SHIPPING NOTES.
The Jispanese steamer Fukushu Mars, which want nshore recently at Jameshall, Chemulpo, was carrying a carge of general goods. She was built in 1903; in a vessel of 1,473 tons, and is valued at £21,000.
She is owned by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY TITH, 1910.
of American liners, so that the mail-closing hours zahore may be prolonged for about au hour. The floating post offices will be basier on the homeward voyages than on the outward trips, for they must open mail bags destined for the Tokyo, Yokohams and Kobe offless from Europa via Americs, and sort the matter, while translating addresses into Japanese for the benefit of the domestic post-offices. As soon as Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's stoamer Pek- the letters and cards, already sorted, are truded ing went badly ashore on Rugged Islands,at Yokohama they may be immediately sent to about twenty miles from Gutzlaff, last wook their respective destinations, through the When the steamer Kanzu want to her assistance propor post-offices. Passangers by the steamers, the stranded vossol had five or six foot of water on which desting post offices are established, in her hold, but the passengers and crew wore may enjoy the facilities of despatching all perfectly safe. The latest news in Shanghai kinds of mail matter, including, "gistered." papers states that the Kansu was standing by and "value declared articles, and gear and tugs sro being despatched to assist in refloating the Feking, which is not expected to come to any great haum.
•
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The historic Chinese war junk Whong Ho in now a wreck on ths, south coast of Sumatra, near Tolor Betong. This nowa was reported to the habour manter at Batavia by the captain of the steamer Rchell, The Resident of Telor Betong hal seen or heard nothing of the crow of the deserted vessel. The Whung Ho is an ancient Chinese junk which sat out from San Francisco many resathe age on an adventurous voyago to Galveston, where it was intended to exhibit her.
The Japanese Cousal of Honolul las in formed his Government' that the American Government is imposing on all vessels, Ameri- can and foreiga alike, excepting vessels in distress and excursisa yachts, calling at any port in United States territory, tonnage does at the rate of two to six cents per ton, in accord anco with Article 36 of the Customs Law
IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET.
TALES ABOUT ITS TAIL.
An interesting account of Halley's comet and its present visit to the neighbourhood of the earth was given by Professor Fowler, of the Royal College of Science, st the conversazione of the Students' Union on the 15th alt
Comets, he said, were in reality quite common objects and no fewer than 150 had been dis covered during the but thirty years, though most of these, of course, were only visible through powerful telescopes.
The appearance of a brilliant comet was an event of comparatively rare occurrence. The last was the Great Comet of 1982. Its whole bulk was 8,000 times that of tho aan, but its mass, like that of other comets, was too small to be measured by any mans known to IUM,
It was often said that a big comet of this kind, corid, if properly packed, go into a hat-box, but that statement must not be taken too literal- ly, because it might very well weigh several millions of ions, and yet small in comparison with the large hostanly bodies,
When Halley's comet last appeared in 1835 it was visible to the naked eye for several weeks adopted on August 5th, 1909. The Chief Cal- before its parthelion, and had a tail about thirty Lector of the Honolulu Customs received an degrees in length, but it was no use trying to official despatch from Mr. Knox, the American disguise the fact that after the perihelion it was Secretary of State, to the effect that steamers & disappointing object because it had no tail.
The cemet, naturally enough, as Halley, calling at ports of the United States for the who identified it, was Astronomar Royal, had purpose of taking in coal or heavy oil for fuel, come to be regarded almost as British territory, without taking on board or discharging pasand everyone was delighted to find that the sengers of cargo, will hereafter be exempted calculations made at Greenwich as to its present from tonnage dies, bat the entrance fee must be appearance had proved to be correct. There had been great competition amongst astronomOTE paid.
throughout the world to be the first to pick it out.
ULERGYMAN'S EXPERIENCES IN CHINA.
Tho Rov. E. J. Hardy, M.A, the author of a well-known book, "How to be Happy Though Married," and for some time Army Chaplain in Hongkong, when he paid a visit to Japan, gives a short account of his life in the Far East in Mr. T. P. O'Connor's journal, 4.P. Ho
BAYB
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BRITAIN'S POSITION IN THE CETNA MARKET.
YEARLY IMPORT AVERAGES.
Mr. Hold Schooling, a well-known writer on economies, has been contributing to London a series of articles on Great contemporary Britain's position in World Markets. Following in his contributios on the United Kingdom's share of China's import trade:→
Chius ranks next after Russia in importance as a buyer of merchandise.
The great development of China's import trade has been accompanied by a rise in China's purchases from us. But the rise was largely inadequate to enable as to maintain our position as a seller in Chius. Our share has fallen from £239 per £100 of China's imports to £171 por £100.
The United States have rapidly incressed their position in Chins, taking as a gain the loss we have ipourred. Even as lately as 1896, our position as a seller in China was four times strong us that of the United States. At the present time our position is not twice as strong Moreover, wo are on the down grade in China and the United States are on the upgrade.
How to get married'? is a problem on which I had often been tempted to write before. I produced Concerning Marriage,' in 1901,
I was amazed at the red tape connected with, it. I remember, when I was stationed in Hongkong, that I went to Canton on one occasion, in order to take some servicos, for there was no clergyman there, and an English doctor in the place asked me to put up his bauns of marriage. I asked him for the address of his intended. He told me she had no address, for she was on the sea, travelling out to him.
"It was necessary
that the particulars should be filled in, and, as I woudering what to do, for the doctor wanted to get married as soon as his intended arrived, it occurred to me that Step ney is the seaman's parish, and all children berr at sos are registered as of that parish. I In almost every market we examine, the fact thorefore, determined to register the young comes out with significant iteration that we are lady as in the parish of Stopney; and in that losing our position as a seller. And this even in those countries, such as China, whose actual way solved the problem to his satisfaction.
The Chinore nation. I regard as the greatest purchases from us have increased. In the on earth, for the Chinaman can live on next to latter instances, the increase in their rocorded" nothing, and he has no fear of death. Their actual purchases from us is, of course, accom intelligence is romarkable, and so in their panied by a rise in our export trade as recorded power of adaptability. When I first went in the United Kingdom. This increase is then ent to Hongkong I found a large number commonly regarded as a sign of prosperity; of the soldiers in some of the outlying dis although simultaneously, and unobserved, we tricts up the Yaag te wore armed with only bows aro steadily losing position as a seller in many and arrows. Three years later, when I went markets, and even in these very sanie markets We fail to there again, they were full equipped with where actual sales by us increase. excellent rifles and wore well drilled. The only maintain our position because our rivals make poculiarity was that they knelt to present arms much more advance that we make. And thus
"I was in Peking at the end of the Boxers wholly misleading impression is
given to trouble; and though I was advised not go out, those persons who are content merely to look at lest the mob should attempt violence because our own returns of export trade, which in re- I was a foreigner, I paid no attention to the ality cannot give us any information as to advice.
whether we are or are not holding our position in world-markets against the incrawing com. petition of formidable trade rivals,
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* Bucassa is a vague term, and the estimation of it differs in each country. The Chiness as a stranger: How many children have you and if the answer, No boya (girla do not count, he ie thought anything but successful.
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THE SPIRIT OF JAPAN,
(BY THE "TIME" MILITAKY CORRESPONDENT.)
Some unknown friend in Japan has forwarded me copies of the first number (January, 1910) of a now magazine entitled the Famato-damashit, or Spirit of Japan.
The Japanese text is accompanied by an English translation undertaken by Mr. J Inouye, First Secretary of Legation, and by Professor T. Okada, of the Japanese Staff Collage The magacins is to appear on the first of every month. The annual subscription in thres yon, post free to all parts of the world, and the publisher's name and address Shizutora Takahashi, No. 12, Katamachi, Yetsuya, Tokyo, Japan.
magazine appears under the auspicos of the Military Education Society-the object of which is the propagation of military spirit and ideas and of the Shiyudan established in 1906 to foster and develop Bushido und Yamato. danashi, Admiral of the Foot Count Ito is President of both societies; General Viscount Terauchi, Minister for War, is Vice-President of the Military Education Society, and General Count Nogi, of the Shiyudan." The two so eleties number several haudred councillors, lanturers, and secretaries,
The particular object of the magazino is to lead humanity to tras happiness," and this laudable object is explained in s profatory
follows notice, which runs as
It is the duty of all men, to improve their condition of life by forming good habits and acquiring refined customs and to carry out the divine will with answerving faith.
From the ideas which have remained un- changed ander the one Imporial dynasty which has ealed this country for mom than twenty-thre
danturies, has heen fostered and matured the Yamato damashii, the Spirit of Japan, which in turn has developed the Bushido which, by solout- ing and assimilating the various doctrines of the world with great skill, has shown the true path of bamenity. Of late, many people in all parts Only on one occasion was I menaced in
of the world, in their desire to become no. any way. Then I was surrounded by some
quainted with Bushido, have looked up books of And yet it is most essential for our guidance all descriptions for the purpose or have come to 3,000 people, and I thenght from their action that I was going to bo killed. It occurred to to sane action that we do know how we are this country to acquire a first-band knowledge me, however, that I had had a tooth covered standing in world-markets, a knowledge that of it; but the difficulty of fully comprehending with gold in San Francisco. I pointed to it, can be gained only by examining each market. the unwritten creed and concrete moral and at once the simple, people thought I mustFor, as Me. Winston Churchill mail at Camprinciples it embodies has, we obearre with great be a demi-good, and became quite friendly bridge University Carlton Club on June 1.regret, led them into the error of regarding it They eren took me into one of the temples and 1901: The food we eat, the clothes we wear, as a piece of national arrogance or a polley of showed no adiniringly to the priests, because indeed, our very existence, depend on our power aggression.
to hold our own in foreign and Colonial markets. of my gold tooth.
The pressat Association now propose to issue *You make me sad when you ask about my I wo are undersold, or outmatched, or this monthly periodical with a view to providing fi
eat succese, What is Brat success when sot arbitrarily excluded, we perish,
reliable materials on the subject and explaining Over against lasting failure? Who can say that Those words were spoken before Tariff Re-in plain language the true nature of Bushido. ho has need more than half the opportunities of farm had grison as a matter of party politics. There follows an Imperial Roscript on has lito P
It was then possible to investigate and Education, which rune as under- to write about our trade conditions with reasonable ohance of one's conclusions being received without the injurious bins of the party politician. Nowadays, although our position in world-markets. ciably worse than it was in 1901, when Mr. politics finds no difficulty, no commination, le trying to induce people to believe that our trade ia in a sound condition. As President of Board of Trade he ought to be
aware of the trade tendencias that are being shown in these articles. And if he does know then it is not right for the President of the Board of Trade deliberately to mislead his sadience as to the condition of our foreign commerce. If, on the other hand, Mr. Churchill is not aware of the trade tendencies here being shown, then he is not fit to hold his present position.
Moreover, the main cause of our inability "to hold our own" in world-markets is also the main oause of our inability to hold our own in the maricots of the United Kingdom-the main cause of our decreasing power to provide work
is, as stated in former articles, the fact that we we and wages for our population. This main cause give to each of our trade rivals an opon sale-ares of 45 millions of people in the United Kingdom to add to the free or open sale-aron possessed by each of our rivals in their own country; while, simultaneously, our free or open sale-area in limited to the 45 million persons living in the United Kingdom.
FAMILY'S FEARFUL SKIN TORMENTS
Four Children Covered with Tortur-.
ing Eczema Mother Blind with Erysipelas, Sleepless and Nearly Mad with Worry Hospital Seem- ed Their Last Resort when
CUTICURA CURED THEM
ALL IN THREE WEEKS
"Cutleura Soap and Ointment have absolutely cured me of a serious attack
of erysipelas and my four children of eczema in a bad form The trouble began with my son Harry, agod ten, who had more places break out on his face and h whole body was simply covered with sores. Thego sores started in the form of lumps which used to break ond run. matter, and then leave nasty raw places. I tried many things but he got worse, and then the disease be gan to show itself on cách of my threa little daughtera. They soon became as badly affected sa my son and I was driven nearly mad with the worry of it. They autored dreadfully, and it was most distressing to me not to be able to get anything to relieve them. I did. not have a proper night's sleep for three weaks.
To make matters worse, I caught a cold, and then erysipelas set in. It affected my face so badly that for two days and nights I could not open my eyes and I had to remain in bed.
There seemed to be no other course open than for all of us to go into the hospital, but my father advised me to try the Cuticura liemedles. I bought the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint- mant and the very first application worked wonders. I was simply amazed at their healing power. They quite cured me within three weeks and there is - not even a mark now to show the tee- rible skin-torture I suffered. I did not loss any time in trying the effect of the Cuticura Remedies on each of my tour chlidren's eczema, and in every cass the cure wasna perfect sa mayown." They
·wara, all quite well again as soon as I wan. Mrs. Jeanie Smith, 19, Mildmay Rd., Romford; Esser, Eng., Nov. 28, 'ÚB.''
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85. Africa Lennon, fape Town, etc. U. §. A. Poke Druz Cheri Corn, Hole Preas...Boston
Post-free from London Bapat, libera) ampi et Ousicute, with 12-pays book on skin dieDasos.
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Bushido is what our parents have taught us
it was found that the comet had been photo- Haldane, the Bishop of London, Lord Kitchener, Churchill awoke the words quoted, that adroit loyalty and filial piety, have from genera with great earnestness day and night from our
A correspondent in a contemporary is anxious Actually the first announcement of the to know why the P. & O. Co. has named one comet's appearance was made by Welf of Heidelberg, a photograph showing it having ol its steamers after a port in Belgiasi, This taken on September 11th lest. But is what he writes: "Namur is a town in when the Greenwich platos were re-examined Belgium at the junction of the river Sambre by the light of the information given by Wolf with the Menso. In 1692, in spite of its fortifica- graphed two days before that. Recently, how tions having been greatly strengthened in the ever, it was announced that the English interval by the famous military engineer astronomer in charge of the observatory at Vauban, it was re-taken by William III. Haluan, in Egypt, had photographed the comet (our Datch Wilism), and of a garrison of a far back as August 24, so that the credit of the discovery really belonged to England after 16,000 men only 6,000 survived the siege. all. The first event was celebrated in a ful. soma eda by the French post Boileau, and the second event was taken advantage of by our Matthew Prior to write a most amusing skit on Boileau's poem. I am curious to know why the P. & O. should name one of their steaners after the place." We can offer no information on the point,
There is an estimated increase of Yon 2,292,705 in Japanese shipping subsidies for next your, as compared with the present year. The total amount is estimated at Yen 9,816,954, and the amount of subsidy to each line is as follows
Bervice or Lino
Amorini. European Line
... Y3,218,193 3,442,977 601,978 425,782 B00.000 530,000 351,000
American
South American...
Australian
China
Oriental waters...
Japan Son ...
Subsidy for calling at certain
ports...
50,000
Hokkaido service
189,864
Islands off Kagoshima prefecture
22,800
Bonins Island
15,480
Islands off Iza Provinc
7.560
Islands belonging to Bonin
1,520
Luchu...
9,000
Islands off Luch
5,400
Oki Island ...
5,400
The P.M. str. Korea, scheduled to leave San Francisco on the 7th inst., will make a special call at Manila in order to provide a direct service for passengers who desire to visit Manils during the Manila Carnival, which takes place on the 5th February to 14th in clasive. The Korea oalls at Manila before coming to Hongkong
The steamer Sabine, which was chartered to search for the missing liner Waratah on Sap tember 9th Inst, covered 14,700 miles in a zigzag course without discovering a clue as to the fate of the missing steamer. The Sabine, which azperienced rough weather, on one occasion made a complete circle of 1,200 miles circumference. She visited Possession Island, but was prevent ed by fog from approaching the other Crozets. Thence she proceeded to St. Paul Island, and throughout her search continued at night to sweep the waters with her searchlight
*.
A week or two ago we mentioned that the
· Chiyo Maru ked gone into dock at Taikoo with a view to having alterations made to provide accommodation for n Post Offeo. We now learn from Japanses papers that in order to promote speedy deliveries of mail matter between Japan and America, the Japanese Department of Communications will open post offices on board the N.Y.K. and T.K.K. North American liners upon the enforcement of the
Since then the comat has approached much. nearer the earth, and is now visible through quite small telescopes. It has no tail yet, but that is due to the fact that the tail is pointed away from the earth.
IN THE AUX'e DAYS. At the beginning of March next, said the professor, the comet would set three hours after the sun, and it might not then be bright enough to attrast general attention. After that it would be lost in the sun's rays until nearly the end of April, and those who wished to see it would have to be up before sunrise.
On May 19, at 2 o'clock in the morning, the comes will pass in front of the sun's disc, but this transit will not, of course, be visible in this country. After that it will be man at its best towards the end of May, but no one could tell whether the comet would be conspicuously
brilliant or not.
Supposing its tail was not less than fifteen millions of miles in length, the earth would pass through it. We had already beard alarm ing rumours of what might happen-that we we should all be poisoned by various gares-but the extreme tenuity of the gases comprising the tail should be sufficient to allay any fasra of that
kind.
At any rate, any astronomer would willingly take the risk of passing through a comet's tail in order to see what would happen. In his opinion, the most we might expect would be shower of shooting stars, or, as he believed most probablo, a display of the Aurora,
THE GERMAN DEFICIT, -
THE £26,000,000 LOAN.
In the presence of all the Ministers and before a crowded House and densely-packed galleries Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg made his maiden speech in the Reichstag as Imperial Chancellor
on the 9th alt.
The Imperial Estimates for 1910 were down for first reading,
The Arst task, he said, was-to sasure to the Empire a solid financial system. (Hear, bear.) In the accomplishment of that task all those parties must work together which cans apart on the question of taxation, whether their poli- tical differences continued or not.
Only by assenting to the decisions of the majority in the Reichstag had it become possible to submit Estimates which promised a gradual restoration of the Imperial tnsness to
They would consider Messrs. Balfeur and and other public men who are celibates dismal failures for that reason. The poorest coolie having a son would be considered more succ086- ful than all these famous celibates put together,
MEDICAL RESEARCH.
BLIT MEMONIAL FELLOWSHIPS,
At a meeting of the Senate of the University of London on the 15th ult. a latter was read from Mr. Otto Beit, announcing a munificent benefaction in the interest of medical research Mr. Bait's brother, the late Mr. Alfred Beit, left £50,000 to found an Institute of Medical Sciences. As the formation of this institute has for various reasons become impossible, Mr. Boit has decided to increase the sum of by his brother to £215,000, so as to yield an annual income of about £7,500. This fund which is to be named "The Bait Memorial Fellowships for Medical Rocoareh," is to be devoted entirely to the furthering of medical rosearch work in all its branches. With this object a sam of £250 a year for three years to be granted to any man or woman of European descent, graduate of any approved University within the British Empire, who is The first election of elected to a Fellowship." Fellows will take place on or before March 1, 1910 Not more than 10 Fellows will be elected on that occasion.
1.
WATER RETURN. -
Level and storage of water in Beservoirs on the 1st January
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
LEVEL
1909.
1910. Below overflow. Below overflow. 12 ft 5 in. 5 ft. 7. Tytani Tytam Byewash 23 ft. 7 in. 28 ft. 7 in. Above overflow. Above overflow. Tytam Interme-
STORAGE GALLONS.
1909. 287,550,000
This
the
advantage given to our rivals onables them to produce goods upon a large scale and at reduced cost of production, with the result that we thus enablo our rivals to undersell us in any market where they desire to compete with na That is a direct outcome of our sham Free Trade. Such a condition' is wholly different from the primary essential of real Free Trade, by which each trading nation would possess an equal su d identical tresor open selling-arob, IMPORTS INTO CHINA FROM ALL COUNTRIE
AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDON,
1880-1906.
Yearly Averages during each Decado..
"Imports Toit, from *Percent. Uni-ad ago Pro Kingdom, portion of
Importa from all
Daca le
Countries. A. Million
B.. B to A. Million
KNOW YE, OUR SUBJECTS. Our Imperial Ancestors have founded our Empire o a basis broad and overlasting and have deeply and firmly implantod Our subjecta, orur united in virtue;
of. This is the glory of the fundamental tion to generation illustrated the beauty there- character of Our Empire, and heroin also lies the source of Our education. Yo, Our subjects, be filial to your parents, affectionate to your brothers and sisters; as husbands and wives be harmonious, as friends true; brothers, bear yourselves in modesty and moderation; extend cultivate aris, and all, pursue learning and
thereby develop intel levtal faculties and perfect moral powers; furthermore, advance public good and pro- interests; always respect the Constitution and observs the laws; should
Brise, offer emergency
yourselves conr. ageously to the State; and thus guard and maintain the prosperity of Our Imperial Thruse only be Our good and faithful subjects, but coaval with heaven and earth. So shall ye not render illustrious the best traditions of your forefathers.
your benevolence to
viote com02
The Way here set forth is indeed the teaching bequeathed by Our Imperial Ancestors, to be observed alike by their Doscendants and the subjects, infallible for all ages and true in all places. It is Our wish to lay it to heart in all reverence, in common with you, Our subjects, that we may all thus attain to the same virtus.
old
fourth or fifth year when we first began to have some knowledge of things around us, although I am ashamed to think in my Age how often. I have been wanting in carrying out its prin- ciples. I do not think I can define Bash do in any other way then that it is the patting into practice (not the discussion) of the prin- oiples of loyalty, filial piety, aprightness, and courage; in other words, Bushido signifise the rofnod spirit and perfect manners, which have from the old times been current, or expected to be current, among samurai; it is the-essence of Yamato-dameshii,
Dar gallant Japanese allies bars paid us a great compliment by publishing the now maga sine in English as well as in Japanese, and it is British contributors to this unique publication. greatly to be desired that they may soeure many The numbers for February and March, 1910, will contain other Odes by the Emperor of Japan, as well as farther reflections by General Count Nogi and by Professor Inonyo upon Bushido.
It has been a distinct disadvantage to the Anglo-Japanese Allianos that, owing mainly to the prevailing ignorance of the Japanese language, touch has been to a great extent lost between the two peoples since the war. The The 30th day of the 10th month of the new magazine is far from satisfying all the
23rd year of Meiji.
deares which mug exist for closer communica (Imperial Sigo Manual. Imperial Seal.)tion between the British and J-purian ehting The next contribution is an Ode composed by his Majesty the Emporer of Japan.
CORRECT EACH OTHER'S FAULTS AND
LIVE AS FRIENDS: BUCH IN THR SPIRIT FRIENDSHIP LENDS.
THAT TRUE
This Ode is commented upon by Baron Takasaki, President of the Roard of Poetry in the Imperial Household Department, who says that:
Services. But at least it restores to life, so far. as the British public is concerned, soma sympathetic figures; and by giving to us the views of Togo, Nogi, Terauchi, Dewa, Inouye, and others upon the subject of bushido it restores at least some sense of community of thought in ethical and abstract ideas, and thus does something, and may do much, to tear aside the rail which too often renders indistinot all happenings in Japan.
The writer presudass that the number of Should any fault be committed among frienda, copies of the first issue of the new magazine it would show the faithfulness of tras friends to which have been sent to him are intended for admonish one another and cause much fault to be circulation, and he will be pleased, so far as the.
Hajkwan Haikwan Per cent. corrected. Although there are friends in the supply allows, to send a copy to any educational
world who will praise a good deed, a friend who | authority who may care to apply for one,
diate
2 ft. 4 in. 1 t. 4 " Below overflow. Helow overflow. Pokfalun.......
6 ft. 7 in. 7. Et. 4 in. Wong-dui-chung 45 ft. 2 in. 26 ft. 0 in.
Tails.
Taola.
1880-1889 1881--1890 1882-1891
93
22-2
23-9
97
22:4
23.0
102
230
22-6°
1883-1892
107
24-0
22-4.
1884-1893
115
25 2
21-8
1909.
1910. Tytam
338,160,000
1886-1895 ni Tytam Byewash 1,235,000.
-18871896 203,556,000 100
1888-1897 Tytam Intermediate-209,663,000
49,890,000 400 51,550,000 Pokfulam
1889-1898 Wong-nai-chung mil.
6,114,000
1890-1899 1891--1930 Total $49,968,000
597,720,000 1892-1901 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE “MONTH OF Deceased:
1910.
1885-1894
124
26-4
21-3
133
27-4
20-6
-146
29:7
20:4
156
19.9
31.6
19-1
- 182
33-5
18:4
35-6
78-6
205
36.9
17-9
1893-1903
224
39-6
177
1894-19:3
242
419
17.5.
44-6
290
49-8
17-2
·311
53.2
17-1
A large Alarga
209,610
-1895-1904- 1896-1905
Course of Trade.
a sound basis. ("Hear, hear," from the Bight Consumptin 135,540.000 141,107,000 gallons 1897-1906 and Centre)
"The vast mass of the people," the Chan- Estimated o
207,810 popalatio n cellor declared in conclusion, "does not wish to live for over on political sensation Consumption per
hoad per day 21
-21.7 gallons and embitterment. Our people, in the active
CONSTANT SUPPLY DURING DECEMBER IN prosecution of its labours, demands a steady, Birmat policy a mnoh at home as abroad.
BOTH YEARS. people which, like Germany, has won for
KOWLOON WATER WORKS. itself a position in trade and onlturs by sober work can only maintain it by such work, and as whole strength
the
of the people has worked together to that end in the past, so also must it be in the future. (Loud cheers from Right and Centre; signs of protest on the Left.)
Herr Wermath, Secretary of State for the Imperial. Treasury, pointed out that the necessity for raising £26,000,000 by loan was due to deficits in the Budgets of previous years, but that in future the country's finance would be conducted on lines which
Ocean Navigation Subsidy Law, which would prevent a recurrence of such a neces into operation this month and to which these sity. The financial year of 1908 had been steamers bound for Seattle and San Francisco particularly unfavourable, but of late a slow are to be subject. The opening of post-offices increase in the revenues had been noticeable. on the Pacific steamers has been proposed by the Nevertheless a cautious estimate of the yield of
the new taxes was necessary. For 1909.
LEVEL.
1909.
1910. Below overflow. Below overflow Kowloon Gravitation
22 ft. 1 in Reservoir
11 ft. 11 in. STOKAGE GALLONĖ,
1209.
1910. Kowloon Gravitation
Reservoir........... 162,341,000 239,708,000
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
1908.
1909. Consumption
28,923,000 21,040,000 gallons Estimated popu Iations
85,700 90,500 Consumption par
10.8 8.5 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the Public Works Department.
P. N. H. JONES. Water Authority.
Japanese authorities in consideration of the expected from this source £4,250,000, sed for head per day...
snocess of similar services on the Atlantio-On-1910-£15,000,000. In order not to apart the water is of excellent quality. the outward voyages these portioffices on the money market the amount which it would be Pacific are to sort the mail matter, which landssary to obtain by loan would be raised
gradually. post offices receive at the point of departare
will expostulats when an erfi dood is committed is hard to get. He is not a true friend who praises only outwardly, but will not speak out against a fault. The words Friends should be true to each other' in the Imperial Kescript mean that friends should be faithful to mnoh other, and to be faithful they must admonish without hesitation aven at the risk of fucurring the displeature of the person zo admonished I helieve that it was in the same spirit that this odo was composed by his Majesty.
The next paper gives the first of the 47 odes of the daimyo Nisshin of the Shimaza family, hereditary lorde of Satsuma.
It would be bootless to hear or speak of the teachings of the ancients uzless we make them
our guides is conduct.
AN INLAND MONSTER.
STRANGE STORY FLOK BOLTH AFRICA.
Herr Carl Hagenbook, the famous zoologist, in his recently published book, "Beasts and Mon,"
"mentions, reports received by him as to the existence of an immense and wholly un known animal said to inhabit the interior of Rhodesiu. He quotes native stories of a huge monster ball-slephant, half-dragon, dwelling- in the depthm of the great swamps, and sug gests that it may be some kind of dinosine seemingly skin to the Brontosaurus. reproduced in the South African Press, and areated enormous interest, but it was received Goldly
by scientists.
The extract from Beasts and Men" was
There is a note written upon this ode by Admiral Count Togo, whe concludes that:---
"If wo sould conquer ourselves, no good act and con and con- A large of whatever kind would be difficult to perform tinuous inuous Fall but this conquest of self is no easy task, and
Rise. Rise.
therefore it is important that we should, with These are General Imports. The Special extraordinary courage and vary great resolu-
Since then, however, the Baluwayo Chronicle Imports (imports for consumption in China) uretion, carry out the object expressed in this not recorded as to the country of origin.
ode and exert ourselves in the cause of our lord publishes an extraordinary story from one of its correspondents. The correspondent states that country
he has met two natives, boll, of whom allem in General
Viscount Teranch! follows with a
the most positive manner that they have actually paper apon Lieutenant-Colonel
ses the monster. Neither of the natives knew who is described as a model army officer and whose career will be further traced the other, but both were shown a number of
sketches, some wholly imaginary and athars. in a subsequent issue. The merits of Captain constructed from illustrations of prehistorie Ryhokitan Arima, of the Japanese Navy, ar reptiles, and both immediately picked one aeroribed by Vies. Admiral Baron Dewa, and of the sketches as closely resembling the there follow two unsigned papers, the first con-
Each, however,
The nominal value of the Halkwaa Tuel is 69 d. (threa to the. £), but the actual exchange' value has fallen considerably year by ybar.
The above table is based upon the current. Statistical Abstract for Foreign Countries and upon earlier volumes,
THE SILVER MARKET. :
Mosere. Mocatta and Goldsmid's circular dated London, the 18th ult. 'said:
The silver market continues to show strength, and the price quickly advanced from 231d. quoted on the 11th inst. tod.which was reach ed on the 14th inst., and is the highest quotation since last June. This rise, however, led to some heavy selling on Chins account, and there was reaction to 24hd, but to-day we gaote 24 d. with a very steady market The
but with justifles the hope of much further rise, but the prospect of continued buying orders from the East sad from the Continent to anticipate fairly steady market until the end of the year,
and
taining one of the tales of the 47 loyal retainers monster they had seen.
of
Akso, and the second giving an example of called the attention of the sketcher to the fact that he had omitted to give in his filial piety in man of the humblest class.
The three remaining papers deal with Bushi-ture what, from their description, must be.
held to be something in the nature of propulsory do and the bush: A model Tokugawa bushi is described by an anonymous writer, while Pro-The general appearance of the dinosaur, if it.. fessor Inouye Tetsujizo, of the Tokyo Univer resembles that supplied by the natives to the sity, contributes a very interesting article on Chronicle's correspondent, must be alarming to the development of bushido. Lastly, there is degree. It to possess head given the report surges to round of bet conversation) Cothe and fail ola crocodile, the horns of a rhinoceros, python, and the body of a Nogi, the hers of Port Arthur; and Captain the nook ef Takahashi, the editor of the magazine, in whick hippopotamus. It is supposed that the creature inhabita a lake between the Rivors Lunga and the former gives the following definition
Kafoe,