THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JUNE 19–1911
foreign news ITEMS, TRADE CREDIT ABUȘES. FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
Rome.
solemn canonisation
the United States.
The Ballotin Econouiique Indo-China contains some in-
Tho' total
RAILWAYS IN JAPAN,
Prepaid Advertisements.
$2 for unstreek,
Offies use on Sesand Floor, Prionės”-
Bullding. Apply to W. Meyerink & Co.
'|1282. HOUSE TO LET is Knutsford Ter-
Intimations
MANCHURIA RAILWAY
SOUTH
Hongkong Land Investiment and SHORTEST
[1104 Agency Uo, hd,
PERUVIAN RUBRER,
at Better Prices.
BETWEEN
& QUICKEST ROUTE
THE FAR EAST & EUROPE.
2 via DAIREN. SUMMER SOHEDULE.
(Effective from May 1, 1911):
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Bleeping, Dining and 1st Class Cara, la operated bulwoon Dairon and Changchun in oohnection with the Trans Siberian Express Trains - and with Dairan-Shanghai Dinset Steamer Sorvica by the 8.8.Kobe Maro
nd "Saikio Mara" (osch 2,877 tons) as follows :--
The "Englishman" (Calcutta)
Big Building Programmé.. Anyar
The Japanese Government's The Rome newspapers slate Observers of events in the For teresting information regarding plans for railway extension in the 25 WORDS & for Inberts or that instructions have been given Fast and Farther India doplore the resources of the French co-immediate future contemplato te by the Pope for the process of the turn commercial affairs have lony. In the first place, it ap- enormous outlay of £120,000,000, TO LET ONE ROOM suitable for canonisation for the beatification takon in that part of the world. poare that the exports of rice in of which at least £110,000,000 of John Newmann, former Bishop Trailo conditions, wo gather from 1910 were larger than those of the line to be borrowed--largely from of Philadelphis, to be bastoned a reliable source, are most unsatis preceding year, the progress of abroad. This scheme representa as much as possible. It is said factory as far as importers are this cultivation in Cochin-China a programme of some thirty His Holiness desires to have the concerned, chiefly owing to the compensating for the sensible devours duration, but the portion
mos, Kowloon, Apply to—The of this faulty policy adopted by German crease in the exports from Aunani of the project to be carried out at Americi sint necomplished at merchants of giving long tornis of and Tongking.
once extends over a period of Cochin-China about thirteen years and involves as early a date as can convenient-credit to tradors. Indood, matters oxported last year 1,100,220 tons an expenditure of £48,000,000. ly be arranged; and it is under- have reached such a crisis as to of vice, or nearly 200,000 tons
About £13,000,000 of this is to stood that the occasion will be make trade with the Chinese, the more than in 1909.
be derived from profiton ordinary i made one of unusual magnificonco Siamese and the Malays a task exports in 1950 amounted to ing £35,000,000 will conie from Diminished Export from Iquique
railway traffic, but the remain- and solomnity. A large deputa-involving considerable sifting 1,289,517 tons, of which 100,204 road. According to the presont tion of pilgrims will attend from of references and imposition of tons went to Tongking, 2,831 rrangement the Government will safeguards. When the Gor- tons to Annam and 262 ions to spend about £3,000,000 annually ntins first appeared on the scene, Cambodia. The principal cus-
on railway extension.
Mr. Consul D. Cazos, reporting It has been decided to establish they initiated the systein of long tomers for Indo-Chinese rice are reached a mileage of 7,015, in-
Japanese railways have now on the trade of Iquitos for 1010, a Spanish Foreign Legion." credits in order to obtain a footing still Hongkong and, in the second cluding about 8,442 miles on the
anya Rubber is the contre of all The committee churged, with then the markets of the East. They place,. Franco and hor colonies, main island and 577 in. Kyushu Commercial undertakings, and so lat Chan duty of examining and reporting succooled in weaning away any Turning to maizo, the total ox-with 724 miles in Hokkaido and lung as prices for this article aro on the Compulsory Service Law customers from other merchants, ports in 1910 wero 118 miles in the Yonago section, maintained at nuything above is, has approved a scheme for the but they also established a motons, which were almost-on-tion is over 150. In addition there be the case. The average quantity
84,980
while the mileage under construc-per lb. this is likely to continue to creation of a Colonial Volunteer shod of business which has no tirely absorbed by France. Asfare 641 miles in Koren, 711 in of rubber collected by a rubber Army, into which foreigners will proved satisfactory. Evon Gorrogards minerals, the Char-Manchuris, 271 in Formosa, and be admitted, for the North of in merchants themselves now bonnages du Tonkin produced 25 in Saghalien, with about 500 collector during une season, on a
clamour for the restoration of the 520,361 tons of coal, a figure lovernment control.
miles in the main island not under good estate, is from 250 to 300 old order of things. Teraspon which is still modest but augurs
kilogrammes per season. In the Grock Chuber, Msible Chinoso merchants do not well for the future. The Tong- Venizelos, the Premier,introduced hesitate to repudiate a contract or
Bill abolishing the office of withold payments of dues on the kingeso exports of mineral of zinc Commander-in Obief, and also a slightest protext As far as can be ore last year wore 18,834,500 tons.
And it may be noted that, accord-| Bill creating an Inspector-General 88on the German merchants will
the Army, the Crown Prince to bo appointed to the post. M. Vanizolas doslarod that the
Spain.
Afrien and for Spañish Guinea,
of
Greece.
office of Inspector-General would not produce so much friction as that of Commander-in-Chief.
Turkey,
At a banquet held at Constanti. nople in honour of David Boy, the Into Minister of Finance, the Grand Vizier eulogised Djavid Boy, and said họ huped that the
CABLE RATES.
To the Far East.
In Comunittes of Supply in the House of Commons on the Post abundant stores of phosphates Offico Estintos Mr. Samuel, in would be found in the provinces the course of his speech, said that
The output during the year 1910 has boon rather disappoint ing, owing to an oxceptionally wet season, ami the shortage of labourers on some of the estates caused by the enrolment of the workers as soldiers during the time of political tension between
Exports of Rubber
kilogrammes.
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have to reap the whirlwind thoy Surgeon-mujor Dureigno; have gown. Herently a prominent German firm trading in Bangkok
of Lang-Son, Tani-Nguyen, otc. having given close attention to Peru and Ecuador. lost a large sum of money, because |
the articlos it supplied to a local Regarding finally the statistics the character and cost of our merchant wore declared by the relating to colonisation in Coelia ocer a cable communications he China, those show that vacant had decided that the control of latter to be unsatisfactory somo
1909..........2,421,148 1910............2,204,101 time after the purchase. A suit lands ore still five or six times the rates should be secured by lodged in the Bangkok Court was more numerous than those already means of the licences required decided in favour of the local or concoded. The lattor represent for the landing of cables on our
Although shipments show a shares. These liconcos came up elunt. The same conditions oled in 1910, 460,936 hectares (of for tonowal from time to time, and falling off in quantity, prices be- tain throughout the Far East, which 307,781 have been put Needless to say, trade is lamporod, to use), and the lands which henceforth they would sot forthing high in consuming narkots and unless a gigantic offort is still remain to be conceded are that if in the opinion of the Go- during the your, the value of ex- Te pushahlı...maya than in TORRE UUJEMON should be taken the previous year. The qualities myth, commercial progross in the Far East must novossarily be
to thein, and if the company shipped from Iquitos are Poruvian obtainable at all the Agencies of the international Slooping. Dar de Express concorned disagreed with the alow.
objection it should be referred to fine, scrappy, negrohends, Peru Trains Co., the Nippor Yusen Kaisha, Shanghai, Mesars. Thos. Cook & Bon, the arbitration of an impartial vina ball, woak fine, Putumayo and Reisobureau der Hamburg-Amerika Linis.
RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tol. Add."; "Yamato ") at tribunal. He thought the com- tails and white ball. Although Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Fashan and Changchun, all under the Com- panies were entitled to much crodit the exports, show a falling off in pany's mansgament. for their readiness to listen to weak rubber, this is only in re- representations made to them, ference to Putumayo tuils, this particularly in one direction.
lattor would contimio to render made to destroy the long gradir estimated at 2,418,781 hectares. verument the rates worn onginius, prese
his services to his county. The Grand Vizier added that one Dinvid had gone and another had
coino.
The Grand Vizior made his first public announcement that he hud joined the Union and Pro- gress party.
Russia. The Council of Ministers has drawn up the regulations fixing the supply and price of sugar for the year 1911-12.
Manchuria
Dispatches recoived froin Vladi- vostock report that the Chinese throughout Russian Manchuria
RAID ON A KOBE FOREIGN FIRM.
erea, therefore, no lack of room, labour remains insuflicion
in two districts out of three..
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN KOREA.
Questions in Parliament,
On the 15th instant, a series of raida, were made by the Kobe In the House of Commons on Customs autlioritios at the offices the 23rd nlt.
Mr. Mitchell-
in Naniwamachi of Mosers. II. Thomson asked the Secretary of and W. Greet (Japan), Ltd., at Stato for Foreign Affairs whether the private residence of the gen- any assurances had been received
* Russian Train Timo is 23 miinutas shail of the 3.5.1. Tiine. For instanco, G-pa. by the former is 5.87 p.ni, by the latter. Supplimentary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Sérylon. TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's rallway and stoamor tickets are
25.00
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY.
DAIREN.
They had all consente l to a large quality being classified impro- Tel Add. Mantetsu." Godan: A.B.Q. 5th. Ed. A. 1. & Lieber's reduction in the rates charge for parly in the exports as wouk plain language telegrains which fine. As a matter of fact coo- were not of an urgent character, adorable activity has been shown | He had been negotiating with all
the cable companion of importance in working smoked woak fino in
•
ROYAL OAK DAY.
future.
FUSHUN
OAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST.
Cutput 3,500 tons per day.
Freak stooks always on hand at Dairon, Newobwang and Tiestsin ajots
MINI O DI PARTMENT,
D'IREN.
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,
With reference to fine, the ra. Add. “ Maulatan.” Codes : A. B. O, sth. Ed., A. 1. & Lieber's falling off in the proportion of Agenta: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD scrappy (quoted in last your's Rouzkorg, 99th April, 1914.
tends to show more careful work on tho part of the gatherers. Peruvian bali quality, continusa
to get scarcen in all the rivere near Iquitos, many workers migrating to the River Madro de Dios and tributaries, where, this quality is still plentiful.
JUST
por, S.S.
ARRIVED
Prinzous Alice." A NEW CONSIGNMENT
of
Simon Arzt No. 70 P
[780
The quantity of sugar for issue eral manager, the Dunlop factory from the Japanese Government which had their headquarters in the Rivers Huallaga and Alto on the home market was fixed at, Wakinohama. the Ingram rub regarding the question of land England, and both the Atlantic Maranon, and as labour and living and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang.
and the Eastern Companies had are cheaper in those districts, the at 73,000,000 povids, and the bor factory at Hyogo, and the tenure und ownership and work-agreed to reduce by 50 per cont. obligatory inviolable reserve at private residences of the working of minerals by British sub-the rates charged for plain output is likely to increase in the 8,000,000 poods,
managers of these two factories.jects in Korea; and, if so, what language telegrams. The maximum price of sugar The party of Customs officials was the nature of such assurances. | was fixed at 105 copocks for the which raided Mossro. · Groer's Sir E. Grey: In reply to re- period to January, 1912, and at offices in Naniwa-machi pro- prosentations by His Majesty's 415 copecks after that date.
duced only two ordinary visiting Government, the Japanese (ov- Lord Roberts Inspects Veterans reports na "negross") rather
at Chelsea Barracks. cards as authority for the search orumont hava declared that they
about tliey were
to make. will abide by the Declaration
To celebrate the birthday of After thoroughly ransacking the made at the time of the annexa-its founder, the statue of King premises and completely upsetting tion of Korea, the text of which Charles II. in the grounds of the are organising demonstrations to routine of the office, the was published in the Press at the Royal Chelsea Hospital was, on against a curious rogulation which officials in charge stated that they time, whereby the protection of May 20, wreathed in oak boughs. has just boon promulgated by the would have to take the firm's books the legally acquired rights of for- The oak was chosen to com- Russian authorities "compolling
away for oxamination. The eignere in Korea is assured, They memorate the historical escape of every Chinaman walking about
In spite of the interest shown after dark to curry a lantern.
manager offered to providea room have fully recognised that Bri- King Charles from the Parlia mentary troops by climbing into
in exploiting woak fino there aro an oak tree, It is doclared that this is onlyed, but this was refused, the in Korea have the right to hold The bront was made the on-
considerable tracts of land in the anotlior of the many potty an- officials stating that the books and dispose of such property casiou for Lord Roberts to receive Alto Maranon where this quality noyances with which the author-must be taken away. Eventually without being subject to the con- some 10 of the Chelsea per-is indigenous, which could bo ne- ities deliberately irritate the this was agreed to on condition ditions and restrictions of the sioners. The old men, wearing quired from the Government at Chinese residents, and which in- that a representative of the firm Japanoso Law of April 12, 1910, their long red coats and cocked evitably tond to increase the should be present at the examina-with regard to the ownership hats, looked for the most part very small cost. Thatrees are tapped of land by foreigners or of the erect, in spite of their years, and in the same way as fias, and with Lator in the day the books wore Mining Law at prosent in force made a fine display in the morn- proper care should not perish. In THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF SILVER WARE IN THE roturned, with theexplanation that in Japanese proper. everything was found in order, swers have been accepted as
These an- ing sunshine,
December, 1908, now laws refer Lord Roberts walked slowly and an apologetic statement ex-satisfactory.
along the lines, stopping every ring to rubber properties were pressing regrot for the inconveni- Mr. Mitchell-Thomson asked now and then to look at the issued from Lima, All lands be- once caused. The raids at the two whether any, and, if so, what medals worn by the pensioners longing to the State may be ac factories and at the three private reciprocal concessions have boon and to speak a kindly word quired by private individuals in The Radicals intend to contest houses were equally abortive, and made by Japan in return for to some of them, many of the following, way-by purchase "The Beet That's Brewed to Suit The Climate” the castorn électoral district of the result of the simultaneous the surrondor by Great Britain whom had served with him
where the books could be examin-isli owners of land or minos
Chinese hatred of the Russians, tion.
America.
The United States float which
is visiting Danish watora arrived
was very fina.
at Copenhagen. The weather
Lisbon..
Portugal...
raid has been nothing more than of her treaty rights and privilegos in his campaigus. Ho after- or concession.
All the men detained in con- to canso great annoyance und in- of extra-territoriality in Korea. wards briefly addressed the pen- Payment of 1 solo for every neotion with the incident at the convenience to the foreigners con- Bir E. Grey replied that the sioners, and congratulated them hectaro (10,000 square metres) naval arsenal on April 7, when a corned, it having been admitted answer was in the negative, upon the comfort and happiness entities buyer to freehold rights. party of men sought to induce the that whatever suspicions the au Japan had undertaken to con- they were able to enjoy at the, and workmen to mutiny and then, went thorities may have had for making into existing tariffe with Korcs of the stress and turmoil of their If in 10 years after purchase the on board thecruiser "Sao Rafael," these raids were entirely gound for 10 years, and had given as- orying "Down with the Minister less, Weprosume that some further surances as to the existing rights of Marino!" have been released. explanation will be forthcoming of British subjects.
The strike of riverside and from the Customs authorities|
dock hunda of Oporto and Guya apologising for the seizure of pri
lives.
ng, land is not cultivated up to at least Afterwards Lord Roberts in-one-fifth of its area, a payment ol spected the kitchens, where plum1 cont per liectare auntally hus pudding and beer were being to be paid to the State. No burer added to the ordinary rations, and can acquire moro Lisn 1,000
me-to-an-ende The work-rato-residences correspondence. Mr. Eden Phillpotts-Untzuten crossed into the great hall hectares of agricultural land; or men of several spinning mills, which had absolutely no connee is the cement of society; lying, where the now bust of King more than 30,000 hectares of rüb- numbering somo hundreds, have tion with Messrs. Greer & Co. or not loving, makes the world go Edward, the work of Arbor land without special order now gone on strike.
round.
Bruce Joy, was on view,
their bualnosa.
from the Government.
10107
$2.20
per 100
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