1918-12-31 — Page 8

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING "CO"," LTD""

MANAGERS REPORT FOR →→FOUR WEEKS ENDING

NOVEMBER 30, 1918,

Gentlemen, berewith beg to band you my report on your mining and milling operations for four weeksanding November 30, 1918. ME

The accompanying sheet of mine, mies- suramente and assay, returns shows total of 326 ft., made up of 49 ft. driving, sad. 178 ft. crosscutting, as against, total of 201 ft. for the previous four weeks.

**BUKIT KUMAN MINK

"LOST IN ARCTIC.

With one companion and seven Malamuts dogs Alexander Silth, ar- plorer and musher of Alaska wia

fire or feel.

A

WORLD. PRICES.-

FURTHER ADVANCE.

THE CHINA MAILY

of

World prices continue to advanco. A cat saven days and nights in the Arctic compilation by the National City Bank Ocean, northeast of Bebring Straits of New York, showing the average afloat in the fee in a poling boska ftimport prices in the fiscal year 1918, of long and 34 in. wide. the bid coking ge number of articles representing to cat but feur and water, dried beans production in overy section of the world. and some evaporated-apties, and had no aboys prices oven higher than those

Smith told the story of his hardships which is turn oxscored those of These average import price figures of on his arrival in San Francisco recently, 1915, 1915, and the fiscal year 1914. Ha bas come from she.Northland, where he lived for thirty years, to go overseas the great articles of commerce aro au with the Y.M.O.A. in France.

For seven days these companions of exceptionally accurate method of measur the Arctle floated cass with the ice until is broadly the advance in world prices, ES FORE!

outh wind sprang up which opening To import price of each sticla broʻght op path or lead in the dafting is mohacountry represents itselling ralas

940 It, Leval-Owing to the pressure/took theri back aímost providentially to the country from which ita exported

WEATHER REPORT.

December 1d 126, 12-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. "The anticyclone has moved eastward and

No Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as

*No.

TUESDAY,

COMMERCIAL SLUMP IN disolosure of a state of bankruptcy on

JAPAN.

the part of the drawer.

It is now reported that in Osaka, Mr.

MBER 81, 1918

CAPTAIN REWARDED,

· The tenolusion of the armixtioo bas Shimidea Georfätsu, Mr. Suddo Kichiro is with plenaire that we record the.

Mr. Amabe Shoichi, fr. Takaoka Taro, fact

world

pero has decreased moderately to ecosiberably at all reporting stations. Japan, and the removal or modification Mr. Kawasaki Rigoro, bir. Fukada Asiatic Petroleum Co's motoc-vessel Fistries cf the Exterior and Foreign The monsoon will be interrupted to the blow freshly over the Formosa Channel United States has made the situation Kaisha and several others have sus- Chinese Government, through the Min- ponded payment. Though particulars Affairs, a certificate and a gold medal north of Foochow, hot will continue to of export embargora in Britain and the Kikuzo, Mr. Okuyasu, Hayashi Genci Ab Ewang, has received from the and the N. China Se

of the assets and liabilities of Mr. with purple ribbon for his gallantry in Konishi are not know, it is paid that leaving the lives of four Chinese at Yao, anding at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Hongkong Batnfall for the 24-hours Total sicce January 1st. 101.60 inches,

hotel debts & amount to about chia-tsui (Langsban Crossing) from a against an average of $3:14 inches,

Forecast for the 34. hours ending at

Y,000,000. Mr. Shimidau, a dealer in wrecked fishing junk. The incident of Cap Inch heard cries which were at 2000 on the let January 1910.

1-Hongkong to Gap Nock; NE

chemicals and medicines, is typical of the wrecked fishing innk occurred about. the parikin that the war has produced two months ago. During the night ic Japan.. winds, moderate fair.

Before the war be was a broker doing firit thought to be those of seagulls and 2-Forms Channel: The same as

business in a small way, but in the afterwards ascertained to be those of South coast of China between

that occurred some time after the com-ed junk. The junk was in far, too. enormous boom in the domestic market human being-five Chinese on a wreak encement of hostilities, he made disabled a condition to be taken in tow, fortune of millions. A further large but four Chinese ware rescued, a fick speculation was apparently the cause of refusing to abandon the junk. bis ruin. It seems that he cornered chemicals on a large scale, his manipula tions being based on the belief that th war would continue for a long time yet.. This was not very long before the

- JOCK DECEMBER, 1918. armistice. Meantime prices of chemicala in the country bad gradually taken a downward tura, ch account of theOOHOW, Brit, 183 tons, from increase in home output. Mr. Shimidao, Wuchev, Capt Jones, K.W. & Co., Jap.. 9,201 tons, EOKUTO MARU acting in conjunction with bis frieurls, Fing On Whart

Co., No. Buoy refrained from disposing of his holdings

WO KWAI, Chi.. 229 tons, from in market quotations. with the object of preventing the decline from Balikpapan, Capt. Suzazi, Dodwell wechow, Capt. Lasshou, Banker & e wharf.

-South coast of China betoon

of water the measurements on this level the extreme northerp 6, the thero of the United States. As the aggregato | Hongkong and Hainan: The same as

have not been takou.

840 ft Level-At about 230 ft. from the shaft the drive to the winze from the 740 ft. level has been restarted and taken aft. Total distance 14ft. The lode 59 ins wide says i} dwt.

BIB ft Level,The north drive on the 85 ft. lode has been advanced 4 fi, mak ing a total of 153 it. The lode is low brado.

Crosscutting. For stops-filling, 61 #t

STOP13.

Abore the 840 ft. level, orc stope; lodo

148 tis. wide, worth & dwts

Above the 740 ft kel, two stops, lode 181 ins: Wolth B'dwts...

Above the 840 ft. level, two stops, lode 104 last, wide worth's dwts.

Above the 640 ft. level, one stope, lede 154 ins. wide, worth 13 dwts.

ANDERSON MINE.

680 H. Lovel-Owing to heavy store the lower levels have boon flooded and measurements were unobtainable. In the crosscut cast a lode had been struck but not passed through when work was suspended.

360 ft. Level. The drive north has been advanced 18 ft. Total 894 ft. The lode matter is low-grade. .......

nent

They

ROYAL OBSERVATORY. SONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

of the con- tew weeks the Stefan- again, they met members of the

ischtrin most cases the product of several on expedition, who gave them a dog portion of any given article repre- No. 1. In the course of their explorations, different countries and covers large num to be the leader of their pack,

Firgin coal bars of importations through many ports they discovered 120 miles of fields in places 200 feet high also located a huge lake of oil, gushing of the United States, and extending agnusl import price based on these the frossa continent.

reliable into the snowy waste from the heart of through the entire year, the average

Agures may be accepted as a

aromatar of world prices in the article

Tho "average annual import prices" quoted by the bank in its discussion of built our boat, fo entire importation for the entire fiscal this question are obtained de cuasion of which we felled the trees and whipsawed the lumber. Then we placock the boat es of the article in question, showing

Smith, & stockily built Scotsman: We-Wilham Betiy and myself describes his experiences as follows. atarted co our trip toward the Arotic Ucean in the end of July, and

about a year later wound up Zettlest the tiuicer bele on the

mountainside, we.

Strait

for

.SETOD

In nearly all of the important articles imported, 1918 average price figures stand at the top of the ascending scalo of prices, dating from 1914. Tako wool

DECEMBER 31, 1918.

Station.

Kochi

him.

Bona sinod

min

AD

Wind

Baromater

at Son Lavet.

Temperature.

Hamidity.

Direction.

Weather.

31.29 29 30.33 90.17 30.92

on rollers and pulled her over the Arctic total quantity and total valus as reported Rockies, a feat never before secom to the Custom House, and by dividing adiostock.. 6 plisted.

"It took us seven days to make Grothe quantity "into" "stated value theomuro 5 &

over the 'Ditide to the Arctic for the entire year is obtained. If the Tukio miles, palling the boat from the Bohring average import price per unit of quantity kodate slope, with the assistance of our seven avarage monthly import price is desired, doms and a block and tackle

Nabe inches was the longest stretch we were it is obtained by utilising the month's ever able to move her at one time. Thus aport Bgures by the same process. A Oshima....

Weihniwal 6 a 30.18 we worked day and night until wo hit comparison of these amaal or monthly shilin the water of the Colville river on the average import price figures with those down the Colville river of the proceeding periods supplies an as- "Ce our way

Ichang Arctic slope.

Kiukinag we had the misfortune to loss our entire curate barometer of average world prices Hankow onths when our boat got caught in in the article in question.

Changsha.. channel between two boulders, and the water rushing in, swept cur belonging out, with the exception of a sack of

Shanghai.. flour, a sack of dried beans and some

Ontzled...."

Still

I wo had no thought

Sharp El apples. dried

Confianing oar way, we passed for four an example, of which the imports are Swatow....50.5

Taichu of going back. days, making 30 miles a day, through the dawn from more than a score of Tuiboku.5.0.30.16 55.

Koshen most remark b'a coal deposits in the world countries and representing every grand Thigan Great blue of coni tore on either side of division of the world; of glothing wool,

532. pet 15. against Bee. per 15, in 1812 Centon B river ran, therefore, through a veritable

Зар Rock. coal was beth ignite and bitamin- bringing the total to 74 ft. The lode 87 *cal ravine."

r "The

Wachow... 9. ins. Ride assays 9 dwts.

Pakhoi... an opan exmp fire. Thus we made 1915. Combing wool averaged in 1918 Mano barn ta Crosscutting. For stopo-filling, 108 ftus, and was of such quality that it would per lb. in 1910 and 23c. per lb in Hongkong

our way down the river until wa reaches $1c. per 1b, against 20c. per lb. in 1817

1515 Carpet wool avarsged in 1918 40 Fhulien Above the 480-ft.-level)-one stope, loda the Arctic scene on the extrame Forte 20. per. lb. in 1910 and 25c. per 15-in Heihow

end of the contiasat. And here our r al

C. St. James 105, wide, worth 4) dyte.

hardships and suffering started.

the mouth of the river, we ber 1b. against 29. in 1917, 22c per 16. Tourane....

Aparri Above the 360 ft. level, two stops. Leaving to hug the esistline up to in 1910, 17c. per l. in 1923 and 1916.

hed lode 120 ins. wide, worth & dwts...

carried up away from the coat, So we Above the 280 ft. level, one stopo, lode Paint Barrow But the ocean ice-pack lost sight of the land and found that the ins. wide, worth 1ftwaffe Above the 460 ft. level, two stapes, lode

Ine. wide worth bf dwts. DEBICK · BHÄFT.

to it LevelThe north drive has beon driven 3 ft. making a total of 1,160 fs. The lode 64jns, wide gives 5 dela. per tor

43

160 ft. LevelTo the drive south on

the east branch 7 fz has been added the river 200 feet highly placed. The the average import prica in 1918 as Pescadorea,

STOPZA.

100 Level The crosscnt" east kins been extended 19 ft., making a total

of 301 ft.

GENERAL.

-

our

in

..

In copper of which the imports were Dagupan. drawn from "different countries, tepre-

.

1!

N

30.13

H

700.14

11

90.93

29.01

Tacloban

Guam 4,20 Labuan

211 1882 1KHINS

For

It was originally thought by Japan ese marabants that it would take at least a year or two for the belligerenta to restore their trade and industry to normal conditions but the belief has been disappointed, for the Powers. modified their trade restrictions immo prompt action being interpated in Japan diately the armistice was signed, the na indicating great efforts to be made by those Powers to recapture the trade amt markets lost during the wat..

Some time before the acmietice was concluded prices of commodities in Japan reached the highest level ever recorded, and many importera, who apparently believed that the end of the war was not yet Dear, made arrange ments to get large imports in addition to stocks already imported. Indeed, it is stated that imports of dyes alone,

Then came the armistice, and this I'due to arrive before the and of February.

amount to about $10.000,000. It is made it impossible for him to hold his exposted that the modification of export ground any longer. Just at this time embargoes in Britain and the United promissory note for ¥2,200,000 drawn hy Mr. Konishi, who had been reduced States will lead to great imports into a arte of bankruptcy, and endorsed addition to those under previous con- by Mr. Shimidza, was dishonoured in tracte, and these prospects have now Kobe, and Mr. Shimidzu bimself bas shared, the same fats. It is said that caused a decided slump in the market Mr. Shimidzu's assets amount to not only for imported articles, but also Y8,700,000 and liabilities to Y5,300,000. This is assets exceed bis liabilities by for domestic products.."

400,000, but as the assets include the dishonoured promissory" VI,700,000 a satisfactory adjustment of his fiaunces is considered a very difficult task. It is said, however, that the bankare concerned headed by Mr. Koyama, President of the 24th Bank, are doing their best to tide over the difficulty on behalf of the bankrupt dealers.

bote.. for

ARRIVALS OF STEAMERS,

YUENSANG, Brit., 1,199 tons, from VERDUN, French, 194 tons, from “ Manlin, Capt, Wheeler, J.31. & C..35.

BAN NAM HOI, Chi., 427 tons, from Pakho, Capt. Perron, Vilinson, C43. Woat R

River. Capt. Servingden, Fat Fing SUIYANG, Brit, 1,594 tons, from Shanghai, Capt. Gibbs, B. & S., 48

CHINKIANG, Brit; f $29 tous, from Singaporo, Capt. Mill B. & S., Taikoo Dock

NERITE Dutch, 1,453 tons, from Tarakan, Capt. Sonnemane, A.P. & Co.,

E Point

PIK WOO,Obi. 1,147 Lons, from whamboa, Capt. Udder, Kwong Hing Ch, WA BARU, Jap. 4817 tons, from

West Point. AUTAI

Wanchai. Shanghai, Capt. Fechigani, „O.SK,,

TSURU MARU,ap. 2,500 tons. from Wakamate, Capt. Yamada, 0.8K, Wanchal

WENGHANG, Chi, 26 tons, from

The value of cotton yarn has fallen to about Y290, as compared with the Y130 qucted at the beginning of the year. In many cases prices of imports have declined below the prices in countries from which they were obtain ed. For instance, lead is quoted at ¥16.80, whereas the Australian price is

Evidently the blow is not confined to Y24 and the American price 129.50 cvar

dealers in dyes, chemicals, and medie- land and T.31 via Panura. Teleines In is reported that one of the Macau, Capt. Alves, Eat Hing Co., wharf

Australia leading firms in Osaka, which is cap-ST DECEMBER. bgraphic quotations from

givs Y32.50 for spelter, and the italized at Y3,000,000, is debt to the Y31.60 extent of Y5,000,000, and is now American quotations Are

adjusting its affairs secretly. A simila overland and Y32.68 via Panama state of affairs is also said to exist again,, Cap. Nishimaru, N.T.K, but quotations on the domestic market among iron and steel merchants, but the stand at about Y93. Quotations for matter has not yet come ander public pig iron have declined to about one notice. as the merchants are secretly adjusting their affairs together with third the prios quated a few months those affected, though a big Osaka steel 1go, ranging from Y280 to Y300 against merebant is said to have gone bankrupt, Some shipyards of smaller resources the American overland quotation of

NAM HO, Chi., StG tous, from Hal. phong, Caut, Kolina, Kioong Hing, C41.

TANGO MARU, Jap., 4250 tons from

Stream

HUNGLEE Ch 005 tons, from HSIN CHANG, Chi. 1953 tons, from Haiphong, Capt. Bakurad, C38. Saigon, Capt. Munio, Soon Seng, Booy Ben

KWANGLEE, Chi, 1488 tons. from Shanghai. O Capt. Sangster, M.S.N. Ca

about 1320. Phenol was quoted at aro involved in serious difficulties, but Brit, 1226 tons, from

Y2.30 por ib. some time ago, but how it is obtainable at no more, than 56 sen Soda ash has declined from V30 to Y6 per 100 lb, caustic sods from Y38 to 712 Soma dyes have depreciated so United States.. about one-third the prices quoted in the

Capt. Peacock, B. & S., Bouy MAUSANG, Brit, 1844 bons, fren Sandakun, Capt. McAvish, J.M. & Co Kowloon whart.

YOKOHAMA MARU, Jap., 3785 tons, from Shanghai, Capt. Karoto, N.EE. Buoy No

CHEFO Chi, 884 tons, from Hal- phong, Opt. Doyo, D4S.

it is understood that shipping men, who are mostly optimistic regarding the No. 30. outlock, are giving them financial assistance so as to continue the con- struction of vessels already on the stocks. It is believed that there are many cases of faucial difficulties in but efforts are appearently being made, to prevent them coming to public Hongkong Observatory, Dee 31, 1918 1. BAROMETRI, reduced to 32 degrees The lamp bas saturally giver the notice.

Ia W. Jars, Chief Asistant

other directions than theae mentioned,

some quarters the theory is Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in

severest-blow, to the trades and

will not come to the Oriental markets inches, tentan and hundredtha

1. TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de industries which had benefited by advanced that a European goods 3. HUMIDITY, in porcentage of saturs the war to the greatest extent Mr. soon now seems, to he believed, tion, the humidity of air maturated with Konishi Kiyomatsu, President of the thers need be no cause for undue moisture being 100

*

ice was drifting eastward, ad we, two men senting Europe, North and South Legaspi and goven dogs, drifted with the ice in cur America, Asia and Africa, the average Iloilo Foling boat.

We drifted for seson days, with no price of the importation of 1918 in the Surigao food for the dogs, and only four form of pigs, ingots, etc., was 16.2c. per and water, sud dried beans and Plb., against 10. 4. per ib. in 1916 and plea for ourselves. Most of this long week we spent in our sleeping bags of 134c. per in 1915, being thus practically At 300 ft. a lode' was passed through the bottom of the boat. Strange as it doubled in the four-year period. Raw area of the world, averaged in 1878 86,20 asuring 60 ing. wide zasaying it dwts. may seem. I never gave up hope and told silk, representing every silk-produing

yet die in that we premonition

(U.S. currency) per lb., against 34.61 Driving to the north and south has been my companion repeatedly. I have a taken 8 It each way and the values beds."

Our dogs, though famished, behaved per lb, in 1917, 83.61 per lb. in 1916 and show an improvement.

As if they knew the danger we were

Raw sugas averaged in 1918 48 porreas Fahrunbolt. Crosscutting-For stope-filing. 109 ft. and knew that all there was to be done $3.99 per lb. in 1016.

was to remain quiet. When their hun- gar became unbearable we cut up our b. against 4.3c. per lh. in 1017, 8:7c. per -Stopa-One stope has been worked on

mucklocks sealskin boots-and fed lb. in 1916, 8.2c. per lb. in 915 and 2e. lode 33 ins, wide assaying 6 dwt.

them to our dogs.

Thus, in the ice and silence of the per lb. in 1914. Tin, drawn from avery The month of November was an excep- tionally wet one and the water caused polar scas, the days west and the nights available in producing ares of the came and still wo were drifting east world, averaged in the fiscal year 1918 ward. Then suddenly the wind het ons-1.6c. per lb., against We. per lb. in 1917, us considerable trouble päderground.

Milling sheet for 4 weeks ending Nov-to the south and a lead opened up

through which we drifted south toward 35.30. in 1916 and 32.40 in 1915. Mackerel, of which the imports of 1013 suddenly "Ooe morning our dogs Bukit Komaa. 50 stamps ran 25,44 land.

interest in their arroundings, and they lb. in 1918, against 10.08c yer (b. in lifted their heads, sniffing the ain 1011. Cheese, drawn from Canada, Mexico, They smell land, I told my companion, the West Indian felands, Argentini Nonsense," he said. 'I'll stake my life on their instinct, I said. Soon after Australia, French-Africa and balfa dosen European countries, averaged in Hinc: ward we saw the low const

We hud & hard job in landing through 191841.00 per lb, ageiost 30.8c. in 1017, the so-called 'sish ice, which is formed of ice that has been bittered into 3-6, 77 1916 and 17.3c. in 1914. pieces by thes there. Ent waves: branking on the idence Gentually praising landing eventualleged to get through,

30, 1918.

15

Chronicle." THRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Japan Munitions Co, Osaka, was panic in Japanese markets"Japan 5. FORCE OF WIRD, according to the first to reveal a state of tank. 6 STATE BY WEATHER, b blue syruptcy. He is known" to have made Bedford Henle detached clcnd. d drizzling rain, f foz. great profits in making fures to the gloomy, hail, I Rightning, oo ercast order of the Russian Gorarment, Ppassing showers, a squal, e ruin, 1mow, but since these

thander, visibility w dew, wol

Russian orders

WHOOPING COUGH,

CLEARANCE.

30TH DECEMBER. ASIA Chi, 11a.m. for Haihpong TOMIURA MARU, Jap., 11 am London via Singapore, N.YE.

Tung Bing,

"

SORACHI MARU, Jap., 3 p.m. for Manila, M.B.K.:

RUIYANG, Brit, &p.m. for Cantón, B. & 3.

SANG, Brit, 8.30 3.my for Shang- SHENG

hai, J.MING Brit., p for

daya Lost time 2.56 days due to power, seemed to come to life again, to, take an / were 18,000,000-lb., averaged 27.72c. per. 7. Rats in inches, tenths and borstopped his company has besoin WHEN your child has "whooping Shanghai via Ningbo, B. &8.

repairs, and usual clean up:

STONE CRUSHED —

Komen ***

Anderson Derricks... Junction... 440

Stope

*** 1,687 tons

310

3,606 tons.

Huntington Mills (2) ran 20.79 days. Lost time 7.21 days due to shortage of labour, power, and usual causes.

SURFACE ORA TREATED

Koman .. Anderson

Total ora cruabed in

Koman Mills

1,001 tons. 1,463

2,464 tona.

6,070 tons.

o Retorted Smalted 05025 925 1,719 4 788.3

543686855 187 82 81.27

Tatul... 2,119 925 916.42

Battery Huntington Mill

No. Buntington Mill 2

No. 2

Bukit Malc(3) Huntington Mill

ran 21.4 days. Lost time 4.0 days due to

Komen

Malaces

*other Colombes

dogs ran and scammered over thes

etafore they became quic for a mi'e

The first thing we did was some driftwood, make a fire hot food. Then we converter into a sled.e and decided to

overland.

Point Barro loo and oli nativo.

in the form of dried w food

I could not chew it. 10.

on, the old aqua co

for It was not pleasant,

Proceeding, we mos

grod

Stefansson expedition, and they

ously gave us dog to lead our pa

all

Goat skins, Imported from s'acord of averaged 47.46. per 15, in 1918 per lb in 114, Cotton from Great Britain, France, otheriands and Japan, werd thy average price of the eing in 1918, 25.76. penyard, yard in 1010, while the path of February, 1818,1 than those of the full or that man h 190 per Annual average of2ute

well as some food. Boross a sake of be in 1915.

"Boon after we ran

a shows for 1918 an

ur too, against 235.87

bar iron ia19186.36 87erage of 1.9c, per bemp averaged in

oil af Point Tangant, about a quarter of 1018 $253 per ton, ngalcat 8180; per ton

Areatas

HONGKOHO REGISTER.

Pravisda

Barometer... Temperature Hamidity Direction of Wind.... Force Weather

low

water.

hy giving his Cough Remedy

cough to careful to keep the Later Mr. Konishi dabbled in speculation on the Riceugh loose and expectoration easy This remedy will Exchange, and it is said that be as may be

It has has sustained largo losses. It also liquify the tough mucus and make

it easier to expectorate day Ga dale as Gudate at month bill drawn by him in favour used successfully n many epidemics and Kobe as it contains no narcotis or other. of Mn Sawavama Kitjai, a

injurious substances it is perfectly mia shipping man, was not paid by a cor For sale by al. Chemists and Store:

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30.08 30.10.

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T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Dec 31, 1918

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table wiven below has been compiled at the National Almanse Office of observations taken by means of an in London from the result of the analysis atomatic tide-rocording machine in the Nater. Police Hasin at Taim Sus Teal furing the years 1005-9.

The -ZÚTO of the table corresponds with the zero of the gounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be feet 3 inches below mean sea-layal

a mile from the ocean. There were about in 1915 and Bax un 1918 $1,03.71 per power, repairs, and clean uten seres of all gushing into the snow, ton against 8399.37 in 1914

Burlace Ore Crushed

and blundered into it before we were 1,482 tone aware, extricating ooroves and team: In a for articles-vory low-prices are 1,77877

with the greatest dificulty: We found lower. The average import price of the the oll to be a Inheicating oil, and the coffee bepught into the country in 2018, 2,984 tops.: peculiarity of this lake is that it runs in and re, reseating all the coffee-producing

To obtain the depth of water as the. Amalgam collected 623 cza: producing winter and congeals in summer

For eight days we followed oil in sections of the world, win sc. per

our way westward, and against 11.1c, per lb. in 1914. Tobacco-tide gaugo at the Victoria Naval Yard 27. retorted gali zieliling 294, AL 10cations of ved at Point: Barrow, suitable for viger wrapporn.wa $1.21 per add 3 foot 4 inches and on the gauge |

melted go18. Average yield por fon, Stamps 4.253 dis where there was a small post, where we lb. in 1018, against 81,28 ver lb. in 1914 at Lamicut Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet outfitted again: Thence we went south, while po's coa imported in June, 1918, fachos to the height given in the table.

Jaznury let in 8th, 1910.-. Malars H.

and had another narrow escape when on averaged 81.02 per bashel, against. $2.27 Crossing the mouth of Fitmegs into per bu hel in June, 1917, Mille 1.997

Point Hope, we were caught in the oh-All the above are, it should be remem

郭

Koman H.

733

yenge valas of Tailid = 0.024 toos ring ses with no food for the dogs and birod, the wholesale prices of the articles

Torals, “Ore

Amalgam

lected $1. 2,747,000, Emelted gold.. 1210.4903" Average, field

2,683 data Fingers of bullios 914/1600

WHA MARTIN,

General Mapagar.

LIGUS HEADACHE.

buedod in to correct

and the headache dis

Tablota

four pounds of butter between in the country from which they wore with only

Fon which we subsisted seven days exported to the United State

heartily and being famished, became ill

On arriving

at Point Hope wo ate

was practically

for several days. This

the end of our sufering though my part FRENCH TO LEVY POLL TAX nor's feet word frozen rabequently

Ovor to Smith says he wants-

to 201 with the YSLC.A as soon de Europe possible. He his five brothers in. the

All Gorlon Highkader Smith is known as Blanken's - muthers and for the last two years has on an Bretage of alky wiles mushed

He fa a life-long friend and marther the famous Bebt

AT KWANGCHOWWAN. TUT Words have just been received frore Kochow, that, the French authorities in Su wangchowan Bay hare decided to m

residents levy a poll tax on the Chinese there: The Chinese in Kwangchoww are asking the Military Govermenter And the Civil-Administration in Canton wal to motest szafort French actr

"LOW WATE

:

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Ruakkoor

Kata. light

Tix.

Haight

tain Kobe Bank, and this led to the keepers.

H

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KASHIMA MARU, Jap., 6p.m. for

Farukawa 10H MARU, Jap., 1.30 p.m. for Son Haiphong, Nemaz

SUNTAR, Port., & p.m. for Haiphong,

Tong Hig

SHUN CHEUNG, Chi., for K.d. Was. 31ST DECEMBER. *** TOTO MARU, Jap, 7 a.m. for Toko- hama, Y.K.K.

CALWA

THE CALIFORNIA WINE ASSOCIATION

are the biggest wine growers in the world having a capital of ten million dollars (gold). They produce sounds wines at a reasonable price, which compare very favourably with European products. Some very sound Mosele, Port, Hook, Claret, Sauterne and Chianti are now on sale.

SANDY MACDONALD (Scotch), Our standing order to the distillers (Messrs. Alexander & Macdonald Ltd).

Ship us all you can. Need we argue further ? MONNETS XXX BRANDY.

Is The Brandy which is rapidly becoming known as the Premier Brandy

An the Far East.

ALL THE ABOVE.

ÖVER LINES ARE

LANE CRAWFORD & CO.

HASTINGS,

HODGE

NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

Co