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Sir Robert Burnett & Co.'s

CELEBRATED

OLD TOM GIN

DRY GIN

IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

THE CHINA MAIL.

liorative measures which the puut two decades have seen placed on the Fatatute-book-- The Continent of Europe is anonsy from the Black Sea to the Bay of Biscay and the burden

il

of fras cost prices in on an average about Par c

The result of the crops were as follows 1st otop 8,000 bis, agste 5,000 bls: last year

nd14,000 Snd". 7,000 4th ...

Bth

of armamenta grows steadily heavier ab

for every nation. Though the stand-th and of comfort and the means of

7,000

8,000

1,000

7,000.

`0,000.

3,000 8,000

1,000,

2,000

$7,000 bls. 48,000 blr.

SATURDAY,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thirty-four Chinese were banishati

year averaged about 50,000, being monthly Laugh for the lattes, half the wvarnge" was about 80 000 Balos, En expectations of good demand. in Chios, hears purchases. were made by Importars in September from the Straits during November. and October, about 250,000 balen being scoured for shipment into Chips,

There is nothing of public importance aring to the "but unfortunately,

Revolution and the consequent disturbed in the agenda of the Sanitary Board which state of the country, business during the mesta on Tuesday afternoon. inst three months, has remained. vury unsatisfactory. Whereas the monthly clarraques during the (frab six months of

EXE 80, 1911.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

· Me":"Robert."Hall bra) bown appointed Second Axistant Marine Nursyor.

Mr Wiliam Rusell has bear appointed. First Assistant Marino Surveyor rice Mr Į Woja; Cake, Lenigrod

education are increasing on every tha quality of which showed an inferiority: the jae wara from 15,000 to 20,000 balos, Doposit Co., Lail, has hoerstruck of the act as Chairman of the Board of Examiners,

The Tame of the Chius Trust and Mr E A Irving has been appointanî to -

and the Hon. Mr. R. Fallifax to act as Obairman of the Technical Institute; divisory Committed during thin absenso en

in November the gare had fallen to as Hongkong registar low as 6,000 baler In Dacomber there has been no improvement. The prices of

Thero will go the csual Watchuight 90 have fallen about 825 to 810 pier-bale,

in the mass or in individual com-the same extent as raw slik except that i chiedy owing to a 'slump in the Japanese Servica in Ugion: Church on New Your's leave of the Hen Me A. W., Brewin..

Owing to bad trade.

Viscount Haldane was nominated:

yarn marke Indian san falling in Evo commencing at 11.15 p.n aympathy The prices of 10's and it's

Sapper 3. Longstaff of the Engineer have dropped alous 619 to 15 por bale, man, aged about 4 years, Company H., V. Ci penitted to resign.

committed suicide by hanging at No with effect from the 29th December. Gr are informed that as the Bombay Wa tu Fong Lane. When discovered life, L. E. Linnest, of No. 3 artillery Com mills have sold their productions up to

pany H.K.V.C., is permitted to resign o April and June next year with the was extined, request of shippers. they have. "bcou

leaving the Colony with effect from the storing stocks in their godowns, pending an improvement of the situation in Changellor of the Univeralty if Bristol

28th December.. China In casa settled conditions are astored in Chian, prices may improve, but, taking into consideration the cheap nees of cotton and the fact that the mille in Bombay, Shanghai and Japan Are Dow working full time and making good profits, arrivals during the coming year are bound appointed Colonial Secretary, will probably Care Singapore by the Pand, steamer the heavier and it very problemationl whether or not presont rates will be main-Anaye on January 12th. tained. In fach-there is a belief that the tendency will be in the other direction,

on December 20, ir place of the late Mr

:་:་ 11, 0, Wills.

to that of the preceding season "which was there is Jess solid contentment, either exceptionally good.

Waste-This staplo has not suffered to munities. We have evidently come demand has been in excess of supply, and prices marks an advance of 8 per cent. The to u point in the development of our end of the year finds the market practically

bare of stocks. civilization whero a puusa is necessary. Total export Salk to Europe during year: and salutary. For the moment the,847 bales against 34,600 bales last year.

Total vision has departed from the nations 13,036 back to 0.8 during year: bales against 10,500 bales last year. Teint export Waste to Europe during and each one is awaiting the advent year: 95,415 balas against 29, 208 bales last of a new seer who shall point out Total export Waste to U.S. daring year: the path which our halting foot-7,577 bales against 6,366 halce last year.

Total export Fiercel Cocouns to Europe steps should tread on resuming the daring gear: 5,167 bales against 4,481 lales

Inst your. march forwant. We are tired of Tual export Pierced Cocoons to US these times of mediocrity, subdued your 800 bilen against 43,hales imagination and blunted faith; we need lenders who will stand head aud shoulders above the mass and redirect

1011 has been a very post year from both importers" and native dealers' prints. our attention to those inspiring ideals of view. Up till the time the Relation which alone can lead to the healing broke out the high level of cotton, coupled of the nations. Will the coining year | shown by Manchester and Bradford in the three maths the disturbed state of the stanips were found between the leaves, of Kumorie kustained serions" datings to her with the very firm and independent spirit varied from the opacing and demand has five-pound note and ten penny cable advices to the effect that the steamer 6.30 p.m. Children's Sports at Kowloon produce them? Who can tell At least matter of prices, restricted business very waterways in the Delta has brought bust an old book recently purchased for twesteoring rear, and had to be, puttack for

we can pray, for a revival, spiritual,much. Since the Bavolution began business almost to a standstill a junks are pence at a Farringdon road bookstall

the

Wine and Spirit Merchants,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

THE

ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS.

NEW MODEL

MOUTRIE

MEMO FOR MONDAY.

Public Holiday. Bank Holiday

· Cricket Club,

Ganeral Memoranda.

TUESDAY, January 21-

Overstrung Piano. 5. Organ Recital at St. John's present prevail

Price $450.

A Tiberal Discount Given for Cash,

GUARANTEED FOR FIVE

YEARS.

-Cathedrat

WEDNESDAY, January 10:—

12:00p.m.-Extraordinary General Meet

ing of H. Juckey Chub.

Saturday, January 20:—

moral, intellectual, which will bring about a saner outlook on life, with less gross materialistio aims thinnat

And turning from the general to the particular may we be allowed to conclude-with-the words of a poct of a late Victorian day-

Entries Close for Annual Face Meeting. New year, be good to England,

First Day of Medith Congress,

The China Jai

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECENS

THE DYING YEAR.

her name

Bid

Shine sunlike as of old on all the sea; Make strong her soul; sot all her

spint free

last year.

Piece" Goods."

Coal

The year has been a dull and uneventful! ene in the coal tende. Prices have not been slow and inactive, During the last

fuported recently where cool junks bare unwilling to venture out owing to pinoy existing. Numerous cases have been

Mr Glaud Savern, Hongkong's newly

We have received an interesting wall blandar advertising Eotter's oil engines,

THE WUCHOW TRAGEDY.

We are informed that the enquiry in the circumstances attending the death of Mr Blumenberg, held at Wucha gentes- uny, resulted in a verdict of Accidental death." Lieut. Comunader Tysdall, of HMLS. Robin, has been acquitted

of which Mcnars W. Jack and CompADY, ACCIDENT TO THE KUMERIC. Limited, are the local agents,

The Bank Line, Ltd., sed in receipt of

QUICK DELIVERY OF SILK.

repairs she sailed again from Comox for whites. Deslers. will not allow their usual sess has fallen off, especially in greys and

Under all reserve, the Paris Gutekuhama on the dst, where nho is sodis facilities to their up-country dients, or scized and is several cases member states that if is rumeurs that the Pope dug us arrive on the 10th prox. and stocks are accumulating in Hongkong of the crow killed by pirates, intends to make Easter a fixed date, to serious extent. Aeril illip has been Japan coal continues to rule the market given to the fancies trade by the demandant has quite driven ustralian-and-Tadian selecting the first Sunday in April for its

Shipments from Botues con- conis out prevailing for clothes in European style sue on a small scale but the quantities and good besinosa has recently boen booked are not auflicient to really affect the in cloths of this netüre.

market. There has been though a con- siderable trade in North Chinese and Man churian coal while nut meite con i m Tonkin continues to niske headway in the

Sundries.

There was no 'unarual, festure about this

·South China markets.

For next year the indications are thrit prices will rule on a parity with this year's

trade till the Revolution started. With ro miany refugees from the country, Hong rates. hang denlos proated at the expense of of Canton and other places. The catting

the thudo in hats had other Sudden and anleoked for jerk,

quades articles a

Bind fast her homeborn foes with and there was quite a boom in hats, caps

Exchange.

At the beginning of the year trade prospects were very favourable, but in thu early spring there was political trouble in

observance,

The Chiness of Hongkong intend having a general holiday on Monday to celebrate the election of President Sun Yat Sen. Permission is being asked to dis.

charge emckors

During October the Colony's rende was 3762,636,91, and the expenditure 8030,922.03. The balance at the and oft the mouth was 31,655,200.05 gziest. 81,853,630.07 at the end of September.

The silk shipped for Yow York by tha Blue Funnel" Uner Teucar was delivered. at destination at 7am, en 29th December, being 28 days and 14 hours in transit from Hongkong and 20 days from Tokohama

DEPARTURE OF FATHER LYNCH.

Au informal gathering took place last evening in the precincts of the Catholte Union for the purpong of bidding farewell Rev. Father Lynch, of the Redemptorist Congregation (Cebu),

and barbers sundries. Hodery is now- Being made in increasing sutities locally,

Regulations made by the Goremonto and order have not her so plentiful Cheap blankets have been in good demand. Canton, which curtailed credit, business in in Council provide that the pound Jers for Leather being imported in increasing consequence suffering very considerably, evory borse, mule, donkey, builo ex or quantities though mich ofi- is to-shipped Later come the higger troubles throughout dog shall be 50 cents, and for every sheep North. The trade in other articles such

30, 1911.

Tinks of shame, Moro strong than iron and more

than flame,

keen

Seal up their lips for 'shame's sake

so

ILA

There will not be many people in Hongkong, we imagice, who will bid

-§. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. farewell to the year 1911 with deep

tingkong, April 18, 1907

Powell's

· Limited.

and lasting regret Indeed, a feeling of thankfulness will be engendered in many breasts that it is at last over and done with From a trading point

shall she

freedom be,

Who was the light that lightened For all false tongues, in all men's

eyes the same."

HONGKONG'S TRADE.

The Tendencies of 1811

Reviewed.

and and one andries which aru im- even worse. Thus it has been a very bad

soap, umbrellas; brand, thread had the the whole, Empire, which mado inatters.got, pig, gooo, Zuck or fowl 25 conts

ported here, remains just abou the same,

athaigh the tendency to manufacture year of business for Hongkong, especially requirements locally continues, and imin regard to the import trade. Money during portars aro directing thair attsurion to sup the early part of the year was fairly easy, plying the raw material for many articles.but in the last few months it has become very tight, this being largely due to the tendency to board up their crab because of the disturbed state of the country,

Rico.

Colonel Smyth, an old Crimean and

The attendance was very large, sovers

ladies being present. One of the older

members of the Catholic community made.

suitable address and Father Lynch

replied at great length, expressing his

Matiny man, one of the first, climbers to heartfelt gratitude toward the Bishop, and ascend bonte Rom, and the original of the priests of the Italian Mission for their one of the characters in Tom Browno's kind hospitality and to the Catholica in School Days," has just died at Bordighers, general for the appreciation shew to him. aged 87-you a

The year has been a bad one for Hong

In Jasonry the prics of silver was 26A, kong rice merchants, who have kist inirly and the shing price up to time of writing | |- heavily trade was our normal lines until is 23fd. The lowest point touched was August, when shipments from Saigon, were 231 and the highest 20 The intter was stopped by the French authorities. Her due to a tempemry "corner in randy

An

The Negri Sembilan estimates for 1916 revenue of $2,403,883 and expenditure of 82,203,227. There is an ing of the Goverum nt's intention in this silver engineered by n speculative group in catimated balance to credit at the end of

Hongkong with the reselt that some half of the state of the market, being over the

3

of view it closes with the position much custom, we are presenting to "ourgard, mereliants rashed' big su plies into { London and, was hardly a truɑ indication the year of If millions. Nearly al of the

pical,

during his stay in Hongkong ****The Philarmonic orchestra was irratz-and- ans sodor the baton of Dr Lidoro da Coutsh

Avury plowint evening, was spent and the gathering dispersed at eat 11 o'clock, after partaking of ten and refreshments.

Her Majesty the Quecu has been

much to answer for in this direction, have been pretty much at a standstill,ces for Ben picul Teft in Hongkong shipments to the ports in China, where the which were oxchanged ir London on pleased to accept a copy of Miss Ida

Children's Outfitting for in many lines it completely put a

Department.

Canton Sill.

Woodward's book Five English Consorta of Foreign Princes. This, being one of the last books accepted by Her Majesty before her departure for the Darbar, has probably been her companion on the voyage,

In accordance with our usual

readers a review of the year's trade, a million piculs accumulated in the godowns price for forward delivery. Excuringa han revenue in from licenses.

The Chinese Engineering and Mining blacker and more uncertain that when

which we have been able to secure high prices prevailing. Some tee weeks that there has been a slight upward tend. for which there was no sale oving to the not shown any marked fuctuations, anvë

Company, Limited, report that the tota is opened, and the reports which we through the courtesy of several of later the price dame down about 23 per ency during the past two months. Stocks Council of His Majesty bringing into effect the week ending 9th December amoented The Guelle publishes in order in output of the Company's three mines for

print in another column tell on almost the lexiling frms of the Colony (but after taking into account the charges are atill, very large. During the year, from Nov. 24th, 1911, & Treaty of mutual to 32,583.79 tons and the bales during tho

and most of the stocks were sold, | of silver in Shanghai, London and Indis universal tale of hopes disappoint- From the reports it will be seen that for storing, and handling, it is onleolated especially during the latter part, large extendition of criminals between the United period to 29,350.07 bone ed and calculations gone astray. Of

owing to a variety of reasons, the that loss of about & per picul on prae quantities of British dollars wore minted Kingdom and Siam, the ratifications of

tically the whole of the filf million course the revolution in China has since the Revolution broke out things about 100,000

year has not been a good one; indeed, was sustained. At present there loals and imported into Hongkong to replace

troubies created a big demand for hard August ist Inst. Bengal rice were very high owing dalings. At Shanghai the price of the to a short crop, and the same remark Marican dollar rose as high as 82 taels for applies to Blau Wu- rice, the crop being one hundred dollars, this being the highest only about 30 per cent, of normal. In the price on record for very many years. present me the Saigon Government removed the export restrictions, but little The following tables showing exchange The politicul unrest, which he disturbed trade is doing owing to the erop being rates and price of bar silver in Hongkong the South of China since April, his had a und. There has been a good crop on daring the year are illuminative :—— disastrous effect upon business generally would Deed to take but little from the West River, and ordinarily Canton and the silk trade bas porbaps suffures Hongkong Owing, however, to the pre

January Fabrosty. oaths demand both from Europe and an inability to get atacks down to the manages to get a few of his ideas in America was good, which kept values

capita

March Consequently there has been sume trade between Hongkong and Can

April trein we shall soon see a vastly di fairly strady. However, the uncertainty ton, but when order is restored this will ef poiities, both in Europe and America, diappear. The new crop of Saigon rico is ferent China to that over which the used the industry in general to become net a good one. being about 40 per cent Ching dynasty of Manchus reigned. depressed, and resul ed in mangfacturer of normal Alingether, the outlook in the He is for giving every facility for the wing unable to obtain aufficiens orders to trude is not a bright one. opening up of the vast and feening, knp their looms, fully employed. The

stoppage on tmde.. But an optimistic feeling prevails that much good will come out of the present evil Cer- tainly

if Dr Su YAT SEN, the newly

New and Dainty elected President of China, only are than any other. For the first three valence of piracy on the Riger, there is

GOODS

·FOR

Children's

Wear.

Mm. Powell, Id.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

DES VEUX BROAD CENTRAL.

8.157.m. to 8.45, 2.N." AND

appearance of the Emineas Dancer KRIS "ANDSVERMON

keep

Oplum

proved a serious obstacle again. On the Nig fine antions have been experienced land to trade, commerce and industry ip of this came a huge Japanese crap; during the your Of Bengal pum would go in at once for a large exter- which acted an & damper to the whole trade but 29.100 chests. This figure comperee India Government sold at auction'fu 1911- and made it appear more than over evident with 30,000 in 1910 and 13,200 in 1909, sion of the railivays; would open up that the Japanere were over-producing. In September, oxing, to the extinction of mined, start freeli industries, and with the apparent ides of pushing their the trade within a very short period, pricea realising that China cannot do all this the first time on record be had to aulimit gure of 82,850. The Bevolution, since silks to the front The European crop for renched the abnormal figers of $5,000, this comparing with the previous year's highest without outside help he would freely to this competiton; the Shanghai and that month, has greatly upset the trad

Canton crops have had, more or less, to and prices have fallen away to $3,700. In invite foreign sad and foreign capital. toe the line, with the rosult that the Jap Malwn prices rose to the high level of We have yet to see whether he has anese for the time being bave gaileed their from India during the year. The trade in 84.500, and 15,160 chesta were imported the makings of a great administrator object, but without proft to themselves, Persian, which conses in 1011 so far as China or whether he and the men whom to an unprecedented level, which cannes

as prices have been forced down in Japan is concerned. resulted in prices varying

between $1,800 and 89,560 over the cost of production. The end of the year finds the industry still depressed. Consumptiór, remains very slow, in spite

iour.

Yar

May.

June.

July

DEHAND ON LONDON Highest.

Lowent

1/101

1/4

August.

Sept. Oct.

Nor

•Des.

1/1

DAB"SLYED,

Bigbest. January February Larch.

Lowest

Apr

May..

Juno

July

August

September. October

November

Decembar

As to the proposts of the coming your from's business standpolat, all depende nu Interval affairs in China. If the troubles, are soon settled a revival of trade may bo cadently looked for, but the longer the hifficult will tt be get, trade back into its Dormal state.

The first jury comprend of woman has not only failed to agree upon a verdict, but could not even agree upon where they should lunch. The Globe suggests that in the future when wome's hear cases they should be provided with an official to mako up their minds for them.

Mosers Batterfield and Swire courte ocsly send us a batch of extremely useful office requisiter desk pad, a correspon denco file, and a- cniendar issued, by the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, and a blotter, desk calendar ami diary sent out by the Royal Exchange Aurance Com any..

...MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM,

A Malayangaged at Batu Caves Cement Works met with a shocking death, He was caught by a piece of the machinery and Luzled from wheel to whoci befors baing crushed under the alt, wib tookwa hour and halt tu collect the remaiD. which were distributed all over the, works.

THE WISE MOTHER

THE most promment physician in the country camet produce botter resulta in the treatment of coughs, co.da, tromp and whooping cough that the wing other with bottle of Chamberlin'e Cough it Remedy She always keeps it in a handy

her place and know where to lay hands

ממקס

1 is wore then useless to take aby upon it. With a fow doses of this romerly the cold under control at its medicines interpally for muscular of besiring and avoids all danger of ser aus

beginning chronic rheumatist. All that is needed in results. It contains solutely nothing s free application of Chamberlain's Pain injurious and is the mothers, favourite ali Balm, For salp by all Chemists and Store-over the world. For sale by all Chemista koopers.

and 'Storskeepers,

PORT WINES.

present, anrost continues the more From the oldest and most reliable

inst AT THE MAGISTRACY

An inquash was held at the Magistrang

this morning, before Mr E. A. Irring and

jury, into the circumstance attending During At the death of a prisoner who died in gol.

he will call into council can weld the inclioate mass of the Chinese clans

At the beginning the year the market and provinces into a colerent whole. of the more ettled state of politics in was very dull, and dealers could disces But whether he succeeds or not Ching as to the result of the Presidential elections boviked during August to stober, and Europe, probably caused by the uncertainty profitably of their holdings. A very large, if not actually record, bu inses, was will never go back to its old position in America,

Van misce that date, with the large stocks 9.15 7 to 11.15. of isolation and hostility to the outer regards Canton silks, trade at the arriving, the market has been somewhat

present time is in a very bad state; prices | overstocked. world, and in this men' see hope for paid for cocoens throughout the season the future.

havo head too high, dealers giving more sttention to the shortage of crope, caused

In the beginning of the year business Dr P. Kally gaye evidence that decssond Turning our eyea in other directions by unfavourable weather, than to the under this head was, op the whole, vary died from genus debility and a verdict of the prospects except in the United conditions existing outside, such as the good, priese generally riding in sympathy death frona natural causen, was returned. depressed state of consumption and the with the raw material (cotton). The prices States, the Commonwealths of Aust huge production of Japanese, dik The per bale, for 24 about $145 and for 57'a prevailing were for: No, 10′a; sbout $149) Torult is hat heavy losses for usch success about $350. These figures were maintains ralia and New Zealand and there arep of which there are seven, bare od throughout With best very little ductua Domin

boun sustained, and this important 19 on the Ashalian chp being abort, dustry has consequently become importati-narkeja took away" much of the indika | the consejoenen was that the · European thingTM bu

abod, a stain of movies which, at the present vesions. This made pólów high mod result- time, it is difonlt to remedy owing to the ad in the sleging of the Bombay mille

• Emantém Chlah: world" nak respond to the) anházionă pelogs Arrivals in Hongkody

Succus of

during the week.

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where

to grow more ferocy, and

the Bevoli

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