INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITE.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED AD ISH.
SHERRY
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 7тo, 1906,
must be a painful matter to him, France (with her overwhelming silk purchases) comes third, buying Ts. 18,872,239 worth, to Great Britain's Tha. 18,004,270. Geramny was a comparatively poor enteuer, in view of her snies to China, and imported produce worth only The, 5,277,019. Macao was less thao a million short of that. (Tls. 4,823,693), whale Italy, which we did even inention as a salesian, beat her cuntly with purchases the run of Tls. 8,170,304, The dirod export to Hongkong is put down at The 81,452,613, and there is still the doubt, as | to whether that should be divided and apportioned to other countries, or whether it endgames the other figures. Presumably the former, in which as Great Britain' woahl be fimod to have bought more than Direct Free, and perhaps some others, exports to British colonies are thus sut Tix. Port: :
Struits, de, Singapore. dbag,as]; British Tisha, Tis. 2,720,540; Canada, Tis. 406,21 (1he Dominion is paling her vales, lett not improving as
Australia. & Lavery's
Zealand, New Ac.. Tis. 71,28; and South Africa tineloling Manriting), Tls, 54,252. The tables which take this items of profure ļ an alphabetical order naturally throw a good dead now light on the foregoing figures 27. Baneake, a mamuodity in which Europ - B, C. and 602 am excellent Humne Wise has no interest, materially swellë Japu's D and E sro After-Dinare Wines of a ¦ lali, with over sa million taels. In fact, out of Dual export of 2,897,948 piculs, ALL ABLE SUPERIOR KERES WINES. Hapan Book 2,551000 picule. Another of
# SUPERIOR PALE DRY, DIN
NELLAVINE, GREEN SEAL CAPSULE...
929
C. MANZANILA, PALENATORAL
SHERRY, WIHTE CAPSULE et SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE -HERRY, RED NATURAL
HA
15,000
SEAL CAPSULE ....... 14 VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE PARY, CHE OLD WETE, WHITE SKAL CAPSULE...
E EXTRA SUYERROR OLD PALE DIY, VERY FINEST QUALITY BLACK SEAL CAPSULE...
very fintage.
COGNAC
A. 01. PALE
15990
| Japan's bigger itetus is hous, of which she also took the bulk of the supply. His perhaps worth noting that is 3905, Grau Britain, which had previously bought For Dzsund-lots, foak none at all. Or Tis, 363.948 wongia ul cumph or exported, America took
BRANDY
$204
B. SUFERIOR VERY OLD COGNAC 2790 | The. 1,567 worth, and Honkong and Great
V-RY LIQUEUR COGNAG-300
1. HENNESSYS PINE-T VERY
CED LIQUEUE COGNAC
4900
D. is a VERY FISI LIQUEUR BRANDY
which, we gumrast es cunt be matebed: she prize
All the above Price and walijent to a dismenata ! of 5 per cent.
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BECLUSIVE SPRVICE.]
The Italian cruiser Calabria arrived horn on Sunday night from Amoy and went into ITALIAN VESSEL WRECKED. quarantine. She sulated the pari yesterday
morning.
According to the new law of China criminals convicted of murder without premeditation will be condemned to three years banishma
instead of the death sentenço,
Cd. C. D. Bruce has reached Walhuiwel after Travelling overland from India through Kash mir, Tibm, and Tarkestan. He marched for ax weeks without song a human bing or habitation.
An interesting ceremony took place at Hong chow on July 28th, when the Customs, pristul. and iki stalls celebrated the 5th year of service of the Commissioner, Mr. P. von
l'aaner.
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Captain 1. 4. Shortkund, who recently van { manded the first-class crais flagren on the
has been selected for li China Station emma of the fast-class battleship Ver Zeland and will hoist bis penumst on lith
st
Another officer well known on the Clans station, from where he recently broangħi. horas the cruiser Astery, Orgtuin 1. G. Patrol, has bag upp'inted skipper of the battleship
Jenkisible for her rescission with the Mediterranean Fleet
The Sacramento Chamber of Camineros at
300) PROPIO, DROWNED.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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REFORM IN SHANGHAI TEAHOUSES.
01L alrike be
by genera closing
THE CHINA SUGAR REFINING 00.
The following from the N-t. Daily Newes TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRENK” sarves to elaborata our resent telegrani ab ut the affair-Soms little excitement occurred in Foochow Red and vicinity Hongkong, 6th August.
in the native 1་་་་ Sin. From the correspondenes plished attempt on the part of the Municipal Polins to
sing ug girls houses on July 40s owing
HB เน with reference to tho not profit that has been enforce strielly certain now regulations pla Losuox, August 8th,eported to have been earned by this Company by the Mixed Court, with the sanction of the
for the past half-year and the amount taken Munipal Council, prohibiting girls nutter The Italian engrant ship Sirio hus from the Special Reserve Fund of $850,000 age of sixteen (Chinese reckoning) from living in the singing girl houses. Quite a number bet wrecked off Cape Depalos on the in reducing the cost of raw sugar, I submit the of young girls within the probibilal Timit of General Managers should, after the private age were taken charge of on Monday evening as Spanish roast.
misting tu be hold on Wednesday next with they were prognaling through the steaks Three hundred of the passengers Members of the
Sul-Committee for Rowdies taking advantage of the orcionat word conveyed to the Door of Hope Refuge, declaring the half yearly interim dividend, ensu by the arrests trind 1 forco and crew were drowned.
| inform the Shareholders through the medium | the
the houses in question proplutors of the of the press of the actual amount of pet profit to
of their doors. This TAS -date onreal for that period and the amenih rukom of
in the the from the Spesial Rev Faud, in orderly of instances but overal of
s staring opened
od their doors
anal, while that the netud state of affairs might be some of the inmates went out in their sucing knows to Qie shareholders generally, as a chairs to sin
at the restaurants and other grout mony of them have 10
means of pisnes of public resort. This was the signal btsining reliable information. If as it bust the rowdies to stund unsea stick isen reported that over 31; has toned and the occupants of the sedan etnis manent they apparel on the afrosts. made and dust the balance in the Special Severn! girls as well astheir vinir berors wure Rawrye Fund now stands at over son yon, injured by the rowdies in this way, and s Pesult was that all the singing girls' houses and that these two owns together with th
weeted for an hour?
or a when the polies I serve for Equalization of Dividend sinulat cane and asked the proprietors to reste * Sguru wer Stor 014, I subuit that it is the bus prie protection. This was done, ende duty of the Cisaeral Agents and the jauh day at the houses were used in the Pechos Road gauter. There was a Sub-Committee, on" The principle of the meeting hebt the
afternoon at the greatest good for the greatest number, tod stare at tie lust the same interica dividend as was given last year, viz., $19, as pleaded for by
TURKISH TROUBLE REVIVED,
Lospes, August 6th. The Turks have refused to evacuate Bemanet.
The situation is considered grive, BATTLESHIP ABANDONED.
Loxbox, Angust fith. HMS. Montage, which was re- cently wrecked on Lundy Island, has been abandoned.
RUSSIA,
LONDON, August 4th. That situation in Russia is uncertain.
Cother shareholders; in view of the fort that. ficking everything into emsiloration the posi tion of the Company is now much sounder,
Chines muercial Association to consider the question, of preventing a threatened zor, but us everything had turned out satisfactorily no-action we considered.
The issue of paper toney is int.nancially and the prospects brighter than let history that the commerică popori-y of a city
mated,
A state of marby prevails in Poland,
LIBERAL AND LABOUR MEMBERS AT VARIANCE.
Losnos, August 6th.
its meeting on July 2nd pasand the following résolution in apterones to defaulting instrumen
repar, of the board of fructos of the organizasl companies: "R solved, that when the hal interests there is made to their respective budāna, we will be guided by their remomurealafions, und wo plaigs ourselves in advance to ads jes the raceliation of all policies held in this city in those courpanies which is not ideal fairly, hensely and justly with their policyholders, and we further pledge in-suites to us away tonos endavour to a sist is preventing such Britado all the rest. Most of it was shipgood | mapanies from again-writing insurance policies at Foochow child southern ports. Thes in this State." taller oder occasional surprise, as when {
Dr. Morrison was intervieweed at. 1 day after we find that Ching is actually exporting his tour of insuction in Mccluris, and, Korea is her best mastomer,necording to the Jepan Mai, the Times engate!fes, with British India a good stend. These correspondent declares that the Japanese an not foreign cigarettes re-exported, | military organisation in Manchuria trock
A general strike his legun in St. Peters- Col de export cont acius to him as very perfect thas its sorg, and 15,900 factory bands are already o not r the wide sither by it. The railway men have been ordered justifying foreign complaint, Spaking of to strike at midnight to night, and the
Veitter.
love fallen off in the last two years. Of
or Larshney and that it offers no pointi
A split has occurred between the Liberals and Labourites.
(REUTER'S SERVIUM. |
RUSSIA.
London, August 4th.
| year. Yours faithfully,
ONE WHO HOLDS A Pew Hurnery Suages."
POLICE COURT.
Monday, August 6th.
BERE M. 'H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).
HOUSEBREAKING,
Tas Lemug, who broke into a widow's house af Wongurichsung and stop a click and of trousere, was sostenend to three weeks imprisonment and six hours in the stocks.
DRONKENNESS,
Wiliam Shand and Joseph Edmonds, seamen, were encls Bued 82 for being fired drunk,
SHANGHAI V. PENTI
A felino fight tank place at the Dairy Farm, Pokfulama, between ihoanghai roosters" and the Punti mon on Sunday night. Apparently the Shanghai men slid ant appreciate the cla | Governor Clue of Mukden, he said that hử ; Moscow men at noon to-morrow.
of the routli countrymen, and using poles and had known him for five pers, and that Chao
The Governor of Samara has been killed bambens belaboured the others, who responded sincerely appreciates the Jagues. There are by a bomb.
with similar weapons. The arrival of the polies stopped the light, and four of the ring- lenders were captured." "Tures were' fiued 8 and our 510 and were bound over to keep the peace.
persuus who allege that Chno is hostila to the Japanese, bui Dr. Morrison Innies that in Auto, and decies that Chuo stringly applauds
(raw cotton, of which 789,173 pingls, worth TK, 12,029,326, were exportel, Japan was by far the bargest coustimer, taking 740,971 | paule, worth Tis." 11,284,992. Germany de the mat higent commander, tulang marly five times as much as Great Britain, Korva took more than half the outpict of Į dapur's friendly actions. ;:19tt;,,:]1. Chim hemp went mostly do
The following is a curious item from an Japan, though Belgium and Hongkong American paper: Sacramento, July - Georga were good bidders Italy takes ab ut. Collins, the Sun Penneson attorney.com- twenty-five pré cent. of China's outpun of victor of perjury, has developed quaims of hiles, the small ametunt tamod lite leather conscious and now seeks pardon for a Chinese going to Hongkong and Macau There is som ho prosecuted and couvisted of perjury. The Chinese, Wong Fook Sun, is now surring a growing put of raw iron, of which
aterih u San Qasatin. Collius has written to
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It is understood that the arrested at Sveaborg and Kronstadt indude some Labour members of the Dum
It is estimated that 600 were killed and wounded at Sveaborg and there are 1,000 missing.
RESULT OF THE TRAVELLINO COMMISSION.
<ONSTITUTION FOR CHINA.
Governor Pardes stating that he was carriek away by professicaal zul and prosecuted the
A Peking dispatch states hat during the three special audiences His Highness Duka Ti defendant with more rigour than this laterests Tarh bod with their Imp-tis Majesties, since of justics deman·lad. Be abled that there was
his retura from abroad, the Duke has persistently praised constitutional government as witnessed reasonable doubt of the gait of the def sa isat
by him during his sojourn in Earope, with the and now believes he should be pardoned, The result that be stresly recommended the formal application for parion was presented to
KIE
"Japan takes the bon's share, 409,241 picul
mat ol 413,209 pients, Another of the But prises before alinded to, of the cards to Newrastle" order, is an export of ten pistle of spiuna to British India. French Indo-Chita took 3,101 piculs out of a total episo export of 3,200 piculs, China cent out over three and a half tøillion taels worth | been taken upon it. of paper, the bulk of which was absorbed
ANOTHER FACTION FIGirr.
Another from fight came under the not'ee of the Court. This one took plnen at Kennedy town on Sunday night between the tramwas permanent way ruen and the telephong un It is thought that the dispute aross over a girl. At any rate the man was a severely alashes with a knife that he had to be taken to the hospital. One arrest was made, and this man was remanded.
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (SECOND POLICE MAGETHATE).
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE,
A small boy was charged with placing an
Writing on the recut eosing of the singing- arirle homes in Foo show Bond and vicinity the Korespon in a bonding article stx thai Chin- av errea oasi, obtained from ancient
depende
uch establishments as singing- girls s and kindred pinces of entertain- mat, masai as they allurs the truler to bring his business to the city or towa oloring 1 ite
Kreati
amber of such institutions, This idea is used upon a istorien innilout over twenty t
wild, which had when ino twels principal Alates in the Kingdom or if Tsi itho modern province of Bunting). In the times of Prines Hean of Ta'i there lied a faroving and shrewd Minister same Kuan Chung, who who was the first to inaugurate the idea of state owned singing-girls houses for the purpose of attracting tearines pinipal cities of Tei. The scheme of the from ning sets to buy and woll wares in the Minister was attended with soon sucess and this historical instance has so inondidel itself in the winds of the ordinary Chinese student that mind, that the commerci prisperity of a town it has besoure an axion, as it were, in the Chinese
dependent
ou singing-girl toason, The Editor of the Sourengas however, asks his readers to think of thyo prosperity of world, Lander poses no soh fastitations Loudon, Cl
amoreial city in the Shanghai which as the of
publicly ply shule vocation, beure 31, is evident, that it is not. institutions like Chinese snging girle
Lal I
honseg
is
to London. Thall Chinew theory is therefore Broughtall this great commercial prosperity exploded by the prominent exemple afforded by the capital city of Great Britain Indeed a city would be the botter and the purer by doing away with such questionable houses of entertainment. tay
It
be contended that landlords who rent this vast number of uses in Fanchow, Fukien. up and other roads may suffer by the elusing of these houses, as high" rent is obtained for them. Nasking Road houses fetch very much higher rents; yet here are no singing girls" house on it. Landlords therefore need not institutions. far losing their rents by the abolition of these There ed thirtoon Chiurse gentlemans of high aas) respectable standing who are members of the Committer of the Door of Hofuge and the knowledge they possess of the misy to which many of the inmates of thear houses are subjected impel them to soak for every means by which such institutions can autolinked from this Model Settlemout. IE they cannot be abolistul, then a proper system of surveillance should be made, and visits of inspection not be made, as they are now, only when a complainant reaches the Door of Hope
defuge
Hüp
the Governor some time ago, but no action has Ching of a constitution to the peoplsiren bar on the tram rails in Des Vox Rad Refuge, but take place at the discretion of the
A SUNDAY GYMKHANA.
and Parliamentary repromoutation at as early a date as possible. The benefits accruing
to
Central. He was reou plasing the obstruction
a country through constitutional Cavernrestat on the rail as a car approached så 7-30 on were so rividly portrayed by I
Hi Highuess that
it is stated the Empressor pecially Sunday right, He was remanās¿.
جرا
to the
| by Hongkong, Singapore, and Indo-China.
was quite moved, and
Considerable Real pearls worth Ths. 125,975 werd
enthusiasm over the scheme. Frentually her exported, mostly to Iulia. America Wa
The embers of the Hongkong Volunteer in deficitely strlad upon receipt of the
Majesty told the Duke that the question would reports Lengkong OFFICE: MA, DES VEUX ROAD the largest buyer of white raw silk, taking Troop had an enjoyable rubearsal on Sunday of Their Excellencies Taan Fang, and Tai
of a gymkbank they are getting up. nearly tour million taels worth oat of a
with Hang tez. Her Majesty's desire, as expressed novel features. The rehearsal took place at to the Duke, is to select the best portions of the total of Tls. 43,524,910, France.took Tls.
Dorp Water Bay. The event is expected to Travelling Commissioners, suitable
constitutions of each country visited by the 3,757,296 worth, and Italy Tis. 3,115,589. | take place in about a fortnight, but whether comtition of the people of China, and compile. Theyellow variety Caltogether Tls. 3,866,902 on this or the other side of the island is not them into a constitution for the country.-N-C. worthy weet mostly to India (Pls. 1,1983,686) | yet meltind. Many civilians would gladly Daily News. with Italy, Frace, and Britain respect bie watch the proceedings, if permitted. From all accounts they are, calculated to improve the Franc, led in other form servics +ficiency of the Troop to a remarkable purchasers. except curoons, of which Jajan tok dearly extent We hear that his Lordship the Bishop half. Poverty stricken Korea was the protesting at the brack of Sebbeth higgest casumer of silk pire: goods (Ts.bservance in this connection. C. brivusly his 717,694 out of a total of The 8,897,027). opinion is a conscientious now, if rather out of France favoured poogees, as usual. Britain
date; but much ma trois should be left to the discretion of the gentlemen interested. £ap. jumps into prominenco as if buyer of straw
posing sufficient influence can be brought to bear to prevent these Sunday affairs, not much good can rexist The mes who would he herwise hurting pa ous, would possibly spaud the Sunday saying things unkind” about the clergy, which is not desirable,
tated.
tionGKONG, AoGUST 7TH, 1906.
Caisa's exports are nuslysed in a second volume of part II., just received from the Statistical Department at Shanghai; and the tables being arranged in the same order as those recently dealing with imports, comparisons and cross-references are lacili It is immediately observable that Ching's exports have been a much more braid, with scarcely a rival. The export of variable factor than her imports, although this has been growing rapidly. Britaiu also the table showing the values of produce maintains its eminence as a sea-buyer, some sent to foreign countries since 1896 shows figures for "black" being Britain, T. that they have almost doubled in the 5,216,073, Russia (overland) Tls, 1,561,025; dele. Beginning with 131 million täts, and America, Tls. 1,251,884. Total 597,045 the exports last year were valued at T18. piculs value at Tls. 12,721,215. I #27,888,197. The highest amount reached green" Americs ensily leads, Taking Tis.. was in 1904, when the total exports were 3,671,650, while Russia (European porta) valued at T. 299,466,682. The table takes Tls. 2,205,952, aard Britain Tls. showing the
direct export of Chinese 1,229,672, Total export, 212,128 picuis, produce
somewhat worth Tls. 8,292,474. each country changes the precedence of the nations as given in connection with imports. Grest Britain, which sold Chin more products that any other rank, only fourth 'us
The Russian gunboat Moajar was damaged buyer. China's best customer in 1905 was Japan, with purchases worth Tls. 35,16-1963. at Shanghai on July 3 st by a collisi u with America came next, with Tis. 27,030,772, the French river steamer Limus. figures which go some way to explain the comparative failure of the boycott, The Chinese boycotter doesn't mind refusing to hay, but to refuse to sell to a good bid ler
to
A
THE BANK HOLIDAY,
Yraterday, we understand, was August Bank Holiday, which meant the usual genation of business on the part of many European firms and in public fiers. It mean also the maal series of armursions and plenics. Fortunately the weather was all that could be desired and those who veatured from home experienced no Mr. William Silver Hall; for fifteen years atmospherical drawback their pleasure. a resident at Tokyo, is dond.
Many people spent the week end at Macio, und
who could 11050 day did on Sunday and yesterday. Others found enjoyment in yeohti ng excursions, while those who did not leave the Colony con- most of their ordinery trived to make the
The ingathering of the camphor harvest in Formosa has led to disturbances. On August 1st, according to a telegram in the N-C. Duity
News, twenty-three Japanese officials and reapers
were killed, presumably by natives of the island.
to
not travel
Op
Satar-
recreations.
The Y.M.C.A. had an excursion to Lintin.
THE JAPAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY.
VERNACULAR PRESS COMMENT,
CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1905.
The following table may be useful for reference. The figures represent Haikaz Tuels, value 33 9} ad :—
Hongkong...
French Indo-China ... Siam Singapore, Straite, etc. Dutch Indies British India
(including
The difference between the Board of Directors Turkey, Persia, Egypt, and the shareholders of the Japan Sugar Retin- Ad-n, Algecis, etc... ing Company, of Oaks, is awakening public Great Britain attention, as it involves the important questionorway The Osaka Azalt obertes that the point in Dunsrk of the standing of Japanese business companies. Sweden dispute is not the trife it may seem. The Germany company is one of the thres most important Netherlands sugar-refining companies in Japan, standing Belgiam with the Tokyo Star Refining Coopery and Francs... the Dairi establishment. The Osako journal Spain points out that, while the Tokyo and Dairi firma Graltar)
ertugal have cleared a good profit for the half-your just anded. the Okaka campany lost heavily over Switzerland Y200,000, It is natural that the share- Italy holors should begin to feel soms donut Austria and Hungary as to the good management of the company. Russia, Europan Ports At the geniul meeting on the ith instant Russia and Siberis by appointed to examine the accounts of the com- shareholder moved that committey ba land frostier...
Russia, Pacific Ports... pay, and the motion obtained hearty support. Korea This is pactically a vote of a confidenes in Japan (including
Ноктока the Board of Directors. The menting w
ljourved for holders to thoroughly examine the accounts,
a fortnight to allow the share Philippine Islands
Canada and meanwhile the indignation of the share United Slates of holders is growing stronger.
America (including In conclusion, the Asahi advises the Board of
Hawaii) Directors to resign without delay if they are Mexico cad Central unable to do better business, and advises the America including shareholders to make concession and settle the
Panama) difference, if any extenuating circumstances are South America... found in favour of the Board.
Australia,
Zealand, etc. South Africa (including
Mauritius)
&
A petty officer of the Cadows was buried
It was well attended and proved very enjoyable, yesterday at Happy Valley, and the men-of-wax Launch parties were unmerons during the day, in the harbour half-marted their Hagu.
Total...
Now
(Direct (Direct import Export
from)
AMERICAN PRISONERS IN SHANGHAI
American prisoners seem to be well treated at the Shanghai Consulate. They go out for walks, presumably unattended, and are given tanan when they call for it. One C. 8. Bat. trick, doing three years for embezzlement at Tientsin, has been lost. The N.C. Daily News explains the circumstances, and adda: —
Another vorsion, for the truth of which we tel cannot vouch, is that when Battrick returned 148,071,193 81,452,643 from bis evering walk ho was unable to get into 2,921,923 4,88363 the Consulate. He knocked and rang for some
2,321,692
1653,572 247,847 4.061,083
4,490 324 31,798,437
1958 time without any respon, and finally, in high 3803,481 Fudgeon at the inhospitality of the Consulate 546 526 went elsewhere for bis night's lodging. Our 2,720,540 | informant adds that he would not be surprised.
if Buttrick turned up to-day to ludge 2,031,587 83,472,341 18,064,270 plaint against the American authorities for
146 locking him out in this inhuman manner. 2,052
3,820
113.707
69,642
47.649 49.95
14,810,075 5,377,649
1,468,127
493,4
9544. 34 2,266 686)
* com-
QUEENSLAND'S TRADE WITH
CHINA.
The claims of Queensland to a share of trado 3,811,631 19,872,28 in North China is being brought forcibly to
478
2,397
27,975
424,794
1312,511
where a fiue collection of Baples of the pro- 249,176 ducts of Queensland are displayed. 8170,304 mand for timber in Chin is engaging the 488.11. immediate attention of the Commissioner of 1945,466 3.565.978 Trad, Air Frederic Jones, who has already
the front. Offices have been established st 10, 67,813 Szechen Boad, says the Shanghai Dady News,
de-
The
71,944
been successful in obtaining orders for su ply 2923,478 of ook from the Caírne district, to ba maoufao- 252,661 thred locally into furniture for the Palace 1,753,701
2.185, 27 Hotel. Samples of crow's foot slim for cabinet work, with pine and yellow wood for joinery, 61,815 248 35,464,963
cah, building, railway carriages, etc, may be 8-25,692 341,285
Jones sise intende at the local offive 2,387,638 406,391 to introduce
the Chius market Queensland
and alopra
wood-paving blocka.
74,916,838 27,030,772
ABAN
Bipment of horses has been s
amooget
the vanous
2893 ranged.
the
Queensland Government intend to ship to the East are leather, Iurs, carriage rugs, undressed 47,168
bear Led rabbit skins, fruits, jams, 13, 84
apossum, wilk, butter, wheat and fresh mest. Hams and bason already have a good market at Shanghai, A regalar monthly service of steamers direct to Bhanghai and probably during the season to Vladivostok, is centerplated and freight rafes will be such as to enable the Government to compete with other goods on the market.
71,928
55,252
1.539,747
13 523
461,194,532 207,888,197