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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW._
Miscellaneous.
This must inevitably happen and when prompt payments and collections it does the only handicap that Japan This information is obtained through loading banks in Boliomis, which have undertaken to supply it gratis in cou sideration of the business it may bring to them. "Opportunity bulletins" are issued, pointing out chances to sell
will possess will be her goographical position of which no economic change can roh her. In a word the future
Goode por E. F. Ferdinand undelivered promises that the process will consies,
after this dato aubject to rest.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, July 6:
p.in-Meeling of Nongkong Gym. khana Club, at Happy Valley.
MONDAY, July 8 :---
Goode per Prins Ludwig andelivered after
this date object to rent.
TozsDAY, July 9 ;—
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HONGKONG, TRUBÉDAY, JULY 4, 1907.
JAPAN'S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.
not of other countries coming down to American products, giving lists of Japan's industrial level, but Japan undertakings of all kinda where American bidders might secure con- being forced up to thoirs. Consequent.
tracts, with the character and cost of ly, although the competition of Japan the proposed work. This information may be felt for some years it nood be is sceured from nowapapors. Every regarded as merely a phase which Bohemian newspaper of importance is contains within itself the germ of road by the consulate clipping-force, ultimato regulation.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
BY
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.
TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
INTERNATIONAL
· CRICKET. ··
Rain Stops Play.
THE EMPEROR'S HEALTH
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
PEKING, July 3.
Emperor Kunghs of Chlua has
(From Our Correspondent.)
recovered from his rocpnt indisposition. LONDON, July 3.
Medical attendance is not required. The first test match between South His appetite, however, has not, gained Africa and England has been aban- its normal stage. doued owing to wet weather.
(Chiness Mad's Service:).
"Prose, July 5. The Throne has appointed the 2nd,
♫
VICEROY SHUM CHUN HSEN.
and all information of a commercial [The taateli, though niw abandoned, is a CHINA'S CONSTITUTION. character is filed and indexed. For moral victory for England. With a score of oxample, if a city in Bobemia is to 428 in the first innings the Home team, wors Thero is something pathetic in the
in a safe position, and after the South Preliminary Arrangements. install an electric-lighting plant, the Africans had been dismissed fir 140 that Property, at Mossra Hughes & Hough's visit of the Korean delegation to the character of the plant, the date when position was vory inuch strengthened. In
Hague. The faith of the delegatos in 9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall,
bide must be received, and other in the sound innings the South Africans, the singleness of purpose of the nations SATURDAY, July 13-
thanks to excellent batting by their formation gormane to the subject are i which are represented, at the Peaco
skippos, Mr P. W. Sherwell who by the Noon-Meeting of Grem Island Coment.
published in the "opportunity bul-way in an old Bedford County Selioul by Co., Ld., at Co.'s Registered Offices. Conference is touching in its simplicity. letin." In this way American manu-(now called Elston College)-assed 185 Transfer Books of Gres Island Coment
Jo., La., elpao from this data to 20th Whatever the rights or wrongs may be facturers and commercial houses are rows for three wickets and the possibility of 12th, and 23ad days of each month on July, inclusive.
in regard to the Japanese occupation
making a draw of the grine became which the Ministers are to assemble for kopt in touch with business and trade apparent. However, raia hes stopped in of Korea it is quite cortain that the
conditions in Bohemia. Through the and wared the situation for the Coloniale, the purpose of making the necessary powers will do nothing. Russia, stili
"ayaton" of Consul Ledoux the much to the chagrin the English arrangements for the proposed consti- negotiating with Japan, could hardly. be expected to take up an attitude broaden the scope of his commercial of allowing more
American business man is enabled to supporters. The result of this match will,
again direct attention to the necessity tutional government to be granted to
time to important the poople. which would jeopardise the successful dealings and increase the volume of matches. For instates, of the last fifteen outcome of those nogotiations. Great receipts. Britain's hands are tied by the allianes, France has just concluded a treaty with Japan and cannot therefore take Yaran we referred in this column
up an attitude of antagonism. Ger- to the fear expressed by the ship-owners many makes no disguise of ber anxiety of America that they would be unable for Japan's friendship and will do to face, with any hope of success, the nothing to prevent the realisation of competition of state aided Japanese hor desires. No doubt the poor, lines.
A factor, and a hights important simple-minded Koreans thought they one which has vastly assisted the had only to make our their caro Japanese in their competition, not only cause the Powers to take steps to force Board of Finance, has recommended Chen
Puke Tsai Tso, the President of the KING VISITS IRELAND. Japan to treat Korea proporly-aasum-Chin-tan to go abroad to study the gold with foreign shipping, but with manu- factures of all kinds was not mentioned. properly. But the Koreans will soon
ing that Koren has not been treated currency system of various Powers. That is the very low rate of wago paid learn that in international politics ab to Japanese workmen. Japau bas of stract questions of right or wrong are late years launched out upon the manu-not considered. Expeiliency is the facture of goods of all descriptions. As watchword. The two Japanese cruis the price of labour always constitutes sera now visiting Europe form the only the principal influence in determining kind of argument that even a Ponce WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the cost of unaufactures Juran has ob-Conference dooms worthy of consider-scing to prohibition of in smoking in Majesties King Edward aid Queen
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The steaner Woolwich arrived from Mexico to-day, bringing 2 Chinese jesengora,
Passengers totalling 40 arrived in the Clony by the various sen going bonts yesterday, most of whom were Chinose.
A Tioutsin paper records the death of C.M. se. Arping at the Hospital on My F. S. Gardner, an engineer of the June 23, where he was removed a few days previously suffering from small-pox..
test matches played in England between England and Australia vine live been drawn, two-thirds of the total number of watches. During the last Australian tour England won two inatches, but the remain- ing three were down and m each coonston the Home team was in the bettor position Here again, Bagland has been robberl of a victory, for the South Africans at the most could only draw, whilst if another day wás devoted to the match a win for England wae assured. —Eb., O.M.}
Great Preparations Made.
Excisive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay),
LONDON, July 3. Great preparations are being made
The Board of Civil Administration, in Dublin to signaliso the visit of Their
etion. While the cannon-smoke, so to various provinces effectively carried out viously a beavy handicap. There is no
speak, still wreathes, over the battle-
now proposes to establish a government Alexandre, who are due at the Irish legislation in Japan as in most other folds of Manchuria, the Fowers cannot
moneyuls in the opium trade.
city on July 10. countries fixing the hours of labour and see what lies beyond in Koran and- compelling factory owner to observe none are so blind as those who will cartain conditions. The Japanese em- not suo. We believe that Korea is ployer can obtain labour at the lowest doonsed to be a dependency of Japan
We beg to notify our Cus-price in accordance with the law of sup-nd that it is useless for her to kiet tomers and the public gene-ply and demand and is pet to no against the pricks. All that well
rally that from this date, with
a view to preventing fraudu- lent imitation,
A
The decorations and illuminations To-day the Hniching, Capt. Hodgins arrived from Swatow and coast ports with are on a scale hitherto attempted 230 Chinese enigeants Captain Hodgins in Ireland.
roports having experienced moderate S.W. winds and cloudy and showay wather.
The Peking authorities have decided expense in the way of providing health-wishers of the Hermit Kingdom will to fine all the officials, from Princes and ful surroundings for his employees. hope is that the wise and oxlightened Dakes to múner officials, who act against This enables him to produce mauu, Marquis tto will long remain Resident the regulations for the prohibition of opi factores at a price which is for butor General. He is animated by the de-moking, and such fines will be placed into
the public funds.
LYDDITE SHELLS.
Defective Casing Found.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, rice Bombay).
LONDON, July 3.
As a result of the recent discovery
sire to reduce friction to a minimum that at which his competitors in other
and to make the Koreans capable of. conntries can place them upon the self-government. If he keeps his sub-the newest acquisition of the Chiun Mer- As showing what a fuo fast steamer roarket. Then again, as far as the Far ordinates in chuck in a few years it chant Steamship Co., the se Ilsinming, Eastern trade is concerned, Japan oc- may be anticipated that the Koreans is a northern paper says that she only took of defects in the casing of Lyddite cupies a geographical position which will resign themselves to the inevitable This is said to be the record for any of the
46 hours fruin Shanghai to the Taku Bar. shells order has been issued
auspending practice with them."
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From a bare consideration of these facts what they, not unnaturally, deem
it might seem as if it isly a question had job.
of time, and development before Japan
absorbs the entire trade of this part of
coasting steaners up to the present.
Mr D. La Boitef, director of the Mel. bourne Zoological Gardens, lectured on "Wild Life in Australia" ab the Peak Hotel last night. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.O., presided and there was a good attendance. The lecture was an interesting
an
[REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE DUTY ON TEA.
LONDON, Fuly 2.
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
...SHANGHAI, July 1. His Excellency Shui Chun Hear Vicaroy of Canton, proposes journay- ing South to take up his duties a Viceroy of Canton at the expiry of hie leave.
[We understand for most authoritativ sources locally that Shuni has decided to come to Canton, and that the local lwanch of the China Merolants Steam Navigation Company was yesterday in receipt of a cablo from Shanghai office to dospatele the s. Kongles, which is to leave her to-day with the retiring Viceroy Chan-fu for Shanghai, without delay, is His Fa- Kwangtung. In view of this information, cellency Shum dosires to travel on her to which is confirmed by the above telegram. it appears that His Excellency has decided to come down. However, since his re- appointment to Canton, there has been. smel a deal of uncertainty in regard to lis morenents, that His Excellency might change his mind before the Kwongice- roaches Shanghai.-En., C. V.]-
TIENTSIS CHINKIANG
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PEKING, Juno 24. Both the British nud German Govern monts have consented to the proposal for the building and inanagement of the. Tien- tsin-Chinktang Railway by Chinn herself. but no agreument has yet been signed. Lately there is another proposal to under- take the work as n joint enterprise of China, Great Britain and Germany, but tha Walrupa has decided to decline the pro- posal.
On June 19 the deaths of atly Ridgeway Lord Granville Gordon and Professor Herschell were announced
The financial paper, John Bull as serted on June 14 that Mr Chamberlain is retiring from Parliament and from public life, and that his son Neville will probably
hir A. Foll, in the House of Commons,ed him in the representation of moved flat top from British possessions be
West Hirmingham.
charged a duty of only 4d per l •
..
It has been evident for some tine the world Bat the law of compen- that the status of Consuls is under ation is ever at work and it is going a change. Great Britain is not
one and was illustrated by lantern views. operating extremely rapitis in Japan. All countries are recognising that com- now the only nation of shop-keepers.
Mr Asquith argued that the preference : Aurelict junk was reported Hosting Anyone who has studied recent des merce is the basis of national great-be still more competition for the Yangtze sious had practically ousted Chinese ten launches went out this afternoon to tow The Chim Critis" says: There is to was not needed as tea from British posses-nene Enuichnu to-day, and Harbour Office volopments in the Island Empireness and are making strenuous efforts River traffic us we see it is reported that from the British markets, without pre-her into the harbour. The junk is sup must have hoch. strugl: by the great to extend their trade. Rocognition is certain Russian firm at Hankow has ference, and was now capturing the posed to be one that went ashore Hent muober of strikes which have occurred, also being given to the fact that bought three steamers to open a steamship Russian and other markets.
lino on the Yangtszę. The steamers will
Capsimun day or two age, whilst boun During the last eighteen months. Consuls have excellent, opportunities have wharf in the Russian Settlement at a bid duty adopted.
The motion was rejected by 217,53, aud for Canton with cont complete change bas come over the of gaining business for their nationale. Hankow, and the first will arrive at industrial workers of, Jepan They
These opportunities have been chiefly Hankow some time in July. availed of by America and Germany have begun to folled timepraple of
in the past but there are symptoms that the yacht Haidee, familiar on Incil workers, in other countries and have that Great Britain is awakening to the waters for some years, has arrived safely
LONDON, July 2 formed themselves into anions for the fact that the prestige of her Consular at the Cavolines. She was purchased for Morning Post wires that the cruisers The Washington ocorrespondent of the purpose of loveting up wages. It will representatives would not be affected if trading purposes and loft hiery under sail Washington and Tenurses, now in the not be long before they demana a thoy kept more in touch with com.in March, arxiving at her destination on Mediterranean, are to reinforce the Freific
May 13 The voyage was devoid of specins fleet. working day of a limited number of mercial matters. The system of the interest, and all were well on board
American Consul at Prague shows throughout.
hours and insist upon general improve what may be done for trade by an
Yachtsmen will be interested to know
THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET.
THE MOTOR RACE,
Losos, July 2 Prince Borghesi has arrived at Irkutsk
The sunken junk, which was obstru ing to Victoria Recreation Club's bathing enclosure was removed to-day by Mr.EF Gibson, whose divers bave been at work
about fificen feet holow the mutez at war loaded with consent slot and was during the past couple of days. The junk
medium tides,
ment in the conditions under which energetic Consul. We road in the Many callers quid Fouth of July
respects to Mr A. P. Wilder, the U. S. they labour. The rosson for this is Rochester Poet Express-In carry-Consul Genel to-day, nou niso to the large not far to seek. The workers recognise ing out his idon or putting the sya American Hongs like the Standard Ou Co. on the 1st inst. that it is trainly because of the cheap fom" into practical use, Consul Letous and the Sperry Flour C. In the former ness of their Inbour that their ployers are able to drive competitors and secure
virtual monopoly of trudo. With the sproud
Yesterday His Escolesey Chau-fu, - accompartiod by s rotinue, visited Sir Paul Chater at Mube Halls and was rauch interested in the superb collection of porcelain that Sir Paul possesses. The veteran Viceroy has workness for oil China and was aatouished to find European so keenly interested in it as to pay the wrote, to hundreds of manufacturers
cademous prices that choico pieces, con maid. It might be mentioned that in Sir and commercial houses in this country,
LONDON; July 2Paul Chater's collection aro picces worth requesting information, catalogace and
Seismographs in Europe and America several thousands of pounds sterling. saciples. He wrote to American trade- The German steamier Paklat brought recorda sovore earthqualto lasting for papere asking for copica to be kept on 40 Chinese passengers and a cargo of rice several hours; it is believed to have Fire in Ordnance Department.
and flour to port yesterday from Baigkok, occurred in Pers..
em-
out
of education they are beginning to file in the Consulate. Every piece of understand something of economics information is filed and indexed for and they are encouraged to demand instant reforzare. In addition the some share in the additional profite Consul has what he calls his "trade A. S, WATSON & 00% created by their hour, Already experience, a series of reports in
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which bo gives actual examples, us they came to his notico, of trade diffi culties occurring between the two
Meets W. D. Walker and W. D. Kmft) dispensed hospitality, whilst Mr W.S. Allen did the honours at the latter.
Ou hor run up she met with Leavy South west winds and rough sen, combined with high S. and W. S. W. swell, in the GuiƐ of Siam. Heavy rain squalls wote also encountered. From Capo Varella to post heavy soutlierly winds and rough set were the order of the day.
EARTHQUAKE...
FURTHER HONOURS.
LONDON, July 2 Major Harrison, of the Enst African Rifles, has been mindo a Comptalon of the Bath, for services while in command at Nandi
MR KIER HARDIE,
At about 12.45 last night a fire broke out among some inply ammunition boxes at the Army Ordnance Department but the fire was extinguished by a hitachant of from the Royal Gourison Artillery before much thamage was done. The fire
brigado Luzed out but their services ware not required.
wages have risen in Japan with a rapidity that is unexumplod. This
BUY IT NOW. NTOW is the time to buy Chamberlain's will continue until in course of time the countries, with suggestions for im- Olie, Chulers and Diari bees Re skilled worker is paid at provomont, An inquiry department"ster and when that time, comes you will Japauoso
wody. It is certain to bo pecdid sovnet or about the rate which prevails for simi. provides prompt and reliable informand it hudly you will need in quiby inst., for Canada, Japan, Singapore, a nearer, opicentro took place between 20 lar work in other parts of the world tion about credits, and helps to secure all chemists and storekcepera
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A somewhat heavy shock of antiquate was rocurled at Slecanal on June 20 at 2.0 A. Its contre seons to bare boon 1,500 fasted over an hour. A further shock from
away, and the record showed that is
and 8.0 a.to,
Lasios, July 2 indlas Mr Kier Handia will say on the 12th
Ceylon, Australia and South Africa.