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SHIPPING NOTES,

It is not known whether the Indo-China gteama Navigation Company's steamer the "Kutsung" will be brought back to Hongkong or taken to Shanghai. A large part of the cargo for Shanghai and Japan is undamaged and it is not unlikely that she will proceed | northwards if possible. The Norwegian salvages stomer Protector procented to the scene of the

wreck on Sunday but not under ongagement.

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Captain Philip Going, well-known as late commander of the America-maru, left. Yokoham recently for New Zealand, to take up an im- portant position there.

When passing through the Inland Sea of Japan recently the M.M. steamer Sulozie resoned sixteen persons who wore seun clinging to the débris of a wreoked junk and struggling against a heary sea and a strong current running at eight knots. The rescued persons were brought

YOKING THE NILE.

NEW BARRAGE OPENED BY THE KHEDIVE,

The Khedive on the 9th ult. performed the ceremony of opening the Ions or Eaneh Bar getting sequel to the great works of the dam at Assonan and the barrage at Assiout and, like them, conceived and carried out by British engineers and contractors. dabing of the Ministry, Sir Eldon Goret, Bir A distinguished gathering included most of the William Garstin, Major Macaulay, Director of the State Railways,and Mr. A. Wobb, Adviser to the Public Works Ministry.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 9Ten, 1909.

"WHAT A TARIFF CAN DO.

JAPANESE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY.

The following notes on the Japaness Army Woollen Factory at Senju (states the Board of Trade Journal) have been received from the Commercial Attache at Yokohama (Mr. E. F Crowe)

ENGLAND AND SIAM.

PROPOSED CESSION OR TERRITORY,

Reuter's Agency in London learns that the negotiations which were commenced in 1907 and suspended last spring, between Groat Britain and Siam for the cession to Great Tringano, and Kedah, have been resumed, and Britain of the Siamese States of Kelantan, that an agreement on the subject has been that an Anglo-Siamese treaty by which, in practically reached. There is reason to believe

DR. SVEN HYDIN'S ADVENTURES IN TIBET

PERILS BY ICE AND SNOW.

It was quite in the nature of things that the by Dr Svan Hedin on his recent expedition in firat lecture given before an audience in England Tibet should be under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society, and Queen's Hall was wanderings in hitherto unknown regions boy and rowded from floor to gallery on the 8th ult. to hear the intrepid explorer's account of his the Himalayas Major Leonard Darwin was in the chair, and beside him sat Viscount Morley,

Tamai Pasha Sirry, Ministry of Public remained an oficial concern, although it has on, in favour of Great Britain, is ecretary of State for India, who made, an

Works, addressing the Khedive, stated that the barrage, of which, his Highness would that day lay the last stone, would not only save the province of Keneh from all danger of a calami- ticus drought, bat would improve the conditions of irrigation over 350,000 feddans (about 360,500 Bores) of land within its direct mdius of action. Moreover, the Treasury would be relieved of a heavy burden, having no longer to manko pro- vision against a drought.

The Senju woollen mill is one of the several industrial concerns which were started by the how large enterprises might be organised any Government so as to show the Japanese people run, the others have then by the Government to private individuals or companies--the woollen ruill alone has always been run by various departments. It should also be noted that when the authorities started this factory, they, also imported sheop and sent them to Shimoss, where the Imperial Stud Fam now is... This latter experiment had not, how ever, proved so great a success as the former. "There are 10145 spindles in the mill and 250 looms The maximum daily output is 76 tan or pieces (1 ton varying from 28 to 35 yards accord quality of woollen cloth. The average daily output is 61 tan of cloth and 300 blankets, 1907 to March, 1908, comprised 2.037,22511, frem Australia, 241,0481b from India, 542,490lb from The Chian, and 18,965lb of home-grown. motive power IN supplied by eleven steami en- griner of 579-h.p, one stam turbine of 100-b.p.. and one gas engine of G-h.p. The turbine how over, and two of the steam engines (15-h.p.,) are for the electric light plant.

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return for certain advantages, Siam will renounce her suzerainty over the States in likely to be signed at Bangkok in the immediate future. The British Minister at Bangkot, who came home last spring in order to provide the British Cabinet with fuller in- formation with regard to the proposed agree ment, returned to Siam in December with the lateat views of the British Government on the subject. Since then notive.negotiations are been in progress at Bangkok with the results above indicated.

interesting speech in moving a vote of thanks to the lecturer.

Amongst others present wore the Duke of Redstock, Lord Hindlin, the Italian, Austrian, Newcastle, Lord Belhaven, Lord Basing. Lord and Russian Ambassadors, the Swedish, Norwe gian, and Danish Ministers, Sir F. Dixon- Lewis Beaumont, Sir John Kirk, Sir David Hartland, Sir Henry Bulwar, Admiral ir Gill, Sir Clemont Hill, Sir George S. Mackenzie, General Sir W. H. Seymour, Admiral Sir Al- bert Markhan, Colonel Sir Henry Trotter, Ad-

C. Howard, General Sir R. Harrison, General Bevan Edwards, Colonel Sir H. Thuillier, Sir Sir W. G. Knox, Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith, General Sir T. Gordon, Sir P. Sunderaun, Six

on board the Huer in an exhausted condition and wise conceptions of Sir William Gar. The amount of wool consumed from April.Federated Malay States of an area of about miral the Hun. Sir E. Fremantle, General Sir

from which, however, with prompt attention. they quickly recovered. Three of the junk's Persongs were sparoutly drowned. The junk Ind been dashed to pieces on a rock in a sudden Aquall

A Japenese newspaper reports that some Chinese shipowners are contemplating the engagement of Japanese marine officers for their vessels. At present, says the journal, Chinese steamers are almost entirely officered by British and Germans, wlings "servicos com- mand a very high rate of pay. The Japan Marine Association was recently approached in the matter, it is said, but its-Directors were unfavourable to the project, one of the reasons

giren being that Japanese offours lucked the requisite knowledge of English and Chinone. The members of the Association, however, complain of the Directors' action and it is expected that further consideration will be given to the question.

The Pacific mail liners are to make Manula a port of call during the balance of the prezent year. One steamer is to call there each month, the first of the vessels to come to Manila under the new arrangement being the Mongolia, du

the latter part of this month. The vessels are

The Minister continued: "It is to the able stin, Councillor of the Ministry of Public Works, and his present successor, Mr. A. Webb. that the credit is due for this work, fruitful in happy resalts,

"The now barrage, situated at a distance by river of about 162 kilometres north of the roservoir of Amonan, stretches across the Nile at a height of 9.50 metres above low-water mark, It is 900 metres long and is pierced by 12J doors with opening of five metron, and at its western extremity is a look 80 metres by 16, for the purpose of carrying on navigation. The upper part of the barrage includes a public road 6 instres wide connecting the two banks of the

river.

The work of construction has been entrusted for an entry to ans. Jola dird and Con and for the installations and materials in iron and steel to Messrs. Ransomes and Rapier.

COST A MILLION.

The immediate effect of the conclusion of such a treaty will be the inclusion in the 15,000 miles, or more than half the present area of the Federated Malay States. The territory in question contains a large Mohammedan nombor of British subjects, exceeding that of population, amongst whom are a considerable the Federated Malay States themselves.

With regard to the above Reater's represen For the making of army cloth nothing buttative was informed by Mr. R. W. Duf, the pure wool is used. There is, however, a munge which holds, until 1940, extensive commercial, managing director of English company plant in which the wast yarns, rejected pieces

fiscal and other rights in Kelantan, that it is of cloth, &o., ro converted into munro, Okl army rags, too, are sometimes, used, but the mango obtained is not employed in the manu facture of army cloth. There is a carbonising plant which is used for carbonising the vegetable matter out of the Australian wool. Of the machinery, some is British and some German." Mr. Crowe was told that during the war sloth

was

Scott Moncreiff, Sir R. Ritchie 'olonel Sir G. Leach, General Sir R. Lane, General Sir E. H. Hatten, Sir C. R. Hunter, Sir C. Elliott, Sir A. Birch, General Sir C. Parsons, Sir Felix Schuster, Sir W. Brampton Gordon. Sir Archibald Galkie (president of the Royal Society), Sir W. Ramsay (president of the Chemical Society), Sir W. Armstrong, Admiral Sir F. W. Richards, Major Hou, A. Hanbery

Haigh, Colonel H. G. Austin, and Admiral A, M. Tracy, Captain R. F. Scott, General Douglas

Field.

The PRESIDENT, in conveying the society's welcome to Dr. Hediu, described ffm na the men

"Begun after the Nile flood of 1906, the bus purchased in large quantities from England, meat will strongthen the position of Great who, without donht, had done more than any

work has been carried out so energetically that it is now completely finished, eighteen months

before the time allowed by the coutract. Great praise is due to the firms employed for the prompt conclusion of the work, also to Mr. M. Macdonald, Director-General of Reservoirs, Mr. E. H. Lloyd, the local engineer, and all the natives and Europosas concerned. The total cost of the barrage, with subsidiary works, is £E.1,000,000.".

that Japan could at present supply her own

army requirements with the output from this mill and some of the other woollen mills in the country. This amazing result, produced in so short a time, has only been rendered possible by a tax on the foreign manufactured article.

Another paragraph in the Journal runs:---- The Commercial Attache at Yokohama (Mr. E. F. Crowe) reports that an American importer of machinery, &c., has set up a factory at Kawasaki, between Tokyo and Yokohama, for the manufacture of phonographs, records, &c. The import duty on these articles in Japan is 50 per cent. ad valorem, and it is thought that by manufacturing in the country itself & consider able saving will be effected. The demand for phonographs in Japan has been gradually fu creasing in recent years, and the total imports first ten months of 1908, however, there was a falling-off from £28.000 to £14,000. Nearly the whole of this import comes from the United States.

The Khedive, is reply, made a speech eulogising the work and the workers. He con- oluded: In the mme of God, from Whom all blessings dow, I declare open the Isne Barrage, a source of prosperity for Egypt and to go to Manila direct from Nagasaki and will her inhabitants. The Khedive then laid the commemorative stone. His Highness conferred make the return trip to San Francisco via Hong-decorations on the occasion on Mr. Webb, Sirin 1907 amounted to over £25,000. During the kong, Shanghai and Japan ports.

John Aird, Mr. Stokos, Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Maclure. CLIMAX OF A GIGANTIC ENGINEERING FEAT. Everyone knows that the Nile valley has for thousands of years been irrigated by floods which poured over the banks, and, receding, lett behind a deposit of moist rich and to yield a good harvest. But these floods were not old

Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company (Limited) ware notified last month that the Norddeutscher Lloyd Shipping Company have given the orders to equip with the Marconi wireless system nine of their steamers, as Follows-König Albert, Friedrich der Grosse, Prinzessin Alice, Barbarouss. Königin Laise, Priuzeniu Irene, Rhein, Main and Neokar The Paris Matin states that. M-Gruppi, French Minister for Commeres, following the example recently set by the United States, is introducing a Bill to provide for the installation of wireless telegraphic apparatos on all French mail steamers of more than a certain tonnage The United States House of Representatives has passed the Bill making wireless telegraphy compulsory on board passenger ocean stoamers.

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to be depended upon. Now and again ecenr high or low Niles, which caused those seven-year periods of plenty or famine described miracle-working buses in the story of Josiph. Now, like another the British engineer, to carry out the great scheme of dams and baringes just completed by Massrs. John Aird and Lo, of London. constructed by the late Sir Benjamin Baker, 753 First came the great dam at Asconan, miles from the sea. This is now being raised, so that it will hold back 2,30 million tous of flood water to be delivered to the lower reaches of the river when required Later were built three open weirs or bar rages to raise the level of the river at

flood, and thus render the

The Naval Court of Inquiry concerning the lands independent of the height of the water. of the water. There are at Isna, 110 mites below Assoman at recent stranding of the C.P.R. Emprees of Assiout, 408 miles from the sea, and at Zifts, China in the Inland Ses, while on her way across one of the arms of the delta. The format from Nagasaki to Kobe was held at the British opening of the fans barrage completes the gig Consulate-General in Kobe en the 25th alt. antic engineering feat. Of natives alone, for unskilled labour, 10,000 were employed, and the Mr. Honry Bonar, British Conal-Coneral, camel, flat takes the mind back to the days of presided, Mr. St. John George, master of the Pharaoh, worked and granted beside the hiss Aldenhaus, and Mr. C. J. Balton, master of | and clamour of the latest steam englae.

Evidence the Banca, sitting as assessors.

FIRE AT SHANGHAI,

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

What proved to be an extensive fire broke out in the French concession on the 2nd inst. at 3.15 a.m. The fire, the Shanghai Mercury says, began in a native shop close to the water tower and, esse. Batteriell and Swire's Godowns. The French fire brigads were soon in attendance, but in the meantime the fire huil gained a strong smoke were leaping high in the air sending hold and the flames with clouds of blinding thousands of sparks in all directions. The brigade soon had a number of streams playing on the flames in addition to two streams from Taiko's own plant, most of whose staff were soon in attendance. The fire continued to spread and in a short space of time a number of general shops were involved, while the frames approached dangerously near to to one of the B. and 8. Godowns in which was stored a quantity of resolene and other oils used for the running of their electric plant. By dint from reaching the godown and was kept confined of hard work, however, the fire was prevented to the native shops. After nearly three hours' work, the fames were got under control, but not before seven shops and houses and one native godown partly filled with sundries had been destroyed. There were also several honses

is unknown, but the damage is fully covered by insuranos in various companies.

incorrect to sume that this cossion of territory has been given as u quid pro quo for the relin- quishment of British extra-territorial rights in Siam proper, although it is quite possible that this question may also form part of the treaty.

It is much more likely, he added, that advan tages of a commercial nature have been granted to Siam in return. The proposed arrange Britain in the Malay Peninsula, and will effectually prevent the possibility of the establishment of any important foreign inta- rest which might lead to dispates in dependen- cies of Siam which are remote from effective control from Bangkok. It is also important, as the population of the three States are largely Mohamedfans who have always been dis satisfied with attempted administration by Bhaddist Government. From a strategic point, it is valuable, is the Federated Molar States railway system, which extends from Singapore further northward. to Penang, can now be extended considerably Moreover, it is. Found expédient, there are

no natural difficul- ties to prevent the extension of the line to a point within A very few miles short of the projected southern railway of Siam, This last- named line, it should be remembered, runs throughout the whole of its length in that portion of South Siam which, under the Angle French Agreement, falls within the political sphero of Great Britain.

THE BURIAL OF THE EMPEROE KWANG HSU.

EUROPEAN PRINCES OF THE BLOOD TO ATTEND.

The Peking correspondent of the Tientsin Timer esys

The first of May of the Western calendar has for the removal from the Forbidden City, of positively been decided upon by the Astronomers the Coffa of His Majesty the late Emperor of China.

The_Burying place has been selected in the Tang Ling, or the Eastern Catacombe, and not in the His Ling us was anticipated.

This is the Western of the twe Imperial grave-yards of the present Dynasty, both of which are situated some miles distant from Peking..

The Prince Regent was much affected when the desire of several governmzets attend in person the funeral rites. became known that foreign Princes should

single individual had over done to add to the knowledge possessed by the civilised world of

Coutralasia. (Cheers) Ho reminded the The first was in 1898, shortly after he hal audience of Dr Hedin's last two visits to London. concluded his great four years' journey in Central Asia, and in connection with which be was awarded the society's Founder's Medal. inhospitable regions, Dr. Hodin in 1903 agaîn fter spending three more years in the same described his adventures, and was awarded the Victoria Medal. (Cheers.)

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CURED HERSELF

AND LITTLE SON

Mother Had Ringworm-Boy Had a Very Bad Place on Thigh- Spread and Grew More Painful- Medical Treatment Failed.

USED CUTICURA REMEDIES' WITH PERFECT SUCCESS

"I have used Cutleura Boap and Cuticura. Ointment with most perfect

BUCCESS, Twelve years ago I wood them as a com plete cure for ring- worm, after hav- Ing had a medicat man in attendance and recently, my Bitte aon, Norman, had a very pasty place on his thigh. We did not know how it was causext but I had medical treatment in N fur it. But as time went on it got larger, and more painful. Remembering-how I had used Cuticura for ringworm, I tried Cuticura Boap and Cutfcura Ointment for my boy and they quita oured his leg. After that a similar place came on *his arm which I am still treating, but it is almost unnecessary, as it has nearly gone and the child lê quite well. shall always have pleasure in recom mending Cutleur Soap and Olutment for any disease of the skin whenever I see an opportunity. Mrs. Phoebe An- drews, The Laurels, Tharston. Long Btratton, Norfolk, Oct. 9, 1906, and Jan. 16, 1907,"

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ITCHING TORMENTS

From little patches of eczema, totter, milk crust, psoriasis, etc., on the skin, scalp, or hands of infants, shildren, or adults are instantly relieved and speed- ily cured, in the majority of casca, by warm baths with Cutleurs Soap and gentle anointings of Custours Ointment, the great Skin Cure.

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pass Chang-la-Pod-la, and thus I got some fifty miles more of the western continuation of the mange.

Dr. HEDIN began his lecture by describing the general physical geography of the country of Tibet, the area of which le four times as big as France. After an allusion to the remarkable parallel arrangement of the mountain ranges, he mentioned that between the several stretching through the whole of Chung-tang, there are latitudinal valloys, every one of whic basins, ie, without outlet to the ocean, or even is divided into a great moraber of self-contained to Easter Turkestan or Taidem. In the bottom of almost every such depression is a salt lake, where the rock salt, carried down by small

Now, it was my intention to go to Dangra brooks, is accumulated since thousands of years, yumtso, discovered by Nain Sing, and by help Many different agencies are working constantly of some rupees the escort agreed to take ine down to level out the country. The lecture's panor-

there. When we were two short marchos from amas showed, how very level the land is w

the lake and it could be seen in the north as a whole, in the same way as the ocean asen

thin blue line, I was stopped by a force from from ship deck, even if the waves are as

Shanes-dsong and forced to go down to Raga high as they possibly can be. The whole of takaw. But I had fixed the situation of Targo Tibet is like a sou, the gigantic waves of which, gangri, Targo-tsanpo, and Sershik-guups, all ` driven up by northern or southern winds, have three heard of but not visited by Nain Sing been changed into stone it the moment of their And I had discovered Shuru-to, mther big said to be higher than the rest-in Tibet the And now I crossed this range again in Angden worst fury. Ou the ocean every ninth wave isiske at the very northern foot of the wood range. case is the same. It is the tangential prossarela, continuing it some sixty miles further west. in the earth's crust that has forced those ranges From Raga wo went to Saka-dsang. to rise.

THE JOURNEY.

very serious and

Coming to his journey, Dr. Hedin pointed ont on his rap the route be took in 1896, that in 1900 to 1902, and his latest ronte. It looks sa asially nice and comfortable on the map, he said, "but in reality it is difonlt thing to cross the whole of Tibet from north to south. I left Leh on Aug. 17, 1906, with the strongest caravan I have ever had twenty-five men Ladakis, and ninety-seven ponies and mules, and thirty ponies hired for the first mouth. Of the animale only six came through."

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Several times I tried to get permission to. ge north to see more of the great range and the country north of Teanpo, but always in vain once we tried to slip over, but were stopped by Bongle men. It was really hard to go further and further west, and to leave more and more of the great unknown country to my right, because this patch north of the upper Brahmaputra was the greatest white patch, not only in Tibet, but on the whole surface of the earth, with only one exception, the Antarctic Continout.

The Gova of Trodam, a grent soundrol, bat one of my best friends in Tibet, let me go south over the Tibetan frontier and down in Nipal. The Himalayan watershed pass one crosses here is only about 300ft above the Tanpo, and it should be an easy matter for modera engineering

was given by Captain Archibald, master of effect? Is the dam at Assion are huge iron somewhat damaged. The cause of the fire relative of the Mikado as representative, but Buka-angna range they lost nine mules in one ta dir & channel and force the upper Brahma.

the vessel, by Captain J. S. Stevenson, the pilot, by Captain J. Muirs, dook master of the Mitaui Bishen Dockyard in Kobe (who was called as an expert witness to give evidence ag to the abnormal sets of the tide at the place where the vesels grounded), by Mr. A. O. Cooper, the chief officer, and several other officers of the

ship, and after a prolonged sitting in private the finding of the Court was announced. of which the following is the substanesThat the standing of the Empress of China was due to too fine a course under the conditions of weather then prevailing-having been set from Motoyama buoy by the pilot in charge of the vessel and no precautions having been taken by the pilot and chief officer to verify the position of the skip by taking soundings at or before five o'clock, a time when Hineshima, light should have been in sight, which soundings would have shown that the ship was to the southward of her course, and in`a dangerous position by the sot, Under these eirenmstances the Court Buds that

How does the scheme work, and what will it

gates that open at the touch of a button to let the water through. Every morning a message comes over the wire from Caizo," to tell how much water is wanted, and a gate is opened socordingly. Then along hundreds of miles of their crops, and at each barrage the flood is held river the peasantry have just enough water for just high enough to fill the irregating canals, As a result, the land will now raise two crops instead of one, cotton and sugar in the summer, coin and cereals in the winter These works mean, too, that cataracts have disappeared, and the great water highway is navigable where once the torrents roured.

THE NEW NAVAL BASE.

For instance, it has already been officially intimated that Russia and Germany will be represented and probably also Austria Hungary by a Prince of the Imperial blood.

Japan first expressed the desire to send a near

this is not yet decided.

The burial of the Empress-Dowager will not take place this year and it is hardly probable that SIR FREDERICK TREVES' VIEW ON this year's ceremony will be sa elaberately

RADIUM CURES,

arranged

It is stated positively in Peking that Yuan Tajen, son of er Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai will soon have a big promotion

THE INVENTIVE GENIUS OF EDISON.

Some remarkable cures of various human ajl- ments achieved by the use of radium ware" · des scribed on January 25, by the eminent surgeon, Sir Frederick Treves, in the course of a lecture at the London Hospital.

There is a great future for this remedy, de clared Sir Frederick, and its limitations have not been found,

A remarkable case was that of a young women who had a growth which nearly occupied one side of the face. She had lsdagreat number of opara- tions, almost with no success. Under radium she was cured, and the speaker said he did not think anyone could have told what had boon the cause of the very evident scary. A child of twelve years with an engiomata situated in the arm, the site two sides, and was oured within four weeks. of a ben's egg, was treated with radium from many cases eczema itching had teen immediate ly cured, and it did not return. Radium would

a cure where the X-rave had failed.

· EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION ÁT

SHANGHAI.

We extract the following from a report of the annual meeting of members of the St. George's Bociety of Shanghai:

The lecturer continued:

seems to be in very near relationship with the

Describing the earlier portion of the journey, the traveller said that on the heights of the

day, but to the south the country become more and more hospitable, with plenty of grass and putra to become a tributary to the Ganges, water. After eighty-three days' lonetizes they although I really do not know if Northern found the first nomads, and then they passed India should become more happy for that--the black tents almost every day, and could buy

Tibetans would be awfully angry, that is sure. yaks in the place of their dead animals. They

GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES. reached Ngangtse-tzo on Dec. 28, and Lure

Dr. Hadiu next referred to his proud feeling. appeared Dr. Hedin's old friend, Hladjo Taring, he stood at the Brahmaputra's three-headed with a little escort, to stop him, but he even source, which he had discovered, and his wonder- tually gave permission to continue the journey ment later on, when he camped at the little towards Shigatse, although it cost Hadje rock from which the Indus comes out as an Tsering his place and rank. Dr. Heinabandant spring. arrived at Shigatse on Feb. 7, 1907. A few "The Indus follows the south-west foot of the days later & lama and an official arrived from range the whole way to Gilgit, and the range Devashung. They had with a litle for goes through Ladak, Baltistan, and Chitral, and followed the doctor from Ngangtae-teo with The Chairman (Mr. H. E. Hobson)The orders from Klass to stop and force him to Hinda-Kush, thus going through Afghanistan return. "If." said the lecturer, "I had travell also. But here was the work point: it had never third item on the programme is to decide on the ad just a little slower I should never have been proved that this western rango was unin- manner of our sauual celebration. The Com-reached Shigatse, and never seen Tashi-lampo terruptedly one and the same as the eastern. mittes are in favour of a Fete being held on the and Tashilama. The most important geograph one south of Tongri-nor, and when I had come same lines as last year on Empire Day. I may

so far I would give my life for solving this mantion that the Committee have dispassed this

beautiful problem, which

could certainly bo question of making this Fets a combined fans-

called the most important and magnificent tion embracing the different sections of the

geographical problem still left to Bolve. on Empire, but they feel that it would not be wise

the earth But when I reached Gartch I for zauny reasons, but to suggest this course to the kindred societies

was far from the definite solation. Of course, it: any member has any The stay in Shigatse lusted six wesks Of must take time to digest such an enormous lot of stone as this mountain systom. It can be of the Committee. If no other suggestions are one of the most remarkable and fascinating men forthcoming I shall put the resolution to the I have met in my life, and I will never forget patience. Every now pass over the head ranger seconded by Mr. R. arr, that as an annual me. I arrived just to the Losar, or New Year's meeting Proposed by Mr. Barrett, and the rent hospitality and kindness to shoved will make the complicated topography clearer and

open now perspectives." celebration of the St. George's Society this year festivals, and was invited to every day's play. When he arrived in Gartoli, Dr. Hein felt last year, the arrangements being left to the The Losur hymns of fashi-luapo made a deeper the unknown country at plant reach a Fete be given on Empire day, on the lines of How very wonderful and picturesque it all was he could not leave Tibet without having crossed If he succeeded in this, it was his plan to reach India impression upon me than even the church magic in Kansaraky Sober in Petersburg, or Uspensky vin Nepal. The great Ladaki merchant, Guinas Sober in Moscow. They are full of faith and Razoni, tried all possible ways to get permission longing, of mysticism and harmony, and they

for him to go eastwards into the unknown, but lead the listener away to the land of dreams and hope.

head, would not hear of it. So Dr. Hedin The Chinese High Commissioner, Thang Darin, and the Ambun of Lhasa, Lien Darin, were extremely polite and kind in their letters

leal discoverisa on the line from Ngangtse-too to Shigates were the very high mountain range in Sela, which he proposed to call Nien-chen tang-la, and south of it, the complicated ritur system of aga-Tempo.

NEW YEAR'S FESTIVALS,

the master mirst be held free from all blame." land with 285 acres of foreshors. The principal also cure rodent ulcers; in abort, it would effort suggestions to make it shall receive the attention his experiences there he related: Taskilama 25 dene only successively, and with an angel's

Reference was also made in the judgement to the fact that after the accident every precaution was taken to ensure the safety of the passen gers. The master boing a party to the proosed- ings, wus ordered to pay the Court coste, amounting to £7-148. 94.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The I.G.M. str. Prinzeas Alice, loft Shanghai on the 6th inst. at 10 p.m., and may be expected

here today at daylight.

The C. & M. str. Zagro left Manila on the 2 p.m., and is due here to-day

6th instant at daylight.

The P. & O. str. Sumaira, left Singapore for this Port on the 6th instant at 11 am and is duo here on the 11th inat. at about 30 p.m.

The Danish str, Tranquebar left Singapore on the 6th inst. p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 13th inst.

The Bank Line str. Craigear left Moji on the 7th instant for Hongkong

The CPR. str. Monteagle arrived Nagasaki at 9.30a.m. on Sunday the 7th instant, and left again at 5.30 p.m. some day for Kobe where the is due to arrive at 6 am, on the 9th inst.

The 3-C.-J. Lija str. Tjibodas left Kobe on the 7th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 13th instant.

The H. A. Lánie str. Ambria left Singapore on the 6th instant p.m., and may be expected

on or about the 13th instant a.m.

Sir Frederick showed a small glass tube about an inch and a half long, and an eighth of in inch in diameter, containing radium which he said was worth £80. If radium ever sank to such a stage that it would be worth its weight in

vessel, full of water, and a panay in the bot By putting a tube of radium into a sealed

Committee.

CONTRACT PLACKD. The Daily Telegraph understands that the contract for the construction of the naval base at Rosyth, on the Firth of Forth, has been placed with Messrs. Eseton Gibb and Co., of Great George-street, Westminster. This scheme is estimated to cost £3,250,000. The Iste Govern- meat secured for the purpose 1,184 acres of

Hem in the proposal as fually adopted are:-- A basin with an area of 522 acres, and a depth of 38ft. Sin, giving a total wharfage of .7.1CBFt.

Entrance lock, available for use as a dock. 850ft. long, 110ft. wide at the entrance, and 36ft over sill at low water of spring tides. A straight river wharf, 2,733ft. long, with gold it would be exceedingly cheap. 36ft. depth at high-water neop tides, and se constructed as to enable a depth of 36ft. at

Considerable discussion ensued as to the form tom of the Tessel, it would be found that the

the celebration should take. An amendment low water of spring tidos to be dredgeil.

would become radio-active. If they

was proposed by Mr. A. M. A. Evans that the Dry dock, 750ft. long, 100ft, wide, at entrance and with 36ft. of water over the sill. active, and the quality would be retained for a

brake the vessel, every piece would be radio celebration should be on St. George's day and

the Garpun, he had an affection for his own not on Empire day. This was defeated and This dock will be so tiltas to facilitate sub- division, so as to form, as required, two ong time. The same remark applied to the finally the resolution read by the chaira Was

decided to go, round again, and to enter the Chang-tang from the north, and cross the whole separate docks, 450ft. and 280ft, in length penny. if they washed the pieces of the vessel adopted.

Mr. E. B. Little suggested that the committee or the coin the substance used for cleaning would respectively.

of Tibat diagonally once more. To divert sas- Boat alip, 200ft. long by 130ft. wide, half become radio-active, Quita possibly, he added, should endeavour to arrange some method by to me they probably wished me to go to Gyantes picion, Dr. Hedin ordered a new caravan, hired

the future of radium lay in the emanation.

which every British subject should be given a as it should be easier to get we down to India e men, and told big fibs about his intended Basin for submarines (and temporarily forsolation of the emanation, and the effects were Empire day.

A friend was treated with injections of the chance to participate in the celebration of from there. But I did not go to Gyantso at all. journey. He himself took Ladaki costumes, as destroyers), 600ft. long by 470ft, wide, with a

The Tibetan authorities of Lhasa seemed not to be infenged to travel in disguise as

Ladaki astonishing. depth of 15ft. at low water spring tides.

Each little injection produced a On behalf of the committee the chairman said know at all what to do with me. They have merchant. They left Durgut on Dec. 7, and it sear each as he (Sir Frederick) had never seen they would do everything to meet Mr. Little's hardly made noquaintance with anybody who was hard journey that begon mer, the hardest in the whole of his experience. Radioactive suggestion

has been so difficult to get rid of a me-except deeper into the heart of sin, but also into the he had ever made. They penetrated deeper and water was sold to surgeons in Paris, and was

The committee who had obarge of the Younghusband, of course,

heart of a new winter, and a water on those much sought after. Indeed, at one place radio arrangements for last year's calebration wer gotive water came from a apa where the publia accorded a hearty vote of thanks and the meet-

enormous altitudes, might drink it. But then, id Sir Frederick, ing they terminated amidst laughter, the public would drink any. thing.

roofed in.

Floating dook, 250ft. ng, for submarines

and destroyers.

usual

Magazine for the storage of ammunition Space for stacking coal is provided on ground to the south of the entrance look Workshops starchouses, and the equipment of a base for zaval repairs. It is estimated that the works will take seven years to construat, but the contractor can eBFIX: a premium by completing them sööner, Pro- vision has been made for the construction at some future date of two more docks, parallel

with the one.

The Banglook Times learns from the British Legation in that city that there never was any foundation for the report that Bangkok is to be visited by the Britiak Admiral on the station, or by a British gunboat.

MOODWINZING THE AMBASSADORS, As to the ambassadors from Lhasa, who had

VIA DOLOROSA. to deal with me which way to return, I would

The Kara-korum Pass, where the whole way not tell them openly that my wish was to take was full of dead ponies, Dr. Hadin characteri ed Home northern road where I could study the

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Foudre to the west. I thought they would be suspi passed," he said, an abandoned man who had perion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmanto, Lait great range of Nieu-chen-tang-la further saa Via Dolorosa. It can never be improved

it is the absolute height that kills. "Wa Her cinus, and stop me altogether. But I Charmant will enable you to do it. Specialities for the Skin ure the study of a managed to get permission to take the Raga tenup get both hands and feet frozen on the Kara keram; the fingers were literally falling off. lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Bale Agents. road, and from there the escort took me up over

1867 the head range again, which I crossed in the He said he was creeping down to Eheyok,

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