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ELEGRAMS.

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Mr. Chamberlain in South Afrion. Sir Arthur Lawley gave a garden party in honour of Mr. Chamberlain at Pretoria. Lord Milner and Commandants Cronje, Botha, and De la Rey were present. De Wet was absent.

LATER.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903.

GÅR IN FORMUSH

98÷GHT OUTLOOKI

The Island of Formosa will soon become,

"POINTS OR CHINA TRADE,

ALINISTER WU'S ADVICE, TO- SAN FRANCISCO

MERCHANTS.;.

Bussia and Great Britain in Agia. under the wise economic administration of

LONDON, January 7th.

At a reception at the San Francisco Cham Baron Kodama and Dr. Goto, one of the great her of Commerce, in the eve of his sailing for (the one remy commenting on Major sugar producing regions of the world. Condi-site, Minister Wa miked of trade-devel Macmahon's mission to Scistan declares that lions are entirely different in the Orient, and it ment in China, in which e said: There is private disputes between Persin and Afghanis only a remote contingency that Leat sugar a great market in the Criest for you. China istan are no concern of England, and adds will ever compete seriously with the produc of has stood still (Fcenturies, but its door is now that Russia cannot witness the despatch of cane. In Europe and in, the United States wide open to foreign commerce, and it is the mission unmoved.

beet sugar may eventually drive out of the for you to develop your trade. in dealing market, by force of inw prices, the cane sugar with my countrymen, I want to warn you, ut Abouisiana, Hawaii,and the Antilles, but gentlemen, that you must not adhere to the even here there will probably always remain a

hard and fast lines in vogue over here. When certain demand for cane sugar, because of its we Chinese make a promise, I want you to peculiar qualities. In the Far East, on the understand that our word is just as good as other hand, the culture of the sugar beet has and ther's bond. Therefore, I beg 10 suggest ant ever been hegun. The only rival to cane that when a merchant in China gives y u an sugar is the sugat produced from the sweet onder, you accept his word. He will always pot to, as it is made n. Formosa. There is an keep it; remember, the friendship thus formed almost unlimite market through at the Eat will be a permanent one. The first transaction ration in Formosa is wisely ava ling itsel ern world for sugar, and the Japanese adminis with a Chinese merchant is very important.

"Ano her thing wh ch I wish to impress upon you is the urgent necessity for personal contact of the splendid opportunity for developin and supplying this market. It is estimated between the merchants of this city and those that at least one half of the i land is of China., egret to say, that so far, our adapted to the growing of the sweet foreign traders have kept aloof from us. Now, potato for sugar manufacture. The climate is I see many things here which we require in

that of the Hawaiian Islands or of Java The to such an extent that they cannot come over range of temperature is from 75 to 100 degrees here and inspect your goods. This deserves Fahrenheit. The supar section extends from your serious consideration. Up-n the subject At representative meetings of the Dutch

the middle to the, southern end of the island, of Chinese immigation I do not propese at Pretoria, the first held since the war, ad and in this section rain accurs every day from to dwell, but I must impress this upon vou dresses to be presented to Mr. Chamberlain | May until the latter part of September, which if you desire to incrense

trade were discussed. Commandants Boil and is the growing season, and then there is no teniuld do not exclude our merchants, Schalkburger deprecated the acrimonicus Rainfall whatever until De following May travellers or students from this country for they tone of the discussion, pleaded for concilia.ffording a perfect sew on for harvesting. The can and will do immense good to you. It is to tion and urged the necessity for strengthen.

first sugar company was established about two your interest. In conclusion, I wish you to years ago. In got the product of sweet potato remember this-China is a vast country, and ing the hands of the new Government.

sugar was 20,000 hales, and this year it is while she is making extensive reforms, it is you, therefore, not to be too sanguine, por to estimated that it will reach 61,000 hales. A very difficult to induce innovations. I beg of

count ino much upon my ability to bring about

OUR LONDON, LETTERS,

(From Our Own Correpoydini).

CHRISTMAS SHOWS' IN LONDON,

LONDON, December 15th. The great cycle shows and the cattle ships at the Agricultural Ball have drawn a large number of provincial residents to town, and the theatres, among other things, are profaing greatly by the visit rs. At the Siran Theaire George Dance's musical, farce, The Chinese intymnon, reaches its youth night shortly, while the Toreador is having a long run at the Gaiety, Drury Lane's Boer War drama The Best of Friends gives way, of course, in a day or two to the annual pantomime. This year it is” Mother Goose, and I am told that at the present moment the value of seats booked in advance is about 15002. Mr. J. M. Barrics with his appetite wheted by the success of The Little Minister, has two successful plays running in London, Quality Street and The Admirable Crickt in, and it is said he will complete a third very soon. In addition to this, his new book The Little White Bird is one of the successes of the season; so al together Barrie has not done badly out of the Kailyard. Filthy weather is on just now, but weather experts predict a winter of old-

par ng for the great Yuletide festivities,

the enterprise at the Government belive is PORIS last quotalino, and there are now. development will be rapid once a fair stait is buyers ay “70, 716,” Inquiles are made for given, to ic The experiments were car- CUINA SOMNES at $85. There are sellers of ried out by n few large merchants | PUNJOM MINING “CO” at 547 Raub AustrA in very painstaking and exhaustive manner, LIAN. GOLD MINING CO, ato in request at under the eye of government officials. Next $7.50. There are bayers of HONGKONG & year they propose to engage experienced tea WHAMPOA DECKS 26. Several lots have its from China, India, and Ceylon been places of woON GODOWNS at Sgo, A instruct the Cicasian growers in the small business has been transacted in HONG year yielded thirteen and a half ton, and for HONGKONG HOTELS at St. Buyers of best method. The experimental growth last of KONG-LANDS.at $134. Inquiries are made

realised from 4/4 down to afa per pound HUMPHREYS ESTATES at $12, and China. according to quality. The governmental dis PROVIDENTS $90. GREEN ISLAND shares trict of Kutais has been the scene of the smail sales at $21.50. Sales made of A. S. said to be equally good for the purpose. experiments, but other parts of the country are WATSON & CO, 21 $14,50 to $14.

EXCHANGE

There is a movement en fout to erect a monument in London to the 6,000 Colonials who lost their lives in South Africa. It is

doubtful if space can be found in Westminster Abbey, so in a't probability the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's will he approached.

St. James Hall is doomed after an existence another palatial American hotel and restaurasit. dating from 1855, it is to make way for Thus the American invasion, in addition to the other ills inflicted on humanity, is to rob the music lover of the best known concert hall in London. That is a trouble which can be got over in tiste of course, but while a substitute is

The Dardanelles Question. Iris stated in Berlin that Germany has recently informed Russin that she would not participate in any British representations re the Dardanelles in which question she was not concerned. It is rumoured that this action followed on an inquiry addressed to Germany by Great Britain. The newspapers resent the action of Germany, especially in moist and favourable, and the soil is ns fertile as China, but you have restricted our merchants fash ned severity. Everybody is now picbeing built music lovers will miss their ancient

view of the existing co-operation in Venezuela. Protoria.

THE IRON INDUSTRY IN INDIA vigable river and good harbors afford fairly

ÅND JAPAN.

good transportation facilities, and a railway is

Some time back we had occasion to refer to the large scheine for the production of iron from are obtainable in the Chanda district in the Central Provinces which has liéen engage ing the attention of Mr J. N. Tata, says the Tints of India. We printed out that the great obstacle in the way of a prontable work ing of the iron ore of Chanda was the absence of a suitable coal in the vicinit, the Waiora,

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in course of construct on that will further--an-increase-af trade with your country, when I develop the sugar district. The proats of the am in office as Minister of Commerce. I ask industry are encouraging, as one acre of land you simply to judge my career in the future in will produce 45000 pounds of potatoes worth the same spirit with which you have judged

THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON,

about Ɛo yen, or $40-and the manufacturing my past career." expense is only seventy-five cents for toto pounds of sugar. Wages are low, a laborer teceiving only about twelve to sixtern cents a day. In such circumstances there is no reason for astonishment at the rapid development of

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LAST YEAR. OLYEST

have died during the last few days. Doctor MALWA NEW Parker's demise was expected, but that of Sie Frank Green was rather sudilen. He was in office when die King came to the throne, and as Lord Mayor of London ke as the fie

Baronet created by the King. He came up to London when very young from Kent atul

The London correspondent of the Liverpool fourant of Commerce gives some particulars of arrangements made for the establishment of a new line of steamers between New York and the Far East by an English syndicate. He says the following firms-are interested in the matter: Messrs. Houlder Brothers and Co. Houlder Middleton and Co., Bucknall "rothers, Andrew Weir and Co, and Birt Lotter and Hughes, Limited. Mr. Howard Houlder, of Messrs. Houlder, Middleton and Co, is at presept in New York perfecting the arrange- ments for the new China, Japan, New York service. The name of the new venture is the AMERICA ANI ORIENTAL TRANSPORT LINE.

In these days of self-advertisement it is reckoned noteworthy when one is found doing roused the gritude and the curiosity of Temple, and yesterday representives of all good by steak. Such a benefactor has

rospered as a piper merchant. In his official duties he was admirably attentive to the needs of the City, and it is said his close attention to the affairs of his.te m as Lord Mayor in a very arduous year wrought considerable damage to his health.

With regard to Doctor Parker, his death has caused an extraordinary ex, ression of esteem from all denominations. On Wednesday thousands led past his coffin in the City

creeds attended his funeral at Ilampstead. "

Reports from Lancashire state that the colton trade shows a bad outlook, due mainly to de- creased orders from India and China. After the summer holidays, I understand, things grew

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PUĻLIC AUCTION. THE Undera and have received instructions PUBLIC AUCTION, TUESDAY, the 13th January, 1903,

Al 2.30 PM.

at their

Sales Rooms, Ice House Street, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Comprising - SILK TAPESTRY DRAWING-ROOM SHITE TEAKWOOD WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS. SIDEBOARDS, MARBLE-TOP DRESSING TAULES and WASHSTANDS, TEAKWOOD DINING

IRON and BRASS FENDERS, CARPETS, RUGS, DINNER SERVICE, ELECTRO PLATED WARE, CUTLERY, GLASS and CROCKERY WARE, COOKING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c, &c.{

And other coals being too poor to smell the the industry. The comp lito s of Farmosan Squadron now on the way put to the Far East. laid down one hundred guineas on the table rather butter, but now a decline is again notice | TABLE and CHAIRS, BRASS BEDSTEAD,

potato sugar are the cane sugars of Java, the Philippines and Hawaii. These, however, can rival the Formosan sugar in cheapness of production, and it is claimed for the latter that it is fully equal in quality to the best ca e sugar of the tropics Japan and Americ

peculiarly rich oře. It was also mentioned that experiments were being carried on in Germany and the United States with a view to converting inf rior coat into a suitable fuel for the iron industry by chemical other processes, and that they were believed to be progress ng favourably. The telegrams which we published yesterday state that orders for twa million pounds' worth of material häve al vady been placed in America, from which it The saliem clause of a new agreement enter may be concluded that the secret is at lasted imo between this country and China, by been found whereby the iron fields of India can be worked at a profit. Mr. Tain, we are

Sources.

377NING AND TRADE ÎN CHINA.

the document was not sufficiently convincing as an indication of the attitude really assumed hy the mandarins. Peginning with the too famous magazine article written by a former

The following is a description of the Russian

via Singapore :-

Azizan. This is one of the newest first-

with

Church fulk. Three or four years ago le went to the head office of the Chuịch Arny and said: see by the newspapers that you want a new mission van. Here is the money to buy it." Suiting the action to the word he

before the astonished official. He took a re- ce pt but met questions as to his identity by a ed again and handed in £100 for the Reservists cuit "Good Day." In September he appear fun. Last week he brought 1,000 for the same fund. The clerk begged for some indication of his identity. "Isn't my money of more importance to you than my name?" asked the donor as he abruptly left the office.

A usually well-informed e rrespondent writes:-"An important announceaunt may be expected early in the New Year concerning extitions, which have been for some time.

in progress between the government and cer-

in.lopment of coast and river ports in China.

in.

able.

A high official of the Japanese governinent range for a supply of plant al chinery on is expected in England early next your to ar

a large scale to the new arsenals which are being constiveted by the japanese government. The order will include rolling mills, rivelling machines, electric driving gear, and the like. The bill will reach somewhere about £.00,000

The Hartopp divorce case is still running as seventh day of the hearing and the count is as the principal diversion of Society. This is the

crowded as ever. Indeed, extra policemen had to be stationed at the doors to regulate the

ALSO

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PUBLIC AUCTION. *HE U dersigned will fet by PUBLIC

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M.P., the father of Lady Hatopp, denounced his son-in-law in cost as "a lying scoundrel." it is a sorry business throughout, bul, so far, I cannot see that Sir Charles can gain a verdict, Since i commenced this letter the telegrams from the South Chast report exceptionally heavy snow which is interfering with the speed

class battleships of the Russian fleet, having been launched in 19oo, and is of Philadelphian build. She displaces 12,700 tons; has 16,000 Lindicated horse-power, and a speed of eighteen knots with forced draught, and can carry as much as 2,000 tons of cual, though the normal quan ity is only about half that amount. She has water-tube buiters of the Niclausac which the Celestial nuburities braind them.ype. Her main dimensions are: Length, selves to a progressive policy in regard to the 374 ft.; beam, 72 ft. 2 in.; draught, 75 ft. She solch expects to make India self-supporting in development of their mineral resources, whether has a belt of nine inches of Krupp steel, the matter of her iron requirement, which are under native or foreign initiative have already lurrets fore and at often inches of armour stain shipping companies relative to the deve¿moro s aristocracy who came to see the' at present mer limost entirety from foreign been published, says a home journal. Standing the same character, and her deck is 2

The total quantity of iron and steel by itself, the somewhat optimistic wording of to 4 in. thick. Her crew numbers 750 Tie These negotiations, it is said, have aisen taie, enlivened only when Mr. Charles Wilson,

from Sir James Lyle Mackay's recent armament of the Revisan includes fuar 12 breech-loaders, (welve 6 in. quick firers, twenty mission and the conclusion of the 3 in. quick firers, twenty 3-pounders, six treaty for the abolition of the likin duc", atid pounders: total sixty-two gin.s.

are probably designed to fure tall sonte Con- Pobeda-This is another new battleship,tinental plans which are understood to be in the name of which sigaißes victory. She, like

process of organisation. the Retvizan, has been commissioned for the

Siamese affairs are receiving great attention and has a displacement of 12,674 tons, with a

latest sign of interest cones. Advices have

4014 f long, with a beam of 711 h, and a the German Government has decided upon the draught of 26 ft. ter belt of Krupp steel is immediate appointment of one new Consul. in, thick, and her gun turr ts have 9 in, of arme

General and two new, Corsuls in Sam. The aur, while her protective deck has thickness of German authorities evidently tend to push 2 in. the can stow away about the same German influence in the country, for theic is not quantity of coal as the Relizan in addition to enough German comicce in Siam at present six tubes for the discharge of torpedues, she

I ́nderstand; almost qnknown in the interior, oaders, eleven 6 in, quickfirers, sixteen 3 in.

While I am referring to Germany I would add quickfiers, ten 16 in. quickfiners, seventeen that the industrial outlook there is very bad, 1.4 in. quit. fi ers, two light guna: total, sixty guns

Chinese Ambassador in London, and con- tuneliously repudiated in his own country, the We-term peoples have been so often assured

imposed in India was about five and three- qturers of a million hundred weights in 193901, and worth nearly five crures of rupees The consumpuan of "both iron and steel per -heul of the population is thus a litle over 2lbs. whereas the consumption of pig non alone is 378 lbs. in the United States,417 in the United Kingd, 38 in Germany, 154 in France, 414 that the dow-y giant of the Far East is awaken- first time. She resembles closely the l'aresvith it Europe and America From Germany the of the Channel passage, There is every in- in Belgium, 218 in Sweden, 71 in Austro- ing from his long slumber to a true conception Hugars, and,56 in Russia. With regard to ❘ of the pressing need: of coping with the in- complement of 741 officers and men. She is reached an official quarter to the eflect that industrial parts of the country distress is grow. the list country, it is interesting to know that dustrial exi encies of the latter-day age, only white in 1886 ugly 66 per cent, of the pig ron

to and the assurance deceptive, that, cutian used in Russia was matle in the country itself, has become the prime essential in forming a now nearly the whole of it is locally manu-julement upon the question. But as supple factured.

menting the agreement lately published wo have the authoritative statement by the British commercial attache for China that there

Siberia and Japan are the two Asiatic coun tries in which there his existed an iron industry,

and as in other directions, so in this to, the can be no doubt of alic faci that China cari s the following guns: Four 10 in breach to justify such an increase, and Germany is,

latter country has been making pr gress. The is be, inning to realise how important it is quantity of pig iron preluded in the country for her to endeavour serious'y in approach the has creased largely during the last ten years, problem of developing her mineral resources. and the new Imperial Japanese steelworks m By what diplomatic means the Chinese aut Wakamatsu were opened in November Listthorities have been brought to a soun'er your. The cost of the works, including some conception of their responsibilities in te manter woring capital to comm nee with, came to

is a less important consideration than the fact abou to million puns, and the maxinom that, should their intentions be as sincere as annual outpit is expecte to be nearly 9,000 their expression f them is onunbiguous, a tons, "he difficu tins which the Japanese had new and v st store of mineral wealth will be 10 encounter were alust the sime as those thrown open to the word. We say "the world, but we mean the Eglish-speaking peoples, it is they who have the weightiest and rests at stake and who are al nerable and willing to furnish the capital necessary for the

Palada and Drum These are ships of similar construction and are really commerce destroyers, having each a protective deck in. thick, a speed of twenty kuute, and a displace

THE UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM

is 'consing serious and relf works have baren started in several towns. But the trouble is wider still Reports to-day from Berlin indicate that grave fears are entertained that the close of the year may be attended by ment of 6,630 tons. The crews of these vessels

sume heavy failures in the iron, steel, and Besides four torpedo number about 1,000, tubes each, they mout individually six bar. kindred trades. Owing to the condition of the quickfirers, twe: ty 3 n. quickfires, eight 1.4in.noney market, the banks holding luge loans quickfiters; the shiny-four gues

Bogatyr-This is a protected cruiser, built at Stettin. She was launched in 1900 and gave has room for 1 100tons of coal at the maximum. In addition to six torpedo tubes, two of them,

which street pro ress in India. There was first the infror coal, with which the Japanese had to make shift, but which will be improved by electrical process in Chand. The next great difficulty is that of Inbour. In Japan it serious exploitation of Chinese mineral wealth. a speed of twenty-three konts at her trial, and

is a serious handicap to the industry, and in Intha, tn, it must be the same, unless the

submerged, she lias he following guns: Twelve Gin. quickfirers, twelve zin, quickfirer, six t.sin. quickfires, three light quickfiers; total thirty-three guns.

Boyaria.A small cruiser of 2,200 1ons only,

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and notes to the debit cf the various fi ms

dication of a downfall in London soon. In the

ing at an alarming tate,

UNITED STATES FLOUR

AND THE EAST.

and burl," "and she has gone in work to

MONDAY, the 19th January, 1903, af 3 PM,

on the Spot,

The Several Lots Numbered 1 to 19 op Plan of 1100THS and MATSHEDS on the Govern lo be seen at the Auctineers' Office, for erection

ment Greund adjoining the Race-course, Nonh of the Grand and Enclosive,

TERMS-Cush.

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A short time since much emphasis was apon the great possibilities of extending our flour trade in the O ient, but recent information from Japan suggests that if the Orientals take a genuine liking to wheat bread and other flour foul they will grow their own cereals. In 1900 the United States sold &; oogcon pounds of four to Japan, but in 1951 the quantity was icduced to 63,000,000 pounds. The U. S. Consul-General at Yokohama esplais the reduction. He said in a recent speech, “Japan has found that the soil in the outhern part of her islands is adapted in the st with of whical base already given notice to call them in, wie es lo mledge. There is a way 1. pa Some of the firms are endeavoring to re-nego-bas, and a very sensible way it is, 100, tinte these loans in London, without much observes a writerlin & San Francisen jornal She has found that her artisans are as well success, however, so far as I can learn.

The results of the municipal electionss qualified to manuracfure most kinds of goods and she has set her people to work producing throughout the counity give some indication once imported from the West as the Westeins, for themselves. It is safe to say that thei most of the contests were fought on this issue. of the feeling against the Education Bill, as Opponents of the Bill received 354,579 ves, example will sont be imitated by the Chinese while those in favour of it had 280,3 3. Of this We may succeed in introducing Western ideus candidates clected 670 were opponents and 490 into the latter country, but it requires only a supporters of the Bill. The Irish Roman limited knowledge of Chinese character and Catholic clergy, indignant at the retreat of the adaptability to foresee that when these ideas Nationalists from the House of Commons, are muce introduced the Carrying of them into barged Mr. John Redmond with deserting the exe ution will not be left to the outside bar Arish children in Catholic schirols in England, barian The hindse, like the japanese, wil and thin ateneil 10 Ireak with the do for themselves. They will not be exploited party unless help were given to the Gov-to any serious extent by Westerns. guns: Six 4ir, quickfirers, eight 1.8in. quick- fes, v 1.4in, qickfirers three machine craient to secure the passing of the Hill when it came back from the Lords to the Com- This squadron is the largest foreign daval mons. So now the announcement is made quicrers: to at, nineteen guns. free that has appeared at Kiel since the canal that the Irish party will return an Westminster was opened, and it is attracting an unusual in a day or two. The Hill, loaded with numer amount of attention in German naval circles. The crews of the seven units forming the ous nusendinents, is now about to go to the squadron amount in roud mumbers Upper House; both sides of the Commons men, with 24 gup. anil a fial displacement heaving a sign of relief as they lose sight of 13 of 45,600 tons. "The Russian battles for a time.

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACÃO “TEAMBOATS. ocarly as large as the newest type of German- battleship, the "H" class, and which are still

The experiments in tex.culture in the Cauare wanted at $37 30. A good many shares on the siccks; while the Russian cruisers are casus have been attended with very hopeful of INDO CHINA TEAM NAVIGATION, CO stronger than the German projected cruisers: results, I bear. The Russian Minister of have been plaged at $85.50 and there are stil Hertha ant Llansa, which are now in the Far

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the Beygarin is another recent addition to the Russian fleet, which was built at Copenhagen and launched two years ago. She has Belle ville water-tube boilets, and on her trials made a record with a speed of no less than twenty.

five knols an hour. This vessel also lias six

Oiler nations find a mineral or railway con cession a useful ambuscade for the capture human labour is reduced to a minimin by the of political advantages, but it is the English employ-cent of machine y

The Japanese and Americans who both in true and workian, far more than the 1. dan, is skilful industry have taken the irad in the pist, and satisfactory, but he is far behind lie and have not hesitated to back their com European in bndity and staying powers. The mercial schemes with large supplies of capital. consequence is tal, notwithstanding the law If there has been any reluctance to make an sate of wages paid, the first cost of the ton of adequate subscri, tion it has been entirely due pig iron is extremely high, as, three or four times the number of workmen have always to

to th: fear that Chinese conservatism might he emplo ed, as compared with the rumber oppose insuperable obstacles to the working of that would be cagaved at the work in Europe. mini enterprises Sweep away the obstruc- The worst of it is that there is no ground for tion of the mandarin and guarantee the non- haping that this state of things will improve interference of too acquisitive officials, and torpedo tubes, and in addition the following

with time. The largest use of machinery is the only way in which this difficulty can be the development of the rich mineral deposits in China will proceed apace. How rich those are is as yet uncertain. In the report referred to we read that the whole Po Shan valley is said to be one vast bed of coal, and the iron ore deposits of 'Tieh-Stan and Chinging in the Immediate neighbourhood

are supposed to contain an usually high percentage of iron. But after discounting heavily, the general testimony as to China's remarkable mineral wealth there can be no doubt that she possesses; perhaps, the most important factor of all for indural prosperity-a labour supply which is cheap, intelligent, native, and above all for

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THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser valory

- the E. coast of China.

fallen overlap The biocter has fallen over W. Japan, risen rapidly over. The depression is probably moving into the W. part of the Sea of Japan, and a high pres- sure area lies over N. China. Very strong monsoon will again se down the roast, and over the N. part of the Eufua Sen

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