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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, October 18th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORD HIS HONOUR MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (ACTINO CHIEF JUSTICE).

ALLEGED CHILD STEALING."

Lau Fun, alias Lau Ping Fan, was indioted na ohurge of stealing a child 13 years of age. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the following. jury was ompanellod-Messrs. G. R. Edwards (foreman), A.; C. Disa,, H. Davidson, 8. G. Nowall, 9. Wagner, A, Crawford end H. Hainos.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1911.

PRISE IN CHINA,

victim some minutes to get free, then he went PROGR ESOF BRITISH ENTER- into the street. He was bleeding at the month, and the wire of the 'gag was still fastened. în hie queue when he arrived at the police station The following article has been contributed and reported the occurrence. The first moto Eastern Engineering by Mr. Edgcombe arrested was Chan Ping, who was convicted at Brighton

the leat Sessions,

After hearing evidence the jury returned a ananimous verdict of not guilty, and prisoners wore discharged.

KIDNAPPING.

Leung Fing Shin and Lan Kai Fu were charged with kidnapping.

Frisurers pleaded not guilty, and the same jurors were sworn io.

whose

pur-

appears

is

NOTES AND NEWS.

„TRAR-AVONG CANNIBALKA

прод

a cannibal island in the South & vetive is from London recently. The party PRODEJI A remarkable expedition whose objective settle on the island for a year in order to studly the habits and customs of the strange in- by the Oxford University authorities subscribers interested in snthropy. Mr. cost being borne by a number of private

The island in question is. Goodenough Island, David Jencess, of Balliol College young man British Nawninea, Nothing is known of its

well people, who are believed to be an intermixture of this Meisnerian and Pepa tribes. It is a well-known fact, however, that cannibali is practised on the island vory extensively, Thore

stpetition,

since 1906 oar direct imports have decreased by about 19 per cent, while German imports base increased by approximately 30 per cont. and Japanese by over 19 per cout. Of course, the

DEATHS FROM BRAKE-DITE IN INDIA. German inork when gated from the According to the fourth issue of Statistics of Patago sandpoint-looks-atorial, but it wast British India, jos published, the unbar of be taken into account that their volume of trade Immau beings killed by wild animals is decreas Many publicists have discoursed from very however, not lose sight of the fact that if car

is not yet nearly so large as ours. We must, ing, but the number of deaths from snake bitos different standpoints

is on the increase. This would indicate, says 5 upon the theme of trade continually decreases and Gornian trade Calcutta paper, that as the country becomes British policy in China. There are naturallyes at the present tremendous rate our opened up more each year, the wild nuimals varying aspects of this question just as there are panic-menger, but the "writing is on the wallauskas are growing more numerous. We have

imports will vanish, I do not wish to

become fower, but for some reason or other varying opinions, for the subject is full of com- we reckon in the Imperiat British trade, heard of the enterprising native, who plications. Such writers, however, bave too often including India, Hongkong, Australia, and hearing that the Guvernment were offering a sacrificed fact for thoory, and have almost in- but the fact that India is doing a large trade ing them. It is not known whether this has other colonies, we still lead by a great margin.

reward for snakes, promptly set to work breed. variably ignored the Chinese view of the (principally opium) will not keep our home anything to do with the increased mortality. situation. That was all very well when the factories busy. I, theroforo, maintain that more which shows a jump from 17,214 in 1880 to The Attorney General aid thore were two Chinese were totally ignorant of Western ways, anergotic stops should be taken to preserve and 21,364 in 1909, Tho Attorney General (Hon. Mr. C. G. counts against the prisoners. The first charged and, consequently, wore incapable of forming which is going to bo the test market the improve our position in Chios an Empire Alabaster), inatruoted by the Crown Solicitor them with kidnapping a little boy seven years an accurate estimate of the foreigner and his world has ever known. The figures-I have (Mr. J. H. Komp), appeared for the Crown of age, and the second with detaining him methods. But now there is a big and given above have to do with the general trade and prisoner was undefended...............

of Chinn, and I'm glad to my that when it aboard-a-British ship. The mother of the boy over-growing Chinese community The Attorney-General informed the Court would say that on September 29th she missed opinions and oriticism of foreign busi-hat nearly so bad. With these items, however, habitants. The undertaking has been organised

"cornos to

engineering imports ar prgition is and jury that the prisoner was charged with hot son, who was sitting down outside her house ness matters are worthy of consideration. I head hot deal, as they have already been kidsapping a child 13 years of age on Septent-in Ship Street, and made a report to the police. It is in order that the views of some of the more published in Eastern Engineering It

Westernized Chinese should be brought before one the less important, however, that our ber 28th lat, The child's parents wore dead, The principal tenant of the house would say that business Englishmen that this article is written. efforts to maintain and improve their pos] [ of twenty-eight, takes charge of the swich some time about or before August Inst the on the 27th prisoner arranged to live thers, paid For several years I have been in clors and confion in Chins, for the competition which engineering firms should redouble their prisoner obtained possession of the child from month's rent in advance and moved in on the stant touch with the better class and mest on-

we have to face in this line is extremely and the child's relatives in China, and sold her to a following day, when he was accompanied by the lightened of the Chinese buchess men, and increasingly severe. *woman living in Hongkong through the wosecond defendant. On the 29th the first defendant their views to our musthods of tackling the ran's brother-in-law. All the formalities of a left the house, and just after his departure the advancement of the British engineering trade, that in article of mine which appeared last

Chinese engineering puzzle, together with the

With regard to the all-important question of eur Conanlar service. I would hke to explain Chinese sale wors gone through. A deed was child was misead. At 9.16 p.m. that day a Chinese should be of interest to ongineers in the Honze prepared, consideration was stated; the witnesses' constable on board these. Wine On noticed the Country. I has often been my lot to disons April in the Electrical Reviero certain of my is one mission station on The coast, and gean- with Chinese who are pan British by virtue of remarks, I regret to say, were misinterpreted sionally a Government ofisial para a risit to their having boon educated in Eugland, and by I stili say to, but I must explain tunt by this 1 the island, He never features is to be I stated that Consular support did not exist, and them the suggestion has often boon made to me that eocom should

did not rent to imply that the Consular officials plored. One or two attempts have been made, interior, however, and this still remains uex- tish offort in China which from their point of at present in vogue, and not the men. their views with regar lat out emphatically those pharce of Bri

were suything but hardworking and zealous view have either been neglected ar min-directed. trun that at Paking we have our Commercial tain is 8,000 feet. The expetition, which wil What I inke exception to is the system Island is of volanic origin, forty miles long but explorers never returned. Goodernagh It is One of the most important of these how to do Attaché, bat

and thirty miles seros. The highest moun with our efforis to educate the Chinama.

Che when

CoRaiders our tremendous sommercial interests in Chins island early in November. British money find their way into Chion for Commercial Attache and one Chiness typist, to

that travol via New Zealand. is due to reach the Every year many thousands of pounds of looked after, practically speaking by tle educational purposes, auit there is no question quote a well-known Consular officia), it is time

ASTOUNDING REPORT OY AMERICAN: LIFE. that, if properly applied, that money could to a fur every British business man to consider if the manufacturer of Chicago, has issued a remark- Mr. E. T-Crase, a multi-millionaire iren bats set des towards magtiging the ties aystem canld not be improved. I claim that it able statement condemning Harsak!, Yale. between the Chinese and the British to the is impossible for one man, however good he may Columbia, Cornell, and other famous seats of pountries are also spending large sums of money is

other be, tai do the work that the Commercial Attaché learning na hotbeds of dissolute living. Mr. in China for the same purpose, but the differ is supposed to do unless he is endowed with Crane recently started a campaign to prove that. once between the German method and our own ha

Huperhamas capabilities and au "Arablan the years, spent at universitles are wasted for Chinese education is laid ont definitely and in- tell you, it is meat diflionit to obtain reliable in assertions were ridiculed overywhere, and he is that every penny spent by these countries on

anyone who has to play a part in the strenuoya Ron who has had experience will commercial struggle of modern lite. any telligently with a view to producing

His certain results which will benefit the businese mos of formation es to prospective business in Ching. Chang Tua, a bena curd seller, was charged the Vaterland, while ours is too often quan can really get news to work upon is from his bodied in

The only way in which the Commercial Attaché The results of his investigation

then began an inquiry into university life. with stealing a child under the age of 14 years.dered irrationally without any system or fore- fellow nationals, except that which filters scribes Harvard. Amerien's most distinguished

thonght, and will produce no such results.

roport, in which bo de: The Attorney-General stated that in thie

Perhaps the best instance to omphasise this through from the different Consulates, and I university, as a combination of case the prisoner was only charged with dotain point is to be found in the proposed newark, is it likely that any firm is going to brawling, and rackless money spending. IED drunkenness, was committed outside the Colony. The child tion to be employed there is of the higher class. tion is the Commercial Reports circulated by cont; senior year, 95 per cent. ing the child, as the first portion of the offence Universities to be provided by British capital in which would simply bring in further com- graduates:

give away information DA to a contract issues the following table of Harvard ander- China: From all accounts the system of educa position? Another point worthy of men- was ten years of ago, and a ann. She entered a This my Chinese friends maintain is a mistake, the Commernial Intelligence Department of

Users of intoxicants; Freshmen year, 90 por Bunnery in China at the age of three years, because the

men πλο take and will

Heavy drinkers among all undergraduates, 35 bean curd seller in the neighbourhod of the His Lordship-This deed has no effect convent and sold her wares to the inmates. In to whatever. It may be frand on the woman who September, two of the girls, one 18 years of a a, which nearly all promotion is gained. There facturers mail it off post haste to their agents these who go irretrievably to the bad as druzik

pass the present Chinese examinations, by lime or other, and the more energetic mana.

report; after varying delays it appears some Those who have two or three prolonged and the girl mentioned in the charge, disappear fore comes the question, which system would with the pious hope that they are asading ands, 15 for cent.

periods of intoxication a year, 4 to 5 per cent : bought her, and I think it is very probably a rase of dying the while pigeon. A relative the younger remained at-large until a few days time he became versed in both? Then again, ability the contract has already been excented ed. The elder girl was recos ered soon after, and man take first, and what age would he be by the valoable news, little thinking that in all prob ago. The woman told s paculiar story at the bow for. is it possible-for-a man to-boosme and The Attorney-General-The prisoner is not a Hagistracy. She said that the elder girl had no learned in two forms of education so elaborate and paid for. If the Commercial Attaché is to

hair and did not like the life of

, which and so entirely different, without his brain amongst the registered British firms in the East, make a report, why not have it oireulated she said was too hard. She said her old mis-i becoming overloaded with knowledge?

My Chinese say that greater benefits would

instead of Beading it home rat? That practice of farming auch Universities as are proposed, a

facturers at home, and their agents in China. To be a Commercial Attaché must indeed be a

names were put down, and the brother-in-law defendants sitting down on beard, and the small after paying over the money took the child and boy lying behind them with his face covered hauded ber over to her new mistress in Hong with s'jacket. Ho ́questioned them, and not kong. Apparently the child was quite happy being saticfled with their answers questioned and contented is her new home. She was sent the boy, who said the prisoners were taking him out on September 27th to buy rice, and a woman to a place where European meals were served. ouliced ber into a house. The children taken The constable tied the defendants' quenes togeth to anunti, where she saw the woman who, the esptain looked them up, and they were originally sold her. She stayed at Yaumati brought back to the Colony in the somosby, for the night, and next day was taken aboard a

The jury, after hearing the evidenes, found Canton stoamor by the prisoner, who was arrested the first defendant guilly on both counts, and while trying to conceal its face to prevent its the second-defendant guilty on the first cont advantage of both; Germany and

His Lordship seatened the first defendant to fire years' imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently, and the second defendant Wha ssatenced to three years

being recognised. When charged at the Police

Station the prisoner said an old woman naked her to take the child to Canton The Crown ease was that the woman sold the girl originally, and having got the purchase price went and stoto her again in order to get the purchase price nothing.

Evidence was opened, and while the second witness was in the box,

His Lordship asked the Attorney-General-Is there any case I can possibly leave to the jury

bere?

imprisonment,

after

"ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.

men

The Attorney-General-There is a olant case her father died. The prisoner had been a high official positions will in any caso have the Board of Tradu' The attaché alores up z per cent

of leading away.

sold her.

relative;

girl said so horrell.

The Attorney-General-This deed of eple is

absolutely good,

His Lordship- A transaction of this sort is wholly vaid hore. All this wowan has done is to deprive a woman, who had no right whatever, of the custody of the ̈skild,

The Attorney-General-There is no evidence that the prisoner is entitled to the custody of the child. That dood is an admission that the astoral guardines of the child have renonuced their rights as guardians.

His Lordship-They cannot do that. Hur relations can come and ask in this Court for

----The-Attorney-General-In your Lordshly prepared to order that the child should be handed over to this woman P

ber.

force

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DIVORCE IN JAPAN.

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universites, the report states.

"Even worse conditions exist at the other

"On ston, 200 Princeton muds were dead at firca. other university." Mors depravity exists at Columbia than at ang

Yale · រឹម described as "whisky rodden," and

rame at Cornell.

Abeat two years ago Mr. Crane's son was

that the present acting occupent of the post, Taft rescinded the appointment before the new his disposal for giving effect to his rideat mess wha is most energetic, has not a larger means at -Minister siled because of his alleged logaacions. capabilities

INTIMATIONS

IRRITATING HUMOUR FROM KNEES TO TOES

Suffered Terribly. People Aston- ished by His Condition. Walking Difficult. Bought Cuticura Oint ment, Pills and Scap. "In. Few Days Improvement Wonderful. Qured Solely by Cuticura Remedies.

"Its most happy to tell of the cure in My son's legs, wrought by this Cuticura Remodles. For four years he has suffered Carribly with largó keltating and blredlig mores, at large-ns a rebuy, from his knees to his toos. His legs have been one mark of sore, He was quite fame, and walking Was a great difteults. Many people remarked an the peculiar way he walked, den bes shown the condition of his jeps, were usteń- Bhed. I have used many kinds of obrtment, and had advice, trometamista, two doctora · and a physician, all of whom only gate temporary Yallel. Tuy bergme worse than ever this spring, and resolved to have one more try, altangle. I had not much tope of geting them better, I haugle! a box of Cleurs Oitment, with Cluseurs Pils and Quilcura doap, and wed us directed. In a few days the fmprovement „as wonderfui, The Irritation was Jess severe, and they continuer Improving. After using two boxes of Clear Oliment, the eure was affectedt, Molty by the Cutierra Nemedie. I only wista had tried them years ago, for they would have saved a great lend of pin and expense. Those who sew his legs when they were bad are-ul surprised at the wonderful cure. I shall never fail to recommend the treatment." (Signed) Mr. French, Car ni Hall End, Finchingfield, Essex, E., Dec. 1, 1900.

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TABLE WARE.

CUTLERY,

FISH KNIVES and

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SILVER FITTINGS,

LEATHER HAND-BAGS,

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RAZORS.

His Lordship-A relative of her mother; the trans had gone and the new ono cruelly beat socrue to China and to British trade if, instead simply was'es the time of the attaobs, the manu- conditions are declared to be somewhat the

her. The girl ran away for a couple of nights, one of which she spent with prisoner, who ad series of Secondary or Polytechnic Schools were vised her to go to the God of the Temple of the established at the different centres. This way thanklets position, I think it is a great pity appointed Minister to China, but Fraldent Earth. The priest discovero her there and sent her back to the content. Later on the forcibly brought to my anties efter I had given girl came back to prisoner and said that there a simple lecture at a Chinese Engineering was young girl in the courant who wanted to College. I was surrounded by English-speaking get away and go to smarone's home as a students who by their expressions backed up my

EXPERIMENT ON A TYPEWRITER. daughter. A few days afterwards she heard Chinese friends opinion, and I was forced to

Another point I should like to bring to notice that a merchant in Des Voeux Road required at the conclusion that there must be more in that is that it would be magnificent if the Associatral

Herbert Spencer laid it down that whatever daughter, so she brought the girl to him. No opinion than appeared on the surface. Surely Chambers of Commerce of Great Britain could ny sa organica expands must first be taken

send- deputation to

into it from without, in the form either of heat or. was used, and when she saw that the girl the comparatively few higher class Chinese, who was happy she returned to her business outside for one reason or another wish for a foreign Japan last year.

visit China, energy. Hy looking up a half-starved typewriter WIS done by the United States and the content. The nuns then accused her of education of the highest standard, will go to. I am sure, reenit, I think, too, that special it has been found by the scientists of the

Excellent +fects would,

in a calorimeter, and measuring the quantity of: Lent therein before and after the experiment, kidnapping the ubild. This story told of a the fountain head, that is to say, to the efforts should be made by enginearing mabu Carnegie Nutrition Laboratory at l'oston that DRESSING CASES with the elder girl to go away, taking the younger to now, whereas the greater portion of the tree attract students either as article typewriting for two hours consumes enough practical arrangement between the prisoner and pean Universities, as has bean their practice ap one to pay expenses.

merchant class with whom we trade often caz pupils or improvers in their works instead of let After hearing evidènes the jury returned a

not afford or spare their sons to go abroad for ting them all go to the United States, Japan. This is a thought that will come with healing energy to boil twenty pallons of iced water. rordict-of-nat, guilty, and the prisoner was dis: the necessary period. It is, therefore, clear that

and Geraany charged,

we should devote our energies and our money done and that badly want doing, but their really sedentary or unwholesome work. In its There are many other things that could be

power to many a humble worker apt to complaiu of his or her sedentary occupation. It is not to teaching Western technicalities to the latter class according to British ideas. The Germans fare, concinda by urging our firms to take a fer kitohon fire at home. All brain work is violont

would need space. I will, there and Americans uzo sendicy teachers in larze greater and more intimate interest in this activity. The perusal of a blue-book for two ersonce the work is as blazingly active as the sumbors here, and it ін well known that the American Government retarned their B xer

country. The British manufacturer beas good hours consumes suficient energy to roast an 01, Au article on this subject appears in the indemnity to acable the Chiqaio Gororamont

name here for straight dedling and for the The Attornay-General-In Aying the white September number of the hugo Zasshi to send stadents to the United States.

quality of his products, and he is more or less PRINCESS CLEMENTINE AS CONSPIRATOR pigeon the white pigeon is a consenting partyivors in the East and the West regarded it really is, bat, speaking of my own profession, are welcome in the Empire. Let him take ad-party which, it is said, has increased the hopes to the public are for subscription at, say, 10s.,

(Unitarian) which deals with the whole subject Now all this may not sound so important as welcome in so far as foreigners of any nation

A story is told at Brussels concerning Princess by them in Pegok, Limited, but whereas the His Lordship-It may not be Sapposing it from a religious, ethical and economic point of hare

Clementine's presence amongst the Bouupartist £1 shares of the London company to be offered was a baby?

point out that

fed vantage of the great start over his competitors of the letter in the ensoses of a conspiracy premium and allotment will men view. From the statistics quoted by Mr. O. £8 an engineer according to the German ar The Attorney-General A baby has no voli. Miyada, the writer of the article, wo (Junderstand British catalogues and

that this has given him, and put an end forth against the French régime. Paria bankers, unless the whole 11000 offered are subscribed. not be made American formu's will find it diffoult to on.

with to the policy of drift which is now going according to this afory, have received a summons the whole of the London company's shares. tion, and this child was not a consenting party, Mail) extract the following figures. In 1870 articular, because both these nutries have j the proportion of divorcos to the total nu, in different gauges and standards from our engineering

to the Princess' residence at Spa, and have may be taken at 10, premium at least, and of marriages was 84 in every tea thousand;

promised to open -fand of £2,000,000 for the shareholders in Fegol, Limited, will conde.. His Lordship-It is very likely that she did, 1890 it had risen to 149, and in 1900 it own. Under pach condition the Chinese en-

parpose of overthrowing the Hapabile. Frincequently receive for each $10 share two £1 shares but that is a matter for the Registrar-General. reached 200. Comparing these figures with gineer will draw ap his specifcations if not in

Victor Nopolacz, the husband of the Belgian in the London company equivalent in value at The Attorney-General-It seems to be put Miyada, that not only do we surpass every or Amariest lines. It thus stands to reason those of other countries, we God, says Mr. the German language, at all arents on German

is said to be spreading a "Benspartiet feeling' Princess, has a committee in Paris, which 1Ds. premium to £3. ting a great premium on this but if your Lardoountry in Europe, but what is more so even that if wo allow our greatest competitors to

in the French Army and among members of the London, company there will be available for In addition to the shares to be received from ship so directa I offer no further evidence. surpass America,

train the next generation we shall and ourselves

London paper writes:- Parliament, A Bruels correspondent of a distribution amongst the shareholders of Pegob, His Lordship Supposing the jury were to

left in the race for trade. Especially will this

Limited, the remaining assets of this company be the case if the medium for conducting to be

sandry creditors at that date and the assote after and cash balances at September 30, less the I convict, I think it would be bad in law.

which will coneist of rubber in stock, hook debts ness between China and the outer

company it is estimated will saflee to pay a at ex. 2'42, 11d, por share.

to 81.25, or singapore market value of a Pogoh share

His Lordship-That is quite another matter;" The child should be handed over to the Registrar-General.

for har mistress treated her well.

THE EFFECT OF FEMALE EDUCATION.

to

RUBBER COMPANY REPORTS,

The profits of the Bukit Lintang Rubber which falls to be added £1 238 brought forward. Estates for the past year amount to £10,369, to The directors recommend a final dividend of 25 per cent., tax free, making 35 per cent for the The planted area is now 791 area. The crop year, and leaving £1,057 to be carried forward, realized was

the French Government mate a complaint the that the rumour is not denied. Of course, if have mado inquiries, and am surprised find

Princess that conspiracias against a neighbour

(256

In talking of education, I would like to Fav for the 445016, and the estimated orop Belgian Government would have to waru ile | providing for the expenses of liquidating the

The

current year was 135,000lb.

The jury, on the direction of his Lordship and wile (2) There aree for certain extended, Every day we live it is made clar £25,831, to which falls to be added £4,219 parsisted, would have to leave the country.

report of the Inch-Kenneth Rabbering nation could not be tolerated on Belgian dividend of 12 per cent, am present

returned a verdict of not gailty, and prisoner was discharged..

ALLEGED ROBBERY.

Li Yan and Wong Cho wore arraigned on charge of robbery.

Prisoners, who were not defended, pleaded not guilty, and the same jurors were sworn in as in the previous case,"

pra-

under

PEGOH, LIMITED.

SCHEME FOR TRANSFER OF COMPANY TO .LONDON.

An outline of the scheme for placing Pego

be

The Attorney-General mid the two prisenors divercas are on the increase throughout the into the interior in overy direction, and renized an average prica of 5, 20. per In Limited, on a sterling basle by transfer to a shares (the olief reason for the transfer of the

another

namedt Man

Chas

Ping and

And

at once take

In the Western countries public opinion on the subject of divores may be classified under three headings, says Mr. Miyado. There are The Attorney-General-I accept your Lord the Roman Catholics and Protestant ritualists the German instead of the English language, ship's direction.

who hold that divorce is not allowable under any circumstaness, that death alone can separate that I do not think the Chinese are the only tries where the law

are Protestant conn- people who require to have their knowledge Estates states that the profits amount to soil, and the daughter of King Leopold, if the spositic reason without rendering the process of that the average nglishman requires educating brought forward. The directors recommend s obtaining a legal separation by any means easy about the outer world. Very few Britous out. Anal dividend of 30 per cent, tax free, making

mey taken at $29, or at ex. 2/4 Ad (3) there are certain States in America and side China appreciate even to day the enormous 55 per cent, for the year, and that £18,000 be certain Socialistic bodies which hold that divorce possibilities of business, the immense distances carried to reserve, leaving £5,581 to be carried

£3 72. Bl, so that taking the dividend which will become payable thereon, viza Zam 2nd should be rendered as easy as possible. A between trade centres, and the huge area forward. No further land has been cleared,

11d., and the value of sterling shares to he fessor of Sociology in the Nebraska University of this wonderful Empire. Foreign engineer. but the land previously cleared has been all

received therefor, viz., £3, there is an apparent has recently been advocating this view, coning requirements are no longer confined to planted up. There are now 1,3513 nures

loss of 4a. 93. por share on the exchange for tending that not till this is done can existing a few miles of the treaty ports, but are cultivation. The rubber crop totalled 172.055h...

wider market London will provide for the sterling shares, but against this must be sat tho social evils-be-gured One thing is certain,

At present British engineers have ne er net. The total cost of production was 2. Old London company together with notice of 20 company), and also the fact that whereas the were charged with hating, in company with civilised warld and in modern times the applica-ganisation to inform the manufacturers and per lb. The estimated orep for the current solutions which were to be submitted at an price of the Singapore company's shares in tions for divoro sent in by women are much exporters about China, and to explain the year is 228,00011. To meet the expense of extraordinary mo affect has bean stedpremium. is included in the price of the London on the 16th inst. for cludes 190 per cent. premiam, only 50 per cent. certain other unknown persous, robbed a more numarons than those sent in by zaen, and tons of had a chai, perappe, belent peraiture the directors are insting 225,000 5 11 the transfer is approved the local company presion included in the price of the Londo

men. conditions trade. I shall,

told development of

other ex carrying scheme into building coatractor on August 7th. This con- feon of greater independence then they of a Trade Commissioner, who should not caly for the year ended Jane in states that the orop shares in the new company and the other assets the existing market price and the par value of

placed women in a society, but I reply by saying that ach be per cent, terminable mortgage debentares.

The report

necessary steps to go into of the Bakap Rubber Plantations liquidation for the purpose of distributing the very much smaller margin for drop between no doubt that the new ideas imported from keep the home manufacturers well informed exceeded the estimate of 18,00016., the quantity referred to in the scheme. The scheme for the formerly occupied. An regards Japan, there is

shares. Ping went to his shop and asked him to go to the West bave on the whole tended to the as regards prospective business, but should give produced amounting to

21,830ib

which transfer is an follows : —

No promotion money will be paid in Lon Observation Place to effect some building repairs, increase of divorce. Our girls have been taugand the particulars necessary to enable them to After charging up to capital the cost of

details as to how business is done in the East,

realized AD

5 SONIge of

173. -per lb A company to be registered in London under don, the only expeare to be borne by that they ought to be more independent and work. On the 7th of the same month Chan Pino-el-respecting, that they shanta demand liberty it will come as rather a shock to these 29.931, which account abows a surplus into 250,000 shares of £1 onsb. Prent issas 11,000 shares to be issued to the public £5,500

put forward intelligent quotations,

the name of Pegel Rubber Flantatione, Limit the London company being the actual formation upkeep of immature

a nominal capital of £250 000 divided the company will receive as premium on the area amounting toed, with a

expenses, estimated at £2,000, and against this to choose for themselves what wanted bim to go to Tsimchatsoi and repair a ) of the male sex is no longer generally taught the idea that wo are the only mangfacturers of output for the current year is estimated at $ital to be 110,000 shares of £1 each so that the actual not now working mapital

he

follow. The doctrine of the course they will

who great superiority still slumber peacefully in their beds with ot

has been carried forward. The of in shools or insisted on from the pulpit and real importance in the world, to learn that 50.000lb. of dry rubber. In view of the increas the platform.

Of the store issue of 110,000 shares, 59,000 objections felt to the old Britain (if we orclude importa from Hongkong ing prodactive powers of the estates, the direo shares oradited as fully paid, £99,000, are to be metbod arranging matches without consulting which though British is cosmopolitan in its tors state that they feel justified in announcing paid to Pagoh, Limited, in full satisfaction of

of the women concerned is remmed to-day by girls trade, and the other British colonies) no longer in December next of 5 per cent, on account of Rery, permanent works, furniture, fittings sud their intention of declaring an interim dividend the company's catates, buildings, plant, mach educated in our modern schools There are does the largest direct trade with China Accord. the house and told what to do, and suddenly any indications, says Mr. Miyada, that our lag to the latest report of the Chiurse Costems the or rent year's working. Including the cost working materials as at Sept. 30, 1911, and the Stanfor, Limited: Mr. William Middleton modern education has erred in the direction of this is proved to be a fact. The figuras a factory, the expenditure for the year is remaining 11,000 shares are to be offered to the the whole party made a violent attack upon developing the intellectual faculties of girls to show for the first time in the history of Chinese estimated at £11,000. The portion of this London pablic for subscription at a premium of Sie, Mears. Simo, Darby & Company him, robbed him of everything he had, bound an excesive degree, while neglecting to justruot trade with foreign countries that we bare best vallay chargeable to capital will be met ont of at least for per share. The 99,000 shares to be Limited; Mr. Alfred William Bean, Messrs and gagged him, and departed. It took the them in their duties to society and their beaten, and we bave been beaten by Japan. the £7,000 to be subscribed by the vendors in paid to Pegob, Limited, will provide for a dis McDowell, CMG, B...

Robinson and Company; and Dr. D. K.. And in addition it is interesting to learn that respect of the unissued shares under option. tribution to shareholders of 2 shares of £1.each

in the London company for each $10 share held Service-Straits Times.

tractor lived at Ship Street, and on August 2nd

the second prisoner and a man named Chan

The contractor went there and executed the

again called on the complainant, and said

house there. Quite unsuspectingly the con

tracter went to this house, in which he дату both the prisoners дид two other men. He

Was

one or

over

taken

education, which has

families.

The

may

the case, but what we require is the equivalent

£5,851, the year's

the

'

coming to the company will aucunt to £14,500 The board of directors of the London company for an issue of £11,000 capital. will consist of:-Bir Ernest Woodford Birol, Patrick Gow, of Mesers. Gow, Wilson & F.0.1.G.. lato Rezident of Perak F.MS; Mr.

Modical