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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 1908.

have petitioned Heaven, Earth and my Ancestors that I may assume the admins tration of the Government in person on the 15th day of the first moon in the thirteenth year of my reign. Guided by the counsel of Her Majesty everything will be done with

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scou marvellous changes in China, and in the arrangements which have been made find for the succession to the Throne we may seuranne that the Reformation will be advanced.

The English Mail of the 17th October DEATH was delivered in London on the 13 inst.

OF THE EMPEROR Born in 1871 he assumed the ruins of govürn

ment in February 1887, was married on the OF CHINA.

26th February 1889 to Yeh-ho-na-k, 'niece of the Empresa Dowager, and his enthronement took place on the 4th of March following. The reignof the Emperor has thus lasted thirty-three year

HEIR APPARENT AND REGENT

Yesterday being the birthday of His Majesty the King of Portugal and the anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Brazil, Commendador J. J. Leiria, Consul for Portugal and Brasil, held a reception at his residence in Arbuthnot Road from 11 am until 12.15 p.ni. His Excellency, the Governor called on the Consul on the previous day, and apologised for being unable to attend yesterday. Among those who called to offer congratulations were His was dead. Excellenor General Broadwood and his A.D.C., members of the Consular Corps and numerous

ofvilians.

APPOINTED.

PEKING, November 14th. On Thursday it was erroneously reported that the Emperor of China

The Emperor, however, is very ill and on Friday Prince Chun's son was

As we have said, the son of PrinceCats is an infant, but bis father, the Regent, has been prominently identified with the new policy, It will be recalled that Prince CHUN was chosen to proceed to Berlin on the expiatory mission to beg forgivenness for the murder of Baron VON GETTELER. Since then His Imperial Highanes has served as Grand Councillor and early in the present year he was appointed Copstitutional Reform and of the Goverit Smith, of Dowell and Company, was married Chun was made Regent during the ment Cuncil. These facts in bis career, to Miss Annie Irwin, of Belfast. Mr. Blason Emperor's illness and his son's slight as they are, give us hope of an acted as best man, and the bride was attended

by Misses Doris and Veda Grimble and Dodo minority. enlightened rule, and that the training Ritchie. The Rev. P. T. Fohnson officistol the infant Emperor will receive will be and the service was fully choral, Mr. Dontman such as to fit bim for the tremenious res-Faller presiding at the organ. The hymns were

In person the late Emperor was a slight and elegant figure, not more than five feet four in height. Lady Susan Townley wrote of him. "His eyes are his best feature; they are large.

dark and mad, set in a square, pallid face, the

forehead of which is high and retreating, his ohin weak and undecided" Miss Carl, who had

many opportunities of seeing his Majesty while she was at the Palace a few years ago painting portraits of the Empress-Dowager, wrote of hims

On Saturday a pretty wedding was solemnised appointed Heir Apparent, and Prince" He has a well-shaped head, with the intellectual

In time, however, and in the process of obeying the exhortation of the Empress Dowager bat he should “develop his mind, pay unremitting attention to the administration of the government, and love his people," the Emperor gradually censed to be in sympathy with the counsel of Her Majesty. He was of a studious disposition and his studica led him to take a view of the member of the Commission of { at St. John's Cathedrel when Mr. G. Moreton needs of China which was diametrically opposed to that taken by the Empress Dowager. The crisis was reached at the CONFECTIONERY. time of the war with Japan. KWANG Y Wet, the Reformet, in an article in the Con

Review stated the position in these from the lending London, · Parisian and terms: At the begivning of the war with possibilities which will devolve upon the The Voice that breathed o'er Eden" and Japan the Emperor and his Ministers wani-ruler of an enlightened and progressive - O perfect lore." The bride was given away be ed wur, The Empress-Dowager and r HONG CHANG wasted peace.. The Empress. Dowager was ready to give up Manchuria CHOCOLATES. and Formosa. The Emperor could not

think of it for a moment without crying. In Favor Boxer : CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOOO-with distress, bo wanted to be an alliance LATE WALNUTS, UROCOLATE DE LA wit' Eagland and to reform, while the REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and Empress-Dosager was equally bent on an

Olber, in Great Var! ty

alliance with Russia without reform.” The Empress Dowager won in the struggle in FULLER'S the end, but before that time came the Em. CONFECTIONERY.peror, stiffened in bis purpose by the rise

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COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND

WE at their head, issed in 1898 TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE DE LA CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER- his famous Reform Edicts concerning (1) MINT LUMPE, MARSHMALLON BALLS freedom to memorialise the Throne; (2) the introduction of foreign subjects in the examinations; (3) the foundation of a new University at Peking; (4) turning temple întó schools; (5) establishing a translating bureau and a patent office; (6) - souding Manchas abroad for studies; (7) CONFECTIONERY. Joung

NOUGAT, NUTTONA, WALNUT abolishing superfluour officials. The zear TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS of the Reformers was unflagging and they scored many successes in the direction of modern reforms and the reorganisation of

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#reception was afterwards held. The happy A case of plague was notifed on Saturday as couple later left for Maçao where the honeymoon

is to be spent.

having occurred in a house hear the Taiping

Theatre.

The Itussians have decided to withdraw their garrisons from North Chins leaving only a Legation Guard.

Mr. T. H. King has bean appointed to act as Assistant Superintendent of the Hongkong, Police during the absence on leave of Mr. P. P. J. Wodehou, or until further notice.

Commendador Jose J. Leiris, Consul-General for Portugal and Brazil, was At Home," at us residence," Daart," Arbuthnot Road, on Sunday morning on the occasion of the 19th birthday of His Most Faithful Majesty, the King of Portugal, Dom Mantel II. The 19th an niversary of the Independance of the Republic of Brazils wasalso duly honoured, a very large num ber of guests calling between the hours of 11 am.

The Empress.Dowager is also ill.

November 15th. His Majesty the Emperor Kinng Hou died on Saturday

qualities well developed, a high brow, with

large brown eyes and rather drooping lids, aut at all Chinese in form or setting. His nose is high and, like most members of the Imperial Family, is of the so-called 'noble' type, A rather large mouth with thin lips, the upper short with # prond curve, the lower slightly protruding, a clear cut, thin a strong china Ettle beyond the line of forehead, with not Besti on

Bounce of superfluons the whole face, 'gico hit ascetie sir.. and, in spite of his rather delicate physique, an appearance of great His face ie kindly in

Prince Chun's son has been pro-reserved strong th claimed the new Emperor, and Princession, but the giamen from the heary- lidded eyebrows is shrewd and intelligent His manner is shy and retiring, but this does not Chun has been appointed Regent.

seem to be so much from a lack of confidence Peking is quiet, the news having in himself as from the absence of that magnetic quality which gives, one an appearates of been suppressed in the capital.

Over his whole face there je a look of self-repression which has almost Our Canton Correspondent sends reached a state of passivity."...

The Emperor was of a very studions dis

GRMITANGE."

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With a view of improving the Chins ten and 12.15 p.m. A magnificent blue and white similar news, adding that the telegramposition, and fellowed ovoute with the closest

trade the Board of Agriculture and Commerce is sending deputios to the tea-growing provincos of the Empire to farnish reports,3

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Chinese telegraph rates are to be reduced per cent from the first day of next year with a view to popularising the telegraphs and ex- tending the system throughout the Empire.

It is stated that the Board of Posts has vetoed the appointment of a foreigner as en- gineer-in-chief of the Swatow Chao Chow rail way on the ground that such appointment was

contrary to the express orders of the Board.

Mariners should note that the Health

Sendidly worked silk nation was ou view, by Mrs. J. Loiria. Consul-General. J. J. Leiria which is to be presented to the Club Lusitano

subsequently left for Macao to attend the official ball given by the Governor of Macao.

which has reached "Canton states that His Majesty died at 5 pan. on Satur- day.

Confirmation of the suppression of A heterogeneous sallection of articles was the news (which is not unusual when offered for sale to the cosmopolitan assemblage on the compound of the Roman Catholic Oriental monarchs dio) is afforded by Cathedral last night. There the annual charitable bazar held under the auspices of the the terms of an Edict which Society of St. Vincent de Paul tools place, and issued in the Capital yesterday.

attracted as large a crowd as in formor years.

attention. English was org his studies. He was a great reader. au a special official to buy books was kept, at the Palace. Lis position is stated to have been no sinecure. as the Emperor-did not devote himself only to Chinese literature and the classics but devoured

translations of formign works and was constantly calling for now" "ones:

He was passionately fond of music played a washer of Chines lustruggents and had even tried the piano, Migs Carl also records that

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The compound, which was lighted up by substance of the Edict has been cabled numerous Chinese lanterns, presented noi

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he was very clever in a mechanical way and could take to pieces and put together a clock with fair success. He was a very early riser "eften getting up as early as two a When

education and government. But it was all Officer of the Port has adopted the code flag animated appearance, and the music discoursed to the Chuvg Ngoi San Po there was some ceremony in Peking or some

"D" as his call flag. Flag "M" of tho com too drastic and too sudder. In an officialmercial code with code pennant inferior is a dispatch Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD wrote:

call for "medical assistance argently required. S. WATSON & CO. Imperial decrees intended to launch

"The Gazette notifies that, commencing from China on the path of reform continue to

December 1st, and except where appear, though there are few signs of any otherwise specially ordered, Blake Garden will of them taking practical effect. The Emperor be open from 6 am until dusk from Aprilist is evidently learning that it is one thing to to September 30th, qud ¡from 7 a.m. until dusk jesue a reform edict and another to get it from October 1st to March 31st. obeyed. Three daya after those words. were penned came the memorable coup dotat the Palace when the Empress Dowager once more took the reins of government in her own bands, the Emperor announcing the usu pation in a mesk and submissive decree in which to referred to the affairs of the nation a

thing awaiting reform; how, in coping

· NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. DELT communicationsrdating is the nawe coum- should be addressed to Tum ExITOR.

org ordenis ass forward the names and ad dress with communications address to the Editor, not for publication but as evidenca of gosp faith.

All Letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

No

Four native Banks have suspended Doyment at Hankow. Their liabilities amount to Tls. 3,700,000. The compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is said to be the heaviest loser. It is reported that his loss is Ts. 500,000, Other native Banks are practically unaffected.

by the 13th Rajputs subvened the proceedings (Chinese Daily Press ")

The most attractive illumination was the pic

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sacrifice to his Ancestors, he would go the sixteen miles, porform the ceremony or sacrifice and lock" He did not care for young Reso return in time for the Audience at sight

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or women, though he was very fond of children. Miss Carl remarked

ture in transparency of the patron saint of the Edict states that since tho Autunin Society, the work of Mr. M. Baptists, the Emperor has been ill, and recently The various stallholders conducted a thriving

he Governors business, His Felliney the Governor being the Tartar-Generals, the present and lending a helping hand to the cause of the promoters. The Bazaar will be continued and the Viceroys of different provinces that he had but few favourites at the were requested to send experienced Palace, and quite ignored the pretty, young

girls and women of Her Majesty's ou doctors to Peking to attend His tourage. He seems to have great respect for Majesty. Doctors had been des patched from Chihli, Kiangsu, Hupeh,

this evening.

CANTON,

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

November 14th. BEGULATIONS affecting NATUBALISED

FOREIGN WUBJECTS.

cleverness." One derives from such an intimate

description of the Emperor the impression that

if His Majesty Lal freely-exercised his talents

he would possibly have made a great name iu

abadowed by the Dowager-Empress Ber

The Central Authorities have instructed the Hunan and Chekiang, but their combistory. But all his life he has been over- At the Marine Magistrate's Court on Satar. Vicoroys of the different, Proviness in China to bined skill continued to prove of Majesty, being his Ancestress, is first in avery-

day, Lient. C. W. Beckwith F.N.. Bined the for damping rabbish in the harbour. A native

enforce the following new regulations, concern

ing Chinese who have become naturalized no avail. China

• Anonymously signal, communications that has being in a difficult position and every monster of the steara launch Kwong F.85 foreign subjects and who are still residing in

already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

extra copies of DAILY FEE should be

Dedars for

boatman was also fined $5 for anchering his

as before 11 am on day of publication. After that with the multitude of afftirk he feared that boat within the limits of the southern fairway.

hear the supply in limitad," Only supplied for Cash

Telegraphic Address: Przem. Cada A.B.C. 6th Bd. Lieber.

P. O. Dor, 84 Telayhons No. 12.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 16TH, 1908;

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The President of the Ministry of Justice has notified the Provincial Anthorities that

henceforth in all cases in which the pantment has hitherto been bambooing a fine shall be imposed in live thereof and has ordered the authorities to remit the fines to the Bour very quarter.

The Hon. Sir Paul Chaier, C.M.G., left by the Korea on Saturday for Bhangbai for the purpose of inspecting a remarkable collection of Chinese porcelain now or exhibition there, Sir and returns by the French mail steamer due on Sunday next

1. Chinese who are foreign subjects will not be permitted to reside or travel in the interior of China as they wish..

2. They will not be permitted to join the army and the police force in China.

sociations in the

3. Such persons will not be allowed to attend meetings of the variona interior of China.

4. Such persons will not be permitted to in. stitute actions in any of the Chinese Courts.

The Emperor had suffered from a complication of maladies and

unable

to sleep.

As the physicians in attendance were un-

was

able to afford his Majesty any relief

the Tartar-Generals; Governors and Viceroys were commanded to send

5. The children and brothers of all ch other doctors to the Palace, and if persons will not be permitted to enter any of the Government colleges and schools for the Emperor was cured both doctors. education.

thing." This was no less so in the political- than in the social sphere. Our leading article to-day deals with the Emperor as he been re- presented before the world by his official acts, . bat the foregoing pon-picture of his private. life helps materially, we think, to a better an- derstanding of bie public life.

GOVERNOR VISITE MÀCÃO.

Yesterday, being the anniversary of the birth- day of the King of Portugal, His Excelloney the Governor and party paid an officjal vixit

to Macao in H.M.S. Cho The Governor was accompanied by Mr. A. J. Brackenbury, Private

Secretary, Captain Simson, A.D.C., Hou. Mr. H. und Mrs. May. Commodore. Mrs. and Miss Lyons. The visitors from Hongkong were

Maso by H. E Senhor Rozadas, and returned to Hongkong in the evening.

It is reported that the Viceroy of Canton has and officials would be amply re-entertained at luncheon at Government House received instractions to enforce the above rewarded. gulations in the Kwangtung Province..

FIDELITY BONDS REQUIRED. As a result of the embezzlement of Magistrate Wong Fo Sam, His Excellency the Viceroy has notified the heads of all Civil and Military Departments in Canton that all officials in charge of Government funds must furnish bonds

he would be overwhelmed, an·l so moved by deep regard for the welfare of the nation, ho had repeatedly implored, Her Majesty to be graciously pletsad talviss him in the government. Thereafter appeared an Edict in the Emperor's name, but certainly not composed by him, repeating all the reforms, and many of the reformers were executed.

On Saturday a cyclone or typhoon bobweon Thus the Empreas Dowager recovered her the Visayas and Luzon was reported by the ascendency and the Emperor once more be Manila Observatory. The direction of the Crixa is suddenly plunged into mourning, came what, but for those four short months storm was unknown. A later message revived The EMPEROR, who has long bean in feeble of the Reform Era he was throughout by the American Consul reported the typhoon

his reign, an Emperor in name only North East.

as near or over South Eastern Luzon moving bealth, is dead. The nomination of an

The reader is familar with the fact that the^ Her Apparent and the appointment of

overthrow of the Raform party and the a Regent on Friday were plain indica-ascendency of the Empress Dowager pro- tions that the Court physiciaus regarded duced art immediate ontbreak of hostilities the EMPEROR's position as extremely against foreigners culminating in the march critical. The EMPRESS-DOWAGEE, the of the allied troops to Peking and the light telegram informs us, is also ill, so that of the Court. During this troublous PAINCE CRUX, the Emperor's brother has suddenly been called upon to assume the period, known in history as the rising of the Boxers, the Emperor issued an Edict stating reins of government, his son, the new

It is reported that Wong Po Sura left noso the late Emperor Tung Chih, who died without issue on the 12th January, 1875, from small. that as he was suffering from an incurable as Harbour Master, Marine Magistrate, Emigra- a few days ago and is now on his way home to Emperor, being a child of but three or

disease and d it was impossible for him tion and Customs Officer, Registrar of Blaber, his native village in Chekiang. He is stated to P. The proclamation announcing the neces four years of age. It may be recalled that to beyst a sou, he had humbly implorad Superintendent of Gunpowder Depot, Cistor have been hiding in Macao since lee absconded sion of the late sovereign was as follows:--

was himself but Her Sacred Majesty carefully to select from the Emperor. Kwang-her four years of age when he was chosen to among the acar branches of the Imperial Family A good · and worthy meuther death of the Emperor TUNG-CHIR in the who should found a line of posterity and to instant.. eighteenth year of his age. The two whom the Throne should revert, Einpresses of the Eastern and Western repeated entreaties." Her Majesty, the It is stated that a proposal is under consider Palaces were appointed Regents, but Edict said, had deigned to grant her co-tion to transfer the control of the Imperial the former died in 1881 leaving the sent that PUCHUN, son of THAI YA, PRINCE Chinese Post Office from the Inspector General present Empress Dowager sale regent. Her FAN, should be adopted as the Heir Ap of Customs to the Board of Posts and Com- Majesty continued in that relation to the parent. Prince TUAN was the most notomunications, but no definite action is likely to Emperor. until 1887 when (by Western rions of the reactionary crowd of counsellors be taken until Sir Robert Hart returns to are providing temporary quarters for the reckoning) the Emperor had reached the on whom the Empresa Dowager then relied. Peking. In the meantime the Chinese Govern

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His Excellency the Governor has been plessed to appoint Lient. W. Bookwith BN., to nọt,

OPPOSITION TO FOREIGN LOẠNS.

We read in a Poking contemporary that H.E. Chang Chi-tung, Grand Councillor, has advised

[As all serious Chinese students are aware the name Kwang. Hau was not the personal name of the late Emperor, but simply the "reign title, or year indicator by which the years of his that a foreign loss of 15,000,000 tagls should be reign fire indicated, Kwing Hou means Con- raised for the construction of the proposed rail- tinuation of Glory. The late Emperor was the way from Haakow to Szechuan, His Excellency hes advised that this line should be proceeded with substantial sureties and that those who are:

son of Prince Ch'an, the serenth son of the with before the lapel section of the Canton unable to furnish such bonds are requested to Emperor Tao Kuang, Heucceeded.Jus cousin, Hankow railway. The gentry of Hupeh are send in their resignations.

stated to be strongly opposed to the proposal At Hankow, too, strong oppsition has been shown to the proposal to raise a foreign loan. H. E. Chang Chi-tung has been informed by wire that the promoters of the enterprise do not, intend to have offciale interfere with the line in any way. We gather that since a foreign. loan was proposed subscriptions amounting to 12,000,000 faels have been promised..

of Light Dues and Superintendant of Imports from Canton. His wife, four concubines, and and Exports, during the absence on lang of several children are now confined in the Nam

Commander, D. R. H. Taylor, R.N.. (retired) or until further notice, with effect from the 11th

fient is desirous of array ging that the Treaty

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of orders. Chinn on her part agreeing to accept

those of the Treaty powers,

Hoi Prison.

ENGLISH CHEMIST FOR THE NAVAL COLLEGE AT WHAMPOA.

the Natal College in Whanipos, telegraphed to Some time ago Tootai Wei Han, Director of: the Chinese Minister in London to engage an English chemist for the above named institution It is reported that the chemist is expected to arrive here next week. The Chinese Government chemist in the Military College in Whampou.

OPIUM EN OKKUR AERESTED AND FINED."-

CHINA'S NEW CURRENCY.

Whoroas His Majesty the Emperor has ascended upon the Dragon be a guest on high without offspring horn- to his in heritance, no course has been open bat that of causing Trai Tien, son of the Prince of Ch'nn, to become adopted as the son of the Emperor Wang Tsung Hion (Hien Fang)

A Peking contemporary states, that the and to enter upon the inheritance of the members of the Council of State have recently bean conferring with the President of the great dynastic line as Emperor by succession. Board of Finance with regard to the proposed Therefore, let Thai Ten, sou of Yil Huan, enrrency. The conference took place in the the Prince of Chin, become adopted as the Lang Yen Ynen Garden, and a resolution was son of the Emperor Wer Tsung Hiea, and passed the other day to mint: 30,000,000 of the

new one taal pieces. These coins will bo

distri enter upon the inheritance of the great buted according to a certain carefully arrange dynustic lias as Emperor by succession," scale throughout all the Provinces of China, and -The late soressiga wadinazal Bocrint of their prescribed flotments the China of the Manchu Dynasty of Triang (Sublime Purity) which succeeded the native to the Central Government,

silver barn, oqual in value to the coins received,

time, from the scene, but remained son

Recently the poles to Arrested my pe in hotels, private clubs, and coolie houses for still the power Lehind the Throne, for the Boxer rising taught the Empress in his firat imperial Edit the youthful Dowager that the way of China's salvation

moking opium without licenses and Bues vary- Emperor said: "When I heard of the was along the pathasketched by the weak but telegraphic information from their Shinghs that if they should be caught repeating the in China, but it is left to each sovereign to Messra Vornou and Smyth have moved ing from 50 cents to $10 were imposed on the dynasty of Ming in the year 1644. There exists offenders. The Police officers cautioned them no law of hereditary succession to the Throne decres (from the Empress Dowager handing | intelligent Emperor whose authority she ever to him the reins of government) I had usurped; and since that time we have agents iuforming them that Bangkok (Mat- dffence, the fine will be doubled. All oplamppoint his successor from among the membera trembled as if I were in mid-ceean, not witnessed a succession of Reform Elists tie in Bangkok, Ld. hare declared a dividandow 20 BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- dying in the eighteenth year of his age did not

schappy tot Mija Boschen Landbonwessploits, apparatus seized by the police was confiscated.

of his family. The late Emperor's predecessor knowing where the land lays Her Majesty which have embraced practically the will, however, continue to advise me for a whole schemo of reform which was nunog of Es 10 and bonus of Tls. 10, per share for the plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait designate a successor, and it was, in consequence

fourth quarter of their financial year, making in Uharinant and Special Skin Tonio and Pondre few years longer on important affairs of ced by the Emperor while he was under the all The 50 for that period. They were also in Charmant will enable you to do it. Tier of palace intrigus, directed by the Empress Stale. 1 shall not dare to be indolest, and influence of KWANG-Yu-Wat and his formed that the announcement

Spesialities for the Birin are the study of a Dowager in concert with Prince Ch'un that Slime, & B. Watson & Co. Ltd., Sole Agents the infant son of the latter was declared Emperor in obedience to the Empress's command, I colleagues. The last decade has, to be sure, made that oil had been found in Acheen.

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BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE IN 1907.

The supplement to volumes I and II of the

Possessions, has been issued as a Blue-book Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries ul British

A table shows that the total value of nier- chandize imported from European ountries in 1907 amounted to £258,235,266, while the value amounted to £256,156,967. of goods consigned from

those countries.