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INTIMATIONS

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED AND REDUCED,

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES that NOTICE Or that

Company will be CLOSED. from MONDAY, 4th May to ThiUSSDAY, 14th Juna 1817, th

days inclusive.

The retorn, of Capital of 18./1 fer Share will be paid to Shareholders on nil after the ith May, 19, on presentation of Shure Certificates for endorsement

DODWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED,

General Man{$T. Hongkong, May 10, 1917.

HONGKONG (CLUB,

NOTICE.

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AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of the Members of the Flongkong Club will be held in the CL Rouse on MONDAY, the 14th May, 1917. at 3.15 FIL

BUSINESS-As set forth in the notice posted in the Hall of the Chub.

By Order.

E. DES VEUX,

Hearstaru,

Hongkong, May 4, 1915,

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THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

BE Fourteently YMABLY MEETING of SHAREHOLUNES of the Theo Company will be held at the Company's Offery St. George's Bailding at fix | on FRIDAY the 1990 MAY, IT DO ISCRIVAIK

era Statenient of decounts to the 1st December, 1916 anel the Report of. the Generne Sanager and insuling "Feanmittee, and to elect a slonsultinį;

Ganuzitter and Auditor.

The Transfer Books of the Conjuny will be closed „from the 5th May tổ chứd

18th May bith days inclusive.

The CHINA-BORNE › Co., LTD.

W. G. Dakay,

„General Manager.

Kowloon, May 3, 1917.

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RUSSIAN 5: INTERNAL LIBERTY

:

LOAN 1917.

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QUESCRIPTION to the LIBERTY LOAN is opened at THE RUSSON ASTATIC BANK Hongkong from date

to 4th June, 1017.

The price of issue is 83%."

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The Town is free of Income Tax and other taxaTIOFIH.

The lown is issuel for 55 years and will be redeemable at par by yearly drawings beginning in December, 1994.

The Loan may be reimbursed at par

after the 99th March, 1927.

Coupons payable half yearly, on the 20th March and the 20th September. Interest on the Doan runs from the 29th March, 1317-interest from that diate to be added to the price of 18,

Special favourable rates will be quoted } "for Russian Exchange

Applications will be wired to Petro gra free of telegraphic charges and Fors will be forwarded free of postal expenses, The Pank is ready to give

facility to subscriber in the shape. af alvances against the bonds.

G. TISDALL

Hongkong, May 1917.

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FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA. COTTON-SPINNING AND WEAVING

FROM THE CUSTOMS REPORT

FR 1918).

?

GENERAL

"The opening "send?ke of us report the

Foreign Trade 3) hium in 1935 apply with water empļusis to the trade during Pia," Shortage of tounen, high freights,

INDUSTRY,

In the sperr written last year atten? far wits called to the number of ectron spinning and weaving "mills abrously extuplisted, and to the practical vertuinty That this industry will show rapid und

fully aware of what must cute mind intend extensive expansion. The Japanese are.

to incase the umber of their milla i China Crom which partant results are inervasoni rest of usrufacture and scarcity Japan, a mantry where cotton is 2005. likely to tollow, The only reas that

grown, has been able to develoys a huge

of labor abread, and consequent delays in delivery, all exercised u

tarling

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jathionen on susperts; while a great rise in the poli value of silver, added to the difficulty of finding cargo space for Eumpe, and certain restalations regarding Tre-exports fina tient liritain and other Tenuatrips," interfered seriously with

exports Toude was sim fur hampered by a serious cerity of silver, Eine to heavy shipments ahmad. Ther

also wonsiderable political purest doring the west half of the year, moviral, provinces having declared The 21st independent Bud #protest against the resumption of Monarchy The moves ments of troops, involving the ma deering of vessels, and other means of traasparź, obstructed the free transis goals, while the disturbed state of the wintry in the districts uitgetid by what

ax in intimat

Je revolution against Central Goverúauent russed treat dit

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INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES SHOULD NOT RE NEGLECTEL,

ustry, with which her cotton producing he found in the difference between the neighbour has been multe tri compate, is At the first symptom

fiscal systems of the two countries, In

of eye strain you should Japan every enemangement is given to consult Us We test this important trade, which is entally eyes scientifically and fit. Astered by Government ra cotton glasses to individual re- adultted duty free, and there are no j duties on exports, while import duties quirements.

on yen and cotton goods protect the bet industries against foreign competi tion. In chiu the policy is to derive what revenue ran he levied and to abstain fror all other interference. The results en be shown both in the case of the 'finer and the coarser counts of cotton yarn. As Chinese cotton is of short staple amk || unsuitable for finer counts than 20%- it. is neessary, in order to spin, free counts, As huport Indian' ge. American cotton. which supus imports daty tree tas in absu. does Chinese cotton), shipping the math-

LARK & Co. SERENHEIT OPTICIANS

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HONGKONG

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culty in bringing phodne down to the factored yarn fr of export duty, while MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

Chise charges an import duty of Hk. Th.

ports and in Muling Silver to the interior 1 to ping for it, The death of Fresident

Yaan on the 6th June, and the pencetat per plan on ruw entron and an exdise For He Tis. 1270 per pigul on the matt inctured yarn. Allwing than 8,40 pieula

{ Kenniswings our "Vice-President là You

hung, were allowed by more normal con ditions. The rise crap seems to havs for foreign cotton produce a 3 plenil hale been abundant, everywhere, and thi (of yarn, such 4 bate span in China has harvest of must other agricultural taxed, Hk. Tls., 4.17, while a similar

į praders are empated to have heigi favour, } bale spga ja Japuu pays, on 'impugation Cable so that it may be safely said than Tinto Thing, au import duty of Hk. Ths,

it was only due to the cvariiliggs brutudhat

1895 per pirul for Bk. Th. 2.95 per hat about by the war that he was

Thus the spinness in China pay, ME Th. 12 more in taxution than their Japa

12011

exited only dearishing. A very hopeful,

| symptem is to be seen in the growth of competitors. Turning, how to Pontser

all kinds og Fadustries, and the statistiscounts made entirely from (hinese, potten,

duar the competition of certain Hène-tunde arteles, such as coton goals "mand mat“ as, we bring more and more telt

there are Skin and other elarges to be paid on the cotton, and if it, eames from handher port through the Maritime

or a total of

by inspeeteres. In the Kwangtung Teaser! | Custaras, it, is subject to an export duty Territory and elsewhere the Japanes have of Hä. Tia, Auts and a cost trade duty been showing a good example to the Merg and they are mandhacturing Customs duties of Hk. Tly. (2525; while

.. Tis, 175 per piesti,

yes, sulphoric acid, spends of buriam, caustic soda, creusite, sud other

it pays only the export duty of Hk. T 0.35 if shipped to Japan and has the chemicals; while the Ceramic, Peport- further privilege of paying transit dies'

wat be the South Manchuria Bailway

instead of kin, that, no far as Central. Lalavratory is turning out howls,

Customs taxation is enanered, the Lesetips, etc., for which there is a god Japanese spinners ahtain their 'raw' corton demand. They are also making hardened hestŋ, of, to ne seed it he manufacture

at least 17 candareras cheaper than the Chinese mills can de, unless they confine Laf soap, stearinn, a giverrine. AL

their purchases to curion Tsaging they are erveting a cotton mill.

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AGENCIES:-

's well me a thole mil and a leatheriedinte wality. It is fortunate for CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing &

Chinese mills that freight must be paid and from Japan, thongh Government subsidies enable the shipping companies to charge wach low rates that the

Factory and a petrinting piant for cold storage is in purse of erections. Chine factories are increasing in number, and the demation of influential associations for the improvement of giomuesliv pirosliaris advantage is not of much importance, the is a sign of the times, and there is every | #terage Freight from Japan to China on reason to Inge, that the energetic men one bale having been Yen 150 (HT.

(who' are, responsilde for their initiation 714 during the year. In 1915 China) with shered in introetasing improved exported 725,965 -pients of raw cotton, nethels that will largely increase the valued at Hk. Thx 18,700,404, of which rewrows of the country te is often said. 33122-piculs went to Japan, wille that Chiam nevis all her pradame to 384,990"picals were imported. In 1918, the figures were 151037 piculs exported and 47,644 pienis imported. Unless the quality of Chinese cotton tan

KING EDWARD HOTELpport the huge populatio and that there is but a small surplus faible for -Kreign trade; lynr: it is forgotten that,

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at present, production is kept"dqwa, kimproved, the importations are likely to European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings ampels producers to restrict, their outpar spinning and weaving industries and the increase with the developmigat of the Hot and Doid Water System throughout to the emption of vicesimarried"

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It was pointed out, in the report The value of the cotton farm inported in TRON STEM METAL and HARD

on the rude of 1914 that the influence 1016. Hk. Th. 57,116,207 and in WARE MEROHASTI.. Wholewala

on trade of the few always now in opriation was already que plain, and it

1916-ITk. *T4×, "61_0612727, and it is reason

is certain that, given an adequatequilway able to assume that the same develop system, practicable reads, and conserved

ment would gradually reduce these figures waterways, the exports from thing would and eventually lead to an export trade be increased to an extent that is hardly realised. A comparison with Fadin shows that in the year 1909-14 the rate of the PUBLICATIONS. of fadian produce and many

factures was £132,400,000, while in 1915, notwithstanding the war and the Jack of

yarn. The manufacture of flanzeletre and cotten biankets has been commenced. in Chins, bupit has been found impossible compete with any prospect of success, with similar goods imported frean Japaż, the Chinese product being charged a 5 4 teonage" and other hindrances, the value per cont, ad valorem duty nuder the pro

of Chinese produce exported

visions of the Treaty of 1958, while the 264,217000). Tudia" jos analform

Japanese goods are taxed under the rency, while to China the rate of Revised. Import Tariff of 12 und pay a exchange between different commereist specific duty that does not amount to as centres are subject to violent Auctuations.much sa 5 per cent. Consequently the India has no export duty or likin to industry is being killed by taxation. humper trudo, and the movements of

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HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH.."

(1891-1903) "HONGKONG'S MUSICAL

HISTORY...y NOTES ON-WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG. AND SOUTH CHINA (by Rev. G. A. Bunbury, M. A.) in Part-I-Mammals and Birds Part II-Reptiles, Agraibi and

Fiebo BAR

THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES (History of the Eastern Churchoa)...

CHINESE SOHOOL BOOK. (am Ta King, translate · by E. J. Eitel) {

SIR ROBERT HART'S LAND

TAX MEMORANDUM riticism hit WASHING BOOKS (for men)

Cta

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goods are facilitated by railways and good roads. In India the export trade and all industries are "fostered by the Govern nent in Chita Government interference is alined to taxation. It the two equ tries were placed on an equal footing in the shove respects, the export trade ol China, which now smaller than that of Japan, would als a wonderful expon sion. To take a concreta instance of the possibilities of increpsing the rational wealth, the case of the cotton spinning 20 and waving industry may be usefully 30 exarnined.

1.co

(Continued on page 5).

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