Delimitation of Macao.
MASS MEETING AT CANTON..
ADOPTION OF INFLAMMATORY RESOLUTIONS.- [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Capton, 1st April Yesterday, a public mass meeting in connec tion with Abs questions of the delimitation of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY OR
SOUTH FORMOSA
"AN INTERESTING STORY, OF METHODS:
"OF DEVELOPMENT.
The following report on the Sugar industry of South Formosa for the year too bat baen made by Mr. A. E. Wilenia, British Osmani of Tada, and is published by the Board of
Macao and that of the alleged, öccupationtol | 5 kundi the Tai Tong Sha island in Welchow by a num POSITION OF SUGAR INDUSTRY PREVIOU8 ber of Japnoese, was held by the Capton Self.
TO JAPANESE OCCUPATION, MACAM Government Society, and there, was present an In order to understand the present position exceptionally large number of people, Mr of the Formosen sugar industry it will be Chan Chung-Kwal, representative of Haupg. | nacessary to review the conditions undar which shap, and Mr. Chow Hung Fak, representative fit was worked previous to the cession of the of Weichow, were elected Chairmen. After island, to the Japanese in: 1894, when it considerable discussion the following resold was under Chinese rule, and then after the tions were passed i~~
the Japanese. Since the sixties the quailty of sugar pro, With regard to Macao (1) Whereas the Occupation of the island by
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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
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London:
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hanghal-Bank T.T Singapore-Bank ̧7 Bapan-Bank T.T.
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months' sight E/O ethontks" sight LJO.".
latest adrices by mail, the quotations of other Northara Mills are at follows 1—Internationals? is 93 Lan: Kung Mows Tis. 103, and Soy Chans Tiu,360, Pj bands at $11, and there are farther inquiries. Miscellaneous-China Borneon bave changed
Hösgkang Electrics" are in request at $184, are sellers of Hongkong.ices at the reduceday...Bank T but nous, are obtainable at the price. 1 There rate of Szgo. Watsons are wanted at 89" and Willem Powells at $1% to the North, Lang- kats have buyers at Ţin. 28;4.
While Sumatras have been sold at TIs. 130,
Exchange.The Bank's selling rate on Los- Pia don is 1/9), on demand. The T/T rate on Shaughaf 1875560017
Dividends Payable.Green Island C Comanta Bdal of 50 couts for 1908, payable on the 3rd April China Børnene-dividend of $1.20 per share for 1903, payable on the stù April: Anglo-French Lands-dividend of Tis, & per share payable on the and April. Yangiezes Final of $ra for 1907 and interim of 53 for a/c. 1908 making in all $15 per share, payable Voluce-Final of $17 for 1957, and interim of $35 for 1908, making in all $47 per sbare
payable on the
Forward Settlementó,-)
THE CHINESE AND THE GOVERNMENT, be provided for every year, this decrease in the Although the terms offered by the Govern, planting will awantually cause the milis various ment in the Regulations for the Encourage, loss, li fy of course, well known that that ment of the Sugar Industry "i wore most liberal mill pays best which produces the maximum no one had sufficient courage to come forward, quantity of cane in proportion to the capacity but the Chinese farmors cannot be blamed for of its plantarne ski jackup baik this as it must be remembered that they have it bat been suggested by some of the mill een machinery; moreover, as they were living servative ideas that the farmers would not in spoot all their lives in Formosa, and had never managers that it was on account of their con from hand to mouth, and were poor, they could create their plantings of cane, but on the mot afford to fail, and therefore could not afford contrary, father decreased them, and therefore to experimentet
fort in order to increase the plantings it would be But from the
point of view necessary to expropriate the farmers by arrang something had to be done, as their scheme so leg for their land to be sold to the various face far had ended practically in failure for want of tories, but happily this policy has not been support from the farmers No doubt the au- adopted by the Formosan Government, thorities put this down to obstiancy, whereas it was merely ignorance, combined with poverty. The intradaction of new canas, met with a little better success, bat only a lille, joid
When the Sugar Bureau found from their experiments that Rose bamboo would salt tho FURTHER CHINESE SUBSCRIPTIONS.. soll and the conditions of the people, better,
Subscriptions Continue to be collected by the articles of the Chico-Portuguese Treaty of, - piculs (about (8,844 tons), but very nearly reach- A subsidy In moncy was offered for each acro the 13th year of Kuang! Hsu, a joint memorial ed that figure once. At the time the island
of new cane planted, and a certain amoual compatriots towards the endowment fund of be therefore submitted to the Central Govern- was ceded to Japan the total quantity exported
was also allowed for fertilisere, and in the proposed Hongkong University, The fist
2. (a) The Coutral Government be requested piculs (about 29 4rz: tone), upon which there
buted in, kind free of expense, whilst a certain aggregated $66,200. With the donations subs to take steps to have Macao restored to China, was an export duty of 18c, per picul, and the sum was also grated for irrigation. No farmscribed on the 25th and 26th ulto, the amount have been fixed by the Stockbrokers' Associa
The uation of Hongkong for Forward Settlements and should this be not successful, modification prices for sugar delivered in foreigners' goes, however, applied. A few heads of divi has been brought up to $77,300, should be made in the lease of Macao and the downs ranged from $3 to $3.10 (Max.) per piculsions were compelled by their semi-official acknowledged contributions were as follows
March Settlement 30th March: Already acknowledged. 594,000 original rental af 500 tiels be increased to Paterer amount that the special Envoy Ko blockade in 1884 it fell as low as $1.70 pero their astonishment they came up, and
in normal years, while during the Freach position to support the Government by ap
Wang Hing (Jewellers )....................... 2,000 plying for some seedlings, and planting them.
Man On Insurance Co. Yu Him deem propár,"
1,000 The cane grown was a degenerated Bour- boo, known as Tekcbía (bamboo cane), and the average yield par acre of ground planted was about & tons of cane... A rod cano and a Lab cane (belonging to the Lahaina family) were also grown and yielded better results, but the forner was principally sold for domestic use, and was not crushed, while the Lab cane, al- though used mostly for manufacturing sugar, was considered to give a poorer sugar content and loferior coloured sugar. The Tekchia has a great advantage over both the red and the'|| Lab canes, il grows on any ground and cat stand soy amount of neglect, therefore from the farmers' polut of view it gave a more certain income. all stor
Portuguesa bavo on sóveral occasions violated duced in Formosa navor exceeded. 1,000,000 they took steps to distribute their, seedling". | the Chinese sub-committee.frara among their in Shanghai on the 7th Aprilia
«Buying.
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1/16
1/0/3/16;
3 days' bight San Francisco & Now 4 varutha sight th 30 days sight Sydney & Melbooma.9.9
monthsight France. 3 months nightstan 4 months' sight Germany Bar Silver-cha Bank of England rate Sovereign
*ment to urge the cancellation of that Treaty, to Chick" and Japan averaged about 500,000 some cases fertilisers were bought and distri, two lists, already detailed in those comuns, gist April. Antara following dates LOCAL AND GENERAL.
(3) if the Portuguesa Government is not malisfied with the above suggestions, as a final step, action (meaning ultimatum) will be taken to deal with the Portuguese."
With regard to the Tei Tong Sha island (1) the Chiness" people at boms and abroad should be well informed with the existing state of affairs asking them for flat assistance. (1) | The Government should be requested to give | adequate protection to the Chinese Gishing Janks ai well as Chinese properties.
THE POST OFFICE PROSECUTION.
deer JÜRTHER EVIDENCE TAKEN, ́-
said that
30th March,
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The mills used were all stone mills, driván. by buffalons, and gave a Juice extraction as the cane of under 45 per cent. while the sugar yield on the weight of the cane was about 6 te 8 per cent,, and depended on the quality of the cane, whether red or Tekchia.
At the Palice Court, this afternoon, the hear ing was resumed of the case in which William Nottal);‚a_ty-yesṛ-nid youth, is charged with the alleged removing of postage stamps from a Xnumber of parcels. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown
The cost of the manufacture of a picul of Solicitor, prosecuted, while Mr. P. W. Gold-sugar was about St, but at the time the Japan- (of Messrs. Goldrag, Barlow and Moreas acquired the island it had increased to represented the defence.
about $1.40 per pical. The mills, however, Mr. Bowley
Mr Martin, were mostly worked on the co-operative sys Superintendent of Registration, wished to cor- tem, the question of actual expense porer du rect his last evidence. Mr. Martin, on going. tering the farmers calculations, as the actual "Into the witness-box, stated that' with'
regard to parcel 76, the deficiency was filly each farmer contributing in kind, such as, for amount disbursed by them was very small, cents; 77, filly cents; 86, sixty cents and go instance, his catte to bring the came in the mill, sixty cans. The total was therefore 20 cents, bi buffala to drive the mill in turn and him and not 265, as was stated on the last occasion, self and his family to assist at the manufacture Mr. Goldring-Up to the second bearing of on the days when his canos were being crushed the case, nothing had been heard of parcele 70,- He sold part of his sugar, and retained part 77, 86 and go, What is the deficiency on No. and generally had a little surplus bagasse over $105, 107, 108 and 1097, manj bom t
to take home and keep as feel for a wet day.or sell in one of need.
Mr. Martin-I don't know,
You did not mention the other parcels on the
fast hearing 7-No:
actually gave, better result. This would, in
other countries, have created a demand for the new cane, but not so in Formosa. It must be remembered that, iho. Formosan farmèrs were. 100 poor to be able to take'any risks and they preferred to wait. Gradually a few planted part of their fields, but the new sends worn taken up very slowly, and at the rate of pro- gress then being made it might have taken 50 years for the industry to have misumed any proportions... THE METHOD OF ESTABLISHING SUGAR MILLS,
in roog it was thought that drastic measures were necessary, and consequently "Regula- tions for the Control of Sugar Milla" were inued (Formosan Government notification No. 38 of June, 1905), which are said to have been adapted from a law in force in the Dutch East Tudies (Java, dc.).
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By these régulations any person wishing to erect a modern style sugar mill most first ob tala. the permission of the Director of the Sugar Borong, and when that permission has been granted the Director fixes the district within which the mill is allowed to col lect material, viz., sugar cane, for the use of the mill, When the limits of such a district are fixed or altered a notification is published in the official gazette of the Formosan Govern ment to that effect.
COMPULSORY SELLING.
You can't say the deficiency on 1c5, 107; log wasgábout Sis, from which must be deducted, forbidder to sell their cane to any other district,
And log?-Not definitely.
The yield per acre of land in actual money
say, $5.19 $7 per picul representing the amount expended, It may be asked how Could the farmers live, but it must be remem bered that rice, which is the staple Chinese reproduct, cost at that time only $1.00 to $1.80 for about fac, per day, which was considered per picul and a day labourer could be hired sufficient to support both him and his family, POSITION OF SUGAR INDUSTRY SUBSEQUENT
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TO JAPANESE OCCUPATION,
farmers who occupy or cultivate Innd withia These regulations also provide that the any district allotted to a augar mill, which has been approved of by the Sugar Bureau, must sell at their came to that mill, and no other mill may be erected within this allotted district. This means, of course, that the sugar mill in, any given district has a monopoly of the cane grown there by the farmers, who, moreover, are
or to use their cane for the manufacture of any other material except sugar. The penalty for selling or sending out, cane to another district for the manufacture of any other material but sugar and for the erection of old style buffalo fine of Y200. It must be emembered, bow. mills without permission is fixed at a maximum ever, that all the rendern mills are obliged to purchase all the case in their districts from the farmers at a reasonable price. What, however, affects the Chinese farmers more than anything is the fact that new mills of the old style
Man Cheong-yuen
August
# 30th April
31st Maye
29th June. goth July, 30th August.
2nd April
Although business is still restricted, a slight ly firmer feeling seems to have sat in during the past few days and a good inquiry has exist- ed for a number of stocks."
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have ruled easier during the week, and at the close there are sellars at the reduced rate of $920 The London quotation is £86,
Marina Insurances-There are buyere of North Chinas at Tis, 100. Unions have risen to $850 at which rate sales have been affected, Yaogties have improved to Sang, at which rate buyers prevail in the Norm. Cantons are unchanged with bayers at $1874.
April May
June
Po On Insurance 00. 000 Soy Kat Bank .................. Tse Yam chi............
July
Chiu Chau-Romerizam
Ming San Bask moonsor Shlog Tak Bank....................................... Leung Yan-popsienpreisaster? Kwan Mow Hong .............................. Tang Ghipgang
Fasg Chun yubo........................ Tsui Tak-loong.npaulínum. › 1,000 Ng Pak-10th
1,000 1,000 1,050
700 бол
600
N
500
500
Choo Kwong-lea
Ma Ying-piu....**
500 506
• Tak Shing Hong
Kwong Man-chaong ...................
500 500
WoCheong (Gold LeafShop)...
500
500
500
503
500
500
Kam Shioy Lee
500
Li Po kwal
Spo
Choo Yau-lam.
500
Chio Cheong..
500
Tung On Insurance Co..........
500
Tun Wo Hong.............................
Wing Fat Hang ..........
500
Hip On Insurance Co.
500
Yuen On Insurance Co.....
500,
Yunn Wan-klu ........................
500
300
500:
Wong lutungimasenaku Lam Heung-lun „ draman.. .LoKoon-ting'wano
Ming Kae.. kar Tam Hok PD
Leung Pul-chi Tai Foong Bank
Man Sang
Chit Wo Hong.............. Pn Loang'.
Chu Tax-shuen ............. Yueng Sal-ngam Fung Tang-kee..... Yco On Insurance.Co. ip Shun kam
Ho Ngok-laden Wul Loong Bank........ Tak Cheong (tallors)...... Wong Kam Fuk
Word Po-chust' at de Tong Lai-chusa .....................
26th March
3.70
500
500
500
500
500
Total...$97,100
COMMERCIAL:
WEAKLY SHARE, REPORTS. Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E. Sil Kadooria & Co, write on the Our market has been distinctly weaker since
transacted has been on a more limited scale.
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks continued rise, and now show a slight ten seem to have reached the top, after their long
dancy to masked, shares being obtainable at 5910, and the probability of a lower sate being accepted. The London rate is unchanged at £86
THE Danish salvage steamer Protector is to make an attempt to raise the Kaloma,na
A SCHEME Is stated to be on foot for the establishment of a medical college in Peking,
H.M.S. Andromeda laft for England at noon last Thursday. The cruisar carried on bu the time-expired cw of H.M.S. Bedford,
Tur Imperial German Consulate has been re moved from Nos. 38 and to Glonealy Buildings, to No. 2, College Gardens, Upper Albert Road. NORMAL telegraphic communication with Paris and the North of France la now re-established, the strike of telegraphiste since 18th ulto. being now coded.
THE employear of the Chinese piece-gands bongs in Hankow have struck work and created Fire Tarurances-Chips Fires have further trouble. The Viceroy at Wachang has dispat weakened and business has been done as low ched troops to maintain order. as $105 but at this price they cao, be placed. COMMANDER A. H. H°C. Home, who is pretty, Hongkong Fires have been sold at $$15: well known on the Chios Station, has been
Shipping-China and Manila's have declined
appointed to she command of the third clam cruiser Pagaana, Australian Squadron, ::
THE Tokio papers reltorate that the authorities are not inclined to consent to the proposal that the differences between China and Japan in Manchuria should be referred to arbitration. Much concern is felt by the Prince Regent at
to Sy closing with buyers." Douglaser continue *ln favour and are wanted at 535. . Further inlex
of Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats. have taken place, and at the close there are sellers at $29. Indo-Chinar, preferred and deferred, can be sold at $40, and $20, respet tively.....
Reficeries-Chips Sugars have changed hands at 5:374, and more can be placed at the rale. Luzons are unaltered. Perak Sugars are reported sold in the North at 7:15, 127).
Mining-Chinese Engineerings are firmer and can be placed in the North at Tls, 183, Raubs have been dealt in at 58.
the Russian action in Harbin, and his Highness. has had confidential conferences with the Wal- wupu on necessary steps to be taken in opposi
tfoo
Washington for Japan (pace the man with A SHIPMENT of 4,000 cats bas bean cleared, at stories about Whittington). A further 10,000 cats are required to help destroy the rat plaguo in the country:
WITH reference to the question of the Russines compelling Chinese merchants at Harbin, la
the government
Docks Wharvas, and Godowns, Kowloon Wharfs have ruled strot and have been booked at $50, at which rate bager prevail. Whampoa Docks are also in some demand and sales have taken place at $8s closing strong. Hongkew Wharfa bave inquiries in the North Rt Tin. 164. Shanghai Docks have hardened in Tis. at which price buyers
T5, Hotels and Duildings-Aggio-French pay Municips Alfred Sre, the Larnin Tantal, Lands can be sold at Tia 03. Humphreys to Peking to confer on the question of protesting Estates are steady at $81. Hongkong Hotels have found buyers at $83. Hongkong Lands bays changed at $100, and more can be placed: Sales of Shanghai Lands have been effected at the slightly increased rate of Tis. 118,
Cotton Mills. There are. sellers of Hong: kang Cotons at $9. A further rite in Ewos Lieutenant Gilbert C. Heathcote has been. has taken place, and there are sellers at Tisappointed to the command from the flagship 117, in the North. According to latest bail | King Alfred, of which he is a supernumerary advices from the North, Internationals are
against the imposition,
THE appointment of Lieutenant J. Kiddis to the command of the destroyer. Whiting, Chinn Squadron, has been cancelled, and fosted
officer
SUB-LIEUT. V. J. Bowden-Smith has been seniority of fau. 30, and reappointed to the appointed to the rank of lieutenant, with Kinska, on promotion, in lieu of a sublie tebant, to dale fau. 3o. Engiccar-Licut. H. updated.
defendant hid entered 16e parcels, He sum-with campbor and opium; both of which were stad ir not easy-to-obisin-as-the-buffalo.milla we last wrote, aod the amount of business Hongkong Electrics have strengthened to $192. G. Moon bir been appointed to the: Rent,
Defendant lives with his parents?—Yes. You know his father well? Very wall, indeed. As a matter of fact, it was partly on his commandation that you kept him ?—Yes. A
Mr. G. Mcl Manor, Paritmaster-General, fated that on the toth inst. he went to the Registration Office at about 1'30 p.m. Mr. Martin was away at the time. On going on his utual way round the premises, he noticed Mr. Britto opening & London parcel box with a Chi- The Japanese acquired Formdia jo 1894, but nosa coolie. After the parcela are united and had to reconquer it, as the natives were unwill- packed, they are usually placed in the Registra... ing to be handed over by the Chinese Govern-buffalo type may not be erected within the dis ilon Office. He noticed one parcel lo the Loodon meet : This reconquest occupied them till-wist alloited to any modern mill without the box which bore no stamps. Witness ordered about 1893, when they had more time to study the rest of the parcels to be taken from the box, the products of the island. It was found that when three other parcels were found to be defi- the four principal anticias exported were sugar, cleat in stamps, jikey all showo i stamp signs, les, camphor and rice, and that opium was the He consulted the receipt book and found that chief-article-imported. Stepa were first taken moned defendant to his presence and informed made mesopolies, then a law (Ordinance No. hịm that the deficiency was to be made up." 5′of June 15, 1993), was promulgated for the Detective Sergeant Walt stated that he rudy and encouragement of the sugar ladusity arrested the defendant on the 19th lnst. He which is entitled “Regulations for the Ea met defendast opposite his house, No. 9, St.couragement of the Bugar Industry." Iq 1902 Francis Street, and informed bim that he wa a temporary sugar bureau was also established „going to arrest him on suspicion of having for the supervising of the sugar industry, removed.postage stamps from parcels, at the sime time administering, the usual caution. They then proceeded to No. 9, where they found defendants mothe Witness searched defendant mod found some stumps on his parzon. He was told by defendant that the latter did not remove the postage stamps bai had merely picked them up from the floor of the Post Office and that he could explain that to Mr. Mosser. Witness also searched defend ant's chest of drawers but found no loose "slamps."."
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having its head office in Tainan.
owd sugar candy
on condition that when the
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Bureau, and as the policy of the Formoran special permission of the Director of the Sugar Government is directed towards making For mosa into a second Java by a reformation of the methods of sugar manufacture, this permis. Ate distinctly retrograde and aqliquated and offer an obstraction to scien ific progress in the production of sugar, lo sumber five years they will probably have ceased to exist.
In certain cans sugar m' are allowed to lease as extensive area of lsd of the Govern- mont fros of reat with a view to planting their whole area becomes cultivated land it shall boj Marine Insurances-Cantoon are still in given to such mill without any pecuniary con- quired for at $1871 North Chines are firmer aideration. In such a case should a mill not at TIs. 100, after reported sales of the rate commence work within three months from the Unions have strengthened on the Robounce- data on which permission was first givad, or if ment of a larger dividend (viz. final of Sty for 1907, and interim of $50 for 1908, making is the work does not make the progress which Iwas anticipated on commencing work, the land
ail $47 per share) and business has been done is liable to surrender and the mill to removal.,
at 5845 and $850. Yangitzer havs buyers at The farmers are not compelled to plant case $315, according to latest mail adrices from the
North. is the mill owoer's district, and if therefore rests with the mill owner to use such means
Fire Insurances-China Fires have recaded to S107, at which rate they can be sold. Hong hang Fires have been dealt in at 5315 and close in demand.
Shipping Chloa and Maniles are out of
in
Men worn engaged whợ had studied Germany and other men were sent out to study the sugar industry in other coun tries, with fastructions to acquire all the information possible. An experimental station
WAS
established, at Dalmokko and now canes were introduced and tribd. was found that whilst Lahains and, striped Tanna canes grew to a good size, they required a large quantity of water for irrigation and also a good deal of care, but that Rose bamboo, while yielding just as well, did not require ac much care and could stand more neglect.
From the above-named regulations it will be
quoted at Tls. 93, Lau Kung Mows at Tis, los and Soy Chees at Tim. 385.
Miscellaneous China Bordees have again bead done at Sra. Green Island Cements are slightly firmer and are in 'demand at 59.30, Hongkong-Ices have further declined and there are sellers at $185, William Powalls are in demand at $a). lo the North, Sumairas have been a firmer market with buyers at Tis. 131 ex the faal dividend of Tis. 5 per share paid on the 26th March, while LangWais are wanted at the slightly reduced rate of Tis. 785.- Exchange The Bank's selling rate on
Lode is 1/8 13/16 on demand, The T/T rate
Shangbai is 74.
on
ON the morning of the agth eltimo, on tha Hankow river, a bolier explosion occurred on board the Chinese launch Le Law plying was sunk in consequence, and about fifty pai- between that port and Huangchon, The launch. sengers and crew lost their lives, while many others sustained injuries.
Dividends Payable. Green Cements-Final On the removal of Emperor Teb Tsung's of so ccois for 1908, on the 3rd April, China coffie. on May 1, for lemporary interment, Borneos-Dividend of $1.20 per sbate-for 1908, the Regent will attend the fuperal procession payable on the 5th April. Yangia:Final to the Gates of the Kuan Teh Palace. H.I.M. of Sa for 1907 and storm of the Emperor will not altead it nor will officials for a 1938, making in ali Ses per share, other than those especially appointed with some nayable to Shanghai on the 17th April. mission in connection with the Laings-Final of $17 for 1997, And interim of
Occasion. 550 for 1908, making in all 547 per share. payable on the 3 st April." metho
Forward Settlements. The following dates have been fixed by the Stockbrokers' Associa
April Settlement goth April.
seen that the Formosan, Government gives what they cap get for other products, they, will { favour and 'offering at $8% afiar axles at So. tion of Hongkong for forward Settlements
assistance to various forms, both for planting
Mr. Goldring submitted that the prosecution had failed to make out any case by which de fendant could be found guilty of the offence with which he was charged. The evidence was Vary inconsistent and bore out what was ad- mitted by the defence-extreme carelessness and for mitis N od defendant's part, it would be the last tblog that defendant was likely to do if ba had removed any stamps at all-ic bave remov ed them from his own parcels, and said that the prosecution had not disclosed sufficient avidence to convict defendant.
Defendant was 'allowed,. go into the witness-box, where he was cross-examide at "great length. D
Surgeant Walt was recalled and spoke, to baving found some money on defendant's per
The cass was adjourned to Thursday, at *2.15 p.m., in order to take the evidence of de-
and April,
":fendant's fashor.
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SUBSIDIES AND BOUNTIES,, The liberality of the Sugar Bureau may be judged from the fact that in several instances sugar mills have either obtained a subsidy of 6 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital for period of five years, or have obtained assist ance in the shape of a lump sum of 20 per cent, on the total value of the plant and factory. In another instance the machinery has been borrowed from the Government for a patiod of five years, that is to say the Government has. the company has erected the buildings and run provided all, the machinery for the mill, and the mill
HOW THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED.
for encouraging the farmers as will make it worth their while, to plant. Of course the farmers only look at it from the point of view of Income. If the price paid for cape is below, cease planting cane and substitute other crops. and the mill owner will be left with insufficiant casa. It therefore, is to the interests of the mill owner to pay a price for the cane which makes it more remunerative than other crops.
It is under the regulations of 195 that such a large number of modern milie have sprung op during the past two years, until at the pre- paid-up capital of over £1,750,000. soat time there are nice companies with a total
OPPOSITION OF TARMERS."
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The report and annual statement of the general managers of this company for the year ending 31st December, 1938, has just been issued to shareholders. The loss on worklog is $12,045.54. and after payment of interest and other charges there remains a débit balance of $1,538.25 to be carried forward to next YORK'A ACCOUDI, Douglasen havé improved to $35, and are want- od.: Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats: continue in demand at $292, but none are ob tainable at the rate, Shell Transp is have further bayers at 54/«LANINS
Refineries--China Sugars have been dealt. in at 5:37, closing steady. Luzons are quiet and without business to report,
Mining, Chinese Engineerings are wanted in the Norb at Tis. 18). Raubs hive sellors at $81. gad
May
Juce July August September
31st May.
29th June.
30th July,
30th August, 29th September.
YARN MARKET,
In their report dated and instant, Messis, Phirosha B. Petit & Co. write
alto.
lets
MR. Arthur Jackson, representative of the Hip the Colony and is making preparations for the podrome Circus, has just recently arrived in opening night which will be some time this mooth. The circus carries a mesageris with it of performing tipus, tigara, elephants, and rebra. Further particulars will be announced later.
THE Ministry of Education has given instraci tions to the Educational Commissioners in the provinces to direct their subordinates to es-f tablish schools to reach the people easy methods of reading characiats, sa na to ensure a wider spread of education. The Commissioners are also ordered to do their best to improve educa- tional affairs,
THE Central Government deeply resents the i action of some Viceroya and Governors, who bave been in the habit of misrepresenting, for purposes of favouritism, the merits of magis rates, in reporting upon their administration. to task should any magistrate be found guilty. It has, therefore, decided to call them severoly- of misconduct.
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It must not be supposed that the now regula
Our last report was dated the 19th) The yare market during the past fortolaht tions were accapted calmly, by the farmers.
bas rated rather wank and the period under res At the commencement there was a gread deal
view has been one of comparative leactivity, of opposition, and usually the first year after a
Prices have declived from, filty cease to one district had been allotted to a modern mill the
dollar per bale. The slackness is accounted The Taiwan Boito Kaisha (Taiwan Suger diminution, but as the farmers perceived that In the Police Court yesterday afternoon, Will
quantity of caca planted shawed a perceptible
A by the absence of a number of Chinese dealers lam Natall, formerly employed at the General Factory Company Limited), which owns the those who planted cace were getting better Wharfs have declined to 549, after small sales ancestral tombs as in their custom at ibis time Docks, Wharvas and Godown-Kowloon who have cone to the country to wonhip at the. Post Office, was found guilty of fraudulently at modern mill ever erected in. Formats, was return from their land than those who wore at 551, closing with sellers at the former rate al year. removing partage stamps from a number of formed in 1900 with a capital of Y1,000,000 and planting other crops they would gradually Whampoa Docks have been a very weak mask Exchange has ruled quite steady and as there parcels and sentenced to three months hard was granted a subsidy on the basis of 6 per return to the planting of cane. The rapidity ket, and isles at as low as $78 are reported appear op indications of abnormal conditions HE. LI CHING-list, Viceroy designate of Yun- Abor, ME. P. V. Goldring, who appeared for cept, per annum on its paid up capital for five with which this increase in the planting-of-Ther appear, however, to be a little armer at prevailing in the interior prospects of an gaily man, has called the attention of the Ministry of the deceased-the-Howwe-siderthe-ya-company-found-ibal-hd-place-depends on ends the close, and could probably be placed at $50vival in bujlocas, upon the return of these to the need of funds for the amygatha First Offender Ordinance, but Mr, F. nase formers would not sell their case, it was employed by the different mills and the way in Shanghai Decks have been sold in the North natives from the interior, are sufficiently re- opium prohibition add other measures, and the B. L. Bowley, Grow Solicitor, objected to Accessary to buy the land on which to grow it, which the farmers are treated, that is to any at the reduced rate of Tis. 85. Hongkow assuring periods this owing. io. (be serious nature of the The Government worn accordingly obliged to whether the mills give the farmers a good Wharfs are easier at Tis, 166 axthe fital divid, - No. -Moderate business reported at the necessity. The Viceroy ill, therefore, offence, but asked His Worship to reduce the intervene in order to affect the sale of the land price for their cane and advance them sufficient end of Tis 6 per share paid in Shanghai on decline of $1 to 1 per balenhle shartly have his farewell audience with the punishment, the presiding magieirate mitigat required. Subsequently it was found necessary money to enable them to tide over the period the 22nd (sat, after sales at the rate log the sentence from alx months to fall that to invoke the assistance of the police in order during which the case is growing
No. 16-Cheap rates induced some business. Throne and depart to his post. D period as above stated,
to get the farmers to sell their cane and, while
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Anglo-French No 12-Not much in favour. Selected ATTITUAR OF THE MILLS. Lands are steady, as Tia, 103 The directors threads moved at a decline of 31 te per bale acknowledging that there was a good deal of
A NUMBER In some places it would appear that the re-report for the year ending 28th February, 1909, No Ice-Moderate business. Prices show friends of Mr. K. Sonoda treated that gonila-
of Chinese merchants and Japanese." ME. FREDERIC JONES, Commissioner of remembered that their failure to sell rendered of good, as planting have not only re-assumed a balance at credit of proft and loss account No. 8-Stock ail
injasire inflicted on the farmers it must be 'gulations are doing the districis & great deaf | issued to shareholders of the company, shows declips of 54 to 1 per bale...
man-10's Chintas banquet on Tuesday fast. Trade to the Queensland Government, passed such measures necessary,
Mr. Sonods is a director of the Yokohama away at the Gausral, Anspital, Shanghai, on One or two small Chinese-owned mills also quadrupled_in_only_three years, and it would. brenghtforward from last year it is proposed to Market closer steady
their original proportions but have actually of Tis. 134,935,93, inclusive of: Th. 6,531.43 No 64-Ruled stendy...
Specia-Bank and has a sest also on the board. Monday #d-March-after a brief illness were started practically under pressure from appear that it is not a question of the farmers appropriate same as follows To pay a dividend
proprietor of the 15th Bank in Takiors Mr. of the Nippon "Yusan Kalaba'y he dis also the extending over only two days. The close of the authorities, but came to grief after one or not withing to plant, but rather of the mill of Tia 6 per share, absorblog Tie 123,005
Sonoda in en route to England, w death was prcumonia, hit. Jones was a dative two crops, owing to similar difficulty is owner possessing the capital to provide for the depreciation and renewals account Tii. 10,000, of England," baj emigrated to Queensland, obtaining case, and a want of knowledge of the enlargement of the plant to with the in-write off debentare: discounts The 621,19% and he was appointed Commissioner of Trade in
had been unknown in the island. The' enOn the other band, in certain of the districts next year's account. Hongkong Hotels have
Prince, Regent has been discussing the advisa, Shanghai by the Queensland Government, and gineers supplied by the Sugar Bureau were also the rather short-sighted policy has been adopted wankened to $44 and can be obtained at the
bility of
for Chips, under. Was Indefatigable in bis endeavours to promote always at foggarheads with the owners, and a of underpaying the farmers for their camp in the rats. Hongkong Lands have strengthened to
which all:
»ould'entist for military trade between his adopted country and Shang complete failure resulted
is hope of obtaining an immediate large dividend. Stooker sales at Sog/Sklon of Humphreys 181, 511, slated on reliable authority shit. Up to 19394, therefore, Hile, if anything, to artificially ornate an increase in the Estates have been affected to small loti si S165
siness transact engaging was done, the only mill showing any succeir valus of Jayakaras, with the respit has thri Shanghai Landakave appreciated to the 17
own. The bejpg the Taiwan Seito Kalsbe, which em quantity, cape within, the district, bar, which price phraim waDiedTab England, married ployed double crushing, and made contrifugal instead
ason and daughter, sugars, but this mill could only bay cane with.
Increasiory, decreased; consider. Cotton Mills-Hopskog Cattnet ars
a
Sales-too bales of Mo. 5, 1.350 bales of No. 10, 350 bales of No. 128, 300 bates of No. 168, and goo bales of No, sory in all about 2,000 balen
Divanid
"Australia; atian gary.ago., "Abost; a year ago. handling-of-sugar-machinery which, hitherto, creased quantity of canas carry, forward the balance of TD 4314 14 36" | Arriznis:➡Per steamers Lafz, getRZ. „ACCORDING TO: Chiseta- Jeports: Kli-Ethe
and Wakamiys Mary of about 2,500 baies,
Unsold, Stock-About 16,000 balss Uncleared Stock About rood bajas, Exchange-We quote today as follows
India