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THURSDAY, 19TH JULY, 1916,

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Wook days at 8 kot, nad 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Birost Whart Vandaya si 9 km and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Strost Wharf,

BAMACAO TO HONGKONG

Week days 7:50 am, and 2 pm Sundays at 7.30 am and 3 pas.

EXCURSION TO MACAOJ

SUNDAY, 16ra JULY, 1936,

The Company's New Stonmahiyy

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Will depart from the Company's Wing Los Street WhaXE #1 3 175, KAË rainra trozi Marae at 3 p.m.

N.B.The Company will also run a Stemmer from Masso on Sunday at 750

azd from Hongkong at 1 pm, leaza in Company's Wing Lok Street Wha

FARES AS USUAL

MACAO-CANTON LINE.

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Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday. Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pm Deperkazen from Cacion to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, al 430 pames

ARE WE DOING ENOUGH?

FROM

PATRIOTIC ATTEAL

PRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

We see from a recent issue of the British North Bornee Herald that the British North Borneo War Relief Fund stands now at $1,020, a handsome, sum from a small community. But side by Bide with the list of snbscribers we find the following strong, patriotic lutter signed "Pro Patrin, which has more than a local application

JAPANESE BUSINESS

METHODS.-

STRONG COMPLAINTS FROM INDIA

It is most unfortunate for Japan that at the present time, with so many op- portunities of getting into new markets and increasing business where it has been the methods of already established, Japanese business-men are bringing the country into serious disrepute (says the The Commercial Jagan Chronicle), Museum in Tokyo, an institution which is supported by the State, has recently "We are all aware that England is at recived a letter from a merchant in present a country very heavily taxed Indin strongly protesting against the owing to the war and while people at businces methods of Japanese merchants Home are doing their utmost towards and manufacturers. By the courtesy of helping the prosecution of the war and the Museum authorities we are enabled relieving the distress by numerous to make the following quotations from methods of self-denial such as cutting the letter referred to :-. down luxurics,, giving what money they

Many manufacturers and ex- can afford, 'no treating being tolerated, porters in your country have yet to learn and in other ways including personal to respect their contracts. All European practical assistance in factories, offices manufacturers pay the commission due and elsewhere, the majority of us in Bri- to their agents on all executed orders tish North Borneo while living our usual every quarter, including repeats and all lives and drawing our usual salaries orders off the ground. Many of your without any taxation being imposed merchants try to get out of paying com- upon us and without giving any praemission on repeats and direct orders. tical assistance beyond a monthly pit They got us to open the accounts, and tance wholly incommensurate with the then write to our customers asking them money we waste, give no further thought to send their future orders direct to to those events which should occupy our them.. thoughts every moment of the day

It is nothing short of thoughtless apathy that no common action has been taken in British North Borneo towards more substantially assisting our troops and those in need of our help. If we can not man the trenches ourselves, we can at least give far more in cash than what we have done so far. No treating should be at once instituted, and the dif ference which would undoubtedly result in one's club account might well be given to the war without any personal incou venience or appreciable loss. No enter tainments, where the object is not in any way connected with war relief, should be tolerated. It is heinous that we should foring at Home cries aloud for selfishly enjoy ourselves when the hor

relief, and, although I do not for a in ment suggest the giving up of all pleasure, yet we should always have in mind that the war first and foremost must be the chief, if not the only, bene- factor.

SIR JOHN JELLICOE.

COTTON AND YARN MARKET.

Messrs. Polishwallz & Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their report dated July 12th, state

A PERSONAL SKETCH.

[BY THE NAVAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE

DAILY CHRONICLE."]

The activity advised in our report,. issued on the 19th ult, has had a serious Upon the shoulders of Sir John Jelli-set-back and, beyond the sale of a few coo there rests a Tesponsibility as great there is hardly anything worth parcels of three or four known chops,. as has ever fallen to any man. We have chronicling. The importers' calculations. beard little of him in the course of the have been upset by the sudden and pre war, but behind every naval movement cipitate fall in exchange, a ton of no fcss than seven points, which naturally and every success of the Navy has lain calls for a complete overbeuling of all the power and efficient handling of the ideas. On the other hand, there is no Fleet he commands. It has been said of thing in the market at present to warrant a corresponding advanco in price being paid by dealers, The troubles in and him that he is the future Nelson,"

Canten havờ ngain roached just as Lord Fisher has been called the round

panicky proportions, and already orders modern St. Vincent." There are

have been received by dealers to suspend hun Nelson-like qualities which caused shipments to the Kwantung Province. him long since to be selected and brought Total sales during the fortnight, 2,200. forward for the office he holds to-day bales Sold and sold stocks Compared with the force he commands. the leet of Nelson, was but a toy fleet, godowns, 6,000 bales.

Arrivals The Mail str. Nankin from and Nelson had weeks to make up his mind how he should attack the French, and hours to develop his attack, while ten minutes after the German Heat is sighted a battle will be engaged which, in violence and decisive importance, will. surpass any battle of which the world has ever heard.

in

in

Bombay has brought in 44 bales for Hongkong, 10 844 bales for Shanghai. Shipments from Hongkong to Shanghai and coast ports, etc., 2,000 bales.

Shanghai advises an equally quiet market, with fortnightly sales under 500 bales.

Japanese Yarns. Only a few sales: A FÀSSIONATE LOVE FOR THE SERVICE

took place at the beginning of the period. Jellicos is a man of remarkable per Quotations are as follows:-Setsu, No. Your country is reaping a rim har sonality. Of middle height, ban in 10s, at 6110; Ecton, No. 205, at $19; vest at present owing to war conditions, body, having not an ounce of superNagasaki, No. 20s, at $146; Three Horac...... but many of their transactions are very fluous fat upon him, he is physically at No. 10s, at $136; Yellow Jess, No, 208, at far from satisfactory, and will not be

in every way, for he holds strongly that $140. continued after the war unless the offi

the sound mind goes with the sound

Raw Cotton. No sales have been re- eils make an effort to promote heal body. In manner there is in him a cer; thier tone of commercial morality. In tain reticence and modesty which had ported either for Chinese or Bengal Cot some cases, when agencies were arranged no counterpart in Nelson. But Jelliton. Quotations; Bengal $21 to 995; through your good offices, as soon as busi-coe's quiet reserve instantly gives place, Chinese $27 to 802. per picul. neve ensued the makers handed over their when he speaks, to lively humour and export business to export houses, who regeniality. The alertness of his intelli puliated the [original] arrangement gence bears out of his eyes. He has made. Further, as soon as we begin to proved on many occasions that he pos of resolution, make a paying business, they send over Besses high qualities Japanese clerks, who appoint a host of courage, readiness to set, and fearless small agents all over India. This is in of strategy and a wary and thoughtful ness of responsibility. He is a master direct opposition to the forms of student of tacties. These are some of of distrust. We do not experienco such Nela, and, like Nelson, he has a pas arrangement, and creates a strong feeling the qualities that bring him near to

treatment from other countries, nor is it fair to those who have spent their time and money opening up the business.

A grave source of complaint is that goods are being sent that are not equal in quality to the samples submitted. Several Japanese travellers have recently shown English and Continental samples as their own, but when the goods arrive they are very inferior. This is distinctly dishonest. Recently a good deal of our business has had to be done by cable, owing to fluctuating prices. This has been most absurd. On receipt of a cable from Japan with a counter-offer we have immediately cabled buyers acceptance when, he again cables higher prices. In some

"I know of many in this country who, with monthly salaries of $250 and more, give but $5 a month to the war and pride themselves not a little on their munif cent help, and these same men can run up club accounts to $50 and over and in no way try to curtail luxuries or to give any other practical assistance beyond their pittance to the war and at the same time content themselves and their pharisaical consciences with the thoughts that they have given all they can afford.

cases six cables have been ex I am aware that North Borneo has changed in this way, when we have contributed a handsome sam towards the placed our ordera elaswhere. war, but this amount is largely due to counter offer is cabled it should be a firm the whole-hearted generosity of a few offer for so many days, to enable us to gentlemen and one firm in particular, reply accepting or refusing. We have and were it not for these few a sum far investigated one or two cases, and found short of the present total would have they were simply attempts to obtain been the result. It is all the more reprehigher prices, and in some cases our henaille that the majority do not take cables were made use of to rig the practical notice of and emulate such fine market." examples when greater help can very

easily be given, he can very

"Let us all double or treble or even; quadruple our contributions and in order that this shall not inconvenience us, treating should be practised by all, no gambling indulged in unless the | war receives a high percentage of the winnings, and the difference saved by 'no treating, cutting down of luxuries, etc., be given unsparingly towards the relief of our kith and kin who may have suffer ed and who may he helpless owing, to this horrible war

In conclusion should there be any feeling of antipathy towards such sugges- tions-and-no-groster desire to do our best- towards our country then let the Govern ment step in and imposs a war tax upon our salaries, all accruing proceeds being

devoted to the war."

A TOURISTS' MECCA. PICTURESQUE PEKIN

The following report by Mr. Julean Arnold, American Commercial Attaché in Peking, is reproduced from the bulletin issued by the Department of Commerce in "Washington :-

tourist agency.

the

Americans who have.

When a

SHIPPING NOTES.

LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE ON

THE PACIFIC COAST..

According to telegrams in the Japanese papers the longshoremen's strike at San Francisco was renewed on June 22ud and many Japanese ships were suffering. The Nippon Marn left only partially loaded.

ionate love for the service and an in imate knowledge of every branch of it, boll material and personal. To see him ran up to the bridke two steps at a time, to descend with him through a narrow manhole into a conning tower, to hear hita upeak with fervour of the methods of modern gunnery of the lives and duties of the seamen, is a revelation of the qualities of the man. Sparing of all luxury, setting nothing between him self and his duty, winning, and not exacting, the best that every officer can give to the service, he is a pattern of all that is best in the Navy. He has quiet confidence in his officers and meo, by whom he is idolised, for their ad- Vantage is always in his mind. He has great hold upon them, not by exhibit ug torrents of enthusiasm, but by the calm persuasiveness of his personality. Only those who know Sir John Jellicoe intimately know how he is beloved by officers and men.

THE RUSSO-JAPANESE CONVENTION.

ITE MAIN PROVISIONS.

tween Russia and China is stated by thin

The substance of the Convention be

Ahi to be as follows

(1.)-When the action of a third. Power in China or Siberia proves injurious to the specia! interests of Russia and Japan they will take joint action for its preven- tion

(2.)-Within the spheres of influence of both Japan and Russia in Siberia and Manchuria the subjects of either country shell enjoy freedom of residence and liberty to carry on business.

(3)-Japanese subjects may participat in the navigation of the Sungári, a right hitherto Russia's monopoly,

Matters relating to the supply of war stores and, the transfer of the Eastern Chinese Railway will be provided for The Convention will be published in a in a supplementary memorandum. few days simultaneously in Japan ant Russia.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

MOUNTED PATROLS.

Mr. T F Hough has kindly presented

Huzuru and Irishman to this detach ment.

Trooper 665 Smirke is passed for patrul

duty

officer, though he does not get into the Jellicoe is above all things a gunnery.

like those of the Beresfords, and erst papers. No broadsides come from him

while of the Scotts. It was Lord Fisher, then himself a great gunnery officer, who recognised the great merits of Jellicoe. "Whose gut is that I asked Fisher long ago at Whale Island, when he wit nessed an especially fine bit of gunnery, It was Jellicoe's, and from that day to this "the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet has been a man marked for good work, and afterwards command. Fisher and Jellicoe have lived and laboured together. Like the late First Sea Lord, Jellicoe believes in hitting first, hitting hard and going on hitting, As Director of Naval Ordnance he did a

The

TAKESHIMA-MARU" ASHORE IN giant's work in developing the efficiency

INLAND SEA.

The NYK North China liner Take shima-mart, 3.576 tons, which left Kohe sabi, grounded of Aki, in the Inland on June 5th instant for Taku via Naga-

of modern gunnery methods. His planI is to get in the first blow. “I'm not for fightin very gint for the pure joy of fightin, but when you do, punch him, says Malvaney, and so would Sir John punch "first and punch him frequent, Jellicoe say. O

Ses, at 10 o'clock at night. Assistan.e was at once dispatched on receipt of the AT THE ADMIRALTY....... news, and the removal of the cargo wus commencoë. Besides lightening the ship, an endeavour will be made to blow up part of the rocks, so as to facilitate re- floating.

·COLLISION. WHILE STEAMING WITH LIGHTS OUT.

Jellicoe has lived to the full the life of the service, and knows every part of it. He has been Fisher's assistant at the Admiralty in former times. As Third Sea Lord and Controller he vivified all that concerned the working of the dockyards and private yards. He realised the importance of making. liberal financial provision to enable in a period of remarkable activity in work to be done well and quickly, and

important part. As Second Sea Lord he was in his very element, and at a critical time, when the whole organisation for officering and manning the Fleet was developing and changing. Jellicoe brought forward modifications of the system from which we are reaping many advantages to day.

LEAVE.

In all cases of absence from the Colony

for a period to exceed or likely to exceed 14 days, tho intending ab senten must return his rifle and am- munition to his Equipment Officer, who will forthwith advise the Mus ketry Sergeant.

HEADQUARTERS CLUB.

following gentlemen have bi- come Founders of this Club :---Messrs. Chan Chik Yu, Li Shek Pang, Chan Ts. Tan Tu Vik Pang, Tso Yam chi, Eldon Potter, Kwok Sip Lau, Li Wing Kwong, In Li Kwong, and Ho War Tong,

The following gentlemen have subscribed to the Club Fund:-Messrs. Chiu Chan Sam, U. Wan Cho, and Leong, Pui Cher.

NO. 1 PLATOON.

The following will parade in mufti with

rifles at Central Station at 5.45 p.m.. on Monday, July 17th-Alarakia, Caldwell, H. E. Edwards, Joseph, Tobias. Wattic, Fyfe, Wilson, Mut- ton and J.A. Pearson,

DA BAND AND - ORCHESTIA:

been fixed in advance for the con venience of the members, the follow- ing Leave Regulation will apply until further orders to all members of these units: Absence from any Practice is not per- mitted except on (a) Medical corti-

ficate or (b) the written consent of the DSP, (R). These are the only grounds on which leave will be grant- ed. Continued unpunctuality will bo The Orchestra Conductor and the Band- treated as an "absence.Le

master will attend the practices of both units.

JOINED, WO Mounted Patrols-J. A Sauh.

The papers announce the opening in Right Hon. Sir Samuel Evans, presi In the Admiralty Division, before the Peking of a branch of a well-known ent, an action was heard arising out of naval development he played a great and The Practice dates for these units having travelled extensively all over the globe a collision in the Mediterranean to the seem to be unanimous in proclaiming northward of Alexandria, on January Peking to be the most interesting city in lat last, between the P&O. steamship world Great improvements have Geelong and the London stearaship on taken place in this city during the past wilton Both vessels were running in 10 years. Streets have been widened and the service of the Admiralty, and, under well paved, proper drains provided, ele the orders of the naval authorities, were tric lights and running water installed, steaming without lights. The Geelong, Government buildinga repaired, and which was struck on the starboard side If the war had not broken out Jellicoe new structures erected. Ton about amidehips by the stem of the lion would have gone to the Admiralty as facilities have been greatly-

vilston, sank in a short time, without First Sea Lord, where he would have had and Peking is rapidly becoming a city president held that in the the difficult whole Flects as strategist, and, in a loss of life. Both sides claimed, but the practical control of the handling of the of automobiles. A beautiful automobile road has connected Peking with the Sum and dangerous circumstances in which measure, as factician. But afloat he has mer Palace, 12 miles distant, and further the two vessels were being navigated it shown that he is both. In manœuvres country roads are planned. Tourists can was impossible to hold that either was a few years ago he hammered the enemy naw enjoy in Peking the luxuries of guilty of negligence. Ho dismissed both so hard that operations w which were to claim 820 counterclaim, and ordered The city is one of grandeur in each party to pay his own costa, architectural beauty. Its gorgeous highly coloured marble and glazed tile palace buildings, its picturesque city walls and gates, its street arches, its numerous. pictursque temples its beautiful marble set in spacious groves of pines, Cedars,

its ancient towers and pagodas dotting scape in all directions its imperial Jardine Matheson & Co.), is in hospital saving and attempting to save the lives of Lyons gale is no match for a gale in tombs hidden in groves of beautiful white at Boulogne suffering from a severe gan of other people. He was badly wounded the North Sea. In autumn rains and

in the Boxer Expedition Jellicoe is a pines; its camel caravens slowly winding shot wound in the legenda à à

good sportsman. He has shown his fit winter cold, in iey blizzards and driving mists, endangered by submarines, and their way through its picturesque city Cap 11. A. Ironside, of the Straits ness in the Hannels and between the in peril of mines, waiting with long gates and the hundreds of native dealers Capt offering porcelains, embroideries, brasses, Trading Co. is now Commanding Officer goalposts will pull an oar with patience for The Day, the Grand bronzes, silks, tapestries, lacquers, clei of a Brigade Machine Gun Company, most men. No game or sport is strange Fleet has been the guard of home and sonues, and rugs, all contribute to make somewhere in France. On one ocasion to him. He has always encouraged the Empire. What endurance has been re- His ships and quired no man can say. But this we do Peking a truly tourist city, one which Sarapnel killed his horse and riddled his Navy in its sports.

modern hotel service.

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR

Mr. WB. Cornaby, 2nd Lieut., 19th

F: 0. JENEIN,

D.E.P. (R).

have lasted three weeks ended in three days because the end had been reached. His quick success in landing a raiding party at Immingham, under the nose of bis opponent, is still in the public mind. Jellicoe was commander of the Victoria

When the history of the long watch of when she was rammed and sunk by the the Grand Fleet in this war is written Camperdown, but for our advantage, it will rival in vivid interest the long

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO ulars, darbor vites the land-Yorkshire Regiment (formerly of Messrs, he was saved. He hes risked his life in watch of Nelson off Toulon. But a Gulf

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION (O. LTD.

"CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

8.8. da INAM, 588 book, and 8.9. NANNING, 568 fans. Ons of the sbor, Stormen lasros. Canton for Wnshow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday ni sbout 8'am, and the other leaves W ochor for Canton on the same dayn al 8,30 Eu Bosnu trips take short 5 days. Pasangers ona ratura to Hongkong or wied vores by thi Company's dirash Steamers LINTAN and SAMII Trees vassals hava superior Cable amommandation and are lighted throughout by electricity Electris Fan in sala Cabin

Boodag Omlos open daily (Sanday ozcepted) 9am to 5p.c Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Oo., LID,

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposits the Elske Piar,

to

the American traveller should not fail saddle, but the latter happened at the squadron have always been efficient in know, that Sir John Jellicoe has beef visit. He will find, here in Peking, a moment to be vacant! He mentions that these things, and, as in the serious work the inspiring force in all this tremendous city entirely different from any other in one affair" of an hour his guns fired of the profession, he has been a great time Sunviter in moco, fortiter in

inspirer of men. anywhere else in the world.

(Continued on next Column.)

40,000 rounds.

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