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SHIPPING NOTES.

The Oahu Shosen Kaisha at its somi-annua general meeting of its shareholders at Osku recently declared a dividened of five per cent,

per nundru

The Berlin newspapers announce that the Gorman Post Office has tent a request to the great Germon shipping companies to donounce Contracts with the Marconi Company and to adept the German Telefunken system of wireless telegraphy, as only by this means is a sure work ing of the German postal wireless system, which is also Telefunkon, attainable. The North German Lloyd and the Hamburg America Com panies, consequently, the newspaper states, will not renew the expiring contracts with the Mar Soul Company. Other German lines which are ia receipt of German mail subsidies will follow wuit.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1911.

REPORT OF THE HAMBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

[PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

HAMBURG, Jan. 15th, (Continued). The Chambar han availed itself of the opportunity presented by the whirement of the Colonial Boorotary. Herr Dernburg, to ex press to him their grateful appreciation of the services he los ronded to the economic de volopment of the colonias whilst in offies, and are glad to say that his successor has proved his desire for the co-operation of men practical experience by the creation of an advisory commercial connaît, two members of which have at his request been nominated by the Chamber."

The improvement which has of lato natin in the general state of affairs in Africa has

THE PHILIPPINES.

FURTHER DETAILS.

obstacle in the way of all agricultural enterprise | THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN in those parts aud it is earnestly heped that the gererument may be able to device means for procuring the noossary hands, The sleeping sickness continuos a serious danger to all the districts bordering on the great inland sizes of Africa, but the unremitting zal of the govern ment to combat the Lisease regardless of expense calls for our grateful acknowledgonaut. -South Sea Islands.-German trade in these islands is reported upon favourably, the supply of coprs, the most important product of the colony having been plentiful ant the prices. obtained for it in foreign markets very entis fastory. A further increase in the cocoa crop of Samoa is also anontioned. Foreign competition in the Now Guines protectorate and the Marshal and Caroline Islands has not increased to any

ppreciable extent; on the contrary, a large foreign trading establishment has lately passed

TALE OF A SURVIVOR,

One of the womon, the one who will probably survive, gure the details of the horror. She said that the first indication the inhabitants of the barrio of Peripirase kad of the coming catastrophe was when the first shack scenrred at 1.30 o'clock on Monday, morning. Their little nipa slack was filled with light, the earth trambled and a shower of stoups and mand de- deaded spon them. They were all torrer stricken and gathered together for prayer and were so assembled when the second big explosion

oconrred,

A correspondoat of the Manila Gablenews, writing from the sens of the disaster, says

The evidences of the crnel work of the volcano on Monday morning were to be seen on every hand. Major Sweet and his officers were awak oned by the first shock at 1.30 am., and from that time, erou where they were some five or six miles from the crater of the volcano, a perfect This shock propelled her and her six fellow character, rained down ap them. They were storm of het, molten, blue mad, sulphuric in sufferers into the water. They romained thero out in this storm of mud all the rest of the night and half dead, were picked up by Pilipinos who until lato Monday morning, and then, wounded and have dous everything possible to maintain had rowed to the scene in a benes from Taliasy. order and encourage the inhabitants,

One of these rnfortunates died just after reach- together with these Constabulary officers and a cemetery. The ethors will be brought to the Ou Tuesday morning early the correspondenting the shore and lies buried in the town number of others were taken by launch to the nearest hospital, probably Los Baños or possibly first irrio on Voloane Island. This barrio is Manila. It is not likely that any but the women piloted thousands of people to the volcano and named Peripiraso, and an old bostman who has quoted will recover

Sench for the island proper upon which is this little barrio, which was more than two miles ennnot be questioned, from the crater of Tani Velesno, had contamed

When within a few hundred feet of the about sixteen houses and had probably housed

All about the shores of the lake and for milos into the back country, the orops and buildings are covered with a thick, slate coloured covering former site of the barrit, a bones in the

of the blue mad belched forth by Taas. It has approaching with several Filipino oarsmen closer inspection. alxoard, and a

destroyed everything upon which it has fallen. long object, which on this part of the province of Batangas is famous

proved to ha

boily.for its orange crops: there will be destroyed and

Engineer Commander William Onyon, E.N.. materially assisted the farther development of into German hands. No native troubles have know overy foot of the island well said dent Nituated Taal voldane. That its people are deid

on the Thames at Richmond, · The devico con

the German possessions in those parts. The occurred in any of those possessions. The ow railways that are being built by the postal arrangement with Now Gaines and the country and paving the way for commersial, the purpose, but it has buen further improved by Ufferent governments are opening out the neighbouring islands has proved suficient for mining and agricultural enterrriso ponotrating an agreement made by the government with to the very centre of the continent. German of shipowners in the Fiji Islands for the forwarding of the mails received by the steamers

a

about fifty people

RUINED OBANGS ORUP.

and several Admiralty experts have made a number of tests with a "Paragon" propeller, the invention of on Austrian Based E. Vojeck, sists of two small blades which turn underneath a revolving drum, and its object is to enable the craft to be steered without the use of a trade has increased with the rent, the high prices of the Cavadian Royal Mail Line on thoir way When the bence neared the launch it was as-it is thought that the trees will surely die. One rudder. It is stated that it is also possible to ruling for African producs of various kinds in from Vaconter to Australia by a special cortained that the main who answered the hail of the interesting and pitiful sights seen nilalong!

ge stern first or bow first without reversing the engines. The tests occupied an hour and a half, and the craft employed was a small motor bont of about svo horse-power, which at present is the only vessel in this country fitted with the new propeller.

Jan. 1, 1911.

steamer to Samon-

Kinoohan-Exports are on the increase, purt ioularly as regards decorticated gromadants, of which 10,0:0 fees were skipped ddring the year under review. The prospects for the ensuing

given from the launchi was taking his brother's that he led seen many other bodies of doad body to Tulisny; that he Ind idesitiked him and propie at the same spot.

the shores of the lake was the scores of baridles of the mud covered foditer down to the Filipinos and ping carb o drivers bringing lake for the purpose of washing it, in the en deavour to make it palatable for their faithful burden barers,

foreign markets having created a brisk demand forexport, whilst the wages earned by the natives working on the railway lines have by raising their purchasing capacity had a stimulating effect on the import business. It appears that eren in parts where a system of barter has season are stated to be favonrable aidy it is i gaze of the party was a group of twelve bulishoro,” said Father Jose Algus, director of the

No. of Gross Average bear Vessels, Tonnage. Bize

488 450 4,070

187,858 4,134 460.683 15,366 455.167 207.964

Line.

Ellerman Linou (Lii:) (including Bucknall'aj. 120 British India ... ;. 138

White Star Lino

.30

P.and O. Company...

63

Alfred Holt & Co....

67

Eller, Dempster & Co. 101

320 043

Union-Castle Line

·44

314334

Furnioss Line

100

Leyland Lino

41

20

T. & J. Harrison

the

interior has been much impeded. Palm oil and palm kernels have been brought to market in 7.225 large quantities and have been sold to Europe 6089 at remunerative prices. This maize crep, however, 319 has been disappointing in consequence of the 7,258

m', whilst that of cotton has fallen, short of *305,810 2,833

that of inst year. 244,625 5,966 240,037

12.002 43 227,290 5,206

an

cours) o

article

BODIES BURIED IN NUD. Upon landing, the first thing that wet the

overtaken by the arealial explosion of Monday all together, where they had evidently hee morning. Other bodies were scattered here and thore, all sumi-buried beneath the oceans Weese, while wandering about, discovered two of blue, wet, hot and which had been eject from Taal the morning before. Liteonnt. De smell puppies underneath a bush, and another member of the party found a rooster, and these, it was at flest thought, were the sole survivors of the tragedy. It was afterwards learned that from this barrio to the town of Talisay. seren burned and wounded Filipinos were taken

NO SIGN OF LIFE.

observatory, in an advisory telephone message to the Governor-General. "Jadging from the records of our instruments and the porsistent

be another violeuk eruption of Taal volcans, in continuation of the seismic morements, I am of the opinion that there will in all probability which case the resulting fall of lava sad ashur and the tidal wave may bring loss of life along the shore,'

"More back all the inhabitants of the Inke

AMERICANS ARE MISSING,

Later.

It is now practically certain that 300 or 400 persons lost their lives on the island of Taal in trying to escape from the island. Two Americans are reported missing. killed by lava in a banca trying to make their: Twenty-one persons are known to have been way across the lake. horribly burned.

Fito survivES. WORD

killed at Talisay,

Thirteen pople are known to have been.

hitherto obtains payments in money are now expected shipments will reach at least 20,000 tons The following excerpt from the table in teeming more and more general..

of a value of £750,000 in the Syren gives the tonnages of British lines with

This colony has suffered greatly from the next twolre 200,000 tons and upwards: -

months. Soya bean-oil junndations Сипхой by unusually heavy is only beginning to become rainfalls the milway embankments have of export, but itappanra donbtfulwheth. washed away in many places, owingor, considering the primitive prosses at present to which the coramunication. with

in use, the quality underless favourable circamp. stances would satisfy buyers in Europe. The mail steamers of the Norddeutscher Lloyd now call regularly at Tsingtan, thus facilitating dirent imports from the mother country. The milway is increasing steadily, but the Shang passenger and goods traffle on the Shangtang tung Mining Company, in spite of a larger The Cameroons continue to make steady pre-cutpat of ceal, has not so far been firiancially gress, but nothing-deserving of special mention successful. has occurred. The high prices obtained for pro- dues has chiefly benefited the native dealers ow It is ominently satisfactory, remarks aing to the growing competition amongst foreign London paper, to find such gratifying reports merchants, The construction of the railway from all sides in regard to the flourishing, state lines is progressing antifactorily. The north-Chamber, the object in view of rendering of business experienced by our mercantile marino era fine has completed the quays af Duale and during the year which recently came to a claso. is now open to traffe for 107 kilometres; 45 foreign countries boing attainable only to a very exception of the six already referred to has with the military burial corpsk Almost withont exception t'e directors of all kilometres more have been laid, but owing to our large shipping companies which present the damage caused by hovy rains are not yet their annual reports to their shareholders at the available. It has served to stimulate trade end of the year, had a note of optimism in both with the interior by the greater facilities it their reports and the chairmen's speeches, offers for the transport of prodage. The south of During the last three years, so many of our lino je far less advanced owing to the

Cunard Line

Class Line

Lamport & Holt

53 224,622 4,238 43 212,806 4,949

Desi merchant ships have been, lying idlo at

borthside in the decks and at the quaysides that proprietors were beginning to despair of ever again seeing any return on this invested capital, But cargoes are now to be had in planty at egunerative ratos, and the Rod Ensign

greater difficulties presented by the evaformis.

tion of the country. Cocos and indi-rubber are the two chief objesis of cultivation of the results of the latter it is, however, still too early to judge.

In South West Africa tho hopes of increased activity in trade, consequent upon the inding of diamonds, have not been fully realized, as

the island, all closer to the crater than the first. After leaving the town of Peripirato; several other barrios along the shores of the lakes on were visited, and unt & siga of human habitation or a living thing could be discovered. The Constabulary offtours and their mon thorongly

fact, the whole island upon which the volcano is starched every village, bat they hul all been deeply imbed and buried in the mad. In situated bus sunk about six or eight feet and all the villages which a co were along its shoros

are you?.

600 ARE DEAD.

DEATH LIST UNDER-ESTIMATED. Colonel Frederick G. Hodgson, chief qan: ter- waster of the Philippines Division, received the following telegram on Wednesday evening from ment, who is at the song of the Tusi eruptions Captain W. Metcalf, quartermaster dopuct-

San Nicolae, near Taal

"Hodgson, Manila. "Camped on lake at month river Taal. Leave

for the introdnetion of preferential duties The desire frequently expressed of late between the mother country and her colonice does not meet with the approval of the Hamburg Germany economically more independent of

It is certain that every porson with the limited extent even under the most favourable perished, and the total number of these who circumstances. The total importe into formany have met death as a result of the catastrophe of raw materials and articles of consumption is certainly not less than 600. To substantiale in 1908 amounted to 7,164 million Marks view with the assistant to the doctor who this estimate, your correspondent had an inter whieh only 22 miliona in value vaccinated the people on the volcano faland not were received from the colonies, whilst long ago. He said that at that time about 800 Many report members of family dead. Raynn porsons were vaccinated, that in the opiniouari sotally destroyed; one saved out of popula ferential rates might benefit Cermin industries, is about 600.

Pre-tro estimate of those on the island who perished mud. Shocks from volcano are more frequent but would raise the prices of foreign goods in Several of die other barrics were visited with Kost full of people fleeing to Taal. Send this and of greater daration as night apprenches the colonies and prevent the latter from The island itself is atterly devastated and swapt

n like result: all was desolation and awful silence.ty way of Taul supplying their wants in the cheapest market. from one and to the other by the terrible explo- At the same time preferential rates would necessions and the storm of rocks, stones, blue mud and sitate the abandonment of a fundamental prin- ashes which rained down after the awful shocks.

of Monday nouring. The island used to b

at

once to examine shores. Met many people wing from Subig and report barrio destroyed.

INTIMATIONS

HEAD ONE MASS OF

RUNNING ECZEMA

Took Every Hair Off A Pitiful Sight. Kept Someone Night and Day to Prevent His Scratching. After Second Application of Cuti- eura Ointment, Itching Stopped. Now Has Lovely Skin and Hair

Thanks to Cuticura Remedies.

"I have a pleasure in enclosing & photograph of tchy by which you will see that there is nơ trace of eczema left.

When ho

was three months his title head and face became one mass of running genems which took every tai off his head one his little were most.closed up. He heenate A pitiful Fight. and it kept some one night and day to prevent bi

res

from scratching himself and making it lifeed. The doctor attended him for about three. mobs and gave us ointments and medicines which did in 19 goot, Then we turned to patent vin linets. felt daunted sit we read of a cure by the SU na result, Wn Cufigura Remedies Then we carefully apidled Cultura Osment. After the cent appiest thitching stepped, He made RO friher nitempts to serafelt, and week lie was on the high rart to recovery. We ranting ith Cuticura Soap and Okit. ment, and in haut five wicks there was on. trace of egen, The bry lovely in and A beautiful end of hair, thanks to us, Boap Cork 7:" Mis, A. Maging, 10, Pull St., Tardore, (Siered) 8o. Wries March 20, 1010.

Soll throughout the world. Donate: Lon- don, 27, Clerque Lention, Ltd., Care Town, etc. B. K. Paul, Orienta: USA, Fette: True Comfor Sale In

RACING SEASON

ZEISS

1911.

PRISM

BINOCULARS

CAN BE OBTAINED FROM

of her exports of 1,217 million Marke of the person's most likely ie knoty a nonservation of thres hundred, buried under five fact of CHS. J. GAUPP

no more than 35 millions went there

WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

is once more fluttering in the breeze in almost every nook and cranny of the world. The shipbuilding yards have also received orders that diffonities in the exploitation of mines, par- ciple of German customs lezislation, viz., that all almost covered with profuas vegetation and was separated from the Pacific Mall S. S. Co., has

are likely to keep their building slips full, and all their plant employed at full time, for many are fully maintaining our mercantile maritime

months to come. These signs indicate that wo

supremacy, and that our shipowners are es

enterprising as their predecessors, who built up, step by step, the magnificent advantage on the see that we inherited as our birthright, and have not yet sold for the proverbial mess of pottage. It is for the protection of this prest ses trade and the ships that carry it that our fighting Navy exists, and the larger and more busy our mer- chaut fleet grows the more comprehensive and efficient must be the great service which protects it and does so much to keep the peace of the

world,

The Tovo Kisen Kaisha, which was recently

6

famous for the good hunting on its bills and made its railway connection in the United in its valleys. To-day all has been swept away Status with the West rn Pacific Railway, which and is covered with a layer of the blue mud and inaugurated its services in August fixt year. 12 on Monday morning by angry Taal. The branches of be Gould system and is 927 miles aghes which, hot and moist, was belched forth The Western Pacific Railway is one of the many explosion itself must have hoon truly horrible. foar, ex'ording from San Francisco on the Great trees were mowed down close to the Pacific ecast to Salt Lake City in Utah, the agh round as if by a giant scythe. Nut one was the vast agricultural fruit and timber ferritory. stumps bour inute witness to the strength and re tsources of Utah and Colorado at St left standing, and their charred and splintered of Calif. rnia and the great coal and minerale awful power of the titanie forces which were Ciy the new railway connects with the Denver furned loose that morning,

་

CEATER IS CHANGED.

reelt of the catastrophe. Before, visitors will The crater of Taal has entirely changed as a remember, there were three vents, which rave which barely indicated that nature's forces were forth their quota of steam, in little wisps constantly, although silently, at work. To-day, looking down into that some crater, which, is mile gorosa, nothing can be seen but a whirling, which noxious gases rise, the whole mounting foaming mass, of black and white steam, through thousands of foot in the air.**

a

NOT A BIGN OF VEGETATION.

had their being, raising bountiful crops and The island is a complete ruin agriculturally,

many hundred head of cattle and horses grazel. Where before handreds of happy people lived and

today at a sign of vegetation, not a single covered. Instead, the blue grey mud covere living animal, not a human being is to be dis

of the trees, and orer all pervades the awful, everything except the charred, splintered stumps nerve-racking silence which slogo is to be ex at the scenes of tremendous perienced catastrophes.

6

& CO., HOME PRICES

AT

WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST FOR FREIGHT OR PACKING

£9.5.0

8 x £6.10.0 X (stalking) £7.10.0

£6.0.0

*

NEW MODEL 6 × weighing

70%, can be carried in

vest pocket, £6.0.0

ALBO

CHRONOGRAPHS AT ALL PRICES.

an Rio Grande Railroad throw which connections are made with the Burlington i Lines and other lines reaching all points both Union Pacific, Rock Island, Missouri, Pacific. east, north and south. The ronto by which the recognized for many years as the most desirable new und pierces the Sierra Neradas has been of all, but the opening of such a railway through the wild and tortuous Feather River canyon and the Sierras was considered as a mere difficulties of ornatruction. To dream, how- dream, because of the great expense and ever, has been realised by the engineering triumph of this now transcontinental line.

count for greater earning power, fuster, safer Pacific Railway are its low grades, permanent The ramarkable features of the Western

conveyance and comfort for passengers. constraction and freedora from snow drifts which

order to secure the low grato of no over 1 bridge building and tunnelling had to be done. per cent, at any point, a considerable amount of

where the new road reaches, in 2,000 feet lower WHY GO TO The elevation of the summit of the Sierras, than any other railroad line entoring California, and it is expected that no snowsheds will be needed. The advantage of this fact are

absolute countert, aumarred by asy indisposition inestimable both from the railroad man's aud traveller's viewpoint. It assures a journey ol because of rarefied atmosphere.

The most interesting part for the passoners

ionlarly in the more remote districts, bare raw materials should be admitted free of duty, arisen, which have raised the working expenses unless applied only to articles such as coffee, und are not always easily removed. Many com cocca, &a on which the duties have been imposed panies formed have subsequently proved to be for the purpose of roronue. The exemption of over-capitalized, which bescarred a considerable these would no doubt permit the growers to docline in the unduly inflated quotations of their obtain hotter prices for them in the German shares. The government monopoly, inspite of markets and thus stimulate production, but only the strong opposition encountered on the part of a comparatively small number would, after all private explorers, has shown favourable results, derivo any advantage from it-and it would be tant as without it the prices obtained for the diamonds amount to a subvention paid by flisimperial gov. found would no doubt have beos considerably ment to farmers abroad out of the pockets of lower. The export of copper ore has continued taxpayers at home. As to raw materials, the in- satisfactory, bat the production of soal and troduction of differential rates would probably sabestos is still in an incipiest stage; the marble tond to raise the prices quarries are being worked on a small scale, but the quantities produced in the colonies of them, as promiss far results. Agriculture and cattle bear too small a proportion to the world's breeding are increasing in importance, particu. supplies to exercise any offect on vaines. A COMPANY MEETING,

lar attention being paid to the cultivation of calculation based on the present figures of ex- UNION WATER BOAT CO., LTD.

Indian corn and tobacco, but the yield this ports and imports shows that a reciprocal aboli The annual meeting of shareholders in the farmers, who as a rule possess too little capital

season has not come up to the expectations of tion of the import duties would reduce the rove abore Company was held yesterday afternoon at and are dependent to a great extent on credit the imperial exchequer some two millions, losses mues of the colonies by M5,400,000, and cost the office of the general managers, Messrs. lumigrants continue to arrive in fair numbers which there is no occasion for, as already over Dodwell & Co. Mr. G. H: Medhurst presided, and it is hoped that with Increased facility of 60 per cent. of the trade of the colonies is and there were also present: Messra. P. J. transport from the interior, such as the railways with the mother country, the erast figures Bisschop, J. W. C. Bonnar, C. G. Wok, T. www planned will provide, a wealthier class of according to the latest returns being, of imports Kusumoto, R. Shewan, A. J. Skelton (consalt settlers may be attracted and a more active ing committee), A. Ellis, J. D. Aul, E. A. Gazport trade be established in têms.

62 per cent, and of exports 66 per cent, May, E. Grant Smith (seorotary).

Moreover, the difficulties tikoly, to arise out of ceeding satisfactorily, the general state of demand careful consideration, for it is to be as- German East Africi.-Development is pro- existing commercial treaties with other Pors affairs has distinctly improved during the past smaed that in all cases where the "most favour The CHATEMAN said:-Gentlemen,- With

year, the steady extension of the railway system ed natione lapse" has boon inserted, participation your permissionI will dispense with the formality opening ont now districts and the money spaut in preferential rates granted to the colozies volcano island the party had still to go through

AKARTEENDING SCENE. Heartrending as had been the view on the of reading the report and accounts. The profits on the construction of the lina: stimulating the would be claimed. Besides, as to German East an experience which tried the fortitude of the for the year under ravisw amount to $35,548.55 demand on the part of the antive population Africs and Bamos goverment is bound by the strongest man present. After throughly geuren as against $11.956.18 for the preceding year, he import trade has therefore been good, but Congo and the Sation Acts, which are of an inter, the place where before bad stood the largest by this line is perhaps the beautiful and which, I think, wo ausy consider satisfactory the export business has been much lees so, as, national character, to admit foreign goods into launch was headul for Talisay, where Major canyon and the Sierra Nevada Mountains: the Our Marius Superintendent reports that all the

and most populous barrio, on the island, the diversified seonory of the now Feather River Company's boats are in good condition and bare prices of which induced the natives to gather in

with the exception of india-rabber, the high those parts at the same rates as Gorman ones.

Sweet had been notified by one of his Constabu-rock-walled canyons of the Feather River been well kept up. All repairs to boats large quantities that found a rudy "enlo in the preferential treatment recorded by other Upon arrival at this town, the Major was in- reaches of water succeeded boiling, swirling,

Looking, in the next place, at the results of lary patrols that the culy survivers of the catas alternata with glen like mountain medows BECAUSE have been paid for out of current revenue,

trophe had been taken, and were being cared for.wrrounded by, mighty mountains, long smooth and the Spool Repairs Account which was

Europe, the articles grown in the country havo States to their colonies, the Chamber of Com formed that fourteen persons had been drowned angry rapids with amazing rapility, prosenting not boon in grout request. Sisil hemp, for Inaugurated last your for the purpose of cover.

moree is of opinion that they do not appear that the rescued people were being sheltered royal gorge ninety miles long, as described by by the big tidal wave of Monday morning and one of the few articles of any aufficiently important to engage Germany to in a house on the main street. instance,

& panorama of mountains and streams" Ä ing exceptional ropair bills has not been on. orvached upon. With this special account in

importance, has suffered from very

a well-known engineer. band and with the suggested opening of an prices and only farmers with ample menus are denied that the advantages granted to the house, they found it full of people and were shown the palatial fleet of the Toyo Kisen Keirha, offer adopt a similar policy, although it cannot be When the members of the party reached this This now transcontinental line, together with Iusurunes Fund by the transfer of $10,000 from likely to have made anything autofit. European colonies have 48 cortain extent assisted in this year's profits, I feel that without being settlements are increased in munnsual degree developing their natural resources. Uniform been picked from the water, where they had been soie Leunty and of enjoying every comfort OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN, CORNDE

survivors: an old man, a baby.trallorers to America and Europe a go'den two nomen, a boy and a girl, all of whom had opportunity of viewing the most transcendent unduly sanguine wo may safely look forward to owing to the extensive purchases of india rubber rates for all have, however, proved impractic blows from the shock of the aruption, a cireum and convenienco in occan travel. regalar and ingrossing dividends. The Acestates by British companies newly floated xblo owing to the different conditious stages which alone saved their lives. They were counts appear to call for no further comment, during the boom in the London market. Many prevailing in the different colonies, from but before proposing the adoption of the Report of them in over-capitalized and in many in which the report concludes that, even if and Accounts if any shareholder desires to ask a normous premiums have been paid, but preferential treatment has answered in many any questions I shall be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.

The Secretary having read the notice couvea ing the meeting,

Thezo being no questions, The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts, which was seconded by Mfr. Gox, and carried.

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready to-anorrow. Thouk you for your attendanc

'low'

no doubt the colony will proit by their advent, instances, it does follow that it would be equally

as they possess ample expital to work the planta advantageous in the case of Germany and her tions, whilst the original owners are now in a depandencies. position to take up new ground elsewhere. The calisation of cotton is not making the progress that might have been expected from the encour egement and support it has received from every quarter. Want of labour is stated to be the main

I regret to have to break off here, as thorsport contains much more that might interest your readers, but I am afraid I must already crave your indulgence for having exceeded the space usually allotted to me în your columse.

the BIX

ADMIRAL YASHIRO AND THE PANAMA AFFAIR.

all more or less barnod and several land suataiveci man one of the women and the boy and girl Bevere fractures of the arms and legs. The old were fearfully chatred and blackened. All wore donbtful if fire of them will live, although they miralty in Tokyo from Rear Admiral Yaskire demented when picked up. It is exceedingly

A telegram has been received by tho Ad- are receiving every care and attention possible

Commander of auder the airsupstances Me Whiting, super quadron, who states that the rumours to the Japanese Training vising teacher at Tannuzu, one of the Filipino Lis criticism of President Tafi's defensive doctors and Major Grove, of the Constabulary, policy regarding the Panama Canal is untrus, sistance he could, are rendering aid. who was one of the visiting party, but who The Admiral says he has not made any remained behind to give all the as statement on the subject either at a public

gathering or in private,

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N. LAZARUS

FOR YOUR GLASSES?

You will receive Fair Treat-

ment.

A Careful and Intelligent

Examination,

We have a Sound Option! Reason behindovery Lens.

N. LAZARUS,

D'AQUILAR ST., HONGKONG,

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round Foochow rocently were covered half-way SNOW NEAR FOOCHOW, : The Kuling and other mountain ranges down with snow, which remained for three or in the neighbourhood for six years. On the monutpine the show was over two to the four days. It was the heaviest fall of snow soon

eigner who went up to view the frozen regions soras placos, according to the report of a for-