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INTIMATIONS

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

PIANOS

ON

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FROM

$10 Per MONTH,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, 00TOBER 25ra, 1015.

BILLS OF LADING.

BOARD OF TRADE ANNOUNCE- MENT.

The Board of Trade having received numerous inquiries with regard to the manner in which Bills of Lading should be made out during the war in order to minimise risk of delay if vessels, are boarded or diverted at sea by officers of H. M. Navy, the following further notification published in the Gazette, has been made by the Secretary of State:

It should be clearly understood that no forin of consignment will secure to vessel immunity from the belligerent right of visit, search, and detention. whatever the country or port from which they may have shipped the goods they are carrying and whatever the description of the recommendations in respect of bille of goods; compliance with the following Lading will, however, minimise the risk of delay, and will therefore be in the interest both of the ship and of the goods:

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION Which is to call at

INCLUSIVE.

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CHINESE TEA ASSOCIATION FORMED FOR THE EXTENSION OF TEA TRADE.

The following is taken from the Peking Daily News-

bean

TRADE OF HONGKONG. The following statistics have takeri from the fortnightly prica current and roarkot report of the Hong- kong General Chamber of Commerce:-----

OPIUM.

to

PRO-GERMANS.

A MYSTERIOUS POWER IN THESE ISLANDS."

There is one touchstone by which every iman in these burning hours may be pat Recently the Ministry of Agriculture

the test slays Vanoc in the and Commerce received a report from

Stocks on October 21st were 437 Beforce. Does he want the British Floedil Dr. W. W. Yen, Chinese Minister at Patna, 238 Benares, 417 Malwa and 159 to use its irresistible power or docs he Berlin, to the effect that since the outbreak Persian and Turkish. The exports dur-help the Germans by secretly curtailing of the war, the export of ten from India ing the interval have been 23 Patna, British Sea-Power? and Oeylon to Cormany Is stondily Denares, 17 Malwa and 5 Persian and What is the mysterious power in these diminishing, whereas the Japanese tea has Turkish. In uncertified Bengal opium islands that is continually aibbling at

the balance of stocks on October 21st British Sea-Power; us British predomi enjoyed flourishing markets. In the same

Nonance; working, against effective efforts report the Chinese Minister remarks that was 101 Patna and 68 Benares. the quality and favour of the Chinese tea opium was boiled by Government mono-

poly but it needs improvement in its prepara- are far superior to those of the Japanese, tion and management of the business so

. EXPORTS

IMPORTS,

:

to destroy German influence in these Islanda National existence is at stake. Not only inside the Government; but unt The Feather market is quiet, and there side the Government, some of the mosti that the Chinese tea markets may be pro-is very little doing in Ginger. No busi influential people in the land seems to be perly extended in foreign countries. Iness has been done in Galangal. Cassia hypnotised by this mysterious, invisible," turn the Ministry of Commerce has notiOil is steady with small business. Star and magnetic force. The Prime Minister firmer, wth some small sales. Nothing is lectuals, has given but two written testi- the Chambers of Commerce all over the doing in Star Aniseed, and the Ground monials to character siner war broke out. fied all tea merchants to that effect through Aniseed Oil is reported to be slightly himself, one of the greatest of our intel provincess,

Nut market is quiet. The Yuunas Tin Both the recipients of Mr. Asquith's In compliance with the despatch from trade is quite inanimate Sales of 30 credentials were super-pro-Germans -the the Ministry, a Chinese Tea Association piculs of Quicksilver are reported, there Right Honourable Sir Edgar Speyer, has been inaugurated by the tea merchants are no stocks, buyers are speculating in, O.M., P.C. Boll Sir Edgar Bart., P.C.. and Viscount Haldane of (1)-Shipments to neutral European and a draft of the regulations of the and prices are advancing. Nothing is parts or Russian ports in the Baltic, or association has been approved by the doing in Saigon Cassia. As to Bristles, Speyer and Lord Haldane received their by vessels calling at a neutral European Ministry. The essential projects of the the report states there is a strong de viaticum from the Prime Minister as port-In the case of goods shipped to association for pushing the safes in foreign and for the Black brand, but very they quitted the sphere of British inffu- neutral European port or to a Russian countries are outlined as follows: (1) To little offering. Other qualities, are quietence and departed--one to another land, port in the Baltic, or shipped by a vessel establish general offices of the association

the other into eternal shade Credentials neutral Europorti

in Shanghai and Hankow, (2) To establish The Cotton Yarn market has ruled exe given by Mr Asquith to prominent pro- port, it is recommended that bills of lading

ten experiment grounds at important tremely quiet and business has been on Germans automatically increase the Force should never be made out "to

a decline of of his opposition to the pro-English who order," but that they should be made nati

cities for studying and improving the most restricted scale at

desire National Service in the widest citler (a) to a named consignee or methods of planting, picking treating, Dealers are selling amongst them- to a bank or financial house of high and heating the leaves, and of creating selves at 86 to 87 below the highest prices sence, standing with the remark Notify

new markets, (3) to translate articles of tuched. This is due to profit taking and A.B.."

A.B. being the name of the foreigu newspapers or from foreign books, to the uncertain situation generally. person or firm for whom the goods are dealing with the ten business for the Quotations are:- No. 109 at 885/112. ukimately destined. Goods shipped to formation of the Chinese tea merchants; 128 at $100/113, No. 16s at $102-107,

208

Arrivals. 11,000 Unsold stock prices for the different varieties of tea, 35.000 hales.. Bargains 12,000 bales, The to lay importance on tea trade marks, and Woollens market is strong and only the to prohibit the manufacture of counterfeit impossibility of securing supplies at gends; (5) to unite all tea merchants reasonable prices stands in the way of throughout the provinces in order to carry business. As to Raw Cottons, no busi- on the business in uniformity for the com ness, no quotations and no stocks are the mon interest of the tea trade; (0) to remarks need in the report. There is appeal to the President and the Ministry no change to report in Metals. Eri- of Finance for protection in the tea quiries small, with no business reported Quotations locally unchanged. market; (7) to organise a general com fixed. pany in China for undertaking the export Further advances are cabled from Lon business; (8) to carry out a vigorous cum-don. Yellew Metal is nominal paign of advertising Chinese toa in foreign change is reported in Petroleum Pro- markets; (9) to write articles on Chinese ducts. There are no stocks of "Pepper. tea in different languages to be published Camphor nor Window Glass. No sales of coal of importance are reported. The in pamphlets or in foreign newspapers 30 as to remind the world of the merits and Sugar market is weak, and pric's have

further derlined. reputation of the Chinese ten; (10) to establish branch selling shops in alf the important cities in foreign countries so as to be in direct touch with the foreign markets; (11) to study the tastes of the foreign customers and to give away more samples of Chinese tea to foreign tea Market Report saya- merchants; (12) to select betler seeds and to increase the output of tea.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARDollard sold be signed to the (4) to organise a special bureau to fix bales, Sales: 500 bales.

Oversea Trust."

AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD. TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG. SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

Estimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines Boilers, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering Iron and Wood Work.

GRAVING DOCK—787' by 88' by 84' 6"

Pumps Empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours.

1HREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 8,000 tone displacement, providing

conditions for painting ships with most efficient results.

ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES 100-Toz ELECTRIC CRANE

throughout the Shops ranging to 100 Tons. 50-Ton Hydmulls TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivata, etc. AGENTS FOR-

JOHN. I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD.

PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 150 B.H.P.

As supplied to the British Admiralty and War Office. MOTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHEN

HOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MOTOR PUMPING and LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETO. Dockyard Managers, be seen between the hours of 11 A.M, and 12 Noos

at the Town Oos.

TELEPHONE NO. 12"

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-(HONGKONG, CHINA, AND JAPAN, AGENTS.

Telegraphic Address:-"TAIKOO DOCK."

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

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Wednesday, 27th Oct. :-

Noon-Hongkong and South China Steam Fisheries Co., Ltd., Meeking of Share- -holders.

12.15 pm. Hongkong and South China Steam Fisheries Co., Ltd., Extraordinary General Meeting.

Friday, 20th Oct:-

5.15 pmHongkong Club, Extraordinary

General Mosting.

Saturday, 30th Oct,

Noon-Hongkong Jockey Club, Half Yearly

Meeting.

(4)-Shipments to British, French, or Etalon parts, or Russita, parts not th the Battle. It is not necessary that gouds shipped to a British, French or Dalian port, or to a Russian port not in the Baltic, should be consigned as above described. provided that it is clearly indicated in the bill of lading and in the manifest that the ultimate destination. is as stated and provided that the vessel is not to call at a neutral European port on her voyage,

(3)--Shipments to neutral countries outside Europe. It is desirable, in cases where the use of another form of consign ment might load to an interruption "of the voyage, that goods shipped to neutral countries outside Europe should be consigned in the same manner as those shipped to neutral countries in Europe; but where this course is not adopted it should be clearly indicated in the bill of lading that the destination of the goods is outside Europe and is not in Asiatic Turkey, nor in, nor adjacent to,

any enemy possession

(1)-In all cases it is essential that the bill of lading, or a certified copy of it, should be on board the vessel.

(5.)-Recommendations (2) and (3) aro subject to the special requirements of Section 4 of the Customs (War Power) Act, 1915, which provides inter alia that,

AMERICA'S NEED OF A MERCANTILE MARINE.

Mr. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, as regards the export from the United in a letter to President Wilson reporting Kingdom of gonds under Privy Council on the Pan-American Financial Confer licence, the name of the consignct specience, writes:- fed in the Privy Council licence must be inserted in the bill of lading.

H.M. Customs also notify that the requirements of the Act as regards bills of lading will be regarded as being met it the bills are made out to a bank for the account of the person named in the Privy Council licence, or to the order of the shippers for the account of the consignee named in the Privy Council licence.

A bill of lading in which the name of the consignee is only inserted in the margia is not regarded as complying with the requirements of the section.

ELECTRIC RAILWAY

PROGRESS.

CONVERSION FROM STEAM ·

TRACTION.

The opening for traffic of the first se tion of the large mileage which the London and South Western Bailway: 19 converting from steam to electric traction serves as a reminder of the important work in this field which is now being carried out by British railway companies ranarks the Times. Both the London and South Western and Lendon and North- Western Railways are engaged in the equipment for electrical operation of an aggregate of some hundreds of miles of track, and, in spite of delay ounised by the difficulty of obtaining the necessary supplies and the shortage of labour, even. 2.10 p.m.-Meating of the Licensing Poard the stress of war conditions is only re

In the Council Chamber.

Noon-Roberts Rifle Clab of Hongkong Annual General Meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Room, Post Office Building. 2p.zu.-Ministering Children's Leaguo Bazaar,

Wednesday, 3rd Nov. :-

"I am informed by the Navy Depart

SHANGHAI TRADE,

No

Messrs. Ilbert & Co.'s Piece Goods

The market is in practically the same dull condition as reported last week, and little relief can be expected until some- thing occurs to dissipate the prevailing aneasiness as to the political future of the country, which is the main cause of the present stringency in the native money inarkot There has been practically no movement in any carro except yarns, and local prices have therefore continued stationary, notwithstanding the abnormal rise in Manchester in the cost of all ment that in order to bring our presenteluths, which places that market or a level up to its maximum usefulness and that puts replacement for the spring, efficiency in time of war there are needed especially in the dyed section, almost ent 400 merchan: vessels of approximately side the bounds of possibility.

172 gross tonnage of varied character and requirements; that in addition to this, should our own const be invested or even occasionally visited, there would be re- LAND TAXATION IN CHINA. quired a large number of small vessela fitted for mine sweeping operations, say, 324 of such vessels of about 150 gross tons each.

"This does not take into recount future growth of our navy, for which additional provision must be made."

FOR MERCHANT MARINE.

ESTIMATED INCOME.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

CORPA ORDERS BY LIEUT.COL. A. CHAPMAN,

JOINED:

The undermentioned having joined the Corps are allotted Corps - bors and posted as follows: No. 1924 Sapper W. H, B. Muskett to

Engineer Company. No. 1925 Sapper C. F. Carpenter to

Engineer Company

PATADEA. 2- Parades for Monday, 25th instant

5.30 p.m.--Recruits of Engineer Co.:1 Musketry and Rifle exercises at Tai- kon Dockyard; wider Sergt. Bulleok. Right Spetion M.G. Co. (men who Squad have not been passed out). Drill and Skirmishing on Cricket Ground. Remainder, nit,

DETAIL.

-3---Gun Club, Hill, Kowloon :---

On duty until 29th in-tank: Civil

Servics Cosapaný,

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

On duty 25th inst.: Centre Section,,

M.G. fo.

Officer on duty: Capt. Wood. Orderly Sergeant until 29th instani;

Carpl. Lowick,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,"

Adjutant, H.K.V.O..

RONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PATROLS.

I. CENTRAL, October 24th to 29th, as already published.

II. EASTERN, October 25th. 5,50.--P.-cs, U. Omer and S.

Moosdeen. 8.50.-P.-es. H. Khan and R. Nazorin.

Sergeant Arculli will risit, October 26th, 5,50.-P.-es. A. M. Noor and

K. Hussain..

8.50.-P.-4. E. Armulli and A. Jaunili

Sergeant Suffind will visit.

HI, WATER POLICE,

ber 22nd and 23rd.

A land taxation reorganization memo randum has been submitted to the Chinese. Government by M. Padoux, Adviser-October 25th, as published in orders of Octo- General to the Audit Bureau. The Pro-. vincial Governments have been ordered The American navy, says McAdoo, to examine the raport in connexion with would be seriously handicapped in time of the late Sir Robert Hart's former sug- war by lack of small auxiliaries. Ho ad-gestions

M. Padoux predicts income of vocates the prompt creation, through pur- chase and construction, by the general $204,000,000 excluding expenses. Government of such a merchant marins. He believes a shipping fine connecting the two Americas would pay; but points out that even if there were some loss it would be a small price to pay for security.

It is claimed," he tells the President, chant vessels is just as essential to make that a naval auxiliary composed of mer our navy fully effective as the guns on the decks of our warships and the men belind those guns,"

AMAZING

SEA STORY.

Jasz

THE WAR AND OVERSEA- TRADE.

CAN THE MERCANTILE MARINE

BE CONTROLLED?

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Monday, 22nd Nov,:-

Noor-Hongkong Cotton Spinning Weaving & Dyeing Co., Ltd., Meeting of Members at the Office of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson the London Underground Railways. Even the Humber yesterday of a Dutch herring in these liste only represented about one- & Co., Ltd.

NEVER TOO LATE TO

NEURALGIA.

October 26th, 5.50-Sergeant Figueiredo

(8). Rozario (S). P. Roza (F), 8.50-Arnott (8), Fyfe (8), İrsson (P). October 27th, 5.50 Kim (S), Wilks (8),

Ablong (P). 8.50.-F. Hobbs (9), W. Hobbs (B),

Bailey (P).

+

PARADES, ETC. Monday, October 25th.-Whole of No, 3 Co.,

with Recruits, 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, October 26th.-P.-es.. Macdonald, Fyfe, Rosser, Moore and Recruits of Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons, No. 1 Co., under Sergeant-Major, 5.30 p.m. Thursday, October 28th.-Meeting of all In- spectors and Sergeants at Magistracy, 5.30 p.m.

Friday, October 29th.-Recruits' Parade an

All

AB-

on Tuesday, October 28th. The Parade ordered for Thursday is celled. COMBINED PARADE, PRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH.

ranks (except men on patrol and medi- cally exempted will parade at Central Police Station at 9.05 p.m. sharp for roite march through Kennedy Town district. Uniform with rifles.

F. C, JENKIN.

D. 8. P. (Rezerve).

GERMANY'S WINTER PERIL

In addressing a meeting of the Liver- pool Steamship Owners Association on the subject of Oversea Trade under War Conditions," Mr. A. A. Booth, the chairman of the Cunard Company, suid in the twelve months of the war imports CREW OF A DUTCH LUGGER GO

of our principal articles of food reached MAD IN THE NORTH SEA. 280,000,000cwt., as against 279,000,000cwt. tarding and not stopping progress with

in the preceding twelve months of peace, the work.. The system which is being

The Press Association's Grimsby car whilst our imports of the raw material installed on the railways to which refer

month:required for our principal industries eace is made is, with certain modities respondent telegraphed tions, the same as that which has been Some details of an extraordinary occurr. weighed 12,000,000 tons,

bee at sea were revealed by the arrival in 17,192,000 tons, but the articles indade long tested under service conditions on

Norwegian half of our total imports. We have there. the system adopted by the Brighton Com lugger accompanied by a pany, although there is only one other steamer. It appears that the lugger was fore maintained our oversca supplies in example of it in Great Britain, cannot be observed by the steamer about 130 miles spite of the demands made upon our regarded as a novelty, as the single phase off Scarborough on Sunday morning, drift- shipping for naval and military purposes and in the face of an enemy who had

A phase of Germany's economic situa- CURE abernating current method of working ing helplessly about. The captain of the stopped at nothing in his endeavours to

has been largely employed on America tramer sent a small boat to the lugger to destroy our trade.

tion which has hitherto been avoided and other foreign railways. It has been

In reference to the war prices of food studiously by the subsidised Pro is left for the Lancashire and Yorkshireuvestigate, and the crew were found to be

insano. They were taken aboard the imports, Mr. Booth did not think that dealt with in a very outspoken fashion Railway to attempt something new.

stener and brought, along with their ves the increase could be regarded as exces by the Socialist Berlin journal For-

sive. As to raw materials, the values did wärts" If you are suffering now from the grip. After experience of the high tousion over-

There has been a great decrease in the The naval authorities took the matter in not show any general advance; indeed, ping, twitching pains of neuralgia ifrad direct current system which has beeye into the Humber. you suffered yesterday, and expect experimentally install d in the Bary- suffer to-morrow--yes, if you've suffered Hulotnbe Brook line, the section of rail- hand, and discovered from the ship's in the most important article cotton--output of the Westphalian coal mines all your life from the agonies of way between Manchester and Bars is papers that three men were missing. The there had been a very substantial fall during the past twelve mouths, duo in a For some mouth, efforts have been made neuralgia, rheumatismn, sciatica, back-being equipped with high tension direct remaining ten men were questioned, and Dealing with the suggestions that the large measure to the scarcity of labour, ache, sprains. strains, or swellings, now

current on the third rail system-ait appeared that the missing men had been State should take over the mercantile is the time-to-day-to buy a bottle of

methed which has not been previously killed and their bodies thrown overboard. marine, as it had taken over the rail to remedy this state of things by employ tried on any electric railway. It is The crew of the lugger, it seems, had be-ways, Mr. Booth observed that no ana ing prisoners of war in this work. In come frenzied with drink and proceeded logy could be more dangerous. If the the first place, however, as may be ina- ON SALE

to learn that in some

the mergined, the number of expert miners to satisfactory

Staff should attempt to run LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM,

branches of electric railway work British to dismantle the ship. The rails were tera

down and thrown overboard, hatchways cantile marite on the basis of arbitrarily found among these prisoners is limit. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS And insure yourself, your family, and engineers are thus acting the part of

were dismantled, and the decks were prac. fixed rates of freight, directing the toned, and, second, the results of their work your friends forever against external pioneers:

teally cleared. The captain was unable nage to the points where its wisdom in the mines have not been very satis OFFICE.

tches and pains. Rub it on with your

It thus becomes evident that the sear One application relieves imme-

to navigate the vessel, which drifted about should consider the need greater, did factory. hand.

auy one in his sensos imagine that such distely a few more and you're cured.

until observed by the Norwegian steamer form of management would prove an city of hands can hardly be compensated The Grimsby police state that the crew efficient substitute for the economic presby such means as these: The question, You are lucky to learn to day-though it's never too late to begin.

of the lugger are still more or less insauc. sure of the open freight market which therefore, is whether it will not by found and are, detained on board their vessel now controlled the movements of their absolutely indispensable to demobilise a Sold at ts. 4d. per boifle. ́ ́

under the charge of an armed guard. The ships? He defied any one either to lay sufficient number of miners.

Either we must resort to this expe Dutch Consul has been informed of the down the lines of any practical system affair. He says the three men died as the of State management or to work the dient, it seems to us, or we shall have overses trade of this country successfully to face a distress this coming winter result of wounds received during an

which will be truly appalling. "Bray.

on behalf of the State.

MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA.

HONGKONG.

AT THE

NEW AND UP-TO-DAT7

979

PLANS OF THE SI-RIANO.

OR

WEST RIVER PRICE. ONE DULLAR Giving at the Important Towns -♫ ecut from CANTON to WUCHOW

Agents for Hongkong, Messra. A. 8. WATSON & Co., Em..

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Some of the English girls who have managed to reach the "Ada Leigh" Homes in Paris from the danger zones had terrifying experiences. Mrs. Travers Lewis, the foundress of the homes, says that some escaped from Arras when it was in fdmos, and walked the whole distance to Paris clad only in their nightdresses and a blanket.