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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21ør, 1915,

The VICTROLA

ENABLES YOU TO PLAY MUSIC TO

EVERY MOOD.

SWATOW SUGAR INDUSTRY, WAR RISK INSURANCE ON

INTERESTING HISTORICAL

SKETCH.

An interesting historical sketch of the

of which he writes:-

Swatow's sugar industry reached its high-water mark in 1899, after which ex- parts of both brown and white sugar steadily declined. In 1904, 1907, 1910, and 1911 slight recoveries were made, but since the last two years mentioned the sugar shipments from Japan and Hong kong have continued to force the Swatow sugar to give way in the markets of China, and Swatow's once great leading industry is toeeting the same fate that befell China's Coincident with the decline ten trade. of the exports of Bwntow suger has bean the increase in the imports into this sugar. producing district of Java sugar rokued in Hongkong.

SHIPPING.

CAUSE OF THE DECISION.

As

SHIP RIPPED OPEN.

THRILLING STORY TOLD BY RESCUED OFFICERS.

NIGHT SPENT ON A REEF,

WHY THE SERVIANS FIGHT SO WELL.

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE. PRINCE REGENT.

The moral force of a soldier fighting. for his home and country makes him The City of Nagpur with 196 of the invincible over a soldier whose only force rescued from the M. M. liner Euphrate, is that inspired by military discipline which went ashore off Socotra during the which has enabled Servini to defeat the and organisation, and it is that force- early hours of Saturday morning, Sop-Austrians twice, and which will onable tember 11th, reached Colombo en Sep-

us to continue to be victorious to the tember 19th.

ond. Among those on board the

These words were used by Prince Re City of Nagpur were the Captain, the gent Alexander of Servia, the youngest officers, the engineers, and most of the ruling European monarch and com European members of the crew of the to Mr. Henry Wood, special corros mander-in-Chief of the Servian Army,

pondout of the United Pres in the Balkans, at a spécial nudionos granted ters In a five roomed cottage there the at Kraguyevates the General Headquar Prince lives a simple life surrounded by his officers, and working constantly.

I had asked him, Mr. Wood says. "how it was possible for the little

The Times of the 14th ult. says:- We understand that the London group sugar industry of Swatow is given in a ↑ of War Risk Associations is about to recent report by the American Consul, Mr. | tanke a call of 10s. per cent, on the value SUITE. C. Honen, of that port, in the course of the tonnage entered in its books.

the value of the tonnage is about £80,000,000, the call-the first to be made by the group-will yield about £100,000. Although this may soc a large sunt, it should be remembered that, apart from the risk of total loss, the War Risk Associations have to provide for pensions payments to doprastante, and liberal allowance to overs who have vessels laid up in friendly neutral ports, such as those of the Baltic and Black Seas. The decision of the London group follows a stranded vessel. call of 1 per cont, by the North of Eng- In conversation with a Tuce of aad Protecting and Indemnity Associa-Ceylon representative one of the officers #iola.

of the Euphrate told a most thrilling story of the disaster and of the rescue of Associations, or groups of Associations Nagpur, the Collegian and the Tambord.

It will be remembored" that three the passengers and crew by the City of The temporary recovery of the trade in are working the scheme of war insurance urday, September 17th, he said,

(the third is the Liverpool and London)

All four o'clock on the morning of Sat-Servian Army, already exhausted by two 1804 was due to a failure of the crop in for the Government. The present low passing Spectra and it was shortly after the larger and superior Austrian organi Java, so that as all of the sugar of the 1903 premiuuns current or 15s, per cc. for that hour that we ran aground.

we were previous wars to be able twice to defeat local crop had been old merchants were

The aution, and he replied in these words." a single voyage, or 14 per cent for night was dark and a very heavy sea was enabled to hold for a rise and the price of three months policy-equivalent to 6

The Prince said he was especially con- brown sugar increased from 82.44 to 82.83, cent. per annan,

running. The Euphrate came in couluo vinced of the continued efficacy and moral and white sugar from $3.44 to $4.39 per

Of these premiums, with a submerged reef about three miles force of the soldiers of an agricultural hundredweight. Considerable white sugar,

30 per cent. goes to the Government and south-east of Cape Ras R'dressch (which country like Servia, where every citizen 20 per cent, is retained by the Associa is the most casterly point of the island owned his own home and fare, and which had never before been sent away to tions, the losses being burno by the Gow- foreign countries in any large quantities,ernment and the Associations in the saine with a result that she was ripped open army fights with grin determinetion to of Socutra). The vessel grazed the reef added: The poorest peusant in our found its way into markets outside of proportions. But in many cases thei China,

Still, during the same year im- values that may be insured under the below the water-line almost from stem the death to save the little patch that to stert. The sea began to pour in at is his, and the country that insures it ports of foreign sugar, both white and re- Government scheme arė insdequate. fined, increased considerably,..

Originally the arcunt was to be the first holds were filled and the boilers sub cible."

a tremendous rapid rute, and soon the to him. Fighting like that be is invin- cost is depreciation as the rate of 4 per cent per ́annum,

I was hopeless to attempt to Then when the

merged. The 1905 season found Swatow sagar value of tonnage had risen considerably.

back the vessel off, for had the Captain BEER.gn on the decline. The downward farther 20 per cent, was allowed to be deep water again the Euphrate must done so and had he succeeded in reaching slump in 1906 was very marked. A signi- insured. ficant feature of that year was the increase then be insured were still frequently inves would doubtless have been lost, The total values that could inevitably have sunk and hundreds of in the importations of white and refoed adequate, and no objection was placed in The Captain at once dropped anchor and sugar from Hongkong, Jay, and the the way of the Associations insuring the vessel remained fixed scourely upon tranquility for her development. Malay States. These sugars, intrinsically additional amounts at their own risk. superior, found ready market in Both the North of England Association the reef in spite of the buffeting the Swatow, and oven undersold the local pro-and the London group accepted such in-received from the waves, which

Probably the value of tonnage running mountains high. duct. Exports of Swatow sugar inoreased surances. in 1907, and imports of the Hongkong within the past 12 months hue appreciated varieties decreased. Despite bad busi by quite 50 per cent., with the result that ness conditions in Swatow in 1008, the

very large sums are frequently insured sugar trade held its own, Prices ad-

over and above the values accepted by the Government. These insurances are vanced considerably in 1909 and exports accepted at the same rates as those placed fell off.

under the Government scheme, and it is the payments for these, coupled with the liability of 20 per cent. horne by the clubs under the Government scheme, that renders a call now prudent..

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS:

MOUTRIE'S

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

ASAHI

FRON

GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

MIDDLESBROUGH, LONDON,

GENOA, COLOMBO

AND STRAITS,

THE Steamship

THE

"GLENGYLE," Captain R. Webster, haring arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consigneen risk and expense.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on THUESDAY, 21stinal, at 10A.M.

All Claims must be prosaated within Firtas DATS of the Stoomer's arrival hera, after which date they cannot be recognized,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd inst, will be subjaci to rent

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMEŠ & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1915.

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AMERICAN ASIATIC 8.S. CO......

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER.

FROM NEW YORK

THE Steamship

"ST. BEDE," Captain J. Fortey, having arrived from the above, Poris, Consignees of Cargo, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of thi Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored Consignees risk and expense.

All broken, ohafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined On FRIDAS, 22nd Oct at 10 A.M.

All Claims must be presented within FIFTY DAYS of the Steamer's arrival here, after which

date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

hare left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

THE DAI NIPPON BREWERY

RABEER

COMPAN

& CO. TOKIO

JAPAN.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERF.

SOLE AGENTS:

MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA.

HONGKONG.

B.

NOTION.

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DOWN WAED SLUMP BECOMES MARKED..

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At this period it was becoming more evident that a taste for the clenner and cheaper, though probably less sweet, for eign refined sugar was being generally nequired, and the disappearance of the crude Swatow product as a foodstuff did not appear to be likely to be compensated for by its occasional use in the arts as an

ingredient in dyeing silk piece goods. It was reported that farmers were extending their orange orchards over the former can brakes.

The imports of foreign sugar made substantial gains during 1909,

The 1910 export figures for both brown and white sugar, brown especially, gained over the figures of 1909, while the imports of foreign sugar fell off. This was due to a rise in the world's sugar prices, con- sequent on the reported failure of the Caban crop, which caused a brisk demand for the cheaper grades of sugar and gave an impetus to the trade in the native rticle. The revival of the industry con- tinued in 1911 and imports reached a very Ion: ebb,

NEED FOR HIGHER VALUATIONS.

considered.

were

assistance the

"So rapidly did the water rise in the vessel that before wireless messages could. be sent out calling for wireless gending apparatus had been submerged and the installation rendered

useless We were thus left in at very precarious condition nearly fifty miles off the beaten track and without the means of summoning aid.

However, there was no panic, every one behaved well, and the utmost calm prevailed.

"When morning arrived we were able more definitely to ascertain our position Whether it would be desirable for the All around us were the rocks and close. Government to raise the rate of premium at hand could be seen the tops of the from the low level to which it has been boilers of the P. O. Aden which went reduced is another matter. Not improbashore at this same spot some two years ably the question is being carefully or more ago. At about 11. o'clock that Freights are now on a basis (Saturday) morning the sea still showed favourable to an increase, but probably no signs of moderating in violence--the only the experience of the next Tow

We months would show whether such an

Captain decided to send for help. advance was necessary.

were about fifty miles from the usual In any may hold that the immediate need is for track from Aden to Colombo, and, what the Government to accept a higher valua with the heavy seat, the high wind and tion under its scheme, such as would be succour was a perilous aire.

the 'rong currents, the task of seeking An officer in given by an additional 30 per cent in charge of a boat's crew of seamear set out order that the values insured under the in an open ship's boat with the object of Government scheme should more nearly approximate to the present market value getting into the track of the vessels on of tonnage.

INDUSTRY AFFECTED BY LACK OF IMPROVED MR. A. VANDERBILT'S WILL. up by the City

METHODS.

MONEY BEQUESTS EXCEED £2,200,000.

Colombo-Aden run in the hope of being seen and picked up by a passing steamer. For eleven hours they battled with the sea and a about 10 d'alock in the evening they were sighted and picked Nagpur. The City of Nagpur at once sent as wireless message to us-we were able to receive though not to send messages-in these words "Veurons M votre secours." (We aro coming to your assistanco) The delight with which this message was received on board can be more readily imagined thain described and when in the early hours of Sunday morning, wo desoriod the City" boat in the distance our joy knew no bounds.

Pessimism returned in 1912, and 1913 witnessed a further decline in the exports of Swator sugar, while the imports of foreign sugar almost reached the record mark made in 1906. Absence of improved Mr. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who methods in the cultivation of the cane and was drowned in the Lusitanin, has left in the preparation of the sugar still pre-property in the United Kingdom of the vailed. The downward course of the local value of £32,000, of which £13,380 is net industry continued in the early part of personalty. 1914, but with the outbreak of war condi The testator bequeathed to his wife, tions commenced to change. Imports of Margaro Emerson Vanderbilt, £200,000

However, our troubles werd by no sugar into Swatow in the last quarter of as her absolute property; his houseboat means yet ended, for the difficulties of the year dwindled practically to nothing, Venture, all real estate known as Saga transferring the passengers and crew from and a demand was created for Swatow more Lodge and Moose River, Tract, and the Euphrate to the City of Nagpur sugar to fill the place of the foreign article in the County of Hamilton, with the per- were very real. In the meantime, it must NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asintle or Indian formerly imported. Without doubt the sonal property therein, and also all his be mentioned, the City of Nagpur had property in Gloucester House, Piccadilly got into wireless communication with both In writing for permission to do so to the 1915. But apparent recoveries in the in- Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least dustry have not been due to any improve elsewhere in England, and the income these vessels were hurrying to our assist 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, ment in the intrinsic value of the article

from £1,000,000,

anoe. All day Sunday the heavy se con giving name, nationality, age, sex, height

He also directed the executors to pay ful in transferring 94 passengers in three tinued, but, despite this, we were succes and occupation of the applicant, and stating the methods of production, but to dis-

£400,000 either in cash or securities in of our own boats. turbatioes in the world's sugar merket, name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour such as the failure of the Java crop in 1904, discharge of the covenants contained in ke, though some of our boats were dash Not a single life was of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for that of the Cuban crop in 1910, and the the Anti-Nuptial Agreement made

ined to pieces in the efforts which were their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION disappearance of Germany's heet-sugar London on December 13th, 1911. between the hours of 9 am, to 1 P.M. and export trade during the war.

P.M. to 4 F.M. daily. Hongkong, 10th July, 1918.

The Prince Regent said that the war, which began to maintain Servia's indo liberation and unity of their brethren, pendenen, had now become a war for the

under Austrian domination. the Servians, Croations, Slavonians now After the war, Bervia hoped for a long period of

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTHERS.

CORPS ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL. A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

PARADES.

1.—Parades for to-day,"

5.20 p.m.-The following men: Plos.

3. M. Whamond and C. M. Mcinnea (Scouts Company), Suppors W. Blyth, J. Ferguson and Moosdeer (Engineer Co.)-Muskotry Instruction on Ken- nedy Road Range, Uniforms (Drill Order) to be worn. Service rifles to he carried. Corpl. Grimės, R.E., will attend.

5.30 p.m.-Recruits of all units (except Right Sec. M.G. Co. and Signalling Section)--Squad drill and Ride oxor- cises at Headquarters under Sergt. Major Highy and Sergt. Longmire:

temainder, nil:

DETAIL.

2. Gun Club Hill, Kowloon

On duty until morning of 22nd inst, #i

H.K.V.R.

On duty 22nd to 29th inst.: Civil Sør-

vico. Company.

Officer on duty: Lieut. Lindsell, P. of W. Camp, Kowtoon-

On duty until morning of 22nd inst. r.

H.K.V.R.

On daty 2nd inst.: Scouts Company. Oficer on duty: Capt. Hutchison. Orderly Sergeant 2nd to 29th inst.:

Corpl. Lowick

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVI

RGD GROBE. FITE, OCTOBER 21ST. will detail eight and four men respectively. Inspectors d'Almada and Sirdar Khan The No. 3 Company Patrols will attend, also Inspectors Hynes, Lammert. Taylor, Watt, Wilden, Sergeant-Major Roylance, Crown- Sergeants McEwen and Witchell, and P.-c.. Lindsay and Fyfe,

PATROLS.

E. CENTRAL,

!

Up to and including Sunday, October 24th,

undelivered after the 22nd Oct. will be subject desiring to leave the Colony should apply local industry will be stimulated durres other than money and securities), and the Tambora and the Collegian and both as in orders of October 19th and 20th

to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

:

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMÉS & Co. General Agents. Hongkong, 15th October, 1915. 1088

8.8. "ATLANTIQUE.” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

YONSIGNEES of Cargo from London in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tressare sad Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivary may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unlam latimatics as received from the Consignees before NOON TO-DAT requesting it to be landed bure.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by thi Undersigned. Gooda remaining unclaimed after the 23rd October, at Nook, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or befor the 20th October, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examinad on Monday, 25th October, at 10A.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

P. THOMAS, Agent. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.

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MEROM HONGKONG TO CANTO) BY THE PEARL RIVER,"

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With Illustrations, Maps and Plana

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JUST RECEIVED:

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SEEDS.

GRACA & CO.. No. 11, CAINE ROAD, Hongkong. Hongkong, 18th August, 1915.

ON SALE

A TIDEN OF THI

(1043

RATES OF EXOHANGE AT BOMBAY

For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; siso Table of the Yearly Approximate Average

for 20 year

FROM 1874 TO 1500,

his

made to lower them.

13. WATER POLICE,

Oct. 31st, 5.50.-Bunje (S) Henderson (8),

Gaskell (P). 8.50.-D'Aquino (8), Hyndman (8), Oct, 22ad, 5.50.Vieira (8), Yvanovich (8),

Inspector d'Almada (P).

Alves (P).

8.50.-Man Tat Cheung (8), Tang Cheung

(8), G, Lee (P).

Oct. 23rd, 5.50.-6. P. Cruz (6), Xavier (8),

D. Souza (P).

8.50-Fyfe (S), Maxwell (S), Doughty.

(P).

III, EASTERN. For October, 20th-22nd, as already pub-

PROMOTIONS, ETC. The Hon. C.S.P. has sanctioned the

Mr. Vanderbilt gave £400,000 to any

On Monday the sea beczime, much daughter by his wife Margaret Emerson,

more calm and the work was rendered to each of his children born hereafter much more simple. On Monday we £200,000 to his brother Reginald C.

succeeded in safely transferring ning Vanderbilt £100,000;

uncle boat-loads containing in all 270 passen- Frederick William Vanderbilt £40,000; Henry B. Anderson £40,000; to Frederick and 51 to the Tumbaru. to Frederick M. Davies £100,000; to sets. Of those 149 were transferred to the City of Nagpur, 60 to the Collegian Lincoln £50,000; to each person in the vessel left the game evening.

The last-named listed. employ at Oakland Farm, Portsmouth, boats were damaged during these opera

Still other Rhode Island, at Sagamore Lodge, attions, and on Tuesday morning the following promotions: Sergeant. F. A. V.' Camp Hill Kars, or at Moose River, and Collegian made an offort to send out her Ribeiro to be Crown-Sergeant in London, for five years,

HO bob's bo us, but the current was equal to his last year's wages.

P.-es, F. X. Botelho, F. H. Hyndman, U.. strong that these boss were carried far A. Roza, J. 31. 6. Rosario, and P. A. Roza-

The Collegian then steamed

F. C. Jessis, D. 8. P. (Reservej.

BADEN POWELL BOY SCOUTS..

An amount

NHODE ISLAND ESTATE.

out to rea

The Chinese method of fertilizing the soil could be improved by using modern Fertilizers in a scientific way in place of the There is a local maro costly bean coke, concern making such a fertilizer, but the Chinese planters have retained the former methods. There are two varieties of cam produced in the district, one reddish in colours, 5 to 7 ft. tail, and over 1 iu. in diameter; the other called the white cane, which is 6 to 8 ft. high and lia. in dia meter. The former in its natural state is popular with the natives, who chew it bo- cause of the excellent favour of the juice; the latter is used. for crushing to obtain To his eldest son, William H. Vander.cat, picked up her boats and approached ria to be Sergeants. the sugar that is marketed. Antiquated bill, ho gave the real estate known as from another direction. On this methods are used in extracting, everporat Cakland Farm, Portland, Rhode Island, occasion she came in very much closer to ing, and refining the product. As a re

with the live stock and personal property us, feeling her way very carefully, and sult, the sugar from the Hongkong re-intact, and no par sold or disposed of vessel the boa's were safely sent to us, **with directions that it is to be kept as a result of the skilful handling of that fineries has been taking the place of Swatow sugar, both in the north and such a sum of money as the excestors may and in this way the remaining 62 persons In the last boat Yangtze River Valley, and sugar fromance thereof entil his said on shall deem necessary for the upkeep and main-

to leave were the Captain, the officera, Japanese refineries has been driving ustive attain twenty-one years of age, his coach, sailors and they were safely embarked ou the engineers and most of the Europeaa suger from the markets in Manchuria.

known as the Venture, the portrait and The Hongkong sugar refineries are operbust bequeathed to him by Article 11 of the "City" brat at noon on Tuesday, ated by companies that control Chinese the will of his father, and the gold medal The Captain of the phrate was the last eunstwise shipping lines, and the Japanese voted by Congress of U.S.A, to his great to leave his ship. refining companies are in a favourable grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt,in position for obtaining satisfactory rates 1865.

on board were saved.

JAPANESE COAST.

The British steamer Rufford Hall, from New York to Vladivostock, via Muroran, typhoon at Omasaki, in the Tsugaru stranded on the 8th instant during Straits and subsequently went to pieces.

lines, so that an American refining com-divided into as many shares as he may from the numerous Japanese steamship The residue of the property is to be BRITISH SHIP WRECKED ON pany either in the Hawaiian Islands or the Philippine Islands, unless suitable ve sons by his present wife, Margaret Emerson, one-fourth of the capital thereof freight agreements could be made, would

to be paid to them on attaining twenty- compete under difficulties with the Hong-

one years of age, one-fourth at twenty Long and Japanese refineries for a footing five years of age, and the remaining two- in the vast and promising sugar markets fourths respectively on their attaining of Chirs. If the United States were not thirty and thirty-fivə yerrs of age. handicapped by the lack of a merchant Affidavits are filed with the will made. merine, or if favourable rates could be ob- by his secre ary, the assistant to the tained, there would be no reason, other eral agent of the Cunard Company, his than too high a cost of production and soliciter, his brother, and others, as to refining, why sugar from the Philippine his raving sailed on board the Lusitanie On Sale at the Dirty Passt Dim -- Islands should not gain a fooling in the for New York, and of the effor's made to Lnal Booksellers.

Chinese market

recover his body.

PRICE

gen-

The native crew, of forty-five, have landed on Bentenshima, hut one lifeboat, containing the Cap sin, officers, and one passenger, is missing,

Torpedo-boats went out to search for the boat, which it is feared is lost.

HONGKONG 11. Friday, October 22nd.-Murray Barracks

Parade. Signalling Exercise and Comi pany Drill, 5.30 p.m. Attendance Com pulsory. Uniform to be worn, Orders re Miniature rifle practice will be

notified inden.

A. J. EDWARDS.

A member of the R.A.M.C., writing home from Flanders states that as he and another were burying a comrade, picture postcard from his daughter fell It bore from the dead man's pooket. in a childish handwriting, the following prayer-

Dadda, darling, I am thinking. Of dear father for away; And that you be free from danger, Night and morn for you I pray Though from all of us you're parted.

Still I pray where're

you be That God will keep you from all danger

And bring you safely back to me.

DOBA