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MEMOS FOR MONDAY. Auctions.
11 Auction" of Condemned and Obeclete Stores at Central Police Station's Compound.
11 a.m.-Auction of Furniture & Miscel
fensong Goods a: Mr Geo: P. Lam
mort's Sales Rocms. 2.50 p.m.-Auction of Honsebald For
tars at 8, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon.
Meeting. Noon-Hangkong& Whampoa Dock Co.. Là Meeting at Company's Office. Queen's Buildings,
THE CHINA-MAIL.
ceptional year in which no part of this years were of the falloiting values:-
Empire suffers from either too much 1905, El 30,013,068; · 1906, Tla
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1910
[Corenicnz.]
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The French Mail of the 19th July
SHANGHAI SETTLE- MENT RIGHTS.
ar too little min, and a certain portion 43,579,468; 1907, Tls 50,796,130: was delivered in London on the 19th Aug.
The Proscar at 5. John's Cathedral
Mation (11 m.) to-morrow will be
and Sarawak.
3,075,110 and Hankow nort with Tis.
cf, agriculture" failure has always to be 1908, T 57,078,913 1909, 19 reckoned with; but in 1909 nearly 67,616,190, I will, therefore be seen every province bad its share of distress that there has been a marked im-the Right Reverend the Bishop of Labuan In general, & deficiatey of main in spring provement in the import trade
Tlib total revenue collected by the was followed by an excess in summer, from Europe after successive declines in Chinese I. M. Customs for 1900, was Tie and though famine was nowhere acute" the years 1907 and 1909, while the ex-35,599,917, ainst Tis. 32 101,995 for or widespread, the aggregate damage to porte continue to consistently riso, show-1908. Of this Tis. 10,474,939 was collected erope, and consequent impoverishment, ing that the West is each year becoming a Shanghai, Canton coming next with Tis. must have been considerable. But when a better customer to the Middle King 2,849,000. Of the ports quoted all show spring crops failed, autumn crops made dom. It is satisfactory to record that decreases save Shanghai. amends, and vice versa, and conditions the total volume of trade between Chins which disagreed with one crop were and Europe, as shown in the figures for favourable to another, and, on the both imports and exports has reached whcle, a fair average of production was The 90,561,901, which is easily the largest attained. The tea and silk yield are figure on record. Trade with Great reported to have been exceptionally Britain has shown a alight increase in abundant. Cotton, however, was serious the aggregate whan 1909 is compared
Mr Dickinson, the American Secretary for War, has been speaking plainly to the
Filipinos at Lučana... Drawn out by the
numerous legends on arches and decorations alluding to immediate independence, he declared that befors the Filipinos could hape for independence, they as a people, would have to show some signs of material prosperity. He said that in the part of the country he had visited he had seen sigue of progress but that it was due to Ameriena brains and enterprias.
اسمي
AN IMPORTANT PRECEDENT.
Protests and Dissatisfaction.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)'
SHANGHAT, August 20. Yesterday afternoon in the Mixed Court the British and American A3- sessors handed over to the Thotai the tankers Chin Yee and Pao Kong with- out the customary preliminary trial. It is stated that this course is without precedent..
There is lite sympathy in feregin comercial circes with Chin Yue, but
of the Settlement as most unfortunate.
any regard the surrender of the rights
The police bare protested.
ANOTHER SHANGHAI
SENSATION.
It is reported that the Canton Viceroy AN UNFAVOURABLE RUBBER
ly injured by rain in Hupeh, Blunan, with the previous year, the figures being and Kiangsi; and though the rice har-Tie S7,808,880 and Tis $5,113,697 vests seem to have been entisfactory repectively. However, the importa from generally, the price of the staple rose Britain were only. The 72,560,000 in has received orders from Peking, in which on the Yangtze in consequence of the 1908; whereas the experts from Chinasated upon with a view to sccumulating it is urged that all possible economics be
sumer Goods." Then follows a re-show a considerable increase-The funds for the establishment of the proposed ference to the inevitable currency ques 19,579,017 in 1909 and Tis 12,554,797 Parliament. Careful attention is to be tion on which it is averred that the doin the previous year. This is the big necesmry az apparently useless waste of paid to military expenditure, and all un-
preciated state of 10-cash pieces remain-gest Egure in respect of exports from money is to be put down with a starn hand. ed one of the chief hindrances to trade, China to Brimin ever recorded, whit When sabordinate positions in the civil governinunt became vacant they are not to and that, on the whole, the position of it appears from the returns that the te lled. Peking is to be advised by this currency was rather worse at the imports from Britain have been telegram of the stops taken and a further
despatch will then be sent. end of the year than at the beginning. steadily declining since 1905. The "In Fukica especially," it is recorded figures in British India show advances, there appears to have been marked in both directions, 1909 outstripping all progressive depreciation, the rate of previous years both in respect of imports exports. The value of the exchange at Foochow and Amoy in the and fourth quarter being about 140 10-cash imports from India is put at Tls pieces to the dollar. At Tientsin the 40,433,828, and the exports from value of the coin fell during the year Chiua at Tls 4,813,447. Prior to this from 123 to 120; at Canton, from 110 to the best year for Indian exports to 116; and at Wuchow, from 120 to 130. China was 1905, when the figure was At Chinking it stood at 120 at the end Tls 34,000,000, odd, while previously of the year, and at Shanghai is reached the high-water mark of China's exports the lowest level-135-in October, but to India was in 1908-Tia 4,090,111. extent of Japan's aggregats The increase has already been noted, but it is interesting to notice that the imports from that untry including Formoss, total T 34,975,187 (this being the
General Memoranda, TUESDAY, August 23:-
11.Anction of Katilo Cigaret3r9 since improved. The provincial Mints have greatly reduced their output of this coin during the year, and the practient disappearance of copper iogots and slabs from among the importa may
G. P. Lammert's Beles Roone. 9.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furbi- Gianthorne, Kimberley tare st Road, Kowloon2... Wednesday, August 24-
2:16 pm-Meeting of the Licensing
Board.
9 p.m. The Band of Bufs in Botanical
Gardens. Thurebar, August 95:--
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-
tare, ote. at Menora Bagbes & Hough's
Sales Rooms.
S. MOUTRIE & CO., FRIDAY, August 26-
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9.30 p.m.Auction of Household Ferai Taru at No. 4. Great George Street,
-East Point.
The China Mail
be taken as an indication that coinage higbest since 1905 and 1906), and that on a large scale will not soon be reau- the exports from Chins to Japan easily Only 4,00 piculs were imported beat all previous years-Tie $1,558,115,
ed.
in 1900, as computed with an average against a general average of about The annual importation of 233,401 picals in
the six yesre preceding. In the western 36,000,000. It would be possible provinces the 10-cash coins are but little used. Chungking reports that there ure only a few in circulation at that port, and at Nanning they are not met with at all" One wonders when China HuxGKONO, SATUZnay, Augter 20, 1910. will have the courage
to put her currer.cy on something like a standard CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE,
fj
basion
to
REPORT.
(From Our Oven Correspondent)
SHORA, August 20. A sensation has been caused here by the Directors of the Siak Indrapoera Company circularising shareholders that an expert has given a very unfavourable report on the Sik mmpany, one of the rabber boom companies.
CRETANS AND THE GREEK ASSEMBLY.
(Reuters. Bervice to the China Mail)
It appears that things must have been very lax in the prison at Koiu," whence prisoners recently made their escape. It is reported now that these men divided themselves into three gangs, when they emerged from the prison gates, and went in three parties through the three gatós of the town. Of course this nude it all the more difficult for the police to follow the They wounded several of the warders and the police in their catard march. At one place they passed by a small guard house, Assembly. this they rushed and obtained possession of eight rifles with sufficient ammunition.* though they did not use the rifles lost they should betray their whereabouts. They eat down any one who stood ncrom their path with knives which they stole from tho prisou quarters,
Native papers report an ever increas- ing number of robberies in and around the city of Sanai. The names of the places are given, and, in most cases, the number of houses that have been looted in a single
raid Thess robberies are not simple
burglaries. That would be bad enough. They are far worse. The robbers enter the rob several of the house on after village, guard the outlets, and then proceed soother, and there is no one to hide them. Appeals to the officials are said to be so much waste paper, for either the sppeal is docketed and nothing more is heard thereof, or soldiers are sent long after the robbers have got away and ara enjoying their spoils or planning another raid.
Masura Flis and Ellis' in their Weekly
LONDON, August 30.
A message from Athens says that in view of the representations from the Fowers three. Cretan leaders will with- draw their candidature for the Greek
PERSIA.
PROBABLE WITHDRAWAL
RUSSIAN TROOPS.
[Corrigin
FLOODS IN MANCHURIA.
HARBIN IN DANGER.
(Independent News Agency's Service
to the China Mail.)
TORTO, August 0.
The Sungari river is in flood and the mative portion of the town of Harbin is in imitent danger.
—
The Japanese residents are preparing to take refuge alacwhere.
CANADA AND ASIATICS.
VANCOUVER WORKMEN'S
PETITION.
Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail)
TOKYO, August 20. The Workman's League of Vancouvor has petitioned the Government of Canada to take steps to exclude Asiatics.
The Governor of British Columbia, replying to the League,' said that the special features of the Labour question in British Columbia, together with the diplomatic bearings of the subject in regard to foreign countries as well as the general interests, of Camda, have to be taken into consideration before such steps can be taken.
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FRENCH HOSPITALITY.
(Independent News Agency's Servier to the Ching Mail.)
TOKYO, August 20. The Captain and Officers of the Japanese cruiser koma were entertained by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs on the night of the 18th inst.
Last night they were invited to the Opera.
A BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE.
Before the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott).
witting in bankropter jurisdiction this
morning, an application was made for the discharge of Chan Sci Hou.
Mr E. Davidson, who made the applica tion, said debtor was adjudicated bankrupt OF the Oficial Receiver stated that there in September. 1907. The report of
were two creditors only-one in
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail:) LONDON, August 20. Reuter's Teheran correspondent wires that it is understood that pourparlers are in progress for the withdrawal of the Russian forces.
TROUBLE IN CRETE.
·001-
of $29,000 and another in respect of A loan of $1,000. The total debts collected amounted to $1.500 and s dividend ab the rate of $43 had been paid. The report further stated that debtor's duct since the bankruptcy was open to grave suspicion. It was affirmed by various properties outside the Colony various persons that debtor possessed
and he was put under arrest, but it was inct possible to obtain definite proof re- garding thean allegri properties and he was The Official Receiver accordingly relenaed was not in a position to allege that debtor had committed any offences under the
SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS. Bankruptcy Ordinance, but it was possible
Christian Burat Allvö.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.).
that a full disclosure had not bear made. A dividend of 50 per cent. had not been minde,"and would not ba,
His Lordship said debtor could have his discharge, which would be suspended. for
LONDON, August 19.six months. The hostility "between the Christiana
rous from 8/3 to 9/3 and closed at 9/- at more acute.
Mr Davidson suggested that the period of suspension should be nominal. On debtor's application for release from prison
continue making these comparisons at indefinite longth, but space forbids. We will content ourselves with the following extracts from the table, indicating whether the specific figures Rubber Share Circular say-When Para and Musselmans in Crete is becoming the last rabber sales there was considerable Several assaults and outages have excitement manifested in London and occurred at Retimo, Suda and Candia. shares rose strongly in sympathy, the demand putting up prices of the sterling A Christian property owner in Candia shares in the local market also as last has been barat alive. reported: Since then the excitement has The Christians are endeavouring to coaduct was in any way umaatisfactory, It subsided, and prices on the whole are organise a boycott of the Musulmans.
from
abow increases or decreases when com pared with 1308,-Imports Germany, T8 15,188,966 (increase), It is clearly shown that China's trade exports to Germany, The 7,529,464 with other countries continues to steadily increase): imporis from France, grow, for we read that the value of the 2,181,697 (decrease): exports to lower.
Far continued to advance,
The famine of most valuable in formation respecting China's commercial Gentlemen's Outfitters.intercourse with foreign countries to be
the year 1900 published by order of the 757,150,801, exceeding the total of 1908 | Tla_6,178,823 (increase); exporte to quoted shams during the week under re-
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ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
Two men were ined 8500 each by Mr E. Ballifax, at the Magistracy to-day for being in possession of opium on board the
8. Chan Shang.
direct trade with foreign countries in France, Tis 38,588,327 increasey and was wired at 9/7 from London
ou Wednesday at which 6gure it! 1909 reached a total of Hella. imports from Singapore, Straits etc., closes to day.. Basicnes in sterling- view has been of small compass only and the market closes weak. After the mid panic in Singapore last week, when first clash scripa wers being offered at absurdly low Agures, the inevitable reaction has since takes place, and apparently out again with the advance in price of Detention by Mr J. E. Wood, at the Southern gained heart A Filipino vas sent to the House of
advances in Singapore stocks during the vagabond. Defendant was found stooping Plantation Rubber. The more potable Magistracy to-day, for being a rogus and week have been-
by 85.98 million taels and the highest Singapore, etc.,
4,799,529 total hitherto,recorded that of 1907-(increase); imports from United States atatistics is concerned they requirecarefal by 76 million taels. Foreign imparts (including Hawaii) The 32,606,549 analysis to indicate their full significance, amitunted in vaine to kita. 338,990,814, (decrease); exports to United States: but they are admirably supplemented giving an increase of 23.05 million taals, Tls 32,446,245 (increase); imports by a report of considerable length and exporta to k.tls. 333,302,814, from Philippine Islands, Tis 1,660,033 written by Mr.J. L. CHALMERS, the Cus-giving an increase of 62 million taèls.
(decrease); toms Statistical Secretary. This states Ay to the allocation of trade to
exports to Philippine Islands Ela 165,587 (decrease); imports, that "the year was commercially a good various countries we learn that the value
from Russian European poris, Ta one for China, since it was marked by a of Japanese trade bas risen from 89.6
the
Fies Singapore & Johores Indragiris Changkat Serdangs
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he had evidence ready rebat the svidence- offered against him, showing that what property he had possessed was mortgaged. discharged from prison without being to more than its value. He was in fact, called upon to bring any evidence at all. In these circumstances the report of the Oficial Receiver did not show that debtor's
only amounted to an allegation that there" had been some ground for suspecting dobter, which was not sufficient ground for auspending his discharge than for merely » Dominal period.
His Lordship said he would refer to his notes on the matter and sea what he could
do.
The Oficial. Receiver (Mr G. H. Wake- man) did the notes would show that it was a very unsatisfactory bankruptcy.
Mr Davidson replied that these notes would include the evidence which bank- rupt had no opportunity of reoutting.
pantion a book on "Tibet," which Mi Sir Francis Younghusband has in pre-
Marray is to publish. The gallant soldier knows that country well, for he was in command of the expedition to Lhasa in- 1904, and fow men are better verged in the frontier problems of our Indian Empire.
on the football stand at Happy Valley......:
SOMETHING RELIABLE. " Yan be deponded upon,' is as expression we all like to bear, and when it is od in consection with Chamberlain's
A GOOD INVESTMENT. means that it never fails to our diarrhoea, Chamberlain's Celic, Cholers and Diar- costs but small amount to keep dysentery or bowel complaints. It is picasant to take and equally valuable for thoea Remedy always on hand, and it is- chidren and adults. For sale by all economy in the end. For sale by all..
ohemiata and stonkeepers. chemists and storekeepers
large increase in her Custons revence,million to 111.6 million taels, and the 1208,609 (increase); exports to Russian report a rather quieter market with an Colic, Chalara and Diarrhoea Remedy it f
notable expansion of exports, a rapid value of Critish Indian travle Irina 34.0 industrial progress, and a revival of the million to 45.25 million, The total
inclication lo sell.
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GOLD MEDAL
from a Committee of critical judges at the Anglo-Japanese, Exhibition which testifies to it excellence and purity.
the name of
Europeso ports The 4,854,235 (decrease); imports from Russia and SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. › Siberia by-lead-frontier, Tls 6,121,315.
Mr Kenneth E. Grieg har beon appotuted Wm. Powell, Ld. home trade. The countries which sup-value of the trade with Ruazin both by
(incresto); exports to Russia and to be a surveyor of boilers of unlicensed ply imports to China have perhopeless Ben and through the ports on the Man case for satisfaction the year's re-churian frontier and on the Sungari, has Siberia by land frontier, The 4.786,311 steamships under 60 tone burden in Hong- sults, though the imports of 1909, risen from 28 million to 55.9 million (increase);"imports to Russian Pacific kong,
Major Claudio L. da Silva, of the Macao judged by their total net value were toels. The other leading countries have ports, Tis: 8,855,875 (increase); exports
decorated with the Military Order of Aviz, second only to those of 1905. The low also shared in the increase, but in less Russian Pacific ports, Tle 27,021,542 Infurtry, now on the retired list, has been There only remains to be for services repilered during his long atay exchange, so important factor is the degree, the Caited States alone remain(increme).
made s "brief statement of China's at Timos.. Capt. Silva is cow residing in flow of exports, alood in the way of that ing stationary. Farther particulars are
Hongkong with his family. Previous to dayclopment of the import trade which procured by a reference to the detailed trade with Hongkong se revealed in joining the military service at Maono in had not unreasonably been looked for, tabular statement of statistics showing the Sgures contained in the table. In former years, he was a resident of Houg Beware of Bogus Imitations. No Tansah is genuine unless the Khel beara
CINEMATOGRAPH THEATER,
and gave an additional advantage to the value of the direct trade with each the agregate the 1909 returns show a
of trade between THE BOMBAY FIRE BRIGADER sa inclusive bigger volume these pative manufactures such us four, country. This
AND MOTOR APPLIANCES. CEKMIÉR. HALL OF THE COLONY.cotton yarn, cotton cloth, iron, etc., with period from 1902 to 1906 for most Hongkong and China than for
which foreign imports have now to countries, but inasmuch as quite a any year of the eight quoted, Wherever motor fire engines are adopted Tarsan raises the spirits and excites sanguine anticipation, even.
their advantages over horse drawn machines Opposite Central Market. compete. A great rise in the prics of number of European nations were hot with the single exception of 1907, when are quickly recoguised, and repeat orders as a flagon of wine exhilarated the monks of old.
follow as a matter of course. The Bombay cotton was further flung into the sale,separately dealt with in the returns the figure of combined imports and ex- Fire Brigade biss three motor machines in 9.15 to 11.50 as aainst the principal branch of the prior to 1902 it will be convenient to ports was Tla. 252,808,450, against Tie. use, which were built by Messrs Merry- weather and Sons, af London, two import traje, though ita efect was in a contine ourselves to the past five yearu.247,300,618 for the latest year in re- being petrol driven and one atasz driven. Saparintendent Nicholls, the chlof large measuro defend by the system The imports from the whole "Continentepect of which details are supplied. The officer of the fire brigade, statos that of contracting ahead with the home of Europe, excepting Russia, for the year some may be written of both phases of they can be readily driven by the native SOLE
staff. Evidence of the misfaction given manufacturer. Stocks of piece goods 1300, totalled Tie 31,051,798, this figure the returns when tako separately. The by these engines may be deduced were low at the end of the year, and comparing with Th 28,244,436 for 1908, imports from Hongkong, represented by from the fact that an order has been placed with the same firm for two, ad Ths. 150,471,223 exceed in value those ditional machines, one being a motor, toam further reduction in the number of com- The 34,001,412 for 1907, Tls 30,008,358 of any other year sare 1907, as also do re engine of 100 gallons per minute peling bosaca lind improved the position for 1906, and 17 31, 695,074 for 1905, the exports to Hongkong, which are put potul motor turnable fim escape to rosch enpacity, as already in use, and the other a
in Shanghai. It must be a very ex-The exports to Europe during these down at Tis: 96,919,389.
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