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KING MANUEL'S BIRTHDAY.
FORTUGUESE CONGRATULATORY TELEGRAMS.
15th feat..
The Portuguese community in Hongkong celebrated the anniversary of the birthday of King Manuel to-day wi's no outward demons trations. The only evidences of Portugal's national fête day were observed adoat on board the Portuguese, British and foreign warships In part which were dressed in honour of the occasion. At noon the usual saluto was, fired from the shore battery at Kowloon ́and the men-»O'-war. Owing to Senhor J. J. 'Leiria's regrettable enforced confinement to his room after his accident two months ago, the Portuguesa Consul was unable to hold the customary" At home," and Senhor and Mine Leinia's woated hospitality could not be enjoyed by the annual visitors to "Daart" who fuvariably call upon the consular represen- tative on the occasion of the Portuguese King's birthday. Some of Mr. Leitia's colleaguer, however, would not deny themselves the plea sure of a personal visit and they called at *Duart" today. Among others who went to offer their congratulations was HE. Kan Erb-ch'ien, the Chinese Commissioner for the delimitation of Macao, accompanied by his secretary.
A ball will be gives at Macao to-night, at Government House, in honour of the occasion. His Excellency General Sir Joachim Machado, K.CM.G., Capts. D. Cinatti and J. M. R. Norton proceeded to Macao this afternoon to attend the function.
In the course of the fortunon, Consul Leiría despatched the usual congratulatory telegrams; 008 was addressed to the Private Secretary to Hr M. F. Majesty the King of Portugal, Wind- sor Castle, London, and the other to the Go vernor of Macao.
CELEBRATIONS IN CANTON, .. [From an Occasional Correspondent.]
Shameen, 16th November, 1909. The Portuguess community in Shameen was not behind the other nationals in celebrating the anniversary of their King, nud although the number composing that community is small yet the demonstration of patriotism was evi- denced by the presence of all the Portuguess subjects, with only a single exception of two at the reception held by Consul General Senhor Morada yesterday morning, who as representa tive of His Majesty King Manuel received the congratulations of his subjects as well as those The day of all the foreigo Consuls in Canton, was inaugurated by a pontificial High Mass in the Roman Catholic Chapel at Shameen offi. ciated by Monsigneur Meril assisted by Fathers Bourdin and Peter, at the conclusion of which "the Bishop made as eloquent congratulatory address. In the evening a Te Deum was sung in the same Chapel preceded by the playing of the Portuguese Anthem "Hymno da Carta" expressively rendered by the instrumental band of the União Lyrica" under the able director ship of Mr. J. P. Fonseca, to whose credit the formation of the Band is due. The congregas- tion dispersed to the strains of a fine march agalo ably played by the Band.
An "At Home" was then held in the root of the Portuguese "Club Recreativa" and the very hospitable manner in which the commit. tee of that body entertained their fellow country. man and visitors leave nothing to be desired,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 1000
INTERPORT SHOOTING..
.... SHANGHAI'S, SCORE.
KING'S BIRTHDAY, CHLEBRA-
PATIONS.
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My committen fell that His Excellency the Governor should be acquainted with the views expressed at this meeting on the matter, be cause it is so fully recognised that anything affecting the commercial well-being of the Colony receives most sympathetic Considera- tion at his haude.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE FUBLIC HOLIDAY. After waiting for some considerable time in
The Hongkong General Chamber of Com• hopes of securing an ideal day to shoot for the Interport trophy, the local team took advantagearce has addressed the following letter to the
Government of the conditions which prevalled yesterday and
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, competed, but unfortunately without success,
13th November, 1909. rep its the Shanghai Times of 12th inst
Sir,-At ́s menting of the committee of the Messrs. R. Brock, A. E. Collins and F. Large
Chamber held on Monday, the Sll instant, wore called upon to all the vacancies in the
the question of the belated cancellation of team, for at the last minute Mr. C. Fichards November the gth as a public holiday was dia- could not shoot. None shot up to his recent
cussed. form, but conditions were not altogether favour- able. The light was changeable, and the wind was guity and of varying force, which militated against good shooting, and, in addition, the koopness of the air in the early morning did not tend towards Improving the team's changes. However, they shot and lost by 54 points, registering the comparatively good total of 901. The fine exhibition made by G. Kingsmill has much to do with this total for be aggregated 97, top score in the team, Iaving fille-n bulls and six inners, with twenty one shots scoring shots, and these bulls with bis three sighting fhois. Mr. Aldridge had most unfortunate lack at the 500 yards range in he aciu illy missed the target twice in succession, with the sighter and the first scoring shot, whith, of course, put him well down the list, Captain Barrell was expected to do better than 89 after his shooting in the N. R., Medid competition ths other day, and Mr. Mackintosh was also a disappointment with only 88 to bis credit.
The scores sta:~.
Namo
-200 yds.
S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8.Total:
Mr. G. Kingsmill ....................... 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5' 32 Capt. A. Hilton-Jahnson 4:4 4 4 4 5 5 4 Mr. §. J. Llodo................................ 4 4 5 45454 Mr. H. W. Daldy ....................... 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 30 Mr. A. Collins....... 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 29 Mr. T. R. U. Aldridge... 4 4 4 4 4 3.4 4 20 Capt. E. 1. M. Barrelt... 4-3 5.4 5.455 31 Mr. P. W. Mackintosh... 4 4 5 5 5 44.4 31. Mr. R. Brock 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 32 Mr. F. Large spoun 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-39
304
500 yards. Mr. G. Kingsmill $3 5 5 4 34
5.4 5 3 Capt. A. Hilton Jobuson 35 M. H. J. Lindo..................... 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 31 Mr. H. W. Daldy... 5 5 5 4 5 5 45 33 Mi, A. E. Collies........ 54 5 3 3 3 4 5 27 Mr. T. H. U. Aldridge... 3, 5.5555 28 Capt. E. I. Barrett 45 14 5 4 3 3 28 Mr. P. W. Mackintosh... 5 4 4.5 2 5 4 5 Mr. R. Brock
Mr. F. Largs mominum
"
29.
5 3 4 3 5 5 4 4
28
5 4 3 4 5 453
28
295
600 yds...
34
31
30
Mr. G Kingsmill 5 5.5.4 5 5 5 5 Capt. A. Hillon-Johnson 3 5.4 5 5 5 4 3 5 4.4 Mr. U. J. Linde... 43
H. W. Daldy...... 5 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 28 A. E. Collins. 35.5 3 5 5 5 4 34 T. H. U. Aldridge... 3 5 5 4 5 5 3 5 32 Capt. E. M. Barrett. 53 53 54 55 Mr. P. W. Mackintosh... 4 35 355 4
1. Brock 5 5 4 3 5 4 3 4 28 F: Large
............................. 3.5 3 3 3 3 55
zmianos
The Club-bouss was artistically 'decorated with buntings and evergreens suitable for the occasion and the portrait of His Majesty King Mangel was conspicuously placed in the recap-
G. Kingsmill tlon room; it was surmounted by a large crown) of beautiful flowers and other decorations. The Capt. A, Hition Johnson
H. O. Linde. toast of the King was proposed by the Presid
H. W. Baldy sat in a fow well chosen words and was enthusiastically drunk. to a speech made by A. E. Colling Rev. Father Petar in proposing the toast of the T. H. U. Aldridge Club and the Portuguese community reference Capt. Barrelt........ was made to the interest taken by Consul- P. W. Mackintosh General Senhor Moraes in the well-being and R. Brock progress of the Portuguese in Canton, and ha❘ F. Large (the speaker) was proud to say that the achieve. ments of the Portuguese here are very credit. abla-they have not only a Club of their own but under its auspices also a Band constituted Music and solely of Portuguese amateurs. dancing followed and thus the birthday of the King of Portugal was heartily and loyally cele.. brated by Lusitania's sons in Canton.
A RUSSIAN appreciatioN OF PRINCH 170.
The Friomuris, a Rysslan journal, has the following loading article on the late Prince 10 and Japan-Russfan relation:-
14
30
28
27
302
Total.
1 am, therefore, to ask you to be good enough to place this latter before His Excellency,
unfortunate.
LIGHTBR FOR MANILA,
FIFTH COMPLETED BY DOCK CO.,
When the Indo-China Steam Navigation Go,'s sa, Loongsung left port on the 12th inst, she had in tow wooden lighter for Manila. That made the fifth vokaal completed by the Four forg and Whampoa Dock Co., for the Quatist mastor's Department at Manila. Of the first four already delivered one was a stool vessel. The Dock Co. has been eminently enccessful in building this class of vessels for the Philip pins Government, as the contract, now.com plating is the second or third of the same kind secured by the local shipbuilding yard to, pablic compalition..
ROUND THE WORLD.
ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TOURISTS.
16th Inst.
A party of tourists, under the direction of Mr. My committee consider that the recent action | D. F. Robertson, ar-pursar s.a. Minneasta, arriv- of the Secretary of State in delaying the issuinged by the s.5. Princess Alles from Japan to-day of lustractions for a non-observance of His The party, who are on a tour round the world, Majesty's Birthday, until so near the date, was left Los Augeles, Cal, U.S.A., on the 6th Sept Their itinerary includes four weeks in Japan, It has been represented to my committee two weeks in China, four weeks in India, two that in many cases the sudden change of pro-weeks in Ceylon, and four weeks in Egypt dur gramme apset the business arrangements and log the very best season. The members of the in gencial caused considerable inconvenience.
party, who arrived in Hong tong to-day, are The date fixed for the obsequies of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Buiter. Miss Ruth Empress Dowager of China was well-known Church, Mr. W. H. Carson, Mr. and Mrs, R. some weeks ago and it therefore seems to my V. Day, Mr. and Mrs. A. C, Freeman, Mrs. W. committee that if His Majesty's Birthday Cele. W, Hadley, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Latin, Mr. and brations were to be postponed the commercial Mrs. H. McConnell, Mr. and Mrs. O, Mc community should have received earlier notifi, fotosh, Mrs. E. P. Nichols, Miss Jessie F. Ogden, Mrs. M. G. Ryland, Mrs. W. F. Thorn (Sgd.). E. A. M. WILLIAMS, too, Mrs. S. W. Church, Miss Genevieve
Secretary.
Church, Mr. Calton Carson, Miss Gretchen Hop. Sir Francis H. May, K/CM.0,
Day, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Gilbert, Mrs, Ada S. Colonial Secretary.
Lux. Mr. and Mrs. A. Load, Me and Mrs. Charles Lloyd, Miss Fay Nichols, Mrs. 'A L. Ryan, Mrs. O, B. Warnock, Mrs. Jennie J. Wild
catloobave, &c.)
+
OPIUM IN PENANG.
and others.
BWO CO77ON SPINNING & WEAVING CO.
BIG PROFITS,
At a meeting of the Consulting Committee of the Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co. Ld, held at Shanghai on foth inst, it was de cided that the shareholders should be rècom. mended to apportion the balance at credit of profit and loss account on October 31st, 1999, of Tia, 307,354.03; as follows :--
· Tls.
To pay a dividend of Tls, 17 per share
00 15,000 shares......65,000.00 ...place to Repairs nud Renewals
Accountsearvake place to Equalization of Dividend
Account
MANURORIA'S DEVELOPMENT..
'MUKDEN, TIE POLITICSÉ NERVE CENTRE
from the terminas will resch ́the station is half. "an hour or two hours. It is quite an unim
portant matian. At the beginning of the pre- sent year the tramways warm taken over by the Chinase authorities, and the placid, frogal Makdan, the cradle of the Manche-dynasty leisurely Mongolians provide the profits. If and Manchuria's greatest commercial centre, la indeed any be forthcoming, oferike mainten. ance account has been settled. The Erst; real to-day slowly moving through the processes of transition. Before the outbreak of the_Russo-
signs of progress appeared at the conclusiDA Of Japanese war the city was essentially Chinese, the war. The Japanese, flushed with victory having plainly stamped upon it the impress of and axious to stimulate the -lethargic inhabi Chinese passiveness and nepotism. Bot though, tauts to action, in several lostances exceeded with the incomprehensible inconsistency of the the powers granted ander the treaty, The race, the pratent Viceroy is reactionary, the elaborate system of military telegraph and past improvement feruor of the city from 1900 to gradually won their way through Manchuria Chao-Erb-Hsun, who officas established as the indomitable troops was Military Governor 1907, have left Mukden in a great measure transformed. The majority of the roads insider when peace again prevailed and the
Japancia temporarily remained in possession," ibe walls would do credit to any, of the pro- minent towns of the East," while the initial converted into commercial offices, daina is not easily provoked to resentment, but on this steps in the establishment of a drainage system occasion the strongly objected, and after have done something to check epidemics The Viceroy now directing affairs has nations some deliberation an arrangemant was made
on the lines of a reasonable compromise,
The of economy, and, after calling a buga slice Japanese then proceeded to install the electric off his ows honorarium-pour encourager light from the South Manchurian railway, sta- is auire and reducing the salaries"of the
tion to their Consolate within the walled, city. When they had passed the boundaries of their inanicipal officials by fifty per cent, decided to curtail expenditure upon public works. Yet concession by a mile or so the Chinese author the prospects of Mukden are particularly bright, itias agala interfered, and the work was for Chao-Erh-Hsun is to be appolated to the
that the Chinese, who refused to allów Japan- viceregal position in the Fangstles province. abruptly checked. The position at present is This suggests that the Government has deter
oss. to proceed and declined to purchase their apparatur as it stood, are erecting mined to institute a more vigorous policy, and substantiates the persistent reports current in
their poles within a few feet of those of the diplomatic circles that China is on the eve of great political changes. Muiden has always Japanese. The Chinese installation is being made under the supervision of the Hon. Key- provided the sensitive bend of the barometer Ton-Yi, a graduate of Yale, and the system is to in this regard, and Chao-Erb-Hsun's activity be was responsible for his removal from the in fluential office he held two years ago. The appointment may lead to international compli cations, possibly to war, but it will certainly conduce to the more jealous preservation of China's prorogatives in Manchuria a country which bas during the last decade been a veri table Tom Tiddler's ground the arena wherein usurping Fowers have strives to extend their spheres of influence, at the expense of the apathetic and impolent possessors of sovereign rights.
of the latest approved pattern. The lighting of the city at the present time is execrable. few all lamps with a fitful flicker afford just sufficient ilumination to make darknessvisible, In view of the posatisfactory condition of tha streets this is a serious disadvantage to visitors, who are in imminant peril of being ran dowŃ by a zikisha`or basha or hustled into the un- savoury channels which yawn invitingly at each side of the roadway.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME. The tourist will undoubtedly find Makdin interesting, but he cannot find it even moder. ately comfortable ander existing circumstances, With the completion of the South Manchurian Railway Company's splendid hotel, and the Improvements of the streets, for which a con- siderable amount of money has been allocated, TOBOKI. At present few people are disposed to the city will certainly become a more popular alight from the comfortable trains toʻtaka their chances of obtaining fairly satisfactory European accommodation or passing a miser able night in a third-rate Japanese or sixth- rate. Chinese inn. While many "improva ments are being effected inside the walled city, outside where nearly three-quarters of the population have laken up their habi tation and carry on business, in for the most part lameatably diety, Narrow, Bith stained alleyways lead to filthier compounds. and dwellings where the stanch' is overpower ing Sanitation is religiously disregarded, as in herd together. Outside the main gate of the always the case where conservative Chinese old city is a heterogeneous mass of improvised shelters-mere roots supported by poles and
"A, MAN AND A BOY." Neither the Government nor the generat public seem to have thoroughly realised the stupendous nature of the task that the Colony. has assumed in taking over the Opium Farmi Of the total estimated revenue of the Straits Settlements for 1910-15,503,285-a good deal more than one half, to be exact $3,158,003, to be provided by "Opium Raats," There is no other undertaking in the Colony, public or private, not even excepting Tapjong Pagar which is expected to earn anything like such a sum next year. And yet the Government proposes to run this buge, business with a man and a boy". We have nothing against the officers who have been selected to manage the Opium Monopoly bere and in Slogapore, In fact we have good reason to believe that they are both very capable and painstaking gentle- men; but it does seem extraordinary that the Government should imagine that a new and highly important department, involving the organisation of a large preventive service, a great deal of technical detail, the transaction of considerable commercial business, and the collection of thren and a quarter million dollars of revenue, can be safely and properly placed in the hands.of.the Junior officer in Class 111 of the Civil Service. For the proper organisation and supervision of the Opium Monopoly, which is expected to provide bail of the Colony's annual income in future, at least half a dozas of the cleverest and most experienced officers in the service should have been chosen. All kinds of unforeseen difficul. ties are certain to arise; before the department a beavy depression in the market for home cavation of 72 ponds, and iolo there the ground-dust polluted with the refuse of domes".
has been in existence a month the officer in charge will probably be clamouring for assist. ace, the old Opium Farmer will be laughing 91 up his sleeve, the public will be mildly wonder. 91ing why the official machinery is not running 99 smoothly, and we shall be saying "we told you ... 29 28 32 89 xo. It is satirely against our principles to ......31 28 30 89 advocate a lavish expenditure of public funds ag 28 88 on any object whatever where the same 32 28 28.88 result can be attained by care, and hard work ; 29 28 27 84 but we have before our eyes the example of the Native States where the efficiency of the got public services is being rapidly impaired and the development of the copatry seriously re- forded by a policy of economy and niggardlincas pushed to excess. The method which involves the least expenditure is not always the cheapest In the long run and where in hopes to collect millions of dollars the Government should be ill-advised to stint twenty or thirty thousand dollars extra for salaries. Finally, the new de patimant is far too important to be run "on the Cheap, and this is most decidedly one of the cassi where we cannot afford to spoil the ship for a ba'ports of tari-Plusng Gazetia.
GARMAN SHIPPING LOSSES,
EXPECTED ABANDONMENT OF EAST ASIAN
COAST SERVICE.
The Bremen correspondent of the London Daily Mail writes:The loss of 4903,000 shown by the last balance sheet of the North German Lloyd Steamship Lion has naturally. led the directors of the company to consider in what way expenses can be curtailed and the earning power increased. I hear on excellent authority that it has practically been decided to give up the Mediteranean-Levant line, and the abips of the company plying between Genoa, Naples, Palermo, and the Levant will,
FUNERAL OF THE GRAND
· EMPRESS DOWAGER..
A DRILLIANT SPECTACLE.
Peking, November 9. No finer tribute has been accorded in more It is further exceedingly probable that an- other branch ofthe Lloyd, the East Asian Coast than a thousand years to the memory of as te vice, will also be given up. This latter line Empress of China than the magnificence of the funeral of the late Grand Empress Dows. was purchased from a British company, and proved to be one of the worst speculationsger, which took place this morning. which the late director, Herr Wiegand, in his
*3,000.00
760,050.00.
write off Furniture Account
1.352.28 carry forward to new account..... 10,091.75
TH........
*.307.254.03
COTTON 'VARN IN JAPNA,
ACTIVITY IN THE MARKET;
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FROM THE CITY WALLS. Mukdes has a population of about 20 3,000 persons, all of whom are still suffering directly or indirectly as a result of the Russo-Japanes campaign, which utterly disorganised a re- munerative trade in skins, furs, hides, and other articles of commerce. To the tourist it is in teresting as the former sestofthe Manchu rulers, nod the medieval palace contains the most rare and beautiful collection of Imperial porcelain and att treasures in existence. Two splendid macseloams contain the remains of departed
and just outside the city boun emperors, daries was fought what is authoritatively stated to be the greatest battle of modern times, From a commanding position on the main gats the visitor may see the old town, with its white pagoda, Chia-ian Palace, tormounted by its golden yellow roof, many beautiful temples, and, perhaps more important than all so fars living generations are concerned, the extensive new Government buildings. Rising conspicuously in the outside city the While Pagoda attracts most attention. It was built, according to tradition, by the Lama priest open the head of a dragon which threatened to swallow up the town, and four pagodas were used to pin down the legs of the winged In his designs for laying out Mukden, the architect made no provision for dreieage and, sitange as it may seem in view of the contempt the Chinese bave for saoi tary conditions, this neglect cost him his
The authorities
monster.
Last week considerable activity was shown in the cotton yarn market in Osaka. The advance in the price of American raw cotton has forced up the quotation of ledian and Chinese cotton, and this has resulted in an advance in the price of Indian and Chinese coltes yarna. Owing to head.
consumption, Japanese yara has a contrary tea dancy, the price at one time declining to below 24. During the past few days the market has improved somewhat, the quotation going up to above Yi75. Surprised at this tara, export ars proceeded to bay stocks. On the and instant 5,000 bales of the horse brand of Betten Spioning Company were purchased for shipment in January, February, and March next; the price ranging from V121.21 to Y121.75, and subsequently about 7,000 bales from various mills were purchased, in all About 13,000 bales have been purchased by ex: porters in the past few days. On the Yarn Ex change, however, the market is regarded with pessimism. It is pointed out that the monthly production of yarn amounts to about 80,000 balas, while the export of yarn is not more than 20,000 bales per month on an average. If some activity is shows la the export when the home demand is depressed, as at present, the stock OD the market will steadily increase and holders will eventually be forced to sell at a sacrifice asthe result of over-production.--Japan Chronicle.
THE " CYCLOPS" DISTURBANCE
APPLICATION BY MR, SHINTON.
At the Magistracy, fast Saturday, Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) made an application before Mr. E. R. Ballifax (First Magistrate) for a copy of the depositions in the Cyclops case, in connection with which four excise officers are charged with as alleged assault on a number of tallymen
August last.
efforts to extend and strengthen the Northsion from pavilions erected inside the Tung-belonging to the 1.3, Cyclops on the 1th of
"According to evidence in our possession, Japanese official personages, commencing from Prince Ito, regard the late war as the result of a continuous misunderstanding. In the view of the Japanese, our undertakings in the Linn-it is expected, cease ranting at no distant safe, tung peninsula and our projects in Korea were not the result of a deliberate movement of en. croachment on the sphere of Japan's interests, but were an historical leap a leap ont premedi tated and not even arising out of our anterior activities here, in which, when pressing our fatal steps to the south, we, did not weigh the real strength of our presumptive opponent in the path of ber acquisitions,
"And Prince Ito, a man with a deep Imperial spirit, slike before the war as after, supponed the view that the Far Easters interests of Russia and Japan not only did not exclude each other, but on the contrary, when correctly anderstood, poluted to the necessity for a close friendship between the two countries, which would guarantee peace in the Far East and u trkoquil colture-economic development of the two neighbouring Pewers. This point of view, Prince Ito shared with Japanese official circles, aven with the Emperor himself.
Crowds of freigners witnessed the proces chikmén aren At 7 a.m. these pavilions were filled with onlookers, although the conège did n't pass until 9.15 a.m.
German Lloyd, aver notered upon,
While the prestige of German shipplog will undoubtedly suffer, the financial position of the
The Prince Regent, Prince Ching, the high Lloyd will be improved and consolidated when the vessels in the above mentioned routes no officials of the Waiwapu and the foreign diplo- longer run for account of the company. For matic representatives preceded the coffin.. But years past those branches of the service have the members of the Diplomatic Corps retired rosaled in an annual loss of some 100,coo.from the procession at the pavillons. Gleams Puring the past few months the shares of the of sunlight were then momentarily breaking North German Lloyd have advanced, which through an overcast sky and the effect upon improvement is dae not only to the batter trade, the dazzling colour sees in the procession was
but probably to the fact of the projected chan brilliant and indeed mast remarkable, ges having been known to the initiated.
S.S. "KOREA”
All arrangements for the funeral were carried out by the Waiwupo, in an excellent manner.- N. C. D. News
His Worship-You were here, Mr. Shenton?
Me, Shenton-Yas, your Worship, but a mass of evidence has been taken and I want to know what evidence your Worship considers material. His Worship-1 see no objection to grant your application.
Mr. Shapton-I am much obliged to your Worship.
CHINESk naval siübenTS IN JAPAN,
A NEW EXPERIMENT BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT,
cured from the ravagos" of the wind by hun dreds of huge stones. Looking down upon this settlement from the walls ous can almost-- imagine that he is gazing into a dry river-bad full of rounded disintegrated rock. Outsida the newgate another community exists beneath awnings of more or less tattered and mouldy mattlug spread above four stander poles. Has ordered the ex-dreds, pay, thousands, live here apon the bars. tic supplies, or med trodden into a:l odorous oose by constant human traffic and the foraging al filth-iculed, attenanted pigs, dogs, and fowli. And this is the main road--the road extending from the railway station to the principal gara ́of the walled city!' Little wonder that the-- athorities have been persuaded that som change is necessary. The greatest wonder of all, however, is that scores of men, women and such noisome hovels and, so far as can be children can huddle together your alter your in judged from appearances, thrive,
whole of the sewage was carried by a system of channels. Though the majority of these ponds have been filled in, a law exist to-day, and the unwary visitor who comes within smelling distance has an experience which will impress itself upon his memory for all time. Makden possesses many excel lent schools, where amongst other subjects, English and Japanese are taught. Besides these there are law schools, military academies, and colleges where secondary education is
THE JAPANESE IN MUKDEN," given to advanced pupils. About 8,000 boys and girls attend these schools, and are greatly
The gradual declins of the Japanese popula-- interested in their work. One serious disad vantage is the difficulty of obtaining efficient tion in ukden since the completion of the wAT teachers in certain subjects. The Eaglibis an exemplification of the triumph of thrift taught is invariably that colloquial polyglot over empty assurance. The thousands of ad which serves only to disguise meaning. But venturers who followed the irresistible army inio Manchuria, and remained together the authorities are serious in their intention to
the fruits of victory, are balag crowded out by the industrious' and economical Obi- develop the minds of their young people, the curriculum contajos little that is not eminently practical, and even in the initial stages the uesa, and the Japanese shopkeepers who das panded upon their own people for support are results are particularly gratifying.
one after another discovering that their busl Destos are no longer remunerative, The
but the axodus of drones set in some time ago. - shrewder and steadier tradesmen will romain, Certainly one still meets some who have sur vived these conditions and who assume the str of a Scipio Africanus re-entering Rome at the head of his invincible hosts, They are the representatives of a type, unhappily still too numerous the Japanese abroad who treat the persist in taralabing the good name of Japan people of Manchuris sed Korea as seris, and by preposterous arrogance, a ladicrous swagger in dress and deportment, and lary and viclon habits. But the drones are gradually being focted from the hire, and of the 3,500 Japanes who lived in Mukden in 1936 Is than 1,500 remained in June last. Two thousand had found the pace too slow,
THE BUSY HUM OF. MEM. Although the roads have been greatly im proved within the past few years, much still remains to be done before they cease to be a. reproach to municipal management. The main street of the outside city, along which the tram- way passes, is tolerably broad for about a mile, bat after the new gate at the outer wall bas been reached it narrows down to such an extent as to render traffic purely a matter of the survi- l of the filtest. Along this thoroughfare of about 20 feet in width the barse-trams run, caving little space for 'rickshes and banhas, and none at all for pedestrian. In dry wea ther dost lies quite six inches thick, and when the rains come and the mod is scraped off the tram lines, those who go on foot are liable at any moment to "cannon off a vehicle of some kind into a mess of highly question. able rubbish which poniesies provokingly ad hesive qualities. At first sight Makden is op- attractive and repulsive, but it is a quaint city withal, where nothing seems commonplace, and where nne need not search far for diversion. rate my through the congested traffic vendors Heavily laden springless carta croak ibsir er- of hundreds of varioties of mysterious articles pass through the hunying crowd of Mongolians half the time skipping the deep channelings at the side of the road and the other half plough "It may be believed that M. Kokovtsoff
ing through beaps of manure and slush, Hond- would hardly meet any opposition to the
A SCHOOLBOY'S MISCONDUCI, An arrangement having been arrived at bereds of riki-sha-men are coming and going, establishment of a position in the realisation
tween the Japanese and Chinese navies relatoither on business or looking for it, and judging WIRELLES TELEORAPHY Equipment, of which Japan would sheath the sword ex-
FINED $50 FOR MOLESTINO EUROPEAN GIRL ing to the training of Chinese students is the from the marvellous manner in which they tended over us. And this is all the more pro-
The Pacific Maif steamer Korea, whicharrived
13th lost.
Jepances cavy, eight students who recently meander through the confused mass of traffic, bable in that H. Kokovienff is not a partisan
Bolshed their course in the Tokyo Marins at Kobe yesterday from San Francisco, is now The story of a shameless assault on a School have been received into the navy from In the pursuit of that world dominion of which Messrs. Moravieff and Lamedor, Rus quipped with wireless apparatus, says the pean girl was related before Mr E. R. Hallifax
the rat instant, and bave entered the Yokosuka Mian Ministers of Foreign Affairs, dreamt not Japan Chronicle of toth inst. Mr, R. P.. (First Magistrate) in the Police Court this mom-
Naval Gunnery School. Here they will study long since, M. Kokovtsoff is an advocate of Schwerin, vice-president and general manager leg. when Lai Un Chi, a school-bor, appeared for six months, when their training will be the peaceful development of the Far Eastern of the Pacific Mail Company, recently joined to the deck on a charge of assaulting a Euro continged at the Torpedo School for six months
pean girl in the Public Gardens yesterday after. provinces, as be intimated in bir spoect in the step in the march of progests and gave orders Dams in defence of the Bill relating to the for the insulation of a wireless plant on the soon. It appears that defendent, along with They will then be placed on traloing ship for a further term of six months. These are Korea, The bigsteamship is now endowed with another stadent, were on their way to the Amur Railway:
This blind event the sipation of the power of speech, and is the lonely watches Public Gardens after school boars but prior to the first Chinese students to be admitted into Prince lig-bus destroyed the probability of of the night will be able to hold converse with reaching the Gardens, they met a European the Japanere pavy. Their expenses will be an early Agreement with Japan on Far Eastern other ships and with the stations scattered girl, whom they approached and accostad, paid by the Chinese Government. questions. Tros the wheel of history will not along the shore. When Mr. Schwerin return shortly afterwards while she was seated on a cease to revolve by the death of this or other ed recently from Honolely be repudiated an beach in the gardens. As the girl took no no active workers, but nevertheless the unexpected alleged interview la which he was quoted as tice of this defendant became annoyed and death of Prince Ito is a great loss to the Far belittling the value of wireless, but at the same struck her on the knee. The complainant was East, as the late Prince was possessed with time declared that his ships would not be accompanied by heramah at the time, whocall. sincera desire to strengthen peace here and equipped until certain great improvements had ed out for the Police. An Indian constable shur guarantee the Interests of civilisation been made is the science of wireless telegraphy. quickly appeared on the scene and arrested the The Korea is equipped with a 5-kilowatt send defendant, who became fodignant and told the among the people dwalling in Eastera Asia*
ing apparatus, which is the most powerful in constable that he was a student-and that he had stalled on any ship on the Pacific, sad the other no sight to seizs him by the queue. Defendant ships on the Far Eastern run will be similarly further demanded a chair in which to proceed squipped as they arrive at San Francisco. It to the Police Station, which request, sepdless expected that some great records will be made to remark, was refused by the turbeaned oill- by the ones. Some good long distance work cial Tais morning, the eming scholar appeared has bean dens on the Pacific with fiastrumant before Mr. B. R. Hallifax and was fund $50, it is also mated Prince Kung is not satisfied and bashas, and for this reason: i no other the TOTAL Togg Kal-sun topl ranging from à to y-kilowatts. With a g-kilo, the Magistrale" at the same time remarking with the success of the prohibition, the ples of economical Calestials patronise them in Liberal students to America, kas ti watt “walch" the Acres is expected to break that people of the type of destadant made the 'which he intends shortly to alter and he wake mumberk? The camera piuinity slow, and that he and the students all pratique meerde,
- Pablla Gardens Impossible.
KRUBBER RETURNS:
1.
(Guon & Co.) 1,300 lbs (Oct 0g) Highlands & Lowlands (Barlow & Co.)
30,124 18s (Oct 09) For the year 264,210 Oct og: Oct of, 19 ALO3 09, 10 m01 08, Lanadron (Backer & Co.)
30,8/3|| 18,041 | 203,100°: 147,348
THE OPIOM QUESTION,
A Chinese telegram says that the British Minister is Peking bas observed to the Wal wapu that importation of opium from India would be curtailed if China strictly prohibited poppy plantation, otherwise it would hardly be fair for China to grow poppy le the country, and that the importation of foreign opium should be forbidden. President Na Tong bay, therefore, conferred with the Anti-Opium Commissioner and decided that poppy plantation shepid be patiraly apppressed
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK." But, roughly speaking, there are still between 60,000 and 10,000 Japanese in Manchurie, principally established in prosperous business along the two main railway routes, and Japan. ese activity remains an incontrovertible fact. There is much conjecture amongst those whe study political conditions as to the future of the country upon which the eyes of the world have been jealously fixed for years. The Russo Chinese Treaty recently signed obviously alma at restricting Japanese expansion, and there are many other possible combinations which mora. hopelessly cloud the issne. Japan kas beaten China in the field and gained nothing but Formosa and an indemnity, although on the one is almost convinced that they could, if re second occasion she entered a claim to pos quired to do so, pass through the aye of a sion of the Liaotong Peniosals. Diplomats Roedie. The air is rent with rancops sounds | decreed that polther party should gain territorial as the Hinerant merchants appraise their readvantage from the Russo-Japanese war, but what diplomatists say, and what" the spective wares, beating gongs and tomtoms. and ringing bells to fill in short breathing Japanese as conquerors feel at two entirely interesis. Donkeys are everywhere voic different matters. Japan fosters the belief that leg their hideous plaint, and generally she has the same title to South Manchuria as there is a feeling to the mind of the newcomer Britain has to India and Germany to the Rhine" been turned loose. The babbub begins with the position in the same light. They couldke that all the disturbing elements of Babel have provinces. The Chinese naturally do 201 view the Chinese day, which dawng at anything be that Japan ousted, Russia from Manchuria from tween 3 and 4 o'clock, and, with the exception purely self-protective motiyes," and that' she of the few hours when even the Chainmap is Chion) le entitlan to compensation for the diav compelled to seek repose, continues, for the location of business in Chinese territory Coose.
quent upon a prolonged, war, Whatever may': be the intentions of the Powers regarding Soura entire round of the clock,
Manchuria Japan virtually owns it,to-day, and; it will take something more than moral susalon to more her at the expiration of her jente Of the isolang prainsale,
JAPANESE ACTIVITIES. While the horse tramway Initiated by the Japanese about two years ago may be consi- dered a sign of a desire to progress, it is not really progress.? The cars, which previously saw long service in Tokyo, are Bithy, and few people outside the Chinese population can be Japan Chianiola, tempted to enter theme. They have, however, dental ins at the saving grace of being cheaper than 'rikinkan