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CORINTHIAN TACHT CLUB.

Tharans for the prim presented by Mr. Rammy of the "Haishing" took place on Saturday afternoon, when sight one-design boats started. The course was round Store- outters port or starboard, finishing at the Club house. All the boats except Thecin bad a good

PARIS.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).

January 11th. DINECURES ABOLISHED,

French administration has long been

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1907.

ba

Continent may swarm into England, like so | many rata P ̈Wo know all about' the argument

that the entrance to the tunnel instantaneously destroyed or blocked; but whether that be so or not the risk is there all

the same, and what advantages dom England get in return Simply that so-oke in

CHINA'S TRADE IN 1906.

THE PROBLEM OF MANCHURIA.

(By Shanghai correspondent of the Times). jear's trade in China, its effects being Intansi- Overtrading in imports is the keynote of the

start, Gaal being first over the line. They all owned for its red tape, and hus indeed been the abolished, that the journey over is shortend by fed by poor craps and

ran down the barbour well together. Fas and Ariel elected to go round the northern side of Sionsentters, while the remainder took the southern course, Kound the island Guel led slightly by a length from Nigs, with Jona and

Asthore--close behind. Attempting to pass on the inside of the wrecked A peorado they were

laughing-stack of other countries for a loss lime past in this respect. When the Republe wasostablished in 1870 a hope was cherished that the Bureaunratic would get a hard blow, and ibat possibly it would get swept out of existence, Bot nothing of the kind has taken place. On the contrary, functionaries have been malliplied

a

epantries, was

the

about two-thirds of

ali becalmed except Thecla who chose the until the number is almost a public see adal,Yes," the Englishwon will say No,' or at least | the stocks, notichuria, a most impor

outside passage and thus secured a good lead. and the comical feature of the system is the The first of he grewd to get away was Asthore, maintenance in otlice of all the old bureaux 69 they oxiated in the balegou days of the Second followed by Meta and Nina. At Bygen buoy Gnal displaced Astbare for Empire. A few wreste ago, when it was second position. On rounding the aortborn announced that M. Clemencean, the Premier point of the island, Jou, Mate and had decided on the creation of a new Govery- Authoru stood away for the Tsa Sui Fesboro.ment Department-the Ministry of Labour while Thecla and Gael class the central route. Off Yeumati Gaeltacked and won't in towards the shore, but Theda stood out in the contra of the channel, getting a better wind and gradually increasing her lead. Hero Jona took the second purition from Gael, Aathoro being wall up and Meta only a Ittle way behind. At the harves Theola was three minutos aboad of Jord, and Gael agzin followed the leader. the reach aerose the harbour Thoola and Gael sload woll up, but off the Club houn the wind

thirty woonde in advance of Joan, the Gnal haing ye seconds behind the latter. Timon,

mistake."

RUSSIAN LOAN SCRIP.

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ALBUMS!!

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LONG. HING & CO..

No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

(95

HOCKS AND MOSELLES.

(Sole Agrata for LANGENBACH & SOHNE, WORMS-on-RHINE.)

1 doz. bottles 2 dez bottles

SPARKLING MOSELLE

HOCK

Do. LAURENHEIMER GRAACHER NIERSTEINER

HOCHHEIMER

LIEBFRAUMILCH

CALIFORNIA RIESLING

Div.

HOCK

$29.00

28.00

$13.00

15.00

14.00

16.00

15.00

17/0

20.00

22.00

£4.00

28.00

6.50

7.50

6.50

7.50

10% DISCOUNT ALLOWED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

inferior quality of quarter of an hour or an, and that erinin exportable produce. Operatione had boon goods a longer have to be transhipped. Does red nood before the outbreak of the Ruren-

having anyone really think that, in return for these Japanese war, tha stocks carried over from 1902 more than doubtful advantages. England will hat beer andnly Longy; and in 1903,

at year of peace, and 1904, the first your of the give up a situation that has made her, rich and war, te importation of actten pires gordi, the

in each year abo powerful, simply because she could never be get sin staple of the import trade from Western ́at by on enemy?" The Continent reply Is the import of 10 Two losa years rocnend

the one would think he would, and anyone who entrabos doors to

fucking of the thinkin he won't, on the strength of the Euente golden visions of tatars prospeste, with dis-

market, and importers

Kaw befr Cordiale, is probably making a very great tributing markets swept bare and consuming markets hungry for supplies to ill the void of to satisfy an appetite two years Eating and to stimulated by the millions of treasure parad into North China and Manchuria by the belligerent Powers. Nearly a year before the signing of the treaty of Portsmouth and a full year before the wildest flight of the imagination could suppose the ways of trade to be reopened: as 8003 as about October, 1904. the price of cotton began to more down again to normal level, contracts were made for millions of pikes of gutton weren goods mainly on Chinese scenant; and by the end of 1964 the milla of Manchester, "Lovell, and Athuta hal taken all the orders they could all

During months ahead. 1905 these supplies came relog in and daring the first half of 1995 the orders rent dowing out, the outward flow of orders being

With the absorption of transport for military east of Chi

of Chiuose importers to get in on the

As the Janpanese lings withffer suce-saicely any rate, their contract books, ground floor and have their warehouses, cr, at

from post to pust, more and yet more of the for the prepared country was converted into a no-man's land, ROBINSON PIANO boycott against American goods which, whi

while satisfying their

policed neither shoni at the patriatic faslings,

CO., LTD. At the end of 195 it is catimated tint unsold stocks of forsign imports of all kinds still in first hands amounted to at least fil still million ta-ls ia ralus, or upwards of £10,089,800. still came rolling in under the orders placed in

Chinese Account; for the Chinemao bora gambler taking

long

risking odde, much for big profits, chaveing heavy losses with ih prospout of correspondingly heavy guns,

„in obes

abesk anly by his trade cosion of settling all scronuts within the calendar your. -

M. Dommer has just returned from Herlin charged, it is affirmed, with an official mission from the Government. On one hand it is assorted that . Donner, knowing that in Berlin he has the repatation of being intensely that anti-German, determined to corroat impression in German official quarters, and, therefore, sought, and obtained an intereien with Prince von Bülow. Another explanat jon of M. Deamer's visit to the German capital is that it had reference to the Morossa question, and it is said that he and the German Chancellor were clonated for over an hour discussing a

third trouble at the present moment. A version probeads that M. Doumer's conferekcos with Fricos von Bülow and several high

more than one of his critics pointed out that as France was already suffering from a plague of functionaries, it was hardly the moment to in- crease their number. With the beginning of the year-the proverbial ocction for

good resolutions-reform has appeared, for the Premier seems to have taken the above remark to heart, and has starred reducing the staff at

for nine On his own Ministry-the Ministry of the Interior. He has indeed prepared a scheme which will give expression to the idea which struck him a

far too many employés of one kind and another for the work that had to be done. This opinion

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TELEPHONE No. 135.

361

K

H. PRICE & CO..

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE

died away and Thecla drifted over the line soon as he took offies, namely, that there were problem that is giring. Franes a good deal of quickened toward th» sommer by the impot requirements n further culty we crestel.

Theol

Junn

Gaol

Authore

Nius

Mata

Ariol

Fas did not finish.

Н. Ad

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+ 32

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4 33 35

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On Sunday the handicap class raced for the cup presented by Sir Paul Chater. Four

was the result of a round which M. Clemez02211 made of the various departments of the Ministry

German diguitaries are connected, with an

ered it.

at the place Beauvosa, asking questions and in i approaching Russian luas. France, betere cuma time 6) the pookafe pf those who engine, China; and the Hunghustz, the Redbeards or a general way comparing the pros and cons of the accepting the principle of another loan to the situation in so far sathe staff was concerned. Iliar, wishes to come to an understanding with conclusion was that energetic measures were called the grande nanen Allemande,and for Cast reason

hy Japanem mer by Russians, and inaccessible in the Geserumental foress of Rob Roga, took possession and levied book mail at their will The latest reports stufe that mountains of bales of pics gonds are pild up Kwanchengtze, the most advanced Japanes po-1 ou

the line of railway, sailing the debatable ground, which may become freely open to trade when China has risestablished her rule there, but certainly not before

for, and he was not long in deciding what the. Doumer thought it advisable to go to Berlin During 1900s 1908 all, or early at opportunity to end them into what is now the TALKING

should be. When he had settled the details of his Scheme, it was found thatthe premier had decided

• have a talk with those at headquarters I is perhaps less surprising that Germany should be willing to lend money to Russia thani

bouls started.. Tirraona was first over the line, f to dispavao with half-a-dozen Chefs de Burau thai France should still be in the mod to take closely followed by Annie and Chanticleer seven deputy chiefa, and forty-five underling up more Russian sorip. There was a time when and kept

Doreen being six minutes later owing to not Boding sufficient water to get off the slip in titne. Thecla led all the way to Kowloot rocks, with Aunis-and-Clentinoer in attendance in

AMERICAN PASHION:

of rarione groles, thus reducing the

Lo France staff by nearly sixty members,

revolution, such a step is equivalent to a and if anyone else but the bead of the Govern. the order wamed. On the reach to Myers Eastment had attempted it he would have stood very budy Chanticleer custed Avnio from second little disuce of success. place, the positions remaining unchanged on the ran to the beacon. After renading this Tramos, Antie and Doreen slood in towards the Kowloon shore. Chanticleer crowing over to the Hongkong side. Andie took the lead from Tromen and maintained it to the finish, winning by 53 seconds from Chanticleer. Times:

Aurie ...

Chanticleer...

Tremona

Doreen...

E M.

*4 31 24 63

12

12

} { 54

3

0

The so design class sailed the same day for the Vice-Commodore's oup, all the boats com- peling except Nina and Asthore

There was a

Russian obligations, and while they were in Frenchman would have taken any quantity of

that mind it was very easy for French bankers to font. a Russian lesa. But a cup can't hold more than a-cupful,-and-Frenchmen-are-60 loaded up with Russiau paper at the present moment-unfortunately for them- that it will be very difficult to persuade them to take any

mori.

SHARE REPORT.

Mesars Frich Georg & Co. day in their During the week under review our market has remained exceedingly quiet, and for several stacks the tendoney has boon towards lower The sterling demand rate of exchange on London olones at 2. 2-13-16d., while rates on

STOCKS OF COTTON 20098 AT SHANGHAI

THE BACK-DOOR" SUPPLIES. A further reason, of which much has knea Lade, is found in the oempotine suppli A low figures will flustrate the situation at Shanghai in cotton piece goods, being in

introduced by the back doors by Viddivostok and Harbin for the north and for the south each year for the parind from January at the port which at various dates in November 6th In grey shirtings impogia ex- reed. ceeded deliveries in 1905 by 1,100,000

Now

and in 1906 by 100,000 pieses a total additional history has been know

and

to stocks of 1,200,000

pieces in white

not

Ex alien. Daley, and Tiren. The suppose importa

Carough Rassien porta 250,000, a total northern skirtinga tion

materisi, as it can supply only to thinly set tied the figures were 750,000 cloths 30,000 addition of 1,000,000 piece is

of Manchuria within the Russian of China's

ilve

part

will receive very little money, but they alebong hai are Tis, 73 for a Bank T/T, and dating to 7,000,000 prades, noted. Though imports at F'alien are AN YHT

It is most difficult for anyone who has not lived for some time on the Continent to realise what an enormons fetich is bureaucracy. In- terfere with that and you find yourself in com, diet with the political, social and family tradi. tions of the entire nation. From their earliest Jears the youth of France have but ove ambition, to find a place in a bureau--preferably a bureau of the State. They know fast they

731 to The. 738 for a three days' sight Private know that they will be called upon to do very little work, that their hours will not be long, the rate in Shanghai on this for a three

days

sight Private Draft being Tis, 72% that they will be able, owing to their official Barailver in London is qauted 31.11.10d., and position, to command certain privilèges denied Consols 257-3-15.

BANKS to those who earn their living in a more

SHARES-A few small lots of Hongkong and Bhanghai's sold at $92, hat more shareware cours grous fashion, that it will be easy for them for sale; be London rate is £108: Nationaleare to secure a wife with a substantial "dot' steady at $51. simply because they are in the employment of the State, and that aftor a certain age they will

fint

and 400,000 a total addition of 700,000 lines; and when, if ever, that portion of thi pieces; in drills 400,000 and 500,000, a letal lost possession in retrorail--a subject to be dealt bar in your political columns-the ex- and in sheetings with rather in weekly share report dated February 9, 1907 addition of 900,00ping u total widition

1,050,000 and 1,6 0,000,

penes of Rssian

The introduction of no less than 3,250,01) pirrex. The shirtings to its gistural eportation will faroo trida and 1-cloths are mainly English, and the drills compating goods-Japan-through Jupon

by

mare serious. and sheetings mally American, and in the ports rates, only a for having improved slightly categorias we had an edition to Hook Nuthine de hade is

is known on this u ject, but i forming a a judgment several volats gast be

duty free, even snbergent intraduction into Manchuria, the day 1-viel at Niuelwang on English and American manufactures is based on a 5 per out tariff, and much of this handicap must be offset by the cost of railway transperia. tion from the mors southerly port. Then, too, the minds of visitors have been much the number of Japansan impsed with sivilians now in Mancheria; they are there in their thousands, bur: das allowance mast be. made for the pedlare, prostitutes, &, in any attempt to estimate the number of genuine merchants capable of preling their national

very good start, Joan being fira: over the line, with Theoin and Ariel'closo bohird. At Black. bead's Ioint Gael took aanand placo, while Mets crept up on Fas. At Kowloon Point Joan was about twenty mconds ahead of Gael, who in turn was some distance in front of the remainder of the fleet. On than roach to antitled to a pension. Therefore, the youth at 882. Laatons sold and have saliers Kowlook rocks Joan showed them all s close pair of heels and rounded about three and

FIRE half minates in front of the others, Gaol of all the adult male of their own and other

24

of France, saconraged thereto by the example

families, are quite content to rea ounce all'indivi

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES-Unions sold sold at $300 to $810, and a few shares can be at $295. Other stocks under this heading are unchanged.

INDURANCE SUIRES,Hongkongs changed hands at $975 and $37, closing with a for lots offering at the higher figure, Chioss at the higher rate; the 38th ordinary meating of shareholders ju the China Fire Insurance Co.

Jards. This

19 the the primary distributing centre for northers and sistem China. The off take for the Yang-taze basin raay by disposed of in a few words; its cousumption during the Feara has been about the normal, but has not odceded it.

two

THE MANCHURIAN PROBLEM,

trade,

MACHINES

AND

RECORDS.

NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.

LARGE AND VARIED ASEOLTMENT

MUSIC:

LATEST COMIC OPERA SCORES

AND

DANCE MUSIC

JUST ARRIVED.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1906.

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steadily maintained rise un element disturbing. to all their calculatioun, Au importer pradontly settlon his exchange on the arrival of nie goods, Another element of uncertainty is in the and two or three mouthe later finds himself importance to he attached to the competition trying to sell them in competition with tho between the hauty Japsusayan note, bised on a same goods laid down at a rate some 5 per mat

સ exporter finds present

priso too high and

ixed and uniform curransey, and the omplicated cheap two or larve months later fida

back to lyers East buy the positions re: aunt effort, to dismiss from their minds all charged owners at $97 and $100, and closs tru Niuohwang, and fortred is Macharia currency system indigenous to Nin-ohw driven some 5 per cent higher, nos through

being swood and Ariel third. On the reach

mained unchanged except that the hindmont bents had drawn slightly closer. Toan rounded thought of carving their own fortones, and to the beacon three minutes ahead of Grol, concentrate their energina and attention en Ariel being in her wake All the hala kept to securing a place in a Government Office. As the Kowloon shore and made a long lack down

soon as a deputy is elected sit who have helped inside the Hakow, Gael being the first to put about. At Kowloon Point Joan still him to get into the Palais Bourbon, or Cham had her substantial loud, Graal however having bar of Depatios, to give it its more modern to give place to Ariel. From Hooghon Bay naine, or who innging they he tombard bin they

all cam d

dosa

close healed, and the wind with requests for a situation in one of the gradually areasing, Gaul went in

in front of

Arial

will be held on 7th proximo, transter books closing from 21st Instant proxime. bear that the directors owith pepting at the needing a dividend of $6, and a bonus of $2 per since for 1905, piteing 880,000

Mun Steamboats have been done at $30, SHIPPING SHALES.-Hongkong, suton ad closing with small buyers at 8804; Indo-Chinas

Coming to North China we find a curious state of things. Year by your larger quantities of imports are handled and financed direct, and not through Shanghai, which tends farther to compliant accouut-taking, but with all supplies, direct or through Shanghai, the story from Tlen-tsin and Ninchwang is the same su that to be told of Shanghai; the warahones are filled to bursting paint with unwald impacts. The situation at Tien-tsin ita reflex of that at

and for cser

a year past commercial and political interest

fird it

hard to

to explain the Manchurian situation to roadors in the West. Things which aro exiomatie bere need fictailed axplanatics Leavier; one thing only can he said with coufidence that the man who would his

Here and here only is cause couns finger on the spot and declare categorically to be distrusted. We have a province rich in

peopled

into WORD

это

16,000,000

I sad began to cresp up na Joan, being Ministries, and when their request is granted (w minutes behind the latter at Black-hey do not rest until they have obtained billets westerly wind mode going rather difficult and

very heavy weather,ossible: The wonder then is not that M.Ce Joan seemed to be making bebis Gaal and. Ariel decreasing the distance menicean has become alarm ed at the condition of between her and them. However they were affairs, but that to has had the courage unable to userlaku her, and she kafshes about to take

a step which

anyone with less a minute and a half ahead of Gael. Times,

sudacity would have been afraid to take

d's Point From this point the strong for as many of their friends and relatives China and Mauiies at $21. and Douglasat pockels hava during three years past be

Joan

timel

Ariel

Theola...

Mets

Fan did not finish.

M. 日。

23 $5

1 20

31

1 36

54U5

1

40

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POSTS AND TELMORA PRK,

According to M. Maurice Ber teaux, Presidert of the Budget Commission, the personnel of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs

has increased during the past ser on yeara by the enormous figure of 14 millions. And it is not yet finished. That, of course, means a

In the motor boat race only two. Signal and Vital Spark, started. The race was uneventful sampt for the fact that. Signal povered the course in exceptionally fast time, 86 minutes huge increase in salaries, and as the Depaties hase just rated (hemaires an increase of £240,000 per annum, they can hardly refuse to increase the wages of their constituents.

Times :--

30 ods.

Signal... Vital Spark

Y.M.C.A.

3 55 10 4 10 15

LADY CABBIES.

The first three would-be lady cabdrivers in Paris have failed to pass the preliminary

examination which WRX conducted by a ne mitten ermposed of two police officials,

and

12.

Amay

sharan

discor

A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION,

designed only to throw traders into the hands are of the banks Whatever the result of this increased demand or diminished supply, but be in indirectly Furthering from a cause which he canunt foresee. The competition Japaueso intereate, it is hard to see how won the Chien trade has thus becas a rust rouble be the sale of Japanese goods to the exclusion of saccess of the simplified currency can promote exchangs. their rivals. It is to be remembered, however,

WATER RETURN.

American mannfacturers and that, to a great that up to thus prevent the interests of Chinese treders are bound up with those of British and

extent, the Japanese hacells their own goods. Level and storage of water in reservoirs en

...the Bobruary:---

Tytum

LEVEL 1906.

1907 Below overflow. Below overflow. 33 ft. in. 12 ft. 44 iu 28 £.

Wouguaicheong,

a.

2. ft. 2 in

1 ft. in. 20 ft. iu 45 ft. 3 in. STORAGE GALLONS,

CUSTOMS AND EXCHANGE.

The revenue collected by the Chinese Costom. for the wine months ended September 30th exceeds the collection to the same dute last year by over a million aels, or 4 per cent, an incronse coming mainly from the flated import trade, collected on from goods which hava nut you biti si and Pokfelum taken into consumption.

The export collected was more by nearly 200,000 tool

increased indicating au Tokume

of exports; bat it must be recorded that the export trade of the ta

Byewash. year has been bud. Silk, China's main

main staple inclement weather in the spring, in back the

Pokfulam export, was orionly damaged by the

hach the Wongnaieleong Shanghai and Cabtoo

districts. Tes Buffered

to

One explanation may be given for the diphard but the fragrant leat of Chine cau

1906.

161,120,000

vil 7,100,000 nit

Total 169,220,00

1906.

36 ft. 1 in

1907. 987,845,000

497,000 23 425,000

1,703,000

313.470,000

1907;

Le said

intore-t the English rasder at Time Le present with less than 3 per sing

Bent of CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF the

Consap Bassin and Amories are still in the United Ki

Kingdom coming VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING from this casey;

THE MONTH OF JANUARY. faithful to their old love, but the fickle palatos Eave turned to other of Moglish to-drinkars allurements. The trade in exportable Fuadri, Estimated popu

her Consumption .. 107,210,000 18,589,000 gallons the

muck and truck of to-day's jargon in

lation Chirs

231,500 circles, hus been developed by bande and

236,100 Coper brains not British in their allegisner, and

3 por day 14.0 particulars of this trade are likely to interest

14.8 gallons Intermittent supply in Eastern and Rider German and Japanese readers more than

Maia Districts during the white math of January 1996 and in all Rider Main Districts during the whole mouth of January 1907.

CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH

have been fixed at $86 and $87, which latter is natural resources, the nominal closing rate; the Shanghai rats is hardy cultivators of the soil, The buyer, and Loader a quolar 29. Ce fil pockets

· posred

millions is hard cash or in many remain on offer, withcat attracting attention

discountable paper, and who for over two Star Furries, old, sold at $394 and 230, and bars

upoble years were

to obtain the forsiga Layers at the latter rate, while the new ique gan commoditi s which

the habit be pl ced at $20 Shell Transports wold at ils.

haying th

g this ware in ed. to 3. and have buyers now at 34; the rush into the market with their money and people was expected to Lewdon rate is 34 9 Hongkong Steem bars not done so. Why not? That is what Waterhosts are offering at $61

the foreign tradere in Shang hoi have been IRVINERI China Sugars have weakened anxiously asking

d the for over

year, and are obtainable at $12. Luzons are

answer to it provides the solution to the diff unchanged,

culties which for over a your have hung over MINING SHARES Raabe have sollera at $84. the Chinese importer and distributing middle. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company men and have kept them on the work of shares sold and have buyers in the north at Tls, bankruptcy, from which only the interested sup-

part of the banks has preserved them. Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.—Boog- koor and Whampen Dock Campsuy's changed hands at $144, 3143, and finally at $140, at which letter faure a few hares are on pointed hopes of the Chinese trader. The Chi- offer. Geo. Forwiche, and Ne

Dasks nese governing claw, which may be taken to are anchaured. Shanghai Dost have buyers include the Government, the literate, and the st Tls. 106. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf merchants, took the Russian cooupation of Man- Their mouths may have and Godowa Chopany's shares are for sale at churis lying down. $93. Shanghai and Hourke Wharves bare wetered for the fruit of which they had been To a fairly largo attendance at the Y.M.C.A.

nitranced in the north to Tis. 235 for old ex robbed, but to rescue it

of Ther from the

Frasp Booge yesterday afternoon Mr. John it. Mott,

now issue and in Tis. 225 for new issue abated Colossus of t the North was the last ides in their MA, who has acquired a reputation a

gara 40 three cub-owners and three ordinary cabmen. kan Land Investment Shares are quist with the trade which the inert Russians were iuoop: English.

BUILDING-Hong- mine LANDS, HOTELS AND

besides, they could always trust 10 Eucosal speaker to young men,

own resoureas to keep in their own bands fateresting actress which was without doubt a straight talk to young men.

Loud Realmation The last named ware particularly severe on the probablo Follers at $107. It was however

sheres r Company's

controlling. Then the Japanese s are unchanged. Kowloon able

stepped anfortunate ladies, and gave them no merey Lands are wanted at $373 distinguished by gy counsel and was muoù

What more Baloral? per share or the in

Excbunge has again created a difficulty for ? It is from the approcated by his usarers.

natil they had brought about their failure dividend of $24 per abare paid on 5th instant.

the foreign merebant. This could be said of Chinese poi

point of I view the

the abrious daty of ench

any of the past few years, during which the In the araning saared soncart, stranged Commenting on the candidates' failure, a wii West Points are deady at $8504 Hongkong of the other 17 Fowers interested in China to by Mr. Paine, was given in the room to a

gambling element in daily basiness has been Hotels have hardened a bit and can be placed resist the aggression of the 18th, and, more thau numerous audience. The programme prored serve

that it was porribly due to lack st $122. Humphreys' Estate and Finance

That, they

evor present, but its conditions have varied b can › Trasted to see their interest in most enjoyable and several encorea hod of finency in abusive language, for which

from year to year. In thirty years up to the Consumption... 14,589,000 20,710,000 gallons Company's shares obsuged bands and bare no acting; and that Japan should expend. her

60 begin. The items were: Pianoforte Parision cabwen are experts.

end of 1902 the value of the tax lost farther sollers ut

ut $12 Shanghai Lands are blond and treasure in redeeming for China her

per Estimated popu- Bolo The War March of the Frierte."

cent of the rute prevailing up to 1870, the quoted Tls. 106 for old and Tie 6s for Lew

natural. lost provinos

The Treaty of was only

77,3 0 82,450 (Mendelssohn, Mr. E. J.

ffects of the depreciation being much intensi. Consumption por Portsmouth, bound to come in time, when eve The French are certainly delighted that shares in Shangbai.

Corrox Mis-Shangbai quotations are:

fied by many and greet Duetuations in each

head per day both parties in the coufiot abonld be

6.1

8.1 gallone Channel Tunnel question has

year. In the FESIA "If with all your hearts" (Meadesobu, Mr, the

1908-4-5 the tendency was ouceEwes Th, 76:3 Internationals Tis. 2, Inon exhausted, was to be the closing scene in a

Supply for now Gavitation Works commenced A.. Puius: Quartetto Cast thy burile upon more come tip for discussion, and that to Kung Mows Tis. 135; and Booychaos T 360ross might, and did, find their

necessary

but distasteful state in which the slightly upward, but the fluctuations were 24th Deererbor, 1906. the Lord Mendelssohn),

amounting at times to as much as Mestre. Moore,

profie, hot sxtreme,

The Government soalyst ports that the much prominence is being given to the subject in Hongkongs sold at and Reit; Aria Consume thailand Forber,

Paine.

three months, water is of excollant quality. which

15 per cent within two SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

the normal life of the sadly interrupted One and all fervently hope that the

effert of all" (Mendelssohn), Mr. H. T

AD noforoscon Koid Duet

China Light and Powers sold and have sollers trader; and the Japanese were than to fold up imagine the

in the New York exchange betwee

W. CHATHAME, *For

o hath the Lord" (Mendelssohnhome will this time be completed. The at 893. Dairy Farms fetched $161; Green their tents like the Arab and ss silently steal

Water Authority. and Murch from To the dismay of the Chinese tracers, Jantery

4.85 Mesare. Paine and Reid; Air O Lord. The fatin is the only paper which is not afraid to Island Cement Company's shares have been y

4.159 hast searched me out" (Sterndals Bennett), M11

of During 1906 the tendency in the price it was found that e however,

evacuation takes

silver airing at the higher J. M. Forbes: Quartette Cod is a Spirit the emphatic opinion but England done at $214 and 8214, and have farther on-

bas Other stocks under time, and that for it the means of transport in

been generally upward, but would be very silly to allow the tunnel to be

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your cota. with ductnatious lessmarked. The

•heading are

country is as mach requisitioned as for as

exchange aud Reid (store); Air His salvation is built. How can any sunsible person," it asks, MISCELLANEOUS Obins Providents chang- advanos, and their entrance to the promised land

for sterling bills at Shanghai averaged 2. 101d plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmant, Lait imagine for a moment that, living as she now

in January,

and for the past

Charmant and Special Skin Tonie and Poudre month ban averaged ed hands at 3360 and £8.70, closing with sellers was still delayed, the establishment of peace to ues in arrivalled security England willst the higher rate. Langkats have improved in the contrary notwithstanding Farther, while 3. 1d., a rire of nearly 9 per pent. Though Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Ireed to a great extent from the speculativa Specialitire for the Skin are the atody of a the north to Tia 265; A few A. 8. Walsous sold the country was still occupied by armed foror, deliberately lay herself open to danger by a at 612, but sellers at that rato ruls the market. military rule continued to an moroneonable

ancoriniation of extreme duotuations, both the lifetime. A. S. Walson & Co., Ltd., Sola Agents. pipe under water, by which people of the Other stocks under this heading are unchanged. degree in civilisu opinion.

impeater and the exporter have found in this

731

to

"Ye People rend

your

Chapman: Reoit. beurts and Air

ཚ་

(Starndale Bennett). Megere. Moore, Forbed

Paine,

nigh thei

that fear Him" (Steradale Benneti) Mr. Moore; Quartetto

that thirstoth!! (Men come every dalasolo), Mossra Moore, Forbes, Paino, and Kaid,

CHANNEL TUMNEL.

thair

or

to

lation

OF JANUARY.

1906.

1907,

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