SIR JOHN LISTER-KAYE'S TUNGKUAN HILL CONCESSION.
The N.-C. Daily News troustiles to report of the district Magistrate of Tanglinghsien. Anhui (Sich Shih-tung) to .E. Cheng Heun Governor of that province, From which we make
these extracts
A POINT IN OLD ECONOMIC HISTORY.
The Japan Chronzole is to be congratulated on the following interesting editorial
Among the sooming trivialities so abuudant in the Diary of Cocks, the Cape Merchant or Captain of the English Factory at Hirado in Kyushu between 1613 and 1622, we wecasionally stumble upon items which, at first sight tedious raconstruct their historical background had and tiresome, become really interesting when we For example, the following environment. entries do not appear to be of any very great
With refers to the Tongkau hill copper concession of Sir J. Lister Kaye's Anya Mining Company, situata in the writer's district of Tunglinghien, I have to report that on the Hh of May an American mining enginer comed Te Fu (Duff?), nec tepanied by oral persons
August 5th, 1616.-We put in over the bar arrived at Tangkan lil' and pat up at i-temple on that huil. Tlearned that the mining engineer of Oackay, rowing against the wind, meeting
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interest at first Blush
August 6th-Our old host of Shekay, with our bateman and Domingos mother, came to vizet, mes, and brought me presentes of frute, hens, Alwyne.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 25r¤, 1905.
naturalisation, and on the other we find that lotters of naturalisation were granted on very easy terms. To trace the results of this prenline development would take as beyond the limits of a newspaper article. But it is easy to infer that the results wore at one important and beneficial for English life at large.
JAPANESE SPY'S NOTE-BOOK.
Very curious is the lengthy document which ss the contents of a notebook which a Japanese is published by the Eclair, which introduces it naval captain, who spent several months at Liban on the waith, huppenal to leave behind acquaintance, who had quite unsuspectingly brought the captain into contact with several personages and, instead of returning the book to him is requested, had its contents translated and then sold the result to a Frenchman, who communicated it to the Eclair. Bach, at least, is the oxplanation given by our contemporary, which gives a long sucression of notes, the first Here are a few samples. In a note dated Oct. of which is dated Oct. 20, and the last Dec. 5. 20 the writer said:
The Rusian attempt is the Germas expai. tarnt, ami this secounts for its being commen tel ou so differently in London and Berlin. My Kiel friend does et speak the same language. Razhdestvusky," he says, has passed the Danish Straits without difficulty, and also the Dagger Bank efter firing on a fow fishermen who have plays their game badly. Now he is Suez without any trouble. People ridicule she quite as far as the Malay Straits, as hull pass idea of cooling at sea, but nothing is more practical
On Nov. 29, the writer says:
PAYING DOUBLE INCOME TAX.
The following correspondence with the Right Hon, the Secretary of State for the Colonies is published by direction of the Council of the Royal Colonial Institute.
Royal Colonial Institute, Northumberland Avenue, London,
11th April, 1905,
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The Rt. Hon. ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.CM.P.. Premises formerly cocupied by Mr. FR. BLUNER, silk face manufacturer, and Next Door to
ke, Secretary of State for the Coloujos. Sir, I have the honour, by direction of the persfully to bring to your notice their Annual Council of the Royal Colonial Institute, res Report to the Fellows (copy herewith; as presented at a General Meeting on 21st present.
The Council are constantly receiving STORE protests against the xisting system, the effect of which is to place British Colonies on similar foting to Foreign Countries, whoven they form a integral part of the King's
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Under the title of "The Right and Wroug of same inreme, and this expression of opinion was fully endorsed in the course of the disfle Mourao Doctrine" there is an article in the
Atlantic Monthly by Mr. Charles F. Dole, which ; gives an American view of the matter. Having recalled the circumstances under which that fully
doctrine was put forward, the writer says that what it mous historically is that it no longer quires us to stand guard with a show of forea to maintain it. In its most critical form, when it meant a warning against despotism, it only The Council would like to draw your atten- nested to proclaimed, au never to le tion to Memorial ant by them on behalf of defended by fighting ships. In the Ears of the Royal Colonial Lustituto to the Rt. Hon.govmen's practically like our own, the time The Chancellor of the xchequer on the ith come to inquire whether there remains any April, 186, and their subsequent letter to the masonable issue mnder the name of the Mource and they respectfully suggest that the time has have the last justification for a conflict of sema now come when an effort should be made to find with a European flovernment. The interests of GRAACHER Chancellor of 28th June, 1898 (copies herewith Doctrine, over which the American people could LAUBENHEIMER...
NIERSTEINER some mesas of amending the provisions of the the United States in South America are not law relating to the levy aud payment of income different from those of ether Powers, like tax, so as to exempt income earned in any part England and Corminy. They are substutially HOCHHEIMER
LIBEFRAUMILCH of the Empire uutside the Luitel Kingentical interests; they are all obriously from the payment of income tax in the involved together with the improvement of United Kingdom, where it can be shown that nutrisi, political, and moral condition, in the CALIFORIA RIESLING
Do Rich income has already been charged with South American States. inec mo ingin that part of the Empire where it was earned.
har cenow at the request of the Anyn Company! above 300 backes going out; bat it was past him. The Bale-kook was found by a Geriaau February and unanimously adopted by thos
culeta clock before we got up to the town, where Mr. to investigate existing conditions.
Wickham, with our hostes, came out and met un Also our upon the engineer, and during our converan tion he told me that the machinery for the with a banket, nifon catauge.. concession had not yet arrived, but that he old host of Minco came to vizet mo, and brought would have to leave for Shanghai, either on therrilles wyno for a present. He found hyn Hello agrooved the English were gon from his 19th or 11th of the month to arrange matters. Further, that after he had completed all his howse, and would needes know the occation, which arrangements, he would then return to Tung. proved to be his bad usage of Mr. Wickkam, kuan hill to start operations. The said engineer. who lodged above 3 months in his howse, in all furthermore, regnowed me to consider his arrival which tymo he never would so much as cate nor drink with hy, bat gave out bud wordes at the hill at this tirae as the commencement of The date of a joint wo-operation between officials Against all our nation. Sou I Bent u away and the Company to work the concession, and with good word, telling hym I know by report. ha was a rich man, and need not to care for asked me to report to my superior officials on such a basi. Izplied that the actual date of any for the English (as he reported), nether ing a wine along eculd be considerest as the wohl the English be don whether they beginning of operatious, and thuit since neither aged in his hows or in-na other bridings bath been put up on the screension, nor mathingy for it had serived, I could not consider as mere arrival on the ground to investigat matters to be the commencement of
August. 7th.--Our onld lust of Orakay, where work on the mine, I further pointed out to himn that in the original agreement, with reference Mr. Wickham yet het, envited us all to dyner
This Wonder of allowing Rozladestvensky's to the opening of the mine, it provided that the this day, where so bad extraordinary and kymi local authorities were expected to protect the entertiment.
And other references to the Englishun's first two squadrons to meet quietly round Cock's Africa is colossal, almost irreparable.. party from trouble, but there was nothing in
are quite frequent in
Although I resume toy caloulati us and think Of
Modera render will the agreement stating that the Reials should
JL con intly work to mine with the
take this as one of the most natural things it all over I shall never be able to understand sionaires. In vins of this I, therefore, told him
the work While, indeed, it may be why we have decided on postponing the des that I could pet report to my superior officials in the manner desired by him. I also stated, it is yet unay to dotect in it an echo of old traction of the separate fractions of the Russia that in this copy of the agreement sont me the English and in truth, old European conquadron instead of euding the naval war by a A bandred and eighty years brilliant stroke like the comp of Nelson at 4th clans provided that before mining work omie history.
could in Gautheange. Ou Deo. was begun on any s'ected piece of land, plans (435) before Cooks penned the preceding Trafalgar, when he crushed Villeneurs before should be drawn pointing out in detail where passages, the author of the chyting pamphlet he Iuildings were intended to be put up and where shafts were to be smak. Shonil the deputy and leal officials fur that there is nothing to hinder the project they would approach the owners of the land and arrange either for the purchase of the land desirel or Fur the lease thereof as the so may be
the limits of the mine thermore, as to
concessionaires ought underground, the also to obey the instructions of the Wai- wurn, which required that when concessionaires were about to begin work application should be made for the appointment of a deputy who
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Togo, according to what is written to me will
In my opinion anless he is sure to win. not give a general battle in the Banda Islnds cannot be certain of this.
The note of Bee 3'us thus. Ouf! Now it is out! If we do not stir from Fermose the Russian plan, which was so To many of our readers this question may
obscure, is revealing itself. Rozhdestvensky will Its expan appear to be a rather cryptic one. tion lias in the fact that a very early regulation not try to for our Straits. He will station compelled every alicn merchant during his himself in the Dutch Indies and cruise in the resistance is led by these passages, the largest, residence in any English town to lodge in the Malay Straits, closing in some degree the house of a bargers assigned to him as his fan lying on the West
by the town magistrates; that
of time of which is the Timor Strait. Singapore is course and this regalation had in
our entrepal for Enropean murchandise.
few crnisers will close few torpedo-boats, a fallen into deserade in England, while its
there pates. analogne was still strictly maintained in most of the Continental communities with whieb Eng- lish merchants had commercial relations.
In those days of murs, when even people of
so considerable culture are found talking if the whole science (or art of Political Eco- omy were synonymous with the single question of the rotative merits of Free Trade and Pro- tection, it is not so vorr strange, perhaps, that many of us should fail so remember that neither Infernational Fras-trade nor Inter
conjunctior with a rajresentative of 1 "host" the concessionaires, go over the mark out the limits of the mize underground in secerdiner with the plous previously drawn I was also informed that after looking over the property it had been found that the place ecntained fron only and that there was no indication of coal. I am of opinion that the concessionaires, in view of the fact thing the limit of the original agreement will in a short time coare, while they have done but little in the matter have, therefore, sent this engineer to lock over the ground so that they may declare that his presence on the bill shall be taken as the date wherein work has begun on the pro- perts. I have courteously refused to consent to this. The sorginer declared that he would But be able to begin work until the 5th June; this date would overstep the limit of twelve months as agreed upon in the original agree.
Bont.
COUNT OKUMA ON FOREIGN CAPITAL.
Count Okuma has contributed an article to the North American Review on Japanese problems in which he makes an interesting reference to the question of foreign capital in Japan. He says.
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In the concluding note, dated Dec. 6, the writer asks where is the other Pas Mandava." Rozhdestvensky having accended in reaching the entrance to the Timor Sea would pre-ed direct, sud as 1apidly as possible, to the shelter that he had selected, and which must be refe from the monsoon, healthy, suth- ciently deep, free from shals, and a centrul pai ion equally distant from the Southers and the Northern Strait, and in free communication for emply purposes with the Dutch ports.
Kat.via, and so on.
After careful examination
Besides giving rise to widespread irritation within the British des, the question has recently been attracting attention in other parts of the Empire, as the following instances will serra to illustrate com
(a) The Bengal Chamber of Commerce urged through the Government of India that all income received in England after having paid income tax in India should, to the extent of such payment, be relieved from liability to -assessment in this counter.
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single Power the whole continent of America. A manifest destiny is thought to be working in favour of the dominien or suzerainty of Rieu is ours, Cuba is almost us--Many- from the Arctic Ocean to Patagonia. Porto believe that Canada will some time desire to be with us. No people to the south of us shows stable promise of what we call good government. The new anal at Panna affords additional reasons for our control of the continent.
people the virgin continent. We are the ran provide the brains, the capital, and the Bridless, reasures are yet to be developed in
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(b) The Madras Chamber of Commerce repre- sented 10 the Government of India that the de uble impost levied under theexisting systera on moneys invested in India by persons domiciled (c) At s General Meeting of Chambers of Comerce held in Adelaide, South Australia. home is a hindrance to Madras development. a rezolution was passed That it is inequitable thet income tax be levied in the United King dom ou profits made in British Colonies an Possessions, and it is equally inequitabis that thus to meas, frankly, that we want, or at leaSPECIAL SALE
of our income tax be paid in any British Colony may some time want, all Au rica for ourselves, Passion on profits made in the United Wo give due notice in advance Kingdom, and that representations be made to laim of pre-empt on. What else does the the Federal Government to args the repen of Monroe Doctrius meau, that there should be the What anactments imposing double income tax pretence of a necessity to fight for it? British abjects by the laws of the separates des sar President mean by his note of State and of Great Britain.
repeated warning to the republies of South and Control America that they must hoiave them- salves"?
Several years have now elapsed since the Council first brought the question of double income tax before H. M. Government and the general desire to bring the Mother Country and the outlying parts of the Empire into closer union has more recently become greatly prominent statesmen and pre-s publications emphasised as indicated by the speeches of and the Council renture to hope, therefore, that these important questions may now receive annowed consideration
In his note of Dec. 5 the writer argues: Since Rozhdestvensky reckons, and nut, per ashes, without reason, on Tege's inactivity, be must have selected the centrul point whence he wil op rate somewhere in the Malay seas. He mut have seen that Toge would naturally place himself in the strategic angle formed by Hong- Manila (American). with a feet thus concentrat kong (English), Formers (Japanese), and el: Five battleships, aix armoured ernisers national Protection can lay claim to any very two being bait before Vladivostock, twelve houry antiquity. Even with the limits of the
the Rozhdestvensky squadron, resuming its present German Apire we are apt to forget protected craisers, and were destroyers. Then how things stood before the Zollverein began to
that is to with the Siam, about May 15 from do i's work, while in France before the evoluabitual speed of five knots, would start in force, tion the stackles upon inter-provincial trade-sadave, and would arrive in the Timor Seu were very much more irksome than they are about July 15.
Six hundred in China at the presont day. years ago, what corresponds to the modera Customs-house was not confined mere's to the line of the national frontiers. It was to be found at the gate of every town. For commerce then was not in any wise international. It was rather inter-municipal. For example, to the burger of any, Southampton a barges of Exeter or of Loudon was quite as much of a foreigner as a citizen of Bruges, or lamborg, or Amiens might be, and it was possible for, way Southampton to make commercial treaties with Bruges, or Hamburg, or Awions providing reciprocity of dues and duties and fer
find them- foreign towns might very well
more favourable position in selves in Southampton than the burgosses of En glich communities with which Southampton bud no special agreements. Of course it is easy to see that, so far from fostering a spirit of state of affairs actually nationality, this militated strongly against it. Indeed, what seems to us the larger-minded and mere liberal
News has reached the Church Missionary policy of Edward I. and other English kings was dictated not so much by any real love for Sciety in London of a very remarkable incident the foreign trader, as by the desire to transfer the imposts paid by aliens in the various which took place in the province of Szechuan, the Dowager Empress's seventieth birthday. English towns to their own exchequer, to in Western China, daring the celebration of wenken the power of the towns, and to bring This was nothing less than the delivery of A them into subjection. The final outcome of
Jantern lecture in the Fire God Temple in this struggle, which was really arrived at much Chong-Pa. The society's representative was more recently than is generally supposed, was
of the temple elders. No announcement was to establish free trade inside the national specially invited to show the lantern by soma frontiers and at the same time, to From an inter-musicipal, but an internationala gathering estimated a: 3,000 assembled. Tinapopularity of a system under which suck politicians to look at commercial questions not published, but the news spread very quickly, and Mandarin and some of the gentry were present. It is described as having been a stirring sight; point of view
the great elend of faces seen in the dim light of the lantern, all turned towards the pictures, and behind the temple, where the idols sat in
ww to develop the country, whereas in Japan, 5neral treatment;and citizens of these alleged collection of notes by a Japaneso
Although under the feudal system Japan was ust a poor country, it has laboured under a considerable disadvantage with regard to its recent development. In America and Russia, for exemple, much foreign capital has been except for the small sum of £11,000,000 raised in London, nothing but Japanese capital has been used. This has necessarily made the development of the country, and the subsequent recomary new enterprises, fall rather heavily upon the Japanese people. Foreign ospital is much needed in Jagan esper ially with a view to the development of the railways. It will be necessary to charge the law relating to foreign ownership of land before much capital can be attracted from out- side. I have ever been an advocate of allowing Somo the foreigners to own land in Japan. years ago when the excitement over this ques tion ran high. my advocacy of this policy was the cause of a bomb being thrown into my carriage, which so shattered my leg us to lend to Fo
amputation Free Trade has been very for the country, and the industries have
Without any Protective duties.
For-
import duties averaged ti per cent., and now they average 8 per cent.; but these have buen simply for Government revenue and are is good without any Protective intention. It to so how Japan's trade has developed under a Free Trade system. From ten millions sterling the annual trade returns have resobed fifty mills; and, at the past rate of increase. in fifty years Japan may hope to have trade returns equal to Germany.
Empire at large be could hardly have given betler proof than is contained in the article from which we quote-Japan Chronicle.
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It was this polio of nationalising commerce that put an end to the system of "hosta England sooner than on the Continent of Europe. Down to the middle of the thirteenth catary the eastom had been strictly observed. tenry III. foreign merchants, In the reign of for the brst time, were permailted-to have ware bouses re-idences of their own instead of
and being obliged to reside in the house of some English burgess, It was in 1303 that Edward
of possibilities be considered that Boni Bay, in the Celebes group, would be chosen. This closes naval explain, who is said by the Eclair to have Whether anthoatie or not, they are taken the name of Tchozachi while he was at certainly zotdevoid of interest. -- Pinung Gazette.
Liban.
A MAGIC LANTERN IN A CHINESE
darkness.
TEMPLE.
THE COMING OF THE GAS SHIP.
A German engineer holds out the prospect that in the future we shall travel by gas-ships,
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During the last ten years there has been mach development in the business of public
The new Monroe Doctrine may kindle one's empanies of great importance whose operations are pertly conducted in this country and partly imagination; it may stir the ambivion of our in s Colony, and which are registers of share people, it may tempt some of them with a gla holders both at home and in the Colames.our of power and wealth. We may faucy! as well as of income tax are honen becoming the Continent, with United States officials in authority in every Spanish and Portugiese Questions involving duplication of stamp duties that we would like to be the suzerain Power on The stern anej ut question every year increasingly large and important.
Amerie in exital.
What right has the United State: to. Frenos : assume a protectorala, and much less any form American Governments are as independent as of sovereignty, over Sout.. America F The South our own. There are no traditions commen bo tween us to constitute as an acknowledged Land Protector over them. On the contrary, our cendnot toward Colombia and the Philip- pines, and flextracrdinary utterances of sonis of our public men, seem to have already pro duced a certain nervousness along our puish American neighbours. Neither does interua- tional law, which has never in the past given PLEYEL th Moure Do trine any dearly acknowledged footing, admit the right of the United States to COLLARD susrk off the Americas continent as its own prosi rre, and to stand, like a dog in the manger, to warn other friendly peoples from entering it. Moreover, the millions of the plain Americau peop e, the toil and pay the taxes to the tuneļ of about forty dollars a year for every average RACHALS family, have no valid interoste whit-var io spending the money or the administrative ability WINKELMANN of the country in dubions enterprises beyond the HAAKE scas, at the behest of ambitious capitalists or politicians, who sim to open markets and run | KRAUSS satrapies by the use of national battleships. OWN MAKE The people, who need indefinite services for the expansion of their welfare and happiness at HOPKINSON...
400 BRINSMEAD... home, have never even been asked to consider, mach lees to approve a policy which threatens to dissipate the activities of their government KIRKMAN over the length of the continent. The new Monroe Doctrine is a menace to the interests of PLEYCL
It is the old CoLLARD GRAND300 story. The few usurp toe power of the many
LUNAU every American working man. to wock their own inds.-Globe,
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Our Colonial Possession on largely depen- doot for the development of their resources upon British capital. La former years the ruling rates of interest, offered a strong inducement to British capitalists to invest money in the elonies. Various circumstances hats combined of late years to alter the dispry portion in this respect, and in this position the fact that a Colonial inv etment in many cases exposes the lender to a duplication of income tax as well as other forms of toration, is well calculated to tarn the se lo against snels form of investment and to hamper business generally. The consequence must n cessarily be that the development of the resources of the Colonies and the conduct of business in such a way as is bo-t suited to the requirements of companies and individuals will be retarded. The importance in these circumstances of the question of aeiding asy uplication of taxation is such as te deserve the immediate consideration of His Majesty's the hardships hereby occasioned and the overnment with a view to the mitigation of
duplication becomes possible.
The Conseil venture to sulmit ti t the whole question of duplication of taxation within the of some detailed form of inquiry, so as to ascertain the extent to which such duplication Empire conld with advantage for the subject occurs under the present laws, and what practical steps can be taken to avoid sach duplication in the future...
I have the honour to bạ. Sir,
Your obedient servant. J. B. O'HALLORAN, Secretry.
REPLY.
Thus Count Okums has been renewing his old advocacy of a wors liberal policy, and that this is for the true interests of the Japanese granted to foreigners the famous Carid vessels which will have coal-gas producers on Mercatorze. In it, "in return for the payment board and will utilise the gas in a special type of additional customs, be abolished all the pre-of marine motor. The Engineer reprints a rious limitations as to the time and place of paper recently read by the inventor, Herr E. residence, and us to the persons to whom goods most artie es the English burgesses wern still The final return made by the Japanese to retain a monopoly. that of spiceries and authorities of the amount subscribed to the fifth arceris-warns of increasing imprance was issue of War Bonds shows the total subscription especially permitted to the foreigners. At the same time, several penalties were threatened to have amounted to Y498,261,225, of which sam Y29,437,275 was offered above par. When the against anricipal authorities who refused to do amount offered abors par (all of which will justice to u foreigner; and it was ordered in allotted) is dedacted, the balance is Y468,000,000 such suits as might arise in fathro be and aliens, one-lulf of the "jury in round figures, and the amount to be allotted tween ustivor
should consist of merchants from to subscribers is YIC for every Y100 applied the touch (ole ore, not the entry) whence the
foreigner came.
THE FIFTH JAPANESE WAR BONDS might be seld; and although of the retail sale Capitaine, at Frankfort He has followed out the receipt of your communication of the 11th avery hundred commercial travellers 60 mere!
for.
WEATHER RÉPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report -
On the 24th at 11.55 am. The barometer has fallen over China, and risen in E. Japzv.
Pressure appears to be low over Central Chinn. It is highest between the E. coast of
Jau. hina and W. Jen slight, and inoderate S.E.
Colonial Office, April 14th, 1905. Eir.-Mr.Lyttelton desires me to acknowledge instant, which will receive his most caretal stention.
I have the honour to be, Sir. Yours faithfully,
BARNARD BOLLAND.
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GERMAN ENTERPRISE IN EGYPT.
The official report sent in recently by the PIANOLA ROLLS 25% discount. Austro-Hungarian Consul at Cairo furnishes & striking proof of 1lis buergy which is displayed by Gerung firms with regard to developing thear teade with Egypt. During the business Messon of 1903-1907 fifteen German commercial be CLIMATE. travellers, representing German firma, visited Egypt, as compared with one representative of
PURE FRESH WATER. British firms. The statistics show that out of
THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER- Austrian. 6 were Swiss, and ouly 4 were British.T BOAT CO., LD., in prepared to supply German. 15 were Italian, 8 were French, were
PURE FRESH And Bot only are the Gorman commercial' travellers by far the most numerous, but, on the ANY QUANTITY of whole, they are far leverer than their com WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and
Call Flag W." petitons. They consider no trouble too great Boilers.
**rounds ara too difficult for to be taken. thers, and they pay no regard to the unfavour. able state of the seasons, while they farther the interests of their firms in every possible way, us, not only do the German commercial will produes gas from coal and use it in the Budry and the cargo have filed an appeal in travellers control the districts in which they the Prize Court concerned, asking for the re-meet with competition, but they go so far as ta But the Carta Mercatoria did not say the new type of motor. Assuming the useful work last word on the matter. The municip dities of the gas producer-the waste beat hoth of the lease of the ship and cargo. fought vigorously for the retention of the old engine exhaust and the producer being utilised custom of making the foreigner go to host"; at 90 per cent.. the consumption of fuel, sometimes successfully and sometimes not equal to ordinary steam coal of 7,000 a:lorios, The outcome of the struggle in England was would be about 2-3lbs. per hores-power hour, or a curious one. It was felt that if aliens were somentat less than that for the best mudera A steamer, for example, for or turbines, ander steam for 2,500
aw line in this latest development, starting from the original fres Bight piston Otto Langen-engine, and substituting for the compressed to three atmospheres as the agent ordinary atmospheric pressure that of air for effecting the return stroke of tho piston, which at the same time is made to do the duty of compressing the pas sad air mixture up to the igni ing point. He has already constructed 20-horse power launch on this principle with complete success, and the pro«pent is entertained that in future largo ships my be built which
SHIPPING.
AN APPEAL.
The owners of the captured British steamer
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
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boy staples and patterns of the goods supplied by thair competitors and sand them to their own frus in Germany, so that cheap imitations and sent of them can be made in Germany out to Egypt.-Globe.
JAPANESE SUGAR MONOPOLY. Insestigations made by the Japanese author-
The C.P.R. str. Empress of India loft Var couver on Monday, the 22nd Mag, p.m., for The L.G.. Australian str. Prins Sigismund Hongkong via the usual poris cf call, in left Kobe via Moji on Monday at 2 p.m., and to be allowed to remain in England as long as marine engines.
str. Eitel Friedrich, which they pleased, they must be subjected to the 24,000 horsepower, whether with reciproc may be expected Lere on Monday, the 28th inst
burdens as fell upon English burgesses.
Bill, it is reported, is now ready for presentation. cordingly, to sto something like a clore to Louis yearly, world veneure about. 90,000 torse The 1.G.M. 615 April, arived at Gononi on ities into the proposed monopoly of the sugar
Monday at 6 a.m.
The 0.9.5.& C.M. str. Glaucus left Singapore to the Diet nert session. It is thought the on the 23rd inst., at noon, and may be expected menopoly will not extend to Formosa.
winds may be expectal in the Formosa Chandel.secure the incorporation in the bargass body of of coal, while the gas engines would only and moderate S. winds over the N. part of the such foreign merchants as intended to reside in require 15,000 tons, representing an annual the country. On the one hand we find aliens saving of shout £19,000 in the coal bill apart. Chipa Sen.
Forecast-Moderate 2. winds; fair to squally visited with special taxation, in order apparently from the saving due to the longer intervals
to serve them into taking cut letters of between the periods of reccaling. and showery.
here on the 28th inst.
J. W. KEW. Manager.
let Floor, 37, Connaught Road. Booskrng, 14th June, 1908.
DR. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
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