PARIS LETTER.
'" HONG- (WKITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE
KONG DAILY RE89,"]---
June 18, 1909,
The trend of the seismic wave
folt all оты
which bore the brunt of the shock was the Bouches du Rhone-of which Marseilles in the
THE POSTAL WRECKERS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS; THURSDAY, JULY 22ND, 1909.
CONSULAR REPORTS.
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN
FORMOSA.
From the Report for the year 1908 ou the trade of the Consular district of Tainan (South Formosa), by Mr. A. E. Wiloma, H. B. M's, Consel, we take the following references to the sugar market and the factories-
The following table shows the quantity and and Hongkong respectively during 1908 :-)).
Japan
cwta. value. 1,186,699 £926,345
China and Hongkong 1,752 £ 1,580
1,188,461 £927,925
This shows an increase of 133,044 qwta and £193,344, on the figures for 1907.
In the trade report for 907 the sugar market was reviewed up to the end of the month of February, 1968, for the season 1907-B. After the now consumption law tax came into forea in 35 sez (17a. Ojd) carly in March to8 yen (168, 4d.) February, 1908, the market declined from 8 yen per picul (1323 Is) for Slongtan towards the end of the month, but rese again on account of rumours of shortage of stock in Japan to 8 yeh 90sen (188. 2) per picul in the middle of April and closed in June, 1908, at 8 yon 40 sen (178. 1gd.).
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COMPANY MEETING.
“BHELL" TRANSPORT AND TRÁD-`
ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
The annual general meeting of the members of this company was held on the 2nd uit. ot Winchester House, London, Sir Maruus Samuel, Bart., prosiding.
The CHAIRMAN said:-The secounts which I'
Tayo Seito Kolshs.-The mill situated at Suikatauto, near Kagi (1.000 tons, long, in 22 hours), alluded to in the report for 1907, was completed and commenced crushing in December, 1908. The estimated crop of cane for the season is about 88,000 tons,” of which 18,000 tons have already been crushed (February, 1909), the sugar obtained amounting to about 1,800 tons. The permanent railway line of 47 miles and all bridges are now completed. The rolling-stock consists now have the pleasure of placing formally be of 300 wagons; and at present five locomotives are employed, one of 50 horsepower and four fore you of the "Shell" Trusport and Trad I ATL sure, have proved very satisfactory reading 50 additional wagons will shortly arrive. The to the shareholders. Including the amount water supply for the factory is obtained from brought forward the net profits amount to the River Hatenke, from whence it will be £710,551, The large apppropriations which pumped to the reservoirs by two elec we mado last year to reserve account, in order trically driven contrifugal pumps, each cap
to liquidate outstanding liabilities, mad able of discharging 30,000 gallons of water to provide the Shell Company's
proper. hour.
At present an oil engine of tion of liquid
the capital in
arrange 20 horse-power and two 6-inch contrifugal
ment with the Royal Dutch Company, do parups are temporarily
not fall ns charge on the revenue for employed. Meiji Boito Kaisia (Meiji Sugar Company). 1908. We thus have a very much larger sum at Tha mill near Bashiden railway station, our disposal for distribution, and leaving the in course of construction during 198 and sum of £192,994 to be carried forward. That alluded to in the report for 1907, was completed this sum should be so much in excess of that 110,000 pionile (6,547 tons) of sugar during the that, in the opinion of your directors, the in November, 1908. It is expected to produce carried forward inst year is owing to the fact season,
amounts appropriated to dopreciation by the intermediate companies is so large as to render it unnecessary for the parent companies to make further provision this year in this respect. An Enruiko Seisha-The mill in course of amount of £493.000 has benn put aside for hours), situated at Shinyoishe, was completed the in December, 1908. The extension of the old mill situated at Ensuiko, which has been enlarged from a capacity of 400 tons, short, also botat 600 toas, short, in 24 hours, has
The second mill owned by this company in course of erection at Sumtau, near Cagi (750 tons in 22 hours), will not be completed until November, 1909.
The 1907-08 erop has been one of fairly construction during 1908 (850 tons, short, in 24 Indische Industrie en Handel
in the Bataafsche Petroleum (which now includes the aceonats of
whilst £205,000 has been set aside in the Anglo- Maatschappij), as against £293,001 last year, Saxon Petroleum Company, Limited, carry forward an undivided sum of £81,680. £180,000 last year. Then, the two companies With reference to the balance sheet of the Bata- afsche Petroleum Mantschappij. I ought
ALMOST NO SKIN
LEFT ON FACE
And Neck by Chronic Running Ec- zema-Arms Strapped to Sides Because of Itching-No Help at HospitalConfined to House and Could Not Work for Four Months -Feared There was No Cure.
PERFECT RECOVERY
IS DUE TO COTICURA
I was seized with chronic Gozama. The disease broke out on my face and spread to my body, arms and scalp. After attending a hospital it gradually got worse and on my face it turned to ronning eczema. After a fortnight of hospital treatment, I had hardly any skin left on my face and-neck and it was so itchy that I had to be strappert with my arus to my side at night. It was a rough rash and itchy and sore on my body and arms, but it was running all day long on my face, nock and scalp. I began to think that I should never get
well again, but I am now well again and have all my hair on my head, thanks to Cuticur. After the first act, consisting of Cuticura Soup, Cuticurn Ointment and Cutioura Pills, I began to find the benefit and after the second sat the disease had almost disappeared. can asfely recommend the Catlonra Homedies to all who suffer from gozeins in any shape or form. I never had the pleasure of leaving the house for over six weeks and I had to leave my employ ment and was out of work for over four months. D. Hyde, 389, Stony Hanton Rd., Coventry, England, Doo, 2, 1908.1
I
I groat fête was given in the magnificent historical park, one of the attractive features of which was a ladies balloon-race. The six balloons were all which took part in the contest named after dowers. Rose, Bleuet (cornflower"}, Paqueretto (daisies), Pivoine (peonies), and THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE.
Hortened, In midition to this, the rigging It will take a long time before the French-And the car of each balloon was most a most unfortunate people of late it must be henntifully decorated with the flowers after admitted-recover from their earthquake shook, which it was named. The lady seronants were Everybody is frightoned, and have cause to be also dressed in colours to match their respective value of raw sogar exported to Japan and Chins) of 40 horse-power. Another locomotive and fing Company. Limited, for the year 1908 will, for one never knows how soou, or where, au- dowers. The first to start was Mme. Surcout, other anlamity may happen. It is twenty years president of the Club, in Le Bleuet, who proudly and more since an earthquake occurred in wore the pilot's badge, to which the two ascents Franco, and it is to be hoped that at least a in a balloon which she alone piloted gives her century will elapse before we are similarly visited the right. As each halloon shot up to the again. The extent of the loss of life caused atrains of the "Marseillaise" the Indios showered last week by the earthquake in the South of bunches of flowers on the spectators below, Franco is antivented at nearly a 100, while some the sight being a most charming one as may bo 250 were injured. Enormous damage was done imaginod. A number of motor-cars started to property too, seven villages being ruined in pursuit of the balloons with a view to The calamity excurred so suddenly at Fridaycapturing" them when they came to earth. night that it was thought it had not had very The moterist whe first succeeds in capturing disastrous consequences. Unfortunately, the the balloon which he followed was to receive a first accounts were greatly underrated. Four handsome medal from the fair passengers, cach shocks were registered at Marseilles, and thore car had at least three ladies. Five out of the was great terror among the popalation of the six balloons have come down safely. The sixth seaport.
Les Hortensias, in which Mmo, Blériot and was from her husband, the well-known aviators, are passteady prices and is notable for the shortage low-grade sugars, the production having North-East to South-West. Its effects were songers, has not yet been heard of. It was, boon mainly of high-grade brown sugars
the South-East at however, their intention to stay as long as which realisod 80 son (le. Tid) per to say, throughout eighteen dopartments, possible. Mirrors will be provided on the next higher then, Siongtet, and at one time, wing
been duly complated. from Nice to Groueble, from Grenoble to trip so as to give the Indies, chances of to the shortage of the latter quality, the difference was reduced to only 60 son (15. 24d.)
Formosan Bagar and Development Company, Yssingeaux, and from Yssingeaux to Castres re-arranging their hair and coiffure before par pion between the two grades. The higher formerly known as the Hing. Host Sugar and Perpignan, However, the department reaching terra firma,
grade is known as "Chut Lui," that is, "above Company, situated at San-kau-te. This grade." The foundation of purchases is usually British company was registered in London Perhaps to make it clear that all expenditure in- curred in drilling exploration, and geologival Siongtan and so much more is paid for the on January 18, 1909, with a capital of research, is lobited to working expenses (being "abore grade" and so much less for the lower 50,0001, divided into 60.0007. of 6 per cent. in addition to the amounts already stated), and grades, tones the expresion "above" meaning cumulative preference shares and 20,0001. is thus written off before arriving,
ing at net profita- above the ordinary grades. Exporters did only ordinary shares. The new capital obtained has Since the Bataafsche took over the insurances the a steady commissier business and large profits been utilised to enlarge the plant from 350 to were not made, The Chinese factories only did 700 tons of cane per day, and the now machinery they have, happily, had no serious calls upon moderately wall owing to the higher consump was completed on February 3, 1909, although fund, which has been supplemented from time
to time by contributions from their
profits, and tion tax paid. At an average price of 8
the middle of December, 1308. The factory stantial sum of £283,236. Our relations with 50 sen (17%, 41d.) for Blongtan the millors crashing was started with the old plant about the credit stood at the end of 1998 at the m
is expected to produce this crop (1908-09), about
our Dutch colleagues contions on the most only get a nat amount of 5 yen (108. 23.) as 3 son is. Ofd.) for transportation expenses to the with 14,714 piculs (875 tons) for 1907-08 crop to congratulate our sharehokters. few miles merchants godowns. From the 5 yen per picul
not at the factory, the millers mad pay about 2 account of the enlargement of the plaut capable manner in which the business, is Before mentioned, the cane-buying district has managed. My friend, Mr. Deterding, the yen 30 sen (de. 810.) par picul for expenses of been increased by about 5,000 acres, and it is managing director, has recently received from manufacturing, leaving 2 yen 70 sen (55, 5d.) expected that in the crop for 1999-10 the pro- the Dutch Govorament in the conferring upon for themselves and the farmers, the latter action will be nearly 100,000. picals (5,952 him by the Queen of Holland of the Order of the Lion--a distinction he has very richly. 50 son (5s, 13d) per picul for their cane. slight Noteworthy is the onrions fact that
The 1908-09 crop opened in November 1908 river close by and no pumps are used, the water Nimon registered the first shook at nine o'clock,
at 8 yen 60 seu (178. 6id.) per pical and pidly being led by a pipe to the well near the contenjoy it for very many years to come. He lus rose to 9 yon 60 seu (19. 7d) in December or pumps, a great advantage where a large the management Mesara Hugo London, A. Ji again been ably sacended by his colleagues in Canm at a quarter-pant nine, Toulon and
rumours of greatly decreased oring to Béziers at twenty minutes to ton, and Perpignan
quantity of water is required for the contohen Stuart, and R. Waley Cohen. quantities of brown sugars, caused by the densers, The trolley line is 22 miles in
The fact that Bhell" spirit has become a athalf-pastnine-that is to my, nearly an hour and -Tho earthquake has been salutary in some of starting of the may now centrifugal factories length, with a rolling-stock of 265 care, household word for petrol might lead our share-
which absorbed the a half after the seismograph at Grenoble. Some its effects, as it has been the means of putting the brown sugar mills. Large quantities of is 24 inches instead of 30 inches, which is depended upon this article, but that is not the hitherto supplied to each taking 24 tons of cane. The gauge holders to suppose that our profits unduly 250 square miles have been affected in the Bou an end to jerry-building in France. The centrifugal sugurs were also sold ahead by the gauge adopted by the ninjority of For-
case. Our total trade in petroleum is 10 chon du Rhone department. The accnes here of catastrophe is certain to have an indusace the various factories at prices ranging from mosan factories. Three locomotives have been
enormous one, and that petrol is a comparatively horror and destruction remind one of the recent
on the future construction of buildings all 12 ren 50 son (11. 5. 61d.) per picul to purchased to arrive in time for the 1909-10 small part of it. The progress of
of the trade in 13 yen (11. 65. 63d.) per pical c.fi. Yoko erop. It may be mentioned that the facilitie the United Kingdom has been eminently satis Sicilian catastropha, Rogues, for instance,
over the country. A new building plan hams, or 1 yon (2s. Old.) loss ex, factory, for transportion are mill which is a little place situated on the side of a is to be at once adopted throughout the the factory paying the consumption taxis strain the most fitrouable. The min factory. The sale of Shell spirit in 1908 showed received a dividend not of 20 per cont; but of hill, is no more; its complete destruction is atdevastated ares.
a large increase over that of 1907. £ am 30 per cent? At St. Cannat it has been It was at first satinated that the crop, which cane that there is. gradual gradient in its pleased to record the fact that the sales for 1909, The CHAIRMAN:Yes, Mr. Seymour is correct. tributed to being so close to the velcano of clearly proved that wherever a house had (35,714 toas) of brown sugars and 300,000 pícula
is a record one, would yield only 600,0 0 picule favour that not much power is necessary to up to date, again show a very gratifying advance The profits would have amounted to about
transport the cans to the mill. The transport Besalien. One after another its houses crumbled a strong stone frame it withstood the shock (53,5
us compared with 19 8. Attempts have been £2,500,000. It is obvious that we might have (53,571 tons) centrifagals, and as from this of sagat to el
of
uping for export is effected made to wrent this trade from us by the offering of away like a pack of cards, great masses of rock with ease. Thus, while dozens of houses built 600,000 pionls, about 300,000 pients (17,857 tons)
have to be deducted for local consumption, it will by the river sud costs only 5 sen (11d.) per inducements which bore their own condemnation, paid a larger dividend if we had not been con-
Horvative rolling down from the heights. Rogass had 1 of broken stone crumbled away at the first
in our policy. bag.. The total cane area now over 10,000 and which were speedily withdrawn. So long he readily
understood that there was some cause
At a subsequent extraordinary general meet- killed and 50 wounded, the whole population of shook, the house of the Templars, which dates
acres, and, judging from the figures already us Shell spirit romains of the magnifeenting the following resolution was adopted: for the apprehension which caused the rise in the village is but a 1,000. As each victin was re- from the 13th century, did not suffer in the
That the articles of association of the company though all the new mills were
addition thereto inserted by one of the special man,ustify the fact by a roll of his drum. A baby of massive stone, did not show so much ae.s was taken out from beneath a kneading trough crack. The same is the case with the Hotel
resolutions which were passed on Jan. 24, 1902, and confirmed on Feb. 10, 1902". The Chairman, quite uninjured, while whole families perished. de Ville; the faende is quite uninjured, whereas
in moring ita adoption, said it was found neces One of the injured was a Mime. Haynaud, who was the interior, built of less resisting material, has
sary in converting some of these bearer. inte awaiting her confinement, and who was half-buried wer shaken to pieces. After all there is no
ordinary shares to split then and this was simply beneath the débris together with her youngest evil without a good... son. Her oldest daughter, with wonderful pre sence of mind, and who was practically uninjured | The Minister of Public Works will establish herself, supported her mother's hond for 18 a record to-morrow, when, as promised, he will hours, waiting for her to be rescued. The pay a state visit to Nancy in an airship and
In spite of its vigilauce the Government has principal town. This department has a popula.. not yet succeeded in apprehending or running tion of nearly three-quarters of a million, of the postal wreckers to ground. In Paris, there which Marseilles counts for half a million. are fewer cases of postal outrages because the How Nimes, Cette, Toulon, Marseilles, Mout perpetrators have shifted their sphere of pallier, and other big towns escaped is nothing operations. The north of France is just now short of miraculous; no doubt the solidity of their the place most frequented by the remnants of buildings had a great deal to do with it the adke. At Lille a number of burnt letters Observatory, the first at a quarter-past nine. La Garenne and Colombes, a
outside Paris, nearly a score of telegraph and the last. st. twenty minutes to ton. The wires have been out, and 70 yards of first shock lasted two seconds; then there was a wire carried off. Platelayers on the Great second's pause, followed by a second shock of Western Railway line parceiving two men
Four shocks were registered at the Marseilles have been found in a letter box. Between Jon (58. 14d.) must be deducted for the tax am 60 55,000 pions (3,273 tons) of sugar as compared friendly and intimate basis, and I have again
001
tho
four seconds. The third and fourth were very engaged in the diabolical work gave chase, but getting from 2 yon 39 sen. (4a. 101d.) to 2 yen 'tons water supply is obtained by damming the deserved, and I am sure we all hope he will
were unable to catch the wreckers, who have but one sim in view, to tour the country and do
much mischief as they can.
BUS
THE EARTHQUAKE'S SALUTART EFFECTS.
сале
The
covered so did thagarde-champétre,or rural police- least. Arches hundreds of years old, but built. However, when it was found that al- quoted, the company has already made great quality that it is, so long am I sure that we shall
MINISTER IN AN AIRSHIP.,
father on being extricated went raving and inaugurate the very successful exhibition held Several heart-breaking scenes are recorded in that town. The vessel in which M. Barthon from other parts. In some cases, the inhabit will travel-La Ville de Nancy-will be on ants were killed in bed, others while playing show daring the whole time the exhibition billiards, others as they were leaving the remains opon, after which the said airship will Church, the sacred edifice collapsing as they be attached to the garrison for reconnaissance merged. Fortunate were those who, panic duty. The Minister, all being well, will leave stricken, and thinking their last moment hart Paris to-morrow morning at seven o'clock, and come, rustied into the streets and sought rofuge expects to reach Nancy at 1 pm. the The on the ships in harbour; vary few, however, had journey being made without a stop. time to do this. Lust Friday's earthquake result of the trip is anxiously awaited. shooks were predicted in the Matin of June 6 La Ville de Nancy," let it he said, is the latest as well as Le Correspondent (a monthly review) to be constructed in France; it is an imposing. on June 1, by the well known savant, M. de looking, cigar-shaped machine, 182 ft, in length, Parville, who predicts farther seismic distur¦ and 34 ft, in width. It has been built to carry bances for June 18, 20, 21, 25, and 27!
nine persons; and is provided with a 120. 1. p. motor, which drives a huge propeller 15 ft. in diameter. In fair weather it has an average speed of 39 miles an hour.
THE DIAMOND MAKER.
3. Lemoine, the "diamond-minker" who it being retried on a charge of fraud on Sir Julius Wernher, of De Bears, has up to the prament
"TOUCHED" BY THE SUN.
BH
Sore Hands and
Feet:
For red, rough sind clapped hands, dry, fissured, itching, burning palma, with painful finger ends and shapoless nails, as well as for tired, itebing, acking feet, warm bathe with Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Caticura Oint-. ment are simply wonderful.
Cuticara Remedies are sold wherever the Brilish Flag fasta. Dogots: London, 22, Charterhouse S.; Paris, 6, Rue de la Baix ; Ansiraja, R. Towns & Co., Bydney; India, I. X. Paul, Calcutta; do. Africa, Lesson 1 Cape Town, elo. ¡_U.8.A., Poller Drug & Chem, Corp, Sola Prape, Bosto
Post-tran Prata Londen depot, liberal campio of Cutlovers and 32-page book on skin and scrip.
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and had started work in Decemby Balsher / progress in bringing land under cultiva hold the trade. Bumatra orade petroleum con-be sitored by cancelling Article 16a, and the
they could
old
H
be
tains A very large quantity of homogeneous Petrol, that is, the first run of the still. This may called the very heart of petroleum. Because the supply of crude is in excess of the demand, the Chell Company are able to give their oustomers only the finast fractions contained in the crude oil. It is not necessary for them to either distil or retreat their patrol with seid, bususe each one of these processes necessarily detracts from the very quality which constitutes the greatest value of petrol.
to facilitate that process.
THE JURY SYSTEM.
tion. It is calculated that the district worked by this company will yield in three years' time not work to their full capacity owing to the 10,000 tons of sugar. The price obtained from occurrence of minor troubles incidental to the sugar is 13 yen (11. 6. 6jd.) per pioul, only the running of new machinery, and that consquently, most of the mille were oblig. Ons made of sugar being manufatured. Ex. periments are being conducted with a view to ed to give up part of their came to the making brown sugar from the residual molassee, Chinese farmers to rush in their brown and it has bem proved that this can he done. factories, prices recoded to 8 yen 50 son (17s. but some modification of the present experiment 41d per piral, at which they have remained steady up to the middle of March, 1909. plant is necessary and will be installed later on, Hokuto Sagar Mill-Owned by Bain and
The jury system in the East is provoking The revised estimates now give an expected Company, a British 6rm. This was originally
Chur geological surveys have, I am happy to exportation of 600,000 picals (35,714 tons)
a small 10-ton brown sugar mill, and it tell you, resulted in discovering other folds discussion at present in the Straits sud in of brows Bogar and *700,000 picule
Court at Singapore for 41,666 tons) of centrifugals, leaving 300,000 intended to enlarge and convert it which promise to be of enormous value. In this Coylon. After occupying the time of the Assize into 240-ton centrifugal till during 1909. connection I refer particularly to new fields in
nearly two days, the pionks (7,857 tons) of brown for local casump. The Sugar Barcan, however, have arranged for Borneo, where our geologists are quite confident trial of three Japanese charged with extortion tion out of a total estimated crop of 1,600,000 the incorporation of the district belonging to
we have an anticlinal which promises to exceed and terrorising the inhabitants of a home in picula (95,238 tons). The advent of the two this mill within the district of a large new mill principal Japanese importers of sugar is of from 700 to 800 tons crashing capacity, which The first boring has already reached a depth of There was no afteruntive before the Court Tit in area and productivity the Snags Sanga fulds. Dhoby Ghani had to be commenced afresh. South Formosa has made trade very dificult is to be erected by a Formosan-Chinese flucier, about 376 ft. Singiler success has attended our annoying position was occasioned by the stupidity
the foreign merchnat for the
of a Chinese juror who it was accidentally dis for
for machinery already installed, and the crop (1908-09); as these two firms were the Compensation will be paid to the British firm efforts in Sumatra, sud a new fold has been
located, of which great hopes are entertained. covered bud not naderstood what had been going } to whom the foreign fums used to sail Sagar Burasu has allotted to them another principal
Our production of cruda amounted last ou. In other words, he had acted the part of their holdings. As these two ärzas are in keen district near Takow in exchange. In this new
dummy whilst the Court wrestled for two days year to 1,2 4,132 tons. Through the com
with a case which had been conducted entirely competition with each other margins have been district the British firm will install the new
pany's holdings in the Astro Company so cat down that the foreign firms could hardly machinery which has been purchased for Hokuto
this enter into competition with them even for and will alse purchase the necessary, addition of Roumania, this company have a large through the trying mass of Japanese inter- making their own shipments, and so far as one
machinery required for a mill crashing 300 tons participation in what promises to be a very pretation. The discovery was made in
valuable field. The prosent wookly
wise. The particular Chinamaa had arrived production can prophecy the days of the foreign com-
of cane per 22 hours to produce contrifugal is 2,800 tons. High hopes are also entertained late on the previous morning and had been fined The two principal products handled by the by November, 1979, in time for the 1909-10 which we and our associates hold nearly the the fine to the Sheriff, Mr. Ithodes, and wished mission merchant would appear to be numbered.
sugar. This new mill at Takow will be completed of success in another territory in Roumania, in therefor. At tiffin Lime, when the court roso to refrests itself, the juryman mentioned foreign merchants have of recent years been crop, which is estimated to produce 30,000 piculs | entire anticlinal. The amount invested by the confined to sugur and rice, but ur these two (1,785 tons),
to be let off. Then it was discovered that the joint companies is £100,00, and the man Japanese firms, as well as a number of less im-
ngement is in the lands of the Bataafsche Juryman understood only a very little English. This was communicated to the Depoty Public portant Japanese firms, all handle both products
directors. Although the average return from and appear to be willing to eat advance the foreigners as well as outbid them in price,
our korosene is lower up to this period, compared Prosecutor, and after the accused had finally put business for the foreigners will either have to be
with last year, owing to reckless and, useless their case belers the jury, and as his Lordship competition by opponents in certain markets, was about to commencs summing up, Mr. Rhodes speculative or confined to imports, which again
remarked that he thought it right that the your directors, looking the general bave dwindled to very limited proportions and
A London paper of the 25th ult. has the position, feel themselves justified in distrib at- question of this juryman's ignorance of English confined to only a few articles, of course following reference to the weather in Europe-ing an interim dividend at the rate of 10 should be mentioned at this point. If it were there will be machinery and accessories usually
The cold and rain of Jaze continue to aug per cont. per annum for the half-year on the case that the man had not understood what required by large sugar factories, and the
ment. Such temperature has never before been account of 1909. We abould be in a very happy had been said the jury would have to be foreign firms will have to recrganise their experienced at this time of the year as far as position if all our competitors sold their pro-discharged, a fresh one empanelled, and a new staffe in order to cope with the
trial undertaken. London and the east of England are concerned.incts at the equivalent of the price which thor trade whilst giving up the old one.
The rainfall during the present month is exact from their home consumers. Our older
A Caylon lawyer commenting on the remarks atroady wall over the average for June. shareholders will remember that we have had of the Ceylon judge who said that he would The rain yesterday interfered with the cafe similar attacks upon us before, but the fact that never again allow a Tamil jury to try a case that came before him, advocates the abolition of we have accumulated the magnificent roseT VOS brotions of the King's official birthday and
other important events.
that we have should satisfy opponents that if the jury system in Ceylon. He urges that the war is forced upon us we lave very little to fear, presiding judge should judge as to the guilt i to and we shall prove very tough customers. I or the innocence of the prisoner, and goes on
The judge would thus be in a far more real can confidently state that no crude oil in the world is produced and transported to neighbouring is, the quality of bis verdict and the guilt sense the judge; and specialised as his train- Eastern markets so cheaply as ours,
Are
new
SUGAR FACTORIES. The following notes concerning the principal
sugar factories in South Formosa show the progress made during 1908---
AN ARCTIC SUMMER" IN
ENGLAND.
many
The Trooping of the Colour was abandoned. The review on Laffan's Plain was cancelled. Many parades of troops could not take place.
at
failed to prove that he can really produce A fashionably-dressed old gentleman wearing diamonds. He still remains what he has been a bunch of sornflowers in his buttonhole, noted swindler, and in spite of all his prewalked into the exhibition of one hundred digious volubility will remain, such, In the XVIIIth century portraits of women at the Tenth Chamber, where the bearing of the trial Tuileries Gardens yesterday, and, to the is conducted, Lemoine last Tuesday did his best amazement of the other visitors, knelt down in to convince the judge and jury of his sincerity front of Boucher's portrait of the Marquise de His mysterious and nonsensical explanations Pompadour. Taking the flowers from his coat, enly caused the diamond experte present he offered them to the beautiful portrait, with
Taiwan Saito Kaisha (Taiwan Sugar Com the words: "At last, I have found you, darling in the court to hold ap their Arms it comical despair. Such expressions as, “atmós.
Joanne." The latter was the Marquise's name. pany).This company has duly completed the three new mills in coarse of constraction during
Cricket was out of the question. Soon after the old gentleman's friends, who 1908, and referred to in the report for 1907, and pheric pressuTS and "mercurial matter were used. by the audacious swindler with be had been looking for bim, hurried up, and led sugar crushing was commenced in December, wildering frequency. No wonder that nobody the poor old man away gently, for whom the 1998 These maille are situated at Kyoshito (460 tons, short, in 24 hours), Koshiken (1,000 could understand a word he said. As those in rays of the son had proved too fierce.
tons, short, in 23 hours) and Ako (1,200 tons, short, in 23 hours). In 1908 the company pur court wore getting disgusted and impatient with FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES IN CHINA based two large sets of steam plaughing tackle the proceedings, the court adjourned. Ever
composed of four engines of 24 horse-power since there have been nothing but adjournments In view of the fact that several foreign each for use in the Koshikon distrist, thus countries are contemplating the establishment making four sets now in use in that district, Chinese youths the Board of Education intends for the next crop. of universities in China for the education of and 2.000 acres have already bees OIDE WEB Covered with strange rain and wind gauges, that they hate obliged as by paying our incomo order that the rights or wrongs of an accased
is
Bay:
Lawn tennis at Wimbledon had to be abaning EARLYNBEYMOUR said: Ikareendoavour- or innocence of the prisoner ought to be at
of
doned.
least 23 On the Continent the conditions are evened to read between the lines of the accounts sub-
good as that of the seven men called from their daily avocations a task which is worse. Snow is falling in France,
mitted to me, and I should be mach obliged if The heatwave which has caused such intense you would be good enough to assure me that I seldom or never in their line. The proviso, too, timt the prisoner should have the right suffering in America seems to be shating, and have not been dreaming, and that I have inter- appeal to the full court--and still, of
rain
fali yesterday cheers were raised when
preted you correctly in the following facts:~~Ï One of the happiest
Asso-tributed or is about to distribute, in respect of pletely safeguard matters. It should be re To conduct a case under such vircumstances
was in the office of the British Rainfall aslay understand that the combined company has discourse, to the Governos as well-would com- only a waste of time. If Leccine can prove that
ciation at Camden-sqasre. Outside, the lawa the year 1908 no less than $1,600,000; secondly, mombered that trial by jury was originated in A number of he is no swindler, why does he hesitate about to request the Ministers abroad to inform the lives bare less imported from the United and instruments that recorded to the last frae- tax for us; thirdly, that they have written off man's case might be tried by his peers; wheresa declaring it. Ho knows perfectly well that he Ministers of Education of the countries to States fox plantation purposes, and 90 tion of an inch June's misdeeds.
in various ways and carried forward. no less in Ceylon the jury is composed almost invariably
of which they are respectively accredited that miles of permanent and portable railway
peers of the prisoner in the We are already above the average for the than £200,000; and last, but by no means
anything but is no diamond-maker bat in name, and that he special attention should be paid to the Chinese and trolley line hare beon laid during the month of June," observed an official.
least, that out of the year's profits they dock. There is not, therefore, the same objec richly deserres punishment. The sooner ha language in all universities and colleges they year 400 Japanese immigrants have also
The average rainfall for the Janes of thirty have defrayed the whole cost of boring operation to the advocacy of abolition of the jury. have opened or are about to open in China. been engaged from Japan for work on the years is 2.09-inches, and we hare beaten that by tiens and geological surveys. Am I right in system in an eastern colony as in the old country. Unless the students in Chinese both at the plantation at Koshiken for a period of three nearly half an inch already. The temperature thinking that, adding all these stoms together, There is beside the force of the argument that periodical and final examinations they will not years, and more will be engaged for the planta- has heen unusually low for June, too. While the real profit from the combined concerns in jurymen are often ignorant of the conditions of last month we recorded the largest amount of 1908 amounts to the colossal figure of life of the prisoner, the fact that an immense vel cognized as first class men sio matter how lion at Ako. well they saight have done in the other subjects, Dai Nippon Soito Kuinka (Dai Nippon sunshine in one month for nine years-2761 £2,500,000? Further, I should like to ask, if amount of time is wasted: the time of the and that before students are admitted into those Sugar Company). The mill in conree of con- hours--this month will be a dianal record."
I am in order in doing so, whether it is not the jurymen and that of the whole Court, in long On June 12th the warmest place in North universities and colleges they should be first struction for this company at Gokenveki, near
case that had our best interests not been studied addresses for and against the prisoner, and the cost of the batts of witnesses, and so on.. This West Europe was Ireland, which, with a tem- by the able board of directors who represent us examined by the Board as to their knowledge Tarima (1,200 tons, in 23 hours), alluded to in of Chinese and character and then by the the repert for 1907, has been duly completed peature of 60 degs., was 16 degs, warmer that it would have been quite possible so to rearranged and certainly not lose effective method of is so much argument towards a more econe- universities or colleges as to their knowledge of and commenced orushing operations in London and 19 degs. warmer than Paris, and the figures that the shareholdere of the "Shell" foreign languagos, oto--Shanghai Times,
December, 1900.
I only three degrees less than Nice.
Transport and Trading Company would have treating the Supreme Court cases in this
country.
̈sentenced the batter;"
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Ballooning tend to become a greator ors each day with French ladies. St. Cloud bas jast been the scene of a balkon-race by lities, the first of its kind to have ever taken place in France. Quite recently a ladies' balloon club called the "Stella" was formed at St. Cloud, and by way of inaugurating the happy meeting a
be