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HISTORIC SHANGHAI

NA VOLUME OF FASCINATING CHARM.

Local blitories muitalways have a circum- scribed field, and their appeal must always be limited, but the local historian has seldom a topic, of such varied interest or of auch inter-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 22 1909.

2883 Bir Richard Renala suggested that the ATHERTON new code of Regulations and By-laws proposed for the government of the Settlement should be “submitted to an experienced lawyer. The result WAR Weeping revision of both Regulations and By-laws and The affirmation of the principle; that for any amendment thereto confirma- tion by the Peking government was required."

thi has always actuated the representatives of Great Britain in the Far East in admirably intrated in Mr. de Jesuty account of the origin of the Imperial Maritime Customs.

GOLD

LTE

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT FOR THE FOUR

WEEKS ENDING APRIL 24, 1900

The Chairman and Directors, Raub "Austra Gentleman, I herewith beg to hand you my lian Gold Mining Coy., Ltd, Singapore,

report on your mining and milling operations.

The mine measuremants and stay returns

as ft. sinking, g ft. driving, 617, fi crom-cutting the period (4 wonks) under review, made up of and 23 It of prospecting work as against total of Biy for the previous four weeku, be

ALLEGED UNTERFEITER

CAPTURED

ACCUSED OF PASSING FORGED BANKHOLES.

THE SIAM DIRECTORY

NATIONAL EFFICIENCY

CHINA

and its history a chèracter unique. :: Of all that. During the Taiping rebellion the Chiness of prospecting work show a total of 866 ft for to;ba furged: but before he could question the and at the same time the necessity of pre- Govermant; by the fulsomenezi, of her prom

national significance aids to be found in the E LOVE OF FAIR PLAY rise of Shanghal to its present position of prin cipal emporism of an Empire of really four hundred millions of soule, the commingling of the commercial, political, and financial interests of every civilized nation, giving to Shanghai

is levolved. In the story of this grost part Mr. Montalto de Jesus, in this sketch of Shauge hal's history, gives us the fontes et original and we cannot delay: saying that his Yolume is one of fucinating charm and will earn the gratitude of all Shaoghailanders and of those whose interests are wider still, those ‚‚whose first' concorn is rather the Interplay.of. political forces and the move and countermove of diplomacy in the Far East; for the history. of Shanghai is bound up with much wider things than its own commercial or municipal destiny, Opened to the world in response to the hard kuocks of foreign guas, foreign endeavours saved it from the devastation that would other Wise surely have laid it low during the rebellions of the Taipinge, and foreign nations again accured for it immanity from attack during of China's wars. To the student of larget affairs Its history it of interest as embodying the growth of so ideal, the gradual reduction 'of conflicting views and interests into a bar- moay of compromise without sacrifice of assen. tials, and the concrete expression and sinction

Customs House on the Bund was pillaged and wrecked by the rebels.

of internatonal amalgamation in the Far East. question some of Mr. Montalto de Jesus's Interpretations of facts and ascriptions of motive but as probably every reader will approach the subject with his own prepossessions, and as every writer on the subject would certainly do so, we cannot hold our author in default, on

From this point of view we are inclined to

that account; but rather we are unfeignedly thankful that the slightly. Anglophobe and Sinophobe symptoms of his earlier work have very largely disappeared and on the whole, even where we regard his judgment as being In error, we recognize the fair-minded manner In which it is expressed."

Having disposed of this,

THE ONLY SERIOUS CRITICISH

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The Tituation, then assumed a peculiar phase. All native authorities being locally regarded the Treaty as than a aboyance, lo- overthrown, the foreign mercantile community asmuch as there were no officials to carry out its stipulations; and it was argued that where obligation to observe its cock declared, no_customs-house existed there could be no

duties. Nevertheless: Consul Alcock · that the capture of a part could In no way abrogate a solema Treaty with the mosined binding in spite of ose of the Empire that the Troaty obligations re contracting parties being for the time being incapacitated from giving full effect thereto; and that this incapacity arising as it did from that contracting party baing beset by calamities, was no reason why is rights should be ignored, but on the contrary constituted the strongest argument for the bonast recogonion of such right....Consul Alcock ansoyaced provisional rules for clearing ships in the ab imports and exports to be paid in to the British sence of customs officials, the amounts due on Capsulate eitheric silver or in premissory to be eventually handed over to the Chinese authorities. Several other nationalities tried this arrangement for a week or two, but don defected, the first id drop out being the United Biales Consul, 'who was also a merchant. For order, and received the amphatic approval of several months this 'system was in working

the British Ministar in Peking, but aventually through force of circumstances it, broke down, Maritime Customs took its place. In the mono and on Consul Alcock's initiative the Imperial

time, British integrity had cost British mar chants hundreds of thousands of dollars.

We bave perhaps dealt rather with oon aspect of the matters covered to this interecting" volume, but it must not he assumed that other aspects of Shanghai's history are overlooked. The book is written with

A'WIDE OUTLOOK.

No parrow view of the place held by Shanghai is taken, as the following extract from the Pre- face will sbow.**

"The pride of Shanghai, however, rests more upon the memorable struggle which proved to be an empire's deliverance of its terrible scourge the Taiping rebellion. In this glorious celiberation Shanghai figured as the central point, only to remain unpardonably unhonoured and unsung. It is precisely from this contrat pofut that a history is most needed, inasmuch as the great influence which the reign of terror had upon the destinies of Shanghai, for good and for evil, can never be adequately gauged with out full light being throws on local conditions at that stirring epoch. Thence dated the marvellous growth of the foreign Settlement.

we have to make of Mr. de Jesus's volume, we may proceed to suggest to our readers exactly what is, the scope of the work and what is the bearing of the past, as pictured for us is there pages, on the present. Passing over the days before there was a foreige Settlement at Shang- bal we may note that there was at one time -possibility that this history could never have been written. The claims of Chusad, that delightful island, were at one time ro rarded a4not unworthy to be set

up against those of Shanghai as 0 place suitable for the establishment of A foreign Settlement, but the geographic and commercial lostinct decided to favour of Shanghai, Just as, ̧ an earlier stage of Euro. pean intercoures with China the claims of Chu. sao bád given way before the commercial and military instinct which favoured Hoogkong. Mr. de Jesus gives a spirited parrative of the opening of Shanghai and of the events that led to the Treaty of Nanking. He then proceeds. to discuss the rise of the foraige Settlements and the circumstances under which this avent took place. There can be little question that In the somewhat casual negotiations conducted by Captain Balfour with the Tactal for the settlement of the regulations governing foreign residence at Shanghai there was little of the foresight necessary to the great administrator. Mr. de Jesus points out that Consul Balfour bad in mind merely British interesis, and whilst we Cannot agree with Mr. do Jetus in commend- log his attitude in this regard we would note that from the first he kept in mind the fact, that other nationalities would be seeking a lodgement in the newly opened port, and under his successors hard facts brushed aside Balfour's theories. The

TWO SALIENT FACTS

of the Regulations were that provision was made for the amenability of other foreigners to the code and that Chinese residence wilbin the Settlement was interdicted. It was not long before other nationalities sought to establish, their Settlements, but by 1854, as Mr. de Jesus tells us, regulations were made for the welding together of the original Settlement, commonly "known as the British Settlement, the French Concession, and the American, pseudo-Settla. 'ment, and at the ioanguration of the newrégime Consul Alcock dwelt upon a need and an ideel that we have frequently emphasized in these -columns, viz., “laws whonto the whole foreign community should be equally amenable", *anity in constitution, purpose and govern- ment. Mr. de Jesus tells us that there was no difficulty in this regard as far as the British authorities were concerned, for they "never regarded the Bettlement originally assigned to British merchants together with any rights or privileges therefa acquired by the Government as a means of excluding other foreigners therefrom,"

MR. DE JESUS'S "INTERESTING NARRATIYE we cannol follow in detall, but we may touch on some points of special interest. Mr. da Jusus puts the extremely vexed question of Chinese residence in the Settlement in a clear light when he says, “From a purely foreign reserva- tion the Settlement became a native Alsatia, the southern portion becoming blocked with abominably overcrowded and Glthy hovels, fraught with danger of fire and pesillence,

Bakit Koman, 540ft Level, Drive-South, This has been drives 1 ft, making a total of too f

bringing the total to gift Driving has been

The end carries a nice body of stone. North Drive, To this has been added 3ft, stopped owing to low valan of the rock."

A drive on the main lode has been started the 440ft level. northward to join the wiaxe coming down from

extended soft, making a total of $54ft. The ton. Level, South Drive-This has been

lode 4510, wide, averages 3.6dwi, per ton.

440ft. Laval North, No. Winze. This has been sook (oft, making the total depth gift.

The portion of fode in sight averaged 48in. and low grade,

The dove from the stope worth has been extended a ft, making a total of psit. The this seems lode 38in. wide, gives 19.27dwt, perton. As be improving northward it has been stopped and the main drive below har

by a wine later, bsen restarted and the two will be connected

Crosscutting for Stop-filling.-363|. Stopes-Above the 440ft, lovely a stopes; lodo zagin, wide and worth 7,30dwi. wide and worth 7.36dw

About the 340ft, level, a stopas ; lode 195ín,

Above the 140ft, levei, 1 stops; fide 744in, wide and worth dwt,

STOPE MINE.

Soft. Level, Drive South-This has been driven 17t, making a total of 1,03aft. The lods. 84in, wide, averages 1587dwt.

At-roof north of Anderson Shalt or 720ft. south of Stope shaft, a wicze has been started anti sunk oft. The lode 38in. wide, anays 15dwi,

It is intended to connect this to the north drive on the 260ft. level from Anderson Shaft.

From the stope a small branch about 7i0. wide has been driven on 15t, and 18ft, to the aorth and south, respectively, worth 7jdwt.

160. Drive North. To this has been added agit, making a total of jolt. The lode averag ed 48in, wide and work 9,25dt, par to.

Crosscutting for Stope-filling-200ft,; lode 93in. wide and wonh ́12,420wt.

Stopes-Above the Goft, Tevel, 2 stopes;

ANDERSON SHAFT.

260ft. Level, Main Crosscut West-This has been extended 33ft, making a total of 6off.

The lode has been struck and driven on to the north Bit

It is now 6oin, wide and worth radwt, A second bunch of quartz about gin. wide was driven on 17ft., but is of no vales and has been stopped.

BUKIT NALACCa.

It is mainly from this standpoint that the wrlier has strives to meet alongfest need lo presenting a fajtbíul picture of what will ever No. 1 Laval, `Drive South.Thịt has been be regarded as the most historic and interest-driven 24it, bringing the sotul to 412ft." The ing period in the anodis of Shangbai,"

lada 6çin, wide, assays ligzdirt.

This being the point of view from which the book is written it is appropriately

DEDICATED TO GORDON,

of whom an excellent portrait appears. Mr. de Jesús realizes, and his readers will fealign with | him, the great part that, Shanghai played in the destinies of Ching at that time of stress and storm, and he points out that the Chinese Government was abitber slow to see this nor to express iis achië of gratitude,

We trust that what we have laid will make

A bunch in the hanging wall has been driven on zofi.on a lode soin, wide worth 3zodwt, •

No. 1 Level North, Drive North From Cross- cut East.-This was started on a branch mel in the crosscut and has been driven on 24ft. on loda matter 41in, wide worth 5.12dwi

Cross Na Level, South Drive North from Cross- cut ast. This has been driven 3ft, making a total of 50lt, and as the lode became poor and disturbeds crosscut but been started and taken 16ft, to the cast.

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A NEW BANGKOK PUBLICATION.NA!

prova of value and commercial importance to "Among the publicatiɔne which are bound to the merchant may be counted the Siam Dirac- Last Monday night a coolie, who latergare the fory, the first issue of which has just been name of Chang Ho, walked into the box office of issued through the enterprits of the Stam Od Sid bill, drawn on the Chartered Bank of India with the compilation of a directory, even the the Hongkong Cinematograph, and, depositing a ver Anyone who has had anything to do called for five twenty-cent seats. The ticket simplest, will realise the difficulties that occur at maa, sxamined, the bill carefully. He found it the outset jn ensuring accuracy and simplicity,

captured, and when searched at the. Central form has not to be overlooked, but when coolie, the latter had fied. He was pured and renting the foformation in a convenient

in his pocks When interrogated as to where ledge required in collating the facts con Police Station another spurious bill was found there is added to that the special know be obtained the bad bilb, the man. Hid;.” I

cerned with a foreign country such us Slam bafore Mr. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, opposed to Westera notions and training, these got them, in the country." He was charged where all the customs and nomenclature are on. Tuesday, with issuing counterfeit hills. He difficulties are increased a hundrediold. The pleaded not guilty, and the case was remanded now Siam Dindary redounds to the credit of Rill'next wooką.

the Editor, Mr. H. G. Gough, whose long ex- perience of the canistry admirably, fitted him for the works in question and it is now possible to find at a moment's notice the name of any firm doing business in Bangkok and that of any fomiga resident or Siamese notability, Some of the names of the latter would form an the chairmen at company meetings we will excellent exercise for a spelllog "B" and like

wonder how his familiar address the Royal take them as read. Still we are inclined to Prince who rejoices is the cognomin. of Bhanubandhawongso Varade Bhanaraagei? The Directory contains a brief history of Slam,a description of the capital, an epitome of several of the more important treaties, a short description of the Customs tariff, etc. Special sections are set apsit for the foreign business houses in Bangkok aud beir employer, while there is a comprehensive alphabetical list of foreign residents. Altogether the Siam Directory is a comprehensive com pandiam for the desk of the commercial agent, the shipping agent and the business man gene rally. It is pileted at the office of the Siami Observer and costs the reasonable sum” qi Eva ticals, ..

„NIPPON TUSEN RAISHA.

HALF YEARLY REPORT. The next half-yearly General Meeting of the place on the 27th-ins, the Arahi status. The Nippon Yusen Kaishs is expected to take

net profit of the presoat bail-year is ballived to be about Y1,000,000, and this, plus the amount brought forward from the previous term should suffice to enable the Kaisha to pay a dividend at the usual rate of 12 percent, por GDDUM. Apart from the above, however, the Kaisha his tious question to consider, says the Orika ja nal. The term of the subsidy for its European service will expire in December Affer that the sumber of subsidised stammen a sore vice will be decreased from twalve leven. is throb steamers on the America service and six others on various other liner, will lose the privilege of subsidy. Such being the case, it will soon become seceska struct many new steamin: At the Yana Turner it has to increase the reserve for depreciation It is, hawayar, likely that the rate of dwiɖend for the present half-year will be 12 per cent, an already mentioned Kole Herald:

Business in toNKIN.

EXPORT TRADE FLOURISHING, WHILE IMPORT TRADE IS DEPRESSYD'

TRAFFIC IN WOMEN,

SHARP SENTENCES AT NAGASAKI, The Naganti Press states that sharp and commandable sentences were passed oppo three men (vare the name') before the Nagu- saki Chiho Saibansha on Wedoesday, can. victed on charges of being concerned in the kidnapping of alsa Nagasaki girls for shipment to Shanghai ;one, Sugabisa, of Yamaguchihan, The export trade of Tonkin doring thở first receiving savao years' imprisonment," and two quarter of this year incressed at pace which others; Kaneko, of Kumamotoken, and Yame. enough vessels to carry the shipmeals to only slackened by the difficulty of finding guchi, of Omura, receiving six years' each...... It appears that these loathsome individuals were Europe. The export of grain shows a marked | caught in the act of stowing their victims in the advance. But, says 130 Avenir de Torkin, the hold of the Norwegian steamer Varg leaving most gladdening feature is the beavier ship. Moji for Shanghai on Januarythe zath fast, when ments of minerals. This is a welcome sign of their suspicious behaviour attracted the atten- the times, for it brings home,pib to the tion of the Captains who promptly handed them Government and to capitalists, the fact that the over to the police. It is extremely pleasing development of the mines of Tonkin will add our contemporary remarks, to observe that the enormously to the wealth of the Colody. Un authorities in Nagasaki are taking a prominent happily, the mining region lies in the upper lead in the adoption of means to suppress tha country, which is so overun by brigands that abominable practice. They have set an exam- prospectors are in risk of their lives. The ex-ple worthy of the most serious attention and parts from Tonkin, in 1908 were 195,000 French tons over and above those of 1907. Thots in the know say that the figures for 1909 will far exceed these for 1908. ** Far otherwise is it with the import trade, in which the depression is terrible indeed Many stores, with heavy expenses to mest, hardly make enough to cover the outing and not always ever that. Optimits hope for a brighter, future in view of a huge public worke loan to be shortly raised by Government, which may give amuch needed spurt to business. Others look for improvement from the approaching comple. tion of the Yunnan railway, Some lancy that the depression will only god, when the mines in the Colony are so developed as to draw crowds of Frenchmen and foreigners, who will spend their earnings in the large towns freely. Too

Import firms, however, cannot wait so. loog. have removed to Saigon, leaving only branches is Tonkin,

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which might be copied in other quarters with advautege if this pest is to be stamped out

Another cais brought before the Nagisaki Chibo Saibanho on Wednesday last, though fortunately of a much less common nature, received a well deserved asntence when the gravity of the offence is considered.` The case in question was a charge of robbery with violence, and violation of a married woman, by dos Mitaral Cannosuke, aged 23, a native of Moji, and an old offender, and the sentence imposed was twenty years imprisonment. From the evidence on which he was con- victed it appears that Nitarai, who was only liberated from the Isabaya priaco on March 18th, broke into a merchant's house at Sasebo early the following morning, during that gentleman's absence, and, under threats of violence, committed a criminal ed the house of money, valuables and clothing before taking his depanure. The Sasebo police, however, were soon on the track of the offender and incceeded in arresting him the amo afteroous whilst vishing à friend. He has no fewer than thirteen previous convictions of theft recorded against and was justly termed "incorrigible".

In ble efforts towards the recons life the wian reformer will always'rtynal national ideals and the regeneration of national SOTYAtiva instinct. Indead the absence of thit conservative trait is lan one distinction, which marks the revolutionary from the true reformer, while its presence is the sufficient sisurance of 31 and steady progress, Many interested observers of events in China, as they, Have measured the meagre performance of her

the very obvious failures and conspicuous ises, have shown considerable impatience with

is this impatience felt that there are not shortcomings of Chinese officialdom. So much wanting those who are ready to say that in dwelleth no good thing and that the first this Empire, as ser constituted politically, step needful is to sweep it all away. But it a wall to remember that a nation which would build sure must balld slow. Chinese reformer are more blameworthy for saying too much, than for doing too little. The great task before the reformer in China in to learn what it. is possible and wise to conserve, and his aim ought to be to discover rather what"

experiance of these days in Turkey may serve it is necessary, than what it is possible to cut away. Too great a break with the past; an tha to illustrate, is a wokcases and a vary certain source of political trouble

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unique opportunity to make use of her age**

to the sphere of education Color: basa long experience, and by, adapting her time honoured methods to the demands of the age there seems no reason why he should not secure 10. barself for antional service the bast

cubefficient of her sons. Strangely system which she originated and laught other enough she appears unwilling to trust the very nations to use with the greatest of benefit to themselves, and she is to-day suffering from (His for which she has all the remedy in her own hands. The system of competitive examination which had served China through so many con- turies has proved a failure in her management, Dot because the system was a bad oss, but be cause it was applied to 'too barrow a scala and in too ignorant a manner. Sp far as it went, it produced mon of culture whose knowledge of certain things was phenomenal, That they were inefficient to other and more practical things wasnot due to their native incapacity but to the mass of useless learning with which they had 'bees encumbered. That a change was very Decessary goes without saying; the question in whether the change which has taken place in altogelbar for the good. Generally speaking it could be assumed that a degree man under the old system was, at least, a thorough Chines scholar. At the present time în (Chink there are crowds of Chlonso using degress which ap "peat to be the sign manual of anything rather than learning. Sign boards on all hands an nounce that men bearing the magic tefters, M.D. after their names are practising Westera medicine, oftentimes enough on the strength of a diploma from a hospital where they have received an inadequate training from an over- worked staff of doctors. Bachelors of Arts are to be discovered galore, whose attainments in their own and western learning are equally

satisfactory. These are nevertheless: very- useful members of the educated community and could fill subsidiary posts with advantage. But their unfettered one of degrean is raising a falso standard of learning is China, toplu Sarma

it clear to our readers that "Historic Shang; above the No. a level,' I stope, fode averages They have either shut up shop, or oftenca upon his wife. He afterwards plunder the test. Degreas from well known Western;

hai" is a book worthy of the attention alike of the general reader and the student. For the benefit of the latter the frequent citation of authorities is invaluable, and a good index eoables him to turn up any particular point, with facility. With abundant and excellent, typt, and neatly and strongly bound, "Bi illustrations, clearly printed in a comfortable toric Shanghai" should take place on every Shanghai bookshelf, and should also appear on the shelves of all who take a serious lo terest in the affair of the Far East.-Saturday Review.

AN INDO-CHINA S, N, CO.S SKIPPER.

PRESENTATION TO CAPT. TAMPLIN.

A very interessing and pleasing ceremony took place at Chinklang on Thursday, the 13th instant, the occasion being the presentation of A beautiful embossed silver rose bowl with ebony stand, accompanied by an illuminated Address to Capt. L. H. Tamplin on the eve of made on board the 1.-C. S. Tung Shing by her bis departure for Home. The presentation was genial commandes, Capt. Stalker, as representa tive of the Captains and Officer of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Co.'s fleet, in the pre sence of numerous store and seafaring friends, of Capt. and Mr. Tamplin.

Slopes-Above the No. 1 level, I stope, and

in and worth by asssy 5.17 dwi, Prospecting,--13ft of this work has been carried out on surface

GENERAL..

At Anderson Shaft a new head gear is in ADMIRAL LAMBION AS FISHERY

course of construction

The new electrical machinery and reduction gear for operating the pump are complete and have been given a trial man which was most Satisfactory.

The transformers have been removed from Stepe mine to Anderson Shaft to make this the head transforming station. For working Stope machinery a low tension service is con nected.

BURIT KOMAN,

40 Stamps: ran 28 days lean 1.5 days for repairs and clean up.

Huntington Mill ran 28 days' less 141 days for repaint and clean up. Ore Crushed: Koman

2,755 LOOK. Stope 912 st

Total 3,657 ions. Amalgam Collected 2760.000 or producing

'MAN.'

Now, it is possible for this, country, to solve the whole problem of an educational standard, and many other seriens problems; such: pay the discovery of truly efficient men for the governan ment service, at the same time, by inaugurating system of examination in Western subjectE ON the lices of the old system. By adding to the number of available, well-educated Chiness prominent educationalists, missionary and otherwise, such as ars now available all; over this Empire, to form Boards of Examiners, attainments in Western learning might be standardized by examination and a graduated system of valid degrees established by means of which reputed scholarship coul1.be pas to universities might be recognized, but graduates from all centras of learning outside these should be forced to take the national examins lion or remain outside such benefitste degrees might ensure, Something of this kind is fast becoming a necessity in order to protect the credulity of this peo- ple in regard to Wastern learning from balog imposed upon by those who have fu reality no other credentials to offer than a more foreign managed school. It is necessary, to the successful working of such a scheme afî is here proposed that it be conducted in an en- tirely impartial manner by man whose fair. ness is above reproach, and that no such thing as a roligious test should be imposed on any of the candidates. That some such system will eventually be forced opan the country in its own interest is hardly doubtful, and there are nigus that the Government is already becoming usessy as to the respite of much of the so-called. Western learning, with- which the nation is being flooded. But the rulers of China have yet to prove that they are sufficiently enlightened to have grasped all the points of the problem as it presents itself clearly. to other eyes-N. G. D. News.

THE GOVERNMENT OF HARBIN, trip to Japan or a short period of study at a

A WORKING, AGREEMENT CONCLUDED..

Peking, May in

A preliminary agreement, containing tigh. een articles was signed yesterday by H.E. Liang Tunyen, President of the Walropu, and His Honoor Shib. Chao-chi, Tantal of Harbin, representing Chinai and M. Kero- stoveiz, Russian Minister at Peking, and Major General Horvath, Chief of the Harbin Rallway Staff-and Acting Consul General for Russia at Harbin, as representatives of Russia regard-

The Japan Advertiser gives the following de- tails of Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton's fishing excursion last week. The Admiral and so of his officers were the guests of Admiral Saito and spent the whole of Sunday fishing on the Tamagawa river. Captain_Takeuchi and his reception commilies received the party From the Willey Tables $4.15 tone of con.al the Shibuya Tramway Station and they ro. centrates have been recovered worth 10,5dwt, rived at the Tamagawa it to a.m. The bon. per too,...

orary officials of the village expressed their appreciation of the honour conferred upon them by the vitit of the Commander-in-Chief of Bri- tain's China Squadron." The villa of Mr. Den commands a magnificent view opposite. Tama gawa and the azaleas in the garden at this periodt leal additional beauty to the scene. Ating modus vivendi in the matter of jurisdiction the gato of the villa, the Rising Sun and Union by the Russian railway authorities at Habla Jack were crossed. Vice Admiral Lambton, and their claims to have the right of taxation the guest of the day, riding in the same cagginge

over Chinese subjects both at Harbin and other as Captain Kato, entered the villa and was re- Settlements along the line. ceived at the gate by Mini Miwada, the princi. pal of the Kiwada girls school and thirty of her students who held their slomal meeting in the garden, Refreshments were served on the lawn at about poon and the fishing pary.com. (wenty boats were specially decoratta and meaced its operations in ideal weather, Some equipped, and carried a plentiful supply of provisions and refreshments. The visitors, ed to arrange the fishlog boats inte a on account of their Daval rank, were-invit

fleet, and this was accordingly done, amidst much merry-making, the boat of Vico-Admiral Lambton assuming the rack of flagship. Final ly, in a shady spot on the river, the party was successful is making some fine catches of carp many of the officers wading in the dyer in persuït of their "pray"—often a difficult taık. Eventually, after a thoroughly enjoyable day, the party retorped" with the "catch" to the official residence of Admiral Saito.

Retoried Gold

+917.000,

Smelted Gold" ..933-975 45 Average yield per ton. 5,09 dwi, y value of tailings -51.

- BUKIT MALACCA,

The address read-"To L. H. Tamplin Esq. On the occasion of your leaving for the Home land on a well-camed holiday, we, the masters No. 1 Mill ran 23 days (crushing 1713 tons

tion Company's steamers, consider it a most fitting opportunity to express our appreciation. for the many kiadoesses, which, as the Com

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Amalgam Collected

rife with brothels, opium shops and gamband officers of the Indo-China Steam Naviga.No. II ling dent. To the Consuls' representations on this subject the Taothi replied that accord- ing to the original Land Regulations nativa domicile wat interdicted within the Settlement;pany's representative at Wuhu and Chinkiang, now, bowever, tenements were built by foreign ers to accommodate natives, regardlere even of the risk incurred in harbouring people of bad character Indiscriminately." The Council eventually took this view, and limited its action to the suppression of disreputable house.

Concerning

you have shown towards us both in and out of business. For ald times' sake we ask you to accept the accompanying place of plate in remembrance Trusting Mrs. Tamplin and yourself will enjoy perfect health and have an enjoyable holiday is the sincers wish of all,"

Surface ore and 327 (tons Mine.ore, Total crushed 2,039 tous. 305.000zx producing

Retorted Gold

103.00 Smelted Gold

101.00 w Average yield per tor .99 dwf. Total-Toas crushed 5,705.000 Amalgam

3,065,000 011. Smelted Gold

| 3,034-975 051/ Average Fineness

913.447-400 Yield per tos g 3.61 det

W. H. MARTIN,

General Manager

The agreement emphasizes the intention of Ruusia to respect Chimp's sovereign rights,

Treaty rights of ser mations are safeguarded by an exchange of notes.

Major-General Horvath left Peking. yester day,--N. C, D, New

CHINESE POST OFFICE RETURNS.

RAIPING COAL,

A DEMONSTRATION IN DOMESTIC. ECONOMY,

A substitute for firewood and rica-straw for domestic purposes amongst the Chinese, the Chinese Engineering and Mising Com pany are introducing the No, z Kalping Slack Coal and already the scheme has prospects of much success. With hot light alteration?i the Chinese stoves at prosent la uso can ba made suitable for burning coal," and the advantages to be derived from the no of coal, compared with firewood and rice... straw are cleanliosss and cheapness--two very Important factors. The schema" has been successfully introduced in Tientsio, and with the object of interesting the Chinesa la it in this settlement the Mining Company has open- ed show rooms at Noi. 18 and 19 Henan Road, tepon the Bangkal Times, where demonstra. tions are given, to all who care to go there, of the use and advantages of coat. A couple of stover have been installed for the purpose, It had been anticipated for some time a good

in which three fires are continually bucklog, discovery might be made in the Anderson Petroleum is found in Maung Fang in the

and the average consumption of coal, par shaft of the Raub gold mine, and it is now, extreme north of Siam, The amount of oil

day la estimated to be no more than 35 lbs, sapounced that the expected lode has been produced Irquite losignificant. The oil may:

the cost of which works out at something mruck, and that, at the date of writing, Mr. be collected by skimming the water wore.

cost of firawood and rice straw,, the price of like 13 cants. This is said to be about half the foches do and worth 10 cw to the ton. Martin was able to state that it was sixty collects, in shallow pits dug for the perpetration is the method of compiling the statistics | which is about 0 cents and 490 cents per pienią ed under a strong kovemment." Throughout the employ, of the "Star" Ferry Company, From the fact that Mr. Martín nlad ·mtates vary viacons It.iconpected" with the oll year. In 1007, in delarence to Duinase wishes, [.x Black coal is 57.50 per ton. As an indace- The oil thue collected is black in colonz anderling to the Chinese and not the foreign | respectively, "The cost of the Companya No. the book we are coming across foreshadowings'°C Llicited, against the contractor, Lam Woo, for that; a acie, hoad gear is lo .cogras of, con- || renca in goologically AGATE the antiquated Chinese calender wan subtituled, ment for, the Chiness to adopt, the use ofi

› THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT 'for absolute freedom we are given 'some most carefully digested and interesting information, including bit of scheme: whereby the "leading citizens unfolded the outlinar pl. a fron-city under the protectorate of the four Great Powen most in touch with China, bati exercising its own government through äts) own officer, to be elected under a system of suffrage that would give the controlling power to the owner of property, native and foreign, the city and its environs to be incorporat

Capt. Tamplin gracefully acknowledged the haadiome present, and after the bealth and happiness of Mrs. Tamplin bad been honoured by the assembled company, coupled with hearty good wishes for an enjoyable holiday, the proceed.ags terminated.-N. C. D. News.

HIT WITH A BRICK,

ACTION FOR DAMAGEJ JETTLED, We are given to ouderstand that the action brought by C. Segueira, a ticket collector, in

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY OF QUARTZ IN ANDERSON SHAFT.

OIL IN SLAM,

that this occurs

DR. MOREISON'S Appreciation.

London, April 19. Under yesterday's date the Paking corros. pondent of the Times wires as follows: Chinese Past Office in 1908 has been complet The report on the working of the Imperial

ed. Again, as last year, the operations show most of the organisation, the facilitation of In an unprecedented expansion, The improve

jer-provincial communication and the accelera- tion of delivery by courier service working day and night then noted caŭ again be record ed. The postal routes now cover 88,000 miles, of which 68,000 ara cousier last, High credis is due to the Postal Secretary and the small body of foreign employés dcattered over the Empire for training the Chlosse employés and organising, this remarkable extension of an The only regrettable features of the adminis efficipat service

of what must undoubtedly be the solution of damages, alleged to have been caused by the struction at this shall, and that a considerable fields of Burmah, Shanghai's great questing, the admissions of negligence of these employed by the can amount of work has been, and in below. This oil is not likely to become of any im for the foreign calendar, in which all the coal in place of other fact aber Lining Cafense to a share in its government and wa tractor, has been settled. The claim, it will affected in and around this particular spot, the portance estil communications have very much Customs reports had been compiled since t

the Company have made an offer to effect the constantly find the Consul upholding the fre- be remembered, was for $1,000, and as far as inference is that the present discovery of improved. At present it would be practically lastitation of the Castoms. By this caled accessary alterations to existing storos frus quently forgation fact that the soil of the Settle the report goes too have been paid over to valuable gold-bearing quarts may be the pra impossible to open the district so as to be able dar, the year ended on January 18, of cost. Already many Chinese bave visited ment is the fall of Chios Consul Medhurst the claimant Lam Woo bas the Contract for cursor of other discoveries, and that the output to work the deposite, oren if they bire any the previous year having anded on showrooms and have bean much inipro pointed this out, and Sir Frederick Bruce dis-eracting a building in Podder Sirest, and it is of Raab may be accordingly increased at a not vaine, which is so open question: countenanced any administrative system stated that one Sunday morning month ago very far distant date. Indeed, it is generally, Oil has been frequently reported in Kedah, offices open in 1901 was 176. There were 330s be no doubt but that the schemes w

Word Febmury, fit in 1908, The number of pite what was demonstrated to them; and the which set at nigght the tanitorial rights of the while plaintiff and some lady friends were past believed that the chief importance of the dis and experts have pronounced it to be there but opes in 1902, and 3,403 in 1908. The number of end prove sutirely successful Chinese govemment Nay, more. When ing the building loose brick became discovery in the Anderson shaft is that It confirms it very dosbifal whether there is any truth in postal articles bandied in kost was 10,000,000 Engineering and Mining Co the Total sought to levy one after another lodged and foll, striking plaintif on the head a theory formed as to the direction taken by those assedious, as no good samples haya ever The number war 168,000,000 in 1907 and largest and most" "induentist conces kind of tax on native residents within the Settle- Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs Goldring, Bare other important gold-bearing seams, for, which been obtalasd. It appan's that people have 153,000,000 in 1908 The number of parcels businear in the Far Bist and It is ment Sir Frederick Brace repeatedly low and Morrell)appears for the plaintiff, The zuson shareholders and others will no doubt been misled by the presence of considerable was 127,000, waligblog,ajo tons, in 1001 to note that the avengo, yally, bu apheld the right of the local Chinese authorities defendant is represented by Mis Atkinson (of swalt, the minager's next report with more than quantities of marshoras la some undrained 1,910,000, waighing $3,500 tons, 10.1007, and from the Company's mióta ne.. to do as they pleased in the matter," Agde, in Mossm, Deacon, Looker and Deacon), ved the asual amount of interest -- Siralli Time" & "round—N C.D. Newt

$445,000, weighing 27,135 1006 18 3008 g 1 thing like the had a bar