1919-07-01 — Page 6

IMPORTANT

NOTICE.

1 Manufactures the west important Point is Improvement and, in Dietetics,

Cleanliness Science always insists on these Maxious,

Droundnut or Peanut Oil can be used as a substitute for Olive Oil, Butter or Bard, but when Slightly Dirty is injurious to health

In China, by the Ordinary Methods of Extraction, "Dirt and Dust are not guarded against Our Meshest shows a great adivine. By the use of New Machinery and New Methods Scrupulous Cleanliness is Assured.

Our Machinery during the Peocast Filters the Oil, while our Factory is Free frous Dust. Our Oil is Clear, Sweet and Fragrant; and Compares most favourably with other Oils used for Culinary purposes: there is no residue.

Prices are moderate so as to induce new business.

Analysis is always given before Shipmens to Foreign Countries.

NAM CHAU OFL FACTORY, Other:-No. 8. Connaught Road West, HONGKONG: Factory No. 26. Kwei Lin Street, SAMSHUIPO),

1890

THE

"LA MINERVA CIGARS.

Sold by...

PERFECTOS

15

In Boxes of 25

$2.50 per box.

"

A Cigar of full flavour and

attractive shape, covered with the finest Sumatra Leaf.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

We bought them at the same time; I wish I had got

Viyella

SHIRTS and PYJAMAS made of "Viyella" do not shrink, are delightfully soft, rich in appearance, and very durable.

High-Clate Outfittern

everywhere stock them

say ditony plasm welie WX HOLLI & co. Ito.

"TRADE MARK)

LONDON,

Chap. Kenda Ka

DAY

(NIGHT"

WEAR

APSDRY

FOR MOTOR HOODS

AND THE Exact. Materiais used by OFFICE 1or BRITISH WAR their WATERPROOF COVERS ALSO

COMMERCIAL HOODS

AND

AGRICULTURAL

SHEETS

ALL MOTOR BODY FITTINGS

Write for List :-

& JOHNSTON, 9, Broad Street, Bibomsbury LONDON, ENGLAND,

(775

RIPOLY Solid Woven Belting

x

"GRIPOLY" Solid Woven Belting

has triple twisted indestructible edges. It resists boat, damp, grain, friction and guide forks, as no other buiting can. It does not streich war slip. It is the most afficiant all-round belting-batier than leather, balata, me athar maka of textile belting. These claime

Kay

Furnish particulara.

Let us kagw your requiremontas_and_wo will tell you the type of Gripoly" which best suits your moods.ʻz

Balling

Lewis & Tulor. Lid

GRANGE MILK, CARDIFU, 411, Gravechurch St., Lumban,

[632

[445

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TURSDAY, JULY 18T

CABLES. (funtinued train junge af

EARLIER PABLES. (THROTON RECTER'S „AGENCY."],

BOXING.

THE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION,

SHIP...

Losos. June 24th. At the watch at the National Sporting Club For the lightweight championship between Johnny Summers of Canning town, and Bob Marriott of Bermondsey, Summers was disqualified in the tenth round for holding.

THE "VICIOKY LOAN.” OVERSEAS CLUB APPEALS TO Irs

MEMBERS.

Logos, June 3rd. The Overseas Club, whose members have already contributed to patriotic funds, has issued an appeal to meinbers all the Victory world over to support the new Loun"

ITALY.

SIGNOR NITTT'S DIFFICULTIES

ROM, June ind. Signor Nitti has been assured of the support of many Socialists and Catholics, abus of the followers of Signor Giolitti, but he is confronted with the opposition of the manufacturers and the National Defence Party headed by Marquis Salad dra and

several Nationalist groups, including the League of Discharged Soldiers.

Signor Nitt is endeavouring to split! the National defence cu blur and sense the support of the manufacturers."

ROME, June 22nd. The Cabinet has been formed as tol lows:--

Signor Nitti, Premier and Ministers for the Enterior.

GERMANY.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES AT MANNHEIM

+]

BERLIN, Jane and There were serius disturbances at Mannheim yesterday. Shops and private, houses were plundered.

Troups resisted an attempt by the rioters to enter the barincks: They used grenades and 20 persons were seriously hurt. Two hundred were arrested.

Places of amusement and entès, wors chil

Firing continued weday in varinis parts of the town

RIOTS AT CASSEL There Were Spartacist riots at Cassel Marcial law was proclaimed.

The Spartacists unsticerssfully stormed the prison and police station, but seized food warehouse. Firing occurred until midnight.

There were many asualties. ANOTHER POSSIBLE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT.

BERLIN, June 3rd. Berlin full of rumours regarding an impending military eie the object of which is the establishment" of `a, military dictatorship,

THE NEW CABINET. BERLIN, June

Herr Erzberger is the View-Pommier of the new Cabinet.

GENERAL LETTOW YON VORBECK.

BERLIS, June 2nd,

The Fiche says that General Letsow you Vorbeck is organising an army in East Prussia to fight the Nosk, Govern ment and the Eutente,

COPENHAGEN, Jur-ind Berlin semi-officially denies the Freiheit report in regard to General Extto run Vorbeck.

It is stated that General Lettew von Verbeek is still in Berlin.

RUMANIA

Signor Tittoni. Minister for Foreign RE-APPEARANCE OF M. JONESCU.

Affairs.

Signor Rossi, Minister for Colonies. Signor Tedesco, Minister for Financr Signor Dante Ferrarts. Minister for Labour and Food.

FA

"FIRE AT ST. CYBE.

A HUNDRED AEROPLANES

DESTROYED.

PARIS, Jane end.

A fire has destroyed 19 hangars and 100 aeroplanes at St. Cyce. THEMENACE OF BOLSHEVISM SOVIET REPUBLIC DECLARED IN

SLOVAKIA

COPENHAGEN, June 22nd.

A telegram from Kaschau states that a Slovak Soviet Republic has been pro claimed.

Anton The President. M. Janousek. har telegraphed greetings to the Russian and Hungarian Bolshevista welcomed throughout Slovakia. Thousands are joining the Red Army.

GENERAL DENIKIN'S VIGOROUS OFFENSIVE.

PARIS, June and.

A telegram from Zurich states that the Bratiano Cabinet in Romania has vir It is believed that M. tually resigned. Tak Jonesca will form a new Ministry ESTHONIANS RECOMMENCE

HOSTILITIES.

AGAINST GERMAN BALTIC STATES.

COPENHAGEN, June 23rd.

་

1919.

CHINESE CUSTOMERS. THE PROGRESS OF BANKING.

DBY PROFESSOR MADDENTON SMITH, M.SC.A}

One of the most noticeable features of fact that the the present day is the Chinese are displaying more and more! faith in British banks, and to that faigh must be ascribed sine of the success which the records of recent years 'plore: ...

Of course, the increase in trade has had a great deal to do with the increase in the volume of banking business; but, still, ip) is a fact that the Chinese use British tanks more and more each year,

Among the many things that have sur prised me during my residence in the Far valne banknotes by the Chinese. និង Est must be counted the use of high- Hongkong we never see any metal coin above the value of a dollar (usual pre- war. value abont .), and the commin enia is a 10-cent piece. But the Chinese frequently carry notes of 100, 500, or even

dollars.. 1,000,

A large number ak

para ments are made with these notes.

ane ccnsion a young Chinese friend enme to me in answer to an appeal for subscription. He affered a thousand dallars, and to my amazement took out. a. roll of notes, and carefully selected one for the sum named. Naturally enough

had expected a cheque.

A NATIVE METHOD The native banking system of China is very intricate. Marco Polo relates that bank bills were in use since ancient times. Yet the bills of the native banks It is have but a limited circulation. pleasurable to notice that the banknotes of the British banks in the Far East are

of the others. more popular than any

When the Manchus were turned-out of the devised office six or seven years ago some of

Party in power "Young Chins a very simple method of acquiring wealth. They printed as many notes as possible, and they called in all of the silver, the credit lutter being deposited to their

British: banks in Hongkong. chiefly in Thus, in time the notes of the Canton 30 Government became worth less than per cent. of their face value in the city of Canton. In the Far East British banknotes are worth their face value only in the place of issue. There is nothing in China liks a British Bank of England

note, always worth its face value in any part of Britain. Banknotes issued by a British bank in the the past, six or of Hong- kong have been during seven years at about 10 per cent, discount and 13 per cent, prema in Shanghai nt the branch office of the same bank. I: is as if the merchant it London might expect discounts or premium on his money

RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE,

An Estoniar communique states that when paid in Birmingham of hostilities against the German Baltic Landseswehr recommenced, on June 21s along the whole front from the Gulf of Riga to Ronnenburg, owing to the Ger- Breaking the Armistice terms. Renter learns that representatives of the Lettish and Esthonian armies waited at Walk for two hours, yesterday, with no result, to meet the representatives of the Landtenwehr for a conference as General Gough directed.

гадла

The feeling of suspicion which clogs the native mind and the commercial machine of China can be broken down; and the fact is noticeable that the Bris tish are the people whom the Chinese Thera trust most of all in trade matters. are many things about us, our reserve and our pride, which they do not like; in Chinese many ways, especially socially, the Ger

But the Chinese did not trading circlemore popular the Esthonians to continue to observe the

probably feared the Germans: Armistice strictly, and to refrain from tir. They ang provocative action, except against the they as it has come about that the Chinese

certainly mistrusted them. Bolshevika.

The report declares that, the news hast Notwithstanding this, the Allies advisedct the Germans ns. they do the Bri

been

LONDON, June 24th. General Denikin's offensive in South Russia continues with great success along the whole front, from the Caspian Sen to the Sea of Azov, in the direction of Astrakhan Bolshevik detachments are offering little resistance.

Towards Tanritsin the volunteer forces inflicted a severe defeat on the 10th. Bolshevik army, which lost 78 per cent, of its effectives.

In the area towards the middle of the Don District the Bolshevik 14th and rd Divisions suffered heavy losses, and were dispersed into small groups The With Division also received a severe knock." An agreement has been concluded with the Doc Cossacks, who rose against the Bol sheviks. thus cutting the Bolshevik 9th array in two, and giving General Denikin a reinforceinent of 92.300 men..

In the area of the Donetz Basin, with the assistance of tanks, progress was made towards Kharkov, and the Bolshevik 13th army is in full retreat.

The whole of the valuable coal and iron fields have been captured.

Since the beginning of the offensive. General Denikin gained 90.000 square miles of territory. The total captures, to the beginning of June, are 32,000 pri- soners, 248 guns. 350 machine-guns, and

FINLAND. DECLARATION OF AN INDEPEN- DENT REPUPLIC

་་

In the event of a further attack by depositors are gradually using British German or Landeswehr troops, the banks in the Far East; and, in the course Estonians are able to defend their pre-of time, they will use them more and sert' positions.

more in consequence these British banks deserve to flourish. Bourish, as they

have earned the good will of

But their Chinese customers.. efforts should be made by all of us to persuade the Chinese to use these modern banks

and

more. It method's more and banking is remarkable that, in a country where natives' pay each other 12 per cent, as a common rate of interest for a loan that is on good security, large sums of money In the are kept on business premises. safes of Chinese firms in Hongkong thos sands of pounds worth of notes and silver in stored because the owners will and, strange as 15 not trust the bing cost of a cheque

HELSINGFORS, June 3rd. The Diet has adopted a Bill making Finland an independent republic.

CANADA

HUNGARY.

19

:traits

SERIOUS RIOTS IN WINNIPEG. WINNIPEG, June 22nd. The city was placed under martial law may read, the on Saturday afternoon, when the Riot seems a waste to the wealthy Chinese mar

of Act was read after one or two had been chant. For among the curious: killed or wounded by revolver shots dur- this wonderful commercial people is the ing a charge by the royal mounted palice passion for economy. Thas seem to lose

of all sense

proportion in the matter. 15 order to 13t the truth of this statement the writer baggled with

old wealthy a Chines

in Hongkong about a shopkeeper. bargain.

Chinese merchant cheer Kelly

hed for

two hours over shill. krgued ing: he was quite pleased when at last I agreed to pay, let us say, £5 10s. 6d. instead of the £5 10 which was my offer of two hours earlier He would not loo that sixpence profit for two hours of his

he quite cheerfully promgood time.

subscription of Elo for a

HOW THE ALLIES WILL SETTLE THE QUESTION.

LONDON, June 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at Vienna re- parts tint the Entente have decided to anally settle the Hungarian "question shortly.

commanded by a Entente Hungary, partly ria Vienna...

troops,

11 urmoared trains, besides an enormous French: General, will be seat against next day for paradoxical as it appears,

amount of war materink including 50.000 rifles and 1.200 transport wagon."

ESTHONIANS CAPTURE 3,000 PRISONERS

HELSINGFORS, Joh 22nd. The Esthoniana took 6,000 prisoners when they recaptured Krasse ak

GENERAL DENIKIN'S CAPRES

¿

FRENCH LABOUR. MERCHANT SALLORS EIGHT-HOUR BILL ADOPTED.

PARIE, June 24th. The Chamber Ens adopted the Merchant Sailors Fight-hour Bill.

cause.

operate

the Chinese

are generous. But two things deposits in foreign banks. 4gainst

economy the other One is the desire for 13 suspicion. Not only suspicion of the bank, but suspicion of the cheque itself. But, especially since the Bevolution in 1913, the wealthy Chinese from the South China districts have been flocking into Hongkong for

for security and gradually the advantages of bank- ing in the European style.

THE NEW GRAD CATES.

The deputies hoped that other" nations would follow otherwise French ship they are learning EKATERINODAR, June 13th.

owners would be in position of Between May 5th and 28th Denikin's inferiority forces captured 92,000 Bolshevists, 150 guns, 50 machine-guas. several armoured trains, and 10,000 rifles.

2

General Mamontoff's cavalry smartly crossed the Don east of the confinence at Donetz and got behind the Bolshevist Fourteenth Division, which was holding the line to Donetz.

The Bolshevists were decisively defeated and fled in panic led by the coururander of the division. They were badly cut up.' Several hundred prisoners and six guus were captured.

The Bolshevists, believing that the ad-

was camou

vancing British tank with the baseret The tank machine-gunned them at cluse

quarters.

Recently there appeared new notices on prominent building in the most central part of Hongkong The place had been an betel under

bank, run more It was now & Chiacan management or less on British lines the British The nasistanı of manager was a graduate University of Hongkong. An engineer ing graduate of the same centre of learn- ing industrial undertakings. When next ing was on the staff to advise concern- He we met, we talked about this bank invited me to a receptiun, and it trans THE SILVER MARKET.

some of the directors were old pired friends GRADUAL RISE IN TRICE.

23rd. 3

BELGIUM LOSS SUSTAINED DURING THE WAR Reuter learns that the Industrial Com- mittee in Belgium has established the fact that the losses sustained by Belgian industries during the war amounted to £391,000,000, of which £30,000,000 was due to destruction and requisitium.

.

well.

Kitchener.

Mr. Arthur Cownley Tells How Cuticura Cleared His Skin

"Rough, red, keby," and awollen patches appeared over my forehead and

down the left side of my faca causing great diafigurement, Every day they stew worse and iched and burned crual- 17. Some nights I would not sleep at all and I wan parily blinded with the welling my left eye.

•*T was ill six weeks when I used Cutiera Soan and Distment and after using both A a fortnight, I was com- påtaly Aanled.**. (Signed) Arthur Wes Cowaley, 58, Anton Ter, Swallow- nest, Sheffield, Eng.

Clear the pores of impurities by daily e. of Cuticure Soap and occasional touches of Cuticura Ointment, as noeded, to prevent pimples, blackbands or other eruptions. You must startright if you would have a clost, soft skin and complexion all the time, by using them for toilet and nursery purposes.

“Soap tự chekapse Clampetto heal. British Depot: • 7. Kewbery & Suga, Link, 27, Chan First Man Litudine. Still weer hers.

[31-14.

P.Wigham-Richardson & Co.,

LIMITED

85. GRACECHURCH STREET, and at Lloyds. LONDON.EC.3.

CARLE ADURI "ARMADORES," Lax59x, Conan Berati, Coolers Pirana. CODE, SCUTTA. WAT A.B.C., A., WarmX UNION.

Insurance Brokers, Coal Contractors, Brokers for the Chartering Sale. Pur chase and Construction of Steamers, are open, to represent firms desiring business effected in the London Market:

A Good

Medicine

(706

according to one of the wise old thinkers of the past, possesses two Important qualities. It "restoreth us our health when we lose it" and it "preserveth our health while we have it." Probably no populár medicine possesses these two qualities in greater measure than Beecham's Pills. Beecham's. Pills -restore and also preserve the health. They are excellent to take when the system is run-down and In need of a gentle restorative. Beecham's Pills act upon and through the organs of digestion the regular, and harmonious work- ing of which is of the first impor

ince! They speedily correctTM irregularities and restore healthy conditions. It has been abundantly proved that the occasional-use of this.well-known medicine will go far to maintain the general health. in a state of efficiency. Enjoy good health therefore, by taking that good medicine-

Beecham's Pills.

BEECHAMPS FILLS are specially

uitable for Females of all ages. "In bestes, lab-led, 9jduj 1/13 & 2/5.

FLAS

PITTSBURGH STEEL CO. -Enviable Builder - NEW YORK, ULA

Musticton of

PEREWIRE NAILS

MARTIN'S

Fence Staples

Barbed Wire and other STEEL and WIRE PRODUCTS

APIOL&STEEL kam PILLS

(968

at ve beni a poety don'jury - be

JARTIN'S

PIOL&STEEL PILLS

Looking back over that ocaversation. with my Chinese friends and knowing the - directors of the British bank in the Far which is called "the Bank," I am

who spoke my language inded of a discusalon with local One of them had a stigh doctor in, this colony, "You do silver is quoted at add buyers and

on ph showing the late 33 15-18d. sellers, with larger offerings taken when my friend was not a bank Chinese medical graduates of the local There is a noticeable weakness in the director, but a high official under the university? I asked him, na one of in ja motor car and my China Exchange. The market is quiet. Mugelius. We talked over, industrial had then went by

Chinese affairs, and, with the usual bo friend explained

the LONDON, June 24th.

young man's surpris Silver is quoted at 54 5-16d. buyers and pitality of the Chinese, the directors:iing income. Oh, no, gravely replied HELSINGFORS, June 10th tiers There-is-an-abscace of bisted thats as the Americans put it, my friend. "I welcome them. They are should celebrate hey talked free educating the Chinese to believe in West. The Finnish General Btaff reports thap offers. The market is steady

and they were all optimists about the era medicine; and when they really have LONDON, June 25th.

educated them, then the Chincas come to British battleships yesterday torpedoed the Bolshevik battleship Slawa which The market is steady. The market will trade boom coming to China

meTimes Trade Supplement, a sadk immediately.

be closed on July 1st

ANOTHER BOLSHEVIST BATTLE

SHIP SUNK..

(Continued at foot of next cohÍTAD.)