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U. S. FOREIGN TRADE RECORD.

Billions of Cigarettes for the East.

CHAPLAIN'S 200 PRISONERS.

Church Militant in the Dragon's Cave.-

HONGKONG “TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917.

IN TRAINING.

A Hongkong Man's Letter.

The following letter has been received in the Colony from Sergeant Leslie Boss who is now at Aldershot:-

Just a few harried lines to let i you know how 'I am getting on. arrived home, after a rather

More than six billion cigarettes, French Front, June 27.- valoed st approximately shaplain sccompanied the ware $12,000,000 ware exported from of men who went forward the United States in the fiscal yesterday to the attack of the Gar year just ended, this number be- man positions north-west of the anxious, bat uneventful and very ing far greater than in any year desperately disputed Hartebins dail, voyage on May 6th. I went of the bistory of the American Farm. He had been separated from to the War Office on May Tib, cigarette,

These six billion his men in the charge, and found and after interminable waiting, cigarettes, laid end to end in himself alone in a captured Ger after passing two very strenuous continuous line would extend ten man trench.

medioal examinations, got ported time around the world at the

Suddenly the chaplain saw *ea Cadet to the Horse Transport, Equator. Nor do these billions German cfficer appear from a

Army Bervice Corps. I wanted to

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

PURE MILK

An ideal summer beverage and

the most nutritious food.

DAIRY FARM MILK

SAFE MILK.

THE FRAWLEY CO.

Big Success in Manila.

HUNGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED.

HANAN SHOES.

Quality and fit are the prime reasons for their world-wide popularity.

STOCKED IN BLACK, TAN and WHITE.

MACKINTOSH

CO., LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists,

16. DES VŒUX' ROAD.

TELEPHONE NO. 29,-

Powell

The following is the approxi- mate statement of the Hongkong Wm. Tramway Company's trafic receipts for the week ending. August 18, 1917;-

Aggregate Receipts

Receipts for for week. 33 weeks.

$12,744 8442,015 18,023 476,700

5,279 34,685

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

of "short smokes" go to the black hole in the side of the got in the Cavalry, but they die- | men in the trencher," as might trench. D ciding to take matters covered a defest in my left eye be supposed. On the contrary, with a high band, he drew out a (which really is nothing). They they went in an entirely different ornoifix and told the officer in wouldn't have me forcavalry; mere direction and for the use of the sternest one that there was red tape, so they admitted. entirely different type of people. nothing left for him but to I stuck ont for a mounted job, A compilation by The National drrender. "My crucifix," be and they suggested this; and I City Bank of New York shows said, "guarantees that your lives think I sbali like it very well, that no less than four billion will be spared." "I must con- ones I get geseited. But this American cigarettes were sent to salt with fellow officers," said the Cadet basiness is very mranaous China in the last fiscal year, the German, and he returned to the indeed. I started on Juma Ist year ending with Jane, another hole. After a few minutes' delay here, and expect to finish about billion to the Straits Settlements, he reappeared and mid: "We the end of July. We bave mori a bandred million to Sism, sc- will surrender. bat only to excellent hats to live in, and our

The Frawley Company opens other bundred to Hongkong and French officer." "Gas is easily food is quite good, except that we;eason at the Theatre Royal on about 10 millions to our own found," esid

the chaplain. are enforced teetotalere; Dom Saturday, when it will stage Philippines.

"Wait a moment still "I came of our own, and not allowed to 80 Fairer and Warmer." Concern- The Oriental like his short back."

|into any Canteen or Sergie'. Mese smoke, as will be testified by A minute later he returned too awagger for that, I'ing a recent performance of this every visitor to that part of the with a surgeon. Four German bit sudden, after Hongkong. No play, a Manila contemporary eays: This Year:... world, and while Obius grows officers came out of the hole and time to go into Aldershot to get The Frawley Company, playing Last Year:

"Fair and Warmer" for the Increase: large qantities of tobacco, presented the surgeon with a W. 8, except Sunday after- and the Uhinese in expert in the paper, in which they declared foons and then pubs only open at second time in se many nights, Decrease: manufacture of cigaretten, never their readiness to enrrender. 6. We're allowed only in the two scored another access at the Opera House lant theless the American cigarette bas Then, cat of the bowels of the best hotels all others are out of Grand grown in popularity in the Orient earth, there appeared the elect bounds!

We have to be ia by night. The bright comedy. with remarkable rapidity. Tonives of two companies, or nearly 8 30. I suppose it's good for us. replete with amusing situa years ago our exports of American 200 men, who surrendered to one. When we do sally forth, we are tions, kept the large audience iu cigarettes to Chins smounted to doctor sad one chaplain.

very fine, in officers' kit, except roars throughout the three scie but about 400,000,000 a year, so There exists under the monument the white band round our cape; and the members of the cast wan average of one

cigarette per of Hartebise an enormous grotto no collar badges, and only the belt their way into the hearts of Ma agnum for each Chinese, Now, called the Dragon's Cave, where part of the Sam Browne equip in the fecal year 1917, the total there were comfortable osutan ment; no orosa belt. But in camp the best artistic performance sean The show last night' was sasily to China was 4,000,000,000, or snments for at least 200 med. The we are absolutely Tommies in average of 10 per capita, for every|Germans in the grotto considered appearance and we work ten times in the city for some yeare and OST-Farly on Morning of Chinese, while the fact that that their position was impreg hard as any Tommy. We bare crowded houses will greet the another billion

went to the uable, and lived there for many a bat orderly who does the rough populer company during the re- Straits Settlements and Malayan months in perfect confidence. jobs, and waiters in our meses mainder of its short essy. Peninsula where large numbers Their first anxiety began about a

Every member of the cast wass rooms: We have also most ex- of Chinemen are employed in the week ago, when, as a result of cellent recreation rooms bat no bit and the pleseed sadience

bombardment, tin mines and rubber plantations, Keavy

big time to go to them. Oar daily showed its appreciation by the shows that the popularity of the French ebell blocked up their programme this week is as merca curtain calls. American cigarettes extends to main exit on the north.*** the Chinese in whatever country. The French took steps before Eren the Philippines, which grow the attack to make the lower large quantities of tobacco and portion of the cave uninhabitable, send millions of dollars worth to and they were so soccearful that a, took let your about 10 the Germans inside it were.com- millions of

nor cigarettes, pelled to surrender without strik chiefly for the use of the 50,000 ing a blow. To deal with Chiness in the islands. Even the machine-gun nest they took Siamese, who have many of the a last from the enemy's book! Chinese characteristics and many and tried the effect of burning! Chinese living among them, liquid. The liquid” did not showed their taste for the Ameri- actually reaob the machine-gune,

Cau

follows:-

nilane.

6.30 Reveille 7.15 Breakfast (all ready ELECTRIC

for parade, bede sad blankets folded, hala

swept out, and so on)

7 45 Parade

INSTALLATIONS.

8-9 Riding (and very nice Owner of Bijou Theatre Fined.

100)

9 10 Lecture and practice An interesting case to con

in harness fitting, etc.sumers of electricity was beard 10-11 Footdrill (very airana-before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the

Das indeed)

Police Court this morning, when 11-12 Waggone, saddlery the Hongkong Electric Company

etc.

12.15 Lunch

1.15 Parade

130-2.30 Physical D ill (sgain strengone) 2.30-3-30 Footdrill again

"smoke", by taking over so that it was far more merciful! 150,000,000 of them last year at s than the German device but its cost of about $275,000. The smoke and flimee served to blind American cigarette has grown in and terrify the Gaṛman gaanera. favour with marvelous rapidity, The French swept on and captar especially in the Orient, despite ed the machine-guns before they the fact that tobacco and labour could open fire, but they failed to for the production of domestic locate a hole that led down to a cigarettes are extremely plootigraste. It was left to the chaplain fal in that part of the world. to discover it and to capture the Our total exportation of cigar-Fentire garrison of the Dragon's ettes never reached so much as Cave. one million dollara in valus prior Above ground the operations 5.15-8.00 to 1890. In 1898 it crossed the had gone on like clockwork. The $2,000,000 line but did not reach engagement resulted in the asp.

3.30-4.30

rible)

Ltd., summoned the owners of the Bjoa Scenic Theatre, Ip Koon Wah and Li Obao, for making. additions to ac electrical installa tion conpeared to the Company's (bor-main, without obtaining the writ- ten consent of the complainanta thereto. They were also charged that, being consumers within the meaning of Regulation Nɔ 34 of the Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council ander See- tion 3 of the Electricity Supply Ordinance 1911, such additions were found upon their premiess

Mr. A.M. Proston, appeared for complainants and maid the feats

Lecture on Military Law (most involved) 4.45 Tea

Revision of notes on

8.00

Lecture etc. Dinner.

the 3 million lins until 1913. In iure of nearly 350_prisoners, Cleaning up, studying after 1914 the total value of the cig including ten officers. The French dinner, and lights out at 10.15 Bretten exported was $4,775,000, bare gained the fall views they p.m.

in 1815 $4,326,000, and in 1917 required over the valley of the Going pretty strong isn't it? more than doubled the total nam. Ailette and have deprived the The standard of smartness the were that witnesses whom he ber exported in 1917 being over enemy of all chapes of overlook instructors seem to expect is very could

6 million and the value appro- ing their movements.

ximately $12,000,000.

About 95% of the cigarettes|

exported go to the Orient, those

A Generous Donation.

call 01 behalf

higb. I thought I was a bit of a of the Electric Company would soldier, but..! We march always say that on a catch in a row on 140 to the minate, and leap wild-the cutside wall in D'águilar

sban" ly to stand fesse,"

Street, were ten lights over the and oor manual drill is terrific. entrance door, Siz of these hal 1 wonder how the ald N. 3 been added to the Electric platoon would like some of it Company's installation without

DLC.,

to Obias in 1916 'wers about Dr. E. L. Marah, Shangbai, baa 4,000,000,000, next in order being given a generous donation of Tis. the Straite Settlements, of which 1,000 for the founding of an en- Bingapore is the chief port, then dowment fund for the Cathedral inflated on them 1-Not much, authority. Be would add that Siam, Hongkong and the Philip School. pinde, Japan taken but few, and

this is also true of Korea, Britieb

I expect! We are utterly worn the question of making additions oat after the day's work in to electrical installations was done. There are an anfally good important, in view of the

BES of

Indie, Ceylon and the Dutch East Ladies. Europe shows no interest in 1914, the year immediately lot of fellows here, and we keep foot that the Company baa a plant in the American cigarette, the preceding the war, about 25 very merry and bright, aliboogh which is only just adequate for we are the very last, most. hope-what it is now supplying. In spite total export to all Europe in 1916 million pounds, practically all of less, contemptible lot of beings of this, the public did not seem to being, about $120,000 in value, it for use in mannfectaringen the earth, recording to the realise the seriousness of making or approximately 3% of the total sigaretten. The entry of Turkey Instructors! Hope you are well, these additions,

into the war greatly reduced the and that No. 3.is going strong. .The complainants Only experie...

Meantime the American smoker possibility of continuing car

.defendants and bo has also developed a taste for for imports of her products, and the should be greatly obliged if you proceeded against

would kindly remember me to the eign grown tobacco for cigarettes receipt of Turkish tobacco in the anyone who might be at all inter- said that he only came to Hong sud wasimporting great quantities first year 1815 was about ose of it when the way cat off the avail- half that if 1914, while in 1918 ated. Leften think of you all, kong on August 1 and took out able supply., Turkish tobacco and 1917 the importe of this class and the ripping send-off yon gave his licence then.

me. Sinuere regards. for cigarettes became popular in were practically nothing,

The vaine of American cigar- the United States about a dozen years ago and the imports fromettes exported sincs 1900 is more Tarkey in recent yeare rivaled than $50,000,000 and most of More U.S.. Money for the Allies must stop, as it was very danger those from Cabs, though of anthem went to the Ocient. The entirely different quality of value of cigarette tobacco import tobacon. The total of tobacco ed from Turkey since 1900 is imported from Turkey in Europe about $60,000,000-The Nation and Asia in recent years was in al City Bank of New York, Jaly 1909 about 5 million pounds, and 16, 1917,

Mr. Preston said that they woIO not vindictive ‘in any way. The only point he wished to make jalear was that this kind of thing

Benator Sanor, who is a mem- one. In this 'care's type of wire ber of the Finance Committee, was red which was very danger. speaking in the U.. Senate, Bid ous and which we never allowed, be believed that America would and a resp's the installation shortly advance snother loan of was made dsagernas to the public $5,000,000,000 to the Allier. attending the theatre.

A fize of $75 was imposed.

LOST.

21sticst., in Kowloon, AFOX

TERRIER BITCH. Smooth hair, white, with black & brindle marks on head. Grod reward to A. 8. finder. A. P. Nobbs, Watson & Company, Limited.

WANTED.

ANTED-FOX TERRIER WA

PUP under 2 months old. Reply stating Price to "X.Y.Z." c/o Hongkong Telegraph."

EVERYBODY

IN TOWN

NOW

ON THEIR WAY

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