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CANTON.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Decembar Srit

REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE SMOKING OF CIGARETTES.

H. E. the Viceroy has received a long dispatch from the Board of Education in Paking requesting him to isste s proclamation and also to give instructions to the Literary Chancellor of the Kwangtang Provinco to notify all the schools and colleges in tho

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 4th December.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 1908.

IN BANKRUPTCY JULISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR F.

PIGGOTT.)

CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE.

SIR ALEXANDER HOSIE'S REPORT.

The

report

on the Foreign Trade of Chins for the year 1907 by Sir Alexander Hosis, Acting Commercial Attaché to His Meaty's Legation at Teking, is just to hand, and we give below the introductory pages of the report which occupies in all 99 octavo pages:

RECORD YEAR, BUT TRADE DEPRESSED AND UNHEALTHY.

RECEIVING ORDER RESOÏNDED. Be the Cheong Wing Bank. Mr. E. J. Grist made application for an order rescinding the receiving order. A report was made by the Offcial Receiver and certain advertisements were inserted in newspapers. Only one creditor Prevines that the Board of Education based an objection to the receiving order being of stocks in 1905-06 and the restriction of For 1907 the Japanese returns and the remain. The bale is now insecure and, when

objected and ho was represented by Mr. Hastings who now consented.

The Official Receiver offered no objection and the application was granted,

Despite the depression which prevailed 10 report on the foreign trade of Chins for bales reach China they are in excellent condi.

framed the following regulations forbidding scholars, students and persons under 16 years of age to smoke cigarettes:

1. All persons under 16 years of age are prohi bited from smoking cigarettes of any description 2. All hawkers, stalls, shops and arms are hereby forbidden to sell cigarettes to any

person under 16 years of age.

3. All scholars of preparatory schools are *prohibited from smoking cigarettes of any

description:

4. All students of colleges are prohibited from smoking, smoke being detrimental to brain work and the houlth of all students who are about to complote their high-class education must be protected

5. In the evout of any person being discovered Infringing these regulations their cigarettes and smoking requisites will be confiscated and the matter will be reported to their parents or elations who will be requiestel to restrain Scholars or students them from smoking, aliscovared smoking cigarettes will be reported to the headmasters of the professors of college so that they may be Any person or shop Crestrained from smoking.

discovered selling cigarettes to persons under 16 yaste of agnor to scholars and students will be liable to punishment in accordance with clause No. 88 of the Police regulations i.c. for infring. in the rules of health which is punishable by a monetary fine.

THE ACCESSION.

8. E. ALLANA'S AFFAIRS.

R: S. M. E. Allana, Mr. J. Scott Harsten appeared in support of the petition and asked that the two repoiving orders should be consolidated.

Mr. Hastings, who appeared for the debtor Haid there was already a receiving order filed against this than, and be submitted his Lord. ship had no power to consolidate the reciving orders. One potition was presented by the debtor against himself and the other was presented by the petitioning creditor.

His Lordship thought it was a case where the receiving orders should be consolidated, as the document was not to be attacked.

Eventually it was agreed that the orders should be consolidated.

value

WES

DECREASE IN CUSTOMS REVENUE..

AND ITS CAUSE.

am

trast to the quality of their manufactures ment of the cargo, he replied, "Carga! 1 for a fair share of Manchurian trade, Japan, in these days we never spook of cargo, Ships come in ballast Beansther advantage; she is a large consumer only of ballast. of Manchurian products and can thus readily and leave in ballast and where it is going to end barter her wares, Again that desire on the I don't know." This is, of course, an exaggers- part of the Chinese authorities to tax everything. tion, but it shows the unsatisfactory condition has a tendancy to drive Manchurian exports to of trade and its carriage. the South Manchurian Railway, where tax There is one great difficulty which shipping stations are not allowed, for while imports, companies have to contend with in China-claims native and foreign, are protected from taxation for lost and damaged cargo. Every one known on both lines, chat protection does not extend to that piece and other goods are carefully baled and exports on the Imperial railways of North China. bound with a number of iron hoops. When these I stated that the value of Manchuria's tion, brat, on being landed and even before, throughout the year in the chief branch trade with Japan amounted in that year many of the hoopis are stripped off by bosten, made up of imports godown keepers and the like who look upon of the import trade, a depression due in to 37,198,654 Jen,

accumulation 24,607,899 Fon and exporte 19,510,755 ven. them as their perquisites, and the merchant

the value may the msin to an unreasonable

consider himself lucky if two hoops fresh business caused by their slow liquids of Japanese exports to Mancharis tion, the value of the direct foreign trade Kuantung leaand territory as 4,544,145 and re-exported to another port from a commersial in 1907 execeded all previous records in the 19,664,726 yen respectively, a total of 24,228,871 centrs like Shanghai, it not unfrequently hap- commercial annals of China. Its net silveryen, while the not imports into Japan from pens that it burste during the rough handling Haikuan taois, or Manchuria and Kuantung were respectively and dumping it has to undergo. A claim, just 680,782,056 110,627,086, and surpassed the previous highest valued at 9,773,848 and 8,657,702 yen, a total of or anjust, is immediately put forward against the silver value (674,999,988 Haikust toels in 1905) 18,440,750 yen, or grand total trade of shipping companies which have frequently and the highest gold value (105,440,4661. in 42,669,621 yan. From this will be observed to avaid a boycott of their steamers, and to par 1906) by 5,793,078 Haikuan taels and 4,186,6302 that Japanese exports to Manchuria (in- assured that many Chinese live on claims of this respectively. The silver increase over 1906 cluding the Kuantung territory) were prac nature. Such claims have had considerable amounted to 34,055,245 Haikaan toels, the great tically the same as in 1906, which the influence in inducing some of the larger outperts bulk of which (27,923,953 Haikaan taels) is experts to Japan increased by about 6,000,000 to seek direct trade, with foreign countries and

yen.

Thore is, however, nothing in these thus avoid Shanghai reexports and the oris returns to show how much of the Japanese im-attendant thereon. credited to exports.

found their

URGENT EBFORMA. ports into the Kuantung territory

Apart, however, from those conditions which, way into Manchuria during the year; but a special, table annexed to the Chinese eastons variously affect the foreign and home trade report for Dairsti for the six months from July of China from year to year, two great 1 to December 31, 1907, states that the value of reforms are urgently required in the interests of uniform enrrency and a foreign goods forwarded to the interior by commerce. They are a railway during that periond was 1,557,587 bottor regulated system of textion. For some years the provincial mints of China have been Haikuan taele, or 254,7237, und of those goods the most important in point of value turning out 1 dol., 50, 20; 10 and 5 csilver coins, were 318,356 pieces of cotton goods (390,737 each marked with its value and the name of the Haluan tacle) and rice (value 212,932 Haikaan province, but the coins of one province are tacle). Of this total value of 1,557,587 Haikuan either not accepted at all in other provinces taele, 1,179,310 Haikuan taels represented goods or only at a discount, whils subsidiary coins discount even within forwarded to Mokden and neighbouring districts, are neually at a 141,577 Haiknan taels to Lisoyang (south of the province of production. At the pro- Makdon) and vicinity, 171,033 Haikuan taels to sent moment there is no silver coin of

acceptance throughout

Chius Haicheng and vicinity (south of Lianyang) and universal 75,667 Haikuan taels to Kuiping and vicinity Sume roars ago the Hupei mint coined an issue of Kuping taal pieces, and it was thought for a time that the Government had decided on the (south of Haicheng):

taal piece as the uniform silver coin, but the issue was called in after a time and the provincial mints continue to issue each its own coins, the tendency being to turn out as many as possible of the subsidiary coins, which yield In some parts of China, indeed only a much larger profit than dollars. British Mexican and dollars are accepted at par, while even the best of the Chinese dollars will illustrate the above. Recently I was at Chang-te Fa, in the province of Henan, and had occasion to telegraph to Paking, The cost of the message was three dol. 60 s., for which I tendered at the Chinese Imperial telegraph office three Chinese dollars of the Peiyang mint at Tientsin and one of the Hupei mint at Wuch'ang, in other words dollars from two provinces between which Honan, which On

that

The oustons revenue for the year did not keep pace with the value of the trade: the total collection fell from 36,068,395 Haikuan taels in 1906 to 33,861,346 Haikan taele in 1907, thus it with an increased export trade showing and an mercased revenue therefrom the increase in imports was attributable not to the usual staples but to duty free goods. There was considerable scarcity in 1905, and the Centrai China famine of 1906-07, necessitating relief 20 from within as well as from without, rastricted the movement of rice from the Yangtze Valley to other parts of the Empire annually dependent upon it for supplies. As a result the large prices of home food-stulls rose vory consignments of foreign rice, principally from Indo-Chins, and foreiga Acar-both of them duty free-rent far to neatralise the decreased value of the import of cotton gooda, the great mainstay of the forsign import trade of China.

AHMET KUNJAUN'S INSOLVENCY. Re Ahmet Rumjahn, Mr. F. P. Hett,

and schools and appearing for the Hongkong and Manila Yuen Sheng Exchange and Trading Company. said they had been in tresty with the debtor but had not been able to arrive at a settlement. The act of bankruptcy was notice of suspension of payment expressed in lotters and also varially. The assets were estimated at $300,000 and the liabilities at $285,000. This would indicate that he was solvent.

The

estate consists of real property in this Colony and the debtor attributes his position simply to depreciation of real property in the Colony. A

INCREASED PRICE OF FOOD-STUFF DETRI-

MENTAL TO FOREIGN TRADE

CUSTOMS.. REGULATIONS FOR TRADE IN MANCHURIA.

All the Foreign Consuls, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Customs and the Imperial Chinese District Postal Commissioner / debtor must file an estimate of his assets, but in the Chinese mind that the high price is dus produce after paying export and coast trade duty are subject to discount. A personal experience

called at the Man Shan Koong (Emperor's Temple) at noon yesterday to offer their con gratulations upon the occasion of the accession to the Throne of the New Emperer, Shaeu Trong

"OFFICIALS AT FISTICUFFS.

Besently Woo Ling Sheun, General of the Kong Chow Army, who during a tour of inspection of the soldiers who were placed na

he is clearly insolvent as if the property. were sold it would fotch very little.

The adjudication order was granted,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING PULSNÉ JUDGE).

THE SALE OF A SEWING MACHINE, In the action by the Singer Sewing Machine

I shall return to the subject of Japanesé trade with Manchurio later, but I must mention One of the most important factora regulating here that very satisfastory regulations govern China's capacity to buy in the price of rice; it,ing the foreign and native import trade into grain is cheap there is more money available for Manchurin were issued by the Chiness Govern. luxuries, if it is dear there is less. Within recent ment in the autumn of 1907. In a word, they pries of rice has practically doubled, provide that all foreign goods which have paid years the and there is an inherent but unwarranted, belief import duty in any port in China and all native to the smuggling of

shall, on entering Manchuria through the usual grain from the country, but the true cause will be found in official trade channels, be provideded by the customs restrictions on expert and in attempts to hold with exemption certificates freeing them from back for higher prices. There can be no doubt, further taxation an ronte to any of the however, that the price of rice has enhanced the numerous inland warts, no distinction being prices of other food-state and driven up rents unde as to the method of conveyance, whether great commercial centres without a by rail by cart or by junk. In other words, corresponding rise in wages, while increased the inland marts in Manchuria are placed on taxation, dus to facal necessities, has had the exactly the same footing as any of the coast or

riverine porta of China. usual effect.

in

"the

TAXATION OF FOREIGN GOODA..

EXCHANGE.

has

BORE BY CUTICURA

AT CITY MISSION

Young Woman Found In Awful Con

dition with Scabies--Body a Mass of Sores from Scratching-Tried Many Remedies for Soven Weeks --Result Was Discouraging, But

ITCHING TORTURES

YIELDED TO CUTICURA

**While I was doing, miundonggy Tork: In the lowie portion of sevenĀ, CIŠAN found it neary jo knowes Lilo a

alter a while I femind that a litla knowi adge of Ondoura was about all peedia, One of the very bad cases I had to deal- with was that of a young woman who bad dome to as nos oily, broken f spuit but in a tooth awini condition physically. Our doctor axamiped her and told us that she had scables (the Stah), malolens paradis, rheumatism, eto., brought on from exposure, and tha effects of her rigged-edged life. Her poor body was sy mass of soros froth scratching and she was not able to webs in Wold food. "We triedinary kalnas, a good fondo was prescribed and balla with a maching of laed mad salphur. We worked hard for seven-weeks and you cen frangine how discouraged va yors, when, after all that time, we could see so its improvement. Choa day I hap- pened to Outicura adverÜipement telling how little baby had bears cared of a bad ones of aliin eruption, and although I had but 97 cents (four shillings) with me, I bought a osks dif Golgten forp and a bottle of Baticure Herotrent. When I reached home I was like a child with a new tay, and Wa bathed our patient well and gave her a full dogs of the Resolvent. She Lapt he night better than she had since the bark been with us and the nært day I located the prios af a box of Dutiours Ointment. I am not exaggerating when I say that is exactly des woeka this young woman was able to book for a position, being strong enough to work and full of ambition. In another panth she left the home, strong and well. Laura Jane Bates, ad fifth Ave,, New York, NY, U; 8. A., Mar. 11, "07,”-

Send to nesreet depot for free Outl cura Book on Treatment of Skin Diseases. Complgia External and Internal TwALOMON DE Bray Hanour of manta, Chüdren, and Advika Densite of Culleurs Bogy to Cleanse she calm, Ost- CUP Obrhi ho Akia, and Satkgu STEAL OF

Resofventus. (CA DOO MAN Chated) to Purify the ipod. A Ungo bọc phos Caroline throughout the work. Dopqte: Zendon, *A. Terms & Co. Bydley; Putler Drog & Chem Corp, Be

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the equivalent of 1 dol. This coin was neces carily abandoned when the other mints began to pour out their 10-cust pieces. It may be said that the trade of China is carried on in silver, but the bed-rock of retail trade ou which wholesale trade rests is cash, said it is exceedingly important that silver and copper should be placed on a

The question of taxation is much more com- footing of exact relationship. plicated that that of a uniform currency. One of the most pressing requirements is to define

extra guards at the City gates and arsenals on Company against S. Ezekiel for 850 in ropot sccount of rumours of a rising following the of an agreement for the purpose of a sewing death of the Emperor and Empress Dowager, machine, hie Lordship gave judgment. He said discovered that all the windows of the guard that it seemed to him that the first agreement hows the Wing Chal Powder Magazine were had not expired when the writ was issued, brok and also that there was neither grass Thore was no agreement to pay regalar instal. nor corn in the stables to feed the military ments and thers was no breach in that case. He to foreign trade, the unjustifiabla Port open till at the end of Mar it reached a Greceived only 26.10-cash pieces, thus losing 100 what in a port. At one time China claims that

horsen Bert Ture Deputy in obotge of the magazine and ordered him to have the windows repaired and to provide forage for the horses. The Deputy who, by the way, was a Mancha, replied in a very insolent manner that it was not his duty to attend to such matters and told the General to attend to them himself. A quarrel ensued und ended in a fight between the General and the Deputy in which the latter got the worst of it. Two days afterwards the Deputy sent in his resignation and, reported to the Viceroy that General Woo had struck him and that the serious injuries caused by the blows he received at the hands of the General had compelled him to resign his position. He requested the Viceroy to investigate the case and to punish the General for taking the law in his own hands. His Excellency instruoted" the Provincial Judge to investigate the matter sad nothing further was heard of the affair. It appears that the Deputy has two sens, who are both teachers in Government college. A for days ago they sent a joint petition to the Viceroy saying that the Kwong-ohow General without any reason or provocation struck their

nan-anited plaintiff with costa,

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday, December 4th.

www

BEFORE HON. COMMANDER BASIL R. H. TAYLOR, R.N. (MARINE MAGISTRATE).

À RESPECTFUL COXSWAIN. The Assistant Harbour Master, Lieut, C. W. Beckwith, R.N., proceeded against the master of the steam launch Logan for falling to observe the role of the road.

Tient. Beckwith stated that on the afternoon of the 27th ultimo he left the Harbour Office stops in one of the Department's launches. When half way across the Southern Fairway, he saw the steam launch Logun crossing on his starboard bow. Witness ported to go under her storni, when the Logan starboarded. Witness had to remove his helm and only just cleared her by a few feel. **

SEASONS FAVOURABLE TO INCREASED EXFORTS.

WIN

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copper but not a silver mint, lies. each of the Peiyang dollars the discount was 20 We are too apt to suppose that foreign goods At the close of the your 1906 the sterling cash and on the Hapei dollar 40, cash, a total of can be carried to any part of the interior of demand value of the Shanghai teel was 36. 1d, 100 cal. The copper exchange of the foreign China on payment of a 5 per cent, import duty and it remained at that figure for the first few dollar was then 900 1-cash or 90 10-osisht pieces, and 24 per cont. transit dues a total of 7 per days of January, 1907. During that month and go that four foreign dollars were worth 3,600 sent.), bat instances have recently come to my February the lowest quotation was 35. Ot, caal. My four Chinese dollars were, however, knowledge in which, in addition to the 5 per bat in March it dropped to 2. 10. and in worth only 3,500 cash. Had I tendered foreign cent. import duty; these goods are taxed another the beginning of April to 23. 911,, after which dollars I was entitled to 40 c. change or 360 cash,

cerit 123 per

general upward tendency but from this had to be deducted 100 cash and I (a total of 174 per cent) before there

port" is synonymous with "barbour limita" at they pass into consumption even in

contention which was also the highest quotation cash because I used the coins of the country

another with "foreign settlemente" or "foreign being that the lion in the province referred to for Jano. In July there was an advance to 39. in which I was travelling. But I lost more is pledge for the repayment of foreign loans and Od, and early in August to 3. 0184. with a than 100 cash because Honan, se compared with concessions," and that she is at perfect that the collection up to the amount of that lowest of 38, d. later in the month. In other provinces, has succeeded in maintalaing Liberty to tax goods as soon as they leave the September it remained steady between 3:07. the face value ite copper coins and not one of limits of the places she so defines. This con-

course, untenable, but in pledge and gran beyond cannot be gainssid

CROPS GENERALLY, ABUNDANTZ and 38:04d, and in the first days of October it the 26 10-cash pieces which I received as change tention is, of With the exception of Northern Manchuris stood at 3. Ogd, when a sudden collapse took

was minted in Honan. The above is a pretty absence of clearly defined areas the battle goes and parts of Shantung, where severe droughts place, the rate falling to 2a. 8d. towards the illustration of the injury that is done in on from year to year and much take place were experienced, and limited areas of the end of the month to 2a. 63d. in November and Chins by the ill-regulated coinage of the that never sees the light. At the marks on the and Szechuen, which suffered to 2s. 414. in December, recovering to Za 5d provincial, rints and of the necessity that Chinese Eastern Railway.opened by the Chine provinces of Chihli

of the from floods, the crops of 1907 were generally on the last day

year,

exists forandiform silver coin that will Japan treaty of December, 1905, Russia and abundant, but the good harvests too late to The comparatively high exchange ruling in be accepted throughout the Empire, It is China have defined these areas, some large, influence the trade conditions of the year, will Chine in 1906 was in the main due to purchases stated that the provincial mints have recently some small, sosording to the size and im

marts, and it will be not have any appreciable effect until 1908. On of silver in the Chinese market by the Govern forwarded to Peking specimens of teel and portance of the

In that year official and dollars silver pieces, and that there is some interesting to watch the results of this new the whole, therefore, the increase in the value ment of India. of imports, ane as it was to scarcity and dearuoss private imports of silver into India from China difference of opinion at headquarters as to which departure. A not uncommon Chinese contention of food, was unhealthy and injuriously affected were valued at 1,448,040 and 424,3491. re- is the more suitable for China, and yet within also is that when foreign goods under transit the consumption of the usual staple requirespectively, a total of 1,872,389, and an the last few months a new dollar has been issued pass have reached the gates of the city of dea- ments of the country,

analysis of India's purchases of the metal by the central mint at Tientein, which bears in tination they have reached that city and can in 1907

instructive, showing as it dom Roman letters the somewhat ridiculous name of be taxed before entering it, and, as stated above, that India's discontinuance to buy was syn-Tai Ching Ti Kuo suver ooin or silver coin I found foreign goods destined for an inland As I have said, the seasons of 1907, were chronous with the collapse of exchange in China. of the Empire of China, termo Ti Kuu being port taxed to the extent of 121 per cent. in addition to the 5 per cont. already levied at the generally favourable to the farmer; they were The value of India's official and private imports the Japanese equivalent for Empire,

For trade and other purposes what is wanted port of entry into China. The spread of rail- also exceedingly favourable in the silk and tes, of Chinese silver in 1907 amounted rapectively

between old-established ports open to distrito daportent mustries, coupled with 24160,770 od 2392924), or a total of 91.179.tely in Chins is a silver dollar of sufficient fineness ways in opening day to channels not these two

£2,180,779 and 41,179,257 and weight to hold its own with the British or heavier shipments of raw cotton, hides, beatre (say £2,573,703) of which 34,970,933 and Mexican dollar. Its coinage should be restricted foreign trade, but between these ports and the cake and a few other items, that the increase of 5,615,329 re. represented the official and private to a few mints under careful supervision and it interior, and with proper regulations applicable 27,923,958 Haikuan taele (4,537,643,7) in the takings during the first nine month's of the should bear the name of po particnlar mint. Ato rail-borne goods, inch of the vexations (all statement in Chiness that it is the product of taxation which bears heavily on overland traffic export trade to foreign cou tries is attributable. year, leaving balances of 621,533

CONDITION OF MANCHURIA.

Imported in October) and 671,462 vs. (in the Chinese Government mint should suffice, should be avoided. At present it is exceedingly Manchuria again proved disappointment. October and November) to complete the Subsidiary silver pieces of 50 and 20 e. of equal difficult to discover where payments end, for visited its chief commercial centres in total official and private purclasses during

Indian weight would also be necessary, but pieces of 10 and Antang in the south to Harbin in the

Government which had been importing Chinese and 50. should contain more alloy. This dollar north, and I found that Japanese competition, silver at a monthly average of about 2,850,000 should after a fixed and reasonsble time, be made severe and serious as it is, was not the only rs. tank only value of 621,533 rs. in October the only legal tender in payment of all Govern cance of the unsatisfactory commercial conditions ad nothing whatever in November and ment dues, duties and taxes, and the subsidiary prevailing thores Frices had not reached their Daraber, while the private takings dwindled coins up to certain fixed amounts. But to com normal level since the war, overtrading as in the to 671,462 rs. for October and November and to plete the uniformity more is required. The case of Chins generally was having its effects, nil in December. In spite of the withdrawals to overissue of new copper coins, while proving a currency was in a chaotis condition, taration was India, ellver was scarce only in the sense that it source of great profit to the mints, has already done ill-regulated, and excessive and outstanding was not available for commercial purposes. The incalenlable harm to the people. The number of international questions were causing consider banke held large silver deposits, but they held 10-cash coins issued in 1907 was, at the lowest Complainant was not satisfied with defendant's able uneasiness. Such a state of things is enough at the same time papers representing unliquidat estimate 2,000,000,000. The old cash pienes have to trade and yet signs were not altogether want- 1 stocks, and the congested condition of the largely disappeared and the new coins having, work in the engine room, so he turned him over

ing that trade, if somewhat sluggish, was still market offered little inducement to undertake as a rule, lost much of their face valtie, they do Bring and that stocks were gradually being further risks. In the absence of what t may be not readily lend themselves for fractional use in Kemp the hearing of the charges pre-work the defendant refused to do and used depleted. It must be borne in mind, however, called legitimate trade Chinese in Shanghai a country where the necessaries of life are com

At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. H. to the No. 1 fireman to work on the fres. Thi faired against & track coolie of obstructing a strong language, both in Chinese and pidgin that our knowledge of the trade of Manchuris tried to turn a dishonest penny by gambling in paratively cheap and a single cash may make s is incomplete. A custom-house was established English.

the result being that those banks which took have risen and the people of China are in a worse Defendant was sentenced to a month's impri- at Antung on March 14, 1907, and as, like Newbara, much of which had no existence in fact, purchase. As a result the prices of provisions China for 1907 is given in the Customs returns tramcar and driving a truck in such a manner

cheng, it is icebound during winter, the customs hand in the game had to count the cost afterwards, condition than under the old cash system. This as to undanger the lives of the persons in the

returns may be taken to represent the water-borne They also turned their attention te, gambling has been somewhat tarily recognised by the tram was continued.

trafile of the port for the year but not the goods in exchange, which had the amal effect on bank Chinese Government, and instructions have Sergeant Lenaghan told the Court that both

that passed over the frozen Yala, which divides rates. The financial crisis in the United States recently bean lasted restricting the issue Manchuria from Korea. It was not till October rearted on the Chinese market directly sud of 10-cash pieces until their value vis-a-vis tramour and truck were preceeding east-

America ILBA become 1st that a branch office of the Antung castos indirectly, for

silver is raised and enjoining the coinage ward. The track was very much overloaded,

was established at the port of Tatungkow, so considerable importer of Chinese raw materials, of a certain percentage of 1 pieces.

of and was on the wrong side of the road. It wa

large buyer

goods Such restrictions may have a tempory effect Joaded with 2 tons 2font of rios, and there were

that the returns for the latter are exceedingly and she is also a meagre After considerable delay a Chinese manufactured in Europe from Chinese raw they are faithfully carried out, but as there is no o fixed exchange between silver dollars only five coolies pulling it. After the collision

On the 4th at 11.55 am.The bazintar custom-house was established at Dairen: Dalny) productsaid that the high exchange and copper the first essential seems to be to fix

on July 1 in socordance with the precedent It may be it took ten men to pull the truck to the West

on noch in Chantung, and the returns ruling during the first nine months of the that exchange, and there seems no reason why represent only sis months trade. Tarning to year was favourable to importers of foreign China should not fix the value of a uniform Northern Manchuria we find that the custom goods. This is trae, and, had the market been dollar at 1,000 cash, already possessing as she houses at Manchali (which will probably be in a normal condition, all would have been well; does the decimal system in her silver coinage. As It is highest in a band extending from Central fon-ho), where the Chinese Eastern Railway this re-exports. Low exchange, on the other copper coins should be marked "Chinos Covera Chins to 8.E. Japan.

Fresh monsoon may be expected in the enters and leaves Manchuria on the west and hand, is favourable to exports, but this did not ment Mint" and bear the name of no particular cast respectively, did not commence operations occur until the last quarter of the year, and mint or provings. That the sam of 1,000 cash the N. part of the Chins Bes Formosa Channel and N. and N.E. gales over til early in February, 1907, so that there ; during the first nine months consumers, who or the equivalent thereof in sopper coins is a 1,837 in 1906, an increase of 758, made up of Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending is no rooord of the trade of Manchuris had been resisting high payments, contented fair and reasonable exchange may be gathered Japanese 677, German 40, Spanish 30 and a few in 1907 with Bassis and Siberis on the west themselves with buying just suficient for from their present depreciated valne. At places more divided over nine other nationalities. The at 10 am, to-day, 0.01 inches

or with Vladivostock and the Primorsk immediate requirements.

The defendant's excuse was that on useing the Assistant Harbour Master on board the launch,

out of the way.

father who is a max 60 years of age; that the he tried to show his respect for him by keeping the antumu of 1907, from Dairen (Dalny) whole of the year. In other words, the the fineness with the dollar and of proportionate taration to trade is a fine art in China.

father is now vomiting blood through the viclence of the blows received; and praying that General Wo be tried and punished for sasaalting the old man. They could not bear meeing their father suffering from the pain censed by the blows inflicted, and unless they obtained redress, they would die of grief.

TRAMCAR AND TRUCK COLLISION.

Point Police Station.

Asked if he wished to make a statement, de.

A fine of $20 was imposed.

A DISOBEDIENT FIREMAN.

Mr. W. &. Christie, second engineer of the 8.8. Monteagle, proceeded against Chan Fat, a froman, for disobeying the lawful commands of the complainant on the 27th October while

at sea.

sonment with hard labour, and was ordered to forfeit two days' pay.":

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-

has fallen quickly on the NE coast of Chins owing to the approach of a depression from the Westward.

Pressure has increased considerably in E.

of

From the above it will be seen that the record direct foreign trade of China in 1907 was due in great measure to the necessity of purchasing food from without to tide over the scarcity from within; that the year as a whole was unprofitable to traders and to shipping; and that trade is fettered by many obstacles, some of which at least conlt be removed without much difficulty of exertion.

THE FOREIGN POPULATION IN

CHINA.

The returns of the foreign population of

an 69,852 as follows:

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Japanese British

45,610

9,203

German Portuguese...

3.553

3.188

American ...

2.862

French

2.201

Italian

B54

Russian Belgian Dutch... Spaniah Austro-Hungarian

770

292

236

Danish Norwegian Swedish

fondant said he was pulling on one of the ropes Japan, but remains low over the B. Philippines known as Manchuria) and Pogranichnsis (Sui- but it was so glutted as to necessitate consider in the case of the suggested, uniform dollar the Coreazi

Hị had nothing further to say,

There

SHIPPING INTERESTS.

WAS 10

Brocilan

Non-treaty Powers

219

The number of firms is given as 2,595 against

Lis, Worship-Your liability arises from the fan that you went out with an overloaded truck andan insufficient number of coalies. If the track hai not been so heavily laden for the number of codies the accident would not have occurred.

80 remote as Changking. Shanghai, Nanking, British commercial attache notes that Nor Colles in charge of trucks will have to learn

Changte Fu and Peking a dollar could purchase wegian firms decreased by 4, Dutch by 3 and the seat. I have spoken of Japanese com-speculative buying. that they must take a proper number of coolies

petition in Manchuria severe and serions and

1.070-1,080, 1,150, 1,118, 900 and 1,130-1,150 cask Austro-Hungarian (17) and British (490) each firms and firms, to enable them to drive' a truck properly. I

there can be no doubt that Japan possesses If 1907 proved, on the whole, an unfavourable respectively, or an average of about 1,077, and by 2, but there are

big hengs to petty shopkeepers advantages which are denied to Europe and year to the foreign merchant, it was a very lean there is no reason why, with proper restric: from don't think I can convict you under either of the Hongkong & Neighbourhood. derate; eloniy, Austin Proximity chooper labour, lower your to the foreign shipping interests represented tions, they should not appreciate in value to and numbers give no idea of the statue original sharges, but I will convist you of

ali tall, while freights while she can push her trade in China; 1906 was had, but 1907 was infinitely about 1,000 when at their first introduction or importance of commerial honses. These unawfully driving a truck to the common Formoss Channel

worse. Koon competition on the coast and about 880 cash or 88 10-cash coins went to the guzes must be looked upon as only approximate, by employing Innumerable agents who can danger of persons passing along the street. I South coast of China between Same as No. 1. cheaper than the Chinese themselves. This margin of profit is exceedingly small. To a coins from the Canton mint their relation to Burian population and, commering in it doe live sa cheap as and, it is said, even rivers has ent freights to a minimam, and the dollar. Indeed, on the first issue of these copper as it would be absurd, for example, to put the fine yon $10 ore week's imprisonment, and order Hongkong and stocks.}

is, of course, impossible in the casa of question which I recently put to the agent silver was clearly stated, What is now known the large city of Harbin, containing as it does yon to pay $50 compensation to the Tramway South coast of China between N. winds, fresh. Englishmen and Americas, who cannot pro- in the north of me of the leading ship as the 10-cash coin was named "1 cent" and it thousands of Russians and hundreds of Russian Co., in default, six weeks' imprisonment

Hongkong and Hainan.......

Stakly overrun the, pountry and who mast ping companies in China na to the move bore an inscription in Chinese that 100 were the Items and shops at 479 and 24 respectively."

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frosh.

N.E. winds,