1915-04-10 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS

Mexicans. Plunderlag Chinese,

A Washington telegram dated March 22 states that a mob of starving Mexicane had pillaged all of the Chinese stores in Gusyamas. There is grave dan- ger for all foreigners remaining in that section of Mexico.

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No Champagne for M. Polacare.

An...interesting story of the King's recent meeting with the French President, is told by Wayfarer" in the Nation. "Apropas of the lure of drink, he says: Travelling in France a little time ago I came across 3 gentleman who happened: to be the owner of the house in which M. Poincare entertained the King. Describing the ceremony, and the King's courteous attentions, my.communicant went on to my that he asked M. Poincare fo drink a glass of champagne with. him... The President declined, saying that he had made it a rule to drink no obsmpegue as long as the way lasted!”

Rabies in Osaka-30,000 Dogs Killed.

Since March 10, notes, the

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, APRIL 10,

THE VICTOR-VICTROLA.

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will gladly demonstrate it to you.

EXOLUSIVE AGENTS W

MOUTRIE'S.

Atah, the publio he Ith de- ZINC AND THE

partment of the Central Police,

of Osaka, have found and dea-

troyed five rabid dogs in Osaka

WAR low in the eighteenth century, when zine, imported from India and Chias, fetched £200 a ton.

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number of rabid dogs discovered

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ALSO LARGE STOCK OF KHAKI DRILLS In various Qualities.

Alex. ROSS

& Co.,

4, DES VŒUX ROAD.

in engineerring work. The suit-Kowloon, ability of a brand of spelter for ROOMS suitable for offices on any special purpose depends the first floor of No. 3 Duddell An engiceering correspondent almost entirely upon the amount prefecture, about 30,000 doge of the Daily Telegraph writes of impurities contained in the 51 Foak (unfurnished).

No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, have been caught and killed.

Among the many metale that metal, The commonest imparities EILANDONAN" No. 54 Returns made on February 6th are needed for war purposes, are lead and iron, whilst cadmium Mount Kellett Road. 5 rooms, showed 11 000 as the number of beides copper and iron, one of is almost invariably present in unfurnished: dogs kept in Osaka prefecture. the most important ie zino, or, asendall proportions: The effect of The Captain of the Kent it is called in its somewhat impare these elements, particularly the Captain John Derwent Allen, commercial form, spelter. With two former, is most important, of the Kent, who has been made out zinc there cannot be produced especially as concerns the mana a Companion of the Bath in re satisfactory cartridge cases, for facture of cartridge cases, of cognition of his meritorious ser- these are made of what is known which millions a day are now vicos during the Falkland Islands a catridge brass specialy being turned out in this country, battle, is well known as a tor- pure alloy of aspper and zinc. not only for the use of our own pedo specialist. He has served on Though Germany has an undoubt-army, but also for the forces of the staff of the Torpedo Sobcolated shortage of copper, she is not the Allies

in such straits about zino, resing. Devonport, and been Assistaät to

Cartridge cases are made from the Director of Naval Ordinance that, besides having great zino brass strip, which has to undergo and Torpedoes, and was also a deposite within her borders, in very severe mechanical treatment member of the Wirelese Tele- taking possession of Belgiama shu in the course of onversion into graph Committee, Mediterraneas, obtained control of the famous the

desired shape. It bas in 1912. From 1911 to 1913 he Belgian zinc work. These had been found as a result of count- commanded the Vernon Torpodo an output of apelter amounting in less experiments, that lead is the School, Portsmouth, and at the 1913 to nearly 200,000 toga, or evil genius of brass used for this end of the latter year he was more than that of any country in purpose, causing the partridge essential. This variety of zinc world, and we ought to do every- given the command of the Ad-Europe except Germany herself, case to crack with, of course, is usually very pure, the lead and thing possible to ensure that miralty jacht Enchantress. Behuse 1913 total was approxi- moet undesirable results. But if had seen active service prior to mately 280,000 tone. It is very the lead present does not exceed a Professor Gowland being as low as obliged to go for treatment any

iron in some samples tested by neither the ore nor the metal ia| the present war, having been in unfortunate that the zinc wire percentage of 0.10, there will be .01 per cent. each, which compares where outside the limits of the charge of the boats at the landing of Belgium were not all destroyed no cracking, hence very exact with 4 to 1.5 per cent, lead and British Empire. of the briga e for the captors of by the Belgians before the arrival analyses have frequently to be the Mallab's stronghold at Illig of the Germans, Had this been made of the brass that is

025 to 0.5 per cent. iron found in April, 1904, for which be re-

done they could not have taken being need to prevent any more

by the same authority in four ceived the General East Africa ver as a going concern, a lead than one-tenth of 1 per cent. English brands of ordinary Medal (Smaaliland) with claap. highly technical and profitable finding its way into the strip with quality zinc-before distillation, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

Well-known Custom Man's industry, one, moreover, that which the case-making machines Andy Death.mended could be of direct assistance in are.fed.

Electrolytic methods of zinc Eastern Extension Australasia We (North China Daily News) the production of manisions of Even smaller percentages of production would certainly seem regret to announce the death of war. The spelter obtainable iron should be present not more trade prejudice has been overcome.

& China Telegraph. Co, to have a big future as soon a8 Mr. Charles Francis Goodbart from the Helgian works will more than 0.05 per cent in the strip In England, it is satisfactory Chuankee, Penang.

Achon Elgin Road, Bombay: The deceased, who was 52 years than cover the 1913 importation if brittleness is to be avoided, but of age, had been siling for some figure of 56,000 tone, should there is less likelihood of iron re

be able to resort, large

Luonchoisang d/o Cruz & Co., timan, but recently showed signs Germany require so much zinc, maining in the zino used for brass quantities of zinc are being made Namloone, Iloilo."

Cholon. of recovery and just before his which is doubtful, as the metal making, as it may be entirely re At one big works in the Singpaochang, Haiphong.

electrolytic precipitation. Singfunghong, Penang. death was engaged in making ar was exported in various forms to moved if the zino be redistilled. rangements to go Home on leave, the extent of over 100,000 tons This process does not, unfor: chloride waste is used as a source Tuaton J. Hongkong Hotel,

North of England calcium Suntchin. Haiphong. Mr. Goodhart bad werved on the annually, outdoor staff of the Customs since It is Great Britain particularly seems to cling to the zine

tunately, remove the lead, which of chlorine for getting the zinc 1889, and held the position of that is suffering from a shortage even when the latter is in a state into solation as a chloride from bofficer, in which capacity be of high-grade spelter, owing to of vapour. There are all kinds this solution zinc is deposited by ziac ores. From served from 1897 up to the time the cutting off of the supplie of processes now being employed the passage of a current of of his death. He was very well from the Continent. Annually for the production of leadfree known in the service and in there is produced in this country spelter, Most of these depend on "elestrolytic zine" is paid to have electricity, and the resulting Shanghai generally, and was only about 60,000 tone, and to successive redistillations, lens lend very popular man. There are meet home and, export demande remaining in the zinc after each

a purity of 09.60 to 99.98 per many who will retain an affec. we have to import in normal years operation. But these operations Scandinavia and Finland

cent, ticnate memory of "Tiny" Good about 150,000 tons. The deficiency are costly, beside being slow. It electricity is being used for the hart. He was generous, and in a ie now being made up as for a might be suggested that a profit "dry" production of zine by quiet way a willing helper when possible by America, the world's able line of investigation in the ever called upon for assistance, largest zinc producer, aith audireation of the manufacture of smelting the ore in electric and his death will be regretted by annual trial approximating to pure zine for cartridge casca electric turbo generators, with furnaces, for the running of which 320,000 tons. There is a merket would be to determine to what for most of this vast quantity of extent iron could be added to 12,000, have been laid down in death is announced from New

A Millionaire's Wife, metal in the United States, and molten zinc with a view to its the Isat three or four years, York, was married long before an aggregate horse power of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, whose normally comparatively small ultimate parifiostion from lead. and Ireland states that during the shipments come to Europe. On scientião grounds it would I would thus appear that her husband was anything like a war trade has fallen off seriously But since the war began condi- appear that iron, add d under after the war whatever happens multi-millionaire. The marriage in certain quarters. The proposal tiens have changed very much, 88 suitable conditions, would alloy (which will almost certainly John D. was only twenty-two, the Belgian zino works took place fifty years ago, when made recently that tusesh silk is indicated by the fact that for the with the zino, leaving the dele should be used in place of khaki first three months of the war the terious lead behind at Next the be demolished by the Germans and abe aided him considerably for soldiers uniforma ia recalled. American exports to Europe, al-iron zino compound could be stricken country), England need tune, first as bookkeeper and later arvan et divideringens sinnar el tile stillys over out ad

as they are driven out of that in building up bie mammoth for Akhaki ploth composed of tussah though many works at the out removed and then heated to such made, and the War Office and could not for some weeks be be nowhere near its melting point, ign nations for her supply of Mr. Rockefeller has bimself set it approved samples submitted to it, got going again to their normal the sine would distil off and engineering work, including the for my wife's business engacity

this essential for all classes of on record that had it not been any bridge An order was given for the oleth-output, increased from 670 tons, would then be almost fog of a battalion of the Yorkshire valued at $15,000 for the oorres- free of all impuritien.. Regiment with the now aleth, and ponding period in 1913) to 32,750 Another method of obtaining true that much mora ospital is has also called her a fortune entirely whole of the brass trade, and the and her olser insight into affairs galvanised sheet industry. It is I would be a poor man," and he it was hoped that further orders tons, worth £700,000. Needless to the material so, much desired would be forthcoming. The view say the greater proportion of this by our ammunition manufacturers required to lay down plant for bullderTheir marriage was by as expressed that the material mass of metal was destined for is to use sing prepared not by than is the case with older pro mancs both the future dollar the production of electrolytic sino way of being a boy and girl ro was offideal quality for tea by the British Lelee. It is clear distillation, but by slectrical Colonial troops, It is mpara therefore why the price of spelter means. Electrolytio sino, se it is coses, bul

money king and bis wife attending the

many.

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Silk Araociation of Great Britain

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DERMAN SPIES IN ENOLAND, Hongkong, April 1st, 1915. Orest, Northern Telegraph

OFFICIAL BOOK OF GERMAN ATA

Hunan, Amoy WAR, Vol 1

ROCITIES, Told by Victims. "Company, Ltd, ~***

and Eye Witnesses Cheongwo Woahui, Yokohama,dan komma

NELSON'S HISTORY OF THE Neetaichun, Shanghai

Tabehuntung, Shanghai

Yeebing, Majima

R. BLACK Superintendent, Hongkong, April 1st, 1915.

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