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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
JOHNNIE WALKER
1914
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THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS,
A Record Year,
Very antisfactory tyures of our foreign
to
THE
CHINA MAIL.
SORE THROAT:
IT CAUSE AND CURE.
CONTRARY to the general belief, it
is not cold, damp, or draughts which Alerity directly cause the sore throat, tonsillitis,
Colno
trada in 1813 are recorded in the Board of Trudo rows just issued. They show thas both exports and imports reached., from which so many people suffer. Atlas
They merely render us liable to the disesse Dramble the highest totals over" revealed.
by lowering our
ality. imperts for the year amounted
Britomart What really catsen: sore throat is inhaling 1780,199,930, showing (despite a decline
the garms of the disenso from other Cadmus (of 20,808,440 in ray cotton) as increase sufferers, Were wu in good physical con- Chalmer d 121303,829, 642 per cent., and the alition our bloed would destroy these gorms, Chorab export to £51,481,410, an increase of it constantly does. It is only when wo £38,237,977, cr 7.8 per cent, as com, are at up to the mark that we catch Olie
diseases
hiab are due to g pared with 1913. The exports of British
To cure thom, the gerine boat tack- produes and manufactures for the first
where they are with something which Mug exccoded 1500,000,000 and are 2ourly will kill them on the spot. The best and Hampshire
is Waling Ja purpose is double the corresponding figura lis quickest means for this more than ten years ago. Reexpors for Formamint. Doctors use it to cure them. the year (£10,135.718) showed a do nelves, as is proved by a physi ian who Kaunet The Practitioner I have Kineha, writes crease of 12381,078, 1.8 per cent.
never had sore throat myself since I began Motlin appears that tho greated ispansion into use Wuling's FormAmint, although I exports has taken place under the head suffered periodically before." of manufactured goods. This beading is TILE ONLY HIMIDY THE DOCTOR USA. mers than 26,000,000 in advance of the
The following statement in the same corrumponding heading for the previous paper shows who doctors universally pres. Tho advance in manufacturedetibe it :- Having tried all the British cotton goods amounts to 4,986,881. The Pharmacoperis leunges and most of the Iknown proprietary antiseptic lorengen. figures for the closing month of the year | Til)
bean radared to one and one only wore not altogether satisfactory, owing to (for sore throat), asmoly, Wulfing's Forms Sandpiper
Ther a largo decrease in imports, amounting int. to £2,050.631, or 3.9 per cook, af which 2044,753 is in raw cotton, Exports for the tenth, however, showed an increase of £1,867,892, cửo 4.5 per oest,
year.
It
in
His Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
<
8700Lieut. C, M. Blackman
Capt. M. R. Hill
Lieut. G. F. A. Mulock
-Com. Alan Dixon
Nan
Class.
Toma Gun, J.E.P.
Commander.
despach-vour!
1550
2000
Comdr. Archibald Cochrane
Best repor
Kong
Admiralty tug
www
Hongkong
river gunboat
710
R
200
La Comdr. B. S. Priobard
Shanghal
river gunbost
710
900
Lout.-Comdr. W, H. Darwall
Shanghal
aloop
1070
8
1400
Capt. FT. P. E. T. Wiliame
Shanchal
torpedo bout à troyer
560
7100
Lieut. H. T. England
Hoogbeg
water bank and tag
320
"300
Hongkong
Along
INT
1400
Comdr. Colia Mackenzie, D.8.0)
Shanglad
tél, pe la bost destroyar
550
7500
lent. . B. Birkeld
Hongkong
todo bost destroyer
360
В
Honghenter
cruiser, lat class
10,850
10 20,500
Cruising
torpedo bost destroyer
£60
་་ 7500
Hongkong
tarpio boat destroyar
56.1
4.
7500
Lieut. E. E. Boddam-Whetham
Hongkong
river gunboat
318
1900
I.Comdr. M. I. Marryad
Yangtee
-
dloop
1310
Lt. Comdr. Gibson
Hongkong
Minotaur * Moorhen
cruiser, 1st clas
14,800
27,000
Capt. E. B. Kiddi.
Hongkong
river gunboat
150
ទ 800
Wost River
Newcastle
cruiser, 2nd clas
4800
19 92,000
Capt. Froderick A. Powloto
Nightingais
river gunboat
85
940
Lieat Com Malcolm Murray
Ribble
torpedo best destroyer
590
-
7500
Lloùs. R. W. Wilkinson
depot ship, submarinos
980
1400
Lient. F. A. N, Gromie
river gunboat
25
.9
240
It.-Comdr. Kash
river gunbeat
85
I
940
L-Com. I. A. 8. Hatton
river gunbost
85
醬
240
L-Comdr. Maurice B. Lonlis
receiving ship
1850
-
river gunboat...
180
BOC
river gunboat
70
९ 900
tattleship
11,985
18 12,500
Capt. P. Streatfeild, M.V.O.
Hongkong
torpedo bost destroyar
600
7500
LE-Comdr. Marveli
Hongkong
torpedo-bost destroyer
590
7500
Comdr. Seymour
Hongkong
river gunboat
195
'
800
Lt.-Com. J. 0. F. Borrett
Upper Yogi Eric
river gunboat
150
2
500
LL-Com. M. Blackwood
150
500
LL-Comdr. Lloyd
5250
000
Capt. H. L. Cochrane
IL Comdr. F. J. McGillawie
Roestio
Rabin
A Modical Offer of Health nice, the Saipa reason for this preference in The General Tamar Practitioner. He writes:"What we it is an agent to destroy the germs in
** | Tend want the mouth and threat; in fact, what wa mat is oral asspeis (complete freedom from germs in the mouth) at near as we can get it. To produce this we have the Ideal agent in Wulting's Formamint,"
la usod
by the Royal Familias of Widgeon Europe and by the worlds most disting quished men.
Thistla Triumph Usk
Welland
Turning to the figs which rate particularly to the Far Eastern trade of the United Kingdom, a review of the year's results shows that this section has participated in the general expansion. Taking the value of goods as the standard, it will be seen under experts that cottem Yarn shipments to the Dutch East Indies and the Straits Settlements rose" £7,000 and £25,000 respectively compared with
0.31 1012. Exports to China and Hongkong,
KOW TO FEIFENT BORE THROAT.
| 0.98 however, fell off seme £20,500. As
Wulfing's Formamint is equally famous gards, however, the great staple of our as a preventive of germ disease. Even 095 trade with the countries of Eastern Asia, for diphtheris, te powers of safeguarding cotton piece, goods, the advince hero is those who take it cannot be exaggerated.036 4. very considerable ene. and may well. The Sanitary Inspector of Hivh Wycombeng giva satisfaction to Lancasting manufac write: I know it so preparation #0 effectual in pretenting infections disenan turers. Following smother good incrence Wulting's Formsmit. During out. in the month ed December, our export break of diphtheria I bay
I have frequently given of these goods to China exhibits arise Away Formamist to those who haro been in valte in the whole year of over in contact with the disease, and no other £5,500,000 as compared with 1912, and cases have been removed to hospital from
the same housebold." of not far short of £2,000,000 as against 1911. Sales to the Dutch East Indies an expanded to the extent of £800,000, to the straits Settlements T100,000, and
Woodcock The Rt. Hon. Viscount Massereeno and Woodlark Ferrard writes:"I have found Wulfing's Yamoub Formamist mad effective for the cure of
throat, which quickly disappears after 0.58 csing a faw tableta
rivor gunboar light cruise
submarine
sabaurine
submarine
torpedo best
torpedo boat
torpedo bost
torpedo boat
Shangh
Yangkum King
Hongkong
Hongkong
West Ebror
West Kin
Yanghaus Blaue
Commodore R. E. Anstruther, C.M.G.Hongkong
It-Comdr. Hon, G. Stopford Upper Yangias El
L.Com H. F. N. Cottrall-Dormer Ornixing
Lt-Comdr. J. Galmes
Lt. Comdr. R. K. C. Pope'
Ls. Comdr. Handley
Lt. Comdr. Barton
Lt. Comdr. Nicol
LA Comdr. H. W. Seymour
• Flagship of Vice-Admiral T. H. M. Jerram, K,C,B., Commander-in-Chief.
A. Walfing & Co., 8. Rivking Road, Shanghai, will send a Free Boklet, dealing fully with sore threat, to all who write
is paper. Wulfing's Fo mn mentioning his mint may be obtained of all Chemists, in to Siam £180,000. As against thin, bottles, of Elty tableta. Acospt no su Japan's purchases fell of to the extent stitutes. They are valueless, as physician of nearly £300,000, a exports to the testifies he writes that he has tried Philippine Islands also show a shrinkage.ix sabatitates and found not one of them
F.W.T. Our linen picce goods tents with the Dutch East Indies improved
lightly, but shipments to Japan have been rapidly falling off in the last two Silk from the same country also exhibita Duplex t years, and last year's figures show a decline of £130,000 whereas targer sup decline again of nearly £40000. Comingplies arrived from Japan. Practically no
very
efficacious.
Klober
t
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Yangtna Bhour
Yangtum Flyan
| Eongtong
Bongkang Hongkong Hongko
Bongbong
West Kir
Wert Bre Hongbong
Nave
Kaiserin laboth
French armoured cruiser French armoured cruiser
French flagship
Fag and description." Austro-Hungarian cruiser 4000
10,014
970
9600
Toma. aranda
Captains.
Last report eð
Capt. Makovia
Bongloog
30 $0,000
12 19,600
Capt. Davelay Capt. Gouts Capt. de Vaissea
Hongkong
Sadzon Hongktex
French gunboat
145 10
1200
Liout. Vandler
French river gunbont
180
4
570
Lieut. Dordet
Froach gunboat
123
7
500
Lieut. de Jarvillier
French gunboat
130
French gunboat
Lent. Dupuy Dutemp
wollen and wowed dancy, Japan gar cane from the Far East last year. Montenim has here proved considerably better As regardy rubber, the value of imports Deidéo customer than in bar pravious year, from the Straits and the Federated Malay
Argus whereas in the case of China the totale States shows little difference is compared, are retuming a Bitle near to the ad with the figures of the previous twelve Vigilante level after the boom of 1913. The silk months, whereas the actual quantities Fathe broad stuffa trade with the same two nocived rose 100,000 ventals of lbs. in the countries shows an improvement. In view former care and 80,000 conta's in the Dondard de Lagroo
the reports concerning the projected case of the Federated Steay State building of foreiga soap factories in China Rubber importa from the Straite alone -with an eye apparently to the possible were almost equal to our imports of the Lynx
Hemp shipments. Protes raising of the Chinese Customs tariff Brazilian product.
Lient. Collin.
+ Flagably of Rear Admiral Colloch de Keritin, Commander-in-Chinf, the French China Station.
Saigon Cantor.
Canton
Tongka
Taborg Eu
French sub-marine
Lieut. Bolniz
Balgom
French mb-marine
-
Baigim
Styx
French armoured gunbank 1798
10
1700
Lieut. Guillaume-Louis
Salgen
french destroyer
309
Lieut. Aurill
Saigon
French destruyar
Capt. de Brigata Raqisan
Saigon
Franch destroyer
130 7
300
Comdr. de Marquesbar
Saigon
French destroyer
French surveying-ship
SOT 6 1825 10" 9000
300
Salgu
Comdr. Voisin
we may note thai soap to a value of from the Philippines, fell off 10,000 tona £143,000 was exported thither from this in quantity, but the higher priem ruling country last year, this being a decline of make the the total value (£2,000,000) Fronde 422,000 on the previous tadvd months, slightly higher than in 1912. Consider
camo to hand Iberville Mero coal was sexf to the Straits, and ably loss. soya beans considerably larger supplies of the for- Straite tin cxhibits an increase in both Pistolet tiliser, sulphate of ammenis, to the Dutch quantity and value. The billion figures Mousquet
Indeed, this reveal a big shrinkago in the flow of trade has grown in the case of Japan to silver to China, though the shipments
East Indies and Japan.
FRENCH BUDOET.
a value of over £1,600,000. We sent were still considerable. smaller supplies of ship, bridge, and boiler plates, and of black sheets to Japan, but that nation's purchases of textile machinery were doubled in value, and FOUR-DOOVED HOUSES in Granville reached what appears to be a record Avenue and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon figure. Chine has also considerably in Cheap rentals,
SHOP with Godown stzchod, Naxxreased her demand for this machinery, As regards the other figurs dealing with ROAD, Kowloon.
TO LET.
FINANCE | mixed
Economies of £3,000,000.
Manche
• Blagabip of Capt. (Commodore Botcicant, Commanding the Incal defence Indo Obins
Saigon
Hongkong
I vingtan
kmden
German cruiser
3800 2 3,500
Capt" v. Restorff
Guzisenan
German armoured craiset 11,600
,400
Captain Branaghana
Пtie
German gunboat
900
12"
1300
Comdr. v. Gohren
Shangla
Jaguar
German gunboat.
800
17 1300
Germcat cruiser
3250
24 11,000
Comdr. Vanadło w Capt Behncke
Taiga
Teingia
Leipoly
Pants, Wed. Night Jan. 7.
Latche Nürburg Otter
German gunboat
900 10 1360
Comdr. Bendamann
Taingiar
German cruiser
3400
$9 13,200
Capt. Mürsberger
Teigtas
Garmse river gun bost
Capt. Lieut. Fizle
Yangtze River
German Eagship
£1,600
36 26,000
Capt. von Schultz
Tsingtan
German torpedo bost
售 AJU
#300
-Uspt. Liout, Berrenberg
Taingiss
German torpedo-bost
280 4 6000
Obit. *. S. Claarsen
Taigiama
Tsingtau
Vaterland
German gunboat German river gunboat Jerman river gunbost
900
10 1350
Comdr. Böcker
Tsingta
243
1300
Capt. von Möller
Canton
4
500
Obl. S. Pri
Hisagina
Calabria
Adarnastor
Italian cruiser
$145
Shangha
Portagiosa cruiser
1757
Portuguese gunboat
Capt. Anibal de 5. Diss Capt. Martins
Macao
Max.
Portugueso runbost
TOU
Captain José de Carvalho Crato
Matio
Ensign. Me. Murray
Eowloon Marine Lot No. 18 with Wharf.metals and metal manufactures, decreases M. Calleux triumphantly announces ara recorded for Japan in the case of that he has succeeded in effecting A Flat in Humphreye Buildings, WINDSOR LODGE, Kimberley Rosd, pig and wrought iron, and galvanised £2,000,000 conomy upon his year's Bud-Scharchorst
and corrugated sheets, but su important get by serem retrenchment carried out 8. 90 Kowloon, 6 rooms and Tennis court.
increase is shown in the case of tinned under his orders by a.rovision of various! Taku Apply to
plates and shocto. China took more estimates made during the
Christ Tigor HUMPHREY'S ESTATE &
or yellow metal. wrought iron holidays. This is a handsome New Co., LTD.
bars, c., tinned plates and, shcote, Good, Year present for France," says Le Hongkong. Feb. 2, 1224.
and did iron and steel. A general in Radical." The savings in question" still crease is also shown in exports to the teave a deficit of £29,760,000. Mozeover, Straite Settlements, whom we hava sout some of the economies effected seem, pro- larger supplies of steel bars and angles,blematical.
Tho iron or steti rails (increase" £100,000),,
four Government departaments Macau various manufactures of steel and. iro, which have succeeded in retrenching are rail locornutives and other prima morons the Ministries of Justice, Trade, and Patria (increase in each caso £10,000). uhenu. Public Works, and the Home Office. merated machinery (increase £70,000), Upon the administration of justice about galvanised and corrugated sheets (increase £20,000 has been "saved-by the post-12 No. 83 Peak, MOUNT KELLETT, £30,000) and beer and slo (an increase ponament of increasca in the staff. Upon A (Church Mission Society Bungalow) from of £41,000;
public works the economy realised A-6 nearly £80,000 indudes half that amount furnished. Chosp rent.
obtained by reducing the esitated defielt Albany taken off in value as meth as £190,000, on the working of State railways, and £270,000 as compared with 101120,000 by the postponement of harbour works. The Home Office has managed to save £12,000 by postponement of ex penditure ca-poor relief.
ȚEIRION, Nos, 9 & 10, Peak, me
kental, from 1st December Newly Painted and Colourwebed.
BOGATE,' Anatin Road, Kowloon; unfurnished.
4.
1st October 1913 till 30th May 1914, partly With regard to imports from thes For Fins the receipts of Chine ten have
1 CAMERON VILLAS No. 60 Peak,
to let famished for I yest from lat May."
No & CAMERON VILLAS, No. 59 Peak, to let furnished for one poaz.from 1st May 1914."
**KELLETT ORFST" No. 66 The Peak from 1st March 1914, partly furnished.-
Chun Small GODOWN in Duddal Street. **No. 19th SHELLEY STREET".
FOR SALE. HARTING and ROGATE, on part of Howloon Inland Lot No. 1154.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandrs Bulidings. Hongkong, Feb. 4, 1914.
THE
CHINA BAIL
Washing Books,
LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND
"Under Weight," a condition. of ill-health, shows your assim. flative powers are decreasing.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVET OIL COMPOUND
Suppilis the blood with the waried zourishing and healthy. Besh building materiala. Very palatable.
OF ALL CHEMISTS, -
14
Bainbridge BATTY
Callao
Chauncey...
In short, meat of the economies look Cincinnati as if they might work out only on paper. Date However, las Government will further Deesiar affirm and develop" its policy of ro Cano trenchment ulteriorly. In the meantime
Helens the deficit remsius, and M. Caillaux gives
Mohlen no indleation of the dele or manner of
Monadnock the loan which must scare day be issued,
Monterey "Daily Telegraph."
Pampanga Piscataqua
DEWARE OF COLDS. \HILDREN ́aro atuch more likely be
Pomper Qubros
crotract the categious diseases when Rainbow they have cul Whooping cough, diphamar theria, sorrlet fever and consumption ar* | * Baratoga diseases that are often contracted when s
child has a cold. That is why all medical Yarbor anthorities say beware of colds. For the Wil ghos
care of colds
'nothing You
quick Cars Chamberlain's Dough Remedy,
It can always be depended upon and is Discmans and mie to taka.... For mde by all
bapatnak
Comdr. Bomull Plcstardi
UNITED STATES VESSELS ATTACHED TO ASIATIC STATION,
U. 3. submarine
U. 8. protected eralser U.S.torpedo-bost destroyer. 0.8.torpedo-boat-destroyer 420
D. 8. gunboat U..torpedo-boat-destroyer
U. 8, protocted craiser
428
Lieut. E D. McWhorter Eunga J. C. Van de Cam Ensign G. M. Yates
· Cavitu
Cavite
Cavite
Cavit.
5430.
10
7500 Com, M. L. Bristol
Crubita
420 7
800
Husign H. A. Jones
Cavite
?
8000 Lieut. H
Cavite
A38
250
Ensign W. L. Heiberg
Cantor
+7
8000
Llout. F. J. Fletchor
Onvita
3183
11 10,000
Comdr. B. 8. Robinsor
Gruise
U.S.torpedo boatdestroyer U.B.torpodo-boatdestroyer - 420
420
7
8000
Lout. C. A. Woodfuß--
Carite
7
8000
Lieut. B. I. Green
Carlie
U. B. ganhoat
620
•
600
Lt. Coords, S. Gannon.
Shaugim
U. B. gunboat
1597
8
1988
Comdr. G. R. Marroll
Ebangbr
U. 8. station ship
1900
B
-1100
Liauti R. V. Lowe
Cavite
U. F. monitor: Q. S. monitor U. 8. gunboat
8990
3000
ist. K. P. Svar
Olongap
#084
5277
Commander J.-V. Obam
Óhingy
...243
Lieut. B. B. Taylor
Cavity
U. 8, son going tug
854
1000
Lieut. S. W. Wallace
Canton
U. 8. Repair ship
9085/
: ́ Llout. W..0. Wallace.
Carite
-U. 8. gunbost
201
Lient. J. J. Haunigan
Bhangra
U, S. cruiser
4380
1600
L. Comdr. D. W. Wartungh
Swatow
17. 8. gunbost
249
980
Lt. G.G. Dichanan
Shangira
0. Barzdored eralsas
$115
17,402
Conde, H. A. Wiley
Swat
U. 8 günbea
370
208
Lieut. F. Dart
Shangam
J. & gusbost
La
Comdr. J. F. Hubbard
Hoog'ing
U. 8. tag
Chief Bois, P. E. Radde
ader-in-Chief, United Smire Aslatie Flest,
*U.B.5 Barbogs Naghip of Bas-distral R. F. Michalsen, Co.
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