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THE DISTURBANCES AT PAKHOU

DAMAGE TO MISSION PROPERTY. The latest mail news from the Church Missionary Society at Pakhoi, received this work by the Venerable Archdeacon Baaistor,

atatea that two floial despatches have been for warded to the Mission by the British Consulin regard to the wattled state of the country, The Consul's Arst intimation was that all foreign

missionaries must inra at once to Pukhoi from

HAMBURG.

(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

April 30th.

INCKELN STLIKE VANS, The strike at the docks came to an end, a few

days after the mailing of my last letter, by the stevedors accepting the torms of the ship-owners federation with but slight modifications. They gave up all opposition to night work and Sunday work and promised to work peaceably together

with the gow-comers and other non-unionists, the shipowners on their part engaging to sand the English hands home on the expiration of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 8Ĺт, 1907.

PARIS.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

BIGGER OVNS,

April 20th,

After a series of experiments carried out and M. Berteaux, formerly Minister of War, before M. Thomson, the Minister of Marine, an of the the military aathorities have decided definitely in favour of extremely powerful big guns o type 210 One of the big gans, made in the few days ago. In order to transport the huge gun-factory at Reall, near Paris, arrived here a gun to Hive bultery, there had to be used Yamnohow sui̟ Lingebau, and a wished to know

strong larry weighing fire tons and drawn try team of 24 strong dray horses, attended by the number of converts in these two plsons. In

was without its carri ge and its breech, weighed * second letter the Consul stated that he had their contracts, but refa-ing to discharge the thirty teamater The big ron, althongh it requested the Prefect to protect the Missiou's German workmen, with the intention of thus tons. It is intended for cast defence. property in Linckow. He also requested Mr. Wicks to return to Pakboi for the prosent. The providing against the scarcity of labour which This does not look like disarming on the part for some years he prevailed in the port in consequence of the selfish policy of the unions there might be at any time. On date of writing in keeping away now comers. The intraduction the insurgents bad reached Na-Can, 30 miles of night shifts, prosim satisfactory arrange- from Limehow The telegraph wires have's could be made will the other trades been cut at Ko-tak, and 300 yards stolen. employed in the barbour, was also agreed upon. Should, however, no There are no soldiers in Limchow, all wing any angivations or wishes if the stevedors to

resive full attention. away with the lemural, but stresent there

agreement be arrived at by October 1st, night aro ne signs of trouble in Pakhoi.

and Snaday labour to be régulatod at a con ferenon of the ship-owners" foderation and

Prefect amittusl while ther

to the Customs that immediate dangor.

14 305.

In a second letter from the Mission dated

4th inst., it was stated that a telegram hodebrates of the met. been received from one Se hi ming saying that the Kantong (Mission Chapel; had been

On Saturday the 20th inst the labour office of the federation was opened for the purpose of

of France.

INCOME TAX нCHEMY UNPOPULAR.

sud Jameson is very suggestive. It is, one may say, the best guarantee of success For

to Government which is skilful enough avdiate in a common work two adversarias like Jameson and Boths there exists no diffcally which cannot be solved." Mr. Millier-Lacroix, the French Colonial Minister, who is ons of a warmest admirers of English Coloulos, has English Colonial adigistration methods. left for Londen for the purpose of studying

is certain during his brief stay to acquire some could not have some to a better school, while he

STUDENTS' CLUB most useful information.

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TOULON INCENDIARISM. Ta inhabitants et d'union are unanimous in the

Beware of Bogus Imitations!!!

TANSAN

The only genuine TANSAN bear the name of J. ClifforU-WILKINSON on the label.

puleo-responsive "Hard water hardens the artories; Soft Water helps to keep them elastic and

TANSAN is the Softent of all Drinking Waters

TANSAN mixed with Milk, Wines, Spirits, etc.. neither impairs nor in any way salters, except TANSAN is entirely frou from the obnoxious taste peculiar to salted or other fabricated.

to expand their respective natural flavors.

WATERS,

PER CASE OF 49 HALF-BOTTLES

17

DOZEN

do

∙CASE OF 100 QUARTER BOTTLES

do DOZEN

SOLE AGENTS—

H. PRICE & CO..

THEPHONE No. 135. 361

ASIATIC STRANGERS.

81.25

1.611

8.25 1.10

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE

kormed in 185 to provido at a moderate charge a temporary home, or lodging suo beard, ROBINSON PIANO under adequats superiutendence, for stratgors, in the United Kingdom, being ualives of any New Zealand, or if any of the islands of tho part of the Continent or Islands of Asia, of Chius Sea, the Simogers Home for Ariation at Linshouse has performed half a centary's Lenstieval work.

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CO.. LTD.

At the jubilee meeting of the home, held at the Mansion House inst mouth under the pris-TALKING

broken into, and that robbery 'with violence had cutering the sames of stevedors applying for representative Government, be way?, is based on declaring that the disastrous fire at the A ronaldousy of the Lord Mayor, thore was a large

taken place. The tak in the wrcice of Mr. Wieks reached lakhoi on the and Mr afternoon of the 24th, and reported that on the Af fithin the pecgile previous day while

Before finishing their were coming to kill." meal Mr. and Mrs. Wick jumpel ny rushed off to the yamen, and were safe. The wards cook again saw there on the mording of therasimos. -24th, and they wern woll. At the Mission Station al f'akhoi it was consulerod probably that Mr. and Mrs. Wicks were cotsing down escorted by Mr. The Gospel Hall, where soldiers, Mackensie fivel, bas boon thoroughly looted, and so also basbr. Wicks' placeverything Was taken, the doors hipaket off and other destruction caused the roof

remains aubroken injured.

Wong Yung, in convert) was On the sight of the 23rd the Pakhoi community excepting the sing to men, took refuge on the Singuna B. and S. stesniorj, as the officials wore afraid, there would be trouble. On the morning of the 24th they all went ashore, but intended to pass the night in the hospital.

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STRIKES.

is dus to incendiaries. This is provel by fact that the fir- broke out at widely sep rated rules at the same time, and the rapidity with which the flame eloped the various buildings. Fast play exists. The damage exceeds £400,000. Anarchists ans held responsible for the disasters the present tira and the explosion on hoard the Jena.

CHINESE TURKESTAN, Major C. D. Bruce, formerly of the Wei-bai- wei Regiment, lecturing to the Central Asia

Chinos Turkestan," Society last mouth on

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gathering of friends and supporters, and eloquent appeals were made by the various speakers for financial help in the carrying on of the

Among theso who supported the Lord tion. Mayor were Lard Reay, Lord Harris, Count Mutaa (First Secretary of the Japanese Em busy), Sir Felix Schuster, Sir M. Bhown gree, Major Generul F. 3. Chamier, and others

MACHINES

AND

RECORDS.

The annual report showed that during 19006 1,474 Eastera milors were admitted to the home, and of this number 1,400 were found employment. The largest number in any prasions year was in 1902, when 1,275 were admitted. Every year about 150 to 200 destitute Asiaties are freely admitted, and the average daily number of Inmates in 19086 was right-sight. The annual expenditure amounts to about £1,000, and lat gear the receipts exceeded the expenditure by LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT

NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.

It was a bome where MUSIC:

to this country

The Lord Mayor said he had known the Strangers' Home for Asiatics for many years. and he had sirnya bean impressed with the excellent work it did. Lapse Asiaties who came and fouad thermalves stranded, perhaps not understanding a word of our langauge, and having no friends to whom they could go, would always be receiver.

LATEST COMIC OPERA SCORES

AND.

Great preparations are being made at Lille for the opening on May 5th of the new Maicon dee Etudiants, by Monsieur, Aristide Briand, French Minister of Education and Fine Arts. The Maison is the work of the Union of Lille University Students, and is really a kind of Clab. The University fêter in connection with s opening will, it is expected, be very largely attended by representative of the different HuiTorsities, including delegates from British its

Whatever decision may eventually be arrived universities and colleges. The festivities are to All the British delegates will be the guests of the income tax in France, it cannot be said that it

"Lilla Students Unior, besides which the French at regarding the proposal to intradaon the last from May 3rd May 6th, both days inclusive. has what the French cal good press."

sin railways allowing them to travel at redneed Every day one or more of the leading papers i Faris publishes au article on the subje, all rates, Everything is being done by the French more or less unfavuunble to the project. The hnste to attract guests from Eagland, and a tendency is to hold up the idea to ridicule and so most extensive and varied propamine of sight kill it on behalf of the rate pagers. It is not to seeing, leucing contest, lunches, dinners, and be wondered at that the proposed income-tax is theatrical representations, is being arranged, The Parliamentary students attending the May fees must wor unpopular in France.

the cap and gown of their particular university. Deputies dislike it, those who will have to pay

Provided the weather is as, the ones will direct tax in it detest the imperition of

be bruxaslly brilliant. addition to the heavy indirect duties which they already have to pay. M. Yvos Guyot puts the case against it in a nutshell. The principle of work: nearly all of the old bands turned up but the consent to taxation, but us regards the income-tax, it is the majority which votes the few, if any, were willing to engage for a

tax and the minority which will pay. Nor is definite period. It is feured that their object

the pleasure of tis latter increased by the texed to in refusing to do sc is to enable them to resamne knowledge that they are being

means for Sucialistio experi the offensive as soon as they bava succeeded in provide the

object to those Dot

But they do scaring away the new hands. Their attitude mente Thoy may

experiments in themselves. the latter has, in spite of their not see why they should be looked upou 28. continued menacing and orenmilch-cows, a men who can be harassed and aggressive so that the English woramen laris plundered. Yet it dont not appear by what England, there in at persent wave of auin osity preferred returning home at once the last batch means they can resist, for, in France as in of them living left yesterday, to staying out against the well-to-do, and the disgrace of being capituliar is greater than that of having

where he has travelled considerably, desoriied their times, whist of the Germans only some

the

the Chinese methods of administration there. committed BUTED deadly sins. But the sight handred are still at work. The steam

leanings, appears in this matter to be dependent launches which convey them from the vessel French Ger-rument, which bus obtions Socialist Commenting on the very limited degree of on the Socialist vote, and the tyranny of a intercourse between the high Chinese officinis they are quarters in to the dockebeds bava to

ness, judged by our own ideals, must tend to raise some deabis as to the justice in all cases weken the contral authority by proventing pass through a shower of stones, heer bottles majority, when exerted in this way, cannot but and the larki subordinates, he said this almof.66

maizal understanding. It was open to argu and other dangerous missiles whenever they come

representative institutions. Nor is the manner within vonvenient distance of bridge and quays which the tax is to be collected lessment, however, whether such a method was not and cases of roore or less serious injury have oppressive. Inquisitorial and unfair. as may more suited to subject races of the Ori nt, not occurred: on and several instances of peaceful the methods of the Income-tax Commissioners highly developed, than our own, for there wars wild indeed when occasions when we seamed proue to sacrifice the authority without drawing nearer to mutual persuasion ending in the hospital have been in England, they are

understanding. Referring to the smallness of reported. The police seems to be powerless to compared with these proposed in France.

Work at the docks

The waiters' strike-one of the abortest and the Chinese garrison in the country and the prevent an exceSSIUS,

which Parisians have shears of local Tarki troops, Major Brace said progresses slowly and arrears are not being most inconvenioat

over the mastore having the neglect of China to anfegueril. her most made up, it almost seems as if the men were experienced is

and to trust in the forbearance of the two Fowers bent upon showing that they are once more granted part of the concessions demanded distaut possession was probably due to apathy, concerned, There was no slight chance that The masters of the situation. The first of May will since many years by the garcone. After mature deliberation, M. Maryuery and several other

bring a rude awakening, for this city agreed to grant the waiters permission it was clear,

For our part, we to wear monstaches, while they also censented position, that Rumia hold Chinese arkestan in could not reskon with any orntidence on either to the reduction of the amount anally deduced the hollow of her baud. from the men's tips to cover certain carrent

or the ability of the Chinus expauses. M. Lewy, managing director of the the intention Pousset trasera, denard biruself in favour of Government to carry ent its undertaking. the total abolition of the system by which the political movements could be more welcome nea aro obliged to faraish tepaper, watchse, to those interested in the East than the Angle was the first foreign and first Englishzan whod. In ply to the Centre, Deputy for Falda, If is to be hoped in the inforest of the trade toothpicks, Go.. in the oufas, Most Parisians Russian extente of which so much was heard, ever visited that country. He (the speaker)/terr Muller, who asks when the German which existed between Great Britain and Japan dia, it was stated on behalf of the Govern onsisted in guarding the German Legation adtait that the claims of the waiters were very but we must not forget the intpraational would not help thinking that the cordial alia nos troops still remaining in China would be with- ften justified, while the food supplied to them | agreements, though a sign of mutual groastust have been foreshadowed by that ha peront that the duties of the detaci mioni

were not binding for all times. Ganaral Sir

visit of William Adama to Japan. was frequently not what it ought to be. In

Sir Marcherjee Bhownagree supported the and the lives and property of German subjects other resprots, the strike of the waiters, like that Thomas Holdich, who previded, referred to the

popat communication. The troops hat of the bakers which precaud it, has beer, a dis-evidences of fightig capacity the Chinese had tinct failure. The epidemio of strikes in Paris 16 girone the course of their lastory, and to their revolution and Mr. Haslehurst, who spoke for in Chine as weil as certain roads and means of das nel te any conte or universal use of grieven success in hiding great areas of conquered the shipping industry, testified to the grunt copuluded their task. About 15 months ago in

afolness the Strangers' Homs was to the ce onthe part of the workers in various trades,territory with amall dies of treeps.

The resolution was carried unanimously. He ofnt simply to the stock band of professional agi late war in the Far East constituted a distinct shipowners.

tators, who utilize a small question of diff reace challenge from the east in the west. between masters and men to make as much could not help thinking that in the future disturbanes as possible. In the present case the question would be, not of European nations Asiaties fighting among themselves for Asiatic waiters did not hesitate to leave customers the latest and went farcical of the Paris atrikes fighting for the supremser in Asia. but of and masters in the furch without the slightest supremacy, European Powers being left out warning. Such kelasiour did not fail to tell of the contest more or less. The agreement against them, so far as public sympathy and sup- beton Great Britain and Russia now being port are concerned. In the Cafe me eain the negotiated was highly desirable from this zien were at once replaced by waitresses, so next point of view, for the day would come wher a common understanding between them on to no ineonvenience was experienced. Else whare, proprieters were not so fortunate, unit Asiatic matters would be a political necessity the strike, though a short one, comparatiraly Mr. Chirol dit got think that ereals would bina with anything like the rapidity speaking, made a vast difference in the receiple: úsove in

with which they had mogel in Japan, for THE EIFFEL TOW*T. The Eiffel Tower--Paris coloral white the reason that there were not the same slementa As in China for facilitating rapid transformation elephant-is undergoing spring cleaning. the great structure has had only three new cuts The agreement with Russia would be of great valmesen if it extended over only 10 or 15 (of paint; sines 1894, it can scarcely be consid e-

This would give both Powers oppor- extraragant in the matter of dress. It first years, effected a godutadest lenf colour, then, in su tavity for watching the development of new Colonel Suu colour, But the Pemberton. R.E, Mr David Fraser, and became first orange, and then in 1900, for the effect upon their future relatione. great exhibition,

of Lenton, Mr. C. Black also took part in the discussion. atmosphere, like that Paris

During surely takes kindly to solar tints, which have places have almost a leprous aspect. taken on various shades of obocolate, and in- the present week great patches of clear-yellow, old gold, and from rise to vermilion, have been painted from which a jury will make its be required to re-varnish the tower. selection during next week. Six mouths will

Anotter letter dated May 25th, said that bir. and Mrs. Wreks were awaiting an excort and expected to arrive that evening.

officials were short of soldiers, house the delay test their ain cority: they have promised not to well-known cate and restaurant proprieters of the future ring regard to geographical

in applying expected

10

A gnnboul Cecort

THE ARBUTH NOT-MACFADYEN

FAILURE.

was join in the annual demonstration on that day, but it rema jus to be seen whether they will keep their promise. Most of the mastere unions have warned their hands that whoever stops away from his work on that cocasion will be sus pendled for ten day.

with Bris

The Madras Insolvency Court has refused the application of Mr. Ernest Cooper, Trustee in- Bankruptcy in England, to make the pro

edings in the Indian bankruptey in aid of, of the part that the trial of strength provoked, and auxiliary to, the proceedings in the High by the men may not be renewed. Thoy hass Court in this country in the bankruptcy of been defeated anes and as the shipowners' ferle- part from the ration may still cant on the loyal support of the Messrs. Macfadyen and Co. interents of the English colitors immediately mercantile community a fresh attempt is not It would be likely to be more successful. concorned, the decision is of importanes to clients of, or shareholders in, frios and limited difficult. To estimate the loss to all, con companies fund their name is legion) working in corned in the contest, the amount

indontical Association and

practically

is easily fine ia British possessions and foreign ecuatries, wages forfeited by the The application was heard by Justies Sis calculated and may be, the shipowers will be Subramania Ayer, a distinguished Lindu jarist, who enunced his decision on April 4. 1 leto give an approximate idea of what it has added that refusal of the application did not eat them, but the loss sustained by merchant prevent the Court's action being in aid of an and others through the delay in the disoberging auxiliary to the English Court, so far as might of vesels and in the shipping and forwarding be found necessary, the trustee haing at liberty of goods and the trouble sud sunoyances epa- to move as occasion required. He understood that the two officers were in correspondence nected with it, it is imposible to compute. with a view to concert a plan of notion that woukl enable them to effect a prompt distri bution of assets among the creditors, and the proceedings in insolvency must remain uncon- cluded in the hope that some such arrangement might be made.

MR. DEAKIN DISSATISFIED

THN BUREAUCRATS OF DOWNING STREET.

HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT SHARES.

At a general mening of the shareholders of the Ostasiatische Handelsgesellschaft laat week, the Chairman stated that the results of Inst your's risiness had again been treuels Busatisfactory showing less of M. 199.97 for the twelve months the causes of which he enumerated at some length. As the measures

will.

Ties

Lord Harris, in moving the adoption of the report and account, said the Lascar seaman was always ready at his poet, and anyone who had any knowledge of catastrophes at sea would know that he was a brave man in a

D crisis, and always ready to do his duty. The ilome at Limehouse required from £800 to £1,000 a year.

'DANCE MUSIC!

JUST ARRIVED.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1906.

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THE GERMANS IN CHINA Count Matsu seconded the motion, and said that many of his compatriots had found a

The annual estimates for the German expe. temporar homy in the excellent institution at In the year 1600 an English.

dition to China in 1900 were taken in the Limehouse. man, nanied William Adams. was received Budget Committee of its Heichstag on May very warinly by the inhabitants of Japan, and!

ANGLU-JAVANESE BANK,

view of the contiua ace of disturbances it. China, other Powers, including Japan had altered their intentia of restricting their military detachments to the troops which were required for guarding the Legations. The German troops consisted of a guard for the German Legation at Peking and, "for th

of reserves at Tientsin. The present, bstimates were then pad without farther discussion.

HOMESICKNESS.

Wo suffer from homesickness in the East, and

fact

The Temps las published an interview with adopted for the sanitation of the company amending scale of faney for brightor lines, factors in Asia enteulated to hare a determining | the Japanese authorities prior to granting the dome dar, uplike Australian colonists who were

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The first annual meeting was Lek last month!

Sir Westby H. Porcival at Winchester-house. presided, and, in moring the adoption of the report, said that the foisney on working accout up to ember 31 last amounted to £2,725. Bearing in mind that they had only prior opened their offices in Japan for a few days print in the old days this form of nostalgia was of a to the alesing of the accounts he thought the shareholders would not regard this result xardly less aggravated type than that which The delay in osnmoreing! migrants to Australia endured in aucomplain unratisfactory. business was owing to circumstances beyond ing learity. Fifty years ago civil and of Anglo-Indian life. Home they might returu their control, ag, strapite every effort on the military men in India accepted exile sea part of the board, the formalities required by accesary licence to carry on business took supported by the prospect of peusions and

The ward fully off reckonings to maintain them in the some time to complete.

Lore, of Bayswater and Nutting in the gentility Mr. Denkiu, the Australian Premier, obtained in accordance with the resointious passed

roognized that they bad powerful competitors, travel was a teclions thing, homesickness was by its Londen correspondent.

the last yearly menting had proved inefectual,

but they belisted, nevertheless, that there were

was after. A young Mr. Doskin at the intest said that, while ba

ample room for this lauk to do a profitable necessarily a common complain. It is eren now business. rejoiced in this "entente cordiale," he would the directors had come to the couchision that

The development of industrial trying ualed.

war with ray, Bro years' service in the East wieler to revisit his home. The privilege is seldom have wished that the generosity of which Great liquidation sould no longer by put elf, but

enterprise in Japan wines the

how this remarkable; it Russia

been bad

denied him, and

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fired Britain has given proof in the matter of the as this would take time and entail consider New Hebrides had been exercised a little fem at side experise and probably a für her loss of capi.

had assumed such inrgo dimensions that some of Australians The Freel

This company, says the Times, has a share

Of nostalgia in. almost holy accurrands. 271 Commissiomers on the, New Hebrides Cam-tul, they would recommend the acceptance of an

the

Japan mission, he said, were far above the English offer for the transfer of the business a

people of It had been asserted tinst shares and 75.000 guaranteed shares of 21 val. specuintics spirit which had been manif sted by the days when horns going was a rare and The whole of the Ordinary shares are rearted

new capitalization in Japanese companies bail its tras sons we know less to-day then did our representatives. They were extremely compet going concern with the entire liabilities and

capital of 190,00f, dividest into 20,0rdinary degree of aim had been exproved at the pampered speration

ent, whereas the British Commissioners had do personal knowledge either of the New Hebrides as received on the firm of Ad. Erast Schult, of this city, who were prepared to pw M. 850.

From time to time during the past twee for future issue. To the bolders of the 75,300 taken place to the amount of about 1000 forebears. These ware strenuous days of scie Since the agreement has of Australia.

In the course of years the desire to revisit capital had been submaribed for industriel the form of malingering. --for every share of M. 1,000-giving share-outha there have been rumours that Paris guaranteed shares interest at the rate of à concluded, bewover," said Mr. Drakin, “* £,

a large for so many years conected M. Jules Clarete being paid up is unconditionally guaranteed

ries for the manufacture of products bare guised that it constitutes an advance, bolders who wished to retain su interest in the might expect a severance of the tie timt bas; cent. per unum on the amount for the time daring the last 18 months. The major portion of Baarifioe; to day bonaiskuses frajtoutly faken and that it is better than nothing."

business the option of doing so by, becoming with the Comédio Française To set this by British North Borneo Com a er einndertakings involving the equipment of facto.bozia weakens its hout, upon us; and althongh to

complicated readju-twent years from the date of the first general allor kleeping partners on terms already provision changa quite 4 ally agreed to by some of them. No definite of clavated positione in other theatres, ment. of the guaranteed sbaren 2,000 will be seule for local and foreign markete., as well as gin with we may have longed to bury.our decision has been arrived at as yet.

at the expense

or

been

The Commonwealth Premier went on to talk about the Imperial Couferouco, with the results to date of which he declared himself dissatisfied. Es deplored the faef that the Council shuid te dependent upon the areancrats at the Colonial offer.

"I detest bureaucrats," he said, "and I con- sider that they have fur too much power here They pretend to know everything, and without erer having been in Australia they imagine themselves more than a mutsh for us on max possessing the Australian matters. vigour of Mr. Chumberlaku or M. Clemenceau. observed Mr. Deakin, in nonclusion, "would be able to withstand the pressare of theso functionaries, but we are far from having such at the head of the Colonial Offies.

FOREIGN TRADE,

The following figures-in thousands Marks-published by the imperial statistical bureau show a considerable increase in the foreign trade of the empire in 19 over that of the precicas yea

Imports in Exporta from

1905 E:+C. 8.403.682 7,436.453 6.175,676 5,841,817 4,539,455 4.337.311 4,883,183 -4,274,642 718,207 1067,247 1,042,435 Se4321

10.130 32 12244 49.434

Total The whols of

Europe Great Britain Frico Вигорстие ак

Axinti Hrs. Hi............. 1,067,165

243,29

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for shipping railway, insurance, fisheries, bones in the homeland, the plans of our sojour the Bibliothique Nationale, the Connell vallotted fully paid as part of the purchase out-

miuing, and water power schomes. Only a porbes insensibly tightened its grip upon us. State, and eren. the Senate were forecasted sideration, and the balance (73,900 shares) are tion of this capital had been actually paid up, the Eant, nor the South. but any part of the of with a wealth and s defbiteness of detail which now offered for subscription at par.

fran the feet imposing

company has been formed to acquire from the end, as the capital required for completing these globe in which advanturens man has oust his British North Borneo Company onesssion undertakings had been requisitioned, money nitimately seduces his affection. The boms of becomes all the more announced by M. Claretie himself that they are a tissue of fictions from beginning to end.

for a 919 years' losse, free of quit rent, of 8,000 which until recently had been cheaper in Jupa bis origin is no longer home for bite. He has

divorce him. inevitable reaction was following. There could on the attractions of hi native land cannot The sentiment of banishment in pathetically be little doubt that the great bulk of the money He knows he says nothing of any changes, aures of land in British North Borneo and than in London, bad becomes deer, and the fitted himself to an enviroment from which while ho ba work in hand at the Comédie cultivating Para rubber thereon. Of this area, which will keep lam busy for a year or two. So 5,000 acres have already been selected and had brou subscribed for undertakings which were far so good.

are known as the Wondford estate, which has a frontage of about fire miles on the State buil sound in themselves and calentated to be a put by Kipling in his "Broken Men," but the FRENCH COMMENTS ON THE "COLONIAL, CONFERENCE.

Railway The concession provides that the permanent sourea of wealth to the country. The zostalgia in this case would be due rater to

"Ah God! One suiff of England Considering

To great our flesh and blood- the rest admiration which mousy advanced under the guarantee (about time at which the bank began business was, in compulsion that to the natural and unkottureik Frenchmen have for Englaut's

Culorial £18,000) shall to refunded by the company to some respects, unfortunate. Money had been dear craving for home

To bear the banomy slurring- at remunerative rates; on the other obtainabio's

Dace more through London mad 972.501 - 10601)

hand, money had been so plentiful and cheap in 18. Administration. it is only natural that they the British North Borneo Company, without in London, and, therefore, deposite bad not barn 216,965 27,311

Our towns of wasted honour --- 134,474

19 should take notice of the imperial Conferencs interest, out of profits exceeding per cent. in 316,921 now being held in London, and whose details are any year on the whole of the capital for the Japan that the demand for banking accomm do-

Our streets of lost delight! $40,783 500,784 327,032

estimated that the tion had Lean abortually small. This condition The King of Siam's journ in Naples Las Africa ..........

all time being iestrd. It by ali 2.13.017 1,853,202 1.139,195

How stands the old Lord Warden 12,215 being followed with the deepest interest afforded the Neapolitaus many occasions for a All Aurica

State 1,286.2 991342 636.233

cov. the Cost of plouting

Are Dover's diffs still white ?" 131,452 classes. Dealing with the important rumen present. issue should be

ofties for profitable basingss in Japan were daily bearty laugh. His Majesty, with his sons and

$22,085 300.162 176,18 Argentina...

the Journal under the title of "From the the cone saiou to pole, after paying for of affairs was now charging, and the opportuni-

Separation from family ties is the tragedy Baron the bank's 12.05 Fiction to Ranlity" contsing the following and brit ging into baring about 1 acres of incrracing. The beard's advisors in Japan were

prospects. saite, drove about the city in ordinary open Australian

Ikipeful as 186,274 161,316

Aof the Britisher's life in the Enst cabs, having, as it was reported, left twelve

article: The British Empire is still only a rubber, on which it is estimated that 277,500

Inxxg? do Reuter seconded the motion. 416,060 307.49 12,579 110,173

word

which unites the United Kingdom and her trees will be planted within three years. The

discussion followed, in the conres of which Mr. wives locked up on board the ship. His Majesty's

It will be seen that the true with Great Colosios: the Conference will endeavour to consideration to be paid for the concession,

Sutro remarked that the bank was the "laugh- Juggage on these, coursious included a big case Britain is largely in exces of that will any make it an administrative reality. The writer including the lease of 1000 acres of land

ing stock" of the City, and he suggested that of bitter Lour. He frequently called upon the other country, not excepting the United States: of the sail artius continues, saying "The together with 60 acres of rubber recently plautad

then get back about 24 per share. Mr. Takaya exbdriver to halt, while he drained the contents 307 serious disagreement between the two of one of the bottles. The King further natious would, therefore, of 3 arcessity be Conference is exclusively a business assembly thereon and other improvements, and it should be round up. The shareholders might

consecrated to the gravest problem which exemption from export duty on rubber, is displayed deruocratic sentimonts by spending attended by most disastrous conarquorces to demands the attention of British statesmen. £20,000 cash and 2,000 fully paid guarantee (Fapanese shareholder) said that he had recently hopeful view which the chairman had expressed the evening at the Sulone Margherita, 4 music. both, and kuowing this, it is clearly the duty of They have met to deal with nothing less than abares. Only, estimates can of course, be given returned from Japuo, and he could confirm the Specialities for the Skin are the study of a

the press on either side to adopt a mora

the Imperial agement, the shares offered appear to be xn

as to the bank's future. The report was adopted. The bringing together in half, where he showed himself particularly conciliatory tone towards the other people and the actual mostitution of the Empire as to probable profits, bat, granted good man-

as Botha attractive venture. Conference of two ench manicề delighted with the dancers and the cinemato- to refrain from recriminations calculated to

arense feelings of envy, hatred and malice. graph.

A sta

Polyuexit

Fro

63.96

456,876

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