Page
HAMBURG LETTER,
WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRE88,′′]
March 25th, 1911.
THE N. D. L. HALAVOE SHEET.
A careful perasal of the annual report and balance-shoot of the Norddeutsche Lloyd Steamship Co., just published, will show that the directors in proposing a dividend for the past year of only 3 per cent, instead of 3 or evon 4 per cent., as was predicted, are noting in the true interests of the concern; in fact it is just a question whether it might not have been- advisable to declare no dividend at all, until the reserve funds, which, it will be remembered, wore entirely lost in 1908, had to some extent at least boen replaced. The company, however, wsome to be in a fair way to retrieve its position, the improvement in the shipping trade during the twelve months under roview having afford. od remunerativo employment to its entire flost. The groas earnings amount to .. M.38,150,601
Frm which have to be deducted-- Working expenses, taxes and con- tributions to the scamon's insur- ance fund scoording to law. Interest on loans
M.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1911.
subjects taught to be left to the parish ociacils subject to the approval of the higher authorities. Although the results under the voluntary system obtaining at present are fairly satisfactory, will be seen from the following figures, it is thought that it is necessary to make it compat vory in order to reach all concerned ----
1896
1909 Schoola Papils Schools Pupils
199 2,210 137 1,754
Brandenburg... Pommoranis Saxony Westphalia Rhineland Hohenzollern...
1 26 3 25
43 741 15 271
-116 15:4
253 4.399
244 3,916
51
316 6,647 53 566
504
THE OPIUM TRAD
FROM THE HOME PRESS. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S APPOINTMENT. the London Gazette of March 21st pate an end The following notification which appeared in to all doubt about the inatter
.+
,!
18 CLEANLINESS HEALTHY P
SIR ALMET WRIGHT'S UNORTHODOX VIEWS.
and hygiens were put forward last month at the Some very unorthodox views regarding health second of the Lady Priestley memorial lectures of the National Health Society; The subject of the lecture was Bacteriology and Health," and the looturur was Sir Almroth Wright, M.D., FR.S. Lord Justice Moulton presided.
TRAFFIC TO BE STOPPED IN THREE-YELB, the placa is as rish in the element as is any grew strong, and by degrees Maruo felt the wisdom of the
formed by the Chinese Legation that the ex. A recout London paper saya-We are in- peotation concerning the negotiations now Prosceding between the British and Chinese Governments is that an agreement will be arrived at whereby the traffle in opium will be entirely stopped in three years' time.
The two points which China is now urging which apply to trade ju native regulatious opium simli in future apply to trade in foreign 3,660,985 opium, so far as China is concerned, and (2) 3.175,000 that any modifications proposed to be made in 78,582 the regulations after an agreement hoa len 4,767,931 reached shall be subject to further discussion. The British Government ses objections in 195,504 detail to both these proposals, and it is with the 1,457,583 object either of meeting the objections or of Traunfer to Depreciation scet. of
proving them to be groundless that the en- steamers, wharven, & 1
12,500,747 ferences are still proceeding, Written of on participations in norvion of other shipping the companion Transfer to renewal of coupons sheet
Booount
Interest on aconte current Reconstruction and repair account Third instalment of cost of the issuG
of debentures in 1908 -Transfer to Insurance necount
1,938,737
100,000 4,375,530
It is authoritatively denied that the infaronco can properly be drawn from recent statements that any sort of hitch liag
veda rred. REASON FOR DELAT
A NOTE OF WARNING.
a
MM: Bertillon and Berenger have issued note of warning to their country in regard to the last census returns namely, these for 1906. Will France exist 50 yours hance?" These authorities show that in 1871 the population of France was 35,360,000 against that of sad Berengor argue that in 1890, if matters do Germany with 40,800,000. MM. Bertillon not improve the population of France will be only 25,000,000, and that of Germany will have increased to 100,000,000.
if
you
YAZ who
who several months ago was shockingly disfigured by falling head downwards into the cogwheels of some machinery. His mouth and nose were
not die, but displayed reinarhablo vitality, 20 ons, and the muscles of the face out so badly that he could neither est nor talk.. Martin did The King has been pleased to appoint Field-geons was whether his face could be restored to that fually the chief problem before the mar Maraha! his Royal Highness the Duke of Con some resemblages of human shape and beauty, naught and Stratheart. K.G., K.T., K.P., Specialists held counultation, and decided to G.C.B., G.C.S.I..G.C.M.G., GUI.E.G.C.V.O make the attempt. The first stop was to make to be Governor-General and Commander-in- Chief of the Dominion of Canada,
new mouth and build angeles around it so that Martin could learn again to talk and est. NEW DISCOVERT OF BADĪGY.
The
proscea was slow, and the surgery dolleste It is announced that a source of radium has
and difficult, but the doctors worked patiently, been discovered in the wountains of Tatra, in dually the new mouth was shaped, the surgeons Plague Commission in India. He recommended and Martin was courageous and hopeful. Gra the neighbourhood of Zakopane, in Galicia, adding muselas taken from other parts of the there all sorts of sterilisation of floors, but that, Sir Almroth Wright said he was on the Professore Morozantes and Rosen, of the Univer-body sity of Granow, who have visi ed the body," body and kuitting them to what had been although it cost a lot, did no good; the flows confirm the news of the discovery, and any
left of the muscles of the face. The muscles cama hupping along, that
and did not care known spot in Bohemia, which, up to now, has being able to speak to the surgeons. At last said that if any member of the Commision
learned to
whether the floorn wore disinfected or not. ase then, and WW.B University of Cracow has decided to approach most as well as before the scoidest Skin was sido. (Laughter.) There was large talk about farnished most of the maium known. The Marin became able to eat with ease and talk al was in favour of doing nothing he was on his
joyful at the Government with a view to the mountains grafted to the month and cheeke with such deft catching rata, but he did not know that it was of Tatra being thoroughly prospected.
ness that the lower part of the face, it is mid, suy use. Certain diseases, like tuberculosis, was almost the same as that of an The Dext sud fond step was to provide a honraread inside the base and in schools. Its did no. That work was begun. The man's the early stages, and our present mothods of left arm was fixed rigidly to the upper left sido
a now not know whether measlos was infective in
removed, and that Enger slit kngthwise, and
with epideming work futile; the the fruger vas opidomains more as bad e60 years ago. the freshly opened dosh was laid fu the hollow got any disease you could keep it away by of the face where the nose formerly wse. The following certain rules, and that if you had a There was a widespread belief that
had not
and when the cohesion had become sufficiently them. That was a religion he had no sympathy plan was to let the finger grow fost in its place, disease you could make it better by following strong to amputate the flager and continue the with. People said you must have hard exercise, work building the skin around the nose.
certain amount of washing, and tain amosat of fresh air. He was
Dar- suaded that these rules were gaite wrong. per. (Laughter.) He did not say they did not con- daco to the amenities or pleasures of life, but there was no evidence that a man who took physical oxorcise was the loss lable to disse. In the future man would be an intelectual Maucherin, Chins, as usual, is the centre of believed that when a runn washed he washed off Since the outbreak of the plagne epidemio in machine on a tripal (Laughter.) It was for not taking any precautionary measures infected. They did take off a certain number undeserved and unfair attack. She was abraod microbes, It was much better to generally known that plague took its first boid aicrobes could get through a horny akíu. If against infection of the epidemie when it was of microbes, but they did harm as well. No Manchuria, and that the Chinese Eastern stewed and then had their skin rubbed and in the frontier region in Siberis and not in they went to a Turkish bath they were firs buting to various parts in Manchuria the coming ont of a Turkish bath. The religion of over which Chins has no practical doprived of those outer protectious. (Laughter.) dreaded pest. China was abused for failing to fresh air had got all sorte dangerous sides to it. At the meeting of the Windsor Town Conneilmaintain strict quarantino measures, when (Laughter.) He held the fresh-sir traatment
by the results socomplished by the doctors, both for consumption loan of £200 hod From Nichard Roere about antiplague work by the Chiness Government, not long ago-oortsia wen
dreadfal 1660 be paid aff." Richard Reare's will, dated it may be readily gathered that we have boa December 5, 1683, stated that there was £300 backward in placing the virulent plague bacilli due to him from the Coa, oration of New under control. There is every reason to believe Windsor, and that £200 of the set aside for the purchase of free land and the that China is not only willing but fully able to
the money should be eats applied to curtain aimahouses built by the
spread of the contagious disease. testator. Although
Now it is reported that a certain Power has a alone in front of the proposed to the Imperial Government that its money does not appear to have been invested as stations in Chinese territory in order to check almshouses records this donation of £200 the agents should be allowed to establish quarantine the spread of the pneumonic playne, would we feel certain that such a proposal not be countenanced by the Imperial Govern
THE COSMOPOLITAN (ITT
New York, according to a Paris contemporary, is the most cosmopolitan city of the world. In point of fact, it is the second German town of the world. Perliu has a population of 2,000,000, Hamburg 730,000, Munich 520,000, and Dreaded. 500,000. The Germans in New York The cause of the delay in arriving at a leds 737,447 true Americans, infants-and-paroute, number which it is propend,-to-distribute as follows discussed with the Indian Government, which There are 595,210 Irish, and these outnumber ion is that all. the questions involved must be born in America, and 639,000- German-born To reserve fund 5 per cout. ...M. 218,777 | is, of course, much more conoerned with a net-
2,750,000 tlement of the opium problem than the Hometras Israelite metropolis with 672,776 Jews, for their countrymen in Belfast. New York is a 3 0,000 Government. 100,000
Warsaw has only 262,884 Hebrews in her midst New York is moreover, the fifth Swedish town,
Leaving nait profits inenting to
To dividanda 3 per cent.
To renovation fund
To coupon sheet fund
forward to now account.
-1910.
M.
The following are the chief items enumerated in the balazos shret:
1939. M.
5.596,000
2,938,401
the eighth Russian town from the point of view of population.
FIVE PER CENT, FOR 223 TRABS.
INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE.
A CHINESE PROTEAT.
We take the following from the Peking Daily Now:-
·
Feagoing steamer82,507,000–108,330,000! The expectation is that the cultivation of recently Conseiller Luff vored: "That the Chinese and foreigo, to whom was entrusted the superstition.
tu
be
At
tho
B
K
dirty than
INTIMATIONS
SCRATCHED UNTIL
ITORE THE FLESH"
Itohing, Burning Skin Eczema. Body, Legs and Arms One Mass of Sores. Could not Sleep, with Constant' lich. Tried Cuticura Remedies and in Less than One Week Skin was All Right.
"E was in the latterent of the year 1908 that narty isck eams through my skin, and
I scratched unt I tore the drah. 1 ried several amtments to no effect. I rent to a in captial. they advised me to go to tuit Hosptist, But
I 14
I could no shep with the constant feb. I was that way uni on of about the month of January,
One day T chanced to me in the papers a stagulat euse fre inite, bus gave it ne crødenes. At last I raid, 'I will try the Cuticura Homedia: With the first wash and Cutirurs Ointment I used. I found their effects. I gat ons box of the Oment more, and is less than one work the skin was all right, and Ja no truest after it. I have not had a jetura of the same since, and I shall always praise the Outicure Remedied a belog the messa of my duro." (Signed) John Tyrrell, '94, Scotland Road, 1,iverpool, Eng., Apr. 9, 1910. Ina intericles Mr. Tyrrell addı: "The first appearance of any skin, eczama was a boring Itoh which I tore and left my body, legs and grine one mam of sores, It caused alieplen nights, but now I can sleep as well as ever," 4 single cake of Catleura Porg and Fox of quitoura Ointment are fire inficient, when gil else fails, Bold throughout the world. Depota: London, 77, Charthouse
N. 8. W., R. Town & Ca..
A Potter Drug & Char. Corp. Bole Trupe..
Pon-free, Outeurs Beol on Ac and salp here and their treatment,
London Hospital SURVEYING
leaving balance of M. 6,754 to bo corria British Government is in entire sympathy with the sixth Norwegiaa, the rarenth Italian, andtion has been the sole agendy for distri. Į Nobody had intre miorobas than the person
It is really an Indian question and, while the the Chinese Government in its efforts to restrict certain tresty rights which cannot be abandoned und finally to abolish the opian traffic, there are or impaired without las regard to the interests of the people who have hitherto enjoyed them. and trade in
will be opium
entirely atoppal years from the date the two Governments throo come to an agreement," was the official stata mont made to one of our representativos to-day by the Chinese Legation. 5.942,000 Origi ully, the idus was that they should ceste in woven years' time, but the course of the negotiations suggest that the more limited period will be acceptable to Great Britala.
River craft...
Assets.
Lighters, &c., in
foreign perts
Land and buildings in
Bromen
-Land und buildings in
Bremerhaven...
4,200,550
2,594,902
6,908,501
1,887,615
802,643
Land and busidinge in
foreign ports.. Coal and other stores Participation in other Costanies
other stores at
2,072,913
935,052 $33,025. 577,023 32,540,939 27,739,165-
2,145,133
2,481,286
other materials
home... Reserve pieces and
L
in
stock
5,128,591
Cash in hand and bal.
ence at Reichsbank
-217,936
Securities-
Bundry Debtor
Liabilities,
Share Capital
IrenrancoRemorve fund Insurance fand
Loan account Interest on Loans Beames and widow aud
orphan fands Instalments due for .new.steamare.... Due to agents and pur
veyors in 1911
the testator directed conqually the Carport,
combat the
were put in a
have made their preparations for the time when sinon 1688 He added that £200, with comtion belo, quarantine having for its object much-permanent disabilities were local infeo- agitation as this, of course, must cone quickly.
AND
SCIENTIFIC
BY
glass eage. Finally the air became very hot, and the men became very sleep. Then the doctor by a turbine arrangement, without letting in a drop of fresh air, stirred is vitiated air up. and the men become lively again. The whole of the doctrine of fresh air required The British Government, however, objeo
effects a whole theory-should-be-built up and room because it got hot, but that upon these rev Kion. It was awkward to be in a crowded to local offisiais making regulations out of their
He did not feel that with regard to public INSTRUMENTS own hands, as it wore, which would tand-tion pays £10 annually an interest on the money, restriot tresty rights.
and has also repaired the almashouses from fire
hygiene, domestin hygiene, or private hygiens "Of course, merchants will not be taken Linff said this Council had not had the pluck to to Recertain what is the nature of quarantine we never applied that which we had we shoult
to time
out of the corporate funds Councillor ment for a moment, it may still be interesting had reached any valuable knowledge, and if surprice. They have had sufficient warning and wise men with foresight would by this time raise £200 and liad been paying 5 per cent. aver and to whom the discharge of that official fano- 5,098,579 the trade must conse.
not be much worse. The end of such an pound interest at 5 percent, maut £15,250,000,
(Langhtor) Epidemio diseases were but incidents, and did no matter 319,678
First of
af all, 14,632,330 15,470.332 -WORIN THAN THE DRINK TRAFFIC.
Borough. 15,279,218 16,723,682 "The Chinese Government, in parsuing the
M.
M. negotiations with an earnest desire to come to
The Intest and largest British battleship, 125,000,000-125,000,000 a settlement, is backed by strong public Conqueror, building in the yard of Beardmore
71,975
51.940 opinion in China,
&Co., Glasgow, is to be launched in the first The opium traffic in Chins is much worse week of May. The Duchess of Connaught will -18,170,759 17,300,904 72,800,000 74,436,800 that the drink traffic in this country, and The Conqueror belongs to the same class of probably porforia the naming ceremony. $19,418
819,849 public feeling is very convinced in regard to super-Dreadgoazhts as the Thunderer, recently Already the trade has beets stopped in many faunched on the Thacot, the Monarch, building 578,254 452,363 provinces.
There are, however, other provincos in which at Elswick, and the Orion, under construction 8,000,000
either the offlorals aro so half-hearted or the at Portsmouth. The leading particulars of extent of country is so large that the trade can-
this vessels aro as follows: not properly be controlled, much less suppressed,
Displacement ... It is entirely in the interests of social mor Length ality that China wauts it abandoned in every
Цеаш part of the country.
Draught Horse-power Speed
2.051,128 47,665,445 Bury Creditors 28,403,831 Bandry other liabilities 8,910,466.
THE HERRING FISHERIES.
This German herring fisheries have developed in a most gratifying manner during the last ten years, the catch het Reason exceeding that of any previous cine to a considerable extent, there
having been a steady increase every year since the beginning of the century. The total yield in 1900 amounted to 92,430 brls., whilst in 1910 it reacked 333,708 bria, of a value of 11 million Marks compared with 31 milions in the former year. The number of vessels employed in the trade has risen from 118 to 271, the increase being chiefly in steam trawlers, of which there are now 68 against wight ten years ago The principal fishing ports are Endon, ElsBeth Drake, Louer, Nordenham, Bremerhaven, Gosaleminde, Vegesack and Glückstadt,
THE FIELD OF MUST.
it.
tain, because no Government in this country "An arrangement with Great Britain is cor would be supported by pablig opinion in main- taining the opium trade merely for the profit to be made out of it.
BRITISH COMPANY'S FIGHT OVER CHIN SE CONCESSIONS.
FOREIGN OFFICE ACTION.
BRITAIN'S LATEST BATTLESHIP.
is
& CO.
AND
which would purchase the entire freehold of the the W. F. STANLEY tealth both in and out of a certain locality, the non-infective diseases were due to micrubes. must be efficient, but must at the same time dis Bygiene was a question of fighting microbes turb, in the least degree possible, the established It was said that prevention was better than commercial relations, It follows, therefore, enre.
He did not believe it. (Laughter.) As that all quarantine regalatious should be so Kruger said, let them wait till the tortoise puta framed as to interfere no more than may be its head out, then kill necessary with travel and commerve.
it. The
land that quarantine or sanitation measures are pure the policy of killing the microbe inside the been to kill to microbe outside the body. That
programme It has been almost universally established was very difficult to do. Against that they had questions of interasi administration and no body, wait bust could be done if they would fake E. R. WATTS & foreign country can interfere with them. It is the trouble to study it. The body had proteo. true that international quarantine conferences tive and destructivo substances and these could have been held in foreign countries, the signs be enlisted in the fight, Research was necessary. tory Powers arree to co operate with each other. It was no good filling hospitals with people they to this end. But it has been expressly recom- did not know how to treat. He had seen twenty mended in the Second International Conference, sue doctors round a rich man's bed, and aut oue held at the City of Mexion, that all measures of them know anything about him. (Laughter.) relating to international quarantine should be wholly within the control of the national govern- ments as opposed to state or foreign govern- ments.
**
**
22.500 tons. 545 feet, 88 foot.
27 feet.
27,000.
*** 414
21 knota,
it is understood, to be armed with the new The Conqueror and her sister battleships are, 13.5ie gau, throwing a projectile of 1,2501b, weight.
-"OREATER · EDINBURGH."
H.M.S. "NEPTUNE.".
NEW, GUNNNEY SYSTEM.
The Portsmouth correspondent of a London
BRITISH INTERESTS IN JAVA.
Mr. E. J. Hammond, who has just returned to London after a long visit to the Fast, in an interview with a representative of the Evening Standard, had some interesting remarks to
in the Datch possessions.
SON.
ALWAYS
KEPT
IN STOCK
& CO.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
An amazing forecast of the future of the Scottish capital has been made by Professor Geddes, one of the Advisory Commitice of paper reporting on a series of Important gun.
make as to the development of British intorgats CHS. J. GAUPP the Edinburgh Town-Planning Exhibition. In very trials carried out by the now Dreadnought said Mr. Hammond, and during that time I "I was out in the East for nearly six mouths," Greater Edin-battleship. Neptune in the Mediterranean,
armament of ten 12a. guns, but in her case soil in Sumatra is available for cultivation that had good opposincities of studying the condi
those in the two barbettes astern are super in Java, owing to the large amount of load Like all ships of her class, the Neptune carries Java in the Straits, and in Samara. Far moro tions of business and of cultures generally in
imposed ono pair of gana firing ever those in the barbette below it, The two barbaties on required in Jars by the native population, and also for the reserves naade by the Government the broadsides are en echelon, and there is one barbette right forward. The object of the for the future requirements of the largely
Admiral Sir Percy Sostt is largely interested, trials was to test a new system of gan control increasing population, even seventy-five years
and he was present ou board all through the and direction, in the invention of which Vice-
rapidity of fire, accuracy of control, and the tests. The main features of this invention are ease with which those results on be obtained, The new director" will, it is claimed, double the affectiveness of all faturo battleships and armoured cruisers.
obtained a concession from the Chinese Govern- bargh, he alluded to the influence which says
The trials of a British Company, which the course of a lecture on Mr. Justice Parker in the Chane Court last and Clyde canal will be likely to have a ment said to be worth millions, ware detailed to Rosyth, and still more the prospective Forth month The matter arose on an application by the future of this city. He anticipated, he said, Mr. Murdoch, ons of the largest shareholders in a great growth of industry and population along the Eastern Pioneer Company, Limited, to the banks of the canal, and there will here to bo rastrain the comps sy from making an age developed a chain of garden villages and towns ment for the formation of a new combination to linking up Edinburgh and Glasgow into a vast work the conversion.
bipolar capital, one of the vastest, as well as best- the conesssion-is work mines and minerals pointed out, already incrades the bulk of the Mr. Rozer, KC. (for Mr. Murdaab), ssid sifnated, cities of the world. The region, he in the province of Szechnen, an aros twice the population of Scotland-wall nigh three taillious sies of Great Britain-wes obtained. In 1899, out of fire. The "old, age-long rivalry of Edin and was, bo believed, the most important and bargh with the great London itself must, the the most valuable erer obtained from the Chi-Professor declared, amid applauso, "again be neta Government. The Bastaru Pioneer Con-renewed, albeit upon a happier and more peace- pany, with a capital of £200.00), was formed in ful spiral."
same your to work the concession.. Considerable difoulty was experienced in working the concession, and in obtaining proper Botection from the Chinese Groversioont. The the Polytechnic Health Society at 309, Begeut Dr. Josiah Oldfield, speaking at a meeting of and subsequently the Chinese Gorernment throw
Rising in 1903 caused the work to stop, street, or "How Mental Force Cures Disease,
the
Bozer
-
UNHOLY PARSION" POE SURGICAL OPERATIONS,
akad.
Generally speaking, the valloys and low- lands are in the occupation of the native popu Iation, where they have their rice folds, and hera tobicon and sugar are also grown. The cultivation of tea, coffee, and rubber by Euro- as is mostly in the higher lands. Thus the available land in Java is steadily increasing in Talue.
The yield last year of mast. (new wine before fermentation is completed) in Germany is estimated-al-794,918 hectolitres, or an average of 7.6 per hectare in districts nearly exclusively devoted to viniculturo, the value being about 1.54,699,890, equal to M.68.8 par bl. and M.524 per ha; in those in which the Cultivation of the grape plays a secondary part it is computed at 51,221-hl, worth M.3,591,492, the total thus amounting to 816,139 ll, valued at M 58,291,382, or, taking the entire area of 112,506 ha, to an average of M. 518 por ha. In the difficulties in the way of the company. Fuiling to pointed ent the necessity of recognising that reults boing most satisfactory to the gunnery of coffes and rubber told me they would rather i previous year the sros was slightly greater, about 114,757 ha, which produced 2,020,620 hl, valued at M. 73,171,594, or M. 638 par hl. How disap. pointing the result of the vintage has been to the poor growers is shown by a comparison with the average yield of the two quinquennial periods of 1893-8 and 1902-7, when 25.6 ul. worth M 85.4 per hl, sad 24.0 worth M.12.7 were gather ed per ha. -
CONTINUATION SCHOOLA. Attendance at the continuation schools in rural
cession
(256
N. LAZARUS
FOR YOUR GLASSES?
BECAUSE
The Neptune left Portsmouth about two
Although there is an abundance of labour carried out in the neighbourhood of Aranci Inbour dificulties. Java is the only place in the WHY GO TO months ago, and the experiments have been
iz Java, some parte are not altogether free from Bay, a retired part of the Mediterranean, the
East where there is no contrast labour, but although labour is entirely free, many planters obtain justies, the company appeated in 1906 fo. thoughts were things. Alluding to surgery, he experts. Hut all particulars of the fring, or the Foreign Office, and prolonged negotiations
remarked that "clean hands and a pare heart" between the two Governments followed, without were essential to the surgeon, but he thought it the officers of the ship, who state that the Ad-even with its increased coat, and know that concerning the new invention, were refused by work under the same system as in the Straits, any real satisfaction boing cbfained. Finally, the wax due to the neglect of the second part that miralty have ordered the outcome of the tests to they have is regular supply of labour always in Foreign Secretary adrised a money claims against much of the modern passion surgery had be regarded as strictly conßdential. It has, their fields. the Chinese Government which course was developed. He did not think it wind that lowever, transpired that the practice male was
There is no doubt that the opportunities adopted. Now the directors proposed the forma pople should get the idea that every woman remarkably good. On one occasion four of the for the profitable employment of capital in Java tion of an international combination for working appendicitis was fashionable. (Laughter.) There 150ft, of a flag post that had been izvored to a
and man should undergo an operation boonase Larbette guns planted shots within a radius of sre exceptionally good on account of the sband- the mines, instead, a Mr. Murdoch gathered, were far too many surgius operations nowadays buoy between 8.000 and 9,000 yaris distant, or lately necessary for such onltures as tes, and auce in general of cheap labour, which is abso- of pursuing the compensation claim. He con- He was not running down surgery; it was close on five miles. tended that such action was altra vires Out.
Since then thirty-six that tea to be grown there cheaper than in the
tobacco. One interesting point about
Java siders would thus be given the benefit of a coning of what be called the anholy passion for be discharged within three and a half minutes, A most valuable science. He was merely speak.rounds from the 12in. gans have been r which a large sum iad been paid.
British Colonies. There are many estates in Mr. T. M. Healy, K.C. (for defendants), mended by the doctor as a most efflcasions oure,rangea. The test of firing one pair of super. fall local expenses, while on account of the
ing operated open. Falling in love was com- under battle conditions, districts not having been compulsory so far in said his clients quite simitted that the share-There are," he said, "few things more men- imposed guns over the other pair antern was hopes of labour and the larger crops made, et the longest Java producing tea at 3d per lb., inclusive of Prussia, a Bill is now being introdused in the holders had some ground for complaint, but tally valuable than falling in love, and if I had not carried out, nor were the broadside guas Upper Chamber of the Kingdom to empower that they should part with the concession for the power I would see to it that every girl folled across the desk. The structure of the ship
they entirely disagreed with the
the average cost price of production is flower suggestion
than in British India or Caylon. the authorities in the communes" or parishos
or £300,000 as compensation from $200,000
in love. It heals a-grest-misuy people and
at I was not injured by the immense strain from
"Chiefly owing also to the abundent laboar of the provincos of Brandenburg, Pommerania, the Chinese Government, and thus be prevented have observed with the greatest interest cases the discharge of all the beary guns.
supply, Jara can grow tolasco at as low a cost Saxony, Westphalia, and the Rhinoland and of bodies for the sale of a concession which was doctor, I am going to get married.""
from entering into negotiations th other ment, have said. You need not come
of women who, after having
ing been under treat-
as anywhere in the world. Then the planting the principality of Hohenzollern to make it to for worth millions
come suy longer, all youths under the age of eighteen that have Mr. Romer (who had ben handed a document and hate, and alluding to the valus of good He proceeded to refer to the bad effect of fear loft school, with the exception of such as containing confidential information) said the
a materially affected bis position, and tempor said there was nothing more valuable in -in the possession
information certificates of
cansed bim considerable doubt whether it would indigestion than to practice good temper. entiling them to one year's military be advisable to press the Chinese Government ad temper was one of the most serions causos *service, or ато receiving
instruction for £200,000, when it might be more beneficial of dyspepsia he kusw. in other institutions or privately, provided that to the company to allow the negotiations to
BENARKABLE OPEBATION-MAKING A in the latter case the same is considered sufici in the concession was to be given to foreign proceed. His main objection was that a share
NEW. PACE.. ent for the purpose by the President of the persons. province. The whole course to consist of three Mr. Justice Parker made no order, except consɔcutive winter terms, and the choice of the that the costs be costs in the motion,
are
(Laughter.)
The New York correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph writes:--At St. John's Hospital, New York, the surgeons have almost finished building an entirely new face on Timothy Martin,
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.
ment.
You will roosiva Fair Treate
ment.
A Careful and Intelligent
Exmination
We have a Sound Optimal Besson behind evory Lani-
N. LAZARUS,
OPTICIAN, CORFER D'AGUITA SP., HONGKONG,
of the new Rabrata coffee promises fally to re- OPTHALMIC store the prosperity which was formerly asso oraciously pleased to appoint the thin coffee at a lower coat then is possible for cisted with this cultars in Jars. Owing to the The London Gazette announces that the King high yield of this tree, Java promises to grow following to be H.M. Vios ConsulsMr. John coffee grown in other countries. Langford Smith, for the Consalar district ofing is also another profitable source of employ- Sagar-grow. Changkius, to reaide at Chungking; and Mr.The large Dutch and British interests in Hubert Leonard Higga to be his Majesty's Vice-Consal for the Consular district of Ningpo Java," added Mr. Hammond, "are working 20); Mr. William Norman Dao, at Paket; ince: so. The Dutch people, and also the and Wenchow, to resids at. Ningpo (January quite amloably together, and will always con- and Mr. Josiah Crosby and Mr. John Francis commercial classes in Jars, recognise that. Jahas, for the Consular district of Bangkok foreign capital is of great advantage to them (March 12).
in the development of the Colony."
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