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WAR NEWS.

LICENSED BURGLARY.

WHAT GERMANS MAY STRAL.

GERMAN BARBARITIES.

CRUELTIES TO INNOCENT

CIVILIAN PRISONERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 14TH, 1915.

PHILIPPINES TRADE WITH

*JAPAN.

DUEL ON THE FIELD, Many thrilling stories of British which Mr. Edgar Wallace sends from horoism are told in a colunun article Somewhere in Franco to the Hirming- tam Darly Post. We quote the follow.

You may kill me," he said passionately| but I shall never surrender there is one thing which

INDIAN AFRICAN

LINE.

Cargo carried on through Eills of being from HONGKONG to BETRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natai), FAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and DAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN. AFRICAN LINE

From HoжGKONG I

PROPOSED SAILINGS

Connecting with

· “SURÄT”

FR COLOMEO: 23rd May,

17th Juno. EXOBLIGET ACCOMMODATION FOR 1ST AND 2ND CLASS PASSENGERS,

never do it is to kill ich a soldier will ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

The little party were nonplussed.

not to you,

Begalar Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, FAST LONDON, FORT ELIZABETH DR CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en route, and affording the Quichest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA,

PROPOSED SAILING, From Hongkong * SALAMIS”.

15th Jozo FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR PAFHENGSEL.. FITTED WICH WIRELESSTELEGEAPXY,

For Hates of Freight and Faenage, apply to

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The Chamber of Commerce Journal of Yokohama has recently issued a statement The following description of how kul of the trade of the port of Yokohama for "Spred. Germany treats the civilian princ year 1914, which contain comparisons soners taken by her troops in France is with the preceding year. It shows that very angry German fell into the The Telegraaf (Amsterdam)

the imports from the Philippine Islands hands of a small party of Guardsmen, learn reproduced from The Tablet!-- that one of the Prussian railway adminis

Here are a few more facts from the were 5,104,360 yon in 1914, while in 1913, drations recently sent a notice to all latest report of the French Commission Ley amounted to 5,745,544 you. During goods stations saying that the quantity of Inquiry into Gennan eritelties, which Philippine Islands from this port were the same periods tho exports to the of goods sent by combatants to their examined some 10,000 French persons 740,991 yea, and 066,761 yen respectively. families at home had assumed such pro women, children, youths under 17, and These figures are interesting as showing portions that now and then suspicions men over 60-who were first of all taken the trend of commerce between the Philip

I will surrender to the French, but have arisen that the packages contain into captivity, and then set back from pinos and Japan. For instane, nearly very excellently the language of the aaid the officer, who spoke legally acquired war-booty or private Germany to Switzerland after a sojourn all of Japan's imports from these islands hople he despised. As the French were property illegally seized in. a hostile of several months in various German con- ge through Yokohama, while her exports distant many miles, and there was not Country, especially if the rank and social centration camps. We take the follow-go largely through Kobe, Nagasaki and even a French attaché in sight, it looked standing of the senders do not justifying from the Daily Telegraph's sua- Moji. The exports from the two latter

as though this vicious maa, with his the supposition that the sendera arc men mary -

porte consist principally of coal. The of means,

All the prisoners wore taken away on most important articles of manufacturety revolver and his menacing sword, The notice continues that such suspi-foot, then shut up in various buildings, imported by the Philippines from Japan would have to go the way of all flesh.

Look Here,sta't keep us banging said an exasperated cious consignments must, at their place generally without food or drink, and are covered by the schedule of manufac

soldier, of destination, be sent to the army finally removed to Germany in cattle tares of cotton. Wo imported $3,803,642 about here all day. Give us that

Thus prisoners from Roubaix gold worth of products from Japar in authorities, who will make inquiries. wagons. Tho notice concludes:

were larded up to eighty-five persons per 1914. As there was but 096,991 yen worth from Yokohama, ts evident that prac Several proners allowed to appropriato objects of small seventy-two hours.

son. An old man of 73 was dragged Japanese production comes through Kobe. We exported a little less than 8,000,000 along, and when he could walk no fur- ther he received a bayoust thrust in the gold, or the equivalent of 6,000,000 yen of our products to Japan in 1914, and head, and was the shot through the over 5,000,000 ven of this went through heart. Another man, aged 61, was shot Yokohama. As most of our exports to in a cemetery. A third, aged 67, was Japan consist of products and materials beaten to death; and a fourth, aged 78, that are used in manufacturing; and no thrust of the hayonat, the officer droppe

Wounded in the shoulder by a sharp A number of prisoners were considerable of the completed manalochis sword. Ho hissell told the story, to was shot. only given food once during the four tures are shipped back to the Philippines, a friend in London. days railway journey, and were re it is evident that the imports of Japan thing to me is that the other mon

The tounding peatedly struck by soldiers with sticks and are distributed largely through Yeko no atempt to put me out of action, o their fats.

ha and a goodly portion finds its way said. "I think there must be something to Osake, there to be put in completed in sport that I have never appreciated MARSEILLES & LONDON .... form and shipped to theso Islands. A con- before." siderable quantity of hemp braid is being undoubtedly creditable to the British This is a true story, and is brought back from Japan, which is the

Army. result of Japanese industry applied to our knotted hemp.

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sword."

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Those who belong to the Army are wagon, and were only twice given food in of merchandise shipped to the Philippines forward and mado a lunge at the men, value among the war booty as keep-saken, wero massacred without the slightest rea- tically all of what use in the line of ordinary duels which the war, has pro-

but firearms of any kind, swords and Cartridges are not booty which can be taken a souvenirs.".

TRENCH NEWSPAPERS.

A feuilleton in the Hamburger Nack

interesting tale of richten tells an fourualistic activity, in the German trenches, which, if newspapers are to be weighed and not merely counted, would go far to balance the loss of the eight hundred shocks which have disappeared in Germany since the beginning of the War. Those published on the western front-are-particularly numerous, though. being often printed in abandoned French printing works, they technically suffer from a shortage of such letters as "w," -"g." and "h"

EXHIBITED TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.

The following extract gives details a do the treatment of the people of Cambre

A commparison of the figures giving. thy total trade of Yokohama shows that the high-watermark appears to have been reached in 1913, Exports in that "year were between 40,000,000 yon and 50,000,000 en greater than in 1914, while imports for 1913 exceeded those for 1914 by

duced.

For answer the Gorman officer sprang and then ensued one of the most extra- The Guardsman's companions stood aside and took no part, and for u mond te fa bayonet in a lightning contest, where case of sword against perfect skill was shown on both sides. The end came suddenly

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. & 0, 8. N. Ce's Steamor THE P..

NUBIA

-On September 30th all the inhabitants of Cambre, on the Meuse, were arrested and massed on the flank of a hill, exposed to French artillery and rifle fire. Under compulsion they waved their handker chiefs and hats, and the French fire was There appears at Youziers, for instance, silent. In the evening the inhabitants the Landsturm-the

#sole German

were enclosed in the church of the village, military weekly on French soil, publish where they spent the night Early next 57,000,000 yen ed by the Saxon Landatarm troops. A morning, they were onee moto taken out

That the falling of in the external Lille there is the Lille War Gazcite, to the saree hillside and exposed to thetado of Japan in 1014 was the result of appearing three times a week, with not French fire. After five days' imprison fact that for the first six months hoth the European War is evident from the able articles and illustrations. The

ment in the church, they were placed in exports and imports were greater than Grenade is D manuscript newspaper cattle trucks and seat to the camp of during the corresponding period of 1913, circulated in certain districts in France, Zwickau. During this journey, at the but this increase is wiped out and a deficit and the Jolly Howitzer is the hecto stations, the guards opened the doors of created by the drop registered during the graphed organ of an Alsalian howitzer the trucks and displayed the miserable last half of the year. In the exports from battery. Then there is the Hurrak captives to school children, who were as Yokohama, silk goods, sagar and copper

war paper of the Infantry Regiment, sembled on platforms for the spectacle. aro prominent among the items contributes Minded.

the Brenuen, and

Illustrated War

HUNGER IN THE CONCENTRATION CAMP. ing to the decreased trade, while the Chronicle issued by the supply column

From the following fit will be seen that exports of homp braid increased from of the 18th Army Corps. The latter has the concentration camps in Germany 6,565,714 yen to 7,535,981|yen.

That itself a paper which is issued three times were anything but that the reports tell Japan is able to import our hemp and week; and at Rethel, on the Aisne us of places like Donnington Hall,convert it into an export product of such there is published. F Gosctic do here in England:-.

importance cannot be considered other Ardennes for the "enlightenment" of In the concentration camps the condithan as an unfavourable reflection on the the French population. Altogether theretions were terrible. At the camps of Par. industrial capacity of the people of theses are about three dozen papers published chum and Cassel the prisoners slept under islands.-Manila Merchants Aunciation on the two fronts, partly for the soldiers' Canvas On straw spread on the own amusement and partly for the edifi- sation of war prisoners and the popula tion of the occupied districts.

ARTILLERY-STEEL.

ROGE STRENGTH REQUIRED POR MODERN

UUNS.

Review.

THE COMMERCE OF SAN FRANCISCO.

GREATLY INCREASED BY USING

THE PANAMA CANAL.

Atlantic

and

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING AGENT.

"ELLERMAN" LINE.

JAPAN. CHINA AND STRAITS

TO

MARSEILLES, LONDON AND LIVERPO

•For

Steamor

Saik.

"CITY OF NEWCASTLE" On 27th May "NETHERBY HALL”. On 23rd June Subject to change without notice. For rates of freight and further information apply to

Hongkong, 13th March, 1915.

THE BANK LINE, LTD,

GENERAL AGENTS.

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THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD, TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG, SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS. BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. „do, ex sa “Moldavia | WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE

AND ELECTRIO SYSTEMS.

Arrived Hongkong on 8th May, 1915 FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-name ressel are boroby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THRIE EINE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godow Company's frodowns at Kowloon, where enot Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and dary can ka obtained an the Goodr

This vessel brings on Cargo :-

. From

and "Nabia" From Perina Golf, ex xa. B. L. 8. N.

and B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landet bare unle instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent

No Fire Insurane will be effected by `mi in any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Cantigrises, and the Company's Surveyors, Mesra, Goddabe and Douglas, st 10 am, on MondATO and THURSDAYS. All claims must be presentad within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognised No claims will be admitted after the good have left the frodowas.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 8th May, 1915,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

P.M. 8.9. PERSIA," FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN FORTS AND MANILA,

| bare 'ground, and hardly ever renewed. Tho hygienic conditions were unspeak able. Many prisoners were soon literally. covered with vermin. At Gastrow, Ger- man soldiers made public fun of those who tried to free themselves from para- sites, At Landau they stripped an old woman of $7 who complained of the in-

During the first six months following tolerable plague, and drenched her from the opening of the Panama Canal, says the head to foot with petrol. The old woman San Francisco Chronicle, the value of fell ill and died shortly after. Rations shipments by sea from San Francisco. Modern high-powered guns could not were short and often disgusting-beet Gulf ports exceeded by $17,693,196 the

Seattle and, Portland to be built without steel strong enough to root, potatoes, chestnuts, rotten herring shipments by sea for the six months resist the enormous pressures to which rarely meat of any kind, One witness, prior to the opening. There were doulit- they are subjected. Few understand how Madame Ravenel, says that she has con

less some additional shipments from Los great these pressures are almost as far men mad with hunger pick up and de Angeles, but the amount cannot be ascer beyond-ordinary comprehension as are your decaying fish heads. In many of ined until the official publication of the the distances of the stars or the number the camps, the prisoners were attached to figures a couple of months hence. Of the of atoms in a glass of water. An attempt heavy scavengers wagons, which they total amount from the three porte, San to state the matter in a form that will had to draw over swampy soil, in which Francisco shipped 813,560,572, and Seattle mean something to the ordinary mind is the wheels sank deeply. Death played and Portland combined 87,880,822. made by a contributor to La Nature havoc in the camps, owing to privation, OF course

the six months sinco the (Paris) in an artic entitled "The lack of elementary sanitary conditions, Canal was opened covered the must activeTHE above-mentioned Vessel haring arrived, Strains Resisted by Gun Metal." He and the brutality of the guardians. One shipping season for non-perishable pro- Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified

and hundred and thirty civilian prisoners ducts,

Francisco to send in their Bille-of-Lading, for counter "We went out like there have been no shipments signature and take immediate delivery of Cargo died at Grafenwohr. candles," said the Mayor of Mont Blain of perishable fruits, although some from alongside. Cargo impeding discharge experimental shipments of apples have will be landed immediately at Consignees' risk

and expense. So impressed was the. Commission by been made from the north with not very

Cargo remaining on board 12th May, what it saw and heard that it is com satisfactory results, owing to heavy

at Noon, will be subject to landing terminal charges in New York by reason polled; in conclusion, to declare:-

charges, and if undo ivered 17th May, Though, from the beginning of the in- of the location of the steamship company at Noun will be subject to both landing. quiry, we have always attempted to give piers in Brooklyn.

however,

are preparing to vigorously and storage charges. to the reports a simple objective form, we cannot refrain from expressing our senti- compete for the shipments of perishable ments of sorrow and indignation aroused products, and it may be assumed that by the dreadful condition in which Gee they will in time assume cost of delivery at Eastern terminals to piers where other many has given back the unarmed and such products are sold. innocent civilians seized by its armies {# defiance of all laws. During our inquiry, we have been pursued and haunted by the cruel cough that rends Uns breast. Our impressions are not exaggerated; for we saw the returned exiles at a time when their health had already benefited by their return to reir fatherland.

writes:

When the marvels of modern artillery are-described perhaps wo direct our admiration

exclusively too

10 the ville. mechanicians who have combined to con- struct it. We must not, however, forget the metallurgist, for it is owing to the astonishing qualities of the metal that the gun is so well able to resist the enormous strain due to the detonation of the explosive. It is interesting to cite here some figures published by Com- andant Regnault. At each discharge of a gun, in the ease of our field-pieces, in less than three-tenths of a second the pressure exceeds 20 tons to the square inch. And the speed of the projectile lear -ing-the muzzle is more than 2,500 ft a second. The energy developed may be put at about half a million foot pounds; in other words, considering the cannon as a motor working during an exceeding ly short time, we may place its rating at about 90 million horse-power.

Not only must the metal be able to resist these strains time after time; but te do so under unfavourable conditions.

such as the high temperatures produced

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COST OF LIVING IN CALCUTTA.

from San

The sea carriors

The increase of sca-borne domostin traffic represents a loss to the rail carriers and

No Fire Insurance whatever will be affected. All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo will be examined at the above Company's Godowy 10 min at the sho

No Claims will be entertained unless sooom. panied by short delivery note or list of oxoep ions taken at the time of delivery to Consignee sad signed for and on behalf of the Pacif

·R. C. MOLTON,

Hongkong, 11th May, 1915.

gain to the ships. To either the Fro-Mail 8.9. Co. dreers on the Coast or to consumers in

All Claims must be filed an or before Eastern markets, according to circum- 25th May, otherwise they will not be stances it represents a saving by the recognized. opening of the Canal. It enables our products to compete on more advantage. ous terms with other similar products in distant markets. That was the theory upon which the construction of the Canal was urged, and the theory is shown to havo been correct, More and more use will be made of the sca route, and while

Agoat

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"NAGOYA," Arrived Hongkong en 11th May. 1915, FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ B.MAY AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed AT THEIR RISE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Co.'s Godowns at Kowlane, where each Cousigs ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and lalivery on be obtained as the Goods aro lauded. Optional Goods, will be landed here unleer instructions are giren to the contrary within

Goods not cleared within 8 days includiar

of arrival will be subject to rent.

How little the cost of living in a place for a time it will seriously impair theȚIEB P. & Ó. 6. N. Co.'s Steamer by the explosives. And not only must like Calcutta, has been affectele revenues of the rail carriers, in due time T the metal of the gun be as strong as this, war is brought out by returns just com- they will profit as much as others. but it is the same with that of the shell.piled by the director of statistics, saya a The figures available do not cover our surd estimated at 17. tons; the work of up to as recent a date as 17th April, and value of the Canal as an aid to that com The shell of our 75 supports a pres Simia dispatch. The figures are brought foreiga commorco, nor would they i

obtained, give us much conception of the. the device that takes up the recoil they show that the average wholesale price "reaches about 12 tons to the square inch, of the principal articles of common con- merece. Foreign trade, even that to trata

and the mount neutralises at each dis sumptions in Calcutta is now only 3 por Pacific ports, is so demoralized by varressel are hereby informed that their Goods art charge about two tons. In fact, thess cent, higher than before the war con conditions that no statistics of shipmanis conditions are realised in quite a remark menced, and the average retail price only would give any idea of the way in which able way. It has been possible to beat 3 per cent more. On the other hand, the Canal will affect the world's routes of In the machine-shop the pisces of a freights to Europe average four times commerce. Steamship companies which battery that has fired several thousand what they were last July. Rates for the were negotiating for accommodations at shots and to show that they have suffered conveyance of goods to London and Liver this port hare necessarily dropped them pool show a material increase even

for the present, and as for the great not the slightest deformation,,.. This is why it is Heerssary to employ In the week ending the 17th the rates for will evidently be postponed until the en

compared with seven days previously. immigration which we were expecting, its bours special steels.

The use of nickle, jnrico and wheat rose by 75 points each and olusion of peace. proportions of 1 to 2 per cent, gives to for rape seed to London by 12 points. stost special qualities. This is one of the On the other hand freight from Calcutta. points where the comic blockade to to New York for saltpetre fell by 34 which the Germans are subjected is likely points, and for listed by 75 points. to causa ther great trouble when it becomes necessary for them to renew their war material. For nickel comes excla sively from New Caledonia and Canada,

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

·TO-MORROW

8.35 pm. Cencart at the Theatre Royal., Monday, 17th May-

4.15 p.mConcert at the Theatre Royal, that is to say, from a French Colony and Prince Buolow offered to cedo part of

Het Yolk (Amsterdam) states that Saturday, 22nd May →→ a British one.

Noon-Hongkong Electriy Co., Ltd., Meeting When the Ger- Silesia to Austria te compensation for.

of Shareholders. mans, therefore, have used up their stock, ceding Trentino to Italy. there will be no source from which to would also give Italy some Turkish

Germany Tuesday, 25th May:

"Nooo-Park Thumways Co. Ltd.: Morting of replenish it.

Shareholders at the Hongkong Hotel

islands.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me à my case whatevar,

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignem and the Company's Surveyor, bien. GODDAR: and Douglas, xt 10 AM. OF MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presenter within ten days of the steamer's arrival hers. after which date they cannot be recognised No Claims will be admitted after the Gools have loft the Godomest

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent, Hongkong, 11th May, 1915,

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of Engineering Iron and Wood Work..

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conditions for painting ships with most efficient rezulta.

100-Tom ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Shops ranging to 100 Tons,

50-Ton Hydraulle TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets, eto.

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PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 180° B.H.P.

As supplied to the British Admiralty and 'War (fiçó. MOTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DEAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES

HOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, "MOTOR PUMPING Lod LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, Ero. Dockyard Managers,

seen between the hours of 11. AM, and 12 Noom

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The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Flectric Light and have accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers, All steamere carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia."

For Particulars of Freight and Pasange, apply to the

Pork Buildings, 1st Floor.

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TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,"

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured st lowest perma. LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAE NOTES ISSUED and CASTED FOREIGN MONTES Exchangel.

Cook's “FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE." contaizing Shilings and Fares from the Far Esst to all parts of the World, will be forwarded fream applicvion,

A CuTRY OPPIon:-LUDGATE CIROUS, LONDON, EC. Honkong, 3rd July, 1914.

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