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BISHOP OF VI

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ELOQUENT SERMON BY HIS LORDSHIP,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGI

FORIEN

SUGAR CONVENTION.

ADDITIONAL ACT

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20goz

CHINA

There was a large assemblage of those who despatch of the Secretary of Sinte together with ed to bini a petition 'sigFORTEs, belis, from aTsingtanto, Binksfo,and which ma

bers of the choir occupied their seats by 2.50.

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the islands

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plying fasl for the Shanti railway and coke for government mists it furnished household fael to a considerable extent to the residents of Tientsin and is sooking larger märkets, k

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stances. There is one of the factories no compradore is employed, and in which the foreign managers doal directly with the patiye hands, removing thereby, or at least redd miniman

, the possibility of extortion or equ ing on the part of native overspers or forens la the matter of paying the humblár činite we would like to Bet Mill, at best, the lot of of operatives and this is a system

peopled in ali one, ločal

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INTERNATIONAL COTTON

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HELMINES.

Consul Way Gracey, of Taidgial, furnishes The Cablenews of tsath isst, says -The day the following particular regarding, mining in BRITISH COLONIES UNAFFECTED, NOS | farm

North China anna all pay before the departure of Secretary Tán from The enthronament of the Rt. Rev. Gerard In the entrant issue of the Goberman Chinto Manila, the Fukien" Merchants: Binevolen kaThe mining concession of the Shantnos

Association large organization di Calpese

Company

extends to an area of thirty Heath Lauders Lord Bishop of Victoria, took are published despatches relating to the Brus merchants from the Province of Takién, present. 1 (tan maller) on either Olde of the railway Ph

Imagined when we staze that shey work in the place in St. John's Cathedral this afternoon, sels Sugar Lonvention. We reproduce: the

ged by scoren of the which has been built with German capita

day shift) from six o'clock in the argest Chinese firms of

morning the report of proceedings of the Permanent lossk the Interposition of Secretary through two knows coal folds-Tengraces of 29th lost,de it not as much the dety of a 15 or 20 minutes, for food in the middle of thi ** A Shaikholder" writes in the NV. C. D. Now seven is the evening, with one short interval were glad to welcome the new bishop,

order of the Ceremonial was to The

International Commissize. The first of these ro ameliorate cartalo alleged harsh fox- the magnet: Sastholders were requested documents reads :-..

of the enforcement of the Chinese about 173 kilometers (10s miles) from Tsingtau Downing Street, exclusion laws in the Philippine Talande It is and the valley of Posban and Trach and About Board of Directors to consider the interests of day. In the night shift they warki from pim. gtap, the owners of the property as it is to come to 7am., with a similar interral for food ar za to occupy their seals by .50. The bells ceased

diom at 255 and all seats then unoccupied wara con

9th October, 1907 claimed by the Chinese that the method of is 200 kilometer (168 miles) from Tsingtan, 1. Admission to the free seats was sidered fren.

Sir-With reference to my Circular Despatch suing to labourers about to return to China cer adjoining which are the iron mines of the the property and business of the company? o'clock, Wages range from 15 cents per

Whether there While it is not sound business to pay dividends in the case of a bobbin boy or girl (7,10 13 Tichthan, bear Chialingchen. The Welt door was closed at 2.45.

unnamedă, is it not unwise totally to disregard years of age) to the ag or 30 conta earned by fare of-the-and-of-July, I bave the honour to trans-ificates allowing them to return to

mineral deposits within the area clergy robed in the clergy vestry by 2.50, mit to you, for your information, the accompany after a short stay in

labourers. According to the ploiling is

dividend maythave upon many of the small 10! proceeded to the choir vastry." The lady' meming copies of a Report by Sir Henry Bergon, on the Chinese fan winNEWGEREK, BRrdship of the concession which it will be worth the effect high-the-arbitrarily, passing of the spinning wirlswho may be a damski of apy

AKDOWD; RI Zny rate the mining, guaimholders? At the closing of theek 1 age, between 14 and 18, 2nd who] LAT "The Church' body and Cathedral Church permanent International Sugar Commission at these certificates must be made a month company has securediwo such importret falda, niness of The International Colton data. even more, il she is a particularly

K.C.B., K.C.M.O., of the proceedings of the roles of the Custom House, applications for

Industrious band, by doing piece worky, Thị that they will be sufficient 10 and the Chinese Church Society assembled in recent meeting, which was held to consider advance of the time of their issuance. The attention for many yaam to come,

uring Co., Ltd., for, 1956 following a period of Nosti, that is the man or woman who, bas

very good years, the Directors in their charge

charge of a

group of spindles, receivou, half-a- West Church Body Perch.

the proposals of His Majesty's Government | petition presented to Secretary, Taft Tan coal. folds of Welbtion markable saver Ancided that Tɩ6,211.26 was, sufficient dollar a damuderato Mago left the

serts that labourers who apply for such The procession of Choir and Clergy vesity

and passed on the North side of the

certificates, ample belong to one of two

to carry forward. 1 in recognized that good knows, on which to bring up. fanfily. Thess Chutch, and walted in the West Porch till the

classes. They are either men, in poor health

years, especially as regards demand and high cotton aparatives have no guild of their own attival of the Bishop

who are in a hurry to get out of the

profts, create over-production and are followed which is somewhat unusual among industrifl Immediately on the arrival of the Bishop at the West Dour, the procession moved up the

country, or they are labourers out of work,

by bad period. Already at this time (Sop-workers in China, but all the employer of a

imill generally slick tember 1967) the signs were

lok by one another spretty little money ahead, with

for the purpose of resisting injustice No. 115 (Tha.20

business has been very bad but business worse than others, and it is the Ben eral opinion the worst has been seen, and that grievances. However, there is seldom Any danger of strike at one of these, establishe there ill be a change for the better. With the menis, no matter what may bappes; for the sup sat of Work present demoralized condition of everything, ply of labour is so great that if with money fight, suisil dividend would be

ere were to step out may day or night, another more appréciated than a much larger ong last

set could be get by the management to Toplace your or even next year if mocay conditions are them, without other delay or difficulty. But ensier.

A potwithstanding all the disadvantages of their of the children are. International Cotton Manufacturing Co., Ltd., too young to Be

qulie with: A dividend of six per cent would have absorbed 137,718 leaving a balance to be car ried forward this year (the ending of a bad one) of T47791.06 as galost T36,211.26 lust year, the ending of several good years,

have the choiraloging in the following Church's one foundation" order

The Cathedral Choir. Diocesan Lay Readers. The Chinese Church Body. The Cathedral Church Body. The Clergy of the Diocese, (in arder of Seniority),

The Archdeacon of Hongkong,

The Chaplain of the Cathedral

The

Lord Bishop of Victoria.

The Bishop's Chaplains.

Within the Choir, and Evensong was sung,

with

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who.

for the irregolarity and distribution of its sons, and the preliminary boring trials have shows that the whole of the surrounding coun. thy has at one time been the scene of violent volcanic eruptions, which have so disturbed the by the mining engineers, in finding a cont!»

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evidence of the

Government and of the Goveramente ol, the take advantage of the situation and male coal deposite that nearly a whold year was son coming depression in the Cotton business. All Eloy Cression or obtaining remedies for

other

Th7o the Brussels Sugar Convention." proposals were accepted by the Commission; the Additional Act to the Brus zels Sugar Convention which was agreed to by the Commission for giving efect to them has

received since

the approval of His Majesty's act, to acting States; and the Additional | a' visit home." In the case of the former, * ̈aucus BONDI, CARA MARE JANE

with an accompanying Declare the petition, it frequently happens * that tion, copies of which are enclosed, has beea they die while waiting for the month to COAL EMBEDDED IN GRANITE. signed by the Diplomatic Representatives of expire; while it almost invariably happens that The theory advanced in account for is the latter lose at gaming or foolishly spend the pockets of coal embedded in the graniin, which the contracting States at Brussels, subject to

were discovered and have been exploited by anbsequent ralification on the part of the stall savings during the month in Manila. signatory Powers who are full parties to this infuence to have this

The petitioners asked Secretary, Taft to use the Chinese, is that the action of water on the granite month of wate

of waiting to uneven surface of the subsidiary bed of Convention.

**caused deposits of coal forming regetable mate us the 3 With regard to this Act it is to be duced to a few days.

ter in the crevices, where they could not be question of observed that, although under the new arrange- The petition also took up mest the United Kingdom, in accordance with

this

the

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trachoma casos, among Chinese who hayo washed away, leaving the upper surface of the The closing of the year's business of the lot of which, of course, nacious, the little: The Bishop- took his place st, a faid-stool the principle upon which His Majesty's Govern- † acquired a residence in the Philippine Is-granite bare. The remains of the Chinese (for 1907 shows a sum of 785,510.05 to be dealt people working in the cotton-mills are general-

it is alleged that Chinese peribas lands. who have large, property interests in the country and have lived here all their lives, when found to have pachoma, are sent back to China and so deprived of their property and other rights while fifty per cent of the

'Chaplain of the Cathedral the Letters Com

shafts are distributed in small clusters where these pockets are found, and are separated from each other by the outcropping granitich only After boring for a year, during, which only grabite and volcanic tufa were found, they cascam of coal about biss feet thick at struck

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ly happy and contented enough, and the visitor to oneofthese establishments is generally sinck withtheairof cheerfulness and positive enjoy mant with which the youngsters seem to carry an their tasks. It is the elder hands, the fatters

appear to

to feel the and mothers of families, who a

ment fell bound to fasist, will be dispensed from the obligation to prohibit or countervail His Lordship at the fold-stoot, then present bounty-led sugar, much dispensation will not ed to the Archdeacon of Hongkong and to the probably affect the trade of the British Colonies, mendatory, of the Archbishop of Canterbury, since the only bounty-giving country which exports, sugar to any appreciable extent is and said Reverend Sira, i present unto you, Russia, and the total amount of such sugar is employes of the civil service of the islands are a depth of. 450, feat, The Weibsion coal is a those Letters Commendatory of His Grace the small compared with the total sugar produc- found to have trachoma and yet are allowed | bituminous coal containing about 30 per cent. means that in' hard times the question of burden of-theft int, whose couplanaaces boat.

does Archbishop of Canterbury, and request that be acknowledged, installed and enthroned Bis that Russia may become a party to the quarantine.terali is anked to 'two his linfluence the advantage of having a lighter smoke of thair securities, and decisions, depriving the tive person usually experiences in viewing such hop of this Bishopric of Victoria

The Pro-Chancellor having read the Letter the Archdeacon said:-Right Reverend Father. in the name and on behalf of the Clergy and Faithful Laity of this Discere. 1, William Banister, Archdeacon of Hongkong and Com Koiary of His Grace the Lord Archbishop of

do receive these Letters Commen Canterbury, datory and acknowledge you as our lawful Bishop and Right Reverend Father in God: And we pray that your Ministry and Rule in this Diocese may ever.be to the Glory of God, and the edification of His People, and we fur ther pray that the Holy Ghost may in all things and at all times sustain and direct you as Chial Shepherd of God's Flock, committed to io this Dioce.e. In the pad of the You Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amor,

Then the Bishop was conducted to the Episcopal Throne, and the Chaplain (the In- stallant) after causing him to sit therela beld him by the right hand, and said: Fre

derick Treach Johnson, Chaplain of this Cathedral Church, acting according to the Letters Commendatory of His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, do install and ep- throns you, Right Reverend Father, into the Chair Episcopal

I of this Cathedral Church, and ido place you in this Seat in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ames. The Lord pre thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore. Amen."

The Bishop requested the prayers of the congregation, for which silence was kept for

a space.

Priest-O Lord, save Thy Servant our Bishop;

Choir-Who putteth his trust in Thee. Priest-Send him help from Thy holy place,

Choir And evermore defend him."

Priest-Let the enemy have no advantageofhim; Choir-Nor the wicked approach to hurt him Priest-Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower,

Ohoir-From the face of his enemy. Priest-O Lord, hear our prayer.

Choir And let our cry come unto Thee."

- LET US PRAY... Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, unto Thy Bervant, the Bishop of this Diocese, that be, by

tion of the world, while it is further contemplat- ed Convention,

¡on which subject the Russian Co Government bas submitted proposals for the Gov consideration of the Governments of the con tracting States.

4. On the other hand, it will be seen that under the Additional Act the Convention is to be renewed for a farther term of five years from the sat of September, 1908 (instead of

merely to

under Article 3 of the Convention), subject only to its possible discontinuance at the end of three years, under the provisions of Article

of the Additional Act, an eventuality, how ever, which is hardly likely to occur in view of its requiring, the assent of a majority of the Commission have, elc,

ELGIN,

The Officer Administering the Government

of Hongkong.

(Enclosure 1 in Circular Despatch of

October 9, 1907.) ........'•

Sir H. G. Bargae to Sir E. Gray,

Brussels, July 27, 1907.

Bir.-The Permanent Commission establish ed at Brassels under the Sugar Bounties Convention met in Special Session on the 15th instant, the object of the meeting being to consider the suggestion of His Majesty's Government to the effect that if Great Britain could be prepared not to give notice on the 1st of September next of their intention to with draw on the rat September, 1908, a notice which they would otherwise feel bound to give at the appointed time

At this meeting a very general desire was expressed that, in these circumstances, as rangements should, if possible, be made which would permit Grevention. After a somewhat

Secretary

to continue at work with no son of isolation or

in obtaining the same treatment for Chinese residents who are found to have trachoma, that is accorded to other residents of the Philippine islands when found affected with the same disease. The petition deals with other features of the administration of the Chinese exclusion law here also.

The petition was presented to the Secretary of War at Malacanan. He agreed to give the

matter bis attention.

A "GHOST" SCARB...

HYOGO VILLAGE TERRIFIED...

of gang. If the yapanese coal, and it has also not cake like During the year 1906 the Fenglate mine (Weih

ons of coal, which is distinct al es follows: Sold at the shaft, was disposed of ar including that used at the mine, 109,465 tons; sold at Tsingtau 32,116, tons; sold for export, 23,444 tons, and sold for banket cdal at Tsing tat, 3,829 tons. The total increase of thess mines shows a gain of 29,225 tons over the year 1995.

DEPOSITS OF ANTHRACITE,

The valley of Pothan, in which are the district towns of Porban and Tzucharn is about twenty-miles long and from 200 yards to nearly six miles broad.. The whole of this The story has been circulated in the little alley is a vast bed of coal, situste at a deeper

level

in the middle, and appearing on the village of Nagata-mura, Hyogo, that a ghost sorface at the edges, where it has been forced

at a certain night, pressure appears there the superstitious village folks, opward by the page it is the northwest especially the woman and children, place im. exit of the valley; the coal bed is interrupted by plicit belief in the story. It is said that they a chain of limestone bills, but it commences seldom venture out after dark. The place again and continues in undiminished quantity alleged to be haunted by the evil spirit is a | ina.* westerly direction for another twenty miles house occupied by a man named Yamaguchi, between the main range on the south and the and the spook is said to strike weird attitudes Changtaishan on the north. In this valley and in a somewhat pupoetic situation-the dustbin its branches are situated the mining centres of by the ber of strong young men of the village Puchi and Pucity of

number determined to test their strength against the unwelcome visitor. Lots were drawn in the few nights age one of the usual way, and party was dispatched to the place, his duty being first to investigate matters and see who ther the spirit would come out or not. He remained near the dustbin, keeping strict watch, salil past midnight. At about 2 o'clock what is described as la qüper, faint frame of being" suddenly appeared apparently the depths of the dustule party from hostly and the basd was covered with long diabevelled hair. Whether the volunteers hair stood on end is not stated in the vernacular but the youth apparently decided that the vicinity of the dustbin was no place for him, so be fled at fall speed to the headquarters of the

a

face was

It is to the investor of moderate or small dividend is of serious importance; it is this class of investors who are forced now to dispose shareholders of any income, leaving rainous prices to sacrifice the shares, will eventually destroy confidence in "home securkies" and it will be well to recognize that in saving instilo tions it is the masses collectively that control the bulk of the money, and not the few rich,

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CHILD LABOUR IN SHANGHA!,

·Ads":

Certain allegations which were made in the course of a recent bearing in the Mixed Court, ia which a charge of cruelty to a child opera tive on the part of a grown-up employe-a woman, we are sorry to Ry-in one of the local cotton mills, have given rise to an inquiry as to whether there are any regulations existing

analagous to the in Shanghai, ang provisions for the protection of children working in our factories here. The answer is, there are not, which is, to say the least of it, somewhat remarkable, seeing the extent to which child labour is employed in almost all our local industries, silk-spinning, cotton-spinning and weaving, building, carpentery, printing, and in fact, pretty well all other pursalts of a corresponding magnitude.

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the evidence of unceasing, monotonous, all bus profitiens toil; and the sadness which airoffer- a scene of busy industry as those which our present, is malaly: to be larger cotton mills

raced, we fancy, to the certainly that the eager little faces which one sees grouped so sumseous come in time to have the same dall, expres- ly around the spindles and the loams, must sionless aspect stamped upon them, that the heavy, unillamined years have impressed upon the visages of their elders. Shall we coationa to stand by passively and unfeelingly and maka no attempt to brighten the prospect? Shang hát Timis.

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COMMERCIAL MORALITY

JAPAN.

A NOVEL EXPERIMENT

Much has been written about commercial morality in Japan, and probably the last wordt will not bave been said for many years to come on this very delicate topic. An experiment is now being made in Kobe which will attract the Interest of both Japanese and foreign merchants in the open ports to this country. The experi lille periodical entitled Commercial Morality, ment to which we refer is the publication of a under the editorship of Mr. Uno, who Dected with the Kobe Yurkin Nippo. It is the object of Mr. Uno, we understand, to conduct found to resort to dishonest or questionable: campaign against those mere hauts who are practices, and he invites foreigners and Japan.

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con.

ase alike to inform him of any such action

which comes to their notice. Mr. Une is of

present standard of commercial morality, a ices, and urging merchants to improve the much needed improvement will be brought opinion that by giving publicity to thess prac

about, and the ground of the present of heard etc. will gradually be removed it is rident, complaints of breach of contract, short delivery, however, that very great care must be ex$F« cised in dealing with the charges that are on the other. In reality, the editor of such publication would act as a judge without the

to the Sugar prolonged discussion lasting over three days the Project of Protocol, which is annexed to this despatch as enclosure t, was drawn up forstigators. On receipt of the information, the minn other work has to cease. The side proceed with tact and caution, for a single falso brought on one sida, and the defances mado submission to the respective Governments, on

the understanding that if accepted by them it the others quickly proceeded to the place, but The receptacle was sub-

his preaching -and-dospg-always-those-things should be signed before the ist of September the ghost had apparently seen them coming millet stalks supported by short wooden props. ĮVESTORED keg of pative resentment at 'what advantage of having before him, all the evid- that be rightful, may edify the souls of The next hy their diplomatic representatives at and had-vanished but no trace of the ghost-a-p.country devoid of timber the cost of shot might be considered nowarznted_interference--ence, and-much-injustice,,might be done by

people committed to his charge; and at last with them, receive of Thes, the Good and Faithful Shepherd, the recompense of eternal glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Brussels.

As it will be necessary for this instrument, if accepted and signed, to be submitted for the approval of the Parliament ja several of the Contracting States, further delay was stipulated

ferall the facts,

O Almighty God, the Disposer of all duties in order to enable this necessary formality to twenty days ago the divorced wife of a jíntiki, aber may also account for the small diameter Edent on Chinese help and co-operation in al

sequently examined, could be found.

The story has come to the ears of the Hyogo police, who have considered it serious enough to start an investigation. It in stated that about shaman was mercilessly hurdered bin belongs band in the bouse to which the dustbin balongs, and the superstitions of the village believe that fancy to the dustbin. Perhaps the police will be able to end the "ghost"!-Japan Chronicle THE OUTLOOK BOK'SIAM.

ing up extensive galleries and in addition the difficulty of removing the water is so consider Able; that the Chinese miners, are prevented from going far into a seam of coal. The cost of of the galleries, which, if enlarged, would need extra support. The coal, loaded on low wooden trucks, with iron wheels, manufactured at Chinlingchen from Kichihan iron, it run along of the main shaft is reached, and is then hoisted by wicker baskets attached to a pulley on a framework built over the mouth of the pit, palled by horses.

most

all relations of life.

But still, as we say,

and the bountiful Bestower of all goodness, Who hast appointed divert orders fa Thy be completed, and it was agreed that the rati- Church; we humbly beseech Thee that Thou fications must be deposited at Brussels at the will vouchsafe iu strengthen Thy Servant, latest by the 1st of February, 1908, Provision Gerard. Heath, appointed to govern this Church has been made in the Protocolo de Signature the spirit of the departed woman has taken the galleries.on wooden rails until the bottom re it would be most readily forthcoming, to bounds, the iscoms from this source › siona

Annexed to the Project of Frotocol to enable and Diocese of Victoria, with the succour of Thy Grace, that he may be faithful unto Thee His Majesty's Government, in caso the neces in this his Pastoral Office, both in word and sary ratifications have not been deposited by the date prescribed, to give, op or before the deed, to the glory of Thy Name, and the edifi

1st of March, 1908, police of withdrawal from cation and right roling of Thy Church, through.

the Convention, to take effect on the 1st of Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

September, 1908. 14, therefore, the Project of Protocol recommended by the Permanent Commission should be duly accepted and sign ed before the 1st of September next, it will not be necessary for His Majesty's Government Elva notice of withdrawal by that date.

Evensong was then continued. After the singing of a byman Hir Lordship delivered the sermon, taking his text from the Acts of the Apostles, 3rd Chap, 7th Versa. He referred to the beneficant work accomplished by missionaries in China, their self-sacrificing nature, and their attributes of virtue: He

to

SIGNS AND OWENS.

The best quality of anthracite coal in found near the surface in the Heisban valley, and it

The subject is a very pitiful one and we think is on account of this coal that Poshan has been the Municipal Council would be, well advised famous: It is urincipally used in manufacturer could devise come untans for the sme leg coke, which, owing to its lightness, can be sioration of the conditions governing child transported farther by wheelbarrow than the heavier coal. Unfortunately the Chinese have labour in the Settlements, for although cruel

or harsh treatment, to juvenile employes cannot of late been unable to cope with the water in the shaft, and most of the mines have been be charged against masters or overseers; as a obliged to suspend work. The method of general thing, still there are certain: evils, basket woven of willow twigs is passed from system, such a long hours and unhealthy Coviroamant, for instance, which have an ex- removing water is extremely primitive. A more or less inseparable from child labour as a one man to another and is then empfied into a ceedingly injurious effect spot the poor little ditch at the month of the coil pit. As the Cro

creaturen subjected to them, and which might galleries are low and mag antero are obliged

feet in diameter-the miners are obliged very advantageously be made the subject of

attention on the part of the Municipal authori to work in a sitting position, and dating ties. The Council would, of course, need, 10 the. time that water is being, removed from

step might produce all sorts of labour com

Erikes, riots and other unpleasant galleries are short and are shored up with

with time-honoured: cpaditions,-oln custome which, it goes without saying capunt be too taking up some particular matter, og forpli the foreign ommunity is so absolutely depen From an editorial in the first issue of Com- carefully avoided is a place like Shanghal where ciast formation and without a knowledge of

mercial Morality, the Japan. Chronicle quotes subject of the kind could be quietly and di. the following s

guilds could

"be invoked, and we are trade of Japan has recently made gigantic plomatically investigated, wad the aid of the is a well-known fact that the foreign

provide remedies for any abuses that might be ameonting to the great total of Y100,000,000 discovered or for the institution of auch im per annum. This is wholly attributable to the provements as shorter bours, facilities for study, untiring exertions of merchants and the im and the like, that the investigations we have provement of commercial morality, But, look LOW PRICE OF COAL AT MINE

been speaking about might suggest. At pre-ing backward, if we think of the present stand- The Truchas coal mine, which is worked by sent so far as the somewhat limited inquiries log of cur commercial morality we cannot bat feel that it is still fay from satisfactory, and we Business in Bangkok is generally dull a foreign machinery supplied by an English we have been making into the matter of our

own accesst have enabled us to ascertain, very can only admit that growth of commercial law chloery having been partially repaired, it was of the poor children employed la any of morality among the Japanese nation as a whola present, Commercially there it little doing, mas closed in 1891, In 1898, the ma and freight is very slack for some time past, put up by a Cantonese at the foot of the Hung the industries, we have mentioned, very few in as yet very 'slow and moreover inconsider. It is hoped, however, that in the course of a

shan and used instead of pumping apparales indeed, have any opportunity whatever of ob-able, to the great hindrance of further increase few months trade in every branch will revive in The native cual pits, being situated at a higher taining the rudiments of education, either on of foreign commerce and trade, os me Chinesa or Western lipes, and this to a place "That commercial morality should be stricty. marked degree Preparations for welcoming.

had put a stop to their workings. Work was like Shanghai, where the facilities provided for ly maintained and improved for the fake of the King are new in rapid progress in all de level, were thereby drained of the water which parteants of the Goverment,, and the general merry time all round. Importers are busy tonese draws a royalty for keeping the mides ant, inexpensive, and accersible Very, very preased and urged by all acctions of the com has so far proved very unsatisfactory, Thern Balls, grand banguels, official parties, receposition that the superior: Helshan coal which and lime over the scaffolding of buildings in still exists in this country a class of merchants storing op provisions for the festive season. The Shantung Mining Company, in the sup sees swarming like snts, covered with brick-dust munity, but the result of this demonstration tions, cicy etc. will have to be supplied good thing",

and consequently local provision crops out of the head of the valley is the con- course of erection, or working at the looms and who are not only indifferent to this important tinuation of the main coal bed, Bas attempted spindles in the cotton-milis half-smothered in doctrine, but transact business with formiguars stores, may, expect to make Christmas is also to Ctrike it: 43% lower Jevel porrer the male she floff with, which the mosphere of such in such a way that it tend not only to daring the next drawing nigh and very damage their own reputation and future pro

few, we say, of such bapless little: bhai,velopment of the foreign trade of Japan.wAll': are laden with advertised by a conilguments which will be Valley, Boring trials have been carried on

with very salfactory results, The Foshan whom there are many thousands in bya to catch the public sys. mibes raised in 1901, 7,136 tons. Briquettes ever learn to read of wilte, in their out this is admitted by men of keen observation, ry shortly be Project of Protocol, very

Year after year the foreign community of

ipcreasing, and the demand are now belog manufactured from the smallest language of in any other, and this is a condi and we can therefore, conclude that the de His Majesty's Coverament with a request that for European they ill, state at toon as possible whether increasing is proportion. The pative element is NEW PLANTS BEING INSTALLED coatinus. We will not speak of the perils of a country's commerce greatly depend spon they accept and are prepared to insteset alle rapidly taking to Western manners and The mines of the Chinese Engineering and commonly incidental to such pursuits an His Majesty's Minister at Brussels to sign it at castoms Tail silk hats, frock Coate, Boropean Mining Company, while, no longer the one leg, and to, which it if a question whether the state of its commercial morality, the proper time. I venture very respectfully to made boots and shoes, cuffs, collars, ties, source of coal apply in North China, cops chlidren should ever be exposed under any Japan has not many recognised organs by sugges het His Majesty' Government should gloves are now worn by Siamese at well no lintie 16 occupy the first place. The total out.. circumstances, but we say emphatically that no which the can tough, but children, hows, to what the nature of child's occupation practise this theory, to their own creat, andi intimate er intentions to this spec to the ropeans at socle gaberings. Cing so angest tons, An compared 300 30519 tons during may be, he or she should, enjoy reasonable gas vel not cal different fro

As with 8365429 Belgian Government with as little delay as and gentlemen are slab commencing to appear | 100k, guide depres

opportunities for acquiring an elementary adoleft on a level very from possible.

ball-ropen. Siamese ladies, especially, los The -1 cannot close this despatch without alluding more frequently, in European fashión 'in the 192290 Kines of, the Pakikim vedicate, in Nor. calion; and it is, the duty of every governing which they, stood some scores of years to the extreme tact and courtesy with which very pretty in the flowing robe, and soine dance therm Honan, have encountered obstacles and body to see that the children befonging to the this particular ac

park setbacks which have greatly delayed their community are pot deprived of those oppot things be hit uachiored,

"Long Bay), threaten the netloany Monsieur Leon Capelle presided over this most gracefully; UNDER

Having been in contact y somewhat critical meaties of the Commission, By the way we learn that dancing is how development. Nevenkeless, there is from tauities.

lege, and soms royal princesses are highly good quality of anthracite ceal, which, besides the Shanghai cotton mills, for example. There Conditions in commercial circles for institution on this theory under the accomplished in the noble art. In fact they supplying the consumption of the locomotives are round doses of factories of this descrip past, I have-made it my duty to esta bid fair to rival-their-fair-sisters of the West of pho Trocking railway, in largely need as hard tion in and around our Settlements, ginni Bhogyo Detoka Koshinkwai from riding bicycle to turning out the most com fuel at ionisio. A fourteen foot, seam mils, weaving mills (we are not sure if much exquisite embroidery of the most delicate, and was reached in Micchi Topo, and twelve weaving ignettikily carried on here at present), rality Encouragement Society tories, which and effectually, however, the and spinning mills. These grust factories, which; artístic kind. Besides this, they have a great foot ont la November, 2005, The Eastern limit by a white post and white man pe obelisk on the Hongkong chore in line with We learn on the best authority that the victim talent for music and many of them ces play fow of water and other ateulles have made, ara distributed amore abren, liricu roughly in both secessary and desinh

tput" impossible but Work

spelling yangispoo, Footing, and Jekabeld: motiva 1-have just nödertaken. post and white obelisk on the Kowloon of the brutal crime at Harbin to which we the pinge and other Instruments, in bigbly shor

toward the overcoming.

ploy, approximately twelya ihotisand are of little parit per referred en Saturday, was Miss Petersen, sister creditable mes from this that I

and 1x1.hoped' that 'be placed on the By day the four white ponty may be distine, to the Russe Chiness Bank agant, at Kuang, it will be seen guished by their carrying's red diamond shape. chentas, Misi Petersen's murderer is believed toe is Slam is rapidly advancing.

Majcity reform night a red light.ju displayed an each of to be Cossack More than fony terrible After His

woonde were found on the body of the girl. || many more useful toforms 1 slayryan fights am so scrvened that the carter. The greatest armpatty.ilbs felt with Mr. and other matters, and 184)

mast Tights da wok" show to the oaitward nor Faterpen, who has been greatly affected by the hope that reform and progre

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also spoke of his predecessor in the bishoptic, and Loped that he would; fulfil these same Enclosure 'to the prosent despatch has been public is looking forward to a lively, and then resumed with great vigour, and the Can. ] ¿be education of Chinese children are so abund- the country has hitherto" bean: publicly "ex?”

duties in the manner which had been

accomplished by him who had gene before, Communion amongst all Christians and anally He submitted that there should be union and remarked that all congregations should, stand by opa another. ...

The seraton seemed to those who were pro- seat that Bishop Lander is one of those who will bring together the mady sects, which have their habitat in Hongkong...

Another byma followed during which the collection was taken.

The aurice closed with the benediction.

HONGKONG HARBOUR.

CABLE GROUND,

FOSITION_SHIFTED...

It is notified in the Gantile that the western limit of the cable ground-between the north point of Hobgkong and the south-east point of Kowloon peninsula has been shifted eastward

I should mention that as regards the certific ale for reáned sugar, alluded to in Article 3 of the Project of Protocol, the form shown in unanimously accepted by the Commission, on varied without the consent of His Majesty's the roederstanding that the form cannot be In regard to sugated products, I stated clearly and definitely that Gracters all cogit not ondertake çertificates of origin. No doubt fan therefore subsist as to the intentions of His Majesty's Government upon this point.

Government. --

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of few of the unfortunate little archies whom oua

fits, but creates a great obstacle to the de

communicated by: the, Permanent Bureau to Bangkok is grastly and manufactures - coal mixed with coal tar pltch, ~2.tina of things which ought not to be allowed to velopment of foreign trade and the prosperity

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bis judgment and experience. I have, &c.

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build-

to an average distance of about 200 yards reabouts of which ware greatly facilitated by geing taught to the ladies of the. Quooo's Col- these, minet, à fegular "production of a very Let us take the case of children workingċin:].

its former position.

The cable ground is now marked as follows:

The Wester limit by a white postand white obelisk on the Hongkong share in line with a | The Right Honourable #white": post shore while obelisk on the Kowloon

**H. G, BERGEE.

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