1907-11-15 — Page 9

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 5617

CONTENTS..

Births, Marriages and Deaths, Loading Articles:- Our Neighbours. Pointing the Moral, Chekiang Railway Loan, Abil Omen.

China's Postai-Servico.

Talograms:-

Anti-British Boycott. Chekiang Railway Loan. Idlerport Cricket Shanghai. Tragedy. Meeting :-

Sanitary Board.

Legal Intelligence :-

Trouble with Hotel.

The Swalow "Reformer,"

A Merchant's Affairs.

Pollos

Chartered Bank's Shroff Outwitted.

A Story from Kowinon.

Fun Aboard the Lawhill.

Gamblers Hovily Punished.

Correspondence:

Alleged Attempted Fraud

Canton Insurance Office, Ltd.

King Edward's Birthday."

Opium in China.

Miscellaneous Articles and Reports:-

Interport Cricket.

Fire at the Docks.

Adsetts' Last.

By Rail to Taiyuan-fu.

Private Mouring Buoys in the Harbour: - Highway Robbery in Bonham Sired, • Quarantime imposed on Shanghai by Hong

-kong.

Oxford Local Examinations.

Remarkably High Water in the Yangiste

Valley

Brussels International Sugar Convention, Recalcitrant, Seameo.

St. Vincent de Paul Bazar. Coolie's Instantaneous Deatḥ..

Water Return.

Hongkong Divorce Cur

Fire at Chaton.

An Accountant's Violent End..

The Agn-Japanese Bink, 13.

The Royal Hongkong Geli Club. Floating Crano for Japan,

Wuchow Noles.-

Volunteer Corps Orders,

Admiral Sir Arthur Moore,

Canton Day by Day,

The Si: Leger.

The Chekiang Railway Loan.

The Appeals from the U.S. Caurt. The Opium Trade.

The Japanese Navy?

Japanese Competition in Manchuria, Alleged Infringement of Trade-mark. Trade-mark Decision..

The Trade-mark Scandal in Japan? The Charges against Mn E. T, Bethell. Sadition in Seoul.

The Mails in China.

Campaign on Opium.

The Kents New Crew.

The European Policeman.

Siam's dustrial Advancement:

Siam. Rice Crop,

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..., (14th November.) The question of the Post Office, especially when it is shown to be losing moory, as the interest to the merchant, and indeed to every result of the Berne Conference, is al perennial member of the community, who his reached

the stage of being able to wr to the letters of the alphabet. Of late years Sir Robert Hartbas built up a postal system in China which has secured the general commendation of those who bave had occasion to employ it.. In dealing with this although begun only within the pist top or question the Times of Shanghai remarks that ment has been wonderful, and it is gratifying.

of

to see that the recently constituted Ministry, Posts and Communications appears to have in-

herited the traditions of its predecesor in cons trol, the Customs Service, and to be carrying

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and the ordinance further provides that loan that has created the disturbances and country, and a crime for which pardon was new Philippine Assembly, which was has been granted to the native race, and an opened under exceptionally favourable acknowledgment of the force of an argument it shall have a pumping capacity of opened the hornets' nest in Cheklang. When impossible. When a single woman takes her Auspices, has shown his economic acumen which we have ever maintained. There is 8,000 gallons of water per minute. Those it was first made known that the loan was to child, and, knowingly kille It, fearing the another section to which allention may be and other details may be worked out be negotiated, the people rose in indignation, result of exposure, we can perfectly well under by presenting what may be termed a draft Bill to the Assembly, which practically called. It reads: "Every captain of a ship by the council and other city officials and a mass mesting was called, at which a stand her state of mind at the time, but argues that without the introduction of Chi-that brings to the Philippines a Chinese iu- harlog to do with the dalier. The resolution was passed condemning in lots when a man deliberately takes a woman to a nese labour the whole scheme of expansion migrant shall, on anchoring in any harbour or main thing is to provide, as soon as the attitude of the Central Government, hotel, kill her, crams her corpse into a box, of the Islands is bound to fail. Irrespective in the boy of Manila, present to the director practicable, a thorough-going fireboat to pro- The gentry and people attributed the action and inkes measures to get that box away he ted the immense property values along the of the Government to the Governor of is deserving of no sympathy, and in receiving of the merits of the "petition," as it is pro- of the Bureau of Chinese immigration a

water front of this city. Of course the peo Chekiang, and in revenge they threatened the extreme penalty of the crims, Adgetts perly called, it shows that the intelligest and manifest setting forth the name of each im progressive natives of the country have remigrant, his forer of conditions vised by the ple will expect a good serviceable boat, to desecrate the graves of that official's suffered what the law provided for his own allaed the impossibility of opering up the American Consul, and the sum of Proo as capable of rendering efficient aid to the fire ancestors. The spirit of the mob-left-misdeed, rich agricultural lands of the interior unless fee for the entrance of each Chinese and the department, and one not to cost more than to doubt, in the minds of the officials a fair and reasonable price. No doubt these that the threat would be ultimately carried they are assisted by, outside aid, which amount of fee for each classification to means, of course, the labour which China which the Chinese belongs, whether a limitations will be observed in both, the into effect" and, in consequence, strong can provide. At one of the meetings of merchant, industrial or agriculturist. The ordinance and the contract to be awarded, guards of soldiery were despatched to the Assembly the petition to which we (aplain who shall not be, provided with That a fireboat will prove of great advantage different places within the Provlace to shall to the city by affording more adequate fire guard against the act of sacrilege which was would draw attention was introduced.. the manifest above mentioned It was brought in by a member who should not be allowed to land any Chinese immi pretection on the water front will not be proposed to be carried out. A demonstra be a Filipino, or at any rate a Epanjard, by grant and should he do so he and the questioned. In a city of the size and im lion of force had the effect, apparently, of his name, Pedro Alejandro Paterno, who re-seamship company and consignee of the portance of Seattle, with large business in- dampening the ardour which prompted the presents. Laguna, and, who himself a ship shall pay a fine of 15,000. or suffer tercils on the water front, such a boat is an exhibition of mob law in Chekiang, and now, Nationalist. Under this draft ill or petition me year in prison or both, in the dis absolute public necessity, and it should be from the telegram which we publish to-day, be Waited States Congress is to be asked ciction of the judge." Such a condition built and put into service as soon as possible," it is evident that people intend to take a It will be seen that Seattle proposes to ex-more practical line of iction than by resort to repeal the present immigration law and might be all very well in America or to substitute another, which it sponsor has Australia, but it is absurd in a country pend exactly five times as much as Honging to force to punctuate their argument. framed. It is "a petition for the preparation which abounds China. Notwithstanding all kong on the fire-fighting capacity of the We see in the present altitude of the people, of a Chinese immigration law for the en-is defects the proposed pulition is sound barbour officials, and that it characterises and in the raising of so large an amount twelve years, the progress made by this depart-". couragement of agriculture, industry and and important. It implies the future pros- the need of a fireboat, as it is called on voluntarily as twenty sevens illion dollars, commerce and for the increase of the pro-perity of the Philippines, a prosperity in the Pacific Coast as an absolute public the determination of the Chinese to follow necessity." The cost is to be "fair and up the policy initiated by the leading mon ductive population and for the increase of which "Hongkong lupes to share, and an The King's Birthday. Celebrations at Canton. taxes on the one hand and the reduction of evidence of the erstwhile durmant acuteness reasonabile," but what would people. in of the Middle Kingdom-the policy of

on the work of the Post Office in a manner Chrysanthemum Show.

the cedular tax on the other." The propos of the Filipino intellect to the needs of the Hongkong, with its millions of tons of ship. China for the Chinese and by the Chinese ping, think of a proposal to spend $250,000 | We can take no exception to the people, in

which demonstrates convincingly that the ed law itself will not bear scrutiny in country.

oua firefl at? When, by the expenditure seeking to buy out the concession; for, view department is at least capable of dealing our opinion, because it has apparent-

of a modest $spoo, we can secure the de-ing the matter dispassionately, we cannot with all the mail matter within the Chipers! ly been based on a variety of the, im

sideratum of comparative immunity from but concede to them a good deal of reason Empire. Having reached this level of effetency, migration laws which apply particularly

serious fires in the harbour and along the in their arguments, that the right to construct however, it now becomes necessary for the to countries where the Chinese immigra

sex front, why should there be the anta- the railway should be retained in the Pro- Board in control to look beyond the con tion question has been directed by political Influences rather than economic needs, Another instance of the wisdom, which gonism to the proposal which showed itself vince and that the work should be acce-fices of China, and sim at the creation of a for admittance into the International Postal: That fact does not in the slightest degree must be attributed to the. Government in at the time of the Budget's presentation ? plished by the people on their own initiat postal service which will not only be qualified detract from its value. It is based on the proposing to purchase an additional firefloat By all means let the Government be At the same time, there is no reason for. The Unton, but take a foremont place among sound principle that if labour is not forth for use in the harbour was furnished in the economical at a time when the finances of dissociation of British assistance and co- various systems within that Convention. China coming on the spot it must be obtained else early hours of this morning, when a serious the Colony are in parlous condition, but let operation in connection with the technical cannot aim too high in these matters, and that where. According to the petition to Congress fire at the Cosmopolitan Dock across the the economy be practised in the right and practical questions that have to be being so, it goes without saying that the Minis

try of Posis and Communications cannot be all Chinese who desire to go to the Philip water was only extinguished by the assist direction, and we hold that the starving solved before the line becomes an accom- pine Islands should. present à petition. to the ance of Hongkong's only floating fire-fight-of the harbour authorities' requirements plished fact. It would be in the last degree too.careful in the choice of a model to follow tem under discussion. But all this, of course, American Consulate nearest to their places ing machine. The fire accurred at a place is not the tight or proper direction, exasperating if the administration of the the future development of the growing sys of residence, depositing the amount neces-where thousands of dollars worth of damage Thanks to the fireflost this morning, the line were allowed to fall into the chaotic must be perfectly well-known to the Board sary to cover the cost of cablegrams to be might have been done had it not been taken property of the Dock Company, which is condition which has characterised the Can concerned," in this case the Ya Chuan-pú, or sent by the Consul to the Government of in hand by the fireflat, and as a curious almost a national institution, was saved to ton-Hankow railway as the result of affairs Ministry of Posts and Communicationg the Philippine Islands, announcing the coincidence the sole fire engine at the ser- the extent of thousands of dollars, the being entirely placed in the hands of whose members are, and have been for a receipt of the petition. Then the Governor vice of the authorities in Kowloon was un- $5,000 damages recorded being a mere Chinese. The engineering questions which long time pas, no doubt, investigating and General is supposed to send a form which has der repair within a few feet of the out- fleabite in comparison with what they have to be worked out shout 1' certainly be comparing all the leading national postal sys to be filled up stating that the applicant break. The arguments of those opposed might have been. Here we had the fire conducted by foreign experts, and we take tion of son or the other, either is part o is over 18 years of age, and is desirous of to the acquisition of another firefloat were engine, the-solitary maching of its kind it that such a view will be generally endor: entisely, as a pattern for Ching to follow in the devoting himself to commercial, industrial mainly based on the fed that what was possessed by the Government in Kowloon, sed even by those who favour the China for building up of her system of national poste. or agricultural pursuits and will be amenable needed was not another safeguard to the quietly reposing in one of the sheds where, the Chinese maxim. What the Chinese The British Postal department will very likely to the laws of the Philippines. He has to shipping in the harbour fut an apparatus for the fire occurred, disabled, weak at its best themselves object to, we assume, is that the come in, for a good deal of attention in this pay one hundred pesos as a sort of admission and purposes. The Colonial Secretary and temporarily useless. It is questionable load contemplated should be floated abroad, connection, and many of its features and fee, and Chinese who come into the Philippointed out that the sole agent for use whether the efforts of the firemen were not which would mean that the Province to a arrangements will meet with the acceptance of pines to engage in business will pay a fee of against fire in the harbour had periodically directed equally as much to the salvage of large extent would be placed in a condition the Chinese authorities: but world-wide and experi discover in it disadvantages, crudities Proso, those who engage in industry 500 be docked and was, in consequence, out their one ewe lamb as to the preservation of of mbservience to the British. bondholders. efficient as the gigantic British organization is, and those who engage in agriculture or in day of commission for several days at a time, the main block of buildings belonging to the Such a national sentiment is laudable even and teficiencies, as compared with other labour Iso." That is to my, that every The need of a second of tuxiliary and com- Vock Company. The situation strikes the though it may conflict with our own national national services the Swiss for example labourer, the man that is wanted to till the plementary machitic was, to his mind, and riisider as grimly humorous, with all the interests and we venture to assert that it is with which the Yu Chuan-pu would do well to the Swiss soil, to work on the railways to construct in the, mind of all who have the in elements of "tragedy behind it is not the intention of the British Corporation acquaint itself thoroughly before making a the roads, has to pay a husdred and fifty terests of the shipping of the port, quite certainly an incongruous state of affairs to claint any sovereign rights over the final choice. The two systems,

in a most instructive manner by the Inventors pesos, besides the cable consular fees, be obvious, but the opposition was apparently to exist in a Colony of the size and territory through which the railway wil and the Britishy are compared with one another fore he can gaist entrance into the land obsessed by the idea that the land interests commercial importance of Hongkong with pass. The Corporation, wo presume, looks Review, in the courts of long atticie which, we believe, is filled with milk, and were paramount, following, doubticas, on the its worldwide manufications. Within two upon the concession in the nature of a on The Post Office Monopoly," which is pub honey. That proposal, we would submit, Governor's Budget statement that the months-tie- arguments of those who object practical business transaction, and as such fished in the Issue of the 24th September. With all the diffidence of outsiders, is out of Colony should not rely entirely on the to the expenditure of money on the acquisi- no objection should be offered to the After discussing the reasons why the state question. An ordinary colie, the man shipping for its future prosperity but should tien of an additional firefloat have been Chinese reacquiring it for themselves, claims a monopoly in the collection and distri. bution of letters and other mail matter within behind the plough; the essential, could look to the establishment of local industries, cited and shattered by the best evidence always provided that foreign influence other the British daminions, the article proceeds: never afford such a sum, and.no captain of some of which he enumerated. The land of all, that of ocular demonstration. The than that of Great Britain will not be allowed The difference in the results of carryisk or On November 1, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. Win.labour would be willing to rak the two or interests certainly must be protected, and we first was the destruction of a junk carrying to creep in where the representatives of the ans basicess with one or other of these RC FORD, Ewa," Newchwang, of a daughter three hundred pesos necesary for his have all along maintained that the fire all in the fairway of the harbour, when ves British Corporation bave the prior right subjects-profit or public convenience-be-

On November 2, 1937, at Shanghai,, to Mr. entrance. If he did he would, violate brigade service of Hongkong was, for a city seis coming from the east or the west were The whole subject is illustrative of the comes very clear if we compare

of the advantager On November 6, 1927, at Shanghai, the wife the law in respect. of contract latiour and, of the size of Victoria and a district of the menaced until the arrival of the harbour change passing over China from North to Offices worked on theso opposite systems,"

also, if he did he might obtain the area of Kowloon, nal merely inadequate but master with his launch and the firefloat, South and indicates the spirit which his After stating some

But space would fail to tell of the many"" of H. Tob, of n-son.........

ways in which the public convenience f On November 7, 107, at Shanghai, to the assistance of a Chinese subject who was not absolutely ridiculous. At the same time, that alien the value of the latter was pronounced roused the main body of the people to act of the Swiss system the writer remarks i studied by the Swiss Post Office! If one goes Rev. and Mrs. Ges. H. Sevillé, a son (JOHN a coolic, but preferred to pay the smallest is not to say that the means of combatting practically immediately after. the Covers for themselves, ELDRIDGE)...

amount required under the law. In other fires which may occur in the harbour should ment's intention to purchase a second had

into an office he finds provision made for thos "who desire to write letters,“ „Here, evan” whên On November 8, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife words, a than of business might emer the be neglected or disregarded. Hongkong, been stated and traversed. The second

the basiness is not carried on in the Comer of of Dr. R. J. MARSHALL, of a daughter.

On November 8, 1907, ut Levensholme, Man the Islands under the guise of a day tabourer when the question is brought down to happened during the first watch to day, and

the shop. of a baker or grocer, there is no such in order to save his 1000 or more.. That a fine point, was built upon its ship: we think the facts are conclusive in favour

(13th. November.)

provision. On the contrary, we aṁk met by a chester, the wife of W. K. STANTON, of a son,

45, Peakaide, November 10th, the wife of may seem wildly, improbable, but the fict ping trade, and, whatever may be said of ilic contention which we have consistently

Adsetta has been punished according to

number of discquileous and even hostile warn H. W. BIRD, of a tòn.

remains that the attempt might be made to the contrary the shipping trade is submitted that Hongkong must regard the The point of the proposed gidinance is that the mainstay the backbone of the com-acquisition of another-ft cfloat, at an outlay the law of Great Britain lay founded logs. We are not to expect change, we must On Cclober 28, 207, At Peking, Caur Nagricultural labourers are necessary for, the merce of the Colony. The requirements of of $50,000, as an "absolute publicnecessity. upon that evolved by the Roman republic. not look to have our letters weighed, especially That there are many men, who object to are we warned not to. use, except for, writing HOLWELL, son of the late Ernest T. G. Holwill development of the country, and the best lie brigade on land must be attended to;

capital punishment none can deny. But telegrame, the pen attached to the wall by a of Piusfield, Mass., U.S.A., and Christina An class of ih se who pertain to the soil re and would be immediately were the finances.

that any can say a word against the punish-yard of string "What an attitude for a business ment meted out to Adsets, it is difficult to Swiss Post Office accepjesponsibility for desson of Edinburgh, Scotland, to KATOO DEcognise it Not only they, but those of the island in a condition to warrant the

concern to take towards is cutomers! The Luca, daughter of the late. Ferdinando who are their representatives. and are large expenditure necesury, but the question

(12th November.)

understand. How they can sustain their toss or delay in its postul guide; it instructs the Luce of 'Naples and Shphie Kennedy of New presumably voicing their own and their of safely from fire of the vessels in the Orleans, U:S.A.

On November 2, at Shanghai, the Rev. Constituents" convictions. An agricul harbour can on no account be allowed to be.The telegram which are publishi to dar reasons, it is not easy to discern. The public how to make clains, and gives informa HENRY PAYNE, Tsouping, Shantung, to turist or the owner of amine, re ignored. As to-day's performance proved, with reference to the proposed Cheklang man, who was executed this morning. tion as to the hringing of action against KUZABETH JESSIE, daughter of Mr. Jotis quiring at least a bundled or even the fire float showed itself practically am-Railway Loan is of great importance as in appears to have been the companion of Whether the Swis or the British system is the Farquhar pl.Scarborough, Eng.

thousand workmen would never dream of phibious, for it successfully attacked and dicating the spirit which animates the people those who are usually considered 10 reside beller is a malter of opinion, but Chibe anot On November 4, 1907 at Shanghai, Jo advancing the amount necessary to obtain, quelled a fire which, if it had been permitted of North China as well as those of the in the under level. He may have been a man follow European prepads in their entirely for "ROBERTSON LIVINGSTONE, CALDER, elder of Captain A. S. Calder af Shanghai, and the Chinese labour which is urgently re to wreak its will, would have meant much to. Kwang Provinces. To trace the story brieffyof in the American Navy, but when he left the the conditions we unerly differe L.

the shares of spinning HONORA SULLIVAN, elder daughter of Jquired if the Philippines are to become self the commercial and labouring class of the the Chekiang railway we must go back into Navy he became as bad as the man in Pericles.

supporting. The labourers themselves could community.. So that with Two fireficats at more or less ancient history. It will be re- Not only did he attempt to suggest in the Tung in repart that i -Sullivan, Esq.; Melbourne, Victoria,

not produce the money, and the effect of the service of the brigade the Colony is called by those who have followed the sub Philippines that he was an independent companies and sugeefinerite are t57-be securities We cannot say how much truth. On November 3, 1907, at Shanghai, SUSANNA the faw would be ni Butwe take it that doubly guarded, which may seem tautologi ject of radway construction in North Chini citizen, but he also seemed to have lived upon recognised by the Bank of Japan as negotiable. CATHERINE, eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. John such is not the intention of the introduced cal. The immense feet of vessels which that the concession for the construction of the earnings of the "unfortunate On the there is in this ruthnur, but it would evidently G. Currie, ged 16 months,

What he wants is to promote, primarily, the enter into and depart from Hongkong would this line was obtained some years ago by question of capital punishment there are be a step of considerable importance both in banking and busibass' cricles Before' such On November 4, 197, at Shanghai, EMELIE, agricultural interests of the Islands and to be protected, and the great mass of buildings British syndicale, but for various reason divers opinions, but in this case hero an

pasi. wi's of P: H. Martin, I, M. Customs,

On November 7, 1907, at Shanghai, Nessiz obtain labour for that purpose, and cheap which have been erected on the Praya, and including the troubled state of the country absolute brutal murder was committed few scrip could be placed in this favourable

labour at that. The towkays and talpa within reachable distance of the firefloat's and other causes which need not be enlarged will hold that any other sentence than that tion, the bankers must presumably satisfy GOLDMAN, widow of Selig Goldman, aged 64.

are absolutely sound--that, for example, dd, and all the other magnates of Chinese cm operations would also be safe from the tav upon in this connection, the ideas of the of death was worthy of the crime. Adsetts themselves that the various businesses. merce and industry can fend for themselves; ages of fire, of at least as immine as human capitalists who had'undertaken the operation might be a first-class man, a good son, and

without the holders of stock having some the coolie is impotent, and when it comes ability could render them. There is thus, a of the railway had to be postponed. Now all the rest of it, but, the evidence showed sudden calamity could, sweep any one of them down to the bedrock it is the coolie, the double advantage. in the Government's pro- that the time has arrived when the conditions that he committed the atrocity, not under security against loss, in this correction it man who is under direction, the actual proposal, which has now been adopted, to ex- of the concenion may be utilised, the people the influence of drink, but while he was be asked how these concerns stand in the mate ducer of wealth, who is wanted, and whore pend a paltry $50,000 on the equipment of of Chekiang ergue that by the effluxion of quite sober, self-possessed, and with a full ter of fire insurance. Some undoubtedly heavy presence will be the main factor in the suche Colony's water bugide. It is one, more time the fights granted to the concessionaires knowledge of what might result. Whether laporance of their machinery and premises, cess of the Philippines. As it stands, the over, which will be appreciated by the marine have lapsed and hence the claim, which opinions agree on the subject of capital but, if we ate not mistaken, It is almost law will never achieve that result; it will community as well as by those whose inter- has been brought forward that the latter have punishment is not in question. But Adsetts wholly in Japanate companies and when the a single company' considered, and the never bring coolies by din hundreds and eats are on shore.. t ther cities laving ship: forfeited their privilege to build the railway. certainly, in our opinion, met his desserts great value of the plant and machinery of thousands to the country which of all others ping connections of infinitely leas import-This view, however, is apparently not en when he suffered the extreme penalty of the possibility of conflagration effecting com c'amours for labour, which as the Filipine ance than Hongkong are not regardless of dorsed by the powers that be in the Chinese law. this morning. His bravado and braga plete destruction, it becomes a question as to delegate understands, cannot be found in their manifest duties, as witness the case of Foreign Office at Peking, for the gp. doccio carried him through for a while, but how far the Japanese insurance companies the Islands, Who made the tin mines Seattle. According to the Seattle Post-Intel posite contention is that the concession neither of these was sufficient to carry could stand the strain. How are these con appliances fixed with a view to rendering fire in the Malay States the notable advenligencer the municipal authorities there is still in force and the line must be con him through the straightness of plain ceros protected against fire? Are all the latest ture they am. but the coolie labouren, have under consideration the question of structed by the original, British syndicats, Baith justice. No doubt the treated less likely of outbreak and less damaging when and who will make the Philippines purchasing a firefloat and our contemporary We must give credit to the energy displayed be. the suggestion that he was treated outbreake does occur? We do not know, of source of untold wealth hut the Chi comments on the matter as follows: The by the local British representative of the unfairly, inasmuch as he had no power course, if this dide of the question has been nese tillers of the soil. The mines, also, ordinance authorizing the board of publie British and Chinese Corporation, Mr. J.D. of appeal,: but we submit that his con considered by the bankers, but it is evidently want men, for the rainerst deposits of the works to secure plans and specifications for P. Bland, for his efforts in securing these fession, was sufficient to prove that the one that is of great moment. Before the shates Islands are known to be great and valuable. a fireboat, and to award a contract for the cognition of the Chinese authorities to the verdict of the jury arrived at, after careful of the spinning companies and sugar refineries And it is a Filipino member of the Assembly same, should be promptly passed. Seattle validity of the claims submitted by the Briand serious consultation, was entirely sub- are made negotiable securities, it is eminently.

„should be dealt with' and placed on & satiji | who sces this fact and is acting upon needs a fireboat. Such a boat will prove oltish syndicate The Walwupu engaged to stantiated. It is melancholy to think that necessary that the question of fire issatanes when he suggests what may be termed the immense value on tie water front, in the raise a loan through the Corporation of a man should suffer capital punishment. factory fooling, for in care of a doubt ons unrestricted Immigration of Chinese. That business portion of the city, and will tend to um ambunting to £1,500,000 sterling Adretts committed a crime under revolting head the proposed new departure is likely to

apan Chronicle, by itself is a testimony to the value of the measurably reduce the fire hazard. The which in to be devoted towards the building conditious clue for which be would produce more evil then it is calculated 19

ent which cost the boat is limited to. 125,000, of the line. It is the announcement of this probably have been lynched in bit gwn care- semblanceofrap

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(9th November.)

Chinese tramigration to, the Philippine Islande is a question which has aroused many discussions in the Press and among Individuals, and, for one, we have always maintained that without Chinese lapour the country can never be so developed as its resources demand. Some of the Americans resident in Manila have held that by Filipino inbour slone the mineral and agricultural wealth which is undoubtedly possessed by the Islands could, or rather would, be deve loped by the Filipinos themselves and argu, ments to the contrary have been vigorously Jocied Now, Fliping member of the

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