CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (TRROIGH REUTER'S AGESOY,] IMPERIAL AIR ROUTES. ·
"PROGRESS OF PROJECTS.
LONDON, June 14th.
A White Payer has been issued giving the Air Ministry report on civil aviation. It says that commercial #ping in Great Britain was at its lowest ebb during the ix months to March 1921, but had sub- Subsidies stantially improved since.
had been introduced for the development of Imperial air routes and progress had been made. A site was being purchased
an aerodrome at Malta. Arrange for ments were being made with the Sudan Government for the upkeep of Bero- Bromes on the Capeto-Chiro route. The main trunk route will be prepared
in India between Rangoon and Bombay
pid Calcutta and Allahabud.
TROPICAL DISEASES. IMPORTANT CONFERENCES IN
LONDON.
Logpos, Jute 14th. Dr. Vincent (a director) and two mem- bers of the Rockefeller Foundation are sentatives of the Colonial Office on the subject of tropical disease. It is hoped.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15,
COTTON CONFERENCE. LORD EMMOTT'S HOPEFUL
OUTLOOK.
LONDON, June 13th. The World Cotion Conference, repro senting nineteen nations and presided over by Lord Emmott, held its
first session in Liverpool today. Mr. Shute, president af the Liverpool Association, in welcoming the delegates, Cotton said that good understanding between the employers and the employed was essential for the world's prosperity. · ·
Lord Emmett, in an optimistic speech on the subject of industrial troubles, suit that he firmly believed as regards the coton trade that before long we should aced millions of bairs of cotion yearly. COTTON-GROWING WITHIN THE
EMPIRE.
THE NEW TERRITORIES. The following 'tems are taken from the Report of Mr. D.. W. Tratman, District: Öfficer, North, for the year 1920,
THE
CAPTIVE MISSIONARY
IN SHENSI... ·
HOPES OF EXCHANGE.
INVOLVED SHENSI POLITIS.
PIKING, June 5th.
wen?
THE SUPREME, COURT. REGISTRAR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1920.
1. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
Tva hundred and forty nina (240))
actions were instituted in this division of the Court during the year 1920, as guidat 231 in 1915. Oro hundred and
thirty-six (138) were disposed of during the year, 18 being settled or withdrawn before trial, as against 138 and 31 res- pectively in.1919. Of the 58 cases which had been set down for trial, 25 were dis- pood of durig the year.
Two injunctions were granted during the year.
JAVA BOOM IN AUSTRALIA.
COUNT VAN LIMBURG STIRUM INTERVIEWED,
The Melbourne correspoodent of the Times of Ceylon, says:-We are just remarkable Java boot. So far as Java is concerned it passing through a
by the Ceylon Government with the
is happily timed, keeping in mind the negotiations which have been. inaugurat ;
Commonwealth Government relative to
+
five.
TROUBLESOME MONKY" LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. As in the previous year.money-loan- associations or "wui's" formed by far
"A letter received in Peking from Sian the greater proportion of the Small Debts fu, dated 16th May, gives the following the people of Shan Wadi che ose Chips Inland Mission, have been station Court work. The worst offenders were information regarding the Stevens case:
Mr. and Mira, Stevens members of the bouring villages round Plover Cove for many years at Fengsiaugtu and. where liabilities in one wai appear to have been met by the most reckless as gained the respect and esteem of bidding in others and even by the forma the people. They have carefully abstain tion of new "wui's of a correspond from interference with any of the
many political disputes which have
ranting preferential Empire treatment ingly increased fragility
Under sneh tred round their city in the past few
en res circumstances neither the promoters nor
years. The
There arrived last week in Sydney the members of the assciations are at any high officialshun of scheusi and other pains to ascertain each other's financial Kuo Chien, the leader of the forces, now
H.E. Count van Limburg Stirum, who is relinquishing his term of office as Gov status, all concerned being satisfied with besieging Fengsiang, has been a Govern LONDON, June 13th.
the prospect of some ready money with ment oficial, outlaw, brigand and again
The amounts involved were $5,310,722.91, ernor-General of the Netherlands East In the House of Commons, replying to which they may fide over their more Government official in turn, but is now Colonel Wedgwood, Mr. Baldwin stated pressing liabilities. This type of case is again looked upon as a brigand tender Piasters 3,749 Indo China. Currency, Indies, which has extended over
the Chinese authorities. by
For some $311,487.68 Gold U.S.A. Currency, 5,200 para.. His Excelleney and the Countess that the proposed Government grant of Particularly vexatious on account of the approximately £1,000,000 for the pur-lice who serve the Court aa bailiffs of Shensi and then was outlawed and has 2,725, Pesos 2,005.88 and $14.509.19 H.E. Sir Walter Davidson, Governor of strain which in imposes on the European years he served with the present Tuchun Taals and 121,800 Fraacs, against van Limburg Stirum are the guests of poses of a British cotton-growing associa The assistance of the Court is rarely sincs vowed vengeance upon General tion was conditionn on the cotten trude in Britain making a voluntary levy a sought until the defalcations are both Chen Shu-fan. After a number of years told U.S.A. Currency. the, rate of sixpence per bale on all cotton large and wilful and once the Court bas of almost continuous Eghting be surren consumed for a maximum period of five tits hand to awit is expected dered to General Han Lan-chow, who was The grant was in lieu of Ave to bring the defaulters to book at each in command of the troops sent from Feng annual votes of £30,000 for promotion of successive drawing, with the result that tien and stationed in the Fengsiang dis. trict Kuo Chies'. surrender Was AC be called upon to execute fresh judg he was given an
as Military would not be derived from the taxpayer, but was the Chvernment's share of the or more elusive debtors untur a dozer Commandnat at Bongsiangfu. His out- render occurred about February, 1919. considerable distance from the Station. Lan-cho's troops were recalled about ARMY EST.MATES.
It would almost seem preferable to treat year age. During February of this year
wui's,'
as gambling transactions not Kuo Chien evidently had trouble with LARGE REDUCTION IN REVISION. allowing of legal remedy: but on the one of his subordinates, a man named other hand the whole life of the Territory Liu Fu-tien. As his idea of the easiest LONDON, June 13th. is so deeply permeated by this type of way out of the trouble Kuo invited him The revised Aruiy Estimate reduces the finance that the general course of ad- to lunch and shot him, General Chan original 7812217 of £108,313,000 to ministration would at times be seriously then outlawed Kuo, whose right-hand 52.004,000, as the Supplementary Esti obstructed by such a rule. As occasional man is a certain Major Wei, but the lat mate for Middle Eastern Service pro-application of the rule would be inter was a close friend of Liu Fu-tien and vides for the reparment of £21,921,000 rquitable for the same reason, the sinner is said to have resented Kuo's action.
in one case baing often sinned against by the Colonial Office to the War Office.
in another and entitled to claim there. the exercise of the pressure applied to himself and so on indefinitely.
years.
now in London conferring with repre cotton-growing" within the Empire, and quarter after quarter the police have to cepted by the Central Government and
scattered over
The debts and
damage recovered amount to 68,102,144 and $24,282.20 U.S. Currency as against 4004,792.08 in 1919.
New South Wales and Dame Margaret. Davidson, So far so good but the Count had not been long at Government House before he was interviewed. That inter. view was exceedingly clever, and this is no surprising when it is recalled, that His Excellency has had a distinguaned career in the diplomatic service of Hab Netherlands East Indies Australia was practically a terra incognit" and eloquently dwelt on the wonderful trade opportunities existing for the two coun tries. Indeed one would have thought. from his remarks that the trade between the Commonwealth and the Netherlands East Indies stood at the zero sign. The
that the Foundation will assist further surplus from the operation of the ESSP many miles of country, often at a very Since then he has kept the peaca contained in this and the following para land. He deplored the fact that in the
research work by means of grants.
Mr. Churchill provided at the Govern ment dinner, at the Carlton Hotel, in honour of the visitors.
3
ROTARY CONVENTION, OPENING SESSION AT EDINBURGH.
LONDON, June 13th. The laternational Rotary Convention was opened, to-day, at Edinburgh. There Are 3,000 delegates present, half of whom are Americans. The president, Mr. Snede. cort, of Oregon, said that the movement which had 70,000 members conid surve the world, which was groping for some also
iation of nations, for the destinies of the world were largely in the hands of business men.
BELFAST RIOTS.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK.
bring tolleys.
LONDON, June 14th,
BABLIER GABLAS.
SENSATIONAL AUSTRALIAN
START.
ian cotton control selemé'of 1918-9.
NEAR EAST POLICY, MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S ANNOUNCE
neutral
MENT.
LONDON, June 13th.
DEVELOPMENT WORK.
WEI AND THE TUCHUN.
of
The feen collected amounted to 12,699.25 as against. 812,811.65 in 1919.
Tables setting out in detail the figures
graphs are printed at pages 1,02 Y, and X 3 of the Blue Book for the year 1920,
IN PHIZE.
No action was instined under the above head during the year.
Cargo and proceeds of sale of cargo brought to the Colony, by the following vessels were condemned during the year: 5.5, Fuen Sang. Loung, Sang, Demo- docus, Stentor. Pyrrhus, Glauens, Peleus, Nagoya, Glengyle, Tjimanock, Castlefield and Malay Mar
་ ་
· 3—CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.. There were 71 cases and 102 persons committed for trial at the Criminal
daily Press in all the capital cities took extraordinary the matter up with an enthusiasm, displaying at the same time an extraordinary amount of ignorance us to actual conditions. Ministers were interviewed and Mr. Massy Greene, Federal Minister for Customs, and; al exceptionally clever lawyer, was caught in the whirl ns will be realiset from the statement which appeared in every daily. newspaper of the Commonwealth. Ask
his opinion of His Excellency's ra marks Mr. Greene replied:--
This affords another illustration of how little is known of Australia and the possibilities for Australia for trade in these countries immediately adjacent to Uя. These places could and should form
It is alleged that We then secretly leagued himself with the Tuchun and promised to open the gates of Fengsiang Tu to the Tuchun's troops." When Chen's troops advanced, however, Wai failed to
SUMMARY JURISDICTION The erection of new houses and shops assist them and with Kuo, presented a on the fish-poad reclamation at Tai Po solid front against General Chen's forces.
One thousand six hundred and ninety In the House of Commons, Mr. Austen proceeded steadily and the demand for The Tuchun thereupon seized Major nine (1,699) actions wereinstituted during Chamberlain, who was bonbarded with sites was found sufficiently strong to Wei's father, who was living in his home the year as against 1,805 a 1919.
Hwaingsca. Some members of the Settled or withdrawn 891, Judgment for The cases were disposed of as follows: questions on the subject of Great Bri-justify a further reclamation between theat tain's attitude towards the Greeks and W. end of the market and the stream. families of Wei's subordinates were also the Turks, said that the attitude of the A larger portion of this new ground is szed. Wei was then informed that these the Plaintiff 677, Judgment for the De people would be executed unless has sur fendant 36, Struck off, Dismissed, or Government throughout had been strictly to be reserved for a public market."
rendered,
Lapsed 44, and Pending 301 as against The success of the Mong Teeng-Ping
Wei's next move was to send for Mr. and] 733, 698, 18, 7, 25 anil 327 respectively in a natural market for. out many products, It was still hoped that con Shan reclamation revived the old scheme Rioting was renewed in the crowded junction of Allies will bring about peace
LB19 streets of Belfast today and troops were between the Greeks and the Turks, and for a similar, but far larger, reclamation is Stevens and tell them that they must gave his father's life. Mr. Stevens
The claims amounted to $308,807.06 as hope that it Parliament will agree to compelled to disperso the rival mobs by the Government will lose no opportunity stretching from Shan Fui to Mai replied that he could not interfere with against $248,107.88 and G-8200 in 1010 the proposal of the Ministry for the
and the amounta,," recovered were establishment of a Trade Commissioner, of doing so. The Government, Mr. roughly parallel with the San Tine Au
Negociations were well adan affair of a politica) zature which did 120,490.33 as against $158,223.93 in 1919, service the disadvantages under which Chamberlain said, had no commitments Tau" road.
not concern him in any way, Wei re to support the Greeks, militarily or var.ced when the objections of the Kamplied that he would hold the life of Mr. The number of Rent Distress War- Australia labours to-day will to a large
Tin villages to the arrangements for a Stevens forfeit for that of his father. Tants issued was 678, representing un-extent be removed." THE SECOND TEST MATCH.]financially, against the Kemalists.
supply of fresh water brought matters Mr. Stevens was then forced to write a paid rents mounting to $50,702.74, of Press representatives next inquired at again to a standstill. Kam Tin suffers letter to Mr. Shorrock, of the Baptist which $17,211.3 was recovered, as against the Prime Minister's department con- PANAMA. CANAL TOLLS.
cunsiderably from floods under present Mission in Sian explaining the situation 782, 854,100,14 and 824.186,21 respectively cerning the activities of the Publicity conditions and, not unreasonably, objects and Mrs. Stevens was sent with the let in 1910.
Department and learned that operations EXEMPTION OF AMERICAN SHIPS.
to the construction of any dam which ter A few li outside the city, Mrs
Four hundred and eighty-seven (457) did not extend to the Netherlands Indies LONDON, June 13th.
WASHINGTON, June 13th.
would form even the smallest obstruction Stoven reached the camp of fuchun Warrants were withdrawa on settlement owing to there being no distributing
the off-flow of storm water. It was Chen's soldiers under the command
between the parties as against 365 in centre for propaganda which might be 1919. To-day, again, the inadequate accom-
The Senate Commerce Comittee has de-
bill finally agreed between the parties that a Colonel Chang Fei-seng. On interviewing The fees collected amounted to 83,727
forwarded. If a Trade Commissioner modation and general incficiency of the cided to report favourably on arrangements at Lord's were evident exempting American coastal shipping dan might be constructed in the river Colonel Chang, Mrs. Stevens was told
were appointed he should be supplied with tons of matter advertising Austra A recurrence of Saturday's confusion from the payment of the Panama Canal above the long bridge provided its top that Wei's father had been shot cu the aginst $4.171 in 1919.
was not above the level of the surround-previous day. Mrs Stevens arrived at
lian products, and with information agd struggling was only prevented by tolly
The
ing marshland: but it is extremely Sian on 3rd May, When the Tucbun wa
concerning latest developments the reinforcemetit of the police,
in OPPOSITION BY RAILWAYS:
doubtful whether such a dam can furnish first interviewed about the affair he
trade." This pronouncement led to the principal queue was formed at 10 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, June 12th and was a mile long and three deep.
While the Harding Administration and the necessary supply of water and the clearly stated, that Wei's father had Sessions, as against 65 and 50 respectively Sydney, and Melbourne dailies using in The weather was cloudy and there
Since then reliable in-
big type the heading Trade Commis
Needed." wis little sunshine.
The number of persons actually in- sioner.
The Consul-General" There were about the Republican Congress is pledged to project is therefore again post been shot, but later on he admitted that
formation has been received that the old dicted was 100, of whom 81 were con and the Consuls were all'ason, and they 28,000 spectators.
It was a perfect to the idea of axempting American ships puned indefinitely.
* VEGETARIAN HALLS." from Panama Canal tolls, there is tre-
m is in the band's of Colonel Chang.
victed and. 10 were acquitted. wicket.
One of the most remarkable features Several letters have been received from parsons the case was abandoned.
Against too jained in the chorus.
In The Australians, who compiled 342,mendous opposition, especially on the made a sensational start. Bardsley and part of the railways, which fear that the of the year has been the rapid growth of Mr. Stevens, in which he states that he 1910 the figures were respectively 94, 78,
ok vegetarian balls." is kept closely guarded in the camp of 14 and a Armstrong were out at 19 and 192, res effect will be to diminish trans-continen- chai t'ong "
tal railway business. Thero is also the Five years ago these religious or quasi- Major Wei and is not allowed to return pectively. Gregory made 52 in streaky
4-APPELLATE "JURISDICTION. play, giving two chances. The last wicket question of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, religious establishments bad practically to his own house, though his cook is pez-
Four appeals were lodged during the partnership between Carter, and Me-concerping which the New York Timer no foothold in this district; now they are witted his, food and take it to hits.
declares Great Britain's consent must be everywhere in parts within reasonable
year, two from the decisions of the Police Donald produced 53.
E secured before steps can honourably be reach of the railway, and main roads, Mr. Stevens is staying with Mr. and Magistrates and two from the decision.of England had made 243 for 8 wickets at taken to give American ships privileges Sha Tin, Tai Po, Fan Ling and Pat Mrs. Shorrock at Sianfu. On 13th May, the Chief Justice, the close of play. Dipper played in the canal
Heung each have several and are asking viewed the Tuchup's Chief of Staff and of the Police Magistrates both were dis- Messrs. Shorrock and Andrew inter Of the two appeal from the decisions **mund" game, and comfortably made 40.
for more. Their promoters Woolley, by brilliant play, of which
are extremely secretive as to the objects asked for permission for Mr. Andrew to missed. The appeals from the decision magnificent driving was a feature, was
of these enterprises, but it is sufficiently proceed to the Feagsiang district. Prior of the Chief Justice were also dismissed. 2 hrs. 35 mina. at the wickets, and had
clear that they are designed chiefly to to this. Mr. Shorrock had been refused Leave to appeal to the Privy Council 32 fours to his credit. Tennyson had 44,
attract the well-to-do of Hongkong, permission to go there and before that was granted in two actions, viz. The unfinished.
again Brigadier General Pereira, who Attorney-General of Hongkong and the 1 particularly the womenfolk, and that the desired to go through Fengsinn, on the Castlefield Steamship Company, Limited
believer is not expected to come empty. banded. Pending & straightforward ex way to Szechwan had also been refused. v. Tong Yue (O. J. No. 3 of 1910), nad On 15th May, the Tuchun's Chief of Wong Lan-san and Chan Teo-hing v Finion of fission is being refused for Staff sent Mr. Andrew a letter to Colonel Fong Yeung-chau (O. J. No. 193 of 1819),
halls" permission
Chun, who is commanding the troops at and also in the Matter of the Tai San all new establishments as well as for Fufenbsion, 110 1st of Fengsiangfu. Insurance and Banking Company, Ltd.
There were 80 Estates vested in on ad- extensions to existing ones."›
The Chief of Stat promised that Colone! (in Liquidation) (M.P. No. 33 of 1918).
ministered by the Official Administrator Chion would give Mr. Androw all the assist
Privy Council judgments in the follow during the year, representing an aggre- LONDON, June 13th. The total revenue received from the ance in his power. Mr Andrew arrived ing actions were received during the gate value of $197,514.87. The figures
District during 1920 was at Fufenghsien on 18th May and prompt year, viz., Li Hong-mi v. The Attornou- for.
and The death is announced of Mr. Bernard Northern
1919 were respectively 82- Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was Chair-The chief falling-off was in respect of what Mr. Andrew proposed to do. The No. 178 of 1977) and Hong, and others. Twenty-eight (98) we
2144,974.82 as against $148,683.71 in 1919, interviewed. Colonel Chen, who asked General, of Hongkong and others (0.3. $132,860.85.
The Kin Loong Twenty-eight (28) were wound up dur latter replied that the discussion of the agenda of the Imman and Permanent Director of the native liquors and is to be attributed to thing Wei would agree to was the ex-(O.J. No. 89 of 1013). In the first case $18,732,16 as against 10 in 1019 of the perial Cabinet. The Dominions Pid and other diamond companies. He distillation.
COUNTY CRICKET, Worcester beat' Gloucester by night wickets.
IMPERIAL CABINET.
DISCUSSION OF AGENDA.
LONDON, June 13th.
In the House of Commons, atquestion time, Mr. Austen Chamberlain said that Friday had been definitely allocated for
miers were now hem, and representatives
DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT RETTING IN WALL STREET.
NEW YORK, June 13th. The betting in Wall Street is 3 to in favour of Dempsey, as compared with 24 to 1 previously.
Carpentier's followers are demanding
3 to 1, but betting is light.
OBITUARY.
whole
REVENUE.
managers
South African Diamond Corporation, the high cost of the raw materials
of India had been consulted as regarda founded diamond entting factories for The cost of the District Ofice for the the postponement of the conference and disabled soldiers at Brighton, Fort Wil-year was $34,675.05. hed consented to it, as they attached liam, Cambridge, and Wrexham.] great importance to the presence of Mr. Lloyd George, whose, medical advisors
forbade him to resume his duties in FAR
London this week: The Canadian Pre- mier is being informed of the postpone ment by wireless:
EINSTEIN IN LONDON. GENIUS KNOWS NO FRONTIERS"
They
that genius knew no frontiers. ware grateful to Germany for giving them the genius of Einstein, who had given us it now conception of the universe.
PROROGATION OF PARLIA- "MENT.
OR ZMER
this was not 80.
MER. BIKVENS,
7.-PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION.
Two hundred and soventy-five (276) State were made by the Court being:-
Probate
126 Letters of Administration ... 149
275
The figures in 1019 were respectively 100 and 90, total 399.
The aggregate value of the estates wan 37.085,247 as against $4.538,085 in 1010.
Probate and Estate Duties omounted. to $367,058.25. Court Fien to $14,238.80, and Official Administrator's Commission $279.00. The figures in 1919 wore TeS- Bestively $107,543. $10,295.15, $1,157.36.
Í
change of Mr. Stevens for his father. the appeal was allowed without costs nad
in Colonel Chang's camp, but said that with costs. without the "permission of the Tuchon they would not dare to hand the old man
Chen admitted that Mr. Wei senior, was in the other the appeal was dismissed total value of $23.246.94.
THE EITUATION.
The more serious crimes reported in-over. cluded 1 case of murder and armed rob
The stuation is then summed up as fol. EASTERN CABLE bery, 11 cases of armed robbery on land,
one accompanied by kidnapping of lowa: The Tuchun holds thirteen relatives NEWS.
children, 3 armed robberies on water and of Major Wei's men, including Wai's 2 attempts at armed robbery. Of or father. Through a letter received from *{THRONGA REUTER'S AGENCY.] YAP DISPUTE.
LONDON, June 14th.
LONDON, June 13th.
5.-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. Four actions were instituted during the year. One was settled and the othera ara pending.
The fees collected amounted to $438.95
against $588.30 in 1918:
ม
GBANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
ganised crimes such as these a consider Mr. Stevens it is learned that in the Thirty (30) petitions were filed, le
FORESTAT
The results of our efforts to promote 1918,
total value of
Twenty-six (20) new accounts were opened during the year amounting ta 312388.19 "
B.OFFICIAL TRUSTR. The number of Trust Estates in the hands of the Oficial Trustees at the end of 1920 was 19 with Trust Funds amount ing to 888.481.68, as against 18 Estate aggregating $85,830.33 plus certain hous property, in 1919. None was wound up
the year. during
One new Trust was opened,
wan 895.77 as against 802.06.in 1910.
0.-REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES.
•
able proportion are undoubtedly plan. event of these people being released and being creditors petitions and 12 debtors red within our own borders, although one of them being sent to Major Weipetitions. The figures for 1919 were res-- The amount of Commission collected after the crime the gang usually makes to inform him of the fact Mr. Stevens pectively 22, 11, and 11. The Morning Post correspondent at for Chinese territory, and the chief would be releasxi Wei, is not likely to The number of Receiving Orders made Wa aington says that long steps have factor in this unpleasant state of things harm, Mr. Stevens through fear of rewas 20, being 11 on creditors petitions LONDON, June 13th.
and 9 on debtors' petitions. The figures at King's bon taken towards allaying American is the large body of brick-makers, stone prisah. against his father. Prof. Einstein leptured
On the 31st December there were 357 College, London, in German on his feeling against Japan by a Japanese offer workers and similar Inbourers attracted
for 1019 were respectively 14, 5, and 0. companies on the Hongkong Register, of The number of Public Examinations which 22 were in course of liquidation. theory of Relativity. The hall was to the United States of equal cable rights from Wai Chau and other unsavoury
heid was das against 13 in 1919. crowded. Lord Haldane, 'presiding, zaidat Yap. including the control of the parts by recent road-making and build.
There During the year, 50 new companies were Guam-Yap cable
ing activities. These men moving about
were 9 Adjudications as against 10 in put on the Register and 16 struck off.
The fees collected in respect of "China" THREAT OF CHINESE BOYCOTT OF fram job to job, acquire a knowledge of afforestation were not encouraging. Oro Scheme of Arrangement was put companies amounted to $121,008.03 and
likely, victims which, as well as their heavy casualties, being reported from the through. BRITISH GOODS.
active personal co-operation is always at nurseries at Tai Lam and Wang Shan dean, 4 bankrupts obtained their dis-$11,132.00.
Four petitions were with those in respect of other companies to the service of resident criminals who Keuk. In the latter case, the damage was charge, and 6 Receiving Orders" wero. In the House of Commons, Sir Walter would otherwise be obliged to confine due to the ravages of deer, which despite rescinded.
Two firme were registered under the De Free suggested that British ropre their efforts to mith smaller enterprises, careful fencing of cultivation and count
Chinese Limited Partnership Ordinance, The estimated asscte, in sentatives in the Far East should be The difficulty of protecting the scattered less craps, are undoubtedly a serious nui. Receiving Orders were made and not sub the Limited Partnership Ordinance, Now cases where 1011, and no firm was registered under instructed to enquire into the truth of villages of the Territory has been further since in the more hilly parts of the dia sequently rescinded, were $300,467.20 and 18 of 1012. the reports that, owing to Chinose cb increased by the general sophistication trict. Considerable datonge was also the estimated liabilities #813,633.07 25 jections to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance; arising out of the War and the continual done to crops near Ping Kong by a herd against $47,272.44 and $60,275.22 respec 84,310,000 have bo nade by Insurance Deposits of the total value of boycott of British imports might be faction fighting in the neighbouring parts of wild pig. An attempt was made to tively in 1019. instituted in China.
Companies under the Firo and Marina Mr. Cecil Harmsworth replied that hof China. Not only are firearms very hoot some of these but they succeeded The feen collected amounted to $2,780,45 Insurance Companies Deposit, Ordinance was unable to make a statement in regard plentiful across the horder, but large in escaping from their hair just ahead of us against 86,340.70 in 1919, and the Of 1917. to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alli numbers of men have been trained to use the guns, fresh tracks being found on cial Receiver Commission as Trustee, ance, until it had been discussed at the themand realise their efficacy with the the crest of the ridge towards Wo Hop the Creditors, w23: $4,625. un against by way of fees and commission ami
where no Trustee had been appointed by result that the repressive force of the Bhek. The herd was afterwards sighted Imperial Conference, but he did not think that there would be any difficulties individual policeman is greatly reduced. near Wai Tay and in now probably in 37,198.32 in 1910. as referred to in the question.
(Continued at Yoot of next column.)
LONDON, June,, 13th. In the House of Coramons, Mr. Austen Chamberlain foreshadowed prorogation in the third week in August.
PORTER RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, June 14th.
The House of Representatives has pass ed the Porter resolution, which now goes to a joint conference of Cangrepe
the ravines of Tai Mo Bhan.
~ (Continued at foot of next column.).
dow
10.--FEES AND COMMIEHION. "The total sum collected during the zenr
ted
ta $69,957.31 as against 201,305.87° previous year.
then