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THE GOLDFISH INDUSTRY OF

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 27TH, 1911.

COLONEL YATE AND THE CROWN COLONIES.

MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS,

In amplification of recent talegrams, we tako from The Times the following report of the questions asked by Colonel Yate and the replies giron to him in Parliment

The rosting of goldfish of many varieties has been carried on ia Chins from time immemorial, nad still constitutos one of the minor industries of Catton. The shore grown, asa rais, by native gardeners or florists in small pondly or in earth with mass and

Colonel Yate asked the Secretary of State for on jars in which 'rocks covered

the Colonies to stats the rules, at prent ferns have been placed to afford n retrent from the light. No little care has to be taken with governing the military contributions of the tim fish, especially the spawning potiod. Crown Colonies, Ceylon, the Straits Settle-

ducing The eggs have to be removed from the reach ments, and Hongkong; the revenue; less fand of the males and placed in shallow dishes, sales, &s; the amosat of military contribution where the heat

the san hatoles the actual proportion which the latter boce to them. Plenty of sunshine is manusary to the the former for the ams Crown Colovios Inst health of the goldfish in all stages of its growth,year; and the revenue and expenditaro for Cinton. urposes of defence of the Federated Malay writes the U.S. Consul-General

years of domestication Fermarkable changes States. 420 natural form as the fish hare bean forts od. Specious may haseen without any dorsalThe Straits Sittlemonts and Hongkong com fin. with the tail aral other flus lobed and tufted, tribute 20 per cent of their rerouny, foss land aud the eyes projecting from their sockets like sales, and certain other deductions which it goggles. Fish over two feet long have been in would take too long to spoolty, and Ceylon cou- tributes 9 per cant. of its rovente, with similar this district but aro uncompa

deductions. The maximum contribution, is, however, limited in the ceas of Hongkong and the Straits Settlements, to the cost of the. garrison; and in that of Ceylon to three-fourths uf the cost.

in thoi

A thorough study of the colour of the local goldfish, based upon observation, dissipates the

pictures

travellers of overdrawn

many rogarding their colours. Both sexes of the golillah are of the same colour, and the asmo Ush at different stages of its development is of a ral, a golden hue, and a silvery tint. Varieties are also found of a dark brown verging to a black, and one rarity, called the silverish, retains the silvery throughout life.

VARIETIES, BEARING, AND PRICES.

Mr. Harcourt (Lancashire, N.E., Rossendale)

The last year for which 'Bgures aro available is 1909. In that year the revenue of Hongkong. les land sales, amonated to 86,732,529, and the military contribution to $1,210,739 the ro rouuo of the Straits Settlements to 88 706,942, and the contribution to $1,582,263; the re venus of Coylon to Ba38.169,414 and the con- about £86,000. tribation to

Ceylon niso provides the out of land and buildings "re- quired for military purposes.

At present goldfish are rared in this locality principally for sale is ornaments to gardens and houses. While a large umbor of variotles many le discovered in the grounds of specialists three principal varieties are sou on the market the top eye, having its eyes the top of its head, the pearl sealed the expenditure on defence to $448,213.

on

nament because of the resemblance of its scales to a peal, and the more common herring sail, so called because of the spright position of its main fin.

The

The revenue of the Fderated Malay States for 1909, loss loud sales, naoanted to $24,962,617,

In reply to a further question from Colonel Yale.

Mr. Harcourt sail-Under the arrangement which has been in foros for boat 15 years the maximum limit of the military contribution in The formales of the sorral varieties lay their the case of Hongkong and the Straits Settle- eggs from the time they are one year old, beginments is the whoio cost of the garrissa; in the ning, as a rule, in the first part of February ease of Ceylon, for special reasons, it is three-

process is continued for a period of some fourths of the cost. Po strength of the garri 40 days. One male will wats with four females.son and the contributions of the Colonies are During the warm weather the eggs will hatch determined by a variety of considerations, both in from 16 to 20 day, but during the old Imperial and local, which it is.

impossible wasther they require somewhat longer. When to discuss by way of question and answer. the fils are grown in java or other ressols the water has to be changed twice a day during the summer and ongo in two days during the colder months. The following wholesale prices are current at the present time (Feb. 6) on the Canton market, per 100 fish Fish, 40 days old Mixed 3 comte selected,

Fish

ish, accord- cents specially selected, 25 cents. ing to length: inch 30 cents; 15 inches, two and a half dollare; 23. inebes 15; 3 inches, 25: 4 inches, 100. These prices are for fixed fish and horring sails, and are about one-half what selected top-eyes and pearl scales bring. For fish 5, 6, or more inches long, special prices would asked. Single fish must be bar- gained for like every other commodity in China, the price depending upon the size, beauty and condition of the fish desired,

FOOD, UBER, AND BREEDING. The life of the local goldfish is not over 5 years. When they are first hatched they are fel on water insects, ephemera, sto., and later on duck's blood and well-washed rice. The best food for them is said to be mainood shrimps, but

The Federated Malay states, although they are not British territory, already make a very substantial contribution to the defence of the Empire by maintaining, in accordance with the Federation Agreement of 1895, a highly efficient regiment (the Mulay States Guides), which is intended to reinforce the garrison of Singapore in time

WBT.

IMPERIAL NAVAL DEFENCE.

Colonel Yuto (Leicester. Melton, Opp.) asked the Prime Minister whother, in view of the greator exposure of the Eastern Crova Colonies to attack from the sea, and of the lurer volames of the seaborno trade of the Eastera Dependencies as compared with that of the

-governing Dominiens, he would take steps to sosure that Imperiul Naval Defence shall be discussed at the Imperial Conference in regard to the interests of the Dependencies as well as in regard to the interests of the self-govern- ing Dominions; and whether, in view of the

g influence which the naval defence of the De pendencies mast, on account of their strategical position, necessarily have on that of the self-

fow people will go to the expense to supply themes of ring these strategic prablems

with this delionoy,

Goldfish are used to some extent as presents between members of wealthy families, but sel- do anong the less well-to-do classes. As a rule, anyone who wishes a bowl of fish for his garden or house purchases fish and bowl together from un

un itinerant pedlar or orders them from his gardener.

on"

While the breading of goldfish constitutes of the lesser industries of Canton, it must not be thought that it is carried on with any great knowledge of the science of ichthyology. The Chinese are principally guided in the rear- ing of fishes by practical and, possibly to some extent, by scientific observation, but they ap pear to know little or nothing about crossing and selection of specios, etc.

INGENIOUS THEFTS OUTSIDE CITY BANKS.

At the Mansion House, London, lust nonth, Henry Adamson. twenty-fur, tailof, and Charles Alexander, thirty-four, trave lar, both well dressed men, appeared on remand, before Alderman Sir Joku Boll, upon a charge of being suspected persons. On March 31 they were by Detective Sergeant Brown and

Hive outer of the City Police, wha

und noticed

loitering about Fenchurch Street. It was alleged that the prisoners bad been concerned in an

ingeni robbery of

from persons banks after cashing cheques, George Mag- nees, office boy to Ir. A. W. Bartlett, Great Torer Street, said that ou Murch 10 he had been to the London City and Midland Bank, Ferchurch Street, to pay in some cloquas to cash a cheque for £76, Ho was returning to his master's office when the prisoner Alexan ler came up to him, and, touching him on tho shoulder with an enrclope, said, "I am to take the money back to the bank, bocanse the nhague is not filled in properly. The witness replied thats will take it, and he gave the he would take it to the bank. Alexander said, "I wituess the envelope. The witness handed him the £9 6s.. thinking that he was a clerk from the bank, and that the cheque was inside the envel ope. When the envelope was opened by one of his master's clorke it was found to contain four, blank telegram forms, but no chan

Lane Mise Winifred Bish, shorthand writer in the moat of Ms T. W. Anderson. Food employ

Street, City Road, said that on March 24 sho went to the London City and Midland Bank Queen Victoria Street to cash a chegas for £37. Upon leaving the bank she was proceeding to- wards the City Road when a man, whom she now

kar recognised as Alexander, stopped outside the Mansion House Station, and said, "That cheque ven just gave me was not endorsed. Take this envelope give the cheque to the governor, and it endorsed. Givo me the money and I will take it back to the bank." Believing that he was a clerk from the bank, and that the cheque was in the envelope he had given her, the witness gave the £30 to Alexander. When the envelope was subsequent- opened no cheque was inside, but only throe empty telegram forans, Miss Kathleen Morgan, twenty-four, shorthand-typist to Mr. E. A. Öre, outside broker, St. Stephen's Chambers, Tele- graph Street, gave similar evidence in respect of a cheque £7 10s. The witness added that in consequence of this case she had lost her situa

The Magistrato: Monstrous. The wit- tin. mess said that her employer discharged hor without her week's wages, The Magistrato instructed a datactive sargeant to see the wit- ness employer on the subject. Sir John Bell committed the p

prisoners for trial, remarking that he anderstood there were twenty or thirty other cases in the Metropolitan district which would be investigated.

erning Dominions, be would reconsider the discusssil as a whole at the Conference, rather than 18 and unconnected problems at

afferent

Mr. Asquith-As the anfoty of the Eastern Crowa Colonies as well as that of self-govern- ing Dominious depends on our power to secure the command of the son, the discussion at the Conference of Imperial Naval Defeneo mast natally intors consideration of strategical questions affecting the defence of both.

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