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QUESTION THE POPULATION

AND JAPAN'S FUTURE.

If the present situation is regarded from all points the population question in Japan is a much more serious one than may appear if

regard be had only to the mere statistics of population therasefres. An esteemed cor- respondent, whe does not wholly agree with views on this sabject proviously expressed in ovr editorial columns, points out that reatuRE-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9rp, 1911. ·

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STORY OF THE REBELLION OF EDIRELLE RALA.

MARKET.

This was the General'wopportunity. Horalliad HONGKONG SHARE the survivors, and es night came on abandoned the dead and the living who wore helpless from their wounds, and, ercasing the river, started on retreat again. After another thrilling engagement the party were relieved in a emiraculous manser and the following day they escorted the King to Colombo, not fifty of the original mumber unwoundeat,

Messrs. Vernon and Smyth in their weekly sharq report dated September 8th state :-

The market for local storka has ruled fairly moderate

A romantic and fascinating episode in history of the Fortagnese in Ceylon was related to a large gathering of members of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society at the Col. ombo Masoum reatly. For an hour and a half the audienco were kept ongrossed in the. doings of a determined body of adventurers, who, thongli guilty at times of the most revolting crimes, command seertain degree respect by. their determination sad fearlessness in the face of overwhelming pida.

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Ediriello-Eula, however, was ultimately brought to book, being betrayed by an old wo- man ficm whom he asked hospitality. He was. conveyed to Colombo, and on July 14th ho was publicly executed-

the interesting paper which was rond to the The above account is but a brief summary of meeting. Some little discussion followed before HE the Acting Governor rose to propose a vote of thanks to the lecturer. He said he supposed there was hardly anything more armantic in the whole history of the world than the goings of thous swall Lands of Portuguese who came round the Cape and who for about 100 years dominated the seas and formed their depots in and about all the ports of the Indian Octob. He considered that they were greatly. in the debt of the lecturer for his interesting paper.

HELPING CHINA. -

WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE.

stay during the past week and general business has been put through. during the Rabbers have been zwrect ander rus quotations showing a slight improvement on the week with a firmer Leudency. Fino Hard Para Rubbor closes at 4/8 per 1b sollers. The open market rule and Bank rate of discounts are unchanged at 3 per cent. Bar T. T. at 1:9). Shanghai T. T. is quoted at 755. Silver closes quiet at 244d, for os., and Sterling BANK.-Hongkong and Shanghais have been booked at 807), and more ean to placed. The London ente is unchanged at £85 10),

MARINE INSURANCES. Vaions have been in farther request at $820, North sold, and are in Chinas me wantedat Tla. 155, but no shares ure available locally under Tls. 150. Yangizes have improved in the North to 82275 with ex. 75. There are Luyers of Cantons at $204.

FIRE INSURANCES, Hongkongs have been booked and aro still in request at $360. Chinns after salesat $126ars quister with prob. able sellers at $125!).

SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Means have been booked freely during the interval at $281, market closing with probable cellare at the rate and buyers at $28. Inilos (combined) have receded to $64 sollers, the London rate (middle

soll at $10 and S10 and have further. price) being now 108,9. Chius and Manilas bagers at the former rate. Bonglusoe baro. been booked at $1, and mora shares could

improved to 776 (middle price). probably be placed. Shall Transports bars

REFINERIES China Sugars are slightly easier at 8144, but at this there are burors. Luzons have bron booked at 835.

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us maty on 1,599.000 according to the returns to the University, Crowds of these eager aspir. 2000 Insoorins in alt. Thenco De Azaredo Prover four provinces. The Executive Committee extensive forced Fala to $50, at which rate the

of the

clerical employment

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north

offices.

Hitherto the support of the work has come almost entirely from the Chinese ond. It is now intended to indice Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, and Germany to support their own representatives engaged in the work. The aulary for two American ropre sentatives Las been secured for this year. Mr. Heid is an ions to secure two British repre- sentatives to be supported by British generosity,

MINING-Bou have sold at $2.65. Char honunges and Chines Engineerings are changed and without focal business.

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS-Flong- kong and Whampoa Decks, after sales at £52.

and $51, suddenly dropped under a reported. $511 market

elowes with buyers, Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharts are wanted at $49 with robable sallers at $50. New Amoy Docks are quoted at $8 rollers, Shanghai Docks at Tle, 58 buyers, and Shanghai and Hongkow Wharves

div. quiet. at. Tle. 25 or

LANDS,, HOTEIS AND BUILDINGS-Hong-

quief at 'kong Lands aro

$100, Iands at 828 after sales. Kowloon West Points bare improved to 451 bnyere, and Humphreys Estates to $71 buyers after sales. at $7 and 873, Hongkong Hotels (old) are enquired far. at $119. Shanghai Laade have advanced in the North to Tli. 931

COTTON MILD.-Sales of Hongkongs are

at Tls. 93, International Tls. 43. Loon Knog reported at 253. In the North Ends are quoted Mowa Tk. 62, and Soy Chees Tls 25.

MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos have been Stoan Laundrys at 86, and Steam Fisheries at sold at $104, Cements at $5.85, Ropes at $18,

Electrics al $21, and Watsons at 953. Ices have declined to Sith sellers.

Runes, Fra-The following are closing quotations (iddia prica) received from London by wire today:- Ledburys Tondou Asiaties

Loudon Ventures United Serdangs Allagars Bata Tigas- Saporga... Linggia... Anglo-Malays

58/-

10:9

16

96/3

3.9

726

22/6

39.3

INTIMATIONS.

SKIN DRIED, CRACKED AND PEELED OFF

In Scales, Leaving Face Raw. Very Painful. Made Her Low in Health, Used Cuticura Ointment. In Less than a Week Trouble Gone. Other Things Soothed for the Moment, but Cuticura Ointment Cured.

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"My child for some three or four years had been sufering front ailment of thexkia na

thin face, both in e fromely cold weather and when the sun was hot, The skin would stry-and- 'erick, then per off in scale, baying bey poor fuce quite law. When the skin used to peel of people uncel to ask - Sme mid 1 was tired, Hindi, with ja the matter with the fare?'-tunte even "went so for us to Kay neglected it, where- TS 【 was continually some inimest Toother, hole of tileno. soothed for the tin, but i would get as bad as ever, and i sto tuppated to ery, the tears routing on the raw places werd very painful. It mida har vary low in her general health, and line hair eminensed to Come out. It spread on to her forehend und all atwind her femalla.

"It was abans this time that I sent for the Cutiara Dintment, After appéynë # continually for three days it showed signs of mending tall in less than a week-k had completely gone, sind what le most important, nas, not falurned with the cold, wealnier. I rubbed some Buttzura Ointment os het scaly, and her hale stopped falling out, and I am thankful it is to be had so taxonsbie in price 1 had spent a lot on other things which only sanched for the moment, but Cullen Olstoient cured." (Simal) Mrs. “B. J. Roberts 17-Cunworth-we-Booths,

Liverpool, England, Jan, 17, 1010.

Bald throughout the world. London depot, Charterhouse Sa. U. & A., Polter Diniz Chem. Corp., Sole Props, Boston. Send for free bestiat en elin and pimļņi cījumama

Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.

Ilave Just Received a Now

Selection of Goods frem

MAPPIN & WEBB,

LONDON,

Comprising:

SILVER CUPS,

PRESENTATION PLATE,

TEA SERVICES.

Japanese had attained a considerablo measure of THE PORTUGUESE IN CEYLON.] development in this before the Chinese over! thought of establishing taatories. And yot nt present there are class on a million spindles at work in China, a good deal more than half The Japan Chronicle publishes a very Inter-

the number running in Jajun, and in a fow years the Chinese output of yarn bids fair to eating leading article on this subject which throws now light on a must-diseased subject.sod that of Japan. Then in the manufacture of matches, China is or will soon be self-supply Our contemporary writes

ing. Furthermore, there is scarcely a product or commodity in which China will not be the competiter of Japan-whether it be silk or tea, Lu view of or coul, or iron, or copper oven. this, and of other equally important factors to which we have not space bore to allude, thus pects of an extraordinary development of ese manufacturing industry are not particu

absorb 80 This was the subject of a paper read by Mr. hopeful. Manufactures could never por cont, or even 20 per cent., of the present P. E. Pieris, 0.8, which dealt with the agricultural population of. Japan. And to rebellion of Edirile-Ham, 1594-1596. Mr. sen is not seldom found in the assertion that expect to get the Japanese annual agricultural Fioris wove the incidents of that period in to the annual ratio of increase in this Empire product raised some 40 per coat. in value, and connected story, replete with thrillug details.. is not so great as it is in Germany. produced by only one-fifth of the labourors at He commenced by outlining the position of the at the commencement of the rebol Fortugnoza present employed, is hopeles But, he says, the economic condition of Germany

Moreover, for the authorities at least, Hon. On October 6th, 1594, Pedro Lopez de very disquieting fact that Sousa, the Portugiese General, who had left and the economic condition of Japan'aro very there is the

Pedro Adwoin Partyra, the Captain of Colombo, different for one thing, andà ratio of increase the Japanese peasantry cre beginning to

bo dissatisfied

To at Sitawaka, was defeated and captured at Dan with their condition. Which might_k_little ground for anxiety in

Die old generation, perhaps, this remark tura, Pereyra and his force at once fell back ou Germany is a matter of grave concern in sneh a does not apply. But this is certainly Colombo For todays the Portuguese lay- pavarty-stricken country as this is. Neither immensely to its edit-the Government for hidden behind the walls of Colombo, expecting Germany nor Japan lives by its foreign trade; the last few decades lus been solicitous regard.a general uprising against them. A fow me

ing the education of the youth of the empire, were received from Masuar, and the number of but the foreign trado is often a rough index of Nowadays the ramotrat country-village has its lascorius increased to a thousand, and once more the abundance or scarelly of the material re-primary school, and all the village young they took heart and vantured out as far as Kadu

or loss, From their wela. On theeve of Christmas Don Jerszymo

The work of the International Institute of svurces available for the support of an increast-car_word.pro

China, which was founded in 1894, and aims at ing population. Now, the foreign trade of becks and the newspapers they learn of Azavedo, who had leen appointed General Coa

a great and splendid world lying- barondquistador by the Viceroy in succession to Do bringing the Bast and the West oser together, Germany is about eight or nine times the arrow horizon of the fields on Sousa, appeared at Colombe. The

Reid, with a representative na London paper great as that of Japan. And there is their forefathers have toilet und meiled the case was such fist he had been compelled to was dissued by the founder, the Key. Gilbert on contentedly From generation to generation. fall back on Malstar Coast, where he was recently, Originally started in Paking, ibo net such a very great discrepancy in

In their text-books les may be told that the Captain, in the tenth of the mouston, and to headquarters of the Institute were remosed to the population of the two umpires after farmers are the very basis of the nation; but make his way in rowing boats. One of these Shanghai on the outbreak of the Foxer trouble. was wrecked, but the crow had draggel the It is now intended to resume operations in Fu all. In 1905 that of Gerrassy was roluraod at they are clover enough to perceive that as in-

dividuals the farmers are regarded with but artillery overland and joined Do Azavedo at king and form branches in avery important sixty men. 60,641,000, while Japan was then supposed to

city. The General Commition icant

The youngsters look forward to Mannar. There was no time to be wasted. Ou respect. have 47,675,000 inhabitants. In that year there an easier life; and above all they want to become January 1st, 1595, the army, accompanied by bers includes, oftleist representatives from the and tu bo treated Dharmapala in person, so as the better to ensure Government of Peking and local authorities, were 2,048,000 births in Germany At the same distincnished men,

tors ruling ratio thare ought consequently to have been with respect. Hence many of them now pass the sympathy of the tires, loft Colombo and deputies from the Vicerors ruling over 1,570,0:0 birth in Japan. There we actaully on to the Middle School, to the High School, proceeded to Nawagomuwu 900 Portuguese and user proviners, and from the Governors Nor is this all. In the German statistics the ants, after mat so much knowledge a distine ceeded to Bukgabaratta, and struck terror into afteen members is thoroughly international in still-births ware inclufied in the Japanese they tion, fall by the way at one point or other in the hearts of the fuhabitants of the Siyoso Korale character, e mposed of five Chinese, to British, three Americans, ono Japanese, one Russian, were not. And of the total births in Japan in the long course that has to be traversed, and by the merciless ferocity of the reprisals which be 1905, us many as 880 per cent. were still-birds.

net unnaturally grow up disappointed and exacted. He more about the country enslaving one French, and one German representative, In Germany out of the total of 2,048,000 embittered. med. Then, oven those who pass and killing, and a one place shot down 120 The representation is in proportion to the

natives who came

sme to render their subission as

amount of mot

money contributed. Until last year births there were no ore than 61,300 will all the numerous examinations often find them--

sa example to his foos. Dharmapala, who had the Chairzana of the Executive Committee was births; that is, only about 3 per cent. The selves with an education which they have no look at the figures for 1907. Out of Le opportunity of turning to practical account, gone back to Colombo, now returned, und, leavn British representative. The post has been 2,061,000 births in Germany in that year there. Some lima agve writer in the Toye Reini estiming a small body of Portuguese at Gurabowile, fillet by Sir Robert Bredon, Sir Charles Dud weru 61 000 still-birthe. The Japanese figure ated that there were some 62,000 or 63,000 gr the King and the Coporaladvanced to Sitawaka, goon (President of the China Association), and from the various educational institu- which was occupied without resistance. The Mr. Alexander McLeod. The present Chair for that were 1,621,973 births and, in addi- duales

Fear

man is Chincar, Mr. Y. C. Tong. Next to Liou, 156,814 still-births: That is, the total fions of the empire to be provided with employ dilapidated buildings were hastily repairul for births in that year in Japan amounted to meat every year, and that for thean there were the residence of the aged and infirm King, and the Chinese support in China: the largest That is, for there he continued while the kingdom was being amount of seristanço comes from the British no more thau, 45,000 vacancies, 1,780,767. If the ratlo. had been the same in

Samajakon wAS Japan as in Germany the number would have 17 000 or 18,000 educated or semi-educated saddned in his name.

frous manna? Intour, there is placed in charge of the Districts of Gallo residents. "We have always gone on the basis of not excluding any nationality or religion," young men, apart been no more than 1,585,000 ur eo In this mut-

enid Mr. Raid, who has worked in Chion fer of still-births, our correspondent remarks, absolutely nothing to do. In five or six years and Matura, Corrs of the territories

for twenty-are years. "We do not exclude thero is much food for reflection. Why the this army of the enltured nero ployed would of Colombo as far as Chilaw, while the General still-births Su-the-impire should be two and thus reach the enormions total of 100,000 men himself went on to Menikkadawara, leaving gar

others." There is a British Committee in this half times as numerous as they are in the Que factor that is beginning to intensify and risona at Sitawaka and the Iturranello Ford In any theory if it is going to be for the good of

of Fatherland with a considerably larger total births is a matter that might be worth serious complicate the situation is the employment of the meantime the General bad erected a strong country, the members including the Ker, Lord $7. There are buyers of Dairy Farms at $23. women in post-offices, is etenmehip offices, oven on tranqueira at Meaikkaduwara and a fort at William Cecil, Sir Edward Bassoon, M.P, Sir Thomas Sutherland, and Mr. R. Yerbargh, investigation. Then, take the mortality bills of the staff of newspapers who thus reduce the Buwanels, the later being of wood and intend.

for ol to control the rage over the Kelaniya and M.P. The meetings are usually bold at the prospects of the two countries. In 1905 the donths in Germany was 1,255,000, in which the their brothers. In this rapidly increasing army the transport of provisions to the frontiers, as Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 61,300 still-births were included. In Japan it of the serai-educated anemployed there is natur- well as of supplies from Deraniyagals, Eulat. was 1,045,000, in which the still-births were not ally a fiue vol for the seed of Socialism or of gems and Hewavisa. Samarakon at the same included. If they were inotaled they would any other "ism" that might seem to promise ims began the construction of a fort at Galle, raise the total of deaths for that year in Japon them relief. It is to men of this sort that the at the very site of the present fort, a work which Lo some 1,200,000. Now, if the ratio was the specious fallacies of Harl Marx and tho wild the King of Spain had been urging for sight same as in Germany, the Japanese mortali nonsense of Bakanin raske su effootivo appeal years; but before the work was completed he ty bill for 1905 should not have ex. But to consider that the writings of European was called away to assist at Diaawako. But seeded 970,000. And we must remember that in Socialists and Avarebists are solely responsible before he started news was received that the 1905 the deaths in Germany were usually for the growth of Socialism in Japau is a mis- indefatigable Corres had by extraordinary afforte through were in Japa years and even inaccessible tranquiras, forcing his way in 1907, 1,178,000; and in 1901, 1,197,00. On there the fses of it, it would soon that in the matter centuries before either Marx or Bakunin perilous defiles in dense mutalanes seizing,

Undor

Ashikaga Yoshimoga prisoning, and bursing until lack of provisions the educated goodwill of different countries. of population there is a terrible wastage going was born,

had compelled him to join the main

As to the work of the Institute, there are week. on in this Empire. And yet, in spite of all this in the fifteenth century Central Japan was con. wastage, the population of Japuu is increasing raked with Socialistic outbreaks, and the ery army Subsequently the Portuguese suffered in about the same ratio as that of Germany for Equalisation of Property

serions reverse s the beads of the Sinhalese, ly conferences in the commercial, educational, As a rulo Between 1900 and 1905 the ananui rate pir Kyote da to the Straits of Shimonoseki. It and it became clear that their position was one religious, and women's sections. There are Dent. in Garmany was 1.45 Now in 1993 was the economie and social conditions of the of the gravest 18ril. The storm burst on special committees for each section,

when it this was exceeded in Japan, was returned at 1.54, and again in 1939. go to whick this outbrook was due. And the November 17th, when it became known that each committee is composed of half Chinese and of Socialism in modern Japan is due to Domingos Correa had raised the standard of half foreignore. The Commercial Committee a whole complex of factors, not the least impor revolt and crowned himself king. Recognising is composed of twenty-two prominent business the danger threatening the king, the General moncleren Chiness, two British, two Ameri- taut being the pressure of the growing popula tion upon the limits of subsistence and the bimself hastened to Gurubowila and ordered the car, two German, two Chinete in proportion to garrisons of Menikkadawara and Ruwanella to the trade, of these countries, one Frenchman, appearance of an army of educated or semi-edu catel men for whom there is no scitable or concentrate on Sitowsks. After fifteen days the one Russian, and one Dutchman, Thoy discuss out of provisions began to be felt, for none were questions of common interest, such as the m The correspondent to whom we are indebted congenial employment.

to be procured from the country, which was moval of barriers to trade, the improvement of for the above remarks does not, it will be

now seething with revolt. The king's position the internal condition of China, and methods sein, take into account the tendency ton diminu.

was one of grate peril, and orders were therefore of co-operation. The women's section tica in the rate of increase brought about by the

sent to ersonate Silawaks and to escort him formed into a distinct elab of its own, rise in the cost of living and the pressure of

to Gurabowils. The body of about 300 Por called the Ladies International Tescap Club taxation, and an improvement in the standard of

taguese now started, and slarly pushed on for It is the first organisation of the kind comfort. That is a matter for the fetare. At.

a whole day, clering the road as it weut, where Occidental and Oriental ladies mot to- present the rath would seen to be that the Japanesa population is pressing

amidst constant larassment from the enemy. gather. It trak seven years to form this club. the finite of sahsistence, and that if

The Marine Coart at Sydney hold an inquiry Matters reached a climax as the shades of The aim is to get talier of the better class of theso limits could be expanded and the pressure on August 15th into the circunstsaces con-avening draw noa, whoa s determined rash was Chinese families to meet foreign ladies, not only wives of the of taxation removed the natural increase of nected with a mishap te one of the boilers of the made by the enemy, heated by their elephants. those who are missionaries, but those who ara population here would actually be greater than steamier Changsha, belonging to the thins Repeated volleys, barely clicked the altack; in the foreign community of Chinate offeinis it is in Gericany. And how the limits of Steam Navigation Company.

nearly story one of the officers was wounded, and various Consuls subsistonce are to be expanded seriously so as to The statement of Mr. Robison was that on it was the perzond valoar of Salvador Pereyra aro members of the club. The list of foreign In this way the meet the exigencies of the situation is a problem July 13, while the vessel was on a voyage from da Silva, who commanded the rear, which ved 1-dies is never added to unless the number of

a great disaster, though with the death of 23 of Chinese ladies is increased. not easy of solution. We have already pointed Hongkong to Melbourne, the combustion cham-

proportion is always equal. ost that it might be feasible to bring much land Ler crowns and apper portion of the sides of the the Portuguese

At last in the dead of night they resched The religious section is composed of a Bishop

"During the year 1910 the Kuling estate was that is now wasto ander mulberry culture and port main oiler became overheated owing so expand the anusal value of the silk-trade to the water getting to low in the boiler. Gurubewila, and here they had to ezonanter as of the Church of England, a Bishop of the extended by the acquisition of the Talinssu from 150 or 160 million yen to some 800 million. The plates were forced inwards.and drawn formicable a foo-famine. For fifteen days the Nethodist Episcopal Claroh, the English Valley. A loan of $20,000 was floated, and the yen. But to effect that much would need both off the supporting stays. Steam rushed soldiers did not have more than a plate of Baptist missionary representatives of Kuling Council was enabled to make the neces

London Missionary Society and American Bap. holes into the fur- kunji apiece a day a farin, which used 10 time and capital; and Japanese capitalists through the stay are not prone to invest money in under- Daces and out through the farance doors perchsse 300 cooaats, could now secure but tiste, the Chinese pastor of the Presbyterian sary payment to the Chinese authorities before The construction of a carriage road from takings which do not yield immediate returns, and ashpite into the stokehold, to the immi one. Se olove me the bloslado that not a drop Churel, terral Confucionists, Mohammedan the close of the last Chinese year.

and very salsiantial ones at that, too. But neat danger of the firenen. One boilex was of water could be obtained from the river save at

Kiukiang across the Hebraw, Roman Catholic merchants, and was complated in time to be of the greatest of the city, in connection with the Directors of sory praz even supposing that much to be done, it would entirely disabled, sad the vessel hat to come the cost of blood,

The beleaguered carrison now decided that it Japanese Shintoist. They discuss yacstions for

tically ismul a statement of facts, vouched for by ne manner of menus prove a final solution to Sydney at a reinced speed.

te heavy trafo of the summer months for the population question.

i The Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse, was safer to face le swords of the enemy than the mutual information, and particularly matters of service and convenience in connection with the the Canal Pacific Exposition, liste

"Progress has been made at Kaling in the by the following array of animpeachable the in Let us look at the thing from another stand- and Messrs. Berry mad Cromack, engineers, certainty of death by famine. Having confessed humanitarian effort in which there is no dispute.

of trees, but systematic arboriculture itnessed Hiru Johnson; Governor of Cali planting of point. Mr. C. V. Sale has pointed out that the

as assessory, was asked to decide: (1) Was it and partaken of the Sacrament, they started It is a very necessful section. Interest agricultural products of the United Kingdom proper treatment to all the boilors so fall from Gurubewila, the Portuguese numbering meetings is kept up by the reading are worth 40 per cent.. more than those of Japan, saving Manila that the water level was ont 354 men. The General, who was siling, want which impart information and so assist in break necessary if Kuling is to become a place of Joria. Dr. Armin G. Lenschner, Professor of Einarsson. Instructor in Practical Astronowy, and that they are produced with a fifth of the of sight above the gauge glass' tops; (2) on foot, while the King and Queen were carried iug down barriers. The aim of the Easca. beauty. At the present time saplings are al. Astronomy and Director of the Students' labourers employed in agriculture in the were the gauge glasses in good order and in andor. On every side the Sinhalese thronged tional Section is to bring about harmony between lowed to grow far too thickly on most of the Observatory, University of California; Starka round them, and the Capt in of the rear was so the old and new learning, between Chiness and lots, the result being that the coarser growing University of California; Prof. R. G. Litka), frees are stunting the growth of, or actually deeling Director of the Lick Observatory combiry. The secret of this is perhaps not so very condition on July 12 aud 13, and did the an far to seekt. The size of the holdings permits gineers take the proper steps to ascertain badly wounded that he died shortly after his foreign educationists, whather they are stroying, the better and more hontiful kluds. Nathaniel Ellery, State Engineer of the State of

Solrador Pereyra da Silva neeted with the missions or are under Chinees The seeds of severa) varieties of Australian

H. D. Connice, Chief Assistant to the of the ure of horses and still more of the if they were; (3) were, the unable took his place. One company of thirty soldiers control. The international receptions ar

glasses arrival in Colorbo

City most up-to-date ed efficient agricultural tested by what is known machinery.

Now, as things stand at present, shut-off at any time, specially was this done was wiped off, with the exception of two men.

A scheuse is on foot to construct waterworks 8. Ricard, S.J. Director Seismographic Sta this is virtually impossible in Japan. But to before the boilsis were blown down on the A stalwart Sinhalese rushed at the Ensign and direction of bringing the various race and made to naturalise these.

to supply the estate with an adeqanto supply of tion, Santa Clara College, Santa Clara, uncontaminated water. The difficulties in the Cal; and Otto von Geldern, Consulting suppose it were not only possible, but natually morning of July 13; (4) was the damage due to dragged away the standard from his grasp nationalities tegether.

Engiccer, Secretury of tao Technical realised what would the rest.lt be? Let us low water in boilers, and was this brought about Maddened at the sight the Captain of denik-

way of es rving out the schons are fancial, suppose furthermore that, as a result of this, by negligence in the use of ganglasa cocks; kadawara and his men made a gallant at-

but it is anticipated that the waterworks will Bariety of the Pacific Coast, member of the Beismological Society of America, mem- the annual agricultural product was expanded (5) if so, and if way of the former four questious tempt to win it back, and the bait of them throw away their livesin vain. For three days and

be duly constructed in the near future. by some 10 per cent.-to the same value as that are answered in the negative, what blare

"The Chian Inland Mission School, a well.ber of the Engineering Committee on the of the United Kingdom. It would mean that attaches to any or all of the engineers of the nights the Portuguese were allowed no oppor tunity to rest or to eat, and all the progress they

managed establishment, is fall, and many pro- Earthquake of 1906, American Booiety of Civil.. one-fifth of the latowers at present steamship?

pupils are waiting for vacancies.

their unanimous testimony, says this state

· naus

was now delivered Fan

Befom Iraving the subject of Kuling, it four-fifths, or 80 per cent, of the Navigation; Mr. Moseley for the chief and A terrific attack

support

be of interest to sinte briefly how the ment, after an exhaustivo investigation it was the present buge farmier population would be second engineers of the Changsha Br. Pick the rear, while Correa himself, by twelve elephants, fell

the

date, which is held on loss from the Chinese determined beyond question that the only harm done to San Francisco by the earthquake of July displaced and would have to find some other buza (instructed by Messro. Rechsg and ed

van. The Caplain of Menikkadawara, who com means of livelihood. Now, hero is this to Simpson) for the third engineer.

The British sozmer Protesilaus, which arrived roment, is managed.

rated Bives August 274h, 1897, when the trustees let, 1911, was accomplished through the exagge

seat out by certain news agencies. be found? In manufacturing industry? For The Court heard evidence, and after an manded the latter division, was killed, and his one thing, this would mean that it would be boux's retirement found that the mishap men burried back on the centre, where the

The sources that furnished and even moro necessary for Japan to have a world was canɛed by the wrongful act of chief General was. In the eagerness of pursuit, marn, in distress at a point 25 miles north-east of the Kuling estate convened a meeting of lobonts and published by certain

of Cupe Inuboye at about 7 pm. on the 22nd holders, and banded over to them the manage.

newspapers. market for her manufactured predacts than it engineer, James Edward Runcie, in putting too friend and foe, the living and the dead, wore

One hundred instant. Finding it impossible to tow the die mont of the state in all matters not involving

have done the city only simple justice if they has been, and is, for Great Britain. The most mush water into the boller in the first instance, rolled one over the other. promising field for scmmercial exploitation and by bis defan't whou called in not trying to and thirty-four-Portuguess lay there atrotched abled vessel as far as Yokohama, the Captain of the holding of property, the management and the newspaper that published these reports would would be the neighbouring Chinese

Exath. a severe test of reconstruction, but it can -apparently. But here there is an interna more accurately before he left what in death, 118 were wounded, and only 112 the Pretesilaus proposed to take the crew on control of the estate have been rested in

wea_the_coure of the tremble: and by the remained to reist the enemy. But an accident board and to abandon the chroner, but the body of 12 members, known as the Kaling had used the incident to show how well the work war, therefore, compelled to proceed on her at the land-renters' meeting. The Connoil, the the first test, and so might have been given value Walter sared the survivors at this rifleal moment. A com refused to leave the ship. The Protesilaus Council, elected annually by the let holders of rebuilding has been done. It was not, in wrongful set of the third engineer, competition to be faced. Great Britain,

was raised among the Binhaleve that Correa

voyage. Immediately on arrival at Yokohama members of which are elected to serve for already in the field. Besides, indications are cock to remain open ton long. not lacking that before a score of years from The Court called upon each of the officers for their leader. He was not indeed dead, but was now Chins, so for from being Japan's greatest named to show exuse why their certificates grievously wounded by a bullet, and was hastily Police, and conveyed a request to the owner of land-renters. It elects its own officere; fills its In 1905 the country did not wait for Ban- market, will be Japan's createst competi- should not be cancelled or anspended. Sydney carried away from the scene of battle to a place the vessel that be send a salvage boat. The own vasecies for the unexpired term of service. Francisco lo ask aid. In 1911 it ought not to." of greater security, while the pursuit was stopped. schooner belongs to Mr D. Tami, of Uraga, makes its own rales for its own government in wait-especially the newspapers of the nation. nocordance with those of the land-reatere, and, ought not to wait for San Francisco to ask.

justice." tor. Take cotton-spinning, for example. The Sun...

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In 1906 there were only 1,174,000; take. Socialists and Socialistio disturbances over-run tho whole of that district, storm The idea is to secure workers who will represent Eusteru and International Trusts 5 discount

when it was given at 1.58. Naturally in 1904-1905, the war years, and in 1906, the year following the conclusion of peace, the ratio would be much less, but even so, it was 1.03, 0.96, and 1.01 respectively.

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A FOREIGN HEALTH RESORT IN CHINA.

SOME ACCOUNT OF KUL NO. We take the following from the host British

"the mountain health resort of Kuling continues to grow in importance. It is situated In one of the highest and best watered valleys of the Lu Shin, about 15 miles south of Kiukiang, at an elevation of about 3,500 feet above sea-level.

Consular rupert for Kiakiang:

Its cool and salubrious climate renders it of the greatest value as a ranatorium for Europeans daring the excessive heat of the summer mo: the appreciated and use of is evidenced- in the Yangtee Valley. That its advantages

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TABLE WARE

CUTLERY.

FISH KNIVES and FORKS,

DRESSING CASES with

SILVER FITTINGS,

LEATHER HAND-BAGS,.

and WALLETS,”

BAZONS.

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are approach at the census of August 6. for that body, transsets all business nevessaïy to 1910, showed a foreign population (as distinst the welfare of the community, but its nots are from the native or Chinese population) of 1,334 directed, controlled, and zaviewed by the annual persons, about half of whom were British land-renters' meeting, which is the fiaul appeal senteds, namely, American, Swedish, German, subjects. Eleven other nationalities were repro on all questions which relate to the governmsut Japanese, French, Russian, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Swiss and Belgisu,

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of the Kuling estate.

SAN FRANCISCO UNSHAKEN.

THE MISCHIEVOUS SERBATIONALIST AGAIN.

It appears that someone has been circulating. larid fabrications in regard to the little earth. quake shock at San Francisco on July 1st last. To counteract the possiblo effects of such

always successful, and do a great deal in the gums have been secured, and an attempt is boug of Ban Francisco; Rev. Jeroma

A SCHOONER IN DISTRESS IN“

MID-OLEAN.

CREW BEFUSED HELP PROFFERED BY ~BRITISH-CAPTAIN.

at Yokohama from Tacoma recently, reported having observed a Japanese schooner, the Sada

might

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meby, the United States, and even Indis are Douglas Cullen-Ward, in allowing the blow-off dead, and they all drew back in their anxiety the Captain reported the matter to the Harbour period of three yeare, acts as the executive of the as news of a constructive and helpful character.

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and has a new of eleven men: