GERMAN MAIL: STEAMER IN COLLISION
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1903.
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THE ISLAND QUESTION.
The British North Bornan Herald of 16th ult, saysWe have refrained hitherto from commenting upon the recent action of the American Government in the Philippines with regan to the islands of Taganac, Deguan, Bakungan, Langkayan, Boan, Sibaung, Lihi man, Pula Gaya and Dinawan in order to
lem & Co., came into collision, near the Kiutoan cane), so that instead of an average export of attracted much nolice. After drawing attention money placed on deposit receipt. Another void any semblance of rushing into print for
WITH THE OLD "SKRAMSTAD."
Advices from the North state that at about 9.30 p.m. on the arst ult, the Japanese str. Chishima Maru, bound from Moji to Shanghai with a cargo of coal consigned to Messrs. Wal-
Beacon, with the new N.-D.L..S. Seydlitz, which left here for Japan on the 17th ult. The Chiakima Maru was badly stove in on the starboard how and had to be beached about two miles NW.of the Kiutaan Beacon, and it is expected than when she is lightened of her cargo she will be able to be brought into the dock
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THE JAVA SUGAR CANE.
| hemp to the value of tį millions sterling came though the need is as pressing as ever, the ob-un the part of shopkeepers and others to get to Great Britain, against over two millions stacles still remain. The voxed question of rid of the suspected coin. The change that sterling the previous year, while the value of land tenure by foreigners creates a difficulty, one receive has a marked tendency to consist that sent to ilio United States in 1901) was 18 but apparently the most formidable obstacle is largely of Mexican dollars, while what may be
In Java, special studies are directed towards millious sterling, against hälf-a-million in 1901,
Japanese jealousy of the foreign capitalist | termed the British dollar withdraws into an
the discovery of the best methods of cultivat The sugar industry suffered last year from the having equal privileges with himself. Baron unmerited seclusion. The Banks, of course,
ing and propagating the sugar-cane; and an want of cavital and labor, as well as from the Iwasaki, one of the leading and most generally have long since tumed their faces against the
interesting account is given by Mr. J.D. Kobus in the current Journal of Tropical Agriculture: rinderpest (the water buffalo being indispens respected business men in the country, recent illegitimate speculation of money-mongers. able for the cultivation and transport of the ly published a letter on this subject which and it is well nigh impossible now to get
(Paris) of the result of these studies up to the present time. That many valuable results have to the great scuse of personal responsibility aspect of the position, une that does not affect
been obtained is evident from the article. The 200,000 tons, the export was only 91,820 tons, of which the Hongkong and Japan refineries which seems to inspire business men in Eura all, however, is the disinclination of the Banks he mere sake of being first in the field with various directors of the work in question, with
pean countries as compared with Japan, where to issue anything but silver dollars in return
startling and alarmist information. Now that their assistants, have shown that seed-cane can took the bulk. The imports last year were 61
no sense of responsibility at all seems to exist, for cheques, even for large amounts. the subject has been referred to by the Court
be raised, that plantations can be established millions sterling in value, the share of the
he goes on to say that though himself not averse cashier at the end of the month, for instance,
of Directors at the half-yearly meeting of the
even at an allitude of 2,000 feet, and United Kingdom being less than 1 million,
that a much higher product may be. while those of China and the United States to ine introduction of foreign capital he would requires $3,000 in order to pay the salaries of Company held on the 21st July, the position of affairs need no longer be withheld from our
obtained by attention were less than one million each, those of India have the nature of the nadertakings, in which the employés. Uuless he has a fairly large readers. In the first place it may be a
to the chemical action, of the soil, the eradication of disease, states that the Shanghal Tug and Lighter Com- sterling each. The cotton Bnparts, mainly instance, like railways, gas works, electric to the serpent he may find himself sadly in-American Annexation," "American Seizure" by proper selection of the plants.. The writer at Shanghai. The M. C. D. News of 34th ult, and Cochin China being over half-a-million it might be invealed, limited. En'erprises, for share of the guile that is supposed to belongate that such expressions as "Yankee Grab," especially of that disease called "sereb," and
salving the cargo, and the vessel will be patch-largely owing to the impoverished state of the asserts, so closely connected with public inte. Certainly, the Banks will cash his cheque; but far from describing the situation as our con- sugar-çane, while he is also studying the values
those from the United Kingdom, declined, country and the unsettled state of many dis tricts, which practically closes them to trade. The United Kingdom holds the first place in the import trade, especially in cotton and me tals, (including practically the whole of that with the United States) is under the British flag, although the coasting trade is under that of the United States.
pany have already commenced the work of ed up and taken to Shanghai for repairs. This is the second time that the Chishima has come to grief. The first time was when she was under the Norwegian flag as the Skramstad and was sunk in a collision in Hongkong Harbour, where she got mixed up with, the Taicheong and Perla. The first report of the occurrence was brought by the Indo-China Co.'s str. Pichili. The court of inquiry will be held in Japan The Captain of the Chishima has reported the accident to his Consul, and the Captain of the Seydiile has done the same to his Consul. The German mail steamer suf- fered little damage and ufter standing by the other vessel for some time to render assistance if necessary proceeded on her voyage.
TIENTSIN.
(Fram Our Own Correspondent!)
September 21st
Only in P'èking is anything doing, and then Russia keeps general interest alive by continu ally sending in revised editions to her demands. There is a great prelenice made of treating these demands and their acceptance or refusal quite seriously though it must be quite well understood that they mean nothing but an empty formula to gain time. The Japanese government are reported to have sent in a note through the Chinese Minister in Tokio that Japan will hold China responsible if she fails to inform Japan fully of the text of any and all demands Russia makes. But the whole posi- tion resolves itself into a question whether either Japan or England intend moving if those demands are more than usually impudent. If they do not, it simply means Russia will keep all the Diplomats marking time over kalades. copic arrangements of her desires while she finishes the mastication of Manchurin, and by the time the dipiomatic farce has worn too threadbare to hold water any longer they will turn round to find the northern territories of China have entirely disappeared, and the Southern or Far Eastern boundaries of China
have taken their place.
Travellers from the new Dominion, otherwise Mongolia, report Russian surveying parties around Kalgan, and Chinese troops being raised by Russians, also report tha Russia talks of appointing a Russian Governor to the place, They also state that the construction of the railway from Kiachta to Urga has commenced. From Urga you will see quite open, fiat coun- try down to Kalgan, and from Kalgan to Peking the Chinese are supposed to be building a line, so there you are.
When not wholly preoccupied with the Rus sian question, the Peking official circle is much concerned with the details of the new Board's organization. There has beep & inad scramble for office, and now official effort is concentrated on how to make the money fly. Books are being ordered from japan on any and every subject which can be remotely associated with trade and commerce; a commercial school is to be started, also a commercial paper to record commercial progress and doings abroad as well as in China. It sounds marvellous, but no one who knows China expects the slightest result. Your readers may be interested in the follow ing table of costs via the Siberian railway home which represents the expenses of a lady and her young daughter, not one:-
Fares to Cheloo......... Fares to Dalny
31.10 ... 340
Boats at Cheloo, steward, etc. Dalny Hotel
......6.60 34.20 Tickets Dalay to Manchuria, 2nd class 135.00 Food on traie and sundries................ 22.00
Tickets Manchuria to Moscow. 2nd class 117.80 Food on train and sundries........... 50,80 Cab and porters at Moscow....... 1,50 Tickets Moscow to London, 2nd class ...150.20 Train German railway ...........
7.50 Food on train and sundries Moscow to
Londen, INTO ** 35.50 Steamer Flushing to Queensboro'......... 10.00
705.50
LAUNCH OF A TORPEDO-BOAT
AT SAIGON.
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"WILL NOT STOP ÍN HONGKONG"
Under this heading the Manila Times says : The newspapers of Hongkong, are very much exercised over the determination of the
Philippine government to rid the islands of the undesirable, petty criminal class of Ameri- cans. The neighbour town appears to take it for granted that Manila's beachcombers will be shipped over and dumped into the coast towns of China, and the attention of the authorities of these cities has been directed toward the prevention of such an imposition. Owing to the fact that the Philippine Commission has determined to ship this objectionable fraternity to the United States and will be just as carc ful in guarding against the escape of any
Last year shipping to the extent of over 11 million tons entered the Japanese open port; of this the British ships amounted to 4,155,789 tons, Japanese to 437,57 (counting only Japa. nese vessels engaged in foreign trade), and German to 1,320,297 ton3. In 1898, out of a little over 8 million tons, over 4 millions were British, over 2 millions Japanese and 696,497 German.
THE TOKYO HARBOUR SCHEME.
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LOSS OF THE FRENCH STEAMER “AMIRAL GUEYDON" News reaches us of the total loss of the French steamer Amiral Gusydon, which caught fire when off the Arabian coast on the seth July last
This vessel belonged to the Cie des Chargeurs Reunis of Havre and, at the time ef the accident, was on her way out to Haiphong with a full cargo. She was a comparatively new steamer, built in 1901 for the new East- ern line of the Company, whose operations had previously been restricted to the South Ameri Can and West African Couste, A. Havas wire from Paris, of the 24th ultimo, annotes that only one of the crew is missing, the
inder together with the passengers, who ery nomerenus, were rescued and brought into Aden by a Russian steamer. The wreck of the Amiral Guzyden was last seen, in a gutted and sinking condition, off the coast of Socotra by a passing British va sel.
lights, &c., of the nature of monopolies, are, he convenienced by the policy of the Banks.
which we have, read with regret are as
himself states that he has been engaged in the rests that they may in a sense be considered they will give him $3,000 in silver for it. as public undertakings, and, in his opinion, the Eere is a forenoon's work in counting the temporaries are wanting in tact and circum-
of soils and manures. At the West Java sta- time has not yet come when foreigners may be money alone. One local cashier got over the spection. The Press, we notice, is inclined tion, the manufacture of sugar, in the widest allowed, in return for the money they advance, difficulty of dealing with these piles of silver ter and to place undue importance upon the cupying attention. Large quantities of seed-
to take an exaggerated view of the mat
sense of the term, and laboratory work are ge to have absolute control of them. In the by straightway placing the $3oan cheque to present state of Japan's progress, when his own account and issuing bis own cheques state at once that all that has taken place is action of the American Authorities. We may
cane are cultivated, and slips or cuttings obtain to the employća. That threw the burden of
ed and the best distributed among the planters. general bewilderment, lax discipline, and no
distribution on the Bank and, needless to say commanding the U.S.S. Quiros, visited in May
that Lieutenant Francis Boughter, U.SNtics of cane-geet are dealt with. Amony these sense of responsibility characterize the actions
On the experimental plantation over aca varie- of both shareholders in concerns, and those in it was not long before a compromise was arrived at, the Bank, it is stated, agreeing to
a number of islands which he thought to be charge of then, there might be ground for
varieties there are some, it is stated, which are cash the cheque with $1,500 in notes and
and describes as belinging to the United States.
not affected by the "serch apprehension should foreign capital be intro-
In his letter to the Officer-in-Charge, Sandakan,
or the canker," the two evils that threaten the existence of the duced without limitations, lest foreigners seize $1,500 in silver.
But these are merely minor worries that
he reports that on his visit to one of the islands, plant, the power of management of enterprises and
Great Bakungan to be precise, he found the have cropped up an account of the general un- use it to an injurious extent,
Chartered Company's flag flying over a hous certainty that marks the situation. There is the
there. This circumstance Lieut. Roughter effect of the new Bill to be considered. To the
to be due to a misapprehension and he accord- opponent of the Bill it is pointed out that it is ingly went to the trouble of initiating Panglima not a new Bill at all. It has been in force, we are
Duking, the paid Chief there, into the doctrine told, for twenty years. But there is the radicalf the three marine inague limit, gave him as difference between the old law and the pro- fing of the United States and posted a tablet posed one.
Whereas the Governor has the on the island recording the visit of the ship. power to prohibit the importation of foreign
Lieutenant Boughter's action, which was coins which are not legal tender in the colony. it is now proposed to extend that power to the quite in order, has now given rise to the ques tion of the ownership of the island's mentioner importation of any kind of coin, as well as to
in the above paragraph. the exportation of coin that are legal tender in
The purchase of The Tokyo Harbour Construction Committee, the colony. It is added by the champions of the Cagyan Sulu by the American Government nullifes the three marine league contention as appointed to investigate the scheme for the Bill that such powers would only be exercised to right of ownership. The history of the two of its members to the coast cities of China as construction of a harbour for the capital, has at when a sufficiency of Straits Settlements dollars islands most remote from the mainland of the authorities there can possibly be to pre-length decided upen a general plan of work, had arrived in the Colony. For example, the
British North Borneo, viz., Taganne and Be- vent the landing of any of the fraternity, it will says the Kobe Chronicle. The cost of the great importation of Mexican dollars would be
guan, affects the situation in ne small degree rea-lily appear that the alarm is without founda- undertaking is estimated at V23,500,000, which prohibited but, as has already been said, the and may be taken as an example for all the tion. In fact the people of the Philippines sum will be raised by the issue of bonds, a
circulation of those coins already in the nthers. The chief argument employed by the want to purge this archipelago thoroughly of municipal tax, and a Government subsidy. Colony would be allowed to continue until Chartered Company which is not anxious, for its white tramp accretion. Aside from the The total cost will probably amount to at least there were British coins sufficient to meet all strategical reasons, to surrender its claim to ethics of the question, the only safe riddance Y28,600,000, including the interest on the bonds.
requirements. Then the Mexican dollar would the islands is that they have been adminis will be its shipment to the United States, So far as the scheme has been worked out at be demonetised. With the demonetisation of tered as portion of the Company's Territory, where special conveniences exist for handling present, of the total sum, Y16,600,000 will be
the Mexican dollar any inclination there might without protest from the Sultan of Sulu, this annoying class. The jails and penitentiaries raised by an issue of bonds, Y5,000,000 by abetosmuggle the "foreign coin "into the Colony ever since the original concession was are commodious, police force ample and with Municipal tax, and ¥7,000,000 by a Govern would be destroyed. That coin would be mere the chain-gang and plenty of hard, manual
granted to the Chartered Company by His ment subsidy. The harbour is to be finished ply worth its value in silver, which is at present Highness, which is a matter of some twenty labour ahend, this element will be far less in ten years.
considerably less than its value as legal tender. years. annoying in the homeland than here or in China.
It is further argued that no cordon of sentries Hongkong and Shanghai are uncomfortably
would be required to prevent smuggling because near. The objectionable Americans who have
it would not pay anybody to smuggle demone become conspicuous in these cities in the last six months have done much to bring discredit
tised money into the country. As the matter to Americans in the Orient. The fact that they
stands, however, the position is full of pps sibilities. would probably he in Bilibid prison had they remained in Manila is not considered. They are nominally citizens of the United States, and their career gives rise to impressions that are unjus ly extended to all Americans. Our neigh- bours over there may rest easy, iret further ment of the Philippines has no desire to further humiliate respectable Americans in Hongkong or Manila by any attempt to pollute the Chi nese cities with the class of americans that cannot be tolerated in these is'ands. This element must go where it will not be able to return with but little effort and where it may not be able to eke out an existence to the shame of all decent citizens of the United States who may be located in the Orient.udy th
THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF JAPAN.
THE STRAITS CURRENCY.
Mr.
THE “BANKA" ASHORE.
In 1900 the Sultan, anxious to raise a loan, quite indifferent as to the ownership of a few small derelict islands over a hundred and eighty miles away from his country, and quite at sea as to the illegality of his claim to them During the discussion following the Chair. man's speech at the half-yearly meeting of the
after all these years of absolute abandonment, sought an interview with the Governor of Singapore Chamber of Commerce.
Singapore and attempted to establish his Hultenbach, in dealing with the currency
right to them as part of his possessions question, said that now the Chamber had ieft the matter to the Government it must be left
which he had never alienated to the Com- AN UNCHARTED REEF.
any. The claim was very properly referred there, meaning that even though a mistake had
by the Court to the Foreign Office which sonally, he was strongly of opinion, for what been made, it must now be left alone. Per-
Captain. Backhouse of the British steamer suggested that the Company should open ever that opinion was worth, not only that a Banka minning between Singapore and the negotiation with the Sultan with a view in the mistake had been made, but that it was a mis. Natunaand. Anambas islands, reports that ob surrender of the islands by the latter outright take which, threatened the whole trade of this Sept. 13 his steamer left the latter place for to the Company, His Highness could not, the former. The following day he sighted however, be brought to look upon the matter in Colony. We were placed in a very different
Peak Island, but a strong saitherly wind arose position to that occupied by ports on a con-
a sensible light. "About two years after these tinent, because such ports, in the event of and heavy rain obscured the land. The Banda events had taken place the Sultan of Sulu was slowed down and the course altered to the applied for an advance of his Cession Money difficulties occurring, could get their trade back.
Later the weather cleared and the and in granting his request in part the opport Pat in the case of a port situated as Singa-arth pore is the trade. baving once been filched,gines were set north-east. Shortly after the unity was taken to again refer to the question away, could never come back, If it could steamer struck heavily on an uncharted reef of the surrender of the islands to the Company clearly be shown that there was a mistake and remained fast.. A few minutes later as a quid pré que for the cash advance. His mude-not shown dogmatically but the pro- the heavy seas prevailing forced the ship Bighpess's ply was both tardy and unaccom. duction of what he might call the bacillus of right over the reef into deep water. Atmodating, le inost of Cession Money asked the disease-then there might be a chance of this time Peak Island bore N. 40. deg. W. for the tie islands being a ridiculously Irge the Chamber still moving, and since the resig- and Burong Rack S. 69 deg. E. As the ship sam per banum. The matter was allowed to nation of Mr. Chamberlain had taken plase, made no water Capt. Backhouse proceeded to drop, at the wish of the Court of Directors there might be all the more chance of this decl Bungarang, Natunas Islands, and here got the who preferred not to raise any question as sion being revised. On the other hand, if it cargo out of the steamer and thoroughly to, the ownership of the islands. This were a dictum as laid down by the Chair-examined her. The ship's bottom under the brings us up to February of this year. In man that now that the Chamber hid committed after hold was badly dented as it also was April last His Hichness the Sultan on ascif it must not budge, even though with open under the engine room. Several of the pro-his way through to Singapore expressed his eyes it saw the creation of generations, broken peller blades were also broken, but as an assis willingness to settle once for all the island down, then there was nothing more to be said.tance could be obtained at the islands and the question and His Excellency the Governor He did not think the Chamber was committed. ship was not leaking the Captain decided to
who was absent at Jesselton authorized Mr. He did not quite understand the attitude of the return to Singapore.
Cook, Finance Commissioner, to make the best Chamber; it did not seem, to have really done:
arrangements possible. Accordingly Mr. Cook anything in a matter which should have en-
drafted an agreement which His Highness gaged its attention most. It was true that the
signed in which all the islands were specified Committee had passed a resolution uphold
by name. The agreement is a ratification of ing the principle of fixity, but they had
the view of the matter always held by the not accepted the scheme in detail. They could not have accepted it, because as he read the Articles of Association, a matter conceming the trade of this and the outports had to be passed by the whole Chamber, not by the com- mittee. If the Chamber now liked to take the matter in hand, bis who'etime and weak lights would be at its service that the matter might be argued to the bottom and a conclusion arrived There were many matters on which such argument was desirable. For instance, the pro- hibition of importation of coin bill now put forward could be rendered useless at once; what was to prevent a couple of hundred thousand dollars being imported over the frontier of Kedah.
at.
The Rank is an iron built vessel, construc- ted by Messrs. Riley, Hargreaves & Co., and it speaks well for her strength that she was not more seriously damaged from the great strain sustained by the bull. The owners of the vessel are Teo Hee Lye & Co, and at the time of the accident she was laden with copra. S. F. Prus,
LEPROSY IN SLAM.
Siam is almost the only country in the world that does not isolate its lepers. Mankind have had a very extended experience of this disease, and isolation has always been deemed necessary for the general welfare of the community. Con- sequently, in Siam leprosy exists and Gourishes
No one who is at all conversant with the disease, can fail to see many cases as he walks
Chartered Company that the islands from Banguey to Sibuco do belong to them by virlue of the exercise of twenty years' undisturbed jurisdiction over them and that it may be understood that they were included in the original Treaty. The terms of the agreement are eminently satisfactory to the Chartered Company.
HAWAIIAN SUGAR REFINEKY,
A Honolulu wire says that local sugar plant- ers do not take kindly to the idea of a suger refinery being established there, the chiefobject- ion to the proposition being that refined sugar, transported to the continent in, bags is very likely to spoil and if boxes or barrels are used the cost of the package would be so large as to greatly diminish the profits of such a venture.
The planters also say that, the Californin market is insufficient to warrant the erection of a refinery simply to supply that market. Most of the raw sugar now leaving there goes to the Atlantic Coast via the Horn, and in shipping in this manner planters are enabled to realize a profit on their product which, they argue, would be lost should the sugar be shipped from there in a refined state.
AN EXCITING TRIP.
One of the crew of the Union Company's steamer Waihora, which was recently sold to an Eastern company, writing from Penang to an Australian journal, gives some interesting particulars of the trip from Port Chalmers. According to a report in a Dunedin paper, the writers says the Waihora was in a frightful muddle on leaving port, but for the first two clays the crew experienced fine weather, which Kava them opportunity to make things ship- shape. On the third day she rolled with the increased sea, and groaned most pitiably, However, after being mercilessly jumped about, she arrived at Newcastle (New South Wales) and loaded coal for Penang. While proceeding with the loading, a sailing ship banged into the Wathora's stern, carrying away her fagstaff and half the wheel-house grating, also tearing out one of the ports and entirely demolishing one of her plates. The second mate just man- aged, by a quick movement, on the princicla which every true seaman carries out to the letter
—one hand for the owner and one' for himsalf then went forward with the loading in a pretty to jump clear in the nick of time. Things' lively manner, and at last the boat left the second and final port of the journey at 7 p.m. As soon as the bar was crossed it was noticed that the poor old Walhora was labouring frightfully, and upon search being made by the third mate (who, by the way, in addition. to his own duties, had to perform those of carpenter), it was found that the water- was pouring in through the holes which had heen originally meant for the discharge from the sink is the steward's bas. Back to New
go by Mr. Parlett, of the British Legat on in A very full report of the trade of Japan for Tokio, has just been, issued by the Foreign Office. The total volume of the imports and exparts last year was £54.107,552 of which 27.739.212 was the value of imperts, and 26,368,320 that of exports. These figures show an increase of £1,624,616 in imports, and Tls. Reubles.60%,638 in exports, as compared with 1901, 30.00
the figures of which were the highest up to then." The figures for 1902 are all the more remarkable that there were certain untoward circumstances during the year, for the grain harvests were bad owing to unseasonable weather, and the fall in silver greatly impeded the important trade with Chira. On the other hand, the silk crop was abundant; and the ex- port trade in raw silk reached a height of pro- sperity hitherto unknown, and led to an influx of specie which removed any danger to the system of convertible notes. During the whole year the impert of bullion was continuous, and was always in excess of the export; especial. ly in the last three months of the year. AL
diplomacy and negotiation.
For the present the question is one for present the national debt amounts to $52 mil-
It is doubtful lion yen, of which rgo millions are due in the
whether America wants the islands. They are United Kingdom, and the rest in Japan itself.
only valuable to us from a strategical point of Ten years ago the debt was 240 million yen,
view and so long as Great Britain possesses castle the Waihora travelled as fast as the and in the meantime the China war indemni
them by right of occupation confirmed by the engines could carry her. After being fixed ty of 370 millions has been paid and absorbed On the 12th ult. the torpedo-boat & Swas meanwhile the ordinary revenue has, increased
along, the streets, especially if he goes through original owner, the Sultan of Salu, America up and inspected by the representatives of the Navigation Department, shop again set Sampeng; and in many instances, no doubt, will doubtless be contented. In these times of successfully launched from the French Naval from less than 86 to over 226 million yen; in The Chairman pointed out that the resolution the poor creatures affected are not aware of tions of strategical advantage all over the
keen competition for the occupancy of post-sail, this time only to be met by a far wor#O Yard, at Saigon. This little vessel, which has other words while the debt has increased 130 passed by the Committee was subsequently the nature of their affliction. In consequence world it is well to make certile of the legal all were wrapped in slumber, a hum of scared calamity. In the middle of the night, when A displacement of go tons, is the third of her per cent. the revenue has increased 163 per approved by the whole Chamber as embodied
of this carelessness. the disease is bound to ownership of these "derelict" islands as class constructed at that port. She is 113 feet cent. Of the importa raw cotton was over &
in the Report for 1902. He would only like to continue to be prevalent, and it is greatly
voices warned the men that all, was not, as it long with a breadth of beam of 14 feet and can millions sterling, cotton goods 1, metals near-add, in connection with the Advisory Com-to be feared that no preventive measures will Mr. Cowie aptly describes them. The oc- should have been, The writer immediately. sufficient. coal in her bunkers to cover 1,000 straments nearly 14, sugar nearly 1. kerosene at all about their deliberations. The con contracts the diseases in his own person or steam at a speed of 14 knots. This boat carries y 3, woollen goods over. 1. machinery and in. mittee on Currency, that there was no secrecy be taken till same person-high-in-authority-cupation of Teganac, for instance, by jumped out of his bunk and on putting his Foreign Power other than America with head just above the stokehole could hear the miles at 10 knots. Her armament consists of over 13, rice over it, and oil cake over mil clusions arrived were open to any member of immediate family. Then the danger will be
whom, thank God, we are on terms of inter- water rushing from side to side in a way to a Q.F. guns and twu torpedo tubes and she lion sterling; while in exports raw silk amount the Chamber; and he was quite sure the mom
national good will and friendship would be ex- make even the boldest feel uncomfortable.. carries a crew of 23 me?. No particular speeded to nearly 8 millions, ten to over, silk bers of the Advisory Committee would be only realised. No one is safe from contagion; tremely undesirable and it is highly regrettable There were the engineers working naked, with
and in employing a servant few people can be was attained in her construction, however, for goods to over 3. cotton yarn to over 2, and too glad to receive any suggestions from Mr.
that the whole question with which we have the water up. sure that they are not securing one of those been dealing was not definitely settled years
their armpits. After getting ber keel was laid down on the 2nd July last other manufactured goods (of which matches, Huttenbach as to the dangers he had in unfortunates. The danger which that implies age. In the meantime we may rest assured
safely into port it was found that some large year t-savertheless this is a sign of the times mats, straw-plaits, porcelain, cigarettes, and cot dicated. The Advisory Committee would be
pipe connected with the engines had burst, and another proof of the go-ahead condition of ton gonds were the chief) to over 4 million sterl-only too glad to bring such suggestions before be evident enough. At times the attention of and that the Government of the United States.
to the family of these employing him, should that the Foreign Office will support our claims with the result that there was free flow of naval construction in the East. Our neigh-ing. The cotton tissues exported amounted to the Chamber and if necessary before the physicians is called to the fact that people ofthrough the Southern, Philippines, will be wil of its being stopped up. She was again fixed up water, with too much force behind it to allow bours are to be congratulated on their enterprise about 4 million sterling. The coal exported Government (hear, hear). and its success. ·
was valued at just over 1 millions, and the
their acquaintance are employing servants ling to withdraw their claim to those distant and proceeded on a vayage which was varied whose immediate family are lepara. copper to over one million. The exports have Concluding his remarks in an interview with increased from less than 17 millions in 1899 to
by anthing of interest. "Hawaiian,” as the The Hospital Department is at present con- A representative of the Straits Timer, on the
writer signs himself wishes to remark upon THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
over 161 millions last year. Of the enormous Ordinance prohibiting the import of coins into sidering the advisability of segregating lepers
the true British pluck" of the following import of raw cotton, very nearly half is from the Straits Settlaments, Mr. Huttenbach ob
on an island in the Gulf, where they can be
officers: Mr. Hide, second officer; Mr. The reports of the British Consular officers in British India, while China and Korea take theserved --"In any case the passage of this mea-
Isolated from the general public. In this way
Wathey, third officer; Mr. Mitchell, second Philipplaes on the trade of the archipelago for whole of the exported cotton yarns.
sure may mark a turning point in the prosperity Siam will take another step forward in civi
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN engineer: Mr. Dunwoodle, third engincer; and the past year disclose an unsatisfactory state of The total trade of the British Empire with of thers Settlements, and it may mean the end lisation. At present lepers are making cake
PARSEE GENTLEMAN.
Mr. Sinclair, fourth engineer.
· affairs. The islands have not yet-recovered | Japan last year amounted to 164 millions ster of that prosperity! The responsibility in a and other Siamese food and selling it in the from the effects of the war and Insurrection; ling, or about 30 per cent of the whole; the great one. Whose is it? On whose shoulders market; they are handling money in daily use the lack of capital and labour have hampered proportion of imports being rather less than must it rest-On those of the Commission by the general public. and are doing many.
News reaches us of the death of Khan Sahah agricultural and commercial development, for 49, and of the exports about 20 per cent. The who left the decision entirely to the people and other things calculated to spread the contagion Edules Rustomjee, a well-known Parece American capital has not yet been attracted share of the United States was about 24 per Government of the Straits Settlements?-on among the people.--Bangkok Times,
gentleman of Ahmednagar (India), head of the thither, while Chinese immigration is prohi. cent., of China rather more than 15, and of those of the local Government-on those of
firm of Messrs. Cursetjee and Sons, Vice-Pre- bited rinderpest, cholera and marauding bands Germany and France at about 6 per cent, the public? on those of the entirely uncon-
sident of the Ahmednagar Municipality, Secre- have affected particular districts; and, lastly, each. Trade with India is growing and now stitutional Advisory Committee of the Singa,
tary of the Lady Dufferin Charitable Fund, the abnormal fall in silver has interfered with (owing to the large imports of raw cotton) pore Chamber of Commerce?
-Member of the Locni Board, Secretary of the the import trade. The total exports for the nearly equals that with the United Kingdom, the
"Whoever may ultimately have to masume
Gavrakshan Institute of Ahmednagar, and financial year ended June 30th, 1902, amounted figures being :—United Kingdom 46,912,080❘ this burden, however, it is not yet too late to A wire to the Rangoon Times from Madras | Hon. Secretary of the "Parsee Anjuman,”. to very nearly five millions sterling, of which (imports to Japan £5,441,327), India 25,550,282 modify the measure to suit the requirements of ways the "Societe Venezianadi Navigazione a He rendered long and valuable services those to the United Kingdom amounted to 13 || (importa to japan 45,032,999)00045NE local commercial interests. The many who Vapore.", in contract with the Italian govern- to the Government along with his uncle, million and those to the United States to some- Mr. Parlett notes that the Government iron believe in the watch-word The Hinterlandment, have started a regular line of cargo Khan Babadur Nusserwanjee Cursetjee. He what less. But the latter figured was nearly foundry at Wakamatsu, after, costing over two with the Strafe have still time to organise, steamers with departure monthly from Venice, showed his ability in combating the epidemic treble that of the previous year, while the ex. millions teulings has not proved successful, act, and save the situation."
Ancona, Brindisi, etc, which will call at of plague and was untiring in his endeavours ports of all other countries but the United States and will require a further heavy expenditure--" dat
Colombo, Madras and Calcutta. Sailings from to alleviate the distress of the poor during the kave decreased, mainly because of the adyan-; the original estimate having been £400,000. A
Pending
the introduction, of the new Straits Venice will commence on the 15th inst. famine period. In recognition of his service Cager given by American Customs legislation committee of inquiry into the matter recome dollar, the currency question affords ample Steamers will fad home wards from Calcutta he had bestowed upon him the title of Khan to Philpplae products exported direct to the mends the Government to transfer the enters scope for discussion and speculation, pays the to the Italian ports mentioned and if necessary Saheb" by the Government on the occasion United States. Thus, Maalla hemp, which prise to a private company, free of all cost, Straits Timis, The effect of the new Cein to Trieste and Fiume. They will call at Madras of the accession of H. M. Edward VII to the *~ forms three fourths of the exports of the islands, and to guarantee interest on the capital of the Import and Export Bill is, a matter, för ex- and adjacent coast poris. The company has | Throne - mat
Is entitled, if shipped; direct to an American latter. He also mentions that of 63 railway ample, on which nobody seema to agres. It been subsidised by Italian government with a Ha Led on Friday, the 4th ult, at 3 pm, port, to the return of the export duty of £111, engines, for which fenders were invited may be noted, however, that notwithstanding view to develop trade between the Adriatic and per ton; and therefore Jaras quantities of Bemp *year,^1] fell to Great Britain, and 18 10 | the Governor's assurance that the circulation;, ludia and, later on, it will be extended to the hitherto shipped to Great Britain for distri Derica. The introduction of foreign capital of Mexican dollars will not be inlariered with, Far East. The agents for Madras and the Liên how yo to the United States. Lais
brentnach discussed in Japas of late, and)) at least for the pratent, there is a distinct desire: coast porte ate Medis.. Bost and Corporate
:
·PROPOSED NEW STEAMSHIP
LINE.
islands that could only, by any possible concep tion, be of use to them in the remote chance of Morth Borneo falling into the hands of a For eign Power.
WELL-TO-DO, ALLY.
The financial stability and prosperity of japan is a subject which for every English- man possesses much more than a merely scien tific interest, and the report on the trade of the country drawn up by an officer of the British Legation in Tokio and just fraued by the Foreign Office is consequently a document. which is worth close attention. It may be asserted at once that these, authoritative figures do not at all bear out the wild state- ments frequently circulated by interested part- jes ar mere purposeless sensation-mongers that Japan's financial position is bollow and inse- cure. It is quite possible to point out instances of commercial undertakings in which the mars vellous receptiveness and enterprise of the Japaness character has been accompanied by equal caution and solidity in execution. Nor omnia possumus omnes, But to argue from
the cause of his death being heart disease, this that Japanose finance is a lath andalu His funeral took pince on the next day at 8 | paper. fabric, the misplaced arenam am, and was largely attended by the Military, counterpart of the native style of donies and Civil ancare and hundreds of diffamaged architectufe li to form a KIKMILO