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Cutler Falmer &&

the Wine Merchany of the last

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

"SQUARE BOTTLE"

WHISKY. UNVARIED FOR OVER 150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN

1745.

BEWARE OF

IMITATIONS

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG

THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 3013, 1915.

FOOD PRICES IN HONGKONG,

(As fixed by Proclamation dated March 19th, 1915.).

osrambula marevas

Ning Mong-Lewone, Chinoso

Huu Kam San Lingon-Lemon,

American

Lai Chi Kon-Lichess, dried Orange (Canton)ñe

Chang-Oranges, Supet

AMUNAL

WEATHER REPORT.

SHANGHAI AND THE OPIUM IMPROVEMENT OF LONDO

QUESTION.

BELT OF ROADS AND GALDE

CITIES.

MEETING,

On the 99th at 11.15 am,-The anti- eyelone has passed into the Pealfio and a fresh DISCUSSION AT THE RATEPAYERS Anti-byclone has developed over N. Chins. Pressure has consequently lacrossed quickly over the latter ares, and decreased star 8. Japan and the Loochoos; changes ekewhere. aro slight.

Under the direction of the Lo At the annual meeting of ratepayers at

Society a development plan, affei recognized by the Board of Trade and Moderato monsoon will prevail over the hanghai last week, Mr. E. C. l'eareo, ChairLocal Government Board, upon w man of the Municipal Council, when referring London and Greater London, is he may be based the future improvemen

northern part of the China Sea,

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours'suding at ƒ totheopiumquestion iu reviewing the works of drawn up, by a body of architects.

FRUITS

Hang Yan Almondob. 85. Hum Chan Ping Ko-Apples,

Califorina

Stong Beung Tri-Bananas

SCHEDULE OF MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES.

Young 1.

brides, Macdo meu granitize

Ye Ter--Cocoanat

(a.)—First Grade.

per bag of 501ks .......................... 84.50

per bes

P... 0.10

lb 14

Becond Grođe.

per bag of 50lbs.

4.00

per lb...

0.08

er S Li-Pedro Canten "sword

10 am, to-day, 0.02 inches.

(c.) Third Grade.

Fa Shang-Peanute

per bag of 50lbs. per lb.

3.50

0.07

Hung Toi-Persimmons large- Tai Tel-Plantains

2-Tinned Milk:-

(a.)-Sweetoned Condensed Milk,

per lib. tin

0.95

Chim Lo Luk Tau-Pomelo, Siam 20 San Hop Te-Walnute, Fresh 15 16 Pó Tai Ts2-Grapes

y 30

(b.)-Unsweetened Condensed Milk,

per l'h. tindre. (0.)-Sterized Milk, por tim (180.) (8.)-

par 1 tre ti (c.)-Eagle Brand, per 1b, tin (f)-Skimmed Milk, por II tin...

0.38 UMY

0.25 0.88

0.39

0.20

S.--Sugar:

Cube (in lb. tius), per tin...

1.15

Refined Crystallized, por Ib.....

0,14

Granulated, per lb.

0.14

Soft, No. 1 quality, per lb.

» No. 2

4-Frozen Meat:-

LAKE CRAWFORD & CO.

and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS.

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TEGETABLES, COPI

Ya Chi Chor-Artichokso... ib. 8 Ngi Ted-Reana Spronta a Tau Kok Long à 10 Hung Ta'oi Tau-Beetroot asch 6 Fo Kwa Bitter Squash..... 8 Teing Ke-Brinjale Green. Yuen Ke

Red

***

Kai Trol-Cabbage Chinese 16, 10 Shai Rai Te'oi, Shanghai, 24. Ken Shun-Care Shoots........

0,11 Troi E

0.18 0.19

aka d

The Dairy Farm prices of frozen food and other stores as printed in the Dairy Farm price list amended in red ink dated the 8th day of February, 1816, signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Food Committee, are the maximum retail prices of the articles enumerated in the said list. (Approved copies can be seen either at the Treasury or on the premises of the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, in Wyndham Street.) 5.-Market Produce:

BUTUHAN MEAT.

1 FI-Cauliflower... each Tai Ye Ta'ol FB- Large Size Chung Te Ta'oi Fa-Caulifower

Med, Sito

FORECAST

The forent for the 24 hours ending at zoos to-day is as follows

DISTRICT, Hongkong & Neighbourhood Formosa Channel

[N.E. winde, #irong.

South coast of Ohins between The same as Hongkong and Lamcoks.1 No. 1. South coast of China botusan (The Hongkong and Haidan..... {

No. 1.

E. & N.E. winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy generally, probably rome rain.

COAST METEOROLOGICAL

CHINA

Kam Fain-Carrots.

Ib G

Toug Ken Te'o-Celery, Chiza

THE

Kron Lat Chi-Chiller, Dried 20 Hung Fa Telu-Chilies, Bedr Day Ching Lat Tai-Chilies, Green

Keb

Lá Te'oi Liu-Curry Stud Engleha Ching Ka-Cucumbers.... sach 2 Shuen Tau-Garlic....

291 MARCH, 1915, am.

lb 8

Station.

TerKeung-Ginger, young

Le Keung-Ginger, old

Lik KaL-Horze Radish, S'ba... 12

Sub Mai-Indian

Young Ebang

Ma TaiWater Chestnute,

Common

Kwei Lam Ma Tai- Water

Shang Th6 Ku-Hashrooms,

fresh

Ma ka-Okces

Wind

Rea Levet

Hour,

Baromater

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction

Weather,

Force.

Visdvostook... 7.30.09 22

630.08

Nemuro

NNE 1

PRINCE OF WALES'

FUND.

each--

Cti.

ਸ਼ਸ਼ੀ

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

Me Lung 11-Eco,cha Jb. 19

and prive out

Fakodate {

" 30.03

NAD

21 21

Tokio

Ham Ngau Yok-Corned Beet

BA Young Teang Tau-Onions

* 30.08

Shio Ngen Yok-Roast Beef,

Bombay »

Koolitan

- 30.05-

Nagasaki

$9.99

WE -#

GOOD FRIDAY,

14 Ngan Nen-Broast of Beat

Tong Tok Beef for soup

AP14 Ngan Yok Ps-Beef Steak

-15 20

hing Trung-Onione Green Shanghai Teung Tau-Caloos,

Oshima

Kagoshima... 30.04***

.:སྐྱ

30.06

AT 9.15 P.M.

Shanghai Mens N F Young Yven St-Parsley, Eng

OX Yet Fon Shu Trai-Potatoes, HOME O Min shu Taal-Potatoes,

Teal-Potatoes,

Nahs NNETTY

3007

Labi'juna

» 30.01)-

Basin La...

→ 30.18-

Chefoo

Weikalwai ...

30.31 33

American

Fan Bhu-Potatos,

Sweet

Kinking

Tung Kwa-Pompkin

Shanghai.....

Changaha ******}

30.38 37

Tau-Sballot...

Glát ar

130.31-30

NNW 2 be

Bharp Peak... 7. 30.16 55

ESE

Amey

6 30.01 6094

Swatow

Talhokn........

Talohu

Tainan T

109.94

Pescadores

29.99

730:03

SPOHR'S

"LAST JUDGMENT.”

YOKOHAMA.

BLUFF HOTEL.

No. 2 BLUFF.

HEALTHY LOCATION

BEAUTIFUL VIEW.

AND

BKOELLÉNT CUISINE AND HOME

ONE

COMFORT.

MODERATE TERMS.

FOR SALE.

404 Ngau Lao-Beef Steak, Birloin lb. 20 04 Ngna Yok Ch'ong-Bastoges i. 24

Ngau No Hallock's Braits

dot 10 #4 Ngau Le-Bullock's Tongue,

Freaks

ach GO Hey Him gau Le- comed 21 00 Ngau Tau-Bullock's Head... $1 Egan

Heart.., lb, 14 #4 Bim Ngan Bir-Peet Hump,

*-rk-4th----་་་བ་ད-་མ 20 Kök-Bullock's Fesi... esch 11 Ta-Buller's Kidney. Ngau Me Bullock's Tail... Ngan Kon-Bullock's Liver...lb. 18 Ngan T-Bullock's Tripe, undressed"

talt

NPT Ngau Teaf Tan Kök-Calvo's Head and Foot

BOL Pa Ke Bhau

BEM Bug Lo Pak Teal Badish... @MAZ Kon

a Tuʻoi-Spinach

Fenke-Tomatoes

Ft Tau-Taros.

Six Lo

set $1.

Yong Pal Kwat-Mutton Chop fb. 25 Yong PoLeg of Matton...... Yong Shan Matton Shoulder

Yong On Yuk Saddle...... Chainga

Ctu Bok-Piga

Wolper set 24 Feet

HET Cha

Cha Sam Pig Hobet

Bach 11

Cha It-Pig's Kidney

...ench 18

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Chu Fei-Pork Ler

Chi Psi Kwat-Pork Chop...

NE STOCK ANCHOR, about 5 tons and 160 FATHOMS of 23 inch CHAIN with Shackles Complete. Condition good as new,

Apply

Chu Kon-Pig Liver. Ib. 28

Chu Yan-Pork Fat or Lard

Tau-Sheep'sHandleet set 85 Yong Yong Sat-Sheep's Heart each 8

1 Yong In-Sheep's Kidnoga... each 18 Thug Ron-Sheep's Liver 1. 25 Taai-Smoking Piga (to

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order)

EPIDE 22 MA Shang Ngau. Yan-Boof Sust

Chang Yong Yau-Mutton Sust 28 Diệp Ngon Tes: InkTeal

多谢

ILOILO PILOTS ASSOCIATION, Iloilo, P.I. Hongkong, 6th March, 1915.

FOR SALE.

REAT VARIETIES OF

GRE

PICTORIAL WAR POST

CARDS.

GRACA & CO..

CAINE ROAD, No. 11A. Hongkong, 17th March, 1915.

NEW

CARTRIDGES.

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English Manufacturera.

BY Lores and Sizes.

SMOKELESS POWDER and' CHILLED SBOT. From No. 10 to SSSG. at $5, $7 and $7.50 per 100, 8FORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1916,

YEW LEE.

193

AH CHEONG AND L. HANSEN.

STEVEDORES,

SHIP-CHANDLERS,

and COMPRADORES,

15, LEE YURY STREET, WEST

Telephone No. 1270.

Hongkong, 27th October, 1814,

Ngov Chai FukCheng-Eaurages 50 Chu Yan-Lard

POULEAT

#Kai Tra-Chicken lb. 35

Sin Kai-Capons ...........................

Ap-Docis. - ziste

Tan Hau-Dores each is Kai Tar-Heu's Eggs cooking doz 20

freeb

lo 42

Kui-Fowl, Canton Hoi Nim Kai-Fowls, Hainan Nga-Geese DINES S

Canton each,

“ė Fak Koz – Pigeons Heikow A Fo Kai Kung-Turkeys, Cock ib.

Fo Kai MoTurkeys, Heu... EaT-Saipe

each 22

Suan Kni-Pheasant

Um Ch'un-Quail

Besuche

Am Cha Bu-Partridge...........

To Tsai-Haze.

Musk Jeer.

Steu

Ap-les!

** Wo Trok-Rico Birds... dos.

FISH

Pin YU-Bream

Du Kai Yi-Barbed

Tam Shou Yu-Canton Ferah

water Fish

Ch k

Fish.......

Man Yu-Codilab

Hai-Crabe

am Mak

DX5 Shuttle Fisk .........

Ta-Dab.....

Wong Nai Lan- Dace ..... BERT ToshDog Fish

Hoi Men-Eels, Conger........ HAM Tom Shai Yu-Eels, Frish

Water ...

✯✯ Woog Si¤-Eela, Yellow

Tin Kai-Frock

Shak PanGaroupa

US Pal Kay It-Gudgeon......... Too Fa Y- Herrings......

A PRwan Kap-Halibut

DA Wa TaLoach............. (Eng U- Lofstere

Moug

₤104

Phi Yo-Mack Tel

git

Fish

Chai

Shang HoUtr

Hau ez Y-Pike

Tate Fe Po Tuz-Plaice

Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton arbles in Various Stades.

Hongkong. 1). «bruary, 1915. -

THEFTHONE 219

Blsck...

Chinese..

Fretaketable Marrow,

Thang Bai Trong Tin.—Weter Cremes và 12

Lien Nga-Lily Root

Tai Shu Tamb..

Cooking Balt, 2 cents per lb. mar

Bankow

Iching a

The prices of provisions imported from Hongkong countries other than China (excepting thosa Gap Rook sbore anumerated) may not be raised more Macao than 15% above the retail prices prevailing Wunhow in the Colony on the 25th July, 1914.. Note-In consideration of the lots sustained Paklapid g

by discount on aubeldiary softage, payment for all articles of food not exceeding 2 value (excepting the articles onnmerated in Clauso 5) shall if made in subsidiary coin be subject to an additional charge of 157.

ECZENA SPREAD FROM HEAD TO FOOT

On Little Boy Six Months Old. Had to Be Wrapped in Bandages. Head Terrible Sight. Ashamed to Take Him Out. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Completely Healed Him.

10, Leonard St... Warrington, Lancs. Eng. When my Uttle hy' was sie months old he had a very bad attack of eczema which spread all over his body from head to foot. He looked such a sight, for he had to be wrapped up In bandages as tite scres used to be wot. The scres cane like pimples which used to burst and some times the pain was so great that it sent him lata con- vulsions. His head was such a terrible sight that I was ashamed to take him out.

years.

Hollow Phulien Cape St. Jamee Toarna... Apar Dagupan

Manila......... Ingaspi ..................... Tacloban .....

Strigao Labuan CITE

19.91 72

29.87 72 88

29.94 7004 29:93, 79 80 NNA 29.92 75 129.69'77 86 129.89'77 96

JONNHONOMO |

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director,

By their

the Council said the Council's intentions with schepto includes the making of arter regard to the vexed question of opium were roads and town planning. at least upon a business basis.

Lord Plymouth, on behalf of the Long recommendation the last shop would cease to Society, has issued an appeal for ful soll in March, 1917. To the extinction enthus committee of guidance has been con to help on the work, and a stro asts the Council said :--"We are as carnest us tuted as followa:-Sir Aston Webb, R. you are in our desire to see the end of opium Chairman; Mr. Carmichael Thomas,

Raymond Unwin, and Professor Adshe consumption in China, but we are not going N.W. Section; Mr. Arthur Crow, N to be led by enthusiasm into committing an Section; Mr. W. R. Davido, & injustice. With regard to what had been Section; Mr. David Barclay Niven, published in regard to the British Govern- Section: Mr. H. V. Lanchester, S. ment's attitude towards the opium question in Section. Shanghai, the speaker should state that

As at present proposal, each of His

Majesty's Ministor gave him authority for the statement and was not turn, and auggestions for its treatme

now arterial roads is te studiod aware that it was being made. Since the prepared. These suggestions will munication through His Majesty's Consul other sections and open spaces. Budget was issued, he had received a com discussed by the committee in relation General stating that the stocks of opium in bond would be automatically sealed as soon

Part of the scheme is concerned wi as the last provinces, Kiangai, King the spacos. It is hoped to develop w syste

and town planning and the preservation

Kuangtung, had, under the provisions Opium agreement, been declared free of eal tivation. If they thought of it carefully this meant very little as regarded what they had to decide that afternoon, for it was obvious that if opium was no longer grown in these provinces, and if the stocks of foreign opium were automatically sealed, there would be no opium to sell in the Settlement, and con- sequently there would be no applications for licences; in other words, the opium con- troversy would for them be automatically terminated. They might well wish that it be so.

of roads connecting the garden sabur and open spaces all round London, an so to produce eventually a circular ma system round the metropolis. obstacle which the constant increase garden suburbs will place in the way the construction of the arterial roads recognized, and an effort is being mad to consolidate the work of local author ties in town development with the cong scheme.

GERMAN-MADE NEWS IN

With the completion of the new Count Hall it is hoped to open up a new stat Mr. E. S. Little moved an amendment to a of things on the south side of the rive recommendation submitted to the meeting and to construct in the neighbourhood d on the subject, with the object of securing Southwark, a district of undevelope an earlier clesing of the our shops than possibilities, a thoroughfare at least a that contemplated by the Council. Nr. useful and prosperous as the Strand. Little said that he was on the same treaty is believed that the existence of such footing as the Council; he proposed to close street on the Surrey side, from southwart the pram shops in one year: the Council in west, and coupled with the contemplated two years. The two points he wished to lay improvement of the bridges, would be before ratepayers were (1) the position of the beginning of a change which in it Shanghai and themselves vis-à-vis the count would eventually raise this part of try at larger, and (2) the economie argument London to the level of the importano He thought everyone must admit that and popularity of that across the water. China had shown every evidence of being sincere in her attempt to rid the country of the use of opium. There had heen exceptions here and there, but it seemed to him that the exceptions abundantly proved tho zrála. Recently he made a lengthy journey through the western provinces of China and travelled on foot thousands of milos in provinces more given over to the consumption and growing of opium than any other in China. The testimony of his own eyes and inquiries was that, with one single hexception, he saw no trace of opium being grown, sold or consumed, although he lived in Chinese inns and put his Chinese to try to discover whether it could be bought, sold or consumed. There were no opium dens or shops in the Chinese territory contiguous to Shanghai and there was a remarkable freedom from crime. Inside the Settlement they had a consider able consumption of opium and a great wave of crime over the Settlement for months, if not years, past. In this opium bore its share, He appealed to a sporting community to play the game vis-à-vis of China.

1 BAROMETER, reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the won in nobes, tenths and hundredtke,

#4 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, is degrees Fahrenheit,

3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of anturation, - th bamidity of nir saturated with moisture being 100,

✔ DIBIOTION OF WIND, to two points.

$ Fonon or WIND, nocording to Beaufort Scale.

Mr. Little asserted that the economic argument was entirely in favour of closing the opium shops, and if the time was prolonged the price would be enhaused. It simply meant that still more money would be taken from the population and the purchasing power would be reduced so much more and the money pass into the opium

merchants' banks.

Dr. John F. Hykes seconded.

Mr. G. McIntosh, in support, pointed out that someone had to bear a luss: if the dealers in opium went under then they would know all about it, but if it was a poor consumer then it was no matter at all, the 6 STATE OF WRATHER, b blue sky, e detached consumer was forgotten. It was impossible oload, d drasling rain, t fog, g gloomy, b ha,

to drive sentiment out of the question. lightning, o overcast, y pasang showers, scumai rrain, «know, thunder, vvicihility, w déw (wet).

7 Bar in Inakes, t tenths and hundraðibr.

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

Hongkong Observatory, March 29th,

Previous On DateOn Date

Day at

st 2 pm. 6 6.#.

2 p.

"This lasted for about toro told he would never got better as the eczema had gotten a complete held on his syste

I ris

Barometer Temperature Humiditykse Wind Direction... Force Weather

20.08 30.05

20.11

24 442

East

'SE

East

ง

**started

0,02

.10

I then saw the Cuticura Boap and Cintmen advertised and

gave them

them a trial. After Blx dressings with the Culteurs Soap and Olstment I saw an improvement so I pr Buvered with them. Before I had used the Becond ber of Cutièara Ointment with the Cutleura Scap he was comfiietely cared and he has never had any sign of érzema sličeji (Signed) Alfred Glover, Jan. 21, 1914.

Samples Free by Post

Cuticura Hoap am Cutieurs Ointment wo sold throughout the world. A single set is often suflicient when all disc fälle. Sample Ef each with 32-p. Skin Book free from near- est depot, Address: F. Newbery & Sons, 27. Charterhouse By.. London, or Putter Drug

Chean. Corp.. Boston, C. S. A,

MARTIN'S

[03-10

A LING & CO..

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL QURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

ST RE Photographic Gs of Every Description

in-Stock

pried 2/9 leading

CHEN CHENON REMEDY. NÓ HỎI BẠ THERAPION Cheminis ergas

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NED CO. HAVERSTOCK ROV ZA GRAD, LOV

TAXIN DEPOT 1 17, BUKA

NA CURE BAW TOLL DEPOT), W. BERKHAN STORYOU! ZIRY NEW DRAGER (TAVTALES) FORM OF FAST 30 THE

THERAPION

LASTING CURE. SEE THAT TRADE MANERS WORD "THERAPION IS ON BBIT/GOVT-SZAMŲ ARVELD 35 ALL DEN VIKE FAGAEMOR

A Kai Kung T0--Parrot Fish ...

In Le Peril

Isk Ch'ong-Femiret, White Hak Chong

Ming Ho-Praw

BAR Fni Fatha-KB)......

the Bau Kung-Book 7 ish

Chun Yu-Ros. ....

Ma Yau Yi-Salmon, Canton. tha To bark

Yo State..more... ut Ha-Shrin

Lap Yü-Enapper

ase Tutes Yu-Soles DIY Men M Wan Yi-Tengh

ANZ Tao Háu Yu-Turbot...

Kèn YoTurtles, small,

water!

PAK BU TE White Balt

A ShangYu-filmon, Fresh Water

Thousands a

“Arkin' & Pulle ta mod, forks on the drai sign of any Liangularity of the system W šlímaly does say be administered. Those who, mama khata hugannawud thin, bance haker- Kodels. El Chamits and Shore sal them Karoughout the world by post, tres dies

* MARTIN'S ZE

KDIOL&STEEL

◊

Highest open air Temperature on 28th...65 Lowest open air Temperature on 28th..63.

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,

Frem 30th March to 5th April, 1915.

HIGH WATER

LOW WATER.

wers

Mr. C. W. Rankin said that we sacrificing our honour to protect our finan: ces. How could the traffic be maintained longer !

Mr. Edward Evans said they wore there to do right, not to save the pockets of wealthy opium merchants

NIGERIA.

A RAIN OF LEOPARDS.

correspondent, Southern Nigeria on January 27th writing from says:

German intrigue has been most assiduous, Que little effort of theirs,

even here. translated inte native phraseology, ritus as follows:

"The white men under the earth (i.s., the Germans) are fit to sond plouty ships to f for air over all English country. Each ship it to throw down one tiger for chop every white man, and one gun as 'dash for every black man."

Presumably the object of the latter gifte is to finish off "proper" ang Britisher who might miraculously chance to survive tho rain of leopards!

However foolish such a story may sound to people at home, to inconsiderable toll of fable among them, at a place which I have lives has paid the penalty of this Absurd just visited, two Court mossengers were one rificed to the Great Juju Drum, while their heads, still wearing the uniform cops, were set upon it as a direct challenge to British rule A policeman, bringing down prisoners to headquarters, was done to death by in- describable torture, while the district officer

aly just escaped.

Luckily it has

been possible, by a series of bits of god for. tube, to be at places where danger spots could he reached in time, and there has been blest with a Provincial Commissioner who is no actual trouble here. The province is both strong and straight.

rity indeed, that the reason why the Ger We have just learnt, on very high autho mans left almost everything undamaged in the Cameroons is that a Wolff telegrin was Mr. Brodie Clarke argued that agreements found there by our troops announging- must be kept. There was no sentiment in "Paris taken, Vorsailles in flames." business. The Council had carefully conwhich, and others of a like sort, they Judged From widered the matter and it should be left in that the war would be over in no time, so their hands.

that it was obviously inadvisable to spail public works or valuable ehips.

Mr. E.T. Ezra, as an opium merchant, cor dially supported the Council's decision and explained the situation in detail. In the course of his speech ho said:

I must emphatically contradict Mr. Little when he alleges that vast profits have been made. I know the facts, and can say this is far from the truth. The apparent profits made on opium sold at the recent high prices are

A NEW TYPE OF OIL TANK STEAMER.

Presiding at the annual meeting at Glas- more than counterbalanced by the losses gow of the British Corporation for the nade on that sold at the very low Survey and Registry of British Shipping, prices prevailing in 1919-1913 fr. Little Mr. Robert Clark said that probably the has stated we will raise prices to Ts. 10,000. mest novel shipbuilding development last I challenge his authority for such a state-year was expressed in the three oil-carrying ment! In fact, every effort has been and steamers Atre, Breifond, and Ricardo A will be made to discourage a rise in prices. Mestres. The oil in the vessels was carried in Opium is not a commodity which you can large steel cylinders, having diameters from force on the market. It is used now by the to 5ft, less than the breadth of the ship, old smokers-there are now no new smokers: instead of in ordinary compartments. Tho There is Tls. 40,000,000 worth here now we bottoms of the cylinders were closed by the have reduce or stocks from 31,000 chests ordinary, double bottom plating. The tops to 6,500. Bankers and others--foreign as well, were partly closed by the upper deck, but as native-have advanced large suuia on the the cenual part was open to a trunk security of these chests. If the Coungil's running fore and aft, subdivided so proposals are accepted there will be no panic, as to make a complete tank of ench no injustice. If Mr. Little's amendment cylinder. The cylinders themselves is accepted there will be loft over

did not require any stiffeners on their plat- at the end of the period proposed by him at ing, and the arrangements of the structure least 3,000 chests and these stucks left over were such that the ships could be converted b. m. ft, in.

will not be worth eye one-tenth of their into ordinary cargo steamers by simply Tues 30 fm 8 22 5.4 m 2 76 1 3 present cost. It is all very well for Mr. removing the cylinder walls. Mr. Clark

8 35 6 8

2-22 20 Little to propose in a lofty and disinterested said that they had recently been informed Wed, 31 8 43 60 361 5 way that the trade must cease. We all that these vessels were, to far, an unqualified

[April] 9 2G a 6 6

3 81 4

know that it has to cease, but let it do so

romark which could not be made success, a Thare 1m 9176 1

without unnecessary injury to innocent m3 371

unreservedly about every bulk oil carrier of people. Shanghai has had many nasty 1 10 6.2

3.56 a 10

the more ordinary types Their future 2m 906 8 m 4722

knocks lately and surely we need not court

history would be a mutter of much interest 11 16.5 6

4-488 another financial disaster of the first |--5-45 a 0-8

Month

Height

H'kong.

Mean

Time

ft, in.

H'kong.

Mean

Time

酒运

The largest with which the ictery 3 m. 10 29 71m 135.2:7 magnitude. For there can be no possible was associated during the year was the doubt that enforced closure in one year will-cama, built for the Cunard service, a ship

Fri,

Satur

Bun

Mon

40.96

4. 8 503 1 6.49 a 10

2000

5-2013 15:

8.61 2

produce a panic and that this may and probably will affect not only the opium market but the stock exchange, the yam pince goods and other markets.

The amendment was lost and the original resolution was carried

of 14,348 tons, fitted with geared turbines, while two 23-knot geared turbine vessels, the Princess Margaret and the Princess Irene, Company's Vancouver trade. had been built for the Canadian. Pacific

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