Cably
utler Folmer & C
of the East.
The Wine Merchants a
INAPIER
JOHNSTONE'S
“SQUARE BOTTLE
WHISKY.
UNVARIED FOR OVER
150 YEARS.
THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN
1745.
OF
BEWARE
IMITATIONS
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
and from ALL WINE MEBOHANTE,
Tes
ITCHING PIMPLES
1 SPREAD OVER HEAD
Scalp in One Mass. Hair Threatened to Fall Away. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. In Two Weeks Head Regained Former Aspect.
19. Bramber St., Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Eng. --"The troublò began by an licking in the head from which I could not keep my fagora. Steadily my scalp developed into one mass of itching watery pimples and my hair threatened to fall away. The itching pimples contained a watery matter which spread the discuss all over may head when fingered.
i but. I kept my head well washed and clean this seemed to do to good. izauga ~68 The diseass must have been about seven weeks old when I came across the Cuticura advertisement in the paper. [ therefore sunt straight away for a sample of each and following an directions en- riod I washed the bead with the Cuticura Soap, choroughly dried it and applied Cutl cura Olatmont, In a few days my head underwent a completo change, the pimples sirled and fett off is nestes, the hair remained! fem and le about two weeka' time my liar! rogained Its Turner aspect thanks to the Cuticura Soop ant. Ointment." (Signed) Lawrence Perfield, Jan. 23, 1914.
Ohura delight in Cuticurs Soap baths, and when assisted by Cusieurs Olutment they mean skin fromlık'ta infancy and child- hood, and freedom. In the majority of cases. from skin and scalp affections in after f In purity and fragrance Cuticura Soap and Olivical satisfy the most discriminating.
Samples Free by Post
Although Cuticura Soap and flatment are sold througlött the world, a-sample of.... each with 32-p. Skin Fook will be sent fran Address post-card: F. Saw upon referat. bery & Sons, 27, Chartœhones Sq., London.
MARTIN'S
APIOLBILLS
LOSTEEL
Thomas, 97, 1
· miwaya stand but af
Breac
Mark's #lis in the house, so Vi$ 150 CEN mga ut my Kerngularity of Norly dry he gumimlaterad. Those wan use them recbmnaoi them, henos thair sour
or poul tre
MARTIN, Ghamiah |
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No. 1.
METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
26TH ÁPRIL, &
"Wind
RUBBER PLANTING
INVESTMENTS;S:
AFTER SEVEN MONTHS OF WAR
established on
HIGH PRICE OF TEA. SPECULATORS' HOARDS.
Tho
1913-1914. Stock at end Imports, Deliveries of month.
Lb
VON HINDENBURG. RAPID RISE OF AN OBSOURE. GENERAL.
Field-Marahal Yon Hindenburg is not a general of the Court entourage, but a creation of the German emergency, writes a special correspondent of the ecring Standard. He was not in the active army of the Kaiser until some weeks after war was declared. In a sense, there- fore, he is an upstart, the product of circumstances, not a man of established position or favour.
On the 26th at 10,40 sm-Prozauré hag
When the tea trade of 1914 was reviewed in The Times last January the opinion lúcreased slightly over eastern Japan, the
-was-expressed that the price of the com- anti-cyclone having advanced to the vicinity of
In view of the distinct revival of public mouer grades of tea would remain high Tokio alight to moderate decrenata love
interest in the rubber share market, which notwithstanding the enormous imports occured ever the remainder of the aEOS.
houses. The event has more than just
During the last Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at has been making itself manifest recently then being poured into bonded ware
the following memorandum by a firm of fied such anticipation. 10 am, o-day$0.00 inches.
stockbrokers will be found of interest; six wooks reasonable limits have brou In looking at the position of the rubber widely overstepped, und the market scems planting industry after seven months of now indulging in one of those periodic
Von Hindenburg was born sixty-four"; the war, the fact which most strongly gambles for which it invariably pays impresses one is the remarkable stead so heavy a penalty later on. In the face
have been driven beyond their legitimate country gentry His family, though old, Without E. winds, modernes shown by the market, both for the of sales of record quantities prices years ago in East Prussia, the child of Hongkong & Neighbourhood ate to light; commodity and for shares throughout that level, until the minimum quotations live was poor and important.
fair to cloudy period. The explanation is probably
carter by entering an infantry regiment, plantation rubber experienced its now reached a standard that has only influence or support, he started on his this:
In seeking the grounds for this sudden and in time he became a lieutenant. His great crisis in 1913 (the year in which the one or twice been touched since 1870. price fell from 15. 8d. to -por lb) with bitter, but wholesome results, so that when advance, one naturally turus, say story appears to be one of genuine the European blaze burst forth last writer in The Times, to the statistical endeavour and personal worth. He was summer the industry was already o position, and to make its study fair, the forced to live or half a crown a day--his healthier, basis than at three months since the duty was increased lieutenant's pay. No allowance came to any previous time, and has come through should be compared with the correspond him from home; indeed it je even said the period of stress with very little ing period of the previous year. disturbance. The removal of the embargo following figures are those of the Board that out of his daily two and sixpence he
The economy, to support his mother.
PAPA": apon exports to the United States has of Trade returns, except for stocks, which managed, by dint of extraordinary restored normal conditions in the direc are from another official source.
Subsequently, Von Hindenburg success- tion whore there had been some upsc, deliveries include both homo consuraption
fully passed the General Staff examina and the principal feature of the market and exports :—
tion, becoming a captain. He did so at present is steady manfacturing de
well at the examination that he was mand All the additional plantation
Lb Lb... -employed under the General Staff in rubber produced in 1914 (some 20,000 tons) has been readily absorbed, nor does thore December.. 41,915,073 29,063,308 197,601,131 various capacities although he remained seem to be any indication that further January... 29,086,831 32,715,965 183,872,000 primarily a "troupier," or front officer. expansion of supplies will prove too much February 23,741,21-27-790,637-120,822,570 It is said of him that he was adored by his men, who were wont to call him for the world's requirements. As was
"Papa Hindenburg." Many stories are pointed out by Mr. John McEwan at the
in circulation in Germany about his recent annual meeting of the Rubber
Stock at and soldiers, whom he watched over with Growers' Association, the sudden cutting
The man's off of such important consumers as Ger
foresight and intelligence. many and Austria, and the disorganisation
face is rugged, yet he is credited with of general trade caused by the war, would have upset the whole position but for the December..
having given up his tent one day to his fact that military demand has fully mado January...
orderly, as the latter had caught cold at np for any shrinkage of consumption in February..
manœuvres 1- other directions. On the other hand, when the war is over, industrial demand may be expected to maintain the equili brium, as there will be enormous wastage to make up, and overy country, however inorease in importe for the current year, inpoverished, will be compelled to have the stock in bond, and the significant rubber in connection with the re-starting excess of the February deliveries in 1915 As regards the first, To take one over those of 1914. of national industry." instance alone, the wastage of horses in it is explained by the rush of retarde goneral, no one ever regarded him as ono He advanced step by step, did Field, the war must result in a great impetus to cargoes after the destruction of the Ger- of the leaders in a future campaign,
Without laying
shows. In the end he became the Com-. itself for motor traction to become sup- previous deficiencies,
the addition undue stress Teme for commercial purposes.
From the investor's point of view, ons 50,000,000lb, it may be onfely contended mander of an Army Corps. He held the expiration, on a pension: That was ten of the most important of recent develop there is nothing to warrant panic prices command for two years, retiring, at their ments has been the lowering of the cost under this head.
The stock will be soon to be slightly years ago 17 of production. Not only have all in
The man who has since been acclaimed costs been brought down already to is. larger than last year, and the question
It always runs down from by all Germany as the greatest solder in per ib, in so many instances that this may arises how far it will be aufficient. for be regarded as a reasonable standard for our needs.. any really well-managed and mature now until the end of June, because India the Fatherland retired into private life' estate, but evidence is now accumulating has closed her season, and can only send at Linden Café, that he acquired some that quite an appreciable number of com- us for the time being the gleanings of renown as a rather shabby, old gentle- hor gardens Ceylon and Java, however, men with a top-hat, He made a daily panies will be working during the cur rent year at "all in coste not exceeding which practically make tea all the year practice of going to the Linden Café in 10d, or 10d. per lb. Others, we may be round, will continue their supplits, and the afternoon to read the newspapers,
four months. about for the next sure, will not be slow to follow this ex-70,000,00016., the figure of 1914, ought to Beyond this, he was a very inconspicuous manple
reach us:
In that event we can reckon figure in Hanoverian life. He never became a writer on military subjects, and Since June, 1913, the price of plantation on er total of 200,000,000lb.
Station.
Vladvostock -?-the- Nemuro
60.30.16,
Hakodate
Tokio atı
30.28! 040
WER
WEW
NNK
30.35
30 86
# 30.31
30.20
30.17
* 30.09
* 30.22
1. 30.
to
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Amoy
Swalow Taiheku
30
5 a 30.09
Taichu
Tainan
Koshun
Pancadores...) Canton Blongkong... Gap Rock Jums Mucho mìnĮ
Pakht
20.0
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29.84
Manila
29.8
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29.86
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C. W. JEFFRIZs, „Dirselor."
*I BAROMETER, reduced to 52 degreen Tabrenkelt on the level of the sea in inches, tonike s
hundredthe.
I TEMPERATORE, in the since, in digits Fahrenheit.
& HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, th bamidity of air saturated with moisture being 110,
4 DiRBOTION or Wand, to two points.
Fonce of Warn, mooɑrding to Besafori Scale,
6 ÉTATE OF WHATH12, b bite y, a detached cloud, d dizaling rain, f log, e gloomy, h kai, lightning, a overcant, y pazeny chores, & ill er Taip, sanow, t thunder, v visibility, wdew (was)
7 RAIN in inches, i `tenths sad kundredthr
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, April 26th.
Previous On Daten Date
Day
nt at 2 pm. "6. a.m.
Apm.
30.02
74
Barometer Temperatars Humidity.......
-30.11
30.07
71
69
60
86
71
Wind Direction...
East
East
Bart
& MI E. V. Mr. &
Mitchalmore and child
Force Weather Rain............
2
0
0
Mr & Mrs Moes and
child
Highest open air Temparature on 20 h...72 Lowest oran air Temparature ca 25th
67
Mr & Mrij. I. Plommer Major Pye
GRIMAULT'S
SYRUP
OF
HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LINE
FOR
STUBBORN COUGHS
BRONCHITIS.
WEAK LUNGS
CATARRH
CONSUMPTION
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. Nat Noz NoS price 20 leading-
THERAPIONS CURES
REDON POISON, KIDNEY, BLADDER, URINARY DISEASES, DIGIJAEGUS, WEARYINS, PELES. SEMO STAMP ADDRESS BÖGELE TO DR-LE CIENC EXVELOPE FOF
MED.CO. HAYS FIXED, HAMPSTEADUTE BSI
FARIS DEPOT; 12 RUE CASTINCIONE. NEW YOKE
1 90, BERKUAN ST. FOR YOU! TET NEW DATZEIS) PORK OF ISY TO TAKE THERAPION LASTING CORE.
SEE THAT TRADEÉ
HAVE EXE
*TREZAPIOT' OK
BEZ GOK: BEAKSINERED WUED ASAULES PACKERS
Eng. Comedy & Mrs.
Lambert Miss Lan tert Mr & Mrs Carmichael Mr & Mrs P. D. Mid-
Mr. Bandler
Mr H. A. Cartwrightdlekauff
Mr M. Cary Mr & Mrs Ceauli
Mr Consland Gol. Darling Major
Faioline Mr & Mrs A. Findlay
Smith Mr & Mrs Goodban Mr & Mrs B, A. Hais Lt.Col. Gordon Hall,
B.A.M,C. Mr F. A. Pareizad
Mr B., A. Hird
Mrs Horbrender
Major Humphreys
Mi & Me C. Hem
phre, 8
M & M W.
Humphreys Mra Juhr Nr Le Jones
Mr T. L. Perkins
Mr H. N. Pountney Mr P.ingle
Mr & Mrs Ralph. Mr A. Sipch Mr & Mrs Grant
Splu
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Lb. Lb.
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Tho noticeable points here are the large
Von Hindenburg's career was good, No suggestion of brilliant no more. qualities ever made itself apparent in this man-until he was sixty-four, His. names of Haesoler, Moltke, Schleiffen, or name was never widely known like the Goltz. While he was considered a good
the tendency which was already asserting main raiders, and it merely made gomarshal von Hindenburg, just as his face
on
uf
·A KHABBY OLD GENTLEMAN.
robber has never been above 38. per lb., harins to flood us again until Indishe never made a political speech.Ad
with her new The only rewation.
At the outbreak of the war, von Hin- while for the last eight months to grabha nover been over 28, 5d. The average is whether Russia will divert shipments denburg app for a hand, "bu* fall- price for the whole of 1914 was 20. 31d. from Ceylon, us Holland has certainly ed to receive it. He therefore continued His star was soon to be in the been doing from Java, but there is no his quiet pursuits uncomplainingly as be To say that the industry is now on a healther basis than at any previous time reason to believe they will in any case fore. is, then, no exaggeration. Dividends no exceed for the present what she has been ascendant, however, through the work of Liege and Mons longer depend upon a company getting in the habit of taking even if the Major-General von Ludendorf, one of his Bome fancy price like 6s. or 78, per lb. for Dardanelles were opened for trade to friends and disciples.
So far, therefore, as stock is had brought von Ludendorf into promin- its produe A well-managed and well- morrow. established concern need as nothing concerned, there is as much in sight as ence in Germany, and, grateful to his better than an average price of 25. in when tea average 2d. per lb. lower, old brother-in-arms, he mentioned von brder to give its shareholders such a besides an invisible or duty-paid amount, Hindenburg to the Kaiser. That way
the beginning. return as can be secured in very few to which further reference will be made,
THE RATE OF CONSUMPTION branches of commerce,
Early in September von Hindenburg re- If, then, neither the imports nor theceived command of a Reserve Army Corps Now, a company which in 1910 made a
With it he defeated numeri- pront of 59. per tb. on a crop of 10,000 stock as compared with other years, at Pasin. Bus. of rubter earned the same amount justify a risc, it remains to be considered cally superior Russian forces at Auger- of money as a company which in 1919 whether the rate of consumption is so burg. He was then given supreme com- made a profit of Is. per 1b, oa a crop of expanding that it threatens to calmand of the German army in Eastern According to German official ,000 lbs., but it will scarcely be whatever favourable features may other Prussia. suggested that there as "no difference wist: exist, and warrants dealers in put reports, he has had ono uninterrupted between the position of the two concasting prices to famine rates. The total series of succosses from that time to this. from the point of view of sound com- deliveries for home consumption in 1914, He is reported to have defeated the Rus mercial investment. atoreover, it must on & basis of bd. ner lb. duty for 10 sians, at Thanenberg and Osterode, de He was immediately given, not be overlooked that this year or next month's and 8d per lb for the remaining stroying two armies and taking 200,000 year such a company will very likely 1 months, gave a monthly average of prisoners. producing 1,000,000 lbs, and what a proat 20,500,000. The effect of the increase in as a reward, supreme command of all the ut only 6d. per lb. on this would mayain duty was to reduce the consumption in German and Austrian forces in the East. the earnings at the same gure as before. Deerinber by 2,500,000lb., and in January HIS CLAIM TO FASE With all in costs down to ta a preft by 840,000lb. Assuming that there repre- From the German standpoint, von of 60 per 1b. can, of course, be obtained sent a normal condition of things Hindenburg is entitled to fame as the with an average selling price of 1s. Ed. would be safe to calculate on a home con- victor of Kutno, Wlocare, and Lodz With costs down to 10d. the salting price simption of 28,000,000th a month for (where he was seconded by General von need be caly is. 4d. This is one oro 1915. To this must be added the quantity Mackensen). His generalship, in the Car rubber investor's safeguares When it is exported. which last year averag pathians is placed on a high plane in
membered how greasy consumption has 5,700,000 per month; and together the
Ilis latest achievement, given credence expanged already through the reduction round @guro of $2,000,000lb, as against Germany, in price to about 29., the effect of a turr 31,200,000lb, in the table shore-is reached reduction to is 6d or Is. d. may be ne the average praent monthly delivery, in German despatches, is the defent of unagined This is an effect, however, Multiplied by fou, the number of months the Russians in the district of the Mazu which we are not likely to have an per until the end of June this would makerian-Lakes, where he is reported to have tunity of seeing demonstrated at prexu cur requirements 123,000.c0ml, against taken 50,000 prisoners. for wil indica sous point to the prica 200,000,000l. af supplies, leaving in stock An elderly officer, in retirement for ten having now added down at a level which 72,000,000lb., about the same as in 1914, years, has suddenly emerged from his ae- may be main strued for some years with when the average price was 838. per lb. customed café at Hanover as the prin cpal soldier in the Kaiser's "war ma- Von Hindenburg has been made qures & swar Chance of a recovery sir big against 101d. at petent
In February wwwn, the duty pay-chine."
There are few people ngans, at any rate for a tine, 10 WAT
Ficid-Marshal. tally a keen, herefore, tant the old rissments in Londen row from £2,000,000lb have largely disappeared from rubbi in 1914 to 8,600,000h! Whetes came tos in Berlin who do. not look upon him as One cannot planting zitares as an investment, ad sudden demand, emphasized still more by the great man of the war THE CRASS of B-carly is now 0. 6000 the fact that in the first week of March deny him the right to some attention, it deunte comme cafurther excess of £,000,000lb, or 99 per for no other reason than his ability to dring very 189.
eunt, is shown over the corresponding Tbasis.
four years of age! 14 making a selection, the princip period of last year? Why has heavy jump from obscurity to fame at sixty- ponts to secure mo: (a) good manag-clearance, whom the naturel tendency of an irersized chat is to diminish evi- [mout; (b) tuw production costs; rodas capstancation. Uher thing sumptions. Simy this, that a great being equal the cut Bares to distributors are ngag d in a reckless speculation on further advance of duty capital to the holders of tuce and in their offerta o make a profit.c chars we well saleunden, and n.cd of the necessities of their country they icel no perrousté 11 runler share taxing consturers in a manner quite price. trap that Low uncalled for: There has been no reason go 10 & Jor
for the excited markets of the last month rub-g..
Fimportance
secure tea for anticipatory pay capitalisation in the long run hinges except
question of what may ements of duty, and there must be at the
"that
present moment a stock of 10,000,000lb. ecurity earnings to say, the profies Wha Bay be exposed put by somewhere in excess of ordinary
arye which snow low mark
од
trme
16
1
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From 27th April to 3rd May,
HIGH WATER
LOW WATER,
'kong
H'kong.
Meau
Meara
Prima
Time
b. m.
it. in..
l'oes.
27 m 7 14
5 6
7 35 a 6 0
28
7 41:16 3
1 2 5 3
Thurs
29 m 8 10 6 9 m 2 19
3 12: 9:27 5 5.5
7
bear a further burden he will find racáns lb, instead of s., this will ensure a Per larger yild On the other hand, a drop to reach these hoards.
EEKEI
Fri.
May 10 25
Batur.
199
11:20
திய
2 ha 1. 0
MOD.
3m 0·42
45
1.18.
It is rumoured in Germany that von Pindenburg will receive the supreme mand in the French share of hostili- is some time in the spring.
VESSELS EXPECTED.
AUSTRALIAN MAIL Tha E. & A. str. St. Albans left Sydney. for this port (via Queensland Ports and Manila) on the 21st instant, and may bo expected to arrive here on or about 14th. May.
The Berber Line str. Bolton Castle for
h. to. ft. in. from a property when it is fully mature,equirements, involving a feck-up of MERCHANT STEAMERS.
£750,000 of capital. Ibs to be hoped 18. For this purpose, a yield of 400 lbs, per 135 m 2 1 acre iake, It the axorage sling that if the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Yrk on the 29th January and is therefore Juo, 15919 price of rubber for 1915 should be 23. ad finds it necessary to ask fedrinker togkong vid Panama Canal loft New 2 241 3
ANDO CHÍNÁ STEAM NAVIGATION. CO., LTD. Taksang, from Shanghai, is due in Hong.
kong 27th April.
7 4 mm 2.50 20 m 8 42
2 3 5910 4 7 im 3 21 2 7 4 7· 4:48+0 2 7 7 m 3 50 3 I
below 2. ought very soon to be campo.-
sated by increasing crops and diminish ing production costs. A purchaser well-let de ares at the ruling price i. in a remarkably favourable position, a there are several factors making for a ris of income (and, therefore, for capit appreciation), while a declino in net 7 6 1 6410 5 profits can only be brought about by suo
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a further drop in the selling price of rubber «s is very unlikely to occur.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Dutch str. Tjimanuck reports:
Good weather.
The British str. Shaohsing reporte:
Foolsang, from Moji, is due in Houg
-kong 30th April.
kong on the 3rd May, Yatshing, from Calcutta, is dus in Hong
SHIRE LINK, LIMITED.
Fine weather, moderate to strong, follow-Monmouthshire, from London, is dut în ing winds and sea.
Hongkong 18th May.
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