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LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

The report for presentation to the share. holders at the twenty-sixth annual general mesting, to be held at the offfees of the general agenta, on Marob, 25th resda :-

The general agenta bag to unbuit to share. holders their report on the Company's busius for the year 196, with a statement of accounts to 31st December last,

The demand for the Company's augam throughout the year was insufficient to keep the refinery working except at a reduced molt, and is consequence of the low priam ruling, there was only a small margin of profit. After allowing for interest and gain in exchange the mum at debit is 9135,132.55, which is carried

forward to next account.

:

CONSULTING-COMMITTEE, This orusists of Messrs. A. G, Wood and H. F. White, who offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITOR.

The accounta-have been audited by Mr. A. B. Lowe, C.A., who offers himself for re-election.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CA, Lv.,

General Agents, Hongkong, 21st March, 1908.

BALANCE 8 HEET, 30 December, 1907. ||

LIABILITTER.

Jatdine, Matheson & Da... Ed.'n 'curren

account Accounts payable..

Property account, as per last a const......... Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora

212,819.06

THE PEKING SYNDICATE.

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The ordinary general meeting was held last mouth at the Cannon-wireet Hotel; Mr. Coal Meyer Fralding

dows the Sharni capital. It would make things - Immensely cauler for the syndioste if the difference between the several classes of shares could be done away with. He moved the appointment of a committee, consisting of two representatives of each class of shareholders, to o sult with the board on his scheme, or any other proposals which might be made.

Mr. Bristowe sesondeď the motion. Es Mr. F. W. Turner suggested that the board should have power to add to the number of the committee,

VANCOUVER AND ASIATICS.

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THE DIARY OF A SOCIALIST.

A WINK'S RECORD OF STRENUOUS BEBRAVOUR.

Monday ---Mare tyranny. · Got the mook just because I was ten minutes late. The best had the blooming check to ask me what I meant, and when I said the misame was bad, he said-I was full of exonses. I'd bad four funerals, thres birtha, a couple of broken legs, and a firs in six months. It seemed to him I'd better stop at home to look after my family instead of look

I asked him ing after other people's concernir, who was to look after the minus and the kide, but he only said that wasn't any concern of his The miserable swindling rating who grows fat on my labour Before leaving the shop I ad dressed the wage-slaves, and tried to ronse them to shows bit of manhood, but they only laughed and asked me whose pockets I was going to pick.

No end of a row when I told the missus. Baid I was a lay wastrel. Said the kids were a disgrace to the street, and thrust their worn- out shoes in my faco, Said we owed the baker: and the milkman and two weeks' rent; jawed me no and about wasting my time tolking instead of working, Wke an honest man. Silly Woman Women are no good, Equal to man? Fadge! Nature intended them for chatel slaves. Spent two hours at the olub and lost sixpence at dominces. Swindling beggars farther than I can throw them. Socialists indeed! Wouldn't trust them any midnight. Missus sulky.

Got home at Tuesday. Overslept myself. Just too late to get a job. Didn't trouble to lock elsewhere. serner dear the Elephant Policeman moved

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SHIPPING RINGS.”

given to the Government only for largo ship) ment. The movement had beeù attended with courting opposition. They were anxious to gat great risk to the shipowners, because it was the Merchants Committee properly constitut. The commitive had declined to meet the ship. owners until the Royal Commission had finished its inquiry,

33,600.03 Dotion of the Chinese Government and of the 10-By, and one shower ine's passport to Hawaii square meal. Had a grand time at the clubed, so that they might discuss these matters."

misane. She said dry bread was quite enough

No dinner for me.

Had a

Brow with the for say good-for nothings. Suasked a sheet out of the house and pawned it, so got a good discussing Ramey MacDonald's Unemployed Bill, Municipalities should be compelled to and the unemployed work at trade-union wages, and if they cannot find the work should pay them the ages all the enme. One capitaliste satalite asked where the money was to dame from. Why, from those who have it, of course. What right have they to board up my money the fruit of my labour while I am starving Arrived home one o'clock in the morning. Mose discussion.

The Chairman, in mosing the adoption of the report, said that the remarks which he had to make full principally under two, heads. The first of these had reference to the actual work which they had been doing during the year at the colliery in the Province of Honan. The great trouble experienced had been due to water, which, at the beginning of the present year,

dr. Torr nocepted the suggestion, 'and aven; entirely overpowered their efforts for the time tually bis resolution was passed in the follow being. There were, however, favourable ing farms That unification of the different fentarer, among them being the fact that in classes of shares is desirable; that a committee. two of the numerous borsholes on which they consisting of two representatives of each class had been engaged No. 5 and No. 12 they of shareholder be appointed to consider with had been fortunate enough 10 strike what the directors the scheme proposed by Mr. Torr, appeared to their engineers to be very good and and any other suggestions that may be made; hopeful seams of cost. Their chief manager at and that the board of directors have power to the mine (Mr Kourick) had sent them that day add to the number of the pommittee." ⚫ cablegram, in auswer to one forwarded to him a day or two ago asking what progress had been made since bie laat report. His answer was The new shaft at No. 12 borehole le 125ft, deep, and our No. 3 pit (or No. 3 shaft) is now 394ft. deep." The mecond

The Times spesial correspondent at Vancouver about which he had to speak said on February-220d question

__QĦBMAN... GLAIMS, was the retrocession of the Shausi Concession.

South African shipping and the demands of Though the Chief Justice yesterday ordered All the board's efforts to induce the the inmediato release of the Japanese arrested

German steamship owners again loomed large at provincial authorities to allow the syndicate under the provisions of the provincial" Natal

the sitting of the Royal Commission on Ship- to commence work were unavailing, owing to Act," on the ground that the Act was inopera

ping Rings" or Conference on February 25. the very strong opposition which the local tive so far as the Japanese were concerned,

The Right Hon.rthur Cohon, E.C, presided. gentry and the population generally in the pro- being a contravention of the treaty with Japan,

Mr. J. Byron, of the Brm of lesers, J, T. vinco entertainei, not to the Peking syndicate the two men are still in custody. AB 500

Ronnie. Son, and Co, shipownere, Was recalled alone, but to any foreigner working within their Capital, 7,000 shut é», of Sul cuel 700,000.00 province. Tho sam of 2,750,000 taelr, at which they escaped from the provincial authorities the! Had a grand discussion with 'some fellows at the for further examination. He stated that tho | system of giving special terms in the South Dominion authorities took charge of them, and the retrocession of the Shansi souosion bad they are now in a detention ahed here. Probably

us on. Pampered menial who fattons himselffrican trade to the Rand mines, De Beore, and 13,548 beer agreed upon, was undoubtedly much they will be reported, as they did not come trup like a prize, pig en rates and taxes provided others had been abandoned... Special terms were

smaller than the board bad at one time noped direct from their own country, and this circum

by me. $91,015.81 to secure, but, nevertheless, they felt convinced lanes apparently makes them liable to expulsion That it was the largest which, in the circum-under one of the two Orders in Council pro- stander, cont pe got. The agreement with the mulgab lest month. I anw the Japanese 629,842 Shanti elegates, which had recpired the official

and the other a passport to the United States. 1,425.17 British Minister; bad since been executed in so

I was the word apparently in speaking of the 78,036.8 far that the first half of the indemnity-nasi-effect of the Orders in Council, for the entire 23,175,051,375,000 teels, was paid on Saturday last to the immigration situation here is a hopeless muddie. syndieste's agent to Chius. Although the The offeials admit this. In the detention shed -board bad-accepted compensation for the Shant to-day I say six Teliang whom the Ottawa 00ssion, they had not by any means authorities have deported; They hare S10 abandoned all hope of doing work in

(£20) apice, on ther satisfy the other require the province of Shansi bereafter, the sbare ments, but they embarked for Canada at Fiji, holders would very likely want to know what and so must be sent back. The poor wretches

which was to be done with the money

paid £36 mch before they began their journey had been received. The board had had no end it seems that the steamship company make of advice sent to them since it became known Indians deposit enough money for the return that the concession was geing to be sold, and passage, so that in case of their deportation the there bad been some angry articles in the Press, company, instead of losing, gains. In other because, on acquainting the public with the words, it is alleged to be profitable for the com. sels of the concession, they had not immediately pony to courage Indians to move here. submitted a scheme for the employ nayut or the although it knows they will be deported. $14,184.78 money. He was afraid those ispitivat cities. The Premier, Mr. McBride, yesterday would have to wait a short time longer, baause announced himself in favour of a request for the directors had not yet and up their minds an Imperial Commission to inquire into "all on the point. All he could say at present was the circumstanos" in connexion, vit Oriental that they would use the money strictly in accord-immigration. Meanwhile litigation, in spite of 4,712.10 auce with the statutes of the company. For the disposition of the Courts to give preference 12,83.08 the moment, at sil events, they bad found good to cases dealing with the question, is likely to be

Hot Shoals, sko out of work, as well as 817.575.24 employment for the money in China, having prolonged. The Natal A ot" will probably be too broke and hungry. As we walked up the

lent the greater part of the payment made to taken eventually to the Judicial Committee of

street I picked up Kalf a sororeign. Splendid! them a few days ago to a department of the the Privy Council..

Fuel quite another man. Suooks said that, as Chiness Government for one year, at ti percent..

Meanwhile the activity of the Exclusion

we were together, I should share it with him. interest. It would be much easier to come to

League continues.

The blooming fool Share it? It quite took my The thing must be looked a final decision as to the permanent use of the in the face. It is nonsense to talk of the Jaga for! He said as we were Socialists we should,

breath away.

Asked him what he took me wouny, as at several other points connected es question being settled. with the division of future profits, if they settled if never another Asiatic comes to the and so did I, I told him of straight, and said It will not be shara and share alike. Not me. He got mud, had been able to arrive at an understanding Pacific coat; the agitaticu will then be for bolnoon the various classes of shareholders with expulsion. he only way to softle the ques he ought to be jelly well ashamed of himself wanting collar what rightfully belonged to Hamburg Amerionn Line appeared in last respect to the nuiäestion „of the different classes tion is to enppress the agitation, and there another man

of shares in the syndicate When the question is something very mysterious and sinister- of quification came up again for discussion he

Got bome at 12:30 rare old time. At a meeting held this day the balance shrat hoped that the representatives of the rarions behind the latest developments of the agita midnight, Missus read the Riot Aot, and I South and East Africa were to maintain it, the

Lion. Since leaving San Francisco 1 baceashed her. Well, she asked for it. glasses of shareholders would approach it with a heard two stories with reference to the general desire to come ar understanding recent convention of Exclusion Leagues at

Thursday-More bad luck, Misans black eye instead of sticking too closely to the absolute Seattle. The first is that the San Francisco prevented her coing out to work. Threatened wording of their equitable rights. It sometimes delegates had a large amount of money, which turn up at Sunday's meetings and expose me paid profit of 25.2 million marks as compared with a right when it led to as many complications, This story I send merely as a rumeur. It Demanded money, so gave her my last bob to!

I to give up a little of what might bo one's, ther distributed among some other delegates, but I told her what I'd do for her if the di 32.3 millions in 1906, out of which it is intended aud was, perhaps, rather, diflcult to enforce.would not be worth sending at all were it not for quiet her, Fellow offered me a job at house. German friends are doing anything but what Referring to the accounts, he said that during the strange election of the ex criminal Tveitmos bresking at three bob a day. Asked him what he thought I was a Chinese coolie or a starving 1907 their revenus, roughly speaking, was about as president of the Federated Losgue £45,000, their expenditure in London and China. The other story is that one of the Vancouver nigger, Told him off and went.

Spent the day at the club. Coiarade Flest

tion.....

Choli in June.

Baw-and refined sugar, ka,

Coal, charcoal, stores, &c...

Fir faanraneo, unexpired premia.

Accounts receivable

Proft and loss account-

Less profit for your ending

1st December, 17

Luss.to Alt. December, 1990, $128.523,01

3,890.46

3,967.50 2,070.22

$179,883-98

135,192.55 $914015,MI

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT For the year endol. 31st December, 1997. &

14,134.75 To interest. To auditor's fee

To balance-proft as per balance sheet

By gain in working..

By gain in exchange

HAMBURG.

50.00

$17,575.9

[FROM OUR CORLESTONDENT.]

February 28th.

The fellowing communication from the

night's papers

or the past year was submitted to the board of directors; it shows after deductions for working expeuser, interest on debentures do, a set

Professor Gonner. Do you think the coa- serenea esa maintain itself if there is powerful oppositio. ?-If a powerful line bus courage and into the conference. the mouny to risk, the chances are it could break

to maintain itself depends upon its control of In other words, the power of the conference

nearly all the regular tonnage ?—Yor, and of; course, on the reasonable attitude we take up, and the moderation of our demands.

Wednesday-Regular fagged out. Wouldn't degraded wretch of a foreman said if I'd waited. start to look for a job until half-past eight. A

Mr. Birchenongh; People in South Africa do] alif tle longer it would be night. The scoundrel,

not take the view of rebates as Sir Donald After this insult I would not degrade myself hurrie I think it has become understood looking for another job. Went home for of late that the rebate is really not part of the dianer. Misus out ebaring: Blessed kids froight, and that it is nothing more than a

uten up everything and crying for more. Left 'em to it. Why should a public man like me to bothered with youngsters: It Collared a pillow and pawned it. is the duty of the State to keep children.

Had a

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commission.

Did people regard the reductión lo the rebate: from 10 per cent, to 5 per cent as a concession No, they were not pleased. They said, “Although we quite admit it only gives the shipowner one-half the bold Ee originally had, we are at the some time worse off (Laughter.)

Do you attach grat importance to the rebale or permission FWe do not believe we could carry on our business without some hold of with whom we are doing our business are quite. that kind. I believe 90 per sent. of the people

rebate or to rebate. It is the small percontago willing to give us thoir whole-hearted support, of people who are always on the look-out for creating trouble, on the off chance of some advaninge if the rebate system is abandoned in England, and the German lines trading to

British shipowner' would be seriously hondí- expped. There is no doubt that the policy of the German Government is to increase their mari1ime trade,' on the basis of German portsj for German steamers. I do not infer that our

they are entitled to. Our relationship with thea has always been meat friendly and although they are keen opponents, they are | honourable opponents.

to propose the distribution of a dividend of per cent. against 10 per cent last year. This would leave a sum of 17.8 millions as against 21:8 millions available for allocation to depra: also roughly speaking, was about £13,000, and delegates contracted to "deliver" a riot here had sneaked the rent his wife had savad, so we Beet at San Francisco. This story I have good two in the morning. Misans quiet. One black Let the time of the arrival of the battleship had a high old time. Didn't get home until operation with the representatives of South |

ground for believing tras

cistion and roserve accounts and for gratuities

to the directors and the staff.

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The falling off in the esti profits of about millions is chilly due to the course of events in the second half of the year, for in spite of the high price of coal and the greatly increased working expenses caused by the strikes of the dock labourers in Hamburg, New York, Antwerp and Kotterdam, the prefiis realized during the first six months varied little from those of the previous year. The less favourable results of the second half are attributable in the first place to the economio collapse in the United States which towards the end of the your caused so almost entire cessation of emigration from Europe and a marked decline in the goods traffic, in the Hocoad to the freight war in the North Atlantic and other important services, which, has quite recently beer terminated by an agreement, most favourable

DISTRESS IN INDIA.

OVER 1,000,000 ON RELITE

The Secretary of State for India received the following telegram from the Governor General, dated Fabr. 24;"

they spent about £67,000 on ospital account in sonzorion with the development of their Honan Conosesion, including property. He could not help feeling, considering the prospects of the syndicate and their ample, oush resouroes, that their shares were undaly depreciated on the market. If they reckoned that the whole of the indemnity would be paid, of which there scald be no doubt, the cash assets of the syndieste amounted to at least £1,250,000, and he thought he was right in saying that the market value of the various classes of their shares was lost by several hundred thousand pounds than this break-up cash valas of the assets, With regard to the allusion male in the report to the Light rain fall during week in part of Burma andieste's interests in the Chinese Central sud North Eastern India: elsewhere, with Railways, he stated that the important trunk insignificant exceptions, week was rainless, line from Tientsin to Pakow was about to be Prospects of spring harvest continue favourable, built by the Chinese Government, and it would bat scess in which existing distress is a souter be fuanced by the Chinese Central Railways as to require relief from the State are erlending, and their Gmin associatios. The Peking and numbers on relief in districts where Syndicate held a considerable part of the famine has been already declared to exist. are capital of the Chinese Central Railways, and incrassing, the total for all provinces now would therefore be entitled to their propertion exceeding 1,000,000.

In the United Provinces numbers on relief of the profit which, it was hoped, the financing

Is the conference prepared to enter into co Africa and the merchants to makombination changes as may be necessary with them I think that is greatly desired by the shipowners.

By Mr. Owen Philipps, M.F.: Under the present system there was as keen a competition

one another..

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ECZEMA DROVE

HIM TO DESPAIR

Hand Became Swollen and Very Red and Painful Arm Gradually Af- fected Up to Elbow-Impossible to Give Idea of Agony Undergone for Three Years--Doctor and Very, Many Remedies Pail.. CURED BY TWO SETS

OF CUTICURA REMEDIES

“My trouble started with swelling in my right hand, which became red und very painful and irritating. This swell- ing spread gradually up the arm until it reached the elbow. It is impossible for me to give any idea of the agony I wont through during the three years that this cczema, continued, I tried first one ramecly and then another, only too glad to test anything that my friends suggested. Nothing Beemed to be of the leuat good. I went to a doctor for four weeks in the provinces, where I was living at the times, and the treatment

be put mo undor was as ineffectual as the rest. I was almost in despair. On day I bapponed to catch sight of an advertisement of Culicpra Remedies, and thore I read of a casu of eczema baving been cured by the use of Cuti- curo Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills. The case, was so similar to my own that 1 thought I would at least make one more try to got my arm right. I bought the whole treatment of the chemist, and I perse- vered with it for a week. By that time the improvement was apparent to any one, and the relief I felt myself 'was great. I should not have believed i possible for any remedy to afford such comfort in so short a time. My ex- perience with the other remedies for eczemand, I should think I tried them alluonables me to appreciate Cuticura to the full. By the doctor's orders I was keeping my arm in a sling for many months, but the sling was woon disponed with when 1 started withi Cuticura. 1 persevered with Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills for about a couple of month, using in all two compte tnratsnedits, aid I can tril you candidly and heartily that I was cured. I have occasion. to have great faith in Cuticurazio akin ailments, not, only because of the great good it has dóna me, but because of the benefit [ know has accrued from its we in other Case. Mr. T.S. Gillard, 3, Tetley Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, Nov, 19, '06.'

Cutler Remedies are wild throughout the world. Depole: Fonden, 27, Charter Town &..... Co flyanuy: Lennon, Chpe Town etc; 34. K. Paul Chiructa; fotter Drug & Chemi, Corp., Sol Pmpet,

bet-tres, Cutlerta ok on Akin DveACH.

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NEW FIREARM.

SILST DISCHARGE,

The announcement is made that Mr. Himam. Percy Maxim, son of the inventor of the machine gun, has just perfected a silent

eye's anongh at once.

Friday- Week end. No use looking for a job this week. Saw the branch secretary of the union. Said he had received complaints that I bad neglected my work, and he should have to report it to the committee. Asked him if he as if the conference lines were in opposition to frearm," which, it is gnito conceivable, will know who he was a-talking to. He was one

revolutionise the battle-ground and the shooting- Competition as to which company bas the field, and will present a new and difficulk paid servant, to do as he was told, and not to

best personnel?--I think we all have the best problem for the police authorities to solve. cheek his masters, Gave him to understand

personnel. (Laughter.) that if he made any fuse about me I and the other Socialista would fairly go for him. We'd attend all the meeting, object to everything, and fairly flatten bio-oil frightened bim,

He knows that we Socialists can make his life miserable and chuck him out of his post if he opposes us: Borrowed six-pence of Lim

Dose not the rabale system greatly reduce the number of rate wars by discouraging esanal if it were not for the rebate, we should be son opposition -Undoubtedly. My opinion is that, tinually at war.

Dr. F. Maddison, M.P. There is an agree ment which keeps the conference of shipowners together. Is there any objection to our baving

An objection has been raised. The reason ableness of the objection depends upon how far an inquiry of this kind may become inquisitorial. the witness to produce documents. But I will The Chairman: We have no power to compel

would himself have any objection to produce the agreemont!

Witness: I do not think I should feel inclined to do so.

This noise weapon in constructed on a principle similar to that need in the automobile muffler for silencing the constant expi-sions of valve allows the sudden release of the games gasolens. When the gun is discharged piston

through a series of small holes, merely ac companied by a slight hissing sound. The valve slides across the bore of the barrel imrudiately after the cartridge is emptied.

to ourselves, hatween all the companies erat of the construction of this line would result in.are' now: Works, 648,294; gratuitous relief, í baile iz, Swindling ruffian What right ask Mr. Byron whether, atanding alone, he whother in the hands of an artillery gunner, an

The Chinese Central Railways hold other 252,411. In addition, 13,578 persons are being in the trade. The fall benefit acerning from concessions for railways in China, and now that lived in Balrampur estates. Condition of this understanding will bowerer only become the ice was broken," they might look for the people on relief continues on the whole He to be fair. 'There is been some 'increase in apparent when trade has returned to normal further business in that direction. conditions; for the moment depression prevails remarked, in conclusion, that the secretary crime and some enigration has been noticed,

(Mr. homas Gilbert) ho just placed but there is no general wandering. in most countries, a fact which has received fall in bis hunde another cablegram, despatched It the Panjab 1255 persons are employed consideration in the drawing up of, our balance from the mines that day. It was from on test works, sheet.

Mr. Kenrick, who said:-"In reply to In Central India numbers on retiet have your cabl, dated the 22nd, good progress again risen, and are now: Works, 92713; being made in all departmente: Yes decidedly, grataitous relief, 10,293. I expect to be in coal about next June?"

Mr. George Jamieson, C.M.G., seconded the

PAIKALL

GERMAN SHIPPING SUBSIDY.

£25,000 AYK FOR SYDNEI-JAPAN SERVICE

BERLIN Febr. 25th. The angotiations between the North German

motion.

In Ajmer-Merwara public works, have been opened in three selected localities, but have not attracted many labourers.

In Bengal teat works, attended by 3,002 persons, are now open in six districts, and 16,250 persons are in receipt of gratuitous relief. The

Saturday. No grub in the house. Young slers, and misane waspisb, so cleared out to think over lecturas to-morrow. Hope there'll be a good collection. Met the landlord. Said if I didn't pay up by Monday he'd put the has he to levy, blackmail ppen me because I happen to live in a house he claims to be his ? He didn't make the land on which it stands, or the wood, the slates, the bricks, or anything elee connected with it. He's just a thieving usurper, that's what he is. Seize my few sticks, will be ? Oh oh! I'll settle him.. Will get the comrades to give me a hand at midnight, and will rush the things into a single roum, five shillings & wook. Just my mark. Satilod it all right at the club. Comrades delighted at the prospect of doing a rascally, thieving, u principled landlord.

Sunday, 2nd a glorious day. In good form, and spoke well on Socialism and Individus

How to do without money," and tiam," "Scoialem and Family Happiness," Good

Ammunition of various kinds may be used, ranging from ballets or common game shot and Sobuite or E C. to a steel projectile impelled what a formidable weapon this in likely to be, by smokeless powder. It is easy to imagine

outpost sniper, a policeman, or a desperate criminal,

Mr. Maxim is 39 years old, and was born in Brooklyn. He has been saperintendent of the To disclose your business arrangements? American Projectile Company, and has invented Quite so. I do not know where such an inquiry many new ordnance missiles. would lead.

For the past few years he has been associated Bir John Macdonell: Would you be surprised in the development of automobiles. He will if unfavourable inferences were drawn from probably tonder his new device first to the your refusal No, I should not be surprised. United States Government, in spite of the Do you know why agreement between the fact that the Navy Department received the British and the German linen was terminated elder Maxim's machine gun with such a leok By effluxion of time. It has not been renewed, of enthusiasm that he offered it to the British but I believe negotiations are going on.

Are you at liberty to say what have been the army and was knighted for it.

HUDSON RIVER TUBES. difficulties in the way of renewal. Increased

Of what character ?--I bellers for more

smilings.

COST OF £20,000,000.

New York Febr, 25th,

This afternoon New York wes Shipping & ct, and other matters have increased

Hudson River, which mark the Erat great stap and I think it would have been censable thing to ask the shippers to agree to a slight mated to cost £20,000,000, joining up two great increase of freight. The whole of the Eastern American States. To finanes this system of trade some three months ago increased their underground and underwater transit, designed to carry the hundreds of thousands people passenger rates.

Mr. Nowion Crane, legal adviser to the who daily travel between New York and New American Embassy in London, gave evidenen Jersey, the McAdoo tunnel companies- inued to the effect that a contract embodying deferred £2,000,000 Mortgage Bouds, of which approxi- rebates, and affecting the commeres of the tely 14,000,000 has been expende United States, would be illegal.

Mr. H. Vaile asked if, in souoluding the negotiations with the Chinono authorities for Government for the subsidy for the maintenance been stipulated that they should not grant the high proportion on gratuitous relief in Orissa apllection. Realized 30s. for the day. Some demands on the part of the Germans, I believe. Lloyd Steamship Company and the Lorial the retrocession of the Shansi concession, it had of a regular mail service between New Guines, concession to anybody else F

is reported to be due to large emigration of able-fellows interrupted, but I fairly roasted 'em. Australia and Japan have been concluded. The

The Chairman, in reply, read paragraph 7 of bodied men from distressed tracts to Caloutta One was a Tariff Reformer, and I pulverised By Mr. J. Barry: The increase in the prico existing subsidy treaty, concluded for the years the agreement, which contained the provision and Hangoen in search of work; many of them bim. Told him it wasn't work the people of ocals, the introduction of the Merchant. New fenfes no twin tabos rauning under the 1693-1914, for the establishment of mail lines that, if by any possible chance the Province of are sending remittances to their families, but in wanted, but a proper sharing out all tha to the Far East and ́s nstrulia, provided for a connecting line from Singapore to New Guizen / Shanti sball hereafter deairs to xnies a foreign other cases these bark been left in distressed wealth was fairly divided there would be no the cost of working steamers very consider in the provision of a river tounel system, anti-

Ican in connexion with mines, working of iron condition, and the absence of men ronders it need for anyone to work. Finished with a and back vis the port of the ends Archipelago. or Iransport of minerala, the Province of impossible to start regular relief works,

graad carouse at the club. This Austzalin Japan line, however, was not a Shensi shall notify the Peking Syndicate, and In Central Provinces, people are resorting financial success, but, on the other hand, a thriy if the Peking Syndicate's proposals are in more freely to village werke, which are being ing trade with New Guinea with an important all respects fair and moderate shall then opened in places where ordinary work is not Copra export as well as an import of workmen proseed to further negotiation. He added that available. General condition of people is fair. and beasts of burden from Singapore together fair and moderato "bad been further explain. and wandering in insignificant; 2,360 persona with the excellent port conditions at Simpsonsed by exchange of letters as meaning "if the are employed du village works; spesial relief is bafen, made a regular connection with

kerefore it has been syndicate can do as well as ofbera. In suswer "being given to 1,765 weavers, and gratuitous Singapore desirable.

another shareholder, he said that the sterling relief to 5,821 persons. decided to resume the New Gaines-Singapore mennt of the payment received for the sur In Panch Mahals district of Bombay, 3,483 route with the inclusion of a number of new

render of the Shansi concession depended very persons are employed on test works, and distribu ports of ball.

mush on the rate of exchange. The board | tion of gratuitious relief han begun. reckoned that, according to variations of ex- change, the sun would be from £350,000 to £400,000. The

RECORD IN STRANGE

COINCIDENCE.

E. Barter.

There were amazing coincidences in connec tion with inquests held on two men at the London Hospital last month by Mr. Wynne

Both men were named George

Lue. Both were window-cleaners. Both were fatally injured by falling from windowa.

Both were taken to the London Hospital. Both accidents occurred at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon,

Both men died on Sunday.

The North German Lloyd Company-accord-

There is no marked change in prices. →→→ ingly established a regular monthly servind

The out-turn of rice in chief rice growing between Sydney, New Gaines, Hongong and

provinces is estimated at 10 per out, below that Japan, receiving as the result of the

motion was agreed to unanimously. of hat year; shortage is most serious in Bengal, negotiations just concluded an additional

Mr. H. J. Torr gave an outline of a scheme where estimated yield is 36 per cant. below the subvention of 500,030 marks (£25,000) yearly for the unification of the capital, whlob, he said, average of last ten years. On the other hand,, The new line also calls at the Teland of Tap he had evolved after much thought. He pointed there has been a good crop in Lower Burma. of the skull. the terminal of the German-Dutch cable. The withdrawal of Japanese competition as the out sortain objections to the previous proposals, Out turns of sugar cane for India as a whole relt of the North German Lloyd Company's and stated that his plan would maintain mathe will be, it is estimated, almost equal to average agreement with the Nippon Tussa Kasba ismatically the different rights of the shareholders in the last five years, owing to large increase of

in the future division of the profite, and at the onllivation in the Punjab; there is considerable probably the determining factor of the new

same time get over the dilenity of soaking shortage in other provinces.

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The cause of death in each case was fracture The inquents on both men were held on the sams afternoon, by the same soroner, and with the same jury.

The men were not related to one another. One man was thirty-five and the other forty- one yours old.

of

The Hudson is too broad to be bridged, like Mr. Richard Grigg, who recently visited the Thames, but the McAdoo funnels will do Canada no special commissioner for the Board the same for the American metropolis sa the of Trade, stated that he found in Canada a bridges do for London. Incidentally they will lack of information and indifference as to rates eliminato many of the olamsy ferryboats which of freight, which occasioned him some surprise. always greatly obstructed the arrival and de- parture of Transatlantic liners berthing in the The Commissioners afterwards adjourned.

Hudson River.

The opening of the tunnel was the occasion How To 21 BELUTIFUL--Keep your com- of a public holiday, and much rejoicing. Promi- pletion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charmante, Lait dent Roosevelt, at Washington, touched an Charmant and Special Skin Tonis and Pondre electric button as the signal for the departure of Charmant will enable you to do it. Her the first train this afternoon. Spoolalition for the Skin are the study of a American enterprise raised the money, but Tilstīms. A. B. Watson& Co., Ltd., Sole Agents the practical work of tunnelling has been a

564 good dent carried out by English engineers,