1914-02-11 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 1914.

"REMARKABLE EXPANSION OF. the handling of raw material, for Mod

óbo

BRITISH INDUSTRY.

chester has become one of the largest grain ports in the kingdon

und

Burprise has lately been expressed at Dusic his heading the British Trade the eagerness of firms to secure sites for

Among the Besicu has the following article:-

works in Trafford Park. The past year was crowded with labour reasons are the export facilities by the e trade incidents, and employers had Canal, the cheap hautago srrangements,

Failways, often a harassing time of it. The suith the convenience of the dock. or the torre hond was reached in Octubre, the private canals inland; but the streat with fewer orders, biminished reply consideration is one of rating. The local now only 3s. 8d. in the £, are the macet, and cheaper pricka för raw material. and mannfacard iron and stel. Bot lowest of any industrial arena in the

ingdom. generally anfacturers are not parti

In any other parts of South Laben- cularly desponent, for with the prospect of more tiled affairs abroad and tre anufacturers made extensions, -for the output of textile ewal of purchasing power they incline totably to the opinion that trade will revive, not machinery of the newest types, for tho only i

∙Gobbon, Inc. in the heavier forging and fitting of special engineering appliances, for improvements in colliery branches.

feature of the year, and mining plant, and for the manufac The outstanding depile drawbacks, was the remarkable ture of motor-care and moter-wagens, Con makers of the letter finding it difficult to sxpansion of British industry.

er. There has, too, fronted with any antagonistic interests, keep pres with orders.

bended its operations both at home ban a great expansion in the alkali and abroad and capital was forthcoming, trade, and Messrs, Bruner, Mond & Co., cuferprises, to the well-known cherried manufacturers, espacially for agirer presious of Northwich, found it necessary to make momentul amount.

afrondy extenivo year had there ban with energy in inven additions to their

corks. Anothy industrial departure" of Fin and experiment in the laboratoried and the workshops; and this largest ships. Doment was the latest acquisition by delicate Vreer Lever Brothers, soap manqiao- Powerful. martisory, the finest louantives, and the turers. of Port Sunlight. Their business in useful textile machinery were turned is an exertions que, not only in England vi Voreover, on every hand there was but abroad. In Afrien they are cultivat the gia to esbend works, Nearly all g material, for their manufactures, the great British iron and steel ander building railways and workshops, and takings wear in for large extensions, and putting up settlements for their hands; fase instans for industries that work and their most recent enterprise is in 18. They put down the costliest and Canada, where the firm have taken land works in Vancouver, and intend to st modern plant to keep abreast of the

Ford Port Sunlight. time, and practically to be in position build

in These British extensions to works to fashion anything that might be needed

England, Scotland, and foreign countries by any Government, custorser, or country.

Mesire Arrustrong. Whitworth & Co, may be considered phenomenal in the endanged their shipbuilding yards on the prevailing cures of the time, and yet Tyao, cleared away a whole district in hey are the natural outcome, the natural Manchuyder to onlarge their Openshaw evolution of necretion of capital: scientific establishment, acquired land and build and industrial energy, and bold trade In addition to private and Fugs in Yorkshire for their aeroplane enterprise industry, and crossing the Atlantic, palmited company ventare in new direc down in Montal iron and steel works tions. there have also been great develop

municipal and corporate that will deal with the braviest material, ments in and will probably become the centre of undertaking in tramway extensions, in puew waterworks in improved drainage, Canadian whip building-

Mosara, Vickers & Co,, of Barrow, were in gas and electricity works and stations, Their increasing which have brought a vast amount of equally entorprising. trade necessitated all kinds of additions business to engineers, and resulted in the to their shipyards and workshops, which playment of thousands of additional aw among the best equipped in the hands. countes They found imperative to Here the number of boilers for scan electricity, and other menus of power, and

install feriathan travelling cranes that will tackle and 14 the weightiest ship equipment They also entered into arrangements for airship building, both

Government and private order, and * manefacturing arroplanes for the Admiralty. The firm's advancement in the construction of torpedo hoal and other submarine craft filled with disan- guns and other devices has paring merged on be marvellons, and the Barrow works are repository of inventive and dustrial secrets. MCH

Armstrong, Messrs. Vickers have also turned their attention Canada where they will build ships und Ling docks and boots for the navigation of the American rivers.

The

w works are not being constructed on the banks of the St. Lawrence at Montreal, and will cover 45 seres. The ship fitting on basin will be 12 acres in stent with- 50 feet depth of water, and it will contain a floating dock 100 feet wide. At the bond of the basia the ship bailding bertas will be ranged capable of taking vessels of 1,000 feet in length, and entirely covered in, so that work may be

inclement however,

the continued, weather, and all the machines used will In driven by electric motors

The great Hussian gnuworks over which the same firm recently obtained manage ment have already yielded orders for raw, material and finished guns to the value of oce million sterling and additional opportunity has ariser in the Near East, the Turkish Government having granted Meet Armstrong. Whitworth & Co. to and Messrs. Vickers & Co the complete control of the unval works on the Golden Hora. The two firms will supply the technical knowledge and also the skilled labour that may be necegary fill the Turkish workmen show sufficient aptitude. To arrangement is not without political, as well as industrial importance. means greater British inluence, a murel vigorous period of shipbuilding, and possibly more security for our trad in Pewis and the Far Eas

mens, Harifid and Walit, of Belfast, whow White Stor lines are about the most xurious possible, extended their industry to Bootle, where they have acquired a pacious dock and built huge repairing eds and eugiering shops: and ears Cammell. Laird & Co., ou the Mersey, extended their yards so thoroughly that they can now build the birgest batleship or care steamer that

the Admiralty For shipowner,

the Clyde, too, there men many extension of yards. harves, and shops to

SHIPPING

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STEAMERS.

BENDOBAN, British str., 1,064, Calley, 3rd

February-Moji 29th January, Coal. -Gibb, Livingston & Co. CHELI, British str., 1,998, McIntosh, 9th

February Saigon. ith February, Rice and Flour.-Butterfield & Swire. DAROKE MARU, Japanese str., 2,653,

Nakayama, 8th February-Japan 2nd February, Coal Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

ELSETH, German str., 91, Berg, Stł FebruaryWakamatsu 2nd Febru ars, Coutelsen & Co. Erness OF JAPAN, Eritish str. 3,039, W.

Dixon Hopera, 6th February- Vancouver 16th January, Flour and General-Canadian Pacific Bailway. EMPRESS OF Asia, British str., $,883, §.

Robinson, 22nd January-Vancouver 3rd Janrary, Mails and General.-- Canadian Pacific Railway. Fouxsis, British sir, 1,987, T. A Mit

chell, 7th February-Singapore 1st February," Ceneral-Jardine, Mathe son & Co. HALVARD, Norwegian str, 1,233, Beck, 5th February-Japan 29th January, General-Java-China-Japan Lijo. HELENA, German str., 771, Jessen, 7th February-Hoihow 6th February, Ceal--Jobsen & Co. HoNG WAN I, British str., 2,000, Mason,

7th February-Singapore 2nd Febru. ary, General-Chinese. Hr, French str. 700, Cornclinsen, eth

February-Haiphong 6th February, General-A. R. Marty.

Karo Maru, Japanese str., 1,903, Yama

moto 7th February Swatow oth February, General-Osaka Bhosea Kaisha. KALGAN, British str., 1,035, D. R. Davis,

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9th February-Saigon 4th February, Rice-Butterfield & Swire.

TJIMAHI KALIBIA, British str., 2,995, Stewart, 4th

February Bombay, Ballast. Dod. JILATJÄF. well & Co. KENKON MARG, Japanese str.,

1,905, IJITAROEN Sacaki, ard February-Chefoo 29th

TJILIWONG January, General.-Chinese. KITANG MALU, panede str., 5,277, F. E.

TJIKINI...

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Cupe, 9th February-Shanghai 6th February, General-Nippon Tusen Kuista. KUMANO Mau, Japanese str. 3,142, M. Winckler, Oil February-Manila 3rd February, General-Nippon Tusen TJIMANOEE] Kaisha.

KusicHow, British, 1,040, artit, 3rd

February-Pule Laut 25th January, Sugar. Chinese, KETSANG, British str., 3,129, R... D. Bradley, 7th February-Koko 3rd. February, General-dardine, Mathe- -son & Cor KwaNeran, Chinese str., 1,536, Stewart, 6th February-Bhanghai 3rd Febru ary, General-Chinese

facilital hip and raarine engine building, and now works erected to a facture Diesel engines, 50 much in! deciuri. But perhaps the greates development, was in South Lancashire, on the Ship Canal, and in Trafford Park. Salt works, coal depois, timber wharves. grain warehouses and other hives of industry were set out on the banks of the. Tate way and at Irlam the Partington LuzON Stool and Iron Company opened their great works, giving life to what was simply a rural district," In the park Heelf attes were taken for works by many firino seme of large acreage, some small. Nearly every branch of industry is represented on the land that was a your ago only used for grazing industrial colony is enlarging

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daily a rast dumber of hands are employed in the electrical, iron and steel, motorcar railway naterial, and other works.

The most important development, how. ever, during the past six months was the extension by Messrs. Arthur Guinness & TAL, stoft brewers, of Dublin, who made o deals for land in the park, in all considerably over 100 acres.

They ala bought the mansion formerly occupied by the de Traffords, and are buey building other premises for their business.

They intend erecting a large brewery to cope with their forein and English trade, and the fine site they have secured has a long frontage to the Ship Canal, which ocean-going will give facilities for steamers. The brewery will be fitted with the most modern machinery, and will The firm by its employ many hands. move will give a considerablo sum per year, both in this trammit at the meads and

MARU, Japanese str., 2,966, Sukawa, 7th February-Singapore January, General Osaka

30th Shosen Kaisha. Marni Mažu, Japanese str., 1.085, Okure, 6th February-Wakamatsu 2nd February, Coal Miliu Bishi Goshi Kwaisha.

MINNESOTA, American str., 20.718, Gar. lick, 6th February-Seattle 30th December, General.-Nippon Yusen Kaisha:

MUREN, British ar, 2.329. J. E. N Smart, ath February-Balik Papan

Frosine-Asiatic. 28th January,

Petroleum Ca. NIERO MARU, Japan se str., 3,447, R. Takeda, 9th February Yokohama 31st January. General. Nippon Yusen Kaiaba. RIOSUN Minu, Japanesa str., 2,876, Yamaguchi, 7th February-Bourabaya ath January, Sugar-Dodwell & Co. ROMANY, British str., 2,995, Milner, 8th

February-Singapore 1st February, Bulk Oil. Asistio Petroleum Co. SABINE RICKMERS, Dutch str., 673, B. Y Jagt, 4th February-Swatow 3rd February, Ballast. Asiatic Petro- - Jeum Co.

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Marok.

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Indian Poris on through Bill of Lading.

kor Particaists of Freight and Passage, apply to the

York Buildings, 1st Floor.

Hongkong, 30th January, 1914..

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephous No. 1574, ..

THOS. COOK & SON.

TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS,

BANKERS, &c.

Head Offee for the Far East 16, DAS VIEUX ROAD, HONGKONG. NHANGHAI: 2-3, FOOCHOW ROAD. YOKOHAMA: 32, WATER STREKT

MANILA: MANILA HOTEL

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TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN KAILWAY.

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and instied at lowest ratei, LETTERS & CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES 185DED, and (ASZED, FOREIGN HONIES: Ereleaged,

StarF OFFICE-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.CO

Hongkong 21st May, 1915.

SHANS, British str., 1,932, E. B. Simone,

8th February-Swatow 7th February, Ballast.-Butterfield & Swire. SHINYO MARU, Japanese str., 7,226, H. S. Smith, 4th February-San Francisco 6th January Mails and General. Toyo Kisen Kaisha.

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SOHUEN, British str., 1,228, Pickard, 7th February-Saigon 2nd February, Rice.-Butterfield & Swire. TAMON MARU, Japanese str., 2,001, Nomura 3rd February-Moji 28th Mitsui Buss8h January,Coal. Kaisha

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

EDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

FRIGHT LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

THE

“MARK," baving arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exoption of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Lid, Kowloon, and West Point Dodowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignee boforo Noon TO-DAY requesting it to be landed bare.

No Claime will be admitted, after the Gooda have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 13th inst. will be subject to rent

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to bo loft in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th inst., at 11.30a.m.

All Claims must reach us before the 19th Last., or they will not be recognized

No Fire Innizance will be effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHEL LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

General Agenta

(118 Hongkong, Sth February, 1914.

Four EUROPE,

HE HA.L. Steamship THE

"SAXONIA,"

WEATHER. REPORT.

On the 10th at 10.15 am.-The anti-cyclone bas weakened slightly. It is still central o the lower Yangtze Valley,

Pressure has increased slightly over Tong- king and N. Luson. It is nearly stationary along the south coast of Chins and in southern districts.

No returns from Japan,

Moderate monsoon in indicated along the cast coast of China, and over the N. Chini S

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0,00 inoba.

The forecast for the 24 hours uding at soon- to-day is as follows

DIATRIOT. Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formosa Channel

FOREGANT

(N.D._galo, non

dorating,

South ocast of China between The same No. 1. Hongkong and Lasocks.

South coast of China belwoon (The same as

No. 1. Bongkorgand Hainan E. winds, fresh lo moderate; cloudy, drizzling rain or mist.

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, Fobruary 10tk.

Provione On Dato On Date

Day st

Barometer

Humidity...... Wind Direction

Force Weather ...

Captain A. Both, having arrived, Consignees Temperaturo of Carge are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the bazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Ltd, when delivery may be obtained Rain... against Bills-of-Lading countersigned by tho Undersigned.

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary begiven To-DAY.

-All Claims must be presented within ten daya of the steamer's arrival here, after which data. they cannot be recognized.

No Clsims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th inst. will be subject to rant.

All broken, obaled, and damaged goods must bo left in the Godowns, where they will be `examined on the 12th inst., at 9.30 a..

No Fire Insuranco will be affected by us in any case whatever,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,: Hongkong Offles. Hongkong, 6th February, 1914.

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FROM NEW YORK.

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"ARAGONIA,"

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Bighest open air Temperature on 9th... Lowest opsa air Temperature on 9th

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 11th to 17th February, 1914. HIGH WATER

H'kong,

Mean

Time

Height

LOW WATHE

H'kong..

Mean

Time

b. m. ft. n. I. m. Wed, £1m 9.8 4 4 x 4 9

8498 23—6. 2 Thors 12 m 10 21 4.7 m 4.440 9397-8 3.54%

Fri, 13 m 10 495 0m 5 19 0 10 30 7 2 4 42. 2 Satur. 14 m 11 56 5 2m 75 54

Bun,

Captain Enigk, having arrived, Consignees Mon.

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Tues. hazardous and/or extra.)

-hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at Hongkong and/or Kowloon, whenve inst Bills-of-Lading delivery may be obtained countersigned by the Undersig

Optional Carga

be

to the contrary be given TO-DAY

on unless

notice

All Claims must be prosented within ten days

of the steamer's arrival here, after which date. they cannot be recognized,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12:1 inst. will be subject

to rent.

All broken, safed, and damaged goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th inst, at 9.30 ..

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whaterer

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 6th February, 1914. [258-

FROM EUROPE. THE HAL Steamship

“SPEZIA,"

Captsiz Henneke, having arrived, Consignees. of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardons and/or extra-hazardous Go downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, Limited, at Hongkong and/or Kowles. whence delivery may be obtained agains! Bills-of-Lading countersigned by the Undersigned.

Opticual. Cargo will be carried on unter notice to the contrary be given TO-DAX.

All Claims mast be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot barecognised,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, sal all Goods rezanining undelivered after the 13th inst, will be subject to real,

All broken, dafed, and damaged Goods must ba Inft in the Godawns, where they will be edze on the 13th ind, at 9.30 A.M.

No Firo Insurance will be effected by us in any case whaturer.

This teamer brings on Cargo:

Ex a.. Marganx" from Bordeatix,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 7th February, 1914.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & 0. S. N. Co's Steuer

"NILE,"

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150

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6.30 a 2.

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ON BALE.

DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG

WEEKLY PRESS, JANUARY to JUNE 1913. With INDEX. Price $7,50.

On Sale at the "HoNoRONG DAILY. FRESS** Oce.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1913,

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOGODEUTSCHIR LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

*DERIFLINGER," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opinto, Treasure and Valuables, are being Innded and store at their risk late the hazardous and/or ozizu hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, laited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignoos before Noor TODAY requesting it to be landed here.

No. Cinite will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 19th inst. will be subject lo rent

All broken, chefod, and damaged Goods ara to be left in the Golowns, where they will be examined on the 12th inst., at 9.30 AM.

All Claims must reach us before the 19th, inst., or they will act be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

NOEDDEUTSCHan LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

General Agents. Agents 13

Hongkong, 5th February, 1914.

EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED, COPENHAGEN.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE

THE Steamship:

* INDIEN,"

Arrived Hongkong on 8th February, 1914, FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby PORT SAID. SUEZ AND STRAITS Consigused of Cargo by the above-named informed that their Goods, with the exception vessel are heraly informed that their goods art of Opium, Tressure and Valuable, are being risk into being handed ad played AT THEIR RISK in the landed sad store at their

hazardous and/or extra hazardous Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown the Company's Gedowns at Kowloon, where each Gulowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Consignment will be sorted out Murk by Mark Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are

Kowloon, and West Polat Godowns, whence delivery may be obisined

Optional Carge will be forwarded on unless. intimation is received from the Consignees before Nook To-DA requeating it to ba landed hero.,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods lave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th inst, will be subject to rent.

Opinal Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary within $ hour.

Govia not deared within days including fate of arrival will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insuranco will be effected by me in any case winter med

Damaged packages must he left in the Codowns, for examination by the Consignees All broken, chafed, sud damaged Goods are to and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD Le left in the Gowns, where they will be and Douglas, at 10 r. on MONDAYS andramined on the 14th inst., at 9,33 a‚k. TITUL DAYE. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which delo they cannot be recognised. No Chairs will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns,

E. A. HEWETT,

Superiniacont

Hongkong, 8th February, 1914

All airs must reach us before the 21st Inst., or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

MELCHERS &

A coefs.

Hengkong, 71. Fib dary, 191

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