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THE NEXT OPIUM CONFERENCE.
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Our Faking Correspondent writes:-
PEKING, August 5th.
copy of I am ending you herowlth a America's proposal is connection with hor suggestion that a Conference should be held at The Hague to deal with the opinu question from an international standpoint. I should say that the chief Interest of these proposals lies in their swooping acceptance of the idea that all
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN COERESPONDENT.}
August 13th.
THE VICEROYALTY, I hear that the prosent Vicoroy is soon to be removed and that a man from the North is to take his place. The Governor of K. Sai is also to be deprived of his position, but he will be retained as adviser to the provincial
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16cm, 1910.
PARIS LETTER,
WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
July 15th.
and the reconstitution of Historical events are most in favour. Natural history pletures are also very popular, but they are among the most difficult to get. Oporators have frequently to get inside the skins of animals in order to accomplish their task. The cinematograph is now adopted in France as a permanent accessory in the schools; is consequence of this, the terrors of the schoolroom are things of the past, The cinematograph is also sometimes employedia this country as an aid to big gan practice. A
have plenty of capital at its back; if it re- proronts a paying concern of the first-order it niso entails an enormous expenditure all the year round. Unless the work is done properly by skilful artists it is of ro value.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council is called for Thursday afternoon. The orders of the day are
First reading of a Bill entitled, " An Ordinance. to amend the Magistrates' Amendment Ordin- ence, 1903.**
First reading of a Bili entitled, "An Ordinance to secars the better training of Midwives and to regulate their practice."
First ronding ofs Bill entitled, "An Ordinanco
natione ara prepared to mako any saorifice and army. The reason given for the Viceroy's Paris was more crowded with visitors this year well-equipped cinematograpå company must to amend the Kellot Island Ordinance, 1898,"
to submit to any interference with the accepted international laws in order to institute an ideal situation with regard to opium. The question of restricting the indirect shipment of Indian opiam to China is being disused by Britain and China with avory prospect of a satisfactory settlement, and the Chinese authorities have
removal is that he is too old to carry out the duties of his post, but it is most probable that the real reason is the disgrace late which he has fallen oror the Colowan affair. I have since hoard that the Kwong Sai Governor is on his way to Peking to confer with the Prince Regent on certain important maiters relating to the prosant in Canton, where, I believe, he is the guest of the Viceroy.
THE FÊTE NATIONALE. Seldom has a "Fèto Nationalo” been more thoroughly enjoyed as was the case this year, The weather was all that could be desired for the "glorions 14th" and Parisians took the fullest advantage of the auspicious occasion
than has ever been the case before; everyone felt merry and joined in the reasonable fassting and dancing which are characteristic traits of the great holiday. The Grand Review at Long. champs, at which the King and Queen of the Bolgime were present, was of anural brilliance, and was witnessed by over 100,000 spectators-
A NEW GAME.
stated to me that Britain is doing all that conti Kwong Sai Boundaries. His Excellency is at all staunch Republican spectatora and friends Mouche. It usually makes its appearance as a
he expected of a friendly nation to assist China In the tremendous task of opium suppression.
At the same tima China is making splendid progress in restricting poppy cultivation
OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE. There is some little excitement in-official.
of France. No fewer than a score of theatres, nocording to custom, opened their doors to the public gratuitously. Although the "weather was oppressively hot, those places of
Second reading of the Bill entitled, “An
Ordinance to provide for the segregation and treatment of lopers."
Second roading of the Bill entitled, " An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance 1875,
Paris has found a now game-Lee Potten de
Third roading of the Bill entitled, ́"An „Ordinance to provide for the narrowing, stopping distraction at the ten hour. If you are invited | up, diversion, turning or alteration in favole of to a "five o'clock" by one of those society Indies | Highways." who pride themselves on being dene lo dernier batent, in other words, right up to-date, you wing
Indeed her daim that she has already roduced sirolas regarding the notion of the Viceroy in amusement wers crowded to excess-chiefly by be sure that before you have time to look round It more than the three-tenths necessary in the denouncing and demanding the degradation of Provincials and foreigners, who enjoyed the por- the hostess will advance on you with a special
three years,
accordance with ker undertaking. is fully borne out by independent reports from The communication from the United States is as follows:-
the provinces.
JAPANESE M.P'S AT HAMPTON COURT.
this nasistant manager of the Kwongformances iminelisely, As usual, an immensovnet" or book, full of leaves folded in tro Coment Works. This man, who by rank is a number of Parisians who prefer quietuvos to You are asked to only write your name on the Profoot, is accused of extortion, and the Viceroy noise left for the country, and Paris, with the lower half of the page. Au soon, however, 25 desires that he should be placed on trial before the Provincial Judge. The chief of the coment exception of the Boulevards, soomed deserted you have signed your namo, and before the ink works is also to be kept under observation while until the evening, when people returned from har time to dry, the owner of the book folds the Impressed by the gravity of the opium prob- account books of the concorn are being Longhampe and the beautiful Bois de Boulogna page in two, thus causing your signature to lem and the desirability of divesting it of localamamined. I am also given to understand that in time for dinner. Decorationsrud laminations blot itself into a queer, shapeless sort of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. Luncheon was and unwise agitation, as well as the necessity there has been trouble on the Chinese Section of of maintaining it upon the basis of fact as the Canton-Kowloon Railway and that in determined by the Shanghal Commission, the consequence His Excellency Wei Han, the United States deems it important that interns: chief director, has realgzed his post. If this be £15,000 in worthily commemorating the is not very funny, and it is not exactly in- Birrell, Me. Burns, Lord and Lady Desborough,
tional effect and sanction be given to the resolutions of the International Opion Cam
so, it is to be regretted, for that official is greatly esteemed for his sterling qualities and stright
formartiness.
THE BUND.
were this year carried out on a scale of an exampled lavishness; the French capital alone
insect, or microbe. This is the pattea de mouche, or flies lors, and represents the 1 is reckoned must have spent quito test pastime of society in this capital. It taking of the Bastillo-121 years ago. The 14th of July is always dear to beggars, the tellectual, but it is preferable to a good dont of ripples, the lams and the blind, for it is the the conversation one hours at receptions", "There only day with the exception of New Year's is happily no expense attached to this game, Day, on which this vast army is allowed to do which is something to be grateful for.
it like unmolested by the polico so long sa Organ-grinders too were conspicuous by their presence. It does one good to see Parisians of all classes and ages enjoy themselves Le Jour do
mission, and to this and proposes that an International conforenes be held at a convenient date at The Hague or elsewhere, composed of one or more delegatos of each of the parti oipating Powers, and that the delegaton place is presenting a much better appearance, it keeps within the realms of decency and order should have fall powers to conventionalise the resolations adopted at Shanghal-and-their- The Government of necessary conseJUENCEK.
the following:
the United States suggest as a tentative programms, based upon the resolutions and proceedings of the International Commission, (*) The advisability of uniform national laws and regulations to control the production, manufacture, and distribution of opium, its derivatives and proparations;
(b) advisability of restricting the number of
of ports through which oping may be shipped by opium producing countries
(e) The means to be taken to provent at
the
This
All hawkers, stall holders and petty traders have now been driven off the Bund, and the There is, however, still much room for improve.
ment, and tho Taotal of Police has issued a set- of rules for the regulation of traffic. This is na it should be, for the want of order on the Banda Fite Nationale; everyone fraternises and is has been astonishing. Coolios carrying lunds, in a good temper. Dancing is usually kept up rickshaw pallers, chuir boarers and pedestrians for 40 hours, beginning on the ovoning of the jostle one another in a way that would not be 13th. Anyone who has not seen Paris at this time tolerated in any other city in the world. The has no idea of the rest and gaiety with which pavement by the river margin is always littored the citizens keep op dancing, of and on. In and obstructed by boxes and packages lying every public sure and at the street corners about, while crowds of youngsters from the stands are erected for musicians, and the prople heats are playing about and dodging between dance under a canopy of festoons and coloured Chinese lanterns. Quarrels very rarely occur; the legs of the passers-by. There are many
never repulsive or disgusting in their language or actions. A dranken Frenchman is never so hoppy as when enddling a lamp-post; he will talk to it for cart, until he falls asleep or is quietly removed to the police station. The shut their eyes at a great many things. Thoy are the first to participate in the enjoyment which prevails everywhere: thair services are very seldom required.
MONUMENT TO THE COQUELINS,
Coquelia, the incomparable actor, and bis almost as talented brother, sro to live not only in the memories of their scmpatriots, but are to be commemorated in marble by Auguste Maillard, the eminent sculptor. The monument, as approved of, is to consist of a bust of Molière, at the foot of which stands M. Constant-Coquelin, represented as he was well-known in life, with innghing face and mocking eyes and hands stretched out, declaining verse. Seated nor with arme crossed, admiring and listening, is his brother Jean. At the base is a view of the Theatre Francais, and the inscription "To the Coquelin Brothers of the Comédie Francaise,”
the birthplace of the two illustrious brothers, and the inauguration ceremony is to take place next spring.
сон
ALMOST MAD
WITH ITCHING
It was Dreadful He Could Not Resist Scratching-Sleep Simply Ruined-Hands Raw and Sore and He was Unable to Do Anything.
SUFFERED A YEAR,
CURED BY CUTICURA
**Ever since 1908, when 1-was-cuzed.. of distressing eczema by Caticura Sonp and Cutieurs Ointment, I have kopt quite fros from the complaint. Before my cure the Logmunting diseme nearly drove me out of my mind. For twelve months I suffered from it especially on the hands and arme. The complaint was of a watery nature and the itching was dreadful. I could not resist soratol- _ing_ruyself at night. bly sloep was simply ruined. My hands were raw and sore and I could not do anything I must have tried fearly everything 1 sould think of but it seemed to do me no good. When I heard of Criticum. determined to give it a trial. I soon found the bonest of it. The irritation was soothed and gradually the discase disappeared. Every sign of the ailment has completely gone. I only wish I had tried the Cuticura Soap and Cuti- onra Ointment a bit sooner, it would have saved me a lot of trouble. William Smith, Church Lane, St. Anthan's, Car. dia, Wele. Oct. 25, 1909."
Unsightly Skins
Speedily Yield to Cuticura... Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment not only afford the purest, sweetent and
mort economical treat – ment for vezom as, "rashen, and Itakings, Iretatiops ohadinga, from infancy to age, but in preventing and diapolling clogging of the Fixes the common cate
SIE EDWARD GREY ON TUU ALLIANCE.
Farliament who are visiting this country were The deputation of members of the Japanese entertained at Hampton Court Palaco last month
by the Government, represented by Mr. Harcourt, First Commissioner of Works, The party travelled by special train from Waterloo, and were received af Hampton Court Palace by served in a marques in the Honio Fark. Mr. Harcourt prasided, and among those prosent wero Lord Crewe, Lord and Lady Morley of Blackbarn, Sir Edward Groy, Mr. and Mrs. Lord and Lady Pentland, Lord and Lady Steath- The Japanese Ambassador and Mme.
mander of the Ikoma), Sir Schomberg MoDon- Kate. Prince Tekagawa, Captain Shoji (com well, and Mr. and Mrs McKinnon Wood,
In proposing the toast of
Tho
→ Mr. King Harcourt mid that he was commanded by his the members of or to the actament, his personal Imperial Japausa Pa sad most cordial welcome to our shores and to Majesty to offer to the
treasure
tho assure them that he would always warmest recollections and appreciation of his Sir Edward Grey, proposing t the health of the visit to their beautiful country in the year 1881.
gide Japan itself could that toast be;
e proposed or And genice guod wishes than is drunk here. They drank speror of Japan, mid that in no country out
to the health of the Emperor
Jopad drunk with more cordiality
not only as a friend. but as an ally of country. The silianes between the two countries age in the expectation that it would result in the THE PUNISHMENTS AT CHANGSHA. was one which was renewed a for years benefit of both. The years that had passed since thought, amply justified alliance. The
Peace which the policy of the
soured, and the success of the alliance might ha the fact that, although Japan had made several agreements with other nations, those agreements had not impaired, but, on the
tho
port of departure the shipment of more police on duty on tEs Bund than formerly Frenchmen even when intoxicated are amusing. The statue is to be erected at Boulogne-Sur-Mor, it was renewed had, be
countries that prohibit or wish to prohibit or control their entry5,
(d) The advisability of reciprocal notifies tion
ion of the amount of opium, its derivatives and preparations, shipped from one country
to day the whole length of it is patrolled by a strong body of police in charge of a sergeant. I saw a somewhat masing incident in connection with this patrol a few days age. The sergeant gave the last man of as was requirad received from the sergeant s resounding box ou the cars which knocked him Aying half-way across the strast,
A NEW POLITICAL PARTY. There is much talk of the formation of a
by
pimples, blackbeade, rod, rough and oily skin, -and-other-tmalghtly..oo2-... ditions of the completion -they succeed when all else fails. For preserving and promoting hair health, Cuticura Soap and Ointment are pricelesa.
A single tablet of Cuticura Soap and a box of Diteurs Ointmans are often umetent to care. Bagots: Lablon, 27, Charterhouse Sq.; Paria; 10, 20 de la Chaussee d'ADID; Auroralia, R. Towoa & Co. Brder: dia, B. K. Paul. Calcutta: 80. A Lernon, Lid., Cape Town etc.: U, B. A. Potter Bros & Giants. Corp., Moles Propa, Boston.
vare, 32-year book, "škis Tortures Cured ".
PROVINCIAL IMMUNITIES,
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times writing on this subject are
The distribution of punishments is conner-
(e) Regulation by the Universal Postal the file an order, and he not obeying as quickly police are most tolerant on such occasions and Catholic party powerful enough and disciplinedary, had contributed to seenre the origination with the late riots at Changsha is a good
to another. Union of the transmission of opium, its deri- vatives and preparation, through the maily
(f) The restriction or control of the cultivation of the poppy so that the production of opiom will not be undertaken by countries which at present do
do not produce composats for the reduction being made in
India and China;
EDUCATIONAL.
to An examination is now in progress for the admittance of students to the new Shanghai
enough to really effect something in the divi- signs. It is significant that there are 200 new Députés in the new Chamber. There has never boon sneb a clearing out of the
"old goog before. It proves, not that the country is discon- tented with its present form of Government, but that the Parliamentary conduct of the late We have perhaps loss reason to regret the Députés particularly the speed with which they
COCHERS. V. CHAUFFEURS,
of our allisuse the maintenance of
Japan desired in the Far East the maintenance illustration of the watering-down process that of her own security, of her own prosperity. Imporial commands undergo before they reach and of peace. The poncs which was maintained the provinces. On May 27th a series of there was of benefit to the whole world. gueste came to our country at a time when wo Imperial odiots appeared dealing with a nam wore still in mourning, but we welcomed ber of officials who had boon denounced by most cordially so large deputation from the Viceroy Jui Chong, within whose jurisdic. Japanese Parliament. We wished them success, tion Changsha lies. Viceroy Jui, by the way was Shanghai Tantsi threa poars ago; and
of the Government concernvil to their sabjoote competing that about 30 youths are sitting for / oab-driver than Londoners have to feel sorry for ing to the majority in the country. The now share between the two nations au much as though unfortunately suffering from bad
(g) The Application of the pharmacy laws Echool of Industries. I am told by one who is disappearstice in Paris of the old-time flasrc os voted themselvesazinorense or salary is displeas- and, nithongh, he would be glad that we should in the consular districts, conicossions, and it here and that most of these are pupils from the passing of the hansom cabby. The Paris men bul themselves Radicals and supporters of ingeilio, be would wish for the Jopanoso Parlin health, he is in any ways one of the heat the Middle School. All the pupils came to cabman rarely knows how to drive, Westin Trans that this may be marely a having as few holidays as we had had lately, 1 Certainly he is not a man to mako sa exogger.
settlements in China;
(b) The propriety of re-studying treaty obligations and international agreements under which the opium traffic is at prosent cond tiated;
Tho advisability of uniform provisions pepul iare concerning offences against any agreements that the Fowers may make in regard to opium production and traffic,
The advisability of uniform marks of identification of packages moutaining opium in international transit
of
and preparation:
(1) The advisability of reciprocal right of search of verrole suspected of carrying con traband opium
grief oror the English composition paper rohido frequently leaves much to be desired in point of cleanliness, while he himself yesterday, as well they might. This is the subject of tho essay: Your opinion on the is often lacking in politeness. He is also equipment (sic) of the idea and knowledge in surprisingly ignorant of the topography teach with the progress of the country." None of the City-it pays him to be so of the candidates were able to fathom the times. In any case this is hardly to be wondered meaning of this sentence. passage to be translated into Chinese I counted Auvergne--the coal region of France-where
amination papers.
at
tha
B
come at a
in
progress
Sangad
Republle; but such i the ingennity of the ment that it should never arrive at the point of and most "level-headed" officials to Chins.
party jugglory. Some of the so-called our own Parliament.
of great interest
from the verity of the terms used in Socialists may prove the ally, on version, of come at a tire shout oughter.) or had stod report; and what he wrote may be
elicts. This maa
in said to have acted the Church with the object of overthrowing was the exhibition which was now in the Ministry. There is no doubt that some sort in Londor. Nobody could go to the exhibition with obstinate rashness"; others are denomced of scorot compact does exist betwoon the Clericals without being immediately struck by the illustra forcherisking selfish motives and breeding and their supposel arch enemies of "the Moun- tion it provided of the art, the history, the disorder" another has shown himself to be
"It is impossible to
aad the spirit of the 3 Japanese parple. "mean and base"; another was "regardless of tain."
public spirit and patriotis of the Japanese
Accordingly, the Governor, two Tastais, five to their own country. Prince Tokugawa said that, being President military officials, and two country magistrates were cashiered; the Treasurer, Judge, and of the House of Peers, of Japan, he wished to ex-
determination of a
a penalty, and the colonel Dist who had been invited there their thanks for the kind manner in which they had been the old military forces lost his batton. Four entertained, and he particularly expressed their members of that class of gentry holding official gratitude for the very kind message conveyed by rank, but not actually serving officially, to whom Mr. Harcourt from the King. He hoped that I have referred before as exercising so mach Mr. Harcourt would present to his Majesty their power in Changsha, were impeached for bost thanke. All the members of the Imperial meddlesomeness, mischief-making, and, in one Diet felt very grateful for his kindness. He caso, cornering rice. They also worn handed
over to the Ministry to be punished. was particularly pleased to meet Mr. Harcourt. because he knew his illustrious father when he was here, many years ago.
In the English at, as most of the Paris cabmaen come from result of this strange fasion That will be the indule world had been impremed by the the principles of propriety."
political contrasts. The THE HAND-SHAKE. A new Society might be formed in Paris, it is
neopla to be known as the "Society Against the Hand suggested, for the summer ironths at all events,
hailed with delight by all celebrities Lore. It is proposed to substitute for the "shake" & simple but elegant salute of the right band.
(2) The advisability of permits to be five errors, and it is certainly herd on students they work as farm laborers during the summer, granted to exporters of opium, its derivatives to be presented with such faulty dr. and then migrate to the capital and become ghake during Summer." The idea has been press on behalf of those members of than Imperial Prefect wore handed over to their Ministry for
The papers were not cochers. After the winter some of them go by a native whore knowledge of English is back to their native mountains to resume their evidently not very profound. The adneation calling as charbonizers or coal-heavors, but if given in these Government Schools appears to they find they can do better at driving a cab they to very scrappy. The students have a smatter stay in Paris. Their average earnings are from ing of a large number of subjects, but have no 12 to 15 franes a day, which is not bad. They real proficiency in any. I cannot speak of the live well, save money, and after a few years' Chinoso studies, but those of English seemed to driving retiro to the village where they were bo badly organised and still worse taught..
born, buy a house, and live the life of a rentier or gentleman of means for the remainder of their days.
(m) The alvisability of measures to prevent the unlawful use of a flag hy vessels engaged in this opiata traffic,
in) The adviability of an international commission to be instructed with the carrying ont of any international agreement concluded. Without attempting to proscribe the scope of the conference, or to presont a. programme which may not be varied nor enlarged, the Cloverament of the United States believos that the foregoing suggestions might properly serve
A GOVERNMENT COMMISSION.
The Special Commissioner E.E. Lam Fing Chang, who has been sent down by the Paking Government on matters connected with the establishment of Constitutional Government, bas
The new race, or chauffeura, for whose coming Parisians clamoured so much and so long, are a
BRITISH BORNEO EXPLORATION COMPANY.
The ordinary general meeting was held last meath at the offices, St. Swithin's-lane, London. Mr. Edmund Davis, who prosided, stated that at the date of the balance-sheet February 28 last the cash was £10,308, including £9,416 in London, which now stood at about £7,000, though this thould shortly be in- creased by the amount of the proceeds from plant cold. They were all aware of the large or which the company controlled certain mineral rights, thungh, for the paat year, results had been again most
As the basis at least for preliminary discussion arrived here and has already began his task very different sort of person. In addition to extent of the territory
being younger and smarter, they are more
The return journey to London was made by river.
INDIANS FOR AMERICA.
THE EDICTS AND THEIL EFFECT, Ostensibly the edicts could not have been more satisfactory. But what has actually happoned? The penalties determined on are in some cases. purely nominal, in others they consist of u degradation in office of three or fiva
steps, and
the
set irrites a formal expression of opisiese is paying special attention to financisi matintelligent, and possess a thorough knowledge ofàisappointing. Work had been practically Britous, as they are commonly called,
going to eats to be fair enough na)
uot morely upon the topics outlined, but
to
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Burious
The tide of Hiuda immigration to the Pacife the deprivation of certain docorations. So far Coast States continues to flow unabated, says the the Judge, Prefect, and Magistrates are punishment is said by Changsha Hawaiian Gastle. The number of unbleached
offence is urged against them. The four as indicated by the fact that fifty-nine ure on different category. Of them, Mr. Wang. & board the Pacifs Mail as. China when she faalin, that is, possessor of the high out literary of native labour, stopped at
at this port. None of them was bonne
enumeration of other aspects of theters and kas drawn up a list of 20 suggestions mechanics so that they can do all needed re confined to the Tonent of the Karang the States on each of the big liners is increas nging geates, however, appear to stand in e opium problem which may seein of peculiar whereby the finances of the Province raay be pat vairs. They have their drawbacks as well as copper deposit.
80
enablo
on a rounder basis.
A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR B.N. BORNEO.
grievances.
this
he anticipated,
ensure for
worry to the police. Their wages are not to be į better progress in the future. By tho mail fo» stop here and go to the ingar plantations leader among akers. He, Mr. Yang
THE CINEMATOGRAPH CRAZE.
and
received
.
Bayupposed to have had a grudge. Yngre
of
Penis-popular
the return of the mausger to Boruec Arrangements wėrė good qualities. They cannot bear to travel slow, importance to any participating nation. The
they are often reckless and a great soures of made for a better supply
should
for Honolulu, bororor, though occasionally a degree that Chim affords, was accused of being United States.considers it important that an
and Mr. Kang,
Haalia, tried to interfere orchange of views take place as early as
despised. What Parisians grumble at most of
few days ago Mr. Clarke stated and work long enough to replenish their in-
ancas, after which they leave for San Francisco, in the investigation of the riots in order to fix
the blame on people against whom max possible before the meeting of the conference,
We are officially suvised of the organization lato is their weakress to "once their fores, nader date the ad alt, that up to then the
there It is said Hiudu labourers are If the programme, as outlined, meets with the
it had when he left for England in August last.
Yi, of the North Boruce Chamber of Commerce. Passengers knew what an old cocher expected, work had a much more favourable aspect than Beattle or Portiand.
the plants 16 r. whois found; the approval of the Government to which you aro
of 10,000 extent of
report do but they
not find Burma tions,
conditions to accredited, it will be highly corviceable that on The principal objects of the Chamber are (a) and what he was to receive; but those flying Their oil rigula had been ceded to a syndicate able of doing good work or
motor-car drivers are too fond of extortion, and now known as the Brith Borner and some subsequent date-for example, on or To deal with all matters of interest to the com"
past on the Islands satisfactory. They are vegetari- in Changsha, says much more. For such of during the for this reason are much disliked. None the Petroleum Syndicate, which before December 1 of the current year-the mercial community; (b) To protect the 'in.
few months had taken up a large tract of land aus, and that renders it difficult for them to fences, evidently believed in by the writer of participating Governments exchange their terests of Planters, Marchants, and all Industrial less, we cannot well go back to the old days on the west cost of Borneo. He saw from the always got the kind of dist they prefer, and the Imperial edita, the loss of a few steps in
chairman's
speech at the meeting of the British their religious rites conflict sharply with Aseri rank and compulsion to wear a brass instead of a blue button are, to foreign thinking, a trivial views, together with such recommendations and and Professional enterprises, and (c) To form though they wore the boat-
North Borneo Company last week that recent can customs.
punishment. Sarawak south of the British
demand is being made by many Already observations as occur to them. This course will strong united body capable of giving effective
and by the Press in the Coast States for It may be, of course, that further troubles not only facilitate the work of the conferencovoies to commercial requirements, and of
The moving picture or cinematograph craze disouverica in and materially shorten its labours, bat remedying any accertained hardships or shows no signs of abating in Paris; on the North Borneo Company's territory, might have people a
an important bearing an the prospects of an exclusion set applying to the turbaned are is store for the contumacious gentry; on the west coast of invaders. The Hindus work for very low nothing yet has been Leard of responsibility the Governtnont of tho United
contrary, it actually constitutes one of the safest anding to brine, ndientions that the diapos wages, and their standard of living is about as for certain burnines, including the Governor's States to prepare in advance a definitive The first Committee of the Chamber is as and most remunerative investments shareholders Borneo, there bein
The immigrants are of the lowest class of East the usual character of dealings between Peking programme based upon the suggestions and follows, viz.:-Messrs. W. G. Darby, of The cold wish for. Comparatively speaking the ita in Sarawak were a direct continuation of low as that of any race of people on surtb. Yaman Bat it will be quite in keeping with views of the participating Governments.
China-Borneo Co., Ltd., Chairman; F. W. Aston, cinematograph is an old institution in this the oil-bearing anticlinal on which the syndicato radians, and because of bad economic condi- ] and the provinces if nothing ever
was now working. It was satisfactory to
Tolograms from Poking state that the British You are therefore directed to transmit a copy of The North Borzee Trading Co., Ltd; P. country. Fronehmen have for several years that so far, the work of the company had tions and the severest caste systeras in the of this instruction to the Ministor for Fordiga Breitag, Manager of Batu Puteh Tobacco known moving pictures as a permanent feature proved that British North Borneo we world they are trying to better themselves. and Japanese representatives have presented Affairs of the Government to which you are Estate: U. Bruce, of The Bekong Rabber Co. of public entertainments. All the big towns mineralized country, and, therefore, in time It is only during the past year that they their claim for damages at Changsha The
valne. The
indicate that the tide of immuch compensation at will cover actual losses. nothing to ind a delegate or delegates lo appointed, farnished Ltd.; J. H. Fincke, of Bebn, Mayer & Co., Ltd.; have several cinematograph halls, and so fond might prove to be of discoveries which bare learned how easy it is to get into two claus are said to be very similar, sympa
when their are the inhabitants of the Provinces of these might have to be reconstructed company the United States and Territories, and there thetic in tone, and demanding only just so who will have to pay those claime, sud no one animated images of current events that, where resources were oxkansted, but should they do so, migration is going to be lessened. On the other This is quite as it should bo. Every one knows he trusted that it might be possible to for hand, it is believed the numbers will increase.
Strange to say, these people are barred from wishes to lay fresh burdins upon the people to provide addi. British Columbia by specific laws though they which can bo skilfully used to arouse fresh there is no suitable building for a olnumalograph mulate & schaune whereby the shareholders. exhibition, a waggon, equipped with all the would be under no obligation
can enter the United States without any bitterness against the foreigner. trouble. They are British subjects, and it is impedimenta for showing the tonal funds in order to retain an interest in mineral
The latest reports from Changsha state that company had the undertaking. The com
31,000 square miles in a claimed by some authorities that they can not and gives
'projections" on the market mineralized country,
beginning to cise business altogether, because place. Whers there's a will there's a way. anything of proved value to date should in no what the international law on the subject may have been ordered to sell at a certain price, are Parisians prefer news pictures, and after those way discourage those who were members of the be, the question of whether Hindus shall be or- they cannot obtain rice of a price that permite
company. Mr. E. W. Janson second the motion, oluded or not is a tremendous one, as they are them to sell within the limits of the order. travel recorde, comedy, tragedy, melodrama, which was carried unanimously.
accredited, and at the same time to request that
with fall powers, to negotiate and conclude an. agreement, provided that the Government to which you are accredited is favourable to the
ides of an international conference for the
J. N. Wardrop, of Darby & Co., Secretary, and one Chinese member of committee-to be clucted by the Chinese members of the Chamber. The report of the Captain-Superintendent important statement with reference to the recent troubles among the Sikh Police, and the possible necessity of another Committee Inquiry.
ODABLY
they should make some
is
heard,
suppression of the opian evil, as the result of of Police at Shanghai for July contains an pictures, makes a round of the village, rights over about the non-discovery of be kept out of the United States. No matter rice is very scarce and that the rice-shops, which
the inquiries of the Shanghai Commission,
am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant,
(Signed) ALVEY Á, ADEE,
Acting Secretary of State.
a menace to white labour wherever they go.