1914-03-16 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Within Sight of Home.

...

While Thon. Foster, captain of the sloop Aline, was anchoring his vessel in the Humber, of Barton Haven, he was knocked over board and drowned, within

CHINESE INDUSTRIES.

Interesting Report by Hong-

korig's U. S. Consul.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1914.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION,

furnishing a large part of the necessary railway supplies, and the business may be expected to expand as the demand for such upplies increases. There is a number of mining schemes in China, particularly in the Yunnon tin field and in Kwangtung and Kwangai Provinces Some modernROGATE, Austin Road, Kow- mining machinery has been

TO LET.

loon; unfurnished." No. 68 Poak, Mount Kellett,

WA

1.

sight of his home. He leaves a cheap labour. it is doubtful purchased, mostly of American; Church Mission Society Bunga. lessons in the orening.-H.H. c/o

widow and young family.

Unrecognisable, Disease.

origin.

In a recent report, Mr. G. E. Anderson, U. S. Consul General in Hongkong' says:-

In view of China's supply of whether the imports of macbia- ery, already smaller than wAS | Dr Spilsbury, giving evidence anticipated, will show any note lation of modern machinery in

During the past year the instal at a City inquest, mentioned that able increase for a considerable the tin mines at Kochui, in the condition of status lymphati. period. Perhaps the most pro Yunnan Province, through a cus could not be recoguised dur.mising line of importa of ing life, and one suffering from machinery is electrical equip Hongkong Srm was completed. Further development awaita moro it was very liable to saddon ment. In Hongkong electric settled political and financial death under an anw-thetic. This lamps, fans, small hanters, chafing conditions. In the larger ports was particularly unfortunate for dishes, fee pots and the like there is a limited but increasing the anothetist, who would not are popular, and the use of any be aware of the patient's con- electric light by the Chinese trade in steam rollers and other road and pavement making ma- dition. After the age of 35, how-population is greatly on

increase. There was a notable chinery and in hoisting apparatus. ever, a person was fairly sufe.

extension of electric light service The number of passenger and Message of 13 Years Ago.

in the suburbs of Canton freight elevators in use is small, A letter which was posted on

but it is increasing. Dotober, 18, 1891, addressed to during 1913, while in Hangchow,

Shanghai the Projects for industrial enter Captain Harrison, of the ship Wahu, sad

the

WANTED

ANTED, An English Teacher to give private low) partly furnished. Cheap rent. Hongkong Telegraph."

No. 6 Cameron Villas, No. 59 Peak to let furnished for one year from 1st May, 1914.

No. 19, Shelley Street. TO LET.- till. 31st October

1914, No. 64,

seven rooms and drying room,

41

TO LET,

HOUSES in.

Granville

The Feat, TO LET FOUR-ROOMED furnished, including Electric fans and Telephone.

TO LET

No. 5 Mountain View from 1st April 1914.

No. 24, Belilios Terrace, from 1st April 1914.

No. 12 Boaconfield Arcade, Shop.

"

FOR SALE. HARTING and ROGATE, on

“GLENSHIEL" 124 Barker

Station,

4

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Avenue and Salisbury Avenue,

Kowloon, Cheap rentals.

SHOP with GODOWN attach ed, Nathan Road, KOWLOON.

Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 with Whatf

Windsor Lodge, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, 6 rooms and Tennis Court.

No. 3, Minden Villas, from 1st April next. Apply to.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

Alexandra Buildings.

3rd Floor, Alandra Building.TO LET for six months from

April 15th next, furnished'

Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 1913 [211 four roomed house in Wanchai

Cambois, at Elsinoro, Denmark plants are being extended. Inprises of many sorte, including partof Kowloon Inland Lot 1154. | „bse just been returned unopened, Shanghai electric power has also paper and flour mille; cotton, bijout any explanation. Captain been introduced in the rice and spinning, knitting, and bai Road, 5 rooms, close to Trai cotton mille. Electric light plants and tanneries are being discussed, factories; oil pressing concerns, Harrison was drowned at sen before reaching hie destination. Tere established in 1912 in the

French extra concession at Tient-especially near Canton, and the Enclosed with the letter wAB A

Pearl River Delta, near Hong- pencilled note in baby handwrit-in and Yunnanfy, and a contract ing from the captain's daughter, has been secured by a German song, and in Shanghai, Hankow,

Arm for a plant at Wuchang. A and Tientsin, similar development is to be noted In the line of smaller machin The endeavour of the L.C.C. to in an increasing number of small ory manufacturers have a good obtain control over the All art Chinese ports, this public im- Opportunity if they will meet the Hall, which is held by a corpora provement teing generally one of requirements of the situation. In

be inaugurated.

most case it is essential that tion under a special oharter, is the first to apparently to end in an acknow- Imports of electrical materials and machines be kept in stock in the chief trade centres and that ledgment of failure. The hall is fitings amounted in 1912. 10

now a woman.

No Control of Albert Hall,

for public music or the public and Hongkong, and those of 1913

atallation and repair.

Household Supplies.

TO LET-Two room Flats in Road. Electric light and fans

Kowloon. Suitable for Eur- throughout. Nominal rental opeans, in good airy locality. "B" c/o "Hongkong Telegraph." All Modern Conveniences. Terms Moderate. Apply H. RUTTON JEE. Royal George Hotel. Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1913.

1967

LET-No. 2 Park Road,

Comfortable. Garden and Tennis

WANTED.

the only building in London used about $1,500,000 at Chinese porty expert help be available for in-Breezy Villa." Airy and WANTED-House or fle performance of stage plays with were still lager in Hongkong Household supplies and applian Court-Apply to No. 4, Ripon Hongkong Telegraph."* out being subject to inspection and other ports not affected by ces from abroad are gaining in Terrace.

Railways. Industrial

Establishments.

JLL

and control. The Theatres Com-revolutionary disturbances.

popularity. There is an increased mittee of the L.0.0, now declare

nae of foreign kitchen ware, that they are not prepared to

Until there is some settlement window glass, cheap glassware, suggest the introduction of a Bill of pedding international losu and glass and porcelain novelties, for the purpose of ex'ending the Council's power of inspection to questions railway construction is china and table ware, cheap this one place.

practically at a endstill. Only pictures, and cheap grades of about 150 miles of railway were 6088 and disinfectants, rubber German Agreement for Eastern built in 1912, and the construc- goods, curtains, blankets, and

Trade.

tion during 1913 has been even furniture. Spoons... and other The Timce Berlin correspon-

tableware Bre dent states that the Norddeat. lese on account of political dis-small

mado ia Europe sober Lloyd and the Hamburg-turbances and lack of funds.

The Chinese have established Chir coo style. The kerosene oil Amerika have reached a new agreement with regard to the few successful industrial plants companies are putting out small Far Eastern service. Both com- with foreign machinery and upon cheap lamps, which are seen evan

in remote parts of the country. panies will have a freer band foreign models without foreign

Norddeutscher

As a rule, Chinese Tho

Lloyd supervision.

There are nearly 400 automo- will maintain fortnightly capital is not available for biles in usa in and about Shang- Bervice to the Far East without electriclight plants, waterworks, hai, and considerable numbers in

0

NOW

Dr. Aked Not to Resign.

being

Hongkong, 13th Jan., 1914. [1139.

furnished-Three Joma: 1st March-"K

un

Notices

SMOKE

| CIGARETTES

TOBACCO

V"GINIA CIGARETTES

77 HAND MADE

OLD IN TINS OF 25 & 50

MBASSY MIXTURE THE TOBACCO OF QUALITY. W.D&H.O.WILLS

BRISTOL SLONDON

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

CABIN TRUNKS

IT BAGS

FROM $20.00 TO $55.00

FROM $8.50 TO $50.00

SUIT CASES

FROM $10.00 TO $65.00

bed RUGS, HOLDALLS, STRAPS, etc.

c/o

W JANTED A Compradore for Furnished, TREEN

a good business. Write an "MODREENAGH," No. 21 Appointment to E. J. DAVIS, East. The Peak, from 1st April, ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Apply to GILMAN & Co., 8à, Des Voeux Road,

TO LET from 1st May, 191

No. 104a, The Peak, fu- ed. Apply to S.J, DAVID & Co., Prince's Buildings.

f:

WANTED, PUPILS.-A Pro-

fessor of Musio requires pupils. for VIOLIN, 'CELLO, MANDOLIN, FLUTE, OBOE CLARIONETTE and BRASS Instruments of all kinds. Terms reasonable. Apply EMANUAL VASSALLO, 0/0° Et. Joseph's

TO LET "LA HACIENDA Church.

E",No. 74-Mount Kellett |

Apply Road, from 1st April. CHATER & "MODY, No. 9,

Building. Apply to

FOR SALE

Peak, 7 rooms. box room,

TO LET OFFICES in King's FOR SALE-Kenlis, 76a The THE HONGKONG LAND lawn and garden, Central heat-

ing, tram 7 min. by rickshaw Apply Harbour Master.

INVESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.

Headache

neuralgia, ele, ollen ales us a very Inconvenient moments. To rid yourself

of these Huile ills, take the genuine Bayer's Tablets of Aspirin.

receiving a postal subsidy. The or industrial enterprises, except Tientsin, Peking, and other porta. Queen's Ro..d Central.

in same lines of industrial Eren Hongkong, which in very German Empire will thus save

investment in Hongkong, billy, has about 40 machines, used £175,000 a year and the com-

and ધ few mostly by Chinese. panies will continue its subsidis-Shanghai,

While the prospects of trade ed service in the South Seas, but. other ports and in certain indus- as already reported, the subsidiaries more or less firmly establish- extension in China are probably ed service to Australia will pro-ed by the Chinese and under over-estimated, the situation merits the attention of exporters. Chinese supervision, such дя bally he abandoned. Twenty Museums for New York. cotton and flour mills, shipyards, Such extension depends largely A group of twenty museums to and small foundries and machine upon the adaptation of foreign be known as "The Museums of shops. In the larger ports ex-goods to Chinese requirements. Peaceful Arts," and designed to teneive industrial establishments, The Chinese customs returne become the greatest institution of suchas dockyards, sugar refineries, show that there is little competi the kind in the world, are to be paper mills, soap factories, tion among the nations serving perhaps in erected in New York City accord-eton mille, rope works and China, except

usually machinery, because each nation ing to plans that are now practici cement factories, are ly completed. The cost of this established with foreign capital is to a great extent supplying the group is estimated at about and under foreign supervision. demand for special lines of goode, $30,000,000, and the annual The great iron and steel works maintenance charge, at from at Hankow, established under $2,000,000, to $3,000,000. A foreign management, are site sufficient to meet the needs of operated under Chinese control

It is announced that the U.S the entire project is to be secured but with foreign expert employees. Church Federation has declined at the start, but the buildings In Hongkong and nearby ports will be erected one or two at a canning factories of some importo accept the resignation of ite time, as required or as funds are ance have been established by Presilent, the Rev. C. F. Aked, who tendered it 'in accordance available, says Popular Mechanics. be..Chinese, but practically no Each museum is to be devoted foreign machinery and equipment with his announced intention. to a specific branch of the peace is used, except perhaps in two following the protests which have ful arts, while there will be a cases. Chinese woollen mills in been made against his modernis

viewe. Dr. Aked accordingly central library containing books the north have begun to manu- and periodicale relating to sub- facture woollen cloth and blankets states that he will retain the

office. jects covered by all the museums. for the army.

Boy Scout Appeal.

Foreign cotton yarn and cotton The universal interest aroused goods are already facing their by Sir Robert Baden-Powell's keepest competition in the pro- appeal for £250,000 as an endow-ducts of Chinese mille,

Short agricultural courses now ment fund for the Boy Scout Chinese ko.iting factories are movement is shown by the pro- commencing to supply other progress at the University 21, Queen's

of 8 ekatchewan.. One hundred mises of help which have been kinds of cotton products. At

and forty farmers are attending. received. In the City special Changaba a contract. has been These courses have been rendered committees have been formed at signed for the constrastion of interesting with a view to im Lloyd's, the Stock Exchange, and 50,000-epindle cotton mill. At among the lasting bankers to Shasi in 1912 lage, cotton and Pressing upon the farmer that

his vocation is, after all, an ex-| stimulate the collection of sub-flour mills were put into opera-ceedingly thoughtful and absorb- scriptions, while similar commu- tion, and several flour mills are ing one, a fact which the gener tees are in process of formation being opened in south China al public in common with the in connection with other, City In Hongkong a shoe factory is agricultural community is swiftly institutions, in the large provin being operated with native realising. That the University is Cities, and in several of the capitol and management, and in destined to play a most important Counties. The City Companies Bath China ere has been a

pert in the proper agricultural are giving liberal support to the boom in the manufacture of scheme. Public School boys are foreign-style leathers, Factories development of this province le no longer disputed. The farmer taking part in the work, and for the manufacture of ap: has reached the age when he the Chiol Sent will address toilet-articles, cigarettes and other several meetings at the schools. forms of tobacco, and most forms out in eager search for An Eron boy has sent a subscrip of foreign guode adopted by the knowledge which will aid his tion of $1 from his pocket money. Chinese are in more or less Subscriptions have been received successful operation, u from natives of Italy, France, Railway Supplies-Mining and Germany and the United States. The gifts from the general public include many shillings and peveral aixpences,

Other Machinery.

and

University Agricultura Courses.

Success.

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