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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

PAUL DUFAULT,

THE FREIGHT MARKET. DAIRY

TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME.

Tonnage Still Extremely Scarce.

Mecare. Snowman and Co, in their freight circular, dated Aprīl 28, state-

We last went to press on 14th inst, and during the interval | ander review there has been a certain amount of activity, in our southern market, in fixtures on both time and trip basis. When we last went to prese, the Saigor! Hongkong rate stood at about | $1.05 per picul, bat, with the light weakening of the rics market bera, which immediately followed, the freight rate also weakened and fixtures of medium-sized autaiders and s regular liner were made at $1.02 and $1.00 per pical respectively. A small outsider is also reported fixed at latter rate, for three consecutive tripe. Since these fixtures, the local ries market haa firmed "eomewhat and offers for tourage have been made at as high as $1.07 per picol. Tonnage is, however, as usual, extremely ecarce, and what little there might be available seems to be holding for higher rates.

To-night, at the Theatre Royal, the first of the two farewell Dalault concerts will take place. These two concerts are positively the last opportunities of hearing the great tenor, as he leaves for Shanghai the next day, from which point be sails for America. For the first of his farewell appearances, M. Dafault has arranged a programme of great interest and wide variety. His first rale number is an excerpt from the

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Exports of rice from Sigon from lat January to 20th March amount to 198 644 tons ea com. pared with 208,273 tons for the same period last year. Quotation for No. 2 white round sitted rice stands at $360 per pical fo.b. Saigon for April/May shipment.

Bangkok/Hongkong : - Ths

this direction still director of a munitions factory in Exchange will be CLOSED on Viscount Chetwynd, managing IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Hongkong Stock The maintains a strong tendency and, the Midlands, speaking on T.N.T. WEDNESDAYS at 1 o'cicek P.M. "Mignon". tenor will also introduce several new songs. Among these although a fixture is reported of roisoning at a mesting of the until further notice. are "O Little Mother O' Mine" by Sydney Homer, the composer of "How's My Boy" and "The Secret $1.30 per pical, further tonnage said that from an administrative "Requiem" by a email Japanese, for four trips at Royal Society of Medicine recently, by Boott, M. Dafault will also introduce a new French song, cf should easily find takers at this point of view the complete the highly dramatic order: a lover denouncing the sweet-rate or possibly a little higher. elimination of sickness among the heart who has betrayed him; its title is Trabison," it in by the well-known composer, Chaminade.

Tonnage, on time basis, has operatives of a filling factory was and to numerous requests, the duet of the evening will be that for account of Bangkok principale, production in view of the shortage

In response

been fixed, during the interval, of even greater importance than from the fourth sot of "Romeo and Juliet," in which Miss Bindley at as high as $18.00 per d.w. ton. of labcar. "and K. Dufault scored such a success during their recent Besson

here. Mina Bindley will sing an aria from "I Paritani" and several ported in this direction.

Baigor/Java: Nothing is re new English ballada. Mr. Empson's numbers will include Chopia's

Saigos/Philippines-We hear Polonaise in C sharp Minor. The booking for to-right and the Bail concert to-morrow ie st Montric's.

CHINA AND GERMANY.

No Alternative but War.

→ Save the Peking Daily News of

April 93:-

There is now no doubt the war between China and Germany

Nerin;

to point where there is no al.

Ha had formed an opinion that

By Order of the Committee,

R. HANCOCK, Secretary:

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1919.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

"SEIYO MARU.”

steamer

the dangerous forms of poisoning From SOUTH AMERİCAN of s 35,000 picul Japanese elesmer Euch as this were due not so having been placed at $1.25 per the form of dust as to the fumes mach to the explosive when in

PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO pical;otherwise we have no farther

and JAPAN PORTS, news to add to our last advices, stising from the material; al-

The above named Newchwang/Canton:-The fix though the dust was undoubted having arrived, consigness of is reported at $1.20 per pical, but suppressed. To minste the send in their Billa of Lading for ture of a small Japansee sisamery irritating and must be cargó az hereby notified to Whether China ultimately joins reported, owners

beyond this no future closing isfume and mitigate effects a countersignature, and to take ber lot with the United States, provide tonnage. the Eatente Powers of ciste in steamers being still unable to atalled which provided a constant alongside.

of regular ventilating scheme make in- immediate delivery of cargo from the effect will be the same; thất

current of sir pure and fresh

Cargo remaining undelivered on the th May, at 5 PM, will

servative for us. There is bat

one course open to us-war.

Cos! :-Rates

to

to say, Guins will be at war southwards and also for local floor, extraction necessarily being expense, and delivery, must then from Japan flowing from the ceiling to the be landed at consignees' risk and with the Central Powers. The southern business still maintain effected from the floor level. This be taken from the Company's is inevitable. Dolare war on expediency of oc-operation with their strong tendency. The fix-ystem was in course of installa-Godown. Germany we must. Opposition he Entente has already been fully tare, Karatzo/Hongkong, referred tion at the factory with which he whether genuine or stirred op by and exhaustively set forth in to in our last report at Ten 13.10. was connected.

Storage charges will be asseS1. German agents, against China fial statements translated and is confirmed and further tonnage

ed on all cargo remaining un- opening hostilities, is fast dyins printed in this paper from time is still required. Loading Bougas/ the considerably larger camber

An interesting fot was that delivered on the 9th May, st down. The time for action hatime and their recapitulation is watow has been closed at $10.50 of gastric cases which he found will be effected.

5 P.M. coma. Dr. WA Ting fang, scarcely necessary. But it would per ton and a

No Fire Lasurance whatever Minister of Foreign Affairs, who not be altogether without interest Japanese steamer Hongar/Bong song

medium-sized | existent among women than has been more or less confined to take note of what those who kong at $9.25 for a number of make inquiries:

No Claims will be recognised led hi men

after the goods have left the for several weeks On ac-advocate Obin's joint-action with trips and probably farther bas- food that the women were in

2.9 to the Steamer or Godown. count of indisposition, attended the United States have to say,

All chafed and damaged cargo last Friday's Cabinet meeting The Chinese Minister to Wash terms.

inese could be closed on same the habit of taking. He found will be landed into the Company's and declared himself in favour of ington, Dr. Wellington Koo, may

as.a result that whereas the men Godown, where they will be an immediate declaration of war be considered as an able and

would have a substantial mes examined on the 14th May, at Ton Germany. The Prime Minister, representativa spokesman of that however, is certain, that after the with a bun or two and a cup of filed after the 23rd May, 1917.

women would satisfy themselves 10AM General Toan Ki-shui, has can group of Chinese statesman who war, the United States will tes. He decided that it was in

No Claim will be recognized if sistently held this view sad is have taken their stand in favour become very powerful. In his the interests of the factory that gradually winning over

T. DAIGO, Military Governors of the various case with the United States. He United States states: "Hereafter; from their pay was made and the of this country making common declaration, the President of the the women shoud be properly fed

Agent, mrovinces now assembled in the is of the firm conviction that we the United States should assert

and, accordingly a deduction

Hongkang, 2nd May. 1917. Oapital to his way of thinking in will secure the following adran her influence in the political they were fed. The deduction respect of the foreign relations of tegen by joining the United States: affairs of the world." Therefore, this country. He gave a taa pa ty (1) After forming a third allied if Chins joins the United States,

from their pay did not cover half Saturday afternoon, to group betwesa Chins and the and declares war on Germany, in their health made the financial the expense of feeding them, bat Which were invited alf the United States, we will be free to we will be able to reap grest

the extraordinary improvement Military Governors who are do as we please, and will not be benefite in fature. here to attend the Military Conbound in any way to comply with

transaction a satisfactory one. ference and the representatives of the wishes of the Estente, thus Wellington Koo, who lives and count Chetwynd said that al- The above. are the views of Dr. Dealing with dermatitis, Vis- those Military Governors who are reserving to ourselves the right to moves among the people of though in the past it had unable to come on account of assist them in whatever way America and who, consequently, materially affected the output of exigencies of duty. The Prime should deem fit. (2) The desire is qualified to have his finger on the factory, only in a very limited Minister brought forward apple of the Eatente is naturally so the pulse of that great democracy. mentary argumente in support of care all the help they possibly Our own view is that, leaving appear to suffer in general hesith. number of cases did the patiants e contention emphasising the can from us, but it will be vain aside the question whether we The rash readily subsided when necessity for 8 immediate for China to expect anything from join the Entente or the United properly treated, and there ap- declaration of hostilities with them, whose desire is that we States, it is vital that we should peared to be no evil after effects. the Central Powers and sounded should be called upon to make declare war on Germany at once.serions cases of dermatitis of the their views on the question. The tremendous sacrifices. This can Procrastiastion has been respon-feet to the nature of a particular In one case be traced a number of Impression gathered by those be proved by the fact that not sible for China's past failure The attended the tea-party is one of the three requests we have in her diplomatic dealings process in use. He had this tall these generals, without a made has been complied with. with foreign countries, and process stopped, and the der- ngle exception, sre in favour of The United States, on the there i

titude of the Central other hand, have nothing to de- dilly-dallying in the present negligible quantity.

for matilia st once decreased to a Government towards Germany.{mand of us, bat, on the contrary, instance. It has already been

QUI

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the conclusion iefber desire is to cffer us free proved beyond dispute that Ger- NOT PEACE AT ANY PRICE, us that there is asistanos, and the Foreign Office many is wrong in baring started if that the Militaryjin Washington has already her norestricted submarins policy but at the cost of only 60 cente

Conference, whic

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will commence declared that the American (fo-and that as a neutral country, it is youre if you try Paketten for its deliberations ca the 25th in Ternment will help China fioso-is only right for China to sesies your Constipation, Bilioms matnaks, retezn an overwhelp cially. (3) The United States do in whatever way we can în up "Literishgers,” Sick Headaches.. in favour of the policy not cover our territory and, by bolding the sanctity of Intern Intry going to war with forming an alliance with america, tional Law against lawlsenése ut without further delay, we shall be guarded from future any cost.

isour hope, ssit in the danger. (4) Finally, it must be delay is imperative, and the War Without farther others who are remembered that sa reaalt of Military Conference, we hope, tives, aid digestion, "olen hina abandon her this war, the international equi- will arrive at a quick decision complexion, swerten the brestia. ourler plomacy librium, or balance of power, and urge the Government to par Of dealers, or post f260 from Da SU

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