SHIPPING NOTES,
A deputation from the National Bailors" and Firomen's Union put before the President of the Board of Trade, at the House of Commons, on April 28th, their views regarding the om ployment of Chinese, the language test, and insurance against mouldents in mercantile marine ships. Mr. Buxton, in reply, said he was alive to the dangers of the position. He desired to lesson the number of Chinese in British ships, and he would do his best to bring about that object. The Act of 106 certainly was not passed with any intention of assisting or on couraging the increase of Chinese serving in British ships. He thought perhaps there was an undue alarm regarding the incrosse of Chinese. There had undoubtedly been an in- crease, but the inervase for some reason or other was far greater tu Londen than elsewhere. With regard to Chinese claiming to be British subjects, and thereby avoiding the language test, he was going to see what would be the best method of guarantee that the language test should be a really genuine and competent test for all practical purposes. For his part, he would endeavour to increase the roverity of the test. With the consout of the Homo and India Offices, he proposed to pablish notions at all ports and elsewhere that Chinese and Las cara had the right to claim compensation from owners, and the Board of Trade intended to draw the Chinese authorities' notice to casos of accident or death where there was no claimant for componention, so that they could take the
proper moastTEA;
Fire more of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Oriontal liners will be equipped with United Wireless Telegraph instruments at
respect of the Lusitania and Meuretènia mast be paid out of surplus funds, and the Cunard's depreciation fand utilised for the bulding of new tonnage. The Government agreement. Mr. Booth says, put the Cunard in its present commanding position in the trade. Its business now is to retain that position, and it is to that end that the dividend is passed.
In the near future, then, we shall see four monster ships, sclipsing in size the present Canard leviathans. Two of them are well on the way. Those are the Olympic and the Titanie, each of which is to be of about 45,00 too. They are for the White Star Line, and aro to run from Southampton to New York the Southampton Harbour Board can be induced to deepen sufficiently the channel which they control. The launching of the Olympic st Megara, Harland & Wolffa yards was some time back definitely fixed for October next, and the Titanse should not lag very far behind her, a third reset of the 40,000-ton order is that which the Hamburg-American Line is to build in Germany. Herr Ballin had this steamship in view two or three years ago, but cancelled the order he had given to Messrs. Harland & Wolff in view of the depressed outlook on the Atlantic Neither the White Star boats or the German mammoth are to have very high speed. Probably 20 kuote will be held to suffles. The Olympic, and Titance will rely on a combination of the reciprocating engine and turbine, such as is already exemplified in the Laurentie. The big Canarder will presumably be a turbing boat like the Lusitania and Mauretania. But because she will probably exceed them in dimensions it does not follow that she will excel them or ovan equal, them in speed. On the other hand, it is pretty clear that she must be
THE HONGKONG DAILY TRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 24TH, 1910.
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS:
(FROM OUR OWN-WORLLESPONDENT,)
LONDON, May 4th.
THE ABSENT DICTATOR. Though the old Budget has been passed through the Lords and Commons with the help of the Irish party, the Nationalists are by no means happy in their minds as to the belated Budget that properly belongs to this year. They have not, I am assured, been given any adequate guarantees that the whisky taxes to which they take exception will be abandoned, though the Chancellor of the Exchequer admits he has found them unproductive, Hs is in 'n hole over the whisky taxes. While the Irish want them to be dropped, the temperance party in the House and it is abig section in the Liberal party want them kept up, for they contend the moral effect has been far more important than the actual return, since drunkenness has decreased in the time the taxes have been in operation. Thoy have plenty of statistics to support them, specially from the police court records of Scotland, and they are as determined as the Irishmen in their demands. To add to the diflcultise of the Government, the Boottish Liberal members have grown restive over the neglect of Scottish interests. All last Parlia ners kept waiting and this mont they Parliament has given them no better attention, so fiery spirits like Sir Henry Dalsial and Mr. Pirie have formed a Scottish League in the House, to prod the Government and are the Premior that Scotland must have attention, and they mean to support the men of either party who will give that attention.
awful smile the arrival of the enemy ha kas balked. The firing draws nearer and nearer, the doors are forced, and Into the house of death bursta—the relief column, “Don't touch thờ cuvinte,” shrieks the old man before he falls in a fit of maniacal laughter, The piece is rendered with great force, and the fixing of the moment of horror recalls Sherlock Holmes at his bath.
THE BISHOP OF LONDON. After his tour of the world in the interests of the Church Mimionary Society, Bishop gham has come home a greater Imperial at than orer. He wishes "Little Englanders would take a journey ont of England, for they would come back with a rounder view of things." schools and colleges with a perfect greed for the "I found," he said, "Chinese and Japanese
English language,
HAMBURG LETTER.
[WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR TEN HONGKONG "PLILT PRES),"}
May 4th.
À BIG FAILURE. The chief toplo of conversation, on 'shango this work has been the failure of Massxs, Raight, Yauncey & Co, of Alabama with liabilities seti- mated at a million sterling. Liverpool is said to have been let in for. from 25,000 to 30,000 balos, Besmen for 10,000, Havre for 8,000, Gonon for 6000 bales and different mills for various amounts.
Hamburg scenis to have ex. caped altogether. It is feared that the documents accompanying the drafts against these shipments which have been accepted in duo course, are for
the greater part not worth the paper they are
A thoughtful Chinaman | written on, as they be no signature of the aid to me. We recognise that, whether we steamer agents, but simply the stamp of the will or not, we must in future have all sorts of railway companies, a cirenmstance the firm in dealings with Western peoples, and we think question is supposed to have availed themselves
cation."" English the most suitable medium of communi. of to draw bills against the several copies.
`CANAJA IN KARI. Professor Lowell, the American who has been
Both the oflcial receiver in the States and the oonsignees in Europe have laid an ombargo on whatever cotton the steamer may bring, so that there will be no doubt a rich harvest for lawyers.
,
GERMAN COLONIAE TRADE. the According to a statement in one of our daily papers the trade between Germany and hor colonies shows a decided improvexdent, having in rond numbers risen from 58 million marks in 1908 to 70 last year; the exports from here amount to 40 85 millions, against 25.51 millions, the imports to 29.25 millions, against 22.78. portance of the development of the colonies The lattor figurs proves the economie in- to the mother country, which is farther
last two years, kinds of produce received thence during the
Once, Locording to information given out at the fastest of the four mammoths now building mado so many fruitiass protests, while the least ent to Professor Lowell that if water flowed illustrated by the following 'figures of different
the United Wireless Telegraph company. The Vessels to be equipped are the China, Siberia, These Mongolia, Stía and Manchuria, steamers will have opperatus similar to that on the Korea of the same line. These equipments will have a power of five kilowatts, with astorage battery outfit to be used in case the liner's power plant is put out of commission. It is as a result of the good wireless work done by the Korea that the Pacific Mail management deojdad to fit all ite big trans-Pacific Liners with wireless. The Kores now holds the world's record for wireless work, having received and transmitted messages over 4,300 miles of water.
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or projected. The Canard service is essentially an express service, and the new bost mast steam at loest as fast as the Campania,
ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET SIR EDWARD SEYMOUR.
On April 30th Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Hobart Seymour reached the age of seventy, and was consequently placed on the retired list of the Royal Navy. He has had as active and as distinguished a career as any
great wars. Aaral offer since the
What annoys the Scotchmen is that they have whisper of the Irishmen seems to be productive
telling the world at times why he thought Mars was inhabited and had orals," has been over here. He gave a lecture and our astronomers gare him a cordial reception, even most critical of them. They believe he thinks he is right, but some of them accept his theories about as much as they accept the story of Dr. Cook on the North Pels. For instance Sir David Gil, formerly Astronomer Royal at the Cape, had a chat with Prof, Lowell after nights ago Sir David gavo the Ladies' Empire wards and discussed his theories with him. A fow Club the benefit of that discussion. He pointed
ten thousand feet deep at their lower ends, through those "canals" they would have to be of compliance. The Irish domination is figur-The Professor's reply was that the Martians ing largely, and in the fight that soon will be
were a clerex lot of people and had evidently here-probably in July there will be lend ontory on Conservative platforme about the arranged a means of lifting the water and Sir David distributing it from "oases.". "attack on the Crown" and the "domina-
went on to assert that such was the tion of the Fenian, Fat Ford." Pat Ford is
atmosphere that no Prater would reach ita destination-it would bo evaporated of course, the editor of the Irish World of
or route. "No," said the Ainerlean, they have New York, and a soures of supply of Irish
no doubt covered their canala." "Think of it!" dollars from the United States that keeps the Nationalist war chest going. Without those ejaculated Sir David Gi"Why pipes like dollars the party could not live for a single these would carry more than the waters of the twelve months, so in the peculiar crisis of Nile. And all that has to be pumped! I told the present time there is the cd circum- stance, irritating to many, that an Irish-him I thought it was a tall order. I thought American, an ex-revolutionary, is the real that was language that would be better under
A remarkable feat of towage in the Atlantic has been achieved by the Dominion liasr Englishman, which arrived at Queenstown at ip of his uncle, Sir Michael Saymoor, andin het Dictator in the House of Commons; for he stood in America than here,”--
the end of last month with the Leyland liner Anglian in her wake, The Englishman, carrying cattle from Baltimore to Liverpool, foll in with the Anglian, which is her later ship, on April 9, about 840 miles west of the Fastnot,
Entering the Navy in 1852, he served through. out the Russian War as a midshipmon of the Terrible in the Black Sea, being present at the bombardments of Qiesus, Sevastopol, and Kin burn, and at the capture of Karich. He next want to the China Station in the Calcutta, Bag and afterwards in other shine served throughout the second Chinese War. He was in the flag calls the fure to which Mr. John Redmond and ship's launch when she was sunk in the sharp the present Government dance. Ford used to notion of Fatahan Creek, and took part in the be a red hot Fenian, and his paper was on the capture of Canton and of the Taku Forts. In 1850, being still on the same station, he earned "index" in the story times when Mr. Balfour the silver medal of the Royal Humane Society was Irish Becretary. It was smuggled into infested by sharks. After serving for a short
A LOAN FOR CHINA,
There was such alarm in Europe over the
From East Africa-3,914 tous sisal hemp, 560 tons ootten, 647-tone indiarabber and 843 tons. coffee.
From South-west Africa-12,450 tons copper, From the Cameroons-5,580tons palm-kernels 2,490 tons cocoa, 2,154 tons indiarubber.
From Togo-30,780 tons Indien corn, 4,311 tona palm-kernels, 470 tons cotton and 179 tons indisrubber,
From Samos-6,770 Lous copra. The following table gives a detailed sccount of the value of the experts to and from
Imports from Exports to 1908 1909 1908 1909. the different colonies in millions of macks:--
5.95 17.9 7.53 11.58 3.31 14.29 13.81
East Africa.... Bouth west Atries...2.37 The Cameroons....... Togo
ITCHING PIMPLES FOR 11 MONTHS
-On Girl's Face and Back-Back wat Dreadful to See Itching and Pain Kept Sufferer from Work for Weeks at a Time-Amazed at Prompt Cure Effected by Just
ONE SET OF CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT
"Bome time ago my back and faom mamo out in a rush of pimples. They
were not so conapte- uoug on my taco, but my back was drond- ful to see. The Itoh was vory painful to bear, I was AWAY from work for wookji at a time, but I did not consult a physl- clan. I was kick of trying different_rem- odies; in fact, I did not put much faith- in them although I did try them. At last, getting a cake of Cuticura Soap, I washed myself with it. I was amazed to see the difference- it made, and therefore I bought a box of Outlours Ointment. That was all I poedod; tho cure was complote after having been annoyed aleven manths. I shall be glad to recommend Cuticura to my friends. Min Josnie Riaob, Lady- mith, Gray St., Parth, Scotland, June 27, 1909."
SKIN HEALTH
Effected by Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent.
· The agonising itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful sosling, sa-la-peoriasis: the-loss of hair and c
cruating of scalp, as in scalled head; the facial diadgurement, an în sene and ringworms; the awful auffering of infanta, and anxiety of worn-out parents, as in tatter or salt rheum-all demand a remedy of extraordinary virtuna to suo- Dessfully cope with them. That Cuti- cura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent (liquid or puls) are such stands proven by unquestioned testimonials.
Calleurs
« eurek, Depota: London, 27, Ohi #tha : Pari, 6, Thun de la Paix; AUSURES, R. Joans de Oo, Sydney: Bo. E, Landa, Ltd., Cape Toe, me; 1. 3. A. Petler Drug & them. Corp. Bonon. Post-tres prom London depor oral smp of Catiours, with book on the dam.
Al Khadim arasold throwabout the worl
the world on the linas proposed by Herr you Hesse-Wertek, the new calendar to come inte fores next year.
MARRIAGES NOT DECREASING.
..8.52 11.11
6.49
7.03
3.70 3.76
3.26
3.41
...11 1.28
1.231.35
The prevailing idea that marriages are on the decrease appears unfounded, at least os for as
.21
1.12 1.90
41 this country is concerned, for the annual average
Changeba disorders that when the news cas
Kiautekan..
.11 .10 3.50- 3.26 during the last three decades from the year negotiations for an international foreign loan for New Guinea, &o British, French and German capitalists met in Chino were suspended for a few weeks at least....
Compared with the trade of Germany with 1879 to 1908 per 1,00 inhabitants haa
aro not very remarkable, still they seem to bid
The Anglian, which also had a cargo of cattle, by jumping overboard to save life in a ses Ireland in collias supposed to contain the Paris, and itis possible that before this letter goes tho dependencies of others States these figures rison frem 7.70 to 8.08 and 8.13. The in-
ja
of the loan. It is to be for about twelve million
fair for the future; in millions of marks the
BOCIAL
smount to
781 ....29
French
Porto-
85
51
reass is not very striking, still it shows M-ab no dimisation, which is gratifying.
couples entering into the state of matrimony in times of prosperity than fa times of depression. In the same way marriages are fewer in the poorer agricultural districts, than amongst the weal their population of towns, thus in 1908 the Imports from
240 40 16 17 proportion in Eastern Prussia was only seven 9to a thousand inhabitants, whilst it resched Exports to 41 The smallness of the exports to the French elevon in Berlin sand in Mecklenburg-Strelila it solonies is accounted for by the commercial was only 7.5, compared with 9.2 in Hamburg and
establish a monopoly of trade in favour of the policy of France, the object of which je to
mcther country.
was disabled by a broken tail-shaft. She was time at home, he was promoted to commander mortal remains of patriot exiles who had left a attacked to the Englishman by two steel is 1866, and three years later went to last instruction to their heirs to lay their bones for on itaway they may have approved the terms bawsers and towed the entire 840 miles, Seon the West Coast of Africs in coinmand of at rest in their native land. Bat the coins
sterling, issued in the three capitals London after the towage began the weather became more the gunboat Growler. In January, 1870, became so thick and fast that some were opened, Paris and Berlin-and is for naval expansion exports to and from the different possessions. depend, of course, on economic conditions, more bad, the enormona sana straining the hawserssoned an English schooner from pirates and after that anybody found with a copy of the Congo River, being severely wounded on soveroly. As the Fastnet was approached the occasion. During the Egyptian War of the paper got severe punishment, Charles and development of the central provinces.” thick fog came on, and at a time when it was 1882 he was on the Mediterranean Big in Stewart Parnell influenced Ford to mildar fåess. Among the social announcements is the impossible to see even a few yards ahead the "bitts" to which the bowsers were fastened on the Anglian became loose. The engineers set to work on the tailshaft, and with great skill managed to patch it up so that the Anglian was able to proceed under her own steam at the rate of five or six knots an hour. During the eleven days of this adventurous voyage the cattle on the two ships consumed all the fodder, and as soon as Queenstown was reached ten tons of hay was hurled on the Anglian and five tons on the Englishman.
to bis flag.
Liberal Government.
HORS ABOUT THAT PORK,
Still the attacks continues on Chinese pork, in and out of Parliament, and still Mr. John Burns
STATUART, ::
Sculptors have been busy lately. At last, after an unveiling ceremony by the Princess Lonise, Dr. Johnson is to look down Fleet Street again, from the rear of St. Clemente Danes. Sir Henry Irving is to have a place behind the National Gallery, in the Charing
9.6 in Bremen.
MAY DAY.
The apoialist demonstration on May I passed off quietly enough everywhere. The day being a Sunday the numbers taking part in the pro FIXING EASTER DATE.
cassion were greater than on previous occasions, At a mesting of the Hana-Band in Berlin boing estimated at 100,000 in this town, in Herr von Hesse-Wartek, a well-known travellar, spite of the unfavourable state of the weather. The people appeared to enjoy their May pro- to whom, moreover, the introduction of the mensde, as they call it, they were all of them middle European" time is in a great mossarewell dressed and most orderly, and it is remark- due, delivered an address on the urgent necessity able how little drunkenness was observable,
some character of the light beer they consume.
THE CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS.
There seems good reason for believing that Centurion. It will be fresh in the memory sticks to it that the pork is all right. Trae, Crois Road--and unies' rumour is lying again, of firing a date for the colebration of Esater, which isz, doubt to be ascribed to the whole.
concentration.
THE TURKISH CROWN PRINCE.
command of the Iris, and in the rearrangement and the change of tone sdopted by Mr, Gladstone consequent on the bombardment of Alexandria was transferred to the battleship Inflexible, completed the mellowing process, so that nows-wedding at the end of June in Kensington of In January, 1897, he became Aido-de-Camp to days Ford has the harp for his emblem and Mr. Arnold Savage Bailey, solicitor, London, and Queen Victoris, and in July, 1899, was pro- not the sword. His aim is no more than to see advocate and solicitor of the Straits Settlements. the green flag floating over the old Parliament youngest son of the late Afred Bailey, barrister moted "ใน 1892 he was appointed Second in Command of the Channel Fleet, and in this and the House in College Green. But his old revoluat-law, and Miss Kato Edith Cinlow, youngest following year commanded a division or a tienary writings are being quoted effectively in daughter of the late John Clulow, solicitor. squadron in the annual summer mancontres, support of the Conservatives just now as show. In 1894 he became Admiral-Superintendent of ing the kind of men who are driving the Naval Reserver, and in each of the three years. of this appointment he commanded one of the opporing deste during the maneuvres. In December, 1697, he went sat to China as Commander-in-Chief, with his flag in the that on the occasion of the great Boxerrieing of tho duos levied by the Sees Canal Company wil 1900 he landed with strong international naval some of it has been refused admission, both to
hia son, H. B. Irving, and others will establish. He explained how important it was for trade- be reduced on Jun. 1 next from 71250 per ton, at brigade to attempt the relief of the Legations at London and Liverpool, during March, but it was
an Irving Memorial Theatre close by in the that it should no longer be a moveable feast, for which figure they have stood sings the end of Peling, and that his column was hard beset and
next twelve months or so. Also Mr. John whenever it fell early in the year and the weather 1905, to 7 250. The proposal to make this forced to turn back, after severe fighting, whan not on account of the quality of the park. It is within 40 miles of Peking. It was afterwards
a regulation that the carcases must be imported Tweed has completed a statue of Isord Clive
was bad, the spring business invariably suffered,
In the House of Commons on April 27th redaction of 500 per on will, it is stated, he put reported by the commandant of the French cox whole, whorens these Chinese haga sre minus that is to be erected in London and Caleatta Whilst when the date was a late ono people forward at the mosting of the Buen Canal tingent that "the serious difficulties that were
Earl Stanhope asked the Government what their backbones on arrival here. In reply to a directors on May 9. It will represent a total likely to arise from the clashing interests of reduction since the cives of 1902 of 1f 250. The night nationalities were prevented by the high Nationalist member, Mr. Kilbride, who dislikes The London cast will be placed near the Indis praferred buying summer clothing to purchas-was the nature of the changes which the ing spring goods. The reports of numerous Chinese Government had made or proposed to mako in connection with the Imperial Maritime chambers of commerce testifled to this. In Customs Service by the establishment of a inference is that diminished dum bave been position and perfect courtesy of Admiral Bay the competition with Irish bacon, Mr. BartsOffice in Charles Street. It is a fine and im- mour, and it was especially fortunate for the ex-said he was sure all the pigs were white and not pressive figure, suggestive of power and
1840 that of Frankfort of had already pointed Board of Control; what were the powers and compensated for by an increase of traffic. pedition that he met with no mishap while the black scavengers of China. Some of the pork Whether this further reduction in the amount bravely exposing himself to the enemies fire.
out the expediency of fixing a date for Easter, composition of the Board; and whether, in view An interesting visitor about to come here is but although the idea wet with warm approval ord, his Majesty Government would insist of the recent changes in the personnel of the of Suez Canal charges will in any way concilie •
For his distinguished services in China Bir that has met the regulations has been landed Edward Beymour received the G.CB. 1901 he in London, but there does not seem to be the Crown Prince of Turkey, who, strangely by other commercial bodies, nothing came of the po fuli the large body of British shipowners who became Admiral, and in 1902 the new honour of great field for it yet awhile. I am assured, enough, wants to study our Parliament. The suggestion for want of anited action. Various General's undivided control over the persek racegaition of the Inspector- apon a criticise, the administration of the company the Order of Merit was conferred upon him, though I cannot confirm it, that the rejected tour he is to take is really the result of the ter had been proposed, a majority of and finances of the Chinese Imperist" Customer remains to be seen. It is reported that at the From January, 1902, to January, 1903, he sat on annual meeting of the company in Paris on Jun. Sir Edward Grey's Committee on the Naval Re- pork has gone to Germany to be produced visit of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and King the chambers of commerce of Europe agreeing in accordance with the Loan Agreements of serves, and in Mareb, 1903, was appointed Com- the sausage form beloved of our Tenton cousins. Feter of Servis to Constantinople. In return that the first Sunday after the fourth of The Earl of Crewe said that the changes result. mander-in-Chief at Plymouth. He was promoted But that we are getting bigger supplies from the Prince will visit Sofia, Belgrado, Vienna, April would be the most suitable. Others, as,ing from the creation of the Board of Control, or, fo Admiral of the Fleat in 1905, and had no various quarters is apparent from the fact that Berlin and London. On his return he will farther notive service until the summer of last there has been a heavy falling-off in American A significant pronouncement is made by the year, when he hoisted the Union Flag in com-
going home by way of St Petersburg. He is a Observatory, Geheimrath Forster, had recom- changes of form, and the position of the Inspector- chairman of the Cauard Company. It is that mand of the squadron which went out to Now imports of packed moats in the post faw months, visit Paris and stay there a few days before for instance, the former director of the Berlin as it was mers technically called, the Revenue d the in his judgment the fature of the New York: unlike part in the Hudson-Fulton celebra- The advancing American prices doubtless no-
equinox, bat the arguments they adduced ap. Customs remained unaltered. In view trade lies with the 40,000 or 50,000 ton combined 100 years on which an Admiral of the Floot had counts for a good deal of this, and the price of gifted young man, and the Young Turks attachmended the third Sunday after the spring General in relation to the Chiness Imperial reared of little prectionl value. He himself was fact that no specie lustances of interference passenger and cargo boat. In saying this, of flown his fag at sea, and it was universally recog bacon here has advanced somewhat also.
in favour of the first Bunday in April, which, if on the part of the Revenue Corneil with the Inspector General Jus ben brought to the course, Mr. Booth finds himself in complete nised that the conforsing of this command
the following plan were adopted, would always notice of the Foreign Office, there did not seen Edward Seymour was a happy compli accord with Lord Parrie, whose complaint for a ment both to the American people and to him.
fall on the seventh of that month. The year to be, at present, sny reason for pressing farther long time past has been that it is not a question self. The vacancy on the list of Admirals of
consisted of 365 days, or four quarters of 91 day's representations on the Chinese Government in whether shipbrilders will build very big ships, the Fleet is filled by the promotion of Admiral the Adelphi,
plus a day; this day Herr von Hess Wartek regard to the composition of the Board.
The Marquis of Lansdowne mid he was unslar Sir Arthur Fanshawo, who has in succession blooda
proposes should be counted a dies son and be New the impression-though he was bound to say Year's day, the first of January to be the day his knowledge of these affairs was not Torr after. In this manner the days of the week would resent-that there had been continual attempts on the part of the Chinese Gorerament to set fell on the same datos every year, and if the new
up a Chinese Commission, composed of Chinese system could be accepted all over the world in officials, and invested with powers of time, to come into fores next year, when New over the Imperial Customs Service. It was ay day in ons Bazény, the first of Jaxaary quite clear that such a state of things would be would for ever after be on a Monday, the first violation of all the pledges and assuranove which had been given by the Chinese Govera day of the weak, and the first Sunday in April mant. He gathered from the statement of the
6 the net dividend will be raised to 151f, as compared with :41f.
Tork to take
tions.
прод
Bir
vaa the only occasion for more than
held the appointments of Commander-in-Chief there is on the Australian Station, of President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and of Com mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth.
SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS.
great importance to this four.
WEATHER REPORT.
1996 and 1898..
Council, had so far been purely departmental
* POT OF CAVIARE.” AN Having started his boxing play, the "House of Temperley," going successfully at The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
BO that
the following report: all the young
On the 23rd at 11.55 am.The depression but whether the parts of the world will be
of the tows are attending, and lying between the Loochoos and the Bonins A remarkable revival (of the yesterday appears to be moving away over the capable of accommodating the leviathans put
*abble art" among them, Sir Arthur Conan Pacific to the S.E. of Japan. afiost in the near future. The Cunard Company
Doyle has introduced a grim little curtain-raiser The low pressure ares lying over the middle with the Lusitanía sad the Mauretanin, each in
at the same house with a Chiness setting. The part of the China Bas yesterday is probably the near neighbourhood of 35.000 tons, has, of
in the asighbourhood of the developing Boxer rising supplies the period. A small gar- Macclesfield Bank. Douras, by this time had a pretty good experience
rison of Europeans have held out to the last A second depresion is approaching N, China of the biggest mail steamera as yet in service. Sie Frank Swattenham, presiding at the cartridge, the men shuilder to think of the fate of from the Westward The inference is that as these large vessels annual meeting held in London the that fear the women once they fall into the hands of "those valley and the Yellow Bes.
Pressure is still high over the Yangtze have proved so mccóssful still larger had done rather better during the past year
than in 1908. The small profit of £134 had been yellow devila," but none of them has the courage Fresh to strong N.E. winds may be expected atėsmers are likely in their view to prove arrived at after paying 217,451 for debenture to put his secret thought into socioN-NODE Save in the Formosa Channel and over the N. part the seventh of the month, s'date which he thinks noble earl that his Majesty's Government were more so. The only question left open is the interest, £589 for royalty and writing off one. The old professor of entomology has been of the China Sea
would be equally noceptable to the trade and to satisfied, on the whole, that the Revenue Council had not attempted to usurp any new question of speed. M. Booth does not say in so £10,336 for depreciation. The gross receipts in
Hongkong minfell for the 24 hours ending the religions communities
fanstions. As was well knowa, Sir Robert had rooontly resigned the post of many words that the large steamer which is to Singapore amounted to 204,234, as compared tgh a previous rising. his daughter at 10 am, to-usy, 0.00 inches. be built to take her place with the Lust with £60,029 for the previous 12 months. The ished in it, and his heart is steeled by the me
receipts from the Bale of electrical energy to the mory of her torment. He has kept this pot of The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noua in favour of the suggestion at any rate the the Mauretania in the mail Government and the municipality ania end
meeting passed a resolution to the following whether a British official was to be appointed of Singapore
N.E. winds, affect that, considering the importanes of to fill the vacancy, and whether this ocial service will be of 40,000 or 50,000 tons. The for lighting and power confinued to be satis caviare to the very last the "Pot of Caviars" today is as follows:---
With the last Hongkong & Neighbourhood fresh or strong fixing a date for the Easter festival and of would be in a position not less strong and independent than the position formerly occupied nesumption, however, ust be that somewhere factory. The non bridge over the Singapore is the title of the piece.
fair, squally. between these figuras her gross, register will be
river was formally opened on March 12 last, and flicker of the flame of hope ho invites all to
Same as No. 1 introducing a new calendar more in accordance by Sir Robert Hart. the company's cars began roming over the share this little luxury with him. He South coast of Chins between
Formosa Channel...
with modern requiremente than the present one, The Earl of Crewe said he had no information found. For the building of this big ship no bridge, which connected two sections of the
Bame aa No. 1. Hongkong and Lamooks.
government should te urged to take up the on that point. But it was stated by the Chinese Government loan is likely to be forthcoming. tramway, on the afternoon of the same day. In impregnated it with a deadly paison and one by
Government that Sir Robert Brödop's appoint- Same No. 1
matter seriously and to endeavour to bring about meat was of a paraly honorary character Indeed, any suggestion of the kind is negatived conclusion, he moved the adoption of the report, one the little garrison drops dead. The peo South coast Chins betwean Hongkong and Hainisi... by the statement that Government advances in which was seconded by Sir Charles Petrie fessor alone remains alive, waiting with an
an agreement between the civilized nations of
The subject then dropped: and carried;
There certainly seems a good deal to be said Fred General, and he should like to know