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CANTON,
ĮPROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
REVOLUTIONISTS,
July 7th.
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overawo the rebels and to be in readiness in case of an emergency. Diqnisting news also comes
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THE TRADE OF. HONGKONG
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 8în, 1'11.
THE CRUSADE AGAINST OPIUM
IN CHINA.
SIR ALEXANDER HOSIE'S REPORT.
AN ANXIOUS HALF-YEAR.
THE STRAITE RUDDER INDUSTRY.
We take the following from the Straits Times of the 1st fast. :---
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HONGKONG
SHARE MARKET.
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated July 7th states-
Of
The following is extracted from the Report of the Harbour Master for the year 1910: -25%
Our market for local stooks continues firm, As pointed out in previous reports, the figuros
We are indebted to the Peking Daily News
und rates in somo instances have further which used to appear under this boading were,
advanood. Fine Hard Para Rabbor hagin • a whole, so inaccurate as to be, in me pages, for the following summary of Sir Alexand r most misleading. They have therefore been Hosie's Report on his tour of inspection in us ourselves sarvering commercial situation which graptation being 2 but the Rubber Share mar
The first half of the year is gene, and we find proved slightly during the work, the closing Yosierlay the authorities romsired the un- welcome news from the King Chow Prefecture mitted from this, as from my three previons Opium-growing d'atriots of Chins:-
aonual reports. However, in cortain items of The Brat Provines visited by Sir Alexander has many hopefni foatures for the second half.k in London has again weakened, and closing Miowa deslineail round. Tronchs (Ti that the revolutionists are becoming excoeliarly the import trade, fairly accurato details are avail- was Shars!. He journeyed by mail from Fokia A part of the great quantity of capital raised bare ogniu been the medium of an exten bold and are propingrating their dustrines far slie, and, as to those, the following marks may be Buy 5, 1910. The interviewed this bacines Peninsula is gradually being expanded upon the sirve business between this and London, the
capital, which he renohed for the parpose of rubber planting in the Malay Mine on May mad wida in spite of all efforts on the part of be of interest, the authorities to check them. The magistrate the year, This quantity, compared with the
Cost-1,115,120 tona wera imported during the Governor, Ting no-chuan, the port day, opening ap of estates, bullding residences, coolie losing quotation, thanh lower than the highest who assured him that the poppy find been lines, and factories, so that the common wages point foached, due doubtless to profit taking.
billstendily in brick. the Gowen. divided of Mok says that at least seventy per cent of the imports for 1909, shows a de reue of 11,716 tirely eradicatal from the Province and gabus wise shipping trade
const being firm with buyers at 90 ex the interim 5/- 10% hare recently diclar. Bar Silver closus at 241d per population of the profusturo is openly in tons, or 104 per cent. This docrease in so every fuellity for carrying vat his investigationsantrallway is doing considerable business sympathy with the zool canse, and that the small na to be negligible, it is explained by the members of the Prosincint Assembly also men
any woll Established
at business steady, and Sterling TT 1/9 tone of the market in the Onloay corroborated th. Governor's statsmoute. the dall
oxperiencing t
The open
market
rata of diseoart number faithful to the ruling dynisty is very throughout the year 1910, an the necessity of Alexander Hosie's own remarks are worth house small. The magistrate has asked for a strong adjusting stocks after the somewhat largely quoting:-On my journey sunth-west from Tai- should look to its management. for it will has receded : 2 per cent, but there is no chang body of troops to be sent to the prefecture to increased imports of 1909. Of the various yuan Futo the Yellow River, the boundary of find no explanation in the trade conditions of in the Bank of England rate, which rousing
Shansi and Shonsi in
the country. But we base called the past au 3 per cent. Shanghai T. T. is nuchanged at that direction, I did not soo of coil imported, Japanese heads the varieties
sations half-year,
and it has been that to most 742. list. Next couns that, from North Chiar and a single poppy plant, and on my rotura janey
BANKS-Hongkong and Shanghaia aro northwards through the
men who have invested larely in rubber propor southern half of Shans
ties. Beginuing rather hopefully the price of firm with buyers at $885, the London raia hoi Cardiff, though only used by Mon-from the Yellow River to Tai-ynau Fu the kenson was over, avon had the poppy boen
rabber rose prolly steadily until the eat of unchuuged at £87 10. Nationa's (in liquida. February, Ou Mareli 1 we reported auction sales tioni continus in request at BO. Admiralty, comes third. There have been in-
MARINE INSURANCES. -Uainas contine in diatriots are full of bandits who, probably for creased shipments frim Hon ay; but from Alan to believe was the case,
sli for elynitis
is Loud with top pries at B-, hat from bat dato there has been an almost co tinuous fall, with request af s805, but no shares are available the sake of plunder, have taken up the revolutralia si Rulin large decreases appear; while along the roul failed, exept in the Weu-shat district, to elisit any evidence of its existence
ure casual variations up and down, Though nul 88'0. North Chinas have ulvanced with tionery cause and are creating much disturbance, ne Labuan eral was imported during the year.
I
the fact that, in during the year Whether the produc
tending përhaps to the pessimistic side, we were sales and further huyers to Tis. 165, and Cin- rema-kel last year upon Bo serious is the state of affairs, that the spite of the large increase in coal imported, he tion of opium in Shansi in 1903 amounted to
not propurvil to so. th prices down to4/9 heforo | tons to 91923 after sales at $187) and $190, Peking Government has advised concerted shipments of banker cual in the Colony hd 20,000 or 8,783 piruls, there is cos-on to believe the end of Juos with fine herd Para slow ne Yang sxes and China Traders are unchanged action by the authorities of the Two Kuong fallen off considerably. This year, the opposite taal the poppy has caged to be antisated io4, and a doubt whether the coudi ions of the bat in request at quit atinus.
market justify these very low rates. But thern FIRE INVECzs-Hongkonga pre in and luain for the purpose of exterminat. occurred. There is a falling off in imports, bat that Province for the last two years; and that
can ho ho doubt whatever that they have pro-dound at 8335 and Chimes at $119, but no opium smokers there are now depondent on an inorens of 22,140 tour, or 3.5 por cont., in ing these pests of society. In the Tang the quantity of busker coal shipped. But, of
Borhansted stocks ad on supplies smuggled foundly affected the sh re market, and that, i: shares are proonrable under au advazer, from neighbouring provinces."
apito Kwong District also there has of, labu bean [the total anoint of coal imported, little mor ə romarkable ineroaso in the activity of certain than half te slipped as banker coal, the remain-
der being re-azported. serat sociation, The Viceroy has issued ont-ra - to the district officials to arrost the heads of
these societies and to disperse their followers an order much easier to give than to carry into effect. His Erenilenoy has given authority to shoot down without morny nil who offer resist
from those parts of the provinco that infringe which holds its own, if not netually- on Kwong Sai and Hanah. Those border of War and imported almost solely by thetigated in the Provine, which I have no
ance to arrest..
MORE TAXE
-
The poopla of the U Yawn district are highly
Kerosene Oil-Here, onormous inc exha are reparted in Bulk Oil of 20,559 team, or 577 par cont., and in Case Oil of 13,989 ton, or 386 per cout, while Liquid Fuel has increased 5.089 tous, or 11 per cont Those inpermMON NP POTÁP to be due to computition between the Amatis Petroleum Co and the Standard Ol Co.. whose businesses ure largely increasing in the interior of China in conequches of their activity in "coning. up now distributing centres.
1
As last year, I al a few romarka nh ext. tain other ite-run
clingusted with thoir imagistrato for the foBew-able to collect information which I ha, besu
Cotton and Coton Yarn-Hoze is showa, again, a larga incre
of 10,1 4 tour, 15.7 for gent, added to the lure so reported last year. This scovas to be borne out by fula, though the increase was in yarn antively, hardly
ing reason. Before gambling was abolished fl policy of this particular district were paid out of the gaming tax, but since the 3rd moon there has besa no mich source of income and the magistrate get the money wherewith to pay the custabu-high prices rulig in I dis, and the Chinone
Shensi and Kaosa, althon b the rassures for
exons
what is being said in some of tits London SIPPING-Hongkong, Chaton and Macans In re. ard to the two distant Provinces of Pups about a firmer tone, be movem among re firmer with bayers at $303. Indo-China
rubber akareholders us taken the direction of after sales at $65 for preferred and deferred unloading. It would, in fact, be extremely combined, close slightly easier with sales and total prohibition vero auf reed effectaully in diffult now to get a substantial revival of to pr babla hogers at $65. By courtesy of some parts, the progress made has not been no
market for shares. because there are so many the general 20Mungers, Moxers. Jardine. satisfactory as in Bhansi. Sir Alexander be
wak holders ready to sois opportunities of Matheson & C, Ltd, wo learn that the lites that the dimination is newbut under 50.
getting out of it with the least possible loss, Dunal ueting of this company will be held in per cent, in Shenai, and rather less in KasuThey bavo abandoned all hope of getting out at London on the 13th inst.: That it is proposed Erou this porcentare; however, excoeds the corresponding reduction of the drug imported which will rise as the rabstantial increase of Anegant, which will then stand at £114.200 ad profit, though there are no doubt a tow shares to transfer £20000 from the Underwriting into China from India.
their output is mated towards the end of the hat after writing of £3,000 from the expens year. For the public delirium a year to fifteen of the debenture issue, and providing for the months ago, it is not necessary to offer any usual depreciation and interim dividend 1 of 3 per pent, on the preferred shares paid in November, was blind, an'i wurensoning. But we still hare sozarthing of a grudge against the to recommendte payment to hold of preferred profosional planters who lent their ordinary shares of 3 per cent, boing baisseur of evorcapitalisa the dividend OF 6 par cout, for 1908, and a Preposterous tions en forecasts which can.
be further 6 per boyer
coot.. bing dividend on
on the •BAIGH relised. They have radiled the rubberindustry shures for 1909, leaving the dividend for 1910 with with greater burdens than it will be a le to still in arrear, a balance of £5.633 being carried bear, and have created for working plaster, forward to now count. Chins and Manilas p... | after siles at $101 and S103 are quieter aud oonditions which neither skill nor industry half-year anxious and distressing in a local sense the old and now issues respectively. be able to co quer. What lias made the post at 819, aud Star Ferrys at $25 and 5163 for Shell has been to gradual disclosure of the utterly Transports have deslied to 85/9 ex the Smal reokles and vition *qually unscrupulous ways in dividend of 2,5 for 1910 and interim of 1 on àcesune of 1911 (Coupon 16) recently declare. REFINE 189-China Sugars are want in a *reall
way t
at $80 and Lozous at 321, the latter after siles at $22
MINING Quotations are anchasget sud av local business has been reported.
The Province of Tannan alad shows marked progress in opium prohibitioit, for in the British Commissioner's modest aliwate, na much as 7 per sent has been era icated. Thi
is excwlingly satisfactory, because or den for total wuppression were not sixsned sutil the latter part of 1910, when the Ten. cheng Yusa passed its famous relations to that feat. We have very confidence that be fore the present year in nut we shall hear that Province.
to
has been put to all kinds of shifts and davioes to any cotton having been imp rted fowing to the opiam has been entirely eradicated in this the men for whom we have real sympathy use with sellers at $103. Douglases are wanted
of
will
prus et being exemptionally cheap and of good lary. He now proposes to lory a small tax on oll quality this year). The yarn market, thongh pigs, hlas, charcoal, wood and oil coming in or considerable luctuations in price nccurred dur going out of the district, and these imposts are ing the year, was strong. The downd being calculated to produce the $1,000 a month Krect and prices generally fusearable, large im provisos in Chins with its 20,000 dd picals which valuations and capitalisations were made.
required by the police. The people are highly indignant at the common necessaries of its being taxed, and suggest that the official had better look round for some other source of i como, It is an undoubtedl fnot that all necessarias are rising very much in priss, asproially rice, wood and oil. Good rice le at 14-16 cutties a doller, and I was told by a wan a low days ago that when he was a boy over nixty years ago rico could be bought at the rate of 70
eattien to the dollar,
WATCH-TOWELS,
I reported yesterday that Admiral Li is now
ports were made,
Flour. Here our returns show the enormous falling off of 26,279 tous, or 449 por cont. This was due to the virtual cessation of the four trade in the Colony during the first six months of the year, owing to high prios of American four out the competition of the Shanghai Wills, which shipped their products direct to Chinese perts, instead of to Hongkong, for distribution. Mattore improved during the last six months, owing to the Shanghai Mills being short of wheat, while such as they had was of poor quality, The result was a recrueseca of trade with Hongkong on the part of Canton, Amoy, Feochor, de, which ports had previously been marvel by Shanghai, and the import of Amori- a flour immediately recommsnood in usually farre quantities.
Rico-There
Szemha, we find Sir Alexander Hosie's
When we pass on to the large Province post still unre encouraging. Hers in a vast tract of land, once the grantest opina producing yearly, now completely rid of the poppy! No wonder the world gasped, when the results planters of recognized standing had given of Sir Alexander's investigations wa briefly honest opisi na with or palus cars the out- look for the whole industry would ba incompar telegraphed from Tandon at the beginningably better than it io. of this month.
Imagine that only tour years ago the t tal output of opium in Bachu an itself was about four times the qznual im- portation of Indian opium into thing, and to- day not ono poppy head could be seen throughout the whole length and breadth of that rust Province! Sir Alexander's own re- marks are so illacinating that we may bo pr doued if we extract some of the more interest ing paragraphs: "Genrally speaking, tho cultivation of the poppy in Szechuan ourupius the ground from the ond of Outobar Brill the
middle or end of April; but in the high ads in
-jum cultivations,
--- UNITED KINGDOM CENSUS.
THE IRISH FIQUES.
The contus Igures for Ireland and Jersey hare hen issued, and complete the total for the
aited Kingdom as follow- England and Wales.....
*1911.
DOCKS, WHA VES AND GODOWNS. Hongkong and Was po Docks aro firm, with buyers at $65 and Kowloon Wharves at 2401 after swall sales at $50. New Amag oeka ure quist at 8, Shanghai, Dorks at Tis. 57 x fividend, and Shanghat and Hongt w Wharvus at Tis 84.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGs.--Hon ‹- kong Lamid are fira ut 95 wad West Points at $7. There are bayors of Kowlcon Lands ut. 825 and Humphreys Estates at 864 after sales Hongkong Hotels bare sold at $120 and 875 for 287,415 the vid and new issues respectively, closing with
76,824 buyers et ellihtly under these rates.
420
36,075,269 Inc. 3,547,425
4,759.521 inc. 4,381,951. des.
in the Shan Tak District, previous to departing for the West River. He has determined build a number of high stone watch-towars or forts all over the district and from these places vigilant eye will be kept on the banditti and other disturber of the peas. Those towers are demand for Saigon and Bangkok rice was on issued, it was too late in the year 10 feet the scarcely affect the totul.
to be in telographic or telephonic connection with the guard boats and camps, and it is hoped by this means to secure crostor e-sparation of
motion against the rubbera:
with
Total
50.542 dec.
61,903 der.
INTIMATIONS
3
HIRAM CARPENTER'S WONDERFUL CURE OF SKIN DISEASE
"I have Bant cffletul lor torenty year with an olsale in eve, called by somn. .D.'s, woriasis, an otters Reprosy, pom pending on my gap; and in spite of WHI could in, with the help of tas must k doctors, it slowly latatiely extended until a year ago this wehner in, covered my entire person lit the fur fly sealer. For the last threatterite artenent all the time. sel have buen alde to do any labor,
Every motage there would be neatly a dist panful of scale ten fom the sheet on my bed, son of them half as fired as the e? Jope containing the latter, hi the latter part of water my skin coinɛienced eggling open I tried everylate, slect the cžuld be thought of, without any relief, The 12th of June I started Wert, ha hope I could machi the Hot Spritur, hel kirol ing was so low i thought I should have so pe do th 20spital, hut aply put as far asing, ilch, Whare The Hylay. Un Dr. Costed we shout two weeks, but did me no good. All eogh I tad but a chozi ting to its earnestly prayed to die, Cracked through the skin all over my back, scrose my File, areas, hands, litab fort bally rolfen: ce-i amp-off finger-nelis dead and hasil analiste: hair dead, dry and leg
old at my God! how I did ruffer. *Blyester wouldn't give ep; alii, 'We will try Cuticura, Some was abided on one hand, and ara. Eurekat B was retler; stopped the terrible burning sensation (zerá the word. They tunediately got tatticurs Resolve, Ontinent and Soap. Frommenced. by taking Cuticura Resolveit three times day after meals; had a bith once a day, water about black heat of Cutletra Soap freely! spoiled Chitra Olutinent morning and ve!2 Ing. Result: returned to my home is just six weeks from the tfree left, and my skin me
mooth as thle sheet of paper. Hirare Carpenter, Hindergen, N. Y., U. 8. A,"
The above remarkable testimonial wa Witten January 19, 1880, and is republishind Because of the permanency of the cure. Under date of April 22, 1916, Mr. Carpenter wrote from life preint.
8. A. "J kare 6. No.. Lancing, Affen, ie, 610 Waitit Bover sultores return of the moriasis and although many years have passed I hate Tot forgotten the tertiide suffering I endured before using the 4 wat terases
GOLD
AND
SILVER
WATCHES
ENGLISH,
SWISS
AND
COTTON MILLS. -- Quotations are unchanged SUPERIOR
673 | and no legst business has transpired,
45,319.586 inc. 3,753,137 The figures for Guernsey and Alderney will
The features of the Irish census are:-- The de oro se of pop lation sinen 1901 is only 17 per cent, by far the small-st for sosenty years. There was an actual increase in Linster, the province of which Dublin any be called the centre.
Mtac LL NEOUS →Sale- are reported af Chinn Brees ut 893, Cements a $31, Ropes at 18. Walaons at $6, an Steum Fisheries nt $7 and 8. There are buyers of China Pro- vi entaat 87.10, Dairy Farms at 421), El-otri s at 8211, Least $175, Ropes at $18 and Powells at 833 In the North Langkats have appreciat
ed to Tis 98 with salos,
RUBBERS, ETC. The following closing quotations raidale prices were received from Lon Jon by wi e te day: Highlands and Lowlands
The decrease in males was only 06 per cent. sines 1901, but in femalos 28 per cent,
Tha may be due 10 young men remaining and under the new land conditions, though the girls
Asiaties still owigrate to basoma domestic servants.
Loton Ventures 2186.804, and the fom las 2,195,147, so that Alcara
Thet result is that the zoales in Ireland total United Serdanga the roses are nearly equal. Women are mach Batu Tigas in Brees in other parts of the United Kingdom. Saporgs... Just as the English census Burea showed Liu gis growth of suburbs, so the Irish figures show Anglo-Malays enormous expansion of subarbs of Dublin and Straits (Berbums)... of the basy town of Portadown, near Belfast.
The following are the chief figures for the 19:1 Inorease. 385,492 36.312
the north of the Province the harvest is freeland is a very considerable increase quently vot gathered till sommer, osin the case of
Irolasid. in this item of 183,662 tous, or 33.9 per cent. the provinces of Karan and Shansi. When the Isle of Man... added to the decrease of 25 per cent last your Imperial Decree of September 20, 1936, com-Terasy This is undoubtally due to the almost total maling the suppression of failure of the Chinese first crops, owing to the and consumption within a period of ten years, and the regulations for carrying out that continued drought in the spring and summer, and to the partial failure of Kwangtung. The suppression, formulated in November, ward
equently unusually large, and the supply was poppy season of 1906-7 in Szechuan ; but orders equal to the demand. However, laring were given that there should be a 'roduction in November shipment, declined beans the food cultivation of 50 pre cut for the rauzon of supply was sufficient, for the ads of the districts. 1907-8, te remaining 50 per cent. to be spread In December, shipments increased, orlog tu over a period of years The latter part of A ETRANGE OCCURENCK,
renewed demands from the interior.
Lis
programme was however, abandoned in Hare is a stranga taia illustrating the re. The total reported ports duxin the year 1908 and total prohibition imped on Julz markable procedure taken by justice." Atens in 1909, uo increase of 102,225 tons, or 24
to 4,298,194 tom as a minst 4,195,963 25 of that year amonutad
Formen ed inveti-ation into the cultivation indy camed Lan has just petitioned Admiral per cont. Exports also show an iner-se, of the production of opium in Szechuan on Li to the effect that she is the widow of a not-
23.000 tons, or 1023 per cent. Tran-it carge January 12, 1910... In former years the alows a decrease, of 12,039 tous, or 03 per cent, biaks of the river (Tang-ze) expo ou daily commissioned officer. That officer, in the course of his daly, was ordered to a plure called Pa These figures are not however, reliable, there low water and the cour ry adjacent thereto in Kong Hat in the Ching Yuen District. Having no means of collecting securate informa these departments and district ns-d to be covered
tion, in the absunes of any Chatoms Saf.
bnt poppy.
A careful examination now showed that the only crops on the ground ing arrived there he put up at a boarding lase.
were broei beans, rape, wheat, peas, and a cor- Some hours later this place was visited by an;
tain amount of unbarrested.
The Laugar can afloer for the purpose of apprehending cer in
department of Fe Chan wel known to bows "panied" follows. The sfortunate won
bean the chief opium producing on to of the com.," being a stranger, was immediately seized,
province, had offered the most stremaons resistance to the measures of enppression... led outside the house and without the semblance cent
For this reason I travelled throngh of a trial was shot dead as a baudit. The widow
the department from the city of Fu Choa south-west to the distriot oily of Nan-ch'non has asked the Admiral both to clear hor dmed husband's name and to severely punish his
Haien, thence west to the district city of Chi- ching Hen, and then north through district murderer. This incident casts a sinister light
of Pa Hsion to the port of Chungking. In the on what happens when petty deputies are sent
department of Fo Chon, as in the other thres di-tricts,
ets, my se rab was unrewarded with the into the country to arrest robbers, To save
night of a single poppy plant. their own positions they must show results, and
Sir Alexauder concluded his report on Sze- it is to bo fanrol that the results are too often
abuan thus: obtained by the above method. That such persons should be invented with the authority of life and death is a disgrace to a nation that considers itali fit to be included in the list of "enlightened" peoples.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
The grows Revenue collected by the Harbour Department during the year was $194,234.84 a against 8461,864.82 collected in the previous year, showing an increase of 332, 70.02, or 7 per
Light Dues, Light Daos, Special
Licences and Internal
Assessinent;
1909,
1910 $8473.37 $86, 57.20
90;337:67- 95,810.85
Revenue,
... 133,391 09 137.288.67 Fees of Court and Office, 55,58:38 174,811.89 Miseollaucous Receipts,
166.25 134.40
8461,864.82 $494,234.84
of
towos
Belfast.... Dablis... Cork;
309,272
*18,634
76.632
510
Londonderry, Lim-rick,
40.799
907
39,403
252
Bathines and Rath.
ger, *Pembroke....
38,190
29,260
5,583 3,461
80/9 55/-
3916
·16
Eastern and International Trusts 3/9 discount Rubber Trusta
Tronoh Tin Mines Shells Beaters "
14
69 prom 90,-
93/-
SUGAR WAR IN CHINA.
QUALITY.
ELGIN
MOVEMENTS
Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
[256
penially note, adds the Osaka paper, is the fact that, if
Javs sugar, which is The Osaka Mainichi cotes that competition used by the Hongkong mills, is cheaper than line been steadily increasing on the Chins market Ferwosan sugar, Japane99
will be Agar berween Japanese and Hongkang sugar, and completely helpless in competition with the Hourkeng pro hot. The bounty granted by * Suburbs of Dubi u,
the prions of both have boon lowered to such a
the Formosan Government of Total,
por 100 kin of Newry, Drogheda, Galway, Kilkenny, King point that ades do not pay producing expenses, sugar cane produced in Formosa is to be dis- The principal increases are under Tight Duga, "As the result, therefore, of my own personal stown and Waterford (Mr. Redmond's con- Already about 600,000 bags of Japanese augar. ! coulinged from sext, 6sal fear, and if the continues the Oka journs!, have been shipped Forman sugar-producers incresa boir pricas 83,683 83: Light Dure, Special Asesment in investigation, extending over thirty-font days liturnoy) all show decreases,
The Bly couutios' which show inoresses are rospect of the Mongkokisui Typhoon Relage, travel over and, and of the testimony of others, Dublin, Down, Kildare and Antrim.
to make up for the low of tin bounty, the ex The to China, and the Japanese refiners seen to be
pert 85.473.36; Jnk Liceuses, $1,634,45; Boat I am satisfied that poppy enitivation has for the highest rate of decress is in Leitrim, Roscom- determined that 1.000,000 bags should be shipped accordingly. It is expected that some new of Japanes gar to China wili le affected Licences, 1,327.95; Fishing Et ke and Not present been
ja suppressed Szechuan,mon, Chre, Cavan, Longford, Cork and Sligo. Licaneda, 1573.50; Chinese Passenger Ship and there on be no doubt that this success
to China bofore the end of this year. The questions will arise between the Formoran The rolig ous census shows that 75-9 of the
crule sug z. producers and crud-sugar-rolinem Licences, $375; E sigration Brokers Liceuses, is due to the ability and energy $200;
team-Lanuch Lio-noes, 3189.75; His
Catholics.
trouble to the two Hongkong engar mills, rude sigur produced in Format next your, The Taotni of Police has brought to the Pilots'
office on June 16, 1908, and left
Itishow possible to give the list of the larwhich I ve con compelled to be content with and it is expected that numerone and difficuli notice of the Viceroy that gambling in variation of Emigrants, 17,514.50; Engag for Paking on February 5, 1911, and in a lesser
gest town (over 300,000 population) in the small dividends for the past few yous questions will drivo diext year lu connection United Kingdom. forms is still rife in many eating houses and rat and Dischare of Bramen, $2,579.60; degree of his brother, Clan Erb-fenge
with the Japan sugar industry, brothels. It would appear from the report that Banday Cargo Working Permits, 61,275; Re- and of His Excellency. Hai Lism, who was
· of gistry eva 2865; Harvey B
September 20, 1506, was issued, and was afterwards trang. these places are made to serve almost the sad lo of Printed For of 8 samship: 8396.17; Vice or when the Ipari Edict There wass falling off in Rovenne under the ferred to Yunuso, and Kusichow, purpose of the old licensed gambling houses,
beadings Court Fines, 32,079.63; Fees for Nur: must we forget, when we congratulata and H.E. has given authority to the Tuotai te storage of xplosives, $3.007.76; and Examina. suppress this illicit gambling with a firm hand. tion of Masters, Mates and Engineers, 8345. |
The expenditura of the Harbour Depart ment for 1910 was $160,035.89 as against $169,679.84 expended in 1909.
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GAMBLING.
SMUGGLING.
Admiral Li reports that there has been greatly increased amount of smuggling lately Ammonition has been found to be making its way into the country in unprecedented quantities and thousands of piculs of salt appeur nevor to make the acquaintance of the rerenne officers. In an order issued to river craisers, police and guard boste the Admiral has rected those in command to pay particular attention to all vessels supposed to be carrying onl, stone and salt fish, as the cargnen of such vessels peculiarly lend themselves to smuggling purposes.
WELTREE.
The typhoon siguals are now dowo, hat the bad weather continues. Equalls and frequent heary showers of rain are the order of the day, and Canton is by no means a pleasant city at present.
Lires, $85; Medical Eximina who the Viceroy, Chan Erk-hun, populasia (almost 3 out of every 4) are Roman competition of Japanese sugar is causing great; in Japan proper with regard to the d sgoal of
898.
AMERICAN FINANCE
▲ OBEAT TRUST COMBINATION.
2.
London
Glasgow
7,252,963 *783.-01
Liverpool Manchester
746.565
714,427
Birmingham
525.900
Shofield
454.653
ia
Lorde Belfas Bristol
445,568
399,492
357.059
Edinburgh Dublia
320,239 309,272
the Government and people on the success in opium suppression, two revered unmes, a mely, their Excellencies Yuan Shih-kai and Tong Shao- who were Brst instrumental isitinting these important reforms for the salvation of our people.
THE SHIPPING LINES AND THE SUEZ CANAL.
THE OPIUM TRADE.
.
TOLL OF THE SEA.
THE SOBER LASCAR,
Particulars are given in a Blue Book issned from the offices of the Board of Trade as to the amen employed on British marchant vessels who lost their fires during 1909-10.
Until recent sem Japon was the beat ematonio for Hongkong sugar, bat now the import las antizely stopped, and the presont time the only market for Hongkong so far is China, This market bra ben luraded by Japanese SU- gar, which only wits to the fronbies of the Hongkong, sugar-mills. It is, therefors, only Datoral that the Hongkog rafiners will driving ther energies" "on concentrate
their Japanese rirals from the China wwwy
srket On the other hand, the quantity of Formosan rade sa rur to be taken this year by revers in Japan has een fixed at 1650,000 bags. In addition to this the Jara gurar in. Altore her the deaths from accidental or other Furted in anticipation of the neer Customs tariff injuries, namh red 219 Lasser, and 218 foreign
Disease carried of 872, men 452. is estimate at abat 400.000 bags This suger sammen. In the Home of Commons last month Mr. must be refined before the new tariff comes into Britons. 300 Lavours and 130 foraigsors. The Ashley (cashire, N., Blackpool Opp. saked force, and the Formossa sugar must also be rates of mortality were: the Prime Minister whether the cow of making refined before the end of the your. The demand good the base of Indian revenus caused br the for sugar in Japan, however, does not excel I for Tinction of the opium trade between India and 1203000 bags, and an outlet must be found
In these oiraum- Chins would fall
british er
0.000 apon the or Indian 700,000 or 8 taxpayer
stanem the Japanese ingar refsing companies The extent of the loss Mr. Asquith (F
({(Fife E) -The
aro determined to lower the pries of sugar to deaths of 15 saimen, of whom 13 were British
Toansgo.
from the progressive restriction and eventual suy point, sed fight their Hongkong rivals to aut 2 were foreigners. In addition it is prob. extinction of the Indian trade with China and the bitter end. Their soheme is to balance the able that this was a contributory cause of the 1.214,200
the date of to extinction of the trade loss resulting from this cutting competition in deaths of 105 persons in all With regard to 1,028,400
999 300
pregrubundetermined, and depend upon contin China with the profit made in Japan. The the nationality of the 15 persons whose desthe gencies that cannot be accurately to useen. Bo Oseks journal, however, remarks that if the were attributed dirotly or indirectly to drink. 831,400 for the far hare his been bol to the revenan owing price of sugar is increased in Japan, sales will of the British seamen employed 1 in 2,075 lost to the higher prices due to the policy of decline in proportion, and the refiners will have his life from this cause, of foreigners 1 in 1,205, restriction.
to expert more augar to China. What is to be and of scars only 1 in 14,381.
and that these thres along x presented approxi
In the annual report of the Suez Canal It is accounced that the Bankers Trast Cozapasy for 110, it is shown that the thrus ompany bas squired x controlling interest in leading line being the Cousines British Bruas, the erosutile Trust Company through the parcbuses of th holding in the latter of the mately 20 per cent of ontire tonnage Equitable Life Assurance Sciety in the United pussi g through the Canal. The four is firm is tts. The offiois of the Bankers Trasto Gorman one. The tonnage of the four leading Company, adult that it blutended to absorb firma are as under :---- the Mercantile Trust Company. The transao- tian will result in one of the greatest trust com- Peninsular and Oriental
any combinations in the United States The Ellerman Lives (Limited) sales of the Equitable Society's holdings is Alfred
Holt & Co..
really in compliance with the Arautrong Hania-Line. LAW requiring furas empties to divest The Eilerman Lines hen's the list themselves of holdings in Anancial institutions. | number of voyages during the year.
are
مرة
Pritish
Luscars Foreignera
Injury.
Disente
1 in 26 1 in 358
1 in 1971 in 144
1 in 13 1 in 51 Drink in atated as the direct cause of the