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COMMERCIAL NEWS. Neglect of Empire Resources.

An article in the Bulletin of she Imperial Instita'e deala with ins failure bitheft are the tes sources of the Empire in fodo and raw materials to meet the "ceeds i of (the Empireitel, Rice a quoted as a striking example. Thus Indik, waleh Brödvode sboot

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918.

THE KNOCK-OUT.

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Ascalon, now a deserted pita containing a few reed-roofed kuta, suid innumerable. {welis" and The following is the Kaiser's gardens, surrounded by towaring speech to the U-bost crews which ruins, submerged undermarching be reviewed on the Adriatic, sand dunes, which threaten to "Lokers-an see most of the recently. He spoke slowly and swallow up the surviving tree 40 per cent. of the mold report game," save an old proverb, bat distinctly, with solemn earnest was once the chief city of Pales. K. & S. Banks &a. & b. 8640

*MARINE INSURANCES. able surplus of rice, distributed it is a German in a neatral land, nees. After recalling how before tine, and was styled "The Bride only 426 per cent, ofitserports the professor of International Law the war the U-boat was hardly of Syria Under the Khalifa Cantons

North Chinas ia 1913-14 to British, bountries at the Swiss University of Zariob, considered a reliable weapon, he and the Seljaks it was the capital

gross importa into the British Dr. G. Nippold, who tells as just said:

of the province of "Filastin "ands Empire were lige lees bsn by any ideas of pasce with Ger-

"When the war forced us, with boasted a mint of its own, just me the total-exports of ice from many are hoceless at the present our numerically so very interior proud of a goddess of its own. China Fires

in Biblical times it had been l India, so that it would be quits time. The Literary Supplement

Shortly before the first coming H.K. Fires possible to find a market within of the London Timer gives as an ary, to stand against the great the Empire for nearly all the rice exhaustive review of his pamphlet, manner of attack of our enemies 894 power of England, and the

of the Crusaders Ascalon beasin India exn spare for poi

Das Erwachen des deutschen Yolkes and die Bolle der compelled as to have recourse to part of the dominious of the Douglases Margarine From Fish Oils. Christiania, Nov. 15. Although Schweiz." In this work, says the the severest measures of defence, Egypt, and it was Shahensha El Indos (Def.) sa, & b. x. d. 1564 then the German en bmarine it had been considered impossible Time :-

Afdal, the Grand Vizier of one of Indos (Pref.) After its first came into its own. to make margarine witboni Tu He describes how the policy successes, the German public

these Princes, who was hand Shells vegetable oils, the fire of the committee appointed to investigats of incessant suggestion, rebecare enthusiastic about it, and, somely defeated by the famous Ferries of the city-probably where El Sugars the possibility of making the inforced at the last moment by a plecing its entire confidence in Godfrey de Bouillon just in front Month Laduity independent or that the Fatherland was being it, demanded impossible things Hejdel in now-on August 12, Malabons

A 1099 Unfortunately, the Orusa of foreign raw material have been ruthlessly invaded, attained the of it. completely successful and mar-expected result, united the nation,

"To our great joy the D-boat, der oould not deoïde among Kalians garine, exrols like the old kind and, with a few insignificant instead of being appalled by the themselves to whom Acalon was Langkats in colour, consistent, and fisveur, exceptions, produced & genuine, has been azpimited from cod liver enthusiasm for the war, even ask imposed upon it, calmly con to belong, and wach were the jea- Ras

línued its work, developing slowly logaim of the Christiana that its Tronohs all, Bering bil, and other fish among the great balker and surely till it reached unheard offer:to aatrender was not seas; t. Urals oile. According to the jurnal Socialists. Since then, he declares, of perfection. At the beginning ech The King of Norway made a Oriental Coss. Aftesi posten, the manufzoiare of the German people have been of the war one thought a run of neval demonstration against the the new (arghting?will require dreaming of victory, of gloss twenty-four boars slmost be good place in 1110, which so incensed GODOWNS,'&C. no change of machinery, and the of the respect of the whole the bounds of possibility; to-day the Egyptian gerrison that in H. K. Wharves sa.

world for their heroic-deeds, of factories will be able to their great fature, snd of peace matter of course, and the U bosrta then the capital of the Latin Shai Docks

s journey of three four weeks as repriss! they raided Jerusalem, Kawinon Docks sa. doping it with the shortest delay.

while, on the other hand, the Japanese Straits Plantations.

have not yet reached their fullest kingdom. This "they did with Now that extenfion of Japanese German Government has been

development Theee grest reach impunity that similar raide plantations in the Straits has been doing everything is he sulis were consequent upon the were often undertaken until a Centrais suspended for the term of the to prevent them awaking to the war, ease the Japanese Chronicle grim reality that it was not in, united effort expended upon last after an immense 'effort and a Hak. Hotels improvements in technical consiege lasting from January 25 Land Invest, the attention of Japanese ospital nocent of the war, and is not struction and training of crews, to

August 19, 1153, Hephreys Est. ists seems to be directed to guiltless of its continuance; but, Every improvement of design and Ascalon

was taken by the Koon Lands Sumatra. Already, it is reported, on the contrary, by its bar- tens of millions elgen. Bas been barities and Cinsinceritise, has leadership tends to further pro Orassders in the reign of King Shai Lands

of West Points Baldwin IIL, great ansle invested in the Dutch East Lodies. aroused the economic, sa well as green.

"In this way was evolved the Richard Car de Lion. Bald. Reclamations A new company has recently been the political, enmity of nearly all

great weapon which is the dread win's brother, Amanty I, used fated in Japan under the name the rest of civilised mankind." "

of England and the rest of our Ascalon as the base for bis cam Ewos of the Sumatra Gomu Tekuebckp Professor. Nippold, himself a Kabakiebi Kaiba with the object Germen and at one time a member anemies. It is, therefore, s ples psigns against, Egypt in 1189, Kung Yiks of planting offee and cocoanats of the diplomatic service in the sure and a necessity for me to and Amaury's son King Baldwin S'bai Cottons as well as rubber. The capital is Far East end of the Foreign express my gratitude to the the Leper, led its garrison to Yangtszepoos fred of 89000,000, 8irided into Office in Berlin, sees more clearly Mediterraness. The vast amount on November 25, 1177. A year

German U-boat crews in the victory against Saladin at Ramleh Orientals 40,000 shares, which are all to be in the free atmosphere of Switser taken up by the promoters and land, and be finds that the of tonnage sunk in the Mediterr later Ascalon, which had been Borneos

Bran proves that the weapon the native city of Herod the Great, China Light & Pa supporters. The prospectus-je German-astion is deep in has answered the expectations was given as dowery to Baldwin's Providents vary sute of the success of the bashish dream of victory. Pesce, founded upon it...

sister, Sibyl, whose tash marriage Dairy Farms company. Though he property he says, is impossible till they

The U-boat wer will deal's with the handsome Guy de Green Islands is not yet purchased, it is an awake: valles nounced that for the first term the

"Yet, in spite of the efforts to knock-out blow in the last Laignan did so much to wreck HK. Electrice

Ropes company will declare s-10 per keep the nation asleep, or at least decisive phases of the war. When the fortunes of the Obristiance Co.

kingdom. 2.

Steel Foundries n. cent dividend, and in fifteen to deter its awakening, be regarde now I look into your eyes I do so

After the grest defeat at Battin, Trams LowLevels. years it will declare a dividend of the hour se already arrived for with the positive assurance that 100 per cent." As a correspondent the best men, such as Prices that weapon will not be laid aside when Saladin destroyed the whole Trams, Peak, olds. says, in supplying us with this Alexander zu Hohenlobe, or Pro. by you until it has done ite work Latin Army sad captured King Trams, Peak, news. information, this seems to be sn fessor Forater, of Munich, who and the enemy has been con-Guy on the downe above the Sea Laundries interesting example of Erenzied boldly proclaims that the greatest quered by it. But to this end of Galilee, Ascalon, denuded of Finance" in Japan. No efels enemies of peace are to be found we need besides our human men, fell an easy prey to the Occidental 5 per cent. retarne for within the German household, strength the sasistence of the All conqueror on September 4, 1187.. this country!

Of the insincerities, Herr von Highest. Not very long ago the Saladin gave the city as Minlog in South China.

submarine commander Captain- Emirate to his eldest son, El Az`z, Bethmann Hollweg is here repre- From the Board of Trade sented as the most conspicuous Lieutenant voo Arnauld had an afterwards Sultan of Egypt, who, Journal for December 13 are author, because he first applied experience of what this assistance however, exchanged it with his BENJAMIN & POTTS. taken the following. notes on the the catch word of s ruthless in- of the All Highest mesos. There father for the Emirate of Kerak Share and General Broker's, mining industry in Kwangtung Tasion, and throughost tried to fore bid you prudently, and in 1188 When the side began and wargai, by Mr. B. S mislead his own people and non- bravely go for the enemy, and I to turn against the Saracena the Pratt, B. M. Vide Consul attral Governments by contending implore the blessing of the All loss of Acre and King Richard's Canton The extraordinary that the fault of the war lay with Highest upon your performance." viótorious march to Arsauf e

weakened Saladia that he could demand for metals caused by the the Allies, and that Germany had-Beuter. war has attracted attention to the beaten thema mental attitude

The war correspondent of the not hope to hold Arcalon against the Christians. He therefore mineral resources of 'China, the bich Professor Nippold roundly Cologne Gazette reports that the ordered its walls to be denuntled T/T......... neglect of which has nowhere

pronounces to be the moral obstacle Keiser, while in the Tagliamento and its towers thrown down. Demend been more pronounced than in to peace: had the truth, been told, region, made the following This was done in the second and 30 dis the two Provinces of Kwangtang the German people would have address to the troops- Bad Kwangsi. A certain impetas swakened from their sleep!

third weeke of September, 1181 60 d/B............ "Acting in concert with the and so massive was the masonry T/T Shanghai.... "No wonder, he adds, that the Emperor Charles we decided to and so excellent its workmanship T/T Singapore... 127. to mining there which has caused foreign money to flow Allies treated the cffer of Decem- break through the Italian front. that towers, almost complete, can T/T Japan 1364 into the Provinces. Foreignera ber, lule, as not sincere'; no The task appeared to be difficult, still be seen lying on their sides IT India. Nom.

Demand, India...... necessarily have had little to do wonder that they still demand but what eneued surpassed all where Saladin left them."

Richard Cosar,de Lion took the T/T Ban Francis-) directly with the ectasl exploits the truth as the very foundation calculations so greatly that a tion of the deposita. Chinese of confidence. Then came the higher power than the power of rains on January 20, 1192, and co & New Yorkj syndicates of mushroom growth hiring of agents to spread pacifio man must have participated in it. started to repair the walls, but T/T Java... 15954 and instability have been formed proposals, followed by an attempt The terrible collapse of the enemy after his departure from Palestine TT Marke... Nom

to placate the Socialists by talk was God's judgment. Up to the it was again dismantled in T/T Frances by the dozen to snatch a heely profit out of the high prices tffering, of democracy, never meant to be present Heaven has aided us, and bat they all entered the field in a realised, and finally killed it will aid is still further.". speculative spirit and the ignor by the

has, however, now been given

Bassian Revolution. Central News, ance of the premoters, both of the But, if, the fallen Chancellor technicalities of the subject and of was no statesman, still irea the world's markets, in most cas08,

my former colleague at led to their speedy downfall. The Tokyo, Michselie, likely to bring few who chanced on a rich and about the new and free Germany.

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September, 1192, and finally Demand, Paria £0314 destroyed by its former Emir, El Az's, now Sultan of Egypt, in 4 m/s. L/O 3-4 378 1198. So complete was thin 4 m/s. D/P........

6 m/s. LIC.

3/17/0 destraction that Ascalon remaine

3176 ed desolate for 40 years until it 30 d/s. Sydney &} Melbourne ! was partially rebaift by the King 30 ds. San Franc- 714 "One really cannot be satisfied of Navarie, the Duke of Bar- aco& New York

4 m/s. Marks Nom. Paying vein found themselves con- Nor could this be effected by any with the almost fatalistic con gond, and Coir de Lion's no- fronted with the inevitable official mere change of persons. Indeed, solation that our eremies, and, phew, Richard, Earl of Crowell, 4 m/s. Francs 4.18 monopoly created ad hoc. Under the conclusion, more ideal, per above all, England, spon a net and given to the Knights Temalara 6 m/s. France ***** such circumstances it is not sur- baps, than practical, which the

diabolical (April 30, 1241). The Knights Demand, Germany.. prising that of real mining, in the professor reaches is that, until onaning, and that than the miton were only alen in keep it until Demand, New York. Nom. proper sense of the word. there the German people, by a change tion was altimately produced October 15 1247, wben, in spite TT Bombay ........ has been none. The surface of of systems and of heart, obtain a of which the war was the in- of the serialance vent by King Demand, Bombay... Nom

moral victory over themselves of evitable consequence. Things are Henry of Cyprus under the com- 18 merely scratched, and the larger value than all military not so simple as that, and it is mend of his seneschal, Balfan of workings, which consist of gopher victories together antil, in aleo no adequate explanation of Ibelin, it finally reverted to the Demand, Singapore. 127 holes driven into the hillsides, word, they awake, there is no the present world-catastrophe to Egyptian The great Saltan On Haiphong Bra abandoned se soon as the Iack Possibility of any lasting peace way that the shifting of the bal Bibars, in order that the local On Saigon of ventilation or the presence of or of a future understanding ance of power among the world governors might no longer be On Bangkok water makes them unsafe. The among the nations.

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