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SHIPPING NOTES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1909.

vations adopt different scales for registration. Thus while France includes vessels of two toza Captain W. G. Pitcairn, of the Maritime and upwards, the Belgian and Spanish figures Cratoms Imperial reyente cruiser Chuentiae, are for vessels of 50 tons and upwards, and these has been trasferred to the command of the for Austria-Hungary of net lesa 100 tons. Er- R. C. Lekin, and will in future be stationed including ressols registered at Shanghai, the total Southern waters. Mr. J. Grant, chief engineer amount of tannage on register in the British of the Chuentiao, is also transferred to the R.C. Empire shows a steady increase for the 14 yours given; the total rose from 7,149134 in 1870 to Kelpan, and will be stationed in the South.

10,504,662 in 1895, 11,831,439 in 1913, and

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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 13th September.

IN BUMMARY JUHISDICTION

BAFORE HIS Honour Ma. H. H. J. COMPERTZ (POISNE JUDGE).

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

́ÀNSLUZTING A SHIP'S CARFESTER. V. Regties, a seaman on the ss. Sorsogon, was charged before Mr. J. B. Wood with assaulting the ship's carpenter. Defendant, who admitted being drunk at the time, was sentenced to six days' imprisonment.

COMMITTED FOR TRIALei

- LOCAL SPORT.

THE INTERPORT AQUATIC

CARNIVAL

Considerable interest is centred in the thres days' carnival which is to be held at the V.R.C. on the 23rd, 24th and 25th inst., starting at 4 p.m. on each day. The cream of Shanghai's The case in which a Mandarin-speaking swimmers ar to participate, and if rumour woman was concluded before Mr. J. R. Wood tough propositions among the Northern repro- yesterday His Worship committed the de-sentatives. The programme of the sports is as fendant for trial at the Criminal Sessions · followe:--

Complaints, a Jepan contemporary says, are | 13,183,355 in 1907. Aniong other statistics against the Yui Hing Loong firm, Mongkok, native was charged with throwing vitriol on a speaks truly Hongkong's best will find some

again heard about the unprofitable condition of the maritime carrying trade ao far as tramp steamers are concerned. Freights have fallen considerably, and it is expected that several vogels will have to be tied up,

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According to Japanese news agency, a record-breaking depression now prevails among vessels trading out of America. For instance, a certain Japanese liner carried only twenty tons! of cargo on its recent homeward voyage, and a mere surprising feel is that only two packages of goods were recently brought to Yokohama by another liner. The N.K.K, T.K.K. and O.S.K. are said to be contemplating a joint petition to the Government asking for support in some form or other.

details are given of wages, numbers employed, and conditions of employment in the United Kingdom,

THE AMERICAN TARIFF AND

THE CHINA TRADE,

Yesterday's mail from Americs brought for tho Consulate General an official copy of the new tatif. The trade with China seems to be but little affected by the now law.

BALVAGE DIFFICULTIES, The Chan Tai Koe firm brought action

recevor $992.50 for damages for breach of coa tract, it being alleged that defendants sold to plaintiffs hardwood spar to be used as part of the plant for raising a sunken wreck but which was rejected na inft for that purpose. In the alternative they claimed $669.76 for breach of warranty. Mr. Davidson, from the office of Mossrs. Hastings and Heatings, appeared for plaintiffs, dofendants being represented by Mr. Leo d'Almach and Castro, of Mesas Goldring, Barlow and Morrell.

Arising out of this action was another, in which Shan Yu Nam sued Yui Hing Leong for the recovery of 8323.74, the value of a bardwood

ALLEGED LARCENY,

A tram conductor was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with stealing teu conts, the property of the Enotre Tramway Company. The de fendant is alleged to have given n'passenger punohed ticket. The hearing of the charge was adjourned.

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AN OPIUM AGENT CONVICTED. Before Mr. J. R. Wood the master of an opium dima and his foki, the former an agent of the opium farmer, were charged with keeping in opium divan without & licence from the Colonial Secretary. The master was fired $100, and the foki 620.

First-day: Half mile (open) Two longthe (open to Army, Navy and Police); four lengths handicap, heats (members only), Running header (open), Two lengths handicap (members over 30); Two lengths handicap, heats (mem. bers only); Three lengths-100 yards (only); (open); Team rese (members only).

Second day: Hurdle race, handicap, heats (members only); six lengthe-200 yards (open); Boys' race, under 16 years of age (handicap); Back race, two lengths (open); Font lengths' handicap (finsi); Throwing the polo ball (opon); Twelve lengths-400 yards (open) ; water poło (members only).

The famana and long standing ten-cent controversy in the matting trade is desapar. nitely Bottled. Formerly matting of a rule not exceeding 10 sets (gold) per square yard paid a duty of 3 cents per yard, and matting The Merchant Shipping Act of 1906 lays it of a greater value than 10 conts a yard paid a down that after an appointed' day the British duty of 7 cunts plus 25 per cent. ad chorod above the sunken steamer and cable the King Edward Hotel, was charged ba- (open); Two lengths handicap (final); Team!

Valorem.

Owing to fluctuations in change, disputes over the proper rate of duty for what is known in the trade as 116 warp antting were frequent. Under the new law there a uniform rate of 32 cents on straw matting importal from China, Japan and India...

Apparently the only other change bearing upon the trade in this part of the world is under the bonding of Silk The duty is reduced from 40ets tv 35cts on silk partially manufactured from cocoons or waste silk and not further advanced or manufactured than carded ́or com- bed silk. Raw silk in skeins reeled from the coocoon but not wound, doubled or twisted in any way is free, us bofore; so also are silk cocoons and waste silk. Other articles on the

law relating to life-saving appliances shall apply to all foreign ships while they are within any port of the United Kingdom jut as the same law would apply to British ships. Power is taken, however, that his Majesty may by Orders in Council direct that those provisions shall not apply to any ship of a foreign country in which the provisions in force relating to life-saving appliances appear to his Majesty to be an affective as those in the British Code. The Hoard of Trade, having appointed October Let next as the day after which the regulations of the Act of 1906 shall apply to all foreign ships in British ports, that is, in the matter of life. saving appliances, two Orders in Council have just been passed erompting German and Norwegian ships in British ports from the

free list are:-coffee and tea, jos atleks,

The

A DISHONEST CLERK,

Third day: Hurdle race handicap (final);

A. H. Hanraoh, a clock employed in High live (open); Duok haut; Running header fore Mr. F. A. Hazeland with stealing $108-raes (open); Consolation race (members only); 94, the property of Messrs. Durabjee and Water polo (open). Co. Dolendant was found guilty, and sent- need to three months' imprisonment with hard

Mr. Davidson explained that the plaintiff had a contract to raise the steamer Fing King, which had foundered at Castle Peak. method of raising was for four janke to be au-

passod beneath the bottom of the ship and ora the timbers, which take the whole strain. this purpose timbers of a particular length wer required, and to make up the number needed plaintiffs approached defendants and said they wanted a spar in order to proceed with their contract, and wore willing to pay a good sum for

The master of a cargo boat and his wife ware it. A hardwood spar was sent to the scous of charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with being in the operations, but plaintiff's foreman noticed unlawful possession of 218 taels of prepared that it had's prack in the centre. It was opium. After bearing the evidence his Worship cordingly rejected and sent back.

convicted the second lafendant, but reserved Captain Douglas, marine surveyer, said bahis decision, and the first defendant was examined the log ten months later and foul remantel in police custody until to-day. a crack in it.

Mr. d'Almada said his defence was that thoro was no contract, no warranty," and that the transaction was a sale outright, plaintiff seeing

labour.

BIC BEIZURE OF OPIUM.

TRESPASSERA.

From the foregoing pregamme it will be

are open events, and all will probably be inter soon that eleren out of the twenty-one items

port events. The V. R. C. is now thrown open to all swimmers in the Colony until the starting of the sports, the committee being desirous of selecting a thoroughly raprotative "team to compete with the Shanghai-landers in the

team race,

BONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.

The annual general meeting of the Songkong Cricket League was held at the pavilion of the

T. E. Pearce presided over a fair attendance of members, representing various pricket clubs in the League.

provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act of aniseed and aniseed oil, soya bean oil, nut oil, the log he purchased. Moreover, they denied quarters without permission. She complained Hongkong Cricket Club last evening. Mr.

1906,

that the spar was cracked.

After hearing evidence the Casu adjourned til Friday.

CHEAP LIVING.

Was

A lady from Morrison Hill Road proceeded against two Chinese for being in her servants' to the police that a lot of gambling took place on the promises, and Inspector Kerr despathed men to effect an arrest, the result being that the two charged wore apprehended. Mr. F. A.

cazsia and enssin oil, sad ginger root when un- ground or not preserved or candied. No change has been made in the tariff under the following

Some interesting facts emerged during the Hazelaud fined each of the defendants $5 or the notice can voning the meeting. heads-Camphor, earthenware, rice, bristlag, firecrackers, fans (including common palm leaf undecorated), and human hair (not manstic hearing of the action by Pong Fook, of Hai- tured), Tin ore and cassitarite, black oxide of phong Road, Kowloon, against. E. Hyndman tin and tin in bars, pigs or granulated (in which Fr., 16 Old Quarters, Kowloon Dook, Hangbot

fourteen daya' imprisonment,

QUAKEELSOME BOLT PEOPLE.

Mr. A. O. BRAWN, acting hon. morotary, read

The CHAIRMAN said the accounts were very

WEEPING ECZEMA

TWENTY YEARS

Naver 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 so Beme on the leg, just above the ankle, which the doctors informed me I should pover got rid of. During that time I have never known what Dla to be with. out irritation. The last attack which lasted for nearly three months was the worst of all, I could get no ease or deep at night through the agony. I underwent treatment by a doctor bus could get no relief, so left off going. The pain was so intense toward night that could marcely walk home and the burn- ing sanation which in bed was intolar ablo, I began to feel quite weak for want of proper rest.

My daughter mentioned a cans of man who had an attack of eczemAR OD

the chat and arms and after spending alet with doctors, etc., was perfoclly eured after using one set of the Cuticura Remedies. So I sent for a wet (consist ing of Cutlery Soup, Ointment and Resolvent Pille) and after using them the rat time I had a good night's sleep and from that time have entirely font the pain. The sores healed up and I continued the Cutloura Ointment for about a fortnight longer and have taken the Cutloura Pula nightly till the bottla was implied and the eczema has entirely disappeared. I have at least two third of the Ointment left. I can from personal experience recommond the Cutleurm Remedios as an economical and affeo-

ve treatment.

"My wife has also used the Cuticura Soap and Dirtment for chafing and two applentions have entirely cured her. I cannot speak too highly of the Cuticure Remedies and shall not be without them in the house. 8. C. Markquick, 90, Al- bert Rd., Leyton, London, N. E., Eng- and, June 16 and July 6, 1908,"

External and Internal TreatIONNÉ JOE upour of infants, children and Idults on Lay *** of Gascura Scap to Clean the Ads Cuteurs #Rmolrent strawal to Heal the Bala and Culteurs f Pls so Purify the Blood. A Ninele Betchen Carge. Bold throughout the work. Depot: London. 27,

• Paris, S. Rue de fa PE ADEN- artacha Nydney: India, B. Pa *** K. Toma á

1. B. A., Patter Dre &

Props Boston

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Pest free from Looden Depot, liberal apja af

Outlatten and 32-pare book on Diseases of the bike,

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M. Lofaivre, the French Consul-General at Hamburg, has sent home a very instructive mport dealing with the development of the German Mercantile Marine during the last ten years. M. Lefaivre says that the period from

development in shipbuilding, in navigation, aid in trade. In 1906 shipmilding began to fall off; in 1907 the depression was falt by the shipping trade generally and by trade, of tin bar block or pig tin per year there will be whe supplied meals, and defendant was one of ally came to blows. Rice bowls were used as 4greed to.

'n duty of 4 ets. (gold) per lb on each item under his customers. An account for $61 was ran up they left on the defendants, three of whom had sident, Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson; Vice-President, scraplu in saeking exouses for evading

1898 to 1906 was marked by an extraordinary there is a small export trade to Americs fremolaiming $43 for meals supplied. Mr. J. H bandages appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazoland reference to them. The sesson had been & very Whether it be that the multiplication of

As was only natural, Germany's efforts with regard to the ses have been concentrated on the sheros of the North Sea, and the ports of Hamburg and Bremen represent almost the whole of the maritime trade of the Germán

Empire. Thus, the ten leading shipping com- panies of the two Hanso towns mentioned Possess 625 steamers of a gross tonnage of 2422,942 tons, or five-sixths of the whole ton. rage. A sign of this development in Germany has been the gradual disappearance of the small shipowners. The great Gerzsan shipping com- janios reaped a rich barrest during the Russo

Hongkong), is admitted tree as before with the provise that as soon as the mines of the United States produce one thousand tons of black orido

this heading.

An important clause in the Act is the Following:-

Gardiner appeared for plaintiff and Mr. P. Hind of Messrs, Brutton and Hett, scted for defentent Mr. Gardiner said the plaintiff was a caterer

and plaintiff succeeded in getting 918 after much pressure,

Defendant said that the arrangement was for $33 a month for mente supplied to himself and his wife. Plaintiff said he could give them a meal for 25 cents.

Cross-examined:

on a charge of disorderly behaviour. After dinner on Saturday night the defendants had a dispute over a small sum of money and even- weapons of attack, and judging by the marks

to be treated in hospital, they must be very effective lethal weapons. His Worship bound each of the defomanats over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for twelve months.

little

A sarapan man and three wonen swathed in simple, and he had nothing farther to say in

guccessful one. He would therefore propose the foreign hongs, not always well capitulised, has led to a lower stamp of mon being employed as adoption of the report and acconnte.

compradoras, or that the wider spread of in Mr. BILEN seconded, sad the motion was formation has taught the native dealer pit his own immediato interest frat, the fact The following offers were plected:-Fr. romains that nowadays the Chinese dealer show

the market contracts when

goes against while the

10.11 Jonger compradors Mr. W. Drew Braidwood; Soerotary sad him,

any obligation to communicate to Treasurer, Mr. A. E. Asger! Mr. Brown under-feels

his employer information detrimental to his took to carry on the work until Mr. Asger's own interests. In addition the compradors of of to-day takes expert advice on the terms his engagement so as to ensure that there is no the dealer, with the aid of his guild and of his andne risk or obligation east upon him, while acquaintance with exchange and foreign markets, drives the hardest possible bargain, and is rarely found willing to meet lossos,

KIDNAPPING.

return.

The SECRETARY proposed that the manage. A native appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazelandment of each clak should be allowed to please од a charge of kidnapping. The evidence itself what and how many ixtures it arranged so long as il arranged and played at least every showed that the uncle of the stolen child, whe

Do you mean to say he could feed you, who come to your meals hungry, for 25 cents a meal?

He told me he could give meals for less than was returning from work on Saturday afternoon, club once, and not mure than one club twice. that. He told me if he had know I could not saw his nephew in the arms of a strange man

Japanese war, and they laid down vessels in all five per centum ad valorem; which rates shaft pay him $61 he would have given me different who was riding in a ricsha. He stopped the

laste. Then competition reduced freights and passenger rates, and the volume of shipbuilding Since 1997 the German had to be reduced. Jards have turned out 100,000 tons a year less, and from fifty to sixty of the cabins on the great Atlantic liners have been empty; last Fear the Bremen Lloyd lost £1,250,000, while the Hamburg-America Line could not pay dividend. In twenty-three years the number

Sec. 2. That from and after the thirty-frst day of March, nineteen hundred and ton, except as otherwise specially provided for in this section, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on all articles when imported from any foreign country into the United States, or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guata and Tatuila), the rates of duty proscribed by the schedules and paragraphs of the duldable list of section one of this Act, and in addition thereto twenty constitute the maxitium tariff of the United the States Provided, That whenever, after

and thirty-first day of March nineteen hundred tea, and so long thereafter as the President shall be satisfied, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tarif of the United States, that the government of any foreign country imposes no terms or restrictions, either in the way of tariff rates of provis sions, trade or other regulations, charges, exactions, or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, upon the importation into or the sale manufactured, or other product of the United States, which unduly discriminata against the The law of 1907, which requires that all United States or the products thereof, and that foreign vessels arriving at French ports must such foreign country pays no export bounty or pass an inspection once a month before de imposes no export duty or prohibition upon the exportation of any article to the United States perture, is now to be enforced. The cost of which unduly discriminate against the United thie will and considerably to the running sz. States or the products thereof, and that peness, each visit being charged at the rate of such foreign country accords to the agri- 21. for liners and other steamers which under cultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which iske an international service, and 10f, for those is reciprocal and squivalent,

there upon to this navigating in French waters. In addition to and thereafter, upon proclamation these inspections before sailing, a detailed effect by the President of the United States, all examination is to be made by a nautical com article when imported into the United States, missioner once a year, and under it steamers are any of ita possession (except the Philippine

chow"

How many courses did you have ---Three. What were they 2-Fish, steak, ham. No sweets P-No.

Not for dinner -No.

Fruit? Sometimes; when I asked for it

vehicle and asked the defendant what he was

doing with the child. Defendant claimed the boy as his son, but the uncle refused to allow the ricaha to proceed. A quarrel followed, and the man and boy were taken to the Wonchai Police Station. There the father of the

Mr, LANGLEY seconded.

Mr. ROBINSON proposed as an amendment that the League should carry on as it had done

in former years.

Mr. BIDEN Beconded.

A

favorite proposal for meeting the changed conditions of trade is the study of Chinese in order to suble the foreign merchant and his staff to contract directly with the native. This might obrinte doubt regarding the terms of a contract, but it would not be any guarantee of the standing and credit of the native dealer and of the native hank whose order he tenders in The original motion was agrood to. It was arranged that a League XI, should payment, nor would ability to speak and road the language avail against a custom, such as Cricket Club during the season. Dates will be native banks issued promissory notes for sams fized Inter.

their customers promised to pay in before tho The matter of forming a second division of notes fell due, and on failure of the customer to unconditional promissory notes when presented by innocent foreign hofdlers for value.

The arrangement was to pay at the end of boy was called, and identified the child play two test matches against the Hongkong was lately found to prevailin Hankow, by which

the month Yes.

You did not pay him ?--No, You are a business man. You ha ve zeon

as his son. Defendant told his Worship youterday that he was thrashed, and that the boy was put into his arms.

Hi

dd German vessels has increased by 1384 per such foreign country of any agricultural, promissory notes --Yes, but not in Hongkong Worship sentenced the culprit to six monthe the League will be considered at a special meet pay in the amount refused to take up their own

cent., and their tonnego by 341.2 per cent.

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required to pay Bc. per ton gross, but an excep. tion is made in the case of vessels that are plaased 100 A1 in Lloyd's Register or in a registration society of equal standing. Further, "denunciations," signed by at least three mom-

in

or

bers of the crew, make it compulsory for the Inspector of Navigation at each port to as- certain on board immediately the cause of somplaint, following which ho is at liberty to inlay or to prevent entirely the sailing of a hip, whatever be her flag. This decision is restrictions abject to appesi, during the consideration of concessions

hich shipowners, chiefly British, says a corres- ondent, will have to pay heavily for detention.

A large number of tables showing the pro- ess of merchant shipping in the United Ingdom and the principal foreign countries to issued last mouth as a Bio-book. The latest fros given are for 1907, and a comparison w recent years of the tonnage of vessels ered and cleared in the foreign trade at ports ine United Kingdom is mther obscured by cheges that have been made in the method of oxidation. Still, it is interesting to note that in 177 the proportion of Belfish steam-rcauage in olgo and in ballast which was entered and dles represented: 62-5 per cent of the whole, as Bainst 56-1 per cent, in 1906, and 65-5 port.in 1905: The earliest figures given are 8860, when the proportion of British tonne represented as much as 24.3 per cont. What would otherwise have been a very in- atxusive table, showing the growth of the vazio merobant navies, is spoilt, for the perpes of comparison, by the fact that different

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or

How long have you been in Hongkong Over a year,

Don't you know a promissory note requires a

His Lordship-Where did you come from? stamp--I only knew Intely.

Shanghai.

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Didn't you know a promissory note requires

That sounds incredible that a business man stampf-I never saw one before, should not know anything about a promissory note I never dealt with them.

It is not necessary to deal with them-I didn't know they must have a stamp.

You put your full name and address on this document --Yes, so that he could get admission to the Docks.

That is not usual in promissory notes-He asked me to put it-down.

Plaintiff, in answer to his Lordship, said he kept his accounts on a piece of paper. He kept no books. He added that he catered for ten people.

WEATHER REPOET.

Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutvila), from such foreign country shall except sa otherwise herein provided, be admitted ender the terms of the minimum tariff of the United Etates as prescribed by Section one of this Act. The proclamation issued by the President under the authority hereby conferred and the application of the minimum tariff there may, in accordance with the facts as found by the President, extend to the whole of any fore- ign country, or may be confined to or exclude from its effect and dependency, colony, or other

Eventually his Lordship gave judgment for political subdivision having authority to adopt and enforce tariff legislation, or to impose plaintiff for the amount claimed, to be paid in

ΟΙ regulations,

or to grant instalments of $20 a month. the exportation importation. of articles which Bre may be, imported into the United States. Whenever the President shall be satisfied that the conditions which led to the isonance of the proclamation hereinbefore authorized no longer axist, he shall issue a proclamation to this effect, and pinety days thereafter the provisions of the maximum tariff shall be applied to the importa tion of articles from s sneh country. Whenever the The depression over the Pacific is still provisions of the maximum tariff of the United kitusted to the Eastwards of the Loochoos. It States shall be applicable to articles imported appears now to be moving in Westerly from any foreign country they shall be applic-alrection. able to the products of such country, whether Pressure is high over N. China, Mancharia imported directly from the country of produc- and the N. part of the Sea of Japan. tion or otherwise. To secure information to Moderate to fresh N.E. winds may be expected assist the Frosidont in the discharge of the in the Formosa Channel, and along the northern duties imposed upon him by this section, and shores of the China Sos. the officers of the Government in the admini tration of the customs laws, the President is hereby authorized to employ such persons a may be required

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Talt Charmant and Spesial Skin Tonio and Poudre Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Specialities for the Skin are the study of e lilotime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Bole Agents,

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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :---

On the 18th at 11,50 a.m.-The barometer has fallen slightly over the Loochons and risen moderately to considerablely over N. China, Japan and the Bonina.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10am te-day, 0.00 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:---

CNE. winds Hongkong & Neighbourhood modte to fresh;

(lair... Formosa Channel

*********** Same as No. 1. South coast of China between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamocka South ooast of Chins between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Hxinan....... } }

stocks.

A SUNDAY EVENING BRAWL.

This was all the business,

The tion of starting league matces was fixed So long as Chinese banks can isine notes to imprisonment with haril labour and six hoursing of the junior clubs to be called in October.

anlixaited amounts and their accounts are sub- for 2.15 p.m. and entries are to close on

ject to no audit, and so long as the above custom September 25th.

of lending their credit obtains, it will remain The meeting to arrange fixtures will be held necessary for foreign firms to hara compradores on 27th instant.

well-secured and directly responsible for the failure of native banks and dealers to most their obligations. And so long as any foreigners da not insist on being thus enfeguarded so long will healthy trade development be endangered.

In Hankow the Japanese, relying on their racial advantages, bare carried direct dealing and personal pushing of wares in the country districts to an extent beyond the power of any other foreigners, and they have son ontorod and peddings, but it is open to grastion whether into competition with the native petty traders the results have been at ali commensurate with their exertions.

Two men were arraigned before Mr. F. A, Hazeland on charges of disorderly condnet, breaking two glasses, assaulting the police, and damaging Government property, to wit, a policeman's uniform. It appears that the defendiots entered the public bar of the Oriental Hotel, called for drinks, which they drank, and then declined to pay for them,

$ Recond When payment was demanded time they broke the glasses. A police whistle was then blown and an Indian policeman appeared and attempted to arrest the defend- ants. They attacked him and tore his tanie off, but before they could do further damage ho drew his baton, and judging by the appearance of the man in Court, he must have used it very freely. On the first charge his Worship lined much of the defendants $5; on the incond, they were ordered to pay thirty cents compensation each; on the third the first defendant was fined $5 and the second discharged on the fourth each of the defendants wero finod $3.

APPROACHING VISIT OF LORD

"UNSEXED WOMEN: "*

MISS MARIE CORELLI DENOUNCES SUFFRAGISTE.

"CHIA FOR THE CHINESE."

ADVOCATES OF HOME DEVELOPMENT.

The tread of public opinion in China is well report on the trade of Hankow for 1908. described by Mr. Consul-General Fraser in his

of con-

THE JAPANESE MILITARY

MANŒUVRES.

PLAN OF OPERATIONA.

The development of local industries in the three cities of Hankow, Hanyang, and Wachang (he states) slackened in 1909, more than ous of the new factories having to shut down and several becoming bankrupt. Yet there was De lack of fresh schemes to compote with alien im ports, and so to check the draining away of China's wealth, which all classes, educated or uneducated, firmly believe to be the result of

We learn that the military forces which will international trade, just as they are convinced that the rise in prices which culminated recently take part in the coming autumn manoeuvres to is entirely due to the burden of the Boxer in 13th, and 14th 4 ray Divisions, besides a reserve in a fanncial panic in most of the leading ports, be held in the North-East are the 2nd, 7th, 8th, demnity. This antagonism towards foreign trade bridade to be formed by the 2nd Army Division. The plan of the mancores this year hast is likely to develop with the progress of stitutional governmant," as the local represents been changed at the suggestion of the tive councils will be filled with the loudest War Office. It was pointed out that the advocates of "China for the Chinese" and the Japanese Army has been well-trained in rules for membership expressly exclude native operations in billy districts and that if the com- teachers and graduates of missions and missioning mandurres were carried out on the same plan as before, it would be merely a repetition ary collegos.

It should never be forgotten that the out of operations with which the troops are already Mis Mario Corelli is annoyed at the fact that spoken policy of the native prese is to recover well acquainted. It has consequently been suffragist missionaries have claimed her as the rights of which the foreign treaties have in decided to so amend the plan of operations as to their opinion robbed China, to abolish extas include fighting on the plains, and the neigh- Her attention was called to a report of a territoriality and the alien management of bourhood of Nasundhara has hoon selected as a recent suffragist meeting in North Wales, and customs and postal services, to revise the tariff suitable point. The coming manoeuvres will be in reply she wrote:

so as to lighten export duties and to panslisa on the largest scale ever held in Japan.-Japari notice that a speaker whom I have not foreign imports for the encouragement of home Chronicle. the pleasure of knowing committed herself to industries, and to establish naval and military the erroneous statement that though I had forces in order to defy all outside interference. written against women getting the vote, I This policy held enthusiatically by the was now a convert. This unqualified falss students trained in Japan and the teachers in hood was met by the audience with graus, the new schools; it is preached in the public

and a voice crying out "Poor creature!

I agree with the voice that I should indeed lecture halls maintained by the provincial be a poor creature if I were a convert to the governments in their chief cities, and it has the the Busian Ministry of Finance is attempte approval of the semi-official Chambers of Coming to create through goods trafle between eminently foolish course which is unsering so

merce, which in this region at least are growing China and Western Europe over the Siberian many women of to-day. Will you sllow me rapidly in influence and power, and to which the Railway by allowing duty-free transport for to distinctly and emphatically repudiate the local officials more and more delegate the goods freighted through from a Munchurian speaker's statement, and to express my regret settlement of mercantile cases and trado frontier station to any Russian frontier rail- that she should have ventured to use my name disputes.

way station in Europe. The idea of the Minis without the slightest authority for so doing? The fluancial crisis of the autumn gave the try of Finance is to encourage the use of the Iam not in favour of woman's suffrage, death blow to the comfortable theory of the Siberian Railway for goods traffe to and from

a convert to their cause.

and I never shall be

THE SIBERIAN ROUTE FOUR

MERCHANDISE.

According to the Berlin Tägliche Roundschau,

good faith of Chinese doslers and compradores. the Far East.