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IN 1915 FOOCHOW'S TRADE IN 1915, HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CANTON'S TRA DE

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER | FALLING OFF IN GOODS TRANS-

SHIPPED FROM HONGKONG.

Mussrs Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report, inted the 1st Sep- tember, 1918, state:

ment.

OF CUSTOMS.

In his report upon the trade of Canto during 1910, the Commissioner of Cus toms says that in the Canton region the year has become known as The Year of the great Hood.

| Singapore Rabber market also shows. 271,645.

some improvement, with sharp advances | FT. in ow or two instances.

The report of the Commissioner of Custates shows that Foochow experienced a fall in revenue of Hk. Tis. 78,520 in 1915 as compared with 1914, the total being Hk. Tis. 300,029. Half of the decrease was accounted for under the headings of duty and likin on opium. Fukien is now one of the provinces in which opium is prohibited.

Since our last report of guh, August there has been more business passing, and with the antisfactory completion of the August settlement a stronger demant, A further decline, of Hk. Tis. 437.134 with steadily improving prices, set in in the Customs collection was recorded for the more speculative classes of shares, for the year, the total amounting to Hk. and the market closes at

about the Tls, 2,506,884 as against Hk. Tls. 2,858,027

The net value of foreign imports was highest prices touched since the settle in 1914-a fall of 16 per cent, compared

Ilk. Tls. 5,597,777, à decrease of Ik. Ths. The North the shows a much with 1914 and of 28 per cent, as compared

1,388,000. There was a falling off in better tendency, which is reflected in the with 1913. Opium duties and likin are

transhipped from Hongkong, improved prices for Cotton shares. The greatly responsible for this, though the goods

duty fell away to the extent of while the value of goods from Japan rose Other duties showed from Ik. Tls. 0-43,000 to Hk. Tls, 808,000, There was a reduction all along the line but little variation

The net value of the foreign importin piece-goods, metals did not bulk large Cende was . Th, 25,872.000, a decrease in the return, the iron age having scarcely of nearly nine milion Haikwan fals as dawned for Fukien, and kerosene experi compared with 1814, half of which is eneed a drop of 1 million gallons at Foochow city streets accounted for by the drop in opium im- 3,000,000 gallons. ports. There was little variation in the and the roads adjacent are now lighted import of cotton goods as regards value by electricity and its domestie though the increase in price resulted in rapidly extending. the sportation of a lesser quality, The total value was Hk. Tis. 5,177,000. as against Hik, Tls 3,578.300 the previous year.

The following are the latest quotations by wire today :----

Alor Gajahs

Glenwal

Kedah

Malaka Pindas

Malakoffs.....

$2.00

1.80

3.25

2,15 ex div. 4.75 New Serendahs

4. (23 Sandycrofts

4.10 ex div. Tapals

0.00 Plantation Rubber in London 2/33 n. 1.. Bat Silver is quoted at 1gd. Sterling T.T. 2/17 Shanghai TT at 71. Singapore P. T. at 90 and the Bank's buying rate for 3d/s: Kills on Shanghai BANKS.Sinal sales of Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have been made at $745 and “warket closes with buyers at $7.40.

MARINE INSURANCEs have been quiet and nothing is reported beyond a sale of Yanglezes a 82621 ex. 7. There are buyers of Charton 8385 and North Chias at Ts, 15., Unions are annitered at $920 nominal.

Metals generally showed a serious decline-bass front from 7,900 piculs to 3,500; copper frotn 4,400 pinks to 700; iron and mild steel from 135,000 piculs to 63,600. Lead increased from 18,400 is 21,300 piepls; tinned plates remained stationary, but white metal, dropping from 1,089 piculs to 78, practically dis- | appeared.

It was, however, under the lending of sundries that the bulk of the year's foreign importation dropped. The value of these went down by Hit. Tls. 4,000,000 from the previous year's total, kerosene SHIPPING.-This market shows a dis oil aceninting for Ik. Tls 2,000,000. of tinet improvement and a good business this dimination.. The establishment of has been done, both before and since the electric light plants at Shokki, Patshan, selikament. Douglases have gradually Siulam, Taileung, Chanchuen, Sainer improved to a cash buying rate of $137, and Shiuchow for local use and the in- with sales at varying rates from $134 upercase in the cost of kerosene may have wards for cast and from $138 up to had some effect on the import of this coin- $1304 October. Indo-China Preferred modity," were sold at $46 and there are further buyers The Deferred have advanced steadily from $126, with sales reported up to 130 for cash, at which they close sterdy. Steamboats have again been a lifeless market and they remain at $22 sellers. Star Ferries were done at 38 and $38, but close rather easier with buyers at 8374.

The expurt of Chinese goods sow only a slight deernise to Hk. Tls. 49,521,700 from flk. Tls. 50,281,078, Chinese pro-- duce imported showed an increase of over Hk. Tls. 8,000,000 at Hk. Tis 29,558,001 the increases being in beans, ground nuts, rier and flour.

THE OPIUM TRADE

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ase is

Exports of Chinese goods which came ander the cogtizance of the Maritime. Customs showed an increase of a quarter of a million taels.. the total being Hk. Tis, 8.081,041, of which tea provided lik Tis, 3,030,000, timber Hk. Tls. 1,983,000 and paper Ilk. Tls, 1410,000, The amount of tea shipped abroad was 179,000 piculs, an inerense over 1914 of 35,000 piculs. The season was exceptional both as, re- garded quantity and prices.

The net value of the imports of Chines goods was Hk. Tls. 4,638,061, of which the largest item was the import of wheat flour from Dairen and Shanghai, 297,000 piculs. Cotton from Shanghai mills was another large item.

Foochow received 19,000 nieuls of liquid indigo to replace foreign. dyes, and though a proclamation has been issued urging the farmers to grow indigo it did not seen to be cultivated there to any extent.

SHIPPING NOTES.

A QUESTION OF LIABILITY. The question as to the liability of Gov- ernment for accidents arising to ships when in charge of compulsory plots has been decided by the Judicial Committee. Their Lordships held that the Govern ment had provided a qualified man, and could not be held responsible for his con- duct or management of the ship. Sinya- pore Free Press,,

GLENINER ON FIRE AT SINGAPORE.

The total number of coins struck by the Canton mint during the year was report- Ous. Shells a rather lower and ined to be dollars, 2.743,633 pieces? 20- the absence of business they are on offer cent silver coins, 22,332,400; 10 cent silver at 100 Langkats are reported done at coins, 688,000, and one-cent copper coins, Tls, 20 and Tis 261. Ural Caspians are 6,350,000. unchanged at 347- nominal..

REFINERIES.There has been kgout A considerable decrease (says the Com deal more business in China Sugars and missioner at Canton) is again to be re- After being done as low as $107 and 81072, corded in the importation of opium; 345 they sow a sharp recovery at $130 cash piculs were imported, valued at Hk. Ths. buyers, a good forward business anting 3,194,722, against 1,475 piculs, valued at been done at $112) October and $11k. Th 7,648,561, the previous year. Nortney was seriously on fire at Singapore. November Malabors have come to busi Chinese opium is officially imported, but jess at $88, at which price they close with it is stated that fair quantities of Yun- nan opium have surreptitiously come on buyers.

MIXING remains quite neglected, with

the market.

The

appointment by the

no anes to report and prices unchanged Chinese Government, in the spiring, of a

for the provinces of Kiangsu, Kiangsi, and Kuangtung had for its chief object the suppression of opium-smuggling in those provinces and the prohibition of the sale of Chinese opium. It was doubtless with these ends in view that the Special Commissioner negotiated, in October, an arrangement whereby the greater part of the certificated opium in stock at Hong-

From last week's nominal quotations.

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. – Hong- kong and Whamper Docks have been a good market and show an improvement on the work, With satisfactory news of the s.s. Wising they gradually hardened to a buying rate of $130 and sales are said to have been marle at $1304, at which they close firm. Kowloon Wharves are slightly better and are in demand at $84.kong and a portion of the Shanghai stock Shanghai Docks have shown a steady ris and sales have lived marle as high as Tls. 75. Hongkow Wharves are unaltered at Tis, 4 nominal,

was bought by a semi-official syndicate at Canton. to be imported into Canton and other ports in Kuangtung province for monopolistic sale. The trital quantity

revenne.

LANDS HOTELS AND ECRPINGs --Marof opium included in this arrangement ket has been quiet and there is nothing was 1,200 easts, of which 500 were to to report beyond sales of Hongkong from Hongkong and 304 from Shangbai. Delivery began in October Lands at $100. Central Estates are want-

and is to go on by monthly instalment |ed at $99 and Humphreys Estates at $81.

dustil April, 1917, when the whole amount Hingkong Hutela, West. Points and Kow-

must have been taken delivery of. for Fannds are unchanged and nominal. Besides the stipulated price of the opiam CON MIus have been strong with and the regular Customs duty and bikin. good demand from the North at steadily the syndicate pays a heavy surtax on impouring prices. The closing prices are every chist for the benefit of the national Ewes Tis. 50, Shanghai Cottons Tls.

The syndicate af Canton has 97, Kung Yiks. Tls. Yangtzepons created its own depots for converting the Tia. 5, all buyers,

crude opinna into prepared epium, and all opium imported is treated at. these establishments and soll, in the prepared state only. to licensed retail opium shops at $15 an ounge, to be by tien retailed to customers in packages of different sizes, bearing the syndicate stamp, ar

to $12. prices ranging from 23 cents proclamation issued in the names of the Civil and Military Goraars made know that, in accordance with, instruc tions received from the Central Govern- ment, the syndicate had undertaken the Pon of opium, mixing it with

MISCELLANEOUS.-China Providents are slightly better at 29, as are China Lights at $1.76. Comments Ive been very quiet, but are wanted at. $9.50. Ropes are un altere at d'ex div., but are on offer pattthis figuré. Tramways have been done from $7.60 down to $7.40, at which there are buyers, los have come to business at $100 Dairy Fares are offering at 8, Union Waterbonts are in demand at $17. with sales reported Watsons and Powells show no change, with buyers at 80) and $8.85 respectively.

Maso Next Settlement Day, 27th September.

KOWLOON'S TRADE IN 1915

The Commissioner of Customs reports that during 1915 the total value of trade passing through the Kowloon district by train and junk was Hk. Tis. 48,050,735, an increase of a million and a half taels as compared with 1914. Of this figure the railway trade amounted to Hk. Tis 2014, 265, being a slight increase over the previous yeay.

Although

The Shanghai agents of the Glen line received a telegram on the 27th ult. re- porting that the new motor ship Glen- Her engine room and Nus, 2 and 3 holdy were flooded. The Glewartney is out- ward bound from London and has a con- siderable cargo for Shanghai.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

AKSENCE FROSÉ PATROL DUTY The following additional regulation is

issued The recipients of Medical Certificates

shall inmediately advise their warn ing officers. The time at which any medical certificate is issued or given inst in future be stated on the face of the certificate. Similarly, all warning officers and others concerned will state on the certificate the date and time at which it passes through their hands. Any delay in transmit. ting information as to medien! exemp Lion will be treated as a default. BAND AND ORCHESTRA. Practices for month of September, at c

p.m.

Band-Friday, September 1st; Friday, September 8th: Tuesday, September 12th: Friday, September 15th; Tues day, September 19th: Tuesday, Sep- tember 26th and Friday, September 29th, Orchestra. Monday, September 11th;

Thursday, September 21st; and Mon day, September 25th.."

BUOLERS AND DRUMMERS.

The Buglers and Drummers will report in Uniform with caps and covers at the Chinee Recreation Club. Causeway Bay at 7pm, sharja on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays in each week for Instruction by men detailed by courtesy of the Officers Command ing 4th K.S.L.I.

APPOINTMENT.

..

DISCIPLINE AND ROUTINE LECTURE All ranks, including Patrolmen, will ar- tend at the Victoria Theatre at 5.45 p.m. panctually on Thursday, Sep tember 7th, Eniform, with helmets or caps, but without rifles. First Shift Patrolmen will proceed to

The Hon, C.S.P. hus sanctioned the ap calculated to destroy the ap-

pointment of ex Detective Sergeant petite for the drug and that the sale:

Lanigan, H.K.P, to the rank of In- spector in the Palice Deserte. Inspec- of such medicinal opinn began November 1st, The same proclamation

tor Lanigan will be included in the Staff announced stringent proceedings against opium smugglers, with liberal rewards for seizures of illicit opium. Arange- eats were made for supplying outlying. and interior places by granting the mono- poly of sale in each district to the appit- cant who would guaranice to sell largest amount per month. there appears to be no restriction on the use of opium purchased at the licensed retail shops, still prices are so high that only confried smokers will buy the drug; and possibly the

28 medicine "in the preparation will do its beneficent work and destroy the appetite for the Pieze-goods trade, from the point of drug view of Both Chinese and foreigners, was The total value of the junk trade pass- good, though the scarcity of labour, 'dyeing through Cauton stuffs, chemicals and the greatly en39,158,000, brastically the same. hamed charges for shipping and insurante-bellum record of 1913. ance have rained prices to a dungerously tolal is in a great measure due to the increased value of foreign imports and high level.

the Chinese foodstaffs for famine relief. after the unprecedented floods,

WRS

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Tis

រឿង the The high

The trade in metals and sundries was good su long as supplies lasted, but since, there has been a falling off, and, owing to the prohibition of export. by

WHAT MR. HUGHES DID. some of the belligerents some metals are now unobtainable. The insport of four

During his remarkable tour through was only about half that of 1914 at 2,075,000 bags Revenue from junk borneta old country Mr. W. H. Hughes, the cargo was less by Hk. Tis. 22,500 at Hk. Australian Premier, did three practical Ts. 251,800, and rail born eargo by H things. He organised a scheme for angar Ths. 2,500 at HL. Tls. 40,729. The total supply within the Empire; be arranged revenue for the year was Hk. Tis. 2002. for zine spelter works to be erected so Up to September 20, 1915, 94 chests of that the Commonwealth cau send its ziar opiam were imported into Kowloon is to England instead of to Germany, and trict, sing when the importation has just before he sailed he purchased two

inillion pounds' worth of ships. orased

their stations at the conclusion of the Lecture which will be delivered on this occasion. Secorid Shift Patrol men will report for duty as usual, Medical exempts only may absent them

selves.

Men will report to their Section, etc., Commanders outside the Theatre.

All Roll Books to be handed to the Ser-

geant Major ai 5.45.p.m.

F. C. JENKIM,

D.S.P. (R).

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

CORPS OEDERS DY LA.-COL, A. CHAPMAN, VR.

The

APPOINTMENT.

front tho extracts following Government Gazettes of Brd Augusty. 1916, and 31st August, 1916, are poh lished for information,

the Gaverner (a.)His Excellency

has been pleased to appoint Dis. Frederick Howard Kew and Irvin Whiteley Kew to be temporary Surgeon Lieutenants in the Hong- kong Volunteer Corps, with effect from the 19th August, 1916: (b)-His Excellency the Governor ins

been pleased to appoint Sergeant- Major Walter Higby, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to be Honorary Quartermaster, Lieutenant and

with effect from the 28th August, 1916,

Corps No. 2021 and posted to Engineer Spr. J. Morats having joined is allotted

Co.

LEAVE

No. 1737 Sergi. J. Lennox is granted 12 months leave from 12th September, 1916.

No. 1302 Corp. J. F. Eldridge is granted leave from 8th September, 1916, to 31st October, 1016. No. 1047 Spr. J. C. Saunders is granted 3 months' leave from 1st September,

1010,

No. 2020 Spr. S. F. Chubb is granted 14 days' leave from 30th August, 1916 No, 1701 Pte. D. A. Macleod is granted leave for the duration of War from 4th September, 1916.

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BELCHERS SECTION,

The undermentioned members are attach-

.

ed to Belchers Section from this date: No. 1885 Gr. R. J. W. Tatam, No. 1985 Pte. 3. E. Meyer, No. 2008 J. P. V Remedios.

MUSKETRY,

(a.)-Each O.C. Co. will detail suffi elent number of N.C.Os. to super- vise the members of his unit who. are to fire Pt. 1 Masketry Course, Trained Men, on Saturday, 2nd, and Sunday, 3rd inst. (b.)-P. 2 Standard Test will be fired

at King's Park Range as under: Saturday, 30th inst.-2.30 p.m., Re-

cruits Right Section M.G. Co, and Signalling Section.

Sunday, 1st October-9 a.m., Recruits.

Left Section M.G. Co. and Arty.

Battery.

Tuesday, 3rd October-5.30 8.m., Be

ruits Centre Section M.G. Co. Saturday. 7th Octuber-2.30 p.m., Ite-

eruits Engineer Co. Sunday, Sth October 9.a., Recruits

Scours Co. Sunday, 18th October-9 a.m... Trained

Men Left Section M.G, Co. 21st October-2.30 Saturday,

Trained Men Centre Section M.G. Co.

J.3.

Sunday, 2nd October-9 a.m.. Trained |

Men Ciril Service Co. Saturday, 28th October-2.30 pm,

Trained Men Artillery Battery..

Trained Sunday, 20th October 9 u.m.,

Men Artillery Battery. Saturday th November-2.30 ... Trained Men Right Section, M.G. L'o.

Sanday, 5th November--0 a.m., Train

e Men Signalling Section, Saturday, 11th November-2.30 p.m.,.)

Traned Men Engineer Co. Sunday, 12th November-9 a.m., Trains

ed Men Engineer Ca.

Saturday, 18th November

Trained Mea Scouts Cn.

30 plauk

Sunday, 19th November-9 a... Train?

ed Men Scouts Co.

Saturday, 25th November 2.30 p.

Trained Men Beguts Co. Sunday, 26th November--9 ani, Train

ed. Men Scouts Co.

(r.)--Captain Preston will attend as Range Officer on Sunday, 3rd inst.. and as Offer e butts on all the ahove dates when the Standard Test being fired.

Monday, 4th inst

PARADES,

7.15 a-Signalling Section

class Signalling Test on Murray. Parade Ground.

5.15 p.m.--Left. L'entre, Right Sections M.G. Co. Scouts Co, and Cive Ser- vice Co. ontside Courts of Justice and proceed by car to Happy Valley. 5.30 pasketry class at Headquar ters Men passed out at this class will diereafter parade with their own units Recruits of all units at Head- quarters under Corp. Crimes. Signal- Bag Section. A lass. Signalling.

Test a RA, Theatre, Tuesday, 6th inst

B

5.30 p.m.-Stretcher Bearer Stetion at Headquarters. Signalling Section class at H.A. Theatre Mount- ed Section on Polo Ground. Wednesday, 6th inst., reif Thursday, 7th inst.:

3.30 p.m.-Signalling Section

class at R.A. Theatre. Friday, 8th inst

5.30 p.m.--Recruits of all units at Head- quarters, C.S. M. Witchell and Corp. Grimes will attend. Artillery Bat- tery 10 pr. BL. gun drill at Gun Club Hill Sergeant Bradley will at- tend Hongkong residents parade at Star Ferry Wharf, Hongkong, 5 p.m. Saturday, Orh inst., il. Sunday, 10th ist. ni.

DETAIL.

As detailed in orders of 25th ult.

A. R. CHURCHILL, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

THE "RAMSHACKLE EMPIKE.” NO BATTLESHIP: NO HITS,

The position of the Austrian Army is According to a message from Amster-regarded in Germany with such profound diam an official announcement issued in anxiety that other experts are speaking Berlin says:

On July 20th, off the British naval base at Scapa Flow, one of our submarines attacked a large British line-of-battle ship (grke Kampflinienschif) and ob- tained two hits.

of itn the terms recently einployed by Karl von Wiegand. The military corré-

states: Even west of Kolomes the Aus trians and Hungarians have not found spoudent of the Frankfurter Zeitung

With reference to the above the Secre suffice it strength to withstand the tary of the Admiralty makes the follow-energy. The interest, however, of the en

tire front now remands that the Aus- ine announcement

The actual facts are that a small auxil-triane, and Hungarians shall soon make iary off the north of Scotland was attack halt. For even the most heroic crage: ed by an enemy submarine on the date of our troops can avail nothing if the ad- Imentioned. She was not hit.

joining positions are not held."