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COMMERCIAL NEWS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917.

MONK WHO RULED A COURT.

– IS AMERICA FORCING GERMANY'S HAND?

WAR'S INVENTIONS.

Dramatic Assassination of Rasputin.

| Real Meaning of Peace Message.

Patents for Submarines, Bombs, and Artificial Liesbe.

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT

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Gold Report In their weekly cirenlar of January 4, Mostra. Samuel; Mon- taga and Co. wrote:-The Bank "of England gold reservo against its pote issue shows an increase

New York, December 24.—Å Applications for patents last of. £894,525 as compared with Petrograd. Dec. 31. The view of President Wilson's Note year numbered 18,686, an increase 'Inst week's retard. The following famous monk Rasputin has just well worth presenting to British of 461. The figures for war movements of gold have taken been sasaseinated. He was of Madera is set cut in two leading patents are well maintained, and Banks place during the wrek: $33- bumble origio, end made his way in explaining the meaning of the been taken over by the Govern- Cantons

articles in the New York Times number of these patents have 000,000 received in New York into aristocratic religious circles,

North Chinas from Canada (described by the and even at Court-Wireless Note, the Times which repre- ment.

septs the "middle" opinion in. fusncial correspondent in New Press,

Two clasart of patents stand Unions York of the "Times 89 the It is believed that the assscains-Amerios, free from violent party out prominently-ibose relating Yangtszes largest shipment on record), and tion was carried out ander very prejudice and well-informed, be- to bomba, grenades, and other $8000,000 received in Phile-dramatic circumstances. A mem-lieve that the President's object weapons used in modern trerah China Fires delphis from Canada.

ber of the nobility played the is to force the hand of Germany, warfare, and those bearing on the H. K. Fires Dascens Iron and Steel Imports: leading part in it.

In the second and stronger manufacture of artificial limbe, Iron and imild steel bars

written This makes the third time with-atterance,

after the and eo forth, for which the former imported into Daires during the in a year that Raepptin is reported receipt of the Prese opinion from devices are no doubt largely Steamboats quarter ended in September, 1916 to have met a violent end. Two Great Britain, the Times says:-responsible. totalled 45,052 pioals and 16,085 years ago be had a narrow escape, “Germany must now decide There is a large increase in Indos (Pref.) picole for the same quarter in women adherent of the rival whether she will propose terms inventions relating to aircraft in Shells 1915, showing an increase of 28,987 mook Heliodorne stabbing him of peace the Allies can accept, or any form, proving the great Ferries pisals, or 175 per cent. There in the street with a large military coatings to fight, subject to the interest taken in this industry; was also an increase in iron and dirk, because he was a faise grest risk and probability that at while gunnery, submarines, and Sugars mild steel sheets and plates whics prophet and was leading all no distant time the United States explosives are well represented. Malabons totalled 17,848 picals and 10,138 astray." Raspatin for a time was will be compelled to enter the The only patent isaned to an picale, a difference cf 7,710 picols. in danger of death, but eventually war against her.

alien enemy under the Patenta Kailans Galvanised from sheets show recovered from his wound.

Acts passed siter war began is decrease of 4071 picale; the

one for grinding, swords, for Raubs totals were 1832 picule and 5,903

which licences have been granted Tronohs picule, a decrease of 68 per cent.

to Sheffield firme, so that the only Urals patent issued to a German will be nɛed against the enemy.

Rubber Cultivation la Slam.

Silver Report.

"That is what the President's There is no doubt that on this Note mesne to Germany. It will occasion he has been finally done be so understood by the Imperial away with.

Government, and what Germany 88y, will be understood and said by her Allies,

defractors.

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"That is the only mearing the

Among the numerona labour Note can have when read in the lasting devices is a new motor cycle for parcele, which enables light events will cast upon it,

"Why are the President's words is person to deliver more packages misunderstood? Why is there in a day than he could otherwise much doubt and discussion as to do in a week. the mesning?

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For some years Raspution bas The United States Vice-Centul, been known as the power behind Mr. Girl O. Hansen, Bangkok, the Tear's throne. Ea acquired noter, in a report, that hitherto grest influence over both the Tear Sism bes not acquired say die and Tearins, and all who stood in tinction rubber-growing his way or were unfriendly had country, and during the last five way of disappearing into exile, years the export of this product while the monk's luxurious house through the port of Bangkok has became the unofficial centre of been comparatively email. The Rassien Government,

"Much is made of the passage where only rubber plantation of any im- Kinisters were made and anmade, in which the President appears to portance in Southern Sizm is

Until the age of 30 Basputin, make no distinction, to see no located at Chantaboon, and

difference, between the objects for who was of Siberian peassus consista of 26,000 trees,

origin, led an aneventful life, which the Allies are fighting end planted about six years ago, Then, in an accession of religious those for which the Teutonic of which 20,000 trees are now fervour, he wandered through Powers are fighting. What he said ready for tapping. Considerable North Ramis from monastery to in the Note was that the ob- quantities of rubber, however, are monastery, and finally, by thejects the esstermen of the belliger- said to come from Northern Siam introductions to high ecclesiastients have in mind are virtaally

A scheme for dealing with the the product of rubber-yielding cal suthorities at Petrograd, and the same as stated in general trees of the jungle. In the by his magnetic personality, he terms to their own people and problem of the calling-up of Siamese Malay States some atten-crested a sort of religions ealon in 10 the world."

owners of small one-man busi-Borneos tion has been given to rubber the ospital.

"It is an unfortunate phrase, Desses has been formulated by the Providents cultivation in the districts of

From time to time there were since it has been miannderstood, Hammersmith Borough Council, Dairy Farms Trang and Setal. Reliable is revulsions of feeling against the but its justification is that Ger- and the an Power Board have Green Islands formation is not obtainable here, man, and grave stories were cir- man statesmen have said these informed that, while they are H.K. Electrics but it is eaid that the output of calated of his mode of life, but he things; they have said what Mr. unaware of any existing plan such H.K, Ice Co., rubber has been insignificant so inestisbly triumphed over, his Asquith and the present British as that outlined, they would like far in these Provinces.

to be furnished" with particulars the Prime Minister have said. He warned Tsaritsa, on one occasion when "What they have in their of any method" approved by the

Council, Writing on January 4; Mesers, he was sent away from Petrograd, minds the President could not

The Council has been recom- Samuel, Montagu & Co. report that some disaster would happen. know. He inferred it only as that the silver market has been The Tearevitch fell ill, and the stated in general terms to their mended to appoint a special com- unsually inert during the week.

own people and to the world."

mitter, and it is suggested that There has been no change in the lay monk was at once recalled,

"The United States at the pre-this commities should. Raspatia has been scathingly

1. Farnish either voluntary or price fixed a week ago, viz denounced in the Dams, directly sent moment is a neutral Power. 38). The visible smount of and indirectly. The substance of The President could not address paid assistants to carry on the

bis teaching is that. "To live Note to Germany alone, de-businesses: rather small. Some general in is to love; that every evil deed is xanding to know her terms of 2. Arrange by recommendation quiries, other than the constant immediately punished in this peace. That would have been an a continuation of credit to the demand for coinage, have been

world;

that unless a man is uafiendly act and threat. It businesses by wholesale firms in daily in evidence, but not enough there is nothing to pardon him could have been construed saly Cason where credit might be to create ecmpetition enf-

The Note jeopardised by the owner being for; and that sin is therefore the ne a prelude to war, ficient to 1flect the price. The

was sent had to be sent to all called up; and Shanghai exchange has fallen a path to grace.

It was among women, of all belligerent Powers.

3. Carry out a system of half-penny, and some silver has

"It is amazing that the English | regular såvertising in various been sold on China account. Yes. classes, that the influence of terday some purchases were made Rasputin was eupreme. He made Press should have so completely localities of the businesses the for the Todien Bazaare, where the secret of his power over them, misunderstood the Nots, that the owners of which have joined the

and in an interview in the Novos newspapers there almost without forcer. stock has been mach reduced of Vremya be described in unblush-exception should have construed The Town Clerk elates that T/T

2/42 late. The last Indian Currency

2/4 9/16 Returns give details in lakhs of ing detail the amazing attentions it se a sort of intervention, as 327 businesses may be adversely Demand.................

The bad extorted and faid.

meddling, as an attempt to pull affected in the erent of the pro 30 die. ......................................... 2/496. ropees se follow for December, He was a man of handsome Germany's chestnuts out of the pristors being called up, and he 60 dia.....

2/434 22:-

4 m/B.............. 2/4 13/16 Notes in circulation -7,983 presence, with long, flowing. fire by using the influence of our has been instructed to address a

Nom reddish hair and beard, of Government to secure for her communication to each of the TT Shanghai.... Reserve in silver coin and

shopkeepera of military ETT Japan. ...................

101. T/T Singapore Ballion

1,623 middle height, vigorous and erect-immediate peace.

1104 "The German Government affected, and to prepare a report IT India ....... 172 Nom. 1192 Though his personal habits al.

172 Nom. 1184 ways remained those of the will not ao mienaderstand it. If, upon the replies."

Demand, Indis T/T San Francis-} Fassion peasant, he latterly as Mr. Lansing said in his first The stock in Bombay consists

561⁄2 co & New York/ of 2,100 bira as compared with affected a certain elegance. Be statement, afterwarde discreetly

TT Java.............. 13614 Nom. Mark T/T France..... 3.30 Demand, Paris ******.

business transacted bas been

Gold in England

Gold coin and bullion

2,200 last week

U. S. Cotton Industry, The Board of Trade Journal, quoting a report from the British Embasey at Washington, asys that

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Repulis brought one of his two daughtera-he was married the preliminary etstietica for the early in life, but his wiis never Germany. The President does not

native village to cotton year ended July 31, 1918 left her issued by the Bareau of the Petrograd, where she became chiel companion of the Tast's Censur, show a total consumption in American mills of 8 307,613 daughters.-Daily Chronisle,

bales of cotton and 880,916

bales of lintere. The correspond-

ing amounts for the year ended

"pend five billions, or ten billions, now than be forced to spend 25 billione later on in a war against Germany waged by ourselves

alone.

CORRECTED TO NOOK THURSDAY

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"The United States may be compelled to go to war with

4 m/s. L/C ........................ 2/5 5/16 "We have no army, we have 4 m/s. D/P ... 2/5 7/16 want war with Germany, there-

2/5 9/16 fore he asks her to submit terms no great navy, but we have avail- & m/s LC of peace the Allies can socept, able resources groster than those 30 d/s. Sydney &1

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"All that the German Govern- m/s. France...... 3.42 Mias Syiria Pankhurst, the fighting our battle. They are July 31, 1915, were 5 597,362

Demand, Germany. bales and 411,845 bales re-militant suffragette, and a number fighting for our principles, for ment knowe very well. All that& m/s. Francs ...... spectively, and for the year ended of sympathisers, endeavoured boma liberty, for the rights of will be taken into account when Demand, New York, 565%

the answer to the President's TT Bombay Angust 31, 1914, 5,577,408 bales recently to hold a "demonetra-inations small and great.

"War with Germany would be Note, or to the coming. Note of Demand, Bombay... 172 Nom. and 307,325 bales respectively, tion" at the East Indis dook: The consumption of cotton during gates, London, to demand pesas. deplorable. We do not desire it. the Allies, is prepared in Berlin. TT Calcutta

"Of the reply the Allied Powers | Demand, Calcutta... 172 Nom. the cotton year 1916 represented A big crowd assembled and if it is forced upon na our re- increases of 14.3 per cent, and mobbed the speakers. The police purces, added to the resources will make to the Fresident we Demand, Manila ... 14.7 per cent,, as compared with interfered and rushed Miss Park of the Allies, will bring the may be said to have ample fore- Demand, Bingapore: 101

All depende an On Haiphong......... 24 prem,

On Saigon ............................ 2% that for the cotton years 1915 harst end her friends to the struggle to quick determination, knowledge.

"It is not merely because we Germany'a reply.

"If she offers terms of pesce Sovereign ....... 8.35 Mom

On Bangkok ................ 6434 snd 1914. respectively, and police station, followed by a the corresponding percentages demonstrative crowd. The pri ympathise with Great Britain

soners were held under bail for and France in this struggle, not acceptable to the Allies, she will Gold Leaf, pero 17.70 of increas for linters 113.9 and 186.6. The merked examination before a magistrate, merely because we honour the set with the highest eriadom. She Bar Silver, por of 9934

principles for which they oontend, will have embeased what is pro-

SUBSIDIARY COINS, that we desire their triomph. bably her last opportunity to make We know that the victory of pasos on terms in the making Germany would be a peril to `us, of which she will have something DISCOUNT PER $100: If we enter the war that thought to way. She has bad her warn- Chinese... 20 uts, pisces2láž, dis. will be in our minde,

ing. We are confident that the Chinese...O » 26%, dis, "Should we be provoked to will not misunderstand the Pre-Hongkong 20 ota, pisces

Hongkong 10 sotion, it will be better for me to sidente Note."

increase in the consumption of linters is dus to the very great in- presse în the aes of potton in the 32 805,883, representing increases manuisojare of explosives. The of 2.6 per cent, and 2.2 per cent. number of cution spindles sotive respectively as compared with the during the cotton your 1918 sorresponding figures for the cot throughout the United States was ton years 1915 and 1914.

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