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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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BANKS AND A GOLD

RESERVE.

LONDON, Jan. 24.

At a meeting of the London City and Midland Bank, the Chairman urged that Mr. Lloyd George should appoint

Royal Commission to consider the gold quation, including a scheme for the issue of "amergency currency." He also suggested that if the Joint Stock Banks held at least 5 per cent. of their liabilities in gold it would in- creme confidance and greatly assist towards preventing any crisis.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN TROUBLE.

Appropriate Legislation to be Introduced.

LONDON, Jan. 29.

A telegram from Pretoria states that it is announced that the Indians promise to await the report of the Commission into the allegatious of

hardship and "cruelty made by In

dians in South Africa, before renow ing their passive resistance. The authorities now agree to release the imprisoned passive resisters" and await the recommendations of the Commission, and then bring in appros

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LEADER

SENTENCED.

LONDON, Jan. 24.

The Labour agitator, Mr. . Cress-

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RIVALRY AMONG

SHIPPERS

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINTE'S

POLICY.

Los, Jan. 24. The Conference of the North At- lantic Shipping Lines held at Paris during the week has accentuated the friction between the Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Hamburg-Amerika

Linie.

The latter, who did not attend the Conference, demanded an increased share of the trade in view of the building of the "Imperator" and her sister ships..

The conference agreed unanimous ly that the Hamburg-Amerika Linie's deanands were not jústified.

It is now stated that the Hamburg- Amerika Linie are building ships to Participate in the eastern mail truthe en poundage basis upon the expiry of the Norddeutscher Lloyd's contracts: It is also stated than the Company will withdraw from the China cargo

trude pool.

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

LONDON. Jan. 23. It is understood that the question well, who was arrested in connection of the Navy estimates was not Enally with the South African labour trouettled at yesterday's Cabinet moet- bles, has been sentenced to one

ing.

month's imprisonment without hard! The Cabinet usually incets at 11 labour, with a fine of 20/- sterling 'clock in the manting, "but it met for publishing a pamphlet likely, tol

yesterday at three o'clock in the cus ill-feeling, and has also been)

afternoon. Mr., 'Churchill and Mr.

1

laid" down in the las: session, and subsequently sanctioned by the Cabi

LONDON'S BUILDING TRADE.

Lockout Probable.

net.

LONDON, Jan. 23.

HEATED DISCUSSION IN THE REICHSTAG.

THE CROWN PRINCE DENOUNCED.

LONDON, Jan. 24.

"

A telegram from Berlin states that intense interest is being taken in the Reichstag full-dreas debate on the Zabern affair,

The discussion instantly became

SCOTTISH LAND

COMPAIGN.

CHANCELLOR'S MEETING

POSTPONED.

COMMERCIAL

SHAME RAPATI

Messrs. Vernon and Smyth, in their weekly share report, dated Jan 23rd

stata :-

.

Business during the wook in local books has been limited, das to the approach of the Chinese Now Year holidays, but in AGAIN several instances an improvement in pries his to be reported. Tangkata still conti- Buo to attemot attention and now close with bayorn at 891. The "il" market during

LONDON, Jan. 24. Mr. Lloyd George has again post- poned opening the Scottish Land sternation among Liberals at Glas- campaign.

the period under review, he improved, and there is now good demand for stocks. The tone of tho Rubber" market is nd- This has caused con- vised from Home as being firmor. Fina

Hard Para according to latest advice is

heutel. Dr. Fracks, of the Social ist party, vehemently denounced the Crown Prince and said that his tele-50, where there has been fifty-31 par lb. and Plantation Shoot has im-

grams were an insupportable inter- ference with the people.”

** If," he continued, "the Crown Prince lived in intimate friendship with men despising the Constitution. they must take their destiny in their own hands.”

Further remarks led to a great uproar, the President twice uttering

rebuke.

Thereafter the Imperial Chancellor intervened and emphasized that the language about the Crown Princa revealed Dr. Franks' hatred against all that had made for the soldier's spirit. He energetically repudiated the attack on the Crown Prince.

thousand applications for tickets.

The date of the meeting. January 28. clashed with the resumed Cabinet meeting on the Navy.

It has now been arranged that the Glasgow meeting will be held on February 4.

VLADIVOSTOCK AS AN ICE.

FREE PORT.

The following communication has been courteously sent to us by the Secretary of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce As will be noted, it is from the Russian Consul and refers to Vladivostock as an ice free port →→→

CONSULAT "IJEPERIAL DE RUSSIR.

I have the honour to inform you that a a conference of representatives of the Naval, Military, Civil and other Authorities THE WRECKED SUBMARINE,

held in Visdivostock on Dreember 10/23, About to be Towed to Harbour. 1913, in order to discuss the question of preventing the freezing of the harbour, it has been established that by the meine at ports it will be quite possible en keep the disposal of the military and commercial

LONDON, Jan. 24.

Divers are placing hawsars round the ausken submarine, and is is hoped to tow it to harbor on Sunday.

THE EGYPTIAN LEGISLATIVE

ASSEMBLY.

LONDON, Jan. 23.

A telegram from Cairo states that

¡

Egyptian troops.

The Khedive, in the courts of a speech, foreshadowed economic reforms.

Vladivostock free from ice during the pre sout winter season and to secure unhindered egreas from the harbour into ser.

In order to prevent the ice from getting firm from the very beginning, icebreakers have started work and should the necessity arise two icebreakers for northern naviga- tion, the "Vaigatch" and "Taimyr" will be put siditionally to work; in narrow

the

proved to 2/4 per 1b. The open market rate of di-count has declined to'3 percent. and the Bank of England male to i per cent. Bar Silver is quoted at 26 for ready and 20 for forward. Sterling T.T. olive at 1/10, Shanghai T.P. at 74 and Singapore TT. 918.

Bank-Hongkong and Shanghais bave changed bands at 8797 and $500 and oloso with buyers at the former quotation. The middle is now £31 and rollers at £82. Marine Insurances-Uniona have trengthened and beau sold as $81^, and st which more shares can probably be placed. Csatous have been ■ dull market, an ars on offer at 83934. North Chinas romain at last week'a quotation, viz. Tla ISJ nominal, and no changes during the week has taken place in Yangtzon which retain a nominal quotation of $199) nominal.

Fires close Fire Insurances :-Chios with Hongkong Fires remain on demand at $380 a nominal quotation of B180 and with no shares offering.

Shipping:-Hongkong, Canton and Macsos show no changes from las: Took with a nominal quotation of 929) Indo- China romnia peglected and are qucted London locally at 879 nominal, with middle quotation of 158/ China Martins to 8, and Douglases have improved remain on offer at 810, but no basicass has to be reported.

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Star Ferrios have been to a baying rate of 829 with no shares

on offer.

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A lock-out in the building trade of Settlemen: Effected With the Admiralty AMERICA'S RELATIONS WITH enough to acquaint with the contents of 989. New Amoy Docks are unchanged

the improved price of 103/14 middle and Mexican Eagles at 41/3 middle. Ural Caspiana bave also hardened and are advised as having a middle quotation of 50

NATAL Refineries:-China Sugars remain on offer at 83, without, leading to business and Luzons remain as previously quoted fined 104 or a fortnight's imprison Lloyd George had previously discuss the Khedive opened the now Logis. Passages whore ice would accumulate viz. $31 sollers,

Mining-Raube have been at 83.10, at explosives will be used, ment for attempting to enduce mend the position, and it is understood flative Assembly yesterday in great

which Agure more shares are wanted, and Thus Vladivostock may be considered Henwoods retain a nominal quotation of "to refrain from working.

that their proposals fire in the direc-state. He drove through the streets, free for navigation during the present 26. The market for Kailans has been tion of adhering to the programme which were lined with English and Winter season acerrding to a communi. London piz. 31, le quotation of $5/. and quiet and no change is reported from

middle. Tronoh have cation from the-Military Governor of the improved to s Maritime Province to Imperial the stock is now being inquired for.

Docks, Wharves and

Godmothe

-E-THONGWA Legation in Peking, and this Consulste has been instructed to circalate the shore to business and been dealt in at prices and Whampoa Docks have again Ind

Among shippers and merchants its district. varying between 870 and

and close Trusting that your Chamber will be good with boyers at $5. Kowloon Wharves hayo had sies at 888) and are now wanted

the present letter the commercial and The Daily Neua says that us 4

at by the Board of Trade to arrange a

Shanghai Docks are shipping communities of this Port, I avail wanted at Tis. 66, and Shanghai and Hong conferesco hetween masters and mob Estimates, a deficite settlement has result of the great increase in the

LONDON, Jan. 23.

myself of this opportunity to convey to

kow Whatros, after sales st Tis. 106, close hava proved unsuccessful.

In regard to Baron Makine's re- you, Sir, with my anticipated thanks the

with a

a nominal quotation at the ame Regular Service of Steamers between Japan, Hongkong, Singapore heen effected with the Admiralty for ference to California, saya a telegram expression of my distinguished consider.

Ggure. the future, and a substantial reduc from Washington, President Wilson destion, tion in the expenditure may be anti-clares that the next step in the nego cipated in 1915-16. Mr. Churchill tiations will be along the lines of con. had obtained authority to lay down tinued friendliness with Japan, The fur Dreadnoughts in 1914-1915, but negotiation of a new Treaty depended did not prese for ships to replace first of all upon the debatable question those offered by Canada. The whether California, in enacting en Gorman Comment on Mr. Lloyd The men, while sympathising with aceleration of the past year will be antiation land holding law, had vic-|

George. the sick and suffering, are at present moderated.

lated the present Treaty.

London is regarded as certain. Efforts

-

Général Birka Probable.

LATER.

There are now 15,000 coal workers

on strike.

The question of a general strike will be decided to-night.

refusing to give permita to supply

hospitals and have suggested to those

in charge of those institutions to ge

to the coal merchants.

Split Among the Coal Marchants.

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A Petition for a Strong Nary,

A thousand prominent City men

have signed a petition to the Lord Mayor, requesting him to convene L An important development bas meeting in the Guildhall in defence occurred in "consequence of a big of a strong navy.

firm of coal merchants having re

-signed from the Master's Society and

granted the men's demand.

tl

Estimates Praxed Down

.

JAPAN,

THE LATE LORD STRATHCONA.

Westminster Abbey Burial Offered.

LONDON, Jan. 23. Lurd Strathcona will be buried at Highgate. A funeral service will be

DISARMAMENT.

881 nominal.

THE NANYO

YUSEN KUM) (SOUTH SEA MAIL 8. 8 00:)

Batavia, Samarang and Bourabaya.

(8gd). V. D' Oettingen.

5.8.

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Lands, Hotels and Buildings:-Hong; kong Lands have had a'en at 8114, and Kowloon Lands rmsix in demsad at 845 8.8. BANRI MARÚ... For S'pore, Bataris, Oʻbon, Samarang & Sourabaya. Ráth Jan, with no shares on offer. West Points have 8.9. RIGJUN MARU, For Moji & Robe

19th February *trengthened and

Are wanted at 868, with no business to report, Humphreys Estates HOKUTO MARU, Fur S'pore, Bataxia, O'bon, Samarang & Bourabaya Sad Feb.

BANRI MARU, Foz Moji & Kobe remain m offer at 9 and Hongkong Hotels (old) clous with a nominal quotation 5.5.

Salling

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A ROYAL DRINK.

(The following is taken from the Telegraph" of Jan. 3rd.)

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of 8120, with buyers of the new issue at

800

the

Cotton Mills --The quotations for the Northern Milla have improved and following aro our intest advices, viz. Ewo Daily Cottons Tis. 134 bayers, Kang Yikes Tin.

12 buyers, Lo Kung Mowa Tha 108 buyers and Shanghai Cottuna Ts. 124 Cottons close with a Hoogkong Motation of 83.

BERLIN, Friday Night Jan. 2. Only, two of this evening's papīra com- ment on Mr. Lingd Gerge's latest remarks on disarmament. Die Post sayin

**After Mr. Churchill we now havɑ Mr.

s

Lloyd George, too. But it is positively ridiculous exaggeration to talk of infinito, ly more friendly relations to Germany.

inal

-China Borneos are want

ed at 911, Chiss Providenta nt 28.90, Dairy Farma at 8291, Green Islands at 86.5). Ices As 8100, Ropes at $ and Union Water વા વા Bats

Bates hure

have taken place of place of at $18 and Hongkong Hongkong Trams at 7/6. Peak Trams old and new issue close with a nominal quotation of 810 and 83 cents respectively. There are

Exudies at 844. Watsons at 88 and

held in Westminster Abbey on Monday. The relationships between England and sellers of China Lights at 24h, Steam

The offer of burial at the Abbey bas Gency are at the moment not bad, but Powells at 9.

that is really all that can be said. But no, London Quotations: The following

The Coal Exchange considered thei The Liberal papers are inost em-been declined. After consultation, the whole position, and has decided not phatic in denying that there is any relatives informed the Colonial Office to increase the price.

friction between Mr. Lloyd George that the late Peor's desire to be buried There is some possibility that the and Mr. Churchill, though they ad County Council Schools will be commit there have been serious difficult his wife was so deßaite that the offer, would have to be "gratefully de. pelled to close.

REVIVAL OF INVESTMENT BUSINESS.

LONDON, Jan. 23,

The City of Calgary (Canada) hay insund £710,600 worth of debentures - at 5 per cent,,`at a price of 97. The amount was over-enbacribed in an hour, and the quotation is now 4 per cent. pronium.

tics in regard to adjusting the Estimates, which the Daily News says were only brought down to | £50,000,000 after the most severs pruning by the Treasury, amounting to soveral millions.

Chancellor and “* Finn Lord."

alined.

RELIEF FUND FOR JAPAN'S BUFFERERS.

taken."

17

50/-

...

153/- 37/8

8- 35/-

41/3

6/3

9/3

10/0

12/- 1/4

a big a montful as possible must be again.quotations (middle price) were received from our London Agents by wire this The Berline N-uesta Nachrichten says; morning.

'Like two maths round the light, the English Ministers, Churchill and Lloyd Lado Chinas (Combined) George,

fatter continually about the Chinese Engineering...

H.K. Electriv Trama hot disarmament lamp. They have iready Tronoh Mines, Ltd. more than once barat their wings at it, but Ural Caspisos is is nothing; ever and again the seductive Mexican Eagles" glow draws them into ita fatal circle. Shell Transporta beater"... 103/11 .. It seems that Mr. Lloyd George's wards British Burmah Petroleum's are to be the prologue to frost dis United Serdangs... Local Committee Appointed. armament comedy of England. A telegram Rubber Plant Inv. Truss

from Vienna

reports

that thors Baster Int. Trusta The following Committon has boun there 'an influential, if not official,

Venture Trusts, Ltd. ... therealty, who shares Mr. Lloyd George's formed, for the purpose of collecting personality, whic fonds to aid the suturers in the Northviews on disarmament, and is to question authoritative quarters in Vienna as to their attitude towards a general "limitation of naval armamen's.' So this time an at- seams to think that such a, choice will for made to wheedle round the all nations become inevitable the resultant

Government,

pparently-Itantion in the Mediterranean would not

Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Chur-East of Japan and Kagoshima :— chill went together to the Admiraty, S. Li, Consulate-General; where they remained for an hour's) conversation.

The City of Gothenburg has issued £495,860 worth of debentures, and this West Birmingham's "Call" to Mr. A. was also over-subscribed immediately.

Australian Naval Adminig..

tration..

A telegram from Melbourne state that Captain Gordon has been appoint ed temporarily to succeed Captain Hugbos.Onslow, whose appointment, Second of the Naval members of the Board of Navul "Administration was terminated by the Commonwealth Government in November.

DO YOU COUGH.

ONT overstrain the fine membrane of D

your thront in trying to dislodge ths phlegia. Charaberisin's Cough Remeity will ampli h this for you, and cure the old that is causing it. For mis by all -Chemists and Storekeeperi.

The

Chamberlain.

F. Ono, Yokohama Specio Bank;

T. Hayashi, Mitsui Bussan Keisha;

K. Tsuzurabara, Bank of Taiwan; K, Kato, Mitsu Bishi Goshi Kaisha;

S. Morimoto, Toyo Kisen Kaisha 2. Kandys, Onaku Shosen Kaisha; and U. Yoshikawa, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Contributions should be made eitbor to Unionista of Birmingham the Yokohama Specie Bank or the Bank have decided to Ask Mr. Austen of Taiwan. Chamberlain to become their candi dute for the seas which. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain.is vacating.

Mr. A. Chamberinin has represent- ed East Worcestershire since 1802.

OURE THAT COUGH.

WHEN you have troublesome cough

it does not mean that you have consumption or that you are going to lure but it does mean that your langs are, threatened, and is in just as well to be on the asto side and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy belerei is too late. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.

Term d collection is to the end of February next

All emtributions made by, hon Japanese should be announced in the English papers."

Collected money should be sexit through the Iconi Consulate General to the Contes | Governmeal to be distributed among the

qufferers.

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER, TN buying a cough molicias for children, houria, mind that Chamberlakey Dough Fement is the best for entis, croup and whooping cough, and that it contains no harmful drug. For sale by all Chemists Rad Starekcopers

Austegarded as las experienced i l ́e a satisfactory one for England."

because it is than the Germa in questions of haval The Echo de Paris pablishes the follow

mament But we eleva that the

wing nota

nota on Mr. Lloyd George's do political insight of Vienna is much under- claration estimated, and prophesy that the dissrun- mont mad English will reperiancas dis illusionment similar to tax which followed the life King Edward's seductive attempts at Tach)."

A. FRENCH MINT.

the Cabinets are

"At 18 hour when discussing Huropean and Asiatic problema which are of the highest importance to the British Empire, socis wards as were uttered? yesterday, "coming from soch * high personage, cap on y disconcert the friends Indeed; we PARIS, Friday,

of the Eatente Cordiale. know that the declaration of the Chancellor The Temps of this evening, commenting had no reference to any alteration of on Mr. Lloyd George's attiraces on thu

maminte question, remarks that the British policy. We have already received * confirmation to that effect."Dentral Chan sel or congratulates himself. hacsuss

Neur present-day opinion in Germany louds orar la expansion of the army to the detriment of the nav

navy,

WHEN PRALE CAN DAWN,

New York, Friday,

***From the English point of view,” BAYK The New York American prints the sab

the Temps, this specig logical enough, but stance of in interview which one of ita Emm

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SCAM ofpolicy which Mr. C. W. Eennot, the British Consu

to return to the General, on the subject of Mr. Lloyd kiree years service, system, with its George's pronouncement on the armament. anormous expenditarr, is by no means a question. Mr. Lennett is quoted as saying circumstance at which England can rejoice, that the era of world-pasce would dawn expecially since Franes must sustain the *** when New York does withant

antice

And shock of the Tripte oss in the Medite Mr. Camegin leaves his ants "open," and runean. If one day or another France

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