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THE KING'S BIRTHD

*TAK', REVIEW

79th fast.

To-day His Most Gracious Majesty, King Edward Vily of Great Britain and Ireland and Che British Dominions beyond the Seas Em. paror of India, has attained his sixty fourth

wind and Hongkong in common with the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER DI

ROPERTIES

RESUMPTIONS

Taigingsh

1.168.32

To ampant spent on re- The following correspondance and report ars. Eumption of property reprinted from a blue-book on the subject sof including all costs," insanitary property resumptiest, during the ten Toes, tika notisörään years 1894-2005, laid on the table of the Legis-Amount spent on cot- lative Council, yesterday.

straction

of „ roads, sewers, etc. GERS

etc... $123,059.47

GOVERNOR BIR M. MATHAN TOULAR HR ÄLYTTELTIOMA: VERSTAAN Government House, Hepi

S6th Cop teribar, 1904.5)

Undaria wd develope new form" for to-de Rails by team. It making a mark in the gra builders and associäida indú less be of interest to know od of the Little Sen Realm which she is so dependent

onward

| FINANCIAL | STATEMENT), TO MAY (187, 1999, to the trustend to forms, a fund for their, fasoro per cent of the American banka. In ua Fredemption, Arill bahawan from thot, ach larger chies Kobe heads the list with 490 per counts, the sum at cridit af Debenture:Trani: centa Kyoto comes second with 400 per cent, bank solely relies Fund is II8,17,600.00; adding Tis: 31,181,3), (and to on,. So longial as 15 per cent of net prot of year just closed, tupno its capital in the conduct of business; is there will be a total of Tis 21,8131. at the ch

scope will be necessarily limited, and for this credit of this food

while out of a proposed reason it must almal absorbing as large a issue of Tis. 500,003,03 debentures, only Tis amount of deposits as possible by enhancing its 134,000,00 bave so far been takan

The banking With creditair

business in Japan till the improved finances of the Company, it is to a state of infancy, and

gbt the balance of these debentures may

passe benkers, the e nunércia savlas of pacekeepers Mat Bare

mscarcely

bears com surely and steadily.NET SDK TO It is herefore the "struction of vast bought the besplaced, as they form an excellent invest-

t of the Japanese meat, otherwise steps will be taken to pay off, organ concludes, to try and convincette people the marine world by hur carlderly the all those issued, as 1090 as cariest date

crease the amount of deposits, so tharif Mr. | prised the globe with the work of her new and Bryan comes to Japan again some years herce old shipyards, particuarly as evidenced in he will be convinced of the erroneous nature of small though unexcelled home-bulle kv the praise he has given to the p.sition of Japati- After reviewing the commarcial dockyards makes a brief reference to opening article ase banking."

To amount Lower lascar Row

spent on re-

-5.914.327.79

:sumption of property including, all" costs, fees, ale $36,950.00

/British Empiro has 'rojuiced" and been glad, and donned its gala drest the dress of Immortal benting. The Royal, Standard was

Government House, Milay and Sir, Mr. May has in accordance with the in Naval beadquarters, on the Mecane

Headquarters House at tight o'clock structions contained in your Despatch No. 10, Ing. The Government and many dated the 26th May last, placed before me private clicks were closed, were also the correspondence on the subject of a suggeste disthe schools throughout the Colony. The ed Trast to carry out schemes for the resumptraction of roads,

Amount spent an, con

Charpoons piyented a very pay cloathfind sion of insanitary areas and the improvement SA MARA

[the

*Cesspismene, the British flag, alongɛlda":

days

of the City of Victorias De

British ships at anchor ware

rs, dressed, and

I entirely concur with him that a consider Hagedying to the brearengainst clear and cloud ilasa sky seemed to tell out to the world of the ablu sum should be devoted; ach year to the

moire's

while several of the foreign resumption abould proceed on continuous lines. resumption of insanitary property, and that this those of their own country, this being particus. I do not think it would be desirable that larly noticeable in the case of the Japanese

it should be laid down sithefitbal a sum of Consul, and the leading japanese business $350,000 plus balf the proceeds of land sales, firm in the Colony. The usual Royal Salutes as proposed by the Commitee that reported on ers fired at noon both ashore and afford the less then 5100,000 it recommended in: Mr. the September, 1993, or that a sum of not. broke bright clear, Parade on the Happy Valley

1904, should be devoted to resumptions. far the April, 1 which second time took place in the morning inatend regard to the first of

proposals T ofas, heretofore, in the afternoon, which gave im adverse to the introductionto the esti-

-of

which the principle, all those taking part a better chance of holiday mates

introduced, making. Full advantage was taken of the op would admit of various logical extensions, of portunity, and chairs, and rickshas and the allocating special source of receipts to a tram cars must have reaped what must now be special subject of expenditure and with re- probably looked upon as an annual harvest-gard to the second I am convinced that though how many of the coolies understand the allocation for a period of years of a large

you

to lay down any standing instruction for Tonight His Excellency the Governor, Sir sum for resumptions you would frequently be Matthew Nathan, gives a Birthday Dinner to asked to suspend it. For instance, in the draft Civilians at Government House, while His Estimates for 1905, it has been necessary, on Excellency Major-General Villiers Hatton en- account of contrady entered into, to Tertains the military officers, and Commodore set aside the erection of in- Williams the naval officers, at their respective | $353,500 for head quarters, after which a general adjourn portant public buildings that have been com- ment will be made to attend_the levde to be

menced. These sums, together with $359,800 beld by His Excellency the Governor at to for some smaller continuation services, and a few minor works of sanitary and urgent neces- p.m

Įsity, ordin

loos were begun by the Birthday Maldeamtch No. 130, dued on the 9th

the reason 1

"THE GARRISON PARADE,

|

were

supply scheme and

HOWCIE, DIE nimis | £,147·79€

segg Kau-u-fong

(Now in progress.

To amount spent on re. #emption of property, including all costs, fees, etc. EUROGRAM moet spent on con "struction-af, roads, "Bowers, etc.

37,156.50

3,187.50*

38,097.79

24034400 Total amount exponded ...$1,222,769.58 By amount received

Cr

from sales of land...$171,393.50 By sale of building ma-

terial, earth deposit.. ed to Praya Reclama-

tion, etc...............$ 49,930.87 Receipts

NIL Receipts (salvage land

not yet dealt with)..... Nil. Financial deficit...

Suwing 31st March 10ible, (iku? <of the usefulnais of the banks and further in«l direction, and lately (ha United States has i

Prospects for the current year are favourable, and your directors have been able to dispme of the mill's production for some months ahead at prices that should show a satisfactory margin if Abthing unusual, takes place. The milli

is in excellent order, and the Com pany's yarn raska'in the market with the best produced locally,

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Directors.—Mesars, J. L. Scolt and C. Ray- ner resigned their seats on the Board upon their departure from Bhanghai and their places were filled by Messrs. F. Ayscough and af. March, whose election it is necessary to confirm. Mr. Poate retires by rotation but, being eligible, offers himself for re-election...

Auditor,Mr. Arthur R. Leake, U.A., audited the accounts now presented and offers himself for re-election,

Following are the accounts

PROFIT, AND LOSS ACCOUNT AS ON

30TH SEPTEMBER, 1995, - Dr.

Tis. To interest account ..Tis. 36,495.57

Less-Rent on Chi-

4.488,27

191,324.37.

nese houses

To directors' fees

11

auditor's fees......

balance brought

forward,

oth

September, 19050

Profit, 30th Sept.,

1905

13,629.29 139,098.18

-$1,034,445.21

Total

$1,122,769.58- *Estimated further amount required to complete work, $18,500,

The following report is signed by the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, the director of public

break of plague in 1894 gave rise to the first Taipingsban Resumption. The serious out- resumption scheme undertaken for the purpose of improving the sanitary condition of the City of Victoria. During the course of the epidemic,

up the total Public Works Extra-works: been considered that $170,000 is the minimum Estimates to $1,645,300, and it has

sum that can be added to this Estimate for compensation and resumptions of insanitary property under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1893. Had such standing instruction as that which has been suggested been in force saved for its suspension, or to

either to have asked for have raised additional taxation to meet the wants of the particular year, or to have broken contracts and stopped the execution of the im. portant works in hand, or to have undertaken I think that for the present it must be left to no other works, however important or urgeat. the Governor to suggest each year as large a

priated and profitably spent on resumptions and compensations:

In brilliant cloudless weather the annual parade in bonour of His Majesty's birthday was held on the Happy. Valley this morning, the Valley presenting a very gay and animated Appearance with the throng of spectators, which 80 & conservative estimate were computed at between six and seven thousand souls. In of the troops was His Excellency commando Villiers Hatton, G.C.D. Major

who was his staffcomprising Capt. E. S. accompanied by Ward, A.D.C., Major A. A. Chichester, D.8.0, C.5.0, Major R. J. Rosi, D.A.Q.M.G., and Lt. Colonel F. E.Kent, O.C.R.A, who arrived on the ground at 9.30 am, and took up their posi. tion at the salating base, there to await the Arrival of His Excellency the Governor, who

the scene came on companied by Cally at 0.45 a.m; ac sum as he thinks can conveniently be appro

Arbuthnot-Leslie, A.D.C and Captain W. Armstrong, hon. A.D.C., and Indian A.D.C.'s his arrival being signalled. by the hoisting of the Royal Standard and the playing of the National Anthem.

The troops

in Garrison paraded as strong as possible, drawn up in two lines facing south west and parallel to the racing track, with 13 paces interval between units, with bayonets "fixed, in the following order." On the right of the lias the Mounted. Troop of the H.K.V. Corps, and on their left, at the distances named,

Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Engineers and Royal West Kants H.K.S.B.R.G.A.

two

Hongkong Volunteer Corps 119th Infantry rigth Baluchis

The whole body of the troops presented a smart- and workmanlike appearance, and executed the movements mentioned below with excellest precision. A feature of this parade was that for the first time mounted troops, the Hongkong Mounted Volunteer, 25 strong, took part

the inhabitants

By

balance 30th September, transfer fees

working account

U accrued interest debenture trust fund

16

debeature account

"reserve fund ....

11

Russo-Chinese bank

i sundry creditors

profit and loss account

shan District were evicted, accommodation be- a large area in the Taiping-

avail themselves of it, and aller ing provided, elsewhere for those who liked to resumption of the property by the Government, the area was entirely cleared of buildings and laid out afresh in building lots with streets and fanes suitably arranged, Owing to the irregularity and sizep ness of the ground, the operations involved were of a very extensive and costly nature, Numerous high retaining walls had to be built, streets and lanes formed, and sewers and stom- water drains constructed to suit the re-arrange- inent of the building lous: The various works were not completed until 1899 and the diture on them, after deducting various credit By property account. for materials sold or deposited as filing in

plant and machinery in the

"ginning mill plant Praya Reclamation, amounted to $103,128 60. furniture account |. The cast of resuming the properly, "including "Bundry debtor.........

all charges, was $821,268,32, making the total ed by the sale of building lots up to the pre- cost of scheme $914.396,92. The amount real.2. sent time amounts to $171,393.50,

ed available for building purposes was utilized A considerable proportion of the land render-

for the creation of public gardens or devoted to' wiher public purposes, thus reducing the area

4. In the circumstances that no sum can be state, at any rate until the extensive water set aside for resumptions on a very extended supply schemes are completed in 1906, that the lines on which resumpliose should be carried ost ars to some extent already indicated in Mr. on the 14th May, 1902, on the question of the 9. Chadwick and Dr. W. J. Simpson's Report Housing of the Population of Hongkong, and Sanitary Board contain specific recommenda that various reports that are received from the

tions for minor resumptions, I do not at pre- sant support the proposal for the catablishment, of a Trust embodied in the Report opiniited,tended for sale and largely augmenting the In Bir H. A Blakes's Despatch No. 485 of the 23rd October, ́nor that for an Advisory. Board recommended by Mr. May's Not

150 dated the 9th April, 1904. I would leave the tendering of advice as to the areas or buildings to be resumed and the utilization of the resum- areas to the member of the Government ed responsible for its sanitary mellures and for the utilization to the best advantage of Crown Lands

financial loss on the scheme.

5. For the double purpose of assisting to The 2.95 guns of the H.K.S.B.R.G.A. look secure continuity of policy and of collecting up positions The Bands being massed in the that may be undertaken in the future, I pro-bourhood, which was a congested one, and

on the extreme right of the line, data which would govern any large scheme the salut pose that there should be continuous records rear of the centre of the line, the Royal | of all the resumptions undertaken. These smali scheme, which they submitted to Go.

on the

ing base, under the Bandmaster West Kents. As soon as His Excellency the Governor arrived the division' came to attention and sloped arms, and then, on the last sound of "G" from the Trumpeter the Royal Salute was given, and present arms. They then came to the slope, and His Excellency, the Governor

then made his

By

Cr.

stocked firo premia ......

on hand- Cetion Yarn

Waste & Seeds

Mill stares....*

Coal..........

J

.Tis. 138,327.44.

debenture trust fund 30th Sup" tember, 1904 ... Paid trustees 25% ..* profit, 1954 ...m

Accrued interest |

22,001,03 2,657,77 23.787.21 9.375.20

33,007.30 350.00

4.500.00

TI

196,160.54

SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN. 2

the naval yards, and concludat as follows and

All of these yards are in located and fortified that it would be almost impossible for foreigs navy to get anywhere within zange of them The Japanese, to a greater or less degree, build torpedo boats and destroyers, of which they have added many to the navy The pupaed

A RESIDENT AMERICAN VIEW,

We recently referred to the opening article a series that is being written for the En-ness and excellent condition of his Imperial gering Magazine (USA) by Mr. Chas. japanese Majusty's Navy In its recent balties Albertson, formerly of Kob. The writer's prove conclusively that these yarda - object la to depict in a series of illustrated are well equipped and mighty efficient--/ ticles the dockyards and shipbuilding plant in | Chronicle, Japan, and before entering upon his subject proper he makes a few interesting observations on the Japanese people. After opening with a short description of the island, Me, Albertson proceeds:

10

When considering Ispan's progress it, is well

remember that there are at least two view.

KOREA

VIEWS, OF A JAPANESE JOURNALS

TREATY OF PROTECTION OUTLINED

The Oiaka Mainichi has an articly regard-

nominally occupies the post of Foreign Minin ter, the real power, of güvernment rests with the French Representative, and out of the nine

not

polets. One is the Japanese; and if we judge by their notions, the advancement during the Time occupies by the last half of Marquis Ito'king Japan's assumption of a projecto ate over public life alone is little loss than marvellous. Korea. Pecent dispatches from Ku ea, our This is the point of view persistently put for contemporary says, report that the Koren/Em ward by them and oftenest seen in newspapers, peror is much dissatisfied with the stipulations On the other hand, from the outlook of

Alliance relating to his; - for of the Anglo-Japanese eigner who has lived in Japan, and knows the country. The Emperor has complained the average swells fe exceptional conditions British Minister that the actio in the inters they still have a long way to go in their indus Government in gnoring the Independence of tries and civilisation to alla n the eminence Korea is unfriendly, and otherwise he is doing 152,737.47 ready reached.

are popularly given credit for having al- everything to shake off Japan's yoke. It is not surprising, remarks the Osaka journal, that the Tis. 189,584 77

The plant used in mining of all descriptions Korean Emperor and his Ministers, who TIs. is referred to, and the management of the nat well informed of the general affairs of the 190413,629.29 railroad, postal, and telegraph system briefly world, should be astonished as the peculiar 18 39 commented upon, after which the, writer proposition into which their country has been 173,564.74 ceeds as follows

placed by force of circumstances. The; Even yet, in the matter of competition, the special relation that has existed between Japan; ancient origin, 2,372.93 ship-building capabilities of the Mikado's Emand Korea, buws.ver, is of pretty

pire are not large enough to be of intensa in- and the foundation of Japan's protectorate was Fis, 189584.77 erest or much concern to the mighty ship laid by the Japan Korean Convention conclud.. LIABILITIES AND ASSETS AS ON.

building nations of the earth. However, since ed in February last year. This understanding: has now been made more clear by means of „JOTU SEPTEMBER, 1005:

Japan is creating an interest in herself by Dr.

Tla

rapidly forging ahead and property taking her the provisions of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance To capital' account..

628,800.00 place in the family of nations, all that directly and the Peace Treaty. The reason that Korea. 134,000.00 pertains to her growth and welfare must sonner has lost her independence is because she is.

50,000.00 or

or later interest the other nations. Moreover, powerless to maintain i Japan has done her 180,753.90 because of her Insular and isolated position, she best to assin Korea in the maintenance of her benelf is mightily interested in and may later independence, but she has been compelled to 70,004.35 153,727-47

bemore dependent upon her ship-building in- give up the tas's in despair, it other Powers. terests, both industrial and as a means of have also come to recognise the futility of hop. The 1,231,285,72 defence.

ing for the independence of Korea, which for, National pride is a strong Japanese charac. the sake of the Far East and the civilisation of 320,221.40 teristic, and hence while there is no especial the world, must be left to the protection of 830,coo.o antagonism against the foreigner the japanese Japan. Such being the case, the Korean Em

15,000.00 earnestly desire to get all industries in their peror and his Ministers have only lo blame. 5,000.00 nwn hands and then be independent. This their incapacity for the present state of affaire, 14,179 Bo desire will be a long while in seeing its fulfil and they have no cause to bear a grudge 4,123.98ment, for we are none of us independent, against Japan and other countries. The Japan

Rear-Admiral Sasao, director of the Naval ere, on their part, bave no occasion to fear the Construction Corps, said in an address two manifestation of an anti-Japanese feeling by years ago that "It is, perhaps, hardly neces, the Koreans, sary to point how important it becomes to pro It would perhaps be out of place, continues mote other industries connected with ship the Osaka Mainichi, to give bilef instances of. building, in order that we may drive out for soms protectorates in the world for the inform.. eign-minde goods altogether from ships built ination of Koreans.. - In Tunis, although a native" this country." A Japanese engineering journal voices the same sentiment, a native translation of which follows: 11 is to be extremely regret that there still imparted from abroad for larger ships, but very joyfully for thesa Japanese ship-building, business were incident. ally improved.by.cach.every year.

Londer the adminis fact that Japan has done but little or nothing tration of France since 1884. The historical to add to the science of ship or engine build relations between Great Britain and fadina ing. Other nations have learned nothing new Staten have been of rather a complex nature, fram her along these lines, yet this should not but, generally speaking, they all land under the guidance and supervision of England. The her splendid advancement,

same has been true of the Malay, countries Her problem is the adaptation of the present since 1874, while in Afghanistan British in- knowledge of other peoples to her own use, fluerce in the same direction is steadily on the Mr. Bryan's reference to the banking busied the training of men to use this knowledge increnss. In the south of Persia British, ness in Japan in the course of his recent speech for her benefit. This in itself is a large under influence in in the ascendency, white in the delivered at a meeting of the Japan Economic taking, but the results show strikingly how north the Muscovites are predominant, and Society has given an incentive to the Chugar well it has been accomplished. She did not therefore the future fate of Persia hangs in an hagye to devote an article to the subject. Our stast with the old-fashioned paddle wheel uncertain balance. In Omane, Socotra, mod Japan Chronicle) Tokyo contemporary re steamer and its primitive machinery, but jump: Aden, British protection has produced vary, marks that, Mr. Bryan, premising that the ed at once from the wooden junk to single and good results. Egypt has long proved bone receiving of deposits by a bank beyond its TC. twin-screw steamers with compound and triple of contention between Great Britain and foundation of the Japanese banks, generally to develop men rather than machinery. Even French Convention last year has secured for speaking, is more sound than that of the Ameri- with the advantage of starting way up the lad the former an indisputable right of protection over Egypt. As to Java it is thriving under of deposits of the Intter amounted to thirty to climb in order to reach the height uzined the Judicious administration of Holland. times their capital, that of the Japanese wat by other nations. That she is climbing, and In short, the commercial competition only, twice their capital. The Tokyo journal, climbing well, everyone admiti.

amongst the great nations of the world is so however, is at a loss to know whether this

keen now a days, remarks the Mainicht in statement of Mr. Bryan is 10 be t taken as a word

conclusion, that a small and weak country of encouragement in the Japanese bankers or

plunged in the vortez is hardly able to hold. not. It is not at all improbable, the Cugat

its ground. These countries, as a rule, find marine terms. They themselves sale and are enabled to enjoy the by Mr. Bryan between the refunding power of a have therefore borrowed outright most of the

fruits of modern civilisation under the guidance back and the amount of its capital may have English technical terms, and use these al- and

protection of some strong Power. The been an expedient devised by him simply to though at the Milsu Bishi works a few old sovereign of a protectors e, however, retains praise the Japanese banks. The deposits of a Dutch words linger in use. Even on ship his States just as if bis country were lodepen: bank will not always keep in proportion hourd a Japanese captain gives his commands dent, with the only difference that his preroga! with its capital, and provided that the de- in English. All this helps to show how very tives are subject to some restraint," As the posits are employed in a safe and legitimate new and strange shipbuilding and its compo- civilisation and resources of a protectorate and manner there can be not the least danger,nent industries were to the Japanese.

developed under the direction of the protecting eyen if they amount to many times the If one could he dropped unawares into a country, and as its sovereign is free from

which capital. In short, a bank having deposits modern Japanese ship-yard,, with eyes blind- anxieties, internal as well as external amounting to many times its capital is not folded and the peculiar sounds of the Japanese would be inevitable under the uld régime, bit necessarily in us critical a

ical a position as a bank language kept from the ears, the sensation pro: lot will not be at all unpleasant. The stipules in opposite circumstances, whose position may duced would be exactly similar to stepping tions of a Treaty of Protection, which is to be not be at all safe. If the credit of banks is into an English. .OT American shipyard, for the concluded between Japan and Korea, will

clatter

ter of pneumatic cadikers, riveters and surely aim at maintaining the dignity and sales are wealthy, the amount of deposits will

rattle of plates, the glinding of ty of the Korean Imperial family, and there, increase irrespective of the capital. There is punching and no need to stop to inquire whether the Amerl-

31,669.87 3.557.18 2,372.45

Shanghai, 23rd October, 1905

37,600.00 Tis. 1,223.285.72

Ministers of State seven practically,

mention the Freach advisers, who hold the

ibe reins of administration in the thirteen;

provincial

it is well to keep conjhually in mind the also been offices Andam bas, –

Lower Lascar Row Resumption-No further resumptions on sanitary grounds were under- { taken until 1902, when Mesars, Chadwick and Simpson visited the Colony to report on its condition from a sanitary point of view and Advise the Government-will-regard to the adoption of measures for its inprovement. "During their visit a fire occurred which practi ally

destroyed a number of houses near the junction of Lower Lascar Row and Ladder Street. It was considered that an opportunity BANKING BUSINESS IN JAPAN, detract from the credit due her on account of was thus afforded of improving the neigh

Messrs. Chadwick and Simpson formulated a verament. This scheme was only partially carried out, a portion of it, which involved the payment of heavy cumpensation without any commensurate benefit to neighbouring proper ties, being abandoned. The expenditure on the portion carried out was $38.097.79, the entire area resumed being devoted to the formation houses fronting ob-Queen's Road and those

on Circular Pathway.

DECLINING PRAISE FROM MR. BRYAN.

It is a curious fact, worthy of note, that Jap anese thought and language contain absolutely nothing in the way of words, or parts of words that could be pieced

records would consist of a Special Annual Report prepared by the Director of Public Works, and printed as Sessional Paper which would show on a general map the position of the areas that have been resumed or are in process of resumption, and on more detailed "down the frontection, riding slowly up and plage put the resumed area, and the extent to of a street about 32 feet wide between the funding capacity is dangerous, argued that the expansion engines. She has been compelled "France, but the conclusion of the Abglo:~

esch scheme of resumption, and of m- rear of the lines, accom-faying panied by H.E. Major General Villiers Hatton which cach scheme had been carried out by and their respective Staffs. After the inspec- | the end of the year dealt with in the Report-V-Fong 'Resumption-The task of can institutions, for whereas the total amount?der of science, she still box'many, many funga tion His Excellency the Governor ratomed and it would show also the proportions of each took un bis position at the saluting base, which was Bigual the fixing of the first round * of seven gunn of the Royal Salute, boomed forth from the guns on the right, which was followed by the firing of a feu de joie by the whole of the troops, the Bands playing the first part of the National Anthem. This was repeated until the 21 guns bad completed the Salute and the massed Bands then playing the whole of the National Authem in fine style. The final march past was executed lo a splendid manner, the units marching in the order named above, and all marching as one man. It was notice able that a much higher flagstaff had been erected at the saluting base than that used last year, and as there was a strong breeze blowing, the Royal Standard ninde a fine showing, By ing brightly to the breere, in contradistinction to last year, when about a third of it dragged on the ground in the still air. The Gerrisoning the information already communicated to Police and Local Company Royal Engineers you in Mr. May's despatch referred to above. capt the

of the area near Lower Lascar Row, which formed the subject of Sir William Gas coigne's despatch No. 333 of 27th May, 1902,

· troops the third round, of the few de jols, the date, both for resumings and for laying out | resumed, in addition to two in Aberdeen St Shopyo continues, that the connection drawn dem shipbuilding another, to express mo- -

The Principal Medical Officer made the ne cessary medical arrangements, and the ORE

',

resumed area originally and ultimately devoted to streets, lanes, and open spaces, and to Government purposes, and the progress that had been made in disposing of the new build ing lots it contained with the area still remain. ing for disposal. It would also contain a statement of accounts for each resumption showing the expenditure it had involved up to roads, etc., within the resumed, ares, and the receipts obtained in the form of premia for new building luis, as well as a general account giring the total expenditure and receipts for all the resumptions that had been undertaken up to the end of the year with which the Report dealt

6. If this proposal appears to you worthy of adoption the first Report to be issued for 1904 would deal with the Taipingshan sexumption, carried out in the years 1894 to 1895, embody-

formulating and carrying out improvement schemes in a systematic manner was first undertaken in 1903, when a star was made with a densely built block lying west of Aberdeen Street and between Wellington and Gough Streets and known as Kau-U-Fong. Twenty-four houses in Kau-U-Foog. South and West, and eight in On Wo lane were

and three in Gough Street, and all of these were entirely demolished. A new street 3o fest in width, has been constructed and it is proposed to dispose of the surplus innd for building purposes. The scheme is not quite completed and a complete and accurate state ment of the cost cannot therefore be given.

THE INTERNATIONAL CUTION MANUFACTURING CO., LD.

The report to be presented at the tenth an

office of the company, Shanghai, on the 14th inst., is as follows:

The directors have now the pleasure to sub

Garrison UK Major,"

under the direction of the with the resumption carried out, in the year nual meeting of shareholders; to be held at the high and the people who make use of thedinners, the wearing machines, the thut and fore it would be wise for Korea to rely on the)

· arranged for the saluting flags nod flagstad," in | and with the resumption, recommended by mit to the shareholders the audited'accounts of can banks are safe or not; the fact remaine Jar of steam hammers, the whir of motors, the protection of Japan so as to avoid a repetition: conjunction with the C0.0. The Officer Mr. Chadwick and Professor Simpson in the the Company for the year ended 30th Seplem that the amount of deposits in America isching hydraulić machines, and the racket of tragedies which have been observed in'other

Commanding the Army Service Corps provided 4th and 26th paragraphs of their report of the the Royal Standard which was unfurled on the 14th May, 1902, and carried out in the years arrival of His Excellency the Governor on 1903 and 1904 of the interior of the block the ground, ap

bounded by Gough Street, Queen's Road Everything, from start to finish, went very Central, Wellington Street, and Aberdeen wall, and the whole parade proved a most im Street. posing and impressive spectacle and was 'all 7. The comparatively small amount of the over by z1 a.m. when the men marched back receipts from the sale of leases within the Tai- tourtensio

pingshan resumption, and the anticipated. small proportion of receipts to outlay in com- WE received vitit on Tuesday from Mr, K. nection with the Gough Street resumption Shimizu, the chief of the Foreign Department justify the doubt expressed in the 2nd and 3rd of the Osaka Han-Af Orphan Asylum, Japan, paragraphs of your despatch No. 283 of the Mr. Bhimizu intends to solicit subscriptions 18th December, 190s, as to the immediate re- towards the orphanage, and is vouched for by munerativeness of this necessary sanitary work.

I bure, etc.,

Appen

and other

Noms, the Consul for Japan. It the institute was established in 1896, object being to bring up orphans destitute children, with a view to enable them to sare a livelihood. After various discourage mens, it has emerged from its difficultise and

M. NATHAN,

MR. LYTTELTON TO GOVERNOR SIR M. DONATHAN, ETA

Downing Street, 3rd November.§

ber 1905

steadily on the increase. As for Japan it is re- Conditions generally have been favourable grettable that the amount of deposita is very for the spinning industry. An ample supply of small in comparison with America, as will be cotton at reasonable rates and a good demand | seen from the figures given below :---- for Yarn, with excellent working at the mill,

Declared

Ratio of have combined to make this the best year the

Deposits, deposits capital. company has had since it commenced opera-

to capital tions.

,1,000 yen 1,000 yen per cent. Tokyo......... 75,686

166,345 .220 Ok... 24,070

80,132 Yokohama.... 8,350 19,318 Nagoya ...... 6,990 18,760 Kyoto.....

..5,250 21,999 4:550 21,700

+

390

230

270 400 490

and rumble of hammers and machine tools generally all conspire to give one the same feeling of progress and activity in the various departments that would be experienced in the home land. The appliances are the same, the result in the same; but the work is being done by a different nationality-one that is strictly | Oriental, but nevertheless, one that in versatile enough to take up the beat that all nations have to offer..

countries under similar circumstances-Japan Chronicle...

A CASE OF TRIPLETS,

The following is from the S. F. Prait of 30th ult. :-Everybody in general, ‚and, married, ladies in particular, will be interested to learn that yesterday, about 11 am. iba wils, of Mr. was safely fellows, and are: little

About three hundred years ago, jaban was Nathan's, mandor. at Pasir GAL:10. be

One of the most progressive vigorous, powerful delivered of three baby boya of all the maritime and ship-building nations strapping The fact that the new.anivals,ars }

of the Far East, So apt were her beating welken is exceptional in the case of tris :

all of

one sex

lats, when them are generally mixed bekk, 66.

Profit & Loss Account-Including the balance brought forward from last year of Tis. 13,510.20 there is a sum of Tis. 152,727,37 at the credit of this account, which would be quite sufficient to pay a dividend if other conditions were favourable; but it will be seen that the Company still owes the Russo-Chinese Bank s

If the proportion of deposits to capital of the ships that she developed a fleet of fast, three. Pas not certain whether the Royal bount

people at designing and building the thes large amount, and until this is fiquidated your various banks throughout the country be taken, maited junks which out salled the ships of directors consider that the best interests of the | the following result is obtained:---

China, Kores, and all other Eastern nations. extends to British. subjects outside the Ublica Company will be served by: not attempting to

Ratio of superiority in the matter of speed, besides Kingdom, but in any event. We commend the pay dividends, and they propose to dispose of

to the kind consideration of H»Eltha*. dep'te to building of a Belundered everything upon Governor wha[might:'debit.his"

great:aca trada, soon produced a the above balance as follows:-

Capital. Deposits, capital | class of pirates

gubernatoriki Writeoff plant and machinery... Tis,'

1,000 yen. 1,000 yen, pere Ordinary banks,.. $44,851 005.316170 Savings banks ... · 61,103, +120,759 - 190 Special hanke.... 110,520 128,700 110,

"

was 'finally issued forbidding the building of chance. (we feel; quite sure the happy papa ——by | Junks having more than ous mast. From will not drown the two odd ones)~importers of Total.

$16,474 854.840 160 that time even to the present day, many sterilised milk might present a case to the sock *Note-Amongst the ""special banks”, are of these picturesquái though: awkward, boe, dóoly zolarged household which mount" has included the Japan, Specie, Hypothec, Indus- hundred son junke smil the island-dotted watere boen taken by surprise ki the appearades of trial Formosa, Hokkaido and other baska.) of Japan. A later law, giving full fredom to new recrulis,

O with c. As: nhown, above, the average proportion of ship-building faveurs a type of foreign schooner 19 The Malay indy at Pasir Ris has a giniyažké

deposits to capital is only 360 per cents, which frigi and soon the big, single, manca, sall?will fisloné bar daty nooty(by the Director of a {siske"into" Insignificance compared with the | be seen no morÜAS

“Is'sow progrossing favourably. Since the out S18,----I have the honour to acknowledruth abo». mill buildings Vendimet 17,803,207||

Wary it

the Russo-Japan

been trying to help many orphans belonging to receipt of your despatch No. 349 of the 26th fwoldiers' families, and as it menda to charge its September with regard to the suggested. Trust; or ht present, it was the public to enable it to carry out schemes for the resumption of in: wire the orphans a good education as well as sanitary areas and the improvement of the City of the City Sistry assistance under its careia. It may be of Victoriança

that the Emperor and Empress of fi

úl a l'agruå generally with your views on this matter, and approve your proposal with regard to the issue of special reports, I have, etc.,

ALFRED LYTTEKTONI

Oubavi : contributed serän hundred “yan.

of

Chinese houses........ mill Kores Place to ressive ............

ginning mills.................... Carry to new account paidi...

Debenture Auntie

the conditions under which these 35 per cent of the net profit:

5,416.30

50,000.00 18,718,86:

the high seas. Complaintal

1after complaint from bounty to, say, entertainment; allowance, or do. For this and other reasons and edict Perhaps to give the little urchins fáir other nations reached the ruling Shogun at to contingencies.

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