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OVERSEAS AIRCRAFT FUND.

"SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 3.

Harbour Dept. per Commander

Mr. C. Wookey

Beckwith, RN,

Mr. H. C. Sandford

Mr. Joseph Gould

Mr. C. Therné

E. G. L.

Mr. A. Ritchie

Mesers. Joseph Bros

Mr. F. A. Bid: n

Mr. Chan Siu Ki

Messrs. John D. Humphreys &

Son

Mr. Ip. Lan Churn

Mr. Họ Kwong

Mr. Ho Eu

Hongkong and Kowloon Lani

and Loan Co., Ltd...... Man On Ensurance Co., Ltd, m Chun On Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Mr and Mrs. Bowley Messrs. Low Bingham & Maḍ-

thew's

N.C

Mr. D. W. Craddock

Mr. T. Arnott

Mr. W. Armstrong A. S.

$ 25.CO

23.69 30.00 100,00

OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, April 13th.

THE QUESTION OF CONSCRIPTION,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 20TH, 1916.

THU, DEMAND. FÖR SHIPPING.

While some are discussing new linos el steamers across the Pacific, it is interes ing to note how greatly the price of steamers has gone up in Europe. Owing. to the pressure of Achmiralty work, thip builders are.

now upable to promis Once more we are having a preliminary delivery of new merchant vessels before 30.03 "discussion on the prospect of conscrip the end of next year. The result is that 25.00 tion.

In an elaborate statement to an there is a cormous demand for second 50.00

American correspondent, Mr. Townent, 150.00 100.00

band tonnage, for which record price; the War Office spokesman in the House of are being paid. In one enas a steamer 100.00 Cumurons, tells the American people that which was bought five years ago for the succes of voluntary recruiting in £17,000 has just been sold for £35,000, and 50.00 England proves that America and it is said that if the purchaser had been 50.00 and are right to maintain a voluntary.

100,00

50,00

200,00

50.00

200.00

25.00

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,

Mesara Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report, dated 19th May, stak

Our Inst report was issued on the 14th inst. In the interval the local market has retained firm throughout, with a good dod for investmount scurities, and wo. have again to report improvement, more In Landon descriptions but little has been or-less-substantial, in seral stocks. done, and quotations cless more or leas nominal at about last week's rates. attention at low prices, but up to the "Rubbors" appear to be attracting some prvent we businces of importance has transpired. Bar Silver is quoted to-day hai T.T. at 73 and Singapore TT. at ant 23 D-10d., Sterling T.T. at 1/93. Shang

bills un Shanghai is unchanged at rog

BANKS. Hongkong and Shanghais have been booked at $700, and close firin at this quotation with sellers holding for maiuing more or las neglected since the considerably higher prices

MARINE REURANCES, -Unions after res meting have come into demant with sala at $805 and further buyers. Can- ton have continued in favour and are now enquired for at the improved unchanged with buyers for Northern quotation of 30. North China are account at Th, 170, and Yangisz ́s quiet: with probable buyers at $225, cx. 73.

system. Mr. St. Loe Straclicy, editor given a guarantee that the visy would 77 Thy Bank's buying rate for 3d/s 200,00 of the Spectator, and others are active ot be requisitioned by the Government,

on the opposite side, and the matter will even higher figure would have been 200.00 shortly come up again in Parliament, !

obtained. Values are, in fact. o high As far as one can gange the drift of public sell all their ships in order to realise the that several companies have decided to opinion, conscription would be accepted big profits now being made. 10.00 only on the assurance of the highest

Almost everywhere, indeed-excent, of course, in 50.00 authorities that it was absolutely neces Austria and Germany-there appears to .15.00 sary for the national safety, and not be a brisk inquiry for more vesela, and merely a matter of theoretical argue along the Atlantic reaboard of North with a view to making good the shortage mont set out by arm-chair critics of the America, a large number of steamers will 82,118,06 administration. Without such assurances within the next week or two.

he transferred from the Great Lakes Previously acknowi dged... 18,045.00 the proposal would rouse even more than $20,103.68--he usual amount of suspicion, for the averaga citizen is proud of the way in whieh men have come forward, and he is on the watch for manipulators eager to take advantage of a time of popular Estress to place their own particular plans

Anonymous

15.00 150.00

Nole Amount required to supply the latest type of Vicker's Guti-plane, comply with gun, is approxi-

mately $25,000,

N.-J. STABB;'

Hon. Treasafer, Hongkong, 19th May, 1015.

on the statuto book.

BIP LOST THROUGH CHINESE.

Mnenes have been booked at $29 and close SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton anl

Chinns have d to busintes at 898 and steady with probable sellers. Indo-

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD &Co.

SPORTS DEPARTMENT

SPORTS

JAQUES CROQUET SETS

AUSTING HOE OFAST

CCUPSE:SOCKETS:

CONTAIN: 4 ASSOCIATION MALLETS. (9" X 3"), ASSOCIATION HOOPS, COMPOSITION BALLS, PEGS. FLAGS, CLIPS. RULES, ETC.. COMPLETE IN STRONG WOOD BOX.

and a few shares are obtainable at the higher rate. Douglases have again been the m dinm of an important volums: JAQUES

FIRK INSURANCES. Hongkongs cou time in requcst at $385 and Chings et

werk, the experience of the captain of the business to report.

Of the steamers torpedoed in the sterile at present, and we have no $12, but there are no sellers of either in

Delmira, of Liverpool, has giver point to the agitator's protest against the A few of the crew were British and they employment of Chinese on British ships stuck to their work, but when the sub marins fired as a signal to the steamer 10 This werk way give some further leave to, and the contain gave the order to put on all possible speed, the Chinese evidence to the aquinistration on this refused in a badly to remain in the stok question, however, for thousands of mid-hold, and so the submarine was able to day and Sunday recruiting meetings are overhaul the shin, though at her fall speed she could have got away without being held in the open air, wherever men much difficulty, are likely to be gathered at the luncheon hour, and the political parties are uniting to urga Lönduxers to join the colours 10.00 They have hit a good moment, for the Whit: Paper issued by the Government

BADEN POWELL BOY SCOUT'S

BUILDING. FUND.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO..2.

Mr. M. J. D. Stephens

Sir William Rees Davies, K.C.

Mr. G, C. Moxon

Mr. G. M. Young

Anonymous

Mr. La Cheung Shui

Mr. E. Ormiston

Well Wisher

Dr. Gomez

$100.00

25.00

20.00 10:00 25.00 10.00 25.00

showing the ill-treatment of British pri soners of war in Germany has made men more eager to deliver summary justies to 15.00 the Buns Hiemselves. I hear that the result of many of thezo moting is

£0.00 -15:00

of business at rates ranging from 845 to 47 cash and equivalent rates on time, and close in strong request for both cash and forward delivery. Chinat and Manilas hav; been booked at $4.90 at Our Admiralty has now a plan to which more shares can be placed, but at. operation which provides nasty surprises as there are sellers. Star Ferries after for the raiders from time to time. Inneglect for some time $35 have sudden this way--the details of which I know ly come into favour and have risen hut must not publish the 700 was rapidly to $39 with a few small cales at accounted for, and our handy men are intermediate rates, market closing with ready exclaim at any most probable sellers at $39.

Next, please 1'

to

TUB, NATIONAL CITY GUARI.

OLs-Shells have been booked at 93/- and Ural Caspians at 13. but otherwis we have heard of no business in this section. Langkats in sympathy whe fluctuating output hare varied in the North between Tis. 40 and Tis. 42, closing

Everybody just now is struck by the prevailing enthusiasm of the middle aged en in the metropolis. There would-hays a thousand middle-aged or elderly citizens had donned a close imitation of the ser32/8 ox the dividend of 1/- per share. vice uniform and marched through Lov

20.00 already good, but the asgrezate reward/been a wide area of smiles if, a year ago. with reported buyers at Tls. 41....

Mr. Chan Sui Ki.......

Lt. Col.. A. Chapman, V.D.

N. J. & W. W. Stabby

Mr. Henry Humphreys Messrs. De Sousa & Co.

100.00

Messrs Botello Bros.....

100,00

Previously acknowledgeł

25.00

$550.00 2,270.00

$2,829,00

N. J. STABB,

Hon. Treasurer... Hongkong, 18th May, 1915.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

OLYMPIC TRIALS."

HONGRONG TÓ REPRESENT CHISA.

of this oratory will not be known for a week or more,

KING'S HIGHLAND HOME AS A HOSPITAL. It is rumoured in Court circles that the King is considering the advisability of turning Balmoral, his Highland home, into a war hospital or convalescent home He has great "faith in the recuperative power of the northern air, and he knows that if other owners of large mansions would follow his example there would ke

very large addition to the available quarters for officers and men who have suffered in the fight against the Huns.

The Kaiser should be interested to hear of the proposed new use for Balmoral, for it was there that his father was In the qualifying round for participa engaged to be married. Our dear. tion in the Far Eastern Championship Victoria, the late Queen wrote, "war Games, the Chinese team from Hongkong. caused a mild sensation by deleting in engaged to Prince Frederick William of convincing style the “hope of the North,' Prussia. During our ride up Craig-na-

Hongkong Nanyang

- MINING -Kailans have been booked at

don, headed by the Lord Maver. for drill(Coupon 5) recently declared, and mora and exercises in Hyde Park, before the shares. could probably be placed on this critical eres o ftheir wives, daughters and basis. Baubs are wanted at $3,80 and even grand-daughters. But the National Tronohs are on offer at 32/6, with no City Card to-day is taken seriously business reported in aither stock. aad many an experienced military offer REFINERIES:-China Sugars are quieter has commented with approval on the but still firm at last quotation, viz., 8117. partness and precision of their defis, and after sales at 82203 cash and 8304 Luzons have not maintained their posi- There is more than me's the cyo in going-to-school-again for these normally August, close with sailors for cash at $20. dignified and staid City men. It means business, a downright, quiet, but stern determination.

THE PRONUNCIATION OF PRZEMYSŁ, What do you think Tommy at the front has hit upon as the pronunciation of Przemysl This Russian tongue-twisteri has puzzled many, but Tommy, with characteristic directness, ... mtraly

Bloumic Russians have taken Primrose Hill." nounces to his mate that the

CAMPHOR IN BURMA AND

PHILIPPINES.

Docks, WHAEVES AND GODOWNS-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docky have ruled firm with buyers at advancing rates and closing in good demand at £50, Hong- Kong and Kowloon Wharves have also appreciated, closing in request at $72 after small sales at 969 and intervening rates. Shungbai Docks and Shanghai and Honghew Wharves are unchanged in the North at .Th.

and Tie. 83 respectively with no local business reported.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hong kong-Lands continue on offer at-$100 and Humphreys Estates at $7 with no busi- ness to report. Central Estates have been done at 8100 and more shar's are avail- A recent United States consular reportable. There are buyers of Hongkong says that an investigator for the buscan Hotels at $112, and of West Points at of forestry of the Philippine Talands has $70, but shares are not at prezent forth- discovered that a local plant that has coming, the same remark applying to been heretofore commonly regarded as a Kowloon Lands, which continue in re werd is the same as that from which the queet at $10.

COTTON MILLS. - The demand for camphor is manufactured in other parts of the Far East. The plant is the Northern stocks continues strong, bat few Blumen balsamferd, described as a tall, local transactions have transpired owing almost woody herb, 6 to 8 feet high, very to th carcity of sellers. The closing natives in the praction of medicine. The buyers, Hongkongs 671 sales and buyers, comment and extensively used by the rates are as follows:-Ewos. Tl. 155

plant is described a very plentiful in Kung Yiks sale at Tis. 143 and probable the Philippines. It has never before buyers, Internationals Tis. 90, Laou been regarded as a camphor bearing Kung Mows Tis. 80, Soy Chees Tia. 43), plan, although it is known to be iden and Shanghai Cottons Tis. 99 to Tls. 391, with sales for Juns of the latter at Ts. 101.

to wit, the Nunyang College, by a margin Ban this afternoon he picked a piece cl of 4 goals to 1. The game was played on white heather which he gave to her." The the S. N Railway Grounds on the Markham Road-kindly lont for the place where they plighted their troth is occasion the Railway authorities also still marked. But whatever good luck generously providing a special train for those interested in the match. There can accompanies the white heather cannot be be no difference of opinion about the said to have continued to the sun, who superiority of the players from the Crown is HOW CA Colony. They had infinitely more dash.

the way to bringing the cleverer foot work and a better conception Hohenzollern house to ruin, of the game altogether. The local team Balmoral should prove a perfect haven played desperately against overwhelming of rest for those men stricken in the field, odds, but were clearly outmatched. Only thirty minutes were played each way whose greatest hurt is in their nerves, ard as a result of their fine exhibition, through the excessive strain of the ter the Hongkong contingent will have the rible modern warfare and the unceasing honour of representing Clinu in the Olypaie gemes. If they can only main dia of giant shells and colossal armetical with the Blumca bolsenfor found tain yesterday's form, China's chancsments. of Championship honours are roseate in- dved. Mr. H. B. Stewart proved a very efficient referre.—Shanghai Mercury..

THE CHINESE ARMY,

PRESIDENT ON THE TRAINING OF TROOPS.

THE PARLIAMENT, PEOPLE AND WARD

o Burma and China. Th Chiness in Hainan bave long manufacture the ngai MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Island. Cenients camphor from this plant, but the crude have been book d ́at $6.00, Electrics at Though the present Parliament has still methods employed in the manufacture of $11, and Hongkong Trams at $5.20, all nearly ten months to run before it reaches the product have made the labour expend closing in request at these rates or slight- the end of its statutory term, the rumoured in obtaining the camphor disproporly under. There are buyers of China is renewed that an announcement as to tionate to the output. The whole cutput Born at $94, Providents at 88.10, Dairy the date of the next election will be inade Hainan according to ous authority, Farms at $81, Ropes at 8251, Watsons at

is not much over 50 pounds per day. A $7.16 and Union Waterboats at $16). very shortly. Two alteratives liave been well-known British chemist, who made an Mayo Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd. under consideration-ho first, a formal extended investigation into the produc (Local Register), transfer books closed The 'resident has despatched a circular or nechanga alcetion, which should, in tion of gai camphor with a view to in- from the 1st to 20th inst., inclusive. telegram to the Chiang Cluns of pro effect, by a general re-electio, tu be fo- troducing its manufacture into Burma Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., ordinary vinces, expressing dissatisfaction with the

in 1908, says that this kind of camphor is annual meeting on the 22nd inst., trans- method of training troops now in vegne owed at the closs of the war by a contest produced only in Hainan, Tainan (For-fer books elos d from the 8th to 22nd in the provinces The present troops of on normal party lines; and the other, au moa), and Canton. The crude age inst, inclusive Peak Tramways Co., this country have attained to a certain, degree of success in studying tactics and extension of the life of the existing camphor, known as ngai fen, appears in Ltd., ordinary annual meeting on the other military arta, but, these accomplish Parliament till the close of the dirty-white crystalline grains and con- 25th inst, transfer books close from 20th

tains more or less impurities, The reto 27th inst., inclusive. ments have proved of little practical interrupted by any electoral fight in furd ng camphor, which is called value whenever actually engaged in mili-

Some have favoured agai-q-ion, is perfectly colourless. It is tary operations. This has been due the meantime. mainly to the fact that in ordinary times third course that of holding the eletion Probable that in the manufactur of cam- phor from the Blumca: balsamfero in the the officers train their men only for farat the appointed tins in the ordinary Philippines, the same difficulty would be weather show and no real discipline is cuforced. Consequently the organisatio way, whether the war be over or not. But encountered that presented itself to the of the troops has becomes so locss that for this suggestion there is little support investigators of Burma five or six years each indirichtal soldier is just like

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"TIPPERARY.”

STORY OF A BRITISH SOLDIER AND HIS CAPTORS.

A Belgian correspondent in the "Mail" ago, for the plant, while comparatively tells the following story of a British

particle of sand without cohesion and in either side. One of the difficulties in plentiful in the islands, does not sem soldier who was being marched through

the way of a truce election is the refusal them without difficulty. The officers have of certain constituencies to be bound bying of a factory feasible: that is, a con- committed a sin which cannot be retrieved the arrangements of party leaders. This.stant and sufficient supply of raw mate rial could not be obtained within a radius even by death; that is they mislead their men and disregard the safety of the it is suggested, is more particularly aall points of which would be sufficiently country and even of their own person, Labour difficulty, of which, indeed, we hear the factory to make the project prat

between officers and

ticable. In other words, culti The Ida cordial and intimate as these are having an illustration at present in vation of the plant would have to be re-

the threatened contest for Mid-Durham sorted to in order to get a supply suff existing between members of the same family and they should share the same for such incidents at a general election cient to keep a factory operating through interests and the same dangers. If com- manding officers understood this and paid would probably have the effect of wid not the year. However, judging by the more attention to the spirit and disciplice lag the field of contention to an incalculabundance of the weed in the islands and thy way in which it thriva without gul- of the army, it would not be difficult for able extent, and might lead to results tivation there would be no great difficulty the men to obey whatever orders they give quite incompatible with the terms of the in growing the plant in great quantities and accomplish whatever service they desire their men to perform Peking riginal compact.. Gazette.

by cultivation should the production of ngar camphor be found to be commercial ly desirable.

The British soldier was hatiess, but he was smoking a cigarette with evident enjoyment. One woman Fan out and wanted to give the soldier a cap, but the guards waved her away.

All were sympathetic to the soldier, till at last one poor woman burst out crying at the sight of the prisoner.

The soldier saw, took his cigarette from his mouth, and with a smile called out, "Don't cry.. mother: I've killed twenty-five of them!"

"What did you say " asked to Ger man guard. French I was asking the way to Tip And the soldier replied in broken perary

**EXCELITE

CROQUET

BALLS.

CROQUET MALLETS.

“ASSOCIATION" MALLET PRICE $7.50 EACH.

Farther on at the Kommardaturi office No. 6,” Answered the guard satisfied ~?

GLISGLOS'.

CROQUET

BALLS.

ALL-ENGLAND" MALLET

PRICE $5.50 EACH.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

THEATRE

ROYAL.

RETURN AND FAREWELL VISIT,

FOR 3

TO-NIGHT!

NIGHTS ONLY. COMMERCING

TO-NIGHT!!

THURSDAY, MAY 20TH,

HENRY

DALLAS

Presents,

R. B. SALISBURY'S 00.

THE QUAINTS.

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY

PRICES

$3, $2 · AND PLANS NOW AT MOUTRIE'S. COMMENCE AT 9.15 P.M.

Hongkong, 17th Mag, 1910.

$1.

(084

SMOKING

WESTMINSTER

MIXTURE.

$1.00

per lb. tin.

Westminster

Smoking Mixture

$1.00

per lb. tin.

99

It is a delightfully cool and finely flavoured Tobieco and it has the great advantage of keeping dry during this hot and damp weather. There are many smokers in Hongkong and the ports of South Chins who give up píps smoking as soon es the demp and foggy weather sets in, as their pipes becoma foul. If they will try a tin of this carefully blended Mixture they will find they can enjoy their pipes with as perfect comfort as they do in the cool and dry season.

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SOLD BY

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

A. S. WATSON & CO, LT KELLY & WALSH, LTD. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Hongking, 16th May, 1915,"