COMMERCIAL.
Hongkong.
Mossrs. E S Kadoorie & Co.
TRADE IN JAPAN.
COMPETITION IN MACHINERY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
A SHORT SERMON.
Risen with Christ."
If ye then be risen with Christ, Messrs: E. S. Kadoorio & Co. The following significant pas-sook those things which are above, Frosont their weekly report: It sago ocours in the trade report off * socing that yo put off the statos that, business during the the U.S.A. consul at Kobold man with his doods: and put wook onding yesterday has been Formerly British machinery on the now man. Colossians; iii, interrupted owing w Empire Day dominated this Japanese market, 1, 9, 10. holiday. Transactions have been but Gorman manufacturers inve somewhat spasmodic in
con-began to supply cheapor products, sequence.
for which there is a gooti domand, so that Germany has become a rival of the United Kingitom for! this trade
The day break and the shadows floc.
Against tho, dark background of Calvary glows a light.
CHILDREN'S
COLUMN
SATURDAY MAY 27 1911
The Best Way to Shoot Crows..
George was going to school. You know that from two things. In the first place he had the second grade spoller under his arm, and
mouths, then flow away again. "What's she giving them asked George.
*Milk."
"Milk?" røpentod George doubtfully "How do you make that out?"
his father. "Mrs. Crow came "Why, it's thisway," explained
ham's cornfield, and as we, passod from the direction of Mr. Pink- in the second, he was moving the fold, I remember seeing some along very slowly. It would crows there, palling up the stalka school-house till he was near and never do to rush toward the of corn to get at the grain which not the hard sholl covering now, had only a minate to get into his and the inside has become soften-
вод.
Intimations
SOUTH MANCHURIA
RAILWAY
had been planted. The grain has SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE
This particular brighted by the warmth and rains; so the spring morning, as ho wandered babiesget corn milk." along the country road, he did not give school a thought,
Rubber.Fine hurd Pari is quoted from London 4-5 per Ib. and shares are fairly standy at Inst
At first it is a little light,-the light of one life purely and truly roported fovels, Singapore con- tinues dull, and Tronohs are
I have now to report that lived and freely given for others.
It falls upon the head of a quoted round about last wook's American machinery is beginning woman who had sinned. Then rator. A telogram was received to compete with both the British the little band of men whe longest Suddenly a harsh "Caw, caw, on Thursday from Singapore, and the German products in this followed the Nun of G-files fool caw!" aroused him and he picked
thair soul fio3 of faith rekindled advising that the Sandycroft line. The opening of the steam
up a stone. There was a big by its boums. Rubber Company luve declared a service on the north Pavilic be
Slowly it shines ont into the black crow sailing grandly in final dividend of $1.50 (making Japan makes it possible for goods days, calming doubt and quolling George waited for it to alight, tween the United States and narrow world of those far-gone the air over a white birch tree. 175 per cont. for the year).
from the United States, as for despair. None can explain is then he threw the stone atit. Ho east as New York, to arrivo power, but those who stand in the Mossra. Lamke and Rogge, ship in Japan in about one month, fullness of its warmth and splendid not hit it, so he picked up and freight brokers, in their freight and the freight is much less than dour do not ask to understand. circular state that so far as South-from Europe via the Suez Canal.
Freight Circular.
ern froights are concerned the fortnight under roview. Is brought no improvement what ever: Hardly any freights, worth laving, remain on the market at
the close.
CHINESE IN SIAM.
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The life of Christ was lived for
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"I shouldn't think Mr. Pink- ham would like to have his corn thom?" dug up. Why doesn't he shoot
BETWEEN
THE FAR EAST & EUROPE,
via DAIREN.
UMMER
SCHEDULE.
Effective from May 1, 1911)
NORTH BOUND.
"No doubt he has," answered
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed o excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining and 1st Class Cars, is operated between Mr. Rice. "Still the crows ent Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans Siberian Express Trains the cut worms, which if not killed and with Dairea-Shanghai Diroot Stonnor Survice by the 8.8. "Kobe Maru Crow with a worm. Watch him!" would destroy more corn than the and Saikio Maru" (each 2,877 tone) as follows:- crows do. Now here comes Mr. | ***
George saw Mr. Crow shove the worn down a hungry throat and fly away.
"Daddy," said George, "the nost is just like a little cradle rocking in the wind."
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Thur, Sun. Bati Fucs.
Faros
7
$40
Shanghai (Steamer)................Lv. Unirea ( ).AT.
$14.08
(8.M.I. Train)... Lv.
0.00 ..
Sun. Wed, Fri.
Mukden
1.50 p.m.
+1
¥11.50
17
J. Lev.
Changchun
2.05 8.30
1
10
12
Harbin
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(Russian Traia)... Lr.
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9.10 ..
Mon. Thare. Bat.
During the following week George paid several visits to the nest, and found that the crows
were getting leas and less afraid of him. They worò also growing very rapidly.
upon a limb, and George took a On Saturday Mr. Rice lifted one
picture of it while his father fed
it.
A week later ho took his last
picture of them. How funny and wise they looked all in a row!" guess they'd talk if they could," ox-suid George; · "I'm glad, Daddy, that we shot them with a camern instead of with a gun. They seem almost like people!"
us all." claimed Mrs. Rico. "He'll shoot
asked his father.
"What do you want of a rifle ?"
I
"Oh! as I was going to school saw a crow, and I'd just like to take a shot at him!"
"Well, you can't havo a rifle, but I'll tell you what I'll do," replied his father, "I'll shoot him for you if you like."
another stone and throw, that, with It lights a new road through an a better luck, Britain requires four months for roud of Loving Service. Machinery ordered from Great old and storm-strewn experience,
Now he noticed that the crow delivery after the issue of the
was perched on a big bunch of Steadily it burns, flickering order, while orders from Germany when fierce winds of opposition vinos, sticks and grass. "A nest," require about five months. Undor blow upon it, but never going he thought, "I'll clinib up and those circumstances Britishs and out, even though for a time it got the eggs. German machinery camo sue must keep to caves lest blind Ho started to put his speller Saigon-Hongkong :-There is goods, at least in cases when other charred wick on the scrap-thought of school, "I'll got cessfully compete with American ignorare quench it and toss a down and, for the first time, no change for the batter to roport machinery is argently required. heap of the past. yot, and a hand to mouth business
A now tendency is becoming comos from One who had them
when I coine back," only has again been done by parent among Japanese buyers said, "I am the light of the ho said to himself. But he did
of machinory. Formerly duri-world." "rogular linors." Although the bility was made the first con-
not think of the crows again until local rico market has improved insideration, but now they
And strangely, wonderfully, it aro futeshigher and higher, illuinin-ight. Then he asked his father the course of last week, the Saigon inclined to study cheapness. inga wider circle and brightening to buy him an air rifle. values are still above the purity of When replacing old machinery the chambers of the human lieart ́“Don't think of it, Honry," Hongkong, an I very little disposi increasing tho amount of capital fard on boldly toward the hills. with now, they endeavour to avoid with now hope. Guided by it, mon tion is consequently shown for invosto:."
Strongthened by it, men dure all Lonungo ongigemonts. The latest
suffering, glorying oven in dent private estimates are that exports
Comforted by it, those who are of rice, brokous and bran for 1911
lelt bebind lift no complaints.
From land to land and over will be 30 to 10 por cont. less than The "Straits Echo" makes light wide sous it spreads, until in full last year, say 700,000 to 800,000 of the suggestion that there is splendour it shines out as the sun tous instond of 1,001.00 tons. Chinese question in Siam, and of the soul, bringing into bloom According to statistics this flatly denies that it is an ovil all flowers that ho hid in the soil year's exports up to last month thing for any Government timt af hoart and ripening the fruit of all good and kind thoughts and amount to total 253,586 tons largo part of its population should
losires. against 315,900 samo period of be alien in its sympathies." In
"Great!" shouted George, last year. Quotation stands for support of its faith it points to the purpose of showing how much and we'll have him stuffed and May to Juno stipmout No. 2 white the Straits Settlements where tlie can be overcome by truth, purity, put in my room!" rout sifted $5.10 per picul of Government has a population of patience and purpose.
"I'm afraid not, George:" hie 134 lbs, gross, f.o.b. Sugon against which the bigger part is alien in that final moment of apparent fai-
The crucifixion is symbolical of father spoke quite firmly, "but $4.38 maine time last year. Totalita sympathies, and says that there lure which so ofton comes aftor there'll be something to show for oxports this season are 75, at any rate there can be no sugune has struggled and tried and, the shot."
gestion that it is an evil thing. so far us can be seen through hu- The next morning, on his way,
"So long us the Chinesoare.
man eyes, lost!
to school, George noticed two But all that is really lost is the allowed to work and enjoy their earnings without oppression or
aterial. Out of the valley of this grows in the tree. One seemed to bo keoping guard, and the other The North reports that "out-anjust exaction, saya a loss of days and things we may was ou the nest. George picked
Ponang sidors'
rise to the heights of the spiritual, scarce, but on the contemporary, we can safely pro- other hand there are but few in miso on their behalf that their where what we find can never be up four stones and threw them, quirios. The rogular liners barrass the Siamese Government."
Ono stone hit the tree. He would alien sympathies will not om- taken from us, still doing fairly well, but wo
It is this great and everlasting have climbed up, but he had on understand that the export of rice is too much to say of any truth, this indisputable fact, that now sailor suit, and he did like that sailor suit with the broad, from Changels, Sinugtan and great body of workinen that their Easter has brought to us. It is
hite collar. Hankow is to be prohibited from actions will always be entirely this which should enthuse and ca- rational and the vory irrational courage us througli all trials and strike dispelled any such belief sorrows and urge us forward to mised, Mr. Rico want with George regarding the Bangkok Chinese.well in the light that is not wholly to the birch tree. The nest was depondent upon human care for there, but the crows were nowhere its clear, stendy shining,the to be seen. George was terribly For a proper understanding of light of the spirit of flod which is
disappointed. the position Penang should know in man... that it is absurd to say there are moro Chinese in Sian than there says to us across the conturies, na The rison Christ of this morning are Siness, and also that in the he said to those who beheld him siveness and no Chinese question unto you,' country there is no Chinese exclu-after the resurrection, "Peace be But in the capital we believe How are we to find peace in a E-the number of Chinese men rather rush of troubled waters such as
execeds the number of Siamese often surrounds us? mon, and the great mass of them aro woefully ignorant, from their
tons.
The demand retains good, and if the above estimates are correct, the export season may end carlior
than usual.
are
the 31st of this month.
Shanghai
•
Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co., Ld. G per cent, debentures at Ts. 100 cash.
Shanghai Mutual Tolophone Co., La. O por cont. debentures at
Tla. 103 cash.
Anglo-Dutch (Java) Prats- tions, Ll. Tis. 1.1-4 caslı.
Gula-Kalumpong Rubber tutos, Il. Tls. 13,1-2 cash.'
Batu Anuam (Johore) Rubber Esinto,.Ll. Tla 1.3 f cash.
Dominion Rubber Co., Ld. Tis.
.27 cash.
Samagaga Rubber Co., L,
0.50 TI. cents, cash.
Padang Rubber Tx. 7.00 cash. Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co. Ld. Tls. 65 casli.
Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld. Tls. 95 cash.
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OUR DIARY.
Saturday, 27th May. Bijou Sconia Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Victorin Cinematograph,
Thursday, 1st June. Opening of Poak School, Friday, 2nd Juno.
Proper Understanding.
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That afternoon, as ho, bad pro-
"Isn't that always the way. Daddy! Now we're here, there's
nothing to shoot."
"Well," said his father, "we might climb up the tree nad look inside the nest."
Mr. Rice boosted 'George up and climbed up after him.
"Hooray, five eggs!" cried George, very much excited. By taking His life for a pat-we'll take our first shot."
"That's fine, George! Now exclusiveness they know little or tern; by being guided from day tice unslung the camera he had Mr. nothing of the Saimeso adminis-wo day by His love and strength tration and its aims, and they are and calmness; walking with Him brought, and when it was care- easily led by agitatorn. In these through darkened ways and fully aimed, George pressed the facts there are surely the elements bearing, with Him, all burdens; of a Chinese question worth at putting on the "new man." least some attention.-"Bangkok Times.'
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..$150 Drs. Jordan, Forsyth, Grone
and Aubrey...
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Company Meoting, A. 9. Fumigating and Disinfect-
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Saturday, 3rd Juno
King's Birthday.
Bank Holiday.
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Coming at last with Him to what seems the end, only to find after a brief struggle, that we fall but to riso,-stronger, better, nobler and more helpful for the crosses we have overcome!
Standing with Him, till out of the Dawn.
us homo.
The voice of the Father calls
button.
"Notice the colour," said Mr. Riec. "Palo bluish green with small, light-brown markings. In week we'll come and take an- other shot."
On the next Saturday afternoon, father and son again climbed the treo. Of course, George went first. When he was high enough to look into the nest he shouted, "Oh, Daddy, they'vo hatched!"**
On Monday morning, George. took all the pictures with him to show Miss Callan, his teacher. On hie coming across the field with an air he mot Harold Johnson
rifle.
way,
Harold.
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Russian Train Time is 23 minutes faster thin 8. M.R. Tims. For instance
Hollo, Harold" ho shouted.
6 p.m. by the former is 5.37 p.in. by the lattor. What are you shooting?"
Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-QUANGCHUN Berries.
SLEEPING DAN SUPPLEMENT...... Y5.00 "Any old thing, replied EXPRER EXTRA FEE ...... Y8.00
TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and steamor tlokets are "Crows maybe. Have
obtainable at all the Agennies of the International Blooping Car & Express you seen any?"
"Yes," Georgo replied, "and and Reisebaroan der Hamburg-Amerika Linia,
Train Co; e Nippon Yusen Kaisla, Shanghai, Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, I've shot some with my father's
camera,
crow!!!!
RAILWAY, HOTELS--YAMATO HOTEL (Tol. Add.: "Yamato ") at Justlook at the pictures! Dalrin, Port Arthur, Makdeo, Fusunn and Changchun, all under the Com From the egg to the full grown pany's management,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, Harold looked and was delight-| od. "They're all right, Georgo," ho said. "I didn't kuow crows could be so interesting."
Just then a big crow settled on the wall near by.
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Harold raised his gun, aimod it, thon lowered it. "Well, on second thought, I guess I'm not shooting and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang. crows to day, George. L'in look- ing for sparrows.".
The Easter Cake.
Joanette and Isabel and mo,
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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,
DAIREN.
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We baked an Easter caka, we Agents; MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
thirco.
It was to be nu angol cake,
But someone made a and
mistake;
I don't know how it camo
about,
The flour, someway, was quito
left out,
And so, when it was baked, you
вое,
The cake was sad, and so were
we.
Of course, when father came to
ton,
Hongkong. 20th April. 1911.
Just Arrived
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Joanette and Isabel and me "Showod "him" our cake. Ho Telephone 174..
shook his head.
But took a piece to taste and
said
That it was good-the very
best
He evor ute, and that he guess
cd
"Twas "fallen angel" cako we
. had!
And then wo were not quite so
sad.
Mrs. John T. Van Sant,'
Lady Warwick. The longest
Hongkong, 10th May, 1911.
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life is but an elementary school. "The Beer That's Brewed to Suit The Climate”
Mr. Carl S. Hansen.-The great
Sure enough, there were four enemy of bounty is monotony." baby crows! The fifth egg Rov. T. W. M. Land, Truo Rev. Moffat Gautrey-We have had not hatched. The little birds liberality is icon in the extension 150 estimated the value of human life kept stretching their necks and to others of the right we claim for 100 too long by pounds, shillings and opening their big mouths, for they ourselves.
Sir George Roid.-The warfare
50
ponce.
wore too young to be afraid.
100 Mr. Harold Gorst.-General Goorgo took a shot at them of the future will be a struggle of 50 education smothers individuality. with the camera. Then he and industry, manufactures, com- Lord Chief Justice.-Noxt to his father got upinto a neighbour merce, and intellectual develop- 25 drink there is nothing which tends ing pine tree to see what would mont. 25 so much to produce crime as loaf- happen,
Dr. Jowelt-Statesmon can do Pretty soon Mrs. Crow came nothing unless backed up by po Mr. Ellwood Hendrick-Cour-fying to the most with something pular sentiment, which must be ago and bravery are not achieved in her beak. She thrust the deep, oulightoned, delicate, and by buying a lawyer,
I morsel" down one of the open! true.
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Just Try It"