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THE KITCHENER FÙND,

ALIEN SEAMEN.

Bar Marked Subscriptions in Mongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916.

FOOCHOW TEA TRADE.

Rules as to Landing la Hongkong. Last Year's Features Explained.

The Hon. Mr. E. B. Hallifer, been made by His Excellency the The following regulations have Hon. Becretary Charities Committee, forwards us of alisu mamen :-*

of the War Governor relating to the landing the appended correspondence for publication, and states that the

His Eszoellenoy,

1-1) An alien, being the

the Foochow Customs report for We extract the following from 1915-The leading article of export-abrosd is ten, of which 179,000 pioula of all kinds were War Charities Committee is pre-master or a member of the crew tea was not produced in this shipped, being 55,000 pirals more pared to receive and forward sat: of a vessel arriving in the waters Customs district, as the Santuo than in 1914. However, all this marked subscriptions :--- of the Colony shall not lend at tea comes here to market, some The Mansion House, any place in the Colony of Hong indeed for completion of manip

London, E. C.

kong unless he has in his posses alation as well. The year opened Aug. 3rd. 1916.

sion s passport issued to him not with stocks of tem amounting to more than two years previously about 3,500 balf-cheats. In May by or on behalf of the Govern... ment of the country of which be paying began in earnest, sud in a subject or a citizen, or some bound. But here I can do do better prices went up by leaps and document satisfactorily than quote, almost verbatim, the establishing his nationality or identity, to which passport or note of a merchant of long ex- document there must be attached perienos. The note was written Is photograph of the alien to whom

in November. **The season un- it relates..

der review bas bean exceptional, both as regards quantity and

123,000 half-chests last season pricee, Congou supplies were 259,000 half-cheats, as against (1914-16).

The Governor of Hongkong, Dear Sir

At the request, of Her Majesty Qassa Alexandra I have opened a Fand at the Mansion House for the purpose of raising a National Hemorial to the memory of Lari Kitchener.

In view of Lord Kitchener' great services to the Empire I cannot doubt that the object of this appeal will commend itself very warmly to Britons overseas, more especially as it takes the shape of a provision for the die

other

the provisions of these Begula (2.) Where an alien is under tions prohibited from landing at

An unprecedented

place, the Captain Soperin Russian order for about 45,000 officer as the Captain Saperin apparently an unlimited price in tendent of Folios or sach other half-obeats came to Foochow at that behalf, may nevertheless boom on the market in Eng- tendent of Police may appoint in And this demand, combined with permission to land for such pared States, raised prices 10 and grant him in writing temporary land. Australis, and the Unit poses and subject to suck condi in the Captain Superin endent of Police may from time to time prescribe, either generally as respects any particular place or vessel.

or

paid ander ordinary conditions in even 20 taele abors the prices ordinary sessons. In fact, during be year prices, particularly of tow grade teas, have sobieved a

abled officere, non-commissioned officers and men of the Boral Navy and Army, whose services end Baorifices demand our pro- found gratitude and admiration.

My object in writing to you in to ask whether you would kindly let British residents and their friends, in the district over which your influence extends, know thos you are prepared to receive sub scriptions on behalf of this Fund

ecord. The native teamen at (3.) Where an alien has receive but it looks as if foreign buyere firet realised enormous profits, Will you kindly forward sil subscriptions to me at the Man-ed each temporary permission to paid too much, for the home Eion Houze, London,

market is now (November) very quiet, not to say dead. Sales are difficult to make, and losses are ueritable. The profits on first crop induced the tea hongs the to make large second and third crope regardless of cost, and the strong demand thus produced

Believe me,

Yours faithfally,

(86.) C.C. WAKEFIELD, Lord Mayor of London."

LORD KITCHENER NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND,

President: Her Majesty Queen Alexandra.

Treasurer: The Right Hon. The Lord Mayor of London.

Joint

Hon. Secretaries; Sir Hedley Le Bas, and H. J. Creedy, C.B., M.V.O.

Objects of the Fund.

land, he shall carry the written termission on him at all times while he is in the Colony and is not on board his ship, sod shall produce such written permission on demand to any revenue officer or police officer,

2. Any alien committing for lead again reacted on the or failing to comply with any the very great advantage of the breach of any of these Regulations, price, forcing it still higher, to thess Regulations, shall be liable tain that large sliosa have to condition imposed on him ander grower. But it now appears ter- of summary conviction to im- be cat from the early profite, as prisonment for any term not the prices. now being accepted xceeding six months and to for the later crops are certainly fine not exoseding eight handred below cost of production. In and fifty dollars.

anticipation of good home mar- kets, foreign buyers made forward contracts early in the year with

3. Any person who side or abete

The object of the Fand it to any alien in any contravention of tea hongs to eapply large supples provide for disabled officers and these Regulations, or knowingly of common' to 'good common' men of the Army and Navy. The harbours any alien whom be congou. It is regrettable that Government pension may be knows or has reasonable grounds some of the hongs failed to deliver assumed to protect the recipients for supposing to bave soted in at date, or delivered team of a against sotas! want, but the in-contravention of these Regala. quality far inferior to the standard stances of disablement contemtions, shall be liable on Sammary agreed upon. The apply of plated by the Fund show that conviction to iraprisonment for souchong was about 20,000 half. mach will have to be provided any

term not exceeding is cheste less than that for last year, beyond mere austenance if life is months and to fiae not exceeding and the small crop commanded to be made tolerable; und macheight hundred and fifty dollare. will have been achieved if it can

bigh prices. Germany used to ake most of this tea, bat that

be assured that the individual 4. Ady jerson who sote in con-market was closed throughout the sufferer has such suaistance in the travention of these Regulations, way of medical and surgical or is reasonably suspected of season." necessarios na bia

Tho condition having so acted or being about

consensus of opinion demande.

sa to act, may be taken into one-ems to be that some very foe Among the disabled officers intody by any revenue officer or

shops of tes came to market at the Armies raised by Lord Kit police officer.

fairly moderate rates, all things 5. In these Regulations "alien" eidered, but the crop as a chener are many men of slender

The boom in prices mainly affect whole was indifferent sad poor,

mesna, while even those who may mean any person who is not of be regarded as fairly well off may British, Japanese, Chinese ored lower grades of tes but it had need help in cases where expen- -

other Asiatic nationality. Bive measures of treatment involved.

are

6. These Regulations may be market a lot of very poor stuff, the result of bringing into the cited as the Alien Besmen which, unluckily for the credit The Council of the Fund rea-

Regulations, 1916. lise that the proper place for the

uf Foochow reas, had to be disabled officer or man is his own

bought to fill orders. The reso home. To get home is his first and

tion set in in August, and be Leeds also costly prices came down with a crash. wisb, and to help bim in this appliances and a constant service At the same time freights began direction will be prominent of both male and female nurses. to moant, and the object of the Fand. In many He needs eletrical and other was coupled with war riske rising sivance cases of disablement, however, measures of treatment, massage, from 15 per cent.; the ex- persistent medical or surgical old., which can only be adequate obange price of silver went up 20 treatment, or special nursing, is ly supplied.in's home or institu- per cent. in less than two months, needed to relieve eaffering, totion which will form the basis The combination of circumstances prolong life, or to make life more of the Fund's effɔrts. endurable, and to conter some

reduced the market to a state of To sach a home will be attached utter stagnation, and under such inating benefit on the invalid. an efficient residential and visit conditions the colongs came to This often involves a far greatering staff. The disabled man will market. The bongs demanded outlay than the disabled man of be assured of the best possible high prices, the exchange was limited means can afford. It will treatment that the country can against the foreign buyer, and therefore be the first purpose of provide, and if there is any hope freights were up to figures anseen the Fand to help officers and men of recovery, that hope is more for the last qarter of a century. slike, and to provide not only likely to be realised in such a The result was that the close of paratas, appliances, expensive templated. nursing requisites, enoh an water

colong, double the ordinary Remittances should be sent to quantity, still on the market. And beds, and to help generally in the "Lord Kitchener National it looks likely to remain there. making the life of the disabled Memorial Fand", The Mansion some time. man as free from worry and dis-House, Londen, comfort as is possible,

Obeques should be drawn to There will be many cases which the "Lord Kitchener Nations! could not with advantage be Memorial or Bearer", and crossed treated in the homes of the "Bank of England”, patients, such as the case of a man All other communications totally paralysed, who cannot should be sent to--Sir Hedley Le receive adequate care in any but Bas, Hon. Secretary, "Lord Kit

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