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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
No-don't ask me which pony is going to win the Derby. I don't know, and I distrust the tipster. It is always the unexposted that happens. Did not Sigaloretta, whom nobody hat the owner thought of, win the Derby last year, leaving the favourites quite out of the running? And was not the Two Thousand Guineas won by an old cart horse? The only "dead cort" I can give yon, my friend, is that in
every
the first event Dext wook pony home will be the winner.
*
In the Assise Court at Singapore:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH,
"And your son never goes out at night even though he is 23 years of age?
"I am afraid he will go astray, so I never lot him go out at night,”
Quite right, too. It was a young man of this type who formed the subject of that pathetic song entitled: "Does your mother know you're out?"
SUPREME COURT. Monday, February 8th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIS HONGUE SIR FRANCIS
PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE),
MOTION TO STRIKE OUT A STATEMENT OF CLAIN.
THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.
UNRELIEVED GLOOM.
1909,
With regard to the immediate future, there are some hopes of improvement, mainly an a consequence of the larger crops in India, America, and Australia, and in the expectation By general consensus of opinion in the that the River Piste will have at least as mach shipping trade, 1908 is declared to have been to export as last season. But there are no real the worst year in living memory. This seems a signs of relief, whereas there are some depressing bold statement to make, bat if there are dissen-signs elsewhere. In some quarters there is Monts we have not yet met them. It is faint hope that freights may begin to get better perfectly true that in some past years freights in the spring, but others have us hope of any have been lower in sone directions, but on improvement at all before the middle of 1909. previous occasions, when one market has been and in most quarters, we should say, the belief bad, partial relief has been found in another; is entertained, if it is not expressed, that wa pensation was found in homeward cargos, or more--The Times Commercial Supplement. or when outward freights were very low com- have to face at least another bad year, if not vice versa. But in 1908 freights were bad all directions; in tan or twelve years ago coal was twelve years ago there were lower rates in some round, both outward and homoward. Ton or
two or three ahillings per tan cheaper, there was general average size of steamers was smaller. no Workmen's Compensation Act, and the Thus on en even lower range of freights than caught at both ends, now shipowners could then make ends meet, and perhaps a little more, whereas now they are
TONNAGE LAID UP.
In the action in which Chan Ma Shi was What the Duchess of Marlborough says about plaintiff, and Fang Wa Chun defendant, Bir polygamy following in the footsteps of universal Henry Berkeley, EC., who was instructed by enfrage in England makes me feel quite Mr. W. B. L. Shenton (of Messrs. Deacon, Yes, there are so many good ponies in train kong where at proant there are no prestatement of claim on the ground that it resigned to spend the evening of life in Hong Looker and Deacon), moved to strike on the ing this year that even the most practised handpects of such disturbing contingencies. But at "spotting the winner" hesitatea to do the who knows what the morrow will bring forth?
showed 100 reasonable caLNO of action. spotting yet. It only needs fine weather nert The ides of every woman demanding the share instructed by Mr. Jackson (of Messrs. Johnson, Hon. Mr, H. E. Pollock, KC, who was wook to insare a capital meeting. Yea, of of a husband of course has attractions for some, course, the ladies are praying for fine weather no doubt, hat who will pay the expenses? I fool Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintiff. fox they have given out their orders to the that I'm rathor heu-pecked as it is at times, but had been adjourned from Chambers into Court Sir Henry Berkeley stated that this summons dressmaker, who are working almost day and if the odds lengthened and I was one against It involved argument principally as to what night to fulfill commands. This wonk be a two, I think I would boat a retreat and like
action. He submitted that the plaintiffs had a reasonable CETIO of the facts alleged in the statement of claim there WI 110 reasonable cause of action, because there was no cause of action at all against the
the statement of slain should be struck out and the action dismissed. Farther, be submitted that no amendment which could proporly be admitted could be made that should give a cause of action.. This action was an aetion for detinue to recover cartificates of shares in companies. The nature of the action was important; and it was necessary to bear that in mind because of the allegation that no was disclosed
dull sunsou for the dressmakers if there wors no Jeffries, the boxer, take on the winner, for there was a réssenable cause of action, and whether inally and hopelossly as it opened brightly gathering of shipowners present.
Free meeting.
How many will heave a sigh at the news that the lock Tower, perhaps the most interesting
sure to be s split in the camp when the prize is
so valuable.
RODERICK RANDOM.
од
relic that remains of old Hongkong, is to be MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. defendant. Unless the pleadings were amended
demolished as soon as the new Clock Tower on the Post Office Buildings is completed. The information is official, and the Vandals who have iso long agitated for its removal are at last able to shout "Hip-hip-hip Hurrah!" 1r 1905, I think it was, there was quite a long and interest- Ing correspondence on this subject in the Daily Press which wound up with a "sermon in stens" three or four columns long, full enough of sentimont to make the angels weep. The hand of the destroyer was stayed. Sir Mathow Nathan could not find it in his heart to resiat such a flood of sentiment. The sugges tion to remove the tower and pat the clock either on the new Law Courts or the Post Office on the waterfront was made in the Daily Press at the time, and evidently the D.P.W has borne the suggestion in mind. Do you ask when the Post Office will be finished? Ah, that is another story. The Government are follow- ing Chinese practice in giving timely notice of the funeral of the old clock tower.
Monday, February 8th.
BEFORE HON. COMMANDER BASIL B. H TAYLOR, R.N. (MABINE MAGISTRATE),
ALLOWING BUENISH TO BE DUMPED,
Lance Sergeant Button proceeded against Captain H. C. Heber of the B.. Chow Fa for allowing rubbish to be thrown from his ship inte the harbour.
.י
Defendnut pleaded not guilty, stating that he was not on board. The mate told him there was nothing but bilge water thrown overboard.
A fine of 31 was imposed,
IGNORING THE BULK OF THE ROAD.
The master of the unlicensed steam launch K 11" was proceeded against for failing to observe the-rule of the road,
Docks on the 4th instant he saw the defendant's Constable Bird stated that when off Kowloon
launch about 30 yards off steaming north on his
ronsonable
cause of action
in a case of detinue. The plaintiff. must, himself. Mr. Pollock, in his plondings, alleged on the face of the pleadings, show title in that those shares had been made a gift to the plaintiff by her husband. That was not a foot. law, but he ought to have stated the facts which It was bad pleading. It was a conclusion of constituted in law a gift. There were no facts in this statement of claim from which the Court could come to the conclusion that a gift was His Lordship-In pleadings you are not allege a gift?
made.
consider the serious crisis which at present exists held last month in the Guildhali, Newcastle, to A SHIPOWNER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION. An important meeting of shipowners was
throughout the shipping industry, and to of shipowners. The primary objects of this promote the formation of an international union anion will be the regulation of the supply of tonnage to the demand, and the general furtherance of shipping interests. The meeting was convened by Mr. Leonard Macarthy, of Now, of 1907 we remarked that it closed ne chair, and there was a large and representative Newcastle, Sir Walter Runciman was in the and bepefully, but that badly as it closed, it
Among The firme represented were the was not altogether a bad year for shipping. Steamship Company, the Northumberland Clapham The supply of tonnage allost was unprecedented, Bhipping Corporation, Messrs. Scott Bro- but until nearly the end of the year there was there, the Swan Lane (Limited), Messrs. traffic which did not begin to decline nntil and Co., Messrs. John Morrison and Son, actual employment for most of it, because of the Tyzack and Branfoot (of Bunderland), Mesara enormous volume of ocean trade to be carried O. M. and J.J. Forster, Messrs. Nelson, Donkis, some time after the financial crisis in America. Messrs. Furness, Withy, and Co., Messrs. And we remarked that shipowners were finding Weidner, Hopkins, and Co., Messrs. J. I. at the end of the year, comfort in the Browne and Co, (of Sanderland), Messrs. Pyrann, almost total of cargo boats. The suspension in ship and Co., Messrs. Sutherland, Mr. James Knott suspensica of the building Beli and Co., Messrs. Adam, Messrs. Dalgleish building has continued, and 1903 has been (the Prince Lino), Messrs. Cairas, Noble, and Co., a dead year for that industry; but this has Messrs. Sutton and Co. Messrs. Tully, Mr. R. brought no relief to shipping, that is as yet. Temperley (representing the White Son and last your were small, perhaps not greater than owners present, The gross tonnage represented the naturai wastage which is estimated at about at the mooting was approximately 1,362,576 tona The additions to the world's merchant fleets Baltic oanferences). There were over 100 ship
800,000 tons per annum. And the laying-up of The value of this tonnage was approximately Teasels has been going on all the year entil now £11,000,000.
till the clouds roll by. It is said that in some of British shipping aro lying in idleness waiting it is computed that not less than 1,250,000 tons
former had years larger numbers of idle vessels at Hall and at Cardiff. That may be so (though have been counted in the Tyne and the lyde,
inactivity it is denied), but the peculiarity of the present up in foreign and Colonial ports, because it that so many British vessels are laid involved leas loss to keep them there than to But in any osas, 13 million tons is a large slice bring
them home at the freights obtainable to take off of the active tonnage, and it is very significant that it has had practically no effect on the freight markets. It may, or may not has certainly not raised them.
"Whist drives" soom to be getting a tremen- / Port bow. Defendant kept on his course until required to set out evidence. Why cannot you have prevented them from going lower, but it shipping. Already there were between 1 and
dous hold on people at Homo. Hongkong whist drives and Bridge partive are not in it. [Sve an article reprinted in another column
Ep. When I read that prizes to the value of $25 or more are given, it recalled to my mind an interesting conversation I heard not long ago. I say heard and not overheard, for it was in a public placo, and everybody knows that whom some people carry on a conversation there is nothing of the private-and-confidential whis per sbout it. I've been awfully puzzled to know what to give us prizes at my Bridge party to-morrow," remarked a lady to the crowd, "but
and attempted to aross the bows of witness within about ten yards; then he gave two blasta lunch. By going full spoed astern and star boarding his helm witness just escaped a
collision.
Defondant stated that when he saw the police launch ho go one blast on his whistle and went astora. He did not see the launch in time to avoid her.
native being six weeks' hard labour.
His Worship imposed u fine of $20, the alter
AN UNKNOWN TONGUE.
COAL BRIPMENTS AND FREIGHTS.
mange of freights. Shipowners have
to
BABY BORN WITH
TERRIBLE
ECZEMA
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CURE IN CUTICURA
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BRITAIN'S FOREIGN TRADE
IN 1908...
owners' Association to preside, but he had oured to get the
The Chairman said that they had endear. chairmas of the Ship. given a very good reason why he could not be movement had his fall support, and that in present At the same time he stated that the order to show his bona fide he would send his son the question with a full knowledge of the difl- to represent him. The shipowners approached culties that confronted them; but if they were should be instituted, these difficulties were not determined that a working practical schome insolable. It was not so much the over-proine- tion of tonnage as the lack of enterprise that was causing this unprecedented depression in Sir Henry Berkeley-Because you cannot
two millions of tons lying idle, and the drop in plead law. I submit the allegation of a gift is
dividends this year was estimated at from How is this explained? In 1907 extra employ-30 millions of pounds. The shipping industry
25 ment was provided for shipping by our own had vast powers at its command, bat it must use an allegation in law, not as allegation in fact. Proceeding, counsel said that if the plaintiff don, 484,166 onion included 8,271,250 tons of them discreetly and without imposing on had said her husband handed to her certain machinery more than in the provions year, naked was that they should be paid a living 484,166 tons of iron, and 100,000 tons of ary hardships on other tradere. What they certificates, that would be a fast from which the factured products and an enormous import arbitrary to other trades, but they insisted apon besides largely increased quantities of mann- freight. They wished to avoid doing anything Court could assume a gift. Another allegation business in foodstuffs and raw material But in having a freight that would protect them against December, which also contain thore for the in the pleadings was to the effect that the shares 1908 we exported 1,000,03 tons of cosl, 100,000 Iowa.
The Trade and Navigation Accounts for were now registered in the husband's name than in 1907 and gar imports of raw material the year of "frenzied freights." He said that and the exports of British produce £29,402,000 tons of iron, and 200,000 tons of machinery less Mr. Macarthy gave details in respect of 1907, month were £56,833,000, an increase of £847,000 whole year 1908, show that the imports for the therefore he was the only person who could be decreased with the decline in industries. It was they plaintiff to recover these certificates from the only in the later months, however, that the ship- £23,500,000. Then there was the question of in the imports is entirely due to arrivals of more were short of a living freight by a decrease of £3,340,000. The slight increase defendant. He was not arguing that the ments of coal began to fall off, and it is notable despatch money, in order to get as many voyages cereals and meat; the greater part of the I've just purchased Hellespont on Bridge. I Officials on duty at the Central Police Sta- plaintiff had no beneficial interest in the pro- that the coal exports have been well maintained in the year as possible He had estimated that diminution in the exports is presented by the think that will make an excellent privation charge room last week were greatly por party, but he argued that she could not succeed in a year of a trade everywhere by the low between £1,000,000 and £2,000,000 had been decrease in articles wholly or mainly, manu don't you?" The lady on the right agreed, plexed when a sailor who was considerably an-in this action. The statement of claim was bad por expert trade by carrying it at a loss for it despatch. They could only remedy the evil by £2,059,000 represents cotton goods of various but the others ware ominously silent. Ferder the weather, could not be made to under- from certainty as to the articles sought to be in admitted that in many cases the coal froights unity. On the Continent there was a growing kinds. As compared with Deceraber, 1905, the kapt paid by the general body of shipowners for factured," amounting to £3,308,000, of which haps they thought, as I did, that a book of stand English. The constable who took him recovered. They should have given the specific would barely cover working expenses), while feeling that some one should take the lead in import Egures for last month are larger hy instruction would make an excellent "Booby" in wished to charge him with being drank, but nature of the property required to be unfortunately they had to sacrifics their profit uniting the shipping elements. The keystone prize, but is there not just a possibility that it Jack could not be made to understand the nature retaized.
in paying for the increased cost of banker coal of the present position, he thought, was a scheme 22,161,000, and the British export total may strike the winner as a grievous insult?
Mr. Pollock raised the preliminary point that of the year, for coal was tardy in following the conference. What they wanted was that this of £52,662 000 on 1907, and £14,748,000
At any rate, that was the case in the earlier part on the lings of the Baltic and White Sea for the re of the charge. He proceeded to address the
smallor £2,008,000. The imports. Inspector on duty in a language which that this application was wholly misconceived, and general deslias in prices.
Ware £593,131,000, a decrage officer had not apparently heard before, and that as a matter of fact the defendant was
conference, which met at Copenhagen, should which befled the other man on duty. Inspector altogether out of order, speaking from a legal actor trade, but they were darkened by the together at great centres like Cardiff, and that 19 was on exceptional year, with extraor
THE EFFECT OF KEEN COMPETITION. “ There were early in the year hopes in the sentation. They wanted to get the shipowners of £1,647000 on 1906. It must be remembered extend-its-scope and have a larger repre- & deorena £48,016,000 on 1907; and an increasO on 1906, 10 British exports ware £377,220,000, Hanson was called to act as interpreter, the point of view, in bringing forward this applice-short crops and by the over supply of tonnage to make progress in the direction of an police having an idea that the seaman was tion. He thought it quite sufficient to say in Thore were better hopes of Argentins, whose international union of shipowners of the United for many articles, higher prices; and the results speaking German. This being disproved by the pleadings that a gift was made. Again, the reps exceeded all records, and whose experts Kingdom and the western shores of Europe. of the trade of 1908 are, therefore, less unsatis Inspector Hanson, other interpreters were sent wife had given to her as part of the gift, a power again the while was spoilt by over-competition, speculation brokers, the tricks of merchants, and compared with 1907 would suggest. Too much an dinarilarga movements of commodities, and, more than realized expectations. But here Such a union would prevent the malpractices of factory, on the whole, than the large decrease se for, but questions put in differant tongues failed of attorney which enabled her to transfer these For a time the ontward rates were fairly good, the iniquities of charterers. He moved That importance has been given to these foreign to draw a response from the milor. Then
but by the time the hosta got out the homeward this meet ng of shipowners of the North-East trade statisties in connexion with the fiscal an English sergeant who had been in Wales
His Lordship-I must see whether cause of toe were borne down by the flocking in of coast is strongly of opinion that it is most question. Even a blind believer in free trade
Tessels from all quarters seeking charters. Au Mr. Pollock contended that a gift implied raise the homeward rates for September having for its primary object the regulation in import and export Bguros, of which so much desirable and necessary to promote the forms quand meme might, we should have thought, power for the receiver to deal with it. Had to Shipments, but it was not large enough. tinies like the present of the supply of tonnage was made by the Ministerialista during 1905-7, plaintiff a right to sue in detinne? Surely his sterners belonging to owners not parties to the to the demand, and the general furtherance of when the trode of the whole world was increasing friend was driven on the horns of came of these restant sailed in and scooped up the cargoes the interests of the shipping industry, and for by leaps and bounds, was at best a very impor dilemmas; either the wife could sue or the rates which the vessels lying there were after the purpose of advancing this cause, f.fect indication of the economic progress of say- wards compelled to accept when they were bot Leonard Macarthy is hereby authorized to inter-ordntry. We may remark that the tariff mained the property of the husband, or sleetime; has been one of the worst of the year; but before another meeting to be held here at a way in which the comparatively unfavourable Either these shares re made to take something lower, The Plate trade, view the shipowners in other parts of the United reform mavement suffered to some extent, soon
indeed, which promised so brilliantly at one Kingdom and on the Continent, and to report after its they had been given to the wife.
commencement, through the incautions trade. Firet there was a rush of vessels outwards hereby appointed as a local committee:-Maseridence of the bad economie position of the till worse, perhaps, has been the Mediterranean later date. The following shipowners are foreign trade returns of 1901-2 were treated as at auction coal rates in the race to catch home. Forster, J. Knott, junior, John W. ward from Eastern Europe. Then when Morrison, W. J. Noble, A. Scholefield, A. M. the Mediterranean was overrun with vessels Setherland, B. M. Sutton. J. B. Tully. L. waiting advance in outward coal rates to secure which
seeking freights, there Wax an Macarthy, with power to add to their number." lation and one against, but a large number of A vote being taken, 32 voted for the reso shipowners did not vote.
An American Professor has discovered that Buran did not write "Auld Lang Syne. Miss Carris Nation, the American "saloon smasher" will, 1 am sure, be delighted to hear it. She has roently been on a smashing campaign in Glasgow. It was just before the Burns celebra. tions, and she said of theas: "I am told they are given over to drinking, when shame and disgrace are heaped on the memory of
Chares.
that great man. These clubs drink his memory. Į tòld those present that the man was speaking action lies in the font corners of this paragraph. attempt at a combination wus made in order to tion of an international union of shipowners, have realized that the mere expansion of in the rotten slops which rain poor bairais. The Welsh & Welsh interpreter was eventually poot was murdered by people who put drink to
bia lipa, yet clubs aro organised and perpetuate his name in intoxicating drink.". It quite fta in with this to say that it was not Robbie who wrote
"We'll tak's cup of kindness yet
For the rake of Auld Lang Syns" Was it such considerations as theso, I wonder, which caused local Scots to refrain from having
A nicht wi' Barns" last month?
found, and the man was charged.
MISTAKEN FOR A DUTCHMYN.
The captain of a coastal steamer, who until yesterday had succeeded in keeping out of the way of a summons which the police tooks out to serve upon him early in Jantary, appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood as the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of not having rat phlanges attached to the ropes of his vessel while she was made fast
to the wharf.
WORLD'S SPEED RECORD.
ENGINEERING TRIUMPH.
&
husband could she.
paragraph. 4 you don't allege s gift.
His Lordship-The carious thing is that
in
first place with her money.
Mr. Pollock-The shares were bought in the
His Lordship said the plaintiff was in fact of the paragraph in the pleadings it was in saing for fresh certificates which on the face possible for her to obtain. Mr. Pollock had put everything he could, but his Lordship be amended. He would mate costs in the thought paragraph 3 of the pleadings ought to stee.
THE POSITION OF SILVER,
The went sharp advance in silver, says a London contemporary of the 15th alt, has been almost as sensational as the fall Searoely 2 month ago there was talk in the bullion may at when the prophecy seemed likely to ket of the metal touching a new low level, but consummated sudden revival occurred, China began to buy, and the boare, frightened at the turn affairs had taken, were not slow to help the upward me voment with covering" erdera. A fair proportion of the buying has, no doubt, been on the part of speculators who were at frected by the extremely low price, but every thing at present points to s farther rise,
and
many store hurried home in ballast, though bring them home next time. Naturally business the owners knew there was nothing to be got to of Chant sort leaves a balance on the wrong side it to laying up their vessels. For a time there of the ledger, but some owners seemed to refer were some profitable rates obtainable for whest cargoes home from Australia, but that business Falso was quickly swamped by the offers of excess
tónusge
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The I.G.M. str. Luetsow left Shangbai on Saturday the 6th instant at 9 pm, and may be expected here to-day at 8 a
The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila on the 7th inst, evening, and is dus here on the 10th inst, at daylight.
somewhat difficult to reply to their opponents United Kingdom. Tarifl referere found it gibes on this subject when imports and exporta foreseen by impartial exports. The jubilation began expanding again under the influence of the normal cyclic movement, which had been
how avise it is for politicians to proas inte of unthinking, free traders has suffered a similar check during the thair service weapons which
are double-edged There is another aspect of the returns for 1908, however, which worth atten- tion; we refer to the indications which they afford, when taken in connexion with known forte respecting the state of industry and commerce, se to the probable course of foreign trade in 1909. The omens, if not as black as a basty examination might suggest, ars
this port on the 7th instant at 7.6.x, and is due suggested by the signs supplied by the foreign not favourable to the view that there will be a material expansion during the coming year, The P. & 0. str. Palawan left Bingapore for It will be as much as can be hoped it, as is here on the 13th instant at about noon.
trade figures for December, the very heavy The MM. str. Teurane with the French Mail' reduction which was shown in each month of of the 17th ultimo, and mails from London of 1908 is not to be repeated in 1909. The boat the 16th ultimo left Singapore on the 8th inst. judges are of opinion that trade is not likely to Monday morning the 15th inst, and will leave advanced, even if then. From the point of vier at 5 p.m., and may be expected to arrive here on become active until the carrent year is well for Shanghai and Japan on the same afternoon
The Apear str. Japan from Yokohama, Kobe and Moji left Moji on the 6th instant, and may be expected here on or about morning the 11th inst
Who in the East has not made the sequaint ance of aged "new laid" eggs? Everybody, I wen, has met them again and again, and given When evidence had been adduced his Wor- them the go-by. It should therefore intorest ship asked the captain whether he had anything thoxy body to know that a horde gets at to say, and the defendant, taking all those in preserving eggs has been successfully tried in Court, into his confidence told his Worship England. The process has been adopted by a tory which apparently incensed the sergeant Erm of Full Importers acting on the theory who served the summons." Between ourselves" that an
egy decomposes owing to the said the versatile skipper, my chief ofer entrance of bacteria through the shell. The took the constable who came aboard for
4. “LINERS AND TEAMP STEAMERS. shalls by the new process are first disinfected Dutchman, and was disgusted to see him and then immersed in a vessel of hot parafin wearing the King's uniform, for, as a matter
and the Colonies as conducted by the linera The general cargo trade between this country wax in a vacuum. The air in the shell is ox- of fact, my officer is a Dutchman himself."
has been fairly good, though if anything under tracted by the vacuum, and atmospherio prossure The remark brought a mile to all faces but
fect the general condition of shipping. And normal proportions, but that really does not is then allowed to enter the vessel, when the that of the sergeant, and his Worship imposed
of shipping generally it has to be said that the hot wax is forced into the "pores" of the shell, fine of $10
liners are more and more encroaching on the which thus hermetically seals it. Evapora
work that used to be done entirely by tramps. tion of the contents of the eggs, which
liner will now run of her course into a pert has a harmful effect, is thereby prevented,
with which formerly she would not have acknow. and the egg is practically sterile. Some
ledged even a bowing acquaintance, and will condescend to negotiate for parcels which are "new-laid”.... eggs treated in this manaër The most remarkable known speed ever six months ago (the data being guaranteed by attained by any vessel atends to the credit of the
Mecare. Pixley and Abell ɛny *******
viously she would not have glanced at. They Mr. Thomas A. Robinson, J.P., the head of the new British torpado-boat destroyer Tartar which has shipped about £220,000 in arces to London for meal, and are devouring the substance Though China has at times been s seller, and so huge, that they will go anywhere nowadays so big, these Huers, and their appetites are
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who will need to raise frosh taxes in silition to those firm), have been submitted to chemical and limore, D.S.O., and is one of the twenty-four siderable buyer. The low exchanges ruling in le sad enough for the "ramp"; but it is well is commanded by Commander Y. E. B. Phi- for sale, yet she has, on the whole, been a con- of the harmless and necessary tramp. This
now in force, this is a very serions alter, microscopic examination by the Daily Mail and fully-manned destroyers attached to the Homs Chins have greatly stimulated the expert trads not to forget that it is not so long ago that the
Some diminution in the volume of the imports have been found equal to now-laid eggs in every Fleet and on duty in the North Sea This and adversely affected the import trade, so that tramp" obtruded himself on the course of the
as compared with 1908 is not improbable, respect. The yolk of pickled eggs and others vessel is of 870 tons displacement, mounts three, the banks have been forced to bay silver liner wherever and whenever he could findt an
THE MALAT STATES AND PERE TRADE,
and Mr. Lloyd-George cannot afford to be con frosted with the decrease in Customs receipta artificially preserved will sometimes brosk on
12-pounder guns, and was built by Mestre, John cover for or as a hedge against their exchange opening. It is a case of the tables turned sends (to the Sadnes Bulletin) her personal during the first part of the year at any rate, which would accompany it. Exports are, we being poached, but the egge examined behaved On her ofles trials she attained a rate of steam-shipped to Chins, but a large amount is still, I would serve no good purpose to institate s
A housewife in the Fedemtod Malay States think, even more certain to continue to fall of, I Thornycroft and Co. for a speed of 33 knota. operations. Part of these purchases have been CAPITAL DEPRECIATION AND PROSPECTS, when pooshed exetly as new laid once. The ing equal to 35-36 knots. She has been in the under the control of the China banks Whother comparison of freights with 1907, sapocially sa
experience" for the benefit of B. Smith and the though not at se rapid a rate as in 1908. A inside of the shell showed under careful examins.service since April, and now, under war oon this will be re-sold or shipped to China remains that was an abrownal and irregular year.
gentlemen who say that under Free Trade of regards cotton goods the exports evarse things must be cheaper "S
шу perhaps "peres, the contents being thus quite immune which use liquid fual instond of seal.
oooded 38 knots. She is one of the vessels
But addition to her prachaser here, the average of the year is below that of
I have always kept thorough account of improvement in the Indian demand, but even if be expected to increase a little, owing to the hina has bought frem external influences, és
A expenses. In Australia wo Sred on £150 has as well received regular shipments sounding that, great as was the depreciation in the value states I could not manage to make ends materially below the level of 1906. It seems
the shipments should be The attention of the Chairman of the P. & How To RE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- exest of the
no worse, or a triffe to about £1,100,000 from San Francisco An of new shipping in 1907, 16 depreciated at least meet on £330, even with the greatest care hardly possible that the income-tax receipta Company should be drawn to this paragraph. plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime. Charmante, Lait into china prolibition of the import of opium been the actual depreciation in second-hand diable, articles being spirits and opium), the trade, can be higher than those for the current important fastare in the future will be the 10 per cent further in 1908. But what has Although this is Free Trade country (the only for 1909-10, so far as they depend on ferniga The ships that take home Chins pigs in their Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Ponder efforts to suppress the use of this drug. Unless some forced sales have been reported at almost Australia are bansuss, whiskey, and tobacco, regarding it; indeed, as the home as well as thousands, might fill up with preserved new-bid Charmant will enable you to do it Her the import of other commodities should gmatly incredible prices
shordd als result from the recent tonnage it is almost impossible to estimate, an only things which are cheaper here than in year, on the basis of the existing arrangements ban's eggs (of a respectable sise) on the outward Specialities for the Skin are the study of increase, it would seem probable that Chins will only, as a rale, lost or their year's operations, somebody has to pay for a funeral, and funerals prefably, & reduced income-tax revenue seems
Retime. A. 6. Watson & Co. Ltd. Bale Agents. be's still more important buyer of silver than, but also on the capital value of their inrost-
This hipowners have not A few people try to live on the last two Then foreign trade of the past year has shrunk sp- [362 heretofors
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COST OF LIVING,
tion that the wax penetrates through the artions, she has beaten this record and ex- to be seen. Fair Smounts in Bombay kan..recast previous year. It malancholy fast per aiza: but in the Federated Malay better than those of 1907, they will still be