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TON FOR TON RESTITUTION.

In his presidential address it the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce Mr. R. B. Stoker, who is chairman of the Mancher ter Liners (Liraited), said the war had created a loathing of all things German,

JAPANESE SETTLERS ABROAD. "NO LONGER A WER OF

HOW THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED.

THE PEOPLES.”

An interesting narrative is given in

BUT SIMPLY KEPT GOING B relation to the manner of distribution of

THE STATESMEN. Japanese settlers throughout the world in a recent number of the Chuo Koron, Fourth the Vienna Socialist Arbeiter

Under the heading Augaut Zeitung publishes an extraordinarily

the

which would take years of peace to eradi. y the official of the Foreign Office, wao bitter and outspoken review of the situa writes the article anonymously for certion by its Berlin corresponent. Tha taip reasons." According to latest statis date rather than August, ist is taken be cause England's entry is regarded as the tica, says the writer, the population of real starting-point of Armageddon, “On Japan is about 70,000,000, out of which August 1st was the begining, but un 13,000,000 aro Koreans and 3,000,000 Angust 4th the world-war was in full Fermasons. By the middle of this sen-blast.

But another reasor is suggested tury the Empire's population will ex- for the choice of August at A Enotnata pund to the gigantic-number of to the article says: If our render 100,000,000, provided the present rate of should ask why we ourselves (as dis- now we stand in this respect among thent) let the opening of the second year increase suffers, no abatement. Even tinguished from the Berlin correspond big nations of the world. China, Eng-uf war pass without a word they might land,· Russiù, the United States of consult the first pages of our issues of the America and Trane-those five coun- 26th and the 30th of July." On those tries only are shond of us,

dates the Arbeiter Zeitung appeared! Outside of the Empiro, Japan has some with great blank spaces. Evidently the 540,000 colonists (census of June, 1816). censor had been at work, Judging by the Morcover, the number of emigrants is fact that its Berlin arrespondent's yearly increasing, a fact which is the artele on August the Fourth" is u strongest proof of our expansion abroad. censored, one may conclude firstly that Principal scenes of i crease are China,this article, which refers only to Gernme Manchuria and the South Seas. America expansion is gained, not by aly that the paper's comments on these In feeling, his official approval, and second- fresh supply of immigrants, but by the previous dates must have been of a really birth of children.

ferred to Austria's desperate plight sinational character, and probably re

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7500 cale with most people. 25.00 Wo English do uo intuige in hymnus of hate," he said. We simply feel con- 5000 tempt and disgust, and this is in most 55 0 0 of us expressed by simply resolving to 2000 have,no! truck with them in future, commercial or social, and this resolve the 10100 large majority of us mean to enrry out, whatever may be the eventual action of £210 10 the Government on preferential trade. The following is a list of the Subscriptirely, and did not in any way wish to He was giving his individual views en- tion to date

rope in his colleagues, as this phase of Already acknowledged for 1910,

the question had not been yet considered $9,306.87, and £34

in detail by the bourd, which during the Anonymous per AH. $0.40, S. M.

last six monilis had been passing through Bunder, $2. A. H. Cuốg, $5; ̈TM a period af transition, and had many, Rev. Geo, H. McNeur, $5, C. H

other matters to deal with. The whole J. Busy, 36

subject, however, had been carefully de liberated upon by a perial committee of the London Chamber of Commerce, whose second report of May 25 laid down a suggested scheine of far-reaching description. The application of a radical change in trade bristled with difficulties, and might possibly adversely affect some few existing interests. But the difficul- for the geographical distribution tackled with earnestness and good-sense, largest share, showing 300,000. Next war of the peoples. A sort of fury ties could always be overcome when of the Japanese settlers, China has the The war began, says the article, as a and if some few interests suffered, this was infinitesimal impared with the bene comes America, where the number is given seized upon all beads, which were not fits and advantages which would accrue at 175,000 Other regions are:-Brazil strong in international understanding." to the Empire as a whole.

10,000; Canada 12,000; the Straits. It was a frenzy! Nay, pir criss! The question of restitution in kind Settlements 3,200; Peru 6,000; the Philip Mutual fear and suspicion has become after the war would appeal more special pines 6,700 Australia 5,200 Eastern excited to fover-pitch, "Through popu Ly, perhaps, to British shipowners. Ger- Siberia 4,000; the Dutch Indies. 3,200. lar passions the war had the character of man methods had been most systematic in All these lands with the single exception a war of the peoples.".: the destruction of British tonnage by of Brazil are on the Pacific. In regard It no longer has that character. "The raiders and submarines. The figures had to Japanese colonization Asin stands longer the war has lasted the more it has only been made publie up to December first in rank followed by both Americas become a war of States. 31st, 1916, but they showed that up to that and Australia. Europe falls far behind.could have provented the war if only one date 1,130,798 gross tone of English ship-In that continent the number of Japanese had had the peoples on one's side." One ping had been destroyed by our enemies settlers is about 1,900, of whom the can only bring the war to close-before- How many since December 31st he could greater part live in London and Paris, its natural ende, universal exhaus not say, but it had been considerable, and Japanese resident in England and Francetion if in this matter one has the States they might justifiably assume, say, are estimated at G80 and 180 respective on one's side. Thats the problem; the another 400,000 gross tons. To replace ty. In Africa exact statistics cannot be pacific portion of the peoples have to in this 1,500,000 tons would take a consider obtained, but at any rate the number nose their will upon the States of $590.00 able time.

Were they not, therefore, must be very small.

time 30.00 justified in insisting on the German mer-

when the peoples as such do not exist for 180.00 for ton1 Whilst he did not pretend to cantile marino being handed over, ton

the State. STATESMEN AFRAID OF THEIR OWN SKINS. have any inside knowledge as to the Gov-tang 48,000; Mukden 10,000; Shanghai "At the head of the States stand the $100.00 Froment's intentions on this point, he 11,000; Antung 8,000; Niuchuang 6,000; statesmen, the Governments." They 60.00 had a pretty shrewd idea that it was not Changchun 6,000. The greater part are must keep the war going, for: They 8 12.00 being lost sight of in Government circles.

concentrated in Manchuria, as the above fear for their own futures unless they £10.10.

figures show. There is also a consider bring home victory after such nameless able number in the Valley of the Yangtoe sacrifices. What is to be done! Revolu kiang. Tak t

tion? The machinery of the State would Classifying the immigrants according crush it in the germ: Millions, who are to race, 302,000 are of pure Japanese yearning for ponce, would condeinn it as Koreans and 2,500 untives of Formosa would approve its suppression. blood. Of the remainder, 179,000 are bringing assistance to the enemy, and (Chinese in blood). By this classification What then remains?. Nothing but the Japanese inmigrants in China are steady work, which sets itself to converti The Aucher-Brocklebank line, which is 120,000 and the Korean 170,000. The||the general will for peace into such a will under contract to carry Government jure remaining 2,400 are natives of Taiwan. Fou the part of the States. Such wurk has- to Dundee, has notified the Government of the total 342,000, 1137,000 are men but limited success, but that success” is” that it declines to carry out the contract and the remaining 205,000 women, pre already greater in Germany than in any unless the jute is shipped by a Britishning a ratio of 3 mules to 2 females. Futher country. firm or arms. The reason for this action In China the respective numbers of both The writer points the lesson in regard is that a monopoly has been conferred sexes are almost equal, the males being to Germany. So far as obstacles to upon a firm of alien origin whielt must 162,000 and the females 188,000, pro- pence exist in Germany, we must unite British fires, staffed by British subjects, stand the settlers n Australia here the annexation enthusiasts are misjudging result in depriving several important portion of 9 to 8. In striking contrast all our strength to sweep them away. The of a large part of the business they have tale element is 5,000, white the female the reality of things, and are doing harm transacted for many years past. No is only 200, showing a ratio of 25 to 1. where they wish to do useful service. cause exists for such an unwarrantable In regard to occupations, the majorityThey do not possess the decisive influence. procedure (says the Englishman of of the settlers are agriculurists, the nut for which they are striving, but it is ur- Calcutta) and no reason has been givenber being estimated at 200,000. They are gent that they should be suppressed still for it. As a business deal it contains no to a large extent Koreans in Chictao and further. visible advantage to the Government Japanes in America Labourers work- WHAT THE GERMAN PEOPLE WANT. certainly no advantage that would noting on farms are 70,000, chiefly livingWe know we have the enormous majo- have been given most willingly by purely in America. Others are:-Clerks 16,000rity of the German people with us when British firms.. And en sentimental labourers of miscellaneous kinds 16,000; we express the wish that the Government grounds it stands condemned as an in- servants. 14,000. They are all in the wage-should show itself ready to take any price. folerable slight on British subjects.

earning class. Professional men and proposals into consideration, only exclud The Anchor-Brocklebank do the bulk of businessmen of large means are very rareing much as aim at the lessening or the the carrying of jute between Calcultta among them. This state of things is most degradation of Germany.” and Dundee and it is only natural that egrettable. In future immigration is A franker admission of Germany's war the Government should turn to them to highly desirable of such men as get their weariness and anxiety for peace has never living by the exercise of the intellect, not yet been published. That it should, by more hecily labour.

I have been passe 1 botti by the German and the Austrian Censorship is enormously significant.

F. Norton Bell

0. W. Darch, G. C. Kitching, and G. L. Read-$10 each... H. T. Foord and Rev. J. R.

Temple-860 each 5.20.

D. Forbes.........

F. AC Friederichsen

J W. Jamieson, C. M.G, C. A. McAllum

C. H Shields

$: 200.00 .: 120.00

Total for 1916, $11,133.27 and 244 108. copies of the circular issued by the Com- mittee with regard to War Charities can be obtained from the undernoted, to whom Further donations and subscrip tions should be sent--D. Forbes e/o Hongkong Bank, Canton. Acknowledg merits of the amounts remitted in May and June have been received and from amongst them the following org from the Chairman British Red Cross Ecciety, dated 20th July, shows how much even small contributions are appreciated

I have to thank you for your let ter of the 19th Jung last enclosing & further contribution to our funds of E50, subscribed by British Res dents in Canton, and enclose herewith our offi- cial receipt, maa

"The Finans Committee desire me to express through you to the British War Charities Committee and to the British Residents in Cauton our worm and grateful thanks for the generous interest they take in our work, and for the continued practical help they give to us for the sick and wounded of His Majesty's Forces,”

Somerset Maugham's very Latest Successful Comedy from the New Theatre, London, MERCHANT SERVICE IN WAR,

"CAROLINE.

FRIDAY, SEPT 29TH,

W. J. Locke's Delightful Comedy, from the Garrick Theatre, London,

THE MORALS OF MARCUS."

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30TH,

Marlin Harcag's Great Adelphi Theatre Costume Play, "THE BREED OF TAE - TRESHAMS.”-

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TRIOTIC ACTION. BY THE ANCHOR-BROCKLEBANK,

WILL CARRY FOR BRITISH FIRMS

ONLY,

continue the trade.

to them, but on discovering what the deal. Ralli Bros, could not have been known meant to the British into firms of Cal eutta the proprietors of the line made this very emphatic kind of protest.

In China our countrymen are distri- buted thus-Chientoo 175,000; Kwang

NEW LINE OF FREIGHT STEAMERS TO THE

FAR FAST

STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

for British firms the Anchor Brocklebank

In declining to carry goods other than SAN FRANCISCO AND HONGKONG Line run the risk of course of their boats being requisitioned by the Govern ment,

The recebily organized San Francisco-

Tho merchant service stands fast, as accepted the contract the nature of the It is understood that when the line

it stood a year ago. Despite the depredadeal between Government and Messrs. tions of submarine warfare, our ships go whore they are accustomed to go on their lawful vocations,-sustaining the Armys the Navy, and the life of the country: No praise can be too high for those who take them on their familiar journeys, beset, ag they are,

with unfarmiliar perus."

This was the tribute paid to the men At a largely attended special general and Hongkong Steamship Company will of our mercantile marine by Mr. A. S. meeting of the Calcutta Baled Jute Asso-operate a fleet of cargo-carriers betworn Kettelwell, while presiding at a meeting cation, it was unanimously resolved to San Francisco and ports of the Fer East of the London General Shipowners' support in its entirety the protest lodged Contracts have already been closed with Society, Apart from those ships, Mr.by the Baled Jute Shippers' Association the J. D. Barnes Company of Alameda, Kettelwell went on to say, and the men against the agreement reported to haveCalifornia, for the construction of the who pursue their peace time vocations in been made by His Majesty's Govern first two vessels of the fleetthe Belle of the midst of war, they would take pridement with Messrs. Ralli Bros. for the San Francisco and the Belle of Hong in the vessels taken for various services shipment of jute to Dundee UV kong-and these will be ready in about as adjuncts of the fleets, and those menThe meeting also discussed proposals six months, recruited from the mercantile marine who whereby the agreement might be carried swelled the personnel of the Navy. To out by the general jule trade should His our pleasure, and to their own lasting Majesty's Government favourably con- regret, the German flect had at last been sider the protests in question, and these compelled to accept battle.The weather alone had robbed our Navy of that crush proposals were emitted to the Committees ing victory for which we had all hoped; of the two Associatings, acting jointly but there was ample ground for satisfac- for further examination and elaboration. ample. The boats will be sailing vessels.

lion. As before, the command of the sea was ours the blockade remained un- broken, despite the spectacular arrivel of the Deutschland at Newport News, and the deprivation of supplies was at last making itself felt in Germany

The meeting also unaniruusly resolved to cable to the Anchor-Brocklebank Line expressing the high appreciation of the jute trade of the patriotic and loyal sup- port which the line has given to the pro tests lodged by the trade against the ag roment with Messrs. Balli Brothers,

CHINESE AND PRINTING.

The vessels are to be built exclusively for general mercandise trade, and each will have a capacity of 4.000 tons of general cargo and 2,500,000 feet of lumber. They are to be mototships of the newly develop ed Pacific coast type, of which the City of Portland, just launched, is the Arst equipped with semi Diesel engines cap able of developing ten knots an hour.

the

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

COMMEND.

Crown Sergeant R57 C. C. Moon is con

mended by the Captain Superintend- ent of Police for his zeal and intel- ligence, lailing to a sentence of three, years hard labour passed by the Chief Justice on a man convicted of receiving jewellery and to the re- covery of the whole of the property, valued at $5,000, 100,

SPORTS' NIGHTS.

The Police Reserve will hold a series of

Sports Nights during the Winter The first will take place on or about Saturday, November 4th, the proceeds going to the Kitchener Fund. Mem here wishing to issue challenges will communieste with Staff Inspector Wilden, Imports and Exports offic is proposed that Football Team should take part in the Hongkong Association Football League. All members interested in the proposal are asked to meet at the Head quarters Club on Monday, Septem ber 25th, at 5.30 p.m.

NO. 3 COMPANY.

It

FOOTBALL

In a letter to the Cablenews-American Mr. William Macgeorge, who is interested in the new. Company, says ships will ply between San Francisco, All ranks will return their Rifles to China, Japan and the Philippines. The Company is organized for one million dollars capital. As soon as the first two ships are completed, which is expected to he about the first of the year, two more

In their annual report the committee mentioned, among the subjects which had engaged their attention during the year, the congestion in the docks and ware houses, the labour employed on ships in the port, detention of lighters under load, the supply of tugs and transport gangs, invented in Europe during the 15th cen-of twelve vessels as soon as conditions Those who believe priting to have been steamers will be built. It is the inten

tion of the company to construct a fleet. the excess profits duty, the construction of passenger steamers, the supply of tan- tury may have been surprised to read of permit. This company will then make age, and the effects of recruiting and the Cambridge University having acquired shipments from all Pacific ports vid the the works of the Chinese philosopher, Philippines to the Atlantic and European Military Service Act upon shipowners. interest. In connection with the last Liu Tsung Yuan, printed in 1187. named subject, the London Shipowners' China has been credited with anticipat parts vid the Philippines to the Atlanti and Transport Workers' Military Sering not a few modern inventions, but her and European ports ru the Suez Canal. vice Committee had been formed under claim to have discovered the art of print the airmanship of Mr. Wimble, vice- ing centuries before its fire adoption in chairman of the Shipowners Society, and Europe is beyond dispute. An edition The German military authorities have claims for the exemption of over 19,000 of most of the Chinese classics was print established & punitive camp for trouble men had been submitted, over 18.000 cases ed by means of wood blocks in 928 A D.some Germans among those interned had been dealt with, and in more than and movable type is said to have been being the editorial staff of the Leipzig 17,500 of them it had been decided to devised by a blacksmith, Pi Shing, in: Folkszeitung, an organ of the anti-war grant certificates maži

the eleventh century.

Bocialista.

Armoury at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, September 22nd. The O.C. Company will supervise. They will draw Rifles at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 29th. GENERAL PARADERERAS

Friday, September 29th- Nos, 1, 2, 3. and 4 Companies, Ambulance Pla toon and Maxim Gunners will parade at Central Station at 5.30 pm. Uni form with helmets

BAND AND ORCHESTCA. Orchestra Practice. Monday, Septem

'ber 25th.

Band

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September

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