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Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World. Term moderate, especially for Agencies. Ordera executed promptly. Just action and Enquiries are cordially solicited.

THE SHANTUNG QUESTION. } PRESIDENT WILSON QUESTIONED.

In the latter part of the White House Conference at Washington, on August 19th..

President Wilson, replying to Senator Johnson, said that the United States was not cognisant of any suurut treaties when she entered the war.

The President added that his Fourteen Points were ands without knowledge of the nce of treaties. He had advised Chic tence

to enter into the war, but had made no promise to protect China's interests at the Peace Conference), “but China. said, knew we would dis as well as we could.

Sonator Juhason: You did make an attempt.

SHIPBUILDING.

AMERICAN COMPETITION.

Sperling & Co., who has known the Mr. E. Mackay Edgar, head of United States intimately for a quarter of a century, has very little fear of Ameri es competition generally. In the matter of shipping he says their yards cannot turn out, and will not be able for a long white, to turn out the special ships for special trades, which are the back bone of the British Mercantile Marine, heSecondly, because their costs of construc. tion are very far ahead of nurs. Thirdly, because their expenses in operating a ship are also at least 10 per cent, beavier than ours. Fourthly, bevange they have (not even the beginning of that wonderful actwork of shipping agencies which op own people have built up round the world. Fifthly, bonuse +4 marantile mari, which is a necesity 1 14. ÎN it was.

The President referred to the presenta-

luxury to thera" Sixthly." beenuse the tion

instinet for the sea has been very greatly the Japanese resolution on racial equality as

"of impaired on the other side of this rather an expression

and because Opinion ne hope which was not pressed Atlanti

the ordinary for action. Senator Johnson asked how Adrien can always get a letter paid the United States voted on it, and Pre-and there congenial ja on land: Tra sideur Wilson replied that he was not sure years from now ye shall have won back because that all that the war has forced us to Field, he was at liberty to answers

and American shipowners will be very touches the intimacy of a great many con troversies which have occurred in the

gladly trumferring their rewers to the Conference, and I think it best in the in-

British register. terests of international good understand. ing that I should not answer."

President Wilson! Oh, indeed I did. Very seriously. 1 Senator Johnson; And the devision

was a disappointment to you! Trasden Wilson: I may frankly my

Replying to Senator Johnson, President Wilson said the decision regarding Shan;

brause tung had been trached)

1 thought it was the 'best to be gut in view of the definite engagements with Gent Britain and France and the necessity of be necessary in every case which we have a unanimous decision which we held to

decided.

Senator Borab and Johuson in a stute

mind later declared that their op-

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TRADE REPORT.

EXPORTS.

Lao-There is a pretty steady demand difficulty and high exchange, no busin From France, but, owing to the freight

has resulted so far. We make, the local market slightly firmer, as dealers are now asking 50 cents to 8 per picul above last week's prices.

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PEKING NOTES ·

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PERING, October 18.

AN INTERESTING ETMOUR.

Peking was stirred yesterday, by any port conveyed, so it is said, in a peles gram to the Government from a gaf CHINESE TOBACCO LEAY. The English dential agent in Canton, that Wu Ting- and Continental markets are able to fans and others, taking advantage of the pay the very high prices now being asked ace of General Luk Wing ting in

Kwangs had planned to decir by dealers, and, as a consequence, we have independent government. comprising the no business to repert under this heading seceding provinces, in the hope of obtain

Cassia. Õies. --A very tair business has

ing foreign recognition.. What truth been done in 18/50 per cent, ca. at about

there is in the report cannot be awers. are now the- per pient, but holders

tained ag the time of writing. manding for this grade. The sorsa

30 per cent. grade can be had at 82

ASTSEED a quiet st 185 Weon Or is neglected at 330. TR Dit commands to business. closing ente is $203,50,

PRANT No 1 20. No, There is nothing doing?.

FINANCIAL.

This ought to be a standing bending. The subject, like the poor, is always with Thes. Report had it that the Government had contracted several small loans, cha procurds, of which, with the two million dollars Customs

25.

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TIS. --99 per cent. at 883, 96 per cent. at $80, and 16 per cent. at $76. All are quiet.

STARANISERD is neglected at $28. GALENUTS are quoted at 844, with business. There are no buyers.

ANTIMONY-00 per cent. 1983 per ton.

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festival, The Cus over the mid-ants, would tide was toms surplus will be released, but there have theên no short-term loans, de suge gested Feking, however, is hopeful that the present partial contret of the situa tion, as represented by the appointment [of General Chin Yung-peng

Premier will appeal to the Powers and WANGHAI CAMPHOR.There is a small that they will sanction substantial

Holders are asking $295.

advance under the twenty-four million CALANGLL Good quality at 8.25 per dollar Reorganisation • load. Hoe is picul amalt business,

reinforced by the knowledge that the TURMERIC.-15. per "picul; nothing several bank representatives in Peking doing-fur market continued to ruletion of the application. Rumours are have recommended favourable considera-

DR BEINSCH AN ADVISER.

into

In a recent speech on his return from visit to Several important Epited State shipbuilding yards. ineinding the very quiet until towards the end of last numerous regarding other inancial trans VIL4t Hug land establishurst, Birwerk, when a slightly better feeling pre-nctions, but none of them can be youvyd. South Wales financier, said to the Direcness, however, of any importance has been announced that Dr. Beinsch, the Joseph Havies, K.B.E, the well-known railed owing to a few enquiries baying

come to hand from America. No bus When certain Vernacular newspapers

through so far for shipment to the US. Pacific Coast.

Minister to Peking, hud” been at the annual general meeting:

The ition to the League was justified, as should like to mention one thing in keral Ration in Japan may prove remarks about the gen-

appointed Adviser to the Chinese Guvern- ment at a salary of $80,000 per LAQUE," President Wilson's construction left it

regard to America. where I have had the of interest:-The quantity of rice pro

denial was promptly forthcoming. clear and unmistakable that, when the opportunity of wing the shipbuilding diced in 1917 and available in 1918 was

Chinese in a position to know assure me United States enters the Leazue. We

that the report is absolutely true are underea compelle moral obligation. there, the old rards and the new yards, 34,385,000 kofe, and the quantity of For: Reinach will act as counseller'on diploma. gation, which, and that is that I have come back satis mosaz. Korean and foreign rice imported tie, commercial, and polical matters to to say nothing of t other

that it disturbances, conficts, sat shipbuilding. Entre

from which 254,000 kokt were exported from today, is for a period of thres Supporters contend we are under fed that we can always hold our own in during the course of 1918 was 4,547,000 | the Chinese Government. but will reside Loku, making a total of 50.213.000 koke, in Aamerica. The agreement, which dates tlements, and wars in Europe and Asia brought about on the other side." if any should arise, and it is equally true wil!

it

that under this construction Elling

necessarily be under the same

force to partak in the settlement of Ame- rican affairs.

in

COST OF SHIPBUILDING IN

JAPAN

and the balance of 58,051,000 koka was consumed at home.

23

years.

OCTOBER FIRST.

Dr.

1919 the quantity of rice, produced in Japan and available in 1910 was To-day flags are being removed, and, 54,699,000 kuku, while the quantity of winter uniforme has been donned by elsewhere ap to the middle of May was must feel uncomfortable in the warm rice imported from, Formosa, Korca and officialdom. Soldiers in padded garments. making total of sunshine, but they will doubtless admit 3,375,000 kuk,

knku.

that the change has its advantages. Setting

APPLYING THE SCREW,

The

are 2

The

crews were

The present cost of ship construction Professor E. T. Williams, formerly General at Kobe), is approximately $30

Japan (says the British Consul technical adviser to the American Peace Delevates on Far Eastern Questions, per tun for cargo steamers and 300 giving evidence before the Senate Foreign in the United States of America, suTIN

Lien per ton for tank steamers. The cost. 59,974,000 300,000 kun for export, Relations Committee, declared that while in Paris President Wilson told bim Great time after the Armistice, was declared, the balance. 59.674,000 koku, is over for

Japanese and, Russians have apparently Britain and France were bound

bound to sup-

was reported at $109.57, per ton for cargo home consumption in 1019, showing at

not been playing the game on the Ainur port Japan's claim to Shantung, which steamers and 138.05 for tank steamers, surplus of 723.000 koka over the quantity River. Complaints have reached "the Japan would ons waive provided the In view of the higher cost obtaining in available for home consumption in 1915.

Chinese Government that the Chinese Chino-Japanese Treaty of, 1915 was exe Japan, the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. have Korean rice to the amount of 1,300,000 aded by the Russians acting at the instiga Coverament also expects that cruisers on the Amur were being block- When Professor Williams.

been unable to accept orders coming Loku will be imported into Japan during tion of the Japanese. him the from America. either course, the President

The cont cf ton-the autumn of 1919. war had been fought to establish the

nage in Japan sank at one time

starving and an appeal was made to con- sanctity of treaties, and while some of to the figure of somewhere about 200 yen. quiries to be supplere sted bedste ble sider their plight The Japanese re ther were unconscionable, it appeared but the prospect of increased require imports of foreign give, the heavy im- Enquiry to-day elicited the information

supplemented by considerable

any complicity in this action. necessary nevertheless to recognise the heavens is viens of avari lavourable plained, the present year, are easily ex that the incident was ended by Chinese

the Committee countries created a more

market. The present figures, which are:

The J Japanese Press point out that the steamers to navigate the Sungari and.

eians recognising the right higher than those recently ruling, are figures for 1918 do not take into account still well below the price offered by the 2,000,000 or 1 million koku which must

Amur rivers

and the right of Chinese Kokusai Kinen Kaisha (International have been carried forward from 1917. that X Commission composed of Chinese and to be present to protect them, Steamship Co. which have purchased at imports of Korean rice to the extent of 350 yen. According to a well-known million koku cannot be counted on. control of the riverine trade..

of Russians will draw up regulations for the Japanese shipbuilding authority some forgotten to make allowances for the in- in

finally that the Government bas

Another shipbuilding companies are diverting |

Chinese grievance has been some of their efforts to the manufacture Crease in consumption resulting from the certain, Russian "ships on the Amur were

increase in population. The

Press demand and supply should b arithmetic- ally even, but that there should also be margin of 3 to 4 million koka rendy to be carried from one year to another.

Our closing quotations are as follows *** Siam Garden Rice $15.50.

did not doubt that Japan would carry out her promise to return Shantung to China.

NEWSPAPERS AND LIBEL.

DISCLOSURE OF SOURCE OF INFORMATION

and.

3/30

Rus-

In the Coret of Appeal, on July 30th of machinery rather than maintain their paints out that it is not sufficient that" sinn "authorities confiscated these ships

un spent was heard from an order of the Judge in Chambers affirming the Master's order refusing bermission in a

libel uction to a

to a plaintiff to administer

certain. interrogatories to a defendant newspaper calling pen then to disclose the source of

their information on which the alleged libel was based.

In giving judgment Lord Justice Bankes said that it was now well established that in an action for libel against an indivi- dual who was not carrying in the Gess of a a newspaper, it was permissible to interrogate him whether he had fast

Ecation for what he had

whole establishment for the purpose of turning out ships.

THE MANILA FREE ZONE PROPOSAL.

The question of making a "free zone at the port of Manila (which was first mooted in 1910), has acquired fresh interest with the presentation in the Legislasure of a Bill providing for an appropriation for the purpose.

This

the night not have been or whether Bill (states the Acting British Consul at

have to

to go before a jury for the par- pose of saying whether special circum stances existed. All that he could was that this was an action against a newspaper for libel, and in that case the rule which refused to order disclosures

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Manila in a recent report) has formed | the subject of editorials in local news-

It is

Siam Rice 814.75,

Siam

813.50.

Saigon Long $19.75.-- Saigon Round $12.50. Paling White Rice No1 817.50 (extra). dinary).

Pakling White Rice No. 1 214.50 (or

Wahn White Rice $10.50.

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BOLSHEVIST MANIFESTO TO

CHINA.

sold to Chinese. Subsequently the Rus

And declined to return them. Now they.

admit that the sale was a proper one, and the vessels are to be restored to their

owners,

OPIUM BURNING.

There have been several opium-burningu in, the capital, but none so publicly as that which took place on Sunday morn ing, when seizures of opium, pipes, mor- phia, etc, were destroyed in un incinera for which had been erected on the open брасс outside the Temple of

of Agriculture. Member of the International Anti-Opium Association were present at the invitation [of General Wang Hani-chanr, and" two experts pronounced that the exhibits were bota-fire. Members of the Association were subsequently entertained to tiffin by

A wireless message from Museow seat manifeste which out on August 9th, gives the text of the General. Chine for cireuiation in China and is being printed in Central Asia :-

THE STUDENT MOVEMENT.

This morning it was reported that students, from. Tientsin. Tsinanfu, and elsewhere were determined to make a demonstration against the signing of the Treaty with Germany body of young en did and its was to the neighbour hood of the Hsinhuamen, and later in the day 3 of their number were arrested. I am informed that they do not belong to of having been hired to create troubie. MISCELLANEOUS, of Russi

misled by the in- forgation given him. It was also estab listed. far as that Court was concerné papera, and whilst the plan has met with led, there was an exception to that rule in general approval, it is urged that the the case of a newspaper. Counsel brad, sum at present recommended for the however, suggested that special circumscheme is entirely inadequate, stances existed in this case, which placed pointed out that for the plan to sureve it outside the rule on which the excep not only three or four new piers are re tion was founded. The Court could not. quired, but many large warehouses would however, decide an issue which would

have to be constructed. It is also re-

The manifesto-elf-styled **fraternal marked that Manila is at present the

word, to all the people of China - states that the Workmen's and Peasants most expensive port in the Ear East for Government have annulled all seert ships to enter Unless the internal treaties concluded, by the Tsar' over revenue of 1 per cent, and the wharfagement with Japan, China, and ità former tax of $1(gold) per gross ton are abolish chance of competing auccessfully. The contributions accruing from the Boxe the appeal must be dismissed.

Lord Justice Serutton agreed, and said cost of labour has also risen: Dock men rising in 1900, and all special priv that a comment alleged to be fair might and stevedore me receive from 2 to 2.50 merchants in China.

leges and all factories

The new Japanese-owned English daily become unfair if made from a malicious peras per day. These facts must also be

The Soviet Government are, says the published in Tientsin has made its debut and the proposed interrogatories taken into calculation when considering document prepared to negotiate with and promises not to defend everything might become very material in such a the possibility of competition within the Chinese people through their reper Japanese. Such frankness will no doubt.

that case. If one approached the matter out port and Hongkong, where the Chinese sentatives concerning all other questions.

is Japanese just because it side the decided cases it seemed to his coolie gets 20 cents a day and probably and suggests that, as the Bolshevists are appreciated, and there will be mans Lordship that

much to be said does half as much again as the Filipino the sole allies of the Chinese, the Chiere watching to see that the paper lives up in favour of

questions as to the labourer. person from whom the information was

people as represented by the Government to its promise. The end of this month is

to witness the.

Of the

Paling advent received. There was,

Powever,

rule or By establishing a free zone it is hoped all open immediately official relat ons Herald, which will champion Japan's practice which had

for many

Mr. Satoh, the years, according to which this kind of to make an emporium at Manila for the rentative Busia and send their poze cause in the capital,

to meat" supply of American goods to all parts of Arms." The army is taking the message agedy of Reuter, Mr. Willes announces par advanced edite is: already here Through the interrogatory was not allowed in the case of a newspaper. He war bound by the Far East and India: The idea har and is marching to the East to liberate that he was engaged as foreign editor of course, the support of local, American Siberia from the bandit Koltchak and and literary reviser in April fast, and previous decisions of the Court of Appeal, and

firms, who see in it a chance to obtain 2 Japan, his ally. there was nothing in the case which indicated any special circumstances which would take it out of the rule which affect ed newspapers.

The appeal would be dismissed.

the source of information applied and fed, Manila merchants would have little allies, and renounce Russian claims to the the student body, and they are suspected

motive.

was

the

returned for

OBJECTS OF THE PROPOSAL.

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larger share of the import trade in the,

Far East. Even with proposed improve."

be

that engagement stands.

Fat O'Brien left for the United.

DD

Cesday.

BANKI

ments it is doubtful, however, if shippers, absurd considering the Japanese ship-

Mr. F. A. Smith special correspondent would countenance the extra handling of ping facilities.

of the Chicago Tribune, has arrived in their merchandise as far as the China This leaves the possibility of competi- Peking from Omak He will remain in CANADA AND THE FAR EAST.

trade is concerned. It is difficult to ap tion with Singapore as a mirt for the the Orient about a year, preciate how Manila will absorb the pre- Dutch East Indies, Malaya.. Indo-China. Unnadian manufacturers are showing hai. Kobe and Singapore.

sent transit trade of Hongkong. Shang and India, Singapore would also ap

pear to enjoy the advantage over Manila. increasing interest in Oriental markets,

In the case of the first two, its "geo- of having a large hinterland, especially DID HE INTEND TO LOOT THE largely owing to the reports on trade graphical position would seem to make so when the railway through to Siam has possibilities in the Far East hrought

from back by the Canadian Trade Commission In order to reach the great hinterland East Indies and Indo-China there seems

competition

Manila impossible, been completed. As regards the Dutch

At the Magistracy. er in China, who

yesterday, a a brief visit to the Dominion. The Cana betition from Manila. As a result of the and a vagabond.

for of Hongkong and Shanghai the cargo to be a real possibility of effective com- Chinese was charged with being a rogue dian banks (says The Times Trade Sup-

war the trade routen "in "the Far East plement) are alive to the importance of stated above, involve at least one extra have undergone some change, and there mies of the Hongkong and Shanghai

"ofsidiary shipping lines, which would. as

Defendant was hanging about the pre- developing trade with the Orient, and being of the cargo, not to speak of the has been a large substitution in Far Bank early yesterday morning, and when are apening branches in China and at being of the org, not opta More Pattern markets of American for Euro challenged by a Indian con table cou Vladivostock. Shipping difficulties aro delay

less severely felt, but exchange over, nearly all steamship lines calling at pean goods. By making Manila a free not give a catisfactory anwar

Mr. Smith wked if defendant 'bad' of trans-Pacific trade. The paper and Shanghai, which fact would appear to and increase this trade, and to attract intended to lont the bank. pulp industry of British Columbia is make it impossible for Manila to com- uvers from these trade areng to Manila, Inspector Cashman replied that be did among those which are hoping to expand pete with the porte. For Japan, where arrangements would be made for not know what the man's intentions were. their Oriental trade to a very codaider-Manila as a distributing centre Rocms the inspection of goods in the free port Mr. Smith sentenced defendant.. to abic extent...

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fourteen days hard labour.

bections are an obstacle to the growth Manila also call, at Hongkong und port. American merchants hope to boid]

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