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HONGKONG GENEBAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Minutes of a Monthly Meeting of the General Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commeros hold in the Chamber Room, St. George's Building, Hongkong, on Monday, 1st October, 1907, at 4 pm, Premat: -Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett (Chairman). Mr. A. G. Wood, (Vice-Chairman), Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick, Mosers. A. Haapt, D. R. Law, G. Medhurst, H. E, Tomkins and A. R. Lowe (Secretary).
PRIVATE MOOSING BUOYS IN THE HARBOUR, The following Correspondence was rond :--- Colonial Secretary's Office,
6th August, 907. SIE,Im, directed to bring to the notion of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce "the following Taois.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 T,
length and weight, cannot make use of any of the fixed buoys and have consequently to moor in the Western and North Western westion of the Harbour; while farther there are a number of vessels of all sizes which find it more convenient for the purposes of landing or shipping cargo lo anchor in the outlaying parts of the harbour where they are nearer to the godowne to which, and from which their cargoes are handled. It therefore follows that many steamers and the consigness of their cargoes would be greatly inconvened if ordered to discharge at a partienlar busy of point in the harbour o. g. Coal steamers to West Point and Rice Ste mera to East Point would be reductio ad
There absurdam.
trades are established in certain parts of the City and steamors are naturally anchored or moored in the most convenient situation con- tigoon to their shore facilities, Besides, if the Harbour Authorities are to bars the power to (1) The greater part of the available space in order elesiers her, there and everywhere the Harbour is now taksa up by private mos-about the harbour without consideration to the ing buoys, of which 43 are now leid. Of these, foregoing it will result in a hoary incresse to more than half are always unncoupied, and as no the cost of bosthire; Again, suppose & stonmor vessel Dan apaber in their vicinity, this means is moored to a busy vader orders from the that more than half the Harbour in castantly Harbour Master, and before finishing discharge has to be shiftet because the owners of the busy alienated from its legitimato use, and the out
require it for one of his own vessels, this will of the way localities are consequently over.
moan delay in discharge and extra cost either te crowded.
get up steam to shift, or the hire of a tug to do the needful,
This condition has led to complaints on the `part of owners, or their representatires, of
Vessels which have no private moorings.
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REVOGELO INTERNATIONAL BUGAR
CONVENTION. DE The following letter was received from the Government:
Colonial Secretary's Office, 9th Angast, 1937. BIR-Referring to previous correspondence, I am directed to forward for the information of your Chamber a copy of a Despatch addressed by Sir Edward Grey to His Majesty's Minister at Brasals on, the subject of the adhesion of i Maforty's Govorament to the International Sugar Contention of the 5th March, 1902
I am ko,
The Secretary,
(8gd.) F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary.
Chamber of Commerce.
Copy. Dospatch to His Majesty's Minister at Brussels respecting the International Sugar Convention of 1902,
SIE EDWARD GRET (TO SIN A. HARDINOM.
Foreign Ofoe,
June 1, 1907,
QUARANTINE IMPOSED ̃OŃ SHANGHAI BY HONGKONG.
Shanghai Chamber of Commerce,
Shanghai, 6th September, 1907. The Secretary,
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce Hongkong.
DEAR SIR,-Hy Committee learn through H. B. M. 's Consul that the Hongkong Govora. ment has enforced quarantine against Shanghai, owing to the prevalence of cholera,
I-am-directed to sek yon, on behalf of this Chamber, to protest against this imposition, and. to point out that the action of the Hongkong Government soome prematuro owing to the endemic nature of the disease.
The number of cases reported to the Health Offoar is no follows :-- 184 ones during the week ending 18th Angast. 158 one
do. e. -25th. August. 144 casod to. do.
1st Sept. this, out of a population of some $10,000 Chi- nese and 15,700 Non-Chinese."
The Health Offoor in his report for the month of August points out that the outbreak 818-His Majesty's Government have bad was chiefly among the poorer classes of the population and specially marked among the ander consideration the question of tho steps it Kompo people in the Li Hoakew district. will be necessary for them to take with regard These people living on the poorest food are par to the participation of this country in the Bugar tionlarly noticeable the occupante of boggar Convention when the date arrives on which it boats and reed hovels beyond the boundary of will be possible for any of the Contracting States the Settlement. It is probable that cholera is to give a year's notice to retire from the Con-endemic in these places and only requires the vention under the provision of Article I of that necessary conditions of beat and moisture to Instrument. In considering this matter, they produce an outbreak of the disease.
As mentioned above the outbreak wie ebi-dy have naturally felt themselves bound to give and producers in the United Kingdom, and the Settlement likaite, it would therefore, seem British Colonies, but, subject to this paramount highly improbable that they would be among consideration, they have desired to give propor the travelling public goinz Stuth.
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Mr. Son Shib-ting, ex Consul-General for steamor "Devanha" for China on October 28th, China in Singapore, left by the P. and 0. fle embarked on Friday afternoon, bese be had received information that scholars of the different Shiness schools would go to the wherf to bid him farewell.
large number of the loading Chinese mer chants and beads of different clans could be sean on board. Mr. Tao Ping-lang, the present Consul-eneral, also put in an appearance. Chinese Captains and Lieutonnets from the neighbouring Datah islands, and representative of diffaront Chinese guilds from the Federated bid adieu to Mr. Sun, and all of them were entertained with refreshments.
(2) Various methods of dealing with this others, which are constantly pasting through the greatest weight to the interests of consumere along the poorer classes who are beyond the Malay States purposely camo to Singapore to
state of thisgs have been suggested, bul the obvious one of berthing vessels, belonging to owners who have no private moorings, at the naoccupied bnoge, is that which cuminendi
On the other had there are great numbers of vessels of large tonnage, both mail steamers and
lougkong. These do not as a raio maks. longkong their terminus and frequently enly remain here a few hours, but it is for this very reason that it is all the more necessary they
itself to the Government as the best solution. should be sure in advance of a place to go to weight to the cironmstances and possible wishes
It is thisrofore proposed to do so for the future, having dus regard, however, to the prior right of owners of private moorings to the age of those muorings.
where their work oan be carried out expedi tiously antit was this necessity which gave rino to the system of private moorings..
Telegraphie communication is so widely (3) to order that such rights shall be duly established that a steamer's departare is maintained, it is suggested that the owneret variably telegraphed from the last port of call should notify the Harbour Master on any of and the Agents are thus informed at the least
of the other Contracting States.
His Majesty's Government have come to the definite conclusion that the limitation of the
sources from which sugar may enter the United Kingdom, whether by prohibition or by the imposition of contervailing duties, is inconsist ent with their policy, and incompatible with the interests of British consumera and sugar using
impossible for them to continue to give effaat to the provision of the Convention requiring them to penalize sugars declared by the per
I am, &c.,
(81) J. D. CANNING,
Secretary.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, 27th September, 1907. SIE, I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 6th instant protesting againt the imposition of quarantine against Shanghai by the Hongkong Government on the ground that
their buoys becoming vacant, when they expect some 48 hours before her arrival here; This manufacturers, and that consequently it will be abolera is reported to be prevalent at your Furt
the arrival of another of their vessels to occupy it. The Harbour Master will then make.
At the same time His Majesty's Government angst bounties or of sugar truste or cartels,
enables any one who understands bis business to make arrangements in ample time for the arrangemsets for the enby in question to be borthing of his steamer prior to her arrived ready for much vessel, on arrival.
(4) In order to give effect to the above it should be desire to place her in any particular maneat commission to be bounty-ted. proposed to amend Table 0 (s) of the Merohatt part of the harbour and to find out whether o Shipping Ordinance in adoordance with the permanent mooring belonging to another have no desire that there should be a revival of enclosed draft rule. The fees would be collected by the losses of the private moorings.
(6) I am to add that if your Committee desires to make any remarks on the above proposals, the Government will be glad to revive at your early convenience.
I am, &a.
Company will be available during the time his
vessel is in port,
It is quite true that for several days at a time certain moorings in the centre of the harbour themay be vacant hat these are required by vessels in special trades which in any case, though not mail steamers, ran almost with the regularity of such a service and whose quick despatch is largely due to the fact that it is well known to the Consiguses and Shippers also to the Com- mander in advance that the steamer moore to si
(8gd. F. H. MAX.
Colonial Booretary,
Rule made by the Governor in Council under
The Committes of this Chamber was glad to receive your letter as it supported a protest already made by the Chairman against this quarantine being impos d and have forwarded a mapy of your letter to the Hongkong Govern- I have the honour to bo, ko,
(Sgd.) EpBeat A. ISWETT.
Chairman.
ment.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
depoident on the existenos of high proteolive tarife, which are new probibit d under the The Secretary, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. Conve t'on. Nor is there any desire or intes. tion on their own part that any bounties on the production or exportation of sugar shall be givan in the United Kingdom or in the Sugar Expor tation Crown Colonies or that any preferencs shall be given to Case as against beet sugar, or to Coloniai sugars as against the Sugars of the Contracting States on importation into tho
President of the Permanent. Sugar Commission at Brussels, having very courteously tendered to the British Delegates too good omce of the Belgian Government in regard to may
27th September, 1907. BIBI bag to inform you that the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce has written to this Chamber protesting against the imposition of quarantine against Shanghai on account of the alleged prevalence of cholera at the latter port. I now enclose copy of the Shanghai latter for
beg to point out that the reasons brought forward by the Shanghai Chamber in support of their
At about o'clock, the scholars of the Can- tenese, Tebchew sad Kell schools (from mare obildren of six to lads of about sixteen years of
marched down to the wharf. Each school hed a distinet uniform for its scholars. There were two standard bearers for every school one carrying the national flag of China, and the other the school banner, it was interesting to watch the little boys marking time in a soldierly manner. Each school took up its position at a different part of the wharf, and the boys formad a double row, and extated the ex-Consul General has he walked past them,
Mr. San was the recipient of man souvis from the different Chinese claus of the Straits Settlements Federated Malay States; Dotch. Indies, and Barrost. The Chi ese of the FMS presented him with an address on a silver scroll, with leters in solid gold. Nothing is esteemed so highly as the silk mandaria umbrella, called in Chinese the Wan Min Stan, moning the Ten thousand subjes s' umbrella, which the Singapore Chinese gave him. Id Chins, this article is only presented by the bilizens to a just, good-hearted and clever mandarin, and it isestdom that one gets it,
It was Mr. Sun who requested the local government to do away with the regalation (which was disgraceni in Chinese eyes) by which every deck passenger from China bad to underg, stark naked en examination by the Government Doctors before bong allowed to land, and it was through his exertions, also, that the Chinese merchant in Singaporeestablished the numerous Chinese Schools on modern lines.
Section 28 of the Merchant Shipping Ordin gartain busy, the position of which thoy are all United Kingdom or the Crown Colonies. The the Information of His Excellency and would its existence to him. He started the movement |
nace, 1889,
well acquainted with and can the more readily
1. Tabi (a) in the Sobednio to the Ordinatiling to the best advantage and make fast to ano 16 y voy cue sumalaVM VE BU
immediately on arrival. Fals how UNITY following rale :-
be compared with the state of affairs that would
(5) The fes payable by the master of any ship using by the direction of the Harbour Master any moorings and buoys not the property of the owner of such skip for the use of such moorings and buoys shall be at the rate of cent pre ust
onsue if they had to go searching all over the Harbour for their requirements to convince
discussions which might take place concerning the termination or prolongation of the the Government that their propositions are unwise in the best interests of trade.
Convention, I have thought it desirable to The Committee of the Chamber of Commercequest you without loss of time to bring the foregoing considerations to the notios of the communication to the Governments of the Contracting Statas,
The Anti Opian Society in Sagapore, owin
on & amali. scale on the third floor of his old Conantate in Japan Street, lo cure opium i ewokers of that bad habit, st his own expense.
After the unsucessful charge of sessali and misconduct made by two Chinese women against Sikh watchman at St. John's Quarantine Station Inst year, and after receiving complaints made to bim by the passengers quarantined I have now the honour to requeat that this there, he requested the Governor, Bir John correspondence be laid before His Eroslianoy Anderson, who has a great sympathy for hard- who I trust on farther consideration of working and law-liding Chinese, to give an
arguments »gsjust the solice of the Govern ment in declaring Shanghai an infected port appear to this Committee as reasonable 87 worthy of consideratióo,
registerad ton per day with a minimum charg are quite ready to admit that anoconpied buoy3, Blian Government, with a view to their the question will in the interests of trade ear to their complaints, with the result that
per day of $5.00.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
5th Sept mber 197 BIK,-i-have-to-noknowledge the receipt of your letter of 7th ultimo (No. 6221-1905) relat ing to the question of permanet moorings in the Harbour and am directed by my Committee to reply in detail to the various questions raised in your later under reply as follows :—
With regard to Bection one of your letter under reply the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce accept the statement contained in the first paragraph of thin section as correct
and, without having verified the statement, pre. same that there are 43 private mooring buoys in the Harbour.
The next paragraph reading of these more than half are always nooorupied and as no vessel
Can Bochor in their vicinity this means that more than half the harbour is constantly aliena- ted from its legitimate use and the out of the way localities are consequently overcrowded " appears to the Committes to be such astonishing statement that in support of it some proof should have been brought forward.
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if not required by their owners, should be placed
at the disposal of those who have no privale mooringe, provided that this does not in any way interfere with their own business.
With regard to the suggestions contained in the third paragraph of your leftor the Cm. mittee absolutely dissent from the proposal which, in their opinion, will only lead to great confusion and diffoalty in en-rving at the shipping business in this Harbour,
The Committee of the Chamber have yet to bs satiefied (at there is any real asuss for com-
plaint as to the existing state of affaire and in the absenes of such proof consider that the proposal, while entailing a great des! of extra work on the Harbour Department and on the mourings' owners, will at the same time Introduce a very serious factor of uncertainty into the movements of vessels arriving hera which cannot but result in heavy loss to steamer and cargo owners and may result at times in
serions accidents.
It is doubtless within your knowledge that this question has been mooted on more than one cossion between the officials' in the Harbour Office, and it is understood that the present The Honcurable, The Colonial Secretary.
Harbour Master has desired this radical change I would therefore ventura to ask that the re. furn which must exist to justify such a state. for some years past but his two predecessors, ment and on which presumably it has been under whom he served, were not persuaded that founded he placed before the Chamber of Combis views were correct in the best intereste merce in order that the question may again be of the port. It would therefers seem astural fully considered,
The Committes of the Chamber would further request that they be supplied with the names of owners, or their representatives, who have complained as to their inability to secure the nee of moorings when required by their steamers, and would suggest that a retura bə furnished of those Agents and the occasions on which those complaints have been made.
to conclude that the former heads of the Har-
Should these Governments come to the conclusion that the wishes and intentions of bis
Majesty's Government, as judíunted above, can only be realised by the complete withdrawal of this country from the Convention, His Majesty's Government will be prepared to give. the necessary notise of the first possible date.
It is, however, possible that in the apesial oircumstances of the ease, the other contract.
merchants were
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agree to withdraw the regulations now imposuila dessa prominent Asiatic
appointed by the Government a visiting gainst steamers striving from Shanghai.
Ar to the fear expressed by some of the nd- members to the Quarantine Station. I have o.,
Mr. Bun drew the attenti a of the ex-vocates of the India Office system that the em (Sgd) EDBERT A. HAWECİ, Viceroy of Kuangtung (His Excellency ployment of firms in India for the supply of
-Chairman,
Toon) to the fact that certain gangs of articles of Europesu-manufacture may load Cantoness there deceived and enticed people to inferior articles being palmed off on the The Honourable, The Colonial Becretary,
to emigrate to the South Bear, where they Engineers in alarge of the work we rolly think ere sold or forced to work as slaves on planters that this is too flimsy a pretext altogether for Shangbai Chamber of Commerce.
Shanghai, October 10th 1907, estates in certain islands. Home culprits were endeiroaring to sondame the proposed change
severely pani hed.
in the system. Surely the employment of The Chairman, ...
if ever there came to Singapore a Cnsul firms of standing, of whom there are several Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
General for China, who took such a deep inter in India, would in itself be a guarante Hoogkong.
eat in the welfare of the Chinese people, it was against the supply of inferior artioles, but Mr. Saa bih Ting. Never in the history of it ought act to be a matter of ineuporable Singapore, ines the late Mr. H.A. K. Whampes, difficalty for the Indian Government to CM.G., beame the first Consul, was a Chinese enforce tests which would absolutely guard as Mr. Sun. He leaves Singapore with all the used; in fact such tools already exist for articles Consul so much respected and so well spoken of against the risk of inferior storos being best wishes of his compatriots for bis futura manufactured in India from imported raw Darter. He is a native of Chob Kiang Province. material,
We consider that the sooner the present A responsible vacancy awaits him in China, bat he will not take up his new post till after the system is quashed the batter it will be for the of the indian, Government, who burial of his mother, who died last year. His favora younger brother is now Consul General for should not allow the Stores Department of the India Offce, who are not uninterested to China in San Franci:00,-Straits Times.
frustrate them in their endeavours to in troduce a much-needed and ranch desired change in the system of executing large worke Indian En_ineering
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S18-I am instructed by my Committee to ing states might judge it to be preferablesokuowledge receipt of your favour of the 27th to accord to the United Kingdom, by a Sapple- nitime, and to convey their best thanks for mentory Protocol, a special exemption from forwarding copy of our letter to the Hongkong the obligation to enforce the penal provisions. Government,
The total number of deathy from obolers since I roto last has been sa follow- For week ending 8h September of the Convention. They might be the more disposed to take this coarse insamuch as such an
Do. 15th exemption would be unlikely, at all events, for a considerable period to have any material effect of a prejadiaal character upon the export trade of sugar from any of the Contracting States. You should point out that it has already been found that the special circumstances of a perti- our contrasting stats make it desirable that it should be exempted from certain stipulations of the Convention. Thus, to Italy, to Sweden and Switzerland there have been accorded special exemptions from the stipulations of the Convention that were not appropriate to the conditions of the trade of the countries.
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appear that the disease is again stamped out, and I have to sek you to be good enough to further protest THE INDIAN "CROWN AGENTS." against the action of the Hongkong Govera meat in imposing quarantiue restrictions against this Port
Again thanking you for your support in this
(gd) J. D. CANNING, matter, I am, etc.,
Secretary, {The remainder of the correspondence relates to the opium business, and is unavoidably held
JAPANESE PROTEST.
In the event of the Contracting States agree-over.). bour Department and the Shipping Coming to take the course indicated above, His munity cannot be mistaken and the present Majesty's Government would be prepared to THE CHINESE POSTAL QUESTION. Harbour Master right in his policy. The Com-abstain for the present from giving the notice mities of the Chamber therefore arge the of withdrawal, which they would otherwise fool it their duty to give on the 1st September next Government to leave wall alone.
Should the Belgian Government be willing to exert their good offices in this behalf, I have to point out that, in view of the meating of the Commission fir d to take place on the Sth instant; it would be desirable that communica tions should be addressed to the Contrasting States as soon as possible.
The Committaa altogether oppose the pro- posed alteration in Table C of the Merebaut Shipping Ordinance and trust that after fall TE this is done, it will then no doubt be possible consideration of their arguments His Excel for this committes by making enquiries among Isuoy the Governor will not action a change the owners of permanent moorings to ascertain which, in their opinion, cannet but seriously whether on the dates given moorings wer, handling the shipping trade of the Port.I have ́available which might have boot placed at the elo..
disposal of the complainants.
The Committee of the Chamber of Commerce includes several representatives of leading Shipping Companies and their experienos. is that it is of quite rare occurrence for them to
receive any request from Agents of other Lanes It should be needless to add that were such requent received and the owners of the moorings were not in need of them for their own busines
for the use of their moorings,
they wou'd be buly too glad to place the mooringa at tuo disposal of these asking for them.
It must be remembered that there ure a certalu number of vessels, chiefly engaged in the, Pacifo irade, which, owing to their great
(Sgd) A. R. Lows, Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office. 16th September, 1907.
SSB, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instance, and to fuform you bet the question of making leased moorings in the Harbour available to vessels other than those of the losses will receive further and very careful consideration before any action is
decided on,"
I am, &o.,
(Sgd.) F. H. MAY.,
Colonial Beorotary. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
P. W. D, CONTRACTS FOR LARGE WORKS,
NORE HUMBUG.
Under the existing rules of the Public Works Departmout, when any work involving the ass of articles of European manufacture to
Lecturing on the Philippines, before the a large extent is undertaken it is obligatory on the department to obtain such articles by indent Yokohama Literary Scelety, the Roy. C. w on the Director General of Stores, Indis Offer, Briggs remarked that thearchipelago was near- London, Some three years ago, as far as wa
sanexation of Bagbalien, Formos1, Koran, and Government should be permitted to enter into China, and possibly Sagland." This was Mr. are aware, & proposal was made that the Indianly as large as the Japanese empire before the contracts with local firms of accognised standing
of Allianco. Bat he was apparently in earnes The Chiness Government has started saother for the entire construction of large buildings Briggs' little joke, or else a sly dig at the Treaty anti-Japanese movement in regard to the postal or other works, including the supply of materiale in a subsequent remark, when he afirmed. question. As already reported in these columns, of European manufacture required in the hat
"The Philippines were the only colony in the says the Japan Advertiser, China suddenly structure, but we have never heard what became, without any previous warning refused to carry of this proposal. It cannot certainly have boon world founded with a definite purpose--i Japanese mails over her railways. Asting aanstioned because we know that Public Works colonies the islands in the interests of the people Mr Aba, Chargé d'Affaires in Peking, ander Director-General of Btores for such stores for andor instructions from the Tokyo Governmen officers are still required to indent on the end. setting them froo as soon as they are als Government to grant two weeks' grace for the Office stores Department have trotted out their statement could be made in reference to the or Japanese colorising efforts in Korea or of the suspension of delivery of these, to which old time-worn argument that it is more colonising efforts of any other Power." date of Cotber 23rd requested the Chinese their large works. We imagine that the India to stand alone. He did not think any such
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to economical purchase through the agency of
Probably not, but is it true with regard to proposal China consented. Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, day Mr. Abe also addressed a note to the that department. We seriously hope that the
Indian Goverement will not delude themselves Ameries? Admiral Dewey took Manila because 26th September, 1907. Peking Government, in which he strongly cou SIE-I have to mokuowledge the receipt of demned Chips for the abrupt suspension of the inte believing that the present system tends to the United States was at war with Spain. The It is a common thing in India Philippine insurgents were assisted because the economy.
Bt the that such unlawful action should not be enclosing for the information of the Committer, until the settlement of the affair. No answer up for weeks nay, month because the only when the insurgente hacame restive
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and the impelli g motivo. indented for over a twelve
morth
previous, a despatch addressed by Sir Edward firey to is yet forthcoming from Chius in respect to the steel girders, or joists or other articles protracted American occupation that annexation
last proposal. Un the other hand, China has His Majesty's Minister at Brusasis on the subounced that Chipess postal matter: for have not arrived Then it sometimes hop with (boes whe, against strong opposition, from subject of the adhesion of His Majesty's Europe in the Paking-Makden, the South penis that the design of a building has to be many eminent Auericans, eventually brought Government to the Internations! Sugar Con- Manchurian, the Chinese Eastern and the unavoidably altered thereby rondering the about anaezation has soarsely the interests of railways must not be handled by materials intented for useless for the work for the people so much as the idea of expansion vention of 5th March, 1902".
Japanese post offices in futurs but be forwari od which they were obtained. Then again khere of empire. The "definite purpose" which Mr. The Committee of this Chambor desire to direct to its destina:ion and also that in the are the contractors claims for componention for Briggs discovers is not supported by facts in convey their thanks to the Government for.event of Japanese postal, matter being conveyed losses incurred on acount of suspension of the case of American extension of territory Altruism has pot Fot kindly placing this despaten before thew,
over the Peking-Mukden railway changes mast work. When anyone attempts to speak of the any more than in that of Japan, or of Eng be made in freight rates and the character of economy of the present system, these unfavour land, or of Busin cars in which the same is carried. It is staled able aspects of the system are generally ignored, entered the domain of international politics. that Japan will make concessions in settling they are all-important in comparing the relative-Japan Chronicle.
Dost of the two systems. the question.
your letter of the 9th ultimo. (No. 3936/906) delivoty of Japanese posial matter sported for work on a large building to be bune United States was at war with Spain, It was
I have do
(8gd.) EBERT A. HEĦETI, Chairman, The Honourable, The Colonial Secretary:
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