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REVIEWS.

The Ramparts of Empire. By FRANK FOX

London: A. & C. Black

Every Briton is proud of the British Navy Every Briton knows what it means to him and to the Empire. But not every Briton has an

ME SHAW'S SUPER-TAX.

GILBERTLÄN SITUAZION.

Mr. G. Berased Shaw has had a difficulty

with the Spécial Commissioners of Income Tax, and he explains all about it in a letter, which occupies a solumn and a half in the Times

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 8TH, 1910.

THE LABOUR QUESTION IN

MALAYA.

IMPORTATION OF CHINESE.

We (Granier's. Rubbernews) need no apology for referring to this question once again in or last lane we mentioned the fact of Mr.

indeed

soming home, that several ostatos have been oing what I have stone previously, and have got labour from Chius, China, as you know, has a large population, and I do not think we shall have any trouble in getting an mook labour es we want." (Hoar, henr.)

As regards the second matter, and that is the relatively higher wages paid to Chinees, while granting that it is so, we must not overlook one

SERGEANT TAN CHOW HIM,

CHINAMAN TO SHOOT AT BISLBY,

LAKE COMO MYSTERY.

MES, CHARLTON'S CAREER.

Vessels of different type which constitute the Suffragista." His chief complaint concerns i establishing & Labour Barenu there We are over any work entrusted to s Tamil is lourer is to travel the 11,000-odd miles that lie betroen of the American Bureau of Insular Affairs,

the direction which reads ****

purpose

The

13.one

without exaggeration three times as long as Chinsman would do it in, and it requires but a simple calculation to arrive at the conclusion that the cost to the employer is much the sams.

FAR EASTERN POLITICS.

The discovery of the body of the beautifal For the first time in history a Chinaman will Mrs. Charlton in Lake Como, Italy, has aroused extraordinary interest amongst Americans, to And the Chinaman is a good shot. Other whom her adventurous career was well known. shoot at Bisley this year.

Immediately the news was received Singapore Voluntohave been sale led by the who is head of the bon red. Tudge

of which he is a member, Bisley and the Straits to champion the case of and whose son married the deceased, exclaimed, "Then my poor boy is also dead.". He had feared that a violent death would conie to hia Malaya.

Bergeant Tan Chow Kim maintains the in-son, and over since is marriage, as a youth offable placidity of his race in the face of much of 21, to Mrs. Charlton, who was then known courteously expressed curiosity and practises as Mrs. Castle, he frequently expressed his steadily every day for every prize on every misgivings. v rang available. Ho has nearly a dozen other

In August last year Mrs. Castle shot a lawyer good shot to help in team work. He does not friend of hers in a public corridor at a New York aspire to be the "apple of the sye" of a team | hotel, but the wound was not fatal, and the which include such an old-timo prize-winner victim chivalrously refused to prosecuto, Sho Major F. M Elliot, new commandant of the

was fascinating woman of great beauty.

3.

The income of a married woman living with navy. Tko ordinary citizen bas only a very hazy notion of what Dreadnoughts are intended her husband is deemed by the Income Tax to accomplish, or for what purpose cruisers are to be bis insome, and full particulars there of to send the first instalment of Chinese designed, or why submarines are employed, so must be maladed in any sintement of income

rendered by him for the of supertas.

Now

have absolutely no means of sacer that when the necessary information comes in the form of an attractively-written description talning my wife's income except by saking which reads like s romanes it should be welcomber for the information, he wrote to the od." The Ramparts of Empire" is the story of clark to the Special Commissioners. Her pro- She keeps a perty is the British Navy. Old and young will read it esparate banking socount at a separate bank with interest. The old will realise, Filtosa years ago she was considered the ty never realised before, the greatness of the gass at her means from her style of living, There is every reason to hope, however, that, this by withdrawing ita protest against the taxes Esatenant W. A. Walker, Bergeant Gulistan, beautiful woman in California, and wiss reign-

separate property.

exactly as the Surveyor of Income Tax does navy. They largely took it on trust. But now when he makes a shut at an assessment in the they understand, or should understand. And so absence of exat information; but beyond that I with the young. The story of the Navy will have no more knowlege of her income than I fire their imaginatious and help them to realise have of yours

"I have, therefore, asked her to give me a the responsibilities of Empire. The author, a statement. She refuses, on principle. As far as I know, I have no legal means of compelling olerer Australian journalist, has rendered a good service by writing such an attractive book, har to make any such disclosure, and if I had, and we cannot do better than recommend it to it does not follow that I am and to incar law

our readers.

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Little Lady Charles. By ESFIB ROWLANDS

London: Stanley Pont Publishing Co. One looks for a deep plot from the pen of Effe Rowlands, and Little Lady Charles more than fulfils expectations in this despect. It zoome a pity that no other reason than the one given could be found for Lord Charles murrying a second time while believing his first wife to be alive. The happy ending is somewhat pro- tracted, thanks to Blauche Rivers, who, in attempting to act as peacemaker, sets the flame of jealousy alight in the breast of Lady Charles, and not until many unexpected and what would scom to be almost impossible situations are over- come does the desired reconciliation take place. The book, which abounds with situations so constructed that they retain the attention of the reader throughout, makes ideal reading for holiday-makers.

Hilary Thornton By HUBERT WALES. Ton

don: John Long:

Bemaues they are warned against them many people will read the various books which this author has written. That is a trial of human unture. Undoubtedly the advice, like the enrate's egg, is good in parts. It is not wise that the immature should have such works

glad now to find that Mr. Bussell, with the promtitude which characterises all his actions, has not only succeeded in his mission, but has also so for advanced in his work as to be immigrants by the sa, Arratcon apear, which sailed from Hongkong on 23rd July,

labour

in question

of me mentons importance to the planting in some time past dustry in Malaya, and its solution has for been exereling the minds of all prudent and thoughful planters a well se

inbour difficulty is now in a fair way to be solved, if only planters as a body will look at the question with an nubiassed mind. We are aware that however grest may be difficulties that beset an industry, Britishers have never displayed a lack of courage and forethought, and a determination to face and overcome any trouble that may even be looming. It seems very unfortunate that in a question of such panimount importance to the planting com-

small minority should evinco a pre- time an antagonism to another, although the former has been weighed in the balance and found wanting, while the lattor has great possibilities before it.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

The United States Government has made i

on foreign residents in Harbin levied by the railway company there. Henceforth American residents in Harbin will pay municipal tax like everybody eles. Several Press organs now assure as that the Russian Government will show its appreciation of this aut by reconsider ing its refusal to participate in the construction of the Aigan Hailway.

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the that this Daily Telegraph is enabled to affirm latter statement is incorrect. Russia's attitude It was defined months ago, when it was announced that the Tear's Government would willingly further any commercial undertak ing which tonded to open up Maashuria withent impairing Russia's interests in the Far East. The Chinchow-Aigun Railway, as conceived by the syndicata, does not fulfil those conditions. That line would doubtedly thwart Russia's legitimate political and strategical schemes, also injure her economic and strategical schemes, sanju torte med by her, however conciliatory the United States Cabinet may become. If, however, the syndicate recasts its scheme or makes effectol provision that Ensin's interests will be adequately safe guarded, then the project can reckon upon favourable consideration hora,

and Bergeant Long

Sergeant Tan Chow Kim, when disassociated from his pastime of rifle shooting, its olerk in the municipal office at Singapore.

ing soolal queen. She was a cousin of the late President Harrison, and was related by warrings to Admiral Sampson.

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Thirteen years ago she married Novillo Castle, The most picturesque representatives of prominent young attornoy. He was the sou Malays are the Malay States Guides, with their of Michael Castie, one of the best known and old commandant, Colonel Frowd Walker, who mest respected pioneers of California. After naveral years of married life, filled with domestic hope to do big things in the team shooting com petitions.

atrife, Mrs. Casile separated from her husband They are sinong the finest soldiom on earth and wont on the stage, and she was billed

Empire bat do their work well on the frontiers of the husband left San José and went to Nome, in An Expres representative found Colonel Mrs. Castle, who aspired to play young Walker with his men on the range. The Col-spolity Logénues, was not a great success on the one was watching their practice carefully, and stage, and afterwards she got tired of the ex- thousand-now about to retire, but as careful of which were usually failures: scoring every shot himself. He is a man in a periment, writing little dramatic aketekes every man aid every man's record as the most enthusiast e subaltern.

Alaks, where hals now.

costs to obtain information which is require ailection for one class of labour, and at the same on that subject has undergone zo ohange, fighting men who don't talk about their business, Bodal favourite of the Pacific Coast. Her not by

Clean bat by the State.

however, it is in the power of the Commissioners to compel my wife to make fall disclosure of her income for the purposes of taxation; but equally clearly they must not communicate that discloure to me or to any other person. It seems to me under these cir- eumstances that all I can do for you is to tell you who my wife is and leave it to you to as ortain her income and make me pay the tax on it..

Even this you cannot do without a viol tion of secrecy, as it will be possible for me by a simple calculation to ascertain my wife's your demand. need not dwoll income from

is a

on the further obvions objection that as my wife enjoys a fixed income derived from pro- party, whereas a large part of my the pre laotusting incoms derived from carious profession of play-writing, my income may in any year be rauch smaller than my wife's, in which case I shall have to pay on a much larger income that I enjoy, without, as far as I know, having any legal power of recovering from my wife the amount I have paid on her

income."

As regards Chinese labour, the question was brought forward in the early part of this year by Mr. Macfadyen at a seeing of the Planters Amosistion of Malaya, and a resolution was proposed by that gentleman asking "that a Coinmittoo be formed to consider the feasibility of establishing in Southern Ching a busen for the recruiting of Chinese occlies for employ most on estates." Mr. Macfadyen spoke at some length ou the question, and his able and persuasive arguments proved that as the Tamil Ishour. proved inadequate, the only alternative was Chinees labour. Mr. Prior sooonded Mr hacfadyen's resolution, stating from his own experience that great diffenities existed in recruiting Javanese labour from the Dutch Colonies. A sab-committee to report on the question was than appointed consisting of the Chairman (Me, O. Malcolm Cumming) Mr. N. B. Mangergh, and Mr. H. C. D. Zechariss, all good men and true, who have the welfare of the planting community at heart. The sub-pom mittes, as our readers are aware, was virtually in favour of the direct importation of Chinese labour, and H.E. the High Commissioner being interviewed on the subject expressed his entire sencurrence with their views.

that

The railway syndicate evidently believes the project can be amended in this sense, and will shortly delegate its representative, Mr. Straight, to visit St. Petersburg and talk the matter over with the Russian authorities, Until theso conversations have taken place and been carried to a mooraful issue, the Aigan Balnay question will remain in abeyance,

The correspondent is convinced that the change in the attitude of the United States towards the claims of the Russian railway com- pany has been primarily brought about by that

He is of the "jat" not common nowadaye the same ist that made Hodson's Herso sad "Jaa Nicholson's" troops in times gone by, is subadar-that is to say, his native offloors are his personal friends. In the presence of

Bingh sahib their non he addresses them as the officers ther are. It is Fateh Singh sahib," or "Iwalls

The result is a body of men as fine as Rat tray's-all deadly shots. He has not to send to India for recruits. They come all the way from the Punjab at their own expense and of their WA accurd. He wants about 120 recruits each year. Six hundred come for him to choose There are only fourteen of the Guides over from here this year. But many of them have been in 1908. If luck be with thom, they will do so here before. They took back the Roberts Cup gain. They have already scored in their

the

As regards her marriage with young Charlton there was always a great deal of mystery. The big difference in the ages of the couple was worentuated, because, whereas the judge's een was a quiet, retiring, studious young man, the veritable whirlwind of emotions. lady was Mr. Charlton confessed, said a friend of the

wishes, Bhe dominated him entirely. When deceased, that, he had been fascinated, and found I almost impossible to refuse the woman's two were together she would hardly take her eyes from him, and she had such big luminous

Judge Charlton asked President Taft eyes that everyone who looked into them felt their power,

made regarding the disappearance of Mrs. to instruct a special investigation to be Charlton, with the object of ascertaining the whereabouts of his son, but there is no necessity wired to his father, declaring that there is no for such au inquiry, because the son has since

Rows, Sunday.. reason to be anions for him, and that he is

It may perhaps strike the casual reader that quenced Ambassador, Mr. Bookhill, who practices far higher points than won the prize coming home,

two years ago,

plsoet in their hand; for the simple reason that to kusbands in his predicament, Mr. Shaw.says: rubber industry may be affected if steps were ship. As yet however, the United States if they lose they will do so with been confirmed, that Mr. Charlston Porter,

they would misunderstand the motif. They would fail to appreciate the features of the problem presonted by Mr. Wales, but not the experienced readers. They have doubtless

But

Sabadar Fateh Singh came to speak to his conserandant Only ten men may enter for the Roberts Cap, and Subnder Fateh Singh stands, next to Sabadar Jewalls Singh, as principal native offer of the corps.

Me. Shay has been able to satisfy the Commissioners, he says, that he and they were both up against two obstacles-first, an oversight in the Income Tax Ants, and, second, the Buffragist movement. Ha alds that his gross ignorance of his own domestic affairs is quite genuine, and he points out that many wives would object to the State communicating too much importance in attached to the labour to their bushands the amount of their incomes, question, and with a view to dispel this missp Coming to the question of what is to happen prohension we will explain how seriously the Lot na suppose that the interpretation of the net taken at once for the free importation of a law can be stained to the point of inducing the large labour fores. Various extimates hare been Courts to enjoin me to make the required disframed as regards the area under cultivation closure. I'm arable to obey the injunction, with rubbet, but we are inclined to take Mr. Macfadyen's figure na the unrest approaching brosuso no man can tell what he does not know.

go to my wife and tell her that I shall be put corrections. Mr. Macfadyen puts the figure this ren will be tappable in 19.5. On the other Mr. Wales in his several stories, and probably Sho replies that many women have gone to failed to arrive at any definite copingiens, but prison for the cause, and that it is time that the hand, if extension oes on, says Mr. Macfadyen, they cannot read "Hilary Thornton without mon should take thuir tari. Am I to languish in at a considerably slower rate than the last three being stimulated to fresh thought. In this gaol, to the delight of the whole suffragist years, the total ares der rubber will still have movement, because I cannot perform impossibili-been doubled, malong i sum total of 600,000 sores, for which a labour force for tapping and story two people drawn together by the sexaal tien?

Take the obvious. alternative. Suppose general estate work has to be provided. In an impulse, but unable to marry legally, agree to

prediction to the effect that a portion of the exact fucome to me. She refuses. She is sent to prison. She promptly resorts to the area under rabber in the middle East would hunger strike. Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. perish from fire, food, monsoons, fungus and Winston Churchill have then eliker to for other dangora. Even taking this into considers cibly feed her, and be banished to youth Africa tien, and making an allowance for it, we still as their unfortunate colleague the Viscount honestly believe that 500,000 sores will be in Gladstone was banished by Lady Constance existence in Malaya at the end of 1915. Most writers on the subject of labour are agreed that Lytton, or also surrender at discretion,

Que coolie would be required to work 2 acres and this will mesa a labour force of no less than a quarter of a million. We give this figura as an under estimate rather than a over-estimate.

given some thought to the subject treated by in prison sif she does not tell me her income down'at 300,000 acres at the end of 1909, and all vizced that China's strange the direoid the Colonel. Who can we weed out?

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The murder of Mrs. Mary Cantle at Mol trasio, on Lake Como, continues to atworb public interest. The crime is still shrouded gestion, which, however, has not in sny way in mystery. Various newspapers make the sag

with whom Mrs. Castle was living, has also been murdered. The journals also remark that in some ways the Moltrasion crime bears resemblance to the murder of Miss Estelle Reid in Naples some months ago. She, like Mrs. Castle, was a native of California, and her body was discovered floating in the waters of the

some days.

It is added that the police are searching dili- gantly for any clues which may lead to the con vistion of the Russian, Constantine Ispalatoff, of complicity in the Moltrasio murder. It is declared that Ispoltoff always carried a steel body of dira. Castle may have been caused by such a weapon-Renter.

"We only want ten zuen in this competition Bay of Naples after she had been missing for

"Me, Colonel sahib" said the Bubadar. I ata not so good at this range as I ought to be."

Nonsense!" said the Colonel,

"Look at

recognise the judgment of the world. The the Courts enjoin my wife to disclose her article in Truth a short time ago there was chow-Ajgun Railway, the subjects of the four out of a possible five, and often the highest knackleduster, and that the contusions on the

situation is summed up in this utterance of the woman: “People say, or suggest, that sex is im moral. That is not true. Nothing less trao bss ever been spoken. There was more generosity in the making of the world than the world has recognised. If you and I were alone on the

I submit that neither of these alternatives earth, we could obey the call that we have for one another, and ourselves would be the arbiteta be regarded as a short cut out of the difficulty On the contrary, the stoutest statesman might of the just measure of obedience to it. But, for well bleach before entering on the moond, which the governance and happiness of so many is the more reasonable of the two. I shggest millions, it has become necessary to fix and that Mr. Lloyd Georgs had better ent the uphold an erset and analtering measure. That Gordian knot by hurrying through a short Aet

making married couples independent of is what we call marriage. And as good citizens another in their liability to superaretion.

of the world we must submit to it, for none must be a traitor to his kind”

He turned up the score sheets for a year past, Subedar Fateh Singh rely made less than

But the Sikhs know the meaning of pride of possible, regiment, and Fateh Singh is ■ Sikh.

WATER RETURN.

St. Petersburg for Washington several

They have brought over, at their own expense, weeks ag

and doubtless pointed out to Mr.

a high priest a "granti"-and a Gbudwara, Knox and President Taft the causet nesus between their well-meant but ill-adjusted political or temple, which is erected in a special marquee

the custom of all good Sikhs. methods and the present Russo-Japanese friend-in their caup, and in which they worship daily, Government has morely modified action respect- ing a single aspect of Far Eastern relations, light hearts. Whether it will also bring its attitude towards the essential issues into barmony with this bonefcont change remains to be seen.

Politicians hero (St. Petersburg) are con- arrogant demeanour during the past years is result of the stimulus else is receiving from the United States, whose only con coivable sim can be to produes estrange ment between Russia and Japan, but this object is being defeated, not furthered, by those tactics. In the solitary instance of the Chin- Mikado and the Tanz found themselves pro coding along opposite lines, but that is the unique semblance of success which Mr. Knor's curious policy has segred. It is the merest semblance, and will not occur again. On the contrary, Eussia and Japan have been drawn, or driven, closer and closer together by the entward pressure of a common danger, and the growing inner consciousness of common in- terasts. These influences account for the identical bearing of both empires towards the whole roup of questions which were expected the lab July to divide them. With his eyes on these develop mente the correspondent denied the repented afirmations of the principal Russian and foreign Rasia and Japan were preferred Count Lame- newspapers early this year to the effect that

Never since Marquis Ito to a tresty of alliance in 1901 have Japan and Rassis stood on such a friendly footing be borne in mind also that the gentle Hinda is with each other as to-day. And this comram- not over anxious to come and make his home in mstion, which constitutes another peice guar Malaya when he can find quite enough work

American politicians, purening anti-Russian to do by crossing the narrow straits that dividest is to some extent the beachwork of him from Ceylon As we have said before, the aims on the coast of the Pacific, and plasing Wong-aschung 22 ft. 304 in. - 6 it. 04 in. Dutch Government are nirsady placing restrics their country at an extreme disadvantage in tions on the recruiting of Javanese labour for international deskogs. Persistence in that the FM.B. being naturally jealous of the vast policy would mature surprising traits, but, strides the industry has made all over Malaya, after what America's observant Ambassador and will, we feel wars, in the near future, puta has witnessed in St. Petersburg, it is most Trtam Byewash... stop altogether to labour emigration from their unlikely that Washington will continns to miss Tytem Intermediate 119,163,000 28,200,000 Bhores. The situation being anak as loscribed the import of current and coating events, or Pokfulum

7,953,000 A Memorandum was sigued in Becal on the above there is only one other alternative, and neglect to adjust its tactics to them. In any Wong-naichung 24th ult, completely entrusting police adminis-that is the foeming millions of Chian. We case, China anty be expected soon to see ample

Total 244,742,000 tration to Japan. With a view to reforming fail to see how the free importation of reason for a reversal of the strange policy Korea's police service and consolidating the country's finances, the Japanese and Keroon in one of the greatest industries of

Chinese labour, at such an important crisis which can only involve her in unmixed mischief.

this Governments agree (1) to entrust police admin- istration in Kores to the Japanese Government, can make rabber investments rank as “indifferent until it is recognized that the police system in

securities."

I would not be politis to allow one's feelings. Korea is completed, and (2) as to police affairs in Imperial palaces, the Minister of the House against a race to enter into the question of

if hold may arrange

inds expediency. We think, on the other hand, that necessary a as he finds

rely so much on the tast English investors, who

Though, as a Socialist, I have nothing to urge against the Marsian policy of axpro priating the expropriators, I do wid, adds Mr. Shaw, that when the people of us educaconatry make up their minds to Socialist measures they would elect Sociallet Govern menta to carry them out."

Bedford Town and Bedford Schools.

To parents in the East, for whom the tion of their children present difficulties, this publication should be welcome. It sets forth the scholastio and residential advantages of the classic town on the Ouse, and contains inform POLICE AUTHORITY IN KOREA. tion likely to be of value to those who aro! homeward bound. The publishers are The Bede. Times Pablishing Co., Bedford

SURRENDERED TO JAPAN,

Now, the question is, Where is this labour forco to be recruited from Even if a fres it must needs take many, many years to build It puust bonds voos from? India was feasible up such a large force, not calculating, however, for the countless difficulties that may be placed in the way of the Indian Government. It mus

age,

for war!

GEEMAN FLOODS.

Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL

Tytam

THE LAST BATCH OF CHINESE SLAVES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. (BY A WITNESS OF THEIR DISEMBARKATION.) Very little commotion in the phaos, in fast a dlight degree of idleness, seemed to prevail over Chingranteo on this orentful day, it being the paying-off" day for the last batch of coolies returned to their native land from the mines of

1909.

1910.

Bouth Africa Besidents in Chins have often Balow overlow, Below overflow, head of the Home Government's attitude towards 60 ft. 1 in. 35 7 the employment of Chinees labour in South Africa, and many wondered to what kind of Tytom Byawash 20 ft. 10 in. 16 ft. Din treatment these hardy workmen were being liable to maks it possible for the word slavery to be diate.......

15 ft. 6 in. 11 ft. 3 in Tytam Laterme

connected with this labour seleme, as their let Above everflow. in South Africs could hardly have been worse 18 ft. 0 in. 0 ft 10 in.

than the existing conditions of the labourer in Below overflow.

China

where these Strolling through the compound where STORAGE GALLONS, coolies were assembled awaiting their turn at

1909.

1910. the paying-off desk, one could see a certain de- é of disappointment on these sunburntnatices, gree 149,400,000 seemingly owing to their losing a lucrative

5,051,000

and most of them said they and steady

log 138,079,000

67,840,030 ditions if opportunities arose. The largest 23,986,000 amounts paid to somo, of these coolies was said to be $10,000 (Mexican), and all had more or less 384,366,000 mall fortunes (Chinese reckoning) to draw CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY AND BILL from their English paymasters. The gach ta

Pokfulam.

tam

87,080,000

2,346,000

DISTRICT DUDING THE MONTH OP JUNE,

1909.

1910.

the white man's wardrobe, or having been doing

"liddie business" with the old clothes shops.

GREAT FIRE IN MONTREAL The Daily Herald building at Montreal was destroyed by fire on June 18th. The water ower omahed through the roof, killing forty persons, mostly girls, cmployed in the "bindery department.

The fire at the Daily Herald building was caused by the collapse of the water tower hold. ing 10.000 gallons which crashed through four it advisable, after occasional oussultation with and forethought of the planters of Malays, will

the chief anthority concerned even enten feel their are foot my pipas The flames which brake |

supple and definitely settled. Ave persons terribly injured have been extri. June 25th. It is accompanied by a supple than before when the labour question is analy number of Italian workmen, has been carried main districts during June, 1909. Intermittant safely pocketed they coolly stepped into the

mentary document, in which Korea offers police expenses hitherto disbursed annually by

oat hampered the work of rescue, but twenty caled from the debris. Over twenty others aro still missing, and, it is feared, must have perished.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following reporti

On the 7th at 11.55 am.The barometer: has risen moderately over Tongking and Annam, the depression having moved away

them

The above Memorandum

the

TERRIBLE TOBA OF LIFE.

Many persons have perished in the floods in

SWAT

Wher

40 lives were lost in the floods in the Adenana

orer the interior of the continent. are to be abolished, but the post of Chief of Deskine & Co's establishments in ugeporn labourers were drowned in their beds,

18.8

which most of theso natives were appeared most amusing to a foreigner, "for British military tunics, moleskin pants, and, in Con amplion 118,319,000 136,747,000 gallons fast, they all looked to have been desing from Estimate!

population... 208,710 210,510- Consumption per

Once they had received their pay their faces head per day

21.5 gallons brightened considerably, but there was little Intermittent supply by Rider mains in Rider excitement, and cnee their dollara had been to their supply by Rider mains in Rider main Dis- trains that awaited to take them inland triata from 1st to 4th and from the 23rd to the several destinations. One could hardly believe that 30th June inclusire in 1910. Constant supply these were some of the coolice of whom so much throughout the City from the 5th to the 22nd had been written in the Home papers, saying they were little better than slaves, not that these inclusive,

were the antiments of the Home Press in general, but more those of several members of the Home Government who were more or less responsible for the repatriation of those aliene, As Chingwantao was one of the chief: headquarters of the company who promoted the scheme of

Be of Chinese labour in Bonth Africa, it necessitated a large ontley in preparing quarters for their medical staff and officers who were responsible for the large armies of natives Freparatory to their embarkation, also large barracks to accommodate them, and now this scheme has come to its close, it mea all the

property is restored to the original owners, the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company,

Ata doad logs to the promoters, Ching wanted will by now have lost a large

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL.

STORAGE GALLONG,

1909

1910. Reservoir 26,825,000 219,267,000 Kowloon Gravitation

and fifteen of them have been recovered The remainder have not yet been traced. There are two other matters in connection destator foll six feet last night. Da the Home Office, two and a half-million yen, to The first is the adaptability of the Chinese Berlin telegram dated June 14th states: the Japanese Government. The reference to labourer for agricultural work. Large numbers Terrible accounts are being received hers of poline affairs in Imperial palace in the above of Chinese are already working on plantations, the destruction wrought by the storm on Sunday Memorandam is to spore the dignity of the and have taken very kindly to tapping, weeding night in the Rhine Valley. It is estimated that Imperial Court to some extent, but euch affairs bo., while it is an undoubted fact that, provide district. In part of the town of Allenan the

1909 1910. cannot be arbitrarily arranged without the

Below overflow. Balow overflow, they are well managed and fairly trestel. consent of the Japanese Bendoney-General.

The new agreement came into force on are better labourers than aitbar Tamula or houses are under water up to the first storey,

Reservoir 49 ft 9 in. 14ft 5 in. Fuly 1st. The Metropolitan Police Road and Javanese. In support of this statement we may Twenty-three bodies have been recovered in Kowloon Gravitation

Docke, Mears, the Aut Valley. A cloudburst fooded the valley instance the Tanjong Pagar the Police Bureau in the Korean Home Office Riley, Hargreaves & Co., and Mezare Howarth, so quickly that it was imposible to save any Water level reduced for construction purposes

thing.

Some sheds in which Italian and Crow in 1909. The depresion in the North is moving Into Folice is to be created in the Residency-General where only Chinese labour is employed, and the Ses of Japan, and pressure has given way All policemen in Kores now come under the

who are who has been resident in the Straite will

At Hornungen, a builder's shed, where 25 considerably in Vladivostok and Japan:

Japanese in romeral and military police affair gainsay the fact thats labour force of Tamils of workmen were sloping, was torn away by the 1 the Chins will supervise general a High pressure covers the N. part of t Ses and the Philippines:

Many Japaneso gendarmorie offers are being live times the number engaged at these works food, and the fate of the men is unknown

i could not accomplish as efficiently the work now It is reported from Blankenstein, in the transferred to Korea, and some police of done by the Chinese. There is a consensus of Bavarian Palatinate, that three workmen's bar- the ers there may be discharied. This marke

another stage in the re-odjustment of the opinion among leading planters that the Chinese racks containing 400 men were swept way, und situation in Korns, and, taken with the recent are quicker workers than any other Oriental, and hundred men drownsa. It is impossible to

remarks at

the Johore Rubber meeting

Estimated popu puestions." fo: eshadow a further development in the

Lands

Railway embankments havo been was

washed away, (Malaya). Ltd., as reported gouinsala

Financier. Mr. Burgess said: As and telegraph wires are down in all directions.

9.2 A Tokyo paper appreciates the unification se 8.W. winds, cartied into effect by the now agreement. It gards labour, up to the moment of my The Left crops have been atterly destroyed in Consumption per

learing it had been on a most satisfastory basis. maar districts.

A head per day... today fournals the Abr

The Government Analyst fresh squaly, hopes that the change is not only intended to We were up to last year relying on Indis and According to the midday Bome showery.

railway water is of excellent quality, overaws the natives, and recalls the fact that Java for labour, but with such a large number disaster was due to the bursting of

Public Works Department. 8.W. winds, Japanros gendarmes had dealings with Chinese of extates being opened out, it was found rather dem ander the pressure of the flood, strong. after the Boxer trouble. Another paper urges ficult to gat Javanese and Tamils. I was one. The newspapers state that 150 people perished

Same as No. 1 that Keren be annexed as soon as possible and of the first to get in labour from China, and 1 in the Ahr Valley lane

drastic surgical operations be undertaken so at Swinds, strong. I not to leave canes for anxiety in the future,

Tresh to strong B. W. and S. winds may be expected in the Formoss Channel and along

CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE,

1909 1910.

that

that

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours endingblishment of the Colonial Beard, appears toe may be pardoned for quoting: Mr. Bargo verify this owing to the interruption of coma Consumption 24,539,000 - 24,770,000 gallons zamber of its foreign and native community by

S. coast of China,

ab 10 am to day, 0.12 inches,

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

Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formoen Chanel...

A

South coast of Chitis between- Hongkong and Lanocks. Bouth coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan...

the

in

may say that the Chinese ere, in my opinion, Bo far 34 bodies have been recovered from the best coolies for the work. I noticed, since the water, which is now falling.

88,100

92,900

8.9 gallons reports that the

W. CHATHAM, Water Authority.

the departure of this large staff, which also must mean that Chingwantao will lose a large percentage of its prosperity as a treaty port

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