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Flouskong Jaly 31, 1917.

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The Standard Tobacco,

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SNOWMAN & CO., I LTD. Hongkong, July 30, 1917.

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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY

LIMITED.

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

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an ENTERIM DIVIDEND at the rate of per cent for the year erding 31st December 1912 has been declared. The dividend will be payable on and After WEDNESDAY the 15th day of August 1917 1 Shareholders as the Register on SATURDAY the 4th day of August 1917, an will be paid to share holders on the Colonial Hongkong) Register at exchange of 2061 per collave,

By Order of the Board

W. F. ROREETS,

Sevetary.

Hongkong, July 23, 1917.

REGAL

1962

RECORDS

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For Flavour. NAVY CUT

IN MILD-MEDIUM & FULL STRENGTHS

FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS.

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LINABLES traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

in cach class of goods. Besides being complete commercial guide to London

BRITISH TRADE.

ALIEN COMPETITION IN MALAYA.

ADVICE TO SAANE FACTURERS.

HIR

The following table gives no analysis Of the imports from the various countries for the three years that are available-

1913

Hals 4+ hine....

$26.264 £19 £11,947

24,533 Eiermany. ***

Austeth chunky Bengham United Kingdom -4,79 3 correspraudentin the Times Tri Sathees als

interesting Forve Sapplacut - give

Hongkong...... statistikanent British imports into the

Japan Summits, compared with ther countries. He writes is flows; -

Bascom as they are free to develop trade withether portions of the Empire British manufacturers should direct their atten- tion to the opportunities "in British Mabiga. "Two lunches of trade, cooking Futensils and hardware anri cutlery, were largely in the hamils of our mumies, to [some extent, probably, because they suppited the cheaper "kinds of gods required by the fatire parchasers, who gradually being educated to the use

a

9,616

9,302

11513 3,70

2516 1,914

1.123 2,731 384

REFORM OF THE LORDS.

BADGE OF INFERIORITY.“

In the House of Lords, og June 22nd, Lord Burnham asked when the 8,136 Government would announce its inten- 4.216 tions regarding the reform of the House of Lords. The scitement was long over-

"The House oxista," he said,” dau

under the black pall of the Parliament Act. We are stamped with the badge of inferiority to every other Second Cham

433 752

AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL,

---

Head Ofco MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO..

BRANCH OFFICES: Nagasaki, Moji. Karatsu, Wakamatau, ✔bara, Marcrna, Hakodate, Koba,

aka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohamia, Megoya, Tauriga. Vladivostock. Hankow. Peking, Landon,-

"New York" Shanghai. Hongkong. He phong

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and Canton.

· ·Cable Address :— TWASAKI

orlas-A1, A. B. C. 5th Ed., Wester Uniga, and Bentley's

AGENCIES:

As it does not necesarily follow that the goods were manufactured in the countries from which they were shipped allowance shou

should be made for Cerian dy shipped through Pelgian and Dutch arts. Taking the 1913 statistics at

in dealing with great national questions, MANILA. Messrs Macondray & they stand, however, it wil be observed the use, which was always prominent. that Austria supplied twice as much as would not have a voice in settling the the United Kingdom. Belkiom only slightly less than Austria, while Germain kapplied over five times as much.

her in the world. All of our proceedings CHINKIANG: Messrs Clearing & wear the mark of futility." Grant reform were in prospect, and he asked whether

SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN,

of foreign-nufactured goods. In the

A Japanese contemporary says:- case of hardware and cutlery, Germany fund Austria-Hungary divided half of the Twenty cargo vessels, each of 9,000 imports as they are miles in the tolls, aggregating 180,000 tans, will ho statistics of the Straits Settlements, and, though, Japan roade a great effort to built at the Kawasaki Dockyard i supplant then in 1915, and Scandinavia Kobe in 1918. They will be worth appeared on the scene, to other countries suceeded altogether in replacing the approximately Y.72;000,000. This is Cenbal European Empiris Over the second huge construction programme period of four years the value of announced by this big ship-building imports of hardware and cutlery was as yard.

follows:-

1903. 1014. JU...

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£105,001 75,313 74.691--

Mr. K. Matakata,, president of the firm, went to Londen early this year Land he sold to Messrs. Furness, Witby and Company and several other ship These inports came from the following firms there, fourteen cargo vessels, ing countries, details for 1910 being not yet available

... 1:8,276.

#013 1974. 2015. Germany

...£33,321 £13, MHI £. 1,570 Cited Kingdom 40,382 20.450 31.862 Austria-Hungary 95,250 11,276 Belgium ...

118705 3,8:4 Setherlands

30417 5,019 United States ...

1725

3,240

3,30 10II

665

3,933

worth Y,50,000,000.

Lord

of the future.

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Co. ไ

Co.

great problema, on behalf of the Govern- SINGAPORE: Mesera irneo Co. ment in reply sympathised with Lori Burnham's views. It was true, he, ir, that a pledge was given for the re would

form of the House of Lords, which soon follow. The Parliament Act was still unredeemed, but the present Government did not give the pledge though, whatever Government was in power, it would undoubtedly curry out the pledge.

Lord Curzon added that the Government would deal with the subject promptly. the conference would be largely on the It was possible that the composition of lines of the Speaker's Franchise Confer ence, but, obviously, the House of Lords was entitled to larger representation at conference. to advise on the compo sition and functions and powers of the new Second Chamber

Lord Selborne said that a profound change had come over the House of Lords since the Parliament Act was

feeling of pissed. The attendance had fallen, and unreality pervaded the pro- six of these have already been ceedings. The atmosphere was one of

make believe. Worst of all, the parlia transferred, while eight, other veselementary system was a single-Chamber will be delivered before the end of the Government, which was not distinctly Far, Taking advantage of the can understood as such." siderable exparision made is the thik- Jarils to execute these British order

Lord Lansdowne aid that the House should be vested with powers worthy of

the Second Chamber. They could not 0 early this year, the Kawasal Duckle expected to tolerate indefinitely an 166 yard will build twenty ships in 1918. arrangement which would put them in 2,388 16,100

It is reported that most of these position inferior to all other Second Fratice...

149760 twenty vestola will be sold to Britain. Chambers in the world. Blongtong...

03% 1,822 2.530 Notwithstanding freqüent speeches by In the House of Corations Mr. Bonar Tarkey

Baron, K. Den, Minister of Com-Taw an unced that the Government was still engaged in trying to arrange a munications, expressing. bis strong comference for the reform of the House Scandinavia ...

A feature of his trade with the Straite desire that his countrymen refrain of Lords... Settlements is the large proportion of from selling ships to foreign buyers imperts retained in the Colony. Penang the Goreniment appears not inclined and Singapore are great, distributing ports for manufactored articles through to interfere in connection with such our the whole of the Malay "Peninsula a tremendous bipbuilding project for Borneo, Netherlands India and announced by the Kobe firm with the Siam, but in this trade the Straits intention of selling its abips to foreign building and repairing establishmenta appear to have absorbed most of the some of the Allied nations.

Its suburbe, the Directory contains liste of Settlements, where there are larga abip nations so long as they go to Eritain or

EXPORT MERCHANTS,

with the goods they ship, and the Colenial

nd Foreign Markets they supply'

STEAMSHIP LINES

arranged under the Porta to which hay sail, and Indicating the approximate dailinga

PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES

Of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, et in the principal provincial towns and industrial centros of the United Kingdom,

imports and to have re exported

paratively small quantities.

com-

Tesomal-

The trade in cooking utensila in

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SYMPTOMS P

ter, but is nevertheless substantial ARE THESE YOUR Here, Chius takes the lead. This is not straft as she probably supplied the demands of the large number of Chinese settlers in the Malay Peringgin with Do you find your breath bad in the morning, a bad taste in the mouth, a just the sort of cooking utensils

require. But a reference to the details coated tongue, Are you constipated set out below will show that German mentally sluggish, diary, bilious It A orps of the current edition will be and Austrian mangfacturers, prior to 10 try forwardert, fright paid on receipt of the war, seem to have catered for the Postal Order for 209.”“”

requirements for the people of Malays butter than their British ritels. The total value of the trade four youre was

Duelers Besiding Agencies can adrostáva their trade cards for £1, or larger adver- dsements from £3,

as follows →

1913

The London Directory Co., Ltd.,

:7914

1815

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1918

F81.270.

44,501

63.3777

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