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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

"COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Council is called for bis afternoon.

The Orders of the Day are:- Third roading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinance to authorize the Appro- priation of a Supplementary Sum of Beven hundred and eighty-won thousand two hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty-six cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1014."

Scond reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinance to amend the Dentistry Ordinance, 1914,"

Second reading of the Bill intituled, "Am Ordinance to provide for the jery of Estate Duty payable in respect of the estates of deceaser persons."

BRITISH TRADE IN WAR TIME.

A BOOK BY PROFESSOR BOWLEY.

Among the latest-books-issued by the Cambridge University Press is vile ontitled The Effect of the War on the External Trade of the United Kingdom, by A. L. Bowley, Sc. D., Professor of Statistics in the University of London, and a brother of F. B. L. Bowler solicitor, of Hongkong. The following review of the volime appen in the Lon- don Morning List:-

BRITISH CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE,

INAUGURAL MEETING AT

SHANGHAI

OPTIMISM AND A FORWARD PROGRAMME,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 27TH, 1915.

He

Canadian Pheile Railway Co., Canton, Insurance Office, Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, Collins & Co., Cook, Thos, & Sons.

David, S. J. & Co., Dent. Alfred & Co., Dodwell & Co., Ed-

Ezra, Edward & Co..

Gibb Livingston & Co, Glen Line Agency,

Hall & Holtz Ld., Harvie & Cooke, Haworth, Richard & Co., Ld., Heffer, F.. C. & Co., Hewett & Co., Holliday, Cecil. ing Corporation, & Co, Ld., Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-

Ilbart & Co J.d.

Jardine Matheson & Co... Ld...

Lane Crawford & Co., Ld., Lavers & Clark, Lever Bros. (China) Ld.. Liddell Bros. & Co., Little, William & Co, Lowe Bingham & Matthews.

Mackenzie & Ca., Ld., Maitland & Co, Ld.

New Engineering & Shipbuilding Works Ld., Norbury, Natzio & Co., Ld., North China Insurance Co., Ld.

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Naviga tion Co., Prices (China) Ld., Prolet Han, bury & Co., Ld.

Reis & Co., Representation of British Manufacturers Lde, Ross, Alex & Co.

Sassyon, David & Co, Ld. Bastoon, E. D. & Co., Scott Harding & Co., Shang! hui, Dock Engineering Co., Ld... Shewan Tomes & Co. Slove & Co. South British Insurance Co., Ld.

Union Insurance Society of Canton Co.. Ld.

Watson. A. S. & Co., Ld., Works & Co., Ld.

Yangtze lusurance Association Ld.

:

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ORDERS AT LIEUT-COL. 1. CHAPMAN, V.D.

LEATR.

-1~The ualermentioned is granted favo

of absence as follows: -Pta, N. P. Thomson from 20th May,

1915, to 20th August, 1015.

PARADES.

Parades for to day Thursday). 5.30 p.m. No. 2 Section Artillery Bat- tery, 10 pr-drill at Headquartora, Sergt. McCubbin will astoud. 5.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Co., Drill

at Headquarters. -,5.80 p.m. Centre Section.M.G: Co.,

Civil Service Co. and Right Haif Scouts Co. (men not present when these units were inspected only), Sqond drill and Rife exercises at Headquarters. Sergt. Bullock will utteud.

5.80 p.m. Left. half Scouts Co., Com- pany Drill and Skirmishing at Happy Valley, Falt in

on road between Law Courts and City Hall. at 5.16 p.m. and proceed by special tram.

Remainder: NII,

DETAIL.

3.On duty at Headquarters.

From 7 s.m. to-day to 7 a.m. 28th inst.,

Centro Section M.G. Co. From 7am. 28th to 7 mm, 20th inst.,

2-Section Artillery Battery. BEAT UUN CLEN HILL, KOWLOON

On duty until the morning of 20th inst., No. 1 Section Artillery Battery and Left Section M.G. Co. Officer on duty; Lieut. Rees.

AT KOWLOON (DETENTION CÀMP)." On duty until the morning of 20th

inst., H.K.V.H, '

us to keep in close touch with other such. institutions the world over. As a purely British institution, we know, gentlemen, that our views will receive consideration at home and for this reason, if for no other I beg to associaty myself with the movement and have much pleasure in seconding the Chairman's resolution.

Mr. E. S. LATILE, in supporting the resolution, observed that every new, ship A very large and representative meet-when it came to ite nativo element ing of business men was held in the Cham-created a wave The launching of this ber of Commerce rooms, Shanghai, last but he was sure the result of that would onterprise had produced a slight splash; Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of bo good, and only good. There was considering the formation of a British fear that perhaps Britons would not unit

in this enterprise but that meeting Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Mr. abundantly justified the belief that they H. H. Girardet was unanimously voted were united and intended to combine as never before to carry the British fag of to the chair, and Mr. F. J. Norbury was

commeres through this country (hear, appointed serotary of the meeting.

hear). He was extremely proud to be The CHAIRMAN in opening the proceed at that first meeting of Britons to ings and Gentlemen. It is proposed to establish the British Chamber of Com form a British Chamber of Commerer. morce in Shanghai. It had been bis I will state to you briefly how this pro earnest desire to see such a meeting as posal came about. A small informal that many years ago. Two or three years meeting of representatives of British ago he took the first steps in the endea piece goods importers was convened on your to establish such a chamber, but he Thursday last to consider certain pro- could induce nobody to take up the idea posels in connexion with the rexed with enthusiasm, and so he left it alone. question of trading with the enemy in Now, as the secorder of the replütior China, so far as it concerned imports of bad said, the moment was ripe, and they British piece goods. The proposals weh-had-a-feeling-of-enthusiasm for the re- deemed unsatisfactory and it was un-solution, and he was sure the resolution animously agreed that efficient means of would be not only carried unanimously pulling a stop to this trading with the but would be carried into action and enemy in China could only be attained effect in the days that are to come. through legislation on the part of the earnestly hoped that the Chamber about Home Government, Most of you know to be formed would be for all Britons how strenuous have been the efforts of alike and he hoped they would have in both out here and at home, to induce our only the largest British firms in the Far the Committees of the China Association, the Chamber those who represented not Home authorities to realize the necessity East but those who represented the very for sach legislation, if only for the sure smallest interests. He hoped every of British prestige in China. We all Briton would feel that he was cordially expressed, and no doubt all of you will welcome as a member of the chamber whe This volume coating the substance of do also, our sincere gratitude to the ther his business was large or small, and fuur lcctares delivered at the Lado committees for their earnest endeavours, he hoped the sumtter men with less School of Economics in January and, It was pointed out, however, that the resources would feel that in this Cham- February, and might be defined as an Chinn Association, composed as it is only her they had a powerful body of fellow- interim judgment, based on a scientific of invididual members, living in, or citizens behind them in all their efforts analysis of the monthly trade statistics interested in, China, could not weigh as to increase British trade in China (hear, for the years 1806-1814, in regard to the heavily with those in authority as a hear). He hoped also that they would effect of the war on the external trade body combining all British commercial have adiation with every British Chum of the United Kingdom. We are now interests in China. Where the China ber of Commerce in China, and that the living at so rapid a pace, says Professor Association had failed thus far, it was formation of similar Chambers in other Bowley in the introductory section of thought, British Chamber of Commerce parte of the country would be fostered; Chapter I., "that current events pas might succeed. Thereupon, gentlemen, it and that they would affiliate not only immediately into history and cease to was resolved to endeavour to form a with the Chambers of Commeres in Max- afford guidance oven for the near future; British Chamber of Commerce, In the chester, London, etc., but also with those the historian must become journalist, the course of the conversation that followed it in Australia, Canada, and India, The journalist merely reporter; and the became apparent that such an institution people of those colonies were standing statistician must forget his customary would fill a long-felt, want, For years shoulder to shoulder with our men in the caution and hesitation, and offer, with past British firms in China have been trenchea and were putting up a splendid a confidence that is more apparent than compelled to fight, their own battles and fight to carry on the flag to a magnificent real. crudes results and undigested it is to their credit that bandsome results victory, and na they were united in arms, opinions, if his work is to be of imme-have been achieved in the face of strong so might they be united in commerce. Ho diate practical service." It is a long competition from alien combines. Now hoped, too, that they would find some way time since the then Director of the Lon- is our opportunity, gentlemen, to form of approaching the Chinese Chambers of don School of Economics sought in vain a combination of our own which will add Commerce, He was intensely optimistie for an English authority on the science to our strength; a combination which will as to the future of China. He thought of statistics and proceeded to grow work strenuously for the expansion of there was a tremendous future for the Mr. Bowley to All the gap--with the British trade and which will uphold trade of the country. No country in the happy result that we now poses of British prestige in China. Such a Chamworld, in his opinion would stow the¦ world-wide reputation who is not only |ber will if it is recognized as embody markets that China will show with the a master of his subject, but also a mosting all British commercial interests in development of the vast rescources of the inspiring teacher. In order to arrive at China, be able to correspond intimately country and the labour of its great and a provisional solution of the problem pro- with kindred chambers of commerce intensely shrewd and progressive popula- peed it has been necessary first of all to throughout the British Empire, and in

ition.

These were factors which would answer the question Was the anxiety foreign countries where they arist It create in China, he thought, a market felt at the close of 1913 us to the continued will form a link between the British such as the world had never seen before. growth of our external trade mally traders in China and the Commercial The parting of the ways should lead to justified? Until we have determined whe-Intelligence Department of the Board of enormous prosperity, of that he was ther or not the results for the fret half Trade, a department which has lately perfectly sure, and the present time was of 1814 confirmed these forebodings, the shown great activity in our wide field of one when they might well make a pro effect of the war cannot be measured even cominerce, a fact which no doubt most of gressive move. The Germans had told with an approximation to accuracy, you have already learnt to appreciate them that they were lethargie; that when Professor Bowley shows that there was a It will also link us all with the local the war was over they had no doubt definite set-back from April to July, 1914 Commercial Attaché whose office I am whatever they would be able to take back (it would be interesting to know how far sure we all earnestly hope will be made from the British what they had lost while this was due to a secret knowledge of permanent under the able management they were helpless The Germans had Germany's preparations for war), though of Mr. Rose, I could go on ad infuitum found to their cost that the British were even in the lattor month trade was still enumerating the far-reaching effects not lethargic in the trenches, and he had on a level that would have been reckoned which such an institution will have, but I no doubt they were going to make the very high in 1912 or the years preceding, shall leave it to the future to demonstrate same discovery in the field of commerce. Taking this and other factors into account these. I therefore have much pleasure In order to make the Chamber & success, in proposing, That this meeting of Mr. Little continued, they must have a be comes to the following conclusions. First, as regards imports, the unemy's representatives of British firms is unani- live committee. He earnestly hoped that efforts to check our supplies from coun-mously of opinion that the interests of the British Government might be induced trie not netusily at war had less effect British traders in this port demand the to bring the Commercial Attaché from the than a minor trade crisis, and about as formation of a British Chamber of sleepy hollow of Peking to the great com- much as a moderately serious strike of Commerce, and it is resolved that such amercial centre of China in Shanghai

Let strikers note Chamber be and is hereby formed under (hear hear). transport workers.

If he had his offices here that they can do their country as much the title of the British Chamber of Com- he would be directly in touch with mer- harm in this case as the German Navy ]] merce of Shanghai." (Applause). cants and would know their wishes, and Mr. J. JOHNSTONE seconded, saving they would, through him, keep in touch Secondly, as regards exports, trado hes gone back to a definitely lower scale, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:-1t is with the Government and the Board of though the aggregate is still well above! with diffidence that I rise to support the Trade, merchants and officials co-opera- that of 1912, when the fiscal controversy resolution proposed by our Chairman, ting in every way. If there was any first came within the pale of practical as I feel that there are many present at

success to be gained, this surely was the politics. Part of this falling-off is due this meeting who are better qualified than

The way in which it would be gained. to the special conditions of the cotton 1 am to deal with the subject under dis Chamber would require its own secretary trade and is likely to be recovered to some cussion, by reason of their long residence paid man who would give his whole extont. In conclusion Professer Bowley in the East and familiarity with the time to the work of the Chamber, and there subject. On the other hand I come to this should be enough work 'to keep him more Says:-

"We see that the exams of the value of meeting as the representative in Shanghai than busy in looking after Britisir imports over that of exports will tend to of Jardine, Matheson & Co. and bring interests. Ho hoped the entrance fera reach £350,000,000 or £400,000,000 a year. So the whole-hearted support of what is,

would be such that everyone would be far as can be judged this total is little, it believe, the oldest existing British firm able to join, without finding either the at all, more than the amounts due as in Chins, our connexion with the East entrance fee or the annual subscription a interests, profits, ete... from abroad, dating back to the old East India burden. Lastly, he hoped they would together. with the high earnings Company and the days when Maca establish a British trade magazine for

shipping,

which at. once Cause and Canton were the only places where circulation among the Chinese. The sin part of the excess and help to meet it. foreigners could transact business with should be to bring British firms before the It is not necessary to assume yet that we China, We have arrived, gentlemen, at Chineses in an acceptable way. This had are becoming a debtor instead of a creditur a parting of the ways. The friendly never been done before. Trade journals nation and that we are realising investment's business relations which we have hitherto had been established, without success; abroad to pay for our imports, but there had with our neighbours, have at last but the new one should be a British cannot be any great margin at the present given way under the strain of the past magazine, with only British advertise lovels of trade.”

So far the great part of months, and we are now fighting for ments, and only references to British the reduction of exports may he attributed Britain as a nation as well as for our goods and British firms, bringing there to the cessation of new external investment. own hand. We have been repeatedly to the notice of the Chinese officials, and the remainder to the actual diminution urged by Home authorities to seize the Chambers of Commerce, and merchants. Ist of the total value of imports reckoned at present opportunity and endeavour to He was auro the Chamber would be a the country of their origin. The apparent recapture trade which our enemies.

great success and that they would all near equality of the valtres of imperts in by

very modcrate Icok back with pride upon the day of its 2-3 1 Piston Chinese Company: January, 1914, and January, 1915, is due margins on which they were will establishment.

James Wong. 91; Owen Chan, 83, Wong to the inflation of freights, mainly payable ing to work, and the assistance they

On the proposal of Mr. A. W. BURKILL, Kwong Tin, 86.370. to British owners. The first sign of difficulty received from their Government in seconded by Mr. L. J. CeBIT, the follow-3rd-Indian Platoon: Sirdar Khan, 31.4;. will, of course, be shown by amarement stitutions, were able to take from us. It

Saleh, 88; D. Rumjahn, 84-263.4 against us of the foreign exchanges and a is possible that for some time after this ing were appointed members of a provis pressure to export gold, phenomena present war is brought to a finish our present ional committee to draft the rules of the 4th--No. 2 and 3 Platoons, Portuguese

Chamber: Messrs. E. S. Little (Brunner Company (Tie), 261.7. with Germany since the beginning of the enemies will have quite sufficient Mond & Co.), L. W. Hutton. (Harvic 5th-No. 2 Platoon, British Company, 200.2.

occupy them in Europe, but the time will

A. Woods (Richard 6th No. 3 Platoon, Chinese Company, 260. Nothing that can be said-by German come, gentlemen, when we must look for Cook & Co.), Gnanciers and economists will convince a renewal of their active competition, and Haworth, Ld.), H. H. Girardet (Reiss 7th-No. 4 Platoou, Portuguese Company,

254.3. the outer world or, for that matter, even China will probably be the only field left&Co.), and F. J. Norbury (Norbury their own astute compatriots, that cur to them in which their conduct of the Natzio & Co.).

This concluded the business of the: production and consumption have yet present war will not militate to any great

The chairman announed that Leon appreciably affected by dependere extent to their disadvantage. It appears meeting. on foreign and colonial supplies and th to me, therefore, that we should endea-another meeting would be convened as alleged vulnerability at sea which Gervour by every means possible to consol-soon as the rules had been drafted.-- many's naval experts discuss in such date and better our position. We have C. Daily News. excited terms, Never has British sea- been referred to in terms of derision by power proved such a valuable safeguard our encinies as shopkeepers' as opposed to our own oversea trade or such a source to "soldiers" but they must be rapidly The following have signified their will of economic distress to the enemy on learning that a shopkeeper can fight to ingness to become Members of the Cham whom it is inflicting losses which already

game purpose. Let us, however, justify bar.

Commenting on the suggested prohi equal in a few weeks the war indemnity

the title of shopkeeper and keep this

Asiatic Petroleum Co. (North China) bition of the sale of alcohol during the exacted from the defeated uation after shout our reputation as a fighting nation

war period, the Bishop of Durham says: the Franco-Prussian War. We should will not suffer thereby, of that we may

Barlow & Co.. Bradford Dyers Associa-Although a total abstainer of forty like to see how Professor Bowley would rest assured. To make the most of our

tion Ld. Bradley & Co., Brand Bros. & years' standing, since my pledge, I am work out Germany's losses on this score opportunities it is necessary that we and venture to suggest the subject to him should pull together and the first step Co., British American Tobacco C. Ld., little disposed to be the judge of other Branner Mond & Co., Ld., Burkill, A. the claim of each Christian man to decide

men's consciences, and entirely recogniz as the theme for another course of in this direction is the formation of a lectures.

British Chamber of Commerce to enable R. & Sons, Butterfield & Swire

freely in this matter for himself."

of

var.

of reason

the

Ld.

Orderly Officer: Lieut. C. Smith. Orderly Sergeant: Corpl. Grose.

NEXT FOR DUTY,

At Headquarters and Gun Club Hill:: H.K.V.R.

AT KOWLOON (DETENTION CAMP). May 29th, Civil Service Co. May 30th, Nos. 1 and 2 Sections Beauts.

Company

May 31st, Nos. 2 and 3 Sections Scouts

Company.

Juno 1st Nos. 3 and 4 Sections Scouts

Company

June 2nd, Centre Section M.G. Co. June 3rd, No. 2 Section Artillery

Battery,

June 4th, No. 1 Section

Attillery

Battery and Laft Section M.G. C1,

OFFERS ON BUTT.

May 29th, Lieut. Lindsell. Mar 30th, Licut. Weall. May 31st, Lient. Preston. June 1st, 2nd-Liest, Murphy. June 2nd, Lieut. Wright. June 3rd, Lient, Danby. Juno 4th, Capt. Wolfe."

G. E. STEWART, Capti, Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

PARADES.

(Central Police Station.) Thursday, May 27th-Chinese Company,

without Armas, 5.30 p.m. Friday, May h-Chinese. Portuguese and Indian Companies, without Arine, 5.50 p.m. A further issue of Truncheons will take place on this parade.

MUSKETEY.

Inter-Platoon Team Shoot-Aggregate of

three best results in

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AND

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SUN FAST AND TUB FAST WIDE RANGE OF BORDERS TO MATCH.

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RING UP 1741 FOR RANGE OF PATTERNS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

WESTMINSTER

$1.00

per lb. tin.

192

SMOKING

MIXTURE.

Destminster

Smoking Mixture

$1.00

per lb. tm.

It is a delightfully cool and finely favoured Tobacco 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 China who give up pipe sacking se woon as the damp and foggy weather sets in, as their pipes become foul. If they will try a tin of this carefully blended Mixture they will find they can enjoy their pipes with a perfect comfort as they do in the cool and dry season.

SOLD BY- HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

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Hongkong, 15th May, 1915.

1497

each Platon BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME

in courses for Classes A.. B. and C.).

No. 1 Platoon, British Company: 1. Grant Smith, 91.4; H. A. Lammert, 90; H. J. Sleat, 00-271.4.

8th No. 1 Platoon, Portuguese Company,

248.0 9th-No. 2 Platoon, Chinese Comprox. 208. Recruits' Platoon, Chinese Compaus, 228.

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