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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE

HONGKONG POST OFFICE.

„A, YEAR'S, WORK.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 3 1900.

Mr. C. Mcl. Messer's report on the Post Office Department for last year was laid bafore the Legislative Council last Thursday aftembos and is as followɛim ini.

MAILS.

A mesting of the Legislative Council was „held in the Council Chamber, lest Thursday, Present:-His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, XMG, Hon. Mr. & M. Thomion (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley (Attorney-General), Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Mosher (Colonial Treasurer Bon. Mr. P. N. HL.Jodar,, (Director of Public Works), Hon.

The number of mail bags núd pickan'daalt M. F... Badeley, (Captain Superintendents in the General Post Office, Hongkong, of Police), Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin (Registrar. Geberal), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M., Hoa, amounted to 304,389, no lactones of 39,148

compared with the previous year, MC E A.Hewett, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuki C.M.0...). Hơn MI, V... Ghenron, Hon. Mi E. Ouburse, REGISTRATION AND PARCEL BRANCH. Hoo, Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. D. Clementi

Registered articles and parcels handied In (Clerk of Councils), prodigya

Hongkong amounted to 805,503, a decrease of The micutes of the lasi mesting werd read: 50,912, compared with the previous year. and confirmed.

MINUTES.

"PAPERS

The Colònial Secretary laid on the table the Reports on the Hongkong Volunteer Corps for the year roab og: Report of the Post Office Department for 1908; and Reports of the: Captain Superintendent of Police and of the Buperintendent of Fire Brigade, ¦

FINANCE

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table, the report of the Finance Committee (No. 8).

FINANCIAL MINUTIB, S

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table: Financial Minute No. 1 it was agreed that It be referred to the Finance Committee,

RAILWAYS.

The Attorney General moved the first read Alog of Bill entitled An Ordinanca to regulate the construction and management of railways,

The Colonial Secretary sethaded, Bill read a first time,

The Ontloance is rendered necessary by the Construction of the railway connecting this Colony with Canton. The Ontinance authorises and provides for the constraction of the rail. way and for its administration and manage

ment.

STONECUTTERS ISLAND. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend The Stone coltem' Island Ordinance; 1889, was rósd a first time.

The purpose of the amending Ordinance is to prescribe a limited distance from the shore of Stonecutters Island within which vesseli may ordjority anchor or make fast.

Opportunity is taken, to delete from the

principal Ordinance certain words the retention "of which in the Ordinance has become unascar.

SETY="

COMPANIES (LOCAL REGISTERS). The Attorney General moved, and the Colonial Secretary seconded, the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend The ~Companies (Local-Registers)-Ordinanco,-19072-

Agreed...

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

A statement of revenue and expenditure is given in Tabló III. Revadue amounted to $412,341.60 showing a decrease of $33,959.31 das largely to the decreased rates of postage brought in by the Home Postal Convention.

Table IV shows a comparative statement of the sale of postage stamps at the various British Postal Agencies in 'Chios for the years 1907 † and 1908, Table V shows the number of stamps of different denominations issued for sala dür. ing the years 1997 and 1908," "Tabla VI shown a statement of royenue and expenditure for the last nine years.

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MONEY ORDERS.

Consequent on the depression in trade throughout laut your the Money Order business has been correspondingly diminished in nearly all countries except that from the German Pos- session. In Oçnada' which was double that of 1907. „There was a falling off of about £5,000) in the issue of sterling orders and a decrease of £7,000 in the inward orders. The latter is ac Coupled for by the reduction of Japanese Colonisis in Queensland and thereby reducing the amount drawn on Japan by 56,000 Yeus and on the other hand, sterling Postal Order have remained stationary with the salss of 1997. The paid ordera bave greatly increased by 67 per cent., and local postal orders have also in- Creased by 32 per cent.

DEAD LETTERS,

The total number of all articles sent to the Dead Letter Office at Hongkong and despatch. ed from that office during the year 1908 amount nd to 99,241, ris, 48,914 of the formen and 50,337 of the latter showing an increase of 20,019 on the total of the previous year. Of The letters, etc. returned from abroad it was possible to return to senders 15,567 and of the locally addressed, 2,821. 5 The increans is chlolly owing to ibo large amount of lottery circulars which are probibited to pass through the Post:

-Enclosed-in-38-unregistered-returned-isiters,- there were found articles of value tir, money to the total value £36.0.8. in notas, cheques or drafts and also ona large document. These when possible were subjected to registration and returned to the renders,

The Bill transfers the licensing of companies from the Governor-in-Council to the Registrar of Companies thereby avoiding the pecessity for referring applications for licencer to the Executiva Council, and facilitating and expedit. 246. Chinese letters, were found to contain ing the issning of such licencest

cuins-49, of them were returned to senders, The licence is to be valid only until the sista post cards bearing the imitation of portage day of December next following the date on

stamps addressed to the United Kingdom were which it is issued. Frovision is made for withdrawn from the mails as the regulations of charging a proportionate, part only of the

that country prohibit their being forwarded. annual fee chargeable on the issue of a licence in only a few cases could return to senders bo where the period for which the licence,will be made: 37 ordinary Picture post cards and 3 valid is less than one ýar.

lalters were posted without address.

INTERPRETATION. ORDINANCE, The Attorney General moved the first read- ing of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Amendment Ordinance,

1908,

The Colonial Secretary, peconded. Bill read a first time. The purpose of this Ordinance is to correct cantation in reference in the Ordinances cited owing to citation of such Ordinances by numbers which were altered when the Revised Edition of the Ordinances was conípiled. {

The Ordinances are referred to in the ameod Hog Ordinance by their short titles instead of

by numbers.

STAMP ORDINANCE.

FILLAR NOXES,"

The total number of articles collected during the year from all pillar boxes was 161,933 against 168,495 in 1907 and 122,890. In 1900, showing a decrease of 6,563 in the total of the previous year. Special Postmon are detailed to -clear these letter boxes, 2.

CHINESE BRANCH,

The total number of Chiness' registered Fadícies delivered by the Chinese Branch at the General Post Office was 187,000 of which 123, oz were from United States of America and Canada, and 63,988 from China and other coun. tries showing a total increase, compared with the year 1907, of 24,170. The amount of the ordinary correspondence dealt with also fargely increased,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. But it is too late to think of such a possibility

ANNUAL REPORT

The following report on the Hongkong, Volunteer Corps, by Major-General R G Broadwood, GB. Commanding the Troup, South Chios Command, for the Year 1908-09, was laid before, the Legislative Council last Thursday afternoo

- MOUNTED TROOP.

A great deal of good work has been done is raising knowledge of the surrounding country and it genere exercise in the duties of the mounted soldier.

All the training has been carried out in a practical and saldier-like way, and

The O. C. Troop proposes to do away with standing camp during the Christmas exercions in future. I consider this sound both in the score of economy and officinacy...

ARTILLERY.

now, dran if it Brar axitled, w

“As an Alterdative we have the principle of State ownership which;Mr. Barry natúrily advocates as the master-key to successful rail way development in China. That pinciple in spined the whole course of negotiation for the Shanghai-Bangchow Ninggo Railway loam, to quote-but one instance. It prompted the apt pointment of Grand Councillor, Chang Obib

al Director-General of railway affairs | that lin importance is fully recognised at Pek throughout the Empire; and there is no doubt ing although so far the practice of it is more honoured in the braich: than the observance, The centralization of railway management i not only essential at a practical sign of the ability of Paking to control the provinces. A Mr. Barry points out, the Chinese railway sya tem is in its infancy; it amounts to no more than 1,000 miles, and before it can compare with that of India, for example, another 30,000 miles at least must be constructed. A (t.) 'Good results were obtaine 1 by the adop:golden opportunity is the provided to avold tion of the suggestion of Commanding Royal the numerous anomalies arising from private Artillery that

ownerhip in other countries by the inaugura tion of a “definite policy and a'definite pro- gramma," under the control of a strong and capabla railway department or board in Peking Mr. Barry, uses a mild expression in saying that the present Board of Communication ""falls short of this"-"ao constituted as 10 command the confidence of the foreign investor, and strong enough to command respect everywhere in China itself. Once that board were established and its authority duly recognized, there is fiule doubt but that the railway problem would solve itself. But to admit the necessity of any given stop in Chipa is unfortunately little evidence that that sop will be taken; and in the meantime the only clear course is in endeavour to recou cile or at least to mollily the present-conflict of interests. For the 30,000 miles of China's fatura railways Mr. Barry estimates that some 300,000,000 will be required. It is difficult, to say the least, to see whence so much money is to be obtained. The theory, that capital will build railways and that the railways tyre will gield interest enough to repay the capital is excellent on paper, but hitherto it has fallen rather deplorably short in practice. The possibility of one enormous overlost. 10 pay off existing debts and statt China afresh has beda suggested. But in the present condition of Chinese administration such hasten that era of foreign control of China's fisances which is already considered by many observers to be-only too near As Mr. Barry higher a rate of interest, that the 5 per cent says, money in China can command so much Impsial torn is rot likely to tempt the pative capitalist very far; and assuredly China will have to find some new source of revenue before she can borrow much more money ifom abroad..

(1.) All practice should be carried out nader

tactical schames. (i.) That instruction in the field, of Battery Commanders and their Staffs, should be given by the use of gun sight tripods. (2.) The following remarks apply to the train.

ing generally (a.) Fire discipline and fire tactics require more attention. In former year marks were only awarded for fire discipline and fire effect. This year, marks were allotted for fire tactics also. Such points as ap preciation of situations, selection of positions, etc, being doly allotted marks, B.Cs were new to these conditions, and a marked improvement was noticeable during the latter practicer. (6.) The Battery Staffs require more train ing and are also in some cases not com pleta. It is almost impossible to lay too great stress on the importance of a well trained staff, failing which a battery is a

ship without a rudder," (c) The gun drill was good;-layers sod

faxe satters accurate, and the actual ser vice of the guns showed careful training.

ENGINEERS.

The technical inspection of the Engineer Company was satisfactory, all but one or two being qualified for their duties.

The attendance at the R. E. searchlight man. nings and at the weekly practices the drill emplacement at Kowloor has been poor..

It is regretted that the Engineer Company find themselves unable to adopt the suggestion to organise a telephone' section which would include operators and finemen,

INFANTRY,

A satisfactory start has at last been made with the infantry company and it is hoped that it may eventually reach its full establishment.

The maskdiry training has been conducted on sound lizes but would beoeft by increased range facilities. The, Tai Hang range is in- conveniently situated and unpopular in the hot weather. I recommend that, the King's Park Range become the volunteer range and that the Volunteer Reserve Association be allowed the occasional use of it. At present this range is in the hands of the association, which is of small value from a military point of view, while the Volunteers are only allowed to use it occasionally.

GENERAL,

expedient would merely seem to

THE CRUISER "CHITOSE",

TRESENTATION LY B. Ao l

A very ploaiant function took place on board the Japanese cruiser: Chitore on bar arrival hero from the South, the occasion bring the presentation to the officers of the ship of a band- some plece of silverware, by the director of the Hamburg-America Line for services ren dered in the H. A. L. sleather Loonginoon by Marcary of 16th ult. It will be remembered the Chifour last year; reports the Shanghai by our readers that last November, while the Loongwoon was on the run between Vladivos ck and Touruga on the N. W. coast of Japan, she left the latter port and whan a few miles distant she broke her tail shaft. Fortunately tho ship was not far from the land and therefore anchored while waiting for assist- ance to .coms from Tsurugs. It was at first fatended to tow the disabled vessel to Nav gasaki which would have proved an expensive undertaking. Meanwhile Mr. G. Daniels, Superintendent Engineer of the H. A. Las had proceeded to the scene of the accident and be was able to make artghgemools with the las naval station of Stiu-Maisura, about ten hours panese Government to effect repairs at the new steaming from where the accident happened, The craiser Autote, which was in the vicinity, was therefore, ordered to take the Loong moet in, tow and proceed with her to the station, which was done, the officers and men of the craiser, rendering every assistance possible. After about ten hours' towing Shin Maizura was reached and a Japanese cruiser that was in dock for repairs was taken out and the Loongnioon was docked and the necessary repairs mada under the supervision of Mr. G. Daniels, the. Japanese Government rendering every assistance possible to the ship." The Ja- papcie made no charges for their services beyond their actual expenses. This fact and a full account of the accident was for warded to the home office by Mr. Daniels and As a mark of appreciation the bead office had a magnificent silver table ornament standing over two leet high prepared to be presented to the offers of the Chitose as a memento of the very viluable and kind services rendered to their ship when in a disabled and helpless condition. The ornament, which stands nearly two fest high rests on a silver base representing an ancient ship is a tough sen with the waves webing about her. Above this is a globe on top of which is a female figure holding as anchor and rail representing commerce, and alongside of this is a figure of Mercury. The ornament, which is a fine work of art and reflects great credit on the designer, boats a suitable inscription in German stating what it was pre- sented for.

The bandsome table decoration arrived here from Germsay a few days ago, and as soon as the Cations arrived here from the South Mr. G. Daniels, accompanied by Mr. H. Kitaki, Japan. residents of the Japanese Colony, proceeded to ese Consul Gendral, and a number of prominent the cruiser by a special launch provided by the Mitsui Company. On reaching the craïner | the party adjourned to the Commander's cabin where Mr. Daniels, in a few well Chosen words, presented the piece of silver, ware to the Commander and officers and spoke in very complimentary terms of the valuable services that and, been rendered to the Loongmeon when she was in distress, and told how the Chifoss towed her to safety and stood by her in rough, weather on a dangerous coast, Mr. Daniels remarkt ware translated by Eitake, after, which the Commander of the Chitos xolumed thanks on behalf of himself and officers and said the gift would always be looked upon as one of the most prized possessions of the ship.. Refresh ment were then served and the healths of H.M. the Emperor, the Chitose and her officers; the B. A. L., Mr. Daniels and others were proposed and honoured.

curiosity of the thing, to be bitten by a bat li valy disagreeable: They willy however, very ratoly enter a lighted room; and for this mabon the practics of burning a lamp all night in alo most universa 1.4

JAPANKSK DUGE, COS.

THE KAWASAKI DOCKYARD, GAN The regalar half-yearly geäbral ziheting of the last half-year was called for the 26th ultimi the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, Kobus for A dividend, for the period is proposed, ni tha rate of 8 per cent, per annum,per cent. Ide than for the preceding period. The distributied of profit is as follows s

¥354,152,

Net profitoon Sarplus brought over

Total:

Placed to raseiro '10

dividand Carried forward.senanzas

Total,

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$8,506

*****Y 159,605 YOKOHAMA, DOCK COMPANY, The Yokobama Dock Company proposes to

pay a dividend for the last half-year at the rats. of fa per cent. per annum, which proposal was to be placed before a general meeting on the aoth ultimo, together with a resolution to raise a foreign loan of Y1,000,000 required for the opening of an iron-works, warehouse, and Cus- toms broker's business to addition to the busl nam of shipbuilding and repairing of vassels and tag-boats in which the company has bi- therto been engaged. We understand that the loan has already been arranged.

STRIKE AT MARSEILLES,

FRENCH MAIL DELAYED.

We are officially informed that the M. Mi- Co.'s sa. Coisdonim was been delayed at Mar soilles for four days on account of strike, and consequently she is expected to arrive at Hong- kọng on or about Friday, the gth instant,

SHORTCOMINGS OP-JAPANESE

· BUSINESS-MEN..

REPORT BY A JAPANESE CONŠUL.

Recently the Commercial Bureau in the" Foreign Office issued instructions to Japanese Consuls abroad, ordering them to report on foreign opinion regarding the shortcomings or defects of Japaness business-men in their? transactions abroad. The following reply froin the panse Consul in Chicago is published in "Japanese papers 201

FRACTICES OF JAPANESE DISLIKED, EV VOREIGNERS.

(1) The Lack of Experience among Japaniss Business-men) of Foreign" Trods,-In coUNG- queace of this falling, foreign basinas-men desiring to open up direct trade with the Japan ese have not infrequently failed in their object. w'areigu merchants are subjected to great inconvenience on account of ignoranca on, the part of the Japanese as to the common farm of lavoice, the process of drawing drafts and settling the price of goods. Some Japanese business mon are known to reply in japanese or in unintelligible English_to inquiries made by foreign business-men. To remedy these defects, it may be recommended that instruc- tion in the practical business routine of foreign trade be given at commercial schools and other educational institutes avaliable for the purpose, while Chamber of Commerce should give fall information on application regarding the pro- cedure in the transactions of foreign trade. If Japanese business-men are prepared to reply. al, once to applications from foreign business-mén to open direct trade, it will largely assist in da- PLAGUES ON THE AMAZONveloping business, [Instruction in practical business routine, it may be remarked, is given MOSQUITOES AND BATS AS BLOOD SUCKERS. already is all Japanese commercial schools.]

(a) Impracticability of Doing Business by Yesterday we (Japan Chronicle) bad a

Sample-Complaints are heard of the un short paragraph giving an account of the hard-punctuality in the delivery of goods ordered ship 4adured by the crew of a steamer on from Japanese business-man and the serious the Amazon; who were severely bitten by difference between the quality of the goods. mosquitoes, a large proportion of them delivered and that of the samples. It may not succumbing to the ravages of malaria, be easy to produce articles identical in quality toop, it may be remarked, are not the only manufactured principally by hand, but the Palace, in his is Travels on the Amazon and asedia manufacturing the goods, Notafew mar.

on the Amazon. Dr. Alfred Russel

defects must be remedied by machines being Rio Negro," describes a species of bat to be chants in Chicago who import Japanese goods. found on these rivers, which, be believes, doot in any large quantity either send their agents. much injury to the horses had cattle by suck.

to Japan each year to buy: stocks or import ing their blood; and it also attacks men, when them through the medium of forsigo mer chants in Japan. They do not feel sufficient confidence to buy goods direct from Japanese (1) Labile on Goods-Slips or Inbols pasted on goods exported should be written or printed. in English, Goods to which slips or labels in Japanese are affixed are liable to be mistaken for Chinese goods, as in the eyes of foreigners

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Such considerations

naturally have the greater weight because the tendency of inter national competition has been to encourage Chica in the belief that she has merely to raise her hand in order to obtain as much money as the requires. Easy borrowing- makes proverbially hard repayment; and the tempta tion that prevails in some quarters to be China's banker on any terms, in the as surance that once she has given a bond abs may be forced to add to it whatever her credi to choose to exact is Gaither friendship sor good business. Up to a certain polat such a practice may, no doubt work successfully Although a great deal of useful work is enough from the standpoint of the particular done at the annual camp at Stonecutters bondholder. But sooner or later a reaction is and though every credit is due to the men who certain to ensue; and it is an interesting specu- do this work in their leisure time often at the lation how far the "growing intolerance of end or beginning of a hard day's civil work, foreign' guidance, and assistance" has been it cannot be said that the military value of the fostered by a tale of loosely drawn contracts camp is equal to the expenditure involved. harshly and even pofairly enforced. The Most men are only present at irregular inter. Neapolitan proverb a clear bargain, a long vals for an hour's work in the morning and | frisødship "was never more applicable than afternoon so, that uniis seldom work at full it is in Chinh to-day, and it may equal- strength, a system which is most unsatisfactory || ly be said that an understanding of friend- both for the instructors and instructed, * ship is an essential condition of more bargains 1 recommend that_future_camps should be ↑ in the lature. From the point of view it may held in the New Territories for a week or eight be that almost any concession was worth the days and that endeavours should bo mado to | making-evoo at the cost of admitting a third get employers toallow men to be present con party into what has traditionally been regarded tinuously for at least three or four days of that as the British-sphere of influence that would time. If such a camp werd run on lines which guard the Canton-Hankow railway from us bore some resemblance to service conditions an sound financial administration, How that par- economy could be effected and the training im ticuler question has been settled we do not praved. All preliminary drills and instructions even yet know exactly,: We have been told night preceding camp so as not to waste time looked upon as "à satisfactory compromise;" but in one respect at least we sto be, and its WESTERN BRANCH post office, „ It is a regrettable fact that the Corps.cannot point out that the agreement (10 far as ita The amount of correspondence sent batwenn

be recruited up to its establishment. An in. terms have been disclosed) collider directly this Branch Offico and Canton was:-Des-

centive would be given to the movement if the wlib the avowed intention of the Szechuaccio patched 378,453 letters, 4,395 other articles and Government could see its way to bring pressure to admit no operation of foreign capital for rail 7,659 registered articles; Received 741,006-let-

to bear on its employees to join the Corps. way enterprise within their province. More Council then proceeded to consider the Billers, 8,492 other articles, and 4.309 registered

From a general point of view there can be no than this the position of affairs has beenit has the opportunity. In Committed,

articles. In comparison with previous years doubt as to the value of encouraging all the ablo-changed within the last few days by the deter

"The species of blood-sucking bats," be PATENTS.

the' figured show a large increase of corres

bodied citizens to fit themselves to take a part mined intervention of America, Not impos says, seems to be numerous in the interior, in the defence of the Empire but as regards the sibly the whole negotiations will have to be They do not inhabit houses, like many of the pondence handled by this Branch, in addition to the above 13,054 Hong Packats were des-

actual addition to the fighting strength of the begun again de novo. In that case it is to be fragivorous bate, but enter at dusk through patched and 18,529 received by this Branch Colony it must be remembered that a large hoped that the British Government will not soy aperture they may find. They generally at The revenue from the sale of stamps amounted number of members of the Corps are in cm. persist in the altitude of aloofness, which by tack the tip of the toc, of sometimes any other to $73,174,10 compared with. $43,928.38 in theployments from which they could not be spared yesterday's telegram, it seems auxious to adopt.part of the body that may be exposed. I previous year.

in war....

Financial groups acting in independence are bave myself been twice biten, once on the it is difficult to distinguish between the Chinese Hongkong, ayed March, 1999,

necessarily limited in their outlook by their tos, and the other time on the tip of the and Japanese writing. Foreign merchants Own and their shareholders advantage; and top note; in neither cars did t feel anything, but prefer to have the labels printed In English. many other interests are bound-up in China's || awoke after the operation was completed; in (4) Signboards in Japanese.—Japaneis, shops railway problem to permit of its being success-what way they effect it is still quite unknown. in America sometimes display signbounds writ fully baddled without the authority and detach- The wound is a small round hole, the bleed-ten in Japan. Shops which make the Japanese their principal customers may be employing men: that belong to a Government alone, N. ing of which it is very difficult to stop. It thess siger for the purpose of antracting C. D. News.

The Attorney General, in moving the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amond The Stamp Ordinance 1901 as amended, by the Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1903, salds-Hon. members will see from the memo random in the Bill the object of the Bill. It is to increase the source of revenue. At present

POSTAL 'HONG LICENCES. 38 Postal "Hong licences and 95 licences to letter carriersware issued during the year.

carrier licenca). .*..

sumus over Siç require a receipt, with a 5-cent The latter number shows a decrease of 25 letter of gun layers, etc, should be done in the fort that an agreement has been reached which is introduced by the insect blies. Mosque with the samples becausa in Japan goods are,

- stamp-affixed.Hereafter,-any-sum-over-Sto

will require to carry a's-cent stamp. It is not proposed to bring the Fill into operation until the end of the year (!st Jazuary, 1910), The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed.

Council resumed Committen-on-the÷Bill entitled an Ordinance to, amend the Patents Ordinance 1892. ̧ ̧.•*

The consideration of this Bill was postponed. owing to the report from the Law Society not having been received.

"PEAK TRAMWAY."

Hon. Mr. W., J. Grenson moved that the Bill satitled An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong be withdrawn. Mr. Murray Stewart seconded. Agreed.

ADJOURNMENT.

The Council adjourned till Thursday, the 8th lost.

SU FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was beld immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following vote be adopted by the Council:-

HOT

BOOKS

A sum of one hundred and four dollars in aid of the vote, Medical Departments, G-lesti- totes, Other Charges, Bactériological Institute and Mortuaries, books,

This was all the business.

* COALING STATION AT

"KOH-SI-CHANG.

It will be, rémembered that hafil the begin. ning of the present year the Norddeutscher Lloyd had:a coaling station at Koh-si-Chaog. The coal was brought from Pulo Last by sicamer and stored in two large hulks from wheson it was supplied ships. This ar rangement was in force for about two years but did not altogether prove the success that it was hoped it would and, for that reason was gives up. We learn, however, that it is to be re-opennd very shortly although not on

TORN COVERS,

tara of amounted to 1,423, of which 337 were The number of articles received with covers

alicewards forwarded to destinations,

REPORT FOR 1908,

while out.

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RAUB RESULIS..

The following is the result of crushing operations at Raub for the four weeks ending. 19th ultim

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Bukit Koman-Stone crushed. 3,609 tons; Gold obtained 904 ounces ; Average per ton dwie, 23 grains.

Bokh Malacca.Stone crushed 2,355 tons; Gold obtained go ounces 1 Average per ton 19. grains.

Japanese, but the boards appear to create a peculiar impression on the Americans. This may seem a trivial matter, but as a matter of fact the signboards not only drive away Ameri- can customers, but tend to create a feeling among the Americans that the Japanese are not

"riore” amanable-to"American:- manners-zadə

custors thanțike Chinets.

CHINK'S RAILWAY PROBLEM. Recent mails from Home contain reports of THE JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE. an instractiva lecture delivered by Mr. A. J.

can hardly be a bite, as that would awake Barry, M.S.C.E., at the Royal Society of Arts,

the sleeper; it seems most probable that it pa Railway Development in China:” The

is either a succession of gentle scratcher lecture in laterestingˇíu itself; even more so as

with the sharp edge of the teeth, gradually evidence of the increasing attention that this

wearing away the skin, or a triturating with The report of the Directors of the Java- subject has begun to attract in Europe, pro-

the point of the tongue, till the same effect is China-japan Line, of Amsterdam, for the year portionately to the changing attitude of the

produced. My brother was frequently bitten by 1908, states that, in the now divided services Chinese themselves towards railway questions.

them, and his opinion was that the hat 'applied to Japan and to China 14 voyages were made As Mr. Barry pointed out, the history of the

one of its long canine teeth to the part, and

SPECIAL COMMERCIAL CUSTOME, DAY last year in the Japan line and it in the Chies progress of railway enterprise in China divides

then few round and round on that as a coptre line, whereas, formsily, four more voyages

itself into four periods," In the beginnjng them

till the tooth, acting as an awl, bored a small (5) Points in Businaja, Transacatona,—The were effected in the combined service. There was the attempt of foreigners, to win Chinese

value of imported goods as a basis for Customől. hold; the wings of the bat serving, at the was no improvement in the condition of trade consent to their constructing railways in

same time, to fan the pallent into a deeper duty is assessed by the U.S. Customs according with either Chink or japan last year; the Chine, folled by the "fanatical and strenuous

slumber. He several times awoke while the||to the favoice cartified by the American Conial good traffic with the former country, indeed, oppositiop of the governing classes. Next

bat was at work, and though of course the at the port of shipment. - Shippers muss, not especially that to Shanghai, fell off, partly we find an influential though compara

creature immediately flow away, it was big, forget to obtain a Consular certificate for Uké WILD ANIMALS IN ROBE. onccount of the general commercial depressively small number of Chinese" catching

impression that the operation was conducted invoice. In assessing the value of imported `sion, and partly owing to the low value of the at the foreigner idas and succeeding in spite

in the manner above described. Many per goods for duty the American Customs Mutböri- dollar the trade with Japag was also smaller. of opposition in laying the first railway. In the ARRIVAL OF A STRANGE CONSIGNMEN

sone are particularly annoyed by bats, while ties make strict Investigations by veriond In the meantime, however, the passenger third paried the Chinese have become more or

others are free from theirattacks. As old Melatto meant, and the certificated invoice is not ralica traffic dɩveloped considerably, especially as za- | less used to the idea of railways, and are ready Those in the neighbourhood of the Eastern at Gule, on the Upper Rio Negro, was bitten al- on solely as a basis. Some Japaudie hava, gards the conveyance of coolies from Billiton to admit foreign skill and capital for their co- Customs Pier on Thursday morning last, 17th | most every nightand though there was frequent misunderstanding on this point. Such pie and Banca to Hongkong and vice versa.truction "on mutually advantageous terms,uilo, when the Sanuki-maru surived in portly balf a dozen other persone in the room, he tice as giving a false valce on the invoice miss Fewer vesteli had to be chartered last year Finally we reach the stage that is now so might have seen a strange amortment of wild would be the party favoured by their attentions be strictly folded. It is necessary fož japi owing to the smaller quantity of cargo familiar, a slage of "growing intolerance of baits and birds being landed from that Once he came to us with a doleful countenance, ese business-man engaged in the expon offering on the outward trips, but there foreign guidance and assistance other than voel. The collection numbered 39 large telling us, he thought the hate meast to eat goods to America to be equipped "in ** was an improvement with respect, to the financial. In the most recent development, to and small animals, all from Singapore, com- him up quits, for, having covered up his bands genstal knowledge of American lawa relióPY boreward-trade. Soms-of-the-Company's which, however, Mr-Barry does not refer prising one young tiger, eight snakes, 21-monand-feet-in-a-blanket-they had descended to the importation of goods-for-example, the boats called er Salgen in order to obtain a resistance begins to extend even to financial keys, two leopards, one orang-outang, one cas, beneath his hammock of open network, and, Pere Food Actors M share in the conveyance of rice to Java The co-operation. It is this fatter phase that has sowary, two lyaxes, two herons, and one copper attacking the most prominent part of ble por

(6) Term of Fayment —The term of payment. self-risk Insurance account" showed profit given rise to the new interest with which Chlphessast. They were received by Mr. Fakunaga son, had bitten him through hole in his of dialis draws on the shipment of goods fo of 14,08) florias, and thle sum was added to nese railway development is now watched Zenkichi, of Moto-machi, 1-chome, placed in a transers! We could not help laughing at the America is generally be daya afar sight, though

It varies according to agreemínat between'i the insurance reserva. The gross income (in The whole conditions of doing business with lighter and conveyed, to the Easter Customs catastrophe, but cluding the sum granted by the State) amount China are admittedly changing, and to some for: inspection, subsequently being housed at

ment of bills in businem, with foreignara varyin to days, 30 days, and 60 days aftar,sizi procelain, and general goods the t most cases 30 days flag night, the VI (the regular term, ls, four months, l but generally can day M of 3 per cent)

we paid WALLIS ALBAN country

to supply coal to the company's large and in spoy. 283,689. forlas were written off from operations. When Mr Barry expresses ber machl. The young tiger, having only been evargenwing + fest of sinam-lighters and the value of the steamers, and 20,981 furios lief, that railways-in China can be made to recently capigred, is very fierce and anals launches, Captain H., Krebs, the Company's from the value of property at Hongkong pay perhaps better than anywhere else in theat and attempts to claw anyone who comes Manbe Superintendent, who is well known in 51,719 forins were required for boiler repairs, world, he says no more than is generally besar. The orang-outang, on the contrary is expected here abortly when all the and 27.oco florins were placed to the reserve lieved. The question of the moment is under a quite gentle and pokes his hand from meikogemanta will be completed. Wa under for exchange fluctuations. The not profit was what conditions can it be made to pay. Oh, the bare of the cage, weking for food. The kilks 10, Singers will be put on a re- 94 235 forica, out of which a dividend of y por viously, as Mr.", W. Jamieson suggested in snakes are all about g or so luches in clamster, Irodaikais, šingapore and Palo cant will be paid, and 1.975: 4 aries are carried the discussion that followed Mr. Barry « lecture, any are grean striped and spotted on the back. aon) Conses. – She will take forward. The total tognage of fost la stored the Oblecen would have been well advised: il ghis owner of the animals is undecided whether com) to Singapore and thence, tonn gross, and its former yalph of 4,711,50 | they had girNE.* CONCRETION LOEN FOUna fordre to send them to the Kybló Zönlőzica, Gardens Lários dorius bas bian, writna, dóvà toi 31675 et syndians and formatten undenly, ing these ja sell them, or to open a massagene fa Kabe,

dorian. The share capital la 3,000.00e dorian, hands, patilag their: pride in their pockets"

- JAA JA Trentis-sale, të deścia Tot menly | ed in 163 4 2osser HEWAN 166,297 florins ) extent: audways forms 4 test care for future Mr. Nishimura's, a bird fancier of Nankinter, Co SRERETA JA Adina: Arrangement in Chicago, for the bett

“Senhor Brandão, of Mansquery, is me that he had once an Indian girl in his house, who was much subject to the attacks of the bats, She was at length so much weakened by loss of blood, that fears wars entertained of her life, if they continued their attackaj and it was found necessary to send her to a distance, where (beta bloodthirsty animals did not abound,

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