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INTIMATION

TENDERS FOR REVENUE FARMS

TENDERS are invited for the Leses

TENDERS

of

of

Borneo from the 1st Junnury, 1910, as set out hereunder. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO.

1. In making arrangements for the leasing of the Farms for the next. Farm period of 1910, 19116

and 1912, the Government reserves to itealf the right of vesting the Farms (as provided in the Proclamations concerned as

named in Bohedule A appended) in any person, by publio or private sale us may be thought £t.

Sabject to the above reservation it is hereby notified that tenders will be received at the Ofoe of the Secretary to the Governor, Bandakan, up to 12 o'clock noon, on the 1st day of OCTOBER, 1909, for the purchase of the axeln. sive privileges of the Farme described below for B period one, two or three years commencing

the 1st January, 1910.

3. A Any

y person dither for himself alone or for himself and others, may, either in person or by agent duly sccredited in writing, on any date prior to the said noon of the 1st October next. submit to the said Boorotary at Sandakan, any tender he may think it for all or any of the Farms, provided uno tender is in conformity with the terms of tendering hereinafter set out and faidis all the conditions required of the Farmer.

Ou roosiving any each tender, Government reserves to itself the right of deciding whether

it shall be considered or not.

EIGHT DREADNOUGHTS,

GOVERNMENT'S DECISION.

A GREATER INDOMITABL

THE HONGKONG DAYY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1980.

The First Lord of the Admiralty last month made his auribipated statement in the House of Commons with reference to this year's ship building programme. He dealt specifically with the Government's decision sa to the four "hypothetical" Dreadnoughts, Heatated that: The four additional Dreadnoughts will be ordered, to be ready by March, 1912.

The koste will probably not be laid before next April, and the cost will not come into the prosent financial year, shipbuilding, the First Lord added:

Proceeding to refer to the progress of foreign

..

GERMAN TRADE LAST YEAR.

|in the country, if it is wished to avoid larative

mckenzen. The recommendations of Resid 5.appear to be practical, naci pameti cables: That

The British. Contal-General for the Barlin of Resolution &is questionable, since its adoption District has some interesting observations to might curtail the readiness of the Bank of Eag-wake in his annual report on the commercial land to make advanesa Bourvations by Lord position of Germany during 1908. Arebury and Bir Edward Hölden srs appended to the report and another ons made by Mr. Lawrence Currie, the Hon. Herbert C. Gibbs, and Mr. James A. Pixley,

of

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S RESIGNATION.

For three successive years the British Government did their utmost to convince the his pants Field-Marshal Commanding. world of the futility of this race in arms ments, and of the desirability of curtailing

constraction.

Mr. McKemi thon pointed out the inevit able consequence of such a policy: "It is por fectly obvious," he added, "that if, starting from a given date, we continue to lay down less or no mors large armoured ships than a foreign Power, then in ten or fifteen years from that given date our superiority at as will have Пінарренгой.

only now, but in the futaro."

prox.

st

at Gibraltar he was trained for the duties of a

· “Germaný derived the strength which enabled to support the home market principally from soos: Ons was the growth in popula

tion and the other the enhanced prosperity of German agriculture,

The 3gures of the census of socupations and trades offer a olgarer and more comprehensive surrey of the grouping of the population of than the figures of the general consus, as they Germany in the various trailes and professions are gathered at göenter intervals: Conans of

1882 1895

Population. ...45,222,113 ....51,770,284 ...61,720,529

. 1907 cant between 1882 and 1395, while between 1996 Henos the population increased by 14.48 per and 1907 it increased as much as 1922 por cant., or by 9,950,245 persons, de, au average annual increase of about 830,000. These figures adquire additional significance as gauge of the pur chasing power of the population when it is remembered that the ingressa must be awer bed to constant decrease in the death-rate rather than to a rapid increase in the number of births. The increment is the case of molex was greater than in that of fourstes. The figures are as follows: Causus of

1882. 1896. 1907...

Malaw

Femalas. 22.150,749.......... 23,071,364 25,409,161.... 26,361,123 30,461,100 ......... 31,255,429 The increase of the inale population between between 1895 and 1907 1988 per cent.; the corresponding gares for the increase of this female population are 14 26 (1882-93) and 18:58 (1895-1907).

The London Times of the 26th ultimo pub lished the following, received from the War Office

"Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke has tendered the resignation of in Chief and High Commissioner in the Molten caly pleased to accept with offert which his Majesty the King has been Daring those three years the British from the 1st Government laid down eight large armoured Heralding as it does the gateranes of the Duke ships-three in the first year, three in the of Connaught's life-long compection with the second, aut two in the third,

news, says The Times, will be Amy, the During the same period the German Gerocolved with genuine regret by soldiers of exrument had laid down eleven large armoured all ranks. As long ago as 1868 his Royal ships one in the first year, five in the second, Highness, after passing through the pro- and five in the third.

sorbed course at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, obtained his commission as a fleutenant in the Royal Engineers, from which corne he was transferred five mouths afterwards to the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Eighteen months later began that connection with the Rids Brigade which to-day finds the Duke its Colonel in-Chief, and, finally, his practical acquaintance with all arms was completed Th these circumstances the Government con. by a period of service in the 7th Huss4.1882 and 1895 was thus 1971 per cent., and Staff sortice naturally followed, and 83 Brigale Major of the Cavalry Brigade Aldershot and as Assistant Adjutant-General

shot in 18 letar still the Duke'a ambition as brigadier general, which be sued at Alder

or was realized when, in comond of the 1st Brigade (Guards), he served in the Egyptian war of 1882 and was present at the battle of Tal-Kuently hero dustinten, the blond was borne testimony to by Lord Wolseley, and mentioned to despatches, he received the thanks of both Houses of Parlis

on the C.B.; the second class of the Medji- the medal with clasp, and the Khedive's Star

Returning to Aldershot, he was in a mouths selected for a major-gederal's com- mand in Bengal, and three years later sac ceeded to the command of the Borshay Army, which he held until March, 1390. This position gave him an opportunity of studying questions connected with Army administration in India, which in after years bore fruit in mors than one speech in the House of Lords, where his contributions to debate ware received with. the

respect due to an expert. After his retura to England, his next command was at Ports- month, whicb, to the great ghitification of that seaport, he

he held for over three years, when he was transferred to Aldershot to command the troops at that station in succession to Bir Erolyn Wood. Five youre at our great militery

All tenders se made will (except at the express wish of the tenderors to the contrary) be recolved and treated by the Government as strictly considered that it would not be safe to continue to Jidential.

kolā back; “we are bound to take all necessary ups to secure var predominance at ss, not it was originally intended that the two little

The First Lord also announced that whereas

ships already placed ont to contract, and the I two to be laid down in November at Portsmouth'] and Devonport, should be battleships, it had now beer determined that one of them should be an improved typo of cruiser. Mr. McKenna announced:

If Government desides not to consider the ander, it will be returned to the tenderer under sealed cover,

All tenders accepted for consideration by Government will be, in the first instance, retained by Government for further considora-

'tion with the tonders handed in on 1st October, 1909, which will be opened at noon on that date, uftor which the successful tenderer will be salented.

3. The Farms, above referred to, are:- BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.--OPIUM,

GAMBLING and PAWNBROKING, BA

(a) in one concession for the whole State. (b) in one concession for any of the following Districts of the State, the limits named including the interior territory watered by the rivers within the limits given respectively DISTRICT the (i) SANDABAF

Territory bounded on: this one side by the trae right watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on the other by the true loft watershed of the Paitan river.

(ii) KUDAT DISTRICT-the Territory bounded -on the one side by the tras left watershed of the Paitan River and on the other by the true right watershed of the Pindasan River.

(i) WEST COAST DISTRICT-the Territory bounded on the one side by the true right

We bare information of cruisers which are riors powerful and faster than our Invincibles and Indomitables, and I think the Committee will agres that, as the safety of mit commence depends myon our able, if necessary, to

baling outron and capture any hostile cruiser, it is incumbent upon us, greatly as I personally vagrat to have to do it, to build arnisers even of greater speed than the leviathans we have

affest at the present moment..

In accordance with the statement made yea terday this year's shipbilding programme will consist of :

7 battleships (Improved Dreadnoughts). 1 battleship craiser (improved Indomitable). 6 protected cruisers.

20 torpedo.bout destroyers. About 10 submarines. Financial provision

@

TWO

soldier was

work

increase of the female population mainly daring "We have then the noteworthy not that the sin last period (1895-1907) has been, compera tively speaking, loss pronounced than that of the males. This means, of course, that the excess, portion. The significance of the increase in of female ovar males has diminished in

population in relation to the open market is shown by the following figures, which give the relative proportions of the earning population, their dependents, servants, and persons of no occupation:

·1882, Engaged in professions, businesses or trades

Domestic Ser

1895

1907,

17,632,008 20,771,875 26,827,362

1,324,924 1,339,316 1.264,755

vants...... Dependents (families, &o.) Persona of no

occupation. 1,354,486 2,142,808 3,404,923 Of these four different groups of the populs tions the first and last show the grostost increase, the former having increased between 1885 and 1895 by 1780 per cent. and between 1895 and 1907 by 29-16 per cent. while the

24,910,695 27,517,285-30,223,429-|

watershed of the Pindaaon Itirer and on the keels to be laid be in readiness for the can served to establish a reputation for hard number of persons engaged in no occupation other by the Northern Boundary of Province that the ships will be ready for service set application to detail which had increased between 1882 and 1895 by 58.20 per

Clarke

(iv) EAST COAST DISTRICT-the Territory bounded on the one side by the true right wataished of the Kinabatangan River and on he other by the Dutch Boundary on the South at Broerslook point..

(Y), PROVINCE CLARKE-being the Territory „bótwoón: Batu-Batu and the Lawas Northern

watershed:

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4:

The attention of those desirous of tendering drawn the following terms tr (a) The tenderer inart state in his tender the annual can offend the rent for, the tarno years 1910, 1911 and 1912; o different anm may be offered for the first, second and third yours repoctively. The tenderer must als dearly whale the proportion of the amount of the

to be allotted to each separate Farm, The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender, and reserves to itself the right ol making any arrangements it may deem advisable at regards the letting of the Farms.

(c) Each tenderer should specify in full, in English, snit in the vernacular language of the tedderor, the names, residences and occupations of the partons tendering, and similar information regarding shy security or any partner that the tenderer wishes to

propose:

Great Britain Germany...

United States... Franes

20

40

13 29

·8-21- 6 12

by

per

made in the Estimates for only four of the large armoured ships, but material will be ordered for the other four, s that everything

in April, with every Bazarance

previously been recognized by then brought into cent. and between 1895 and 1907 by 58 90 March, 1912. At that date the standing of the intimate personal relations with the Duka, and cent, that is to say, the ingresso is greatest is when daring his subsequent tenure of the ap. the groups which possess the greatest purchas great nation-unless there is farther nocetera. tion abroad-will be:

pointment of Commander of the Forces in Ireland iur power. Special importance must be attached Dread Pre-Dread-the Government of the day found it. Impossible, to the increase in the number of persens. noughts, noughts.

in answer to his requests to employ him in without occupation consisting almost excla. position befitting his rank in the war theasively of persons living on their own moans proceeding in South Africa, it was generally or an annuities or pension. It other words, felt throughout the Army that this decision, the figures present a striking picture of the though perhaps inevitable

in the circumstances, increased prosperity of the population of

of Ger did bat scant justice to an able soldier.

many, as well as of the beneficial The reorganization of the War Offics and the German infirmity and old age pension laws. Headquarter Statf in 1904 created the post of On the other hand, the number of domestic Inspector-General of the Forces und President servants has decreased, imuring moat of the Selection Board, and it came as no emphatic testimony to the strong surprise that the Duke of Connaught's claims to of the female population--who furnish the chief such an appointment received dne recognition. contingent in this group-to enter domestic s teme cethe post can, however, hardly have service. Women are turning more and more been satisfactory to him. Ifreport canbe trusted, oraupations which allow them a greater degree his recommendations addressed to the newly of personal liberty. The following figures show created Army Council did not always receive the quite clearly the great increase in the number consideration to which they were entitled, and it of women earning their own livelihood. The was doubtless with rolief that the Dake, after earning population engaged in trades, business. less than four yente, took up the post of Field or professions (other than domestic servant) Marshal Commaxling-in-Chief and High were made up as follows; Cham-Commissioner in the Mediterranean.

two winters work he has, however, decided to resign, to the great regret of the weldents of Malta, with, whom both his Royal Highussa and the Duchess are immensely popstar.

It is possible, as Mr. McKenna explained in March fast, that, Germany may have seventeen Dreadnought ships completed in the of 1912-If not actually at the opening of that year Mr. Balfour anticipates that German progress will be evou more rapid. It is in order to pro- vida against such a contingency that the Gorom nient have now decided to begin preparations for laying down the four additional vessels

THE QUESTION OF GOLD RESERVES.

The report of the Gold Reserves Committee appointed by the Council of the London ber of Commerce has now been issued. It has passed the following resolutions: —

1. That the committee recognizes the desir. ability of strengthening the gold reserves of non this country.

(d) The enccessful tenderer will be called upon to enter a contract under the provisions, of the Proclamations usted in Schedule A appended,

(4) Coples of the the Forms of Contracts for the Farris may be som on application at the Offices of the said SECRETARY, ol Ynadakan, or of Messrs. GUTHRIE & Co., at Singapore, or of Messrs. Ginn, LIVINGSTON & CO., at Hongkong. (f) The successful tenderer will be requiret to deposit with the Finance Commissioner, andahan, Security to the value of three months eat by means of a deposit of money to the amugane month's Farm ront, and of title need to be Bigt of two months' Farm rent.

The retai for Chanda Bred by Gyvernment. for the Optum Tarm fro 1910, 191 and 1912 are those specified below.

tahil...

$ 2.40 chi

00.30

5 hun packet

00.15

00.12

00.09 00.062

(A) Opian Farmer is responsible for seeing th Chanda is not sold by retail at the Opisan F or at the Opium shops at prices gher the those fixed by Government and and nawelpore (g.).

ga. That the issues of the Bank of England against Government and securities, monly called the fiduciary issue, form sa undne proportion of the whole, and should be reduced

3. That a reasonable reserve in be held against the deposits is the gold should Post Office Savings Banks.

and

4. That the ballion department of the Dank of England affords a means by its enlargement for the aggregation of gold reserves held by others than the Government of Indie, viz.

(a) The banks of the United Kingdom, including the Bank of England, in respect of such gold held against their liabilities in excess of till money as any of them may elect to deposit in the ballion department.

After

From early days as a cadet the Dake of Con naught has set on example of what a soldier's should be. Ever to work in the cause of others, he has never spored himself, and by none more will his presence be missed then by

1032...

1895...

1907...

Mén 13,372,905 15,506,482... 18,583,864

Women. $259,103

.. 5,264,393 ...8,243,498

to.

The rate of increase for men was therefors 1595 prom 1862-1895 and 1985 per cent.

8895-1907. In the ons of women the increases are 23.60 per cent, beterson 1882 and 1895 and 56 59 per cent, between 1895 and 1907.'

the rank and file, with whom his popularity has been at all times exooptional. A courteous gentleman, a brave soldier, and a true friend, he DMERCHANT NAVY leaves the Army that he has served so well with the heartfelt gratitude and sympathy of all who have been privileged to meet him.

AVID CORSAR & SON'S

RIVAL BEAUTIES.

FAILMST WOMEN OF EUROPE IN COMPETITION

Six of the prettiest girls on the Continent-

(b) Scotch and Irish banka in respect of were to oppose the half-dozen most charming

ell or

or any portion of the extra gold field by women England can produce, in an internationa! thom against excess imane unger the Act of beauty competition which was to take place at 1845

the Victoria Pier, Folkestone, on August 17.

The English competitors were to chosen at a preliminary content. Candidates came for ward from all parts of the country. The winner of the Busser Beauty Show, Miss Ellis, is among the entrants. She is sa charming, faron-haired girl, Miss Logen, whe won the Kentish beauty show last year, is also to take part in the selec the business of banking within the United tion contest, he is a beautiful brunette.

(e) The National Debt Commissionare and the Postmaster-General in respect of the gold which the committee recommend should be held against the liabilitics of trastos savings banke and Post Office Savings Banks respec- tively.

5. That all persons or companies carrying on

The Ople and Spirit Farmers may fix their own pix for supplying the Opium aud Spirit Farm ops wholesale with Chando and Kingdou should once in every calendar month, Mr. Robert Spirite

During period, the Opil entitled to the approved by

in case their liabilities on current and deposit the Viet Forsyth, managing director of

while on a Continental continuance of the Farm pounds sterling, and once in every three months towns to elect a "queen of beauty" to compete accounts exceed in all the sum of ten million tour, explained his scheme, and induced various and Spirit Farmors will be

of a Trade-mark (to be position showing the average amounts of liabili

in all other cassa make a statement of their against the bellas of England.

Paris was to be represented by Mlle. Augus

to be affixed to any

Opium red by them, and to any sheets for the preceding month, or three pre- queens." "Many people hold her to be the most

vessel containing

As soon as its for sale.

How Farmers have been appointed by the Goor, they will be required the Secretary to the partieniars howing full

to submit in Governor

of the Title Deeds

with the Government purpose to deposit

aid two months' Far

security for the

rent. tλ

considered satisfactory, 'roquired to exconte a mor."

If those are ow Farmers will be pro of the property

to the Government ce

(2) The Farmer for the required to rent certain Jesselton

vd for by law,

ties and assets on the basis of weekly balance tine Orlach. She is described as the queen of

coding months, respectively, stating the follow ing amounts separately

(a) Liabilities on current, deposit, and other

accounts,

(b) Liabilities on notes in circulation (c) Liabilities on bills accepted.

id Gold and other coin and gold ballion

held.

(c) Bank of England notes hall, and Coast may be

balanes dus by the Bank of ngland. Balance due by clearing agents, buildings at and that a copy of the statement should be put (4) The following Proclami,

up in a conspicuous place in overy office or place over the where the business of the persons or company is SCHEDULEčo viz:--

carried on.

conduct of the Farms in J. N

The Opium Proclamation N..

amended by No. 7 of 196 of

6. That it is desirable that the Hank of 1901-as-England should make an annual return showing the aggregals baukera balances for each week of the preceding year.

Üf 1901.

The Liquiors Proclamation No The Pawnbrokers Proclamation

10. 14 of

beautiful women in Europe," explained Mr. Forsyth. Belgium was sending Vlle, Magda Amart, the Queen of Ostend," reported to be Belgium's most beautiful women. Also coming to compete was Señorita Paquita Martijs, of San Sebastion. She is a flashing-eyed, beautiful Spaniard. On all hands," said sz. Forsyth, she is conside perfect representative of Spanish beauty,"

The other forsign competitors insladed the dected *queous" of Normandy, Bordeaux, and they were each to be decompanied by two maids Lille. When they journeyed to Folkestone of honour and two aicipal councillors.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNWES.

S.S.BENLAWERS."· FROM LEITH, ANTWERP, MIDDLES BRO,' LONDON AND STRAITS

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being lunded at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra lazardous Godowns at the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gods hare loft the Godowns, anil all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th inst. will be subject to 'reat.

All Claims against the Steamier must be pas sented to the Undersigned on before the 31st inst., or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods

to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inst, at 11 A.M. No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

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Hongkong, 19th August, 1909.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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THE Company's Steamship

THE

"FLINTSHIRE,”

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Godowns at. Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark hy / mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon waị; the goods are landed.

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Goods not cleared by the 28th inst, at 3 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

All damaged packages minst be left in tha Godowns where they will be examined at 9.30 AM, on the 28th inst. No Claims will be admitted after delivery of goods has been effected to Consignees, and same must be pro- sented within ten days of the steamer's arrival kere, otherwise they will not be recognized AT

Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before TO-DAY.

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No claims will be admitted after the Goods. have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 30th inst, will be subject to rest

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GATION COMPANY,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND SHANGHAI. THE Company's Steamship

"SILESIA,"

having arrived, Consignees of Carge are heretip informed that Goods will be landed into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Grdowns of and Kowloon Wharf und

The Hompany, Limited, whence delivery

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR Godown

日睡英中年十五

FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1884 TO 31ST DECEMBER 1913, BEING FROM THE 1ST YEAR OF THI 75TH CYCLE TÓ THỂ SỞTH YEAR OF THIS 76TH CYOLE

· PRICE $2 CASH, On Sale at the "HONGKONG DAILY Parse" OFFICE, or Agents in all the Ports of the Far East.

The Book will be sent by Registered Post fre) to any part of the World unrepresented by Agents on receipt of Money Order.

may be obtained.

No Clainis will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent to the Office of the Undersigned befere Noon on the 30th inst., or they will not be -recognised

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 30the inst., will be subject to rent,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agenta.

Hongkong, 23rd August, 1909,