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ANNUAL GENERAL MEXTING.
The annual general meeting was held on the 7th August when there wore present: Messrs. W. G, Darby, (chairman), P. Breitag, J. Bruce Chan To Pin, Chan Tanu, Dr. H. F Conyngham. Mr. W. 8. Cox, A. Johnston, W.
Borer.
The Chairman said:-On the 21st Jupe we hold a Special General Meeting of "Chamber, as we thought there might be a
last
the
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE,"
A Mukden sorrespondent sends to the Peking Daily Neave the following observations on the recent floode:---
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1911.
A WHITE ANT-PROOF TIMBER
THE CYPRUSA PINE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
The Perth W. A.) correspondent, of the Tinies of Ceylan writes
necessary for detailing the virtues of the Cypress pine, for suck is the same. given to the tree which produces this extraordinary wood. Mr C Young ins lately reached Tenth from Cypress pine. I asked Mr. Young to tell ras all about it, and his reply was
ber of the members of the Chamber up from the the lime roofs full of small and the filed the north-west, where he located a belt of
ever,
In tropical countries the deprodation of the white-ant are as familiar to most people as any In the second work in August, after something possibly could bo. Large sums of money very hot and deprossing days, we had forty have been allocated in various Eastern depend. eight hours of continuously heavy rain, which eneies of the Empire to stimulate research work caused much damage to compound and house which may result in an exterminator of the walls. So many walls have fallen that 800 dread thruiths being formed. So far, how
ever, success has been recorded. There are D. Jupp, Kay Su Tong, Lam Man Cheng, Ftions of the city and suburbs look as
though there had been a recent bombardot paliatives, but at bost these are more stop E. Lease, Kwan Yuk Kwong, 0.-K. Nielsen,
Makden builders always justly pride themselves expe A timber able to resist white-ants, has E. Nolze, Capt. F. Sembill, Mr. Leong Hun, in their excellent tiling, and the roots of most long been wanted, and now it appears to have Soh Siow Bob. Low Chow Hop and C. H. houses are very securo, but now one hears, on all been found in the great north-west of this State. sides, a tale of woo, as hardly a house or shop So important is the subject that no excuse ascaped bad looks and fallen mailings. The oval lime plastered roofs also fored badly,
the late snots of last spring, which were very heavy, night, making thawed by day and froze roofing to be very porous, and, in fact, the weath West Coast and that they would like to bare aer conditions this year have been unusually des- meeting. On that occasion I had the honour to tructive to all buildings. The debris washed briefly refer to the various matters which havo down from the vast areas of trooless hillsides is
in larger quantities thom
Floods, wash engagel the nitention of the Chamber since its
outs on all the x
railways, felds submerged,villages crops ruined and many now districts buried inception. As the minutes of the meeting were and. published and seat round to members I do not with sand shingle, whilst others, more remote
from the bills, have rich deposits of mu think it, therefore, worth while to waste your Usually when the northern half of alanchuria time in repeating what I-thon said, nothing of suffers from exons of rain the other has too any importance having transpired, since that little or the reverse, but this season first the ihe south have mach had date, I would like to take this opportunity of north theu
too much wator, though the greater part saying that, considering the Chamber has only of the farm-lands are shore flood level, been established for one year, we have been able to get much coru has been destroyed. Heart do a great dent towards consolidating our position renting stories are constantly coming ia stating and also getting our authority recognised. During that whole farmsteads have been swept away and rillages wiped out. The peculiar point is that there has been comparatively little rain fall at one time, that is for any number of days together, and in ordinary years there would not have been serious damage done with so little actual rainfall, but it seems that owing to the amormone-falla-of snow in March and the earth, April, whose melting
the Wells and
and springs hare been yielding water in extra force over since. Rains which hare fallen in the mountains hare quickly rushed to the plains and the waters have not sank into the lower regions as usual.
The railway lines have all had bad wash-onte, nearly all in unexpected places, and without the usual warnings. Engineers, watching the rain gauges, never dreamed that enough water had fallen to cause trouble, when down came freshots from various directions; doing great domsge. Mukden city has been cut off for days, the four lines all having breaks and no mails The S.M.B. to Dairea coming through. made the first connection..
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the time I have been here I have never known abs body brought into being that can speak with the same indvence and is of as representative & character as this Chambar. If its affairs are properly conducted it will wield an influence the effect of which is bound to be felt, and which will not wholly depend upon the number of members, although we shall always place the most importanos on getting as many members to the Chamber as we possibly can to joto, With these few reiurks I am going to propom
suli to you that wo
the Statement of Accounts, which has already been in your hands for some time. The Statement itself is a very simple one. The amount of cash in band may
to be rather
large We must not forget, however. we may at any time bo called to spend money in iitigation or furthering the interests of the members of this Chamber. We cannot there. fere ba in to strong a financial position, and I hope you will approve of no attempt being made to reduce the subscription or entrance fees, at any rate for the present. I now propose that the Blatement of Account as presented shall be passed
Keem amount.
Mr. Lenes-I beg to second that.
On the show of hands this was carried ua клічному.
The Chairman-The next business is the election of a new Committee. I should explain in regard to the Secretary that the duties in the past have been carried out by Mr. J. Niram Wardrop, and I think he deserves the thanks of every member for the hard work he has put in Unfortunately he has had to go to Jesselton for a short time, but he has expressed his willingness to again undertake the duties of Secretary during the ensuing year. I just mention this, gentlemen, because it will be necessary for you If Mr. J. Nime to elpot seven members. Wardrop is re-elected as Secretary he may, or not, be elected as a member of the Com- mittee. I might mention that Mr. Wardrop, if re-elected, Las arranged that Mr. C. H. Boyer shall carry on the duties of Secretary during his absenco,
Mr. Jupp-Have we any means of ascertain ing the names of the present Committee serving?
Mr. Darby farnished this information. The election of the Committee then took place. The members elected to serve on the Committee were:-Messrs. Breitag. Aston, Bruce, Chan To Pin, Nolze. Darby, and Wardrop
Wit
propose re-elect
Mr. Breitag I Mr. Wardrop as Secretary.
Mr. Bruce-I second that. Upon a show of hands Mr. J. Nimmo Wardrop was reflected as Secretary.
Bir. Darby-Has anyone a counter resolution to propose?
Bin Johnston- I think that seeing there is such a large planting commnuity on the West Coat it is important that they should have a representative on the Committee the East Const simply is represented at present.
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"The timber growing on my last is what is gonorally known as Cypress Pino (Callistris Robusta) and CROWS it many instances, to a height of 80 feet and upwards, with a diameter of 23 feet. The area is situated 40 miles from the Port of Wyndham, the most northerly port of Western Australis. The western boundary of the area is only some ten miles from a navigable ar (that is, up to ten feet of the dead low tide) of the Cambridge Gulf. The grain of the tim bor is very close and works up to a fine satinlike polish; one of its special features is that it
drying or seasoning. It is not only white-ant doen not warp, twist-or-shrink in the-process of proof, but is the most valuable timber known for use in the construction of jetties and wha rss whore the teredo plays such barce with other woods. I have long resided in the north- west of the State, and the white-ante there are as plentiful as anywhere in India, Ceylon, or imperviousness of the Cypress pine ta the Straits, and I can emphasise strongly the thermites. Many of the telegraph poles used in the northern territory between Port Darwin and Pine Crock oro of Cypress pine, and bave
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valne for railway sleepers. There is, of course, its value in the manufacture of forniture and internal decorative work of houses. It fonds itself in both cases to astonishingly beautiful results. There is no fear of the timber being exhausted. On the area referred to I estimate the present entting capacity at 500,000 HE loads of 500 feet per load. Unlike mest forest are the catting of the already marketable timber would not mean the extinction. of the forest. Millions of young pinos in all stages of growth-are-there-to-take-the-place of those cut. The Cypress pine only grows in its natural state in the white-ant infested area. The pine POISE OF THE JAPANESE WOMAN: forests are found over an enormous territory of the north of Australis, but at present, owing to inaccessibility, many of these forests are com mercially of little valna.
all
filled
SECRET OF HER CHARM AND GRACE.
The foreign tour which used to be looked upon as "travel" can hardly be regarded is the light of a great self-educater,
To be able to speak with authority on the places she visits, the woman writer gives herself infinite paius to understand the soul of the people of the country she explores.
How," I enquired, "about the forests in the Cambridge Gulf?"
This is the best located so far as accessibility to the markets of the world is concerned. It is
"
What would you do to ship it, either cut or only ten miles from navigable water. in logs to Ceylon or Tudiar
"The easiest way would be by means of chart- The American porelist and essayist. Helenered esiling vessels of light draught. It might Gardener-now Mrs. Selden Allen Day-bas be more advantageons to ship the timber in luge. lately boon visiting Japan in order to study the so they could be out at port of destination real inner life and aims and objects of the according to local requirements. For construc
to farther her own Japanesa
tional purposes, in connection with houses, people, as well knowledge of socialoriest questions. Some of stores, factories, etc., in tropical countries, the her interesting views on the Japoness woman
timber has, in my opinion, ne equal, and I are related in the Washington Sunday Star."
understand that af Port Darwin there are many There is
is no study m fascinating women," says Mr. Day, "no matter what their race or
or colour, their religion, or their ideals of government.
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Afler
"Wo Americans have a brave reputation for penetrating into foreign lands and gatting ever an incredible amount of ground. Bat how few really take the trouble to understand oven the surface signs of alien civilisation
ring in Japan for several years I began to realise that I was just beginning to comprehend the motives, to sympathize with the obstacles, and to appreciate the really fine points of the Yankees of the East. Colonel Day and I lived in various parts, in the large cities in the rural districts, and we studied and took oounsel with the leaders of thonght. But to go through a country hurriedly, live at an hotel, inspeot perhaps the palaces, the temples and the public buildings and look down
buildings which were erected of this timber many years age and are still in a solid state.'
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patronisingly at the street scenes is not the This vat was started by the late Robert Thorn 100 AL DEPARTMENT way to gain any useful knowledge, though it of Greenock and has been sold as No. 4 since 1851
18, of CORTHO, a pleasant and diverting mâuter
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"I was impressed with the lack of knowledge which our usually intelligent and artistic
小
theatre manngers snow of Eastura conditions, SCOTCH WHISKY.
Mr. Lense-I have no authority to spent on bebalf of the West Coast planters, but a member from there would be very seldom here to attend to the business of the Chamber. I consider thear well represented in their Association. Not long after my return from Japan I Yr. Darby One of the main objects of this attended a play which presumably gavo an in- Chamber is to hard a body of men on the spot timate picture of home life near Tokyo. Every- who can take any urgent subject and deal with body who attends the theatre will recall how it immediately, and I do not think that you the pretty little Japanese maidens are made to would find any member on the West Coast who walk on an American stage. It is a waddling could give the necessary time that would jumpy performance, a caricature of the actual be required to attend this Chamber's meetings way in which these women walk, and one which
As a matter of fact every
one will pause, to consider, the Japonie Far mamber is
regulacly posted as to what transpiredly fills them with indignation. Now, if †
They are
at the meetings and it is always up to any of ments for the feminine sex are fastened neither them to write the Secretary if they wish any by button and buttonhole, by hooks and eyes,
it thing brought forward. In this connection
pins, ordinary or of the safety for yet oscure to me to state that during the year we variety.
lapped over each other, and bare circularized as far as possible what is going the outer robs is held in place by a wide en
other
band which we could call a sach. on, but if any members could suggest any circling method by which matters of importance could bo "Now, in walking the Japanese girl turns morn fully or more conveniently emannicated her toes in to enfold her Farments, and over to them we should be pleased if they would let movement is to keep the folds in
a know, because our one desire is to keep members of the Chamber fully interested in what is going on."
There being no other business, "- Mr. Nielsen proposed, and Mr. Breitag seconded, a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was passed unanimously.
ILLEGAL MARRIAGES IN JAPAN.
of spreading them apart. Hence comon that swaying, andulaling motion which, if properly imitated, in perfectly fascinating. Then the home scheme of the Japanese is not compre. hended or the reason of the motion would be als rer
Most of the sleeping and waking hours of a Japanese woman are spent on the floor. The floor continued Mrs. Day, deserves special mention, for it is bed, dining table, the place to BOW OT read or It is made of a padded
or paint, cushion on boards, and the oator covering is a An interesting legal point concerning mar riages contracted by foreigners in Japan, is soft straw weave se fine and dainty as we use in being disuussed. The case in point is that of this country for bats Naturally, chairs could Mr. Fred D. Fisher, United States Consul not be placed on such a delicate surface, neither General at Makden, who was married at could the inmates wear shoes. Try walking Nagasaki in 1902
while acting as Vice-Consul across & soft padded sarface in your bare feet, there Mr. Fieber was married by a Methodist and the reason of the Japanese motion is soon. missionary, and the marriage was certified by the
spparent,
way! The graceful
in which the Japanese United States Consul, this course having to be taken because, Japan being a pagan marriage was not a religious but a civil corey kneel and rest themselves on their heels is im possible with our manner of garbing ourselves, later Mr. Fisher discovered said Nirs. Day. But with geamless garments Four years that. ITO years before his marriage, and practically no impartments such as Western Japan had passed
law making marriage a cor women tolerate, it is a comfortable and besitli fire of kuad tract. The effect of this has been to render fol method to rest. Thon, if they illegal about forty British and American ing, they just lie back; for the floor is a bed marriages. Mr. Fiber decided to remarry on or lounge in its entire surface. When you wish bis first furlough, and has done so. With regard a house in Japan the agent asks how many to the other cases, it is reported that complica mata you want; that is, how many for whom to
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