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SANITATION IN MANILA.

REPORT BY THE EX-GOVERNOR GENERAL

In a report made to the secretary of war on Philippine afairs Governor General James F. Smith has the following to say in regard to sanitary conditions in the city of Manila

THE DRAIN OF INDIA'S WEALTH.

"THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DRAIN."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14TH, 1909.

The East India Association are publishing a wumber of pamphlets with the object of various supplying accurate information on controversial subjects. The first is entitled "The Truth about the Drain."

CHINA'S CONSUL-GENERAL FOR AUSTRALIA.

TRAGEDY OF LOVE AND AMBITION.

WOMAN WHO HOPED TO BE AN EMPLESS.

ECHOES FROM EVERYWHERE.

THE WROSO “CHIT."

THERE IS SKILL AND

OF CONSTRUCTION

We read the following in the Thrane and 'an old queen'S COLLEGE BOY.

Bobind the formal entry, "Ia re Trelawney Country:-A society lady very sadly gave her. THOROUGHNESS The first Chinese Consul General for Austra do Bechovet . Strode)" in the Cause List of self away in church last Sunday. After being la Mr. Lian Lan Hsun) arrived in Sydney the Chancery Court, Loudon, last nionth, says at the Jubilee Stakes, she cried home with her, on June 16th from Melbourne. The express London paper, luy the romance of an empire and certain remembrances in the shaps of book was met at Strathfield by Mr. Tong Chai Chih of a beautiful Englishwoman who ones hope to makers' tickets which waro very carefully- women like-placed in her gold bag. This did Lately there has been considerable disposition

What are the facts about the drain of India's (editor of the Tung Wak Times) and Bev.hecoine an empress.

The ease concerned the final distribution of not happen to be spened again until at chureli to make comparison between the city of Manila

Young Hai, who gave the Consul an advance and the modern well regulated cities of the wealth into Great Britain? It has been

welcome-inst a foretaste of what awaited the remainder of the vast fortune amassed by the next morning, when in seeking for a ccin Unitel Blates. Surprise is expressed that the assumed that there is a drain, but the nature

drain extent of this

have been him at the Central station, says the Sydney Elizabeth Howard, Countess de Beauregard, who to put into the plate she opened the bag, when cleaning of the esteros, the draining of corinin and

Franco, and vainly aspired to become his consort. large districts, and the general sanitation of the highly exaggerated, and sometimes grossly Daily Telegraph, which gives the following re-assisted Napoleon III. to ascend the throne of a bunch of tickets fluttered on to the floor.

Her, real name was Elizabeth ann Hargett, When the express draw up at the terminu considerable sanitary work to be done in Manilo, in what are known as the home charges Port of the subsequent proceedings. city has not been accomplished. True, there is misrepresented. The official "drain is included bnt what seems to be forgotten is that the same those home charges" for the three years from there were fully 200 leading Chinese residents, but from an early ago she called herself Eliza-the Derby? Most authorities would probably

on the platform.

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beth floward. When she made her appearance

IN ALL

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

DERBY NEJNÍŃCENCES, Which was the greatest horse that ever won

Irne ever riddon in the contest would certainly may be said of any large city of. a world were 1904 to 1907 amount on the average to

The Longul-Geral was driven to the offices in London in the forties her classic features and auswer Ormonde, as the greatest jockey who than 50 years old,”

£19,000,000 a year, reduced to abont £18,000,00 What seems to be forgotten is that Manila by deducting sundry receipts. These £19,000,000 of the Chinese Morchants' Society (ung Wah perfect figure took the town by storms jockeybe agrend to be Archer, who wou ve Derbys in

She was the friend first of can be roughly summarised and grouped under Tiracs chambers), where an address of welcome

and then of Major Martin, of the Life Guards. oleven years. is winning of the inge on Bend covers an area of more than 12.square miles,

Her house soon become the meeting place of Or in 1885 was the most wonderful of all his mout of it only a few feet above tide water, that the following heads: (1) Interest on money was read by Mr. Ping Nam, on behalf of the

for railways, ota) about merchants and Chinese community.

he could only ride STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAT the city in some centuries old, and that its drin- due or borrowed

The address set out that the Chinese realised the world of fashion, and the numbered among achievements. Through one of his arms the raising of its level, and the correction £10,000,000, (2) Perching of stores £2.50 1,000,

to the extent of 141b. between the previous of its sanitary defects can hardly be accomplish- (3) Military charges (including pensions) that it was the nation's good fortand to be gov. her friends such leaders of society as the Duke having been “savaged,

of Beaufort and Count d'Orsay, the "last of with cue baud; he had been obliged to "waste" ed between two days. The American govorn£4,000,000, (4) Ciril charges (including pen-erned at prosent by the Regent, Prince Chou,

It was d'Orsay who introduced her to Louis Saturday and the day of the mee; and he wou ment has been in the Philippines a little more sions) £2,500,000. As will be seen (4) civil and who had the true welfare of his people st heart: the dandies." than ten years, some three of which were devoted (3) military charges, including persions, amount Reports of his affability, dignity, and courtesy

This is no doubt a heavy had rouched all subjects of China resident in Napoleon, then an exile. The futare Emperor it uvontaally on a saddle which weighed SUPERIOR VALUE to warfare and the suppression of public to £6,500, 00.

charge, but it might well be regarded astralia, and they had every confidenes that fell in love with her, and she advanced him the precisely b disorder,

he would carry out the duties and responsibi- wealth she had already acquired to aid hii in Before damning the government because as ok aureasonable premium payable for

insurance against foreign aggression andlition attaching to the governance of the mighty furthering his plans in Franco everything luas not been done, it might be ad- visable to stop a moment and compare the condi- internal disturbance. The peace and security empire of China in a manner that would meet tion of Manila on August 13, 1898, with its enjoyed in India may be taken as an adequate with the approval of the people, condition of June 30, 1908. Prior to American return for this outlay. occupation Manila never had a sewer system, never had a drainage system, never had an adequate supply of potable water, nor any supp fy, until Carriedo, a noble Spaniard, farnished a means to construct the water system now

in use.

From the time that Manila was a village and that was a long time ago-natil the your 1902, the filth and rastiness of the strong material districts found their way into the most or into sluggish esteros that meander through the city. From time immemorial till some six years ago the filth of the nips districts, which cover large ares, was either deposited under the dwellings or carelessly distributed over the neighboring landscape.

Ass temporary means of relief from these conditions public midden sheds were constractel in 75 different loenlities and the pail system

was established. No one ever considered thene measures as anything but temporary, and every one knows, or should know, that no adequate or permanent relief can be expected until a plenti-

FOR.

We are extremely pleased to think," the address went on, that our claim to have a Congul-General stationed in the Commonwealth has been recognised by the santral Government. Such recognition will increase our patristiam and devotion to our native land.""

It is not intended to justify every charge in the debt account, but (1) payment of interest on sumus borrowed for the construction of railways, etc., of (2) disbursement un account of the parehase of atures, cannot fairly be described as

"drain, because in return for this money It was pointed out to the Consul General received adequate commercial that during his stay in Australia he might be India has

called upon to handle questions that required equivalent in the shape of metals, chinery, railway plaut, had miscellaneuns much tact. In this respect the Chinese in Such receipts have always been Australia wanted to make his task as light na storas." justly regarded as amongst the most valuable possible, and not to placa him in any embarrassing

Position.

Therefore, the Consal could rest permanent of commercial ratturus. and

It has, however, been urged that, in addition tired that may suggestion coming from hira to these known payments, there is an unknown for their betterment would always receive their drain on India's resources in the shape of most earnest attention. It was trusted that private remittances, and the extent of this drain the Consul-General's presence in has been estimated at between £10,000,000 and would be the means of aweeping away the £12,000,000 a year. This is, of course, a mere misunderstandings that now existed, and that in guers, and the probabilitim are against the the future the relationship between i hina and accuracy of this guess. The sum mentioned is Australia (the oldest and youngest nations in more than double the suunal pay of all the the world) would be based on posco and goodwill The Consul General, replying, said it was European officials in India, civil and military, and it seems idle to contend that the compara gratifying to him, as representative of the Em.

Australia

When Napoleon returned to France as Emperor she followed him, and apartments at St. Cloud were allotted to her. She appeared with him at pablic functions, rede boside him at reviews, and was regarded by everyone as his morganatic wife, and possibly the Inture Eu press

At length Napoleon's love waned, and be strove to sever the relationship, sanouncing that lie intended to marry Mile. de Montijo, She was furious that she should be thrown aside in this manner and declared that in revenge she would publish all the Emperor's letters to her.

Napoleon twice sent his secret police to search her house, but they failed to discover the letters. Then, although he had already repaid with generous interest the money she had advanced On the price of her silence, and conferred on her to him, he offered to pay an additional £250.000 the title of Countess de Beauregard,

QUEENSLAND FRUIT.

.

THIS CLIMATE.

The range of fruit production of Queensland is remarkably large and varied. On the higher BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR and colder tablelands apples, grapes, cherries, peaches, plums, and nectarines are grown in abundance, and of excellent quality. Nestor the coast and in many coastal districts, pineapples, just oranges, lemons, and most of the fruita mentioned, find a place alongside products of warmer and more humid climates. Such, for example, are the paw-paw the banana, the passion fruit, the custard apple, and the granadilla, a luscious fruit, like a giant passion Frait. Banaues at one time kargely supplied to ROBINSON PIANO Australia from Fiji, are grown on the largest scale in North Queensland.

CARRY AND HIS FARE. Recently ema of the young lady typists in an office in the Adelphi, according to Farm und in Battersea in hanson, accompanied by Hume, was taken ill. She was sont to her home another lady worker from the same office. She would not be appeased, and took every When asked what there was to pay, the cabby He was opportunity of annoying the Emperor and

be paid by the young lady or the firm.

But he did Empress. If they went to the Opera she was squired mysteriously whether the fare was to to be found in a box opposite to them, staring told that was nothing to do with him so long as at them through her opera glasses. If they he got what was due to him.

"I harg Raughters of my own, and I know what drove in the Bois de Boulogne, her carring, not agros. "It's this way, mies," said he FAN Later she murried Mr.

door and a proper sewer and drainage system than all the civil and military European officials alty towards the land of their birth. This an Austrian officer and a member of an ofd has to pay for this hero cab, the fare is nothing÷ ful supply of fresh water is brought to every tivelyfew European merchantain India sarn more pire of China, to hear their sentiments of boy followed them every larence Trelawney might happen to them, and if that young girl

has been furnished to Manila.

"Every measure that has been undertaken for the protection of the health of the people and to secure them against contagious diseases has been bitterly fought, opposed and resisted by those for whose benefit the, measures were primarily intended. Every medical man who has boon charged with responsibility for the public health has been compelled to walk unshod goal over the thorny road of criticism, to his donunciation and calumny. No health erdin- ance meant to protect the people from disease aad contagion has been proposed, but that a concerted attempt to emasculate and destroy it has been initiated by the very people post to be advantaged by its passage.

"Evon as late as the last version of the Philipine legislatura a determined effort was made to do away with the health districts of the city of Manila and to reduce the number of medical men who are charged with the duty of remeiying se for as possible, insanitary condi- tions and annuitary methods of living.

Every endeavor to oblige the property owner to tear down the equulid habitations-horels used as habitations for the poor-und to erect decent buildings of light raaterial for his tenants has been stubbornly resisted and made the subject of denunciation by the agitator and mountsbank, who found therein a veritable mint of political capital.

Sanitary measures, sanitary information, regulations for the suppression of epidemics, founded on sound sense and right reason, have respected throughout the scientific world as been combatted, opposed, and denounced as foolish in the Philippines.

The demagogue and conscienceless politician have on countless occasions deasanded the resign ations of the director of health and the secretary of the interior when they sought to enforos, well organized and established sanitary measures, And now they are no less vigorous in joining in the outcry because cholera has not been sup pressed in a few days a disease which has existed in the Philippines and in the city of Manila, as shown by the records, since the year 1817 disease, by the way, whose existence was frequently denied, by these very same the declaration of able doctors and able scientists, respected for their learning and attainments everywhere except in the Philippines,”

put together. It is well known that European officials in India cannot remit a moiety of their pay to England. Many of them spend all their pay (and even more) in ludia. It must surely be the same with some European merchants.

Nevertheless, it has become the fashion, when comparing British rule in India with that of our predecessors, to declare that, although the expenditure of the Native Governments was not so productive in the economic sense as that of the British Government, yet the money was spent in the country, and that though often wantonly wasted by the chiefs and court- iors, the money altered back into the possession of the people, and that the common people were consequently better off. This is certainly not borne out by the evidence of non- British travellors who have described the former state of India. They found the common people not only not prosperons, but suffering on all sides from grinding poverty, and living cheer- less, comfortless lives. Whatever be the truth about the drain, the British Government can claim to have

spent more on, and done more to the material and industrial development secure, of India than all its predecessors put together. British control has not only led to an increase in the rate of wages of the labouring classes, but has also increased the efficiency of that labour, and has raised the standard of living and comfort throughout the length and breadth of the land.

crown."

as they were aware, the drat year of the reign o their Emperor, Hausn Tung, Mr. Liang was Cornish family. The title which had been pleased that there was every indication of a conferred on ker are offence to a family bear but if the firm is going to pay, then it's half-a-

..artin Constantine, who WEUS peaceful era before them. The present Regent, ing a similar title, and the Eu pozor conferred as representing the now regime, had already on her son, shown in himself a strong combination of in- believed to be his nen son, the different title of The Countess, whose husband died in 1861, telligence and energy, which stood as a suf-cunt de Lecheret. floient guarantee for the prosperous career of the nation. Before long they would have the died in 1865, leaving her large estates in trast pleasure of seeing the inauguration of compul- to her son. When the Court de Bechovet. win to the fortune became distributable among his sory education in the land of their birtli, Corairied a noble Hungarian-hd-died-in-1967 ruption in official circles was now

The property doalt with by the Court amounted under the strong hand of the Regent. The problem of finance was also receiving due con- to about £140,000, and consisted chiefly of foreign aideration by the Government, while the re-securities, which were locked in a box and dem. form in currency had also made substantial pro-sited in the custody of the court. The court gress. The Regent was most active in the pre-made the orders asked for, and the remains of paration of forms for the establishment of the great wealth which the Countess had levied Constitutional Government, and the reorganise from Napoleon were finally distributed. tion of the post-office. The army and navy were also matters which claimed his attention.

s more honest and progressive nd on three children.

WAK

of

THE WHITE WAX OF CHINA.

THE WONDERS OF NEW YORK. The wonders of the Great Republic" are generally admitted, but they seem enhanced when recorded in cur Freuch contemporaries: hence we learn that each second in the day bring for ersons into New York. Every forty-two seconds u train arrives. Every three minutes en arrest takes place. Every six molautes a seconds an emigrant lands, and every fifty-two child is born, and every seven minutos some A divorce is pronounced every dies. Every thirteen minutes a marriage takes place sight hours. Each period of forty-five minutes there is a fire, a ship sails, and a new building two hours, and a suicide takes place every ten hears, at least this is what we learn from the commenos. A fatal accident is recorded every

source indicated.

ST. FALLIERES.

A MUSICAL EVENING IN PRIAON

greatly in appearance, bears the greatest

found in A Paris contemporary gives un entertaining

demagogues and political hacks, in the teeth of eigners dous impose what may be called a certain Kwang-Tung, as a member of the Board off of eetyl, while White Wax is defined as a co the nonce their prison garb, and bad donned!

HONGKONG BY LANTERN SLIDE.

CO., LTD.

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WEEPING ECZEMA

TWENTY YEARS

Never Without Irritation-Was Told He Could Not be Cured-At One Time Pain and Burning Barred Sleep-Could Hardly Walk and was Becoming Quite Weak. ECONOMICALLY CURED

BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"It is now nearly twenty years since I was first attacked with weeping eo- sama on the leg, just above the ankle, which the doctors informed me I should never get rid of. During that time I have never known what it is to be with- out irritation. The last attack which lasted for nearly three months was the worst of all. could get no ease or sleep at night through the agony. I underwent treatment by a doctor but could get no relief, so left of going. The pals was so intense toward night that I Dould scarcely walk home and the burn- ing sensation when in bed was intoler able. I began to feel quite weak for want of proper rest.

"My daughter mentioned a case of A who had an attack of eczema on the chest and arms and after spending a lot with doctors, sto., was perfectly gured after using one set of the Cuticura Remedies. So I sent for a set foonsist Ing of Cuticurn Boap, Ointment and Resolvent Pills) and after using them the first time I bad a good night's sleep and from that time have entirely lost the pain. The sores healed up and I continued the Cullours Ointment for about a fortnight longer and have taken the Cutlours Pills nightly till the bottle Was emptied and the eczema bas entirely disappeared. I have at least two thirds of the Gintment left. I can from personal experience recommend the Cutloure Remedies as an economical and effec tive treatment.

My wife has also used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment for chafing and two applications have entirely cured her. I cannot speak too highly of the Cutlours Remedies and shall not be without them in the house. 8. C. Markquick; 90, Al- bert R., Leyton, London, N. E., Eng- land, June 10 and July 6, 1908."

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Boston

While rejoicing at the inauguration of the

Some of the Paris newspapers are enjoying o new order of things, it must not be forgotten, the Consal-General said, that after all, the ulti

In his work, Three Years in Western China," little joke at the expense of President Fallières, stained glass mate success of these schemes must rest upon Sir A. Hosie takes the opportunity of recapitulat- and the Art Society of Le Mans, which has just themselves. This was a critical time for their ing and extending his observations on the pre-opened an exhibition in the town. The Empire, and the destiny of the nation was in dustion of White Wax in Szechuen, which had committee has refused to admit their own hands. With the opportunity befers already appeared in a supplementary Blasbook window of ecclesiastical design by M. Echivard, them, and the tremendous responsibility upon published in 1885. As the investigation, ef an artist in painted glass. The scheme of the them, it behoved them as a people to see that which these observations are the outcome, was window is M. Fallières wearing a canon's cope their cherishsel dreams were not turned into specially undertaken at the instance of the Kew and kneeling on a prie.Dieu with his hands manner in which saints are represented in old With regard to the drain on India, the late failure by indifference and selfishness, but

entomological and botanical identifications are burasserat, but an independent and thoughtful spirit of altruism they might help to farther as trustworthy as modern science can make manuscripts-save the Presidential head wants 3 r. zamuel Smith, M.P., not a sun-dried rather that by general co-operation and a true authorities, we may be sure that Sir A. Hosie's joined over a book of the Gospels, after the them and that, in ohapter XI. of his travel, we the imbus. The explanation is that in virtue critic of the Indian Government, and an earnest their national well-being and elevate their well-wisher of the people of India-thus writes:tion to the pinnacle of strength and prosperity have what must be, for all practical purposes, of office the raler of France, as muccessor of

The Consul General, who is a mandarin of

the last word on a subject which has long excited Charlemagne, is an honorary canon of the Church of St. Julian at Mans. It seems the У ВАТ I find amongst the Congress party, consisting

the ardent eariosity of botanists in Europe

The insect wax of China, it should be premis artist received his jocular inspiration from a of the most highly educated natives, & curious the second degree, and in his 38th aversion to foreign capital; they think it drains educated at Queen's tollege, Hongkong, sud ko away the profits of the country. They point to was also a tutor at the same institution. In ed, is in ite way a unique production, being the window at Lunebourg, in which the Kaiser is the great skeess of experts over imports, 1899 he joined the teaching staff of the Tient-

animal. Speranceti, which indeed it resembles Emperor of Germany, seme £20,000,000 annually, and charge upon sin University, but owing to the Boxer War, only variety of wax actually excreted by an depicted in the armour of Heary, the Saint- this the impoverishment of the country. 1900, he went back to ongkong, which he left

the fact that the same in the following year for Shanghai, where he affinity to it in this respect; but it is They ignore phenomenon appears in the British Colonies joined the Treaty Revision Court. Mr. Liang the head of the sperm whale and is in no sense account of a musical evening at Sing Sing was also connected with the administration of su excretion. In chemical nomenclature, Prison at New York. The orchestra of the and in the United States, and yet that thes

The musicians, 22 iu number, had cast off for are the mase prosperous countries in the world, the Imperial railways. At the beginning of spermaceti is generally termed a cotylate of oxide prison gave a grand concert in the chapel. It is no doubt trae that a Government by for- 1905, he was transferred to the province

cerotate, but this subtle differentiation tribate on the country" (in the shape of pensions, Foreign Affairs. After three years' service in hardly appeal to the unscientific mind. It is the clothing which they wore when outside in ele.). "No doubt," he goes on, it would be this capacity, Mr Liang was appointed to the observed by Sir A, Heste that the Wax days that are past. Some wore spectacles to

post of Conant-General for Australia.

Insect, Coccus Pe-la, Westwood, during the enable them to read their notes. The loader of better for India could capital be raised in the

thirteen days of its active existence, mast the orchestra, who was connected with certain country, and the administration be conducted

derive. ita nourishment from the sap of the bank frauds, bad drawn up the programme with the natives of the country; but that is not by

CHOLERA IN THE PHILIPPINES.

free on which it lives, but "to the unaided eye great care, and it contained selections from possible at present, and it is surely better that the railways should be made by foreign capital

Under the heading "Cholera Approaching, there is no visible impression on leaves or bark Beethoven and Wagner. The fist violin was From the absence of any such mark, the Chinese a man about forty years of age, with an aspect than not made at all. The benefits that India

Within the last two days the prospects for a declare that "the insects live on dew, and that pale and dreamy. He was undergoing a sen- has gained, and will gain in the future, from the Manila Coblenetra of the 9th inst. saya the development of her industries, and from

While the health officials have this it appears tolerably certain that the wax in vated bigamy, ke having taken to himself three cheap means of communication, will much more cholera epidemic in Manila have grown more the wax porspires from their bodies." From tence of twelve years on conviction for than repay her for the interest she has to ramit threatening. to England. But at present these truths are anoceeded in holding the disease down to a few actually produced from the resources of the wives. Mach agitated, two of them assisted at

cases in Pangasinan, it has made its appearance insecte internal economy and not manufactured, the concert, The two "petites flutes very dimly realised,"

in provinces nearer the city. Wednesday an indirectly from vegetable tissue. It cannot, Italians of the notorious Black Hand". alarm was received by the Bureau of Health therefore be compared with the only other ganisation. The artist who played the bass viol from Hagonoy, Bulacan province, only a few familiar insect wax, viz., that supplied by the was a train bandit, condemned for stopping & Nor, as we have others were equally distinguisliml artists in the miles from Manila. Yesterday roperte received bee which it is well known, is elaborated train and robbing the passengers, and the from Pampangs show a very serions condition from plants or from sagar. in that province. There have been but eleven seen, can the wax insect is said to derive the domain of crime, cases reported from the province, it is tine but snbstance from the tree, or trees, which it in kind from the waxes which various trees these occurred in five different places, which frequente, and its wax, is therefore, different faut indicates that the disease has many cez in produce, such as the Wax palm of Poru, the there. The rean of Health, may encceed

America and South Africa, and the confining the disease to the place of its deigin. Carnauba pain of Brasil: the Wux-Myrtit of The work

r of the Bureau has proved ing Tallow tree. At the same time, though there effective in other provinces and no time

large sum, Nevertheless: Manila can scarcely hope to secretes its war either from the Fraxinus to note in the processions. This has they forget that it may be one of a thousaad lost in getting the workers into Fampan is no evidence to show that the Wax Insect

4.-Those who put off the "evil day secape without some infection. It becomes hinensis or from the Ligustrum lucidum,

women from funerals as something actually de-

5.Those who do not intend to pay at all. manded by Jewish prescription. This is for long as possible. from being the case. It is needless to point

Fortunately, the last class is a small one, but out that all the laws referring to mourning are unless pressure is brought to bear upon them.

binding upon women as they are upon men. In Russia and Poland the women of the family it exists, all the same. If people would only indulge on the occasion of a death in very loud carry out the "golden rule," business would be and wild outbursts of lamentation. It is quite infinitely easier; in many instance prices would customary for the women of a family to follow be less, and there would be no need for the the departed to the grave calling upon the neral Provision for bad and doubtful debta."

People who talk about the "exorbitant deceased in most harrowing fashion to come

Bir Cocil Clementi Smith (formerly Governor of the Straits Settlements) presided at a meeting organised under the auspices of the Visual Committes fostered by the Colonial Office, on June 4 at Caxton Hall. He explained that it was the Princess of Wales who originated the idea of educating India and the Colonies to a knowledge of England by lantern pictures, and of educating the people of England to a knowledge of the peoples of the Empire

SINGAPORE'S GREAT DOCK. by the same method. Funds to carry out the idea were raised by a committee of indios, under

The Standard of June 10 has the following the patronage of the Princess of Wales, whe was present at the meeting, and the treasurer from its Singapore correspondent

The contractors for the construction of the was the Countess of Dudley, Sir Ceell explained new large graving deck here have arrived on this that a series of Ictures had been prepared, and spot, and work has commenced on the soffertam a suggestion was made to the three bastarn colonies-Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and and watertight embankment. This dock will Hongkong that they should provide the when completed, be one of the largest in the necessary funds for the lectures in their own world, being 852ft. in length, with a width of schools. The Governments of these colonies 128ft. between copings, and a depth at high readily and generously, responded to the in-water or spring tides of 34ft. Provision is zaade It was their funds that provid. for dividing the dock into two compartments by

intermediate caisson ed the first expenditure with which the an

Leotares were now scheme was carried out,

is about £400,000. Mesers. Tepiam, Jones and actually in use in ten British Colonies and in nine provinces of India. Mr. Mackinder, who Failton are

work, then proceeded to in charge of show a series of slides on the sereen, and to give s synopsis of eight lectures which had been prepared with regard to the Ludiam Empire. It

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WOMEN AT ORAVESIDES, The Jewish Chronicle refers to a return to a custom which has generally been discarded in England for nearly a century, namely, the mourners, It is always easy to distinguish presence at a funeral of women among the Jewish funeral in England from the fact that England that many

there are

Frost free from London Depot, liberal namoll Calcurs and 32-page book on lacres of the 100%

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THE CALL OF THE SHROFF. Some correspondence has been proceeding in the N.-C. Daily News on this interesting sub. ject. One correspondent writes:-

There are five classes of people the business bouses of Shanghai have to deal with, viz.

1.- hose who

pay promptly. 2.Those who do so after allowing the account to become, say, three or four months old, more from sheer labit than anything else.

3.-Those who save their money in order to

purchase land or shares, allowing their creditore otally indifferent as to the loss of interest to wait till it is convenient to pay them, being incurred, foralthough the amount may be paltry.

The catimated total cost, including equipment, the sathorities to begin at onee to guard against which form its abode in maturity, and youth." persons have come to regard the exclusion of similar accounts, the aggregate being quite a

an ontbreak. A year ago it was hoped that by it is noteworthy that both these trees belong to the contractors anil Mesers. this time many of the most susceptible spots in the Natural Order Oleace, which includes Coode, Son, and Matthews the engineers the city would be cleaned up so that the disease likewise the oil-producing olive. The The dock is being built to the order of would have fewer breading grounds. But little cidence can hardly be entirely fortuitous the Dock Board, a Government department, or nothing has been done to propare the city Fauchow Echo. and should, when completed, be a great addi- for the cholora season.

loan raised in 1906.

up.

This is unfortunate.

HUNTING FOR SAVAGES.

what

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to Nary tion docking facilities in the Far East However, it is still early in the season and much had been necessary in tho main to make their

The site is on the mainland, opposite the small own slides, and Mr. Hugh Fisher had travelled

It will cost no more to clean the city up many thousands of miles over the Empire in island of Blakan Mati, on which are sitasted may be done if the authorities will but wake

The Netherlands India Government is now getting them. The lecturer gave a delightful the fortifications and artillery of this important before it has suffered from an outbreak of summary of the work done, and concluded by paval and coaling station. The cost of the dock cholera than after the disease has begun its showing pictures of scenes in Canada, Wei-lai-is being defrayed from local Colonial revenue, ravages. The cleaning will have to be done busy in caforcing its authority in regions of through the medium of the Straits Settlements in the end. There is no other way to stop Mid Celebes, where the people never come in wei, Hongkong, the Straits, and Ceylon.

The other harbour work, including the reola cholera after it has once storted. If the Munt contact with Europeans, and have not the Power. Expeditions among those people run stolen. TAXATION OF FOREIGNERS IN

hostile manner. look on the door before the horse is mation of 60 acres and formation of a new quay pipal Hoard is practical it will begin to put the faintest idea that they are under a ruling

the risk of being received in s KOKEA.

of 6,000ft. on the town front and the constraction

Our contemporary on the 10th innt. said west busin of 24 acres at Tanjong Pagar

Very fow reports were received from the The Resident of Mensdo, in that island reports, tion, which is apparent laro boon 151 on foreign residents in

unchanged. Since with a military force into unknown of three kinds of taxes

The harbour reclamation should be completed the first of this month

Camar Korea is reported to be in the course of transla. penditure will be over £3,000,000.

upon which the party were suddenly set upon tion into different languages at the Residency in 1918, the wot basin in 1913, and the dry dock and 80 deaths in Avé provinces of Albays to open up communications with the try forbid the presence of women of funerals at all. Shanghai at 9 p.m. on the 12th instant, and left. Contral and will shortly be published. The in 1912, and, when all compisted, Singapore tines, Bulacan, Pampanga and Cebu Since by Hity men with spears and swords. The Assailants were beaten off with the loss of five departure has its precedent in Egypt and not should be able to hold its own with sny port as January 1 of this year the official statistics willed. They scattered among the hills where | Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Poudre which left Hongkong on the 12th ultimo, and

One soldier was only is its legality recognized by foreign Con- sala, but not a few foreign missionaries and regards shipping facilities, provided the charging show that up to date there hare boon 2,744 cases was impracticable.

are the

Thursday's record was the Bighest that has wounded. Fresh troops have boon sout to the offered to pay them. Under the circumstance, that shippers at home should know exactly what been reached this month, 55 cases and 44 deaths spot with the object of hunting the enemy it is hoped that the matter will be very smoothly the cost of transhipping cargo is.

being recorded. curried ont-Seoul Press.

of a

The notification announcing the imposition Docks, is progressing favourably. The total exprovinces yesterday telling of the cholera situs under date June 11, that a district officer went scoustomed to go to the graveside. It was this

are definite, for it is of the highest importance

down.

to their feelings in a manner which may relieve hai, with consequent enormous profits back to them or to forgive them, or giving vent prices" charged by the retail stores in Bbang. themselves but is most excruciating to on should go into business for themselves; then Polish Jews in East London and observe takes place when the body leaves the house, to lookers. One has only to see a funeral among they would soon have tales upon tools, understand what it would mean if women were LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. that lel the authorities, many years ago, to The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived again at 5 a.m. Tuesday for Hongkong, where HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com she is due to arrive at 3 p.m. to-morrow.

The Silk ox. C.P.R. str. Empress of Japan, plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait

Her Yokohama on the 22nd ultimo, arrived in New Charmant will enable you to do it. Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Tork on Sunday, the 11th inst, thus making a

(453 from Yokohams. lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sols Agents. transit of 29 days from Hongkong and 19 days