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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1915.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

PIANOS

ON

HIRE

FROM

$10 Per MONTH.

BOMBAY CLOTH MARKET.

JAPAN'S RIVALBY.

Mr. Narundas Purshotam, a cloth mar chant, has contributed an interesting article to the Jam-e-Jamshed on the present situation in the Bombay plath market. In this he says:---

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION «uffered a double loss.

INCLUSIVE.

BEFORE LEAVING

FOR

ON A HOLIDAY

ORDER THE

THE STRAITS BUDGET

STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION.

WOMEN'S MOTOR AMBULANCE EASTERN MEN AT THE FRONT.

FUND.

Lieut. Frank R. Barry, F.R.A. (from Shanghai) has been promoted to Captain. Mr. B. Llewellyn Jones of Shanghai has received a commission in the 18t King's Royal Rifles, and is in training at Aveley, near Purfleet, Easox.

Mrs. J. M. Alves, Miss Maria Emilia Alves, Miss Cyuthin Alves, Miss Bra Marii Alvos, Anonymous.

Mrs. H. Hancock (2nd donation), Miss Hunt.

Wendy and Barbara, Mrs. Findlay Miller,

Collected by Mrs. Leask: Mrs. Lessk, Miss Annie Miller,

Mr. W. McKay. Mrs. Pithio.

Madame René Sallé, Miss Størr. Collected by Miss Square: Mrs. Frenel (collected by Eddie), Mrs. P. Tall.

Collected by Mrs. Warren: Mrs., Chon Eup Chee, Miss K. Stewart, Mrs. Suman, Mrs. Li Ping

$151.50

.. $3,182.35

$6,330.85..

Collected by Whitenway Laidlaw & Co.: E. V. M., M. N. L., MẪN.. R. M. Shop hard.

Total Already acknowledged

Grand intol ...

remitted to London, and the following On Friday, 24th September, £450 was

Ambulance presented by Women of Hong- telegram sent:--

Pay £450 Overseas Club to supply Moter

In introducing the Budget at the Lady May sends us the sixth list of meeting of the Straite Legislative Coun- subscriptions towards the Motor Ámbu- cil on the $4ik uit. His Excellency the lance given by the Women of Hongkong. Governor, Sir A. H. Young, K.C.M.G., remarked that last year, when drawing The list is a follows:--- hon. members' attention to the Colony's As to India picco-goode, a fall Lnancial strength he ventured to predict cccupied with the commencement of the that they would be able, for a year at war and the balance began to increase least, to bear without a loan the heavy At the same time the price of cotton went strain of war, and aftor fourteen mun hs down compelling the millowners to sell of a struggle that had been broughtry their manufactures at very cheap rates.

close to their own doors he was in The result was that several archants, position to tell them that his optimism who had bought goods at the rate of ten of a year ago had been more than He had warned them, how- or eleven-annos per pound, had to all | justiked. their goods at a loss of two to three anas over, that their worst difficulties would per pound. After that, the cotton not come till 1916. They were in front market went up a little and the merchants of them now and they wore in a position effected a good sale and again purchased to meet them. His Excellency pro. goods, the millowners making a profit of opeded" How then do we stand finan about one anna in the pound. Subsocially? Our revenue for 1914 exceeded quently, while the stock of the cheap-our expenditure by 83,836,094. This prios goods had still remained undisposed excess enabled us to pay for all cur of, the millowners forced the merchants loan works out of current revenge and to purchase goods at an enhanced rate of left us at the end of the year with our an anna mare in the pound. The Book liquid assets practically untouched. For of the goods has now ingreased, but the current your a cautious estimato there is no demand for it. On the other places the probable excess of revenue hand, they have to sell their goods to over expenditure at about $2,700,000. For keep mills going at a more or less clap 1016 wo are budgeting for a revenue of rate; there has again been a reduction of | 811,075,935 and an expenditure of only half to three-quarters of an anna per ib, 80,802,037, representing a surplus of and the marchants have in this way nearly $2,000,000. In other words, in The Japanese cloth has also entered into-we count on a total surplus of nearly these three war years-1914, 1915 and 1916

competition with the Indian goods, a million sterling. This amount together There is a good demand for the Indian with our liquid assos of about half akong ask them advise amount required gay drill and the local mills-to-day got a million more should be enough to meet supply fittings, price of eight to nine annas per pound.our war expenditure and to pay for our To Evelyn Wreach Esq. Hon. Secretary At prisent Japanese drill of the same loan works as well. Last year I made | Overseas Club, General Buildings, Aldwych pattern is sold bere in large quantities at the forecast that the Colony's excess of London." sevon ammas per pound, causing loss to ussets Over liabilities would stamd The theat more than 815,000,000 by the end of HOME the locally made goods.

Japanese satin has been sold here at the December Tho actual figure rate of seven and a half annas; while the $16,646,442, and it is likely to rise to some goods have been sold by the local nearly $19,000.000 by the 'elian of the mills

thes rate of eight tocurrent year. eight annas antl વી half. in the kame way. there have been Referring to the trade and currency imported samples of calendar kingcloth of the Straits Settlements, the Governor similar to these that are manufactured said :-- by the Bombay, mills. If this article is once introduced in the Bombay market, the local mills will suffer considerably in competition, as it is their main production and gives them a large income. Thus, the cloth merchan's find themselves in a precarious position owing to three Cuses: (1) Scarcity of dyos, (2) the reduced sale of pisce-goods, and (3) the Japanese competition. Besides those,

For instance, the buyers of foreign goods have to suffer a loss of 3 or 1 per cent. ching to the fall in the exchange. Then the interest on the 125,000 packages and the rent of the warehouse are to be taken into consideration. Loss has also been caused owing to some merchants having left Bombay or beoung insolvent, Considering all these circumstances, the cloth merchants have passed through very critical times. The capital, which used to find its way in the market from foreign countries in good times, has ceased to come; and the capital, held in deposit, has been taken away, causing some difheulty.

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Japan has also begun to compete with Japan was not able to produce yarn of NCs. 6 and 10 counts which India used to and to China; but now news has arrived in Bombay that Japan har produced this yarn and has actually exported it to China. If this is true the Ideal mills will have to suffer because China is They a great customer of our mills. have to consider what they should do in view of this competition by Japan. At present certain mille have commenced to Fake bargains for thein piece goods. But the merchants have a stock in hand and a big millowner is reported to have a stock It reena

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NATIONAL REGISTRATION IN CHINA.

The following is extracted from a re- port of the proceedings of The Team Cheng Yuen (the State Council now serv- ing as a Legislature) ;-

The trade of the Straits Settlements fell off very heavily when war first broke out. From $224,000,000, in the first half of 1914, imports shrank to $170,000,000 in the second. Exports also fell. But I am glad to say that the last figures available those for the second quarter of the current year-show att increase of value both in imports and in exports as compared with the correspond.

be congratulated on this revive in its trade. The fact that our export trade has increased out of all proportion to our imports has stimulated a substantial rise in "exchange. For a year prior to August fast the dollar had only fluctuated between 2.3 31-32 and 2,41, a maximum variation of 5-32. In August, the rate for demand drafts 1060 to 2.4 7-32. The situation was met by the Currency Commissioners buying in that month telegraphic transfers to the extent of £330,000; and our note issue shows a corresponding increase of 82,800,000.

"I may here observe that our total note-circulation at the end of August amounted to $1,353,748, against which the Commissioners held in coin cent. of $27,183,880, or nearly 53 per face value of the notes. The war has depreciated the value of the Commis- sioners' investments, but even in this respect their financial position is strong. At the latest cash-bargain or minimum prices their securities stand at the total value of $23,216,860. Add to this the $739,270 held by the Colony at their credit, and we get the very small deficit of $213,729. Against this deficit the Gold Standard Reserve Fund had at its credit

August 31st more than $1,300,000, enough to wipe out the entire deficit and leave a large balance in hand. The withdrawal and concellation of worn-out currency notes was suspended to some extent during the early months of the war so as to avoid the depletion of our supplies of new notes which were then limited. The new supplies are now ample; and cancellation will be pushed on more actively in the future than it has oven boon in the past."

ADMIRAL JERRAM'S

DEPARTURE.

In somewhat wintry weather-portent,

soniewhore "

in the west, says the

Mr. Samuel Groundwater, formerly a director of the Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co., has undertaken the duties of an inspector of munition mak ors. Mr. Groundwater is taking up the work of making cartridge cases. Mr. Groundwater retired from business some years ago.

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Lieut. V. J. Holland in a "hurried scrawl" from "in the field somewhere in France, says that he is constantly meet- ing with Shanghai boys and all scem merry and bright. Mr. C. M. McBain, of Shenghad, has joined his regiment, Mr. Mclain was gazetted about August 22nd, and is in training in Kennington.

Three sons of a former Shanghai resident, Mr. O. Middleton, are now

Mr serving in the British Army. in the Royal Field Artillery, Mr. Hugh Em Middleton is Second Lieutenant.

Middleton is a private in the 20th Light Middleton holds a similar rank, in the Ariny Service Corps, and Ma. Julu Infantry. They were all born in Sheng-

hai.

News has born, received that Mr. H. G. Nixon, late of the British-American Tobacco Co., has again volunteered and boen accepted for service and is now in CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO training at the Liverpool Camp, N. 8. W. peeting to leave shortly for the Dardanolles. Mr. Nixon came to China

FUND.

FOR THE ALLIED FORCES. AT THE with the N.S.W. Naval brigade in 1900

FRONT.

and left the British-American Tobacco Co. in June to return and volunteer for

The following is the Subscription List to active service. date : -- Total acknowledged to 20th

September:

Since received -

Per Hongkong Telegraph: Messrs. Benjamin & Potte

A Bet Sergeants' Moss (H.K.V.C.):

Mr. W. Highy, 82; Mr. J. Rodger 82 "Sergeant," 82; Mr. F. D. Haigh, $2; Mr, H. G. Hegarty, 82; Mr. P. Heathcote, 82; Mr. A. MeKirdy, 82; Mr. W. V. Pattey, 82; Mr. G. W. Kynoch, 82; Mr. E. W. Dawson, $2; W.J.R.", $27 Mr. A. D. MacDonald, 2: Orderly. Sergeant, $12.01. Per Miss Square:—Eddie, 23; A.S. $1; Nellie, $0.50; George, $1; Wil.. 1; Mr. R. Black, Bjerre C.G.A., 81; N., 81; A.E.C., $1; CL.CH., $1; WT.P., 81; Mr. F. E. Carvalho, $1; J.31., $0.50; Mr. F. E. Rosser, 81; C.G., #; Mr. John Jones, 81; W.H. and H.0.K,C., 82; S.D.E., $1; F.. $2; "Tean," 81; A Tea Party," $5.50; Mr. C. Smith, $1; Mr. W. L. Weaser, 81; Mr. W. E. Kent, #1; Mr. C. H. Sopot, 81; Mr. A. C. Hewlett, 81; Mr. Wm. Allen, $1; Mr. J. Wilson, $1; W.W.F., 81; H.K.O., 85; AJ 81; T.W.9, 85 Friend," 85; Mr. McInnes, $1,

Per South-China Morning

Post:--

Mr. R. Henderson

Mr. H. A. Cornaby, of Mesere Brunner, Mend & Co., and son of the 6,BUL.08 Rev. W. A. Cornaby, of the Wesleyan

Mission, has been recommended for a commission and leaves shortly for home 100.00 along with his bride, Miss Macgregor, of 6.00 Shanghai, who will join the Red Cross, Bays northern, contemporary. The wedding will take place in Shanghai be fore embarkation. Two of Mrs. Cornaby's brothers are already in Kitchener's army.

Mr. Percy A. Cox, formerly in the P. & O. Company's service, is ROW somewhere in France with a battalion of the Black Watch, in which he holds. a commission as lieutenant. A letter from Mr. Eric Grimble, son of 30.01 Mr. and Mrs. George Grimble, of Hong-

kong refers to am

incident in which Liout. Cox igured. He writes: "A famous Scotch Regiment on our left asked us to give them a band with some of the digging operations. Later on in the evening, the platcon officer came round to my dug-out to sort of thank us, and during the conversation it turned out he knew all of you. Peroy Cox was his name; he came home in February: indood-and am awfully nice fellow wished to be remembered to you all,!”

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A.A., 81.

$3,00

Collected at R. A. Cartoon by

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2.00

$ 7,109,69

7,000.42

104.17

Amount

or pended to 90th September

Balance in hand

Hongkong, 30th September, 1915.

'D. W. CRADDOCK,

Chairman.

In submitting the foregoing Statement

The Law on National Registration was then introduced by the Examination Conperhaps of things to be endured later of Account to the 30th September the mittee. Mr. Wu Chuan, one of the Com- mitte, reported that in the opinion of the Examination Committee the bill should be laid aside for the time being, as the local self-government system had not yet been reinstated in the different parts of the country, and the proposed Law could not be enforced. As the Law also forms part of the Civil Law, which is not yot pr mulgated, the Committee think it advis able to postpone it to a later date.

Mr. Liang Shih-yi argued that since the Committe had recognised the importance of the bill, it should not be postponed. Mr. Sau Yu, the Chief Delegate of the Examination Committee, gave the House to understand hat what the Committee had decided was to defer the bill for future discussion and not to throw it out. The Committee's recommendation

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS:

CORPS ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL, A. GĦAPMAN, V.E,

PARADES.

1.--Parades for to-day,

5,30 p.m. Recruits of Engineer Company Musketry and Rifle exercises at Taikoo Dockyard, under Sorgt. Bullock...... 5.30 p. Right Section M.G. Co.-

Squad and Skirmishing on Cricket Ground.

Remainder, nit.

DETAIL. 2.--Gun Club, Kowloon.

On duty to-day morning-No. 2 Seo-

tion Arty. Batty.

Officer on duty; Lout Danby. Next for duty: HK.V.R. Detention Camp, Kowloon.

Next for duty: HK.V.R,

G. E. STEWART, Capt- Adjutant, H.K.V C.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE,

PATROLS (CENTRAL). as already ordered. For Saturday to Tuesday, October Ind to Wednesday, October, 6th,

6.50 p.m. Inspector Wilden, P.-. Potter, Martin, Gilson (3), Wright (3), Reynolds (5), Butterfield (5), Bryan (8).

6,50 p.m. Crown Sergeant McEwen, Pes Grimble (3), Hooper (3), White (5), Williams (6), Arnold (8), and Eustaco (8).

Monday, October 4th.

fruits Times of September 24th, Admiral Committee are pleased to be able to state Sir Martyn Jerram, C.B., took his formal that the subscriptions received during the departure yesterday afternoon froin past month have amounted to $775.61,3th, Johnston's Pior, where the Governor, Sir which sum added to $388.18 brought for Arthur Young, K.C.M.G., and Lady word from August (thus making a total Evelyn Young, Admiral Grant (his succes of $1,161.77) has enabled the despatch of sor), Brigadier-General Ridout, C.G, two consignments of Smokes during many officers of the Navy and Garrison September, each consisting of 100,000 and heads of the Government service, wita Woodbine Cigaretes and 308 lbs. a sprinkling of ladies, assembled to bil Plug Tobacco. bim farewell. There was little ceremony, There now remains on hand $104.17 beyond, the presence of a guard of honour towards the next lot, and it is hoped that of fifty rank and file furnished by the the community will assist in swelling Volunteer Rils and the Veterans, with this amount so that the funds will the S.V.C. hand, the parade being under permit of the despatch of another similar command of Capt. and Adjutant H. R. supply during October. It should not Llewellyn, with Lieut. Day (S.V.R.) and be overlooked that the smallest contri. Lieut. Deason (Veterans). These Aribution helps in keeping Tommy wasmital Jerram inspected, afterwards ex supplied with a little comfort during

pressing the pleasure that the turn-out of his arduous service in the fighting line, 5th, as already ordered. volunteers gave him. After a brief good and judging by the recent telegrams bye to those present, the Admiral boarded his bit. An ocoteional smoke is little received he is, as ever, bravoly "doing For sciation, rheumatism, neuralgia, ELEPHANT STEALING IN SIAM. the West Wharf, where he joined the B.I. enough recompense for all he is doing to

& Government launch and steamed off to and all bodily aches and pains LITTLE'S

keep the old flag flying, so send in your ORIENTAL BALM is the one remody of

Mention of elephant stealing in a Cove, in which he goes to India prior to donations as a mark of appreciation and proven efficacy. It is waiting to relieve sular Report usually occasions comment taking up other naval duties.

to show that he is not being forgotten you. If you suffer further you can only

even by far distant Hongkongites. blame yourself.

THE ANCIENT TORTURERS could have devised nothing more eruel than the frightful twinging pains of Sciatical.

Modern Medicine can devise nothing more effective than

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The mem.

of a humorous nature in one or more heniers of the Singapore Club gave the Ad newspapers, it being apparently thought miral three hearty cheers from the club

that the crime is a dificult one to commit. This is a mistake, says the Consul at Chiengmai, Nothing is easier than to seal an elephant, and there is no crime the prevalence of which has a more pre- judicial effect on trade in Northern Siom. It is, therefore, gratifying to observe that the official figures for the year April, 1913, to March, 1914. show that fewer elephants were stolen than during any previous year concerning which staisties have been published. Of the elephants, stolen only two belonged to European firms, both of which were recovered. Since the intro duction of branding paste, the marks from which are almost ineradicable, the num- ber of elephants stolen has steadily dimi- nished, and if this paste can be brought into general use the crime may in time entirely cease.

verandah as the launch headed off from the pier, and so Singapore saw the last of a senior naval officer whose genial per sonal qualities have earned him a host of

friends,

believes anything he is told of us is very The solemn way in which the Teuton

amusing.

In a Berlin paper recently

2,000,000 SHELLS ON OSSOWIECZ.

ENORMOUS GREMAN LOESES: FIVE TIMES

GARRISON'S NUMBER.-`

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Wounded who have arrived at Petro- grad last month from Ossowiecz estimate the dress of the immaculate frequenters of that the siege cost the Germans five times Hyde Park, was described as follows: the number of the garrison. During the The effect (increased cost of clothing night attacks large parties of Germans and lack of dye-stuffs) is clearly visible frequently eluded their officers and sur during the usual Sunday morning parad, rendered.

5,60 p.m. P.-. D. Rumjaha and T.

Mohamed.

8.50 p.m. P.cs. Jumman and Fatty

Daď.

PATROLS (WATER POLICE). For Saturday to Tuesday, October 2nd to

ROUTE. MARCH....

at 2.15 p.m, sharp on Thursday, October 7th, All ranks will parade at Central Station

for route march through Eastern Police District. Only Patrol men and men medially exempt Uniform with Caps and Rifles.

may absent themselves,

DISCIPLINE, A Notification on the question of dis cipline will be issued to all ranks early next week.

Complete indifference to or ignorance of the various published Orders has been. recently shown by men in connection with patrol work, in their conduct towards superior officern, oto,

On and from the date of the issue of the Discipline Notification Platoon Commanders, 0. C. Companies, Sergeants in charge of patrols, etc., will be called upon to explain any case of disobedience to or ignorance of orders amongst the then-under their com

trol.

in Hyde Park, for those men who are The Germans fired something like The absolute co-operation of Inspectors, not in uniformu, instead of displaying 2,000,000 shells on the fortress, including Crown Sergeants, and Sergeants is impe- their smartly-cut coats as in more pros- 200,000 during four days last October.rative in, the enforcement of all orders. perous days, now saunter along in suite In the latter stages of the siege the uso Those officers are appointed for that por that wore apparently purchased from of aeroplanes was discontinued, the Ger second-hand dealer in ons of the backmans in ving, romvived too many reminders

7. C. JENKIN, streets.

of the accuracy of Russian gunnery.

pose.

D. 8. P. (Reserve)..