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CORRESPONDENCE

(The cynions expressed by the pondents are not necess- Hongkong

arily those of the

Telegraph."1

(To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.)

ANOTHER QUESTIONŢIN

- PARLIAMENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE YASAKA MARU.

HOW SHE WAS SUNK.

Graphic Story of the

Floal Scenes.

From the Kobe Herald we are able to glean further details.com cerning the torpedoing of the Sir-With reference to the S-NYE ner Yasks Mara. The swer given by Mr. Bonar Law to vessel and her cargo were insured Sie B. Cornwall's question in the for Y4,000,000 viz—tsamat. 12- House of Commons as to the 500,000, and cargo F1,500,000 Hotel Hoences in Hongkong, it Under these circumstances, the would be somewhat interesting to direct loss to the Nippon Yasen know what his reply would be to Kaisha will not be so consider the following question is able. However, the loss of the Mejay's Govaramant aware that steamer will be a heavy blow to in the town of Kusis Lumpur maritime circles, as there is al-

Federated Milar

ready much a diety about the lack of steamers. The Oaks Mainichi

in the

States, enemy subjects from Galicia and Silesia are not only

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EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1916

THE EUROPEAN OPIUM CURRENCY QUESTIONS.

CASE

Flue of $1,000 Imposed.

Interesting Reports from Canton,

Swatów and Amby,h The following extracts regarů. Ing SULIBACY Matters are from the Chinese Maritima custome: trade reports for 1914-

Canton.

CHURCH NEWS.

The Bishop of Vistoria will presahat Christ Church, Shamoen, Chiston on Sunday next.

The Bor. E. W. L. Martin will take services in the British Church at Manzo.

TROUBLE OVER THE BORDKR

CHINESE CUSTOMS STATION

LOOTEDX

KOWLOON CUSTOMS.

Some Features of

The following: thetrada report fac by the Kowloon Clas

Two Europeans Held Up, A The total net valus.

Chinese Killed, s

pasting through the Yesterday afternoon the village. this district by The last of the series of met- of Emtîn, which is about 5ve Eh. Tim. 47639 272 The chaotic condition of the ings in ccancetion with the week miles north of Shatokok, was | with the precious The resumed hesting of the local money market was considers of prayer is being held to-morrow startled by a band of armed rob- Hk. T. 18.355,031, charge against Samuel Newhouse bly improved as the reauit of the Saturday at 12:30, in the City hers, who, entering the village, decrease of E. The who is charged with importing 239 redemption in Jaly of Canton Ball, when the Bev, N.C. Pope commenced firing on the Customs The value of the i Ibe of opium into the Colony governmens notes already ze will be the Chairman and speaker. Station, which is one of some jank was Hk. Tis from the Saws Mars, was conferred to under 1. Local bat tinned by Mr. Hazeland at the no sooner had this evil-so long nightly united meetings for the border. Having fired for bats slight chat It is announced that the fort-importance on the Chinese side of Import trade by Magistracy this morning.

prejudicial to trade-boen 800- Intercoesion at St. Paul's College some time, the marauders ap- wade decreased by one cessfully dealt with and eliminated will be some mund, the pex bong roached the station, and, enter mols. The value Mr. Hazeland said this scheme than the vagaries of exchange, on January 18, st 6. p. of dealing illicitly in opium, produced sucther unsatisfactory

ing, held up the two European carried by rail amounte Customs Officials, who as Mr. The 188,070, showin morphine, and cocaine, vis situation. The discount on silver

K Sangaard, Dane, and Macrae of HE 11 858 Japan WES 3 Very old subsidiary coins against Hong-

Doll, a Britisher. In the fring the figures for 1913. Owing to one. The idea WSE that kong paper currency when the amounts arrive in notes and that had preceded the entry, the depreciation of Ki by taking the staff vis Japar year opened was 11 per cent. Ta cheques sad on person, so de pat Chinese in the station had been bank-ares, the inundations there was less risk of detection. Harch it had risen to 123 per cent, appear in our returns Estee of severely wounded, sud has since the West River Valley, The running if these illicit goods bat declined again to 94 per cent exchange on Chinese parts did died. Threatening to shoot the outbreak of war, and 11: was a gamble gamble whether in August. Thereafter, however, not tie to the same extent, while two Europeans if they resisted, discount on Oka on Fa

ikes to wander freely about and pears tɔ have been carrying specie or otherwise. If they were detectly, so that by the end of the to a discomit against Swatow, seiningarma, Ammunition, money, I regard to the “local” permitted by the British Author | says the sunken steamer sp the venture would be successful silver carrancy depreciated rapid-on the Tang 29 rate fell from par the robbers looted the station, coinage, it may be

Amounting to between 120,000,- do szwetly sa they like, but are 000 and Y30,000,000. The Fin actually employed by aancial Authorities refuse to give say information whatever about ressiving substantial smolumenta from, British firms, and whether the matter The Oaks journal this is not an abuse of the local learns that the specie legislation which corresponds to the Defence of the Realm Act, and what steps His Mijssty's Guvern ment propose to tike in the

matter?

Yours etc.

EM TOZER.

Hongkong, 7th Jannny, 1918.

́ ́MAIL MATTER 5.

General Post Offics, Hongkong, 6th January, 1915.

Sir,-With reference to an articia contained in your leaderetio of last night, handel "Mail Maners," I would remark

Just sinds 1 Dican-

insured for Y250,000 with certain insurance companies in Tokyo and Yokohama. It is not known whether any of the specie was saved. Har cargo is reported to have consisted of Minchester goods-roa, entton, yarns, cotton cloth, et. The sinking of the steamar has undoubtedly dealt & very heavy blow to various dock yards, which are awaiting the arrival of iron materials for ship building

erous. ZODE &

manager

Hongkong that the review will rank as worst ever experience tory of the Colony. pars of the year the market was depressed action which took plac vaines. For the pro prices had been on

ed they were quite well aware of year Hongkong notes were quoted and on Chefco from 5 per cent. etc. what would happen to thers. at a premium of 231 per cent, on premium to a small discount. They knew they were liable to a locsi silver coins. A remarkabis

The leader of the gang, who Amay big fine, and that if they were and altogether anomalous feature

spoke English, told the Europeans The total treasure imported that he was a leader of a revola wasble to pay that they would be of the situation was that Hong daring the year was Ek Tha tionary party, and that he would sent to prison. This trafic was s kong miver dollars were cirenlat- 6,244,334, as against Bk. Tia. be responsible for what had taken very sordid one and the defendant ing similarly at a discount of 8 to 1944 515 exported, both figures place. Having given his name, would have to pay a fine of $1,000 10 per cent compared with the being somewhat in excess of the be said that he was or three months imprisonment. paper mossy of that Colony previous year's totals, and cos of the Hongkong and Kowlooo

Several TERSONS bare been sinning the invariable rule here Dairy, and told the officers to go but, as the industrial advanced in explanation of the for imported treasure to expeed to Hongkong. Realising that it Europe and Americ ifted value of Hongkong paper exported by some million tela. would be unless to resist, the wane, there was a currency, one suggestion being The principal items of the year's officials left, arriving aniojared in values, which had that it was the outcome of the treasure were Japanese dollars, si Hongkong last evening. It is upon mocks in the hands the boss. The conning towar of operations of the money-changers mostly from Fooshow and 20 cent officially stated that proclamations chante, and the poor the submarins never re-appeared guild. Bes whilst in China the pieces from Hongkong. The were posted up at the station by tended to sause farther Thanks to the calm and self-market for coins just as for any exports were mostly 20-cent pieces the raiders, who msaquarada as The Import trade was reliant attitude of the Captain and other commodity may be and fre to Hongkong. The fact that the revolutionaries."

prossed by cheaper sile the crow even the women and quently is,manipulated by specais currency exported included Although the affair took place May and Jans, how The Nippon Yasen Kaisha office children, in other words the tors, such manipulation would not Mera, Datoh, Hongkong, sous miles away from British optionally good clescas is in receipt of at message from majority of the passengers, be hikaly to affect exchange for Philippine, Chinese, Japanese, territory, fears were entertained kinds of goods tended the Company's Agent as Port showed no fear. The Commanders any length of time. It mast not be and Franch Indo-Chins dollare, for the safety of Shatokok sad, that up-country purp Said regarding the destruction of of the British and the French overlooked that, in their transac besides subsidiary coins, shows as a precautionary measure, all bare, and the markets the ramel. It sistes that as the warships in Port Said bare er tious with each other here, foreign the state of the money market at the immediately available man of retoming confideran steamer was navigating & dang-pressed adminion of the courage and Chinese merchants in variably this port. The "Spanish dollar," from the Central Police Station, severe mal-back was

special outlook and resourcefulness shown by the gate in Hongkong dollars, and the port's fictitious bankunit, has about 40 in number, ware dis- by the hears xde in was maintained on the bridge crew, arding proof of their the more probable causes of the not been able to stand the strain patched. The Hon. Captain River and Carton and at various places on the excellent training. bx

The passppreciation of Hongkong paper of abnormal conditions engender- Superintendent of Police (Mr. C. was practically

· Last A) leas than

masta. Notwithstanding this

sengers have enthusiastically currency would seem to be (1) the ed, through the war, and has re- Me. I Messer) and Mr. T. H. andmill by the tbirtean

Lain mila from

precaution, on December 21 endorsed the admiration ex- decrease in exports (for which the linquished the one good quality King (Asistant Superintendent) in Europe. Vis Siberia hawa baan zelaivai

at 2.35 pm, 3 torpido, evi-pressed for the Commandera. foreign exporter pays in Hong which it could claim up to accompanied the party, but fa The grand tob hereas avazage,mož Mɔra

dently discharged by an enemy than one every shres dages submarine, which was not in sight, has been

A somewhat similar message kong currency); (i) the falling now, iz, keeping the part's was found that the border had shows a revende (b) that every mail which has enddenly strack the steamer for Captam of the Ysaks Mazu. It (for which the Chinese importer at par with Hongkang. L-sair was apparently an outbreak compared with fir

received from the dne of heavy bills against imparte currency and foreign exchange not been crossed and that the 331,318 of B been notified hss been daly

ward on the port side and ex- contains the following additional pays in Hongkong currency); self standing st as much as on the part of a gang of rabban in 1913, a decrease received your phrase “no mails

ploded. Although taken complete details:The pationalities of the (i) the inflar of large quantities 5 per cent. discount, as compared and that it had no connection been coming to hand

ly by surprise, the Captain st passengers are English 74; Japs of choppel, heavily defaced with the latter unit, and having, with any revelation. though.

notified" csa

once issued the necessary orders to nese 7; French 14; fadian 2; Swiss dollars from Shanghai, where besides, pushed down the local therefore only.

On enquiry to-day, a represan crease was so be s that

the crew, and pat the engines fall 3; Belgian 1; Spanish 1; Larem-clean dollars are nos preferred; silver dollar to a further 4 or 5 istive of the Telegraph was in-parison of does The writer

speed asier. The crew behaved burg 2: Ameriem 15 Anglo- and (ir) the further floding of the per cent, discount, it became no formed that with ine approach of general cargo admirably, carrying out the ardere Indians 4 and Chiness in all market by the return of Chinees jaking matter for the unhappy Chinese New Year trouble of this revenue was but with splendid precision. By go-120 The French armed to subsidiary coins from Hongkong, peers at Amy silver credits nature was expected on the part short of she ing astern full speed, all who boat arrived on the scene from where they are no longer legal and Hongkong silver debite to of gangs of robbers, who are lose on were in the engine room were able Port Said at midnight. All tender. The Chinese producers in make good his obligations Long-maling-one of the posant unel practically to get on deck in three minutes. the passengers and crew were the interior would appear to be term fiocinations up to 10 per sled state of affain to make loot the gaine The boats were at once lowered. safely transferred to her. In spite the chief sufferers from the heavy ceni. between milver and silver ing excasions. It was at first ly notified even if they are

At the same time, distress of the lack of provisions and discount on silver carrency, saat places only 285 miles thought that revolutionszies might received out of their proper order: she only mail delayed since the signals were hoisted and the accommodation, the

refugees they receive no more than before apart do not speak well for the has been the care of the trouble, part ~oce outbreak of war has been that crew look their positions. Life were most hospitably treated. The for their produce in sabai efficacy of bmting sy s hand Eas, happily, it has proved other and outw

belts were distributed to the Captain adds that the Commandiary coins, whose purchasing maiden of trade in theer regions wise,

total of 295 which left here on 26th Jans lagi,

which Docation, the public was passengers. A wireless messge ders of the French and the British power, however, is considerably The year has been generally

As regards the present state of with 3108841 was sent out and a reply was ob- war vessels did everything they lost. The lo's! number of coins characterised by an absence of affus, news does not seem de- Those who daly notified.

Lahall be glad if you will pub-tained. The passengers as well as could to succour the castaways. struck during the year by the noteworthy local occarrones or finite. A fairly strong body of by the Cauto crew trok to the boat and The Commander of the Canton Mint was: 20-cent pieces developments in industry, izade, polica remain at Shautokok in from Bang! abnioned the steamer in ten British Squadron rendered parti- (silver), 41.691,000 10-cent or communications. Everything cass of any emergency. Daring | bared minates. The Captain with his onlarly valuable assistance, pieces (silver), 6,521,000, 1-contrato “mark time" and to await the course of to-day various socaps. China to Hot log-book was the last to leave the saperintending the transfer to a pieces (copper). 14,750,000. Dar the end of the war, many bad of of formation regarding Yinsia The onlynes steamer. The bosts remained near tugboat of the Sues Canal Com-ing February the authorities infects of which were keenly felt have been received in cficial the re the steazner until she sank.. pany and azanging for hotels final elftes to facrease the ciron-bere. The sudden drop in quarters, but these are not con- sung, from Läntin

Soon after the steamer was accommodation, sto. When the lation of Canton government foreign exchange greatly sidered sufficiently authentic to moon. torpedoed, two periscoperona French tow boat passed the flag-notes reintroduced restrictions hampered the import trade, of act upon. lang and the other short were ship of the French Squadron, the upon the transport inland of which great hopes were entertain- sighted within 400 feet of the crew of the latter cheered and the locally minted 20-cent pieces but ed owing to the new purchasing steamer. The periscopes were band played the “Kimigaye.” these were withdrawn again in power set free by the abolition of Corps Orders issued to-day by then seen to more to the stern on San Francisco, Dec. 24 April.

the opium trade Brides Lious Col. A. Chapman, V. D moet serious, dislocation in the money miket threatened to take place through the unprecedented Pie. T.B Jansone in geantad fall in the ralce of the local silver leave of absence from 9. 1. 16 to

of

TIBATI

your article

has nos received any lasers,

for which this office C30

scarcely be held responsible;

hate to london are serially nain

(3) that all Siberian mails from

bere falu har he is immidiate

lish this letter,

XJars etc.,

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ED.C. WOLFE, Postmaster Ganeral,

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

DISMISSAL

Faropean Sues Asixtic Pétŕsleum Company.

Swatowi

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

state

Lesvo

leave of sobience is extended for 9.718. LoCpt. 0. M: Alports the duration of the war

the starboard side. This may Lieut-Colonel Saito, attached have been in order to to the Japanese Embassy in The rates of exchang discharge another torpedo if the Washington, has stated to a mem- kong have risen from first proved 2 failure. ber of the staff of the United per cent, in January to The steamer sant at 3. 24 p.m. Press Association that he cent, in December, and the cause - coïn" or “chopped ye had was mentioned before At this time, the conning tower did not, of course, believe of this depreciation in-local-car said to have been caused mazily Payne Judge this morning in of a submarine was visible a mile that the Tasaks Maru would rency are threefold fat, the by the enamour quantites of sub Mr. J. E. Hunt, of Ashley away but no ding was hoisted. be the only victim in the Medi- Hongkong Ordinance prohibiting sidiary coins-20-cent pieces im-

Kowloon, is suing the The Captain then ordered all the serranean. The sinking of the the tendering of Chinese coins in ported from Hongkong, which to Parades for Saturday, 8th inst-

Petralesim Company boats to be fastened together. He liner was the realisation of a part the Colony; next, the cessation of a certain extent, ousted the dolline for $1,000 for wrongfal was in the first boat sud, setting of Germany's submarine policy emigrant traffic to the Straits and as currency and caused it to be 730 sm. Members It appeared that the sail, he headed for the south towards Japanese vessels at large. the consequent stoppage of their tendered to the local banks ming Section and othe

for $2,350, east.

If Germany continued such cat remittances home, and, lastly, the such ambition that the Hong detailed in digna rages Japan will feel herself.com- over-tians of noted by the

hanghar Bank bad to order date pelled to despatch tops to take band, of which 31.

had been. In response to the wirelem of it being masenge, all the passengers and crew were picked up by a French appeared for gunboat by midnight.

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