1916-02-19 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916.

SHARE MARKET

QUOTATIONS.

ARE THEY ROGUES OR FOOLS ?

Up to the Minute.

Cantons

Uniona, 88.& b. $950.

$4171.

や

China Fires,

b. $159.

Donglases,

b. $196.

Steambosis,

* $19.

Indoe-(Def.).

b.

$134.

Indos (Pret.).

$50.

Shell

b.

Sugares.

931-. b. $159. Docka - (Old) 1 $97. Docks-(New), & $93. Kowloon

Kamlona. Zb.x1 $372.

China L. & P. a. $43. Providents, b. $10. Icea

$180. Trams.

& $810,

LANGKAT OUTPUT,

Mesira. Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkst output or the current month is as ollows:- February 1

Tons 222

203

#

198

J

203

*

191

183

181

"

190

157

144

144

12 13

152

143

14

149

M

15

210

18

211

17 18

204

188

Total to 18th inst. 3,274

Daily average

1891.

SHARE REPORT.

181.88

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for February 19:h, 1891

Bellers.

Union Insurance Society of Janton-395 per share, buyera.

China Traders Insurance Com pany-$64 per share, buyera.

North China Insurance-Ts 265 per share, sellers.

Caston Insurance Company, Ltd.-$115 per share, bayers.

What_is Wrong With the“

Foreign Office ?

Mr.

0. Palmar, formerly Editor of the Globe writes in John Bull as follows:

What does it all mean? You bare either to believe that some where behind the Government stand some incredible rogues or some incredible fools. I am not going to suggest that His Majesty's Government, composed of the leading men of both

great

WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT.

The Marquess of Northampton -The "ill of the people" is often regarded as a catch phrase, but if it were realised more there voting would be less abstention from

THE THREE LABOUR MINISTERS.

EXPORTATION

RESTRICTIONS.

JAPANOPPOSED TO CHINA JOINING ENTENTE.

THE ANDRE LEBON

Further Rules Put Into Force. Į Carviction in Tokyo That Paking

· has been Approached,

·

Mr. Henderson. Mr. Roberts-

and Mr. Brace.

The Military Stores (Exports The proceedings of the Labour tion) Ordinance has been farther. Mr. J. F. Hope. If a casa-I Party Conference, which begins amended as follows don't care in what station of on January 25, will decide the

can be in.

official fate of the three Labour

passion and a delight.

Mr. T. 4. Edison-Manyand political Parties in the State, is preachers don's say what they deliberately and intentionally think; and soms don't think at all pro-German. Yet this Danish

Lord Balfour of Burleigh- agreement about which Parlis Cricket and football are great ment has been so concerned gives side to the development of charac- aid and comfort to His Majesty's ter; they mean straightforward enemies. Lord B Cecil, as nees in manner and discipline, for Foreign and that spells better work in Affaire, bas taken the main resoffice hours. ponsibility for it. This itself is a etrange thing, and it is quite fail, and never have failed, an M. Farour-Good ideas never evident, from Mr. Asquithe Englishman.

Under-Secretary.

interest.

Magnificent New French Mail Steemer.

To-day the local management Tokyo, December Japan of the Messageries Maritimes. Co. has for some weeks been anxious-gave a reception on their palatial life has nothing to do he is in Ministers. The position of these ings in the list of goods the of it which threatens to include Hongkong on return from the ly contamplating the war situation new mail steamer Andre Lebon, (L) That the following head-in Europe, especially that phase which made her second visit to the most dangerous condition be three men is of national import-exportation of which is prohibited Chins. For weeks there have been North. The new vessel was built at Mr. Reginald R. Buckley-Itance. Take Mr. Henderson, Mr. to all foreign countries in Europe rumours in Tokyo of an attempt the Company's works at La Ciotat is the law of "eternal recurrence

Roberts and Mr. Brace out of the and on the Mediterranean and on the part of the European Allies (France) and her dimensionskrs:— that makes history and politics & Government and we shall have Black Sess, other than France, to take China into the Entente, Length, 530 feet; breadth, 62 situation which portenda trouble Russia (except through Baltic for the purpose of exercising feet; depth, 45 fest. She has a

sariety. While these representatives of Labour remain be deleted, s

parts), Italy, Spain and Portugal, greater control over the machina- displacement of 18,500 tons. Ten

tions of Germany in that country. water-tight compartments in the councils of the State they

There is no doubt among the Jap- provided with doots of the Stone constitute a battress and a safe- guard in more than one direction. mock canvas; kit bag canvas; China are many, are well equipp- simultaneously from the bridge. Flaren canvas, namely:-Ham-aneee that German agents in Lloyd system which are handled They would not be very valuable merchant navy cauvas; Boral ed with funds, and are doing all The vessel has asvan decks, four of if they were figureheads, but they Navy canvas; tent canvas; linen in their power, by fair means sad which cover the full ship's length. are three men who has been close canvas; linen duck cloth. by foul, to increase the difficul- The height of the upper-deck over carefully selected, and they poss

ties for England, as well as for the keel is 70 feet. There are eas personalities which are of

(2.) That the exportation of the Japan. Quantities of arms and thirty-two large lifeboats handled high importance in the national following goods be prohibited to ammunition recently seized while by electric winches, and five hat all foreign countries in Europe being shipped from Shanghai to ches for cargo, their capacity be- Mr. Arthur Henderson, as sand on the Mediterranean and India were no doubt the exports ing 6,100 cabie tons. The so- evasive answers, that the Cabinet

Miss E. P. Hughes-A large member of the Cabines, is the Black Seas, other than France, of German agents under cover of commodation for passengers is as knew nothing about it.

number of homes are not managed most prominent. He has been Russia (except through Baltic Chinese. But the Japanese are follows:-Four What is the matter with the well because more than is neces- He is still Secretary of the Labour-Canvas of all kinds; canvas given a place in the Entente, 1st Class, 199 passengers; 2nd

Chairman of the Labour MP'a ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal: not quite ready to have China lure Foreign Office? What are the

sary is spent upon them.. sinister influences at work? Why

Mr. B. F. Cholmeley-There Party. A man of much rigour hose of all kinds; drills, woven, which, in their estimation, pract Class, should so serious sn agreement is a certain woolly-mindedness and independence, he could nos of all kinds, ducks, woven, of all cally would put that country on a Clase, with Danish traders to let in about our method of attacking a taken by the Labour Movement (not including linen thread); postpone the progress of Japan's of one barth only, 43 cabine of possibly be ignored in any step kinds; linen, vis Linen yarus level with Japan and tend to The first-class includes 27 cabins moral problem that constantly eat any guarantee that they shall paralyses action in this country now or in the future. As a youth linen piece goods, unbleached ar policy in China, In the past Japan two berths only, and 28 cabins of not be sent into Germany be Mr. Harold Cox-The duty of be began life sa an iron-moulder not bleached in the piece; anion has been able to maintain bar three berths only. Hot and cold made without Cabinst knowledge the State is to ignore class dis on the North-East Coast, but his cloths containing cotton in the policy in China only by force water are provided everywhere, and approval? The Governinctions;

talents lifted him into public life proportion of 25 per cent, or majeur, which would be impos the consumption of which is not ment take full responsibility, Mr. Justice Backoill-Liga ed apwards steadily, and now,

at an early age. He has progress upwards. tion is a very bitter thing.

Mr. E. Wats Coot-Organi-he is 52he is completely and when quite young as a politician sation and discipline are the vital necessities of the time, and those fully a national figure.

quences. You could osver failing to come up to the standard. A Personal Sketchi·

frighten Mr. Roberta by any kind will go under as the unfit.

What kind of a man is he in of consequences. himself? A man of medium traits is intense loyalty to his height, equare-se: shaalders and personal associates, and many can round face and firm jaw of a man in times of diffenity. With a

foodstuffs and feeding staffs with-

said Mr. Asquith, with that parade of Ministerial chivalry which is so chesp $ thing at a time like this. Bat why is it the Government takes fall respon Bibility; should it not have ezer eised full responsibility? That

Dr. W. G. McNaught. The

One of his

de

oshima

each;

of two beda

182 passengers, 3ed

107

passengers.

sible were China a member of the limited. Both are supplied to Ist Entente and given an equal voice and 2nd classes. There are hath in her own affairs. To constitute rooms on every saloon and cabin China a member of the Entente deck. The dining rooms and would be to give her a free hand smoke rooms

are splendidly in her internal administration, decorated, and there are special and in such a possibility Japan There are also reading and manic from a Japanese point of view; dining FOODA for children.

is quite a different matter. To potentiality of the British race well-poised head, he has the testify to his sterling friendship/ could not be expected to soquiesce. rooms and a requestion room for

exercise responsibility and control is the last thing our lawyer poli- ticians seem anxious to do. What, I again ask, is the matter with the Foreign Office?

Just consider. On the eve of

it

for choral music is great, and only awaits the advent of skilled sachers wh: can get results from any part of the country.

concern. The

The Misers' Representative.

Japanese Cabinet Questioned. The direct denial of Great!

children.

1186,

There are

and ventilation

Guard Agaiast Noodless Sacrifice.

It will thus be seen that

of affairs. He is a tenacious rasa, wide and deep knowledge of Britian that China had been asked furnished in the Louis XIV styls you can see it in his face, bar isbour problema, ba is yet a man to join the Eatente of the Allies and the smoke room in the Fiem- The first-class dining room in touch that northern sense of of the world in the best sense of did much to allay anxiety in ing style. A bar is adjacent to humour which lurks somewhere the word. The value of such a Japan; but there still prevails & the amoking room. the departare of the All Highest'a

withis him and his eyes light up man in s political movement can rezy general conviction that China electric life for passengers or emissary, when the zage of war that position no Law Officer of the like a boy's and you could swear well be gauged. He is long has been approached, if not asked, private bad been taken up, Sir E. Grey Crown has until now shown say he was not more than 30 years of headed and dexterous. He has, and that if Japan can be persuad throughout is secured by thetase is said to have told the German disposition to badge an inch. age. You would not see him-moreover, & burning patriotised to see eye to eye with the tanks, besides electric fans. Ther Ambassador that "he was remote These lawyer-politicians are such thas and doubt for a

mama which cannot be quenched His Powers concerned, Chins will be is a seam laundry on the boat. The froca every ides of crashing Cher- splendid patriots! Bar while they eat that he was a kindly man, presence in the Government is a brought in. At the session of the crow's quarters are at the after- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank many." Look at the Declaration Bat still, others have been on the fall of human sympathy and real advantage all round. New Issue $322 per share, of London. I have been reading move, and would it be believed in understanding. And yet there

Imperial Diet now going on the part of the ship and are expecially once more the debate in 1911, the seventeenth month of war we are those who would describe Mr.

Cabinet has been plied with ques comfortable. The vessel has two when Sir E. Grey and Mr. We have induced the Government to Henderson as dour and rasping,

tions on the matter; and while engines and twin screws, her Kiocon Wood (then Under-sct! Isn't it splendid! What a man who would ride rough-

responsible Ministers refuse to horse-power is 12,000, and ber Secretary for Foreign Affairs), celerity of decision, what deter-ahod over those who did not agree from the North, Mr. Robarts from to consent to the proposal, the powerful wireless apparatus,

Whereas Mr. Henderson com es agree that Britain has asked Japan speed 18 knots. She is fitted with waed every artifice of specious mination and resolution in crush- with him. Well, you cannot have the Eastern Counties, their col daily pres insists that Japan has argument and appeal to induce ing the German!

perfect men in this imperfect league in the Government, Hr. already been asked and that she Parliament to ratify that in- That fine old warrior, Lord world, and Mr. Henderson is a Brace, comes from Wales, and is a has refused. There has been no should not have entered into such famous instrument, which bene Halsbury, got the final "move on" strong man who, in the fact of fine representative of the mining formal denial on the part of the fited the great military nation-the lawyers. He has brought opponents, prefers to say what he class from which he sprang. The Japanese Government that each a Yangisze Insurance Association Germany-a: the expense of car forward his Bill in the House of thicks of them and their prin miners constitute in some respecte request has come, and this silence mise of great advantage in return; an agreement without some pro- -$89 per share, nominal. naval power. Is it not a crush-Lords, which will make it imciples and, if possible, to say the dominating industry of these is regarded as a confirmation of some quid pro quo,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Coming indictment of the Foreign possible for a German company it first. That manner comes from islands, and are of supreme im-the prevailing conviction. Some pany -$312 per share, sellera Office that, having found it in the country to trade sa sa species of fierce honesty, a con-portance in war-time. The number of the vernacular papers suggest

China Fire Insurance Company impossible to enforce that instra British $91 per share, buyers.

Lord tempt for abtle evasions or altogether something like a mil- that there is no more reason for ment by Act of Parliament, they Chancellor has sniffed at it; the persuasions, and intense desire to lion, and, while at the present time asking Chins to join the Entente Company $92 per cent. pre-Council after the war starts17 (anything to do with it. But we whether it be pleasant or unples- the Colours, those who remain be- which could be of much more useall in her power to swist her Hongkong and Whatapos Dock promalgsted it by Order in Prime Minister declines to have get at the heart of a matter, 250,000 of them are serving with than to sak the United States, while Japan is defizons of doing mium, sellers.

Yet to-day it lies broken in two. shall have it. Meanwhile, in the sant. Hongkong, Canton and Macac Not a single one of its provisions Commons the Home Secretary has conceal harsh truths from either without which the operations of man influence, they say, is mach allies, sad at this moment is

He will never attempt to hind have to provide the coal to the Allies than China. Ger- Steamboat Company--$7 per is alive; it has been killed by the been at laat indased to propose friends or enemies, and such a the Navy and the work of many greater in America than in Chins, shipping supplies of arms and share, sales.

logic of fact and the force of lezialstion which will make it man in public life is a man of of our war 'factories would come and just as America is assisting military supplies to Russia, sha China and Manila Steamship public opinion.

possible to conext s black list of mark.

ammunition, as well as other Company-$130

to an end. That they should have the Allies in spite of her central- per share, Then there was cotton. What German Erms in neatral countries sellers.

need to tell the sorry and almost with which it will be an offenca graces, wherein lies much of his ment is advisable from many same? Sach suggestions, how-all for which she has excrificed Mr. Henderson has few arta and a representative in the Goversity, why can not China do the yet does not want any tum of Hongkong Gas Company- contemptible story of the wrig for English firms to deal. Host power, but he has humour sud a points of view, for the authorities ever, fail to note that the American herself in the Far East. She affairs that may threaten to undo $135 per share, sellers,

glinga and prevarications of the People would imagine that to trade native kindliness which soften his thus have at their disposal inform-Government is expable of con wants no move that promises to Hongkong Hotel Company oficial mind? Unionist, as well with an enemy firm anywhere was candour. If you attack him you ation on all kinds of matters which tralling Germanagents and seeing place China in a position to pre- $160 per share, sellers

a Radical they are tarred with an offence. Not at all. You may find him a Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per the same brush so soon as they trade with him at home, and person to deal with, and yet secure from outside.

very unpleasant they would otherwise have to that they respect the laws of the vent or hinder her Oriental policy. cent. Debentures---$501.

toach the pitch that seems

Government officials collect the I have never known him to me.

country, while the Government of That she will do more than she No better choice could have Chins can not successfully do so has done to check German plots Indo-China S. N. Company-cling to cffice. Lord Haldane, money to be paid over after the a gratuitionaly bitter word in a been made than Mr. Brace. He $27 per cent dis., sellers. tha: arch-political impostor, and war, when Germany will be very personal sense. He has a great comes from South Wales, which (like most is to undertake the duty the Powers denize it. Japan has No doubt what Japan would in China is probable, especially if Dongise Steamship Company Lord E. Cecil, once the most out-glad of it, and you may trade with grip of facts and is a born or has specia he is thoroughly to de ner violate theneauality of the had her hands fall in keeping spoken and candid of Uniorists, German firms in neutral countries. gsniser, for he is, above all things, all of which ac-do not violate neutrality of the both tried to battress the Foreign That sort of thing is certainly a practical man. He wants to get quainted with. He has spent his country; that is, in so far as China more Office over cotton. Only by attack

than 5,000 "remote from every ides of crush- things done and will see that they life in the midst of trade union fails to enforce that policy. As ir Prisoners and again attack, by seasalts in inz Germany." It is only atter are done. Shrewdness is his, and work and trade union difficulties. in, Japan avers that she will spare German officers, escaped from the under guard. In the press, backed up by criticisme have spent millions of money with shrewdness goes a canny Sincerity shines from him, and yet no pains to lessen the activities of

spite of great precautions, five in Parliament, was that infamous sad thousands of lives in trying caution, yet when the emergency at the same time he distila an st-German agents in China, Already prisoners' quarters at Fakacks attempt to placate America at the to crusb Germany on the field arises he is not afraid to meet itmosphere of reasonablees. He has a she has deported German citizens in one week, and three of them expecse of Britain, and to the that the Government are at laat with courage. That is the kind fine robustions oratory all his own, in Japan for attempting to sakiet acceeded in getting to Chius, ing Company, Lid-$138 per advantage of Germany, brought inploring was pople good of of character which has made Me lightening good won a magical with German agente in Chiang Whether the recent mutinous

to an end. Now we have this our people to make Henderson respected among all sente argument with a in

where Japan cannot touch them. Danish agreement by which (rer-sacrifices and provide "silver kinds of public men. many can receive beer, matches, ballets" when we are actually

Welsh intonation, He used to In his replies to interpellations breaks in China had say cou malt, leather goods, coffee, cho helping the Germans to mint the equally distinctive personality gang-way on the floor of the the Foreign Minister, left the im-fesses to be

M. George Roberts has an sit in the corner seat below the in the Imperial Diet, Bazon Lahii, dificult to say.

pection with the Germans it in colate, tea, fresh and dried fruits, eams thing? A black list of He is 45, and looks younger. He House, and a very mo gure his pression that bemus being inter-German activity in the Past, at But Japan pro women's and children's clothing, Germans-in neutral countries is is debonair, with a finent slowness was, one of the ornaments of his rogated about matters that weze

se solicitous of clocks, watches, etc. Is sayone not to be the end of this new-of speech which serves but to party- A big man, stect and secret, he had much to say, but and she will do all the ce are the Entente Fowers in Europe, going to suggest that such an found seal for crushing Germany, conceal an extraordinarily quick brosd-shouldered, with Hongkong High Level Tram agreement is not "remote from We are now promised a similar mind, He has pleasing social black hair and a magnificent that Japan had to hold still far control the situation, short of

raven- the public could not yet receïva it, every idea of crashing Germany" ist for this country. The idea is qualities, which make him a black moustache, be would be ther counsel with the Entente rating to making China a men-

But there are other ways of to shut down every German firm favourite everywhere. Even op noticed in any company. Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., helping to crash Germany. Has which it does not benefit us to ponents feel impelled to join in

Powers before he would inform the ber of the Entente. The leading Ltd.-$23 per share, nominal, the Government taken them? keep going Germany has shut the general use of his Christian picturesqueness. He made his ter. Another question that is bedapan cannot afford to give China

Geniality went in with his members of the Dist on the mat-

vernacular dailies aver that while Green Island Cement Co. (old Our Courts have said (interpret apall English shops and factorios; asme. He is that kind of a man. points with an easy graciousnew. ing agitated against the Cabinet any advantage over her, she mast issue).-$20 per share, sellers.

ing the law as lawyers will do France has clcsed down every And yet Mr. Roberts has within I could not imagine any gather is that of having agreed to the the same time be careful not to that a German company without Boobeworks. Under the new bim an ardent spirit, a boldness ing of miners, especially of Welsh proposal of the Powers zot to the fall approval of the out an Englishman in it, and with Bill, we

do anything that will not meet can do the same, and persistence which make miere, listening to him an- enter into any separate peace allies, as it is most impor some of its members, now in the Only we must keep a wary eye him inevitably a leader. With moved. Talent was manifested without first having consulted Hongkong Electric Light Co., fighting field against ne, is quite on the Government, or there will all his camaraderie he is one in choosing him sa one of the the Privy Council of Japan. This Ltd.-$6 per share, sales.

there should not be English so long as it has taken be curious and anocountable who, ware bis convictions emailed, trio to represent Labour in the is held to be discourteous the slightest ground for the precaution to use our law to loopholes through which the would lead a forlorn hope abac Government-Frank Dilnot in members of the Privy C register 28 English. And from enemy will escaper

standing. New York lately regardless of the comme- the Daily Ohr

It is also contended that Japan Ecst

$47 per share, buyers.

China Sugar Befining Company Ltd-$178 per share, bayers.

Lazon Sugar Refining Company,

Limited-$92 per share, bayera. Hongkong Ice Company $93 per share, sales.

Hongkong Rope Manufactar

share,

Hongkong and Kowloon Whari and Godown Company.-$17 pe abare, bayers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd.

*****$10 per share, sellers.

A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd- $21 per share, buyera.

may Co., Ltd.-$50 per share,

boyera.

Hongkong Land Investment

Co., Ld-$87 per share, ez div. Bellera

West Point Buildings Co., Ltd,

$30 per share, sellers.

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