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CANTON BANK-NOTES QUESTION,

SERIOUS SITUATION.

Our Canton correspondent, writing on Wed- nesday, says :--

. Everybody bore is talking about the lank- note question, somo particulars of which I re- ported in my leifør of yestering. In the after- Pun Street, wherethe Bank of Contronnications noon of that day I sout a raisonger into Ho

in siinated, to ren what was going on. He re- ported that the strent 'was almost imparable owing to the crowds of people that were trying

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SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, June 15th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS Hovour SIN TRANCIS

PraooTT (CHI F JUSTICE).

ALLEGED BREACH OF COVENANT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1911.

LOCAL SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

VICTORY OF LIZUT. DAY.

The championship

competition in con-

THREATENED SHIPPING CRISIS,

THE COASTAL FLEET.

870 foreign officers. If they were to go aut in There are about 244 steamers comprising tia countwise fleet, which is manned by about a body, sons offloor said yesterday, business sterests would be more or less seriously affected. If it comes to this pass, it was assorted, many of the younger officers would throw up the whole business and not return to the service. under any conditions.

a part or actual owner. As to the suggestiol that a licence ess only be granted to ane person, and not to several members of a firm, he knew,

THE CHINA COAST TRADE. of course, that Judges were supposed to know the whole law, but he must admit that if it wa

The agitation for higher wages or

*pazzago us suggested, he was in ignorance of the rule,

home and half pay for the ra ation period, which has been going on for some time among the His Lordship dealt at length with kis ruling in

officers of the ships plying in the trade on the China Coast, Beams to be coming to a Lond. the I On Insurance Cu.. Ha Foug Shang Jalgment was delivered in the action in which had been referred to in the hearing of proton with the lawn tennis tournament which, it was said yesterday, says the Shanghai med Mrs. Mary Usohmanu for damages for dangerous doctrine to assist in any way plain ship of the Colony, was brought to a close shipping would be tied up for an indolzite spell, which Frederick Haichmann, of the Grand Hotel, this case, and said it would be noted by the Hongkong Cricket Club, Tomos of the 10th inek, would soon sulminate in

which practically represents, the champion-

sa altimatum being presented to the companies, and if the demands were restraining her from carrying on the busines on suspicion, in the hope of getting something and Lieut. Day xist to contest for the boatur, laid their grievances before the companies breach of covenant and sought for an injunction tiff to groand his Care in Court, merely yesterday evening when Captain Brierley The officers of these tessela

not granted count wise

of e hotal kooner at the Station Hotel. Kowloon. out of the defendat in cross-examination. But The heat was very trying to the players, and it ludivinally, from

s general dissatisfaction. Thay ay that they have to gain wiittangy to the Bank. Mer than a Mr. Eldon Fotter, instructed by Mr. J. Hthe law did assist a plaintiff in many ways to must have imposed a severe strain to play sach hundred soldiers were on guard and the doors Gardiner, appeared for the plaintif, and defend turn a suspicions oase into a certainty, if it was vigorous sets, as wors witnessed between the and that now they are determined to formaiste tima to time; that of the bank ware kopi alosed and only openodant was represented by the Hon. Mr. H. E capabis of being 10 tarned, by interrogatories, fin lists. As was to be expected, there was a complied with, they declare, they will leave the no tantion has been pait to their complaints, at interrals to lot in a few people at a time. Pollock, K,C., who was instracted by Mr. Mdiscerery, and admissions. Take the principal Large attendance to view the classic evout, andvics in a body, many over to return on any and subunit a general demand. If it is not Within the building only two ghroffs were at Reader Hurzis (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist.). suggested circumstance that Mrs. Uschmann though more brilliant work has occasionally terms, work and they were doing the counting as His Lordship, in the course of his judgment, was financing her husband out of her store of been seen in n slowly as possible in «riler to gain time. Only said that although he felt reasonably el-ar as to $30,000, and the inevitable corollary that Mr. worthy of the occasion. Mr. R. Hancock, whom final, the play was certainly sums of less than $100 wore paid to each person, the judgment which he ought to give, ha deferred Uschmann was not in a fimucial position to take most people expected to see figuring in the final, and anyone who hunght large bundles of notes doing so on account of the importance of the up the business himself. If these wore in fact undertook the duties of referee. were told to some again as there was no time to points which Mr. Potter raised in his final arn the facts, a little judicial probing would, he count out large sums. To-day I hear that the mont He still thought us he did at fist, that should bare thought, discovered them. But in same state of affairs oxiste, and that the Tai the Station Hotel at Kowloon was not likely to Taing Bank is following the same procedure. some much into rivalry with the Grand Hotel so-called suspicious sirenstances were not. the absened of that he could only say that the There are thres Kinds of Government notes on this side of the harbour, and that people who saticisut to entitle plaintiff to call on defendant issued here, amely, the Tai Tsing notes, would be likely to go to the Grand Hotel for to answer or explain them, more especially as those printed at the Mint, and

those refreshment or lodging were not likely to go on the construction of the covenant what she put into circulation by tha Bank B

to Kowloon because Mrs. Usohrann had done was not shown to be a breach of Communications. All these are being refusedl

was assisting in tho wanagement of Now me to the caso, what legal principles by shopkeepers, or only taken at a very heavy the Station Hotel. A certain amount of dis it diseonut. The opinion prevails that unless the evidence was given, howovor, which induced that the

lay down"?-it being noted assistance of the foreign banks be obtained the his Lordship to modify that opinien slightly defondant.

agreement was personal

Government banks will have to close their door

It bound her and hor only for it would seem that soixe persons who lived 11 did not extend to anyone else, or make her aud case redeeming the soles for silvor. It is on the Kowloon site, but who worked on this answerable for the conduct of anyone but side, occasionally stopped to dine at the Graad herself. Any other person may carry on the Hotel, and it was suggested that they did Station Hotel, but she must not participate with

no longer. The evidence on that boed bira as principal. howover, was very meagre; the figures in the authority of Smith v. Hancock and came to the His Lordship quoted the

caso of woven Germans did not pravo much, and could only bata besn made efectivo pestrously argued by Mr. Potter that by the evidence of the gentlemen themselves. A. L. Smith, LJ, which supported his con- there were some paragraphs in the judgment of Thore was, it was true, some falling off in some tention that the suspicions sironmstances were mouths, but it was too variable to amount to sufficient to support bis case, After dwelling positive proof. So far as the notnal damage wis concerned, the caso was very imperfeet. The question raised by the defendant's Connel was that the plaintiff had made out no case. It was introduced by Mr. Polier as a case of suspicion His Lordship over Hikul to bind Counsel down too strictly to words usel in argument, but it was undoubtedly anourate in that case to any that is He meant to say not that he could admit that it was suspicion, but that it could be pat no higher than suspici- on. The first link in the chain was that Mrs. Uschmann had become possessed of 830/100; the second, that she made substantial alterations in the plan of the hotel submitted by Mr. Lamm, and changed others made by her hus- baud; the third, that she engaged a Chinese contractor, and said, I

bullaing a hotel"; and fourth, that she exercised authority

already rumored that the Viceroy has raised a loss of $2,000,000 at 9 per cent from the backs on Shaneen to bolster up the Govern rent concerns, but I do not guarantes the truth of this statement. A large amount of Canton paper (said to be well over a million dollax) Is been reat up from Hongkong, and the sudden influx of those notes into the city, ❤specially for the purpose of being redevrged, has still further added to the diffoulty.

The Viceroy las issued a preclination to the ffoot that the Government has plenty of silver in rosirve to roleen all the aptos in circulation, and His Erectloncy calls on the people to be calm and not break cut into disturbones. However, the people only look upon this donu- - mént nà one is not only to "save fac" for, if what everyone any hero be true, the Trenaury is exhausted, and the loan raised from the Formos Back fras used up in two days in paying off outstanding nedounts.

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was suspicious and no more.

to

the principal paintin which seemed to his Lord- ou what the defendant had done in that case,

ship to bave been that the husband had drafted tho wifa'e eirculars, and he, himself, bad sent tor's argument amounted to this: that in that them out to ok austomers of his own, Mr. Pot

the Court, therefore in this case all the evidence esse all the acidence of both parties was before should be before the Court before the ease is disposed of. In that case the evidence was not before the Court, and a moment had

arrived at which, by the general accepteri rules of procedure, defendant might say at the eoniu- sion of plaintiff's case that there was no case. He could not set aside that procedure, and for the reasons given he thought the plaintiff bad not made out a case which entitled him to call on defendant to answer it.

Mr. Potter raised the question of rectification.

LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

In the city many shopkoopers (notably rice sollers) refuse to Recapt Canton paper in settlement of novounty, and those that do accept It only do so at a tiiscount which iu nome cases is as high as 20 per cent. I hear that one or tro astute persons are buying up. all this notes they can get at a heavy discount and shoa mattore right themṣolve 3 thoso perplo, will stand to gain heavily. As the hours yo on it begomos 1 over the servanta, and was busy about the bar and stated that if they proved their case, the plainer and plutuer that this present situation is and management of the hotel. As to the first, result would be that they had won the whole the result of the action taken by the merchants the undercurrent of suggestion was that Mr.stion.

His Lordship entered judgmont and costs to protest against the nationalization of the Yant. Uschmann financed her busbaod, but there was for the defendant, but stayed exezation until Hau Railway. The large amount of Canton ne ovidence as to how much the hotel actually! July 6th to enable the question of rectification notes sont up from Hongkong is doubtless due post, though there was that some of it was borne to be considered, to the action taken. by shareholers in the by the landlord. As to the second, it was im- Colony. At all events the Government is loing possible to magnify what she did into giving ondors" to Mr. Lomm, as all his suggestions squeezed into a tight corner and it is even

were submitted to Mr. Uschmann, and also the possible that worse may result. Those who stimates. As to the third, it was quito impos- are responsible for this movement harusible to construe what was evidently a cover. szerciesd considerable ingenuity, for the troopsational expression into the dignity of an ad- are all paid in uotes and should these men los their pay or any portion of it trouble will inerit ably occur. There is not a shadow of doubt that there is much disloyalty in the regiments of this

an assistant, and certainly not inconsisten! provinco and that revolutionists have sown the with what the wife of a man who owns a hotel seeds of revolt with no sparing hand among the would naturally do. But then the evidence troops. The only things that keep the men on the side of the Gavermout are the regularity and fire; it led up to a certain point and was of their pay and the consideration with which either inconclusive or else it ended with some- they are treated. Let either of those factors bathing which showed the husband to be the o eliminated, or even slightly interfered with, and

very opposité state of affaire would enzas. That the Government had this feur before their eyes during the rising is abundantly manifest from the posthumous honors bestowed on those who fell, and the rewards, dignities and founts

given to all those who took part in suppressing the rebels-rewards out of a proportion to the work done or services rendered. Thus this question of bank notes may probably ment something far more serions than a commercial tislocation, and it is to be hoped that the Provincial Government, either by sid frm other provinces or by foreign assistance, will be able to hold its own.

RUS 30-CHINESE RELATIONS.

A REASSURING. BEPORT.

.......

The Times Correspondent at St. Petersburg. telegraphed on the 21st ult.

mission, certainly not in law-hardly even in fast. As to the fourth, what Mrs. Uschmann was doing was quite consistent with har being

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[FROM SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS.}

TROPICAL THUNDERSTORMS IN ENGLANT.

INTIMATIONS

The Food Question

EVERYTHING

OF THE

PROVISIONS,

WINES

fost. Brierley also failed on his serve, and the Day took the service in the first gaves and

gunies stood one all. A better effort m.econ often with his back hand, and Brierley took the in the next game. Day found the not rather

Young mou. it was declared, were induced to gamo. Day equalised, and a good ding-dong good and promotion rapid. All these men, Done ont here on representations that wages were

antil the seronth, which Day won without a of being advanced at the end of two years' ser game followed. Each player wou game about practically, have masters certificates and instead BEST :— point spored against him. This gave him the vice, thay any it is four or five years before they lead, but he did not hold it long, se Brierlay takes about ton pears more before they broome

are promote from

to elict second

officer, and it won the next two and took the lead.

Day won masters. They sim that their comfortenbeard the tenth game, which made them fre all. Each the alips are not givou de cosideration to, and had a game in turn, which made the seers stand saorifices they make hy coming out to this conas 6.6. Day, however, won the next two, which gave for so many

that their compensation is suffisiant for the.

him the out by 8.6. A feature of the play was Brierley's successful towing. Time and again

him by sending the ball over his head, though when his opponent came up to the not he heat Day, having a pretty turn of speed, managed to recover very well.

expect to make is either for free return passara korue, for a year's vacation every five years, with The specific demand they TH

to ocide which alternative would be used for leat salaries or bonuses. Action is only deferred, hell THLY during their absenen, or the equivn

Some profor the increased pay, while olhare want the free passago and half pay at vacation

alternate games, and each securing a love gas, the desand would be made accordingly,

The second set found each player winning probably be taken to determine the issue and times. It was said yesterday that a vote woald

Day made the eleventh game also a love one, company can be induced to make the concessions though down 15.40 in the next game, drew lovel which gave him the leal of 7-6, Brierigyked for it is thou ht that the other companies

will readily follow suit. at douce, but Day managed the points which gave him the game and set, 7-5.

four games right away. Brierley won the fifth, The third rot was shorter, Day took the first

had gone ont of his columns, and though deace but he was not exerting himself. The sting

was called in the sixth game it went to Day, who took the last game wilboat much efort.

Day thus won by three sets to mil. quicker in his movements and placed more suc- Both were foroofal players, but Day was cessfully, while Brierlay was very effective with bigh balls.

Previous holdora of the championship are:-

1998 Lt. H. S., Moberlag

1899 H. Pinckney

1900 H Pinckney

1901 H. Pinckney

1903 A. Humphrey

1905 H. Hancool

1904 H. Harcook

1905 H Pinckney

19:6 T. B. Norfo

1907 H. Huncook 1908: C. A. Carr 1909 C. A. Carr 1910 C..A. Care

LAWN TENNIS AT SHANGHAI.

The entries for the Shanghai lawn tennis London, May 31atchallenge cup competitions have now been The recent tropical heat culminated in arerios completed and are as follows :---- of thunderstorms in the Home Count as funding at Epsou after the raning. The crowds were in the Downs, the streets, and the railway stations o sorry plight,

Six zien were killed by lighting ou Banstead Downs. The destruction of houses and cattle is reported in several places.

London, June 1st.

Yesterday's thunderstorman were the severest experienced for yours. Seven persons were killed, including tve returning from Epsom, of whom two were policeman. Many buildings, including two churches, were struck in London. Fentonville prison was also damaged.

AVIATION.

London, June 1st. The aviator M. Beaumont, who is a French naval officer, and M. Conneau, who are taking part in the Pari Rome neroplane meo, srrived al Rome at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. They How direct from Piss in their hours.

tope and the dome of St. Peter's. The Pope was Crowda frantic with enthusiasm were on roof- specister from the windows of the Vatican. from Paris. M. Grros loft Pisa hours ahead of M. Beaumont made altogether three fights M. Beaumont, but fell, damaging his machine.

GLEENWICH TIME IN PORTUGAL

Lisbon, June 1st.

adoption of Greenwich time in Portugal from A decree has been issued providing for the lat ef January next.

THE ANTI TEUST LAW, IN AMERICA,

Washington, June 1st. Giving evidence before a Committes of the Congress, Mr. Wickersham, Attorney-General, expresed the opinion that imprisonment was for the anti-trust law. the most effective means of enforcing respect

ner. The contractor was paid by Mr. Usch- ZODE. He was dismissed, but they know nothing about his successor. The letters to Mr. Uechuann from Mr. Lemm were pro- duced. They wore b-ft in the dark us to Mr. Uschmann's financial position, and he was in foot the licences. His Lordship was really doubtful whether he was justified in calling

assisting "her husband was not a breach of a case of suspicion, - always supposing that

her covenant. There was a great deal of enga gestion that what had been done by Mr Uschmann was a 'more slask or sham, bat át never rose higher than suspicion. On that the question arose whether the plaintif had made out any case which the defendant ought to be called on to meat, or if there were a jury, whather there was... any Fos to go to the jury. Of course, if what Mre. Usahmonin had éorie was

breach of the covenant, there was an end of the mat or Mr. Guchkoff's visit to Manchura and Peking Usobmann's, therefore she was assisting him. The direct evidenes was that the hotel was Mr. is likely to benefit Russo-Chiness relations. The highly-colored reports appear.og in The covenant was that she will not at any Russian journale, specially in connection with time hereafter either by herself or in connection General BukhonlineFR journey to the Far East. have caused much needless alarm regarding trade or business of an inn-keeper, publican or A with any other person or persons carry on the the allowed aggressiveness of Chica correspondent of the Busskoe Movo telegraph restaurant keeper within the Colony of Hong- from Kharbin a prolongad interview wilk keng." The only difficulty is Lordship bad Gachkoff, where e he empliasizes first the immense dilloulties in the way of a develop in construing the covenant was whether it was ment of China's armed forces, which would be possible to say that a wife who assisted her dangerous her for the Government and husband could be end to be carrying on the dynasty than for Resia, and, secondly, the mis- leading nature of the notion that China is host le

business in connection with her husband. Ha to this country.

M. Guchkoff noles, however, was of the opinion, after carefully consider ng that

Chiness

opinion

mi-informed re arding the question, that the whole form of the sentence the present, resourves of the Russian Empire, which started with the idea of hor being a princi. and imagines that this country is still where it was in 1904. The sooner this misapprehension pal, together with the words "carry on," which is removed the better. Russia must at all costs connoted playing a leading part, showed that the ounselidate her position in the Far East.

M. Guchhoff Bees B

s possible dan er in the second part of the sentence referred to ber the business as s partner, and carrying on Japanese policy of strengthening her bold on therefore unless there was evidenos of part Manchuria, Japan," he myris trying to draw as into a live demonstrations in the Far ownership with her husband, what she was doing Eust. She feeks to co-operate with us so long as our interests do not cleat gains near come when she will turn against us, and we Just prepare for that day."

was not a breach of her contract. All the strous

The Chairman asked why no criminal proceed inge had been initiated against the Standard Oil and Tobices Trusts.

Mr. Wickersham said: "We only secured do isions in those cases during the last fort night." The question answered i self.

PREMIERS FETED BY THE NATIONALISTS. London, June 2nd.

The Irish Nationalists gave a dinner in honour of the Premiors.

Messrs Wolfers, F. N. Matthews, E. I. M. Wheelock, N. B. Ramsay, Dr. Murray, K. D. Barrett, J. Elmore, K. F. Howarth, G. M.

Reid, T. Raaschau, T. II. Hutchison, Dr. Stewart. E. Rantter, George Nedson, W. J. Mooro, K. H. Martin, 9. M. Wallace and S.

Wheeler.

tenth occasion on which the trophy will be It is interesting to note that this will be the played for. The competitition, inaugurated in 1901, was allowed to lapse in only one year-1901. For the first three years, 1901-3, Mr. N. H Ramsay was victorions, the winning the oup ontright. In 1904, as stated, there was no cop test, and since then the following gentlemen have pacured the Cup---

1905-W. C. E. Gibson. 1906 G. M. Wheelock. 1907. H. de Vous 1908-N. B. Ramsay. 19 9-R. L. Fearon. 1910-H. Tous sint.

During these latter years Mr. Hamsay only so that in the four conten's in which he has entered i 1909, when he was again enccessful,

fuured be has the splendid record of four victories. - Shanghai Mercury.

EXTRAORDINARY CRICKET,

139 BUNS IN 90 MINUTES.

Some wonderful hitting on the part of Edward Alletson, the young Notts professional, was witnessed on the Hove ground at Bright non 8 turiny, the 20th ult. in the match between Sussex and Notts. With three wickets down in their second venture, the visitors were 24 behind when the game was reamed in the morning, and when the soventh batsman left hey were only 9 rass on. Then, however allotson came to the rescue. Hitting brilliantly and scoring chiefly from drives, he wads 189 unt of 297 in

minutes. Ninety

In one over frem Killick, which included tre no-balls, beactually scored 34, iuelad ng three 6s andtour 4's, whilst in seven consecutive overs Mr. John Redmond, presiding, said they owed after his sent oude in fewer than 115 out of a deep drbs of gratitude to the great countries 120, his last 89 runs being registered in fifteen which had given a home to thousands of Irish winotes. Amngst his hits were sight 6's and men. Our welcome is the more enthusiastic twenty-three 4's. This remarkable performance because we know their sympathy is wth Ireland saved Notts from defent, and the rantch was laft and her just aspirations, Otha wise there. were no foasts and speeches, but only Irish Bongs,

BRITISH MARYS AND THE QUEEN,

London, June 2nd. Subscriptions of the Mary's throughout the Empire to a Coronation gift for the Queen amount to £11,70

FREEDOM OF GLASGOW.

London, June 2nd. The five Dominion Premiers and Lord Kit of the argument as to the effect of the evidense chener will receive the freedom of Ginsgo ou was directed to showing fast she was in trath July 6th,

drawn,

THE SUEZ TARIFF.

REDUCED RATE.

Itune

AND

SPIRITS.

H. RUTTONJEE & SON,

HONGKONG.

month, with GOLD

THE ENGINEERS' POSITION, There has been some talk of the engineers being involved in the agit- tion, but this is con.i engineers have no cans for grievance, as they sidered unlikely. The fisers say that the

master's certificate batore coming oat to enter the fall correo in navigation sed obtain a are better paid than the men who have to take

the tortice as second officer. The 'ories of chief officers are said to La E18 a £13. for resend 'officers, while obief engineers get as bigh as £32 and second engineers £18,

One waster mariner who bus given up

the orean wave had conded to allura the the mging main, and taken to shore cupation declared deciderily that kto On British

tish youth ss of you. To illustrate this uration he called attention to a number of advartisanoats for offers a marino engineers which bave appeared from time-

time of late in the Home papers. "When I

to

OU-

wes & young man," he said, "they didn't have to a 'verties for them. There were kendreds of them looking for a chance to learn the profession, and'n

quite a pall to get a young man had to hers

hen they had to serve

AND

SILVER

150

WATCHES

four years for no pay and provide their ENGLISH,

own f

resonl

four years

certificates month.

whoa ashore. After putting in

obtaining their master's

they went to work at £4 a When I took to seafaring thoro wer about three hundred young men ahead of mo on the application list, but I had o letior to one of the Ligh officials of the steam hip com pany and entered the service over tho heads of the rest. When I attained the rank of fourth fficer una chip my pay was 24 a menth. Now they are advertising for them and offering

SWISS

AND

ELGIN

£8 108. Some while ago sovent thres offers of SUPERIOR

THE OTHER SIDE.

the Allan line presented a ptition for higher granted." pay and other special allowances, which was

here at the present time

The companies' side of the question is that the general business depression has offretad the CORK WIND THfle to the extent that no profits come out here on three year contracts aud Bro have been accruing for some time; that the mon

generally well enough satisfied to remain; that the compensation is relatively as much as they woaldrac ive at Hous, and that there is no prese- ing reason why a general advance in salaries should go into affect when he companies are not realizing any rainzos on their capital invested.

8 XGZE,

MARRIED

Ove of the officers olaerved: This is the single mon's fight. The married men are beyond relief. The benedicts are holding out for the advanced pay alternative, claiming that the frus pas ge home would do thom no good, astey could not afford to go away on an ex- tended lenro and take their ferailies wit them, while the advance in salaries would help them and benefit (ke singh man as well."

RAILROAD EXTENSION IN CHINA.

QUALITY

MOVEMENTS

Chas. J. Gaupp

& Co.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

The report by His Majesty's Consulat Nank- ing (Mr. F. E. Wilkinson) on the trade of that district in 1910 states that during the year under review the constraction of the southern or British section of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway which was commenced in January, 199, made stealy progress, and it was found. posibe in Febranry, 1911, to attach passenger- cars to the construction trains Yanizing between Pukow su

surt Lin tupi Kwan, a distanceof 94 miles, ails havegetually he laid as far as Hrüchowfa, which is not much more than 30 miles from the WHY GO TO point at which the line joine up with the Ger- man spotion, and there is very hope that the whole of the British section, which is 236 miles in length, will be available for traffic by about the middle of 1912. So far no arrangements have been made for the opening to foreign trade of Fukow, to Yangiz terminus of the line, which is situated the northern bank of the river opposite to Nanking To Nanking the complejen of the Tiantai Pakow Railway will be of vital importsnor, for on this line depend her prospects of fature commercial

prosperity.

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N. LAZARUS

FOR YOUR GLASSES ?

You will receive Fair Treat

ment.

Examination

As a distributing contre. this port, owing to BECAUSE A Caroful and fntelligent inferior communications with the interior, has beon mastle in the past to compete with ib neighbours, Chink-kiang and Wuhu, so that its trado has hitherto been almost entirely

11 Ioon!

one The now railway should bring down to Pakow

for export the produce of the whole of country north of the river, for which the

the

We have a Sound. Optical

Reason behind every Lane

tins must also become the means of supply; and N. LAZARUS,

The Council of the Suez Canal Company saamming that no official obsinelas are placed in nounce the dividends on the various classes of the way if the development of the traffic of the shares for 1910 und also announce that they will railway, it rems almost certain hot Nanking OPTHALWIG recommend a reduction of 500. per ton in the must become, next to Hankow, the most import- Canal tariff, to take effect from January 1, 1912. aut commercial contre on the Yangtze.

OPTICIAN, CORNER OF D'ACUITAR ST., HONGKONG..

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