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NEWS OF THE DAY."
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STRIKE.
·A DRADLOCK"
(Beuter's Service to the China Masha
Cupyright protected. "under" Ordinance # af 1595)
LONDON, MAY 19.
Lord Curran's scheme of reform of the Usford University has been publishest. It
At a meeting of 10,000 postal em- proposas the. establishment of a morg
ployees held at Paris Inat ovaning it presentative Council, the strengthening was resolved to go on strike. of Convocation, increased facilities for pear The travelling sorters on the night nection with scholarships and finances, and dockers at St. Nasira hare refused artisans and professionals, reforms in ce mails have ceased work, while the the abolition of compulsory Greck into ship the mails to Panama, which
sponsors.
PARIS, of the United States considerably ox- countries lust year, was, as we show
ceeded that of the United Kingdom and above, no less than 50 million The The South African Convention which TREET
Germany combined. The maximum contributing countries, in the order of mosting as Biografontein has arrived at *5.3.6. output in Great Britain was reached in their importance are the United the Capa amendments which domanil time a critical stago in the discussion, owing to 1859, whoa it amounted to over 18 States, Ciermans, including Luxemburg, both the British and Eour languaves shall Ready made day and evening million tons.
million tons. It is now about 15 the United Kingdom Spain, Franer, be enforced and that the representation of minorities. i thinly populated districts Enssia, Sweden, Austria-Hungary, and shall be abandoned... Gowns, Paris Models in
The combined output of iron ore in Belgium. The United States, Germany Hats and Toques, Laces, the nine principal countries dealt with the United Kingdom, and Spain pro- Trimmings, Undercloth in this return amounted to nearly 199 duesd about 79 per cent of the toml million tone in 1907, and if the output output. At the head of the minor pro ing, Boots and Shoes,
of the minor producing countries be during countries stand Newfoundland Hosiery and Gloves, added, it is probable that the world's and Canada, which together produced etc., etc, etc. total output amounted to about 1333 over one million tons of iron ore last million tone. The total consumption of rear... Chian has yet to make her entry iron are in the nine countries named in in the list, though the quantity of irou- A limited company has been to form- the table in 1907 exceeded by 2 million ore which she is raising is steadily in-ed to found and carry on an English tons the production of the same creasing in quantity, the Japanese steel lling, the originator of the scheme, is to theatre in Berlin Thoidon of Mme. Mata thrountries, the balance being made up of factory at Wakamatsu absorbing most of proxlueo modora English plays which will imports from one or other of the minor the supply. Incidentally we might ob-prey to Germans an adequate impression producing countries. Of million serve that manganese ore is an important of contemporary English drams. The com- of the fresh, healthy, and alean-character tons imported into the United Kingdom felement in the production of steel, and pany of the now theatre is to consist in 1907, nearly 6 million tons were the largest source of supply is British exclusively of English actors and actressss derived from Spain, the bulk of the remainder being derived from Algeria (132,000 tons), Greece (390,000 tons), Sweden (305,000 tons) Russia (291,000 teas), and France (169,000 tons).
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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Moeting.
2.15 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty'a Justices of the Peace at the Magistracy.
·MiscellanesUS
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India, which had an output in 1907 6, approximately, 898,346 tons, or prac tically half the total production.
NEWS OF THE DAY. The Russian cruiser Jetchong arrived from Vladivostock on Wednesday. She is Manils during the recont war...... and of the three cruisors which fled to
In the House of Commons on April & Mr Burns moved the second ronding of the Housing, Town Planning, &, Bill, which was read a second time in May of last year. Its main feature in that part three of the Housing Act of 1800, which eurbles local working classes, and which is now par Buthorities to provide new houses for the missire, shall be put in force. 16 also gives increased facilities for the acquisition of land for workmen's dwellings, and deals with the anbject of town planning. The
accordingly have been returned to Paris. M. Barthon, Minister of Public Works, declared in the Chamber that the demands of the strikers... Government would not yield to the
Loxos, May 13, The Paris strike hangs fire. Only quarter of the employes have struck.
The postal and telegraph servicos aVO",
service is also uninterrupted. proceeding normally, while the telephone
SIR ROBERT HART.
DECISION TO RETURN TO CHINA.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mxữa" Copyright prolected under Ordinance 3 of 1894).
LONDON, May 13.
Hart intends to return to China almost
The Timee states that Sir Robert
the Bill to close public-houses on Parlis-and the Great Northern, Great Central, With ocly forty-six arowed onemies debate was interrupted for private business mentary election days passed its accond and Great Eastern Railways Bill was ulti- reading after an amusing debato in the mately given a second reading by 130 votos immediately if his health permits. House o! Commons on April 2.
The total quantity of pig-iron produced in the world in 1907 may be estimated at about 60 million tons, the principal countries of production being the United States, Germany, and the Goods per Denbighshire not cleared on United Kingdom in the order name, these three countries together accounting for about four-fifths of the total outprt of the world. The United States A bill introduced into the House of produced 25,781,000 tons, Germany Commons by Mr Lewis Harcourt, First 12,868,000, the United Kingdom dou a single Parliamentary borough, and Commissioner of Works, to-constituto Lon-
10,114,000, France 3,532,000, Rusain abolish plural voting, has been read the 2,723,000, Austria-Hungary 1,775,000, Belgium 1,384,000, Sweden 606,000, and Spain 300,000,
General Memoranda. Saturday, May 15-3.
2
p. -Auction of Old Chinese Carios at Messrs Hughes & Bough's Sales Rooms.
3 p.m.Auction of Household Furni ture, & at No. 1, Austin Avenue, .. Kooo... Monday, May 17-
+
Goods por Senegandia undelivered after
· this date subject to rent. *-* Goods per Polynerien unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charge. THEDAY, MAY 18
11 am-action of 767 balas Paper, 203 baie Ceilahe, &c., at H. & Kow
..
foon Wharf & Gedown Co.'s Godown, Kowloon.
The combined output of steel in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States in 1807 may be estimated
at father more than 11 million tons,
frst time.
+
to 111.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
ARCHDEACON BANIS- TER ELEVATED.
Magelssen ne Consul of the United States BECOMES BISHOP OF HONAN.'
The King has approved of Mr W, 0.
at Colombo.
Brevet-Colonel H. G. Fitton, D.8.0. A riot occurred in a,mining camp at Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Velardens, Cowhuila, Mexico, owing to the who was promoted to the command of the The military rers aummoned, and 32 rioters Hongkong, will retire from the command Mayor suppressing a religion procession. 2nd Battalion when it was stationed at were killed, and many wounded. Fourteen of the baitalion at Bangalore in August were executed.
next under the four yars rule. It is etated that he will get a staff appointment in india in due course.
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Good per Oceans not cleared at P. and the world's output at nearly 511 of the Home Fleet, and the Atlantic Fleet,
on this date subject to rent.
THURSDAY, May 20:---
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1909,
THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY.
»
States
15
The fist, second, and third divisions
altogether 68 battleships and cruisers, will The death is appanced of Capt. W. T. million tons. The United
sumblo at Spithead on June in honour Layard, of the Northamptonshire Regt. produced 23,363,000 tons. Germany of the colonial journalists, delegates to the Capt. Eeyard oftained his commission in 11,870,000, the United Kingdom Imperial Press Conference.
1892. Bo served in the Chins expedition 8,522,000, France 2,706,000, Russia The balance shost of the Magdeburg of 1000 and obtained the modal with clasps. Fire Insurance Compray for 1906, of which He was also awarded the mods) of the 2,043,000, Belgium 2,158,000 Austria-Messro Sander, Wieler and Co. are the Humane Society for plunging into the Hungary 1,200,000, Sweden 414,000, local agents, shows an insyme of 2,119,037 Peile River on Aug. 6, 1900, and saring and Spain 243,000. Of the increase in 02. and after paying all expenses the the life of a Chinese.
net profit was £95,365 p. 2d. 1907, over 1900 that of Germany, 914,000 tons, was by far the largest. In France and Russia the production increased, by about 300,000 tons, but in the remaining countries there was little change.
"
(Reuter's Service to the China Hait : Copyright protecte l-under:
Ordinancs 3 of 1894)
Lorror, May 13,
appointed Archdeacon Banister of Hong-
The Archbishop of Canterbury Has-
kong to the new Bishopric of Henad.
[Nota: - Archdeacon Banister, who came to Hongkong in 1902, in deser redly popular in the Colony, and his numerous friends will hour with pleasure of his elevation. At present he is Home his efforts ham been mainly centred on leave. During his stay in Hongkang in the work of the Church Mission Society For the South Chios branch of which he Dale, Lancashire, in 1855, he is now in his As the Secretary. Bern at Walton. lo 54th year. He was ordained a descon by the Bishop of London in 1879, and a year- later became priest. His first curncy was at Balderstone, Blackburn, which he held for * year, after which he was selected to THE OPIUM QUESTION.
labour on behalf of the C.M.S. at Foochow Mr Jelin Redwapid, leader of the Irish
Ku Chong, and Fubkain: From 1893 tar
C.M.8. 180 bo as Principal of the party, in the House of Commons, in a Hon. Colonial Secretary stated at the Thonlogical College at Fonchow, and circular inviting contributions to the funds Legislativa Council meeting this afternoon, 1897 was appointed C.M.S. scoretary of the party, shows that prosent subscrip. that there had been some discussion at the Hongkong. He was Commissary to the tions to the Parliamentary funds amount to
last meeting with regard to the vote of Archbishop of Canterbury during the $11,000 compensation for the closing of the Bishup Hoare's death. He has published vacancy in the Sos of Victoria following on £1,296, compared with £1,828 a year agopiam divana.
nugiber of religious books, including Two free did great destruction streminded the Council of their acceptance
His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard several in the Chinese language.-ED..
0.3.]
Promotes a healthy action of the skin
A series of statistical tables just counteracts all effects of perspira-issued by the Board of Trade give tion, and is as refreshing and invi- capital idea of the production and con- gorating to the system us a Turkish sumption of iron ore and pig-iron during recent years in these countries in which iron ore mining and the producthe United Kingdom in 1907 were Rochester, New York Stato, on April 13. of the Secretary of State's dispatch and tion of pig-iron have assumed important Pig-iron, 1,942,335 tons; bar, angle, Scores of costly building, including chur hoped that their opinions expressed at that dimensions. The first table reads: bolt and red iron, 159,120; railroad iron:
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The principal articles exported from
estimated at 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000). ches, were onsumed. The damage is
Hundreds of people are homeless. In the confusion. looting was attempted, and the militia was called out.
time would not now be repudiated
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
rails, 429,161; other parte (except wheels and arios), 156,708; galvanised (Eat or corrugated) sheets, 467,889; tinged plates and tinned shoots, 105,328,- The reported disarmament of certain His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard batteries of Gibraltar, my the Z. and 0.spoke at the Legislative Council meeting | steel hars, angles, etc., 231917 iron Express, is only what has been carried out this afternoon with regard to the Kowloon. and spel sheets and plates unenumerat-within recent years, at Hongkong and Canton railway and regretted the under Singapore and other naval insen, the roastimates which had been found to be quite moval of obsolete guns and their replace inadequate. His Excellency spoke at ment by up-to-date guns of much more length and his speech will be given powerful affect and longer range. ..
to-morrow.
ing Laxemburg 23,087,000 20,356,000 £7,000 Caited Kingdom. 14,1,000 15,500,000 15,702,000 Spain........... $1,000 0.297,000 0.238,000 France.......... 7,276,000 9,3131000 9,847 201 -Bla....... 4,950,000 5,170,000 2,700,000 Sweden........... $.995,000 4,481,080 4,438,000 Austria-Hengary. 8,614,000 5,859,00 4,170,000 00, 300,213; steel girders, beams, joists,
and pillars, 106,071.
Belgium
775,000 en9,000 311,000
* Provisioand figuran
It will be observed that relatively to
The exports of 1907 were greater Fopulation, Sweden has a production of than those of 1900 under all hands,
In un interesting article in the May iron ore considerably in excess of that except rails and steel girders. The in-number of the Pall Mall Migine, Lord
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TEACHING OF JAPANESE..
LECTURESHIP AT OXFORD.
(Reuter's Berries to the China Mai
Oopyright "protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894.)
LONDON, May 13.
at
A lectureship for the teaching of Japanese is being created at Oxford.
over,
A BARGAIN, DON'T PUT IT OFF. Wcent of any article, you have
THEN you can save from 25 to 50 per Turkish Bath Salt of the other countries included above, creased export of pig-iron, viz., 273,515 Pirie, the chairman of Harland and Wolf's, Drithout Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera berlain's Colic, Ubolers And Diarrhoe
hours to elapse When you a bottle of amounting in 1907 to more than four-tons is particularly noteworthy, especially Japan a competitor as serious as, if not Trus, you may not need it within that probably save several times its cost in remarks that in shipbuilding we have in and Diarrhoes Eemedy in your home. Remedy at the regalar price, you will Softens the water, and imparts a delight fifths of a ton per head of population; as it follows an increase in 1906 more solous than, Germany. The time, but it is better than any doctor's doctor's bills before the summer is
fal fragrance to the skin.
in the United States the production over 1905 of 679,944 tons, and was due Japanese," he points out, have all the prescription and worth twenty times its besides the feeling of security you amounted to three-fifths, of a ton per to increased shipments to Germany, the to hand, while the Germans have to bring suddenly at this season of the year. For of diarrhoes. For sale by all chemists and material resources of coal and iron ready dysentery, which are liable to come on prepared for sudden stacks of dysentery cost in cases of diarrhoes, cramp, polis or will have in knowing that your family is A. 8. WATSON & 00 less than half a ton per head, in the
head, in Spain and Germany to rather United States, and Canada.
their raw material either from far island als by all chemists and storekeepers. storskeepers." or from England. The Japassio are doing Every now and again a LIMITED,
learned wonders, and I am surprised that England United Kingdom to about one-thir 1, professor starts either, in the techmacal is not mors conscious of the vary severa and in France to one-fourth of a ton newspapers on in the course of s
competition-quite right and friendly com- per boad. In Russin, Austria-Hungary, discussion at the meeting of some but still actare industrial competition-of petition, proper commercial competition, and Belgium the production per haid scientific Society on other, a theory that Japes." is less than one-tenth of a ton per we are fast approaching the possible exhaustion of our iron resources, but, as The output of iron ore in 1907 in the the Times points out, the topic is of
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY,
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THE EXST FICTURES IN TOWN CINEMATOGRAPH countries included in the table excceded academic rather than practical interest
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second member of the Pellict mission, was among those prosent. It may be recalled
On another occas De Vaillant, the
in connection with the latter's return to Franco. thas this mission, which set out in
the output in 1806 by nearly eight for the present generation. In Englan million tons, the quantity mined in the we have still enormous resources in the United States alone having increased Cleveland district while in Cumberland by about four million tona. In France there are quantities of inferior grade Jus, 1008, terminated ita travels in and Germany the output increased by oma. It has also been stated that the Decamber last, though its chief will pro- about 14 and one million tons respec- Minette ores of Lormine will support bably prolong his stay la Chins until June tively, whilst in Spain-and-Russia the the present rate of working for 800 Tamchuk, Kuchar, and Tong-huan led to next. The important researchos mado at increase amounted to about half a years. Germany claims to have a larger to the discovery of namerous sculptures, million tons each, and in the United supply of unexhausted iron ores than mural paintings, and manuscripts. The Kingdom to a little loss than a quarter any other country, and it is known, of itinurary 2,50 kilometrow in length in the geographical results consist chiefly of an
of a million tone.
course, that there are immense deposits Tarim valley, the mountainous region on At the beginning of the period is, of iron ore in China, particularly in the north of this river and scross the groit in 1800, the quantity mined in the Shansi. A century ago the world's ---
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