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A smart cartoon appeared in the Sua last Home papers recoril the death of Horbort month, John Tull, brandishing his hunting | Campbell, the famous comalia. « He was sixty- crop at the Rod Ben Pirate," is saying: "You'vo two years old. As ia short loss was had one Malacen, now how'd you like a taste of ¦ supposed to be dine to'ou accident, un another one
inquest was demanded.
A cricket mutch was played last month at
"both by land and water are more burdensome"} and injurious than in the case of our com petitors; bat, again, "it is not transport charges alone" which constitute the danger. Of course it isn't, any more thas tariff re- form is the only remedy for the ills we have,
This is how the Times of Ceylon explains its cessation from a controversy with the Ceylon Aualogies never prove anything, but a
Obaerest:
The matter was allowed to drop, good analogy will help us to understand because it is only in early life that roumers ran proofs. Imagine a tradesman, paging at all successfully be inculcatel. higher rest for his shop than his (compet- tor does, paying bigger wages for poorer Beckenlam between the Hongkong and Shang service, paying denver for his gola;, but by bai Bank and the Chartered Bank. The game his careful attention to business and the was won by the former with a score of 99, the excellence of his stock managing to keep out | total of the Charlored Bank's team being 55, of the bankruptcy court, --and you have an image of British trade. Along comes friend with a mania for giving advice. He says to the tradesmann How's it your Lalance of profit is not larger? High rent? That alone can't account for your position. High wages? Pooh You could get over that item, all right. It can't be that alone. Cost price and curriage too high? Yes, that is serious, but that alane can't be keep ing you back. What you went is a differenta ponny a day are obtainable ? policy. Charge your tailor, and your but-
A now line of telegraph "connecting St. Petersburg directly with tho station at Man- churaya. which is at the northern end of the Manchurian Railway, has been installed in the quee of 88 days. The length of this new fue
in 4.395 miless.
Mr. Chamberlain in a recent speech in the House of Commons referred to the Chinese about a penny a day in their own country. We emigrants to South Africa's men who earned
wonder where culies willing to work for abant
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The Courrier Saigonnais states that the French Government has santioned the construc ti of a large floating dock for Saigos. A schame is also on foot for fli creation of a good harbour and dock at Haiphong.
The Piusilent of the Chamber of Mines ME
TELEGRAMS.
{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
A PLAGUE OF STRIKES.
LONDON, 28th August.
A strike among sailors at Marseilles has paralysed the entire shipping trade of the port.
Jolmunesburg last month at a meeting of the
The strike in the building trade at New Chotabor declared that the importation of every York is extending, and the strike among 1,600 Chinese coolies involved a capital expendi- the packers at Chicago continnes.
At Pennsylvania a strike has begun among the steelworkers.
ture of £25,000.
General Van Hontsze les been appoint»il Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The Queen recently complimented the General and the Indian Army upon their services in the pacification of Acheen.
of the United States is still unsettled. Thirly- The labour trouble in the meat packing trades
ffre trades anions aro now assisting the meat x
Altogether, 100,000 men are
The deepest sounding ever made, by my vessel | strikers, was made by the United Sutes ship Nero, while strike iu eight sitios. Rioting between thos on the Honolulu-Manila cubio survey. When mont packors on strike and non-unionists at 31,614 fest-only 66 feet los than six miles. near Grom the Nero get 5,200 fathoms, or Chicago is of frequent occurrvare, Firearms
are freely uso.
The war fover has penetrated to Scattle. It
By kind permission of the Commander of“ *
Another alarm is provided for Hongkone is stated that when a month or two ago a rail. Polier, the String Band will play this programme
and the changes are rung by means of diagrams more or less graphic. Thus is established the fact that at the end of the seventies, the United Kingdom was produc- ing forty-five per cent. of the world's output; A. S. WATSON & CO., and the production of pig iron has just kept pace with the increase of population," while in Germany and the United States it has been contiamous and much more rapid than the increase of population. Fout being the biggest producer, we have des- conded to third place. This looks very bad and there is small constation to be derived 'by contradicting another conclusion, that “the pig iron industry of the United King doin is almost stationary," It is not, of course. The table shows, if calculated in a less pessimistic spirit, that in a quarter of a century ons production of pig irun has been inervused about thirty-four per cent. The, fhet that it was a trifle greater four years ago is capable of an explanation other than Mr. CHAMBERLAIN would be inclined to offer. The increase has been coalimous since the falling-off in 1001 Granting, however, all these statistics, which are even more depressing in the case of steel, we cher, and your baker a commission or disfolk by the report of an accident at Colombo. have yet to consider how far they justify count on all you buy from them, and then The Chief Clerk of the Railway Department the general conclusions based upon them. things will improve." There, it appears to there had his shoulder dislocated the wheel of Our tous of dissatisfaction with this reports, is a faithful echo of the tone of this the riosha in which he was riding got intó u must not be interpreted as hostility to the
report of the Tariff Commission. Foreign tramway groove and upset him. CUAMBERLAIN policy. The nature of the countries are securing a growing proportion argument, we are about to advance precludes of our colonial trade? Preferential tariffs us from denouncing the belief that inspired would undoubtedly scotch the trouble, but the inquiry. What we do say is that these would over make an und of it, so long as disciples of the ex-Colonial Secretary those other qul older factors are permitted have weakened his case in the eyes of im to be looked upon as less imporinut ques- partial thinkers, by bilking certain aspects and falsely emphasising others. After show- ing in the figures quoted that in one detal at least u British industry has progressed
procced in a caption to speak of its relative decline." That might have passed, but in the comments under the caption, they abruptly drop the word "relative," and speak of the decline of the British Iron and Steel Industry." That is not a proper way to present evidence; it would not have | been adopted, we Baney, in the report of a Royal Commission. Throughout we find the A. S. WATSON & CO. argumentam ad ignorantion methods of the ex-parte Counsel addressing the jury, rather than those of judges reviewing the evidence;
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
IS ATTAINED ONLY BY
tions. There is "want of skill and enter-
prise" on the part of our British workmen, so long as they are allowed to follow the old rules of thumb that answered for limited
way station was newly edublished at a town of music at the Macao Hotel, on Saturday even- thirty miles distant from Skittle, it was the Togo Station in honor of the Japanese,
meing next
Match
Overture Wait..... Waltz.......
Polka...
"Old Glory". "Taccredi "Summer Evening" The Singapore Legislative Council nccepted Selection "Faust" the tender of the British Lalio Steum Navigation Selection... "The Lost Churl"
"Forest Song" Admiral Alexafeff, the Russian Viceroy in the
Co. to carry the mails on the alternate week Mazurka... "Banone" Far East, has appointed the Grand Thike Boris, via India for the sum of 815.000. This includes the Tear's cousin, to be special service officer to | the mails to and from Singapore as well ås- regarded as disposing of the stories current in General Kuropatkin. This appointment is Penang. the Continental newspapers of the Grand Duke's eccentric behaviour and insubordination.
The author of the Unspeakable Scot and Lovely Woman," who lost an aetion for libel which he læoughtagainst the St. Ja mer" Gazelle (on a criticism of the hitter book), has since
Carl Weber J. Rossini Wahltenfol
Guend
Carl Weber A. S. Sullivan .............. Hofeld Carl Weber
...."Keepsake"
The Intest addition to the largo flost of the It is stated in a Londis contemporary that the Lhasa, which is the Bret of four turbins British Indis Steam Navigation Company is the underwriters of the reently-issued Slang steamers being built for the Company's Colonia! hui-Naoking Railway La bad to take up about (3 per cent. of the amount ex gura Messrs. Diany & Brothers of Dumbarton, is tuatlu. The Lhasa, which has been built by teed. This result is, of cours, remarks the 75t. in length: 44ft wide, and 25ft. deep. Express, dno to the nervous feeling induced by She is of the poop, bridge aud forecastle typis, the war. The scrip was quoted on the 21st ult
having accommodation for first-class passengers ed that the discount frould disappear in a few duys.
GREAT AGE, BEING THOROUGHLY (although not to their satisfaction), they outputs. They must be given facilities for appealed. Three judges of the Court of Appeal 24 to 2 discount, but it was confidently expect in bridge, for second-class in the poop, and for
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and we cannot think that sich methods will inspire confidence in the numerous electors who have awaited this report with oper minds. It is admitted, for instance, that the supply of raw material is a factor; but 11e admission is immediately belittled by the assertion that "in respect of distance tover which ore must be couroyed) the
proper technical instruction, there must. b.
and dismissed the appeal, with costs.
practically decided that it served him right,"
A native firm of two brothers in Bonday,
customers. wrote as follows: Gentleme
the crow
the forecastle, As the ship is built on fine lines, being intended to maintain a high announcing the death of their father to their that hostilities were still in progress betweou cargo capacity. The turbines are being supplied In proroguing Parliament the King regretted rate of speed, there is only a limited amount of
Russia and Japan, and said Questions involving by the Parsons Maine Steam Tarbine Company. the treatment of neutral cormeres have arisen, The issues involved, which are of the gravestoillears, the Band of the 33rd Burma Infantry By kind permission of Lt.-Col, Iremonger and mement to the trade of the Empire, will I trust
will play the following programme of music be unicably settled. My Government will
at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner,
fewer strikes and fewer “play-shiits.' Our manufacturers must emulate the enterprise of their competitors in installing modern, up-to-date tools, justeal of making do "
We have the pleasure to inform you that our the old machineries they began with, and respected father departed this life on the ith that ought, as a rule, to find their way back instant. His business will be conducted by to the blust by way of the scrap hey. So, his beloved sons, whose names are given below. and so only, will they be enabled to disturb The opima market is quiet nad Mal 1,300 | energetically support my subjects in the to-night (wen' her permitting):- the security in their home markets of the pes jer, chest. O death, where is thy sting exercise of rights roogabed by international March...."The Washington Post......
dumping
vious reply to
cetupetitors, for the first ob- dumpers" is to be able to "dump" back. As it is, our aw firms have too often been afraid to accept orders, knowing that (apart altogether from ques tions of national policy) they were indeed at various disadvantages with competitors. To sum up our position, we may take an- other analogy, tais time from boly writ. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN's proposals may consti-
O grave, where is thy victory-We remain, etc."
The Parnos Charity Funds of Hongkong last two trustees by the deaths of Mr. M. N. Melita and Mr. D. Nowrojee. Mr. N. K.. Antia (of Messrs. Tata & Co.) and Mr. H. N. Cooper. merchant, have hou appointed to the vacancies Mr. F. H. Arjati, scrotary of the Funds, is
going home to India at Navsaree" next month, and his place will be taken by Mr. B.
L. Batliwalla (ner nuager, N. Mody & Co.). Mr. Paliwalla is expected to arrive on the
steamer A. Apcar,
Jaw as belonging to nentral. "
At the monthly meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gogel in Foreign Parts, the secretary said that in North China Bishop Scott was about to resect the buildings
destroyed by the Boxers in Peking. The com mittee had given him ente. blanche to erect them wherever he desired; and it must be remembered that the Bishop and the society would claim no compensation for the destruc-
tion of their property fromthe Chinese Govern- ment.
Souza
Murat
Dargis
Idyll........Hinwatha" Selection ..."Meria England"...... Germ Song Liebeslied”,
Karoly Klay Solection. Reminiscences of Scotland" Godfrey Waltz.........Blene". Lancera...... The Toreader" Williaus "God Save the King” MENU-Hors d'Euvres-Sliced Cneumbers, Tomatoes and Hestroots, hed Fish on Toast. Soup -Almud and Chicken. Fish-Boiled Fish and Crab Saues. Entrees-Grilled Fillet of Beef and Mash Potateca, Suipe.
jpu en Arpie, Chamjagua, k Salad-Potators. Vegetables-Boiled Pot itses, Pam Joints-Boast Saddle of Hutton, Based Goose and Apple Sarice, Cold Beef. Curry--Okras. No anonymously signed communications that have
Fried Potato Care, Masked Tammips, Fried United Kingdom is under no disadvantage already appeared in other
ther papers will be inserted. Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be tus compared with her most serious com final advice to the rich young man who tuto "the larger question," like Cumisr's
Tomatoes, Sweets-Chocolate Padding. Goose- The Royal Commission sppointed to inquire berry Pi, Bore les Creain, Finger Lake. Dessert sent before 11 a.st, on day of publication. After that
The number of Chinese in Hawaii is given into the question of the alleged physical-Fruits in Season Tea nod off e. har the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.petitors." Geographically speaking, the Telegraphic Address: Press, Codes: A.B.C.5th BR.
Ameriegn furnaces may be as far removed Wantel to be saved. We do not dispute officially as 25,762, The Japanese in the island deterioration of the British race has sent in its
number 61.116. The late Governor of the report. The Commissions state that they THE NEWLY DISCOVERED ROCK P.O. Boz, 33. Felophone No 12
territory recorum.ded that a limited number found no evidence of any widespread a pro-
AT DONDRA, of Chinese sharers should be nimitted to gressive deterioration of the English people. only in agricultural, ill. and domestic work during their str, and subject to deportation at their own expose upon their ceasing to do so. The introduction of unch labourers would if authorised, says the British Consul, be a great boon to the planters.
Lizter'
The Daily Press.
it. But first, all those other things have to from the sources of ore and colé supply as are our own; but is that all to be said on
be attended to, for, unlike the rich young
the subject? How do the English freight man, we cannot as a natiou say that all the territory coalitionally on their angaging They found, however, comilerable classes who
charges compare with American English HONGKONG OFFICE; 14. DESYS ROAD Con, which is the best known, is almost LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
worked out, What there is of it is rendered almost prohibitive by the royalties to be
HONGKONG, 20TH AUGUST, 1904.
THE CHAMBERLAIN "Commission" has already published the results of its inquiry into the Iron and Steel industry; and we have been favoured with an advance copy
the
these things have we observed. It is those factors which stand on a par with the wash ing thrice in Jordan recommended on an other occasion by EAH. Mr. ÜHAMBER. LAIN, like NAAMAN the leper, would rather begin with a more imposing remedy; and like him, his disciples seem inclined to argue that Jordan cannot pretent to Abana and Pharar-for which, read in importance with the Damascus rivers
ferential tariffs and retaliation,
One Chiness dent le aracneed, yesterday.
from plague
Princess Christian paid a visit to Aldershot rank last month to open the new wing of the Chure
of England Soldiers' Institute, one of the finest pre-reached Government House from Windsor by buildings of its kind in existence. The Princess
motor car, and, after lunching with Sr John and Lady French, proceeded to the institute. There she was wceived by General Moncrieff and the committee, a guard of honour furnished by the 2nd Durham Light Infantry being
Wan
Mrs. Pym, wife of the Bishop of Bombay,
died of cholera at Peonu.
mounted.
pid, and the enormous freight charged over the short distances it, must travel Spanish cre, upon which we chiefly deponit, has to be carried to the ship, shipped, anshipped, and again loaded to the smelting of the report. The committee of inquirers works. American ore, once in the waggon, admit that until they have investigated all is carried a much longer distance at a cheaper the trades they cannot make any final re-rate, and discharged at the furnace door. commendations; bat on the strength of The "evidence" of "some witnesses" (wo what they have been told by expert witnesses are left to sift them out for ourselves; no already examined, they have arrived at cer- citations being made in section V) took the tain conclusions which are incorporated in shape of mere opinion, thus: Supposing the present bulky book. These are published a preferential system established, ・・・
According to its balance-sheet, recully The Times of Ceylon says the Governor, Sir Bank last year vero 4,292,052 roubles. The
published, the gross profits of the Russo-Chines to-day in another column. Notwithstand United Kingdom would havo an advantage H. A. Blake, is a good waŝizer. ing the in posing list of witnesses cited, and over other countries." Surely not over the
Bum of 1,800,000 roubles was added to the the formidable catalogue of official returns most senon competitor, America, who is,
The Vigilance Committee" at Johannesburg special reserve fuel, and 213,601 roubles were mentioned 38 having been consulted, we after all, her own best market, so that, in lynched a negro last month for assaulting a passed to the reserve capital, thut is, to the fancy the suggestion will be made that wit times of over-production, it is understand. nesses have been called only for the pro-able that Pittsburg could ease itself of secution" of particular propaganda. Cer- surplus by "dumping." All the witnesses tain names finiliar in the iron and steel attached great importance to technical world do not appear in the list. now pre-education as a factor. The report, in view sented, o fact that may menn little or much, of Germany's superiority to us according as we sympathise with the airs of the promoters of these investigations, or otherwise. The first important table has to do with the average annual production
in this
white woman."
A Bill has been passed by the Dutch Legisla ture to establish a Department of Agriculture in Netherlands India.
Mr. T. J. Campbell, who suceuads Mr. J. L.. Pigot as Conservator of Forests in Ceylon, arrived on the 8th instaut by the Sunatra from
respect, dares not ignore it, but says Calcutta.
it cannot be maintained that education alone, divorced from the larger question of policy, would have sufficed to maintain the of pig iron in various countries, and we may lend of Great Britain." There's the rub.
not deny that such figures ne evidence of The whole tenour of this report is to make the relative prosperity of the industry in tariff alteration the "larger question"; and, the several countries dealt with. We must, with insuficient proof, to establish it as the however, repudiate the suggestion that they first, imperative remely. Local rates have are, by themselves, satisfactory tests
gone up, but the increase is inadequate, it
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The Paris Terp reports new and important of Madagascar. The reefs are said tebe similar gold discoveries near Antananarive, the capital
to those of the Transvaal.
Mr. Rufus Isaaca, K.C., Liberal candidate
a physically degenerate. They declare that
ENORMOUS CORAL GROWTH. these are chiefly inhabitants of slums, and that
There is no doubt that the discovery of the their condition is owing to overcrowding, rock near Londra Hend, on which the German drunkenness, vice, improper feeding, cigaretta-steamer Prinz Hainrich nearly rame to grief. smoking by children, and excessive fea drinking, short time ago, was most fortunate, for, lying as it loss, right in the track of steamers, it might The Brunswick Lundemilung hears from a unquestionably have proved a constant source ní mest trustworthy source that the German Crown danger. It was found by Captain Legge, the Prince will start on a vouge round the world Master-Attendant, in record time. This was
Charlotte, which is at present undergoing re-it as carefully as possible on their chart. from is to be nude on board the training-ship its position and the German officers had marked - at the gimming of the autumn. The voyage chiefly due to the fact that the fishermen knew.
paies in the shipbuilding yard at Kiel. The which it was copied on to Captain Legge's chart. Crown Prince, it is stated, will have the same Some years ago a ship strack on an unknown emite of cabins as was used by the Into Dals and uncharted rock in the Red Sea, and it was Pan Frolerick of Mecklenburg. His Royal two years before the rock was found and chart. Highness will not do duty as a naval officered as the Avocet, ufter the vessel which struck * during the voyase, but will devote his time to upon it. So it will be seen waitre very fortunatein studying and gathering information.
locating this dangerous rack so readily. In fact soms eertain now that the Prince of Captain Legge expected that he might bo Wales is to take to racing. The Prince, it is has sent his report in to Government, and no engaged in the work for several months. He aid, Las decided not to run anything except doubt it will be published, for it should prove that which he breeds himsdf-a most commend.
It
able resolution for our future King to udoptery interesting reading. The rock is a pinnacle Chinese Government. The directors received | A start is to be made with the progeny of three about 150 feet long and 150 fest broad. Of iu bonuses 102,881 roubles, and the clerical staff mazes which are now at Lord Marcus Bereford/coral growth, it has probably taken some sixty
34,294 roubles. After these various allocations and disbursements a dividend of 8 per cent. was paid in the capital of 15 millions of roubles.
At the Police Court yesterday, the case cane up on remand of the two Portuguese boys who were charged on omand with travelling, third class in a tramway car compartment reserved, for Chinese. Mr. Looker, who appoured for the one of obstructing an officer of the Company Company, asked that the charge he altered to
at Newmarket; one has a illy foal at foot, and the rate of an inch per month, it ireid.—Times years to rise to ten fathome, for coral grows at all three are covered by Persimmon. Then
of Ceylan, again, it is stated that His Majesty las pre- sented his son with two yearlings. one by Persimmon, the other by Florizel II. so that, NEW STEAMSHIP LINE FOR THE
as a matter of fact, the colcars of the Prince of Wales may be seen on the back of a two- your-old next season.
FAR EAST.
The Prince Line of stomers is to join the Howard Houlder, Bawat and Co. ne in their further phenomous! cricket. Amongst the high past eighteen months, been running a line of The latest Home papers contain reports of trade to the Far East. The firm bas, for the
in the performance of his duty, and
scorors may he mentioned Mr. Perrin, of the ships from New York to Singapore. Manlla and also in the case of the first defen-
Essex team, who made 343 sst out, and Jessop, similar ports in the Far East, and the arrange- Next month, early, says the Indian Daily dant, of having travelled on the footboard,
who made a score of 206. But nothing is more ments now concluded with the Prince Line will, Neus, a score of captains of the Royal Army In reply to the Magistrato, Mr. Lookor ad-gratifying or remarkable than the 166 of without doubt, ie tur to strungthen their Major on completion of twelve yours' service. Medical Corps will be promoted to the rank of mitted that the Company's by-laws were not W.G.," on his 5th birthday, Lancashire's per-position. The fine new steaners which the Prince
posted up in the cace, but he argued that that formances this season recall some of the records Line has lately added to its fleet must prove did not affect their validity. The boys stated that of Yorkshire in the past few years, and no valuable addition to the tonnage in the trade, thereof. Taking the three principal cum says, to account for the shocking state ofas been elected for Reading, haring polled they got on the third class portion of the car tries, we learn that in 1903 Great Britain affairs. Labour costs, higher wages and 4,770 votes against Mr. C. E. Keyser, Con. and offered the conductor third-class fare. This he higher praise is necessary. The team has gone.The service will now maintain a noutbly from victory to victory, and with the exception schedule of sailings with more frequent depar. produced 8,810 thousand tons of pig. Ger- shorter hours, are another serious factor, but, sorvative, whe polled 4,540, and replacing Mr. refused, and though they offered to get they of the Surrey match at the Oral, they have tures should the necessities of business deanandl many 0,860 thousand, and the United States
G. W. Palmer, the Liberal member resigned.
were not allowed to do so until they were given never looked in danger of defeat, even though it, as, with the inclusion of the Prines Line eighteen million tons. The relative figures
In charge at the police station. Mr. Gompertz
they followed 题 against Warwickshire all arrangements are perfected for supplying Two numbers of the monthly boletim da said the boys had no right to stand up in the in 1876-80 were 6,660,000, 2,140,000, and for (again the sweeping language) the Sociedade de Geographia de Lisbon have reached car when they saw it was full. Ho found the Hayward, the Surrey batman, has scored any demand. The ships will all be loaded 2,200,000. Comparisons of respective in-demoralisation of the market." The factor us, ia, which historical, critical, and geogra- first charge proven and ordered the boys to be erenses, percentages, &, are worked out we have mentioned is noticed, and our con-phical articles appear, some contimed from bond over in their own recoguisances for exhaustively in the next four or five pages, Lention admitted; that "freight charges previous numbers, and others commencing. each.
we are told, the difference of labour cost is not a new factor" and does not account
nine centuries in county cricket during the pre-jointly by Messrs. Howard Honder, Howek - sent season. For the last 11 matches his and Co., Ld, and the John C. Seager Co.- aggregate score is 1,669.
Straits Tienes.