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free to concentrate on "V" These, works had been thoroughly searched out, and ne by one the enemy's guns ceased firing,

The fore-control officers hadhar particularly norve racking time in their exposed position, several shells having passed quite near to the fore-top and fallen into the sea on our starboard bow. As wo were steaming away after the action the Triumph found time to make the following sigant to her sister ship: "Fore-control officers Triumph to disto Spitsune 170 visi bol? Shortly a reply was received: Fore control Swiffenge to ditto Triumph, No; wo only bow."

vital_matter, and the Longue proposed to A MENACE IN JAPAN,

uso its vast financial reserves to "buy off" its promotion in England, but he The Japan Gaselte, in a leading article, added that the League wanted to insure The attention we recently called to the the continuanen of Free Trade only for n serious nature of certain German trade period of ten years. This was in 1910. That measures in the Far East attracted emsideration led to the natural question: able local attention, and we have received a period of ten years?""Because," was the significant reply, ten years wo suggestions to inquire whether any German

the whole of British resident firms ar receiving sapport from foreign commerce. Given ten years of British, Japanese, French, Russian, Belgian, or other sources on the side of the Allies and Free Trade, and the British

markote will be ours, and in Л It is asserted that, despite conditions revealed mercial sense Britain will be a dependency by the war, there are many Gormansresident in Japan, or local German firms, continuing declaration might foolishly he marle the Germany." No doubt that striking to net as Japan Agents for great manu basis of an argument for Protection in facturing, insurance, etc., concerns in the Great Britain, whereas it could only Allics' countries, and that the fact ought rightly be construed as an erguunt for to be made known. Such German Agents, it proferential tarifs to be lightened and is urged, are potential enemies of Great removed reciprocally, but the main point Britain, Japan, France, Russia, Belgium, etc., nationals of the Allied countries, is indirect support of the enemy. If transactions of this kind are going on, we agree that the trade of the world. In fact, it is not publicity is the best remedy, but at present too much to say that it was the application should not be in Japan-except in cases mercial principles, coupled with the equally for wealth. Moreover, he knows from his funnels and bows look very artistic." Areply believe that the point of its application est miserupulous, selfish German com

and any business given to them by you to be made here is the very thor

where Japanese may employ such Agents- but in the countrica where the head offices of such Agents are situated. No doubt attention has already been called by patriotic foreign residents of the Allied nations to any anomalous representation of the kind referred to, and in some casos there are local organizations which would naturally take up

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION the mintter For instance, the British Asso.

BEFORE

INCLUSIVE.

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ORDER THE

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organized campaign of unscrupulous German methods which have been threaten

unscrupulous, selfish German military prin- ciples, that has, today, disorganized the whole fabric of the world's trade. The war Germani deep-seated is only a symptom of

cause of which must be eradicated unless all international intercourse is to become "Prassianized, or infected with

a

ON HMM. TRIUNUR."] Letters always produce great excitement in a ship, and the bluejacket scemas to delight to tell his Tuesutte nit the news, whether the letter happens to be from his "Fellow feeling com-. mother or his sweethenet.

makes as wondrous kind," and life in a man other day a pert destroyer brought na a o' war produces a strange family spirit. The mail

CHERRY SOULS - THESK.) on board under the very guns of a recently

On another occasion, as we rejoined the demolished fort, and quite within sight of feet after the day's work, we noticed that the Turkish look-out! How annoyed must certain battleship had been changing they have bean that these amenities of life her dress during the day. She was painted should continuo right under their noses! with curious black dauba, an effect This mail brings bad news. We hear that which, on the dull grey background, may have been useful at long distance to reduce there are strikes at home, and we partly be lieve it, knowing as we do something of the her visibility, but at close quarters was British workman and the conditions under tesque. Officers on the bridge were jo

at lier expense, and the Captain made which he works. The Jack Tar is not a capitalist, nor has he any inherent respect sigual: "Captain to Captain: I think you'r was flashed buck; "Thanks: Don't inistre own brothers at home how often theso in dustrial outbreaks occur, how repeatedly nie for a cloud. they aro smoothed over, and how little is done to get at their root. He is eminently anxious to see fairplay, Almost to a mail, their message to the worker at home now, to employer as well as to employed the same fatal disease,

is just this, "Be & sport; don't let This is emphatically the time to diagnose us down; play the game. This is emp

The war will not last like this there's plenty to grouse about, hare. Mr. D. de Reus, Consul General of the till it's over, Netherlands for South China, informs us for ever, but international trade must go on as well as there, but let's now and after the war. Ami the German and in the meantime stand the racket, even commercial-military disease-roughly re- if it don't seem fair! War isn't all honey, that the plans to establish a rabber cognised as Protection and Militarisinis toys, at home or abrusc Weeks of salt pork, market at Batavia, Java, have been infectious. its ulture in Japan, which adopted make and niend for heaven knows how realised by the formation of the "Batavia

There are obvious signs of no butter, canteen run out of fags, never a its Constitution from Prussia and has long (a "make and mend" is a naval synonym Asociation for the Bubber Trade" (the naturally been attractul by the glitter for half day off, and night defence Netherlands name reads: Batavianch of German superficial success under its weeks on end takes it out of you, but just feverish influence. If Japan would progress keep smiling!" That is a rerne of many Vereeniging voor den Rubberhandel,"

The object of this Association is not steadily and substantially, she must realise conversations I have listened to in the meas

only to further and protect the trade in tection and Militarism is economically un- that this Gornian principle of National Frodecks.

I overheard

rubber, but also to advocate and protect its members' interests befors the potent authorities and to prevent or amic- blyettle disputes by means of at Arbitration Bureau and to fix Regula- tions for the trade.

It has been agreed to periodically hold

und, and that any national structure built on those principles-is-doomed to ultimate ruin. There are many admirable German characteristics which the world neds, such

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At times

RUBBER MARKET ESTABLISHED AT BATAVIA.

ciation, or the Patriotic League of Britons Overseas could easily compile local data and make the necessary representations to the Hand Offices in the United Kingdom, etc., with all the disinterested weight of patriotic motive alone. If the home offices failed to make the adjustment, there are mans papers in the homolanda, which would promptly HOME apply the light of publicity where it would

do most good

A more useful part can probably be played at least for the present-by a local paper on the side of the Allies in continuing to

delightful dialogue point out the unsound principles, instead of personalities, involved in the German trade

during action the other day. Two EILAs. system. It is a system that is superficially

fe, Engine roomartificers, wore talking. One was good-humouredly complaining that he attractive and, therefore, especially din

had not had a good night's sleep for over gerous in young commercial nations like

as German thoroughness of minute organ- wook "Tell yer what, matey," he Guished Japan. It is a system that undoubtedly ization, industry for oven a mistaken up, when I get back to Guz" and go home built up an immense German trade in will, therefore, be followed naturally-unless es, with their achievements, will boam going to darken ship, close down Batavia; the first took place on March room-like fashion, almost over-night, and object, thrift, family affection, ete, and for a speil, I am going under war routine private auctions of rubber by tender at its basic rottenness be exposed to, and under-preserved. But Gorniany's theories of inter-batches, and sloon for two days on end 25th, followed by another on April th stood by, ambitious trading nations. It must national intercourse, in-politico-economics Ho, ho will ver replied the other, "you. The third is announced to take place un

permission to: do that adopts her herbarous theories in the that. That's the worst of being married and other ways, must go, and any nation have to get th Admiral's Twentieth Century is just as surely sentenced That's the choory spirit in which they regard Esture as that now proceeding which will to a drastic therapontical treatment in the things when it's necessary. ultimately constrain Germany to "cquie into line" with civilized principles. Now, while there is yet time, is the opportunity to study German tactics and discard its professors.

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be grasped, first of all, that German commer cial success in the past has been the result of organized unscrupulousness, or, in other words, of a secret campaign conducted on the same unscrupulons lines as those un which Germany is now conducting her milk tary war. Fler ideal has not been that international commercial prosperity, which commerce reciprocally conducted insures, but national commercial supremacy alone. The trado of allother nations must be injured or ruined in order that German toede may flourish without competition. To that end German commercial strategy

bent itself over twenty years ago,

when

the German "Com- merce Defence League, with large reserves of capital, was formed in Hamburg. This League according to the National Review of London, is something like what the Ger- man General Staff is to the German aray It organized regular underhand teeties to abtain its object, national commercial

SUBTE-

THE HANKOW COLLISION

CASE.

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT.

Judgment was rendered in H.M.'s Supreme Court at Shanghai last week in the Hankow collision case brought

THE TURK UNDER GERMAN INFLUENDER,

IT

May 28th. successful, and prove that a rubber market in a centre of production has excellent prospects, now that the world's rubber trade is subject to many restric

ions on account of the war.

A great many advantages result from those focal auctions for the rubber planters, the most important being that they need not any to Europe, and that they receive payment longer consign their product for sale at an earlier date; therefore, they ar more independent, and, besides, the pr ducing country is brought in dieet relation with the consuming centres. "The general opinion prevailing is hab when the present restrictions of the free rubber trade belong to the past, the new estem of sale will prove its vitality.

The first two auctions were

No; it isn't all honey. On a certain occa- sion this month, at a fort considerably south of the Dardanelles, after several days heavy bombardaient, a trace was arranged by mutual consent. From 10 am till 4 pan hostilities were to cease while negotiations proceeded. Every ship in the

squadron holsted a white fag. The Triumph'a was improvised out of numerous sick-hay sheets sewn together? It was a welcome respite, for the men had had a strenuous time day and night, and were glad of a

stand easy.

were lying off, within easy range of the shore batteries. Groups of officers stood, about on the quarter deck speculating as to the nature of the negotiations. On the fo'exl' mou were sitting about yarning and smoking. in a rest amid such gorgeous

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Association in co-operation with the The auctions are fixed by the Board of rubber brokers, and every year in Tecem for the following year.

macy. It first sent pickeri young men abroad against the Indo-China Steam Navigs. rejo We'll get our dinner in peace ber at the latest the scheme is made up

he loss to the plaintiff is primarily due to the default of a third vessel. plaintiff has elected to sue the defend ants, who are the ownere of a British steam, and no more the third roseh pre has been heard of termine whether under the circumstances the conduct of the two vessels in collision was such as to entitle the plaintiff to re lief.

were

At the first auction on March 8th,

of shest and

auctions can be inspected at the local Netherlands Consulate General

rubber as offers for sale at the stre

the Chief Judge, was a very long one. We little short, another was over; a third 1015, 27,0333 kilograms of Hevea rubber

wide." The ship's company

and 1,094 kilograms Ficus rubber were quote the opening paragraphs which state at dinner, groups of them were sunning offered, and at that on 28th April, 12.854 the fugls:

themselves "forrard." Everyone auto g. Hevea rubber, 2,623) kg. Viens rubber This is one of those somewhat unusual matically hastened to their battle and 795-kg. Castilloa rubber." cases where the collision which has caused stations. The indignation of the men was For the present the dates (ef Cho apparent. As I passed down the ladders Ianctions can only be fixed one month.in The overheard much of their views, expressed in advance on account of the irregularity

of the sailings. the choicest Tower-leckese. A great deal is unprintable (not only on account of the the enemy should have complaint was that hour for this exhibition of frightfulness.

Our white flag was banle down, and in not a fow with pieces of salt pork and eighty seconds every mean was at his station,

hunks of bread in their hands. The less Before going further I wish to say that fortunate had only succeeded in grabbing Within there is no doubt in my mind that the slabs of "dur" in their harry. plaintiff's junk was sailing in close com three minutes the range had been found, pany with another junk, the two being and an effective fire of 7,5" salvocs was certainly less than half a cabis apart, roturned, silencing their guns and blowing All the witness a called from the plain-up a magazine. At 12.37 the exptain drew enable the ship's tiff's junk deny explicitly that there was the ship out of

range to any der vessel within a mile and more plently permission was obtained to to complete their dinner hour. of her, and have accordingly called no S witnesses from her. "as they should have retum and complete the destruction of the done. It is only possible to conjectura battery by deliberate fire.

From 19:25 to

to learn the methods and secrets of British tion Co. by the owner of a Chinese junk. Scenery and other foreign trade, secretly subsidising Mr H P. Wilkinson represented the to-day for a change," some one romarked.

Circumstances proved otherwise... At 12,20, them so that they offered their services plaintiff and Mr. G. IL. Wright the deshpad shells burst all round us 1. Que wais abroad at ridiculously cheap rates. These fendants. The judgment, rendered by 0 commercial spies had to earn their subsidios by regular reports to headquarters, and as soon as they hnd graduated were as sistel to start up in opposition to their employers. In the meantime, Germani stounsip lines were subsidises so as to be able to give secret relates and undercut Conference rates; reputable foreign firms abroad were tempted by fraudulent German double-i invoice propositions, and, if they

to what was represented ordinary businesses, exposed or threatened with exposure Vormon firms wern subsidised to offer extravagant credits in order to steal custom ; while the world was flooded with imitations of standael articles | to such an extent that the description "made in Germany became synonymous with cheap and nasty" The imitation-flood, it should be admitter, was, a specimen of early German tactics in this carapaign, and gave way to a great extent later to tactics of MACGREGOR&C, sering foreign markets by subsidized effort. It was-recognised in 1970 that. Ger- say intended to make a military and naval onslaught upon Great Britain, but for long the German pooplo Ind bean preparing not WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, only a suffernt army and navy but a commer cial pietration throughout the world, Ger. many's object being to so undermine British resources that, when the day of armed opere- tions dawned, Great Britain might follan easy ey to the designs of a relentless for. Her main tactics consisted of driving, by any means, her protected wedge into the foreign trade of other countries, particularly fireat Britain. It might be thought that Great Britain's safeguard was her policy of Free Trade; quil-wo daubt it was the industry and STAMP3 | Jumesty inspired by that policy which have indirectly always checkmated German coni- inercial elicanery, but as a matter of fact the Germans regard Great Britain's Free Trade policy as their greatest commercial asset because it is not internationally recimo They huugh at it the English less- because they are so constituted as to be able to take advantage of open British markets and avail themselves of the security and [463 confidence built up slowly by a century of cho jate Brittimers, without reciprocating. In fact, German commercial ethics enjoins AND the German to set the part of cuckoo,

enter friendly rests under friendly guise and EMBROCATIONS FAIL. bust theoccupants. Frogthat perverted point of view the German basines men could not Swelling of the knee can be inncdiately so that it was to the ultimate overwhelming

of Little's Oriental Balm. Waynesboro, Pa.: "I was the victim of vexatious, artificial restrictions

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the motives for this course and for the 237 was what our allies call “un mauvais disingenuous conduct of the plaintiff quart d'heure, but it was the busjest I have throughout the case, but as it is most | probable that the two vessels ailing

company belonged to prople of the same district or guild they have agreed to keep

IN LIGHTER VEIN.

The Jack Tar is an incorrigible wag. Our canteen is doing very well now, think we shall soon be having Turkey

the second vessel unt of the way and out for breakfast instead of sausage.

of the case leg the should to brought to The phrase is from a bluejarket's letter book for her carelessness.

home. One would have thought thust sucli a Before dealing with the facts of the subtle reference to the Dardanelles would case thens are certain considerations have eluded the vigilance of the most zealous enabled him to sec which will govern my judgment aud censo Much experience

the joke, but no one else save the addressee. which I will discuss.

The plaintiff is owner of the junk was likely to light upon its mystic meaning, Yuan Fung Ho, a large junk about 120 Well, our friend on the lower deck has had his cinge of dict; though doubtless his palate feet in length, and the defendants are detects a thavour of sausage in the Turkey. owners of the ss. Eu Sang & British Perhaps it is the stuiting steamship of considerable size engaged in. Yes, I is a wit. Who else woukl venture the costing trade in China: the vessels to treat with scant respect the death-dealing came into collision or the 18th of Septem-forts with which he is daily confronted? He her last in the Yangtze river. The tire dubs them with pet names! The forts at was shortly after suns and there was Kum Kali will ever be known to him as pleaty of daylight, The place of colli "Sandy Boy" and "Old Jim," names -week sign in the Yangtze reach is about twent reminiscent of a ship's concert a

Cape Tekel was of course.in ly miles below Hankow and therefore some before, hundreds of miles up the river, but it is mediately blessed with the cognomen "Tickle the famous De Tull's in gamers, somn, of which are unattery suffered the indignity of the in a part of the river constantly navigated Point,"

as well as by large

affectionate diminutive "Littl Toc." These IND- have becomes classical names to the men in and other uatiw

"xperts had to bow to the inevitable forec of public opinion, and would solemnly give instructions to their layers to train on "Old Tim Totty as the case might be

and

relieved and promptly cared by the use Gernal nation, of course to expand the going,

#U]£1*10* * of the world including the Rend this letter, from A. C. Lehman, limits of Free Trade, thereby remoring craft. Chen Fol Ting, the plain the Traph. Even the dignified gunnery

Doctors

but

con énnommerce

of junk bers

a large swelling on the knew for TWO and incalculably multiplying its metually riff, who owns The junk which was YEARS.

profitable

looked forward to last, has ben for many years in the operations, failed to relocated procations the time when Germany could dictate her junk business, he had lived on board and ment from FOUR Physicians and finding own terms to the commerce of the world, sailed her for four years, and muust be

relief whatever, I tried LITTLE'S The Germanu "Commerce Defence League

thoroughly conversant with the conditions ORIENTAL BALM and after a short are among its tactics the fomentation of prevailing on the lower Yangtze and the sof the remedy Was

foreign trouble for Great Britain-as the COMPLETELY Boer War, Russo-Japanese War, etc.-so as to

way it is navigated by a constant stream CURED," H° of

of steamers between Hankow and the This is not a rare or exceptional case.

divert British attention and s pher respureos LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for for Every daty just such things are happen where possible, while German military mouth, and the same is the case with The Fu Sang was ing all over the world. Little's Oriental and commercial preparations were going everal of his crew.

on unlechindelly, bat one of its fears was. Balm, used in every land under the sun, est Great Britain should depart from Frio relies and cures where Doctors and Trade.. One of the most prominent captains Embrocations fail.

of commerce in Germany, and a high func Sold at 16. 4d. per bottle.

tionary in the German "Commerce Defence Agenta for Hongkong:--- Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.

League," is quoted by the National Review 63. declaring that the introduction of Tariff [414-22

Reform in England would be a serious

Session 1914.

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·Hongkong, 28th February, 1916.

85.

THE SPRIT OF THE OFFICERS. Ouers are no less guilty of waggishness- and levity, and at moments when one would think there was little time for lighter vein. We were steaming out of range after a parti cularly hot engagement. The Triumph hat been under an inconvenient cross fire. Shells

positions were well concealed, and until the had hahrieking over her and occasionally burstin on her armour. The enemy's gui uncertain manoeuvres of Chines jauka.

As between the two parties in the case terrain, it was difficult to make any effective gun-layers had become accustomed to the his lordship (Sir Haviland de Saus reply. The situation was relieved by the maurez) found the Yu Sang alone to timely arrival of the Suiftere. She at once tonk on battery "X,” leaving the Triumph

river, and conversant with the somewhat in charge of a British pilot, knowing the

blame:

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THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

DIVERS BY LIEUT-COL. A. CHAPHÁN, V.D.

JOINED.

1-1, C. Hart joined the Corps on 10th May, allotted Corps No. 1823 and posted to Right Section M. G. Co

TRANSFER.

2-No. 1821 Pte. A. B. Ramsey from H.R.V.C. to. Engine Co. dated 10th May

PROMOTIONS.

3-Sergt. D. K. Blair, Signalling Section, to be Sorgt, Major, dated 1st May, Corp. S. D. Silas, Sigralling Section, to

he Sergeant, dated 1st May.

LeCpl. J, H Laurence, Signalling. Soc- tiv, to be Corporal, dated 1st Slay. PL. P. A. Rois, Signalling Section, to

be Le-Corporal, dated 1st May - ~~Pte. S. Hidden, Signalling Section, to Lo

Lo-Corporal, dated 1st May.

LEAVE.

J---Pi. S. B. B. McElderry is granted leave of absence from 18th May, 1015

to 13th May, 1916.

PARADES.

5-Parades for Wednesday, 12th inst.

6.40. Right Section M: G. Co.--Drill

at Headquarters.

7:00. Signalling Section-Signaling

instruction at Headquarters.

Remainder, nil.

DETAIL.

6-O-duty until 7 a.m.-15th-instant--

H.K.V.C. Orderly Officer ... Lieut. A. M. Prestop. Orderly Sergeant. Caryl. Lowick. Medical Orderly.......Private Jemes.

G. E. Stewart, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.

Todey,

PARADES.

- (Central Police Station).

Thursday, May 13th-Rifle exercises for mon from Chinese, Portuguese ant Indian Corapanies only, 5.30 p.m. whole Chinese Company. Recruita will also attend.

May 12th.-Nile exercises for picked

F. C. JENKIN,"

A. 8. P. (Reserro).