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THE BOER'S FIGHTING BTRENGTH.

A BURGHER'S EFFUSION.

"The arrogance of the Boers and their un bounded conceit in their ability to whip any power on the globe are well exemplified in the following, written by A. Hurgher" in the Heidelberg News, a Transvaal

paper: As a burgher of the country am prepared to fight against England rather than open the door of political privilege any wider to the Uit- lander. They cannot frighten me with any -talk about what England will do. 1, know what we are able to do, and I have an idea that ́we shall win if we are put to it. We know blood will flow.freely, and we are willing to give in a long way to avoid the struggle, but we cannot allow ourselves to be domineered over or stand the chance of being sunimped by the act

corners.

Don't imagine the Transvaal is an infant. It is nothing of the kind. It is one of the best armed countries in the world at the present day, and if it has to go to war with England, 30,000 men, armed with the very best and new est rifles, mounted ois good, active ponies, and able to shoot with the utmost precision, will be in the field at a week's notice.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 1899

MR. PRITCHARD MORGAN.

AN INTERVIEW..

been fixed upon as ons of the areas which, will. come under your administrative control 2*

That is so," he replied. “On having Korea, Dr. Jack will proceed to join the other members. of my staff numbering some twenty persons who are now engaged in prospecting work-in that province. It is pretty generally known that Szechuan is one of the, if not the, richest mineral province in the whole of China. Dr. Jack will make this province his particular study, and there can be no doubt that the ultimate result of his re- searches will astonish the world. The provincs antimony.quicksilver, coal, iron, and petroleum." "I have heard something about that,”; I re- marked, not unwilling to air my knowledge of the Middle Kingdom. Some dim recollection of having read Willians' great work on this subject flashed across my mind, and I remem bered indistinctly having noted bis mention of the existence of enormous petroleum wells in this district

THE HONGKONG OLIMATE

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ANNIVERSARIES 774-American Declaration of Rights. 1869-George Peabody died. 1880-Assassination of Major Beja,

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Chowtel, British ste, for Swatow. Kuniyang British sin, for Amoy Pelayo, Batish str, for Singapore Com-Anada, British str., for Saigon.

Suikong, British str., 'for Samsui. Chunshan, British str., for Singapore. Lightning, British str, for Singapore.

mandant of the European Battalion, 1884-Hongkong Jackey Club; formed.

at Macao, by a soldier of the Garrison 1893-Hero, a great race pony died at Shanghai.Kwai LUB, British steam-launeb for Macao. 1897-Ball given by Tsai Chin, Trotai of

Departures. Shanghai, in honour of the Birthday of the Dowager Empress; first ball given Nov 4, Tonkin, French str, for Europe. by a Chinese Official

Now, Coptic, British str, for San Francisco Nov. 4 Chinking, British str., for Shangbai... murdered at Kueiyang.

Nov. 4, Hongkong, French sit, for Haiphong. Nov. 41 Ariške Maru, Jap; str., for Misumi. Nov. 4, Choysang, British str., for Shanghai, Nov. 4, Chiyuen, Chinese str., for Shanghai.. Nov. 4, Chunstan, British str, for, for S'pore.

from him on certain questions. His reticence contains in abundance gold, silver, tin, lead, centration in the United States. Typhoid 4893-Mr. Fleming, an English missionary: Nov. 4, Taicheong, British str., for Amoy,

The following account of an interview by "Hermes," with Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M. P., a thon time prior to his leaving for China, appears in Commerce of 13th September, accompanied Py, an excellent portrait of that gentleman.

Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., is a very difficult man to interview. To use an American- is, "he "sits tight," so tight, indeed, that wild horses would not extract information is not to be surprised at, considering the important position he occupies, Mining Adviser to the Chinese Government. Bound up with that position there are, of course, many things which a large number of men in the City, who are particularly keen on China just now, would undoubtedly like to know, premature inforination, however, on an im- partant subject dealing with the opening up of a vast country like China frequently does inore harm than good. A word, a phrase, a mere

"The natural gases from the petroleum de- suggestion, may have the result of undoing the work of years. No one knows this better than

posits, have been utilised for centuries for the Mr. Pritchard-Morgan, and I was, therefore, purpose of condensing brine into salt, that be not very greatly surprised when, on enteringing one of the staple industries of Szechuan." his sanctum in Queen Victoria-street he re

The salt is, of course, a valuable com garded

modity?" my tasuspicious self with a very Suspicious glance.

Mr. Morgan's next observation revived the memory more markedly,

"Yes," he replied, "a somewhat heavy tax makes it so, and the great store set upon it has through the country, by the way in which the Chinese peasants gladly accept of any salt left by us after our frugal meals. Continuing his remarks on Szechuan, "The province is essen- tially within the British 'sphere of influence, situated, as it is, at the head of the fertile Yangtse Valley. Its population is estimated at between sixty and seventy millions, whilst in size also it is by far the largest province in the empire, its area being in the neighbour hood of 166,000 square miles."

The Catops of Concentration in the United States during the recent was signally demons- rated the greater dependence of disease upon tie neglected local conditions than spon climate. Of the total number, 6,300 deaths, reported at the end of the war, 45 occurred in Honolulu, 287 in Porto Rico, 606 in Philippines, 1399 in Cuba, aud 3,872 in the camps of con- fever and other intestinal diseases traceable to befouled water and filthy soil roundabout where the chief causes of mortality, and upon this knowledge it was suggested by some army officers and others that the government should establish and maintain a number of perman ent sanitary canups in various sections of the country, such camps to be properly severed. and provided with pure 'water, and kept in condition for occupancy at a moment's notice, in anticipation of future energencies.

BAD FOR HONGKONG.

Naval Constructor Hobson has some per- tinent comment to make on the question of dry-docking facilities required by the govern ment at Cavite, which he embodies in a report submitted to the Navy Department recently, Manila Bay, which are now being repaired at Hongkong under his direction. Mr. Hobson contends that economy demands that the United States establishes its own dock and would be saved which are now paid to private repair station, and shows that large sums fims at Hongkong for overhauling American warships.

Now, it is an accepted principle in fighting, that all things being equal, a force attacking a country must be of three times the strength course of his career he has been so much in. frequently been noticed by me when travelling on the question of the wrecked vessels raised in numerically, of the defending force, to make up for disadvantages. The defenders have the advantages of being able to select their battle ground, of being familiar with the country, the climate, and all surrounding conditions, besides being saved from the petly annoyances that a force is subject to when it for stil they are Defenders, moreover, fight for all they are worth, for hearth and home, for land and liberty.

I said "all things being equal," the attacking force must be three to one to be successful But when, instead of being equal, they have to neet infinitely superior marksmen, whose lactics are at the same time death-dealing and self preserving, the odds must be inuch increased for the attackers to succeed. Suppose we put the required proportion at fiye to one. What then?

A word about his personality. During the terviewed and so much talked about in conse quence of his many nouble achievements that it would really be difficult to say anything about him which the general public does not know, To those, however, whose acquaintance with contemporary journalism is limited, I would bodiment of that spirit of enterprise and re say that he struck me as being the very em sourcefulness which forms a striking characteristic of Britain's children across the seas. He is full of nervous energy, Below the middle height, he is well set up with the bronzed "And how long do you expect to be absent complexion which bears unmistakable evidence

from England" was my next question, -

'Only a few months at the outside. Per- of his laving travelled much. Anel, of a truth, he has covered some grand in his time. Isonally expect to be in my place when Par question very much whether any man in the fiament reassembles after the Recess, at the House of Commons can boast of having gone beginning of next year. Dr. Jack, however, over so great a portion of the earth's surface. and his party are under an engagement with The snows of Canada, the dry arid deserts of me for a period of three years, and probably it West Australia, the blinding sand plains, of will take them the greater part of that time to We can count safely on 30,000 men. Can England put three times that number on though his hair is now silvered, he is still as

China have all been traversed by him; and al- get through their work." borders-90,000 men? And seeing that this is only what she would need "all things being vigorous as ever

I should have liked to ask him questions on equal" can be mise the number to 150,000, which is my estimate of what she would requiceful, and not altogether without an element of hundred subjects. His life has been so event. I think not.

romance in it, that a hundred interviews would They talk of artillery. We loers have not been used to depending on artillery for our

not exhaust his storehouse of interesting in defence, but we know that our enemies will formation. For instance, he could talk to us avoid fighting man to man, and try striking barrister in Queensland; as a discoverer of gold about his experiences as a leading criminal from afar with their wholesale destroyers the in Wales; as a champion caucus smasher; as a latest infernal devices of military science-s we have carefully put ourselves in readiness to mining magnate of Western Australia; and meet them. We also have artillery, and it is fastly, as the English member of Parliament of the very best to be had for money. Our who has been to the fare in furthering British

interests in the Far East. gunners are well trained, and we have taken care to have enough of them, and when the enemy comes we can give him a very hot reception at quite as long a distance as he can touch us

from.

Our artilley will move through our own country, and receive the best assistance and support en route that our people can give them The British artillery, on the contrary, may look out for ambushed enemies behind every stone and from out of every scrub, and be happy if they reach Transvaal soil with their officers. alive and their mess complete.

As for money, of that we have plenty. The President has taken care that we liave a couple of millions put by against a rainy day, besitles

As I say, any of these subjects would be extremely interesting, but, of course, what I particularly wanted to talk about was the all-absorbing question of China. No sooner had broached the subject, how- ever, than my interviewer's face assumed the inscrutable gaze of a Sphinx. This was dis- tressing. I tried all the persuasive powers for which "Heroes" is so famed, but Mr. Pritch- ard Morgan was proof against them all and I began to despair of being able to give my readers any information at all. He was, indeed, kind enough to say that he would willingly give me any information in his power to form the subject of an article on China. But arr article without the attractive element of Mr.

Ive noticed," I remarked, "that certain nining rules have been published recently in the financial journals, relating to the working of Chinese mines. Are those to be segarded as reliable?"

"Yes, the rules are perfectly reliable. A large number of them were promulgated, but, of course, as the industry proceeds, they will all be subject to modification.”

"And what about the bona fides of Chinese promises? Do you think that these can be regarded as binding?"

Mr. Morgan hestitated not a momentin his reply. You may take my word that there is no possibility of the Chinese repudiating any of their obligations. The mining charter for the province of Szechuan is, in the opinion of those best able, and authorised, to judge, complete and binding."

Referring to the alloged concessions to the French in Szechuan which had appeared in the newspapers as having been promised by local officials, Mr. Morgan said, "The Tsungl Vanen has refused to ratify these concessions, inasmuch as they would not be in accordance with the spirit of the charter already granted

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which we know how to supply ourselves from Morgan's personality would be like a pie with participation in the profits derivable from the

other sources sufficient for our needs.

In 1881 we had to let those who had guns shoot some roo-baatjes for us, so that we might equip ourselves with their accoutrements, and before long the Transvaal forces were ammad with the rifles and ammunition, which the British had brought with them..

To-day o are well equippett in every respect, and to a man we are ready, aye ready.

Talk about odds: Taking one thing with another, the odds are in our favour, and let my words be remembered, if England has resolved lo measure her strength against ours, she will

·find herself dealing with" a "race dauntless and and determined, magnificiently equipped, and disaster will befall her forces, and she will scuttle out of Africa humbled as she has never been before.

out the meat.

After cudgelling my brains for sonte time as to the best way of opening the question, I bethought me of something I find that morning seen in my "daily," and I put to him the following question

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Is it a fact, Mr. Morgan, that you are again on the point of starting for the Flowery Land, as announced in all the daily papers?"

"Yes. That information if perfectly correct. I have taken my passage, and sail in a few days for China, accompanied by a party of geologists and mining experts, at the head of whom is Dr. Jack, lately Government Cicologist, to the authorities on mineralogy in the world.

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The French will have their opportunity, with all other nationalities, by and bye, for working mines; and the regulations of the Mining Bureae, over which have control, are not intended to exclude any nationality from development of the mineral resources of China. But they must conform to the rules and regula- tions which have already been made, and which may be made in future, for the proper working of the mines, and seeing that the Chinese insist

regulations such upon being literally enforced, that is where my responsibility to

extent, rests. Moreover, Her Majesty the Dowager- Empress hus, within the last day or two, expressed a strong desire that I should proceed to China without delay, in order to carry into effect the preliminary work necessary for the practical working of the mines of her country."

Mr. Pritchan! Morgan, at this juncture, in

engagements to keep, and this was very ap- patent from the number of visitors who crowd- cd his ame-room. Still, it was with the con- sciausness that our interview had not been un- productive of valuable information, that leave was taken of this eastern mining magnante by the industrious "Herines."

Mr. Hobson adres: There would be great advantage to the government in the establish ment in the Philippines of a yard thoroughly equipped with docks and plant capable of doing at the work of docking and repairing of taking such an establishment here, though at the navy. The British Government is under- great cost, involving the making and reclaiming of a large part of the land required. This would This labour is not only unlimited, but it is necessitate the employment of Chinese labour. equal to practically all the requirements of medem industry. Chinese do all the work inside and out of all the departments of the shipyard, white supervision being required only to show what is wanted. The Chinese have a remarkable natural aptitude. Their industrial capacity is simply marvelous here extent of my observations and inquiries, there is no place in modern industry which they cannot fill"..

NOT BAD.

An automobile has made the ascent of Mount Washington 6,300 feet above the sea level, in two hours and ten minutes, the distance heing ten miles. This included delays in replenish- about half that required by the teams that make ing the water tank. The time was, however, the tripp with carnages. The carriage was dri ven by P. O. Stanley, of Newton, Mass.

NO CAN SEE, HOW CAN SABEY!

TO-MORROW.

Sunday, 5th November, 1899., Chinese--3rd of roth meen of 25th year of

Kwang-sü. Sun--Riser

Sels

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Okr. Sutin. sht, zomin High water-Morning.rohr, azmin Afternoon ........... 9kr. 18min. Low water-Morning thr zuin.

Afternoon

zhe. min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1605-Gunpowder Plot. 1834--Great fire at Macao, co houses burnt. 1854-Battle of Inkerman. 1860-Peking evacuated by the Allies. 1897-The Singapore C, of Commerce resolved to advise the adoption of a gold Standartl

1898--Banquet to Lon! Kitchener at the Man

sion House,

AGENDA.

TO-MORROW.

CHURCH SERVICES. St. John's Cathedral:-Comunion, 7 a.m,

Matins, an Evensong, 5.45 p.m. Roman Catholic Cathedral: Mass at 6 am., 7 a.m., Sa.m., and 9.30 a.m. Benediction, Union Church-Services, Ir a.m. and 6 p.m.

S p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Point:

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Morning Service, 11 alm. St. Francis' Church, Wanchai:-Mass (Chip), 6 am, (Port.), 7.30 am. Benediction, 5. p.m. St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road:--Morning

Service (English), 9 a.m.

St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point --Mass,

8 a...

Wesleyan Methodist Church-Services, 10.30

a.in. and 5.45 p.m.

St. Peter's Seamen's Church:-11 am, and

6.30 p.m.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE.

French (Farra) to-morrow, Indian (Kumsang) 6th inst. German (Bayern) 7th inst." Australian (Australian) 7th inst. American (merica Maru) 11th inst Australian (Chingtu) 12th inst. German (Konig Albert) 14th inst. American (Gaelic) 22nd inst. American. (Hongkong Maru) 29th inst

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Singapore for this port to-day, and is expected The steanter fiaba Mary (Europe Line) left to arrive here on the 9th inst. a.m.

Arecent consular report from Consul General Goodnow gives an amusing view of Chinese character. He says that it is impossible to sell anything to Chinese which they have not seen. Automobiles are the point in question. They have never seen then and they cannot imagine what they can be like. Naturally, the average Chinamann bas seen so few new things that it is no! easy for him to exert his imagination. Makers of automobiles will find that it is use- The Canadian Pacific Railway Co's R.M.S. less to attempt to sell carriages to Chinese or Empress of China lest/Yokohama for Vancou foreigners by means of descriptions or catayer on Friday afternoon the 3rd instant. logues. It is proposed that ambitious stealers make a present of an automobile to some weil

now person in Shanghai making him promise to use it constantly and prominently, sodat the Chinese may become accustomed to the startling innovation. The place is an ideal one for motor carriages, the roads are macadarnized and the climate very fine.

THE MANCHURIAN RAILWAY,

the best shots in the world. Disaster after Colony of Queensland, and one of the greatest formed me that he had a number of important St. Petersburg after visiting the Far East is of

A CORRESPONDENTS `INTER- VIEW WITH JOUBERT.

The correspondent of the London Dully fall has interviewed General Joubert, Com mander-in-chief of the Transvaal forces. Wir ing from Majuba Hill on October 3rd the cor respondent says:-"I have just crossed the frontier in a truck which was placed at my dis- posal by Commandant General Joubert, whe reached the frontier to-day and is staying in the main Boer camp on the Sand river. I had, a long talk with General Joubert in the train. He said he deeply regretted the impending war, which he had done his utmost to avoid. He wonders that Queen Victoria never answered the letter he addrested to her on the situation, I notice every where a general disposition to appeal to the Queen and the patriotic belief that she will stop the war. The General still believes in a South African confederacy under English protectorate, and attributes the present crisis to Cecil Rhodes and Mr. Chamberlain. His last words were; I leave it now to God. It may be His will that the Transvaal shall perish. I can only do my best. General Joubert was enthusiastically welcomed at the depot by the Boers, They are undisciplined and unorganized and their ambulance arrangements are ineffective, but -the commissariat is fairly good. A majority of the Doors are unwilling to fight but are quietly confident that, they will overrun Natal, attacking it from both sides in the neighborhood of Ingoior Ladysmith. The Boers are much afraid of Lyddite shells and dumdum bullets. All the untrained men are mounted. They maintain a high reputation for shooting. They have no uniform, Al "complain at leaving their wives and children at The mercy of the Kaffirs. There is much con fusion in the camp. Heavy rains have deluged the lands and blocked the roads, and horses oxen and tents are mixed up together. The men are seen arguing with their officers but there is no excitement or loose firing.lt is difficult to say exactly; but 'I suppose there are six thousand, men in the Sand River lager and others are continually arriving. The horses are in excellent condition. I only saw hve gune, of a heavy French pattern, The hellograph is constantly, working on the hills, Despite the heavy rains the grass is still blown dry and all the country, both open and rocky, is well suited to the operations of irregular cavalry, There are no English troops hern except ond outpost which is stationed at Majuba Hill Hut I am not allowed to telegrand information, as to the whereabouts of English; troops. The Bours deprecate the general panic among the English in the Transvaal as if they were sava ges. They have constructed a few earth to defend the railway and hold a good technical position. They complain, however, of the lack of locomotives and the difficulty of working a

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This was, at any rate, something to go on with, and gave a sigh of relief. Mr. Morgan noticed it, and, I think, out of pure compassion for myself his face still further Softened. Continuing, he said:

On arrival, we shall proceed via Pekin to the Jehol goldfields, situated about 150 miles north-east of the metropolitan city."

"Now, I suppose," said I in my ignorance; you will be able to perform the journey com- fortably in a railway carriage?"

"By no means," was the reply. "The rail- ways have not extended in that direction yet, though there is no doubt they will in time,"

I felt abashed.

The Jebol gold fields," he resumed, "have been worked by the Chinese for hundreds of years, but in a very primitive manner. Even now, they have no modern machinery of any sort, and none of those appliances which wundern mining science has invented for the various branches of the industry. Considering these disadvantages, the yield of gold, however, has been-exceedingly good. So extensive is the area worked that there have, at times, been as many as 4,000 Chinese employed about them. How many there are now it would be difficult to say. Of this extensive field the authorities at Pekin have handed over to me the entire administration and control,"

I was about considering that a nice lucrative occupation with little to do might open itself out to "Hermes" in this far eastern ficid, when Mr. Morgan interrupted these agreeable thoughts by saying.

Before anything can be done, Dr. Jack will have to make a through preliminary survey of the district; then, if his report is favourable, as I have no doubt it will be, capital will be forth- coming."

"You are anticipating me," he replied. "I was about to tell you that, having finished our work in Jehol, we shall proceed to Chefon, and thence ship to Seoul, in Korea, where Dr. Jack will report on Boo square miles of mining territory which has been handed over to me, for administrative purposes by the Korean Govern- ment!

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JAPAN NO PLACE FOR A YOUNG MAN.

A correspondent in the Engineer, discussing

of the new treaties, writes :-

the situation brought by the coming into force

The Japanese thought that the revision of the treaties and consequent filenty of foreigners to settle in the interior for trade and other

pur poses would couse a large influx of people from abroad, but this was never anticipated by old foreign residents, and thus far the revision has bought no such result. Japan is not at present the country for the foreigner to come to ; rather

A Swedish officer who has lately returned to

opinion that it will be at least five years before this railway is completed. It appears that there is a scarcity of labour, and also that the Chinese workmen, at present numbering about 2000, are unable to work during the severe winter, which lasts from four to five months.

The steamer Hiroshima Mare (Bourbay Line) left Bombay, win Ports, for this port on the 2nd inst. and is expected to arrive here an the zoth inst.

The Imperial German mail steamer Konig Albert carrying the German mails with dates From Berlin of the 16th Oct.,teft Coloinlie on the 3rd inst, (Friday p.. and may be expected here on or about Tuesday the 14th inst.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba...

Kowloon Dock. 'Isla de Luzon Sinta..... Liberal

U.S.S. Oregon.

"AMERICAN-ASIATIC ASSOCIATION | Sullberg....

OF JAPAN,

hama, June 27th, 180y, reports the organization in that city of a society of American citizens under the above title. The constitution adopt- ed sets forth the following as the objects of the association:

Consul-General Gowey,-under date of Yoko

and other interests of citizens of the United "To faster and safeguard the commercial

'States of America in Japan.

Independent Culgen Petrarch

D. Juan if Austria .... Mongkut .......

13th

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Passengers-Arrived.

Per Formosa, from Swatow-87 Chinese, Per Seong Leong, from Singapore-341 Chi

Departed.

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Per Tonkin, for Marseilles-Colonel Evatt, and Mr. Claudet. For Colombo-Mr. and Mrs. Thoms and child, Mrs. Stimson, and Mrs Donato. For Batavia-Mr. and Mrs. P. Lorch, Messrs. Lauw Kin Keang, Lauw Tjan Hoy, Yakabe, Misses Okino, Onamé, Messrs. A. and Chinese women. For Singapore-ME. Bacha and servant, M. Schairman, Mr. and W. S. Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. Choo Soo Bing Mrs. A. Grosper, Messrs. A. Castillo, L. Kelliz, and servants, Messrs. Au Yang Sheng and servant, Leung Chan Nam and servant, Teo Hong Lim, Lok Kok Yen, Lok Chin Keng, Abbe Hervagauli, 9 Chinese, Indians, and and Japanese. For Saigon-78 Chinese, 1 India, and 7 Japanese..

Per Coptic, for Shanghai-Messry. R: "Du- berffet, R. Lenzmann, B. Leyton and servant J. Parton, R. M. Gray and servant, Mr. F Hutchison, and Mrs. Carruthers For Nagasaki Messrs. C. George, R. Coslinski, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lattine, Misses Consuelo Lattine, Aurelia Lattine and Lucia Lattine. For Kobe Mesers. A. R. Lowe and C. Bradford.

Mrs. C. C. Wadsworth, Mrs. G. W. Hooper, Yokohama Mrs. Mooney, Messrs. B. Roth and J. C. Sloan. For Honolulu-Ma Low- Chung Hoon, Mrs. Chin Mec Sing, Mrs. Ho Lam She, Mrs, Loo She, Masters Chu See She, Mrs. Chu She, Mr. Chu See Koo, Mrs.

Ming, Chu Chau, Chu See Tan, Misses Chu Suc Ping, Chu Sin, and Mr. Lig Sing Chan. For San Francisco-Messrs. E. D. Matts, W. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. J. Casanova, Capt. A. Bradley, W. M. Thornton, Miss C. J. White, F. A. Blake, Messrs. Young Lock, Lee You Kee, Ong Choy Ki, E. P. McFoy, and Mrs. Wang Chan She. For laris-Vicompe Henri de Kergarinn.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Names.

From.

Qué.

Yarra

Singapore

Posiedon Nankin..

Moji...

To-morrow To-morrow

Singapore

Nov. 6th

Japan Kumsang..

Singapore

Nov. 6th

Singapore

Nov. 6th

Nagalaki

Nov. 6th

Bayern

Shanghai... Nov. 7th

Hohenzollern

Queen Adelaide... Portland, Or..

Nov. 8th

Nov. rith Nav, 11th Sydney ........ Nov, 1zılı Colambo......... Nov. 14th St Francisco...Nov. and Hongkong Maru... San Francisco... Nov. 29th

Inaba Maro.........Singapore ...... Nov. 9th America Maru....Japan Chingta....... Kawachi Maru Moji..

Konig Alberg Gaelic

We would threat the attention of shipping firms' to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and® Projected Ballings" are now published in these columns, and in so dolderspecti their clerks to furnish this office, on the form Already arpe fully urge the zeanagers of shipping firmë ta give orders to plied gratis with the latest available informarlok every day?.

PROJECTED BAILINGS.

Skip

Abergeldie Algoa

Ambria

Destination. Date:

Portland, &c. Jan. 27th San Francisco, &c. Nov, 21st Havre, Ste. Dec. 24th America Man... San Francisco, &c.]Nov. 14th Bamberg Havre, &c. Nov. 28th:

Straits, &co 8th London.

Bayam

"Benledi

Bingo Maru...

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Changsba

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China

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Chingtu...

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SJ

Nov. 7th

Marseilles, &c... Nov. 17th

Sydney, &c.......... Nov. 21st

Carlisle City...San Diego, &c. Dec. 31st San Francisco, &c, Dec. 16th Kobe

Nov. 15th

Chusan... Europe, &c.......... Nov." rith City of Dublin ...Victoria, B.C.......Dec. 30th City of London...Victoria, B.C....... Nov. 18th Clyde.

Shanghai...

Nov rith ....San Francisco, &c. Ján, zoth

San Francisco, &c. Deci 23rd Vancouver, &c......Jan, 17th

Nov.zand Dec 20th:

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Cosmopolitan

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Coptic

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17.

Doric

PASSED THE CANAL.

Emp. China Emp. India..... Outward-10th October-Apr Konigsberg. Emp, Japan .....

October-Bentontond, Inaba Mart. Gaelic 17th October - Tantalus, Arnó, Avala, | Glenshiel .... | Queen Cristina. 20th October— Patroclus, | Guthrie

24th October –– Ambrin, |„Hainiun................ Socotra, Telena.

I think the result will be just the opposite union and permanent organization to give more Atania, Catania, Khalif, Konig Albert, Sin | Hector

Living is expensive and opportunities are few. I doubt whether since Japan was opened to foreigners, some forty years ago, twenty of them have made enough money there to leave the country and retire at home on even £500 a year. Aml the foreign merchants of the open ports of Japan, especially the early comers, are about as fine a body of hard-working business men as you would find in any other part of the world. They have lived well and worked hard, but in spite of all have not been able to accumulate money. The time "when they can knock off and go home" is as far off as ever. There are several hard-working shrewd men who have not had the time of

means to take even a run home after living here for thirty years or more. Japan to my "But, I understand, Mi. Morgan,' I inter-mind, offers no future for a young man, and polated, "that your efforts are not to be con- less for an old one, if he be a foreigner. The fined solely to one particular district, but that Japanese are becoming more and more in- your position entitles you to suggest to the dependent of foreign aid in managing their Chinese Government the advisability of open- own affairs. Whether Japan offers a field for ing up any areas which strike you as being the foreign manufacturer is a question. Skilled worth while prospecting!

labour is scarce and relatively dear, but the Japanese workman readily, adapts himself to new kinds of work, and, under skilful manage- ment and superintendence, he can soon be brought to be a good workman in any line not requiring great individual strength. But I think Japan has yet her labour troubles to come. Every day shows the capacity of Japanese labour for combination against capital With the cheap and docile labour of China so near at hand, I doubt whether the foreign manufactur; ing capitalist will ever make his headquarters. in these islands. Without doubt the Japanese workman is a quicker and better man than the Chinese, but he is more difficult to manage, and he is our sa blindly the stage of the slollat as is his neighbour. To my mind the present foreign merchant will be gradually replaced by snuller and less desirable ruen, and there will be un advent of a few capitalists who will ad- vance capital or buy shares in existing under- takings, getting either a direct or indirect con- trolling power in the management of the same. The foreign element will be reduced to these two classes.

"Do you consider Korca a promising field for mining enterprise?" I asked.

"It is premature to say as yet," he remarked, as he twiddled his cigarette between his fingers with evident enjoyment, "As in China, mining in Korea have been conducted in a vereprimitive fashion, and its actual potentialities will not be, discovered until more modem methods of mining transform the whole system of working,

Tunderstand, Mr. Morgan," I yentured, | during a lull in the "Conversation,”", whilst he was evidently concentrating his thoughts upon something far away from the interview with Hermes, ***that the province in the Yangtse Valley, with the unpronounceable pure, has

"To promote a beneficial acquaintance and association among Americans in Japan, and by effective aid in behalf of measures intended to advance such interests.

"To gather and distribute information of im- tance to its members.

To act in concert with, and aid in the pur poses of the American-Asiatic Association of New York and the American Association of China, and such kindred associations as may

·hereafter be formed in the Orient,"

temporarily residing in Japan, is to be eligible Any American citizen of full age, resident or to membership. The annual dues are to be to yen payable annually in advance on the 1st day of July in each year.

ciation in the city of Yokohama during the There will be an annual meeting of the asso-

month of October in each year.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

-Captain Douglas, of the steamship formos, from Swatow, reports:-Moderate N.F. breeze and fine weather throughout...

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

NOVEMBER.

Meteorological means based on fifteen years observations to 1898. Barometern

Thermometer Humidity. Bainfall

+30:103 ..09.2 65

1.302

TO-DAY. “Saturday, 4th November, 1899. Chinese-and of 10th moon of 25th year of

Kwang-si

Sets

Sun-Pissi minami Ohr. Smiu. die ghr, zomin. High water-Morning ................. går. 36min

Afternoon

8hr. 44min. Low water-Morning ... shr.27min. Afternoon ahr. 35min.

gapore, 27th October-Benalder, Glenártney, Oceanien, Kamakura diary, Kirklet, Norman Estes. 31st October-Sarnia, Afridi, Ulysses, Burma.

Homoward-24th Oct.~Canton, Pyrrhus, Alesia, Kanagawa Alark. 27th October. Trieste, Pisa.

Shipping.

Arrivals.

FORMOSA, British steamer, 674, J. Douglas,

San Francisco, &c. Nov. 30th Condon.............Non 20th, Sydney, &c... Nov. 18th Swatow, &c. Nov. 5th, ...London....... Nov 14th

Hongkong Mary San Francisco, &c. Dec, giải Idaumi Maru...Victoria, RC... Nov, 16th Inaba Maru Yokohama ....... Nov, soth Japan. Japan .............. Nay, 7th ́ Karlsruhe......... Straits, &c. fan. 24tli Kasuga Maru...Thursday la., &c. Nov, 24th, König Albert Straits, &c. ...Dec. 13th Königsberg. Havre, &c....... ¡Dec,' fóth, Kosai Maru...... Vladivostock, &c... Nov. 23rd- Lady Joicey...San Diego, &c. .. Nov. 30th Lightning......... Singapore, &c...... Now, 5th Machaon London... Malacca London... Meyune Monmouthshire. Portland, &c.

.........New York

Nov. 28th Nov 30th ...... Dec zard 4th Nov,--Swatow 3rd Nov; General Nippon Maru San Francisco, &c fan. 3rd

Nov. 15th Douglas, Lapraik & Co.

Oklenburg ....Straits, &c, Feb. 21st TAMSUI MAKU, Japanese steamer, 1,075, S. Poseidon Singapore, &e...... Nov. 8th Nagatz, 4th NovAmoy and Swatow 3rd Preussen Straits, &c Jan. 10th Novi, General-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

Prinz Heinrich.. Straits, &c 4 DEC 37th KWANG LEE, Chinese steainer, 1,595. R. L. | Queen Adelaide.. Victoria, B.C..... Nov 25th

"Lincoln, 4th Nov,-Canton 3rd. Nov., | Rosetta

General-C. M. Si N. Co. KWEIYANG, British steamer, 1,059, A. W. Outerbridge, 4th Nov.-Canton 3rd Nov., General,Butterfield & Swire.. SEONG LEONG, British steamer, 1,278, Sharp, 3rd Nov., Singapore 28th Oct., General

-Chinese.

·*

HATING, French. str., 905, M. Jenssen, 4th Nov.,Haiphong and Hoihow 3rd Nov., General A. R. Marty. HOUIAO, French steamer, 509, J. C. Gerard, 4th Nov., Pakhoi and Hoihow 3rd Nov. General A. R. Marty.

Clearances at the Harbour Ofce.. Choysang, British str., for Shanghai. Halmun, British str., for Swatow, Pat Kong, British str., for Canton. Seong Leong, British str., for Amoy. Gile, German bark, for Vancouver. Chiyeen, Chinese stry for Shanghai, Holkeng, Portuguese steam-launch, for Macao. Coptic, British ste, for Shanghai, Indravelli, British str., for Shanghai..

Japan

Nov. 11th

Sachsen Saint Irene Shanghai Sibiria St. Mark St. Jerome.. Strathgyle.....

Straits, &c.

Feb. 7ih

Victoria, BC.

Dec 9th

London...

Nov. 16th

[Havre, &c

Nov, 18th

New York

Nov 15th

New York, &c......Qk desp

Dec. 19th

Nov. 19th

Nov. Bih

Nov. 7th

Stevia

San Diego, &c. Tamsui Maru...Swalow, &c.....

Havre, &c. Yuensang.....Manila

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