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SOCIAL QUESTIONS IN JAPAN.
OPINIONS OF THE "NICHI-NIC{{1," Some farther extracts from the articles in the Nichi-Nichi to which we have already called attention will be found interestlög →
THE BERVANT QUESTION, Japan is no longer hen from the servant, question, which in the cause of so much trouble in European households. In fendal times the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12 1910.
| be no distinction between the Executive and the Legislature un regards their importance t "Is only proper that so long as Cabinet Ministers are treated as shikule officials the same privilege should be accorded to President of both Houret of the Diet. Therefore it is siïisfactory to.ob- serve that this view bas prevalled. in official cirdes and the official treatmest of Presidents | and Vice-Presidents of the two Chambers has braa modified accordingly, es recently, an nounced. But nothing has been made public wild regard to the treatment of ordinary mem ber of the Houses, who will rank in order cl precedence as heretofore. There are two
RUBBER IN 1909.
A 'VEAR'S RETROSPECT.
Messrs. Lewis and Fast have Issued this year an Ingenious card with a barometer abowing the highest and lowest and, monthly prices of fiam para (crop 1909 38,930 trus) and planțation rubber (4,610 than). The reard was reached in October 931. To balance that we have the significant lest we forget! fine para Fab 1908 afa per lb. The following is the report of the year - i
6, Mincing LanD, sons why members of the Japanese' Diel
London, 13 Jan., 1910. are regarded as «of less importance thic The year 1909 has been a phenomenal, One members, of the Legislature clawhere. One for Rubber and at times the variations in Is that the habit of Kanson-mimpi ("Respect values extraordinary. Prices for Fina Para for Government and contempt for people") | bave fluctuated from !/st at the lowest to still retains, much of its old influence, and the other is that, generally speaking, Japanese Die at the highest, or roughly speaking 4/ per lb., a variation hitherto unknown in the article. The previous record highesi pfice five years, including 1909, works out si 5/4 per tb., and for the last ten years at 4/6 per 1b. Plantation Para has fluctuated in price from 5/ì la January to 9/8j in November, and clorex. 7/6 for Biscuits and Sheets against 7/61 for Fine Furs on the spot and 7/5 for forward delivery.
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ROMPHREYS ESTÄIB AND MINANCE CO., LTD.
ANNUAL MEETING.
8th lost.
CATHEDRAL chqir conCERT.
9th lust. An enjoyable concert was given by the choir of St. Joha's Cathedral last night in aid of the Cathedral organ fand, which ought to be appre
AN OPIUM APOLOGIST,
HONGKONG WRITER'S BROCHURE ON THE SUBJECT.
forty years. It is true that samething of the old minds of many japanese, simply by force of 579 per ib. In 1905. The average price for your permission, I will take the report and effect. In the second, "The day is done," Mr. daysloping agent and useful medium",' wo
relations between master and servant were analogous to those which existed bilweep a Daimyo and his retalaes. It was not me then for servants, both men and women, to femalo In service for life and abhre all the vicissitudes encountered by their masters, Many were ready to sacrifice even their liver for the sake of those in whose service they were, This admirable custom has almost completely van- ished, at least from the larger cities, with the social revolution and the advance in indústrial-
int ism which baya takes place during the last style of relationship between master and war vant still legers in some country, district, but It is destined to disappear sooner or later. The inroads of modern civilisation are making It increasingly difficult to obtain good ser- youts, and the unique relations between master and servesal which were so abundantly in evidence is former times are fast resolving themselves into those ofemylnyerand employed de, cold and prosaic. As it is, the servants are gaining in power proportionately to the slackening of the hold of their employers over them. But the state of affairs in Japan is not yet so bad as in Western countries, where the relations between servant and employer are in the nature of a labour contract, pure and simple, Servants continually demand higher wages and shorter hours for work, and in no circomitances
· can they be induced to work both day and night. They dự not hesitate to leave work op the expiration of the term stipulated in the agreement even if the work is unfinished. And their employers do nol or cannot complain, A maidservant of a boarding-house in Switzer fand which the writer was staying bad 'n
sweetheart whoused to vilther at 8 o'clock every evening, that being the time at which her con tracted hours of work terriinated. Sometimes the dinner was delayed and the maid's work could not be finished by the appointed time on such occasions she would not say a moment logger to finish her work, batyushed out of the house instaully she heard the signal of her friend, Névertheless the laadlady seemed to take no notice of the erratic ways of her maid. Tre writer asked the landlady for an explanation of what seemed to him rather extraordinary be -haviour, but she replied, indifferently that she could not help it, as the maid's working hours were over. How cold and uosympathetic arc the relationi, batween' master and invant in the West may be inferred from the example quoted, And signs are not, wasting that this undesirable state of affairs is invading Japan.
THE GEISIA.
Perhaps no Japanese word is better and mare widely known abroad thap the magic word geisha. Although the profession of geisha is old it is only during the last decade or two that it has shown any remarkable development and reached its present prosperity. In pre- Restoration days, there were lower, tea- houses, while sanchial (assignation-houses) did not exist at all. In those days the licensed quarters were the only pleasure resorts of society. The courtesan of the time was more Platonic than seninal in her nature-fuite un like her successor of the present-day-and was
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It is somewhat difficult to comprehend the publish a pamphlet beating the sonorous titis "The opium traffic: historical, commercial, ait his facts within the space of a pages. Tha social and political aspects," and to compreit
Multom author has given his work a funker heading-- In which no doubt it is, but
parro," avan a genius in scarcely capable of
queezing a quarter of what is to be said regarding, the opium trade within the pages ol-a tract. Con sidering that Mr. Hurley is a stalwart cham plon of those who indulge in the opium-pipe. and that he holds the opinion that " in the courts of a most saturat evolution oplum "has bena called upon to play a part not unimport ant bath as a controlling sadative as well as should have thought he would have found it more profitable to tackle the subject seriously and at length, lu order to rehabilitato "the cbancter of the drug". As it is be has merely. skimmed the subject, hastily reviewing the position oplum has occupied in China since it was introduced by the Arabs. Mr. Hurley da clares that the first mention of the poppy ju Chinesa Records dalas back to the days of the Tang dynasty in the sixth century. He may be right bạt Dz. Hlth in “Cylsa "und the Roman Orlent" mentions A.D. 667 as the data whas opium was first introduced into China, a a medicine, while the late Dr. Rikins declared that prior to A.D. 763 the poppy was unknown - to the Chinna. And it was not until'A.D. gya, In the Sung dynasty, that the opium poppy began to be cultivated. On the whole, how. ever, Mr. Hurley's dates agree approximately with those submitted by earlier wilion, and blo" bistorical review although scrappy is quite trustworthy. As for the bookiei în - all" ite aspects we can only say that the author con ceived a capital idea when be started to pre- sent the case-for opium, because he was oûter. dogʻan untilied field, but, candidly, it could not be said that the present work would form even so adequate introduction to the subject. Still it should prove a bandy work of relerance" for those who have bad memories for historical facts and viewed in that light we can recom mend its peronl by those interested in this vitally-important question. It is printed in clear type and on good paper by the Hong. koug Printing Press and we understand that it may be obtained at the cast of a5 cents a copy
The ordinary gen: tai menting of sharehold, ciably augmented by last night's large attend-motives which have led Mr R. G. Hurley to Ld... was held at the company's registered ing the occasion with bis presence. ses of the Humphreys Estate and Finance Coance, His Excellency the Governor also favour offices, Alexandra Belidings, Des Voeux Road, Central, at noon, to-day, for the purpose of re-first part balag entirely devoted to spirit
The concert was arranged in two parts, the ceiving the report of the directors together with ual music while the second half contained a statement of accounts for the year ending secular elections. The first part opened 31st December, gog. Mr. Henry Humphreys with Lave the Lord by the chores and presided.
Others present were Messty, was cleverly rendered. In Hail, gladden. W. C. Borzar, G. Balloch (director), ing light," the inspiring cotes of the wall- J. A. Jupp, W. H. Wickham, E. T. Burje, F. koown hymn wars brought out in their full W..Stapleton, J. M. Wong, and Eaos Seth beauty by the chorus. Two of the most ap- (Secretary),
preciated iluma of the evening ware in the form The Secretary having read the notice con of duets. The first of these was "Doubt not vening the meeting,
by Father's care," in which Mrs. Dealy and members are men of little education and
The Chairman said-Gentlemer,With Mr. R. E. White wore associated with happy inferior character. The idea still lingers in the
statement of accounts as read. You will notice Goldsmith and Ms. E. B. Ayris were heard with habit and sentiment that the people's repre-
that
again no appropriation has been made for harmonious results. The last Item in the first sentatives should rank after the officials, Auto
remuneration to General Managers and Direc part of the programme was "Oh come, let us the education and character of the majority
tors. At our last meeting, I informed you that worst ipfe solo and chorus, the soloist being the Diel members, the less and the better
interest on the mongages on the thres large Miss Nicholson, who rendered her portion of However important may be the nature of the
lots seated in Trimitia-tul purchased in the work in as able manner, duties entrusted to Japadese M.P.'s, maby
June, 106, would be payable as from the st
The second half of the programme opened people seem to think it out of place in trent
The Brazilian Crop commencing last July
January 1909. This and the fact that Kowloon with "Whos daisies pied which was well theni on the same footing as Chokunta officials, will doubtless prove a large one, although sup. Marine Lot 48 was usoccupied the whole of the rendered. Mrs. Gilby and Mr. Ayris appeared These people, however, apparenly lose sicht plies have up to now beat somewhat hindered year account almost entirely for the falling off in a pretty dual antilled You and I " and were of the fact that it is, the abstract body tỈ
in the profits. by the low waters of the Upper Amsion, but Typhoon and Ficods Insurance fund has been first encore
The amount at credit of heard to good advantage, which elicited the men.bara to which due respect should be pald, this oely means that they will arrive later than decreased by $17,405.17. At the last meeting White gave "When Britale really ruled of the evening, Mr. R. E. nat to individual men who may not deserve it was expected, and it is probable the heavy estimated that we should require to withdraw the waves with great gusto. and had If the treatment of M.P.'s be improved it will weight of the Crop will be felt in January! have the result of increasing their prestige in March. The Americans have up to now a further fro,cob from this fund to pay, for the to re-appear. Mr. Donman Faller then the eyes of the people, who may then ba
taken the bulk of the supplies received in
damage caused by the rains and typhoon in appeared in two pianoforte solos, tha induced to pay more attention to the choice of Manaos and Para, so that only just toffici- July, igus. The Government, however, insist respective works of Chapin and Berloger, ed on certain extra work being carried out in which were both rendered with the usual the representatives than they do at presaptant supply has reached Europe for Euro Papan Chronicle.
реяд Trade requirements, and yet prices.cocoaction with our three houses which were masterly style characteristle of the talented have dropped froin 9/ la October 10.7/6 in destroyed in Mongkokisoi and the expenditure Cathedral organist. Mrs. E. G. Barrett was December, as soon as the aquaero was over.
on this extra work is responsible for about half simply superb in her rendering of " The bloom All interested in either Fine Para or Plantation
the increase over my estimate. The damage of an apple tree" and was obliged to repeat the Rubber, when considering the likely courne of
done by the raius and storms of October last verae la response to an encore. The last prices during 191o, should bear in mind, that
last amounted to close on $1,0:0 and the item the was extremely amusing poem, "There iyto commences with a moge of prices 2/4 par
payments for such are included in the above was an old woman,” arranged for music, by amount. The amount at credit of insure the chorus. Mr. C. Crispla took the part of b. above the prices ruling in January, 1909, six or eight months has been extraordinary by $4,773.73 and thle saux represents the good advantage. This concluded the concert ance Reserve Fund has been increased. soloist, and his deep basi voice was heard to and whilst it is true the demand for the past
and very little affected by the enòrmona and
amount of expired fue risks underwritten by and the singing of the National Anthem brought abnormal price consumers have bad to pay, it
the Company. The item figuring in the tlabi an enjoyable evening to a close.
ities under heading of Mortgages has, beed. got reasonable to expect such rates will be maintained when the kravy supplies come increased by $346,453.30 The causn of this to band at come they must. Passibly early increase bas already been refented to. The in the year there will be a decline
amount invested on mortgage has decreased of 6d, or gd. per lb, followed by, a ro by $148,381ng but against this the item Sup-;
dry Creditora has been reduced by $95,11-55. cofery, as consumers fill their requirements, bat we do not look for range of prices for some
Well, gentlemen, there is nothing else lo the balnuca-sheet which calls for special com tims to come, but shoold rather venture-a-pré- diction of a 7-basis with variations of 3d. per meat from me but before taking my seat, "How old are you?" he shot back quick an
Ib, or possibly 6d: either side of 7/- for the next should like to make a few general remarks. We have had, I regret to say; a poor year, but fish. "You may think you know, but you six months, both for Para and Plantation. don't know. Nobody knows dow old he isSuch a position and basis must be considered your Directors and General Managers cannot but think that the depression which has hung a most satifactory one for Planters and Pro
like a pall over the Colony for acstly five years wlil shortly pass away and that a new era of prosperity will dawi bright as any that has gone before. There is no better barameter for gauging commercial prosperity or depression than property and as land values in several dis tricts show
I
WO'S LAST NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW IN NEW YORK.
“I think,” said. Dr. Wa, "the only time cyar became angry at newspaper men was whes sme of them came to my house in Washington at 130 o'clock in the morning and asked me where I was going to send my ma to school. I sold to those reporters. Do you want me to And they said they would very much like t tell you my iden of Washington reporters?
now what I thought about them. So I said, Well, you sit around a table all night trying to think of the most foolish thing you can ask Wu, and the reporter who thinks of the most foolish thing gein a prize, from the rest,'" -
"Dr. Wu," said one of his callers, "do you mind telling bow old you are?"
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All we have is the word of our parents that wa
e of such and such on age. Ifbink I'm over
too, but my family informs me (bat I'm only i Title. past 60. But I'm getting ten years younger every year and 1 will tell you how I do it.
ducere, and equally so to those who have taken an interestio Rubber Companies as an invost. meat.
We do not hesitate to call attention to the benefits being derived, and to be derived, in "Once I drank whiskey, just i little whisker, London and in the Rubber World generally and sometimes I drank champagne, but I have from the enterprise, capacity and intelligence quit that. A little unfermented grape juice of Planters in the East, which has brought
about this great, lucrative and idaportant in inflifies.me qud is all I ought to have." Now about eating. I am not a vegetariao, but adustry, to their own advantage and that of sanitarinn-one who eats only simple, whole same foods, "My luncheon to-day was com posed of com flakes, sweet potatoas, a le bread and butter, milk and apples. If you Americans would eat those things you would live longer and be much happier. But you
everyone connected with it. An enormous amount of capital has been invested in Rubber Companies, but it must be borne in mind that such an industry requires, and is entitled to, a huge capital, and we ars of opinion that the outlook is a bright one for Rubber Producera
distinct. upward tendency and paced rates as compare witbed hands at. nahanced rates as compared with two years ago, the outlook is certainly more encouraging than it has been for years past. While at the moment we may have cause to blame ourselves for a too progressive policy, in a short time we may be rejoicing in the roads of that policy. One thing in certain, there is no other concern that will benefit more by the improve- ment to land values at Kowloon when it comei
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
VESSELS AT MANILA AND HONGKONG IN COMMUNICATION. Breaking all records for commercial wireless work on the Pacific, Operator S. A. Phelps on the Korea, the first Paclic-Mail steamer to have wireless installed, talked with San Francisco on the last trip home from the Orient at a dis tance of 4,305 miles, says the Manila Times of ih inst. The pext longest record made up to that time was that of the Sheridan which did 3,500 miles with San Francisco..
On the trip out this time, however, Operator Phelps talked with San Francisco over 3,600 miles, thus making the two longest distances so far recorded.
In speaking of his work on the trip out the Korente operator stated to a Times represent ative that his instruments did good work on the whala trip, The first night out from San Francisco lie worked with Honolulu, a distance of 1,900 miles, and after leaving Hoholula worked with San Francisco over 3,500 miles, with Alaska 1,000 miles and with Japan 1,700 miles, all of which was exceptionally good work.
THE MANCHURIAN BEMN IRADE.
*EXPLANATION OF THE SUBARGO,
Peking, February 3
The attempt of the Peking Government to prohibit the export of beans and grains from Manchuria has met with a protest from the British Consul-General at Makdan in respect of the embargo...on beans, as being a quently a defibile appcancement has beep infringement of treaty stipulations, Subre
made to the effect that the export of beau will not be stopped,
A month's nolice of the intended prohibition of the export of grains has been given; but it inasmuch as it has been found impossible to is expected that this porlod will be extended, full-forward sales of grain, which have benn covered by deposita, on account of the damage. dons to crops by the rain and the impossible.
In fact just like the getsla in her better aspects, wen't, Lots of people I have said farewell to end lavestors from the simple fact that the do" (and come. it must) than we shall. Before station at Nagasaki 478 miles in the daytime I condition of the roads for vehicular traffic,- Oaly wanica of education and accomplish-will be dead when I come back-that is, if 1 mand is a growing one, and that Consumers moving the adoption of the report and accounts, and with Shangbai aga miles during the day. N, C, Daily News,
ments could aspire to the ranks of the first- class counterans who waited on the parties of daimyo and literary mee. The licensed houses wore somewhat like the present teahouses and machtal combined, and it would be a great mistake to suppose that these houses existed simply for the purposes of pandering to the lower passions of bumisity, as is the case at present. There was also a limited number of professional geisha whu assisted the courtesan at sakd parlies. With the gradual increase of tex-houses alanwhere, however, the necessity of going into the specul quarters for social entertainment diminished. At the same time the number of geisha to amuse and assist at entertainments began to increase. Machi of also sprang into existence and have likewise multiplied. With this altered state of things a change has taken place in the standing of the yataku (licensed quar- tars). The witly and accomplished courtesan
pure and simple, and respectable people no longer frequent the Yoshiwara, which was ouce the centre of social attraction. This is the rea- son for the decline of the licensed quatiers and the "prosperity of the geisha and Machist at the present time. The gelsin of to-day are of the material which would have made the higher courtesani in former times.
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wirtues. Tam not so sure that I shall, Maybe if I do return I shall come sailing inte New York in my airship. Don't be surprised to see Wa land on the top of one of those great buildings sóme day.”
Some one wanted to know how Dr. Wu felt about the matter of vates for women, so Dr. Wu made a little speech on that subjeci,
of
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Coming farther out he worked with Choshi
This work with Nagasaki was good and with Shangbal was an improvement over the last trip when he could get the land station only at çó miles,
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Commenting on the above our Shanghai contemporary writes ----
"Whenever a majority of the women in believe, with all the new enterprises entered said that the Chairman's speech encour with Cavite. The Korea was in touch with unic advices) ibat an embargo had been placed
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the United States prove that they really want to vote they should be allowed to "rote," he said, "And there isn't any Legislature or Congress brave enough to keep them from veling. In that case. As it stands a majority of that women bave not shown that they
to vote. want
Most
women
be soom-to
lukewarm about it. I have heard a good deal of talk and some spatches from women about this matter, but li
seems, after all, as if thewhat do you call them? Suffragettes? That is it as if the
und Manufcturers are locis Rubber they that in buying Plantation Grown
1e receiving in their factories an article of high merit and purity to be relied upon and fica from the irregularity and uncertainty of native prepared and wild Robbers. The rea The demand for cultivated sult is certain. Rubber must and will increase, and we do not
into, that has been overdone, although wa de got for one monient expect the present enormous prafits are going to last, although for some time to come we are persuaded that there is no industry with such prospects an present themselves in connection with the Plantation Rubber industry.
Points-During the past year features of Plantation Rubber may be summarised as follows.
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General improvement. and, regularity of quality and colour of Crepe: which facilitates
shall be pleased to answer any questions which shareholders may wish to ask to the best
my ability. There were no questions. The Chairmau proposed the adeption of the report and accounts.,
Mr. Wickham seconded, and, in doing 10 aged them in the hops that at last they, had reached the bottom of the depreciation of their diet had fallen from recent years; their dividend had 90 cents to-45 cents and he could only express the hope that the Chairman's forecast oo this occasion was correct. When the railway connecting the British section of the Kowloon Cation Railway with the Canton-Hankow Railway was come pleted, he hoped that things would brighten and they would require more land for the up at Kowloon, The industries would increase establishment of factories and balldings for
After leaving Shanghai Mr. Phelps worked with Cavite, the first night out god miler, the greatest distance he has ever been able to work the transport Thomas the cotire distance across the Pacific, and the right before arival bere worked with the Minnesofa at Hongkong.
Operator Phelps on the present trip installed a'small instrument below and successfully worked between the two stations o: the same eel. The second serial, so fast long, was smaller intrament got a tinch spark. This placed just below the regular one and the the first time, it is understood, thit stwo ship and successfully worked with each other, astrameots have been installed on the same
bas degenerated into the bawdy prostitute, suffragettes are in a minority, Still, I have business and the executian of manufacturers the accommodation of workmen employed by San Francisco has been removed from Russian
CLIMATE AND TIMPERAMENT
noticed that women in any country are pretty agi to get what they want. It may take time, bai they get it."
Have you been to the theates lately, De
you like best?"
orders,
Smoked Sheet, the smoking process having The special demand and top price paid for apparently increased or preserved the strength by beat or microbe acting, &c. exampled by" "Highlands and Lowlands" and "Vailam brosa."
- The largo station of the Voited. Wireless at-
a ten kilowall machine installed. The United Hill to an elevation seat the Cliff House and now has 16 sed stations on the Pacific Coast,
Wa was asked, "and what kind of plays do of the Rubber, and saved it from deterioration. Mész. J. Scott Harsion, J. W. C. Bonnar, Ho Manila the last of this-month, was to ba
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recording the report and accosats. (Applause), the Company. He had much pleasure in
Carried unanimously.. The Chairman moved that Dr. J. W. Noble, Tang and G. Balloch be re-elected directors.
Mr. Babje seconded. Agreed, The extraordinary "demand and relative in- and good Creped Scrap.
The affect of climate and natural surundines thing bright and cheerful, to 180 pretty girls crease, in prices paid for clean, brown Crepaw, H. Potts and H. Percy Smith as auditors.
on the temperment of a people forma a subject of deep interest, Europe is divided into two by the range of the Alps, and there exists con. aiderable discrepancy between the two sections of people thus divided as regards climate, scenery, and patum) circumstances, In Southern Europe the fourseasons oftheyear are distinctly marked; the air is clear, the sun and
maot.
The maintained excèfience and evenness of the Premier "Ladadron Block,
Mr. Jopp moved the re-election of Messrs.
Mr. Stapleton accorded.
The motion was agreed to-nem con.. The Chairman:-That concludes the buri. The lead for calour and quality by the "Watriapulla" Biscuits, and for prime thickness of the meeting, geetlemen. Thank you Crepe by "Rosehaugh" bhokets,
for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready tomorrow.
moon bright, and moustalas abrupt and rug theatres sie so poorly ventilated. The air is proaching an equal standard of excellence,
to bad, especially when you sit in a box and hot waves come up to you.. It is not at all alce,"
"I'm too busy to go much to the theatre," said Dr. Wu. "A busy mad bain't much time for plays. Wheo i do go I like to see some. and hoor lively music. I do not like heavy selous plays, because i want to be entertained and made to laugh. Some people think that the mission of the stage is.educational. May be it is. I won't argue with those people; but its mission as far as i am concerned is amuse-
We have mostioned some of the leading Another reason why I do not like to attend Crack Marki as examples of successful prepara- the theatre much is because most of your tions, but there are many other Marka fast ap ged. That part of the Continent in frequently visited by heavy rains, thunderstorms, earth
And there is no doubt in a very short time, as quakes, and volcanic eruptions. In a word,
in the case of Fine Pata, regular Contracts will be possible, made simply open a guarantee of Southern Europe is endowed with beautiful Dr. Wa said that he did not know what he given Mark that has established its repute scenery and changeable natural phenomena. was going to do when be returned to Chination for quality and regularity, whether it be The weather and other general aspects of Northern Europe, on the other hand, are
He could not say whether he would be in Block, Creps, Sheet or Biscuits.
In fact a good many contracts have already vaty gloomy. There is ille change in the official life,
"You know that I am a lawyer and one of been entered into for crops and outpuss, and temperature all the year round, fog and mist almost invariably overbang the horizon,
the Iliarati at home," said Dr. Wa, and in with a continuation of the careful preperation and a clear sky is rarely to be seen. The like to be idle. It is too much fan to work,” year, the forward and delivery business should mountains and scenery are commonplace
Ho said that be believed he had 80,000,000 present fawif any difficultias.” and aloteresting; the rainfall is less and
Worms have beep coming much darker in thunderstorms fewer, while there are neither earthquakes nor volcanic eruptions [lobabit. Rate of Nonhero Europe will hardly recognise this picture] In short, nature is very sombre and monotonous in Northern Europe, is mark- ed contrast with the South. This difference in natural features is reflected on the leapera- ment of the people and the social cusiems and ngages in the respectiva regions. Most of the -differences is characteristics and habits between 'the Teuton and Latin races may be inced to some such cause, Northerners are, as a rule, dull and phlegmatic, while Southerners are active and fickle. A similar discrepancy in temperament is also discernible between the Inhabitants of the nerb and sonth of the
HOCKEY.
and the Pacific Mail Sübarba, which is dus in
equipped before leaving San Francisco if the instramezit arrived from New York in time.
A certain amount of upmarizens ban buan caused locally by the intelligence convay ed by a recent telegram of opt Tokio cor respondent (confirmed subsequently by prl-
an the export of beans and cereals from Man- cburla, to Harbla a somewhat serious view of the situation appears to bara baon taken, and one British firm has gone so far as to refuse further contracts. When it is recalled That the export of beaux to Europe through the two ports of Tairen and Vladivostok, amounted last year to more ibat 400,000 tons, of which the greater part found its way to Great Britain it will be realized that any interuption of the trade would entail a severe loss to masy Interests. Oil-mills have been established at Hull and Liverpool and the oil extracted from the beans is used to the manufacture of sosp therefore, to leam, an our Peking correspond and for numerous purposes. It is satisfactory
ent informs un to-day, that the embargo an beaut has already been removed, at the in stance of the Acting British Corsal General la Makden, Articls XIV of the Mackay,Treaty provides that "in cases of expected scarcity or famine from whatsonver cause in any district, the Chinese Government shall, on giving twenty-one days' notice, be at liberty, to prov hibit the shipment of rice and grain from such district. But it is clear that bean would not fall noder this clause, and the altempi of the Vienroy of Manchuria to prohibit the export of this come modity must be attributed to other reasons than anxisty for the provision for the future wants. of his provincials. On the otherhand it is pos› '. sible that the high prices now obtainable for The following is a compărative table of the beats have caused cereals such as wheat, exports of rabber for the year 1957, 1918 and kaoling and millet; to be neglected, with the 1509-
result that the province is threatened with s 1908
1909 supply too short to meet its own immediate ib. lb. Ib. needs. In giving a month's notice of the im
66 peoding prohibition Viceroy Bei Liang has 1,131,085 1,846,388 3,572,535 Treaty. Our correspondent, however, refers to 172,804 332,073 1,036,841 || conformed with the stipulations of the Mackay
586,854 963,253 1,488,375 the heavy forward sales and indicates that the commiimtals of the trade may lead to ́s far.
may be noted, spplies only to Hellungklaög province.
This is the last trip which Mr. Phelps will make on the Kores as he has demonstrated the agility of the machines over long distances. When he was in San Francisco last he was offered a position demostrating the United United States and will take up that work upon Wireless through the western part of the his arrival lo San Francisco next month.
MALAYAN RUBBER.
HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB E RAJPUTS.
9th Ipat... The first match in connection with iba.Hong. kong Hockey Challenge Cup took place yes. terday afternoon on the Club's ground between Pabang the advantage in the first half and fed by a Selangor teams representing the above. The Rajputs had Perak............................... goals to nil. In the second half the civilians N. Sembilan...
., 1907
any eventi sbali fod plenty to do. I do not / which has made such strides during the past Played up well and a good combination Total 1,990,254 -3,897,710 6,087,815 ither postponement of the embargo which it
me is seen. They brought the score to
a draw-2 all, and about five minutes to time It will be song from the above table that the the winding goal was scored by the Club owing aggregate increase in 1908 21 compared with friends and not one enemy in the United States. colour and, unless very pale, have been die to the mistake of the Rajput's goal-keeper in 1997 is proportionately small in relation to the
"I wish I could shake hands with every man, to sell, we do not recommend this form of pre-shipg cut. The fost score stood: H.K.H.O. Ggures of last year over the preceding year. woman and child in this country," said Dr. Paration. Wo, "but since I can't I would like to have the
THE CINEMATOGRAPH CASE.
and that made him very sorry to leave.
CASTILLOS,
news papers give this message from me. Say The quality of parcats 'ient during the past that Wu presents bis respects to the American Tear has improved, but the colour bas people and thanks them all sincerely for the been very dark. A new machine is now plestant things they have said of him and all in courte of construction and of the courteous things they have done for him. Would you like to read what President Talt sald of me at my final audience with him? Here it in, Ha zaldı
To quitting the country you carry with you the esteem of this Government and the good
we have valued soms excellent strong sheet, almost bite, prepired by it, and we have every con- fidence of a great future for thin class of Rubber when new methods are discovered and per- fected.
VICUS ELASTICA.
will of my countrymen in whose name, as in Prepared in Crepe form has always met a
3; Rajput, 2.
4 * ༔
QUEEN'S COLLEGE BOYS 6. BUFFS, The Schoolboys played the Buffs la a friendly- game yesterday. The latter were by far superios men and defeated the boys by ra goala to mil, “. Tomorow at 10.30 in the forenoon the Queen's scholars will meet the Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Club, at the latter's ground.
THE 70A KOGYO KAISHA.
EXPLOITATION IN CHINA.
"OPPOSITION-BY-BOLICITORA.
9th inat,
Before Mr. Justice Gomperte, Poisne judge, at the Summary Court this morning, the case was again mentioned in which Mr. Alex Alma. soff, of the Skipa Cinema-Theatre, is being saed by several parties for some aggregating Over $1,000.
A`SUICIDE'S DEATH.
CAUSED BY STRANGULATION,
-B1b inst Before Mr. E R. Hallifax, First, Polica Magistrate, in the Police Court Itis afternoon, nu loquiry was held into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man named Ah Nam, aged 24, which occurred on the 22nd January last,
Chinese Empire. This circumstanca 'found my own, I wish you bualch and happiness for i ready demand and we do not get nearly enoDRA Toa Kogyo Kaiska (Eastern Asia Industrial appearing for the plaintiffs objected on the death was daa'to strangulation. There wers'
expression is Chinese cimrics as the “strength of the North and the South." The natural features of japan are very much like those obtaining in Southern Europe, only is a morn intensified degree.. The national characteristics of the Japanese consequently bear a strong resemblance, to, those of the people living in Italy, Spain Greece, and Southern France. The Japanese are sa active, Sickle, excitable, and changeable a are thena Southern Rare poant
TREATMENT OF MEMIERE OF THE DIET.
The Executive and Legislature are organs
as indispensable to administration as are the
whools to a cart in the case of locomotion. Kroną an impartial point of view there should,
many years to come.".
*It is nice for one to leave with that com pliment la kis travelling bag," added Dr. Wa.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
| to supply arsa the smaller bayers,
afternoon.
Dr. E. Store stated that he remembered maklig ..., a... post-mortem. examination (op the body of the deceased as the, aznd January last, He found that the cause of Do marks of violence on the body of the decessed
Further evidence baring been called, the fa quire an adjourned for a week with a view to that the deceased at led to commit the act obtaining further evidenca. is le believed. owing to private trebler.
Mr. Lea, d'Almada, who appeared for the defendant,'arked that the case be adjourned. Last year a company, under the style of the Mr. F. X. d'Almade and some diber solicitors
THE MADIRA. FOREST RÜBERR
Company) was formed with the support of the ground that the defendant had had plenty of leading capitalists of Tokyo, Diikt, Kyoto timeto consider what defence be was going to set (Fantamia) has met with extraordinary success, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya, with the up. The cus had been fixed for that afternoon which goes to show that other Rubber bosides object of undertaking the construction of and asked that the case be proceeded with that Heves, properly prepared and sent home in railways, etc., in Chiss and to supply railway Mr, d'Almada contended that Mr. Lemm had good condition, will meet with a quick and materials and advanca money to China. On randy sale, and bring excellent prices. the adib attimo, ganeral meeting of the surveyed the premises and had given a certif. LEWIS & PENT. company was held, when Mr. Farnichl, the cate for value of work done but the work was Bib last..
Rubber and Rubber Share Brokers president, reported on the businesszesults since found to be defective. He could prore a We are officially informed that the Beacon
the establishment of the company. The pro- perfectly good defence. It was only os ac-Tue Mansion House Fund for the relial of the
•Hill Tunnel has been recently completed, but | A TOKIO wire of ged inat says :--The abori- | sident said, ibat. investigations had made cone count of the Chinesa New Year that the sufferers from the floods in Paris umounted on His Excellency the Governor intends to defer gives of Noth Formoss attacked a portion of biderable progress, and some business was un-plalatifs were asking for their money, the 1st fast to £15,000, 35e Duke of, Boni the formal opening ceremoný unil the railway, the Japaness cordon in a surow defies in the | der nagolation with Chinn, but the time had His Lordship-If they am going to put rival fi complated to the frontier." Tomirrow, how. Sght, nine apanese policemen, and others mot arrived, whem daails of the inusactions architects into the box, it will take a long time aver, at about 5 pm. o'clock:Sir Frederick were killed.. Of the aborigines four were killed, could be laid before the mouling. The report, in gut through with the case from proposes quite informally to lay the last brick, if or wounded.
#73) was saprovadami Juğun ChroniČA, TERAS MANTU The case vai adjourned.
· DEACON HILL. TUNNIL.
Age
naught has subscribed 300. The Emperor Francļi Ibsüphi has given 2006 sterling and/ the Vianna Olty Gpsncil 22,000 treseda
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