PARIS LETTER. WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."]
April 23, 1909. DECADENT FRANCE,
Signs are not wanting that France is rapidly going to the dogs. For some time past overy- thing seems to have gone wrong with her; her luck is fairly out. Some national catastrophia appears inevitable: what form the latter will tako is difficult to my for the simple reason that
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 27TH, 1909.
Workmen in France are wretchedly underpaid as compared with their comrades in Great Britain. The wives' earnings of course are not!! all the same; where women contribute most to the home budgets in France in at Reanne, a torn largely dependent on the cotton trade, where it is no less than 97.5 per cent, which mesas practically that they have to bear nearly the cost of living themselves; so little money da their husbands earn.
alied upon to contribute only 168 per cent, It is 82 per cent. at Grenoble (the centro of the glove industry), and 81 per cent.
At Havre, women are
CHINESE CUPID UPSETA SCHOOL TEACHER ACCUSED OF TAKING TOO BHADILE TAMERICAN METHODS.
These are the headlines which
a San
FLYING WARSHIPS.
HOW OEBMANT 19 BUILDING AN AERIAL FLEET,
CONSULAR REPORTS.
NANNING.
From & Report on the Treaty Port of Nan--
Consul at Pakhói, we make the following ning by Mr. G. W. W. Pearson, acting British
extraóta:-
there are so many things out of working order. at Fougères (which is occupied almust generation of the Oriental quarter, may be theme for much comment and discussion, at the old system of covering goals by inward and
The commercial importance of Noaning aso trade centre had become so evident that on april port. 1, 1907, the Imperial Maritime Customs sant Native merchants were, however, slow to avail staff to establish a custom-house at the theraselves of the advantages which it offered; outward transit passes taken out at Wuchow.for places above Nanning being still followed to a large extent. It follows that much of the cargo passing through Nanning does not appear in the and imports passing through the customs-house during the last three quarters of 1907 was estimated at 5,000,000 or 7,000,000 taels (1,000,000), but, as nearly all the exporta are
figure does not give an accurate iden of the large or else pass through the native custores, this trade of this natural commercial contry, which attracts shout 60 per cent of the trade of Kuangai The actual custom rovonito collected during uino months was but 24,092 tatals (3,9157.),
but Nanning shows very distinct signs of pro. No statistics are available to show the proportion of exports to or imports from foreign countries, gress, and all foreign goods are rapidly growing. in popular favour.
ing of airships for military purposes and the Francisco pspor gives to the following story:The extent of German activity in the build
Lore and politics have combined to cartse
attitude of the German military authoritie tempost in a teapot in the Chinese Imperial with regard to the value of airships in war have
and School, which opened with so much pomp
perhaps for the first time, fully described caremony about two months ago. Chinatown is by the Berlin correspondent of the New York much wrought up over the fracas, and was officially stated that the result may be Herald (Paris Edition) in a remarkable com- weeks ago and which we reprint below:- that one, at least, of the teachers imported munication which appeared in that journal Germany's "serial feet" has furnished a from China for the purpose of teaching this thre wisdom of the Chinese magee to the younger
the same time much that has been printed on to the Flowery Kingdom in hastily returned
the subject comes from the realms of conjec Not only is the French Navy in a most lament molely with boot and shoe making) Were it disgrace, owing to his too rapid assimilation of
ture, because accurate statistics are diffoult to able state, but the Army--France's first line of not for horse-flesh, as well as the flesh of the American mannors and customs.
The affair started when it was reported to obtain where so many inventors are carefully Adefence-in far from being what it ought to be.ule and ass, thero would be famine in thomanda the Chinese Consul General, Shu Ping Tan.concealing their work until they can make a customs returns. The total value of the exports
Everyone you meet is grambling about things of French industrial homes. Expenditure on who is by virtue of his office the head of the Foud showing. in general; wholesale dissatisfaction provails food and drink (excluding alcohol) por head per Imperial chool, that Wung Chi Tay, seCTU everywhere. Various attempts are also being wook in working families does not exceed 6 fr.tary of the school and one of its intrinfors, had been driving with little sixtesu-year-old mude to overthrow the Republio; Premier 50 centimes. While the hours of labour in Fong Tey Yeng, the daughter of Yong Get so is it all, and how much practicability can be either covered by these Wuchow triusit passes. Clemencoun and President Falliesos have been
a Chinese photographer, who has a stulid near the school at 912 Stockton street. warned not to go to Nies, as plats have been
When Leong Ching Kwai, the delogato froin hatched against them by Socialists. All this is
the Imperial Board of Education at Peking opened the school in February, is impressed upon the teachers the fact that the school was for tlie purpose of instructing the Ban Frano. isco Chinese in the ancient forms and ceremonios, I warned them that they must not be led as. tray by the example of the Americans. But Wang Chi Tey did not houd the warning of hie superior and when he looked upon Fang Toy Yeng and saw that she was favorable to his sait he lost no time in following. the sample of the Melicans and invited her to go buggy riding with him.
fruitful of better results?
France exceed those usi ir Englanil by about 17 per cent, the wages of French workmen are to those of the English workmen as 75 to 100. certainly disquieting, and points to an appronel The consumption of horse flesh is very general ing calamity. Were the Republic to be substi-throughout the whole of France, and amounts tuted by some other regime would suck a change to 11-2 per cent, of the total consumption; it is It remains nearly 50 per cont. at Nanoy. In consequence to be sea. In any case, the abolition of the of this the price of horseflesh has increased to Republic is a big order," and could not be such an extent that the best cats are gradually effected without a terrible conflict. Not for approximating to beef. Happily milk and many years has this country been so seriously bread are cheap, so is coffee. agitated by under political errenta. Seba regrettable state of things cannot last very long it must come to a head. The Government is not as popular us it was in the eyes of the people; it is to be feared that when the grave crisis comes, it will prove unequal to the occasion." What is France drifting to Civil war and Re volution are said to be the object of those who are
CLOSE SEASON FOR SNAILS.
Why should there not be a closing time for snails, as is the case for fiil and gamo? In-view of the fact that the edible suail, which furnishes a much-prized delicacy on French manns is threatened with extinction, the General Connoil of the Yonne recently petitioned the Minister of Agriculture to order a "close" season on its
and
The invitation was accepted, but the couple were seen and a report of the affair was carried at once to the Consul-General, who suspended the tougher pending an investiglion. Just what his punishment will be is not known, but bagish ment to China is mentioned as the least of the ills that wil befall him,
In answer to the question which nearly always arises in the first thought of the average native, whether in Germany or elsewhere: Of what
wart can be said right here that the expected from one of the big airships in time of German military
authorities and the experts are anhesitating in their affirmations. They immediately reply: "Take the example of the Zeppelin airship, which bas demonstrated its perfect capacity to remain twelve hours in the air and to skirt the entire frontier and take note of every position."
TEN SHIPS BY THE AUTUMN,
If you argue that guns have been made, or are about to be made: which can bring the airships, to the earth, the reply is "Yes, but that is only problematical Projectiles can go clean through the cellular type of airship without crippling it very badly. Furthermore, what is the loss of one airship if we have a dazen more in reserve "
Without mentioning other types, and without reference to many that are more or less vague as to design and time of completion, the fight coluprize, by next autumn. fcar Zeppelins, three ing forca of the serial fleet in Germany will Parserals, and thren of the Gross type, That able if such a qualification is admissible. All three of these types have shown a capacity for at twelve hours flight all have attained According to the experts' opinion, the Zep- about the same height. while the Parneval is the right kind for held use pelin is the type of the future for gatora), use, and general portability. The Farrevul can he mounted or dismounted at any place," and the
Shipping-Most of the traffe to and from Nauning is carried on by native junk. Between Nanning and Wuchow.one motor boui ruus uninterruptedly all the year round This draws 18 inches of water, with 5 tons of cargo on Co, Wachow. There are also Chinese-owned board, aut is owned by Messrs. Banker aud laun shes, which are of deeper draught, but can at mest states of the river tow a houseboat or junk alongside. During the first half of 1908, 24 tons 179 junka chartered by foreign Brus foreign lanches outered with a tonnage of 766
West River steamers which reach Washow. entered during 1907. Those aro tenders to their
at the root of the prescut evil. Uncertainty is behalf. M. Rust, the Minister in question, being made à senpegoat, and thus the whole makes ten of the kind that can be called practic. The junka vary from 15 to 50 tons and, ander i
worse tlun reality.
THE DEFICIENT STATE, OF THE FRENCH NAVE.
The deplorable condition of the French Navy is the barning topic of the hour. Every day indeed brings aditional revelations regard ing its lamentable slackness. That the Navy has been shockingly neglected by the authorities. is now a true bill; coromanders have now spoken out as they never did before; the reason why their argent demands were not complied with; is bo cause the arsenal authorities at Toulon had not the means at their illeposal for doing the necessary werk-work of vital importance in many cases --defoote had to be remedied by private firms It was owing to lack of material that the
duly ordered an enquiry, the only result of which has been to determine the legal status
of the escargot, or snail. Considering that the latter is neither game nor fish, but merely an agricultural parasite to be destroyed at any time and in any season, M. Enau hus refused to entertain the idea of protection. This Ministerial decision has throw the great snail- ̈ producing region-the contre of which is Burgandy-inte consternation. Snails, like oysters, should never be enten in any month which has no "R" in it. The end of the snail sen- son is therefore nearly over in France for the time being: from the first of September to the first of April, something like fifty million auxils pass through the Paris Custom House. The
considerable
ordinary circumstances, take 25 days up ant 10 to 12 days down, according to the state of the
river.
There is also a small fleet of gtern-wheel houts of shallow draught which enables them to ply when launches cannot run up stream. They retirs to the higher reaches when quicker boats competing make their business dull.
General notes on Narning The population
The opponents of the Consul point to the equipment comprises a hydrogen generating of Nanning is said to be 100,000, and is a yury
There are those who say that the teacher is affair is an attempt on the part of these who are opposed to the Consul-General to discredit his It is pointed out administration of the school. that the Chinese delegate, when opening the school, said that there would be one teacher for salaries of the teachers the each forty pupils, and that the money paid by the pupils would pay the salaries of the test
loste and be expended in books and improvements fact that there are bat 103 scholars in the at a salary of $50 a month apiece. This soliool, and that four teachers are employed sam is claimed to be excessive, and the pres- ence of our teachors is also mid to be un necessary, and in lireet violation of the orders of the Imperial Commissioner. The total ceme of the school from the scholars is 826 per month, and nearly the whole of this is used to pay the salaries of the teachers,
Chinatown is much agitated over the matter. Consul General, but the smaller storokeepers are opposed to him. There are threats of appealing the whole matter to Washington, and then to China. The Consul General refuses to discuss the matter, and orders have been issued from the Leadquarters of the Six Companies to the affect that no information must be given ont. The Free Press cams out editorially last week and condemned the manner in which the school has been conducted, and the other Chinees papers are following suit. Monnwhile Fong Toy Yeng is being kept in seclusion, and Wung Chi For wondering just what bis punishment is going
plant.
HAD ECZEMA
FORTY YEARS
Off and On-Mass of Small, Watery Spots Came on Hands, Feet, Legs and Head-Irritation was Fearful -Sought Different Doctors and Skin Hospitals in Vain.
FOUND "WONDERFUL"
CURE IN CUTICURA..
"I have suffered off and on with so- zema for forty years in my hands, feet, legs and head. It always came in a maes of small appts and a considerablo quantity of watery matter used to come from them. I have been under any different doctors and in different hos pitais for the treatment of the skin (in one for sixteen weeks and it only got worm) but derived little or no benefit Last year I commenced using the Cuti- cura Remedies. The first tin of Cuti- cura Ointment began to heal the Borea and gave me great relief from the fear- ful irritation, Since then I have used two more time, of Cuticura with Cuticurs Soap and Pills and am quite well which, considering the years I have suffered with eczema, I consider wonderful. I Dan candidly say the Cuticura Remedies alone wore the only things that oured I have already persuaded one of my friends to give them a trial, and shall continue to recommend them, Too much can never be sadel in Cuti- cara's Favor. rs, Marie Spencer, New St., Covint Carden, Icon, W O, Eng., July 10 and Sept. 29, 1005.
1130.
Little Mother
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mixed community. The richer merchante are mainly Cantonese; the labouring classes are natives of Kungsi, apathetic and unenterpris ing, but not often anti-foreign. Four dialects are heard in the streets, Cantonese, Hakka, Kuen Hua and an aboriginal tongue somewhat torkably pure, and has been retained by the
Timber for the burracks i already being resembling Siamese The Kuan Hua is re- descendants of the military colonists serit here brought to the spot in junks and nuleaded, while
The brigands," in the eleventh century ..
Post-free from Londra enot, liberal, sple Cutie, with 32-page book on in them.
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arsenal could not do the work. Further dis wholesale price varies between 17 france and 30 The big merchants are ranged on the side of the forming vonders recontly. The motor is of 80- of whom mnch is heard, are mainly impoverished matches are erected on the band und labelled
francs per 1,000 on the Paris market for raw live sits and between 50 franes, und 70 francs for snails, evoked and prepared for eating. Curiously enough, whilst the sail trade has gone up, the trade in frogs for edible purposes has fallen off.
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PROTECTION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS,'
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THE THERE PARSEVAL SHIFE. Part of the recent history of airship construo follows: The old Zeppelin, which in the course tion and uso, together with a for figures, is as of his successive experiments the inventor called his model No. 4 and which was 443ft. long, The immeliste esme to grief by nu explosion on August successor is the airship known as the Zeppelin 1908, at Echterdingen. L., with which Count Zeppelin has been per
Next comes
the Zeppelin II., which and discontented persants and disbanded solarracks," in preparation for the arrival of will be finished very soon. It is to have à diers, armed with smuggled weapons, of which troops, probably engineure from. Kucilia, who Waterwegs.-The Governor, hang Ming Chi, motor of 105-1.7. The Zeppelin III. is being there would seem to be no dearth. The charac. are being transferred to Nanning.
tor of tlio oountry surrounding Nanning pro-
is discussing schemes for the improvement of built at Friedrichehusten. It will also have
The officials of the Nanning district ars the waterways throughout the province. As. matar of 105-hp, and its gus capacity will be les natural stronghel.bs for these. 5.600 metres.
The Parsoval list now comprises threh airat present a young and progressive set. however, little inclination is shown to obtain a ships. One was sold to the Government, No. There are resident in the city the Governor competent survey or estiuinto for the cost River from Wuchow to Nanning, in which remains at Tegel, where the soldiers use it thang Ming Chi, for six months in the year, a necessary for the improvement of the West for experiments, and No. 3 is at Bitterfeld. No. taotai, prefect district magistrate and a military stretch alone exist 22 rapids, it seems unlikely 3 is 226ft. long and 37ft. in diameter. The provincial commander. Although the fact it is of the non-rigid type, and, more of the Imperial Maritime Customs, they have near future. Parseval airship differs from the Zeppelin in oficials have raised objectious to the operations that anything practical will be atterupted in the over, is only about half the length of the Zep. been firmly opposed by the tantai and governor pelin. It is said, however, that Major von Police with uniforms sad batons are stationed Parseral is disposed to add a considerable throughout the city and a fire brigade exists
with serviceable manual engines, volume to the capacity of his new modela
Of the Grosa airships two are now in. existence and use. They are considered regu- lar military property, as they belong to the Government, he Gross and Parsoval types are The Siemens Schuckert Company, at Nonnen-
cortoin miner
quieting revelatiɔus have just been made with regard to the submarine Ampere and the battle ships Vérité, Démocratie and Justice. The submarine's parts were for instance found to be not in accordance with the plans, white many of there had to be modified before they could be fitted together, while one of the metal covering plates, part of defeptivo stock coulemued by the The members of the British Colony in Paris Parliamentary Commission, gave way under the
are looking forward with great pleasure to the strain, and now, after it has been repaired, is grand festival to be held on the 10th of May still a source of great danger. The plates of next at the Trocadero, at which French, English, the two aft boilers of the Justice were found to Scottish, Irish and Welsh songs will be sung. he burst more than that, they were touching This annual festival is given by the public school one another instead of a free space being left girls of Paris, the proceeds going to's fand for the between them for the passage of air. The same defence of children against tuberculosis. The remarks apply to other ships, all of which were girls send their little protégées to the country also discovered to be highly defective. Imagine and make clothes and collect books and play France being engaged in naval warfare under things for them. The Choral Society also given rate for the time of year, there is little to report strikingly similar to the French airship modele. frented by a banding about 30 feet high and Hongkong, the various dollars curront in a concert for their banet every year at the the best supporters, other depozdencies all being dam, near Berlin, is constructing an airship 30,000 dol., that of the land forming the reserva Ping local taele ure worth. 138-055 clean,
such circumstances! What is wrong with the French Navy is not the men, but the out-of- date organisation. The arsenal must at once
Sorbonne. This year an invitation Las been seurt
to be.
SHANGHAI TRADE. Messas. Libert and Co.'s latest Market Report says: With the orception that clearances from stock are still being maintained at a very fair in regard to the market. Szechwan bayers are
very quiet.
Banks and Currency.-There are a large num ber of banks established at Nanning, which advance money on cargo at exorbitant interest.. Thor thrive on the discount and exchange between Nanning and Canton, Freight, in- anrance and interest are so high that goods went mors at the latter port. The Currency in use in the subsidiary silver coinage of Canton and from Canton to Nanning cost 30 to 40 per cent.
South China and French piastres: 100 Yung
Chief trade routes.-Nanuing is the natural uuchopped dollars.
extent drains the provinces of Yunnan and Kacichou.
distributing centre of Kangsi, and to a large
An attempt has been made to boom Nanning as a port. A reservation has been set apart en the right bank of the Tao Chiong, partly situat ed on the old site of the former city. It is 1,300 feet long. The cost of this wall was about but the important details are withheld from the tion 36,000 dol. The wall was erected without An interesting feature of this year's business public. It is of the non-rigid type, 329ft, long, reference to any foreign expert, with the result to British scholgirls and has been accepted withas been the increase a consumption of yara as nearly 45ft. in diameter, and the capacity is that the ground behind it was not properly filled be reorganised, sad, even more, the central enthusiasm. The visitors-1,000 in number compared with too past few years, the figures given as 11,000 cubic metres, Captain von in or drained and portions of the wall have from Krogh, & well-known saronant, who was first time to time collapsed. It has at last become so
Kueilin is reached in 12 days via Pin Chon, administration, while great attention must be will receive a rousing welcome and be shown the being as fellow&:--
identified with the Zeppelin experiments and dangerous that the floating costoms-house Yarn Deliveries up to 20th May.
Ister, with the Parseval, is supervising the con anchored at its foot has been towed to the Liu Chou and the Yung Fu kiver. paid to the system of contracting. At Toulon sights, besides being entertained on a princely
posite side of the river Indian. Japanese Local. Total;
straction of the jetens-Scheckert airship. there are complate sots of boilers which acale as a matter of course. The thousand Your.
Ficals. Picals, Picuis,
Pionie
Of special importance is the airship to be have never been used! France might consider British schoolgirls who have been recruited in
.316,463 106.275 1906
31,603 454,341 known as the Schutte, which is being built by the idea or enggestion of getting Great Britain London will arrive in Paris at the beginning of 1907
.......369,979 109,958
30,420 510,357 Professor Schutte, of the Technical High School to build her future ships, since home construc- May.
1908.......312,013-118,635 132,736 563,383
in Danzig. The design is by Herr Rattig, of Berlin, who is recognised as the leader in the tion has hitherte proved so unsatisfactory and
PECULIAR CURE FOR NERVOUS TUSKÄSER.
designing of racing rowboats, and who is the unreliable. It would not be the first time that
Vinegar thrushing or flicking is the latest-
inventor of a hollow our. The Schütte airship for England or Great Britain has played the part cure
Paris doctors prescribed by
will be ready for trials some time during the of ship builders to the world. The question of people suffering from various forms of norvons
coming summer. It embodies the rigid system, unpreparedness has been dwelt upon by maladies. Patients who have already under
like that of the Zeppelin, and will be 329ft. long,
Paul Douwer as one of the members of the
Nasal Commission of Inquiry. Out of the 700 men aboard each vessel." he remarks, "au average of 100 ure lacking." Some of the war ships in the French Navy have not a single shot with which to defend themselves against torpedo boats. Que ship which the members of the Commission came across was entirely without projectiles; the magazines were empty, and had been in this shocking state for the last twelve mouths that the ship had been with the squa dron. Some of the warships have been wait- ing for guns and alterations for years. M. Douter, like his colleagues of the Commie. Bion, were quite horrifled at wirst they saw and heard. The French Nary reeds 15,000 sailors in order to be fully efficient. The Admiralty cannot manage to supply these men, though it has a total effective of over 50,000- mon for the crews of the feet. So much for the ships. Now for the crews. The latter lave of late matinial on hard several of the ships through shortness of food and rest. The men, who are not as properly treated us they deserve by their ocmmanders in a number of cases, freely indulge in revolutionary sougs by way of manifesting their displeasure. This spirit of discontent je rapidly spreading to all centres and adds fuel to fire.
PRISON MUTINIES.
Revolts in French prisons are also becoming more frequent, and the mutiuears moro exacting in their demande which have been granted in somo places, owing to the seriousness of the but break.
THE A TIZAN'S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE.
A French workman's life is not a happy one. by any means; from one year's and to another it
is ons long coutinuous struggle to make ends
meet. Both the wires and children of artisans
contribute largely to the income of French
families were it not for this, living, or rather existence, would be weil nigh impossible.
1909........ 396,997 123,391 123,532 643,920 No doubt an important factor in the expansion of this trade has been that the staple food of the conntry, namely rice, bad ruled cheap during recent months, and also the development of ex ports of other produes has pat money into the country. Naturally the yarn trade is the first to fest an improvement in the country's purchas ing power, the effect following later throughout other classes of goods. The silk crop prospects are said to be excellent, and ten above the average, so that it would appear the near future may he productive of something at least more solid than hope of bettor times from which the import trade has had for so long a period to derive what surtenance it might.
PROSPEROUS BOMBAY,
WOOD REPLACING ALUMINIUM.
The prime never in the reservation scheme was Ting, Salt Commissioner at Canton Three short roads have been macadamised and laid out, but two buildings only (one being the settlement office), with some ponds and waste land, now occupy the site.
The regulations governing the settlement are as follows:
1. A special board shall administer the affairs taotai, the other members to be Consuls of the of the settlement, presided over by the castoms The novelty of this airship is found in the wise foreign Powers and two representative mer. of wood, instead of aluminium, in the construe chants, one Chinese the other foreign, to be tion of the frume. It is understood that Ameri-elected by the householders. can white pine is the wood that is being em ployed. Competent judges say that wood of this kind, which is extremely light and flexible, is far superior to aluminium for the neo in ques tion. Moreover, wood does not offer electrostatic dangers, as does aluminium.
Two more airships belong to the serial census in Germany, and they are the Zimmer, in Munich, and the Unger, in Hanover. They urg more or less experimental, however, and are not dirigible noroetate.
ajor von Parseval, whose model demonstrated
2. The Board will have the following depart ments:(n) Public works department; (b) police department; (c) judicial department; (d)
naucial tepartment
3. Luud may not be purchased outright, but is to be leased for periods of 30 yrs, which lease may be further extended for a further period of 3 years.
The yearly rent for land so leased is to be 60 dol. per mow for land on the river front, 50
The road to Ch'ing Yüan is also vià Pin Chou Yunnan is reached via Pes, Pa Ai und Hsi and the Hung Shui River, taking about 15 days.
Lu Hs, Pin Chou and Ta Shan Chon in Lin, thenes to Kuang Nan Fa; or by land vi
Kneichow.
The road to Mengtes branches off from the above at Pa Å¡, and goes via K'ai Hua Fu..
All the above routes pass Face. There exist
on the West River and its brauches ubora
-of-this report
Nanning, but these hardly full within the scope
many other routes radiating from various towns
The less important connections are:--- 1. From Nanning by the West River to Teng Heier, down the Chien Chinng to Fu 2. Nanning by the West River to Kuei Haien, Mien and Yu Lin Chon, and thence to Pakhoi. to Fa Wang, Heian Chiang and Chino Choa,
3. Nanning to Lang Ching via Hsiae Tang to Ch'in Chu, thence to Na Lai nid Lienchow. This route is mountainous, difficult and almost abandoned owing to the presence of banditai.
In conclusion, there is little doubt that Nan- prosperity which its natural position assures it.The greater facilities for traffic offered by Further, in addition to such rezt, 2 dol per the constant launch connection with Wuchow mow per saam land tax is to be paid. Appliura being fally made use of. The local mer- cation by feruiguers for sites is to be made to chants are rapidly losing their conservatism, and the customs taotai through their Consals.
No Lcations for sites have yet been made the present progressive set of officials are anxious
radical improvements.. by foreigners. Theyballing of a costoms honse, to further the commercial interest of the city by a market place and the laying out of public buildings are also protected, the cost to be defrayed from Government fundr
dol. for innd behind.
gone this extraordinary new process declare that it is a perfect are." "Vinegar flicking produces the most beneficial and rapid results, completely ouring cases of nervous debility and nervous prostration and most other forms of nervous diseases, The sensation is, however not a pleasant one as will be seen, though it is necessary to be cruel to be kind." The patient is sent into a dark room and made to strip, rough whereupon the doctor; armed with a long, towel, steeped in vinegar, proceeds to thrush the patient, all over the body, constantly re-dipping If the whole of India is bang impoverished the towel in vinegar. For delicate skins, this by British rule, as a leading, citizen of Bombay yet reckoned among the foremost of Geringa! dul, per now between frontage sad back and 40 Ding will continue to maintain the commercial is nothing short of torture. Seldom can & per-hasfor years preschot, says the Judian Spectator, son stand being so “thrashed for longer than the city of Bombay itself does not seem to hare
In the aeroplane field Germany has done ten minutes. On a signal from the patient to beon overtaken by this allegod general mis practically nothing thus far. The cational idea stop, he is then vigorously rubbed, and after a The income of the corporation for the runs to the airship principle, almost to the being clothed in a bathrobe is ironed all over
last official year was 1.02,67,000, being more exclusion of the "heavier-than-air" apparatus. with hot irons! A slight rehearsal and retura
than four-and-a-half lakba in excess of the to the Inquisitorial period..
original estimate. Taking the population at its capacity to fly in an exhibition hall, is almost about 978,000, incitenco per head of population ready to attempt experiments in the open. works out at nearly 10-30 There is no Something of importance is expected from him, general complaint of excessiva taxation, and as as he has levoted years to the study of serosan- building operations are progressing everywhere ties and is an authority on the subject.
Professor Reissner, of the. Technical High The annual meeting of the Christian Litera- throughent the city, the commissioner looks turo Society for China was held this month st forward to a still further increase in the re-School in Aix-la-Chapelle, has a flying machine which flies, although it has not yet attained Carton Hill, Mr. E. K. P. Moon presiding. venues of the Municipality in future years.
either a very long distance or a very great Sir Ernest Swatow said that there was now,
height.. certainly a widespread desire for Western know
Herr Garda, an engineer of Yagdeburg, has lodge in China, and it was most important-that- LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The J-C.-J. Linia str. Tilaljap left Macassar experimented with an aeroplane and has made we should treat this demand for education by literature of the best kind. As to opium, the Chinose themselves acknowledged ita exil, and
for this port on the 25th inst. p.m.; and may be dikhts of 50 to 100 metres. he had never known a Chinese officiat, willing to expected here on or about the 2nd prop admit that he used it. At a meeting the other Shanghai at 2.30 pm on the 25th instant, and The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived in London a resolution had en pand teft again at midnight same day for Nagasaki suggests that we should give up our treaty where she is due to arrive at 8 m. to-day rights under which China was compelled to ad- mit Indian opiam; and if he had not been an official, he would have been glid to inove sack a resolation himself.
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SIR ERNEST SATOW-ON-THE OPIUM QUESTION.
THE OPIUM DEPARTMENT
OF INDIA, ·
REDUCTION OF STAFF.
in the two cities.
INDIAN TEA IN CANADA.
For some time the idea of transferring the capital of Kungsi from Kueilin has been
It will interest Calouttr shippers of Indian seriously entertained, and seems about to be- come an accraplished fact. Estimates have been called for and the cost put down at 1,000,000 te says the Enghshman to learn that, in Jol.. a sum which will no doubt well cover actual response to representations zaude to the Canadian expenses. The Governor of the provinco has Government by the Loudon Chamber of regarding declarations for ensignments of tea, ben lately residing for six months alternately Commerce and the Ten Buyers' ssociation, It will be necessary to repair and build a memorandum has been issued to the Collectors yanens and quarter for the official retinne. As of Customs throughout the Dominion of Canada half of the actual inhabitants of Kyeilin ure tothe following effect:- "Tea being free of duty, said to be dependents on verions yameus, and not subject to damping duty in Canada, when the transfer of the official capital would entail imported direct from country of growth, or in ap immigration of many thounds into Nun-end from the United Kingdom, it is ordered invoices of such teas shipped in consignment may ning Kueilin would shrink to the animportance that the declaration prescribed to be made on of a more market town.
is projected for be accepted, when signed only by the exporters, A military training
mmodation is to be without attestation before a notary public or on the following lines
(8,000) troops to be other official." This is yet another instance on for this port via the Btraits on 24th inst, and of the departmental staff can best be carried out. furnished for four die
no. Daring their the part of the Colonies in the direction of one of the Agents each of whom receives three years training they are-to-receive 5-tale reciprocation and removes a provisions which was felt to be irksome. It ought to stimulate and it was advisable that some organisation here should act for their benefit.
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com-alary rising from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 76,000
The initial expenses of this Government, where tea-especially Indian and Mrs. Archibald Little Lighly commended the plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crêze Charmante, Lait per amum. The work that will have to be done per mensen; after three years they are to retam
Land Ceylon growths is much more largely consumed society's work; and Dr. Johnstone said that, Charmant and Special Skin Tonie ma Poutre in future will not justify the maintenance of to their homes and to draw a retainer of 3 tuels direct exports from (aloutts to the Dominion while the wealthy-Chinese-could pay for books. Charmant will enable you to do it. Her these highly paid appointments. The strictest scheme are estimated at 1,000,000 dol
matter of establishments in the two agencies if the masses were very poor, and there was great Specialities for the Skin are the study of a conomy will clearly have to the exercise in the has already heat acquired to the south-east of than in the United States, when King Coffee
sumed is of China growth, mostly green tea. need of simple and cheap literature for circula-lifetime. A. B. Watson &-Co, Ltd. Sõle Agent | the business as a whole is eventually to be closed the city for this purpose. The chief mover in still holds the market; and the tea that is co-
the project is ex-Totai Chuang. tion among them.
The Rev. Dr. Barber, of the Loys School, said there were now a number of students from the Shan-si University scattered over London,
The Indo-Chins str. Fooksung left Calcutta for this port via the Straits on 19th inst., and may be expected here on or chout the 4th proz.. The Indo-China str. Kumeung left Calcatta
The Pioneer says that as the cultivation of epium is curtailed, year by year the Government of India will have to consider how the reduction
may be expected here on or about the 9th prox. One of the first steps should be the abolition of recruited from other
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down so far as China is concerned.
- per mensem.