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1. By CUTCLIFFE HYNE. London: aillan & Co. Colonial Library.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 1904

SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINESE

LABOUR.

Englishmau. How this will work out was ex- plained to a representative of the Loulou paily Chronicle, last mouth by a merchant who had just returned from South Africa. Asked for his opinion on the labour problem. he said:

PLAN OF Batavia

The CHRONICLE corors the notable orants of the last half century in the Fur East together with the Texts of all the most importont Treaties the various Customs Tariffs, Trade Regulations, concluded with the countries of Eastern Asia, Chambers of Commerce, Scales of Commissions, Consular and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamp Datios, Postal Guldo, Signal. Codes, Chinese Measures, and other Commercial Information Festivals, Tables of Money Weights, and including

THE MAPS AND PLANS interest to the extent of £8,025; and dividend } on Preference Shares to the amount of £26,181, have been engraved by one of the most ominent Provision has also been m de of £86,457 for Firms in Great Britain and are corrected and

fourteen of the following The dry of the mining magnates is still for depreciation of steamers and installations, and brought up to date. They consist this year of But the disastrous results that of £12,500 for proportion of unmatured Pre-COLORED PLATE OF FLAGSUF FOREIGN HONGS e who are familiar with the far-amod Chinese labo 17. Kettle (and their name is legion) will may attend the adoption of such a policy as for ference Dividend, and there r-malus to bo MAP OF THE FAR EAST

PLAN OF YOKOHANA carried to the balance-sheet 26.1555. Providing PLAN OF KonE AND HYOGO with effusion the arrival of Mr. as the future of South Africa is concorned are, to Hyno's new book, dealing as it dous carefully ignored by those who advocate the in- for the dividend paid on January 1st of this PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, TIENTSIN

troduction of the Asiatic to the exclusion of the year, there remains to be carried forward the PLAN OF SINGRAU (KIAOCHAD) character so akin to Kottie's that were

PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSION, SHANGHAI asked anonymously it would be im Europeau. One of the gravest dangon likely to sam of £19,555. During the year ander re- NEW PLAN OF DALNY

remit is the immense political advantage the view, the capital of the Company has bera in-

PLAN OF HONGNEW (SHANGHAI) with Inset not to descry the author immediately.

Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT 4, whether at home, in Africa, or in the Boers will ultimately obtain through the shuterised by the issue at par of £1,000,000 in (the latter half of the book is devotadting out of the white man, and especially the 109000 five por cent. Cumulative Preference LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA

PLAN OF PEAK DISTRICT, VICTORIA Shares of £10 each, the whole of which were ap- PLAN OF KOWLOON Ford's adorn'ures in the Far North and

plied for and allotted. The cost of the issue wa NEW PLAN OF HANOI £59,109, of which £19,000 has been written off New PLAN OF MANILA from revenue. The accounts of the Neder- PLAN OF SINGAPOR landech Indische Idustrie en Handel Maats- PLAN OF PENANG chappij on this site have been submitted to the To introduce the Chinanan into the Trans audit, xs, but, further particulars being required, real will be to play right into the hands of the reference has been made to the other side, and Boors, and the latter are shrewd enough to wearrangements have been made for a locsi andit this. Before long the country must be grouted in the future. The profits of the Nederlandach Indische Industrie en Handel Mastschappij representative governmaut, and every white man the less in the country is, to put it in the words will, when that andersking is on a proper of a well-known statesman, ‘a voto giren to the working basis, be dealt with separately. The Hoors. If the mice-owooms are permitted to production of crude oil from the Boruec fields food the country with Chinsmen to the Ion during the year 19) was 122,600 teas. The sion of the Europeni, way the Boors, when the current year's production shows a substantial Transvaal becomes self-governing, will, by increase. renson of their numericsi superiority, sweep everything before them at the polls, and will soon have practical control of the country. is a serious business altogether, and the sooner the people of this country realise if the belter. Things would not ba half as bad if ustivo labour were employed. Then you would need one white msu as overseer so every ten gatives. But in the case of the Chinese it is entirely different. They provide their own overseers, and the amount of white labour required, should bat as Neir; or, In a Stern-Wheeler up the the Chinaman be introduced, will be very small Aiang By R. D. THOMAS. Canton: Tileed. The country is settling down now,' na Daptist Publication Society..

little book describes the trip up the River, from Cauton to Wuchow, in a roadable way, and will be found a very work for travellers in those parts. Each

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d), deplores his craving for the drappie," and attributes all bly varied nuas to it and the most lukewarm can hardly explain of th variety of sin'o which this ingenious mechanic , only to emerge vn his boam-sada," hich he generally issues with a short- ciumph, qn his last exploit, that of galerei 290logist to discover tho and immoth, puts hita on his fot with the acquirament of several when msmintis teeth, which

fair compelones, on which his all mithur" in Ballindrochater o to live in comfort to the end of their At least, so the book Baishow, but in ya of resuscitation (such as those of ok Holmes auit Captain Kettle) we shall surprised to see MoTodd in print nga ́n, agency for which all who like a good will look with interest, for Mr. Cutcliffe has not in any way impaired, but rather ided to bix reputation for high-class, ble, and, above all, characteristic literature. bok cannot fail to attain succes, and will not be content with a first pusat

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THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY.

OF

Du. M. H. CHAUN, 27, DeS VEUX ROAD CENTRAL BONGLONG,

Hongkong, 10th Marsh, 1903 From the University of Pennsylvanis, U.S.A DAD CORSAR

the Boers are hiding their time, and they will 3186) climb into political power yet, unless England sets its face again t the Chinaman."

"But there is not sufficiency of black labour available locally?" I question this. Mach of the scarcity is the result of the groad ark is detailed, and there is such a s ormation that the accumulation of it must of the owners. They endeavoured to squeeze ikon long experience and to all the Kaffir by a reduction in wages, but the at of study. The various items, too, are latter, after his lundsome treatment in the is fully aware of his own value, and the arranged, that the tripper will matter of pay by the British military authorities,

of, little trouble in keping the ran iewing intelligently, passing sceners. Imagustes are left lamenting. Thes, again, be mest advisable, in fact, to read the book human life is not sufficiently safeguarded in the setting out on a journey up river; the mines; casos of fatal accidents are aptalingly sure, then, to be all the more enjorod.requent, so that it is little wonder that the Kafir fights shy of the mines altog.thr. In ats, particulary, will, in their limited proof of this I may say that Kafirs will work find such a work ealuable beyond measure whore. When I left there were fully 60,000 in-head's make the varions items easy to

employed in connection with the railways and other public works."

ont. A chart of the river, also, is given at

ad of the book. Mr. Thomas is to be con lated on his work

Packet Cpany: A Guide through therlands 196

› RUSSIA AND TIBET. The London correspondent of the Manches- Royal Packet Company (Kouluklukster Guardian antes that he has just heard of a tvaart Maatschappij), issue a remarkably carious circumstance connected with the rela- got-up, interesting and instrumlíva volume as tions of Tibet and Russia. He to Netherlands India, compiled to thir

"It has b.on known in ludis for some time."

by J. F. Van Bommelen and G. (ho says) that a Kuasian officer in the disguise

er, translated from the Daioh by B. J. Sugton, and published in London by rs. Thas Cook and Son, and in Amsterdam H. de Busy. The Gnido is full of very l information to travellers in those region. to are innumerable maps and illustration

ghout the book, the whole style being most table to the compilers and publishers.

THE ARMY OF JAPAN.

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BIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA. MALAY STATES, NETHER. LANDS INDIA, PHILIP. PINES, BORNEO, &c., WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY

AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST FOR

1904.

THE FORT-SECOND ANNUAL ISSUE.

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the porta and cities of the Far East, from Nether- lands Indiate Siberia, in which Europeans reside.

Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made, bit each Colony, Port, or Settlement is prefaced bya DESCRIP

TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with which will serve as accurate GUIDES FOR THE the places, their History, Topography, &e., &c.

The Information in these Descriptions, cou- sisting of a hundred interesting articlos, packed statistics of the TE ADE of each Country nad with facte concisely set out, and containing Port, would alone sufice to fill a large volume. The Directories and Descriptions aro of

CHINA Nonking Swatow Wahu

Canton Kewkiang

Whompon Hunkow

Kowloon Lappa Samshui

-Tientsin

Poking Paitaiho Taka

Newchwang Dalny Port Arthur Chefoo Weihaiwei

Yochow Blansi Ichung Chungking

Hangchow

Ningpo Winchow Santu Foochow

Wuchowfu

TREATIES WITH CHINA Great Britain Nanking, 1842 Tientsin, 1858; Tariff Agreement and Rules, 1853; Convention, 1860, Rules for Joint Investiga tion of Customs Seizures, 1889: Chefoo, 1876, with Additional Article, Opium Con- vention, 1888; Chungking Convention, 1891; Thibet Sikkim Convention, 1800; Barmah Convention, 1897; Kowloon Extension, 1899 Weilmiwei Convention, 1398; Commercial, Shangbai, 1903. France:Tlentein, 1858; Convention, 1860; Tientsin, 1885 Conventions, 1886, 1897, ani 1805; Frontier Trade Regalations. United States:-Tientsin, 1858, Additional 1968; Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1894; Commercial, 1903. Gormany-Tientsin, 1881; Peking, 1890; Kinochau Convention, 1898; Railway and Mining Concession, 1808. Japan-Shimonoseki, 1895; Linotang Con- Tention, 1895, Commercial, 18906; Now Ports, 1896. Supplementary Commoreisi 1913. Russia:--St. Fotersburg, 1881; Russian Land Trado, 1881; Port Arthur and Talieawan Agreement, 1888. Portugal, 1688.

FINAL PROToco made between China and

Eleven Powera, 1901,

TREATIES WITH JAPAN Gront Britain, 1894; Duties Convention 1895; Bussia, Agreements as to Cores: United States Extradition Treaty, 1886; Great Britain (Alliance) 1902

TREATIES WITH COREA Japan, 1876; Japan Supplementary, 1876; United States, 1882; Great Britala, 1895; Trade Regulations

TREATIES WITH SIAM Great Britain, 1856; France, 1803, Japan, 1503

Russia, 1899.

Great Britain and France, Siamese Frontier. Great Britain and Russia, Railway Conventio a

1899,

Great Britain and Siam, 1899.

CUSTOMB TARIFFS TRADE REGULATIONS China, Japan, Siam, Coren.

LEGAL DOCUMENTS Orders in Council for Government of HB M.'s Subjects in China and Cores, 1865, 1877,1878 1881, 1884, 1884, 1986, 1888, Bulas of H.M.B.'s Supremo and other Courts in

China, &c.; Tables of Court and Consular Fees; Charter of the Colony of Hong- kong, Malay States Federation Agreement; Table of Hongkong Court Fees, Admir alty Rules, Foreign Jurisdiction Act; Rega- lations for the Consular Courts of United States; United States Consular and Courts Fore; Rules of Court of Consuls of Shanghai Regulations for Foreign Companies in Japin Chinese Passenger Aot; Hongkong Licences, Trade Marks, and Letters Patent Fees; Port Regulations for China; New Harbour Rigu. lations for Japan, &c.

The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al though printed in smaller type than formerly, and condoused in every possible manner, wox. tains overy year more pages.

Royal Octavo Complete with Fourtoon Maps and Plans, pp. 1,574, $10.00. Directory only Kwangchauwan pp.),179, 86.00. Pakhui Hoihow Lungchow Mêngtre Hokow Szemac

of a Meugot Lama has böen twice in Lhussa in the last five years. There are annual pilgrimaTION, carefully revised each year, most of ges from Mongolis to Lhasa, and this car went twice in these, and was in constant com” munication with some of the chief personages in the Tibetan capital. It now appears that this offfeer was in fact a Mongol in the Russian Nervice who bad for some time. been connected with the Russian Legation in Peking. What is of much more importance is that he is the brother of the Taravetli Lama, or high priest a psper in the Journal of the United Service of all the Buddhists of Mongolia, and one of dia,on the growth of tho military power of the three great ecclesiastical potentates of the an. Captain H. W. R. Senior traces the Tibetan Buddhists, the Brat being the Dalai or in of the present Japanese Army to the Grand Laran at Lhassa, the second the Toshu n of the Mikado, whee a Commission Lama at Thigalze, who rules over all that sent out from Japan to all foreign countries portion of Tibet adjacent to Sikkim and Nopal, 889 to inquire into the best system of and the Taranath Lams, residing at Urga and onal defence, the best system of education. having all Mongolia under him. The brother the best religion. Ou its return the Com- of such a man naturally has very special sion reported the French Military system wirantages in dealing with the Lamas who rule British Naval system. and the American

at Lhassa, and it would not be surprising if ba om of education to bo the best. They had succeeded in doing for his masters what no ad, however, they found no civilised religion European could do. Nor would it be surprising e worth adopting." In 1887 the Mikado if the Indian Government know precisely what ertook the reorganisation of his land foress

be tried to do and what in fact he accomplished. Prussiau licas with the assistance of It is probably in the nativity of this officer un man Military Mission. The issue was seen his two visits, and not to tho stupidity of the the triumph of Japan in the war with Lamas in regard to a trado which at bost must ma in 1801, a brief account of which is given be very insignificant, that we owe Col Young Captain Senior. The principal results were husband's mission in Juus last and the present e complète unification of the various claus

expedition." with a strong the Japrado nation onal feeling, and the receipt of the ir anity of 344 million pounds." This sum partly applied to the farther reorganisa

of the Army, and

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Lient-Comdr. Thos. D. Pratt, Hoogkang Centurion, hattleship, 10,50) tone, Capt. Fagan,

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Lient-Coudr. Codrington, Hongkong Taku, torpolo-boat destroyer, 250 tons, 6 guns,

5,600 hp., in reserve

Talbot, cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 gans, 9,600tons,

Capt. Lewis Bayley, Weihaiwei

Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, 8 guns, Rear

Admiral Robinson, at Hongkong Teal, riser gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guna, Liont..

Comdr. E F. E. Dugnore, on Yangtze Thetis, cruiser, 3,100 tons, Capt. J. G. A.

Wilkinson, Hongkong *

Tweed, gunboat, 962 tons, 3 guns, 200 h.p.,

on Yangtze

Vengeance, battleship, 19,950 tona, 12 guns, 13,500 h.p., Capt. L. C. Stuart, C.M.G., Mira Hay

Vestal, sloop, 980 tons, 10 guns, 1,400 h.p.. Comdr. Stuart St. J. Farqubar, at Formosa Virago, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tons, Lieut.

Comdr. J. A. Gregory, Hongkong

POTLINE POPULATION AND FUTURE Watervitch, surveying ship. 620 tons, 150LL.p.,

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1,000 h.D. in reserve, at Hongkong Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 gane, 550 h.p.

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