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present your of 1,864,625 bag, and the heavy drop of 5,101,194 bags from the imports of 1913. The changes for the present year show Canada a drop down from | 423,334 bugs to 60,000 baga, slom of363,334 bøgn, while China came is with shout 200,00 bags the fissarer received from that sonroe. The causes of this great falling of in 1915 are traceable to thể haavy stock exrried over from 1914, the high prices ruling in the United States early in the

· premck year, and the fact that the Chiness Government removed the restrictions and allowed the ex- port of flour from China to foreign. taritory, this being entirely new and unexpected by the cauleras. The effect of the change WAR oto flod the markets of Hongkong. and the Straits Settlements with China made flour, sa well as all the coast ports. As the mills in Shanghai slons are capable of producing about 30,000 bags per day, if they can secure the wheat in sufficient quantities and at prices in line with the Pacific coast, no doubt they will in time ba competitors for this trade. It is

BERECHN

PANAMA CANAL

Doncken. Fannbeach, Jan. 3. Lloyds announce that there are arsellent prospects of the re opening of the Panama Conal

hour the end of January.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

advise us that the Langkat.output Momsen, Wright and Hornby for last month was an follows

Dec.

Tom 159

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Shops

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MAILS DUR

Chanan, 4th Jan, falore 7th, Jan

Chidam

—Pực TAIWAN 1, 445, Jms.5

Jan - Stogapore,

„PCHUNSANG,6th Jan 5par) Aralin, Duba's. 5.306, S.

`TO-MORROW.

Ewalow, Amor & Formom via Anping &

Mo-Per BOSAD “K. MA Jan. 73.

Hochow & Haiphong-Paz DAIGI ME, 5th

Jam 9 am

Sandakan Per MAUSANG, 18 Jan. 11

|Japan vis. Maži--Par BORKED ME. 3th

Jan.boom.

Straits, & India viz Calencia-XUM

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

138

151

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138

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SANG_5th Imm. Im Shanghai, N. China & Japan Vía. Kode-~ ParKUISANG, 4th wax5 pm

THURSDAY, 6th Jani Hotnow-Per ÖLEG, 6th Jani7 min. Bobow & Haiphong-Par LOKSANG,

6th Jan. 7 g. Haiphong-Per KAIFONG, 6th Jan. 9

Robre Hapba. PHONGKONG

Siberian

6th Jan, 11 am.

and

Saangha Korh, China Barope via Siberia- Par SHANTUNG, 6th Jan. 3 pamia

[Shanghai Br. P.QMonday, 16th Janj

FRIDAY, 7th Jan.

DEPARTED.

Jan. 3.

Chlpaking for Hougky Hanfor Totohaus zia. She Drufar for Bangkok via Swałow Twangles for Cassiou

Haldia for Carton

Inking for Shanghai zind Haiyang for Singapore Albena, for Cardon Chiyeen for Canton

ammonia seu for Sohrhama via Shad |Chrysong:for Bhanghai vis Svatow-

Hangwan Kor Mugapore vis Amoy

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Jan J

Kanyo Mara for Walamateur Hol On for Lanchor Puletus for Eiewpool via Bagan

Jan 4

Siwong for Batavia

China Comet Meteorologic

Bonin La

Plojan Marm for Batavia

Charang for Honey

Hattan for Foochow via SwaİYM

Tehingg

Yngehow for Songhai

Dagin for Bangkok

Changel

Bhasy P. Amery

only in the last few years that the Shanghai mills have been brought ap in size and equipment to eTED fil their home requirements, and no doubt in the near future they will so improve the quality of their whart as to produce the higher grades of flour, although they have never been a fireane:al success for the owner. The loss of: the Canadian trade has been cxared by the heavy demands for their product in Europe, and the shortage of tonnage swing to the withdrawal of the Express liners, while Australia, which has dropp ed cat entirely owing to the whest shortage, could not offer any flour. The heavy produce in the harvest there gave the mills some hopes of again coming this way with their surplus production, but the ** Government having taken over the entire wheat crop and fixed s price fally 25 per cent, above thai ruing on the Paciflc 0088, the year were reported of about Strašta, India via Calcutta-Per FOOK. Kohler, EX 2 Cameron, H M Hara

Total to 31st inst. 4,242

Daily average 148.20

January Output.

Toms 142

January 1

2

3

Total to 3rd inat,

$9,200

137

H

135

D

414

Daily average 138.00

chest. Clearances în per

which practically shots of any 12 chests of Fatna new, 218 cheats chance for the mills selling this way any volume of four, an their of Pains old, chests of Benares capacity far exceeds their home new, and 28 cheets of Bensres old, consumption, the millers hopes in all about 265 chests

are, far from being realised, and Malwa opiumDuring the many of them will be on short your sales were reported of about time:

| 126 chesta at $9,300 to $6,600

↑ Shanghai &r North China ---Par TUKBA-

BANG. 7th Jan. It a.. Swalow, Amor & Facebow Per HAI-

MUN, 7th Jan, 2000.

Bouth

SATURDAY 8th Jan.

Anrort-

САП

Japan via Moy,Hoscizzin, Hilə San Francisco, Los Angeles, Salina Gear, Pazina, Callao | Azica, Iquique, Valparaiso and Cornel-Por HIYO. M. & Dec. Il a Philippines-Per YUENSANG, 8th Jan

Ź pude

[C'dian

- Máil

SANG, 8th Jan. 2p.m

United States, South Amer

Can Tis. San Francisco and U. Kingdom viz Canada-Por

·ARAKAN, 8h Jan. 5 min.

MONDAY 10th Jan 2

Prices have not held op during (par pieul). Clearances were re- Swatow. Amoy de Poznosa vis Tamsui the season ander review. in ported of about 409 chests.”

Cotton.

Jerary the average was about During the rear 1915, business 325 per bag, and in August 280, while towards the time for the was reported of about 4.500 new trop efferings much of the package, ourpared with 2,500 io the year 1914, and 6,500 in the stock held here was sacribend

Prices in 1913 with heavy loss to the dealers. 7eer 1913. This was not only the case with were 830 to $37 (per picul, în 1914 $20 to $30 (per pieni,) and

America Bour, for the Shanghai in 1915 $21 to $32 (per picul). prodcet suffered severely,N

The value of the years importa

During the year 1915 pricas

Hair Fong for Shanghai Taiwan Manfor Halynang American For KC. Was via Maczo Frithjof foxSaigon Manila Maryfir Victoria & Tacoma

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Persa. S. Jacob from Kingspore-Mixx Casa.

Per L. Archem from Manila—Mr Captain

Per 15, Tacoma Harsfrom Mania sic. –Mias Mazy E-Sarthae. Kim B Fungon. Miss & du Baines, Men K. P-Bohler, 7 J

WATER RETURN.

Loyal and Storage of water i Reservoirs on the lat. Dec., 1915. GISY AND HILL DISTRICT WAZIN

WORKS LEVEL-

PE-DALJIN M. 10th Jan. 5. Tym

TUESDAY, 11th Jan.

Zytam

Overflow

ovection

Phabyte 12-F CHINHUA, 11th Wong-ani-Belost

Jan. 3 put

ym Below

Haiphong Saizen, Straits, Bur STORAGE. IN MILLIONS AND DECIMAL

LOF GALLONS

mai, Ceylon, Adelzidla, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egy

*& Kazope. --~*Per. ÁTHOS, Fifth Jan 4 pm.

WEDNESDAY, 12th Jan.

he roughly $5,000,000. For the show a varied factussion from Swatow, present the markets all over the $16 to $30 per bale. The follow- East are firm, and there is a fairing are statistics of sales for the demand. The stocks held in years 1911 to 1915-

Hongkong at present are about 350,000 bagt, with nearly 28 anch more to arrive during the

In 1911

In 1912

In 1913

next three months.

Tonnage is now very short, and the Pacific coast mille find minch.

difficulty in fulfilling their orders,

freights having advanced froming the year weZ8 fire gold dollara a year ago to T. TA twelve dollars per ton at the pre- sent time. N

Austra÷

78.500 Straits,

179,000

119,400

In 1914

77,800

In 1915

108,500 Jagan

Exchange. The exchange rates raling dur-

Higbeet.

January 101

The prospects for the coming February year are by no means bright, mill March prices being too high for the

1/91

·T. T Lowest

1/0 ∙1/9

1/10 1/93

April

1/92 1/90

native consturera.

May

1792

Jane

Oplam

In their report for the past year,

July

Meara, S.D.Setna and Co. states August

1/1/9/9/18 -1/9.9/18 1/9.5/16

3/95/16 1/

1/9 1/9

OPIUM:-Daring the first part September 19 1/95/18

1/91

of the year 1915, a few sales were October 1/10 reported in the market, latterly November 1/11 1/10 oring to the laying of a heavyDecember 1/13/10.13/16 import duty of nearly $3,500 per } - Highest, 1/134. Lowest, 1/9.

chest, slacked business. In Sep-

tember last a company was formed

May-

Bar Silver. Ready.

Realy Lowest

21/16 22

an Canton for purchase of Highest whole of the Hongkong stock January. 22.15/1622.9/16 and the whole stock of opinn February thus went in the hands of the March 245/1823 Canton Authority from the Opin April 23-15/1823) -

„bina_at_priers: $9,350 - for

-23.13/1623.5/16 Pätu opium $8,950 for Benares Jane 231 227

and $9,300 for Malwa Jaly 2215/16 22 5/16 opium. Thus the optum business August 233/16 22

Hongkong from the hands of September 231 23.3/16

Combine passes to the October 241 2320

November - 277 241

During the December 271/16 252.

Highest, 211 Lowest 22

C'dian

Amey & Frochow-Far HAL of Nov, zege

CHING, 12th Jan. 1 jam.

Сновизирайся

popalacios

Conuraption gen":

bad per day

FRIDAY, 13th Jan.

Colombo, Darken, Cape Town,

Comic et supply in all districts during November Madeira & V. Kingdom--Park Service to homes in Rider Mais Canticas das MISHIMA M. Iith Isa. I pay public street Sout, ins only durine, Magen

commomcend from: Bag Man nat supply giver

KOWŁOCIS WATZEZ WORKS LEVEL.

Kowloon Ges-) Label

FRIDAY. 14th Jan.

via Nagsski-Per HITCHI M.

14th Jan, 9 am

Philippine Is, Andralia, New :Zealand, Tanzania, & New

ages.

vis fine

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS

OF GALLONES.

Guinea via Thursday Islands Kowloon Gar -Per NIKKO M-14th Jan.

$

SATURDAY, 15th Jan.

Consumption of watne în Kowloon in mieluus and. Decimis of Galiana. Doing the mouch of Nov. 1975 Copelan Enămased popular}

Shanghai, N. China Japan via Moj,U. States, South America. Consumption

Jagation

ría Sextile, Canada & United Kingdom vis Victoria Bomenment Adiyat's reports, show shut the

bead per day

Luster of excellent emlag' me? Por SADO M.15th Jan.11a.m. ⠀⠀ Public Works Dig

TIDE TABLE

From 2nd to 8th Jan., 1916.

STT, CHATHAM

Water Athorting,

METEOROLOGICAL.

Bongs

in Barometer

Gap Book Macso Wackow PREC

4th Januser, a

Hour,

Barometer,

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'sion.

Force.

30.75 £5 $ ace

30.73.· 58 · 20 va

Ja 30,12 67 69 DA

6 300494 29

30.66 66·9% e

30.00 61

-30.0 56

68 30.06. 61

30.09

*.82

$0.01 54 35

Apard

29:30

Surigao

SBPBARBER

.

RADIOTELEGRAME.

TE CLAXTON, Director: Cheezyadzmy," January 4.

1 Berterreinned to

† £bandet, v

“Windito Swo

No position ESPOOL VARA

bins sky,

Zot

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN.CO

ENGLISH MAI

WILL despatch VESSELS to

“about the DATES 150M

For

IDON & Bombay.

via Spore, Pang

Fors Baid or

SHANGHAI, Hot,

and Yoko- [ Capt. Bysh

"ENU

Capt HR Hether ington ENE

sacs are filled with Wireless Telegraphy.

Freight or Passage, apply to

P&Q&N Co.'s office.

for

Hongkong, 4th Jamary, 1915

TO SAIL

THE AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.,LTD.)

FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast)

"HE Steamship,

KATHLAMBA,"

6,390 tons, will be despatched se abors

Monday, 10tk

1of January, 1916.

For freight and further particulars apply to

Hengkong, 28th December, 1915

THE BANK LN ELUMED,

CHINA MAIL S.S. Co., Ltd.

OPERATING

CHINA 10,200 TONS,

FUTURE SAILINGS

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