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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

[Router's Service to the "Telegraph."

THE POPE AND PEACE.

BENEDICT XV's. FIRST CONSISTORY.

December 6, 6 p.m.

Reuter'e correspondent at Rome says that, for the first time siaco his election, His Holiness the Pops person¬tly conducted a Secret Consistory, surrounded by the usual historic pomp. Promin- ent in the hall wore cardinals representing the belligerents. The Pope, frota the throne, broke the silones by intoning prayer, and then deliverari his allocution on behalf of a speady peace. After this His Holiness appointed some new cardinals.

A FINE FEAT.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916

COMMERCIAL ROMANCE

Chinese Corner the Market

One of the most remarkable commercial omanose of the war ie revealed in the prose pages of a Consular report just issued by the Foreign Office from the pen of Mr. Consul V. L. Savage,

the war the

value

HARBOUR OF REFUGE.

Memorial Stone to be Laid by

the Governor.

His Excellency the Governor ing the memorial stone in conne0- will perform the ceremony of lay-

GERMAN FIRMS IN CHINA.

The Position of Hongkong Importers,

tion with the Harbour of Refuge of Germen firms as buyers of The disappearance from Chins

THE "SENEGAMBIA."

Condemned by Prize Court this Morning.

The capture of the German cargo boat as, Senegambis, which was secured just outside Hong-

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.

Interesting Ceremony on the

8.8. Chips,

break of war, formed the subject Chronicle of November 3, ver kong Harbour coon after the out According to the San Francisco at Mong-kok-tani on Thursday, British goode, says the British of an application by the Attorney emonies were held on board the

18, at 4.80 p.m.

December

can disembark.

at

previous

inside the southern entrance to a recent report by the United Kemp,) before the Chief Justice, Thursday afternoon, when the

A small pier will be erected Trader Journal, is the subject of General (the Hon. Mr. J. H.liner China on the whose district covers the populous the Harbour of Refuge in the State Consul-General at Hong: sitting in Prize Court, this house flag of the China Mail Chinese province of Hunan. Да

Steamship Company was obristen- stated that the first few months of vininity of the stone, where those kong, who points out that for morning

some time trading between Mr. Kamp said the s.s. Sca-ed with the breaking over its fold the war were notable, so far as hi! who wish to attend the ceremony British firm in China district in concerned, for the fact

and sgambia was captured on August of s bottle of California wine. Launches should set down their German firms ia China 21, 1914 by the Franob cruiser The battle was broken by Mine that the world at large suddenly passengers and leave the pier as has been prohibited within cer- Dapleix which was acting under Rosa Low Hing, daughter of the Awoke to the fact "that it was quickly as possible, returning tain limits, Eitherto, however, orders from and in conjunction vice-president of the Canton Bank dependent upon the Chinese pro no law or order with E.M.S. Triumph. The and an official of the newly vinoe of Hanau for its supplies of

their passengera again.

preventing the shipment of goods delay in bringing the case before organized steamship company. antimony, and that the world had

manufactured in Great Brit sin to the Court -was due to the

The ceremony was performed to pay Hanan's prices for it."

German firms in China for sale to fact that there had been come in the presence of Mayor James "It may be remorked, incident. TYPHOON WARNINGS. the Chinese, hence the recent pro-friendly discussion between the Rolpb, President Look Tin Eli of realised by the native mine ally, that the enormous profts

hibition of auch traffic is a matter French and British Governments the company, and leading stearo The telegram quoted below was of extreme importance in the coas to the country which should ship officials and prominent diti- owners and refiners of antimony received by the American Conton piece-goods trade of the Far have jurisdiction in the case of sens of San Francisco, and of han- wore in no way shared by the sulate General Bongkong, from East. For years British products such prizes, and a Convention was dreds of Chinese, who orowded people in general, or the the Manile Observatory at 9 am have dominated the Chinese signed by the two Governments every available vantage point. Government, of Chins, Before to-day: Cyclone or typhoon S.E. piece-goode market, bat a large on October 9, 1915, Article & of On the forward deck of the of of Manila, over or near Southern share of such textiles surpri- which provided that when a trim liner gathered distinguished antimony regulas on the Luzon, moving W, or W.N.W.

The telegram quoted below singly large share, in fact joint capture shall be made by visitors from the business and London market was about £25

has been sold by German firms the naval forces of the Allied eocial life of this city. Captain per ton. It has long been neses was received 2.30 p.m. established there. In line with coantries the condemnation shall Ryland Drennan and Purser Kent sed by the Chinese Customs, for to-day *--*

Cyclone or Typhoon E. S. E. ly, these German Gerinin firm country whose flag shall have from the main to the deck. Miss the prostios of the trade general-be under the jurisdiction of the Clark hauled down the new flag about B10 per ton. It has now of Manila, over or near Southern have long been accustomed to been borne by the officer having Hing smashed the battle over its the purpose of export duty, at risen to over £100 per ton, but the Luzon moving W.N.W. assessment rate has remained the

have goods of a certain quality the superior command of the folds, sad, dripping with Califor- same.

made for them on which they action. In this case the Captain nia vintage, the new emblem was As the Custome figures for the total value of the trade

have afixed a trade-mark or of H.M.8. Triumph was the senior ran to the masthead again, "shop" of their own As a result officer present. It was therefore are based on their own valuations,

Mayor Rolph and President Eli Before Commander C. W. of years of successful trading in pursuance of that article that made the principal addresses of it will be seen how wide gap Beckwith, B.N., at the Macias with the Obiness these "ohops" the case was brought before a the afternoon, the former congra- may lie between statistics and Court this morning, Charles have come to hs of great valus, British Frise Court.

talating the Obiness community reality,

Anderson, master of sailing ship not only to the German houses Mr. Kemp went on to refer to on its entrance into the trans- "Up to the outbreak of the war Daylight, charged James Mc. using them but alan to tae British the ship'e papere saying that thay pacifio trade. The latter dwelt on more or less definito in Grieg's had proceeded on normal lines. ship, with unlawfully absenting the terms of the recent order of the Hamburg Amerika Steam the new company meant much in Europe the export of antimony Donnell, first mate of the same firme that weave the goods. By proved that the boat belonged to the foot that the organization of works. The whole Sonata was The whole output of the pure himself from the ship without the British Government Man. 'ship

Company, registered at for San Francisco ae. well as metal, a refined by the Bas leave on

November 22 and cheater and oiber firms which Hamburg. It was sufficiently China. Oh'aag Company of Changsha,with unlawfully disobeying orders have heretofore manufactured clear that the nationality of the The ship was dressed with all which enjoyed a monopoly of the on board the ship on the 5th inat such goods for these German ship was German and the pro- its banting, and below, in the din- Hongkong was last night given

manufacture of regulas in this ite second rich banquet of music. ample scors for brilliant exeon marketed in London by a British seven days imprisonment with British arms are to continue in livered to the Crown, but the Prize

Defendant pleaded guilty, and firms are now prohibited from perty of a German Company, ing saloon, was spread a luncheon province, was controlled and His Worship sentenced him to continuing to do so:

either of these grounds being which the hundreds of visitors en- MM. Mirovitsebrand Piastro aretion, to which M. Piastro did

The general result is that if the sufficient. The ship had been de-joyed after the formal ceremonies. as well-atched as they aro io-¡ ¡ull justice. That the sozompani. Concern under a time contract.hard labour on the first oharge, this trade they must either ap-Court rules were to the effect that

BRITISH SUBMARINE'S REMARKABLE EXPLOITS.

December 6, 6.40 p.m. The Admiralty annonces that one of the British submarines operating in the Sas of Marmora damaged a train on the Ismid Bail way on December, and torpedoed and sank the Turkish destroyer Yathiaser on the following day; she picked up two officere and forty of the crew and placed them on a sailing vessel. She also sack large supply steamer on the 4th by gunfire and destroyed four siling vessels with supplies.

LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT. peared to be an expansion of the Humoreske movement which is

Ú

A Programme Rich in Merit.

admirably executed, the second movement being especially beauti- ful, Meadelssohn's Violin Cun- certo which followed is familiar to

concert-goers, There

music.

ia

EUROPEAN MATE SENTENCED.

having arisen with the war, the Temporary banking difficulties while the other was withdrawn. Chinese refiners of the metal sized the opportunity to de-

nounce the contract.

market

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Lieut. Col. A. Chapman, V.D., Corps Orders issued to-day by

stato:-

Jolaed.

Leave.

leave of absence from 8. 12. 15

Gonner H, Ralph is granted

port by land or saa olosely watch- ed and roatriated. The area

8. 1, 16.

to

within which it was produced in France was invaded by the Ger Tschaikowsky's ́ mans and thus out off from the Parades for Wednesday, 8th

Parades.

Detali.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

F. O. Jenkin, D. 8. P. (Reserve) Orders fasted to-day by Mr. state:-

Patrol Duties will be fed on or about December, 22nd.

Saturday morning, the 18th inst, Company Commanders are re- quired to send to this office on

Patrols for January 1916.- The January Sobedule of

they have available for daty at additional men (reoraits etc.) the date of sending in the return.

Duty Reminder Book, The tesne baving ran out, this book is being revised and ampli- fied and will be re-issued in due соцтве.

dividually brilliant-the latter ment was so well rendered is bas all the fire and imagination a tribute to the pianist: one could

propriate the German "chops" no ship should be condemned necessary for the great violinist, not help missing the wood wind

and establish direct connections until six months after the service but does not let this obscure the and the strings, hat in this Con-

with the Chinese or attempt to of the writ. The writ was agrved scrupulous secaracy of his ex carto the solo part is undoubtedly

seopra the trade of the Chinese in January. There had been no "Soon *fterwards oution; M. Mirovitaol, on the the most important. The first quotations for standard metale

of the same quality under other With regard to the cargo, regard- by the introduction of other goods appearance in answer to the writ. other hand, sits down to the piano half ended with thres Chopin as though he were expecting to pieces for the pianoforte: the dom, and the export of antimony were stopped in the United King

brands. This Latter plan ing which he was also applying for make a hearty dinner, and plays difficult F. Major Nocturne, prohibited. Owing to the Corps on 6, 12, 15, allotted Corp for

is not at all easy; it reduces condemnation, he said that some with the most perfect elearners dainty Valse, and the G. minor made of it for the manufacture of No. 1948 and poated to Scouts as has always existed between the been done hy an order of that

Private J. Martin joined the

itself to mora competition of it-the perishable portion- and with that true legato touob Ballade. The last ng mod is munitions of war it was declared

Chinese basiness, sach had already been sold. That bad which makes every note of the monumental work, and all three to be contraband, and its trans Company (No. 3 Section). most complicated passage stand'

several British firma or between Court, and the rest of the cargo out like a dewdrop; but he too right spirit by M. Mirovitech.

were interpreted in exactly the

British, German, American, and was in the custody of the gave just the proper amount of The second half of the pro-

is the probability that the entered by anybody for any of the Japanese Brms. Moreover there Marshal. No claim had been "soul" in the G. minor Ballade of grammnaopened with some genuine Chopin and the Liszt Rhapsodie lav

German firms concerned will im cargo, and the necessary six a ratorn showing (1) the exact with which the programme con Serenade was entrancingly play-world at large, se was also the inst.

mediately scoure from neutral months interval had expired.

number of their men doing duty aladed. In combination, the two ed: it is a dream of passion, output from Austria-Hangary.

Bources goods manufactured for The Chief Justice-Who was in December month in Central, artists were almost ideally despair, constaney: the violin The Bolivian and Mexican mines

them according to their standarde the car o consigned to ? matched: they seemed in turn to part is a song, which is of course having closed down, only two or Signalling practice at Head result of the order of the Govern- don't know quite. Some of the and with the Water Polies (Land West Point, Wanchai, Yauati, 5.15 p.m. Signalling Scation-

and marked with their shope. The The Attorney-General:-We Hunghom, and Peak Districts restrain each other and to lead almost the only proper part for a three minor sources of direct quarter. each other on to the more violin to take. The Weniaveky production remained as possible Co.-Musketry and Rifle exercises through German bouses in China as the German oruisers were in

5.16 p.m. Reoraits of Engineermont, therefore, will be that what coal was for Macassar, which ins and Harbour), (2) the number of rapturous heights of music.

bas heretofore been British trade rather significant circumstanos, We were mercifully spared the of variations on a familiar Russian competitors to the one important at Teikoo Dookgard nader Sergt. will simply become neutral trade that part of the ocean. There is

piece which followed is a series programme" which explains in folk-song, rather too elaborate, the Chinese province of Hunan,

producing area left, that is to say, Everest. detail the inner moaning of the perhaps, but played with admir-

through such houses. There are the presumption that all the Tarious items. There must have able fire. The performance con.

"From both foreiga and Obin

Remainder, Nil.

other phase of the subject and goods were enemy goods. On been a temptation to indulge included with two pianoforte pieces, alate of affaire soon became known ese sources of information the real

other and correlated questions these grounds I ask your Lord this in the case of the Berenade a tuneful Barcarolle of Bubenstein to all the Chinese interested in instant.-H. K: V. R.

Gun Olab Hill, Kawlcoa - arising out of trade sffected by ship to condemn the ship and of Tschaikowsky and of the and the colossal 12tb Rhapsodie trade, and when an

On daty until morning of 13th the new order. The immediate SIRO. Ballade mentioned above. Both of Liszt,

urgent

practical result seems to be that The Chief Justice said he would are decidedly programme"

Next for daty N. 1 Sto. Arty. Hongkong importers for the make the order asked for. demand arose in Japan, Russia, musio of a sort (it is only in the appetite for good music, of which dom, the Chinese seized their op

The concort has whetted our America, and the United KingBally, and Left Beo. M. G. Co. Officer on duty:Lieut. Bees.

present are compelled to order Ballades the Chopin indulges the Colony gets all too little.portunity, held up supplies for a

from allied or neutral marketa in this) with almost obvious Saraly the travelling expenses are time, and cornered the market,

P. of W. Camp, Kowloɔ :-

many lines of goods that have meanings; but it is better to re small as compared with a large

On duty until morning of 13th heretofore come from the coun eist such temptations.

"While the price of regulas on

instant H.K.V.R.

triss now at war. company of musical comedy the London market at the time The Theatre Royal is not ideal artiste. Many virtuosi would of the outbreak of the war WOD

Next for Duty, December 13 Right Beotion M. acoustically for such a perform-possibly like the opportunity to about £25 per ton, by the begin ance, and in cny onse the piano travel if a guarantee could be ning of December it had risen forte is an instrument for the obtained for exponses. Will not locally to over £52 per ton f.o.b. drawing-room or Chamber. Oon some committee of local Thomas Hankow, and by the end of the cert rather than for the Concert Becchams give the matter con-year it must have been between One wishes sometimes aideration? It is a good apport £60 and 870 per ton, that Liszt had realised this more unity for preverting the daughter same time the price of erade had clearly than he did; also of the Philistine rejoicing, as inc plain curtain would have been Deborah would express it.

increased considerably in propor- battar setting than a wood-

tion to that of regulús. N. 0.1 Iand glado. It is, therefore,

As regarde prices, the pace all the more praiseworthy that, the

was set by the New York market whole performance, of which ao- LATEST SHIPPING owing to a shortage of stocks in ourady was the keynote, should be NEWS A

the United States. Locally the have been the aesthetic treat that bunungi bu Okm M

bayers who were ready on the it was

MOVEMENT OF STEAMTERESES (Pht with their money The Simata for violin and The LCBN. . LAIBANG frons Mof: obtained most of the metsi. pianoforte with which the pro- is dus at Hearing on the 9th Dreamber. Here Japaness dealere noored, gramme opened was through Bhanghai is das at Hongkong on the 10th

The L 0.8.N.KWONGBANG from being able to snap up in Grieg,The first, movemont dp December.

coming applies of crude or ore, amoyl yurganl

proper.

CO

1:

At the

December 14 Scouts Company, Desember 15 Scoute Company December 18 Scouts Company, December 17 Centre Botion M. G. Co.

December 18 Civil Service Co. December 19 No. 2 Eetion Arty. Batty."

Ofilcer on duty, December 13 Lieut. Kennett, December 14 Capt. Stewart. Desember 16 Capt. Hutchison. December 16 Lieut. Murphy, December 17 Caps, Wood.

UP TO THE MINUTE.

Closing Prices :-m

Douglas's $94, sales and

buyers. China Fires.-162, sales and

buyers.

Indo Chinas$153, bayers. Dook-$83, sales. Langkats, Tis, $38, sellers. Cements.-89, buyers.

affected by various changes in As in the case of other lines

trade machinery and trade meth- ods due to the war in Europe, the effect of this latest development is less important in its immediate results than it is likely to be in ite ultimate results. The sOTOF- ance of all such ties between German and British interests in Ohina and the Far East gener ally breaks up a connection that has existed for many years dominated the trade of China for that while Britial goods have to the advantage of both German and British interente as many years, the actual handling. opposed to American and other of the greater mass of such goods commercial growth. The examina has of late been done by German December 17 Lient, U. Smith.tion into trade matters which has arms. The breaking up of this December 19 Lient. Danby attended the liquidation of the combination is of profound in Ordarly Sergent from 13th to affairs of German firms in Hong-portance in the future trade of 20th inst-Oorpl à. A. Belton.

kong has amply demonstrated the Far East

RE LOT OMAPJET

Reate March. All ranke will parade at Central Station st 9.05 p.m. on Friday, Dec., 10th.

Musletry Course, Part 1. ́ The attention of Platoon ard Company Commanders is drawn to ardets of Dec., 8th/7th.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Mesars Wright and Horoby advise us that the Langkat output for the current month is as follows:

Deo;

123450

... Tone 152

180

188

» 151

150

188

879

Tots! to 6th inst. Does Daily average || 140,50 |