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New River Steamer.

LAUNCHED AT KOWLOON, RECORD IN HONGKONG SILIPBUILDING.

construction.

14th inst.

it was Mi, T. Neave, wäse he presided at the complimentary dinner the other day to, Mr. G. A Caldwell, the popular acting ('scretary of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, who said that we were living in a record-making age. We have to congratulate that gentleman and others associated with him in the Dock Do, upon the latest record, which they have established, thus adding another achievement in favour of Hongkong ip tha direction of ship The launch of the ss. On Let, which was successfully carried out at Hunghem Bay this morning, establishes a record in shipbuilding in the Colony for a steamer of that vessel's size. The keal-plate of the On Lee was laid on the building berth at Kowloon in the middle of May last and she was so far completed that she took the water this morning in admirable siyle within four months of the commencement of construction.

When a member of our staff visited the Docks yesterday afternoon, the hull, of the new river steamer was a conspicuous figure on the cradle, This morning she was all gay with busting preparatory to the christening ceremony. Be sides the president and directors, and a few friends, of the Sze Yip Steamship Co., Ld, to whose order the vessel has been built, there was a small party of ladies and gentle man who had been invited to witanes the care- mony, Accommodation was provided on a specially erected platform. When all was ready the order "Go"was given upon the fall of the fast block and automatically the vessel glided down the ways into the water. Mrs. Fletcher, wife of Mr. H. L, Fletcher, who ampoateaded the building on behalf of the surveyors, Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke, broke the bottle of wine across the bow of the vessel and named her the On Zer as she sped down the ways, Cheers followed amidst a dealesing fusillade of

crackers.

After the launch. Mr. W. Wilson, acting chief manager, if the Dock Co, presented Mrs. Flet cher with a gold watch bangla as a souvenir of the occasion. The bangle was suitably in- scribed. Mrs. Fletcher was also the recipient

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17" 1900

China's Naval Re-

organisation.

HONGKONG OHINAMAN'S MUNIFI. CENT OFFER,

PRINCE, SHUN'S APPRECIATION.

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to

Mosquito Breeding.

MINUTE BY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH..

`ANTI-MOSQUITA CAMPAIGN.

Canton Anti-Opium

Movement.

VICEROY'S VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN.

DEADLOCK IN THE IMPORT TRADE, Yanm

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

RAUB GOLD MINE,

DIRECTORS' REPORT.

348

The directors present the Balance sheet and profit and loss account for the year ending 3 March, 1909, the Singapore: accounts incor porated therein being closed on the 28th Febru. -

ary) 1909.

The directore have to announce that Mr.

SANITARY BOARD, `·

CHINESE MEMBER'S RESIGNATION,

It will be learnt with regret that one of the Obiness members on the Sanitary Board has decided to resign, In fact, the mem. ber's letter of railguation was actually sent in to Government last Wednesday forenoon.

In reference to the foregoing accounts; the At the meeting of the Sanitary Board last

When it became known that Mr. Ho Kom directors desire to point out the extremely Tuesday afternoon, the Medical Officer of

Tong, the Chinese member in question, had. Health submitted the following minute relative

Canton, 14th September." determined to sever his connection with satisfactory improvement that has taken place to the by-law for the prevention of mosquito. Whatever may be the outcome of Prince breeding!—

The New Viceroy of Canton, H.E. Yuan 8ht the Sanitary Board, a member of the staff in the financial position of the Company during As a corollary to the 'discussion at the last Hsno, is an avowed anti-opiumist. No sooner of the Hongkong Telegraph called upon that the past year. This feature has been very largely brought about by the highly successful. Shun Pul-lap and Admiral Suh's recent viall,

the efforts in mining operations undertaken by the special commission, to South China in pur Board meeting, on the subject of mosquitoes, I did he assume charge of office here that he de- gentleman to obtain verification of auance of the caval reorganisation scheme for beg to recommend that the words of the sub-clared his intention to put a stop once and for report, with the result that, the news, which General Manager (Mr. W. H. Martin, M...M.) the Empire, of one thing we may be fairly cer family andpaif" be deleted from the attach-all to the evil babit of opium smoking among his was discussed in a small official circle who has furnished an annual report, which, tale, and that is, that His Imperial Highness's ed bye-law, which was made by the Board in subordinates. In pursuance of his policy H. E. in the course of the day, was substantial following the usual practice, has been forwarded

While freely conversing to each shareholder. patriotic address to his genial hosts on the Octobet last. There are a number of dia- Yuan from the first day of the 5th moon sont ly confirmed. occasion of the banquet at the Ko Shing cases, both of man and animals, which for the officials of all yamens and departments with our representative on the numerous Theatre in Hongkong, on the 8th last, has are conveyed by mosquitoes not belonging to see him one after acother and personally topics of the day engaging the attention of the W. H, Martin, whose term of appointment will not faller upon deaf ears. On the tenor of

very shortly expire, has decided to retire from this sub family, of which the most notable questioned them closely about the work in Board, Mr. Ho Kom Teng preferred not that masterful, politic appest to his compatriots examples are yellow fever and Filariasis, and their respective offices in order to ascertain to be plied with questions when they apper the position of Gegaral Manager of the dom

with that we need not comment at this stage. Suffice it to it is undesirable, therefore, that the powers of their abilities as well as to see if any one of tained, to his personal relation say that a perusal of the translation which has the Board should be limited to one sub-division them is still addicted to the drug. It has even consultative assembly of Government. Pressed pany. In making this announcement, which is desize' to place on record thair very high ap- been printed in these columns will convince the most casual observer that the main difficully to prevent the breeding of these pests are the Viceroy parsuing the anti-opiam campaign must ultimately be "to the loss of the compreciation of the services rendered to the Com of the mosquito family. The steps to be taken bean suggested that so vigorously is the for the reasons which led him to a decision that done with considerable regret, the directors that he makes personal visits to the officialmunity," as our representative, put it, Mr. Ho confronting the Naval Commissioners in their

yamena with a view of discovering opium de- Kom Tong replied: "Pressure of business pany by Mr. Martin during his term of office.

PROFIT AND LOSE. standing water, which is appointed task is one of ways and means. The accumulation namely, the prevention of the

1908.-April 1. Balsace „...............meno).£3,191) wherewithal for the nucleus of a Navy was the

necessary for the development of the larvae linguals. If it happens that any of the subor and other considerations led to my decision."

What those "other considerations" word the

1903-March 31.1 and the removal of such brushwood, etc., dicate officiale'are found to be opiam smokers keynote pervading the whole tenor of the

His Excellency is determined to send them to pressman did not venture upon an inquiry. " .as may afford a shelter to the adult insects,

Directors' and Auditors' Fass, Sala- It was on the resignation of Mr. Foog Wa speech at last week's banquat. Whether Prince

ries and Charges-Brisbane Shun felt confidence that his words would so soon,

The bye-law merely gives power to direct that the Government Anti-Opium Bureau and

Chun that the vacant saat was offered to, and at Wages and Expenses at Ranb, in- be productive of their magic effect if mootsteps shall be taken for the prevention of the removethem from office. point. Ia.noy event they havé, not failed 10, breeding of mosquitoes on any premises, under

cepted by, Mr. Ho Kom Tong. That Government

cluding Cost of Singapore Office exercised a wise discretion in that gentleman's

and Directors' Fees the advice of the Medical Officer of Health or appeal to Chinese patriotism as an instance

any Assistant Medical Officer of Health, and

oppointment, his short connection with the

Amounts written off for depreciation which has just been brought in our matica will

and cost of up-keep of machinery illustrate,

will apply only when mosquito farve are

Board will have furnished abundant evidence, On his return on the roth lost. from Can-actually found upon such premises.

Oo many and varied occasions before bis

and, plant, electrical plant and installation, buildings, furniture; ton cis voyage for Tientsin, Prince Shua

nomination to the Sanitary Board, Mr. Ho Kom

also consumption of tools, Im- Pui-lap was presented with a "humble peti-

Tong by his intimate acquaintance with the

plements, stores, timber and foal... tion" from one Cheung Young-hin. This

Chinese and the influence he is capable of gentle man, we are told, is a bratbar af the.

commanding, has rendered services in the cause Balance renowned Cheung Pat-isz, who will be re-

of the public health and for the benefit of the community that were worthy of-moro,liberal membered in connection with his undertaking to Sir Frederick Lugard to raise a sum of

recognition. His public-spiritedness is not capable of only replacement, and if it be possi. $200,000 from the Wel-chow, and neighbouring prefectures for the Hongkong University, En- |

ble the Government will stand to gain if the retiring member could be persuaded to recon dowment Fund, Mr. Cheung Yeung-bin is

sider his decision. one of the promoters of the now completed Swatow-Chow-chow-fu Railway, and a former tin magnale of the Federated Malay Statos,

same in all cases,

Dr. Fitzwilliams micuted :-Not only on account of the diseases which mosquitoes other than anophelina may spread, but because, if the conditions are present, or the breeding of any kind of mosquito, the amphelina will, sooner or later, make use of them.

The Registrar General What is the Average annual number of cases of yellow fever and Filariasis in Hooghong?

THE FORMOSAN, SUGAR INDUSTRY.

of several pieces of silver ware from the funds for providing Ching with a Na Com the protection afforded by the Government,

directors of the Size Vip S.,S. Co., who made the presentation on behalf of the Company:

Immediately after she was launched, the On Lee was towed round to the Dock wharf where within half-an-hour's time she took her first set of engines on board. The feat is illustrative al the capabilities of the dockyard for smart work. the drawing The party adjourned to office whore, after light refreshments, "Suc- cess to the On Lee" was proposed by Mr. Wilson," wha in neat little speech thanked Mrs. Fletcher for the part she had performed in

the morning's ceremony.

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The president of the Sr. Yip S. S. Co. replied And la tura, toasted "Prosperity to the Hong kong and Whampoa Dock Co., whose smart work the speaker eulogized. Under the contract the stipulated period for completion is ten months, but we understand that, such has bean the rapidity of the builders, that the steamer will be delivered fully two months ahead of contract time. And this under no clause in, the agreement providing for any premium for completion before the stipulated period. The work has been expedited, without sacrifice of efficiency, in order to meet the wishes of the owners who are desirous of possessing a suitable vessal as soon as possible in order to capture the incipient promising trade-both in

nger and freight-which has been tapped

Casas tu dënua Minky dna. Reilman. 2 is for the Hongkong.Sudulog trade that the On Lre has been built. The admirable ad. aptability of the vessel for the river traffic will be ascertained from the following speci- fications:-

The OA Lee is a steel twin-screw river steami. er, of the following dimensions:-Length over all 175 ft. Breadth on main deck 34 (t.; breadth on-water-line 30 ft. Depth (moulded) 11ft. 3in. Draft, with 200 tous deadweight, B. IDiu. Speed I knots,

The memorial recited that the petitioner would be graciously pleased, with the Im

to contribute a sum of porial consent,

hundred thousand, dollars to the wo

In pur. suance of the project which the Special missioners have been appointed to formulate.

So deeply moved was Prince Shen with the patriotic spirit animating the petition that ho asked for Mr. Cheung Yeung-bio's attendance oo, board bis flagship, the Hoi-chi, then in Hongkong harbour. As a special mark of royal favour Mr. Cheung was requested to take his son with him. The interview took place in due course. After expressing to the patriotic gentleman his sense of personal appreciation of bis munificence, Prince Shus informed Mr. Cheung that his petillon would be trapamilled to the Throne for special commendation. With profuse acknowledgments the patriot retired.

This worthy example has already been emulated. According to present information, a Chinese gootleman, who desires to remain ancoymous, has made a similar offer to the Naval Commissioners. Rumour associates the name of a well-known compradore of a British fire in Hongkong with that of the second patriot..

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It will thus be seen that if the Commissioners' visit fail of technical results it has, nevertheless, 'been fruitful in financial success which is a consideration of co mean importance in advan- cing China's embryonic naval scheme.

GANTBEN AT BOWEN ROAD BORGLED.

SMART CAPTURE BY SOLDIER ON DUTY,

14th inst.:

The canteen of the Millery Hospital at Bowen Road was the scene of a daring burglary in the early bours of this morning. It appears that shortly after the stroke of three this morning, a Chinamap of the ne'er-do-well class somehow or other gained admittance The On Les will be fitted up with two sels com- into the hospital. Once there, he set about pound surface-condensing engines. Diamaters annexing various valuable articles, and was of cylinders 15"-and-31" with stroke of 22. Inches. Two steel boilers, single-coded, cylindring fine, having managed to get hold of no drical, multitubular type, 11. 6in. diameter by foft. bib, long. Working pressure saglb. Each boiler is fitted with two Fox's corrugated

furnaces.

The vessel will be lighted throughout by electricity; the electric plant which will be installed will be of the most modern description.

- VESSELS FOR MANILA. At the time of our representative's visit to the Dock, there were seen also on the building berths three wooden lorchas and six steel lighters building for the U.S. Quarter-master's Department at Manila. In addition to these vessels a steel steamer of small dimensions is also well advanced and should be ready for lapsching before very long. The latter, vessel is also for the military department at Ma- ails. The construction of all the ten vessels was secured under competitive tenders against Arms la Hongkong, Shanghai and Singapore.

WELLS AS A CLEANSING

··FACTOR.

́HINOTEŠ ́BY MEMBERS OF THE SANITARY

NDARD.

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROTECTION. The production of crude sugar in Formosa has made great progress, which is ascribed to says the Japan Chronicle. The output of sugar in 1900 and 1997, which amounted to between 134,000,000 and 110,000,000 kinin round figures, increased to ever Y200,000,000 kio last year, and is expected to reach 300,000,000 in a fow years' time. Returns made by the Formosap Government show the area of sugar plantations and the production of sugar each year during the past few years anfollows:-

AREA OF SUGAR PLANTATIONS 1902... Down 1903.................

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907.

26,167 ka .16,526 #

2,594

"

74.973-1

34.806

29,850

XA ko is about 2 acres,) PRODUCTION OF SUGAR,

Refined Kia. Crude Kin. 1903.914 7,590,631 *4,927,71 -1904............... 6,219,169 76,581,770 1905........................ ***** 3,475,938. 83,225,090 1906................ 6.945,054 128,601,523 107,973,785 1997....... 3,437:939

MERTING OF ANTI-OPIUM ASSOCIATION, Yesterday, at a meeting held in the Canton Anti-Opium Association, it was stated that, during the course of last week, the detectives employed by the Association arrested ninalcea opium smokers for smoking opium without the necessary wooden board licence and seized forty-two sets of smoking apparatus, The offenders have been sent tathe Police authorities to be dealt with. At the meeting it was sug- Rosted that the Association should communi Cate with the Cauton Chamber of Commerce and the Caston Self-Government, Society inform ing then of the present critical condition of affairs in connection with the deadlock in the opiam trade brought about by the import dealers of raw opium refusing to order the drug from Hongkong owing to the enforcement in Canton of the regulation having reference to the tripli- cate permit question and the subsequent arrest of one of the dealers. The meeting suggested that joint action should be taken to deal with one Ctuo Fock Choong, the opium mercbaat here, who refused to apply for the permits to cover the sale of raw opium as required by the officials and whose arrest was brought about in consequence."

FIRA-INSURANCE IN JAPAN.""

FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COMPANI”S.

To view of the severe blows inflicted on the various fire insurance companies in Japan during recent years, capped by the disastrous conflagration in Osaka recently, it is interest. ing to note the financial standing of the Japan ase fire-insurance companies as published by the Toyo Keize. The introduction of fire. insurance in Japan dates back only to 1887, and though this branch of business has made phenomenal.progress during the interval that has elapsed the business, financially considered, has not yet been placed on a solid foundation The following table gives the noniber and amount of policles in force at the end of each of the last ten years¦---

Total Amount.

THE MORPHIA HABIT. ·

"INFINITELY MORE DELETERIOUS

THAN OPIUM.""

In a leading article, the Singapore Free Prose

SAYS!

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1909-March 31. By Gold Account: Net Proceeds of 13,906-787 01. from 74,900 tons after payment of royalty, cost of tradest, in- surance, etc. semestarie

240

36,741

£53,022

53.022 £13,022

'FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. The fifteenth annual meeting of the Ranb Australian Gold Mining Company, Ltd, was held at the registered officers, Queen-street, Brisbane, Mr. De Burgh Pense, chairman of the company, occupied the chair.

M.I.M.M.

It in-gradually beginning to dawn on these who control the anti-opium movement in Eu-

The Chairman, after moving the adoption of rope that there are worse things than smoking the balance sheet and report, said he was very opium-to wit, morphin. In the Christian of pleased to call attention to the great change July 8, the honorary secretary of the Edinburgh ibat bad taken place in the company's foascicl Committee for the suppression of the Indo- position during the past year. The company. Chinese Opium Traffic, Mr.. G. S. Mair, writer had succeeded in wiplog off the balance due at some length with reference to the morphia

on the debenture account, and bad reduced habit, and quotes from the evidence taken be. their outstanding liabilities from an amount of tore the. Straits Commission, assenting to the approximately £14,500, as shown by the bai-- verdict of the report that the use of morphis ance sheet presented to the meeting last year, by injection is infinitely mare deleterious to £7,500 this year. This satisfactory feature iban opium," The depth of degradation had been largely brought about by the highly reached by the wretched victims of the more successful mining operations conducted by the phia habit will not be credited, even in the company's general manager, Mr. W. H. Martin, The shareholders certainly, in bis Straits, except by those who have been

Inopinion, owed a debt of gratitude to the officers. brought into close contact with them. finitely more deleterious than opium." And of the company for the manner in which the although this does not make the evils from finances of the company had been locked after excessive opium smoking any less, yet it alters during the past year. He regretted to bars to the proportion of evil between the opium babit announce that Mr. Martis had decided to relire and others. To spend time and money in from the position of general manager of the denouncing opium, when the use of morphis is company after a number of years' residence at Average Valse of provalent, is like a crusade against cigarette Raub. Information had been received by the Policies

by infants who live in the backlass directors that a successor bad been selected in smaking Y:42,486,000 Ys,003 less slums of Singapore, and dla by the score London to take his place, and it was satisfactory

236,301,000

of convulsion and provestible diseases. The to know that Mr. Martin bad agreed to revie 327,054,000

the mines whenever it should be necessary risk of replacing the oplam habit by the mor 351,306,000

452phine is one to be brought prominently before and to continue to aid the company by bis 427,852,000

1,522 those who bastily, though doubtless conscian advice and supervision. The crushing returns 608,414.000

1,463 ticarly, oppose the former. We quote some of from Raub had been kept up in a most satisfac- 692,416,000

1,472 Mr. Muir's article, adding that the matter of tory manner throughout the past year. Without 93',469,000

1974 legislating against merphia will shortly come wishing to be regarded as-optimistic, in his 1,171,883,000 1,668 before the Straits Council:-

opinion the affairs of the company would with' 1907. 831,000 1,484,404,000*** 1,779 The babit began amongst the Cblness, in carofal management still continue to improve, The great increase in the total amount of Malaysis, about ten years ago. It is supposed and that brighter prospects were ahead, I fargo policies in recent years may be attributed to to have originated through the introduction amount of development work having been done the construction of factories, warehouses, sad of morphia pills, as a supposed care for the during the past year. In conclusion, he ex- oplum habit. It spread rapidly, assuming pressed the hope that when the annual meet- ing was held next year he would then be able Comparatively small figure at which the average chiefly the form of subcutaneous injection. Its other large buildings. At the same time the

to place before the shareholders a still more amount of the policies remalas may be ex-ravages became so appearent, and "it seemed plained by the fact that the cost of most Japan. such a dangerous quemy of the opiom revenue, encouraging and satisfactory report. ese buildings is low, and they are insured for that an ordinance against it was passed. This

Mr. James Forsyth, MLA, seconded the Now it will be instructive checked it to some extent, but still exists. Mr. motion, which was carried unanimously, only a small sum. to look into the financial standing of the in Alexander Gentle, Coroner and ex-President of surance companies as shown by the following the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore, when giving evidence. before the Commission, figures

said: "About two years ago, the number of corpses 1 found with injection marks upon them was very great indeed. The habit bas somewhat decreased since, but recently

1898........ 1899

No. of

J'alicles

58,871

111,991

1900..... 1905 1902 1903

211,837 241,841 281.070 415,327 1904 479,355

100555.00

3,110

Paid-up Legal Other Capital, Reserves. Reserves. 1898. Y 3,400,000”Y1,310,000

The aggregale amount of authorised capital of the principal sugar companies. in Formara is about Y37,900,000, of which Y21,200,000 is paid up. These companies are expected to ba able in produce an aggregate of about 302,000,000 kin per annum from next year. Besides these companies, there are 291 sugat- refining factories conducted by Formosans, an aggregate capital of 1,480,000. In a with an few years these companies and private factories 741,521 will be able to produce sugar enough to supply the greater portion of the demand in Japan

The Formosan Government has decided to changeits melbod of protecting the sugar in rate of Viper 2,000 kip of sugar cane grown. dustry la Formosa and to grant a bounty at the It is believed by some that the change will prove a heavy blow to the sugar companies in Formoss, but this belief is said to be erroneous, less than some 537 bad and a box of cigarettes, understand, the excise on the first and second Under the present system of protection, we when Fate played him a trick.. As our hero firmly believes in the truth that every little qualities, which ought to average Y5 per 100 makes more, he was not content with what he kin, is now only, Y5.50. By the new method, the full excite of Ys will be levied.. Instead had got buj proceeded to make further investiga tiens, which be little thought would bring about the bounty of Yi per 1,000 klo of sugar-cane his downfall. A soldier (Lance Corporal Byrne's of sugar, taking the quantity of sugar 1899.

grown will be equal to Yr per 100 kid R.A.M.C., who was on duty, suddenly heard the sound of breaking glass and, realising that obtained from 1,000-kip-of-cane at 10.1900,

per cent. In consequence, the amount of pro- something onasusi was happening in the can tection by the new method will be 50 sen less teen, proceeded in the direction whence the

per soo kin of sugar, This will reduce the noise camo. He was too late, however, for the

profit made by sugar companies at present— robber, who seems to have been well posted in all

Y3.80 per bag (100 kin)-io Y3.30. (These the ins and outs of the premises, quickly jumped figures are based on the profit made by the -out of the window and successfully evaded his

Fermosa Sugar Company for the first half of would-be captor. Then followed a hot chase, in which a number of the hospital's lomates, this year.) The system of the classification of sugar is also to be modified on the adoption of who had by this time thoroughly appreciated

the new scheme of protection. At present the situation, joined. The nimble thief qualities up to No. 16 are included in the cate vigorously sustained a game of bids-and-seek, in which for the time being he baffled all theory of crude sugar, but under the new system No. 16 will be excluded." At the same time efforts of bis pursuers. But on going behind

suger companies will be made some allowance the barracks, a sumber of soldiers by an adroit

in the quantity of sugar obtained from the cane, flanking manoeuvre, assisted by out of their

so that the loss of profit by the companies will | below:- number on the top of an elevation who directed

not be more than je sen per too'kin.' their movements, soon captured the nimble one, who spent the rest of the moralog in Slate lodglogs. This morning, he pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him with a crest-fallen air and was awarded three months' hard labour and six hours' stocks in·lieu of one day by Mr..), R. Wood (Second Police Magis trate) for attempting to get rich quick,

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OPIUM SMOGALING.

SUSPECT SHADOWED BY CHINESE DETECTIVE.

A Chinaman giving the name Liew Seew was arrested in Tanjong Pagar Road, this moming, at about 4.40 o'clock, carrying a basket containing 110 tabile of chaudu, value at $330, which ha is suspected of having been attempt. ing to smuggle into Batavia, reports the Straits Times of the 7th inst

The following minutes by members of the Sanitary Board on the question of the ra opening of certain walls for general cleansing purposes were submitted at the fortnightly meeting of the Board las: Tuesday afternoon:

Dr. G. H. L. Fittwilliams :-It would seem to be advisable to re-open these wells baj very careful supervision should be used to seo that the water so obtained is not to be used under any circumstances for drinking purposes.ItReport says p sack supervision cannot be guaranteed, the tone of strength-is-being-imparted-to-our-that he was a stoker on a French steamer walls ought to be left closed.

SHANGHAI TRADE,

Messis, tlbert and Co.'s Piece Goods Market

1952.. 1993. 1904......... 1905.......

3,460,000 1,514,000 4,063,000 177,000, 4,061,000 1,819,000-

4.137,000 1,835,000

5,475,000 2,176,000 6,097,000 2,439,000 6,449,000 2,899,000 ¥4,575,000 1906 7,521,000 3,709,000 5,172,000 1907. 10,626,000 4,049,000 2,998,000 During the ten years under review the total value of policies issued showed an increase of more than ten fold, but the reserve funds have not increased four fold. This state of affairs can hardly be regarded as satisfactory, remarks the Tokyo journal. The revenus and expandi- ture of the Japanese fire-insurance companies for the five years ending 1907 are shown

1905

1907

$956

1907 LE

*!

REVENUE.

Other Premiums. Interest Reveaus Total Y4,00,00

YST&,000

*V5x5,000 ̈ ̈ ̈ ¥à,841,000° 4,322,000 *183,000 $10,000 $,004,000 $16,000

700,000 6,940,000

816,000 7.75,000 6,979,000

$15,000 1.354,000 0.290,000 EXPENDITURE,

8:37,000 840,000

Claims Business Other

Pal!

Expenses Expenditure, Total Y2,018,000 1,215,000 0,000 ¥3,361,000 1,366,000 $40,000 3.974,000 1,595.000 1,951,000

-4,$85,000 1,374,000+ 191,000 3,14,000 1,067,000 1,300,000 9.50$,000

1,763,000

1,860,000 3,098,000

8,130,000

A TYPICAL CASE.

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The retiring directors, Messrs. Robert Philp, De Burgh Perse, James Forsyth, G. F. Scott, and also the auditor, Mr. T. A. Bond, warn._re elected at the same remuneration as farmerly,

A vote of thanks to the directors, both at Brisbane and Singapore, thę general manager and officers of the company, was passed, and the meeting terminatëd.—Brisbans Daily Mail.

came to my notice. A man who lived four and a balf miles out was found dead in bli stooping —MOUNT-CAROLINE-CEMETERY, place, and every part of his body was found marked with injection scars, How did thin man in that out-of-the-way place get the injec tion? His brother said he want regularly into Singapore, was injected with morphia, and

walked to his hut. That want on every twenty, four bours. At last the day came when he had so enfeebled himself that he died."

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QUESTION OF EXTENSION.

The following minutes were laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary Board last Tues day afternoon relative to the extension of Section. C of Mount Caroline Cemetery and the burial: of bodies from the wast of Possession Streat in. the same cemetery,

Mr. Lau Chu Pak :-1 fail to see why the Chinese should not be allowed to bury thalt dead in any cemetery they like so long as: that cemetery is specially set apart for their use. There is always spare ground for extension.

RACK PONIES.

The manufacture of morphla as an article of commerce began in Edinburgh, and at one time two firms in that city and one in London may be said to have made sufficient to supply the world. But the drug is now produced in Ger many and America as well, and being thus an international problem, its restriction is more difficult. The authorities of the Straits Set- Mr. Ho Kom Tong—The restriction as to, tlements are puzzled how to deal with the stopping persons died west of Possession Street The post office-was-a_nsual me-from-burying at Mount Caroline, should ba import. thod of communication, but measures have removed, as I do not see why people who: been taken to prevent that Dr. D. K. Me- | already have graves of relatives in, that come- Dowell, principal medical officer of the Battle-tary should be compelled to bury elsewhere.. ments, was examined by the Commission. He If the grave spaces are being rapidly filled up, said that after the passing of the Morphins let the same section be further extended, and. Ordinance he seized enough morphia to last exhumation taken in band as soon as possible. the Government and all the Malay Peninsula Failing that tbs Government should look out: for the next ten years. When asked if he had for another site at the east and Hear the. any suggestion to make for further restriction, present cemetery to meet the requirements of From a perusal of the figures quoted above it he said: "A lot of morphia comes from Lon the Chinese. He told the third" magistrate this morning, I will be seen that the Japanese insurance com don, it could be restricted by having detec Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett Į agree with Mr..

panies are not yet able to pay their businase tives at home to find out the different firms | Lai Cha Pak. market by the rise in value of American plying between Singapore and Batavia. An expenses out of the interest accruing from the which send it. That is the only way wa-can- Colonel W. G. A. Dadford, C.M.OR.A M.C.-cotton and the daily widening gap between old friend of his met him to Sago Street yester- funds in their possession, and that the expendi stop it from coming here.". That this is not Open the wells and taint water with kerosene. prices ruling here compared to these asked day, and asked him to carry the parcel on ture is being mot every year out of the pre- quite a counsel of perfection is evident from the Mr. Lau Chu Paki-All the old wells, from producing centres, the further likell board the steamer, saying that be himself miums collected. It is not surprising, there recommendation of the Shanghai Commission. which had been closed, should be reopen-hood being that the firmness now being ex

would come on board later and receive it. fore, whenever su extensive involved la con- governments that it is highly important that conflagration over- They say: We desire strongly to urge on all ed for cleaning purposes.

There was only a fair attendance us, to-day's No more water hibited in Manchester is only the beginulog Accused received $5 for his trouble.

takes the companies, they are from the mains should be used nail the wasts of the upward movement in values that has

Chinese Detective 156 said that an informer | siderable, financial difficulty. The accounts for drastic measures should be taken by each gov-aucting at the Shangbal Horse Baiser of the of the inhabitants have been properly attended already commenced. India, if the ultimate told him, yesterday morning, that a Uhinaman 1907 show a deficit of more than Y800,000, Gwernment in its own territories to control. the forty-seven griffins brought down by the ing to. At the present moment, the Chinese are out-turn of its crops is up to present expecta was going to smuggle chanda to a steamer, ing to the Hakodate fire. Since then there have manufactors, sale, and distribution of morphia." sing, says the N. G. D. News of 11th inst. Most compelled to carry maddy water from the tions, is likely to become an excellent customer and that he had done before. Witness went been disastrous fires at Niigata and at Osaka, Andagalu: "in the judgment of the Commission of the animals were in very good condition. mollatis or any place where water in pro- Manchester as the years progress. America with the informer, and kept on the watch from and there is little doubt that when the returns it is the duty of all countries to adopt reason- The highest price paid was Tis 300 for a are pablished, those fires will be found to have able measures to prevent at ports of departure peculiarly coloured animal-hal strawberry- curable los cooking their food. From a bealth bar a great wheat yield this year, considerably yesterday afternoon till this morning, when Anroved serious blows to the Insurance com- the shipment of opium, ita alkaloida, deriva. I roan half spotted. The well-known connoissent.

more than compensating for its short cotton caught accused in the act. He followed him from crop, which must have its das effect in stimulat house in which the chaudu was said to be paules. The most serious defect of the fin tires, and preparations, to any country which of China pony-deab who was the buyer of this ing business in that country, besides having a

secreted to the neighbourhood of the dock insurance business in Japan is that it is not prohibits them.”

pony, also purchased during the altersoon a Lord Crewe said lately that those resolutions: wathy-coloured blue-dun which fall to his bid more far-reaching effect as regards the whole premises. The man was walking very fast and founded on a solid and scientific basis. The world's trade.

witness shouted to him to stop. Instead of rate of premioms charged is of a more or less are not "absolutely mandatory," but they are of Tha. 250. Several poules were sold at the at lesat reasonably commendatory to the com. latter figure including a yellow dun with good doing so he dropped the basket and ran, but haphazard nature, and is subject to constant witness FOOD, Ovenook him,

change. If fire insurance is to be conducted. mon sense, not to say the conscience, of the bone, but in rather poor condition. Perhaps In the precarious manner characterising it at average elector. Those who have been striving the animal that filled the oys more than to suppress the sending of the deadly oplem any very symmetrical and will let down in the catalogue was a powerful light present, concludes the Toyo Releal, it will soon

from India to Chica are naturally somewhat which, however, only brought T1 210. be time to think about the advisability of a municipal or State monopoly of the business amased to find the late restriction of the Bidding stopped for a large number of Japan Chronicle. V Milki maksu

agitate for the Immediate export from our owg land of the still more the animals when Tla, 1go kiả bàen rauchád deadly morphia. The former traffic, though buyers evidently having the British Mary Gug: repeatedly declared by Parliament to be im in their minds. A small compact seal Browa moral, Mis, and to say, still lagal; but the latter pony which only fetched Th. 11o will yourbly i is, so far as non-medicinal quantitime, wo, not be heard of again in connection with the above only Immoral, but Uiegsi

point of view, nothing can be worse than this.

"Mr. Ha Kom Tong:-All old walls should be. reopened, and if korostaa oil be added, as sug- gested by His Excellency the Governor, I fait to see how the water can be pred for drinking purposes."

- HOB. Mr. E. A. Howatt-The wells might bard opened if it can be made absolutely cer- tain that the water cannot be used for potable

parpo Mx, Jobu Barkizubew, of St. Bruno, Sunning dala, Berks, formerly of Singapore, who died on July 15, aged 68, left Raglish property of the gross value of £31,913 68 74, net: 635,857 sos/1d. He left farmign property of the gross TROS DE CU755, MOT 252,383 105, (exclusive

When the safety of present values ruling here sea fully realised in up-country outlats, it is likely that a strong buying movement will sot fo, that will at least have effect in reducing the difference between spot and replacement prices, and already a certain amount of speculative purchasing from stock has begun to fake place. Until, however, prices here come up to an adequate level, this market can only remain an onlooker, and likelihood of its beleg able to secure much supplies for the spring is remote. Stocks are, however, still considerable in the majority of piala simple goods pono galiya,

The Farm's lesier stated that the chandu was not that of the Singapore Farm, but looked like that of the Hongkong Farm. It weighed 110 tahils and was worth $330.

Accused was flood $1,020 or, in default, sen- tenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment THE F. and O. Company's steamer India left London zgib uit, with the following specie for Singapore-Cole Gaki, 340s and Hongkong Bar Silver, &fi900.

1x is reported that addresses are being given la Tientsin among the gantry, commercial and educational spheres on the evils of trading in certain tarilen goods and that the policy in attracting many adherents,

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