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CANTON.

[FROM OUG OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

August, 15th.

"ARMY DEPUTATION TO JAPAN.

The Army Commissioner and the cfficer in charge of the Kwong Yeung Military Bureau have been directed to proceed to Japan and make a report on the Japanese Army methods of training and firearms in use both in the Army and Navy) It has been arranged that every facility shall be given them to make this report, and they are to make suggestions to the Ariny Board here for the bettering of the organisation. The must important part of their business, it is understood, will be to suggest the best modern ride for use and the best type of field-gun and quick-firing gun. Expenses of the trip are being paid by the Government and

HOME AND CHINA

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

LONDON, July 3rd. THE POLITICAL BITUATION.

THE SUFFRAGISTS.

AIR PATRICK MANSON.

The local market on the whole ins undergone but little change during the past week, and rates generally have ruled steady with a fair business passing.. Sterling "Rubbers" have maintained the improvement reported in our last, but at the close the market would appear to he on the easy side. Fine Hard Para Rubber is to-day quoted at 4/11 per lb. firm, And the tendency of the share market steady. Singapore stocks con- tinne on the firm sido, but there is little business reported in this section. Dis- count rates are unchanged at 3 per cent. (Bank of England) and 31-8 per cent. (open market rate). Bar Bilver closes at ld. ready, 28d. forward and Sterling. T.T. at Shanghai T.T. is quoted at 73, and Singapors T. T. at 853.

they are to spend six months on the work. the Little Navy section protesting that keep up this sort of thing they will soon Patrick is, of course, well-known by the rate, after advancing to £84 10/-, bas

TROUBLE AT NAH HOI.

There have been several disturbances at

bad characters and discontented disband- soldiers in the vicinity to stir up trouble, and the Magistrate there has been having anything but a quiet time. During the last few days he has ordered

to

over a million.

he attended a

BANKS Hongkong and Shanghais have been booked at 88273, and more are obtainable et this figure. The London apparently receded again to £84. the last rate reported per "Router."

MARING INBURANCES. -Unions have been booked at $795, and more shares are on $2371, but no shares appear to be avail able under an advance. Yangtszes have declined to a selling quotation of $190 nt

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FIRE INSURANCES.-Chinas continue in request at $1382 with no shares obtainable

8364 with probable sellers.

all the village elders to call nt his yamed, I be an acceptable successor, but the augges. Buffrage, like Keir Hardio and George of the work of the School of Tropical under 9133. Hongkongs are quiet at

Lansbury, are still determined to vote for them when the attempt is made to introduce women to the register through the coming electoral reform bill,

ATHLETICH IN BRITAIN.

Medicine.

Among the well-known men

SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and present were Sir Edward Grey, Bir Mat Macaos continue in request at 326 after thew Nathan, Sir Frederick Lugard, Sir reported sales at 8261, at which the market Frank Swettenham, Sir William Troach-closes with probable sellers. Indo-Chinas have receded to 887) ex dividend sellers, er, and Professor Blanchard of Paris. the London rate being unchanged at 140/- Sir Edward Grey paid a tribute to Mr.middle price. China and Manilas can Joseph Chamberlain as the founder of be placed at 883, and Douglases at 826. Star Forrys are in demand at 840 to the school and Mr. Austen Chamberlain

841. There are buyers of Shell Trans- announced something like £20,000 in sub-

ports for local account at. 106/- after scriptions as a start to the fund.

sales to London at various rates down

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17гà, 1913. AFFAIRS to observe the behaviour of the engines. of 70 gallons apiece for the year, while HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

He is Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy, and England's average is only 20 gallons.

Messrs. Vernon and Smyth in their it is surely of some significance that a That amount of home consumption repre-weekly share report dated August 10th day or two ago he paid the vessel a sented an increase of thirstiness on the

state:- second visit accompanied by members part of the Munich men of 2,310,000 of his staff.

gallons compared with the year before. In these hot days the tgures are dis In spite of Mr. Lloyd George's fervent appeals to the working classes and the Our gentle sisters the suffragists are tinetly provocative to the bibulous wild enthusiasm shown by the men of gaily killing their cause. The violent reader. Dublin to Mr. Asquith last week, the lot attacks on Ministers and the wanton

Bir Patrick Manson, K.C.M.G., whose of the Promier is not a happy one." damage of the last few months have There fa a new section of critics in the shakon even their friends, like Mr. retirement from the post of Medical Ad- House, heading straight for land taxes, Ramsay Macdonald, who describes their viser to the Colonial Office will definitely claiming Mr. Lloyd George' as their tactics as "tomfoolery." To crown take place on August 15th, made his name prophet and the newly elected Messrs.h is the throwing of a hatchet dan of course as a parasitologist and au- Hemmerde and Outhwaite as their mis- gerously near Mr. Asquith's head and the thority on tropical diseases. He enun- sionaries. They have against them a attempt to set a crowded theatre on fire ciated the theory, afterwards endorsed by large section of the Liberal party, so out in Dublin, The anti-suffragists are Sir Ronald Ross, that the mosquito is the of that cleavage there has arisen some jubilant, and say they have nothing to carrier of the malarial parasite, and on interesting talk of Lloyd-George playing do now but leave the women to wreck that the School of Tropical Diseases has for his own hand-and the Fremiership their own cause. It is very clear if they worked with remarkable success, Sir

Then there is against Mr. Asquith.

be out of favour altogether. As it is, older Hongkong men and old China Winston Churchill is asking far too much

the hands generally, and of late years he has many members who have aided for the navy, though secretly, I hear, before will either vote against them or been a welcome figure at all the more Nam Hoi lately. There are crowds of they are glad his demands did not run abstain at the next test in the House of important functions of the China Society offer at $800. Cantons can be placed ut

Nevertheless their Commons. It is an ill-wind that blows in London and other similar bodies. The chief scribe, Mr. Massingham, indulges nobody any good. In this case the Gornat meeting I saw him at was at the in strong onslaughts on the head of the ernment is relieved of an embarrassing Foreign Office, when navy department, and gives Mr. Asquith question by the folly of its advocates, gathering called by the Colonia! Secre a conditional notes to quit for the same for only a tow hardy advocates of the tary to raise £100,000 for the extension cause! He hints that Lloyd-George would

Lloyd-George is very useful as tion has fallen very flat in the House. a big dram performer, but just now he could hardly wear the mantle of Asquith. Nevertheless all sections of the party, except the extreme imperialists, view

There is much guashing of teeth in with alarra the mounting cost of naval ex-athletic circles over the poor position penditure, which hinders other pressing taken by England at the Olympic games but expensive proposals very materially. I hear that Lord Desborough, the presi But Lloyd-George is far too astute to dent of the British Council, and himself

He start a personal campaign just now. an old athlete of distinction in many knows very well the moment is not fields, is of the opinion that we do not

REFINERIES.China Sugars close Admiral Callaghan, who has just prov- opportune. He has not so far recovered specialise enough and that we are tooed the value of speedy warships in effect- the popularity be lost by reason of the rigid in our notions of professionalism. ing a landing on our shores during the electoral disadvantage, disclosed several The consequence is we spend several naval manoeuvres, in spite of a much months ago, of the Insurance Act, and thousands in sending a hopeless team to superior defending force, has greatly the failure of his legislative schemes to Stockholm, but don't spend a

cent in pleased the Service men who believe with allay industrial unrest. This week we training them thoroughly, lest they Lord Charles Beresford that our cruiser have begun to lick insurance stamps in should be accused of being semi-profes force is inadequate. It is pointed out I understand he means to that we have far fewer modern protected carnest, and though there is no obvious sional.

over to America next year to study the

cruisers than Gormany posscases, and sign of strain thereby on the face of the

American methods. The only satisfac

that the failure of the Blue Fleet is an man in the street, he nevertheless is not yet in accord with the Chancellor on ation the Englishmen can draw is that object lesson of what we may expect in measure which puts him to a lot of un- Bombardier Wells won his boxing match actual warfare if this deficiency is not

Wharves have been done, and more accustomed fuss. Therefore it is daring the other night in New York against the

made good. However that may be, the of Mr. Massingham to write-Sooner American "white hope" in a sportsman resalt confirms the opinion held of Ad-hai Docks, Shanghai and Hongkow shares are enquired for, at $61. Shang- or inter he (Mr. Asquith) will lose his like manner that drew approbation even miral Callaghan's abilities, which at Wharves, and Amey Docks are un- Always have on hand a very large complete Chancellor, and nine-tenths of the

from the unwilling American press. Whitehall was expressed when a few days changed locally, and

reported. thinkers and fighters of Liberalism will Moreover, our apologists are setting up ago the authorities discontinued his com follow the banner of the only executive the argument that it is far better to play mand of the First Squadron of the Home kong Lands are procurable at $102). LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- statesman in Europe, whom the mass for the sport than to play to win, Fleet in order that he might be free to Kowloon Lands are in request at 834, of the people look upon as their champion which I fear is too lofty an idealism for devote himself to war training and or West Points at 854, and Humphreys and friend." Even if this fads an echo the average Briton of these days, no mat ganisation of the whole.

Estates at 871, the latter after sales. in the heart of the Chancellor himself-

ter how well he can take his licking in justification of the now trust is all the Hongkong Hotels are wanted at $114 which is doubtful--it' does not find any

the field. The only enthusiastic people more gratifying seeing that he is one of (old) and 876 (new). in the lobbies, at Westminster.

in these islands are the men of Antrim, the youngest officers of his rank. He has for the winner of the Marathon, K. K been 47 years in the navy and came to McArthur, is a Ballemena man, though the front during the Boxer rebellion in he ran under the colours of South Africa, China, when, as captain of the End being a policeman at Fotchefstroom.ion, he led the British Naval Brigade That has led to the suggestion that in in a series of fine storming operations. future the British team should be drawn Since attaining flag rank in 1906 his sen

from London by wire this morning :- from the whole empire instead of solely service has enabled him to gain an ex-quotations-middle price were received from this little island. Canada, Austra tensive knowledge in the handling of United Serdangs lia and South Africa did very well in Accts, a knowledge which he has now Sapongs..... the events they entered for. but it is availed himself of in a manner that has London Asiatics

E. & I. Trusts Rubber Trusts doubtful if they would like to lose that astonished his country.

Tronoha....... independent relationship for the future,

and consultations have taken place as to the best meane of rooting out these un- desirables. The Chief Magistrate has chelared it his intention not to rest till this is done, and he has asked for a large re-inforcement of soldiers at an early date to enable him to carry out his scheme. It is good to see the local authorities taking up matters like this, for it seemed previously to be the usual thing in cases of this kind to sit down and wait till the authorities at Canton could send and do the work of suppress ing disturbances for them. There are large numbers of men abroad in the delta who are doing nothing but looking for trouble, many of them disbanded soldiers who consider they have a grievance against the Government, and to clear thrise characters but, or, at least, let them w what they may expect if they become troublesome, is a very important duty of

the Government at this time,

NATIONALIZATION OF RAILWAYS.

SHOOTING AT BISLEY,

The other day a telegram reached the directors of the Yuct-Han Railway from Szechuen stating that the people there have approved of handing over the con- trol of the railways to the Government and asking that the shareholders in this province should consider the question also, and let the Yuct-Han Railway become the property of the Government. However, the opinion here has not changed since this question was rooted before, and the Cantonese are prepared to meet it with the strongest opposition. At Bisley this year there has been Quite a lot of trouble was caused about splendid weather, and from many points nine months ago by the Government's pro- of view there has been a successful meet- posal to take over all the railways, anding, though the usual competitors from the feeling then engendered has remained, the Far East were missing. The City of an that there is no hope of this proposal London team won the China Cup, the coming to anything.

magnificent silver trophy presented in 1864 by the Volunteers in China for The large Educational Conference annual competition by the home volun- which was held in the Normal College teers, which was competed for by seven- bere has concluded its debatos, but no teen teams of ten from the administrativa mport of the results has come to hand areas of any single territorial county set. The deputies from the province have association. Looking over the meeting heen visiting the various schools and are

as a whole, however, one of the old stagers to make a tour of inspection of all the tells me he could not help feeling a good factories in and round the city before deal of a pessimist over the future of the leaving for their respective spheres of rifle meeting. Interest in the compoti- influence. It is to be hoped that some tions, he thinks, is flagging. In several thing has come out of this conference and directions, too, there is a suspicion that that a full report of the discussions will the be published, as this is the first thing of its kind which has ever been held in this

THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

province

ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

War Office authorities want

no reason in some of the proceedings of

And some of the Irishmen are extremely anxious to be located pader some other flag than that of England,

THE POST OFFICE AND THE TULEPHONES.

His brilliant

BRITISH-BORNEO PETROLEUM

AGREEMENT.

Qu

the easy side at 8116 after sales at the rate, and at 8117). Luzons are quiet at $34 after sales.

Hea-

M181 No.-Tronohs have raled steady with sales to London at 73/9 and a closing quotation of 74/8 middle price. woods are obtainable from London at 4/4, and Chinese Engineerings at 34/3, the middle quotation for the latter being 33/9. Raubs have declined to a selling quotation of $34.

AND DOCKS, WHARVES

GODOWNS.- Hongkong and Whampoa Docks after males at 840 can now be placed to a limited extent at $16. Kowloon

no business is

COTTON MILLS-Ewos have buyers at Tis. 98, and Hongkongs can probably be placed at 80, but so far no business is reported.

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also

MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos have been booked at 89, Cements at 84. Eloe- tries at $23, Lees at 8200, Union Water- DRAWING Boats at $10, and Powells at $7.

LONDON QUOTATIONS.-The following

INSTRUMENTS

AND MATERIAL

(T Squares, Bot Squares, Straight Edges

Scales, Inks, &o., ka)

112/-

23/9

11/

18/0

9/6 premium.

74/6

Hongkong Electric Trams Shell Transports Chinese Engineerings Indo-Chinas. ................ London Ventures te

4/0

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107 /G

33/9

140/-

1/1

9/6

46/0

31/

15/-

9/9

The directors of the British Borneo Petroleum Syndicate announce that an Pahang Consolidated Nederlandsche Koloniale Petroleum Gule Kalumpongs .....

(Netherlands Maatschappij

Colonial Anglo-Malays agreement has been entered into with the Shelfords Petroleum Company) under which that abus

tions.

9/3

BRITISH RULE IN EGYPT.

The telephone deal whereby the Post Company's business last year, has result Office took over the National Telephone ed in an arbitration trial to adjust to details that is surely something of a re-company has undertaken the extensive Jong Landors (fully paid) £2 done crab" the meeting: this, at any rate, cord for coliness. Only the other day prospecting for petroleum of the 30,000 Sumatra Paras

square miles in British North Borneo is the explanation which has suggested an interim decision was come to, and up over which the syndicate holds the ex itself to the minds of many, who can find

to then the feas of counsel had run up development, by drilling, of the Klins clusive petroleum rights; the immediate

In mere point of numbers the English to a total of considerably over £1,000 a Feninsula Oilfield, which is held by the constitute a minute, an utterly insigni- The matter of economy is not to stop in this autocratic department of the State.day. Besides that, there was the daily syndicate on mining lease; and the simi- ficant fraction of the entire population. the Government offices, but is being It is also rumoured that the military cost of printing the evidence, the fees lar development of all further oilfields How, then, is our increasing and ass carried into the Government school authorities have designs on the ground. Previously teachers in these schools have

located in course of their prospecting which includes aliens from other coun- enjoyed free quarters and free meals It is already their property, and, accord- of solicitors and accountants and hun-1 British North Borneo which may be ful sway regarded by the remaining mass, The Netherlands Colonial tries? By the Egyptians themselves, during school hours, but the Coming to local report, it is wanted for dreds of pounds of expenses undreamed operations.

of by those not familiar with the proceVetroleum Company is under obligation writes Colonel Sir Henry Knollys, K. C. missioner thinks this too much of a good training purposes. It is impossible to dure of such hearings.

A barrister of to expend a large amount on these opera. V. O., in Blackwood, both magnates and thing, and from September 1st all

fellahin, it would stem, with stolid The directors consider the arrangement Orientul teachers enjoying these privileges will be Bay how far these conjectures may prove high standing has therefore made a rough |

satisfaction-silent, perhaps, required to pay for them. So far there to be well-founded, but my informant estimate of the total cost, and it is of grent advantage to the syndicate, by by the prominent natives, because here. Identur, this being considered quite is one who ought to know what he is staggering cue-and-will be more before enabling the exploitation of its petro- as in England, they are alive to the self- fair, and although it will not bring any talking about. Sergeant Crumundsen the business is settled. Yet this same

Icum concession in British North Borneo interest of party popularity-mongering; great sum into the Treasury, still it shows again did some splendid shooting, and barrister asserts that the £17,000,000 in

to be carried out by one of the most im- but deop, because they realise the pros- that the Government is determined to incidentally tried his band at the new

portant petroleum companies operating perity which accrues to them through

The syndicate is thereby our rule. As personages,

we continue economise in every possible direction.

Ross target, the automatic device that dispute could have been allocated within in the East.

a few days by two competent accountants euabled to concentrate ita resources on to be universally and greatly disliked; flashes back to the elbow of the marks-

had they been given the chance. When the development and working of its petro-we are pronounced imperious, exclusive,

leum concession in Brunei. The agree- arrogant, and ungenial, "Would the little bill ie presented to John. Bull

ment provides for the syndicate receiving I have sometimes asked the cosmopolitana, a substantial royalty on all petroleum prefer some other European Goorn- for payment he will interest himself in the inquiry and appreciate the reasons produced from British North Borneo ment and the answer has invariably Netherlands Colonial Petroleum Com- tion displaced, most of the prosperous that have made the legal gentlemen agrce under the arrangement, and for the been "No. Were the English edministra with alacrity every time a suggestion for pany operating each oilfield to its full traders would leave the country." Well, then, Turkey? With an expression of the extension of the inquiry was sug capacity.

horror: The Fates forafend. Belter- gested..

There has been excluded from the ar- the worst European control than the best THE CONSUMPTION OF BEER.

rangement with the Netherlands Colonial Turkish. I was once in a position to Petroleum Company the British North question a highly-placed Egyptian on independence. Bernice portion of the island of Sehattik, the subject of national on the east coast of British North Gravely and emphatically he shook his head. "At all events, not for many years Borneo, which there is reason to believe to come-not until by slow process our may be found to contain similar petro-

upper classes have learned how to rule, leum deposits to those now boing so ex- tensively worked by the Royal Dutch and our subordinates how to obey: As Petroleum Company on the island of for the stump-orators from England, the of sensible Egyptians have majority of Tarakan, immediately to the south Sebattik. Certain important petroleum learned that their ravings about Egypt For the last 4,000 the syndicate for the development of self-advertisement. Sebattik, but the directors consider it years, saving for one brief period, we

separate undertaking. may be advisable to form a company for have had no kingdom of Egypt; at the present moment, we represent rather a the purpose of dealing with this as a

race than a nation, and our vista for absolute self-rule is still far ahead."

SHANGHAI-NANKING RAILWAY,

A. PROSPEROUS HALF-YEAR.

'PROPOSED NEW COMPANY

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mas the precise apot hit on the target by every shot. That invention, which is by an Australian electrical engineer, he thinks will do away with all doubts and The Shanghai-Nanking Railway has enjoyed & prosperous half-year and the disputes in future rifle shooting, besides increased not profits show the enterprise making practice at the butts a pleasant that has been manifested by Mr. A. W.pastide in which any individual marks U, Pope, the General Manager, and his man can indulge at any time without staff. In presenting his report Mr. Pope the aid of a marker. says:-"I have the honour to inform you that we have so far arrived at the

On its return to the Thames from Far earnings and expenditure of the railway for the half-year ending June, 1912, as Eastern ports the new oil-engined liner, to be able to report that the earnings

the Selandia, belonging to the East approximately (they are more rather than less) will be $1,107,000; the working Asatic Company's feet, has again expenses 8821,000, net earnings $586,000 created a mild sensation among shipping Thus the working expenses amount to men. She seems to have performed with 58.4 per cent. of the gross earnings. The amazing perfection, and the experts of net earnings thus pay a trifle over four both mercantile and admiralty fleets have 91,752,0000 gallons of the amber liquid, and companies have been in negotiation with for the Egyptians is but a pernicious

THE "SELANDIA."

The

Which is the greatest beer drinking city in the world? We of old England used to boast of our strong ale, but that was before we took to the teapot. Munich today boasts that she consumes more beer in a twelvemonth per capita than any other city on earth.. Munich breweries last year, turned out

A comparative table shows the net net been slow to make notes on the fact, the citizens, reversing the saying about carnings for the half-year ending Before she went out to Bangkok on her things not being without honour save in June, 1912, pay almost two per cent.

maiden voyage Sir Henry Oram made a more than those in the same period trip across the North Ses to Antwerp tons of it. That gave them an average

their own country, drank 42,500,000 gal

per cent, on the loan."

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