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HOW GERMANY MADE THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY

GREAT WAR,

BELGIAN DISCLOSURE.

KAISER'S PART.

PLANS EVOLVED IN BERLIN.

made in a Remarkabl disclosures aro now Grey-book issued by the Belgian Governinent which prove to the hilt the allegation that Germany made, and in- tended to make, the Great War.

The most remarkable of the documente is a despatch which the Belgian Minister in Berlin sent by courier (fearing that it might be tampered with by the Ger man Becret Service) to his Government on July 26, 1814 (after the Austro-Hun- garian Note to Serbia). In it he said:

Repeated conversations that I had yesterday with the French Ambassador, the Grock and Dutch Ministers, and the British Chargé d'Affairs resulted in giving me the impression that the. ultimatum to Serbia is a cup pre pared between Vienna and Berlin, or rather coe thought out here and ex- ceud in Vienna

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, I-RIDAY, OCT BER 8TH, 1915,

THE WORD “COLONIAL." ***BRITON * THE BEST WORD TO ⠀⠀⠀⠀ EXPRESS, UNITY”

per

A correspondent writes to the Financial →News, as follows:----

THE YARN MARKET.

Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their latest report say!

Since the despatch of our last report on the 25th ultimo, prices have continued Owing to the war, we have been spared to, soar upwards, the local market in a the sea serpent" and the giant goose-measure reflecting the intense excitement berry" this year; but in order that the

silly season

shall not be entirely lost prevailing in the American and Indian a discussion has been renewed on the pro markets. The Intést táble advices from vision of another ward in place the latter market stage that heavy "Colonial," The people who, presum

demanding considerably higher prices than the China market is able to respond

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD&Co.

ESTABLISHED 1850.

TELEPHONE 1741.

SHIPCHANDLERS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

ably, write letters periodically about sea speculation is being indulged in en a serpents and gooseberries hays been suglarge scale, rendering any Business with gesting new words to take the place China next to impossible. Bombay the said-to-be-hated word "Colonial, The word-is not cbpectionable in some ponses, but, as is well-known, our brothers and sisters inhabiting the Dominions Beyond the Seas object to

And n "Colonials." being called wonder! It is a poor sort of word, and seems to helong to the pre-Chamberlain days before the Colonies became Domi- nions before the pride of Empire had become the inspiring force that it is today.

British to. Compared with the last quotations BAXTER AND GOUROCK CANVAS.

DEMISE OF COLONIAL" We can well understand our Oversea brothers desiring a sweeter name than Colonials; but, after all, who calls them

we gave, prices have advanced from two

twenties to five dollars per bale, specially moving higher than this wher counts, and are now on about the same high level tonched two years ago. The volume of business, however, he been 10 the comparatively small, owing Chinese dealers operating, rightly wo Closing tone think, most cautiously,

It is this which constitutes the great danger. The vengeance to be exacted for the assassination of the Grand Dacal Heir so the (Austro- Hungarian) Throne and for the Pan- Serbian agitation serves only as a pretext. The end that is aimed attributions of any amounts will be welcome. Colonials? Who uses the word as applied stendy. Total sales 6,000 bales. Unsold

besides the wiping out of Serbia and

of Jugo-Slaw (Southern Slav) aspira

mortal. blow tions, is to deal a Russia and France, with the hope that remain outsid: the England would struggle.

The Fund closes on 21st October and co 1- Hongkong, 7th October, 1015,

HONGKONG TEXILE TRADE.

THE GERMAN

"CHOPS."

KAISEU'S ACQUIESCENCE.

An interesting report concerning the "To justify these views I must re- mind you of the opinion that prevails in the German General Staff; to wit, effect of the recent order of the British than a war with France and Russia Government prohibiting the shipment of is inevitable and nor tar dis ata on opinion which they have suceceded goods manufactured in Great Britain to Geman firms in China for sale to the in getting the Emperor to share??

this appears in italics in the Grey-Chinese has been made, & London paper boox.]

This war, ardently desired by the military and Pau-German party, might to-day, this party be undertaken judges, under circumstances which are extremely favourable for Germany, and are not likely to present them selves again in any shunt space of Germany has completed her military reinforcemente provided for by the Law of 1912, and, on the other hand, she feels that she cannot keep up in definitely on armaments race with Rus sis and France, which would end in ruining her.

time..

Manchester,

to individuals or peoples? The Secretary

name

New Zealander, or

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.

QUARTERLY RETURN OF TRADE.

Transit

of

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PRICE'S ENGINE OIL.

ARCHIBALD EADIE

LIMITED.,

& CO.,

TRADESTON PAINT MILLS, GLASGOW. MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE LEAD. SNOW WHITE ZINC.

TEADE

REGISTERED

MARK

RED LEAD.

PAINTS-ALL. SHADES,"

OIL REFINERS. ETC., ETC.

ESTABLISHED 1845. CONTRACTORS

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HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT ON THE ADMIRALTY LIST.

FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS APPLY TO

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

Manchouli 33,068,830 Harbin

157,328,058 to some ears. Some critics might seek to

Sulfenha ..... 117,080,162 3,866,750 has been Lungchingtsun. 3,894,101 180.025,152 confine its significance to Great Britain

835,730 Already the word "British alone; but that would not be justifiable. Hunchún........

449,161,595

241,265,449. 309,740,528 granted a wider significance then apper-Antung. tairs to the British Isles, and there is ur Tatungkow ..... real reason why "Briton" should not embrace a broader meaning.

11,257,091

14,492,889

61:108,408

99,846,298

87,123,028

7.793,404

6,981,588

150,581,003

2,301,809

415,041,332

22,011,995. ,002,706,301

126.334 328

1,292,648,429

172,733,780

152,800,176

220.100 08,581,552 15,665,099

520,859,134

129,574,143

9,402,867

68,052,859

8.015,014

037,907,013

1,120,961,725

168,076,821

70,076,195

66,109,425

108,824,242

182,842,114

2,932,278,431 3,159,836,590

32,119,377

31,875,209

70,701,962 162,233,676

123,625,049

168,594,131

20,995,797

of State for the Colonies is frequently and undelivered in the godowns 62,000 mentioned as Colonial Secretary (and we holes. have not yet heard that Mr. Bonar Law Royal Colonial Institute, which can hard- objects), and there is, of course, the ly be expected to change its honoured

without prolonged deliberation.. But for general purposes the word is

The Quarterly Returns of Trade" a South African for April-June, 1915, issued by the already practically defunct. When we

a decrease of revenue speak of a Canadian, an Australian, a nowadays we do not refer to the aborigines Statistical Department of the Chinese of those countries; we are not allading to Customs, show Maorios, Zulus, or Redskins; we imply amounting to Bk. Tis. 1,527,007 when mounts to Hk. Tis. 9,371,173 The groot observes, by Mr. Geo. E Anderson, by those words the British-born-and-bred compared with the same quarter of 1914. American Consul-General at Hongkong inhabitants of Canada, Australin, New The total revenue of all the ports

Chinese He points out that for years British pro-Zealand, and South Africa. The day has decrease is in Import Duty, the decrease ducts have dominated the piccegoods market, but a large share of long since passed when a man would de-being Hk. Tls. 1,766,117. Export duties or Australia, in New Zealand or Rhodesia, Coast Trade Duty shows an increase of such textiles-a surprisingly large share,signate his brother or cousin in Canada show an increase of Hk. Ts. 184,697. in fact, has been sold by German established in Hongkong. In line with a Colonial. It is a soft word which Bk. Tla. 79,254, Opium Duty increased the practice of the trade generally utterly fails to suggest the pride of birth Hk. Tls. 50,743. Tonnage Dues show a in which corner of the Empire the Briton Ducs show a decrease of Hk. Tls. 86,202. these Germans frms have long been which burns in a British breast, no matter decrease of Hk. Tls. 126,210. accustomed to have goods of a certain

need to worry about the use of the word Hk Tls. 126,916.

Nearly all the forty-six ports show a the quality made for them, on which they may be born. Hence, there would seem nOpium Lekin show a heavy increase of

decrease with the exception

Anung: have affixed a trademark or "chop

District, Sansing, with the Chinese uses it. of thr own. As a result of years of Colonial, because nobody who is anybody

If we must find a word to fill the gap Harbin

are Dairen, Chungking, Soochow, Wenehow The following is the successful trading chese." chops" havo come to be of great

the British we not all "Britons" Whether we be and Santuno. The War-Levy (Wehrbeitrag) has vniuc, not only to the German houses caused by the demise of "Colonial,"

By the born in London or Inverness, in Medicine revenue of each port collected during the

6,952,460 been a disappointinent for the using them, but also to perial Government, to whom it has firms that weave the goods.

and other shown the limit. of the national wealth. terms of the recent, order of the British Hnt or Adelaide, in Cape Town or quarter under review

Madras, are we not Britons? What better Aigun Russia, before she has completed her Government, military reorganization, has committed firms which have heretofore manufactur- word could be desired? One objection to Snusing02,817,104 the mistake of exposing her strength. ed such goods for these German firms are That strength will becours formidable now prohibited from continuing to do it is that it might sound somewhat insular Harbin Distric

60. The general result is that if the only some years bence; what she now lacks is the deployment of the neces British firms are to continue in this and establish direct sary lines of railway. As for France, trade they must either appropriate the

German chops M. Charles Humbert has revealed the

Dairen Nowchrang.... insufficiency of guns of great calibre; connections with the Chinese, or attempt to secure the trade of the Chinese by now it is just that arm that, so

the introduction of other goods of the This

fufuwangias THE FAKE WORD, seems, is to decide the fate of battles.

Chefoo England, finally, whom for two years same quality under other brands.

But let us not fall into the American Tien ain

"fake" word, pas: the German Government has bee latter plan is not at all easy; it reduces trying, not without some success, to itself to mere competition for Chinese

"Britisher." No Briton ever coined that Kiaochow detach from France and Russia, is business, such as has always existed trap provided by the

word; nor did any Briton frase the Chungking paralysed by internal dissensions and between the several British firms or between British, German, American, and

Moreover, there is the exclamation "Be British!" recently e-chang her Irish quarrels.

ported to have been used on tragically- Shasi The existence of a concerted plan Japanese firms.

That phrase is an Changsha from historic occasions, secure between Berlin and Vicuna is proved probability that the German arms con-

Hankow to the eyes of my colleagues and of cerned will immediately

lips of a true Briton in the hour of danger. Kiukiang myself by the obstinacy that the Wil-neutral sources goods manufactured for Americanism, and would not come to the Yochow.......

Wuhu At all costs, "Britisher" must be kept helmstrasse adopts in denying that it them according to their standards and

Nonking had any acquaintance before Tuesday marked with their chops.

The result of the order of the Govern

that have been

Chinkiang Some suggestions Last with the tenor of the Austrian

Shunghai ment, therefore, says Mr. Anderson, will but of the language. Note.

Colonial are such poor, ineuphoni Soochow It was alac on Tuesday last that it be that what has heretofore been: British brought forward to take the place of the

and Hangekow "Britannian" bradlo old neutral become became known in Rome, which explains trade through German houses in. Chinas

while Imperialist," Ningpo There are other ous sounds as the disgust and discontent displayel will simply

"Dominionist; } here by the Italian Ambassador. How through such houses.

out of although a good word in its place, already | Wenchon can it be admitted that this Note, phases of the subject, and other and

corelated questions arising destined as it is to make war inime

The fails to embrace the pride of race which is Foochow diate and inevitable, both by reason similar conditions in other lines of has a distinct meaning and therefore Santuno of the excessive harshness of its con trade affected by the new order. ditions and by reason of the short immediate practical resule seems to be needed to be expressed in a mame intend-Amoy delay allowed to the Belgrade Cabinet that Hongkong importers for the pre-ed to designate in one word such grand Swatow Bent are compelled to order from allied nations as the Canadians, the Australians, Canton to carry them out, could have been

is a good, old word, with the Kowloon: Rail- way Collection or nemtral markets many lines of goods and other branches of the Empire. Kowloon

come from the Briton drawn up without ite knowledge of the German Government and without its that have heretofore

As in the case real. British ring about it, and if one active collaboration, when it involves countries now at war.

various need to distinguish between the Britons Lappa lines affected by of other

and

Samshui who inhabit the British Isles and thosn Kongmoon machinery in trade for it the gravest consequences?

Wuchow to the war in

who live in the Overseas Dominions, let What proves still more the perfect changes

Nanning accord between the two Governments trade methods due

Kiungchow is their simultaneous refusal to pro-Europe, the effect of this latest develop the latter be known as Oversen Britons.

Pakhoi ment is less important in its immediate faybe this is a little cumbersome, but it long the period allowed to Serbia.

results than it is likely to be in is surely to be preferred to Britannians

The Unity of the Lungehow The severance of all

or Dominionists." The desire for immediate and un- ultimate resulte. avoidable hostilities must have been such ties between German and British the same in Berlin and Vienna. The interests in China and the Far East British Empire is more definitely suggest. Mengtsz paternity of the plan and the sugges

has existed for many years to the than in any acw-fangled counterfeit pro-fengy teh tion of the measures to be employed generally breaks up a connection that ed in the good old-fashioned Briton are attributed here, in the diplomatic advantage of both German and British duced by the word coiners,

The exami world, by reason of their very clever interests as opposed to American and

the other commercial growth.

has ness, warthy of a Bismarck, Ito brain of a German rather than an Aus-nation into trade matters which taian diplomat. The secret has been attended the liquidation of the affairs well kept and its execution pursued of German firms in Hongkong bas amply demonstrated that while British with a marvellous rapidity.

Observe that, if the seerd aim of the goods have dominated the trade of statesmen of the two Empires is not China for many years, the actual hand. really to generalise the war and to ling of the greater mass of such goods force Russia and France to take part has of inte been done by German firms. in it, but only to wipe out the power. The breaking up of this combination is of Serbia, and to prevent her from of profound importance in the future pursuing hor occult work of propa- trade of the Far East. Banda, the result is the same. It is impossible that the foreseeing of this result has escaped clear-sighted eyes of the directors of the German Empire, In the one, as in the other of these sup- positions, the intervention, of Russia would seem inevitable; they must have Boldly faced this complication and pro pared themselves to give energetic Support to their Allies.

IMMEDIATE WAR DESIRED.

WAR BREVITIFS.

It is authoritatively stated that Cler man books on the war already total upwards of 8,500.

THE MANILA CIGAR INDUSTRY.

Szemno

--24,025,093

SOLE AGENTS, HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.

SAKURA

BEER.

21,384,098

10,115,376 128,905,251

17,283,199.

247,896,068 169,398,244

77,218,507

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107,311,755 106,239,705 120,072,519 128,235,763 152,467,077 122,783,101

325,252,611 318,722,428

078,726,902

779,223,049

63,321,607

69,329,371

9,702,002

13,582,713

52,231,181,

$1,990,003

41,288,023

66,960,724

57,945,478 169,506,163

.60,929,056

162,830,744

33,093,911 57,014,570 10,031,472

23.662223 Hongkong, 12th August, 1915.

49,030,481

18,474,0781

732,144

1,881,078

91,348,626

95,295,840

2,401,524

2,569,185

18,194,122

Total H. Tis. 9,371,173,347 10,899, 180,320

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which exeito controversy and antagonis- The Secretary for War ic feeling-

17 and censures Minister in Berlin wrote as above, the the ground, has lost his right leg. The increased demand from the training from their duties to Belgian Minister in Vienna came to ex-thigh was broken, and the limb had to

describes Mr. Roosevelt's speech as "an be amputated in order to save his life.

unfortunate occurrence actly the same conclusion.

delivered.. General Wood for permitting it to be

ones.

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