THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 24rs, 1915,
HONGKONG, SHARE MARKET. | KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF EUROPE'S DEBT TO AMERICA,
Mesaru, Vernon & Smyth in their kly share report dated 23rd July, 30, state Homewed firmness with a tendency to urther improvement prevails for all cal investment securities, whilst in the Speculative section the sensation of the period under review has been the rapid advance in Indos, which, after closing with sellers at 8118 a week ago, havo boomed to a cash quotation of 9148, and are apparently still in request. Rubbers and Shells have also received attention and a fair businces has been transacted, Bar Silver closes at 227-10 for ready Sterling T.T. at 1/9, and Shanghai, T.T. 178). The Bank's buying rate for 3 d/s bills on Bbangbai is 798.
BANK-Hongkong and Shanghain after further small eles at 8815 are now quoted at 88171, sellers holding for 8820.
MARINE INSURANCES.--Uniona without sales have improved to a buying quota tion of 8920, and Cantone to $372. There are buyers of North Chines in Shanghai at Tis, 166, Yangtazes again closing with a-nominal quotation of 8240 with ex. 73. FIRE INSURANCES-Chinos are firmer with buyers at 8152, and Hongkongs after Kalos at 8396 can now be placed at 83973. SHIPPING.-Indo-Chinas, closing on the 16th inst. with sales and sellers at 8118, have boomed to a cash quotation of 8145 with sales at this and intermediate rates, and at various forward rates up to December, for which the latest price paid if said to be 8155. London is apparently still unable to offer any shares, and again a sterling quotation cannot be given. Douglases have ruled somewhat quieter during the interval but at the close are in strong request at $55, and a higher rate would no doubt be paid for ready China and Forward delivery. and Masilas are in defaand at 40 cents. Star Ferries at the improved quotation of $354 and Steambonts at $10.
OiLs. Shells have been bought from London al 87/0, and are wanted locally at 67/0. Langkaw with Fow fluctuations dose in request at Ts. 28.
REFINERIES-China Sugars have been booked at $127 cash, 8131 for September delivery, and at $134 for December. Luzons are wanted at $445, but shares are senter, and a small business only has bec,
done.
MINING-Kailans are still in request at 30/--but otherwise there has been no movement in this acction, and quotations are more or los cominal.
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FUND,
Mr. John J. Mitchell, of Chicago, ia a recent interview with a reprcsontative of the Wall Street Journal eaid: HE Europe ewes us more than one hillion dollars a the amount is increasing more rapidly 2.000.00 than is gonorally supposed.
The Tung Wah Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangtung Flood Relief Fund:-- Messra, Biani Bussan Kaisha...$ Messrs Nippon Yusen Kaisha.. Meurs, Mitsu Bishi Goshi Kaisku Messrs. Osaka Shosen. Kaisha Messrs. Toyo Kison Kalsha Messrs. Furukawa & Co. Messra, Suzuki & Co.
Mossra. Yuasa & Co. Mr. S. Imai Mr. K. Majima... Tho Tokyo Hotel
Messrs. Cherry & Co. Messrs. Arakawa & Co.
Mesars, Goharn & Co. Mr. K. Yohose Mosare. Aoi & Co. Messrs. Honda & Co. Messrs. Matsumoto & Co. Messrs. Maruichi Messrs. Fuji & Co. Mr. Y.. Tera..... Messrs. Minta & Co.
Messrs. Nakazawa & Co. Messis. Dobashi & Com Mossrs. Matsubara Hotel Mr. R. Ohashi Mr. S. Immun The Hinode Hotel Mr. D. Shirai Messrs, Nikko & Co. Mr. T. Kuchika ....... Messrs Matsunaga & Co. T. T. From Saigon Messrs. Wong Chenng Wa Des. Sadman, Karsten & Marr alt Mr. F.
Mosers Foo Yin Ke
Mossing Ken (a fitni trading
with San Francisco) Messira, Sun Kwong Hop
Messrs. Man Cheung Yuenge Messrs. Man Fat Choung..... Scholars of the Queen's College
(1st contribution).
Messrs. Fong Fang Cheong Shun Mears. Yue Shing Loong Blessrs. Tee Hing
Messrs. Kum Wing Leong Mosses. Tak Hing Wo Messrs. Yee Shan Yuen Mr. Tam Pik Shan Mr. Chiu Kun Shan Messrs. Yue Kwong Cheong Mr. Choy Yat Ho Mr. Choy Wing Luk
Masar Kwong Hip Loong Messrs. Tung Hing Loong Mestrs, Man Shun Wing Mr. Lee Hyon DOCES, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong Messrs. Soung Tak Fing kong and Whampoa Docks after advan-Tai Shia. Company eing to 977 60th, and 0 for September Per Messrs. Chan Sun Hing's delivery close on the quiet side with
Subscription Bouk sellers at the rates. Hongkong and Members Kowloon Wharvex are wanted at the ini proved quotation of $74), and at rather better than the equivalent rates for for ward delivery, but holders are asking for still higher rates. On the basis of last Arvigena HE BLƯƠN FOR LESS
at the above price. In Shanghai New Engineerings are quoted at Tis. 8, Shang hai Docks at Fle, 81, and Shanghai and Hongkow Wherves at Tla, 93)
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS -Central Estates close without change at $100. Hongkong Lands are in request at $112 West Points at $71, Kowloon Lands at $40 and Humphreys Estates at 80%. There are buyers of Hotels.at #116.
COTTON MULE.-Hongkongs have sell. and are in demand at $71. In the North there are Buyers of Ewos al Tls. 175, Kung Viks at Tis. 14.60, Shanghai Cottons at Tle. , and Soy Chees at Tis. 44.
are
M160ELLANEOUS --Chica Lights wanted at 84, Dairy Farms at 834, Cements at $8.83. Ioes at $185, Ropes at 928, Trams at 85, Steam Laundries at $3.20, and Powells at 863. There are sellers of Watsons at 6, and of China Lights at 84.
Meno-Next Bedding Day, July 29th, Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., interim dividend of $34 ps share, payable 29th instant. West Point Building Co., Ltd., interim dividend of 19 per share, payable 20th inst.
AUSTRIA AND SEPARATE PEACE.
WHY GERMANY HAS NOT DECLARED WAR.
The correspondent of 11 Secolo at Milan has had an. interview with a well- informed personality, who explained why Germany has not yet declared war against Italy. He says it appears that pourpar- lera are proceeding between Berlin and Viena, in which they undertake not to The Kaiser conclude a separato peace. does not want to make a move against Italy until his ally has committed herself to the sacrifice for his advantage of her last man, her last dahler, her last inch of territory. There are in Austria, how- ever, people who do not wish their country to enter upon any such engagement, fore- seeing the abyss into which the country would thereby be thrown.
It is known for certain that strange! overtures have been made and renewed recently with the Powers of the Triple Eatonto on behalf of the subjects of the Emperor Francis Joseph, who do not wish to sacrifice, the fater of the Duel Monarchy to the unmeasured pride of the Kaiser and the blindness of their own month. To save their own country these pe ple would be disposed to sacrifico the German Alliance, and even if necessary the House of Hapsburg.
ITALY'S OBJECTIVE,
TOLMEIN THE KEY.
With a garrison averaging 30,000, and
of the Compradore Dept. of the Hongkong and Shangluni Bank and Friends.... of the Compradore Members
Dept. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd........... Mesars.. A. S. Watson & Co.,
tion No. 8 Per Kwong Wa Hospital Collec
Messrs. Ming Yue Tai's Subscrip
bion Book ..... Messrs. Man Ui Tung and others Wong Chik Yue Tong of Heung-
shan
Sale of fage per Men. 0. W. Fulcher, Fu Pak Ying, La Wun Mun, and Tani Wai U Mrs. Mayber Miss H. A. Schmidt Alrently acknowledged
2,000 OU
1,500 00
Nobre
we are
gnem a limit to our favourablo balanes of trade if the war goes on and 1,500.00 we remain out of it. We have taken 1,500.00 all the securities sold to us by foreigners
Then comfortably. 600.0 Tory
60,00 $300,000,000 to $400,000,000 shead manual 50.00 ly by the cessation of American travel 50.09ling and shopping abroad. What all this moans becomes more impressive when one considers the hundreds of millions this country owed to Europe when the war began. I have never felt at any time that we would be drawn into ain physical conflict, certainly pet if it could 5.00 be avoided by the Administration with 500 national honour, and I have strongly 6inolined to the opinion that we could 500 avoid any real rupture of our inter
national relations."
10.00 10.00 5.00
50)
500
5.00
5.00
-5:00-
5.00
THE NAVAL LOSSES.
GERMANY. BRITAIN. 3.00
Battleships,
Pommern 13,000 3,00 Bulwark 15,000 3.00 Formidable 15,000 3.00 Irresistible 15,090 300 Majestic 14,000 2.00 Océau 12,950 2.00 | Goliath 12,050 3,000.00 Triumph 11,985
500 00
Cruisers.
200.00 Good Hope 14,100*-. 200 00 | Aboukir 13,0,0 200 00❘ Hogue 12,000 Cressy 12,000 200.00 Monmouth 9,800 · 200 50 Hawke 7,350 200.00 Hermes 6,800 20000 Amphion 3,440
Pathfinder 2,940
160 09 Pegasus 2,135
160.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100,00
100.00
100.00
100.00 Speedy, Nigor
100.00
100,00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100,00
100.00
1,005.00
Fisgnal II
Blucher 15,550 Scharnhorst 11,430 Gneisenau 11,420 Yorck 1,050 Friedrich Karl 8,850 Karlsruhe 4,820 -Magdeburg 1,500
Koln 4,350 Mainz 1,350 Emden 3,600 Drosden 3,541. Nurenberg 3,300 - Koenigsberg 3,400 Leipzig 3,200 Arindre 2,650 Hela 2,010 Geier 1,000 Cormoran 1,630 Gunboats.
Vaterland, Taingiau, Hedwig. Tiger, Iltis, Mowo, Soders, Luchs, Jaguar, Comet. Minelayers,
Koenigin, Luise, Uching, Albatross.
Training Ship.
Converted Cruisers.
-" KNUTS" ̄OF THE II.A.C.
IN ACTION,
JOYS OF RELAXATION AFTER A SPELL IN THE TRENCHES.
ENEMY'S BLIND FURY-
[DY PERCIVAL PHILLIPS IN THE " DAILY ORAPHIC."]
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD.
June 14. Beyond the last farmhouse was a fold the size of St. James's Square, filled with! precise rows of bars-headed, half-dressed soldiers, sitting on their blankets like Mahommedans at prayer.
"That's the H.A.C.," suid my guide, and vanished.
None of the Honourable Artillerymen looked up from their meditations us I
walkod between them. Some wore trousers Rad no shirt; others varied the picture by wearing a shirt and no trousers; and all of them were evidently very tired.
The H.A.C. arrived from the trenches just six hours before I discovered their resting-place. Early that morning, they began the long, silent march to the shaded field where they halted for a time before going into billets. The march from the trenches is always a great test of endurance,
They come away with nerves unshaken and moral unbroken; they are simply tired, Had it been necessary the H.A.C. could have still hung on for days and nights with the same imperturbable calm, killing Germans with great skill, as they did during the eight days of crack shooting, at loopholed breast works; but the moment they spread themselves over the green field where I found them at noon they yielded to the luxury of absolute relaxation, and you would have thought them paralysed by fatigue..
THE CHANGE OF WÄR.”
I wonder how many friends * this famous regiment would have recognised. the cropped, unshaven assemblage sitting on Army blankets in a cow pasture? They had nothing in common with tho spick-and-span young gentlemen
who
used to appear in glittering guards of honour at the Guildhall, and were generally voted the smartest Territorial foot soldiers in the country. They looked, in fact, as hard and uncompromising a set of ruffians as could be found anywhere. in the area of the world war.
When the H.A.C. took over the portion of trenches assigned them the enemy was engaged in improving his defence amid certain ruins. Sandbags were brought up at night and utilised as a breast work Clan Macnaughton, Itolo, Rhios, Berlin
Preussen, Sudmark, against the shattered walls. Viknor,
Then came Oceanic,
Kormoran, Navarm,
a profusion of machine-guns. 816.00 Bayano, Rohilla.
During the week the Germans became Columbia
Max Brock, Holger, Gracia, Princess Irene
Gaeisensa, bolder and bolder in their movements
Prince behind their defences. Woermoun,
Early in the Adalbert Bethanio, proccedings our men occasionally saw Spreewald,
Kaiser working parties of the enemy at a safa Prinz Eitel very neurring baulke of timber and gar, Friedrich, K P Wil- became less cautious. The 2 faxing helm.
bided their time, and at the right Destroyers.
moments they brought down groups of 18
workers who dared show themselves out Submarince.
of cover. 15
Total 83
269.00
624.10
534.00
130.00
120.70
105.79
Total 37
10.00 5.00
5203,992.16
$223,812,43 Total PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. Hongkong Tramway_Co., collected
in the boxes in the tram cars from 1st to 15th July Mr. G. W. Kew
Birs. G. E. Bell.833.25 Mr. T. 8. Yeung (May
June)
Heihow Subscriptions:-
* 10.00.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilding 15.00 Mr. R. R. Cuthbert... 10.00
Stark Toller Gerald
2.00
(Jane)
Arthur Lawrence Toller
(June)
3.00
Mr. and Mrs. W. Stark
Toller (June)
10.00
Mr. H. O. Jones (July) 10.00 Kowloon Dock Staff (June) .....
"Centipede " Members of the
Society
Hinemoa
R. D. Harvey's Fund- Collected by Mr. G. B.
Werby, Amoy
MW. Barley
H.
(June) 4.80 Mr. J. A. Grandon
(May-June)
SC.29 25.00
$3.25
279,00
100.00
50.00
9,20
Mr. A. P. C. Hicke
(June) Mr. W. Greenhill (April-
May)
4.60
9.20 E. Josciand Mr. F.
9.50 (May-June) Mr. G.B. Worby (June) 9.84
46.80
Collected by Mr. R. D.
Furvey:-
Mr.
and Witcholl Mr. A. Lamberton
Mrs.
J. ...$10.00
Mr. L. Corner
..... 10.00 6.00
5.00
Mr. A. H: Roberts .....
5.00
Mr. J. Stalker......
2.00
Mr. N. L. Railton
1,00
44.00
Mr. J. H. Backhouse... 5.00 Miss Baylis
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL' A. CHAPMAN, V.
LEAVE.
The undermentioned are granted leave of
absence as follows:
Gunner W. F. Stone from 4.8.35 to 20.0.15. Sapper Botelho from 20.7.15 to 2.8.15.
PARADES. Parades for Batarday, 24th instant :-
7 am. Signalling Section--Signalling
Instraction at Headquarters Remain, der, nil,
MUSKETRY (PART 1) Reference Corps Order No. 9 of 19.7.15, Becruits of Right Section, 31, G. Co and Signalling Section will Bre their course on Sunday, 25th inst., commencing at 6.30 am, instead of on Saturday, 24th inst. Corp. Grimes, RE, will attend
DETAIL
Gun Club Hill, Kowloon
On daty until 30th instant-Scouts
Company
Officer on duty-Lient. Morphy. Detention Camp, Kowloon?
On duty to-night-Bronte Company. Officer on duty Capt. Hutchison. On duty 25th instant No. 1 Sec. Art, members of Batty, and the following Right Section M. G. Co.:- LeCpl. Ptes Alves, H. Anderson, che, Benjamin, Cordeiro, D'Azavado, Greaves, Hyndman, F. Murray, Pereira and A. J.V. Ribeiro. Officer on duty-Lieut. Kennett. » Orderly Officer until 30th instant-
Lieut. Murphy. Orderly Sergeant until 30th instant--
Corpl. Shenton
G. E. STEWART, Captain, Adjutant, H.K.VR
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
N. C. OFFICERS PARADE.
All N. C. Officers will parade under the D. 8. P.at Central Police Station on Tuesday next, July 27th, at 6 p.m.
COMBINED FARADE,
A stuff officer came down one day last week to inspect the new German defences, and his contempt for our men'e mark manship cost him his life.
A certain crack shot waited quietly beside his rifle, The German officer came up to the breastwork and looked through The markings a loophole at our tranch on his cap could be plainly seen. There The bullet was a shot and a scream! hit him squarely in the face.
ENEMY'S FURY. Immediately the Germans turned loose their machine guns in a blaze of impotent fury. That in itself was a sufficient assurance that the officer had been killed. No one was hurt, although the parapets When the were peppered with bullets.
nemy were tired of shooting they shouted threats and imprecations across from their saphead. Frequently they show their utter lack of self-control. A well- aimed bomb or the explosion of a shell right in their trench which kills several blind rage. men will cause them to blaze away in
I asked the H.A.C.'s about one of their number an old St. Paul's boy. (He was always
way rather a "knat " at home.)
sard a subaltern," you mean Shoemaker? He's sergeant now. You'll find him making boots in a cottage about -miles from here.
I threaded a maze of broken reads and
found
cyclists, signallers, gunners, called at numberless cottages, where I Cavalrymen, generals, post offices, washer- women, and chaplains, but no shoemakers, Finally I came upon a deserted little building that must have been a wheel- wright's or a carpenter's shop before the war, and there, with a half-mended army boot in his lap, sat Shoemaker empty box, working away industriously, He talked learnedly about leather and Occasionally about the trenches, where he had had many weary weeks, and expects. Once upon a time to have many more. he was rather particular about the part ing of his hair. Now his head is clipped
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nis smooth as a billiard ball he used to BEFORE LEAVING
have a taste in fancy waistcoats; now ho wears an old grey woollen spencer I kept saying to instead of a tunic.
'Sout'?." myself, Is it true! Were you ever a
All ranks (except Recruital will parade in THE STRUGGLE AROUND ARRAS uniform and with rifles on Friday, July 20th. clear of other 721.43 This data xuust be kept clear
Already acknowledged lists 1/41. 253,768.11
engagements.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION.
vory powerful natural and artificial Monthly subscriptions defences multiplying the possibilities of Already acknowledged lists 1/41. 52,118.70 will parade at Volunteer Headquarters at bags, twist through the streets, and
resistance, Tolmein is gradually becoming
for Italy what Przemysl has been
Russia Tolmein is the key to the Isouza
6p.m. sharp
The villages north of Arras have boon The Chinese and Portuguese Companies $259,492.54 will parade at Central Station at 5.10 p.m. reduced to jumbled heaps of brick and Huge chaens, lined with sand- 299 61 sharp and draw rifles. The British Company mortar.
machine guns have been hidden under RECRUITE
cupolas of armoured steel and in block- bouses of sandbags and armoured plate. Parades for next week will be the game as
The enemy had burrowed so deeply that $311,894.95 for this
Week-Friday exceptel.
the bombardment lost much of its effici- The attacks were sustained by Under no circumstances must any Conency. 290,117 47 stable of any Company enter the Canteen showers of hand grenades, and short, reserved for Inspectors and Sergeants, Infuriously determined infantry rushes the same way, inspectors and Sergeants have combined with patient rounding up of the Balance in hand..... 21,777.38 no right in the Canteen reserved for Con enemy who had been overlooked in the
8 52,412.31
22/18/14 £17,000 @ 1/9 5/16 29/3/16 £7,000@ 1/97 & 1/10 28/5/15 £2,000 @ 1/91
Valley, and its early capture, with a view.
to ensuring the safety of Friuli, is indis-Remitted to London:- pensable.
The Austrians have reinforced Mort and Rovereto, and have taken the offensive resultlessly against the Italians who are encamped at Brentonico, on the slope of the Altissimo Mountain, at Serravalle, in the Langaring Valley, and also against those encamped in the Arsa Valley.
N. J. STABB,
Hon. Treasurer:
Hongkong, 2nd July, 1915.
stablea
POLICE CANTELN.
F. C. JENKIN,
D. S. P. (Reserve).
first dash, and who attempted to continue the fight in some of the inner recesses of the maze of trenches.
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