SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, October 9th.”
BEFORE MR. A. G, WISE (ACTING ORIEF JUSTICE)
ALLEGED, WRONGFUL 'AKEEST.
Aotion was brought by Li Cherng against Ah Young-wan, a partner in the Kwong Cheung Sang shop of 25, Gilman's Bazaar, to recover $250, damages for wrongful arrest:
Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. R. A. Harding for the defondant
MISSION WORK IN CHINA,
CHINA'S NEED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10т¤, 1907.
The Rev, Lord Wiliam Gascoyna-Cecil in contributing to the Times a series of articles as a result of his recent visit to Shanghai. Here is the Brat.
off a party of students going to England EARLY HISTORY OF TRADE AND from the Shenxi University. The question
CUSTOMS AT AMOY: # really is what they will learn. Will they learn Western knowledge and add it to Chinese. morality, or
The history of the Natire Custom onse in or will they scoopt our moral standarde Amsy la of peculiar interest, for not baly does and the religion on which those standarde rest the conservative land of China. First, the interwesen the story of the rise and development Three causes have led to this great change in trade of this part of China, but with it in alap it embody the records of the anciget foroiga An influential committeom London, consisting were regarded as possessing supernatural powers
failure of the Borer moremant. The Boxereof the Forsiga Customs and the growth of the suggested that the first stop to be taken to Western Powers They had persuaded the of leading Churchmen and Nonconformiste and their failure gave great budce to the modern trasy port. arouse England to the great importance of the superstitions Chinese that they could not be civil and religious movements taking place in killed and that they could easily drive every China was to send out some independent in quisers representing all shades of opinion. This fortigerent of the land. The sack of Poking curse was especially advisable in their opinion, and the flight of the Empress continond bacanse, the Centenary Conference at Shangbai dopes, with perhaps unnecessary brutality: information on these subjects, as at that con- ferense would be gathered together men of every shade of Protestant opinion, coming from every part of China.
that the claime of the Boxers were powerless against the superior soi nce of the
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representative of the medieval ports of Zaitun, Amoy mast be taken as the successor and Zayton concerning which Fule given this
Zeiten, Zeithuli, Cayton, the great port of Chinese trade with the West is the Middle Ages, that from which Polo mailed af on his memorable voyage that at which Ibu Batots landed, and which Marignoll the authors who
is pig
up to the Secondly, the saccess of Japan The Bus between Chiss and Earepe on the expulsion fourteenth century inclusive. A vil falls Japanese-war, fought as it was on Chinese terri of the Mongols, and when it rises in the tory, made the Chinese unwilling but close sixteenth century. Zapton has disappeared. spectators of that titanio straggle; they were in
[Cathay and the Way Thither," Vol. I. p. intimate contact with both armies; they bought Zaitun had indest disappeared; and so com and they sold to both sidra; and they then learnt Mr. Hardog-I am not prepared to deal
ing, had become the superiors of a Western this it is needless to enter, for the weight of that the Japanese, by adopting Western learn-pletely, that a controversy bas raged over the
identification of
Into the details.of the site
361 with anything beyond what is in the writ.
His Lordabip-He claims damages, I suppose excellent work. I may add that I personally strougth of the West lay in her thought and at least-sustains the plea adrecated stɔntly and cotton were Imported to Formoss, and, with! Power; and Chins was convinged that the evidence-to the mind of the present writor Batavis: while paper, spices, amber, tin, lead, year; silk piece good, porcelais, and gold to knowledge, and not in her blood or nationality.
ity by the lato Mr. George Phillips for many the addition of Formosan products, such as rior, Lastly, the work of the misions. The Roman years; that the modern district city of sugar, ratians, dear-horen, and drugs, were Protestants (including. ibe Episcopalian body) a quarter of Christiane involves that a far larger Ohristian been brought into contact with treated by the medical missions, for instance, Christian thought. The million out-patianta wou'd be chiefly
And all those millione
Mr. Kong Bing-Yea
His Lordsbi-8250 for assault?
I was asked to go as a Churchman, and as a Churohman I was willing to go I only asked that what wa
were doing should have the approval of the Archbishop and that of the Nonconformist, as I deprecated anything that Lending missionary societies both Church and might have the appearance of criticizing their received a courteous letter of introduction to the Roman Catholle Bishop at Peking, a letter which enabled me to have some insight inte
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Mr. Kong Sing-For assault and false what is, after all, the greatest missionary work Catholics claim a million converts, and the Haiteng situated at the entranco to the exported to China," [Davidson: "Island of
We alto deprecated that the inouiry should be 19arter of a million but this million and augchow River, formerly called Geh Kong Formosa," pp. 14, 15.).
imprisonment.
in Ching, that of the Roman Catholic Church.
Cheng Chik-Lung, the fonder of this remark The Koxinga power dates from 1676, when able family, lovaded and took Altos. It r Cheng kang. "Koxings" and his grandsons, held by him, his still more fauons son, Cheng
of the Manchu Government.
His Lordship What is the asanlt? Mr. Kong Bing. Taking the plaintiff by the quêne and polling him along the street.
Hin Lordship-That is technical assault (To Mr. Harding)-What have you get to say have a special knowledge of their own district who look at Christianity even from afar would was at its zenith about the middle of the 15th til 1680, when it fell Inally into the ban 'a
Mr. Harding-I am only prepared to deal with the question of malicious arrent.
Hie Lordship-Well, what have you got to say about this?
サイズ
supplhated by Amay-cocupies the site of the and the port to the city of Changohor.until famous med rural town. After the expulsion still Bourished at this Faskien port, and it of the Mongols from China, fareiga commorce
century, which it maint. ined till 1566, when owing to Japanese raids, it gradually declined [Phillips:
Two Medieval Fakhien Trading forms origiuntos with the Manchu conquest. The Native Custom Huse In its modern orts, p. 5.1. In the days of Zaituu's greatness Amoy was had existed in Changchow and elsewhere from Taz-collecting stations on imports and exports
nativo pirate and the Japanese sea-rover. Caston House with which we are concerned I was sparsely populated, and the-prey-of-the a system of its own for taxing trade. Bat the only оде
Marco Polo's "isles of the ocean."
very ancient time, and the Cheng family had Its birth as a place of osmmercial importance was founded in 1585 upon the recommendation the foreign vessels early in the 17th century, Formess after the collapse of the Kozinga be said to be coincident with the arrival of of Shib Lang the admiral who conquered" Formom, and the consolidation of the Kozinga nodes the charge of a soretary, of the provis the of the Dutch
power. The Custom House was first placed was convulsed during the expiring years of the In 1729 all the
who was changed yearly. could best be carried on in the port governed by Ming, foreign trade naturally found, that it the strong hands of the Koxings family, the wasting, of Hating, trade, which had long been waning, shifted here, the easy approach and the apposition, and here that harbour son wom
confined to the options of Protestany, mission- aries of English nationality. The most holy and calf sacrificing member of that body would, I think, be the first to allow that, though they work, they are very often as ignorant as those that live in the homelands of the work of other bodies in other parts of Chios, especially if those bodies profess, a different faith. Equally we thought that the opinions of Mr. Harding—I must object to the amond-ho from their commercial connexions impartial critics stould be sought. Laymen ment at this stage. The case has been before or official position, had an opportunity your Lordship (wice.
of forming a just estimate of the problems con- with auch work should be asked for their as it is impossible to separate the missionary githis is especially important in China, from the political question. Professor Macalister his line tells the ignorsat oronds who gaze power. In the throes with which the mainland beard-of kion Customs stations were pat! and Mr. William Fox were asked to go ont as Nonconformists; but impossible to do thorough justice to this problem in the few months we had at our disposal, we decided to go as separate individuals We did not pretend to any special knowledge of Chias or of missions. We were not experte, but "jucymau; "we went to learn, not to teach.
Hix Lordship-It is not a very nit casa shall allow the amendment, because the whole thing must be part of the same story, I think.
Mr. Kong Sing, proceeding, said both plaintiff and defendant in this action were fruit dealers. On September 18th the en, Kai Chow brought here amongst her cargo a certain quantity of pears. There were 15 baskets consigned to the defendant, ten to third parties Bed 25 to the plaintiff. These baskets of pears were sent off by the steward of the ship, who gave orders to a sàmpan woman to deliver them to their respective owner The first lot of pears, those belonging to the defendent and the third parties, were delivered at Wing Woh Street, whers defendant
took delivery of his lot through his fokis. After
realize the inferiority of their own faith. other reasons why Chinens are turning Besides these three main causes there are two Westward. First, the native Press is educat ing China, perhaps in an imprudent manner; I in the earily of Shanghai were distinctly was told that come of the newspapers published revolutionary. Secondly, the ever-increasing from Has kau to Peking cats right through number of railways. The railw
Iway for instance.
Canton it will pinetically bisant the country. the centre of China and when it is extended to
tacuriously on the European passengers botter
any book of the superiority of the West. as it was obviously
I do not think I realized, and therefore it is with no sense of superiority that most people to not realize, how near China has come and is her developmet must be in the history of all coming to Europe, and how important a factor nations. I am not exaggerating when I say that in human probability the journey from Faris to Peking, will be reduced to 12 days,
But, whatever may be the effective cause, the result is certain. China is abxions to learn what the West can teach her. There is, in fact, an
one Chinese statesman
ever-sanguins tous about the effect of that learning which reminds one uncomfortably of France. Chins." the tone of the pre-revolutionary writings of to me, is the oldest and pet the youngest of
shrewd commercial men refer lightly to the knowledge will make China great. nations, confident is he that the new
probability of a national revolution as if it were would make you warm at the time and so a revolution in a ball-room-something that
delightful,
Eren
delirery had been made there the boatwoman' kiehorter period, as soon as the railway afterwards maku sitting stil! all the more
proceeded to the Frare opposite the Central Market, and there sent for plaintiff to take delivery of bis pears Plaintiff's fo'kis had al- ready taken these baskets away when defendant's fokia arrived on the scene and said the plaintiff's mon were stealing pears. All the plaintiff's fokis immediately ran away sud informed the plaintiff who went down to the Prays. On his arrival the defendant caught hold of him, and without arking for an explanation wid he was stealing the pear. Catching him by the quaus the defendant led plaintiff along the Street until they saw a policeman. Plaintiff was then taken to the Central Police Statico, by the coomiable, but was allowed to go after the in spector-in-chargo had investigated the car.
After hearing the evidence his Lordship entered judgment for defendant, but made no order as to coste,
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The SICEEZAET read the notice calling the meeting, and the following resolutions which were submitted for confirmation.:--
1-That the capital of the Company be increased from $2,000,000 to 83,000,000 by the
creation of 20,0)-new-abares-of-$50-onob
Peking to the Siberisu system is an accomplished fact; and that railway is bagun and has already climbed n the Nankow Pars to the Great Wall of Chins, and I was assured by a friend of the Chinese engineer in charge of of extending the line to the Siberian frontier, the construction that there was every intention Your readers may not all he interested in the advance or progress of missions; bat every one must feel a deep interest in the movements now affectin, the 400 millions of mankind whe form the great Chinese civilization. The ins fluence of sach a large fraction of the human race cannot be viewed with indifference. I AM not for a moment suggesting by force of arms enter Lurope. The Chinese peace-loving race, and will always abstain, na they have always abetained, from a war of aggression. Bat there are other ways in which her influenes will be felt. The industry of her people, the low standard of comfort which exists among her workers will enable her, as soon as the country is opened up by railways and bas an efficient system of govern ment, to compete at such advantageous terms with European nations that she will command. ali neutral markets.
AISA
habite and Chinese
The message I think the West should give to statesman, is that Wostorn knowledge without China, both by the mouth of missionar es snd of Western ethics will only shoe the beel of tyranny with iron, and that those ethics are, A matter of history, intimately connected and founded on the teachings of Christianity.
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here the trade has remained. Foreign trade ander the new conditions was ushered in by the Portuguess, who put in a
huanchowfu merchants seem to have been appearance here not long after their first arrival in Canton in 1516. The Changehow and
entrance to Amey Harbour. But the official eager to trade, and intercourse was carried on at the island of Goan ont de Tsingseu, at the mind was strongly set against it, and in 1547 it beheaded for the offence of trading with in recorded that some 93 Chinese merchants were
After the Portuguese came the Spaniards, foreignere. Commerce, however, no doubt went on clandestinely. who in 1575 sent mission from Manila to Fobchow with the view of obtaining permission to trade from the Viceroy. In this they were unsuccessful, but a steady trade was established by junk between Amoy and Manila. This important trade employed 30 to 40 Chinese and junke ruaning constantly between Amoy and Scores Manils. Bilk, procelsin, and other products were carried amounting to a million and a half dollare in gold anually. At that period these ters more than fourteen thousand Spanish in Merion who were dependent upon the raw silk of Chins to weave the celebrated fabrics so much ia rogus at that time. The Spanish vessels arried this merchandise from Manils to Mexico, So extensive was the intercourse with China that 20,000 Chinese had located in Manila." [Davis Island of Formess
189, p 12, Note. The Epan ardron their journey Fosshow anchored at Amoy, which they called Tan-su-so, the local proaunciation of Chung-ts-so nams of the island during the Ming dynasty, This Taa-s-a is a galat and freshe towne, of forra thousand housekolders, and hath continually a thousand soldiers in garrison, and compassed about with a great and strong wall; and the gates fortified with plates of gren; the foundations of all the houses are of lime and stone, and the walls of lime and yearth- and some of bricke: their houses within very fairely wrought, with great dourts, their strestes faire and brode all paved," " Man. doza, Vol. II, p. 44.]
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DISAGREEMENT OF GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING.
the
ontrasted the collection of duties to the under the Governor of the province, who Prefects and Tactais; but in 1733 all Customs affaits were made theut in 1738 all Customs General. This arrangement at!! holds, and the Tartar General is represented in Amoy now by two Manchu deputies of military rank, one for the Foreign and one for the Native Customs, each of whom holds office for a yest.
the
and this caused the Custom House to be the By the time the Manchu rule was established foreign trade had got quite a hold je Amay,
elapsed before the Customs cause under foreiga most incrative in the province takings were during the two centuries which What the
control-it is impossible to say. It was not in and as long as Foochow received the stipulated the interest of anyone to keep accurate records,
no doubt that quota er thereabouts, no embarrassing
down ander the present dynesty the jaok questions wore asked, But there can ha
trade with abroad and with Northern China was country quieted
growth in foreign shipping, as powere gradually considerable, and there war a steady succeeded the early pioneers. In 1727 the interdist on foreign trade wes withdraws, and it ress could henceforth be carried on openly by natire the Foreign Custom House in Amoy in 1801, vessels. From that year until the opening of and the gradual replacing of the junk trafis by
very
been the halcyon days of the Native Customs, foreign sailing ships and steamers, must have From 1861 onwards the Foreign Customs reaped the profits; the Native Cartoma led-s cared for by the foreigner and the commerce, quiet enfeebled existence, little observed or which be fostered, until, in 1901, muok that wan mysterions and obscure was to have light thrown trol of the Foreign Customs so arrangement upon it by the passing of the Netives to the con
the thriving child."Quinquennial Reports on by which the parent in ita nga fell to the care of Native Customs, 1.M.C."
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Bisy I also add another suggestion, one which has been made to me by several people, especially by keen observer long resident in the centre of China? The Chinese have a wonderful sad, carious power of Baal milation. Whether that power will fail before the greater power of
The following return showe, so far as can be Earopean civilization remains to be seen; but
Germany, and the United tetes, for the stated, the exparts to China, inclusive of the same cbserver assured me that one of the
Hongkong from the United Kingdom, reasonably to European eyes was because they causes, why missionaries appeared to mot an- had been influenced by and were soting wider
years 1887 to 19 6, and the average for each Hmburg shipping firms are closely watching of the quinquennial periods ending 1891, 1901, the influences of Chinese thought. He was a
the proceedings of the Shipping. Rings Com- and 1908, showing increase in value and The following proceedings are published
mission, and they profess to be surprised at the percentage between the averages for the last. Frenchman, and no doubt bad French missions of an extraordia ry District Court-martis} chiefly in his mind but he did not exclude held at Delhi on August 21st, last when thres learing bia country, and against the admission reference to the conditions under which the
The law at this time against a Chinese degree of misrepresentation which some of the and each sarlier period:- other missions. He only excepted the Jesuite, private soldiers of te 1st Battalion of the of foreigners into China, was very strict, and
EXPORTS TO CHINA (HCLUDING HONGKONG, whose discipline is too severe to allow of any Royal Irish Rifles, mely Jam Norman in 1304, they found great difficulties to condant the general question of subsidies, it is once more when the Dutch firat arrived in these watera, German marine is carrying on its business. Oa independent motion.
From
From United Christopher Wilson, and Hugh McGuigan,
From States. (Years United If the Chinese influence affects missionaries, were arraigned on a charge of: Conduct to with. Bo hi stile were the Chinese measures pointed out that in Germany only steamers it will affect in a greater degree those who are the prejudice of good order and military that the Dutch Admiral, Wybrand van carrying the mails receive a subsidy, and that
June.} not tied by strong religions convictions. As a dissipline, in that at Delhi on Jane 6 lat Warwyk, was compelled to leave the Pescadores, under specified conditions of efficiency, instance of this I was assured that opium smok when they saw Private Michael Kavanagh of The Datek attention
As regards the rebates on freight rates which was turned towards ng had spread from the French Chinese the same battalion runalng towards them Japan, where permission
the railways grant, and which are generally to trade WAR colonies to France, having been taken back by pursued by a crowd of natives who had beaten obtained in 1611, and no further serious interpreted in England as subaidies in disguise, old residents who had contracted Chinese him severely with sticks, and were pressing on sitempt on Chins was made actil 1612. Is it is pointed out that they are not conditions!
morality in Indo-Chine. A to Chitaman explained to me that, though the one the attack on him, instead of at enes that year a squadron of 14 ships arrived upon the use of German ships, and are not infonded for the fatherance of the interests going to his assistance they all retired to the from Bataria, and took possession on the moral tone of Englishmen was infinitely higher fort and made no attempt to protect their Pescadores, hence expeditions were sout
of German shipping, although, of course, than that of the Chinese when they come out, wounded comrade, who was caught up by natives over te Amoy in try to compel the Chinese
thy ervo the interests of shipping in yet after a residence of two years they were and again severely assaulted.
to trade. The result was that open hostilities shipping also derives a considerable benefit from Germaa porte. Foreign, and especially British, reduced to the level of their surroundings, and,
were carried on for two years, the Chinese this system of rebates, which has for its further he added gloomily, "in Chins no one is good."
resorting to every device to get rid of the object to overcome the disadvantages consequent This is, of course, a gross exaggeration: bat is none the l as instructive. He was not a Christian,
far successful that the Dutch retired to from the seaboard. nawelcome strangers They were fusily so
apon the distance of German industrial districts onlture. Would it not be a just punishment on
established themselves. From that time inter- though conversant with English and French
Formosa in 1824, where they built forts and Altogether it is regarded at Hamburg as s Europe who proved herself indifferent to the
course, though technically forbidden, WES
most baseless assumption-though the opinion welfare of so many millions of humanity it
carried on chiefly at Little Quemoy and tie-uz, prov. ils in shipping siroles in ugland-that those vices that des late China should infect
the merchants of the neighbourhood taking natural. It is but a part of the general the growth of German shipping is anything bat Christianity, moral sanitation requires that we and injure her own people? Apart from
them cargoes of silk and sugar, mach of which
industrial and found its way to Japan and Batavia. The
commercial development of should do our best to render healthy the moral tone of a neighbour who is going to be brought
Dutch trade with moy wea, of course, broken Germany, and is in no way excessive s 1904 zo close by improved means of communication.
by their expulsion from Formoss by Keringa in empared with the similar growth of British 1662 "The Dutch not only traded with the shipping, China is ready to hear. That was what reached one's sara from all sides.
Chinese and Japanese in Formsuse, but also rent their own ships to Chins and Japan to deal Monseigneur Jarlin, of Peking, quoted the
directly. Peter Nuits, the Dutch Governor, saying of a Chinese gentleman before 1900
ORIPPLED GLASS, TRADE. in his freport on trade, stated there that silver: The Hongkong Observatory yesterday is d The orders of the day for the Legislative superior to a European; after 1300 every every Chinaman was convinced that he was
was sent by juuks from Taiwan to the mainland the following roport Britain's crippled glass industry forms the city of Amor; sometimes to be remitted to their Connoil meeting to be held to-day are:-By Chinaman is convinced that he is inferior" subject of a report to the Department of Com-agents who resided there, sometimes to be given has rises, moderately on the China coast, and On the 9th at 12.10 p.m.-The barometer the Hon. Attorney General-second reading of as showing Low ready the Chinese were merce at Washington. by Mr. Albert Halstead lise for the markets of Japan, India, and
to the merchants who were to provide ne Cited States Consul at Birmingham
fallen considerably in W. Japan.
depression is now off the 8.W. coast of 日 Europe. This could only be done with the Japan, and it appears to be moving towards
2.That sach new shares be issued at par and be offered to those persons who are registered as shareholders of the Company on 1st December, 1907, in the proportion of one now share for every complete two abares held by them on 1st December, 19 07.
3. That the amount due for the new shares shall be called up on 31st December, 1907.
The CHAIRMAN, moved that the resolutions as read be confirmed.
Mr. Porte seconded, and the motion was earried unanimonely.
The CHAIRMA➡Thank you gentlemen, that is all the business of the meeting.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
now to learn.
The Court found each of the accused guilty and sentenced each to be detained for six calendar months with the following recom mendation to mercy: The Court unanimously the ground that the very strict rules that recommend the three acoused to meray on have beea impressed on the British soldier with regard to his relations with natives make it extremely diffent for him to know how to set, and tend to make him aroids conflict with them at all costs. The recom good character of the three aconsed. mendation also takes into consideration the
The General Officer Commanding confirmed the sentences, adding, I regret I am unable to accede to the Court's recommendation to mercy.
"The British export trade," he says,.
greatly restricted by foreigu tariffs, particularly in the United States.
The
B
WEATHER REPORT.
Freeh N.E. winda are expected to set again in be Formosa Channel, and the. N. part of the Chias Sea,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 houre ending
the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Talaud Mission, told how the people in Mr. Polbill, of the Chins Taw relating to Companies; and second read- Szechuan were anxious to hear the ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to limit Gospel that they paid for rooms themselves
connivanes of the Governor of Focolaw, and N.E. Pre-ure is highest over N, Chinn,
advantageone, was very
for goods could thus be the imposities by public exposure in the stocks Roots, of the American Episcoprlian Church, the various branches of the gince industry is those delivered at Taiwan by the Chinese com
and invited missionaries to preach, Bishop By the Hon. Colonial Secretary-Committee said he had more converts to prepare for baptism
For the past twenty years employment in obtained so as to allow a greater profit than on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a then his staff could wadertake. And it comes reported te bave declined. The trade unions pratera, Also, when, the time arrived for eam not exceeding Four million nine hundred not only from Christian sunces; we were told are large, widespread, and powerful in the glass the departure from Taiwan of the Dutch ships for Japan or Batavia, if their cargoes, in the Peking University (which is itself a industry. and ninety-two thousand nine hundred and fifty sign of the changed times a State-supported industry it is suggested that import duties be China by stealth, ve
*As a remedial measure to are the declining were not complete, they were sant serves to thren Dollers to the Public Service of the Western University) students conceal their age, imposed ranging from. 10 par gent, to a series goods, which were brought on board is great
were filled up
with your 1908. By the Hon. Attorney General so anxions are the older men to sqquire Western of dulios equivalent to those in foreign tariffs. Committer on the Bill entitled An Ordinace knowledge
quantities and at a oleaper rate than they call to provide for the oppointment of Public pupils are coming and going from the Tokyo that lave bear closed during the last five years, Polwant otherwise, they were sent direct to China will learn. Already thousands of Such Import duties; it is thought, weeld ba haught at Tainan, the difference in the price cause the restarting of those extensive factories of silk along being some eight or ten taale por Notaries within the Colony; and third read- University, hundrede to the American and the effect would be increased sales, greater
picul. If time allowed, these vessels returned to ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to Universities, and some few are sening security to the home trede, greater continuit, their destinations. The principal exports were prevent the Pablication of Seditious Matter, to England. In company with that eminent and the retention of capital in the United raw silk and sugar to Japan, the amount of the
mimionary, Ur. Timothy Richard, I saw Kingdom"
latter being as much as 80,000-piouls in-one
Average, 1887–1801-------
8,627,000 1,428,0084 1,868,000 7,576,000 1,474,00 -2,198,000 6,438,000 1,635,000 1,891,000 6,250,000 1,385,000 2,007,000 7.167.000 - 1,741,000 1,685,000 8,641.000. 2,225,000 2,417,000 Average, 1592-1803.
18992 1803 18EM 1894 1806
1897 1808
1899
1900 1001
Average, 187-1901.
1902 1003
*1905
1908
7,195 000 1,692,000 2,008,000 7,118,000 3,500,000 3,744,000 7,265,000 2,360,000 8,380,000 9730,000- 2,180,000 4,599,000. 8,839,000 2,592,000 5,007,000 3,287,000 2,87,000 3,877,000
8,308,000 2,274,000 4,121,000 9,279,000 -2,398,000 6,870,000 9,461,000 8,284,000 5,878,000 13,148,000 2,324,000 4,982,000 16,855,000-4,511,000 18,881,000 16.273,000 3,860,000 10.513,000 Average, 1902-1906.
12,803,000 3,446,000 8,342,000
Increase in 1902-1908
Average
Total......
Per cent....
Total
Por cent
Total..
Per cent....
(B). Over 1897-1891.
4,176,000 2,010,000 6,454.000
48.4
1418
248.0
(b) Over 1802-1806
5,608,000 1,758,000 6,824,000.
77.9
108.0
316.4 4,438,000 1,171,000 4,221,000
53.0
$1.6
102,4
(c) Over 1897-1901,
† Avemgo of the three years, 1889-1891 only.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. at 10 am to-day, 3.96 inohge.
The M.M. str. Brucet Simons with the next The forecset for the 24 hours ending at noon French Mail, will leave Saigon to-day at p.m. Hongkong & Neighbourhood(" to-day is as follows m
for this port.
The GN. str. Minnesota left Shanghai for Formon Channel...
N.E. winds, this port on the 9th inst, at 7
at, and is Beath coast of China between
expected-bere-to-morrow, Hongkong and Lamooks. Hongkong and Hainan..
***fresh
Bame no No. 1.
South coast of China between
Sameas No-1
() N. and N.E, winds, moderate to fresh showery to fair,
The N.Y.K. str. Kagoshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Singapore for this port on the 8th inst, and is expreted here on the 16th inst
The I.G.M. str. P. E. Friedrich which left here on the 11th ulf, arrived at Genoa on Tues day the 8th inst. at 9 p.m.