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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEFSS, MONDAY, AUGUST Sisr, 1908.
a'a såfog uard against scurry. Smoked on a rainy Į morning in the summer months it would sura Was it not surprising to find so many.com" toothache, the felling sickness, and the drop- plaining of the best during the last few days? ale." As an ointment it was the deadly enemy Why, Saturday week, socording to the Chinese of the goat. In the form of anof it was calendar, was the official "stopping of heat," supposed to vanquish headaches and strengthen and how any one can have the effrontary to the eyesight. As for whiskey auds Here's Ignore the calendar in such a grant manner to your very good health," There is no need to is hard to understand. No, no my dear friend, probe into anolent history to establish its claims this summer swsitar is over. Your thirst may to be regarded as a medicine.. be as great paover it was, and your shirt may still be damp, bat the fault must be somewhere within yourself. Officially, rummer is dead, and no self-respecting citizen would question the wisdom which fled the limit up to which beat, was to be experienced.
Swimming, always popular in Hongkong, is receiving more than ordinary attention jast new. The latest performance to attract notice
RODERICK RANDOM,
JAPANESE ROYALTY TO VISIT FORMOSA.
A CHARGE-AGAINST LOCAL OFFICIALS.
CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
28th August, 1908. PIRACY AND NEIGANDAGN.
THE FAMOUS D. C. L. GINS.
OLD
TOM" AND DRY UNEXCELLED IN QUALITY.
PRICE PER DOZEN
SOLE AGENTS-
H. PRICE & CO. LTD.
88.00
WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,
A Tainan correspondent writing to the Japan Chronicle says:→→→ is that of the two young men at Kowloon Dock, celebrate, among other things, the completions In a month or two we expect Royalty here to
MoBride and Wilson, who swam from the of the railway from Kealong to Taków. One officials in commend of the troops whether to them free of charge. People. who are Association to sibend the form and raims the
Book-to-Quarry Bay in an hour and twenty minutes a few evenings ago, and leat Monday did the swim from the Dook to Blako Fier in an hour and eight minutes. A correspondent
rise to the omasion and given right loyal, royal would like to see the Formom people con amors welcome. They may indeed ultimately do so, bat at present, I fear, the authorities are not cultivating willing spirit among them. Bambl ings and
The people":"régard"
* why if this does not constituta a record. The obronia de recontent are of course
barbour race in October 1909 was won by Gonger Brotherton in a little under twenty eight miantes, but the distases from Hungher to Blake Pier is more than double the course covered by the competitors on the occasion of the harbour swim for the "Chins Mail" cup, and the time, if correct, must, be regarded extremely goed. Indeed it may be questioned if any of the other swimmers in the colony could put up sok a fire performance.
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themselves as downtrodden by aliens, they Honda even in the most favourable siruum would east off the yoke to-morrow if they could, stances it would be diflonlt to cranta a the Formótans enthusiasm in the prospect of a visit from an Imperial representative of the Throne
The people are as a rule poot. They rogard life as so many months or years to be spent in the world, having always an insailident supply of food, clothing, and house room. When the Authorities propose to make these conditions of life even harder, and that only in order to produces more effective five minutes spection lar display for a Japanese Imperial visitor, the underground discontented rumblings and gram
Some months ago the Sanitary Hoard had under consideration a bye-law framed with the ubject of stopping the beasily practice of ex-blings find vant. pectoration, which is so common among Chinese
and in conducted at the expense of the Provin sial Government. All persons admitted into the place for treatment will only have to pay for their meals as no ebarge is made for medical" treatment, medicine, opium pills and lodging. Qwing to frequent complaints having been
Only a few persons have applied for admission made to the Wai-wu pù by the various Foreign the opening of the institute Mr. Cho was Ministers at Peking regarding the giracles and rather distressed over this, especially when the. brigandage committed in the Evangtang Frognerally of the establishment in giving away vince, and the repeated requests to increase opiam pills free of charge, to considered,
as his both the milltary and Baral forces in that position would be jeopardised if nobody patronis Province no as to provide adequate raeans for the mind to solve the difficult problem by hook u -ed the establishment. However, he was deter- protection of Foreigners and foreign commerce, the Wal-wa-pe has recently, cabled instrus by crook, and at last the remarkable ides of giv tions to Vloerog Chang to devise every possible free chow chow struck Mr. Cho, and means to stamp cat piracy and brigandage in the yesterday he issued the following notification --
"This notification is issued to inform the. Kangtang Province, and has requested in public that from and after the 5th day of Excellency to furnish, fall particulars of the the 8th moon all licensed opium smokers
TELEPHONE NO. 135. Treaty Port, the names of all the military for treatment will have all mente supplied pary, has intradased s proposal to the Spinners' total number of soldiers stationed at esch
whö are admitted into this establishment Hongkong, 24th August, 1908..
they are capable men what knowledge they habitual opium smekers and who have not taken enforcement of five holidaye a possess of the methods of capturing pirates; out a license for sucking will also be admitted object of the proposal is to reduce the output of and whether these officials are well versed in on the above terme upon furnishing-s-bead to it is stated that the council of the Association month The yarn by an additional 10 per cent. after October International Law or pot.
the institution bearing the chop of a anbetauenpport the proposal, regarding it as insvitable, should the expert of yarn continue as depressed
yarn has been reduced by about 15,000 Japanese pension of spindles the monthly output of The Osaka Jiji notes that by the sus
bales, which is equivalent to decrease in the export of yarn, as the supply for the home The local Authorities have received a cable-demand has in no way desresend and the quote regarded as low. The quotation of American tion af yarn now ruling-about Y112-oscoot be raw cotton has declined by over T2 lately and the yarn market threatens to fall below Ylll.
May and June last, when the market was Speaking of the position of spinning companies. the Oaska jourant goes on to say that, in comparatively low, and in view of the reduction
OFFICIAL MATTERS,
The telegram also requests the Viceroy to furnish a list of the number of gunboats that areal shop or firm. As there will be numerous where commerce is married on, the types of the tion and register their names so as to secure now stationed on the vivere and the son cost intending applicants should call at the Institu
Applications for admission, it is advisable that, as at present,
different kinds of vessels, their names, and the admission before it is too late" names of the officers in command of them, dos The Wai-wa-pu instruct the Vicefoy to make minute and thorough investigations into the above matters and requests him to forward am from Feking slating that their Excel detailed report as soon as possible.
lencies Ting Tea Tok and King Sing, Ministers sppointed for the suppression of to find out if any of the Viceroya and opium smoking, will shortly visit all Provinces
Governors are addicted to opium smoking.
A FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DETECTED,
manager of the Standard Oil Company of New Mr. D. H. Cameron, the energetic and popular Tork here, really discovered that some unprincipled Chinese were purchasing empty kerosine oil tins of the "Star" and "Eagle brands of the company, reflling them with inferior oils, and selling it as genuine oil of the Company. He immediately requested the American Cousal to report the matter to
Yesterday the officials here received cable news from Peking that an Imperial Edlot was issued on the 27th instant that the Throne had definitely decided to establish a Parliament in China in 1917. The telegram states that the Edict was a very long one, containing over
coolies, but I fancy the matter is still in the consideration stage. If I am mistaken I orase pardon at once. I am reminded of the subject not only by the frequent evidenes of tho need that one daily comes across, especially in the ag to allow space for the erection of the Viceroy, and asked that steps be taken to 1700 pharacters.
large office buildings, but by the fact that the Miner Offences Ordinance in the Straits Satile ments is being amended by the introduction of a section designed to put a stop to the habit of spitting by making it an offence punishable by Bine not exceeding 325, The Bill has been read a first time,
In order to make part of the route of the Royal procession in Tainen more effectively private dwellings woro lately informed that the picturesque, the shopkeepers and occupants of houses and shops along the route must be taken down and removed about ten feet farther back,
or seven years ago, in obedience to off-pat a stop to the fraud. an ornamental porch in front. About six dial commande, practically all of these esme buildings were taken down to make room for new broad street, snd then rebuilt on sites the order is to take them all down again, put approved by the renovating authorities. Now them ten feet farther back so as to bave a Covered pavement in front of the shops on either eide
of the street. The following is the gist of the conversations which, have taken place between many householders and those in auibority
Ocial: Lim S-g, You must take down the. front of this shop, put it back ton fast and then ereot a covered pavement in front
Ling: I cannot do it. OfBola Why P
I am glad to notice the imok nuisance has been partially suppressed. The manner in which these oumbrous vehicles with their small- army of coollen atraggling all over the road obstruct many thoroughfares is too well known to call for comment, bat the obstruction wa nowhere greater than in Ice House Street That narrow thoroughfare was fearfully condemqlist, at your camsad, my house and geated during the midday interval for tiffin and when a few trucks blocked part of the road, ricsban experienced dioulty in getting through while pedestrians risked injury to attempting the prangé, of the street. This intolerable state of affairs has been made the subject of representation to the police, and now the stres may be entered with comparative safety at noon; as a policeman stands at either end to prevent
trucks from proceeding in that direction. pliments to the Captain Euperintendent
Lim S-g: Seven years ago I but to rebuild it. I am only now beginning to recover from the loss I that incurred. I have no money with which to execute these changes. done.
Offcial. You can borrow money and have it
Lim S-g: No one will lead me money less at about 20 per cent. interest or more. Official: Well, you must sell the property to some one who is willing to make such changes na wo have ordered.
:
Lim Sg No one would in the circum Constances give me a reasonable price for the
Again the power of the press, especially the Daily Press, is demonstrated. A few weeks ages ou rrespondent suggested an organisation of all willing to assist in life-saving during typhoons; and while recognising that I am only a humble unit I gave the, suggestion my approval. Now I see the Government have had the subject under consideration, and the result is a notice in the Gazette announcing a proposal to form life-saving corps. So far eo good. If Government support meant anocem then there could be no doubt es 'to the forma tion and usefulness of the corps.
But there is another point of view, which was pub to me something like this? Tal a meeting" of "those interested be called; Then arrange ments could be made for patting the corps on a proper basis, the voluntary nature of the move ment being recogained, and whatever assistance
property. Besides, I do not wish to sell,
Official: You must by such and such a month and day begin to make this covered pavement as we bave ordered, or we will sell your house by auction, gee the money to make the changes required, and hand over the halance to you. Offloor, bring in the next man!!!
The above is an almost eksot translation of the conversations as reported to ma who have after such a method to prepare for People Royalty are not likely to "enthuse" over the Royal visit, I feel sure, howevor, that the plan will not be carried throngb, at least, if multi- tudinous patitions to the magistrates can avail, 1 will be a thousand pities if the Royal visit is morred in this way,⠀⠀
H. M. S. KING ALFRED'S"
structed the Nom Hoi and Poon Yu Magistraten It is reported that. His Excellency has in- to make vigid and minata inquiries into the matter, and to arrest and reverely punish th offenders, and also to ime u proclamation pro bibiting these fraudulent practices.
CHINESE REFORM ARMT.
The first batch of soldiers of the reformed army hare have completed their couras of three years military training, and will be permitted to return to their nativa districts in the course of next week to take up whatever employment, trade or industry that suits them, to earn a living. The Vicey has given instructions to the Commander-in-chief to send then hame under the charge of officers. Yesterday the Chief Military Instructor visited the barracks and distributed passports to the soldiers.
THE CANTON-HANEOW BAILWAY. Yesterday a spacial meeting wee held at the Company's head Office for the purpose of electing six now directors and four auditors by ballot. There was a very large stiendance of officials and abareholders. The Provincial wong Chat Commodore, and the Nam Hoi Treasurer and Judge, several Taotus, the and Poon Yu Magistrates were also present at the meeting.
The following persons were elected Directors representing 166,916 shares; Fang Lai Po, of the Company-Menara Kwong Shan Man
165,818 shares, Lan Yu Fong, 351,666 shares Mak Chang Fa, 120,180 shares: Lai-Lok Ting 116,811 shares; and Lam Hok Kam (Compra dore of the Mitsui Bassan Rails, Canton) $115,042 shares
Auditors elected:-Messrs. Wong Toan Tong, Kwok Hon Shan, Chun Min Ya and Hul Shin Show.
The official followers and the gatekeepers of the Railway Company crested a great distur
to blows over a paltry sum of two dollars "ten bance during the meeting, and almost oame
money," which the officials' attendants alleged to have been withheld from them.
SHIPPING NEWS.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, The P. & Ostr. Devanha-left Singapore for this port on the 28th inet, at 4 pm with the outward English Mails, and is dus here on the 2nd prox. at about 6 s.m.
The Russian East Asiatio & Co., Ld. str.
Latinia left Bingapore on the 28th fant, a.m., and may be expected here on or about 4th prox.
A SUNKEN STEAMER of the s... Cheong Shing reports a steamer's The Harbour Master notifies that the master miast showing above the water at Fort Point, Hokahan Bay, Halten Straits, apparently not long immersed.
THE AMERICA MARU.
The s.8. America Mara," which arrived in port on Saturday morning, was dooked at Row: fcon at noon of the same day. The vessel has 10 undergo a special survey to qualify her for the Government subsidy. Among the passon
the were returning to the Philippines. gers by the America Mazu wera Iwenty Filipino students from American Universitie
SHIPPING CASUALTIES IN JAPAN, 47 The list of shipping casualties, remarks, the
of
12, QUEEN'S, ROAD CENTEL
SPECIAL
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BARGAINS
HIGH CLASS
PIANOS
EX
BROADWOOD. COLLARD. WERNER. HAAKE.
RACHALS KRAUSS.
AND OTHER
MAKERS OF REPUTE
chases of stock were made by dealers in the
the output of yarn, large spéculative pur interior, the result being that the quantity on trasted for this month does not represent more than the output of 40 per cent of the spindles gatuchi is the only company which has contracte now in operation in the Empire. The Kane for all its output up till the end of next month, and all the other companies aro making strenu ons efforts to dispose of this month's product, being driven to push forward, the disposal of stook by the steady drop in America raw cotton. WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED
SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. say in their weekly share liet dated Hongkong 29th August, 1903- which has raled very dall for most stocks, only There is no improvement to report in our market,
a
few of them attracting some little attention. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London closes at 11. 9-3-16d, while rates on Shanghai three days sight Private Bill, the rate in are Tle. 75 for a Bauk T/1, and Tle. 75 for Shanghai on this for three days sight Private Draft being Th. 74. Harsilver in London is quoted 23 11-16d., and Consola £864. The Bank of England rate of discount is 2 per cent, and the private rate of discount 1 per cent, Banks changed hands at $748 and $750 por HANE SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghai ghare ex the dividend of £2 per share, exchange of Is.d.-21.84.28 per share, paid on 24th instant, but the market close quiet at 8750. The London rate is £78 63 dividend, National Banka continue in request at $51.
at an
MARINE INSURANCE SHARE-Unions sold
fetched Tis 80. Other stocks under this in small lots at $745 and $76 closing with buyers at the lower rate, North Chinas hasding are unchanged.
$93,
Jepan Chronicle, is usually emellet this tims of This year, however, has proved an exception, as the year, owing to the fact that the sea is saa tale fairly calm between April and September. may be judged from the fact that between the remain on offer at $315, while Chinas have FIRE INSURANCE SHARES-Hongkongs
steamers, with an aggregate tonnage of 6,827 HIP ING SHARES-Hongkong, Canton and 25th of last month and the 9th instant sight barera at 1924, after email sales at $924 and
ames of the steamers coming to grief and the (prete duce and deferred combined); Londen were stranded or wrecked, the amount cerered Macao Steamboat Shares changed ouers st by insurance aggregating Y401,000. The 427 Endo-Chins have beon dine at $55 as follows:- amount of insurance covered on each vessel are and Shanghai rates are unchanged. Shell Transports have buyers at 448, but no shares Insurance. seems to be on offer; the London rate is 448. 9d. 140000
sellers. Other stocks under this heading are 15,000
unchanged.
Steamers Daiichi Kyote"--Stranded Daini Fukuyama "Daisen Seishi"
*One
Amount of
80,000
"Ukiyoka "Kosho
... Foundered "Chcko" "Beokoka" Foundered
72,000
36,000
$8,000
On fire
80,000 38,000.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
SYNTERTIO CAMPHOS IN JAPAN.
the
HEFINERIES-Unohanged and without sales. MIFING BRABIS Charbonnages, as well as Chinese Engineering and Mining Shares, show no charge. Raube sold at $74, closing quiet with a few shares efforing,
DOCKS, WHARVES, GoDowns, c-Hong- and Whampos Dooks have sellers at 399, ex the dividend of $4 per abare paid on 25th instant, Fenwicks, as well as Now Amoy Docks, are an changed. Shongha! Docks have advanced to Tis. 85. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves sold and have buyers at $45. Shanghai and Tis. 1724.
WEAR GUARANTEED!
CASH OR CREDIT.
ROBINSON PIANO ∙Coy Lay.
Hongkong, 18th July, 1908.
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considerations will very probably be allowed to take second place.
neighbour Japan is undoubtedly diplomatically in many ways advantageous to China Her The formation of such an alliance would be
Great Britain. This moral mapport is of far strengthened enormously by her alliance with
importanes to her in dealing with other countrise than oven her reputed military and naval prowess.
Americs of the almost vane.
Without any belligerent record," China, marching steadily towards reform, would find the moral support of a great country like The Foreign
dictate unreasonably as they are at times prone attitude towards American's ally and could not Lagations would have to adopt modifed
when
upon a far more satisfactory basis to do to an isolated and vulnerable Chius.
The immigration question would also be put negotiated with an ally, then can at this present be approached,
expected to sports to her from such sin alliance, In return for the benefits, which might be Chins would only have to concede trading advantages to Ameries, which would be as teneficial to her people as to those of her ally. She would have a powerful and wealthy as sistant to
keip path of reform. By siding China to advance, her forward in the America would shortly develop a friendly state in the Far East which wont be a rival to the objectionable only country who can threaten her possessions supremacy of Japan, which is the in the Philippines.
Was neaded from, Government could be doubt. / achieved a new record. Even in these adversa It is said that at every mesting the company high price of camphor in Japan, German mer-Hongker Wharves have improved again to none too diplomatic country ka Japs
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AJ Casemate. Martin, C.P.O. A:2
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Game PO 1
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Budden, Lead, Beam.-11
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Greavett, P.0.2
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Brows, A.B.
Pinder, A. B
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Euppose now, continued my informant, show. ing greater heat and employing more vigorous A.4 language, there are a dozen of us at a particular B.1 station on the Prays and the petty oftoial appointed by the paternal Government to take B.4 charge of us directe some of us to do. a certain Il thing. He may or he may not lead the weyX2- himself, but what would the fellows say when
XA they saw this cficial doing the Napoleonic while T rem aining in'a plans of safety ? Would they not | Y2 turn round and tell bim to do it bimself? No. Sir! That plan won't work! Recognise the
Y3 volunteer spirit. Let the corps select its leaders, YA
Hayward, 2.0.1 Osborne, P.0.1 Warren, A.B. Smith, A.B.
29th August 1908. NEW CUT DATE.-
JAPAN AND VOREIGN PIECE GOODS.
JAPANESE YAEN-
in
CHINESE AT MANILA.
TARGET PRACTICE.
Heavy Gulayers' tests at Weiksiwel on August H.M.SKing Alfred" carried out her annual 18. Considerable ill-luck was experienced in
East is a potential seat of oexflagration. With As the situation stands at present, the Far the large number of miss-fires, but for which it
the clash of interests which may at any moment was hoped that the "King Alfred" would have
A Japanese paper reports that in view of
cause friction sufficient to rouse nations to arte, the disturbing element of an ambitions and less obtained on representation to the proper and will with difficulty be arcelled in other as the Chiness say, to the retinue of the officials.id to be 50 per cent. cheaper than that of kong Lands are steady at 804 with probable small attack America's possessione in the Philippines,
viraamstances the actual work is extremely good, has to give at least a $100 bribe, or "tes money into Japan, The price of imported camphor is chants are now importing artificial camphor quarter. But to exact a pledge from the divisions of the Fleet. The following are the These bribes were prohibited by Koong Taotsi Formosan camphor.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hongla habie to
needs much watching. That lack of funds make it impossible for Japan to volunteers to obey the orders of any official full scores: whom the Government might choose to select 92" Aft. Turret. James C.P.C.
Gun
Gun-layer Rounds Bite when he was Acting Provincial Judge, hat. The Osaka Mainichi observes that for
buyers. Shanghai Lands are quoted Tis. 117 at present, does not render it any the len Other stocke under this heading are unchanged imperative for &morios to prepare a infeguard is to show a disregard of the voluntary spirit
shortly after his departure the corruption eign piece goods dealers in Osaka, who have and without any reported sales. Fore
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started again. which animates the young man who are
future, and an alliance with China at the been unsuccessful in the summer woollon cloth 63; other Shanghai Mille are unchanged. Hong States a firm sed grateful ally at some fature
COTTON MILL-Ewon have dros pad to Tis.
present juncture might secure to the United anthusiastic over the work.
trade, holding about 80 per cent. of last year's kong Cottons are steady at 311. stock of winter cloth unsold, havo
period of storm and stress. Altogether such an kept down orders for winter cloth this year in order that Hongkong Electrics have been donis at $16. of fawear by both nations.-Chinese Pakise ·
SUNDET MANUFACTURING COMPANIES-allians might be looked upon with a great deal In reply to a despatch received from the hare been cancelled on account of prices, sad
they may ressup the loss. In
some cases orders Green Island Cements sold in fair quaotition Opinion, Board of War regarding the cost of building the import of winter cloth this year is expected at $104: an interim dividend of 40 senis por and equipping the four shallow draft gun boats to be not more than one half the quantity share for the 6 months ended 30th June last, for patrolling the West Eiver, His Excellency imported last year. The market of old stock is dividend warrants may be obtained on
will be payable on 31st instant, en which date Viceroy Chang states that two of thes, low, bat in comarquence of the small stocke tion at the Company's office; the transfer cempation the number of departures of Chinese
applica
This year for the Brat time since American arriving, Bew ressels are being built by the Whampoa the market in fire. Usually the market declines loes are quoted 8:31 ex the interim dividend has exceeded the arrivals. In fact statistics.
goods are having a brisk sate and
books are c'osed now till Dock Company of Canton," and two by the after the first delivery but this year the of $2 per share paid on 24th instant. Ropes then says the Manila Cableness.
1st proximo. Kwong Hip Loong firm of Hongkong. All contrary is the case, and the market rules higher have sellors at 24. Other stocks under
show a decided decrease in the Chinese popula-` four reasels will be equipped with modern gans with an upward tendency,
The banner year for Chinese immigration this heading without transactions and nu- of the Krupp Arms Factory.
was 1904 when the arrivals exceeded the lu view of the gradual diminution in the changed. exportation of Japanese yarna to Chins, the
MISCELLANEOUS-Campbell, Moore & Co.'s departures by fally 4,977, In the following
other outEt. The total cost of the four vessels states, are now proposing to send in a petition to. Pidents sold at $94. Now Poak Tramways have balance of 1,110 in favour of Arrivals, · The not including equipment of arms and certain domestic cotten spinners, the Japan Casette sold at $1, and are on offer at 19. China Pro-Jesi 7 vols showed a total of 8,825 sgainst 7,715 departures, leaving still a credit Miller, Gar. R.M.A. 10 who can arrange to oo-operate with barbour Total number of
inaloding equipment doc, will be 320,000 taele, to the rate of T. 8. per bale. Until the end of last the market at 823. Other stocks under this amounted to 1,247, the arrivals numbering then the Government asking for a State subsidy at sellers at $2. Langkate are up to Tix. 5621; A balance was increased again in 1905 when it filoista or police, but don't kill the movement by
Rounds 9.2" 17 rounde 12 hite
for South China Morning Fost Shares are on be paid in three instalments, of which two hare year the exports to Chine amounted to 20,000 putting it ander the control of government Average round sach
6" 134
» 93. offoials who may be excellent fellows, but they
already been paid. This amount was drawn picule per month, whereas the figures for Jaly heading are unchanged and without cules. gua 8.9
from five different departments vis—The laat were only 7,500 piculs. Such a remarkable 5.8 revor forget they are part of the government. C.P.O. Jago with 10 rounds 10 hits, and Gur. Provincial Treasury, The Salt Commission dimination is striated partially to the Jeffery, and Gor. Miller each with 10 rounds Bureau, The Bureau of Loest, Affairs, China, and partially to the adoption of an export
development of the cotton spinning foiustry 3 Is there a luxury under the sun which has bits are the best 6" shots and C.P.O James 9
The Likin Bureau and the Customs Bureau, encouragement measure avt been asserted by somebody to be a necessity, rounds 7 hits the best 9.2" shot.
by the Bombay In the Heavy G. Teat last year the record each contributing a sum of 64,000 taals. The spinners, who have made an or at least highly beneficial as a medioine of the King Alfred on for →
arrangement with The Daily Freas the other day was referring to
four gunboats are nearing completion and will the shipping company concerned for a reduction rounds hits bulls shortly be delivered to the Admiralty depart. of Zreight by 1.5 or Y.. The Japauere very strong torms an alliance between America The New York Herald has been arging in a theory that opium-smoking came into popular
9.2 oz 12)
19. 19 15
spinzert therefore, applied to the Nippon and China. That sob a development of diplo
The laws are not very much more stringent use in Chiassa an; auilidole to malaria, And
(16)
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uson Ksiaba for reduction of freight, but may would be a strong factor in maintaining to day than they were a year or two. ago re- did not Mrs, Felling, the Apothecary, tell Mrs.
Average for " guns 11 10.25-
their request could not be entertaloed. Such Samuel Fepps that tes was good for her cold reduced being now but the size of the Rolls as authorised by the Visory to establb and it is proposed by them that a subsidy of
This year the target has been considerably
state of Peace in the Far East cannot be garding Chinese immigrants. One government. Chief of Police had to the Government, as above as it has much to recommend it, is obvious,
the case, the domestic spinners have no doubted and that both in American official it's the sign of the rats and the and curtain, silintats peculiar to the ladies by last your (10-ft. by 8.11.) so that the
anking ship. In is estimated that by the end- As to wine, that, of course, was taken for the of the ship is highly creditables neg. Public Institution for the treatment of babitual Y600,000 is necessary, presuming that the
af tdo calendar year the departures, will have cutnumbered the arrivals by at least 200, stomach's sake." Tobacco reached Europe as an Angust 19 H.-M. 8. "Bedford" carried out im smokers, Expectant Prefeet, Che was al exportation will amount to 200,000 bales an alliance or to support their Government in
Annual Gan Layers Test and with her sppointed Superintendent of the Institution.
altogether.
It is noteworthy, however, that the largest medicine. "It sureth anye griefe, dolour, im- 6" Gane (12-ju No) Åred 91 rounds with 65 bite, Mr. Cho at once rented a large house in the 27,5 per cent. bf the spindles in each mill for strong rasial prejudices. He is, however, a parti perous class, those who have made their "Little
The agreement
saspend the operation of such a project, The American is a great silekler percentage of Chinese who hare not returned posture or obstruction proceeding of cold or Average per gun 7.59 rounds, 5,142 bits,
over the colour question and has particularly to the islands is composed of the more proe- winde, especially in the head or breast," de.
Hawkins P. 0.1 was best shot with 10 City and had it converted for the purpose. the purpose of restricting the output is to cularly keen business man, and if it can be pile and have returned to the land of ther alared one old chronicler. Sailors chewed it as
rounds ite.-N.-O. Daily News,
The plase, has accommodation for 60 persons Chranicie naderstands that Mr. Mato, Managing silly advantageous to his country, all other and the money.
expire at the end of October next. The Japan shown that such an alliance will be commer fathers to spend there the rest of timir days Director of the Kanegafuchi Epinning Com
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The contract price for each vemel is $64,700
ment;
£ SHERWD OPIUM OFFICIAL About two months ago the Chief of Police
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AN AMERICAN-CHINESE ALLIANCE.
A CHINESE VIEW,
We are inclized to doubt whether the Ameri- | can Public are as yet in a mood to contract such
7,966 as
as compared with 6,719 departures. The following year, 1907, the total number of arrivals was higher than in 1806, bat do was also the total of departures showing 8,141 against 7,122 respectively leaving still an excess of 1,019 arrivals, This year, however, bids fair to ont- strip all
previous records for departures, which showed пр to the end of the fiscal year a total- an excess of 86 departures over the arrivals. v 5,829 against 5,748 arrivals, leaving plainly
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