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CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess- arily these of the "Hongkon

Telegraph."]

BRITAIN WILL NOT LET

BELGIUM STARVE,"

(To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph). Sir, We have pledged our honour to restore Belgium. Bit Belginin is not a word-it is n people; and the Belgian people is atarving. If we let it perish daring the process of restoration wo eball have grasped only the shadow of our task.

THE HONGKONG

THE YARN MARKET.

SHANGHAI PAPER MILL, LD.

Messrs. Polishwalla and Kot- wall, in their yarn report state:- Since the issue of our last report on the 20th ultimo, des- "patched per s.s. "Nubia," there | has been a larger volume of busi- nasa recorded than during the previous fortnight, mainly in daced by lower prices, say one and a balf dollars per bale, boing freely accepted by Gret hands..

Reporis from Bombay indicate a woakening tri noy, which doublers accounts for the anxiety of the importers to make further Concessions in their rates.

Deliverine, on the whole, have been fairly satisfactory.

The market oloses quiet with lil'e doing.

Total sales 7000,

Untold and undelivered in the godown 70,000.

Annual Meeting."

The first annual general meet ing of shareholdere was held on May 27, at the offices of the gen- eral managers, Shanghai, Megere, Anderson, Meyer & Co., Count L. Jezioraki presiding, the other directors present being Mesars. S. Jastrembski, E. T. Byrne, Mr. A. Eveleigh, secretary.

The secretary having read the potice convening the meating, the chairman said.

Gentlemen-As the reports and accounts for the year Febra- ary to December 31, 1914, have m been in your hands for some days, a I will ask you to follow the usual practice and to take them as read.

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TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE

8.

1915.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER & CHEESE.

Owing to the abnormal prices ruling at present in Australia for Butter, and the rise in the price of Canadian Stilton Cheese, Wo have been compelled to advance our retail prices to the following:--

DAISY

BUTTER

DAIRYMAID

BUTTEROUP

PASTRY

CHEESE

←

...$1.10 per lb.

...* 1.00

**:90

.80

70

These prices have been approved by the Food Cominittes and e into force on 24th May, 1915.

MACKINTOSH &00.

ADDITIONS TO LIST OF CONTRABAND ARTICLES.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Juce 1

Tona 295

Telephone

21

313

3

322

346.

296

Total to 4th, inat, 1226

Daily average, 306.50

Guaranteed

SUN

Mr. Hoover, Chairman of the. neutral Commission for Relief in Belgium, ad Mr. Francqui, Chairman of the Committee in Brussels, tell us that "at least a million and a balf Belgions are

Arrivale. The Mail Steamer Oriental" now entirely destitnto. With the

and

Extra Strs. rapid exhaustion of the most and

Kirin" and "Iyo Mara" from vegetable supplies, there will Bombay, and Str. "Daners" from probably be, before harvest time, Calenta have brought in 5500 This is the first general meeting 2,500,000 Belgians who must be bles for Hongkong, and 3047 of the reorganized Company, and fed and clothed solely by charity. bales for Shanghai. Shipment you will see from the accounts The remaining 4,500,000 will get from "Hongkong to Shanghai, that for eleven mouths covered It is hereby notified that by a by it there has been a loss of Tis. P. colamation dated the 27th May, their pitiful daily allowance of constport &e. 1000 bales. bread through the Commission

Shanghai. This market has 37,479,72 This loss may be 1015, His Majesty the King bag and will pay for it." And they own a little mere sctivity in divided under the following bead-teen pleased to "make the follow.

inga: add: "Will you belp us to keep the Indian clase.

ing additions to, and aiterationg the destitute alive?”

Japanese Yarn. The follow

in, the lists of articles which will This neutral Commission, mar-ing sales have been effected, On account of compul-

be treated as absolute and con- vellously organised and adminis prices being one dollar and a

ditional centraband respective- tered, bas bitherto succeeded in half lower. 1000 bales Yellow

ly just keeping abreast of the Jose No. 20 at $114,450 bales Bituation, raising its funds from Satau No. 20 at 118,200 bales 3

Irie No. 10 at $115,114. Amerisa, other neutral countries, and the British Colonies. But Ruw Cotton-Bengal, No sales their funds are failing last; and or Stock. their needs are gelling greater. Chinese 150 small balea has It is in respouse to theindesperate been told at $25 per picul.. appeal that a National Committee Quotation. Bengal $10 to $19, for Belgian Relief has Low breu Chinese at $22 to $25, formed in our country, and every penny it collects will

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without deduction into the hands! of the neutral Commission, and

Tis."

sory toppage for a whole month of Sep. tember, and Ealf of October at Tls. 8,000 12,000.00 Amount written off for

three acceptances 2098.12 Drop in exchange about 5,000.00 Liquidating expenses 3,824.02

Total... ,.Tle. 22,920.14

Į

The following articles are added to the list of absolute contra. band:-

Tolaol and mixtures of tolaol whether derived from coal tar petroleum or any other source;

Lathes and other machines or machine tools capable of being employed in the manufacture of munitions of war;

The balance of the loss, about

Mapa and place of any place Tls. 14,500,00, may be accounted within the territory of any belli On the Safe Side. Zealous for "by the diaorganized and gerent or within the area of through them to the surving Scury Afraid I can't let you panicy state of the paper market military operations on a scale of Belgian people, in the form of go by without the password, sir."mmediately after the commence four miles to one inch or on any food. So for Germany has kept Tate Officer-But, confound ment of the war, and the clearing larger scale and reproductions on her word not to filch what is sent you! I tell you I have forgotten out of a lot of inferior qualities of for the Belgians; and the organ. You know me well enough. taper at cheap prices. Although Jeation of relief now makes it I'm Major Jones." almost impossible for a German Sintry-Can't belp it sir; to touch one loaf of Belginn must have the password." bread. The presert need is for: Voice from the Guard-Tent £500,000 a month; the future"Oh, don't stand arguing sil need will be even gra'er. | night, Bill; shoot 'im."-Taller.

this poople to whom each one of da owes à debt, that we have not realised, that we cannot realise in

any ecals by photography or otherwise of such maps or plane,

be prices showed a beayy loss on The Proclamation of the 23rd these qualities we thought it much December, 1914, ia ameaded by better to realise on them as they the omission of the words "and were mostly very poor qualities of all other metallic acetates" after paper which had accumulated for the words calcium acetate." some years. We began, sailing The Proclamation of the lith these inferior qualities shortly March, 1915, is amended by the after the reorgani tion and most omission of the words" other than troke cut." of them were sold before the war linseed oil" after the words "animal and vegetable oils and fate," and linseed oil is to be treated as conditional contraband,

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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION,

Mrs, F. Blair Mrs. J. D. Danby Miss Alice Davidson. Mica Grace Eilia. Mias Lapatine Ellis.. Mrs. Edith Gogg* Miss Ethel Hind Mrs. H. T. Jackman

Our own exigencies are, of course, tremendoue; but what would they Lot be if Belgium bad consulted her own material needs, tad just chosen 10 Bare herrell-instead of saving its fall proportione. If Belgium part of Dotober, 1914, was due to The stoppage in September and the Western world? With

starves, the civilised world incara the war disappointing us on some Belgium complacent to the a stain more black than we dare wire cloths for the machines. German, Paris gone, Calais gone contemplate: a little country The order was placed during it would have meant another gave itself for Civilisation, and May, 1914, and the goods were. year on to the years we may have Civilisation, having the means to to have been shipped in Jaly, to fight, an extra five hundred eave it, let it perish! Wo million pounds of money, an are dealing here not with words,. extra hundred thousand lives. Lidesle, and what not, we are deal three acceptances refers to wood

The amount written off for List of Successful Canditates. ever country owed debt, this ing with hunger-a very simple pulp which we have bought and

At an Examination in First Aid Country owes it to Belgium, to thing; if people are not fed, they is now keep the breath in the bodies of die. No ultimate victories, vin neutral porte.

detained at different to the Wounded held on May We will, of 29th, and June, 1st and 2nd, the her people. Owes it, and must dications, and indemnities are of course, eventually receive the following ladies passed :--- pay it.

the least use to Belgians, starving pulp but as there will be In atanding to her guns Belgium Low. If they are not kept alive extra expenses and interest to saved of course the whole world, on the shoulders of this country, pay on the drafts, we have for modern civilisation is built on the richest country, and that thought it best to provide for the nothing if not on good faith and which has gained most by same now by writing off 25 per honourable obligation; but it ia Belgium's suffering, the reproach cant. of the value. France and Britain before all that will lie heaviest. Verily, it will!

The mill machinery and plant she has saved. France, however,

There can be no exaggeration are in good condition and there has a terrific task in the rescue of in the tale of Belgium's trouble have been several additions and her own rained millions in the no words can even begin to tell it alterations, bringing the mill north. Thanks, perhaps, to as it should be told. There can ruined Belgium, Britain has not, be no exaggeration in the expres-

more up to date, may never have, to rescue and sion of gratitude for what we owe tion in a local mill as well as in restore rained towns and country- her. If those pronged and rain-

ed people had done nothing for the imported papere, but since In return, what is Britain'

us, should we grudge them the beginning of this year the doing? Spending money and enough money to spare ourselves position is much better, and as blood like water, to drive the the sight of their slarvation just certain qualities of papers are not Germans out of Belgium? Yes! across the sea under our very imported from abroad at present, are qualified to receive the Medal But let us be honest. We should see? But seeing what they are, and we can make them profitably, lion of the Association, having have had to do that in any case, what they have done for us Wo are now. baving very passed two previous examinations. for our own interest. We how can we bear to let them lack satisfactory sales of these qualities. The Bon. Lecturer was Dr. Basil are not thereby discharging the mere sufficiency of life? Since the beginning of this Taylor, R.N., and the Hon. Ex- the debts of gratitude, justice,

we have put through aminer Surgeon-General Hoskyn, No! Britain will notlet Belgium Jer and humanity Giving hos starve. We have not known economies at the mill and have B.N. pitality to 200,000 Belgians? hitherto what was needed of us been able to raise our selling It is something, but not enough. in this race with death. Now we prices and anticipate a much bet- Not nearly enough! So far we do know. We are too proud by ter report next year. As a matter have not faced at all the desperate far not to pay our debts. For of fact at the present time the situation of Belgium itself; we this is a debt of honour, preced-mill is showing a profit. have not, indeed, been asked to. ing even the charity that begins the chairman proposed and Mr. There being no questions naked, From Canada, and Australia, with at home, one-fifth of our population, help

8. Jastrzembski agconded, "That The appeal of the National the report and accounts for the to the value of $150,000 a month Committed has been issued. The has been coming in. From our Hon. Treasurer is Mr. A. Shirley year 1014 as printed be passed." Sugar (not in transit) published -Carried. That Mr. 8. on pages 567 and 588 of the

vaido.

all

We have a very strong competi

Miss Moselle JosepL** Miss Esther Kotowall. Mias Phyllis Lammert. Mrs. E. Ralphs.. Mra. W. E. L. Shenton, Mrs. J. W. Taylor.“ Miss Winifred Wilkinson. Mian G. A. Woodcock. Miss Esine' Woodocek, Those marked with an asterisk

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

Amendments to the Sugar

Convention Ordinance.

The Regulations relating to

BANK NOTES IN

MADE BY

CIRCULATION. HELMETS. Returns of the average amount of Bank Notes in Circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st May, 1915, aa certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:—

Average Specia Amount, in Reserve.

Obartered dia, Australia Bank of In-

& Chin, 6,173,432 5,000,000*

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking On- poration, 20,685,103 17,500,000 Bank of In

Mercantile

dis, Ltd., 1,323,635

800,000+

Total $28,182,200 23,300,000 with the Crown Agents valued at Starling Securities deposited

$1,850,000.

Securities with the Orawn Agenta £68,040.

“SECURITIES LÖDGED

WITH THE CROWN.

The following statement of the secaritica lodged with the Crown Agei ta by the Mercantile D nk of In lis, Limited, against their notes in circalvin, ia pablished for general information ander. Sec- tion 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Fasus Ordinader, 1911, (01-

dinance N. 65 of 1911) :—

Price

Last

Value.

market

dep

price.

$100

96/97

92/04

91/03

€80/VLO

0019

001/SB

98/100

£100

Security.

Bombay Port Trust 4.

Amount.

per cent. Bonda,... £10,000-

Preference Stook... £23,040 Southern Punjab Rail- way 4 per centi Medras and Sɔuthern Maharatta 4 per

Dabenture

£35,000-

Nominal

TO-DAY'S

cent..

Stook,

ADVERTISEMENT.

WANTED.

countant, (Eurasian) with

selves, practically nothing. But Bonn, MP. Trafalgar Buildings, Jastrzem baki barelected a director "Regulations of Hongkong. 1914," WANTED Competent Ac in fature, eyes are turning to Trafalgar Square, London, us; it is we who are, now, asked Every penny contributed goes Mr. E. A. Measor, seconded by addition after the word "Kow over 20 years' practical Commer

of the company" proposed by are hereby amended by the

to stay the march of rain on the Bolgians in the form of Mr. Mr. B. T. Byrne and caring, loon," in line 22 of paragraph 4 cial experience in India, Ceylon,

A penny of income tax in our food.

Theory of a brave people Proposed by Mr. K. Hara and of the words:"or in godowns Straits Settlements and Borneo, comes agrois the sea.

Baconded by Mr. K. A. Measor Nos. 1 and 2 situated at Weat holding excellent testimonials, Pity, angilded, feeds no story-"that Messrs. G. H. and N. Thom Point on Prays Reclamation Late secke position of responsibility. ing boding,

son be re-elected auditors of the Nos. 204 and 205 the property of No objection to outport, free, in

September, 1915.-Apply" Ac _countant 60 Hongkong

Telegraph.

country yields nearly three million pounds. It each one of us so aside at once one penny from every pound of his income, this people saved this people more cruelly wronged then ever poople were,.

Yours etc.

JOHN GALSWORTHY,

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