Entination.
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY AUGUST 2 22. 1907.
EXVIUBRUY SHUM.
AN APPRECIATION.
Writing from Hongkong on the làth June fast, the correspondent of the Jedi-Europea Commarcial Intil gente d'ed Trade Register They!
Japan. No country, save four, could have borrowed on sech favourable terms for war purposes, even with better commercial advantages. But even a, Japanese guar anteed loan was not wanted, and with A. S. WATSON & CO., talk of a Japanese Government issue
behind, was even less welcome."
the result, says: Tinies, commenting on -In many respects, however, it cannot be regarded as unsatisfactory. We have already stated some reasons which caused the appearance of the issue to be regretted by many of Japan's well-wishers, and the endorsement of those opinions by the general public will doubtless have a salutary effect in the proper quarter. The inconvenience to which the underwriters are subjected is to be regretted, but it may be that in their case
ESTABLISHED, A.D. (84)
CHEMISTS
BY APPOINTMENT
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
AND HOUSEHOLD.
ERATED
WATERS
OF
AND THE
HIGHEST DEGREE
OF
· PERFECTION.
OUR SODA WATER' is
What conduc to the belief that South China is on the high road to renewed pro-
petity, is the fact that Tsen Shun hauanor Viceroy Shum as he is familiarly described-is on his way back to Canton to assume the substantive office of Viceroy of the Liang
THE YARN CRISIS.
"A DEALER'S FAILURE.
In the Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Court this morning before His Honour the Chief Justice, the adjourned application Fan Wa Shan was heard..
The Official Receiver said he had finished. Mr. Looker, representing a number of creditors, said that when the debror was last before the Court the case was adjourned in order that he might supply certain information: from his books which the creditors desired. "To
KOWLOON LAND RBSUMPTION.
CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION,
Telegram.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAFH
BERVICE
CASE SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION,
An Arbitration Board sat in the Supreme ¦. JUDGE WILFLEY AGAIN: Court this morning to determine the amount of compensation to be paid in respect to the resumption of eleven lot and portion of another at Kowloon, near the old boundary and close to the road between Kowloon City and Nau-mali.
The Board consisted of His Honour Mr. A.
G. Wine, Paline Judge, Hon, Mr. W. Chathams,
Danby, M.L.C.E.
peared on behalf of the Crown
Mr. A. S.
Kwang. It is amusing and occasionally in a certain extent that had been done, but spc.o, Director of Public Works, and Mr. W. ting to read the stories that are sent abroadparently he had not paid close attention to the bout Shum. He is spoken of na sreactionary questions as the answers did not altogether
The claimant, Mp J. C. Wong, was represent an anti-reformer, a hater of foreign ideas and give the information that was desired,
Mr. Looker to debtor-Was the statemented by Mr. G. K. Hall Bration of Messra Brus methods, an uplio'der of "old custom" and all the rest of it, whereas Viceroy Shum is, he has which your solicitors furnished as to the course ton and Hett, and Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown proved time and again, a radical believer of your business made out by you or with your Solicitor, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, ap. in Western civilisation. is ideal is to reforme knowledge?~~The accountant made it out. China from within. His motto is China for the Chinese- and by the Chincio, and if he can stem the tide of foreign intervention, he will use his utmost interests to accomplish his object at all hazards. But Shum is not in any He bas sense of the word a reactionary. fostered education in Capron, he believes in an
Also a timely lesson has been taught, and they are a keen-sighted body on the whole, and may be trusted to have made some provision for such a result. After all, this is not the time of year for big issues, and there have surely been plenty of indications that capital, that patient milch, cow, has en milked nearly dry and must be given a ABSOLUTE PURITY rest; when all the conditions are considered, army formed and based on European models, and armed with weapons of the latest denigo, be it will be recognised that Japan has good is sound on the question of discipline he would reason to be grateful to those who handled
fooner decapitate a drunken soldier than harm the issue for having procured any reception a miserable robber-he bar done everything in at all for it. It is, an open, secret that in no his power to encourage the development of other entre but London would it have been railways, he has given his official approval to possible even to make an appeal to the pub the Canton Works Scheme, the improvement lie for such a sum under present conditions, and deepening of the Canton River, the con is the most whole- Reuter's Agency in London received the fol-struction of the band, and he is the prime mover is the scheme which is still in the pro- some daily beverage that can be taken.
lowing statement from the Imperial Japanese toplasmic stage, to reconstitute the part of OUR LEMONADE, ORANGE CHAM- Financial Commissioner with regard to the Whampoa and make it the port of Canton, his PAGNE, RASPBERRYADE, LEMON new Southern Manchuria Railway loan:-It is ultimate object being, of course, in divert a
·SQUASH, &c., possess the true flavour of
erroneous to suppose that the Government portion, or rather the greater part of the carry- the finest Fresh Fruits. We would draw special attention to OUR garantee of this loan will add to the finaning trade of Hongkong to Canton via Wham
LIME FRUI CHAMPAGNE, which cial burden of the Japanese Government. poa. None of these things is exactly calculated has the pleasant characteristics of the The latter attaches such great importance to make Shum popular with the foreigner who finest Lime Fruit.
is eternally on the make and views everything to the management and immediate develop from a purely, selfish standpoint, but they do OUR DRY GINGER ALE is a beverage of
ment of Manchurian railways, that it has
not detract from Shum's pupularity among his delightful flavour and aro na.'.
guaranteed absolutely repayment with prin own people. The first evidence of his returp OUR SARSAPARILLA is not only a deli cipal and interest of the present bonds, but to power will probably be found in the starting
cious drink bal a blood purifier as well..
the prospects of the railway systems con of operations in connection with the Canton- OUR STONE GINGER BEER, since 'scerned are such that it is improbable that Hankow Railway which will eventually bring
introduction, has been steadily growing in
the Government will be called upon to add Canton into direct communication with Peking. popular, favour.
in any way to its financial burden. It should The Company which was floated by the Chinese be remembered 'thai, the Manchurian rail to build the railway has spent its time in, and
A. S. WATSON & CO., ways have received no subsidy from the
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS, ERATED WATER' MANUFACTURERS,
&c., &c. HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA. Flongkong, 17th August, 1907,
ak
BIRTH:
Do August and, at No. 3 Albany, Hong, kong, the wife of f. ARNOLD, of a son.. [718
less bickerings about precedence on the Board of Directors. The money of the shareholders- contributed by the gentry, the merchant guilds, the charitabic institutions and even the very coolies-is locked up in the native banks, be cause the soi-disant leaders cannot agier upón. the composition of the Board of Management, A meeting of delegates and shareholders was to have been held on 12th June to elect a Board of responsible Directors with powers to pro ceed with the construction of the track without. further delay, but possibly owing to the fact that Viceroy Shum has been, reappointed to Canton, that meeting, was postponed until after Blis Excellency had settled down. When
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it a correct statement?—It is & trueHooper and Mr. A. H. Dugh were in attend. statement,
ance on behalf of the Crown and Mr. Turner. on behalf of the claim1ot, ****
he yarn which you purchased from the yarn importers you bought for the purpose of re- selling to country dealers?-Sometimes my customers told me to make a purchase.
Mr. Morrell explained that the laid wari resumed on April 16, and that the Government offered $415 as compensation, which the claim.
AMERICAN ATTORNEY DEFIANT.;
[From Our Own Corrispondent]
Shanghai, 22nd August,
9.50 p.m. Attorney Curtis has been cited to appear before the United States Court for Chinn on a charge of con- torapt.
It is allege that he appeared on several occasions in Court without having passed Judge Willey's ex- amination.
In defence, it is urged that the
Attend to the questions.—It was generally ant refused to accept. A di'cussion as to Court has no authority to make spe
when my customers told me to bay.
You bought it is re-sell? want to know if you did not buy this yarn for the purpose of re-selling to Chinese dealers?--Yes.
And unless these country customers paid for the yarn you could not yourself pay for it?
That is so.
whether a. claim had been duly lodged by clains int followed, but finally the claim was
́admitted.
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cial rules.
The question is adjourned:"
Mr. Brutton said that the land was bought by Mr. Wong in 1901 and 1902, nad as the
A CHINA DIVORCE SUIT. Government required some of the fois for the. 'construction of a new road negotiations were
In the Divorce Court, before Mr. Justica' Was there a demand among the country entered into, between the parties in September, customers for a certain quantity of yarn?-190g. On January 31, 1956, Mr. Wong pro- Buckaill, the petition was heard of Frederic posed that the question of compensation be William Dawson for the dissolution of his mare They required some every year...
submitted to arbitration then, but the suggesringe with Irena Harlow Dawson, wée Gates, tion was not adopted in the plan which wa
on the ground of her adultery,with Sidney provided by the Crown elicitor three lots George Reilly. Mr. Barnard, K. c. (Mr. Le Bas appeared which were not included in the pre- with him), said that the parties had been mar- sent arbitration, but claimant had a yearly tied on May, 5, 1923, at Holy Trinity Catha- Iral, Shanghai, China, and there had been no Irase of them and was entitled to compensa.
losuo "of the marriage. The petitioner wall a
In anticipation of these requirements you used to enter into large contracts with im porters for the purchase of yara No. When the customers told me to buy I bought, *
You only entered into contracts when the curto ners requested you to buy-As a rule 1 bought very little without my customers re- quest ng me to buy.
Your cu tomers didn't give you orders for any particular amount? They simply told you buy a good deal because they wanted it They told me to be ready as they wished to buy.
They did not state quantities?—Approximate ly they did.
What did they say?--The customer would say approximately the amount they wanted to purchase, say son bale.
And you would bay so bales ?--Yes. They used totake delivery in small quantities, of three or four bales at a time?-Somét mes
more, sometimes-less, i could not say exact"
ly.
You can say perfectly well?-They took linte by little.
And as a customer came and wanted his few hales of yarn you went and got it from the people you bought it from?--Yes:
.
You did not take delivery of it until the customer came along and asked for a few bales?-Yes.
In the beginning of January 1906 the price of yarn fell -The price went down as far as I'
years
(he Hougang Gelegraph vices just received state that when the the meeting does take place there need be no remember in the first and second moon of last
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1907.
THE MANCHURIAN-LOAN
PLASCO.
Eastern Manchurian go'dfields. In the case of the Dalay Changchun line, there is already more passenger and freight traffic than can be dealt with.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
THE P. and D), ks. Hanifa left London un 26th ult, with silver coin for Singapore to the value of 643-75%
question that the railway will start forthwith, here is never any lack of money where
Shum is, and the circulation of ready cash must necessarily affect the Hongkang market.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from, Mr. F. C. Figg. Director of the Hongkong Observatory:
On the 22nd at 12.23. p.-The bargeter bas
fallen generally except over the Shilippines, the marked fall being shown over the Loo- choos and SW. Japan.
The depression embraces a large area nod
remains very much elongated, Its axis appears ang Channel to a point to the F. of the to lie along a line extending from the Baling.
Loochoos. One centre, which appears to be maving Northwards, is lying to the ES.E. of the Loockoos. Another centre may exist in the neighbourhood of the Balingiang Channel. Except over E. Japan, pressure is below the normal generally, particularly over Luzon, For mosa and the Loochoos where it is in defect
by between 0.2 and 0.5 inch,
It continued to go down -There was a small fail,
On the 24th of January you had still to ale delivery of and pay for 44,537 bales 2-7 hat is right.
Of that amount 23,414 bales had not been resold? The cusiachers said they required it,
Will you answer the question, please-Yes. Questión repealed. The customers had told me to buy for them.
"
Will you tell me whether that amount b.d been resold?-It had not been resold.
Between the 24th of Janua y and 15th May the price of yarn felt considerably --Only dollar or so.
a
5th
Had it got fallen from Sro to Sis by the May?—I don't consider it fell so much,
Come now. You were one of the largest yarn dealers and must have known the state of the market. Didn't the market prices fall in the time mentioned from 10 to $152-"ot on the sales that I made to customeis.
tipa.
Mr. Morrell objecie ', and the Hop. Mr. Cha- tham pointed out that in any case the com- pensation would not be on the same basis.
The Government's offer of one cent per foot was subsequently increased to two cents per foot, $425, and claimant refused to accept, but reduced his original claim of fifteen cents per fon. In ten cents, 1; gelber with a claim for the
Mr. Bration thought they should be consi-Yorkshireman, at that time travelling in China, and the respondeat was an American. lady who dated by the board.
represented herself to be wealthy. The mar- riage was a brief and singularly unhappy one, for after the parties had lived and cohabited at Astor House, Shanghai, and at Hongkong, on Mr. Brutton. then continued his opening. Throughout the negotiations, he said, Mr.
June 30, 1973, the respondent, having obtained a large sum of money from the petitioner, Wong had made several offers to the Govern insisted on his executing a separation deed, she ment for the surrender of his land, but all wers refused. It was admitted that the claimant'ssed of separate estate. In Oct. 1904, the not asking for an allowance as she was poi- title was a good one, therefore it was unne petitioner heard from his wife at the West cessary to prove it. In an interview with the Colonial Secretary the claimant offered to give interview with her, in the course of which sha minster Palace Hotel, London, and bad an
up his land for similar land in the vicinity, but the offer was refused and then ciimant offered the deed of separation, and to resume cohabita- endeavoured to induce him to put an end to. to buy land in the vicinity from the Governtion with her. He, however, declined to do nent at one cont per square foot, the price the either; but, as she professed to be in want of over ment were offering for claimant's promoney, he paid her account and instructed his party. The reply was that the Government solicitors to pay or her lodging in town. She, was not prepared to sell land in that vicinity however, very shortly afterwards disappeared Fragricultural purposes. An application for from her lodgings, and on Dec. 21, 1904, xhu 24 the land for building purposes at the same instituted a sult for resillutios of congal price met with a similar refuset; the Governights zainst him. By this ti ne the petitione ment declined to disclose their policy. Mr. bad rece vel information that she had been Rrutton submitted that if the land was only living with r Reilly in Brazil, and on Jan. worth one cent per foot to the Government, 18, 195, the petitioner and his solicitor pro- or rather if they were only willing to allow
ceeded to Brussels, where they saw Mr. Reilly, that price, that claimant should be sold
who admitted to them that he had lived with similar land by the Government at the same
the respondent at the Internationa) Hotel, Rio de Janeiro; the couple passing, Mr. price, or in exchange for his own land. But the Government had been selling land in that
nd Mrs. Gray." Accordingly the petitioner, on neighbourhood at five and six cents per foot Feb. 9, 1995, field an answer to his wife's and private sales had realised eight, nine, ten
petition for restitution of conjugal rights and and even fifteen cents per foot. Mr. Bruton
set up both the deed, of sepiration and ber mentioned that for the purpose of showing how adultery with Mr. Reilly, and on the same day unreasonable the Government's offers were.
he filed bis pelition for divorce., No answer was filed by the respondent to his petition for divorce, which was served upon her in Oct. 19og, at Jobannesburg, South Africa; and on June 15, 1907, her suit for resitation of conjugal rights was dismissed for want of stone wall put up by claimant. The compen prosecution. In the meantime, the petitioner sation to be paid by the Government, was: had verified at Rio the confession of Mr. First, the value of the land; then the Board Reilly, and subsequently be obtained the evid
ence of Augusta Stechle, the bookkeeper at had to take into consideration the disturbance caused by the compulsory sale of the land the hotel, which was taken on commission, The witness was, however, only able to identify then there was the depreciation of the remain. ing luis, want of water, and loss of frontage, the respondent and co-respon ent by their The Government had taken all the land border photographs. Evidence having been given in ing on the road and left no approach to the support of the petition, Me: Arthur Malcolm remaining lots, and had also takes three lots Latter, barrister-at-law, who had formerly been which apparently were not required for the in Shanghai, gave evidence as to the validity road at all. The claimant's claim was a fol-of the marriage. Mr Justice Bucaill said lows:-Land resumed, 20,517 square feet at that, while he did not wish to break any rule nine cents per square foot, $1,846.53; compen- of practice, he thought that in this caus, having Su sation for ston: wall, 3,520 cubic feet at 18 regard to all the circumstances, he might pro cents per cubic foot, $453.60; depreciation on perly act upon the identificvion by photograph. remaining lots 22,651 square feet at five cents alone. There would, accordingly, bo a decreo 51,332.55; rent from April 16th to August zzad, mist, but no order as to conte, it not having being 129 days at $140 per year, $19.44; other been proved that the co-respondent was award
that the respondent was a married woman. Mr. Wong stated la evidence that he had an compensation, 5,68.21; total $1,050.35. offer for the and at 18 cents per square foot |and accepted it, the sale to be completed on
the intending purchaser's return from China. has been formed to combine several of the This man had returned, but finding the Gov-most extensive plants noiside the control of the eroment was about to resume the property be so-called Ĉement Trust-the Am ricks Cement": declined to complete the sale. In answer to Company. The new company, which will ba Mr. Morrell claimant stated he had no contract
known as the National Cement Company, will for the sale.
construct in Carpenter-ville, New Jersey, what is expected to be the largest Portland cement (Continuing.)
plant in the world—capab'è di producing 10,000 barrels of cement a day... Construction work will begin immediately, and the works. son said: The Terrible broke one of her are expected to be la speration in May next. propeller shafts on her way back from Hong A feature of the new works will be the extens kong on Sept. 28, 1906. A new shaft, and sive use of electricity, which power will be em propeller have since been supplied, and repairs played to a greater degree than bas is therto of the Terrible are in progress at Portsmouth, been attempted in cement making. where she has been lying since her return from China.
Imperial Government. I have just received telegrams showing that the South Man- churian Railway Company's "„receipts for the first financial year ending låst month have been so satisfactory that there is no need for the company to fall back upon the Im perial subsidy to which it is entitled in case the profit do not reach a certain sum. The receipts promise to be largely increased on the completion of the improvements now in progress In the case of the Fushun coal mine, which is worked by the railway, ad-
large shaft now under construction is com pleted, the unt-put will be 1,500,000 tons annually. As regards the Mukden-Antung line, the prospects of which are said to be less favourable than the other lines, I am in- formed that sume promising iron and coal discoveries have been made at Honk ciko, We have repeatedly referred to the danger near Mukden. This line, too, is important, facing Japan in floating loans which, how owing to the fact that its connection withi "ever guaranteed, were apparently beyond the Korean system makes it a part of the actual resources of the country. It is
the great international route from Europe. perfectly true that our ally has adoped a Siberia to the Far East. Moreover, it tentative measure of financial reform by
taps the famous Valu River forests and the the conversion of the various foreign loans into one consolidated debt, but it is still difficult to see how Japan can meet the annual interest required and also tiuild up a sinking fund. It is frequently suggested that because the United King dom carries a sort of perpetual National "Debt the Britain of the Orient can afford, to do the same; but the conditions are far from being analagous. The people of Great Britain have the, money, the hard cash to put it plain, whereas Japan is simply in the position of the heir presumptive. If it had not been for the extraordinary efforts of a few financial geniuses Japan, a few months ago, would have experienced the greatest crisis that had ever befallen her, for there were many banks on the verge of dissolution. The result of the war unquestionably inflated the ideas of the people, and inan after loan was floated simultaneously in London, l'aris and New York, until investors liecame suspicious and finally refused to part with their money. The result of it all was that when the Manchurian | 'Railways' issue was placed on the market it fell flat-"a fiasco" is the phrase used by such an authority as the P. M. G. As our contemporary says "If it were possible to place a loan successfully with the public, the London advisers would have succeeded. But circumstances were against it. Minor › causes at work were that the repeated bar, rowings of Japan had aroused a certain spirit of criticism, and that the slightly strained relations with the United States were not appreciated. There would certainly. bè no at he Hague Conference, has just passed the commercial career in the office of Messrs money in Europe for a Japanese war, though last examination for his law degree at the Law van Eeghen and Co., went later to Pedang that is not fortunately within the bounds of Facut, of Paris. One of his compatriots, a (Sumátra), but shortly afterwards returned possibility. Then, with a few peopleit was unfit your student, also passed his examination to Holland, to accept an appointment, in his Tax Anglo-Japanese. Trading Company has
26th year, as # director of the Kosveres been registered with a capital of Coco in and G. B. Lemprière will vacate the commands Indian (Kumtang) 26th insi.* fortunate that on the day that Japan was seek a few days since.
niging at Amsterdam. For 15 years he served shares, to adopt an agreement with W. respectively on Feb. 17 and 24, on completion German (Prins Heinrich) 27th inst, a.m. ing British money for Manchurian Railways, the, American Stee! Trust was parading its A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will take in this capacity, and the fruits of his organising Henry and E, Jennings, and to carry on the of four years at their heads. The step should German(Prinx Regent Luijpold jarihinit., p.m great orders for rails for these same railways, place in October, between leibelle, younger capacities were shown in the progress of this businces of manufacturers of and dealers in' go to Majors C. R. Dyer and R. de H. Burton, American (CÂÏña) 28th inst.
The C. P. R. Co's 55. These were the minor causes. The chief danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bassoon, of institution. Mr. Heldring has since been for artificial camphor, &c. No initial public issue. | the seconds in command of the 4th and 3rd |
20 years a director and for seven years, chair. First directors (not less than three nor more Battalions. In that case, the latter would suc 46, Cravenor-place, and Mr. Arthur Hum-
and leaves again at 6 pm,, sam/ reason for the flasco was just-money. No phrey,-Owen, of Glansevein, County Modi- man of the Netherlands Trading Society. The than seven):-F. D: Vine, G. Mattei, and Rched Colonel Scat-Moncrief in command of arrived at Shanghai ar 9.30a.m. body wants fresh loans, country has gomery, only son of the late Mr. A. C. Hum- death of Mr. Heldring will be regreted in the Ralph. Remuneration: Chairman, 100 per the 3rd Battalion at Hongkong by exchange kong, where she is due to arrive
-kauum j'dthers; £50 each per annum.
most likely been more handsomely accommodated than phreys-Owen, M. I', for Montgomer Allit.
SUB-LIEUTENANT J. de B. Jesso has been appointed to the Tamar, Hongkong, for dety with the destroyer Ofter.
HONGKONG and hina Cas Company/Limited, discharge rezistered July 17. of debentures dated June 24, 1902, for £630.
་ན་on་--..'
On promotion, Lieut.-Colonel Kent Royal En Kineers, retains his appointment of Comm ind ing Royal Engineer at Singapore.
THE Minister for the Colonies autorites the Netherlands Trading Company to inform the trade, that in the Java Budget of 1928 the quantity of Banca tin which will be offered at auction in that year is estimated ai 220,000 picula,
LIRUT-COLONEL H. E., F. Goold Adams C.MG, Reyal Artillery, who cared that decoration by his very fine work as a Special Service Officer with the China Field Force, 1900-1, has been selected for service with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Bermuda.
Strong N.E. winds are expected to prevail in- the Formosa Channel, and strong N. to W. winds over the N.E. part of the China Sea.
ongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending ato a.m. 10-day, or inches PORECAST,
1.-Hongkong and Leighbourhood, N.W. winds, moderate or fresh; fair. *'..~~Formosa Channel, N.E. winds,, strong.
3--South coast of China between Hoogkong and Lamocks, N, to N,W, winds, fresti..
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Haipan, N.W. to W. winds, moderate.
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The Board of Trade Journal states that inquiry has been. received from a firm of merchant and commission.agents at Hong: kong for pames of Canadian exporters of skins. From the same quarter inquiry is made for panies of firms in Canada fikely to import silk pikce goods, cassia lignea, firecrakers, and other China produce. Good references are offered.
Was the price at which you could buy yar on the 15th May the same as on the 25th January-It had fallen iwo or three dollars,
After further questions put with a view to show that the decline of the market was greater than admitted by debtor,
The Chief Justice asked-How much did your expect to less on the stuff you did not take delivery off-$30 or $40,000.
I
Mr Looker then applied for, and wis sup ported in his application by Mr. H. C. Bailey, the detention of the debtor, but after some discussion the matter was allowed, lo stand over for one week.
NORTH CHINK PORCE..
TO BE HEPLACED BY BRITISH BATTALION,
It is notified that it has been decided to replace the four companies of the 3rd Battalion, The Middle ex Regiment, now stationed in North China, by a complete British battalion, and to withdraw one of the Indian battalions at present forming part of the North China
Force.
"
On the arrival of the 2nd Battalion. The Tux death is announced of Mr. B. Heldring, chairman of the Netherlands Trading Com-Cameron Highlanders, at Tientsin, the four pany, at the age of 68. For nearly half a cen
companies of the 3rd Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment, will embark to rejoin Headquarters of the Baltalion at Hongkong, where they should arriva about the 14th of February, next.
A young Chinapan, M. Tcheng-Loh, Secretary he was at the head of two important He commenced his tary of the two delegates representing China financial institutions.
commercial world,
In reply to Viscount Turnout, Mr. E. Robert
EARLY in the New Year the commands of the
THE British Commercial agent in the United States reports that a firge cement company.
SHIPPING AND MAILS"
MAILS DUE
3rd and 4th Battalions of the Dichards will fall Canadian (Empress of China) 74th lost. vacant, Brevet Colonels W. Scott-Moncrieff,