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TELEGRAMS.

THROUGH LEVTER'S LONNET.]

RUMOURED OIL, COMBINE DENIED.

MR.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

LOCAL SPORT.

BOXING.

BLACKMOBE V. HANNAFORD.

LEWIS' NEXT TOURNAMENT,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14rn, 1911.

SHIPPING NOTES.--

› T'he latest attempt to refloat the Indo-Chian str. A utwo, ashore in the North East Croming, between Kiukiang and Wahu, by means of Stepe will now be taken to, dig her out and dredging round the vessel, has proved fatile,

lennol berm

THE POSITION OF SHIPS AT SEA.

DETERMINATION BY BADIO.“

TELEGRAPHY.

Important advances are being made in the provision of means for scabling ships at sea to

HONGKONG. SHARE

MARKET

Messa. Vernon and. Eriyth in their weakly. share report, dated October 13th stato:—

Basicas generally continues quiet, and nothing of material interest has odourni during the pas neglected market with no transactions reportel phat wrok. Rubbers" are 4 during the interval, Fine Hard Para Bubber is. quinted to-day at 4 51

week, the closing quote

tion being 516, middle prices, with London a buyer at 49/ Discount rates are unchanged at 4

per cz, quiet, and sterling exchange at 1/9 per cent. (Bank of England) and 52 por dent (open market rate). Bar Silver closes at 24/d TT. Bhanpha T. T. is unaltered at 756

BARKS-Further sales of Hongkong and the market closing with probable buyers. Lou Shanghais

have been booked st 8900, improved to £32 10 with bayars. MARINE INDURANCES-Unione bara bean hooked and can be placed further at 3840 Cantons are quiet with probablo sollers at $216. China Traders, North Chiuss, and Tangtezes an unchanged at about last quotations and without local business.

Jack Blackmore, the Sydney middleweight. whe has many big battles to his credit, has LONDow, October-13th

signed articles to box Dick Hannaford, ex- heavyweight champion of the Navy, the best The solicitora of the Standard Oil Co. of 15 rounds for a purse of $1,000. The fight

losate their position in faggy weather. It is somewhat firmer on ellars. Troughs are The NC. Daily News understands that the formally and positively deny that an agrees to be brought off in the City Hall on Satur- purchase by the China Steam Navigation Com-turally only when a ship is near land that its anent line been entered into with the Dutch day, the 20th instant, when some interesting pany of the str. Esta has been complated, and proximity becomes a matter of argency; but Petroleum. Co, and the Shell Transport and to meet Bill Lewis later in the season, and ex-bought steamer will supersede the Pekin on the French Goreramant it would appear that preliminarins will be staged. Blackmore hopes that at the end of the present week the newly from memuros that have now been taken by the

Trading Co.

pects to have a bany time for the next couple of Shanghai-Ningpo run.

eventually it will be possible for a vessel to month

navigate the whole coast of a country during a fog and to take bessings without recourse to any visible method.

If, in mine the positions of thros noru ports it on readily deduse its owa position by or places with s tair degree of accuracy, simple calentation. This is exactly what becomes possible by means of wireless signals sent from three different

stations On or near the cost, provided the positions of the stations from which the signals are proceeding can be ascertained. Recent advances in the art of directing electrical an important bearing on the navigation of reels osdlations and conduction waves have therefore in loggy weather.

LONDON, October 13th. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke had Duchess of Connaught arrived at Quebec ou thursday evening, and were to laud this (Friday) morning.

THE ANTI-TRUST CAMPAIGN

IN AMERICA.

LONDON, October 13th. The United States District Court at Toledo has ordered the dissolution of the National Electric Lamp Co. and 36 subsidi ary companies.

THE ROYALIST RISING IN

PORTUGAL

LONDON, October 13th.

Reuter's correspondant at Lisbon wires that according to "latest advices. Captain

Couceiro and a few hundred followers are

in the mountains, and that a mixed force of cavairy, infantry and bluejackets are mak. ing a concerted movement to surround and rapture them.

Į

STRIKE RIOT AT SWANSEA.

LONDON, October 13th.

A strike at the British Waggon Works at Swansea caused prolonged rioting.

The mob tried to prevent au engine being shunted into the works. After anel stone throwing they attacked and wrecked the buildings.

The police used their batons on the mob and several were injured.

A NEW POLITICAL CLUB

TO RESTORE A FREE CONSTITUTION."

LONDON, October 19th. A meeting has been held in London attended by Lord Halsbury, the Earl of Selborne, the Duke of Northumberland, Earl Roberts, Mr. Austin Chamberlain, Lord de Broke, Lord Hugh Cocil, Mr. Amery, Sir Edward Carson, the Duke of Marlborough

and others.

It was decided to form a "Halsbury Club" for the purpose of restoring a free constitution,"

OBITUARY.

LONDON, October 13th. The death is announced of Sir William Jolin Crossley, M.P., one of the founders of

:

Bill Lewis is bringing of another tournament on Saturday, November 4th, and is presenting to the pahli s number of competitions which give promise of excellent sport. The main event, another 15 round contest between Private Potter and Iron Bux, is one which few sports

men will caro to misa

There was little between

We are informed (says the Japan Gazette) that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha has notified all fis foreign captains and engineers that after the end of the year it will dispouse with their services, pointing out that "the premier Japan ese shipping concern," presaaably the N.Y... has found that it can do without them.

+

The Japanese Consul General at Vladivostock reports that the Russian East Asialle Steam ship Company has decided to egou a service between Vladivostok and Calcatta, Three steamers are to be employed and the principal cargo sought will be ten.

the men in their last fight, with the result of which a win for Foster on points-Bux is not satisfied, and he hopes on this occasion to turn the tables. The victorious Corporal Scraton is contohed against Gr. Arundel to contest 15 rounds, Gunner Bedbrook nad Littlejohn of HIM.S. Tomar meet in an oight round bout,

The half-yearly returns of the Norddeutscher and a heavyweight competition of six rounds Lloyd show an increase in the receipts of one will be witnosed between C. Thompson and million marks on those for the provions half-

a fog, a ship is able to deter

don has

FIRE INSURANCER-Market is quiet but steady with probable sellers of Hongkonga 8350 and Chinas at $1274.

Gunner Bort. In addition, Young Jackson will year, chiefly, it is statel, owing to the improve compact regalsting instramont by the adjust booked at 3137 and more shartie zadell,"

face young Delosius in a four round contest for | mont in the Far Eastern trade. 950 meide.

CRICKET.

H.K.C.C. MATCH.

ut

SHIPPING.-Hongkong, Canton and Bacau acllers under an advance. Indo-Chinas are ate a firm market at $27 with buyers and po quist at 860 for preferred and deforred THE BELLINI-TOSI-SYSTEM. – The directive system of Bellini and Toni Manilas are procurable of. 81, Dourlase

combined with probable selfera. Chinx appears at the moment to be the most promisiant $214, and Star Ferrys at 327 (old) and $17 application has been simplified in a high degree and are now is request at 87- solation of the directional diffealty. Its (new) Shell Transports baro again adword by their invention of the radio-goniometer, a REFINAR188-China meat of which an operator en discover the direction of the oscillations. It will thus be seen that it three well separated stations transmit distinctive signals, preferably by means of a transmitting arrangement that is in itself up-come to our j proximately directional, a ship will be able to pick up the sinals of each of these stations in Guruy and ascertain the directions in which they indicate the ship's position.

hare born probably ha placed. Inzone after salea 36, 837 and 38 are slightly easier with smell llora at $37. but otherwise no brain this section bas MINING-Raubs have bk booked at $3.20,

Docks, AND GODOWNS, Hong kong and Whaupo Fooks are a quiet market with sellers

ves are for sale at $50, and Now rocks are froi with Amey Dooks are procurable at $7

bayers at Thanghai LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hon buyers at 8100. West Points have sold at $47, kong Lands have been booked and slows with and Kowloon Lands at $28, holl olosing steady Hongkong Hotels are firm at $119 (old) and 875

It is stated in Japanese papers that the former T.K.K. steamer Amerionmuru, which was recantly transferred to the Osuks Shosen Kaisha and is now under repair, ja to be put on the bh dricket match between teams under and over 10.SK, Formosan service on the 20th instant lie Calentations on & obart will thon readily Kowloon 185, sud probable buyers at 850. Í

30 will be played on the Hongkong Cricket The Nippon Yusen Kaisha will replace the Clab ground this afternoon, play to start at 2.15 Sanuki-maru, now on the Formosan Une, with p.. sharp. The teams are as follows the Bingo-maru on the 1st proxime in order to Over 30-H. Hancock, A. Elborough, meet the competition of the Osaka Shoson Hancock, D. E. Donnelly, . T Hose, B. Kaisha, which will ran the America-ru and Sanders, Capt. D. Clapham, H. M. Webb, Dr Kasado-nara. Next month there will be four Capt. Garnett, walk”. Jaskg. J. M. Aikinson, Lt. Col. Stacpple, A. O. Lang, steamers, each over 6,000 tons, on the regular servico to Formosa, in addition to the sugar steamers of the Mitani Bassan and a number of framps.

Under 30-T. E. Pearce, Lt. W. A. Hegger, Lt. A. G. White, Lt. B. G. Paris, Lt. P. S. Wiltshire, G. A. Cooka, G. Harrison, Lt. Thorp, C. C. Stark, 8, 5. Moore, M. M. Mass, E. L. Lewes, and Lt. H. J. Williams,

CRAIGENGOWEL v. K.O.T.L.J.

This friendly match will be played today on the C.C.C. ground-at-2 p.m. The following will represent Craigangower:-H. H. Tagler, B. A. Carvalho, G. A. Hancock, W. R. Vivensh, L. A. Ros%, J. V. Braga, E. L. Braga, J. D. Noria, R. Phillips, I. Chonnett and E. Вава.

H.K,OC. v. CIVIL SERVICE.

The following team will play for the Hong. kong Cricket Club against the Civil Service on the ground of the latter Club at Happy Valley this afternoon-H. R. Makin, A. C. Leith, H. W. Moon, D. G. M. Bernard, C. Blaker, L. M. Whyte, E. MoNulty, A. F. Bouquette, F. Mution, W. E. Warburton and F. P. Thomas

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION.

¦

MOTOR CAR "SCORCHING." The police at Wauchai bare torned their attention to motor cars and clauffeurs during the past week, and as the result of a number of what Americans call" joy rides three chauffeurs were charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with exceeding the speed limit. At midnight, or during the early morning hours, when there is little trafle in the vicinity, the 547 yards of level road between Arsenal Street and Spring Garden Lane afford fav. ourable opportunity for a sprint. Chauftoare hare evidently been tempted to lot

their care go Over this

Course, and

he police have apparently learned of their weakness. A few nights ago policemen were stationed at each end of the section with stop watches and signalling apparatus, and timed two of the chauffeurs who were found to have been travelling at 20 and 17 miles an hour re- Brigade was held in front of the City Hall is alleged to have been travelling at a speed of

The annual drill competition of the Firespectively, while the driver who is under remand, yesterday afternoon in the pressure of His 16 miles an hour. The chanffour who was travel Excellency the Governor, who was accompanied King at the higher speed was fined $50, and the by Captain Sinson (Private Secretary), the other was ordered to pay a flae of $40. Hon. Mr. W. D. Barnes (Colonial Souretary),

Another motor car driver was fined $20 for and a much larger attendance than usual. There failing to exhibit a rear light. was a serried crowd of spectators from the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank to the eastern end of the City Hall, and other sightseers watched the evolutions of the Brigade from the verandahs of Beaconsfield.

His Excellancy the Governor, just after ar rival, presented long service medale-to-Chief Inspector Baker, Inspectors Collett, Langley, Withers, Kerr and Cameron, Sabadars Lal Singh and Chinese Sergeant Tp Yan, all of whom have served with the Hongkong Police Forma for more than twenty years.

LIN SHAO YANG.

A LITERARY PSEUDONYM.

There are, of course, various devices for determining with more or less arsofness #do which signals are being received. Many of the situation of & radio-telegraphio station from aeriale or atesan now in use have a certain amount of directions) fact, and it is easy so to dispose the reader the effect still more marked. But some disadvantages are involved, Ta the ordinary way, for instance, a ship at sea is unally sazions to pick up messages from all ships within its possible radius of interception, but if the receiving apparatas be directional, it can intercept signals within a specito senly from ships lying

ABY

directional orradige- so as to bring within focus, so to speak, the ment of serials should therefore be adjustable, various sections of the horizon one after the other. The drawback to msay whomes for accomplishing this object is that the arrango ment required is unwieldy and complicated; the advantage of the system of Bellini and Tosi is that two special forms of triangular neriais-are- fixed permanently, and the moving part respon. readily handled, sible for the "sesrobing" is quite small and

(new) with probable buyers. There are selforr of Humphrey's Estates at $71.

sales at 85 tu now procurable at 35. In the COTTON MIL-Hongkongs after further North Ewos are quoted at Tle. 93, Interna tionals at Tla. 45, Laon Kang Mows at Ths. 69j and Boy Chees at Tls, 284.

Providents an Waterboats at 87 Steani Laundrys at 86, and. in request at 881, Electrics at 8221. Union Powells at $4. There are sellers of Centente at $4.20 Dairy Farms st $214 ex dividend, an China Lights at $1.60.

MISCELLANEOUS-China

A YEAR'S DEATH DUTIES

INTIMATIONS

SKIN IRRITATION

MADE HER WALK FLOOR ALL NIGHT

Came on Hands and Arms Like Little Blisters, Was Dreadful. Would Break and Spread. Eased at Once and Quite Cured by Use of Cuticura Ointment and Soap. Cured Baby of Rash and Sores, Too.

**Whenever I can recommend Cullera Boag and Ointment, I shall be ricased in dogo, as I consister them a tousehold! treasure. My hande and arms were covered with tiny meni spate which caused me great irritation, and I had to walk my bedrɔoiz floor socie- times all night. Then I got a Tile Cuteur Ointment which baned the feriuntion as ones, My husband got me wone Cuticura Enap and : Dore Culicus Ostment from the chèniat, and now I are nothing of the rash as wil. I think the Cutlera Fosp and Oatment should be kept in every home." (Figsod) Mrs. Annie ugly, 60, ictoria Id., Werkseg, Notts,, England, Apr. 17, 1810."

In 'n late letter, Mrs, Bingly adda: "The- ention rd to come at first like little whita bila, and the Irritation was dreadful. Then they word break and aprend, but by the ante Cuticura Boap and Gintment I have got ute cared. I have also rezan- manded to a uma agmine both the Cuticura Bony and Ointment (o

covered with rash and are He was Bha is defighted with thern, forbila teeth. gured her baby."

The Catleum Remedies-ars the most re- pnomical treatment for the skin and sent of Infants, children and adult, a tailer of Biti- cure Soap and a box of Purimises for t being after aufhelent. Bold throughout te World. Lalon deget: 27, Charterhouse H.: U. B. A., Potter Brog & Cheti Corp., Hole Props, Boston. Head for free Calcitra book. an authority on treatment of akin diuenseE,

Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.

Hare Just Received a New

Selection of Goods from

MAPPIN & WEBB,

LONDON,

Comprising

SILVER CUPS,

PRESENTATION PLATE,

TEA SERVICES,

&0.4

&c.

The use of the goniometerated by THE WEALTH OF GREAT BRITAIN. these Italian officers will enable operators Ile de Sein, and Cape La Hève signaling to Isoafe in a fog the Créash d'Ouessant, stations by getting into close tune with each. The receipt into the British Exchequer from in ancorasion. Morse code letters, O. 8. and H. } the death duties during the period of twenty spectively, will be telegraphed during the reeks ended August 19, of the current financial mitters are of gacha character as to give ma-ical week, which compares with a receipt of period of a fog, every six seconds, and the trans wear was £9,419,000, at the rate of £470,950 per tone signals; the letters 0 and I having 522 £10,711,000 for the corresponding period of last vibrations a second, and the letter S 783 a gear, and £9,835,000 in the previous year. Last Record. The notes are of relatively high year's receipt was, however, increased by the

· pitch, and experience has shown that it is pos sum of £1,380,000 paid short in the previous than the ordinary tezeless buzzas, sible to detect signals of this kind that are weaker year, when the passing of the Finance Bill of PRINCES PLATE.

1909 was in suspense and if this amount be credited to the receipt for 1909-10, the totals for the periods of twenty weeks in the turee April 1 to August 19, 1911. years will be as follows:

April 1 to August 20. 1910... April 1 to August 21, 1909.

The revised estimate of the yield of the dentb duties for the whole of the year ending March 31, 1911, was £25650,000, and the actual receipt DRESSING CASES with was £25.452,000, comparing with an actual receipt for the whole of the year ended March

THE BHARMAN SYSTEM.

considerable practical value for this kind of Another system which is likely to prove of work is the condustion, or impulse, system of Mr. A. W. Sbarman, which he is now

putting to severa practical testa. So far the resalte of experimente bave been gratifring, and show that, within the limits of a few miles, wireless signals ma be transmitted through the water for earth) at the expanditure of an absurdly «mall amount of primary energy. A toned buzzer is made

€ 9,331,000 £11.2 5,000

FISH

TABLE WARE.

CUTLERY,

KNIVES and

FORKS

£9.419,000

to transmit slectric currents of varyiur intensity 3, 1910, of £21766,000 If theas totals are

now to be corrected by the addition of £1,380,00

Crossley Bros., Ltd., engineers, of Man Singh and Charg Din, Sergeant Major Jazgat to the Spectator on the subject, jus'ifying his, of which the electrodes are the fooi With sates for the current financial year, which will

chester.

MACAO NOTE*

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ·

Macao, October 12th.

BUICIDE OF COUNT FERNANDES.

The many friends of Count Sonna Fernan des will learn with regret of is tragio death, which took place at his residence at 1. a.m. this morning. Decossed is supposed to have had financial troubles, and ended them by taking a close of prepared opium. He leaves a widow and six children to mourn his loss.

ANNIVERSARY OF CONFUCIVA

The Chinese of this osty intend to celebrate the moniversary of the birthday of Confucius in grand-style. Houses-and-sbeps are to be door ated, and illuminated by night, and large arches aro to bo örected. In addition, on three sucoes- zive days a great procession will wond its way through the streets of the city

of

The firemen then proceeded with the com- petition, giving excellent exhibitions of des patch box, hydrant, hose and real and ladder drill. All the evolutions were carried out with remarkable celerity, and the splendid body of men of which the Hongkong Fire Brigade is composed proved conclusively that although they worked with antiquated gear they game second, to none as firefighters The land competitions concluded with wet drill in which escape ladders were ran up the Euçade of the City Hall and mounted by firemen who brought their hoses to bear on the wall, and in parts gave it a much seeded cleaning. Then the fire engines were sat in motion and water spurted from a namber of husee, the nozelos of which were trained sky ward, the water shooting into the air as from so many fountains,

An adjournment was they made to Statue Pier, alongside of which the are floats were

to an impulse coil, which consists of a few turns of copper wire wound round a soft iren grønn, for brrears to the recept for the year 1909-10, Lin Shao Yang, the author of the "Appeal lar "core" The impulses inductively formed and the deduction of a like amount from the nestion to the N.-C. Daily News in which he connected with the ends of the coil, the water £23146.000 for 1909-10 and £24,072,000 for to Christendom," has addressed a long coming. are transmitted to the water by means of wires receipt for 1914-11, the guren will stand na definitely states that he is not a Chinese, although boing, as it were, shanted moross the coil. Each 1910-11, but the revised estimate for the latter bs has adopted a Chinese preudonym. in end of the coil terminates in a submerged year, which seemed at first, nearly accurate, will Shad Yang states that he has already written electrode, and an elliptical disturbance is set up, than be shown to have been much too high.

The Budget estimate of the yield of the death three miles can be covered in water; and hence end on March 31, 1912. £25,150.001, being primary energy of four. watts, something like the system would be extremely economical in £500,000 less than the revised estimate for last working. The great advantage of this system year, and will require an average weekly telegraphy. The primary energy required for the average of the past twenty weeks, during is that talking is as easy of accomplishment as of £483,654, which is somewhat higher than

this purpose is rather in excess of that wanted | which, however, there has been only use elate for telegraphic signals, but speech can now be exceeding a million. The yield of the death maintained clearly through three miles of water, duties in the past ten years has been a mach further and telegraphic signals can be transmitted follows :—

...

02

1901-1903 1902-19 3

1904-104 05 1905-19 6 1906 1907 1907-1908 1978-1909 1909 1910 1910-1911

£18.513,000

17,913,000

17.326.000 17,258.000 17,344 001 18.958.000 19.108 000 18 310.000 23. 46 000

34,072,000

£191,948,000

THE SLOW GROWTH OF WEALTH.

use of a non-de-plume. He continges:

"I readily admit that no one member of the Chinese race is likely to be found whose views on religion, literatura, philosophy, and other forth in the Appeal. My object in the book sabjects would exol ly coincide with these set was to place myself at the standpoint of a hypothetical Chinese student who, though he remains a convinced non-Christian (see p. 19), has been ozolusively on Westera lives and has taken a

educated

from shildhood upwards

deep interest in certain theological and philoso- A peculiarity of the Sharman conduction phical problems; and who, as his return to palam is that the waves travel chiefly in a heathen' mind to be on the methods and foci of the two submerged electrodes, and not at Chins, brings his 'occidentalised though still direction perpendicular to the line joining the teachings of a certain large class of Christian right angles to it. Although the disturbance miqaris

has been statel to be eliptical, the effect really and standpoint for literary purposes con hence the system is to a great extent directional. device of adopting an Oriental tamo travels parallel to the line joining the foci tinten "Lin Shao-Yang" in his letter to A travelling ship, when picking up signals the N Daily News,

iB 20 common transmitted by the conduction method, would that it may be said to have been, worked hear them most loudly when she was abreast of numerous procedents I may remind you of torning slightly is almost to the point of stalenessAmong the agnalling station. She could then, by Montesquieu's Lettres Perennes

one direction Goldsmith's the

determine whether

they other, Citizen of the World' the fest Lord Lyttle became louder or not, and thus deduce The value of the capital assemed to the death Friends at Aspahan; the religions studies station. This method of submarine telegraphy 1906-1907. £293450.000; and in 1909-1910 ton's Letters from a Persian in dagland to his the approximate direction of the signalling duties was in 1901-1972. $288.36.000; in pablished by Sir Aifred Lyall under the Hindu would consequently be very aitable for for £233.667.000; but in 1904-1905 the capital name of Yamadeo Shastri; and the Letters signalling, moro ospecially as a ship which bad v: ine of estates was only £255,103.000 and in from John Chinaman now known to be the got into communication could at once talk with 1908-1909, £270,003,000. The immeasurable Yang then anyam work of Mr. Lowes Dickinson.” *Lin Bhap the transmitting station, chanring over from

wealth

of England, of which

one sometimes wireless tel

to wireless telephony, rends, is a figurativa description. Since tha It may be urged that such precedents as Thore developmenta these do not justify me in having published he looked for during the next year or two. Bernt all property, including real estate and

mente suffice to show what may Fianos Act of 1894, whink trought into a pseudonymous attack European The advantage to navigation would be immense, personal state and personalty situate abroad, missionaries in China, Bucha oharge aguibst and my would be B just one if my book will be susto restory to know that a start came into operation, the wealth of the conn. consisted of my own unsupported criticisms; method. Much remains to be done in the increase in the capital value assessed to the death made almost at once by the Bellini Tosi try has been closely measured and the slow hat I wish to draw your spoolal attention to the directing of elegirical oscillations, and the duties has been noteworthy. Wealth in most upon the ipas dizit of my proudonymous self should provide farther means of dealing with called a wasting security and much that is fact that the vortentions in the book reet not numerous researebes which are now in progress of its forms is of the nature of what is (see the explicit warning on page 16), but apon son fogs before many years are past. The sometimes described as addition to the nation's numerous printed extenetz from misionary Times. books and journals. Certainly, I gave myself the liberty of making my. own commenta ma those documents, but it cannot be said that I condemned the missionaries unheard. As whether my comments are fair and justifiable or not, every reader must decide for himself. I absolutely deny that the book contains

moored. These were soon set to work and BRITISH BORNEO PARA BUBBER powerful volume of water was forced skyward a distance of about 200 feet, or trained on the har The above company was formed in April, 1905 hour, where it gave some idea of ita force by the It: with an authorised capital of £50,000 in shares of £1 each, 20,000 of the Ordinary shares being manner in which it churned up the set. The inued at a premium of 158 a share. The British smaller hose were also brought into play, and *. North Borneo Company guaranteed a dividend the vicinity appeared to be the home of a nu

14 per cent. per annum for six years. This agreement was cancelled early in 1910 Tapping her of geysere, This was the last exhibition, commenced late in 1909, and a small crop of and on its conclusion His Excellency departed. 693 b. was

secured to

April 30. TheFireman T. Morphy won the despatch box outpat for

the year to April 30 last, drill, and all the other events were won by including the amount just referred to 12,011lb., against an estimate of 17,50016. Foreman M. Sullivan's team, which comprised It is stated, however, that there is every prospect Assistant Foreman Gerrari, Eaging. Driver of the estimated yield of 49.0001b, being obale. Brown, and Assistants Garrod, Murphy, For ed for the year to April 30 next. The obtained for last year's crop actually sold to Stuart, Grant (110), Marks, Payne, Patterson date was 48 94. per lb. but owing to the cam and Hedge. The despatch bar drill for the paratively

small number of trees being tapped Chinese esotion of the Brigade was won by during the greater portion of the year, and to Fireman Chung Yan Tin.

-was

the fact that the coolies were new to this kind Captain F. W. Lyons, Mr. P. P. J. Wade of work, the average erop expenses for the house, Chief Inspector Baker and Messrs. Lano whole rear bave come to 3% 14. per 1b. It is and Macdonald were in charge of the shore satisfactory to know that this average has now i competitions while Superintendent Beckwith been reduced by more than one half.

took command of the fonts.

to

single charge against missionaries and their methods which is not supported by irrefragable ideas drawn from pameroas verifiable mot ters of fact and from the printed reports of the

- missionaries themselves,

THE PESCADORES.

COMPLETION OF NAVAL DONE.

the

SILVER FITTINGS,

LEATHER HAND BAGS,

and WALLETS

RAZORS.

(256

LOME RICH ESTATES. reported in April, Mag, and Jone last included The estates exceeding half a million each those of

Walter Savill, aged 74, of Shaw,・・・

Barill & Co., shipowners, and formerly with H. K. Willis & Co. £1,620,101 William Streng Steel, aged 70, of Philipheugh, N.B., and of Ran- goor, rics merobant

Sir Thomas Andros De La Hue, aged 62, of Thomas De Esne & Co., Buabill-row, makers of playing cards and postage stamps

Baron Albert Von Rothschild, nged 66, of Vienna, banker (estato in the United King dom)

Charles Wertheimer, aged 70, of Norfolk street, Park-lase, dealer in works of art

The third Earl Cawdor, aged 63 for ten years chairman of the Great Western Railway Com pany..

Finley Smith, aged 81, of F. & J. Smith, Glasgow, tobacco manufac turers

Sir Thomas Brocklebank, second Baronet, aged 62, of T. and J.. Brocklebank, Liverpool, shipow

nors

The Hon. Henry Lorton Bourka, aged 70, of Bourke, Cuthbertson, & Co., stock brokers Robert Alexander, aged 74, late of

Liverpool

979,624

022,041

733,027

728,125

633,328

552,414

537,078

521,797

506,624

£7,534,159

present year five estates over a million easb, and During January, February, and March of the

one boswoon three-quarters of a million and a mililon were reported with a total of £6,953,568.

capital is really expenditure on maintenance.

The value of the capital arsonsed in 1910-1911 is not yet published, although foar mouths hare passed since the financial year ended on March 31st last. The annual report of

Inland

Ye ken the old story of the insurance agent. Revonne Commisiqours, which formerly was He called seventeen times on a man to get him issued in July

or Angust, while Parliament was to insure, and the eighteenth time the man anthorities in the Pescadore Islande, which lie coming until after the closure of the salon, just picked himself up, panohed his hat straight. A dry dock has been constructed by the naval in session has in recent years not been forth: Aung him oot, an he fell down stairs, an he to the south-west of Formoen, and will be ready when the opportunity for questions in Parlia dostod his soat, cams mdling up the stairs to for service shortly The dook onu accommodate ment on the accounts has passed. The delay in the man on the top, and said, "An' noo, jokin' steamers up to 3.000 tons and will be available the issue of the report is to be regretted, and a spart, what about that insursuos for me by merchant-vossele se well as warships, return to the former practice seemed desirable... got it, as he desired.

An' he