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AN UNAUTHOBBED PUBLIC MEETING.
At the Magistracy yesterday the case wis called in which three Chinese were charged with having unlawfully held and were present
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 1909.
BIE PERCY BOOTT AND THE NAVY.
THE RECENT CHANGES,
Admiral Sir Percy Boott was among the gueste lust evening at the annual dinner of the Association of Municipal Corporations, held at
the Hotel Cecil last month and,
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
DE. GEIL'S EXPLORATIONS.
The following are among the particulars received by Renter's Agency from Dr. W. Edgar Goil of an interesting journey he has concinded
STORIES OF THE DAY.
THE "WACHING WIFE."
From a London zaorning paper:-
+ Gentleman driven from home by a nagging:
wife, asks for financial help to enable him to obtain sinployment. Destitutes and in poor
at a Chinese public meeting not being solely Navy, safd: I have only just ring for the along the whole length of the Great Wall of health"
for religions worship without the permission of
Wokt Point on the 18th inst.
mission, though, thor is so doubt have been granted. In view of this explanation and in row of the fact that their object was laudable-no inflammatory speeches being made, no inciting to strike-herculd usk his Worship to deal leiently with them.
with a
China.
city
од
I am
SYMPATHENG MAGIO,
"à friend of mine came across a native sitting on the verandah of a house from which groane Loyal Society of Arte in a lecture on the natives of Southern India. "He learnt that the man's wife was sitting on the swing studded with sharp nails in order to cure hint by sympe
ailment." thetic magic of some trifling
THE BISHOP'S SIGNATURE.
PHEASANT SHOOTING IN CHINA.
THE USE OF THE HAWK.
Four hours by train south-west of Peking
THERE IS SKILL AND
the Hai Ling, or Western Tombs, the mausola THOROUGHNESS of the reigning dynasty. The tombs lie in a
OF CONSTRUCTION
large park-like indosure containing some sixty square miles of broken hilly country, in which the Chinese are not allowed to settle, and which may not be ploughed up. In consequence of about the only sure find for pheasants within easy reach of Peking, A kind of chamola (the Indian goral) and spotted doer are found on the higher hills, and are preyed on by the panther and the wolf.
As soon as the frost sots in for the winter the Chinage begin shooting the pheasants, says a writer in the Field, and although they seem to do their best to exterminate them, a good many
The birds are shot over dogs,
IN ALL
PIANOS
WE IMPORT
STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY
apparently escape und provide the stock for the following year. in appearance they differ in no way from the
streets. village some of which have really good noses, though
If possible, a tano hawk is also taken out to scavengers of the
OVER SIXTY YEARS A VICAR.
ninrk down birds that are missed or not fired at. Canon Paul, for over sixty years Vicar of The mau with the hawk fakes his stand
on a commanding bill, and the hunter with SUPERIOR VALUE his Finedon (Northamptonshire), entered upon his
ang proceeds to draw round him. If the ninetieth year last month. He obtained the liv
dog pats up a pheasant which is missed by the ing upon the death of his father, the Itev, S.. W.
Chinaman, or a brace, only one of which can be Paul, who had held it from the year 1810, 80 that if he should live one year mors he will fired at, the hawk is at once loosed, and pheasant establish what is probably a record, of father and hawis disappear together, and son having between them been vicars of one parch for a whole century. Canon Paul is the father of air. Herbert Paul, M. P.
EXTRAORDINARY PRICE FOR AN ESTATE.
There was only one bid at the sale by auction of The Woodlands, at Batley, and the property was sold for £5. It was stated that Air. Sheard, the late owner, & well-known manufacturer, spent between £10,000 and £15,000 on the orce- tion of a residence on the ostate, which was offend without reservo. There is a lease on the annual ground rent of £56. The estate covers property of 999 years, dating from 1873, at an an area of four acres, and one of the conditions
land of a less value than £800. of me was that no building should be put on the
CADDIES NORTH AND SOUTH. No English golfer would for a moment tolerate the following from his caddie-N, ne, jest tak yer short spune! I'll no gi'e ye yer And you clock, ye'd jest mak' a hash o't!" wouldn't got such a mathetic protest, such an infinitely woeful wail, as "Ye're jest playin, fit to break a heart!" from any Cockney addio. He wouldn't oven think it, he doesn't care enough. By way of contrast, the St. Andrews Citizen shows us a Whitechapel caddie. He was staring with open mouth at a herculean golfer in knickerbockers, when the latter naked;
The hunter relvals and follows, and finds the small bell attached to its hawk by means of back probably sitting on a rock or treo stump. Ho then sends his log in to put up the pheasant, which is invariably hiding in a thick bit of cover within a few yards of the hawk. As long as the hawk is sitting, there the poor bird will neither run nor fly, and thus folle an easy victim to the Hunter.
BUILT THROUGHOUT FÖR
THIS CLIMATE.
In this way a couple of Chinamen with a gun a dog, and a lowic make comparatively ROBINSON PIANO large bage in places where the foreigner, vainly attempting to walk up this game with a straggling line of useless Chinese beaters, will probally only get a few shots in a day, and certainly never find a pheasant again
has once missed. he which
On the stonier bills, where there is less cover, chikor are found in considerablo quantities, and give very fair sport, except for their indefatigable powers of running uphill. But the Chinese keep them still by using a hawk, much as a kite is down at home, and, of course, would not hesitate to slay them on the ran along the streams, fighting hard to keep open in spite of the severe frost a few duck and snipe may be picked up, the latter haavior and plumper birds than the regular spring and autumn visitors.
*said: Squadron, which made a twenty thousand pilo Discussing his expedition, Dr. Gell the Goremor in the Chi Nam restaurant at royage to our Colonies in South Africa and to "This is, so far as I know, the first occasion proceeded. Mr. E. Thurston stated it the this it is a refuge for all kinds of game, and
South Amerion. I take this opportunity of which euch a jourary has been made. My object mentioning it for two reasons; firstly, because was not only to explore the whole length of Mr. C.F. Dixon, who appeared for defendants, I think it satisfactory that four large ornisers Great Wall, but also to make botanical and robb- tendered a plea of guilty. He had no doubt conll steam twenty thousand miles without ever gical collections, and to be able to compare the that what they had done amounted to having a defect in their machinery which they present conditions of China with that existing Explaining the conll'not make good on board with their own when I crossed that Empire six years ago, I left toohnical breach of the law.
mechanica. In arriving at and leaving the
the Phikudelphia ay
a year ago and proceeded to Peking.
A correspondent of the Chronicle says facts to his Worship, Mr. Diron stated that perts we kept time like a railway train, and were where I completed the arrangements for my the meatuly was called by the first defendant, never long enough in harbour to give the long trip from the Yellow Son to Tibety brother-in-law is abroad, and one of my My party, which dur- sisters is dealing with his correspondence. One machinery a docent rest. Secondly. I wish vid the Great Wall. who wasin enginoor. The meine vineering publicly to express on behalf of my Sanadron ing part of the journey numbered 20 persons, rather long and chatty letter required a reply. and educated It was signed 'Kenneth A. and L. Not know by cireule which were handed to engineering our appreciation of the great kindness and included scientists, interpretest friends for distribution mong engineers. The hospitality that was shown to us at all the ports Chinese. Travelling on
wae to address the reply to 'Kon object of the meeting wasto discuss the possiwe visited. At the Caps it was quite nice to followed the Wall for a distance of approxim she was obliged to pickimme this might overal, bility of forming a school for the study of to ind myself sitting down to dinner with ately 1,800 miles, starting of the seashore at neth A. and I. Esq. The Bishop of Argyll
Louis Bothu, General Hortzog, General de Shanhaikwan and finishing st Klayakan, on the ant the Istos was a little surprised:" engineering. The second and third defendants Wet Gemerni Delarey, Mr. Sants, and other Non-Shan rangs on the northern border of did not take part in calling the weting but they distinguished gentlemen that circumstances in Tibet. We found roughly 200 miles of the attended. They were not now engineers Int 1899 precluded no from mooting. (Laughter.) Great Wall so far unmapped. This section is The Convention then sitting was striving to an loop wall ronning from the east and west line formerly were and they took an interest in the bring about a Union of all the Colonies in the of the Great Wall pear the city of Liang Chau piovement. The second and third defendants continent of South Africa, and as far as I The newly-discovered loop runs from a point sonth to the Yellow River near made upsches at the meeting which was not con so they have been successful and can now
the off of fo, wire are the copsins of the restricted to ticket holdes and anybody could say that they have one Flag, one King, une
Dropire. (hoers) After referring to his gateway to Langehto. On the greater portion attend, although it was expected that only those visit to South America Sir Percy Scott con- of this section ne masonry now remains, but interested in engineering would attend. Ase tinted: Yesterday great changes took place there are massive tovers of earthen core. matter of fact three detailves were present, but beth in the distributions of the squadrons of the satisfed as a result of my investigation that as the promoters considered the meeting was Flest and the commanders of the squadrons. there are at least tan great walls apart from that
which is known as the Great Wall of e hina." called for a lawful purpose, they did not The necessity for those changes is so purely tech-
nical that I will not bother you with the details Reciting some of his experiences, Dr. Goil said: expect they would get into trouble. They of them. I believe they meet with the approval Parts of the journey were very hard owing to had not applied to the Governor for per of most naval officers. It has been reported the altitudo. For hundred of miles, we, traversed a mountainous lead, the ground in many places no that that there is disation in the Navy, that there is
want of disciplins, and want of loyalty to the being so prosipitous that we had to hold on by Board of Admiralty. There are forty-two fing our
peoplo
had never before seen white men. offers employed in either commuting the themes tails. In some of the remoter parts squadrons of the Fleet or assisting the Admiralty At one point we heard of a race of Chinese in the technical organisation-to-my certain pigmios, and the investigations I was enabled to make tended to confirm the reports wo kaowledge they are all working together in absolute unity, there is no lack of discipline, and received. It is said that the ancestors of these they are all absolutely loyal to the Admiralty people, who live in the mountains, were driven under whom they are serving and whose orders there when the Wall was building, having aad wishes they are faithfully endeavouring to escaped to avoid compulsory work on the Wall. The descendants have lived in these carry out they fully recognise the value of co.. operation in obtaining war eflcisney, and they mountains for 20 centuries, and are today wild work outside any party politics. To naval creatures covered with hair. We had no diffi of ships is nothing; culties with the nativos anywhere except in the obers the number that we leave to those who represent the neighbourhood of Tibet, where we found the peoplo country. We only make the best of the ships suspicious, and we did not remain longer than we have. That this is fully appreciated was absolutely necessary for the purpose of ear is demonstrated by the great improvement that investigations. During the trip I was enabled has been made recently in the war training of to spend some time in investigating the mound the Fleets and in naval gunnery We can now of Chin near Sian Fu-the burial place of the hit a target at a range of four miles more often originator of the Great Wall to which so far then we could hit one a year or two ago at 1,400 not much attention has been given. I did pans. The relative value of ships and Fists everything except go inside, which I found to for fighting must, in my opinion, depend more be impossible owing to the superstition of the upon their hitting power than upon numbers; people. It is an enormens mound of 918 acres
A safe which opens when spoken to has been - His Worship said he would be inclined to
for example, the Indomitable, with eight guas, surrounded by ruined walls. We were told that suggest that the promoters express regret to made double the number of hits that the Dread there was beneath a subterranean palace con-patented by a Denver inventor, according to a
telegram which the New York Tribune pub the Governor for not hating asked permission.rought made with ten guns. The Home Float nected by a long tunnel with the mountains."
In conclusion Dr. Geil said: "Some of the lishes. The lock is really nothing more than a Mr. Dixon remarked that the notice calling and some of the nucleus crew ships shot twice the meding was to discuss a school for the as well as the Channel Fleet. It is sometimes changes I found in the remoter parts are almost combination device of a more than usually sail that luck governs these results in shooting inuredible. Within five days of Tibet. I found intricate pattern, controlled by an indestructible study of engineering.
but it does not. Good results are only obtained a modern steel truss bridge being erected phonograph oylinder, bearing the record of when the necessary gun training has been over the Yellow River, and in Lauchan, in set phrase spoken by the lawful proprietor of the His Worship-They might have put it that
a diaphragm and needle way to get people there,
Mr. Dixon-I don't suppose the Governor other things that we sometimes give attention making a fine boulevard right through the eity, mouthpiece with
to (Laughter and cheers) In the Royal I saw electric light and a tramway. But attachment connected with the cylinder. Nary we are very couscavative, obsolete motto le perhaps what strek me most was the fact that open the safe it is nosessary to set the cylinder say that the term "quick hitting has villages, I found mall groups of young men mouthpiece. If the vibrations set up coincide with the indentations on the record which will taken the place of "quick Bring." There is, drilling. In some cases there were only ten or of course, lot of difference between the two 15 men, but it appeared to be part of a concerted only happen if the voice be that of the
pleasure to plan,
master
the door will be people
automatically of the precise object of which the return thanks to-night for I have the honour to belong, because everything that it is part of a general plan to prepare responsible for the foregoing description, says so
an enormons Army. One curione thing. Bach A to-day in
a satisfactory state, officers employed are combined in loyalty to the distance of,000 miles there is one predominating Admiralty and in appreciation of the masterly disones goitre, and one predominating bird, the manner in which they have aroused the patrio megpie The xplorer enjoyed good health firm of our country and of our Colonies to such throughout the expedition, except for one period
extent
that the Navy as far as I can gather of eight days, when he had to be carried while from the Fress will get ten Dreadnoughts suffering from fever. In answer to Bir 1. Sheffield (Lincolnshire, instead of six. (Cheers.) During the last Brigg, Opp) Mr. Buchanan (Perthshire, E.) week there have been sight discussions on naval said in the House of Commons last month The Seretary of State has received no inform-afairs, both from the patriotic and political of view, but now everyone seems to agree ation is to the erection of a Chimons frt with the Admiralty, who were perfectly correct commanding the British military police fort at in their decision that the Navy of England must Sinu
Sir B. Sheffield naked the Under Secretary be of such strength in numbers and in gunnery efloisney that it is practically invincible and an insurance for the safety of our country, of our Colonies, and our food supply, (Cheers.)
Taspador Robertson stated that although the word, school was used in the notice it was never once mentioned at the meeting. The whole of the species referred to obtaining subscriptions and forming, a society to defend themselves in casp of strikes.
It appeared that the new manager at Hunghom locks had suggested that instead of paying the engineers double time for work on Sundays and at nights that they should be paid only time and half. It was suggests that members should pay yearly 30 cants subscription for rery ten dollars they received in wages.
Well, my little man, what are you thinking about?" "I'm thinking it's time for mother patyer into trousers! There were the makings of a perfectly ideal caddie in this small, obarvant boy.
SAFE THAT OPENS WHEN SPOKEN TO.
CALIFORNIAN ROMANCE.
AMERICAN GIRL'S CHOICE.
www
The announcement that Miss Helon Emery, daughter of Archdeacon Emery, of the Episco- pal Diocese of California, would marry
Japanese. Mr. Ganjiro Aoki, a relative of an offer who distinguished himself in the recent, war with Bassia, bas excited so much opposition by in California that Miss Emery, accompanied her mother, left their old home, near Ban
recognised as of more importance than some the province of Kansa, where the Viceroy is safe. Instead of keyhole or handle there is a settling last month, with the intention of
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would have refused permission to hold a meeting is hard, but they are dying. I am glad to all over the country, evan in the remotest in motion and repeat the set phrase into the Tacoma, the crowd washo menacing that newe-
for the purpose of formhg a trade zociety.
His Worship-The offence is very small,
It was decided that Mr. Dixon should write
in Tacoma, State of Washington, Mother and daughter were deserted by their at Corte Madero where they cntrained for friends, and, insulted by the neighbours, and paper, reporters felt compolled to offer the two Courageous women physical protection With ribald irony, says dispatch to a London news paper the throng of Japanese-baiters: vented-
of rise and calla lilies into their faces.
In parting, Miss Emery issued one most remarkable documents ever penned in California:
to the Governor on behalf of the defendants ↓ (Choere.) It has given me, co to whina themselves scom ignorant, I believe, however, unlocked at least, the inventor, who is Wholly their spite on the two travollars by hurling bags `
the
to
permission, and at the me time ask for perin connection with that Sertice appears noted along the Great. Wall was that over a
expressing regret for not having obtained
raission to hold the meeting. The case was then adjourned sone die
THE CHINO-BURMESE FRONTIER.
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for India if he had no ascertained the dates upon which Chinese troops entered the Hachim Valley, removing boundary posts, and levying taxes upon natives der British protection; and further, if he could state the expenditure the on males and transport incurred during last six months by the British column in the Hachim Valley, on the Chino-Burmese frontier, what troops were stationed there; and if
rein forcements were to be despatched.
M Buchanan.No Hachim Valley can be identified.
mänber If the hon. referring to the incident mentioned iL the answer given to him on March 8, I would add to the information then furnished that the reports received do not state that boundry posts were destroyed or taxes levied No Etish column wat collected on the ocasión referred to, nor elsewhere on the northern section of this frontier. With a view to a tour by the political officer, which was afterwards abandoned, a certain wllection of transport was bagus, but am unable to say what ensure Was incurred No trops are stationed on this portion of the frontier.
BJ
all the
All the 1
GERMAN INTERESTS IN CHINA.
PROGRESS OF KIAOCHAU.
INDIA'S OPIUM POLICY. The full intredactory Budget Statement by the Hou. Sir Gay Fleetwood Wilson, is now to hand. Paragraph 32, relating to the Indian
readers in China. It states
Government's Oplom policy has an interest for
Our Opin policy in the coming year will be in consistent, adherence to our promise to China, and our experis will again be reduced by ten per cent. The very unsettled prospects of the industry, the repeated alarms of lossl mano. police in China and the speculative character of much of the Mal trade, make it very diflenkt to forecast our receipts. We intend-however to sell 42,300 chests of Bengel opium during the financial year, for which we assume au average price of Rs. 1,350 chest. In Malwa we surmise that between 5,000 to 9,000 chests
will pay pass duty in preparation for the ship
Chine, dot sounds like der noise an automobile makes.
ly
The two clorks looked at each other doubions What kind of a noise does an automobile make?" asked one.
"Honk, honk," suggested the other.
exclaimed the woman. "Yah, dot's it! Honk honk, dot's der place." "Fill it in Hongkong," said the olerk, and she paid over her money with a smile of relief. -- Brooklyn Infe.
AMERICANS IN KOREA.
one of the
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VICAR COMMENDS CUTICURA
Which Brought Him Relief from Affection of Face and Forehead Tried Several Other Remedies and Consulted Two Physicians.
IN MIDST OF BUSY LIFE
SENDS LETTER OF PRAISE
DUNKIRK VICAHAGE, FAVERSHAM,
July 10, 1997 Dear Sir: I am very busily en- gaged in preparation for the reopening of our parish church which has delayed my reply to your recent letter. I may tell you that I have been vicar of this parlah since January 1954, and am now In my eighty-Afth year, My ailment affected my face and forehead. It Commenced five or six yews ago and I Bad recourse to several remedies and consulted two physicians. After a While I happened to read an adver tisement about Cuticura and doter- mained to give it & wial So I began. with the Cutitura Soap, then purchased Cuticura Ointment, then added the Resolvent, for which I have substituted the Pills. Now I consider mystil vieta- ally cured and neither trouble docter. nor myself, for any one the about skin affections. I have much pleasure in reecramending Cutieurs Remedies. use no other soap but Cuticure for my face and bands.
"Yours very truly, W. J. Springett.”
ECZEMAS
And Other Itching, Torturing Humours Cured by Cuticura. Warm bathe with Carlours Soap and gentle anointings with Colleura Oint-
ment afford Instant rellef fa the most dis- tressing forms of itch- Ing, burning. scaly, crusted humours, ecze- mas, rashes, fram- mations, irritations, and chafinge of infancy and childhood, permit rest and sleep and point to a speedy and permanent pure, in the majority of cases, when all other remedies fall. Send to nearest depot for free Cutle eurs Book on Treatment of Skin DisentOS," Catture Remples are sold throughout the work A Bags Be
Cures. Dejour: Legdon, 27, Chartered Bronz south Africa Australis. R. 70 100. Lennon Ltd. ape Town, stor b. 35, a.. Poster Drug & Chem. Corp., Bolt Props, Bostan
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ANGLO-JAPANESE EXHIBITION
IN LONDON: A
HONGLONG "PRONETICALLY EXTLENIED." A large German woman held up a long line of people at the money order window in the Boston
"I wish it be understood, she wrote, that I love. pest-office the other day, and all because her memory went back on her. She wantal to send Canjiro Aoki, have loved him for some time, some money to her son, a sailor on and sincerely hope to maintain my love for hima merchant steamship them in foreign waters, but despite all that may be said or done, despite slurs on his character, or insults of small-minded when she prosented the application at the window the clerk noticed that the address was lacking. petty individuals, whether in Corte Madera or "Well, where do you want to send its he lawhere. The only answer I can make to asked. We can't give the money order countless questions is I love him. That to me is sufficient. I demand no further argument, as you know the name of the place." Yah, dot's de trable," she replied. "I and seek neno. Whether I am right or wrong didn't pring his letter and I can't member in so loving I do not know, and it present der name of der town, but it's some place out by state of mind do not care. I love him.
Miss Emery bitterly resents the public intra- sion into her private affairs, and continues
of such a "I cannot see why the children born ion should possess to say lesser degres those Ettributes of Americanista as judged in Its highest and broadest sense than, say, those born of a union between a native of Poland and one of the interior of Rusain. Mentality, breed- ing, courtesy, honour, love of country, and Bilial devotion are as much part of the Japanese The Budget Committee of the Reichstag
characteristics as of American. I am but simply considered on March 26th the estimates for
trying to answer the arguments which have been Kinochnu. It was stated on behalf of the
offered against my marriage to Mr. Aoki, that to the fast that trade Government that, owing
is those arguments which I considered worthy of
де pleas las considerably revived, there is no longer any
that he is poor, The following letter appears in the Now answering. Such ments of 1911. The net remalt is a very heavy
Decupied a menial
lacked certain forma position, question of selling or shendioning the Protector ete, which has become valuable as a centre for drop of £1,468,200, in total receipts as come-York Sun
pared with the artificially inflated income SirReading an interesting communication and customs, and certain educational advantages trade with China,
In reply to
to complaints made by Radical memof the current year. For the future the shout Kores in The Sun of to-day, it occurs to I can sweep by as petty. That the State of forbid marriages hora of maladministration on the
the part of
position remains as described by Sir Edward me to present, & few facts concerning the California has seen fit to
races carries tile weight with me, I have a Governor of Klanchau, the Secretary for the Baker in last year's Financial Statement. We American interests in that country gathered between members of the Japanese and American Navy, Admiral von Tirpitz, delivered a long continue to reduce our exports until 1910, daring a recent visit which perhaps are not in
of which the semi-official North Germon when the whole question will be re-examined sisek of common knowledge of all The Sun's pretty good conception of the trothy, garrulous type of men that make the laws in the State of with reference to the progress which China has enlightened readers. dazette gives the following summary
"Every effort had been made in drawing up made in its relorus. While bearing evidence Korea is very rich in minerals. American com- California, and should consider them the last
It is perhaps not generally known, writes the the estimates for Kianshan to keep the expenses
to the strength of a genuine anti-opinm panies have 90 por cent. of the large mining in-persons on the face of the earth to be chosen as
Japanese Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph is to give Miss Emery says she has not the slightest that next year the "White City Lord Balcarres anthe
Lancashire, N., Chorley.
дожд,
wa, and; although funds were requested for moremont in certain classes of Chinese society, ferents there. One American mine produces about sponsors for public morals." Opp) asked if it was not the fact that traders the establishment of a Chinese school, the total the reports which we reusive are conflicting as $1,250,000 annually and employs more than twice
the curtailment of cultivation and as many Americans as there are resident in all desire to pose us a martyr, but repeats, I love shelter to an Anglo-Japanese Exhibition, and Aoki. Our marriage is our own affair, and will that to the outlay necessary in connection therewith the Parliament of Tokio a few days. sending home rather alarmist letters as to the year. Admiral von Turpitz did not share the
been under the
of the enquiry International the mining lawa have boon much
ago granted the sum of £18,000 towards the notion of Chinese troops, and if therefore the despondency with regard to Kinochan, to which
Japanese share of the cost, in accordance with Under-Becretary would make farther indairesno general expression has been given of late, Commission which sat at Shanghai Inst sad modified. Recently the customus import
INDIAN CATS IN JAPAN. at. Buchman said that if the noble lord had and he was conviction-who pesimistic view month, and a which the interests of India, and export duties on all mining machinery and
the request of the Government. The year farther information he would inquire, but would soon disappear. In the course of the were represented by Mr. J B. Branyato: aining products have been entirely removed,
The Indian cat i like the proverbial Prophet, following (1911) is that in which all commercial zhant alluded to took place as far back as history of the German occupation of Kinochau The proceedings of the Commission have with the result that American mining interests
without honour in its own country; tays & writer treaties, ne, the Foreign Minister at Tekio has November, 63- The Department had no the Nayal Secretary stated that much money not yet reached the Government of India have quadrupled in the last year. further information or encroachment or had been invested in the Protectorate, but that but in the meanwhile it is well that we should The commerce of Korea amounts to about the Times of India. In a former communi- already announced, are to be revised and to be threatened encroachment.
ren Foreigners believed it to be well invested.be preparel, as far as possible, for the possibility $30,000, 00 a year, and of this Japan has now. cation I mentioned that Professor Kitisato had based entirely an the principle of reciprocity. Taington, his aid, had developed in eleven years of further losses in our opium revenue. Fores she has had for many years, about 75 per esized me to send some cats to Japan. Those Japan will be in a position to show in good from spoor village to be the seventh commercial tunately there is some hope that the chango will cemt., China has 67, per cent., England and selected were the common grey cats of the time by means of the London Anglo-Japanese town in Chim
A considerable the forty European not affect the handled interest in Bengal and the America about 5 percent. sach
bazaar, and Professor Kitisate, writing on the Exhibition what are her more important products, and we know fairly well already settlements," English, as was well known United Provinces so seriously as at one time we proportion of the Japanese trade may be 7th December, mys: -
The
The ten cats which you were kind enough what goods are needed from Britain and wished to give up Hongkong afteen years feared. The profits of other high cropping show counted as American, however, because Ameri
the The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued after they acquired it, and the Colony still some tendency to oant the poppy, especially in an goods are largely sold out by to the following report
to send me were found to be the most exquisite which are imported into Japan, though On the 20th at 12.05 pm. The barometer ceded a subvention of £750,000 annually Behar, and large contraction in area seems Japanese Petroleum, cotton goods and to
ter The present
kind of rat-catphere: they are all healthy and quantities and descriptions such merchan- has fallen rapidly in E. Jupau, owing to the from the Mother Country.
preoticablo without very gravo detriment tobacco are the chief articles of this trade.
doing their work vigorously. I am thinking die are on the increase. At present Japan depression, which
ba American missionaries, who have for moving towards E.N.E decline in the trade of Tsingtau was due solely rural wall being. For the next poppy season
therefore of multiplying this good race in Japon buys from this country about five times this ofer the S.B. part of the Sea of Japan.
to the universal commercial depression
Exhibition should serve the purpose of showing particularly in the North, another depression ceipts had increased by $45,00, while this or mum of 600,000 bighas a very material reduc-are very numerous there, numbering, it is regions Will you kindly help me in selecting the extent to which she has larged the scope Prossure has gir way again over China Eastern Asia. Nevertheless, Teingtau's co-ordingly we are arranging, to license a maxi. leng time bean active in Korea and in order to distribute them among the infested extent that she can sell to ne, and if the
tiem from the 900,000 add bighas which were said, about 250 families, own many choice church mother ten Yangtze Valley, haring appeared over
er the
on the 26th December. he of her manufacturing capability in things that Hongkong hed decreased by $200,000. The cultivated only three years ago, when this ques and residential sites and a considerable quantity
are useful to European purchasers, it will serve Moderate E, and 8.E. winds may be expected latest reports, from Kinochau were extremely tion firat arose. In parts at least of the native of land
Seoul is one of the few cities where the in the Formosa Chanel and along the northern favourable. The shipping traffic increased in territory where Malwa opium is grown, the
United The cats you sent to me were found to be most beneficial purpose, and increase the trade alors of the China Sea.
February by 50
50 per cent, and the railway traffic
competitors, and formidable ones, too, in Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending by 37 per cent. Orders to the value of problem of the falling China, trade is more States owns its consulate. To the efficient of a better race than we have in Japan in res between England and Japan: England has two
diferit one, and it is now engaging our labours of Mr. Thomas Bammers, United States pect to their rot-killing nature." £1,250,000 for new railways had been placed in sympathetic attention.
Consul General at Seoul, whose duties are both
Professor Kitianta then gives some details America and Germany in the supply of mach. Goruny solely because Germans possessed
consular and diplomatin, misy be largely credited The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noor Tsingtau. The most important English firm LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. the improvemente in the mining less and the regarding the enquiries which he is now makinery and raw material. In ships, electric appli
in Eastern Asia opened a very large branch at
settlement of many intricate, and tranblosome ing in Japan In the city of Tokyo the cat aace, bollers, bridge-construction materials, E. to S.E. winds, Tsingtan on March 1, which, in the opinion of The P. & asta. Pulma is due here at day matters, like the adjudication of land ownership percentage (cais to 100 housou) in only 4. 8 and bicycles, chemical products, &e, British exports after killing 44 millions of rats in Tokyo the to Japan are considerable, and amount to twelve Hongkong & Neighbourhood, were not greatly reduced. In the dis millions sterling small tray naturally, too, Fonicka Channel
for Marseilles, London and Antwerp on the tectorate. His consular reports well repay trict of Tokyo the percentage is 866; in the city to sell Britain more, and very
reading by any one who is interested in Korca of Yokohoms 12.8; in the district of Kaungaws seeing that ale sends only about one-fifth in The H-A. Linie str. Scandia left Bingapore or in the general subject of the American trade 326 and in Yamanishi district, where silk is value of the goods that she baya. The details
FD. MILLET. on the 20th mutant am. aut may be expected in the Far East, here on or abeak the 26th instant am.
Century Club, March 9.
200 300 miles away from the district had been vote was £5,000 less than it was in the previous regarden in China. The matter however has Manchuria. Inder the Japanese dousake place as soon as we see fit."!
WEATHER REPORT.
at 10 a.in. to-day, 0.04 inches.
to-day is as follows-
South coast of Chins between Hongkong and lamooks. Bouth coast of China between Hongkong and Haluan...
Among
Same as No. 1. circumstance. The export of coal, Admiral von Same as No. 1. Tirpits added, had increased twenty-fold as compared with the previous year, and, among Same as No. 1. other things, a new soap factory had been
started."
same afternoon.
nd again où
writes:
raised and where the people keep cats to destroy of the Exhibition will be known in due course, so many rate as possible, the percentage is 49.1 and will be not lacking in general interest.