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would still remain the worst obstacle of Painting and decorating work general all the fetid, malaria-laden atmospherely was suspended in Shanghai on the of the summer months MARCO POLO'S 28th inst, owing to a painters' strike. description of this stretch of country The workmen are demanding wages on may be recalled: "It is full of great silver instead of a copper basis. woods and mountains which 'tis impos

The leading article in this week's issue, sible to pass; the air in summer is so

of Shipping and Engineering, which impure and bad; and any foreigners at discusses the benefits derived by the tempting it would die for certain. offers in the various companies on the This may be somewhat exaggerated, but China Coast as a direct result of the it is true that the peculiarly virulent recent shipping dispute, should do much type of malaria that rages there, attack to dispel the idea that the China Coast ng mules and mulctcers alike and provis a place to avoid, for the salaries now ing specially fatal to the former, does given compare most favourably with make the road practically impassable those received in other parts of the THE PREMIER SCOTCH daring the monsoon season, so that all world.

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trade has to be carried on during the dry months. The remedy for all

The Shanghai Autumn Race Meeting

CANTON...

LUNG IMPOSES NEW CONDITION.

[By Our Special Representative.}

Wednesday, p.i.

Things look quite settled, and still more goods which were stored on Shamcen are being carried off into the City to-day, More shops are open and a certain amount of business is being done, Hor- ever, there is still a feeling that every- thing is not all right, though the present lull may last for a week or more.

Few

Lung is said to have made a condition with regard to his resignation. and that is, the punishment of Shun and Li; while they in their turn have informed the Central Government that

they will not abandon their present posi tions unless they are assured that Lung will be punished. This news has used many intelligent Chinese to shake their hends. None of the troops are well behaved and stories of looting,” and robberies are coming in every day.

these deficiencies is, of course, a railway. will be held on November ath, 7th and The commercial prospects of such a line sih, and the Off Day on November 17th. have been emphasized by successive The entries close on October 7th. The list writers, notably by Lord RONALDBRAY and of events differs somewhat from that of Mr. AinscoUGH, and they are sufficiently last year (suys the NC Daily News), On the first day, the Subscription Griffin evident from the fact that even now, la

Stakes takes the place of the former spite of all the hindrances and of the

SHOOTING AROUND MAGAD FORT. limited period of the year during which Navy Stakes, and another race-the

Kalgan Plate-for Subscription Griffins, Last night several heavy guns were traffic is possible, there is still a con-

is added to the programme, On the fired around Macao fort. They may siderable trade between Bhamo and Teng-second day there is also an additional have been from the forts on the hills

Chinese opposition, as evidencod

race for Subscription Griffius-the Mon- or from gunboats down the river, but in 1005 by the formation of the Yunnan, Szechuan and Tengyueh Railway Com-golian Plate, while on the third day the sixth race will be a handicap for Sub- pany, is usually alleged as the reasonscription Griffins instead of the former why this project has not made any pro Cosmopolitan Cup.. gress; but we have the impression-- strengthened by Lord, ConZON'S fusal,

yuch

while Viceroy of India, to WANDERING SECOND OFFICER CASE AT THE HONGKONG MARINE COURT.

allow the extension to the frontier of the line running east from Mandalay- that the Indian Government has not

no reason why he went ashore without

there is no report to-day of fighting in

some rifle fire, but this was probably a gang of robbers.

this district. Around Sam San there was

PHIL HING

Shin Hing for the present is the most important spot in the province. It was

the ancient Capital of the Southern. Empire of China, centuries ago, and

or war will be pronounced. Chu has sent a representative to confer with Luk,

shown any marked enthusiasm for it, A second officer who said be could give to-day it is the place from which peace probably because of the possibility that such a railway, by facilitating transeve, as it was against his usual prac- Shum and Li; bat there is no news of

any result so far. Shum's soldiers were Thedus to be paid yesterday and had been faithfully promised their pay up to date. If they have not been paid we shall in all probability hear from then within the next few days.

tics, appeared as defendant at the Hong kong Marine Court yesterday. naitic of the defendant was F. H. Ban- nister, of the 9.5. Moreaby, and he was charged by the Captain of the vessel, J. Jamieson, with absenting himself from the ship from August 22nd until August 94th, and again from the 24th to the 28th

frontier traffic, might lead to an influx into Burnis of Chinese political agitators and refugees. It should not prove very dificult in practice to check this metre gange line would not be sufficient to convey a Chinese army of invasion into Buruin, while such a line, especially if continued to Talifu or Hsiakwan, would be of the greatest assistance in, without leave and without suterent subtering the commercial expansion for so, the vessel lying at Kowloon dur.

ing these dates. which we have to strive after the war. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Western Yunnan is commercially one of

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A marriage has been arranged between Miss JAP NEET 800, ninth daughter of Captain JA KWAN SENG, of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Mr. Lione YUN CHAT, seventh son of Mr. LIONG YUR MING, and will take place at" Yee Yuen," Happy Valley, Hongkong, on 3rd September, 1918, at Noon.

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London OFFION: 181, Frazz - STREET, E.C.

Mr. Preston appeared to prosecute. Defo ant pleaded guilty to the second charge, but alleged that he had leave from the end to the 24th inst

Mr. Preston read two log book entries which gave the dates of defendant's at sence, the first of which stated that he returned to the ship under the influence of drink, and was unable to do his duty as a consequenc

Captain Jamieson, giving evidence, said the log book entries first read were trne récords of what had occurred. De- fondant had permission to go ashore on the end, but he should have been back on the 23rd at daylight at the latest. When defendant came aboard on the 24th

the kast developed parts of China, and from what the trade now is it is possible to imagine what it might be, given some- thing resembling facilitica. Even now it is found cheaper to send Bombay yari to Talifu by way of Bham and Tens yeh, with a month's mula journey, rather than ei Haiphong and the Yun- nan Railway, so that evidently the Bham-Talifu line would form the con- mercial highway to Talitu and Hsiak- wan, which are the chief trading centres of Yuannu. This milway project has Tosarana Oes: 101, DE Vœux ROAD, Candibtedly been greatly discouraged by the unfavourable reports of BAKER and Catatuous, but these can be ignored now that we know that an Indian survy party discovered, in 1807, a practicable route for a metre gauge ne from Bham to Talifu, with a ruling gradient of 1 în 25 and an estimated cost of under £1,000,000. After the war there will in evitably aris Auberous competing schemes for commercial expansion in Chinu, and, though it may be diffeült to determine in advanos, which should have priority, a scheme would need to have very sound recommendations and possibi-ship in June, and gave trouble on the lities in order to be preferred to the tet trip, at Hongkong. evelopment of trade facilities Western Yunnan, the more so as, in view

The Baily Press.

Hongkong, 31st August, 1916-

TRANSPORT DIFFICULTIES IN WESTERN YUNNAN.

THE Board of Trado Journal-quotes the remarks made in a report by the British Consul at Tengyuch on the subject of the difficulties of transport in Western Yumman. Something has been done | recent years to ameliorate matters in this. respect. Ten or twelve years ago a new road was cut for the lust stage in Chinese territory (from Manhsieh to the frontier) of the Bhamo-Tengyuch road, and now & further section is under reconstruction,

TO LET.

but this “road" is really nothing more [TWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Boad than a mountain path, und, as the Consul THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's points out, "even though the whole section of the caravan route between

BAGUIOT

(PHILIPPINES).

Buildings, Kowloon,

FOUR-ROOMED FLAT3 in May Boad

in

of the Anglo-French Agreement of 1896,

the scheme would be one in which Great Britain and France could co-operate, if necessary, to overcome Chinese opposi.

tion.

A mail for Europa við Siberia closes

very modera convenienes, aluding Tengyueh and the frontier were brought to day at 4 p.m. English Bath and Eltakan Bangs Hot up to the high standard of surface and Witer and Waker Carriner's Ryskeny A few

UTY Built on Fine Clad Hills Swept by / Fiata specially designed to ne sontmodate tkr gradient which is being maintained or lands announces that he will not bo "at.

Cool and Refreshing Breezen.

5,000 FEET above SEA LEVEL. 65° F. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE.

Eight hours by Rail, or Automobile from Mavila.

Bozy, Tenis FOLO

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING TO

bromones så rosecnable rouselle Iwa dial the new section now under construction, рошиноп

TOUE-ROOMED HOUSES In Gordon that would not do away with its limit Terms and Ballabery Avenue, Kowles. tions. Indeed, when all the limitations

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me to-day, the anniversary of H.M. the Queen of the Netherlands, on account

of the war.

The members of the Shanghai Race Club, by means of an al fresco entertain

ment held in their grounds on August

23rd, raised upwards of £200 for the is impossible; consequently, everything British prisoners-of-war fund. has to be carried by mules at an average. freight of 88 for 180 pounds weight. The male transport necessitates special pack NOTICE 13 HEREBY CHVEN that the

Payment of due Coupons of the ing for instance, bales of yarn have to CHINESE GOVERNMENT INTERNAL be broken up in Bhago and repacked LOAN BONDS OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS will be made by us at the into ball-load packages of nine bundles, Office of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT Bridges are frequently swept away and Banking CorpORATION; No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, while one Canton Chice traffic is accordingly held up. The new is temporarily closed

rond might be widened and improved so ay to abolish these defects, but then jewellery and money stolen.

flongkong, 18th August, 1916. £1023

Mr. Katsaus Ojima, No. 82, Bowen Road, has reported to the Police that some person entered his house by climb ing over the verandah and stole $250 jewellery and money. The occupauts of 48, Gough Street hove reported to the Police that a safe in the house was open- ed with a duplicate key and 88 in

at 11 am witness had every reason to believe he was under the influence of drink. Defendant went ashore again at 3.30 p.m. on the same date, but he had no permission to do so; and he returned on the 20th inst. at 10 a.m. Defendant did say something about having been ill on shore, but be had not produced any esrtificate..

Questioned by Commander Beckwith, vitness said the defendant joined the

Defendant said he was given permission to go ashore on the 22nd inst. by the Chief Officer. In the witness-box, defendant maintained that such permission had been given bim, and that it was understood that he should return on the 24th. He ramitted he should have been back at a.m, on the 24th, but he returned at 11 д.л. He did not turn to" when he came back; he slept, He could give ao reason why he went ashore the same evening. He did not do so usually.

Coramander Beckwith-Is it a practice of yours-No, sir, I do not know why I went ashore. He added that he stayed with some friends when ashore, and was ale taken ill when ashore. He was not well even now and had not eaten 20 cents worth of food since.

Mr. Preston remarked that in view of

ON THE NORTH RIVER. Ko Tong, on the Cantor-Hankow

railway, near the Arsenal, has been the scene of pillage and piracy. There was a great deal of fighting arouzid here last week, and Lange troops are now in possession; but many of them have not been kept in hand. burned and all the pawn shops looted.

Houses have been

SHEX LUNG DISTRICT.

to its normal condition, but the villages Shek Lung itself is beginning to return round about suffered very badly, still deserted, in the fighting Inst week, and many are

Pok Lo, near Shek Lung, suffered burned. badly from looters and many houses were

KAST RIVER. Conditions on the East River are un- changed, A number of Tang's mona have been captured, but the majority have made good their escape towards Wei Chow or to the hills,

CHINESE NEWS,

LOAN FOR KWANGTUNG.

Mr. Chi Ching-dan, new Civil Governor of Kwangtung, has been authorized to. branch of the Bank of China for military, raize a loan of $3,000,000 from the Canton and other purposes, the loan to run for the taxes of Kwangtung. The can has. one year at 6 per cent. on the security ofË

been sanctioned by the Ministry uf. Finance and the Head Office of the Bank, of China in Peking..

RETRENCHMENT POLICY.

On account of the unsettled state of" affairs in Kwangtung, the Central Gov- ernment has found it impossible to com- tract foreign loans for the reorganization works. It is decided that the expendi- Eure of various official orguns be reduced as follows: (1) The Cabinet, the Minis tries of War and Navy, the Board of General Staff, and the Board for Mongo lian and Tibetan Affairs shall receive only 80 per cent of the amounts allotted. for their respective expenditure, (2) The Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justion and Education, the Board of Audit, Ad- ministrative Court, Supreme Court, and the Bhai Wu Chu, 70 per cent, and (3) the President's Office, Ministries of Fin ance, Interior, Agriculture and Coin- merce, and Communications, Salt Ad ministration, and the Bureau for the Sale of Tobacco and Wine, 60 per cent.- -Peking Daily Squa.

POLICY OF FREMIER.

· ́A Peking telegram reports that General Tuan Chi-jni, the Premier, will make a declaration of his policy at his next at tendance at Parliament. He will en phasize six points

(1)-In foreign intercourse he will. follow a peaceful and friendly line of action.

|_ (2)--In internal goverament he will the fact that his extreme penitence to the gradually introduce the system of district captain for what he had done, and that autonomy wherever possible.

(4)In military affairs he will adopt the principle of central control.

(3)-In educational matters be will

(3)-In financial administration he will, he had promised to turu over clearly draw a line between national and. new leat, he did not wish to press district revenuen, et the charge, and merely asked for a severs caution to be administered, and for the defendant to be discharged. The captain would take him back to the ship again.

The Magistrate found prisoner guilty on hotli charges, but in view of the plea which had been inade he discharged him with severe caution.

devote special attention to the education of the masses and education that is practical and proâtable.

(6)--In industrial enterprises, he will advocate the admission of foreign capital and encourage those who take the initia- tive.