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HONGKONG

DAILY FRR88, TUESDAY,

NAVAL REDUCTIONS. WHAT JAPAN HAS DONE. The following statement of what Japan has done following upon the signing and ratification of the Washington Treaty for the limitation of Naval Armaments has been officially supplied to us!-

DECEMBER 19TH

GREAT FIRE AT CANTON. FOYER A MILLION DOLLARS

AIWAN DAMAGES.

NIPPON, TUSEN KAISHA. DIVIDEND AT THE RATE OF

13 PER CENT.

The regular general meeting of share Another great conflagration has occur

holders of the Nippon Yuson Kaisha was red in Saikwan, the main business held in Tokyo recently to receive tha centre of the western suburb of Cunton, business report and accounts for the first resulting in the destruction of 183 half of the year. A dividend at the rate

of 15 per cent. per annum was declared. houses. The total lose la estimated

The business report for the term under ut not less than a million dollara, and in-review.contains the following more t surance companies are affected, we under The Company operated 109 vessels, aggregating: 587,000 tons, in addition to stand to the extent of about five lakhs over 30 chartered vessels The cargo passengers, to 119,000, the mileage covered Seven streets of buildings were practicarried amounted to 2,215,000 tons and

being 9,626,000-miles.

(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 Japanese Government suspended the construction of the capital ships ago,cally destroyed, Tosa, Amags and dlogi,

When the Naval Treaty had been rati fied, preparations were as once taken in band for scrapping the other vessels to be disposed of under the treaty, vis Setiaw, A, Satama, Kador, Kashima, Kuramo, buks, Ikuma, Hisen, it Shikushima, Ataki and Fuji. These pre- parations were made in order that these vessels could be promptly scrapped when the Naval Treaty should have taken effect; and now they are already divested of the greater portion of their afmaments, and manned by only a small number of tura, sufficient for preserving order, they are waiting for the coming into force of the Treaty. Under the provisions of the -Treaty the armament and armour of the Faj has been removed and she has been made a special service boat,

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

On the Chinese service, the shipping was generally inactive, with the exception of the Tsingtao line, but the number of On the South Pacific service the ships passengers showed an increase.

also unusually ping showed gradual development, and passenger traffic was brisk...

MOITAUIN O.

HONGKONG IMPORTS. IMPROVED PROSPECTS OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

The fortnightly Price Current and

, published by the Hong." Market Report, kong General Chamber of Commerce, stated KOLAT LAHTHE

Cotton Picco Goods and Fancy, Colton Goods-During the interval, comnderable amien of white shirtings; have been report. ed, at very much below replacing cost. Deite, Aha fact that the standard form of contract is still not settled, a fair amount of busipferVinäidɛto have been done in dyed and fancy goods.·

Cotton Yarn.-Market ruled very quiet and only a few hundred bale changed Quotations are:-No. 106. #156 to $180, firet hands Prices ruled steady to firm. No. 128 160 to $178. No 16 $180

Arrivals 198. No. 20s. $179 to $190. Unsold stock 7,000 bales. Bargains 8,000 1,300 Shipments nil. Sales 300 balest

bales.

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 foundation, The fire broke out accident ally in a fruiterer's abop, about a quarter

Woollen.-The cold snap has improved past one o'clock on Saturday morning,

clearances. Old stocks of blankets, rugs,, through the overturning of an oil lamp,

eta, are being liquidated. This will pave It is stated that the blaza iguited the clothes, of the fruiterer's wife, and while

On the Bombay line business on the the way for fresh orders for next season. he was endeavouring to save his wife

Several orders have been from being burat to death in which he outgoing voyage was dull, but on, the There is a demand for stock lots of suit-

In the latter are aTICE." was unhappily unsuccessful--the fire got homeward voyages the vessels carried bigings, broadcloths, lastings, etc., but stooks. a strong bold upon the shop. A high cargoes of raw catton.

Raw Cotton.There is no change to wind was blowing at the time and the part of the term, however, these cargoes placed for next winter.

roport Nominal quotations: Indian des flames rapidly spread to the adjoining declined considerably, but the number of bouses Efforts to check the progress of passengers increased

On the Calcutta and Java lines busi-criptions at 800.35; Chinese, grade It need scarcely be said that the Japan the are were handicapped by lack of ege Government will scrupulously observe water. Owing to the long spell of dry aess was dull both on the outgoing and 832 to $38. the restrictions imposed by the Naval weather only an intermittent apply was return "voyages, although the passenger On the European service the cargo Treaty on capital ships, airship carriers, being given, and at the time the fire traffic was active, etc. Nor need it be said that the Japan- occurred.it.is stated that the water was esa Government will adhere to the spirit shut off. About an hour elapsed before traffic was generally dull on the outgoing of the treaty in building auxiliary, ships water could be obtained from the voyages, but, on the return voyages full The number of In this connection a comparison may bydrants and the fire engines could get gocs were carried, the freight rates remarkable in with advantage be made between the to work. Meanwhile, the fire had extend being somewhat lower. newly-contemplated and reduced pro ed to many other houses and it was not passengers showed a

On the Hamburg line business was dull gramme and the eight-eight programme until six o'clock that its further progress.

the outgoing and homeward which was framed through many sessions waa checked.

ayages. of the Diat up to and including the extra.

On the American line business was de ordinary session of 1920. The auxiliary ships which were to have been completed Just thirteen months ago there was pressed on the outward voyages, but on by 1997, under the eight-sight programme

great conflagration in the same district, h return voyage the shipments of are as follows:-"

and the whole of the houses destroyed by timber, four, wheat, etc., were very brisk, A-Cruisers

that fire had not yet been rebuilt. It was owing to a lowering of the freight rate. 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

Those completed after Talents and but including these ships," and those already, ordered numbered 17, and those not yet urdered numbered 9, making in all 28 vessels, totalling 148,750 tons Among these ships wore of 8,000 tons cách

B-Destroyers:

The fruiterer's wife and two young children were burnt to death.

over. $3,000,000.***

CHINA.

HONGKONG.

creage.

both an

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

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

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Matala-Business has remained quiet. Steel bars are reported done at the exop tionally cheap price of 84.40 per picul. Nails are enquired for, but lower exfimage makes the price higher than dealers ar prepared to pay.

Flour Market Report-Stock: About 750,000 sacks Quotations:-American.

$3.70 Patent,

per Back; American Straight, $9.88 per sack; Americaw. Cut-off, 82.00 per sack; Shanghai Flour, 8.90 per sack; Australian No. 1, $3 per Sugar.-Market active and advancing. Saltpetre-Heavy demands continuou

fortnight throughout the

Back

From the local Chamber of Commerce we have received a copy of the Annual Report of the Bureau of Commerce and Industry of the Commonwealth of Aus JAPANESE SMUGGLING ARMS and for reference the older and mere.

NEW COMMERCIAL MAPTM

OF CHINA," An excellent new. Commercial Map of published by the well-known British declined Those completed after the Ekare, Tani, AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH returns from passengers and cargo traffic China (62 by 46 inches) has just beet On the whole, the depression in inter- castographers, Messrs, George Philip & kaze, Nara and Auwa, but including

national economic circles still continues, Sons, Ltd., Londen. The map which is these ships, and those already ordered numbered 57, and those not yet, ordered OBJECTION TO TRANSHIPMENT AT but the Company was able to declare a on & scale of 43 miles to 1-inch, has been dividend of 15 per cent per annum by edited by Sir Alexander, Hosie, MA.. numbered 99 frst-class and 15 second-

economizing expenditure and adjusting LL.D., F.R.G.S., formerly H.B.M. Con

sul-General, in China. This is the first: elags destroyers, making in all 94 with a

its services.

msp to be published with the new "Haien" total of 109,586 tons...

nomenclature (the new Republican form)" C-Submariner -

Those completed or already ordered

familiar forms are also inserted. Th numbered and the not yet ordered

spellings throughout are those officially 18, making 93 with a total of 82,852 tons.tralia. In the section of the Report da voted to trade with Chine, wa notice that,

adopted by the Chinese Post Office. The Those vessels were under a programme among other things, stress is laid on the

scale is given slap in Kilometres and in which took several years to frame and need for direct shipping to Shanghai. A naturally lack uniformity in style. While letter from the Trade Commissioner at

Chinese Li" The printing is in black decreasing the number of ships, it Shanghai mentions the provision of a

clearly defined in contrasting tints edged is intended somewhat to enlarge the aire large coal storage plant in Shanghai and South China on a large sonia has been and five colours, the Provinces being and to standardize it, and also to discard says: It is an absolute condition of disclosed.

A Kobe despatch to the Nicht Vichi with darker bands; the lettering is bold. old ships in order to reduce future ex-making any purchase of frozen meat or penditure. The new programme has not butter in Australia that shipment must say that in compliance with a request and clear. yet been doinitely decided upon but its be made in cold storage dircet from of the Governor-General's Office of For There are three faset maps-Sinktang Australia to Shanghai. If there is any mosa, the Police Authorities there re Province on a reduced; acale, and Peking- general outline is as follow:--

question of transhipment, either in Hoog. cently started inquiries at various stores Tainan and Shanghai-Nanking districta A-Critters:-

The abundance of commercial informa-" kong or Japan, they will not consider any in Kobe and neighbourhood for the puran twice the scale of the general mär

communication received by the Robetion supplied will be realised when it is business with Australia on any terma pose of tracing the offender. From & whatever.

Instances the Report says, of the Police from the Formosan Government, noted that 98 distinctive symbola ard

on is learned that among the offenders, the harmful effect of transhipment

4 of about 10,000 tons each, and 4 of about 7,000 tons, totalling 3 with about 68,000 tone groES.. B-Destroyers:

C-Submarines:-

22 totaling 23,168 tons gross,

Under the old programme an increase

a

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TO CANTON.

A BIG SCHEME DISCLOSED:

A scheme to ship arms from Kobe to

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

The only comment we can make on the to charter a real for the smuggling of When the old and, new programme are question is that we suppose the matter arms to Canton, but their efforts ended taken together, it will be seen that the has been represented to the shipping in failure. vessels to be built under the new pro companies trading between Australia and gramme, as compared with, that portion the Far East, and if they cannot see their of the eight-eight programme which has not yet been placed on order, show a de crease of 38 in number, totalling 13,395

tons....

sub-

24 first-class destroyers, totalling 33,600 Australian trade could be greatly multi. majority of whom are in Taipeh, are employed to indicate animal, vegetable officials of the Formosan Government, and and mineral products, and the various plied. tous grosd,

An extract from an address delivered at that these men, in co-operation with ac manufactures. The symbols, being Conference of fruit growers held in Ade complices in Kobe and other districts in printed in red and royal blue, are easily laido, is quoted from which the following Japan, have been secretly forwarding distinguishable. Wherever space permite, "It is to be regretted arms to Canton and other quarters in the names of the animal and vegetable excerpt is taken: of only 20 per cent, was provided for in that there is no direct steamship service South China, vid Formosa. Among the products are given in full. Railways 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 now programme it of 8,000,000 people as many, if not more, tambor of Japanese rifies and machine railways under construction by broken la intended to rectify that percentage so than the whole population of Australia, guns and ammunition. On the 1st Nov. red lines. Navigabla rivers are shown in from Keelung, Formosa, for South China, stormers, small steamers, and junks. that the deficit can be covered. This, Proviving that prices are favourable and several offenders were about to ship arms blue, with limits of navigation for large however, means no increase of expendi- shipping facilities available, there is

In Kobe, their accomplices had planned (with distances between porta), ture the new programme is to be carried prospect of an enormous trade for Auswhen they were arrested by the police The may also shows canals, steamer routes. marine cables, passes, caravan routes,

old programme..

ports and marts, port of call, ex-Fu" telegraphs and wireless stations. Open cities (with differing Heien names in: brackete), capitals of provinces," and bien or district cities are also distin- CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS.

guished. Heights of land are indicated way to meet the need, it is for the Aus tralian Government to consider the agvis.

The following notes taken from the in feet at intervala The price of the map. ability of subsidising such a service with ə view to the development of Australian

rollers, 50 net; Mounted on cloth, fold- Coramizers bry Hongkong The number of men and officers to be trade with Shangha. Perhaps it is woll C. Daily News for parasal by Club mounted on cloth and vanished, with

to add a word of caution against accept-

Not the least importantavat occured in French casa, bon. net. The amp ta discharged as a result of the scrapping ing the statement of Mr. Loney Pang of capital ships and other measures of that Shanghal has a population of ring in Shanghai this week is that one accompanied by a Handbook consisting of

Settlement in fact the premier one-bas industrial information, with armament restriction totale about 12,000 6,000,000. The best catimates place it as of the leading social institutions in the 18 pages of geographical, commercial and This does not include mechanics and wall poward 1,800,000 to devoted to eat its way to bring about substantial written by Sir Alexander Hose bod labourera employed, at dockyards, 8,000 of A chapter in the Report is whom have already been dismissed i Australian trade; with Hongkong and reduction in the monthly subscription value of a map such as is above described

South China, and the comment is made paid by its members. Looking back at is obvious (AM(D.) ADJUSTMENT OF MAVAL STATIONS.

that of a total trade of £107,000,000 past events and conditions, it is perfect- The Japazon Government

conterapis

corded at Hongkong, in 1991 less than one 7 woll-known that Low, years ago na the adjustment of fret-ela

million sterling, or a little more than such reduction could by any posibility tions and minor". Naval

half of 1 per cunt, represented the have been contemplated, yet at a time like the present, when the depression in Australian, contributions man

businema a sbout intense as it could be the committen have been able to re- commend sadissery it through It would tation is to be be well worth the while of other cince and Minor Naval utitutions here to inquire how this has ita place been made possible, and if they do so tion he to they will find that a rigid attention to dog. Naval Domony in every department has been it had been laughtered and dried in the sole factor. This practised or a proper Laughter house fashion, ready for years and still very much in vogue, for cooking A Chinese was arrested and ha motoved the object aimed at and, in wa Inter charged with unlawful posses view of the amount of money which is sion of the dead terrier.

index,

A TOOTHSOME MORSEL. "A CHINESE SLAUGHTERS A BULL- TERRIER FOR FOOD.

bull terrier, belonging to Lieut. White of the King's Regiment, disappear ed the other day and when discovered by Chinese detecting at No. 5, Sai Street,

expended by the average man on alobe, When asked by Mr. Lindasli yesterday it would be a profound blessing if others if he killed the dog the accused admitte could follow suit. The tendency of late he had done so and added that he le years has been for subscriptions to go upit

for the Prays until, if a resident is interested in more then one form of sport and is also do skroun of the uporation afforded by Dar- fan of the ointia he has found it in dreamingly hard to meet all the demands upon ha pockets Now, however, that a has been made in the contrary, thers may be hope of pur

nous financial, braikk