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HAMBURG LETTER:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 80TH, 1911.

AIRSHIP.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

The Shanghoz Mercury in discussing the prospects of Shanghai in the forthcoming Interport match eye --

it is only quite reooatly that Bill THE RAILWAY ROUTE TO CANTON, ACCIDENT TO THE NATIONAL. suthorising the erection of crematorinas has been submitted to the Prussian Chambering ouce more interested in the railway, re Since there is a prospect of foreigners beconi- WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE HONGKONG According to the Statistisoles Taschenbuch wonder if the question of route will be open iu

DAILY PRESS."']."

für das Deutsche Reich the first osso of broma review. There are always at least two roatan tion is reported in 1378, it remaining the only and the one which has been adopted for this betwesh places--the direct and the roundabant is that year; in 1891 the number had risen rond is decidedly the latter. It is said that to 165, in 1903 to 107 in 1907 to 2977 and to whom the railway was planned between St. The proposed increase in the harbour and 6,074 last year, Germany possesses 53 oramato Paraburg and Mocow, the engineers had to tonnages dues, mentioned in my last dospatch,xinms, of which one is in Hamburg, where 678 that they had made it to wind about in nil lapsed on entering its shod at Aldershat, owing This problem will have to tax the minds. submit the drawings to the Caar. He found

the Chamber of Commerce decided to conveno year. The oldest is that in Gothe, which shows ouzo, 85 he took; a vular and drawing a straight and that the airship met with the mishap. It very hard nut to crack. has met with such widespread condemuction that persons were premated in the course of last directions in order to accommodate places on to the envelope being torn by the gird of the powers that bo," and it will to

Hamburg, May 6th.

TONNAGE DOES.

a record of 549 for 1910. It syams that this method of disposing of the remains of the dead meets with must favoue in tao Kingdora and principalities of Saxony, for the total there of the entire number in Germany.

CHINESE MIXED MARRIAGES.

À CASE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW,

We (Morning Post, હતું. May 5(b) They love the nucleus to a very good eleven ship, purchased through the Morning Post E. 1. M. Barrett, W. II. Mouls, A: E. Lanning, regret to anuonnos that the Lobandy air in the following sight players, to wit: Captain National Airship Fund for presentation to the H. B. Ollerlossen, G. M. Billings, V. H. Lan nation has again mot with an accident. It will aing, D. R. McEuen and R. N. Anderson, be remembered that last October, after a most all of whom nan safely be considered on muccessful voyage from Framos, the vessel col tainties, but where the chiof difficulty lies is,

"who are to be awarded the next three places,

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difileulty in holding its own in competing with had an English wife. Such an unusual addition to the Poing round the bend of a tact. How serious the damage may be, and how found necessary to add to the batting Firength

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Yesterday it was in coming to line between the two cities, gave instructions to amooling of the "Ebrbarer Kaufmann," a body

have the railway built as he had drawn it. It had been taken out in the evening for a short have claims for consideration that comprising nearly the whole of the mercantile

would be a great gain if similar action could be trial and it was not until the descent was about process must of pecessity be adopted, bat as the community of the city, for last Saturday for the

taken with The Harkow-Casten lino.com that to be completed tost diffeckties made themselves fimals so Kisited there los the rub, the

By looking at the map it will be seen

on felt. purpose of ascertaining, and in a formal manner

Canton fies almost due south of na, hud that kind in the world and the task of controlling the mme remark can be Lobaudy is the largest airship of its particularly strong in giving expression to, the sense of the public amounts to 1,464in 1910, or to nearly one-fourth the crowdy line es along the boundary be-f sach vessels is always very delicate, especially stained effort W; H. Jackson has strong with regard to this ill-advised measure of the

tween the provinces of Human and Kiangat, when a strong wind is blowing. From thá Government. The arguments advanced by the

It is doubtful, however, if any engineer over description gison it would appear that the space claims. He is at present trundling at the top went over this direct route, or if any enquiry available for descent was very confined. As of bis form, and is is far bat, and a useful aeroral speakers were those already mentioned

was made about it before the one adopted was soon as the engines were stopped the great balk field-in

soful

The Bees. the representativa-of the Hamburg-America

sarveyed. The route chosen by the American of the vessel was exposed to the force of the will probably have to supply the fast Lino stating

a proof of the serious.

Engineers was the old water route, and ther wind, and the mon on the ground were unable to Lowfor in other T. Main, or T. W. R did their surveying as they wont slong in,boats, check its way with the guide-ropes. The airship Wilson, whilst in the wicket-keeping line, there view his directors took of the mattor, that,

The Chengto correspondent of the N-C. It loads up the right bank of the Yangtso to drifted on out of control, and being close to the are thres candidates in A. F. Wheen, B. A. although higher rates would add materially to Daily News, in a dispatch dated the 25th ultimo, Yochow, and then south by the Eastern shore grounit, fealed some telegraph, wires and came

sme Singer and W. J. Hayons. Wheen is an old the revenue of the company, leasees of State Maya-

of the Tunting Lake. and continues along by into collision with the roof of a house and the Interport player, and will have premier claims, quays being bound by the torms of their agro-indeed raising international questions of law, Canton border. To this route there are many and the structure at once collapsed, the ear

An event of more than local importance, and the Siang and Li zivors till it reaches the surrounding trees, The envelope was torn as he is a most useful bateman as well. Singer

cau also bat, as well as ments to charge no less than the Governments | papecially as regarde marriage relations, has

keep wickets, but W. J. grave objections. It adds 70 or 80 miles to

coming to rest

by the house and the frame Hayres, who has assisted Staffordshire (tho they preferred foregoing this advantage to been the chief topic of late, Some time since the distance, and thas leads to an increase in the work of the vessel remaining suspended over county which S, F. Barues has made famous), sosing the trade of the port endangered by unwise rumour was not going in Chinese circles, and cost of the railway by the price of building the the roof. In appearance the airship was a total con

comes with # reputation,

will doubt be closely legislation. As it was Hamburg found some duly came to foreign notice, that there annonesenry mileage. On the through traille it wrock, but the dissator scoms to have been no

was in the city a reterned student wilo will also mesu a great loss of time, and a largo practically confined to the envelope. The frame. previously mentioned, - Wo

through freight and passenger work and the engines of the vessel remain In- wally strong in batting this season, and if it is charges, thing in this far western capital called for some comuent, but woul have soon passed into the bow lustead of following the line of the bow long the work of repair will take, can; of course, of the team, a long list of players can be men- usual nine days wonder,

had it not been for string. Then it will cost a great deal mors per only be measured after careful investigation, but tioned, un-other information which gradually found its way mile to build than if the direct route had been the task of remoring the airship from its awk Milner, T. Wallace, F. P. West, L. H. W.

prominent amongst them being up the long trade route of the Yan

followed. Its earness to the rivers and lake ward position was commenced last night with Crockwell S. B. M. Bremner, E. C. Wingrove, Yangt820, Froin apparently most rel able quarters the will involve much constraction of embankments, the help of searchlights. It is at any rate satis L. G. Westcott, J. K. Brand and F. M. Naild. story now pieced agulust an

together

as in certain sections, to lift the line above high fartory to learn that the crow escaped without If it is essential to have a left-handed batamon, follows: During September of laat water level. Many large bridges will be retori

recious injury. The airship was in charge of the then L. G. Westcott will be the right man in ar on one of the outward-bound German quired, as all the tributary streams must be skilled and experienced pilot Mr. Capazes, who the right place, but otherwise we defer gising linc steamers, the passengers had their atten- crossed at their mouths where they are widest. brought it noross the Channel, and it hul on an opinion in the fear of being considered third-class passengers was tion drawn to the fact that down among the Lastly, for traffle the "ailway will has to com beard the designer, M. Jullist, and other invidious

an English girl

pate with the stormure and native boats, which members of the staff of MM. Labandy Freres. married to a Chinese. Inquiry brought out the will still contrive to marry the bulk of the rice, Everyone will sympathing with them in the mis information that the husband was stadmuttes, oil and other produce which Hunan exports fortune that has again hefallen a vossal which stadying engineering, that during this time these drawbacks are done away with. There prise of the firm, and koen regret will be fel: who bad boon in England for some four years so largely. By following the Great route, all was the finest prosinct of the genius and enter- in Loudon he had stayed at the young are no engineering dificulties to speak of this that a further dolay must now elapse before the 1907 hoy bad on any logic soliof the Contas prosince. The country is a

in airship is available for military servica. 1907 they had been married at a registry rolling one, with low hills and long

The following is an account of the accident as a comparatively level roadbed can be found all given by one of those on the airship: office. Alittle girl of three years and a baby buy attested the gaanineness of the the way. The streams would be crossed near affair, so nothing further was thought of the their sources, and the nothing serious would matter. From Shanghai thay travelled to be required in the way of bridging. Nanking and ware not again heard of for six

But, best of all, the district is immensely monthe

of all sorts. This line would go right

other more favoured ports. A resolution was

then moved by the representative of the Association of Exporters, and carried animously, to the effect

That the meeting of the Ehrbarer Kaufinan protest most emphatically inorenso in the harbour and tonnaro dnes na

calculated to seriously affect the vital interests of the trade of Hamburg.

The Association of Homburg Shipowners has issued invitations for a lecture to be held by the Chief Beerotary of the Hamburg-America Line on the subject to night, when the matter

will be discussed under its various aspects.

The immediate result of the agitation has been the postponement of the debate on the new taxes in the Bürgerschaft until next week, who, it in confluently expected, the proposal to raise the harbour and tonnagedues will, in consequence of the unanimous disapproval of the measure, be definitely withdrawn, whatever the fate of the other taxes may be.

THE LATE ADOLF, WOIRMANN,

One of our great shipowners and woolant, whose farsighted views, irresistible energy and untiring ostivity contributed in no small degree to the rapid development of the shipping t nde of Hamburg, Herr Adolf Woermann, of the well-known line of African steamers that bears his name, died yesterday at the age of sixty. four. Failing health had compelled him to ratire from business a year ago, but a prolonged

rang

by

As regards the captaincy of the Shangbai eleven in the absence of Mr. L. Walker (the ex- Surreyits, this position will naturally, and west As an all-rounder, ho cannot be approached appropriately, be alloted to Captain Harrett. locally, for apart from being our finest batsman, he can, it 1 cascary, fill the role of a fast bowler, whilst he has often taken wickets with his slows, having the aptitado of being able to break both ways. ospecially at cover-point-ho has also ou ve A brilliant fleideman- essions kept wiskets with the best of them, and his experience when in the Hampshire County eleven will hold him in good stead in the forth

Early this spring on one of the up-rivo/ealthy in ough the great coul country. Plot Berget (P), the head mechanician Berrant, coming cricket carulval.

steamers to Hankow it was reported that au It would pass nut far off from the Pingsan Englishwoman in semi-Chinese dress was Mines and out into the heart of the seat travelling second-class Chinese. As this was anthracite Selds of South Hanan. In addition against rules investigation had to be made and to minerals, grain, tobacou, China grass, too the lady was recognized by one of the officers as and other agricultural products are produced in his former fellow passenger on the outcoming large quantities, with a considerable amount of trip from England On inquiry it was found manufactured goods as well. The finest pores that her husband Mr. Woo (or Hn) had isft lain factory is Chins is now logated on that some non the previously for a position here in line, and there is a great output of paper. For Chongta. She in the meantima had been the transport of those items, the railway Living in Nanking. She was then in charge, would have a monopoly, sause at present the though she could not speak Chinese nor they coolie with his carrying pole in the main mother-in-law, and another woman said to be English, of an elderly Cainese woman, her compotitor, and the best average he can do it to

transport a cwt. of goods is 20 miles a day at husband's first wife.

rast of 30 cents. The only advantage the lenger route possesses is that it would accommodate a number of large and important cities, which, however, largely owe their importants to their water communications. A railway would bare the same offent on this inland cities wish the river has had on them, and these, too, would soor grow large.

stay in the south of France had so far restored for the seamor from Hankow to Iehang rules

his strength that, although a complete recovery was searocly to be looked for, so suditen an

end was not anticipatel. His father's firm, which he entered at an early age, possessed factories on the west coast of Africa, a visit to

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We went out at 6.45 It was then agronad calm, with aeroplanes #ying. A hundred Engineers took us out beautifully. There were on board M. Julliet, M. Capazza, the assistant

under Bannerman and Mr. Buist, members of bis assistant, and then as volunteers Sir Alex- the committee. We then turned the ship against we tested the engines once more and also the the wind, so as not to drift. After that was done valves. There were 100 men beneath the machine at the front, back, and the centre. The men at the entre tank the ropes away so that we should not foul the scrow, M. Capazza gave

the order to go up at 7.20 Sir A. Dannerman told hiar not to be out later than 7.45 owing to the day, light falling. We rose into the air, the head of the ship being a little down. In five minutes of the wind. The object was to make wide we started the engine and began driving ahead sirelas. When we got a little side on to the wind we drifted on i

nlu a north-westerly direction. The machine started on her way upright. w We made a wide circle, going right over the buildings in the region of Laffan's Plain. and after that we found her when her head was on to the wind. M. Capaian lifting her nose elavated a plane over to the full extant and angle. After the first circle we decided to come complete circles before we could get ber down, down, but, as events proved, we had to make two because every time we got the head to the wind the machine tended to lift.

practice as is possible during the week, for, it It behoves our cricketers to put in as much ia stated, the visitors have an exceptionally strong team. The time is short, and the more practice they obtain, the more fitted will they bo to defend the reputation of local cricket.

PANAMA “V SUEZ,

Already the United States Government as

INTIMATIONS

ITCHING WAS SOMETHINGTERRIBLE

Felt as if He Could Tear Leg Off Could Not Sleep. Would Wake Up and Find Knee Covered with Blood from Awful Scratching. All Sorts of Ointments Failed. Cuticura Ointment Cured Completely.

**havic Leru affected on my knep for hous two years with wint the doctor rolled eczema.

cauert hy varicose veins, I muered most when 1 gost warın "in' bæ. Then the itching was something ter- lp. I felt as I rentd Kas my leg off, and I could hot sleep. Often I would wake up and find my knge covered with Ulopel through my awful crotching. I ttled all poiss of ointment such as

and an oliment from my doctor, but it was ell of no use. They i'd no good mod I used to be ashamed of myself when I would taka my things off to play football. My mates need to look at me itching and scratching and you can think how I felt.

Finally I tried a litle Cuticum Ointment which mado such an Improvement that I cot a box of it which cured my trouble completely, I am a member of the Club, and f recommend the Cutlers Remedies to all the chibs I play it for all skin troubles,** (Signed) L. Murray, 4, Buxton St.,Pendiézon. Ar. Mateliester, I. Eng., May 21, 1910. Chattom 'nnC Ointmant afford the moŘE #les treatment known for aftertions; of the skin and acalp.. A single tablet of Cufleuth Soap and box of Cullers Ofstment are effen kuivieni. Bold throughout the world. pesole. London, 17, Charterhouse Bg.: Paris, 15, he de is Chasten Áætlu: Augisalia, 12 Towns & Co., Sydney: inda, B. K. Paul Calrutia: Bo.. Aftten, Jennon, 118. Cape Town, R. A. Potter. Por & Chem. Corp. Rola Prons, Bosten. Pest-frer, 2009 N Cellcom Book e freanteng of the skin.

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ench is ongaged in competition for trunespacia tion with the overland railroads by reason of its ENGLISH, ownership of the road noross the isthmus of it will be engaged in similar competition with Params. In the course of the next five years the British torernment, which owns the Suez Caual, The Panama come in competition with the canal connecting

waterway will

necessarily the Mediterraneau with the Rod Sea.

This fact as already been taken icto consid eration, and is anonood flat rates for mas

the Panama Canal will be fixed at about The Suez Canal is nominally owned by a

monopoly, the enterprise has proved enormously private corporation, but the British Govern meat holds a majority of the stock. Having a profitable, and the Saor

will be able to company meet the cat and still pay dividends. W. W. Jermane explains the situation thus:

which having convinced him of the potentiali. at the Customs barrise, who debated about stop the Iniperia! Edict, authorising the con- I brought the nose of the machine down to a share halt those charged by the British Government.

Noodless to

struction of this thrm Trunk line was issued as since then and many parties have had in hand long ago as 1839, Many things have happened the task of building it. But the most hopeless of them is the native gentry and merchant group who have got it now. The patience of the Governmoat with them has given.cat, and should it so happen that foreigners are sgain called in, and the best railway ultimately provid- of by the beat route, there would be some com. penention for the two and twenty years that have been wasted. Central China Post.

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC CONSTRUC.

By the time we had accomplished that we come more or less side on to the wind, and we missed our landing place. After being up halt an hour we were very low as we passed over the aoroplane factory. The trail rope caught the roof. The machine drifted, the engine being intentionally shut off about five hundred yards short of the men accrabled below. We were then fall side on to the wind; and as the wind was 18 to 20 miles an hour the men conld not catch us ap. We were very low, being blown into slightly rising ground."

"Some of the onlookers tried to catch the

Tho idez of competition halween canals on opposite sides of the Atlantin Uces may Bout rather for fatelor, bnt the enmal unthorities of the United States Government explain it in a rational way. They say the North Atlantio is the harbour of the world's wholesale and manufacturing trade. The principal business of the world centres around the shores of that sea. The principal trade of the worl Irune into and out of the North Atlantic. That is whors

nil

and it is the olearing house through which it

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the chance of rising. M. Capazza handied the the Suez Canal. But now there

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Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

wore strictly enforced and Mrs. Woo was requir- ed to come up to the European cabin. From Ishong to Chongta the trio and the children travelled by native-bost, being seen by a mis siouars en roide down river and by the officers ping her as Ites of the country, he extended the scope of the allowed her to proceed as she seemed to be a foroigner without passport, but undertaking by the erection of further factories Chiuose subject.

Here in Cheng tu the matter has taken a legal particularly in the Cameroone, and endeavoured to establish regular communication by steam be a superintendent in the old arsenal, has tarn. Mr. Woo (or Hu), who is reported to between Hamburg and the different ports. This been summoned before the authori les to he accomplished in 1850 when he was: left enis declare the status of his wives. That both are partner in the basiness by the foundation of bis wires is admitted, and moreover that the the African Stanzoship Co., saw the Woormann Chinese woman is bie first wife whom he had married me years before he married the Line, Ltd., and it is obiefly due to him that the English girl in London. As justification he Cameroons were acquired by Germany, for havolama that he, according to Chinese custom, ing gained the friendship and sontidenes of married the first wife for the sake of his uncle, who was childless, and tten later in London Prines Bismark be used his influence with the married the second Mrs. Woo, who is his latter to stimulate bis interes in colonial entor-gonting wife,

TION COMPANY (LIMITED), prise. Being elected to the Reichstag for the third such aliances, and the lady has been duly Bay, British law recognizes no

The fifth annual general meeting of this Com. division of this sity in 1884 he was generally registered with her children at the Consulate-forreta-street, London, Sir Alfred Dent, jepes, but they were snatched out of their hands. does its bassine-swad finances its operations.

the rest of the world comes for its goods, Chas. J. pany held on May 4th at Basildon House, locked upon as a leading authority on al coloni-Gonors) here, for in such cases according al and meritime questions. In 1897 beTout his British law the children are also British K.C.M.G. (chairman of the Company), presiding. The result was that we were thrown on to the "Herctolpre there has hoop hat one chief sent to the Becialists, but bis zeal for what he subjects. The matter is, Lowover, by no m The Secretary (Mr. L. W. Hawkina, having read main road between Farnborough Station and gateway out of this centre of trade, that to the

settled. It remains to be seen what Chinese, the notice convening the meeting. considered his life-work, the expansion of the sad espacially what international treaty law,

Aldershot, We were very low, and had littlo.

tothe westward, well, through colonial trade of the country, remained the same. will say. The matter no doubt will have to be report, said that in comparing the accounts machine admirably, sud directed us to come for- the Panama Canal Hance the competition

for the 12 months ended December 31 last He was instrumental in the establishment settled at Peking or higher quarters.

between the two gates must follow on all trade There is not the slightest suggestion but with those presented on May 26 hit the ward to get our balance botter. In order to of the Gorman East African Lina, which has that the alliance was entered into in all good shareholders would remember that they had start the engines we fouled the telegraph wires between North Atlantic porta and the other side get since developed in a truly marvellous manner, 'faith on the part of both parties concerned. now to compare 12 mouths with the 18, the main road, being now 16 yards off the of the world. The question of which will

ground.

Sernight shead as we were drifting the greater share of it is one solely of dollars and when the rebellion in South-west Africa But it is well that such matters should become months nocounts of 1909. The prosent year was the honge of Lady Mildred Follett. The and conts."

known as, with the ever-increasing nautors of showed a profit of £7,583, which, after doiral

ged to ask Congress to give the broke out entered into an agreement with the students going to Europe and Amerios, the ducting the loss on the previous account of sirship, 112 yards long, went clean over the

is proposed to house Government for the transport of troops and rights of these questions which concorn so

There were pine trees in the garden. President discretionary powers to fix the canal 2949, left them with a balance of £6,634, which we could not lift clear, and the pine trees rates at some fleure between 50 cents and $1.50 atores to those parts. To accomplish this he had deeply the futare welfare of individuals and the board proposed should be carried forward and the honsa ripped the envelope, and we per ton. Tan Suez Canal now charges $1.70 per

their families should be clearly defireil.

in preference to applying it at present for de- to add to his fleef, and when peace was onze more

felt the car portion of the airship asking not registered tou. It will be good business preciation or other purposes. It was a satisfac contact with the ground scarcely four yarda policy to leave the adjustment of rates in restored transferrod a number of vessels

fien to find that they were at last making a infront of the house windows. In the discretion of the President willin well for which he had no further wo to the Hamburg-

profit, and he could only regret that it was matter of 10 seconds the airship lay like a vel-settled limits. Whatever tie rate, it will be America Line, of which company her became s

insufficient to enable them to suggest any divid-lapsed tent over the house. The fortunate thing met at Suez, but the Pazotus Canal will have Ascording to the Lisbon correspondent of ond to the shareholders at present. There was was that the first metal-girder lay athwart the great advantages in the way of facilities. For director. His contract with the Government the Daily News, Portugal's new Nary is to be however, every indication of a considerable im-

ons thing, it will be 45 fost deep, compared with was destined to osuse him a vast amount of built by British firms. The Commission of provement in net receipts during the present trouble and volation, for hir political adversaries Naval Officers appointed by the Provisional year, notwithstanding the plagas scare and envelope was nothing more or less than a

In Task Coaling station, the most modern loading

to supplement the Panama enterprise WHY GO TO and other enemies, of whom he had many owing Government to stay the reorganieation of the montary orisis,

torn aloth, and all the gas escaped. So thorough by d Navy and the defences of the country met

changes in secticus and fares referred to

was the manner in which it was ripped that weThose for biti are quit, important, because machinery, and # drydock of the largest size. to his mastorfal spirit and uncompromising recently to

examine the

proposals of

in the last report were introduced on May 29th wete

wete eaved from asphyxiation. The actual manuer, availed themselves of the opportunity competing foreign firms, The French, last, and as a result the following seven months contact with the ground seemed to all of us to be Panums is destined to become a great com- to mouse bim of having taken an undue Italian, German, and United States touders showed average monthly increases of 33. per as gentle as though we had been landed in a free mercial centre and clearing house where freight advantage of the need of the Government to Were all rejected, only those of the British ceut in passengers and 12 per cent, in efective { balloon, or even more so. Ona or two of us after will be segregated, classified and distributed

Vickers, Armstrong,

receipts over the monthly figures for the pre-some time became conscious of bruises. The according to its fiual destination. Maxim, enrich himself and his firm, and although and Thorneycrofts being retained.

eading fre months. The council had

lately

only man who was really the worse for the director Ballin of the Hamburg-America The idea of the Minister of Marine is to seanctioned further changes in sestiene and faros

experience was Barrant, the mau in charge of Line and Dr. Wiegand of the Norddeutsche tribute the contracts for craisers, destroyers, designed to make full use of the adilitional the motor. Ba was immediately behind me, and new guns s for coast defence, and the building of rolling stock which was being provided. On careful investigation of the new arsenal amongst these firms. The whole previous occasions he had explained that their out of the car in front of any of us and ran, a the books, declared that not only were cost is estimated to be £50,000,000. payable in chief troulle was the depreciation in the Chinese little distractedly. He Was found to be slightly the profits by

at the rate of £600,000 annually exorbitant alty MIERNE

The matter of currency had hurt in the knee, and suffering from shock and yeatereat. plus a

seriously taken up by Chins, and the he was taken to the Connaught Hospital. bat that they themselves would not have under,

The coast defence and the building of the result was an important Decree from Peking

Major Bir A. Bauerman has instructed the Taken the whole of the work on the same terme arsenal will be preceded with at once, but the fixing the unit of currency and ordering that all military photographer to take a complete cories esting remained and served to embittor the warships will be delivered at intervals. There Mints, except the central Mint of Tiontain, of photographs of her from every point of view

la not last years of his life. Now that he is no more ships. The contract bas fitst to be ratilled by loan of £10,000,000 now antenneed would pro- will be removed to the balloon-shed.

yet enough personnel to man all the new hond

hould cease coining. It was bepsu inst the at dawn to day, immediately after which she the newspapers of all political shades do fall National Assembly, which will give the British vide the necessary funds. The necessity of tram- justice to his character and his abilities, and firms foll guarantee of payment. -

ways to assist in solving the traffic problem in frankly recognize the great services he has & Marim that so far they have received no

We are informed by Metera, Vickers, Song Shanghai had been proved on many occasions. There had been expressions of regret by some of

1909. The number of emigrants in the year 1910 is OPTHALMIC rendered not only to his native town but to the official new regarding the contract.

their friends in Shanghai that the tramway com

halow the average for any of the decennial pari- entire empire. His body will be cremated to

pany was not a local concern. With reference to

ods for whi 1 . recorda are available, Of the morrow, and no doubt the attendance will be n

It is very evident that serial tears from town 32,357 patives of Ireland who left the country this matter, he thought it well to put out that it was practically certain that the whole of the to town will soon become su everyday occur.

last year, 4,248 were from Leinster, or 3.7 per large and representative one.

original capital of the company would never reuse, says the dero. Within the last few 1,000 of the

of the population

in 1901; havo bom subscribed in Shanghai, and it was works constructors, espesially those on the Con 8,350, or 7-7 per 1,000, from Munster # 12,271, equally probable that only s

forthcoming of the real and practical touring equal to 7.3 per 1,000 of the population passenger carrying machines which angur the 1000, from Connaught; the total number being scroplane at a very early date, That the aerial Ireland according to the Census of 1901. The taxi is created is certain in fact, several beads number of emigrants who embarked as steerage of important firma in France have announced passengers to the United States was 22,639, and their intention of starting a service of aeroplanes of those 7,265 had their passages paid for in this summer,

America.

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roof of the house, and we in the car were thus zavod from it torashing on to our hands. The 31 fost for the Seer waterway. it is farther

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COMING OF THE AERO-TAXI.

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EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.

The emigration stitistios of Ireland in 1910 have been published as a White Papar. The Registrar-General states that during the year BECAUSE A Intelligent 1910, the total number of emigrants from Tre land was 32.923, showing at Inorease of 3,693 or the number in 1909 Of those who emig rated 18.113 were males, and 14,810 were fo males. Of the males, 17,777, and of the female, 14,720 were natives of Ireland, the total number

We have a Bound Option Reason behind every Lons

of such emigrants amounting to 32,467, equivalent N. LAZARUS,

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the population

of Ireland estimated to the middle of 1910, and showing an increase of 3,781 an sompared with

or

It would seem that cremation is becoming to St. Petersburg, arrived at Nijni Novgorod any further capital that might hereafter of tinent, bave undeniably crested records with 78 par 1,000, from Ulster. 7.598, or 117 per

more popular in this country, although only very slowly, owing to ite opposition it meets with from the clergy, toth Protestant and Ronan Catholic, and many legal authorities. In Prussia, it has so far not been permitted, and

Madame Kudhsbeff, the widow of à Cossack colonel, who is riding on horseback from Harbin on May 2nd safe and well. Her mount is in excellent condition.

From Harbin (Manchuria to Nijni Novgorod, as the crow fies, in about 3,600 miles, and it is some 500 milex inore from Miji Novgorod to St. Petersburg.

be

found necessary for extension could be raised in China either in the form of debentures or shares. At present only a small proportion of their registered ospital was held in Shanghai,

Mr. J. S. Hasil seconded the motion, which, after discussion, was adopted.

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