The Hongkong Telegraph.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
NEW SERIES No. 6307
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Birth, Marriage and Deaths. Leading Articles:-
The Peace of the World,
Indian Shylocks.
The Dock Co.
The Opium Trade,
An American Indictment.
Hongkong Hospitals....
Inpan's Financial l'osition,
Private Enterprise. Hoogkong's Shipping.
Telegrams:
Shanghai Assault Case. Canton-Hankow Railway, Obituary,
Theatre Emeuts,
„Railway Collision.
Sir Robert Hart,
China Merchants' S. N, Co.
Shanghai Exhibition.
Meetings !--
Legislative Council, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. Green Island Cement Co., Lid,
Legal Intelligence:—
*The Building Authority.
Alleged Fraudulent Mortgage.
An Insurance Squabble.. Police:-.
The Tung Loi Lane Holocaust,
Was it Attempted- uicide? .
A Guileless Innocent,
A Good Thing
Trouble on Shipboard. -
Allege Hold Up."
Alleged Theit of Cigarettes.
Correspondence:—
The Parsee Community in Teheran. Parsee Appreciation.
Miscellaneous Articles and Reportą !---
Kowloon Dock Amenities,
Hongkong Horticultural Society. -
Off Day Races.
Sale of Race Ponies.
"S;5. Hongkong Stranded.
Marine Court.
Foreigner's Accidental Death
Fire in Connaught Road..
Opium Stoppages..
His Wife's Lodger.
Suicide on the Hillside..
Wong-nel-chong Residents Stanled.
Ironmonger knows not Iron.
China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
The China and Manila Steamship. Co., Ltd. Cricket...
Cariton Day by Day
Wuchow Notes,
5.5. Sotnein.
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Philippines Medical Association.
Chinese in England.
Company Meeting,
The Importation of Arms into China,
Yuan Shih-Kai...
The Mishap to the Nerinka,
Fire on Board the Shawmust.
Another Ship Fire.
The "Open Door in Manchuria,
America and Japan..
Japan and Korea.
Chiva Famine.
Chinese Gun-boats at Kobi.
The Relief of Distressed Strangers, The Speculating Craze.
The Mitsu Bishi Dockyard.
Japanese Fire Insurance Companies. The Bank of Japan.
The Foreign Population of Yokobama.
Emigration to the United States.
Traffic in Japanese Women.
The Copper Mine Rints.
Trade Marks Registration.
„Anti-Opium Agiration,
Duke of Connaught in Singapore,
Chinese,
Commerotal:-
Raub Crushing.
Weekly Share Report.
A
Freight Mar et.
Local and General.
晚八十月正年三十三精光
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1907,"
六拜望
【戴二月三英港香
true that the Japanese, being first in the
-$15 PER ANNUM. SINGLE, COPY, 3; CENTS.
JAPAN'S HINANCIAL POSITION, (28th February.)
An illuminating address on the financial
noting the fact of the arrival at Berlin of and accommodates him with a loan on mere the other day could only be enter of the article in question is not hopeful. I dice towards Western medical treatment will Prof. de Martens, observes that, "while fire personal security, even where the risk of tained by a few young missionaries who From the foregoing it will be seen that the use their power in that direction, not for caling generals and journalists at home and losing it, interest and all, is by no means know as much about China from its author is strongly anti-Japanese, and is apt getting at the same time to assist the finan abroad are clamouring Tor conscription, or small. He allows the element of speculation commercial side as those at Home do who to view the situation through darkened cial position of the hospitals. uttering dark prophecies about the aims of to enter into his transactions and calculates are agitating, and apparently with some glasses. He has not a good word to say for Germany, men of peace are looking eagerly the odds just as the bookmaker does at the success, for the abolition of a legitimate them, no commendation of their enterprise, to what the second Hague Conference will race course. 1 behold in him some redeem trade, which contributes so large a propor- no recognition of their patriotism, which, bring forth." We are informed that Prof. ing features, because it may be that, luckily tion of the revenue of the Indian exchequer, consequently, detracts considerably from the de Martens is to visit the chief capitals of for me, I bave had no occasion to study him; Incidently, what would reduce the sources of value of his observations and leads to the position and trade prospects was given by Europe to discuss the proposals, and wishes nt close quarters. But from all accounts (the revenue by the restriction of the cultivation conclusion that the article, is not wholly the Governor of the Bank of Japan of the Powers, and out of these discussions italics are ours), he is fairly reasonable with and sale, of the harb in India would devoid of exaggeration. It may: In quite at a meeting held recently. There was a
in Berlin, Paris, London, The Hague, his regular clients, and he rarely presses the Rome and Vienna-will come the program- honest debtor hard. Every Marwari is me for the Conference, issued by Russia not an inhuman blood-sucker, as every together with Holland. The most import debtor is not an honest man reduced to ant item, it is needless to say, will be horrowing through no fault of his own. The the reduction of armaments, and on borrower is often thriftless and extravagant, that point, our contemporary confident ind without any definite notion of his ly expects a strong line to be taken ability to repay, he sets forth, like some by our own Government; for although, as Alex inder, upon his great enterprise, borrow Prof. de Martens says, we have made no ing and to borrow." It was an excellent proposals to Russia on the question of dis advice, that of Polonius-"Neither a lender armament, our attitude towards the matter
But while, the human has been sufficiently indicated by the utter species is composed, as Lamb put it in one ances of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. of his charmingly whimsical essays, of two According to the home joutual, another distinct races, the men who borrow, and the question which is to be debated is the South men who lend, it is impossible to make this American Drago doctrine--the doctrine that advice of universal application. It would un debt due to the subject of a Foreign not be possible, in that case, for Society to Power shall be collected by a lorce employed exist. The Marwari must, therefore, live by that Power. On this the South American for himself, as well as others, if he is an States will very likely wish to express their evil, it is an evil as necessary as that which views, which may be done. It is thought, drives people, honest and otherwise, to through Mr. Tower, the American Ambas borrow. The one is but a corollary of the sador at Berlin, that Prof. de Martens mis-other," We respectfully commend to theories of India would be a thing of the past. sion will be attended with complete success, notice of our worthy Puisne Judge the
expression; "Unconscionable transaction !"
INDIAN EGYLOCKS,
nor a borrower be."
which
here may
affect Hongkong in a very material way. As a matter of fact our revenue would be affected field after the war, are bent on holding the highly optimistic note in the Governor's to the extent of no less than a million and market they gained in advance of foreign com-peech, and from the statistics quoted and quarter a year, in the making of which petitors. But it is scarcely conceivable that the general trend of affaim in Japan there those who decry the trade have shown no they would seek to do so by other than fair seems to be every reason for the optimism. possible means of counter-balancing. It is means, or nullify the promises they made But Japan has not yet recovered from the also curious to note that these self-complacent to the great trading nations by resolutely effects of the recent war, and it is quite agitators, who have the cause of China so depriving them of any benefits that may clear that at the end of last year the much at heart, or pretend to advance the accrue from the "open door" in Manchuria business houses were greatly indebted interests of the people, who they allege are We are assisted to this conclusion by referring to the banks for temporary assistance beyond redemption, being addicted to a to the speech delivered by Mr. A. Haupt in mecting their abilities. The Gover habit which has endured for centuries, as chairman of the recent meeting of the stated that at the end of December. should ignore the vices which afflict the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora last, owing to the temporary concurrence European nations. They would in no way be tion. He regarded the opening of Man of demands from the banks for accommoda
churia as extremely favourable to Hang that on the last day of the year the Bank of tion to settle the year's accounts, it resulted" disturbed by the reduction in the re- venue derivable from the trade which is kong generally and made no allusion to one of the mainstays of the. Indian any obstacles placed by Japanese officials Japan's loans aggregated ang millions, its treasury. The material reduction in the in the way, of fair and honest competinote issue passed 341 millions and its excess sale of the drug would necessitate the reduction in the North. "Indeed, his view of the above the legal limit reached 74 millions. ion in the output of the poppy, and, hence, situation was extremely sanguine, for he The main feature of the year was the great the reduction in the area of its cultivation said: "We are now able to record a greatly development in the working of private en under the terms of the Chinese edict, while improved movement; cargo is already going terprises. No mention is made of the im the growth of the plant in the northern terri-more freely to Manchuria and there is good portant step taken by the sugar refineries in reason to expect that the opening of the ice. amalgamating, with the object of reducing How the present Government will reconcile bound ports next month will see a more expenses and forming a close combine to its abolition, in the light of events in the active demand, considerably reducing stocks. deprive the foreign product of its in- future, time alone can tell, but it needs no Better trade in the North will no doubt be uence on the local markets. But pro- prophetic eye to discern that in spite of all reflected here to some extent and with the bably that combination, together with others which have been arranged" with the promises of mandarindom in the Middle assistance of moderately good rice crops, Kingdom we may find an increase rather which we can at least hope for, we should less publicity, accounts for the fact that there than a decrease in the cultivation of the find better times ahead than we are leaving was a diminution of $69,750,000 yen in the behind." From that we are inclined to be imports in 1906 as compared with the plant within Ohina herself,
lieve that the American writer has allowed preceding year, while the exports showed an bis imagination to run away with him in the cicate of 102,220,000 yen over those of intensity of his patriotism, and has found 95, or an increase of 32,460,000 yen over fault with a system which could not have the whole trade of the year. A comparative debeen perfected at the time of writing inly large part of this sum may be attributed November lost. Being prepared and to the fact that last year a large · pro-
AN AMERICAN INDICTMENT. (27th February,)
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own
to
HỒNGKONG HOSPITALS..
At first sight it might appear to the reader of the proceedings which look place at the annual meeting of the Finance Committee of the Alice Memori- al and Affiliated Hospitals, held yesterday, that these institutions were on the verge of bankruptõy or, at least, in a bad wayfinanci ally. The treasurer, the Rev. R. Wells, recited the jeremiad, when he lamented the decrease in the revenue from donations and subscriptions, declared that the debit balance had increased, and pointed to the heavy overdraft. But there was really very little cause for all this "Lochaber no more" style for, after all, the hospitals were comparatively well supported taking all things into account, Of course, there was the usual reference to the memorabite typhoon, an occurrence which creeps into the reports of all the local benevolent societies, and to it was attributed
THE DOCK CO. It will be within the memory of our read- ers that in a case wherein an Indian usurer
tagih February.) sued his victim for the recovery of loan Those of the shareholders in the Hong which had, practically, been already twice kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ed., who paid, his Honour Mr. Justice Wise, presid-have taken an active part in opposing the ing in the Summary Court, made some very tentative proposal to increase the capital pertinent remarks on the subject of the usury of the Company for the purpose of practised in this Colony by the Indian. lengthening the No. Fock at Kowloon money-fenders, or Shylocks,and also stated will have cause for gratification in the Chair- Ever since the Japanese Government that in future in the event of these cases man's pronouncement at the annual meeting, clared Newchwang and Dalny open ports,
resent Japanese competi. portion of the army in the North had coming before him his Honour would to-day when Sir Paul Chater said: "We doubts have been suggested by mercliants anxious. give judgment, if the claim was proved, hope to be able to carry it [the extension] of other nations as to the exact interpretation he has. succeeded, probably, beyond returned to industrial life, whereas in the. but the payments would be ordered to be through without making any call upon share-tion which should be placed on the word his expectations in discovering previous year the country was suffering from "made in such small instalments that it holders for increased capital.*
"open." American traders have not been objections to the Japanese methods of trade the denudation of the country of the work- would probably be a matter of ten years bete among the shareholders many who would slow to assert that while these parts which operations. The anbiased reader will hardlying class population. It is also explained fore, the amount was finally wiped out, It have preferred a more definite statement from give admittance to goods cunsigned to Man accept as gospel the views of a prejudiced that the imports during the period of the war consisted in large measure of naval and is interesting, therefore, to learn from an the chair as regards the vexed question of the churia are technically "open," the hind-writer, especially when those views are Indian contemporary that at least one Judge increase of capital, than the mere ex- rances and obstacles placed in the way of apparently diametrically opposed to those military material: With reference to the has started out on a campaign against 'ndian pression of hope of the Company's ability to foreign flems by the apanese officials have held by an authority in the position of export, trade several reasons are given for its usurers, and if his action in the case noted provide for the extension scheme out been sufficient to prevent fair competition director of the Hongkong and Shanghai expansion. The principal of them doubtless In Banking Corporation." For the present, was, said the Governor, the prosperous-con- below was somewhat arbitrary, he acted on profits.. Writing for ourselves we confess our by the nationals of other countries. the ground that the malter was an "uncon-inability to endorse so guarded a statement, this connection a lengthy article appears then, the Japanese Government and the dition of trade in the countries of the scionable transaction." Our 'contemporary, since the Board must have long been in in a recent issue of the Jan Francisco Japanese merchants are distinctly entitled to Occident, which caused anugmented demand for Japanese goods, and the gradual. in commeriting, upon the case, which has a pussession of actual figures realisable out of thronicle, the writer being Mr. Sam B Tris-the benefit of the doubt.
development of commercial marts in China certain interest for this Colony, seeing the vast amount of work" not yet com sel, who is resident at Dalny. He says:
and Korea. Moreover, another factor that that the conditions are lentical says: pleted and "the profits arising therefrom The Americans and others who accepted
must not be lost sight of was... the The Japan Sugar Lax Reimbursement Law. The judgment delivered by Mr. Justice will come into the accounts for the current japan's invitation to share in the trade that Prince Fushimi's Mission.
Davar in the suit of a promissory note by a six months." It is idle to suppose that would come through the opening of Muk-
activity of the producing centres. Seri culture, it is mentioned, was firm of Marwaris will appeal particularly to large repairing jobs that have been tendered den found when they sent their cargoes to
qualified success, the quality of the silk "the great" mice" of borrowers... It is not for and accepted and
are in Newchwang for shipment into the interior
being exceptionally good. Similarly car for me to say whether it is sound in law or progress cannot, with a reasonable de- that Japan's idea of the open-door policy
nest endeavpur was shown in the fields of not. But to the inyman,. its equity and gree of approximation, be figured out; differed very much from the idea of other justice are beyond question, and if it were and as it is admitted that the largest profits people." The first difficulty was net with,
cotton planing, habutae weaving, copper and coal production and sugar refining, and reversed by a higher tribunal on appeal, arising from the typhoon are yet to
he alleges, at the Custom-house which is then the borrower might well exclaim, the accrue, the Directorate might have taken under Japanese military supervision. It
the resulting large development of the law is a hass." The judgment will give a the shareholders more into their confidence is claimed that while consignments of
volume of production may be regarded as an important cause of the growth of exports." rude shock to shylocks. The impression and remove the doubt as to the financial Japanese goods paised the barrier without
With regard to the burden of foreign loans that they could exact their pound of flesh, ability of the Company to meet the cust of delay, the merchandise of foreign, dealers
incurred in consequence of the war, the Go- if it is so written in the bond, is knocked extension, Anniler point gained for the
was detained for a weak or ten days. Then
vernor remarked that "so far as the dis on the head, as well as another notion pre signatories to the protest against the in the foreigner discovered that the railway
charge of this debt is concerned no cause for valent among them, that they have only to crease of capital is in securing the reversion from Newchwang to Mukden was so occupi
uneasiness exists. But," he added, "an bring a suit triable by the Small. Causes of the Board's decision to place the ed by the Japanese in the transportation of
inevitable result is that an addition has had The Duke of Connnught and the Straits Court in the High Court, in order to obtain undertaking in the hands of engineers not military supplice that it was impossible to
beade to our countrymen's load of a decree for the immediate recovery of the connected with the Company. It was from obtain permission to despatch goods into the
taxation, and in order to carry the load easily, full amount in place of the payment by small the outsel known to those intimately asso interior, until a special permit had been ob instalments usually ordered by the ather Court.ciated with the capabilities of the tained from the War Department at Tokyo,
well as to promote the further develop. ment of the country's fortunes, it is essential Instead of the Go and 75 per cent, charged for staff of the Docks at Kowloon that And it is stated that "some of the applica-
that the nation's producing capacity should loans given to the debtor, the learned Judge amongst its members there were mentions for permission to ship freight over the the reduction in the donations which are has allowed only 24 per cent, which I should of sufficient technical skill and ability South Manchurian Railway arc still pigeon-usually given by Chinese residents. Still, he increased and its stock of capital supple
mented. The way to increase production is to think is quite as much as any asurer might to plan, supervise and carry out the hated in Tokyo, while others, after unbear the donations only fell off some $1,500, encourage the growth of profitable under On February 21, 1907, Hi Shanghai, to Mr. desire. He has reduced the rate of interest undertaking, without calling in outside tech-able delays, were favourably considered." But the total amount given in 1906 being takings, The Governor did not view with on the ground that the agreement ramenical aid which means additional extra.cost. even then the path of the man who intended $8,714.94 as compared with Sro,221.03 in much graciousness the policy of contracting within the meaning of an unconscionable. When Docks are no longer considered the to compete with the Japanese for trade in the previous year, while the Hospital foreign loans, regarding the development of transaction," in which the lender was in a "Consols of the fast and confidence Manchuria was not unobstructed. He found Sunday collections were under the total such a prevalent disposition as "an evil.” position to dominate the will of the helpless wholly estranged from the great majority of the permission from Tokyo did not mean realised in 1905, by the sum of $150. However, certain improvements which, had borrower. If the law will not allow the shareholders, it behaves the Directors that his goods would be received by the rail. One result, possibly of the diminution been made in the equalisation of the rates was that the hospitals of interest between the head and branch Marwari to charge interest beyond a certain to watch every avenue of extraneous way officials. He was informed that it would in the revenue rate then this astute gentleman will know expenditure and we are glad to observe the be necessary for him to employ a Japanese were in more economically than before, in offices, and other reforms were, in his At Nowshera, Punjab, Indis, on the 8th how to circumvent the law by various other ultimate acquiescence by the Board in the to act as his shipping agent in all transactions spite of the fact that there were more opinion, calculated to induce companies to February after a slight operation, CECIL: GOD-
means, and he will be in as good a position wiser counsels of the interested shareholders, with the railway administration. The junks patients treated and an extra hospital, the increase their capital and extend their FREY. BIRD, Lieutenagt Indian Army, 54th Sikhs Frontier Force, late Royal Marine as ever to dominate the will of his victims. who-in opposing the policy that might have were all owned by Japanese speculators, with Ho Min Ling, had to be worked. There undertakings by means of loans, raised Lt.Inf. And formerly serving in H.M.S, nust, he conceded that the Marwari spelt disaster the Dock Co. had the result that it was practically useless to can be no doubt that much good is being in Japan, On the whole, then, the Cressy on the China Station, fourth son of charges exorbitant interest mostly where the it been put into execution by calling for expect them to act as carriers except at pro- done at these institutions and many resid-financial position of the country may be the late Col. F. V. G. Bird, R.M.L.I., aged 26 credit of the borrower has been very nearly fresis capital under decidedly unpopular hibitive rates. Turning from Newchwang enls have benefited from the treatment pros regarded as perfectly sound from the exhausted and his personal security is conditions-have successfully staved off the when it was closed by the winter, several 'vided by the medical officers to patients apply bankers point of view, while the commer Joaquin Antonio Ferrás e Maria Augusta of the slenderest. Mr. Davar opposes impending ruination of a concern on whose inerchants tried Dalny but with little success. ing for relief. We read in the report for the past cial outlook is satisfactory. The great dan? Marques da Silva Ferár, Shanghai, participam this plen by the argument that it is open continued prosperity so many and such large The German flag was the first to appear in year that in the out-patient department the a todos os seus parentes e pessoas das suas relage e amisade e fallecimento da sua filha, to the Marwari in such cases to refuse interests depend in the Colony,
the roadstead, and several shipping com total number treated was 15,982 individual Ker into which the country may drift, in these days of the`rapid development of in- MARIA ALIA, de af annos, no dia is de a loan. This, again, will be hard upon
panies announced their intention of making cases and the total number of attendances dustrial concerns, is that of initiating bubble Fevereiro, ás 4.3.m.
• certain class of borrowers, and those
Dalny a port of call, but they reckoned with 28,013. "While in the last few years not of the most honest description, who
out their host, and the result was that those increased facilities, have been provided companies for the exploitation of impossible the Japanese ero I would rather have a pan at 15 per
plans were abandoned, and Dalny was left throughout the Colony for Chinese who projects. As a race cent. interest, than none at all. Having The first step towards the extinction of to the Japanese shipping companies. The wish to avail themselves of Western medical accounted shrewd and cautious, but other thus shown one side of the picture the the opium trade appears to have been initiat-writer alleges that every pound of Japanese treatment, there has yet been a steady peoples, believed to be equally as astute, proceeds to hold up the Marwari as a some-ant announcement which we made in last it belongs to the Japanese Government or treated at the Alice Memorial and Affiliated what admirable philanthropist, at which evening's issue regarding the determination to Japanese firms is described as military Hospitais. As a Jarge proportion of the characterization no one would be more sur- of the Indian Government to reduce the supplies and passed through without un; cases are surgical and ophthalmic, the ex- prised, if it were made thoroughly clear to forthcoming sale of opium by 400 chests per necessary delay. The American indictment pense of carrying on the work is consider him, than the Marwari himself. The writer month points to the fact, that the gradual proceeds: "In a few, a very few instances, able of the outpatients 5,211 required of it, however, candidly admits, práctically, extinction of the export trade in the drug British concerns have been able to persuade surgical dressings, while in the wards about
PRIVATI, ENTERPRISE, that he has no personal knowledge of the from the Indian Empire is aimed at by the the military administration to rent ware 10,000 cases were surgically dressed--mak- Marwari, and accepts his data "from fall authorities at Home. The conformity with houses and offices to them, and have used ing a total of 15,000." These figures speak
(1st: March.) After all the trouble which has arisen accounts"-a very reliable source of inform the supposed wishes of the Chinese Govern the Japanese steamship lines to transport for themselves and are eloquent evidence of
over the construction of the Panama Canal ation, indeed! As a matter of fact it was ment is apparent when it is considered that their supplies to. Dalny. But there their the unostentatious but none the less invalu- On Monday, Renter's communicated the common knowledge. in India that young one of the clauses of the Imperial edict, goods remain. They find that it is inable work which is being quietly done at the by the American Government, it has been fact of the visit of Professor de Martens, the military officers, mercantile assistants, and promulgated in respect of the abolition of possible to ship anything on the railway into various affiliated hospitals. One member resolved that private contractors are either famous Russian lawyer, to London in fur- other young men making a start in life in the opium traffic, provided that opium the interior. The same rule applies at of the Committee stated that subscrips not competent or seek exorbitant prices to therance of the object of The Hague Peace | India, had to forego their turn of Home leave, should be wiped out in China within Dalny as exists at Newchwang" The tions have been collected for the installs undertake the work At this distance, it is, Conference. The same telegram announced because the argus eye of the Marwal, or his ten years from the publication of the British American Tobacco Company is aption of a Rontgen Rays outfit, which probably not considered possible, that any that yesterday week the Russian peace de subsidized spies, was upon the unfortunate decree. We have time and again comparently one of the few concerns which has should prove an important addition to the one can judge the merits of the question, legate had a prolonged audience with man, and he knew that he was "shadowed" tended in these columns that the Chin managed to obtain a footing in the country, surgical appliances. Altogether, it is satis but the broad facts of the situation are open the King, and his mission to the British and therefore dare not leave the Country! ese Government cannot be taken serious but that is attributed to the fact that the factory to know that the Colony is provided to all Would it be unwise to ask whether the capital was of a most satisfactory nature. The cases constantly coming before the ly as entertaining the purely Utopian cigarettes manufactured by the company with these institutions: whose work is speci-Stater thinks that it can do cheaper thin the From home exchanges received by the Court would show that the conditions are ides that a drug such as opium can be are so greatly superior to the Japanese ally concerned with the alleviation of pain contractors expect? Or would it be signise last mail some further particulars are pretty much the same here. The article eradicated from the Empire within that article that even the Japanese themselves and suffering in women and children, and it to suggest that the contractors believe "gathered of the arrangements which are continues: The Marwari is not a popular short space of time. It would be a millenium refuse to smoke anything else. It is Bugis to be hoped that those who are in a posi-under the aegis of the Governm sought to be reached to secure the peace of member of society, but he is a useful mem which might be devoutly wished for, but at gested that there might be a market for tion to influence the minds of the dwind-secure benefits which might not the World. The Morning, Leader, while ber, after all. He is the poor man's resource a writer in the Pall Mall Gaselle suggested American four in Manchuria, but the writer ling Chinese class which still bears a preju der ordinary conditions?
BIRTH.
and Mrs. WA, ESTES, a daughter..
MARRIAGE.
On February 21, 1994. at Shanghai, NARCISA, youngest daughter of the late Cesareo Gonzales del Castillo of Malaga, to GITO DONNKE of
of Foshan, Shantung.
years.
-DEATHS
On the 18th ullo, at Shanghai, EULALIA, wife of E. Digmapese, aged 23 years.
to
THE OPIUM FRÄDE.
(26th February.)
The Hongkang Telegraph writer of the article in our contemporary ed by the Home Government. The import- goods that enters Dalny, no matter whether increase in the number of outpatients have, in times of unwonted prosperity, beca
MAIL SUPPLEMENT,
ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Tiongkong, Saturday, March 2, 1907.
THE PHACE OF THE WORLD,
(23rd l'ebruary,)
induced to embark in schemes, simply because the craze to acquire wealth quickly was in the air. Such a danger may visionary but is certainly not to be deemed, wholly imaginary..
they can