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though we find little encouragement. given to such persimism in the speeches made at shareholdere meetings by the Chairmen of the well-established and best known companies. The following excerpt from a recent speech by a Chairman whose
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paying stage, is typical of the view widely taken by the directors of rubber ostates: To me there seems to be no danger of over-production, unless the pre- sent planted area is largely increased, and then not until that increased area has come into full bearing, which puts of the av CHAMPAGNE day for at least another ten years, by which
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-THE WEST RIVER FLOODS,
FARMERS FIER UPON PASSING VESSELS,
Our Canton correspondent writes:—
A notics has been issued by the Har- bour Master warning mariners to uso, S far as possible, the main channels when proceeding in flooded districts and to exercise great care as regards speed. Many launches and motor boats, it is learned, are being red upon by farmers in the flooded districts, because the wash from then is apt to dá damage to the dykes erected and the houses that are submerged. Among the craft experienc ing this firing has been the motor-launch
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THE HOME RULE CRISIS.
LONDON, June 25th. There has recently been 0 series of Cabinet meeting. Tonight Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, conferred with Mr. John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Party, Mr. John Dillon and Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Irish members of Parliament. In the House of Lords, Lord Crewe
announced that the second reading of the
time who can say what further increase in the belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum Co Home Bule Amending Bill would be
which was pierced through by three or more bullets."
We learn that the steamer Manning also had this experience the other day and that one or two well-konwn Heng- kong residents, who were passengers, as well as some of the officers of the ship, had narrow escapes.
A CHINESE GRASS-CUTTER'S
DEATH:
The medical evidence, given by Dr. C McKenny, was that death was due to a ruptured spleen.
Antonio Silva, a clerk at the stables, deposed that he knew the deceased person. When he saw the grass-cutter he was
present uses of rubber may have taken place. or what further uses may have been found ST. MARCEAUX & C2 for rubber? There is no doubt whatever
about the continually increasing consump tion of rubber, but considering that, at present prices, the output of wild rubber is continually decreasing, it is quite within the bounds of possibility that, in spite of the increase of the supply of plantation rubber, the total output for the year may show little, if any, increase on that of lact The enquiry into the airconstances year. If these views are correct, them is surrounding the death of a Chinese grass- little fear of a further reduction in the cutter, employed by a gardener who price of the commodity, but rather the supplied grass to Kennedy's stables, was reverse." That, of course, must depend resumed at the Magistracy yesterday, upon what new uses are found for rubber, before Mr. Wood, and also
upou the results of the expert ments which are constantly being made to produce a synthetic rubber which will serve we will af ve equally well, and at lower cost, many of the purposes for which real rubber is used at the present time. When the municipa- sitting on a block of wood. Amafoo lities of the world can be persuaded by named Pung Yau was holding him up Sir HENRY BLAKE and his Committee that Pung Yau said that he did not strike the there is nothing like rubber for rond with him. Another man had trouble. deceased, and that he had nothing to do paving, then a demand will arise which with the deceased, and he (Pung Yau) $58.00 will relieve investors in rubber estates came up and gave him a slap and he then $61,00 of all anxiety for the future safety ran away. The deceased wanted to take of their capital. An exhibition such the part of the other man and tried to $63.00
as that which has just been opened fight with him (Pung Yau). Witness in London under the auspices of HR.H. said that he saw the grass-cutter was PRINCE AUTRUE OF CONNAUour and the unconscious, and fetched him some SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES whisky and water. is a valuable means of bringing to the notice of the general public the new uses which rubber may be advantageously puf, and in this way giving to the demand for rubber a strength that will dissipate all fears of the danger of over-production.
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A Chinese woman deposed that Pung latter walked about 60 paces away, and Yau struck the grass cutter first. The then collapsed.
taken on July 1st.
FUNDS FROM AMERICA FOR IRISH NATIONALIST VOLUNTEERS.
LONDON, June Loth.
The President of the United Irish
League of America has cabled to Mr. Redmond stating that all the money needed in connection with the Home Bule campaign will be found.
GREAT BRITAIN'S FINANCES.
THE QUESTION OF LOCAL GRANTS:
LONDON, June 25th.. In the House of Commons, during the debate on the Finance Bill, Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchoquor, said that the Government did not proposa to drop the proposals for the relief of local rates, but the grant made to local authorities would be dependent upon the establishment of a national system of
valuation.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain said he saw no reason why the relief should not be given this year, except Mr. Lloyd George's determination to impose bad and unneces
sary conditions.
Mr. Walsh explained that the Labourites were abstaining from voting because the time was long overdue for the removal of the taxes on food.
The debate was then adjourned. Urgent **whips” have been issued for to-night's division..
THE BRITISH SUGAR DUTY.
LONDON, June 25th.
(THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE FUTURE OF RUBBER.
***PROFITABLE AS GOLD,"
LONDON, June 25th. Prince Arthur of Connaught opened the Fourth International Rubber Exhibition, at which fifty-four Governments wore represented.
His Royal Highness said he thought it was not going far off the mark to say that rubber would, in due course, prove as profitable a production as gold
["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD "
SERVICE.
CHINA SERVICE.
MUTINY OF TROOPS AT KALGAN.
PEKING, June 25th. Peking reports say that a revolt of the soldiers broke out at Kalgan yesterday.
CHINA AND WIRELESS.
PEKING, June 25th. Reuter's Agency transmita, a report of the London Financial News to the effect
The Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, Colonial
that two million pounds sterling are to. Secretary, mid that the
be spent by China on Marconi wireless rubber sxports from the Straits and stations. Peking takes this to be a ballon Ceylon in 1913 reached the extra-
d'essal Confirmation is unobtainable ordinary
of total
71,000,000 The. and the correctness of the report must valued at £11,000,000 sterling. The probe doubted, especially as, apart from naval duction for the first five months of 1014, he added, indicated that this year's total was likely to far exceed any previous record.
The exhibits included rubber furniture,
a tennis court and a section of a rubber
roadway.
Sir Henry Blako, the President, said he thought that stoner or later roads would be paved with rubber.
THE GOTHLAND.”
GALLANTRY OF CAPTAIN AND CREW.
LONDON, June 25th. The Captain of the Gothland, which want aahore on the rocks at Land's End, along with his crew, remains on the ship: The rescued affirm that throughout the Captain and crew acted in a most gallant
manner.
KING GEORGE AND HIS PEOPLE.
LONDON, June 26th.
Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary received a whole hearted welcome when visiting the industrial contres of Nottinghain.
HEALTH OF KING PETER OF SERVIA.
CROWN PRINCE APPOINTED REGENT.
LONDON, June, 20ti.
The manager of the stables (Mr. Scull), in reply to his Worship, said that he had spoken to the other Chinese, a and had communiented with the people at Pang The Manila Observatory yesterday Yan to come back and give evidence, but Yau's home, asking them to toll Pang
morning reported a cyclone or typhoon he could not be found. of Commons Mr. Lloyd George said he proclamation that owing to illness he has
N.W. of Yap, direction unknown.
The Pagal Gymkhana at Kowloon has been postponed indefinitely owing to the state of the ground following the rains.
The German mail steamer Gopher, bringing the mails from London of the 2nd and 3rd inst.. (vid Biberia) arrived in the harbour about 9.45 last night
The Magistrate said it would be better said that it he was not found in a fort- to get the evidence of Pung Yau, and
night he would have to issue a warrant. The enquiry would be adjourned for a fortnight.
ABERDEEN FISHING JUNK ATTACKED BY PIRATES.
The police have received a report from At the Magistracy yesterday Inspector Po Chan Li, the master of an Aberdeen McDonald charged a Chinese with disfishing junk, to the effcot that while on obeying an order of banishment. The in fishing cruise in Chinese waters, about officer told the Magistrate that the man miles distant, he was attacked by
In the course of a debate in the House
would rejoice if he could abolish the
it would involve an increase of two sugar daty, but this was impossible, as
pence or more in the Income Tax next
Year
THE BRIGHTON BYE ELECTION.
LONDON, June 25th. The Liberals have decided not to contest the bye-election at Brighton.
signation of the Hon. J. E. Gordon (U), who [The sent has become vacant ly the re- was returned unopposed in 1911.]
had twelve convictions, previous to 1903, another junk of about stock H.M. KAISER OPENS KIEL Canal
and returned from banishment four times. His Worship sentenced the defendant to twelve months hard labour, and four hours' stocks.
An application by Detective-Inspector Terrett for the extradition of a Filipino in connection with the alleged embezzle ment of 142 pesos from another Filipino at the Magistracy yesterday. The man in Manile came before Mr. J. R. Wood was arrested by Inspector Torrett and Sergt. Clarke at a house in Pottinger Street he being identified by means of a photograph. The case was remanded.
EXTENSION.
apparatus, there are already ten stations. of the Telefunken system in operation in China, and twenty more are partly under construction, partly by contract,
GERMAN RAILWAY CONVENTION SIGNED.
PEKING, June 25th.
The railway convention was signed yesterday at Peking. Tho Kaumi-Rail- way goes to Ichowfu and Hanchowfu and use will be made of the stations of
the Shantung Railway and the Fukow Railway at the destinations. The other railway will be carried through the stations at Tsinanfu, but whether the terminal station will be Changtefur or Tro-
kow is to be decided later. One result of
the negotiations is the similarity of the. tariff with that of the Shantung Railway. The Gorman language will be used in the management of the new railways. Ten students each from the Tsingtau College and the Engineering School at Shanghai, will be engaged for technical work on
the railways.
ROBBER GANGS IN SHANTUNGS
PERING, June 25th. The Tutuh of Shantung has requested military reinforcements for dealing with
King Peter of Servia has issued a the robbers at Tsanchoufu.
appointed the Crown Prince as Regent.
abdication.
This had been mistakenly rend as an
THE CENSORATE.
PEKING, June 25th.
Hsi Shou Kang, a cansor, has recom
The King has gons to Vranja. for the mended the President to open personally baths
all the documents handed in by the censors and to state his views regarding them at THE FRENCH POSTMEN'S STRIKE.
the time of their publication. PARIS, June 25th, Only a small portion of the French mails are arriving, The strike was renewed in the morning, the men demonstrating instead of working.
LATER.
The loss occasioned by the temporary stoppago is already 1,000,000 franes.
capacity. The pirate junk opened fire
The postmen have resumed their duties, upon him with rifles, and one of the fokis!
M. Thomson, Minister of Commerce, on his junk was shot dead, while he
KIEL, June 25th.. Posts and Telegraphs, promising to himself was shot in the right forearm
H.M. the Kaiser opened the enlarged | receive a diputation. The fishing junk returned the fire of the Kiel Canal. The British warships joined pirates, and two small cannon were got the German ships in firing a salute as the into action, one of the shots from these Royal vacht, the Hohenzollern, convey. striking the pirate junk below the watering His Majesty, steamed out of Kiel fine. The pirates then made off in the direction of Tam Kwun Tong
Bay lock, which has been built for accommodating the biggest Dread noughts.
THE BRITISH NAVAL VISIT TO RUSSIA
We fear that there are not a large number of people, even among those who have money invested in rubber, who share the very
SUBMARINE SIGNALLING. optimistic view expressed by L.R.H
Professor Elisha Gray has invented a PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAVORE, at the
by means of a hell weighing 220lbs., with method of conveying signals under water opening in London of the
a period of 1,215 vibrations per second International Rubber Exhibition. Its
LONDON, June 25th.. when immersed in water. It can be heard According to the Manila Ceblencusat distance varying from 3 up to 15 miles ROYAL HIGHNESSs ventured to assert that American, rinderpest is increasing in and sometimes more Sound travels
Rear Admiral Beatty and the Captain it was
not far off the mark to the Philippines; in fact it has been on through water four times faster than of the British Squadrun were presented that rubber in due course would the increase since the legislature with through air and travels further the to the Tear and Tsaritsa at Tsarskoe-Schoe
a pro prove 69 profitable a production as gold. It drew a certain degree of control from the open the bell, or other sounding and stayed to lunchion. They also attend would be consoling to large numbers of
Bureau of Agriculture and vestod pro sea bottom, however, sound is interod & garden party given by Grand Duke medium, is immersed. If very near the
and control rinderpost. The ravagen of apparatus is placed the further can the the disease have reached such alarming sound be picked up. A code of strokes is the British Embassy, in the evening.
pressed air or electricity. The importance arranged and transmitted by either com- of the invention may be realized when it
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO. is considered how difficult it is to convey. signals through a fog, which has the effect when in a heavy bank of completely General Villa has captured Zacatecas. clearly in fine weather. Air currents also. THE INSURRECTION IN ALBANIA. damping sounds that would be heard largely affect the conveyance of sounds, while through water they travel steadily and uniformly
people throughout the world who have vincial governors with powers to direct rupted. Also, the deeper the receiving (ril in the afternoon, and a bangust et
invested in rubber in that optimistic belief, were they able to feel certain that rubber is proportions that the whip up" which stilldestined to become as profitable & produc has been given to provincial governors has tien ne gold. Five or six years ago they con-
been received with general approval. fidently believed that all rubber estates were gold mines; but experience, bitter experience,
EL PASO, June 25th.
The Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd. in the interval has shaken, if it has not have chartered the larg, a Norwegian utterly shattered, that confidence. Concurship, from Hongkung, belonging to
LONDON, June 25th. reatly with the annually increasing output Messrs. Jebsen & Co., Hongkong, to take of rubber we have seen the market value of the run of the Janet Nicol. The Farg is
Albanian insurgents have captured the the commodity drop to a figure which made a vessel with the following dimensions: We have received for. publication towns of El Basan and Fieri, and made it impossible for large numbers of estates to Length, 230 feet; beam, 35 feet; and depth regard of common decency by
a letter complaining of a dis- two Dutch officers prisoners. show any profit whatever, though many have of hold, 21.8 feet. She has excellent accom bathers on
a launch at Stonecutters THE SALE OF AMERICAN BATTLE- continued to pay very handsome dividends.odation for twelve first-class passengers the other evening. It will perhaps
SHIPS TO GREECE. Severo economies have had to be practised on on deck amidship and 10 second-class suffice if we draw attention to the fact that such offenders are liable to prose- passengers also on deck aft. The Vary cution, and we have no doubt that the has very comfortable accommodation for bare mention of the matter will lead to deck passengers and can carry 1,950 tons increased vigilance by the Water Police dead weight. Her average speed is 10
the estates, and the result, it cannot be doubt ed, has been all to the good of the industry as a whole. But each year now sees the out-
in this respoet.
said
WASHINGTON, June 25th.
It is anticipated that the battleships which have been sold to Greece will be transferred to the purchasing country this The Idaho, one of the vessels
week.
put of rubber largely increased as new knots. She is a good acquisition and I am not guilty. If I had been, estates come into bearing, and the fact should prove a more popular ship than should have engaged a solicitor *** cannot be ignored that there is wide-spread the ill-fated Janet Nicol, says I Straits a woman to a London Magistrate. And bought, is at present in the Mediterranean. belief in the danger of over-production, contemporary.
she wondered why the Court laughed!
THE FRENCH LOAN.
PARIS, June 25th. The official loan of £32,000,000 will be issued at 91 and will bear interest at the rate of 31 per cent.
RECORD FLIGHT BY A GERMAN
AIRMAN
LONDON, June 25th. made an unbroken flight of eighteen hours The German airman, Herr Besser, has
to Johannesthal. This is a record.
HOME TURE.
BACK, FOR THE NORTHUMBERLAND" PLATE,
LONDON, June 25th. The result of the race for the North umberland Plate, run at Newcastle yester day over a distance of two miles, is as follows:
The Culler Bowman
Chanca Bird
Nine ran, won by two lengths, a neck separating second and third.
Betting:-9 to 2 against The Guiler; 7 to 1 against Bowman; 100 to 12 against Chance Bird,
LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LONDON, June 25th Parke beat F Lowe: 6-1, 6-3 64 Brookes beat Ritchie: 6-1, 6-0, 0-1
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, June 25th At Lord's, a Rest of England XI defeated a M.C.C. South African tean by an innings and 189 runs two wickets,
Hampshire beat Sussex at Horsham by
Leicestershire drew with Yorkshire at Bradford.
THE SENATE
PEKING, June 25th.. The first regular, sitting of the Tsan Chong Yuan will begin to-morrow,"
THE OPIUM CONVENTION..
PEKING, June 25th At the Opium Conference Great Britain proposed to China that the Convention should take effect on December 31st, 1914.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
GERMAN ADMIRAL'S NEW APPOINTMENT.
BERLIN, June 24th. Vice Admiral v. Krosigk, formerly Commander-in-Chief of the German Squadron in the Far East, has been appointed chief of the North Sea Station.
KAISER QUOTES BISMARCK'S FAMOUS SAYING.
BEIIN, June 24th II.M. the Kaiser, while at the Nords deutsche Ruderregatta, referred in a trast to the launching of the new liner Bismarck and quoted the great Prifcs statesman'i words We Germans fear the Lord, but otherwise nothing and nobody in the whole world," a sentiment which caused great applause,
RUSSIAN STRATEGICAL ROAD
*** CONSTRUCTION.
BERLIN, June 24th. The Duma, in socrat meeting, passed a regulation prolonging the services of the land troops by three months, in order to construct strategical roads at the western frontier.
ESSAD PASHA RETURNING TO
ALBANIA
BERLIN, June 24th. Favid Pasha is leaving Italy for Albaniz.