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STIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 1916.

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TRADE OF HONGKONG.

LACK OF ANIMATION.

The following statistics have been taken from the fortnightly prics current and mar ket report of the Hongkong Genoml Cham- ber of Commerce:——

OPLUM.

The stocks on Docomber 30th were 412 Patpe, 218 Benares ~377) Malwa, and 117 Persian spd Turkish. The exports during the interval to Shanghai, etc., were 2 Patna and 6. Bomares. I uncert God Bengal opium the balance of stocks on December 30th was 179 Patna and 68 Bonates. No opium was bailed by Government monopoly.

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SCENES IN CHAMBER,

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ENGLAND RELEASES SPY CAUGHT

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By all accounts, there is a decided foundation of truth in the recent rumour that matters were not altogether satisfac-euss an American youth, Kenneth G. tory at Constantinople, and details of the Triest, who had been caught red-handed opening meeting of the Ottoman Parlia

eat that have just reached here indicate spying for the benefit of Germany, that a moverentuxiste antagonistic to following extract from the New York the Union and Progress Committee, which Herald will suffice to show the difference máy yet have to fight for its existence. No sooner was the sitting declared open between civilisation, exemplified by Bri- than a Deputy, Jorzat, rose and asked for tish conduct, and suvagery, exemplified in TO LET-FURNISHED...

statement of the situation. The Acting German methods: President told him that this was not the

TO. 51 CONDUIT BOAD, 8 Rooms, 4 time for interpellations and they wero An instance of the humane conduct, ofBaths, & 6, Ample-Servants' Quarters, there to discuss new Laws. To this the Great Britain's Government in dealing Two Tennis Courte, From 1st of March to end Deputy replied that they had all come to with a spy comes as a distinct contrast of year. hear about and discuss the present situa to the savagery of the Germans in the resident again intervening, & terrifio a hospital, who was put to death in the tion of their country. On the Acting case of Miss Edith Cavell, hond nurse of

Apply to hubbub ensued. The Arab Deputies all grey dawn in a Brussels prison despite book the side of their colleague, and de- the fervent pleas of the American and the question of the recent hanging of Herald has learned that Kenneth G. manded permission to submit a Note on Spanish Ministers The New York

This wog refused them Triest, whose father, Wolfgang Gustav Other Deputica rose and shouted out that Triest, almost abandoned hope of saving and they had ruined the country. They Cavell, is to be returned to the United the Government were satraps and tyrants, his son's life after the slaying of Mise OFFICES in Queen's Building. would demand an account from them, So States in care of his father. Eumultuous; did the sitting become that it had to be suspended.

The Feather market is very quiet. Giager is unchanged, and it is reported that there is nothing doing. There is no business in Galangal, and the same remark applies to Cassia Oil. Very little is doing Passing in Star Aniseed, Ground Nuts are again on the slow side, there being very Anab notables. little doing. There is no business to report in Yunnan Tin. As to Quicksilver, there is in Yuan Tor Boy and nothing is doing no stack, buyers are speculating and prices are advancing. There is nothing doing in Saigon Cassia or Gall Nuts, and nothing is being offered for Bristles ::

*IMPORTS,

That evening the Union and Progress Committee me in secret convocation, and discussed the advisability of dissolving Business in Cotton Yarn has been on a re- the Chamber of Deputies. They decided striated scale, dealers following a caution to prorogue it and to arrest Jozat, a policy and only supplying their immediate Deputy, and fifty other Deputies, The needs. Quotations towards the close arrests were ordered to be carried out slightly easier for 10s. Ouota forthwith, but the order was counter- tions are:--No. 10, at 801 to $105.manded on the intervention of Khalil Boy, No. 12s. at 896 to 8107. No. 16s at 806 to who pointed out that the arrest of the $110. No. 20s at $100 to 8137. Arrivals Deputies at the present juncture would 5,500 bzles Sales 1,600 bales. Shipments attract the attention of the army, and thus init.. Unsold stock 47,000 balos, Bargains might have disastrous consequences for 13.000 bales. There has boon.no business in

the Government.

are

Woollens, and the market is very dull The under the presidency of Rifaat Pasha, The same day the Senate reassembled same applies to Raw Colton, for which there had been no quotations, and there are notainly more decorous, a similar attack was and, although the proceedings were œr- stocks. With regard to Metals, since Isst

made on the Government. Ahmed Riza, report further sales of nails, tinplates ox-President of the Chamber, submitted and bars are reported. Nails have a Note containing two very pertinent beon Bold for May-June shipment questions, viz., why do the Government at about $140 $14.50. Tinplater conceal the military disasters which the for April-May a $14. Bars for arrival country has suffered and the serious in 3 to 5 months at about 8 cents financial situation, and why have the per 1b. Prices from home show continued | Government allowed the massacre of the firmness. Bars, Angles, and Plates are quot Armenians and the persecution of the ed at £20 per ton. Cuttings at 190/- cost and Christians to be perpetrated? He Pro froight, but without engagement. Galarized cecded to reproach them with having wire does not appear to be obtainable. Yel. turned against the friends and protectors low Metal is paly nominal. The Petroleum of their country, and with having entered market is very strong, and prices have ad into an Alliance without preparation and vanced fifty cents per unit since December without knowing what benefit they would 7th. There are no stocks of Pepper, Cam- derive therefrom in case of success. He phor or Window Glass. No important sales asked what profit they would obtain from this war, in which they had up to then of coal are reported. With regard to Sugar, lost 400,000 men, and added that they the market in Whites is quiet, and held the Government responsible for the "Browns?" are still in demand for Northern nation, whose situation it had made

situation at had a parts. The Saltpotre market is very strong untenable. The whole four market is stagnant and un- chauged. There are a few enquiries from Const markets, which, however, seldom lend to orders. Locally dealers are inchised to hold their stocks for better prices:Patent, 83.70; Cut of, 62.00; Straight; $1.88, Seconds, $1.84.

KITCHENER'S MISSION.

ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRA- TIONS AT DARDANELLESA

ON

Lord Kitchener visited ADZEC November 17th. Very few persons, even senior officers, had any previous knowledge of his visit, but, the moment he stepped ashore the men tumbled to it, and a re- markable stens occurred. How the know ledge of his movements could have spread so fast, writes a correspondent, I do not know, but by the time he reached the end of the pier, the men were tumbling like rabbits out of every dugout on the hill sido jumping ofer obstacles, and making straight for the bosch. Australians do not cheer readily, but as Lord Kitchener. General Maxwell, and others, passed by the crowd along the beach, the men spou taneously called for cheers, and gave them again and again. It was purely a soldier's

Friday, at abont 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wnchor for Canton on the same days at 8.30am.companied by General Birdwood and Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers san rotorn to Hongkong or viss verag by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANGI. Those vessels have superior Cabin Bocommodation and are Highted throughout by electricity-Elestric Fan in each Cabin.

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 s.m. to 5 p.m.

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welcome.

Lord Kitchener many times turned to the men, and said, "The King has asked

you have done. You have done excellent ly well-better even than I thought you

So general did the agreement of the Senators appear to be that Rifaat Pasha telephoned to Talaat Bey, Minister of the Interior The latter hurried to the Senate, read the Note, and ordered the suspension of the sitting and arrest of Ahmed Riza. He was arrested as he left the Sonate House, but was released within 24 hours, on the intervention of the Heir-Apparent, Prince Yusef Izzedine, Both Ahmed Raza and the Deputy Jost

All that was asked by the British whose home is at 90, Park-avenue, should wuthorities was that Mr. Triest Sr., go to England under a safe-conduct, from the British Embassy in Washington and take his son away. This charitable deci- sion has been communicated by the Bri- tish Embassy to the State Department in Washington.

Two countries' Ministers pleaded for Miss Cavell in the very same city in which she was shot to death. In the case of young Triest, whose guilt was palpable, a plea from. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, thirty-five hundred miles away, did much

liberty. to save the young man and give his

He had posed as a Canadian, unlisted in the British Navy, taken the oath, and then, it was learned through intercepted letters, bad written of his idea of trying to get to Germany and aid his father's native land by giving away a secret code and other details of the servias he had learned.

COLBOURNE LITTLE, 18 Bak Baildings Hongkong, 21st December, 1916. [1307

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On November 4th, Mr, Triest, Sr., al- most wept when he was informed that the British authorities were acting in an utterly un-German manner. He was told that he could leave as soon as he wished and go to England under ande-conduct and bring back his son. He could hard ly believe the news to be true, for he ex- ected hourly to receive word that his

DAVENSHILL EAST, Park Road, on had been convicted by a court-Riin Rome, a Bath Rooms, partial and sentenced to be shot in the Serrante Quarters, 4o. Vacant 1st November.

Tower of London.

Kenneth Triest way. a freshman in Princeton when ho disappeared on Jan- uary 7th last. Detectives were employed by his father, a wealthy contractor, to search for the young man. Finally, in September, Mr. Triest, Sr., learned from the State Department in Washington that his son was a prisoner in London, accused of being a spywar

The actual circumstance, leading to the arrest of young Triest never have been published. He had been in Princeton bus

short time when he decided to go to England.

are, however, under police supervision,

Through friends who believed him The Union and Progress Committee seems to have realised the seriousness of Canadian he met a young British navy the situation and the opposition which is officer, Lieutenant English. Imprudently. growing in Turkey to Enver Pasha and the navy officer said he would see what his colleagues, who never stir out now un. I could be done for the boy. Lisutonant Jess escorted by a strong guard of police English talked with Tricot for some time their safety. It would, indeed, not as ng candidate for the wireless staff. Most elaborate precautions are taken for and then recommended him to superiors towish many of us who are indirect touch Triest passed the physical examination with Turkish affairs if trouble were to and soon was in uniform working in a break out. The replacing of Turkish place where he had access to the navy code soldiers by Bulgarians, already reported, of Great Britain, One day a letter may do something to stop an outbreak, written by young Triest to a friend in but it is only

postponement of the evil America was intercopted. In this missive the youth told of his success in getting into the British navy and declared that he would not be long before he would ba on his way to Gormany,

day, and as soon as any serious reverse is sustained and news penetrates to Stam boul we may expect to hear that an out- break has taken place.

RHEIMS REVISITED.

20,000,000 BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE IN THE

GELLARS)-

ONLY A MIRACLE CAN AVERT

A GERMAN DISASTER"

people, challenged 235,000,000, says the Germany and Austria, with 115,000,000

New York Times in a leading article, That is the arithmetic of the position. Competition in slaughter was impossible;

me to tell you how splendidly he thinks the finest for ten yearthedrals "still so Germany relied on Teutonic strateg

would."

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TWO BOOMED FLATS in Nathan Road,

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THREE BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's

Hedges & Buller, Regent street, London, Mr. Frank Hedges Butler, of Messrs.

who has just returned from visit to Eheims, declans that this year's cham page vintage is the most abundant and

He also states that the his private chapel once a week. The two Germany had the advantage in numbers, unconquered The Cardinal prays in to accomplish miracles. At the beginning organs, the pulpit, clock; statures, paint and she had to win before her adversaries Without any pauso Lord Kitchener walkings, and much of the stained glass are could settle down to the contest. Her ed straight up the steepest rond in the untouched, Thousands of pigeons have basto to reach France and her attempt Anzac area from the beach to the highest nested in the cathedral. Sandbags pro to reach decision in Russia had ons aim-- point in the old-Anzac area. You can follect the outside carvings in stone. to win the war by strategy against low its windings from the beach and In No gas or electric light is allowed in superior numbers. But every effort has less than 10 minutes you could see a tall the town, and everyone has to be indoors been baffled. No army has been captured FRENCH LESSONS gure talking by the side of a little figure from 8 pin; be-5-a.m. Only 20,000 out of and no great military decision has been

which all Anzao knows so well right at the 123,000 of the inhabitants remain, and won. All that Germiany has won top of the strop saccut Mosi persoas half of the only live on their own territory, which she must defend with do arrived at that summit breathless, and earnings. Grass is growing in the streets.clining relative forces. Her territorial most certainly they expected a respite on Germana, and 80,000,000 bottles still points out, require to be held by a line No champagne has been touched by the successes in Russia, the New York Times the way; but Lord Kitchener went remain in the cellars which are made so long and vulnerable that to weaken it Buildings, Kowloon. straight up without a halt, and ca arrivdeep in the chalk. The children go to by transferring men to the western front FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Head, ing at the top be immediately spoke to the school underground, and church is held would invite disaster. Russia has only with every modern convience, including brigadiers assembled there, without paus in the caves. The seats are full cham- ing for breath. He went through the page cases, and a harmoniuss is used for bide her time to produce numbers beyond English Baths and Ritahan Ranges front firing trench on the neck where the the Mass.

Germany's power to resist. "In every Water and Water Carriage System. A few other way, the article concludes "Cler-Flats specially designed to accommodate threa Light-Hore charged and the troops could

znany has failed. Her airships, her sub- bachelors at reasonable renials. scarcely be restrained from cheering him,

marines, her frightfulness, all have possalon.

Immediate although the Turks were in their places

failed and she is reduced to the arith- within 20 yards made

Nuts, answered the man jaconically, metio of killing. In that direction lies Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon "Yes, but I mean what can you get certain and utter defeat. And the fact of The Anzad staff had some moments of here generally repeated Lord Kit its having come to this does the door to considerable anxiety as the tall head, with cheper. Nothing said the man the staff officer's cap on, went stalking Lord Kitchener burst into laughter, and of war, which alone could avert or post- the further hope of a miracle in the art down certain awkward corners, where it passed on. was all too visible to the Turkish snipers.old Anzac position from the good look out has occurred to Berlin of defending Ger He surveyed the whole of the pone disaster. No wonder the thought at 3 pm 6 am 2p Lord Kitchener constantly spoke to the point and those with him noticed his quick many on the Rhine.

men, but the Australian soldier, fortun-grasp of the country. He left Amend two ately, generally manages to keep his head hours aftor arriving, having seen almost on these occasions,

every important officer, and having taken Passing a small canteon, which was cars thorough look at the position, As he ried on under, the greatest difficulties by was leaving he called up one of 30 or 40 said the notion that the Fleet was the splendid efforts of the Sydney Young officers to whom he had been speaking dur-twiddling its fingers was wrong. A lady

HONGKONG METEOROLOGIAUL

BEGISTER.

Hongkong Obervatory, January 2nd,

¡Prarlows On Dau On Date

Day at

Bazometer is 29.07 Temperstars Wind Direction East Hamidity.......

Fore

Weather

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29.88

29.07-

67

65

71

83

93

68

Kaste

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Highest span air Temperature on 1st, 69 --Lorset-upon-six-Ten-perture-on-Est -- ..-63-

Lady Jellicoe, speaking at Manchester,

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TO LEE From Ish March

Men's Christian Association, and which ing the visit, Well, he said, ad- who sent her husband a ton of wool in LUDOWN, No. 6, Dedsalt Street,

has been a great help to the British as well dressing this officer, a medical nuthority, order that the sailors could knit their as the Australian troops, he said to one "I think I can promise you your first and own mufflers had the wool returned with privateistanding near Halle, Y.M.C.A.! second requests, and we will see shout the the intimation that the men were far Why can you get hos ??

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