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The China Tea Revival
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1907.
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AFRICAN COTTON.
A Record Shipment.
(Ladusies Service, supplied by Reuter
via Bombay)
LONDON, August 30.
READERB will recollect that early Inst Last night we published a small but significant paragraph to the effect that this mouth
additional standing season's China tons had brought record: Certain orders were brought before the Sanitary prioos in London. To the grower of China tea this means iñora than is to be guessed Board. The ostensible purpose of these at first glance. It means that there is standing orders was to prevent any likely to be a big boom in the beverage metabor from voting on a question in went under to a large extent in the fight that years ago was so popular and which
which he was "financially interested," for supremacy when the flood of Indian Mr Shelton Hooper expressed the belief and Ceylon toas struck the market. Quali- A record shipment-1050 Erles-of ty was not so mach the test. Chins ten West African cotton has been landed that the suggested standing orders were was always first in the market so far as ultra vires and they were consequently quality is concerned, but the foir favour at Liverpool. referred back to the Government for might be described as popular packages in of Indian teas, and the cheap and what
the opinion of the Attorney-General on which this product was nifered to the con
suming public quickly gained for it a foot- bold as against the dearer and more cum- herome packed China toa
6 p.m.-Meeting of Bowling Club, Li, this point. It will also be recollected
at Club Premiats.
that the Government disregarded this
THURSDAY, September 12-
11 am-Auction et Screw Steam Tag direct request for a legal opinion and,
Solent, at B. M. Naval Yard.
The China Mail
instead, suggested certain alterations in the embryo standing orders, one of which was the change from "financially interested" to "bencficially interested,
Regular Tuning and Attention BORDEONO, BATURDAY, AUGUST S1, 1907. The proposed alteration, as we pointed
Inclusive.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.,
YORK BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD.
Hongkong, Apell 18, 1907.
THE STRUGGLE OF THE OLD
AND THE NEW.
out in our leading columne on August 7, was in no sense a concession. On the initiative the Hon. Mr Howett the matter was for the second time referred back to the Government for
we
But now comes a revival. Like
truth the good ultimately prevails, and wa see the Chinn tan fighting its way upwards with a prospect of once again be coming a popular favourite and “a blessing | and a boon to men,"
THE MOROCCAN TROUBLE.
A "Holy War" Possible.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Borgbay)
LONDON, August 30.
ordered to proceed to the capital city The garrison at Tangier has been
Mr Thomas Forder, who is passing through the Colony on his way to Sydney, Horder, who for some years was at Pakhoi) (and who by the way is a brother of Dr.
has been interested in ten for many years, and to informs us that whilst in London of Fer. recently be many evidences of a new. and growing demand for thò product.
This has been due in a great degree, says
Mr Horder, to the prominence given by the medical faculty to the superiority of
and Ceylon. Nowadays the medical fight:
the tea over that which comes from India
The British Consul bas warned.
British eubjects to proceed to speci- fied places in the suburbs in case the
town is attackod.
El Araiche (South of Tangier).
These wen report that when they loft Fez the Moors were clamouring for a holy war.
CHINA in transition finds that "creeds the opinion of the Attorney General, outworn" survive in curiously sugges. We wrote on August 7: "We should tive forms among classes of the popula-not be surprised if the opinion of the
A number of Europeane who were tian, and opportunists among officials Attorney-General, whether it has been, is against the creation of uric acid in the nt Tez left and have since arrived at and literary leaders are not slow to 150 or is still to be, received, leads to the Ceylon teas contribute largely to this human system, and whilst India and for their own ends "religious" as well
withdrawal of the proposed stunding undesirable quantity China ten does not. as all other survivala. The wandering
ordera." To that opinion
Throughout Great Britain the good word is spreading, and as it spreads so is created grill hold.
But it
Wis August an over increasing demand. 6 when the second
One point mentioned by Mr Hurder is request
worthy of notice by exporters. To make a legal opinion was made, about two months the late Acting packages,
For the tea popular there is need for smallor China tea is usually sold Attorney-General and the new Attorney-average consumer those large quantities in cheats or half-chests, and for the
General have had the matter before are too much. A smaller package is them. Surely this has been a sufficient peeded to meet the demands of the small families, and if the exporters will attend to
A. S. WATSON Taoist priest was once a much patronis-
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CHEMISTS
ed institution The charms written by him against evil spirits were in well- aigh universal request and his, power
over the unseen made him a fearsome character to be propitiated and a saga- cicus adviser much to be relied on in time adversity or of peril. Enlightenment
for
(REUTER'S SERVICE] THE BRUSSELS SUGAR CONVENTION.
LONDON, August 29,
The protocol modifying the Sugar Con- vention, brought forward by the Brussels gram dated 7th August.)
THE HAKODATE HOLOCAUST.
60,000 People Homeless.
(From Our Correspondent.
Toxro, August 31,
At Hakodato 15,000 houses were” burned and 60,000 people rendored homeless by the grest fire.
The loss occasioned by the fire a now estimated at Yen 80,000,000,
KOREA.
Marquis Ito's Policy.
(From Our Gerrespondent.),
TORTO, August 31. At a council of the Elder. Statcamion
at Tokyo Marquis Ito, the Resident- General of Kores, proposed that an annual subsidy of Yen 2,500,000 should be granted for several years to Korea.
This was ageed to
EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY IN KOREA.
Japan Favours Abolition,
Toxxo, August 31.
It is rumoured that Japan is to introduce stable laws into Korea and will propose the surrender of extra- territorial rights.
THE ISLAND MURDER.
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EX-through Western learning, especially time in which to look up the authorities this detail the prospects are that China tea Convention, has been signed. (Vide telo-To Hing Chan and his wife Ho Yung weter -
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that form of knowledge disseminated and see whether the proposed standing
orders aro alla vires! We are in by the native press has undermined the influence of the peripatetic priesthood, elined to believe that this opinion whilst the attitude of the most advanced will heap confusion on those who Mugistrates in what is known as ad- bought for couse unexplained, but monitory proclamations has done much perfectly understandable, reasou to open the eyes of the people to muzzle zertain of the unofficial-members, the futility of
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to
will quickly oust its competitors and come world. Not alone will an increase be into its own again on the markets of the
notice ible in England, but alan in Aus- tralia, whore a tremendous quantity of ten is consumed, if the exporters will meet tho needs of the time and have the China stimulant shipped in smaller prelenges.
WHY SCOTSMEN SUCCEED.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, upon whom the freedom of the burgh of Inver- description of the characteristics of Scuts
THE JENA EXPLOSION.
LONDON, August 20. The report of Senatorial Commission of Euquiry ascribes the Jona disaster to the spontaneous combustion of the E powder, but eaga that the direct causes of the disasters in the anry nie lack of co-opera- tion and the antagonism of the various lanaches
The charges of murder preferred against
inquired into at the Magistracy to-day. before Mr C, D. Melbourne.
Sergeant Angus prosecuted.
Dr Heanley stated that he examined the dead body of Fan Muk Fat, and found that death was dus to a ruptured spleen, which was three times its natural size, owing to disease. There were several marks of violence on the body. Thequeve was cut off --
Mr Melbourne Recently? Dr Hounley-The hair was frour six to nine inches long. There was a ropa tied two small ents on the right knee and a cut on the head. A spleen diseased as this one was might rupture naturally or as a result of alight violence.
of worship, especially those taught by payers, if the Government does not volun-
The report cenzures the Naval Artillery Highly Recommended by the the Taoist and Buddhist priesthood tarily produce the opinion, should insist
responsibility and condemns the Admini. noss was conferred last week, gave a breezy Authorities for remissness in fixing the round the legs, sovel bruises on the calf, Medical Faculty.
Magistrates have become missionaries, upon its presentation at an early data men and why they succeed in life-a strative for the anarchy prevailing. finasmuch as they exhort and admonish This is a matter which concerns everyone in that it came from an Irishman. Thei description which was the more interesting Scot, said Lord Charles, is one of the
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JAPAN AND TIBET.
By Prof. E. H. PARKE,
most hard-headed men in the world.. He pay's the greatest attention to detail.
SINGAPORE'S DOCKS.
to the construction of the Telt Kayer Quay.
Three choppers and a long knife about eightoon. iuches long were put in, being choppers, and Dr Heauley, might have found at accuseds house. One of the
A place of a quene-about two feet long -was produced but Dr Hemley could not identify it as being cut from Fan Muk Fate
To Hing Chain-It is bis queue
the public not to spend monoy foolishly who has any vested interests in the and uselessly on the practices which Colony. From the first we have con-
LONDON, August 29. tended that the proposal that there Ho has proverbial honesty of purpose. Mr Claude Hay drew attention to the priests enjoin. The production of what
In the House of Commons, yesterday, may be called the concomitants of wor-
should be standing orders which were He is nhsolately stright in his dealings opposition of the merchants of Singapore caused the wounds on deceased. obviously aimed at individuals was ship have afforded many workers a means of livelihood. The manufacture unwise, ungracious and likely to react of candles of incense and of paper upon its instigators. No special vir money, the "properties" needed for cumstances, as far as we are aware, had processions, and the erection of stagings for festivals, are only a few of the in- dustries created by the debased forms of the ancient worship. Poor as the people are, and confronted almost con stantly as they are with the problem
of how to Gnd
food and
arisen to warrant this sudden zeal for safeguarding the honour of the Board. If there were reasona for such standing
orders we would most heartily support thom Such reasone have not been
very business-like in his methods, and in He has indomitable enorgy. The Scot is
many cases he possesses exceptional ability so far as mechanical skill goos. These In reply Lord Elgin said that the characteristics of the Scot are the charac- question had been fully considered, the the place it occupies at the present the fur carrying out the work. teristics that have brought the Empire to proposals approved, and the contract made Lord Charles Betesford adds that
English- men and Irishmen have similar character- istics, but these distinctive qualities are Seatsmen all over the world have advanced essentially Scottish, and that is why
to the great positions in every sphere of activity.
of
FRANCE AND JAPAN,
Fan Muk Yau, brother of the deceased, said he was a farmer at Pak Ngan village, Dumbbell Island. Whilst asleep in his house on the 25th inst. he heard a noise, and he went outside to investigate. He saw the male accused holding docensed by the queue and saw the woman strike Fair. Muk Fat with a chopper-a wood chopper
on the hoad and legs.
Lospos, August 29, Mr Kurino, the Japanese Ambassador was under a Beotsiaan that Lord in Paris, las presented the insignis of the Charles served three years of his [i]) hrought forward and we can only prenticeship bo the sea as a midshipman Crysanthemum to President Fallieres, with
namely, Sir Houston Stewart, who was great ceremony. assume that the explanation is that they' ΣΤΡ
Ou going forward and asking what was the finest soumen who over trod The President in thanking the Amlag-the matter the wonian throw the chopper mont, they yet spend considerable do not exist. But that is apart from reaserhored in his carly days was Franco-Japanese treaty would conduce to the ground, said he had lant two or three
deck. Another
great admiral whom he
nom nesador said that he was convinced the
Sir
Fab Muk Fat, who was then on. Sandy." The other day Lord Charles cardial relations between the torn countries, Alexander Milne, familiarly known was over upon business in Canada, Hennd also to the pance of the world.
w two trains arriving with emigraats from this
and he said to the
the main question. The standing orders have been proposed had the Government
sums in appeasing spirits and putting themselves on terms with the museen. The native press notices with the dis- has been twice requested to learn from
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What lucky people
you Canadians are,"
North of England Englishmen he had ever
મ P. T. O."
were the finest specimens of Sootsmen and seen, full of energy and full of go.
appointment of a philosophic censor the the Attorney-General whether it be Mayor of Calga because in these trains An Elegant Preparation for action of a certain. District Magistrate in not committed an error of judgment, the Toilet and Bath, Re-Kwongai, who, knowing that through- The public is awaiting the answer to that freshing and Invigorating.
out the whole prefecture, strenuous question with impatience and not a efforis have been made to abolish the little curiosity.
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SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
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LONDON, August 31...
away.
dollars to To Hing Chan, and as Toʻlind returned from fishing, he wanted repay nient. Witness went away and on his roturn saw his brother's dead body outside the accuseds door.
Evidence as to arrest was given and a further renland was made.
Tales of the Tote.
The anti-militarist gentiniente expressed BANE OF THE BOOKMAKEN. by the Fronela Socialist Hervé, at the Socialist Congress in Stuttgard, nro re- pudiated by the Frenchmen Jaurds and Vailant and the German Socialist Vollmer.
A colonial exchange suye: The double Volimar said their love of humanity Totalisator continues to get good adv tist would never prevent the Socialist from monta in Now Zealand, the combination being good Germans. of Tucuku and Loch Fyns at the Auck- and R. C. Booting one Saturday, At the Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, returning £801 for each sovereign. This
The Gorman Mail of the 31st July. old-time observances in which Taoist
was delivered in London on the 30th Rust priests play a leading part, has been st The Cantonese community of Shang-
M A. G. M. Fletcher having gone to special pains to advertise his district as hai, numerous, influential and wealthy, Japan on holiday Mr R. H. Crofton has an area in which priests may be licensed is said to be largely interested in the been appointed to not as Assistant Colonial to pursue their eating, and people Canton Haukow railway. Dissatisfac. Secretary and Clerk of Councils.
tion with the situation as respects this MAF resort to them within this
On Sept. 10 a meeting will be held enterprise has now become accentuat in the City Hall to commemorate the territory. sure of obtaining the neededed and recent communications from Contenary of Robert Morrison, whon His the Indian delegates submitted a resolution dividend is not suprising considering aid in dealings with spiritual existence Shangbai are said to be in the form of Excellency the Governor will unko hie stating that the continuance of British rule that Unsuku's backara; enoli drew £64 What this local official is doing in on demands that the money of the share, first appearance at a public gathering as in India was disastrous to the best interesta when he won his race, and that not particular sphere others will doubtless holdere be used for the purposes sot Chairman, The Rov. Archdeacon Baunis. of India, and that all lovers of liberty ought withstanding, a divkond, was also being
do in other spheres. The struggle be forth in the scheme and proposala, or tween the old and the new will be that it be returned to the investors. rendered more complex in many direct is, we think, an open oceret, that tions by the vested interests of those the chief reasons for desiring the return
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tor and two Chinese will speak.
LONDON, August 22.
to co-operate to liberate, from alavory apatd on the second horse. Great as have fifth of the human race,
bean nomo of the double dividends recently the £2,069 returned by Star Shoof and
A benu is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man but the sex. JAPAN'S LABOUR TROUBLES. Captain Shannon at the last N. 2. Cup
Fielding
Mrs Neighbors: Are you aware that your new buod girl is a somnambulist ↑” Mrs Meadowgrass My goodness no! She told no alio was a Baptist.”
support ancients systema or by the to Canton of Shum Chun Hsen inducement offered to continuo such Viceroy, were connected with the rail- support without regard to the advantage
grond, and we believe specially with the financing of the enterprise. For ren or happiness of the greatest number.
We notice that a fire in a store-room sons that are not stated clearly it is at bio lack of Ludgate-bill Station is said affirmed that Sham was pledged to of water." A very ingenious iden.
to have boon pub out by means of buckets
carry out the railway, construction as
Another Strike Threatened,
Mooting will probably stand as a record for years, Auckland, it may be added, did Bob hare a monoply of big Totallinator dividends on Saturday, as Queen's Cup, It is said in a Moji telegram, states the who ran second to Marlyon in the Disposal "Kobo Horald" of Aug. 17, that for Staken at the Adelaide R. O Meeting, some days past there have been indications paid £nds, which constitutes an Austra of coming trouble among the employees of lian record for a pinced hosie, and I do not the Government Iron Works at damitsu think it has ever been equalled in New Although no definite information is yet Zealand, available, it is believed that the cause of The Hon. Transurer of the Alico originally planned and that the recent NOT A DOUBTFUL QUESTION.
the agitation is dissatisfaction with the Memorial and affiliated Hospitals begs to obstacles in the path of those who who have used Chamberlain's 10,000 man are employed at the workn. W the back, dampen a piece of thick
wages. If a strike should take place, it THERE
is no doubt in the minds of would be of a very serious nature, as neknowledge with thanks the following
those donations to the funds of the Hoe would, if they could, complote the work Oolic, Chulers and Diathosa Rosicely so The authorities concerned are arranging to Asanol slightly with Dhamberlain of think [are dug to the absondo of the one man to jus cur»tire' powers. For a pala; in the summon Greeps from Kokura in the great Balm and bind it on over the seat of pain,
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