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ENGLAND,

What She Means to Mo.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.

"swank" about Keats Coleridge. There is a good rea son provided in the fact that not

or

£5,790,000 A DAY.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

so many Englishmen have read

Another Bank for Peking.

these worthies. But I have read Munitions and War Expenditure. Barne for more scrupulously than

It is reported that General many enthusiastie Scotamen. I. Westminster, February 13.-FangKac-cheong, Vice-President, Chris Massie, writing to the have loved him for his art and Mr. Bonar Law, in moving Votes General Chang Fan and General Daily News, from France, says humanity, and honoured him as of Credit for £550,000,000 in the Ni Shu-chung will join together I do not think there is enough a pioneer, as I have honoured House of Commons to-day, gave in a great banking enterprise: power in language to describe Cowper and Blake and Keats, an interesting review of our The bank will be opened in the the sonations of a British soldier, who were all pioneers in their financial position. He estimated capital, and called the Chin who, after long service in France, several ways.

that this colossal sum would only Obeng (City of Gold) Bank. returns for a short interval to bial Against all this is the silence carry the Government on to the Preparations are being made to native land. Mosis of a noble of an Englishman. He will shoat end of May.

commence the backing enterprise character might explain a little the praises of Jock and Paddy,

at an early date. of what he feels, but even that but for himself there is a ine only vaguely only a bare er planation of things on the surface of the soul." The very deep has no interpretation either in art or literature."

aloofness, an inborn diadain..

The figures given by Mr. Bonar Law showed that one daily ex- penditure had reached the higheat point yet recorded in the war, The average expenditure in the

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Chlaose Biscuits.

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

3-SELLERS; SA.-SALES; B-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL.

Backs

BANKS.

BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum,

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

b. MARINE INSURANCES. Cantons North Chinas Unions Yangiszes

$705

b.

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"$878 £180

b.

$910 n. ex 79 $285

b.

$155 $382

SHIPPING.

For 6 Months 4% per ani um.

A.

88

$86 $18

b.

$1983

D.

103/

For 12 Months 4% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief Manager.

b.

REFINERIES.

$114

NOTICES.

MINING

80%-

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NOTICE.

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$2,20

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27/6 981-

Tronohs

Urals

8.

PEAK TRAMWAY CO.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

2.00 X 500 2.36 to

8.00 .. 30.00 AE 11,00 AM

18458

1.43

$15.

8.00 P..

*NIGHT CARA.

EVERY 15 MIN.

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13 h

15 MIN.

10 M

18 Mat

8.50 P P P 9.30 to -1100 P.M. EVERY half hour.

1500 ML.

every quarter of an hour. BUNDAYS:

$31

$198

t. 88

10.00 115 are to 1945, to

1.45 2.M. to 8.15 TM to

4.00 P.M.

b.

$90

n.

$102

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$972

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$6,25

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$39

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$50

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$7,40

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$1 $8.40. $16

$65

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Steel Foundries n Trams, Low Levein. Trams, Peak, old p

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Trams, Peak, new n Laundries U. Waterboats n.. Watsons WA. Powells Morning Posts n.

Are our traditions so great that

In reply to a dispatch of the FIRE INSURANCES. we cannot measure them off with

Civil Governor of Kiangen, who China Fires the tongus? Perhaps there is early part of the financial year has requested the Peking Govern-H. K, Fires b something in that, but it does not was 84,520,000. It was 25,710,000 ment to encourage the manufact- If I were a Frenchman no doubt account slicgether for the attitude in the last period under review, are of foreign biguita ef Chang Douglases I should love France as much; of boredom. Magna Charts, the and had now risen to £5,790,000, Hus Hsieh Chi Company, the Steamboats but I am an Englishman, and I Reformation, Cromwell, and A grest

pari

the Customa 'of

Administration has Indos (Def.) love England, I love England. ancceeding battles for popalar re- incredes WAS dae to the issued an instruction to exempt Indos (Pref.) I am a Socialist, and I know there presentation and public rights, additional expenditure on muri- the export duty of the produce of Shells Are Becialista who are

dall are things which an Englishman tions. There had ben an increase the Company and levy only once Ferries enough to despise this sentiment; hates to discuss. Even the golden of over $1,000,000 a day on the 5 per cent, tax on that which is but these men have not delved story of the Armada scarcely Army, Navy, and munitions since transported from one place to Sugars deep enough into primary canses; rouses his enthusiasm. It is very the beginning of the fusnois] another in the country, thus Malabons they do not see that nationality is beautiful, he thinks, in the history year; Bat it should be remem-avoiding the payment of the usual a legitimate claim-an inatino, bocks for little children. bered that there were 14 times aalikir, but when the goods reaches Kallans and a true instinct.

All this however, is only on the many troops on the different the Cenmen Octroi in Peking Langkats The love of one's country does surface of the Englishman. En fronts as there were at the begin- transit daca should be paid. Raubs not necessarily imply blind con glishmen dread sentiment and ning of the war, and that the Peking Daily News, fidence in everything English, detest heroica, and perhaps for amallens inoresee in the different South African Trade Marks. Love is a feeble, foolish thing the very reason that they are the kinds of ammunition, as compared Thanks to a new law which DOCKS, WHARVES, when it places passion before judg. most heroic and sentimental with the average in the first year, went into effect the first of the

GODOWNS, &C. ment. The true lover, the true people in the world. Strangely was 28-fold.

year, American manufacturers H. K. Wharves b. patriot, would place the integrity, enough, an Englishman can be Mr. Boner Law estimated that will no longer be required to make Kowloon Docks b. of his country before popular splendidly emotional-in the the total expenditure for the separate registrations of their S'hal Docks sentiment and be ready and even French language and not feel financial year would be £2,140,- trade marks or patents in the

LANDS, HOTELS Bager to lose caste for himself that conscions of making a fool of 000,00. The total expenditure various states of the Union of AND BUILDINGS. he may gain honour for his himself. In English it is all since the beginning of the war South Africa, eayea U. 8. Cox Centrals country.

different. When be is talking would be $4,200,000,000. At merce Report. Under the new H. K. Hotels But if only in a domestic sense English he is talking sense borss the end of the financial year the enactment, single applications Land Invest. the love of one's country is as 898; and any departure from total National Debi would be be- can be made to the Ucion of H'phreys Est. natural as the love of one's mother, that is an infection, an inexcusable tween £3,800,000,000 and £3,000,- South Africa, covering protection K'loon Lands There is a pathos about the beauty insult to one's race.

000,000. Advances to the Allies in the following constituent Shai Lands, cá our land which brings tears It is rather a pity that we are and Dominions would be boat states: Cape Province. Natal, West Points to the eyes. All of us return to ponderous, so heavy-handed, £890,000,000. The Chancellor Orange Free State, and the Trace: France with that account of our for beneath the difficulties of of the Exchequer ended with real. Separate applications will be Ewos selves. It has been an emotional language is a rich vein of feeling, some hopeful words about the still necessary for trade marks Kung Yiks experience beyond compare. We the unexplored territory of Loan. He was certain the number and patents for Rhodesia, which S'hai Cottons gate ite tragic music out of Albion. Every Englishman bas of applications would be greater does rot form a part of the Union Yangtszepoos men; it places a finger on every his own England. It is most often than even before, and believed of South Africa. The new act nerve; it digs deep into haman in the heart of some woman, set that the amount of money paid facilitates protective action in Borneos nature, and brings to the surface to sweet music, against the back by the general public would also trade mark and patent registry China Light & P. b. crude elementa of life. Forstrange ground of & Sussex lane or a be greater than in any previous for American manufacturers, and Providents men such na we are a visit to Devonshire dale. For myself, I loan.

will afford a considerable reduct- Dairy Farms England as a visit to Palestine, a have been moving my body about Mr. McKenna followed, and ion in the initial coat of securing Green Islands

from one trip to London, a pilgrimage to

chalky shell hole criticised the Government for such protection in the states of H. K. Electrics b Jerusalem. Oat here. I have to another on the Somme, but asking for Baob

8 largs the Union of South Africa, The HK. Ice Co., B. visualised St. Paul's and Weat in sotuality I have been living in amount of money at one act follows the British law in minster Abbey. I have written my Beech Wood beyond Ching. time. Es suggested that the general, in which registration is of them as they seemed to me in ford. I used to dream of it in those Government intended either that evidence of title which becomes France. I have loved them as I old pre-war days. Leaw it peopled the House should not review the conclusive if no action to cancel thought they ought to be loved, by Elizabethan folk when those expenditure antil June or that brought within the legal period. Dat I have seen them again and grand old trees were splings and the money should last over what

China's Export of Flour. now I know that I osn never love the world young. I have loved it might prove to be a Parliament-

It is reported that the Chinese them as they deserve to be loved so much that I could not visit itary recess.

"Or an election," Government proposes, in order to There is some Mr. Hodge added. Saizing on encourage wheat growing and the And the National Gallery? I in uniform.... do not mean the structure, bat place, somewhere, for all of the interruption, Mr. McKean manufacture of flux in the in the pictures it containa. You which is most specially and par-declared that if the sum was asked terior of China, to permit the

ticularly-England. feel like cffering up a prayer, I hate war. That is said by the period of an election the either native or foreign merchants, for with the object of tiding over anrestricted export of far by which is perhaps the best prayer -to feel like cffering up one.

Pyery strong tras soldier in House of Commons ought to be except in circumstances such sea Torner and Constable teach me all. The possibility of such s

France. We are fighting to end told so. again to love England. Every

Mr. Boner Law at once disposed famine, when the local authorities picinie is much gift of immortal world disaster must not occur of this line of argument. He 40 cents will be charged on every may probibit the export. A tax of life to the glory of our land, to again. We are even ready to give showed that he had done exactly 501b. The Japanese Consul at the dignity of our race... In you a glut of it to the last the same thing that Mr. Asquith Manila, in a report to the Tokyo England to-day one can feel the mouthful, providing it is to be an did a year ago, and asid that the Foreign Office, recently drew intimate presence of Shakespeare end-sad for ever.

question of an election had never attention to the opportunities fnd Milton,

Bat I love England-my entered his mind. And yet I have not changed country. "There's sneaking Mr. McKenns promptly shitted Japaness to compete with Ameri Domand

offering in the Philippines for T/T my Socialistio propensities at all, feeling round my heart," and I his ground. He asked for a calculs-

2/4 5/18..... I have only broadened them. The cannot help myself. If it were a tion of the relative cost of a divi cane in the wheat and fur 30 3/s................ 2/43 national tense has strengthened sin I should still love England. sion of the Army whether it was mostly imported from Australia 4 m/B................ 2/4 9/16

market of the islands. Wheat is 60 d/e..... 2/434 my Socialism. I cannot feel But as it is not a ein, but a true employed in France, Salonica, and the United Stater, the latter T/T Shanghai........ Nom. for the French or Russians what instinct, like brother for brother, Mesopotamis. We had Imperial country sow holding the market T/T Singapore I feel for my own people. I am like ohild for mother-I am happy responsibilities and political re-

Socialist, but I have in my Love. That is what I feel, lationships which had compelled export. A demand for Japanese T/T India Nom. Australia is unable to T/T Japan ............ 1097% gathered a little more experience and what all fighting Englishmen the long distance campaigns, but cereals was started last year when Demand, India....... Nom.

he felt sure that if the Govern freight rates from America were and a little more public feeling feel. It is a good feeling..

T/T San Francis-1 ment had a free hand they would a high, and in September and T/T Java.......... 138 56 oo & New York I have often wondered why Irc-

abandon some of them. He October tevoral ship loads were T/T. Marks Nom lend and Scotland claim for them! Paris, Feb. 8.-A Bill tabled argued that it was the daty of the sent to the islands from Japan. T/T Franes....... 3.23 selves all the romantic associa- by M. Olementel (Minister of Government to take care that Bat the market was overstocked Demand, Paris... 8.2316 tions all the heroic lore, connect- National Economy) in the Senate they were not extended one inch and as soon as the Japanese ed with our islos. An Irishman this afternoon is designed to pro-beyond the absolute necessities wheat appeared on the market will talk for hours about Ireland, vide the Government with the of the case. and Scolaman will folk for necessary powers to requisition the question which many must cheaper Japanese product. Now so dis. Bydney &

At this point a member asked prices and even andersold the 6 m/s. LO

the cereal firms of Manila out 4 m/s 1/0 2/5 1/16 4 m/s. D/P ....SEMENTS 2/5 3/16 years about Scotland. An English establishments connected with

********** 2/5 5/16 man never talks about England, aational defence or food supplies, have had on the tip of the tongue however, the coneal reports Why is that? Most of the songs as well as all French males be "Why did you go to Salonios ?"

2/5 5/16 Melbourne Tur we sing at the front are songs of tween the ages of 18 to 80 who There were many campaigne, Mr. Owing to the bad wheat crops in

* more favourable eiluation. 30 d/s. San Franc-1 Scotland and Ireland Tipper- are not mobilized. Tillera of the Mckenna replied, that we could the United States wheat and flour 4 m/s. Marks

5714 Isco&New York "A little bit of Heaven seil, persona employed in nation. not avoid, and the question was prices at Manila have risen to m/s. Francs "Sing a song of bonnie Bootland, defence, functionaries, and what we were going to do now. such a high level as P.20. This 6. Francs 340 "When Irish eyes are smiling," civil servants regarded "If they ask you where you come indispensable are not to be sum and turned to criticise some of by Japanese wheat men who can T Bombay

But he did not pursue the suject; turn can be taken advantage of Demand, Germany.. from and so on. The other moned, subject to certain condit- the new Ministerial arrangements apply their goods as

Domand, New York. 563 gonge are ragtime melodies of ipha. As in England, an appeal The debate on general war topica agures. The latest custom house TT Calcutta

Demand, Bombay... Nom. America: "Dixie" "Tonnessee," will first be made for volunteers, was continued until a late hour reports at Manila, indeed, endoris Demand, Calcatta... Nom.

Kentucky dre the historis is a result of a conference At question-time, Mr. Balfour this view. December's import of Demand, Manila... objecta af haunting melodies. Of between M. Herriot (Minister of stated that action had been teken Japanese four was only 3,500 Demand, Singapore, 10014 England fire is nothing. You Public Works) and delegates of to express the gratitude of the bags, bat in January 31,010 bags On Haiphong......... 3% prem, might acárch in the back of your the big stores, the Bon Marche, nation for Mr. Gerard's work on were imported. btain and and Land of hope the Louvre, the Printemps, and behalf of British civilians and

still a

I am an Englishman after all.

French National Service:

89

and glory" but that is rather similar establishments will close prisoners of war in Germany.

4

lawer

alore the average. Tommy's # 5.45 p.m. til the days Mr. Mauphansonssonounced medium. henden lengthen. The Government, in that Lord Darby had decided to Sir George Gave made an in-

We do not talk about England. lead shortly to ask the Chamber appoint tribunal consisting treating smotrncamento All Scotland worships Bobbie to ssnotion a measure anthorising of a High Court Judge, aided by a domestic question. It was that, ip Barns. We listen and marvel, war bread in the form of an chemical expert sa nasessor, to in- view of the necessity of calling and often join in the chorus of addition of 15 per cent, of rosise, quire into all the circumstances up cortais drivers, the Commis adulation. But we never counter 110, or barley to wheat flour, and, which preceded and attended the ioner of Police proposed, with with Shakespeare; we don't prohibiting the sale of new id upon Sir Theodore Cook's bis approval, to liosaid qualified mention Milton;

room at the office of the Field women to be drivers of publio We never broad.

carriages.

Демерараг.

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APRIL 12, 1917,

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50,000,000 21,300,000

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