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BONORONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1372.
THE COMING RUBBER CRISIS.
DAY BY DAY!
The man who fears pleasure is
of finer stuff than the man who hates it.
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Gunboat Roturas.
The French gunboat Vigilante has returned from Canton."
Japanese Charged with Kidnapping.
At the Police Court, this more- ing, & Japanese woman was re- manded in buil of $250, on a charge of kidnapping a Japanese child from Japan.
Mr. Mackle Returns.
Mr. A. J. Mackie, who has been ill in hospital, suffering from malarin, was able to take up his duties at the Criminal Sessions, as intorprotor, this morning.
hand.
post.
Operetta.
Reported Burglary,
Found on a Prisoner.
Fogchow.
MODERN ENOCH ARDEN
MAN NOW IN HONGKONG RELATES AN AMAZING
STORY.
THE DACRE CASTLE.
Total Loss in Typhoon at Kodlung.
NOTESAND
Spitting.
COMMENTS:
A Shanghai paper comptine Word was received to-day that very strongly of the habit, cum- the "Daore Castle," of about 5,000 mon among Chinote of all tons gross, was caughtinthesovore grades, of spitting wherevar nad typhoon of two days ago, blown whenever occasion arises. As a galore and totally wrecked off counterblast, our contemporary Koolung: The Company's agents suggests the distribution of litera of that place wire to the effect ture and the delivering of lectures:
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF CHARLES C. JONES. The well known poom of that tesque, at the hospital told me that the orow are thought on the evil, from a health point name was only fiction.
that a long sea voyago was the only to have been all saved, but of view, of this pleasing practice. thing that would put mo on my that a completo tally has not This is all very well; the same foot, so I went before the mast on yet been taken..
idosauggested itself to Hongkong So far as Messrs. Dadwell & Co., Europeans a couple of years ago. a full riggad ship for Boston, via Manila. We sailed from Now- the Agents in Hongkong, know Europeans and the more edu castle. Everything wont woll there were no passengers on ed Chinese might be to some until we got into the Torres | board."
extent influenced by suolt means;
In the person of Charles O. Jones, now in Hongkong, we have a far more interesting story, that is fact,
Mr. Jones told his strango, and in many ways, sad-history to "Telegraph" representative, prefacing it by saying:
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IMPERIAL WIRELESS.
Marcant Company and the
Colonial Office.
Straits. At one .. we ran on The Dacre Castle was a stool but the coolic class vastly out reef at the end of Timor Laut. sorow steamer of 4,201 tons gross numbers any other in this Colony, The ship broke up rapidly in the displacement and 2,655 tons net, and we have yet to find the opolie An operetta by a juvenile com-
big sen that was running and for Sho was employed on Mesars Dod-who'slows any disposition to in- pany is being arranged for Sept,
seven days and nights four' of well and Company's regular ship- terest himself in mattershygienic. 27, at the R. A. Theatre. Tho "I know that were it not for us struggled in an open boat-nt ping service between Boston and To plaster the town with notices entertainment isundor the patron-ny letters and other papers, no last making the island of Boreos. Now York and the Far East, and that the chief offenders cannot age of Lady May,
one would balio vo such a series. We stayed there with the was to have left here for Amerion oven road cannot do a deal of
good, though in some casos theirs A burglary is reported from of wanderings and adventuros natives for three months, until or on about the 20th inst.
She was built in 1908 by curiosity may lead them to ask Aplichau. It is stated that a possible. However, as the Ameri-a Dutch Mou-of-war happened to
put in for water, and took us poor Mosara. R. Craggs & Co., Ltd., of for an explanation of the placard man broke into a shop and atole can Consul is satisfied that I devils off. They landed us at Middlesbro, for the Lancashiro and some good may in this way property valued $40. The police am the dead returned to life Sourabaya, and I worked my way Shipping Company, Ltd., of be accomplished. at Aberdeen have the matter in will woll them to you, I to Singapore. There I joined a which Messrs. J. Chambers and
married in Boston, just after cirous troupe and went all through Company, were managore. Her The Disappearing Typhoon......
India. After that I set out for length over all was 380 feet, Where are all these typhoons At the Criminal Sessionst ish the Civil War, in which I fought sisu, prospecting, and up to 1902 breadth 50.5 feet and depth 5.42 going anyhow? Last evening afternoon, evidence was given of with the 24th Massachusetts had been all over Siam, Boraso, feet.. She was classed 100 A1 at one sprang up from no-one fout- what was found on a prisoner's Volunteers. I was in the bastle Colabos, Cochin- China, and Lloyd's, flew the British flag side the Observatory) know clothing on being searched. He of Spottsylvania, on Genoral| Gambodia.
and her port of registry was where. Early in the evening it was had $2.50 in money, four cigar Stephenson's staff, until he was
Liverpool.
within 300 miles, and people oltes, a revolutionary
badge,
Then to the Philippines and
had visions of the 1006 annivera- revolutionary army discharge and killed. Then at the ight at did service there as an Army certificate, & girdle and fifteen Petersburg,--just bofore the fall of Scout. Thence back to Siam,-
ary buing duly celebratod, if it may so be put. It seemed to pawn tiekels. (
Richmond. After that I was ap-looking for tin, but had no luok. British Subject as Portuguese pointed to General Torry's staff one more in the Philippines,
be a typhoon of fairly l'al origin without connection with Consul
the this time in the Public Works
two reported in our columne ves and saw action at the battle of Dept., and afterwards sent to On the 8th August last. Mr. George d'Almeida, as a British Newborn, North Carolina, and Singapore on the Secret Military A White Paper has been issued terday. One of these was W. of subject, wrote to the Straits Go-shortly after, at Little Washing Information Dept. Re-called, and containing correspondence relat- Guani and so well out of danger's vorament asking whether he ton. The next engagement was got my discharge, as I wanted to ing to the contract for Imperial way. The'otlier entered the coast. could accept the appointment of at Morris Island,outside of Char. got back to Siam for the tin that I wireless stations. In March, 1010, to the south of Foochow yester Portuguese Consulat Singapore. toston. I was then transferred to hostility of the nativeaand had just Company (Limited) submitted to
knew was there. Failed, owing to Marconi's Wireless Talegraph day morning, and is said to have recurved. It must have made He has just received an answer that the British Government has General Hancock's staff, on which enough money to ronch Hong-the Colonial Office proposals for a marvellous curve to have offered no objection to his accepting the I romained until the class of the kong. And now," Mr. Jones establishing wireless telegraph dangor to shipping in the har . I lost these fingers--"holding continued, "I find that I have communication throughout the bour, or to ships leaving the bar- ficon adjudged dead by law, my British Empire, and asked for hour, which alons-justifica the Telegraph Communication with
up a badly mained right hand"--
wife has married another man, licences, and following a remind-oisting of signals. Anyhow the The typhoon of yesterday in.in a skirmish in Western Virginia, has children by him,my two or in November the same year, were gone by morning. So was: signals were up at midnight and. torrupte to wires connecting when wo toro up a mantle of tracks sons are in Daluth, Minnesota, Mr. Harcourt on December 2ro- Foochow City with the Cable so that supplies should not reachd refuse to believe that I am plied that the matter was still the typhoon, which is evidently Station at Sharp Ponk and the the Confodornte troops.
alivo, as does my sietor. I am under consideration by the Goof & playful nature and cannot make up its mind what to be at. servico botween those two points
too old to begin anything. My vernment. "When I got back to Boston Life Insurance policy has boun had yesterday to bo conducted by
Ton daya lator Murconi's Com-At the time the typhoon notices boat, but repairs were affected things, went wrong, financially, paid over to my wife
were being distributed to house- pany pointed out the urgency of
holdere at the Peak the glass was this morning and normal com- und I tried the west-and of-another- man,
Ithe matter, and inquired at what munication
was reopened by failed again. In the moontime Oh well, wan smile flitted date it was anticipated the Go-rising ani has since then been 10 a.ro.
across the kindly face"I haven't vernment's decision would be rising steadily ! 'kind friends, 'You know the many more days in which to care. reached. On December 28, Mr. Hongkong Association Football
Hind I
Why ? mean?"-The old Everyone is very kind to mo hero Harcourt replied that it was pro- League, Second Division. The meeting of the Hongkong man
We are not surprised to note smiled whimsically-
in the hospital, and that is all that posod that the subject of wireless Association Football
there is to a sort of Robinson Crusoe telography throughout the British that the State Council at Peking League,turned my wife against me, Treasure Island-Eavoh Arden Empire in its application to self has directed the pointed onquiry Second Division, will be hold in and my house was burned down story. the Offices of Mossra. Ellis and and the insurance money paid to
governing dominions should be to the Government why Dr. Sun Ellis, 14 Des Voux Road on her. Hearing of this I came back
discussed at the Imperial Con. Yat-sen has been invested with No one financially interested in rubber can, unless he de- Wednesday, 2nd October, 1912, to Boston only to flad ny family
full powera" to arrange for liberately stick his head in the sand, ostrich-fashion, fail to see that
at 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of
According to the official dosu- the development of railway on- very cold. They said that I could Office Bearers electing big upheavals in this industry are approaching. The latest addition ensuing year.
meat, there was no furthor cor- terprises throughout the Repab for go whero. I. please. I ТРАЯ
respondence until February 13 io, and that it is argued that this to the many warning signs is Rontor's tolegrain to the effect that
this year, when the Marooni Com-is ou encroachment on the powers The Brazil now frankly admits that competition from the Orient 'is Threo of the charges original broken. Mine was,
young man is easily Curious Story of an Attack on a pany in a letter to the Post Office, of the Ministry of Communiba
though
referred to the sending back on tions. As everybody knows, Dr. seriously threatening the South American trade. This admission ly preferred against Moosa Abdool were thosa daya here again
the previous day of the draft Sun has very advanced ideas on counts all the more inasmuch as, till lately, the holders of shares in unlawful removal of opium and matter.
Razack in connection with the it would bo' 4 different
tender for the erection of long-the question of China's need of South American-grown rubber fondly believed that any attempt at attempting to bribe a public
A Chinese was charged before distance wireless stations, point-railways, and while there is much acclimatising the heves Brasiliensis in the Far East could never servant named Silva, were with small barque, the "B. Webster," Caurt, this afternoon with, on 28 mnde certain altorations in the aspirations along those lines, "So in '79 I took passage in a Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police ing out that the company had to be commended in cortain of meat with more than half success. Such ideas were all very well so drawn, before Mr. Melbourne, for Australia and reached Mel-June, being, along with others, conditions of the tender, partion- the fact has to be borne in mind long as the plants were only plants. But what were tiny twigs and proceeded with was the one of The Melbourne Exposition was at Lin Taw Island.
this afternoon. The only charge bourne after 116 days with 220 concerned in an armed robbery lare of which have already been that the ex-President of China is seedlings four years or so ago, are noir thees, ripe for tapping; and removing the opium without a on then, but work was scarce. In
published.
at prosent not, even possessed of *the London nurket is realising this. Moreover, a glauce ahead will permit. Defendant
On February 24, the Postmast-any official rank whatever. Why, pleaded one way and another I picked up
Mr. Reader Harris, of Mosara, or-General forwarded a copy of therefore, he should be given further remind the investing world that the competition between East guilty and was fined $250. a little money and on Cup Day a
Wilkinson and Grist, defended. the Marconi tender to the tres powers to form a Railway Oor.: and West has not even seriously bogun yet; that, in a year or two, the
total stranger gave me a tip
It was stated that the prisoner, already formidable opposition of Ceylon and the Federated Malay CHINESE FOR AUSTRALIA.perate and staked all I had. 8.8. Yuen Sang after they had beginning of March the Marconition of 70,000 miles of railways, on a sure thing, I was des among others, attacked the launch sury for consideration, and in the poration aiming at the construc States is to be strengthened by the wealth of latex which Sumatra
Company were informed by the it is hard to see. The whole The horse won at tremendous boarded it as passengers.
Postmaster General that he thing is wrapped in ambiguity, and Borneo will be able to pour on to the market.
According to figures supplied odds and I left the course with The fireman said he was fir-nd received the authority for no-one appears to know the fall Those whose interest in rubber is not an immediately financial for May by the Commonwealth £6,000. I sent a cheque by J.J. ing below at 9.15 p.m. and one of the Lords Commissioners full meaning of the phrase
Statistician, the outry of Chinese Storrows, of Boston, to my wife man came down and said “drink of the Treasury to accept one will-like the proverbial lookers on who see most of the game-into Australia during the first and started for the new boom in water."
In any case, it is dis He asked him if he the tender for the erection oflicult to reconcile widespread easily realise that, out of such keon competition, good must arise for four months of the year number- the gold fields of Snowy River wanted a drink but the man wireless stations of the imperial delegation of duties of this kind the general public. What is most extraordinary to the lay mind is ed 892-an inorgane of 377 over and Dark River; and did fair caught him and struck him with chain, subject to modifications, to one man, and he not un offici- the fact that the thousands who, a year or two ago, shot their money Secretary of the Department of bourne, and then on to Syd- almost unconscious and he tried der public notice. In their reply its arms to Ropublicanism.
the similar period of 1011. The ly well. Came back to Mel- pistol on the head. He was which have previously come un-
al, in a country which has opened into Eastern rubber like vorn out of a sack, were unable to see that a External Affairs does not attach noy. Thence, prospecting with to climb up the ladder but the the Marconi Company regretted time was quickly coming when competition must have its natural, any spocint significance to this tho boot mate man could man fired at him and a bullet not to have been able to accept and only possible, effect on prices; und that it could only be a increase; he does not think that have,-Christie Palmerston, went through his left wrist and the modifications in their entirety, matter of time for rubber to reach a certain low figure and (with more Chinese are coming into into Queensland, that was in '81 then he become unconscions. and confirmed various alter-
STRIKING FUNERAL trifling temporary variations) to remain there. A little more Australia than have a right by had had no acknowledgement Ho had never soon the prisoner stion which resulted from
PROCESSION; outting," a little more excess of supply over demand, and rubber on of previous residence there of the first choque I sent home. before and he could not identify subsequent interviews. These will be--like tobacco or tea or cocoa-just a comfortably good flux is due to the fact that owing for. the Kimberley gold fields.
His opinion is that the large in- but I sent another, and started him,
alterations referred, among Queen's Road was blocked for speculation, and nothing moro; and those good folk who have to good times in Australia, the That was the time of the big down below and on hearing the which, as is known, will extend to permit of the passage of the
The Chief Engineer said he was other mattere, to the agreement some time this afternoon indulged in visions of cent per cent, profits must expoot a trade Chinese have been making more rush. Wall, cut a long noise he came up to see what was for a period of 28 years. The funeral cortege of Mr. Loo Po awakening.
money than in previous years, story short,-I went 'broke, the matter and a man clansed him final letter, dated March 7 this Son, one time President of the Nor can any sober-minded person ignore the effect on the trips to their native land.
and have been able to afford everybody did, and I finally with a revolver. He went down year, from the Postmaster-General Canton-Hankow Railway. Ban- rubber-world that
roached Kossack (W. Australia), staire and hid himself. ⠀⠀ synthetic" is shortly to have.
to the Marooni Company, was the nors, gilded chairs and pan. As a rubber-
with sixpence, Red
The police now asked for a acceptance of their tender, sub- oplies, richly emblazoned silke I managed to earn enough there remand.
ject to the altered modifications embroderies, flowers, gilt palms, of chemically manufactured indigo; these two loat have come to
between owner of a pearling lugger, and his Worship, to ask where Wong stay, and a few years will, so far as one can judge, probably seeing, before Mr. B. A. Irving, M. bug up two more luggers. Our (Mr. Harris) would sit down. At the Police Court, this morn- we had luck enough to be able to In was. If he was not there he synthetic rubber as much an article of commerce and daily use as Lewis, of Mesara, Johnson, Stokes grounds lay off N. W Australia This man went to Canton, they they, or as any other recognised manufacture. Thus, with a third and Master, applied for bail in the and in the South Beas, and we did were told, whereas his client said party in the field, we may look to find the rivalry between Eastern case of the man and woman re- well until we lost all of our vessels he saw him at the Court yesterday, and Western growers but a short-lived one, then will probably follow mandéd in custody on
in a storm in the Southern Pacific, Mr. Irving said he, was in thej short period of combination of the two old forces against the new-thousandspurious
being in possessio
in 85,
dark on this signing between all ta'
The request ma
Razack Case,
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ference of 1911.
pawóra,
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in order
planter stated in our columns some time ago, the idea of artifiointyTHE ALLEGED COINERS. to go in partnership with the Mr. Harris said he would like confirmed at interviews before and many other tributos word
produced rabber is no more far-fetched than that of beet-sugar or
I got back to By bame down with/fay
She would ads
was remanded
referred to.
The Reason.
oarried in a long procession tha lasted twenty-five minutes. TE women of the family
over their faces, and the
A woman who had been fined a white band soross
for a ivial offence by Mr. E. heads Riokahawa
the constable,