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OPIUM
The stocks on June 25th wire 250 chests of Patna, 102 chests of Benares, 130) chests of Malwa and 10 chest of Pursian and Turkish. During the peod 108 chests of Levvien- und Turki opium is exported. In unestified Bengal opium the balance of stocks off June 28th was 64 chests of Patns and 15) chests of Patna and 151 chests of Benares.
EXPORTA
The Feather market is quiet, and there is no change to report: There is a small
OUR GLORIOUS AIRMEN. COMPLETE SUPREMACY,
[FTOM PHILLIP OIBS]
NO ROYAL MARTY
AN APPEAL TO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE
(BY THEIR THIEND AND. WELL,WISHER, •*
ILAMILTON EYFK]
SHALL WE SAVE THEM?
The Admiralty explanation of the facts with regard to hospital ships and their indiscriminato sinking by the Germans (says a Manchester paper) tells us two the daily official reports the brief
things worthy of special comment. One Puture has been given of the battle which | 1 sin in general a strong advocate of 18 that there are no ships now sailing he raged in the skies while the earth-minding one's own business and letting under the Hague Convention openly and avowedly as hospital abips. When they mon have been struggling below. Truly other people mind theirs. I believe that do, the Germans only and then easier to during these last few days our air service art, for subject of one action to offer bit, they and night, unl the Hun is out to one nation to offer sink tonnage. He is getting to the end has fought very wonderfully, and some of its domestic affairs of art he was a trade conditions. Fron to another nation advice og to the man of his tether, and has an eye on the
that point of view other people's ships, tom of the sea, any people's ships, are better at the bot
day one of those youity inen who go Bying But I hold also that there are occasions cut to engage an enemy in the clouds or when, even at the risk of being considered to search but and signal hostile butieries is in one's mind. One may be pardoned pompa ana meddlor, it is better to speak out what
or to stoop low and scatter infantry and the more readily for breaking the good The second matter of supremo import- machine gunners with a shower of ballots to be a friend
rule of non-interference if one is known ance in this somewhat self-exculpatory Mae Lletter is the announcement of the tor- inbet write the tale of it all. There have
It is to the Russian people that nedoing of two large vessels during one address myself. Of the many friends week in April bringing home wounded, of been hours when I have heard overhead have in Russia, none, I am sure will whom many on one ship were German 3 continual tattoo of Lewis guts, and resent what I'm going to say. I do not wounded prisoners. If it is necessary to think that Russians generally will bear when a great sweep of sky has been track ne ill will even though they may not bring Boche wounded here at all, we are ed out with white shrapnel londs follow agree with mo. They are a large hearted glad that they are brought on the game ing our flying squadrons engaged hotly people, not the pride danger of being killed by their own gal with hostile machines. One follow the progress of these aerial battles,
being afflicted neither widi
vessels, as our men, and exposed to the
business pissing in Cargo Ginger. There is no business in Galangal, and but a small business in Cassio Oil & feemall lots have been done in Stak Aniseed Oil There is nothing doing in Gall Nust is only rarely that one can distinguish faithfully, as far as consorships per Bristles is a quiet trade.
Cannot nor little sensed ant Bailom, who so boldly Ines defence-
IMPORTS.
The excitement in evidence at the close of lost niail in Cotton Yarn continued for a few days, but has now to soine extent subsided. Values have further improved to the extent of 83 to 84 on
lower and $6 on higher counts. Quufer tions are:-No. 105 at 6140 to $175, No
an enemy machine from one except by the cloudlets of our anti-aircraft barrage, But far and high one sees thin daring specks chasing through the blue of the sky, touched sometimes by sunlight, so that for a moment they are all goldep or glistening or white as snowflakes, and down to one comes the load drone of the engines and the little hammer knocks of
events, that
two years and more I have fairly and
They will allow,
case of the Russian nation against its old milted put, before the British nation the German system ni government. If I now who was the titular hend of that syston, venture. In my word in favour of him of the unhappy man who will very likely Czar, I shall, at all events, not be he known to history as the lab Bussin suspected of any sympathy with despotism of any desire to see the autocracy So far as Nicolas II. was a despot, so far as his autocratic will brought disaster upon his country. I should not try to
restored.
nurses: So far so good. But it is not less ships and sink crippled soldiers and far enough. A wounded and crippled and a burden to us. We need not imagine German soldier is of no use to Germiny
that the fact that their wounded are on Their wounded prisoners are lost to them our ships will trouble the Gormans and do not count. But the destruction the Allies docs count of the vessels and of men and women of
As a reprisal, then, the carrying of Boche wounded seems to be hardly deter rent nough; it is not one that brings it home to Germany and the German people. The Admiralty letter secans to boast
12% at 8165 bo 8174, No. 10s at $175.00 By the Lewis guds. Our sold on the defend him. But all who know how about the fact that the reprisal raid on No. 20s at $200 to 2230. Arrivals 30 march atyre up at that war above their Russia was really governed are well aware Freiburg was a legitimate, military er-
bales Sales 5,000 miles.
Shipments ni
nraking round
that Nicolas exercised, in truth, very cursion and gave the defence a chance ! heads, so aloof from them, so dream like. little power. He was a puppet whose That is just why it was not a reprisal, Unsold stock 4,000 bales. As to Woollens on spply calumns get their glasses lovehrents were made for him. He was and just why it struck us as gonewhat there is still a demand for various quali it, and laugh when one of our kite gramophone speaking only according unnecessary to advertise it. We have to ties and a small business finds its way balloons is hauled down suddenly with to the discs with which he was supplied. get rid of the ideas of war parties in into the books. A sale of 25 bales of huste, Old Rupert has got the wind the good name of his country through the German people in the masses still believe He did harm certainly. He aragged Germany, and a peace-loving public. The melium quality Raw Cotton is reportaal "P" they say. A Roche plane must belgust of humiliation. He threw away the they have the right to treat all other Bengal Cotton was effected at the good
lives of countless soldiers. He caused the It is no joke when a German airman Russian people far greater suffering that people in the way of their ams-uim price of 300 per picul: The Metal basi descends out of a cloud and hovers over a they need have endured by his obstinate which they still endorse ness has been very quiet, and the prices battery, signalling back to his guns. I rofusal to all into the circle of his Now, on one of the sunken merchant are practically unchanged. There is and had to crouch with the gunners below no one who has known him could thunked officers and fifteen rank and Ble and was in such a situation the other day advisers capable and patriotic men. Bur vessels, the Lanfrand, we lost two wound- nothing doing in Yellow Metal, and no a bank while sarupfel bullets from our that he did this, and all the other harm one of the cardical staff, We lost these change to report in Petroleum Products own archies whipped the ground which will for ever be linked with his because the Huns behoved as Huns! No quotations are given for Coal, it the sky, for the new German fight not what he did.
about. Red wings have come
willingly or evou consciously He The Germans lost five woundel officers fato was informed and ignorant. He knew and ten rank and file that was nat being considered inadvisable to gupteing machines have orimson places, so BAD ADVIKEUS' TREAT.
enough, at present, The Sugar frket is lifeless, that they look-like butterflies when the
One hundred and fifty-two wounded in spite of smart reductions in prives of sur is on them. The enemy airinen have Never had he been steadily and persist British patrol vessels at the imminent Consider for n moment his upbringing German allicers and men, were saved by Javos
The stock of flour is reported about swiping low above marching troops and when he was told it, he was willing to many
been trying to compete with our own byently told the truth about anything. risk of being torpedoed"-that was loo 230,000 sucks Quotations-American gun teams, and using their machine-listen. Let me give an instance. During If the Germans throw, Germana into patent, 24.45 per sack; American cut off, guns in a way which adds new perils to his journey through Judia he had the the sea it is no business of ours to save 83.70 per sack; Japanese 2nd patent, 3.0 war. But though they fight behind their advantage of being accompanied by Sir them. It is certainly not the duty of a per anek; Japanese 3rd patent, $3.15 erowa lines with great skill and courage.. sack, Japanese cut off, $3.40 per sack
Donald Wallnus
One evening, Sir British skipper to risk his patrol vessel Japanese Straight, $3.20 por sick? Shang any stich numbers to deff your sink vescol
they do not come over our country in Donald spoke noong the Jews. bai Straight $3.20 per eacks.
those nations had feast can prestopping to save them. Why shoul Tthens. This is not prejudice station other subjects were treated
but the strict truth and ur armen gastored with interch and sun at heon which are your wounded we shall let daily far back across the German lines agreed be relt titsomething would the latter drown and save our own!" taking thousands of photos, engaging the have to be done. Have we forgotten our murdered sub- enemy squadrons so that they are held back from the line of battle, and drap
milors left to drown and feed at in the marine crow on the Danish coast, or ur in tems of plesives upon ammunition
North Sen? duops, railheade, and transport,
VAUNTED
GERMAN TRADE
EFFICIENCY QUESTIONED. Reviewing Mogs recent brochure
on German traders methods in Chinn the
Shess Chronicle, of Seattle, saya
SINGLE COMBATS
11111
grows and ships? - ECC be tell
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
M.C. ADVISIÓN:
Tuesday, July 3rd
8 p.m.-Inspection by Divisjonni Sizz
geon, S. Lee Uniform, Helmets, Haversacks (fitted) Waterbottle (filled) Shorts, Puttees. Cups to be
SAIYINGIUN
Tuesday, July 3rd
sional Surgeon Lim. 4.15 pm First Aid Lecture by Divi- Wednesday, July 4th
6.30 1 2 p.m.-Band Practice, Friday, July 6th
way of so many other feelings aroused by Luis terung did not inst. It went the chance words of good sense. The impres sion made was not deep enough Either The forgot all about the inatter or else he These boys, for they are absurdly with the warning added, no doubt, "I was told that change was quite impossible, great deal has been written about the young in average age, take all these your Imperial Majesty were to listen to superiority of Gormans in their organiza deadly risks, and do all this work of the wild dreams of reformers your throne tion and intensive cultivation of foreign terror with the same spirit as the young would soon be overturned "pe trade, What Germany will do in the gentlemen of England rode out with Lord That was how his bad advisers black fight for commercial supremacy to come Chandos and Sir Walter Manny to seckmailed him. Aby generous impulse, any with peace has been held up as a sort combat with the French knights 600 years flash of common sense, any movement of bogey to American business men. ago along the roads where our modern towards a line of conduct which might One gete an entirely different view-point men at arrua go marching to-day. During have made him the most popular Sover of the somewhat feared German efficiency this recent 6ghting one of them challengega in the world, was checked at once by carry 6th-- from a reading of a new book on foreigned a German Albatross, who accepted the dynasty and going against the interests the throat You are imperilling the trade, Britons v. Germans in China, fight, and for an hour they did every of your con by Dennis K. Moss, who took an active trick known to flying--stalling, banking. part in liquidation of German firms inside-shipping, looping-in order to get in strongest in the Czar's character. During Here we have the motive which was Hongkong. The book, published by Hong first shot. It was the German who tired the last few years the only happy hours kong Daily Press, is certainly a reflec first, though he showed himself master he knew were passed with the little boy tion upon the German method of doing of his machine. There are boys in Alexis He has a man of very few business
our air service who have killed six interests, of very simple mind, though, As business men Germans come out very or seven Germans in single combat, like many simple folk, he showed at times bully, and the results of their trading a few who have accounted for manga certain Byzantine cunning. His intel- were so poor as at first to lead to the more, and go off agam for a moment was not capable of following out supposition that all Germans in Honging's hunting of men as though on a problems of State. He understood little kong had been heavily subsidized by their grand adventure. Yet they know the about military operations, though be had Government in some way, possibly with risks and the fortune of war. They a good memory for names, both of places the object of a complete subversion of cannot have all the luck all the time and of me. He was before everything British trade. There was no evidence of When the turn comes it is quick to endelse a home-lover, and, as his wife worried that, but it appeared that some had been or if hit and left alive they do amazing him too much to retain his affection, he helped by extraneous agencies, which things up there in the high skies to save thrown back upon his daughters and enabled them to carry on piece goods busi the final crash. A few evenings afg, two chiefly upon the boy his ness at a loss,
of our young officers wore attacked by In Russia I have found greater leniency The existence of a general and or five hostile aircraft, and both were else The Russians "make allowances
Lowards weakness that exists anywhere ganized plot to subvert British trade is wounded, one in seren places, but they more humanely than any people I know. hardly credible in view of the fact that destroyed one of the German aeroplanes Are they not going to make allowance for their huge, cheap and unprofitable sales and landed safely, though their own the defective education, of goods to China in the main consisted machine was pierced by many hallets Battery, the congenitally feeble character the servile of Manchester and Bradford goods. On another evening of the battle of Arras and the masterful blackmailing of
The most curione fact which has been two hostile aircraft were engaged by one Nicolas 1.1 brought to notice wea that, even in their of our officers had his collar bone broken ATING own German and Austrian manufactures, by a machine-gun bullet, Day after day. In the news that comes from Russia I
CREATING A LEGEND they carried on among themselves an as- these episodes are repeated, and machines note a threatening tone towards him. tounding cut-throat competition with each and officers do not come home. But when One day the accusation is made that he other, which leaves one in speechless another dawn breaks our air squadrons has attempted to communicate with wonder as to where the necessity arose for rise again and fly over the storm of battle-persons fomenting a counter-revolution | doing such business. **
Gelds as I see them on the wing over Another day we read that he and his wife Arras and away
kam are allowed to meet only in the present
Mr. Moss ridicules the idea that Ger mans in China are botter salesmen than
pmSquad and Stretcher Drill.
4.15 p.m.First Aid Lecture by Divi- Saturday, July 7th
sional Surgeon Lim
QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION, 2 p.m.-Band Practice. Wednesday, July 4th
12.45 p.First Aid Class; Corporal
Kong in charge. Thursday, July 8th-
415 pmSquad, and Stretcher Drill Friday, July 6th
4:15 pm Band E Bandaging 12.15 pm First Aid Olses; Corporal
Practice, Saturday, July 7th and v
Kong in change t
VICTORIA DIVISION.
Tuesday, July 3rd:--
5.15 p.m.--Squad Drill.
Bandaging Practice Officer in Charge of District.
(8da E. RALPHS,
punished, not by being deprived of his Nicholas Romanoff is surely sufficiently crown but by seeing his son cut off from the possibility of wearing it. The lesson to other Sovereigns and to those who encourage them in the path of reaction, Scie pointed by his ignominous
do
There is no romance, except when the of gaolers, In all this there is. un echo British, and he asks why, in some con tale is told on the night of bombing raids of the French Revolution. Just so did spicuous cases, the sale of British goods no exultant joy in struggling through a the net close round the wretched Louis was given to German agents. He says nowstorm to dron high explosives on a
XVI At first there was no thought of
240 one who knows him, or that Germans are poor advertisers, and distant town During this battle of killing him. If he had been permitted to
ows the recent inner history of his that indeed they cut prices so keenly that Arras our airmen have made thousande escape at once no one would have thought-
supposes that he deliberately set they have no money left to advertise. of fights over the enemy's lines, have he remained in the Tuileries an
any more about him. It was only because
to do evil. He strofe, indeed, to Rather ingeniously he suggests that, the engaged in hundreds of combats with the mob made him responsible for all was loyal to his Alliex He loved his
and because uncha
seemed to his blinkered eyes and unjust charge against the British manu hostile squadrong, and, at the cost of misfortunes that the blunder of beheading soldirg
loned mind to be his duty. He facturer of comparative slackness in their own lives in many cases, Anv, saved the poor boo admits now that is was a
He had the instincts of a following up fresh inquiries has its our infantry great losses by keeping down All the
was committed gentler His misfortune lay in his origin in the fact that Germany has the fire of the German batteries, destroy blunder. Its effect was felt harmfully by news of intellect, weakness of will. Upon home a bigger home industry as opposed ing their kije balloons, signalling the France for more than a century An him lay the curse of Reuben, Unstable weaking weakness, of character, weak- to our bigger factory industry you preparations for German counter attacks, enthusiastic Bourbon, Royalist Party was water, thou shalt not excel may easily get home workers to alter the photographing the enemy's trenches and created by it. An internal food was style of their output, but machinery is positions and blinding his own power of begun which disturbed and weakened the a rigid condition observation to some extent at least by country, If Louis had been sent sway
Mr. Moss is in favour of drastic re chasing his wroplanes away from the die in comfortable exile there on to wickedness. I appel to them to admit it after the war, but his book gives the im not hard pressed, it is good to pay this pression that they are not greatly to be tribute to the flying men whose exploits leared year not much recorded, though there We have two far more serious com always overhead, and though the droning petitors in China than the Germans the song of their engines is always the accom, Japanese in the first place, and secondlynaniment of the battle down below --- the Chinese themselves.
Daily Telegraph,
The Russians are the first to recognise usually that weakness far removed from
now appeal to them to be f generous
strictions of German activities in Chine lines On a day when our infantry been no Royalist movement. By killing and tot vindictadoul page in history. deposed monarchs fintions almost always all and not lex their revolution up trouble for themselves. A legend and at the same time to secure themselves becomes a martyr in the popular imagina when a dynasty is decorated with a crown is created. The executed Sovereign against the risks which always follow on. He does infinitely more harm dead of maritim They will show wisdom than he could have done alive
na well as kindness if they let Nicolas and his family go. Daily Mail.
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