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NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

[BY OUR PEKING CORRESPONDENT.]

August 30.-

` NEW MINISTER FOR PAKING,

H.E. N. Korotowetz, the new Russian Minister to Chins in succession to the isle Mr. Pokotiloff, arrived in Peking this evening

from St. Petersburg, having travelled by Alberini Railway and stopped on route in Manchuria for a day or two. He passed straight through Tientsin to Feking, but at the Settlement Station there was a large gathering of Russian and other foreign residents to meet him. He is of course well known in North Chine, and will be a very popular Minister. -

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

COMPANY..

IMPROVED POSITION,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1908.

TRANS-SIBERIAN BÁILWAT:

COST OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

and

THE "SUKMIR TRAIN SERVICE.

5300ESTED TAX ON MERCANTILE SHIPPING How to find money for the Navy, especially The St. Petersburg.

Estimates will be inoteated next year, is demit shareholders of the British North Borneo with a

The fifty-first half-jearly meeting of the Globe writes

repondent of the in view of the practical certainty that the Although rather little has born heard of late with by a correspondent of the Times, Basing Company was held at the offices of the Company, egard to the Siberian Railway, yet with als mes on the twofold argument that we require 3 Threadneedle Street, .C. Sir Charles J. tion on the part of the Dams the great liue position

the very pressing mexenres awaiting atten, a gaprams Navy, swing frst to our insular Joel, Bart, (the chairman),

and soond, in order to make our vast prealding.

Fas not been neglected. It was unfortunate maritime commerce immune from seriona inter- In moving the adoption of the report, the for the great and drawing work of Russia at Eruption, the Times correspondent writes: Chairman stated, that the increase in the re the end of last wanttury, that as the work of venue for the year ander review-to Decem-laying down the railway across Asia to the far enough to ensure our unassailable supremacy at If the maintenaces of a Navy, powerful ber 31 last was sven better them, it appeared East drew to an end, so Eussion statecraft, in sea is to give to our shipping and maritime trade- at the first glance. During 1906, the ovenne that region went beyond all bounds and dragged tus incomparable advantage of a aare guarantee was augmented by somewhat exceptional land sales, which brought the company: £27,497 the Rasian Empire into the turrible war with against wer risks, is it not equitable that our whereas the proceeds of the land sold, and

abipping the

maritime trade being the in- profit on the concessions in connection there. Siberia has been decided, and the work is to directly contribute in no small ineasure to the

question of doubling

ng the track across mediate beneficiaries of this guarantee should with, only helped the revenue of 1907, by be carried out soon. However, the Siberian cost involved? £18,920, Nevertheless, the revenue as a whole Raliway kas bsecme one of the great bighways rectly, no

We are all beneficiaries, indi- BRITISH PORT OFFICE AT TIENTSIN."

for the year was actually £5.554 more than of the world, and its service has been reorganised. bontribute, and must contribute, through the

no doubt, sed for that reason we Tho-offcial announcement

the it was in 1906. Between 1901 and 1907 the Express traius composed of first-class and- British Postal Agonoy in Tientsin would be revenue bad increased from £6,581 to £145,8188oond-class carriages leave. Moscow thrice our assailable amprenisey at sea. Hat erely o'pay, towards the cost of maintaining closed on October 10 next; bas bus followed and the surplus from £14,196-10-£53,908, week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays shipping and maritime trade, being the immods- by another official notification' that it is to

while the dividend had advanced from 2 per The Wednesday train consists of cars belonging ste and direct benediarios might fairly ba ceat, to 4 per cent, The company's staff was bu continued. The mogulistions, which it now capable, without any very material addi- to the International Steoplag Car Company and required to contribute directly. The importa one time broke down, bave been fruitfel in tions, of coping with a much larger revenue.

to the Great Express Company; the two other to, and exports from, the United Kingdom vecuring the continuation of this boon to all The amount standing to the credit of profit trains are composed of Russia cara. Fry in 1906.. A, tar of only I per cent, levied on amounted in value to over £1,000,000 sterling residents in the port and their correspondente o ocount was £134,201 The Imperial omnibus mail train leaver A 0000:

antare,

it stops at every station and is three this amount and earmarked for the use of the the potential

future and the

greatest satisfaction.

THE SIBIRIAN, RÕUTE.

that

that from the 18th proz, they will seelerate the service on thair main line between Peking and Moulder, performing the whale run without any stoppage for the night at Shanbalkneu as beretofore. The duration of

value,

but,

The

the ticket is much below that of the express

trains.

Express trains leave St. Petersburg twice a week, on Trusizys and Saturdays, and these trains meet the Moscow trains at Chelyabinsk, which is the frontier station in Siberie, and is really the starting-point of the railway. The train leaving the-spital on Trondays meets at leaving St. Petersburg goes almost due east to leaves Moscow on the Wednesday.

The train Vologes and Viniks by the now Northern Railway, and then it meets Siberisa Railway at Chelyabinsk. On the return journey the train

Laxos

thir, there is the

all

trade between different ports in the United Kingdom, which is, I suppose, not included in the general returns of imports and exports If all these subsidiary items were taken into account, it would probably he found that a tax of considerably less than 1 per cent, would meet all the requirements of the case

consider, not for me. The thing is not to tax In what particular formi shoh a tax should

this or that commodity so nomine, but 10 require shipping and maritime trade to pay a reasonable WAT TINKE iam on the insurance against an all-powerful davy alone can

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WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE No. 133. Hongkong. 8th September, 1908.

Al A LLOYD'S. BRIEF SIETUK OF A GREAT INSTITUTION.

at Lloyd's, Classed at Lloyd's,"

How many people who hear the phrases, "Al Insured at

heard that anything can be insured thors, from having twins to trading in twenty-masted

Tesse is

opened a coffee house is Tower Street, moving In the reign of James I. a man named Lloyd afterwards to the corner of Abahurch Lane and Lombard Street. Men interested -in-shipping constantly met there, and thus

and so" Lloyd's Nawn" recul the "house became the contre of the shipping industry of England. Underwriters met to ships; resulted, and ultimately became what is to-day known as Lloyd's List."

-10 FANCY' INSURANCES.

ranning time between these two places is Petroleum Syndicate was formed to prospect sleeping-cars gò no further than Irkutsk; for afford. A special ad valorem stamp on bills of sprang up after the south Sea Bubble, led the

in a fortuigbt.

Bod

Disgust at the gambling business which older and more respectable gentlemen to move to the Royal Exchange, where Lloyd's has ourished aver since. Some of these fancy insurances have lived in history-John Wilkes Alderman Bond's at 7 per cent. Wilkes return bfe was insured at Lloyd's for 5 per cent,; varying from 5 to 50 guinaas to Parliament was insored at premiums

The chance

throughout the British Empies. The announce revenue-earning possibilities of the property longer on the journey, and as it has Navy would relieve the Navy Estimates by Lloyd's." know what Lloyd's is, where it is, and meat was made yesterday, and has caused the could be only fully appreciated by a carofut neither sleeping-cars nor restaurant cars, it la no less than £10,000,000 annually. Besides what its peculist work in life is? We have. study of the company prinsipal assete, which she filed una della though the Pexpress to be considered, and the whole of the consung bo eumerated, and which, he pointed out, stood

value of the shipping. employed

in their books at £1,450,925. Their The Imperial Railways of North China- rights alone, under which they were empowered Sovereige whose track in this provines and in South to frame and enforce laws, to fix Customs and Manchuria just beyond the Great Wall has been other tariffs, and to levy taxes for revenne pur

poses within the State of North Borneo, were washed out by the roant beavy rains, causing worth far more than that. In addition, there an interruption of thràngh tra Mo...-announce Were the territorial rights over 20,001000 acres, Chelyabinsk the sleeping-car express, whigu be levied is s question for financial experts to ransact business, and to obtain news of

land, cetimated at not less than 50,000,000 tons and there was the marketable timber on the In spite of past disappointmants, they folt sanguine of the ultimate success of those who ware obgaged in prospecting operatione for minerals. Quite recently the British Borneo

service is roverted. The Moscow trains with for oil; it had long been known that redwood, thus effecting a saving of passengers, leam existed in various parts of the com- petro.

beyond that torn the travellers have to use

lading and on policies of marine inentence time. The whole journey to Europe from North pang's territory. The Cowie Harbour Coalia wars for the remainder of their jour might. for all I know, serve the parposs, hat. I but the Moscow express is now an expression methods and procedure as to be justified in Chink and vios versa is becoming increasingly Company were now supplying excellent cost to Be, b

do not pretend to be so far conversant with train to Vladivostook. passing steamers. Their sasets also included the popular with travellers, whether on railway, 125 ailes long, which bad cost them up Lake Baikal was fizishet during the wat with dare say I shall be told that any such tez as I The railway skirting the southern end of working specific suggestions on this point. I plessare, this being due to the increased to December 31st last £515,182. The line was Japan; thus it is no longer necessary to break have suggested would be highly prejudici. I to of the trains sad the increased comfort of the not yet directly paying its way from trafic the journey by rail to cross that laks on board the interests affected. All taxes are prejudicinl earrings. Already it must have affected the receipts, but indirectly it had paid the company Veteamship train via Hongkong and Suez; in very well, as it had been a most, important a huge steam. ferry in summer or by sledge to the interests affected in direct proportion of war with Frange was insured at tes the future it is bound to do ro still meoru. In factor, daing, tas revenge to its prosent enters Manchuria at the station called Mau- anyone liked paying, and it very seldom hap coupied by Lloyd's that the ceremony of

across the ice in winter.The Siberian Railway to their magnitude. I never heard of a tax that

guineas premiam. It was in the rooms now amount, and also in attracting outside sapital, it would not be surprising to find Hongkong to say nothing of the civilising Influence in curia," and it laavaa Manchatia at Pogranit pens that s new tax is proposed without opening the Real Brchings in 1844 took place, residents going home via Biberia in oases where bad bad on the natives. Up to date there were branches off the Liso Tang Railway, which that it will be oppressive, if not ruinous, to the and the Duke of Wellington present

shaayo, passing through Harbin, whence someone at ones belag found to maintain by Qaeen Victorie, with the Prince Consort quickness is a consideration. Already it takes are rubber companies operating on the laud ja but 15 or 16 days to go from Peking to London the vicinity of the railway, and they had all Harbin the line. raps to Vladivostook across that the interesta affooted in this case are by Act of Parlimeni, in 1871, Tor the (1):

runs southwards to Port Arthur. From interesin aftreted.. It so happens,

LLOYD'S WAR INCORPORATED. Lowever, and next year probably the journey will be done affordid. There were also about 800 miles of be entirely on Russian territory, and thus United Kingdom, and nothing could be so of the interests of its members in respect of

greatly benefited by the transport facilities it

Manchuria; but Russia wishes the route to those of every man, women, and child in the carrying on of the business of marine insuranc telegraph and telephone lines, which were

by its mombers, 2), for the protection equally useful, and the company farther posses

the Amur Railway has to be built at last; ruinous to those interests as the failure of the. when the Amar Railway is finished, it will mary in time of war e protect our commeres shipping and cargous, and freights; (3), for. A FOREIGN DEPARTMENTAL STORE to sommenos rabber planting on their own" numerous public works. They had decided

bo possible to travel by rail from the Baltic aflost. That would spell run-instant, absolute, gence and information with respect to shipping. the collection, publication and diffusion of intelli. FOR TOKYO.

socount on the railway,

to the Son of Japan willent leaving Russian and irretriev ble ruin. I am not suggesting the marine insurance policy drawn up in 1779 Mr. W. C. Cowie (the managing director) in

that the cost of avertis such an appalling We read in the draki Shimbun that Mesere, "seconding the rosflation said: I would just like is organising a

The-International Sleeping Car Company catastrophe should fall exclusively on our ship is still in use in practically the amme form as Lane, Crawford and Co. contemplate establish to say that I look upon this ocasion as Moscow express will be met at Harbin by

train service. so that the would probably affect ise prip of nearly all

sad maritime trade. The lax I suggest then adopted. Napoleon I-by his Continental ing a genuine departmental store in Tokyo, a kind of red-letter day in our calendar,

wars, drove the whole commerce of the world Everybody a quainted with the capital of Japan inssmuch as it is the first time in the history of another express, which would continue the commodities, so that a grecortion of the

to Great Britain, and Lloyd's members made för unes out of marine iuvrages during the during recent years must have watched with the company that we have been shie to recom-journey to Peking. At present it takes thres burden-surely no rory crushing one-would admiration and pleasure the development of mand the payment of a four per cent. dividend days to go from Karula to Peking, as one ultimately be borne by the community at large

Napoleonic wars. such handsome stores as those of the Mitsu It will be remembered that not so very long age bight has to be passed at Mukden and another and by each individual of it in proportion to his koshi, the Shirokiys, the Dajnar, and the our friends on the Stock Exchange advised at Shan-hai-kwan.

consumption of the commodities affected. That Natsura. These places represent an immense their clients to buy our stars only as a good

is to my mind its chief recommendation. It atop of progress and constitate one of the lock-up for the grand children. Well,

would, in the long run, distribute over the modern attractions of the City. It would be gentlemen, they will now be in a position to

whole community the chief part of the cost of exceedingly interesting if a great foreign firm improve on that. In future they can say to like Mesare. Lans, Crawford & Co., now stopped them: "Excellent lock-up for your grand

placing our naval supremacy beyond the ranch of salt, while such residual portion of it as into the field. There would be auch difficulty children, with small but progressive dividends

was not so distributed would properly and we imagine, in naming any institution which in the meantime for yourselves laat dividend

equitably fall to be defrayed by those classes of has obtained more absolute and universal on- per cant." They might further explain has

the community the shipowners and maritima fidepoo than Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. with more ospital at our disposal the

traders to whom the security of sea transit is during

the put Fo years. To purchase at their rate of progross would be much greater

as the very breath of their nostrils.”. alore is to be sure of getting a good article and than it has been,

When the investing experiencing straightforward frontment. If public are made aware of this, and of a laggage sharges, the stay at Vladivostock, THE TONGKIN-YUNNAN RAILWAY. they open a departmental store in Tokgo, they the future revenga-sarning possibilities of our will certainly receive a hearty welcome. We vast property, the real value of which observe that, socording to Tokyo journals, is many millions of pounds sterling more than there are symptoms of a preliminary skirmish. the sum at which it stands in our books, The friends of the English firm are represent I feel that they will give our great enterprise ed as inclined to disparage the thoroughness of more attention than they have giren it hitherto, Japanesa ffort in this direction, and the What we really require to make it the success partisans of the Japaness atores predict that I have persistently assured you it will in time except on a combined foundation of Japanese become is the financial sappert of a much wider and foreigners nothing really stable can be sirals of investors. Towards this and let me

repied.-Japan Mail,

again point out that our State is potentially very rich; and that, being a British Protectorate, it affords a safe field for the profitable employ.. ment of a very large amount of money, more. especially in the cultivation of rubber, from which, with good management, exceptionally largo pr. fits may be confidently anticipated.

MR. BRYAN'S "MASCOT,

Before the serious works of the Presidential campaign bas fairly started, says a New York dispatch, Mr. Bryan, the Demcuratim eandidate, is going to receive a mule na á marcol. It must ho remembered that "donkey" synonym for the Democratic party, while the Republicans are always supposed to be represented by an elephant. The tiger simply typifes Tammany Hall, New York's demcoratic machine, and one of the wealthiest politis and philanthropio organisations in the world.

The male in question, answering to the name of Julia, is from Fink's trained animal show, and was purchased by the directors of the Minnesota State Fair to be presented to the candidate. The following telegrams sent to Mr. Bryan: "State Fair of Minnesota offers you sa campaign-museot ons of Fink's trained mules. It is beautifully-colored rule, perfectly gentle, and warranted to kick tho stuffing out of the Republican elephant."

Mr. Brysn sent the following reply: "I shall be pleased to nocept the mule se a mascot. Sond it on. Many thanks,'

Julia has been trained to bray whenever she hears the strains of music. She also dannes to musio.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS

The roport was unanimously adopted.

THE DECLINE IN TRADE.

soil.

The total length of the journey by rail from Moscow to Vladivostock is 5,561 miles; the journey takes 11 days 11 boats, or an average

from Moscow, is £31 2s, this does not include rate of speed of 194 miles an hour. The dost of a ticket, first-class, by the Wednesday train the cost of food, which is about £7 108, or a total ocet of £39 12%. The price of and class ticket in £28 38. 1d., exclusive of food on route. If the cost of guing to St. Petersburg Moscow to take the Siberian express, the the orossing thence to Japan or to Shanghai, are all taken into soseant with the cost of the ticket and of the living on the train, it will be found that the cost of going out to the Far East Bore Siberia is nearly as much as that Incurred by going out thither by h

The following extract is from Commercial Intelligence :-

years in Japan by one of the great uable The monopoly which has been held for many companies bas nearly expired. In the early history of Japan, the cable company in question was able to make very favourable terms, extending over a vozaiderable period, for the monopoly of all telegraphic and cable business between Japan and the outside world. At that

the monopolistic possibilities of a cable company time Japanese statesma were not as well versed in the burdens and restrictions connected with as they are now. With the approach of the termination of the cable company's agreement with various countries in the East, the usual

Chius rangements were made without say a-renewal of those privilege. In Bassis and means were resorted to with a view of securing

diflonity with the respective Governments for under the arrangemeet that is now expiring, an extension of the privileges hitherto enjoyed and it was hoped that. Japan would be equally agreeable to renew the contract with the cable company. Japan, however, has declined to do soa fact whinh, the Canadian Trade Commis sioner in Yokohama reports, has caused very 35,092.595 serious misgivings is to the future among those who are interested in the cable monopoly of the East

compared with

trade is well-founded is supplied by the gust Evidence that the general complaint of poor terly returns of the Imperial Maritime Customs. The due and revendes collected at the Chinese ports in the first quarter of the year showed a decline of about $6,000 taals the corresponding quarter of last year. The amount for the second quarter was about 816,00 taels less than the sum collected in the corres ponding quarter last year, as follows:-

follections for the woond quarter were

Port.

Total Colles tion, Raine Quarter,

1907, HL Tis.

Mr. C. H. Brawitt-Taylor, Aoting Commis sioner of Customs at Menglas, in his report for 1907, says:

The Committes of Lloyd's are entrusted by the members with the admission of auder- writers, and great care is taken that the audidate is a man worthy of public condense. Every candidate has to place a deposit in the hands of the committee, to insure the public against his over failing to meet his liabilities. four millions sterling of money so deposited. The secretary at Lloyd's in a trustee for nearly

SUP-ESTITIONS AT LLOYD'S. Underwriters believe that Good Friday and Bank Holidays are unfavourable days, and some underwriters refuse even to insure, a

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HEMORRHOIDS SORES AND ECZEMA

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ship's Brat vayage, or any ship sailing on a Friday. The steamship Stella, was lost on Good Friday, the 13th April, 1899, when many Ocspatrick was lost during the Cbristmas done for the banoft of the descendants of lives were lost; and the emigrant

ship.

shipping information is highly organised, and Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 and migrated holidays, 1974, an 470 people drowned. Loyd's certain Jews, who were driven out of Spain by is of the utmost value. In 1749 it was able to in into Turkey. form the Government of the capture of Parto ballo by Admiral V-raon, long before the officialters used by the Cree Indisus of North America The re-printing of the Bible in the charao- news arrived"; and during the French wars, has just been completed, and only a little Information is supplied by Lloyd's agents on the Bible House to see how their edition was Lloyd's was often well ahead of Whitehall. while ago two Mohawk Indian osma into and departure of vessels, and casualties within every coast in the world. They report arrivals.

getting on.

100,000 per annum, and the letters sent to their districts. The telegrams amount to nearly Lloyd's greatly exceed this number.

maintained, where relatives of crows or passen "Lloyd's Calendar.” An inquiry office is

"One of the hardest tasks of the soolaty is now being grappled with A missionary in South Laos, near Aunam, with infuite labour.

character, and sent his work to London to be transcribed part of the Bible into the native printed. These characters are of such a patare that special, type had to be constructed for the work. Finally the proof sheets were ready but before they reached Lacs both the missionary and his wife had died of cholera.

gers of any reasel may obtain information within 1804, more than 209,000,000 copies of either "Since the establishment of the Bible Society out charge.

distributed all over the world." portions or the whole of the Bible have been

: BIBLES PRINTED IN 412

HUSBAND'S DEVOTION.

•

Although the prediction of 1906 was not fulfilled, the work on the railway steadily pro gressed, The dry winter and spring were favourable and labour was plentiful. The CABLE RATES TO THE FAR EAST 47,000 men at work at the end of 1906 were kept on as long as possible, but some drifted JAPANESE SOYERSMENT INTHETENES, away with the Chins New Year holidays and more with the advent of hot weather and the trying wet season; but still, at the minimum, in the exceptionally bad weather. of October, there was a good deal of sickness among the 39,000 labourere were employed. At this time natives, but hospitals and sanitation prevented any serious mortality. Present precautions for

There are quite a number of publications the well-being of the labourers have certainly nected with Lloyd's" Lloyd's List now removed any bangs for possibly deserved in combination with the Shipping reproach in the days of inexperience. The ping Index,"

Gazette. There is "Lloyd's Weekly Ship abrormally heavy rains of the early autuma

and an annual publication.

deal Bome serious landatips occurred, and the severely to ted the solidity of the termanent way, which, taken as a whole, well withstood the or mountain torrents Isid bare foundations that were estimated to have a large margin of mfety.

Lloyd's takes every opportunity of assisting Reinstatement cost no small sums, for which

in the preservation of lives and property from

the works bave been subjected to a test probably boat Institution started in 1824. Taken in all consolation as is parible is the reflection that which were kept going until the National Life. unexpected outlay the company has to find such the perils of the ss, and the frat lifebosts need In 1802 resulted from a fund collected at Lloyd's as severe as they will ever experience. The

A singularly pathetic story comes from Loa throughout three-quarters of its whole length, organisation, which knows no jealousy, and fears Angeles. Brigadier-General David Wardwell, track is now ready for laying the railsite multifarious work, Lloyd's is a magnißsent The portions upon which serious construction sapremaoy of the world, so long will it need so

onno rival. While England holds the commercial who was publicly rewarded by Governor Clafia work has still to be done be between kilometres

for conspinuous service in the Civil War, stole 83 and 119 and kilometres 306 and 362. Between admirable ab institution as Lloyd's. The his wife, who is suffering with leprosy, from the the points Bret indicated the line has to be

Gammere al Financier:

local hospital, and bas hidden her in Mexico, carried up somo. 900 metres and across a deep

where he will make his home with her. Accord valley, which difficulties are being overcome by

ing to the hospital authorities, both the loop about 14 kilometres long with a bridge, now

General and his wife threatened to commit suleide if they were not permitted to spend the under constructies, omposed of two long arme, which are to meet in the middle. The soonery

remainder of their lives together, even if they The Rev. John Sharp, who has just retired had to be totally isolated from the world. Mre. along this section is simply superb. The sudden from the position of editorial superintendent of Wardwall left the following note for her death of a large contractor delayed work on the British and Foreign Bible Society, has for nurse: We shall not be molested in Mexico, the second reotion. At the close of the year the the last twenty-eight years heen chiefly cop. It was there that we were married, and we shall `metala were laid and construction trains ran to serned with the work of superintending the be allowed to die thore together. kilometre 88, where a halt has to be called till translation of the Bible into the different best thing that could have happened," said one "It is the the bridges shall be finished; these ready for tongues of mankind all over the world. Mr. of the hospital offciale. "She is the man's wife traffle, the totals may be laid as fast as they Sharp recounted to an Express" representative and be wishes to care for bar and to die with can be brought up. All being well, the some of his interesting experiences during his her like a hero and soldier," engineers have little doubt that the locomotive connection with the society. will reach Meng taz during the summer,

The love-story of the old couple is well known When I first entered the Bible Hauss in in California, and the tender devotion of the 1880, he mid, the fioriptures, or parts of Genaral to bis wife, when she daily showed nu- -EXPLORING ASIATIC DESERTS. them, had been translated into 298 languages. mistakable signs of the dreaded disease slowly Since that time the anaber of translations has creeping over her, endeared him to all who have Lettore despatched early in Jane by Dr. gone on increasing until at the present day it or heard the circumstances. 92,784.747

Mrs. Wardwell The Japanese Government, so far, decline to They state that, having finis d his winter and

Stain. the explorer, have just reached India, stands at 412. Great as that number is, much

more remains to be done. For instance, in the authorities, and that her busband should return 151,899.843

frequently begged to be given up to the 15,030.953 because they bare to view the

renew the monopoly with the cable company, spring work, extending to northern portion Malay Archielago alone there are certainly 19:392 21 an overland by

*areas ago, however, she resolved to sur- botween

of which drain the Gobf desert, he set out the trauelatur. Caly ninety-twe ont of Europe and Japan,

render herself, and came to Los Angeles, where via Siberia, with towards the middle of April on a marsh back 150 languages have as yet been translated, and the great mental and physical strain esased her 192,501.681 218 08:559 sither cable lines of their own between the of 1000 miles. The jearney lay mostly through there are scores of athers in like case in Afrins to faint wiiliu⚫ few yards of the police-

2014.022.15 Empire and the mainland of the continent of desert country, and the heat was rapidly fa- 391.: 50 166 Asia, or by the establishment of a wireless dressing. In spite of the hardships they had work are, of course, tremendons. Take the 766,590elegraphic system between Japan and the Stala

27,235.698

sta undergone, Stein and his survey assistant,

Di

Eighteen years s eas of propscing a Bibla for the use of the

5 sgo, General Wardwell, then 51769,512 || 15,688,586

If this idea is Rsi Lal, were very well, By Angust the Nupó tribe, inhabiting a part of Afrios near Mexico. He had served in the Civil War, and a Lieutenant-Colonel, resided in Cananes, 108 295.488 111,9+5.524

carried out and a tariff of rabes is introduced, explorer hoped to have his heavy load of collec- the River Niger. In their language one word had been commended by the President of the based upon the present cheap Russian inland sions panked and to start for Indis vis the may have as many as eight different meanings, United States to the Mexican Government. He 4718.191 rates, telegraphic communication between Japan Ladakah roster. He had however, not done with coording to the infection put upon it in atter also served in the war against Maximillian, and 63,134 910 and Europe, and Japan and North America exploration, for he speake of visiting the un ance. Yet in print only one word is available, met Miss Tembel Cole, who had long nursed s 29,576,460 via the Atlantic Ocean cable system, the post of surveyed portion of the high Kanlan range, Another unusual piece of work was the brother who had leprosy. The General married Total Hk. Tle... 8,274,801,795 9,091,515,081 cabling will be reduced to ous-half of the present south of Khotan, before moving to the production of the Bible in the Spanish language, bet, knowing that she might develop the disease,

but priated in Hebrew characters. This was and eight years ago they came to Californis.|||

Antung ... Tatungkow Dairea Newohwas Chinwangtao Tientsin ..... Chetoo

Chungking

The H.A.La str, Slavonia left Shanghai on Kizoobow the 5th inst. p.m., and way be expected here

to-morrow. p.m.

Islang..... The C:FB, str, Monteagle arrived Ehanghai Shaai at 5.90s.m. on Sunday, the 6th inst, and left Changes" against 4 pm, same day for Hongkong, where Yochow... she is due to arrive at 7 am, on Thursday, the Haukow 10th inst

Kiakiang The H.A.I str. Silesia left Bi

Singapore Fop the | Wahu

5th inst: at noon, and may be expected hero Nanking... on the 11th inst. p.m.

Chinking The P&Q str Pera laft Singapore for (bis Shanghai port on the 5th inat. at 1.30 pm.

Boochow The MM.str. Ville de la Ciotat with French Hangchow Mail of the 16th ult, and Hails from London of Ningpo. the 15th left Singapore on Monday, the Wenchow 7th-inst at 4-md-may be expected to Santuar arrive here on Monday morning, the 14th That Fooshow... and will leave for Shanghai and Japan on the Amoy same afternoon.

Watow...

The Danish str. Cathay left Kobe on the 6th Canton inst. a.m, and may be expected here on or about Kongmoor the 14th inst.

Samehui The PM. str. China salled from Tekohama Wuchow... on the 6th inat, and will be due to arrive in Nanning Hongkong, carrying the American Mail, on the Kingshor 18th.inst

Fakhol The P.M. str. Mongolia arrived-at Ban Francisco on the 3rd inst

...

A

Total Collection

Hk. Tla

42,905,031

6,710,294 103,501.603 34.661.616 97,130.0-7 731,502.965 1049875 210,806.318 165524.542 8,664,585 3,020,836 67.420.093 30,833.539 850,583.500 233,808.829 238,423 668 48,774,681 300 821,163.

2639/775-261

2961.325" 146,942,226 159,379.755

25.894.80

169,84938

584974.517 750,086.081 24,972.015

15,430.333 60,885.611

28,685,845

The following rates.am charged upon cable messages from Japan ---

Via Vladi

· Shanghai.

Fia

Manite,

221.711,021 52,402.198 1,024,06-:771 178,190,526 291,759 404 74,814.941 12,461.719 2.759 007 32,271.089 4230.983

Ten Ten Ten 712,160.333

9-42 2:42 New York 3-74 964 256 252,548.138

Ottawa 9-523-52 274 110,079.901 In addition to these rates, the cable companies 62297.893 are threatening to withdraw the privileges that 3,345,34522 the use of cipher codes.

368,651.985 the mercantile community have long enjoyed in

From Tokyo to London

44

ratos.

LANGUAGES.

BETYth of the basin of the Tarim-Biver, the tributaries- more than 100 languages as-yet-up of penal as the sturdy Gonendured.--

system of Basis

Karakoram.

and New Gaines. The diffoulties of the station,