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A DUTCH GLOBE-TROTTER,

RUBBER COMPANY FINANCE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 28th, 1910.

The

higher proportion of authorized ospital to screage owned reflects in a marked degres the en- The production of a commodity enjoying for banood value placed on rabbor ostatos. But a This picturesque figure of a well-set up the time being an abnormally favourable posl. comparison of the rise in the ratio of inted gentleman, standing almost six feet in height,tion regarding profits and prospects offers an capital to screage planted as shown in the point to be noted is that, generally speak attired in khaki shorts and patties, wearing a opportunity for investment and speculation second and third tables is much more striking. are enough to make it easy to understand the big topee, attracted attention in the strests of recent excitement in the rubber share marketing, shareholders in the newer companies must Hongkong yesterday, and general interest in It is true that for some time past the rubber wait until the largest part of their property has been cleared, planted, and brought into bearing this personality was quickened when it became company prospectus has been almost a daily before they can expact to derive full benefit

feature of the now repers, and that the rapidity from their investments. known that he was a Datoh gentleman walking with which the pabilo has swallowed all varie round the world as the result of a wager made in thee, involving a subscription of capital running COMPANIES FORMED IN 1910 (000's OMITTED)

Capital Aren 1906. Mr. Arnold Saoys, for that is his name, into many millions, has certainly been remark paid a visit to the office of the Hongkong Daily able Bat, then, an abnormal attraction de Press, where he explained the nature of his self-orres or gets an abnormal sudience. One thing, however, occurs to mest observers, and that is that compared with another favourite subject of speculation-namely, mining-the profits of the rubber-producing business are a the apparent insatiability of the public may more eatenlable quantity. On the other hand, have been largely of an evanescent speculative order, and the level to which the prices of some

imposed task and resonated some of his interest ing and thrilling experiences in various parts of

the world

sharos

No.

of Cos

awned.

(per acre.

Issued nay.

gnore planted.

E

Ceylon and Malay Pan-

insula 30 3,008 2,440 96 24 31-33, 101 66 13 1,340 1,219 19 12 7052 101.55

Indis

Brit. N.

Вогео Datah E.

OUR CHANGING CRICKET,

A SCHOOLBOYS' CLASS AT LORD'S,

philosophy, iwa

BY AN OLD CRICKETEE Through the holidays, which end for many schools this week, cricket classes for schoolboys her boon in progress at Lord' It is not a new thing for schoolboys, eager for their colours in the coming term, to enjoy nets at Lord's daring this season, but coaching at these nete has just been put on a philosophia: basis, which will doubtless spread throughout the country, and may give old oriaketars pause to think and wonder. Me

The text book of the new philosophy is a iminate and compressed handbook just sued by the arch-philosopher the secretary of the M. C.C. It is so short that në instructions are given for the playing of any particular stroke, the simple forward stroke excepted It is indeed all principle, like that even more remarkable little treatise on the philosophy of rowing by the ex-headmaster of Eton. And the prin ciples are taken with more than the seriousness which Froissart, found in all English pastimes, "We do not allow boys to practise here who do not attend to these principles," said the secre. tary in the pavilion, and outside Captain Wynyard, with fino real, was watching and of these classes was quaintly English His sisters and his osusins and his aunts" sat on a bonch alongside the not very intent on the progress of the young cricketers. Some of our

POLITICAL PARTIES IN JAPAN,

The Times correspondent, writing from Tokyo, on March 18th, biates.

There has been regrouping of political parties in Japan. The five hitherto occupying the stage have been fused into throw Still standing head and shoulders above all the rest are the Beiyn-kai, who may be termed the Unionists. They command 204 votes in the Lower House, among a total membership of 379. The recent commotion, while dissolving and redistributing the smaller associations, has brought to the Unioniste an Bocession of strength. They dominate the situation more affectually than ever. The state of affairs now stands thus t

Votes. 204

Seiyu-kal (Unionists). Rikken Kolumin-tó (Constitutional

Popular Party) Central Club... Independents

92

50

33

It was in a students' club in Amsterdam that Mr. Sasye accepted a wager to walk round the world in six years, starting without money and stipulating not to ask for any on the journey If he accomplishes this arduous undertaking he in to receive 100,000 france, or, roughly, £4,000 steamer to New York, crossed the North Starting from Amsterdam he proceeded by American continent on foot, wont southward. premiums are justifled must be laft for decision panies formed this year amounts to no less than 1 teaching the young philosophera, The picture ing majority in Parliament. Everything has

Among these the open supporters of the Minis try now in power are limited to the third group, which is numerically the smallest of the Japan has presented the novel spectacle of a affiliated parties. During the past two years Cabinet holding office in a constitutional coun try without commanding anything like a work- buen nocomplished by compromise. The Uni- onists, though out of office and nominally in Opposition, bave in fast remained ultimately in

have been raised may perhaps be much above what the judicious investor would care to give, for almost every rubber share dealt in on the Stock Exchange has been quoted at a per cont. The question as to whether these premium ranging from 25 to more than 4,600

to investors themselves, but it may be sugges tive to call attention to some broad facts con- cerning rubber company finanes.

The desire of the company promoter to take Chile, and up the western coast to Venezuala advantage of the prosent position may be per nera owned by the companies in the Dutch best professional, bowled and coached; and the power all the while. Their voice has been

from Bon Franciago through Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, the Guisuse, Brazil, Argentine,

Thence he proceeded through overy country companies have been brought out suggests that

Indis 23 4,210 3,375 717 145 687 2327 For instance, the proportion of issued capital to planted area in the case of the Malay com- 2101 par sore, while the authorisol capital per sere owned of 13 Caylon and Indian under takings works out at more than £70 per sure. The mail proportion of authorized capital

Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java

which has an anthorized capital of £1,500,000 and an area of more than half a million sores, of which about one-fifth is planted. Exclading this particular company, the authorized ospital por acre owned by 2 companies in Borneo, Java, and Sumatra is £1417, and the issued. capital por planted sore £56.75 In making comparisons of issued capital per planta acre it must be borns in mind that the cultivated area includes land planted with trees and plants in various stages of growth, the value of which varies, of course, considerably.

NEW IDEAS AND OLD,

It is not easy to my exactly how much an

aste with an earnest and eagerays for any falling from the true philosophy of this noadamy. On paprecedented political situation came into the graen turf coco-nat matting was stretched, the late Prince Ito's famous distum that stabili- with a white line across to mark the dividing ty of Cabinets should be almost as much the line between balls to be played forward and ballsaint of the "outs" ses of the "ing." Obedience to that principle is comparatively easy in to be played back.”

Japan, where the retirement of a Ministry is Sitting alongside the nets one of these spring not marked by the excitement of a great debate mornings, watching Wainwright's occasional or by the tumult of a defeat in the House of demonstrations and listening to Captain Wyn-Commons. No Japanese Cabinet maknowledges yard's enforcement of Mr. Leoor's philosophy, in practice that it takes its mandate direct from an old cricketer was heard by another old the Diet. Therefore a transfer of the portfolios cricketer to matter: "I call it pampering is effected at some quiet moment between This is how cricket in raized in England" Parliamentary sessions, the only recognized Then the two old orloksters discoursed together reason being expetency; and the now Cabinet, on past and present methods as they watched a long as it remains in office, counts on the vory stiff young Etentas struggling to square

in Estroge before paseing into Asia Minor, harily the some amount of care may always have been taken as marked those earlier ven. Syria and Egypt, Abyssinia, Somaliland, Germentures which were cautiously selected, moderately East Africa and down to Cape Town. By boat valued, capitalized on a conservativo kasis, and he was taken to Bombay, and after traversing are now in a condition to benefit from the India ho entered Siam, Barmah and Malaya, pretailing high prices obtainable for the raw

product. proveeding from Singapore on to the Dutch A study of the statistical matter given below East Indies, From there he made his way to relating to the capitalization of Eastern planta Cochin-China and cams by steamer from Saigon tion companies may seem to confirm this in to Hongkong. Leaving here in a day or two he pression, but it is necessary to emphasize the foot that a significance may sadly and errone will walk along the coast of China as far as Tienously be attached to the figures, which are givon tein, then make for Paking and Mukden, visit only as indicating a tendency and not as a scientific basis of comparison. One reason for Koren and cross over to Japan. He will after this is that the value of a rubber property wards go to Vladivostock and travel homewards vielding a proft of, say, 38. 6. per pound of the years, usually from five tonoven years, and as at himself to the Lord's principles, while his support, or at any rate the tolerance, of its across Biberia along the railway track.

raw.prodnot Mr. Saays contrives to baist on the money more than would be less than with that figure} estimate of profits is necessarily rough, the wickets on their stand toppled down all predecessors. To keep that support it is!

of

·VALUATION AND RIPENDITURE.

The valuation of rubber properties is generally based on estimates of prouts over a series of

mated at about

TE: and subsarra its own views partially to theirs. Thus, while the Diet is in together and the catches flow into the slips fre-outs to bash the leaders of the session, the public not infrequently heary of conferences between Cabinet Ministers and representatives of the party possessing a ma jority in the Lower House, the result being a compromise of conflicting opinione.

94-1-1

REST AND PEACE

Fall upon distracted households when Cuticura enters.

All that the fondest of mothers desires for the alleviation of her skin- tortured and disfigured infant is to be found in warm baths with

CUTICURA SOAP

And gentle anointings with Cuticura Ointment.

The gyroscopic mono-rail will be the grat sensation of the Japan-British Exhibition. Air. to persuade Mr. Brannan to show his car at the Imre Kiralfy endeavoured a couple of years ago

trobled, and consequently in com- valuation in so also, although it must be admitted

as sparks from a forge. hy sus by giving lectures in various places or paying the cupltalisation of old and new com- that in many cases the estimates appear to have

allowance has to be matte for the higher been moderately formed. Estimates vary in The two O. C.s carried the warfare over the by selling pictures. He has some mine lan level of prices now ruling, although the pee the different localities, between £15 and £70 per whole ground. Children went to solicol as in- guages at his command, which he finds vary use.sibility, indeed it is a probability, of a lower lorel acre for rubber trees in an early stage of growth, fante, text books were all notes, coaching all ful, but hatelle the old story that Eagliat is the of values in the future is an equally important and between £4 and £12 for cleared but un fortaal, amusements all got, they said. No one language which is practically understood every reason for discounting the value of estates as planted area, while virgin laud is valued at now learnt anything for himself, as was the based on present profits. But in the between £1 108. and 58 por sure. Where land osse when balls shot and before these ontrageous

THE POPULAR PÁRTY, where. Last night he gave lecture to the undertakings with equal producing power, has to be cleared at the exponed of the company and more than scientific groundman sprinkled

On the other hand, such a system is plainly members of the Dutch community hero. those with a smaller capital obviously attention should be given to the nature of the wickets with ground marl and rolled them into

He har sarned the distinction of being the be in a position to obtain largoz dividends work, as the drain on working ospital-in-the billiard tables. Look at that poor boy said most irksome for the minor sections of the Dist. These are not consulted at all, and although Clearly, also, the value of a property on which it case of property requiring a good deal of one, as a stiff forward stroke was made at a first European to cross" on foot through the has yet to be proved that rubber can be grown "heavy" olearing would be much more serious short ball, all his cricket has bean ocached out they are represented on the special committ Sudan, and in this connection It is worthy of is necessarily problematical. For, apart from thau with merely grassland. Naturally the of him." Then an auocdote of a keen parent by which the work of legislation is practically note that he travelled twelve days through the the questions of suitability of soil and of climate, cost of fitting out a zubbor estate is subject was given; how his boy had shown a genius done, as the representation is pro rata their real Nubian desert without water In the Balkans the problems of management and labour supply to a good deed of fluctuation, but the average for games, could "thamp the ball like any influence on the course of events is petty. They to the time of bearing is asti- thing before he was ten, and drive it along seem to have felt this helplasauces with in- -he had narrow escapes from being shot by the are not less important factors in the success of expenditure, upos to. £30 an acre in the East, the door like Gunn. The boy was therefore creasing keenness of late, and finally a move. Franco-British Exhibition, but he was not

an undertaking. The labour question may not opposing troops during the treables in 1908, and become acute until any of the new companies so that a moderately large property with a sent to a preparatory school where coaching went was set on foot for amalgamating the ager for a popular exhibition until he had in Asia Minor he had to disguise himself in reach the producing stage, but the need for substantial proportion of uncleared land needs was admirable, In- two years all his freedom fragments of the Opposition into a compact thoroughly satisfied himself by extended testa female attire. Ho safered auch from fever efficient management is a passent one which s fairly large working balance. The outlay was gone he had nothing left bat a forward and formidable-whole. To detail all the vicis that he had achieved the object for which he The scientists are now Ratisfied, Cabinet in Abyssinia and had trying experiences with ought not to be overlooked. The two questions varies in different countries; for example, it stroke which had no relation to the ball situdes that ensued would be tedious. It is had been working for so many years

are more of loss inter-related, for in the event of would generally be more in Ceylon than in the howled, and finally he became bored with the suffolent to say that a measure of sucess was

attained. A "Popular Party

with some Ministers among many hundreds of others the natives in other parts of Africa. Many savers competition for labour, success may be Dutch Indies, where labour is cheaper and game and took up lawn tennis. notable people have manifested an interest in unattainable in the absence of those

the growth of trees more rapid. Moreover, it AU that the said is of much potenoy was formed, and the Lower Chamber have ridden in the car, and Mr. Brennan haant

all public. his four, among the number being H.R.H. the actions such an are possessed, for example, by would be as well to remember that the actual china od pair opin all very true peatoer hot now a Right, a left, and a Centre, where laat ngrsed to weks his scientific wonder Duke of Connaught, Lord Kitchener, the some of the properties under the control of big expenditure on capital secount in the case of schools. The very earnestness of it all depresses formerly there was a congerics of five groups, all

and well-established firma in the East. The two of the principal

and nativo

power is lost in im mutually hostile. It is a distinct step of per acre. question ported style. of capital cost is one of leading importance, for wickets boya cease to look at the ball after it first place, the venerable party founded by Count the rate of the Instesoonisting express train- exceptional expenditure on capital account

players, are ruined in their teone.

A name the "Progressists"-familiar to every would inevitably be refected in smaller dirt pitches; they play pure theory, and, as first-class Okuma 30 years ago has passed out of existence. 120 miles an hour. dends; but the success of many rabber enter It is another thing to bring such a charge-to student of Japanese politics and honoured by prises will be determined by suck a variety of spoil cricket is worse than killing a fox-against the nation, has disappeared. In deference. factors that it would be unwise to neglect the the depositories of cricket precedent at Lord's; to the prefachoss of their new associates, the consideration of any of them at any rate, for or to suggest that the arch-philosopher, like Progressists have merged their identity in the

Capt. Herbert Lyon, whs by the death of the investor whe wishes to bargain with open Socrates, makes is the worse sppear the better Popular Party The business men, too, whose

cause." The foot in that Mr. Lucey in one of organization into an independent body two Rear Admiral Morgan was promoted to fag eyes. The Times.

the great enemies of the billiard table cricket years ago was welcomed as a healthy sign, raak a fortnight earlier than exposted, has just have now been absorbed, for the most part, over nime and a quarter years seniority se and a keen supporter of individual methods.

into the ranks of the Popular Party. They captain, his commission being dated Decem will not be effaced, but the nation would have ber 31st, 1900. He was born on Decembar preferred to see them remain unshackled by 28th, 1856, so he is more than fourteen years party pledges.oned by the Kokuminto older than Rear-Animal Hasty, Fons Mops

Beatty, his The platform announced.

сод

Mr. Brannan Baid that he sees no reason why

Khedive, Emperor Menelik, and most of the Dutch East Indies appear likely to suffer loss amounted to nearly 4ucing companies has individualité. On some of the too perfect progress, but not without some loss. In the his mono-rail should not travel at least twice

4

Governors-General of the places visited. ́ ́ Ho axpressed his high appreciation of the hospitality received in British colonies, and talls that he was carried from South Amerion to Europe for nothing through the kindness of * British skipper. Considering the many vi ofssitudes through which he has passed, sleeping. one night in a first-class hotel and the next perhaps on the ground with the heaven for severlet, and the trying changes of climate, he looks remarkably fit. He is 26 years of age, and hopes to complete the journey which he started in 1906 some time in 1912. At present he has

travelled 29,000 miles, and has about another 12,000 to cover. He is staying at present in the Oriental Hotel.

THE LOVE STORY OF J. 8. MILL.

GREAT PHILOSOPHER'S VIEW OF MARRIAGE.

Interasti light is thrown on the one love affair of John Almart Mill, the great economist and philosopher, in the "Letters" of Mill, just published by Bessrs. Longmans, Green & Co,

The work is in two volumes, and is edited by Mr. Hugh B. R. Ellott.

Mill kept rough drafts of prastically all his correspondence, and it is from them that most of the "latters" are taken.

says Mr. Elliott, "and thus commenced the *In 1830 he was introduced to Mrs. Taylor," great affection of his life.

of the intimacy, the death of Mr. Taylor's husband left, or free to marry Mill, but during this time Mill's reputation had entered greatly through his

connection with her.

Mill's affection was interns, and when they

· altimetely.... married they withdrew almost entirely from

from society. the coats of the moulded store was zur of Mild's fies of wedded not of ment signed by him on his marriage with Mr. Taylor. This curious document reads:-

"6th March, 1851. "Boing about, if I am so happy as to obtain her consent, to enter into the marriage relation with the only woman I have ever known, with, whom I would have entered into that state; and the whole charactor of the married relation we constituted by law being such as both she and

from lack of labour than the Malay Peninsula, where the possibility of insuficient supplies being forthcoming from Southern India has led to a proposal to recruit more labour in Chine, It should be mentioned that the Chinese labourer is already largely in evidence.

TARAN ESTABLISHED COMPANIES.

Turning now to the figures of capitalization, the rat table shows that the authorized capital per sore owned by Eastern plantation com- panies formed before the close of 1903 was £20-75 in the ease of 68 Malay companies, £36-97 in the case of 71 Ceylon and Indian companies, and 29.57 in the case of 25 companies operating in Java Somatra, and Borneo.

. COMPANIES FORMED BEFORE 1900 (000's omitted).

Capital

Area

oaned.

RUBBER NOTES.

NO TIME FOR LITIGATION- One of the results-and by no means the least satisfactory of the rubber boom" has been su almost complete cessation of work in the High. Coast in Singapors and in Penang The professional litigants, says a Fenang journal, are securing the country for options and the lawyers are almost as busy as the brokers drawing up greements and helping to put through Peninsula 68 4,814 4,151 232 114 20-75 36-41 Promotions, consequently they have no time to

waste on litigation

Malay

Ceylon &

India British N. Borneo & Dutch E.

of

28

Auth❜d..

Issued

planted.

Auth. cap. por

sucre.

£

71 11,647 9,808 315 265 36-97 37-01

Indier. 26 2,679 2,070 280 47 957 44'04 In this, as in the other tables, the planted area includes all land cultivated. The small propor tion of authorised capital per acre owned of the ed on the broad ground that land is cheaper in Jara-Sumatra Borneo companies is to be explain those countries than in the Malay Stotos, and and India. It will be noticed that the planted arcs of the Malay com- panies forms nearly 50 per cent, of the total amount owned, and that the proportion is con- siderably greater in the case of the companies in Ceylon and Tadis. The higher proportion of issued capital to planted area in the Dutch East Indies, de, would indicate a smallor develop expenditure of capital for extension of pianting, ment and sunsequent need for a large and not necesarily a higher capitalization.

RECENT FORMATIONS, “

LOOK BEFORE YOU BUY.

the

sible for a certain delivery of latex producing a

ME LACETS PHILOSOPHY. Perhaps the coaching is rather more philo sophie than a game warrants; but when all is or moral aptheses about the rules. One after another sounds like an ethical maxim put in terms of a game. Such are:-

Rale 3-The batsmans balance should be Pere& maximain amount of force is required with a minimum amount of move- Rule 2-“The full face of the bat must be shown to every ball that would hit the wicket.” Whit a sermon could be preached frons that

wient.?!

last text! And how it would tell if quoted in the House in s speech on National Defence! Mr. Frr's compact maxims for young players have the same ring.

Bale·1.-"Stand the wicket like a triple

Pil Bule 5. Play at the best possible instant with the greatest possible quickness

for the stiffness of the Etonian at the nets or

For to

REAR ADMIRAL LYON,

is extremely simple. It has only two important have boon as follow Naval andet, 1870, planksthe establishment of party Cabinets midshipman, 1672; sub-Beutenant, June, 1976; and the restoration of equilibrium between the lieutenant, February, 1880; commander, June productive and the unproductive expenditures 1994. He has seen war servion on two good- of the State. The new party labours, however, sion-against the Malays on the Linggi River under cas great disadvantage; it has no leader (now the scene of rubber planting) in 1874 of national pote, Count Okama turned his Perak medal and clasp), and at the baitlə back on party politics some years ago. He hae of Gingihlovo and relief of Eshowe in no successor. The administrative celebrities the Zulu war, 1879 (medal). The number are all to be found either among the scoupants of office or in the ranks of the Unionists.

of ships he has commanded in the past twelve years is somewhat remarkable, their ames being:-Pelican, North America and Wont

January, 1898, to January, 1899; Indies,

Curaten, tender to Northampton, February 1899, to August, 1900; Cleopatra, same service, August

to January, 1901, Retribution, North America and West Indies, June, 1902, to Outober, 1904, Trafalgar, In the Reserva at Devonport, April to December, 1905; Bed- ford, Second Cruiser squadron, December, 195, to March, 1906 Cornwell, same squadron, March to December, 1906; Formidable, Medi- terranean, January, 1907, to July, 1908.

CHURCH SERVICE 8.

PEAK CHURCH-Holy Communion Saint, every Sunday

St. John's Candensaz, Hongkong. First Sua-

day after finity, May 29th

Common

The average speculator who still holds rubber

MONO-RAIL IN LONDON, aheres (writes a correspondent) has not the least ides why he bought them, excepting that

Brighton within half an hour's run of London, he did so on a broker up (and brokera tips

and Manolester not more than two hours away have been fast and furious lately). I read the

Hals 8.-"When hitting, think quickness, these are possibilities which are in the opinion other day that before you buy a rubber share you ought first to make a study of the company's

to realisation by the fact that he is about to any). Then you have got to giro due weight to for the destruction of genius, though possibly build a gyroscopic mono-railway in Alaska. prospectus (some of the companies never had not strength" Such Fales will hardly socount of Mr. Louis Brennan, C.B., brought nearer subsequently published revised estimates of pro- the over-insistance on them may

All Loudon will have an opportunity of duction or expenditure. Then nudartako napali col plantor you ouglasted young people the quickest and surest way of riding in one of Mr. barnman'a portunity of estabes (suitability and unsuitability of any per learning anything is by imitation. Rules are rail trains at the Japan-British Exhibition at of the best cricketera I ever now used The work of building the car for Alaska tion of the land for growing rubber is an in- usually indigestible and often wrong. One Shepherd's Bush, portant point), and you ought to know exactly to practise for hours with his right foot will be put in hand immediately." Mr. Bron- the number and age of the trees planted tied to a stake. The immobility of the man told an Express representative, "and the addition, yon ought to be able to estimate

fashioned style. At Lord's to-day they teach in England. pounds of rubber that, the company should be tight los was indeed the centre of old. Best two cars at any rate will be constructed Major John L. Bollaine, the founder of basis of calculation being half a pound of rubber is the modern oread. No doubt it is ideally Reward, capital of Alaska, left London to-day able to market in any given year, e conservative you to move the right leg iz playing back. That per tase per annum for the first year of pre-right, but there in a deal to be said for the on his way home, and everything was arranged (7.30a.m.) Mati e (11a.m.) Responses, Ferial; dusing, though it must be remembered that on ranch immobility of the past day on any with him during the ten days he was in London. Vonite, Savage; Paul, Turton and Baraby, To an estate trees of a given age are not all reppon-wicket that is something less than parfect. In He read about my gyroscopic mono-mil in an Deum, Lawes, Costa and Hopkins, Besedici,

Victoria definite quantity of rubber in pounds? When any case the contradiction of two anol principles American magazine, and he at ones thought Langdon Hymne, 273, 163 and 156, ProsCINE,

Bishop of that it would solve the difficulty of railway

Holy Communion (12.15 The little book and the cricket classes serva construction in a country like Alaska, where Figo Fralin 140, veries 1, 2, 6 and 13 in

FB Fam

130, verses. 1 and 28 you have ascertained all this you may go in and suggests that even principles are bay a fow shares. These are the instructions of their purpose, but for teaching oricket I believe population is scattered and does not call for an

2 and unison P 141. versoë” 1,..

9.in unteon. railway a writer who la eminently bullish," wonder twice the results would follow if Captain ordinary

Ferials Pasim, how many of the poor people with rubber shares Wynyard, coach-in-chief, would himself take a He cabled to me asking my terms, and then Evensong (6.45 p.m.) Responses, open here taken all these highly necessary quarter of an hour at the not before a couple of came strai. ht here to put the matter through. Bimbuult and Stainer: Magnificat and Nine Dimittis, Fteane in F, Anthem, "Come unto Mo” precautions before making & plunge?

the best bowlers. That instruction would He arrived on April 20, went thoroughly into Goused; Hgars, 258 and 311 S venfeld Amen. "HUBBER" FORTUNE.

transosad rules. What a fine class of budiling the system with Mr. Cashing, an American In connection with the Iste "rubber" boom, they would absorb his instantaneous vigour and

cricketers he could group behind bim! And engineer, decided that it was the right thing. NB.- Realm 142, verzas 1, 8 and G. E. in unison.

and made terins with which I am well satisfied. Fealm 141, versus 7, 8, 11 and 12 in unison.

UNION CHURON, Konsedy Road-Minister, India 8 720 650 19 12 3789 4583 and by way of showing how fortunes have been balanced style with twice the effect through Seward is a mining centre on a magnificent Brit N.

made, the case may be quoted of a certain their eyes that they would through the ears. It bay in Alaska and Major Bollaino owns Her, C. H. Hickling. 11 am Worship, Hynng at 132, 303, 296, Chant 87 (Robinson) Anthem, "O gentleman in the North, reduced to very limited is the picture on the brain that directs the two-thirds of the town. Borneo & Dutch E.

means, who indulged in the great gamble muscles. Daily Matt. Indies....22 2,415 1,804 144 58 1677 3210 Having nothing but a family portrait, by It will be noticed that the authorised ospital Joshua Reynolds, of any value in his possession, of marriage, in so far as conferring snok per sare of the companies formed last year he disposed of the picture for £2,500. With powers; and a solemn promise never in any case shows an increase as compared with the this capital in a very short time he turned

The issual capital per sore over" his money to the extent of close upon or under Loy circumstances to use them. And older concerns. in the event of marriage between Mra Taylor planted chews a considerable advance, but com- quarter of a million, and bought back his picture and me, I declare it to be may will and intention, Parisons under this heading with the older for £5,000 and the condition of the anagement between us, concerns are spt to he misleading, as the latter that she ratains in all respects whatever the have had more time in which to increase their planted arms, while a large portion of the

The second table relates to companies formed during 1909 (000's omitted):-

Àrea

I entirely and conscientiously disapprove, for this,

among other reasons, that it confers upon any .of. the parties to the contract, legal power and control over the person, property, and fres dom of action of the other party, independent

of her own wisher and will ; 1, having no means. of legally divesting myself of these obvious powers (as I most assuredly would do if an en gagement to that effect could be made legally binding on

my duty to put on record a forme feel it

protest against the

low

may,

existing

Capital

No. of

Cos

owned.

Anth, cap.

por acue.

Issued cap.

p.noreplanted

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sams absolute freedom of action, and freedom working capital of new companies will be used of disposal of herself, or of all that does, or extending their planted area, although this

at any time, belong to her, as if no such i marriage had taken place, and I absolutely consideration would of course not apply when disclaim and repadiate all pretence to have considering merely the existing value of the soquired say rigfits whatever by virtus of such properties. marriage

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HOME, Arsenal Street. | Hunday 9.pm ̈ Goa, el Meeting. Monday 8 pm. Fellowship Meeting. Satorday 8p.in. Prayer Met i gale

no great distance about two billion tons taste and see" (Gloss) 12 noon. Communion, of bituminous and anthracite coal waiting to be Hymn si p.m. Worship, Eymus 202, 506- and 361. Friday 8.15 pm Christian (808). $4

Society, The title of Mr. Hubert Wales' new book. to view on the monna sides, but it is not for that the The Wife of Colonel Hughes to be shortly this, but for the gold mining samps puolibed by Mr. John Lang, will in itself be mono-rail is required.

cont to indicate that it is a story with a gas mono all will be laid up-country to the Bor J. Baker, SAILORS AND Sotning human purpose and of human interest Equally, of course, it follows in view of Habert Wales achievements in the past, that i contains an idos, which is new and arresting, and yet not imposable in everyday life. And, finally, in addition to its humanity and novelty, there are the glow and passion, the movement and drama, and the popular appeal which were consplenons in “ Mr. and Birs, Villiers," in Cynthia in the Wilderness" and in "Hilary

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amps. There are no very steep gradients, and tannels will be avoided by going round corner, for a feature of the gyroscopic mono-rail is that

ST. ANDREW'S CHOBCE, Kowloon, 1st Sunday velfale 40ft. long, and weighing thirty-two after Trinity, 29th May, 1910. Morning Service tons, can go round a curve of a 35ft radius. 11 am Holy Communion at noon, Bunday «The cars will be beilt to tarry tan tons, and | School at 2.30 pm, in British School, Evening Bervices on Sundays: -Holy will be 10ft, wide the same as the old broad- Service at 6 p.bs. gauge carriages. My aim is ultimately to communion on 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the fund mang-rail cara double the width, so that month at noon, on 2nd and 4th - nudaya at 8 am. yasangers may enjoy the ordinary comforts Morning Prayer at 11 am, Evening Prayer at 6 of a house while travelling.