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

SHANGHAI TRADE.

Messrs. Noel, Muerny & Co.'s report of the Piece Goods Trade says:-

NEW DECREE OF BERLIN.

FULL TEXT OF GERMAN MEMORANDUM.

NEUTRALS AND BLOCKADE,

The discussions over the demands of Japan promise to be protracted, and busy The following is the full text of the Europe, the money-finder, appears to be able to spare time to record her dis Memorandum of the torman Govern approval of the game that is being played the measures taken by England in viola. ment concerning tho retaliation against which in turn has encouraged Chination of international law to stop neutral put on a bolder front. Moreover, the sea commerce with Germany merchant classes are aroused, and are Since the beginning of the present war reminding their neighbours across the Great Britain has carried on a mercantile Yellow Sea that they have a stronger warfare against Germany in a way that weapon than a rifle, which is spolt defies all the principles of international boycott, and has been known to inflict law. It is true that the British Govern- nasty wounds on former occasions; but ment has announced in a number of Osina's strong President says:-" Put decrees the London Declaration concorn- away for the time being, things will be ing naval warfare to be binding to ite: brighter bye and by, so we must still wait naval forces, but in reality he has and sec.

renounced the Declaration in its most Cotton. A rather easier price was wired important particulars, although her own from Liverpool two days age for Spet delegates at the London Conference of Mids, via, 4.91d,, but Bengals were up to sions to be valid as international law. naval warfare had recognized its conclu 3.78d. and Egyptians not quoted. On the The British have put a number of articles other hand, to-day's rates from New York in the list of contraband which are not are stronger, 8.70 cents for May and 0.19 or at most, only indirectly, useful for for October, so the situation is still o firmi military purposes, and therefore, accord- one. A second cargo of cotton destined ing to the Loudon Declaration as well as for Germany is in distress, a somewhat according to the universally recognized bold attempt to send through a parcel on rules of international law, may not b the Dacia, German ship transferred to designated as contraband. the American flag since the outbreak of further actually abolished the distinction Sho bias. war, having been scized and taken into between absolute and relative contralan.! Brost by the French,

inasmuch as she has subjected to capture intended for Germany without any all articles of relative continban l reference to the harbour in which they nee to be unloaded or to the hostile or peace ful use to which they are to be put Sho does not even hesitate to violate the Paris Declaration, as her naval forces have seized on neutral ships German property that was not contraband. In violation of her own decrees concerning the London Declaration she has further, through her naval forces, taken from neutral ships numerous Germans liable to military service, and she has made of them prisoners of war.

Home Markets-Mail papers ure mor hopeful in tone regarding the Lancashire outlook, and the up-to-the-moment situa tion seems to be a strong one. Of course, with the depletion of skilled labour, mille will not be able to run at full bore, neither will orders necessitato their doing so, but the great desire is to keep hands employed and the factories going There seems to be an attempt being made, on the part of makers, to get back some of the money lost through the baste shown in the autumn to get orders on the books at almost any price, and this strengthens the position, Dyed goods are difficult to negotiate; just what was feared by Shang hai regarding the future of the dyeing industry appears to have come about, and the value of a dyed article is now governed by the cost of the dye, not by the cost of the cloth; this is spite of the ruled tem pers of the dyers when the subject was touched upon by us in September Inst! Homs papers give details of the modified, Government-aided, dye works scheme, which it is perhaps unnecessary to tears duce here; suffice it to say, it is a live movement and will stortle he floated successfully. It is remarkable that India is placing good orders with Manchester, thereby adding firmness to the market,

The export figures for February from the United Kingdom are now available and show an increase of 10 million yards over January.

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Corgo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURHAN (Notel), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH_d OAPE TOWN with tranetiprcent at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINF.

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declared the entire North Sca to be an area of war, and if she had not mado impossible the passage of neutral ship hing through the sea between Scotland difficult and dangerous that she has to and Norway, she has rendered it so (word missing) a blockade of neutral coasts and neutral ports, in violation of all international laws,

All these incasures have the obvious purpose, through the illegal paralysation of legitimate neutral measures, not only to strike at the German military strength, but also at the economic life of Germany, and finally, through starvation, doom the entire population of Germay to destrne- tion. The neutral Powers have geacefully acquiesced in the steps taken by the have not succeeded in inducing the British British Government. Especially they Government to restore the German indi viduals and property seized in violation of international law In certain direc- tions they have also aided the British measure which are irreconcilable with the freedom of the sea in that they hav obviously under the pressure of England, hindered by export and transit embargoes the transit of wares for pea

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in Germany. The German Government has in vain called the attention of neutral MARSEILLES & LONDON ... " CITY OF CORINTH Powers to the fact that it must face the question of whether it can any longer percevere in its hitherto strict observanco of the rules of the London Declaration: if Great Britain wore to continue its course and the neutral Powers to continue to acquieses in these violations of neutrality to the detrimait of Germany. Great Britain pleads the vital interests For hor violations of international law which the British Empire has at stake, and the neutral Powers seem to satisfy themselves with theoretical protests. Therefore, in fact, they nocept the vital interests of belligerents as sufficient exeus, for every method of warfare.

Local Market The inactivity noted in our last continues, and is partly due 10 the fact that all the dealers are not yet back at work, the tightness of money, un easy reports of disturbances in the interior and the Japanese situation, although the last-named cause should be groundless, owing to the improved economic condi Germany must now appeal to the same. tions in Japan, which should prove a vital interests. To its regret it therefore diversion from political topics. Yet the sew itself forced to military measures importers are impatiently pawing the aimed at England in retaliation against ground, because of the want of life in the the English procedure. Just as England market. There has been a good clearance, has designated the area between Scolland and amongst other things it may be noted, and Norway 28 an area of war, so Gor: that the Customs, steamer people, and many now declares all the water's Insurance Companies have been surprised surrounding Great Britain and Ireland, to see the unusual and generally consider including the entire English Channel, as ed mug's game being played, of shipping the shipping of the enemy. For this pur an arce of war, thus proccoding against coals to Newcastle, but in this case there pose, beginning from February 18th, 1916, has been a considerable efflux of the inov-it will endeavour to destroy every enemy able stock of woollen goods, that have been merchant ship that is found in this area figuring in stock lists for so long, and the of war without its always being pribl. deators are beginning to realise the fast to avert the peril that this threatens that they are being shipped back to and cargoes. Neutrals are therefore Europe, It is somewhat extraordinary warned against further entrusting crews that Russia declined to relieve this and passengers and wares to such ships. market, as in the wearing out war that Their attention is also called to the fact 16 being waged clothes of any colour can that it is advisable for their ships to be made to do, so long as they are warm avoid entering this area, for even though and fairly rain-proof, yet agent after the German naval forces have instructions agent inspected and passed our stocks to avoid violence to neutral ships in 20 over. For summer use in the field and far as they are recognizable, in view of trench, however, local mills as well as the misuse of neutral flags ordered by the Japaness are executing some useful orders, tingencies of naval warfare,

British Government and the CON- and these could be increased were the mills becoming victims of at equipped with spindles and looms for directed against enemy ships making ducks, etc., from doubled and not always be userted. At the same time trebled yarn. Accordingly, there is a good it is especially noted that shipping aorth feeling regarding the prospects of the of the Shetland Islands, in the eastern local spinning industry and the shares of area of the North Sea, and in a strip all the Companies are moving upwards of a least 30 cea miles in width along the

Netherland coasts is not in peril.

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Finance The highest figured seen no far have to be recorded this week. There

The German Government gives such are Tls, 69,209,000 and dollars 20,810,000 early notice of these measures that hosts a in all the Banks, of which Tls. 16,850,000 28 well as neutral ships may have time to and 82,100,000 belong to the native institu adopt their plans accordingly, Germany tions. Chup loans Tis. 1,057,000 as before expects that the neutral Powers will show Yarn. There has been a falling away in interests of Germany than for thes of no less consideration for the vital. demand for Indian, and the Japanese have England, and will aid in keeping their not sold so much this week, while local citizens and the property of the latter mills sales are confined to 500 bales by from this area. This is the more to be tho Boey Chee Company.

expected, as it must be to the interests of the neutral Powers to see this destructive. war end as soon as possible. Eerlin, February 4th, 1915.

Lauterbach, Navigating Lieutenant of the Emden, previously Captain of the Kraatke, has escaped from Singapore, A message dated Amsterdam, January probably to Java or Sumatra, with the coth, says: The German armourat. aid of 3500 sent him by & sympathizer cruiser Derffinger one of the ships. in Tientsin. A further like amount was curaged in the raiding squadron engaged sent through a certain Tiental Con- and beaten by Admiral Bealty in the sulate by telegraphic transfer to Sings North Sos, is undergoing repais at pore,"

and a reply to the wire was Hamburg. The report that she was seri received in Tientsif at the Consulate in ously damaged in the engagement is question reading

confirmed. Over 200 wounded bluejackets from the North Sea fight traversed Ham- burg The German cruisers Seydlitz and olike are lying at Cuxhaven in greatly damaged condition,

Hongkong, 13th March, 1015.

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