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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1902

U.S. MAIL LINES.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO., OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S.S. CO., TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE;

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PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

"NIPPON MARU". "PERU "

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..SATURDAY, 31st May, at Noon. SATURDAY, 7th June, at Noon. .TUESDAY, 17th June, at Noon.

TUESDAY, 24th June, at Noon. „THURSDAY, 3rd July, at Noon.

SATURDAY, 12th July, at Noon.

HE P. M. Company's Steamship "CHINA," will be 'despatched for SAN FRAN- CISCO, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, INLAND SEA, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on SATURDAY, the 31st instant, at Noon, taking Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point en routs,

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HE Undersigned ACENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Ca Hongkong, 28th May, 180..

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SUBSCRIPTIONS.

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NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.

SACERDOTALISM AND DIS-

ORDERS IN CHINA.

FLEETS OF THE WORLD.

The Viji gives a complete list of the new From French telegrams supplied to L'Echa warships of different Powers, which are either de Chine, the N. C. D. News learns that M. already completed or in course of construction, Waldeck Rousseau has addressed a circular to From, this we summarise the numbers the French prefects on the subject of the inter-tonnage of the new fleets of these countries, ference of the clergy and monks in the elec. together with the strength of the existing

fleets:- tions in numerous departments. From the native paper the Su Pao we learn that while the other provinces in China raise no factious op- position to the newly-assessed taxes necessary to make up China's indebtedness, only in Shansi, onan and Pechihli is there trouble

"There must be something wrong up north and we hear that the inhabitants of large vill-- ages which the Roman converts have occupied have been prevented from returning to their homes on the plea that the indemnities have not been paid." Further, as a comment on both these, we find an Imperial Edict issued on the head of a report received from 'H.E. the Viceroy of Chihli to the effect': "That in the district of Tsung-hsien,

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after being dispersed by the local forces, went on to the district of Ghülu, where they spread disquieting ramours, and after murdering several soldiers of a recently enlisted regiment, proceeded to attack two district cities, and ended up byldestroying churches and plunder- ing native conveits, finally murdering a French

N.3-A special; charge is made for lines of missionary named Lo Minhsin."

Diore than average length.

CRIPTION IN STOCK.

All these stories, it will be seen, thoroughly explain and confirm'one another. True to its traditions, mixedly religious and political, the

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada

Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY DES Church of Rome has recently been reviving its Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY; also the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarif rate.

Passengers holding Orders for OVERLAND CITIES in the United States have between

SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and from Chicago to destination the choice of direct lines,

Special rates (Fust-class only; to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval Military, Diplontanic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials located in Asia, and to kuropean Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Јарла

TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (first class only) are confined and will apply only to Miss:onages, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.

Return Passago.-Reduction will be made to passengers who do not hold return tickets, making the return journey between ports in the Orient and Honolulu or beyond, within twelve months.

Through Bill of Lading issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Franscisco, to Atlantic and intand Cities of the United States, vin Overland Railway-- to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to poits in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Companies and connecting Steamers.

Freight will be received on board until P.M. the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages. will be received at the Office until 5 M. same day; all-Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo or parcel (valued at $roo. Gold of over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies' Office addressed to the Collectar of Customs at San Francisco.

Merchant's Invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel (wach shipment) when the value

ls less than $100..U.S. Gold.

For further Information as jo Passage and Freight,, apply in the Agency of the Com panies, Quecu's Building.

1902

J. S. VAN BUREN,

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1902

(CALLING AT SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.C.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000, Tons-10,000 Horse Power-Speed 19 Koots. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. R.M.S. EMPRESS OF CHINA.....Comdr. R. Archibald, R.N.R.WEDNESDAY, 4th June.

TARTAR.Comdr. E. Beetham, R.N.R...SATURDAY, 21st June.' EMPRESS OF INDIA...Comdr. O. P.Marshall, R.N.R.WEDNESDAY, 25th June, EMPRESS OF JAPAN...Comdr. H. Pybus, R.N.R...... WEDNESDAY, 16th July,

..SATURDAY, 26th July. ATHENIAN.Comdr. H. Mowatt...............$

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INSULATORS,

LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS, SWITCHES,

TELEPHONES,

WIRE,

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ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS, Erected and kept in order..

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical work.

political propaganda; and would gladly see the time when monarchs trembled under the threat of an interdict from the Vatican. This secular crusade has brought the Vatican into unpleasant contact with the French Government several times during the last three years, resulted in the passing of an act to

EXPEL FROM FRANCE

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56 358.130

26 107,408

EXISTING FLEET, NEW VESSELS. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage Japan... 66-170,182. Russia.....108 386,619, 46 175506- France... -135 607,018

36 155.733 Great Britain..405 1,520,089 United States. 85-300483" Germany......117 :: 364,995) 29 252,419 Italy.5 280.433 27 47.854 The above table does not include torpedo boats. The new vessels taken into considera. tion are those to be constructed between 1902 and 1907.

The following will represent the strength of the various naval powers at the end of 1907 when the new vessels are completed

Great Britain.... France.......

Russia.....

Germany.

United States, Italy... Japan

Vessels. Tonnage.

461 1,878,518 757,791 572,335 617,314 407.891 328,287 248,362

171.

155

146

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THE SUGAR INDUSTRY,

would call particu the Cassia fistula and. worthy

ition to

tion

of

Hently able`for ornamental purposes. I fear, however, they are becoming and perhaps the moisture has already destroyed their vitality.

Very respectfully,

JW. GILMORE,

Agriculturist,

Dept, of Public Instruction

GREAT BRITAIN'S FITNESS AT SEAM

A GERMAN COMMENT.

The following interesting article appeared. recently in the Cologne Garzite in reply to a contribution in the Deutsche Revue from the pen of Vice-Admim! Livonius, in which that officer made very disparaging remarks regard. ing the efficiency of the British Navy and its preparedness for wat

The Deutsche Reuse (German Review) coo tains in its February number an article by ViceAdmiral D. Livonius on the German North Sea Fleet and the English Naval Force for Maritime Pawar), which throws light on the fighting power of England from a sailor's point of view. Even if the intention of the writer is to develop interest in our maritime power, one asks oneself if this aim will be reached by the publication of such observa tions, and whether the latter are correct. Already in the autumn a number of the more important German newspapers published alto- gether wrong statements about the estimated fighting proficiency of the British Navy, which

replied to on the basis of expert and profes sional intelligence. The case is much the same with the above-mentioned article. We must again insist that the observations of Admiral Livonius, who in a disparaging review treats the English Navy with contempt, are not shared at all is professional circles, or by the

CONDITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES. From the Mantla Times of the 23rd inst, we dealt with in our issue of November 6, and we take the following

The sugar industry has been languishing in these islands for a long time, and the recent tariff legislation and the talk about the best sugar industry in the United States have brought the condition of the island sugar haciendas again into notice. The following

those orders that had been most conspicuously letter written to Capt. George Ahern, Chief of naval officers on the active list. The informa

forward in their interferences with the law of the land, unless they should honestly conform to those laws. Nominally the greater number of the orders have done so : but apparently the temptation afforded by the recept elections has been too powerful for the old Adam still existing even in the clergy; and under the pretence of caring for the religious welfare of their flocks, attempts have been made to guide, their political views. Had those political aims of the ecclesiastics been confined to their views as Frenchmen and citizens, the church-

man in France would have had as good right as his neighbours to ventilate those opinions which were next to his heart; but unfortunately he could not be brought to view affairs in this reasonable light, and strove to brig into the field the most odious of tyrannies that of sacer.

dotalism. Worse even than this, it was sacer

dotalism inspired not from France but from Trained Mechanicians sem to On-Poets to fit without; and professedly undertaken with the

up Installations if required.

object of rendering France

SUBSERVIENT TO FOREIGN INFLUENCE. Not from religious grounds, therefore, but NOTE ADDRESS=-2, ICE HOUSE ROAD. | because national government was becoming impossible, under these extraneous factors has the French Government found it recessary to❘ interfere in the interests of order. So far so good. The English nation, who for long centuries has rid itself of the like attempts at introducing within the realm the rule of the foreigner, is not likely to complain, of the simi-

For full Particulars, &c., &c.

Apply to

S. J. GODWIN,

Acting Manager, Hongkong, 29th January, 1902..

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

[29lar steps which are being forced upon its good

neighbour of France. But unluckily for herself as well as her neighbours, France, or its Gov. THERAPIONmment, is not consistent, and herself throws considerable doubt on the reality of her own in- This succesful and highly popular remedy,tentions. In a word, she is encouraging abroad as employed in the Continental Hospitals by in the hope of advantage at homeltbe very same Ricord, Rostan, Jobert, Velpeau, and others, sacerdotal instinct of associating politica! with combines all the desiderata to be sought in a religious aspirations; and what she deprecates medicine of the kind, and surpasses everything at home as hitherto employed.

the Bureau of Forestry, regarding the poor quality of the cane grown here, and calling attention to certain unadvisable practices in its culture, will doubtless interest a great many readers. The letter is printed by the courtesy of Capt. Ahern

La Carlota, Negros, P.L., Jan. 27th, 1902. Gaptain GRO. P. AHERN,

Chief of Bureau of Forestry,”

Manila, P. 1.

Dear Siram much pleased to know that you have such good varieties of cane as you mention now growing in these islands. To my mind the introduction of better varieties of canc is of first importance in the improvement of the sugar industry of the islands. The two principal varieties of cane grown in this pro Pince are pont, largely because of inherent reason, but partly because of poor methods of planting and tillage. I quote here a few figures which may serve to show where the sugar industry stands -- Operations from plant-

ing.......

tion of Admiral Livonins on the English Navy only applies to 20 years ago, and since his retirement from the service, in 1883, he can scarcely have had ad opportunity to renew his acquaintance with it. This circumstance, to- gether with the fact that the development of the English Navy first set in towards the end. of the year 1880 throws Admiral Livonius criticism to the ground, and we should have taken no further notice of it if the important. English newspapers had not taken them as an unfriendly and boastful utterance of an influen tial German' professional ring

We offer no opposition to Admiral Livonius. if he attempts to place the highly important services of our young Navy by comparison in the true light, and thereby at the same time afford the self-respect of

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PATRIOTIC OFFICERS

helpful fillip" only such a comparison must not rest on an entirely unjustified content for another sea Power and a grossly overweening opinion of one-self. It also appears to us In Negros, In Hawaii, superfluous to place our Navy intentionally in opposition to the British, and through an

urednaval, war," $12 U.S. $130 US imaginary antagonism in

that certainly no one desires,to do way with: the friendly understanding that has hit existed between the English and Germ Navies, especially in foreign parts. cannot now go into all the misstateme inaccuracies of the Livonius article, and

of cane to maturity,

per acre Cutting, hauling and

factory expenses, per: BCFC... $.18. U.S. Yield of cane per acre. 30 tons. Amount of cane for &

ton of sugar

$140. US 74 tane,

**** 10:3 tons 7.5 tons

yield of sugar per acre 2.9 tons. 9.5 tons,

The figures for Negros are not based upon extensive weighings, but upon two weighings

of

and will

notice only the following, and as they seem to

us, important points. Admiral Livonius, runs. their down the English tactical training

Admirals and their powers of command without adducing proof on either point. The Important yearly manceuvres of the leaves with the observation that

small portions of cane, bagasse from the mill and bagasse dried in the sun, and upon extensive and careful observation. However, they show that there is room for improve ment.. I trust that these varieties may be practice that is limited to a few we the progenitors of strains of canes more per- fectly adapted to the conditions of these is lands, and that their introducer may be the to the State, she in China is actually stimulat recipient of full merit for propagating them ing in the vain hope of thereby increasing the Inasmuch as the sugar in cane is the product greatness of the Republic. Now if there be one of water and air, the quality of the cane depends thing that the French as a nation pride them-much upon the nature of the soil it grows dividuals such selves on, it is the logical instinct. No nation has and of its treatment. If the soil is waterlogged they lead to unsatis so distinguished itself in the purely inductional the juice will contain an excess of water, and sciences. Astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, this will mean dollars in extracting the sugar

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THERAPION No. 1, in a few days only, removes all discharges from the urinary organs, effectually superseding injections, the use of which does irreparable harm by laying the foundation of stictus and their stands the gasts, in dysentery, piles, irritation of the lower bowel, cough, bronchitis, asthma, and some of the more trying complaints of this kind, it will be found astonishingly efficacious remedies have been powerless.

THERAPION No. 2, for impurity of the blod, sys the joints, secondary symp. tomis, disease of the bones, sore throat, and all diseases for which it has been too much fashion to employ mercury, sarsaparilla, &c, to the destruction of the sufferer's teeth and ruin of health. Thle preparation purifies the whole system through the blood, and throughly eliminates every poisonous matter from the body:

and swellings of

pend on the clearness of the reasoning facul ties, owe more tothis instinct as developed in the French nature almost than to the other nations together. It is curious therefore that the logical Frenchman, who sees the necessary, because logical, effects of Roman sacerdotalism at home, should under the influence of a strange prejudice permit bis mental vision to be blinded as to the similar necessary effects of permitting it a free band THERAPION No. 3, for nervous exhaustion, abroad. Neither France nor we desire a con- waste of vitality, and all the distressing con sequences arising from early error, excess, tinuance of the prestat disorders in China; but residence in hot, unhealthy climates, &c. It the encouragement she is giving to ultramon pusseses surprising power in restoring strength tons pretensions in the East is going a long, add vigour to the debilitated.

way towards introducing a yoke at home which THERAPION may be procured of the prin neither modern Frenchmen nor their fathers cipal Chemists and Merchants throughout the world Price in England 1/9 and 2/5, in order- have been able to bear. ing, the purchaser should state which of the three numbers he requires, and observe that the Word THERAPION" appears on the Govem ment, Stamp (in white letters on a red ground) affixed to every genuine package by order of Her Majesty's Hon. Commissioners, and with- out which it is a forgery,

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ACCIDENT, TO A JAPANESE DESPATCH BOAT.

from

the sugar will not granulate or separate the impurities. Therefore in making analyses of the cane to set forth its quality some con- sideration should be taken of the soll.

Rundschau,!!! cpinion

htly possesses in dvory And mater

and that who are laïcome

the

avres are nO1

Mediterranea

adron,"

quated old tub such as

Unlike most sugar producing plants, the cane, does not reach maturity as regards sugar covonis is tent and purity of the juice until 31-3 months rational training such as we have after flowering. But here the people cut the cane when it has finished flowering. I do not Channel Squadron, know whether a chemical analysis would justify | drör this or not, but the practice is necessit China because the planters do not take the pains to cont strip the cane or dmin the soll, Consequent when flowering ceases the excessive moisture 20 years causes the cane to put out aerial roots and from suckers at the expense of the sugar it has al ready stored up. I think if planted so that it would mature in the dry sea son much of this inconvenience would he avoided. However, as all canes do

it will be necessary to ascertain when the highest sugar content the juice is reached-unless habit of the particular varieties environment.

cane, waa

flower nalysis

On the evening of the ith inst, during a strong gale the japanese despatch boat Yayeyama met with an accident at Nemuro,

I find time to make investigation, into consequent upon her anchor chains parting. She was blown from her moorings and camo cultivation and harvesting of to grief on a submerged rock off the Benten cacao. This latter is an ind Island, sear Memuro, and now lies so badly special attention, but, of the horizontal that her forward deck is from the firm of submerged. Her crew were landed with great manufacturers, in, difficulty on the following day, save only market in the Lieutenant Nishikawa, who fell into the sea prepi and was drowned. It laatated that the jac Yayayama is so bad

damared

hope of

NOH BREAD,

Fleet he

slated

•year

our Navy.