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DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER JIST.

WAR

KUBBER COMMIS. PURTUGAL'S PART IN THE SION'S REPORT. IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS. Portugal is in this war on the side of The following summary of the report the Allies, and much against her material of the Malayan Rubber Commission, pre interests, because of her ancient treaty sided over by Mr. W. George Maxwell with Britain, entered into in 1373-the (Federal Secretary to the High Commiealden political alliance in all the world. sioner F.M.S.); will no doubt be read with interest locally-

For a little, and far from rich, country, 1. Existing stocks plantation rubber in her contribution of ten million dollars United States of America, United Kingper month to the Allled cause is more dom, British Malays, and Netherlands East Indies estimated at 148,620 tons.

Returns of stocks in Lontinental Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, Ceylon not available.

Production of 1917 was 200.000 tons Even if output of 1918 and 1919 does not exceed this, it amounts to 400,000 tons for those two years.

Estimated consumption plantation, 1919, 150,000 tons; 1010, 117,000 tons

Apart from existing stocks, therefore production of 1918 and 1919 will meet con- sumption of 1919, 1010 and 1920 withous touening 1920 crop..

3. Restriction of output plantation rubber therefore decessary as soon as pos ible, as temporary measure during pre sent period artificially reduced concmp

́tion.

4. It is recommended that British and Dutch Governments agree to restrict by law their output for a period to be deter. mined later by mutual agreement. Out- put of Indo-China practically negligible.

5. Flat rate of 50 pounds an acre of. tappable rubber for first period of three months is recommended, being at rate of 200 pounds per annua. It may be neces" sary to reduce this later.

6. System of licences for estates and

thas creditable-ret, regrettable to say, Tittle or no recognition of this sacrifice is given in America, says the British Californian The Portuguese Bag is seldem displayed along with the other Allied Baga,

Disappointment at this oversight was

Consul for Portugual a this port, in. voiced recently by Jose D. Boares.

an address to the British American League of San Francisco, Consul Soares

said:-

Forty-eight hours after declaration of war between Britain and Germany, the Portuguese ports were opened to the Allied Fleets, which enabled them there- after to dispose of the famous strategic triangle of the Atlantic

We immediately installed also muni- tion and equipment factories for the exclusive use of the Entente armies. A few weeks after, at the request of Great Britain, we let poor Belgium have twoś thirds of our Artillery.

1918.

-WAR CHARITIES. (SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 30)

General. "His Hon. Mr. B. H. Gom-

parts

Mr. Edgar Davidson

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20.00

90,00 20.00

SHIPPING NEWS. ACTIVITY IN JAPANESE YARDS.

With the growing development of the carrying trade there has been increased activity in the shipbuilding industry of Тарал The vessels of over 1,000 tons launched during the first six inaaths of this year numbered 85, totalling 103,417 5.00 tons, compared with 20 vessels of 10.00

118,339 tocs, launched in the correspond- 10.00 10.00ing period of last year, and with 98 10.00 | launchings aggressing 64,572 tons, in that

EL Agasis

C. G. Alabaster

W. Sinclair

90.00 10.00

Ferry-Parsons.

Grant Riach.......

S. Baker

J Elhott

WJ Hill

A D. MacDonald Jie. MacDonald

EE Graig A Fellingham

Mr. J.-W. Grahanı Soldiers Farewell *Mr. Grant V. R. Riach

(April/June)

*S. Baker (April/June)

Victoria Recreation

Club,

by a few members for Jaly and August Ojagar Singh........... F.E.

Mr. R. A. Currem Per Hongkong Club:-

*Mr. C. E. Gale (Aug) *Dr. C. M. Heanley *Mr. E. Irving ......

D. M. Mickle

*

*DA. 8. S. Strahan s *MF. P. F. J. Wodehouse... * A. G. Warren. *96. Members

coupons for small holdings elaborated ia of the Entente, always in perfect accord Mr. C. Thorne

detail and recommended.

7. Recommended that Imperial Trust be formed by Governments of British and Dutch rubber producing countries with monopoly of buying and selling for perid mutually agreed upon. In respect of rubber produced during restriction of output, price to be paid for first latex sbect or pale crepe (...) one dollar Straits Settlements currency per pound ex-warehouse Singapore.

s. If Trust not approved, there should be a minimum price, and Government of each country should buy outpot it market price does not exceed minimum price.......

9. Minimum price 80 cents Straits Settlements currency recommended for qualities above mentioned, "

10. For lower qualities would be made by Standard Qualities Committee to be appointed for that pur- pose in Singapore.

11. Control should be in hands of Rubber Controller with residence in Singapore He should be assisted by Advisory Committee There should be under him Deputy Rubber Controllers in Malaya, Ceylon and India, with local Advisory Committees

i

For two years we did for the cause

done. In February of 1816 the British with our Ally, all that could possibly be Government asked us to requisition the German vessels anchored in the Fortu- guese parts since the beginning of the hostilities. We did so. and, though we needed them for our commercial traffic which was already experiencing difficul- ties on account of lack of transports, we let Gt Britain and France have nearly all those vessels.

*Sir Wm. Bees Davies H.E, Bir F. H. May

Fer Royal H.K.Golf Club:---

Members' sub, for Aug. Ladies' Captain Cup Com-

petition, Aug. Ladies' Electric Competi

tion, July Ditto, August A member

Mr. 8. G. Newall

C. D. Wilkinson *LL

RT

*

Victoria British School Messrs. Gibb, Livingston &

*Co.

Mr.G. Morton Smith

M

E. G. Smith J. H. C. Goodban Staff--Memts, Lane, Craw-

ford & Co.

H. Owen Carstensen

12

T. Kring.

71

FE. A. Worsoe

,, J. P. Elstor

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„, A. C. Pedersen

Jensen

P. & Co. C.B.E..........

"In consequence of the requisition, Germany declared war upon us. Enter ing thus, in a decisive way, into the armed conflict, we had to make an enor mous military effort to meet the new situation, much more so, because we were.

* valuations tuen having serious insurrections which Germany had fomented among the natives or our Colony in Angola. But where Care is a will there is a way." "And so ] *Mr. It was that in a few months we had 30,000 men in Africa fighting the Ger- mans, and in the beginning of 1917, 60,000 Portuguese soldiers were in the ranks fighting shoulder to shoulder with the British army in Flanders. What they both have done Great Britain well knows, and more than once has the honestly avowed it. It is but a short while since when the Germans started their last drive, Marihal Haig declared in his report that the Portuguese troop*Hon. Mr. Claud-Severa bad sustained with extraordinary valeur Ladies Working Party the most violent attack that the enemy

the Union Church had yet realized on the Western Front. *Britishers

But our co-operation was not limited "Mr. Wong Sin Woon to that Realising the great importance « H. Skott of the entry of the United States into *Staff General Post Office... order to

L.B......... the conflict, Fortugalin

enormous undertakings *Releng May Institute for facilitate the

Women Consented to having the American Gev ernment establish a naval base in the Azores, and it is due, in great measure, to that circumstance that the transporin tion to Europe of the gallant American troups, has been realized with such happy results.

There should be independent Rubber Controller in Netherlands East Indies, working in conjunction with him. Any order varying rate of restriction of out- pat, or buying price, if there is a Trust or minimum price would be made by British and Dutch Controllers in agree

ment.

12. All rubber-consuming countries should be asked to pass their orders to Rabber Controller for allocation or else allocate the orders themselves and report particulars thereof to Rubber Con- troller.

A

13. Actual buying, selling and storing rubber can be carried out by firms now engaged in trade under supervision of Deputy Rubber Controllers.

Mr. G. H. Wakeman Chief Inspector Kerr Inspector Gordon Sergt. Willis ..................

H. G. S.

Rev. T. Wilfrid Scholes (Quarterly subscription).. Mr. D. W. Tratman

L. A. Langley

J. O. Wildin

17

Cricket Club ...

**Admirer "

14. Whether there is Trust or minimum price, it is recommended that Govern ment should offer to purchase at equit

"I will add simply that our partici-Members of the Kowloon able price stocks of good quality rubber pation in the war costs us tea millions produced before restriction comes into of dollars per month. Unfortunately all fores, and still remaining in Straits this does not seem to be known in Cali Settlements and Malay States. Quantityfornia, where only exceptionally is the of good quality rubber in Straits Settle name of Portugal mentioned among the ments and Malay States estimated at Allies, and where the proper Portu- about 25,000 tone!

NETHERLANDS INDIA. -BRITISH TRADE INADEQUATELY REPRESENTED.

30 Members of the Institute of Engineers and Ship. buildera........

2 Members of the Institute of Engineers and Ship- builders

Collection from boxes at Peak Hotel, G.P.O, H.E. Hotel Blake Pier, Phoe nix Club, Peak Tramway Station and Star Ferry Pier Anonymous

guese Bag but seldom is to be seen unfurled by the side of those which she has the honour to accompany in this conflict. It was, certainly be Beatise you have noticed this, that you, the British American League, resolved to render this homage to my country tonight. By this, you propose delicately Notwithstandng the material difficulties to repair an involuntary injustice. As "better caused by the present abnormál condi-you must consider yourselves tions, the acting Vice-Consal at Bourabaya qualified than anyone else for such a*Messrs. Cawasjec, Palanjes states that British merchants, planters, mission, you come to tell our American

have and engineers

succeeded in friends what your old ally has done di strengthening their position, and in interestedly for the common cause. With several cases have even been able to break the special authority of your testi new ground in the Netherlands East mony, you come to show how Portu Indies An instance of this

Progress, gal, having opened the doors of contem- indeed, be found in the granting by poraneous civilisation, four centuries the Government of a contract to supply

MAY

the pipeliner for the Buitenzorg were ago to-day to defend it, and to honour works to a British firm in Bourabaya Ither word, she did not hesitate to unshield is, bowever, a matter for regret that more her old but glorious sword." Fenergy is not being displayed in canv

sing for post-war trade, especially in such

lines as British industry will be eminently THE TANK A LINEAL DESCENDANT well adapted to supply, and which even to-day are almost entirely in the hands

of enemy firm A case in point is the huge trade done in cutlery, which, to intenta and purposes,

German

all

mono

OF THE ARMOURED KNIGHT.

If the ground is reasonably dry, (says poly, The very large stocks

a correspondent quoted by the L. and C. enemy, firms at the outbreak of war have enabled them not only to make large Express), the Tank is a complete answer profits, but also to keep their trade marks to the tactics of the fortified zone which before the middlemen, and, while the Ger the Germans Grat used in 1918 after they man houses are doing everything in their

*Mr. R. B. Cooper......

& Co.

Mr. B. G. Newall,

16 Members of the Taikoo

Club (Sept.).

Eric W Hamilton, final proceeds of "Poet "in Comp

His Hon. Mr. H. H. Gom

pertz

*Mr. Edgar Davidson

E. LAgassiz

GG. Alabaster

AL McPherson

A few of Staff Mears. A *#; Watson & Co., Ltd *Anonymous............

Red Cros

Collected on outward voyage

on as. Shingo Biaru per Hon Mr. P. Holyoak, G.$1,000

*Mrs. H. G. M. Dowbiggin

(June/Sept:)

NEXT MATINER-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. | power to get contracts or promises of con- ad abandoned the rigid lines of formal

tracts for delivery after the war, nothing trench warfare; and the increased speed Per Hongkong Club:— is done on our side to capture an ex-of the light Tank quite makes up for the 1 Member tremely

Collections fro to local conditions and the armour must be impervious to riflë nad peculiarities of the natives taste, needs machine gun bullets; but its only protee careful

Asimilation against direct hits by field artillery preliminary study. A case, by the way, in found in Siam, where is speed. The armoured light of the the war about one-half of the entire Middle Ages was the lineal ancestor of bedre caterreft on

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15.00 10.00

of 1916"

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10.00 No definite figures are available regard- 10.00 ing vessels of under 1,000 tons, but it is

$1.00

believed that there has also been a con- 95.00

1.00 siderable increase in launchings.

18.00

29.10

As to shipbuilding during the remaind. er of this year, much depends upon the 7.50 supply of materials. Assuming thero will be no very seriqus shortage of sup- plies, it is estimated that launchings in the second half of this year will amount 10:00 to about 200,00 tons, so that the vessels 280.00 built during t

a year will amount to 20.00

same 400,000 ton. In addition, the year will see the launching of vessels under 5.00 1,000 tons aggregating about 100,000 tons, "3.00 so that the total annual launchings will 90.00

amount to about 500,000 tons. This 10.00 year's estimated total of vessels of over 95.00 1,000 tons; shows a marked increase over $0.00 the preceding years, for in 1917 such 10.00 | launchings totalled 390,000 tons, and in 1,016.50 1918 140,000 tons, while before the war 20.00 the annual launchings amounted to no 150,00 more than 50,000 tons. It will be seen 50.00 that this year's launchings are approxi- mately eight times the pre-war figures.- Japan Chronicie.

130.00

1.00

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JAPAN'S FIRST SILICO-CONCRETE

SHIP

The first silico-concrete vessel built in 78 Japan is about to be launched. She is a " 50.00 small craft and will be used as a lighter. 90.00 In view of the successful result of the 75.00 scheme, however, a second experiment will 150.00 be made with a larger ship, and the coD- 10.00 struction of a vessel of about 500 tong has already been commenced. It is said that 1,000.00 though concrete ships built in the United 10.00 States are heavier than steel ships by 10.00 abcut 20 per cent, the Japanese silico- 10.00 concrete ship is lighter just to that ex- tent, while the cost of construction is only 150.00 120 per ton. Another merit of the 10.00 Japanese ship is said to be considerable 10.00 economy in the consumption of fuel. It -5.00 is stated that the silica produced at 5.00 Nilshima, Idea, is particularly durable.

5:07 5.00

100.00

25.00

25.00

LAUNCH OF THE LARGEST SHIP YET BUILT BY CHINESE The launching took place on October 6.00 22nd, at the Nicholas Ten Engineering 5.00 and Shipbuilding Works, of the str 3.00 Hylie, which has been built to the order

Haichow Steamship Co The 50.00 of

ship ever built by Chine

31.05

baiest D is one of equal size on

is 209

is the 50.00 the stocka, the sister ship, the Gwencils. 100.00 The Mylie is designed to carry a dead- 10.00 weight of 3,160 tons and will have a load- 100.00ed displacement of 4,500 tons. Her length 40 ft. beam, and £5 ft. moulded te hull was made to the design 5.00 depth.

of Mr. B. Simmons. The triple expansion 10.00 engines of an indicated 1,300 horse power 20.00 developing a speed of 10 knots were

de- signed by Mr. P. Reilley. The vessel has 15.00 Cellular: double bottom with fore and 30.c0aft peak tanks capable of holding 400 tons. water ballast. The vessel was built under 5.00

the supervision of Mr-Bayes Davy.

5.00

26.00

5.00 Per Hongkong Club:--

*Mr. M. S. Sassoon

*3 Members

228.00

*

Members

Per Royal HK. Golf Club÷- 10.00 Members sub. for Aug.

Mr. N. B. Karaajia A. W...... H.M. Navy and Dockyard... Collections from passengers and officers, s.s. Aki Maru. per G. W. Ellis: Austra Tian noted £26 at 6.80, $150.80; Australian silver £4.10/8 at 5.80, ~ $26.25 ; Hongkong "currency, $10: Mesers. Patell & Co. *Anonymous.....

20.00

30.00 10.00

10.00

50.00

5.00

80.00

187.05

25.00

50.00

16.42 -15.00

10.00

$25.00

50.00

58.00

Lord Roberts' Memorial

Workshops.

2. Members

90.00

Officers' Families Fund.

20.00

20.00

Per Hongkong Club:---

20,00

*1 Member

1.00

10.00

Per Royal HK. Golf-Club

38.00

Members: sdb. for Aug

1.00

2,529.00

#Anonymous

61.00

88.00 Per Hongkong Club:-

*1 Member

Dreadnought Hospital

Fer Hongkong Clubs

Per Royal H.K. Golf Club

*Members sub, for Aug.

Soldiers and Sailors Familier Association.

Mr E A Nisbet.

Tobacco Fund.".

1,120.28

20.00

10.00 16.25

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3.00

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$10.00

30.00

70.70

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20.00

9,499.19. 1,188,963.85.

$1,208,452.34

Amounts remitted, etc.

136.00

MA W. Smith

95.00

Folice, per Sergt. Boulger... 4 Fisherman Blinded Soldiers and Sailors.

20:00.

80.00

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of German manufacturers and importers, pillar, wheels are a great improvement who had made special efforts to produce for military purposes on the legs of any

Primers of War. were particularly adapted for We have not nearly got to the articles that for the local needs of the Siamese misket and of the adaptation of machinery, to *A Fisherman Although Germans are to be fonûd- j every walk of life all over the Nether modern war; and one foresees a future Per Hongkong Club: lands East Indies, the number of English in which every hoplite or heavy infantry. DET men is lang by proportionate to the man, will have his small, light Tank in enormous British capital and trading in- which warms of airmen will take the terests in these islands. Although 70 per place of cavalry and light infantry, and cent of the capital invested in rubber the rest of the Army, apart from the

hom

is British, British planters are extremely artillery, will be skilled labour batte

few.

ance in current_a/c.& 37,411.09

Monthly subscripti

Hongkong, 29th October, 1915 SCH

H.C. SANDFORD

Hon, TreasuTER.