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INTIMATIONS

NEW SHIPMENT

OF

VICTOR VICTROLAS

AND

VICTOR RECORDS

S.S.

RECEIVED BY THE

EMPRESS OF JAPAN,"

INCLUDING ALL THE LATEST SUCCESSES.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 30th May, 1916:

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

BEER!

BEER

LAGER BEER

WALPORO-

SOLE AGENTS

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BEEN

COPPER IN JAPAN.

REVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN 1915.

tons.

poses of comparison :——

China

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 30TH, 1916,

THE REAL JAPAN AND THE JAPAN AND THE UNITED

JAPANI

STATES.

Hoang Ph.D. Oriental contributes? aus article Japan and the Japanese, of which he saya??

Profesor THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

The Real

in the course.

All

► If nations “wish to have intercourbe,

EMPIRE DAY IN SHANGHAI BRITISH TRADE WITH INJOS

FLACS AND TESTIVITIES. THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE CONSULATU

CHINA REMOVAL OF SHIPPING

DIFFICULTIES

The Board of Trade are in receip The Japanese question is up again. The enthusiasm displayed in the com The House of Representatives, says The memoration of Empire Day, whether due through the Foreign Office, of inform

to the activities of the Shanghai branch tion from H.M. Ambassador at Paris a Times Washington correspondent, has

of the Overseas Club or to a growing con tho offect that, owing to the difficultie passed, and the Senate e likely to pass, ception of what the British Empire experienced at the present time in regard, with one another as friendly countries, the Bill limiting immigration. The Bill really means, is a mattor for great con to the shipment of goods from Great become intimate and helpful, and rise would exclude, among other people, gratulation (says the W.-G. Daily News) Britain to Indo-China, the French above their state of antipathy as natural Hindus and persons who, like the The dying of flags both in the business Government have decided that, subject to enemies, like the wild beasts or savage Japanese, cannot become American citi portion of the Settlement and in the re the necessary authorisation by Taces, it is hardly necessary to say they zens. It contains a clause legalising the sidential districts, in spite of the general the French Consul General in London, ought rightly to understand the psychogentlemen agreement of 1808 between y unfavourable weather, was probably the Minimum tariff rates of duty will logy of one another through their natural Mr. Root and Baron Takahira, then unprecedented, be applied, during the continuance of the environment, history, social, and other Japanese Ambassador here, restricting The grounds of the British Consulate war, to all British goods forwarded front Clevers were extensively decorated. Over the Great Britain to Indo-China, whether in special conditions. By considering now the catry of Japaneer the racul characteristics as faithfully re- Viscount Chinda, Baron Takalura's main gateway an arch of greenery be, British or French bottoms, with possibl fected in the manners, customs, tradi successor at Washington, has told Pro decked with flags was erected and a transhipment at Marseilles, Singapore tions, and mythology-the original spiri sident Wilson that Tokyo considers such saluting base was built facing the Bund or Hongkong British exporters must tual products of the Japanese people legislation superfluous, as Japan has at the end of the short straight drive however, prior to shipment, obtain an we shall discover two great characteris loyally lived up to the agreement. He before the Consular Offices,authorisation from the French Con- ties of the racial spirit. The mythology is understood to have protested against The Consul General's residence was gay sul General in London, which will be of Japan is artistically enriched by the bracketing Japanese with Hindus. The with bunting and the drive was lined granted in cases where there are no Get French vessels available to carry the as it does with the three-with small flags. disalism involved in the ideas of light protest unsion of the right of Japanese Throughout the day Boy Scouts sold goods The Consul General has been re- and darkness, good and evil, violence and

year old question to own land in California which is still dags and rosettes on the streets, andquested by the competent French Depart- gentleness. This dualistic attitude is unsettled, causes in certain circles: a judging from the number of such emblems ment to issue the authorisations," with deeply rooted in the racial thought that reappearance of the familiar Japanese displayed, the Overseas Club should be a view to permitting. British shippers to it naturally appears in the life and his tory of the Japanese as a striking love Can it be, it is and that Japan ablo to netd bandsome donations to the despatch their cargoes within the norinal

taking advantage of current events

Overseas Aircraft Fund and the Charing period. · 2 of paradox. To mention the most con and proposes to press

the whole momen

Cross Hospital spicuous features in their mentality - tous problem of equal rights for Japanese VOLUNTEERS AND BIKHE,

Firet, there is their kun-yo-e (toler in the United States with white races ant generosity), "This is revealed in their The best answer to this question is the mental search for variety, in their on reasonableness of Japan's point that it deavour to take in different elemente is at least unnecessary for Congress to and this historical fact is too obvious to impugn her good faith. The President is need further elucidation. What is too understood to have promised to try and often lost sight of is the psychological have the proposed law altered This faculty revealed by the free and bold in does not, of course, mean that he intends and British, Customs dulgence of their many-sided spiritual to try and secure for Japanese the Co. and Shanghai Scottish numbering in appetite And their vigorous, active, privilege of free entry still less of all 301 men, 152 Sikhs, 97 troopers, 21 resilient vivid life is probably the result naturalisation; for if there is one thing British members of Company Nos. 2, 4 not only of their custom of loving nature, upon which American public opinion is and of the Fire Brigade, and the band but really of the creative impulse fostered determined it is to preserve the prero under Drum major Laglia. by contact with many different factors gative of saying who shall and who shall not become citizens. —L. & G. Expresne and by taking in various elements-that O, by applying successfully the method of refreshing life by touching life at as many different points as possible

SHIPPING NOTES.

There is every likelihood of a Japanese

than word, and in trying to find out hid den meanings from realised achievements and facts and not from mere abstract theories Various forms and systems of Oriental mental and spiritual culture

The decorated grounds of the British Consulate afforded a picturesque setting the S.V.C. who turned out under Major Trueman. The turnout comprised Light Maxima Engineers

for the parade of the British units of

APPOINTMENT.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS, COUPS ORDERS BY LT.COM/CA. CHAPMAN, V.B. 1.The following extract from tho HK Government Gazette of 28th. May, 1016, is published for în formation

H.E. the Governor bas been pleased. to appoint Mr Herbert George: Hegarty to be 2nd Lieut. in tho, Scouts Company of the H. K.V.0. with effect from 11th May, 1918,

PROMOTIONS, 2-Oorpl. J. Lawrence, Signalling Sce- tion, to be Sergeant, dated May 18th, 1910, La. Cpl. A. Young, Signal- ling Section, to be Corporal, dated May 15th, 1916. Pte. A. G. Jacobs, Signalling Section, tobe Lance Cpl.,. dated May 16th, 1916

RESIGNED.

3. No. 1955 Pte. J. Brown is permitted. to resign from the Corps on leaving, the Colony with effect from 31st in- stant. WOW.

G PARADES.

4.—Parades for to day.

5.10 p.m.-Centre Section M.G. Co. Kowloon residents): M.G. drill at Kowloon Dock, Sma

5:15 p.m-Centre Suction M.G. Co

(Hongkong residents) M.G. drill at Beadquarters. Right Section: M.G. Co. at Headquarters. Re- cruits of all units: Squad drill at Headquarters under S.-M. Higby. 5.30 pm.-Left Section M.G. Co

MG drill at Headquarters. Signalling Section A, B and CClasses at Causeway Bay. Mounted Section on Polo. Ground under Staff Sergt. Talbot.

DETAIL 5.--On duty to night Left Section

M.G, Co.

Next for duty at Right Section

M.G; Co. NAU

Orderly Officer 20th to 1st June-

Lieut. Murphy

A CHURCHILL, Capt.. V Adjutant, IL KV C. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

PARADES, ETC. A

Tuesday, May 30th and Thursday, June 1st. Recruits of No. 2 Platoon under Staff Inspector Clarke Wednesday, May 31st-Sections 13 and

PC

14 and Recruits of No. 4 Company under Chief Inspector Mason."

ABSENTEES FROM DUTY:

615 Barradas and Sergeant 701 Battorfold will not attend the parade ordered for June 1st, their names. having been inserted in error,

The men having been drawn up shortly before four o'clock, Sir Everard Fraser, H.M. Vice-Consul at Osaka (Mr.

KOMG, HM Consul-General, ad dreased them as follows :-* Gontlemen White) reports that the stoppage ol

volunteers. The ceremonial parade boing transactions in copper, which was enused

over, I tako leave to address you by that Secondly, there is their dokia-rei by the outbreak of war, led to a serious (assimilative nature) acting powerfully

intimate oldtime style-today for the The launch took place in the Miten second time, it is my high privilege to piling up of stocks in Japan. At the and constantly They do not take in baht Dockyard at Nagasaki on the 10th speak to you. During the past twelve end of 1811 stocks had reached an amount foreign elements indiscriminately, but inst. of the new NY K steamer Tama-months many of us have gone through estimated as high as 10,000 tons, but select and digest them till they become a gata Jaru 3,700 tons. She is a freight deep searchings of heart, swaying be- when the London Copper Exchange was part of their nature. This assimilative boat of the same type as the Akita Maru, tween the laudable desire to go home and reopened stocks were soon disposed of power is strikingly illustrated in their now on the Australian run, and will most fight in the great cause of right and free- Shipments of copper to London were historical development, which shows an probably be put on the Indian line on her dom and the weighty claims of business heavy, 1,300 tons leaving Kobe in March unbroken sequence of progress and

or of family. In your case the local ties 1915, alone, and the total shipments from illumination derived from Chinese,

completion. that port during the Brst half of 1915 Indian, and Western civilisations, eachr

bave proved the stronger; but you have reached some 5,500 tons Nearly 2,000 of which has in tura contributed mate

found consolation in showing by volun tons were shipped to France before the rial which has been Japanised line of steamers starting a new fortnight-tary service in your Corps your anxiety end of April, 1916, and smaller shipments These two montal characteristics (thely ran, connecting Hongkong, Manila, to do all you can in the national interest. had gone to the United States. These tolerant and the assimilative) or Sandakan, Tawao, Dutch Borneo porta For one thing you are fitting yourselves transactions were concluded at prices which gave excellent profits to the sellers ginally different from each other the and Singapore. Such a line, says the against the possible coming of the day Meanwhile, however, Russia had come former producing the complex, the latter N B. Herald, would be most welcome when the Motherland may need the pre- forward as an eager buyer, and, under the simple, the former expanding, the and Tawao would benefit very much in sence of all her sons; and in the menutimos latter concentrating create a curious consequence The Chinese of Tawao you work to assure your fellow-residents the artificial conditions caused by the dualistic faculty in the mind of the might open up a new trade with Hong peace, order and security. In these days war, it became far more profitable to sell to her Freight to Vladivostock was Japanese people. Their love of paradox, kong and Manila, and vice versa. The of stress every honest man and woman cheap compared with that to Europe, or as represented by inclusion and assimiln, advent of Japanese in Tawao will make yearns to give all that may be given for with that from the United States to tion, has the power of self-preservation the place and we extend to our allies the common cause. You give your time and trouble to soldiering and, though Vladivostock, and most of the other on the one hand and on the other of mak hearty welcome.

you may never have to fight, your time sources of supply were closed or hampering easy reconciliation and union with

and trouble gain their due reward in the ed. From the spring of 1915 many Isan- cther peoples. The fact that both the

sense of fellowship, the bond of disciplino OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE actions were diverted to Russia, which contrifugal and centripetal activities are proceeded to take the lion's share of the found in the mind of the Japanese people

and the cultivation of loyalty, which he copper exported, and had by the end of accounts for the progressive spirit, with

come the free citizena of our Great Em-- the year taken considerably more than which they unawersingly and vigilantly

pire. May your worthy example stimu half of the total exports As sales to pursue their ideal. One of the most atrit

late every Briton in Bhanghai, who is Russia increased those to other couring phases of the racial character which

physically fit to join your ranks. There tries sinckened, and during the second may throw light on this consideration is

are practised in Shintoism, Bushido, and can be no sounder test of a man's genuine MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA.half of the year shipments to the United what may be called the positivo heliotrop other cults, as a means of cultivating, keire to serve the country than his mak- Kingdom, France, and the United States ism of the Japanese race constant ten practical ability. Such culta insist on aing ready for military service by becom were very small Chipa has in former dency towards the sun (korite-ai) thorough drilling of the body on securing member of the S.V.C. years purchased large quantities of This characteristic turning to the sun ing unity of mind and body, on cducu Of the rewards won by your volun- ICE HOUSE STREET, TEL. 230-155. Copper from Japan, but exports to that shine is generally reflected in Japanese tional training given to the spirit, etc. tary service, the fellowship is of peculiar country in 1915 dropped to some 1,430 manners and customs, temperament, and The effect of cultivating thus various value in the Far East, where temptations LEC The following table shows the quantity taste, etc. Above all, their love of cherry forms of practical ability has been erior to selfishness are notoriously strong; the value and constry of destination of blossoms of which most foreigners apmous, though foreigners nsually fail to discipline affords a sure safeguard exports of copper from Japan in 1015, parently fail to understand the true rea perceive it. What they fail to recognise against that slackness which is the tradi son-is really because these refreshing is that this practical method is not a tional result of residence under these the figures for 1014 being added for pur-lossozos, emblematic of purity are mers conventionallam, making light of the alion skies. The loyalty we cultivate is naturally akin to the taste and character ideal, but is the ardent, positive principle no outcome of cool calculation of profit £04206 of the Japanese people and easily satisfy of desiring to prove absolutely by deed and loss, nor is it content to eschew only 163,0 g their athetic perceptions. The spirit of the truth of what the Japanese believe to those acts that the law in set forms for the Japanese loves such innocent and re- be right or good. Following this prio bids. Our loyalty is a glowing ardour 414,000 freshing spontaneity of heauty, and this ciple, and acquiring the actual substance fulfilling all our doings so that we wel 227,00 taste represents simply and plainly theof their ideal bit by bit, they have decome any self deuial which may, however 125, character of the people who are fond of veloped in their spiritual life the char humbly, advance British interests we 296,00 saying what might be translated Bacteristics of their morality and belief count as our enemies the unfriends of Lotto cheerful Live sunnily Make the Now the morality and belief of nation or country our single aim is to sul

are woven into the fabric of the inner ordinate every other claim to the one 100 best of your life.

If then this natural turning to the sun life peculiar to that nation according to duty of devotion to the Empire. Equip Toos 43,000 £2,770.000 shin is one of their most conspicuous its natural environment, history, societyped with such virtues you, gentlemen traits, to consider their character as gener- temperament, etc. In considering this volunteers, need fear no question of the ally cunning or crafty is nothing but a guiding principle of the Japanes nation, part you play in the present awful £100,000 dogmatism bused on biassed views about what should most claim attention is the struggle. You are doing your bit to the 7,000 the psycholog of other nations, which fact that the lives of the people, as indivifall extent that Providence permits. 89,000 naturally arises from men feluctance to duals and as a nation, are so closely con You are not only Shanghai Volunteers D14,000 understand the position of others. It fol- nected and fused that the whole nation but equally with our more fortunato 209,000 lows that anyone who really wishes to being in complete spiritual agreement has follows at the front, you earn the proud title of Soldiers of His Majesty,' in understand the rather daring free activi- greatly developed the virtue of co-opera honour we are met here today. 7,800 $1,000 ties

ies of the Japanese, their cult of honour tion in their corporate life. Go we can 29,000 25,580,000 and intropidity however subtle their see the two-fold combination of their God save the King 1

390 15,000 motives may seem should never be dis spiritual life the social and the hered! The proceedings terminated with the

couraged from investigating the other tarybvolving into a nation, not merely singing of the National Anthem Tons 50,000 £4,611,000 side namely, their equally ardent love each individual uniting with others, so LADY FRABER'S AT HOME

Lady Fraser a reception immediately The figures for Russia are approximate.

of honesty and impartiality cially as a nation, but also fathers and

How could the Japanese nation take in descendants united in time by ancestor after the parade was exceptionally well Allowing for stocks at the end of 1914, foreign elements and differentiate them, worship and making up one line spirit attended Toa was served on comment of the output of copper in Japan during yet without being perplexed by thểm, but, uallyThis is the reason why they are dab and lawn to the accompaniment of Central Benior Girls School, Lewes, 1916 may be estimated at a rought guces – no statistics are available at anything on the contrary, by assimilating them valorous when they are combined, in spite an orchestra, which played patriotic airs. between

70,000 and 75,000 tons, represent with her own qualities, turn them into a of their peaceableness as individuals lateresting entertainment was provided ing an increase of 15 per cent over the practical power and thas develop her not often remarked on by foreigners by some of Miss Sharp's pupils, who 1914 output

organically united national spirit? Any Here we have the real psychological foun danced exceptionally well and by a de one who desires to answer this question dation of the solidarity of Japan: And tachtient of Boy Bcouts who were respon should first of all pay deep attention to what is especially worthy of attention issible for a good display the inner life of the Japanese and under the fact that on the one hand, in spite

LYCEUM ENTERTAINMENT, stand their national morality and reli of ideas of rights and liberty and the full representation of patriotism was less money and less inclination to be as gion as inuifestations of the nation's dignity and value of the individual, re displayed at the Lyceum theatre at night Corporal George II. Wyatt, Coldstream Poriginal spiritwich Cently coming to prevail under the in at the concert arranged by the local extravagant as she used to be. Indeed, Suence of European thought, still, on the branch of the Overseas Club every seat the overdressed woman would then come Guarda, who won the Victoria Cross early In Japan, koto-age se nu kuni, brother hand, the original principle of pure in the house was paid for and one and to be regarded as a heartless womaл. in the war for gallantry at Landrecies and Ville Cotteret, paid his first visit to unpretentious country as she has been self-sacrifics is no less now than formerly all seemed inbuad with the same idea, the causes of tyranny of fashion were personal pride and love of ostentation. his home at Doncaster last month since called practice was considered from thean essential element of the Japanese do honour to our great Empire Day and Fashion ought to be and must be our Freceiving his honour at the hands of the there evidnoce that the people went unselfishness, which is the root of sincere besides getting big value for their money in these days of the taste for uniforion: first more important than theory and spirit. This principle of self-sacrines or to brew the satisfaction of knowing that handmaid, not our mistress. The growth King Wyatt, who was a Doncaster Borough policeman, is now an instructor almost to an extreme in this respect, loyalty and free, willing obedience, In the in the way of luxurious entertainment which were suitable to the worker would in bomb throwing at a Surrey camp

when as a nation they were forming their power which inspires them. Therefore, they were all helping a well deserving undoubtedly stop a great deal of the ex He was met nt Doncaster Station by the traditional motto concerning this prin though to-day they are apt to be involved cause All spent liberally. The whole travagant changes of pre-war times. Chief Constable and former colleagues in ciple. Because Japan is not pretentious in the clouds of suspicion, and to be con of the proceeds are to be devoted to the To show how easy it was to adapt the police force, and driven in an open it is difficult for foreigners to know the sidered by others subtle and crafty, any aid of Charing Cross Hospital, Loudon, odds and ends of clothing to presents motor-car, preceded by a military band.

one who impartial? igates the and the institution is certain to have a day requirements Miss Fowlee Tutt ex- to the Mansion House, where he received

adation of their

lier huge sum to augment its funds and assisthibited a number of useful articles which a civic welcome from the Mayor and Car

in the splendid work which it is under had been converted by the girls of her taking to alleviate the sufferings of our school.

h

THE BEST DRINK

IN HOT WEATHER.

Large supples have tately

arrived from London.

OF ALL STORANREPRES,

MONTSERRAT

LIME JUICE

VEATING POWDER

KEN

IT. SOMETIMES HAPPENS

British India Sy

Hongkong

en

1914 Tons 13,850 2,560 440

United Kingdoni

10,790

France

3,470

Germany

Laited States

2,100 4,080

Asiatic Russia

5,000 2,110

Other countries...

Total

China

Hongkong

British India

United Kingdom

France

Germany United States Asintie Russia*- Other countric

Total

1975

Tons 1,420

90 1,920 12,200 3.940

1680

V.C. POLICEMAN'S HAPPY LOT.

poration,

truth about spiritasi, Japan and what

People very often look at with cold eyes of neglect has been just the very essence stage of the inner life of the nation. We

Wyatt was afterwards entertained at a

should, then,try to understand-the

Banquet, at which he was presented with strength as well as the weakness of the a gold watch by the Doncaster police and spiritual deeps of their nature; and this gold watch chain by the Doncaster we can do by seeing the idea secretly fol

will not find it dife the common basis of i belio is essentially the and will recognise the

Light is good to whe burning A Toss is b

KILLS BUGS Wards Committer The Mayorest of Deni loved and yet, not expressed in their garden it may

MALL-INSKOTO:

caster presented the V.C.'s wife, with

silver cream, ing and sugar basing

Pragmatie tendency towards deed rather (Commurd on rezi. Culum.).

wounded

from the scene of battle

An immense amount work must have

be Lie organizera in arrang,

beefr

20g an entertainment of

urna. ening was, the

All

AMBULANCE PLATOON.

ranks, including Recruits, will parade under the Surgeon Inspector, Central Station, at 5.30 p.m. today Fall equipment will be worn

EQUIPMENT BOARD. (Central Station 6.15 p.m.) ^. Tuesday, May 10th No. 7 Section Wednesday, May 31st-No. 10 Section Thursday, June 1st. Ambulance Co.

ROUTE MARCH

All ranks and units will parade at the Queen's Statue, Chater Road, on Fri- day June 2nd, at 5.30 p.m. sham). Helmets will be worn

BAND PRACTICE

Today, at 6.15 p.m. sharp, at the Catho

lic Union Club.

F. C. JENKIS.

DBP (R)

THE TYRANNY OF FASHION."! Miss Fowler-Tutt, head mistress of the

afone of the delivered an address recently on The

held at the Patriotic - Tyranny of Fashiona sectional meetings" House keeping Exhibition at Brighton

After the war, Miss Fowler Tuft said, more time and work would be required woman of leisure, so that she

opportunities and