STOP PRESS CABLES
STOP PRESS CABLES.
PARIS CONFERENCE.
LONDON, March 17. Paris says M. Pichon has made a statement to the journalists that! there is no question of raising the blockade until preliminary peace is signed. General resumption of com- mercial relations is impossible pend ing signature of the final treaty, M. Pichon thought the treaty would be simply handed to the Germans, who would have to take it or leave it. No discussion would be permitt" d. TO DEAL WITH OPIUM QUESTION.
J
GOAL COMMISSION **STARTLED."
MORE REVELATIONS.
12
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO; LTD.
Company.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO., LTD.
THE MERSEY'S WAR CONTRIBUTION.
a
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1918
THE PARAVANE
INVENTOR,
ship. As the
CHURCH SERVICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
י
* 3RD SUNDAY IN LEvi, March 23.
Holy Communion (7.80 a.m.). Matins (11a.m.) “ Responses, Ferial; Venita, MacFarron,
Psalms, Doseley and Turle Te Deam. Woodward, Smart and Turlo Benedicens, Turle (8th orening). Hymns, 331, 300.
unison.
Recently, in launch speech, Sir
The paravane, saved us approxi The report for the fiftieth ordinary
The thirtieth ordinary general George Carter gave an interesting mately 240,000,000 worth of war summary of how the great yard of
ships, besides merchant tonnage to meeting on March 29 says:
an unknown, though" enormous The General Managers and Con- meeting of this Company" was hekl Cammell, Laird, and Co. has con
amount. (Reuter's Service to the China Mall.) [Router'é Servies to the China Mall) sulting Committee have pleasure in in the registered offices of the Contributed to the strengthening of the
Like many other great conceptions, ilding, this Navy and the mercantile marine. A submitting to the Shareholders the puny, St. George's" Fiftieth Annual Report of the moming. The Hou. Ar. D. Landale more detailed review is now publish the paravane seems a quite simple was in the ohaiward there were also fed, and this shows how Cammell thing. Hawsers with kites at the end | Lairds rose even above themselves
of a each side Working Account 1917-After represent Sir Paul Chater and Messrs.and performed feats of construction of them are put into the wateron transferring to this Account the sum. 0. Lang, R. Henderson (avere unheard-of before the war. This ship moves along the pull on the
God Save the King. N.B.-Psalm 110, verses 1, 3 and 7 in of $30,000.00, which was placed totary AB. Grito, Cha Sie long history of the four years' opera- kites tightens the hawsers, which unison. Psalm 111, verses 1, 2, 5 and 6 the credit of Investment and Ex. B. Buyers, W. Adamson, Capt. tions, however is far from complete, stand out in a straight line on either in unison. Hymn 331, verses 3 and 4 in change Fluctuation Account last year, W. Clark, J. P. M. de Silva, J. A. but it gives many of the main features beam and sweep up any mines that unison: Hymn 300, verses 1, 4 and 7 is LONDON March 15.
it shows a net profit of $310,767.63.tonian, W. Van Epps, Tang Sew of an honourable story.
may be met with. The Coal Commission is continuing
Working Account 1918.-The
The vast works of the company
On one occasion last year a flotilla Evensong ( p.m.) its proceedings daily, silting a maze balance at credit of this Account is Ting and H. F. Campbe
After the secretary had read the comprise ample building berths for $525,279.01.
minefield, and by using the
Rrians and Wickes Magnificat, Investment and Exchange Fluctus- netice convening the meeting, the vessels up to 1,000ft. in length, shops of light cruisers found themselves in Besponses. Ferial; Psalms, Jonas, Pere Crotch (30th morning); Nunc Dimit of figures and statistics presented by
cut their
tie. Wesiog Hymns, 255, 204, 9%. the owners' and workers' represent- atives. Witnesses are closely and tion Account. After transferring the Chairman said: Gentlemen,The and appliances for completely fitting paravate they were able
Misorars, Fulton (10th Evening) persistently cross-examined by both sum of $30,000.00 back" Working report and accounts have been in out ships, and engine and boiler way safely through it. The German
N.B.--Palm 114, verses 1, 9, 70 G.P. sides. Startling revelations have
your ungent I will take them as read. machinery yet conceived of can be minefields which could not be dein unison. Psalm 115, verses 1, 9, 15, 18 been made regarding the bad con.Account 1917, this Account stands at your hands for some days so with shops where the most powerful submarines were continuously laying
$156,987.34.
Reinsurance Fund-It is proposed The result of the year's work is a produced. There are also seven tected until vessels were in them. and 19 in unison. Psalm 6, verses 1, 3, ditions underground, where men and boys have to work while ponles die to transfer
versen 1, 4 and 7 in unison. Hyma 28 520,924.11.5 ex considerable improvement on that of graving docks, in which refts and
The mines were cut no danger. at the rate of forty monthly. Shock 13:4÷$124,767.63 from the profit of 1917, but about half of this improve- repairs of vessels up to super- Dread. But with paravanes out there was, 13-15 and 19 in unison. Hyma 285,
8 in unison. In the House of Commons, refting housing conditions in my the year 1917 to the credit of this ment is due to the s.s. Chingchou noughts can be carried out. When away and destroyed, and often it ore in unison. Ryan 9, varses 1“
having been obiady engaged on out the room was not required for great was not until this began to happen ing to Mr. A. G. Gardner, 31. mining districts are also revealed.
The Fund will then stand at side charters instead of in carrying armoured ships, four destroyers at a that the men in the ships knew they
time might be seen in one big dock, were in a mined area. Harmsworth stated that the Gotern The Commission brought out
stone for the Company. Her cum-
which were increase ment hoped to bring the question of the amazing fact that the Coal
Dividend The General Managersings in this way have not only helped while other docks the Opinn Convention of 1912 before Controller had agreed to
An extent amounting the Peace Conference with a view prices to to adoption of a resolation binding Fearly to an exaction of £25,000,000/and Consulting Committee have to well the Company s earnings, but originally built for older-type battle were developed. One kind was used of $27 per share absorbing ment contral we were able to hard Adjoining. is a wet basin about 15 There was, also a special one that the Powers represented at the Con- from the coal consumers, in order to Pleasure in recommending a dividend while she was-running under Govern. ships frequently accommodated two. with much success against U-boats. over the substantial sum of $380,000 acres in extent for fitting out new could be easily handled fitted to Consulting Committee. The Hon. for the benefit of the Fublic Funds ships or refitting ships in service merchant vessels.
when a dry dock is not required.
The paravane was invented by Lieut. account of his departure from the of the same dividend as befere eiyention in order to confine the Witnesses, called attention to the in. Mr: E. Shellim resigned his seat on We recommend to you the payment Cranes up to 150 tons lifting capacity: Dennis Burney, R.N., son of Admiral ngalacture und sale ut opini amb creasing danger of American co Colony and Mr. A. H. Compton was nately 80 cents per share absorbing are installed for handing the heaviest Sir Cecil Burney, Commander-in-Chief!
petition, especially in Argentine and invited to fill the vacancy,
$820,000. This will leave including guns and mountings, or the heaviest at Rosyth. Lieut, Burney comes of an Scandinavia, and urged the necessity the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, CMG
parts of marine engines can be readily of cutting down prices in order to Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. White undercutting. Maitland, Gubbay and Compton retire prevent American Yesterday's sitting was occupied by but, being eligible, offer themselves an elaborate scheme presented by
Mr. T. E. Pearce has accepted an the miners' Federation in favour of the journalists, declared that the nationalisation of mines. It pro
Committee, his election requires the
Lasy: March 21.
Fund.
£99,8-10.15.1.
of caressures contemplated by the
ference and the enemy Powers to assist low-grade collieries which are $216,000.00. speedy cruciiert and enforcement losing money, while the others are piling up still more enormous profits..
purpose
38
similar posious drugs to legitimate CHINA AND JAPA§.
Espes. March 21. The Chinese delegates to the Teare Conference, in a statement
for re-election.
the balance of $11-4,763.77 brought forward from last year $317,506.06 which we propose should be allocated
Different types of this invention.
old naval family. He is a very young
officer who looks the clever man he and quickly handled.
At the outbreak of war there were is, and, like many other naval officers, under construction, among other has a distinct bent for science and work three cruisers, and a flotilla mechanics. He conceived the idea To place to Reserve Fund $25,000.00 leader. Vessels of these classes then of a paravace while running a des.
as follows:
L'
Chipa most be "Treed from the bur-posed that each mine be administer.invitation to join the Consulting / pay a lobus to Sta... 19,051.70 | became very urgently required, and troyer to an fro across Channel on
dens imposed upon her, especially led by a pit committee elected yearly confirmation of Shareholders. the German-Shantung privileges, by the men. Whey protested ageinst the Japanese claims in Krachan and against the 21 deinmads which Janan sudlguly prosented in January 1915, which Ein hind to accept under threat
of war.
They asserted that Japan! war in 1918 and 1915 They em prevented 'China ho joning in the phasised the aid which China has given the Alles r the shape of Jabourets and sailors, They trien
and that a Chinese any of
BRITISH TRANSPORTATION.
Auditors The Accounts have been audited by Messrs. H. Percy Smith, F.C.A., and A.R. Lowe, F.CA, who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers.
[See To-day's Telegrams.] Sir Eric Geddes, after referring to emphasise the need for a single his experiences in France in order to
WORKING ACCOUNT 1917. authority, declared that throughout the country there was waste and
On December 31, 1918. movement of goods unnecessary which must be stopped. It would be Losses and Claims $ 229,649.49 sex criminal to allow the competitive Charges as ne system of transportation to continue. Remuneration to Con- prevented by lack of tonnage,
sulting Committee' The Japanese delegates also re. Referring to the labour aspect. he
and Auditors or said that if discipline was to be exived the journalists, Marquis Saionji" dwelton Japan's sympathy expected in the Trade Unions, Gov-Commissions with the iden of a League of Nations, ernment must have a say in the Balance, as per Balance
Sheet.......... conditions of labour in essential services.
--
which he called a grant project for the establishment of un impatial and just peace" He rejoiced that humanity at length was able to ser the first leans of a new era in which right would definitively prevail over forke. He was femly convinced. that Ching wonunderstand Japan's just and legitimate, aspirations, and that she would reach a couplete nderstanding for the maintenance st place, the security and pagress of civilisation in the Fan, Etst. The future union of the eastern world, whose population was more than halt mankind, was a "lity and saline vision, especially with the western world under the League of Nations in perfect harmony and eternal good- will.
THE BLOCKADE.
Lapos, March 12 Heuter is mithoritatively informed that although the higisest Allied naval and militery opinion regands as imperative the retention at the block- nie wntil the conclusion of brace, the Allies are not using the blockade to keep food out of the exetny coun- tries nor from starving populations.
The Supreme Economic Coune!! is the authority charged with affording relief and the blockade ministers are! represented thereon and working
4
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[China "Mail SPECIÁL.] "~
SHANGHAI, Marel.
The delegates from inner and cuter! Mangolin held a meeting and decided i to declare their independenge.
To write off Hok Va
Works ...... To write of Deep Water
Buy Works
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
3RD SUNDAY IN LENT, March 23, Morning Prayer at 11 am..
Opening Valuntary. Besponses, Ferial Venita, Macarron;
Panims, of the 23rd Morning: OX Ouseley, CXI Turle, CXII Evey, CXIII Smart: To Dean, St. Jude; Bonedicts, Troutbeck. Hymns, 1, 10, 195 (1st Tune), 186, 500,
Opening Voluntary. "Romance "Kollak.
Evening Prayer P Responses Ferial; Psalms of the
3rd Evening CXIV Topus Pore- grinus, Verses 1. 7, & in unison, CXV Wickes; Magnificat, Baruby (11th Evening); Nano Dimittis, Monk. Hymas, 324 (2nd Tune), 176, 510, 299, 638.
Vespòr Hymn.
Union Church, Kanzedy Road. Sunday Services, March 23,
-
Morning Service, 11a.m. Under official regulations a naval Hymns, 343, 605, 192, 835. Psalm 131. officer who invents anything must Evening Service, 6 p.m. offer it to the Admiralty, who, if they Hymns, 383, 319, 51, 199, 112. accept the device, may give him Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie. whatever reward they please. Lieut. Burney was made Acting Comman St. Peter's Church, West Point. der and awarded the C.M.G.
special efforts were made to deliver escort duty. 7,505.78 | those
Having get the plan, he worked it most advanced, with the result that one cruiser, the Caroline, out by means of drawings and mo- 40,000.00 was delivered five and a half months dēls, and persisted in this until final- before her contract date for delivery: ly the Admiralty agreed to give this To write of Steamer,
Launches & Lighters. 100,000.00 a special letter of commendation thing a trial. Results were so good and carry forward the balance of being received from the Admiralty that a special department was estab $125,380.39.
The Aptilla leader was completed lished for it and paravares manufac I trust you will "approve of this four months ahead of her contract tured by the thousand.
Other cruisers have been division of the profite as
We feel date. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. strongly that it is advisable to write completed within twelve months of the s.. Chingchow and the works at the date of laying down, and fotilla Deep Water Bay well down in view leaders in periods down to nine In all, since the commencement of 47,473.82 the future. Although we had en im-
of their more uncertain prospects in months from the initiation of work. proved year we are sorry to say that war, the following cruisers have been our sales so far this year have fallen completed for the Navy, or are on the point of delivery-H. M. S
Special mention may be made of. 8,000.00 off greatly owing to the idea which Caroline, Castor, Constance, Birken the repair to one of the great super- 133,399.92 prevailed that prices would dro? head, Chester, Caledon, Cairo, and dreadnoughts which had sustained
tanec all round and we hope that 340,767.63 when it is realized that these ex-Capetown. Most of these are of the very heavy damage by collision. At pectations are not likely to be fut well-known light cruiser type, used the time the ship could ill be spared with such effect by Admiral Beatty from the Grand Fleet, and by special 759,290.86 filled that the demand for Cement with the Grand Fleet, and by Admiral exertions the repairs were completed
will become normal again.
Tyrwhitt in his patrol of the North in eighteen working days, or about 8.15 As regarde supplies of limeston Sea.
one-half the time it had been anti- I am glad to say that more is conting The flotilla leaders which have cipated to be possible by the authori- 581.914.49 from China and that we have not been built are:-HMS Kempenfelt,ties; and not only was the damage 177,401.37 consequence been dependent on Ton Abdiel, Gabriel, Ithuriel, Grenville, repaired, but complete fire control 72.00 quin stone, hence our ability to make Parker, Hoste. Seymour, Saumarez, was fitted in the same time. Thus use of the Chingchoir in other trades Valentine, Valhalla, Scott, Bruce, the ship was able to return to her You will notice that we have again Douglas, Campbell, Mackay, and unit brought up to the most recent contributed $5,000 to War Charities Malcolm. These vessels are super battle requirements. The number of and you will not I feel sure begrudge destroyers with enormous engine men employed and the amount of Friday, Ladies' Bible study, 5.33 pan. the payment of this amount or of the power, very high speed, and magni- work done may be gauged by the Saturday; Frayer Meeting, 6pm. Bonus to the Staff which has been Scent seagoing qualities. The arma money spent during the sixteen days well earned by all concerned.
Net Premia Received,
less Returns and Re- insurances
Interest
Transfer Fees........
$
$ 759,290.86.
WORKING ACCOUNT 1018. ON DECEMBER 31, 1918.
$77,889.16 49:400,09.
Four other milta gvernors have telegraphed, thas if the President Losses and Claims...*** dismiss the military governor of Charges
Remuneration to Con- sei, they will all resigni
sulting Committee and Auditors ********* Commissions
The Brit Minister had a talk with the Foreign Minister verter- day, and offered some friendly advice. Balance, as per Balance
Shens ssionaries Leport On Maren 13 that nertherm troops were 48 attacking Kishan, with hig ans.j The Secret Sino-Japarese treusies bare not yet been published.
CENSORSHIP REGULA- TIONS.
The following modifications are
Sheet
Net Premia Received, less Returns and Re- insurances Interests scopar manque Transfer Fees
BER. 1919
Last year was not an easy one for this Company, but I need not emphasize our difficulties or labour 8,000.00 136,315.33 the points of exchange or freights as I know you are all fully alive to 525,279.01
I now beg to propose that the $796,883.59 meeting approves the report and accounts now. laid before it and
LIABILITIES,
them.
declares
A Dividend of 80 cents $631,142.48 per stare
165,658.11 Place to Reserve Fund 83.00 Pay, a Boans to Staff... Write of Hok Un Works 796,883.59 Write off Deep Water
Bay Works Write of Steamer,
Launches & Lighters
$190,180.89.
10,000,00
100,000.00
St.
Sunday, March 23. 8am-Holy Communion
Stephen's Church.
at the Diocesan Boys' School.
Morning Prayer and Sermon
Feak Church.
El
aq-Holy Commurlos.
*
The Gospel Hall.
10&1 PADDER STEIKT. Weekly Services-Sunday: Braking of Broad for Believers only, ik aM. Gospel Meeting, 8 p.m.. Tuesday and Thursday, Bible study,
8 p.m.
1
ment is particularly heavy for this referred to ie, £40,000. A special First Church of Christ Scientist,
MacDonnell Road class of ship. It is interesting to letter of appreciation was received note that HM.S. Swift, which on from the Admiralty. several occasions distinguished her
The conversion of the well-known Sundays, 11 a.m. self on the Dover patrol, was the old Cunarder the Campania into the Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m. pioneer vessel, of this splendid class first large seaplane carrier for fleet | and she was designed and built by work was another interesting under. Cammell, Laird and Co. for the taking. This famous old ship did Admiralty in 1907 as an experimental yeoman service till a week or so be, ship, and attained the very high fore the armistice, when she was speed for those days of 36 knots. sunk in collision.
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wanchal
Morning Service, 10.15 Evening Service, 6.15 p..
Soldiers' and Ballors' Home, Arsenal Street.
Sunday Evening, Cospel Meeting, 8 pm.
J
St. Joseph's Churak, Garden Road.
Submarines to the number of eight The war career of the popular Isle $320,000.00 were actually delivered for service of Man turbine ship King Orry will 25,000.00 before the armistice was signed. also interest many of those who 18,951.70 while eight others were in course of travelled to the island on her for 7,505.78 construction, some being practically their holidays before the war. This
complete.
ship was built by the company, and Records of the doings of individual on the outbreak of war was fitted ships during the war have but rarely out by them as a special service been published; but the fight of vessel. Owing to her speed and good
Chester against superior seagoing properties, she proved to be Mass and Sermon at 19 a.m. Followed harmoniously therewith. Neverths made from March 28, 1919, and re- BALANCE SHEET ON 31ST DECEM and curry forward to next necount HM.S.
forces at Jutland, when the herp Jack of great service, and had the honour by the Benediction of the Blessed. less formidable difficulties exist. The ported in the Government Gazette of
After that motion has been second. Cornwell gained his V.C., is to be of being the only ex-merchant ship in Sacrament. principale ones involve the refusal of March 217-.
The censorship on all Nasal mut-
ed I shall be pleased to answer any remembered, while the brief com- the fleet which received the surrender Lermany to give up her merchant-
questions that Shareholders Hymendation "Abdiel did well" in of the German Navy. "nien for this telel work, and the ter will be removed, L., Press,
Admiral Jellicoe's despatch on the There have been other jobs of great wish to put. shipping shortage due to the enemy's Authors, Artis, Photographers, and Capital, 8,000 Shares of
Cinematographers will not be re- piracy. policy of indiscriminate
"Sir Paul Chater feconded the same battle is the brief official des- interest, too many to describe in
detail. The number of men employed Mass at 6, 7 and 0.30 am, Nevertheless, the Allies are, anxious quired to submit anybuing to Naval
adoption of the report and accountscription of splendid service. to afford all possible relief to the cerrorship; that is to say, they will starving peoples of Austro-Germany, revert to their pre-war practice.
The censorship on a Naval mint but in respect of Gerlany, the ex- tent to which it can be given dependster held up during the war will be Largely on Germany herself. A dif. removed.
Photographs, &c., of His Majesty's ficulty of great magnitude is the ipestion of finance. Other difficulships and books on Naval subjects, "ties include "the defective, transport the sale of which hus been prohibited during the war, my accordingly be facilities in enemy, éountries.
exhibited and "sold,
DERMAN - GOLD
1See To-day's Telegrams.1
LONDON, March 15.
Puris says Germany will pay for
the food supplied by gold and
ceipts derived from the exportation
WEATHER REPORT.
··March 224. 122. --No returns
of certain permitted products. A from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure
$250 each $2.000,-
000.00 of which $50
|
per share has been
"last account... Reinsurance Fund
£78,916.38.... Investment and Ex- change Fluctuation Account Uncollected Dividends... Accounts payable ..... Working Alc 1917- Net Profit,.... as per
Statementima Working Account 1918,
as per Statement
ASSETS.
1,600,000.00.
N
.-
Roman Catholic Cathedral,
Glananly,
Eacrament
MADRAS COTTON.
paid up.................$ 400,000.00 for the year ended March 22, 1019, So far as the urgent demands of in the performance of the under-High Mass at 8 am.
and put to the meeting the motion the Admiralty for war vessels would takings described has varied from 30 p.m-Benediction of the Elszod allow, the firm have used their best 12,000 to 15,000 and the wages paid, Reserve Fund, as per
was curried unanimously;
The Rev. Fr. Robert and Mr. Aendeavours to increase the available during the war period amounts to 470,556.120. Lang were unanimously re-elected merchant tonnage, and have succeed about £7,500,000, which shows in yet directors for the ensuing year on the ed in completing since July, 1914, another way the magnitude and proposal of Mr J: F. J. de Silva ten large merchant steamers, while value of the work which has been
a number of others are still under done.
The Department of Agriculture, 156,987.34 seconded by all. J. M. Gordon..
Messrs. Maitland, and A. R. construction, some being in an Many experiments have also been 1,080.00 92,057.26 Lowe were re-elected auditors for the advanced state of progress. Much made in connection with electric Madras, has issued the following. ensuing year at a remuneration of miscellaneous work has also been welding to take the place of rivetting fourth or final report of the cotton $500 on the propost of Mr. Clay undertaken, and special mention may of ships, and an experimental ship crop of 101819:
The area reported to be sown withi.. be made of the supply of powerful is now under construction at the 340,767.63 Si Ki, sccorded by Mr. A. turbine machinery for two cruisers, yard, which is now a veritable little cotton in the Madras Presidency up
Griffin
the bulls of which were built at the town of itself, with railways, bridges, to 1st February, 1919, is 3,117,800. 525,279.01 The meeting terminated with the Royal Dockyards. The machinery and permanent roadways,
acres, which is an increase of 15 per announcement That dividend war for HMS. Iron Duke, for long the It is pretty evident that so far as cent over the final figures of last $3,586,727.36 rents will be ready for issue ou fagship of the Grand Fleet, was also the Birkenhead yard is concerned year. The bigh price of cotton and
Monday.
completed shortly before the out- British shipbuilding is hardly in the the unequal distribution of the break of war.
parlous state some recent writers South West inonsoon rains, which Owing to their special experience would have us believe. Under the prevented the showing of groundnut in the repairs of warships and the inspiring leadership of their, manag- and other crops, has led to increase convenience of their premises, the ing director, Sir George Carter, the sowings of cotton in all the main United States Government selected company has firm belief in the tracts. The percentage of increase the company's shipyard as the repair continued prosperity of the industry ie greatest in the coded District The King's Exequatur empowering Mr. Edmundo Moline to act as Con-ng base for a large number of their given the common sense operation 1,424,865.62 sul for Pansina in Hongkong has destroyers on patrol work in Euro of three things sympathetic and pean waters, and in this way a vast generous treatment of the just aspira received His Majesty's signature amount of work was done for our tions of labour; careful attention to research and the adoption of all-use- Also for Mr. Sergio Curbó y Morera American allies. to-act- Consul for Cube in Hong-
The number of ships which have ful new methods; and provision of passed through the company's yards modern plant and labour saving de for repairs, refits, or similar work vices. With these ideals in view the since the war began is as follows company may well look with con- Battleships 9, cruisers 60, destroyers fdence to out-do all its records in 281,028.88 100. United States destroyers 95, the service of war in helping the re- 71,849.39 cubmarines 8, armed merchant construction of the world's peaceful 87,953.96 vessels, transports, and seaplane merchant navies, toward which in sarriers and other Fleet auxiliaries deed It is already engaged in making 3,586,727.36 123, merchant ships 107-total 502 considerable contributions."
transit and on Cur
rent Account and
control Board of Exporta is being has increased considerably at Weibniwi, Cash, in hand and in established, probably ut. Rotterdam. and has decreased slightly to moderately Permission to resume North Sea elsewhere; a depressida le indicatel to Ashing is being given, and steps are the west of Haiphong. being taken to modify the blockade.
GERMAN SITUATION.
{See To-day's Telegrams.]
LONDON, March 15. Vorwaeris says that military ex- perte expect a Bolshevik army a few
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours eading at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 Inch. Total since January 1st, 2.24 inches, against an average of 5.05 inches...
Forecast for the 21, bours ending at abon on the 23r
1. Hongkong to, Gap Rock. S.E. or variable winds, „oderate; cloudy, probably some rain,"
m
1-Formosa Channal. The same as
No.1
Fixed Deposita with Bankers
Gold £22,956.19,10 $ 136,886.41 Silver ...
725,909.96 Mortgages, Loans and
Debentares. British Indian and Colonial Government Securities.
·
Gold...£73,002.13.8
Silver
weeks Hence will try to cross the Hongkong and socks. The same as
Bouth coast of China between British, Indian, and
Colonial East Prussian frontier hoping to find
Railway, So 1. food Past Prussia. Various other South east of Chaina between "Port Trust Bonds Stocks-Gold newspapers consider the Bolshevik Hongkong and Bainsa. The came and danger cannot be exaggerated in No. L
view of the fact that army discipline is weakening in Germany through
D. W. JErrhiza, Pháp, Nh
Hongkong Observatory, March 22, 1919.
£11,618.10.0..agai
Foreign
Loans--
CONSULAR APPOINTMENT.
435,235.50 kg 100,000.00
Other Investments Agency Balances 69,278.01 Accounts Receivable.
Government
Gold
153,659.63
£25,770.9,0
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