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THE

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THE KONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY

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DECEMBER 31ST.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR

HONGKONG.

It is raised in the Government Gazette that the following rules have been added to the rules made by the Governor in Council under the Importu

1917

TRADE REVIEW OF HONGKONG.

Following wo give a further instalment of the trade record of the Colony for the year 1917:-

METAL MARKET

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTERY OF THE CHUNG MODEÐ

BAN POLI]

PRACE PHOPOSALS,

LANTON, December 30tle:

It is stated that Shum Chuen buen hass

golf competitions over a nine-hole course, Harbour Master's severe fall in price took place. These Genera Lung Chai-kwong ns Inspector

or

The metal market generally was good These badges may also be cutained at the tion and Exportation Ordinance for the first half of the year, but subse been appointed by the South-West Pro- gate, but if is hoped this a food stin No import or export permits shall quently, owing to a lessened demand from vinces the chief delegate to the Peking will be realised from the street sales be required for any chips or aircrafe Japan, prices fell away and the year Government for the discusion of peace

There will be fun and frolic for one unless such ships or aircraft are being closes with a weaker tendency,

TIN PLATES The market af the begin- terms. We learn that Shum has proposed. imported or exported as articles.of mer and all Amongst the numerous attracchandise or for the purpose of being ning was very firm, bet later on, for the tions mention may be made of the joy dealt with no articles of merchandise reasons given above, prices, which had to General Luk Wingting that the wheel, tbs chutó, swing boats, Aunt In this rule Hoensed means reached $12 per box, dropped to as low Peking authorities should be asked (1) Bodor the Merchant Shippings 228 per box. Since then the restri To abolish the Senate, and convoke a

tions placed on the export of this metal Sally, love in a tub, caravan wheel of Ordinance, 1609,

(2) No licensed launch For, motor boat from America hes hardened prices, which lawful Parliament; (2) Issue a mandate fortune, aerial fight, coconut shies and shall on any one occasion he absent from have closed nominally at 835 for an armistio which the North and South troops must obey; (3) Dismisa donkey rides, There will also be several the Colony for a longer period than five WIRE NAILS. At one time the market

days, except with the

of the for these became greatly overstocked and

(3.) The Hoences of every

have, however, now been cleared off and End prizes are announced for the open

launch or meter boat shall produce his championship, mixed doubles, and ladies' motor boat for the inspection of the Har prices for the larger sizes now know a considerable improvement. For small single. There will be numerous raffles,bour Master at such times and places a sizes the demand has been through The Ladies Bazar, or

Bangor the Litija, the Harbour

Little

(4)-Any fotice requiring us liveyors out, but clocks of these were of. iniezbe

and good prices were realised, ment agrees to the above terms, the Round House” will be stocked with an of a lunch or gotor bont to produce a small but steady busincas South-West will obey the Government to array of articles of every description. tion of the Harbour Master may of Ties of exchange ruling, discouraging SITUATIO

his launch or motor boat for the inspec

throughout the gear was effected, the high settlo other questions.. 7be of the At the Bank Tooke of tickets will be pro- served on the licence delivering it at the closer General Lung's troops who have landed curable giving admission to the various lowing portia (S

it to ever-importation. Fair stocks are held MILD STREL SHEETS AND PLATES. There was a good market in these, owing to the improved demand for shipbuilding mate riale. Prices ruled high for ready cargo, particularly for heavy plater, which were strictly embargoed in America

side shows and refreshment tenta

the licences.

By

require,

ar

by registered post to licences at the Music will be discoursed by the band address of the owner as stated in the of the 18th Infantry during the after licence; (e) by delivering it to an adult roon, and by the band of the Middlesex inmate at the said address; or (2) by Regiment at night delivering it to an adult inmate at the The fair opens at 3 p.m. and closes at last known address of the licences. And

ferries and trams for the convenience of those who live in Hongkong and at the the Perk. The Pastorial Saloon underno

all рагросе

for

11:30 pm and there will be special late nice shall be denied The former has been difficult to obtain-in

of London," will minister to the want of the inner

(6) The time appointed in any such notice shall be not less than six days after the date of delivary or posting

as the case may

(8.)-No change in the ownership of As the Fair has been organised on be any launch or motor bost shall relieve half of war charities there is no doubt the licences for the time being from the that it will be a large sucoess obligation to comply with the provisions

The nine-hole golf course at the Kow. of this rule

present and future licences loon Cricket Clah will be open for prac (7.)-Every pros

or motor boat shall enter with two sureties approved into a

HOOP STEEL AND GALVANISED WIRE the sites required for this market and business was curtailed accordingly. In balansel Wite the Luet, gauges word, is

strong demand owing to small. stocks available,

Commissioner of the two Kwangs; (4) Withdraw the Northern troops from Human at once. If the Teking Govern

SITUATION OF GENERAL LUNG STROOPS.

at Yeung-Kong are bescited, for, they can neither advance nor return to King-Chow now that their transports have been cap.

tured by the 1st Squadron. General Lung has wired to the Peking - Government asking them to arrange with the Canton authorities to allow him to lead back his

troops to their sommer stations General Lung has also ent a special delegate to request General Lug Wing ting to order the 1st Squadron or other troops to re- frain from attacking his troops, so that they may withdraw quietly to King

tice to-day frbra 10 a.m. to 1 pm and 1 hour Master, in the form in OLD METALS AND Schip-Smallots were Chow,

from 2 pin, to dark, and tomorrow from 10 am to 1 pm. The charge is 1 per round.

TRADE OF HONGKONG.

The following statistics have len taken from the fortnightly price current and market report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerco.

OPLUM.

The stocks on December 27th were 290 chests of Patna, 103 cheets of

YELLOW METAL SHEATHING. The position was much the same as in our last report, this article being almost entirely in Japanese hands, Small lots, however, vere obtained from America and fand a ready sale for their superior quality, by the the Schedule hereto, and conditioned, in done from America, but the end of the

General Lung, owing to most of his. such sum not exceeding ten thousand rear seer, business almost at a standstill. dollars as may be required by the Har SintorURAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING transports having been seized by the 166 bour Master, for the

due observance of All kinds have been, in strong the provisions of this rule

demand, but socks of the former 28 Squadron, has requested the Tuchan of (8)-No launch or motor boat

which

almost Shipbuilding materials are Fukien to send a few gun-boats to King should be licensed, but which by reason entirely under Government, control and Chow to assist bim. The Tuchun of of the death of the furmor licences or for can only be imported with grout dif- any other cause whatever is unlicensed,

iculty shall leave the waters of the Colony with cat the permission of the Harbour Mas- ter, and the owner and master of every such launch or motor boat who knowing ly permits such launch or motor boat to cave the waters of the Colony without such permission shall be deemed to be

The object the proposed

of

Rale

YARN.

Never in the history of the yarn trade (say Moters. Polishwalla & Kotwall) bna the local market experienced, such rapid and viclent Auctuations as it has during

be year now drawing to a close

Following in the wake of the steady

Benares 136 chests of Malwa and 5 of guilty of an offence against these advance of American cotton, yarn prices

Persian and Turkish. During the inter- val from December 12th 75 chests of Persian and Turkish were exported In uncertified Benares opium the balance of block on December 27th was 21 chests of and 275 chester of Benares. Dur ing the precoding fortnight 25 chocus of Benares wore imported

Tatna

There is nothing to report regarding

the export market the conditions having remained practically unchanged during the past two wocks

IMPORTS,

quato

to prevent the surreptitious exportation of Inanches and matot bouts. And

of description in cesential to the life of the Colony and if that number were unduly depleted now it would be difficult to remedy the declency under present con- ditions

FREIGHT RATES

Fukien has agreed, and has accordingly ordered the Northern Squadrea to start but the commanders of various at once, units rofuse compliance, and, state that they will never support personal in terests on either side.

ment,

will be treated as na

enemy to the Bouth-West, A VICTORIOUS COMMANDER

The Tuchun has received reports that

the Tuchun of Fukien, learning that must of the victorious troops have returned to

merchants, it must be said that of the Tuck

ocasion they faced the situation calmly With a view of affording some relief and enabling tha dealers to keep up clear- business should be booked, and by the

ing the year, business has been on and later $1.05, but with no business reance it was tacitly agreed that no new Canton, has made every preparations: to.

ported.

reconquer Swatow.

4 small spurt in July qualities Lcd to 023,297 tons, as compared with them to put pressure for overdus consed very BOUT

Raw Cotton B

Tho Tuchun has,

The Yunnan Tuchun, Tong Kai-yow,

which were the opening rates in January, refuse the unlawful. Cabinda appoint moved up from 8110 to $133, for Tens, has wired to Goneral Lung asking him to 10 over $200 in Angust, when cotton ent and not to

not to attack Kwangtung, reached the phenomenal figure of $1d. Then came the crucial period of the year failing which he With the sudden, collapse of cotton to 16d, yarn values went crashing down, and rates fell fifty dollars in the course of a few days. To make matters still worse The Commander Shum Hung ying, who exchange commenced soaring upwards, and with that the market came to a dead has captured Swatow and settled all the Mesars. Soewman & Co., ship and challe

troubles there, is now appointed Chief- freight brokers, of Hongkong, in their For a time matters looked very gloomy In Cotton Yarn there has been small We reported laat on the thirst, singe chants were again face to face with a Shum is very busy preparing for the circalar dated 22nd December stata indeed, and it was feel that the mer Commander to attack Gehéral Lung, busincas but rates have improved to the when our market has shown little or no repetition of that never tout forgotten extent of 45 to 88, owing to low stocks improvement. The demand, however, for experience of 1008, when practically all action. and firm cotton Quotations and vessels on time-charter is still strong and the native dealers ware wiped out TO RECONQUER SWATOW 10s, at $145/183 Na 12s at: $168/183 rates are firm used the closing To the credit of both foreign and nativo

16 at $186/ 196 No. 20 at $100/925

Cour report we Arrivals 500 halen. Sales 3,000 biler of the Saigon, Hongkong, rese us:86 conta

an Unsold stock 5,200

The rats remained at this figure for some 16,000 balos The Woollen market is still extremely quiet. Review- en offers were made at 93 cente

auch reduced scale. Prices are for the Cost

ESPORTS OF RICE from Saigon from 1st most part out of reach of the natives January to 26th November, 1917, amount time the importers, felt it incumbent upon therefore, ordered that Fukim bo attack-

styles and are unebtarmblo

the

al 1910, 701 tons for the same period last year, tracts, the sharp recovery of cotton and 4/ strony | Tho quotation for No & White round the fall of exchange had brought a wel demand for Army Cloth and similar gifted rice, Blinds at $3,20 per picul come succour, and the worst of the crisis

The Intelligence Bureau of Cantor has goods manifested itself, there has bech | Lob-

for November December was past, been informed that the Chinge Navy now. very little doing.

Since then, Bombay prices have been | in Canton waters has captured five more, quotations are 600/60

- PHILIPPINES. --- What business steadily advancing which naturally China and 850/64 for Indian Staple has been done in this direction has beenacted this market most favourably, and vessels from Inng Chai-kwong, the former, There has been no change and no bust confined to locally owned tonnage, and it is confidently felt that when the dealers Military Governor of Kwangtung who 19 ness in metals. In Yellow metal busi fixtures have been made at P.1.60 for make up their books, the accounts will -ness is nominal. There has been no Manila and P.1.80 for Cehu

change in Petroleum Product At

SAIGON JAVA-Nothing to pre

show substantial preûts for the year trying to lovade the Kwangtung-Kwangsi, it is considered irindvitable to give BANGKOK-HONGKONG. We uvised in We append below comparative table Provinces for the North. It is under- quotations for coal The

al The Sugar and our last report the closing of this rate of arrivals sales and prices stood that there are but three more

2017 G 1916.3 markets are

at 81:15-$1.05 for inside-outside the bar As YegaruSAY

the stock loading

but shortly after Arrived, 106,000 bales 198,000 bales

36,000 bales 141,000 hales, The recent Presidential Mandate order Quotations wards, although the murkop was not Sales, is about 240,000 € sucks sta

IDe, $135-200-180 LUS, 8112/133 ing the cessation of fighting will not im Japanese 2nd Patent 82.95 per sack; strong, the fixture of a small sized out Prices, Japanese ard Patent $2.90 per sack; sider was reported at $1.60 per picnl for Prices, 208, 8170-290-230 20s, 135/170 Japanese Straight 8.00 per suck inside the bar loading However, we do Raw Corros. Under this head, we de prove the situation, according to infor Shanghai Flöde, 8206 por sack, Austra, not think this rats will hold, and anti- are to call attention to the fact that formation received from a reliable soures.

and anti- lian Flour, 340,per Back

cipate

decided weakening a considerable time past Bengal cotton Unless, Peking calls for the re-convocation. Cost The domand hus-show no ing been out of this market. It is prob provement since we last reported, and the able that the natives in the interior have of the National Assembly, it is not be Japan Hongkong rate is, nominally found a substitute with which to meet lieved that a permanent peace will bo OFFICIAL NIGHTS,

Y.15 per ton. No local business is 7 their requirements. Consequently that

reached. The following table shows the standard ported with the exception of a small out market, is now entirely lost to the Bengal time at which official night ends and sider Kebao-Hongkong at 89.25 per ton. begins during the month of January, y

SAIL TONNAGE LOADING AND TO LOAD product

INTERNMENT OF ENEMY ALIENS

IN GREAT BRITAIN, End

COTTON AND YARN MARKET.

In the House of Commons Inst month, Among the documente in the, ciphered Messrs Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton replying to a demand made by Sir correspondance between King Constan und yarn brokera, of Hongkong, in their Cooper for the more rigorous internment fortnightly report dated December 29th of enemy aliens the Government spokes time and his wife and Berlin, the key to Since the issue of our last fortnightly man said that recommendations for the which has lately been discovered, is a long report, dated the 18th inst., prices have by a Committee, and proposals had been telegram from Queen Bophie to the remained firm, and a healthy flow of busi put into the form of a Bill Those pro

Kaiser

recounting in. detail

sent

for

we Date,

January 13, -6.55 am

Begins. [6.02 p.m.

6.03 6.04

4th, 052 9,

6.83

6th 6,52

6:08

10th, 6.63

6.53

6.53

6.62

27th:

6.52

~ 29th, 0.31

6.51

141

macted

report.

has been, tran

amendment of the law had been presented

transports of Lung to be captured.

QUEEN SOPHIE AND THE PIGS ** OF ALLIES,

D23 cm a moderate scy which had a direct, interest in the ques

posals had boên sent to the Dominions, « Victory of King Constanting over- As mentioned in our annual report, tion, and he hoped that before long their the Anglo-French foxes at Athens o Bombay prices are try strong with an replies would be received and the Goy December 1st and 2nd, and extolling the upward tendency, and a local stocks of ernment would be able to present a mes unsold yarn have dwindled down to very sure which could be proceeded with In Gurmanophils sentiments of the Greek small proportions, prospects for the open regard to the presence of German spies in Government and nation. The tenor of ing of the year lock most promising. Great Britain, he had formed a high

Total sades 4,000, Bargains in Chinese hands, 12,000 bales

opinion of the admirable work of our the message is said to give the impression detective system, both civil and military, that it is a simple execution of orders in dealing with that matter. The general revived from Berlin

Cod-

Gene2

SHANGHAI -A batter fesling with a rise of two taels prevails in this market policy of the Government in regard to From one merge it has been ascertain. _____JAPANESE ___ Yarng-The following are enemy aliens was that they should be in cả that in Jaquery Just

latest quotations:

terned or repatriated unless the strong stantine urged the Kaiser 100 balee Nagasaki, No. 20g at $218/est reason to the contrary could be shown Allies of the Balkan front prom €220/$227, 220 bales 3 Horse, No. 16g at in judividual cases, but 26 would be folly that bia forca would attac *$20712210; 4 Horses. "No. 20% at $920; 400 to intern scone Alsatians and Czechi, who, Sarrail's forces in the rea fales Yellow Jossy No. He ob 1245/3210/ although technically of enemy face were another it appears that Qure 5220; Betsu, No. 10% at $182, Betau, No, bister enemies of our land, were communicated by telephone with Go 20% at $235; and Blue Fish, Mo. 20s at anxions to do all they could to help | Falkenhansen at Larissa. In another Queen rolers to the Allie, as this country in the war.