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PRUSSO SWEDISH FERRY.

BOATS HELD UP FOR FEAR OF OUR SUBMARINES,

THURSDAY, MARCH 9zu, 1924,

GERM GERMAN INTRIGUERS WATCH TAR EASTERN MEN AND THE

CHINA.

TRADERS AWAIT THE COMING OF PEACE.

upheaval at our own donr,

right

WAR

Mr. Percy R Love, formerly one of the staff of Jarding Matheson & Co., Tsingtao, writes from Manly, Australia, that he has enlisted in an infantry regiment and is now in a training camp. His younger brother, George, has already left. for the front..

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The changes that are taking place in China seem far enough removed from our European politics, says The Duntes Courier, yet so sm: a place is this world HONGKONG MAN WINS THE MILITARY-CROSS. that constitutional developments in that

Second Lieutenant Ronald George Mun- distant continent ato closely linked to the fro 18th London Regiment (London Irish RifjeyT.Fa formerly a member of Messrs. President Yuna Shi-kai is to be pro-Jaeding, Matheson & Co.'s Hongkong claimed Emperor of China and now we staff has been awarded the Mi'itary Cross hear that the German and Austrian Lega for conspicuous gallantry and ability at tions at. Peking have been instructed to the Quarries, near Vermelles, on December give immediate recognition to the new 16. 1915. The official record says: He rianarch on behalf of the Governments of was, in command el a party of Grenadiers the Central Powers: Obviously that pat-in a very exposed position in the front ronage is not being extended to China line and repulsed a succession of violent without a motive. What is that motivo bomb attacks made by the enemy"

PIONEERS FROM BEBLIN.

In the House of Commons recently Sir. Edward Grey intimated that the intrigues of Germany, not only in particular posses Bion, but in China generally, were tho sub. ject of anxious consideration on the part of His Majesty's Government. When he spoke of particular possessions" the Foreign Secretary evidently had Hong- kong in mind, because for some time Mr. Водат Lav had been in communi cation with its Governer regarding the desirability of removing to

already other place

aligns the interned there.

THREAT OF KEPRISALS.

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The scope of these and similar activitio. is well indicated in a declaration from Ber- in which appears in the Peking Post, a periodical under German control in that city. Germany, it userts, is in a position to wait quietly all future constitutional develements lit China, being not only re- solved but possessing the means to take reprisals against every wrong which Ger- muns residing in China suffer from the action of the Entente. Every injustice done to German, threatens Derlin, will be retaliated upon the persons or property of British subjects residing in Turkey, or A conference of Swedish and Geron the person, or property of Frenchmen, Del railway officials has been sitting at Mal-

gians, Russians residing in territory mos to fix a tire-table for the Trelleborg-now occupied by the German armies, Now, Sassnitz (South Sweden and Frussia

these German residents in China are very numerous Few of us have realised to what ferry) route, It is desired to re-open both goods and passenger traffic. The general

an extent German men of commerce have Impression is that the plan is hopelessly penetrated into the heart the country's doomed owing to British submarino set-trade. They have not been about it scri- vity.

nusly for more than a couple of decades, and they found Great Britain entrenched in the position won more than a century ago. Yet they persevered, and success has come to them as if by a miracle.

Germany did not begin by directly chal The special corespondent of the Centrallenging what was practically a British News in Paris writes: Soldiers from the monopoly. The country was big enough, front who took part in repelling the Gor-so they proceeded to explore it. Neither man attack near Nouville-Saint-Vanat telt in Great Britain nor in Chins would the te that the Germans are now using a new big dealers look at them, Very well, they battle cry. They no longer shout "Hoch sought out the others. And they scored and Deutschland ueber Alles!" but, as apparently in quite a small way. They They rush into action, give vent to loud bought metals and cottons from British eries of "Hidekk, hídokk ! "

Arus with no Chinese connection, sold them to Shangha traders who were beneath the notice of the bigger canceras, They pushed beyond Shanghai into country which hitherte no commercial explorer had touched. Great Britain had a firm hold on the trade in ten and silks. They ignar ed these, and took up beans, seeds, oil, biles, bristles, and minerals, niony of thosa. until then practically untapped."

NEW GERMAN BATTLE ORY,

"HIDERK, HIDEXE,'

The word is made up of the first lettere in the phrase. "Hauptsaache ist das Eng land Keile kriegt, which, freely trans lated, means, The main thing is that England should receive a good thrashing."

| BRITAIN BUYS TONS OF COPPER.

MILLIONS OF POUNDS FROM AMERICA

Negotiations were concluded in December by American copper producers with the British Government for the delivery dur- ing 1010 of approximately 135.000.000 pounds of the metal, the largest contract of this character ever placed in America. De liveries were scheduled to begin by Janu ary 1st, as directed by the buyers."

Officials of the companies representing the sellers explained that there may be a call for as much as 20,000,000 pounds some months, while in others the demand may not exceed 5,000,000 pounds, The price agreed to be paid by the British Govern ment will be in excess of the current mar- tet quotations, which recently jumped to 21 conta a pound, an advance of a cent dur- ing the last three or four days. Prominent producers prédicted that had the present big contract been made later, Great Bri tain would have been forced to pay more than the fixed price agreed upon.

DOMINATING TRADE,

They

Content with small profits, they created a wide demand, and they were_vigorously facked by ferman combines, Government banks, the growing German mercantilo marine

CAPTAIN CREASY'S NARROW ESCAPE.

TO BOOM CHINA TEA. NATIVE ASSOCIATION'S FLANS FOR WORLD ADVERTISING.

It is reported in a Calcutta paper, says The Indian Trade Journal, that a Chineso Tea Association has been formed under the suspices of the Government to push the Bale of Chinelo tean foreign countrica. The essential projects of the association aro outlined as follows:-

(1)-To establish general offices of the association in Shanghai and Hankow.

(2) To establish tea experiment grounds at important cities for studying and im. proving the methods of planting, picking, reating, and heating the leaves, and of creating new markets.

(2). To translate articles of foreign newspapers or from foreign books dealing with the tea business for the information of the Chinese tea merchants

(4).To organise a special bureau to fix prices for the different varieties af tos, ta lay importance on tea trade marks, and to prohibit the manufacture of counterfeit

goods

common

(5)-To unito all ten merchants through- out the provinces in order to carry on the business in uniformity for the interest of the ten trado.

(6).-To appeal to the President and the Ministry of Finance for protection in the tea market.

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(7).To organise a gonoral company in China for undertaking the export business. (7)-To carry ont a vigorous campaign of advertising Chinese tes in foreign mar-

(0)-To write articles on Chinese ion in different languages to be published in pamphlets or in foreign newspapers, so as to remind the world of the merits and reputation of Chinese ten.

(10). To establish branch selling shops in all the important cities in foreign coun- trics. so as to be in direct touch with the foreign markets,

(11). To study the tastes of foreign cuts- tomers, and to give away more samples of Chinese tea 10 foreign fea merchants.

(12)-To select better seeds and to in- crease the output of tea.

Capt. E C. Creasy, 65th Rifles, Indian Army, writes to Shanghai from Bombay on February 2nd:-You may have already seen in the papers that I was wounded iv. the Persian Gulf last month. I managed to stop a shrapnel in the left shoulder; ay a matter of fact I was hit in three plac by the same shell, but, thank heaven, only one bullet did any real damage quite enough, I can assure you. It broke the collar- no and has remained in under the shoulder; lucky for me it missed the big artery, which is somewhere in that vicinity.kets. I have had it X-rayed; but they haven't ben able to fix the exact depth the beastly thing is in, so I am going to have another photo taken, and I will then know if I shall luve u go home or have an operation out here. I hope for the former. It is rather painful, as this ballet is pressing on herve and I have lost the use of my arms; but I hope it will soon be all right again

1 left France on November 21st and arrived at Durrah on December 19th; from there we proceeded by river steamers av for ag Amara and marched from that awful place. The country is nothing but desert the whole way, and one has to hug the river the whole time for water. On Jang- th we came up with the Turks and found them entrenched in a very strong position on both banks of the river at. Shaikh Sa'ad; they waited for us to attack. and then let us have it for all they were worth. On the 8th they had had enough of it and retired, but my luck was out on the afternoon of the 8th and I had to come back, worse Inck. Their shell fire was never very much, but the one that got no burst in the battery and get three of us.

The fighting out there is very different to that in France. Out there it is all in the open, so when they do spot us there is re getting away from it and no funk holes" to dive into. It is bad luck being winged so early in the show, but I ought not to grumble for I came through France without a scratch. As I said before, the so to pushed on. I managed to get away Turks retired during the night of the 8th, from the Fichl Hospital and went over the battle-field on the right bank of the river, which my battery was on all the time; it was very interesting to see the result of one's fire; they must have had a pretty thin time of it, We took eco prisoners, amongst them a few Huns.

JAPANESE CUSTOMS TARIFF. MODIFICATIONS APPROVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES.

PENALISE PROPOSALS TO

GERMAN SHIPPING AFTER THE WAR.

HAMBURG THREATENS

REPRISALS,

SHIPPING NOTES.

ATTEMPT TO REFLOAT THE P. & O. "NILE."

The Mitau Bishi Dockyard is engaged in the task of recovering Y.3.000.000 from the sea. It will be remembered-thai-in-thế spring of last year the P, & O. Wife sank off Iwaijima, Suho province, in the Ioland Sen. The water at this spog is 30 fathoms, and salvage was despaired of. Mr. Yama shima Herzo, however, according to the Manichi, bought the ship, as she lay, for X.9.000. He tried to refloat the steamer, bales, of Shanghai cotten, He therefore but only succeded in recovering about 800

The Dockyard set sold the steamer to the Mitsu Rishi Deck- yard for Y.13,000. and is said to have already expended about salvage operations on a large scale, Y.350,000 on preliminaries. If the Wile is successfully refloated, the Dockyard expected to make over V.3.000,000 at the present high prices of steamers. But she' will mod a lot of refitting after such a prolonged immersion.-C. Daily News.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,

COHFR ORDERS BY LT-OOL, A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

LEAVE

1.-Pte. W. Manning is grauled feare of absence from 30th March, 1916, to 10ta May, 1910.

PARADEB. 2-Parades for to-day,

7.00 nm, and 5.30 pm. Members of Signalling Section and other Signal lers, as detailed in Signalling Section order dated 8th December, 15-- Morse Bag and Morer lanp practico at Headquarters.

5.15 p. Recruits of Engineer Co.-- Musketry and Rifle exercises af Taikou Dockyard, under Sergi,

Everest

5.30 p.m. No. 4 Section Scouts Co. (ail

members)-Machine-gun instruction. en Kennedy Road Kango,

15.15 p.m. Recruits of all units-Squad drill and Rifle exercises at fond- quarters ander Sergt.-Major Higby, and one N.C.O from Right Bection M. G. Co Reminder, nit.

DETAIL.

3-On duty to-night: Loft Section

M. G. Ca

Orderly Officer: Lieut. Danby,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.O. -HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES.

-ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEKAN, COSEMANDING.

PARADZ3,

Excitement prevails in Humburg regard- ing the Mephistophelian plans of England to boycott German shipping after the war, In the Vossische Zeitung we have a pre- miment article headed The Choking of Geruan Navigation," in which it is proved to the complete satisfaction of the writer that any atteuipt to injuro German ship Parades for Friday, 10th inst., 5 5.15. ping by closing British and Colonial bar- hours to German sca-going vessels would roooil with destructive violonge on Eng- land's mercantile navy. Visiting German

Any steps.

ports and ports under German control, there is a far higher aggregate of British tonnage than of German tonnage visiting taken by the British authorities to close British and Colonial ports. their ports would be met at once, we are Austrian harbours to every veegel carry- informed, by the closing of German and ing the British flag.

The writer in the Forsische Zeitung de- clares: It is not necessary to take this

ment of a sily brain. The British know threat of a boycott seriously. It is the fig- perfectly well that by a measure of this find they would be simply cutting into their own flesh. It would ruin their entire tramp trade in European waters (die). A battle of this character after the would be simply playing into the hands of there, the United States being the prin. eiple tertium gaudens"

war

A strong point judging by the heavier type is made of the conclusion drawn by the writer that the more suggestion of the boycott proves that the English no longer believe in the victory of their weapons, and hops to conquer Germany by economic pressure. It is a native thought, an out. are regarded in England. Germany will take good care, when conditions of peace are being arranged, that the economic side of the peace will be arranged satisfac- torily, and that no such measure as the suggested boycott will be possible.

yield a harvest that will far surpass the Kato, Parliamentary Secretary for the growth of the hate with which Germans

best that Britain has secured on the edge of the great continent.

The result was that before the war Germany practically dominated the

A Bill revising the Japanese Custom trado of China's interior, and it is in the interior where there are great undeveloped Tarif his first passed its anal reading in resources of mineral wealth. China pro- the House of Representatives, and is now duce more actimony than any country-in before the House of Peers. Theist of the the world, but here, as well as in the smelt changes made by the Biil pubished by the ing of iron ore, in mining for tin, copper, Jan Chronicle shows that the revision is downward except in the cases of citric cost, silver, the country still awaits the in

These acid, santonin, iron pipes and tubes, brass traduction of modern methods.

and bronze bars, a large number of together with improvement in the railway system and other means of transport, will articles being placed on the daty-free list. In the course of his speech on the Bill, M. Finance Department, said that the Govern- ment had been convinced of the necessity of encouraging the development of domestic manufacturing industry by making use of the Customs Tariff, and of regulating the cunstances had inde this aurė nedussary than aver. The Government were of opinion that the duties on goods that could not be manufactured in the

use that had no prospect of expertsering is in a position to digest that they do not to their high price, should either be reduced reach this position. Our military victory Secondly, if rather higher will knock the paper out of their hands. or abolished. duties were imposed on goods the manufac Let the neutrals, moreover, remember that tur, of which offered prospects of develop we are fighting for their freedom as well as

for our own, and act accordingly.". mant, it would be very beneficial for the growth of home industries and the export trade. Further, it was proposed by the Government to reduce or abolish the duties ou raw materials which were necessary for: the development of domestic industries.

Can one doubt that Germany would np ply herself to leading in that development if she could? It is a profound mistake to

rangine that her link with China has dis-export and import trade. Existing cir- Opg little mistake, says the writer, Appeared in the company of her high seas fleet. Naturally the nhsenes of German shipping from the outer waters of the world HONGKONG WEEKLY commerce TUHINA OVERLAND TRAUM BESULT has diminished her Cut the commerce is still

is now ready and contains:m Far Eastern News, Hongkong.

Far Eastern Men and the War. Mr. Gordon Lowder's Three Sons. Handsome Donations to War Charities. Bandages for the Wounded,

St. John Ambulance Association, Leading Articles:-

The Situation in China. China's Complicated Currency, The Trade War Against Germany, Random Reflections. Local Sports

Chinese Telegrams. Hongkong Horticultural Society. The Shipbuilding Strike.

The Angel in the House."

Correspondence; -*.

The New Liquor Duties.

The Shortage of Tonnage. Hongkong Bank-Notes

Companies:

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd-- Sharghan Heise Bazos F.--- Hongkong Tramway Co.

there. In Chins proper as distinct from Hongkong, native merchants continue to send to Ameries the oxports of firms owned and financed by German money, using for the purposes the ships of Japanese, Chi- nese, Danish, and Norwegian owners...

the largest buyer of go'd in all China, big quantities being regularly despatched to: Amerien in bamboo tubos.

JAPAN OUR EASTERN SENTINEL Where, it may be asked, does this money come from? In the first pince many mil lions bearing interest nt & per cent, and oyer were owed to Krupp's and other Ger man armament makers. But the chief source.cf revenue is the £2,180,000 which the Republie pay into the Dentscho Asis- tische Bank every year of which no less than £2,000 a day is flermeny's share in The Boxer indemnity, and a further £4,000 a day payments under the various leans to the Chinese Government

A LIVELY SKELETON. No doubt this is a more skeleton of a It is useful, once flourishing business nevertheless, to remember that the skeleton is still there awaiting the coming of peace, That is ons excelent reason why the Cen tral Powers should seek to curry favour with the new regime. Another yet more powerful motive is the existence of the Deutsche Asiatische Bank. This concern is a formidable rival to the two big British banka,the Hongkong and Shanghai and the Chartered, with whom before the war it co-operated in advancing loans both to the Mauchus Dynasty and latterly to the Republic. Several million pounds of the older loans are still outstanding, indee they are not wholly redeemable for another twenty-five years. Of the eleven later loans. advanced in four years by the Pawers to the Republe, six are held by Austria, two by Great Britain, ane by France, ons by

That the Germans shou'd have so much Belgium, the largest of n't running to £25,000,000. Ly Great Britain, France, ready cash at their disposal for propaganda Russia Germany and Japan jointly purposes amongst the Chinese in the pra Not many wonths ago, it may be re-sent crisis is serious enough; it is not less membered, the Republic endeavoured to font a further lean of a million and a half pounds with the Quintuple banks The attempt failed, whereupon it was broadly hinted that the Germau baak in Chim could supply the whole amount. It cens incredible that in these hard times for the Fatherland it should have so much cash to Subscription: $12 per annum, payabb pare. Nevertheless it is probably correct

to say that this comers remain in nivance, postage extra. Hangkang, 9th March, 1915.

flourishing condition. It is known to be

Passenger List,

The Law Courts..

Drug Smuggling on Indo-China Shipa Agriculture and River Conservancy. Shameen Defenda Corps. Japanese Customs Tariff German Intriguers Watch Chiza. Shipping Nutes.

Hongkong's Water Supply Commercial.

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significant that Anancially this German bank would do its utmost to supplant the Interests of the Alles under the coming evident spensation, a work in which it ly being rigorous seconded by the Ger man and Austrian Legations at Peking.

Japan fortunately, lies near by, and not until the story of the war is fully disclosed will the wor'd know Low often and in what curious quarters have the Entents been in debted to their friend the Mikado

"is made by our enemies. They forget that the realisation of their plans can only be attained when the Quadruple Alliance

dictate pro

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, report as follows nuder dato February

99th::

on

There is no change to report in ogr

Prices remain the same market account of the important demand from Hongkong and Singapore

The total amount of rice exported from the 1st January to the 22nd February is. 142.075 tons, against 118,374 tong in 1915.

We quote to-day white rice, No. 2. Sifte Japan quality, Hongkong 31.02 per picul fab. Saigon, for March shipment.

CHEAPEST HORBE ON RECORD.

MENER

Ce, on the Cricket Ground. Dress: Drill order. Kowloon Dosk and Taikoo Sections wij fall in on the Polo Ground at 5.30 p..

Signalling Section at Volunteer Head.

quarters. Uniform to be worn,

FIELD FIRING. Field firing will be carried out by "B

Co. on Sunday, the 19th March, and by A Co. on Sunday, the 26th March. Further orders will be issued.

Pte. R.

POSTING.

Dixon, having joined, s allotted Corps No. 693 and posterl to "B" Co. Section 14.

DRESS.

Members are required to attend parades property dressed. Riding breeches may not be worn except by ollicers entitled to wear bauUG

DETAIL,

On duty till the morning of Friday, the

10th inst.-H.K.V.C,

On duty from the morning of Friday, the 10th inst., until the morning of Friday, the 17th ing."A" Co. H.K.V.R. Orderly Officer for the same period-Lieut.

J. O. Hughes.

MACHINE-GUK INSTRUCTION..

A Class of instruction in ranchine-gun work will commence shortly. Names of members wishing to attend should be gent to the Adjutant through Platoon. Commanders not later than Wednesday, the 15th inst.

XXVERSION. Sorgt. D. Keith reverts to the ranks at

his own request,

G. K. H, BRUTTON, Capt.,

Adjutant, HK.V.C. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE,

MOUNTED POLICE.

The following troopers are requested to

attend at the Juckey Club Stables for a practice ride to-day at 5.30 p.m. Troopers Grimble, Roylance, Cart- wright, Fernandes. Alves, Scull, Kew, and Hussain, Uniform with blue putters and black

boots.

MUSIETLY.

SUNDAY, 12TH MARCH. Blako Pier, 9 m sharp. All N. C.

Officers. Blake Pier, 1 p.. gharp. Nos, 1 and 2

No: 1 Company. Platoons,

ROUTE MARCH,

All rauk wil parade at Central at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, March 10th, for Route March Uniforing with helmets and Spikes, white mushroom tops to be worn by those to whom spikes haye not been issued,

Band, Maxim Gunners, Motor. Patrols, Mounted Patrols and Ambulance Com pany will attend

BAND AND ORCHESTRA PRAOTICE. Thursday March 9th at 6:00 p.m.*

F. C. JENKIN,

D.S.P. (B.

AUSTRALIA'S NAVY.

KEW LIGHT CRUISEN,

The lowest price ever paid for a horse in the State of Delaware, says the Philadel phia North American, was recently received at a public sala at Georgetown of the pre- perty of Mr. Delaware Burton, when Mr. David Warrington bought on for 24d When it was offered for sale the bidding

Australia's navy, states the High Com- was very clack; in fact, there was no one to start it. Mr. Warrington bid 24d. just missioner for Australia, is expanding, for fun, and was dumbfounded a momcut Recently the cruiser Brisbane was launched later when it was knocked down to him at at Cockatoo Island, and in ravy orders that price. The horse put in a full day issued in January it is notified that a new This afterwards hauling wood, and although it light cruiser is about to be laid down is rather thin will develop with proper where the Brisbane was built,

H.M.A.S. Adelaide, care, horsmen say, into an unical worth cruiser, when completed, will be nord -L20