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AT A CHINESE THEATRE.

▲ MYRÖFBÁN'A IMPRESSIONS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1908.

THE PROPOSED, WESTERN CHINA

furious and set out to find him with his soldiers. 1 He arrived at the house where the girl and her mother lived but the women ok hearing of the approach of the army hid the young and declared to the frate father

man

To the unenlightened Occidental a Chinese that they know nothing of his whereabouts theatrical performance suggests little more than However a search was instituted and at length the besting of drums, the clanging of cymbals the wayward youth was disoovered. The General or the weird scratching sounds from two ordered the women to be pet to deal for their stringed fiddle, the intervals between the noises depsit, while the son was also punished. The Biled with the high-pitched falsetto voices of the scaze where the damsel on the hillside overheard motore, accompanied by posturing more or less the discussion of the two bling face to face and intelligible. But those who seek to understand ed by the men starding talking food to fans and the anteur! and the strange will feel emply a chair being placed at ilir si la the girl steps rewarded for their investigations by the vista ped on it and looked wise. Is not there some which is opened to them of Chinese life and the thing deligh fully quaint about such picture view which it gives of the drama in evolution. But more interesting scenes were to follow. A Chinese theatrical performance h not When the young man was concealed two ocolis perhaps the movement and picturesque soonis rose from their seats, held up a piece of wood, effects of a moderu drama, but it possesses na under which he passed. The youth was supposed interest ad a charm of ile own. There is to be hidden. It did require a little streter of practically no onery but muah more is imagination to realise that the man sauntering expected from the artistes nad; the fact that out behind the scenes was out of sight. A mild they can rise to powerful and brilling situations shock followed when the coolies, having no with a realium and dramatic effect worthy of futhor use for the wood, threw it with a bang. the best tragedians of the European or American on the floor. By and bye the soldiers opposred wtage to day speaks volumes for the histrionic and as they drew near the place of concealment skill of the performers:

the wood was brought out and the young man

AMERICA'S BEST ALL-ROUND ATHLETE.

MALPK BOSH, THR UMAMPION SHOT FUTTSE America was represented in, the shot-putting at the Olympic Games by 6ft 6in. of Californian bone and masola--Balph Rose, a young lawyer, and one of the most dogged athletes in a tine team.

Rose weighs over 17st, and, youngster

though he is, carries 17in. biceps Seven years he was an unknown schoolboy, and the must notable quality of his frame was its But he has worked incessantly at sthletics since-"play" soome the wrong word for bis strenuous persistance and he is now the por fectly symmetrical, man, and mid to have the world's shot-patting championship at his meroy That is, if his sea sickness and our "sticky" olimata have not put him off his form.

Ralph Ross says that this is the way to be some a winner on the athletic field;

Est little ment. Fat plain food.

Leave pastry alone.

ave plenty of sleep. Breathe all the fresh air you can get. If possible be born and bred on a farm, Make up your mind what you're going to do.

Then Work, work, work until you

? Do It!

He has thrown the discus 190ft. He has put the abot 49ft 7ia. Upon that record ke kopos to

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TELEPHONE No, 195, a trico told tale, the fact that this schome has received some attention in Tarliament loads Hongkong, 12th August, 1908. renewed and additional interest to discussion of exports of Indian twist and yarn and of the relative merita and demerits of the

pro posed-railway. It is admittedly time that the European piece goods, raw colton, salt and transfrontier trade of Barida with Western

jadestones. And if the railway ‘is to pay its China Kas been steadily on the incresas for

way the trade should certainly increase by some years 20w and it is contended that boat a hundred fold before thie is possible.

But

such an expansion possibla #7-Abother nothing would tend so much to develop thenortant factor. that does not seem to bave 1 trade between these two countries, a tradó

consliteration in Sonnection with the which is said to bo still in its insipient stage, Bhamo-Tengah Telifu Eilway project is the svd to pour into Burma the untold wealth of linking of the prop.sed line with the existing. China, na a line of milway from Bhamp 10 Barms Railways system by the construction of man. The question of such a very expensive and unless this is done the proposed railway when undertaking as the-construction of the proposed fins to Western China is naturally fraught with built would be storn of the little utility it grave draw-backs and it is the intention in this might otherwise servo article to consider the project in all its bearings and thus present material to form an intel ligent view of the situation.

hardly so for advanced as it was in the Elize all round him. Each time they pamed beyond him

Generally speaking, the drama in China is stood under it, the searchere moanwhile passitg improve. When he was a schoolboy he put the Tengyush and thence to Talifu in West Yan- branch line from possibly Katha to Bhamo

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*bathan era in England. By that time soonery the wood was dropped and the bidden man stood bad been introduced, but in the Flowery Landat ons. But at last he was discovered, and the there is still sa ausence of scenery. Those coolies whose daty it was to hold up the wood who have any knowledge of theatrical know retired to take their rest, leaving the youth to What a terrible bandionp to the performer that face hit angry father.. musį minu. Farthernors it limits the asketion of plays, for of course every play that is written Tea in China has to produced on. a stage which has no external aids to the under standing. When I speak of plays written in China it will be understood that there are no playwrights or dramatists in the Celestial-Empire to w doratand them, and most of the plays which are presented are bistorical productions, or perhaps I should say they are representations of historical events, That being so, their significance is as a rule easily appreciated.”

That is typical of most historical plays, and it will explain in part why Chinens theatricals are so unintelligible to the Western anditor who is not accompanied by a friend to explain. But with the light of understanding thrown on those they become very, interesting. On the other band they as more protracted than on the Wiatorn stage, and the patienos of the Chinese is exemplified by the calm us with which they will sit out the longest performance.

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shot 45ft 3in at that time only 18in bohlad his con try's record.

After that feat the San Francisc papers celebrated the occasion with proportionate head lines and inquired of the Eastern States' athletes what was going to happen to them whoa Ralph Rose grow up?

How has he done it? His father, Judge Rove bad sent the boy from his ranch to school where the apteins of the games saw poton talities in young Ross's long arms and legs They said he should be able to and some use for limbs of the sort.

Ralph saw lada jumping over bigh bars. He thought he also might learn to jump high with bis liberal-lege.

He jumped in a quiet oornor of his father's rapab, taking no one into his confdenes. Ant when he was taken with his school's team to the inter-collegiate sport he jumped his rivals ont of the medal by clearing 5ft 10in.

Then he turned to the hammer and the shot-made his own hammere, and hot out of old lead piping in a sand would of- bis is pesstion was again private and he as his own co:ob. He emerged to beat all the San Fransitos athletes, then withdrew to the ranch and his tireless work.

Instinct kept him on the right diet and kept him from overtraining. He vse only eighteen, and there was no need to hurry.

Later his father sent him to Michigan there to study law, and there Ralph broke George Gray's shot-puiting record and won the shot, Thedieons, and hammer events in the Western Inter collegiate championships. And at St. Lonis, though he had never seriously taken to. the discus, he tied with Martin Sheridan and broke a world's record.

Though the Chinese enjoy theatricals no mach and actors are sally well paid it is surprising to find the contempt with which the Perhaps I had better my a word or two about artists are regarded. They are prohibited what is soor on the stage before I make any from entering certaid professions and can never raference to the artists themselves. For be anything more than astors. The restrictions instance you may s88 a man appear or the also apply to their children, Hitborlo, women stage. He is seen to stoop and walk a few have not been allowel on the stage in Chisa- stepe. That means he is coming out of a chair, the femisto paris being taken by boys, but latoly Or he might indulge in something like a jump actresses have made their appearance in This would represent his leaving a carriage. Shanghai and Hongkong, and it is doubtful Perhaps ho semea on the stage rapidly, whirls if the change makes for good. There

are foar classes of motora in China. round two or three times, and loops, The intell gent would ass in this a rider on a prancing flest are those who represent the royal stead, from which he dismounts to tell the parsonage or mandarins. They innet have audience who he is. It does not follow that he distinguished basring and be able to speak makes a formal introduction, but his speech and without a faalt. The second take the role of motion soon establlal his identity, and that common women, the third impersonate ladies, mocomplished, the auditor is able to realise his and the fourth are the funny men or slowas. importanes in the play. But unlike the Western Spacial training is required before an notor osu theatre, the Chinos stage is not reserved for the hope to command attention, and though the motor. The orchestra have a plage there, but training is not on the lines adopted by Western what serca most incongruous of all is to see professionals it is none the less severe. Perhaps ooolies, not over-cleanly, squatting on chairs or the most arduona is that through which the stools in easy-attitudes, occasiously obtrutting actor who represents a fady has to pass, but between the audience and some splendently this is reorgnised by the larger salary which is dressed figure on the stage. These coolies are his. He draws more money than any of the the moore shifters, the superameries who others.

in other lands are behind the scenes, and In conclusion, I would advise readers who though they are too well trained to impede have not visited a Chinese theatre to do so, the artists they do not strike the Western eye bat not without being accompanied by aut as being in their propor place. Moreover their intelligent guide, and they will doubtless come. scenic effects, such as a table or a ohair, are away with a higher opinion of Chinese theatri- always lying handy, suggesting a store ropni oals than most people possons." rather than s’stage.

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Unfortunately, an imaginative writor libelled Ross by reporting that he was to be a prize fighter and tatile with Jim Jeffries. The annoyance hesunered drove from himaoliage bank to the ranch, where his father was his w tutor.

Rom had

I now decided to stick to the shot and lat the hammer go. He was beaten for the first time by Weeley Coe, but he had his revengo last year, defeating Coe and making a world's record. There is the career in brief of the young gleit whom London will see at the Stadium next His fame has been achieved by the week. perseverance and pluck that are indispensible to big successes in all lines of life.

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LAST YEAR'N' OUTPUT.

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Very greatly in need of practical railway communications and whether the expensive Yunnan proj-cl should ever enter the realms of practical polítics

Western Chịuà,

LIFE STORY OF THE OIL. KING.

MR. ROCKEFELLER PRÈPARING HIS-

BEMINISCENOSA.

Mr. J. 1. Rockafeller, the world's richest man, has written and revised, "Some Remi- nisseboss," hich will undoubtedly prove of world-wide interest.

It is not necessary to trace the tristory of the doubtful. What we really require in order variona endeavours enggested and made to open

to improve the trade with Western China are ap South West Chine to trade and it is common good roads and this obj os would better be knowledge that both England and Feanos adored by the improvement of existing trade roaten than by considering any impossible formerly a common objective in view, viza sobome for direct railway communication, to Yauanfu and the country drained by the Yang-te-king, sad in the race to attain this ond We have to admit that We have beaten and badly beaten by the Franch. Two possible means of approach ware open to us, one from Biamo to Teng yuch, and the other from Mandalay to the Kunlon Ferry on the Salwoon, France poszemed a fairly practicable route from Hanoi the Red river to the tableland of Mong Tes and thence to Tunuanfu. The distance from Hacoi to Mongtee is about 275 miles and from the tapes. 420 miles, from the interior to the Letler place to Yunusofa 150 miles or a total goat. Of the routes open to us the Lashio railway fiasco is a matter of history, while the length of the line under disonssion would be In writing them, Mr. Rockefeller says he bas about 355 miles, the section from Bhame to yielded to his family and frienda."

Serae my tha this reminiscences will be a sort Tangyush being 12 odles and that to Califa a farther 208 miles. Bhame is 70 miles from of apology for his life, writion to pacity people Katha the nearest terminus of the Barma whose envy, and criticism havè beso arouand by Railways system and is approximately 675 miles the Oil King's astonishing success in the bad from Rangoon, so that are in all 1060 miles benoes and financial markets of the world; bat tween Tali Bealed, then Rangoon that this view, ia erroneous. ·

Rangoon but if the distance from I am able to say adds the correspondent Taliful to

Mr. Rocka

They will be published in October, and, says describe not only the story of his life, but, discuss the New York correspondent of the Telegraph, have lately cort in business topics which received profoond attention,

is some 1,5 miles from the regions to be tapped felter does not accept the popolar verdiot by the railway to Yens. According to the that his riches have boon achieved by the proposals of the suguesm engaged on the relentlour and merciless crashing out of smill survey of the project the construction of a rivals and the formation of trusts "more power- matre gas a line on the narigable waters offul even than the Government of the United the Irrawaddy is asid to be practicable with a mates, in whore Seuste the trusts have a ma- ruling

gradient of 1 in 40 between Bhame and

jority of reprisentatives." Tengyush and of 1 in 25 from the latter place to Talify as the live would traverse a difficult country ragged and moustaidons by are The route decided on by tho French, ob the other hand, follows the natural stope and trend of the configuration of the country south-east of Yannan and is bones naturally more ad- cossible. Ba much as regards the general physiosi ssposts of the tracts to be trovereed by the railways

The next point to be considered in the resources of the provinces which the proposed railway is required to lap. To consider first Taanan in the west of which the railway from Bhemo would terminato, it is perhaps well- known that the northern and western portions of this provincs consist mainly of wind-awept tablelands, traversed by great mountain ranges

running north and south with deep valleys between, where but little is grown except perhaps a single annual orop of Indian corn with a little irrigated paddy in the valleys, Opium is no doubt largely prodused but this actiole would not figure to any extent in the trade on account of the prohibition of its transport into Barma by the Government of India. Furthermore Yunnen does not possess

and payment in any Durrency

bullion

On the contrary, he hold that the economic necessities of the time developed the modern tragts, and the disappearance of small doslere

has beneftod the world, brownee, as be maintains, the oil of which the Standard Company controls E per cent, of the world's total supply, is chea pes now than it was previously, and is mers generally distributed,

This view, however, a contested by Mr. Rockefeller's critice,

Fa recent years Mr. Rockefeller bar claimed almost as much space on the public stage of Americs as Mr. Roosevelt,

Nevertheless, nobody know much about bla immediate ancestry Americans would like to ascertain something about his father, a mystery which for years has boon imponotrable. Was be, as some say, just an ordinary borse too or and peddler, or was he a Hoonsed

physician?

Mr. Rockefeller will speak of his friends, of basizess and commercial problems, of his phil. anthropy, of how to succeed, und so forth, und I can promise, from my knowledge of Mr. Rockefeller, that his writings, will not lack pungency and witticism.

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Enquiry from Tientsin isstill very small; at Nawebwang prices are fairly good but the. disorgauised state of the extreney make the re-urns fratn, there anvatisfactors.

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Exchange is still a depressing feature in the trade; there seems to be no lifa in the silver market mainly owing to alenes of demand. Production of gold is inerning steadily, whilst the post of production is being materi ally reduced; this will tend to increase pro- duction still further; the reduction at some of the landing Bouth African mines is remarkable of which the fellwing are a few examples. Working, cost

per for 1907 18/2 194 19/3 1/6 24/9 Working cost

the

per ton May 168 12/4 13/7 15/6 17/2 29/1 When trade revives the very large production of gold should bring about a reaction in silver

outlook is dull, a consumptiva demand in India is alow and dragging, and general opnion sems to be that it is to that market that we must look for the signs of

revival.

Doring last year, says the Japan Times, the Naval Arsenals contrasted two battleship, one Armoured and while two despatch boola serpond class cruiser, Bishi Shipbuilding Dockyard and Engine Works, Nagasaki, and the Kawasaki Shipbuild ing Dockyard, Kobe. Besides these the Naval Arsouls were cocupied in the fitting of armament of the battleship Satsuma and the oruiser Ikoma, both launched in 1915, as well se the repairs of the Mikoa and the warships

Mr. Hockefellar in his old age is really what captured in the late war. The Areenals are at

the English call a good sport," who gives prosent building t

throo destroyers and two battle- would operats adverssly against the *x+ most of his leisure to golf and recreation. Barships anch displacing 20,000 tous The Miten stange #t commodities. This province Time has been lenient to Jobs D. Rockefeller,

Bishi Yard is also constructing several ships, does not and cannot prodace anything and in conversation he speaks without bitter their tonnage aggregating 80,000 tons, while the which would become staple articles of export new, and with benignity; of his flarest orities Kawasaki Tard has ships in course of cometrus and it is difficult to imagine what we are to get mea who have attacked and denounced his tion of some 35,000 tona. The number and in exelange for the articles imported intò Two-

methods and corporations with unparalleled toupage of the warships and merchant vessels nan from Barma, There does not seem to built and launched during at year at the arist much probability of a sufficiently resipro- They have represented him always as a elesk, Arsenals and various private shipbuilding yards cal trade between these two countries and if we oils, old scoundred, daily exgaged in robbing were as follows:---

are to calculate on the trafle of goods mainly the pour and needy and spending much of his between Busmo and Yanna the railway would time either in exovating collars in which to sot pay its own maintenance and apkeep much avoid bailiff servers at his country house, or Lese pay any dividends. On the north-east of preparing plans to square the assessors of Yunnan and adjoining it is the rich and popal personal taxes" in New York. ous province of Szechuan with its commercial metropolis Chung-King whence a not incon siderable amount of trade may certainly be oplulated to pass into Barma. But if Wa Asema that the Bes-beard would be au iniportant factor in deciding the final direction ia which the trade of the provines would dad u antural outlet, then we cunot expect to divert the trade towards Harms to Buy con siderable extent for Chunting situate on the Yang-the-kinng would continue as at present to pour is goods to the seaboard via Danków and hongbai. The Yung-tse.kiang, narig ble for 1,750 miles to Sai Fu for small boats of 60 or 70 tonnage ind- for an additional 300 miles to

Mesars Ilbert & Co.'s Piece Goods Report Kiuting for ordinary county craft, use bitberte

states that the Market is still very quiet but Plain Coften....... served as the staral trade outlet for Szechuan there is perhaps more disposition to buy for and Coloured

Cottons. products and it is impossible to conceive boy

La River Ports, aud dealers are hopeful of the construction of the proposed railway would

Printed Colfoss doing the hot weather tend to divert the tide from the direction of draws to a olore

sading more

When ofform are mads Yarn in bales. Hankow and Shanghai. I any tenlaney ever for goods er godown, they are as a rulo at

booked at 8760, $755 and $750, and lose with pro- buble buyers at the latter rate. Other stocks in this section are unchanged, and without busines

FYRE INSURANCES-Chinas have been taken off the market at $924 and $93, and less with buyers at the former rate. Hongkongs have not been dealt in, but are procurable at 2915.~

An to the play itself, much might be written

JOINT STOCK-SHARES. but I have deemed 18 better merely to give the Impresibar of a European spectator. Before

Mears. Vernon & Buyth say in their wookly doing so, it might be as well to explain that plays are roughly divided into two kinds-the shere report, dated Hongkong 14th Aug. 1908,

A little more investment enquiry has been historioal or classical play and the comte or noticeable in our market during the past week, but thor volume of business transacted tragic built on rants of the present day. It is

bas again been small and there is little doubtless a sign of the avointion through which China is passing that performances of the latter improvement in rates to report.

silver in London ja quoted at 24-1/16d, and sort are growing in popularity, and though Exchange at 1-5/16 T. T The T. T. rate they may include much that is trashy and not on Shanghai in 74j.

BARES-Hongkong and Shanghais have worth reproduction the quange is bound to have

firmed up in sympathy with an advance in some salightaning icfluence, for, in China ne in

London to €79/10s, and are wanted locally at the West, the stage wield a powerful influence $770 after small sales at the rate. Nationals for good or ill. Theatricals have been are unstlered at $51 with buyers. great national amusement. of the Chinese, sad the representation of historical plage have made the common people acquainted with notable events in national life and have ives them à knowledge of the great muru who have left their Impression the nation. While much good bes followed from these productions, they have also, it is to be feared, been responsible for creating distrust and dislike of the foreigner. But this is a digression. I do not wish to moralis, Rather let us try to understand the theatre bayers. Star Ferries (old) are still procurable as it - The frat impression is that there is a great deal of unnecessary noise; but it is noticeable that the musicians never drown the words of the actor. Then the

REFINERIES-China Sagora contious quiet visifor

will perhaps Lote that bo little

y standy at $180, and Luzons at 8 attention paid to dress. In most cases the

MINING,-Quotations are unchanged and wa costumentare exceedingly elaborate, especially in have no business to report. historic productions, end, what is equally DOCKS, WHALTES AND GODOWNS-Hong- algnibeant, the enunciation of this taking kong and Whampoa. Docks have weakened to Toading parts is usually very clear. There is $103 at which rate-shares are procurable, Kow- rather more speech making than a Western loon Wharves have hesus booked at $45, and are still in request to a limited extent, Shanghai audience would like, but the eyes are need very Docks after sales at. Tis. 8t have eased off to eleverly, and eating and drinking never seem to Tls. 53, at which rate however there are bayers. Shunghai and Hongkow Wharves have suffered be overlocked.

further severe decline, and are now quoted at Tls.

The play remember most vividly as

SHIPPING: Hongkong. Canton and Macsos have been booked at $29 and 828 cum the diri- dend of $1 per share for the half-year ended 301b Juos last, paid on the 11th instant, and close steady at 2274 px dividend with probable

at 825 but the new issue has been placed, and is still in request at $15. Shell Transpurts are adquired for locally at 13, 6d. Indos, China and Manilas, and Douglases are unchanged and without baslases.

Int

fairly

1622 all

allery ja Shanglin

Wook,

MISCELLANOUS.—

Naval Arsonals. Name Karams (armoured oruiser) Ibaki Aki (battleship). Tone (2nd-clase craiser)...

Total 4"... Miten Bishi Dockyard, Mogami (despatch boal) ... Matauskone (destroyer)" Tenyo Mara (Foyo Kisen str)... Chilio Marn

Kamo Maru (NY.K. str.) Momiji (Jaobi)

Total 6 Kawasaki Dockyard. Todo (despatch boat) Cateamer..

6 Chinese guubel 2 Chinese torpedo boats

Total 13... Osaka Tron Works, 4 steamers... Tora Maru (oil tank, vessel)

Maru (g Fuji Okishima Mard (tug boat) Cheshun Marn steamer... -Hogei Maru (whaler)

1 rock breaking veenel

6

1

Total 17

Tonnage. tor 14.000 14,600 19,000 4,500

53,100 1,350 360 13,500

13.500 8,709 198

37,629

1,350 12,194 1.795

178

17,517

3,048

440

.83

120

1,650

334

existed or the diversion of the trade towards

These, alss! are the perils and penalties of greatness in the United States, where libel Jaws exist, but are not enforced,

in a very substantial sense Mr. Rockefeller is a.typical American multi-millionaire, not extravagant upon himself, but a benefactor of education and hospitals.

His friends say that he will not compsty will Mr. Carnegie as regards libraries, but has airsedy extirely eclipsed the Stoel King in endowing universities and hospitals,

SHANGHAI TRADE.

Burmis is now roduced in view of the fact very low rates in many kinds of fancy_goode that the Frexel Hine, if not already existing, it is very diffenit to find out what prices are

will very shortly reach to beyond Meugtee and beng taken by sellers who have orders to place

tremely low basis, It is surprising that

will in consequence provy a very formidable always prefees that they ost buy on at ex- 850 Lustly us to whether

rival.

Last montha exports from the United King dom to Hongkong and Chinu are telegraphed privately as fllows:-

Plain Cottons

Dyed and Coloured

Cotions... Printed Cttons Yarn in bales ...

A

1905,

in million of-yards. 31 30 29. 4.

86 108 14.8 13.2 1.5 4.

2.5

1,500 1,000 2,700

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in million of yarda,

19

39,

10218 8:8 30 4.21 ....: 1 &

2,600 +1,900

WHATHER REPORT,

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On the 14 at 11am.The barometer". hes risen slightly over N. China and fallen moderately in Vladivostok,

tho-railway-to-Tali- supplica of dyed goods continue to be bright. A depressios ir moving fast words over the

770

huld Lastic bank ein vidared The got of building. 6,727

pay, the question of the cost of oon!! ERO-

7917.

200-

at the rate of 9 million yards a muth,

that many of them can

N. part of he Sea of depic. bring.

Pressare is none the normal over Chins, and

of the Chine

to be propelled by stunut power is safinou, and they kisa kecegining taugast

railway from Bhan to Taiifn via Tengyugh

about Rs 711lakus with an

charge on account of working ci Rs. 22, othe

there must

be a fair proportion of the

may be expected

in the Forn Channel, and along the Northern shores of the Chilu Sas

Elongseig raiúfull for the 24 hours gading. 10a.m. to-day, 0.01 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

has been transacted during accompanied by his two sons, whom he sent out

kong Hotels Lave been booked at $80.

Ishikawajima Dockyard.

now supplies coming forward to a market recomesitring, une day and while dig me TÁJOTION - NILLS-Ewos hare improved to Faako Meru (faling vessels) discussing the situation a village made, 61, but otherwise there is no change to res Ebisu Marn (cailing reasol)

Assuming that the eligit), ay, of Run-which a loss is inevitable, but from Benton Mara (siling Texas) overboard their conversation. They of course port in quotations for the Northern stocks

47700 lakhs in ratend in the open market at 4 por the latest advises from home, it is more than the manual probable that there will be . Douaiderable dent, with a currency of 50 year",

curtailinent discovered her, and one of the sens begane Hougket Cotions are steady with probable

applies throughout the next seliers at $11,

Total G

* 1,384 gross receipte of the railway must not be leas

of goods like so ena masured of her that he isvided to

China Providents bare Besides there Uraga Dook Company con- than Rs. 6) lakhs in order to cover working four months la apreisl classes go home with the girl to her mother's horas. been booked at 39, and are in further request at stragted the tag boat "Akebono arn" (43

surplus for the sinking fm). The total anual there is more enquiry Bus Cora for-old atocks

Hongkong & Neighbourhood { £winds, nięc His brother reasoned with him and tried to the rato. Groen Inland Cements have been tone) and another tag-bost, the " A'zama Maru", pay the annual interest vuil pruzido a 1The lower qualities of Figured Cotton Lastings }, to-day is as follower-

taken off the market at $10, and Electrics (46 tons),

In addition to these there were value of the trade at present with Western are extremely unsstilestory. It is however a built altogether 100 vessels of every description China carosly exceeda Es, 85,00,00, and the change for the better that suquiries for the goods Formosa Channel and of various sizes at shipbuilding dockyards principal salioles of the trade consist in are more frequently unde; if stocks are a lot douth coast of China between Hongkong and Lemceks. throughout the country, their total tonnage importa

of certain live stock, hidea of cunning down Beilers may be able to get rid of aggregating 11,855 tons,

Battle opinn, prpiment and raw silk and their boldings as a smaller escritos than would South coast of China between

have been possible a month or two ago,

Hongkong and Haina

rouse him to a sense of his duty but all to ao 8161. There are buyers of Dairy Farms at 3191. purpose, and while the damsel and her lover Steam Ladies at $53, and United Asbestos The (ordinaries) at $13. China-Bornese are procur went off he returned to his father. Geners, on learning of his son's dereliction, was able at $104 and China Light & Powers at $64.

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