1913-03-29 — Page 7

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.

qpics to the China Mall,}}'Beutor'a Servios to the China Mai. )

TURCO-BALKAN WAR.

́·BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE,

LONDON, March 28. Reuter's correspondent states that Bul- garia will not censé'hostilitias till Turkey has signed her "condition of peace." Bulgaria considers that the advance to Cbatalja may expedite peace by com- pelling Turkey to acknowledge defest. Meanwhile, Bulgaria has communicated ber reply to the Allies regarding her proposals to the Powers. She demands the frontier from Saros to Midia and an indemnity if she has to meet a portion of the Turkish debt.

THE PRESENT SITUATION.

DUKE OF CONNAUGHTY

LONDON, March 29. The Duke of Connaught will attend Viscount Wolseley's funeral on behalf of the King.

OBITUARY.

—

THE LINCOLNSHIRE SPRING MEETING.

LONDON, March 20. The latest betting in the Lincolnshire Handicap is:-8 to 1 Lung Set; 0 to 1 The capture of Adrianople released Beauepaire; 10 to 1 Uncle Pai: 100 to 100,000 soldiers who were besieging 7 Cigar, and fillside, 100 to 6 Lesto, the eily, thus enabling them to advance Berrilldon, Junior, White Star, and, to Chataljs add Constantinople. This Lavolt.

COMMERCIAL.

Hoxoxoxa, March 98. Messrs. Ellis and Ellis, Share and Gen eral Brokers in their weekly report stato

Business in the local share market during the wook under review has been on a fairly large scals, mostly for Settlement account. This has caused ratou in some instances to: weaken, but at the close most stocks aro firmer with an upward tendency.

Rubbers are quiet with no business to report. Para hard fine rubber is quoted

9/11 por lb.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Thers, is a morn varful atmosphaen About businow a Shanghai sinoa the Chinees New Year festivities, the increase of native reliabla Banks to 19, kasuros, a considerable extension of credits to nalive dealers, and brisker business in com. sequendo, while there is no doubt a wide opening for cotton pivoorgoods and yarns upcountry.

The drop in the London price of silver from over 2014. per os, so recently no December last ball been very arkward for those who do an indent business, and draw in sterling on the China importers, offers cabled from Chins not admitting. of business being booked. The Chinose dealers too will be confronted with heavy losses on meeting the Bills stready draws against shipments on the way, through the big drop in Exchange, where the rate was not bought beforehand.

1

From India there is a good supply of** Tudents by the mails for cable replies, but little booking, ideas of prices, being

Lane,

Crawford

& Co.

HONGKONG

NEW YORK

REGULAR BAILINGS: vis `FORTS" and 8UEX CANAJ

53. Fer 0

(With Mberty so call at the Malabar Coast; //

FOR NEW YORK ONLY,

CÁNH ĐƯỢC

For Freight & further parilinlari, apply to:.

*****na.de abca: 97th March

DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agents

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS- TAKING Cargo ou through Bill of Lading to SOUTH AFRICAN PRETS

with manshipment: st· QAT-CUTTA, in conjunction with sha

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

AND CAPCAR LINHAS

Proposed Sailings from Hongkong Steamer from Hongkong. § On at about | Connecting at Calentes vláh. Fon or about

PIANO DEPT. SUSANG

Joo much at variance, and cable offers é BROADWOOD"

alace the 17th ult. (when Amorican cot- ton was 6.301. current month and 6.73d. spot and again on, the 20th, ult.), have been made up on the supponition that option

PIANOS

was in for a further decline and with the | UNRIVALLED FOR PURITY. OF rabound little has boen put through. TONE PERFECT TOCCH 'AND

DURABILITY

The Foderated Cotton Alasters are

LONDO, March 20. Exchange:The Backs starling T.. T. The death is announced of Fatborrate on London to-day is 1/11 and on Stanton of St. Albans. Holborn.

Comard 11 The T.T. rate on Shang hai is 732 and Singapore 82. Bar silver is quoted in Londen to-day at 26.

Banks: Hongkong and Shanghai Banks hare again changed hands at $808 and more are wanted as the rata without muccess. The London quotation le £80/10/-.

Marina Insurance-Enions are firm with buyers at 454 and probably $849

will be paid. North Chinas have been placed at 11. 135 and more are wasted. angiszas are in demand at $220. Cautone have been taken off the market at 8285.mecting the Cardroom, etc., employees Fire Insuranced:-There are buyers of next week to discuss the question of Hongkong Fires at 8338 and China. Fires bad spiraling," and it is to be hoped a

Iriendly settlement may bu reached. nt 8117, after sales of the latter at 8148.

and Our markat continues firm, while con- Shipping-Hongkony, Canton Macao Steamboats have been sold at 827sidering the quietness of India. the War and at the clame buyers oder $271. Indo in Europe, the prospect of more exteri sive planting and greater use of fertilisers Chinas have been dealt in to a fairly large

in the American States, and the general extent at rites from 9931 to 895 and at the close are in further request. China "Ppearance of momentary exhaustion in the demand of most of our remaining and Manilaa are asked for at the reduced foreign, markets, wo should on the posi rate of $9 while sellers are holding out tion, including the figures of cotton supply and demand, prophesy lower price-cau- with buyers at $35. Star Ferries hare tions and restricted buying appears still changed bands at 8-40, and sales were re-

to be the only wise course. ported during the early part of the work at 840, closing with buyers at 839, and sellers at $40.

GRAND NATIONAL BETTING.

is calculated to have na important effect on the situation. It is understood that that the lies are in no wise satisfied with the proposals of the Powers, which they regard as ignoring

S to 1, Covortcoat, Ballyhackle, 20 their victories. They may determine too 1: Wavelet's Dueb, 100 to 3;.Fotlar's insist on treating with Turkey direct.

BULGARIANS IN ADRIANOPLE.

Pride.

THE LOAN TO CHINJ.

A telegram from Sofit states that STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD for $10. Douglases are slightly stronger

and his staff were. After a review of

OKEY.

LONDON, March 28,

Sugar Refineries-China Sughrs are Isteady at 8103 er the dividend of $3 per -Aare paid on the 25th inst. Luzons are

King Fardin nad accompanied by his sons and Generals Saroff, Ivanof and Petroff, entered Adrianople and drove':

In reply to a series of questions pu through massas of Turkish prisoners za the Military Club, where Chukri Pasha the China loan in the House of Com.

mona, Sir Edward Grey said: the Bulgarian troops the King received realise the apparent hardship involved Chakri Pasha, who surrendered his in the refusal of the Government, sword, which the King, with Battering pending the negotiation for the issue expressions, returned.

of a re-organisation loaa, to give approval to the enterprises which British contractors desire to undertake in China as far as it would mean an advance of money to the Chinese Government, but I am as fully con- LONDON, March 28. vinced now as when the Government, Western Pennsylvanis, the northern embarked on the policy of co-operation portion of West Virginia, and Kentucky with other Powers, that that policy will are now threatened with eurious inun-e ultimately advantageous to British dalions. Fart of Pittsburg

trade and industry, since in my opinion It is the only menos whereby Chinese Wheeling are already under water. The Mississippi in Arkanana has risen credit can be securely established, and conditions in Chias rendered favour.

THE AMERICAN TORNADO.

ENORMOUS LOSSES. "

and

37it. The Secretary for War has gone with a garrison to his to supervise relief operations.

&

offering at $38, without inducing buyers.

Mining: Rauls are on offer at -83.85 after sales reported at the rate. Chinese Engineerings are quiet at 22,6. Trouns Have been sold at 82/- and 81/3, according t.madon advices. Henwocals have buyer at 43 and sellers at 4,0

la:-Shell Transport show consi er ble improvement on last rates from Lin. dop having risen to 1176 middle price. Lingkats have declined and can be obtained n: Ta. 60 from Shanghai after local sales during the Week at Tis: 75 and T. 11 ex dividend. According to labeat cabled Ivices from London, Ural Caspians have jumped to 43/8 at the which figure they ein probably be bought. Mexican Eagles are also slightly better and have changed ownership at 41/3.

21

PROTECTION OF BIRDS,

Wearing of Egret Plumes.

At the annual meeting of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, hold

in the Westminster Palaca Hotel, on March 6, Eurl Curron of Rodleston, whe presided, made a strong protest agafast. he wearing of, egret plures and bird- f-paradise feathers. The meeting was ry largely, attended, the majority of hose present being ladice,

LATEST MODELS

NOW SHOWING

GENT'S OUTFITTING DEPT.“

TRY A PAIR OF

Interwoven

TOE** HEEL

THIN SOCKS

C

THAT REALLY WEAR

You'll be surprised to find a thin sock that will wear without holes as long as any thick sock made.

Millions of men are already wearing no other sock. You'll thank us for sug

gesting them for they are a truly good People thing.

All grades from 75 cents Pure Thread Suk $1.25.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

G. APOAR

April 3 April 10.

For Fraight and further particulars wooly to

UMHLOTT

April 30'

DODWELL & 00., LTD., Agenix,

THE NANYO YUSEN KUMI

(SOUTH SEA MAIL S. S. 00.)

11

Regular Borrion of Steamers between Japan, Hongkong, Singapore Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya.

Salling 8.8. RIOJUN MARU, Fur Singapore, Batavia, Samsarang & Sourabaya. 27th Mar. 3.3.· HOKUTO MARU, For Moji & Kobo ***

14th April. For Fraight or Passagu apply to

DODWELL & 00, LD... Agenta.

HORNSBY-STOCKPORT

GAS ENGINES AND SUCTION GAS PLANS.

GREAPEST FORM) OF POWER KNOWN

COST OF RUNN- ING. ABOUT HALF-A-CENT PER HORSE POWER PER

HOUR

"SUCTIO

A STRENPOTAT

OVER 11,000 IN DAILY USK

THESE MAKERS EN. GINES SECURED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE FRAN- BRITISH EXHIBITION

E LONDON; AND ATTUR WINNIPEG EXHIBI TION, CANADA

HORNSBY OIL ENGINES.

Awarded the £1,000 Prisa offered by the War Ofios for the Best `Millours, Traaze- together with 180 BONUS for excoading the requirements of the condizion by 45 Per Cent.

PILE DRIVERS AND FOISTING ENGINES

made by the LIDGERWOUD MANTO, Co. EXPANDED METAL.

FOP REINFORCED CONCRETE, PLASTER-WORK, &c. Prices, Stock List, and full particulars on application, Quotations for any description of Machinery or Engineering Plant on application to

DODWELL & Co., Ld., MACHINERY DEPT.

OREGON PINE LUMBER

LAROE STOCK OF ALL SIZES ON HANLA

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S NAVI.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Tatarsons No, th

Gian MaxA O USO,

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO

(ESTABLISHED 1825), -”

The Chairman, in his opening address, aid the root principle of the society was that the birds of a country were among the greatest of its trenstres. prided themselves on the pitch of culture, and refinement of civilisation to which wy had attained, but he was not sure that there were not things dono that were not far removed from the practices of ta bacharian age. Boys were still allowed able for industrial enterprise in the

Ducks, Wharvan and Godowns :-Wham-

to use their leisure by despoiling future. I am not prepared, therefore 3 and 888 are now ansier, buyere shells in cabinets; wo silll kept car.. prin Docks after rising to £80 with sales atbirds' nests and treasuring up useless LATER. to re-consider the decision to exclusively offerig 87. Kowloon Wharfs have ive seme of the most beautiful things The losses to the railways of Obicy support the authorised British group changed hands at 8764, 876 and 875 and God's creation which were never in

If this policy #fails and there is un-at the close are wanted at the lower rattended for either imprisonment or tor-

New Amoy Docks aro stendy a 8 restricted competition to lend money shanghai Docks are firm and can be sold ture; we allowed gamekeepers--though China pust reconsider the whole Tis. 81, while Hongkow Wharls are i was glad he had stopped his situation, but I fear it will result in reported done at Tls. 100.

Linde, Hotels and Buildings --Hong Less and serviceable owls; and, most strik THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, policies under all the best and modern methods of Life Assurance competition between the different tong Lands have strengthened to $106 countries to get a political advance fer with strong buyers. Kowloon Lands are n demand at 3 and West Points at 856, ezay loans on improvident terms. The Hongkong Hotels are also strong with in- Government has no intention of disquisis for the old and new shares at 8115 sociating itself from the cther Powers and $75 respectively. Humphreys Estates

cabe booked at 881. still approving the policy which was the basis of the Reorganisation Loan negotiations, and we do not think that ill-secured, ill-employed loans would be advantageous to British interests, even if made by British Bnanciers,

and Indiana are already estimated at Alteen million dollars, and the losses through the closing of the steel plant mills will be immense.

THE LATE KING OF GREECE.

LONDON, March 20,

The yacht Amphitrite, with the remains of the iste King George of Greece on board, has arrived in the Pirmas, and was anlated by an escort of foreign warships. Members of the Holy Synod went on board and read prayer. The coffin, which was covered by the Greek and Danish flags, was borne ashore by deceased's sons and grandsons. King Constantine, Queen Olga, dignitaries of the Court, and Cabinet Ministers followed,

CHINESE NEWS.

(Wah Tax Yat Po's Service.)

PEKING, March 29,

The Dashi Lama has telegraphed to

>wn--to alkoga zahare and the harm-

ing of all, we encouraged, or at any rate allowed, women to satisfy themselves or ratify men by decorating their heads with the plumange of the most beautiful and innocent things in the created world. And in order to gratify this notarious and Cotton Hills-Hongkong Cottens, fe

bominable taste the whole world was niu stendy at 810. Ex arts reported old at Th 145. In the absence of tele cansucked and ravaged by the feather graphic information From Shanghai regard-unters. (Hear, henr.) ing other Cutton Mill, we make the rator, more or less unchanged.

He thought the traffic in the feathers and skins of birde was an appalling traf- Miscellaneous:-China Borneos have een sold at $04 and further bayers, and there was not a good word to be ravail, China Providenta are on offer zi aid for it. It was cruel in every way, $81. Dairy Farmabays been taken off the but especially because, by a deplorable market at 825 and $25 and more are remy, the plumage most in request for

C. KAMMING & Co., LD. Chemists and Druggists JREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.

PSCRIPTIONS ACURATELY

DISPENSED. Jure Durga, Patent Medicines, &e 324, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

Hongkong, July 20, 1912.

992

enquired for.. Lireen Island Comments have purpose of human adornment was THE COMMERCIAL PRESS, LU. eased off, to $4.30 at which price they are

eported sold. Hongkong Mlectrics at $32 danage which could only bo obtaini

E

are in favour at 6/4 with sales effected ants were not only waughtered to provide the Chinese and English langu 'ges for ave found buyers. Lower Level Traning the nesting season, and the par. have published several hundred kinds of TEXT-BOOKS in both he rata, Hongkong tapes have buyers att, but the young birda were lett to perish primary, middle and gris' schools, besides

Watsons at $6.60. Peak Tram

The coin was then placed on a gup the President that the Dalai Lama has ways are quiet at $2 and $1 for the old by starvation. In this way sotne of the books on politics, ch∙llren's bɔ wɔks, Dovels,

carriage, and was drawn by 1 setmen to the railway station, where it was despatched by special train to Athene. Detachments of foreign seamen joined the procession.

ME. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH.

RECEPTION BY BERLIN PRESS.

Losnos, March 28,

Mr. Churchill's speech is received in Berlin favourably only by the Liberal

410 and declared independence. He requests new shares respectively. Union Water- instructions.

hosts have been done at 171 while William

A later telegram states that the Dashi Lama has been besieged by the troops

of the Dalai Lama,

The Kobdo Government (East of Urgs; has ordered all Chinese residents to leave the country in three daya.

Powills are on offer at 89).

MARKET REPORT.

ost beautiful specimens of bird life in the world, like the egrets, humming birds, and birds of paradise, were gradually being exterminated. (Hear, heur) At three of the sales held in London in 1911, and there were six sales in the year, Messrs. James F. Hutton and Co, 41,09) skin of haaring birds were sold. Ltd., Manchester, in their Weekly Mat Was it, not wicked and contemptible? et Report, dated March 6, stabo:-The Wholo specios of those beautiful little votal deliveries of American Cotton Kreatures were being exterminated in the he World's Spinners now amount West Indies and Brazil 45 the same Ying Kwai Sing, who has been1,000 against 0,548,000 balex last sea- nice 20,700 birds of parañiza wire sold, arrested in connection with the nasaagin with prescut Liverpool stock and some varieties of this bird had already nation of Shun Chao Yin, si the of American is about 250,000 bales recoms extinct, and others were dissp- Shanghai-Nanking railway station, ics of last year the American cotton bearing will insing, rapidity. The * into wight for the season is lose by caso of the ogrets was oven work. Dur-

EHANGHAI, March 23,

maps, new Onin as Dictionary and Angl Chinae Dictionary.

SETTLEMENTS and OTHER PORTS Our customers residing in the STRAIT OF THE SOUTH may save time and incoa- †venience by sending their orders to nur BRANCH OFFICE at SHEUNG MUN TAF, CANTON.-

-21

HEAD OFFICE, NO. 33. HONAN BOAD

SHANGHAL. S'ill, Fobawy 12, 1913.

THE... HIKADO'3 TOUR»

ELDOLTED VINT TO ROME.

This old-established and world-renowned Company issnes

to meet varying circumstances.

For prospectus and full particulars apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents..

Dr. MACKENZIE'S

INVALID STOUT

KENZIES

DR

MAC

BURTON ON TRENT

SPECIALLY BREWED

FOR THE EAST

INVALID

STOUT

Specially Brewed for the Far East.

Fress. The Conservative newspapers

The Washington correspondent of the reject the suggestion of a close year for stated, to have telegraphed on the day million balex than last year and the ing the three sales to which he had, re11 Cablenowe-American," Manila, atatea | shipbuilding as either Utopian or a de- previous to his arrest a list of names of price of Mid. American is nearly Id. por ferted no less than 129,000 egrets were that three months henge an avent of world. liberate attempt to stir ap German those "sentenced to death by a certain more than last year taking the let day old he don. The bird was already de interest : Christianity will take

of the month. The production of textingin some countries and was fast- Radical opinion against the German Secret Society. Among the name il cotton manufactures continues on Jiwappening in others. He could not place in Rome, the Eternal City. The Naval policy. It is pointed out that the are Yuan Shit Kai LrYuan Hung maximum scale, except for a few mills or anything more desirable than Mikado of Japan with pay a visit to che

topped through bad notion or gam, and that legislation should be passed probable Pope--the first ever paid by an Orivotal Has a reputation Second to None as a Tissue Builder proposed year's pause would enable the Woog Hing and Sun Yat Sen overburdened British shipyards to catch

and Invigorator. up the arrears of work, but would mean the closing down of the German yards, which are suffering from precisely the opposite complain

ITALIANS AND ARABS.

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN TRIPOLL

judging from the accumulation of stocking the importation into this country and Bombay during January last we., autho wearing of the phimage of binds of of 11,789 packages, to 75,880 bales 1-aradise, humming birds, and grats by and duses, we have been overdoing ship women, and the co-operation of foreign mente from Calcutta the last mal countries should be sought in this toatter, brings reports of slow kids through lack(Hoar, heer.)

oversign to the Vicar of the Vatican.

The Mikado will be received with. be coming ceremonial. He will be enter

aimed at one of the most elsuurata bui Proved by

ever given by a Pope to king o

It is probable that the American Cardinal Monsignor O'Connell, of Boston, will be called to Rome to waist in receiving the raler of Japan, Dr. O'Connell wat?" the

IMPORTANT MILITARY APPOINT-in

MENT

quets Licut-Colonel A. J. Mullins, R.G.A., has been offered and has accepted the of demand in the ocasuming distrióte Mr. Montaga Sharpe, chairman of the ampero appointment of Chief Instructor, Eastern which considering the huge quantitice cornold, mentioned that experiments were Command, and leaves for home to take sont forward, is not surprising; the oon boing set on foot with the object of lossen. up his new appointment by an mely date.tinued dullness of Calcutta sincs the mailing the loss of bird life af the lighthouse He has been about a year and a half in left leads to the apprehension that this and lightships round the cost Pope's delegate to the Emperor's father Chao Colony.

our largest market has also boon over Sir Hammy Jobr ve striking in when the status of Japanese Catholics w done. Further the shipments in Februances of the value of birds being diseased several youre agn. He sry have been very large to both the in chocking the spread of innoch pests, an the personal friendship of the now

ruler, and his presenge will therfore be Longo, March 26,

A LIFE SAVER.

above markate viz., Caloutta 129 infllide shich give rise to diseases in men, deft compliment be the visiting Mikado.. message from Tripoli states that T is safe to any that Chamberlain's Colic, yards, again 149 million yards in January, animals, and plants, Talians are following up their suc.Obolars and Diarrhoes Remedy hat and Bombay 72 millions against 70 mil The Dachors of Portland was re-elected sared the lives of more pample and rallyed us in January. The February ship president of the society, and a resolution at Charian, and have now more suffering that any other remedy in

Krikla Sundas, and Yeffran wistenge 16 is known all over the civilis. monte to Shanghai have been over 37 mil. leach Barani, has fed and ed world for its speedy durea of cramps liv tion yards of plaint, ilyed, soured and

th stomach, diarrhood and all letecipated cottons against over 40 million lature to take steps for the suppress on develop into something wor 6. Take a fav

TROUKLE AVERTED, adopted directing the council of the VAT little cold and sore throat of yours society to appost to the Norwegian Legamut be checked at oron or it may

• of the natives in.regarded For sale by all Chemists and State In Jazulary, which, cannot be geraldored of poun traps in that country whem PARA (CER őt Chainberlady's Cough Remedy and |

more than moderato

ongines are still begal.

Local Government Analyst's Examina

tion to be

Absolutely

Pure

Gande, Price Co., Ltd.,

WINE ERCHANTS,

neon's Box Dental, Hongkong,

TELEPHONEM: