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SUPREME COURT,
Tuesday, August 9th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. -
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIN PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10ra, 1910.
| Steamship Co., and he said that Lai Chi Chin kas not a share, and never had held one in that' Company.
Evidence for the defence opened, and the heating was adjourned.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. F.A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUIENE JUDOE).
PRICE OF A FEAST.
THIAL OF FARTNERSHIP 18SUE, Before his Honour the Chief Justice and a
Ko Man Sang, lately carrying on business as jury the trial of the partnership isure in the notion between Tang Wong Shi and Lai Chi Chin and the Yast Cheung firm, brought action against the Choong Hing Steamship Co. was continued, the Kwong Tung Hotel Co., Ltd., to recover
COMPANY REPORT.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
The ninotloth report of the court of directors to the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of ahareholders to be held at the City Hall, Hong- Kong on Saturday, the 20th August, is as follows: Gentlemen:--The directors have now to sub- mit to you a general statement of the affairs of the bank, and balance sheet for the half-year eading 30th June, 1910.
$2,028,987.94
By balance of undivid-
ed profits, 31st De sember, 1909 By amount of net profts for the six months ending 30th June, 1910, after making provision for bad and doubt. ful debts, deduoting all expenses sad in- forest paid and duo 3,360,139.73
STERLING RESERVE FUND.
OPIUM IN WESTERN CHINA.
PLOUGHING UP THE CROPS.
[DY A CORRESPONDENT OF THE GONDON
"DAILY TELEGRAPH."]
-a
to storm the yamon, but though some damage was done, the addon appearance of the Viceroy quickly sobored the mob, Kill us now as wo stand" they shouted. "Kill us all now!” "I-am only obeying the Emperor's orders,” answered the Viceroy. "What would you have f Do you want me to lose my head?"
But in the end the Viceroy ravillated, com- thers is opium in Kansu today, As a result he was degraded last year, and it romains to be seen how his sno cessor will cope with the situation.
and
I hayo not
The issue was to declite as to whether Lal Chi823.88, amount due by defendants to plaint(1 | $2,028,987,94, balance brought forward from last To balanco £1,500,000 at ex. 2/- 815,000,000.00 remarks on the situation in this part of the the woat and south of the capital, too---30 opium
Chin was on the 4th and 10th days of January, 1908, or on either of such days, a partuor in the Choong Hing Steamship Co., lately carrying on business in this Colony, or liable as a partner in such company or firm.
T'he jury empanelled was composed of Messré. I. F. Hickman (foreman, J. Maxwell, C. Choke, J. H. Barr, H. T. Palmer, q. O. Cruickshank
and H. Tillito,
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow & Morrell), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M, W. Slade, KC, instructed by Mr. Hinds (of Messrs, Brution & Hett), represented the do- fondant.
The net predte for that period, including for salt fish supplied. Defendants admitted the account, after paying all charges, deducting claim, but counterclaimed $37.45 for refresh-interest paid and due, and making provision for doubtful soconuts, amount to ments and meals supplied at plaintiff's request, had and thus learing a balance das to defendants of $5,389,127.67.
8500,000 from the Frost and Loss socount to credit of the silver reserve fund, which fund will then stand at $16,000,000.
813.57
Mr. Christopher Wilson (of Mesars. Hastings & Hastings) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. D. V. Stevenson (of Masara. Deacon, Looker & Deacon) for the defendants,
Mr. Wilson aid the claim was admitted, and the only question for his Lordship to decide was the counterclaim,
on
Mr. Stevenson said as the burden of kim he wonbl commenco, proof was The claim was brought for $23.88, which was admitted in the counterclaim, in which do fendants pleaded that they had, on four soveral occasions, supplied the plaintiff with meals and refreshments at the hotel is the ordinary course of baiiness, and the amount of those meals amo to 837.45. If the amount claimed by plaintiff claimed, there was a balance loftin favour of the
The directors recommend the transfer of
They also recommend writing off bank premises account the sum of $150,000.
After making these transfers and deducting romaneration to directors, there remains for appropriation $4,724,127.67, out of which the directors recommend the payment of a dividend of two pounds sterling per share, viz., £240,000, which at 1/91, the rite of the day, will absorb 82,694,736,84,
The balance 82,029,390.83 to be carried to New Froit and Loss account.
Sterling Reserve Fand.-Owing to the re- meat of the securities held in this account be exchequer bonda duo 1915 were purchased, which stand in the books at 98. The opportunity was Lakon to adjust our holding of Consals te 60 and to write down other sterling securities.
The expenditure incurred in effecting those
(invested in sterling socurities).
$15,000,000,00
promised, gars wBY, CHENG-TU, SZECHUEN, June 1st. -- I have tmvalled this year several hundred miles in Western Chine, through the provinces $5,389,127.67 of Ehenel, Kansu, and Szechuan. Everybody
A SHOUT WAY WITH BIO
BIOTERA is talking about opium and the progress made In Szechuan the outlook is splendid. 15,389,127.67 by the Government in its campaign against the Through the northern
cultivation of the drug.
kills, and across the mountains, over the foot-
plain, At the outast let me offer one or two general seen a single poppy plant, and it is the same to empire. In the first place, the opium poppy this year. In Eastern Sacchuan, on the Hapch is not a plant which can hide itself onder a border, incipient riots nscarred last year owing bushal, its white and purple longes being con-
to the prohibitive price of the drug, and men spic
at a distance; and though growing at unable to purchase it went mand demanding
to 8,000ft in Kansu, it in ...215,000,000.00 |
ap found in
the broad mountais valleys, and more money for that purpose, setting fire to the
Lenses of such as refused them, ince the ronieto $15,000,000.00 spesially on the great
plains,
But the Viceroy, Chao Er-fing, was ruthless, population cannot spare the loud for and the ringleaders ween beheaded without mountain its onltivation. Consequently even a cursory mory. I am told that a few folds thore, toar of inspection ove
over the opiam districts is
nant of a devastated area, came into flower this liigut to enable an official to gain su idosas spring. Soldiers had been sent to the region to
down the trouble, and they should het ka Little trouble, it is impossiblə that it
tit should he cultivated surreptitiously.
eradicate it.
By balance 31st December, 1909,
£1,500,000 at ex. 2...
Te balance
SILVER RESERVE FUND.
$16,000,000.00
$16,000,000.00 By halance 31st December, 1909 $15,500,000,00
500,000,00 By transfer from profit and loss
$16,000,000.00
account
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ant
A CHINESE COMPANY SCANDAL.
and
PH
ploughed
rom-
to how for his orders are being carried cat most of the apinm found, but not entirely
fa
him. Remove that
Viceroy in the a small auto-
progressive
widow, whe
A
ap
official, Secondly, given a Vinoroy who is in earnest, there is no doubt that he can snooeed in snel on the with owever, the responsible
drawal of the troops, was fred 2,000 tasks, and not permitted to gro out of office till
be an enterprise very quickly.
had seen to the exterraination of the opiam
opiam crop Far West of Chine we afraid in inspooting official near
On another occasion a field was discovered by erat-and the people are
the ital. On in
capital. of him.
to a poor it lelonged Chao Er-feng to Lan chow, making hint Viceroy quiry it was found that it of Shen-Kau, and in two years there would not otherwise have boon taken; but the official
the who enoaped
which would proceeding be an opium plant in either province. Even
looked on while his men deatraged the orop. determined minor official can do good work, as The greatest previnos of the
with a empire, to-day practically Tho report of Mr. J. L. Smith, the British testified by the cleared districtä round Heian-population of 70,000,000, is Consul at Chungking, on the trade of the
Almost every Shon city in this neighbourhood opium free, the thousands of acres devotou only 6 gentleman who practised trade on week days | was dodusted from the amount which defendants domption of the National War Loan a re-arrange-distriot for the yoar 1909 contains the following has ita opium refuge, where a curo for the habit last year to its cultivation being now occupied
Chuan Ban Ballway.-A. meeting of the
rice fields, wheat, Indigo, and tobacco, to the benefit of the people. Already other shareholders of this company, which is a purely is guaranteed in seven days, though one cap there wors two other partners of the name of latter of $13.57. Defendants kept a Chinese came necessary, and £270,000 3 per cent. native concern and was foated with the object suppose that this is sufficient time formelts are being felt, apart from the intrinsip- okatizate cases. Three elasson are taken in, the value of these achievements. Thus the price of keeping the construction of milways in Baechuan in Chinese hands, w
poorest bell in
receiving free medicine and attention.
ispereals in the province has been conspicuously Needless to
of the to say, the high price of
lowered, in November. The accounts submitted showed
of the increased aeronge consequonco derated that s sam
to legitimate of 15,405,902
£2,006,000) now an incentive to speculators, and many are 105,902 taels had
holding up supplies. Moreover, a few nasern- been collected in
I am told by mon who have travelled thero in shazes, taxation, invest palous men continue its cultivation in the vici manta of capital, &e. Of this only 23 per cent. nity of a slack official, in spite of the stringent opiam-growing district in former years, thoro this year that la Yunnan, too, another onorious the greater
regulations. There is no doubt, too, that some
is now hardly a plant to be found, except for a proportion of the remainder
few small districts in the remotest corners. But as "tanka"-Le, stares given in exchange for a forced lery, payable
to his land-tax. Though ikin stations-which, by the way, at the time of the meeting the first sod
abolished by treaty five years ago, though they had not been turned and the company had been are still numerous in the interior. In this probably being in existence some
Bome five band
years, the actual balance or a certain amount
amuggled over the Burmah frontier into Yun- 10.421.958 toels (807 was only
satisfaction it was found that there
the £1,357,026). Among ather grounds for dis
Mr. Blade, in outlining the case for the defence, Brat gave a brief bistory of the litiga- tion. Then he pointed out that Paz Chi was undoubtedly the founder and manager of the Choong Hing Steamship Co., and was admitted- ly a parlor. Another partner was Tung Cho, and active Christianity on Sundays. Then Li. Lai Chi Chun was not at any time a partner in the Erm. The names of the four partnere were duly entored in the books of the Arm as having paid their money. There was a proper book kept wherein was recorded the shure capital subscribed by the partners, and the names of four men only ware entered therein. That book mysterionaly disappeared, and in place of it among the books which wore shortly afterwards seized, un. der an oxocation levied on the firm in some other case was a similar book, but black. The edges of this book were written, but there was
restaurant at Konnady Town, where customers who were known to the proprietor took their friends, and when meals were ordered the pro. prictor naked to whom they should be dobitod He would prove that on each occasion the pro-
of
(asy,
drug re
variona prieter was instructed to debit the amount to changes, viz., £7,170, has been met out of the had been subscribed voluntary collected smuggling is taking place, the opium being con-
the plaintiff.
His Lordship Who was standing the dinner?
proffts of the half-year.
Branches and Agencies. — Sub-Agensies
erops.
Mr. Szeavenson-That we don't know, but of the bank have boon opened at Ipoh and Johore form of an addition every landholder in the cealed in bales of cotton and easily passing the of this I know nothing at first hand.
Malay Peninsula).
In
were
nothing put inside. The knowledge of this and the plaintiff called at the defendants' hotel cu leaving the Colony, Mr. G. H. Medhurst, 49 employces drawing some
WELL
our instructions were to put them down to the account of the Taet Cheung Arn. Proceeding. Mr Stevenson said that subsequently to these transactions the Ynet Cheang closed its business, one evening and asked the accountant to make him out throe bills in respect of these four meals in the names of different mon, stating that he would collect the money. Defendants did not know who these men were, but the bills were made out as requested, and since then they had heard nothing further. They still, however, looked to Ko Mun Sang to pay the amount, as the hotel at his request had given him credit.
The case stands part heard.
over
Directors-Mr. E. G. Barrett, Mr. H. E. Tomkins, Mr. C. 8. Gubbay and the Honourable Mr. W. J. Gresson having resigned their 'scats
Honourable Mr. Henry Keswick have been in- Mr. F.-H. Armstrong, Mr. 8. A. Levy and the vited to all the vacancies. Mr. Andrew Forbes has been invited to join the Board. These appointments require meeting.
confirmation at this
Mr. G. Balloch has been elected Chairman for the remainder of the year and Mr. Hobert Shewan Deputy Chairman.
Auditors-The accounts have been audited by Mr. F. Maitland and Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, the former noting for Mr. W. Hatton Potts, who is absent from the Colony.
O..BALOCH, Chairman.. Hongkong, 9th August, 1910,
ABSTRACT OF ASSETS-AND LIABILITIES.
30th June, 1910.
LIABILITIES.
year in
6
00
were
WATER RETURN.
Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st August~~
CITY AND HILL BISTRICT WATER WORKS.
LEVEL.. 1909.
But on the whols I am inclined to regard the outlook for China as very hopeful. The Imperial salaries and wages, the explanation Government is fully alive to the advantages of
1910. afforded was most inadequate, and as rosult the coarse upon which it is embarked, and is the officials and people:
Below overflow. Below overflow. I believe that the Indian Government must
Tylam
22 ft. 4 in. 13 ft. 1 in. certain of the directors and assistant-directors being well supported by t were handed over to the authorities to be dealt be prepared to cease the importation of opium Tytan Byewash 24 ft. 5. in. 27 ft. 35 in. with or changes of malversation of the funds.
The sew board of directors has promised within ten years, but within six., A, now era is
inte thie country, socording to tresty, not Tytam Interme-
"diate...... fresh unit of accounts, the dismissal of super-slowly dawning, and China will presently be Pokfulum.......
nous employees, and remedy of various abuses, able to make a fresh start amongst the nations Wong nai-chang 4 ft. 4 in. in the hope of being able to attract further with a nucleus of latent power that must rapidly capital from Chinese sources.
become apparent.
SIAMESE RAILWAY CONTRACTS.
CULTIVATION IN SHEET.
particular book was got in this way: At the time when Lai Chi Chun was arrested when he was supposed to be fitting to Canton, he was just on the eve of the bearing of his appoal case, where he wen going to prove that the serios of books of the Tak Li Lung firm by which he had been proved in the Summary Court to be a partcer, were forgeries. Just after the notion was institated somebody thought it would be a sound thing to look at the books of the Chicong Hing frm to soo whether
BIG IRRIGATION SCHEME. Bay improper entries or not thero in them which by any possibility could be
What promises to be one of the largest irriga- twisted round to an allegation of Lai Chi Chua tion, drainage and reclamation propositions being a partner in the firm. Pau Chi, when considered in the Far East and in fast anywhere recently completed in he wont to the family house in Caino Road, outside of the vast works assured them that there was nothing, and Egypt, is one that has been recommended
the irrigation Committee of the Philippines, by offered to take any one of them down to the which it is proposed ion of land lying between Faid-up capital
to drain, irrigate and reclaim firm and show them the books. The only all the vast extension
Oland Available person present to take advantage of the Zambales rangs of mountains on the Sterling reserve fand by the $15,000,000.00 in congestion with important scheides a happy man, for Shenai and Kausu were to be
west and the cordillera running north from
to the north of Nueva Ecija, in other Silver roserve fund Bulacan words, the
Pangasinan sad parts of Noben in circulation- Nuers
(Authorised suo against sa- Batuan
curities and coin deposited For the present the portion of this territory
with the Crown Agents for south of a line along the ridge traversing lying
the Colonies and their trus- Luzon from east to west through Tarlo will be
teos, $15,000,000.00) dealt with, this being the nearet to the capital and being the section of the country most in Current accounts:-
Silver need of attention.
This
Gold £4,723,757. section of the country contains the extensivo Candaba swamp which it is proposed to drain and roclaim to agriculture, and the low and all along the coast line for a considerable lands surrounding Malolos, Hagony, Bulacan,
distance
that offer, and who could read Chineso, was ons
of the defendant's younger sisters-in-law, Miss
you
0$ ex.
2/
£1,500,000
Annie Quien. She read the entries and saw Tarb of Bulacan, Pampanga, | Marine insurance account...
ton
an
that the name of her brother-in-law was A day or two afterwards Mr. not there. Gardiner, who was then iz Messrs. Brut
with down went & Hett's office,
Mrs. Chau, another interpreter and sister-in-law, for the express purpose of soeing this very same book. This was only a few days later, but the book, had gons; it was not produced. When he asked for it he was inform od that there never was such a book. A fow books were seized under days later the an execution, and were placed in one of the gartowns of the Supreme Court. There they became infosted with white ants, and were destroyal by the Registrar. The defendant would be called, and ho would tell the jury that, as some of the witnesser had deposed, he was very frequently in the premises of the Choong Hing. He was there from the month of August onwards, Lot benauso he was a partner, but
inland The project will indade the control of the Rio Grande river and all those other rivers and streams that flow to the southward and in the rainy season de so much damage to crops and to the land that is or might be under cultiva tion.
and
9%, 98.
Silver... Gold £4,865,688.
13s. 6d.
Fixed deposits
A
***
15,000,000.00 | Anglo-g;elopment aring out of the allowed to grow opium 1
And now for a few notes on observations mande during may long journeyings. Coming down the west road which runs from Peking throngh It is understood that the contract for the Eision-fn to Dan chow and Tibet Inst December, early delivery of the whole of the stool work
I saw no sign of opium between the eastern required for the fifteen new bridges to be border of Shensi and the provincial capital; constructed on the Royal Samose State but four days west of Hsian, near Chow. Railways has been secured by the Cleveland tai, o omne Boross several fields of the Bridge and Engineering Company, Darlington, plant, just coming up. This was at Christ These bridges, the spans of which vary from 10 mee. About the ane time, too, an innkeeper to 80 mètres in length, are, it is stated, required of the district informed as that he was, indeed,
of Treaty
the result of
In the mountains seath of the Hsisu plain ... 15,500,000.00 which miles of territory were ceded and on the plain of the Upper Han from Han-
15,000 250,000.00 to the British Empire. It will be remember: chong-fa westwards to the Kanen border, I saw ed that four millions sterling was advanced no sign of the plant. What, then, is the actual to Simm at 4 per cent, for the extension of e
from Bangkok to the new British state of affairs with regard to opium in this
provines? rin Kelantan. This line will link up i the
Shensi must have produced almost Last your Siamese ralways the Federated Malay ite usual amount of the drug, since Dr. Morrison,
to Stata liue from Singapore, recently under cou writing from Heian on Jan. 31 of this year, struction. About 120 miles of the Malay line stated that he daily met a train of opiam curts was opened last year and another 76 miles have under oficial protection. These would doubtless the recostly been opened, leaving additional 150
plant. to be cleared of the miles now under construction to the Siamose be going to Chili and the ospital, one of
first provinces to torminne. Through railway cozomuication will
the outlying districts little has been thras be afforded between Singapore and Bang done as yet, as witness the opium fields kok, and the connection of the Southern round Chow-tai; but in the neighbourhoods of Burmese and Malay States line, vid the Siamese Asian itself the officials have completely exter. Railways, will eventually be possible.
minate the plant, in spite of the fact that the present Fu tai (the Governor of Shena is himself an opium smoker,
120,075,829.63
53,032,347.36
13,955,133.00
-173,108,176.99
62,936,914.70 ... 54,631,394.09 Bills payable (including drafts
-117,568,308.79
on Londen bankers, call loans and short eight drawings on London Office against bills receivable and bullion chip-
cata) Profit and loss account
re-discounted, £7,895,062. 17s. 6d, of which £6,071,419. 48. 101, have since run off, ASSETS.
the plans for the several irrigation Cash
systems it is proposed to construct within the
arei,
This stretch of land is considered a very promising field of labour because of its carness to Manila ass market and as a ship ping point. Also on account of the transports tion facilities, the richness of the soil and the density of the population.
...$48,995,989.39
3
WAGES IN THE COTTON TRADE.---
the spring. The happy innkeeper who
Oror parts of the Hsian plain, at least, Im- perist representatives were making tours of in- spection, and men fonnd cultivating the pro- by General satisfaction, says The Times, will be hibited plant had been beaten in the fields 21,502,332.64 expressed at the announcement we make alue the yames runners, and their crepe ploughed up. 5,389,127.67 where that, at a joint meeting of mastors and Ln one district, indeed, sach was the terror in operatives in the cotton trade, held at Manches spired by the visiting official that his approach
settlement of the $377,283,079.09 ter o
wages question, was made known beforehand, and men had fled which has been hanging over Lancashire for from their fields and even from their homes months past.
ass, has been arrived at, so far as the
leaving their crops at the mercy of the official, leaders of capital and labour are concerned. It who made short work of them. And I have district round will
be romaembered that the teyuble arose from little doubt be similarly dealt with disagreement between the two partics as to Chow-tai will be found and
of the revised conciliation schema detail fer the automatio pared in Angast, nation of wages per the quite fictitions nows that!
by # joint committee, Government against authoris
Shenai and Kamu were to be allowed to culti Coin lodged with the Hongkong
ander the terms of the Brooklands agresate opium, was doubtless deceived by the ed and/or excess note circula-
bad 12,000,000.00 ment, A scale of wages been arrived tion
tactics of the Imperial Government, who, in in hand.
and in transit 11,945,376.69 baged on variations in cotton trade profit and their fear of disturbances, seem to have adopted Bullion in Indian Government rupee paper 2,317,687,65 loss, but, unfortunately, masters and men were the ingenious plan of bringing pressure to bear
and other
not agreed," to nise the words of
Textile on the opium-growing provincas one or two at Consols, Colonial
securities
14,706,302.64 Mercury
of May
14, 1910, upon the point at a time. Thus in parts of Kane the edict pro roserve fund investmonts, viz:-*-
which
to draw the neutral line between pluie bibiting its cultivation, now three years old, and manna" The men claimed that the basis was not posted up till this year! £960,000
should be
be the level at which wages stood during
On the whole, opium is decreasing in Shensi, the hat period of high profits, which was 5 per and the yield this year will be decidedly smaller cant. above the "standard list." The masters than the crop of 1909. In view of the shortage, maintained that the datum line should be the and in part to the
owing to
presant limited supply lips of the list itself, which fuplied that wages already being folt, the drug which last year must at the
Per cost 200 cash an ounce in Hsiau is now coating meeting laat right unanimously 800 and 1,000 cash, with the result that was who agreed to recommend that the masters' demand could afford to smoke it last year can now only for areduction should be withdrawn, condition. afford to chew it
With tho approval of the nocrotary and police the irrigation of commeres division will at once set about to investi- gate the irrigation and drainage of the
north of Manila entire contral valley lying extending to the waterbed. This much of the Liability on bills of exchange work will involve the study of an area of over because Pan Chi, the expert accountant, was his 340,000 hectares, not all of which, however, can most important witness in another notion, and be brought under irrigation for cultivation, but he was there constantly consulting him with which must be studied as a unit in the develop- regard to the books in that action. Defendant ment would say that he never had anything whatever to do with the business of the Choong Hing firm except in the way of lending them money, and he borrowed small sums from them from ume to time. The defence, fortunately, had got a complete translation of the contents of the folia wages book. That book contained the names of erovy person, employed in and control and of the protection of the land from damage from inundations that occur annually. about the firm; in it were the names of every It also involves the drainage of large areas not single one they know to be partners, and Lai ander cultivation and the general improvement Chi Chan's name was not in that book, where it of sanitary conditions throughout the tide water could be expected to be if the allegations of It is hoped that by the improvements that his drawing money were true. One of the so- will be introduced the annual washouts countants of the firm would be called, and he along the railroad through Tarlac will in the would say that Lai Chi Chin was not a partner, future be avoided; that the water supplies £325,000 other sterling
Bulacan and several other of Malolos, Hagonoy. and would corroborate Miss Annie Quisu, torns in the lowland districts will be immensely
improved that because he was the man who get the partnership
the
ments of the be put a stop to, and book and handed it to Miss Quinn to see. Farwators upon the frash
that one of the chief results will be the ther, at the opening of the firm Lai Chi Chin
This project involves large problems of river Sterling 24% Console
fot
at which
£250,000 lodged with the Bauk of England as a Special London Reservej £270,000 3 per cent, ex- ahequer bonds duo 1915 at 98
TH
securities written down
to...
and
Fir
264,600
44
cent, Thesent time be reduced by
st
eithor for
advance or a ally on no demand
an rednetion
in the rate being made for the
present next five years. We assume,
therefore, that the on which so mash time. conciliation sobeme on
will now spent WH DOW
VICEROY AND THE MON.
South-Eastern Kansu on both sides of the main watershed was free of the plant as far west Minchow. Around that city in the Tow
275,400
£1,500,000 @ex. 2 15,000,000.00 thought, and work has
125,639,558.39 that the automatic regulation of wages has now again saw fields of opium. The edict prohibiting
bean
STORAGE GALLONS,
1.ft. 4 in.
3 ft. 3 in.
0 ft. 3 in.
4 ft. 4 in.
·14. ft. 11 in.
1910. 276,690,000
158,000 177,786,000
56,580,000
13,804,000
1909. 221,640,000 898,000
Tytan Tytam Byawala... Tytam Intermediate 188,456,000 65,460,000 Poktulum.
24,873,000 Wong-nai-chung ...
Total ...
501,327,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY AND HILL
Estimated
525,018,000
· DISTRICT DURINO THE MONTH OF JULY.
1909
1910. Consumption.123,698,000 148,062,000 gallons
population.. 208,850
210,660 Consumption par
19.L head per day
22.6 gallons Intermittent supply by Rider mains in Elder main districts during July, 1909. Intermittant triots up fill the 11th July and constant supply supply by Rider tonius in Rider main Dis. to the end of the month, 1910.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
LEVEL.
1909.
1910. Below overflow. Below overflow,
Kowloon Gravitation
Reservoir........ 23 ft. 2 in, 34 ft. 6 in. Water level reduced for construction purposes in 1910,
-1910.
STORAGE GALLONS.
1909. Kowloon Gravitation
Reservoir........ 155,100,000 87,533,000
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
(--1909.
1910. Consumption 24,930,000 24,648,000 gallons Estimated popu.
88,500 93,300 Consumption per
head per day... 9,0
8.5 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
Public Works Department.
lation..
W. CHATHAM, Water Authority.
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO JAPANESE POST-OFFICE
EMPLOYEES.
Following is the text of instructions lately issued to the officers and employees of Post, Telegraph and Telephone Exchange ofices in Japan ***
RELE FOR DAILY CONDUCT.
1. Werk earnestly and soberly with all your might.
2. Bely not upon to-morrow; without fail do today the work which should be done to-day.
3. In your daily social interconrso be whole- hearted and free; do not fail in discharging all obligations towards friends; be careful not to be a trouble to observe all rules; be punctual
4. Carefully
all promises; return berrowed money and kosp other articles at the fired time.
5. Forget not kind deeds; delay not to visit people who show favour, or write to them, or after death, 6. Be kind to all;
sent the partners a congratulatory serall, and a detraction of the obolers breeding centres | Billa discounted, loans and credits 144,631,243.46 become actually operative, and it may be hoped Valley, nud within gunshot of the yames, I sit their graves be sympathetic to those in
that are now a continual menace to the health
person who was a partuer never thinks of sonding of the city of Manila -Cablenowe-American.
a congratulatory scroll to himself. This little steamship company started business in the
BRITISH TRADE IN THE EAST. middle of Jans, 1907. In August of the same
At the meeting of Connoil of the London year the defendant was called as a witness in the Tak L Lang action, and was then Chamber of Commeres last month, Mr. Stanley asked what business. he had in Hongkong. mendation of the East India and Chins Trades Machin presiding, it was agreed, on the recoin. He thon stated that he was interested in only Section, to address the Forsign Office with one firm. At that time the Choong Hing Com-reference to the benefits to British trade and
Bills receivable
Bank premises
Dr.
to the sick.
2,047,920.87 been established in the staple industry of its growth had been posted up in Minehow only trouble; be kind and helpful to
Lancashire. The decision refects great credit this year, and a few days after its appearance -7. Always consider yourself as in limited cir-
$377,283,079.09 on
GENERAL PROFIT AND JOBS ACCOUNT, 30th June, 1910.- To amounts written off
Remuneration to directors To dividend account
$15,000,00
£2 per share on 120,000 shares £240,000 at 1/93. ... ...
2,694,736.84 industry which might reasonably be expected to To transfer to silver reserve fand 500,000.00
rapid means of transport in Manchuria, and to
count
your
pany had just started, sud if he had been follow the introduction of easier and moro To transfer to bank premises no- partner in that firm he would naturally have maid so, there being no necessity then to conceal the fact, as the firm had no liabilities at that date. Then Pai Chi was asked if he was not a partner with Lai Chi Chin in the Choong King
150,000,00
*** 2,029,390.83
$5,389,127.67
erge upon the Government the desirability of To balance forward to next half- furthering the development of railways and commercial enterprise in that country by British subjects.
much good sonso the men of all classes in the In the North the plant is not sown till the aim assions, endurcoming self and suppres
exercise.
9.
· LO BIYE KZOZøy.
fired principle to be on all concerned in it, and shows onto more how oplem had been sown within sight of the yau en onmstances; let it be as five
frugal; County Palatino can display when a serions spring. Torchow I saw no sign of opian, but Since life in the seed of all achievement, emergency in their joint affairs demands its
guard your health sad keep a strong body.
Be careful of yourself even when alone, morning and orening turn your thoughts in ward 10. Frequently engage in innocent sports and seek to be happy in your daily life.
Bince the above ten rules should never be forgotten for a moment, let us together endeavour to put them into practice in our daily life and work
WRIGHT AND GREG's "PREMIER”
Scoren WHISKY-jurt the same as you
get at home in Scotland-Advt.
in the warin valloys of the Southern Kansa mountains, whers this province dovetails into Szechuan, we passed several fielda in bloom towards the end of April 1st opium was sell ing for a teel an ounce in Minehow Judging from the above, I am inclined to think that no great pres
pressure has yet be applied to Kansy, one of the greatest epium-producing provlaces
the empire.
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The edict aimset caused a riot in the pro- vincial capital. Men armed themselves with sticks and stones, and a great crowd attempted
KIMURA MUN»BUR, Director of Communiostion, Tokyo, Tokyo, 18th July, 1910.