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DANDRUFF ON HEAD HAIR FELL OUT

Mass of Eruption. Constant Irrita- tion and Burning. Many Sleep- less Nights. Used Cuticura Soap and Cintment. Healed in 6 Weeks.

28. Ordo Call St, Bloomsbury, London. V., Eng."The complaint first started through scurf and dandruff deposited in my

halt. My head soka. 175- came a mass of sores and eruption which, was al tended by constant irrita- tlon and a burning sensa Lion. It caused my hair to fall out and meant mang steepless nights owing to a terble itching and w ing sensation. I suffered

In this way for over three years and Taicus remodies without PROCESS,

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then recommended to try the Cuticura Scap ad Ostment which I did. After foceny bathlag my bead with Cuticura Scap and then applying the Cuticura Olet rent for the space of six wocks they curo: they removed at the surf ~ected

and dandruff and thoroughly cleaned my

-rad of all the ones Brad

eruption. (land) A. Karrison, Jan. 21, 1914.

Get rid of those pimples and black leads Caricum Soap and Ointment will help you when all else fails Unsightly complexions ard often a bar to social advancciprat and' Insincas succeRS. Btart life with a clear Eldo and good hair.

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CLF. CONTRACTS AND THE

WAR.

THE ARNHOLD, KARBERG CASE,

IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE APPEAL .COURT.

In the case of Arnhöld, Karberg & Co., r. Blythe, Greene, Jourdain & Co., Mr. Justics Scrutton decided that where before the outbreak of war between Great Britain and Germany goods have been sold by one English firm to another oz aci..

CONTROL OF SHIPPING.

MR. RUNCIMAN'S STATEMENTS.

In reply to questions in the House of Com merce from Mr. Joha, Mr. Field, Mr. Gold- stone, Mr. Houston, and Mr. Snowden the President of the Board of Trade made the following statement:-

** We did, however, in Nov. take steps, first, to restrict the employment of British ships between foreign ports, and, secondly,

BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.

MR AINSCOUGH ON THE NEED

LAOU KUNG MOW CO.

LABOUR DIFFICULTIES RESULT IN LEAN YEAR AND NO DIVIDEND.

The Loau Kung Mow Cotton Spinning- and Weaving Co., Ltd., held its twenty second ordinary meeting at the offices of the general managers, Mesars. Ilbert & Co., Ltd.

FOR PIONEERING AND SPADE WORK, DEFECTS OF THE COMPRADORE SYSTEM.

In a recent issuq we commented on pars of Mr. Ainseough's valuable report on the above topic and, in continuance of “The subject has for some time past been the subject, we come to his memorandum receiving the constant attention of the

The Chairman said, inter alia:—In Jay- Government, and it is undoubtedly one of with reference to the opportunities for

Extension of British Trade and Influing the report and accounts before the the mast important problems we have to

shareholders, your Board regret that the ence in the Province of Hunan," face at this stage of the war (Cheers.) There is a serious shortage of the world's somewhat disappointing to learn that in factory

It.is result of the year's working is not satis tonnage us compared with the world's re-

In reviving the past year. I have: to -- contract; and shipped in a German ship quirements. We went fully into the quos the whole province, with an estimated area report a complete dislocation of the mill's Bir G. H. L'Estrange to a neutral port, the seller is not entitlelion of commandering the whole of British of 83,398 square miles, and with a popu internal working during the greater part tonnage in order to regulate freights, and lation of 22,160,000, there is not a single of the year due to staff and labour after the outbreak of war to tender either came to the conclusion—a conclusion which

troubles. During the first quarter your Board were faced with an output from the Grimam hit of lading and an English is. I believe, confirmed by all the experts British mercantile. house carrying on a Mr H R. and policy of insurance, for the German bill who have studied the question that this general tinde, though special interests:roduce a bale of yarn out of all propor the milf showing a quantity of cotton to of lading and a German policy of insur-particular momedy would only aggravate the such as shipping, kerase oil, antimony Bion to our previous records, owing to tho | ance and to claim the price. This decision shortage of tonunge available for the

was appealed against, and judgment was United Kingdom and the Allies. It would, regulus, sugar, cigarettes, and alkali. amount of waste cotton produced in spin- Have all their individual representatives. ning. Very little better results wore ob- given on December 14th last.

in short, make things worse,

But the principal exports, víz, minerals tajned for the next quarter. Your Board The facts wore that the sellers. Arnhol].

and produce, are said to be almost exeln- realized that it was necessary to make a Karberg & Co., who carry on business

sively controlled by Germans, who also drastic change in the working of the mill i Mr : F. MoWill England, sold to Blythe. Greene. Jourdain

monopolise the direct import of machinery - Mr. Murphine, dar manager for &Co., an English company, on the form

beveral years, endeavoured to do his best, weak point in the British stuffs, We are now taking steps to co- beang to be shipped from China to

supineness that In July, 1914, the beans were ordinate more closely the demands for ton-armour, and indicate a supin

comment from

the Commised by ill-heath, which was corroborated by letter from the Company's medical sioner. shipped on the German steamer Gernhage for military and naval purposes and calls for severe Mr Mrs & F. Obero conveyance to Naples, the bills of for munitions and food for ourselves and the merchants if they can push trade from the not further start the strain of manage saves trouble to the British adviser informing the Board that he could Lading

being dated July 5th and 11th re Allies to secure further economy in the sweet curity of the Treaty Ports, bat

During August the hands became rent use of requisitioned tonnage; and to in- spectively. At the end of July the buyera

pioneering and spade work are au estial so unruly that it became necessary to dis usured part of the cargo against wir crease the amount of tonnage available.

to success in this as other traxles, and no miss the whole of the native staff. risks, but neither buyers nor sellers were

The recent rise in the Plate rates was thorough knowledge of in and

capabilities Mr. Fairhurst, our present tanager, was ale to insure the remainder. A declara

business can be obtained through engaged on September 14th, and took over largely due to the fact that a large number for

Their interests, financial charge of the mill on October 2nd. Then tion of one shipment was mad ou of steamers which were fixed for other color are in fierce opposition to 29th, and a provisional invoice was business (mainly the conveyance of food and otherwise,

commenced a perind of intimidation on the to the buyers on the same dag; the receipt of the declaration was confirmed by the stuffa from the Argentine to this country) direct transactions with up-country deal part of the dismissed Chinese to breed dis buyers on August 13th. A declaration of had to be requisitioned suddenly by theers and where compradorie interests clash content among the new hands; at one tinu the other part, nuinbored 871, was made Transport Department to bring nitrates for with those of the merchants the latter have in September the trouble almost resalting.

naturally to suffer, while information as

in a complete stoppage of the mill. 1 August 1st, the provisional invoice was making explosives from the West Coast of the condition, prevailing in the up-

these circumstances, ure output was seri. sent on August 12th, and receipt of the South America. The only steamers avail-country markets for exports is inevitably ously affected. The labour trouble became declaration was confirmed by the buyers able to take their place were neutral vessels, withheld from Treaty Port merchants is so acute that on the evening of October 4tu on August 13th. On October 11th, when and neutral vessels, owing their immun- the interests of the compradore class. The several loafers obtained access to the mill three months had expired from the dates

the sight shift, who, after extinguish of the bills of

of other representatives of his own, or

ing the lights, started a miniature riot in policy of insurance

foreign nationality, in close contact with

the spinning room, causing the breakage were tendered to the buyers, who refused to pay.

The Gernis was then in a part

the up-country kalere, caniche of several windows and the deliberate out

and, while bidding direct of refuge in the Dutch East Indies, and

had to be called in to restore order. was probably still there, The cam having

for Chinese exports, main at the same time of some 40 driving belts. The police push the sales of his own varied imports.

Matters commenced to run more smooth- gone to arbitration, the arbitrators stated

The German system is direct and fruitfully in November, but the new Chinese con a special case on the question whether th

that of the "Britisher is inefficient and sellors were entitled to payment against

barron, Mr. Ainsoough give a list of such documents at the expiration of three

contracts obtained direct by German montbs from the date of the bill of

tonte, etc., with, in going cases, an estimale of their sterling value. He also aures the percentage of profit obtained by some of the German firms, but on this point we "The Admiralty was aware of the fact may say that judging from the balance that any economies they could make in the shorts of sotto of these firms, ventily dis use of tonnage would be for the public good, closed by the Chica Associatoin, there and they were conferring with other Derred in die Hunsu and kindred trades

incurred the partments on the subject.

of contract mentioned abore, a quantity of 1 to requisition ships for the carriage of food-and mining supplies. This but was unfortunately severely handicap-

Mr J. Ormiston

z Jan. Orain 62 Mi á áira E. V. D

Parr

Mr H. A. Paitwan Dr C. H. G. Poorin Uspt . L. Potting or MA. B. Parves

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Ai C. Roed

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MH. M. Richards Mr C. E. Say b. Mr & Mrs JR Shav Mr C. P. S

Mr & Mrs T. W.

Simmoda

birs M. Slade

Mrs H. Sposs

Mr A. B. Sorenson

air J, Stalker

Mr & Mrs K. F.

Stewart

Mr K. Takakasti

Mr H. H. Taylor" Mr A. L. Toat

Mr Tonb et

Mr Eozer. Cept H. Trowbridge Mr & Mrs Wallace Mes C. M. Wilkes Mr S. T. Willine on hr J. F. Wright

KING HOWARD HOTEL,

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Mre Russol Almond

Mr G. Banverman

Mr & MrsT. 8. Chang Mr & Mrs A. Course

Mrs Corbett

Mr O. Dinger

MT. N. Gregory Mr E Griere

Mr T. Guna

Mr & Mrs Hammes and

children

Mr&Mr

Jackson

Wa.

Mr J. Jornakon and

children

Mr J. Joseph

Mr Ms C. a.

Kofold

Mr A Lambden

G. Lambden Mr W. D. Lee Miss Mary

Mr D. Moore

Mr H. Murphy

Mr & Mrs Nicholson

Mr E. C. Norris

Mrs Newman:

Mrs Bowdler'

Mrm W. 0. Passmore MW. J. Pringle

R. A. Ramsay

J. F. Reid Mr.

E Richardson

Mra Robson

Dr & Mrs S. Samin

Mr F. H. Bliger

Mr F. M. Bowers Mrs B. Sylvester

120

in

lading and an Eng the German bility from requisition can command higher German merchant, on the other hand, has

of

rates than British ships,

By stricter co-ordination we hope to avaid saddon rises of this kind in future, and by strict economy in the allocation and use of tonunge we shall be able to meet all the essential requirements both of ourselves and of the Allies; but the need for economy of tonnage in every Department is impera tive, and articles which are not strictly

markets

Another ease of Theodor Schneider necessary at the present moment may have firms in Hunan for machinery and mining new manager has been able to reorganiz

&

Miss Square Me C H Soper MrE. M Seigh Mr & Mrs E. F. Tawney and 502 - - Miss J. Tawney

Arnhold, Karberg & Co. appeated in Mr H. Thornton- Mr & Mrs J. A. the first case, and Theodor Schueider & Co; in the second.

Tibesar Mr & Mr J. E Undewod

Mr Van Vliet Mr & Mr G. E.

Waters Mr & Mr.J. W. White Mr D. H Wichel

FXAS HOTEL

Mr & Mr. Carmichael Mr F. W. Cary Kr& Mrs C.D.Call Mr E. H. Colles shaw Mr & Mrs B. A. Hele He F-A. Hassland Mrs T. J. R. Johria

Mr Lee Jorien

Mr V. L. Perkinia Mr O. skott

to be shut out. (Cheers,) ??

Answering further questions Mr. Runci- man said:

War."

on a

tractor was able to turn out anything like our normal production.

although the During the last quarter, successfully the internal working of the mill, the market has been against us, yarn, as you are aware, grailualy falling away in price.

Under theso very adverse circumstances. against which your Board bave had to contend throughout the year, it is to be regretted that, no dividend is possible.

the accounts you will observe thas the undertaking is on a good sound finan cial bosis, and now that the reorganiza- tion of our labour question is on a satis factory footing, we should reap the bene fits as son as the market for yarns reevors From the lethargy into which it has fallen during the last three or four months.

The report and accou ns presented were passed and Messrs. 1. Ezra andă Chung Liang-ya word re-elected directors of the company

SHADOW OFTHE CLOS NG DOUR."

GLOOMY VIEW OF OUR TRADE PROSPECTS IN CHINA.

Co. (sellers) and Burgett and Newsam (buyers was the same form of contract for a qusatáty of horse beans for shipment froir China to European ports. In July the accordance with the sellers shipped beansin contriot in the German steamer Camilla Rickmers, from Shanghai to Rotterdam, the bill of lading being dated July 1st. On August 24th the seliers seat a declara tion of the shipment to the buyers, who

"The Port and Transport Committees lit me the night site us very acknowledged receipt. On October 21st had already communicated to the Govern The Commissioner states that one Ger the sellers tendered to the buyers a Germent their anxieties, with regard to dock la. man electrical firm has been for some your man bill of lading and a German policy hour and were trying to make arrangements on the China warpath determined to of insurance. The "buyers refused to pay.

that some of the labour which was necessary capture its individual branch of the trale The Camilla Rickmers was then in a port should be returned from the forces to this even at the expense of a loss year after

in the Philippines, and was refuge probably stil there. Mr. Justice Serut acessary work. They were doing all they year, if only its supremacy may be finally Cumhures are the order of ton held that the contract in each case could to induce vessels which had gone out established.

their day entertainments are given, and social intercourse is established on d.i.f. contract, with the variation with cargo to bring cargo backwards I that i

the price was ultimately payable only "The Board of Trade had done everything friendly basis, while advertising is raised on quantity delivered, and he held that in their power before last November to to a distinct science. No wonder that the asoller on such a contract was not entitled

prevent, the sale of British tonnage to neu- British merchant in Shanghai or Hankow to claim payment after the outbreak of

trals and then added to their power by Act feels that his English tongue, though it war en tendering either a German bill of

of Parliament. Since that Act was passed gives him the fwdom of which Shake- lading and an English policy of insurance,

no vessels had been transferred without the speare spoke, is insufficient to cope with or a German bill of lading and a German

formal sanotion of the Admiralty, and of the necessities of the mercantile situation policy of insurance.

The Board of Trade It was a fact that be-in far Hunan, The Commissioner points tween 200 and 300 British ships had been out font the foreign importer in Hunan sold to neutra's since the beginning of the is faced with an exchange difficulty that

hampers

business in a remarkable degree Silver left the province in haste at the revolution time, and the Bank of Hunan issued tacl notes which ran up at the end of 1914

Rome Tls. 13,000,000, though Naples, and no subsisting contract

these had, after a time, to be withdrawn which the buyers could maintain

and replaced by cash notes redeemable in action, seeing that the shipowner was a

copper. In the near future Hunan vill German Ee his lordship's opinion, ouses which had dealt with c.i.f, contracts her have a dollar currency based on Bank of proceeded on the footing that upon the China and Bank of Communications on- vertible paper, and a copper currency delivery of the shipping documents the based on the convertible cash notes of the

Already (he says) the shadow of the buyers obtained a right to the goods or 2 Bank of Hunam. The finance question claim under the policy of insurance, if the will, however, only be satisfactorily solved closing door falls on China, already goods were lost or damaged through perils wage incrrace in exports, and in the twenty years studious neglect of trading of the sea. They were to be effective shipments foreign importers of oil and facilities and Government trade services ping documents, and when a bill of lading other merchandise live to name their shows ile mark, and instead of our being had become avoided it was not a document which it was a sufficient compliance with price in Hankow taels, and leave the able to catch the trade the Germans have to hold the trade we had before our Fas thaty the contract to tender. How could the mattor of exchange to be arranged by the lost we stand a poor chance of being able indorsement and delivery of a bill of buyers. Mr. Ainscough mentiong lading, which had been rendered ineffective the near future three grand trunks lines Eastern policy played off a closed Govern

cunning diplomats in the world, and and was it an end as evidencing a contract of mealway, all built by British engineers ment service against the astutest and mos of affreightment, be a valid tender? The with British capital, will converge on

that the policy they bill of inding here did not put the goods Changsha; and he draws the moral that the time must come when the Government British merchants will do well to be on I will have to a lost Britain the open at the disposal of the purchaser. In bis dealing with c.i.f, contracts all pointed to

The chapter on "Mining in Hunan 1s the need that at the date of tender the

the result of patient inquiry by the Com shipping documents should be valid."...⠀

missioner, under difficult circumstances, There was a further point that the effect owing to the sources of information being requiring the buyers to accept the bills in German a particulars of the various the reason for which of lading in the present case was that it

being

Forth duly ncts and leases might involve them in entering into a

The Court dismissed both appėsis, Lord Justice Swinfen Eady, in the course of his judgment, said in the case of Arnhold, Karberg & Co. v. Blythe, Greene, Jourdain & Co.. the real contest between the parties was this: First, the sellers contended that, according to the true construction of the particular con- tract. the buyers took spon themselves all risks of what might happen on the out- break of war, so that if the effect of the war was to make the contract of affreight ment void, that was at the buyers risk. and it was therefore the duty of the buyers to accept

the shipping documents when tendered to them, and make payment of Mrs Grant the purchase price. The second point was of much greater importance. It was that, in connection with every c.i.f. contract, all that the seller had to do was to ship goods in accordance with the contract, obtain a proper bill of lading and effect u proper insuranes, and that, once these thenceforward at the risk of the buyer, and the buyer must pay them, so that if before the tender of the documents they became in operation, that was the buyers' risk.

That was said to be true of any eil, contract,

Smith Mr & Mrs A. Findlay

Smith Mr & Mrs A. §.

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A correspondent who is familiar with China and was in Peking when he wrote to the Manchester Guardian, takes & gloomy view of our trading prospects, unless the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade can be induced to do more than they have hitherto done.”

Mr V. Martin and Mr & Mr Vivian documents had been obtained, they were lordship's opinion the language used the spot ready for all the business that have pursued surely as we have los

childre

My W. E. Oborn

Findley Smith Mr&Mrs Darld Wood

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the tremendous war charges we ᏥᎩ

His lordship then proceeded to deal with the question of construction of the follow ing clause of the particular contract contract with an alien enemy. If the in-One large besring on the have to face, will do more to make this war a fatal one to us and our country In the event of war, should sellers not darement of the bills of lading were effec future is that, in the past, German enter tive in the circumstancë, të mike a valid have received from buyers approved

than the Hunnish hordes and Austro- most liberal in China be receives and French Turco rabble which hold the European underwriters policies for approx. aefer, theright make the buyer directly financial support from

Of lines, to the German owners for the freight hanks, and that, in fact, a reservoir of mate invoice amount covering risk

The Correspondent specially mentions three days prior to time of shipment, payable under the bills of lading. A fur British capital was formed to draw upon

the formation of a great Danish-America a sellers shall have the right, if they think they point was made that no trading with for the extension of interests inimical to

gays, Perhaps, when organisation, which, he the American fit, and are able to cover, war risk for the would be involved in view of those of Great Britain. account and risk of buyers", and be held the Proclamation of September 25th 1914. the final Wining Regulations are promul Legation and Attachés are introducing to that these provisions did not extend to That Proclamation merely gave a licence gated at Peking, some means may be found the various provincial and federal officials. putting the risk of all the consequences to British owners

cargo lying in a

for the due protection of British interests, and which several Englishmen are assist- Ing. This group, he saya, mako no secre): of the outbreak of war on the buyers neutral port in a ship owned by an enemy and for the abolition of the present venal

of the fact that they are out to capture tha made by the Human Board The real question was upon whom the loss to pay freight and other necessary charges arrangements wa

fall when these documents. although for, the purpose of obtaining possession of of Miues: The general conclusion to be trade which military necessity has made riginally valid, had become invalid such carga In other words, the shippers drawn from the perusal of the brochure as drop for the time being. He asks the before they were tendered. There was no could here have availd themselves of the is that, as regards the China trade. British hashire millowner and the Lancashire firect authority on the paint, but the deci-licendo to obtain delivery of the cargo and merchants must bestir themselves when mill-hand what will it benefit us if at the ong given as to the effect of c.lf. con have paid freight and charges without face to face with their German competi-close of the war we find our best markets racte and the language used in those cases incurring a penalty for trading with the tors, who are supremely clever, and after shut against is by a 35 per cent, tariff-

the nade it reasonably clear what the obliga enemy. That was the whole effect of

He hopes 105% of the soilers were. In

Proclamation. For these reasona the the present

was

of

850 the effect of war on the bills of lading / ment of hir. Justice Scrution was rwbat unscrupulous in their anxiety to while our taxe, are increased 100 per cent, ZARI DEPOT: IL RUR CASTIGLIONE OUT that the contract with the German and the documents were such as the sellerspe that, in this connection, it may not our people will realise the position befors

LISTING CTÉE,

SEE THAT TRADE MARKED WORD "THRMATION' 15 ta' MILE, GONE, BIO MWALKERUD 20 ALL GENUINE TACKED.

ALL PLANE (TANEELLEN) ARO AST TO 20 shipowner became invalid. Therefore, as

were entitled to tender in order to obtain THERAPION

from the outbreak of war the owner of the payment. Gerita was absolved from further perform. ance of the contract evidenced by the bills. In the second case of Theodor Schneider of lading to carry goods from Hankow to & Co. v. Burget & Newas there were no material differences, except that there Naples; and when once he put into a Dutch East Indin port, he was under no was there an additional objection on behalf continuing liability to proceed, with the of babes, because the polisy of mear.

with German under royage to Naples. The buyers would not auce had been therefore obtain a valid contract for the writers and was also avoided on the out

ON SALE

BWEEKLY PRESS, JANUARY 10 JUNE, Carrige ut tanda va a plea ratherefore break of wait In that case also the appeal

OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG #1916. With INDES. Price 57 50.

| Ofos

On Sale at the HONGKONG DAILY PERS

Hongkong" "Oih Anzuak. 1918.

the effect of the outbreak of war was that must be dismissed.

at the date of the tender of the documents Terd Justice Banke, and Lord Justice in this case there was no subsisting con. Warrington gave judgment to the same tract for the carriage of the goods to elect

We to pay the costs of the war! go one better than their rivals,

"Ye have laboured, hereafter have to be said of the British it is too late. communities in China, but other men have entered into your labours."--London and China Express.

A lance-corporal serving with the Army. Pay Corps n France writes: "German wit isn't what you would call over bright Their favourite quip is to ask our men, How far is it to Tipperary now? Our About half as haps stood it for a long time, but now they have a good-azaw far to Calais.'

Reports from Constantinople state that the first Balkan train arrived there in the middle of January,

Mr. Hamilton Fyfe, of the Daily Mail, ern front have been using shells eruding rays that latterly the Germans on the east- prassic acid gas, the fumes of which are nctive for five hours after the bursting of. the missile. The deadly splinter, kill quick- ly, and even slight wounds cause death,

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