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INQUESTS.

A TRAR ACCIDENT.

An inquiry was held by Mr. H. K J. Gompertz, yesterday, into the circumstances of the death of une La Luk, a Chinaman, cocently killed by a tram accident at Wilmer Straet. The following gentlemen were sworn Un juram: Messrs, E. C. Goorg, Julius Focko,

and J. B. Scott.

A Chinese tram-esaductor said: On the 21st inst. I was in charge of car No. 18. We wors at the entrine of Wilmer Street to the Prays at 11.55 amg the bar was going sust towards Wing. Lok Strest. There was another ear in Wing Lok Street cooving towards me--- I could not ser the number. A man was on the line of the other cay, and he ran on to the line of my track; he was holding a pickaxe. Trang my be, and, as he did not move, slowed down. putting on the brakes tụ stop the car. The car. however, struck the pickaxe the tam was carrying. The car could not stop in time. I rang my boll several times, but he would not getaway. The pickuse, which he was carrying on his right shoulder. broke his head, and I told the ticket colector he fell down.

to blow his whistle and cull for the police. The car stopport. The ticket-collector blew is whistle The police came, got a chair, and the man was carried uwuy.

Mr. Gompertz. Did the aur touch deesused? Witness: Fox. it touched the axe and th man. I stopped immediately afterwards.

Mr. Gomperts: If I ask any questions likely to incriminate you, you may refuse to answer them. How did you stop the car?

Witness: I pat on the brake first. bat that would not stop it, so I reversed the raotur.

Mr. Gompertz: How far off was crenased? Witness: A for Cent.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18T, 1904.

of earth coolies. On the tram fine, Sunday 21st; instant at the entrance to Wilmer Stroot, about 11.50 m one of my workmen was knockod down by a car. He was working. I saw a tram ear coming, but did not see deceased knocked down. I saw him afterwards. He was lying I did not see any wounds. I across the line. did not bear any ringing of gongs; I heard the police whistles blown afterwards.

He was on

old man carrying a pickaze. I did not see the body is hospital. An Indian costable, the last witnes, aw the body.

Waller Linden said: 3 am an inspetor of the sletric tramways. A car running at a rate of ten miles on our could be pulled up in te yards by reversing the controller.

drive the bar forward

the To hand to the right: to apply the firsze, to the There is also left. This reverses the moter.

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a ba brake seting on the running wheels It is a powerful brake acting by mechanical meas-friction. The alarm gong is worked It is a lond by the motorama with his foot.

alarm.

digging the rubbish for about a quarter of an hour I found the body of a Chinese woman, under the bricks and mortar, having the appearance of having been suffocated. She was dead; her son identified the body.

Police Inspector Smith said the son could not now be found. He gave the us of Le Cha, No. 56, Hollywoort Road, second foor.

Mr. Gumpertz to P. C. 10: Did yon know this house?

Witnow Yes: il was a rather old bone built in an awkward plucu on the hill.

Mr. Gompertz: Did you so uny want of ence sixxit the house?

Witness: No.

Jaus Hutchings, building inspector, P.W.D.. produced some photographs of the phase, taken after the collapse, showing the shoring. He said: I visited the place with Mr. T. L. Perkins on the morning of the 25th inst. The shor- ing was done by the Public Works on the 25th, 20th. 27 inst. It was Becessary to prevent collapse. The front of the house next is dangerous. I saw the milding before the There are many in By Jury: What is the average spoed the cars collapse. It was bad.

Hongkong like it. It looked unoccapind. I de not know when it was built. It was old. Mr. E. C. Georg: Aul it takes tea yards to | built of a line soft brick, of which many housus in Hongkong used to be built. The blas brick pullitap

Is not worse than the ordinary red brick. but Amoy best Canton red bricks are better. bricks are very good. Blus, bricks are burnt. The enlour is a matter of material.

Mr. Gumpertz: Would you have endemned this building?

travel?

Witnes: Ten miles an hour.

Witness: Yes.

Mr. E. C. Georg: Tlascom rather slow: At has a car is stopped in five or six feet. It is an awful distance.

Mr. Gompertz: It is rather long. Would the car be going ten miles at Wilger Street?

Winess: Yes, about ten miles.

Mr. Gomporte said that the existence the police had been able to get together was concluded, but if the jurors desired it he would ad journ the inquiry. There was one point he would draw attention to. If any of them rode

Mr. Gompertz: How far off was he when bicycles they would recognise how difficult it erossal on to your truck?

was sometimes to prevent accident».

Wiluoes; A few chung,

Mr. Gompertz: Was he looking towards your car?

The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental

zoath,"

Mr. Gompertz: Would you like to make any

recommendations?

Mr. E. C. freory: How can we? We are

Witness: No; he was looking at the other car. Mr. Gompertz: Did the care pass? Witness: Yes, when my car stopped, after it ¦ not exparts. had struck deceased, the other env pussed.

Mr. Gomperts: How was deceased lying? Witness: One of his foot was near the ant

below the car, placed there to catch people. His body was lying across my line.

Mr. Gompertz: Do you know who deceased

was?

Witness: No.

By Police Inspector Collett: The car went about ital? a yard after striking dureased.

A Chinese ticket-collector said: It was a Sunday about two weeks ago. I was on No. 18 car. at 11.55 8.10. I was collecting money. The car was going from west to cast. I saw the conductor stop the car by turning off the electricity. I looked at the conductor, and asked him what was the matter. Then I saw an old man lying on the ground, with blood Howing from his head, and I sent for the police. A part of his legs were on the net at the bottom of the car and the body was on the track. There was a pickaxe by his side.

Mr. Gompertz: Was he sensible? Witness: He moved, but could not talk. Mr. Gompertz Dil you ace him fall? Witness: No.

By Inspector Collett: Besides putting of the electricity the last witness put on the brake. Last witness sounded the gong before car struck deceased. The gong was sounded several times.

Malare Fann Greion said: I was on an electre ar about 12o look on the 21st inst The ar was going cast. I was about tive minutes on the car. The man rang the bell a great deal. It was east of the Sailors' Home, Several men ware on the line. One had a pickate, and this man did not got off the line. All the others got of Another tram came up.) I did not ses him falldown, as I was not looking that way. I saw him a little before in front of the car. The tram then stopped. It went a little way after the brakes were on, bat stopped quickly.

Mr. Gompertz: Was the conductor sounding

HOUSE COLLA P86.

An enquiry, conducted by Mr. Gompertz with the same jury, was then held into the circum- stance of the death of a woman, suffocated under debris at the Ping On Farm collapse during the recent typhoon. Mr. Dencou. salicitor, watched the case qu behalf of the owner of the house.

Dr. Hunter, medical officer in charge of port morirns, said: On the 25th inst. I examined the dad body of a Chinese female aged about 39. ticket was attached to the body bearing the names of "Chau, Si, removed from No. 1. We had a post mortem ou Ping On Laue." thut body, and found the cause of death from suffocation.

Mr. Gompertz: Were there any mark extertal lujury?

Witness: No, nor other injuries,

of

A Chiness ses fold-builder. of No. 172 Hollywood Road, said: On that night I went to sleep at No. 1. Ping On Lane. I slept until botwon and 6 o'clock next morning, witen the Lause collapsed. I was pressed down. It I crawled out and cried ont "Save life."

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sergeant huppened to be there, and be brought me to the station. The people were sleeping ou my floor; myself, Chow Kow, Tam King. Tam King was not pressed down, but the other man rolled down to the ground and was slightly hurt nour the eye.

Mr Gonipertz: What made the house rol- lapser

Witness: I do not know.

Mr. Gompertz? Was it exposed to the wind? Witness: Yes; but it was not a lngh home. M. Gompertz: What made it fall? Witanssilo not know. I am only a

workman.

Another scaffold bilder said: At daybreak

on the morning of the 25th inst. I was asleep in the godown. No. . Piug On Law. I was asleep on the first floor when the house suddenly collapsed. I was not hurt. I do not know

the gong when you first saw the man on the deceased. It was blowing a typhoon at the time.

Witness: Yes,

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Mr. Gompertz: Was there another tram passing!

Witness: Ne hat about five minutes later a car came from the opposito direction.

Mr. Gompertz: Did you see the man before The car stopped?

Witness:

notice.

Yes, but I did not taka particular

Mr. Gempertz: Did he sound the bell? Witness: Yes, plenty.

Mr. Gompertz: The police came quickly and took the muu away in a curriage. I did not

look art him.

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Witness: Iight have doua xo. Mr. Gompertz: Would you condemn any houses at Hongkong?

Witness: Yes, about one-half. All the older Nearly all the houses 20 years old or older I think should be condemned. We have had eight or nine cares lately; all externul walls in typhoon.

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HONGKONG WHARF AND

GODOWN CO., LD.

KITRAORDINARY MEETING,

An extraordinary general meeting of the shore Company was hold yesterday at the offices of

Messrs. Jardine. Matkeson and Co. Hon. W. J. Gresson (chairman) presided, und there were also present Hou Sir Paul Chater Mosses. A. Haupt, N. A. Siebs, F. S. Whealler, A. J. Raymond, E. Shollim, A. G. Wood, E Goetz. E. A. Hewett, C. H. Thompson, H. Schubart (directors), J. R. M. Smith, J. S. Lewis. H. C. Wilcox, R. C. Wilcox, Hon. Gershom Stewart. Ho Fook, and E. Osborne (Secretary).

The SECRETARY having read the notice en- soning the meeting.

'The CHAIRMAN mid-Gentlepien. --This mosting has been called for the pero of obtaining your consent to un increase of capital a step which las become necessary in view of our debenture issue falling due for ra-payment on 30th September. and to provide funds for further extensions. The financial position of the Company is broadly as follows:- -Our real erlate property comprising land and buildings costing 82,790,367 was, according to a valuation nude by the Company's architects two years ago. worth 84,135,238, and probably if re-vabied to-day would reach, considerably higher figure. We also possess in wharves, railways. lunches, lighteranul cachinery additionalassota to the extent of quite 200,000– making a total of $4,735,238, and I have little doubt that lad we to purchase these properties to-day we should find the cost would not be less then $5,000,000, which figurs. I think, may be taken to represent their winimum yalue. Oor indebtedness is a little under $1,300,000, so that is round figures Our proposal is

the net asots are $3,700,0

to issue new capital at $30 premium, or S8 per share to the extent of $800.000, and we parpose Mr. Gomperiz: How many cases have you king this issue on 31st December next. You in your district?

Witness: Nine cases during the last typhoon, Mr. Gompertz: What is your experience in Hongkong?

Witness: One year and sight months as building inspector.

Mr. Gomperts: Would there honses be dangerous in an English town?

Witness: There is not such stres of wind there.

Mr. Gompertz: But if they were in European town would they be condemned ?

Witness: They would not be allowed to be built there.

Mr. Gompertz But if they were there would they be condemned ?

Wit I should think so,

Mr. Gompertz · What are your duties as an inspector.

Witures: To inspect buildings in course of construction, old ones, alteration and repnir.

Mr. Gomperta When would you consider u house dangerous?

Witness: When it is in danger of collapse. Mr. E. C. Geory: Did you res that this He had cracks

Wit news

Yes, a number of cracks. It not more than a number of houses.

Mr. E. C. Goorg: Is it not your duty as

inspector of building to call the owner's atten-

tion to much!

Witness: Not that I am aware of. If it Was in n state likely to be dangerons we whould inform the owner at once. This was not so far gone.

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Mr. Gompertz: How many per cent. do you think as bad as this?

Witness: One half of the old houses bave cracks. This would apply to houses of ten years old, up. Small bracks. The cracks I saw were not large.

Mr. E. A. Georg: And yet you do not

consider them dangerous?

Witness: If the cracks are sumall" it would not necessarily render a house dangerous.

Mr. E A Georg: Who is the owner? Mr. Deacon: The owner is not here. His name is Mr. Li.

the

Mr. Deacon, through Mr. Gompertz: This

immediately due to Was said: On the collapse Another scaffold builder 'morzing of the 25th inst. I was asleep at No. typhoon, but for which we have us reason to 1. Ping On Lane. I had gone there the pre. suppose a collapse would have occurred at that vious evening. The house collapsed in the time. moring. I was not hurt.

M: Gompertz: What made it collapse ? Witness: I do not know, I was asleep. Mr. Gompertz: Was there any wild i Witness: Yes, much wind,and rain: P-Bergt Gurred gave evidence. About 6,35 a.m. on the 25th inst. I was on duty at of Ladder Street. I heard the bottom

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The jury came to the decision that the woman

may possibly ask how it is the Board aste Cevidad upon this rearrangement of the Cerus pany's finances rather than issue new debentures. Our reasons are that we could not renew tile debentures at 54 per coat. und possibly not aren

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The best way to preserve your Pictures is to have them enlarged. Small prints are liable to be thrown about and thas made dirty or lost; while enlarged pass, framed and hung op, will last for over, besides serving as decorations to the walls.

Hongkong, 8th August, 1904.

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PHOTO GOODS DEALERS, 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD,

(Same Promises as Mozers. Ah Cher).

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 31st August.

BEFORE Mr. H. H. J. GoMPERTZ (ACTING

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

THE DEVIL, FESTIVAL. While a man was on Tuesday returning from Aower show, held on the hillside at West Point in connection with the Devil Festival, he was set apen by three wen. They accused him of running away with a girl in their brothel, and they beat him. The assailants. being tonnd over, in the sum of Sith between who were arrested, wero ned $10 each, besides

themi, for good behaviour for three months.

THEFT FROX A STEAMKE.

A Chinese boy was sentenced to 15 days' |

soap from the xx. Chewigsha,

prison west and six hours' stocks for stealing

OBSTRUCTING WHARYES.

Eight cargoboat people were charged with causing an obstruction with their boats at the Goliring, solicitor, appeared on behalf of tive approach to Kowloon wharves. Mr. P. W. defendants They ploded guilty, but would explain that they went to the place to take delivery of cargo. Mr. Gompertz fined the men $5 each.

OFICE.

Fines. Targing from 3 to 3500, were levied for unlawful possession of illicit opium,

A FIGHT.

A Chinamon was charged with eating and wounding another, who is in hospital. He said he had had a fight with the complainnut, but did not know how the man had got the wound, The case wus romanded.

A BONFIRE.

Fifteen poople from Hunghom were charged with making a bonfire in fan public street. Com plainnut said a frisi breeze was blowing, and the fire might have been the cause of the whole street being burnt down. The defendants were fined $5 oach.

MAGISTRATE).

DARING BOUBER.

at & per cent, and us the difference between 10 BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLICE per cent. on $500,000 and 6 per cent, on $300,000 is only $2.000, wo consider the saving insufleist to justify locking up the property by a mortgage deed, especially so in view of the important nges that must take place at Kowloon should the railway, as seems hopeful, become an accom- plished fact. I beg to propose the following resolutious ——

1. That the Capital of the Company be ia- creased from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 by the creation of 10.000 new shures of $50 each.“

2. That such new shares be issued at a pro minta of $30 per share and be offered to those persons who are registered as shareholders of the Company on 1st October. 1904, in the proportion of one new share for every, complete three shares held by then on 1st October 1904.

3. That the amount due for the new shares he called up on 31st Dembar, 1904.

Mr. T. F. Hovou seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN-Thank you for your atten- dance, gentlemen. There will bo à confirmatory meeting held to confirm these resolutions.

A man was charged with stealing clothing from a house adjacent to Man Mo Temple Ho had climbed up scaffolding and got inte the house by a window. The wan was sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment.

FALSE FRETENCES.

Two men were charged with attempting to ob- tain money by false pielences. Dus man, it was said. gases bangle to the other; and the latter attempted to pawn it as gold, when, really, it was only washed silver. The case was remanded.

REFUSING HIRE.

Mr. J. C. Logan charged a ricksha coolie with refusing bire. The man was fined $10,

A Chinese smal, charged by Mrs. Nevis with refusing to obey orders, was Éned Sp.

AMAH FINED,

SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMAE MOVEMENTS:

The 0.8.8. & C.M. steamer Patroclar loft Singapore yesterday daylight, and is due bare on the 4th September.

The C.F.R. steamer Athenian loft Vancouver on Monday, the 29th August, p.m., for Hong- kong via the usuni ports of call.

The steamer Arratoon Apcar, from Calcutta.

DOUGLAS S.S. CO. CELEBRATIONS. left Singapore for this port yesterday morning. The O. & O. steamer Coptic arrived at Sẵn Francisco on the 20th August.

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"WAILDONG" COMPLETES HER 500TH TRIP.

There were jubilatians on bourd the Douglas 98. Bailaong yesterday, when the ship was decorated with hunting, and Capt. Charles

Andrew Mutton was at home to his friends. Cupt. Mutton, by the way, is to be congratulated on his promotion from first officer of the ss. Hedon, in which capacity he acted during the Timer churter, to exptain of the Heiang Mr. Chapman, the chief officer, was responsible for the putting up of the decorations. Flags following the figures "504" denoted trips, so that the shipping people in the harbour. putting two and two together, would be able to tell the son of dressing ship. The Haloong has cleared and entered from the port of Hongkong no less than 500 times the characters 500” vere hangingreenery from the jumper stay. Her certificate of registry. a discoloured, vntly, time worn document, is quile curiosity. The endorsement list of the various shippers who have commanded the vasel

WEATHER AT SEA

The German mail Bager, from Singapore. experienced S.W. monsoon and tine Tho Hailong, from Tamsi via ports yesterday. reports moderate weather-showery. The Jacon Diedericheen reports light S.E. y winds and. fine between Pakhai and Hongkong.

MISCELLAN HOUR.

The sot. Ovid arrived from Kutchinatsu yes-

The 9.9. Onda, from Rangoon, has 7,200 terday with 5.70 tons of coal for the M... tons of rics on board.

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Felt Hats, Panamas, Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, Boots and Shoes, ka, dv., &c.

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The Chinese as. Victoria arrived from Chefpo yesterday with general cargo. During the DEVELOPING and PRINTING Under- recent typhoon she put into Amoy for shelter.

GERMAN HUNS AMOK AT CHEFOO,

A certain German who is now in charge of important works at Chefoo, had a quarrel with n certain Japanese a few days age. but as the Japanese showed a revolver, the muttes then From that time the German bas bad an animus against Japanese he Cotes Doroes. Last evening (24th) the German got drunk along with another, and he took a

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met her death through the accidental collapse during her prosperous career is honded by Capt. } revolver and a stick with him and paraded the of their goods, and the cleanliness, &o, are all

of a lense caused by a typhoon and rain.

SERVANTS REGISTRATION.

In Leylon a person who needs servant saurs.

a note to the Registrar, who exhibile a list of vaesusies at his office daily, All unemployed

a rembling noise in the direction of Hollywood registered servants go there to examine this Rost. I went there and found No. 1, Ping On | list, and dozens generally apply for the appoint- Lam had fallen down. I walked among the ment within a very few hours. Applicants are Ur. F. A. R. Laing, assistant, superintendent debris and shouted. "is anyone here?" I got a trained servants who have a complete record of of Government Civil Hospital: At 12.40. p.m.

anerer in Chinese, "Yes." "How many their service in their pocket registers, men on the 21st Augast a Chinese male was admit-

Abant Gre minutes after my arrival | whose name, description nationality, etc. are ted into the Government Civil Hospital

a man crawled out; a few sticks we removed recorded in the book for purposes of identifica- entering from injuries stated to have been

for him.

About 7.10a.m. a party of European tion; whose whole career from date of registration received by being knocked down by a tram. Hə fronen, under Mr. Hallifax, arrived; and cleared is accounted for; whose recorded characters are was bleeding from the left car and two small scalp wounds. He was unodnscious, api was

away the debris.

About 8 a.m. a dead body of genuine and not borrowed for the occasiou; men a woman named Clan Si was discovered.

who cannot swear that their last szlory was, say, treated for a fracture of the base of the skall.

Rs. 30 when it was only Rs. 15; in a word, men Er. Gompertz: Who identified it? He died on the 24th August. I made a post mortera examination sume day, and reported

one's benefit.-Straits Times. that he died from fracture of the base of the skall and hemorrhage on the brain.

Witness: Her son. The body was then taken whose antecedents are carefully recorded for

to the public mortuary.

Mr. E. C. Georg: What is your idea about the house

An Indian Constable said. Abort noon on the 1st I was on duty under the verandah in Witness: It was a very old house, and several Willaer Street, 7 sew a trom arriving there the previously I had noticed pracks in the from Kennedy Town. I turned around, und, frest wall. It had a ground. Hired and second when I looked again, saw a man lying down. | flors.

A Chinsman on the car blow his whistle and I By Mr. Gompertz: I do not know how long

blew mine. I took the number of the car and the house had been built. The wind was told it to wait. I took the man to hospital. blowing strong from the S.W., but the house

Mr. Gompertz: Did you see how it happened? was protected. Witness: No: he had a wound on the back European P.C. 130 said: About 6.55 a.. on the 25th inst. I received a message and of the ear.

A Chinaman said: I um a foremas in charge west to No. 1, Ping On Lue.

After

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:

On the 31st at 11,20 am. The barometer

has risen throughout China and in the Philip pines, but more particularly in Formosa, and has fallen in S.W, Japon.

The typhoon is approaching the eastern coast

Frederick Day Goddard, the popular sarveyor streets of Chefco. and whoever he met. if he was

here. It le as follows --

Frederick Day Goddart-1884. William Jackson Davis-1894, Joseph Strickley Roseh- 1890, Harry Bathurst---1891.

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Joseph Strickley Rouch-1891. Harry Bathurst-1892. Therans Philip Hall--182. Joseph Strickley Roach-1892. Alfred Edward Wyburn Hodgins-1994. Joseph Strickley Rouch- 1894.

Alfred Edward Wyburn Hodgins - 18995. William Jackson Davies 1895, Alfred Edward Weborn Hodgins... 187. Anthony Milroy-8997. William Jackson Davies--18:17. Anthony Milroy-1897. Thomas Philip Hall --18597, Alfred Jolin Robson--807, 188. Samuel Gibson-10. Harry Bathurst-1900.. Samuel Gibson-1902.

James William Evans-1963. Samnet Gibson--1803. Edson Stewart Crew-1904. Charles Andrew Matton

The Bailoong was built by Messrs. Banage of Shikoku, moving towards th-NN.E.

Galients are light on the China nonst, and and Forgason, of Leith, in 1888. She is a light variable winds may be expected in the teamer of 783 tone net register; 1.232 gross Formaza Channel, the depression there baring registor. She has, since her construction, been boon filled up. Fresh S.W. monsoon provoila in employed on the Chius coast passenger and the China Sea.

Forecast:-Moderate 8.W. winds, cloudy, fair.' freight tr de, and the Formosa tea trade.

Japanese, he assaulted him. Tho Japanese Cansul bearing the news, personally want to the wese, and the German throw stones at the Consul. When the Consul kaew the person who was bohaving in this disorderly manner was a German he caused him to be arrested and arer to the German Consulate. This German had several wounds, and many Japaness had also been wounded. Universal

handed him

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CANADA TO SUPPLANT SIBERIA.

The Canadian Magazine contains an article in which an estimate is given of the amount of corn which Canada may in the future be able to produce:--

The civilized world is gradually awakening to a somewhat bazy perception of the immense wealth laid up in the many millions of acres of fertile lands unoccupied bore, and large numbere of immigrants are fecking to our shores."

The writer, after allowing for lands auenit.

able for corn growing, and basing his calcula tions on what has bees dous in the past, gives the following astonishing figures:

The total imports of wheat and four into Great Britain in 1902 were quivalent in all to about 200 million basbals of wheat. Were one- fourth of the land said to be sat-ble for cultivation in Manitoba and the three Pro. visional Territories under crop with wheat annually, and the average production equal to that of Manitoba for the past ten years, the total crop would be over 813 million brabels,

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REPORT OF AN EXPERT. The representative of Messrs. BRATBY and

HINCHLIFFE, LIMITED, Aerated Water Engineers and Chemists, Manchester, visited our factory rocoutly in the course of a tour amongst Eusteet Aerated Water Makers, and was greatly surprised at the compactness of our factory and so the methodical way in which everything pertaining to the making of Aerated Waters was carried out. He also expressed himself strongly on the absolute cleanliness of our whole establishment, which he assured us was equal to any he had yet visited and euperior to 3 great many. He also reported that the quality of our goods was of a first-class nature, and boy showed that scrapalous, care was exercised in the coarse of their manufacture.

Order Books and Price List. Please apply to FACTORY and OFFICE, West Point. Tel. 867. Depot, Ice House Street. Tel. 374.

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