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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 13ra, 1915.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS HONGKONG MARKET REPORT. THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE

AND SHIPBUILDERS.

ANNUAL MEETING. The 24th annual general meeting of the Institution of Engines and Ship builders, Hongkong, was held at the Institution layt evening, Mr. H. T. Richardson presiding over a good attend ance of members.

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Mecer, S. D. Setna & Co. of Hongkong in their fortnightly report covering the period from 28th February to 11th March supply the following information.

PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT WILSON BLAMES REPUBLICANS.

the

Harrison of Governor-General Philippines has transmitted from Bagrio received from the President of the United to Manila last week the following cable States regarding the failure of passago of the Jones Bill

Harrison, Baguio,

BENGAL. Orrest-Market extremely quiet, about 9 chest of Patna New, & chests of with no sales. Clearances are reported of Patna Old, 2 chests of Betares New in all about 17 chests. Unsold Stocks 84 chests of Patnit New, 29 chests of Patun Old, 120(edit h chests of Benares New and 114 chests Old- in all about 847 chests. Seld hat Uncleared Stock10 chests of Patna New, 64 chests of Patua Old, 16 chests of Jenares New and 33 chests of Beadres Old-in all about 148 chests Deported closing quotations (per chest) Patna New, $0,395; Patna Old, 0,200 Bonares, $0,050; Benares Old $8,050

MALWA OPICM-No sales are reported in the market. Clearances are reported of about 30 chests. Unsold stock is estimated at about 6561/chests. Soll but inciered stuck is reckoned at about 128 chests,

Malwa 99,100 to $9,200 Reported closing quotations (por seul) are

The annual report of the Com mittee of Management for the year ending 31st December, 1914, showed that the total number of members at that date was

fol lowe-Honorary, D; Ordinary, 145; Asso- einte, 29; Visiting A, 38; Visiting B," ; total, #74. This included 34 members on the absent list, and others exempt from paying subscriptions through being disengaged. During the year 16 members resigned, bi new men- The loss of two membra, viz. Lieut. J. hrs were diccted, and 34 were written off. Watson, who lost his life when the boukir was torpedoed in b Worth Sea, and Mr. J. M. McLean, of the Monteagle, who was a pase uger on the Empress of Ireland, which was lost at the entrance tay the St. Lawrence, was regretted. Fire had been a serious falling off in member ship with a corresponding dimidation of inconte, due to writing off all enemy men- bera. The profit for the year anouated CONCERNING ANOTHER ENAMEL to $576.18 but income on the who haded of acent 1,150 bales which are for imme declined by $1,281.52, compared with 1913. On the other hand expenditure had de clined $1,136.22. The amount written. off as bad debts was $350.80, of which $343.81 was due by enemy members, Ap- preciation was expressed of the good work done by the Secretary and Manager, Mr. John S. Chapman.

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COTTON.--Salen. Unsold stock is estimated at about 2,000 packages. Closing reported quotations (per picul) $20 to $32

INDIAN YARN,-During the past fortnight under vier our market owing to the slack nos of demand from the interior, coupled with the advance in to rate of exchange raled rather weak with sales at $1/2 lower than the last quoted rates. Sales are report dinto requirements only.

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The Secretary of War has already told you of the impossibility of passing tho Philippine Bill at the session of Congress PURVEYORS just closed. It was constantly pressed by the administration, loyally supported by the full force of the party, and will be pressed to passago when the next Congress meets in December. It failed only because blocked by the rules of the Senate us employed by the Republican leaders, who were opposed to the legislation and who would yield only if wh withdrew the FRANCO-AMERICAN assurance of ultimate independence con tained in the preamble that we would

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The Bill will have my support until it EDGAR'S paseca, and I have no doubt of its passage

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MARROWFAT PEAS.

FRUITS IN TINS AND BOTTLES.

TINNED MEATS.

the next session of Congress. Please express to the people of the Philippine Islands my deep and abiding interest in their welfare and my purpose to serve CHIVERS' them in every possible way. In this I am expressing the spirit and purpose of the majority of the Congress and of the whole Government of the United States. LIBBY'S

Plesso accept my rangratulations upon the success of your administration and my The sales comprised about 850 hales of earnest assurance of belief in a happy and No. 108; 130 bales of No. 12, and 160 bales prosperous future for the Islands The of No. 20s. Unsold stock is estimated at about people of the Islands have already proved 45,000 bales, Suld but nucleared stock their quality, and in nothing more than about 23,000 bales,

in the patience and self-control they have

admirable course of action will undoubt- manifested in waiting for the fulfilment of our promises. Continuance in that

edly assure the result we all desire.

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about 500 bales of No. 20s. at $108/120 per JAPANESE YARN-Sales are reported of

at

SUNDRY ARTICLza-Market ruled steady, In Imports sales are reported of Angoor at $19/20 (per pizul), Apricots at 820/22 (per picul), Aventuring Stuo at $215 (per catty), Borgar Stone $200 (per catty), Borax at $24, (per picul); Gum Olibamun at $16/20 (per pieul), at $3 (per picul), Bombay Onions at $2 Kismiss at $21/23 (per picul}, Myrambollams

(per basket), Oaplate (Putchuck) at $125 (per picul), and Fennel Seeds at $11 (per pioul). In Exports purchases are reported in Groen Beans et 85/53 (per peul), Cardomum Seeds at 228/31 (per pienl), Cassin at $11/12 (per picu), Broken Cassio ut $84/0 (per picul), Fire-crackers, at 881 (per case), Galangal at $8) (per pical). Dry Ginger at $12) (per plent), Munset at $10 (per picul), Preserves at $4/01 (per Fox) and Zedoary at $17/18 (per pic)

The report and statement of accounts were passed on the motion of the Chabale MAN, secondled by Mr. FROST.

The CHAMAAN then proposed that Pro- fessor Middleton Smith be elected Presi dent of the Institution for the ensuing year. He was sure that the Institution could not get a better man to fill the post. Professor Smith had been a member of the Institution for some yers, and had while he was cortainly the leading engi always taken a great interest in its work, nor in Hongkong, talented a

Mr. McCUBIN seconded, and the pro- position was unanimously carried.

Professor MIDDLETON SMITH thanked the members for the honour they had corded him, and assured them that he would do his utmost for the Institution He knew that he had a very difficult tasks in following a man like Captain Roome but he would do his best. He spoke of the gratification he and the members must Apply to the Manufacturers for feel that at last engineer officers in the Royal Navy had been granted exccutive rank. The Royal Engineers had long been recognised by the Army right throughout as the pick of the Service, but it had taken the British public, or else "My Lords at the Admiralty long time to discover, that if they wanted to have their ships run properly they must have full confidenes in their engineers Refer- hh ring to the status of the merchant marine distributed the awards to successful

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of the men who have arrived home from Writing to the Japan Chronicle of same

the Far East to enlist, Mr. G. J. Molhuish (of Dodwell & Co., Ltd.) says that Willie Fraser (son of the late Mr. J. Fraser, of Vestama, has obtained a commission | England, France and America. the Ride Brigade, 10th battalion, and his brother Hugh, who was in the H.A.C. has got a commission in the same brigade with his brother Ralph Carlill has a commission in the Bicycle Company of the West Kents Jack Melhuish has joined the Public School Battalion of the Naval Division, and at time of writing was training with the Division at the Crystal Palace, “This war,” Mr. Melhuish con- tinues, washes up a lot of old friends.

When I got home last evening I found

Tommy waiting for me. He turned out to be Wilkinson (I forget his initials)

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leave, when he enlisted in the Worcester shire Regiment. Another Eastern warrior stepped into our office yesterday, E. S. Lawrence, formerly of our Shanghai office, a great jockey in that port. He is an officer in the Westminster Dragoons,

Cavalry man. About Archie Miller you have heard from his father, I believe. He has had a number of hairbreadth escapes, and was in the celebrated charge of his regiment, the 1st battalion London Scot

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ought to be, and be sincerely hoped that now that the Admiralty bad recognised Admiral Jerram, the Straits Times the claims of the Engineers in the Royal report saya, quickly became on very good Navy attention would be turned to the terms with his audience. He told them engineers of the merchant marine and | sinid laughter how në came to bo let in that they would be well looked after for this thing. As a matter of fact, he (Applause) Vice-Presidents, Messra A. D. Macdonald and J. Fasse; Committee of Management

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The CHAIRMAN also announced that it was intended to present Engineer Captain Roome with an illuminated Address, and Captain Boome had notified his willing news to necept it. Captain Hoone had done a wonderful amount for the Institu- tion, and deserved the thanks of every member. (Applause) The Chairman also stated that they had already contri, bated $1,205 (in monthly subscriptions of 245) and 8106 in single subscriptions to the Prince of Wales land, together with 842 to the Tobaxo Fund. together with Hearty thanks were acccrded to the officers and Committee for their excellent work, and to the Chairman for presiding

SHIPBUILDING IN SPAIN. AGREEMENT WITH BRITISH Frams.

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Mr. C. J. F. Lucas, son of the late Mr. H. Lucas, of Kobe (and brother-in-law of Mr. G. W. Barton, of Hongkong), is pro ceeding Home by the NYK. Michima

aru, to enlist in Lord Kitchener's army,}} having been recommended for a commis sion. A number of friends assembled in the Kobe Gymnasium recently, when Bishop Foss presented him with a draft. subscribed by a number of friends, with which to purchase a pair of field-glasses. - Another Tesälent leaving Kobe to join the. army is Mr. H. 1. Kendall, of the P. & 0.

getting to windward of a poor simple Bailor. When he was first asked to come and distribute their prizes he had an idea of a small schoolroom with some two score scholars or so. Then he began to hear something about the Victoria Theatre but, anyway, his promisa had been given and so, as he had not prepared any speech, he would start by giving them an example of how to succeed. The most popular head master Rugby ever had, Dr. Arundel, once said, always be trying to succccd but never believe that you havo succoded" and that was what he would like the boys of St. Andrew's School to do. Their object was to succed, the object of their masters to make mon of them, and he would like them to endeav our to their utmost to do everything well To succeed it was not necessary to step over other people, as some would have Success could be obtained in a friendly Co manner without trampling over others. by sticking at it. No one could do every- thing well by applying themselves in their particular line Thore was anothe point which he considered most important and which he would like to bring to their Somo of them; he thought, di.l not take enough exercise. It was not enough to take a motor car ride round the padang in the evening. Exorcise was fine thing, real physical exercise, for the finer the body was the better the brain worked They required a sharp spell of physical exercise cach day, for it, would harden them and make them self-reliant There was a time when profesors rgar ed time so apent as being wasted, but now they knew that it was not and that students were all the better for that exer cise. In their games they would learn to pull together and play for their side,

notice.

Shipbuilding yards for merchant Vessels are now being built at Bilbao by the Spanish Naval Construction Con- pany, in which the three British firms of Bir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. (Limited), John Brown & Co. (Limited), and Vickers (Limited) are interested, Forty per coat, of the capital of the com- pany is owned by these three firms and not for themselves. He knew that in

W per cent. by Spanish shareholders England they seemed to make too much

of all this, but, nevertheless, they seemed

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The following will represent C.S. Club on Hongkong ground at 2 p.m. to-day:- E. E O. Bird. (Captain), Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, L. C. Witchell, E. W. Dawson, C. J. Tacchi, F, W. Wood, P. T. Lamble, G. R. Sayer, C. D. Martyn, W. Hill, W. Dearne Umpire, W. H. Woolley Scorer, R. B. Allan,

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For the past five years the Naval Con- struction Company has been doing Gov- to come out on top all right when the

In view of their persistent lack ernment work at the arsenals at Ferrol time came. The events of the past fort- and Cartagena, but the new scheme is nightor three weeks would show that there success lately, the Club cannot reasonably entirely a private enterprise. Among the was some vigour in the nation. The first merchant ships to be built will ba women and children, in fact, everybody, be expected to look forward with any 20 liners for the Transatlantic Company had kept their heads and pulled together great degree of confidence to the result of of Spain. These vessels are to be rather and the result was there had been no the encounter with a artillery this larger than the fine liners Infanta Tebet panic and they had come out of a trying

The afternoon, to decide which of the two de Bourbon and the Reina Victoriame in a very creditable manner. Eugenin, each of about 10,000 tons, which Admiral, in a few well-chose words, tears shall oppose the Royal Engineers in were recently built in this country for stirred the boys' seces of loyalty He the inal for the Challenge Shield. How- the line.

urged them never to forget the country, ever, knock-out matches are frequently. if not of their birth thon of tour adoption, productive of surprises, and the Claimea and told them he asked not only for hope to surprise their opponents. passive loyalty but active loyalty Ho The game will be played on the Club wanted them to think of England as the ground, and the teams will boo which occurred on February 4th, anns an

would think of their mother, If you Hongkong:R. C. Barlow; A Hamil Eye-witness present with General Head hear anything disparaging against your quarters. One of our machines endeav

Stewart, and M. L. Railton GA Robin- oured to engage two hostile aeroplanes. country, resent it immediately as you ton and J. fcCubbin, F. F. Long, J. wouldresent anything against your which thereupon turned towards Lome mother. Remember that Then in conson P. Tod, J. Stalker, W. Y. Fennell, They descended to their own lines; butelusion the Admiral pat the seat upon bis and W. B. Rigden

RGA+Moore; Caple and McCubbin their pursuer, determined not to be quickly won popularity by peking te baulked of his prey, though they bad school managers to grant a holiday Ballant, Pescock, and Lovelock Draper, reached their aerodrome threw two way of celebrating the occasion, his Shakespear, Lieut. Roapell, Swan, and bombs on them then fred 30 rounds at request being greeted with most hearty Harper them, and flew away.

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