LOCAL SPORT. INTERPORT SHOOTING.
HONGKONG'S LOW SCOBE. `-
With the record score of 955 made by Singapore last week to boat, Hongkong's tam wont to the range at King's Park, Konkron, yesterday, feeling that they had little hope of lifting interport honours this year, but it was not expected that they would make the rather poor show which they did. Fortune roemod
SINGAPORE'S RECORD SCORE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1909.
THE CONGRESS OF THE EMPIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
REVIEW OF RESULTS.
OD
THE SILVER QUESTION. EXPECTED 'PENEWAL OF ITS ACTIVE DISCUSSION.
against Hongkong from the outset. Just before score since the series of matches began 20 years tion, wid Mr. F. Pagot Hett (of Messra Bratton inecessant round of meetings, banquets, and years ago an advocate of silver was rogarded
setting ont for the range, Mr. A. Jenkins, one of the best local shots, let his rifle fall. The sight was smashed and Mr. Jenkins was unable to take his place in the team, Mr. Andemon firing in his stead. Another man who had not fixed in au interport match before was P. C. M'Lennan, and it was noticeable that both seemed to feel a trifle nervous.
A BANKRUPT PROSECUTED: The case again came on for hearing before Unless the extraordinary happens, says the Straits Times, we fancy that Bingapore vill Mr. E. R. Hallifax, First Police Magistrato, rotain the blys riband of Far Eastern team ris at the Magistracy yesterday, in which 8. E. shooting this year, and that the handsome shield į „Allans was charged by 8. A. Mariosa, of the which is now installed at Government House Cycle Depot, Des Voeux Road, with on May 1st will remain there for another twelvemonth, embezzling a gold watch and chain; on May After a postponement-from Tuesday hat, 15th a sum of $250, and on August 25th obtain October 23rd owing to indifferent weather, the ing a ticket for Caloutta by a false pretence
Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mossa. Goldring, Singapore ten fired this morning, October 29th and made the record total of 955, the highest Barlow and Morrell) appeared for the prosecn-
and Hett) represented the defendant.
Mr. Helt stated that the case was zod for yesterday afternoon, but he understood it was not to be heard. On this point, however, he was not quite clear, but he desired to hare it disposed of as soon as possible. He understood his Worship had adjourned both cases until Mr. Goldring stated that at the last licering Monday to hear further argument. - Mr. Hett was represented by his managing Mr. Hett said if he had known the case was clerk.
ngo, and three better than the previous record made by Hongkong in 1899, Singa poro's winning Boore last year was 937.
Briefly the amended conditions of the match (which is between Hongkong, Shanghai Singapore and Penang) stipulate that it shall be flrad on any date between October 15 and November 15 of each year (both dates inclusive); teams to consist of ten men; rides of British service psttorn 303 calibre; seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, with a compulsory sighter at such not to count; any standing,
His Worship-I am afraid it is too late now. targat 4ft. diameter; at 500 and 600 yards, bull It was decided to take Monday afternoon to 20in., inner 32in., magpie 48in, ontar remainder clear off preliminary points. There appears to of ironlar target 6ft, diameter: The secretary be a great tangle with three or four cases in of each association must, on November. 16; this matter, and we want to get straight. telegraph the score of his team to the secretary of each opposing team direct,
to
THERE IS SKILL AND
THOROUGHNESS
OF CONSTRUCTION
IN ALL
PIANOS
WE IMPORT
STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY
THIS CLIMATE.
At the Mining Congress at Goldfield the veteran Judge C. C. Goodwin of Salt Lake When the splendid vestibale train bearing City, says the Sxa Francisco Chronicle, renewed the delegates to the Congress of the Chambers in an effective way the discussion on the ass of Station amid ringing sheers the real proceedings forever. It is morally certain that the agita- of the Congress may be sadil to have terminated, tien of the subject will be renewed and that the of Commerce of the Empire drew out at Sydney silver as money, which has been supposed cloned consideration in many quartors where twelve saya the Melbourne correspondent of the Times froer use of silver as money will have respectful excursions. The departure from the strenuous with undisguised contempt,
Procoding, or contemporary say The whole fortnight proceeding was life and generous hospitality of the kindly
Now the foot is that, considering only ex- people of Now zouth Wales affords the first changes among the people of this country or
calms review of the suitable opportunity for that the actual value of the Congress to occasion whatever for making any greater results of the Congress. It may be said at once between this country and Europe, there is no
But if we expect
continents, increase our sales to thone Australia and the Empire cannot be ganged use of silver money. Nor will suola incrossod
Australia never brief bat momentous history
цеовикоту by mere speeches and festivities. It is the use bo of any advantage to us in buying from
"do before witnessed the spectacle of a large number or oven to continue to sell as we have hitherto moral effect which chiefly counte. During ber Asia or South America. of able business roan from all parts of the Eg- sold, it will apparently he also said that SUPERIOR VALUE ahores. Her people have been visibly flattered the speakers at the Mining Congres are only pire gathered together simultaneously apon her something for and deeply impressed. Bat the visitors perhaps interested in getting better prices for the have been for
more deeply impressed with products of silver mines. Grant it, at least for theless be trus. The rest of us are interested Australia and her wondrons possibilities. They argument's sake; but what they say may never BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR coast line, they have already travelled thousands in selling cotton, cloth, or korosene, or ironware have steamed day after day along her immense of miles by rail through her rich pastoral and or antoniobile to Asia and South America, agrionltural lands, they have seen her great and and if it be true that we can do this then our interests are identical with those artonishing cities, and they will carry away with only by the increased use of silver as money, them an intense and abiding impression of her tralians are amply content with the Congress of staples to Anis are stendily doorening, Japan and its onteame." It will be the best advertise is establishing steamship lines to south America prosent prosperity and future greatness, Aus of the silvor miners At present our sales meat we have ever had" is their universal and will unquestionably undersell us there and
in all other neutral markete. Collector Stratton ROBINSON PIANO the other day stated that the Japanese were IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
buying Amer can cotton, shipping it throngh The real question of immediate importance this port to Japan, manufacturing it there, is the extent to which the Congress has affected, returning the sloth to this city, paying the duty if at all, the present attitude of Australia and competing, at present only to a scall Now that the proceedings have these conditions was recently given by Moreton towards the vital question of Imperial pre-extoat, with American mille. The reason for accurate conception upon that primary point. followe terminated it is perhaps possible to form a more Frewen in the North American Review as The overwhelming majority of the Congress vote was significant and impressive, though it was and remained a foregone conclusion. The Canadian and South Africa delegates were solid. Mr. Montague Webb, the Karachi delegate, assures me that the Indian vote did The reveat referendum showed that 90 per cont. not accurately represent the attitude of India.
"In 1873 the English sovereign was worth and Ceylon favoured a policy of mutual pre- of the leading mercantile firms in India, Burma, ference for British products within the Empire in China shout three taols. At that time thres The crux of the problem was, and remains, taels paid for one day's wages for twenty-five Australia, The neutrality of Sydney, Mel- men. Now the sovereign is worth eight tools, bourne, Adelaide, and the Fremantle Chambers, and the sovereign changed into the current
somewhat sixty-nino Cainese."
Those two paragraphs state the situation pro and the chilliness of certain grass Australian silver of Chiun pays the wages for one day of ominous, but careful inquiries in many quarters
wspapere, may be regarded as tend to show that Australia is rapidly becoming sisaly. With five dollars gold plus cost of increasingly devoted to the policy of preferential material the Chinese merchant can probably women applied to machinery, or that of seven trade and is probably willing in due season to buy the product of tive American men and 2000rd better terms That the remarkable vote of the Congress made a deep impression on or sight Europeans; but with the same five Had it Chinese, Indians or Japanese applied to the Australian opinion is universally admitted even dollar picos he can buy the labour of sixty-nine by devoted adherents of free trade
And that, more and more every year, is what would still have amply justified itself.
he is doing.
Mr. Hett stated that the man who had gone bail for the defendant desired to go to Canton,cry and asked if it could be arranged that ho need not appear again to renew the bond.
The conditions were not by any means ideal. The light failed towards the close, but what was more bading to the markanten was the flucky wind. Hongkong started badly.knosling, or prone position suited to the Bring to be mentioned on the last ecossion he should Not one of the men made higher than 31 at the point and target arrangement. Dimensions of have attended and asked that the pressat sp 200 yards, while Mr. Stowart was unfortunate targets: at 200 yards, bull 6in, inner 15in, allpointment should be adhered to, enough to make a miss with his third shot, so white, magpie 24in., outer remainder of circular- that when the team went back to the 500 yards their register was 20 less than that made at the same range last year. An improvement was made at the longer range, Mr. Pidgeon tepping the list with 34, followed by Moears. Wakeham, Lammert, and Lapsley with 33 sack. Mr
Conditions at Balestier rango this morning Stewart made a good recovery and register-
were excellent. There was a fine, even light, ed 32, but Mr. Anderson and Mr.. M'Lennan, who had not settled down, fell short of their no glare, sud very slight wind, but insufficient to By this time the targets cause anybody trouble. The morning was about previous score. did not stand out so clearly, and with the as good as could be wished for and the ten local freshening choppy wind the markamen found riftomer rose to the occasion. Comment here is their difficulties increase. Sergeant-Inst.noodlese, for the details will be found in the shot Wakeham repeated at the 600 his performance for shot record which follows; but it should be at the 500, as did also Stall-Bergt. Carnell, Bald that this year the Singapore men have been Capt. Lammert, however, dropped- to 29, hut consistently good throughout practice, and they most surprising of all was Mr. Pidgeon's miss Love well maintained that consistency in the with his fifth shot, bringing his socre down to match, indeed the averes show up above practise overage. With a little botter assistance from 21 and reducing his aggregate to 85.
Mr. Long, who unfortunately fell off to 87 Singapore might, have had an average of ten 96's, which would take a deal of beating any- where in the world.
Hongkong was represented by Mr. J. H. Pidgeon, Staff Sergt. Carnell, A.0.C.; P. C. M'Lennan, H. K. Police; Lient.. Scott, H.K.V.C., MG, B. Lapsley, Sergt. Inst. Wake man, Sergt. Coveney, Bufis; Mr. R. Stewart, Naval Yard; Capt. Lammort, II.K.V.C. and
Mr. W. Anderson.
Score:--
-200 YARDS.
Wakeham... (5) Lapsley (4).5 4
Scott
Lammert
Pidgeon
Carnell
M*Lonnan
Coveney
Anderson
Stewart
5
4
The umpires ware:--For the outporte, Capt. Glennie and Capt. Hilton; for the Straits, Co-Sergt. Major Harding (S. R. E. V.). Capt. Hilton soted as range officer. Following are the nggregate scores without sighters :--
200 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds.
Capt. Elliot...
35
34
5 4
Mr. Guliston
34
35
30
4
Sergt. Walkor
... 32
32
34
Sgt. T. Chow Kim 31
53.
33
Lient. Kemp
30 34
Sergt. Naughton... 30
Corpl. Chater
Sgt. Hall (M'sex) 32 Capt. Fowlle
289
Mr. Long
RUGBY.
BONGKONG FOOTBALL OLUB.
Pidgoon... Wakeham... Lammert Lapsley
Stewart
Carnell Scott...
M'Lennan
Anderson... Coveney
500 YARDS.
(3) 5.5
(5) 5 5 5 5
(3)
5 5 4 5
25 4 5 4
વાવ (
CR-
His Worship thought it could be arranged in Mr. Hott asked if it would be possible to the ufles, make the bail bond good until the hearing of Mr. Goldring said this could not be done. the case.
No consent would be valid.
His Worship said it could be arranged if the money was deposited...
It was left with Mr. Bett to see whether the person who was bailing the defendant would deponit $500, and the hosting was adjourned until Monday:
THE FRENCH OFFICER.
The Frenck offlour, like many of his comrades in other semios, is not well paid, and as he has as a rate vary little in the way of private means, he has enough to do to make both ends moat. This unfortunate state of things has sitracted a good deal of attention of late, and M. Clemontel, who is Secretary to the Chen bars 99 War Budget Committee, has boon drawing up 59a mom, generous scale, which is expected to be 93 voted without demur by Parliament. This involves an increase of 6,700,000f for lieutenante
Tl
ference.
"A few years ago when a Chinese merchant wantel to buy English cloths he could buy gold exchange on London to pay for them at the rate of £10 for 31 silver tasks. Now for the Rame £10 gold he must pay 77 tails and can sell his cotton cloth for little, if any more, in A correspondent of the Chronicle puts the silver than he could sell it for in-silver in 1873." mattor in this way
CO., LTD.
(36
state can reach the bearing point. But as the cost of procuring wild rubber and preparing it for market is from 2s. 6d. to 3, and as the world sourses is vastly greater than the planta- many years the price must remain high enough to tion supply, it is pretty certain that for a good leave a sound margin of profit to the Brazilian.
at the present moments Fandammtally, there trade, else that trade will fall off, and the shortage
fore, the rubber planting trade is one of ex traordinary promise, and is capable of bearing a of supplies will send prices up again, as it is doing
good many shooks from the Stock Exchange, and a good many illegitimate prodita. But it will bear theas strains only for the for fortunate
the purabass is made for investmont and not people who get in at par or somewhere near it. for pure speculation, in risky, because there are To buy a share at eight times its Lominal value, very few companion indeed which stand now on have mentioned. It is not our business to pull the rock bottom of capital put into estate development at the average of £25 per sore we any particular companies to pieces or to praise acquires familarity with a few broad facts and analyze the reports or prospootuses of companies the excellence of others, but the investor who
seeing for himself how matters stand, and where it is safe to place his money. Also, it will be prudent for investors in the East to bear in mind that London has a remarkable other day some particulars about the Kamaning evident that nomie gonius for looking after itself. Wo quoted the Eastern shareholders bitterly resent the notion allotment, from which it
97 and sub-lieutenants, of 4,400,000£. for captains,socomplished no other result the assemblage same material and with the same machinery. the light of them, should have no difficulty in
and of 600,000 for superior officers.
If M. Clementel's proposal is adopted, the 94 maximum rate of pay per month for sub-lien. 92 tenants will be nearly £10, for leutenants £12, 87 for captains £18, for majors £20, for lieuten
ant-colonels £24, and for colonels £30, while
Grand Total, 955
BRITISH PRODUCERS AND AUSTRALIAN CONSUMERS.
پر
of British producers Australiaus light fall apou Linggi's Little Ways.
our industries are based
upon
papers great and
y
POSSIBILITIES OF RUBBER. At the same timo, producers of British goods
Our last mail (says The Straits Times) is should remember that better tarms of preferen- generals of brigade will receive £40 and gener. tial trade will not sell their goods in Australian almost embarrassingly prolific in its production als on division £63. This in, however, under markets unless they adapt themselves to loend of rubber notes. The sober Economist toarnelly
The agents, and their friends soom to have fared stood to be only a
of the Linggi directors. Thess directors, their very well over Komuning, and we should like the rating of the Nor, again, will pay of officein still higher to hear the almost invariable complaints of the The Financial News lets a little more day-
have the offect of ancalling inadaptability
and a host of athor last January, from which practically all share- The following have been chosen to play for the special allowances to the officers of rogz sincerely wish to buy our goods, but we will not Investors' Summary blazes what it calls a "Red to see similar analysis of the Linggi issue
the requirements stationed in Paria, where the cost give them what they want. Speaking broadly, Light on Red Ball have something to say holders in the East were excluded. Quite the Hongkong Club against a Service team living a greater than it is in the pro- to-day at 5 pm. Oliver, Carroll, Kilby, Wood, rincos. The slowness of prouiotion in the of the Old World, but these new worlds have about the boom. There was a short holiday lull,obably the price of rubber will still farther Oliver, Claxton, Clarke, Lester, Wolfe, Robert-Freach Army is rather sadly demonstrated by other needs. In agriculture, for instance, En followed by a slight stagnation in the market, med before large supplies of the intest Bat we suspect that a good many of the shares son, Thickness, Heathcote, Hughes, Countney the manner in which the maximum rates of glish and Australian conditions are utterly but that has passed, and our cantions old harvestings in Brazil com to hand, and quile regimentel pay are calculated. That for sub- dissimilar, The fate of the policy of prefer friend the London and China Empresa in probably, also, share prices will rise in sympathy which fell into favoured hands originally havo Hieutenant is after four years service, that for tial trade really lies in the hands of the British forms as that there are yet a good num ber of new companies on the locks in various of incubation," and utters a warning. lismenants after eight years passed in that manufacturor.
As a body the Canadian delegates have un-
Stages rank and twenty years' total service. Captains can only attain the highest figure after twelve
swainst nocepting their prospectures too confid found new owners daring the boom, and now years' service in that rank and thirty years
ingly. That warning is wall tired. Most of the question is whether these new hands will Majors, lient. colonels, and colonia must have been ve yuars in their particular rank ere they can aspira to the larger rum. As many of the offers have rison from the ranks, a 10, as after twenty years' service or a captain after thirty yours service. It is no unusual thing to see a white-haired lieutenant tramping along in an infantry regiment.
305 and McDrith.
600 YARDS.
Wakeham
4
4 5 5 5 4 5 55
33
(2) 4 5
3 5
5 3
32
Stewart
4.4 5 5.5
Carneil
Scott
Coveney
Lammert. Anderson... Lopaloy
Pidgeon
CRICKET.
BUFFS POLICE.
This match was played at the Happy Valley yesterday and resulted in a win for the soldiers. This was largely due to Captain Baird, who, coming en after six wickete had fallen for
sorrico.
enough money
to Boat themselves, and it was
13, made a brilliant stand and carried out his will have been perceived, can still be a lieutenant New South Wales. À strong feeling exists that there was more to be made by selling shares be tried in thé rubber market as vigorously s
bat for 56. For the Polion Mr. King took four 282 wickets for 9 and Inspector Kerr six for 55, No fewer than eight of the police were caught ett.
AGGREGATE.
Wakeham Soott
97
94
Carall
93
Lammert
Lapsley Stewart
Pidgeon Coveney Anderson M-Leanan
CE&REBRNER
***I*W*~
Scores:
Mr. Wedd b Kerr
BUTTS
Pte Miller st. Pitt b King
86
Pls Holloway b Kart.
85
Pte Hille Woodhouse b King
84
Pto fartlett & King
Pto Poarer
King
78
Capt. Baird But out......
Pte Farrone Edwarda b Karr
L. Cpl. Sanders o Wodehouse b Kerr
876
J. Cpl. Cuont b Kere
Extras
Total
Ident-Colonel Chapman and Captain Mac- donald, of the HK. V. C., with Captain Beasley- noted as ampires, while the arrangements were in the hands of Mr. Mowbray Northcote.
The following list gives the wiffners since the competition started:
1889: Shanghai, 819; Singaporė, 777; Hongkong, 774.
1890: No match.
Pte Champion b Kerr
POLICE.
T. H. Kingo and b Farrow. 3. Ogg & Sanitars b Hill
W. Edwards o Miller b Baird.. W. Fitto and b Baird........
..105
P. Wodonouse D FELLOW AND
D. MoHardy in ont...
14
A. C. Langley.o Boarer b Farrow
P. C. Hadion e Wedd b Miller.
W. Cooper o Holloway b Miller.
THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT AT
PENANG.
ACTION BY THE PROTECTORATE,
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A GREAT WOEL
in.othera,
bat
hold them firmly when the tido turna. To run doubtedly won the chief honours and greatly distinguished number, Mr. Cockekutt, greatly
then to sell, and in due time to ran them down attracted the Australian public. One of their himself by his gift of epooch even in this land the older companies had diffonlty in getting up shares to six or eight times their issue price. the ebares are well worth holding at any reason- He never failed to respond to start ona very low basis of capitalisation. A fow again and bay back, is a profitable gume when of oratory, Sir Albert Spicer made an, admir- necessary to exercise the utmost economy and to
of the recent companies have also been floated able Ggure. It is, in fact, too attractive, not to the innumerable calls upon him ever since he
on a low valuation, because the promoters sa golden opinions from able president. landed. He carried away
The Kamaning Bota
UNKNOWN NEW GUINEA, among the delegates that three days were not at a premium than by risking failure in flota visible among them sa was shown by the tion may serve as an illustration of this. But
EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH IN THE enough to allot to debating. The same feeling tion by over-valuation. delegates to the Imperial Press Conference. now we are coming to a time when the man
DUTUH SECTION. They appreciate the hospitality showered with an option ever a chunk of raw jungle will
Timely partienists of exploring work in be eager to get his profit right away, because it. apon them, but they complain that, when gathered together from the sade of the earth, does not do to rely upon the share boom lasting Dateh New Guinea, as it stands at the present they
would like at least two more days long enough to ensure a big profit in any other moment, are given in the Samarang Locomotief
way. The result is that in the more recent to be devoted to business. Last night at a
the field, the advance section of a British party An abortive but apparently not sitogether public banquet hore Sir Albert Spicer pro- fotations there are some, at any mate, in which of October 13th. A Dutch expedition hes token extinguished attempt has been recently mado, pounded the outlines of a scheme of an Imperial the capitalisation is excessive, and the shares has appeared on the seens, and two other the Pinang Gazette says, by some of the leading Chamber of Commerce sitting permanently in consequently not worth taking evon at par. expeditions are on the way. The Dutch er-
of investors, because most Chinese residents hore to form a syndicate con London. The project was warmly received, but It is not possible to give any precise rule pedition under the leadership of Prof Lorentsz of the unknown region with the fixed purpose aisting of the wealthier of the Chinese merchants it prosents many manifest difficulties. The for the
estates and the finance is so mixed that
of reaching the snowy mountains. Taught by and others with the definite aim of absolutely next Congress will probably be held either in of the notations are or partially developed was, at the date of last såvices, on the threshold
an accurate idea of valas can hardly be
The starting lovetting all goods of Japanese manufacture, Bouth Africa or in India.
obtalzed Roughly, however, it may be said previous failure, the leader has taken every
preciation to ensure success. Up to now, however, the promoters have not been able to attain their first object, which was
Farther west, near Pule Nauris, lies the It is not, however, upon ite actual delibera that each virgin aere costs £25 to bring into the appointment of Managing Director. Several influential merchants and business mentions that the Congress is chiefly entitled to be bearing, and that six years, allowing time for point was East Bay.
Thus with starting point of the British expedition, which preposes to move inland early next year. An have been approached on the subject, but here judged. Had it never held a single debate it clearing. is the minimum period in which refused the doubtful honour, the eaner on the still would have accomplished a great work effective bearing can take place, ground that the present time, in view of the in Australia. Its members, moving freely su estate of two thousand aures it will take, say advance party is now at Dobo, a port in the stude of the British Government, is not a pro among all classes of the commanity, have done six years to get rubber from one-quarter of the Aru Talands, close by, busy with pioneer work. pitions one for the formation of such a syndicate.zanoh to dissipate the erroneous ides, still ares, eight years to get rubber from one-half, ten the the import for in Presenter, that Australia Jan-ne tagetrubber from three-quarters and twelve to pay our patch contemporary doubts whether Another dificulty that the sasoantered is lack of support from the import place in the affections of the Mother Country get rubber from the
One British normal earning power of the money as 4 per cent., of vikiahas and other articles of Japanese Their visit helped to clear away many mis-por sere, will be £50,000. If we take manufacture, many of whom have existing onceptions of this character. profitable contracts with Japanese merchants delegate in a speech the other night humorously we have to add £12,000 to the £30,000 for loss sound remarked, that England ought to emulate the of interest during the first period of develop; Cominions by nävertising her ment, making the total expital sank equal Ito £52,000. Suppose that seven yours bonce
Dalch commercial nommon-sense to drop the substanatics and views in the overseas territories.
their to for the shadow, or to be willing
you!
with have
with an asked many delegates what was the most rubber is selung at 4 per lb, and that the profits with others. in an undertaking" "and i abiding impression they have gathered during estate is skilfully and ocally managed, Fear should be
The Mamberamo River, the stream which the British expedition intends to trace from which they are not entirely in sympathy,
The invariable answer about 200lbs, per aere, or 100,000 for the 500 mazaover which would be fraught with their sojourn in Sydney and their wanderings the output during the
source to mouth, lows to the east coast, Be- Mr. Walter Gassett, U.S. Vice-Consul, writes risk of loss. Another difficulty they have met in New South Wales.
steamers have failed. An expedition under a from Kobe that cotton-spinning mills in Japan with has been some wholesome advice from the has been their admiration of the intense loyalty acres then bearing, and this will sell for
survey officer, Capt. Herderschce, is now on have been adding weave rooms, and that it is Chinese Protectorate to the affect that meetings of the people to the British Crown and to £20,000. If we take coat of collecting, caring, peated efforts to navigate this river with
the same be
intensity of this feeling. It crops up in in-left representing profit will be $15,000 and the now thought still more economy would result it on the subject held in the Chinese Town Hall England. There can be no mistake about the and sending to market at 1/ per lb., the balance
should be discontinued.
the profit should, on spinning, wearing and cotton printing could
It is possible that meetings to farther numarable ways, and is markedly spontaneous. dividend should be about 25 per cent. After the way, to reconnoitre this stream, and the bé 50 per cent., after the tenth year 75 river country towards the Snowy Range. Sirendy gained a tame by erplors hon carried on together. The Oaski Spinning
in Datch Guiana, This expetition will leave Company plans to print cotton flannel and the formation of the proposed syndicate will The coal revival of Australian devotion to the the sighth other textiles, and it is expected that other be held in private, but it is also certain Mother Country, which has always existed, but basis,
e period of the South African war. There may, of course, be considerable variations, Java at the end of November next. Success is companies will follow the example. It is stated that they will not be countenanced by many was sometimes not very visible in all quarters, per cent, after the twelfth year 100 per cent. 1
bring large proportions of the estate into that the weaving industry of Japan has made as of the better class of Chinese merohante, datos from the
progress that cotton prints and cotton who hold the very correct view that sach meet The Congress has certainly tonded to increase Grester immediate expenditure on clearing likely to be within reach. Tidings reached had just gone far up the Mamberamo river. capital
It had marked off sad mapped out a part of the scars, Australians, while not abandoning their effected by simply calling ap goods in price and quality, and they no longer that is the stirring up of the samseng element assurances that, especially since the last war early
Early next year, a joint Dutch and Gorman require Government protection. But the indus to acts of lawlessness.
One of the most successful and respected laaditional self-reliance, realize more vividly required for development parposes
will be observed that the figures quoted course of the stream. is interdependence try of weaving Victoria lawns and cotton velvets is still in its infancy, and it is understood that Chinese merchants in Penang is of the opinion than ever how imperat the Mother County deal simply with money employed in the actual expedition will set out to mark off the boundary.
of a syndicate to boycott the Government contemplates imposing a higher that if the idea of a
Japanese be dropped all the trouble of the last During the past weeks the delegates have been work of turning 2,000 acres of good jungle into line between the possessions of Holland and customs duty for its protection.
few weeks will fizzle out naturally, but that if it travelling to various points of interest in New 2,000 pores of rubber plantation. There is no
known of the country along the supposed HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your comis persisted in and eventually becomes an ac New South Wales. They have seen the great allowance for promotion may, or for payments Germany in that island. The party will begin plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait complished fact much trouble must be looked coal-producing contre of Newcastle, the wonder to concession holders, bot in other respects the work at Humboldt Bay. Hardly anything is 939rmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre for, not only between the Chinese and the ful spootacle of sheep-shearing, and the broad calculation is based on ascertained data, except boundary line-the 141st meridian. The course
Her Japanese victims of the boycott, but also between wheat lands around Boggabri, the glories of the with regard to selling price which is
the command of Captain Sachse with a military Charmant will enable you to do it.
other hand it may drop to 2s. 6d. before a virgin force. This party left Java in September 938;
Specialition for the Skin are the study of those Chinese who are in favour of the move- Blue Mountains, and the splendours of Sydney we may all be wrong about." Bubber may not of the frontier river, the Mosso, can only be 923ifetime. A8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agantment and the others who wish to carry on Hattonr. To-day begau another strenuous fall below 51 for twenty years, and on the guessed at. The Datoh party will be under
1891 Hongkong, 867, Shanghai, 830, Singapore, 741,
1892: Hongkong, 835; Shanghai, 810; Singapore, 752,
1893 Hongkong, 822; Shanghai, 802;
768. Singaporo,
1894: Hongkong, 823; Singapore, 817; Shanghai, 760
1895: Singapore, 934; Shanghai, 903; Hongkong, 879.
1996: Hongkong, 916; Shanghai, 900: Singapore, 870.
1897: Singapore, 934, Hongkong, 916 Bhanghai, 360
1898: Hongkong, 934 Singapore, 923 Shanghai, 894,
1899 Hongkong, 952: Singapore, 926: Shanghai, 887.
1900 Hongkong, 930; Singapore, 903 Shanghai, 900.
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1901 Hongkong, 901; Singapore, 884: Ratius are now not much inferior to imported jugs can only have one tangible rosait, and its force and value. Every day we are met with bearing, and savings of interest may be Java, this month, that a Dutch naval expedition
Shanghai, 841; Penang, 72,
⚫ 1902: Shanghai, 926; Singapore,
893;
915:
Hongkong, 870; Fenung, 671.
1903. Singapore, 927; Shanghai
Hongkong, 891 Penang, 75€.
1904: Bingapore, 919; Hongkong. 919; Shanghai, 908.
1905 Hongkong, 923; Shanghai: 889; Singapore, 800,
1906: Shanghai, 936 Singapore, Hongkong, 891: Penang, 821.
1907: Shanghai, 943; Hongkong, Singapore, 928,
1908: Singapore, 957: Shanghai, Penang, 910, Hongkong, 901.
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