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DAILES, Sept. 26th.

TUNNY AND BONITO FISHING.

A CARGO OF SHARKS,

AT MIE

CLEVER, JAPANESE

ANGLERS.

CURIOUS CARGO FOR LONDON.

FOR LEATHER AND * DELICACIES."

Immediately the ship had been berthed at the East India Deck two stalwart Commissionaires were posted to keep idle inquirers away, pending examimtion by the Cu- some oficials.

The Borneo Fishing Company, a big Japanote concern in British

One of the most extraordinary North Borneo, with headquarters cargoes that has ever arrived in in Tawau, have had a very success the Thames was conveyed up the ful time since their inception. river recently. It consisted of 301 Gen. Chang Hsueh Liang is re- They have two 15-ton motor shing tons of dead sharks, ranging in ported to have sent Wei Tao Feng boats, each with a crew of ten men size from three to ten feet. to Nanking and Shanghai for the specially trained, who can aptly be purpose of soliciting the views of called rod and line fishing experts, Auch Southern leaders as Chiang ns they rely solely on the hooks Kai Shek, Hu Han Alin, Tan Yen for their remarkably good catches. Kai, etc., in respect to a compro- The conesra specialises on only mise between the Northerners and two varieties of fish, viz., the Boni- Southerner. Young Chang be to and the Tunny both of which lieves that the aims of the South abound in very large shoals in the coincide with those of the North neighbourhood of Simporna, about and that there is no reason why 50 miles off. both sides could not get together now that the Communist elements have been pat on the rún.

It is

widely believed in Manchuria, however, that this move of the Young General" has been inspir ed by his father, who is scenting seriona problems ahead and, there fore, is keen to surmount all d stacles with the minimum loss of face.

Yang Yu Ting Agress.

Readers would no doubt be 13- tonished to know that on one ro- cent occasion the crew of one of these boats hooked up no less than thousand fishes, each weighing nearly six pounds, in forty five minutes, ie, an average of over two fishes per man ench minute.

The Methods Explained. Needless to mention these boats are equipped with up-to-date op- pliances, especially "the fish preserv-

The sharks were all caught in Australian waters, and are to be converted into shark's ment," an Oriental delicacy,shark's fin another food delicacy which is sought after in London, and

shark's leather."

The ship is the later, which has been apecially converted into a floating factory for the exclusive benefit of the shark industry that is now booming in the waters of

The vessel หน the Pacific. originally built 26 years ago for a champagne merchant, and helped in making a fortune for him, Dur. ing the war she was attached to the American Navy, and was fitted now entirely refitted for the shark with six-inch guns. She has been

business...

Caught In Nets.

"All the sharks on the star were caught by rete made in Lowestoft and Bridport," a Sun- day Times representative was in- formed.

"This kind of sharks are Men go out în not harpooned. motor-boats with nets, and when a shark is caught it is allowed to go straight ahead, towing the motor- boat until it gets so tied up in its struggles thus it is suffocated.

All the tonning of the shark's skin will be doce in the future on The skin makes fire the star. leather for boots and shoes, bags, and hundreds of other similar ar- ticles.”

PILES FINALLY CURED.

In the meantime, tin. Yang Yeing tanks in which the baits (sar- Ting has been airing his views in dines) are kept alive, as only live. Mukden, first, as to the possibility baits could be of any matrical use. of a compromise between the North The baits being small and their habitats being in shallow water are and South "without fear or

caught in nets by the thousands, favour," and, secondly, as to the and their lives preserved as a anti-Japanese movement in Man ready mentioned. Then the real churia. It having been hinted in task begins. The beats go in dif- ferent directions, the crew keeping Japanese circles that the movement a sharp look-out for birds hovering had been engineered by the Man above the fish shoal, and as scon charian authorities, Gen.

as xghted, the boats are driven Yang

right into their midst, meanwhile, vigorously denies this by affirming the live sardines, hundreds at a that the movement had all the sem time, are cast into the sea, and of blance of the work of radical course around the boats, in order to attract the large Bonito and agitators, whereas, on the other Tunny fishes; instantly all hands hand, it was a well-known fact the are on the rods, and the fight be Manchurian authorities-nt least. gins The hooks, by the way, are ZAM-BUK MAGICAL IN DIS specially shaped, and the rods Yang Yu Ting and Marshal Chang formidable looking bamboo poles. Tao Lin-always had been strong all imported from Japan. It is a real thrill to see the men at work ly against radicalism.

As every second is precious, so The General blames both sides much so, that practically every- for recent events, declaring that thing is finished in less time than the Japanese and Chinese news it takes to describe. The fisher papere materially have fanned the man is so trained that as soon as blaze by indulging in vitriolic a fish bites, be slings up the mon- comments, and the agitators ster right overhead, gives a releas had

of this ing jerk, and bey preato, it drops advantage fack to attract the attention splashing on to the deck. Imagine of the ignorant. Had these news the whole lot of men doing like pupers retrained from passing wise, almost every second. The re- fiery anti-Japanise and

sult could be termed a hailstorm cases. anti-" Chinese remarks, and, instead, had of dishes.

taken

counselled moderation and mutual

friendship, there would have been no agitation at all. The ignorant always are easily led, declares Gen. Yang.

All you have to do is to have two soap-box orators on the job,' and the unscruplous agita tors know it.

While in Mukden, Gen. Yang

PELLING SWELLING AND INFLAMATION.

Are you an occasional sufferer from the burning itching sensations of have you piles in the chronic form 1 In any case. you will gain untold relief from Zam-Buk. This great kerbal beim is most remarkable for stopping pain and haemorrhage, re- ducing swelling and allaying indam mation. Don't suffer another day without trying Zam-Buk, the remedy proved successful in thousands of

Mr. A. E. Crow, railway-worker, They are then brought to the fish of 5. Queen's Street, Sleaford, Eng- curing factory where they are land, says: Travelling about in acientifically treated, ie, cared and all weathers started my piles. They smoked for export. The resuiting gradually got worse until life was a product is bone hard and ros worth misery. Night after night I was hiting nor eating, but when scrap in agony with the itching shooting ed and used as condiment, the caste pains. Many a time I couldn't bear imparted, especially to soups and to sit down. I tried all sorts of dishes, it excellent. This condi- remedies but none did me the slight ment, is almost a household neces est good-in fact, some actually

in every home.

date and he has also in mind the redrganization of the Arsenal, to the manufacture of tinned tunny cope with the winter campaign, for the European market. Timed which is likely to be very severe. tunay is well-known as sea-chic North China Daily News.

intends to bring all matters up to The company is contemplating i made the worse. Medical treatment i

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THE FINANCIAL POSITION.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF YEAR.

DISTINCT IMPROVEMENT ON 1926.

In spite of a reduction of over $80,000 in the receipts from land sales, the Colony's revenue for the first seven months of this year has exceeded the revenue for the corresponding period of last- year by nearly $300,000. The revenue up to July 31st, 1997, was 311,590,305.98 as against 811,304,128,70 up to July 31st, 1926.

Expenditure, on the other hand, is more than two millions lezá than at year. The expenditure until July dist this year. Wast $10,770,004.01. For the corresponding period last year it was $12,008,040.40. -

·

A comparison of the chief heads of revenue is given in the following table, the figures in each case thowing" revenue collected up till July 31st. The estimate for the full year is also shown, Collected to Same Period

July,

Est. fur

1997.

Light Dues

$150,000

Light Spec. Assess.....

165,000

Licences, etc.

15,518,600

Fees of Court, etc..

1,501,525

Post Office

790,000

K. and C. Rly.

609,700

1,267,172

Interest

65,000

311,100

Total

Land Balca

Total

Rents of Govt. Property

Misc. Receipts

$77,838.57

93,028.99

Last Year.

*#04,€60.87

72,484,43

8,206,8£9.47 8,186,125.51

́687,801,46, 871,477-14

478,425.88419,541,50

363,455.58

297,536.85

732,327.80 700,224.31 4254,864.00

275,560,61

248,401.42 506,308.77

820,707,307 811,693,738.06 $11,152,203.37 300,000 67,167.02 .152,136,33

..$21,007,397 $11,590,005,98 811,204,428,70

Month 01 July,

The statement of revenue and expenditure for the month of July is as follows:

Balance of Assets and Liabilities on June 30th, 1927 $4,300,977.72. Revenue from let to 31st July, 1997

1,664,404.73

No. 54, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON

TEL K. 155.

· Expenditure from 1st to 31st July, 1927

Balance

85,071,382.45 1,673,100.BA

$4,208, 101.01

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I could for three years. The Arst night I applied Zam-Buk I enjoyed the best sleep. I had had for years. Zam-Buk praved simply marvellous in soothing the awful" itching pain. "I got more Zain-Buk and soon the piles, which had troubled me for years, were completely gone. I feel new man since 2am-Buk cured me."

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