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THE CITY OF

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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Stewart wilf! PARIS, honours are with us,

surely not assert that a constitution is

Some heavy fines have been indicted STREET,

satisfactory which gives a chance in Japan lately for snuggling tobacco, ons majority in the Home of Commons the dealer being fired Yen 5000. power to uiterly disarrange one Anances and renders abortive an at MADAME FLINTpt to protest? Turning to Mr Stewart's letter of yesterday he lays strosa on the fact that it is seldom

THE CONNECTION OF

TOA WITH

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The students of the Shangkiang Pist lie School at Nanking, have struck owing Ito a dispute with thoir Superintendent.

The Seoul waterworks, undertaken by The Hongkong Cinematograph an the Cellbrm Bostwick Development Co.,nounce now pictures for Monday evening next, and new songs by Miss Bofyl Lytton, will be opened early this mouth,

"On the 1st ultima the railway from An attempt to low.upa toin in the Hakone turned on the Tokaido Railway, Yatsushiro to Hotoyoshi in Kyushu, Japan,

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CHINA'S FOREIGN

TRADE.

The City of Paris that our immediate interests have by, it was rage on a day ex hut, festumisto- oponed to trafic. Its construction won and is usinil present a mass of interesting in-

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been submerged in Imperial purposes terminates on 6th June 1908 in such a way as to create a sense of hardship." He continues that such has now Imppaued and may happen again quite independently of the form of our local institutions. We assume Mr Stewart means by local institutions our form of Government. Let it be granted that such submerging of our interests is infrequent. Would that fact make an immoral proceduje moral? Surely it must be obvious that wronga

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MONDAY, Juns 28-

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Goods per Kuronga undelivered after this

data subject to feat.

TUESDAY, Juno 16 -

|ly, little duriage was done,

......

commenced in 1901.

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Recently our Shanghat correspondent in a telegraphic despatch gave us the more important returns relating to China's foreign trade during 1907 and for the January-March quarter respectively. The excellent yellow books issued by the Statistical Department of the Imperie! Maritime Castons have now come to hand

formation in Arensily accessible form. We learn from the report for 1907 that the year,

mounting to famine over large areas, in was one of slow recovery from the matcity,

1900, and the overtruding of 1906 nad 1906. particularly in, Manchuria. The recorety had not been more pronounced because of the high price of food and the many local risings The crops generally had been good. P. C. O'Sullivan arrested three saila. Cautions and boon the lending characteristic yesterday afternoon for deserting from the of the import trade, operations being S. S. Orial. They were remanded at the generally of a hand to mouth kind. One Marine Court to-day, by the Hon. Comfortamate result of the timidity of importers mander Basil Taylor, RN,

The French Minister to Peking has

A committed was appointed at Tokyo on May 30th to aire enquiry into the cause of the recent explosion on board the asked that he should be consulted about the negotiations to conclude a treaty training ship Matsushima.

between China and Siam: The Waisupa

A severe shock of earthquake was felt iu Nagano prefecture at .. on May districts of Iwamurata and Komaro

20th. Much damago was caureḍ in the

The rolesno Asama is reported to have shown some dangerous signs, but Dr Omori, a Japanem authority on sa sinulogy, is optimistic in regard to this report..

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has declined the proposal."

The Grand Council at Peking has mimorialized the Throne to grant Brigadier General Pai Chin ohu a yellow riding jacket

Revolutionaries in Yunnan.

I was a great reduction of stocks at Shang- hai by the end of the year, Slooks at Hongkong were also low and in most other centres almost depleted. Cousidatel broadly, the report states, anil making the

of railway plant, of flour and of rice, it would be seen that a very healthy and

foods for Polynesien ansialmed after inflicted on this Colony should not be athorities in consonance with the retranch to równrd his merit in suppressing. the necessary aikawences for largo importations. I is proposed by the Japaness endured meekly simply because they maent policy to discharge 2000 out of the are not, inflicted often, Mr Stewart 9000 men employed at Yokosuka.. apeaks of our immediate interests. The dislocation caused by having to provide broken out in several places in Japan; and Plagne and smallpox lure again against the loss of a fifth our re-the death-rate is heavy and increasing in venue, and of consequential loss to an Osaka, Kobe. Hingo, and other cities, extent that cannot yet be estimated, will states a North Chiza paper.

Goods per Meafrase modelirazac after the

date subject to rent, Goods per Malta not cleared at 4 p.m.

on this date subject to rent.

Wednesday, Jane 17-

Goods per Peshawur undelivered, after

4 p.m. this date will be landed,

TOESDAY, June 23-

affect much more than our "immediate intareste." But we can show that

10 p.m.-Avotion of Sundry Old and Sor-

Elda Naval & Victualing Sterer, at H.brotal-we use the word. advisedly M. Kaval Batablishments.

·NOTIĆE,

Letteraruingto Unincos elfuld be address

ed to THE MANADER.

Communicatiors relating a news should be

addressed to TarTOR,

Correspondends must ferwond their names and addresses with-aug communications ad- dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

All lettera for publication should be written. an eng side of the paper only, on

Orders for extra copies of the 'Casa Man should be sent before 11 am. on the day after publication. After that for the supply is limited. Cash 10 eta., Credit 20 d., per

disregard for this Colony's interests ling occurred quite frequently enough to warrant a desire for a form of Gavern-

ment under which it could not possibly What about the Military Con tribution? Me Stewart st surely

OPCIT

Hawaiian bassball players have dial lenged the students of the Treiro Gifiku University to mate. The Japanese students have accepted and will leave Yokohama on July 27th by the Siberia for Honelalu.

The Chinese Minister to France has wired to the Waiwup that the French Government has consented to permit Chinese troops in Anuara to proceed thirty over the border to arrest the

Revolutionaries,

remember that the claim for a Military Contribution and made in 1804, at a

Nagasaki wires that China is likely to time then public works of various order several cruisers from the Mitsubishi kinds were urgently wanted in Hong-yord. Mr Shodna Director of the Mit- Bubishi Co., is going to visit Peking, pre- Song. Mr Mercer, the Officer Adminis sumably in connection with the proposed

order from the Chinese Government.

Ne anonymously signed munications thateing the Government, and later the have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Governor, Sir, Hercules Robinson, strenuously opposed the suggestion. Public meetings were held, memorials were signed by the Chamber of Con-

Alterations and gddition to Advertisement all the elaborate, but entirely ineffective, merce and the Chinese community and

on Pages 1, 2, 5,6 und 7, should be sent to mur: Office at 5 Wyndum Strict not later than 11 machinery supplied by our local in-

our Offee at &, Queen's Road Central before: | 3 pm.

eopy.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued until countermanded,

Telegraphio Address: Mail, Hingkong. Telephone No. 22.

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Suffragettes in Japan! We read in the Daily Mail:" Miss Ken Inalawa (32) was arrested on May 2 in Tokyo on a charge of basing infringed the Election Law. She was one of the supporters of Air T- Uketani who was elected in Chiba prefecture.

The Peking Government has decided operal demand existed by which old stocks ni well as much of the your's minute any remnant of bad characters in Allusion is made to the opening of appoint a special commissioner to exter-fresh importations wero absorbed.

Chokiang, Kwangsi, and Yunnan after duly customs offices at Dairy and Harbin investigating the cause of trouble.

The Peking Government has wired and instructed Hai Liang, the Viceroy of Yun Kwai, to strictly prevent any Frock soldiers coming into Yunnan and interfering with the suppression of the hundits.

and to the progress make in the settlement and devolyment of Munchuris. The total collection of duty and likhu upo foreign_opiom_was_Teels - 6,009,933 18- against Tels 6,953,072 in 1905 and en native opin Tacks 077,663 as against Taale: 3,796,628 4 et value of China's foreign trade as Tuels 680,782,048 an

A Fukuoka telegram saya that u gus increase of 5.27 per cent, up on the figures- F ́explosion occurred in the Takno Conl raine for 19. Reverting to spiam the report on May 5th. Three persons were injured. anys that the consumption of the foreign The same morning another explosion took article increased from 54.117 picula- place in a coal mine near the Tako mine, in 1906 to 64,584 piculs.

Theo quận tity of native pin passing down

It is repled na Hiroshima that the river through the native and foreign Lieutenaut W: A. Moore, of the British customs at Tching was 47 679 pieuls in Artillery, was attached on June I to the 1007 as against 41,887 picuis in 1906. Fourth Heavy Gen Battery at Hiroshima Taken together with the increased animals in order to study the Artillery methods of of foreign opium in the Yangtze, these the Japanese Army.

figures, so far as they go, do not indicate that the anti-opium mésaures have as yet Nagasaki wires that owing to the do-bore fruit in diminished consumption. aciation of bills of exchange the ten trad with Mongolia and Tientsin is suspended and ton merchants are in distress. The restoration of the normal condition hopeless for the time being.

But obscurity surrounds the production and movements of the native drug and preventa- any reliable conclusions being forived as to the actual progress made in this direction. Vigorous and practical atops, the effects of which will sooner or later ---- Tlu ́! Nagisaki Pross" states that at appear, have been very generally taken. Kamega-kubi, near Kure three men were to enforce the Edict. Meanwhile, among killed, one instantaneously, by the barst the immediate effects of the reforming ing of a six-inch gun. The weapon bad mensures may well have been a sodden It is reported by a Mito telegans that been captured during the war with Russia desire on the part of wealthy smokers to granite enclosure has been discovered in and at the time of the accident a trial was lay in supplies, against a day when it may East Timada while farmers were trying to being, made to ascertain it fitness for be more difficult to do so, and a currespond

ing engerness the part of holders to form a yard. A quantity of jewels and

dispose of their stocks even at low prices other antique objects were contained in it, The "Novoe Vromya" wrote **- The chief commodity in which the de- cantly In the huge area of the Pacific pression in the import trade was banifest News from Mukden says the the and the Far Eastern countries the stagings in cotton goods. In concution ʼn ta

uncultivated ground near the village of

broy

servico.

Net Adertisements should be sent to stitutions was set moving. And the rosult? Everyone knows that when next year the estimates were brought forward the Military Contribution was passed only by the casting vote of the very Giovernor who had manfully pro-Chinese authorities have published of the hind and most important act of the

schedale of prices at which lands will be Far East tragedy is rapidly completing, that in 1906 to Tls, 264,380,89%, an increase of exports the value rose from Th. 230, 16,799 tested against its imposition. Theld in the newly opened districts. These Europeau diplomacy its quietly in the 11.81 per cent. Larger shipments of ten Home Government furthermore refused prices being much lower than those smoking-room puffing agent mindedly at the advice of its Governors in regard to hitherto, demanded for land within the¦ a Macedonian cigar. the regulation of garbling in this zone of the South Manchuria Railway, the BOFORONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908 Colory, und-by-this-menes presented Sir Richard MacDonnell from placing

The China Mail

WHAT FORM OF COVERN- MENT?

latter is received a severe blow,,

unbroken series of upward steps. Those

were made than since 1902. The shipping. returns show that there were 217,32 antries- Licutenant Ogawa, who commands the and clearances with a total congo of dotachment which has its headquarters at ↑ 90,100,42). To quote : '* While thy now-- Sonja, Korea, reports that on May 18, of entries and clearances was exceeded in A Yangchow errespondent inforzuŞ E Shanghai paper that on May 28, a fierce party of his men surrounded a house in 1904 and 1905-the war years,--the tor- Our finances on a better jooting. Re-ukle blew over the city and was followed which the insurgent Li and seven others page total ailda odo more to a long and cords of the distant past are not at by a terrific hailstorm. Hail-stones as wire hiding. Finding it impossible after tractive, but it was necessary for us to large as two inches in diameter fell and about an hour's fighting to dislodge these We are in full and complete sympathy show that long after the Colony bad did considerable damage. Many people mou, the place was set on fire

were injured, And it was reported that onei with Me Murray Stewart's hope that recovered from its birth throes" the or more small children had been killed. discussion in regard to the present Home Government persisted in meddl-

Poking has scat explicit instructions to German tonnage, as against 7,477,518 forra of local Government, and possible ing willis finances. Our contention has reached Liaping and passenger trate construct at once a chain of 16 telegraph representing 8.20 per cent., in place of ... The Chekinog Railway from Haggehow the Governor of Shantung at Teinanfni. to.1 tone" in 1906, was 6,630,767 tons, alternatives, will help to clarify views is that with a representative form of for the first, second and thin classes is stations on the tasks of the Hourglo, 9.36 per cent. The only foreign flags that on the subject. Temperate discussion Government (not responsible to it noted) opened. It is expected that the line will The files of this is to be able to give show increnss are the French and Japanese.

be extended to Chang-in during the month timely warning in case of floods and enable of any matter of public interest can at this would not have happened. Bolici- of me and will mach Sinshi in the the inhabitants and offeints to adopt pie.

The Board of Communications st

is a decline in British shipping, slight in itself (33,316,018 tous, against 33,400,000 tons in 1906), but more noticeïble, as regards percentage of the whole (41.59* per cept. against 44 per cent.).

The former, whose tonnage on the Yangtac received additions about the middle of 1908; rose from 3,125,740 to 4,712,168 tons, while the latter has again made a grant, "I am a policeman, don't you know," said a station coolie to a hawker at Ko advance from 11,376,450 to 15,598,919 loon when he was asking him for his license. tons, or from 15 to 19.47 per cent. of the It later, transpired that the coolie had got whole. Over 1,000,000 tons, work added possession of Sergt. Marrison's whistle to Japanese shipping by the new porta while he was at the Police Court, and had Antung and Dairen. Under the Chines acted as an amatiur constable in the hope dag, a loss in foreign-type tombage was of obtaining money from people. The made my by an increase in junk tonnage.” case was remanded at the Magister Altgether these figures show theh in spite to-day.

of local disadvantages China's foreign trade is steadily growing in volume. Also they show what magnificent work is being done for China by the Taupezial. Maritime Custome

Dry Ginger Ale least do no harm if it does no good tude that our morals should be im-autann and Kishsing in the winter to con- ventitive measures before it is too iste.

pect with the line from Shangkai. Then, Consequently we are glad to find that proved, whatever it cost us would the whale of the line between Shanghai in Splits-

Mr Stewart, a far from resenting-fuir ( not have occupied so much of the time and Haugshow will be completed when a criticism, rather welcomes it as afford of the House of Commons. The ten-public ceremony will be held. Price $1.20 per dozen.

ing opportunity to make clearer points deney to interfere with our interesta The Yochow correspondent of the Credit given of fi0 cents per dozen on which he might have been previous-must necessarily be seldom indulged by Shanghai Menury" wrote on May 27: for bottles returned in good conditionly misunderstood.

The opium crop has not materially decreased We trust that in the Home Government, A simple over that of former pests, but official this, and any further allusions we may mathematical calculation will show how notice has been duly served on all grown makę to the subject under discussion Loftey, crefifth can be sliced off our that the crop must be diminished next we will also maintain a temperate and revenue. Lack of space prevents as an Opiums selling in the city is well in judicial tone. Having suid this let us from dealing further with Mr Stewart's fower, but smokers about as numerous d state at once that our beliefs lurve not letter in this issue but we will mest his there is no marked anti-opium ventureft been weakened by Mr Stewart's argu- demand for some tangible scheme of this district. ments. It might be well to recapitu- representative Government in a Colony late some facts that may have been placed in the position of Hongkong, forgotten. We claimed that the dis- later on. We have no doubt that when Mixed with Aerated or tinct affront put upon the Colony by we put that scheme forward Mr Stewart plain water make the Home Parliament-against which will find that be can extend it cordial

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Leave of absence, to the United King-

A Japanese Imperial Decree issued on June 1 contained regulations concerning dom, has been granted to Major C. H. C. the appointment of a Committes to in Graco, 105th Mahrattas, from 13th June to vestigate the causes of beri-beri and the 15th November. preventative measures to be adopted. The Committes. which will be under the supervision of the Minister of War, will consist of a Chaleman and about twenty members, the latter comprising Army and

the constitutional course of bringing à Tientsin contemporary Hay:-Our Mary Doctors, University Penfousère, down emotion of protest to the local Consuls may be considered lucky in officials of the Contagious Diseases Legislative Connalla rendered money matters (if not in love, and other Hospital, and other medical man.

things) as it will be remembered that one possible by the form of Government of them won the Champion Sweep at our under which this Colony labours, We last race meeting, and now we hear that another one has won the first prize in a

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AN AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER'S STORY.

There was a Large attendance of frienda say at revoir to Mr T. C. Anderson, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who Mrs Anderson and his family. The Japan left Yokohaus on May 25 accompanied by

WEATHER REPORT.

The following notice is issued by Mr Figg of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 11th at 11.5.The barometer has fallen in S. Japan and risen oter China, particularly on the E. Coat.

The depression is moring Eastwards to the South of Japan.

in

Pressre is highest over the Philippines

the Formosa Channel and fresh Stor- and the 8 part of the Ching Ses

Modem varible winds may be expecte

Gazette" states that a large number of 800n over the A. part of Llie Chine Sesc

J Hongkong Ilainfall for the 2 hours end- parting gifte and bouquets were presented ing at 10a.m. to-day, 0.05 inchon

wrote: if it were not for the peculiar National Lottery equalling some $100,000. TT the commercial traveller who find Voyage, N.RO, MrAnderson having winds, fresh equally, showery, pay

constitution of the Colony the Liberal

Government would not have dared to

A bomb weighing 220b. has been found

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barent of the palace at Constan-

to him, noticeable antong the latter being Forecast for No 24 hours entững xt noon. a huge horseshoe shaped bouquet on to-morrow.

FAIRY FORECAST Diazhter. the ribbons of which was printed **Bon⠀⠀

1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood A

Forces Channel, Variable winds,

3.South coast of China betacon, Hong- Fong and Lamoška :: Same an NOTAR

the many elisages of climate and water been long connected with the Race Club, to trying, Mr Chad G. Chapman, who pre- which he has rendered valuable service. sents a large Brisbane concern, had been

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moderata

kong and Hainan - Same as No. 1.

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