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THE JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION.

ET A LONDON COLRESPONDENT, Early in May this exhibition at Shepherd's Buth, London-popularly known as "The White City-will be opened by His Majesty the King and His Imperial Highness Prince Fushimi, who is coming from Japan specially for the occasion. This is the first time that our allies have exhibited in such a colossal style out of their own country, and is not likely to be surpassed or even equalled in future; nover has there been seen in Europe ench trosenras as have been sent by the Japanese Government Here will be seen Japan in every phase-nt work, at play, at war and, most import ant of all, Japan in process of that economic development which makes directly for the welfare of her people. It is not the good for tans of many Europeans to pay a visit to Japan, but here Japan is brought nearer to us, and one can have the good fortune to witness

-COMPANY MEETING

LANE, CRAWFORD & OD., LTD.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 5TH, 1910.

GERMAN CROWN PRINCE AS

FRIEND

INGENUOUS LETTERS

The Standard's New York correspondent writes under date April 2nd

New

The anonal gaustal meeting of shareholders in this Shanghai company was held at the Company's offos, Nanking Road, Bhaaghat, on

A case in which the German Crown Prince the 27th uit. Mr. Jai. Ambrose presided, and there were also present: Mesare, D. W. Czar ford, John West And David Campbell tried to play the part of peacemaker has been brought to light through letters written by the (Directors), HH Read I, H. Donning Gorman Crown Prince to his formce aide de J. Trevor Smith, and W. 8. Featherstonhaugh camp, Count Ferdinand von Hochberg, which (secretary), representing 1,009 she having have been read as evidents at the trial in

The retice convening the mosting having Tork of a mining prometer, Noah E. Barnes been read,

The CHAIRMAN said Goatlemen, The brief summary of which has already been Report and Accounts for the year ending sabled) Mr. Barnes was charged with misap 28th February, 1910, having been in your propriating £6,000 of the assets of the Cotton- Connt von Hochberg was Mr. hands for some time, I proposa with your per wood Creek Copper Company, of which he was mission to adopt the usual procedure and take president.

of them as read, but before proposing their adoption Barnes Berlin agent, and induced a number

£30,000 for Mr. Barnes I would like to draw your attention to several of the items shown therein. The arst item is mining schmes, the result of the year's working, which I am pleased to any is much better than that of the previous year, it being 644,511,37 as against $27,966.05 in 1908, or as more for the year which, I think, you will agree is & most

Germans

to

subscribe

The attention of Mr. Barnis was directed to the count thronch reading in a newspaper that the young man had married a Berlin shop girl, and had brought down on himself the anger of his parent, Count Bolko von Hochberg, an intimate froud of the Kaiser. Mr Barnes

the progress of a wonderful nation, to note the of 816, factory resalt here inve been offered the count work, as his Berlin repre

achievements in the peaceful arts, and to wander about their delightful gardans in miniature, to rovel in the ancient at which is the admire tion of all. In fast, here will be seen unique and priceless specimens of art rarely to ho seen in the land of the Rising Sun itself.

as

what

climatic conditions

Mucki," and the count called the prince

"Cosar" After arriving in America the count's father wished the young man to give up the family name, and the Crown Prince wrote to the count

"My dear Mucki-Your father still lovos you very much. Your mother, I am sorry to tell you, has completely given you up. If the thing comes out, as it will, you are impossible over here, and lost for all of us." The count replied to the prince

My dear Caesar--The recent action of my parante in trying to turn you, my dearest friend, against me is not a very noble nation by the hand of the Hochberg family. What ever the conditions have been under which I married my wife, nobody can and will look upon them as dishonest, and I will ight until the last drop of blood leaves my veins against attacks on my honour. If I have violated the traditions of my family, I have gone abroad for tha, and nobody can ask more. I will never change my name because I married the lady of my choice. Of course, it is true my father acquired those old and ancient idea of the aristosracy Ba to what is right and wrong, hat then he is not to be blamed for this, because he does not know what a glorious and i pleasant thing it is to be a man of the people, the same as I am, free and independent. The true way to test metal is by putting it in the fre, in the same way that you put an army in the battlefield.”

reasons during the post your which might have led you to expect a difsentative, and later the count and his wife came forent result to this. I refer to the continued to America, The Crown Prinos, in writing to Count von Hochberg, addressed him as and general stagnation of business in the

adrørse hai, together with during the year under review. You are all well aware that business generally has not been Your correspondent was specially favoured by good, and with regard to the weather we are, being conducted over the exhibition and having I think, all agreed that in a business such na ours nothing much effects it like the weather, with an opportunity to observe the fine structures, and I venture to think you will agree

their magni- me that during the past year the weather gateways and kiosks, with ficent carvings. At the entrance in Wood to say the least of it-very unseason- Lane is realistic representation of the able, as I think it is a cause for songratu lation that your Directors are able to historie gate of the shrice of Kasugat present the report which I shall later ask Nara On either side of this are ayon to adopt. The balance at credit of series of 12 tableaux deploting various periods of Profit and Loss Account amonata to $99,219.95, Japan's past. The first of them is 25 centuries which your Dinotors propose dealing with in the following manner: To pay a dividend of old, showing the architectura, costumes, ten par cent, for the year, which absorbs weapons, people, &c., the wax figures being all $25,000.00, leaving a balance of $74,729.95 to be life-size. The next tableaux (709-784 A.D.) carried forward to the current yearns against illustrates the first intercourse between Korea $70,926.37 carried forward from the 1908 and Ching, the introduction of Buddhism and Account Lard and Buildings stand in our books at 8189.851,52, or an increase art and the introduction of learning. We of $81.00 during the year, aut as we have next view the period between 744 and 1050 so recently nequired the property it las A.D., illustrated by three tableaux. The fifth not been considered neccessary to write representation is the Fujiwara period; the off anything for depreciation. Sundry Debt ors, after making we consider to be Gampoi, epoch of 30 years (1156 to 1185) ample provision for had and doubtful debts, occupies the sixth vine, and then one passss to stand at $109,782-12, or an increase of $18,041.19 but in an ever-ingressing business the Kamakura poriod, where is depicted the aver as ours is proving to be this le quaroidable, popular sports of the times. The eighth shows much as we would like to see a reduction under classic dancing in the Ashikaga times, with all this hending, and to strengthen our position its wealth of colour and gorgeous costumes, and your Directors decided to ingresso the special the ninth reveals a Samurai and his faintly at a reserve for bad and doubtful debts by $2,500.00, mest in the Memnyama period. The tenth bringing it up to 87,500.00, as shown in the Accounts. Our Stock, which has been valued on scene is devoted to the Tokugawa period (1626 the most conservative mes, stands at 9249601-79 1867)- oberry blossom pienio, to which the as against 8203,686,82 last year, or an zerease ladies are borne in gay palanquins. The eleventh of $45,735.15, and we consider our pressat held consists of a representation of the tea ing nons too high for the businces we are doing, ceremony," which cams into vogne since the Furniture and Fixtures show a light increase, being 821,000.00 sa against $20,552.00 at the Ashikaga times. The final tabloan is "Japan end of our 1903 financial year. Our Investment today," the soone being near the Imperial Account is unaltered and stands at $1,938.58. Palace at Tokyo. Here we see motors, bicycles, Road, which stood at 8694.28 at the end Additions and Improvements to No. 11, Nanking Japaness in modern dress, jinrickshes, horses of 1908, we have now written off, so this and carriages, tourists, officers, oficials, do, and item will no longer figure in the Accounts. all the excitement of a great commopolitan Tour Directors considered it advisable to do in view of the fact that the lease of those gathering perambulating through the extensive this i

30th June, 1911. Waare in. premises expires on

Ipadlords for grounds The Japanam gardens as curtainly

tranty with one

zenewal of the the most attractive, and very skilfully lease, which we hope to conclude on satisfactory indeed has the space been used to avery lines. That, gentlemen, is all I have to say in advantage Dwarf trees of some 300 years old connection with the Report and Accounts now before you, and which are, I think. an evidence. are dotted about, and lovely trellis of winteris of the stability of our business, and I trust you gives a rich colour; goldfish ponds, rivalots, will agree with me that though the balance bridges and tea-hours are scattered about the shoot is not perhaps the best, it is one of the best that has been presented to you. Before place. Amongst the exhibita are paintings, putting the resolution to the Meeting, if any soulpture, architecture, metal work, arms, textile shareholder has any questions to ask I fabrics, pottery and lacquer. One of the most do my best to answer them attractive exhibits will be that devoted to feminine influence in Japan, where one will see

adrias you not. To be too optimistic. I hope they will utilise what they have been taught." In another letter the Crown Prince wrote:

**Yeur motives are unimpeachable and hon- our you, and still you ought not to have done What you did. You have now practically broken all bridges behind you. Wo-Vou Arnim, Helldron, and myself—will, of course," remain the old ones for you, whatever may happen. Here, all goes along in the same old war. My squadron gives me much plen- surad Cecilio and the baby fool fine. E shall soon start working on Goverment matters, which pleases ma. I killed this yearninstoen dear, thirty-five ros, and three chamois." An earlier letter from the Crown Prince, dated December 9, 1906, is as follows

Dear Muoki, - How do you do, and where are you Everything in all right here ani here with Cecills in the dear hanting house, which is a very good recreation for her. This year I bare killed twenty-six rõe at Oola, among thom a really capital ons. Ou the 27th the baptism will take place, and then I shall have to go to the manoeuvres in Meck lenborg. Plonso write me at last, and some back. It too stupid of you to stay in America so long, Riodesel and Borries are going over to New York for the sailing races in the special class. Many hearty thanks, and from Cosille just the same Your Coser." It was brought out at the trial that Barnes bought all the letters that the count had received from the Crown Prince for one dollar and other valuable considerations,

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HOW TO STUDY A RUBBER PROSPECTUS.

THE LARGEST WARSHIP.

of Messrs. Boot

MS. Cole, the latest and largest of the Dreadnought family of battleships, was launched on April 9th from the yard

Co. Aarond estimated at 200,000 gathered to witness the spent, one unique in the shipbuilding history of the Clyde,⠀⠀

&

The river was crowded with gay steamers carrying excursionista, and the tramway-cara of the town flew the Union Jack, while the riverside was also beflagged.

Before the launch a religious service was held. The ceremony itself was performed by Lady Colebrooke with the smashing of a bottle of champagne against the bows of the vessel

The rossed glided down the stocks and plunged into the water amidst cheers from thonianda of lusty throata,

NEW POINT IN THE CONSTRUCTION;

NO. OF THE “COLOSSUS." The Colossus is one of the four armoured ships provided for in the 1909-10 naval programms, and is the first ship of last your's estimates to be launched.

She has two sister ships-the Hercules, build ing on the Tyne, which is to be launched in May, and the Orton, which will be launched st Portsmouth in July or August. The fourth ship la the armoured cruiser Iron, which will also be launched In August, at Devonport.

The Colossus is the first British Dreadnought to be built on the American principle. In modern Dreadnoughts the United States set an example in 1906-and has stuck to it even since which our own naval authorities have at last seen fit to follow.

In all our Dreadnought battleships so far completed the five turrets, with two guns in each, are placed in the form of a cross, one The rush for rubber abows no sign of stating. being at each extremity, and one between the Nearly every new iesus is enormously over intersection of the arma and the foot. It is subscribed, while the demand for shares in therefore, only possible to fire four of the turroís existing companies seems only to increase as the-eight uus-on either broadside. prices mount higher and higher.

Inside the Stock Exchange nothing more remarkable than the revolation wrought by the boom has ever been known.

A few months ago the jobbers dealing in rabber ehares could be numbered on the fingers of one hand, Dealers in American Console, and Kafirs would scarcely, deign to give them paasing nod. Now the American and Kaffir markets are practically deserted, while the jobbers in rubber have grown from five to five hundred.

Many of those in the American market are seizing the opportunity to take a holiday while rubber zeigas supremG.

The American ships, on the other hand, sil have their big gun turrets mounted on tho centre-line of the ship. In the Michigan and South Carolina there are four turrets, in the Delaware, North Dakota, Vtch, and Florida Eva, and in the Wyoming and Arkansas, recently laid down, six turrets.

In each case the centre-line arrangement has been followed, and by placing two tarretsone forward and one aft--at a higher lovel than the others a fore and aft fire of four anus is secur ed, while the full armament can be brought to bear on either broadside.

That is the system adopted by the British Admiralty in the case of the Colossia and her Brokers are so overwhelmed with orders that sisters. A tentative move towards it was made numbers of them are refusing to conduct any in the Neptune, building at Portsmouth. In transaction for less than a hundred shares. this ship the arm of the arose, as it were, isswung Thousands of small speculators have been bay-round, so that the guns at either end of the cam www.wel wing tan and twenty shares, hoping that the own fire on both broadsides. The centre-line The older Count von Hochberg offered his theres will rise and enable them to sell again at iden, however, has been acknowledged better. a profit without actually paying cash, and it is if he would change his name. Concerning this particularly desired to

through a lawyer, £15 a mouth allowance

Great difficulty is experienced in distinguish proposal the son wrote to the father as fol- motions of this kind, ppress gambling tran- lug good investments from bad ones. The Bognaintance of the public with the rabber industry is strictly limited, and to the average person one company differs little from another.

lows

"I am living in a mode world, and have adopted modern Ideas, which our children's suren will love, honour, and respect. My child could not respect me if I sold my birthright or name for willing to do anything feed of gold. I was for you providing you personally wished it and regnested it. But when a lawyer steps in, I suppose the blood of the Hochberg family rises in my veins, and resente such an inent and interference by a man who is paid to try to take from an all that you have left me my name. It is not money that I want, it is love, honour, and

respect.

Then the Crown Prince intervened in the matter, and wrote this letter to the young count, dated Potsdam, January 11, 1907:

"Dear Mucki,Many thanks for your last lettar, from which I learn something in detail of your present life. Everything seems all right what you write. And you can beliers that your parents have not influenced me, but, nevertheless, yon cannot honourably go back upon your written, declaration. If I had written in case of marrings with poor people I will change my noble name, I should then hare done so, anyhow,"

USEFUL HINTS.

An Express representative obtained from a prominent Mincing lane merchant on April 11th the following useful hints for studying a prospectus and judging the merits of a rubber company

Note carefully the names of the directors, and discover from one of the numerous hand booke to what extent success has attended other rubber concerns with which they are or have been associated.

The broker's name, if a good one, will be a strong guarantee of the soundness of the

company. :

Remember that rubber trees cannot be "tapped" until they are three and a half to four years old.

Take into consideration the fact that the price of rabber will decrease every year as the production increases.

A plantation with 100 trees to the Bore may yield as much as one with 200 trees, as overplanting tends to lessen the production: portation are important factors.

the Japanese ladies of the Red Cross Society counts as presented for the twelve months The count, aftar this, decided to change his Supply of labour and meama of trans-1

There were no questions, and the CHAIRMAN proposed that the report und statement of so- ending 20th February, 1910, be nocepted and (one of the best and most thoroughly equipped passed. This was seconded by Mr. CRAWFORD, organisations in the world), ladies in household and carried.

The CHAIRMAN proposed, Mr. WEST seconded, hygienic and practical charity, samples of land it was agreed, that a dividend at the rate of drawn, gold and sliver works, da, demonstrations in the art of Boral decoration, toa ceremonies, and so on.

One of the unique attractions is a party of Ainu, who will realde" in their own native Buts, and they will be sen carving, embroidering, and in domestic work. The men have long glowing hair and full beards, and the women are tattooed about the arma and

mouth

A fine Japanese military band is promised wrestlers and other athletes will show their prowess, and a very fine array of geisha is promised. Here may be mentioned that the two Hon. Presidents of the Exhibition are H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught and H. J. H. Prince Sadanaru Fushimi, whilst the two Presidents are the Duke of Norfolk and Baron-Kanetake Ours.

CHINESE STUDENTS VICTIMISED.

Two Chinese students who arrived here from Tunuan province on Wednesday, and who are proceeding to Peking to undergo a course of studies in things Chinese, were victimised by a gang of pickpockets in Des Voeux Road skertly after arrival. The travellers secured lodgings in a boarding-house in the street montioned pending the sailing of their steamer, and after seeing their luggage placed safely in their roum sailed forth to view the sights which the city affords. One pro. ceded the other as they walked along Des Vaux Road gazing at signboards and other sights, and it was not long before the Jesder was approached by a bird of prey who told him there was some dirt on his shoulder, and offered him a piece of paper to wipe it off: Whils stretching his right arm over bis left shoulder to brush off the dust & native who scoompaniet the first spokesman succeeded in picking the visitor's pocket, relieving him of 8104.386.

ton per cent on the capital of the Company he paid in tacle, at exchange 73, at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bouk, to shareholders on the register on 27th April, 1910,

Mr. John West was zo-elected a director of the company, on s proposal by Mr. CzawrORD, seconded by Mr. READ.

Mr. DONNING proposed that Messrs. G. H. and N. Thomson be re-elected auditors of the Company to serve until the next ordinary general meeting, and that their remuneration be 5. 300 par annum

The motion was sooonded by Mr. SMITH, and carried.

Mr. SMITH referred to an item in the Recounts: "Directors' and Andilora Foos, Of this sizm T. 300 went 710.95" to the auditors, learing $75 for onsh director. This struck him as being an absurd sama to ask the ilirestors to accept to marry on such a business as theirs, and he would propeso that the ramaneration of the directors bo in future $250 each. Even then they would not be overpaid.

Mr. DUNNING

seconded, and the

proposs! was adopted

The CHAIRMAN, Haking on behalf of his co-directors and himself, asid they were very pleased to receive this expression of approval, they and he was sure that they would do anything possibly could to further the interests of the Company. He thought they were all agreed. that the directors feen were ridiculously low. There was no company in Shanghai where directors' fees were so low as they had been in this company. He was not craving for my more money, but-$75 a dirautor was absolutely ridiculous for the services which they had to put in. A MADAKTARE MONTGO

The menting terminated with the Chair soon's announcement that dividend warrants would be posted in the morning,

GERMAN SOCIETY SCANDAL.

A Bremen mossage to the Berliner Tageblatt states that an inquiry has been opened there in connection with certain charges against a con- siderable number of persons la sciety.

name, and he called himself "Haze Ferdinand Barnes," but later, the £16 6 month from his father was out off, and he resumed his title.

The Crown Prince wrote him another letter on the same subject, and giving some interesting details of his own life:-

At the same time, the American model is not

two are placed forward and three shaft of the superstaunture. In the Colossus and her sisters slavishly followed. In the U.S. Ava-turret ships

this arrangement is reversed.

Three turrets are placed forward, with the middle one so raised that its guns can fire over the others, giving it a very large ares of Similarly, the second turret from the stern will fire over the aftermost.

AGONY OF ECZEMA BEYOND WORDS

Whole Body a Mass of Haw, Tor- turing Humor-Hair All Fell Out and Ears Seemed Ready to Drop Off-Clothing Would Stick to Bleeding Flesh Hoped Death Would End Fearful Suffering.

CASE SEEMED HOPELESS BUT CUTICURA CURED HER

**Words cannot describe the terrible eczema. Į suffered with. „It broke out on my head and kept spreading until it covered my whole body. I was almost a solid mass of soros from head to foot.. I looked more like a piece of raw beef than a human being. The pala and agong, I endured seemed more than I could bear. Blood and pus noted from the great sore on my scalp, from under my finger nails, and nearly all over my ' body,My sure were so crusted and swollen I was afraid they would break of. Evary hair in my bend fell out. could not elt down, for my clothes would stick to the raw and bleeding Hosh, making me cry out from the pain. My family doctor did all he could, but I got worse and worse. My conditions was awful, I did not think I could live, and wanted death to come and end my frightful suderinge

In this condition my mother-in-law begged me to by the Catfeura Ram- edles. I said I would, but had no hope of recovery. But oh, what blessed re- lier I experienced after applying Cuti- cura Ointenent. It cooled the bleeding and itching flach and brought me the "Erst real 'sleep I bad bad in weeks. I waa as grateful as ice to a burning toagus. I would bathe with warm water and Cutleurs Scap, then apply the Ointment freely. I also took Cuti cura Resolvent for the blood. In a

short time the sores stopped running the fleek began to heal, and I was to get well again.・ Then the bále on my head began to grow, and in s short time I was completely oured, I cannot praise Cuticura enough. wish I could tell everybody who has ecterns to use. Cutiqura, Mrs. Wa. Hunt, 185 Thomas St., Newark, N. Ja U.S. A., Sept. 28, 1905,

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THE PEKING PALACE.

Library of the British Museum has just received The Department of Printed Booke in the

a welcorda nocession in the form of three port- folis of illustrations of the Palace buildings of Peking. These constitute two publications, one consisting of collotyped photographs of the buildings, and the other of illustrations, partly in colour, of their decoration. The gift, whisk is much appreciated, was offered by the photo- grapher, Mr. Ogawa, through the Japanese Embassy.

In this way, although the Colossus olas will have the same number of guns se oar earlier Dreadnoughts, their broadside the most vital point will be twenty-five per cent, stronger.

This work arose out of the Boxer troubles, The peed

of the new ships will remain st twenty-one knots. The engines, however, will of some ten years ago. In 1901, when Peking be more powerful than in earlier ships, as the was occupied and garrisoned by the Allied increased length necessitated by the new Forces, the University of Tokyo despatched ea commisalon with instructions to proszonte arrangement of the trots will increase the architectural and decorative investigations of the buildings in the Forbidden City and other Palace grounds. The Imperial Museum of Tokyo lent

aid to the undertaking in the form of a contribution towards the expenses of taking photographs. The photographs are

displacement to about 22,000 tons,

The Colossus will prosent a different appearance to any British ship yet completed. The funnels and superstructure will be well aft one good result of which is that engines and boilers will be quite close together, thus avoid- ing the long lengths of steam pipos, which are spt to prove a vulnerable feature of earlier ships, AMINO

Boma idea of the progress of naval architec ture in recent years may be gained from a brief comparison of the new Colour with her prede eessor of the same name

Colossus I. Colossus II.

Date of Launch Climatic conditions of the country in Longth which the estate is situated must be con- BORT sidered. A very heavy rainfall is necessary Displacement if the trees are to flourish.

Horse-power of angives Ascertain if possible the standing of the Speed expert who reports on the condition of the Armament estate.

Armour

"Desr fucki,-Believe me, personally, it is quite indifferent to me if you have this or another name; you will still be my old and

The production of rubber from all sources good friend to whom I will always stick, but last year amounted to about 70,000 tons. OF with your new home and the new friends you this Brazil exported more than 46,000 tons, Cost cannot at once gat new ideas about honour and plantation rubber from the East accounted Are reservations of mind not impossible for & 1 for about 4,000 tons. It is estimated that this gentleman And then, this offer of Mr. year the Festern production will increase by Barnes-that is genuinely American and about 3,500 tons. theatrical I find it peculiar. Please write -me about that again, and with detail Tho. dictated letter (Barnes diotation, your signa ture), to your parente, too excuse me I look upon it as silly and bombsatio,"

The letter referred to was written by the count at the dictation of Barnes, and contained some observations on the futility of titles in America; that love was worth more than a title. and that the count was happy with his wife, and would not give her up, and

IN THE BABY

London stockbrokers are not alone in feeling the strain of the prosent rush; for the rubber fever is just as great in the East as it is here. Singapore brokers have been working day and night for weeks, while the settlers in Malaysia has been turning pennies into sovereigns.

The Eastern speculator has a great advantage over the peculator in this country. He is on the spot, and can obtain reliable information regarding the rubber properties that are being rushed on the market.

Dne effect of the boom has been a great run on vacant City offices, cansed by the large number of new companies which have been

1882 1910** 325ft, 548ft.

68ft.

92ft.

22,000 tons.

27,000

21 knota. Tan 12-in.

gin.

more than 170 in number, and are so compre- hensive that all the important views and edifces within the city are represented in the collection. They are of special valus in view of the jealoney with which all the Palace grounds are sortenod from the public geze. Descriptions of the photographe in Japanese, Emilieh, and Chineso are included in the book. The particulars in the volume devoted to the decorative work, together with the photographs, give an accurate idea of the whole of the Palace buildings, ond furnish new and valuable materials for the ngờ of students of architecture,

WOOD OF CIGAR BOXES

9,420 tons. 5,500. ... 14 knots. Four 12-in 18in.

That cigar boxes are not made of cedar will (Compound) (Krupp= { surprise 99 out of 100 smokers. "They are 21la. comp.) made of Spanish coder," they may declara. £646,786 21,750,000 Yes, but Spanish cedar isn't codar. So says a

(Estimate) writer in the "Bulletin of the American Re

The Colossus shonki hoist the commissioning publics. He declares that Spanish cedar hee pennant in July, 1911, at which time there will already be twelve Dreadnoughts in service, eight being battleships and four cruisers Exchange.

JAPAN AND AUSTRIA,

no relation to the coniferous tress, and is found only in the troples, precisely the place fusion of names le due to the fact that in which real cedar declines to inhabit. The on-

Spanish the noms of this particular tree is cedrels. The Spanish name for cedar is cadro. The Spanish cedar, as the pedrela has come to bo known in English, is closely allied to musho. gany. The two grow side by side and the ced- It was reported from Vienna, on April 11th, rela is often both intentionally and uninten that, a representative of a prominent Japanese tionally out as mahogany, shipped, sold, and shipping in recently entered into negotiations made into furniture under that attractive name; with the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Com- but the trees are quite distinct, the wood of the merce, which is now understood to have produced codrals being much softer and less beautifully effects of an important nature. A direct line marked. The cigar box is the finished product of steamships between Austrian and Japanese into which practically all Spanish Cedar in ports is to be established, in addition to which absorbed. In the tropics one sometimes sees the firm has undertaken to adopt a policy tending cedar cabinets or cedar chests of solid build towards the improvement of mutual trade and anbatantial weight into which the carafal relations and the introduction of Austrian goods housewife stores her garments for protection into Japan on a larger sealo. The Austrian from moths and other insects, Japanese trade in this country.

"Do you not see" (the Crown Prince con tinued) that he simply uses you as an ad vertisement for himself?. This picture (representing Barnes and the count standing together) with the good man! Poor Muold Now, please write something about your home, eto. Here it is all the same. I am for a few days confined to the house on account of the every year-repeated cold; Cecilie, too. The THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN AND THE Government will make a return by favouring

formed.

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL.

WEATHER REFORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

side of the inscription is & hird with long flowing while it is still

The cedar chest of Northern climes is made from the red cedar, the cone-boarín, tree, which is equally protectivo, because it is a curious fact that the essential oil obtained from it resembles. both in odour and preservativo quality the od of the cedrela. For lead pencils, when they are made of cadar at all, the Northern cedar is utilised. Formerly a small quantity of correla was cut up for high-grade pencils, as odom added to their aesthetic valne, but it is no longer put to that no

baby develops itself in a splendid way. I enjoy my squadron very much. It is nicer than & company, although the corporals of the First Regiment of the Guards are better. At the same time I am now occupied with the

The Japanese Ambassador recently unveiled a Government speeches with the Ober-Pro tablet at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, sident and the other day I spent two hours over the bed endowed by the Emperor of Japan with Bulow Taps too, is now, always very The tablet is of bronze of simple design, about the following port kind to me, and we have approached one 16in. by 12, in an ordinary wooden frame oval The another good deal. Some days ago he talked with me for a long time about polition. I am ro thankful for it, feeling as if the oldest sailor of a vessel, never is allowed to conduct it, still knowing that at any moment the Some time ago Gustur came to see me, and of border. The tablet is at present veiled by the was very nice. Now, good-bye, old chap, Japanese flag and Union Jack. A Japanese Continue to be a Germon, and do not become patient now occupies the bed. such an old Yankee business men,-- Your The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and CHSST

Water Trough Association having through its Almost simultaneously the same trick the incriminated persons have taken to fight. The count wrote to the Crown Prince an president, the Duke of Portland, presented, at 10 min. today, 9.19 inches. played on the second student, and he was robbed of $200. A Chinese detective was. A large number of others are deeply com- answer, saying Barnps had taken him into drinking fountain to the City of Tokyo in 1906,

promised by the

confiscated by

by partnership, and adding-

the Association has just reived from the a witness to the robbery, and he prompthe suthoriti, varres%

Ameng

by forexSo your papa talks to you about politics Japanese Government a handsome silver cup and to-day le as follows:

I am surprised, and very glad. In some diploma in grateful recognition of the gift. The Hongkong & Neighbourhood Bulenburg!

enp and diploms were forwarded to the associa whom were connected with

trouble the captain generally likes to have on by the Japanese Ambassador, and in a letter Formoss Channel... the opinion of the oldest milor, I suppose of thanks which has been sent by him, the Duke South east of Chins between aircles, Ons is the son of a highly placed police officer Boventy persons have so far been examined.

and I think you had a few stormy with the elections of the new Reichstag Did Portland stated that the Association will Hongkong and smockus. meus of whom the matter was brought to you not I am delighted that the German always regard them with great antisfaction, and South coast ei Chins between Hongkong and Hainan... light. He has since received letter threatening people have proved conscious of their nation' leel that it has been greatly honored by "the Chim with donth.

duties, and about the Socialist, would Imperial Japanese Government.

On the 4th at 12.05 pm. The barometer a shape. In the contra is the inscription. The has fallen slightly on the N.D. coast of China,

The logs need for sigar boxes are out into Chrysanthemum Bed, 1902," surmounted by

thig sheets at the factory, but before these are Japanese national emblem, the rising sun with and risen moderately over §. China and

Tongking the chrysanthemums on either side. On each

Pressure is high over N. Chins and Japan, made up they must be dried or swonted to drive tent just exactly right for the best effect apon Fresh N.D. and E. winds may be expected the tobacco. The subtle influence of this oil in the Forros Channel and over the northern upon tobacco is well acknowledged, but not chemically explained. The flavour of the better shares of the China Sea.

that it is oron enhanced thereby Experience tobaccos is certainly maintained, and some claim long ago disproved the assertion that this influ ence was imaginative, and the buyers and smokers of choice cars can at once detect a deteriora- tion when the proportion of oil in below normal..

steeranian may have to be replaced by him tail, the two meeting beneath and forming & kind and Annamely low over Tongking off the superfinous oil and to make the oil oce

ly arrested the first pickpocket and an- other man, whom he believed to be

member of the gang. The charge against the first was proved, and at the Magistracy yester der Mr. J. Wood sentenced him to months imprisonment and four boure stocks, The second defendant was rumanded in polios custody, as he wished to call witnesses.

Up to the present six arrests have been made. including a doctor and many officials. Two of

he

are many foreigners, some of

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Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

ELM winds, fresh showery.

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