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RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Happily the typhoon which was believed to have sinister designs on the Colony was diverted. What is our loss is another's gain, or should it be the other way about?
Typhoon threats, budget spenches, blustery weather, and the opening of the railway gave a certain character to last work.". Life cannot be
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 32D, 1910.
. CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET
CLUB SPORTS.
THE RUBBER MARKET.
REVERSAL FROM OPTIMISM TO PESSIMISK.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH CONSOLS?
I understand that the new Chief provoked s smile when in discussing the ball he remarked that it was nawal to have ladies at a dance, though of course it is not necessary for a Bootch ball. The truth of such a remark used to be demonstrated in the olden lays here, when the | most exciting dances were those which took That event took place on Saturday “afternoon,tains the following notes on the rubber broak the 80 and get down into the sorontics. place in the wee smn' oors. go,
+
Batthose days
Thursday's meeting of the Legislative Coun
Once a year the Civil Service Cricket Club | hold a réunion on their ground at Happy Valloy, and give the children of members sa outing.
and was evidently greatly enjoyed by all presont. The children entered into the sport with ant enthusiasm which characterises youth, while staid old folk became young for the occasion and rejatoad because their children were happy. Bandunter Hewett, added to the harmony of the afternoon, and the long programme of events was brought off with a smoothies which concerned. There was a separate committee in spoke volumos for the energy of the ofolate
HOME CRICKET IN 1910: A RETROSPECT.
MORE FINISHED MATCHES. AND FEWER DRAWS
For several months Console have, hovered between 80 and 62, with a persistent tendency toward the lower figure. Again and again The Evening Blandard of the 9th ult. con- there has been the spprehension that they might
(BY THE REV. x. S. HOLMES.] market:-
But that would be such a damning rotord for A correspondent saks whether I had noticed The situation in rubber circles does not seem any Chancellor of the Exchequer as to be al "Kent's extraonlinary lack with the tons, to be much clearer to-day than it was a month
most unthinkable. Even the Wild Badgetoers Sarray being only a trifle lors fortunate."
But Well, I had not; and so I have carefully ago, notwithstanding the considerable fucian of 1909 could hardly dare to risk it tions which have been recorded in the prices of several times it has been touch-and-go, and examined the number of times each county
half-ernment broker had not been on the watch to Here is the result: shares sud of the raw product. Dealings in it might have happened even now if the Gov. have won und lost the toes, hearted fashion, although some of those in prevent it. It remains, however, one of the Testors whose belief in the permanent euocess sinister possibilities of the antunen.
Kont Bat that is a casual
compared with the Surrey What
down British Middlesex of the Eastern plantation rubber remains nu-
have takon advantage
broad question, occasional of
has brought holdings.
Consols from 114 to BO? This is a problem in Lancashire our national finance <! greater intrinsic con- Notte sheken
The large Mineing-laue dealers still adhere
than to the theory that the American trade demand sequNED
MONT of the electioneering issues Hampshire relapses to increase their
about which there is as much and so Tittlo Sussex lower-art-
said to be dull when all those exbitements are oil was in some respects, noth withstanding the provided, not to speak of sporting club nesting". importance of the occasion, like an assembly of The Hand of the Buffs, ander the baton of the fortaer have been conducted in a
a literary sooloty or debating club. Speakers ssomed to be sencorned with scoring off each other or against each other. For instance, the hon. Mr. Howatt had some choice areasm for
at which debates are invested with considerable animation.
No need to tell readers that the north-east monson has set in. The coolness is appreciated
by the changes of costume already noticeable, and the official responsible concorned himself provided an intaresting study. Some wore there altogether replying to his statemonts. His
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So my correspondent's mind may be at rest. If I had my way the toss should be abolished.
honte have choice of inuings, as was the custom Why not let the team that plays sway from
placing the counties was adopted this year in As everybody knows, a new method for the hops that fewer matches would be drawn,
should be furnished with a passport Frequent passed, and it is likely to be passed without ob- that it was impossible for the unblassed to make the available supplies are not under American Consola toncho thy Since 1896, when Let ne soo how 1910 compares with its prede-
Gazelle,
in the Colony, and there is fores behind the suggestion that thoss who appreciate the saving in time of the shorter route ought to be prepared to pay for the facilities enjoyed.
RODERICK RANDOM.
will show.
UNFULFILLED HOPES,
their high-water mark of 114, în all wrong
cssors in this respect; "tan seasons will suffice:
Finishod-matches. Drawn matcher. 1901
99
1902
83
1903
93
1904
1905
113
1906
... 129
1907
18
1908
119
1909
116
1910
... 133
The now method then has justified itself and Matchas
by everybody and it is felt by most, as in ovident tho-boueft of the Public Works Department, charge of osch event, and wher one was finished must sooner or later be restored to the normall Consols at 60 and threatening to fall still no time was lost in proceeding with the next. Of although its character has been the subject of area writing-on-the-wall-to-which-Free The dress worn at the opening of the railway with "getting home" on his critic without the many items on the programme the most-inter.bitter disappointment during August, na a deredera and Tariff Reformers, Imperialists and Leicestershire...
decided revival had been confidently expected. Little Engl landers soo
soon to be all alike blind. Egoz who turned out in light summer clothes, almost Excellency also took the same momber to talenting were the veterans ruce, the married Meanwhile there has been in some quarters a
v. single, egg and spoon race, and the throwing at reversal from pronounced optimism to unduly though it is the most ominous sign of evil times. Glensestershire trade statistics, unemployment returns, Worcestershire possibilities, although not a few people and other offoint figures may be all adapted to
to Warwickshire. airy nothings, but others had donned the for what he described as his exaggeration in coconants competition for ladies only. In the exaggerated pessimism us regards American
the market price of Dorbyshire sombro garb of the cool season, while an over-stating that the streets of the city were not safe first mentioned event veterans of all sizes and here lately come to the conclusion that the or. suit the ccasion.
for European women even in mid-day, while ages entered, and surprised many of the spectators tent of American, anaunfueturore resorvo stocks Consols cannot lie, neither can it be falsified, It Somersetshire" coat or two suggested that winter was coming.
cannot be andaly depressed without cause, nor later in the afternoon the hon. Mr. Osborne with their staying power, especially in view of has been very much underrated. Opinions ou
of this Яome
Then what may be the causes of to be professing to Now that this railway has made the hinterland invited- the Director of Public Works to give the fact that many did not throw away the the future of American domande are, mean, can it be raised again without a genuine remedy.
an expression of opinion as to the value of "butts of their cigars or cigarettes until time, very conflicting.
in close touch with market conditions, insist longed and apparently incurable dry rot? more accessible to residenta of Hongkong,
that most of the smaller consumers across the Evidently they are very complex. It would be there will be many who will wish to get off flattened bat kerosene tin. Needless to say, the just before the start. The race-
head.
Scores of adverse the beaten track and to explore the country. Diretor of Public Works "wasn't having any." by Mr. C. H. Parkinson. This winner, Atlantic are now practically without stocks, a foolish as unfair to lay the whole blame of
howover, appeared to be in collusion with and that the larger interests are ramer Con- them out any one work on them. Tun in the long ago
cerned over the question of covering near ro. influences have been at aide. In this connection it will be well to
Despite these little plonsantries, the meeting the married men in the ogg and spoon team quirements. For one thing, it has to be ad- long catalogue of disturbing factors world, and have regard to the timely warning which
political, industrial, has been issued by the Government that was, as it should bo, vars gorious. The business race, for he gave them such a start by mitted that the general demand for rubber is to be subdivided into poll non-Chinese who cross the border into Chin band was important. The budget had to be dropping his egg and delaying in picking it up, very largely determined by the attitude of international sections in order to obtain even
United States buyers, bat, on the other hand, jection, Tho comments which it elicited were good the lost ground, Namorous ladies entered control United States interests have played an they seem to have been going travel to Canton and other treats porta has not altogether valueless. The possibility of the competition for throwing at coconuts, and so important part in depressing, the price of the directions. They were badly hit by the baret- While they wore perhapt resulted in the necessity of such pro-rendering the mail service und Siberis other straight of sim wore most of them that ties were commodity, but the conviction is growing that ing of the Kaffir** boom." vision being overlooked, but it will be found thane loss is of vital interest to most people | numercus, and the arias of the finalists must the worst has been seen, though as to this time receveria from that blow they received a still harder one from the Transvaal war. It was adrimble to not on the advice given in the
have been weary s'er the competition was ended.
followed by a violent Jubilee “boom," in which Whon the aim of a lady was erring she was en-
The hopeful anticipations entertained that Transvaal loans, patriotic loans, and other thres
per cent, issues
were tumbled out among a couraged by the remark, Imaging its hubby the prices realised at this week's actions of crowd of "stage" home and foreigu. coming homa late," and then, sare enough, plantation rubber in incing-lane would be
The demoralisation of the Consol market ba down would fall a cocoonat. Mrs. Duncan and about nachanged at the level recorded a fort- gan in 1903 with these aw competing issues. aight ago have not been fulfilled. Yet the They were syndicated and“ stagged " to a very, M. Woolley had to throw of four times-before results attained wore by no means unsatis unhealthy extent, with the inevitable result the former wos the price. The following mom-factory, in view of the materially larger quan- that they were badly placed and by degrees hora comprised the sports coramittoo
tities catalogued compared with the last came back to the market. About the eno time Refreshments: Messrs. F. Fisker, T. J. August sales, Prices on an average marked a Irish Land stock began to pour in inregalarly
loss of about 33, a lb, which was fairly in sc- The public did not take to it at all, and the Macaulay and W. H. Woolley.
cordance with the retrograds movement in
in dealers had soon more of it on their books than Prizes: Messrs. F. Howell, 1. A. Wheal and ine bard Fara berwoon the sites. Thanks to they wanted. But it kept pouring in, and the C. Bond.,
fairly brisk competition, the greater part of the
securities as a whole. In gilt-edged Decorations: Messrs. 8. West and C. H. quantity offered about 240 tong-were assort price had to be marked down, much to the in-
is 78. 6d. alb. for line smoked sheets,
Jury of Parkinson,
while best fine pale crepe maile a little osor, this way Consols have suffered vicariously for 75 the sins und BOYTOWN of other stooks. Every Starters: Messrs. J. Quinn and J. M. Irving, and Ceylon sheets and biscuits 58. 8d. to 68. 10d. decline in an affiliated security like TransTanis, The following are representative of the prices Indian, or Irish Lands has been reflected in the Judges: Mesars. W. Withers and H-Baker, General Committee: Messrs. A. G. File, A attained by the produce of some of the leading Consuzi market. Reciprocally, every Butter in
producing companies, and serve to illustrate
Содерла kas caused a sympathetic movement in Bloway, J. McEwen, W. Gast, E. W. Dawson, the course of values:-Bukit Rajah, Malacca, the whole affiliated group.
smoked sheets sold up to W. Higby, H. Ellis, J. McLeod, W. Fincher, and Sungai
78. 6d. His at 79. 5 and 750. Thornhill and L. E. Brett.
Vallambrosa at 78. 4d., Linggi at 7s. 40. Shelford and Kapist Para At 78. 3. Up to 65. 10d, was paid for ordinary manked ale to very small extent political. Had they bean loft properties. St. Gearga palera os. 1d. adrent of the prosent Government a new set of
as it had often done before. crêpe made 76, 5d. of the Bakit Lintang, Desitural, and Glendon and the market white worked themselves out
Sungei Kradda os. 113d., and Bazdaragoils, disturbing influences came into which not
And here I submit a suggestion: Whenever only
• play the recovery then due in course of rain prevents sach county having an innings, troubles: Foremost among these WER the you like, give the batamen and bowlers credit incntcntable harus done to the credit of India by In the averages. And further, when from any a campaign of selition planned by British and cause two innings a side are not possible, then Indian agitators: A second was the revolution let that county which has led on the first in our industrial policy caused by labour innings claim a wi legislation of an alarming and bewildering character. A third was the rash of investment into foreign undertakings and securities,
On the heels of these revolutionary changes
In connection with the opening of the railway there is a little matter that ought to be set right. lot us hope ones and for ali. In an official report presented to the Government and published about a year ago it was shown that a short tunnel of 150 feet constructed by a local' firm of engineers had cost a great deal more for lineal foot than the' tunnels constructed departmentally and I observe this is reproduced in a descriptive sccount of the underta's ing with the added comment that this fannel was the most costly of any, although there wore no particular diffonlties of any sort in construction. It was the only tunnel which was made com- pletely by contract." The reader of this will take it to be convincing proof that it is cheaper to do such work departmentally than by localcontract.
As a matter of fact, it proves nothing of the aort, and
in simple justice to the irá of Leigh and Orango, and in defence of the principle that local work
THE KOWLOON RAILWAY.
PRESENTATION TO ME. LINDSEY. When the special train returned to "Kowloon. Station on Saturday the staff mot Mr. Lindsey, the general manager, in the waiting room, and Mr. Menagh, on behalf of his colleagues, asked Mr. Lindsay's scooptanes of a small silver token in recognition of their regard and esteem. Mr. Lindsoy, in reply, congratulated the staff on the success of the day's arrangements.
SOUVENIRS OF THE OPENING,
Those who travelled with the special train and those who were merely onlookers will be interested to learn that Mr. Moo Chong and his assistants took a series of photographs from the beginning of the proceedings at Kowloon till the return journey was commenced. As many as forty-eight negativos have boon developed,
studio.
3
to
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DID. The above were the chief troubles of the Con-
sol markat up to 1906. It will be observed that
should certainly have a farther trial. are played to be finished, and so the fewer drawn games the botter.
Of course, it may be said that 1910 has been unfavourable for bateman; scoring has been
poor, and so there has been time for matches to bo class matches only two batsmen-Tyldesley and concluded. That is perfectly true. In all first Batchings have an average of 40. In 1909 there were 13; in 1908, 19; in 1907, 11; in 1906, 23; in 1905, 32, in 1904, 22; in 1903, 16-in 1902, 14; in 1901, 22.
At the same time do not forget that many matches were drawn owing to rain this summer, Take, for instance, Lancashire's last three matobos-against Derbyshire no wicket fell; against Northamptonshire Ere wickets only fell
little more than ono full day. Yet all these say, in these ratoles play was possible for a
would have righted again had lost them. Bat with the
matches were treated as if the respective teams
Secretarise: Messrs. J. Mackay and F. Howell.melbye and Llandale at 78. 33d., and they wore to a large extent financial and to against Warwickshirò alevon wickets. That is
Results of eventa were as under-
BOYS' FLAT RACE. (Handicap, over 9 years); 1, C. H. Blake 2, W. R. Wilkinson, 3, W. Woolley.
O FLAT RACE. (Handicap, prer 9 years):
10jd.
checked the
WHAT TO DO WHEN: IT, BAINS.
ahould be done whenover possible by local firms and excellent prints may be bad, from the 3, Mabel Cotton; 2, Sarah Cotton; 3, Gladya Glendon, Lintzi., and Spafelt to. Bordeaux nature, but planged the market inte fresh then let the match be cancelled, although, if
the fallacy underlying these figures should be exposed. Thla tunnel is a very short one and as
THE FIRST TRAIN. it is also not 50 fost below the surface-and the Considerable interest was manifested in the boring is not through "solid rock" a great deal running of the first train of the ordinary of "timbering" was necessary as the piercing pro. passenger service, which commenced yesterday coeded. It is scarcely nocassary to add also that afternoon. Although the train was not sched. the granite entrances to the tunnel are expensive led to leave till 2.30, quite a large number itoms, and when the cost of these two portals is of people had collected at the booking offles distributed over 150 feet it is plain that the by two o'clock, and as fresh arrivals canus cost per foot is very much greater than when the approach to the booking office was for distributed over a length of a thousand foot a time very congested. Many seemed to be Obviously, then, the only way of properly eager to obtain the first ticket or at any rate comparing the cost of this tunnel with the one of the early numbers, and this fact doubt others is to take them in lengths of 150 feet loss counted for the unnecessary orowding
Woolley.
LAVIES EGG and BROOK RACE 1 Mrs. Pile; 2, Mrs. Woolley; 3, Mrs. MoLood.
120 YARDS FLAT RACE: 1, Mr. Bacon; 2, Time-15-1/5 Mr. Gibson; 3. Mr. Bardett.
8008.
GIRLS FLAT RACE. (Handicap, under 9 years) 1, May Fincher; 2, Eddie Mackay! 3. Eva Woolley.
The stock of unsold wild rubber at amounted last Saturday to 101,444 kilos., chiefly African descriptions. The market there during the previous fortnight slowed bat little activity, the sales being only 34,845 kilos, and the prices paid for Bondan qualities ranging from 7.50 to 15 francs. The Bordeaux market is, of course, largely dominated by the state of ine hard Paro.
A PRANK STATEMENT:
That would, of course, cover matches in which the team going in second had passed their oppo- neala total without comploting their Brat innings. I have never been able to understand
a fresh
The very frank statement made by the chair--all projudicial to Console-dame Mr. Lle 1 why county cricket should require two innings man of the Malacca Company should go some George's finishing stroke, the suspension of the aside; ono suffices in other games. LADIES' NOMINATION RACE. (100 yarda): way towards reassuring the shareholders, a Sinking Fund. Whatever may be thought of By the by, Leicestershire have set 1, Mr. Dunosu, nominated by Mr Brett, 2 though the share market was not bust pleased this thers cannot be the slightest doubt or record in not. drawing a singlo santch. This Mr. Pile, nominated by Mrs. Dawson; 3. Mr. with it, having apparently expected something dispate as to its disastrous effect on Consola. has never happened since the enlargement of
quite different.
orent. The trouble seams to have been It has been so unexpectedly and immeasurably the championship circle in 1895. On the other. Ellis, nominated by Mrs. McLend
that the Malacon Company was developed to gre that THREE-LEGOED RACE: 1, Bond and Burdett: fast for effective acpervision to be maintained. have shrunk from responsible would, I boliové, hand, Somersetshire have not wou a match; but
too great everyone
the and include the cost of two granito portals; or which took place. However, the staff, under the 2 Dean snd Gibson; 3, Mackay and In May, 1909, the company had two estates, i have clearly foreseen consequences could he this was the fate of Hampshire in 1900, and of
portals, and that will put a very different com
casion, and despite the inexperience of the clerks
NO
-elsu xeckon the cost per foot apart from the European supervision, proved equal to the oc. Millington.
BOYS' FLAT RACE. (Handicap, under 9 years): possible for the staff to manage all the proper plexion on the figures. Let me aid that the 41 the issue of tickets proceeded without a hitch. 1, Tel Fincher; 2, Joa Cotton; 3, W. McLeod be easily understood cropped that of con- India stooks to be discredited they would equally Iancashire in 1904, Notts in 1907.
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zores of reclamation which MrLindsey mentioned The train itself, numbering six carriages, was in his speech had been done at about 50 contes an object of interest as it stool at the station. aquars foot, " comparing wall with the prices tha❘ It loomed very largely in the eyes of all who railway administration has bad to pay for land were passing, and the crowde the adjacent," was also done by the Era of Leigh and road wore vory numerous. Everybody seemed
од
GIRLS' SKIPPING RACE: 1, Mabel Cotton; 2, Gladys Woolley; 3, Edith BicLeod,
VETERANE" FLUT BACE (40 years of age and over. Handicap): 1, C. H. Parkinson; 2, I Whoal, 3, W.-Fincher.
THROWING AT COCOANUTE. (Ladies only)
No sano Govern October twelve. It was thus manifestly mont have trifled for 3 single moment with Indian treason if it had thought that it ties, and in consequence difficulties which can could paralyse Indian finance as it has dono,
all direo still legs if it had suspected that in allowing in LP tions, the chief of these being trolling the tapping of troes properly. Damage damage the credit of Consola.
this in
the was done
und only way 1905
The foreign investment question has been se repair it was by resting, a large number of bemuddied by party politicinus that one fools loath to touch it la a serione business conneo- trees, the period required for recuperatica being longer than had been anticipated. This tion like this. Nevertheless there is only one trouble, however, is
is gradually being overcome,
come, opinion in the Consol market as to the divorsion a few of the trees being now fit for
Orange. If the subject wore thoroughly gong interested in the new means of locoto 1. Mrs. Duncan; 2, Mrs. Woolley; 3, Miss Manawain, while the rest are expected to be re of the best investment capital from old into new
inte. I feel quite sure that it could not be established that work had been done cheaper departmentally than by local contract..
Fang.
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CHILDREN'S BACK. (Handicap, andar years): 1, Tom Pilo; 2, Margaret Woolley, 3. Josie Thornhill.
EGG AND SPOON RACE. (Married . Single me); 1. The married mon. JUDGES AND STARTERS RACE: 1, Mr. Baker: 2, Mr. Irring; 3, Mr. Withers.
At the conclusion of the sports Mrs. J. M. Atkinson presented the prizes,
AN INCOME TAX FORESHADOWED. FOR SINGAPORE.
anly
by the end of the year. It is satisfactor channels. The millions on millions of publis Bractory savings which used to flow into the great to be assured that the disappointing report reservoir of national credit have almost entirely jasnod by the Malaces Company arose in Ho disappeared. On the other hand, millions are degree from the overtapping of trees, but be-
holders. The apologists of the Government say cause the trees had not been topped with suflong withdrawn by disheartened and disgusted sient care and skill. For this, of course, lock and to some extent rightly-that it is the and Colonial of supervision was responsible, and this in its higher rates obtairable on
on foreign and Col was the natural sequence to a growth in the securities that make them more attractive than Furn
out of pro- Console.
Consols. Such a preference might have oporsted portion to the growth of-the- Steadily increasing output is promised from now the Government took in dealing with it. on. At present 200,000 trees are boing tapped out Instead of strengthening and defending Consols of the 2,600,000 on the company's estates. There against the counter-attractions of foreign of the year it is expected that by far the greater part of the planted area, mis have been brought in to a thoroughly efficient state.
acreage of the company's propertiesing force.in any case, but it was surely a strange course
Derbyshire in 1901. Kent's nineteen wins- the largest number they have registered in a san-are second only to Yorkshire's twenty in 1901, but they have yet to go through fa season unbeaten, as Yorkshire did in 1900,
How would the counties have stood under the old method of fixing their places? Let us take only those countios whose wins exceed or equal their loses in the past season:
Percentage in Fercentage under. ' 1910. ald scale.
Kont
Sarray... Middlesex
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76,00
72.72
***
57.14
39,13
50.00
37.50
Lancashire...
48.27
47 36
Notte
45.00
Hampshire
41.66
38.46
00:00
40.00
5.26
SURICI...
Yorkshire $7.03
17.64 Kent's supremacy, therefore, is undisturbed. But Lancashire,under the formor method would "be above Surrey, while Yorkshire would fill the
sixth place, not as now the eighth
are no signs of disease of any kind, and by the and investraontait did all it could think of to weaken Langa Yorkshire, 20; Northants, 18;
In
NEGRI SEMBILAN.
and discredit them further.
CONSOLS WITHOUT BUYERS,
How many men have the counties played? Kent, 22; Surrey, 25; Middlesex, 25
22; Netts, 21; Hampshire, 24; Sussex, Leicestershire 17, Essex, 21; Gloucestershire, 35 Worcestershire, 23; Warwickshire, 25 Derbyshire 32; Somersetshire, 38.
hospitality on their guests and entertain them throughout the carriages, and then the train deficit, which will probably grow as the years 1 one district Serembam-6212 acres of ould have hesitated to aggravate them. Helw. C. Smith's bowling for Surrey; his winkets
tion, sad it follows that the travellers were nearly all animated by curiosity as much as from any desire to see the new nights which this means of transit afforded. By 2.30 the The meeting of Kowloon Cricket Club, it is chrriages were comfortably filled, but there were said, revealed unspected debating talent, and still a number of people at the booking office. surprising heights of oratory. And the morit of These were supplied with the necessary tickets, it all is that everybody was terribly in earnest, and in a few minutes the guard, carrying a lamp' The dialectkin whose manner of dealing with and signalling tags, appeared on the platform The buzz of excite awkward questions was recognised as the Bal- and proceeded to the van. four of the House, another speaker was likened ment now became more pronounced. Watches to the cautious Campb:1-Bannerman, but for- were studied, but still the officials seemed to
In laying before the Legislative Council as bunately there were no references to Alexander have a fow things to do. By and by the book Singapore, the Colonial Estimates for 1911,
It has been well known for years past that Ire, or to the author of "terminological in-ing ceased. A hand-bell was brought out. A HE the Governor concluded his review as
foreign banks and financiers who were formerly inexactitude."
European instructed the Chinese to sound it, follows:-
large holders of Consols were unloading them As a rule, the fewer the player the better A and as its tones rang out the warning that I have said, we cannot meet our require-
The oficial report for Negri Sembilan, one It has been evident that our own banke wore To be constantly chopping a team is a con- ments for next but
year,
by rigid soonomy of the Federated Malay States, announces
them growing uneasy about
And there has fession of weakness. At the same time a county St Andrew's Ball, without doubt the event of all passengers should be aboard, there was
works that are highly and cutting out the social year in Hengsong, is to be held se sourry on the part of those who had step desirable, and even argent. We feel that if steady growth in the revenue from agricultural been a growing tendency among trustees to may play few men because they have no reserves nsus on November 30th, when the members of ped ont to regain their places. Then the the eflcisney of the administration is to be rents, every district showing an improvement, make free use of the discretion given them by worth trying. An amateur conuts like Kent canpet command the services of certain mon tion than Console. Any Finance Minister who had until the summer vacation. the Et Andrew's Society will as before lavish engine gave a whistle, its throb was folt maintained we must be prepared in 1912 to find which is attributed in a considerable measure recent legislation to invest in other semiritien
the meaux of filling a possible, aven a probable to the demand for land for rubber cultivation
of land the faintest
like these glimmering of
ᎠᎾ The present year will be remembered for were alienated in 1909 for this рагрово The to a night's pleasure which is unequalled in the slowly steamed out. The first passenger train go on. To organise an income tax department totul a
of the rubber estates in the district would have
suspend or oven to car. Colony. I understand that there is a feeling on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton and make the node is hal hurtly lay before is given as 45,560 nores. Eubbor is said to be tail the Sinking Fand under such conditions 200 gets in ur sons in Charlot
of some time, and we shall
wickets in one season in okampionship ea and the gambier and tapioca, among many Scots that the subscription might Railway had started. The enterprise had em-
the climax of recklessness. The Govern which have planting fer that purpose which have proposals
are beginning to plant rabbar on their ment itself always has been and always e
matches, viz.: Tom Richardson 237 in 1895 and ought
258 in 1897, while Rhodes had 206 in 1900. be lowered in order to allow many sons and barked on its first stage. The linking up to bean for some time
under the
increase in anabrations
the actual area to be the principal dealer in Consols, When it daughters of Scotia who cannot afford the twenty. Chaton will follow ere long, and the line will of the Government. In view of the increased
and to brilliant telding all round. Their Ave dollars to subscribo, but it has been decided gradually become less local than it is at present, rental from lands under rabber cultivation under auitivation was smilt, bat it is satici abruptly withdraw from the market collapse Surrey owe their position to Smith's bowling
which wil
will become available in 1914, and Pated that some of the const rubber extates was inevitable. There was no other taver to batting has been only moderate. A man who Colonel Wrigley, of the Ordnance Depart following years, and of the increasing relief will plant u pertion of their reserve lands with take its place. On the contrary, the other
coconuts. noting British Resident affirms, latge maintain the reputation which the ball has en ment, Hongkong, undertook charge of the afforded to general revense by the rural board that rubber can never be go profitable in alers thought it time, for them tud saves rutas may be quite as valuable as a man locomotive. The first-class passengers numbered assessment, it is not anticipated that a rate of to the Government as tin. The most that cau To-day the Consol market, which should be just over 100, second class over 100, and third more than one per cent, will be required at any be hoped is, he says, that by an early date rabber the strongest and steadiest of all, is in some
rate until,
if that should ever happen, our opic.m
will reduce the annual deficit by 100,000dol., the respects the weakcet and lonst reliable. It has class about 40,
revenna is entirely extinguished.
I regret that, on this occasion, as when I last rest being met by retrenchment. The future na organised and systematis support as most Mesers, wax & Maclaren, Singapore, "has addressed I should have to forecast un of the country will be greatly affected by the other markets have. In the Kaffir Cirous or died from the effect of an operation at Edin.
question on estates, for it the Rabbor crowd there are few shares so in-burgh, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. increase
Jos on, but even with a one per will met wad
solution And so the Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart is the
rent income tax the community will be one of tanks a great differense to the administrat to have somebody
of large areas is
Only Console are absolutely friend- H. E. the Officer Administering the Govers- now Chief Hail to the Chief," say I. Even-
less and forsaken. The Chancellor of the Ex-ment has given his assent, in the name and os...... "The €. & M. str. Rubi left Manils on the let the most lightly taxed in the world, and it is tian whether the population
certainly not one of the
are Chinese, Tamil, or I am sure poorest.
Meantime the Imanes Committee of the though, as was remarked by the pawky Scot instant, and is due here to-day at 3 phu,
certainly that it is the desire of the community that its who seconded his nomination, he is not so ro-
Commissionera of the National Debt are believed bust as some of his predecessors, he is certain to
ipelitations maintained at the high level fil the position with dignity and credit. Cer-
demanded by modern ideas. We cannot afford tainly lie brings a royal namo to the chieftain-
to lower the standard of our past, and there is no progress without effort or without oust. (Ap ship, and one beloved of all Scots.
plause.j
that each a decision would make it difficult to
joyed for so many years. All the same the foal ing is one which cannot very well be ignored, and it is not improbable that something may be heard of it again...
aren
howover,
to
seen
that to
to take care
who makes runs
Mr. J. W. B. Maclaren, late of the firm of
The H.A. L str. Aragonia loft Sabang on ministration should be efficient and its public Federated Malay States is taking steps to chequer has washed his hands of them. The behalf of His Majesty the King, to the follow-
the 30th altimo p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 7th inst
The C.P.R. Ca's air. Empress of China left Vancouvor for Hongkong, vis usual ports of
call on the 28th ult. š.m.
vent the entrance of unfit cooliee, and a qualified to be full of Treasury bills and now Irish Landing Ordinance passed by the Legislativo medical officer is to be appointed to examine stock. Nobody seems to want Consois avon at Council:-Ordinance No. 29 of 1910-A coolics at the port of embarkation and keep back 60. Let us hope they will not be allowed to Ordinance to amend the Pharmacy Amendment those who are physically unfit for work. The take e suicidal plango into the seventies Daily Onlinsnos, 1910. mortality statistics are said to be very misleading. Mail.