NO189 BY THE WAY.
THE AVERTED BLOW.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1910
POOR MANDARIN.
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THE PASSING OP KORBA:
\DOLLAR SHARE DISTRESS,
is the most obnoxións, We who are in the Far East parbapa koow a thing or two as.to who is the real party who is attempting to
The Empirs of Korea has coased to exist "Am we at ike bottom yel?”, a fiendly cor- "frustrate China's efforis to suppress the
At any time, within the last three years the respondent asked the other day, and we hid to oplum habit. But the people at home have statement could have been made with approx answer raiber sorrowfully, "Honestly we don't What a relief: The much-decaded typhoon cause to congratulate themselves for having mats accuracy i to day it le tue geographically know That is the indispensable pretimin sect all spared the Colony it, welcome arsyes and refusing to ace and possessing sais as well as politically, for even the name of to any expression of opinion on the robber tentloos. That strange feeling of expectancy and refusing to bear. Such a campal a which usually preçades a probible visitation of of a deliberate perversion of truth may
Kore is to disappear from cfficial terminology, position just now, for the man who says he the storm flood hung like a pall on the spirits of be good arough for the Home people but Yesterday the terms of the annexailos of the keows is merely a concelled fool, even though the good folk of Hongkong, the exceptions by those who are acquainted with the raid Hermit Kingdom by japan were pubilabed he may be a person whose opinion is valusbic being the toaccent griffige fresh from home, position of affairs, it cannot be treated one simultaneously ip Tokio and Seoul, and thes We have just been scraping a low figures whore cry on such cecasions is for a real whit better than what it actually deserves the amours of the last few months have relating to sterilug and dollar shites, live" lyphoon of a particularly fiendish wariely.silcat contempl..
materialized, The action of an "Agreement" and, have been struck by the valalively "Trenly between the two countries | much greater fall that has taken place in 'Strange to say, in uina cases but of ten, if the simister desire of these same people wara to ba
balds good, In the guise of a fine the value of the latter compared with the gralified, they would be the least likely to
agent the Emperor of Koren surtenders former class. Taking a group of sight dollar became entkerlastle about the matter after
his sovereignty and accepts rank in the fo companies-Ayer Panas, Dalgownie, Bukit their experience. It is noteworthy that an far
perial House of Japan with the title of Prince Timab, Indragist, Pajam, Pegob, Singapore the Colony has fortunately orcaped coming
Yi. Within three short years the Imperial and tohore, and United Singapore-we find
that, on April 27, which was just a few days into top close a contact with its anomal visitor,
poppet becomen which has very magnanimously cooficed it peregrinations for the mast part to less for tunge vicinities contiguous to the Colony, While as this subject, noe fact which was brought to my notice on Thursday morning, which is too good to pass aunoticed, was that Koos after sunrise the harbour simply swarmed with innumerable sampins which looked like so many huga
A todding a gigantic water salghbour, who, in describing the emarsion" of the small craft from the shelter at CausewAY Bay after the danger signal had been remover, very aptly expressed his ideas by saying that the jaoks spread out like a fin." At all eveals, the sight appeared to blm in the nature of a novelty and it is very probable that BD ambitions atili had he been there would
Being wall acquainted with the fact that Fahing is greatly interested in aeronautici and that rumours are brulted ab at that a certain native of Canton is trying to perfect an aero plans without the aid of European skil, it might be of interest to my readers to know the what an authority at Home has to say sobfact. It appears that Chien was well advanced in serppantics when Britain was still to the Neolithic age. Tradition asserts that Anno years ago there lived a Mandarin named Wang Ta Wo, who co structed an aeroplane to carry himself. He tried an ascent in the presence of the Emperor with the ald of 47 and Wang To we so badly burnt that the Emperor ordered him to be beheaded. How hortid one in loclined to ask one's self. Howev rit is to be devourly wished that such peremptory treatment will not be meted out to present-day aerial entboilasis.
A PRINCELY MONENTITY,
BEFORE THE DREAK
COMMERCIAL
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT, Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E, S, Kadourie & Co. white on and inst-A rather better fodiog has calated in out Local market, a Ixir demand having set in for investment stocks, particularly Insurances Pangang and Lands,
Rubber-The wook has been characterized by extreme dulcess, Londos advices giving very little variation in prices. The price of the raw material bas experienced a slight fall which has been followed by the usual affect on share quotations,
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Newchwang/Canton, No âxtures have been done in this direction. A MON
Coal/Freights.—The local market continuar vary quist Indeed, and very little-boniboss kan been done. Toonage offering: in the marker from Japau to this has failed to draw o ofer
Fixturas Effected-Souzay/Canton St,55, Halphong/Canton S1.20, Wakamated Swalow $100 and Sebaulk (North Borneo) to ZMA (boanga Sa Stralis Currency per zon.co
Timacharters-The charters are reported of the Norweging 8.1, Product 13 months and 1.8. Word & months at $3,500 Straks Currency, both for Southern trade, ale tak s
Soles:-The small Geiten
has been sold to Japad at something neur Singapore has, shared the loactivity in Ster 67 020 and will be delivered after complation ting shares, quotations for Dollar Stocks being of her present engagement. Manila paparë on the same level as reported a week ago. spread the report of the purchase of the "wall- Banks-Hongkong and Shanghal Banks known Indo Chius S. N. Co.'s staamer Tumiang show a slight improvement, sales having taken by the East Batan Coal Mining Co., Manila, place
at $339 and at this price more shares are who intend to employ the vessel chiefly be, wanted. The price in London according to tween the Baton mines and the cost consuming to-day's wire is £97 15/. ex dividend. Nationals ports of the Fhilippine Islands, hiljemal continue in demand at $70, aged
Sail Tonnage loading or to load. For Baltimore and New York Brit barque Arrow, 2071 tone ast. reg, to load in September/Octo ber.Brit, ship dutsopolia 16(a tona met. rega to load lo November/December.
Sail Tonnaga Ditangagad :—Nousi
· Marine Insurances,—Ocstops are Strony
request and have changed hands at 5:67 and $70, closing in den and at 1791. Deions have been ruling weak and are offering at: $895, quotation of Tls, 115. Yanguezas remain sturdy.
basin. The fact was mentioned to me by a rockets, but the rockets èxploded prematurely, | irrevocably under the goverament of their price and to twice the face va ue of the North Chinks are unjóbtainable at their pressat | · Departure of Saliers 20-Nand p
have premply painted the scene-not for its artistic merits, for it could hardly be said to have possessed any-but enly to impress one without the aid of words what a busy biye of humanlly the Hongkong boat population is,.
·A STRANGE' EXPERIENCE.
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WOMAN'S EMANCIPATION.
in London prices and may be regarded sa high Fate has been against him from the first, and
water mark, these shares, at buyer prices, rendered it impossible for him to carve out any
averaged 4 times their face value, On the other destiny for himself. Ualike the ex periance of the ancient Greeks, the Korean prices given in Mears. Frater and Co.'s last Emperor suffers for the political madness of weekly list this group of shares averaged ai his subjects. Unable to rovers themselves, times face value, so that there has been
fall equal to four-ginths of the high water the Kerezes have been impelled surely and
shares. Then we take a group of eight star more able neighbouɩa; and to-day the pro- separate identity loto the Emplio of Japan, Cicely, Damansara, Highlands and Lowlands, Lanadron, Liogg, and Vallambrosa-and There have bean to half,measurer. Cosit,
we had that, on April 37, buyer prices of cobility aud government, all ara absorbed. Nominal as were the power and function of the
these shares averaged arf times their face Korean Cabinet, this too will be swept away: value, and the quotations in the last list for the Residency Genami becomes a Govera-show that they have fallen to 10 times ment-General and Ministers musi yield place their face valus. That is equal to a fall of four to Directors of Deparments, immediately under twenty-fifths from the high water level or of the Governor-General. Finally we are bidden twice the face value. Expressed in decimala, to ibik of
the sterling shares lost 16 and the dollar abares 44 of their top-price, although the top price of sterling shares was nearly three times as high To the people the land has ever been Chao-as the top price of the dollar shares. It does cot do to press such facts too far. All the sies, Serenity of the Morning," and the Japanese form of the name, Chose, is to be is companies in official designation for the fatale. It is, perhaps, typical of the spirit in which the new order is introduced that the change of same is not meant to deflect the thoughts of the inhabitants their attitude on the subject ignored, and the outside world is charged with the task of for galling that there was ever any other status for Chosen than that of an integral part of the Japanese Empire..
cess stands completed. Karea. mergei keling companies-Avglo-Malay, Bukit Rajab, et Szas, China Fires have been
From the
KOREA NO MORE.
Will it surprise you, dear reader, to be told that in gay "Pares" there are no lest then hireen lady barristers qualified to practise at the bar of the French Capital? The thirteenth took the oath which enrolled her an a m mber of the forossic body only recently. Incidental. ly, rae is somehow brought to admire the lady's I fear I have been digressing hom the real courage la allowing herself to be enrolled in subject, but the only other semirk I would like face of the unlucky associations suggested by to make is that if the typhoon mooster deems in number. If the London suffragettes only It incumbent on himself to thrust his attentions followed the footsteps of their French cousins o us at this time of year by way of demonstrat and join the bar instead of politics, it would be ing the fact that be st'il remembers us (or con a most happy circumstance for all panties con it be a desire to show a spirit of dan concerned. The nature of the profession is strange.from the past to a brighter fotore. Rather is araderie?) let him do so by all means, but don'iy sailed to Lovely Woman's temperament and, let us have such a tremendous faisos serious in besides, the Premier, having been a barrister terference with abipping, unceremonious down himself, will most probably appreciate and pours of lain and other little whims if a playful understand their feelings and frame a Bill Dature which'me calculated to be most depies. with a view to its ultimate passage by Parliament, thus thrawing open the profession sipg. For instance, a griffin selated to me a most mefaccholy tale of how he ventured out to the lady with a mascolice ima of mind. I into the very heast of the barbour on board a wonder how many of the gentler sex in the launch on Thursday morning just to see what Colony are : clined to look with favour upon
measure which is calculated to turn their ais- a typhoon was like. He had tried to secme the services of a coxswain to steer the launch tera into twentieth-century Portins? through the barbour but somehow or other John felt convinced that bls volgar carcass was infinitely mora secure on terra firmd. So with- out a singh companion to fill bim with courage, our friend the griffia got his herole self into the vass and forthwith stailed out on his inves tigations. After having patiently waited for a maller of about two hours, in the course of which be lacidentally got drenched to the akio, owing to the assiduous attentious of a particularly vicious downpour there was no. aign of a typhoon and on the authority of the hera himself he used ceitnis expletives in pre. sence of which golf language of the most
Approved variety paled into luti pificace. A the end of the brief but exciting vigil, the thirner after knowledge landed on the wharf, awellerar da inerman. Bot our friend should not give up hops. If he coujinues his quest of typhoonlah advenivio, it is, more than likely ble efforts, with just this littls possibility-that bo might never live to tell the tale. But that
CASUAL CRITIC.
TAIKOO 5. KOWLOON DOCK...
DOCKING OF U. §. TRANSPORT,
3rd inst.
CHORUS CF APPROVAL.
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THE STERLING GROUP
are on sound, dividend paying lees, and it would be easy to pick out eight of a lower standard. The point we desire to make, however, is that these sterling abares, stand ing at so high an average 13 12 times their face value, have emerged from the ordeal of the recent stomp is a very slightly dama,ed condition, while the dollar com- papies, which were on the whole, we thick, at a fairly ɔund. Águra në the market gas when standing at a times face value, in the foreign Press that has greated the have suffered rary badly indeed. We should annexation of Korea it is evident that that have expected London, which controls the price unbappy country can boat of 'faw, if any, of the sterling shares, to be far more easily friends in the world. Apart, however, from the moved by a slump movement than Singapore, which controls the dollar shares. Yet Zöndan sentiment attaching to independence, even when it is'imaginary, there is an resson to suppesihat
bas stood very firm while Singapore has the Koreans will be worse off at er Runexations
‚WODELED' DEPLORABLY, Probably, we like to think, they will fare bet- | and has, indeed, been more than once co the ler; for they have neatly clways been the wont | verge of, panic. is the greater knowledge, enemies of themselves, and Chosen, Govera which we flitter ourselves on possessing out mant-General of the Japanese Empire, may kere a panic-producing factor ? We should prove more bappily circumstanced than Kores,
say, most decidedly not. There are ignorant Bids for dry-docking and repairs on the trans-
'admiüistered by Japan for only a modicum of plingers beze as lu other places, bat the real pon Crook were opened at Manila on 29th ult. the resultant profits. Of the wisdom of the explanatira of the heavy fall that has taken by the chief quarter-master. The Taikoo step thus taken by the Touis Government, it plica is, we think, that Malaya is not able to Dockyard-and-Engineering-Company-bid is itself; presumably, the best judge.
face all the dollar companies it has formed 53,563 (gold) locluding $1,000 far insurance and
The capital of the dollar compaules quoted docking Hongkong and Whampoa Dock
In Mesars. Fraser and Cole list is $10,320,000 Company offered to sepair the ship for $1,716
and there must now be twice as masy in exis- exclusive of insurance, Both firms guaranteed
tence as the list contains, so that we may pet the work to be completed within three days.
the amount of dollar scrip that is balog canied The Crook will sail from Manila on the
at about $15,000,000 That is morning of September 3 with the patty of the will go into drydock. Ɛhe will then sail for Haiphong where she will take on 10,000 barrels af cement and retura to Manila. It is estimat ed the Cr. of will remain about eight days in Haiphong and that she will make the entire trip from Manila and return in about a days,
Castle Bros-Well and Company representing the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Com- pany of Hongkong have been awarded the coo- tract to drydock and repair the transport Crook upon her arrival at Hongkong about Seplem ber 5, for $1,560 (gold) including insurance and docking. The repairs will take about thras days. The contract called for cleaning and painting and the repair of sea valves and other works as may, ba fiund necessary,
TILE OUTSIDE WORLD
can know little of the disabilities, political, financial and economic, attaching to the scheme of protectorate that had been iu- troduced as a result of the Agreement of I would cccion no surprise to learn that the Coreaor ara as difficult to work 1997.
A HEAVY, BURDEN
that one of these fun days succosa will crown / Secretary of War end upon arrival at Hoogkong with in any system of administration, as they it is greater, in fact, than the local public can
is by the way.
INTERFORT SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
188 HONGKONG HOTEL COM.
PANY, LIMITED.
I was glad to notice that the local exponents of the palatorial art have been distinguishing themselves in the waters of the Northern port. Some distinctly gloomy piedictions were made at first as to the alleged handicap which would beirflicted on the local experts by reason of the fresh water in which the contests were to be carried out in the settlement, as opposed to the alty conditions obtaining locally, to which our representatives bave always been accustomed, But a friend of mine, who, from his thorough koowledge of these matters, is certainly entitled to speak with authority on is subject, assured ma (be other day that there was absolutely no foundation in thess fears, at although fesh water was not quite to buoyant as salt, the difference between the two when applied 10 expert swimmers amoualed almoitta nil. And that view appears to me, to be a perfectly sound one, för, judging from the cabled accounts of the coutests, the local sports have certainly not belied their reputa- tion. It only to be hoped that the success of the aquatic carnival has not been marred by any premature disagreement between the con- tailing teams, as this sort of thing has an un. happy kpack of, asserting itself on occasions such as these. For the rest, these sporting 1910, mastlogs of North and South go a long way in promoting good fellow ship between Far
HALF-YEARLY REPORT,
3rd Inst.
The report of the board of directors to be presented at the ordinary meeting of share- holders, to be held at the Company's Hotel, at 12.30 p.m., on Saturday, the seth lost, is as follows:-
Gentlemen, The directors beg to submit their report for the half year ended 30th June,
ACCOUNTS.
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were clearly able to govern when left to themselves. Under the new regime Japan will be able ultimately to economize to the matter of administration and will basefit by the in- Coporation of Korea within her own tariff zose. Against these advantages must be set at once the somerhat
SCHEME OF EXPANSION
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bear on the top of their stariing. holdings, and wa bigin to fear that far heavier losses will be suffered than have been met with yet unless some mansures are taken to relieve the sites too. There are a good many tha:es in the dollar market now that would be snapped up gladly at thoit present prices if those who know the prospects of the companies had money at their disposal to buy. Eut the banks are com- pelled to protect themselves carefully againstbe- ing caught in a mora serious rubber slump, and they give no ancouragement to applicants for overdrafts who have rabber jobbing in view it is a question, then, whether we should coi recognise that the
CYNICAL DISREGARD OF FORMER LEDGES in relation to Kasea. But here it may be urged on behalf of Japan that in this matter she may well feel herssif only called upon to make good her attitado la the eyes of other Powers, and thero, can be little doubt that one and all have signified their formal arquiescence. A further d sidvantage mu't
CENTRE OF THE RUBBER SHARE BUSINESS be recorded in the fact that Japan bai now definitively embarked upon a policy of is in London, and that there is no fall and fair mainland possessien, with the
market except. for sterling shares, London Esho expense thereby involved. Already the burims do not care 10 basdle the dollar shares den of empire would seem to have taxed ibe because the British public is not of intricate population of Japan to a severe extent, but calculations. It understands a two or twenty thin new departure must needs add to that shilling share perfectly, but not a 2/4 sbare of burden. Os the other hand the danexation of 44/5 share, or an 11/4'share or a 23/4 abarn. Koren may have formed put of the original They think in pounds sterling or enay multi. ples thereof; odd figures bewilder and annoy, aspecially as dolls are uncertain quantitisi) mapped out years ago, of which each step bas there being the Americao, the Mexican, the been most carefully takep. The history of Hongkong, and sundry other to contend with, Japan shows that in her larger schemes she and all of different valus, if some of the dol does not move without forcibonght, and it may for companies would set the example, there be that with her eyes fixed on a paint still would probably be a rapid conversion of dollar farber rff, she thinks little of a move that ceils shares into sterling, a wider market, and easier for a momentary balt on the banks of the Yelu, comparison of value. We started, however, The majority of commentatore on Japiece with a reference to the fators prospecie of rub Affairs are to be divided into two classes, those ber, and may be suspected of a desire to shirk those who are convinced that she cannot do to say in tha', if there is to be anything right. Fo..unately thers sie some who have never aumilted the necessity of some clear evidence of it should be seen within jolning either of these categories. As the" the next six weeks. The holiday months of July and August are not favenrable to business, at a time when her alliance was of considerable but in September thlags begin to brighten up, practical utility to our influence in the counsels and if the prices at the sections recover, the of Europe, Japan has a natural call upon the share market will almost certainly respond. spoutaneous suppos: of Britons the world over. Speaking at the Benam meeting, St Westridge Accordingly national sentiment has been wholly way pointed out that the fene deliveries of favour and would is normal circom rubber this year compared with last year were stances remain so, as loug as the Alliance laats. England to tons against Epo tons, the Con $18,000 Bach sentiment, however, cannot blind the nation tinent 260 tons agains! 170 tons, and America or the individual to possible shortcomings that only $30 tons against 1,430 last year. That's may exist entirely outside the scope of the the keystore of the position. On the Costinent Alliance. It becomes rather the bouuden daty and in America there has been some thing al most like refusal to buy at late prices. Can the maufacturers hold out mach longer in the hope of lowering prices? If they can, there will be no great improvement, but if they bave sun themselves so short that they must have zubber at any price, their setara avenger buyers will change the whole on look for at least ap
Hastern exilös, and should be continued by all 88.cog.io as compared with 57184.54 for the in whose eyes jepan can do no wrong and that ticklish question, What we may venture
MOLDE.
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The profit on working account amounted to
corresponding period of 19c9, being an facrease of $16,884.46,
The prefit and loss account, including the sum of $1,37%,01 brought forward from last half year shows a credit balance of $89,476 or, which the directors recommend abould be ap periluned as follows:-
To pay a dividend of :—
-IN-THR-TOILS- Under the above caption; I came across'a paragraph in ao esteemed Home paper the other day asert the opium problem. The paragraph la question is worthy of especial nale, as. It throws interesting side-light on the crass Ignorance with regard to opium mat: ters prevailing among otherwiss intelligent in- dividuals. In order to avoid being eccosed of a possible attempt at garbling, I will give the patograph is question in full. Here it :- "The Chinese Government's allempts to rup- press the opium traffic continue to be more To effective than those of this country, which the responsibility for the imputation of the ding from India inte China iles. There is an in- To
$100 per sbnra on 17,000
old shares....... $35,010 · 51.50 per share on 8,000
cow shares MARRTADOR 11,9:0
transfer to repairs and re-
newals accoont... write off tural:ore and fix-
ipresion
Crease in the Chinese Customs receipts for 1909 To carry, folward to new RC
1 Lico,000 ever thots of 1908, and the amrunt
'cpūdį mokomitee – Ka
of indian oplam imported exceeds the limit agreed to by Great Britain. This is not, p. dea to any deliberate infringement of parently our undertaking, but to the effective restrictioa of the home supply which has led to an abro: m- al damand and created an illicit traffic lo Indian opium. Aler 1910 the agreement arrive ed at in 1907, by which Great Britain agreed to reduce by, one-tenth annually the amount of Indian opium sort to China, and China.agreed to similar reduction of the home-grown supply, becomes conditional upon the latter country belog able to prove that she has carded out her share of the bargais, There seems no doubt that again ber efforts havs; beeb more geopino than our own, and as long as we refuse, on behalf of our planters, to allow her
DIRECTORS.
10,000,00
in
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ALLY CY GREAT BRITAIN, -
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10,000,00
of those who seal zs the value of the Allladco in the equilibrium of the political world to 21,475.91
polas out any likely causes of disagreement lo $39.475.91 order that these should not be allowed to se
cumulate through is soracce, until they affect the understanding "between the two nations If Japon has incurred of fate the
Mr. W. II. Potis has been granted leave of absence. Mr. Potts retires by rotation, but offers himself for re-election,
for re-election..
AUDIT,'
to exclude the Indian-giowa drug altogether, Hongkong, 1st September, 1910,
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Fire Insurances. sold at Sto2 and $.12). Hongkong Fires are a'so wanted and bavo advanced to $345,
Shipping Hongkong, Usaton and Macan Steamboats are somewhat easier at 533. China Maciles have again been the medium of a fait business and sales have been effected at $12 and $1. Docglas Steamships are offering at 317. Inde Obinat bays further weakened and could probably be obtained at $59. Star Forties remain unchanged at $14; & faw of the new issue have bara, bought at $17 Shell Trans poris show slight weakness and are obtainable at 83.
Refineries-Obion Sugars are quist at S:65 ex the interim dividend of 35 paid on the 30th ultor
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Mining-Raubs remain firm at 574. A good deal of attention has been given to some of the Tin Mining Companies in the Straits, and, a fair business has been transacted in Troughs, at prices ranging from 3a/- to 37/6, closing with sellers at 40
Dockx, Wharves, and Godowes-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks how very little change, small sales having taken place at $50) and $51, Shanghai Docks are without business at Tís 16. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have been booked at $534 and $54. Shaoghal and Hongkow Wharves ara quoted in the North at Tis. 116 ex the interim dividend of Tis. 3 paid on the agth alto.
CONSULTING THE ORACLE.
It is interesting to know that there are still la use certain temples in Singapore and Feaing. where the Chinnie, both male and female, go to cratuit the orcits in all kinds of tabjects at d fierent times of the year. The most acted temple in Singapore is at Telok Ayez Bursal, and at evang in Pitt Strest and Tanjong Tokong. There is a sea temple near St. John's Island where the Chinaan ladies go ozco a year, either? to return thanks to the oracle of the templa for past favours or to ask for further favour, Women go mostly to ask about themselves or about their children. On the 15th of the Best mcan of the Chiotss, the Straitsborn kadins In Singapore go to the temple in Teluk Ayar Street to return thanks to the God of Sickuere› for not baring visited them during the year, and there they bara sacrificial papers in front of the joss table or altar. The ladies on thusa visits are always arrayed in their bast and wast the most costly diamonds and other precious. stones. No man, except the priest, la allowed
INSIDE THE TEMPLE while the women are there. The oracle la nsalted with regard to fixing the proper day for weddings and funerals. The priest hända round a bamboo box costalding a number of bamboo sticks marked with Chinuò bisogly. Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hoogkong phics. The women shike thu, box till one of Lends bara bren la good demand and can now
ibe sticks drops out on the floor, 'when it lo ̈ be placed at Stor. Humphreys Estates con picked up and banded to the priest, who reads tinue on offer at $8.. West Polots are a shade the characters on it and from a printed paper firrer with probable buyers at $39. Kowloon explains the interpretation to the womer. Obl Lands are also in demand at $13, Shanghainese traders also, before going in for a deal or Lands have been dealt in at Tls. 112. Hong. bravy spocolation will go to the temple and kong Hotels have found buyers at Si04 but consult the oracle by paying the priest & small fes. The priest, wist are the Bamboo box in mote shares are offering,
the same way as for the women, with shin- difference, that he will keep on shaking the box till the third stick drops on to the floor. Tha man then hands them to the priest who gives bim two pieces of wood, crascent shaped, flat on one side and with a bevelled edge to the other. Thesa he will throw up in the air in front.. of the jar table, and afterwards watch their position as they fall. If the flat side is upper- most of one and underneath in the case of the other, it means neither yes por no. He throws the sticks up three times and if both places fall with the flai sidas to the floor it means Yes, and
Colton Mill-Hongkong Cetions remain firm at $5. According to latest mail advices from Shaoghal there is no business taking place in Northern, Mills and the following quotations sta purely nominal:-Ewos. Tls. 135; stereotionals, Tia. 62; Lace Kung Mows, TIL 60; and Soy Chees, Tis. 340.
Miscellaneous China Borneor are in de- mand at $81 but there are no shites offering under 59. Chlas Providents are reported to have been sold at 5%, Dairy Farms have again found buyers at $191. Green Islands have been large ly dealt in at :55. Hongkong Electrics are wanted at $zo, but it It Impossible to find sellers at this price. Thera kas bien some de mand for China Lights and a fair number of shares changed bands at $140, Hongkong Ices have been sold at 5:35 and Hongkong Ropes at $21. Watsons bave been done at $61.
Exchange The Bank's drawing rate on London li 19 on demand and the T.T. rale on Shanghai is Tin. 74d
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PREIGHT MARR87. Messrs. Lambe and Rogge wrila in their fortnightly circular of and inst:-The market all round continues exceedingly dull, and the amount of chartering though of a miscellaneous character is again small.
both are the reverse No. The Priest them takes op some paper which is explains contain cartalo
MYSTICAL CHARACTERS AND HIEROGLYPHICS, the meaning of which is only known to Buddist- priests. The Priest bas na knowledge of what the man desires to know so that the perform- ance would seam to contain mach that in genuine. The men after heating their fate go away, and it would defy the clavarest to tell by the expression on the faces whether their for tune as told was good or bad. But the practice is not corfined to the Chicers in the Straits thousands of years. That the custom originated Settlements, Itbus been the custom in China, for ́ in-Chine, is not at all certain, for Graace auch Egypt both had their oracular temples. The Freights in the South, except for some special Temple of Apollo, one of the most interesting of 'arciënt buildings, cccupied a larga spaca, fato trade, are ruinously low and it has at last come which many afresta opened. The frst discovery. to the polat where owners are considering if it which led to the extraordinary veneration in does not pay them better to lay their vessels which the oracle at Delphi was held, and the up rather than accepting the poor rates chat riches accumulated in the Temple, is said to terers are offering.
bava been occasioned by a goat-Bend, Coratan, However, very lively autumn season from who ch:eived that when his gonts, which were: the Vang'ss is expected If no accidents spol, feeding on Mount Parnassor, want near a deep the excellent crops shostly ready for shipment and large cavern, thay frisked and leapt about and the increased demand for tonnage should
In an unaccountable manner.⠀ Goteins ›bad? be accompanied by a rise in rates of freight his curiosity around and on going to make all round.
A REMARKABLE SIMILARITY
The most Important feature during the fort. Juvestigations, found that on approaching the night under review has been the sudden card he was seized with a like fit of madosse appearance of a naw Steamship Line to trade and commenced skipping and dancing, and between Hongkong/Saigon/Hongkong under talking in a strange tongue. There la the name of "Compagnie de Navigation Chinoise de in Cochlachite. As a contain this to the case of a Chinaman" in the quence of some troubles with the regular liners | big Pitt Street Tempia Pening, who while Crasterers are determined to on their own celebrating the great Chingay procession bosts, despite of the low rate ruling at present, some years ago, was affected in stailar which is unchanged at 6 cents per pichl since way, dancing ned ultering a language that was unintelligible to thote present.ật was Tast writing. With this scheme in view, they have taken up the s.. Lymoon on timechartar, believed that the spirit of the God of Trade to commence in a few days, steamer providing and entered the body of the man, and he was, Forgkong Government Passengerlic.cose,other taken round and made one of the features of forms are not yet made public. As the vessel the procession. There were several Europeans has a very good speed and the concern is present when this strange thing happened, osa "of whom is now I believe the 'principal of the Malay College at Kuala Kangsar - Im2 the combination of the most important Balgon and Hong ong Chiness merchants it is believed that the new Company will prove a very severe F... MORE Competition to the regular liners, and forther development will no doubt be watched with mock interest,
Sigon/Japan.-Inquiries after tonnage bava reached the market, but we have sot heard of Any fixtures affected locally. It is said that several Japanero steamers have taken such freights, rate is reported to be as sen per picul
OLD SINGAPORKAN in Singaßere Fris Prin
CHANDU IN PRDIZ BASKETS,
CHINAMAN HEAVILY FINED
An alert revenus officer the other day saw A
Salgor/Philippines Chatterers taking ed. other aix months. We do not know enough of vantage of the depressed state of the freight Chinaman in a sampan with several bankarn the American position to speak with any con has led to some fixtures at reduced rates. Last
market have goze is for fresh business which like fruit basketr, reports the Si
Pras of 27th ult... Alongside the sHE PAN, WACH fidence, but the bluff-stories of secret ressive Extore done on basis of 40,00 penis at 10 two other sampans with a giáo in each; To reply to the efficer's question the Chicaman Fald Dhars no longer gain coimacy, and it seems likely | canta that fairly high prices will contique until the
Balgep/Java-There have bern orders in was fruit in the baskets, but on sa have a decisive effect on the world's supply teard of one fixture only being put through the healed that output of the plantations: Ja great enough to the market for prompt loading, but bare tios being made 46 tax of clande locally at the sale of 24/16 cents to 1 option 2 others deisloed "Three porta N. G. Java.}. AMA charging the first mad will
Java/Hongkong,~Although the sugar crop
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Mr Scett wa TAMMODEL.
It is because her forward policy has brought Eer into conflict with British interests in In the absence of Mr. I. U. Jeffries the thesis m of the Alliance.
mannar aol anticipated in the first accounts have been audited by Messia. A. Fe to regard it a national asset, but in inter- Sentiment we Lowe, C.A., and A. O'D, Courdia, Messi estional politics its role must be exceedingly Stralis Zimet, *** H. U, Jeffries and A. R. Lowe offer themselves small, in the present instance the belief in
J. W. NOILE,
the good latestions of Japan has prompted the Ma. W. Meclood, managing director of the chaiak of app, wat that has reled the an- Sydney Balistin, has, just veined from the reported to be very ratifactory, no outside of chand and Chairman,
sexa:ion of Koren. Closer observation shows extensive tone in the cast: According to the sixtures have taken place, Lelier Advices to The other men wer that the story of Korea has not sitogether war Daily Telegraph the result of this tour has hand bring the pews, that Java porin are concessories in the act th
anted that bellel ; but allowances will be made been to strengthon, bis white Australia gotted with tornzge and sex ut delays bave to be off the value for the past difficulties of the situation, in the sentiments and to canes him to look upon the oceaned owing to lack of lighters for bandling day the three men appeared
belaid Mr. Bartley,T hope that annoyption will afteriate tie lot of the Yellow Peril" in closer perspective. As re the cargosterolattejar kan pleaded guilty and stated Kurung, Asiboy bavo boen arable to govern | garda Singapore, Mr. Macleod is reparied to For this reason and in the absence
of suga The telegrams quoted below were received them them the leg of civilized govora 10,000 Chinese richshaw, coolica; among them entertain fasther freights in the directico Salgus go of the
jerpu sibility fɛid on Japan to from the Mealla Observatory, at the Americanment in ine terests of the people is all the 1.0 some of the most perfecily developed fara, unless as a considerably higher rain. The first made at det
bavo, zald ş—-”. “There are in that clly about| "cargoes QuiWard: ONDEis chapot ba laduced lo
‚ knowledge dance Consulate-General-
parking. She has dim a free, head, and the| man I ever looked upon. The opulence of some Bangkok/Hongkong.—The borth rate con- Kor:ann rio es much her own people at the of the Chinese traders is wonderful. The rich finnes unchanged; however, that is on place
is oo place on such change inbabitants of To to, who at times also do not. Chinore magnates are treated as people of for "outside" tonnage, ma love the Goverment. It will ba to the Empire's great importance, and they ato bald in the The Siamese Steam Navigation Co. have interest to reconcile the puwitch)acts to the highest aspect in the mercantile world. Even availed of the funker 6 months option of the changel order, for Koren beld under by fica in the Kurish banka, iba lellers are Chiosas. Gurman tegu Audrar Scheld, and Osluta) 100% must give a permanent source of weakéBIRT They are wonderfully adept in their methode so these boats will be kept an the regular Bang | Art
al detecting base gola,,-
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
sa long the Indian merchants will probably be ablato Bailify our part of the bond by simply shipping their consignments to non-Chiaeta pore, from which they easily make their way to China itself, mud frustrate all the efforts sko, may make towards redeeming herself from this degrading habit.”, Fuck, then, in the thrash Ibata Heme papar cab sometimes turn out. And not.nly this, båt men of the Exeter. Hall typa feel themselves quite equal, by a highly sabile form of quibbling, to coupleszociog what can only be tormed diivel for the dregs, -For of all forms of human ir Justice, that of here to Manila, Septembar 3rd, 11 mm, i shifting the', blame on to the shoulders of, an Cycloan or Typhoon -&M of - Malacosima
innocent party when it ly deferred elcombate ¦ recarving northeastward,
.... Maulle, September 3, 6.40 p.m, a direction dakuow.
Cyclocs or Typhoon Booth of Mrincolima,