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[FROM Own CorrespondENT. ]

London, October 15.

WAR.

rouse

since Times have greatly changed

the Gladstone's voice used to country to admiration of the Balkan nations and anger against the Turk. To day the war in the Near East excites

CHINESE LAUNDILYMEN,

THE JONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Ora, 1918.

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THE ARISTOCRACY.

inember for Stirling, has just written a

in the large committee-room of the House of Lords. The Association, which owes its existence in large measure to the

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,

Mesars. Veraon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated 8th November state:---

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The local market has throughout the past week, and a further substantial advance in Docks has been

Sterling "Rubbers " established. firmer all round, with London a buyer of the most favoured descriptions at im--

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INTIMATIONS

COMPLETE Treatment

Cuticura

and Gentle Appli- cations of Cuti-

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SOAP

MEDICINAL TOILET

AN EMPIRE TRADE MARK. AND CHINA AFFAIRS.] is due, and this year the spokesman of ages of eight to 13 years, 12,152, or 88; the Cabinet is Mr. Winston Churchill, 'per cent,, have taken, to drink, and out

IMPORTANT PRoposals, By that time it is expected that Mr of 10,404 girls of the same ages 4,733, or Borden, the Canadian Premier, will buves per cent., also drink. It has now been Lord Avebury presided of the 16th made a definito announcontent as to the decided that lectures should be given inult. ovor the first meeting of the Pro- policy of the Dominion in regard to the the schools pointing out the serious invisional Council of the British Empire Imperial Navy, and it is to that matter jury done by drink to the health and the Trade Mark Association, which was bold that Mr. Churchill's speech is expected pocket.

Of course Shefield will to be directed.

Though Mr. Arthur Pousonby, formor! be delighted if announcements are unde indicative of big orders for armour plate. page to Queen Victoris and now Liberal British Empire League, aims at the proving rates. Fine Hard Para Rubbor is quoted at 4/21, and Finest Smoked hardly any emotion, apart from the unsettlement that always accompanies Of all the cities of these islands, only book on the decline of our aristocracy, adoption and registration of a trade mark

Sheet at 4/42. At the fortnightly Ruh to denote goods manufactured or pro- ber Auction held in London on the 6th Buch an outbreak in sensitive places like Liverpool and Manchester have really; in which-he declares they are on the downduced in the British Empire. The use of inst., 700 tons of Plantation Rubber wast the Stock Exchange. Not that English offered much field for Chinese laundry- grade for want of serious purpose and

firm. The open market rato of discount men are much more fond of the Turkmen. London has been tried once or grit, there are plenty of signs that the mark is intended to be wholly sold, the closing tone of the auction being than they used to be, but they have too twice, but its reception was cold, except Society people are not altogether frival- optional and in no way to conflict with is easier at i per cent, but the Bank of much trouble on their own hands now-in Limehouse. But Manchester is find-ous, One of these is the organisation: the use of private marks. It is felt that England rate is unchanged at 5 per cont. Bar Silver closes steady at Bd. spnt, adays, what with stamp licking for ing the laundry colony not all it should known as the Voluntary Aid Detach the mark should not be in the hands of a 293/1Gd. forward, and Sterling 1. 1. at Consols have improved to so-called insurance and all the rest, to, zo steps are being taken to improvements, by which Lady Esher is getting unlimited company capable of making 2/11/16. get excited about the disputes of others. the hygienic condition of the places. The classes for women who, when they havo profits, and an application has therefore

Barks-Hongkong and Shanghais have! And anyway, it is predicted that the Lancet correspondent, commenting on gone through the full course, will be able been made to the Board of Trade for the been booked at varying rates from $810 struggle will be short and bloody. All this, says: It appears the number of to assist the home defence force in case of registration of a company limited by down to 3806, the closing rats being 8310 the parties know it will be govorned to "mall Chinese laundrien conducted by need as cooks or nurses, It was attempt guarantee, under the name of the British sellers. London is unchanged at £82, Home extent by the advancing winter and Chinamen has increased at an astonish-ed to hold evening classes, but that was by its memorandum and articles, will be but obtainable at $815.

Empire Trade Mark Association, which,

MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions are quiet the decreasing financial resources of the ing rate, and at present about forty are not a success, so day-time classes were rendered incapable of making or dividing improved to a nuying quotation of 8233 Customs have combatants. In fact, many predict that established within the city area. On the substituted, with the result that well profits. Moreover, it is held that when

Shanghai it will not run beyond tan weeks or so. advice of the medical officer of health the newn

women of title entering this association has once been started, the after small sales at 8232.

cura revenue derived from licences should quotes North Chinas at Tls. 135 cellers, The great points for the Englishman to sanitary committee has now decided to cagerly into the instruction. Among render it self-supporting and capable of

and Yangtszes at $190 sellers.

Oint- enisider" are--who will gain control of issue special notices in Chinese charac- them are Lady Falkland, Lady Denison, carrying out its duties in a satisfactory FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs are en. Salonika? Will the Dardanelles be open ters warning against spitting on the pre- lender. Lady Helen Brassey, Lady Mar- manner. A very representative Pro-quired for at $362, and Chinas at 8140 and whost will become of the couces mises and pointing out that penalties garet Graham, Lady Nunbornholme, is chairman, is in course of formation.

visional Council, of which Lord Avebury after sales. sions granted to foreigners, including the will be imposed for any offence in that Lady Mountgarret, and Lady Richard Among the members of this Council pre- fermans, in Turkey-in-Asia? Little, I direction. There is a prevalent belief--

If we over have occasion to sont at the meeting were ----- ellesley. understand, has really been changed but whether based on fact or not, it is ase these women in a public crisis of any since Abdul Hamid was swept out of Yildiz difficult to say--that spitting is very kind, they will be found ready to cook a Kiosk The Turk is there still, and the prevalent in some Chinese establishments, potato or bind a broken limb with equal methods are about the same, though they and that this act is not confined to spitdeftness. are given new names. And though I de ting on the floor. Spitting is said to not for a moment swallow all the high be a part of the process in some launder- ideals that are expressed by the spokes-ing establishments, as in the ironing me of the Balkan allies. I know they have had provocation enough to try the patience of peoples far less bellicose than themselves. I happen to know several Englishmen who have spent years in Turkey and had great hopes of the revolution, but they all admit that the noy Turkey and the old Turkey are as like as two peas-corrupt, tyrannical and generally objectionable. So long as the Great Powers do not get mixed up in this cockpit it surely matters but little what knocks the sick man of Europe" gets in the melée.

THE ORINA BOCISTIES.

process it is stated that the operator ex pectorates freely on the articles which are being dealt with, and that as an aid to the sustained secretion of saliva the chowing of gum is largely practised by the laundry men." Far Eastern residents will be familiar with the practice which the Lancet inaccurately describes.

AN ORIENTAL AKT EXPERT. Mr. Laurence Binyon, the well-known

The China Society opens its session at the Caxton Hall at the end of the month, when Mr. Oliver Bainbridge will lecturo on life in inner Ching. Lord Curzon has been asked to praside. Mr. Bainbridge is shortly bringing out, through Mr. John Murray, an important new book on India. The annual dinner of the China Association will be held on Guy Fawkes night-November 5-at the Whitehall fluential.

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C.M.A, MISSIONARJES.

Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia), the Hon. Thomas Mac Kenzio (High Commissioner for New Zealand), the Agents-General for Quebec, Tasmania, Victoria, and South Australia; Lord Rotherham, Lord Blyth, Bir J. The Church Missionary Society is just Cockburn, Captain Muirhead Collins, sending out to the Far East no less than R. N., many representatives of Chambers a hundred and fifty missionaries. That of Commerce and loading commercial and other missionary societies are con-

firmas, and Mr. C. Freeman Murray (hon. vinced that a special effort must be made Lord. AVEBURY, in opening the proceed-

secretary), forthwith to tackle the problem of misfings, said that the great success of Mr. sionary effort in China, and the leaders of Murray's efforts was proved by the ex- the movement here declare those at the traordinary list of names on the pro- head of affairs in Poking are to-day in visional council now in process of for- mation. All of the official representatives sympathy with their enterprise.

of his Majesty's Dominions beyond the seas had joined, while more than Since Mr. Wedgwood Benn, on behalf 150 Chambers of Commerce had of Sir Edward Grey, informed the House passed resolutions supporting the pro- and had olected representa the other night that the Chinese Govern-posal.

to serve ON the provisional rent in Peking could not apparently council. This great movement was only control the action of the provinces in ro in its early stages and a vast field had gard to the cultivation of the opiumi yet to be covered. (Cheers.)

INDIA AND CHINA'S OPIUM POLICY,

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Macaos are in request at $98 with reported SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and

sales at $28 and 828). Indo-Chinas havo advanced to 875 buyers and no sales re- ported. China and Manilas are quiet at $8, and Douglases at $25, the latter with sellers. Shell Fransports have improved to 107/- with sales, the London quotation being now 108/3 (middle). Star Forrys have been booked at $23 and close firm.

REFINERIES-Chino Sugars are quiet at $108 with probable buyers. Luzona are easier with acilors at $33.

70/-, which is the closing middle price, MINING.-Tronohs have been booked at London being a seller at 71/3. Heawoods Kailans are steady at 35/- middle price. are quiet at 4- and Raubs at $34.

with no sales to report.

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DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks steadily adyanced during the week with sales at varying rates up to $60, market closing firm with buyers at $59). Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves aftor further sales at $72 advanced to $74), market closing with sellers at 875 New Amoy Docks are quoted at $03 quiet, Shanghai Docks at Tls. 18 sellers, and Shanghai and Hong- kew Wharves at Tis. 99 buyers.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands are quiet but firm at 2106. Kowloon Lands have buyers at $34, and CHRONOMETER-MAKERS, West Paints at 845. Humphreys Estates after sales at 89 have improved to a buying fate of 88). Hongkong Hotels are quiet but unchanged at $114 and 873 for the old and new issues respectively.

poet and playwright, who is also notable as the Assistant Keeper of the Print Room at the British Museum, and as an authority on Oriental art, started for Boston this week. There he will see for the first time the unrivalled collection of poppy,-and-be-could-not-foretell-bow soon-Lord SATHCONA, who was unable to be Chinese and Japanese paintings in the such control could be relied upon, there present, communicated his views in writ ing. These were rend by Mr. Freeman Boston Museunt. Later he will study the has been much disappointment and dis- Murray, and set forth that the proposed wonderful collection gathered by Mr. content expressed that England should trade mark was essentially a subject to be Freer of Detroit. Incidentally he will have made India fall in with a scheme < considered by the Dominions Royal Com- give a number of lectures, and his reputa-reduction so readily, when the im- mission. This trade mark would be tion on that score has preceded him, so poverishment of the British dependency purely a mark of origin, not of quality, and its use would be compulsory. In the his audiences will be gumerous and in-will apparently only bring about greater mark applied for at the Board of Trade cultivation in some parts of the new re a space was provided for the name of the public. Further reports are awaited particular part of the Empire in which with interest, and all friends of opium the goods were manufactured or pro- shown in China of a desire and an ability land, &c. Briefly, the objects of the mark suppression will hope that signs may be duced, such as Canada, Australia, Scot- to carry out to the letter the arrangement were: (1) To provide a simple, practical,

and definite means of identification of 380, China Lights at 92.20, Watkins at British goods which will show clearly the go, and Hongkong Tramways at 5/- particular part of the Empire where auch

There are buyers of China Providents at goods are produced. (2) To provide a $8.35, Cements at $3.85, Electrics at 824, mark, which, being placed beside a

Union Water-Boats at $12, Powells at $8, private trade mark, would render it more and Steam Fisheries at $2. difficult and dangerous for the fraudulent Laundrys are procurable at 343, Watsons The Chinese press of Peking states imitation of such a mark in foreign coun- at $6, and United Asbestos at 891. that the Chinese Minister in Tokio retries. (8) To encourage and stimulate ports that Japan intends to transfer to the demand for British goods. divisions of troops from Korea to Chang- chun and to despatch two other divisions to Korea

"ABOOM IN BLACKTHORNS."

Out of the Irish row has come a boom in blackthorns. First of all, the Ulster men gave one to Sir Edward Carson to

THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Chinese women and girls have been receiving a good deal of publicity in

flourish before excited crowds of Orange- made with the British Government. England this last few days-Ono-young-

Now the Home Rulers have given girl from the Flowery Land, after being NGH, here for a month, strayed from Lime-one each to Mr. and Mrs. Winston house on her own and was found wander-Churchill, and a West End shop, seeing ing as far afield as Kensington. As she money in the craze, has stocked a window spoke, no English; the local workbouse full of them. It is to be hoped the suf officials were nonplussed, and it was some days before it was discovered that she had an uncle in the East End, named Ching Kieui. The girl's name was

Wang Winang (xic), and though she could not make anybody understand her, she fairly delighted the workhouse children, for catching up a case of knives she juggled with them to the amazement of

fragettes won't see their opportunity.

THE INSURANCE - ACE:

The-Insurance Act is new struggling round its first corner. The first quarter of its year has just closed and the Com-

missioners

have TOW

to

deal

with

JAPAN AND MANCHURIA.

THE APPOINTMENT OF TUTUS.

At present it was practically impossible for the consumer clearly to identify goods produced within the British Empire, and it was notorious that goods were sold and The Official Gazette states that General resold as British which were of foreign Li Yuan-bung and numerous other Tutus origin. The use of the mark need add hayo telegraphed to President Yuan Shino additional cost to manufacturers, as kai, recommending that the Central Gov-all that was necessary was to place the ernment should appoint Tutus and that mark on the invoice, though a manu- of the Provinces.

12,000,000 cards, which will be checked so as to ensure the approved societies con- corned getting just the money due to them and no more. A separate department has There are, in fact, quite a number of bean created for this work, with two hun- they should not be elected by the people facturer could brand or mark every Chinese strolling about Europe since the summer exhibitions in various capitals <losed down for the winter. They are

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AFFORESTATION SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED.

article if he so desired. The movement

was in no way associated with Tariff Schools for the study of afforestation are Reform or with any measures savouring to be established at Wuchang and wher of party politics; but it was generally Province the students will study soils, a their merits, give a common-sense pre- diseases of trees and plants and the pro- ference to British goods over similar tection of trees. Only high school competing foreign goods, and it was aduates will be accepted as students absolutely necessary to afford such buyers This neighbourhood contains four planta definite information by means of the tions which were begun by Chang Chi-proposed mark before they were able to tung, a former Viceroy.

give this preference full effect.

COTTON MILLS,-Ewos have advanced to Tls. 100 sales, and Hongkongs to a buying rate of $6.10.

been done at 891, Dairy Farms at $201, Union Water Beats at $12, Cements at

MISCELLANEOUS-China-Borneos-have

Steam

LONDON QUOTATIONS. The following cable quotations (middle price) were received from our London Agents this

morring:- United Serdangs Sapongs, London Asiatics Eastern Trusts Rubber Trusts Tronoha... Shell Transports Indo-Chinas London Ventures..... Pahang Consolidated Kailans

Linggis

.. 10/premium.

.116/-

22/6

11/3

17/6

70/-

..108/3

.142/0

10 d.

10/6

35/-

29/-

dred clerks. The commissioners have also the difficult task of discovering what is to be done with those cards that are im- properly or insufficiently stamped. There now trying to anske a living in the cites are plenty of cases that show partly ever there are plantations throughout the recognized that the British public would, Hongkong Electric Trams. 57- but Europe is growing more inhospit-stamped cards, the explanation being that ible. Fifteen of them came over the the holders have been out of work when other day from Germany to Harwich, the stamps were not fixed. In their eases They had been acting as pedlars in Ger- the solution, is that the benefits will not

any and wanted to try their luck in London. But London has had a very fair comments till as many weeks later as the assortment of them lately, so the Tomi- stamps are in arrear. Bration Board ordered that they should

THE UNITED STATES AND OPIUM,

SUPPLY OF SILVER TO CHINA.

CIGARETTE SMOKING. Unofficial bills have teen posted throughout the city of Wuchang donoune ing cigarette smoking as a useless Labit which is putting money into the hands of foreigners. If this money were saved, it is stated, is would rapidly pay off the national debt, Foreigners, the bills con tinue, say that Chinese reforms will only last for six months. Let the people prove the falseness of this statement, thereby enriching the country by spending their

க.

CHINA AND TIBET.

THE LEANA AGREEMENT.

In the House of Commons on October Gray gave the following pr 11th, in answer to Sir J, D. Rees, Bir E.

The hostilities at Lhasa were brought to nn end in the middle of August last, when an agreement was concluded be tween the Tibetan authorities and the Chinese garrison in the presence of the The Secretary Nepalese representative. of State has not yet seen an authenticated version of the text of this agreement, but! it is understood that its main provisions were as follows:-

(1) All arms and ammunition belonging to the Chinese to be stored at Lhasa under. the charge of representatives of both parties and of the Nepalese

Dofaulters there

Sir GEORGE REID moved a resolution to are, of course, in plenty, but I under- stand a schere has been devised for deal that the Soxtuple Group banks intended be of gat benefit to the trade of the In view of recent rumours to the effect the effer that the proposed mark, would I taken back to Hamburg. They were ing with them promptly. not out of funds, however, for several the health inspectors com

Next month to boycott the Crisp loan as regards the Empire. The resolution expressed the

on duty, supply of silver in China, it in interest hope that the Dominions Royal Commis of them had money and cheques on thei to ferret out fraud and evasione. Then ing to learn that the Hongkong and sion would give the matter their most Sir George Dutch Asiatic Bank, while others had a

Shanghai Bank has recently advanced to favourable consideration. fall supply of goods for peddling."

we shall see whether there is a widespread Ching £100,000 worth of silver against a thought that each legislative body in the idea that benefits can be derived from gold payment in London. There is no Empire should be invited to give the the Act by illicit means. There are diff-resumption, however, or negotiations with sanction of law to the proposals involved in that movement, but they need not culties enough, in all conscience, about it the Sextuple Group.

discuss points of detail such as that at all. There are employés whose cards.

the present moment. His main reason have

for taking a pretty earnest part in the movement was that it was one in which men of very phase of fisent belief could harmoniously work. He trusted that out of that movement would come

(2) Within fifteen days of the fulllment vigilant exercise of the powers in the

more of the above condition all Chinese officers and soldiers to return to China vid India. Empire for dealing with frauds against food and transport being provided by the the trade marks of our countries (Cheers) Tibetans to the Indian frontier.

Sir JOHN TAVERNER (Agent-General for In accordance with these conditions. Victoria) seconded the resolution, and the bulk of the Chinese troops, sted suggested that before evidence was given giving up their arms at Lhasa, prost It is no wonder that Russia came such

before the Commission the views of the in several parties to the Chumbi Valley, a cropper in her encounter with Japan if

Some delay took place at this polat, but majority of the members of the associa the evidence of scandal in the army and Replying on the 3rd to the protest of tion should be ascertained as to the lines I am informed that they will have crossed the frontier into India by the 11th inst- navy that are now appearing, and the the Sextuple Banking Group, the Chinese on which the work would be administered.

Government points out in a rather vague He associated himself with what had Colonel Willoughly, late Military At taché at Peking, is supervising, on behalf reports of drunkenness,

manner its reason for allocating a portion fallen from Sir George Reid as

of the Government of India, the arrange- children, are to be believed. Our Consul of the income from the Salt Gabelle to Legislatures of the different parts of the ments for the repatriation of the Chinese at Moscow, Mr. H. M. Grove, for in the payment of interest on the Crisp Empire taking responsibility for the ad- soldiers.. stance, writes that drunkenness is increas- Loan. The Government says that it was ministration of the law in relation to this The ex-Amban Lien Yu is believed to have left for the frontier with the troops: the school mainly to show bona fides towards the matter. ing very rapidly among children in the realms of the Czar, and supporters of the Crisp Loan. They are

The resolution was carried unanimous but the Chinese general, Tung-ling, is prepared, however, to offer other security.) Sheffield men are looking forward with Moscow town council into the drinking mentioned that China's agreement to re- Thomas Mackenzie to the effect that the sequence. further fighting is there to in Moscow especially, An inquiry by the for the Loat. Incidentally, it may be ly, as was also another moved by Lord said to have remained at Lhasa in con Rotherham and seconded by the Hon. travention of the agreement. As a con have broken out between the Tibetans and unusual interest to the Cutlers' Feast on recently discovered that ninety per cent. cognize the justice of the protest of the Dominions Royal Commission be November 20th. It is customary for of the adult drinkers learned the habit Powers on the subject will throw out the quested to receive a deputation to furnish the Chinese remnant. There are said to be some 400 local-horn Chinese at Lhasa. Sextuple Group's security in the Balt some Cabinet Minister to attend and while at school. Out of 18,134 school Gabelle for their advances in a similar evidence of the advantages which would The number of Tibetan troops at the

be derived from the proposed trade mark. capital is estimated at 5,000. make some notable announcement, if one boys in the Moscow province, from the degree to the Crisp Loan accurity.

Apparently China is not the only couni: try that has a drug evil to deal with. Internal Revenue reports of the United

not been stamped through the States show that for years there has been,

negligence of intent of their employers. a steady increase in the importation of There are also millions of employés who opiam and its derivatives and cocaine,

have taken no stops to insare themselves. and last year there was more than ever These, says the Chancellor, will all be before. This, says Charles B. Towns, who has been investigating the matter, is not reperi in presently. But it will be a long dao, to the increase in population, for time first, and the bill to secure it will this immigrants are not drug takers, not be light. Nobody knows of a Russian, Pole, italian or Hungarian addicted to the The writer has only come drug habit.

The across four drug-taking Hebrews. sagacity of the race is their safeguard against the danger. Most of the drug taking is on the Pacific seaboard, though all the big cities have the evil in their

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