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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 1909

denouncing opium, when the use of morphia is prevalent, is like a crusade against cigarette smoking by infants who live in the backlans. less slums of Singapore, and dis by the score of convulsion and preventible diseases. The tisk of replacing the opium habit by the mar phine is ons to be brought prominently balors

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tiously, oppose the former. We quote some of Mr. Mair's article, adding that the matter of legislating agaiust worphia will shortly come before the Straits Council:—-

MR Joh Burkinshi, of St. Bruno Susning. dale, Berks,, formerly of Singapore, who died on July 15, aged 68, toft English property of the gross value of £35,913 6%, 74, met £35,857, 10s. 1d. He left foreign property of the gross value of £91,755, net £8a,jaz ros. (exclusive- of immovables) ·

Canton Anti-Opium

Movement.

VICEROYS VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN.

deadlock in the imPORT TRADE.. [From Our Own Correspondent.}]

SANITARY BOAND,

CHINESE MEMBER'S RESIGNATION,

Chinese members on the Sanitary Board has It will be learnt with regret that one of the

decided to resign. In fact, the member's letter of resignation was actually sent in to Government | this forasoon. When it became known that Mr. | Ho Kem Tong, the Chinese member in ques. tjon, bad determined to sever his 'connection of the Henghong Telegraph called upon that with the Sanitary Board, a member of the staff gentleman to obtain varification of the repert, with the result that, the news, which was discussed in a small official .ircle in the copres of the day, was substantial with our representative, an

While freely conversing

topics of the day engaging the attention of the the numerous

Board, Mr. Ho Kom Tong preferred not

lained to his personal relation with that to be plied with questions when they apper. consultative assembly of Government. Preased for the reasons which led him to a decision that must ultimately be to the loss of the com manity," as our representative put it, Mr Ho

and other considerations led to my decision." Kom Tong replied "Pressure of business

What those other considerations" were the

As has been already mentioned the 4.3, Sondan will carry out the regimental reliefs in the Far East in the coming trooping season, and, the

Canton, 14th September. great bulk of the drafts from the garrisons of Hsun, is an avowed anti-opiumist. No sooner The New Viceroy of Canton, H.E. Yuso Shi the same placa will be brought out by the sa

did be assume charge of office here than he de Gibraltar, Malte, Singapore, and Hongkong,clared his intention to put a stop once and for Rewa, which will leave Southampton on Oct. 1, and on her rotors, voyage the will bring back all to the evil babit of opium smoking among his details from North and South'China,

subordinates. In pursuance of his policy H. E. Yuan from the first day of the 8th moon sently confirmed: CAPT. G. B. Mackenzie, R.G.A., on the termin for the officials of all yamens and departments ation of his period of service on the staff of the to see him one after another and personally School of Guazery, Shoeburyasss, has been questioned them closely about the work in appointed to No. 83 Company, R.G.A., Hong- their respective offices in order to ascertain. kong. Lieut. H. S. Thompson, R.G.A, has their abililles as well as to see if any one of been appointed to the Hongkong Singapore them in still addicted to the drug. It has even Bitation, R.G.A. Lieut. L. R. E. Taylor, been suggested that so vigorously is the R.G.A., bas been appointed to the Hongkong Viceroy pursuing the anti-opium. campaign Sibgapore Battalion, R.G.A. Capt. C. E that he makes personal visits to the official Ewart, R.A., has been appointed staff officer to yamens with a view of discovering opium de- the Colonial Force in the Straits Settlements, linquents. If it happens that any of the sabor THOSE who have experimented on Chinese dinate officials are found to be oplum smokers pork should be interested in the naws of the His Excellency is determined to send them to recall of the Chinese Minister at Washington, the Government Anti-Opium Bureau and Wu-Tang-Fang. "Mr. Wu," it was reported a year ago, wes in disgrace at Court for bis cès,

remove them from office.

The habit began amongst the Chinese in to have originated through the introduction Malayais, about ten years ago. It is supposed

of morphis pills, as a supposed care for the opium habit. It spread rapidly; anauming chiedy the form of subcutaneous injection. Its ravages, became so appearest, and it seemed such a dangerous enemy of the opium revenue,

· MANUFACTURERS. that an ordinance against it was passed. This checked it to some extent, but still exists. Mr. Alexander Gentle, Coronor and ex-President of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore, when giving evidence before the Commission, said: "About two years ago, the number of corpses I found with injection marks upon them was very great indeed. The habit has somewhat decreased since, but-recently

A TYPICAL CARE, ̧‚ came to my notice, A man who lived four and a half miles out was found dead in his sleeping place, and every part of his body was found

MEETING OF ANTI-OPIUM ASSOCIATION, marked with injection scari. How did this man is that out-of-the-way place get the fejecsure of the traditiobal Chinese delicacy. In Anti-Opium Association, it was stated that, Yesterday, at a meeting held in the, Canton tion? His brother said he went regularly islo his passion for vegetarianism he was said to doring the course of last week, the detectives Singapore, was injected with 'morphia, and have recommended the Dowager-Empress to walked to his hot, That went on every twenty- give up roast pig and take cabbage instead. employed by the Association arrested ninatzen four hours. At last the day came when he had By following this regimeo "Mr. We hopes to opium smokers for smoking opium without the Lo enfeebled himself that he died." .. live to two hundred years, but then he is a processary wooden board licence and scired The manufacture of morphia as as article of fessed bamorist, and not an Ambassador of forty-two sets of smoking apparatus The offenders have been sent to the Police authorities commerce began in Edinburgh, and at one time Commerce. two firms in that city and one is. London may HONGKONG will rejoice that its former Go- gosted that the Association should communi- to be dealt with. At the meeting it was sug be said to have made sufficient to supply, the veroor, Sir Matthew Nathan, G.C.M.G.,, has cate with the Canton Chamberof Commerce and world. But the drag is now produced in Ger- been singled out for appointment to the Sacre the Cautos Self-Government Society inform many and America as well, and being thus an taryship of the Post Office. That position is a ing them of the present critical condition of international problem, its restriction is more very arduous and ouerous one, and in Sir affairs in connection with the deadlock in the difficult. The authorities of the Straits Sei-Matthew the department obtains a singularly opium trade brought about by the Import dealers REFRESHING. tlements are puzeled how to deal with the hardworking and remarkably shrewd and able of raw opium refusing to order the drug from import. The post office was a usual me official. The Post Office nearly always goes Hongkong owing to the enforcement in Canton thod of communication, but measures have outside its own ranks for filling this appoint of the regulation baring reference to the tripli- been taken to prevent that Dr. D. K. Mc- Dowell, principal medical officer of the Seule-

mont, and it has been well served in so doing, cate permitquestion and the subsequent arrest In order to enable those in charge of the in. As someone has said, many industrious officials of one of the dealers. The mentiog suggnited|lerport Swimming arrangements to select w ments, was examined by the Commission. Re said that after the passing of the Morphine always see the wood for the trees.~£. & C.

are set at tasks so monotonous that they cannot that joint action should be taken to deal with Seven worthy of upholding the honour of the one Chus Fook Chroby, the opium merchant Colony against Shanghai in the forthcoming Ordinance be seized coough, morphia to last

bere, who refused to apply for the permits to. Express, the Government and all the Malay Peninsula

Water Polo contest, a match has been arranged

for the next ten years. When asked if he had

cover the sale of raw opium as required by the to taka place to-morrow afternoon, at the officials and whose arrest was brought about in Victoria Recreation Club's enclosure between the pick of the Hongkong Water Poloist: The consequence....

the most powerful swimmers in Hongkong Probables and Possibles are composed of

and the majority ara aid Water Polo players, so that an excellent match is sure to be seen, The following are the teams

Probables-L. E. Lammert, R. O. Witchell, A. H. Carroll, C. J., Cooke, A. E. S. Alvor, C.

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Hongkong, 15th July, 1999'

NOTICK.

MK. Crape's public utterances since his ap

any suggestion to make for further restriction, pointment indicate, says the /ournal of the be said: "A lot of morphia comes from Lon- American Association, that he is fully impress dan. It could be restricted by having deteced with the magnitude of the opportunity which

tives at, bome to find out the different firms which send it. That is the only way we CAD stop it from coming, bere. That this is not quite a counsel of perfection is evident from the

offers for the extension of American influence in China, and that he is not unfamiliar with the character of the difficulties which he is likely to encounter in making that influence felt: The

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IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.

TO-DAY'S BUSINESS AT THE SUPREME

COURT.

Aailing of the Brokruptcy Court was held in the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief

A SUIT THAT DID NOT FIT.

• TAILOR DA CUSTOMER IN THE

·BUPREME COURT. Mad In the Summary Court this afternoon, A Hoy, an outfitter of 50, Connaught Road Central, brought an action against Mr. L. G. Herren, Coosul General for Panama, residing at Antor House,in recover the sum of $15, being the price of ult made to the order of the defendant.. Mr..

appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. F. X. Roader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist)

d'Almada (of Messrs. d'Almada and Smith) represented the defendant.

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The plaintiff stated that, on the joth March, ha made a suit to the order of the defendant which had been duly delivered to the latter. De-, fendant expressed satisfaction with the outfit but had since failed to pay the plaintiff the price of the suit.

The defence was that the suit, did not fit:

plaintiff to have the suit made to fit properly Defendant over and over again approached the

but the latter flatly refused on each occasion.

During the proceedings, defendant tried ou the suit is presence of the Court, when one sleeve was found shorter than the other....

Soma discussion took place over the words "To be very well made" written by the dëfélid dant supported by his signature! With regard to this, defendant said he was not an English- mao and some misunderstanding might have possibly been caused owing to his imperfect knowledge of English.

Judgment was entered for the plaintiff with

coils.

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PROHIBITION OF BOYC071.

Pressman did not ventura upon an inquiry,

It was on the resignation of Mr. Fung Wa Chun that the vacant seat was offered to,and ac cepted by, Mr. Ho Kom Tong. That Government appointment, biz short connection with the exercised a wise discretion in that gentleman's Board will have furnished abundant evidence, a mazy and varied occasions before bis nomination to the Sanitary Board, Mr. Ho Kom Tong by his intimate acquaintance with the Chinese and the influence he is capable of commanding, bas rendered services in the cause

SHANGHAI TAOTAI'S PROCLAMATION,

community that were worthy of more liberaltion for general, information, saying that the of the public health and for the beseft of the The Shanghai Taotai hux issued a proclama.: recognition. His public-spiritedness is not Manchurian questions have been settled, in capable of easy replacement, and if it be possi-their main points, by the Waiwapu and ble the Government will stand to gain if the the Japanese Minister in Peking, and an retiring member could be persuaded to recon amicable solution will naturally result, The sider bis decision.

Tastai is informed that treacherous pers sons have attempted to incite a boycott. against Japanese goods in Shanghai, with a. view to reaping selfish profis. Although he has seriously warned the mercantile classes galost, thale inveigling, these treacherous circulars widely. Such dangerans derīgas ara characters have printed and distributed

indeed to be detested.

INTERPÜRT Watch POLO.

recommendation of the Shanghai Commission, They say: We desire strongly to urge on all over the participation of American financiers in fustice (Sir Francis Piggott) presiding. The Humphreys and Corporal Burke ("Bu&c”). -

governments, that it is highly important that drastic measures should be taken by each go erament in its own territories to control the manufacture, salo, and distribution of morphia." And again: "in the judgment of the Commission it is the duty of all countries to adopt reason. *able measures to prevent at ports of departure

the shipment of opium, its alkaloids, dériva .128

tives, and preparations, to any country which prohibits them."

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BIRTH.

Lord Crowe said lately that these resolutions not "absolutely mandatory," but they are ́at least reasonably commendatory to the com- mon sense, not to say. the conscience, of the average elector. Those who have been striving to suppress the sending of the deadly opium from India to China are naturally somewhat amared to find that they are called now to agitate for the immediate restriction of the export from our own land of the still more deadly morphia The former traffic, though. repeatedly declared by Parliamoat to be "im moral," is, sad to say, still legal; but the latter 1, 20 far as non-medicinal quantities go, not only immoral, bat illegal.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

TO-MORROW and Friday being the Jewish New Year, all the Jewish offices in the Colony will be closed.

Lieutenant H, H. Garwood is re-appointed to the craiser King Alfred (f1gship of the China Squadron) en promotion for temporary duty. THE Japanese business-men who are at pre Do the 13th instant, at Shameen, Canton, sent visiting the United States have consented the wife of C. F. Johnston, Assistant, I. M. to prolong their stay in America by one week, Customs, of à son, Shanghai papers please copy.

[659 The dividend of the Charbonnages du Toskin, amousting to 137.50 per shaže, voted at the meeting on May 25 last, was payable on Sepi, r. OWING to faults in the cables between Hoog- kong and Shanghai traffic exchange with Shanghai and stations worth will be subject to _delay.

THE P. and. O. Company's steamer India left London 13th ult with the following specie for Singapore:Coto Gold, £340; and Hongkong Bar Silver, £5,900.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1909.

THE MORPHIA HABIT.

"INFINITELY: MORE-DELETERIOUS

THAN OPIUM,"

A

somewhat devious course of the negotiations the ponding Chinese railway loan fairly illus. trates conditions calculated to test the patience, tact, and lemper of the representative of the United States at Peking.

CANTON DAY BY ĐẠP

POUR OUTLOOK FOR SILK CROP.

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

autor, 14th September. On account of the long drought the mul beary plantatiles have been greatly damaged in Faishan and its surrounding districts and the price of mulberry leaves has consequently ad vanced considerably, The excessive hent also has told severely on the riic worms, resulting in great loss to the sericulturists. The fifth crop of silk this year has an unpromising out. look and it is considered that it will be the worst for the whole year. -

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· ENCOURAGING INDUSTRIES.

following cases were dealt with

Ra So Yut Saug.

The Acting Official Receiver (Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher) stated that at the last sitting of the Bankruptcy Court an order was made calling upon the debtorto show causa why he should not be committed to prison. He subsequently found that heavy debts had been incurred by the debtor, and there was no possible expectation to pay them. He did not wish to press the case against the debtor, as the latter was up- able to engage any solicitors. The debtor had entirely speculated in land and had hoped to pay off his liabilities if land values had gone up.

years.

Debtor's discharge was suspended for, two

Possibles:-A. A. Claxton, P. M. Remedios, J. M. Roza Pereira, H. C. Sayer, J. Forbes, & V. Barros áad Corporal Morrish, R...

The Hongkong'Flying Squadron, Team will be selected from the above swimmers, as also will the representatives for the différent Cham pionship events.

OSAKA SHOREN KAISHA,

Owing to the many disasters that have occur. red in different parts of the Empire there has

all kinds, and this bas brought about a poor been a very small demand for commodities of

market. Should evil-doers and malcontenta..? take advantage of a boicott to create trouble, the consequences would be too sacious to. contemplate. The Taotai bas ordered the rest of the ring-leaders and issues this pro-

clamation for the information of the merchants He would warn them against this houx, and advise them to continue their business AVOCA tions as usual. Parties who compal others, saya the preclamation, to join in the boycott will be punished, while those who lend their voices in support of the same will be dealt with in a similar way,—M. C. D. Now!

RACK FONIES.

PRESIDENT IN AMERICA.

SHANGHAI GRIFFIN AUCTION.

Tokugoro Nakahashi, president of the Oinka

There was i only a fair attendance at _to-day's' Shosen Kaishe, which has established a line of auction at the Shanghai Horse Bazaar of the cargo steamers between the Orient and Fuget forty seven griffins brought down by the King- sound, was a passenger on the steamshiping says the N. G. D. News of sith inst. Most Siberia, arriving yesterday from the Far East. of the animals were in very, good condition. reports the San Francdico Chronicle of fith ult

The highest price paid was Tis: 300 for a

tian to be tendered by the Chamber of Com. roan half spotted. The well-known connoisseur He will be present next mouth at the recep peculiarly coloured animal-half strawberry» merce to a party of business meu from Japan, of China pony flesh who was the buyer of this who are now on their way here, coming by the pony, also purchased during the afternoon a steamer Minnesota, which plies to Seattle. washy-col, ared blua-dun which fell to his bid The party is due carly in September. of Tis. ago. Several ponies were sold`at' the, Nakahashi, who is making his second visit to latter figure including a yellow-don with good the United Stater, will make a trip East, re: bone, but in rather poor condition. Perhaps toming here in time to attend the reception. the animal that filled the aya more than He is one of the foremost business men of any in the catalogue was a powerful light Japan and is president of numerous large hold-grey vary symmetrical and, well let down ings, capitalized at many millions of dollers.

which, however, only brought Th. 10. Another distinguished Oriental passenger by Bidding stopped for a large number of the Siberia was. Wong Qien Wah, who comes

the animals when Tis, xgo had been raachad here as a special commissier on commercial buyers evidently having the British Nary,Cap Mr. d'Almada (of. Mesus. d'Almada and affairs. He will visit Washington and then their minds. A small compact seal-Brown Smith) made an application for lists of protect-principal cities in the United States.

pooy which only fetched Tis. 110 will possibly summary cast. ing estate and moved for payment of costa ip a

be heard of again le connection with the above fach.

Ra Sang Cheona Chow (Leing Pak Pát). The public examination showed that debt. or had been a wholesale timber dealer. 1 no proceedings had been taken against bien, ha would have been able to carry on his business The Canton Tastai for the Development of as oinal. Two' debts had been due la bim, one Native Industrias proposes to establish an ex- of $6,000 and the other of $2,000, by persons hibition ball in the Southern suburb, where a who had gone bankrupt, which had never been variety of articles, both of foreign and native paid. The allegations that debtor bad removed manufacture, will be put up for inspection and stocks prior to going into bankruptcy were study by the general public with a view to false. encouraging the people in the development of industries, Expectant Magistrate Ngai Teo Pai has been instructed to select a site on the new bund in that suburb for the building of the proposed hall

MILITARY COMMANDER,

The Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces, days ago for the purpose of receiving the two Chun Ping Chik, who came to Canton a few

Naval Commissioners, Prince Sbun and Admi. ral Sab, returned to Weichow on the 13th instant.

SHANGHAI TRADE..

The Official Receiver stated that the assets of debtor were fairly good. The statement of affairs showed that there were assets of $15,000 against debts amou sting to $36,000.

Debtor was adjudged bankrupt,

His Lordship ordered the payment of $25 and costs out of pocket,

Re Yuen Lan Him.

The Official Receiver stated that debtor bad carried on a business as contractor for a period

A VEGETABLE MOSQUITO

EXTERMINATOR.

"BANTOS,”.

MIDDLEMEN IN JAPAN..

Messrs. Ilbert and Co.'s Piece Goods Market of six years with a capital of $4,800. He stood troductiop, however, would not be upalende mercial Attaché at Tokio, in his annual repőder bli

Report says:-

guarantor for the compradore to the Robinson Plano Company, in the sum of $5,000. The

A toon of strength is being imparted to our later absconded, as a result of which, a meet- minating the mosquitos which are credited with the vernaculer and foreign Press as to the ̈ade

market by the rise in value of American,

Under this head a mosquito-destroying plant is described in The Huilespal Journal and Enginar (New York). Apparently its in

For some time, says, Mr. Orows, our Compra d with inconvenience. Says the writer:-

"The effort to eliminate malaria by exter

An animated discussion has been goingen-in

transporting the germs is by no means cosfinedtages and disadvantages of direct trade, to the United States and Cuba. The German sible gradual elimination of the "banto," or at

One point in the discussion concerns the pos Government has been carrying on operations least a curtailmout of his duties, the practicability of importing into its colonies the Japanere staff of the firm, and most trans» along this same line, and is now investigating.

The "banto" occupies the position of chief of

is semi-tropical, and owes such efficacy as it he is a middleman, and if one wern to get rid of may have in mosquito extermination to the him one would be nearer "direct trade," while fact that it completely covers the water in the "bacte's" profits, which are often consider which it grows to a thickness of over two inches able, would vanish. There is, of course, the thas suffocating the morquito larvae and pre possibility that the "banto," if entirely dispens venting the deposit of eggs in the water. As this ed with, might start in on his own account and,

to a leading article, the Singapore Free Press Tux Press Association in Canton has tele. of the upward movement in values that has/pany daly brought an action to recover the the water plant known as are vita, which plant actions are made through him. In this sODES ·

Bays:-

cotton and the daily widening gap betweeping of creditors was held last year and a com- prices reling here compared to those asked position of 30 per cent. accepted, which he from producing centres, the further, likeli paid fully. As a resolt, he found it, difficult to hood being that the firmness row being expaid off his estate. The Robinson Piano Com. got credit and had to borrow money, which he hibited in Manchester is only the beginning

amount of guarantee, which caused bis bank graphed to the "Kue Pro" in Peking it op already commenced. India, if the ultimate

our-turn of its crops is up to present expecta

kupicy.

THE WEATHER.

Director of the Hongkong Observatory:

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg,

Dim hoisted.

On the 15 b at 10,55 &-Red Noịth Cone and

to Manchester as the years progress. America hate great wheat yield this year, considerably more than compensating for its short calton crop, which must have its duo effect in stimolat ing business,in that country, hosides having a` more far-reaching effect as regards the whole world's trade.

is a semi-tropical plant, it is probable that it with his considerable knowledge of foreign.

A 12.15 p.-The typhoon has moved rapidly 1. would not thrive in the nonhern part of this † business methods, provo a formidable compa.........

It is gradually beginning to dawa on those proval of the formation of a Press alliance proties, is likely to become an excellent customer who control the anti-opium movement in Eu-posed by that Journal; rope that there'ate worse things than smoking oplum-to wit, morphia. In the Christion of THE following paragraph appears in the Guild July 8, the honorary secretary of the Edinburgh | Gazette, the journal of the Imperial Merchant Committee for the suppression of the Indo-Service Guild:-Some years ago the Guild laid Chinesa Opium Traffic, Mr. G. S. Muir, writer before the Board of Trade the circumstances at some length with reference to the morphia attending the rescus of the passengers and habit, and quotes from the evidence taken be crew of the French steamer Tamite, by another for the Straits Commission, assenting to the steamer belonging to Messrs. Butterfield and When the safely, of present values ruling verdict of the report that the use of morphis Swite. The result was that the French Gov here are fally realised in up-country outlets, it by injections "infinitely more deleterious ernment presented to the Captain, Captain is likely that a strong buying movement will set than opium." The depth of degradation James Warrack, a barometer; whilst a binocular | jo, that will at least have effect in reducing the The returns from Indo-China' show that years after the introduction of this water-plant the "basto" and, see the principaloi Montʊs

reached by the wretched victims of the mor- gihes, suitably inscribed, was awarded to Mr. difference between spot and replacement prices, phis habit will not be credited, even in the Stuart Kaightly, one of the officers. A com- and already a certain amount of speculative Straits, except by those who have been munication which the Guild addressed to Mr. purchasing from "stock has begun, to take brought into close contact with them in Keightly, notifying him of the fact, has been place. Until, however, prices hore came up to finitely more deleterious than oplum. Apd returned from the coast of China. Possibly an adequate level, this market can only remain although this does not make the evils from this paragraph may catch the eye of Mr. an eslooker, and likelihood of its belog able to szoessive opjum smoking any less, yet it alture Keightly, who may not know of the award; and - secure much supplies for the spring is remote the proportion of evil between the spirim kabit should it do so perhaps he would communicate Stocks are, however, still, considamble in the 3 and OIL To speed lines and 'money in with us

majority of plain stapla gooda,,

Westwards since yesterday and has reached the middle pan of the Formosa Chamos). It the barometer has fallen with great rapidity. will probably enter the coast near Amoy, whôte Reports from Formoss and all stations to the Nonth of Amoy are lacking.

pressure is low pref the Annam coast.

country. If any ideas are entertained of testing its vinaer in the Southern States, we trust that the experience of a few years ago with the water ten. It will be remembered that within a few byacinth in southern waters will not be forgot

titor,

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The bead of one of the largest Tapanese con- pess with a foreign firm, it was only with the cerns told me that when he wanted to do buɛļ.

greatest difficulty that he could get past Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending ly interrupt navigation in certain rivers. Should some are not, and it is not always easy for. it and spread so abundantly as to almost entire bautos" are honourable and honest bien, at 10a.m. to-day, 0.17 inches.***

the arsells take kindly to our Southern water Britisher to find out at first whether his 'pro- 1--Hongkong and Neighbourhood, N.W. two or three inches of vegetation the result spective "banto", as well as the other mem

KAN FORECAST,

and spread over them a continuous layer of and W/ winds, strong squally, rain later.

would certainly be disastrous. Until the exist- bars of his Japanese staff, are all that they Formosa Channel, arciosic gales.

enceur otherwise of this denger has barn es should be. British firms might take into mocks, W. winds, strong to a gale. South Count of China between Hongkong tablished, precautions should be taken by Il consideration the advisability of insuring tast demouth coast of China between Hongkong plant which offers auch possibilities of become employes with a Japanese insurance, compa Government against the introduction of any.

and Hainan, sammE KA NO, EV

Dilag a vecinue past?”.

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and