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THE

ROBINSON PIANO CO.

PRACTICAL

PIANO

AND

REPAIRERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10тu, 1905.

STRICTURE AND KIDNEY DISEASE.

How BEER AFFSOTED. THE KIDNETA, Cured 2 Youra Ago-Still Well To-day.

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THE AMERICAN-CHINA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,

THE LITIGATION AT SHANGHAI.

The approaching close of the war between Russia and Japan is bound to be followed by a revival of the foreign trade of Siberia, and this is the time for American exporters to begin to tuy their plans for taking advantage of the re- In the American Consular Courtat Shanghai rival. A machinery dealer of Irkutsk recently on the 3rd inst. His Honour Consul-Generalave to Mr. H. Cooke, a special commissioner Rodgers, soting judicially gave judgment on the of the London Board of Trade, a list of articles river motion for change a of verme made in coanec. which are in great demand in the country, all

The list included portable nurinis on with action Willis E. Grag rerean The of which can be supplied by the United States. steamers, dredging appliances, small tugs. baad American China Development Co.

wablinery for carding gotten for Manchuria, nines, belting, light steel-nickoled baths, sanitary appliances, and choap tilters. Boring. in great it mand, as well as railway appliances, printing and mineral-water machinery ara also gold-wining plants, traps for animals, and Bibbing machines.

In this present trade with the United States the principal articles exported to Siberia are pules, shovels, forks, ligos, automatio pad. is not an extensive one, and could ha casily locks, typewriters, rifles and revolvers. The list swelled by the ox-rcise of a little energy guided by

21 skilled business judgment. When the gar ends, and the people of Siberia are relieved of the strain under which they have been labouring for more than, a year, the markets of that seeking for. If the United States does not section of the world will become well worth secure their control, it will be because our exporters fail to realize their intrinsic value, and neglect to make an offort to grasp the priza.

54, Brighton Place, Hampton Square,

Sheon Laue. Mortlako,

London, England. For nearly 19 years I suffered from stricture and kidney disease, and many a time buvo I laid on the bedroom floor writhing in agony. Twice

The judgment was as follows: I have been in hospital and undergone operations

In the matter of the motion of the defendants for the stricture. Nover, as long as I live, shall I forget what I went through then. The for change of venue on the grounds that the lootora said I could not live another three contract relied upon by the piníutif in this months, get I can truly say that, although two nelion was made auil execated in New York have passed since then, I was over better City that the defendants' main offer, its

principa!

all records and evidence as officers, I in my life than am to-day

witnesses uecessary to a proper trial are in New MY illness came on in this way: One day at my work I strained my back, and afterwards I York City; and that a hearing can only be had here at great inconvenienes and delay. It has suffered from severe batting pains, just over

boen admitted in argument that the venue is where the kidacyeure, especially when I stooped. I could not sleep well at nights, and there were transitory and not local and therefore account distressing urlaury disorders. I was misirs is can only be taken on the plaintiff's declaration EXPERTS. and out of sorts, and although the doctor did all in opposition thus lack of ovidenes and general he could for me, I got worss instead of bettor.authority to defend is the result of fault and vickation or contractaal obligation with If I had a glass of boor it irritated my kidneyse Chincau Gororument. It is broadly statel

bed for a MANUFACTURERS, TUNERS so much that I had to kanp to may

werk, but eines using Don's Backache Kidney that being at fault, the members of the defend

I

toke advantage of Pitis I can enjoy my glass without feeling a bit ant company cannot rightfully come here to a wrong net under the ples of convenience.

In considering thoss views fliers is neither intention or desire to distre into the history of the American China Development Company but it is ssary to state some facts woll know in the present. Whatever may have been the purpose or the accomplishment during it is notuality that than life of the enterprise,

The following extract is from tlio Japan the defendant company virtually has ceased to exist in Chins, and that the organization not its Chronicle

Has not. Basil Hill Chamberlain sail that tho chief offers in Now York are now maintaine primarily to revive and distribute the funds whole attitude of the Far Eastern mind, with accruing to it under the recent enle of ite pro-regard to the superostural, might be aptly perty and concessionary rights in this Empire described as one of politeness towards pus The Japaues aro "assentially an Itangents and employees in Sanghai and else-ibilities" where are apparently not vesta 1 with authority untovotion1 people and, as the same author of consequential degres, and furtherquors are expressas It.

People will horor greatly excite no work, the ownership of the themselves about beliefs that sit lightly on prosecuting a Chinese being rorognized, them, and Japanese roligimus belisis bave always

by property The provisions of the origiant and supplemental sat lightly." And has not the "Bage of Mita" contracts with the Chinese Government,

Pukuzawa Yukichi bimself-when writing by consent or default practically have bu atat religions, said: "Religionists are like annullet, and in justice as oue nafamilier with fa-merchants. They are busy solling their all the details can or should attach all the blame own kind of rdigion. As for the method of pot good therefore to one side. The Chinese themed os apparently have not attempted to maintain procedure in this matter, it in missars of opatrol vasted to them by the policy for onto to disparage the stock of others in order to praise his own." Yet this Japanes contracts. At this great distance from the THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN THE | nlace where the negotiations for the transfer of wrilor's cynosura way America

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It wasn't until I had finished the fourth box of Dont's Pills that they seemed to be doing me any good, but I persisted with the medicine, and with the fifth box there was a decidedly freer action of the bladder. No other medicine bad ever holped me at all, and you can imagine how delighted I was at this relief. For six months I continued with Doan's Backnob Kidney Pills, and then I was entirely cared of the stricture and kidney disease. From that day to this there hav't been any sign of the old complaints returning.

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My suffering and my cure are well known to hundreds of man I have worked with in London, and I am sure that had I not used Dosa's Bzekoche Kidney Pills when I did, I should

(Signed) GEO. PRIEST. Dean's Backache Kidney Pills are 29 a box. or 139 for 6 boxes. To be had of all chemists and mudiciuo-d alors, or direct frous the pro- prietors, the Foster-Malellan Co., 8. Wells Street, Oxford Street, London, England, post free en receipt of price.

PHILIPPINES.

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The papers representing the sugar industry of the United States continue to take advantage of every opportunity to oppose the reduction of the tariff on Philippine sugar. Commenting editorially on the decay of the sugar industry in the Philippines the Lonatana Planter says:

Much sympathy in expressed by Secretary Taft for the Filipino sugar planter, who at pro sent, doesn't seem to be in vory high feather. The altruistic sentiments expressed by Secretary Taft in regard to the Filipinos are para lolled only by those advanced by President

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RELIGION IN JAPAN

The Japanese, taken as a whole, do not want Christendom. To quote only one example of the innate perfection of Japausas humanity": the nasoke of old, again so splendidly displayed dating the last war, is not a fruit of Christian teaching. On the contrary, as yo, Mr. Editor, statel yourself in a recut isen of the Chronicle, there has bu so much inclination among the missionsrius and the Christian churches in Japan to inflame rather than ally military spirit of the last two years, that the inconsistency of these reverend gentle-

mea scris obrious,

the property and rights took placo, presed of but scant information as to details and reasons, we only know that the retiremont of the defendant company is entirely genuine and that its affairs are being closed in New York.

In vior of all these fants the venous And for change of renue aro entitled to must receive respect. It mast be apparent

по parties that

bearing this case in Shanghai could possibly Fe had until fuli and ample time had been allowed Depositions would have to be taken, persone Bunumoned if necessary, hooks, records and

Lakewarta Budhists as the Japanese may be, papara prodne, all of which would involve they can always follow the precapts of their own delay of months, even if the greatest expalition religion whenever they should be in wout of dels was a el. Such dobay might well canso damage ethics and spiritual aid in general. With what right, then do Christian missionaries try to is again the question whether, whoever may be impose their doctrine on people who do not want in fault, there would not have impropriety What is the use of carrying owls to in attempting to hear the casa in Shanghai Athens where conditions might arise necessitating further pretponement. That such might wall be the case for a variety of reasons is perfectly well known to all.

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An official auronneement has hoen made of the capture of the American steamer Barra route by a Japacesɔ cruiser, at a point north of

nor Caba" at the Calm Reciprocity Treaty, which is doing Cubs little good and is making us pour. The facts as to the decay of the sugar industry in the Philippines are about the following: The highest sugar production of the Philippines was about 200,000 tona. The recent crops of the inland have been for 1901, 80,000 Loni: 1902, 30,000 tons; 1000, 80,000

There is some question about the right of

and grout a change of venue in this case Without discussing the matter it can be said however that a broad principle of all law is that some anch action may be taken to avoid the issor. Again, it is the inherent privilego injustice and to facilitats a determination of of a court to interpose in any matter to the contrary and failure to do is deemed dereliction ia duty.

I am well aware of the oxcellent work in

medicine, philology, ethnography, aducation, to, done by some missionarias of exceptionally high standing, intellectually as well as morally. dene in their uulde warfare against the "social evil in Fapun has come to my knowledge. Still I think that, on the whole, these results are not proportionate to the vast amount of cuergy and money and the time spent on this work.

ions: 1904, 97.00 Lous. This is doing relatively this Court to exercise 1 diseretionary power Aqually, much of the good which others have as woll in sugar as other countries generally aru doing. Egypt, where sugar manufacture has been practiced in its most advanced forms, mado 98,000 tons of sugar in 1901, and only 60,000 tons in 1904, Brazil, that mate 340,000 tons of sugar in 1901, mado but These two countries 190,000 tons in 1994. have had long experience in sogar manu- facture and free access to modern improve- moots in sugar muckinery, and yet their crops have run down in proportion about as much as

Philippines. have the crops of the

The fact ura that the European sugar bounties, the increasing sugar crops of the whole world and the constantly falling prices of sugar led the Filipinos, the Egyptians and the Brazilians to reduce their cane culture and to increase other cultures found to be more profitable. The short het en car crop in Europe lest year built up hopes in the minds of Bothe

It is fortunate that there is now n nessity for the recognition of technical objection, or consideration of the judicial authority involved. Acting under the direction of Section 4008 Revised Statutes of the United States, I hate encouraged and have obtained an agro mont from the parties that this nase shall be submitted to a refereo or referees, mutually satisfactory, for hearing. In recognition of all the vircum- stances and conditions and believing that nul interests of all concerned will ba

Charity begins at home, and I therefore believe that tire thousands of British, but par tentarly American, men and women who leave their country to go and preach, not only in Jupan,

but China, Indis, the South Sea

also Islands and many other distant lands, would do infinitely better to derole their energy to their own people at home. Their toachings would seem to be much more needed thero thun among the various-coloured "pagans."

missionaries

There are, doubtloss, mony engaged at home, but judgʻug from still crist ing conditions, one might ask whether their zumbers are sufficient and whether their efforts are crowned with success. In the slums of New York, Chicago, San Franci-co, and centres of civilisation": iu

Saghalion. The captured atoamer is owned by propin that a permanently higher level of prices only the ends of justies bat nieo the peter alker large

Their idea is pratty the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. She for sugar was ascared. of 2,162 toss gross arul was built at Glasgow in-well dissipated now, the only advantage left to sagar producers being the suppression of the 1889.

European export bounties the of the Brassels convention. Even this is lost to us in the United States bacause of the reciprocity treaty with Cuba, which averages as much harmo as a suffered from the exports bounties two years ago,

The Toyo Kison Kaistru will open a regular staamship service between Japan and South Americs in November. The company, the Nugasaki Press says, is now Bogotiating for the chartering of two foreign steames to be used on that line until their two new Huore be ready The parts of sull will be Yokohama, for BOL. Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kubo, Calso (Paru), and Iquiquo (Caile).

the

abro all emceg the white savages of the saved, au order will be entered providing prisons: Ranng the roughs of the West, but that the referee or referees who shall be selected by the parties will be commissioned by Southern States, who yearly barn alive a num this Court, and will be directed to the hearing in the city of New York, Unitedber of negroes, they ought to preach the gospel

100g, States of Aueries, within four months from of love and forbearance. As long as lynching this date. It will be further ordered that the exists in the United States, as reference shall be in accordance with the rules motto "All men born free and equal" remain had down in Section 4098 U.S. Revised pros, where Chinese, the aboriginal Indians, and negroes pro concerned, I think thos The Philppines are recovering in sugar production now far more rapidly than Lousiana Statutes. Au order providing for taking de- preachers bave no right to go abroad. Should positions in Shanghai, for the production of such documentary aridence as may be here, and that work of philanthrophy and true civilisition did after the Civil war, and their pro- will doubtless continue. Their near ighbour, Java, is making over a million for the record of this case will be made.nt me onca be accomplished, then, but only

foreign people. It is reported that the General Blanco, the tons of sugar, as against 767,000 tons in 1901, Should further orders be necessary to protect then, it will be time--it must be to attend to Largost of the sunken Spanish gantrats at and Quousland, the enrar state of Australia, the rights of both parties in Shanghai print to the Philippines, has been raised from a depth in producing 140,000 teas. The sugar industry the kencing in New York, this Court will con-

of the Philippines needs no special stimulation. sidor motions to that offret. of 93 feet to 14 feet and it is expected to bring it to the surface at an early date. A It will grow as rapidly as would be proper in the d-fashioned tropical community that it is. large steel transport lighter was successfully Arced growth will bring loss and disaster in

mised last week.

Thirty-four steamers, of 77,002 tons, are no under charter to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Of those, 15, of 43,709 tons, are British; 7, of 10,198 tons, Norwegian: 2, of 3,702 tons. Gerrasa; and 19, of 17,369 tons, Japanese.

The 0.S.K. stsamer Antang-maru, which sank off ensan, Korea, has been succossfully refloated She is undergoing tomporary repairs as the Korean port and is then to be taken to Qeaks.

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the end, while a quiet, steady progress like that of Java will enable the Philippines within a decade or two to equal the sugar production of of Java, which for 1905 promises to exend even that of Calo. But to reach 1,100,000 tons Manila Bulletin.

sugar

says:-

Each party is to bear its own cost made in this Court.

DEMANDS OF THE SIBERIAN MARKET.

SEOUL-FUSAN RAILWAY.

MARY-YEARLY MEETING OF THE COMPANY,

On Sapt. 26, the half-yearly gonern! mesting. of the Seoul-Fussu Railway Company was held at the head lice in Tokyo. In presenting the sident, stated that since the opening report and accounts, Mr. Furuichi, the Pro- whole line on January 1st last, the goods traille bad steadily increased. This was gratifying in

of the

Russian Siberia (6353 cm American trade journal) is, in some respects, a primitiva and outlying region, ef vast dirsensions, of hitherto primeval communications and customs, but now The in a state of commercial transition.

view of the fact that most of the intermediate consequently anly a very small quantity of American, the Dane and the German are already there, eattivating the market, which is stations were at small villages, and there was a fruiffel one for the enterprise of exporters.intermediate freight. The bulk of this trafic Great Britain, up to the present time, has taken was agricultural produce, and by far the

back row in the procession of trade to Sileria, greatest quantity of produce was

on horas-buck, and the United States and Germany have left transported by ritir

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a warship, about one mile off Goħlon Hill, attorms our own producers Production oni anch goods are too expusive for the average Siberian, But the advantages of the railway were slowly

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Hongkong, 11th May, 1905.

Commercial New York The There appears to be a great deal of misconcep- tion as to the size of the Philippine sugar crop and the prospects for its incrasss on the part of those who oppose the admission of Philippins into the United States frosof duty. The The Japanese steamer Sehu-mari, while fact of simple justice to our none too prosperous Ler far in the rear. In the first place, British seccrding to the old enstour of the conntry sleaming out of the harbour of Port Arthur, colony is died on the spocions plea that were

Philippine

her commercial en are not enterprising enough

coming

to be appreciated The revenue for the come and beat sugar cantly struck the wreck of a vessel, probably we to admit the

to push their goods, and her misuufacturers are balf-year averaged yo 9.14 per mile per day, In point of fact

not inclined to do business on the rooted credit and this was not discouraging at the ontset of p. on the 20th fast. The steamer was badly alike, would be ruined. In

stetoments grotesquely misrepresent the actas? damaged and, the crew, passengers, and cargo sitnation. So far is it from being a menace to us system of the country, and for thes

interior of Karas were steadily increasing in Aave been transferred to another vessel.

or anyone slao that it will be fully a decade Great Britain is losing a great trade which their enterprise, Japanese settling in the Would naturally come to her if she managed it number, which fact, together with the approach- in the before the sugar industry Philippinos

ing completion of the Seoul-Wija Hallway, of the traffic receipts boing sufficiently to make it sprly ona be revived.

Indeed, the British exporters have a certain

prospect increased before long. The result of the factor of serious importance in the economic The M.M. str. Salazie, with the next French life of the islands. Atd daring the process of right to expect that Siberia would give them fucreased mail, left Singapore yesterday at p.. for this revival militons of dollars worth of American the preference in her dealings with foreign working of the Seoul-Chemnipe Jius was very

soun mor, for it is to Great Britain that slis working of the Seoul Chemite ovanuse vas «FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON C port vis Saigon.

eroa the means, principally, to engage in not realised. The OP. str. Athenian arrived at Toko-machinery, plantation railways and other sup-cou

foreign

trale. She is the main purchaser of kama at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday, the Sth inst, and plies will be required, an element in the situation left again at 4 p.m. same day for Kobe, where that must not be loal sight of.

At present the average erop arcilable for Siberine batter, which furnishes, for the most for the perful showed a doczense of Yen 31,000. The falling-off site is due to arrive at 6 am. to-day.

zre enabled to provide themselves in increasing pending period of last The P.&O. str. Poona. left Singapore for expert in the archipelago does not exceed part, the fonds with which the Siberian pestsuts or 13 per cent, as compared with the corras.

100,000 tone of very low grade sugar, worth this port on the 8th inst. at 6 a.m.

from Denmark and Sweden, and agricultural

of both the Seoul-Fasan Railways The A.M. cargo boat Longsor left Bhanghai fully a cent per pound less on the New York abundance with separators and dairy appliances was chi-By due to the slettenso in trafle o market than 5 degree centrifugals, the stag machinery from the United States. But Great Beeted with the transport material for the the 8th inst., aut, and is dus here on Wedos-dard raw sugar. and military supplies. Their accounts showed On day morning, the 11th inst

profit of Yen 8,696, which added to the Philippines grows on the western half of the

basis on which she can do business with them. Government subsidy amounted to Yen 325,434. The J.-C.-J. Lijn str. Tilatjap left Macassar island of Negros. Very little is grown on properly, and seems to ha ignorant of thelonly for this port on the 6th inst, and may be ex- Lazon and virtually none on Panay, Cebu, or pected here on the 14th inst.

The G.N.str, Dakota, from Seattle and poris. the Visayan Ialonds, The lands adapted to f She has allowed their trade. to to diverted to Of this eam Yen 434 would be placed to the

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