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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921.

SHIPPING

P. & O-BRITISH INDIA

-APCAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). .

VINTORS IN THE NOTI

BOXUYUNG HOTEL.

March 16.

THE CHINA MAIL.

P.&O. STEWARDS.

KIFLY TO LORD INCHCAFE.

Hr f. W. Andersin Mr and Mrs N. B. | SHPOWARS, THEMSELVES TO BLAME= He A. E. "Anderson Karajia My J. Arnold Mr and Mrs R, H Mix Aaheraft

Kellog and child- Mr and Mrs G. E.Mr and Mrs L. P.

M. BanderDAN Kant Mr 8. 3. Bartletta MW. Q. Kent Miss Bates

Hi Kont

Mr. J. E da Bean Krand Mrs R. H.P.

Kewley

champ

Mrs R. Boilies.Mr J. Knight Hr and Mm & H.Mr and Mrs E

Becau

Eucos

Mr & Mrs S. Bisney Mr and Mrs H. 4. Mr and Mrs W. A. Lammert

Balton

Miss Leask F.His E Lewis

Mr and Mrs D

Bostock

Mr and Mrs J.

Brainard

Dr Bryson

Miss H. Lill

M. Mrs R. Loguny

Mr & Longfield Mr Macintyr

Mr and Mrs J. N.Mr P. Yar

Byers

Mr and Mrs

MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES DE Capple- Marin

-STRAITS, JAYA," BUṚMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, HIST AND SOUTH AFRIOS, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW INLLAND AND QUMENILAND PORTS, RED SAL. DOYPT, EUROPE, $th

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South)

8. S.

Tous

From Hongkong

(about)

*KARMALA,”

$,000

19th Mar.

at 10 a.ro.

** KASHMIR*

8,000

15th Mar.

*** NAXETY *

7,000

* DUNIKA *

5,414

KAYBER'

$1,000

4th Apr. 11th Apr. 15th ADR.

*800DAR

7,000

29th Apr.

* DILWARA "NAGOYA*

1,400

3rd May 1,000 13th May

Destination

Singapore. Perang, Colomb

and

Port Said. Marieilles Londen. MARKKILLEN, LONDON & A'werp MARSHALLES LONDON & 'werp Binas pore, Colombo & Bombay MARSEILLE, LONDON & werp MARKILLS, LONDON & Awerp Singapore, Colombo & Rombay MAMELLES, LONDON & A'werp

BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS (South)

"TANDA

Į

4,956

Fist Mar

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

"LASTEREX"

"KANOWNATM

SAILINGS

EASTERN *

TORILĀ “

**DUNERA"

زمیر

Calcutts, vis Singapore Penang and Rangoon.

SAILINGS (South)

Sandals, Thursday Island Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney. and Kelbourne.

4,080 7,000

5th April and May

TO

4,000

21st Mar

Japan direct

5,200

2nd Mar.

8,400

30th Mar

SHANGHAI

& JAPAN

Shanghai and Japan. Shanghai only.

WIRELEAS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Ticksis Interchangeable.

at Saloon Passengers may invel by B.I.SK. Company's steamers between Baapors and cuts a Singapore and Madras in liea of the sectiuc di shoke P. & O. Tickets Biner pore to Colombo.

All Cabina are Atted with Electric Fane free of charge.

Famers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice Parels Masuring not more than 11ft x 1ft. z 1 will be received at the Company's Offas up to noon on the day previous to maling.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNER,

Consignem are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agente separding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents or advies.

Dredges and the Company's Surveyors, Meeers. Goddard and Douglas at 10

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the o DADAYE and THURSDAYS. All claims must be printed within ten day of the siqamar's arrival bare, after which date they sannot be recognised. Nē. sisks will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Information. Pasage Tares, Freights, and bucks, etc, apply >

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CU.,

2. Der Faux Road Cookal, HONGKONG.

D

KING

Aspots.

& CO

LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, vix Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars. Also Shipchandlery Articles,

Telephone K 1116.

25, Wing Won Street, Centrál.

N. Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

8+ILINGS FROM, MONOKONG SUBJECT TO AUSTRATION.

SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila,

Shaughai & Japan ports,

Cargo totwiland Trini, S. in conection with Great Northern, Northern

Pacife, and Chicago, Mila wakes & St. Paul Fallwayz. KASHIMA MARU (omit. Manila)... Wednesday, 20th April, at 11 am. Friday, 6th May, at 11-12. ...destay, Jist May, at 11 am

SUWA MARU

FURNIMI MARU fomit. Manila)

LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Malacca. Penang

Colombo, Suez, Port Sud & Marseilles.

MISHIMA MABU

BADO MABU

KITANO MARU

...Friday.

18th Mar at 11 am Wednesday, 6th Apest 11 mm: Friday,

15th Apr, 2 11 & HAMBURG, ARMSTERDAM, LONDON & ROTTERDAM,

...Tharaday, 24th March.

***

Cal G. Chapmas

J.

MM. Marcaki Mr D. MeMurray Mr and 1 W. W. Miss. Milla

Coolidge

Mr and Mrs H.

Mr N. Croucher Melden MD. R. Darios

Mrs F. Mooney and Gapt. D. R. Davis child Mrs W.. Dona'd Mr H. M. Morgan Mr R Douglas Mr Garden Morris Mr W. Dowale MR- Horton Mr and Mrs W. M.ir E. L. Patterson

Drenton & cild Miss D.& Pappereli Mr and Mrs C HM & Perry

Ede

Mus E. Proper Engineer-Captain Mr. Ricketts 3. F. Ferguson Mrand Mrs C, W- Mr V. S. Ferguson Rogers

acd Mis A. CMFG. Rows Finney

Mr J. M. Fox. Me Fraser Mrs. J. Fuller MrJ. S. Gardiner Mr. G. Gesin MrA, W. V. Gitb Mr G. D. Graham rapt T. Hail MW. G. Hall

ir and Mia W.

Ha-nical

Mr G. J. Rodolph Mr E. P. Ryder Mr and Mrs T. H.

Byrnes

Sanders

Mr R. Jasm Mr J. Scheff Mr Ed D, Shank Mr H H. Skelton Miss G. E. Smith A.Mr W. v. de Steen

Mr. Stewart Mr G. Harper. Me E. H. Stewart Mrs GEM. Harrison Mr. E. Stone Mrs Hamilton Mr L. D. Stone Mr J. H. Harper Si Ero & Lads Mr J. Scott Easton Stuart Taylor. Mr G. 0. Health MTIBrewitt-Taylor Mr and Mry CMr AL: Thornton

Benrigue Misa D.Tuling Mr and Mes T. W.H: F. Wals

Hindmarsh

Walsh Mes P. T. Walsh

Mr D. J Hooper Mr JF. Hope

A.A. Hyde Mr M. Hassey Mr and Mrs A.

3sool's

Or L. A. Jay

Mrs Feiss

Mr and Mrs J. C.

Weltingel

desh, B. Whicker Mr J. Williams Miss E. M Willams Mr J. Wyer

• REPULSY BAY HOTEL

Mr & Mrs V. ClairMr. and Mrs G. Mr and Ms T F. Hall Mr and Mrs à, H. Robinson

Cabba

He and Mr G. J. Compton

Stray Staart Mr&Mr A. H.M. Vinal

Ferguson & child

PEAK HOTEL

Writing to the Times of Jar unry 31, Purter" saya: A letter appears in your issue of the 27th instant, signed by Lord Inchcape, in which he deprecates the condition into which the stewards of the ships have now fallen, so far as concerns their work, honesty, wages, etc. He the present state of affairs at sea, draws a truly lamentable picture of

One cannot help wondering if his lordship, whilst he was writing his exposition of the present crisis, pon- dered for a mument as to the why and the wherefore of the present deplorable conditions--if he did he would not have far to seek for an answer to the problem, for British shipowner and managers bave themselves to thank for the present rotten state of affairs. Will you allow the writer who has served 40 years at sea- maligned stewards 2 to say a word de behalf of the much-

ship

# 2

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEKS

-BEN* LINE OF STEAMERS,

„NOTICE. TO CONSIGNIMA.

نسينا

From LKITH. MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAFTS.

teamship

"BENLAWERS, o CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being and/or extra hazardous Godowns of landed at their risk into the hapardons

the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, whenon and/or from the wharver delivery may, ba obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare lalt the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th inst, will be rübject to rant.

All claims against the Steamer mast be presented to the Undersigned on ar before the 36th inat, or they will not be recognised,

AF brokery chafed and damaged Goods are to be left. in, the Godowns, where they will be examined, as the 19th inst, at 10 am..

In the passenger vessels of the P. & O. Company the stewards com- menced work at 5, o'dock in the morning and with a full complemented of passengers did not finish work until 9 or 10 pm-17 hours work per day-if they obtained an hour's rest in the afternoon they were lacky. For the greater part of the voyage the vessel was in the tropics, and the misery of a steward's life during a hot passage down the Red Sea beggars description. For this 17 hours work a day, a steward was paid about £3 per month and boys 10s. The writer in all his experience

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersign- by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, March 15, 1911."

has never met more decent, law MITSUBISHI SHOJI

KAISHA, LTD.

(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.) 00AL, GENERAL IMPORTS and EXPORTS.

abiding, honester, or more able meri at their work than these stewards of j London vessels of 10 or 15 years ago. The accommodation for these men was wretched in the extreme-al- though up to Board of Trade require ments they were berthed in the lower forepeak of the ship, a place that TAKASHIMA OCHI YUTARK KORBRIDAKİ TORRINOTABL could not possibly be used for any HOJO, KAMASUTA, BATO, BAIN- other purpose; it was ill ventilated-KEW, KANADA, BIBAL, KANIYA- stuffy is no name for the atmosphere MADA, and OZUKARI.

f.

SOLE PROPRIETORS, OF:

ÅSENTS FOR KAKTTO COAL. Head Office:-TOKYO.

taru, Vladivostock, Pačng, detain, shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Manila, Dairen, Tsingtao, Isinantz, Hankow, Singapore, Bourabaya, London, Paris, New York and sextile.

and was known as the "Glory Hole"; one certainly would not keep a dog or even a parrat în it, but Had. men still it was good enough for stewards.

ja Lord Inchcape's Branches and position been a little broad-minded,

Representatives:- possessed some foresight, coupled | Nagasaki, Karatan, Wakamatan. Majt, with a little of the milk of burhan Kurs, Kobe, Osaka, Trungs, Kagoza, skindness and a small amount of Yokahan, Tokyg Hakodate, Muroran,

human sympathy for their employes, the probability is that the present wretched conditions would never have arisen, or would, anyhow, have been postponed for a considerable time. In the hunt for big dividends Cable Adärter:-IWABALIKLE ( the human element was cast adde.] Ootermāli, a. B. 6. 412 ki, ***Twas ever this.” Now the stewards are getting a bit back, and can one wonder if they do so. The officers and engineers of the vessels were in like manner driven into unions, and received no consideration F. Particular, apply to- until they struck If they had not

6. KOHURA, Manugu. No. 14 PADRE SZEREZ, LANGEANS,

March 24,

T. D. Lloyd Mr M. R. L. Logan W.Major and rs J.

Lloyd

Mr and Mrs H. W.

-Alem Mr. and Mrs

Armstrong

Mr. & Mrs Ashton Mr&Mrs C.F. Marcel struck the chief officer would still be Surgeon Comdr and Mr&Mrs J.P. Marsh a bloated aristocrat on £10. per

Mrs Aveling Mrs MathiaseD MER. O. Hird Mr B. Mackiego, and the chief engineer ditto Mr. and Mrs D., K. bargh

Blair

M. F. Bucliol

Mr M. J. Broen

Mr J. G. Bridger

Mr and Mrs J. F.

Miller Mrs Miller

Chpt & May MS. Mulla Mr H. 6. Bridget Mr and Mrs. Mr G. F. Carle Morgan

Mr and Mrs T. W.Miss J. M. C. Nesve

Charch

Mr A.G. Secʊmb.

Mr. & Mrs Cockburn of Li Aicholson,

Mr C. F:Cooper Miss M. Coper

Mr Cormack

Mr &. Crowley

Mr D. F. Cathill

Mr J., Danly MeN.B Davies Eng-Coudr

CMG, D.SU.

Mrs J. M. U'Canor Mrs. H. Penn

· M: szd Min 1. L.

Perkis

Mr E Halphs Mr & Mr. N. Mac- H. Beynolds

Mr Bad Strs W. E. Mr and Mrs F. J. Roberts

Devica

Dickie

Mr T. B. Drew

on £20.

THE CHINA GUNBOATS.

POLICE WORK.

SHIPPING PAPER'S COMMENT.

Western Union and Bentley. Agencies for: The Mitsubishi Matino & Fire Insurance Co. The Omaks Karina &

Fire Insurance Co.

CHINA TO-DAY.

CHINESE ADAPTABILITY.

CONFERENCE IN THE FUTURE.

In the current number of the Asia- tic Review the departing Chinese Minister, his Excellency Seo Ke Alfred Sze, in an article on The "Merchants having to do with the Present Position in China," says:- Chinese territory supplied by the

We are a people who, of all living Yangise will be glad to note by the races, go farthest back into the past. general shuffing round of appoint-

We were a nation long before the ments that the Admiralty is at last Romans set foot in this island, Tas E devoting considerable attention to peopies and the races who were our that waterway, and the conditions contemporaries in those distant days which have prevailed upon it for have all disappeared into the night of some time past, says" the London the past. But we survive, and not Major & Mm Sanders correspondent of the Jaanal of Com as a dying race, but as a great coher Mr. Farderson merce: The young officers in com- eat body of 400,000,000 people. And Mr and Mrs H.mand of the gunboats themselves whilst we are the oldest living race

.8.ndforu

Mr J, S. Robinson Mr and Mrs

Mr D.-D Dryden" Rodger Mr & Mrs Jenar H. W. Roger

Duncan

Mr. Farmer

Mr N. &. El

Mr C. Farmer

Mr J. Farmer

Mr G. A. Ferris Miss Gibson

Mr and Mrs H.

Grout

Mr L. G. A. Ka

SHIPPING

STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc

GREEN STAR LINE.

Operating TXITXD

EXIPPI

3042D

TO NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

25th March

TO SAN FRANCISCO (vis MANIFA) §o West Hanshaw,2 total

Sink Marubi

To SEATTLE & VANCOUVER {“ West. Iula," "came to JAMO, OSTED BOOapsed for Transhipmant at San Francisco

28th Marsh And/ar Seattle te wankly sailings for fromIS NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA;

NEW YORK, BOSTON.

Thrwerk Bills of Lading instad, is at VS. à Canadian Cerized Common Pobre HONGKONG OFFICE Las Sour Bowall's Building, 12, Due Torux, BA, ÎNG SHOE,

T.

K. K

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO. ·

VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND BEL, JAPAN & HONOLULU, "THE PATHWAY OF SIX SEX.”

STLAMIES.

LEAVES HONG) DONG.

kar. 20th.

TUNE.

TETBERIA HARU

K

90,000

TENYO MARU

99,000.

SHINYO MARU

*3%,000.

PERSIA MARU

---wwwd pril. 97th.

KOREA MARU.

Call at Dairen mit. Shanghai.

SOUTH

$,000.

mermā prā. Ind.

May 14

$1,000 may 25th

Calling st Dairo, instead of Nagamki. AMERICAN LINE.

HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO.

WA JAPAN. HONOLULU, HILO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALISA CRUZ BALBOA, CALLAO, MOLLENDO, ARICA" & IQUIQUE, TRENCE ST TRANS-ANDRAX ROUTE TO BUYNOS ÁTKE,

STELMERS.

ANYO MARU.

HAYO MARU,

SENYO MARU

+Carrying Cargo only.

TORK

18,700

14,000

SKATE HONGKONG,

Mar. 18th.

May 196

For full information regarding passengers freight and sailings, apply to s

Y. TSU JUMI, Manager: King's Building. Tel. Nos. 2*#74 Apent at Centon: Mosses. 1. K. GREYITH, LTD.

VEREENIGDE

SCHEEPVAART

NEDERLANDSCHE

MAATSCHAPPIJ

(United Netherlands Navigation Company.) HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN (Holland East Asia Line)

(Members of the Sirala China & Japan Conferances.) Eegular monthly serviss between PORTS, SHANGHAL HONGKONG & MANILA

ROTTERDAM, & HAMBURG BREMIN

JAPAN

AMSTERDAM,

Mamer

Trading.

Fram

AND

Το

Falling Rotterdam & Hamburg, 15 Maz.`` Amsterdam & Hamburg .. 10 Apr. Rotterdam & Hamburg ... 10 May.

STIIMANORE .. Mar. ALDER AMIX .. Apr. BOZZON

May.... For fall particular plecao apply to:-

JÁVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,

Telephons No. 1874.

General Agents,

Tark Building,

Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappy.

(BOTAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA),

THE Steamship

will be despatched to

SINGAPORE, and BELAWAN DELI,

This Vessel offers excellent Cabin-accommodation for Saloon-passengers, Single and double cabins,

Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight and Passage apply to:

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

Telephone No. 1574..

Agents.

Bey. and Mrs W. T. Mr G. E. Sandstrom have obviously been doing their best, on earth, our mind possesses a vital- Featherstone HOD. Mr. H.Sarp and in view of the fact that their ity and elasticity which has enabled

Mr.R. P. haw LMr H. Spice

best is a very commendable one, it us to adopt the most advanced forms Mr. Findlay mith is difficult to rid one's mind of of Parliamentary government-name- the suspicion that the deplorable] ly, Republicanism. What is the rea- state of lawlessness and piracy son for this survival? I suggest that into which the tiver had it is largely to be explained by Chi- dropped might be improved with sese adaptability-by the capacity of proper co-uperation from home. the Chinese to respond to the de-same sort of problem which seems to to be obscure, for instance, to your Police work on the great yellow mands of change and adapt and re-

Major Harding Mes Li Banses Mr and Mrs Henderson - Mehollingsworth Mr and Mrs Mr B. Bay Humphre

Mr D. Hal

Mr & Misa Stublings

Mr. F. vndelle Maud May 3, J

Sprett

M.Mr Thompson. -

Mr & Mrs Thomson

Ms B. C. Trench

D Van Bord

Mr and Mrs Queries Mr. G. Yaux Mr. and Mrs,W. B.Mr and Mrs Fangss

Mr and Mrs Kouman

koʻevity

Mr.R. A. Walter

MITO MABU... LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Suez

Kennett Major & Mrs Wake SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday Mis Bakalevsky MEH. Webeter

Leland, Townsville & Brisbane.

Mr. H. Kring Mr and Mrs Marshal Monday, 26th Mar. at 11a-Mr & Mrs Langr dye.

Mr H. P. Lamarche. Wood ..Tuesday, Irtli Apr, at II a.m.

...Tueday, 2nd March.

TANGO MARU

· ·YIKKO' MAKU ·

NEW YORK via Suez,

AKITA MABUZ

SOUTH' AMERICAN PORTE vis Cape

KAWAUHI`MARU... (Sealing from Singapore). Wednesday, 11th May. BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.

BOMBAY MARU LUATOUTTA, MABI

4t

Thursday, 17th March

torday, 28th March.

VALUUTTA & RANGOON via Singapore & Penang.

·MUZORAN MARU... ... -TUTIDEI MABU...

Tuesday, 2nd March. Wizesday, 8th April

JAFAN PORTE-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama,

BEANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

IKARA MARU

HELIN MARU (Kabe caly),

MASATU MAR

Beturday, 18th Mark at Il a Studay Monday,

goth March 21st March

KAIBHA

YUSEN

For further inviation, suply

NIPPON

Telephone Nos, 292 & 293,

LE FAKUDA Macin

A LIFE SAVER

waterway is no holiday, but involves adjust themselves to any new environ confront you here in Europe. And distinguished Foreign Minister, Lord. a big responsibility on the shoulders ment in which they may find them most Chinese who think over the Curzon, who, at the annual dinner of of the individual commanders. Wah selves. It is no doubt me that there matter believe its solution lies in the the Central Asian Sociery last mouth, state of civil war existing it is very exists a certain degree of unrest and direction indicated by the Master. said that China had become/republic, dificult to keep order with a firm political disturbance in China.to-day. To work the democratic principle you and was in the threes of a military hand without getting mixed up in all Bat it is very important to realise must have the necessary machinery in crisis, whose upshot no one could see. sorts of diplomatic bother, and it is that this is a state of things which the form of Parliamentary institu

Fortunately for the peace and

in this that the support of the big ours, and has occurred, in every tions; and this machine has hitherto security of the world, the peaceful people at home is so important. They country where a new system of gov been worked by men trained under development of China and her mil- have been told frequently enough of ernment or some other fundamental the old system of government, be-lions is an absolute certainty, unless. the way in which peaceful traders, change in the life of a people has cause the country must be governed indeed, that development is deflected many of them under the British ag taken place. It is argued that a new in one way or another, even if mis by foreign agency into channels of are shiped at from the banks every system of life is being introduced into takes are made. The present political militarism. The Chinese develop- IT is safe to say that Camberlain's apparently out of sheer light Europe, and until you have bred and and economic difficulbes of the coun- ment of China, if I may put it that Colic, and Diarrhoe Emporis heartedness or looted, if they can trained new men to work us new try are not the outcome of racial in- way, must make for peace it only Loved the lives of more poopis pod

be tackled with reasonable safety. relieved more suffering than y caber, Our trade interests in China are far System the men trained under the old capacity or fans of character, but the because the whole of Chinese culture tomedy in existence. It is known I too important for this sort of thing dispensation must go on with the task marks and signs of a period of trans rests on the power and appeal of over the civilized world for its speedy to be allowed to continue.

of government. cures of cramps in the stomach. diar

tion. In other words, these difficul- moral force. Them and all intestinal paina For

Twenty-Eve hundred years ago ties are the surface effects of the great by al Chairista and Storekeepers:

Confucius defined this same problem movement of life that is daily chang of government."Let there be the ing the whole Face of China. They Capt. H Jones, of the Straitsmen," the sage said, and govern are signs of vitality, not of decay:

...It is evident that profiteering is Steamship Co., Ltd., disembarked nment will Bourish; but without the This is a view shared by others wht by no means a modern inquisition. Penang on his return from home. He men government decays. With the are not Chinese, and is given by M: The following is from the Sarawut is proceeding to Singapore to take up right men the growth of government Pant Painleve,, the ex-Premier of Gazette of 50 years ago Thirteen the command of one of the company's is rapid, just as vegetation is rapid in France, who as chief of a mission to years ago the price of rice was 5 or 6 ships. Capt. Jones, who is a brother, the earth. Therefore the administra-China in the summer, issued a state- cents per gantang, and the wages for in-law, of Capt. Saunders, the board-tion of government hes in getding ment to that efect on the departure ordinary coolies 23 cents a day, Now ing officer in Peng, is very well proper men. Whether this Con-Lof his mission for France. It seems wages average. only 28 cents per day. known in the S.S. and FM.S., and fucian view of the European situation to me that, in the light of what M. while the price of rice is 17 cents per loca considerable time acted as skip is sound or not, there can be no doubt Painleve and Dr. Reinach have said; gantang the idea of paying 50 cent per on board the "Perak."

that we are faced in China with the the Chinese situation ought no longer for a wretched low! is preposterous.

KWAI & CO.