1915-01-16 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Appointed to Peking. Mr. Julean H. Arnold, American Consul General at Hankow, "has accepted the post of Commercial Attache at the American Legation, and has left for Peking with his wife and family.

The Philippines Band, The Constabulary Band of the Philippines, which is now in Hongkong, is to arrive in Shang- hai on the 22nd instant en route) to the Panama Exhibition, and the American Consul General (Mr. T. Sammons) is endeavouring to arrange for a public perform ance there by the band, which ha a great reputation in the Philip pines and the United States.

'Famous Boxer's Death, " -The death has taken place of E. J. Chinnery, who in his duy was the best amateur boxer in England. He was heavy-weight champion for two or three years when the cup presented by the late Marquis of Queensberry used to be competed for at Lillie Bridge, and had finished his career long before the formation of the Amateur Boxing Association in 1880.

English Art Gift to Paris. The French papers more, with pleasure the retura made for Rodin's generous donation to the Victoria and Albert Museum by Mr. Frank Brangwyn, who has presented the Luxembourg --Museum with a collection of 200- engravings, Mr. Brangwyn'- work is well kaowo" in Paris. where several of his pictures have bad enosiderable success.

Death of a Labour M.P. The death is announced of Mr. Joseph Pointer, Labour member of Parliament for the Attersliff

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1915

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who was thirty-nine years of age, dependent on England and Gerrevailing in Bombay. Sales, Street. had represented Atteraliffe aino many for supplies. I am the however, have not been on an No, 7 "MOUNTAIN VIEW 1009. He was apprenticed as an largest user of carbolio aoid intensivo scale, being virtually Peak. engineer's patternm iker at the this country, employing it toonfined to the daily requirements No. 2 DES VŒUX VILLAS, age of fifteen, but later went to form the dieo of my new diecf the trade. On the whole, clear- 51 Peak (unfurnished). Baskin Hall, Oxford, to study. phonogray; consequently I wasnes have not been uneatis-

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Ulosing tone, quiet, with a was a member of the Sheffield which is now in operation, pro- City Council.

ducing carbolic acid synthetically Edison's £1,000,000 Loss,

of benzoil, a supply of which The satire main plant of the America can produce any gaan Thomas A. Edison Company at tity. West Orange, New Jersey, has

THOMAS A. EDISON. been virtually destroyed by fire.

West Orange, N. J.', The net loss is approximately

The above letter was recently £1,000,000. The only building cabled to the Public Ledger of saved wis the laboratory, con- Philadelphia as a formal confirm taining valuable soibatido ma-ation of the report that Mr. chinery, which was under the Edison had overcome the short- immediate superintendence of nge of importations of German tions are reported, mainly in the minutes' easy walk from upper OR SALE-20 Foot

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Mr. Edison. It is believed that and English carbolio acid by local product and Japanese yarn, Tram Station. For pirticulars Wood Boat fitted with 10 giving name and adiress, and enclosing 5 cents, and a trial tim,

Sold at all Stores 45 cents per large tin:

the fire started through an exple installing a department for the and it would seem that tto Indian apply to A. S. SORENSEN, H.P. Motor Speed 6 to 7 knots enough for 13 cups, will be sent free. sion in the inspection building manufacture of this commodity class has been definitely ousted Thoresen & Co., 9 Ice House Apply X.Y.Z. c/o Hongkong Mr. Edison, as he watched the in hie plant at West Orange, N. J from this market by the local and Strost. fire, declared that he would begin The fear which American he Japanese milie.

Chancellor's Narrow Escape.

reconstructing the plant next day. textile manufacturors have chown Japanese Yern The following regarding the shortage of acids ales have come under our notice, and dyestuff was further alloyed viz: 700 bales have been sold No. by Mr. Harold Lambert Allen, 10, 12, 18, and 20 at $93, 98, 111 Copenhagen, December 2. Author of an article, "Solving and 112 to 117.

Raw Cotton-Bengal, salee private Berlin despatch says that the Dyestul Puzzle" which will the German Imperial Chancellor, appear soon in American Indus- 150 bales old at $17.50. No stook. Dr. von Bethmaan Hollweg, dur-tries, the publicating of the Shanghai tales 500 bales (emall) ing a recent visit to the weat National Association of: Manufac- at $23.00 to $25.00 per picul. front, had a very narrow escape. iurers. Mr. Alen aggerts that Quotation-Bengal at $16.00 to $19:00; Chiness at $20.00 to the produc. $25.00,

the

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A British aeroplane bad located America possessed the staff headquarters, where the materials for Chancellor was staying with offi- tion of acids and dyestuf cers of high, rank, Suddenly a in great abundance. By foster- violent shell fire opened upon the ing the coal tar industry, eap- headquarters from a distant hid-plemented by a high tariff on against competition through low den hostile battery.

imported dyes and acide and arrices fixed by the combination The Chancellor and most of the change in the patent laws, he which controls the dye-making officers had just previously left thinks American industries asing nd chemical industries of the for the front, after a long conver- these products will become in-fatherland." sation in a room now ontiroly de-dependent of Europe. troyed by British ehelle..

"The sulation is all American of German industries to the so- Two men were killed on the dyes for American manufactured called "working clause of their very spot where the Chancellor gonds," he said. "We must patent laws, which provides that and a general stood a few minutes establish a dye manufacturing process may be patented, but before. Central News.

industry in the United States not a product. If, therefore, a {Przemysl Starving,

which will supply not only the chemist discovers a new dye, the Venice, December 2, demands of the domestic market, procera can be patented, bat the The Secolo publishes an inter hat which may compete buccess-dye is the property of the in- view with the Archbishop of fully with other nations for the dustrial world. This results in Przemysl from Udine, through dye trade of the world." stimulating research among which place he passed on his way In refusing the supposed chemiete, and so does away, to u to Rome.

Internment Camp Riot, supremsey of the Germans in this great orient, with the danger of The Archbishop describes the field, Mr. Allen said

monopoly.The law further ord

The Hague, Deo 4. situation at Przemysl as deplore The supremacy which Cervides that if the owner of a pro-

An enquiry into therions which able and deaparate and says the many has so long copyed is not oose fails to work this patent occurred yesterday at the intern town cannot possibly hold out due to the ability of the Germans adequately for love years in ment camp af Zwieb has been long against the superior Hussien to produce better dyes then the Gormony, the holder's rights can

s revolt forces.

rest of the world. Chemistry is be withdrawn. The result of made by the Jolonel Command

ant of the camp?

took place. Three of the Belgian Endless convoys of rounded are a positive science, and atoms will this is that it throws open to His enquiry reveals that the soldiers who were severely wound- arriving, and, the hospitals are not combine at the will of the Gurmangiall the world's patente firing was ordered by Lieuted by the Datoh troops died last crowded. The mortality among chemist to make different pro which are not being worked in Mallinckrodt altor the rebels had night.--Renter the garrison is enormous stores duofs in different lands,

the fatherland. and provisions ara exhausted, and "In the United Bisles we don According to Mr. Allen, great the soldiers and populace are produco dyes equal to the best of rides have been made by suffering greatly from hunger.thors made by Gerusna. Their American dye manufacturers in

des The authorities, adds the Arch-industry has thrivan, became it sheilat Roo bishop, have lost control of the hi-bee balls up under the win competition, and it is his opinion town, and robbers are plundering of the Geman Govara kan opp that the future of the ind everywhere.Bentor

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