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THE CANTON RIVER.
SUGGESTED AIDS TO NAVIGATION
It has been computed that something like three thousand people pass up and down the Canton River between Hongkong and Canton dally. If to those bo added the vast numbers trading in janks, and in the small steamer, algaged in the West River trado, it will be really apparent that there must be many thousands of people afloat at a given time upon this grant Lighway. This being so, it follows that all aids possible to navigation should be given to those men to whose care is antrest. ed so many lives and so much valuable
That serious accidents do not frequently occur speaks unch for the onesfalness and watch
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUESDAY, AUGUST 11th, 1910.
no lights on either side to guide the mariner. Imagine, therefore, the feelings of the luckless ship master endeavouring to get into the river for shelter during the thick weather of a typhoon and having to ran between those rocks which are unmarked either by day or by night!
A light is, wo understand, projected on Tama Pen Chan, the small rock on the port hand, In the and it is not by any means too soon. opinion of many weil able to judge, this light now was much more necessary than the one being built on Chelang Point, on the coast of Chine, and should have taken precedence over it. It must not be forgotten that the trade of Can- ton is increasing very rapidly, and no precaution. should be neglected by the Port Authorities
to-ronder this trade us safe au mondʼble.
CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
9th August.
A SHOCKING OCCURBENCH.
tbo
and his wife into the cabin and locked them in.
FAMOUS BOOTTISH ESTATE SOLD.
HILLIEQRANKIE"AND PITLOCHRY,
about 17,000 acres.
"THE TIMES" A JAPANESE NUMBER.
The Times on the 19th nit, published as part of the ordinary edition, a large number of additional pagos dealing on the one hand with the history, life, and art, and on the other with the commercial and industrial progress, of modern Japan
The greater part of this edition, tho Times says, is the work of a Special Correspondent, who has r
s recently revisited Japan for this particulaz purpose, and of the Times Tokyo Correspondent, whom residence in the country for nearly forty years has entitled to speak with than ordinary authority on Japanese affairs;
more
contribution takes
At the Mart, Tokenhouse-yard, EC., list A most shooking occurrence is reported from neath the bountiful and historic estate of Faskally, Perthshire, belonging to Mr. Ar place called Shin Kwen. A pig dealer charchibald Edward Butter, C., we sold by terod a largo boat to take a quantity of pigs to Messra. Kaight, Frank & Batley, auctioneers Cantou. He had also in his possession a large realised, approximately, a quarter of a million and land agents, Hanover-square, W., and
The pounds, sum of money. On board the boat was
extensive Faskally proportion captain's wife and their son-in-law. The latter comprise what were originally five separate became aware that the pig dealer hail money estaten- Faskally, Claniomore, Pitlochry, Bal with him and formed a plan to get it for him-sukna and Birathloch-haring an area of self. When the boat reached Shin Kwan this The Faskally and Cluniemore portions were but it also contains special articles from villain went ashore and procured the assistance sold privately for about £130,000, the former nutaber of distinguished Japanese contri Major F. C. Foster, Queens-butors, including Count Okuma, one of the of seron robbers. They theth wont back to the The boat and us so3h 15s it was supder way they try, tits by by Majo
modern Japan, Count Hayashi, well
known: merchandise. In this ro? A-little knowledge all red light on the Chain Books in the fell upon the unfortunato danforsad hacked his brother of the window Str. Charlos Battor, few anrvivors of the band of atatesmen who-briit |
romantic pass of Kill skally includes the upme
the former Japanese Ambassador in London, and of the Canton River will immediately show how
Tottish Highlands, Baron Kikuchi, formerly Minister of Education very inadequately it is marked and lighted; and Boca Tigris is valuable and acts as an excellent body into four sections. Protions to this it is frequently stated that there is no grostmark for vessels using this extremely narrow atrocious daed the son-in-law forced the captain immortalised by the death of Clavorhouse in 1689 and now President of the Imperial Kyoto
University, Count Okama's aud dangerous channel
in the hour of victory over the forces of Gorry, the form of an introductory letter on the. river in the world carrying so much traflo
After passing through the entrance of the Soon after this the best arrived at a likin. under General Mackey. The River
which flows through the pass joins, a
little.
Japanese Empire, Cou
Count Hayashi discasses which is so imperfectly safeguarded as this-tho
helow its southern oxtremity, the Tummol, on
"Korea in the Past,' and explains why, in his Highway of South China,
river, the navigator is immediately confronted station and after the tax was paid the son-in-
which, also within the bounds of the estate, are opinion, Japan should now
take further with a shoal carrying soren feet at low water law and his confederates left the ship, taking right in the centre of the channel, and called with them the murdered man's money. The the famous falls, where, in a fagourable season, steps to "strengthen her government there.
salmon the Calcutta. Shoal, because many years ago captain being locked in below now began to the
h the rushing waters to the before tho. University of London two years sgo will be recalled by all students of likin officers, who also discovered the mutilated posting also purebased, for £80,000, odmation, deals with "Education in Japan."
e other articles by usual manner by sticking on it. A small light-
distinguished authori boat similar to the many now in use on the well remains of the victim. The captain told the Pitlochry, upon which the town itself is built, Among othe
Coilavonlin
for £3,000, Bainsered for £2,000, in a study of "Oki Japan," to the subject of marked upper Yangtas Kiang might with ad-grusome story to the officials and the military and which includes an 18-hole golf course; ties is one from Lori Bolesale, who returne were at once communicated with. Three of and Ballyoukan for £22,250. Mr. G. A. Clark, his well-known book, while Mr. Arthur Lloyd vantage be placed here, or a gas-lighted buoy the miscreants wore captured shortly afterward. Largs, purchased Strathloch for £13,000. There deals with the changes of religions thought might sorro as well. The writer is informed The instigator of the crime is still at large, was keen competition for the varions properties, which have marked the omorgence of the new and the sale was reckoned one of the best held Japan froject of Japanese modern Literature that several vessels have actually struck this
at the Mart this year. shoal in recent years. The channel between bat owing to the peculiar savagery of the crime the Calcutta Shoal and the Tide Fole below extraordinary efforts are being made to secure Whampoa is narrow and tortuons, and it is difficult to see how, without heavy exponse, a
The Governor of Kwong Sai has reported proper system of lighting and bucyage could that trouble has broken out on the borders of be arranged. The Customs have inaugurated that province and Yannon and along the a system of gas buoys on the Tongtso, and they French frontier. He states that revolutioniste might with great advantage, be adopted bore are responsible for the trouble and that Imperial
bean troops have alko
sent out against After passing the Tids Pole below Whampov, insurgenta, The Kwong Sai and Yunnan about Chinese to be dumped down right here Work from another well-informed writer, navigation, no that these useless risks may in generally known as the Front and tho Back triots, for nearly every week nows comes of Sonth Africa, bat colonies of Chinese were being Japan, according to recent writers, both foreign the future be avoided, that this article has been Reaches; the front reach being only need by disturbances taking place. there. Occasionally founded in all the Chinose gued on and native, has not yet censed to be a Paradise
navigation of vessels in these waters, lintship named the Calcutta discovered this in-the-ake a great noise and was discovered by the their way be Beok in hundreds forsing Baron Kikuchi," whose comprehensive lectures
fainags of the men to whom is entrusted the
accidenta do occur which could be easily avoided if the authorities in Hongkong and Canton Ware guided by adequate knowledge of the
requirements of marinere on the river.
The Powun disastor could have been avoided hand there been a light on Kap Sing Island, and in all probability the Ying King, which foundered off Castle Peak Bay, in the typhoon of 1908, would never have been lost had thero been a light at the entrance of the Canton River at Sam Fan Chai, so that the master could bavo run back there for shelter with any degree of certainty of finding the extrance in the thick hoovy weather of the typhoon. It is therefore with a view to informing the authorities of what lu the opinion of ship masters and pilots! is really necessary for the safety of riverins
written.
To begin. The light which we are informed has been ordered for several months is very argently required on Kap Sing Island at the entrance of the Kap Sui Moon. As this light has been advocated almost ad nauseam, it is not proposed to enlarge upon it hors, but merely to expross the hope that everything will be ready on the Island for plasing the light in position on its arrival in the Colony. The red light at the northern end of the Kap Sii Moon is a very useful little light and might with advantage be increased in power, as at present it is only a sort of oxaggerated sidelight erected on a pole.
After passing this red light there are no
kis arreet.
TROUBLE IN KWONG SAI.
the
the river divides itzelt into two channels, boundaries appear to be very unsettled dis-
above.
CHINESE LABOUR" IN ENGLAND.
Kllow the
British
year 2,400
were
from the old.
women,
bas boon treated from two standpoints, Mr. Walter Daning writing on Literature, while Professor Y Takenob discusses the present Јаралеве noveliste. Thore Bre lew women Mr. Havelock Wilem, addressing a meeting in Japan better qualified to write on the
subject of the social status Of women in
in that of seamen at the West India Dook gates, Poplar, on the 17th uit, said he had supported country than Madame Utako Shimoda, who had the Liberal Government for many years, but be much to do with the founding of the wall mast tell the Government that it was damned known Pocrossss School in Tokyo, and whe
has devoted her life to female educativo. bowl
Her hypocrisy on its par to make such
wat the Chinese in
with Africa,
toarting
an nccount of South
artiule, together
eman's Woman's yet in this country. Drastic action was taken it give a good idea of the changes that are
is is the education
place in
status of and chief ports of
of the British vessels of light draught. The dividing point the wildest of rumours find their way into their flare standard of the between these channels is an island, very low and native Press, and one of the wildest como time Chinuse was so low
that
Bo Government to allow them in our midst. The very flat, called Flat Island. As it is necesgo assorted that the French had poured a mass
Federation sary to sight the end of this island for the of 53.000 troops into Kwong Sai to anner it
estion treated white mon like Chinese were placed on a pedestal and were purpose of taking ofther channel, and as it Of course, there was not the least shadow of
never medically examined by bullies. is very inconspicuous, a light should be erectedtrath in such a statement, but it was generally If the Seamen's Union could get 200,000 on its B.E. end, of a similar nature to the light socepted here, and nearly every time anything seamen in British and Continental on the Tide Pole below Whampoa. Not many happens on this disturbed borderland rumours. months ago, a river steamer, the Kiang Ting, arise of French "aggression." ran ashore on this point on a dark rainy night, and remained aground for two days, and many On Hozam Island there are some villages other vessels have stranded here. A small and which are somewhat turbulent, and as very few inexpensive light erected at this place would of these are policed many crimes occur in them. therefore be of great use. From this point up In vilings called Lung Tin a marriage to Capton it is difficult to see how many more ceremony was
him to progress when a number of
Shipping
fortnight's rest at a given time, to take well as a picturesque artide on Japanagė
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AIRSHIP DISASTER IN GERMANY,
for children, and "Little Japan" discussed from two points of view. Madame Y Ozaki, Mayoreas of Tok
birth through school to manhood and womanhood, and Miss E. R Japanese children from decribes the life of Seidm Soidmore, the author of "Jinriksha Days," gives foroignor's view of what sho
the bewitching little folk of Japan," as 350 calle
Federation would be compelled to adopt a con editor in Japan, contributes an article on some Gardens. Mr. K. Sugimura, a well-known ciliatory attitude, for the whole shipping industry of the minor pitics of his would be paralysed and the starving people of
country and gives Europe would demand a settlement of these remarkable cases of changes in relative
The Berlin correspondent of The Times wrote seamen's grievances. Shipowners would then importance and of rapid growth. An informing
article ship
blind and damb men, men with wooden logs, and men without legs; and they would no Purvis, F.E.S., Professor of Naval Architecture in naval arch showing the progresi is contributed by F. P.
P. on July 13th:
The airship Erbsloek, which made un ascent longer the in the Imperial University, Tokyo. The question Leichlingen in Rhonish Westphalia this
being examined. On the 28th of
Investments is to ask the President of the Jaishi H. Boyeds, the President of the morning, burst after a cruise of about half an
is fully treated
tion, until the luckless mariner is well within are to be sina erely congratulated upon the vast festivitios and commioneed to loot the premises. by to force the provisions of the Merchants". ou interesting statistical treatise on the Wealth All the occupants, Herr Oscar Erbaloch himself other lights or loading marks of, any descrip- | improvements could be made, and the Customs bandits swooped down on the scene of the Board of Trade to receive a doputation, backed by Jnishi Jepan, while there is also hour and fall to the ground from a great boight.
what may be described as the danger zone of the entrance of the Canton Biver.
Between Pillar Point and Tong Koo Island (about three miles beyond the well-known Castle (Peak Hay) a vessel proseding to Canton has to
be turned almost at right angles to its former course, and as the channel in very narrow it is obvious that in dark nights or ruiny weather a large element of risk is entailed here.
change for the bettor made by them in the local conditions. The removal of barriers, the widening of the Tai Shok, and several others too numerous to mention, have all been carried out in the past few years. Perhaps with the sole exception of a light
AN INTERRUPTED MARRIAGE,
Thers were many guests prosent, and thœes wors driven into a corner and deprived of their money and jewellery. The robbers, however, wore far from being satisfied with the proceeds of their to villainy, so they seized the unlucky bridegroom
and carried him away to hold for ransom. This particular village being unpoliced, the robbers all made good their escape and are still holding the bridegroom captive,
THE CENSUS.
The taking of the census still continues to
guide vossols past Sulphur Point, the shoaliest part of the Front Roach and the turning point of Whampoa, erected on the low island of Junk Taland, little remains to bo dono,, But This is British territory, and in the original | theen is one matter of urgent importance, and sent to the Hongkong Government we would draw the attention of the Canton peting for the light to be placed on Kap Slag Authorities to the lack of co-ordination in the give a deal of trouble in the country districts. I Island there was also a request that a light should present system of tido guages and tidal have reported disturbances from Sun Oo, Nam be placed on Tong Koe Island Had a light signals. It would perhaps be more correct to Ho, Lo Ting and other places in connection with boon placed there it would have boon of great describe the system as no system at all, this musttor, and now trouble la reported from advantage; in fact.it is just as necessary as the bat rather a relic of the bygone days of the Wing On district. The magistrate of this light on Kap Sing Island. Saying that besides directing vessols proceeding between Canton and Hongkong it is also, so to spook, placed on the jumping-off place for vessels bound to Kong Moon and the West River-as they all take their departure from Tong Keo Island to the Swach Way Light at the entrance of the West River-it in somewhat difficult to under stand why this very modest request was so studiously ignored by the Government, except on the grounds that the Mercantile Marino, which, after all, is the mainstay of Hongkong: ordinary intelligence to understand why if tidal
sailing ships, whon if one didn't arrivo in district has asked the authorities in Canton to port to-day next week would do equally as well, send down a fluent speaker who can go round to Thoro bro no less than six different tide guages all the villages in the district and inform the between the second har and Canton, each with people that the census is being made in coarse- differont constants to be added, and cuch more or tion with plans for the preparation of can less wrong.
These guages are supposed to inform the mariner of the depth of water at various places, but in addition to being somewhat inaccurate there is no arrangement made for lighting them at night. It is somewhat difficult for the
stitutional government. The reason of the disturbances is most likely that the people mistrust the mandarias and think that the numbering of the people is only another method of obtaining squeeze. No details are to hand; but it would be interesting to know the modus operandi of those extrasted with the work of
has always been more or less ignored, and marks are necessary of all they are not equally carrying out the taking of the census. I bear
him
810
Industrial Benk
the and a
and
Mr Josiah Conder writes
P
As the airship was enveloped in clonds when
he was 100 members of Parliament, asking him to ind
and the diguing on of men. They would sak Shipping Act in regard to the language test of Japan by Hideoui Takahashi. Professor and his four assistants, were killed, and the
aak | F Omori, undoubtedly the best authority him to instruct his others that there must be ne in Japan on the mbject of earthquakes, airship was totally destroyed signing on of "scabs" at dead of night, and the ant
a pupil of Professor Milne, contributes Faluable Seismology gianting of facilities to the "sweepings of hell in Aspen, Mr. B. Brno-Mitford, Ph.d., the explosies took place and the wreck and the
Japanolcanoes, and Newgate.
writes on with special A
yon Japanese architecture description of the disaster will be impossible. landscape
It was witnessed probably only by a few farm The Times Correspondent for Naval Afairs Labourers, who reached the spot to find four dead aud its Military Correspondent have written on bodies lying among the remains of the airship the Japanese Navy and Army. Industrial Japan, with its mercartile and foreign trade, is and the fifth airman at the point of death. One respondent, who also writes on the development decorations and that, as he saw the airship 1 very fully by the journal's Special Cor. of these witnesses says that, he heard two of Korea and Manchurin, dealing in the case of falling, but still at a great height, there was a the latter with Raestan as well as Japanese enterprise. The political development of Japan, ront in the envelope. He says that the motor was on the other hand, is covered by the Tokyo still working as the airship, fell. The scene of Correspondent, who has written, amongst several the disaster is little but a heap of rule, the contributions, an article on the Dynasty, retrospect of the Elder Statemen, and a comframework of the sirship being broken to atoms. prehensive study of both the purposes and the Horr Erbsloch and three of his companions are personnel of Japanese polities during the Meijl thought to have died before they reached the Era.
ground. The skulls of all fire men fractured and their other injuries are in- describable.
GERMAN JAPANESE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS,
The Berlin correspondent of the Times, ambassador in Berlin has communicated to the telegraphed on the 17th Japanese German Government a Note denouncing as from July 17, 1911, the commercial and shipping treaty between Germany and Japan of April, that in the negotiations for a new 4, 1896, and its supplements. It is recognized many will have to make considerable concessions. German imports from Japan are rising, while German exports to Japan are falling, but the exports still greatly exceed the imports. In a review of the prospects of other countries in the impending negotiations with Japan, the Frankfurter Zeitung notes that England, as Free Trade country, is bound to come off worst THE WOMAN MOVEMENT IN JAPAN. of all, and assumes that she will simply have to pat up with the increases in the Japanese tariff.
TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYERS POR
BRAZIL,
THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR AND
THE SUFFRAGE.
money to assist the service in any way always necesary by night as by day, batapparently those thatyamen runners are doing much of the work, boat destroyer Sergipe, built for the Brazilian Feople of Japan placed very great importance propeller coul
steamers (both ocean and river), which constitute anried. marka are only for day steamers, and night | and these gentlemen have a reputation not to be Government by Messrs, Yarrow & Co., Ltd., of upon the alliance with Great Britain, and it was 70 per cent. of the entire traffic, have to navigate
grudgingly given.
To continue. After passing Tongkee Island a more or less straight course is steered for the entraues of the rivor, passing through a very
without this useful guidance. The whole thing
SCHOOL FOR REVOLUTIONISTS. Cho Ping Lang, the Chinese Consul at
режновы
wore
narrow channel all the way, a distance of 29 is so utterly ridiculous that it is great woudor Singapore, is a Canton Manchurian, and, as is The actual speed obtained as easily exocedod. but this much could be said for them-they | April, 1879. In 1906 he passed the tasty neces
to instituto a proper system. We would suggest revolutionists who would like to turn his com. denting the Brazilian Naval Commission.
respect
he
The current explanation of the disaster is that when the airship, after passing through thick fog, came into clear air there was an extraordiu- ary expansion of gas and the valves ceased to wark, According to eno report, Herr Erbaloch had been warned that an ascent to-day would be The Japanese Ambassador, responding as the dangerous. It is also reported from Leichlingen chief guest to the toast of "Japan" at the end places in the neighbourhood that, during the The official fall speed trial of the torpedo Lyceum Club dinner last month said that the oruise, the sirship was invisible, although its
could be
heard
plearly. 11 err Or Erbsloph was a well-known Glasgow, took place last mouth on the Skel- their hope that the alliance night long continue airman, who, before devoting himself to the to increase in its usefulness and benevolent problem of airship navigation, bad had wide ex morio deep water measured inile at the mouth
induence. The Japanese had the shortcomings, perience in ballooning. He came of a business of the Clyde, and the contrast 1 of 27 knots weaknesses, and defects a
speed
common to all I mankind,
of Elberfeld. where he was born in family carrying a load of 100 tous was
was 27.676 knots on
were always ready and
to esger learn from sary to become a recognized balloon pilot, and in miles, with rooks and shoals on oither hand, that long before this steps have not been taken natural, he keeps a sharp look-out on those the mile and 27.605 knots during a continuous
of 3 hours duration. The trial was others what was good for thom and for the rest the following year he achieved considerable
ecco in international the women of succoss
racon with the balloon absolutely unmarked by Enoy or beacon of any
the supervision of
sion of several aaral officers of the world. In this
In the course of that Pondamentally Pommern, cor Japan were equally eager. description.
that a proper system of tidal signals, both day patriots off the Dragon Throat. He has just
the moral code of women was a doctrine took part in the Gordon-Bonnett H400 B
Raco as Awe, however, at Black Point, about four and night (the same as at Woosung, the entrance reported to the Viceroy by cable that it has The
Sergipe is the last of the ten de
of obedience to three persons in the course the representative of the Berlin Aeronautical milos from Tengkeo Island, pass out of British of the Shanghai risòx), be arranged at the Tide come to his knowledge that munch revolutionary stroyars
ordered by the Brazilian Government
of life to their parents, then to their husbands,
Society ho won and finally thoir children. (Laughter.) That national competit, the first prize in the inter- Territory, the Chinese Authorities are now Pole below Whampoa and on the now signal doctrine has moontes from the master of a from Mossrs. Yarrow. The first seven vessels
by the Fédéra Bro дом in commission in Brazil, the
code had come to be regaricd ng quite insollicient tion Internationale Auronautique, covering responsible; and we therefore sum up the staff on the Custom House at Honsm, Canton. certain school here in the city. The Viceroy eighth has just left the Clyde and the ninth has for the modern relations between men and wo- distance of 917 kilomètres in 284 hours; requiremente for British waters. Were the This could be arranged so as to give the actual has given orders to affect this man's arrest. been handed over to the Brazilian Authorities Harbour Authorities to hasten the creation and depth of water at the shortest part of
of the Brazilian destroyers are:-Length 240 25 important, if not more important, a unit of the Pyrenes, and in October he won the first completion of the light on Kap Sing Island the Front Reach, namely, off Sulphur Point, or Revolutionists are dealt scant mercy hero when and will shortly leave for Itio. The dimensions men. They were beginning to think they were fortnight. later he made a voyage from Paris to
alos Louis.On
Lover 1 this voyage he ailed The depth in these places is they are caught, and it comes somewhat as a foot; beam 23 faet 6 inches. They are pro-society as men, and at the present rate of pro- prize in the Gorton-Bennett Race from St.
gress the day must soon come when the rulos and to oreot a light, visiblo, say, 15 the Salt Fists.
the Rocky surprise that the Viceroy has issued instructionspelled by two sets of four cylinder reciprocating and customs which had always regul.tel the Mountains. During the next year he took up milos, on the N. E. ead of Tongkes Island, we think, about the same. Certainly there is
to his subordinates to treat ringleaders only engines 8,000 horse-power collectively, balancel
relations of the two sexes had to be entirely the study of dirigibles, and to this end he was they would be going fax to mitigate the dangors very little difference between them, and a table with severity, and to give those who have been on the Yarrow, Seflick and Twiedy System.east on the prin did not regret the In Desember Here Erbaloch founded the of more power to the permitted to make trips in a military airship. of constants could be published, giving the coerced into joining these revolutionary societies boilors of the latest type.
Steam is supplied by two deable ended Yarrow rocast on
women. Personally he amount of water to be added to the signalled another chance.
movement; on the contrary he was fully con Rhenish Westphalina Motor Airship Com- vinced that the real progress of any nation pany, of which he became president" and
by dopth, to ascertain the actual amount at other
could only be secured by the recognition of which the sirship. Erbaloeh was constructed shoal places. This would be of great advantage,
claims of woman, and the recognition by according to his plans. hor of her and; as it is really necessary, the wonder is that
The Erbslosh was an airship of the non- proper place in the domain of domes tie and social life. In this connection he could rigid type. The balloon, which was of the it has not been done before, as at present
not help referring to the subject as it concerned ordinary torpedo shape, had, as originally con- It is true that the fishing guilds place lights especially in deep draught sea-going vessels
Engloud-a subject a at that moment ouraging structed, a length of 53 metres and a capacity on these stakes, and these lights are very much there is always an uncertainty as to the relied upon by pilots and ship masters, as they actual depth of water in the night time mark the starboard sido of the fairway, but is on
If riyor. the shoal places of the difficult to see how lights could be placed here these few reforms were carried out,
and perils to which ships are needlessly exposed
in the waters of the Colony.
Commencing with the Chinese waters, there is a well-known ridgo of fishing stakes some four miles beyond Mah Chow Island and inside Chinese jurisdiction,
CHEAP RICE.
At a meeting held in the Oi Yuk Charitable Institution yesterday, presided over by the Tuotai of Industries, it was resolved that the sale of cheap rice be contiuned for one month more. It is calculated that this set of benevol. once will cost the Provincial Treasury 30.000 taale, but still it is better to spend this sam.
people.
t
LONGEVITY JUJUBES.
·
the
a
A goaint story is told of the adventures and troubles of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of the Buddists, in a Blue-book on T-bet.
him in Peking, eays he spoke to the Lama in He had an open mind on the matter; so far he that considerable
Dalai inally reached the
Lama's ears in
tu starn there was a decision
respect to star ou the subject; and with all
to the Tibetan. After a
a brief if the Minister had nothing many of them were in a similar position. triangular keel to which the radder was at
chamber had three valves, two either that night or the following night. The The nutchamber also
Sir John Jordan, describing a visit paid to the whole of the attention of the Legislature of 2.900 cubic metres. It is stated, however,
"On each sido at the
But,
Fixed
than have the risk of disorder by a famishing olish, which was translated into Chinese, und had not been able to arrive at an intelligent made in the dimentions had recently been conversation the Dalai English members of Partiament he was afraid naüerside of the wing the stern, was in really bad weather, and of coarse it is in there would be a greater degree of aafety THE CHANGE IN LONDON TRAFFIC | Fame said that: "ould wish him Goå-spsed, }-{Laughter.) At any rate he did not envy those { tached," The gases acting sutomatically really bad weather that reliable guidance is to the many thousands of people who so The current issue of Motor Traction contains further to disins,
nd in doing so presented Sir John Jordan with who had to record their votes on the subject ) of which were astetyd two safety valves. The required.
constantly use this great waterway and a great the following: Three years ago 74 per caut. and From the fishing stakes the course lies belief to the harassed ship masters and pilote, of the traffic passing along Floot streat was a pound or two of
langenbe horse-drawn, the balance being motor-propelled, Paint, thirteen miles distant, a rocky headland | unmarked waters ander so many difficulties. of traction. Another striking oxample is fur-gate, which would impose an obstruction between could not help thinking But in other respecta Benz moter driving a single two-bladed maho- tween many rooks and sand banks to Chuon Piwha at prosent navigate their vessels in those now only 45 per cent. depends on the older form Lams do not permit him to pass under a city when they demanded political rights, and he similar to the Clement. Bayard design-in the
The exalted rank and
of the Dalai women of Jepat had not reached that stage car wus & long torpedo-shaped wooden structure
that the day was long
ong forward part of which was a 125
they were coming forward, and their position gazy propeller. This propeller was fixed to
with a very dangerous roof off it on which one of And perhaps in the years to come steps may be nithed by Putnoy Eridge, where on a fire fan. him and heaven. As he had to get through the distant when they the large Canton river steamers stuck some years taken to blow up the numerous small rooks that day in summer of all the wheeled traffic, exclud. walls of Peking somebow, it was proposed at age. The distance across the entrance here, now block the river near the city, both in ing cycles, no less thou 58.64 per cent is fast to line the gates with an artistic representa the front and the bank reaches, so that Cauton mechanically propelled as against 1604 per tion of the sky painted on canvas," It was between Tari Pan Chan and Chuen Fi, is only may become a really great port, and not a cent, in 1906. Similarly the horse-drawn trafic finally decided, however, to erect an inclined helf a zalle, and it is extremely difficult to find the petty little Treaty port, on one of the byways has dwindled in the same period from 83.95 per plane to permit the Lams being carried over the
city wall ut down to 11.36 per cent." the great commercial routes of the world. way through here on a dark night, as there are
was rapidly becoming more important. In this the front of the car and it pulled the airship.. as in other matter the progress of Japan was The vertical steering was done by emptying or due to the influence of Western countries, filling water tanks placed at the bow and stern especially the good model and example of Great of the car, so that the bow could be elevated or Britain. (Cheers.)
depressed.