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SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Minute.

Unions.

$975.00

Yang teres,cx 73 uz. $260.00 Douglases

5. $133.00

indoo (Comb), r. $182.50

Indos (Def)

Indoe-(Pre)

Lasana..

b. $135.00

R. $ 18.00

8 44.00

b

28/6

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35/-

h $109.50 b. 8104.50

Tronoha. Urals. Docks (Old). Docks (New) S'hai Dock. b. T 65.75 Kang Yika b. $ 14.00 S'hai Cottons. b. T 92,00 Tangtesepoos,

b. T 8.00 Ropee.

89.41.00

THE GOVERNMENT AND

SHIPPING.

The Hongkong Government.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916.

TELEGRAMS

(Continued from page 1)

GER#ANS REPULSED BY RUSSIANS.

Beuter's Service The Telegraph.

March 10, 2.50 a.m. A Petrograd communique recorde isolated cffenaires en both sides along the whole front from the Dvina to Galicia. An attempt ed German crossing of the Dviga east of Friedrichstadt was repulsed The Russians at daylight stommed's transh near Ülyk bayoneting or capturing the defenders.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

Märch 10, 2.50 S.ML. A Bome communique says: The continuance of the bad weather is hampering operations in the mountain sura. The anteay sought to turn the weather to account by firing high exploerves and bringing don avalanches on the Italian positions, but shey were no: damaged. The Italians succeeded in advancing their lines in the rugged Tofans country,

in the Isonzo SODA, ENEMY ATTACKS IN EAST AFRICA RÉPELLED.

March 9, 11.45 p.m. A communique says :---In East Africa our troops under General Surata advanced against the German forces in the Kilimanjaro area.” General Smuts, on March 7, seized the cravings of the Lami Birar with insignifcant losses. Several counter-attacks by the enemy

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were comfally repelled.

SMOKES FOR SOLDIERS.

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Gazette contains a copy of an The Cigarette and Tobacco Food. Order of the King in Conseil, of December, 22, 1915, for the whole of the insulted spaces in all British steamshipe registered in the United Kingdom.

The order declares that service

of notice of requisition on an owner of any such sternship insulated space mersin shall be deemed suficient and effective

if served in the case of an in- dividual owner. by being addrama- ed to such individual owner and left at big last known place of business or abode, and, in the case of joint owners, by being addressed to such joint owners,

The following is the Sabecrip- tion List to date - Acknowledged to 31st

January

Stoce received Ladiee Bridge Book,

per Mrs. Nisbet C.J.Pirie, per S. C.

M. Post

Mr. F. G. Bec e, Whampoa, for Tac

nary

Members, Kowloon

Customs Staf, --for January

collected in bores

and left at the last known busi-H. K Tramway Co., ness addresses or places of abode of such joint owners, and, in the

on trams from 16th case of a Company or Corpors-

to 31st January - tion, by being addressed to such & F. Y.” Company or Corporation and left D. at the registered or other address years. Moxon & of such Company or Corporation,

Taylor or, in any of the aforesaid case, Collected by Mrs. so far as regards service in

Pentreath, List respect of any steamship, by

No. I: being addressed to the Managing G. TE Owner, ship's husband or other

J. R.G. the person to whom the manageR. 3. (2) ment of the ship is of law entrusI-

W.B. ed by or on behalf of the owners RK (2)...

(2) and left at the registered or other

RL last known address or place of

(FW.J. (2). abode of such Managing Owner,

(J.L ship's husband or other such

(2) W.N. person, as the case may be.

G.A.R. (2) BW.M ALG (2)

RECTOR WITHOUT A

CHURCH,

(2)....

(2)

$10,488.39

$16.00

32.00

32.50 5.00 5.00

Twelve Per Cent. Dividend.

to the next account.

THE ANGEL IN THE

CAPTURED TRADES.

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The Enemy's Grip on Britain's Industries.

To the Patent Office has fallen

Three

DIPLOMACY AND SEA POWER.

WHO IS SELLING US ?

FRANCE DEMANDS LOST PROVINCES.

Rod-tape

Lord Hendley's Attack-on- the Foreign Office.

Lord Headley has made a vigorous ples for economy in the conduct of the war, and criticized what be described as the limits tion of the power of the navy by the diplomatic policy of the Gay- ertinent.

Jobbery Helping to

Smash Our Army-Kitchener's Stirring Address by M. Polucare.

Hands Tied

soldier

Pariz, Feb. 1.

The President recalled all the

her

at

things on; half the fight is out clear notion of their permanent of him before he goes into action, interest, could not remain entirely because he has to carry a male's disinterested in a conflict barden. In the trench warfare which so many nations were en we have been indulging in oar gaged. Those

who displayed soldiers have not left this heart sympathy, whether discreet ar breaking burden to the extent ontspaken, towards France and they would have felt it if they had her Allise, and even those whose

the duty of ensuring that enemy inventions which are beneficial to the walfare of the people of this country should continue to be worked in the nation's interests,

It is always the man you trust | At a matinee organised at the preferably by British capital with

who betrays, writes M. A. G. Palais du Trocadero in honour of the aid of British craftsmen. To

Hales in John Ball and he pro- the soldiersnow in Paris who have this and the Comptroller General Whilst we were spending some-peeds-Will Kitchener take this been decorated with the Croir de of Patents (Mr. Temple Franke), thing like £5,000,000 a day on lesson to heart for the man who la Guerre, H. Poincare expressed with Sir Cornelias Dalton, his in prosecuting the war, he said, it is greedy of his post is one whom bis gratitude to shoes who had mediste predecessor in office, has had been recently estimated that he trusts; the mines are laid, and shed their blood for their coaster, sat almost continuously since the no less than one-fifth of that intention now waits on opportan- as well as to the nurses, who under war began, sa a tribunal, appoint enormous daily expenditure was ity. We do not want to see our shail of ballets, had lavished ed to advise the Board of actcalls wasted-either in serial greatest

relegated to their cars on the wounded. Trade upon the desirability or destruction or, presumably, in Egypt, whilst a

The old Gallic race, he went on, man who has otherwise of transferring in unnt cessarily large payments, never ret fought for his country possessed an inexhaustible Istent individual cases, certain rights including commissions, contracts, fills the highest military post in force of exaltation and idealism, under German and Austrian do

our Empire that way disaster and there never wan & War more patentees to British subjects It was fally, attempting to lies. Young, active generals are asjustor mire ferocious, declared competent to utilise them com humbug ourselves into believing needed in the fighting lines, batan peaceful and industrious mercially. cedure has been to give licences very far from falling satisfied, for powers are required at the four-

The general pro- that we were satisfied-we were experience and Tast organising astion: under the patent rather than to we most of as thought that our rain head; for there is a terrific concessions which the nition had annal the patent, and make the diplomacy had been feeble, and lot to be done before the sword is voluntarily made for the sake of YOKOHAMA SPECIE protected article or preparation that our Foreign Office had not sheathed our Empire in the East European pesos since ISTO, and

BANK

the subject of open competition backed up the efforts of ournavy. will slip away from us if we do the steps taken on the very eve of

Since the end of August, 1914, If there was one bones very act grip with a grip of steel that, the war in order to arata catas when the tribunal was constitute big bone it was, the ordinary for which we have in the pastrophe. No German lie could ed, 387 individual applications Britisher would like to pick with poured out unlimited blood and obscure these truths, which in an have been made for such licences. the Foreign Ofice, it was the westure. This war should have instant had united all Frenchmen In 245 cases they have been apparent attempt to interfere ended two months ago with the and had involved bitter dis granted. Two patente have been with and lessen one sea-power. complete discomfitare of our foes; appointments for the enemy.

France would be neither the The local office of the Toko- definitely voided, and for the time This was no phantom grievance, it would bare ended so if it had hams Specie Bank is in receipt of being they are dead. This drastic for the Declaration of London, so been for blunders, waste and dupe nor the victim of an empire a telegram from the Head 05ce, treatment has been reserved for engineered by the lea ing lights trickery to a quarter where we which, in the intoxication of

rare cases, and apparently has of the Foreign Office, aimed at had a right to expect cleaner and military strength, thought itself a to the effect that, at the half-yearly been applied only where there altering much of the law of abler things. Now we have to chosen empire destined for univer meeting of the shareholders, held at the head office of this bank a: was no proper subject matter for nations as regarded the rights of begin pretty nearly all over again, sal domination: France meant to They had and one of the first things we have preserve intact her civilisation, Yokohama, on the 10th inst., it was patent rights and the withdrawal belligerents at sa3

genius, and 10.00 resolved to pays dividend of 12 of the protection of the law of farther evidence as to the inter-to do is to reconstract the kit of her

per cent. per saram for the half-patents was demanded by national ference of the Foreign Office, for our fighting men on a common principles. If the issue

**The man who car-stake in this war was formidable year ended December 31, 1915; to interests. Both of the voided only a few weeks ago, a very large serve basis. 15:00 add to the reserve fund Ten patents were concerned with the percentage of vessels which had is the packs the man who for France, it was not less so for

400,000.00, and to carry forward well-known Thermit process of been brought into British parts by wins campaigns and settles the her Allies.

fate of nations. We have made German Peril to Nextrals. the sum of Tea 1,338,000.00 welding, the utility of which in the vigilance and skill of our our soldier "something to hang

The neutrals, too, if they had s the present war for military were allowed to proceed on their and naval purposes, it can well voyages with cargoes destined for be imagined, is almost unlimited, countries other than those to which

have been they belonged. patents suspended. The board refused 31 In common with many other applications for licencer, on the watchers and workers, he had grounds either that

the noticed with the liveliest astiatac applicants were not fit or com- tion, the wave of resolution and de- petent to carry on manufacture, termination which seemed or that no case had been made areep over the House of Commons been engaged in a campaign of preferences seemed uncertain, or out that there was a demand for during the recent debate on Marching and counter-marching; undetermined, all had a vital in- the article covered by the patent. Hewins's motion

bat the near future is going to terest in her victory. The third and final perform In this connection is may be speeches seemed to bristle with gives plenty of that. The arm- $500 ance of "The Angel in the House" 500 takes place to-night at 9.15 p.m.

stated that it has been the policy good sense and ananimity, and les of the world cannot long ra 4.00 We are asked to state that there not to isene monopoly licences, it looked as though our legislators main shepherded behind wire 4.00 are still a number of good seats Where two applicants have ap-were really and truly awake at fence that phase of the was is peared in the case of one patent, last, and had their eyes firmly early over; open scion must As already announced, Mia the board has generally followed fred on the one goal that really come and will come.

The man who can take On the strength of 400 from her indisposition, will makepetitive use of the patent by twofreading that debate, he had writ-ounce from each soldier's pack and a savage pleasure in 4.00 Phoebe May, having recovered the line of argument that a committered.

firms would better conduce to its ten rather an optimistic article to without impairing the effective- 10.00 her first appearance at this per-development than its restricted one of the dailies, and had slept cess of the fighting ma will be

"It is you who will give seent- ase by only one

all the better in consequence doing the nation incalcalable ser- Through the agency of the Bot, alas! for the strange mut vice; we can take not ounces, but ity to the nationalities living to Patent Tribunal and the Board ability of human events, ever many pounds from each Tommy's day under Germanic menace and of Trade, manufacture of a nam since that day, there had appear pack, and not only without lower-Ppression. You are the artificers ber of important and essentialed a succession of apparently well-ing bis effectiveness, but vastly of a new world, the precursors of 10.00 warfare) and inclement weather, commodities has been started iz authenticated accounts of our improving his kit. I know that a bomanity at free.

It is necessary that a peace 10.00 and your cigarettes arrived safely this country. Many of them, feeding and supplying Germany, Kitchener, whose whole soul is 10.00 and were very much apprecissed doubtless, will prove to be es. For example, we heard that with the Army,

by the men.

tablished industries. Some of the ports to neutrals had increased strenuously to this end, because quished enemies should restore to na the provinces of which we were 2,00 Hongkong is always of great most important cases st the out tenfold, and in some cass eren he fores the change that is

interest to me as I know so many set, dealt with German chemical twentyfold. 10.00

coming over the military tactice; despoiled by violence, reconstitute 1.00 people out there, and especially processes, and competition for the What was the law of nations? be knew the artillery phase mast dismembered France in her in 1.000, as my father, the late Sir rights of these patents was keeni Simply this: When two nations and would pass," and the swiftegrity, and offer us serious guar- William des Voeux, was Governor between both British and French were at war, either might capture infantry movements come on antees against the war madness of of the Calony from 1887 to 1892, | firæs. ̧

any of the goods of the other any just as he knew we should need Imperial Germany.” also my only brother, who was The famous "Salvarsan" pre-where on the high soon. This did | three million men at the lowest killed while in the Grenadier parstion of Professor Ehrlich, was not apply only to ships belonging computation when others were Guards in September, 1914, was one of the earliest of the patented to the hostile nation, but to enemy talking of doing the job with three bcrn out there.

processes to come before the property of any kind, on any hundred thousand. Again with very very many tribunal, and licences eventually neatral vessel. As Mr. Gibson He has got his men, and be has According to an investigation thanks for your great kindness in were inaned to Measta. E. S. Well-Bowles had explained, the righ: been trying to get them into a kit made by the Japanese Depart

would render them the meat of Communications there are sending the thoughtful present, come and Co., and to M M of capture of enemy property did that

not depend on the nature of the most mobile free on earth; so twenty-seven steamers, aggregat which, as I have said before, the Pouleni Freres, of Paria. men greatly appreciated.

The strong hold which the Ger- property, bat solely on the fact of far he has failed. Men of gianting 101,480 tons, under construc Lieut. Col. 8. 5. Bayne, Commas had obtained on certain its being enemy property, physique, like the Guarda may tion in Japan. The Mitsu Bisni manding 2nd Northamptonshire branches of the chemical industry. It was our sea-power which had carry the present pack, cover Dockyard, Nagasaki, is building Begiment:-

was demonstrated in the proceed-made as, car sea-power which long distances by forced marches, three 7.200 tons steamera and two Dear Sir I have much pleasings before the tribunal. One sustained us, sad it would be and put up a great fight at the of 2,800 tons; the Mitsu Bishi's ure in acknowledging the receipt company, with works in Cheshire, that power slons, which would end of their marching; but the Kobe yard, two of 5,200 tons and of 10,000 cigarettes from the continued the manufacture of a amable us to maintain the great new levies will not be equal to it Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe, three subscribers to your fund to the many of the commodities as it position we had gained, and—and that is why I want to drive of 7,200 was and one af 4,600 men of the 2nd Northamptonshire could manage, under the super- it gave us no satisfaction what home the tremendous fact that tons; and the Osaks from Works Regiment, The cigarettes have vision of a receiver appointed by ever, to hear, that attemple were the men who can carry the seven of 3,200 tona. Vessels been distributed to the men who the English courts. But there being made to nullify the splendid pack" are only men who can win already launched but not com- are very grateful for your were many applications from Zag-efforts of our brave and watchini campaigns our packs have got plated are included in the above

exercas gift.

fish firms for licences to carry on sailor? The legal politicians to be cut down by ons third their return. one, or other branches of their viewed a boatload or cargo of gross weight, h trade, the ramifications of which stores, proceeding tɔwards the I have seen and handled a gar-

25.00

400 available.

4.00

6.60 formance.

4.00

6.00

4.00

A.W.LR. (2)

10.00

W.O.B.

4.00

HM.W. (2)

10. EL (2) AMW. (2) C.FB. (2) T.R.C. (2) B.A.B. J.A.Y

HEC.

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No Allowance to Clergyman

Who Does the Work:

W. G. W.

E. W. P. (5) T.G. W. G. M. S. The Favenham Baral District R. K. Council recently wrote to the P.S.L. B. Bishop of Dover pointing out that J.A. K. the non-resident rector of Bucks... land, though performing no duties G.M.L

in the parish (in which the Coun-

cil's hospital is situate) continues:

to receive the tithes, and inquir-

ing whether in the circumstances.

an allowance could not be made

4.00

10.00 20.00

H

2:00

200

100 2.00

2.00

1.00 1.00 157.00

297 80

10,788.12 9,989 81

from the stipend to another clergy-Expended to 31st Jan. man who is performing certain Since Expecded:- duties. In reply the Bishop 26th February 150,000 Woodbine Cigar- ettes 58

writes:-

The matter has received very careful consideration more than ence, but it is beset with diffical- ties. There being no church or parsonage house in Buckland it is impossible to call the non- resident rector into residence.

517.52

10,507.33 .Balance in hand 3 278.79 Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.

WA. DOWLEY,

At one time he made an allow-Hongkong, February 29, 1916: ance to a neighbouring clergyman .....Acknowledgments.

the

HOUSE"

to

All

the

"Neither we nor our Allies,"

continued K. Poincare," entartsin prejudices or designs against any of them. They have on the otoar band everything to fear fear the invading and treacherous Powers which see in treaties signed by them only scrape of paper, and

rushing of small nations.

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the

has worked posing our terms on our TAL-

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Japanese Shipbuilding.

All ranks here join me in wish ing you and the subscribers to your fand, a Happy and Pros were spparentsbroughout the dye enemy, as a thing to be argued ment invented by a Britisher was cutting down the pack and perous New Year.

ling, tanning, ensmel, and sasociat- & bout, bat the sailor said: “Heave! which will lessen the soldier's adding to the efficiency of the to perform any duties that might Among the very many ackno*- Middlesex Regiment, France,

Major S. King, 1st Battalion jed industrias.

10, hand over the cargos I'm pack by many pounds weight, and soldier. Ism assured that Kite..... arise, but in later years he ledgments received from the

Some of the largest engmeer- banged if you shall take boats, add to his health and comfort in chener has tried to prese this bee ceased to do so, although fring lines, letters of thanks Jan, 16, 1916.

ing and contracting firms in the cotton, oil, cocos, tee, wheat, an almost unimaginable manner, Case has been strongly before him. I will from the following

Dear SirThe Commanding country, such as the Lalleshall motor-cars, safety pins, or any I will not describe it here, lest thing on our War Office, because and appreciation are to hand Officer of this. Battalion has saked Coal and Iron Company; Aab- other articles to the enemy." He inadvertently I give valuable in he believes, and rightly believes, tairs an opportunity of laying your Lt. Col. Henry des Yeux, O. O me to thank you and your Com-more, Benson, Pease, and Com- considered that any portion of formation to the enemy, who thing is 100 good for a soldier letter before the Archbishop.

13th Royal Fusiliers, BBF mitte exceedingly for the splen-pany; and Stothert and Pitt, have sen power left unased was somach would adopt it instantly. It will but it has been tained downs At a connell meetings which France, Tuesday, Jan. 18th, did present that has reached as applied for the patent rights of sea power wasted, and that we lower the cost of the soldier's it been shelved. Give it to Cheew the Bishop's latter was read, a 1916-

from you. People in England German engineering inventions, were obviously neglecting our greatly, and prevent his coming may and five millions would be member described the position as Dear Sir--

have been very good to all ranks The formidable nature of German opportunities through not making home from the was a rheumatic in use in a month. Oar a scandal, and another remarked. I have to write and thank you of the Battalion and men, also intersets in the glass bottle trade the blockade complete

wreck. Kitchener has seen it, trial for its manufa

women esa make it, all' that it was a disgrace to the and your Committee for the very all over the world the English- and the machine embroidery in-

examined it minutely, and has ex-tainable in summe Church,

handsome present of 10,000 men are doing the rame. The dustry was exemplified by the

pressed the highest admitation of here in London; we E and to set his seal upon it be out of gear by permitted the inventor to name it

*

A clerical mamber said he emp-cigarettes that you have been box contained 10,000 cigarettes, facts put before the courts in traders with reference to the posed the rector had a legal right good enough to send my Battalion. Again thanking you very much connection with applications to machine embroidery industry, left to the income, 40

We are just out of the trenches, indeed in the name of the whole make use of enemy patents, it quite clear that the Germans The Chairman But it is a where we had a very bad time Battalion, which gifts are very Evidence given by some of the held almost exclusive command disgraceful action morally. through * Minnenwerfer” (mice greatly appreciated.

most prominent Nottingham of the market.

if;

after himself. Hambers of officers and the profe

the Investor home from the front have seen is

money nor Lado all were foud in ita