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DEATHS.
Fan-On December 7, at Da Avaru Do Bail, Shanghai, Part ALEXANDER, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Fano, aged three KRRITZIONE.Or December 6, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Joux E. M F.. KREUTZIGER aged 53 years.
MEMO. FOR MONDAY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
- NEWS OF THE DAY. -
LOCAL, AND: GENERAL,
1,005,000 pouds. [16,000 tons) Síð 1002 to 1,887,000 pouils [20,800 tons] in 1919, iron, and manganese are (from 240,000,000 pouds [3,810,000 toria] in 1909 to 423,000,000 ponds
* The register of chemists and drug [640,000 tons] in 1911, cotton parna giets is gunstbed to-day 10
The Germin Mail of the 13th Nov.
VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAT, OF INDO-CHINA
OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS,
·
The oficial" uzrangements In-counen
SATERDAY, DECIMLER 18, 1913.
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD A BANK
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Pas delivered in London on the 19th Deg, tinas with the visit of H.E. the Governor quan lost them. He stepped pay
· trom 16,000,000 pouds [256,000, tons)** in 1902 to 21,000,000 pouds (336,000 || tons] in 1911, beet sugar from 61,000,000 pouds (1,024,000 tons] in
The silk shipped from Hongkong by 1902 to 114,000,000 pousa (1,824,00) | R. M.S. Mentengls reashed New York tons] in 1011, and so on. Agricul. † D.o-m'er 12th: ture during this period has been in a' flourishing condition, thanks to several good harvests, and this circumstance tel to a great extension of trade, both foreign and home, and consequently to increased traffic on the railways The railways were compelled to ex: tend their transport capacity to the utmost limits, and by this means were able for the time being to meet the demands of the market.
Mr. G. A. Caldwell, secrotary of the Hongkong and Whampa Dock Co. rè turned-from-t the south yesterday by the German mail.
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address the meeting of the Hongkong The R v. J. K. Maconnchis will Christian Enion, at St. Paul's College on, Monday dere at 5.30 pm!
Invitation aro out for the annual bal! of the Taikoo Club pa. Friday, Jar mang 2nd. The Kowloon Dock invitation ball Arken place as usual ca
many night.
rig Administration's mines, der the
Tiwe tell otpus of
sho Kaila
neck ending November 20 amounted to 9811.43 tow and the sales during the period to 37,50,5 tons.
B
General of Indo-China, M. Albert Sai raut, to Hongkong, uru an tokowymi
The Ashiy Montcalm" is expected to arrive at Hongkong on Sunday, 14th December (H.E. Roer Admiral Calloch de Korills).
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SPONTING.
BAKEBALL.
White Sox and Giante
NOHARx To Monzo.
The Hongkong public will be given tomorrow a unique opportunity of wil
tessing Àmpricna baseball at its best.
Mr. D. W. Craddocks, agent of the Canadian Face Railway, calved In- formation by wireles this mering that
LOST CHEQUE^PRESENTED.
Some time ago Chan Kg Ming, the Hongkang Ogun Firme, zunday out a | couple of cheques upon his accoună, Luất
mant ab the bank,, and nothing more tropapired il resterday, when cne of the missing, oboqum, for $14,000, vene presented for payment by a Chinese at the Chartered. Bank.
the White Sox and Ginate, who aco one The man apparently reckoned in the world tour would like to givù an e- amount being paid over without som-hibition game on their arrival by the ment, but is usual in such as the Frapress of Japan, and the secretary of elerk left the counter to make inquirkethe. Hongkong Football Club han courto- This apparently alarmed the man for qusly placed the club ground, sh their
Seared a disposal.
The match should arouse a great deal
On Monday, 15th December, the fol- foring programme will be carried out
Tmin am-Saluto of #1 guna Montcalm. Salute of 31 gum from he promptly cleared off,
made, der him, and the polico wem in- will land at Blake Fier and be received made... Battery, Kowloon.
9.43 m.-H.E. M. Albert Serut formed, bus so for ski arest had been deal of interests the White Sox and
with a Guard of Honour of 100 2nd Battalion D.C.L.I., with Regimental- Colour and Band and salute of 17 guns. Hy will preecd to Governmen House.
1.-H.K. Rear Admiral Culloch
de erillis wil land ad Eliko Piry and be recived with a Guard of Honour of 50 2nd Batt. D.C.LI, with Regimental Colour and Band and saluto of 13 gure Ha will proceed to Government House. 10.10.-E. M. Sarmnus will pi cord to the French Consulate.
10.45 .m.-H. the Officer Adminis sering to Government will return H.E Sarrant's call at the French Cou sulate.
11.-E Vice Admiral Jerram, C.R., ELE. Major-General F. E. Kelly, C.B., and Commodoro R. E. Anstruther, GMG, west on H.E. M. Sarraus at the French Consulate. tering the Government will run H..
ar Admirals erillis call on
11.00 am.-H.E. the Officer Adminis
The leading authorities on railway building maintain that the present industrial and agricultural growth of Commissary of Dedinanes and Honor Russia requires the building of at þary Major A. J. Brown, Army Ordonnca least 5,000 versts (3,300 miles) of new Department, who was invalided bone from Engkong some months ago has e tirea on railways within the European pro-
ρημένα. vinces per annum, and that if the building of now railways is not pro- ceeded with more expeditiously the growth of the country will be stunted and an economic crisis brought about. Among other causes, the delay "in new milway building is generally attributed to the necessity of pret Ham to expect
Sir Oliver Luige warns our friend
[L Severo winter. liminary study and and approval of There is unanimity of the portents, he 3 p.m.-Auction at P.W.D. of Crown all proposed lines by the Department claims, in support of his belief that they uro in for hard weather ero the spring. of Railways The small proportione comes. He bases, his forsenst on of private application granted to build the suscossion of mild winters in new lines is calculated to discourage years, unl the warmth of last autum private initiative, although there and summer. Sir Oliver's reading of is no hack of scope for profitable the signs suggests that the weather will
Tuesday.-F.E.. Vice Admiral Ferran, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furnituro & no railway building.
Without pen-
C.B., gives a dance on H.M.S. "Mino- Mesars Hughes and Hough's Sales.
true," Rooms.
tioning Siberia, it may be stated
Wednesday.-H.E. M. Albert Sarraut that within European Russia with haprovised straw sandals on his feet and Rear Admiral da Kerilis will be pro- 2.10 p.m.-Auction of Antique China i there are enormous regions that are poured before Mr. Wood at the Magia
a Europegia named Jough Gallagher spent at a dance given by H.E. the Officer and Curios at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's utterly devoid of means of commu-tracy this morning on a charge of un-
Administering the Government at Gov nication. In this category my be lawfully absenting himself from the house crent House.
Thursday,.-A dinner party will be included practically the whole of at detention since September, Gallagher - Hoon Genwick & Co., Lt, Northern Russia. Up to the presentert a letter to the jail superintendent given at the French Consulate.
Land as Aberdeen.
General Memoranda.
TrEDAY, December 18-
WEDNESDAY & THUzsopy, Dec. 17 & 18:---
Sales Rooms.
TCEDAY, January 6
General Meeting.
HE HAD HE
HoNxNG, SATURDAY, Deg. 13, 1713.
RAILWAY "DEVELOPMENT.
recent
be divar as well a cold.
Clad in disreputable garments and
and in answer to Mr. Wood's inquiry informing him that he had secured work,
this morning he stated that he had been showing visitors round the town! He was, sent to prison for fourtech days.
Siven the demolition of theelock.
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ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
The Hoo, Tressurar of the Ales Memo. Afiliated Hospitals begs-to ris and acknowledge with thanks the fallowing donation to the fonds of the Hospitals-m
Boa. Mr. H. E. Pellook
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$20
THIRD YEAR OF CHINÉSE
REPUBLIC
Estimate of Expenditare.
Ginate, who are on a world's bour, com-"' prise the pick of America's playas. Fra Hongkong they go to Manila, and afterwards to Australia...
The match, to which all will be sửa mistel free, is timed for 1.30 p.
JAPANESE FINANCE.
Statement by the Financial Commissioner,
Mr. Kengo Mori, Japanese Finansia! Commissioner. in Europe, who recently returned to London after several months'
stimate of the national expenditures for with Reuter's representative the present The Ministry of Finance has onde an leave of absence in Japan, in discaining the third fiscal year of the Republic whichitate of Japaness Bustice, Mr. Mer was based upon the reports from the various
"Min Su Pao" } mid :—
Ministries, says the The sum of all the items amounts to the
$925,000,000. The expenditures are dis- tributed under four hands, »s follows:
*** Montcalm.**
From 11.30 to 12.30- de' Sarrunt will return calls.
1.30 p.m.-H.E. M. Samrat in H.F. Rear Admiral de Kerillis will go to lux cheon at Government Bouke
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NOVEMBER ́WEATHER.
•
The prosent financial strength of Japan is due to two factors; Art, a surplus of £9,400,000 in the accounts for the year 1012-13, and second, the economies brought about by the administrative reform of the present Cabinet in the actual operation of the Budget for this year. Of the sur- ..8410,000,000 † plus above mentioned a sum of £3,400,000 The above some are recurrent every year. has been already set aside for supple. mentary items of the Budget for the pre- sent year, thus lessing a balance of
ORDINARY EXPENDITURIA.
Administrative · expenses Loen repayments
various Ministries. ...................... ..8-400,000,000 10,000,000
EXTRAORDINARY, EXPENDITURES,
15,000,000 ......& 80,000,000 30,0 10,000
Casament of troops Construction work... Reorganization of Salt Gabelle Arrears of indemnity, and
80,000,000
Total......... .....8185,000,000
The above sumg are extraordinary and are non-rocurrant.
ZZAKETE FUND. Fund for reforming the Cur
rency and the Banking Byetam.... Increase of Capital for Bank
of China
.....$200,000,000
30,000,000
L
time this territory, exceeding in size the whole of the German Empire, has only one railway-a narrow gauge line from Archangel to Vologda-and in consequence the wealth of timber and minerals in this region is still over the need for a public timepiece today's Gazette" shows that during The metereological report published in virtually untouched. The Committee in the centre of the city has been keenly the month of November the mean mari- of New Railways has recently con- felt. This want Ine now been supplied mum temperature wom (74.0 dégrées; the silered three proposals to remedy by the enterprising Tramway Company med 70.0, and the mean minimum 66.0. It is not necessary to get together the this deficiency. The most important the luminated direction sign and cloak 2.0. The sunshine recorded was 171.3 year
who completed yesterday the fitting of On two days the thermometer fell to entire sum represented above within one
one provides for the construction of a witch has been for some time in course hours; and only 0.740 inch of raiz feil. Ural-White Sea line from Nadezhof erection on the trim track opposite dinsk northward along the easternada's and the Post Office
The saw timeplove," which is regulated
COXTHET.
Total..
*
INDUSTRIAL VOND.
Fund for development of vari
ous industries
$230,000,000
£6,000,000 available for the francial year 1914.13. The existence of this sarplus is to be attributed to the purely natural in- crease in revenue brought about by the
neral prosperity of the country.
REDUCTION OF MIX MILLIONS IN **
EXPENDITURE.
U
P
The administrative reforms have already *ffected a reduction of £6,600,000 in ex.. penditure, the greater portion of which will be of a permanent nature, In this case we have an actual saving of £3,900,000. available for this year. The result of all this saving is that at the sad of the year the Goramment will have a free balance of £7,500,000 available for next year's budget. Bey nd this, however, our administrative reform scheme will effect
a waving £4,500,000 for 1914-10,
TO-BAY, when more than ever is slopes of the Ural, the main line then from cur Royal Observatory electrically, SHIPPING LINES AND PASSENGER / Foreign loans will bo eputricted for the Tu- the 31 nixter of Finance will have a
Being heard of new railway projects | crossing the mountain chain, while a
man by plainly seen from, three or four diretion and will prove a great con- where. The direction sign gives use ful information concerning the tram reutes for the guidance of stesagers, a
| throughout China, those interested | branch line is laid eastward to the will find un excellent lesson close at Ob, connecting the whole of the river hand in what is taking place in the systems of Eastern Siberia, including development of milways throughout Lake Baikal, with the White Sen. mofern Russin Dealing with the The Umi-White Sea line would A verdict of $7,000 damages against matter of important projected lines reduce freights to and from Siberia; by the United States Supreme Court. I's thirteen-year-old boy has been returned there "The Times" says that railway it would stimulate the opening of the building in Russia proceeds at a pace Ukhta oilfields, and bring lite to the which is relatively slower than that enormously wealthy region of the
Northern Ural by affording means for
.FARES.
The Question of the Surtax.
STUPIDITY OF KISSING,
Women.
P
of 20 or 30 years ago, a circumstance the export of timber and minerals and was helping himself to jam in the pantry.& grievanco, of P. and 0. passengers, in be described an the “induenza tɛa,” were |
that adversely influences the develop: ment of the country," especially in view of the fact that the actual extent
Another projected railway is called the the import of coal and machinery. Karia Peichora line. It proceeds from
A
thero
TRADE STEADILY INCREASING,
to
of the Russian railway system is far gulsk northward to Troitsk. The the judgment can be collected until after stenznship companies) in erness of their Maintain It," giren last month at the of freights of the railways. The tonnage
... 100,000,OTO) and the estimated natural increase.la tho This is an item of the recurrent nature.
reserve for next year will be £1,200,000. development of industries.
The sum total of the abuse four items balance of £13,000,0£fat.biz.diepinat-when- Amount to $925,000,000.
framing his new Indgut. The details of this badges have not yet been settled, bat it is certain that the Bloking Tand, £1,000,000 of which goes A corrispondent, writing to the **Times voices sentiments which are
foreign bondholder, will be maintained" I may add that the seoned purchase of entertained throughout the East
Anglo-Indians will have read with ples A Woman Doctor's Warnings to Four and a Haif per Cent. bonds for thin The plaintiff was a servant employed insure that the differences between the F.
ear will be made next month. the family of the boy's father. She sued and D. Company and their officers have its been adjusted presumably by ocnomsion,
Turning to Japanese trade, the Finance his son, Walter, for $25,000 **
Extravag acies of dress, "that utterly Commimonier referred to the pessimistio ground that three years ago ho struck is whole or in part, of the officers' claims.
May I be allowed to call attention to stupid custom of kissing," and what may views expressed in varione quarters, and Jise when she reproved him because he
said There is no ground for
pessimism
lop from the boy blow. Her botimony showed that cancer de he hope that it also may be redressed. strongly condemned by Dr. Mary Scharlieb everything shows that trade and general prosperity are steadily increasing. The This is the tax of 10 per cont. levier by in the course of a lecture on Woman's rice crop has been good; it has been an boy will have no property from which the R. and O. (and by other Indian Physical Exergy-Her Hesith and How to excellent year for the silk industry, and a big increase in the fonnage Institute of Hygiene, London. behind the requirements of the En-third proposal contemplates the link Sun, the plaintiff will be compelled, to
he is of legpl age, says The New York nominal passenger roles.
of ships, too, in a period of sight wonth. Some your ago this tax was imposed
The largest number of colds, said Dr. has shown a greater increase than in any pire. In 1879 the total length of theng together of Kotimaand Archangel wait for some years unless the judgment on a temporary measure in consequence Scharlieb, were caught from king and previous twelve months. There is an milways was 20,731 versts (13,800 By this means rail transport to the is settled in his behal! before that time.
the abnormally high price of coal themen are the worst offenders Their anormous increase in the volume of foreign carelessness in this and other respects was trade. Though the excess of the import prevoding. Subsequently coal fell to its often romp nsible for the spread of infizenz, over the export for the year will not be miles), Bince "then" the growth of White Ses from Siberia would be 200
Lord Northcliffe's refarones to King normal price, but the tax continue to which many of them peralated in regarding much less than that of last year, it should the railway aystem may be givan in oiles shor'er than to the Baltic Charles's cry for his lost dog as being this day..
as a minor ailment Women sufferingte noted that by far the testess portion of. fen-year periods:-1880, 27,747 beru is also a fourth scheme, which among the earliest English newspaper
It may we questioned if the steamship from influonza would light-hesitally invite the imp at is raw material and machinery.
their friends to to ten with them verats (18,500 miles); 1000, 46,562 has for its object the connexion of advertisements seninds one of the tone companie hare s legal rigist is impose and cheer them up. If only influents growing, and the increase of this year up export to Chins has been steadily Obdorsk on the Ob with Medynsk on of those pioneer aanhooments. Here, soything in the nature of taxon had been endowed with nice red, to September is fry ZO
must call upon you again for a Black permanent imposition of the tax after would be less frequent and the disease lascial situation is 100 the uncertainties of the Kara Sen Dog, between a Greyhound and the reason of its existence has disappos body depended on three things integrity the
high- rate of interest. In general the health of the and low prices of securities prevailing dating COMM.OG..
Intfor
part of this. your Bat this is regularity of function, and ch afly wing to the Averaged 770 versta (514 miles) perenditions under which private enter on his breast and hin tay little bobbed. travellers to and from India,
· present state of the atibability of annum during the period ended 1889: prise can undertake to brild railways his Majesty's own doy, and doubt
pended on inheritance, and it was
it was pointed the great industrial activity, calling for out as a curions.fact that mare attention facrassed capital, during, he previous year, Was given to the reeding of
* pedigree4 the world's money market now seems to forsake his Master Whosoever finds him
solt or special varieties of dogs and cata have been at its worst I see no reason why task to the buman beings of the future. Japan should not expect better times with inay queint any at Wilteball, for the
Eindrances to the proservatimu of health | the new year. A grocer Southwick, Sunderland, furolabed a text from
which to Dog was better known at Court the recently made a curious discovery When the follies of women who through preach on those who stole him. Will they over eating through a ohueso his cutting wire ignorance or relevan
daliberately Whistler was once walking through not koop a dog? This Dog's pises in this was obliged to finish the halving process
leavo robbing his Majesty ? Must be encountered some hard substance, and he indules in practices
injurious
their constitutions." It in field, when suddenly he found that
common Paying that huge bull was malding straight towards (D.C.).
only place which nobody offers to buy. wife. In the centre of the cheroken to dabble in physis Bat the habit
"overy "woman is ab heart a doctor and
he Lound all tim bor containing muchoaked, led to dimatzous misulta, and sim. He ran as i had never run before. hen he ranched the other side of the
three pennies and requires that the drugs, such as trional, veronal, phenacetin Over 150 accepted the suritation sued finder would communicate with the Now were things which every woman who valued a writer in the National Harlow (China),
entrezzies, alcohol, and-mediated Firem fin, he saw a farmer, the car to by the Royal Engineen Quadrille Club to Zeeland choose manufacturer inforcing her health abould learn to avoid the cabiahaient of ano Feld, colly watching the proceedings. their whist drive and dance, held in the him as to whether the choowo was pur. Food, dress, and exersive were important. tem of This somewhat marked decline is dus Mr. Whistler was furious, and shaking R. E Theatre, Qupan's Road, last night, chased us New Zealand or Canadian mmsiderations from the point of view of this is to the fact that milway building the farmace, said. What do Sergi Axford and Corp. Cazon chocse. The tradesman has compiled health,
ike that roam at large? Do you know you eat, sir, by letting wavage bull and Grimes had the theatre tastefully with the request, telling the Now Zealand pastry cakes, and ginger beer ver con
to go
The
per cent.
versts (31,000 miles); and 1009; the Arctia Ocean, in order to avoid then, in Charles in search of a dog: "Wo their posaongers: but in any cans the rash, it was suggested, thesu- invitations he cue antisfactory feature of the fine.
62,422 versts (41,550 miles).
Thus the growth per decade route. It is to be hoped that the Spaniel, no white 'źbout him, only a streaked, is felt as a serious grievance by of structuronment. The Ga detoney market Altarer the world, and partly
loss was stolens for the dog was not born
it rose to 1,880 versts (1,254 miles] in Russia will, in view of the urgency brod in Eng and Deer
war
per annum for that ended 1809, and of the matter, be simplified and then sank to 1,506 verats [1,004|facilitated. miles) for tliat ended 1909. Thi decline was due to the and to internal troubler, affecting at least three whole years of this decade. During the three years ended 1913 the actual building of new railways hus not averaged more than 700. versus 400 miles per unium
how chiefly carried out by private closing years of the fast century there was much, building by the State, in
4 great Siberian trunk line.
while the economic deve ent of the country has
who I am, sie? I'm Whistlar red and an enjoyable evening
ou 2 plied the former. Ther
vibe, thứ good of talling me?
ter the bull
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MESSAGE- IN A CHEEBE.
dairymed that the phonse was sold to him.
Canodina prod
an interval
WWreford i Hidden
CAT DECIDES
LAWSUIT
to
CHINA'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.
Perb
file most prewing of all, saya
connection lunches of
damonedig. So, utoaji ware!!
rare tight dresses, timo
Hewlod aboo8 (* and flimsy, low-cut sys blouses for women who work the irctarer splet pointed out also the disadvantage of cheap and quick location, which, leppted women-toy themselves tenebls. thes deprive themselves of the oppor of the healthy necessary exercían o
indust