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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, September 19th. IN CHIMINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. F. A. HAZELAND

(ACTING PUIANE JUDGE),

FALSE PRETENCE:. - Chan Tin Cheung was indicted on charges of recalving a stolen deposit receipt, having the same in his possession and false pretences.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who was instructed by Mr. H. L. Decays, janr, from the offies of the Crown Bollaitor, appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Eldon Potior, instrusted by Mr. Barlow (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow & Morroll), represented the prisoner.

Mr. Potter informed his Lordship that in this case the Attorney-General had decided to with- draw the first two counts of the indictment, and

the prisoner was willing to plead guilty on the

third count.

Mr. Alabaster said he accepted a plea of guilty on the third boont, and elected not to proceed with the first twe.

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His Lordship said the charge amounted to misdemeanour, and Mr. Potter gold pload for

his client.

SHIPPING NOTES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1910.

With reference to the reduced passage ratos, as advertised by the N. Y. K. Amarisin Line steamers to United States and Canadian Points and overland to Europe, affective from the int instant, the Company informs us that notwith standing such redaction in passage money the same standard of excellence in sarvios on board their American Line steamers as hitherto wily be maintained.

PARIS LETTER. WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."].

August 2611.

A. BELIC OF NAPOLEON.

THE RUBBER MARKET.

THE SEVERE FALL IN MALACCA SHARES. The Special Correspondent of the Evening Standard (London) writing on the 26th alto. said :--

Matters in rubber circles were again lately What between a renewed rather utsettled. material set-back in the price of the commodity ..of in the course of last week and a freeh spasm selling in shares-probably precipitated by the

́as to the futuro progress- quarters as to

the planta unduly pessimistic views ventilated in some

nosa has been at least temporarily curtailed in all directions. There was, ton, a disposition to Malacca report the volume of legitimate brai

hold aloof aa nsus on the approach of the fart- nightly plantation rabber auctions at Mincing- las

THE PUNISHMENT OF SPECULATORS, The statement that the Minister of Commerco setting on foot inquiries to establish the bom plicity of spealstors in forcing up prices, and thist measures will be taken to punish these offenders, is not altogether reassuring, assimilar | A HARD WINTER PROPHESIED. A most rigorous winter accompanied by statements have boon made before and no one endless hardship is prophesied. The increasing has been punished. The only remedy is to make prios of food and the increasing number of it impossible for speculators to control the unemployed in France tend to confirm this pro-markets, and this can only be done by giving France is just now passing through free play to international competition, and phooy, The Shipping Gazette understands that the most critical times, and the development of throwing down the barriers bebind whose'nholter tion industry, consequent upon the disquieting. steamer Shibata Maru, owned la Hongkong, future events will be well worth watching. The manufacturers, breeders, growers, and the hordes and now lying in the Tyne, has been sold for authorities anticipate grave trouble an are of intermediaries can manipulate prices.

Le Musée de l'Arméo de Franco has something under £6,000. The Shibata Maru making preparations socordingly. We continue was built at Bundorisad in 1886, and engined to experience considerable trouble over the price

The at West Hartlepool. She is an iron steamer of foods, and nothing but a suspension of food just soquired a relic of the great Napoleon datles will calm the angry populace. The move in the form of the key of the bedroom with a gross tonnage of 2,690, and a net of

ment in favour of suspending the customs of the fallen Emperor at Longwood, doties on certain articles of food, such first Frenchman who visited the house 1,740-tona, mandira

as wheat, wine, meat, &o, grows stronger after the death of Bounparto was a naval doc. difficult tor, the unde of General Nioz. A sovereign daily. The Government has a task before it; money is very scarce in France changed hands, and so did the key, which just now, while the people are certain to cause afterwards passed into the possession of the serious trouble unless the exorbitant price of General. So little did he then think that it foods is at se reduced. As soon as the exact would ever fall to his lot to collect souvenirs of date of the harvest is knows, measures will then the Emperor that ho in turn gaveit to a friend be taken by the Government to deal with the who has recently died et Tunis. The General, witward and dangeroce altuation. That the remembering the gift, has asked the daughter This has been public is beginning to understand what a high of his dead friend to return it, price it has to pay for the protection afforded to done, hence the key finds a permanent home in gal key; and as such does not tend to increase the admiration of Frenchmen for Sir Hudson Lowe, whom they acense of having this large key made for the purpose of humiliating the

Great progress has marked the development of Fishguard as a port of call for ccean liners in recent years, Now the announcement is made that it is to become the embarking and disembarking port for a new line of bosts to Australia. On August 3, at Belfast, the stasmor Aencar- a vessel of 10,000 tons gross, built to the order of Mesars, Alfred Holt & Co., of Liverpool, of the Blue Fannol Line-was launched, and she is the first of the three boste

which will inaugurate the service.

There is but little doubt that, meanwhile, the price of fine bard Para rubber the trade baro- meter-bag been subject to a good deal of mani- palation in connection with the auctions, and possibly also with a view of facilitating share. operations, as has already happened on several previous occasions.

· MALACCA' SHABES.

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The recent severe fall in Malacca shares, no doubt aggravated by Eastern selling orders and bear banging, has been arrested in the neigh bourhood of £74 (representing'a depreciation of by repurchases by the short interest. about 60 per cent, compared with the "boom Investore now loft with the stook probably prefer to "zarse" it in the hope of seeing some

company's

ny's operations Inter on. The

e company's improvement in the com

1 some bitter criticism

The American transport Warren has been agrarian interests, fa clear from the resolutions tho museum. It is described as a veritable have been expected, aronnement has, as could

pulled off the shore at Minders. As soon as she came to anchor soundings were taken and in dicated she was not taking water and apparently uninjured.

which have been voted at many of the depart mental Councils now in session. In many parts of France-at Nancy to wit-comestibles have increased so much in price that poor families are

Mr. Alabaster, in informing the Court of the facts, said the prisoner pleaded guilty to falsely pretending that he was the owner of a deposit receipt in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank with intent to obtain $1,000 from a sterk in that bank. On May 11th a man and a woman deposited $1,000 in the bank. It was the woman's money, but as she could not write the man, whe was a relation, wrote the name A King in the bank's books, and the deposit, uute was handed which the woman took back to Macho with her house, and among the things missing was many other parts" of the globe, the American she is in propertion. And yet breeders ar

Over

denied the common necessities of life. Thus, A London contemporay notes that the United breast. ef mutton, which a short time ago cont States is becoming a little alarmed at the 10 and 12 arms Th now costs i frans, and position which Japan is acquiring in the carry-ovan 1 frane 5sons! Haricot beans, which were

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illustrious exile.

THE ARSENAL AT TOULON.

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lack

of

in Mincing-lane and Stock Exchange ei'ciss.

and other adverse causes was already well known That serious diflcultios were by the Malacca Company through

few months ago, and referred to at that time in these columns. The official nanouncement of these difficulties has naturally been adduced as bear argument as regards the prospects of Toulon Arsenal' is to be completely recon-

other

important companies, in the Federated operations, the Arsenal, just completed by the Minister of however, so fur hae proved fully equal to ex- iles - 08 Anglo structed; such is the result of the inspection of Malay States, whose progress of

Construction. From every point of view, Malay. Linggi, Pataling,

many other first-class concerns have, indeed, all shown substantially increased returns of of (the Portemouth of France) leaves very much to output, in some mes even well in excess be desired. An entire reorganization is estimates, and Mincing-lane authorities appear steady matter of urgent necessity. A thorough to have the utmost confidence in the study of all important points has been made, progress of the better class of rubber estates, notwithstanding the very disappointing results view to bringing Toulon into a proper condition opportunity to depress the best dividend-paying plans will be got out immediately with a of Malacca. The latter fact was seized as an of defence, and making it a thoroughly up-to-shares. These have, however, not yielded much, and the market has pulled itself together once date naval base. What about Brest and other mora in the last few days. It is well to bear in dogroe strained by the recent flood of new isenes. There is un- areals! It would not cost more to visit and mind, on the other hand, that investors

doubtedly still ood deal of stock to be report upon these, and if needed to also bring resources have been in no small

digested, while financial institutions are not them up-to-date and rendered imprognable,

keen to grant facilities for the nursing of stock, which may be attributed to the persistent rumours of possible financial difficulties in Missing-lane, where such rumeurs, however,

considered either

of 16-lenst exaggerated, highly prematuro. All the same, the nnxket raspotid sharply to any favourable develop- is in a highly sensitive soudition, sud. Hable to ments as regards orade rubber, although infu- antial support is withhold for the time being

her. On June 10th there was a barglary at 10g trade of the Pacific. Even there, as in so 4 sona a lb. now cost 10sons per lb. Everything Marine and M. Louis, Director of Naval pectations, Such Golconda. Lalm, and the deposit receipt. She immediately returned to flag now counts for very little. The Japanese solling meat cheap. Many a small pig which dealarea M. Lanis, the state of affairs at Tonlon Hongkong and reported her loss at the bank. advance is put down to the discreet and generous was worth 30 francs does not find a buyer at 15 uso of subsidies, and no doubt State aid is or even 10 francs; the reason is that there are Some days lator the defendant turned up with the deposit reosipit and claimed the responsible for a good deal. Something, how-no potatoes for food. In certain regions the money. He was told to sign his name, go ever, is attributable to the energy of the people. harvest has not yielded enough wheat for out-

back again.

The nig-By dint of foresight and indiference to ting. Sugar, too, has gone up and will con away and come natures, it was found, did not agree, and immediate results, the Japanese have become tinue to go up green vegetables cannot be had, when the defendant returned he was arrested. serious rivals even of the British shipbuilder. while trait is both bad and scarce. He did not then plead guilty, but in his throw When a yard like that of the Mitsu Bishi, at statements he stated that he was the original Nagasaki, can turn ont a 14,000-ton steamer depositor, that he had not forged the name at capable of doing 21 koets, and has a special all, and that the deposit receipt was his own, departurent devoted to marine turbines, it is He had new decided to tell the truth, and any difficult to see how a period is to be put to its that what he had previously stated was net progress. a fact

THE COST OF LIVING,

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AERIAL POSTCARDS.

are

CUTICURA CURED

NURSE'S ECZEMA

Small Spot of Humour Grew Gradu ally Larger-Suffered Great Pain for Two Years-Doctora Could Not Help Dreadful Eruption.

SAYS CUTICURA EFFECTED "MOST WONDERFULCURE"

"I suffered great pain on my leg and arn more or less for two years. It ap peared in a small spot, gradually getting farger. Then I saw a doctor but did not derive any benefit. After that I went to another with the same result, still suffering. Then I tried Cutieure Oint- ment which I washed off with a stropy lather of Cuticura Soap. In a few weeks It gradually disappeared and at present there is not the least sign of that dread- ful eruption, eczema. Many of my patients as well as myself consider it a most wonderful eure, especially after suffering as much pain also spending money. Nurse Warren, 22, Roslyn Rey Redland, Bristol, England, Aug. 22.09.

SKIN PURITY

Is Best Promoted by Cuticura Soap and Ointment.

The use of Cuticura Boap, assisted when necessary by Cuticura Ointmont,

not only preserves, purifles and beautifes the sklo, scalp, hair and hands of infante, children and adulta, but tends to prevent' clogging of thò pores, the common cause of pimples, blackheads, infammation, irrita tion, reducose and roughness, and other unsightly and annoying conditions. In the treatment of oczema, rashes and other skin affections that cortere, disfigure, Iteb, burn and scale, Cutictura Soap and Cuticura Qintment are unrivaled.

Gutkurs the mort eronomical treaunenz known - Imaretions of the skin and resip. A duplo tabiel af Cuticus Roar and bɔx si Cutištira Dintment are olten smelt to cure. Hold throughout the world. Dejats; London, 27, Charterkowe Ba: Faria, 10. Tran do in Chaumee d'Antin: Austraila, N, 'Towns & Co., Bydaes: India. B. K. Paul, Calcutta: Bo. Atrica. Leans, Lil Co Town, etc.: 11, 8. A Poser "_" Drug & chem, Chip. Hein Pryse Bokm

Port-leet, 12-page Culteges bank, comtalning Invalstable advies on the Treatment of Skin Terubias

ENGINEERING IN THE YANGTSZE VALLEY.

The British Consalar raport on the trade of Hankow for 1909 by Mr. Conani-Gonoral Fraser contains the following information :

Hangeng Works.-The output of the works,"

which have now Siemens-Martin furnaces for making steel, was 74,000 tons of pig iron and 28,600 tons of rails and fastenings. A now blast farmase of 250 tons capacity per day has just been completed.

"Dear Living" is now a standing headline in the Paris Press, and well it may be. All sections of the community are at loggerheads as to the causes of the rise in the prics of catables, The Bakers' Union seeks to stir up feel- ing against tho master-bakers by urging that all It isistarosting to state that when the Miten broad should be weighed in the presence of the

in, the Mr. Polter informed his Lordship that the Bishi enterprise was set afoot over half a con: purchaser, because the masters ara deposit receipt was reported missing at the bank tury ago, Dutchmon were employed, and habit of giving short weight. Restaurant on Juse 10th, but it was not until two months machinery was imported. from Holland. It proprietors owing to hard times have suppressed Inter that the prisoner went to the bank and was not till 1883 that s wooden steamer was the half-portion" which was all the small purse endeavoured to get the mousy. The defendsat, bailt. The present deselopment raay be said to of many people, especially workgirls permitted, against whom nothing was known, had date from the termination of the China-Japan they further state that the demi-portion wil been in Hongkong only twice. When his war. Members of the company's staff were not be restored, even twist prices go down. came here in August last he met a man despatched to various European shipbuilding This is a great injustice, for which they will whom he had previously met, and that man took contres to learn foreign methods of construction have to pay dear. Butchers are declaring that him to a shop where he was introduced to another and organisation, and a number of British the price of meat will remain up, while left the sender's hands, and the situation, the case, frequent made rubber through | 1907 and registered at the Board of Commerce man. After a day or so this deposit note was experts were engaged as technical advisers audi agrarians who would rather anything happen produced, and one of the men told defendant discotors. This in due couras paved the way than that the Customs duties should be removed that it kolonged to his brother, and persuaded for independence. The Mitsu Bubl enterprise are busily striving to show that things will the prisoner to go to the bank and attempt to is, one of the few which can boast an experi-improve without taking this step, which, of draw the money. The matter was put to mental tank for ship models, All that exist

conra (they say), would zuin agriculture. » You can defendant in quite an innocent way.

can be anunted on the fingers of ons land. go to the bank," said one of the men, "presont this deposit receipt, and if a book is produced to you you will write the name of A King in it." The prisoner did that. The mere fact of having to sign a book would have put an ordinary man on bís guard, but it did not seem to put the prisoner on his guard at all, and the remarkable

・the*

Aerial postcards are the latest novelty in the line, and those who collect postcards are delighted at the idea that before long they will be able to add to their albums a carte aerienne, dropped from the clouds by one of their friends passing in his aeroplans. The new cards bear printed request that the person failing it on the ground will be so good as to take it to the

UPS AND DOWNĚ,. Haarest post-office, whence it will be forwarded

Until American' trade possibilities can be Yungteze Engineering Works, Limited.—Â1- to its destination. A space is reserved for the

and downs may be ex taza Engineering Works, Limited, formed in mention of the attitude at winch the message more approximately gauged than at present le other prosperous Chinese enterprise is the Yang-

in the price of

The principal promoter was in Peking

direstor able managing approximately, of the aeroplane at the time of manipulation, whether ta onnection.

of the company mentioned: A refuring trade interests. One thing pretty cor of th

above. The resident M.IN.A., sanding. A photograph of the monoplane or shares or operations on behalf of big manufac. Dr. V. E. Lee,

tain, however, is the rabber industry is general manager is Mr. Wong Kwong, M.

is that

subject biplane figures on the other side. quest has been made to the Minister of really sound, and that the trade demand for f. I. Mecb. ., M.I.S. Lust, a Posts and Telegraphs that a special stamp the product, though still more or less subdued, born in Hongkong. The workshops erected in should be created for these serial missives. is likely to ranssert itself on a considerable 1908 are at Seven Mile Creek, just below the BCARCITY OF MUTTON,

culo, if not just yet, at least during the Gars Fluviable of the Poking Haukow Rallway. So for M. Millerand has not accedǝd. Since the passing of the Debussy law,

autumn. Should the price in the interim again The gas engine, porhips the first of its kind to Ostan travellers frequently reap no small

be knocked down below 8s per lb. it will probe introduced into the Yangtze Valley, the on live sheep.

etric plant and all machine tools came from France of sheep. ia the number

the United advantage from the amalgamations and absorp.imposing a heavy duty

strongly believes in going to bed early. At eight appears to be no real excess of supplies over tions which characterise modern steamship on-

o'clock in the morning he may be found at his onrrent trade needs taken as a whole over a results. The works are equipped with modern ship torprise Thus, a London paper romarks, the fallen

1909 they turned out one largwateel tag Butchers' Byndiosie. What this means is that work-table scanning reports and listening to his era or less extended period. Most trade ex-machinery for dealing with all kinds of and nequisition of the Lund Line now allows the declares . Genost, the Secretary of the

they also arecated a large amount of steel Peninsula and Oriental Company to offer a

There is big share operators. make the outward voyage to Australia by the removal of foreign competition, lave deliberately during the night. He reads the articles in the of the commodity will not be raised unduly, as and a good number of lighters, points,

The orders circular ticket, which enables the passenger to the broders, secure of their market by the secretary reading the telegramas which arrived score, although it is to be hoped sist the price birding gridge, railway, oud general work.

then receises his callers. He is more concilia now a disposition to take a more conservative steamers, tigs, and Jaunaisee. Mr. Potter said his client suspected nothing, or vice-vered. It is a choice of route which is the price. This is what happens wherever a

He is ready with the friendly word, and few of rubber in the Middle East over the next few additional plast and the extension of the works but if he had not been a tool of these men he likely to prove attractive, since mest voyagers tariff wall is put up, and the whole countrytory than was his predecessor, M. Cleanenean view of the prospective output of plantation booked hare necessitated the installation

those who call upon him leave discomforted. years, contrary to the unduly extravagant fore-in every way.

Wnchany Jls.-The cotton mill's net profit Tig bat put in the Federated Malay States has doubled for the Chinese year was under £9,000, would have suspected something. So for from like to see as much as they can in a given time, bears the cost of improving the fortunes of a

cut-torn renched 180,000 pieces of cloth (esol suspecting he went to the bank a third Another new departure, by the Peninsular and small section. The effect of the increased price Ho lunches at a restaurant at 1.30 pm, and custs made hereofore. It is true that the out-

to imagine that the output can about 47 yards long, and sold at about time, and was then arrested. Fortunately, the Oriental Company, to take effect in this case of food-stuffs will be folt by the poor law," in eats heartily. He drinks a little wine, taolf in each of the last few years, but it in

in years to 158) besides yarn. The spinning mill lost women to whom the money belonged bed from January next, is a eiroular ticket at a spite of the fact that contracts made before the abstains from alcohol. Between 6 and 7 P. hardly possible at the same rate in

talks over the incidents of the day. He again go on

the grass cloth mill dines in a restaumut at 8p.m. M. Briand-who come as was generally assumed by onthusiastic some £1,100, and

£2,900, during the boom. As bearing about he receives his personal friends, with whom he

проп the subject: which he delivers in the Chamber of Deputies.

part of the case was the defendant calling again

at the bank.

from 21 to 17 millions,

has

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THE PRIME MINISTER,

M. Briand, the French Prime Minister,ably soon. he lifted once more, as thers electric Kingdont and give most satisfactory

of the

that

cress.

His Lordship-He did not suspect anything. Suez Canal and the homeward trip by the Cape restricted production with a view to keeping up newspapers to which his attention is drowa, and happened last spring, merely in the interesting; work and extensive repairs to:

working only

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the facts was that the defendant was made the way of the Siberian Railway, and to return by (roughly, I, franc por cwt.) less than the market is a born orater- never propares his speeches share operant of prospective output of planta months ont of the 12. The latter has god id

lost nothing by this attempt to obtain it. combined relaced rate, which will entitle rise protect it to some extent. Thus it is still Counsel thought a fair inference to draw from masengers to travel to China and Japan by obtaining wheat at woont 2 francs per 100 kilos toal of two other mon; he did not attempt to steamer through the Suez Canal, or vice-verad. | rate, but when the new contracts are mada in deny his guilt, but he denied that he knew the This, again, is likely to be a popular concession, September everything points to higher prices. deposit receipt was stolen. A chit was sent to In this case, however, an additional privilege is The monthly consumption of whoat amounts to the prisoner while he was in gnol by one of the thrown in. On the royage vid Saer the traveller about 55,000 quinta iz, or cwts......... men who induced him to go to the bank, and he will have the option of proceeding by steamers

~WINE_AND_CORN.

The contracts for wines are made twice-in

June and December-und the price this June was 32 frs. 25 centimes per hectolitre, or 22 gallons, as against 28 francs last December and

GERMAN IMPERIAL FINANCES.

DEFICIT REDUCZU.

8.2

of.

eight

tion rubber, the remarks by Sir John Anderson, an expensive staff of Japanese experts, who the Guverner of the Federated Malay States, in produced goods too fine for the market, and sells the seventh Agrisaltars! Show in Singa good deal of coloured and figured cloth for opening

Ti Bilk latars did better than aporo, are rather significant. His remarks were clothing. to the effect that there was at presont enough arer before, making £400 net. The four son-

out land under rabber in the country to turn cerns form one company with 8,000 shares of 100 (say, £12 10) fully paid, and the Gor 7,000 tons four years hence, and Sir John urged Tls. give up grabbing more This estimate, though ning mills of nearly £14,000. The dividend is planters to cultivate what land they had, and eramont gets a runt for the cotton and spin- innt £4 against £3 10s. apical, the general This difference between add colour to the views expressa recent prospect is not bright.

possibly somewhat unduly conservative, tonds to to be 3 per cent. for the year, but with cotton

According to the official statement of the revenue and expenditure of the German Empire for the year which olosed on March 31 Inst, The estimated deficit of £11.987,895 has been reduc

was warned to stick to the story he had told, as of the French and German mail companies, the otherwise it might mean ten years' imprison tickets being interchangeable in respect of tire ment. That, to an ignorant man, was rather principal sections of the journey. Thos, if the an appalling state of affairs, and only went to royager leaves a Petinendar and. Oriental prove more clearly that the defendant was got steamer at a particular port for the purposes of 23 trs. 50 centimes in Jaze, 1909. For next the estimated and the realized deficit is made these columns that the outpat of the .

December it is feared that the price will be

at by people who, for their own purposes, kept a brief stay, bo may fudit convenient to go on in the background. If there was over a care to the next atopping place by Messageries or nestly 40 fronos Though the authorities have for morey, this was one, and Mr. Potter asked Norddeutscher Lloyd boat. The result, premam- their own slaughter houses, they are obliged to his Lordship to deal as leniently as he could ably, will also be to add to the number of ports pay higher prices for the beats they kill On which it is within the compotenes of the leisur- the other hand, the corn market-according to with the prisoner.

His Lordship thought that in this case the ed passenger to visit on a single tour. A the latest reports-is slightly easier, and it is suggestion put forward by the defence was to a further illustration of the modern tendency is unlikely that there will be further rise in certain extent tens. Still, he was quite satisfetto to found in the intimation of the Orient that the prisoner well knew he was trafficking Company, that they are insuing tickets to in stolen property. His Lordship thought that Australia by the Suez mute, which will be justies would be satised by ordering the accused available for return by the Cape by Mesirs to be imprisoned and kept at hard labour for George Thompson & Co.'s Aberdeen White

-four months,

The jurors wore discharged until 10a.m. this merning, when the Sessions will be resumed.

Star ateamers, or vice-versi.

and the Treasury would lose considerably

ed to £6,323,015.

WEATHER REPORT.

THE WHANGFOO CONSERVANCY,

. REPORT OF EXPERTS.

The report upon the Whangpoe Conservancy which at the instance of the Chamber o Commerco had been made by. Sir Jolie Wolff Sir. William Matthew Barry, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., and Mr. Anthony G. Lyster, wa the Chamber of Commerce have been cirestart ed in regard to the report, which it may b mentioned comprises no less than sixt typewritten folios, and while the whole of the conclusions arrived at expected to be published in pamphlet form, now made public. The river, says the Mercury,

sutematy

of an пр

ravenue, rabber product will not for many years yet an unexpected increase in

But factor in determining the course of the rab- bor market as does Brazilian wild rubber, whose amounting to 23,633,938, and of a nominal reach such dimensions as to prove so important since this letter turo is made op to within rednotion of expenditure of £2,030,940. something under £200,000 of savings in the total output represents well over 50 per cent. of Treasury Department, which are described as the whole world's production. being of a book-keeping nature, it would penditure were of little practic 1 effect Is

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday, issued seem is though this apparent decrease in ex price, especially as it is believed that, should the other departments, however, botably in the Past price rise above 78 francs per 100 kilos; the Office and in the management of the railways,

close the year with a balance is On the 19th et 11.50 a.m.-The China Se favour. On day of 1 francs will be chapended. As some real economies have been affected, and both, the following report.

and the servico the debt have king. it is, wheat is being purchased abroad

The barometer has fallen considerably on the in considerablo quantities. A large quantity of the verior on the other hand the Ministry depression has moved into the Gulf of "fyng-received in Shanghai last week. The members o of foreign wheat is being held in bond, exceeded the animastel amount counted for E. coast of China and over Japan. The increase in revenus, is zimost

most entirely by the proceeds of Customs The Yangtze valley depression has progressed Information has been received from the if the duty were suspended, so that the taxes and dues, which exceeiled the Estimates Eastwards, and is now moving into the Yellow Lieutenant Commander of His Majesty's reluctance of the Government to take this stop by about £3,500,000. It is, however, dificult Sea to the North of Shanghai.

The depression lying over E. Manchuria surveying ship Waterwitch that zoount may be understood, while the pressure of the to draw definite conclusion from this increase,

Pressure remains high over the Facile to the by two engineers, reform of the Imperial taxation was com examination of the reported 43 fathom shoal very strong agrarian party in the Chambor and inasmuch as the Estimates were compiled before yesterday has reached N. E. Japan.

જો આ Eastward of Freshwaterland, Lat 1' 14' N. the Senate will also work in the same direction, pleted, and the sum put down for the anticipated S. and B.E. of Japan. Long 109 473 E, aleat depth of 4 fathoms There is therefore, little chance of immediate proceeds of the new taxes can only have been a

pilers of the Estimates was obtawed in the following position on chart relief from the present dearness of bread, though rough computation, since st the time the com- 244, Mt. Faber F. 8. bearing N. 34 E. distant the threats of proceedings against apocalators

form the new taxes, white A telegram has been received by the 2.9 miles Cyrene Bast Beacon boaring N. 553 may have a certain effect in keeping the pries Shanghai Cricket Club from Hongkong stating W, 24 miles, East summit of Pulo Bukum down. With regard to mout the prospect is not and telegraphs brought about £210,000 less

deffait of about £800,000 from that the Colony regrets that it will be unable to Kochil tearing 8. 84 W. distant 1.46 miles.

banking. Those send up a team this year to play Shanghai. From this position between bearings of N. 8 E. promising, and the agitation for the removal of than had been anticipated, and there is This news will be received with considerable 1.3 cables and N 733 W. 2 cables are seven sheal the duty continues. Until this step is taken deficits are compensated by anexpected increases regret locally. The difliculties of keeping up heads with depths of from 25 to 30 feet. The and the Debussy law is repeated, it is declared in the proceeds of the administration of the this Interport Cricket fixture are recognized to present position of the 42 fattion whoal is that there can be no relief. The Secretary of Tressary, and of the army, the nature of which accounted for mainly by the proceeds from the be great, as the Hongkong season does not exronsons. All bearings are magnetic. Varia

This notice affects China Sea the Butchers Syngite declares that during the is not fear. This latter increase appears to bo begin till the Shanghai season has ended. Battion 1 E.

sale of a portion of the Tempelhofer Feld, it is to be hoped that each side will be able just Directory Volume 1, 1906, P. 222 and Notion last six or eight years there have been numerous to strain a point to the necessary extent to to Mariners No. 530 of 1910, also charts Nos casos of bankruptey in the trade. Until recently, the large parade-ground on the outskirts of

Berlin The Times bring about an annual meeting..

2404, 2403, 795, 2757, and 3543.

he says, such a thing was never heard of.

INTERPORT CRICKET...

The N-C. Daily News of the 14th inst. has the following note on the inability of Hongkong to send a cricket team to Shanghai this autumn :----

the

did not know what which

in the safumn of 1909, would take. Posts

Moderate B.B. winds may be expected oror Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours anding the N. part of the China Bea

10a.m. to day, 0.56 Juches,

at

who

at

was carried of t

ont last ye Messrs. Wilson and Mat/how- that time gave expression to the opiate that the work then proceeding must be carri In the report undertaken by Mr. de Rij which has now been receive all the work Bo

00.

is approved of, recommendations are made se

maintenance Boon

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

(8.E. winds, mo- Variable winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood derato; fair."

*** moderate. Formosa Channel

Hongkong and Lamecka.) South coast of Chins between ? gone as No. 1. South coast of China between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Hsinan...

is essential for t

the further e river approaches to Shangh

in their present condition, the source of reven to Europe for such maintenance, acording praatios, is indicated, a suggestion for establishment of a permanent Board of Cont is put forward, whilst it is not consider doep wa approach to the Settlement that the whole essential for the maintenance of the work which still remains to be done, if Mr Rijke's scheme were carried out in its entirs should be proceeded with at the present time