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N-HANKOW RAILWAY,

THE LOAN AGR“EMENT,

idg now in their possession: On September 91995, the Viceroy, Chang Chih-tung, who himself irranged this new contract, wrote to the Consul-Goastal, Mr. Fraser, as follows

THE HONGKONG TELEG

7RB YANG1528, WHARF AND

GODOWN COMPANY-

UNLIMITED"

"ANNUAL MEETING.

JAPAN'S NAVIGATION

In reply to a question addressed him by Mr. Shoichiro Yoshige, Baron Goto, Minister of Communications, stated briefly that the aim of the Navigation Subsidy Law was not only to develop commerce but also to make the vessels of the subsidized companies readily available is time of urgent need, Article 11, he said, 'clearly expresses this intention.

Mr. Uchida, Director of the Mercantile Ma rine Sureau, then submitted the following statistics.

TERMS OF SUBSIDY CONTRACTS. Great Britain, P. O. Company................. 7 years.. Germany, Nord Deutscher Lloyd 15 years. France, Mesingerica Maritimes a years. Austria, Lloyd Company............... 15 years.

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PAULUM HOSFIE

PROPOSED THANGHAI MEMORIAL

IN SEARCH OF PRATI

GECATIONA

FROM PIKING, DENGE On Sunday merding, the 24thfullimo, tharu was a great spectacle at the Chien Man Railly. way station, Paxing. All the foreigs Lagation:X guards sent their guards of honour under com mand of an officer to bid farewell to the section of the German detachment which leff for apmazg There were not only soldiers at the stat says Gainess Public Opinion, bat, was filled with various officialt bigjandi. diplomatic as well as military and navali

Legations

cach of the

Bay our contemporar also admired: ar "wall" and the lading leaf whe had come for the last time.to Who đã tắn German military friends who were on the hope the ladies feel Battered with our Chidete point to travel back to the Fatherland Wa contemporary's bold attempt at vallantry, h

Major 'Loon,' and' the officers who accom! pany him home, took the larger section of

German detachment. Of course, we like pon-commissioned officers and plivater of the to see the Goman military friend in our midst" concluded the Chinese journal, Land will always welcome them when they risik s bat now at there are such strong contierents of foreigs drilled Chiness forces in and Ground What the Ger Peking, therefore it is evident, mas in great recognition by all have done fot the quiet of foreigners and Chinese slike into our capital, this no doubt will be carried our

"but many of the fine Lady collumer

FEMALE OPIUM SMUGGLERS, S

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a for co-operation in respect to railway' loan repair out of revanuio. I now.come to the sub. Italy, Mail Steamship Company ......15 ydars, Department yesterday under instructions from they haven't got to that yet. It was suiking to | to make the tin more secure in the pocket, the

March 11, It is here that a meeting will be he'd Los stated herton of representatives of the French, Gerezan, and British financial groups, including the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, regard. Ing the entente, provisionally arranged on March negotiations with Chica. I am informed that the Japanese Minister will require Chang Chib. Lung to give effect to his declaration to Mr. Fraser on September 995, which China officially communicated to The Japanese Go- vernment, Bamaly ‡ -

VESSELS TO BE EMPLOYED AFTER 1910, EUROPEAN LINE, Type.

Toupage. Number. Speed Kamo Maru,.,605 6 16 knots Hitachi Maru......6,600 $ 15

Total tonnage 84,600. Number of trīgi 36. Mileage per trip 25,048.

- At the meeting of the committed of the

AN INTERESTING JOURNEY,6 Japanese Lower House on March 19, when the

During the course of a very interesting con- new navigation subsidy contracts were dis The Tang Chee hospital, which it is proposition with M. M. Stow Hill, who has bead Cassed, the Vice-Minister of Communications ed to purchase and rename the Paulus Hosp travelling in various parts of China since last Peking, roth Match.

replying to questions of the members, stated in tal is situated in Burkill Road. It was found December, a representative of the Shanghai The preliminary agreement arranged with

substance as follows:wed by Drs. Paulun and von Schab in 1900 and Zems was accorded an opportunity of question the Deutch-Asiatische Bank on Saturday for The nonnal meeting of shareholders of the Although the tormial of the Seattle and at first consisted only of a fat corrugated iron for Mr. Stor Hill with rogard to bitstraalt the Construction of the nortbaru balf of the above company was held at Shangbai at the Tacoma liner would appear to be the meat to buildings purchased from the German military One of the objects of the journeys made, which Canton Hankow, Railway provides for a loan of 10000,nos on the basis of the Tientsin office of the general agents, Mesurs. Callowits each other, the establishment of a line to the authorities, In 19or the brick building in front included the district around the Foyang Lake, Yangtze loap, the issue price and interest be and Co., on 30th ult. There wars present Mr. latter place has been deemed advisable on of the hospital was erected by funds contributin Kisegel, and as far south as Foochow was Charles E. Raynor (presiding), Messrs account of the connections which it will furnished by German and Chinese residents. This to search the country for peat, the commercial Seg more favourable to China thas the terms K. Oldorp, H. E Arnhold (Directors), R. with the Chicago-Milwaukee Railway. This building now forms the main portion of the possibilities of which are well known of that contract. This new agreement requires McGregor 1. Stampfl, H. White, R railway was constructed to develop regions hospital. On the ground floor, there are

no1 started for. Soochow in a house boat, were in origen the absent of the Ministry of Finance.

Presumably the British Government will Michael, B. Rosenbaum and Cart Hoffmann beretofore unopened, and the value of ostab dispensary, store-room out-patients' rooms said Mr. Slow Hill, and went to the Taibu, where some time was spent in shooting. There convey an intimation to China that her assent (Secretary), representing 1,535 shares.lishing relations with this hopeful territory re- lastrument rooms and operating them

was nothing of the nature of peat around that quires no extended explanation. The Seattle tres. The main operating theatre has three The notice convening the meeting having fine will, of course, be continued as in the past. tables and is equipped with sterilizers, instru district, I took several specimens of the mud, must be withheld, until the terms have first been submitted for British acceptance or re-been read, the Chairman said: A

Wat reference to the length of the terms, the ment cases, wash-bailes, and in fact with every one of which I had analyzed by Dr. Bland Insal, in accordance with the wrillen undertak. Gentleman Before proceeding, with the

companies should be allowed at least the fall requisite for modern aseptic surgery. A well but it was useless. It was simply gray business of the meeting I wish to express the extent of the 6-year limit, both as a privilege to stocked instrument room opens out of this for post one must go further awaygo where regret of my colleagues and of myself persons.

able them to improve the equipment and theatre, and beyond in small chamber fitted there in clear water without sediment, be fly at the loss we have sustained last year

service with a feeling of security, and as a duty with a Sanitas electric light bath for rheumatic cause where there is, sediçannk it will kill through the decease of Mr. Lemke and of our

To compel them in the public laterest to main patients, and other electrical apparatur. "The To view of your services in obtaining for me Manager, Mr. F. H. Rogers; bath ware men of

tain for a definite potiod regular transoceanic main dispoosary, at the other end of the builde the "peat) there would be more sediment than past. From the Taihu, I went to the a loan through the Hongkong Government of sterling character and all who have worked with

lines enjoying government aid. Furthermore ing, connects with the out-patients' room, where Poyang Lake, thence to Rabchow. I then £1,000,000 ou very fair terms, wherewith to them will remember them not only as able

it is believed that the vessels employed on the German doctors ses between fifty and went further south-west-to Juihung, where redeem the Canton-Hankow Hailway, 1 give men of affairs but also as trusted and unfalling these liner should be granted the highest rate seventy charity patients every evening.ing it was all alluvial clay. I endeavoured to reach you a binding assurance that should it be friends. To Mr. Rogers, in particular, the

of subsidy allowable under the new law, be- Upstairs are twelve rótms for Chinese pays Raochow by water. from this point, taking a Fecomasty to barrow funds abroad for the cou. shareholders in this Company are indebted for Cauas, if the Government in to take any steps log patients-six men and the same number course class in-shore, but the water was top struction of the Canton-Hankom Railway his carefully thought out and efficient organisat all to maintain regular services, it should at of women, a p British flipanciers shall have the first option of tion of our bifiates. To turn to our accounts-feat-take steps adequate to the purpose, The charity in-patients are accommodated in allow Nonb east of Raochow I visited King-teh-chen, the great pottery-producing undertaking the business, and, it bought abroad, it will hardly come as a surprise to you that we

Under the old law the rate of subsidy war the row of corrugated iron buildings at the rear centre, whence comes four-alths of the pottery Batish Arme sbull have the first option of are, to my regret, again, confronted by a de

increased in proportion to both tonnage and of the hospital. A lady X-ray expert assists of now made in the Empire Iris a marvellously supplying the machinery and materiala." crease in the net amdunt standing at ciedît of

In a despatch to the Wai-wa-pu. notifying I'working account; the depression in trade from speed; under the new one it is regulated in the hospital, buf the Röntgen apparatus is lo intereating place and I remained there four days faithfully by our own mass-They protect tTJAN accordance with the speed alone. Hence the building of the German Medical School, examining the klins. I was taken over the new foreigners la preference to our own people to**** that the loan had been arranged Chang Chib-| which we are all suffering has, if anything, under the new law there will be a total reduce So paestantatiously have Dre. Paulus, von tung states that the terms accepted by the made itself felt more severely sit in the past tion of more than van 1,000,000 ls subsidies, Scheb, and their associates 'carried, on thai) kiln; it is turajay out beautiful work." By-tha-] that no cause for troubles will be forthcoming..

way" Mr. Siew Hill broke off, "I believe they Germans had previously been rejected by the year than in 1927 and it speaks well for the

and therefore to reduce the amount still further work, that comparatively few foreign residents British and Chinese Corporation, a British solid foundation on which our business reste

hord in Shanghai?? dit da syndicate which throughout the negotiations that we should have been able to do as well by making the rate lower than to sea would be except Garman-know even of the existence thaKinngsi Porcelain Company-bavas place

inexpedient.

of the hospital, but it has become well-known Yes, we assented. "It is in Nanking Road, HOW THE SKIRTS WERE LOADED bas received the exclusive support of the as we have. You will see from the circum-

to the Chinese, many of whom have every reajust well of Shastong Road Two petticoste, or underskirts, which were British Legation. The bad faith with which stance that our general charges amount to only

son to be grateful to the skill of the firm of Mr. Stow Hill signified his thanks, and cons suddenly discarded by a couple of women on Chang Chih-tung has acted needs no comment Tix. 4,900, as compared with Tis. 8,000 in 1907

German doctors, and no more fitting memorial tinand with bis narrative. I secured a doren board the steamer Prine Sigismund, at Circular” nor does the disregard by Germany of the that every possible, economy has been effect.

could be found to the name of one who gave rice-bowls Give-toothed dragon-and they are | Quay, on Monday night, are now reposing on to agreement of September 2, 1898, between ed and when you turn to the profit and

up so much for others than to establish the

vacy

'much like Kaughsi white-wars. Thoy in shelf in the King's Warehouse/et the Sydney at Gorman and Brilish spadicatal deficing the loss account you will furthermore-see that

institute for ever as the Paulun Hospital.-N. 'woo'; allow any pottery to go out of that place Custom House, says the "Evening Whog of t spheres of railway interest (vide 'Blue-book whereas we had a debit, of· Tls. 2,900, for in-

C. D. News,

unless it is almost perfect. While I was select-

and ult. One is black material, and the other number one, 1895, page 214) Germany bar terest in 1907 we hava credit under the same.

ing a dozen pieces, no less than six bowls were of a brown buc, and they are each decorated" " now exclusive rights in Shantung, and, if the heading this year of Tle, 1,700. We recom

CHINA AND JAPAN.

deliberately broken by the manager, because with ties of opium-just as they were foundĺTM“ final contract is concluded a very advantage: mend you to continue the policy loaugurated

they were not perfect. I would have liked after the women decemped ous position in the Yangiste provinces.

last year of writing off regularly on your build

PROPOSED REFERENCE OF QUESTIONS

very much to have had them, say, at half price. The petticoat method is ingenions,

and lugs and pontoons. Although some stand to

TO THE HAQUR

They are setting up a high standard and which has probably worked successfully on✨ book at much less than replacement cost wo

The Osaka Jift has received a Peking mes

are making ware similar to that which is

previous occasions," There is a profusion of consider it wise to lengthen the Company's

sage of Saturday's date to the following effect made in Dresden--figures in relief, you founces, and there have been tacked-up te financial position by requtatly deprecian

It is said that Mr-jaid, the Japanese Minister know, flowers-and-birds. The porcelain such way as to-form pockets, capable of these items. All buildings, pontoont and

at Peking, proceeded to the Chinese Foreign beautiful, but the colouring is abominable; carrying one tin of opium in each, and thần tại lighters have, as usual, been kept in first class

home and stated that the Japanese Govara notice that no girls or boys are employed in the front piece can be made fast to a button; Tha weight of the load is praity considerable, but fect of our Yangtzepén properties. These, as

ment's opposed to the proposal to submit the potteries. They are all intelligent looking men, pending Manchurian questions to the Arbitra who seem to understand their business. I

the boltons ensure perfect safety in the mattet: You were told here this time last year, have beco hold ni a fair profit and Lot No. 2 has since

tion Tribunal at The Hague. At the same scared some sample Jars, including sang-da of "transport," for none of the tins can possibly been fully paid før ¿ as`regards Lot No t, the

time, he gave a full explanation of Japan's beenf, tall Jars, etc., and these I hope to sell fall out. realous for." considering such a course. was told that to fill an order of one thousand

** There would be, no difficulty in löading up purchasers, as you will remember, had the right to withdraw on forfeiting the sum of The

to be unnecessary. It in doubtful. if the articles it would perhaps be necessary to

the woman smuggler. The "cargo" can bi 25,000, and paying one year's interest on the

REPORT ON MANCHURIA.

Chinese Government will agree to at bace make eight or ten thousand, the balance slowed from below, throughs" skylight or aff

And those cost about purchase price. According to the terms of

restime the negotiations with Japan as there is to allow for spoils."

hole in the floor, or even while she was standout, vale a final settlement ought to have taken

leg on the companion laddar. Certainly, the place last month. The purchasers, having Mr. H. G. Parlett, British Vice-Consal at no responsible official at the Foreign Depart $6 each, although you could buy similar met with unforeseen difficulties in their ar Hakodate, has prepared, a précis of an officialment at present, Na-tung being is mourning, ouer in the street for St or $1.50, but they scheme was cloverly conceived.

repart, compiled for the Japanese Foreign while Sai, To, who is temporarily taking his would not be flawless. The fuel burat at rangements from the utilization of the pro pery, approached the Board some time ago Office by the Japanese Consul-General.at nr place, does not possess the requisite authority, the potteries is grass and wood, some of with a request to extend the final settlement, bin, on the object of industrial, agricultural, Leus Tasken occupies an important position which is brought from hundreds of miles free of interest, to February of next year; they and commercial conditions and prospects in

but is not strong-minded boough to undertake distant, though there are coal, fields within a matter of serious moment. When anything twenty miles. I was accompanied by the Rev. were quite prapared to forfeit their Taels Nont Manchuria, from which the following arises in connection with the Manchurian John R. Trindis, of Nanchang, "He is a fice 25,000 in case we should decline to do so.

extracts have been made and they had meanwhite faithfully paid-in-

questions, be tubs to the Grand Councillors man, but has a very hard row to hoe at Nao- terest on the purchase money so that we were Owing to the secrecy maintained by the Chi or sends telegrams to Hi-Shib-chuang, choog. There had been are in Kien teh in every respect fully covered and could bareness officials, it is very difficult to ascertain the Manchurian. Viceroy, asking for their chea the previous fall. Gangs of roughs commed enforced the conditions of sale if we had so..the area, of the land ander cultivation; but opinions. In short.be uniformly endeavour through the city, ordering the shopkeepers and desired; we thought, however, that in the it is probably about 13,000 square miles. Is to evade responsibility in the present case others to close their shops and houses. Bo bad present state of the property market it would the Amar Viceroyalty 1,140,000 shan (shar-1.86 he does not wish to be held responsible was the trouble that it was found necessary to be wiser to meet our friends and we trust acres) of land have been put under cultivation for the possible consequences, whatever they close the small gates in the city—the sectional you will approve of this. The matter of recently. According to statements made by offi- might be, of the sumbission of the Manchurian gates-in order to restrain the marauders. the Tale of Yangtzepoo-La-No, wills cials in that province, land-tax-is-at-this moment queations, to the Arbitration Tribunal. Hie We did not, find post anywhere there, Indeed, a most likely district therefore, remain open until-February-next.

but it is expected that sooner or later this will be asked an Admiral of a certain Power to take steps to look for it, I wanted to go further is but The interest on the purchase price meanwhile paid on 1,000,000 shan only of developed land, attitude is similar to that of Yuan Shih-khi, who though it was, received has been credited to the property.ac increased to 3,000,000. The chief, agricultural for the submission of the This Mars question did not have a permit 10 prospect. Mr. count in question and the Tl, 25,000 which products of North Manchuria are konliang, to the Tribusai af the Hague. Chinese officials Trindle kept his eyes open when visiting some of bisstations but without avail, although to the the purchaser will have to forfait in casa be

millet, beans, tobacco, and hemp. There are place their safety above the national interests,

south of julbung Mr. Trindle came across The sime message days that on Saturday fails to complete, together with a funbed Tissigns that the harvests of the country ate grad- 25,000 which he had meanwhile paid on ac- ually falling off. This is due chiefly to the lack Mr. Ijuin presented to the Throne his credes swamps uncultivated that were above the rise tials as Minister and expressed his hope, and fall of the lake: That is what we want count but which we have to return to him in

of proper manuring, autiquated. methods of

I was thinking of going "Tooth-east-to Canton. case he does nat complete, appear in our bal- lauce sheet undet Sundry Creditors. Bus agriculture, insufficient ploughing, and the ab that the friendship. between Japan and China

sence of any system of rotation of creps. The would grow stronger. The regeot replied that, by way of Fukien, but as there had been some iness at the wharf-has been showing signs of Implements in use are likewise of the most as they were both in Asia, it was necessary for thing of a revolution down that way I did not picking up since the turn of the year and I trust primitive kind as may he inferred from the Japan and Chica to help each other in a friend do so. I received great assistance from the we have seen the worst and shall be able to

prices pald for them. The most expensive inly way....... The Prince appeared to be is very various missionaries in my quest.

about twenty-five of the leading missionaries come before you with better figures again next apparently the winnower, which costs from good health.

The New York correspondent of the Osaka and all replied, but there seems to be nothing: 10 you upwards;" next comes the plough, year. The staff of the wharf have attended to their duties with their customary zeal, and which costs 3 yen. The others are purArohi cabled as follows on SaturdayMost down there. I then want to Highwa and there deserve your thanks. Before moving the chasable for a yen or less. No artificial of the papers here are now commenting on the 10 Bloghal, where I found a large deposit of lignite; the natives digit out and burn it, adoption of the report and accounts I shall be fertilisers are used. In North Manchuria negotiations between Japan and China, it is pleased to answer any questions which share agriculture is at the present mpotest entirely said in a Washington despatch of today. It is right or the surface is some places; holders may wish to put

In the hands of the Chirurg Every year wit date that Mr. Knox, the Secretary of State, basin others it is a foot or two foot, besoath. nesses an increase in the prodection of cereals, approved China's proposal to submit the Man Apparently these districts were once great At the present moment. it is over 35,000,000 churian questions pending between herself and lakes which have filed in. I also found koku (about 177,000,000 bushels); and when

Japan to the Arbitration Tribunal at The stag heaps Kare, but none of the residents have local demands have beed satisfied, there still Hague. Telegrams reaching the American any recollection, or any record, of smelting Mr. McGregor proposed that a dividend of remains in the market a vast surplus (about Government from various places agren, it is works having been established there I spoke fifteen par cent, equal to The 15 per share, be97,000,000 bushels) A small quantity of this said, in reporting that Ispro bar on various to one woman; in particular. She was over paid for 1988. Mr. Michael seconded and the surplus finds its way to Japan; but it is the recent occasions interfered in Chinese affairs eighty years of age, but she could throw no Russians who are the chief purchasers, The and over-ridden the authority of Chinese of ght upon it. There was pleaty of lignite and resolution was adopted.

reason for this is the low productive power, cials, According to na announcement made also coal-soft coal was also told that there owing to climatic, and other conditions, of the public by the Department of State yesterday, is anthracite, but there is no question as to poses shall be submitted to the Arbitration shaft could be sunk for 300 or 350 feet right insufficiency of the crops raised to meet local. demands. In consequence of this, Russian Tribunal includes those relating to the FAku where we were and right next the sea and coal Mr. M. Slow Hill arrived at Shanghai from of the natural products of North Manchuria, Kento, the Fushen and other mines, the ex- policy centres itself in an energetic fostering men-Samioton Railway, the ownership of would be found the object being to base on the security of these port of salt from the Japanese leased territory Foochow ten days ago and left yesterday other parts of Maachurin, iks Mukden. wfternoon by the drengélia on his return to the foundations the Russian economic position in this part of the world. Thus it is that Russian Newchwang Rallway, and others. mechanical industries bave sprung into exis- teace in Manchuria and attained in the course of a very few years to an extraordinary stage

With regard to the engineers for the construc. tlon of the nexthers/section of the Canton Hankow railway it is declared that one-half wil be of the nation that leads the funds and the other, hall will be Japanese.

The question being asked why the German Hank can accept terms which the British and Chinese Corporation regard as inadequately safeguarding the interests of the bondbolders, It is necessary to repeat that on the Tientsin- Yangis re-railway-the experience of Germany who is constructing the northern two-thirds is wholly favourable, every employes being Garman and all materials being obtained from Germany. There har been no friction and no. difficulty, the Chiness managing director of the German section giving every assistance,

On the other hand, the experience of the British, who are constructing the southero third, is unfavourable, mainly owing to the attitude of the Chinese managing director of this section, who from the beginning has sel bimsell thesis of delaying construction, while Femploying the loan fundi in a manner sever

contemplated by the louders.Timer;"

THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY,

CRITICISM AN SIAM,

No questions were asked, and on the pro- position of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Ainhold, the report and accounts as presented, were paired.

——~RO RICULTURE:

I wrote to

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Some people have been wondering how it was that the pair on Monday managed to get clear of the heavily-laden underskirt, but an examination of the garments shows that the d wearers had previously taken the precaution of making "the strings" for the waist quite long, " so that the hitch could be slipped without the slightest trouble To the ordinary man, the term string may be altogether foreign, but r the womenfolk will understand it quite wall.co In all, there ware 37 tips-19 in one skirt and

8 in the other, follow

Inquiries are now being made as to the op whereabouts of the ladies who wore the prin~23 cipais in Monday night's performance.

THE CURSE OF CREDIT... Throughout the Far East at the present time, as a result undoubtedly of the continued depres sian, there is much searching of beast amongst it traders. Increased competition and bad times. have led to the adoption of trading methods ....... which,are unsound at suy time but which are simply suicidal in a period of depression. The policy of the backs; policy based upon decades of experience, is to contract credit

in bad times and extend it in goodie From the point of view of the banks' cliente this is an oppressivo policy, but the fact remains that it pays. Among too many of the, traders in the Far East it is customary, to work! on diametrically opposite lines-to extend credit in bad times and contract it in good. The iriders themselves, when they are accom modeled by a bank, have a less time (arhickl

On the proposition of the Chairman, secooded by Mr. White, Mr. G. Willeumier was re- elected auditor for the current year.

The Chairman said there was no further oil in the Ruslan territorios, and the resulting the subjects which the Chinesa Governmobit pro there being plenty of sulphur, I believe a Raoding to sell an certain approved conditions.

business, and thanked those present for their attendance.

vole of thanks having been accorded to

Mr. Jayner for his services in the chair, the meating terminated.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN JAPAN.

of development.

*FOREIGN TRADE:

to

A New York cable of the 27th to the Japan Advertiser reads as follows c

Siates.

The Slam Observer writes:-Hongkong in "making determined efforts to raise the neces

sary funds to start a local University. An offer has been made by due of Hongkong's merchant princes, Mr. Mady, to provide the buildings it the Government gives a suitable site and an Edequate endowmoot fund is raised. This is a decidedly handsome, offer and it is not surpris. ing to and that the people of Hongkong, in

to meet their engagements and they give their spite of the beavy Boancial strain they have been enduring, are making every effort to secure

sapplied. Any firm with large rekodious can the million and a quarter dollars, which it

customersalonger time in whichto pay for goods i. carry on business in this way without disslett estimated would provide sufficient revance to

but Arms which are working on s astrów mar• ¿," pay, expenses, We Hole 'that the Governor,

gin are sure sooner or later jo find themselve Bir. Frederick Lugard, addressing' a number

in difficollies. If it were possible for all the of Chloese rentlemen at Hongkong, said:

arms engaged in importing in any particular Your generous compatriots in China, ic ths. Straite, in Java, in Slam and elsewhere will,

portion of the Far East to come to an unders 1 feel sure, help us liberally, for they too will

and if they adhered faithfully, to, that onders benefit by this University to which they can

standing things might be bettered. But any send their sons. While we have every sym-

such arrangement is obviously impractica ble. A firm which has bean fin batinern for. pathy with Hongkong's aspirationsforthehigher education we are disposed to think that the plan

say length of time get to know that certain of of sending the bat raund to remote countries is

its clients can be be safely given much grester undignified and bat moreover the results

privilegess than others. Is it at all likely that, attained will be poor: The Chinese in Siam

any well-established firm would become a party.. know what Sir" Frederick Lugard pos.

MORALS AND MONEY. to an arrangement which, if fahhfally, adbored sibly does not kuów-that Sino pos.

officially notified by China that China has The Washington State Department has been

to, would result in friction with good clients ?.. sasses maay excellent educational establish- “DAMAGES ESTIMATED AT V200,000,

COMPENSATION FOR REVENUE LOST THROUGH To be successful every firm engaged in import; ments. To obtain a thoroughly sound educa-

requested Japan to consent to the submission

OPIUM X1STRICTIONS,

Wing would have to join in. We do not daabe 2 tion is not necessary for any resident of The Japan Chronicle of ayth ult, reports:-

Save that assuming the impossible could bappen i Siam to fara afield. It is true that a Univer-On the morning of the 25th instant a disastrous This history of Manchurian foreign trade may of the Kauto and railway, questions to The

We are glad to see that Lord Crowe has pro and every importing firm did join in an sity training is not obtainable locally but at fire broke out in the town of Komatsu, sear be divided into two parts. The first dates from Hague Tribunal for arbitration. The State

arrangement to restrict credit, bu yawjority the rate at which the country is progressing Kanazawa, Ishigawa prefecture, by which about the building of the Chinese Bestern Raliway: Department, is not communicative on this defect will soon be remedied. A Universco houses were destroyed. From a Romatsu the second from the Russo Japancic war the subject, but it is gathered that mised to endeavour to persuade Parlament 10

least, for the loss of revenue which that colony compact. But most assuredly there would vity at Hongkong would undoubtedly be an dispatch it appears that the fire originated in a Undoubtedly a trade of sorts existed before Japan is not very favourably disposed towards compensate Hoogkong, to a certain extent at of the firms would faithfully keep to the f

then, but it was of no great importance. In the proposal. The idea is gaining currency is likely to sustain from the extended restricbexsome who would not and they would excellent thing both for Hongkong and for bath-hours at Kyo-michi, Komatsu, at 1.40a.m.

good marks those early days the and port of export and that Chion would fain engage America's good slons if one may be allowed the oxymoron speedily get hold of all the South China bat we fail to see that it Fauned by a north-westerly wind, which was would be of much benefit to Siam or to blowing strongly at the time, the frames import was Newchwang but the establish-offices in an effort to overcome Japan's ralue whichare to be placed on the opium trade who, angry at being claried as doubtful, would the Chinese: in Sum. We would recommend quickly spread to the adjoining houses ment of the railway, the building of Dalny, tance in this regard. Your correspondenso fos thing, continues the Madras Times, to readily transfer their busi-ess to anyone bo the Chinese residents of Binm to adopt the and swept away 47 hontes in Kyo-machi, and the use of the Sungan as a communi. however, understands that the new administra-moral and virtuoos at the expense of other would give them the terms to which thay wiss policy of continuing to support local 39 in Naka-machi, 45 in Zaimoku-machi, 43 cation route, desit its prosperity a heary blow. tion has ng desite to be mixed up in such a Iostitations and, if Hongkong succeeds in in Shin Kajiya-machi, 40 in Ssiku-mach; The outbreak of war gave a tremendous in controversy, as it does not recognize that there people, but it is not the form of altruism which were accustomed. But, as word assum

estonian tipppose that all the foreign importers actually establishing a University which will be capable 41 in Matanio-machi, 19 in Shim-machi petos to the already prosperous trade of the is anything to the nature of the questions pead-ought to commend itself to a truly upright and the impossible as a basis of argument, fim of awarding degrees which will be recognised and 7 in Kodera in the suburbs, is addition to country. It was to Manchuria that not only the lag between Japan and China which precludes just mid

an amicable settlement by direct begotiation. As inopiam one of the usual waves of moral combined and remained true to the comblog.. indignition of which we have seen so many in tios, "There are the non-foreign firmă to-be generally to take advantage of it for their sons 15 godowas. The flames were not brought Russian troups (it is calculated that 85 per cent.

the past century, bays swept over the British taken into consideration. In Siam for example until such time as Siam has a University plats under convel anilzam Arnng the build of the provisions and fodder supplied them were

LENA COTTAGE" SOLD public, and the result is a widely spread opinion bere are numbers of Slamere rand Chinese War If Hongkong so badly wants a Daïver- lagi destroyed were the officers of the Komaru of tocar production); but also nil the iobabitants.

bat oplam is a curse and that the ass of it is hauser' who would be only too glad to mep int sity it should put its band in its own pockets Chogyo, the Kaga Jitsugyo and Kaga. Savings of the Russian Settlements in the Far East

a debating vice. The abuse of the drug is no and lake over the business on the tarmas abs moj strive to insert it in the pockets of those Banks, sad two Buddhist temples. The poor looked for their food-stuffs; and though now a

doubt much to be regretted, but opium has in foreign firmu rofased to give. Moreover there la only remotely interested,

people who were burnt out are quartered in groat part of the Russian railway had passed two temples and the public hall, where they fato Japanese possession; strenuous afforts are

various forms brought to many millions, the bothing to prevent anyone with a litle money of are being provided with food at the expense of being made to prevent the diversion of sonb This afternoon, "Lene Cottage, No.-9, alleviation of great anfferings, and nothing can credit in Europe starting importing to-morrow. the municipality. The damage is estimated at er trade to the south. These remarks, of Saymour Road, was sold by public auce be more certain thes, that it has been great These suggestions of combination have been about $200,000.

course, apply mainly to export trade. Imports tion. The premises are registered. la the Land blessing in many places and to countless nume made from time in time in the Far East, gêne Later ratures show that the total number of come, generally speaking, via Changchun, from Office as the remaialog portion of Inland Lot bers of human beings. There can be little grally by theoretical reformers: whet Wern abra bausar destroyed was ao in addition to 15 Newchwang, Shanghai, and Tientsin, Chang No. 951, with the maisonge and buildings doubt that the abolition of the coltivation of a show-on paper that if their quack-dos- Rodowns. The offices of the guilds of weavers chun is the meeting-place, so to speak, of North thereon known as "Lens Collage with tennis opium will pave the way, to the far more per trum were adopted the commercial millenium for the home market and of the weavers of and South Manchuris. lis trade has lately in court and out-houses. The premises are heldacious vice of alcoholism, and no doubt what would be brought within hailing distance, Bat asbutal for export were involved, A number creased enormously, and the probability in that from the Crown for the residues of the respect-ever that it will bring great hardship upon the shrewd, hard-headed, men of affairs whos An inquiry was held at the Magistracy, Lals of habitat stores were burnt in Kyo much, but before long it will, as far as the markets of these. ive terms of 999

www.ders thousands of your in India who have for many, kaow that trade must have its rinds and falltså morning, concerning the death of a native the silk was saved in most cases. Among the territories are concerned, pecome of far more There were. A namber of people present in years supported themselves and their families keep their or counsel and purite the und Stampi who was found dead in the Westeniferars from the fire are Messrs. Isogawa importance than the places just mentioned, forterested in the property and bidding was very by the growth of this noxious plant

policy of confiding their dealings to those

Polpipalice station last night. It was proved· Tokich! and

who are well-to-do which it now acts as a distributing centre, keen. The sale started with 5,000 being If those rrots are to be deprived of their of hotel stabiliz, they have linke that deceased arrived in the afternoon, having | towarmen.

Generally speaking, then, the export trade offered, which gradually rosa till $20,500 was means of livelihood it would seem, natural that leaving the doub ful" bus/dessita eth Com) from Swalow, where het as dischar The Mill Fire Ofice lad risk of Y17,000 invals north-east to. Vindingstok, and ise; Im reached, at which price the property wis knock compersation, hould be given to them, but we wish to build up connection gs flawan, on landing, arrested for ADD district Tokyo Fire Yono, the Nippon part trade comes from the south, vis New-ad down to, Mr. A. 8. Gomes, Jr.; It may be have not heard a word about such compen- The merchant why utopis breach of the opium ordiosace, and was Y6,000 and Yokohama Y7,000, chwang, This is certalcly the tendency at noted that the same property was sold some antion, go giant compensation to the colony course of acceftlog new cusjo

Early in the morning of the asib instant are present, and it will probably long continue. If eight years ago for $75,0as by Dr. Gomes of Hongkong may be a step in the direction of and treating his old custo Cell During the night it conised

seamas used his girdle with broke out in the Kiribatadera, a famous Bud- this be borne in mind, it will be seen that the. With the exception of a small piece of ground compensating other, who will suffer grast undes pimist, having fastened ons, dhist temple in Owa district, Tokushima pre South Manchurian Railway, and the Chinese) which und baud parceled out and ed, which a things the cativation of opium, shoëld, be the top of the Iron gate of the lecture, and the main temple, the pagoda, and Pastam Railway, will become the main zoutes few buildings bad alnos beso erected thei pra forbidden.But if not, still not be the Arm

covered, "his" fest, other bulidings were destroyed, the temple of for the Import trader the antt and y

partyshas remained practically intact and the imagin history that great nation kur beeu ry, Kobodasht and two godowns being anvad, The nithe Chlassa Ba

price resileed to-day may therefore be consia, vietuosi and moral without taklög care to hear Garen, damage is animated at about 250,000,

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A VINE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

OBTAINED CHEAP,

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