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EVOLUTION OF HONGKONG. [Written for the Hongkong Daily Presa.]

(Continued from last Monday)

XIV.

"TRE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 80TH. "1907.

Hongkong was included in the scheme, and af grand plan concocted of poisoning the entire community in a batch: it was hat ́ partially successful, ss, no one died at once, bat several fell the effects for years afterwards. Yeh nas a past master in these arts; he had tried them

It is no intention of ours to write a history on with the Taipings within his jurisdiction of the oulaay, so we shall pass over Sir Geo, and established for a time a reign of terror, without much effect is is true, for the rebele Bonham's term, merely remarking that no an old colonial administrator he endeavoured to after they had destroyed everything that fell Testore ils finsrcial equilibrium, and introduced into their hands went north to repeat their many reforms; with Chins he had little to do,arages in the anezhausted lands of Kiangaan One object of his war, bowever, to encourage and the Hakwang. the Chinese metilers to become true residents.

With this object and acting on colonial precedent, be granted British registry and British Bags to old residents of standing irrespective of former_uationality. Under bis immediate successor, ir John Bowring, widely known as a philosophic radiot and as such committed to a thorough peace policy, this

When the news of thees things arrived in England it was received in various way Sensible men saw that it was time these bar. barities should be put wa end to once and for all; mengat these was Lord Palmerston, st the time prime minister, who at once without waiting for Parliament made preparations for sending out reinforcements to the fleet, as well as a land army. He appointed too a planipo.

THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON

SHIPPING RINGS.

LEADING TIN COMPANY COMPLAINS OF

HIGH HATES. ·

The Royal Commission on Shipping Rings resumed its sitting on November 12th, the Et Hon. A: Cohen, K.C., presiding. It was the first public sitting of the Commission stuos July 23 last, when the proceedings were adjourned to enable a Sub-Commission to visit. South Afrion, Mr. Charles MoArthur, managing director of the Straits Trading Company, Limited, of Singapore, gave evidence as to the effect of shipping rings on the ten trade of the Federated Mal y States and the Straits Settlementa Witness attended

of

objection to the Conference system, bat did abject to the deferred rabates. He thought some arrangement might be made such as he understood was in forde in Calcutta, where the shippers mat the merchants to fix rates of freight.

The Commission adjourned,

The Royal Commission on Shipping Rings: mat again on 26th November at Winchester- house, St. James's-square, W., the Chairman, Mr. A. Cobes, K... presiding,

to

action formed the basis of the secund Chine tentiary, seulug that thingi were not going works at Singapore and Penang and sold the commission to these, houms on all elves,

War:

on well at Hongkong and that a phauge was adiables. Unluckily his choies fell on a more dllettante, Lord Elgin. Lord Elgin loft Eng land in April 1857, and on his way had the opportunity of doing the one thing for doing which bis memory will loog by blowed. vessel, despatched in haste to intercept him from India, where a serious matiny bad broken out, succeeded in foding him. Lord Elgin, thinking that under the circumstances China cold wait, ordered the troops on the way to proceed instantly to India: they arrived in the nick of time to save on army in India from destruction, and lent valuable aid in suppressing

the Mutiny.

Meanwhile reinforcements had arrived før

effect in showing the fire-eaters amongst the defenders how little they could do, and so far prepared the way for the coming war.

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Mr. W. H. Shefford stated that be was-2 managing director of Messrs, Paterson, Simons, and Co. (Limited), of London, Singapore, and Penang, The Straits homeward conterencs Europe was established in 1897. Bafore that time there was an unrestricted competition in the representative freights. A larger quantity of tonnage went. of both the miners and the company, ont East that was required for the homeward trade, and merchants in Singapore wore He stated that of the 58,000 togs tin exported yearly from the Straits Setile courdingly able at times to boat down homeward ments the Straits Trading Company contributed freights. They were further able to prevent any some 41,000 tons, which was about one-half of combination among shipowners to raiss freights izeia was the purchase and this was constantly done by certain houser the world's supply of tin. The Straits Trading by chartering stormers on their own account, and dressing of tin era in the tin-producing coun- including his firm. The arrangement come to

SHIPS AND SHIPPING. tries of the East. They smelted the ore in theit in 1897 provided for a payment of 5 per ont. o'shipped

The following items are from the Daily tin to merebants in both th. se places. As they from the Straits for division among were not shippers of their own product neither in return for which they agreed to forgo their the miners for the Straits Truding Company chartering basines and to give up shipping byertes fre

Bufferers from sea-sickness will be interosted: the attendant were able to bring direct pressure upon the sailing vessels, with

pro 18. This

in certain experiments which bay just been shipping rings, and the Malay States Mining was sometimes denounced as a secret rehate by

Hunter, and Wigham Richardson (Lat.), the Association bad as ed the smpany to co-operate those who did not share in it. It was, however, carried out off the True by Messrs. Swao, with them in bringing their grievance before well knowu and was the outcome of a bargain builders of the Burǝtania. In the smell the Royal Commission.

It was shared among firms representing 60 per Witness, continuing, said the miners con cont, of the trade, who had always been able to steamship Seobar, formerly a first-class Gosman ROBINSON tended that any freight charge in excess of 10s, secure better freights that the smaller shippers, torpedo-boat, they have been demonstrating the was at unfair fax on the industry. At the Thero was further a 10 per cent, rubate power of Dr. Schlick's gyroscopic apparatus ratas paid since July, 1598 (25s. to 32. 6. allowed to all shippers so long as they supported in preventing the rolling of ships. The effects 30 deg. the gyroscope was ozb-of action, a roll per too), from £13,000 to 165,00 per annum the conference, payment of which was deferred haired were striking in the extreme. When

Ibeen improperly diverted in this way from-5 per cent at the end of six months 5 par caut the development of the industry. He did not at the end of 12 months, pr sided shipments was observed, but this was reduced to 2 deg, when the apparatus was allowed to extert its consider it unreasonable that shipowners should had been anfued to conference stos mers during fall force. Rolling was, in fact, practicall combine to prevent undus competition among these periods. It was alleged that an open sliminated, and quite comfortable programs was themselves for cargo at, unremunerative rates. freight market in Singapore always meant The Ring, however, went much further than cheap freighis, not rooeding 25s. pr saals rendered possible in torpedo-boat in the North Bes. OF the German Ocean, by the way that. By the abuse of their power they fixed ton of 50 cab's feet, and therefore attracted their zat of frei, ht for tia, without relation to singapore the produce of the Datch East meet people stand in 's vertsin amount of dread. American, for instance, have for the most part to their ideas of what the tin industry could affout of the confers: on was to prevent produce anticipate the worst from the shallow waters TUNED AND REPAIRED

from coming to Singapore. A conference to be made to contribute.

Mr. MeArilur proceeded to review the one Earope existed from Java and the Datoh Fast and short see which they traverse in order to

reach Norway. of freight rates ou tis. Up to the end of 1896 Inuice, and he believed the rates of freights of the rates, he said, were regulated entirely by the two conferences, Dutch and Straits, were the laws of supply and demand. The rales almost identical. Any comparison between

the

Straits before the London had then fuotusted between 5s, and | freights" from 16. per tan : 20 out. Anything over 58.1 establishment of the nonference with those account the ton was paid only during occasional periods of new in force must take into

now obtained and the temporary scarcity of tonnage, and he thought options that were he was well within the mark in saying that at rebate allowed. Before the conference steamers least 75 per cent. of the tio shipped to Loudon loaded for certain ports only ; had paid only 58, per ton. This applied to ference steamers took erge for shipment to Singapore shipments only. The Pentag rate almost any Continental port, tranet ipment way neually 2 6d, more. The record of freights taking place at Marseilles or Antwerp, some- subsequently exacted early proved, he thought, times free of charge. Carge was also now taken that the Shipping Ring had abused its powers with opitional discharge at Marssilles, Antwerp, over shippers, and unduly faxed the tin industry. Hamburg, Genos, and London. The rates

The Ring, said Mr. MeArthur, began its the rate for tin to London at 10, per ton From February to November, 1897, the rats was 15s. par ton, and in December 20. The rale after wards toes to 32-. 6d., and was reduced from this sure to 258. in February, 1907, which in the rate now current. The rednotion strong representations had been made to the Ring by the Straits rading Company through the principal shippers from the Straite, but the present rate was still much higher than wement taking place at Singapore. Before the tion, no one would be guilty of calling their new upon a single line is relatively

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A new Viourey and Imperial Commissioner had been sent to Caston, a self opinionated and as ignorant as Lin who brought on the first war with England. His name was Yeh Mingsher, and his particuler daty was to "exterminate" the Taiping rebels, then at the summit of their power in the Kwang provinces, Much of the fighting took place on the malaland immediately opposite Hongkongs Kowlung having been several times taken and retákéo by ope or other, and the rebels, who in concert with the coast pi ates had managed to collect a fleet, even attempted to make the harbour their battle ground. Bir John Bowring's orders were to preserve S atriot neutrality, a 16le perfectly in accord with the navy in Chins, and a sort of a skirmishing bis on predilections as a former president of the Peace Society; and this naturally did not war went on about Canton, which had a good to servios rendered, bat solely with regard Indies, and farther it was alleged that the little or no fear of the Átlantic, bat they always please either side, and more especially Yeb, whose heart was bent on placing the Foreigner In his proper position as an humble servitor, When therefore Bir John Bowring hinted to him, that he might be of use in freeing Canton from the presence of the mhels just then pre- paring to senault the city, Yeh did not con descend to notice the communication. This did not prevent him subsequently, when the Taiping fleet was blockading the Canton river, and had

The export of sundry goods, many of defeated Yek's shije, from crying out for help, which are included under the general though Bir John Be wring, not desiring to see Canton incorrect term curious," has been showing a destroyed, and the trade of the port temporarily, remarkable increase of late. During the last the export of these goods bar treklød at least, rained, concerted measures with the in value; that is, it has increased from 30 to 90

Fears Admiral, and a British fleet was sent up; the million yen. Daring the same interval the retired, and Yeb, finding, bimself free, became to 423 million yes, showing an increment of 250 per cent. The percentage of the export of once more as in truoticable as ever.

miscellaneous goods as against other goods bas With his limited knowledge he could not advanced from 18.1 to 21.3, while that of the understand how a man who wrote his surname latter has proportionately fallen off from 81.9 to in advance of his personal appellation, and wore; 78.7 The 11 ort of this "cls of goods bas for in February last was a concession granted after ¦ trade with Bangkok, which had drawn moat *pparently not contemplated at prosent. Bol has all along been the port favoured by the

some yeare formed an important item in Japan's expois trade, and the business in making steady progress, sa will be seen from the following table-

ten

(To be continued next Monday.)

MISCELLANEOUS JAPANESE

EXPORTS.

MATERIAL ADVANCE,

new con= |SAD

in the Straits were consequently con

reduced by the deductions minds for

Designs of a standard gyroscope, suitable for Channel steamers up to about 2,000 tons displacement, have, it appears, been prepared by Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Riobardeon an that the practical application of the invention should not be long delayod. It was for this reason, doubtless, that represent- ativas of the leading companies dealing with Soebar, along with Dr. Seblick, the patentes, oro-Channel traff were present on board the whose rights for all countries outside Germany the Wallsend shipbuiklers have secured. On the Beebar the apparatas was driven by steam, hat in hennel hosts the proposal is to employ slectricity, which will be cheaper, and require

Taiping leaders not caring to face a new enemy; total amount of exports has increased from 183 operations in Japuary, 1897, by establishing and translipping. Dirent shipment less power. The fly-wheel will also be smaller

pigtail could be other than a Chinese subject His own government had seized store ha from Chinese pirates on the coast; had condemned and wild hor. A Chinese resident of Hongkong, and a Crown Lessee of the Colony, bad bought her in the open market, taken her to Hongkong, applied for a British register, and in due time in regular order obtained it. The vessel was in das course employed in costing and there was no complaint against her. She was commanded by an English Captain, though her crew as

ustomary was Chinese.

1897... 1898...

899 -191.0.... 1901..

1902.

1908...

1904...

1905...

. CURIOS TOTAL EXPORTS EXPORTED PER CANT.

Y16,195,000 Y29,465,000 18.1 165,753,000 31,075,000 188 234,929,00 32.468,000 15,2 204,130,000 37,268,000 18.3 251,849,000 41,712,000 16.7 258,303,000 43,312,000 16.8 289,502,000 48,175,000 16.7 819,280,00 57,948,000 18,2 321,533,00 66,658,000 208 1006 423,754,00 89,896,000 21.3 Happening to go to Canton in the regular dourse of trade in October 1856, without that raw silk, coal, copper, rice, cuttlefiet, en

Classifying last year's exporis, it will be seen reference to the British Consul who hapweed, vegetable-waz, and other natural products pened to be Sir Harry, tien Mr. Parkes, roughly represent a value of 200 million yen; by the Vicorey's orders the crew were scized while the mannfnotared and partly-manufactur and taken in sbains into the city, on the ed goods, or those subjected to certain processes charge that they were "in collusion", with before being exported, which include cotion cotton fabrica, habutai, kaiki, ten and yaru, barbarians. Parkea neat in a request requiring camphor, are responsible for 100 million you, their surrender for trial in his Consular Court, the which by tres ty he was authorised to demand, one goods. and this was refused, The facts have never boon disputed on sither elde. The matter was of the greatest importance to Hongkong, as the -yielding of the point before the threats of Yeh would have been equivalent to handing over the Colony to the to nder mercies of the Viceroy of the Two Kwenge for the time being. It had been the persistent aim of the Cauton government ever since the cession of Hongkong to isolate the colony, and prevent the sccs of Chinese traders, Kiying, an able diplomatist who knew his own mind and took in the situation, had persuaded Bir Henry Pottinger to accept a clause in the Supplementary Treaty skillfully designed for this special purpose, and for many years the colony for all purposes of trade was a practics! nallity. Circa mstances beyond the control of either the Chinese Government or the successive governors of Hongkong were bringing about the resuscitation of the colony; and it was

es of the

fair to the trade.

For the Centerenos it was claimed, said witness, that they had established a butter, more frequent, and more regular supply of tonnage and gave the shipper the privilege of shipping to practically any port in the United Kingdom, Continent or America. But it was reasonable to xpect that during the past ten years shipping facilition should have increased as had facilities in other industries. Shipowners had only moved with the times. Eten admitting that Conference conditions had brought about the improvements claimed he was of the opinion that they were exacting far more in retaru than the incressed facilities were worth.

On the current rates of the Ring, continued witness, the shipowner worked for the American consumer for 16s. to 16s. Ed. per ten, waile he vxnoted 28. 34. to 286s, from the British on

The inference was that 16s, per lob,

sumer.

the retain on Boston tin, was a profitable rete of freight and confirmed the main contention of the minore. The comparison before Desember, 1906, was still more unfair to the British comer.

to these rarions ports had been freely availed of, than that in the Seelar, while its effect will be and it was impossible, and appeared to him more powerfal. Another agreeable expectation inadvisable, to check this tendency to direct held out to the voyager is that gyroscopie communication. A similar movement was now apparatas may Rome day be need to prevent well as rolling. But this is taking place it the outward conference in the plicting of its supplies hitherte from Singapore. Larger quantities of goods were yearly being shipped to Bangkok on through bills of lading at freights

A

is to be the first to go.

The Cunard directors expressed a pious hope the other day, that, even in this age of abbrevia

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Conard authorities, but the diflauty there is that the railway service from Paris. being dependent for a considerable part of t

leviathans the Lucy and the Mary. It is to be: Cherbourg might therefore be selected, but the feared that there is no small risk of this disadvantage is that the Canarders would, bave happening, to judge from the nicknames which to double on their track to some extent. It is are commonly given to Atlantic liners, more quite true that late passengers from our islands especially in New York. There, It seems, it might be picked up with the mails at Queens you want to go by the Kaiser Wilhelm II., the town, but there is a grant dislike of transkipment. agents book you for Billy Two. Again, the The real moral of the situation would seem to be Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse is, for short, koown that the Cunarders must have a home port in as Big Bill. The La's are never need in the Channel. speaking about the French Transatlantic Com pany's boats, and the 51. Louis of the American "out-throat

British shipmasters have not failed to notice- Lion, is simply Lovis. The Philadelphia of the and approve the notion of the Kaiser in confery me line becomes the Phillie, the Atlantic ing a decoration upon Captain Finck, of the Transport Company's Minnetonka the Tank, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, for bringing his and the Rd Star Line's Vaderland Father vessel practically across the Atlants without a The prefixus Prinos, Princess, and Graf are all rudder. It is felt that the constant interest discarded in the ease of the German boats. In which the Kaiser displays in the progress of the brief, the Americans have no use for long names. Germen mercantile marine is to a considerable extent responsible for its rapid development. Meanwhile, one of the American newspapers By way of contrast, a case is mentioned in observes a note of diplomacy about wedern which it is alleged that a foreigs Power was steamship names. The European lines are no desirous of conferring distinguished recognition

indifferent to American Ben'iment. longer indie rok the barg- amement in connection with the gallantry exhibited by Line christened two of their new steandre antherili's thought the acknowledgment it was British officers and orew, but that the home Peidet Lincola sed. President Grant, resp. proposed to give was cut of proportion to the

of Jivels, thus reviving the earlier

examples

oocasion. In the end, so it is said, the Board of the Amerika and the Pennsylvanis. Now the Trade intimated that they had received silver Vashing medals for presentation in the particular case, Norddeutscher-Loyd Company has a Wa 109, and the French Trantlantic Company is and the intended recipients thereupon declined to have a Chicago among its fleet of boats named

to accept them. It seems desirable that foreign after French provinces. Some of the other, Fowers should be at least allowed to take their and perhaps lesser-known, lines, English and own course when they desire to robguise the foreign, have also widened hair tomabularise. indifferent, the ons insisting that the names Bat the White 8t rand the Canard stili remain gallantry of British officers and seamen. of its ships must end in "io," and the other that "ia "must be the copcleding letters.

Dandee whalers seem to have End a bad resBÓN in the Arctic regions. The failure of a fret of seven of them to get a fair return- for their From a Paris telegram in your issue of

venture means, it is stated, loss to the that General Bocth bas denied the report that are, however, nocustomed to severe finctuations Monday it appears," writes a curres; oudent, shareholders of something like 20,000. They

We obarter the steamers for season does notase to matter very much, sooing firet of his owu.

manage to he intends to establish an Atlantic shipping in this branch of business. Indeed, one blank pay a profit ur own emigrants, the gostioner was told, that the ships sometimes and we do not contamplate doing any more for in excess of 10 per cent. Therefore, a bad the time berg. Gederal Booth can hardly season in 1907 may without much diffloalty be

slightly over freights to Singapore, tran. conference merobants had frequently to accumulate their shipments for certain ports and speculate in freights, and the market was alternately subject to glut and sarcity. Merchants were now able to rely with almost absolute certainty upon getting their produce away se on as it was ready at a fixed rate of freight. The number of small shippers had greatly inaressed since the conference came into force. Immediately before the conference freights were subject to competition, æbleh ould not have lasted, and any comparison should go back to an earlier He quoted figures tending to show period. that the trade of the colony had increased rather than decreased alose the establishment of the conference. While it was zot apparent that trade was leaving the fort, there was no doubt that alarm was felt at the increas ing tendency for direct eommunication, which ning 100 milions being taken up by

shipping organizations must aseit. Where these organisations prossed too hardly upon The Toyo Keizai, writing with reference to

merchants, the true remedy would sppear to lle with the merchants themselves in bringing this subject, poils out that the peculiar economic system of the country and the cheap

Mr. McArthur concluded his written state combined pressure to bour pou shipowners in labour available are largely instruments! in ment with a devial that because tin rates had order to modify the incidence of fates. Com. bringing about the present progress of the

bination among merchants in the Straits was, bean bigh the wiring industry was necessarily cario trade, it is peculiar feature

prosperous and could afford to pay aufsir however, seldout possibl, owing largely to charge. The enbauced price of tin bad, be said, matinal jealousy, and it seemed a fair inference eo nomic system in the Japanese urban and rural districts that men and women on afford, bean put forw ruasa justification for advanced tunt they had not yet felt the burden great besides their regular cocapation to devote their

rates of freight, ad to the outsider the impresenungh to sink their jealousy in favour of com spare time to some subsidiary work or other. sion was that the miners were exceedingly bined notion, sud to risk the loss of their rebates Mr. 1), W. Lovell said he had spent 2 years And this peculiar opportunity is fully taken

prosper as Let them contrast this with the advantage of by the people in the cities as well as in the villages, with the result that the production from the Federated Malay Stae, in 8ngapore, from January, 1881, to March of diuisisbed in spite of higher prices. Dearer MoKerrow and Co., experiers of Straite produon. country has now developed a strong any of which he compared with 104 bad stondily this year, in the firm of MARDS: Williara mannal workers who, by their contribution labour, dreper and more expensive mining, The. Brm of William McKerrow and to, was towards produc ive work either permaneatly or

high-freights outward on mining machinery, amalgamated with Paterson, Simons, and Co. temporarily, have been largely inati umental in

etc., excessive freights homeward on refined in Februar inst. He then separated from them and bad joined the firm of Guthrie and Co. bringing about the present prosperity of the tip, all contributed to minimiss the retaru bu carlo trade. A cheap and plentiful supply of abour is thus always available in all ads of an industry faced with the maximum of risks. (Limited), of Singapore, Penang, Fremantle, It was not disputed that many rioh mines would and London. He had from the first been in manual work. The development of the r ■

hand there were many poorer mines where the the power to resist. He objected totally to the silk industry; io successful competition with pay even at present prices, but on the other opposition to the freight conference, but wil hout French and Italian rivals, and that of the cost of production was relatively higher, and system of deferred selmates as a locking up of ectten garn sud cotton fabric trade, mag. in a with the ordinary finotuations in the tin market Capital and a crippling of independent action, large measure be attributed to this cause. The

come when the difference between and be strongly objected to the advantage con- export of some class of miscellaneous goods would determine life or death of these reines. unfair to all other abippers. The shipowners schems published by Colonel Famb as recently have two had years in accession. The industry has advanced during the last ten years

is reply to the chairman, withes said that intarested in this monopoly were sise in a large as last Friday, while the General was at sea calls for the exercise of grest courage; and a General decided indifferenes to peril. It is, therefore, 19:7

1906.

Booth's plan It looks as if someone had blan- one which seems deserving of substantial" allthe steamers loading at Singapore belong to measure foreign. He attributed to the Straits The soleme was then described as Matoken

Y5,641,892 Y10,945,905

dered into allowing the General to miss bis conference or other, whether they proceeded freight ring, among other things, a loss to Household furniture

92,797 915,507 Ear pe ox Amerios, and they all quoted the Singapore of the handing of tongkly, about Umbrellas

627, 57

1,799 412

same rates to all Earopean ports. The Misers

60,000 tons

of cargo. He thought that shipping one on landing. As the army, according to 11713 Association at the Straits, to which almost all facilities were best left free and unhaimpered. Calonol Lamb, is on the look-out for some free 1,192,718 the mines were party, wanted a rate not exceed He thought they could have regular siling t-amera to besin the shipping boss, aneb sarily a great feature of the voyage, and when,

negligence might easily prove serious,"

18 80 often happens, the passenger list contains The rate made no difference to bia without the conference system, 843,575 ing 103 9,667,182

own company because they sold on the spot, Evidence was next given by Mr. Hatton, of 494,04 Before the Conference came into force there Merore. J. B. Hation and Co., Maucbeat r, Southampton has got it into its head that the the names of distinguished artists their services 544,715 was an understanding with abipowners that tin ob irman of the Manchester Chamber of Com Orient Line boats will eventually loare London are not merely in much request, but secre, as a 1,0729

$224 3.132 should be carried et Sa. a ton, it being required meres, and Mr. G. B. Zockeris, managing and make Southampton their home port. The rule, considerable as for charity. Usually same rumour has long since been allout the money is divided between seamen's charities 2,673,132

director of Messrs. Fabarzon, Zochenis, and 3,484,550 Answering Bir David Barbour (who repro- Co. (Limited), Manchester and Liverpool, and a respecting the P. and O. Company, which for in England and the United States, but Mr. R. years past has been credited with the intention Knowles, the well-known music-hall artist, has been giving it as bie opinion that some As shown aborr, the value of household in elusents India on the Royal Commission) Witnese director of the same chamber and chairman of its

furniture, sald that it would be impossible for persons African section, on the subject of the West of deserting London, but which nevertheless portion of the money should to sol aside for the Bi cieties, for the relief of distressed artiste, fow forts were knocked about, bat Yeh's clocks, wearing apparel, and glasa exported interested in lia to charter ships on their own African banking arrangements and the import of remains faithful to the Thames. The real

opon to any professional officers bad told him they could secure the city has made a ten-fold incre se during the decade account, and that it was the rebate system silver. The former also represented the British distinction between Louden and Sonthampton

in that the former is a cargo port and the letter Apparently, it would be

entertainer to make it a condition of his aë- which enabled the Ring to enforce excessive Cotton-Growing Association. They both ex against all the fores the Admiral could bring, under review, while trys, brushes, and other

goods show a 3 to 5-fold incresse. and Admiral Seymour finding this the case of brushes the materials are imported from

In reply to Sir John Macdonell, witness PR pressad satisfaction with the present arrange in the main passenger port. Wero it otherwise, Bistance that some scheme of the kind was

eate in

to West African marrying it is conceivable that the Hampshire port carried out. There ought to one real diffoulty would by this have relieved London of more of Where professional entertainer's are concern od contested himself with bleckeding the rivx America, and after manufacture they are again the price of tin bad fluctuated greatly dating tride, a.t. thought that generally advantage its regalsi stesmship lines. The rumour it wight osally be arranged flat the artista till reinforcements should arrive. Naturally exported to New York, paying a heavy duty the last 20 years. it had advanced to the robe tssystem had not worked to the the mob-and Teh, considered this a victor, and there, and even to London. Most of the extent of between 30 and 40 per cent; but bis of tradere, and should be approved so long as it regarding the Orient Company was started societies and the seamen's charitos should each

wher it began to work conjunction with the materials for clocks and furniture are also complaint was that in the same freight had was not abused. In reply to the Chairman Mr. burnt down the factories, and expelled the imported from abroad. The reason that Japan advanced by nearly 300 per cent. It was quite Z-chionis added that he the pht it would be a Royal Mail Company in the Australian tradetako a certain proportion. foreign residents, and hord the advantage of is succeeding in the export of these goods is likely, though by was not a shipper; that the good thing if during the period when the rebate two years ago. As the two undertakings

largely due to the chespness of her labour. And

as there was for "Rosa's Coder," Is a publication by Mr. C. 1909, ob justification as the peculiar system of manual work amongst Singapore Chamber of Commeres had expressed was kept in hand, shipowners were not allowed sol agor set in co-operation after the end of as the pectin perplein founded or for secure a view in favour of the Confete bead been more

of the Conference system, and to raise the rates of freight.

Bouthampton's expectation seems to disappear. Edmonstone Rose, Follow of the Royal The Commission adjourned.

Statistical Society, It is a simple syllable It has been recognised for a long time past system for codifying figure or letter cypher, and How To Be BEAUTIFUL Keep your auto would destroy them in detail Accordingly but it will become more and more extended and Trade returns showed that the imp rt tin plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait that the new Cavarders ing; call of a Cum- by its adoption whole sentences can be conveyed The work is most ingenious and Charwent and Special Skin Tonie and Pandre tinental port if their owners are to reap the without the aid of either press codes or

fall reward of their enterprise. It may he vocabularios. great posters appeared exciting the populice materially help the growth of the export trade into the country had increased by something Charmsat, will enable you to do it. Her supposed that this question is still under certainly merite the stention of all business against those nefarious English, and offering in the future. Much, however, murt depend on like 200,400 ont. It was quite likely, vaid Specialities for the Skin are the study of a

s continusnos of prevent conditions, and we. rewards for their espture, or their heads, it was I doubt if there are sa stable as our contemporary

Buy definite decision has been arrived at. Brest publishers. Replying to Captain Collins (Australia's ifetime. A 8. Watson & Co. Ltd., Sole Agents consideration, for it is not at all certain thst men. Thacker, Spink snd Co. Calentia, ars the ope and the como. The principal bakery in appears to boliera-apan. Chronicle,

representative), Mr. MaArthur said he bad no.

to thwart these that Viceroy Yoh made his apponded list will show the extent to which the the day must expensive rate of freight ferred on the recipients of the secret botas as be- have read the very precise details of the shipping compensated coxt year, and it is a rare thing to

last attempt to restore the dependency of Brilish trade and British traders on the Inos! authorities of Cantor. Yob, however, was e bangler beside his predecessor Kiying, and failed as miserably as bis prototype Fo

Two days after the cutrage Sir John Bowring Toys demanded the surronder of the crew and an Brushes Clocke... apology; Kab, thinking this a joke took, no

Wearing apparel notice, then a junk was anized with like rotalt: Tuilet goods then Sir John threatened war, when the men Tranks..... were quietly sent back, Sir Joba had other old Bamboo wares Boorer to pettle, so Sir Michael Seymour, the Glass wares... Cotton goods Admiral on the station, stepped in, and shelled Sundry goods

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his Yomen Yob removed out if reach. Then

Hongkong camo in.

245,505

245,203

84,759.

949, 12

355,677

248,006 1,095,457 1,810,355

a reasonable and

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for ballest,

In the case

rates.

Bat Yth in bis ignorant and troivilised way did a great deal more: the English, he koa, Lasis, car contou porary thicks that not only frequent sailings, and more regular tonnaga wore but a small people is numbers, though will it be strengthened by the spread of pro-and better facilities, formidable when permitted to act together; he duolive works on a kiger and ryst matio scale

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Sir Alfred Hatemen said the Board.

wilnos.

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regard

reward,

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