2
Page
MANILA ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
After
also
a
FORMOSAN WILD MEN AT THE ZOO.
Under
CUBEANT BUN PREVENTS A
HUMAN NA CRIVICE,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1910.
these heading the London Daily Chronicle publishes the following:--
and a number of them wera driven in three}
Savages.
1
|
EXPORTATION OF BRITISH
CAPITAL.
NATIONAL CREDIT DEBASED.
[Y JOHN KOLT BOHODLING,Į The lately issued report of the Commissioners
the greatly increased exportation of British.
years.
interest per year.
of three years.
Three-yearly
Period.
abroad.
Averace yearly
Average yearly
expital invested abroad, namely;
taliced at 4 per column (b) espi-
cent per anusm. Average yearly increase in
capital invested abroad.
Deoween from
(a) manjoo
INDIA AND THE JAPANESE TARIFF.
The following latter, written by Sir Roper Lethbridge appears in a recent issue of The Time:-
Bir. The statistical moretary of the Free September 7 comments on what be coyly terms the seating scant corteny which the framers of the now tariff have shown to a political ally and an ally that keeps it ports open to the free entry of Japanese woods.
So
acteristic Reform:-
MOTOR-BOAT THROUGH NIAGARA RAPIDS.
DABING VOYAGE: BEBA KXABLE ESCAPES,
Captain Klasa Larsen, of Cleveland, Ohio, shot the thundering rapids of Niagara last
navigator should live to tell the tale astounde everybody who has seen the maddening swirl of through which he passed. After a passage of four and a half miles his battered and leaking craft plunged into the oldy below Devil's Hole. An all the perils of the trip had then been escaped, and he was disabled in the
watera
and leg. Captain Larson seized a rescue rope and struggled to land.
Forty thousand people watched the feat, Cautes. He pat out from the font of the Larsen was afloat for forty-five
at
5.30
Every second of that time there was cataract at 4.45, and ended his fourful voyage Joril, and the boat actually disappeared from view twice. At one place the terrifle fores of the current lifted it clear from the water, and it took a flying leap of twenty feet, and then skidded after the fashion of a fat stone,
The spectators had a continuous thrill from start to finish.
Of the many American enterprises which inv sprang up in Manila since the annexation of the Philippines by the United States, the Manila Electric Railroad and Lighting Corporation is one of the most important. The corporation. whlob was incorporated in 1903, and which has
Mr. Imp Kirally gave a treat to some of his of lalund Kovenue contains striking evidence of Trade Uxion of Manchester, in your issue of month in a motor-boat. That the dare-devil au issued papital of 6,000,000lol,, with a bonded debt of 5.512.00-kial, owns the entire slook and Oriental anbjects at the White City yesterday, capital from the United Kingdom during revet
ste bonds of the Manila Electric Railroad and
of the great brakes to the "Zoo," and afterwards The following statement covers the twenty Light Company, all the capital stonk of the round London. The included the Japanese one financial gears ended 31st March, 1889-1909. Manila. Suburban Railways Company' ank
the capital stook resilera, the Hairy Lin, and the Formosas It relates to income from abroad coming into more than 98 per ount.
the United Kingdom, derived from our insost- of La Electricista, a Spanish company con The tall wrestling men of Japan, soms of rests outside of the United Kingdom, such as ducting an electric lighting business in
in whom looked remarkably like animated bronze foreign and British Colonial Government and Manil
The Manila Electric Railroad and Bedding, were their ordinary native costume of other coouzitive. The yearly average amount of Light Company in the owner of a fifty
At Your food Japanone gowns reashing their not, on income during each successive period of tlicos franchise, granted in March, 1903, by the Mini-which some of them had wooden pattens," or your is stated. The litter amonuts are then cipality of Manila,
all the electric and ope
operaty
ectric clogs, instead of shoes, But the Hairy Ain converted into invested orpital upon the assump railways in Manila, in which city it is authorised to carry on a general electriclighting and compromisnd batwan the fushions of lion that, taken as a whale, the investments of Western civilisation und the Oriental simplicity capital loving the United Kingdom for other businges, The Manila Suburban Railway has of a primitive race.
January, 1906, forty-seven year franchine from
The effect was remarkable. It is not, for countries yield sa average rate of 4 por aunt. and its lines are a part of the system of Manila instance, mal for an embroidered bolquilt to TABLE A. Our Foreign and Colonial Invest- Electric Rafrond and Light Company, provid
monte of Capital; the 21 years ended Marsh ing 00
conecting links to the suburbs with that worn with a bowler hat. And down Regent street or the Strand-it give Londoners rather a
31, £89-1909; yourly arorage for each period An ragarde earnings, stock to солезньвук
Syatens
to meet a little old dwarf with white hair latter falling to while profita
of the statistics show that
to his shoulders and a white beard to his undertaking fold off slightly in the Brst half of waist, in an American billycook and a patchwork in his lined. atrike which 1909,
WES SUOCANK fally
tablework, with a "Sairy Gay in his 2, owing in
Winkles time, Insting
they
Ven Wi a considerablo overcom
There were several of thess Hip
wire body women recovered substantially in the corresponding of the East, and t perio
of the current year and amounted to
tand they with tattooed moustaches, by aged Ama
new 313,277doi,, as against 242,046dul. in 1907, and
in Forepoun (which mudo them ouricusly dal. in 1909, and the company has in- 262.045dal.in
like Italian pouts, or French impressionist pain- Ita sapine from 342,492dol, as at Decem
to have the hair lers to. creared
433,874dol, as at December 31, little black-headed dolis with moving eyes and
ht, and bor 31. 1907,
3 per cent. on 1909. The
1839-1801526- corporation paid
feet, and squeaky little voices, informou stuck for 1906 and 1907, and 4 per ringdest conucleable members of the 1892-1994...
Daring cent. for enoli of its following years. 1910 a distribution of 1 per cent, per quarter party were the Formosan savages. They walked 1895-1897.... has been made. For the first eight months buro-footed, and on th it brown limbs they 1898-1909... wore half a pair of trousers the front hal!-1501-1903..
with beads, but 1904-1906
1.715 of the current year the grows earnings have
aily coloured, and glittering amonated to 846,723iol., whlto the net earn-
2,112 leaving the back part of their logs open to the 1907-1909....... ings of 418.477dol, shown an increase over the air. The upper part of their bodies was clocked The abova table in hasad upon page 129 of corresponding period of 87,430dol.
in jackets of the zouave style, and in the shortest e-book Cil. 5,308. It does not include the of kilts, and wherever there was room they had whole of our forsign and Colonial investmonts Rowed on beads, medals, and hundreds of little of capital that has rons ont of the United silver bells, which tinkled at every movement.
Kingdom. The Commissioners state that their results reinte to income from abroad "so far as RELICS OF VICTIMA.
it is identified." However, the above statement is
understates the quicunt of exported capital from this country. Que man, a most feroutons fellow, had upon his manly chest a bad o of Votes for Women."
The nest Ralisut feature disclosed in Table A The average ahowa in its last column: These For messus are head hunters, and in Formous fame is reckoned by the number of
yearly increase in capital exported. For a period man's collection of human heads. The chief of many years this yearly increase of exported who was present yesterday in the party, has capital never oxveeded £100,000,000. accounted for sighty-seven heads among his during 1895-1897 there was an average decrease Their bleached skulis grin at him in place of any increase in car exports of capital. outside the front door of his ant in far: Look now at the hage average
.. THE RECENT INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT IN MANCHURIA.
RELEASE OF THE PRISON ERB.
saw
1
Round their long black coiled hair they wore circular hand dresson of coloured beads, and the teeth of men and animals.
(a)
(c)
(E)
Million
551
Million £
Million £
1.315
1.377
549
1.372
599
1.472
(A decrease) 100
622
1.555
83
68.6
160
84-5
397
not
to ba
Mr. Enever Toi deplores that
improbable in the nature of things is tho likelihood of successful retaliation on the part of this constry that is proposal has been made to bring in India to help as to retaliate. It is proposed that sa export date shoud be impose ou all the raw cotton which India sells to Japan."
Free Trade plesssatri-s about Tarif] And on this bo naturally adds ane of the char
lo "Is it quite playing the Imperial
К all in India to fight our bat le for us P
Even if Mr. Todd's suppositions were well founded, I should reply to his saronstic question of his: Certainly, it is playing the Imperial game for England to expect India to help her, and for India to expect England to reciprocate." Captaiu Larsen inde immediately for mid-
But
your correspondent Mahalakshmi" has obannel, with the engine of his boat, which is already pointed out that the Free Trade sgret. pamed the Ferro, ranning at top speed, but the roar of the water. ary is absolutely in error in supposing that the throb was lost in the proposal about an Indian export daly came from Broering was impossible. Cascades of foaming England As a matter of fact it came--though waters pounded the frail craft criss-cross, and
in tha not
cruda form stated by toasod it about at will like a phip.
Bengal National Mr. Todd-from the
In approaching the great waves in the rapids breakneck rolceity. Chamber of Commerce, a paroly native Indian the boat again acquired body,
ngape it took its be confused with the on.al and as the spectators looked Chamber of Commerce, which is mainly Euro-record leap of twnty feet clear of the water. When the particulars of the propond The push that catapulted it into the air happened new Japanese tariff were published, the Bengal to atch it on an even keul, and this lucky National Chamber at ones approached the Gov- chance enabled it to strike the water ngaia right ernment of India through the Calcutta Col-side up. Then it skipped along as if doubtful lector of Customs, and pointed out the disastrous whether to remain afloat or turn into an affecte that that tariff would have on the traile of ar-oplane. Righting itself, it passed to the India
hoy pointed out-shrewdly age of the pool, and got beyond that dangor with Japan..ted Indians the Fren point withont uetsblo :
for among
mishap... enough,
There had boeu co mnoh bumping and tossing Trade fetish is treated, as in Japan,
seant courtesy "that the now Japanese tariff in the early stages of the pasange that while encouraging the export of raw juta, sud Capte in Larsen was sure of littin by this time ather raw materials from India to Japan, would crept that he was alive, and that the boat was in gunny-bags, and generally in cottou and jate however, in a moment of comparative quist, ke manufactured goods. And the National Chamber discovered that the engine had broken down. prayed the Government of India to impose a Ahead of him wore waters scarcely less tar- differential duty on balent than those through which ke had
to deport ost Endia and raw jute from migt be enabled to offer to Japan considera tions for better Bacal treatment, more substantial than Mr. Toad's politicul emsiderations that out of place in a purely business transaction.
On this appeal of the Bengal National
that, in present circumstances,**
pean.
with
Admittedly striking, despite the fact that greatly injure the t ade to the Far East in rarus, still quiler him. As he merged from the pool,
is
And
fueroasa
are
this point onwards the Ferro was a plaything for the river. It dropped into hollows as if it wenld pover come up again, sad was na often tossed aloft as it would try for a flight through the air again. One ware spun it remarked around until it pointed downstream stern frat,
it A third
wave turned it completely over, and then, se if the sport were becoming too serious,
fourth righto 1 it.
The Chancellor of the Japaness Consulate, mys our Daires contemporary, is said to have found when he reached Trolu, that the Prefect was preparing to sad the 13 Japanese oners under guard to Tichling for delivery to the Japanese Consulate there. two oficials of the Foreigs Interesurss Board sent from Mukden to look into the case and domanded. the release of the @ prisoners: Timy oite the China-Japan Commercial Treaty, Formosa, bat ho has a strand of hair from each ¦ iu our exports of expital during 1907-1909. An Chamber, you, sir, very properly, bable and the next gave it a brondeide blew whlok tilted pointed out the illegitimacy of any Japanese violin attested as a mop at the end of the
inieros. doing business at places other thin tional settlements and made a counter-demand scabbard of his sword, to Ex the date of intended withdrawal from Taolu of the Japanese residenta. The Chancellor declined to enter into the question, which in fact is now under negotiation between the ropresontives of the two Governments at Mukion, and pressed his demand for the release, to which the Chinese authorities yielded.
The 13
Japanese who had heen subjected to gross abuse comprise 1 watch-insker. 5 patent- molicine dealers, 4 cereal-middlemon, 3 rea- taurant-kaspore,
as to what is to be done.
FEEDLOTS STATEMENT.
The Profoot of Haifeng has given out his
the 13 Joanese all under the infinance of liquer
HUNGRY HEAD HUNTERS.
average increase of 397 milions per year, compared with the preceding three-yearly pari- od. This period, and a part of the period 1904. 1936, coincide with the advont to power of the Each of these warriors carried these tufts of present Government. They coincide with the bair yesterday, at a similar ornament to his financial legislation of Cabinet Ministers who weapon, and not one of them had fewer than have recklessly thrown into the pot of Party fifty locks of human hair. It was pleasant to financial credit of the country and se how they played with those plumes in an pustice the naziel radi od in the United absent-minded way as they pursed their swords on their kuses. It seemed to give them a kind of homely feeling
From
Latred of
up
Kingdom.
During they assertions. ****
Germany
WO
of
In this somersault Captain Larson's loft leg was struck so hard that he thought it was broken.
With a useless rudder and an engina disabled
hower of
spray
ovor
• for! spreobes of Mr. Iloyd George and of many of of such a prolibitive Under Tariff Reform, its pasronger, when al own version of the incident to the effect that another photographer, should he pass their way. his supporters have been to this condensed effect: that export duty world alone go far to retšup | sád rolled the dy ware got 1 were denied an interview on the day in question, posos, he became, very pale, and hurriedly money to the who tave it, and I will give rod by the free admission of Laste tacle, but clear of it.
but forced their way to his office in spite of that and roughly handled one of the Prefect's relations present, farther threataning to do violence to himself. The Prefect wax thus obliged to call the police and to put them under restraint.
THE TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING SOME FINANCIAL
QUESTIONS,
His
PORT OFFICE BAVINGS BANK INVESTORS.
it willdo much
DREADFUL CASES
8
OF RINGWORM
Heads Covered with Thick Scurf- Cried with the Itching-Hospital's Treatment Gave Frightful Pain but Did No Good-3 Years of Torment.
OWE SCALP AND HAIR.
HEALTH TO CUTICURA
"Well over four years ago my two little girls were taken with a dreadful
v A
senip trouble that the doctors called ringworm. They atienderi themine Hospital as out- patients for a year. I had to apply their oint- ment with a brush, giving the children frightfal I also bad pain.
to have their heads shaved every two "weeks, but they got no better under the treatment. They used to cry with the tormenting Itching, and their heads were covered with a thick sourf and dandruff.
'About a year ago I determined ti
I u try the Cuticura Remedies, plenty of Cuticura Sump ad app
the Cuticura Ointment. I used about three cakes of Cuticura foap tu”. three boxes of Cutleura Ointment and they were cured. Their hair is growing-..
They had become long and nice again so if after their three years of sufforing that I had to venil one away to a con- valescents homo na ou às she was cured, but now she ls home, well and string. My younger girl was away from Bitol nine months with the disena. I ein very grateful to Cutlonra and for their children's sake I hope ther mothers will try it. The Cuticora Seap I will always use for it makes the hair. Bo lovely. Mr. Nora Ermott, 38, La Gardens, Brook Green, W, London, No. 28, 1909."
Cuticura is the moat economical treat ment for the skin, sculp, hair and hande, of infants, children anil ml:its. A tabi let of Cuticura Boup and a box of Cuti- curn Ointinent are often sufficient to effect a speedy and permanent cure.
Bid throughout the world. Depots: London, W, Charterhouse #q: Paria 10, Rue de la Chala d'Anti: Austriik, it. Tawus & Co.. Sydney; India, 1. K. Paul, Cheatin; Japan, Maruya, L18, Toklo: Bo. Aries, Lennon, L... CAM Town, sta.: U. : A. Potter ng Sham. Comp.. Bole Props, Bocles, #Post-free, 19-page Chitless Book, & explete -Gude to the Care and Trantment of Bkit and Bonip.
EASTERN BANKS' SWIMMING ENTERTAINMENT.
The London ataffs of the Eastera Banks had
their annual swimming entertainment birt month at the Great Smith Street Baths, Westmin-tor. The team races always ronse most excitement. A great struggle was se io the four lengths' tear race for the Eastorn Challenge Cup, the result being a wel ed victory for the Chartered Bank by s n touch only. The holders, the Hongkong sat
place,
ion
by a yard and
(through the interpretery that the Formosane garatry for the purpose of gutting the capital than their foreign ow possessed Mou's Eddy, and went aground. A ma on Hank of India, and the Hongkong and Shang-
value
立信
Investment
that such an upped will obtain a hearing." And it might be added that in no circumstances is it likely that a duty on tho export of mwa cotton from India to Japan could be sanctioned,
of India. But the proposal of the Bongal National for raw cotton is not a monopoly of Chamber to impose a duty on the raz juts from India to Japat-and presumably thews was nothing for Captain Larson to do to other 1 protected countries outside the British except threw himself on the mercy of the river Empire-stands on a very different footing. Hie antagonist had no disposition to take s THE FLIGHT OF CAPITAL
Raw juts is an absolute monopoly of Bengal. unfair advantage. It sent him over a zigzag Mr. Asquith's repeated vaunt that the more
Asan old Bengal officer, I can remember the course, and made him hold tight to his sant. An A terrible incident was only averted by the capital we export the more prosperous we must heroism of a a photographer-moderated by dis- be is but a sorry attempt to bragen oat a really time when Dundee and Louder took practically occasional billow climbed aboard, and there was Mr. Morita, Japanese Consul, Tishling, has cretion and the diplomacy of some journalists. serious national financial position. The weighty all the Indian exports of raw jute-now, a costinnous shower
and Ameries take much more than Once through Davil's Hole the Ferro swang reported to the Foreign Minister and Coneal The Formesans, it seems, have great lavil protest addressed to the Prime Minister in the Austria-Hungary and Franco take towards the rocks on the American side, aptain Shangbai Bank, had to be content with sacond A auber of other London bunks wore, General Koike the particulars of the what they call in their simple way. ".
1909. by leading London merahants, bank- year
a similar team Taola incident. The Consul Genstal is now
as usual, invited to participate in a. Rocenity at the White City, ers, and fiuuacions concerning Mr. Lloyd large quantities. And these protected foreign Larsen saw his dauger, but as he had no means piotare machine.
their raw countries must have their swashed
juto, wint of controlling the boat he could but simply wait waiting for the Foreign Minister's instructions they fell upon a Press photographed his head to Asquith's
keen contest between the eight George's "Finance" supplied a worthy centrost
raco. After over may bo the differential
in the hope that the worst would not happen. export
duty in the thirty-guines co
teams which competed victory want to the Union osiners, and demanded
aheore
to impose, short There was a boulder right in the boat's track. THAY
of the hands of Mr. Kiraify. Boulled of their
the few years
Bocialistic that India
London, Comptoir National coming cond, might bring in rato
which almost spelt destruction for the craft, and human saorifice, they saved themselves
and Loudon County and Westminster third. honestl other con
fibróa. competing
that ob. The four longths were swaar in the very credit- This story being feld to the gentleman who "If will I give me your vote I will take mon
the Indian revenues for any loss that might be
The toss was so able time of 1 min. 54 3-5 secs. The two lengths
atora Banks want to the of the Eastern attended them yesterday for piotonal-parry from
Championship of the freronies, however, that it plaged the Ferros- this hac of
H. Moore, whose representative, U." you." And as one result
woollen
Bona fast between two other bouliers.
The cook fight tering of votes for bribes hundreds of millions and Scottish cotton goods, Yorkshire
Captain Jarum sorambled forward, and for won fairly easily by six yards. hibis camers under a great coat
tented when rage was indeed severely
yment in the United Kingdom and have been would also prov.sie for the urgently demanded five minutes worked desperately to get the beat and novel pluma rado, in which the
His had to bite off ung of the plume that da the Formosan chief looked at him repeatedly of our capital have been withdrawn fin Invest. goods, and other British manufactures, and with a poculiar suilo, slowed his row sent abroad-to countries in which the invastad abolition of the inquisitorial excise duties on clear. He was then 40ft from shore
Indian
cotton goods. It would obviously give strength counted for nothing in that predien. ever the water and carry it home, caused much At the conclusion the fine collect. ebony teeth,
, and made a strange gesture under thrift of their citizens is not a mark for robbery he Dandee and Culcutta jutte command that he must swim for it. a corab of water came
when aided meat, and when he was deapairing and decided moment. the chiu from ear to ear.
by a Chancellor of the Exchequer
of prizes were grasionsly distributed by Profetence, the
The five Eastern banks At the Zoological Gardens the photographer Consider also another result of the abnormal | by Imperial midly-progressive Colouint along, lifted the Ferro out from between Mrs. G. E. Noble.
of the great and took cover behind the monkey-house and other
exportation of
of British capital shown in Table A.
principally concerned being, it will be remem it will enable the Dandoo, Calcutta, rocks, and sent her careering to midstream. market. As it
bared, the Mercantile Bank of India. the buildings; but he would have been done to death.
This buffeting and cross-current action aup Without a doubt had it not boon for the sagacity The wholesale gattinir of investment in sound other British jate manufacturers to obtain of his journalistic friends. It was discovered called first-class Government Stroks of this their raw material at a somewhat cheaper rate plied a fi e example of continual motion without Chartered Bank of ladia, Australia and China. much progress until the beat entered Dead International Banking Corporation, National The regular general meeting of the share-
hai Banking Corporation, were vers hungry, having one many hours out of the United Kingdom, even at a serious to neutralize the unfair a
+bat holders of the Toyo Kaishis was held in Tokyo without food. Instantly a deputation of Press loss, has had the direof offet of causing a most by the latter. The Hencal National Chamber is here waded into the water and threw a rope to
certainly right in believing
Rach
a duty Captain Larsen. He hauled the boat after him, recently to ressive the accounts for the first mon approached the chief, and, through the in-serious, prolonged, and 1 lehore a permans would greatly benefit the trade and industry of tied it up, and then went home by tramear. MARRIAGE OF STR HUGH CLIFFORD half of this year. Mr. 8. Asano, Prosident of terpreter again, asked which to would rather fall in Eba value of
have the head of the photographor or currant ! płocks. the Company, presided.
Their
the Empire, both Indian and British. And it After the business report and recounts for the
Ceylon has been surprised by telegrains an- bun.
capital спе
for or
the capital of would enable car Foreign Ofice to offer to the
lifford, ter had been read, one of the shareholders
With some reluctance, but assailed by the other nations is now wholly discredited. How Japanese Government arguments for the botter
nouncing the marriage of Sir Hugh which took place quietly in the Crypt of West- Taid a question. Ho mid that the surplus for the period under review amounted to Y256,000 bùn, and the rest of the tribe agreed to do itsens alone who have had to sell their holdings more tellin, and for less humiliating than the pangs of hunger, the chief chose the currant enormous has been the actual money less to a fiscal treatment of Indian and British trade fur-
minster Cathedral last month, only a few in- Free traders appeals for pity on political Deducting this sum from the loss brought likewise. So remarkable was the effect of a of Console, for instanon. To take only one over from the previous term, there remains,
very hearty meal of buns that afterwards they seot
obediently, Vast ho dings of Consola ure, or were, Bection. in respect of depositors in the Post Office Considerable excitement was caused at the Savings Bank, who have need their deposite few hundreds of Console. Is marg bay a Zoo" by the urrival of the savages and their instances a large proportion of the money paid friends. The Formans and the hairy Ainas in by these depositors in gold and silver has sore hugely delighted by all the animals. vanished, never to come back. These depositors
their belief that the Polar They stated
include the thrifty working clase bat auly peat that the profil for the second half of bear was
su English tiger,
the biggest also a large number of thrifty middle class and in the world,"
world," they thought. They laughed professional workers, who have been mi-l hy
It is annonsced that Taotai Jeme Tien Tu, with childish joy at the monkeys, in whom the action that investment in Consols, for ia-
China's leading railway engineer, was been spoke to them
stance, assures perfect soearity for capital-a they recognised old friends, in what seoined the monkey language,
if the interest on the
Canton-Hankow railway. Tuotai Jeme made it for imprudence. For
a condition of bin noreptance of office that he were the small deer. They licked their lips in in every Post Offis Savings Bank book the front of those innocent creatures, and rolled first rule or condition printed under the head should have full powers and s free hand in his work as well as in employment of men. He Also ments
from the Pacific coast, due to of cargo.
their eyes in oestry. Nothing wond induce General Information is this decline in cotton and far.
"God will be them to ride on an elsplant.
Post Office Savings Banks are established asked that, whatever happened, no stricture
should be passed apoa hiin at any singo of
of the Mr. K. Nedau, one of the shareholders, angry with us," they said.
by of Parliament, and every depositor haark till the line has been completed. It is now Japan and Chian
Act of remarked that the Company had a debt of Their
Istuted that the shareholders have decided to Y.5.000.000 and was at pressut paying interest display their gret was that they could not the direct security of the State for the re
skill in such a mighty hunting mort of his deposits.
asked the Yuch thereon at the rate of two sen five-rin per day, field Afterwards they were taken through
That rule as it now stands in wholly mislead. nocept his torma and hars
Pa to sanction H.E. Jenie's ngagement and to ant that the Company had another dobt London on their way back to the White City, ing, end it zweis material alteration in the
urge his departars for Canten The Ministry mounting to Y,1,003,000, on which it was und were immensely impressed by the greatness direction of warning intending depoxitoss that if paying interest at the rate of end son nine rin
of the building and by this number of people.they put their deposits into British Government has agreed that he shall proceed there after ha par diam. The debts bearing such high rates "But where are the children?" they asked. securities they do so at their own serious risk of has formed plans for the Szechuan-Tibet rallway of interest must be redeemed as quickly as
losing
a considerable propertion of their savings. possible.
That is only one of the many disastrous effects And caused by the facts shown in Table A. It was recently announced from Washington the facts shown in Table A are to a large extent that advices had been received from American directly due to the finance of Mr. Lloyd George.
INCOME TAX DEPRIVED OF
OF ELASTICITY. officials in the Far East to the effect that a
Rational critical situation existed in China, where an out- Among other grave nati injuries and be wen- similar to the Roxer trouble would not be dangers cacted by our Chancellor may be
by the
for
.
THE TRADE OF KOREA.
a no loss of Y800,000. He wanted to be blundly smiled upon the photographer, posed Reotion of our population, and that a most worthy grounds that are altogether irrelevant.-Youry called is showing signs of steady develop.timate friends being present.
informed in what way the Company intended for many press..
to make good that sum
In reply, Mr. Asano stated that the fact that the surplus for the form was only Y.256,000 was entirely attributable to the loss of X.200,000 the Compaar has suffered in connection with the of the steamer Pinna, Mr. Asano was
*Y 450,000, year will amount to something like".
that the Company's business is 83 favourable as in the first half. During the terte the number of passengers on the San Francisco and South American services in creased considerably over the previous period, but there was a rest dimination in the ship.
Mr. Asano replied that the Company was well aware of all theso facta, but the credit of the Company at present was not as favourable as in the past. For this reason they had been obliged to scatract loans at the high
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Carlton Club, Sept. 8.
THE CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY.
THE NEW ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF,
Curiously onough, the animals they like best Nor can they be blumei Anverted intrivial. engned to supervise the construction of the
THE ALLEGED UNREST IN CHINA.
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rates mentioned. Nevertheless, the Compas. In connection with this report the fioned the destruction of the salient feature of a
contemplated raising a loan of Y.3,500,000 at siz per cont. per sonum in the near future with the
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday isaned the following report
object of redeeming the old debts. Should this: N.U. Daily News has been asked by regaisted Income Tax-its elasticity. By Japan, and risen a little over China.
General of the United States to
The trade of Korea or Chosen as it is now
ment. Prior to the outbreak of the Russo- Japanese War the trade of Korea sood at Y 28,079,842, but in 1907 the figures bad increas ed to Y.58,361,114. The following table shows the imports and exports of Korea during the past ten years—.
Exports, Imports. Total.
Yen.
1900
1901
1902
Yen. 9,568,769 11,069,361 20,638,129 8.542.713 -14,777,234 23.319,947 8468,503 13,692.842 22.161,345
1903
9,669,131 18.410.711-28,099.84
1904
190+
1905
1908
1906
7,530.715 27,402,691 34,93,306 7.916.571 32.971,852 40.898,423- 8.902.387 30.291.445 39.193,832 1907 16,973,574 41,387.540 58.361.114 1909 14113,310 41,025,523 55.138,833 1903 ... 16,248,835 36,648,770 52897,658 The bulk of the trade was carried on with
THE CHINESE TRADE IN HUMAN HAIR.
We have long known that Sir Hugh Clifford was ambitious, says the Times of Crylon, but for ean have surmised that his aspirations lady lay in the direction of marriage. The
married, Mis
Mix Henry whom Sir Hugh Cliffont de la Pasture, is a well-known play-
y-wright and novelist. "Deborah of Tod's la a dainty work, and secured a publie for the fair author which has never failed her. Mrs. Henry de la Pasture is the widow of Mr. Henry de la Pasiura-third son of the fourteenth Count and third Marquis de la Fasture to whom she married in 1887, and bas two daughters; and is the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Edward Bonham, H. M. Consul at Calais, and grand- daughter of Mr. E. Walter Bonhum, C.B., late H.M. Consul General at Napten Who's Who
the following statement of her writinga: Biblications:
The Little Squire
and played at Lyric Theatre), 1894: A Tragedy (now produced is raised lotters for the blind); Deborah of Tod's, 1997; Adam Grigson 1879, Catborins of Calais, 1901; Cornelius, 1903; Polar Mother,
1905; The Man
from A marios, 19 6; Tie Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Renare. 1907; he Grey Knight, 1907; Catbe- rine's Child, 1903, The Tyrant, 1909, Plays: The Lonely Millionaires,
res, Adelphi Theatre, 1906;
The export of human hair from Swatow was nearly doubled in value last year, at the British Peter's Mother, Wyndham's (100 nights), Apollo. £28,467, according to the report of the Consul iesued recently. All classes of natives, (50), Comedy, Haymarket, and by the King's more especially in the Kia Ying Chow regions, command at Sandringham, December 7th, 1996 have, it. in
is said, invested their money in the revival Haymarket, 1909; Her Graco the Re-
former, Haymarket, 1907. business, some
e even borrowing for the purpose at 4 to 5 per cent. per month, whilst the poorer claxees bave found a new and paying occupation nge and in collecting combings preparing them for the market. The business, however, adds the is reported that there are several tons of thensands of pounds lying at Hongkong godowns, the importers in Europe having telegraphed to stop all further shipments.
pha fail, the Company might wake a csik upon ! Cons to the following, statement:-The time of pease Mr. Lloyd George has deprived Louchoos, continues to move very slowly towards | Consul, in deing considerably over-dose, and
shareholders to pay in five yen por share.
of State that it is:
the income tax at a war rate în
N.F
China
On the 12th at 11.555.m.-The barometer has fallen slightly over the N. moeloos and B. The depression, which is still lying over the
"The high pressre az00 ronitis over N. After approving the accounts for the first American Legation in Peking is in receipt of the income tax of this valuable quality of casy
from ile
the Department
tis elasticity for use in any national emergency. Ar advice half of this year, the meeting adjourned. The in utter ignorance of the source of the recent a fit companion to this folly, Mr. Lloyd George Strong N.E. monsoon will continue to provail
Ton.
over the N. part of the Chine Bes. rumours regarding alleged unsettled state of has also deprived this country of its power to raiso a large loan, should emergency come to
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 256,729 affairs in China and bas, moreover, repeatedly
would Who, in this country or outside of it, .. 1,065,270 douled that it had received information of any rash as to by ty or one hundred at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon ...BC8,541 nature which might warrant auch disquieting be so
millions of
of Consols, should national neces
our reports.
sities at any time
render essential a freeh issue-to-day is as follows:-
NE winds, fresh; Ano. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, of Consols The national credit of our country, Hongkong & Neighbourhood
now sullied and debaned by the ignoble pander-
JNE winds, ing for votes of Radical party politicians, lies Formosa Channel
strong. Do in the dust, and is likely to remain there.
necounts stand thus:--
Surplus for the termi
Balance carried to Profit and Loss
+4
Logs held over from previous term
It is reported that the Board of Posts and Communications is negotiating with the Hong- Long and Shanghai Bank for a loan of eight million tasks for the purpose of constructing surtain projected railways, on the security of the Peking-Hankow Railway.
The C.P.B. Co's atx. Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai at 3p. on the 11th inst, we forget that it was our hish national financial South coast of China between) Same as No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamocks, and left again at midnight same day for Naga prodit which supplied us with the means to con- saki, where she is due to arrive at Bam. on the
13th bastant.
quer Napoleon and to save our country? Is no South coast of Ching between Same as No. 2
Hongkong and Bains...} similar national danger awaiting us in the future?
PILGRIMS IN TIBET....
it
JAPANESE RED
in
CROBS SOCIETY AND FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
A service in memory of the late Florence Nightingale, the mother of the nursing profes sion, whose death took place in England last was held on the 27th ult, in the Nursery month, Department of the Japan Red Cross Hospital Tokyo. Among these present, says the Japan Gazette, were Baron Hanabusa, Visa- President of the Japan Red Cross Socioty, Matsudaira, Marchioness Ishiguro, Escon The Russian representative at the Peking Mateukata, and Marchiondes Nabeshima. Court having inquired whether there was any Baron Ishiguro sanounced that to perpetuate foundation for the amours current among the the memory of Florence Nightingale medals. Buddhists in Trans-Baikalis that the Chinese bearing her name will in future be presented to Resident at Lhassa had forbidden Russian successful
This nurses in the Hospital. pilgrims to enter Tibet, the Chinese Govern announcement met with the ananimous approval ment has stated that the prohibition applies of all present. Eposches were delivered eulogis- only to travaliers and that Tibet is open to ing the servicos rendered by the deceased Indy
of all nationalities. pilgrims
to the nursing profession.
Daron