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(Continued from page 3.) flour; notwithstanding this fact the mills in Shanghai have been unable to make their year advantageous, The damp wheat has been against their products, and the heavy stocks carried over in Shanghai from last season made the trado extremely hard to handle, and kept prices considerably below, the cost of import.. Even now Shanghai has stocks of flour. that have been in store for nine months owing to the natives being unable te fulfil their contracts. To some extent this has interfered with the trade of Hongkong, as in order to obtain an outlet for their excessive stocks Shanghai bad to come! south, part of the stock being disposed of in Canton. The same applies to Tientsin, where very heavy stocks are being carried for nearly a year, showing enormous losses to the holders. Looking forward to 1913, the prospects for a big trade are not so rosy, The excessive freights from the Pacific coast (having been nearly doubled) add so much to the cost of the flour, and to this the masses in China ars aluw to reconcile themselves. Hence it has been extremely difficult to hold the trade together. Had the freights been normal, with the low price of flour on the Pacific coast, the business for 1913 would no doubt have been equal to 1912, for it is a well-known fact that China is a consumer of cheap food. For the past year Hongkong has practically regained its old markets, from Foochow in the North to Burmah in the South, Australia has not been able to hold its own in China, although in Java, which at one time a very large buyer from Hong- kong, most of the supplies have been drawn from Australia. There is no doubt the shortage of rice in the South has had some effect on the consumption of flour, and with the prospects of good rios crops in Indo-China and Siam there will bo these places. some slackening off in the demand from

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Considerable fluctuations in values were witnessed this year, for the major portion of which, however, a downward trend was most noticeable. In the first instance, the Revolution materially hampered business generally and rates as a con- sequence gradually declined to the low figures of $2,065 for Patna. With Cessation of hostilities and the desired cstablishment of a Republic, bright hopes were at length entertained of improved trade conditions and prices rapidly sppreciated upwards of $1,200 per chost. However, as the year progressed it soon became apparent that the new Chinese officials were determined to harass foreign Opium to the utmost, and simultaneously the production of the native poppy in- creased in several provinces, which fact 18 of vast importance, contributed to a retrograde movement, traders having ever since laboured under a drooping market, except for a tempor-. ary reactionary spurt in July which was shortly lost; and market is at present entirely closed and no reliable quotations can be given. The extraordinarily unfair and disconcerting conditions experienced have eventually proved intolerable. Burning of foreign drug, certified by treaties as entitled to unrestricted entrance into China, took place in the Province of Anhui under official instruċ- tions; and more recently at: Harkow, under compulsion, foreign opium was returned to Shanghai. To cap matters presidential mandates have been issued rendering smoking a criminal offence, inflicting severe penalties for disobedience and ordering entire abolition of the trade with the year just concluded. Flagrant violations of treaty rights have every- where been committed by Chinese respon- sible authorities, in consequence of: which legitimate merchants are confronted with enormous losses. Also extensive smaug- gling of uncertified Opium from Macao Lord Rosebery recently opened a has been indulged in, due to offerings at Territorial Hall which has been erected auctions by the Indian Government of by the War Office at Bathgate, Linlith quantities greatly exceeding requirements gow, at a cost of about £1,500, for the of places outside China at prices about use of D Company, 10th (Cyclist) Batta one-third that of certificated Opium, and lion the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). besides evading the duty. The question Lord Rosebery said we were at this it all was that he should hope that if the

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consideration of the moment in the midst of a tremendous duel facts alleged were true the Expeditionary authorities concerned. Tho Indian on the subject of the military efficiency Force, as it was called, would make no Government sold during the year 6,700 of the Territorial Army-be was far too expeditions outside this island until we canny a Scot to attempt to interfere. were quite sure that the Territorial Army chests Bengal and 14,500 chests Malwa (Laughter.) He meant the polemic duel had received sufficient training to defend for shipment to China.

between Lord Haldane and Lord Roberts, it. (Hear, hear.) He appreciated both Persian. This drug has also experien- the great law lord and the great war lord, the leaders on each side in their con- ced violent Auctuations and it is now Both contestants saw some deficiency introversy. Lord Haldane bad for six or limited to the Formosa market with the the other. The law lord thought that an ser

seven years given an amount of energy, exception of a few chests being now and infusion of statesmanship in which, he ability, and attention to his duties which then sinuggled into China.

rather hinted, Lord Roberts was deficient he thought no War Secretary perhaps had was required in the head of our forces, ever done before. (Hear, heat.) As for The demand for rice at the beginu'ng On the other hand, Lord Roberts appeared Lord Roberts, his name spoke for itself. of the year was very little, but during to think that some military experience He knew no more pathetic or touching was not wholly useless to the bend of our spectacle than this old hero, full of years the summer months there was a very exforces, and in that he thought that Loni and honour, giving up his last year of tensive demand from the outlying coun

Bomewhat defective life to urge on his country what he be tries, and particularly from Japan. The Haldane new crops are now again in the market, (Laughter.) As regards the main point, lieved to be alarming facts with regard to and as the Japanese new crop shows a Lord Haldane had clearly the best of it its military organization task onerous but from which he did substantial deficiency, there is every in- because his scheme, worked out with great and unpopular

He believed dication that there will be still further carl, was supported by the Government, not shrink. (Hear, hear.) shipments from Hongkong going that a vast majority in the frouse of Commons. that bistory, when it came to sum up this It is yet too early to foreshadow and by the silent endorsement of the time, would regard it as one of the most the condition of the Saigon crops, but the National Defence Committen; and wherr astonishing facts in our record and our prospects for all new crops appear to be the vast majority of the House of Comf generation, that we should have turnedirbt, and Airy, favourable. The single exception is the mons and the Government of the day a heedless and inattentive ene to the Kwangtung crop, which has been a rank supported a scheme there was not much warnings he would not say the remedies, failure this season.

use wasting breath in critizing it or because that was outside his argument endeavouring to remove it. Lord Roberts full of weight and full of experience, of

fault with found considerable

the the greatest soldier we were privileged to At the opening of the year business was Territorial Army. The deficiency in possess. (Cheers.) chiefly represented by coal fixtures, and numbers, both on the roll and at camp. femained restricted owing to prompt

He found defects in tonnage being all practically occupied. was admitted.

which were also admitted; he equipment. As far as the Southern rice ports were found on the admission of the authorities concerned business was dragging, but bet themselves that six months' training would ter conditions prevailed, in the North. be required after mobilization before the By April an improvement became apTerritorial Army could take the field; parent, and there was a better feeling all. round asliners" in the North had suh- and that, in these days of rapid cam

made the unfortunate citizen peigns, cient employment in their own sphere to think a good deal. Lord Roberta, how prevent them from joining in the com- over, approved of the scheme of the petition for the Southern business. The mprovement lasted for some little time, Territorial Army and only said there were but by the middle of May very little not enough men in it, and that again was admitted. But Lord Roberts remedy chartering was being reported, and the was extremely drastic. It was to compel market remained dull. There was very all the youth of the nation to pass into little enquiry for tonnage from Saigon and through the Territorial Army to Hongkong, and only moderate Lord Roberts expatiated, and he (Lord demand from Saigon to the Philippines. Rosebery) thought with justice, on the The scarcity of tonnage restricted trade in the South, but in the North exception-great moral and physical effect that such training would have on our youths. ally good business was reported. (Hear, hear.) He also felt that those who Towards September to market became were in the Territorial Army were hear- firm all round, and in some cases the highest rates known for some time were ing a burden which ought to be borne by all (hear, hear), and Lord Roberts might

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was':

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 31st at 10.25 m,-Pressure bas increased moderately over Chins, and is nearly stationary over the soulbera datriots.

No returns from Japan,

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Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending st 10 am, to-day, 000 inches.

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add, he presumed, that if his plan were South coast of Chins between N.E. winds, mo-pa part of Kowloon lubed Lot No. 1154, adopted we should be free from those enervating panics which so constantly swept over this country. We might fairly

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