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SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG :
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS,
When
"Only Middling'
your health is very far from satisfactory. The slightest knowledge of pathological science is sufficient to inform, us how precarious is the con dition of the person who is "only middling," The power of disease-resistance is practically nil, & an ordinary atmospheric change or dietetic irregularity may lay you up for weeks.
Take
care therefore that you possess nothing less than vigorous, robust health. Just as nothing succeeds like Success so there is no better guarantee of sus tained health than never to let Consz- yourself run down.
quently if you are not feeling up to the mark get yourself into tip-top condition at once, by taking a few doses of
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Recommanded at the Paris Aca demy of Medicine, for loss of appetite and flesh, to patients with consumptive tendencies
Sold in bottles of 100 Capsules. Sold by at Chemists.
THE
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MARKETS IN SOUTH CHINA.
(Coatinned from page 3.) Furniture-The ability with which and the low prices at which the Chinese turn out school and other furniture on foreign models and the superior qualities of resistance to the white
Which their woads
posscas those commonly used in the maanfoture of farriture in the United States, preclude any with the ratire product compatitin
duct >uccessful by American maus factures.
Harness. There is no demand for harness
ant
over
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST. 1911.
been sold in this district, and consequently down. Calling up one of his watermen, who VICTOR
I-am
carried toods, the serows were soon got out and the trap cover lifted. Sure enough a monkey popped up is bend.
A few
Americans have not figure largely among the foreigu mechanical engineers employed.
Auriosa locomotives haço been purchased
of the railways, and huve been Take the animal out, please!"
The smiler did so: and then my man, one of for some assembled by American ongfacera. The aponings for American chomists or assayers are equally the smartest revenue officers in the Port of foreign experts, but to for that the neat double lining, apparently of wood, limited. Many of the Chinese cement and London, put his hand inside the box, and found sto+l works employ
in really cousisted of three pounds and three-quar informed neue.of.the men elicans.tors of the finest cake Cavendish tobacco!
the sailorman Sometimes this capacity in this district are
scorty" The policy of the Chinese is not to employ for. eigners on their railways, either in construction, pears ago a sailor coming off a ship with a small éle insides of bags that operation, or maungonent, when their work can bag in his hand sidled up, with a knowing air, be done by Chinese. This is far more trap to to a gate policeman at the Albert Droks. These at Canton, as there are no surt reads and today than it has ever baru before, and with the police are ordered to ses cart hurees. The half-dozen sadlo ponies kept training of more and more young Chinese are being carried out, unless the Ixazer bus a by foreigners are equipped ires longlosg.engineers the disappearance of foreign engineers clearance note signed by the Customs ofleer on while the mounts of the Chinese troupe, policr. from of the railwaye not controlled by foreign duty. They usually, however, await an expla nation; and this particular passenger oridantly ste, ato furnished with native-made saddles, interests is assured at an early date.
had something important to communicate. Su trappings.
the policeman lent a courteons and attentive ear
Quoth the sailer (whispering): -
etc.
HEATING AND COOKING AREALATUS,
OCCASIONAL VIGNETTES.
DODGING THE CUSTOMS. [Y PRASCI GEORGE HEATH IN THE
VENING STANDARD."
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The climate of Canton is semi-tropical and -the Chinose seldom or never heat their houses. If they did so they would core than likely use the simple native charcoal brazier or the more convenient of store. There is no denuand among them for steam-or-bot-water radiators: The foreign dedlings and Wees on the Shameen and in the district generally built with орск grites, aro HAUally
HAL which is all that is nquired to secure comfort in normal seasons. During extremely cold spells the grafes are sometimes helped cut by coal stoses put up tempera:ily or by oil stores, of which an excellent and conveulent model is now sold on this market by on American firm. The valce of stoves and grates imported at Canton in 1909 was 2.300 dols
The Chinese da Tiver cocking tires aro strucinres of Chinese stoves bich brick and mortar ret salite a blacksmith's fore, and many of the native cooks employed in foreign familia perfer this stove to the exporter, the ready connived of the importing dern range. The dead for foreign, cooking
OR
Wien Tariff Reform comes as it inevitably will) into operation in the British Islands, the fun of dodging the Customs will become fast and furious: The only thing, io y opinion, that can possibly stop the advent of Tariff Reform will be the Millennium of universal Free Trade-a Millennium that little further away from the region of practical than the Millennium proper politics
Forty-two years experience of the British Customs-Dipartiment, about equally 'stributed Letween the indoor and the outdoor servicos, has enabled me to know something of the tricks of the tradothe antics of the foreign confederates on this sidland of the artful
Could you do with a few cery good cigars
daresay I could
morrow?"
will you be here at this time to
"Yes, I can arrangn that."
Vary well, f--am going to bring out some splendid cigars, and you shall have some, and welcome.
All right," replied the dock poliesman, ond chackling to himself over the excitar out of a Eaul" from evidently a very green-horn of a sailor, he let the man pass without further question.
Punctually at the time named, the following day, the same sailor was about to pass out at the gate, when bis way was harred by the constable and his inspector. Said the latter:
Let me look at your bag, planes."-- "Certainly," replied the sailer; and he opened
It was quite emply: it at once.
"Where are the cigars, roughly demanded the gateman, that you to me you were going
out to-day
Stoves or ranges in conlit ed to a fraction of the dedges of incoming passengers who spou the to bring retorted the sailor," but surely you
foreign population of the district, say, 500. Foreigners away from Canton itself generally all their cocks to us Chines stoves. Oil steve for cooking purposes, of various sa sanil sly, find a small sale in Cantor. de also rbuat
I lampe, for minor cooking and w
ing
Joe and Refrigerating Machinery.-There is no demant for this machinery at present. Au ice plant wis projected for Cantou some four or five years ago, but the project was subse quently abandoned, and this port is ati i sopplied with ice from Hongkong.
pleasure of their sea trips, and undergo ex- eradiating periode of anxiety in the endeavour to save a shilling or two of duty. But if this happens now with a tarif list of charcosbla articles totalling little more in number of items, than the fingers of both hands, it was obvias extended bo for worse whia that list is
goutly
"Ol,"
never thought I was such a fool Why, of course, I had them in my bag yesterday, and inside it
did not ask me, you know, to let you look The "brnour" which is said to exist amongst thieves" does not, I am afraid, apply to rerenne good deal of thieves or smugglers. There is n rapionage, and not a few. "seizures are made
on same
fl ia curious, even now, to know, with so few articles to remember, how ignorant many people, are as to what is and what is not dutiable, und
seny mous letter, splitting" amusing to learn quite recently of the furtive "information" supplied by confederates, proceedings of a clergyman's wife in smuggl safederates, was placed in my hands some ing (as she thought) a piece of luce into one of years ago by the superintendent of the London the latter received it. It stated
I took prompt Canton for foreign leather. The importations abolished rather more than half a century that an
this some tobacco, ex steamship late well-known steps wired to the Sarveyer of the then large during 1909 were as follows: Calf, kid, patout age. And much more amusing than this
colouret, leather, 8,000 lb. cow leather, instance is that of
I requested the 43,200 1 These Sgures, to a large extent, Secretary of the Treasury, walking down on Customs staff at Gravesond specially to board
Singapore, day to the London Decks, accompanied by one and watch the vessel, and represent reportalions from through Hongkong of hides exported from or two high Customs officials, and suddenly Fivor Sarveyor to rend plain-clothes aficers Kwange and Kwang ung to be lanced and taking away the local surveyor's breath by down in a boat as far as Limel ouse Reach.
asking returned to their original districts in a Baished!
Leather-There is practically no demand in our portą, unaware that the lace duty was Ducks dpf would that day be made to land.
and
Kromp
from Germany,
the
Japan, and Belgium. Such Taps and lamp ware are sold at eriremely low prices. In outlying portions of this district the Chinese
use, to come silent, tintive-made itna hi tin
earthenware. There would seem to he Le mar ket in this district for any new patent lighting Cevices, sinskerosene oil and electricity supply the needs of all
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"Just tell me exactly how you would proceed in the ease of an application by a merchant for
drawback" on leather?"
The answer mast no doubt have been vary ballisting to an offoil supposed by the House of Comzons, and everybody ole, le know all that can be learnt about our rerenne-for it. was
"Who are these men, and what are they doing to dormerde).
From the Gravesend Bearding Station to the Shadwell En-in entrance to the London Docks the suspected ship may be said to have been "personally conducted by Customs officers; but everything was so carefully arranged that the captain wes unaware of the official attention be was getting till he came within the dock gates, Then I opened his eyes by putting twenty addi tinu! "remangers" on to scrutiny every nook. and cranny literally from atem to stern.
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** LIGHTING APPARAI VÁZ Canfon has an electric light plant which sup plies foreign buildings on the Shameen and the immediate vicinity, lights the streets of both the Shameen aus the native city, and sup. plies a latever-Chinese buildings require its service. The Government cement works
Drawback ou leathor, sir There is no
We made a pretty good haal; and stopped on Houam Isard has a small plant of its own.
The fowign buildings on the duty ou leather, and therefore there can be no Shameen are very generally equipped with question of drawback!" This recalls the the ship under fue. The owners, who probably new dook secretary had nothing to do with the smuggling, but und electric lights and innny new Chinese buildings delicious instance of a Jure do fed the innovation. In the mtlyiur appointed at £1,500 a year. He had a number of to pay the fine, were farious, and threatened to districts the foreigners are keroseno oil lamps of excellent qualifications for the post, but a know- dismiss everyone on board. They ultimately, foreign make, while the Chip in Canton and ledge of dock work was not as of them, however, relented to the extent of deducting the ho determined that he ine pre rata from the pay of all the men on Corkere, in their shops and houses, use kerosene Nevertheless
what a ma of clover board, from the captain downwards! oil lamps or lamps for native-mode vegetable would show them
In another curious case, whero' tay ruiama. illuminating oila principals
initiative could do. So, on kis first visit to the
found a hundred and twenty pounds of to- The importation of lumps
bacco,
accent for the opptain, to ask for any ex- of wine casks into the vaults. were and wicks into Canton in 1909 docks, he spied some labourers rolling a number
plantion he might like to volunteer, as I told him I must proxecute. To my surprise, he not but Labourers, sir, rolling casks into the vaults."
the "ruly confessed that he was the "Why can't cho conpors do it themselves?" that the captain of a vessel was usually the out- a sailor to own to it, be added. The man weges are more than double the wages of dock Trit If the tobacco was found he could easily world go 1fore the magistrate, "own" to the labourere!"
The genuine smuggler. however, of whatever contraband, and get fined; and the captain ses, is a long way from being what is called “an
trouble. Musical Instruments and Talking Ma-asa," and offen triumpfly outwits even tho would give him something afterwards for his There was a remarkable requel to this chines, Tho Chinese themselves bare clever export Customs whbordinates known
He
·But takas kindly to foreign pinaes, and "rumriging officers" When imported lace whatever demand for plunos may exist at and gloves, for instance, were datiable, sach & incident. The captain was prosented and fined. Canton among the freigu population is host of ladies joined in the illicit business It got, of course, into the papers supplied through dealers in Hongkong. The that female searchers"long since abolished was promptly dismissed by the owners of --had to be employed. The reasons for their the vessel. But when the latter went out again same romack applies equally to violins and other foreign stringed instruments. There employment will, be obvious when I mention it we woked, and everyone on board drowned. are two large foreign factories in China, which the at uncommon trick of snormally thin Presumably, therefore, that little bit of swing- After all, however, the greatest "dodger turnout na excellent grele of pines and women winding lace all around their bodies, gling saved this captain's life. Ergo, maggia! of the British Customs is not the paltry piatolas by unive werkman under foreign putting over the lare clothes mash too big for supervision, the wood used in the penufacture their normal anatomy, and posing as "excessively smuggler of a few oigars, but the foreign, JONGKONG, CANTON AND SOUTH CHINA
especially tha German, importer. of which is hoiad in China and the otherstont ladies"!
"The "Code" us very much a matter of and parts front abroail,
common knowledge: but I vors much donbt if the bringere in at hundreds of thousands of artfully disguised in order to pose as English A large market for taking machines, especially any one who reads what follows has ever before tons of merchandise, all duty free, and mort Some years ago, not long after the with records of Chinees songs, bun breu develop heard of the incident recorded.
ution of the. practically useless Merchan nd among the Chinese and will probably increase in the futures. Cheap musical toys, barmonicas, fortunately of a rather fat face, haut a hollo; dise at a London station, and similar articles are in demand, but are supliquor-tight, thin indiarubber dress made. This
hton," "From plied at present by Japan and Entepe at prices the Etted over her body. Then into the outer a large consignment of brooches and of her ivary too low for Americen competition. The new kip, so to speak, wes pinsped the finest and goods all indelibly and conspicuously marked military bands, for which the Chinese most expensive brandy, Outside, came large in front "A present from Brighton,
create
a fitting garments in which she figured as an Hasting," ets, Behind, out of the way, was stencil-marked "Made in Germany." I applied great pradfection. considerable market for good, moderately extremely stout person.
Te, complete the availability of the unique a sponge, and the "qualification" marks cue clctp base and other and instruments..
Only ons paper arrangement, a small tap was inserted in off at once. My report to the Board of Customs Paper and Paper Mille. will bes been opened to date in this district, the rubber, but concealed under the losse caused this importation, Fam happy to say, to that situated at Three-Eye Bridge, on the sleeve covering Ler left arm. By surreptitions-be confiscated. turning
this top, and apply ing a little presare Sama..ai
of the Canten-Hankow branch Railway. It has an output of 6 650 lb. a day she could furnish a friend or confederate on Woo
Wood pulp does not enter into the process the journey with a duty-free drink of braudy
at. this employed in manufacture of paper
is naturally, his duties that tempt the mill, nor does this article appear in the Customs illicit ones. No doubt if sugar daties keep on, lists of imports and exports at Canton. and especially if they should yo"up" appreci there will be a fine future for the Bio- The native market for paper of nearly every ably kind is supplied by local, or at least ralive, and charis smugler, because of the enormous the only considerable demand for wrapping, strength of this sugar essaves. So far, how- tissue, and toilet paper weld i found smong ever, tobacco remains the first favourite with
the contrabandists. the smell foreign population of the district.
I reall
1an amusing case of smuggling by a The importation of paper at Canion in 1909 was as follows: Cigarette paper, 24,144,000lb stowardess ca. board a vessel in the London
when some erliui German mannfectarers riding porn alone, 326133 guralon Docks. It was in the Vietarisu Jubilee year, dered, 12,997,866 lb; writing paper, 30,5331h.
are
а
TALKING MACHINES.
cut will be sorted out Mark by Mark graph illustrating
and delivery can be obtained as the Goods
are landed.
This vessel bringson Cargo
A tail and extremely thin women, possessed
MAIL NEWS IN BRIEF.
HEAT WAVE MEANS INFANT MORTALITY,
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The phenomenul heat in England this summer has caused great infant mortality. During the last week in Louden alone 158 fufasts died of enteritis, due to the excessive heat.
CANCER OF THE TONGUE.
with the at
Sir Hours Brittin, 3D, stated that this disease rarely attacks a person free from leucoplakes A predisposing banan of leucoplokes wes (white spots on tongue and mucous morabrane)
A COLONIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENT.
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SOLE AGENTS
FOR
AND FORMOSA.
RUSSIAN M LIONA REH,
Russia, died last month at the age of 87 years. Madame Morozoff, the richest wouzin Tho muin source of her wealth was cotton manufacture; she was owner of the largest cotton mills in Rassin, and her estate is valued.
£8,000,000.
AVIATION IN CANADA
The first long-distance aeroplane race in Cana da took place on August 2nd. The course was a cross-country one from Hamilton to. Torontni, and two ariatore, Mourdy and Williard, covered the 40 miles in 30 minutes.
CEMENT WORKS EXPLOSION.
At Hamburg on the 3rd ult, an explosion rocked extensive cement works and killed six of the employés.
A BOLTING CIRCEE,
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THORNE'S
OLD
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No. 4.
This vat was started by the late Robert Thorn of Greenock and has been sold as No. 4 since 1831
A reculiar road, dieastor occurred recently
long. Dashing down the incline at terrific near Leeds in Yorkshire. A traction engine SCOTCH WHISKY. employed to draw the vans of a travelling circus got out of control in descending a bill a mile. speed the engine and vans, unable to turn an were wrecked Threa of the circus company travelling in the vans were seriously injured, and the clown was killed on the spot......
SPAIN'S ROYAL VACHTSMAN.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer
" DELTA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO
STRAITS. Consignees of Cuge by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are
Post Cards and Photographs, There writical boxes insite what ladies ered International I outal-Federations. Conferoces
of Chinese pho- being landed and placed AT TULIE RISK in the
large number a and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
who supply photo tolles dess movere. The wear or had merele lexa back against a chair or wall, when the The life
and scenery touch thus given to a concealed spring would start the "National Anthem. But one day of this section, but they are no notions abroad. Their predncts can be obtain-Lono of my rummaging officers ceme to report to thematic gout and an exciting cause is the angle in the-road, asbed into a stone wall and eft, however, through firms in Hongkong me that, suspecting the unusually large dress use of tobacco. There are na wholesalers of post ordain Canton, improver" of a stewardess to be stuffed with
Owing to failing oyesight Sir Charles Lucas, and the few places in which they are retailed something that was other than wadding, he had secure :heir supplies from connections in Hougtold the steward her husband-that he wished head of the Dominions Department of the Colonial Office, is about to retire. It is probable to examine the dress. kong.
The map replied that his wife was ill, and had that Mr. Hartman Wolff Just, Assistant ENGINEERS.
So much the batter," said the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, will succoed factories. gone to bel. Tho introduction of modern
considerable offeer, "for you can easily bring the dress to to the vacated place. affords etc.
FERBY STEAMER FAT/LITY. else- me." 36 this district,
The ferry atoomer Syracuse on August 1st It was brought, and in about half-a minute a in Chira. for foreira mechanical where
atruck acheal in the St. Lawrence, near Massern. Her 75 both in installing and operating the penknife bad out open the "improver and
in New York State, and capsized. No Fire Insurance will be effected by me engines, These positions, however, are not found the cor pressed contents to ks, not
machinery, in any case whatever.
craft rescu d all except seven. Four bodies, all Damaged packages must be left in the Ge- ones which can be bid for on the open market, "wadding," but tobacce!
The tume ficer, about the same time, pulled passengers were thrown into the river, but other but go an a rule with a contract for machinery.
of women, bare been recovered, downs for examination by the Consignees and
The concern which supplies the machinery up a sailor just leaving the dook pate with an the Company's Burveyors, Mesars. GoDDAED
sends out a man to install it, and, if necessary apparently empty box, about eighteen ineler and Dovelas, at 10 am, on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All elning must be presented operater Prastically speaking, it would be deep and a feet each other way within ten days, if the steamer's arrival here, hopeless for an American engineer to attempt to secure a position in any such plant unless after which dute they cannot be recognised. No chains will be admitted after the goods through the firm which sends out the machinery.
or he has been in China and have left the fiodiwas.
E. A. BEWETT, Superintendent. Hergkong, 301 August, 1911.
From Loudes, &c., ex s.s." Malwa." From Australia ex 8.5. "Moldavia.” From Persian Gulf, ex 6.5. B. I. S. N. ane B. & F.-8.. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional
Goode will be landed here unites instructions are gion to the contrary within
mills, Goods not cleared by the 5th Sept, at 4.r.M. opening will be subject to rat.
6 hours.
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AN ASYLUM HOLOCAUST.
The great lunatic asylum at Hamilton, in the Canadian province of Ontario, has been destroy- ed be fire. There were 800 lunatics in the building when the outbreak occurred. Eight
What have you gol in that box!" Alive animal, sir, a monkey." "Let me see it!”. Reluctantly the box was put on the parement; connections with the Chinese or other proprie bat the keen-eyed revenus man noted that the of them lost their lives, and many others were tore: Little American machinery has so far little trap floor hinged in the top was screwed njared,
At the Royal Yacht Club's Cowes regalta the Cup for the new 15-metre yacht clues wae wor by King Alphonso, of Spain, who him- self steered his yacht Hispania to victory.
NICARAGUA DELUGED. Pelegrams from Central Ameries report
tion. A river gaubost, caught in the foods from food visitatio,.s unparalleled for a genera that the Republic of Nicaragna is sufforing has been sunk and 50 in a bare been drowned.
A NAPHTHA EXPLOSION.
A fatal explosion occurred recently at naphtha works near Baku on the Caspian Sea. A resulting explosion killed fire workmen. naphtha spont was accidentally fred, and the
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