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INTILLATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAT, FEBRUARY 16T, 1915.

MOUTRIE PIANOS

are BACKED

GUARANTEE

says

LEXIORTSÆ

Piouls.

3rd Qrtr. 1014 2nd Qtr 1914 186 Ortr. 1914

88,014 85388

Value $8,754,530 10,106,488 84,502 9,781,838

DENTISTRY IN HONGKONG.

REGULATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR- IN-COUNCIL,

the third quarters of 1914 and 1913, the of the Dentistry Ordinance, 1914:-----

Dantity in the former period was up by 1-Every person who is entitled to be total value increased only by 62 and a General Council of Medical Education and over one hundred per cent, while the registered in the Dentists' Register of the fraction per cont.

Registration of the United Kingdom shall, upon production of such evidence

as would be required for registration

INTIMATIONS

JUST LANDED: HIRANO MINERAL

WATER?

IN QUARTE, FINTS AND SPLITS.

Bottled by the

THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. HUGE SLUMP IN TRADE RETURNS. The Straits Times of the 20th inst. The return of imports and exports to 3rd Qrir, 1913 56,972 0,793,610 The Hangkong Government Gazette -on- of 1914-that is, July August and example, the tendency may be illustrated the Governor-in-Council, under section 8 and from the Colony for the third quarter In the case of the import figures, fortains the following regulations, made by Beptember-has just been issued, and is by pointing out that, corapering again of peculiar interest, as covering the start of a new phase of the Colony's trade the war phase. It is rather a pity that a line cannot be drawn between July and August and August and September in order to show more analytically and To sum up, the Colony's trade has suf with chronological

fered both in volume and value on account the gradations influener of the outbreak of the war on

of the European upheaval. It is another. our figures. Although a state of war question, however, whether that effect will by the said General Council, and existed for two months of the period last the duration of the war. The figures provided that in the opinion of the Dental IMPERIAL MINERAL WATER Co., under review such an arrangement would and illustrations made use of above, it Board he is of good character, be entitled probably have demonstrated that we did may again be pointed out, refer in part to be registered as a dental surgeon.

LAD., OSAKA. 2.Every person who was bond fide not begin to experience the full effects to that first period of the war when the of the change until the trouble was meteoric transition from out the normal engaged in the practice of dentistry in this upset the balance of the trading world Colony for a period of at least one year before Whilst the 1st August, 1014, shall be entitled to both here and everywhere else. that phase lasted trade went down to the grant of a certificate of exemption upon below what might be considered the aver his satisfying the Governor-in-Council, with of Japan, Officially Recommended by the

Already we the advice of the Dental Board, that he was age of war conditions. know that, with the liberation of the trades engaged, that he is of good character, and Medical Colleges of The Imperial Universities routes and the re-assertion of wise councel that there is no reason rendering, it undesir at home, trade has improved. May it go able that a certificate of exemption should

of Tokyo and Kyoto, on improving. The returns for the last be granted to him. quarter of 1914-October, November and December-will be awaited with interest and the information they cavoy should afford even more instructive comparisone than the paper just issued.

for FIVE YEARS, veral weeks old. That, anyhow, in regard to imports, because Angust's importa were July's exports from Europe, ay and would therefore be on the way when war was declared. Similarly, the restriction of shipping and trade which commenced with the declaration of war in Europe would not show up in the Colony's import figures until September

INSPECTION INVITED.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

131-2

or close to:

The slump in values shown in the following grand totals, therefore, do not convey with any satisfactory approxima- tion to reality the actual effect of the war, striking as they are. The totals show that as compared with the third quarter of 1913, the Colony's trade is down 37 million dollars on importa and 27 million dollars on exports total decrease of $4 million dollars. Then as compared with "the second quarter of 1914-a more telling

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3-Every person who was bona fide engaged in the practice of dentistry in this Colony for a period of at least one year before the 1st August, 1914, and who applies for registration before the 14th February, 1915, shall be entitled to be registered as. dental surgeon upon his satisfying th Governor-in-Council, with the advice of the Dental Board, that the qualification professed

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A correspondent writes from Pagny and that there is no reason rendering it

undesirable that he should be so registered. Sur-Meuse

4--Any other person professing to have any qualification in dentistry may be granted a certificate of exemption upon his satis fying the Governor-in-Council, with the advice of the Dental Board, that he has passed through a course of study and

DIRECTORY

OF

It begins with a little lesson in history that the qualification is such as to furnish PROTESTANT

MISSIONARIES

A refugee from Saint Dié has just given me a copy of the proclamation to that town by General Knoerzer, the offer com 113,058,138 manding the German troops. It is a 124,035, 726 striking example of Germany's truculent 117,558,410 methods with the civil population in

France. As it is an official document it examination equivalent to that demanded by 1913. would be difficult for the German Govern. the General Council of Medical Education

ment to repudiate it.

and Registration of the United Kingdom, 1st gr.

89,660,951 97,089,388 2nd qr.

94,808,185 97,283,540 as soon or imagined from the German sufficient guarantee of the possession of the 3rd gr

72,220,1313 60,032,597 point of view.

requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient These figures do not include the totals Though the French is somewhat buck practice of dentistry, that he is of good of bullion and coin, which constitute rain, it is terse and to the point and character, and that there is no reason render- quite an important item in any country's leaves nothing the imagination. ing it undesirable that a certificate of transactions During the quarter under General Knoerzer, as I have said, starte exemption should be granted to him, h review the imports, under those heads out with historical facte as made in 5. The foe payable in registration as o totalled 82,387,802, which compares very Germany."

dental surgeon or on the grunt of a certi- unfavourably with the $8,810,776 import- The Government of the French Rebate of exemption shall be 825, and no ed during the corresponding period of public" he declates, "has caused its registration or certificate of exemption shall HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE 1013; and exports show a proportionate troops to crom the German frontier in he deemed to be of any effect until such fee decrease, from $4,935,857 in 1913 to order to come to the help of Russia shall have been paid to the Colonial 81,685,747 in 1914. The disparity is not so great when comparing the first thros quarters of 1914, one with another, but great enough to demonstrate the restric- tive effects of the war

SOME DECREASES.

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-Catalogues will be izaned.

On View from WEDNESDAY, the 3rd February, 1915, TERMS -Cash on Delivery.

Hongkong, 30th January, 1915.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

AUCTIONEER.

(228

WM. POWELL

LTD.

TILAPHOR 346.

TAILORING DEPT.

JUST

ARRIVED:

NEW MATERIALS

FOR THE RACE SEASON.

FIT AND STYLE GUARANTEED).

Gentlemen are asked to place their Orders carly to ensure being executed in time.

WM. POWELL, LTD.

I know how unpopular this war is in France, a war which has been forced on you by your Government against the well-expressed will of the country.

"Though we will respect the liberty of non-combatants, we are decided to repres with the utmost energy and, without pity

oops. THE USTAL THREAT any act of hostility against the German

Treasurer by the applicant.

6.The certificate of exemption shall take

the form of a certified extract from the register under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, and of the Colonial

Every person who shall obtain a certi

his surgery or consulting-room ficata of exemption shall at all times exhibit

the said corticate in a conspicuous placo in

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8-No exempted person, shall be entitled FRENCH LESSONS to administer any general anesthetic

9-Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as limiting in any way the powers of the Governor-in-Council under the said Ordinance.

G. "MOUSSION,

16, Monnison HILL ROTS,

It is impossible to give here really Un mured with all our important comprehensive illustration of how things interests, but the statistical state of our

The proclamation goes on to say that bulkiest commodities will serve to indicate

every person guilty of an act of hostility which we doul Cotton goods, which play against a member of the German army such a big part in the bazaar trade of householders who gave refuge to French most firms here, were imported to the soldiers, anybody who had sided the extent of 71 millions in the first quarter enemy's army or had been guilty of tear of 1914, 81 millions in the second, and ing down the notice would be immediately fell to just over 5 millions in the third shot. Houses from which acts of hostility quarter. Of course, the exporte which had been committed would be burnt, and go mostly to the F.M.S. and the neigh-in case such acts were repeated the whole bouring islands have followed the same town would be destroyed decline. Silk goods do not bulk so General Knoerzer warns the inhabitants largely in the Colony's business, but the that anyone found in the streets between low under this head le, if anything, greater in ratio. The decrease in the the morning would be shot by the sentries begins during the month of February popular English Manufacturers. In

OFFICIAL NIGHTS.

THE TABLE FOR FEBRUARY.

The following table shows the standard

8 o'clock in the evening and 6 o'clock in time at which Official Night ends and

supply of foodstuffs, explains, but we without challenge. Any group of more would not say altogether justifice, the than three persons forming in the streets 1915:-

The inhabi sharp rise in prices felt by every house would be similarly treated. hold after the outbreak of war. The tants were also forbidden to ring the capacity to purchase such luxuries as church bells, as they might thereby convey motor-cara is a very good indicator of signals to the enemy. anencial feeling, so it is significant to nole In a copy of a Munich newspaper, the that imports in this category are valued Junchener

cueste Nachrichten;

I had an excellent idea," he writes. I had thres civilians arrested and had them placed in chairs in the middle of the street. They objected, but I replied to their supplications with a gun-balt. I admit it wasn't amusing for them, but the The fire idea was of admirable efficacy. directed on our men at once diminished, and my men were thus masters of the

at only $267,020 as against $772,862 in the which reached here vid Switzerland a few corresponding period of 1913, and it is a days ago, First-Lieutenant Eberlein, öf fact that when war erupted shipments one of the Bavarian regiments in occupa practically stopped by cancellation and ton of Saint Die, given the following by inability of manufacturers at home to account of his exploits supply, in common with the case of all commodities. In the case of metals such as steel, tinplates, zinc sheathing, zinc- ware and copper there was a prohibition on their exportation from Britain at first, and that was one factor in the very con- siderable decreases shown. Then, to men- tion an article in the handling of which every living soul in the Colony is con- cerned, and which suffered a tangible rise principal street. in price, matches suffered with the rest. Whereas in the third quarter of 1913 the quantity Imported was 280,168 cases, the quantity for the period of 1014 under te- view was 156,809 cases, or not appreciably more than half..

· TIN- AND EVESEK.

KULTUR.!!

"Anyone who showed himself in the streets was at once shot. Artillery was also put vigorously in action, and by seven o'clock in the evening order reigned in Saint Dié. As I also learned later, the As to our most valuable source of re- Bavarian Reserve Regiment, which was on vente, tin, and that other product which the north side of the town, made a similar fills so important a place in the order of experiment to mine, Four civilians things, rubber, the figures are also who they also placed in chairs in the interesting. The figures for in ore im- midd.c of the streets wore killed by ported are here given. (Imports of French bullets. I saw them myself lying. smelted tin, and exports of tin-ore like in the middle of the street near the

hoy wise, do not affect totals for the trade very "pital."

Covince, who commanded the materielly.).-

General Goeringes, Picula Value. troops which occupied Luneville, issued 3rd Qrtr. 1914 275,188

$14,003,080 & proclamation in that city which was 2nd Qtr. 1914 350,602

20,119,759 first cousin to that issued by General lat Qrtr. 1014 ...340,185: 21.301.685 Knoerzerroot" be begins, "have 3rd Ortr. 1918330,716 29,881,550 The German troops," Nearly corresponding quantities of captured the town of Luneville The smelted tin are, of course, exported, and French Army has been beaten all along it does not seem necessary to detail the the line.. The English Expeditionary statistics under that head: Suoe it to Force has been dispersed. The Austrians say both quantities and values show de- and Germans have penetratd victoriously creages. Apart from the decrease in inte Russia." piculs illustrated by the import figures abore, it is interesting to noté the fall in comparative value. Comparing the third quarters of 1913 and 1914, it may be said that while the quantity decreased by roughly, 20 per cent, the value went Joyn by about 38 per cent. In other words, we make out that over the period of 1914

Tho Hongkong Government Gazette named the price per picul was as peer as cousins the following despatch from the might be 26 per cont Less than it was a

Foreign Secretary:—ch year previous. S

The figures of import and export. for rubber were as ander

Picula. Value.

53,778 $4,813,780

IMPORTS,

3rd Ortr. 1914

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2nd Qrtr. 1914.

1st Qrir. 1914 ...

3rd Qrtr. 1913

46,591505,085,820

49.440 25797

5421,493 2,994,905

INSURANCE, OF CARGO. EDUCTION IN RATE OF PREMIUM.

With reference to my circular despster of the 22nd September last, I have the honour to inform you that the rate of

premium for the insurance of cargo at the Government War Risku Insurance Office has been reduced from two guineas per cent. to one guipes and a half per cent, as from the 11th inst.??

Date.

Ends.

Begins,

February 1st ..,6.50 5.m.

'2nd. .....6.50

Ord ..6.49

6.24 p.m. 6.24, 6.25

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4th 6,40

6.25

5th 6,40-

6.25

6th

6.48

6:23

7th €.48:

6.26

Sta6;47

-6.27

Sth 6.47 10th

6.27

6.40

6.28

11th...6.45

6.29

12th ...6.45

6,29

18th

8.44

6.30,

14th

6.43

6.31

15th

.6.43

6.31

16th

6.49

6.31

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*6,42

6.32

18th

6.42

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6:32

10th

..641

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20th

6.40

6.34

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24th .6.37

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HARBOUR NOTICES.

The following paragraph is added to Government Notification No. 266 of the 3rd August, 1914, Part I Clause (d):

(II.) If the Senior Naval Officer con- siders it desirable to close only one entrance by day the following signals will be hoisted -

Eastern entrance closed : 3 red balls at Cape D'Aguilar and Blackhead Hill.. Western entrance closed : 3 red balls at Ma Was Custom Station, Green Island and Harbour Office."

Passes for vessels, launches, etc., lesviag the harbour can be obtained from the Examination Office, Naval Yard, on pro- duction of-a-certificate countersigned by the Harbour Master, between the hours of 7a.m. and 4.45 pm, except on Saturdays and Sundays when the Examination Office will be closed for such business at 12.15 p.m.

PRICE OF SUGAR.

· The Hongkang Government Gazette coating the following Ist of the maximum retail prices of suger

Cabs (in 6 lb. tins), per tin... $1.15 Refined Crystallized, put ib. 012 0.12 Granulated, per lb.

Soft, No. 1 quality, per lb ... 0.12 Soft, No. 2 quantity, per 18:27, 0.11-

NEW CARTRIDGES.

all Bores and Bin

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Inspection Invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

Hongkong, 16th October, [1914.

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TENTH ANNUAL GENERAL THE

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