1914-09-26 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1914.

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(2400,000,000) would io interrupted together an aversen trade of 14 milliards of marks (£700,000,000). This is assuming that Germany's trade relations with Austria- Hongary, Bwitzerland, Italy, Belgium, | pun. Holland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden remained entirely uninfluenced by the war-- an assumption the optimism of which is self-ovidout. A glance at the figures of the imports shows the frightful seriousness of the situation. What is the position, for example, of the dermag textile industry if it must Forge the imports of oversea cotton, jute, and wool! If it must forgo the 462 millions (£23,100,000) of cotton from the United

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SUPREME COURT.

Friday, September 25th,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE PUISNE JUDGE (Mn. F. A HAZELAND).

A VALUER'S FER Action was brought by Messrs. Palmer & Turner, architects and surveyors, `of of sea from Mr. S.- Bisney, of Stilling- Alexandra Euildings, to recover the sum

surveyors and valuers.

Trans Egypt, the 58 millions” (£2,900,000) of between 1:30 and 5 am. We have been Hete, Peak Road, for work done as cotton from India, the 100 millions - (£5,000,000) of jute from the same countries, And further the 121 millions (£6,050,000). of morine, wool' from Australia, and the 23

millions (41,150,000) of the same material from the Argentine? What could she do in the event of a wor of long duration without these raw materials which in one year amount in value to 830 millions (11,500,000)?

It my albe mentioned, says the Farwärlk, that Germany received in 1013

table so far to obtain any expert information about the comet, but accord- ing to Whitt sker members of the Javian group were expected to reach perihelion in August and November.

German missionaries In China, of whom

mostly in the soath, have been put into a there are a considerable number, although

Mr. Preston (of Messrs. Stokes & Master) appeared for the plain- Johnson, tiff firm

Defendant was not legally represented.

Mr. Herbert William Bird, i partner in the plaintiff firm, stated that on the 15th July he was instructed to make a valuation of Nos. 107, 108, and 100,

which invade the mouth, and so alone from the United States about 300 had 6x through the war, says a contem Connaught Road, and 213, 216 and 217,

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milions (£15,000,000) of copper, and further that the petroleum import would be as good as completely shut down, The German lenthi Indiestry is largely dependent on im- ports of hides from verset. The Argentine along sest 71 millions (£3,550,000) worth of PRICE 40 CENTS PER LARGE TIN. hides. Agriculture would be sensibly injures

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hy the interruption of the exports of Chilean saltpetre Crom Chile, which in 1913 were of the value of not less than 131 millions (£6,530,000).

· The significance of an öffective blockade of German foodstuffs is to be seen in the follow- ing few ligues:-The vale in marks of whent from the United States is 167 millions 18,270,000); from Russia, 81 millions 104,050,000). from Canado. 51 millions (2.550,000, from the Argentine. 75 millions (3,750,000) 72 millions (18,600,000) from these four countries. There will also he a discontinuance of the importation from Russia of the following foodstuffs-Eggs worth 50 bilions (£4,000,000), milk and bet- tor 63 millions (3.150,000), hay 32 millions {41,800,000). Lard from the United States worth 12 millions (£5,600,000), rice from British Indin worth 46 millions (£2,300,000), and coffee From Brazil worth 151 millions 7,650,000) should be added to the fore- going. No one who entemplutes without prejudice, says the Terraria, these few facts, to which many others could be added, will eable lightly to estimate the economic con- sequences of a war of long duration:

The question, in everybody's mind is: How long can Germany carry on a war in such circumstances? The blockade was effective from the moment Great Britain declared war. Germany's over

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porary.

They drew their funds as required through the banks, and no bank at present will touch German paper. That result is they are left without a dollar, and do not know when or how the matter can be meaded.

Des Vœux Hoad Central. No agreement On the 18th July was made as to fees. he visited the property and surveyed it. It occupied him somewhere about two or three hours He prepared a report, i copy of which was before the Court. The Singapore papers record the death of amount of the valuation was $197,000. Mr. T. M. Welsh, of the firme of Welsh He fixed the fee at 8200, but this had not & Co., accountants. He died suddenly be paid. Taking the scale recognised from dysentery. Mr. Welch, who was by the Institution of British Architects secretary of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange, came to Singo-30. The witness explained that there at Home the fee would amount to about pore four years ago to join Messrs. Gunn was a good deal more trouble in survey-

& Co, later taking over the business. He ing English than Chinese houses and Was a prominent member of the St. property. He considered his fee of $200 Andrew's Society and of the Presbyteriana reasonable one. Bis firm had been Church and leaves a wife and four employed as children.

surveyors for a Freuch insurance company in Shanghai, and from this company he acquired the know-- ledge that the usual charge in Shanghai was 1/6th per cent. of the amount of the valuation up ness' firm should charge in the worn- to $300,000. The fee that. this firm suggested wit

mission they gave then was 1/8th per cent, up to $400,000. The scale concerned in the present action worked out at about 1/10th

well-known,

The funeral took place at Happy Valley sterday of Mr. Charles Lesbirel, who had been a resident of Hongkong for 44 years, Among past and present members of the Victoria Recreation Club he was particularly

and much respected, for he had been the steward of the Club's property for over twenty yours. Mr. Lobirel had for some time past been suffering from tuberculosis of the throat and had recently made the voyage to Vancouver and back in the hope that he might derive some benefit from the change, but it brought no relief and within ten days of his return home he passed away, to the sincere regret of a wide circle of friends. He died on Thurs day afternoon at his residence, 4, Victoria View, Kowloon, leaving a widow and four daughters.

AN INTERFERING INDIAN CONSTABLE.

commerce was completely stopped. Moreover her feet-the great Fleet on which she counted so much, has not dared 4o nove from well-fortified harbours, and we do not consider it too soon te assert that Germany's designs in the war already definitely defeated. Her armies" "have been driven from large part of the territory she was able to occupy in the early stages of the war, and have now for some days-been. acting on the defensive against the British and French. Even if the Allies HETHERINGTON-Ou September 20th, at fail to drive them from their entrench-constable in the Naval Yard Police

Shanghai, the wife of Mr. WILLIAMments, every day that passes makes the economic crisis more acute in Germany. It may that the men in the field will not fert the shortage of foodstuffs 49 acutely

civilians

BIRTH.

HETHERINGTON, of a son.

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the FUS

Before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday the hearing was concluded of the case in which an Indian

charged two Chinese employees of the Yard with assault.

that the Indian constable came up to the Inspector MeHardy told the Magistrate

will defendants, who were working at a switch- board, and interfered with their tools,

the constable thereupon struck one of the com- The Chinese told him to go away, and

defendants with his rifle.

· MARRIAGES.- - BOLLIDAY-HOWDEN.--On August 4th, at Tunbridge Wells, Captain Jons CECIL HAMILTON HOLLIDAY, Only son of Mr. and Mrs Cecil Holliday of feel it, for the military authorities Shanghai, to EILEEN MADEL, eldest will exercise. their

to power daughter of Mr. and Mrs. PERCY mander all that may be required to HOWDEN, of Tanbridge Wells.

feed the vast armies in the field; but there MOKAY-TAYLOR-On September 21st, at

Shanghai, HuGH MCKAY, to EVANGE

is at least one respect in which the LINE HUDSON, eldest daughter of the blockade of Germany's coasts is likely

Rev. H. HUDSON TAYLOR, of the China Inland Mission.

DEATH.

LESBIREL. On 24th September, at

Victoria Viow, Kowloon, CHARLES JOHN FRANCIS LESBIEEL, aged 64 years.

[1170 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. SEINA beg to tender their beartfelt thanks to their many 'friends for the

Hongrono Office: 19a, Des Vœux Road, LONDON OFFICE: 181, FIRKT STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

In many

The complainant said that he noticed a light out near the pumping station,

One of them

After hearing evidence, his Worship came to the condusinn that the constable discharged the defendants. was to blame for what happened, and

A memorial tablet to the late Miss Eyre has recently been unveiled at St. Stephen's (Chinese) Church. The inscription is as follows:-

per cent.

he had seen connected with the plaintiff In answer to Mr. Bisney, witness said firm for 23 years. Defendant had had a number of valuation reports from his

firm.

Defendant asked for the production of

and fees charged by the fro, and witness the amounts of the various valuations

produced those from the year 1805, the fene varying from $35 to $150.

Defendant Here is one. valuation, made in 1910, of $195,000, sind your fee in that case was $150. Why do you charge me $50 more when the amount in

of the other valuation? This particular this case is $197,000, only $2,000 in excess property had been valued several times before, and we knew it well. This was valued by Mr. Turner in 1910. valuation concerned in this action I had 1o go through the whole thing. It occupied me two or three hours.

not.

In the

His Lordship-You had no previous. knowledge of this property?—No, I had

recognised in England and Shanghai ever Défendant Haya Ühese charges

beon charged in Hongkong That is not the point. We might be entitled to charge those fees if we liked.

His Lordship reminded the defendant. that the issue in the case was whether or not the charge was reasonable.

Mr. R. A. Ram F.R.I.B.A., said

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he had been practising in Hongkong for the last 25 years. He had seen the valuation report made by the plaintiffs. The Faluation was $187,000, and the fee charged was $200. The fee for the valua tion according to the British scale would be about 8750. He did not think there way any recognised fixed scale here. It MEMORIAL TABLET TO THE LATE | depended, usually upon the

amount MISS EYRE.

involved and the attention required,

In answer to the defendant, witness affirmed that he had charged fee like the present one for a similar valeation He had done it regularly, roughly speaking was tisaally between 1/8th and 1/10th per cent. The skill and experience of the valuer, the amount involved, and the amount of attention necessary all affected the question of fee,

Defendant-Yon usually get your areas From the Land Office, the assessment from the Assessors, and the rentals from your clients, don't you ?--I do not know in this particular case how they were obtained. Witness added that very often they obtained the rents from their clients and the assessments from the Assessors. There was a tendency to take areas from the Land Office, but witness did not always do it.

to hamper her military operations—and and, according to his instructions, he that is the probable ourly exhaustion ordered them to put it right. The of the supply of oil fuel, for, as Chinese abused him, and he tried to take the Purwarts predicted, the petroleum them to the gate to a superior officer. import is as good as completely shut down. They then set about him We have seen in the accounts which have anatched his rifle from his grasp, and hit eone from the theatre of war how much him several times with it. the armies on both sides, are relying upon motor traction in this war upon motor kind sympathyears, motor onnituses, motúr lorries and extended to them in their late bereave

every known motor conveyance for the [1180 ment,

transport of troops and supplies, and an army which is unable to obtain supplies of petrol or other fud required to drive these vehicles must be very seriously handicapped as against an enemy whose supplies are uninterrupted. other ways the extinction of Germany's oversea-commerce must in time make its effects felt upon the armies in the field. The Allies therefore need be in no hurry to invade Germany. So long as they keep the control of the sea and are able to effectively blockade the coasts of the Byenemy, and so. long as the German army can be held in check, if not driven back, by the Allied Armies, it is plain that there can be but one out- come of the war-and that is, sonner or later, the capitulation of Germany. For many days now strenuous fighting has been in progress more or less along the show that the Allies are making steady whole line, and the daily reports go to though slow progr2SV

against the enemy, thus giving point to the words the Allies have daly to hold tenaciously of Field-Marshal (Sir JOHN FRENCH that the ground they have won a short time longer before they are again in full

HOROBONG, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1914.

In

IN EARLIER issues we endeavoured to give some iden of the serious economic injury which Germany suffers by reason of Britain's command of the sea. yesterday's mail we learn that this subject has been very fully dealt with by the German Socialist, Journal Forwarts.

ts issue of August 6th in an article headed,The Law of Blockade and Capture at Sex," the writer explains that as German commerce of the value of many millions, the falling off of which must inflict the most serious economic injury, is threatened; everything depends ou whether England will be in a position to keep up bor mastery of the sea. A few pregnant figures will explain, says the For carts, what terrible significance the crippling of Germany's oversea trade would have

for her industry and agriculture. The Times prints the follow ing translated extracts from the article

suit of a beatin enemy. From what is known of the plans in progress for strengthening the Allied Forces, especially on the British side, there is good reason to anticipate that Germany's economie exhaustion will nat be the only deciding factor in the war, but that it will be associated with the eventual If the British blockade took place imports military successes of the Allies against the into Germany of roughly sixthousand enormous fortes Germany has put into million marks (2300,000,000) and exports the field with so much assurance of of about eight thousand million marks victory.

* Miss Eyre fell asleep in Christ on 22nd September, 1912, having worked for the Lord in Hongkong for 2 years with the atmost devotion. She helped Miss Johnstone to manage "Fairlea," School and trained the Choir of St, Stephen's Church for many years. Moreover, she took great delight in house visiting with the Biblewomen to- urge people to come to Jesnis, thus leading many into the Light.

She was ever giving a helping hand to the women and children. In addition she established the Women's School; the Eyre. Diocesan Refuge, and the Girls' High School, all of which have been the means of much blessing to many women and girls.

We, her scholars and friends, have erected this memorial tablet as an expression of our gratitude.''

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

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Defendant-Will you tell me how long it would take a valuer to make out a vague report like that produced? I suppose a couple of hours in going down there and inspecting the building of course what you have to pay for is experience.

Defendant went into the witness-box and produced a copy of a valuation made by other firms in the Colony of the property valued by Mr. Bird, but his Lordship, said they might have had

The telegrams quoted below were previous knowledge of the premises. received by the American

Defendant I can tell your Lordship General, Hongkong, from the Manila that they did no

have previous Observatory at 10.156.m. yesterday to pay $1 to the Land Office and get the knowledge, All a valuer had to de wus Cyclone or typhoon, E. of Northern areas, get the rents from the clients and Luzon, less than 300 miles, distant, fill the assessments from the Assessors. ing tip.

hours labour, Plaintiff was charging 8190 for two

Cyclone or typhoon, Pacific Ocean, about halfway between, the Mariana Islands and Luzon, moving W.N.W. or NWTH MAVON

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His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiffs with costs, mying he was quite satisfied that the foe was a reasonable one.

THE WAR.

[THROUGH | REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE GREAT STRUGGLE

IN FRANCE.

"APPROXIMATES TO SEIGE

WARFARE.”

ALLIES' PROGRESS SLOW, BUT IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS CONTINUOUS.

LONDON, September 24th.

4.10 p.m.

►

The communiqué issued in Paris this afternoon states:- Our Left Wing has made progress.

A detachment occupied Peronne and maintained itself, there, notwithstanding vigorous German attacks.

The enemy continues to keep large forces firmly entrenched. have advanced slightly to the north-west.

Wo

On our Centre there is no change. The enemy Eastward continea to deliver attacks of remarkable fierceness. The struggle continues with alternate retirements, at certain points and advances at other pointă.

Tho onenty in small detachments again attempted to penetrate French territory in the region of Nancy and the Vosges but, were soon repulsed.

The Russians continue to advance on Cracow (Galicia).

Another French communique, issued in Paris at 11 o'clock last evening, says:

On the Left Wing the battle is developing. It is in full swing in the Centre. On the Right Wing the German attack seems to have been checked,

BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS.

Ispor, September 24th.

A statement from Sir John French's Headquarters relates the operations to the 22nd Inst. Progress, it says, has been slow but in. certain directions continuous. Indeed the battle may last some more days before a decision is reached. It approximates somewhat to seige warfare. The Germans' great strength and heavy artillery Dads to the supposition that they are employing material collected for the scige of Paris. Tho operations of the 18th, 10th and 20th can be summarised in the words of neighbouring French Commander: "Having replied repeated violent attacks, we have a feeling that we have been victorious."

On the night of the 18th (Friday) the Germans,attacked the British. lines, their Infantry being supported, as always by heavy bombardment,” but the attack lacked vigour.

One of our anti-air cruft guns brought dawn a German acropland French Cavalry in the North demolished part of a railway, culting.

one of the enemy's communication lines,

There was an intermittent bombardiment es the following day.

(Saturday). The advancing. Gerinan Infantry reifted under our fire. Vo

destroyed another aeroplane. Our aviators dropped hospbs on the Germans, and especially damaged the transports. We found a large store of buried ammunition. It was a day of driving rain.

...

Sunday was uneventful nutil the afternoon, when we enjoyed feeble sunshine which was hardly powerful enough to warm the soaking troops. It encouraged the Germans, however, to serveral separate counter- attacks. All were repulsed with loss. It transpired that the German Infantry started the advance, with Bands playing. The enemy attacked at dusk unsuccessfully.

Throughout the brunt of the resistance a fallen upon the Infantry, who have been always ready to beat the enemy with great Jass. Indeed the sight of Pickelhauben advancing has been a positive relief.

after hours of shell-üre.

FURTHER BRITISH CASUALTIES,

Losun, September 24th.. 10.40 p.m. Gulonel Grant Duff has been killed and Brigadier-General Haking, commanding the 5th Infantry Brigade, has been wounded,

RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN GALICIA...

Lox, September 25th.

5:25 a.m.

An official statement issued in Petrograd si35:-

On the South-Western front the Russians occapied the fortified positions of Czyschky and Foulstyn, commanding Kigroff, and positions in the Radymno district, with all the enemy's artillery

The garrison at Przemysl evacuated the village of Medyke, and were driven back in the Eastern section towards the line of forts,

There has been no fighting on the Geroin frost.

AUSTRIAN PORT BOMBARDED BY MONTENEGRINS,

LONDON, September 24th. 10,40 p.m.

The

ith seige guns, are bombarding Cattaro.