American market, the local price began to drop and was $10 to wards the end of June. The present market price is about $90 per picul.
In October last, an Inter-alied Tin Executive was formed in Sir, Of all the suggestions
London to control tir. purchases which have been put forward with
four account of the Allies in all regard to the fora, Hongkong's
producing markets; but owing to War Memorial should take, that
the alteration in the situation, of a bridge spauning the Harbor, Sister Pauline, in the course of consequent upon the Armistice,. and thus forming a connection her evilience, sail the patient the proposed tin control arrange-
between Hongkong and Kowloon, appeared practically in the same monts mengkong were
is, to my mind, the best from fendition as in other eases. She considered necessary by the
every point uf view. did a
TL
not out special that
attention cancelle‹.,
which can be said in favour of and take exim preciations as to such a scheme, not the least being her state of health.
a great possibility of the housing problem being solvel
Government and
Since the end of last year, ne permits for itaporting tin into After further evidence had the Cuite. States of America i sub-been given, Mr. Orme mentioned have been obtainable, until the stantiate this last statement by several points which the jury large quantity of tin, which was pointing out that one reason why should consider: Whether Mrs allocated to America by the Tin Kowloon is not so favoured as a Walters lied from untural causes Executive, has been consumed. residential area as it might be is and if not whether anybody was because of the time it takes,fo be blamed in connection with. and other inconveniences, her death; whether Narse Pauline Jue to baring IU crues
the
was qualifiel
to administer and whether excess quantity
WUS
HONGKONG FOG.
used CARGO STEAMER STRIKES
A ROCK.
Harbour, Que cauaesthetics not conceive anything more up to-date and therefore more cv chloroform venient than two long piers which might lead to serious cone abutting from either side of the sequences; whether this practice water and spanued by a bridge. was acknowledged in other medi In these days of great engineering cal institutions and hospitals. it would be no wonderful feat The jury were als requested to to have the bridge constructe given. rerumen lations for the on the 'swinging' principle public's safety. to allow ships to pass. If
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The foggy weather that we are now having mas exact toll
good shipping. on
From o'clock last night till midnight heavy haze covered the face of such a scheme as this were The jury returned a verdict that the waters and the tooting of the adopted, it would without doubt the death of Mrs. Walters was ferries and launches was in-
due to natural causes and prove a fitting memorial; one of
no sistent. It is a miracle that which Hongkong might well be blame could be attached to any there were no collisions last
proud and one which would per- form a real public service. Any. way, the time is bound to come
person.
to H
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TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMNT.
LAZARITE "
SANITARY BOARD.
CHILD LABOUR IN HONGKONG.
LAWN TENNIS.
H. K. C. C. TOURNAMENTS. Five matches in the Hongkong Cricket Club tournament were played off yesterday evening, At yesterday's meeting of the with the following results:--
F.B.L. Sanitary Board, Mr.
Open Championship Singles.- Bowley asked "Does the Me- Yew Man Taun beat A. Morse, dical Officer of Health consider it 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, D-7. desirable in the interests of the pen Championship Duables. public health of the Colony that-L Forster and W. Kay boat the ages, hours and conditious of A. H. Crook and. A. A. Claxton, the employment of women and 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. children in factories, workshops and wurs places in the Colony Captain Marray si Mrs. Hau- Mira audicap Doubles.- should be regulated and controllmond (owe 3/6; beat S. H. Dod- ed?"
well and Mrs. Moxon (owe, 30),
1 The conditions which
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The President read the follow-6-4, 6-4; J. S. Jeanings and Mrs. ing reply by the M. O. H.-Manning (owe 1/6) beat Major There is at present nothing Hammond and Miss Grimble (rée. equivalent to the Home Factory 15/3), 6-3, 6-3. Acts and without, full eaquiry Handicap Singles, "B" Class. night or this morning in the har-into all sides of the question only. A. Macdonald (recs. /6) bour, it being so foggy that one the broadest lines could be laid beat F. Bavington (reca, 1/6), 6-3, could hardly see what was near one's very nose. The coxswains of
down as desirable for a begin-2-6, 7-5. when such a thing will be needed, In case he has forgotten, it the Star Ferry launches were
ning, viz.. and we may just as well do it now when such a golden oppor-was one of a party of five
uy now be mentioned that he suffering from the blues, in case
they rammed against a pas should be regarded us constitue THE "TELEGRAPH ” tunity offers.
Europeans (he was not in charge would open them
sing junk or vessel, which ing overcrowding in facturies Yours etc.. which his present employers seat for man-slaughter. The haze
trial and workshopa. A HONGKONG MERCHANT. along with the underwriters' re this morning did not lift before should be admitted into factories.
2. The ages at which children THE FEATURE PAPER Hongkong, March 19, 1919. presentative and the usual Chinese 9.30, and those who travelled
assistance to salve the vessel and across the harbour had an
3. The regulation of working hours for children in factories,” *| bring it to Hongkong.
pleasant experience.
The " Board considered! A dense fog was also respon-
On MONDAYS for by application
the sible for а collision which
Maritimes Mesageries
for took place yesterday morning when a Japanese cargo boat, permission to erect one
"CURRENT COIN" water the s.s. Kasuga Maru, whose local closet on the second floor of on TUESDAYS for agents are the Yamashita Kiser Queen's Buildings, Marine Lot Kaisha (not the s.s. Kasuga Maru, No. 369.
**AN ISLANDER'S DIARY" a large passenger boat, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha) carrying a cargo of rice, about 1,400 tons, en route from Chefoo to Canton, struck Waglan Island lighthouse at about 5.34 a.m. She endeavour- ed to proceed to Hongkong.
TRY THEM TO-NIGHT. However, water coming into the No. 1 hold damaged the cargo. The Once you have used Pinkettes, Captain of the boat beached the tiny gentle-as-nature laxa- her, runing her ashore for safety tives, you will never go back to near Janchau Island.
Salts, Oil, or drastic purgative ·
Sir-Regarding a fitting War Memorial, perhaps the suggestion of electing a new Cathedral, in memory of the Hongkong mer who gave their lives for the Great Cause; would be as suitable as any, and at the same time, a place of worship, and consolation, for those bereft of loved ones.
Yours etc.,
A WAR WIDOW. Kowloon, March 18, 1919.
A SALVAGE MATTER.
To the Editor of the "HonguVICE
Telegraph."
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Your etc.,
INC.
[Whatever the facts are in re gard to this particular job, they have no bearing on the local in- ventor's other claims. Ed.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.
Sir-In view of the two ser- muns of the Rev. Mr. Dowding published in your columes, and your comments on Religion laat evening, it appears to several mem- |bers of the congregation that the
•
an
After some discussion, it was decided that the application be On WEDNESDAYS for granted on condition an indepen- dent water supply be provided.]
The vessel's agents sent a Tai- pills.
controversy issomewhat oce-aided.koo Dockyard surveyor boat, & PINKETTES
Sir,In your issue of Saturday Will Mr. Dowding call a meeting diver, surveyor and engineers
to Janchau Island. Mr. J.
you publish an interesting inter-of his parishioners at once and Lambert, Lloyd's Surveyor, and dispel constipation and thus cure view with a local inventor" whose give the actual facts as to his Mr. J. Reid, of the Taikoo Docks, biliousness, liver," sick head- modesty evidently impressed your leaving, and allow questions re surveyed the boat yesterday. representative. In the reference the same to be put?
#acbas,coated tongue, foul-smelling The damage is not very great, breath; they clear the skin. Of The steamer is expected to be chemists, or post free at 60 cents floated this evening and will the vial, from Dr. Williams proceed to the harbour for teme Medicine Co., 96 Szachaon Road, porary repairs.
Shanghai.
to the salvage operation which he
Yours etc.,
took part in over five years ago,
his modesty seama to have given
B. L. FROST.
the impression that "alone he did Hongkong March 19, 1919.
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