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SUPREME COURT. Wednesday, September 20th. IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
Beroar H HONOUR MR. Ir. H. J. COMPERTY (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
CHARGES AGAINETA BANKRUPT Ng Te Sa was indicted on 28 counts of committing offences against the Bankruptcy Ordinance and forgery
A–ples_of_nat guilty was "ontered on ench count; and the following jurors were sword in: Messra L. V. Langstein (foroman), II. Itam, O. P. Hachtel, G. Badow,, H. Easserfall, J. Smirke and W. Taylor.
The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster), instructed-by Mr. WE L Shontan (of Messrs: Deacon, Lacker & Deacon), pro.. secuted, and prisoner was defended by the Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollack, K. C., who was instructed by Mr. Leo d'Almada o Castro.
to
The Attorney-General informed the jury that there were 29 charges against the prisoner, and four main charges. It was an offence against the Bankruptcy Ordianaco if a poreon, with intent to defraud, made a material mis- statement in any statement of his affairs. The prisoner was charged in the Arst oleven counts with having mado material mis-statements in his statement of affairs with intent to defraud. If Counsel proved that he made these mis-state- ments, it was for the prisoner to satisfy the jury that he had no intent to defraud.. Mr. Alabaster thought he would be able to prove absolutely that the defendant did actually
Thezo Jofrand. have iptont another section of the game Ordinance which said that if u man, after the pre sentation of a bankruptcy petition, attempted to account for any part of his property by fletitions losses, that was an offence. The prisoner was oliarged with having attempted to account for part of his property by fititious losses. That charge coveroi another olaven counts. Three of the remaining six counts charged bim with the forgery of three books, and the other thres conuts charged bim with uttering these books, well knowing them to have been proviously forged. In proving the intent to doleand it would be part of the case for the prosecution
WLS
CANTON
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1911.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
J
SHIPPING NOTES, --
The Chusen Meru and Anuam Mars, both of 6,000 tons, which are now building at the Armstrong Works to the order of the Orak Shosen Kaisha, will be completed shortly. Boult vessels are expected to leave for Japan in Octo bor next.
BLO
MENT.
The following excerpts are taken from the report of the British Commercial Attaché
[CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP-| carefully scanned each morning by millions of readers all over the country, and to the growing number of foreign journals. published in the Far Eastern ports in which commercial affairs are made a leading feature The spread of railways in parts where foreign goods are still practically unknowa offers un almost unlimited field for pictorial advertise- ment, which would be especially appreciated in milway stations, where the Chinese travelling public, as yet unaccustomed to the use of time. tables, are in the habit of assembling some hours before the departure of their trains.
MINES.
Canton, September 19th. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
Although the Chinese Government havo not On Sunday night the poace of Honam Island
yet given effort to Article IX. of the "Mackay" was rudely disturbed by an incursion of robbers
treaty of 1909, which states that China "will who plundered two families named Ng and took
A Committee of the Yokohama "Chamber of recast her present mining rules in such a wayos,
while
-the interests of Chinese promoting
THE MARKING OF GOODS. away booty to the value of fifty thousand dollars,
subjects and not injuring in any way the
The commendable practics of marking feroig n and also two children, who are supposed to be Commerge (Japanese) a short lima's held for ransom. A peculior feature of this adopted the following resolution:That sovereign rights of China, hall offer no impedi
Government to the ultraction of foreign capital er goods with Chinese charactere, or accompanyin outrage is that the robbers had a set battle with suggestion be presented to the
than they would be ander generally has now become fairly established; and in the accepted foreign regulation
there are large trude centres it is becoming the rule, the police-and-guarda from 12 widnight to meat for the opening of a now subsidized steam place foreign capitaliste at a greater disadvant the package with a description of its contents, aro-beginning especially in the case of machinery, for faraigu nearly 4 a.m. and emerged from the conflict ship line between Yokohama and Madras calling g completely victorious Soveral of the police at the ports of Kobe, Hongkong, Singapore and indications that the
wore Calcutta on the outward voyage, and at Ran to realise that foreign capital and foreiga irms to bring their goods to the netics of the were fatally shot and their bodies
per exploitation of their mineral resources, and libitions of their wazos, lying ou the ground for several hours. goon and Saigon bosides the above-named ports scientific methods are sadispensable to the pro- Chinoso buyer by well-ordered displays and The people in Hopani are highly incensed on the homeward voyage." The N. Y. K. ar it is rumoured that a set of revised mining re- Test such an outrage should be possible and about to institute such a service with the gulations will shortly be issued which will give cenntry Official statistics of the output of ecal in 1910 show
Tona. the police are coming in for a great deal of steamers Jinsen-maru (3,781 toos), Miike maru, a strong impetus to the mining industry in this censure. This robbery incident dly shows np the peculiar Chinese custom of keeping large-
The importance of the Transatlantic seriou
1,174,312 sums of money in the house, as part of the
830,328 booty is said to consist of two large chests of of liners alminat, makes us forget, observes & silver. The family plundered is a very influou. Paris contemporary, under the headline Le til one in Honam, and their ancestral temple Premier transatlantis, "the first passenger, boat is oue of the show places of the island. A bad which ran botwown Europe and America. robbery has also occurred in the. Pun Yit debat loft Now York without a single passenger trist, where a merchant has been robbed of all. It is nearly a century ago that prople rend on he possessed. The Pun Yi Magistrate bus been the walls of New York the following bill :— petitioned to arrest the offenders,
Homo-
"THE RAILWAY QUESTION, Although this Province remains quiet the news from Szechuan is having a what alarming effect on the people. It is that the whole of the reported hore Szechuan military have revolted, and that republic has been declared in that Province. As far as I can judge, this news is received with a good deal of entharisan here, for it has long been a dream of the natives of the Twe Kwong separate and independent kingdom governed by a descendant of the be- loved Mings or lo establish a republic. Extraor. dinary precautions are being taken to ensure the preservation of the ponce, but it may be found that the affairs in Szechuan will have a profound influence on the politics of South China,
either to form a
LOCAL SPORT,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE. The anaual moeting of the Hongkong Football League was held yesterday at the Y.M.C.A. Reomu. Mr. R. Hancock, president, presided over a gathering which included re- presentatives from the Hong kong. K.OY.L.L. Naval Yard, Police, Kowloos, R.G.A. R.E
Hiroshina-naru and Kirinnaru,
The Steamship Sarnanah," Captain Rogers,
Will sail without fail for Liverpool,
•The
On May 20, 1819, The passengers, if any proeaut themselves,
board. will flad overy comfort desired.- Apply o
There are two splendid cabins, one for
ladies, one for gentlemen. Thirty-two comfortable berths. The enterprise was undertaken by Mr. Scar- borough, and the Sapuanah, a sailing vessel converted into a steamabost, was an object of curiosity, but did not win public confidence. She took a month to get to Liverpool throngh want of coal and having to dodge the British war ships which were craising in the Atlantic to prevent any attempt at bringing away Napo loon from St. Helena.
As an index of the trend of the world's ship-
ping trade, the ficial Suez Canal statistics are
not without value. They at least reflect the
ffermany
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16.9 15.5 15.5
that the prisoner had made alterations in a large number of his books. It was the law, and it had been laid down by the Chief Justice that if a man "fakel his own hooks, whatever else that might be, it was not forgery, But if another book was put forward as a gennine book, that was forgery. The thres books the prisoner was charged with forging were thres absolutely false books from beginning to end. Of course, there were many items in them that were genuine, but the case for the Crown was that he had made up an entirely new book from the genuino book and put in a In the last twenty days Bumber of falso items. before the bankruptey tho prisoner received a vory large sum of money from the country- Home 240,000 altogether--and it was necessary for the Official Receiver to know what he did with that money. The Attorney-General suggested that the defendant had most visability of allowing the new regiment to take chartered ressols are left out of account, we get
Kaiping mines, near Tientsin
(British) Fushun mines, in. Muncharia (Japanese) mines, in
Pekin Syndiente
Honan (British)
357.205
Picghsiang mines, ia Kinngai.
(Chinese)
610,000
Hangshan and Fangtzo mines, in Shantung (German) - Ching Ching mines, in Chilli
(Chinese)
482,880
Total
FACTORIES.
150,000
3,604,725
Factories for the production of goode of foreign type with foreign machinery have sprang up all over China during the past decade, indicating an industrial awakening of the Chinese people which must sooner or later
how with foreign countries. Chinese factors,tions
to
ก
MACHINERY, RAILWAY PLANT, &c." The toial-salue of machinery, railway plant imported in 1910 amounted to £3,185,000. Mr: For desires to draw the particular attention of and waterials, electrical materials and filings
merchants to these British manufacturors figures, not so much because, they constitata record import as because they denote the fact that China, after some yours of hesitation, has definitely entered the world's markets as a par. o' ager of maolinery. The Chinese people here at last come to realise that railways are an in dispensable factor in the development of their country's natami resources, and that the that lin vist stores of mineral weath dormant all over the Empire ars of no use to them anless exploited by scientific methods. They hare, moreover, awakened to the fact that with practically unlimited supplies of raw material and cheap labour there is no reason why they should not manufacturo themselves meny of the articles they have hitherto imported from abroad. So railways aro being constructed and projected in every provines, coal and other miues are being opened, and factories are
Owing ringing up in ill directions.
the increasing keenness of competi
tion among European and Americas manu-
to
facturers, the tendency ever, will be unable for some time to come
pared, through their representatives elatione. In under. turn out any bat low-grade articles, which will industrial and financial combines who are pre-
finance Chinese jaingi Fial class. The finer qualities of goods, for which
then with all the the spread of Western civilisation is bringing takings and supply compete with Japanese productions of a similar Peking, Shanghai, and other important centres, alexport assistance they In those branches of the trade require. where such combination is not feasible, or desir. an increasing domand, will continue to come inschinery foreign goods in China is still mainly coined to the towns and districts situated on the constable, manafacturers are beginning to send their from abroad. Moreover, the general use of
or along the great rirers: railways will before practically uukoown, pretty net areas where foreign goods are
own representatives out to China in order to get who belong in a majority of cases to the official chias; ur they en trast their interests to some into personal tench with the native purchasers,
local firm of merchants who bave, by means of brancher in different parts of the country and of their Chinese connections, special facilities! for pushing business.
INTIMATIONS
FACE AND NECK MASS OF PIMPLES
Was Almost Too Bad to Deserte.-- Dreaded to Wash Because of Pain. Spent Pounds on Treatments which Failed to Cure After 5 Long Years Tried Cuticura Oint-- ment and Soap. They Cured Him.. "I was in tho, habit of going to slave every week until at last a small placu
came out near the var and gradually went all over iny face and neck, which were & mures of yellow pimples all over. „În fac., you could pot put à pin's head any where. It was almost. tria lund, to describe, I fried lotions, ointments, in fact, almost every thing. I used to dregd to wash because of the palin it used to cause the
I also went to the hospital for months, which did me no good. I spent pounds in different ointments and lotions which all failed to cûre, so a friend at Paignton asked me if I ever tried Cuticura Rem edles and so persünded me that I trial Cuticura Ointment, four boxes, and four. cakes of Cuticura Soap, which proved to be the best things for me and com- 'pletely cured me. After Ove long year, they cured me in about four months. I cannot praise them too highly." (Signed). Frank Revel, 47, East St., Newton- Abbot, Devon, England, Jan. 3, 1910, This letter shows that Cuticura Soup and Ointment often murered when all ele tulle. Bald throughout the world. Depots: London, 27. Charterbongo By: Purls, 10, fue de Chaussee d'Aniin; Australia, R, Towns & Coy Bydney; Fadla, B. K. Paul, Calcutta, S. Africa, Lemon, d. Cape Town, etc.: P. 8. 8. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Bale Props., Boston. Post-tree, 32-page Cutlema Book, a complete guide to the care and tresi- þú -ment of skin and scalp from infancy to aga bo
Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.
.
Have Just Received New Selection of Goods from
DISLIKE OF FOSEUTY MANAGERS. It is stated that the Viceroy has wired to
A factor which militates against the success Peking to ask for advies how to deal with the relative antivity of the various flags in theater industrial undertakings is their situation. Rumon from the Chiu Chow and trade with the East and Australia. They serve unresenning dislike of employing foreign Just ne in their Shun Tak profecluros states that trouble basin particular to emphasise the respective posi- managers and enginours.
The reputation of British machinery is second" occurred, but-Faunes-vouch for the death of ions of Great Britain and Germany, Reckoning schools and cat tres the Chiasso-aro-ondcavoar:
ships of all deseriptions, we get the following ing to xesimilate Western languages and sciences to none in China, and as there is good reason these statements,
percentages of the net tornage nsing the canal:
PORNORS no more than a smattering of the sub- alive to the great possibilities now open- 1908 1909 1910 fects they leach, so in factories where they have ing out in this part of the world and are ́ ́United Kingdo!n'......... -609 62.3 62.9 laid down at great expense on up-to-date plant prepared to take a more setise part than they of complicated and delicate machinery they have done hitherto in making their products The Gorman position, it will be seer, is somo-disperan with the foreign expert almost sa soon known, perhaps a shade more liberal treatment as the mashines have started working, leaving to local merchants in the matter of credit and them to the tender. mercies of native engineers financial support, we may. I think, look forward what less favourable than it was three years sØO,
sas soon as anything goes wrong with confidenen to the United Kingdom main. and the British is rather better. In the case who are helpless as a
As on the technical as on the commercial side tuining the dominant position she now holds fu
market. of the undertaking. The Chiness are not yet the Chinese
двобінету of the other maritime nations there is no real change. Third and fourth places sro capable of contacting large commercial enter occupied by Holland and France with 5.1 prises, snel ns steamship services, ironworks, &c.
The shipping on soned business lines. The great majority of and 5 per cent. respectively.
Chinese industrial companies are, if not in of the United States passing through the Canal financial difficulties, at any rate earning far less is a negligible quantity-less than one ton per than they ought, owing to ineficient manage ment, yet their promoters deliberately refuse to avail themselves of foreign business knowledge and experience. It should be added that the more enlightened among Chinese officials and business meu are beginning to realise, in some cases as the result of bitter experience, that something more than capital, machinery, and labour is necessary to make great industrial and commercial undertakings a success, and are inviting foreign co-operation in the management
by means of native professors, who themselves to believe that our manufacturers are fully MAPPIN & WEBB,
B.O.C., and Submarines."
The accounts for the past year, showing a loss of £6, were approved. The balance, it was re- ported, was guaranteed.
Disenssion took place with regard to the ad-
over the points of the departing regiment, and it was agreed that the Secretary communicate. with new regiments to see if they would take on the points of departing regiments.
Office Heaters were elected under President Me. R Hancock; hon. secretary, Mr. A. P. Storria, hon, treasurer, Mr. A. 8. Ellis,
The President, Secretary and Lieut. Bagual! were alosted a committee to arrange matches and fix dates for the coming season.
of it now, and was trying to conceal it, I his statement of affairs ho hod to give an account of his book debts, and he gave among those book dobte the secounts of
The Secretary (Mr. A. Storrie) reported that eleven firms in the country, but refused to give
he last season had been rather dull, owing to their addresses beyond stating the name of the
he Buffs having to leave early in the season, firm and the districts in which they wore. Counsel thought he would he able to satisfy the-but the prospects for the ensuing sesson ware jury that two of these accounts were ealirely good. falso from beginning to end, and were written. into the books in which they appear. But the other nine were genuine accounts increased by alterations. It would be proved that the defendant had altered the characters of the totals.. Oat of the $40 000 the prisoner received he paid "a lift's over 22,000 to Bonghong cralitors. The remaining $37,000 or 838,000 he said he used to par off depositora in the country. If he had deposits, these would be entered in the deposit and loan book, and in the rough cash book, and if he paid the dopcalls the payments would be recorded in these books. Receipts of those deposita were recorded in the rough cash book, and in the deposit and loan book he produced for the year 1909, but it would be proved that both the rough oush book and the deposit and- loan book were forged.
Evidence was called and the hearing ad journed.
RUSSO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT. IMPERIAL TELEGRAMR.
Renter's St. Petersburg correspondent gives
recently exchanged between the Emperor of Japan and the Tear
Corp. Smith, K.O.Y.L.I., and Lieut. Baguall were elected a beard to eximine referees.
1,000.
بشر
If warships, transports, and Government the following comparison in ships and net tona age in 1910-
Ships. Tons.
2,729 10,255,019 Uxited Kingdom ....
627 ... 2,513,290 Germaný ...
It may be noted that the mail steamships which Germany sent through the Suez Canal last your amounted to 1.276.775 tons, as against 927,610 tons is the case of the United Kingdom. Infeed, Germany's meil toupage is greater thes In Britain's case the proportion of mail tonnage all the rest of her shipping in this connection. is less than one-tenth, a fact which suggests that the British ero still the great cargo-carriers
of the world,
Some attention has been drawn to certain remarks of Lord Farners with reference to 11 Entries for the first leagus competition were personnel of the mercantile marine. He confes received from the Hongkong Football Club, sis to the boljof-that if British shipowners could manage as a body to raise the status of the sea. R.GA, RE, KÖYL.I., and Naval Yard.
Discussion took place as to the date of start-man, and cause their countrymen to share incre ng the competition, and was agreed that largely in the manning of ships, they would commencement should be made on the first not only render a patriotic service, but receive material reward in the shape of greater efficier Saturday of November."
oy and safety. Few people will be found to challenge the substance of this kindly sentiment, says the London Daily Telegraph Undoubtedly
INTERPORT FOOTBALL,
It was agreed to accept the invitation
prore
of their companies.
groups
NO CODE OF COMPANY LAW
There is as yet no code of company law in Chins, and no legal obligation on so callest Cijas companies to furnish properly audited accounts. Most of the companies now being telephone and tramway systems, &c., consist of of officials and merchants who bava formed to establish waterworks, electric-light obtained a concession or permit from the security for a loan is a mortgage on the property, Government. The only thing they can offer as and this involves orpart valuation and investiga- tion of titles, not to mention the necessity, in the case of landed property, of obtaining the Gorerament's sanction to the mortgage, and matters requiring careful handling by an ex- perienced was on the spot.
now
CURRENCY REFORM.
j-
LONDON,
Comprising
SILVER CUPS,
PRESENTATION PLATE,
TEA SERVICES.
40.,
The tier is held by some whees opinions are entitled to respect that the uschinery best suited to the Chines market, at any rate for some gears to come, will be of so cheap and comment description that British manufacturers stand little chance of successful competition with Cou not altogether bear out this view. The Chinese finental and Japanees makes. My experience does are, I think, learning by bitter experience tha: PRINCES PLATE,
the
long rub factories, &o., does not pay in to purchase cheap materials for railways, and as money becomes cheaper, as it must when currency reform is firmly established, they will be in a better position than they are at present ta fit out their various industrial undertakings with good and durable plant. I am informed, moreover, on good authority that the prevailing impression regarding the costliness of British machinery is somewhat exaggerated, and that in DRESSING CASES with
SILVER FITTINGS, certain branches of the trade, such as the sup. ply of railway materials, British makertaro able to tender as cheaply, it not more cheaply, the their Continental rivals
HE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION AT
SHANGHAL-
COMPANIES ON THE BLINK OF LIQUIDATION, The following notes are extracted from the N. C. Daily News of the 16th inst.:-
something
TABLE WARE.
FISH
KNIVES
CUTLERY,
and
FORKS,
+
LEATHER HAND-BAGE,
snd WALLETS,
RAZORS.
[256
BROCKETT'S
PRIVATE HOTEL
FOOCHOW.
ITHIN two or three minutes' walk from the Bund, under New Management.
BICUTIONS.
Tering Moderate:--
other House-beat trips sud Excellent Cuisine. Every Attention.
arrauged up the river Min, which is unrivalled for beauty in China,
J. BLACK,
1155)
Manager.
fon in Shanghai is the number of Hiled disquieting feature of the industrial sites liability companies that are in liquidation, or on An important step towards the long-delayed the brink of it. We do not refer to the Chinese- falfilment of Chica's promise to establish a uni. managed businesure, but concerns under foreign
puerile to suggest that there ly form national coiuage was taken on May 24. management, out of the ruins of which Japanese 1910, when an Imperial decree was issued fixing trade in consolidating its position in China. It the dollar or yuan as the unit of Chinese car renoy throughout the Empire, of which the wrong whenever and wherever a business foila. The failure of reasonable expectations in the standard shell temporarily be silver. The new dollar is to be of 7 was 2 candareens weight, expansion and conduct of business leads to the Mexican dollar, with subsidiary coins in silver causes over which the management can have no A letter was read from the Conncil of the
equal to 416 grains troy, ie, the same as the breakdown of many a company-not to apeak of British forecastle of the average
af 50,25, and 10 c.; in nickel of 5, 2, and 1 o.; ressonable control. Shanghai Football Club inviting the Hongkong the
Hat it fe essentist for the management to 1
The Ministry casti Stammar is capable of what Lord and in coppar of 5 and Association to send a team to play in Shang. tramp
have exercised reasonable precautions in the of the latter kind. Last of all, we must endorse hai, and suggesting that the visit should if Furness calls uplifting, and this process of Finance is to supervise the issue of the new prove that they have taken no nudne risks and if ever, exercised by those who manage business ese coinage, which will be minted at the Imperial conduct of the business under their control the complaint of a few of the shareholders: who consistent, in this
dividende ont borrowed take interest in the companies in which their mint in Tientsin and at branch mintsin Haukow possible coincide with a probable visit from a should team from Japan.
as in others, with better service on the Chiengta, and Mukden, all other provincial For example, to pay
anunal or half- allowed The Secretary reported that some years ago rart of the employé. Bat Lord Farness anfor- mints being close. For various reasons, chiefy money--as was done in the case of company money is invested--not the busybodies who are
owing le an inadequate reserve of bullion, the now in liquidation is an not which can have intent on causing trouble
no excuse. Far better would it have been for yearly meetings that they are rarely the following translations of the telegrams. Shanghai had sent a team down here but Hong: tunately only deals with the matter in generace has not yet beou put in circulation, the directors to have stated that no dividend to know esongh of the position of the company,
torms. He does not, for instance, outline for but this difically having been overcome by the the
could be paid, and to have absolved themselvesIt is bard to draw a line of demarcation where kong had not been able to return the visi
his fellow shipowners any royal road to the recent conclusion (on April 21, 1911) of a loan con
Again, to continue buri exposition of the condition of the company: British, Germs, and state of affairs. On the subject of reserves it was agreed that attainment of the desired end, Etatus is of £10,000,000 with certain international groups from blame by a correct explanation sa to the and when the directors should give a complete
French bankers, the major a player who bas played more than twice in term that in many circles in judged by its cash consisting of America portion of which the 'nors which has no earthly prospect of giving a hut, this much is certain, bat the shareholders few instances is another of the affairs of the company to which they are entitled, arst division matches shall not be eligible for the value, and from this point of view the recent Government have pledged themselves to devoto return to the shareholders-which is also being ars rarely in possession of the knowledge of the
strike of sailors sad firomea has angestion to establishing the new coinage on a stand done. in second division.
The Chinese, who are very scrupulous and It was decided to raise the referee's foes fromably done something to improve the financial Brancial basis, it is hoped that this all-important i delinqnencies of director,
The Government will honest in individual business, are transformed $1to $2 per match.
of accomplishment. side of sea service. Further, the Merchant reform is at last within measurable distance Shipping Act of 1906, with ite astonishingly have a hard task in overcoming the ancient into veritable robbers the moment they take up
The Bangkok Times of the 9th inst says:- Paddy continues to realise fancy prices and liberal food scale and other provisions design and powerful interests vested in the lucra. the management of limited liability companies. but the thorough manner in which "registered under the Hongkong Ordinances, collecting, The result of September inter-club bowling ed for the sailor's Ippines les probably live business of money changing and tax As one prospectus naively rut it recently, made life in the forecastle more tolerable. they have enforced the regulations for the by which the liability of the shareholders in
saven er eight cogan in all, brought as much as reform.
rm. It may be relief from responsibility engenders an utter reck-cayan, One boat-load of very flue peddy, about Many owners, too, by the provision of suppression of epiam smoking angars well Zur limited to the number of shares held by thom" today agred den) was sold for about Tea. 220 a
the success of currency hoped that the Chinese unthorities will at the lessness of consequences as to the future of the Tes, 250'a coyan. We learn that several of the mess rooms and bath rooms, have helped to ren- der things more pleasant. With it all, however, same time give their seriozs attention to the un- company. We do not know if residence in China Chinese mills are competing for the best paddy,.. the fact remnius that the privileges of existence regulated issue of notes by native banks. The has a sub-conscious effect on foreigners, but and this has caused the rise tobs so extraordinarily nahore must always weigh heavily in the bulsace regulations issued two years ago for the control judging by experienes wo fied that except in rapid. Among the other prices to-day is enl It is essential to remember, tos, that la this age of these institutions were not only quite inede the onse of the companies where the majority kong at Tes. 170. The ne mutang is still at Tos.
in themselves but bare to a-great extent of shares are held by the management or their of steam, the position of the sailor has changed, remained a dead leiter, as was shown by the re- friends, and very few ather exceptions, limited 1 136, and there are a fow bout loads of kao bun
velations that followed on the failure of certain prominent native banks in Bhangbes and other places last summer.
The Emperor of Japan bas sent the following telegram to the Tear:-
Very glad as I am of the definitive agree- ment established between our Governments jn a a spirit of sincere conciliation on certain questions which have hitherto remained
is
particularly agreeable to me unsettled, it to announce to your Majesty that by my enter the vessel Angara will be handed over to the Russian Government es cridence of the sen timents of unalterable friendship which I feel for Russia.
I am sure that your Majesty will gracionsly is as follows: share my convlotion that the definitive settle. ment of all litigious questions will contribute
to consolidate still more the good relations
which exist between our two countries.
The Tsar replied as follows →→
I thank your Majesty with all my heart for the sentiments you have expressed on the co casion of the agreement so happily established
basis
of mutual concessions regarding certain questions which have hitherto remained unsettled between our Governments,
on a
Thoroughly sharing, as I do, the sentiments which the definitive solution
these questions
of
has inspired in the mind of your Majesty, I see. in the measure which you have taken ordering. the handing over to my Government of the vessel Angara a fresh proof and a most potent pledge of our reciprocal friendship which unites
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H. Hunter
BOWLING,
H. Humphre Martin
Th. Christiani
F.
F. Steinhoff
E. Hassmann
C. II. Galé
F. Maison
H. W. Bagnall
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R. Wolff
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Net Hand Cross Score. ícap. Scoro, 1568 ser. 1568 1492 .80 1562 1542 1542 Ber.
100
1432 100 1532 148040 1520 1480 100 1508 1403
1492 1493 1378 100 1478 1366 100 1466 1284 2 0 1484 1993 200
1483 1283
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ser. 1423 123 150 1413- 1304 100 1404 1399 1249 157 1238:150 1:58
In the old days, as Lord Forness says, good sea. manship in all ranks was the glory of vir countrymen. But to-day little or ne seman ship is needed, and the modern sailor is some- times described as a mera deck labourer. It may be that it is partly because so much of the romance has gone out of the sea that the fore- castle fails to charm.
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THE 18ES OF ADVERTISEMENT.
PADDY IN SIAM. BANGKOR TO IMPORT RICE,
at
Tés. 150.
Grain is now coming in from coast ports, It is rumoured that 2,000 tons of Rangoon rice is coming up from Singapore shortly, but whether this is true or not cannot be stated
with certainty.
liability companies have been rory unproduc tive of results in the Far East..
For one thing, we find that the care for economy exercised in the case of individual or
The steamer Glentechy, 2,997 tons, has arrived It is hardly necessary to remind British partnership bazinees is rarely exercised in the
shares with exceptions, at Kobsichang. She is jointly chartered by the of the manufacturers of the advantages to bo derived ease of companies in which the public held the frem jndicious and systematic advertisement, bulk
thesame cantion Siam Forest Co., Ltd., and the Arracan Co., dourse. Again, afforded by the rapidly increasing circulation of exercised in the former kind of business Lid, and will lead 6,000 tons of rice.
isky transaction is rarely, but attention should be drawn to the facilities of Chinese newpapers, copies of which are while entering int