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MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW. Anotion.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1909.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

THE OPIUM CONFER- ENCE.

OPENING PROCEEDINGS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shaxonar, February 1. The International Opium Conference opened to-day at the Palace Hotel, Shanghai,

HE. Toan Fang welcomed the Com-

BULGARIA AND TURKEY CAUTIONED.

(Radiusion Service supplied by Router," via Bombay)

LONDON, January 30% Eeiter's correspondent at Consta tinople learns that Great Britain, bar Rent a representation to Bulgaria and Turkey, warning them of the dangero

All the great. Powers are, working in concert in the same direction.

e deriving an income of £17,500,000 acres of waste lants in the United from the forests which the Commission Kingdom (of wh ichabout ten millions proposes planting The Hon. Mr Loxare in Scotland), and at least seven GLORCE must envy the future Chancellor million aures of these would be found of the Exchequer who will have auch a suitable for planting probably a good comfortable little next ogg to play with deal more. This seven million acres Ready made Day and Evena nest egg, too, which will be his without would bring up the total to ten million ing Gowns, Paris Models the indignity of robbing another man's acres, and the planting of this seven million acrca, if done in a business-like in Hats and Toques, hen-rbocet.

This question of afforestation is likely manner, would probably cost about Laces, Trimmings, Under-

to become a burning topic of discussion £21,000,000. If we had even a total of clothing,Boots and Shoes,

all over the world within the next few ten million acres of forest we could then Hosiery and Gloves, etc., years.

We have been sad spendthrifts cut 150,000 acrea yearly, which, as misionors. He referred with gratitude etc.

in the matter of our woods and forests, seventy years old and of a minimum to America's action in calling the Commilitary Botion on the frontiers and sympathising with any efforts at an 679 President ROOSEVELT has already drawn value of £70 per acre, would yield mission together and initating the Con-

agreement,

attention in one of his voluminous mea

£10,500,000 yearly, based on the prices ference and said that China greatly ap of the past twenty years, and by precisied Great Britain's promised help planting 150,000 acres yearly. this in the matter of repressing the opium would be permanent for all time. trafic. Forests up to sixty years of age should M. Ratard, Consul-General for France yield for thinnings about £40 per acre. at Shanghai, one of the French Com or an average of 15s, per dere per year, missioners, moved that the proceedings fertile country through the reckless or £7,500,000 for ten million acres, or be conducted in French.

a total yearly income of £18,000,000, destruction of the forests. Experts

or more than half of what England paya declare that the world will be face

The at present for imported wood. to face with a serious timber famine

cost of cutting, manufacturing, and thirty years from now if steps are not

marketing the above 150,000 acres quickly taken to remedy the present

would be about £50 per acre, equal to evil condition of things. Scandinavia,

£7,500,000, and the railway companies Russia and other continental states are

would also get about £20 per acre for already complaining of an exhaus-

carriage, equal to £3,000,000. This tion of their once superb timber

representa 150,000 men steadily em ployed. The removing and marketing

adges to Congress to the vanishing 2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Forni. forests of the United States and he drives horns the seriousness of the pitua. tion by pointing to the calamities which 9p.m.-Concert of Premyslay in City Hall. 9 p.m.-Itamaton's Grand. Circus at lave befallen Northern China through

Causeway Bay.

ture, at 54, Morrison Hill Road.

Amusements.

General Memoranda Goodie per Bencleuch undelivered after

this date subject to rent Goode par Namsang undelivered after 4

p.m. this date will he landed.

.

AT, February -

of Suaren of Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld.. closes from this date to 9th Fell, inclusive. FRIDAY, February ---

Goods per Prins-Regent Luitpold unde- livered after this date subject to rent, SATURDAY, February 8:—

11.30a.m.-Meeting of The China Pra- vident Loan & Mortgage Co., Id., at Co.'s Offices,

Dock Jo., Ld., close from this date t 2nd Feb, idclusive.

·,t

the denudation of vast tracts of once

Unade per Salesit nnelstand after this be used up in about thirty years, while

data at Noon will ha sahjarf te rant. | and leruling chargES. Tresnay, February 9-

their hardwood forests will be finished

The proposal was negatived.

LADY LUGARD.

Hor Excellency Lady Lugard's condition has slightly improved during the last 48

Laura

(Sa.) G. P. JORDAN. 31st January 1909,

ITEMS AT THE MARINE COURT.

OPIUM CONFERENCE, SPECIAL PRAYERS OFFERED

IN ENGLAND.

(Reuter'i Service to the Chitia Mail: Copyright protected under Ordinamos 3 of 1594.)

LORDOK, January 30, An appeal signed by the Bishop of London and variona Nonconformist and Scottish religions leaders argos that apecial prayers for the eradication of the opium traffic be offered during the sittings of the International Opium- Commission in Shanghai.

【SOCIALISM AND LABOUR.

(Reulty's Bervice to the China Ma#; Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894.) ····

Losmox, January 30,

Gooda per amonia undelivered after supplies. As for the United States

rhla data subject to rent,

"I went to worship God, then I re- they are depleting their soft-wood MONDAY, February 8 :--

of the thinnings from ten million acres turned," was the excuse of a boatwoman, Transfer Books of Hongkong & Whampoa forests so rapidly that at the pre-would yield in labour 8. d. per acre, at the Marine Court, to-day, when she was

sent rate of consumption they will

'fined 85 for making use of Causeway Bay or £3,750,000 yearly, representing 75,000 men employed. The cost of another boatwoman was fined a like without permission. For a similar offence

planting 150,000 acres yearly, put at amount, while a third said she had given

The Labour Congress, which is being Neau-Moting of Roxton Land and in about fifteen years. The pitch pine £3 per sore, would be £450,000. This

birth to a child yesterday and was dis-held at Portamouth, has reafirmed of the Southern States, so largely used represents 9,000 men, or a total in all

charged.

its previous resolutions in favour of in Great Britain at present, will; in of 234,000 men steadily employed at £1 H. M. S. Kant a boatwoman was fined

For plying for hire within 300 fees of Socialism, about twenty years, be practically exper week, while the total yearly bill for 5 at the Marine Court, to-day. hausted too. The latest estimate of labour as detailed above would be

£14,700,000,

Building Co., La., at Co.'s Offices.

NOTICE.

Communications relating to newca should be addressed to THE EDITOR,

Letters relating to business should be address standing timber now available in the ed to THE MANAGER.

United States is about 1,284 billion feat Correspondente must forward their names

and addresses with any communicatione ad dreased to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

These figures show that in the matter

REQUIEM MASS.

A SIGNIFICANT AP-

POINTMENT.

(Beuter's Servics to the China Mail: Copyright protected under Ordinance 9 of 1804.)

LONDO, January 30. Considerable interest attaches to the

At St. Joseph's Church this morn- of board measure; their consumption of pounds, shillings and pence, the ing a solemn requiem mass was held for last year was forty million feet of board afforestation of the United Kingdom the repose of the souls of all the Bishops masze (value over £100,000,000) would eventually pay a naguificant and missionncies who have died in South bezes forty upon 1,285 gives a period return. To start the scheme on any-Pro-Vicar apostalic of Rongkong, officiated China The very Rev. Father do Maria, No anonymously signed communications that of about thirty-two years as the extreme thing like a proper scalo, however, will and was assisted by Bishops Mayok, Ola appointment of M. Timciazoff, a well- have already appeared in other papers will be limit of duration. Dr. FERNOW, of require a good deal of capital and this mante, Merel and Pozzoni, The Rev, known banker and noted advocate of Father Herault was present representing the development of Anglo-Russian trader Toronto University, head of the Forestry money could only be obtained by meanë Bishop Lavosque, of Kwangsi, besides many as Minister of Commerce. F.B. Special Service of Cars will run A SUPERIOR PALE ....................................$1.60 { should be sent before 11 a.m. on the day after Department of Canada, has estimated of a public loan. Mr. LLOYD-GEOBOR clorgy, the service being conducted in the Gregorian style. All the Bishopa took part B SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC 2.00 plication. After that hour the supply is the whole of the commercial forests of has quite as much on his hands at in the last absolution for the dead and al-

limited. Ouch 10 ct., Credit 20 cper Canada at about 300 million acres, present, we imagine, in trying to arrange together the service was most impressive.

Alterations and additions to Advertisements instead of 800 million, as is generally his Budget for the next financial year,

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AFFORESTATION.

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

supposed. The forests of Eastora Canada suitable for the European mar ket are about eighty-seven million acres in extent in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. A large portion of afloat a scheme of afforestation for the changed. One of the novelties which will

to have time to take up the scheme seriously, but we do hope that his

On Saturday evening, and at the matines successor at the Treasury will fise to in the afternoon, there was very largo the full level of his opportunity and set right the programme will be entirely attendance at Harmston's Cirear, and to-

NEWS OF THE DAY,

where a full grown tiger rides a tricyclo

A STIFF-NECKED PEOPLE.

BULGARIA UNCOMPROMISING

(Reuter's Service to the China Mo

Copyright protected under Ordinance 1894)

LONDON, January 30,

It is reported from Constantinople

round the ring, with the other tiger dicates an uncompromising attitude on taking supper in the cage. The perform the part of Bulgaria, The Government ing dogs, which have proved such an declines to pay more than eighty-two- attraction, once more appear in further milliga francs and further declares that, jumping fonts. The other items on the it a settlement on that basis in any Messrs Grees and Co. were one of the programme have all been carefully selected longer delayed, it will resonsider its donors of the prizes in connection with the and to-morrow evening the great riding position. Jubilee of the Victoria Anglo-Portuguese contest is to take place, when's handsome School at the Club Lusitano on Saturday trophy will be presented to the competitor inaking the heat attempt standing on his foot three fimos round the ring on the pad There were 417 European and 224 aided by the mechanio. Matinees are also Chinvee visitors to the City Hall Library, to be held on Wednesday and Saturday and 247 European and 15,191 Chinese visi- commencing at 3.3 pan. tora to the Museum during the week ended January Blat.

afternoon.

# THE COMMISSIONER' OF PONG.":

these are quite inaccessible. The por- United Kingdom as will suffice to ward be introduced will be the performance that trustworthy new from Sofis in- tion already accessible has during the off the danger now so seriously past fifty years been very much out threatening. down and depleted for the European market, besides being greatly damaged and destroyed by fires, and its supply Cannot last more than about twenty Fears. Further, if placed at the disposal of the United States, and according to 1.05 Royal Commissions are cumbrous, the present estimated quantity which E FINEST PALE DRY, NUTTY 215 costly, and too often futiles of any pras. they would yield if cut out just now,

The Customs Footlights Club at Canton repeated with notable success on Saturday tical result. In many instances they are these forests would only satisfy the

overing the musical extravaganza The Commissioner of Pong." If anything the but the means of shelving an awkward American consumption for about five subject, as witness many of the en-years. Western Canada will require all

We are glad to note from the bulletins performance wont better than on the initial leaned by Dr Jordan that the slight im- prescutation and the attice all received quiries of late years into the questions its own forests for its own future use,

To-day the International Opium Com-provement in Lady Lagarde condition is unstinted applause. Hongkong would like Par Botes of law reform, const erosion, Church and, in any case, these are not and can- mission convened by Fresident Roosevelt, maintained.

to have the pleasure of seeing this extra- vaganza. Could it be arranged? B →→ Ra SzAL CAPSULE.....$1.25 Discipline, the Poor Laws, Local Govern- not be made accessible for the European meets in Shanghai. Mr Brunyate, the re- presentative of the India Government, -left ment, etc. Still they are too useful market. The Pacific Coast forests act Bongsong on Saturday by the Korea to

TN bot weather it's hard work to take ood C SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID,

liver oil. Bat Stearns Wine of Cod CTEARNS EL CERE.-Nervous, Liver Uil is not greasy or ally, and it tantes feverish, or bilicus headaches cured, GREEN SEAL CAPSULE 3.50 an adjunct of our present system of consumed by future, fires will all be attend the commission.

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All those liable to be called as Jupore

10 the scheme of things altogether and thirty years by America, Canada, South and all those interested in the Jurors Läst the hope survives in many a British Africa, Australia, China and Japan in any way should study the salvertisement EVERY FINE OLD TAWNY,

WHITE SHAL CAPSULE. 3.00 bosom that at least some good purpose Forest fires last year were the worst or sent us by the Registrar of the Supreme

ia served by them in so far as the busy-record, and something like £20,000 Court, to be found on the back page. bodise interested in the particular qube worth of forests, young and old, have tion under discussion are for the time been completely destroyed. In view of be placated and so kept reasonably quiet all this it is not surprising that timber The other day Reuter informed us that bas during the past twenty years the Royal Commission on Afforestation doubled in value, while foresta in

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Atories of mountaineering disasters

la reported from Switzerland. One party

of British olimbers were overnlielmed by

an avalanoke in the Furki Pass and hurled

over a predploo five hundred feet deep.

typewriter to enter the Celebes lalsods, in

had at last submitted its report. It has Sweden. Canada, and America are 500 It is interesting to note that the first taken the usual amount of time in doing per cent. dearer in price than they 80, of course, and has no doubt were ten years ago. amined into the question as thoroughly as

With these faota staring one in the possible, taking the evidence of hundreds face it would seem that even lethargie

100s of the situation and begin,

of witnesses and visiting many parts of England must soon awakes to a sense of the United Kingdom. The recommandation which it ad the reafforestation of mine. acres of land

to take the matter of stiers

exper

au Oliver, for which Messrs Rombach and Co. Are the agents at Hongkong.The machine, one of the best on the market,

not try it?

REIMS

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