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FIRE

FIGHTING

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"HONGKONG. DAILY - IRI

NAVAL REDUCTIONS. WHAT JAPAN HAS DONE.

The following statement of what Japan bas done following upon tha"dgning and ratification of the Washington Treaty for the limitation of Naval Armaments has been officially supplied to us:-

TUESDAY, DECAT MA

18TE,

GREAT FIRE AT CANTON. OVER A MILLION DOLLARS" DAMAGES.

(a) REDUCTION OF VESSELS Immediately after the conclusion of the Washington Conference and even before the Imperial ratification of the Naval Treaty growing out of that conference, the Japanes Government suspended the construction of the capital ships Anga,cally destroyed. Tosa, Amagi and Alugi.

NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA. DIVIDEND AT THE RATE OF

15 PER CENT."

HONGKONG IMPORTS. IMPROVED PROSPECTS OF THE

WOULLEN TRADE.

The fortnightly Frico Current and Market Report, published by the Hong- kong General Chamber of Commerce, stale KAMAL

Another great conflagration bay cecur. The regular general meeting of share held in Tokyo recently to receive the reci in Saikwan, the main business holders of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha was centre of the western suburb of Canton, business report and socounts for the first

Cotton Piecy Goods -and Fancy, Cotton resulting in the destruction of 153 half of the year. A dividend at the rate of 18 per cent. per annum was declared. houses. The total loss is estimated The business report for the term under Goods-During the interval, considerable males of white shirtings have bong report. af not less than a million dollara, and in review, contains the following surance companies are affected, we under The Company operated 109 vessels: ed, at very much below replacing cont over 30 chartered vessels. The cargo stand to the extent of about five lakhs,ggregating 667,000 tons, in addition to. Despite the fact that the standard form

· amount of:büninfeesia@said to have been passengers to 119,000, the mileage covered done in dyed and fancy goode. Seven streets of buildings were practicarried amounted to 2,215,000 tons and of contract is still not settled, a fair Cotton Yarn.Market ruled very quiet being 9,698,000 miles.

and only a few hundred balen changed Quotations are:-No. 10. #156 to $180, first hands. Prices ruled steady to firm. On the Chinese service the shipping No. 129. $160 to $178. No 168. $180 to Sales 500 bales 1,300 Shipments nil. a generally inactive, with the exception $105. No. 20s. $178 to $190. Arrivals of the Tsingtao line, but the number of Unsold stock 7,000 bales. Bargains 8,000

On the South Pacific service the ship ally in a fruiterer's shop, about a quarter passengers showed an increase.. past one o'clock on Saturday morning, through the averturning of an oil lamp ping showed gradual development, and

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So extensive was the conflagration that it gave rise to a suspicion that it was a deliberate attempt by a political faction to burn down the city, but inquiry proved that this rumour was entirely without accident foundation. The fire broke out

On the constwise service, the shipping of cargo was, on the whole, brisk, and there was an increase in the number of passengers.

bales.

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When the Naval Treaty had been rati- fied, preparations were at once taken in hard for scrapping the other vessels to be disposed of under the treaty, vir: Settra A, Satuma, Katori, Fashima, Kurama, Ibuki, Ikuma," Hizen, Wike, Shikishima, Alahi and Fuji. These pre-

Woollen-The cold, map has improved parations were made in order that these vessels" could be promptly scrapped when

eto., are being liquidated. This will pave the Naval Treaty should have taken effect; and now they are already divoated of the It is stated that the Blaze ignited the passenger trafic was also unusually clearances. Old stocks of blankets, rugs, On the Bombay tine business on the the way for fresh orders for next season greater portion of their armaments, and clothes of the fruiterer's wife, and while brisk,

was endeavouring to save his wife manned by only a small number of men, be sufficient for preserving order, they are from being burnt to death-in which he outgoing voyage was dull, but on the There is a demand for stock lots of suit"

no change to”, waiting for the coming into force of the was unhappily unsuccessful-the fire got homeward royages the vessels carried bigings, broadcloths, lastings, etc., but stocks

Baw Cotton. There is Treaty Under the provisions of the a strong bold upon the shop. A high cargoes of raw cotton. In the latter are scarce. Several orders have been report, Nominal quotations: Indian des Treaty the armament and armour of the wind was blowing at the time and the part of the term, however, these cargoes placed for next winter. Fuji has been removed and she has been flames rapidly spread to the adjoining declined considerably, but the number of

On the Calcutta and Java lines busi-criptions at $30.35; Chinese grades made a special service boat,

houses, Efforts to check the progress of Pasongers increased. the fire were handicapped by lack of water. Owing to the long, spell of dryness was dull both on the outgoing and #39 to 838. weather only an intermittent supply was return voyages, although the passenger being given, and at the time the fire traffic was active

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Metals Business has remained quiet. It need scarcely be said that the Japan

Steel Bara are reported done at the exo- ese Government will scrupulously observe the restrictions imposed by the Naval Treaty on capital ships, airship carriers, etc. Nor need it be said that the Japan occurred it is stated that the water was On the European service the cargo tionally cheap price of 84.40 per pical, ese Government will adhere to the spirit shut off. About an hour elapsed before traffe was generally düll on the outgoing Nails are ecquired for, but lower exchange of the treaty in building auxiliary ships, water could be obtained from, the voyages, but on the return voyages full makes the price higher than dealers are Quotations:-American. In this connection a comparison may hydrants and the fire engines could get cargoes were carried, the freight rates

750,000 sacks. with advantage be made between the to work. Meanwhile, the fire had extend- being somewhat lower. The number of propared to pay. newly contemplated and reduced pro-ed to many other houses and it was not passengers showed a remarkable in Flour Market Report-Stock About On the Hamburg line business was dull Patent $3.70 per sack; American Cut-off, $2.90 por nacke; Shanghai Flour, gramme and the eight-eight programme until six o'clock that its further progress

both on the outgoing and bomeward Straight, $2.83 per suck; American which was framed through many sessions was checked.

The fruiterer's wife and two young voyages. of the Diet up to and including the extra

The auxiliary children were burnt to death. Ordinary session of 1920. ships which were to have been completed by 1997, under the eight-eight programme are as follows:- A-Cruisers

Those completed after Taleata and Tenryu,but including these ships," and those already ordered numbered 17, and those not yet ordered numbered 9, making in all 26 vessels, totalling 146,750 tona. Among these ships were 4 of 8,000 tons ezob.

B-Destroyers

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sack.

On the American line business was de.90 per sack; Australian No. 1, #3 per Sugar. Market active and advancing Just thirteen months ago there was pressed on the outward voyages, bus of

Saltpette.--Hoavy demands continued great confiagration in the same district, the return voyages the shipments of and the whole of the houses destroyed by timber, flour, wheat, etc., were very brink, that fire had not yet been rebuilt. It was owing to a lowering of the freight rate. throughout the fortnight largely owing to this circumstance that The number of passengers declined... the present fire was checked. Last year's fire which originated in a cinema theatre, caused damage which was estimated at over $3,000,000.

CHINA.

On the New York service business on the outgoing voyages was generally briak, but on the homeward royages the ship. ments of cargo were. small.

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On the South American, Australian, and New York-Calcutta services,

NEW COMMERCIAL MAP

OF CHINA,

An excellent new Commercial Map of published by the well-known British declined, Thoso completed after the Elaze, Tani- AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH turns from passengers and cargo traffio China (82 by 45 inches) has just been On the whole, the depression in inter castographers Messrs. George Philip & kaic, Nara and Kim, but including

national-economic circles still continues; Sons, Ltd., London. The map which is these ships," and those already ordered

dividend of 13 per cent per annum by edited by Sir Alexander, Hosie," MA..., numbered 57, and those not yet ordered OBJECTION TO TRANSHIPMENT AT but the Company was able to declaro a on a scale of 48 miles to 1 inch, has been economizing expenditure, and adjusting LL.D., F.R.G.S., formerly H.B.M. Con- numbered 22 first-class and 15 second-

sui-General, in China. This is the first its services.

map to be published with the now "Halen": nomenclature (the new Republican form)"

class destroyers, making in all with a total of 109,568 tons..

A. Urimera st

of

of about 10,000 tong cach, and about 7,000 tons, totalling 8 with about 68,000 tons grosi B-Destroyers:

tons gross. C-Submarines:-

22; totaling 23,168 tona gross.

Under the old programme an increase

of only 20 per cent, was provided for in

TO CANTON,

A BIG SCHEME DISCLOSED":

through within the appropriations of the tralian fruits on the Chinese markets."

The only comment we can make on the to charter a vesel for the smuggling of

ended

familiar forms are also inserted. The opellings throughout are those officially adopted by the Chinese Post Office. The mala is given also in Kilometres and in Chiceso Li" The printing is in black clearly defined in contrasting tinte edged and five colours, the Provinces being with darker bands; the lettering is bold. and clear.

HONGKONG. From the local Chamber of Commercn we have received a copy of the Annual C.-Submarines :—-

Those completed or already ordered Report of the Bureau of Commerce and numbered 47, and those not yet ordered Industry of the Commonwealth of Aus- JAPANESE SMUGGLING ARMS and for reference the older and more 48, making 93 with a total of 82.862 tons.tralia. In the section of the Report de voted to trade with China, we notice that, These vessels were under a programme among other things, stress is laid on the which took several years to frame and need for direct shipping to Shanghai. A

A scheme to ship arms from Kobe to naturally lack uniformity in style. While letter from the Trade Commissioner at! decreasing the number of ships, it Shanghai mentions the provision of a is intended somewhat to enlarge the size large coal storage plant in Shanghai and South China on large scale has been A Kobe despatch to the Nicht, Nichi and to standardize it, and also to discard says: It is an absolute condition of disclosed. old ships in order to reduce future ex-making any purchase of frozen meat or panditure. The new programme has not butter is Australia that shipment must says that in compliance with a request yet been defnitely decided upon but its be made. in cold storage dircet from of the Governor-General's Office of For. There are three inset maps-Sinkiang Australia to Shanghai. If there is any moon the Police Authorities there r Province on a reduced scale, and Paking- general outline is as follows: ---

question of transhipment, either in Hong-cently started inquiries at various stores Tsinan and Shanghai-Nanking districts Long or Japan, they will hot consider any in Kobe and neighbourhood for the puron twice the scale of the general ma

communication received by the Kobe The abundance of commercial informa business with Australia on any terms pose of tracing the offender From a whatever...

Iarances, the Report says, of the Police from the Formosan Government, Man: supplied will be realised when it is on it is learned that among the offenders, the noted that 96 distinctive symbols aro harmful effect of transhipment

officials of the Formosan Government, and and mineral producte, and the various These symbols, being 24 st-class destroyere, totalling 33,600 Australian trade could be greatly multi majority of whom are in Taipeh, are employed to indicate animal, vegetable

plied.

An extract from an address delivered at that these men, in co-operation with ac manufactures. Conference of fruit-growers held in Ade complices in Kobe and other districte in printed in red and royal blue, are easily inido is quoted from which the following Japan, have been seoretly forwarding distinguishable. Wherever space permite excerpt is taken: "It is to be regretted arms to Canton and other quarters in the names of the animal and vegetable that there is no direct steamship service South China, é Formosa. Among the products are given in full. Hailways' in the appropriations to cover the great rise to Shanghai, where there is a population arms already shipped are 1,000 revolvers, operation are shown by bold red lines and, in prices. Under the new programme it of 6,000,000 people as many, if not more, a number of Japanese rifles and machine railways under construction by broken is intended to rectify that percentage so than the whole population of Australia Bucs and ammunition. On the 21st Nov. red lines Navigable rivers are shown in that the deficit can be covered. This Previving that prices are favourable and several offenders were about to ship as blue, with limits of navigation for large however, means no increase of expendi-shipping facilities available, there is a from Keriang, Formosa, for South Chias, steamers, small steamers, and junks. In Kobe, their accomplices had planned (with distances between porta), au ture; the new programme is to be carried prospect of an, enormous trade for Aus when they were arrested by the police. The map also shows canals, steamer routes, marine cables, passes, caravan routes, telegraphs and wireless stations. Open old programme.

ports and marts, porter of call, "or-Fu". cities (with differing Heien names in When the old and, new programme are question is that we suppose the matter arms to Canton, but their efforts

brackets), capitals of provinces, and. taken together, it will be seen that the has been represented to the shipping in failure.

haien or district cities are also distin vessels to be built under the new pro- companies trading between Australia and

guished. Heights of land are indicated ramme, as compared with that portion the Far East, and if they cannot see their of the eight-eight programme which has way to meet the need, it is for the Aus

The following note is taken from the in feet. at intervals. The price of the map. not yet been placed on order, show a de tralian Government to consider the advis.

rollera, 609. net, Mounted on cloth, fold- crease of 35 m number, totalling 13,398 ability of enbeidiaing such a service with

13.view to the development of Australian C. Daily New, for purusal by Club mounted on cloth and vanished with

trade with Shanghai. Perhaps it is well

Committees in Hongkong

Not the least important event occured in French case, 568, net. The map is The number of men and officers, to discharged as a result of the trapping to add a word of caution against accept of capital ships and other measures of ing the statement of Mr. Lonen Fang ring in Shanghai this week is that one accompanied by a Handbook consisting of

that Shanghai has population of armament rsetriction totals about 12,000 6,000,000: The best estimated place it as of the leading social institutions in the 16 pagca of geographical, commercial and This does not include mechanics and wall toward 1,500,000 1198 Settlement in fact the premier one has industrial information, with

A chapter in the Raport, is devoted to on its way to bring about a substantial written by Sir Alexander Hosie. labourers employed at dockyards, 6.000 of

Australia trade with Hongkong and duction in the monthly subscription value of a map such as is above described who have already been dismissed.---

South China, and the comment is made paid by its members. Looking back, as curious. (5.) ADJUSTMENT OF NAVAL STATIONĖ,

that of a total trade of £187,000,000 re past events and conditions, it is perfect The Japanese Government contemplates worded at Boogkong in 1991 less than one well kapiro, that a few years are the the adjustment of first-cines Naral Bta million sterling, or a little more than such redaction could by any possibility like the present, when the depresion in tions and minor Naval Stations in con- hall of 1 par contrepresented the have been contemplated, yet at a time buairs is about se intense as it could nection with the limitation of armaments Australian contribution.

bre, the committee have been able to re- provided for by the Washington Treaty

commend and carry it through It would

A bull terrier, belonging to Lieut. and-for economy.of expense, the gist of that decnon being announced on July

The Chanhai Naval Station is to be be well worth the while of other clube and 5th, 1927, as follows:

abolished and the Chenhai Minor Naval instituions here to inquire how this has White of the King's Regiment, disappear- This Maidruri Naval Station is to Station is to be ablished in its place been made possible, and if they do so ed the other day and when discovered by be converted into the Maidruru Minor or Naval Station Jurisdiction is to they will find that a rigid attention to Chinese detective at No. 5, Sai Street, Naval Biation. The Maidzuru Naval be established at the Chanhai Minor, Naval comomy in every department has been it had been slaughtered and dressed in Station Jurisdiction, Personnel Depart Station Period the iole factor. This practised over proper slaughter house fashion, ready ment Dengeknout of counts and Bup The Port Arthur Minor Naval Sts for years and still very much in vogne, for exoking A Chinese was arrested and plies (excluding part of clothing had pro tion Jurisdiction is to be abolished. A schreved the object aimed at and in was later charged with unlawful posses

ling Department, defectos corps and the radio station are to view of the amount of money whicit is ion of the dead terrier.

expended by the average man on olube, when asked by Mr. Lindsell yesterday be retained

4liers. The Minor, Naval Stations it would be a profound blessing if others if he killed the dog the accused-admitted is tost Takeshiki and Fengbeung are to be could follow suit. The tendency of late had done so and added that he found nor, abolished. The system of dividing the years ha bem for subscription to go up it straying on the Prays without a The detective told his Worship that he country into fire naval districts in to be until, if a resident is interested in more collag

than ons form of sport and is also de provisions section are to be retained for. districts TA DETERRE srong at the recreation afforded by or found the dog collar. at No. 5, Sai the Mhor Naval Station: Jurisdic-Date of execution It is intended presengly hard to meet all the demanda Bireet The collar bore the name of with matomary, rëndjustments: The de thas the matters mentioned under 1, 5 and upon his pocket. Now, however, that a fence corps and the radio station are to shall be carried into efect about April same has been made in the contrary The Magistrate ordered the defendant

khard labour. be retained without any radion) change.

Geat, and those under 3 about December direction, there may be hope of pursuing to be sent to gaol for three month with of this yon

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CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS..

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a less arduous financist trait:

index,

The.

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A CHINESE SLAUGHTERS A BULL TERRIER FOR FOOD.

Lent. White, King's Regiment,

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