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· POSTAL BEFORMS.

THE POPULATION OF CHINA.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE HOUSE The Abstract of Statistics issued by the

OF COMMONS.

Imperial Maritime Customs gives the following as the Estimated Chinore Population of the several Ports and Provinces.

Ports,

Mr. Hobart Samuel, Postmaster-General, announced a series of great postal reforms in bis annual slatment in the House of Commons on Aigua.... Thursday, May 18th. These reforms for the Sansing most part will begin with the issue of King Manchouli George stamps on Corenation Day, June 22nd, Harbin and include large reductions in the telephone, Suitenho cable. sad foreiga parcel post rutes.

Hunchup

The changes, some of which have already been Antung foreshadowed, are:-

The King George stamp of "improved aign" to be issued on Coronation Day.

design

Tatungko

Jesus of thin 1d. letter-cards and d. post-too

cards at their face value,

Free stamping of privately made postcards, The now stamps to have the value bath in words and in figures, but no name of the conntry

The books of stamps sold at 2s, to contain 2s. worth of stamps and not 18. 11ąd.

Tientsin Chofuo Tringtan Chungzing Changsha Yochow Tobung Shazi Hankow

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

EXPECTED

WILL LEAVE FOR ON OR ABOCT

Juno

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Eletric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passongers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Tadian Ports on through Bills of Lading.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephons No. 375.

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9,000 9,500 5.000

STRANER

FROM

ON OR ADOCT

30,000

2,000

20,000

143.000

TJIKINI

16,400

3,000 TJILATJAP.

52,000 TJIBODAS...

JAPAN

JAVA

JAVA

5,000

200.000 95.000

TJIPANAS...

JILIWONG

JAVA

JAVA

Second half of June Second half of! Juno Second half of Jnno (First half of July First half of July

JAYA

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAPAN

SHANGHAT

Second half of

Ins

Second half of

Second half of Juno

First half of

July

First half of

July

20,000

230,000 TJIMAHI

JAVA

Becond half of

JAVA

Second half of

July

700:0

July

86,000 TJITARŒM..

Second half of

JAPAN

JAVA

Second Half-of

Stamps to be sold in malls as well as in shoots, with better perforation.

July

July

826,000

Certificates of posting" to be obtainable at Kinking all post offices at a cost of hd., as evidence that Wuhu a letter has been postal

36,000

129,000

Nonkiang

267,000

Two now wireless telegraphy stations to be Sauluse established, one at Newcastle-on-Tyne, the ntler Foochow at the island of Valentia.

Amoy Baduction by a half of telephone rates between Swatow Britain and Prance, subject to coming arrauge-

Canton... monte.

Reduction by about 20 per cant. of rates for Chiukiang foreign parcel post.

Shanghai Reduction by one-half of cable rates for an coded message" (1.4., in plain language) provided Hongchow thono messages may be delayed for a period of Ningpc... Wenchow not more than twenty-four hours.

184,000

For Particulares of Freight and Passage, apply to tas

Snochow

651.0% 5.0,000

350,000 York Balldings, 1st Floor.

400,000 Hongkong, 20th June, 1911.

100.000

8.000

624,000

114,000

96.000

900,000

SWEDISH

62.000

6,000

42,000

20,000

59,000

37,000

25,000

Total

Proriaces.

20.000 15:600 ,10.000

.7,708,500

17.000.000 29,40,,000 38,000,00

78,711,000*

22.000,000

34,000,000 24,534,000

THE BANK LINE,

36,000,000

23.980,000

11,800,000

20,000,000

32,000,000

Kongmoon Telephonic communication between this Sanghri country and the Continent to be improved and Kiunechow extended, by improvements devised in cables. Pakhoi

Farmer a telephone in country districts at £3 Wachow

a year, if the fariner agrees with four neighbours Naming

on the same terms.

Lasus in September of "home safos" for savings bank depositors on a registration fee of 18, and a deposit of 28, turnable when the box comes back fall. Post Office deposit ora may invest in Government steak sams frota la, to £200,

Telephone operators to lave improved condi tions of work.

The bell alley" omployment of boy tele graph mossengers to be reformed by continuing their employment till they are alñeteen, when

Lungehow Mongtez. Szerino... Tengyueh

Yanchuria Chikii Almugtaug

⚫ their lessened numbers will allow them to be Szochran

absorbed in other post-office work.

Conipal ory attendance at continuation classes Hupeh will be a condition of their entry into the service. Kare

In smaller offres books will be available for the boys to road.

Kiongan The year's profit of the Post Office is Chekiang

Pukien £4,168,000.

8,000,000 8,000,000 Other Provinces (Sans. Sheusi,

Kanzu, Honan Kweichow) 55,000,000

438,425,000

Mr. Samuel bad much praise for the cable com. | Kwangbang panies, who, be said, were always ready to meet Kwangsi any suggestions for the public welfare. Nover Yannan thelos, it was felt that uncontrolled discretion ought not to be left to them. I have there- fore adopted the policy that from this time forth their licences shall contain a clause that, if.in the opinion of the Govaramont the rates are excessive, an objection may be made to those rates. If the com any disagrees and thinks ita rates are reasonable, the difference shall be referred to an

an impartial tribunal."

In his annoumont about kaif-prien unoaded

cablegrams Mr. Samuel fold a story of an arch-

Total

* Estimated by A. Rosie (1904) at 45,000,000.

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Amoy ...Shangkai third day of the London Musical 6410, 7456.. Festival last month was marked by the first The following in a list of unclaimed telograms performance of Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony ying in the Eastern, Australasia & China Telo-

The

A critic of a Lonton paper wrote:—

in E flat:

This is the second work by our leading congraph Company's office at Hongkon

ADDRESS poser in this form, and the large and distinguished audienos at Quern's Hall last

Arthol 1-Staule, Pacific Mail

Line Office night gave te verdict on the suocessor to the A flat" in in uninsured terms, Kreat

In fact, it is dillelt to speak without enthusiasm of Elgar's Intest creation.

In the interval of three and a half years that divided his second symphony from his first Sir Edward has doas-mech and, doubtles, travelled far. Ifis eatlook of the world is in consequence mich wider. His genis has expanded, and though the pate is just as personal as in the Parlier work, it is less self-centred and the expression is more universal,

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The "Indra" Line str. Indradeo from New York left 8 bang for Hongkong on the 18th Inst., and may bɔ expected here on or about the 24th inst

The P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s six. Palermo left

It will be remembered that the new symphony in dedicated to the memory of King Edward VII.

Curiously enda b, the new work opens too promisingly. In this it differs conspicuously Moorhen, river gunboat. 180 tons, 2 guas from the Symphony in A flat. There is a want i.hp. 800, Lient. Coudr G. P. Leith. of detaileness in both thought and expression,

Weni River.

which, while not supporting the motto, d es not Newcastle, 2nd class cruiser, 4,800 tozs, turbins, actually belie it. But before the first movement Captain George P. E. Hant, D.9.0. ends an inward conviction is established that Singapore

El ar has never done anything finer; is ia fact. Nightingals, rivar ganbest, 85 tons, 240 h., giving us of his best. The scoring is magni. L. Comdr. Claude Hillersden Woodwardicent, and the terrife chronic upward rush R.N Yangtazo,

of the whole o-alastre at the end of this section is an inspiration

Bat the culminating glory of the now work

The 1.1.M. str. Her finger, which left bere which will probably mavoment, become

future. In sprit and expression it is para on the 19th ins'., at 4 p.ut. worthy to be ranked among the famous solemn outpourings of the same kind by Handel, Chepio, Beethoven, and Mand-issohu.

Otter, torpedo-host destroyer, 385 tons, 6 güze

6,300 i

500 i.b.p., Comdr. Lambe. Weilniwal.

Singapors for this port sa the 19th indust, at noon, and is dus here on the 24th instant, at about 3 p.m.

The P. & Q. 8. N. Co.'s str. Palma arrived at Londen on the 18th inst., ovnaing.

Atlas, admiralty tur. 615 tons, 1,400 .b.p. Robin, river ganbost, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240-.p.. is the seced as the Funeral Mareu of the ou the 15th inst, at 11 a.m., arrived at Singa.

Master S. West, Hongkong. Bramble, gunboat 710 tous, 900 . Lieut.

Comdr. B. &. Washington Shanghai. Britomart, runboat, 710 tons, 900 b.p., Lieut..

Comdr. J. H. Barker, Shanghai, Cadmus, British sloop, 1,070 tons, Jh.p. 1,400

fd., Comdr. H. Lynce, Shanghair Cherub, water tank and tug, 390 tons, i.h.p. 340.

Master W. Smith, Hongkong. Clio, British sloon, 1,070 tons. i.p. 1403,

Coudr. R. Veale, Shanghai, Fame, torpedo-hoat destroyer, 340 tone,

Kuns, 5,700 i.k.p., Lt. Comdr. H. S. Menros, Weihaimai.

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Flora, 2nd duas cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 gans, 000 ih.p Captain J. Nicholas. Hongkong.

Handy, torpedo-boat duetroyar 295 tons, & gans, 4,000 p., Liont-Comdr, Hop. Guy Stop- ford, Hongkong.

Hart, torpedo-boat destroyer, 295 tone' 6 gone, 4,000 b.p. Lt.-Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford, Hongkong Janus, torpedo boat destroyer, 320 tone, 6 guns, 3,900 h.p.. Lt.-Comdr. M.. B. R. Blackwood, Weihaiwei.

Kort,

armoured cruiser, 9,800 tons, 14 grue, ih.p

22,000, Capt. S. St. J. Farqalar, cruising. Kinaha, river gunboat, 616 tons, i.b.p. 1,200,

Lieut.-Comdr. T. J. 8. Lyne, Tangtaze. Merlin, surveying ship; 1.070, tons, 6 guns, 1,400

i.hp. Commr. B. O. M. Davy, Sandakan. Minotaur, armoured cruiser (Bagship Vice- Admiral Bir A. L. Winsloe, K.C.B„ CV. C.M.G..) 14,600, tons, ih.p. 27,000 Capt. G. C. Cayley, Woosung. Montionth. armoured cruiser, 9,800 tons, i.h.p.

22,000. Captain L. E. Power, M.V.O. Hongkong.

Lt.-Comdr. Cosmo A. O. Douglas, West Kiver.

Sandpiper, river gaubost, 85 tous, 2 guns, 241 hp, Lisut-Comtr. E. J. J. Southby. West Eirer.

Saipa, river gunboat. 85 tons, 2 guns 240 h.p., In its beautiful strains ir Edwar has voiced Lt.-Comdr. Maurics B. Leslie. Tangtsze. not only his own but a nation's loyal tributo to Taku, torpedo boat destroyer, 305 tous, 1... the monory of him to whom the work is

6,000, Gunner E. J. Trillo, E.N., Hong- | dedicated. kong

s

The rondo, which follows, is not the happiest Tamar, receiving ship, 4,650 tons, 6. guns. of the four movements, but some striking

Commodore Erres, Hongkong.

are made of

some of the heavier instruments in Teal, river gunboat, 180 tama, 2 guns, 800 i.h.p. the orchestra, the whole section showing the

Livut. Comdr. R. J. Buchanan, Yangtera.

composer's consummate command of effects. Thistle, gunboat, 710 toes, 900 lp., Liout. The last movement is o'tting ficale to ugreat Condr. M. B. Baillie. Hamilton, Hongkong work. Once heard the vigorous opening subject Virage, torpedo-boat destroyer, 395 tone, 6. gua: on the bosses is not easily forgotten. It is, 89

6,300 h.p

Lieut.-Comdr. Harold D. Adair-insistent and the choral figure in Hal. Weihaiwoi.

the" Immort

"Thoroughly Elgarest Waterwitch,surveying ship, 620 ton. 4501.b..in form sud spirit, this final section, with its R. L. Hancock, Penang. masterly development, its astonishing orchestra-

Lieut. destroyer, 360 tons;

Liont-Comdr. G. B.

tion

gives tho aytaphony the character of strong individuality and powerful inventiveness.

Sir Edward Elgar, who conducted, and who h.proceived a great ovation at the close of his task, could not have wished for or imagined fper introduction to the public for his work than

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that given by the members of the bid my

Limitations of space Orchestra. dwelling in detall on Mr. Granville Hautock's fascinating and imaginativo orchestral poem. "Dante and Beatrice," heard for the first time last night, or doing more than mention that a elever suito founded on an old English molody, | entitled "Parthenia," by Dr. Walford Davies was also produced at the same concert. Both were warmly received:

Mme. Julie, Calp was the vocalist, and sang in excellent style a Schubert setting of two songs by Scott, orchestrated by Sir Henry Wood,

6,400

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30th June.

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