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ANESE TRADE WITH NORTH

CHINA.

A Shanghai correspondent writen to the Tiracs Commercial Supplement :—

DALNY Veraus NIU CHWANG.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12co, 1907.

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PRIMA DONNA'S KOMANCE.

PLIND MILLIONAIRE'S LOVE FOR THE

BINDER,

A vouance of the deepest pathos and human interent les behind the statement made yesterday that bime. Calve, the famous priima donus, is to be married to blind and

detaile.

From the above Nin-chwang return, it je I think, conclusively shown that, since the reY. foration of peace and the establishment of the Osaka thorhen Kaisha line between Canka and Dalny

the free

antry of goods at that port has

Chinese Much has been soit of late as to the position not only seriously injured the of British and American traders in Blanchin af Niu-chwang, but has dislocated the establish. and their complaints of unfair, discriminationed trade in British and American goods to suffered at the hards of as Japanese. These very considerable extent. It was inevitable that alleged grierates bare brought uzensiuession under the circumstances Japurro polisy should large rection of Auglo-Saxon opinion, which huyo been subjected to criticism, confidently expede cur alles to principles of Ende to

to commerce, and the the display of an unusual amonat Nult been.

intelligent interest in the whole question by Lur Government and that of the United States. There love Exen ipquiries and commissiour, Copeptar med obey reports, and the end is not yet. Broadly

speaking, the verdict of public. regerd to relive discrimina lot opinion in against our traders would appear to be Nat Proven, but there exists, at the same time,

thus obtain voys general feeling that our allies she not

Bat 11 “inevitable and atially temporary displaying the same aluerity and vigour in keeping

By the door robus

they st.twed in epening feature of the situation." How much these it. How far this

Japanese him time will teamers have carried for the justifiabl

of the Manchurian trade through Daly we may show, for the present, munt the end of the

Shortly afterwards the tragedy occurred which infer bom the everings declin in the ujitory administration text ping, we cuinet

led to the less of the milliouaire's eyesight. Nia-chwang figures, to

To what extent artificial While visiting one of his gold mines in Alaska expect normal trade radisions in Menelaria or

jaymond

and aseistes coulitions are enabling that train Gely rights by all.

in company with the chief engineer, a blasting comers. The

Gevhirt har, me

exploded pre rely, and blinded both which the point ou

ear traders seek the

For Chr ihan once, its intention to fulfil the

re: HATHYRNce is that th

shatt EMPOTELY

dark roc strictly the top of the auchnian A

wercks the millionaire was kept in A preement

the mining camp with his egen boodged in The and tu annintzen

principle of the open dor with the opening of the Mat churian treaty ports

the hops that his sight might be restored. and towns, and with the establishment of Chi Customs her, a Day and Antung, eur led their portui. nusreliables ties increased and dared on

nicating t sality with those of thr Japanese Trader and writers Lure filed them sogne justilica.

Although Mme. Calvé has not made up let mind to be married, sad enanot yet rren besid To apply the size n outspoken-section of theħa augagró, ebentischmant batsapp her aud Press urged its merchants to minke we of the her blind lover is a touching story, of which myorsry opportunities created by the military the Express is able to day to give spis adminisation to establish themeltes firmly in the Manchurian markets. The Time Corres

Mine

Calve's admivor in Englishman by in un article intended to birth who went over to Americs and sequired sa pendent at

apprehension TIL

to the regard

£5,000,000. Imperial Gorarnment's policy, admits that so fortune, which now a monste tu at least the ship of the Japanese trading sis

love for the famous prima donna dotem may possibly have, carried m

from the

day when, in full possession of bis opera "Carmen" destined-for-points-beyond-11

"yesight, he saw her porform-in-the romantia, while touring the United States. Her wonderful personality and the charans of her voice and acting deeply impremed

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to gain forting weed not be disented here: | clary alinire and the engineer.

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drift into the primanent, and that by the establishment if the regular Chinese Custom bonus system, they should again enjoy

જાન તે tights of equal opportunity and the open If dave slown surely on this score, the If they

serebants entres of Bride Jap

IIs bad not been told of the dreadful prob- ability that is sight was permanently gone, When all hope of iti being restored had vanished the bandages were asmoved.

Thru on the lights," he said; I am all

Tr the lights were, flu

is time that up for the multis suministrata u t-in instanes, that of the Impoin!ight vas, 2nd in the son of the now my binose with the Apple Amarican trade, the methods If Government's folure to poly" competition heen sad and loze 1

officials auch have been of a particularly disquieting Japanese ined the others which justified t

alepte that they using their uppertunities to supplant the British character, or America rider, to events and staldisl

JAPANESE EXPANSION AT TIEN THIN, The Timm-1sic trade figures are interesting all possible means a demand for while the hell was theirs excludively. The sawalowing the afrites really anderer a coirees of Copinion do the

in the Wect that the case of lapanice menafue ares. In the last | report (192) altezaion 'was Government bes uvailed Best of the published devorzia) Japanese is at Dobby to Laih draws to this new feature of the Chinn trade. After referring to the messful competition of fleir, sheetings arai T-chole, the Tion-tria, Commissioner added:-

This trad

aur mal at our expense, and to divert it from its former channels. The exclusion of our ships from Aature look fr

look from Bish mechants and ar old-stablished silk- cocoon busin

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Hitles the Japanco Telth and shootings -transforted of a lions been included in the table the island Empire s

admitted to Baduy tr

footing with the hern sealing a steadily increasing quantity of Chines and Japanese finding the, the moral the smaller ortielen, seck in towels and hand- effect would have been f more value to Jayan kerchiefs und Japanese cloth and crape. Her entrance in a the piece-goods market and the than any case in her exports to Manchuria.

increase in her sales have been entirely a matter recognized ine At the time, the fact should be that commere is neither altruistic or chiral of the price of her products, as their quality is English rews, and kng as dan sets within her way orale with that of the rights under the agreement she is entitled tocar and the Amerien goods; and her ability to audere in regard to the future administration make further gains will rest upon the advania.

ዛፎ Peninsula. That she

of her plentiful supply of cheap labon. predominant position and by mittary protection of the railway is calain, and it would appear alun qually certain that China will continue pathetically to accept the situation. and to demonstrate her fafilu sovereignty by refusing to legalize whut she ousidors acts of aggression and. by neglecting refer

of the Lian

be told the terrible frath wax sining bightly on the camp, and in imal to Then came back to him with renewed fryour his admiration for The great Calvé, when he buil

for Alaska. Is whode j ROAN just before leaving mind beaume absorbed in the que object of meting bor, ar at winding belar

The opportunity can during Mue. Caire's tute in America this year. She was travelling Francise vin Seattle, fram Vancouver.io Bas and the blind millionaire contrived to have specini saloon attualed to the train in which sho was making the juracy,

While 011 the train he obtained an intro

action, met we. Calve frequently during the journey, and obtained a promise that when next in France le night visit her.

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Me. Calve had almost forgotten the episode, who last September the pillinuxive drove up in a motor car to her chateau at Cabriè es There, during a short visit, he was alectained hospitably, and on this coension breached the subject of marriage.

control this administration hy virtuou of los proximity to the market and hes passibly promisa to warry him notus she had six

Beccsery

TRADE THROгCH TIN-THIN A MIS

NIU-CHWANG,

Pending compilation of the reports an trade for the current year, which shouldnffordinter - ing reading, I have been able to obtain corinin figures to the end of August, taken from the Customs meerves at Ticutain and Niu-chwang, which illustrate the effect of Japanese compett tion on British and Americza inde, and that of free imprets vut Dalny on the Chiterorevesne, in giving there

it should be stated that, igurer, owing to the system of receding duties is the Customs, the returns for the second half of the -year forlody a larger proportion of the total

trade then the first kiz montbe,

JAPANESE VESSELS ENTERED, TIEN-TRIN,

No. Tonnage. Poties paid under

Jujunger Plug. 12 21.275

101,99%4

Year.

1807

51

77 328

INTRO

...

Teut

SEASO 125,0xX

J902.

177

221121

J93.

... 171 102,73

220,326

Inu...

1

1905..

T

1996 (Jan. 1- Aug) 19) 21000

• Boer bising,

59,90* -109,182

The timber trade 1 another noticeable fantwin of expansion due to the opportunities now afford to Japanese nelicity in Kores and to the advantages conferred by an increased mer. cantile erine already during the present at Inpatiese steamers are discharged targes of holding, railway,

at Tien-tain, and the demand is practically unlimited. In this insteace Japan can con flently and legitimately expect to obtain a monopoly of market.

If we som ap the situation in the light afforded by the abere figures, it may safely be aid that, while our traders have no geel ground for claiming normal trade conditions in a coun- ty under temporary military administration, 1hey are fully jastifedin pointing to the injury which discrimination infielend in doing er thing is their power to bring about the early restoration of equal opportunities and the open door, which were essential aims of Le Anglo Japanese alliance,

THE AWAKENING OF CHINA.

Commercial intèfligence says: -It-i-o-only thirty years sie an article beaded "The Awakening of China, written by

Englisch

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Mo Cate declared that she could not

months to think it over.

This period ends in March, but on the 25th of this wintl 1110,

Calve will uncompany the millionaire,

ire, bis sister, his two nieces, and his chaplain on a vachting tour to Egypt.

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up

Mia. Calvin deeply touched by the tragedy of this blind wau who is devoting his life to wil hair los the end of the voyage she will have her mind whether shu cau honestly say that she loves him sufficiently to marry him. The millionaire, on his part, only makes one stipulation. If he is to marry aime, Calvé sta must give up the sings as a profession. He will not bject to bersinging at charity concerts, and he undertakes to build her a theatry in Paris of which she may be manageress and where she may bring out young and promising artists. Tas millionaire is a man of great pisly, and isecapuzied every whore by his special ciplin.

He has showered presents of diamonds on Mas Calec, and even offered or his immensely valuable family juwela which, however, the great prima donna rafused,

Me Calve is perfectly frank about the romantic attachmeul, care nothing for his millious, "she said to one of her friends, I I will not have plenty of meray of my ows. marry m unless fau cabain I-uso give him my love. '

AN ADVENTURESS

tables show the returns of trade, under the three the traffic. Not only fine sívam-roller i asked why she "he said, after won besitatio Bags, for 1904, 195, mad the first six months elmu bayoud steeds a galvanized iron shed

be seen crushing

hing the metsk in the ground, * T'll tell yo.”

of 1906, st Tion->in and Nin-chwang rospectiroly

First, let us take the slipping refuror. It was after the Bexerising, in 1991, that Jagon's direct frade with Tiu-isin nad the North of China first showed signs of the remarkable development which it is now attaining, but her

the late Marquis T Chen Chine Minister intention to

to enter the fold was plainly indicatul

to the United Kingdom, appeared in an Eug aither her successful war with China in 1894.

ridicul, but more bun an article was needed In order to amplity the chipping returns, a statement of the duties paid meter the Japanese change had taken place. The events of the last

to convines foreiga residents in China that flag for the so

(1897-1906) some period

is giteu.

ten years, however, have had the desir, d «ffect, The totals for the first eight months of this year

If Man. Guerin, the heroine of the Bois- Commercial iDy are remarkable, showing the vitality which end hires Hosie, the Aut

Attaché in China, tells us in an admirable aire.Roi mystory, gives any further versions of Japan is developed sines the war and the

the motives which actuated the criminal attack the results of the increase in strength of her mer-

interesting report recently published by upon the London medical man, Dr. Haberi. she will require an extraordinarily good memory cantile marine. During that period Japanese Foreign es that the old lethargy is going, Tessils of 210011 tons have entered Tien and that Chine has begun to awake to some of tsin ax compared with 102368 tens in the uker seeds-which nes many. Chinn could always to remember the different stories she has told have many a time heard foreigners boast an unclut system of education, hat

the police. mouths of any previous year.—

of the times is making it plain Frenchwomen, and I am bound to admit that at express their admiration of the cleverness of pressure that something more tlan edocation the old Enes

times they slow gifts of no mesa order. Mume. ia Ince sary, Gove 15 the old the osamination system and te-day

Guerin is no ordinary woman, sadia mere than throughout the length and breadth of the one way she recalls the famous Mdme, Humbert. Engine There are colleges and elds where the lady who engineered" the gros fut swindle of the century," Md, Guerin is c Western knowledge can be acquired. Mr. Hosin tolls us that the thirst for foreign knowledge solubility, fie

more than comely proporti as she hes the raw same gift of much - talkin has led to the adoption of foreign things and foreign War. The

to say nothing, and the same trick of lon smallest sobou buy in Peking wears a foreign peaked

explanations, which only In son Sun of her statements are most disesuarting l esp.

Murza to `ngalif 50 442 + 261,77!

parts of Chine students have adopted khaki + Wor-tine

guil

Could nagiting be more incredible, for The foreign broughara carries the

instance, Active Chinese Minister to his

Chinese

than her revelations office.

rogerding th Turning to the chief imports in which Japan-

serving moner in which she

her ful **ped verti riding carrying-konske, oro-10 bu

their ese merchants have of recent yenis entered into

Bentanda whale was cond-saned to thre while u Faressful compétition with the old established by ifora turds in the roadway to rega

Chiance policeman in a mi.

years' imprisonment in 1892 for swindling and British and American traders the following 101

toimign

but Alr. Hosie ex

bigaray and reverd other charges? Sho wan 60,

served part that pitinx

bor sentence Jound the corner a

part of hur The governor of the

prison at Clermont containing a modern üre augine.

became very fond of me. He authorised me t The

lot of old books which the rumthego amor importance of this to British industry First six cannot be oferatinated, for those are but signs prison library contained, and in one of them I

Ford & method whichi and long gone out of a of the times, Bad we remiuled that in

for

thought I I saw my way preserving milk. I addition to colton mills and far mills, other

to make a fortune, and I consulted the govern indastrial outerprises entirely in Chinese hou s

He shared my views, pleaded with me to a low pinging up, a Mr: Hogle's timely report

him to manage the lines, and Bhould serve to warn the manufacroret and

And what?" asked the examining magis merchant to be or the alert to take advantage

trulo. f the swakening of China so long predicted and

"And wo left, together to work the scheme." cente à reality,

What! You went off with the governor el ut length in hina there are lessons to be

Ju 31.499 70.581 2,617 fearat

every

the prison? 1972 merchant. For instance, on arrival in Pokig. 156.73 52773 Mr. I sin visited the Industrial I stitute, where

on like Moms. flambert at her best ulen How 2,620 20 carpets and rags, foreign foxr-lure, znebines, Bres, 61, cigarettes, and cloisonné, or sumelor hy onder cross-examination for two hours, hear

copper and is brat scene where Mime. Ungrin, after Leitg 9,679.47 Biler wars, are all fac

the magistrate, M. Mungiu-Berquit, adjour 16.24 10.45 clotone factory the first thing that attracted

veryone the proceelings till next day. 47 Mr. Hosie's a attoutier was a boy hammering on 1,924 5.201 an anvil a length of copper wire into a flat baud magistrate, larrielars, c'erks, gendarm-wa- 162.157 112,678 to be afterwards cut up inte short lengths and exhausted and wen

weary, but Me. Garrin cool હું 74063 kmped into figurus to sufixed to thisis of hare gue a quolt lenger. She was never at a 411.502 | the vases and other ware, and to contol the loss for on saswer, and when she was told thes g.ntrat ezamet. An examination of the bands showed she could retire the Jooked at the m

Then, as she just nocessarily rude workmanship; they were with winning smile $1,900 $9,845 1,14,420 2,252,363 115,982 of unora width and thickness. A perfectly her hat, put on her gloves, she raid to him:

Monsieur Muugin-Borquet, listen to m 442,291 37-407 19,5-80 nuiform urticle cold surely be applied by any

and from foreign factors and

You are a bachelor. such instances B

en are wrong act 1 wakes

I shall go out of here with my honou ibe deduction that it would well marry. горау the manufacturer to

intao, and if you are nice with ane I will f to send an agent to 1518 1,480 China to study bar industries and see where he you a wife-a sharming girl when I know

with a dot of £20,000, and I'll waite my. com. 115,294 31,149 could supply better material. We bea business mission."

Everyone, from the magistro commend any of our readers who have 8,000 1,901 relations with Chins, and zet only those but all down to the ushers, gare way to irrepressible 11,861

with a calm, unruffled countenanco, as one wh: wonderful and ancient civilisation, to obtálna 3,840 5,500

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