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CHINA PORTS AND TRADE.

CANTON, TIENTSIN AND HANKOW.

#TRUOGLE POR PIRAT

PLACE.

CONSULS AND BRITISH ENTERPRISE.

↑ trade of his district by the establishment of a commercial museum in which are exhibited specimens of every artiole made in the province and to each article is attached a ticket giving the address of the mekoms, the price, ko.

WORK FOR SOLDIERS.

EPIRE LABOUR BURMAU PROTOSEI,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1906.

LANDGRABRERS' CAMPAIGN.

LIVING BY

"CADGING."

The Plaistow landgrabbers have drawn up a plan of campaign, whereby, as Councillor Cunningham, their leader, explained to an Express representative, it is hoped to keep the West Ham Town Council at bay for at least twelve months.

A JOURNEY ACROSS CHINA.

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The Ceylon Observer saga:-MI. R. Johnston, who arrived by the Bibby steamer Stafordshire yesterday (26 alt) from Raugoon, Waibsiwei. He is, we learn from the Colonial is the late Secretary to the Clovernment at ice List, an M.A. of Magdalen College, Oxford, where hog

in 11, and prior to that he had a

ac- Edinburgh bolastic career

Mr. Johnston was

The Committee appointed last December to Krabbers from the council's land is, according Beeretary at Hongkong and has also acted as

The only logal way of ejecting the land

to counsel's opinion, which they say they base taken, to obtain a mandamus of the High Court, a mandamus would have to be served ou Bat A

*nch

for a time H. E. Sir Henry Blake's Private

Assistant Colonial Secretary and Attorney- General in that Colony. Ho vota plated s

by

samired, dates from the years 1960 and 19 | tary of bitato fer War, was the chairman of the map, they declare, and us hoon as it was and when seen a representative of this paper.

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In the course of his report na the trade of Tientsin for the years 100-4-5 Mr. Consul-General Hopkins has some interesting olmarvations to make, which w reproduce. Sines 1895," a

Hopkins, 1be position of Tieztain among Mr. the leading ports of China bas undergone radical change, and this change, es might be when Tientsia was engulfed in the whirlpool of the Beer outbreak, the extent of the influence of which cannot ret be accurately gauged found that con struggle for the second plaer La bern maintained by Tientsin, flanko and Canton. 1 hero

two phases in this during the past decade, separated strop gle from each other by the abnormal years referred to above. As regards the £rst phase, it may hi gathered from the customs tables that Tenisi was ahead of its rivals in imports, far away

consider the question of the civil employment of ex-alliers and sailors has issued its report.

Sir Edward Ward, Permsbout Under-Soore- Comauti, and other members were: Major Generni Lord Cheyleamore, Calonal W. Elliott, Pagmaster-in-Chief C. E Gifford, representing the manager London and North-Western Railway Sie dieorge Livasay, chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company: Major General Mills. Director of Recruiting and Organise tion: ad Colonel Wall, Chief Recruiting

serred the mon in residence would go out and a new set of men would go in; and so on, until the council was tired.

Meanwhile the man who had received man-

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Placing Shanghai in a class by itself, it will be the Admiralty, Sir Frederick Harrison, gonera" | damusos would take possession of land also speaks modestly of his achievement, which in

bohind them in exports inot including re exports), and in the total tra

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Stall fleer.

Ose of the

the greatest difficulties attending the recruiting for the two servios, particularly the Army basin the well-grounded fear of the best

where.

Possession is nine points of the law," added the king of the landgrabbers with a cheerful wink at the half dozen of barly auemployed who lay in a comfortable attitude of passive

resistance on the

TEKS door of the tent.

Of course, we do not expect to make a rigieunsiller Cueningham addial adging.

very recently remarkable

kable journey auros China, at Queen's flouse to-day,

he appassed none the worse for his prolonged in the wilds. Mr. Johnston is ay ang m

unt much orer 25 we should think-and

the later stages at any rate was over the same difficult nouairy as that followed Margaty,!

by Gill, McCarthy, Secchengi, Walker. Errol Gray, Prince Henry of Orlease and other celebrated travellers, Mr Johustou loft Wo hair on the 15th Janney, From Hankow he proceeded up the Yaugis into the Province of Seroh war and down to Taolielu in Western Bz chwan. From here he proceed, d down the

meirinus)

tuniniained s lead speef man that en getting their discharge thy with a jerk of his thumb towards a cigar box caller of the Yalang river. a large :

main

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would be turned adrift into the word will little of the clanes of earning's living. Sir Edward Ware and his colleagues on the Committe were set the task of solving this grave problem.

Ա Ե recommendations 2. their follow ---

The formation of an association, with affiliated branchen in countion and towns, to undertake all the work of employment now carried out by the War fon and the maisting civil agencies, and to get in touch with employers of labour throughout the kupira.

to Hankom, Or Canton and apps

astoked closely to which it even passed in 1898. Fut Very different story,

is led after 1901. Thanks to a Tiantain retained large increase in its import.

Hankom it superiority in that line over both

on the and Cuton, but the former went ahead on the total for 19. In 1933, however, Hanko pased Tinttein in imports and in the total, hile for the art time in the 19 years the total trado for Canton exceeded that of Tientsin. In 1904 the same occurred again, Ilauko increasing ita lead considerably. The following

the are figures for the turna porte in 1904 und for Tientsin in G. The figures for Tientsin u both year include the truds of Chia- wangiao:

Formation of local committere, presided over EXPORTS TOTAL by the lord liontensat in the case of a county Twein,

Taste. Tools

and by the mayor in the case of a town. 84,819,00 €3,095,950 147,904658 An annual grant from the Government of 38427989 43,361,400 $6,868,458 £12,000 from Army and 24,000 from 62,799,00 14,207,981 - 82,097,891 | Nury funds also voluntary sabsoriptions.

An Employment Goastte" to be published monthly by the contral offica

1904. Hankow

Cauion TiDlnin 1905.

The association to be supervised by a council consisting.cEririe representatives, omployers of

with a slit in it.

the Yantazo and crossed the province of Ï KD. ¡ It is intended as an object lesson," he went ou

aan and reached Ta-li fu. From here it steerd We want to get the people hack on the land.

Buras, arriving at Lhamo on June 15th. Mr. This country could support a hundred Johnston found over willion people if it were out up and properly He travelled along with ordinary scravau people verything quiet throughout. farmed. We want to show the Government

Chiuose at first and later on 'Tibetans settled that they have got to put the people back in Chinese Tibet which he picked up at varions the land. The Japanese get a living out of the stages in his journey, The country thro land. Why can't English popla pa

which dispused, especially that Hundreds of puaplu strolled remad Tackieulu and Ta-li-fu, was foxcoulingly wild

which is not far from Upton Park but for contributed to the fands. The and mostly inhabited by Theuns. Vory total of Saturday and Sunday up to ten times have ever be there before, and was £4, ia-luding 7. S. which the Rev. T. sturally Mr. Jobaaton was regarded with some The country, although Chinese is Tibetan in every rospect-peoplo

Station

the

KODAKS AT HOME PRICES.

No. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK £3.12-64.) $98.00

4 CARTRIDGE

(£5-15-01,) $00.00

LONG. HING & CO..

THE

No. 17, QUEEN'S 'ROAD.

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135

CHAMPAGNE

OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

MOET

&

CHANDON.

DRY IMPERIAL.

GOLD FOIL.

PER CASE 12 BOTTLES

SOLE AGENTS:

T+

241

H. PRICE & CO.

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BRYAN ON BRITISH RULE.

WINE MERCHANTS,

Mr. William Jennings Bryan, American

$37.00

$0.on

12, QUEEN S-ROAD CENTRAL,

THE

back-Dumber politioirn has written ROBINSON PIANO

Latour including War Offrs and Admiralty } Varney, of St. Cedd's, Canning Town, collented and customs, Mr. Jobuston does not furious indictment of British rulo in Indin in

offeinds, and ox-soldiers and sailors,

The appointment of ex-soldiers and sailors in the various Government departments.

Kidier to harn some description of teolical work during his career.

emi-

chiedy in coppers.

Each of the men who began on Friday was allested 28. 44, and the nine who joined on Saturday 1891, which left very little in band, But the chink of the cigarbox was enough to attract other "unemployed," who, however, mot with a strong refusal of work,

The landgrabbers have one paiut in common with everyday society; they rigidly observe Sunday a day of rest. The spades stood

it.

of the mara

piled, and no man so much as thought of picking post the it immensely and would readily I to be suggested in the United Stavow, after the}

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The only work permitted was eadging." A man stood at each end of the deld will a cigar-bor, and "edged" from people as they entered.

Tientsin. 14,991,670 17,773,318 122.384,08

"Hankow, however, in Tinatain's satagonist in the struggle for existence, apart from that for supremacy. It is true that both ports: upply and draw 0198 districts more or less their own, but there is a curtain area common Farilities for emigration. to both, and though it in

in perhaps too early to Perhaps the most important of the speculate on the possible rant of the erropletionnently practical recommendations is the cue

But there was no unreasonable objection to of the Peking H railway and though it that soldiers should be taught a trade. The cannot yet be stated for curtain whether the Committon states that a sailor, by the variety other pouple working and Mr. Jones, a locsi barber, who arrived with a boy, a shair, a zamer effects of the Boxer ontbreak are likely to be

of occupation lacking in the soldier, more

and

was allowed to shave the Home 308P permanent, or oven whether the alteration in readily chains ouplogment, and it is with s

respective positions of the two ports is dus view of making the soldier wore of

and grabbers without being charged for the They get what water they want for to that cutbreak, still it behoves the Tientsia, man? that the suggestions are made.

privilege. merebunt to bear himself and to neck out and

Among the subjects which the Committee nothing, from the people who live round the Shorthand Held, which is enclosed on two sides by horse. remedy, if possible, the causes of the comparative rooms ads should be taught are:

Business correspondence,

Mr. A. Bothwell, Mayor of West Ham, has retrogression of his part.

and typewriting. Bookkeeping. Carpentering. Shoeing and written to Councillor Canningham protesting "Brongly against the illegal act which has been blacksiriths werk. Plataleying and trenching. Railway signalling.

Saddlery

00mmitted. Slaughtering Electrical sheep and cattle. Talegraphy.

Diade wiring. Driving of motor vehicles. Farm

Llio

The fact remains that the initial advantages of Dankow in being situated on a largo and Contal waterway, the ratifications of which tay some of the richest districts of Clive, and at the point of convergence of the 'king Hankow and the projected ( Canton-Hanko and Sanchaus Hankow railways, are immes-nrably superior to any that can be credited 10 Tientsin. Moreover, Hankow lins what Tientsin has not,

an export trade that is not too hopelessly out. weighed by ite import trade and is therefore becoming far the largest market. And, to quite the words of Mr. Jamieson, Comm reinl Attache to his Blajesty's Legation, Tisutain would de well not to forget that large markets pozess large powers of attraction. At the sama time it caurot be denied that the vested interesta io Tientsin are far greater than those in Hankow, and the business of the northern port is characterised by an energy, and a posh in which the river port is sadly lacking.

There was

caired

handy

The rector of Holy Trinity, Halme, bas

bis land at Levenshulme.

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think the country has any great future before sa article which appeared in the New York

It is too remote and inaccessible. Fome ofan. The follo sing are some the passes he had to cross were 17,90 It. striking pastenges :--- high, several thousand feat over the eternal now Bu-in these places it was excordingly ould. Mr. Johnston, however, assured our reporter befelt DoDu the wors for his journey, He had

the trip again. Since Jano lath Mr Johnston has been travelling in Burina and the North Shan States and for a few days was tho garut of the Lient. Governor Sir Herberl Thirkoll White, at Mardalny. He had hoped to go back to Barina before retarding to the Far East; but on news læ has received bers he has to return direct to Weibaiwei from Coloral

MANGOHEADS OF INDIA.

race,

·

When I was & law student. I read the spouch of Sheridan at the trial of Warren Hastings, and that masterpiece of invective was rocalled sixtron y-are later when a coloni 1 policy began taking of Manila, and I tried to informs myself in regard to British rule is ludis. The more I read about it, the worn unjust it soomad.

Recently Mr. Bryan bas toured through our Indian dependence, and his opinion i confirmed

British rule in India is far worse, far more burdensome to the people, and far more unjust, if I understand the mesning of the word, than I had supposed. When I ang this, I don't mean to bring an indictment og inst the

CO., LTD.

MANUFACTURERS

AND

IMPORTERS

OF

HIGH CLASS

Baglish people or to say that they are guilty PIANOS,

of intentional wrongdoing, neither do I on to question the motives of those in authority.

Mr. Bryan, indeed, had a good word to say for many prominent officials, but he assorts that

For a number of years India has had her quota of Microcephalin—that strange And onfamiliar soldirision of the hutan

The trouble, is that England required Indin They are called Mangybends, after an edible for England's advantage and not for lodis's

large peaT. and that it holda fodia for

work and ploughing. Driving and the care of gral offer to the nuemployed who have tropical fruit the size of

He is willing to place a portion of his though I have travelled (writes Buja not for India's she adminilla's boot,

borses and harness."

in the Standardy the length and an eye to Buglaad's intereste, not India's. breadth of India I have not seen a more curious Aud she passes judgment upon every quealion and

In regard to the cost of instruction and a-cupied inad, free of charge and for a interesting people than those Mongolead, as a judge would were he permitted to decide

material, the Committee suggests that a sum proportionata to the size of his command should be placed at the disposal of euch general officer commanding-in-chief.

Many of the subjects can be taught in the Army schools or in the barracks, and whors this is not possible arrangements could be made with the technical Institutes in the various cities and towns where soldiers aro quartered. Endeavour should also be made, by means of periodical loctares at each military centre, to bring olan: ly before the men the position of their future career.

his own base, do profitable agricultural work.

limited period, at the disposal of a committee for the purpose of testing the ability of Biban unemployed to

This offer is conditional on the observande of two stipulations that there ars unlawful seizures, and that no demonstrations ars held on the globe.

no more

At a meeting of the Irish Evicted Tenants' Association in Cork, Mr. Dorgan, one of the diatriet councillors, referred to the unemployed of London and Manchester taking possession of uncultivated lands,

There is a lot of idle land in Ireland," he Why should not the evicted tonauts take possession of it?"

It is further suggested that the inducements. to the soldier to save money should be increased, that the advantages of membership of friendly 200ieties should be brought to his notice, and that payments of pensions and reserve pay skuld be made at more frequent intervals.

The Committee lectures the State mont severely for its aparley towards discharged sol diors, and contrasts this attitude with the com- mendable offerta muli by private employers.

to not

GERMANY'S ADVANCE.

So far as I know there are only a few in existence. It was in South India that I saw four of them with an old indoo. They looked liked ordinary humans, except from the jaw upwards, which tapered to a point on the head. They were dwarfish in stature, and, like the Stallheadle of Contral Am erica, their heads were about four inches in

Unlike circumference.

the docilo Ahome found in a temple a fow miles off Shillong in Assam, the Mangoheads had their own charao- teristics and temperaments, and abunded all religions worship.

were

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The Goverment of India is as arbitrary and despotio as the Cararamant of Russia eror was, and in two respects, it is worse. First, it is administered by an alien people, whereas the officials of Russia are Rusion. Fecondly, i drains a large part of the taxes out of the country, whereas the Russian Government spends at house the money it collects from the people.

The American politician rofers to the large proportion of the taxes spent opon an ermy, an in which he esaris, falsely, that Indians cannot be officers, and be continge

army,

ORGANS,

AND

EVERY DESCRIPTION

OF

MUSICAL

INSTRUMENT.

OPPOSITE KING EDWARD HOTEL,

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1966.

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their industries to the enpposed advancement of It is not necessary to keep such an army merely to hold the people in subjection if the another nation's trade, in as indefensible upon Indians are really esti-fied with the English sonomic and political grounds as upon raoral from taking India, as is sometimes claimed, why the natire industries built up and diverzited, rule and

if the army is intended to keep Rassie grounds.

If agriculture ware protected and encouraged, should not the British Government bear a part England's commerce with India would be the burden? Would it not be wiser so to staclester, for prosperous people would buy more

The Abonis the Indian people to the English Government.

kos

to Italy would themselves resist annexation that be sold in India to-day when so zumany

that

of her sons and daughters are like walking shalowa.

Mr. Bryan concludes in the American style of oratory so popular with the politicinus of the isterier :-

defence of colonialism. On the Ganges and Let no one cito India as an argument in

exorciso with wisdom

Of late years it has been customary to make

The Ahoms are a very low order of human British Consular cers the scapegoats for the

beings, dwarfish of stature and partaking failure of British trade to keep pace with its

strongly of the ape. Their arms are abnormally foreign competitiors. but cursory inspection Chins will of the archives of any Consulate

long, while the fail is that of perfect develop. ment. The feet are shaped along the lines of show that the fault lie to a great extent with

the ape, the toes being prokonsils. Fent of these the inability or unwillingness of the Briti-h

Aboma

found at worship within the temple merchant at home to adapt himself to new ways

In the Fartnightly Review Dr. Louis Elkind

called after their uaine from the Sanskrit, and with his general ignorance of the conditions

describes the tremendous atrides Germany bas of trade and life in so distant: n country 38

made within cent years in the spheres of meaning, without an equal.

have a lisping language which the priest China. It is interesting to examine the letters

Young men," the Committor state, "are

mmerce and industry, and examines the cause from merchants in the United Kingdom induced to give to the service of the State

which have contributed to this realt. If I of the temple understands and went as divulge. They have intellecte, but infinitely

Taxation is nearly twice as heavy in India to my what has con- applying to a Consal to sist them in extending those yours of their life which, from the land were asked," he

1878

As in England in proportion to the inca inferior to that of the average human. their business in his district. A brief pretimi points of a futura os rour, are the most valuable tributed most to Germany's progress

I should nary study of Consular sad other trade only to find that, after having acquitted them unhesitatingly mention the development of

The Mangubeads, on the contrary, though of the people. So grest has been the drain, in no way resembling the Aboms physically, the resources of the country that famines have the injustion to the people, and the tax upon reports would make it abundantly clear selves to the full of their liability they are patriotism in its best sense in the individual, to many of these merouants either that turned adrift in their early manhood with but and, though this historio fact cannot be proved

are inferior to them in intellect. They are devoid inoressed in

in from 400y

&nd of articulata speech, a grant in the minor

BETFXity. no market for their wares or little bep in regard to civil employment save by the amal methods of the statistician

I have more than once within the last the Indus the Briten, in p'te of his many that there was a better market elsewhere that which is afforded by the benevolent know beyond doubt that the nation has come to being the only sound to which they give month heard the plague referred to as noble qualities, and his large contributious in China. A glance at such letters re- operations of voluntary associations.

work together as a farm and united organisa-expression. The old Hindeo rigidly refrained

providential remody Lor from divulging any partieniars nsr gard their Think of it! British rule justified beanse

over-p palation to the world's advancement, has demonstrated, many have before astico irresponsible man's inability to The State and civilian employers of labour ton." at his Maj's Consulate-General, Tientsin, daring 1905 will give an idea of

Then there is education, and it is interesting antecedents. Al flat be said in answer to my it keeps the people from killing each other," compare favourably lo this matter. what is KAT. Threa apibentions were Whits in the ene ense an employee who bas to note his conclusions on this point. There several question, and "Baksheesh," was that and the plegan, praised because it moves this pager over helpless people. Ho has conferred

bangta received from makers of musical instruments

whom proved his low by good condnet and diligere can no longer be any dent that Germany's they word left in his charge.

the

upon India, bat he has extorted Government has saved from who had heard of the proposed institution in

tremendous price for them. continne in the same industrial advance is mainly due to the extent my reasonably expect

The four Mangalands. I said, had their own sinughter....

will exployment until bis infirmities render him and thoroughness with which toobnical educa- characteristion and temperaments. The eldend

Englirrupn China of military bands and wished their names

The poverty of the people of Ľudia is distress-

thaf. Mr. Bryan has regret unit for further work, in the other the State, Lion is condorted. Briefly stated, the was a woman of twenty years, about four festing in the extreme. Millions live on the verge brought to the notice of the authorities con

upon himself the mantle of Padgett, being cerned. QI application came from a manu having received from its soldiers and sailors good secret of the pronounend snodess of the technis

on a highly complicated and diffoult system of symmetrical up to her shoulders. She was clad that their very appearance would plead auccesss- Enetorers of paper mill machinery, who alan wished to be brought in touch with the Chinese und diligent service during the best years of colleges in the Fatherland lies in the fact that gehad a splendid physique, perfectly of starvation all the time, and one would that M.P., and allowed himself to sit in judet

government with obviously Har sosny fully on their behalf. their lives, reasoves them from its employmeet Government.

kaowledge. There are inquiries from a on the completion of the castreet, and louros they have kept pace with the ever-increasing like the average Hiudos of her sex.

all branches of science in general, and, head of heir Betrayed the workest point of her he ecoucralo wrong done to the people of wavulssturar of tools, of corke, of gods for thera to face anaided and unequipped the to the same extent, with the ever-increasing anatomy. the maintained a passive indifference felin explains the political wrong dose to them.

the present-day electrical purposes, of iron and steel tubes, and competition of the ishur market."

industrial to all that took "It is the duty of the State to set the best of cream, from a supplier of grocerie and a

Veddas of прод noientific investigation

would not laugh, in spite songress has been pleading for am disa form to make her do so,

of representative government, not for a severing malos. fere it seems to us essential that it should at sabjecte and sciences langht is constantly at her three But it

breechelouis, of the tie that binds India to Great Britain, once take strpe to carry out such important for them to milise with a view to expanding their į renewwradatipus and to place itself on at lost being added to, whilat, on the other hand the for these the biggest was less that four feet. bat for an increased voice in their local

harmonious blending of the practical with the H was less self-possessed than the woman: to airs. theoretical has greatly furthered the develop me be appeared like a frightened obild. The of the scientific spirit in all its essential younger two were abal sizesu and eighteen details"

years old. Of the four Mangoheady, the Another important cause is the grout pains taken to master foreign languages, German laaghed sloud Hs sails often meant mis firms are competing strongly with Britial firms chief. He hated bright colour, and if he noticed in markets which, at one time, were almost any one with a bright red cloth that cloth was

of demands enterprises

contractor for dredging operations and the example in the method of treating its servants and research. And, in addition, the number of of all my effor round her; and, like the For more than twenty years an Indian national

supply of dredging machinery, all of whom wisted 10 learn whether there was any opening

basjors. These applications els reasonalde and justind sistements in various trade

by reports and by the requireuruts of the port. Ia another class, however, should be placed the merchants in manufacturers who were te king to Tient-in to increase their shies of sanitary carthenware, binkas

as favourable a footing as regards its employees

thost of other employera,

W therefore west earnestly urge that donite instractions should be issued to the caricus departiments that ex-soldiers and sailors are to le giren & prior caig to empley ment in the various posts in the Goserum ut

diving appar Itural implements, pneumatio service for which their services may be suitable. entirely in the hands of British morohania,

for

bai.

cpolus, golf balls, aseptic hospital furniture, or mater We are pereanded that such preference given, and this is not surprising, for the British robiales, of which the demand for soms durs it

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i, by many empleyare of labour and representative, as a rule, bas little ur 20 not crist and for others is very small and publie balios, is all the more imperative on the knowledge of the language of the country in supplied by the wholes-la importers i

in Shing part of the State.

which he travels for orders, whilst the German One applicant wished to

to export China We feel that by this means only can the is able to speak it daently. It is extraordinary wood oil to Canada A reference to the Stare believe itself of the moral obligation that British Arms abould continue, to send customs tables would bave shown to him that, which is placed on it for those who have borne shruad representatives who can speak no other so far from being exported from Tientsin, this

arma and endangered their lives in its service."

language but their own." article is imported. On th uthor buud. in 1904 the export from Shanghai was

was 204,674 owto. and from Hankow Wish 505,939 onts. Another writer wished to import ginseng into Tientsin, that there was a semand for this

kevinv

gathered vaguely arlicio

FRENCH SPELLING.

Efficiency

of method is not the least of the main contributory factors. "It is thoroughness which, perhaps more than anything else, Germans have to thank for their present luppy state of abounding prosperity. It has enabled Germany to overcome one crisis after another in commerce and finance, innemuch as it

Economists teach that small

concerns be dropped in such words as they are in competition, but this is disproved

The Commission appointed to propose · mea- gures for the simplification of French spelling in China. So there is, but not in Tientsin has reported. It is suggested that the lettur

the same year in shall be suppressed whenever it is

for in 1966 no more than 445 lbs.

མ་་

were

ianported, whereas da:46 lbs. of high as i, as in cristal; that s shall take oueed helps to the dimovary of where the week

Haukow the import was

I in such

of ties the place

exposicion in

dizième instead of dixième, and in

sson rent in two.

Once the two youthui quarrelled, How it originated no one knew; but they settled it by batting their beads like rems. I have seen their two slow and bite vach other like tigers Should blood-come, from a scratch or a bite, the aerer would watch the trickling with reeant curiosity, unconscious of all is surroundinge, These two were untargeable at home, and they were therefore kept in obaina.

takea

Kere

surface

"TEETOTAL DRINKA,"

TEMPERARCE B' VERAORY THAT CONTAIN ALCOHOL, The annual report of the principal shomist in the Govern est laboratory, sund' Isst It is the foar of what an Indian Local Govern month, contains some instructive information went would do that provents the experiment, regarding various foods and drinks imported est was the only one who smile!, and cometim Although two other reasons, both insufficion', are into and male in this country.

given. Oue of these is that the Indian people are The remort serves to show that on the whole not intelligent scough, and that they must be the food supply of the country, Fhich comes protected from themirelves by dens

ning the under the Government zoalysts is porn, but a voice in their own affairs. The other is that the warning in issued in refurones to

...to butter and Indians are so divided into tribes and religious so-called temperance drinks. sets that they camet act harmoniously.

Nine hundred and twenty-four samples of The first argument impresso Mr. Bryan as the latter were examined, sad no fewer than fallacious, considering the number of "inform- 349 wore found to contain mirit in ozooss ed college-trained men" he met in India, and of the legal limit. Of these, ifty-eight con- to believe the second argument is in his mind taizer 3 per cost, thirty are 4 por punt, and

to ignore the progress of the world." He night & per cent. or moro of proof spirit, suye

Beer, wine, and coffee were in the main pure, Already the intellectual leaders of all the the report stat-s; but of the 2,917 samples of sects sud elements of the Indian population are tes tealed 259 were reported against on account mingling in congresses, conferences, and public of the preuance of foreign substances. Twenty- meetings. Already a national spirt is growing five were unfit for human conemption. which, like the rational spirit of England and A large increase occurred in the number of America, disregards religious lips and samples of fruit juices examined for spirit. emphasises more and more the broad social This was dus largely to the importation of grape The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued peceased gene al education there will be still to coafoin spirit, and were ebarged duty accord which are common to all, and with the juice, ninety-six samples of which were found the following report:~

the total number of samples of fruit The ingly. On the 16th at 11.49 The barometer me e unity and national sentiment.

Mr. Bryst contrasts the present conditions juices examined was 484.

There were 1,875 samples of imported butter ninety per cent of the people can read and examined. Niue hundred and thirly-seven, or write, less than one per cent. of the women of 50 per cent, contained beron preservative, and population of the dependency are able to read The report says There is good reason to and write. The and the core progress if education is slow, believe that a notable amount of batter adulton- of schools" grossly inadequate." Ition takes place in this country. It is not scarcity of money that delays the Dealing with miscellaneous articles, the misappropriation of texes collected, and the chocolate awoots with a strongly alcoholic spread of adnation in India, but the deliberate report points out that the "practice of filling system which permits this diregard of the liqueur appears to have been almost entirely welfare of the subjects and the subordination of abandoned".

Korea.

WEATHER REPORT.

20,540 lbs. were ra-exported. and is Shanghai Anos parals as chevons; that the saper- cannot exist side by side with large ours when bas fallen moderately over Japan owing to the the net import was 212892 lbe. Numeroastrique and teatre; that the French for egg in the world of German enterprise. The small depression, which appears to be moving in to N. of Japan and India, noting that while in Japan | suggestions bave been made us to how this state

The highest pressure is over the N. part of of affairs might be remedied and the almost shall henceforth be euf: that we shall write arms feurish almost equally with the large

ores; like the

the great trusts, they are able, when universal consensus of opinion to he gl-aued pan instead of prio. Prent instead of prother wish, to sell obeaply in foreign market, the (binn Sea. It has deurensed lightly over India and less than ten per cart of the total 417 por cont. contained colouring matior. from the reports of his Majesty's Consuls

ashing stead of exposition. The Academy, it is said, Both employ the same methods. This partly 8. China, the normal however, being still

exoseded b

seded by about 0.41 inch over that area and China, in that the only method of

Formosa. British manufactures is by means of Chinese is not to be consulted, and the changes are to explains how it is that, though there has been concentration of wealth and of enterprise

Gradients continne gentle over the China speaking commercial travellers, with numerous be made compulsary in all schools by Minis samples of their goods and working models of terial decree. Whether they will be ados ted into the hands of a limited number of people, a their machinery. One might evan take a leaf by men of lettore, who are not less interested in vast amount of money has been distributed ont of the book of the Viceroy of Chibli, who the French language than the pedagogues, is more or less evenly into the hands of the popu

lation of the country as a whole.” - has already taken practical steps in helping the another, and at present an open, question.

to light variable winds may be Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

expected..

at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.