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THE HONGKONG DAILY FREE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1915.

HOUSES TO LET.

THE RUSSIAN BUDGET

RUSSIA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS.

ENORMOUS INCREASE IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS.

QUEEN'S BUILDING.

NO LET, the Bonth-West portion of the

TFIRST FLOOR, including Treasury on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank, NAV

GODOWN, No. 9. Ice House Street. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

·MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD, 2 Hongkong, 1st February, 1915, 136

TO BE LET...

FIRST FLOOR of aromart Row Central, from 1st March mest, now occupied by the Telephone Company.

Apply to

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LTD. Hongkong, 8th December, 1914, .. [00

OVERLAND TO THE

FAR EAST.......

A NEW ROUTE THROUGH SCANDINAVIA

NEED OF IMPROVEMENT.

(FROM THE TIMER ¦ PEKING CORRESPON-

DENT.

PETROGRAD December 15th.

been to render dificult the passage of One of the minor effects of the war has travelers between Russia and Engistiti.

passengers and baggage in easily possible, would be inexpensive, and would cob the Journey of most of its terrors, except that of tediousness. The writer's carriago broke a wheel on the way, and deposited him and his baggage or the rond, For- tunately fast walking in auch cold was rather a pleasure than otherwiboyn

By arriving at Petrograd on the morn ing of December 18th it became possible to hook by the weekly Siberian train starting the same evening. This is now stated to be running to schedule, and if that proves to be the case, Poking will to be seen. be reached on Christmas Day. It remains

ARRIVAL AT PEKING."

HARDEN, January 27th. The scesions of the Duma Dudy Com- mittes opened in the presence of nearly all the Ministers and their associates, representatives of departments. The Members of the Budget Committee were in full force, and there were also present many other Members of the Duma: M. Alelako presided. A general discussion of the Budget, at once bogan. The Gav-nutraus-Siberian route, which of extin ernment Auditor, acting tor the Minister years has been deservedly patronized in

* PEKING, January 2nd. I have arrived here rid Siberia from of Finance, explained that the extraor large numbers by travellers to the far London after a journey of 23 daya. into sideration, Russia's economie the outbreak of war, of course, radway was ly three days longer than express dinary military situation had to be taken Last, is also involved. Immediately on From Petrograd to Kharbin the passage position was enduring a certain test, but traffic to Russia through Germany coated, schedule. The journey was continued by the population of the country were not whilst the Siberian trafic rie Moscow the Russian, Japanese, and Chinese tuil suffering severe losses. The economic and Petrograd hecame wholly disorganiz- ways. The Russian railway will shortly situation was really prosperous, This ed owing to military requirements. inaugurate through express service ↑○ 168, TRE PEAK, “ THE KENNEL Wantedly due to the Imperia Travellers from China to the Russias between Petrograd and Vindirastok, vid

prohibition of spirituous liquors. In capital took nearly four weeks to com- Apply

proof of his assertion the Auditor pointed plete the journey, whilst one distinguish on the Siberian route, which therefore increase in public savings deposits in a month on the road from Petrograd to be the quickest to the Far East. out that there had been a remarkable et Russian official actually spent over for tails and passengers will obviously December, 1913, these amounted to 700,cou Peking. N roubles, whereas in December, 1914, they reached 29,100,000. In the first week in January, 1014, the figures were 300,000 and for the same period of 1916 they were Fathan Road, Kowloon, FLATS in Humphrey's Buildings and 15,300,000 The total deposits in 1913 were 34,000,000 roubles, and in 1914, 84,000,000. These figures as well as others that could be quoted bear witness to the firm strength of our great country.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, lat February, 1915. [04

TO LET.

BIX-ROOMED HOUSE in Minden Row.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES i Kowloon

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

A Co., LTD AMER Alexander Building, Hongkong, 12th November, 1914. -

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TO LET.

East. Immediate possession.

Apply N. MODY & Co.,

No. 34, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 5th February, 1815.

TO LET:

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TO 1, NATHAN ROAD, Kowloon (No. 1,

Faizsiow), from 1st February. "ROGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon, from 14 February, 1915.

* EILANDONAN" No. 54, Mount Kellett Road & Booms, nufurnished, from 1st March, No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAK

(Unfurnished); Sy

No. 7"MOUNTAIN VIEW" PEAL, ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the First Floor of No, 8, Duddell Street.

PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX.

LIQUOR PROHIBITION AFTER WAR

Delegato Opotchimin asked whether prohibition would continue after the war The Auditor replied that the sale of vodka products from the Government wine stores had been abolished forever. As regarded the sale of alcoholic liquos by private poraons, the Ministry of

Finance was drafting now laws for a done ith the Emporial Rescript,

Recordance with

TUSSIA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS

To reach Russia from England it became necessary to take ship for

THE START.

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

SPORTS

FROM $3.75

FROM

SPORTS

FOOTBALLS

·To $11.00 Each,

THE GENUINE MCGREGOR” FOOTBALLS AND FOOTBALL

BOOTS.

AS USED IN THE ENGLISH CUP FINALS.

other improvements are probable elsewhere $6.00 Each CRICKET BATS

ADVICE TO JAPAN BY FORMER. BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL.

The following article by Mr. J. C. Hall; lately British Consul General at Yoko- the December issue of the Portivist hamn, and now retired, is taken from Heriem published in London:

BY

FROM

$6.00 Each,

WISDEN, STUART SURRIDGE, SPALDING AND GRADDIGE.

81.00 TO $4.50 CRICKET BALLS $1.00 20 $4.50

LEG-GUARDS. GAUNTLETS. BATTING GLOVES.

HOCKEY STICKS

HOCKEY BALLS, SHIN-GUARDS.

RUBBER RINGS, KNEE-CAP BANDAGES WITH FELT PADS.

A LARGE SELECTION OF

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

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"A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED AT

Denmark, Norway, or Sweden and THE FUTURE OF KIAOCHOU. thereafter to trust to luck to find a way to Russia. Later in the day the establish- mnt of regular daily sailings by Norwegian shipping company between Newcastle and Horgen fixed the most con- venient route as Borgen-Christiania- Stockholm hy rail, then steamer to Raumo M. Shingareff, a Delegate, made a long railways to Petrograd. But a German in Finland, and thence by the Finnish speech dealing with the recessity to bring warship speedily rendered the Stockholm accord with continual progress of the subjects of belligerent countries by board operated with our Japonese Ally in the several administrative · MORGNÍOS. into Raumo voyage unsafe for able-bodied Although a small British force co- country. He urged that there should being one of the steamers and capturing capture of Tsingtao, it is beyond question union of all publie ciroles, and the everybody coming within this category that the Japanese forces could have taken Introduction of a progressive income tax including a number of British sailors instead of smaller separate measures.

it unassisted. Therefore Japan must In reply the Auditor emphasized that it was necessary for those who did not

returning from Russia. Honceforward necessarily have the predominating the introduction of an income tax would care to run the risk of internment in the Kaiser's place in the sun '—the

voice m deciding what is to be done with TENNIS RACKETS AND ACCESSORIES. TWO VERY LARGE and SPACIOUS not be a perfect panacea.

WG GODOWNS, Inland Lot No. 42, Prayabo derived from an income tax, which had Gulf of Bothnia, whereby connection welt politik when the terms of peace aro The total to Germany to travel by rail round the pampered bantling of his own mailed fist been determined by M. Shingareff himself could be made with the Swedish railways, settled. The decision will be a moment-

From $3.50 GOLF CLUBS From $3.50 126,000,000-would not be sufficient to whereafter the journey to Bergen became ous one for the future of Japan; and, cover future expenditure.

BALLS. CADDY BAGS AND ACCESSORIES. comparatively simple. The final develop-fortunately, the present Japaness Govern ment in connection with this route has ment may be trusted to rise to the height been the sinking of three Swedish ships of the occasion. Even so late as three

SPECIAL RATES TO CLUBS. off the Finnish coast by German mices, years ago it might have been different, for and the diversion of all passenger traffic, Japan then was under the domination of including neutrals, by rail round the a military oligarchy and of a Premier Gulf of Bothnia.

whose aims and methods were very simi- Iar to those of Prussian Junkerdom. But journey in "record time, thanks to retrograde rulers, and under a pacific the Japanese nation has been quicker recont improvements by the Swedish and civilian statesman of Count Okuma's Russian railways. Leaving King's Cross at calibre, the only wise course of action as 5 p.m. on December 6th, Newcastle was regards the disposal of Kiaochou is likely Delegato Kovalevsky contended that it reached before midnight, and the steamer to be adopted, It should, of course, bo would be advisable for the Ministry of boarded without delay. The boat lay given back to China, ite lawful owner. Foreign Affairs to explain as far as the river that night and sailed at day is dat qui cilo dat. At the close of the PORTABLE

umsóia, Bulgaria and Sweden, and the following evening at 5 (December 8th), ought to be restored to China by the possiblo Russia's relations with Italy, light in the morning, making Bergen the war both Wei-hai-wei and Kiaochon position of questions concerning the after an uncommonly favourable passage, British and the Japan & Goverameats. No. 59, THE PEAK (& CAMERON VILLAS) Afghanistan. M. Kovalevsky continued Christiania, where it arrived in the will be immense, for she will thereby coa- Straita of Palestine Persia and At 6.40 the Norwegian train left for To Japan, the moral gain of so doing Small Bungalow adjoining "GLENSHIEL"If we knew that Russia was on guard moming (December 9th) just in time diffate at one and the same time both her Simplicity Compactne, Durability, Portability. Weight 16 lb, in leather travelling case 21 lbs Barker Road, Poaks pakank and that a satisfactory settlement would to make connection with the ordinary great, powerful, and peaceful neighbours,

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS, AGE be resched we should feel tranquil. As mail to Stockholm Stockholm

*** 3rd Floor, Alexandıs Building regards Palestine in general political reached the same night, three hours too Thess are the two groat Moral Fured was China and the United States of America, Hongkong, 18th January, 1815.-

interests are insignificant but all wars late to catch the north-bound brain to the Governments of the modern world, and in the near East have had an important top of the Gulfsmybes the sympathy between them is naturally bearing on the Holy Land during the Inat hundred years. The question of our enough, but the connection at Christiania America and a military Japan Any

This part of the journey is comfortable

closer than it could ever be between relations with Sweden specially interests is always doubtful, while food is obtained action on Japan's part that would anta a now, as during this war the main only by unsatisfactory rushes to the transit is through Bweden and the matter buffets: To meet the needs of the situagonite China would inevitably alienate of connecting the Russian and Swedish tion the Norwegian and Swedish railway in fact, is Japan's opportunity to set American public opinion. The present, railways assumes a new importance. If administrations ought to provide herself right with America for good and regular communication wero established restaurant cars throughout the journey all; and even if Chins may be making it would assist the exchango of freights to ensure connection without change of to a marked degree." It was also impor carriage at Christiania; and to arrange somewhat hard for her to be so gener- tant to know whether the Government that the through train from Bergen ou, there should be neither hesitation would lend (an-ear to the voice of the should connect with the north-bound or equivocation in announcing what she legislature when the time came to draft train at Stockholm, and so obviate the intends to do with Kiaochou now that it the preliminary terms of peace. We necessity of having to spend a night and quite understand," said M. Kovalevsky, a day at Stockholm. Travellers are that it is not the business of the legisla warned that luggage registered through ture to prepare terms of penoo, but we from Borgon is not exempt from examina consider that our presence would be tion at the Swedish frontier. The writer useful in Petrograd when the terms are had no actice on the subject and his being drafted Members of the legisla baggage was left behind, causing much ture as a whole body might discuss the vexation and a delay of 24 hours at matter with experienced personages who Stockholm. know the local conditions of various places.

No. 62, THE FEAR. (No. 2, CAMERON VILLAS.) Faralabed.

KIRKENDOA Furniaked, Nv. 12% "BEACONSFIELD," Battery Fath

Plantation Roed

No.

Peak.

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TORRES BUILDINGS.”

No. 2 "ROSE TERRACE" (14, Nathan Road), Kowloon.

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SPANISH DOMINICAN

· PROCURATION.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1915,

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FFICES in Br. GROBGE'S BUILDING, Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour, Immediate possession,

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SHEWAN, TOMÈS & Coi Hongkong, 3rd December, 1814.30

TO LET-From 1st March, 1015. TOS. 1 and 2. STOCKWELL VILLAS, Kowloon, with open Tennis Lawn and Gardens around, at present in the occupation

TO LET.

HOUSES & CLIFTON GARDENS, Budget Committee. The replies, howmated at Boden and proceeded that night

Conduit Read

20, WONG-NEI CHONG ROAD

Sleeper were provided the first night M. Krupensky made inquiries (rogard- of the Officers' Mesa 40th Pathansing Russia's relations with China and out from Stockholm, but for the second

Apply to STEPHENS & WILLSON,

Japan, the condition of Ruasion prisoners at Boden, and proceed by another train it was ordained that travellers must sleep Solicitors for the Owner.

in other countries and of enemy prisoners in the morning. But so many passage18 Hongkong, 3rd February, 1915. [251

in Russia. N

booked that a second train was added, The Minister of Foreign, Affairs

and the hotel accommodation was replied to all these questions exhaustivoly. and fully satisfied the Members of the swamped. A dreadful “mix up

ensued. The two trains were amalga-. evor, were not issued for publication to the Swedish frontier, sloping accom Sazanoff then announced that he would request Imperial senation to explain The train then arrived at the terminus.

modation and heating being insufficient. Russia's foreign policy prior to that Karungi at 7 a.m., pitch dark, and general meeting of the Duma (January the temperature at 15deg. below zero 31st).

Fahrenheit, that is, 47dog. frost. Cook's ALLIES BELATIONS IBÚEPROACHABLE agents at Stockholm had sold most of the Delegate Levashoff asked averal direct passenger's tickets for sleiges to take a questions concerning the foreign policy passenger and his baggage from Karungi and in the course of his reply M. Sazanoff to Tornes, the terminus of the Finnish said that Britain was bearing more of the railways, e distance of 20 mile burden of war than was intended at first, The relations of Russia and all the Allies were more than irreproachable:

1. HILL BIDE, 110, THE PRAK. GODOWNE, Now Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, ni Wanchal Road, Wal Apply sto.,

LAND INVEST. VEMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

[38 Honghong, 6th February, 1915,

THE HO ANONY

TO LET. From 1st Marob.

GODOWN, No. 6, Buddell Street.

ROOMS, Top Floor, No. 18, Ice House Street.

Apply

A. RAVASIA,

Curs of E PABANEY,"

No. 1, Daddell Street.

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1913,

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

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TO. 2 STEWART TERRACE, Narnished and newly dons up.

Apply

H. H. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building. Hongkong, 2011 January, 1915,

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TO LET-FURNISHED.

BF From 1st May next.

DISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, TH 12

For further particulars, apply to

DE PALMER & TURNER

Alexandra Building 3rd Floor. (520

Hongkong, 30th January, 1915,

PREMATURE.CONCLUBION OF PEACE.:

Thero being no snow on the ground, no sleighs were available, and a great scramble followed for the country carri- ages in waiting. The drivers repudiated Delegate Milukoff asked whether there the crowns paid for the sleighs, and was any danger of a premature conelu- demanded large sums for the conveyance ejon of peace, and strongly emphasized of baggage Two motors turned up in that a positive answer would serve to the course of the morning, and were bring general tranquillity M. Sazanoff engaged at fancy prices. The 21 hours answered: I can assure you that the drive by carriage, in the perishing cold, Government will strictly observe the was a considerablo trial for a strong Imperial Manifesto.

man, and was very hard on the women Lelegate Minkoff said has the Imperial travellers, of whom there were many.

Manifesto only spoke of expelling the Another scramble for sleeping accomm enemy from our territory. M. Sazanoff dation ensued at Tornea, and many had replied: Russia is bound by her agree to go without. Those who left their ment with the other Allies, and the words baggage to follow had to wait at Tornea of the Imperial Manifesto cannot be to see it through the Russian Custom, understood to be so limited.".

thereby missing the train that left at

BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

DONATIONS FROM HONGKONG.

to

5 p.m. A PIECE OF LUCK.

The writer was one of the lucky ones and got away the same evening (December 18th). The train was due at Petrograd at 10 p.m. on the following night, but was The following donations have been sent December 15th. Thus the total time from four hours late, arriving at 3 a.m. on

home to Lady Lugard for the Belgian London to Petrograd was 8 days 9 hours, Reliof Fund

of which one day was lost waiting for ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS, i?eter wen

£dd baggage at Stockholms regards the EVERY CONVENIENT OFFICES Mr. Hb Tung.....

1000 of latter part of the journey, both the and ROOMS, Including a Fins Commodions | Collected at a ladies' bridge

Swedish and Russian railways ought to

Apply

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914,

TO LET.

SECRETARY tournament at Kingsclere $100 14 13 0 provide, restaurant cars, while the Swedes

SM Henry May

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200 certainly ought to remedy the scandalous state of affairs between Karungi and €138 13 0 Tornca. The employment of motors for

taken. It should not be forgotten that ten years ago Yuan Shih-kai memorial- ised the Manchu Government in favour of an alliance with Japan. Is so favour- able an opportunity as the present likely to occur within any foreseeable time for laying deep the foundation of so desirable an allianos? Once formed, such allianes might easily become the pivot of a noble quadruple entente between the two pairs of friends, Great Britain and Japan on 6100, America and China on the other band of amity encircling the globe and embracing nearly half the human. race,"

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

CORPS ORDERS ET MAJOR D. HACDONALD.

-MUSKETAK, 1-Trained men and Recruits of the Corps who have not Fred Part 1 of the Muskotry Course must do so on Satur day, 13th nat, at 2.50 p.m., oron Sun- Blembers day, 14th inst., at 9.30 am, must attend punctually at the times stated. Any man arriving lato will not be allowed to fire. Officer on duty in the Butts, Saturday, 13th inst., Lieut. Itode. Officer on duty in the Butta, Sunday, 14th inst., 2nd Lieut. Cunning ham. An Officer of the Scout Com pany will attend to take charge of the tiring point each day and N.C.Os. of each unit firing will be present to 25- sist the Instructor Field glasses should be carried by every man possess ing them.

2. No. 1764 Pte. WJ. Hill from H.K.V.R. -Engineer Co., dated 8th February, 1915,

FIELD DAY 7TH FEBRUARY 1915. 3,--0 Cs. Companies and Sections are re, quested to send to the Orderly Room as soon as possible a list of the members of their units who were not on parade and the reasons for their absence.

4 The N.C.03. drill today will he at Headquarters, instead of on the Cricket Ground

Parades for today (Tuesday). 5.15 p.m. Nos. I and 2 Sections Artil

lery and Left Soetion M,G. Co. 10 pdr. drill at Headquarters, Remainder, Bayonet fighting under Co.

Commanders on Cricko, Ground,

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5.--Orderly Officer: Lieut. Kennet

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G. E. STWANT, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.0.

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