1908-03-20 — Page 13

A Day in Canton.

ITS PEOPLE AND ITS INDUSTRIES,

„DA' LIVE„HIVE/OF: HUMAN BRES

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 20 1908.

IVORY CARVING:

The most entertaining thing to see, 1-bave Haved for the last. Find out the des where the old man cuts out the doten or more concen=" tric spheres of ivory. His place is just like all

··OTHER'SPLENDID STREETS,

HPRICE & CO, LD,

'ANNUAL MEETING.

18th jest,

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIAZION

year, who

ANNUAL REPORT.

the other gray brick buildings, low to theThe annual meeting of H. Price & Co., Ltd.,

From the report and statement of accounts 10 ground, Enter and pass through the dingy winheld this afternoon. The Chairman, in mov No one should spend as long as one year front part of the house and into his workshop lug the adoption of the report and accounts said be presented at the third annual general meeting If you can, humour and wheadle this old man-Gentlemen, the report and accounts baving of the members of the Hongkong Volunteer in Hongkong without ever having visited Can-with the bright eye and the place of human been in your hands for some days past 1. pro. Reseve Association (formed ath November, ton, the great metropolis of South China. The feet.

pose to follow the usual custom to take them 1991 to be held at the City Hall da 27th trip is inexpensive and easy-easy if one takes

as read. As you are aware the company com March," at 5.30, we make the following ex- a night boat, but delightful if it is made by day

On 1st January, 1907, the number of mem. through the blue waters and mountainous is of the city are the blackwood furniture street, menced business on the 1st April last year, but tracts

The the fur clothing street, the curio and jade stone was not incorporated until the 28th June." lands of, the Pacific, and then between the

and 37 resignations during the year, while 16 wonderfully green shores of the Pearl River street. No more enchanting little shops can be profit made during that interval was, $4,657.47bers on the roll was aft; there were two deaths found than the many little curio shops ons shown in the plot and lose account, A some fifty miles up to the city.

Great New Street. The ancient art is much question has arisen as to the legality of utilising new members were enrolled. On 3181 De fieer in delicacy of colouring and drawing than this sum of $5,000 as a special reservo After Cember there were 128 members on the any being produced now, and it is hard to leave writing off all apparent bad debts, your direc-roll, of whom 116 were present in the Colony. The average of the numbers found in the these places without armfuls of old bronzes, toms have considered it advisable to make a porcelains and other ancient Chinese things, further provising of 52,000 as a reserve for bad Colony during 1909 was 305. The number of in the Colony throughout the the jade stons shops are, places of wealthy and, doubtful debts and to pay a dividend at mapers present shout war idi. Qua gure merchandise. Half a dozen keen, fat sales the rate of 10% per annum. The stock has bann men sit behind the one counter

taken and valued by Messrs. Lowoand Bingham of merit 95 members attended yoo shoots for with the assistance of our staff. The compaöy

aa average of 45 out of a possible 70. The twenty feet long, knowing every valuable

Governor's Cup for 1907, presented by His piece under the show cases, and able to give has been doing as fecreased business since ita reason at once for a difference of a hundred per formation and the prospects are encouraging. Excellency the late Governor, Sir Matthew We represent a great number of the largest the 200 yards and 500 yards rauge, was won by Nathan, K.C.M.Ó. for the three best scores at cent in the price of two pieces that to the unin

distilling, brewing and wine growing com Mr. A. Jenkins, with the aggregate score of 410 formed look about the same. It makes no difference whether you buy a necklace for some panies in England and the Continent and

having a big turnover are enabled to sell at out of a possible 420. As this gentleman rc or a bit for a ring setting, or nothing,-the salesmen will bid you good bye with the same

We have entered into special arrangements to be a very fine performance. The following grave kindliness with which they welcomed with the Philippine Company to handle their are the monthly wincers: you. It is not the thing for a high grade well known Commercial cigars and shall be March, 200 yards,

A Moir Chinese merchant to press his wares upon the in a position to quote exceptionally low prices. buyer.

As it is absolutely necessary that cigars should April, 300 yards, be presented to the public in the very best of condition, we are installing here a drying May, aco yards, room specially constructed for the storage of cigars.

Before we even land there is displayed for us in miniatore a picture of the teeming, toll driven population of Chine, in the jam of shaah tengs, clumsy boats with turtle back rogis of bamboo-each the home of poor. family that swarm around the steamer, clutching at her sides with their long iren-booked bamboo poles and yelling for pas sengers to be ferried ashore. A striking con- trast presents ittelf in Shamean's line of beautiful: banyans, cement walks, flower gardens, and bandiome houses on one side of a narrow canal, with the native city stretching across the dirty river lies Honam, also com monplace, dingy, and monotonous, with its buildings, encroaching on the muddy water. Bat one must not be hasty is judging the people from the decks of a steamer. We need to make a closer inspection. Like a student taking his first rapid survey of the whole field of a com plex science, we might well begin with a ride in a chair through the streets, "Do not take a guide if you are so fortunate as to have a friend who knows the city. A guide will en able you to sco

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THE SOY CHER COTTON SPIN NING CO., LIMITED.

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ACCIDENT TO THE BATTLE-

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IN ANNUAL MEETINGULA

The battleship Asahi, which left Tau, Mis prefecture, on the 3rd instant for Yokohama, The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of met with a slight accident soon' after starting," the Soy Ches Cotton Spinning Co. wat bald Captain Miyaji, în command of the Bäitleship, reports that at 3.20 p.m. on the 3rd instant he at Shanghai on toth inst

The chair was occupied by Mr. Mittag) | fait the ship touch a rock. This rock, which (chairman), and there were also present said to be unmarked as the Govern Messrs. A. Zickarman (vice-chairman), Ament charia, is about eight miles south-west

Hochter, Who Saw Chiu, Ho Hsien Churn of Irakosaki, Mikawa province. A search - (directors), R. Lamke (general manager), Edu, for the sunken rock was immediately ins Grociser (secretary), and Max. Mirelles, Ger: Bituted, and continued until sunset,

all man Vice-Consul, representing in all957. without result. The battleship was then put

back to Tsu in order that an examination of: The Chairman said-Gentlemen-The report the damage to the vessel's hull might be made. and accounts with regard to the working of our Some slight leakage of water was found on the mill during 1907 have been in your bands for starboard side of the engine room, but this soon tome time, and with your permission I will stopped, kirkedag dispense with the formality of reading them later dispatch from Captain Miyaji alates as you will have seen, we began the year with that the damage to the ships vary slight, four A balance at credit of profit and loss account of or five rivets being loosened in a joint of the Tis. 50,663.40 and now carry forward Tis outer plates below the engine room on the 16,329 27 only, the working, aller deduction of

suka after temporary repairs have been effected 14.534 13 Your Directors greatly sexet the by the crew-fopan Chronicle. renewals, interest, etc., showing a loss of Tacls star side: The ship is to proceed to Yoko-

under review. unsatisfactory results attained during the year

"a mile down river on the other side, while hundreds of dollars or a fifty dollar ornament prices that induce the support of the public,ceived no handicap this will be acknowledged f one ol deplorable depression äli round, and]

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INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS...

THE ACCUSTOMED HISTORIC PLACES, but Canton is by no means great in these things. It is not an ancient rain, but a very live hive of human bees. The shops are the centres of interest for those who know the city-fans, picture fans, and other kinds. One can at least for the writer-not the Temple of the Five Hundred Genil, the Temple of Her. rors, the Temple of Medicine, the City of the Doad, the Water Clock, the Five-storey Fagoda, Take an open chair in order to see everything The thren strong coolies bear you swiftly along through exceedingly Darrow streets, thronged with a moltitude of yellow faces, and formed by two continuous lines of shop fronts wide open to the street. You can get as you go at least a glimpse of the Chinese in

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THEIR EVERYDAY BUSINESS. And begin to see what sorts of men make up the Chinese world. Of all the thousandi, by far the majority are those who earn to day to eat, to-morrow. The right of way belongs to the carriers of loads. There is a ceaseless clamour of cries as the coolies swing along through the crowded narrow, slippery ways bearing on shoulder poles all sorts of loads ranging from Mandarins alive and in official dress down to swing dead and dressed for market. Your chair escapes a collision with a beavy bale of merchandise, only to be met by a long timber borne on the shoulder of a coolie, Aimed straight for your head like the spear of Milton's Satan, it swings slowly just in time to miss you, eise were your akull no better than a crushed egg shell. Pairs of coolies bear enormous loads between them cry- ing in a sort of sing song, "Stand aside!" Yest Yes!" "Stand aside 1 Yes Yes!" Then you pass a long file of carriers each with a shoulder load of boxes, bales, baskets, or buckets of muddy river water, the dripping of which keeps the granite-paved alleys always wet and sloppy, Each of these burden-bearers,, grunting, as he hurries along, is thinking intently of his day's work and bis day's earnings.

⚫ THE THRONG - *****

All along this same street you will find various sorts of fan-making establishments, or rather, many establishments about the same in Appearance that make the various sorts of fans. All summer long it is no more likely that a Chinese gentleman will forget his fan at home than it is that a gentlemanly fan will forget its Chinaman. For a few dollars you can get a whole collection of feather fany, folding paper peep around by the hour in those tiny little niches, the curio shops, and it is hard to leave the best lacquer shop without having spect too much money. As for the linen shop and the places to buy Chinese silks, ladies who really love their Husbands avoid them. Looking over the stock. of Man Hing Cheung.on Thirteenth Street, you will experience somewhat the same sensations you feel in no art exhibition, corkscrews of bumour and cunning at the cor- nets of his mouth, and finally offer him a cur- wham of twenty cents, he will at last take out of his drawer several balls already begun, and. placing one in his lathe of ancient form; he will deftly turn it and tap it till the hole airendy started in one side is truly centred, and then applying a crude home-made chisel with a turned edge, begin to shape, the next ioner sphere. It is a fine example of what can be done with crude appliances, and a fine speci: men of Chinese ability. You will be just as much entertained whether you believe avery word of the story or not while the old man tells you that there are only two other such work shops in Canton, and DoDe anywhere else in the whole of the Middle Kingdom, and that he and his brother interised the art from his ancestors. From the workshop you may go to a salesroom near by and see the finished, product. Entering through an empty outer room you find yourself, being entertained by two or three bright, brisk young men who take pride and pleasure in their art of making beautiful things of the elephant's tusk, and they will beguile you into spending more for picture frames, cane handles, pupkin ringi, caskets, or the wonderful pests of spheres than your conscience will justify,

There are many other things to be seen in the city of Canton; in fact, the things I have avoid the thrust of the heavy loads as floating some of the tourists who have most lately told you of may not even be recognized by leaves avoid the nose of a boat. Any one has "done" the city, while they may look in vain tering faster than the crowd must advance by aid thirdescription for the temples and pagodas, Jerky series of hurryinga forward, stoppings These things you would do well to see io order short, dodgings around slower walkers in front to avoid the unhappiness of thinking you have and so on. No one can hasten straight ahead,

not visited what e good tourist is expected to At your chair passes another chair, the bearers have visited. But do not spend too much time of the two cry, Lach to the right 1"

in temples and such places. It is of: far.

The Chinese LADY, Pịc

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Now and again we pass a demure Chinese lady: Sbe scarcely glances at you as the chairs swiftly glide past each other, and her manner to perfectly decbrous and her expression so uncommunicative that nothing hints to you of a home with husband and children. Rather sha'is a quaint picture from some antique book.

THE GENTLEMEN,

more immediate interest to see the people making and buying and selling. Your desire to know and understand the people will be aroused by the very humanness of their business, and you will be prepared to meet them is still more human relationships.

Mr. G. T. Lloyd seconded and the motion was adopted.

A "DESERT" ISLAND.

JAPAN'S NEW POSSESSION.

E. S. Carruthers

E. S. Carruthers June, 500 yards,

A. Jenkins. July, 200 yards, !.

B. W. Terrey *August, 500 yards, A. Jenkins... October, zoo yards,

Dr. Evan Jones. November, 500 yardı,

A. Jenkins pas mode December, 200 yards,

As you are no doubt aware the year has been collen spinning in the East has suffered pro ponionately. It has, in fact, been the worst year experienced for some considerable time, the unsatisfactory position being mainly attri 6+ yobutable to the following adverse circumstances: -The consumption in the river ports was ab ...61970 normally small, no doubt as a result of the failure of the crops in. 1906 and the consequent 63+ 669 famine, the effects of which are still being felt severely along the whole Yangtse Valley, Also, .70 scr.70 formerly a very brisk trade in cotton goods, woven from our spinnings, was dono with 58+1270 Manchuria. But since the Japanese have obtained the, predominating influence in that 67 scr.67 province, this has been almost entirely closed to us. Furthermore, the bigh rate of exchange 63+ 6-69. ruling at the beginning of the year was very much in favour of Japanese and Indian spin ...69 scr.69nings, and in October, when Exchange dropped, As some of your readers may be aware, an

the storks of Indian yarns were so enormous, uninhabited islaqu was discovered off the coast

*****.67 1ct.=67 | that local spinnings were almost out of the of Formosa by a Japanese explorer some time.

market. The new cotton crop for some time ago, which has since been known by the name

69 scr.69 looked exceedingly bad and though it rallied a a Nishigawa Island, Mr. Nishibata,

little, the fibre was very lacking in strength. pharmaceutical expert in the service of the

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Owing to the unsatisfactory position of the Government, who Jately returned from a visit

yarm market throughout the year several of to the island, gives an interesting account

66+ 4-70 E. 8. Carruthers

uur oldest customers had to suspend payment, of it. According to him the island is about

The cup presented by Sir Paul Chater, Kand we were obliged to resell our production 240 nautical miles distant from Formosa, c.1.0., 19 the competitor making the second

with a heavy loss, at a lime when Godowns being surrounded by platus reefs the stretch of

best score was won by Mr. A, Moir. This com were filled to overflowing, and could caly be wates between which and she island is so sich petition was shot for on 44 separate dates dur-tempted by substantial concessions. Owing to in various marine products that they many being the year, and the total number of entries the entire absence of demand, we had to carry said to be almost,, inexhaustible. Varieties of

Berkeley Cup.-Sir H. S. Berkeley, K.C., pre.during the entire year stock ranging from 4,000 is, uito a large amount of coral Immense senied a cup for competition at 600 yards range. shells, arabi, and pearls are abundant. There WAS 1.072.

to foco bales. In view of the very uncertain position of the trade at the begining of the mcks of calcium phosphate based on coral The competition is still in progress and will be

season, your directors did not feel justified in reefs exist to such an extent that there is a completed in April.

buying cotton 10 à large extent but, as things turned out, prices roso so steadily that it was sufficient supply of materials for the manufac ture of artificial manure for fifty or sixty years

impossible to cover our requirements of raw to come.

to curtail the production, which naturally material at profitable rates, and it was decided

The discoverer of the island was one Mid- sulasi Shinroku, who found there flocks of wild birds called asadori. No notice appears to have been taken of the value of these birds, which were considered unmarketable. When it became knows, however, that the feathers of these birds feiched high prices and found a feady market in Europe-chiefly in France an enterprise was set on foot by Mr. Nishigawa Kichiji, who took possession of the island and started to exploit it. When the island is developed it is believed, that about $3,000,000 worth of a kind of shell called takase, which is imported every year to japan. from Singapore, mhy, be supplied from the island..

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A. Jenkinsma January, 500 yards, A. Jenkins February, 200 yards,

A. Jenkins March 500 yards,

Medhurst Cup-Mr.PG. H. Medhurst pre- sented a very handsome cup for competition under conditions to be decided by the Com mitier, who silotted it to be thot for under conditions similar to those of the China Mail Cup last year, at 20 yards range al disappearing targets on days to be selected. Thers have been so far only opportunities for

-two week-end shoots in this competition.

Douglas Cup. Mr. H..P. White presented A cup to be called the Douglas Cup" for in progress monthly at the Peak Range. competition at 800 yards range, and this is

China Mail" Cup.--The undecided tie te tweed Messrs. P. P. J. Wodehouse, A. W. J. Watt and J. H. Pidgeon left over from last year was shot off in April when Mr. A, W. J. Watt was declared winner with eight hits out of ten rbots. There are already houses on the island, one Until and including the mouth of September of which is sufficient to accommodate 300 trophies were presented by the Association to by next Junea hospital will be completed in each cup competition during each mouth workpeople. In the course of a few months the members making the thren highest scores and electrical installations established so that but owing to want of funds and to the small werk may be carried on by night as well as numbers competing it was decided by the day. The temperature and climate is similarCommittee to present a spoon to the winners jo that of the southern past of Formosa, rang only for the remainder of the year. ing from you to.75 Fahr. at this time of the year. The island appears to be healthy, being entirely destitute of local diseases. The

Pool Pool competitions were held in con nection with each cup shoot.

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means a loss to the Mill.

"Further, during the summer months, when native hands work slowly on account of the rent host in the Mill buildings, your Directors deemed it advisable to close the mill altogether, and take this opportunity of thoroughly over boilers. This was done, and they are now in hauling and cleaning the machinery and srat rate working order.

Considering all these adverse circumstances, and the fact that during the year under review the mill has been working only sight months, whilst permanent charges and heavy interest have to be met for the full twelve months, you

will, I feel sure take a less gloomy view of the

gure we have placed before you moved the adoption of the report and accounts, questions, but none being, forthcoming he and Mr. Won Saw Chiu seconding, they were unanimously passed. -

The chairman then asked if there were any

On the proposal of Mr. Zickermann, second. ed by Mr. Hbeuler, Mr. Woo Saw Chiu was re-elected a director, and Mr. Ho Hsian Chuco was also re-elected to the directorate on the motion of Mr. Woo Sau Chin, seconded by Mn Hostter.

China United Service Rifle Association. At the annual meeting hold to Agril, Mr. A Tepkiss secured the 500 yards championship with the highest possible score of 35.

The Chairman moved, and Mr. Zickermann seconded; the re-appointment of Mr. F: Go" Interport Challenge Shield. Messrs. J. Brecke an auditor of the company, which was Pidgeon, A. Jenkins, and C. Gow were st

unanimously approved. lected to represent the Association in the inter- On the call of Mr. Lemke, the chairman was There Cantonese are a people with a future as well as a pasi. Their hills arò denuded of was to be found on, the island, the group of port team match held in October, and were heartily thanked-for-his-services..

placed 3rd, 5th and 9th.

forests and look word out with age. So do they too appear an ancient folk and not for the modern world. In both inferences we are deceived: the mines of South China are still to be opened, and the people of South China

fare is tropical and the whole island is covered with a dense mass of tropical plants. There are no wild animals, reptiles, nor poisonous insects on the island, the only animal extant being a species of rai, of which very latge specimens ofitie size of rabbits are to be found in abundance, Athough not a single (parrow meziroderi (Zosterops Japonica) abound, and these can easily be caught,

The monotonous blue and black of the crowd is relieved here and there by handsome mer. cheats in long silk "shaams," straight and scant, who are by their walk and air "lords of wealth," as every inhabitant of the Middle Kingdom prays the gods he himself may be Or you see finely dressed young men, sons of will be run with Cinese 'coal; farmers of the with spinal diseases, The climate being, on stackwood beaded the winning side with an

merchants or officials, whose, coloured vests outside their long coats brighten up the dim alleys. One passes scholars not in office, most of them too poor to dress gayly; some with fine faces, but some dull for lack of hope and ambi. tion. There are Scribes and Pharisees of China. The brighter of them quote from Confuciui and other sages of the golden age as medieval "Clerks" from their Aristotle, or as good old fashioned Bible readers of Western lands from the Scriptures Just behind the scholars whe have not attained, comes the man who has

Water is abundant, being obtainable by, ex- cavating wells. Although on systematic analy sis of the water has been made as yet, are as unexhausted as their hills. Soon rail-appears to contain a considerable amount of roads will rumble awake the goomes of the phosphates, which may eventually make the mines; millions of spindles in mills farther north island of value as a resort for those affected South will send cartloads of rice hundreds of the whole, very salubrious, it is expected that miles in the time that it aw takes to go a few li, a sanatorium may ultimately be established in Then will the days of flourishing ratura as in the island for invalids, especially those suffer ing from affections of the respiratory organs. the times of Yaou and Shun. Young men from foreign universities are being scattered over. Japan Chronicle.. the Empire with the apeds of lesining that are to spring op and grow a new people with tools in the old civilization and bearing the.fraits of new No one who enters the class rooms of the schools of Cadton sud sees the serious faces of the young students will doubt that the Chinese are already a rejuvenant/people.

MINING IN CHINA.

GOLDFIELDS AND TIN MINESĄ

White Horse Trophy. The match-be- tween the Hongkong Volunteer Corps and the. Association for the trophy presented by, Mr.. Mackie of Lagavulin Scotland, was decided on the 21st December. The Association team was acces.ful in winning the trophy for thin, scored, by the Volunteer team. Mr. W. G. the first year, with the score of 831 against 814

Other Matches-Friendly matches were aggregate score of 8g... shot of against H.M.S. Waterwitch, U.S.$. Cincinnati! and H.K. Volunteer Troop, when the Astociation was victorious.. The team had, 'however, to. own defeat in June last by the

H.K Volunteer Corps by a margie of 15 points. out of 674 made by the Volunteers.

New Competitions for 1908, The Hon. Mr. F. H. May, OM.G., bas presented three cops

WATER RETURN.

Level and storage of water in reservairs on the 1st March,

CITY AND MILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL

1908. 30. 9" below

1907A 21 8 below Tyiam...

overflow... Tytamllye24 10 below

wash överflow Tytam In termediate

Overfiów

A RICH HAUL,

MAIDEERVANT'S ROYAL ROAD TO LOVE

17th inst. Avorious charge of theft was preferred against a maidservant and a coolle at the. Police Court this morning. It appears that Ho Mi was in the service, of a Chinese lady named Wong Shui Tong, residing at 184) Wing Lok Street, while Kwok Ping, of 42, Eastern Street, ip her favourite suitor. Evidently with the intention of providing against the proverbial rainy day, and possibly in the baps of cementing the affections of her lover, Ho Mi decided to rid her mistress of much of the latter's superfluous money and jewellery. She therefore took into her postessica a whole host of valuables, worth altogether the sum of St,r11, besides two promissory notes for $3,000, tankow Railway Scrip worth $105, and $455 in hard cash. The jewellery included a diamond riog, seven gold rings four pearle, two jadentone ear-rings, a palt of gold rimmed spectacles, gold hair press, a gold button, two pairs gold ear-drops, two cat-picks, gold locket, two gold pendants,three gold omamepts, two sovereigns, and a ten-yen gold piece. Al- together the jewels and valuables which sha appropriated amounted to the sum of $5,000. When charged at the Police Cour to-day both the accused pleaded guilty. The Magistrate, Mr. Gomperiz, imposed a sentence of six months' hard labour and further ordered that the man should be exhibited id the stocks for six hours,

TRADE-MARK PIKACY,

A. KODE, CASE.

tion a day or two ago that the British Govern

Our telegrain coluntas contained an intima- ment intended to approach "Japan with regard

making a now agreement on the subject of stade-marks. The need for some action in the matter continues to be abundantly manifest, for though the Japanese Government, in the Pro- 10 join the laternational Conventions for the Protection of Industrial i'roperty add Copy. locol to the Anglo-Japanese "I reaty, undertook right before the cessation of British Coquiar jurisdiction in Japan, very little benefit bas accrued to British subjects from that under taking,"

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We have been shown another example of theda piracies, Kobe being the scene on this occasion. Messra, Geo, Whymark & Co, im port a particular variety of tea from Ceylon, Pockets, and the trade mark consista which they sell in packets described as "Op

of twods diamon joined, with "G” in oan and "W" in the other, "&" appearing above and "Co. below. Beneath are the words "Choicest Pedro Estate Ceylon Pekos, Imported by Geo. Whymark & Co., Blogo, Japan." It now

is yellow,

appears tout a Japanese firm named Fajiya.&

Co, of Motomach, Kobe, have placed another, Ceylon tea on the market, and finding, ap- patently, that Messrs. Whymark's fox had al- ready a large sale, thought they could not do better than atilise that firm's trade-mark. We have the two labels before us. At first glance they are identical. Not only are they calculated to deceive Japanese, but foreigners taking a cursory glance would not be likely to detect any difference between the genuine and the counterfell. It is only on closer examina tion that some changes in wording will be observed. Thus thaTM“Ove. Found Jubileo” becomes "One Pound Jelep," and the two diamonds have "H" and Kinstead of "G" and "W," but the "&" and "Co." occupy the same places as in the genuine label, Below appear the words: "Choicest Pedro Estate Ceylon Pekoe," but instead of the name "Geo. Whymark & Co., Hjogo, Japan," there is substituted "Fujiya & Co.; Kobe, Japan. The colour of the label, the shape of the type, the arrangement of the lines, the actual wording are all clearly a colourable imitation of an article already on the market, and can only be lotended to deceive the unwary purchaser, this being done -1908.

in spite of the fact that the genuine label 174,800,000 bears the inscription "Trade Mark No. 11823. Registered April 3, 1904," it "is" bare-faced 1,235,000 194,276,000 piracy of this description that makes foreign business mem in Japan, despair of any redress. 28,200,000

through diplomatic or any other means. The 4:568,000 1,844,000

sales of the tea imported by Mestre, Whymark "Total

233.534,000 403,079,000 & Co. have been matenally reduced since this Consumption of water in the City and Hill piracy.appeared on the market, as the tea is District during the month of February.

apparently a lot captured during the war and sold very cheap, but their only remedy in tö enter upon a possibly expensive issait in order to assert their right to- their own trade- mark-Japan Chronicle

Pokfulum

*below

237 below overflow

overflow

18′ 0′′ balow overflow"

32 61 below toverflow Wong-nai 35" 61" below 28" 11" below

overflow chung Loverflow

His many friends in the F.M.8, will be in. for competition in the new new year in Classes

A. B. and C., according to handicaps. Mr. G. Tytam

STORAGE GALLONS.

four coolies papt and roar like automobila May' the education given to them be of that terested to learn that Mr. Foo Choo Chooo has H. Medhurst has presented three handsome Tiam Byewash. Borns to clear the way, for they bear a Man sound.kind which conserves the best of the old been granted a concession by the Chinese cups for competition during the year. The Tytm Intermediato ·

as well as introduces only the best of the new.

darin with globe crest of crystal or coloured stone on his bat. He leans slightly forward in the dark chair, or sits perfectly, erect with the dignity and reserve schooled into him by many generations of the Confucian, books, full of farms and ceremony. +

CHINÈSE 'EMBROIDERY.

0. D. W.

COSMOPOLITANIŞM OF SHANGHAI.

population Consumption)

1907.

225,510,000

730,000

5,440,000

1907.

1908.

236,100 206,310

per head per 15.520.4 gallons day........... Ialermittent supply by Rider mains except from 4th.io rath during February, 1907.

Constant supply in all districts during February, 1908,

Government to work extensive goldfields and conditions have not yet been decided upon. Pokfulum tinfields in the Island of Hainan, near Hong Peak Range-The Bao yards firing polet at

at Wong-uni-chung kong.

It may be recalled in this connection that the Peak Rango was opened on the 21st Sup tember, when His Excellency the Governor, while Mr. Foo Choo Choon was spending a Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C. d., honoured the few months of last year in his Fatherland, Association by firing the first shot. Lady news reached here that be bad-visited Hainan Lugard also graced the ceremony with her Island and discovered there large areas of tin- presence. The completion of this firing point Consumption 103,783,000 122,190,000 gallons bearing land as well as some rich deposits of Gill want long felt by members, and it is Estimated) The same things that sell at home for many

Shanghai is the most truly cosmopolitan city gold, dollars may be seen here and bought very cheaply. All this exquisite embroidery is done in the world; for Faxis, after all, is mainly That there was a deal of truth in those reports hoped that more advantage will be taken of the by poor women in their homes, They take, French; London, after all, is mainly English is now abundantly, manifest, for a few days opportunity, thus presented for long range patterns already stamped, on the silk or linen New York, after all, is mainly American. ago, a wire was received from Peking Intimate shooting than so far has been the case.

The meeting molt elect, in accordance with by,the shop, and work out the tedious lines of Shanghai has its French hotels, its imposing ing that documents relating to an extensive rule 9, a Committes consisting of a Chairman, the flowers, butterflies, or dragons for an earn. German Club, its English Country Club, its mining concession in Hainan, for which Mr. ing of about twenty cents a day. The little race track, its Russiab Bank, its Japanese Foo Choon had applied to the Central Govern Secretary, who will also act as Treasurer, and eight other members. Members who have <burg holes that ens finds gow and then in the mercantile houses, its American post office. It meat, in Peking have now been signed and served during the past year are eligible for midit of a beautifal embroidered piece intended is ruled by a council of Englishmen, Germans sealed by the Mining Department and will soon election but Mr. W. H. Traschard Davis has.

The return of consumption is subject to for a dress for some wealthy foreign lady may and Americans. It is policed by English bob- arrive bere.

We understand that the concession is a very aligned and Mr. F. Maitland is going away error owing to the difficulty of accurate mea: have been made through the carelessness of abies, Irishman, Sikhs from India, and Chinese.

On the Babbling Well, road of a sunny after valuable one, the alluvial soil bearing high for long leave and does not seek re-election surement whilst the extension works at Albany smoker, but they may rather mark the

His Excellency the Governor has sought | Filter Beds are in progress. night toll of the poor women. If you have, noon, where the latest thing to motor cars percentage of tie-ore in many places, whilst in the sanction of the Secretary of State any money left after visiting this place hunt weaves through the line of smart carriages, you other parts of the concession, which in about to a grant to enable the Association to may see Spaniard elbowing Filipino, Porta- 17,000 acres le extent, the wash-dirt, from employ a paid Secretary, That sanction bas out the best lacquer shop. The one I have in mind is in a very narrow and out of the way gadis jostling Parsee, Austrian chatting with which gold in large quantities is obtainable in

therefore, to proceed to the election of an Honoje. street even for Canton. The outside is very Bavarian; and they all talk, gamble; drink and many places, has been struck only 3 or 4 fest not yet been received; it will be necessary, Kowloon Gravita unprepossessing, but when you enter, the old buy in pidgin English. This settlement of below the surface Mr. Foo Choon's good ary Secretary, as Mr. M. S. Carruthers is unable head of the firm, about the same as the bead 15,00 Europeans, living apart from that public

to continue to perform the duties of that office. of the family, and his good tempered son, and opinion which compels the maintenance of lock followed him to Chine, and we shall pro The grant, if sanctioned, will not be continued all his wares will make yott forget the streat, social standard in every European country, and bably bear before long a good deal more about beyond, the current year unless the present in the examining of his quaint and beautiful indifferent to local public opinion which keeps the Foo Choon.Concession in Hainan, whence boxes, tua poys, frames, and other things that up a certain curious standard among the Cal- large quantiles, of the and gold will no doubt.ength of the Association is maintained, and a lacquered in this carne little shop, as he asse themselves, steril to have practically no forthcoming in the not very far distant an adequate attendance of members at the and at all the problem of every decent future, mango the jeance of members at the Owa may see silk being woven by hand American or Englishman who finds himself That in the hills and dales of Hainin there moge during the year. looms, and the dexterity with which the oper established in business is whether he dare ware large deposits of gold, tio, cost, and fron ator, bandles the pariling tangle of threads bring his wife and family and introduce them has long been rumoured, but it has remained. RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library

hereby his controls the woof as it goon la is Tato circles to degraded that families, disin- for our enterprising follow-sowpeman to verify and Museum for the week ending the 15th || Consumption)

cone March, 1908 *** mavalious. The beautiful brocades ate build: tegrate and children grow up under diabearten the truth of the reports, and we hear ed out before you in this dirty, marrow, cramps.jpg influences The beavy drinking of the Chins gratulate him opop the success. ed little den "where you can scarcely pass back coast ports in proverbial, yet the drinking seems Tendad his effons to develop the and glorth: between the fairy loomsey Way is litle more this an incidentin & city where the so Important a portion Everytblog in China(not spoiled with 'din inspcial atmosphere, la tainted and altogether the picturese ter

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INDLAN BOGEY CONCERNING HONGKONG.

It is said that there are the makings of quite a pretty little ruction over the sending of su Indian regiment to Hongkong, remarks the Arian, io. consequence of the having been declared by itse said tegument medically unfit for service in that by no means healthy station.

When the order came out for this regi- ment to go, the percentage of men on the | sick list was very, high indeed, and, the rugi- ment was consequently, considerably, below its proper strength. It was watted, and pro nounced medically tofit ; but then for soms ¿reason,

medical vertering on the surface thin verdict was over-rated by a second squad of doctors, and eventually the regiment) want sway to the mugay.. Eastera; station; 800 strong 1. It was enabled to go at this strength because it took all its invalida: with it's but an

matter of cold fact it is said that it is' bably only able to turn out soo men strong, upon, parade

place for