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CORRESPONDENCE.

IT THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PREBS"]"

-THE SANITARY PROBLEM IN

HONGKONG..

B12-Your timely article on Sanitary prob-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 1913.

SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

SMOKELESS LINERS.

has for some time part been a reiterated cause of complaint. Steamship companies have bad to resort to various expedients to increase the j supply.

THE ROYALIST INVASION OF

PORTUGALA

~THE FASCINATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE.

An interating ride-light on the motor-asr industry is furnished in a recent report by the American Consul in Birmingham Reporting

́RUBBER COMPANIES.

The report of the Mambau (F.M.B.) Rabbər Company for the 12 months ended June 30 states that steady progress has been made dur ing the year-in-opening up the company's, pro

on the increased use of the automobile in perty, and the total ares planted now amonais. England, be mys that while it has brought; to 474 seron; in addition, 374 sores have been

Some patience will still be necessary before the success-of-the-big motor-driven Fossel in determined. But we are approaching a period

The Times correspondent at Lisbon cabling of considerable interest in congestion with the

on October 8th said: now departure of which so much is expected.

For the last few days exaggerated reports as Toms raised by the influx of refugees from It is announced that the Jutlandia, the motor-to the Royalist invasion of the northern Frontier Prosperity to the automobile and cycle makers, cleared and are ready for plsating. The expen- ship which Messrs. Barclay, Carlo, and Co, are have been sirenlated. The truth, however, is as well as to those who deal in accessories, diture on the development of the property building at Whiteinch, will in all likelihood be base foron emigrée in Galicis, uumbering automobile clothing, and other articles allashed during the year, less receipts on the estate hanshed next month, and undergo hor

triale She is one of three Tessela boton 1,000 and 1,200, entered Portuguese to the trade, it has apparently had a correspond-mounted to £4,151. in December, which are being built for the East Asiatic territory near Vinhnes and encoreded ท 1 raising

businesses. He quotes one of the leading of Copenhagen. The two other part of the population in the neighbourhood in ingly detrimental effent arou

and small guerills Bar favour of the Monaro meister and Wain, of Copenhagen, from bauds were formed to aset the Royaliste. After house-painters and decorators in Birmingham Cacks, and Co. few shots were exchanged with the Republican to the effect that people are spending whom Messrs. Barclay,

their money од automobiles and their Great Britain. The vessels are some 307ft or risings of the population were easily qualled, up-toep instead of on redecoration and paint have acquired the right to use the design in forces, the Royalists were put to flight and the 380ft. long, with a probable dead-weight capacity number of arreste being made. of about 7,000 tons. Hence the internal com

will be associated with large bustion engine

Sanitary Department (who wes, by the way, Coder construction by Mossre.

13013

Canton is worthy of the serious consideration of the Council.

Whilst I have no doubt that the Hand of the

relieved of his dupl responsibilities on the re- Lurn of the Director of Education to the Colony yesterday) and his wideawake oflcial and unofficial colleagues are alive to the dangor to the public health, it seems to me that they are ham-

THE PREMIER AND THE SITUATION......... pered by existing limitations of thoir powers, and

Last night after a Connoil of Ministers I had it requires the authority of the Council backed by carrying capacity, together with a certain men. Chagas. He informed me that the whole move a long conversation with the Premier, Senhor the salutary force of an enlightened publio care of passenger accommodation.

Some day we may get used to the smokeless ment bad been already suppressed. The opinion to strengthion their hands in protecting }) the health of the Port, which is so essential to liner. As things are, the Jutlandis and bor Buyalists really counted upon at least part of the military, especially the garrisons at sister ships will be bound to strike the eye as Brogenza and Villa Real, to adhere to the the prosperity of the Colony.

singalar in appearance om the engine room Monarchist canse. But the Army remained funnels. The erbonst from the engine room will simply travel up inside one of her three faithful to the Republic; houve the invasion failed. Yesterday the Royalista were attacked aste. The angines are to be of the four-eyale by a force of cavalry, and after a weak resistance tyre, with night cylinders, and reversing is to be elected by means of compressed the invaders retreated towards the Spanish stringent air delivered from ODB of two auxiliary frontier. The Premier bad engines, Steam does not enter into the instructions that no sighting should take place near the border, so as not to arouse the suscep caloulation at all. Steering gear, pumps, tibilities of the Spanish Government. Hence 10 years of age for two under ten to every capstan, winches, and cooling machinery when the Royalists were within a short distance 1,000 subic feet of internal air space of are all to bedriven by electricity produced by the of the frontier line the Portuguese troops do

What mercantile marine

sisted from farther chase. Senhor Chagas de the main building, and every 330 enbio feats, among other things, the in the servants' quarters, and if all the sitting increased cargo-earning ability resulting from olared that it was impossible, of course, to know

whether the Royaliste would repeat the ins rooms, holls and pasanges are man-for sleep the great saving of space secured by ousting gion, but he could assure me that they had not ing purposes it is wonderful how many persons steam driven machinery.

sufficient force in the country to bask them op, cas be lawfully accommodated in an old-fashioned

and onesquently all attempts at the restoration European dwelling-house,

of the old régime would be useless. This was also shown by the recont abortive Moustehist urement at Oporto, where the Monarchists had not the slightest chance of success.

A CHANGE OR POLICY.

I am afraid that a rigid enforcement of the overcrowding laws as suggested by you would not be sufficient. Although the district cited by you as an example is in the European Reser- vation, a house there would not ba ovocerowded

watole coupled for more than one potren odor

But it is possible by a slight amendment of the byelaws to extend the annual oleasing and Jimewashing, now limited to Chinese tenement honses, to all premises in the City and at Kow- loon, if not to all buildings in the Colony.

to

POOL AND THEIR POLICY,

some other

ing of their houses, sơ that his business has been seriously affected. It is further stated affected by the desire for the automobila, and that the furniture trade has been seriously the Consul adds:

"Real estate agents state

that there is a decided tendency for people who do not own their hocees, and even for some of those who do own their houses, or the load holds of the sumn, to take smalar houses, and to spend the saving on rent and taxes in the par- chase and maintenance of their automobiles. The theatros make the same complaint, as do those though in a smaller degree, who sell musical instruments, ile booksellers, and even món à and wonten's clothiers and costume makers, fud the motor-car somewhat of an in terference and injury to their business." In the meantime, manufacturers of automobiles will not object to the sonomy wbich the British public are practising with the object of joining the great atmy of motorists.

The directors of the Sangel Bahru Rubber Estates report that, owing to the delay in receiving the report and sooonnt for tba mouth of April from Malacca; it is impossibio for the balance sheet to June 30 last to be completed as early as was, expected, and in order to prevent misapprehension they have issued par fioulors giving the position of the company. They state that the total area of the estate is now about 3,255 acres, of which 1,121 acres wore hated at June 30 last. The total number of trees planted was 164,000, sad the ages, judged from girth and appearance, are as follows: -6,000 trees, fear to four-and-a-hell ars old 21,000 trees thres to three-and-a-half: 51,000 treas, two to two-and-a-half; nad 116,000

one and-a-half

under. or

Ka

galar tapping, commenced on May 24, and

A years old over 4,000 break are being lapped. The Juss crop yielded crop at visited, 305), and the July grep. 57610. tapping round immediately, and increased monthly yields can be exported. Arrangements are now being made for the monthly crop of dry rubber to be cabled.

BERANGOON BURDER AND SERIOUS

· DISAPPOINTMENTS,

"The ordinary general meoling of the Soran. goon Rubber Company (Limited) was hold recently at the Landon Chamber of Commerce, Cannon street, Mr. K. F. Arbuthnot, Chairman of the Company, presiding.

THR MOTOR AND THE SQUATTER. That the automobila is making its way in the mora remola parts of the Colonies is of course A statement by Herr Bellin, director-genera!

well known, and the following extract from of the Hamburg-American Line, oz the general

Messrs. Dalgelty's annual worl review is su

The Chairman said that that was the first. subject of steamship combinations, has been

interesting confirmation on this point. The interpreted as a threat of withdrawal on the

motor is proving a real boon to squatters in Australia. We are constantly receiving letters annual meeting, and in the ordinary course of part of the German companies from the stenrage

from sheep farmers in the Riverina and events there would naturally be a good deal to and South Atlantic traffic. If this is the correct the Republic had hitherto been forbearance and speed, by its aid, sail brings us the following ever, they had kept the shareholders informed pooling arrangements affecting both North

The Premier further state that the policy of elsewhere informing us with what ease and may about the work which had been and was still about their { being done on tho estalo, In their cake, how- impression, it, of course, bodes ill for the adjour lenient dealing with the Monarchists in an properties. This mail It is a sad fact that dirt is not an exclusive ned meeting of the North Atlantic companies endeavour to induce them to oo-operate with from a South Australian Bookmaster:

by ciccular, which he much regretted bad shown tobias littleer no reason to

It would astonish you to see what some of the prosperity

s sorry tale of difficulties, sickness, and disaster, monopoly of Chinese domesticity; even buila next month. But there ings occupied by merchant princes or wealthy ppose that that conference will Gually fail. On the new régime for the welfare and

the contrary, very hopeful anticipations of Portugal, but this policy. had proved unsuo lighter bailt motors eau do in the back country and he did not therefore propose to detain them. Henceforth they would show no in of New South Wales Many of the stationner did hoses that any good and would bo corporations are liable to become insanitary are expressed in respect of it. It is a curious cessful. moless looked after either by a Sanitary Inspec-aitdation which has arisen. In the case of the dulgence towards the enemies of the Republic, owners use them in their daily rounds. I was served by his recapitulating their tale of wos. as the country could not continue to be at the driven in a light car, over unmade ronds, from On the 16th of April last year they took over and meres of the machinations and plots of a small Broken Hill to Wilcasin, a distance of 120 completed the purchase of the property. They en

miles, in seven hours, and this was done after gaged Mr. Crewe (who was well known as Monarchist minority.

I may say that públic opinion hero is some-

heary rain.

To show the difference between capable and energetic planter) as their manager, steps to establish what incensed against the Spanish Government past and present, we may say, thut in 1846, only ther gare instructions to take: for harbouring the Royalist forces in Spanish 65 years ago, Start, the explorer, with bisa sufficient labour forco, and, in short, it was territory. In official oircles, however, it is now party, took many days to cover the same dis- their intention to carry out the policy as indi- hoped thatafter the present incursion the Spanish tanee, and nearly lost their lives for want of cated in the prospectus. The troubles had now

water before they reached the Darling."

beon got over, and the health of their coolie force was muel improved. The old coelio lines Government will take more active measures in Spanish territory,

which had been condemned had been replaced by new ones, which were maitary and healthy The company had, of course, lost financially by all these heavy items of oxpenditure which were found necessary. It had also suffered much from siekare, which naturally involved the less

tor or a careful housewife,

The Supreme Court itself, although a Temple of Justice, uxislos un atmosphere lacking in uzone and overcharged with dust germs

A similar state of affaire will be found in

slumbers,

He com

BOM MIGUEL'S PLANS.

The Vienas correspondent of The Times cabling on the same date said.

The Conservative. Catholic Vaterland stated yesterday that Princes Mignol and Francis Joseph of Braganza with Prince Xavier of Parma are among the Royalist forces in In an interview with a Portugal

Northern

North Atlantic.conference, it is British com- panies which have all along been holding out against German lines for an increased share of the pool. In the case of the South Atlantic pooling agreement, is the Norddeutscher Lloyd which wants its quota increased,

From such facts it emerges that the adjust most of the servants' quarters attached to ment of those pools in such a way as to please

AUTOMOBILE-TRADE-IN MEXICO.-.- offices, and in nearly all common entries, everybody is all but impossible. Perhaps this is why Herr Ballin speaks as if he wore a littlo yards, ball.corridors, staircases, cornices, tired of attempts in that direction

According to as American consular report, Mexico presents a fine fold for the manufas mouldings and lift-framings; as what is everyments with satisfaction on the decision of the

tarers of automobiles, as is demonstrated by the body's business is nobody's, business, and Norddeutscher Lloyd to get rid of the ua

fact that during the year 1910 no fewer than businesslike idea that the large companies abould

309 machines arrived at the port of Vera Cruz the office caretaker, after tickling a few allow themselves to be influenced in their conspicuous surfaces with a feather-brush policy by consideration for their competitors."

end were re-shipped to Mexico City. The cars finds a becken down ration chair and on old Two opinione, he adde, may be hield ca to

imported from the different countries wore as whether the formation of large working agree.

followe: From Gerumay, 151; from the United newspaper. peculiarly oonducive to refreshing ments, pools, or syndicates constitates the only representative of the Neue Freis Presse, Dom States, 38; froin France, 11; from England, 8; method of operation, and whether the limiting Miguel of Braganza confirms the statement and and from Spain. 1. Germany is credited with The cleansing and limewashing of tonement influences of combinations do not favour the says that his two sons went to the Portuguero 151, but the major part of these machines came houses in the Central District begins zaxt weaker rather than the stronger party. As to frontier some weeks ago, but returned because from France, and were credited to Germany month; let it be extended to all dwelling-houses this, it may he remarked that strong companies the Monarchist prospects were then unsatis. because they came in German, vessels,

ong nom-factory. The appearance of Captain Couceiro bove to (including the European Reservation) and to panies. It was the desire of the German com- had changed the situation. Captain Couceiro was never a Miguelist, but was a quiet, simple all servants' and curetakórs' quarters and all panies to bring the Cunard Company into line commen entries, &c, and a newly cleansed City with the rest that was responsible for one of the officer nach esteemed in the Army. On recog bitterest rate wars on the North Atlantic. Herrnizing the failure of the Republic to full its will be able to look forward with equanimity to

Ballin, it will be seen, by no-means-commits promises, Captain Couceiro made a profession of the annual visit of the plague Conde, whilst

himself to a policy of withdrawal from pooling the Monarchist faith and went north to begin a Monarobist agitation. Dom Miguel con. germs of phthisis, diphtheris and ophthalmia arrangements.

tinued:- ONE CLASS suira. will find the Colony undesirable

00

"My supporters informed me, and I con These are notable days for voyagers who eluded with Captain Couceiro sa agreement an- want

the best that a modern steam.

der which all my followers are at his disposal, and ship can give, you have not withal, support his programma-namely, to restore very long purse. To such the Ballarat, just

establishing a a military dictatorship, and con- pany, should distinctly appeal. Sho is a twin screw steamer of some 11,000 tons, whose destine roking the old Cortes to decide whether Dom tion is the company's one class service to Miguel or Dom Manoel shell agend the Throne in socordanes with the ancient Porta Australia, via the Cape. Such ships have the

guess Constitution, Captain Consoire's strug. fin is for the Monarchical principle. Neither advantage of combining ap-te-datenons with free. inevitable where passengers are graded in the 1, nor Dom Manoel; nor the Duke of Oporto are personally directing the movement. My sons sad nephew are fighting merely as volun. teers under assumed names,"

a hiding place that they will either expire from want of nourishment or floo to more congenial

climes.

with other strong

WHERE BRITISH GOODS GO.

11

INTIMATIONS

ROUGH AND SCALY

SKIN FOR YEARS

Face, Neck and Arms Affected. Be- came Yery Red. After Washing was Sore and Painful. To Go Out of Doors was Awful. Instead of Getting Better, It Got Worss.

Used Cuticura Remedies, and Skin: Is Now Smooth and Healthy.

,-.

"For six or seven years I had a very rough and at times scaly skin but not

very painful until the autumn of 1909 when “it became very redend

after washing it was. Very sore and so pala- ful I dreaded to touch it. To go out of doors was awful. fackigt my doctor about it and be told me I was run down and that it would soon. bo all, right again. But instead of getting better it got word uat I gave th Cuticura Soup, Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura is a trial. Then I con ame aa loprovement, and before I had used the second set of the Cuticura Ber: dies bad completely disappeared, and my skin is now smooth and healthy. It was my faco asd neck and anys that were most affected. I may that I have used Cuticura Ointment:far aDy bruise or scratch on my children, alwe ya with good results. (Signed) Mrs. Fan- nie English, Hainglue, Yeovil, Soner Bet, England, Dec. 7, 1509.

Cullera lemedies are the most economicil treatment known for Lifections of the A and Maip. Sold totoriou the world. Depois, London, 27, Cami terhouse si: Park, 10, Rue de la 6inus re d'Andaz Anglia, 106, es Pani, ulat: 89. Affira, Lennon, bra.. CRA Town, eie: U. S. A Patton Ben a fee Gorry, Buja Pori, Bo-ten; Post-free, Carleuca Hook on the thin.

Chas. J. Gaupp

& Co.

Havo Just Received

a Now

Selection of Goods from

MAPPIN & WEBB,

LONDON,

Comprising:-

of coolin advances, but the heaviest cost hal come from the fact that they found it impossible to clean or even maintain clean-weeded the euitivated area, which had ment the same work being done over and over again. Then on the top of all their troubles they had two most sericus fire, with the result that a large part of the cultivatsil area was completely wiped out. They had never been able to discover the canso, and he would like to mention that the directors had already given instructions A Blue Book inaned last month contains to the Eaters agents to insure, bat they smass of figures desling with the trade of were informed that such a risk was impossible the United Kingdom with foreign to cover, so that the loss fell on their awn shouldore, and they were left with an aren countries and British possessions · In

foreign and oblonial under Para rubber of only about 241 soros, or considerably less than they had a year ago. As 1910, British and merchandize selged at £159,402,833 went to

to future prospects and cash they were well pro- British possessions (including protectorates vided, as they were fortunately able to place an PRINCES PLATE, against £137,871,632 in the previous year, aud issue of £10,000 Debentures, which should £373,742,984 worth to foreign countries, com 1880

To amend the bye-laws it is necessary that launched for the Peninsular and-Oriental Com. order in Portugal by overthrowing the Repablio,pared with 6331,653,334 worth in 1999- provide funds to carry on for some time, l

the Sanitary Board and the Council should co- operate, and stiffen their backs to meet the opposition of the landlors, who can well afford to pay for past neglect out of the rich harcost of increased routals which they are now reaping

Yours faithfully,

F. B. L. BOWLEY.

dom from those social distinctions which are

customary fashion, The Ballarat, which is have a sluter ship, the Rendigo, is to leave Lon don on her maiden voyage on Nov. 16. Her passenger accommodation includes, in addition to commodious dining and smoking rooms, a verandah café and a unsic-room. "It follows,too, that her one class passengers will not only here the run of the decks, but will be accommodated

the bost part of the ship.

TALK THROUGH CLIFFS. ANOTHER SYSTEM OF WIRELESS TELEPHONY FOR THE AT SEA.

Mr. A. W. Sharman.cz

besider

SILVER CUPS,

PRESENTATION PLATE.

TEA SERVICES,

3.

TABLE WARE,

CUTLERY,

FISTI KNIVES aud

FORKS,

a total of £534,74817, against £469.525,166, which they had also arranged for a further. To the United States of America Britain £5,000 if necessary: As regarded their prospects exported merchandise amounting to £62,181,800, pointed to a more satisfactory state of things from the agricultural site everything now £39,254,166 in 1909 Hermeny Their present area was now dean wedded, and against £54,905 383, againat £47.165.686 France, they intended replanting such farther area as £33.455.425. against 231 073,452; and Rn they found possible, always prasided they had DRESSING CASES with £21.220,727, aguinat £18,325.844; while the suffolent labour to maintain it. On the 24th total consignments imported from those coun tries amounted to United States of Americs £117,607,435, against £118,353,893 the previous year Germany, £61,829,590, against £57,784. 655; France, £44.283,020, gal st £44.205.650+ and Russia, £43,744,648, against £37,970,085..

STRIKES AND TRADE SLUMP,

of June they commend tapping. 1.444 frees being then under the knife, and a farther -2,000 Lad since come into the topping round, which number should again be onsiderably added to during the year. Although they had certainly

had more than their abate of misfortunes he was sanguine that they had now turned the corner. and could look forward to brighter prospects in the future. (Hesr, boar.)

The report was adopted.

STRIKE AGAINST A WOMAN MAYOR

Comparatively Hitle Purprise was cured by the Board of Trade indication of the slump fut imports and exports during Aurast. Efforts bave been made to prove that the decreases, were due to the uncertainty of the Europon situation sud the poorer harrests abroad bring to lief drought; but the foot remains that the chief NEW ERA OF INDUSTRY IN A KANSAS TOWN. cause of the trade check so far as Great Britain

The

New York, Sept. 18. Suffragism in Kansas bus commed a sex re. volution in the town of Iunnewell, where the men officials are protesting against the role of Mrs. Ella Wilson, who recently was elected mayor. They declare she is arbitrary and unfair in her executive work, and they are trying to force her to resign.

The municipal council, composed of mez, has refused to levy any taxes, and officials are therefore without salaries. The men heads of the various departments are declining to work with the mayoress, and all government business is at a deadlock.

SILVER FITTINGS,

"LEATHER HAND-BAGB,

and WALLETS

RAZORS.

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PINCE NEZ and

SPECTACLES

RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN FRENCH INDO CHINA. Captain Bandesson, of the 2nd Regiment of Cuirassiors, has laid before the Pors Geograin

In The Daily Chronicle of September 11 an phical Society a report on the result of his

Such vessels as the Ballarat are plain proof of

account was given of the experiments in wireless Harveys and researches into the question of the the revival recently manifestedia Australian emi telephony which Mr. H. Grindell Matthews, a development of Indo-China by a trans-Indo grant traffic. The Peninsular and Oriental Commember of the Royal Institute, has been con Chinese line. The first general scheme in this

pany until lately carried no third-class passengers ducting in the neighbourhood of Chepstow. direction was planned by M. Doumer, whe This Australian branch, service vid ̈the Cape;" The claim advanced by Mr. Matthews was conceived the ides of an extensive setwork of with its single class, is a democratic venture that by means of an instrument which be had lines covering the whole of Indo-Chine and admittedly called for by the needs of the times invented, and which he called the "aerophone answering to both its strategic and soonomie. Nor is it other than'a matter of congratulation he w-s able to convey. his voice over long dis.

trans-Indo-Chinese formed that the excellent class of people sow going ont part of this general scheme, and was intended to Australia with a view to settlement should be taaees and even through obatioles of rock, brick, to unite Langson on the Chinoge frontier, provided with the best possible accommodation and steel without the aid of wires.

was concerned was the labour troubles. It was reported that Mr. Matthews was en. in the north-east with Battambang in the in boats which are of a character to assure gaged in long-distance tests and that be bad dissatisfaction in the shops, factories, at the south-west; and the country beyond up to the comfort. Probably in no branch of the store succeded in speaking over a distance of five and decks, and on the railways was encouraged by Siamese frontier. But sa the whole projected ship trades in the voyager of modest mesus better a half miles, and that be contemplaind experi- the labour leaders in the spring, and had line could not be carried out at once, thres served than in the various services to the Comments between Chepstow and Cardiff, a distance disturbing inficence upon business. In fact sections were put in hand, viz., (1) Northern, monwealth. The circumstanca may help to of 25 miles,

many manufacturers were chary with promises from Hanoi to Vink, whence a transverse lius explain the fact that the emigrant accommoda

Meanwhile the news comes from Ramsgate of of forward delivery, because it was known to Laos will eventually be constrasted; (2) ation is frequently booked up some months ahead, another series of remarkable, and, it is stated, that the tussle was coming. When the elimex central section. from Kivang tri to Turan in The competition between the several States of highly-successful experimentsin what is describ arrived there were numerous orders on the teaded to forestall possibilities of famine in the Commonwealth for promising emigrants is, ed a marino wireless telephony," that have books, and the trade prospects for the ruinma papulous region, subject to occasional droughts; of course, an important influence-Darly been conducted by a young electrical inventor, were bright. But with the dead look in London, and (3) a southern section, Nhaitrang to Saigon, Telegraph.

Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and other cities, giving access to the sanatorium of Langbian.

„PAY OF SHIPS' OFFICEES.

The experiments have been conducted at the stoppage of transit by rail and rea, business The tread of the trunk line being thus There is the promise before the year-oloses of established, transverse lines were planned some important action on the part of theegwell Bay, near Ramsgate, during the past was at a standstill and commerce in a state of chaos. Importers and exporters were at their towards the French Lava with

Shipping Federation with respect to the pay of The moat remarkable of end, thousand upon thousand of farther object of enpplying meshs of com- masters and offears in the mercantile marine. for hard for Exma Shulma's inventionis that of manufactured goods were held up, the logs mannication between the Siamese. Laos and Indirectly, the matter arises out of the recent the Annamoso porte. A projected line between strike of seamen, when captains and offers meges have been sent through great stretches upon perishable merchandise was enormens, con- Taran and Savannabket has had to be ubanston proved singularly loyal to owners, and in many of clalk cliff, and the system has the worked tracts old not be folled, and only depart ed owing to the extreme unhealthiness of the cases discharged difficult duties in the face of well through brick walls and iron safes The was practically demoralised. The only for runuing alternative lines from Vish instead. TAFO obstacles. There is little doubt that his whole wireless telephone station way, it is ment that was busy for weeks was the telegraphic every post with women unless there is alOur Stock is Complete. Assortment. country, and projects are under consideration grave

sending messages day and night statad, be carried in a small handbag, and only air of the hopeless meas that prevailed. The okange in the masonline attitude toward her. action was

was appreciated by owners, many of fow dry cells are needed to supply the current. Captain Banderson points out that as soon as whom have granted adrances of pay and pro- Mr. Sharman also claims that it will be wonder is that the exports of British manufac

.it Siamere und Indo Chinese railway systems vided for extended leave. These concessions, i are abited, railway communications will be es may be inferred, are in part the outcome possible, for instance, for vessels to drop tares during August did not shrink to a greater tablished, not only between there two countries, of a frank acknowledgment of the fact that electrical trailers and to speak to each other extent that the loss is not put down in

when miles apart.

the returns at more than two millions sterling. bat with Burmah

the three being the economic

could over-

upon the course that sum does not chief fice-producing, regions of the East, teoked. It would appear, however, that the Thundoreforms have no effenstruited charing anything like the love our-maanfacturers The French Colonies are now dependent amelioration has not been altogether general, andi

the week, when messages were dispatched and sustained, for if the usual flow of business lind-Yes, I want s woman city marshal. A for inter-communication on the fortnightly the Shipping Federation, at the meeting of its received quite accurately whilst thunder and continued there is every probability that the woman can handle that police office just as well steamship service between Bangkok and ozeentire council in November, bas agreed to fightning, were in progres, Most of the experi- general experts for the month would have naman. Because we are no 178, town. From Saigon, while more than 500 ships ply consider proposale which may be put before it ments so far have been condunted from a land created a record. Work was plentiful it the now. I am doing the work myself. The town is between Bangkok and Singapore. In order to by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild. carry out what still remains to be done Naturally, as the Shipping Federation pointa station to a motor boat out in Pegwell Bay, and men would have done it or if the outpat could morally cleaner now than it ever was when a Mr. Sharman states that gradually he is perfect have been railed and shipped; and it is a man had the job. Womus can tell by sense at Indo-Chinn, a lean of 100,000,000 has been out, it is impossible to deal with a matter of ing his system, which he had found to work significant fact that decreases of exports were sixell whetter the law is being broken, and recommended by Governor-General Klobukovski this kind by a general agreement. Conditions

chiefy in the branches that were the basiest, in gaming places and other resorts are open, andrauctioned by Parliament, 1.40,000,000 being vary greatly in different ipades. On the other perfectly devoted to works of economic development, and hand, it may be founil possible to arrive at a

The apparatus was found capable of sending iron, steel, copper, brass, electrical plant, ships my nose is as good as any one's.

There aren't any political pulls in oar (defensive and merchants, and engineering. 1.60,000,CCO to railways. The latter will include basis of policy which, if adopted, may ezera mesenger various distances up to three miles.

Ordinary conversation can be carried on quits The almost national disinclination to work the town since I became mayor. Any man who linea uniting Poem-penb and Battambang, advantageous alike to owners and offers. The Mythe and Cauthe, Vizh and Kwang-tr, and test of the popularily of an occupation is the easily at a mile, and marine experiments have strike epidemic-had much to answer for, not works for the city's mener is going to cara only in the stagnation of industry sad higher it, or he gets fred. I'll add, also, that Nhatrang and Saigon; kat it seems likely that, number of persons auxious to fellow it. Judged so far proved satisfactory

prices for food, but in loss of trade, inasmuch as when I quit the ollos of meyor, there

Den croving around for all th eso, freak subventions and credits way be found necessary.

what they put over on me. many orders were transferred to Continental won't be say rivals. British Trade Reviczo.

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by this, the mercantile marine does not attract as it used to do, for the dearth of junior officers

week.

The apparatus is beth cheap and portable, and Fcasesses the further great advantage of being brought into actual use without difficulty.

department,

Mrs. Wilson has scoured the support of and she has issued au ultimatam to the She has the appointing power over she announces she will out the men and

Governor Stubbs, of the State of Kanaae, Accurately

most most of the Hunnewell departments, and

"I am not going to resign, and don't you forget it," she is quoted as asying to an inter- viewer. "Os the contrary, if I can bring it about, and I think I can, I am going to have a city adminstration composed of women from dog-estcher to

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