BUILDING SHIP3 `IN CHINA.
The following, Is from an article, prepared by the Far Eastern Divi. sion of the Bureau of Forsign and Monestie Commerce, Washington: and published in "Commerce Re Forte on December 19:-
THE CHINA MAIL.
EASTERN SUMATRA RUBBER.
OUR CONSULAR SERVICE.
NEED FOR A MINISTRY OF
L
COMMERCE.
Bt., P.C., M.P.
BY SIR ARCHIBALD WILLIAMSON
In connection with the problems of After 44 years of steam navigation fagement and general charges and reconstruction that will have to be faced and solved, the need of fin- proving the Consular and Commercial
to the front.
tareste.
1.
In the past our Government has
GERMANY CAN PAY.
A business answer to the question, "What can Germany pay?" will first tell us how the money would have to be paid in other words, what financial machinery is available for such an apparently fabulous opera.
tion.
THE "DEAD HAND" IN
TRADE.
WEDNESDAY, - FEBRUARY 19 1910.
A "FREE PORT"-
INDISPENSABLE.
A public meeting organized by the
"The Philippines" is a well printed Imperial Commercial Association to protest against the continuance of and illustrated monthly devoted to Government interference and control the commercial, industrial and scenic of trade was held at Cannon-street Hotel on Dec. 17.
WEATHER REPORT.
February 10. 124. $im-No rotues from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure has increased considerably at Wellsfwel other changes are alight. An anti- relean is probably developing over N Ching, and the monsoon may be ex pected to freshen
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 boars anding at 10 am to-day, 0.01 inches Total since January 1, 1.25 inches, against an average of 9.53 Inches.
Forscat
for the 4 hours ending at. 9con on February 20, 1919
1.-Hongkong to Gap Book: N.E, winds, fresh fair.
E-Formoss Channel: N. winds. South coast of China. between
In addition to the cost of cultiva- tion and harvesting of crops, the re- venue account has been debited with
resources of the Islands. In the the whole of the debenture stock interest, one half of the local man-
Lord Devonport, who presided, February number there is an interest London administrative expenses.
"A century and a half ago, when said that control was exercised in the ing article showing the, trend of main by Departments and through in China, the shipping is still largely After these charges there remains a
trade" in a port: owned and controlled by foreign in-profit on the year's working amounts Attache Services should be kept well the only means of payment were individuals lacking experience of the opinion in the matter, of "freedom of }
Ia 1917 there were Sing to £2,813; adding the amount
metallic money, bills of exchange very things which they were con
Looked at from any possible angle, steamships engaged in Chinese const-brought forward, £4,525, makes a
incentive which
was the great a "free port" for. Manila is an Chinese owned; and in March of the liminary expenses and brokerage development of foreign trade. It hundreds of millions were beyond essential in the successful conduct of absolute necessity. The Philippine wise trade, only 27 "of which were total of £7,338; deducting the pre-not taken an active part in the/and bank-notes, thousands or even trolling, and lacking in that direct same year 1,077 vessels of all types accounts, which thave been written has, however, of late years become human imaginations. The financing business. So long as Government Islands are a natural entrepot, lying, aggregating 76,425 tone, were plying off, £2,760, there remains more and more evident that this of the Napoleonic war brought them control was exercised there was
which the on inland waters, only one-fifth of balance of £4,569, which were Chinese owned. It is directors propose to carry forward. policy of Laisser faire-a relic of the stage nearer to us. Then the always what he might call, without as
Victorian age cannot wisely natural, therefore, that in attempt The following crops were harvested ing to put the country on a self-1 during the year; Rubber,' 225,183 continue, and that merchants and evolution of nineteenth-century bank. offence, the dead hand. Government section of main travelled roads of Hongkong, and Hainan: The same as sustaining basis the Chinese should bs.; coffee, 590 cwts; tea, 168.415 others engaged in furthering British ing familiarised them to our higher regard shipbuilding and ship-owning lbs. The rubber crop is regarded as enterprises overseas require such banking circles. On the eve of the but the fall burden of its defects, the they are, by nature with a strategical
active co-operation and assistance i
must fall finally on the consumer. gross neglect of their opportunity The average price. satisfactory. as important factors. which have marked the past few for balance unsold) was 25. 1.074 means of an efficient consular and grown to such magnitude that theThe prices of commodities had in fact can prevent the Islands from enjoying i The remarkable accomplishments realised for rubber (including estimate from the State as it can render by world was our credit operations had heavily increased costs inherent to it, geographical position, nothing but years in Chinese shipbuilding have per b. The coffee has been stored commercial intelligence system, and, bank cheques cleared in London been enhanced, not merely by grave where necessary, by diplomatic action,
A
fresh to strong. Hongtong and Lamooks: The same se
1.
they do, at the inter So. In
4-Bouth coast of China botwody control was presumed to be in the international commerce. Blest, as So. L interests of the community at large,
more than reflected the universal pending an improvement in the mar if they are to compete successfully alone aggregated 16:436 millions i naturalcauses, but in many cases by the an enormous revenue from the tran- interest in this industry because of Iket, and has been valued at the figure with the subjects of other nations.sterling. The nine chief provincial action of the Government itself, he shipment of goods within their ports |
chants.
Chinese British
Japanese
Russian
+
--
American..
"All other ..
Chinese British
Juprosse Ainerican Russian
All other
Total
3,421
2,332
49,310 12.947
Entries. Clearances.
48,153 12,000 8,274 1,423 1,240
1,118 1,206
563
550
72,655
73.774
Total of Clearanees tou-
nage...
32,362,5TD
WATCH LORD NORTH- CLIFFE.
possible attainments.
To squeeze 320 millions a year out of Germany, directly or indirectly need no longer be a formidable
been
DEMOBILISATION.
ROYAL OBKERYATOHY` HONGKONG, DAILY WHITHER.
BEPORT.
FEBRUARY 19, 1912-m.
Station.
Phulien
Tacloben
Iloilo..→→
Hour.
Barometer
at Son Level
Temperatura.
8.30.20
44
30.09
130,19
(20.00
30.05
30.03.
Humidity.
10
17
30:04 52
1.02 39
890.00 6381
130.00 59.97
194.97 -
29.27 57 91
✖
13
Wind
Direction.
Force.
Weather.
0. W. Jurras, Chief. Assetant Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 19, 1919.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenbelt, on the level of the sen in inches, tenths and hundredths.
1. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit
3. Hummy in percentage of saturn- tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.-
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points,
FORCE OF WID, Bocording to Bondford Scale.
supposed for the purpose of paying and the foregathering of the world's war conditions and have registered of £1 73. 6d. per cwt. The tea has whose Governments take an active clearings amounted to 869 millions, for the war. Take the case of ship commercial navies in their ample a certain declaration of indepen-realised 5.40d. per Ib. The manager's
sterling.
the ships were free, and the public It is fortunate that there are men dence on the part of Chinese mer estimate of crops for the current year part in the promotion of industry and making altogether 17,305 millions ping freights. Up to a certain point harbours.
is-Rubber. 275.000 lbs.; coffee, 600 commerce.
Estimating for uncleared cheques, got the idea that the shipowner was in the Philippine Legislature who ap- Many complaints have in the past The total shipping tonnage, foreign cwts; tea, 300,000 lbs. An extraor and countwise, entering and clearing dinary general meeting has been been made in regard to the deficien- say 3,000 millions, we get the enor doing extremely well, and he was preciate the importance of immediate. cies of our Consular Service, and mous volume of over 20,000 millions called a "profiteer." When the Go by making provision for accommodat for the veurs 1915, 1910, and 1917 convened for the purpose of effecting there is no doubt that its standard sterling a year of capital circulating vernment elected to take over the ing the commerce that will be seeking
changes in the articles of association was as follows:
and increasing the nominal capital of usefulness has fallen short of day by day in the United Kingdom. control of all ships, we thought that convenient transhipping points, in
In 1913 the The British Treasury alone has had would bring the system of "profiteerthe Far East, soon after the estab-idiostock.. 8. 1015. 1916. 1017.
Hakodate matter was investigated by a Royal a turnover of fully 5,000 millions aing" to and end. But there were lishment of peace. The Bill present Nemoro.... 111,085 136,501 146,000 to £300,000.-
The exact amount in 1916-17 many examples in which the Goed by Representatives Vamenta and Torio Commission, which made many year. 33,830 34,132 84,002
vernment had increased freights Aunaric in the lower house of the Rocki***** drastic recommendations. In 1917 a was £5,026,184,762. 20,141 21,508 22,454
From these figures it will be seen enormously since they had had con Legislature, on November 27, is time-Nagasaki. Memorandum was laid before Parlia 4.873 8,790 9,278 |
3,082 3,000 5.143
meut by the Foreign Office and that 8,000 millions sterling of cash trol of shipping. All that finally ly. It is to be hoped that, before this Kagabima.
Nabs....! 2,013
Board of Trade, in which it was reparation by Germany is not so percolated down to the consumer, issue of "The Philippines" reaches its Oshima....
Jahijimn stated that the Foreign Office had absurd as it appears at first sight. the individual, both in gross and in readers, the main features of that Bill elaborated schemes for strengthening True, it would be pretty big banking detail. We must restore a sound have become law and that the Islands Bonta Taland
Weihaiwoj "Totul 206,887 202,016 213,473 Total of tonnage for 1915-0,023,005 Lord Northcliffe has offered the and developing the Consular and problem, but no bigger than, nor basis for the commerce of the coun- will have, in Manila, a "free port."
The trade of Asia is destined to Hankow.... Total of tonnage for 916-86,020,101 full use of one column each day in Commercial Attache Services, while even as big as, some the City, has try. The Government must be in Total of tonnage for 1917-86,007,049 the Daily Mail" to the Labour the Board of Trade had obtained the had to grapple with during the war. duced or compelled to let go control become of more and more importance fetang
To begin with, it is not the capital at the earliest possible moment and as the years go by. To the north Kicking Changsha The following figures show the Party, because they have no daily sanction of the Treasury to a larger nationality, under and tonnage. of newspaper of their own; and the development of the Commercial sum that we are concerned with, but to hand back to the owners of bu- and east of the Philippines lie great Shanghai. Daily Mail" has hoisted the flag of Intelligence Staff, and in expansion only the annual charge for interest.siness the unhampered sway which masses of population engaged in Gutelall....
|.commerce. To the south is the rich Sharp Pk". ships engaged in the Chinese coast-
Australia Amoy ing true for the year 1917: revolt against what it calls the of the system of Trade Commissioners Let us be merciful and say 4 per they exercised before the war.
cent. the rate we shall ourselves
Mr. Ernest J. P. Benn, chairman of producing continent "of Coalition ramp, while a similar flag within the Empire.
The formation of a new Depart probably have to pay when all our the Industrial Reconstruction Council, with an energetic and resourceful Swatow....
Taichu..... 30.05 is about to break from the mast of
The "Daily Mail" ment of Overseas Trade followed war loans are consolidated. This said that the two great evils facing people devoted to trade. To the Talhoku 5% 30.56 45 97 The Times." insists that Mr. Bonar Law, "a shrewd shortly after, supervised by an Under would mean an annual charge of commerce to-day were Bolshevism west lies the Pacific coast of the Tinsu 8,338
Canadian Scot with a Glasgow train Secretary of the Foreign Office, and 320 millions sterling on the aggre and bureaucracy. Bolshevism could United States with its ports opening oshun....30.01 79 ing," and Sir George, Younger, have subject jointly to the Foreign Office gate incomes of seventy million peo- not last in an atmosphere of coopera- toward that vast continent to reach Pescadores. Hongkong engineered a deal with the Prime and the the Board of Trade for mat-ples, surely not an impossible or even tion, and the sazie instrument would whose abores the great Columbus Canton
once a Macso... Minister by which the latter is "bound ters coming within the respective a crushing burden for them, assum be most effective to deal with bureau-dared the unknown perils of thep Rock hand and foot for five years to our Bri province of each of these departing that they pull themselves' toge- cracy. Capital and labour were Atlantic and found, at
lines between all these Pakhoi Total of Eatrics tonnage 32,118,5tish Junkers," and it advises Mr. Lloyd ments. The appointment of Consuls ther and get all their wealth-creating beginning to discover that there round earth and a new world. The Wechow..
George at the eleventh hour to make and Commercial Attaches still re-machinery set going again as before would be no wages or profits to dis- trade a definite declaration as to his policy mains in the hands of the Foreign the war. If they don't we shall lose pute about if we were doomed to pass through ornet far from Manila. Holbow.
The question is, will Manila open Tourana... The advantage these figures show and the men who are to form his Office, while that of Trade Commis- our 8,000 millions sterling, but have spend the rest of our lives filling up
new Government. The attack is on sioters rests with the Board of Trade. the equally valuable consolation of forms (Hear, hear.) The necessities of her doors to the commercial fleets St. Jame for Chinese shipping is more appar faciliar lines, and your readers may The branch f Commercial Intel being able to live at peace for all the war might have compelled the that follow these trade lines, and Aparri
spending of the money of the genera accept the tribute they must inevi Dagupan... ent than real. Only a smal mun- ber of the vessels under Chinese remember that a similar outburst ligence rem rs largely under the tir coming.
On the contrary, if we are such in- tion after next on flappers filling tably bring? To put it in other Manila....... preceded the departure from office of latter depar rent. Thus a comprom ownership are of more than 600 to Mr. Asquith, Sir William Robertson, ise has ben arrived at which nocents as to be led astray by the futile forms." (Laughter.) The outways, does Manila desire to get on Legaspi .....
standing example of control was the the trade map of the world? Does and there are only 27 that can be and Sir Hugh Trenchard. It may be appears be rifitted to soothe the pacifists and their "No indemnity"
loaf.. The rice had she want to became more than the Surigao classed as steamships. Owing to a sign of political trouble that is rivalries. of the Foreign Office and cry the Germans will have so much 9d.,
reduced from 1s. to Sd chief seaport of the Philippines, by Gasm...30 inadequate milroad fucilities, any already upon us, or of political trouble the Board of Trade than to meet the more industrial capital for compet
for which purpose we had sub- becoming, in time, the chief inter- Labuan ----| 6 a ing with us. serious decrease in shipping tonnage that is coming. In any case it is needs of the country at large. engaged in conating trade restricts worth watching, for Lord Northcliffe Is it possibic that a service suffer-
sidy of 60 milions a year. While the national trade centre of the Orient? the inland commerce of the country is an expert in sensing the mind of ing from the evil of duel control will
price had been reduced, the actual cost The opportunity is indeed golden, thus when the tom foreign and the mass.
develop the full usefulness to trade
had been raised from 1s. to 1s. 6d. We but neglect may convert that gold and enterprise of which it is capable? financial operation. The process had paid 9d. and sent a bill for Sd. to into dross. As this is written, the coastwise tonnage entered and clear
In former days, when Consuls were would, of course, have to be safe our great great grandchildren. Con-responsibility for grasping or neglect. ed drops from 90,868,005 tous in 1914 to 80.007.049 tous in 1917 the
chiefly regarded as diplomatic repre guarded by proper military, guar-trol might alter current prices, but ing that opportunity lies at the door 1,500 men, and that when occasion sentatives, it was natural they should antees. The principal wealth-pro- it always added to the actual cost of the Philippine Legislature. effect is serious.
The oldest and largest shipbui-requires these plants work 24 hours be servants of the Foreign Office, but ducing districts of the Empire would (Cheers,)
conditions have changed, and now in have to be occupied by Allied troops Mr. F. M. B. Fisher moved the ing concern in China; the Kiangnan a day in three shifts.
nt The yard. he continued, as most cases commercial interest do or until the indemnity was either paid following resolution Dock & Engineering Works,
This meeting, supported by many Shungimi, is controlled by the naval 12 ways, is fitted with a modern should predominate. In the minds off or modified.
Small as the Cologne area is com of the most important trade associa hoard of the Peking Government.equipment for construction, and as of most business men the establish- Originally designed as a navy yard a dry dock capable of handling ves- ment of a Ministry of Commerce is pared with all the Allies will be entitled tions in the City of London, and
"The Times "in a leader says that In highly desirable. It is hardly credible to demand in the final terms of representing all classes of the busi for repairs to foreign-built, Chinese is up to 5-4 feet in length. warships, it was placed at the dis-anghai there are about 5,000 men that the nation which has the largest peace, it includes coalfields and factory ness community of Great Britain, it declines to publish aumerous let posed of the United States Govern- engaged in shipbuilding work, and trade in the world should not have centres which could easily bear a desires to draw the attention of the ters being received by it on demobi Prime Minister and his Majesty's lination, the writers of which seem ment in July, 1918. Areagerents in Hongkong about twice that num- established a Ministry devoted solely levy of fifty million sterling a year.
Why not take it when it is lying were then ninde for the ecstruction ber. The Chinese workmen are not to these interests. It has repeatedly of four 10,000-tou ocean seaters nearly as fast as American builders, been demanded, and the need is now at our feet? The Germans will only Government to the past evils of State bent on fanning the agitation that laugh in their sleeves if we don't. Control of trade, and to the disastrous is already, mischievous' and may be and an option was given for e'ght but their work is equally depend more imperative than ever.
Ther skilled mechanice re
"A Ministry of Commerce would Extend the same argument to the disabilities which British trade is come dangerous. They offer no help. more of the same capucity. the steelcble.
atively unrestricted trade in friendly gigantic and complicated problem. -being shipped froin the United thorough and reliable. When they most fittingly be charged with the whole of the Germani coalfields, the suffering as against the compar-ful suggestion for dealing with the the phosphate and neutral countries. This They have evidently taken no trou- States and all other material being build a ship it is put together with organisation and appointment of the Baden dyeworks,
utmost care that mechanical in- Consular and Commercful Attache deposits, the factory towns supplied in Ch'ia.
the Im-up every trivial incident, every bit of of provisions At the same the the British genuity makes" possible."
Services, as in the United States, Saxony, and a few hundred millions meeting strongly protests against ble to understand it, but they pick ports and Exports (Tempor- hearsay evidence that comes, their tit Whereas the steel for the first were no difficulties arise as to making sterling a year will not be so very Governunft contracted with Hongkong & Wampos Dock Co. ocean-going ships to be constructed use of Consuls for diplomatic pur difficult for Germany to finance. Sheary Control) Bill, which proposes to way, every fallacy and misconception Barometer
has at home the cleverest financiers (Ltd.) for six standard steel ships, in China has necessarily been imposes when required."
While a satisfactory reform of the in the world to help her and here give his Majesty's Government power that may fan the flame and encour Temperature One of 5,000 tons and five of 2,000 ported, it is predicted that in the
years after the termination of, the that they are being unfairly treated. Direction of tons each, four of which are to be near future China, possessing all the Consular Service must greatly, depend the faintest hearted politicians to control trade for a period of three age the belief among the soldiers Humidity
ubun- upon a change in the control, no "Daily Mail"
war, and is strongly of opinion that it is on a par with the agitations constructed with American steel. necessary raw materials in
the said power should be limited to that were repeatedly got up during The New Engineering & Shipbuild-dance, will be able to construct and change in organisation of the
a period of one year, and that re- the war by ill-disposed persons Exin
the purposes of weakening ing Works at Shanghai, which has equip ocean-going vessels entirely of methods of appointments alone will
The activity and example of the leasable commodities be set free for
national effort, and causing it to fail, a capacity for six ships of 5,000 domestic materials. There is also suffice to secure the improvements tons, is also building two occan-abundant timber for wooden-ship desired. A training is required which Ministers, and Consuls of other forthwith.
A better
This meeting further ürges-(a) The present agitation is not legiti countries have upset past principles going vessels of 2,000 tons each; construction and the many small has been sadly lacking. and the Shanghai Dock & Engineer yards capable of turning out que or knowledge of languages is necessary, and brought home to us the need That no treaty or commitment of mate criticism at all. It is neither
800 tons euch will while no endeavours to attain greater ing Co., a British concern with five two vessela up wars, has undertaken the construc- not suffer from a shortage of the efficiency will meet with success of a new view as to official relations any kind shall be entered into be measured not responsible nor well tion of five standardized ships of necessary materials. Eighty million unless the remuneration is sufficient with trade. It is clear now that in tween his Majesty's Government, or informed. These demonstrations by Hongkong Ubscrvatory, Feb. 19, 1913.
If the the national interest increased efforts Commission, Committee, or individual soldiers have gone far enough. We 5,000 tons.
feet of timber are imported annually to attract suitable men. Mr. R. B Mauchan, u Sotebato Shanghai alone, and like country desires an efficient organi- ought to be made to advise, assist, set up on its behalf, and any Allied do not want to spoil the peace by engineer who has been in charge of amount was in storage there in 1917. sation to assist its trade, it ought to and support traders and business or neutral Power which shall bind or demonstrations, for that is what they It is estimated that there are 800 be prepared to pay more for it than men in the promotion and expansion restrict any section of trade in this amount to. Two months ago the Government Engineering work in
it does at present. In 1912 the ap of British trade and enterprise in country, without the fullest consulta soldiers expected to be still fighting China for 14 years, is quoted in the first-class Chinese ship carpenters in proximate cost of the Consular foreign countries. The idea, how-tion with business men who are at the present date and for months
as fol- Shanghai capable of working "from "Energency Fleet News
drawings, and 600 good helpers who Service was only £300,000, or 03 ever, that Consuls can or should directly concerned in the trade affect to come. They would have borne Building American ships in can, with suitable supervision, pro- per cent of our total foreign trade, take the place of or do the work of ed. (b) The importance of all sections that patiently surely they can mistaken one, nor is it their province trader, being represented on all recon- the infinitely happier circumstances Ching will have s strong appeal for duce work equal to American or which in that year amounted to commercial houses is an entirely of trade, including the merchant and exercise a little self-control now in The "Globe," commenting on the young men of China. Knowing European workmen. Although work
At the present time a Consul is in to do the work of commercial struction trade committees, where which they find themselves? as they do the part shipping playa ing slower, they are quick to adapt many cases expected to maintain his travellers. Too much is perhaps ex- their interests are involved. And (c) in winning this world war they see themselves to modem tools and position on a salary and adorances pected by some people in the way of that the peace terms shall include this, wonders whether the effusions
2 inches below mean sea-level: a sentimental as well as an economic machinery.
which are together less than the development of trade through the provision in the indemnity for the of Carmelite House are ever read in
To obtain the depth of water on the
side to this venture.
tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yardi To all of which a correspondent salary paid by merchant, houses to medium of commercial travellers with full payment of outstanding enemy Printing House Square.
trade debts, including interest, and
vid 3 foot 4 inches, and on the gange mercial relations must result.
replied:
some of their clerks. There should. Consular assistance, Taking the Kiangnan Dock in an also be a ladder of promotion opening
No doubt something can be ac safeguarding of the British credi
(Cheers.) There was under considerat Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 101 fene Unlike many other undeveloped Jands, Chin is intellectually awake. instance, I shall be glad if any who the way to the plums or prizes of the hieved in this way, but the great tors from loss in exchange.
He said that if Great Britain were tion at present a proposal that some 4 inches to the height giren in the table. Shipbuilding is not a new venture, are in the know will inform me what service, which should have incomes foundation of British trade in for
February 20 to 26, 1919. but has been carried on hundreds of steel occar going steamers this Dock attached to them on a much more sign countries has been laid and is the last country to get rid of censor of the old pre-war trading channels maintained by merchant houses, ship and control of prices; the outside which from time immemorial had be Building American chips Company has built during the last liberal scale than in the past. If the main are not birds of passage, but world would deal past us and not longed to this country should be hand- there, however, is new and novel: 20-years--when I say ocean-going Treasury will not pay sufficiently
and who when once they get in would example the wool. It has an appes that strikes "the steamers 1 morn reeks able to good salaries to attract suitable have established themselves perman through us. They need only take as ed over to the tender care of people Chinese mind with tremendous force carry nestle as 2,000 tons of dead recruits, a system of fees might ently. Each one is a centre from an at a time when all eyes are turned weight, cargo or upwards, and built be devised, which, while not very which British trade Interests are meat of Australia and New never comeout. Noagreement should toward that country.
in such a manner se to be accepted burdensome on the trade of the developed. Through them, and by Zealand. Did anybody imagine those be made between the Government of After the war America must have by any of the Registration Societies locality to which the Consul is reason of their settlement in foreign, Dominions were going to have their this country and any other Fower
accredited, would make bis remunera countries, come further opportunities primary products tied down by con- without the people directly affected in m an outlet for fta surplus steel, and as fit for ocean voyages,
for British enterprise, such as rail-trol in this country? If our Govern this country being first consulted. Of machine tools, machinery, and So far as my memory serves me, tion adequate. agricultural implements, and a large I don't think there has been one: There is little doubt that the num. ways, mines, nitrate fields, mills, and ment entered into any kind of secret 200 Parliamentary candidates who export business built up with coun-built, and when I read of 12 build ber of paid Consuls should be other industries. In connection with treaty or compact by which the sole had answered inquiries on the subject, tries like China will be very advaning berths and holem equipment, increased, and where the appoint such enterprises, locally situated, but control of supplies to Norway, Sweden, all but one had expressed opinions in - etc., I'am at such a kns as to the ment of a Consul is not considered established by the aid of British Denmark, Holland, Spain, Portugal, favour of the release of trade from Mr. Mauchan added that the correct value of the article publisk-justifiable, honorary Vice Consuls capital, the services of Consuls and Russia, and Poland was handed over control.
deserve, to be turned out of office tion, which was carried unanimousl Kiangnan Deck & Engineering Works od that I will welcome any enlight chould, wherever possible, be British Ministers can frequently be of the to an Ally, the Government would Mr. Tredwen seconded the resolu
subjects... At Shanghai gmploys from 1,200 to rent.
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T. F. CLAXTON, Dristor,
HONGKONG TIDES.
-The tide tabla. sivon below has been complied at the National Almanac Office
Water Pollos Barin at Tsim Sha Tral in London from the result of the analis atomatic tide-recording machine in the of observations talcer, by means of as
luring the years 1909-8,
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be fee
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