HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES, SOCIETY.
MR. COTTON ON "EA"
Mr. T, Cotton, inspector of markets, last evening, under the auspices of the Hongkong Odi Volumes Society, lactarod on Tea" at the City Hall. Dr. F. Clark, the principal civil medical offleur, was in the chair. Inspector Cotton was for many years on tea plantations in upper Intia, only leaving me acount of ill
health.
The speaker, in the course of his remarks, said that this Chinese account of us is that the Emperor Shit Nung, the inventer of agzimitars," disensvormd it. Emperor Shin's oria is fixed with murvellous exactitude at B.C. 154. Confucius, born 550) B.C. makes one of his doubtful allusion to ten in works. Is 384 A.D. a Chiness priest of the
A
Bact of F recommended the use of tea a inglicine, and from that thus tea becamu pupolar as a beverage amougat the untives of Chain. The Portuguess were The first Eare
Portugues, then described the inhabitants of Jupe and China as using a herb called che
they drank war und und instead of wine,
From this time tos seems to havo attracted more attention in Europe. The Dutch began to bring some in their ships, sud sent over small
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 23₪o, 1905.
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THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. be freely admitted that the American expendi- has refused to sanction any relief of the
Mr. Alleyne Ireland's concluding article the Times is very long; but it appears to con- tain little that can be omitted He says:--
The blindness to local conditions and the ueglect to profit by the experience of others, which caused the war he won the United States and the Philippine Republic, have played as large a part in the constructivo work of the Amorican Government in the Philippines sines the establishment of civil administration as thoy If human played before and during the war. history has taught one lesson more thorough'y than another during the past three centuries, it in that the native of the tropics is not suscep tible to the palities and administrative ideals of our so-called Western civilization; and that if those ideals are toprevail in the conduct of affairs ia tropical countries it can only be through the presence of a number of white men exercising suprome authority. It is not a question of whose idrals are the beat it is simply a question of whether having decided to introduco Western
natives are capable, or are likely to locomo
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Bantities to England. The first record, given nothing in the whole range of history to justify present farther than to say that, in my ich tion in the British tropical colonies, where the capital of £500,000, divided into 404,000 ordin. |
belief that representative institutions are
tures on elucation in the Philippines are great, local labour difficulties by this method. The ly in excess of those in any other tropical colony effect of this polier has boon in the world. But it is when Mr. Taft assamos vast development in mining, agricultural, that such an extravagant outlay on one depart and timber industries which was expostal to ment of the Gorerna nt an indication of follow the American occupation of the islands
1 policy that most students of has not taken place; and, with the sound colonial
exception which are less dependent tropical colonitation will find themselves in of home and
labour complete disagreement with him. The enrol than other industries upon conditions, mont of 263,000 pupils on the school-roll of the production of the islands is at a stand- the Philippines is not by any means the still or actually declining. The refusal of Chinese immigrationing extraordinary and isolated achievement which Congress to sanction Mr. Taft appears to consider it, and in relation the Philippines rests upon the popular to the p great amant of educational work being in America against the introduction of im.
'in the tropical colonies of the Earopan ported contract labour into the United State Powers the selcol experiment in the Philippines sentiment which has extended to its introdue can contribute very little that is new to our tion into the Philippines, whore nouo of the knowledge of the general effects of education conditions exist which make imported contrnet. in the States-and there apon Tropical rare. In our own tropical Empire labour so undesirable i we have t the present time a school attendance is little ronson to foresee a change of policy in
An extraordinary general meeting of the The venomic problem thus of inure than five million pupils, and without
this direction.
British Borneo Syndicate Limited) tock plans on Feb. 13th at the offices, St, Swithin's-inue, to going any farther afield it in seen that in Ceylon presented to the Philippine Government is a we are affording & wider opportunity for most, torious one and goes far beyond the mere education than the Americans are affording in
question as
as to whether or not the native consider two resolutions (1) for winding-up BIT. the Philippitias, for in the former colony five Filipine has a right to be idle and to demand the syndicate voluntarily, and appointing per cent of the total population is attending from the Americans exclusion laws against G. G. Walker, incorporated accomutans, liqui dator; and (2) for approving of a draft gre school, whereas in the lattor colony less those who are prepared by their industry to then thres ધાર્યું shakt
ment expressed to be made between the British per out. are thus develop the country. the
United engaged. In assuming that the
The Americans have established in the Philip. North Bornen Company, of the first part, the Syndicate of the second part, and the Bornes btales is the only nation which is making piss a government which in print of expand Exploration Company (Limited) of the third throws almost every other colonini gorerument any serious effort to educate the tropical races
Taft writes either from misinfomation or in the tropics in the shade. The latest available part, and directing the liquidator to enter into peans to deal with China (in 117 Matfoi, Mandards of goverumeat into the tropics, the of information. That the Americans | Kigures show tint in 1963 the total Government au agresmeat in 1De terms of the draft aud to enablo. if left to themselves, of maintaining are spouding hilippines on oduration than is amounted to about $13,000,000 gold. If this modifications as he might think it to 488ent to.
proportion of
rtion of their publie expendilares, insalar, provincial, and municipal, carry the ame into affect with ancli, if any.
the in-Mr. W. E. Cowis occupied the chair. from which they extracted a delicnta juice which political institutions of a democratic character devoted to that purpose in the British Colonies¦ expenditære he measured in relation t
production of the islands--the only true
spponded to the advertisement calling and of administering their public affairs in is due rather to extravagant administration than dustrial
the meeting stated that the Borago Exploration
by thei conformity with those principles which underlie to any wider liborality in educat oral policy method of extiraating the burden of taxation efficacy The question of the
in a tropical y-it is seen tunt for every Company (Limited) would be formed involver There is considerations that I cannot touch on it at
Bri. on it at the expenses of the Governant annet to $45.
agr-enent between the syndicate and the tropical portions of the world,
lish North Borneo Company, and would have a is far in excess of the cost of administra This is far too much money is being spent in the
colonies on this object Viow of thr
perts is abont per cent. If we add to the shares, which katt-x shares would be entitled to
rach, called--by way of
of distinction-founders' admitted, have been obtained. The enormous expenditures from local taxation in the Philip expenditure on education in the Philippines pinos the umount paid by the United States par cent, of the nut profite of the company, cannot be justitied on any around in a country self in regard to the control of the islands and to 20 per cent, of the axests in a wioling
and part
It was added: “The above-mentioned of the police which is not yet pacified and in which hardly the whole military expense anything has been done to provide a decent oxpeditare-the total cost of the control and geomeat is for the grant by the British North Borneo Company to the new company of ex- water than the education in an unnaturally prominent position gu
the in its scheme of government before other mora prothets of the islands exported each year. Un prospect for, and work gold, silver, copper, coal, vital needs have been met that American educa. lose the economic condition of the lands is and other minerals, mineral oils, and recious
stones in the Chartered Company's territory." to be no
no hope tional policy is the Philippines differs from thuit greatly improve, and there sENGA
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the first of other nations in their colonis.
improvement excen
of administration must be expens the 'hilippines in the direction of public works cut down or a large proportion of it must be borzo up to the present were tanganese, iron and discione a complete misunderstanding of the by the United States, for the present rate of he ground. The manganese outcropped aver in close proximity to the sonst in the northern economi, development. The burden of public the few industries which the islands possess,
In conclusion, I wish to express my apprecia-were some 60,000 tons of manganese ore in sight. available. Reports indicated that there works has been thrown, in all except a very few instances, upon the 40 provincial governments, tion of the honest efforts of the American
ions were
maitable for cocentration. which sat independently of one ano her and officials in the Philippines to give the islands a of which 20,000 to a mere good ore and 4,000
Government. That the administration
tion is, disadvantages of this system are ton abrious to
tit contained immense quantities of pro. A8 other colony in which there not Fabic districts bring between the 27th and Blat.
United States Congress passed an Ant dovlars In old days. the The Bohan, known as the ing that two years after the completion and charged with the task of directing the colonial Black Tea plant, and the Then Viridis, known publication of the Philippius Census of 1903 a public works in conformity with some carefully general election shall be held in the Philippines considered scheme of improvements, pro on the Green Ten plaut, were usually to be for the choice of delegates to a Philippius As.vided from the proceeds of general taxation found, on in the youth, the other in the Northbly, a body which is to form ono branch of with the funds for carrying out its plans. Bat a bicameral legislature, the other branch to be when the Philippine Government has itself pointed by the President of the Laited undertaken the exceu ion of public werks it States. As it is not anticipated that the bas devoted its carrgies and has applied Bew Philippine Legislature will nesmblo be- extravagant sms of money to objects which for 1907, I XING Y dismiss the rantier v are entirely out of place in the pre-nt condition pointing that in its structure
ont
proposed of the islands. The difference between black fers sud green Legislature embodies all the defects of the The two great works undertaken by the tras may be epitomised as follows:-
rost unsatisfactory form of government now in
and the Manila harbour improvement. fores in the British
Jamaics and British Guiana, in The object the Bengnet Road is to improve
Lonsider
by the customs returns of the United Kingdom witable for tropical races. In the course of the pastory results which, it is generally/verage ratio of expenditure to value of oz. ary shares of # each, and 10,000 abaren of £1 PER CASE OF 100 SPLITS
sha
of les into England in 1875 was 179,000,000 Rs. / is presenro is dus to European infierce, and network of public roads; ant it is in placing indiainistration of the islands is found to be clasice rights for a period of 50 years to explore
was in 1667 when 100s, were imported. In 1695, 19,950 lbs, word imported by the Easterointion of governmental institutions amongst India Company), and in 10 it increased to tropical people the democratic form never a p:oduct of native ideala; and 25.300 D., in 1710 it was 127,298 H. and from appeared as that dute it conticurd to incrass. The import wherever that form exists in the tropes to-day The ten plant is a hardly evergreen shrabits operation depends on the efforts of men from three to six foot in height, in appearance having Europeas blood in their vejus, much resibling a camel tree, the bark. rough, dash and gray; the stem bushy with numerous branches and very leafy; the blossom white with yellow anthers much resembling a
greater
total
gross
value of
The measures which have been adopted in of the except through the importation resolution, stated that the principal dissareries!
tho
dog roke, and extremely fragrant. It growsh7ppine policy the establishment in the islands no-de of a tropics! colony in a low stage of local taxation threatens the ery existence of large Bra cort of the island, where a harbour
With the condition of the Central and Southern American Republica before it as a warning, with the condition of the British tropical colonies before it as an example, the American Govern- ment has adopted as the central iden of its a government in which free play is to be given to democratic principles, in which the control of affairs shall reside in the people, in which every problem shall find its solution in by them of all the
functions which urs
Mr.
in the open air in every climate between the equator and the latituds of 45 degrees north, but thrives best in cooler parts of the tropical Zone, and the part of China which supplies the the education of the massos and in the exercise follow no common plan of developméht. The gooficient, except in the scientiße Rober: son gave it a his opinion t.at the field j greater part exported to Europe lies between performed by the inhabitants of the most ad- call for any spocite comment; and I know of no departments, where it is admirable, and that 123 regarded irov, the discovery that has been made the 26th and Bed degrees, the very beat vazred States is the world. In June, 1902, *** Works Department of the general Government individual ability amongst the officials, or to the was situate abrat 40 miles inland from the bay
of China. Yes, there was really little difference between the teas theundvex, and either variety could be indifferently marrafastured into black or green tea.
flie
the
10 fact,
(a) Thes lio for some time spread out in the titutions of Empire--tha hybrid Con Philippine Gaverument are the Bengart Road to establish a new culonial voliex based upon new
BLACK TEAR
factory after gathering.
(b) They are tossed about until they become woft, and this before roasting..
rollad, they are exposed to the air for some hours. (d) They are dried slowly over charcoal fires in sietes.
GREEN TEAS.
(a) The leaves are reasted in an iron vossel aliest un nood as gathered.
(L) They are dried off quickly after the rolling
Pr00:99.
The tea shrub, although grown in almost every soil and aspect, succeeds most in hilly sites of moderate cloration, where it is best able to benefit by the fertility of soil. heat, etc. The plant is generally raised from the seeds which are gathered in October, dried in the sun, and kept mixed up with sand and carik, during the winter. In the spring the weld in sown broad- east and is allowed to grow for a year, when the sealings, by this time nine to twelve inches high, are transplanted in rows at a distanses of
at
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is grossly extravagant is not due to any lack of abyance of personal interest in the welfare of of Sandakan, ou the east coast of the island. the natives. The canse lies in this, that the and Mr. H. G. Hone, who reported on the find, American Government
astimated that there were fully 1,900,000 tons | undertaken the Jins control and development of a tropical colony ken from various points indicated the ore to be
of a task which has been the subject of study and
of excellent quality. Blas ground had recently experiment for more than three conturis by
boon discovered, other nations and has not only refused to attach ber chamonds In addition to the minerals , and would be carefully examined any value to the failuresnad successes of its predefor ressors, but has made it a special feature of its named, ocal was being worked under a provins policy that, both in regard la its aims and its cosces-ion, sud there was also coal outcrop on methods, it should present the greatest possible the British North Borneo Company's railway. contrast to that of other nations. This attempt Further, thers were indications of gold, tin, wolfram, chromite sind, antimony and copper. ideale
All of this, he thought, proved that the eals and dependent for its success upon new administrative formula is doomed to feilute, potentialities of the country from a mineral
Tie résolutions were carried unanimously. greatest evils upon the unfortunats people who
A special meeting of the holders of the are the subject of the experiment,
rely ordinary shares of the syndicate was afterwards amongst them at the beginning and held, when the CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution it involved them in a long and destructive war when more complete information showed that practical reasone made it necessary to take that ideal from there; it has burdened them with an excessive taxation for the support of deplorable con- 35-360 di ion of Philippine finances, we are compelled to
ment which is unsuited to their needs; and the feel that, as things now stand in the reward which those people are promised is the the constraction of the road is an unwarrantable gift of political liberties which the great mass extravagance. The road is to be 5 miles in length; of them have no desire to exercise. and the original estimate of cost,_ made by Goveromanten inser was $75,000. In the report of the Philippine Commission for 1962 the Civil Governor says:--"It Is doubtful if it can be constructed fre less than $300,000." When I visited the road in the sarly part of 1904 01 than 890,000 bad already tom appropriated for its construction; nid I was informed by the engineer in charge that it would require an additional $1,900,5.00 to complete the road-bad. The position, then, is this that nearly $200,000 testimony of the besieged zaval and military golit, or nearly 35,000,000 local currency, are to officers themoves the fall of the grout Man Le expended . វា the building of o n rout Smiles correspondents.
ed solely as a project for affording Government servants sa excelent health resort and thas plays such an important part in all tropical Governments, the project deserves nothing hat praise; but when we include in our consideration of the Bengast Road the enormous expenditure which it hen involved, and the
Govern.
RUSSIAN RECRIMINATIONS.
The correspondents of several Poris nows. papers who accompanied General Stoessel ant his companions from Adsz to Saez give some truly astounding particulars of what they heardl on board the Austration which go far to account
for the fai of Port Arthur. Now we have the
on the faith of
which was expressed to be made between Mr UL. Kettridge, incorporated accountant, on behalf of all the holders of ordinary and foun ders' shares in the syndicale, of the first part, and thesyndicate of the second part, and authoris. ing the liquidator of the syndicate to distribute the rights to subsribe for ordinary shares of the Borung Exploration Company (Limited) Bong the members in accordance with the scheme got forth in the agreement.
A special meeting of the holders of founders' shares of the syadiests followed, at which the saws resolution was also unanimously agreed to.
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Turning now to what has already been done (c) After being roaslad. for five minutes and by the Amorice in the political field in saving the difficult problem of sick-lcare, which artificial movement in forour of independence (which was carried) confirwing the agreement
Philippines. Ta are confronted with astonishing spectacle of 40 provincial Govern outs and 623 municipal Governments operat g in a territory smaller than Burma, and with fower inlubitants. In the municipal Govern. munts alone there are 3 fut paid officials elected by the реория and more than 8.00 iseted Councillors. The utter confusion in administra- tive affairs which rosal a from this excessive decentralization wilt is roudily, understood by
of every one who has any experience
tropical government. Even if the natives were autowed in a very exceptional degree with those peculiar qualities which are indispensable for the accessful control of a troplest territory, this minute sullivision of authority in an undevelop
country almost devoid of land communications bould not fail to resalt in disorder and misgovernment. As a matter of fact, however, the Filipina is not possessed of any peculiar political gifts, and he is no bot or material for
London, E. The edition for 1405-the 19th BABY GRANDS presentative government than the Burman.
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Ltd., of 183, Queen Victoria Street, two to threo feet. The dang, moist weather at which have followed American colonial an additiapul $2,600,000 focal currezov in luying / as related by the Fronch correspondents; the well-known Advertising record in order to exhibit the unsatisfactoryIt is the intention of the Gorerament to spend as di creditable. The whole melancholy story the time of the monsoon in April and May policy in the Philippines; but before passing an electric railroad to Rengast when the Farnishes additional proof of the appalling Agents, contains over 100 pages, and, as usual, The book enables the young shrubs to establish them.
to a consideration of soms of the purely bed is completed. The significance of these condition of the Russian naval and military is beautifully printed on art paper. course of the first year the seministrative affairs of the isluts. I wish to figures is more readily appreciated whow it isulainistration, and of the urgency of cast
is divided into the following principal section selves. In the
Advertisement Picture Gallery muin shoot is cropped to reduce the height draw the reader's attention to the extravlinary added that the total annual revenue of the reforms if Russia is to keep her rask as a
first-cluss Power. Sympathy for the poor rectory in Brief and Indices: London Nuwe to about three foot and ease the plant to state of unrest in which the islands still cousin, insalar Government is less then $13,000,000
alter five years
followe of American control, The
ute, and Colonial, American lives bare been encrificed at W11060
papers, magazines,
so that the Press of the grown bushy. After this little is done but the alte
Raport of the Philippine Constabulary for 1903 gold, or $30,000,000 local
The plan for the improvement of the harbour Port Arthur through the in-iciency, jelousy, and Foreign necessary wreeding of the ground, and an occa
whole civilised world is included with more or les shows that in the year under review there were of Manila, though -xcellent in itself, is open to
and dissension of their superiors will be much
fulness in its pages. The book as usual
sual contains sienul stirring of the earth, until the time for 37 opsagerouts with bands of outlana (this is the same objectious which I have indicated in increased after a perusal of the following narra.
6 шаку of information compiled more especially or pping, which is generally in the fourth or exclusive of military campaigns undertaken by the case of the Benguet Rond. There has already tive. On the other hand, the system of govern
in the interests of advertisors, journalists, and killed and fifth year, necording to the strength or weak- the army), that 1.185 outlawe were
bout state of affairs is of $2,000,000 gold, and it is expected that about of affairs is possible cannot fail to arcite besiness men, such information including ess of the shrub. The picking of ton com-2724 captured, and that zuore than 600 best appropriated for the harbour schemes samment under which such a crust and eaglatiras
at civilized nations reprobation at expeditions, great and smell, wore undertaken | $3,000,t) gold more will be required –
advertisement tariffs, and other ful particu. monces all over China in April. The scend against disturbers of the poure. Thus this sum of more than $120,000 local currency. An admiral and aanval engineer on board the lers roudering the "A.B.C." ar al acquisition PIANO PLAYERS.
office. could well Australien, being regarded as representatives of in every newspaper and emimorcia!" erop is gathered about the middle of Juno, and state of d order is not confined to the outlying | The greater part of this nditions what the Russian cors described as la flotte † Among the well-written and reliable articles !
contained in the book may be mentioned, as parials by their com peureese, were treated indes of the army, who, on the other hand, did in Advertising" which shows the important not spare their own chiefs, inc uding General advance made in recent years in the quality of Stoessel. Admiral Lodeschensky was equally advertisements issued; In the Current of the severe upon some of the leading naval com-Time, being a duxeriptive skatel of 'T. R. mandera, attributing, for instance, the Browne's Advertising Agency; "The Follow misfortunes of the t
"English and fleet to the incumprofusibi
System and Booklete" Mp obstinacy of Alexei ff and Makaroff iu refus American Newspapers: A Contrast and a Con- ing to employ flating mines for the protection clusion" and others dealing with publicity in of Fort Arthur. General Stoessel, speaking of the Colonies, India, Amories, Europe and the Admiral Rochestreaky, observed to the Far East. In addition to these articles are
will do well not to select as a naval base a posi-
in October the fourth or est crop is plucked. Ou account of the sutame rains, this is fre- quently better than either the second or third tto, soos are the time in all parts of Chius the leaves are the same in all parts of China.
There are many fanciful names given to ten in China, according to the district it comes from. In some places tes is prepared battur than at other places, and this, of course, ankes
districts is
currency
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Provizes of Cavite, no part of which is as
proved by the fact that in the have been deterred until tho
of the inlands showed some marked improve far as 10 miles from Manila, a province ment; and the outlay on the barbour is the less having an area luss than that of the ety of justified because there is no indication that Hertfordshire and a
and's population less than that unless the policy of the Government in regard of Peristuouth, there were in 1903 more than to the release development of the inlauds is 400 expedition against outlaw, in which 20 radically changed there is lik-ly to be any great were killed, 23 wounded, and 253 captured.
of insular trade beyond its present expansion vers three suhjects in regard to which Am-dimensions. me to the labour problem in tho
This bringe erica colonial policy differs most radically from that of other autious are education, pablio works, Philippines and it is, perhaps, in this matter and labour supply.
that
American colonial policy shows its greatest a great difference. The most expensive tes is In dealing with the question of education I divergence from that of other nations. It is Kon-coug, which comes from the Bohea kills. cannot do better than queto & few lines from a unnecessary to go over the general question of correspondent of the Pelit Parisien that he some capital specimens of advertisements of EMECO!DERIES, Lachs, BILES, PONGEES, situated on the torth-easternbaundary of Kwang-recout article by the Hon. William H. Taft, tho the labour problem in the tropics, as I have tien too secure, as in that use the fino gentle.ous kinds, and other items which must be of
*
tang Province. Difficulty of transit makes this Cnited States Secretary of Wa, formerly Civil
Governor of the Philippines,
Be says:- expensive. The best China tas generally comes
In so far as the object of our taking from Hankow and the Yangtze district the cout-ul of the islande was diferent from that manufacture is conducted better there than at which animated thers (the Dutch and the other places. Of late years, since the opening Bugish), we were obliged to vary our policy of the treaty ports, the price of tea has born from theirs. The chi-f difference between their
policy
und ours. in the treatment of tropical reduced by the greater facilities of getting it people, prisa from the fact that we are seeking to places for shipment. Formerly ten was sent to prepare the people under our guidance and to Carton from districts which lure now much control for popular self-government. We are
produce.
neonuary education offreed freely to all the Filipino people. (Churchman, New York. October 1, 1964.)
And Mr. Taft proceeds to compare the er- penditure of 1.7 per cent of the total public revenus of the Straite Settlements on education with the expenditure of 20 per cent for the same object in the Philippines. The Straits Settle. ments do not afford a fair basis for comparison. because, owing to Chinese immigration, the popalation of the colony contains an altogether abaermal proportion of adult males; but it
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WEATHER REPORT.
thom
value to advertisers, and save already dealt with the subject in an earlier men of his entourage, like those at Port Arthur, great deal of time sud labour. The namerons article in this series (The Times, April 12, 19) will not want to leave it."
reproductions in facsimile many of them in The Phiippine Island present exactly the saine The impression left upon those French colours-add brightness to the tome, and as the phenomone in regard to labour as are to be correspondents was a painful one of discord, various details given are supplied direct they observed in every tropical country in which mutual recrimination, and comprehensive charges are strictly nificial and as such may be relied there is not a very dense population. Tha of incapacity and works. Profound admiration upon. The "A.B.C." is the Standard work of natives are disinclined for steady work, aut for the unquestionable though futile keroism its kind, is well-bound, and published as usual their labour is entirely inadequate for the of the garrison was mingled with the discourer at half a guines economic development of the islands. In the ting impression that the majority of the neighbouring colonies the difficulty has been Russian officers en board the distralien wore met by the importation of Chinese or Fast remarkable for anything but intelligence, and
labourere;
bat in the Philippines that they now sought consolation in drink and
rigorously excluded..
it was permissible ask whether such men Notwithstanding the recommendation of ever thought at all. Only seven of them spoko Professor Jenks in his admirable report ta litle Freach. According to the correspondent the United States Government On Certain of the Malin, General Stoessel, who seemed as Economic Questions in the English and if he had something to conceal, issued strict Datch Colonies in the Orient, that unskilled orders that no information should be given to It was therefore, only in Chinese hoar should be admitted to the the journalists. islands under proper restrictions and safeguards, secret that they were able to obtain from the notwithstanding the repeated request of the faw intelligent and independent officers" some Philippine Government itself that skilled details of the mysterious and affecting his Chinose labour should be admitted, Congress tory of Port Arthur.”—Times.
mare convenient and wearer outlets for their attempting do this, ficat, by primary and contract labour, skilled or unskithed, is usements. Indeed, one correspoudeat said
The area of tea cultivation in Chins is a follows:--
Kringlung
70,000 sq. miles.
Номати
74,000
門
Kr
Cranger...
72,000
71,
70,000
53,000
48,000
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Chekiang.......
... 39,000
N
Total...
... 433,000 sq. miles.
Hopi
Fokien
Nganhui
may
to
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the 2d at 12.5 p.m. The barometer! has risen over S. China and the greater part of Japau. Pressure is high in N. Japas, also pro- bably over N. Clios.
Gradients are moderate and fresh monsoon will probably prevail over the Formos Channel and northern shores of the China Sea
Forecast-Moderate N.E. winds; overcast, some rain.
Keturis from N. China are lacking.
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