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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1918,

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

COMMERUS OF THE TEA- TRADE.

Mr. John McEwan, J.F., recently de-

Reuter's Service to the China Mail)(Router's Service to the China Mail.) | (Reuter's Sorpios to the China Mail-)livered the dest of a series of lectures on

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GREAT BRITAIN AND THE AMERICAN TORNADO. KING GEORGE'S SYMPATRY,

LONDON, April a.

Router's Washington correspondent atates that King George has cabled to President Wilson that he is greatly distressed at the disastrous devil and Jess of life, and offering deep sympathy with the prople of the Jaited States

President Wilson replied deeply appreciating the King's massage.

BRITISH REVENUE.

GRATIFYING RETURNS.

LONDON, April 2.

A Treasury Statement says that the Revenue for the year amounted to £188,501,990 and the Expenditure to £168,621,930. The Ravenne exceeded the estimate by £1,612,999 and the Expenditure was £2,034,00 below expectation. Customs receipts de creased by 2161,000 nad the Land Tax by £50,000. The Telephone Service receipta increased by 24,530,- 000 and the Postal Service £30,000 compared with 1912.

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THE TURCO-BALKANS WAR.

THE ALLIES AND THE POWERS,

LONDON, April 3.

HOME RACING.

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP

The

Reuter learns that the replica of the Allian to the Powers' mediation pro- poscia are conciliatory, and wil be presenteil to-day. Bulgaria aban. duns the Saros and Midia line of frontier, agreeing to slightly modifod proposal for Midia, All agree to accept the acquiescence of the Powers in the principle of the war contribution or indemnity, leaving the details to sub- dequent settlement,

POWERS AND MONTENEGRO.

Д naval

Reuter reaffirms the unanimous opinion of the Powers that failing Montenegro's compliance, demonstration will be necessary. Com musications with reference to the matter are now passing between the different capitals.

BRITISH CRUISER UNDER ORDERS.

Reuter's correspondent at Malta states that the cruiser Defence" has been-ordered to be in readiness_to BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES.proceed eastward. It is believed, that

THE DEBATE RESUMED.

LONDON, April 1. The House of Commous on Monday resumed the debate on the Naval Estimates.

Mr. Churchill said that if the naval

the cruiser will participate in the Montenegrin demonstration.

THE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.

It is still doubtful which of the Powers will participate in the Naval Demonstration against Montenegro.

RESULT.

LONDON, April 2 Lincolnshire handicap result

1. Berrilldon 4. Junior

3. Grammont,

Twenty-two rau, Cuthbert Bnishing frat by a head in front of Barilldon, but was disqualified.

Uncle Pat was favourite at 4 to 1. Junior was ridden by E. Huxley, as Lasto was scratched.

*Commer e in Tea" at the London School Economics and Political Science, Clare- Market, W. The occasion was interest ing because of the larges attendance of those who regard themaa ves

experta," and are sometimes more critical thas recepties in their attention to what is spoken.

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Mr. McEwan, at the outset of his obser." vetina, reminded his audience that there aro tea stories which belong to a country whose connection with ton, although not so extensive in volume as that of England, The betting was 100 to 7; 100 to 8; bad been a longer and an exceedingly elcee one. The palm in this respect belonged to the Russian Empire. Much that had and 33 to 1.

been written regarding tea had taken the skape of advertising material published by { f

All this formed excellent private firms. advertising literature. It was all in very good order, particularly well done; hut it was insecurate in great parts and was somewhat imaginative in others. So far as the encouragement of the ton industry was concerned. Great Britain, adopted a policy differing entirely from that of Russis, which, after all, was the poineer the tea industry. The Russian authorities among European natione in relation to adopted somewhat different policy from that of Great Britain in encouraging and fostering the ten trade rather than allowing it to be diverted by individual traders. At in and had, St. Petersburg certain

good deal of financial g consequence, * 2000

he history couragement to pay attention to the 1 of lea, to its sultivation, and to manifold matters relating to tea products. Dealing with the commercial aspect of the tea trade,

THE RACE.

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After quarter of a mile, Cuthbert got to the front, winning by a head. Berilldon made the remainder of the running, being four lengths ahead of Junior. Cuthbert was disqualified for bumping and boring.

THE GRAND NATIONAL

KAISER AND TENANT.

scd Java, pred

In the Grand National, the scratching modern growths of Indis, there ing of Rathnally took plaer at, 12-26 were sonte peculiar

lines yesterday

relating to prislustion and consumption. It was a curious interesting fact that almost the entire production of ten in

in the world was limited to an area confined by $0 deg as of latitude and 60 degreas of longitude. Equally intereating was the fact that, excluding the cons

consumption of China

Japan the large producing по reliable countries

be obtained-the, pria- statistics ding which cipal tea

drinkers Kere the people of Great Britain, Ireland-and-of-the British Colonies, the people of

of Russia and

AGREEMENT COME TO.

Loxtos, April 2. The Kaiser-bas.come to an agreement with the tenant Sohst, or the Cadisen

boliday which he suggested in his/ It is asserted in Paris that neither estate, with whom he engaged - those of the United States of America. As

France nor Great Britain will join in iz Franco is sending a battleship to Corfu merely because Great Britain is sending two warships there.

AUSTRIA'S MOVEMENTS.

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speech last week were accepted by the Powers the resulting balance would he detrimental to Britain. It would be possible if necessary to commence is 1913 four of the five capital ships in addition to the annual five and the Malaya, making a total of ten, Eleven

It is reported in Vienna that five could be completed in from twenty-four to thirty months. There would be no Austrian battleship cruisers and one dificulty in manning the ships nor destroyer were twenty miles from about the money, It would be un-Antivari yesterday evening, and that necessary to borrow or impose fresh an infantry rogisment was embarked zaxation as the "money paid to the at Zara for a southern destination, reduction of the National Debt in the past three years far axceeded anything that would be required. He hoped it would be understood that there was no

A telegram from Cettinje atates that difficulty either in the acceleration of our own ships if necessary or in placing the Turka inado a sortio to the south of the contracts for the three Canadian Tarabosch and that a desperate en ships now being discussed by Canada.gagement is proceeding.

DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT

PROCEEDING.

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WHAT ADRIANOPLE COST,

The rat and second fleets could be further strengthened by their shipa refitting in winter instead of religing

A telegram from Sofia states that At various periods. This was to suit the convenience of the Dockyards. He Adrianople cost the Bulgarian, 10,000 emphatically contradicted the state-to 12,000 killed or wounded.

The

successfully in a lawsuit recently.

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Sobat has now surrendered the mainder of the lease, and he is to receive the Order of the Crown.

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The lawsuit arose over the refusal of Sohst to comply with orders given by His Majesty's agent involving heavy expenditure outside the terms of the lease.

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tes loves was sufficient to make so

indicating the huge volume of the tes trade, Mr. McExnn said that a large paseoger steamer of the "M" class of the F. and O. Line would have her cargo space antirely 6lled 150 times over were she engaged in transporting tes to supply con sumers in the countries he had mentioned. Still dealing with the statistical side, and putting it in another way, the quantity infusion of 700 million pints of liquid tax, or 140,000,001,000 ordinary tea cups full,

the

year interory being one cach day of four persone of the prosent ustimated popu Intion of the world. The new reservoir in Essex, shortly to be oponed by the Kind, was the largest of its kind ever constructed. Its capacity was 300,000,000 gallons, and for the cansomption sot the tea

supplied of the world would fill that reservoir There is issued on February 25, as 22 times over

its cultivated Parliamentary paper [403] the Appropria-tat

state. Statements of the kind.

form.

FINANCE OF THE NAVY.

A SURPLES OF NEIBLY TWO MILLIONS. FOR 1911 12.

tion Account of the Navy for 1911-12, with submitted the report of the Comptroller and Auditor. General thereon and upon the ator counts of the Navy.

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The account shows that a groes ex- perditura of £46,204,799 was provided for

in the Navy Estimates, and that the actual gra a expenditure was £44,384,341, leaving

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in a concreta presented the enormous amount of liquid that was made and washed down people's throats in the course of one single year. So far as the Southern Hemisphere was concerned, population ruled lightly. There the tes consumers lived south of the Trapie of Capricorn, in South Africa Australia and New Zealand. But if the inhabitants were few relatively, they consumed Australia the Northern Hemisphere. excluding the rices which consumed their own produce, the material consumption of tea was in it. Here, however, an interesting sub regions lying 40 degrees north and above

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ture arose on the Vote for shipbuilding green or unfermented teas, with pale, pasare Decga, Fatent Medicines, as put an end to such rumeure he was

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lati- prepared to let two members of the

ed principally to strikes and other labur tades, while the further north the Front Opposition Bench nominated by

treubles. The min deficits or excesses of lived the more he seemed to require of A telegram from Constantinople Lord Beresford go into all details, and

actual over estimated gross expenditure the back or fermented tea of India, -he figures would be given to the states that the Porte have replied to occurred on the Votes for vistuniting, Ceylon, or China, with the dark heary liquor its jafusion produces. No record. House. Having regard to the re the Note of the Powers, thanking 2147,133; shiplwilding matériel £205,95; said Mr. McEwan, had yet been discovered THE COMMERCIAL PRESS, LU, aponsibilities of the British Empire in them for their mediation and accepting armsmenis, £95 903; and works, £145,191, by the British student relating to the

history and origin of the ten trade ‘of WE have published several hundred the Mediteranean and the Pacific, it all points without reservation. They The principal surpluses of actual over was clear that the margin of strength confidently trust to the Powers to estimated gross expenditure arose co the patisely limited. And yut discoveries the Chinese and English languages for available for the whole world service achieve peace.

Vistos for victualling £42,333; shipbuite might be made relating to that history and primary, middle and girls' schools, besides ing matériel, £55,988, and works, 142,803, origin in the libraries of Thibet. Thero books on palítics, children's books, novels, of the Eritish Empire would not be

*15* Chinese Dictionary. sufficient after the first quarter of 1916

The Treasury hire represented to the trade from time immemorial, bosiderable maps, new Chinese Dictionary and Anglo Admiralty that in view if the more fre- have been conducted under circumstance

Our customers residing in the STRAITS unless further steps were taken by the

of the greatest possible difficulty, pa- SETTLEMENTS and OTHER FORTS A telegram from Vienna states that sent applications which are being unda ticularly so far as transport was concerned, or gux SOUTH may say time and incon Dominions or ourselves, and if new

by Colonial and foreign Governments for There was country in the world en hardvenience by sending their orders to our developments ip the Pacific or the the Austrian squadron will soil im.

the loan of officers, the borrowing Govern- to trave. in a China if anybody had a BRANCH OFFICE at SHEUNG MUN Mediterranean cccurred or tie Cana-mediately to participate in the naval ment should as a rolo tear the non-effectise thing to carry Throughout the country TAL, DANTON.

there were no roads, no wheeled v hicles: in ships miscarried it would be demonstration.

as well as the effective charge for the period and put large quantities of los must always

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SHANGHAI. necessary to review the situation. We!

of employement. The Adiniralty bate have bron taken from point to point

Shanghai, Fabrsary 12, 1913 could build three ships ourselves, but

concurred in the principle, and in the Ching, the earts and qualition varying in different provinces and being probably ex- 1912 13 Fatimuates have provided for changed hy barter. there was no trace of the fact of Canaria coming forward to

|tributione:from Australia and Canada in the Chinese export trade in Europe in early respect of the retired pay of others na wall days, and probably the Fasters were the

This was endliest to trade with that country. The for Russia was brick tea.

treaty between Russis and China was an ancient thing, and its origin doubt officers being provisional, pending actuatial first tre calculation.

formed in 1800, but in that thuig was no Teus arose from the absence of roada and The total number of all mals shown in mention of tes, but the Chinere Conimi- other means of transport in Chind. Man's the E-timates increased from 131,000 mer is 1018 carried his presents to Alexis back had to bear the burden, and the in 1910-11 to 131, in the year under at Moscow, consisting of five chests of tea. burden had to be condensed as much as The Daily Mail" olers prizes review. As regards the Royal Naval Re. The travelling overland occupied 18 months, possible. Separate bricks were made for serve, the average numbers borne were in order that the tes should reach its desthe trade in Mongolis and Manchuria of £5,000 to the first British bydro less than the numbers provided for, the tinstion. Everything at that time was Somewhere about 185) Rasals began to

delivery

of tea come to Hankow to buy tes, and later on aeroplane piloted round Great Britain decrease being 820 under Natal Reserve, sold more or lex by barter, de

818 under Fleat Reserve, and 385 oder being paid for by cloth, furs and other brick tea. There the first trick ten factory in seventy-two consecutive hours with Volunteers. During the year 20 vessels goods or products. Tus, therefore, was at was ablished, and there the brick tox out descending on land and £10,000 wore wild, the net amount realized being that time only intended for the use of the was made like cheeses-under labour pres

£142,140. The approximata expenditure high and mighty-for the Court and for sure by means of men's weight. to the first British of Foreigner out of Navy Vates, 1811-12, in respect of Court oficials. At that time, and an late followed the introduction of machinery hydro-neroplane to cross the Atlantic in the visit of the King and Queen to Indin as 17:55, a pound of ten sold for 15 roubles. And pressure by team. In 1878 a new seventy-two consecutive hours. .

was £58,484. in nod tion to £90.100 iest-It might still be ogible for delicate and factory was built at Hankew, with im red under the Civil Service Estimates. fine tem to Blue As many roubles proved saschinery and, above all, the Expenditure os aviation services is in pound, but it had to be remembered hydraulid, presara, which was great cluded under Vite 8, for the purchase and that at that parind the purchasing power success. The brick tea trade had multi cuastruction of seroplanes,, repairs, S., of the rnable was greater. On the present-plies threefold within the last twon y-five Vain 10, for the purchase of an aviation basis it might amount to £8. Trade with years na manufacture there, wan -* shed at Eastchurch, and Vote 11, for in Rusia i cressed and so set in the great great deal of secrecy. No moisture was structional fins-No-prorion was made caravan incans of conveying tea from China asad, and hund eds of wooden moulds in the Navy Latiasta for 1911-12 for theau to Russia. Following on the internal dis- were required in the factories. servig, but Trammary genction has been turbance in China which occur ed in the obtained for meeting oditure during early part of last century, the Hurman the year from Bavings orbite aggregate ul Powernintervened, with the result thab 16 ports were opened, he chief of which were The value of the stocks of naval warlike Teutain, Amoy, Bhargai. In 1848 the

testify to the enduring life of the British Empire had already produced an impression throughout the world LONDON JOURNAL'S ENCOURAG of men, the contributions in respect of

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