Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 29 1908.
CONVICTED of having stolen two cooking pins from 237, Wing Lok Street, yesterday, a street coolie was given a fortnight's imprisonment in the Police Court, to-day.
in compliance with the proposal of the Japan ese Government-General of Kwasting, and after consultation with the Peking Government Viceroy Huu Shih-chang of Manchuria has authorized the export of wheat, millet and other corsals through South Manchuria,
BRACING NOTES,
ARRIVAL. OF DERBY ORIFYING.
It will interest your readers to learn that by the China Merchants steamer Chi-guen, which arrived in part from the North Inst evening. ulne racing ponies and twd polo ponies were
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HOUSEBREAKING
"INCREASE.
AN
"A) WARNING-TO "HOUSEHOLDIES,
The number of casas of housebreaking which bave occurred in the Colony lately is somewhat amazing. A police-inspector gave our, repres sentative this morning to understand the num- ber this year had increased far more than in re- cont ones. The incrass is dun according to that authority to the approacking Chinese New | Year and also to the increasing number of un- employed in the Colony and those who ami- grate daily from Canton,
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
TERMATH OF ACCIDENT AT, SEA,
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canion, 28th December
able people in the community cangive. What- grer may be required in the matter of comble ed abou should boat once forthcoming, and it mit be remembered that combination in pursuit of to wily a foo as the rat is 6- solutely necessary if complete success is to A. S. WATSON & CO., be achieved. It would be quite useless, for
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example, for one property to be cleared if the surrounding properties were permitted to allow their premises to continue to serve as breeding centres. As we have said, reason- able people will see the necessity for com bloed action. The unreasonable should be coerced, and that this may be possible the Consuls of the various powers should let cion of theft.. Ng was carrying three umbrellas Chief looks bis usual, mbila the Derby griMius, | during the absence of the occupiem. Most of orTai On:ls not a British waisal, but a..
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be considered necessary by the Health Department will be strictly enforced. For the moment there is no need for alarm: But there is piced for action so that alarm may be prevented and the threatened danger thrust aside.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
An unemployed shoemaker, who later gave the name of Ng Chung Sang, was arrested on the Canton Steamboat Company's wharf on suspi-
and on being asked by the policeman from where be obtained them, the boat artist con- the Sui An and had taken them from a pass. eager. He was charged and sentenced to six weeks' hard labour, by Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, this forenoon.
fessed that he had come from Canton on board
TO-DAY was a red-letter in the history of the Sikhs in this "Colony, bring the day Guru. Goband Singh, one of their highest priests; was born, and' it was well celebrated by every | A JAPANESE Dewspaper in Saqul has been sup. Sikh. Drossad in their best clothes they as pressed,
THE Herald Square Theatre in New York has been burnt.
THB Custom House at Moji was totally strayed by fra on the 23rd inst..
sembled' in the compound at beadquarters,
sweet music, Later in the day the procession, where the band of the Rajputs discoursed.
numbering over a hundred, beaded by a pret- de-tity decorated carriage and drawn by two ponias, followed by the band, wanded its way towards the templa at Wong-nei-chong, where
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in North Formosa continues to be successful,
WI are requested to state that Mrs. May will distribute the prizes to the girls of the Belilios Public School at 3 p.m. to-morrow.
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to ackapwledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals →→→
Seven of the racem, some of tham Derby griffins, are consigned to Mr. Took, while Mr. Ellis were in receipt of two-his old pony, in ponies are for Majar Talmer. diar Chief, and Derby griffin. The pile
The animals seem to be io fiae fettle. Indian 21 can only be expected, are high-priced fans and may be expected to be fast racets.
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As regards the subscription griffiar, all that can be said of them is that they are being exercised aud some have been given long. distances, over which some have come aut well, but there are one or two which, so far, I am afraid of.
My next writing and a long one will appear after the New Year, which i hope all my randers will spend joyfully, as will, your bum- ble servant.
·RIDING BOV:
DAYLIGHT"KOBBERY,
MAN AND BOY TIEd and "Gagued at HUNGHOM.
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Loud cries of "Save life," "Robbers," were heard coming from one of the tenements in Bulkeley Sirent, at Huughom, Fasterday fore noon. An Indian policeman board the disturb, ance, which seemed to grow louder every mo ment,andran up behind a number of pedestrians, who appeared eager to know what the trouble was about." The crowd came to a ball outside house No. 13, from where the noises came, and the policeman, forcing his way through the gathering mob, rushed up to the ficat door, Reaching the landing he found the front door locked from the outside. To force back the bar was only a meter pfa few seconds, ard when this was done be entered the premises, and found the persons-a man and a lad—
A LONDON correspondent, long a resident in Tientsin, writes to us saying: "For ap octo genarian, and one who went home for a rest, Sir Robert Hart is displaying wonder ful strength and mental activity, in the way in which he is travelling about from place to place in Ireland and England, receiving the highest honours and making speeches, full of sensible ideas pod useful suggestions The same thought has occursed to us, and we only trust that Sir Robert may be long spared M&SSRS Graça & Co., the enterprising firm of to continue his crusade on behalf of a pro- stamp dealers, send us a pretty out, relief|gressive and united China, both at home and calendar for 1909. From Messrs. W. R. here, if he consents to come out again-China | the one who had raised the alarm. The
· Loxley & Co, we bave received a wall calendar | Critic of the Netherlands Fire Insurance Co.
-V. Atienza (for 1909).
$10
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A PEKING dupatch states that the Ministry of Agriculture, Works and Commerce has granted THERMOS FLASKS
to two merchants, named Wang and Li, the A most useful XMAS PRESENT for monopoly of manufacturing and refining sugar SPORTSMEN, YACHTSMEN and the three provinces of Manchuria for ten TOURISTS.
years.
A CHINESE employé of the Rope Works, when
unhappy looking pair, after pointing to places of rope and rags which lay in the kit
OWING to the report that the Netherlands Gov-chen at the rear of the house and which were erament has decided to allow Chinese residing collected by the policeman, were taken to the Hunghom Police Station, where hey told the story of their adventure.
in the Dutch Colonies to naturalize themselves.
as Dutch subjects, members of the Peking Government have written to leading Chinese in Java and Sumatra extorting them to use their influence with their fellow countrymen to remain loyal to the land of their ancestors. A good sign that Chinese in the Dutch Cologies are still
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Yesterday there were no less than six dwel- ing houses which were broken in by robbers the things stolen were of very small value, and
On the 8th August last, the steamer Tai On while on her way to Kongmoon from Hong- keng, collided with a junk belonging to, the King Wah Yuk theatrical troups at Vicg Ko Tini, with the' result that night lives were fost on board the latter. Proceedings bare now been instituted before the British Consul at Canton against the Zai On by the junk master through the Viceroy. After tequities made the Viceroy was informed that the steam- Chinese, owned by a man surnamed. Yu, and in only one case did the robbers get away with, she flew the British ensign undir falan pros vildab'esexceeding $100 in value. This was intences. The Viceroy therefore communicated the coolie quarters of a house in Kennedy Road. the mater to Admiral Li Chus, and the The cook hand, it is presumed, left the place with latter consequently detailed the two shallow out locking the door, sed in his absence the drait craisers Kiang Ta and Kiang Ching to wikit was paid, und on his retura he found his proceed to Chu Tou Shan mad saize the Tai On room in a topsy-turvy condition and a quantity on the 26th instant as she was coming up on of clothing, a watch and chaio, a sovereign, her usual trip to Kongmoon. At the time the attached to which was a gold butterfly, and steamer was seized, there were over a hundred various other things, valued about sigo, gora." passengers on board, who were transhipped to Of course, la cach case the police were in their destination by launch, before the steamer formed, but it in only fair to remaik that the was brought up to Canton. Yesterday morn police, except in a few cases, she able to finding, the two cruisers accompanying the Tai On the thieves. This can be accounted for-that returned to port, and on their arrival Admiral after the robbery had been committed the Li Chun made a preliminary inquiry, about the goods are taken to Canton and disposed Tai On's owners, After dan investigations warn of and the jewellery-sold to secret jewellery made by the authorities, thu✨ yosuut. was abops for a mere nothing to be malted down. | relarsed, The thieves, to use the inspector's own words. COLLECTION OF LIKIN DUES.
GENEROSITY REWARDED.
are too wise nowadays to take the foot to The collection of Likin dues in Cinton dat pawnshops, for then their capture is assured.ing the last ten days of the ith moon as reports Hat for the Robinson Piano Company, where..ed.to_the_Viceroy by the Likin Bureau waL some gramophone records were stolen, and the 33,598.4.3.3 taels, the figures being greatly de- attempt made to enter Messrs. Diss Trothers' creased as compared with the amount collecind premises in Wyndham Street, there haya heep on the preceding ten days. no entries to other Europene shops or dwelling' bouter, and we are requested to warn boute- bolders, especially the Chinese, to be careful when leaving their houses, depecially when there is a trail lock on the door, to sea that everything is safe, as the police cannot be everywhere at the same time.”
SUGAR IN JAPAN,
STRUGGLE BETWEEN PRODÜĞERS AND ·
REFINIRE, :
On the 6th instant, an Imperial Rescript was issued conferring upon Me So Sing Koi the 4th Rank of the Imperial Court as a token of his generosity in contributing money lo aid of the sufferers by the disastrous floods la Jung- last. It may be remembered that Mr. Bo han contributed towards the flood relief fonds the handsome donation of $170,000,-
THE NATIONAL MOURNING, A few days ago, a rumour 'was current kam and published in the papam that the members Interest in the question of the reimburse.
of the Council of State bave proposed to me
the date of the opening of the Diet approaches, beads from the 8th day of this moon This ment of Customs duty on sugar is growing asmorialise the Throne to apply for Imperial
sanction to allow the people to share thalg' and sugar refiners in Japan are exerting them- “I was sitting in the kitchen chopping fiieselves to secure a continuance of the measure. rumpar emboldened several people to shave on wood at about ten o'clock," said the man. "I was
On the other baud, says the Oraka Jiji, the that day. As a result the police authorities alone in the hous, the others having gote out Forma10 sugar producers, encouraged by have now issued a notification to inform the and the front door left open. I was chopping their success in influencing the Government public that the ramour bas, no foundation and for some time when os looking up suddenly 1
seurched yesterday, was found to have in a patriotic and loyal to China is the establish- 1 12w a number of men-about four or five-ho/during the last session of the Dist-when the at the same time to warn the barbers that they " A. S: WATSON & CO.A parcel eleven taels of hemp, the company's ment of a number of schools there for 'the my side. They so'zed hold of me and the question was taken up, have begun a muve.
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property, six taels of rope, and four knives. He was found guilty in the Police Court, to-day, and giveo six weeks' hard labour,
AN Amoy dispatch reports that the Delibera tivo-Arambly (Tza-Yi chu) of that. PÕRG DEN opened on the 23rd instant, and that two pro minent members of the gentry and prople, Messri. Lit Shu-tuang and Lin Tre-chito, ware elected chairman and vice-chairman, respec
aldround in The Flint 1 fue line load, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name nively, of that body, Addres Ordinary businas OMMUNİCKLOGS Funghi be weldrawsąd
The Manager.
,
instruction of Chinese children in the written language of their Fatherland. Even the man darin dialect is being now taught in there schools, and what is more there are now so fewer than one hundred and twenty Chinese NORDDies now studying in Nanking.
auths fent valibus,sowas in the Dutch
me to the floor. Then they bound my hands and feet and finally gagged mo."..
It was at this time that the lid returned home and, running to the kitchen with the intention of assisting his fellow lodger in cutting the
pod, he found the nien holding down friend. Before he could raise courage to about for help, he, too, was seired; gagged and blind, The door of the house was then locked by due of the robbers to prevent the further entry of any others, and the house was ransacked, the thieves taking away with them clothing and other valuables to the tune of about $50. ns among those of the Opposition pa and is They Jocked the doar behind them when they well posted in English politics accompanied by Mis. Kato, of whom Sird in releasing himself. When this was done After struggling for a while, the fad succeed.. Claude Macdonald said, at the recent
MR. KATO, G.C M.G., now on his way to Eng land as Japanese Ambassador, is a personal friend of Sir Edward Grey, the present Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ho has also many friends among the Enlish Statesmen in power as well
ment for the discontinuance of the reimburse ment. Baron Goto, who has strongly favoured the policy of protecting the sugar industry ja Formosa, is now in the Cabinet. Taking advantage of this circumstance, Formosa
men, bars appealed-to-the, Baron, whe in turn is using bis induence with the Government. As a result; the Government is wavaring in its determination, and is now inclined towards discontinuing the policy of reimbursement, and in all probability a bill for the purpose will be introduced in the Diet, Dismayed at this turn of events, sugar refiners in Japan, beaded by the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company, have opened a counter-
may not resume their business until farther notice.
THE "FATSHAN" INCIDENT, Despatches bave been exchanged between the Portuguese Consul at Carton and the Viceroy in
connection with the Fatulas incident, and Court is expected to sit soon to bring about despatch to the Cooral, the Viceroy stated that a satisfactory weltlement of the case. In his
be could nɔt recognise the inquest made by a foreign doctor on the body if the deceased and he would only accept those particulars of the examination conducted by the Nambol Magis trate with the two cases where two Chinese were killed by two foreigners in Hankow, one- in the 4th year and the other in the 8th your of Tung Chit, as a precedent, The Viceroy joys a special privilege (based on no law or re- be dealt with according to the Chinese-Portu
It may be explained that Formosan sugar en asked that the offender in this case should guese Treaty, Article 5r, the Court to be falal- "It may interest my hearers to know the front door to make for ike open. This they quality is equal to the ordinary rate on No. 1
that no objection should be entertained to the that when the Royal Family of England heard found was locked, and as there was no other Formosan sugar thus enjoying an advantage of admission to the Court of anyone who finds it. comible to monger. (in confer to it by pin A as a coolin this
interesting to hasten to the proceedings. Representative in Londoa they expressed ailed lustily for assistance. The police hope sugar brought to the mainland has not exceeded Viceroy furthermore added: la bis despatch" Then The postage on the weekly imus in any part of the morning «for being in lawful possession pidesire that Mrs Kaio, whom they knew and make a capture as que or two of the robbers | 200,000 picula per aboum, and the market of that the papers should be at liberty to report:
properly. The map, Li Hung, when arrested Bingle Cuples, Dally, es couts Weekly, twenty ginally charged with theft, but the evidence Anybody who has the proud privilege of know. bad two kettles in his possession. He was ori-liked so much, would accompany her husband.
The Kiitor will not undertake to be responsltite for anj rajoobed MM., por to return any Contribution –
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) DAILY—$30 per unjura," WEEKLY $13 per ann
Tha mics per quarter suit per mensen; proportionist. - The daily is in delivered free when tho addren is.
additional $1,80 per quarter in charged for postage..
world s 30 cents per qumyter.
fiva ocols.
BIRTH
He is
hit,
movement,
Tak Prince Regent posted a Proclamation in front of the Wamén (the middle-gate) of the Imperial Palace of the 1st day of the 11th monils (December 23), commanding Chinese commencement of the "First Year of the banquet of the British Society ja Tokio be untied his friend, and together they ran to gulation) whereby the excise imposed on No. 3. ly held by Cbigase officials and the Conant, and New Year day (January 23, 1959) to be the
Reign of HIM, Hauen Tung of China."
was not strong enough to convict on that charge, therefore, the charge was amended to one which On December 23, 1903, of Shanghai, the wife involved the fine given above. of RICHARD POLLAK, Df B SON.
MARRIAGE.
∙ing Mrs. Kate will agree with me when I say that she is a fitting helpmeet to her husband, and a lady endowed with the moil gracious sweetness of character combined with a vary great deal of common-sense."
NG KWONG YAU, a steward on board H.M.S. On December 13, 1998, at Shanghai, JAMIE Jams, was charged this morning in the Palica HAY ARNOTT to ELIZA ERSKINE PORTER Court with robbing Lieut. W. J. Newton on COTTON YARN PRIZE TICKETS. rizL, and daughter of William Porterfield,various dates this month. He way accused contractor, Glasgow. '
of stealing $50 from the officer's cabin on the
The Hongkang Celegraph
17th, a $10 onto, on the 20th and three Sio notes on the iod. On these charges he was found guilty and sentenced to ibree months
hard inbour.
THIS morning, in the Police Court, a coolie named Chan Kwai was arraigned on the charge of stealing two pigs from a pigsty, at Homan tio, Yau-ma-il, on the asib tostart. 1 alleged that accurdy got the bigay from the sy, hed team slaughtered, and was selling the fath, when he was arrested. The magis trate (Mr. J. F. Wood) adjourned the case for the police to inquire into defendant's character.
A Shanghai dispatch to Japinete papers re ports that the Mitsui Bassat Kaliba,bas issued an announcement to the affect that the issue of coton yarn prize lickets will be discontinued
after this month.
A FIND IN SIAM.
MANUSCRIPT UNEARTHED.
b be recognised;
EDISKASK AMONG CATTLE.
OUTBREAK AT porfulum.
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The following letter from Mr. Adam Gibson, the Colonial Valerianry Surgeon, was laid on the table at a special meeting of the Sanitary Board which was held this afternoon-
Siary Lepas ment,
18th December, 198,
formation of the Board that foot and month Sir, I bave the honour to report for the in- disease has appeared in Nos, and I sheds belonging to the Dairy Farm Company at Sas
soon's Villa, Polsulum Roading
The two sheds form, together are building divided only by a partition. *.
The steds contain seventeen cows and three are infected.
beg therefore to recommend that sheds Nos. Bye-law 12 of the Importation and Inspection and 12 be declared infected areas under of Animals Bredlaws in Schedule B of Or dicance i el 1903-1908,
I bave, etc.
ADM CIDSON, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,
anything that may actually take place, while he has prohibited them to report anything that
is not like
REMARKABLE, SUICIDE.
sugut refiend in Japan has been little affected But now that the mills of the Toyo, Taiwan, Meill, and Bosui Sugar Refining Companies in Formosa have opened operations it is estimated that over 2,000,000 piculs a year of Formo san sugar will be imposted. If the special privilege in favour of Formosan sugar be
LAD JUMPS INTO A CRATER continued, it will be very difficult for Japan. ofc-Hurst refineis to cope with the For forms of suicide, have been recorded. A form Of late years number of, szitkordinary mosan product, while if the reimbursement of of self-destruction which seems to be preferred duly on foreign crude sugar be discontinued, by students disappointed In life is jumping in Japan will collapse. The sugar refiners in A number of suicides have occured in the craiar it is declared that the sugar-refining industry into the crater of a volcano or over a waterfall Japan, who are faced with such a serious of Mount Asama, while others have taken place problem, are already suffering from over in the Kegon Waterfall Apparently Mount production, their stocks heavily congesting the Asama is losing its seductiveness for the market. Usually a brisk sale of sugar is seen suicide, for wa (Japan Chronicle) learn that, in December and January, but, this year is proving an exception to the rule, the market continglog very quiet. The opening of the season, for arrivals of new Formosan sugar is have been forced to suspend their operations at hand, and the sugar-refining mills in Japan entirely in order to get rid of the stock so large ly congesting the market,--!
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1908.
PLAGUE KÄTS IN SHANGHAI,
VALDADE MANUSC Last week our Shanghai correspondent, cabled the discovery by the ever vigilant
About a year ago an old MS, was acquired Health Department of plague-infected rain
by the Slam National Library, which on ex- in Shanghai. Referring to the threatened
amination was found to contain the bistory of invasion of the plague virus in the Settle
Siam for a period of 63 years from the destruc- ment, the Mercury writea editorially-We
tion of Ayaddhya io 177 up to the first years, Mare so long escaped while our friends have We are glad to find that Government réalises of the reign of Phrs Buddha Lot Ls in 1813, suffered that it has almost seemed as if the extent of the malaria epidemic in Bombay | saya the Bangkek Times, there were some peculiarity in our position to and has taken steps to investigate the epidemic, The MS.is one of peculiar interess differing in safeguard us. Either our soil was unsuitable its causes and the best means of dealing with many respect from previous records, and when to the germ which thrives so well elsewhere, or provement Trust are to be represented on identified the book as a record kept by the
it. The Corporation, the Port Trast, and lms. Ili was submitted to His Majesty the King, he The sheds in question were declar infect being directors of the Yokohams Sugar Re there was too much moisture mixed with it, or Committee which will be presided over by an sister of King Phra Buddha Yot Fa, the first One thing, or another. Nobody expected independent Government official and we may king of the present dynasty, knowo Krom that we should be able by regulation, to expect that active measures, which ought to Luang Narindr Devi. keep the danger at arm's length. And have been adopted months ago, will cow be. It was found to be an exceedingly falibful now it would seem we have it in our midst. podertakes-Bombay Goseite.
The Secretary,
Sanitary Board.
ed areas.
THE OPIUM CONFARE;"CE.
[!!Two of the thres Chloese Commissners to
the International Opium Couferance, Total Lin Yu-ifh and Mr. Tong Kai-son, are already in Shanghai and are in charge of the arrange manis for the Conference, According to pre act plans the Conference will hold its sittings in the Palace Hotel, where the majority of the formign dalegates will also stay. The N. CD
record of those times, and His Majesty was Bats are dying of plague in the neigh,
pleased thereupon to write explanatory noten bourhood of the wharves whence un
and a commentary on this, record 'in which THE Prince Pagant has announced his in were embodied (many Stafa pápers previously doubtedly they have been infected by tention of sending Chang Yin-tang, Junior unknown, which tand to coraborate the state- imported sufferers, and one human case Deputy Vice President of the Walwapa, toments secorded, pri up river appears to have been contracted | Charsa, in the capacity of Commisslover of The MS, under the title of Fhin Rafari- |- Ness understands that the services of Prioca in Shanghai. That is roughly all that International Affairs for Tibst, or as he may charan bas now been published in one volume Kung, whose name has head mautioned as the the Municipal minutes tell us, except that be also termed, Secretary of Foreign Affairs to of about 720 pages and is being sold at Tes titular head of the Chinese Commission, can means are to be taken at once to secure the the Tibetan Government. It will be rememe 15 copy at the National Library, to which not be dispensed with in Faking, but the Chi destruction of all the rats that can be laid bered that Chang Yin tang was in 1906 the His Majesty «graciously pleased to present | ause Government will probably give an earnest
Chine
hold of. We need hardly say that the Coun
cal in this matter-déserves, and will have, all the support and assistance which ressan
whe arranged with Sir
command that the net pros
uld be added to the fund established for
Appreciation of the Conferatica's defibara ing to Viceroy Tuan Welcoming the other" Commission
formally the Confersace,
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student has just committed suicido by. throwing himself into the crater of Mount Asc the well-known volcano Dear Kumamoto, Ito Miemon, the unfortunate young man in ques Middle School, near Kusume, and, it is stated, tion, was a fifth-year student at the Meisen was of great promise. Als rash act is attribut of becoming an army efficer, his age fix candi-, ed to disappolatmeat at missing the opportunity dicy having pissed.
AN EPOCH-MARING: "NEWSPAPER.”
The Osaka Journal referred to points out that a sew question has sises to connection with the reimbursement of duty. This is the attempted evasion of Customs duty on Luton sugar at Yokkaichi by the Masuda-ya, a firm la partnership with Mesir. Abe Kobel, both
A wonderful "newspaper". "Is published in faing Company. This evasion of duty in de Budapest. It has no printers and no type, bat clated to be illegal, yat the Gavaroment has set is run by means of telephones and microphones, the example, by passiog No. 3 quality of For. and R'staff of "slentors." The titin is the mosan sugaras No. 1 for the sake of protecting leptose Hirmundo," or "Caller Formosan sugar lodustry, and in this way the was begun sama year ago. evasion of tax on Farmosin sugar has buen | miles, of wire and 150,000 openly and officially allowed. Nothing can be eight in the morning til more illogical than this: There is no rea od stentors” pranch evasion of tax in one case while the private ca son why the Goveromsat should sauction the evasion, of duty is made illegal, The angar
between a pair ofőz news is of refiners in Japan are resolved to resist the mentis tran Government and oppose the discontinuance of two the reimbursement of duty, at the sama sims. The privilege accorded to Fermosan sugar, it is be fighting to the utmost for the withdrawal of the
lieved in some quarters that the tempted cras
ion of the Customs daly at Yokkaichi, by the Masuda-ya may have been a pre-arranged between Mo Sri Abes
BUKAT-refiners çin 30 mi