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SHIPPING NOTES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1908.
EXEMPLARY SENTENCES..
Mr. J. R. Wood passed exemplary sentences
of
THE SHANGHAI ARSON CASE.
The trial of Paul Floor was concluded last
The registered cargo boat No. 6, belonging to two big. White Star bostá, Messrs. Hariumk the Shanghal Tag and Idghter Co., was lying and Wolff hare secured an order from the'] The cargo of the British steamer Kalome alongside the NYK. steamer Wakasa Maru, Bed Star Line, of Antwerp, for a 15,000-ton
Acomsed was charged with feloniously, unlaw- which was destroyed by fire at Singapore was unloading hides into the steamer for transteamer for the New York service, in addition on two natives at the Police Court yesterday, weak in the Supreme Court at Shanghai. In the first house No. 131 Range Road with intent thereby consigned to Manila. On bourd the Kaloms and shipment to Europe, and while the coolice were to other vessels of amaller siko. So busy is this both defendants being found guilty of anatobing fully and maliciously setting fire to dwelling- lost with the vessel, were 86,000 pesos worth of engaged in their work the M.B.K. steamier firm that intimation has been given to the jewellery from Chinese women.
West with her granddaughter when the found the prisoner guilty, Mr. Justice Bourne in goods for the Bureau of Supplies and 2000 now Anesas Mars, 1,217 tons, Captain Teniji, from Admiralty to the affect that Government work Polat with her wanting along a lane at to defraud on October 15, 1908. The Jury books for the Americas droulating library of Japan with a cargo of coal, was observed coming cannot be entertained.
been tried and quite rightly convicted of one of Another Belfast concern, Messrs. Workman, defendant went up behind her and snatched passing sentence said: Faul Flour, you have Manila. Vast quantities of Christmas goods into Woonnng at a good spoed. She did not
It seems to bo worse than murder certainly were among the cargo. Mossra. Erlanger appear to be altering her course, but seemed Clark and Co., have received instructions to gold our ring from her ear, tearing the flesh the worst crimes that a man can be guilty of and Gallinger, of Manila, are among the to be making straight for the mail steamer complete the six uninished vessels on their the ear as he pulled, the jewel off. The com heaviest sufferers from the disaster, their slongside of which were a number of ligktors, hands for the Brazilian Lloyd, while other complainant seized the thief, and with the assistance than murder in hot blood. It is not only the loss including fourteen motor cycles and a large When it was seen that a collision was inevitable tracts have been secured which will keep them of a Chinese hawker took him to the Police absolute disregard of human life. I shall have Station. His Worship convicted the defendant to sentence you to two years' imprisonment with consignment of shoes for the enlisted force of the coolies on boat No. 6 made a scramble busy for greater part of next year.
Further evidence of improvement is a greater on the evidence, sentenced him to twelve months" the Philippines coxistabulary, manufactured to save themselves, some jumping on other under contract with that firm in the United boats, but before all of them could gain demand for material. Several mills which have imprisonment and ordered that he receive twelve States. The opening of the Palomar Park, a place of safety the oncoming steamer been idle for many months have been restarted. strokes of the birch on silmission, and twelve on
These all produce steal ship-plates and angles, his discharge. Manila's Coney Island, will be retarded indestruck the lighter a terrific blow, tearing the
In the other case while a Chinese lady was
Ronda man santohed an ear pick from her coiffure and ran away. She gave chase, calling "thief" na sho ran A Chinese dotective secured the snatcher and yesterday kis Worship sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and
hard labour.
finitely by the sinking of the Kalomo, the whole sido ont of the cargo boat, which sank in and the fact that they are about to assume active {amining some porcelain at a stall in Queen's the custody of the Chief Constable of the gaol.
fixtures and materials for which, imported by M. M. A..Clarke and coming over on the vessui, laving been lost. The wonderful scenic railway which was to delight old and young, at the great Tondo playgrounds, has found a resting place at the bottom of the sea, a plaything for the prauks of the fray denizons of the doop The vessel was В modern freight carrier of 6,010 tona displacement, built only last year at Port Glasgow by R. Duncan and Co., Ltd. The Kalomo was owned by the Backall S. S. lines, Ltd., and for some time pist had been under oliarter to the American-refused to answer her helm. Manchurian Steamship Company, plying between the Atlantic seaboard and Oriental ports.
less than two minutes, leaving those of the crow who had not gained the Asosun Maru, when the collision occurred, foundering in the river. Fortunately there was no loss of life, though the beat will prove a total loss and her cargo of hides, even if recovered, will be badly damaged. The Wakana Maru was not damaged but it is believed that the Asoman Maru, sustained some slight damage, though not enough to prevent her from coming up river to her wharf. It is understood that the steering gear of the steamer in one manner became disabled and the ship
oporations serves to show that the shipbuilding outlook is at last promising.
P. AND O. REPORT.
When it appeared that the curtain had rang down on the actions of Paul Flour for at least and unexpected incident took place, the N.-C. another two years and nine months a sensational Daily News says. After sentence, which was prononood about 5 p.m., Floer left the Court in It was dark at the time, and raining heavily. provide vehiclos for taking prisoners back... and as His Majesty's Government does not and forwards between the gael and the Court, there was no alternative but to walk back or put the prisoner in a riceho. His custolian obose the latter course, and put his charge into a ricsha,
ati
The report of the directors for the year ended 24 strokes of the birch, twelve on admission to the corner of Inen-ming-yuen and Peking! September 30 states that the profit for the year jail and twelve on his discharge. £2,320,000. The directors remark that the i equal to 9 per cent. on the paid-up capital of mileage of the fleet is considerably under that
last year, owing to the number of cargo Vesels being laid up instead of being run at a loss, in bad times. The report goes at some length into the questions raised by the seizure in 1904 of the Malacca and the Formosa in the the Red Sea by a vessel of the Russian Volunteer feet during the war with Japan. They were subeequently released through the prompt action of his Majesty's Government. It was difficult to assess accurately the damage inflicted on the company by this action on the part of the chapter and verse" for a claim which they sent in the case of the Malacca affair. After a delay of more than three years, an offer of £10.000 which the Secretary of State aseared the diree tors was fins! and could not be amended, was accepted, inadequate us it was. Some observa. tions are made on the inquiry into shipping agreements carried out by the Royal Commis sion, and the statement submitted by Sir Thomas Sutherland, and the evidence subse
SIR EDWARD GREY AND THE GERMAN CRISIS.
Sir Edward Grey, Becretary for Foreign Affairs, in the course of a recent speech referred in the following terms to the crisis in Ger- many
Ronds. Then, jumping into a second riesha, ho followed, as he thought, close behind. At the end of Peking Rond, however, the first riesha turned off in the wrong direction, and when the Constable jumped out, and stopped it," he discovered that the occupant was not Paul Floor. The police ware at once informed by telephone, and throughout last evening a vigorous search was made for the convict. At 1250 a.m. Floer was recognized by P.C. Wills riding in s riesha near the Hongkow. Fire Station and was
arrested. promptly
In quother issue our contemporary observes:
Promidont of the Company, who adds that at Russian Government, but the directors" gave concern Germany, and upon which, therefore, it ing to know whether any steps will be faken
Since the Prime Minister spoke there has been one other matter abroad in certain debates in the German Parliament which arose ont of an article pablished in an English newspaper. Thon debates have raised very interesting quee-Now that the charge of arson against Paul Floer has been disposed of, it would be interest- tions, but they are questions whick, iu the main
against Mrs. von Herpe (the landlady of the is not for us to comment, because foreign coun
Mr. Bourney in summit he is guilty, she is commented upon abroad, even though the com- meat may be favourable. Therefore, my only reason for introducing this subject at all is this
representatives of the various parties of the German Parliament were such as to cause the people in Germany to speak their mind with excooding freedom. has followed
up.at the conclusion
The ramour recently circulated in Japanese press that the Kawasaki Dockyard The fire on the China Navigation Company's was to be parchased by the Government"owing steaner Tainan, which occurred recently whou to the infavourable condition of the business" the steamer was a few hours out from Kobe has been authoritatively denied by the Vice broke out among bales of cotton. This cotto had been loaded at Shanghai, and that portion present there is plenty of work on hand in spite of the lading affected by the fire was destined of the general financial and trade dopression, through the Foreign Office of £25,000 as damages tries do not care to have their domestic affaire boarding house in which the fire occurred). for Yokkalchi, There were on board at The vessels under construction at the Dockyard the time 480 bales of raw cotton and 200 or ordered include two of 8,600 tons each for packages of hemp, and the damage done is the Nippon Yasen Kaisha; three for the Osaka estimated at 50,000 yen. Most of the cargo was
Sheson Keisha; a torpedo-boat destroyer for insured in Shanghai offices. It appears that a Siam; and four dredgers for the Government and Japanese coolie was found in the bold in a very. Tokushima Prefecture. A steni turbine for a exhausted condition. When the officers were battleship building for the Imperial Navy is also trying to trace the smell of something boru- being made at the Dockyard. At the Company's quently given by him before the Commission. observed that not one word was said by the the police have already made two applications
ing" they heard sounds of knocking in the hold, and thus discovered the coolie and the fm at the same time. Two boxes of matches were found in the coolie's possession, but no tobacco. He stated that he had been smoking in the hold, in company with other coolies, whilst working in the harbour of Kobe, bat malasing the boat which conveyed the coolies back to shore, he concealed himself in the hold. It is believed, however, that the man was attempting to travel to Yokohamis free of charge. He was handed over to the police.
We notice that the well known cobster, the Kwong Sang, lying at the Hongkong "and Kowloon's West Point wharf is gaily decorated, This is not only in honour of the festive season.
a ropeyarn.
The Asia being with us again, perhaps one of the offloors will favour the public by answering the questions in the following letter which we find in a Manila contemporary to hand by
the Istost Mail:--
Having noted, in the Hongkong Daily Press of December 10th, that the Bs. Ask, due hero to-day, after encountering a typhoon, when cleaning tubes, found that sixteen fish had got down the funnal, in the interests of all concerned I would ask: Did these dah jump down the funnel for shelter and warmth, or were they merely dipped up as the ship rolled, and also, what description of fish were they--dolphins. porpoises or whales ? Any information in this respect will obligely ours cheerfully-ENQUIRER, T.B. Also were the fish properly cooked when fonul, and were they served as a part of the
branch works, tramcars are being constructed for the Hiogo and Hanshin electric lines, focomotives and bridges for the Imperial Railway Board, the framework of a pier for Fasan, and pipas for the Osaks waterworks. The number of persons employed by the Company has steadily increased, of lato years and in every respect it may be regarded as a flourishing The Vice President also said that the Government was not in need of the Dockyard as it had very complete plants at Kure and Yokosuka, including facilities for the construe. tion of Hee battleships at one time.
concern.
have been printed as an appendix to the report, In their summary of the operations of the year the directors say
that the circumstances of those debates in
Any
those debatas
the
one' who would have
representatives of any party in Germany which indicated on the part of the Germans any hesti- lity towards this or any other country. (Cheers.) At the end of March, which is the close of I should like that that should be noted, should the financial half-year, the directors were in a be appreciated, should be reciprocated and reflect position to state that there had been no notualed in any language which is used in this country falling off in the freight receipts, a if they towards the derinan nation." (Renewed cheers.) had continued to run all the steamer at their
disposal for the remainder of the year these somo receipts would probably have shown advance over the figures of the previous year, Bat with the heavy ecst of fuel and other supplies, and the lower trend of freights, it is certain that an increase in revenue would have heen attended with a higher corresponding to lay up some of the cargo vessels rather than expenditure: and the directors therefore decided
run them at a loss.
As the account stands, there is a falling off in freight, as compared with last year, of £35,534, which is a little over 2 per cent on the £1,555,615 revenue in 1905-7 under this bead Considering the general state of trade through out the world, this cannot be held to be a large deficit, especially with a certain number of ships laid up. The different lines vary the
in
CHINA. A. DESIRABLE MARKET.
VIEWS OF ME. F. LOOMIS,
of the Floer case enid,
guilty too. A dear prima facie case of con
were a British subject she would have been charged with the accused, but as we cannot piracy has been made out. If Mrs. Herpe
control other tribunals, our Courts have to do their duty and leave them to do theirs." Mrs. von Herpe is a Belgian. Wo understand that
for her arrest, but that on each occasion a warrant was refused.
FOOCHOW RACES.
The Focchine Echo, reporting the races, says It must be many years since Foochow has seen so many first class ponies on its race course and has been fortunate enough to have sufficient riders at hand to fall all demands.
Owing to the indefatigable labours of the popular clerk of the course, the track was in excellent condition in spite of the rains of the previous week,
EYES TREATED AT
TWO HOSPITALS
For Over a Year, but Baby Girl Grow Worse--Mother Followed Friendly Advice and There Has Been No Return of Disease for Three Years.
ONE BOX OF CUTICURA
MADE PERMANENT CURE
When my Ettle girl was a few months old, her eyes began to get sore,
Thinking it was from her teeth. I
was in hope
of their ret-
ting better,
but as they
did not im
prove. I de
cided to ces
medical ad-
Tice. I look
her to the
Hospt
tal $ for about woly months. The doctors there were most Hind and attentive and did all they could for her, but her eyes seemed to get worse. The doctor then sent me In to the Hospital. I had only attended that institution a short time when a Mrs. Todd stopped me on the street and told me that Cutleyra Olnt- ment had cured her boy and advised me to try it. I commenced nalng it that vary night. The cure was marvel- OUS. Her eyes soon began to get strong and they are now as healthy as if there had never been anything the matter with them. The cure was completed with less than one box of Cuticura Ointment. My little girl was then not three years old. She is nów six and we have never had the lenat trouble with bar eyes since. I trust the letter may be the means of others being cured my little girl has been.' Mrs. F. Phil- Ups Grafton St., Waverly, Sydney, NB W., Aug. 9, 1907."
Complete external and internal treat- ment for every humour of Infants, chil- dren, and adults consists of Cutigura Soap to cleanse the skin, Cuticura Olut- ment to heal the skin, and Cuticura Pills (chocolate coated) to purify the blood. A single net often cures.
Bond to nearest depot for free Cuti- eura Book on Treatmentof Skin Discoses, Bord throughout the world. Depots: London, 27. Charterhouse Sq. Pir & fue de la Prix; Atiiralía,B, Towar & Da Bydrer: 60. Aires, Teanos. Lif.. Capetown, Natal, stor: Potter Drug & Casm. Curð, Bale PrÜDK
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THE JAPANESE REBATE ON SUGAR.
REPEAL OF DUTY ON UNREFINED SUGAR URGED.
The racing generally was excellent and Referring to the rebate on sugar duty, which owners and jockeys should alike feel satisfied-hids fair to become one of the important ques The lust half mile, 1.01, in the Hongkong Captions in the forthcoming session of the Diet, the was excellent and what was otherwise a slow Jiji Shenyo says that the operation of the sugar duty rebate law now in force will expire in March race resulted in an excellent finish.
What was probably one of the best finishes of 31st, 1909, and much discussion is now going on the meeting was seen in the last race of the as to the advisability or otherwise of continuing third day, riz the Ledger Cup. Away to an it in fores. According to the provisions of the excellent start El Crioll took the lead at the back existing law, in the event of refined or rock sugar straight and led away until the home straight. being mannfactased and consumed in the
Heraldic... Capital
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PLACED PONIES.
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The Chinese market is going to be one of the greatest and most desirable in the whole world. It is growing batter every day. The wealth and purchasing power of the Chinese peo- to me that it is of the highest importance that ple are increasing rapidly every your, and it seems we gain substantial foothold in that market and hold it by virtue of the excellence, attractive. The London Daily Telegraph says:-Official announcement is made that the load-line regula
news and desirability of our products, and by reason, too, of our deserved reputation for fair but because she is at present on her 130th tions for Garaan shipping recently approved by
dealing and for courtesy and generosity in regular trip from Shanghai and Swatow to the German Government will be accepted by
business."This is the statement made to a Hongkong and Cantos. She has met with great our Board of Trade as sufficient, if complied
representative of the San Francisco Call on
was reached when he was challenged good fortune for daring the whole time she with, to satisfy the requirements of the
Noromber 22nd by Mr. Francis E. Loomis, commissioner general of the United States
looked as
Dutch standard, a rebate of V1.45 por 100 kin is secretary of state. has never, to use a nautical expression, brokan Merchant Shipping Act. In other words, their resuits, but the loss of revenge this to the Tokyo exposition and former assistant with Frosty Mera close behind. T Spota eountry from imported material below No. 8 nothing could savo a dead heat, but in allowed, while on qualities between Nos. 8 and though Her owners, the Indo-China when, nart. October, we proceed to enforce load-year might, in fact, bo superficially accounted
After an extended tone of Japan and Chins the last stride or two Spots went ahead and 15 the rebate made is Y1.95. Further, if the Company, as well as her genial commander line regulations against foreign ships, a German for by the restricted movement of specie, which
vessel which has complied with German regalnie a business entirely dependent on the ex-ss the United States government's representa was declared winner by half head, about a sugar is exported the rate of rebate allowed is Capt. W. P. Parker are to be congratulated us will not be liable to detention, us may be changes, and is in no sense within the tive to confer with the Japanese exposition Lead separating second and third. The Cham- Y1.65 and 1225 respectively. The repeal of
commission concerning arrangements for the
pions resulted in an easy win for Heraldic the law will greatly affect the interests of sugar on the performance. May the Kwong Sang the vessels of other nationalities. In this way
company's control.
The passenger returns show an apparent big affair, Mr. Francis B. Loomis returned the issue never being in doubt for one manufacturers, and it is not therefore surprising make her next century with the same suoress!
a good deal of friction, opening up endless increase of £17,244, but this is illusory, as on the stemmer Monqulia While he declar moment. This pony Wherefore adds another that they should do their utmost to ensure its possibilities of diffealty, is likely to be avoided. without the surtex imposed in consequence of od that the United States bas su excellent Champion" win to his list, making the fourth, continuance. The present rebate is based on ment being thet in onse of export the whole of But that is not the least advantage. If two the increase in cost of fuel and provisions, the opportunity to gain the sewn of China's trade, and his running at this meeting has quite the import duty on unrefined sugar, the arrange-
deficit, as compared with last year, would have he warned American shippers that they must
A most regrettable accident occured on the the duty, and in ease of domestic consumption maritime countries like Great Britain and been considerable. Seeing that for the three attain a high standard of perfection in the justified his previous performances in Hankow, Germany can come to a reciprocal arrangement years previous to that now under review the preparation of products for Chinese consump-second day in the Foochow Stakes. Mr. Gresson about 10 per cent. less than the duty At the prosont time, he declared, bumped the rails and broke and bruised his leg is to be returned. This complicated systera. en this subject, it is not too much to hope for a fiassenger trafle had continued to rise until it tion.
was £200,000 above its former limit, some American products have been given a somewhat very badly. He plackily stuck to his mount of rebates is due to the desire of the Govern- general extension of the principle.
and rode a good second on Mohawk Chief He ment to afford protection by means of a slight reaction might perhaps been bad name because of the poor coalition in
was taken to the Hospital for treatment." tariff policy to manufacturers of refined All anticipated, but the actual shrinkage ring the which much of the exports reach China.
and unrefined sugar at the same time. sugar below No. 15 Dutch standard is ased past 12 months has been abmal. The
exclusively as material for refined sugar, and American crisis, the general depression in the value of securities, and the uneasiness in India
if the Government was desirous of. encouraging have combined seriously to interfere with the
the sugar industry the importation of unrefined movement of passengers,
sugar should have been allowal duty-free, The existence of the import duty on the product, However, was suggested by the desire to protect Japanese manufacturers of onrefined sugar against foreign competition. Properly speaking, continues the Jiji, the duty on reined sagar should also be increased to a certain degree so as to componente sugar manufacturers for the lose they are obliged to incur by the use of materials which are taxed. The Govern- mant, however, is unable to do this owing to the existence of the Conventional tariffs, and it has consequently been compelled to resort to the complicated system of rebates now in operation. So long as the Government aims to protect manufacturers of both refined and unrefined sugar against the Conventional tariff stipula tions, continues the Tokyo journal, the existence of such a system of rebates is inevitable. It must be presumed that the cause of all the trouble is to be sought in the existence sugar. of an import tariff an unrefined If this were abolished the question would be easily solved, as there would be no necessity for retaining the system of rebates now in force. Some may think that the fres importation of unrefined sugar woulddamage the Japanese industry, but the latter has now progressed to such a stage us to be able to hold its ground against the foreign product, which, though it may be admitted duty-free, is handicapped by freight and other burdens. Event supposing it were necessary, to retain the import day on unrefined sugar there would gem to be no necessity for effecting a rebate amounting to almost the whole of the duty on refined sngar intended for domestic consumption. requires thorough revision, as its interpretation at present means much loss to the country.
Japan Chronicie.
Asia's famous cuisine?
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The
The not realt of the operations of the year shows a decline of proft, as compared with the preseding 12 months, amounting to 246,781. The additional charge for coal alone is £43,466, although the milenge is considerably under that of the previous year. The total excess of navi gation charges amounts to £66,000, sgainst happily, there are soonomies, the chief of which hinution of insurance claims to the extent of nearly £25,000
It is worth noting that the Port of London will next far include among the vessels regularly frequenting it no fewer than nine passenger steamers of the newest and largest class. There is first of all the Minner arka, a twin-screw steamship of 14,500 tons just built for the Atlantic Transport Company. Then the F. and O. Company will have three brand new nail boats of 11,000 tons each, running to Australia in its mail service. The Orient Com- pany will also be in possession of five new mail steamers, each of between 11,000 and 12,000 toms, which will also leave at regular intervals, The directors recommend the payment of a connection with the Commonwealth maly dividend on the Deferred stock at the rate of 62 service. Altogether these nine boats will mark per cent, and a bonus of 3 per cent, or 9 per an addition of upwards of 100,000 tons of the cant., making, with the dividend in June of 34 distribution of 13 per cent. on this per cent, most modern and up-to-date steam tonnage, stock for the year. A balance of £58,425 is This scarcely looks as though London is going oarried forward. to be left all behind in the race, notwithstanding the distal predictions which have been uttered respecting the successful rivalry of the competing port of Southampton.
On her last trip to Cebu the ea. Horchow rescued three Chinese stamen from a wrecked junk some 80 miles from Hongkong. sailors were taken the round trip and back to Hongkong yesterday. A number of the inhabi- tants of Cebu entertained the seamon while the Hoichow was at that port, and before they left a collection was made on their behalf, and the sum of 300 pesos realised. The sailors were yesterday handed over to the Registrar-General.
An indication that the outlook in regard to The Pacifio Mail liner Mongolia, on ker last ontward trip was christened the shipping is improving is provided by the fact royel yacht" at Honolulu on account of the that the White Star carge service between New number of royalties among its passengers. The York and Liverpool, withdrawn nearly five passengers, of whom there were 556, incinded a months ago owing to depression, was resumed queen, a princess, two princes and a viceroy, and last month by the alling from the Mersey of from the liner's fore there futtered the royal the steamer Armenian. At weekly intervals dragon flag of China. The liner looked like a the Georgie, Botic, and Victoria will be despat yacht as it rounded to off the barge office in the ched, thus bringing into operation 35,000 tons of shipping. The Cevic, now engaged on the early morning sunshine. Freighted with a
New York freight service.
RAILWAY AND COMMERCIAL
ENTERPRISE IN CHINA.
"I heard from a number of authoritative, res ponsible sources, both in China and Japan that in all the great oriental commercial centres, such as Shanghai, Canton, Hongkong and Yokohama, that there is general complaint in respect to the earless and wholly unsatisfactory manner in which much of the American dried fruits, preserved fruits, crackers and like articles are packed and shipped to these far eastern markets. Two of the important mon in China, oris a great marchant and the other a banker, stated to me that the Chinese are very fond of American canned preserves and dried fruits and that the market for the latter might be almost indefinitely in- arvased, were it not for the fact that a short time after their arrival in oriental porte American dried fruits are found to be either moldy or in a worms' condition."
That Japan's emigration policy has been altered to a noticeable extent is evident, according to Mr. Loomis. He declared that the imperial government has adopted the policy of keeping its people at home and to discourage emigration to foreign countries. Especially is the government anxious to chook the flow of Japanese to America and South America.
SNOW. IN JAPAN.
At the London Institution, Finsbury-keyus,
A. train carrying about 125 passengers, says a last month, Lord Ronaldahay, M.P., delivered a
"Railway and Commercial Enter Kobe paper, which left Hirasaki Station at 3.30 on the afternoon of December 14, encountered a lecture on
great snow storm when about two miles from Century." After allading to the enormous prise in China at the Dawn of the 20th mineral resources of the country, he said that Ikarigased. It was impossible to see even six feet shand, and eventually the train ran into s at the present time the vast area of the one huge mow drift which had been piled up by the was traversed by thousands of miles of medieval
The snowfall steadily increased, and for a time communications that China was improved communications, but it was in the direction of wind, and was brought to an entire standstill. making most headway under the stimulus of there was some danger that the passengers would be frozen to death, but, fortunately, the her growing ambitions. The first railway" oficials at the nearest stations, on learning of and owned by foreign Governments, but Chine
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Kandahar Chief Superb Gamechick Dabchick El Criollo Ian... Muskee...
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cargo that trinozned the hall to show its line to Austràlian zoute, will also shortly rejoin the which were built were constructed, controlled, the mishap, hurried coolies to the aid of the trainin moving away over the Paciño to the "EN.E. Altogether, conclades the Jit, the rebate law
The revival in shipbuilding remarke & London contemporary, is becoming more pronounced and there are prospects of fair employment at most of the shipyards during the winter.
hour it was again able to Den became alive to the danger of these and at the end of political weapons in the hands of the foreigner. move forward. At the next station steam pipes After the war between Russia and Japan were heated to give relief to the half-frozen the changed attitude of China towards Europe pasengers, none of whom came to any harm,
Since her railway agreements. was reflected the Carton-Kanlung loan agreement loan LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. contracts had been arranged for the construction
in
WEATHER REPORT. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 28th at 11.55 am.-The depression
of the Bonins, and the barometer has risen con
Pressure has increased slightly in S. Chins siderably in S. Japan. and given way moderately in N. China, Another depression is probably advancing towards Manchuria from the Westward Pressure is highest over the Yangtze valley.
Freak to moderate monsoon may be expected in the Formoss Channel and strong monson over the N. part of the China Ben.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to 0.00 inches.
JAPAN'S MONOPOLIEB.
The following are the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Monopoly Bureau for next
va 1909-10-
Tobacco... Salt...
Bevense. Expenditure. Y75,330,000 Y$1,730,000
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best advantage the Mongolia's paint work was fresh and the brass work shining. It was big for a yacht, but it looked the part just the same. A certificate has been granted to the T.K.K. steamer Chigo-maru by the Japanese Communi-
On the Clyde and Tyne most of the yards ar of two other important railways-namely, for The M.M. str. Sydney with the French Mail estions Department stating that the vessel is qualified to receive the bounty provided by the now well employed, and more work is expected the Tientsin-Pukon railway and the Hangehon- of the 6th inst., and mails from London of the Steam Nayigation Encouragement Law for a The inquiries which are in circulation have Ningpo line. In these mees the loans were 5th inst, left, Singapore on the 28th inst, at 4 period from the 14th instant to November 26th reference to several turbine steamers for the guaranteed by the Chinese Government, but the par, and may be expected to arrive here ou were as Monday morning the 4 and will for xert year. A similar certificato valid from the Italian State Railways, air stoom lashes for security, and the European osport, had no shungina and Japan on the sains afternoon
The mails from Hongkong per T.K.K. str.: 15th instant to October 24th next year, has the Government of Urugnay, ten vessels for spation except that of employés in the service been granted to the N.Y.K. steamer Hirano, Turkish company, and five steamers for the of the Chinese Railway Administration. He Nippon Maru on 28th ult. were delivered in mar. Now in port on her maiden trip to Russian Volunteer Fleet, which are to cost was by no means certain that the average, San Francisco on the 25th inst.
investor in these two ventures realized how great The C.P.R. atr, Empress of India left Yoko. about £360,000. Europe.
was the change in the conditions under which hams at noon on Sunday the 27th inst. for At Belfast night shifts will bo necessary to he had invested his money and probably when it Victoria and Vancouver. A somewhat serious collision occurred at complete the work at present in hand, and when did down fally upon him he would make up his The CPR. str. Empress of Japan arrived mind that next time the Chinese wanted his Nagasaki at 9 a.. on Monday the 28th ist, a valuable cargo of hides were sunk and a number the vessels under construction are off the ways money they would have to offer him something and left again at 4 p.m..same day for Shanghai South coast of China between ! Same as No. 1. price, or, in other words, it is not profit but of coolies had narrow escapes from drowning there are others to follow. In addition to the mere then an Imperial edict by way of security. where she is due to arrive at 4 a.m.
Wooring Isat week, by which a cargo boat and
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on the
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:
N.E. winds,
Hongkong & Neighbourhood.
25,590,000 14,940,000 Camphor... 1,260,000 1,259,000
Total Y102,180,000 ¥47,929,000 It will be seen that it is estimated a profit of
fine. fresh to mod'te T1,000 will be obtained next year on the camphor monopoly, somewhat small amount on a turn- Formoss Channel ...
Same as No. 1 over of a million and a quarter, but even so an South coast of China between Same as No. 1. optimistic forecast. Both in salt and tobacco
Hongkong and Lamocks,
the "profite" shown arises from an increase in Hongkong and Hainan...
taxation-Japan Chronicle.