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& CO, LTD.,

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16, DES VOUX ROAD.

Telephone 29,

CHOY CHEUNG OLD SHOP.

The undersigned has been carrying on the business of silk and silk threade of different colours for embroilery, Ac., for over 70 years, and it is well known in China as well as in Foreign Countries for numbers of years that we have selected the best articles to supply our Customers. We have no branch shop anywhere. As some unscrupulons person or persons have recently imitated our TRADE MARK, and used our names to palm off infer or articles” with a view to gain, we have petitioned the proper Commercial Authorities, besides the copper plate and lithograph printed labels that a'e în use, to have our TRADE MARK composed of TWO HORSES WITH A DEVICE IN THE CENTRE registered, of which we request our Customers to take particular notice, so za to avoid any disappointment.

Our Address is CHOY CHEUNG, No. 1, Ching. Wan Lane, in Ta Tong Brazer, Canton, and Our Agency is in Mesars, V. A. ROZARIO & Co, the top floor of the MUTUAL STORE, Shakee Road, so as to facilitate the transaction of business,

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FOR

STUBBORN COUGHS

BRONCHITIS

WEAK LUNGS

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THE WORLD WITHOUT MEAT

THE ECONOMICS OF THE QUESTION,

Roma startling facts Lave been brought to light of late through the shortage of food, (save Mr. Bernard Gilbert, in the Daily News), and perhaps the most starti- ing of all is the immense, wastefulness of ment. The white races waste about one balf of their totol supply of grain by celing meat. (I had better say here that I am not a vegetarian.)

The truth peeped out a year ago when Prohibition of alcohol was discussed, and it was strikingly shown that although a sack of barley when turned into her was good deal wasted, the loss was far greator when it was turned into perk or pork or boor. Whilst five million tons of corn are directly consumed avery year by the population of England, and nearly two millions by the brewers and distillers, over nine million tons go to feed our live

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2018, 1917

BRITISH SHIPPING

SUPREMACY.

THE GERMAN THREAT

flux K 1.400D.] Because we own nearly as much ship ping as all ollier countries put together we inuet not imagine that our supremacy in this line is unchallengeable, or that it can be retained without effort. Only thirty years ago we made and exported

much Iron and stool as all other coun- tries put together but in the last year before the way Germany alone produced twice as much as we did, and actually exported 1,000,000 tons more in spite of hor poorer naturaren her much less convani- And colonial

possessions. We must beware of Germany beating us beat us in iron and steel-namely, sub in shipping by the same policy as she sidisation plus protection, plus our negli gence to guard our own interests against German-blackleg competition. The Bill for the restoration of the Gorman Mercantile Marine recently introduced

SUPPRESSION OF REBELS

IN CHINA REGULATIONS FOR REWARDS. The President of China has issued the following instructions to the Civil and Military Governors of all provinces, or- dering them to exercise diligence in the apppression of rebel, and offering high rewards to those who arrest or kill rebels;

To the Tuchun and Shencheng of the provinces:

showing that a pig consumes 12lb af dry teenstag, affords striking evidence injury can be done to the peaceful, in-

and

got

for one of meat casts a serious shadow. traders of bill run the polesmen and people who should discover

monstrowa ] Sixty four pound, of corn

over the roast beef of old England 1

V

ZA RACE OF VEGETARIANS.

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS:

ORDERS FOR INFANTRY", "BATTALION' BY-MAJOR.

HA MORCIAN.

RO. No 159 (1) dated 19.11.17% 19. republished for information of all concerned

Battalion (including Machine Gun. There will be a Camp for the Infantry Company, Mounted Bection, Bignal. fing Section and Stretcher Bearer Section) of the Hongkong Defence Corps at Lown from 22nd November, 1917, to 23rd December, 1917, during which time, in accordance with the Military Service Urdinance, 1917, First appendix parcs 7 and 11, every member is expected to put in not less than 8 or 4 days (us the case may be) attendance. Staff and De- partments will render any assistance required; any expense to be charged to local Government,

p --The following arrangements have been made to enable men to put in the requisite training at Camp.

CAMP OF EXERCISE 1917. November 22nd to December 23rd.

THE CAMP WELL US AT LOWU IN THE NSW TERRITORIES,

Members of the Corps can attend 8 days in Camp by attending as follows:

Saturday, November 24th.--- Special Star Forrice leave 1.40 p.m., 150 p.m. (Kowloon mem bers to be at Railway Station

the whereabouts of the rebel organs. We hereby promulgate another set of regula tions granting rewards to those who should succeed in checking the suddon 2 days 1:55). Special Train leaves Kow- uprising of rebels as followsdo

loon, 2.15 p.m.

The rebel party have been trying to destroy their mother country by plots and intrigues, thereby paving the way for foreign invasion. At this critical and external troubles, it is feared that time when the nation is besat by internal rebels may avail themselves of the op portunity to raise rebellion everywhere. serious injury to the nation, it is our Although they are unable to do any duty to take precautions. It is hereby ordered that high rewards be offered as un encouragement for exposing the plots: of these rebels. Should the necessary pre- cautions be taken, wo believe no serious stock!

Professor Wood has published figures of

determination to renew, if habitants, even should the rebels succeed her subsidization policy. is is creating disturbances in any locality. grain in manufactura ilo. of pork; &

www.this kind of comganised, d

Some time ago we promulgated a honest rivalry but highly for a fat bullock's 64 to 1 Tiplined and

deliberately

We must adopt necessary measures to meet and beat this form of competition, probably the

and on chappati premtorobably the The consumption of meat in England Penalty in the decline, must be greatly reduced, and we must First, we must clearly recognise and be turned into a race of fish egg, and fully realise that our dependence upon porridge eating vegetarians. If this were shipping is such that we must maintain done there would be no shortage of food, the supreme position in nr weed for prices to be higher than the line, of drift to comic dea particular normal. Our dead loaf comes directly sorely important that we

BAGS BRITAIN'S NECEBEART, from the fact that the bullock and the It is shcop and the pig are eating nine million should hold the foremost place in the Lins of gain to our five million tons; and world carrying trade; it is vital and the obvious comedy is to abolish the sheep. imporative that we should maintain our the pig, and the bullock. It is not a long lead of all competitors We must question of the relative benefits of own and operate-yre, and build $10,000,0 vegetationiam. When things are onslex chery That may soom an ambitious, and Art 3 When the number of rebels 2 days as Friday, December 7th the bullock may flourish again if he is

is more than 200 strong, an Order of wanted but this is not the time for beef, to some people a fantastic claim, Merit shall be given to the commander

that

other nations have developed great The rate of exchange is too high! industries but it is a fair and sober who effects the suppression and the

It is surprising beyond all measure that proposition, based upon the actual cir amount of 820,000 to his troops. steps were not taken eighteen months cumstances and indisputable facts of the Art. When the sumber of rebels is 2 days Same as Saturday, Nov. 24th. ago towards this end, but on the con- situation. trary, the livestock of the country la as high as 10 over was! It would obviously be better to kill off our animals and im- port dead beef than to import, as at resent Gilb. of exra to feed the live bullock. The shipping difficulty would be hormously eased thereby, and it is dif- Leult to

why such steps have not been

These suggestions would obviate the present trouble, and they do not need forty millions a year from the Treasury the present-reduction of the lost from Ia to bi donas They would bring the loat down to sixpence again, without any Lernenditure at all t

WOOL AND LEATHER

it is not good to overstate a case; and we must remember that besides meat we got wool and leather cus from our live stock, and the manure that plays ao com siderable a part in farming operations (although it is an extravagant form of

natutalo

manuring). But when there are allowed may

any case it would be better to bramh mŭr animals especially to produce worl and leather instead of fat, and the accompany ing meat would suffice our urgent require ments. These animale must never be

seem

materiale.

HOW

Led on articles of human consumption. Potere naided against the

we left our shipping companies to

Art. 1. In case of the suppression of a sudden uprising of rebels by troops and policemen rewards shall be given in accordance with the provisions of these

regulations,

more than 100 strong, the commander of Art & When the number of rebels is the troops or policemen who effects the 2 suppression, shall be promoted to a rank higher and given higher decorations, and his troops shall be granted the amount of

more than 400 strong, a higher Order of Merit shall be given to the commander who effects the suppression and the amount of $10,000 to his troops.

“Art, 0. When the number of rebels. is more than 600 strong, a hereditary rank, such as that given to Manchus of mongolians, shall be given to the com- mander who effects the suppression, and the amount of $10,000 to his troops.

"

RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN KWANGTUNG.

From the single and simple fact that we are less of an agricultural, and more of a manufacturing nation than any other, it follows that we have an economic and logical right to be the greatest ship ping nation.We are the greatest import org of food and

To balance thees anormal imports of We need to exporte products correspondingly abnormal quantities of Art, 6. When the number of rebely is more than 800, a special hereditary rank manufactures. Alike for our import and export prades we need ships. Both shall be given to the commander who America and Germany are great food effects the suppression and the amount of producing countries, almost self-contain 250,000 to his troops the amount ed nations, with little real economic need Art. 7. When the number of rebels is Tot

of large import, export or sipping more than 1,000, a special Order of Merit WARRENDA bough shipping mand Decoration shall be given to the com- other countries, it is absolutely vital to mander who effects the suppression and us. And seeing that our importa always the amount of 400,000 to bis troops exceed our exporte, it is essential that You are to publish the above regula we should both build and own the vessels tions for the information of all generale that carry these imports and exports, in and commander under you.-(Signed) order that the earnings of this shipping The Cabinet.

help

o fo corrent onr

trade for, they hardly affect the contention. In hala the luture of these twin

our adverso in commodities.

vin trades, British shipping and shipbuilding, de pends upon two fuctors the development of foreign competition and our own efforts to meet that competition. In the

The part soils of Gras Britain that timens of other cougianies Was could subsidised grow nothing but grass must te mown for

we enjoyed such hay as far as possible, and gerne, lend that a load all competitors. But con- will grow cereals must be ploughed up.ditions have changed. If other countries Wars come and go, but economic pressubsidise their supping with sufficient sure endures for ever; and economic pressure points a Anger to the day when liberality, and if our trade unionists are too exacting, if your builders and engi- the world will he meatless. It may be neers will not adopt standardisation and so. There may come 1 day when there other improvements and co-operate for will be no more fat pork and to the fullest possible output

if our shippers cold mutton and no more roast beef, and merchants will not combine, and if But not in my true, I Lupa Four statesmen will not refain from aly Luxing and harassing enterprise. asih I then

can save our supremacy ESTER NEW GERMAN BILL, THE JAPANE-E GOAL TRADE The new German Bill provides for the

Saved most

most lavish subsidisation of Gorman BIG ADVANCE IN PRICES.

has ever been afforded, or shipping that

proposed, in the annal of complaces in Kwangtung are suitable for According to the Fukuoka Niche Nichi, morce £5,000,000 is to be set aside by such purpose, Mr. Lin, a well-to-do mer average prices of coal for shipment the Government to enable German ship chant, has taken a special trip to Peking at Moji in October were Y.16.67 for owners to gain and extend trade connes to secure from the Government a grant lump, 15.06 for mixed, and Y.14.00 tions which, in most case they filched of land at Chiungchew on Hainan Island for dust In January the quotations from us and others by means of bounty to that he may try the experiment of wore Y. 10.23 1.3.02, and Y.8.00 respec feeding before the war In the light of rubber planting thereon.The Govern

that has happened 1 these three ment has already granted Mr. Lin a free, change until May. In June price ad vanced and big increases were shown in the weak condition of her finances, to the next two months. Now prices are pledge her credit and resources most pro- being raised steadily and at present there digally in a dead-set against British is no indication of any limit:

the

afford to do so.

ceriously

ENCOURAGEMENT OF PRESIDENT

• President Feng Kwo-chẳng has pro- mised to render Mr. Lin Yi-stun, an oversea Chinese merchant, every assist ance in making his experiment of rubber and cocoa but planting in China & suocess. Ho bas also aproved of Mr. Lin's propesal for the organisation of an overses indus trial bank is the country (says a Peking exchange)

days

V

Sunday, November 26th-Train leaves Lowu at 6 pm. for Kow

Friday, December 7th-Special Star Ferrics leave at 6.50 p.m. and 6p. (Kowloon members to be at Railway Station &15). Special Train leaves at 6,25.

Sunday, December 9th.--Train leaves Lovu at 6 p.m.

Friday, December 14th-Same

Sunday, December 16th-Train leaves Low at 6 p.m.

Saturday, December 22nd.

Sunday, December 23rd.-Train leaves Lowu at 6 p.m.

Personal baggage of Hongkong residents to be at Defence Corps Headquarters by 10 am. on the 24th November and 2nd December, and by p.m. on the 7th and 14th December

Personal baggage of Kowloon residents to be at Kowloon Station and handed over to a representative of the Corps by 11a.m. on the 24th November and 22nd December, and by 3 p.m. ch the 7th and 14th December. The baggage will then be takon straight to Camp, where members can obtain it.

(Bd.) G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, HK Defence Corps. Hongkong, 19th 1vember, 1917.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS 158UED BY MR. P. O, JENKIN, D.9.P. (RESERVE).

SUPERINTENDENTË, The administrative duties of the Police Reserve Force will, until further orders, be carried out in the follow. ing way

(1) Assistant Superintendent Franks will deal with all Reports, Report sheets, and disciplinary matters in general." He will attend Head- quarters Ollice from 4 to 5.30 p.m. daily (Saturdays and Sundays ex- cepted).

(2) Assistant Superintendent Hough will deal with all Correspondence, applications, etc. (excepting Re ports), under Departmental Order No. 73 He will attend Headquar ters Office from 9.30 to 10.00 p.m.. daily (except Bundays),A Deputy Superintendent and both Assistant Superintendents will be available for interviews under De partmental Order 108 HEATHER DAY NOVEMBER 20TH.. Heather may be worn with uniform

on November 30th,

A large number of Fukienese and Cantonese have made their fortuneg in Singapore and North Borneo by raising The rubber plante They believe that the districts south of Kwangtung Province Are suitable for rubber planting. After having studied the problem and being thoroughly convinced of the fact that seme

F. C. JENKIN DB.P. (R) Hongkong, November 19th, 1917.

A WASTE-PAPER COLLECTION.

tively and there was practically tragic years she is prepared, in spite of site of some hali-a million acres, Waste paper? No, my man, your search.

This

and trade after the war, any limit being shipping were pofore the war. Germany's

in

Through the introduction of the Chief| Secretary of the President and the Vice- Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, Mr. Lia was received recently lu audience

by the President. In the course of con-

coal is not attributed to the higher cost half steamy shipping aggregated only versation, the Chief Executive exhorted cost half a million tons, and most of the him to invest his money in his mother of but simply to

had been built in Britain. On pantry, pointing out the advantages of fact that the demand greatly corde, the eve of the war Germany Lonnage to doing to himself es voll da to China supply and the collier owners and mid-

five-and-a-half million tons, and dlemen are reaping the advantage The

his scheme for the planting of rubber at war, of course, has created the increased German built. Germany's resources and Chiungehow had been favourably-con- Gemand in the Far East for Japanese economic conditions were such that the sidered by the Cabinet, and the local cool by cutting off the supplice from Eng could never have became a great shipping orials there had already been instructed land and Australia.

nation: without

national, kerge to offer him all necessary assialance,

thecally the whole of the ships He informed the oversea merchant that

MROD

Blestonsbeld testõed to the basalta

CURE, sadevery post bringe Letters today.

CURE for

ASTHMA

I say

Sold in glas by all · Chemists and Slorinə! throughout the Constri

Barwurg of Imitations;

KEATINGS LOZENGES

or Stale

is vain:

What shall I give these children of my

mind,

My soul's outpourings, to be pulped again And put to use of some commercial

kind

That were a deed tos dreadful to be done Savo by some soullos corpse converting

Hun

These odes, 50 exquisite and full of grace, Some priceless

Are here sa they were born, and you

struck through to yiald ite placu (21 To B yet higher note of ecstasy

In the early eighties the Go

Government Mr Lin will soen start for Chiangchow Till in the full and perfect diadem marine engineering colleges to experiment with the rubber plantation. Each line, each very word, becomes a and schools; it induced hankers to give and the technical oficials in the Ministry

POSTMAN'S FAMILY WHO EARN

gem NEARLY £500 A YEAR

shipping e enterprises

Larrabe Band of Agriculture and Commerce are taking

to carry great interest in his experiment. Should What though some luckless poot in the The fact that a postman's family, con goods for export shipment on its rail the experiment prove a success, it is be post sisting of himself, his wife, and four ways and canals at half the ordinary lieved that more oversea merchants will Has torn his children from his anguish- children had an income of between £450 rates; it passed I's special Ship Bubven return to Kwangtung to plant rubber oned breast, the and £500 & yent, wan revealed at Maryletion Law giving subisdies to German a large scale

Knowing their humble office at the last bone Police Court, recently, when George built vessels carrying German products The Government will probably impose Would be to wrap & pound of Dorset's Albert Allingham was sentenced to ne broad A few years later the German taxes upon the produce of Mr. Lin's best months hard labour on charges of steal trade syndicates inspired and supported plantation if his experiment is successful. I would not entertain such sordid ing money from letters

the Goveranc

heren "the most Experts believe that the climate and soil - schemes

bounty Mr. Molntyre, who prosecuted for the elaborate system ounty feeding of Hainan Island are well suited to For rations passing Dora's wilder Postmaster General, said that Allingcom exports that the commercial world has rubber and cocoanut plantations

dreams who had been employed as a temporary All this time we not only left our

ever known. postman for about two years, earned 201

weak. His wife and two out of shipowners, and shippers unaided to mest

anhoidised competition,

and our

It is for m, in conjunction with our four children were each earning £9 108arkets open to German dumped Allies and Colonies, not only to insist week so that the total incomte of the goods, but we allowed German subsidised upon Germany making good the tonnage family as between £450 and £500 a liners to come into our harbours and take she has destroyed, but to lay it down that "Or else—nay, do not look—in next to year I suppose to Income-tax is on board British passengers at black- German ships and goods shall pay Fox well I know, that these same fashion paid," observed Mr. Bingley, the msgis leg rater by virtue of the bounties they our ports and markets,

discriminatory trate; who, in sentencing Allingham, also were receiving, and without paying a due dues and tariffs at lesat equal to the sub- ordered him to refund the stolen money share for the maintenance of our har-siders and bounties maid them, be their Temp; and pay £5 ha. towards the cous of the bours, ports, and lights, Le

Government and, Syndicates Glasgow pros/ention

(Continued al font of next volemn.) Daily Record

But stay. You may in secret carry herce These weekly journals which my wife

chag bought,

These damsels gashed regardless of ex

to fresh excessca at per

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