GREEN ISLAND
LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING.
Co.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURD
step which has already had a perceptible effect
There were no questioni.
Dr. I, W. Noble seconded.
Carried unanimously!! -- Mr. A. Morena proposed that: Bir Paul Chater, Dr.fr W. Noble and Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson be re-elected as Consulting Committee,
Mr. P. A. Dowley seconded. Carried unanimously. Me.J. Wright proposed that H. Pouts and A. O'D. Gourdin be re-elected auditors.
Hr. A. G. Gordon seconded.. Agreed,
That was all the business.
Messre. W.
CHINA'S MONUMENTS,
VANDALISM AT THE MING TOMBS, NANKING,
cultural
THE BOMBAY MEDICAL
CONGRESS
BERI-BERI AND 'LEPROSY."
From an account of the day-by-day proceed. ings at the Bombay Medical Congress we quais references to two papers, ose by Dr. Leonard Braddon, of Negri Sembilan, on Beri her, and the other a paper by Professor! Deycke, read by Capt. Beauchamp Williams, Residency Surgeon,, Parsian Gulf, on the Nai- tin treatment of leprosy Akane Be
The third Section debated the two important subjects of beri-beri and leprosy. Its proceed logs wore opeded with the reading of a paper sent by Dr. Leonard Braddon, In it he said The cause of beri-beri la abiotoxication," which may be of every grade of destructivaders, from the imperceptible to the overass, the result of a paculiar and probably specific poison, contatand so far as is at present kubws only la rice, or the products of its digestion, when con sumad in a cartaid state, namely when it has been exposed for some time, subsequent to de- conication, so as to become stalo.
on the altitude of the Chiness contractors for
The nation has not look to wait for evidence stone. But the reports that we could not get
of the hodowahes of at least one of the batch of The p008 stone and that our supplies were running
ANNUAL MEETINO.
Imperial decrees which were issued on Friday Change committes:farm and were quite natruo, ned had no foundation,
The twenty-sixth ordinary general meeting of could only, hava bodo spread by faterested
continue to late It may be remembered that so long ago, valuable material con The twestsib ordinary annual meeting of parties. As far as we can do now there need shareholders in the above/Compaby was held they tharsholders in the above Company was be no anxiety, either about the supply of raw the Company's Office, St. George's Balding, Ulberate the great diversity of opinion and of af in the beginning of August, 1937, the special Reasian trade in Manchu held in the Office of the General Managers, material on the eng band or about the disposal 'noon, to-day (sid last), for the purpose of sentiment stili pravalling amongst men of light privileges enjoyed by Manchu officials as complied deal both with the diffusio St. George's Building, at 15.30 o'clock this of the finished product on the other. The is receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Re- and leading on, the merits of the important pared with their Chinese colleagues were the ghoda and the export of native forenoon (3rd fast.) for the purpose of re of cement has increased enormously within the port of the General Managers for the your question submitted to the International Com subject of a decree by the lato Empress products. In 1908 the manufactured Ware calving a Statenies of Accounts and the last few yours, and it scams to me that if there anding 31st December, 1908, and electing a mission, which began its proceedings a weak Dowager and the whole question ci racial Moscow mille penetrated from Harblato Shang Repart of the General Manager for the is any climate for which reinforced concrete in Consulting Committed, and Auditors Mr. 120 at Shanghai We publish to-day an out- Jantousies was subjected, for the first time in bal for the first time the first Rassian come year ending 1st December, 1908 declaring peculiarly adapted for buildings and structure Rohan Shawan presided. Others present were spoken letter, from Sir Frank Swellentiam Chinese History, to the investigation of the pady was diablished in Harbin for bartar trade dividend and electing Consulting Come of all kinds it is that of this country. We know Mr. H. P. White and Dr. J.W. Noble (Con- whole splendid public service in the Malay Grand Council and Minister of State. This with the Mongolians; averal new tobacco ward mittee and Auditors. Mr. Robert Shawan pre-by bitter experience how ill-fitted our tiled roofs ulting Committee), Mesars, A. G. Gordon, C. Peninsula, where he had ample opportualties august assembly drew ap's long scheme of toutes were opened la Southern Manchuurin sided, and there were present Sir Paul Chater, are to stand a typhoon, and how little resistance Klinck, R.C. Walker, A. Temperley, H. F Camp of studying the oplum question at close relorms for Imperial approval, recommending he is the Japanese zone, one of the Harbid Disk
WNoble (Consulting Comtoittee), wooden beams and rafters offer to the attacks: bell, R. A. Cordeiro and A. Moffat (Secretary); quarters, entitle him to speak with no small encouragement of inter marriage between Man- railway mon become sub-agent of the Sonth Manis, J. F. Wright, PC. Polit, A. G. Ger of white nuts it is, however, new being borne The Secretary read the notice conreuing the measure of authority, Sir Frank has abave chus and Chinese, indiscriminate appofutment Manchurian Railway for the supply to the latter don W. A. Dowley, A. Babington, A. Moreno into everyone's mind that wood in a very meeting restyle all things: the courage of his opinions, and he of officials from both nationalities and repeat of Russian hardware for railroad requirements wasteful and poor material for houses out here The Chairman sald-Gentlemen, We now boldly appeals to the Sedings of the Royal of the law which forbada trading by members During the same year, Russian exporters con 0.Klinck, A. Young, Chan Leep Chee and LF Campbell (Secretary),
and that Iran and concrete are altogether pre lay before you the Report and Accounts for Commission of 1895 la order to show that, as of the Banner garrison. That the latter clause signed to Holland and Germiny by ion, via wheat and rye, and to London several ship The Secretary read the notice convening the forable belog far more durable and better able 1908, copies of which have been in your hands far an this, country is concerned, there is at least has not been acted upon is shown by Vindirostok, the first shipments of Manchurian mesting ld-Gentlemen-V
Made to resist the climate and are actually cheaper for some time. I rageat that we have to again practically no case for any further lavestigs the number of email decrees and diets which The Chairman sald's
We have and more economical in the long run. All this come before you with a poor showing for the tion. The evidence taken before the Royal have been devoted to the question during the mants of beans; the apply of timber to the now the pleasure to lay before you our report makes for lucreated consumption of cement year's work, but the same tale is being told by Commission did indeed, dispose of many or present reign. Loss of pansion, is doubtless, South Manchurian Railway was begun from men of any nationality ; and thus we find the made of exporting the same via Vladivostok and accounts for 1903, copies of which are in sad to further this object and to provide an all shipping companies all over the world, and aggerated statements that have been current a more obnoxious to bianchus than it is to Harbin yards, and the experiment was we caupot expact to be an exception. We all with regard to the opium habit, not only in your hands. We propoes after taking the object lesson to builders, and contractors wow that the trade of the world has shrunk in Judia, where opium-oating is not uncommon Throne, on December 26 last, reasoning, almost abroad and the export of egge to Zabalkali usual allowance for depreciation of the Com- have gone to some trouble and expopsoito pany's plant, machinery and tour du i show over at our works what can be done with towers but plac Produces ne serious ill-eating moord opened placing the cominal amount of one thousand concrete reinforced by wire or metal. We owners the supply of tonnage does not shrink effects, but also in China, where the more assuring them that its solicitude on their behalf. An auction room was dollars to reserve fund is accordance with the have sito taken up the making of concrete equally rapidly, and entfl supply and demand deleterious practice of opium-smoking existe need not be taken to imply say immediate in the Harbin bourse, the first of the kind since Articles of Association to pay a final dividend blocks for building purposes to take the place are better adjusted than they are at present we on a much greater scale. But, Sir Frank suspension of the bounties on which they do the foundation of the town in 1898. It was brought of filty cents per share, making alns per cent. of bricks, and have just finished a godown for cannot expect to see any great improvement Swettenham appears to overlook the fact that, pand. At the same time it was ostential for the into being by the persistent need for the pro for the year and carry forward to new account out friends, the Standard Oil Co, which I think in freights. Our earnings in 1938 ware, boas far as China was concerned, the report of nation at large that every man should be invision of some central spots where everybody to teach the bannermen a trade with a view to is that the rent of shop premises in the best Har $3.756.74 The dividend is $40,000 less than will prove a revelation to most people of what ever, rather more than in 1907 in spite of a the Royal Commission was largely based on dependent, and steps would, therefore, be taken might repair with his supply of goods. The fact last year when we paid ten per cent but our cat be done in this way, the axes and con beavy falling off in the cattle trade, but this was the assumption that China herself was doi seles are actually only $10,000 less, the other sumption of cement are this multiplying all more than offset by increased expenses, as our prepared to check the cultivation of the poppy removing all distinctions between Manchus and bin streets is unconscionably high, while trade, $20,000, balbg-absorbed by depreciation, Asi over the world, making it.one of the most im coal bill, owing to the drop in the value of their' her own territory, and that any restriction Chinese by the time that China should be rips on the other hand, is badly depressed Vary anticipated at the last meeting we have done a portant articles of commerce to day, and in dollar, was some 5:7,co, higher our Parisge of the Indian opium, trade would therefore for the promised constitution. It is to be supe many merchants, both Russian and Chiosse, ars slightly larger, turnoval and comiderably in China, particularly with the advent of railways bill, our officers being all paid is sterling, was serve only to benefit, and even to stimulate, pored that the same ideat upderlies the decree anxious to dispose of large stocks of goods on creased our production, but our sales were not and other public works, which must follow as for the same reason sourly $4,0de mare, while the Chinese growers. The question has now, of March 25: The mourning regulations, which hand, even at a heavy sacrifice, but it is wo good in their results for one thing our two the country opens up and begins to dillise ltr repairs were about $8,000 in excess of last year, however, undeniably passed into a new stage. sumpsed a Chinese officiat from his functions tremaly difficult to and buyers in such cases, large local contracts for the Docks were com resources, there must be always.n stondy and total of gay $30,000, this turning a profit on The magsitude of the evils produced by ex for three years, but a Mancha for no more than At auction, on the other hand, an experisaca +- pleted, and thus two good outlets for our growing market, for this Company's product. working last year of $18,000, into a loss this year cessiva, apiam-smoking are, openly or tacitly a hundred days have been falt to bear griev has shown, stocks can be more easily got ridi cement were closed to us. It is pleasant to be think, therefore, that when I say you need of $12,000. But, as I said a twelvemonth ago, admitted by almost every nanop interested in ously upon the Chinese. On the face of it, the of. The auction room or hall is also said tol we must not be disheartened; we are only going the question, and total prohibition has cams decree in question was designed to equalize afford a favourable means to Russian, com- able to say that the engineers and contractors have no anxiety about the future of Green for bath these important coderskings were Island Cement-I am only speaking the sober through a cycle of bid trade; the present con to be generally recognized as the only means this difference of treatment and it is, there-mercial travellers for the sain of lots of small
should have been made so speedily in favour entirely satisfied with Green Island Cemeal, truth and am not saying more than the facts dution of shipplag is abnormat and will change of effectively combating those, evils. The foro peculiary unfortunate that an exception wares of various kinds. and have given it the highest testimonials for themselves warrant.(Applause). Before moves trade gives and surplus tonnage is worked. United Stator, to whose initiative the Shang-
off. We hars soon bad times and worte before, hal Commission owes its existence, bar shown of Grand Secretary Na Tung, under the clause quality. Last year the work of the factory was ing the adoption of the repart and accounts, I
of anyone holding an important office," vedta Lampered and interfered with by strikes of the shall be pleased to snawer any questions to the and will see them again I suppose, but we have very clearly, by its action in the Philippines, providing for special exemption in the case also seen good times and will see then too that it entirely condamasthaus of the drug. It may or may not be correct to regard the coolies engaged on the cement kilas. They best of my ability.
egals, and before very long think. I suppose ! Japan hat for many years past rigorously, pra Bad become very troublesome, refusing to work
The Chairman moved the adoption of the shall be twitted with optimism and be told that bibited its importation ipiq her own territories; Grand Becretary, as the evil genius of the pre- when they thought fit, and at other times des
have no good grounds for it. Well, in Scotland, China herself has taken measures, of which the sent administration. He is, in any case, a manding higher wages In July this culmin
report and Accounts as presented:
we say that facts rechiels that winna ding significance cannot be lightly, dismissed, for Maachu: and the fact is not likely to be over ated in all the mea, at four kilni leaving, and
sp.let maigive some facte. This is what 1 the suppression of both the consumption and looked by his Chinese colleagues and sub to train men to take their place took us two
read in the mestors, Reblew by lust mail dated the cultivation of opium and the British Gov-ordinates in their estimation of the worth of month. Finally, in November, all the mea
Last week's revende figures ramast, in order to meet the unanimous Imperial decreas threatened to strike, upon which we decided to
224 February were drain good, income, aggregating wish of the House of Commons and If it has to be admitted that the evidence for let them all go, and to start afresh with an en-
45.356,437 Recabning from Monday last there the vigorous representations of the Chinese the probable ineptitude of this decree is mainly tirely new sot. These new men haye, of course, taken'us several months 'add much trouble to
wo-thirty-three working days of the fiscal year Government, bare reficicted the Indian out presumptive, that we have yet to see what remaining, and 11 the revenue for that period put and export: in furtherance of the ro might be done for a Chinese official of equal educate, but the lesson appears to have had its effect, and we look for peace in future. Our
were to come at the same daily average as last forming movement in China, The business of or relatively equal importance to Na Tung. week's receipts gave, March 31st would see the Commission, therefore, will be rather to when afflicted by loss of a parent," it none salos were not affected, as we had plenty of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer possessed of decide on ways and means of suppressing the the less remains that suspicions have been stock on hand, but our output was of course
Nome £1,000,000 more than the estimate of use of the drug than to investigate its possible aroused by the exemption granted to the Grand redaced, by the loss of so much working time.
fast April. In othat words, it would only re benefits and its obvious ill affects. **. Secretary, and that suspicion is the one thing Our expenditure, during the year on Capital
quire an average daily income of less than There is on the whole, a good deal of which the Government should be most careful Account has been heavy but no item has been"
820,000 to fally cover the estimate, whereas evidence that the Peking Government are being to avoid. The expulsion, of Yuan Shih-kal, incurred that was not absolutely necessary. At
last week's daily average receipts amounted to driven by the force of popular opinion to take actuated, as there is reason to believe, far more Macao the principal expenditore was for re-
4876,000. These are facts, and last night's serious steps towards eradicating the evil. It by ¡bis efforts to maintain as equitable balance claiming land for mud-drying, for retalning:
telegram saying that the nal deficit for the cannot, however, be denied that the movement between Chinese and Mauchus than by walls necessitated by a land slip, and for a new
year (which ended on 31st March) is only lacks the sympathy and the active co-opatatigas attitude in the coup d'état of 1898, if boiler for the patent dryers. at Hok Up there
4916,005, confirms them and shews that the of many of the higher officials, who, them not yet forgation, in spite of the stories in- was spent $40,000 on buildings, and about
During a recent visit to Nacking, I made as long-looked-for improvement, is setting in at selves addicted to the smoking ol oplumdustrious spread abroad by an obedient
Mr, Braddon claims to have been the first $92,oco on plant and machinery made up of variety of items such as conveyors, cement excursion to the Ming Tombs for the special Home at last May I also mention the follow and accustomed to divert the revenue, from and well-instructed native Preis, Even the handling plant, clay loading plant, boiler purpose of seeing what had. been done, in the ing facts for the benefits of the possimists who it into their own coffers meet the por cashiering of Chen Pi; ex-Minister of Posts fully to prove this evidence of the origin of makers shop, carpenters shop, new saw mili, defacement and spoliation of the monoliths and are pever tired of prophesying the ruin of sistance of the Central Government with fo- and Communications, has by no means wholly beri-bari. But so far attempts to isulate from cooperage, elevator house for cement bins, etc., tablets. I found everywhers traces of the visits Kogland and "England's trade, Hongkong of difference or with absolute disregard. The whitewashedale Court. Of the sincerity of state rice its toxic principia have failed. Silt, Commission will doubtlova hear evidence on the Prince Regent himself there would appear cannot be told therefore wasther the disease, etc., too numerous to detail, and noone item very al sailors from foreign mea-of-war, and what course disappearing with the rest?At the
evor vandalism has been perpetrated has been aubual meeting of the Association of Chambers the statement so categorically made by Tuan to be jutla doubt, but it is less certain whether its effect, is the result of a dilute poison more. largain itself. The additional outlay on lauacties
of Commerce: held in London oh and March fang, and determine for itself to what extent he possesses the strength to resist the purar less generally spread throughout all the and lighters explains itself. We are doing a the result of visits by these mon, The face of
the President, alfading to the fiscal question, the progress alteady made seems likely to cous poses of the camarilla with which he is grains consumed, or something accurring in large business in the harbour and op the river the tablet which stands on the back of a tartie
said we continued to export largely to pro tinue. The wave of reaction which has lately surrounded. That Prince Chun himself fewer grains, in intenser form to Canton and Maeso, and protonpage of in the entrance gate has been written over
tectionist countries and who was our best broken over the Chinese administration, and is fully conscious of the almost inevitable The paper went on to describe the symp toms of the disease for which Mir.Braddon this kind was badly wanted. I am glad, how many places, and the original inscription by
the Emperor Yang-lo has been somewhat customer? Germany! He further remarked swept away, among others, the most progres isolation in which a supreme ruler, is ever, to say that our heavy expenditure on Capital Account is now drawing to a close. It obliterated on the lower half of the right hand "In the trade with Belgium, a country of cheap sive and coat-sighted of the reforming states placed, seems to be evidenced by what we raid says there is no specific cure. The treat- followed naturally on the expansion of our side. A shocking case of ruthless destruc labour, our bigbly efficient Consul General at mep, cannot but increase the scepticism with of his instituting a private memorial box, inte mant is entirely symptomatic. There is, howe business, and the extension of the works, but tion has recently been committed, by writing Antwerp, Sir Cecil Henslet, reported that the which many shrewd observers have from the which any one is free to drop his petition with ever, a drug, atropion which, vory DDATLY our plans for the additional facilities and ac- U. S. S. Qafter in large latters over the face value of the exports of goods to Great Britain beginning watched the reform movement in the assurance that it will be read by the Regent deserves the title of specific cure. He axplaine ed at some length the effects which this drag did not approach that of the goods of China. The Court of Peking, according to our alone, and by the picturesque accopot of the commodatipa required are now almost com- of, the tablet with either & very hard stone plete and all we estimate we have to spend this or some iron instrument. The names: H.M.S. British origin sent to Belgium. Where the correspondent, is once more a hotbed of lo Prince's excursions, incognito, through the hat la conclusion, he said 1 The preven door was open-in India and the Fer trigue, and a condities of affairs exists that does streats of Peking. Scarcely a day passes baltion, the prophylaxis of beri-bari, is the svold Fear is about $30,000 for a second packing Britomart 1958, and Vertzerts and U.S.S. Wil house, about $20,000 for another boiler, and some mingian were also written on the front of the East, in South America and lo. "Africa-wonat promise well for reforms of any kind, and we are told of some fresh; device to centralize ance of stale uncured rice. In countries where Our trade laast of all for a-reform so comprehensive and authority throughout the Empire, to impose, rice is grown in sufficient quantity no stalo rica. $10,000 on sundry small items. At Deep Water tablet, but in such a manner that they did not held a commanding supremacy Bay we have added a new cement pipe machice cut into the stoga itself as the Quiras inscrip was not carried on unprofitably. The reports so difficult of attainment as the eradication of some check upon provibelal methods of ficance aced ever be used. It can be made fresh from. or to induce. Viceroys and Governors to rule the padi, the raw grain and so maten day by which will turn out pipes of cement concrete, tion doss. On the sides of the tablet and onof the Commissioners of Inland Revenus oplem.
The British Government have borne much wisely and to select suitable subordinates, day. Padi, if stored properly, being kept dry, at much less cost then our present glazed pipes, the body of the turde occur.the.nomes of the showed how vait was the amount, and bow as klins to burn these pipas are not required. 13.5.5, Chattanooga, U.S.S. Eleano, U.S.S. rapid the growth of the, public wealth." So unjust blame for their policy in regard to the without fear or favouritism. Side by side remains unchanged for an indefinite period, made from it is never noxious, however long it Cement pipes are coming greatly into vogue Villalobos, H.M.S. Brifomart, 1908, S.M.S, much for general tradejas for shipping the
with praiseworthy forbearance. The attitude official meuraing we are presented with all over the world, and we believe we shall find Tiger.and Callao, S.M.S. Kit, H.M.S. Thistle, Chaitmag of the Londas and India Docks dien trade with China, and bava borne it with the decree dealing with the rules for and so far as jy known, rico caten when dewly a good scale for them once the prejudice in S.M.S. Leipzig, H.M.S. Bramble, H.M.8, Teal Company at their ball-yearly meeting-stated of Sir Edward Grey and Lord Marley towards another which emphasizes agaic, in the may have bean stored undivested of its bark, favour of the glazed pipe has been overcome,, U.S.8. Helena, H.M.S. Astro, besides num that what was satisfactory was that while in the prop wal, of the Chinees Government to vague terms that are becoming only too fami- Where imported rice must be used, only that The result of last years working of this factory bers of names of men who signed themselves London, jo their own docks, they bad had au diminish the import of Indian opium into llar, the prgent need that metropolitan and should be used which has been prepared, by is very unsatisfactory, but is not so discouraging as belog attached to one or other of the increase to shipping tonnage of 61,000 100% China pars pass with the suppression of the provincials should give their ablest assistance the method derived originally from Bangal as it appears, as it is in great measure the above-mentioned ships. Inside the Tomb last year, Hamburg had had a decrease of poppy within the Empire has been cautious, patting necessary, reforms tota operation which has been described as curing. *Cured result of our striking a run of bad clay which enclosure, on the walls of the small house 354,000 tons, Autwerp a decrease of 127,000 but sympathetic, throughout Until recently, But when we seem to see the negation of ons rice, according to abundant bad impeccable rendered the contents of as many as fifteen protecting the priceless tabiat of the early too,, and Rotterdam & decrease of not very no doubt, this country, accepied the position Imperial decree almost before the ink is dry on evidence never produces beri-biri, Lowere kilns quite worthless while the wages and Ming Dynasty, inourasrable foreign names much short of 1,200,000 tons." Surely, in face expenses of about 3 months were thrown BWAY. have been written. Just previous to my visit, of these facts, one has the right to be optimistic that the East India Company took over from the paper, it is not strange ifecome-scepti much of it be eaten, however old, niste; broken, Altpresent we are turning out first class pipes, some Chinese had taken rubbings of parts of and to refuse to believe that our trade it leaving the Portuguese dad and of the eighteenth cal of other utterances fromame source and even decomposed it may be a bricks and tiles, the demand for which appears these tablets, and i was forcibly struck by the. As for our own particular lion, we lost the century, and regarded the opium trade as a and if Prince Chunjio be credited with excellent A discussion followed on this paper in which to be increasing, especially from the outports contrast between the respectful treatment se banefit of the cattle trade with Manila for some purely commercial activity, the abandonment intentions, it seams to follow already, that some Colonel McGill said there has been an out- tion in China. This view became untémble of thwarting them happy hope there was no question of rice eating. In some In spite, therefore, of the last year's result, we corded to these tablets by the Chinese and the time last year owing to quarantine restrictions, of which would not actually change the situs que else must be debited with plentiful powers break among British soldiers in Fooda when In theory the practice of Imperial decrees puts. casos the disease was undoubtedly caused by have not given up hope of making this depart.rathless destruction visited upon them by sailors but that we do not expect to occur again, and as soon as the Chinese themselves took action, ment pay its way, I am told that is has been from foreign men-of-war. The whole place is we also hope to resp some good from the sugar
British Government agreed to reduce the is enjoyed by few Governments. To a certain Professor Musgrave said they had been en said that we are over-capitalized, but no one in a hopeless state of disrepair, as it has never crop, which is a very large one this year in the and at the first tokens of China's sincerity the Into the hands of the supreme ruler a power that stale rice, but in others by, some other toxic, Indian export of opium to China. They at extent its functions are limited under the present gagad upon experiments regarding beri-beri at who knows anything about cement factories been put in order since the ravages of the Tai Philippioak. As you will have seen from the would say this. So far from that being the ping Rebellion; but notwithstanding the fact newspapers we have had much trouble on case the facts are that an equally complete and that the Tombs have no protection from se board the steamers with opium-smuggling into tempted, at the same tims; to deal in a regins, by the apparent need of preliminary Mantis for twelve months. He suggested that
Straits Settlement and in Hongkong, and they, inclusion of four or five signatures on every up-to-date factory could not be installed for rounding walls, there has never been any Manila. We have taken every precaution that similar spirit with this opium question in the consultation which may be joferred from the the disease was due to some microbe organism. what our works and land, stand at even if you destruction of the tables on which inscripa long experience can suggest to nt to stop this threw in the land for nothing. The fact is that tions were found up till the beginning practice, but from the ease with which the staff will certainly not insist on the letter of our edict: At the same time, the power of launch boiling because every rice was boiled before if
can be hidden owing to its small bulk the treaties when Chips shall have shown cause ing er cathedra pronouncements on each and was eaten and they had discovered faw appreciate the extent of our installation. of the visits of foreign sailors. Fortunately,
endeavours. But, even if we accept the state-pose of maintaining the appearance of auto they might find an organism which would It is not by any means the small undertaking no hart has been, done to any of the result of the most rigorous search cannot be for their revision by the earnestness of her own every subject of moment serves the double pur organism which would stand that test. Possibly It was's few years ago, and I doubt if any monoliths, and we understand that Viceroy depended upon to absolutely ensure that there mests made by Tean-Fang, much will remains Cracy and of bringing the sovereigs into direct, cause the disease. Dr. Powall offered an hypo- ingle factory in England or the Continent in Than Fang is taking steps to enclose the in neure of it concealed on board. The opiar to be dons before effect can be given to the touch with his subjects, and basbling him to thesis entirely opposed to Professor Missgray better equipped or has more modern plant and tablets with iron railings, so as to protect them question is no doubts difficuk oop out here, moral sapirations of Chinese statesmen. Less reveal himself to them, in a manner which, amely that the disease was das to sufection machinery than we have. The item of stores from foreign vivitats. How it is possible for but it has not been made simpler by the lang than three years ago, in 1906/just before the for strong ruler, should simplify the work of and pot to an organism. If there were in or in stock at Hak Up-S163200-may seem sailors, from men-of-war in Nanking to be al-age of exaggeration, set to give it a shorter and
the poppy had asumed such proportion in of the Chinese system of administration, the tion, but there was no such period to beris large, but it is not really so, as it comprises not lowed shore leave 10 visit such an important, lens polite description, which has been indul projected reforms took shape, the cultivation of goverement mmeasurably. In an ideal state. ganism thay might expect's period
China that lodia was no longer responsible for chain of mutual responsibility that extends THE NASTIN TREATMENT. only ordinary stores but spare parts and re-place as the Ming Tombs without being ined-in by many at home who should know.
more than one-seventh of the opium consumed theoretically from the lowest to the highest In Section 111 also a number of papers newals for the various mills and other ma charge of some commissioned or non-commis- better, Charity, it is said, should begin at
in the Middle Kingdom: Similarly, it would be would be completed by the diterances from the read on the treatment of leprosy chinery and also stocks of fire-bricks for kilnsioned officers who could be held to account is home, but one cannot help wondering if those Hisings. All these things have to be obtained
good people whose minds are so exercised easier to sympathize with our own enthusiasts Throne proclaimed for every one to hear. The and by the method known as the from Home and as any one part is liable to be
about the morals of the Chiness ever in the House of Commons and elsewhere, if weak point in this ability of the ruler to explain meat. This lattor treatment was wanted at a moment's notice and its absence
realise the condition to which much their enthusiasm bore some practical relation to his actions is that he is liable to explain ikem Captain Beauchamp Whilem greater number of their own people have the sacrifices they demanded. For the burden, beyond what he is able to performy unil, in Burgebo in the Persian Gulf who read might have serious consequences we ate bound
been brought by similar indulgence in alcoholic. It must be remembered, falls upon India and place of popular confidence, be merely Incers by Professor Depce. The method by to keep good stock on hand for any smargency, do not think I need labour this
liquors. They are so anxious about the pin our Far Eastern colonies, and not upon the rest clouds of suspicion, This is the danger Professor Deycke liolated the neutral arcaich mole in the Chinese' eye that they ignore tha point, for all practical men will appreciate its
alcoholic beam in their own and yet the word morally Incensed taxpayer at home, Right to which the Central Government is now pecube hat Culad Natio, was fully desce
eous indignation is a cheap virtue, when, as Sirillatly exposed. Within the last four months paper, kod the result of a resear importance and can understand how the want
their Master used for such inconsistant pro Frack Swettenham pointedly put it, the ques-the nation has been flooded with decrees, in enged up, he says, la the follow pf spares right throw a whole milf out of
fessors was, I thlak, "Hypocrite. Be that astion is one of our moral and other people's which more reforms have been promised than Bentoyl-Nasting Taran, agent work but I wish to make it clear to you that
it may the unfortunate-steamers 15 ander while the item includes much more than fores in
the time of their officers is taken op searching money The action of the British Govern the beat organized government in the world cut on leprosy Baccilit This sentence the ordinary, sense of the word. As for the
for a drug which will only be replaced, if men, who have eschewed extremes in either could dispose of within reasonable, farleg fatarer and this present, your in particular.
The lays Government Gazelle fately published ever be displaced, by some other form of it is direction, commands itself, we believe, to the within the often specified time. On one point the Advantages and progress of It has commenced wall, the first three months being batter than the same three last your the official report on the island of Timor and patient medicines or by alcohol,hich, latter and judgment of the country by reason of lie alons does Peking appear to be really in treatment of leprosy ; on the other hand,
How
* in more effective than the over-basty whose existence it is haunted from Ashul to treatment f the greater portion of our whole output effis dependencies for August September and will certainly be no improvement on opium: Ar tankness and its jostice, A caatious policy, if carmant-the pursuit of revolutionaries, with ever, it clearly points out the limitations ni cement it is contracted for and we anticis October last. The story told is one of unrest, for the sccounts, they are simple and clear, and counsels of well-meaning realots No doubt the Japan, from Cantos to Pootoo. In very albare balleves that this treatment of leprosy, Date no difficulty in disposing of the rest at disaffection, and military operations, taking up I do not think they require any comment, but Commissioners will bear this in mind, and will department of public life its energles tood resorted to without exaggerated expecta good prices. (Applause). Of course in certain sixteen closely printed pages. It is a detailed I may say that the amount dun far outstanding follow the lead of their president Bishop Brent mainly to sugender a sassa of bewilderment will have satisfactory results wil be markets we have to meat and accept competl recital of rebellion, arson, riots, disturbances, freight has almost all been since collected in making their inquiry a "scientific analysis The value of a single grid of real scalevement, sible, he thinks, to arrest the lepreds
Both contradicted by the judecisions of the and, in many cases, there will be obtaigos, tive prices but so far we have had no trouble cattle thefts robbery, slavery, kidnapping, Before I move the adoption of the Report and of famtanga
morrow, would be inestimable both from the distinct improvement and gummistak in holding our own. It is time that the present armed bande prowling about, patrolling, seizure Accounts I shall be happy to answDI ADY 9901
standpoint of Government and people. But gression of the leprons, symp *Low price of silver is against imparted-cament, of muskels, fining of roublesome villages, tious from sharpholders, a
and 18 for in our favour, but on the other hand marauding, shooting down rebels, llegein
Williams described in de It has raised the cost of coal laid down here. revolt, troops retreating before overpowering Our raw material 400 costs slightly more owlog forces of rebels, defiant messages from insurgent roithe imposition of Likte duties in the interior, chiefs and band-to-band agregaments with On this point I should like to remove the im- insurgente. Detalls are given of stacks on which has been made by reports revolted villages with particulars of chipfa sub- to the effect that we were huable to limitted or in flight. People who wonder at the Cord
rialik:Wo, why and when re of all this; ado, find the ex-
a matter of surprise, and we have no doubt that simply calling the attention of the naval officers on the station to the present condition of affairs will be sufficient to ensure the issu- ance of such orders at will make futors vand. alism impossible in Shanghai Times.-J.C.F.
IN DARKEST TIMOR.
SENSATIONAL EXPOSURE IN OFFICIAL
REPORT.
The Chairman proposed, and Mr HP. Ooun, Shanghai galast the China Motus the discrepancy between premise and practice.
White seconded, the adoption of the report and Life Insur accounts OR PATERS LEN Carried waspimously..
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