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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

the submarine R essentially a wensen Yof lofence, and Beltish naval ineties" must be offensive. Consequently the aurfuço vessel, and particularly the

· battleship; is" of vital consequetied to: our anval supremacy. At the same

Clothing to the value of 822, the time the battleship must be protected reoperty of S. A. Taladie, has been stolen froni the torpedo, the weapon at the [from 230 Quean's Road East. submarine bont. Whether this can

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The 1.8.

An Indian named Boota has been sent to Government Civil Howpital suffering from injuries to his head and mouth caused by

fall in Queen's Road yesterday.

HONGKONG TRADE"

IN 1919.

COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS IN SOUTH CHINA.

(From "the London'" and "Chizu Express of July 21)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1914.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Amongst recons asla at the Hotel „Victoria in Mr. G. T. Aitkin of Bengkong

:

At the end of the your Admient." Sir George Callaghast will ens his tenure of often a Commandre in Chief of the Among recent arrivals at the Hatut Home Fleet Ba will beruecosled in this Afécropole are Dr. and Mrs. G. P, Jordan, | pat-the most important sxecutiva com- of Hangrong, and Mr. a. E. Fenton and John Jallace, at preesat Socond Sun Lord jasad in the Nary--by Vico-Admiral Sir Mr. 3. L. Gerard, of Shanghai,

of the Admiralty, who, we may recall, naw active, sarvice fo the expedition for the relief of the Feking Legations, when he Seymour,

An excellent review of the trade of ***

Hongkong and district in 1913 is made Gico. "Ti. Anderson, who, in the course of his remarks, makes some incaresting observations on the general financial and commercial conditions provalling in. China. He states

At a mearing of the Royal Colonial

alected non-resident Fellows Dr. IL. J. Major A. Delacombe, Army Pay Depart- Gibbs and Mr. Hayes Marriott, Singapore:ment, in London, has been appointed for Mr. Vincent Sorby, Hongkong: Mr. duty at Hongkong. Harrey Chevaller, Keslampur; Mr.J.Wiltshire Regiments have been permitted The Royal Scota d' Hampshire and Bowas, and Mr. J. P. Swettenham, F... to bear the honorary distinction of Pekin. 1800," on their regimental colours," The London and China. Guzelta" of July 24.

and other staples, in raw and wasto silk,

A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING and PALATABLE drink particularly be best done by placing armour of Karlson Dock, is completed and will sail by the United States Consul General Institute on 16th lost, the fallowing weracted as chief vffleur to Admiral Sir E. H.

Senang, recently launched as the outer surface of the ship below in a few days in command of Capt. the inter-line, or by constructing a Kockx. series of internal armoured bulkheads, Chemically, a set repeauction of a well-known German spring, at half longitudinal and horizontal, as ud- the price. Bionds Perfectly with Spirits, espeurdly Whisky. Unoo try a Whiskyvocated by Mr. Owens, the fact Pyari and you will ask for it again.

remains that aroiour of effective Pricus-90.85. pur doz, l'ints, $0.30 por dos. Splita.

resisting power, and yet of light weight must be evolved, preferably of the "elastic" type. That being

plate makers in Grent Britain, who have ever been to the forefront in the evolution of improvements, should be

be able to resist attack by the sub marine-bant's torpėdo

-STONE GINGER BEER.

A stocking wowving factory in the Rua do Campo, Macao, wu destroyed by im on Monday. As the dry brigade was lately

apparatas arrived.

The only fermouted Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East. The real charm of. Be Unger Boor is the Bavour produced by partial fermentation; without this, it is important that the armour-disbanded, it was ever an hour before say Ho Stade Ginger Beer csa be said to be genalas.

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THE DIARY.

MEMO. FOR TOMORROW.

President Poincarés Birthday (1960).

General Memoranda...

THE WAR

are indefinitely encalled.

The Rev. C. La Coper-Hunt will be giad Tu ruagiro magazines, books," gunes, eb for di-tribution among the troops Gift-should be addressed to Mr. Cooper Huns að Montpellier, 2. Queon's Garden, Peak Rand

Fimm × Home paper dated July 24 : - The Brat squadron of the German. Nocti Ses Fleet is to pay a visit to Portsmouth A xaturn complimens to the visit, of the British men-of-war at Kiel du the

regatia.**

A bethal between the tenth son et President Yana and the daughter of the Pris is now being arranged. The

President has thirteen" sous, and the tares sidest have been married. The fourth wil

ba married on the 24th. The ath, Heb. 215. ath and Sch have all been betrothed.

The news to hand that the British Expolitionary Force has arrived on the Continent seems rather belated as we were able about a week ago to make such ал announcement. Renter telegram, which we publiskă! to-lay, evidently refers to the arrival of the whole of the Force, and the probablity is that the Prees Burgan allowed every opportunity for the proper settlement of the Force on 2:30 p.m. Lislative Council Mee ing foreign suil, to be made before aking the aaronncement. Be that as it may, it is very gratifying cu know officially that Great Britain is now in a position to gid, on land; as well as on sea, our gallant allies—;

Crown examining a polies witness in SATURDAY, August 29 -

France and Belgium--who have been

the Criminal Sessings this meroing a to his watlauk upon a particular point in the aequitting themselves so admirably bank conspiracy charge Mr. Jankin, camel Soon,-Hongkong, and Shanghai Pank during the past fortnight. By insistor the prisoner esused a ripple of merri- Ordinary and Extra dimry Meatings.ing upon passing through Belgium, uent when he observed "Well, 1 am

Germany virtually acknowledged her policeman, and I don't look at it in that inability to cope successfully with the French on the French frontier. "Prob- ably Germany had other reasons, one Bisley, the China Cap, presented of which evidently was that she had in 1834 by the Volunteers in Chion, and little to fear from Belgian opposition.

now put up for teams of 10 Territorial She also, doubtless, thought that the counties, was won by a team repre- porta of. Autwerp and Ostend would conditions were "Actight shoot" of 10 senting the county of London. The

be very useful to her when the time mend a man. at 600 yards, highest possible came for the great struggle with Grent score 500. The winners scored 435) Britain, for it is well-known that for Glasgow 447, and Lancashire 444. years Germany has looked with envious eyes upon the Belgian coast, "knowing it to be suitable for lier naval

SERDAY, August $3-

way!

HIGH EXCHANGE.—USHATISFACTORY

KLARTESTS.

avatial oils, rattan ware and furniture, Fanthers, masting, and a few minor Chi. to immediate sale, and the export of new products. There was a decrease in some commodities, like silke in the Four) human hair, cassia, bristles, tea, vegetable River delts, was hastened by the reces oile, optom, Chinese foods and produce,sity on the part of the produser of get- and some lines of Chinese manufactures.ting it out of dange of piracy and

Locally the year war a satisfactory | pillago.

AVERAGE, IMPORT TRADE,

BANKING AND FINANCE..

The financial year in Hongkong, which

The import and export trade of Hong hang in 1913 equalled the average for tha Isat ten years, in spite of conditions which at one time threatened to make the year one of the worst in the recent history of South China. During the mid die portions of the year all South China was in the throes of a revolution, and the two provinces of China most directly The T. . stoaner Nippon Martributary to Hongkong in a trade way Capt. A. G. Storare) which is dus at

declared their complete independence of one. The large shipyards had a very In fact, considering prices in most the central government at Peking. good year. The influx of Chinese frisis of produce, its been only the the Japanese Government, and hor sailings

Throughout the entire year there were the interior led to a brisk demand for extremis neity of security ready sirions disturbances which mado settled, all 'lines of real estate, both residential money which, bas irade export business. (copilitions in the interior impossible, and investment. There was also a brisk anything like the mual volume possible.

The natural outcome was a general re- demand for local inluvial and invest in South China in the last two years. i. triction of proletion, and especially of ment stocks, and a good business for all fortunately for the South China pro- credits, which had a most unfardurable nancial institutions which showed producer, the work's markets, have had intueses upon the general Polemo & £table results. In most lines of special need of several products from trade. Perhaps the most unfavourable import and export business, however, this region, and have been willing to pay feature was the 'increasing discount offį pradijs were inusually amall, and in some prices above the average for them. the provincial paper currency issued all line heavy losses were expericneed: over China by the various provinces The failure of largo banks and fris during and after the revolution. ta in Bugkok in which loen Chinese by reason of the commanding position Seth China mist of this paper, bad less rests were easily tavelved led to run of this colony's banking institutions re thun two-thirds of its face value. Insiderable trouble in closing the year's fects in a large degree the financial and many lines of import and export the business satisfactorily, but the crisis was banking life of the Far East, was satis- margin of less involved in the use of met more sustatuly than might have factory. The end banks had a pro this paper cutroney was sufficient to over. | been, anticipated.

nable year, both in exslangs, and or jooma ali normal profits. This condition.

dinary banking. Considerable sums of was particularly noticeable in such staple The import tem›ls of tiùs Colony repreneury were locked up in the stock ut articles na flour and serosene, in which wanted to a considerable extent a con- silver held in Shanghai and Hongkong

United States is" particularly intentio between the effects of high ex- for portions of the year as a result of1. terested.

chongs which operated stimulues put the political disturbing. The dis chases of bussiga goods by Chinese con- turbances al restricted endits which suners and the effect of the disorders recieved the volume of business of the high and steady during the whole of the which made it almost impossible at times eally all of the banks paid the usual

The exchange rulse of silver remained and the depreciation in local currency banks in some lines. However, practi-" year, thus making it possible for the to move foreign imports. While no dividends. Insurance companies, which Chinesa consumer to buy any lines of general Agures are available, Hongkong, are of hisge" concern in Hoogkong, report foreign produce which in years of normal being a fepo port, the general result in a preaperunts year. exchange are denied him by their prof the estimation of Hongkong merchants bibitive ecat. The high exchange ride has been, about an average yesz.

ho rief unfavourable factor in the possible an import trade, which other

gear's' finazers and its trado in general win would not have been realised. On China and other portions of the Far East Tues of paper eurenty by the various The chief staple imports of South was in the troubles growing out of the to other hand, it reduced profits on through Hongkong are cotton yarn, cot previnetal governments in South China, exports to a minimum, and the side zon pices goods, four, kerosene, iron and particularly by the Government of Ewang in several staples like mate had inattingsstool and their rougher manufactures, sung vines The issue of all such was a matter of handling business with rice, sugar, coal, ginseng, and Chinese notes in China, according to a publio out profit, and, sonetimes at a kres medicines.quaerally, and many lines of statement issued in Peking, "aggated The year's harvests in China wers less foreign goods comprehentet under the $129,574,986 local currency. In some satisfactory than bul le anticipated general title of sundries.

parts of the country, they" circulated at Thers was a shortage in the crop of tea,

THPORTS OF MACHINERY","

par or substantially at par, but in mort the bean crop of Manchuria was only j Emports of machinery in many linas provinces they giroulated at a discount abmit 70 per cent, of the normal the showed a fair record for 1919. Perhaps which at times represented more than cotton crop was only fair: the whent,the greatest increixo. în bykiness was in had their face value. Most of the latter crop was small" and the grain poor; and the line of textile machinery, especially part of the year the notes at Canton while the silk crop was rather good, in knitting and sewing machines and circulated at about 60 per cent of their. especially in the south; it, brought loss in various equipment for underwear and face value, and the natural result was

L to the country as a whole than might hosiery mills now operating in increasing widespread discontent and demoralisa masonably have been expected. The rice sumber all over South China Thero tion. The infiation of prices, especially crop was generally satisfactory, though was also va increase equipment for for foreign goods, the avoidance of com prices were a beesuse of the abundant some of the cotten mills of South and tracts, the restriction of credita, and al ries harvests in other portion of the Central China through Hongkong firms. other illa unually attending such a Far East. All these unfavourable factors The imports of electrical machinery monetary circulation, ware keenly felt erred may be amply seen already, and

visibly affected Hongkong trade both and equipment of all sorta were the and weza especially efective in it is no empty prediction to state that

directly in volume of imports and largest in the history of the trade, and results on the sale of staples like Ame her errors will be more evident.as

exports, and indirectly in their influenca for a time during the year assumed the riran dour und kerosCAC. PHILIPPINE LOYALTY TO ENGLAND, upon Far Eastern finance. time passes Already she has met

matra of a boom. The use of electricity The Fhilippine Repablic is very much The improving conditions of China's for all purposes is increasing generally with reverse after reverse on land; pleased to get the information that several national finances, as shown by the fact anong the Chinese in Hongkong "and.

The bad condition of Chinesa murfency- Special that the revenues of the Central Gorem- near by ports, and the demand for small and disturbed conditions in South Chiss has not been able to penetrate-at Filipinos have gustered

Constables" ia this Colony to offer their least for any length of time-inte services to the British government under foreign loans, as well as the Boxer inforks has been unusually strong. During by Chinese in stocks and securities of all ment have been sufficient to serve all plants, scope, and appliances of all generally led to widespread investment Belgian or French territory and has the present circumstances.

The galadt attitude of our countrymen demnity, had much to do with restoring the year important extensions of service sorts in Hongkong, particuiady in in beep beaten back by superior military should not surprise us. Driven away of enaidence in all lines of trade. Such were mado in Canton and vicinity, io, dustrist and financial concerns : under

their country by force of sircumstances to skill and strategy. On sen, though these picturesque rocks, and residing here improving conditions are felt at once iz Kongmons, Amoy, and other ports, much foreign organisation and control. Nearly it has not yet been officially an- for long time, many of them have created Hongkong's great banking institutions of the business being dons through all stocks fisted on the Hongkong c

Hongkong houses. nounced, it is clear that she is practi-sections and interests in this small land, and affect the poet's trude.

The demand for drange increased in value during the and, natumlly, though foreigners, they

electric fans and similar eonveniences, year largely for this reason, though most cally impotent-being bottled up in unos remain indiferent in the actual The course of exchange during the was especially strong, and Marienn Hongkong, concerns also prosperod, and herowa harbours by the British Fleet is giving them

med conflict sustained by the nation who

arnerous hospitality year was distinctly unfavourable to trade, manufacturers had much the larger share thus improved, tho value of their stocks And thas while practically hors de This island is the second home of a good representing an almost uniform down of the trade.

and securities. bunch of Fil pinos, combat her merchant vessels-mang

ward tendency. The actual rate of silver Besitler all ths,

The Chinoso stock market is still Eongkong is an exchange for the year was high, the There is a small but increasing demand suffering somewhat from the effects of of which have been capturedare un historical island of pleasant remembrances average rate being 49 cents gold, which for motors for various purposes, nad the "the rubber boom of four years ago, and able to move from the neutral parts in belter to José Rizal, Joos Maris Bass, to the Fülpins. This island has given

was sufficiently high to stimulate importa usa of machinery in various factories «ïn sms of the unfavourable festures of the which they have taken refuge. Those Mariano Ponce, Sixto Lopez, sad many under normal conditions. On the other Hongkong is increasing. Power is being, year was a general decline in the price that do venture forth can do so only at political motiver, and in this island Emilio lines of experts to be moved which could boat-building extablishments, rice milla, in foe East Indies and the Malay States others persecuted in the Philippines for hand, the falling exchange enabled many introduced in "small concerna, such na of shares of rubber companies operating the very great risk of being captured Aguinaldo and other lenders of our not be moved the higher rates. Local furniture factories, &c., and this is erent in which Hongkong and Shanghai ins--

Revelation sought by a British or French warship. As unished from the Philippines.

Then they conditions, however, minimised the in- ing a demand for electrical or internal titutions are still somowat interested. we write, news reaches us that the There is still more. In Hongkong, the fluence of these general tendencies, and combustion motor, and for pulleys,

Filipinos have alwaya hoon treated with tras operated to consol trade to a greater de belting, and similar machinery supplies. stant appreciation of real estate values In Hongkong there has been a co- Russians have occupied "fired points justice and exquisite courtesy, and, under grea than is possible usually.

The burines of the past year in all these during the past three years es reguls HONGKONG, WEDRENDAT. August 19, 1914 of German territory with the greatest the glorious Union Jack they found liberty, In importa, high exchange made a linck was far above the average, and of the indux of Chinese from South China

and protection of which tranquility. success and have taken hundreds of coals got enjoy in their own country. very fair record possible in most lines. will doubtles increase with further dewho are anxious to escape troubleos

they prisoners." Unquestionaby, the proud Why, therefore, should we not be joyst to Cotton picea goods were imported in velopments in industrial lines.

tending political disturbances. This had bearing of the Teatons has received a treatment even to the poor banished?

a government, which gives this kind of average quantity st fair prices, and cot Importe of automobiles during thond to, shery advances in rents, causing toa yarn, reported about the same volume, past year, while in no great volume beat embarrassment to people of the rade shock.

Don Francisco Fry Margall, the grant though Indian yarn lost some trade cause of the limited use for such vehicles wall-to-do classes; many of thêm Spanish stateman and profound thinker, wrote in certain occasionThe war in Curing the year. Flour was imported in in Hongkong, were greater than all being forced far out of the city in an nat legitimate whenever its object is not somewhat less quantity than last year, other years combined. Three year ago offert to secure suitable quaiters at the emancipation of peoples or to open's but still in large volume a fair prices. the arrival of a motor car in Hongkong rentals within their means.

9 x.m.-Excursion to Macar

Monday, August 24 pm -

St. Bartholomew's Day.

Munday, August 31 :---

Queen of Holland's Birthday (1880). Emperor of Japan's "Birthday (1879),

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THE VITAL NECESSITY OF IMPROVEMENTS IN WAR- SHIP ARMOUR

ONE hears a great deal about the

NEWS OF THE DAY.

price paid for armour, but when Court on several occasions, was yesterday W. Ramsay, who bas been before the one reflects on the enormous ex found unconstions in Fedder Street and Price 40 Cents penditure involved in evolving new removed to the Government Civil Hospital. compositions, and processes of heat

From cas CHIFA Mail Office.

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FILIPINOS AND THE WAR.

The issue of The Philippine Republic" to hand contains the following:-

4.3

EXCHANGE UNFAVOURABLE TO TRADE. “

demoli-bed the gates of the Bosphorous goods, except

electricál

MOTORS AND ACTOS QULLEN.

their

NICCKS. REAL ESTATE VALUED.—BUILD-

ING OPERATIONS.

path which the egoisms of nations bare Ecosse had a good tende during the was occasion for extended discussion,Another effect of this inrush of Chinme shut up to Humanity. · Koble war was thaf of Turkey and that which France has wared encountered, and thus prices were very of less progressive people in the cooperations. Daring the past your & con- which took off the Greeks from the power year, in spite of the many difficulties and considerable opposition on the port has been inrgn increase in buildsog

of manNobis were those wars which trage in sundries, machinery, and similar colony is largely a bontainous island importance have been undertaken in gainst Europe so as to guarantee the rights enrerative. There was less volume of munity. In spite of the fact that the siderable number of now structures of

traffic, there are now about Afty cars in buildings under construction is the largeet appliances, without roads suitable for motor car Hongkong, while the number of new

use, and arrangements are being made in many years. There has been a com for establishing an automobile service on tant Improvement in the character of the mainland. W

tho dwellings construsted, though in

neral way much in this line is yet to

attained.

shat up to the commerce of the whole which showed an unusually good trade, We guito agree to the opinion of the wise There was a fair year in sugar and a republics. But in the actual European good your in fire, el

fingration, we and justidestion, to Grost

BATISFACTORY, EXPORT TRADERS Britain's attitude. Mr. Asquith, the

The exporte of Chinese a whole havo English

Ronds are gradually being extended and

in another Aracom. American machities strengthened, and there will probably be

when the revolution and resultant troubles a still larger number of minchines in uso

paper at Newcastle and Sir Percy M. Ellis, the manger of this "Elite" the sword to a just cause, we were elitingxperiensed in 1912, and the your 1918, 3 present, and they constituto dy far In the 19th century's monk named:

acceding to preliminary figures, will the greater portion of those now in tre

GENERAL CONDITIONS IN THE ZIPORT

and other treatment, the public must The aliop-keeper of.148 Wing Lok

world feel that the money is well spent. At Sisest, named Leung Wong Hang, has the present moment the naval officer reported to the police that he entrusted his foki, Leung Laing with 870 with which bo shows great anxiety regarding the THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, protection of battleships. Mr. T. G. The foki appenrghly did not pay the This Geremiant line fall foucieprizes tril to decrease, instead of the usual was instructed to pay another shop-keep rozsah Pier, held the other day in the showod steady decrease in 1911, Owen's paper at the Taslitation of measy and has ace diapposred

of the terrible consequences of war, and Naval Architects, Sir John Bilen's

the country might be well-awared that the annual increase. A further decline was have much the advantage, in the market Government was confident in unibe-thing Scott's letters to The Times, all reflect Cinemas Company, has handed to F. E. M. and, recondly, to vindicate the principle show a still further deceses. Both In

firstly, to fulfil so international obligatiun

Hermann, of the Ichenin. Ifannstry fa Banderborg, wrote a book in Latin, this feeling of naxiety. Into the Cuasul General at Canton a chequin fne that small nations must not he seabed internal troubles and the high corso of

concerning the future destiny of GermaNT general controversy as to the port to 126.10 to he devoted to the zolie of defiance of international. good faith at the exchange have led to this result, the The chief unfavourable factors in the for many centuries. This work is styled be played relatively by the surface-uffering caused by the Wrat River foods Power. Great Britain was striking in the decrossed export of ten and soiton, exchange, which reduced the prices of verrez. The bunk semmos for Bwve. I ratall Arbitrary will of a strong and overstoring farmer being responsible for much of export trado were the high course of Vaticiniums Lebinense, and it fe fæ and submerged emit, we do not This generous donation represen a the defence of the main enance of the vital propose again to enter, but there is needs a sinematograph performance Aiviliation of the world while the latter operated to reduce gold export commodities in silver and the the defest At Jens and the rocna-fut Fare Drags, Patent Medicines, do undoubtedly a great consensus of Kiven in the Canton Club Ties ra undae for their liberty are yet fresh in their producers have had to deal. Then gece proxie

Therefore, the Filiping, whose struggles prices in firms of the silver with which many disturbances which interfered with of the German Empire the auspices of the Cooler Baly The memory, a proud in manifesting their tal conditions all over Chins operated in many al the export industries were able ppinion in favour of the battleships has been sent to the Honorary simpathy towards old Albion, which aid full force in Hongkong,

la remarkable that so

foretold the dow

as our main-stay, becutise, as Lord Cromurer, West River Flood Belief Fund, In defence of a riable" max: 15 the of metual commodities exported there but the fact that there difficulties existed, fal to her spirit of Justice, has gone lates

fo keep going in spite of difficulties, dynasty,

IT. £r selected rekpect to, the qoutesliby of Belginzz

los,howover, in many cams forced products on the Imperial throne.

GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.

PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY

DISPENSED.

24. Quera's Roo, Hosazoso

Hengrong, July 22, 1315,

Uliarles Bercaford bus pointed out keng