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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

BALANCE SHEET.

Dash.

The usual meeting of the Le- gislative Council was held this afternoon in the Council Ubar- bar .E the Governor presiding.

There were present-

Berilo Foundling House, Blindenheim, and Ebenezer.

The Balance Sheets from Lat

H.E. the General Officer Com-November, 1914 to 31st May, 1915, manding the Troops, Major laid before the Legislative Council General F. H. Kelly, O.B)

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915,

15.064

"205.17

$9,492.35

Assets and Liabilities: Ist November, 1914, and at 31st May, 1916.

The Ho Mr. Claud Soverato-day by Command of Bie Ex. Ceab in hand,...

Colonial Secretary.

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Komp, Attorney General,

The Hon. Mr. 8. B. O, Rose, Secretary for Chinese Affim.

The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial Treaguror.

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M G., Director of Public Works. The Hou. Mr. (J. McI. Meuser, Captain. Superintendent Police.

cellency, are as under:-"

1st November, 1914, to 31st May, Statement covering the period

1915.

Berlin Foundling House.

Receipts, To Balance:-Bank $ Cash...

Berlin Foundling House. Assete. 1st November, 1914.

$482.59

482.59

$482.50

482.59

Asasta. 31st May, 1915. Cash in hand ($7,82)"

and bank ($2,351.- 04) Maintenance Account only,

Liabilities.

Balance,

0.28 473.33

t

482.59

of

Donations:- Account Silver Institution direct

Bank

3,315 08

173 90

354.06

(1

Liabilities."

!

3,843.94 Balance,

500.00

720 00

210 74

The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, 0.M:G. The Bot. Mr. E. A. Hewitt, C.M.G.

The Hon. Mr. E. Shollim. The Hon. Mr. D. Landalo,. Tha Hun Air Lisu Cho Pak. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Clerk

to the Councils.

Financial Minute.

The Governor recommende the Council to vote a sum of Eight thousand seven hundred Dollars $8,700) in aid of the vote Obarit able Services, Maintenance of the German Charitable Institutione:- 1. Berlia Foundling

Нопае,

2. Blindenbeim,.....

3. Ebenezer,

Total,

Cheque per Rav. H. C. Nalaon, Canton.

Depart- Education

ment Exchange Sandries

By Cheque Book Maintenance:

HONGKONG TRADE:

Record Imports of American

Lumber.

"

portion of Japanète ocal in 1913 Europe, and increased from 787 this consulate general in the past having been 68.8 per cent. and to 1,011 cases to Great Britain.

few months. (See report publish in 1912 73.3 per cent. Daring Shipments of miscellaneous ed in Daily Consular and Trade (Continued from page 4.) last year comparative prices were goods known as "Chinese mer- Reports for Deo. 8, 1014.] The general state of trade in such that more shipe coaled at chandise to the United States American opportunities depend South China is usually measured Hoogkong than in previous years and Canada decreased from 120,- largely upon the resumption of by the cotton piece-goods trade. and the demand for fuel at one 897 to 325,100 packages; to the normal conditions in China. With If this was the case in 1914 the time was such that the Japanese Coatineat of Europe, from 6,523 the advent of normal demand for trade of Bouth Asia generally was mines had great difficulty in to 3,407 packages; and to Great foreign goods for use in Chins poor, for the cotton piece-goode meeting it.

***Britain, from 4510 tɔ 1,040 there will be a demand for Amer- importers report the worst year The most significant feature of packages. Shipments of feathers can goods in many lines, for the in the history of the trade of the the Japanese supply has been the to Europe decreased from 22,204 reason that the United States at port Stocks on hand at the development of new mining fields to 14,265 packages, and the de- the present time is almost the only beginning of the year were large, in Japan and the comparative arease to other countries was pro- country in a position to supply the heavy imports of the past two decrease in imports from the two portional. in practically all lines such goode, Iron and steel pro years having kept the a far beyond leading Japanese fields. North- of exports there was this general ducts; many lines of building ma the needs of the market. The year ern Chinese coal is coming in o decrease, due primarily to the terials, such as glass, hardware of opened with comparatively poor this market in increasing volume. closing of European markets. In certain grades, construction steel, prospects, though at times there

the closing months of the year nails, wires, and all similer goods; wan bope of quite a general clear-

there was some recovery in nearly electrical and most propelling ma- ance of goods on hand. Prices

all lines of trade with the United (chinery and all similar products; fluctuated and gradually dropped The year's record in lamber, os- States, but the recovery was not many lines of chemical products; in sympathy with cotton, and when pecially in Américan lamber, was ecough to materially affect the clocks and watches; many lines of $2,358 86 the war came the market practical exceptionally satisfactory for the unfavourable record for the year. hardware; notions of all sorts, ly collapsed. The demand for imports, especially of Oregon piae The foregoing figures are all such as brass and fancy buttons, 2,358,80

goods during the year showed lit and other lumber from the United taken from trade sources in needles, etc.; glass and glasa- ile change from previous seasons. States, and were the largest in Hongkong, and ara indicative ware; hosiery and haberdashery; $2,358 80

paper and etationery. In all these Gray 10-pound shirtings, Mexi- the history of the port. The total rather than conclusive.

lines of etiple products there arTO cans and similar goods, were imports of lumber from the Waited Trade with United States. 2,358,80

Trade with the United States, opportunities, bat they will not rather in favour, bas white shirt- | States during the year amounted inge and light-weight gray to 12,155,242 feet of which 1,890,- both in import and export lines, be great, and in general, every shirtinge fell away from former 810 feet were of red wood steepers suffered, on the whole, during part of the trade will be contest- trade markedly. There was some and about 200,000 feet of spare, the year less than that with any ed. Japanese manufacturara are $842.81

trade in fancy goods daring the the remainder being of Oregon other of the larger trading already in the field with Japanese 223.91

year, but the latter part of the pine. The increase in imports in countries. The import trade is manufactured subalitates for 1,088.72 year witnessed a collapse in this general represente actual increase represented largely by the trade nearly all lines of German goods. branch of the business, for most in consumption, which is the re-in flour, kerosene, and oitton piece While British manufactarere are anch trade was done by German anlt of an active campaign in goods, and has been reviewed in suffering many disadvantages 133.28

houses on a credit basis, and the behalf of American lumber and detail as to such products elea because of the war, they are still liquidation of German firms and timber for various uses to which where.

getting not only nearly all the $1,200.00

The import of American pre business they have had heretofore stoppage of all such credit they have not been devoted here- 700.00 arrangements have stopped the tofore in Hongkong. There was pared foods continued during the which is now to be bad, but they trade. The worst factor in the an unusual amount of building in year in even increasing volume, are also getting a large propor 200 00 piece goods trade was the mone-Hongkong and vicinity during the and may now be said to be well tion of that business heretofore

tary troubles of dealera in the year, which accounted for a con- established sea feature of the belonging to countries at 1,200.00 interier. Until Uhinese money is siderable proportion of the in- trade with the United States. The with Great Britain which is now

on a more satisfactory basis, satis crease, which would have been goods imported have not only been available.

-Need of American Agencies in factory trading, except upon a much greater had freight rates in increasing volume, but, they

Hongkong, s small scale and for immediate been more favourable. Freight have also been of an increasingly 898 80

Attention has been called to the 154.22 neede, is likely to be impractio-rates during the year ranged from higher price, supplanting in many

$6 and $0.50 to $7 gold per cases European products long need of American agents for American konses operating in thin thousand feet at the beginning of sold in this trade.

The importation of electrical field. This need was never mora the season to from $12 to $12.50 at the end of the year.

apparatus sad materials also baa apparent than during the closing Imports of hard wood daring the increased, on the whole, and in menthe of last year in Hongkong this trade the United States has when the business of all German year were below the average. There was a shortage in supplies

satisfactory share. houses wae placed in the hands of

Blindenheim. Apsets.

1st November, 1914.

62.95 Cash-Bank, Expenditure. In hand,

7 months... Special for Christmas. ››

Teachere' Chinese

Share of Guvern- ment Grant Furniture Insurance

$1,160 ... 2,700

4850 Balance:-Bank"

Cash...

***

.$8,700

Financial Minute.

The Governor recommends the

Chancil to vote a sum of Sevenly

1.25

3,377.06

11.80 Balance,

60.00 20126 Receipts. $2,351.04 7,82

Liabilities. Contractor: Tak On, Due 'Ebenezer', Das Shin Chow,

Assets. Expen fiture.

31st May, 1915. $2,358.86

Cash:-Bank, $5,829.22 In hand,

*

Blindenheim.

Receipta.

Dllare ($70) in aid of the vote To Balance:Bank...

Botanical and Forestry Dapart ment, Other Charges, Forestry, New Territories.

Amendment of Sanitary Board By-laws.

842.76 223.91

Cash...

11

the

BEC"

Telegraphic Transfer

from London Executors late Mrs. Banker, Waobo ... Donations: Bank Amendment Account ...

Silver Insitution direct

Liabilities. $1,060.87 Blind Girls boarded out: estimated cost 1,422 65

to 31 Dec., 1915,... Balance, 250,00

1,721 03

200.00

Exchange

The Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the

of By-lawa made by Sanitary Board under tion 16 (11) of the Public Health and Buildinge Ordin ince, 1993, Ordinance No. 1 of 1903..

The By-lawe made under section Sale of Work, etc. 16 of the Public Health and Interest Buildings Ordinance. 19 13. published on pages 22 and 23 of the "Regulations of Hongkong, 1914," under the heading "Domes tic Clesuliness and Ventilation" are bereby amended by the addi- tion of the following Bylaw

4. In any case of non-com pliance with the provisions and requirements of By-law 3 the Bard shall have full power after

Ebenezer. Aseets.

$500,00

901.02

fo"

2,947.30

1st November, 1914. 372.70

Book, 2,294 63 Cash in hand,

115.46 .476.78

7.71 Order on Siemissen & Co. Expenditure Loan to Blindenheim, By Cheque Book

$1.20 Balance, Maintonnude. 7 mons. 3,234.63 Bind echool, Shin

Liabilities. Chow-fa...

300.00

Contractor: Lam Dore, Durham for

Do. 47.00

do. blind gul.. Refund to "Ebenezer"

300.00 Architecte: Palmer

and Turner, 700.00 Contractor: Tak Oa...

1,051 02

Misu

14 daya notice to the owners given Balance:-Bank

in writing to enter on the pre. Cugh...

mises and to thoroughly cleanse

and timewash the said premises

and the cost of such cleansing

and limewashing shall be paid by

1,651.48 4,685.82

189.53 15.04

able.

had

Condition of the Market in 1,051.02

Metais and Hardware. The year's trade in metals on 1,151,02 the whole was rather satisfactory, although at the beginning of last- year the drop in freight rates as 150.00 compared with the unaunally high of teak, resulting in an advance With the advent of peaca liquidatore, who were to wind up rates a few months previous of about 20 per cent. in price, and better, times in the colony the businesses es coon as that cond brought down the price of metals

Importe of various Philippine it is likely that there will be a be done to the best advantage of still further increase in this all concerned. This meant that no 1,051.02 materially, with the result that hardwood daring the year

several deslere were forced into amounted to about 3,500,000 trade. At present the Japaness new business could be transsoted ligaidation. Later prices advand board feet, which represents a are introducing cheap electrical by these German firms, in short ed somewhat, and with the advent large increase over the previous fittings and apparatas, which are meant that the business of all of war and the enhancemeat of years. Importa of Borneo hard supplanting both Europena and American exporters represented 173.81 prices generally and with, the woods aggregated about 10,000,000 American goods, but dealers in Honkong by such German great advance in freight rates board feet, 60 per cent. of which believe that sooner or later the houses was to be wound up with 3.121:20 most dealers were able to make went to Oanton. Imports of teak numere will come back to the the business of the agents. This 534.34 money. However, the end of the from Siam amounted to about somewhat more expensive but was inevitable under the situation 300 00 year found small stocks on hand,1,200,000 board feat."

more economical goods made in developed by the war, and inse- much as the German house con- 730.28 while it was almost if not quite The general collapse of trade Europe and the United States.

impossible to scoure renewals dar to the outbreak of war is re- States held its own in far better the port, variously estimated at The export trade to the United trolled a portion of the trade of 4,685.82 from Europe. Daring the open- fected in nearly all lines of mis degree than any other part of from one-half to two-thirds of the

ing months of the present year cellaneous exporta. Shipments

The chief entire trade of Hongkong, and 2,500.00 dealere and jobbers wore finding of bristles to the United States, Hongkong's trade.

564,34 it necessary so turn to the United for example, declined from 595 element against it in the latter controlled the business of the States for many of their supplies. cases in 1913 to 314 cassa in part of the year was high freight largest American interests repze- ented in the field, other than by What can be done here by Amer 1914, and from 7,185. to 4,238 rates and insufficient tonnage.

Establishment of New Trade. ican exportera in this line is tito cases to continental Europe, in-

their own branch houses, the Routes

effcor upon American trade was gether a matter of prices in the creasing from 319 to 050 0зces to

New trade routes are being immediate and disastrous, Had United States and freight rates to Greet Britain. Shipments of fire-established as a result of the war, American houses been repro- crackers to the United Sates and and it asemehikely from the situs sented by their own branch housed hongkong.

Demand for forsign hardware Canada decreased from 110,833 to tion here that these new routes in or at least by neutrals, their increased in a normal way during 49,637 cases, and from 9.705 to time will be assimilated to new business, could have continued the opening months of last year, 2,004 cases to continental Europe, abes established or to be establish without interruption, and intend 205.17 but the fade in the latter half of increasing in shipments to rested in connection with the Panama of suffering, the great disadvant- 1,329.17 the year dropped off considerably Britain from 11,5 19,863, Canal, so that trade routes in the age of liquidation with their Ger in line with the trade depression cases, much of which, however, future in this part of the world man agents they could have en- The exhaustion of goes to the United States. Ship may be considerably different from joyed special advantages as $1,534.34 generally.

stocks in Hongkong and other ments of ratian and rattan what they have been in the past. neutrals in the trade of the port Liabilities. 3,121.20

to the United Contractor: Lam Dore, 534 34 Forta in the course of the next few ware

At all evente, it may be taken as at a critical period. On the other months is likely to lead to a de- Stites and Uarala decreased, Palmer 1,427.47 Architects;

mand for American gcoda more from 44,180 packages in 1913 to between the United States and German houses has afforded the a definite prospect that the trade hand, the liquidation of those and Turner,

1,000.00

general than herstoforo. Japan- 34,707 packages in 1914, all but the East Indies in the future will opportunity to a new house of ese manufectarers are making disappearing in the trade her be far more direct and probably employing onder most advant special efforts to introduce cheap countries. The export of Chinese far more extensive than it ever ageone circomplances many ex= goods of their make to supplant ginger and other preserves to the has been. The infidence Philip perts in various lines of trade Ipob, June 8-Mr. G. E the various cheap products from United States and Canada in pine trade with the United States peculiar to Hongkong and of thus Coombe, of the F.MS. Agri- Germany, heretofore quite a fesoressed from 4 485 to 4,495 pack bag in this connection is consider building up a trade organisation cultural Department, delivered a ture of this trade.

ages, but the exports to the Conable. The development of which under ordinary circumst tinent of Barope decreased from American trade in that part of anced would represent years of lecture at Chemor Estate, yester- day afteroon, on the rabber tres.

The importation of coal into 10,621 to 6,183 packages, and the world merita the attention of effort and expense far beyond that There was a large attendance at Hongkong reflects largely the de- shipments to Great Britain deall American exporters, the invitation of the manager, Mir, wand for bunker coal in the Co-oreased from 02,005 to 48,701 Extending American Trade.

The J. S. Ferguson. Me, A. B. Milae, looy. Imports during the first packages, - The export of canes

matter of extending chairman of the Central Perak half of 1914 were rather above to the United States and Canada American trade in the Hongkong 12.5 Planters Association, thought normal. With the advent of war fell off from 2,518 to 1892 pack: field and in the Far Bet general 1.25 there was a big day coming for and the demand for large stocks ages, and shipments to the Conly at the present time hinges the rubber industry and he hoped of coal for war purposes the de tinent of Europe fell from 20,916 more upon results of the war in 3,047.45 meant the beginning of a new mand increased greatly, and she to 23,913 raokages, and to Great Europe than in any change in the term so that science and practice total imports during the year Britain from 25,819 to 25,255 normal relations of the United 2,500.00 might go hand in hand. But bad were 1,613,111 tone ne compared packages. Esporte f various States to Chia, Japan, Indo

glo daze, were coming for rubber, and with 1,487,750 tons in 1913 and casential cile fell off from 2,193 Chiun, or any other fo:tion of 651.48 the closer it got into touch with 1,230,144 sons in 1912: Of the to 1,923 cases to the Uailed the Hoogkong field. What can 87.00 solence, the sounder would be imports of the past year 62.5 per States and Canade, from 6,102 to be done in this line has been the $189.53 their position.-Straits Times. cont. were Japanese coal, the pro- 4,007 comes to the Continent of subject of special reparts from

896.80

154.9%

$5,633.90

Absols. 31st May, 1015.. Bank, Cash in hand,

Ebenezer

Receipts. $2,047.39 173,81

Balance,

the owner of anoh premises at a To Balance:-Baok

rate not to exceed $3,00 for each Cush... floor."

The Hon. Mr.

Chu Pak

Telegraphic Transfer

from London Executors, late Mrs. Banker, Wachow Donations: Bank

ssid he saw no son why the charge should be increased to $3. He thought it was rather too much to pay $3 per floor, and Owbers of houses in this Colony would have to spend in the future Account

about one and a half lakhs for Silver

SED

250.00

741.88 200.00 263 00.

1,204.88 Expenditare,

limewashing practically double Institution direct........

what they were spending. He

thought $2 was quite sufficient.

The Bon. Director of Public

Worka asid it was only in the case Refond from Blin

of owners failing to comply

denheim

ka

Maintenance:

with the provisions and the re- Exchange quirements of the bye-law that the Sales of Work, els...... Board required powere to carry Interest out this work so that an By Cheque Book owner had ample opportunity of making his own arrangements in doing the limewashing so may required. The sum of $3 was the maximum that may not be exceeded and in most osasa the Dost would be under that amount. | Refands

(Continued on Second Ezira.)

7 months... Contractor:

Dors Arabilests: Palmer

and Turner,

Balance:Bank

:

300,00

88.56 87,52

$1,534.34

Rubber and Science.

Increased Demand for Coal.

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While it is idle to predict re alts of the war upon the trade of the Far East, It is at least evident that there will be a relations in this part of the world gentral readjustment of business as one of the results of the trage The need of special attention to now going on in Europe.

here at the present time representation of American houses

particularly urgent.