LOCAL SPORT.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB:
The programme for the second meeting on June 1st is as follows:- 1--3.80 ..THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE FLAT BACS.—For Subscription Grifins of 1906-07. Weight fer jaches as thin sensor, per scale. Winner of an official race to 7 lbe, extra. Winners at the last estry Gymkhana 51b. penalty. Penalties accum- not mulative. Posion which have ran and
en placed allowed 31, Jockeys who have bet net nen more than two einl eers in
5 lb.
FUNNELS AND FLAGS.
THE ROBERT COOKE" LOST. The Dock Company's powerful tug, the Robert Cocke, which grounded in the attempt to salve the stranded. German steamer Wony Kot, has been abandoned as a total lose.
GREMAN SHIPPING TRADE
At the general meeting of the Hamburg. America Line, Berr Ballin, the managing director, announced that they had decided to With this to African porte. traffic take over object the company intended to purchase a part of the fleet of the Woermart Line, and 5,000,000 the Wooruban Line na the purchase price. For this purpose it was necessary to raise the capital of the company from 120 to 125 million general meeting on April 15 to discuss the marke, and they had decided to summon a raising of the additional capital.
It is a mere
loosely round the neck.
Hongkong, Bangbal or Tientsin allowed marks worth of shares at 130 wonid he riven to above it in point of stade of the Atkutie lang shoreman. In our seaport population..
BAMBURG DECK STRIKF.
after ten p.m.
DECLINE OF BRITISH SEAMAN.
the British Smatution is given by
gradual superses. Casul General in Belgium, in his report on foreigners. Last sion of the British eesmen by shipping at Antwerp, to the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 428. 1907. "A well-varnished black tarpaulin bat f telephone is not even more apparent on the ans ship herself, especially if she happens to be stack upon the back of his head, long locks big passenger ner of the type to which we coming down almoet into his eyes, whith duck It is trousers and shirt, blue ce kerahjof tied describing the are every day getting more accustomed
carcely too ranch to say that this class of telephone. In its absence the huge dimensions stockings, loose white dack trousers, blue jackets, veel has been helped into existence by the rig of a party going on liberty: Pumps, while of the modern steamship, and the long distance cless checked shirts, black ribbon, over the left Now, to be travelled from one part of the vessel eye, a silk handkerchief aging from the to another, would render administration soutaide jacket pepkat, and four or five dollars roatter of great dificulty. But if the telephone tied up in the back of the neckerchief." is essential to the comfortable working to the every vestige of ses rig has gone, or almost modern stamships, that inter discovery gone, from the mercantile marine, and the wireless telegraphy-stande head and shoulders average ragamuffin who poses as a steamboat searuan to-day would pass in the street for a that the trnism to say
sent somewhat of a nautical appearance, but voyage has gone. Nowadays Atlantic steamers ccanters, pilots, and fiabermen still pre- ran practically like clockwork, and those o board a liner can to a nisery when they will be not the deep-water ma who goes in tramp steamers. In the little enstoms of every day, also the modern seaman has changed. in. communication with another vesel, and for
เด how long they will be in touch with her. There is much value in werely being able to No steam seaman would whistle for wind,
For instance,
never wants it; a calm snits him far better; and as to zoratching the mizen-maat," such speak a ship at a long distance.
au opposite conree, it is
an idea would
I never enter h's head; be saldon *mizeo
mart to sarateb. Whoever she is on neeful to know the sort of weather she has
dreams now of resorting to ceremonies ou orassing the line, or bearing the dead borgo ver and abuse all its things. experienced, as you may pick up valuable has a knowledge as to what you yourself may on counter. ever, is the knowledge that with the help of overix ard with the usual ceremonie," as the wireless telegraphy a ship can appeal for aid to old log books bad it? There were many rules the invisible. Fet a vessel break dows, for of otiquette that used to be abserved very example, and who can speak the nearest vessel rigidly in forecastle. One of these was that should presume to help and beseech ber help; whereas in the olden days no one must keep len chest locked; another, would a dissbled ship must have drifted holplessly until that no something or other came in sight. The old himself from the as kid before Britishers or tense of isolation has gone, and the priblication Aurients. But foretla stignetta" of daily bulletins received by the wireless method require an article to itself. This inst-mentioned custom is an een from the days when England is of itself researing to the passenger as he
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seet mplish their evident purpose of "freezing' him out." Meanwhile, he Sarnask
not checked; territory natives being of the mind of Orang Kaya Jetia Jaza
bis ant
co-signa- terier, afraid because they are not familiar with the King's Goverment, and its laws" fut course, nly su
barth and administered in BraLei) "are
Now nothing could be more infamous than the rule of the Sultan of Brunei and his Fergeras, and it is right that this should, +$2. But when the Raja of tarawak, whose Goverment is admitted to be an object-lesson in administration," in willing to take over the
34,30p.m.-LADIES NOMIZATION.Gentle year at Antwerp-a port at which rather more marine is to be made the subject of formal Caps Finisterie, and westward as far as they and the natives, who know what
than half the shipping is British the ritish seamen discharged numbered 4,665 and the were British, the foreigners 10,453. Of the men engaged in their place uly 3,48
ran with same, leading his pony to another remaining 11,93 bing of foreign nationality. shipowners are at length Takicers has last wepur of saluting might have been sou in
it
as ei the seamen dobarged 6 per cent were foreigners and 31 per cent. British sub jects, while of the meu engaged to replace them 27.8 per ceal, were foreigners a d ́only per cent. of British nationality. These Bures *fer to all classes of seafaring mea, insiuding
If officers and engineers the statement be confined to the lernenmon"s strictly inter preted it is found that of 4,839 sailors ragged at Autwerp only 162 were ritish, and yf 4,520 firemen signed on only 182 were antires of the United Kingdom.
Entrance fee $3. 1st frizo: A Cup presemed by E. W. Batter fig. 2ad Prize: $25. Entrance fees to go to winner.) 2-4 p.m.-GYMKHANA CLUR CHALLENGE Cur-Distance one mile. For all China Ponics.
Catch weights at 10 st. 1. Winners of an open race or oper Griffin race
At a meeting buld by the deck labourers of 1.
Non-winning Subscription extis. Griflus allowed 5 1 Jockeys who have not Hamburg and Altona the following resolutica, was paired: "The dock labourers declare won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tiestein allowed 5 lb. To be themselves satisfied with a wage of fire marks won by the pony scoring most marks in their day, and one mark per hour for overtime, races for the cup counting 4 points for a They refuse, however, to enter into any Best; 2 for & record; and for a third contractual chligation, er tongres to compulsory coulzibation to a provident or emergency fund. The benefit of marks already scared to pass
ale. Any winner of the They rescind the resolution of May 24, 198, in
which it with the pony on
was decided that they would not work As the son for the lack ont is race lo cuiry 5 ib extra for each win in nubrequent starts for the Cup, but in the event
thus remored, the dock labourers anticipate its The men's oficials wers at the of
termination." a pony carrying the penalty not winning, 21. to be deducted next time he starts.
same time fully panpowered to negotiate with the Penalties accumulative up to 15-15 Entrance fos of $5 to go in the purchase of a meurato Harbour Management Association. to the winner of each race, and 323 to second pony out of the Clab funds. At the con clusion of the season a cup, valve 810, will he presented to the owner of the pory chun ing the second highest samber of marke. man to start dismatunted; at the word go to mount and ride to a given paint where a number of golf intters will be placed and Gentlemen to dismonst, pick up a putter a point where his Lady nominator will be waiting with a golf bail. Geuthman to srd putter to Ledy who will then run a short distusce to a mark indicated by white chalk place her golf ball on the ground and into a ring marked with chalk some away. Taly to then rus back with bor and pulter to gentleman who will mount and ride back... Poiu te given for pace and putting ## K[ ZF Open to members of both ervices to members of the Gymkhana Club. Entrame fee, 1st and 2nd Prizes presented by the Club. Post Estries accepted. 4p.m.-HURDLE RACK-Perthina Ponies.
The Colonial Merchout Shipping Conference Distance about One Mile sud a Quarter, Cateh Weights 1st, 8.b. Entrance to S. held its second meeting at the Foreign Office sitent of the Beard of Trads, presided, and the 1st Prize: 4 Cup presented by J. A. Jupp, lust month. Mr. D. Lloyd George, M.P., Pes Fay. 2nd Prize: 325. (Entrance fees to go to winter.) Post Entries.. No rece unless four other members of the Conference present were: Imperial Delegates: Mr. H. Llewellyn Smith, starters. 5-5,30 p.m.-TENT PRODING CHALLENGE Mr. Walter J. Howell, Mr. R. E. Cunliffe, and Cur-Presented by His Excellency Major-aptain A. J. G. Chalmers, of the Board of General Broadwood, c. Fer China Ponies Trade: Mr. H. Bertram Cox and Mr. A. B. Mr. H. F. Anderson Mr. K Pembroke Lo be run for five times and to be won by the Keith, of the Colonial Offer, Shiponere: Mr.
f. xider scoring most marks at the meeting. Fiwie, Mr. N. Dunlop, and Mr. Normas Hill, Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, M.P.; Points for seo and style. Open to members of both services as well as to members of the
Dr. H1 N. Wollaston, Hon. W. M. Harbes and Hon. Impald Them; New Zealand Gym
ymkhana Club Entrance fes SL A memento presented to the 1st and 2nd at each
Deb pater: Hen. Sir Joseph Ward, Dr. Fitchett (Solicitor General), Mr. James Mills, Mr. meeting. Post Entries. 65.45 p.m.-Poo Posy Seuser-Open to
William Belcher, and Mr. A. R. Hielop; sil bawa fide China Polo Ponies passed as such Catchi
Secretaries: Mr. J. A. Webster and Mr. the Beard of Trade: of hy the Committee of the Club.
G. E.. Buber, weights over 1st. Distance about a quarter of a mile round a post and back-riders to Mr. J. Haley, Private Secretary to Sir J. turn keeping the post on their left hand ride. Ward, and Mr. D. J. Quibo, Private Secretary to Sir W. Lyor. At the opening of the Open to members of the Jockey Club, Pole
statement drawn ap Chib and Gymkhana Club and members of Conference Sir William Lynn rest a both services. Extrazen tea 83 1st Prize audio in reply to a
Post Entries by the shipowners on besabient of the practical difficulties caused by lack of uniformity in presented. Zod Prize $25. accepted...
p. ONE MILE AND A QUARTER Merchant Stipping gislation throughout the 7.-6.is
HANDRAY For all China Empire. The Conference then proceeded to FLAT RACE.
disense resolutions with regard to the survey of Ponies. Jockeys who hure not won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shaug. vessel other than puseenger ships by the Beard hai or Tientsin allowed bb. Entrance fee of Trade: the acceptines of Board of Trade $5, 1st Prize; A Cup presented by Hon. standards as to hull, machinery, boilers, an Mr. W. J. Gressan. 2nd Prize: $2 (Elifesaving appliances as of the same effect us trance fees to ge to winner
COLONIAL MERCHANT SHIPPING CONFERED.
Beon. Best of three runs at each meeting came elevates. Hen. Sir WJ. Ly
BOWLS.
LOWN BOWLS,
meme-
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focal certificates in Australian and New Zealand waters; the recognition by Australia and New Zealand of the prose scale laid down in the
SHIPPING LEGISLATION.
de Let
The dearth of junior: Bcers in the mercantile inquiry by a representative committee of the Shipping Federation, which is to hold its first
this subject any doubt, in view of this proceeding, that acting on April 10 There can be no longer
tericusly to beurt. The scarcity of hitherto been met in the gase of many lines by quite recent years; in fact, some of the more an increase in pay and privileges, but it seems old-fashioned of our coasting skippers will still to be recognise that some arrangement will lower their royals to a man-of-war, and we still have to be made by which the number of young dip our ens gus to warships, thengu they men coming forward for service in executive dip to one another. In these prosaic days of capacity will automatically increase. There are ex gineering, the only son'e is often s horrible those who allege that neglert to instruct ap-hoot "on the steam whistle. As to "speaking" cay of trae seamanship when each master brentices in the art of navigation is one of the another vessel, it is never attempted as in the carefully canning his vessel, they would range causes of the deficiency.
within bail and begin in the old courteous way. "Hul. The ship aboy." Hillch What And so on. We have all ship is that, pray feathered, but few know that this to its origiu probably heard of evil-cers being tarred and was a sautical enster. But it is so. In the "If rother be convicted of theft, boiling laws of Deren the following may by found: pitch shall be poured over his bead and a shower of feathers be shaken ever, to mark him, and hasbull be cast ashore on the first land at which
Why were put Forts" as populas, not only in the Navy, in the Mercantile Marine? These only date the feet shall touch."
and were introduced by Nehoo, ja tie day from the beginning of the nine-teenth century what are now the white streaks were yellow. After Trafalgar this was adopted through. on the Navy, and copied by merchant regels. Before that time, car men-o-war would bare ed
It looks as if the Government's one awa-lomb in the shape of shipping legislation this session is to ho the Tonnage Mencurement Bill. It is the ectome of the attempt of various dock authorities, by means of private bills, to fix shipping. Mr. Lloyd George is in favour of particular haces for the lerging of dues cr
owo bill, Haring the deck authorities, if they uniformity, and bas accordingly brought in h's co, to couvines a Select Committee that he is wroup. Shipowners, meantime, look on with the other day that the President of the Board anything but indifference. It was complained of Trude casts a spellover shipowners when they interview bin. It remains to be seen if the dockewners will prore equally susceptible.
A P. MOBY. Yoong gentlemen: desirous of entering the Peninsular and Oriental service as cadets have lately been subjected to a preliminary raamin ation in general knowledge.
with blue perworks
being pain Among other locked strange works and fellow sider, with wide buck strokes at the water-line. Isrard things, they were asked to give the name of e popular admiral recently in command of the Mediterranean Fleet. One of them. without surfaces were often printed blood-red. Only as hesitation, rearded his impression that the very few years ago the superstition as to the
Could a more skilful distinguished naval officer referred to was Sidostian Fiun still existed; it may perhaps Thomas Sutherland. compliment have been paid to the baieman of the Peninsular and Criental Company?
an
lingerit. These men were looked on as wizards alo could give, or withhold, fair winds. upon IvIsyasths tey exe always be with a certain amount of awe, and, in eu gnence, had a good time among the rest of the men. How this idea originated is co- known, Times are fast changing on shoro sa pa sen; old customs, old dress, are vanishing fast: alilitarian age will not trube itself About such trifles." The only aim now is to make money, and spend it,
SARAVAK AND BRUNEL
methods are, desire that he should de only. ip ile neme of commen unse, akcald the Closerment of the Straits Settlements interfere to prevent so reasonable a solution?
The Reja has always set his face again cen- cession-hunters. When be required the Lawas district be fend it necessary to expel a relativi of his own whese trading sellads, ten cierely resembled those of the Fargerans. The fevere ment of Sarawak is a government abich exists for the welfare of the ratives, ret for the
open the Straits settlements declaring, in or enrichment of Europeans. It is, therefore with. at aty great surprise that we find a learing alice which bears traces of inspiration, ba
theze Lay come a day when British intereste in Bermeo will have to be smalgamated and concentrated under cne administration," and acermopanying this caretly red threat against the independence of Saransk with the intendo, vidently aimed at the Raja Muds, that Sarewak " "may not always be so for
s to have rulers of sqasi cupacity with Sir James and Sir Charles Brooke,
We have a need to defend Charles Ver Brooke gainst this wanken atisek. He bar already proved himself as an admisistrator. winning, as his father and great-unele did before him, the affections of the uttered folk rd wild" over whom it in his destiny to le. We will only my that it is well that a bint of the coming truble bas berr jivo, and that wherever Briters venerate the great deeds of their countrymen it behaves them to keep their weather-cym op+9, and to se to it not done to the State that a great wrong. web ila Berekes bare laitt bp with so mne Bagacity and self-sacritice.
EX-GOVERNORS OF COLONIES AND COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS.
Cur Lorden correspondent mentioned that a circalar had been issued by the Earl of Eigin relative to the part taken by ex GoversCIS of Colories in the organisation or direction of companies formed to operate in territories which Ley were recently administering. The fli text of the circular, which has been rent to the Governors of all Colonies, is as follows:
Downing-street, February 15, 19-7.
I have the honour to inform you thất Sir,- I during the past session questions have been put in the House of Commons with regard to
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cerlain cases in which ex-Governors of Colonies Chen, a wealthy mindarir, hay laid na a charming English girl, have taken a prominent in the organisaaf bands en foo or direction of companies formed in perais Kate Vincent, when be las waylaid and 1 carried off to a uriphly uring temple.” Happily- were recently in territories which they
Imperial Act of 196 for use on British sups last year, subject to the examination of two recently in The Stourd, lifts a corner of the administering. The publicity which bus thus her sweetheart, George Clifford, lea: as of
The quaint petition of the chief of Balait to the Rein of Sarawak, which was published weil which has concealed from the people of this lave for the last year been going on in that mote correr of the nerd, the Malny Archipelag
The following will represent the Civil Sorvies of provision« iuspected and passed by Impetisisability of eulting a new and straighter crustry certain cipiomatic intrigues which i
Club at Lawn Bowls against the Police CC en the Felice Green at 3:30 pm. today (Saturday):-
R. Hudson C. Parkinson 2 R. Fenton
R. Palmer
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W. H. Kelley
I. A. Wheal (skip) Tan
P. R. Adams
M. Melver
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The Police will be represented by:--
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ENGLAND.
not registered in those Colonies: the exemption Offcore trom further inspection in Australia New Zealand except in contain circumstances; and the vessels and voyages to which Australian or New Zealand conditions as to accommodation, ventilation, conveniences, and manuing should be applicable.
RUITISH GERMAN HI FING
of a
The signatories of the potition, as is evident from the title, "Orang Kaya" (literally, "Ech "Mar"), borne by two of them, aro Dyaks, presentatives of the indigenous tribes of Borneo whom the Malays, especially the lazy and greedy Pangerausf the Brunei Saltanate so by cozening and robbing. Up to 1 beginning of last year, Hranei exiled in dis- enourable independence, a squalid, barbarous enclave, within the territories of Sarawak,
State. *
still Leminally tributary to altan, but raised by the capacity of its white Rejas to a position of vastly superior power, pesce, and prosperity. The inhabitants of Branei aigrated on every possible opper- tuuity across the frontiers into the Barom the Sarawak.
Limbang, Trasan, and Lawas Estricts of
the
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"A PATTERN FOS LOND N." The Belgisu Government inventions with regard to Antwerp are worthy of the notice which they have attracted, as, when carried into effect, the extensions will muse of it certainly, With this remark Sir Cheil Hortalet, British Cone General for Belgium, prefaces one of the largest porte. if not the largest, in the Work"
interesting report on the shipping and parigation of Antwerp for the year 1946. The report recalls that the Dock B, which also included a programme of new fortifications for Actwarp, passed second reading on January 24
been given to these coses and the public her whereabouts, and by the exercise of pointe by technical commissions-nearly, the
comments which have been made upon them little thought and no small measure of pluck make it desirable that I should, without creeds in rescuing the girl fr the bad suggesting by impropriety in the action of of the enemy, and bearing her of to worthy these concerned, express my personal opinions Lick Sandlord, skipper of the Allatrene, Chi Cher, bed for the Rivar Scheldt (the Grande
whese protein he demands, with regard to such emmercial ventures. Coupers, and us to the new fortifications. Sir C. Hertslet states that at the time of writing
I have every reason to believe that the however, bos still semetinng up bis copations leere. Digning himself a priest, he, a former strongest motive which actuates the military commission had reported, but that the other commission had not yet been appointed
Comercial company with a dozen of the same kind, iD vngaging in a Governor In the meantime it may confidently expected
bribes Sandford to accept himself, his com Remarks are in quently made with regard to that the Government which is always alive to
enterprise in a Colony with which he has en
CADected is that he feels red, from his rades, sud a sacred Joss * passengers, much to the indignation of David MacGregor, intimate knowledge of the whole cireuz.stances, Senfel ngineer, who wisely insists the rapidity of the growth of German shipping the reeds of the country, will shortly make
The spirit in which the whole at Antwerp, remarks Sir Cecil Hertele, British commencement.
that there are pportunities for developmunt Conrol General for Belgium, in a report on the matter is contemplated was evidenced in what
which will benefit the Colong, and that it is that only trouble can come of the arrange The next tablena, Tery beauti- The Minister of Finance progress of the Port of Antwerp, issued yester. took place in the Chamber of Deputies on
incumbent on him not to refuse to give the ment day, and certainly Germany is the only rival to February 12 last. the United Kingdom in the matter of shipping, then stated that the construction of a portion
enterprise the sapport which his moms and ful one, shows the Aints at sea, the vessel A Pendary peeding along beneath the rags of the silvery
woon, and all unevuseions of the terrible doom reputation Bust carry with it.
Faxt Larrying. Presently the Statistics would undoubtedly give rise to the of the great caual deck, with two correspondling impression that the tonunge of German vessels subsidiary docks, the ustoiled plans of which
active, perfect legitimate and honourable, i
Chinese throw off their disguise, and a moment entering Antwerp is rapidly overhauling that were being prepared, would be put up for as the Government
be that the enterprise may prove successfail to which she is and coepers ion in it remunistive. adjadiestion as ROOD that in
sigtiteen of British vessels appears
Decessary credit for
At the same time. I ennust help feeling that later, crew, captain, and passengers lie at their thia As a result of from 18:3 to 1908, German shipping has had arranged the years, increased by 472 par cent., whereas British the two latter docks:
cases to refrain from taking a prominent part in the shape of the offended elements; clouds gather Bill to furnish
of notice
comparing which are formed on the horizon, lightning inches, thunder peals, shipping Las only increased by 113 per cent. It statement certain Antwerp Teputies promptly
retired Governors would be well advised in most mercy. Unexpected help comes to the latter in
management wenid eem apparent from these figures that gave
At the beginning of last year, however, when Gorman tonnage is increasing overwhelmingly Minister with a credit of 12,060, f. (about in comparison with British teenage. If, Low- £100 for the purpose. The port extension the island of Labuan was frausferred from the to develop for profit the natural resources of the the wild bowls through the creaking cordage, ever, the statistics are takes is a different scheme apart from the Grande oupure, which administration of the North Burneo Company derrit ries which they have administered, I shall the waves rise higher and higher the threa those who have giren years of arduous and portuity. Granted freedom on the condition devoted work of the Straits Settl ments by arrangement
the Expire: Eut the that they shall steer the steamer to safety, they manner that is to say, by actual figurer, rather seems doubifol at the wement includes a huge and inde a separate Colony, the Government always he ready and anxious to dried the coadnet tened enfastrouhe affords the English their op
canal dock and nico subsidiary locks. The by
to the strongest and best merited defence caunot promptly overpower their crafty opponents, and percentage it will be seen that not
kome. appived a resident adviser
a false impression made by are once more meters of the situation. In the wide (about six times the width of the Buca probability arrive in English waters some day German," but British shipping is in reality former is to bu five miles long, aud 2734 yards with the Colonial and Fortige Offices at
Sultan of Brunei, and, in fact, apocred the always remove
reflections cast on them, and I bite myself, storm that now burst over them they find however.. For instance, the tonnage of British reeses Canali, lucreasing in width in certain places to in June, to pay a brief visit and sainte ta incrasing the mere rapidly.
country. The lengths of
There is, of course, no exception (is theory; therefore, entitled in the interests of the State an even less merciful fee. At this point down and of the Colonial Service todraw the attention soss the curtain, and quick as thought, we fag of Japas valued ally. The Tul an amoured cruiser of 13 550 tons, burit peutering the port in 1958 amounted to 2.259,332437 yards. The depth will be 4jft, sufcient to
saven of the subsidiary docks will be about to be taken to this rourer, though why the Go- tirely in Japan, at the Kae dockyard, in the Lous, and that of German vessels to 10 461 to sccommodate any versel af at
the figures for British veesals in 9 were
through an angry, enorm sarvest consideration before taking part luar breaking over her bows, sweeping the decks and Inland Sea. She was banched in December, 5,199.888 teas, and those of German versels thrue quarters of a mile cach, the other two rernment of the Siraite Settlements should of offers aimisisiting the government of have, with the aid of the cinematograph, a 1905, in the presence of the Crown Prince, hex 2,551,46 tons. In eighteen years the twelve being rather less, but all wil b 40, dep desire to be burdened with this miserable litt Celonies or Prosetorates to the necessity for wonderful picture of a vessel plonghing its way
commercial nudertaking of such e character,- Antwerp," ays the Consul-General, has been hole, separated from the Peninsula by some fre months total of British shipping has inerenset sister ship, the home, being now in coarse of completion at the same pice. The Chitose is by 4243,436 tons, while German shipping has held up as a pattern for Loudon, the counter hundred miles of ses is an apparent mystery. protected cruiser of 4,784 tons, and was built only increased by 2,52800 tone; it is obvious, arguments used being in favour of dock as But behind it lies an injusties done to Raja in 1898 at San Francisco. She was chosen to therefore, that Gremas shipping can never opposed to river quay construction and vie accompany the Tsukuba to the Jason cele overtake the Brities at Antwerp at the present versa (though the proposed extensions of qrations out of compliment to her Americau rats of progress. If the figures for the last Antwerp's accommodation certainly appear to builders. She figured conspicuously in most three years be taken of British and Gorman lend weight to the former)."
of the late war, and shipping. it will be seen that each year the the engagements
sent in chase of the North after the bathe increase of the former has been greater than that' of the Yellow Ses in August, 1904. Enally of the latter: overhauling bera Koreukiff Bay, Saghalien,
The Chitose where the Novik WAS suck. bigk speed, 221 knots, served her well on this
occasion,
for
the Novik was particularly fast is a ship of which the Kus The Tsukuba naval department is justifiably proud, she being the first warship of any size, and of purely it in scaredly realised to what a large extent
and applause Antwerp owes its Japanese construction, to fly our ensign in
greatness as a port to foreign waters, Severel small crnisers had been British shipping. To all intents, as far as the
It will hardly be oredited that one of the realism. To start with, we bave a most lifelike dging the valley of sheers years. Customs, however, still exist
Albatrose, moored to a wharf in a typical audience. Nor should the work accomplished composer, turned out previously from our dock varde, actual tourage of vesis's is concerned, Antwerp this six though they, too, are going first actions of the newly appointed "adviser" and pietareeque view of the good steamer which testify to the delight of the wellpleased the Toukubu represents our first attempt to isa British port; certainly the United Kingdom
at Brusei was to impose an export duty Chinese port, with ter crew of English aitors by the performers or by that clever of large tonnage for ourselves. armovied vessels
bas a greater interest in it than any other fast into oblivion. But the sailor, when he
Muara coal. a export duty on the product and an attendant crowd of natives languidly Mr. Carl. Keifert, te passed over unnoticed. would with, truth be termed "Bailer", had many Kure, where she was constructed, is not far from coautry.
curious customs and ideas peculiarly his own.
of an industry run at a loss! The reason given is that reverne must be raised. But it is at Watching the preparations for departure. The Mr. Cecil Morton York, as the skipper, z. Berd Wakamaten, the lately-established iron foundry
Without with a capital song, as the hero, Mr. J. 0. Of proved convenience is the modern system The navies of the nations, it is true, have
Iesat doabtful whether this iniquitous impost picture is meet cleverly contrived, full of Gilbert as Macfiregor, Mr. Harrison Brockbank, and works close to Shimonoseki. Kare is in
colour, and pleasantly diversified. will serve that snd, for there are limite to the
unnecessary delay the authors plunge into Grahame, as Chen, and Mies Mary Allestreo, us of linking up a ship, when in dock, with the their uniforms, but there are still men living other respects well situated, being well-sheltered.
the effective little story imagined by them Kate, all deserve praise for ability displayed. simest bidden, indeed, in a nook of the Inlendiceal telephone exchange. By this means the who eas remember the time when merchant
seamen going aahore, even from small trading Raja's patience, if he continues to work the
the presentation of The Typhoon," as its name implies, may be mines at this additional loss it will be entirely Sen, near Hiroshima, from which the troops Fessel is put on an oquality with the rest
that classic work, "Two
due to his determination not to permit the
various stirring and sensational scenes. Chi trusted to carry everything before it. were despatched to the seat of war both in 1894 of the port, and these ou board oss eren som croft, would wear the distinctive and 1904. The Tuba is commanded by mand trunk cells if they wish it. It is doubt dress. Dans, 30
Government of the Straite Settlements to Captain Takenonchi, formerly Navel Attaché to ful, however, whether the real value of the Years before the Mast," describes the sailer rig of his day (1836) in several places. Here is the Japanese Embassy in Paris.
Chitore two ships The Tsukubo and the bolonging to the Nary of Japan, will to
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but
to build
1ban
GERMAN. Increase.
DISAPPEARING CUSTOME.
Brooke.
have, &c.,
10
THE TYPHOON."
ELGIN
a
rain
meaning destruction at every moment. The following scene bring the Lage tank into play. In the background is discerned the -fated Alustrous, almost a wreck by now, For some years past the Raja has held from
caught in vortex of swirling water, ber the Sultua a licence to work the coal-mines of
suis stripped from the masta, each iterant likely Maara, within the confines of Eranei, and bus
terbeter lest. Into the tank swimsa calter, con
lover, and
ese other The Daily Telegraph es59:- We are inclined taining Kate, her In these daysof steam, when the sailor is fast had conferred upon him therewith certain The village of Brooketown, which is the centre
to say that The Typhoon" is quite the best figure, who bave escaped from the sinking
the clunds break disappearing, the old usages pertaining to the limited powers of sovereignty over the district.
Also vanishing. SUR life are
Steam, short
of the enterprise, is the one flourishing spot
thing that the management of the Hippodrome ep. Th But it
torrents, wetting the bopless within the wretched little State. voyages, and the absence of the necessity for
ingenuity of the authors, Alicis Ram-ay and creatures to the skin, but somehow we have canmanship all tend towards this consumafourishes at the Raja's expense, for the Muara bas yet given us. It speaks volumes for the descends in tion. The sailor is not now a man apart, with coal mines bate, up to the present, cost Sarawak Rudolf de Cerdove; it is a production upon the comfortable feeling that eventually they will bis own susters and dress
has every right to plame himself. reveals Mr. Frank Parker, standing like traces only Generally speaking, adds the Corsul-General, still exists, it is trae, but traces of these zearly a hundred thousand dollare. The enter which the resourceful and inventive Mr. Frank, win their way to Rafety. The Baal picture is continued simply for the sake of the Tering the ditenities which beset such a Neptune attired in modern greving dress. recent times, records the Nautical and given the blessings of equalsIC
*pectacle the novelty is
is a triumph of stage aming the wares, and smilingly acknow quite Magazine, this was not so, though a distinctive dress was departed from the mercantile marine more or
BRITISH. Increase.
14. 269,05 tons... 1965 375,490 593,134 1966
36,117 tons. 108,783
253,097
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