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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Amsating of the Legislative Council was held Is the Council Chamber on the afternoon of the 17th last Present-His Excellancy the Gover nor, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.O., His Excel fancy Colonel Darling, R., Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson Colonial Secretary), Hon. Sir Henry Berkalsy

Hon. Mr. C. Mcf.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25

NOTES BY THE WAY.

THY LIQUOR DE BÄTE."

Messer (~74orreasurer) Bon. Mr. P. N. volume of oratory which permeated the atmos

Jones (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. FT. Badolay (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon.. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M., C.M.C., Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresion, Hon. Mr. Wei Yok, ĠM.. Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. O. Clementi (Clerk of Councils);

MINUTES.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

LIQUORS IMPORT DUTY HILL,

On the motion of the Attorney General, se- conded by the Colonial Secretary, the. Council resumed consideration in Committee of the Bill to provide for the collection of duties upon "Intoxicating liquors.

The following amended scale of duties pro "vided for in section 3 was agreed to :---

Fer Gallon $3.50 Brandy and liqueurs

..................... 2140 Whisky... kardess Gis, Ram, and other Spirituous liquors... 20 Obampagne coronaal sorbance intrare, or 240 All other sparkling wines............. mignons. 1.20 Port, Sherry, Madeira............................... Other still wlaas in bottle.

Otffer still wines in wood

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All other intoxicating liquors, excepting Spirits of Wine, and native wines and spirits ........................LAR METERIN

On all native wines and spitits:-

1.80

1.20

0.50

0.24

(a) Containing under 20 per cent. of

pure alcohol by weight .............." *** 0.15 (b) Containing 20 per cent, or over and under 40 per cent, of pure alcohol by weight

0.40 (c) Containing 40 per cent. or over of

pure alcohol by weight... 1120 Spirits of wine and arrack 3.03 Consider- abio discussion arose on other sections of the Bill, and when Council resumed, the Attorney General reported the Bill with amendments.

The Attomey-General moved the suspension "of the Standing Rules.

-The Colonial Secretary seconded,

The Bill was then read a third time and pared.

POSTPONEMENT.

'IMPORT OF LIQUORS.

PORT OF THE COLONY" The following cotifications appear in the current issue of the Gaactis ;-

PORT OF THE COLONY FOR EXPORT OF LIQUORE, ETC.

The undermentioned port of the Colony is hereby specified by His Excellency the Gover nor under Section of the Liquors Ordinance, 1999, as a port from which datiable liquors and debatured spirits may be exported:-Victoria within the Harbour Limits as defined by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.

MUSIC IN JAPAN.

ZRE FORMOSAN - ABORIGINES.

RICE SPACULATION IN TOKYO,

SUSIZESION OF OPERATIONS.

It will be remembered that as a result of

peculations on the Tokyo Rico Exchange = up to a very high point, and measures against couple of years ago the price of rice was forced the speculators were taken by the authorities, A similer attempt to cover the rice market appears to have again boen måde dansg the past few days and on Monday morning, the 6th instant, the calling was ordered to be sus-- pended.

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OLD "ZAFIRO" SOLD.

STKAMER'S KAKLY HISTORY RECALLED, Many interesting memories of his younger. dayn were recalled by Frank W. Hitley, when he recently vinded the now famous government to A. Zezre, of Satule, says, tim chief engineer of the counting GELATION TROUTING starmer Zafira, which was recently wold by the Past med Intelligencer of zand nit. Years bafors

sub of Dewey's Bact when they captured the the defe became known, the world, oven aan the vessel whom coal cargo, supplied the was- Philippines, Mt. Baley was secold engineer of the vessel. ':While in that capacity lve and a thulling experience: when the Zafiro w

sald

wrecked off the China coast.

In relating his experiences, Mr. Bitley "As I walked the Zafird's decks a strange feeling came over me. It seemed as though some of my old shipmates ought to be swinging along the decks to see me. I oposed doors and pulled out drawers in the hape of fading

some ralic.

THE DIFFICULTY OF 'SUFPRESSION A Tokyo dispatch to the Auhi quotes Mr. Oshims, Director of the Civil Administration 18th inst..

The undermeationed port of the Colony is Bureau in Formen, who is now in Tokyo, for To a stranger whose information, with regard to Hongkong's slow going methods has preced hereby specified by His Excellency the Gover the following statement on the question of com The control of the savage aborigines is the ed his visit to the Colony, the tremendous nor under Section of the Liquora Ordinance, trolling the aborigines

1909, as a port into which datiable liquers and

most difficult of the undertakings in Formosa. pherd at the meeting of the Legistative Council denatured spirits may be imported:-Victoria,

over the matter, and has been taking all-pomi- on Thursday afterneco must have filled him within Harbour Limits as deGoed by the Mer-The Formosan Government is much concerned

chant Shipping Ordinance, 899- with a wholesome respect for the debating

ble measures for the suppression (tobars) of these people. The defence line could by now

On account of the ball operations of Mr. capacity of our legislators and at the same time

have been advanced to some considerable Matamatan, a well-known rice speculator în provided incontestable proof that if Hongkong is backward in some respects, its legislators are

extent, but owing to a lack of fonds it is impos- Tokyo, and sordinary activity has been shown sible for the authorities to adopt all the desired at least gifted with the power to shake the very

since the beginning of last month on the rice foundations of the august Council chauber with

measures. The total force so engaged in the exchanges. On the thinst the bargaiarmade on inspired oratory. Conforming to the usual rule,

operations ofadvancing the defence lines is more

the Tokyo Rice Exchange amounted to 555,400 the full-fledged discussion (mafalls mutandis)

than six or seven thousand volunteers and six oxok for September, October, and November attendant upon the second reading of a con

savon hundred police officers. This force is tentions Bill was sustained with a vim which

not regarded as strong enough to bring the delivery. Of this quantity the November de- did full justice to all and sundry and provided

aborigines under the control of the authorities livery, which ought to have been the largest, was not more than 88,700 koku. This made it It is now proposed to increase the annual ex-evident that some irregularity was going on, columns of matter to the local Press. Thurs

penditure for this object to V3,000,000 from: and the aniborities of the Exchangs und the day's proceedings are a pretty safe indication

next year, the amount now appropriated being board of directors decided to call for more ke- of what we may expect in the course of the

Y2,300,000. If this proposal is approved by bewailing the ill-fortune of Victoris in that it next few months and residents are already

in view of our article on Japanese music a the Dist, the operations for advancing the decurity and to readjust the bargains. They ac-swing in that capacity on cular oyagen fence lice will be greatly expedited, and is firecordingly ordered the callings to be suspended will shortly be shore of much of its boasted few days ago, a statement made by Professor "free" port. It strikes the average Tamura Tarazo, of the Imperial Academy of

or six years' satisfactory result should be pending the readjustment.

Mr. been working his individual as being somewhat of a marvellous Music in Tokyo, quated by the Mainichi, its attained. The sugion now occupied by the eperations suring the past month or tru, and worth attention. Interest in music, says Mr. aborigines is about one half of the whole area has been buying in Oakes, Kobe, Shimonoseki, feat on the part of Government to transform within the space of a few days as if by a magic Tamura, has grown considerably among the

of the island...Taking the total area of Formosa touch a Bill whereby it was proposed to swell Japanese people of late, the popular tasto tend

at 74,000,000 square ri, .12,000,000 square rá a and Kumamoto, forcing up prices by concen- trating his attention on the October delivery. in the occupation of the aborigines. In some Altogether be bolds about 700 000 koku. the Ociony's revenue by doubling the fees paiding towards the higher forms, but the musical

quarter the action taken by the Formosan Go by licensees into a measure by which the world in this country is still in a state of chaos,

verment is regarded as being too lesient, and Tokys dispatch to sie danki quotes Mr. Colony will be subjected to a system of import What is required above all is the machinery

Agriculture and. Commerce, for a statement to duties with its train of inconveniences. But for training musicians. The Imperial Academy the authorities are or, ed to suppress the abari Katube, Secretary in the Department of successive Governments have been responsible of Music Tokyo is the only institution of gines once for all. But such an undertaking is the effect that the suspensing of the calling on for even more stattling performances than ths the kind in Japan. At this school the number impracticable. The Formosan Government has the Tokyo Rice Exchange was ordered by the of students is about 180, "the graduates been convinced from past experience of the insident of the Rechange on his ownlaitiative, adroit manœuvre on the part of the authorities. Apart from these considerations, the thought annually leaving the Academy numbering practicibility of employing an organised milis he considered certain business, which was which occupies the foremost place in the minds not more than sixty. More than half the num

litary force in the aboriginal region. The defence of the public is that they are to be made the ber of graduates are women who are in a posi line is now being advanced in the direction of going on to be irregular.. The principal motive of 700,000. koka for October and November scapegoat for the sins of irresponsible opium tion to devote themselves to music as a profesTogen and Shinchiku. The hostility to the which led him to take action was the balling faddists. It has been done before.

academy since its establishment is not more advancing force now shown by the fierce tribe delivery. According to the authority qooted, of Gosoban, known as the Alaiyard tribe, 15, says the Japan Chronicle, the suspension would than 260, some of whom have died, while due to the instigation of Chinese bandits who probably not be removed: before the hole have taken shelter in the aboriginal region, amount of the security-Y700,000-lad been others have adopted other professions. The

AN ICY TOPIC.

A

As a result of the institution of an action by well-known but short-lived local company

AN EXPERT'S OPINION,

sion. The total number of graduates from the

By commiting my discharges, 1 fad I joined the Zafre as third engiater, October 25, 1884,

Ileilo. The phip was 'then new," haring" been" between Hongkong, via Amoy, to Makila and on the China coast only a few months, having.

bera bait by Hall, Russel & Co,nt Aberdeen, Scotland.

STRAMER STRIKES BIŰ FOG.

"Sailing from Hongkong for Manila vin Amoy, on the evening of April 4, 1885, with a. foil cargo, 150 Chinese and Filipino passen- all went well mistil 7.30 p.m., April 6, when tha res, ad $15000) in Mexican dollars in bostes, big piled up on a submerged rock in dense fog. It was quite dark, but the son was calm. It was impossible to back the steamer off or move her in my way. She commenced mak ing water in the fore hold. Dar pumps were For some time consternation prevailed among not of sufficient capacity to handle such a leak. the native, but they were measured by the crew. The ship lay in the same position until the best morning, when the fog had cloud. The boats were lowered and the work of land-

against another equally well-known business number of gradumies now cpgaged in training but the tribe will be suppressed before loPg: paid. It is expected that somé compromise Egg, the passengers consienced. We found

have learnt interesting facts of which they would otherwise, have remained in blissful ignorance. The word "clearness has been defined as opposed to "transparency," the merits of ice with or without a core as the case may be have been expatialed upon and the rotting process of the congealed fluid cleverly described by Counsel, and thereby hangzatale." "Aftera somewhat protracted period owing to the complicated nature of thelitigation, the Chief Justice and the Puison Judge the other day delivered interesting judgments which will have a direct bearing on future transactions,

Consideration of the following 'Bills was postponed:

Second reading of-the Bill entitled Ap Or- djuance to authorize the Constructiob. and Maintenance of a Harbour of Refuge upon and over certain portions of the Sea Bed and Fore

THE INTERPORT CARNIVAL. sbore silented upon the, Harbour, frontage at

Preparations are in full swing for the coming Taikoktani, Mongkoktsui, and Yaumati, Kow-

Interport, fête. Those who have entered their loan, in this Colony.

Second shading of the Bill entitled An Ornames for the various events appear to be in dinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, real earnest to give our Northern visitors a tough time in true sportsmanlike style, The 1902.

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin- committee of the Victoria Recreation Club 1898, and the Liquor Licences Extension Or dinance, 1908, and to repeal the Liquor Licence Amendment Ordinance, 1993.

Committee an the Bill entitled An Ordinance totot apart certain Crown Land to be used as A burial ground for persons prolessing the Christian Religion, other than members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin-control. 4358 to amend the Malicious Damage, Ordin Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin. sace to relieve the Governor-in-Council of Cartain duties.

THE LATEST IN DIRECTOIRE, driennung des Vashian, haug, sul.

probably does not exceed

of the total. It is not an easy matter with such a condition of affairs to develop a musical edu cation or to improve the taste for the bighos branches of the art. A conference of the beads of Middle Schools in all parts of the country convoked by the Minister of Education in 1907, adopted a resolution to make music. an indis. pensable subject in the curriculum of Middle Schools, but the first question arising was how 10 secure teachers and textbooks for music. As a matier of fact, it is quite impossible in the pre sent circumstances to provide all the Middle Schools-with-music-teachers while no songs suitable for boys in the middle and bigter schools can be found. To meet pressing re- quirements a work entitled "Sugs for Middle Schools" has been published. Apart from the Middle Schools, it is necessary to appoint at least one music teacher to each Normal School. At presest one teacher doés duty at several schools, in consequence, extra singing ex- ercises outside the class hours are out of the

to

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mated at 170,000, including the Ataiyaru tribe, the members of which number between 40,000 and 50,000.

such dairies in Foochow

Undoubtedly the best milk producing animal in China is the water buffalo. Athough this animal is used primarily for farm purposes, yet it is milked to a limited extent, the milk being fairly rich in fate.

bears on the rice exchange.

TRUCK GOOLIK'S NEGLIGENCE.

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island, which is about forty-five miles south- of Amoy and fire miles from mainland, near Tong Sang Harbour, a closed port.. About roo or more Chinese inhabited it, governed by a' Petty mandarin. Them motives were fiber-

́and lived in the most primitive mandėr. *AS SOOR ES the natives learned that the vessel was in distress, they went out is their sampans, got aboard and proceeded the steamer, taking everything to Book Dováble. The passengers' baggage w unpped, while bedding and clothing of the officers were taken. I saved two shoes and a few other articles, but found both shoes word for the same foot. We made little resistance, an these natives looked fierce with their hatchets and hurres.

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** DISTRESS SIGNALS. HOISTED, *Signals of distress we now hoisted on a high point of land and we then began making comfort of the passengers. No passing vessela were sighted that day, which was April 7. The sext day the captain and his officers interview ed the Chinese mandarin, telling how his sub- jects had acted. The mandaria found some of the look in the willage, which be promptly returned.

USE OF MILE IN CHINA,

́GIRL INJURED BY OVERTURNED BASKET......

8th inst The Chinese cow has been bred as a work animal rather than for milking purposes, and The glaring carelessness of track coolies are beyond feeding her calf it appears that she has secasionally responsible for serious accidents, almust lost her clai to being a dairy animal more so in view if the fact that the brake is A cow in China is seldom milked without the seldom or nerer magsuse of in case of an emer- assistance of the calf. Illustrative of the limit-gency. As an illustration of this, the story of an e extent of the use of fresh cow's milk among accident which might have resulted more serious the Chinese it may be stated that in Foochow ly than it did was told in the Police Count a city as large ar St. Louis, the few who would this morning. From the evidence of the have pure cow's milk are supplied by a walking complainant, a Chinese girl, it appears that dairy. The milkman leads his cos to the frost the defendant, a truck coolie, was driving door of his customer's house and there, in bis his waggon in Easter Street when the gil customer's presence, milks the required attempted to cross to the other side of the measure. The ordinary customer takes no street The latter, however, miscalculated more than about a third of a pist. After one is the distance, as consequence of which she supplied the cow man leads bis cow and calf to

driver, instead of at once applying" the Passes on until all customers are supplied or brake, tried to stop the waggon by sad.. his walking dairy's limited supply exhausted dealy coming to a standstill, with the result that the force of the impact of one of its shafts with the roadway caused a basket loaded with earth to overturn, which fell over the leg of the unfortunate girl The injuries were

*The day following a vessel hora in sight found to be of a serious nature and the girt was at once removed for treatment. The and a boat was manned to intmecept her. It was French warship. Capt. Talbot told his story track coolie appeared in the Police Court this morning and was fined $3 for his negligeen and and asked the commander to carry the first ay $j compensation. Considering officer to Anoy te scad telegrams for amist ondered to pay the serious nature of the offence and the fact of ance. The Frenchman-städ that if it was a its constant recontace, the punishment appears case of saving life he would do so. But he was to as somewhat inadequate. A few stiď nemo | Canying important war dispatches on his way - tences will have the desired effect, as the to the Pescadores. At this time the Frenchs and The black goat probably furnishes the largest coolies do not seem to realise that the careless Chinese were having a little trouble and it would not have done for the Freechmesto kuva amount of fresh milk for the Chinese people.ness constitutes a danger to traffic.

stopped at Amoy, ' A.white goat is scarcer in Chion than is the black sheep in America. Owing to the general lack of dairying throughout China, Mauchoria excepted, the manufacturer of condensed milks

House boats have been in use by the natives bas found the market a profitable one, and of Chips for some hundreds of year, and have most remote villages of the empire. It appears gradually that article is forcing its way into the that it is through the introduction of condensed milk that China is learning to appreciate the vaine of milk, and ber education in this direc tion will undoubtedly lead to an interest in dairying. When this interest is once aroused the Amoy bieterland will have an opportunity to add a very remunerative industry, for there is probably no better cattle grazing land in the eighteen provinces.

ance to amend the Liquor Licances Ordinance, I have wisely felt the Club-house at the disposal | question. It is easy to make very satisfactory the front door of the next customer, and th was nearly struck by the heavy vehicle. The &ˆtent from sails and also looking after the

of intending competitors which should arrangements on paper; but little can be achiev undoubtedly go a long way towards a decent ed in practice. Even if the Academy of Music exhibition, it only requires the fast swimmers is extended there will be a difficulty is obtais-Tere, she probably be more than a half dozen of the Colony, and they are many, to put their ing students, for in instrumentation it is of primary importance for students of music shoulders to the wheel to sustain Hongkong's

train their Gogers before they have reputation in the field of sport, which bas lately somewhat suffered on account of various cir- grown rigid. For this reason the Acade- cumstances over which the people had no of Music is anxious to admit young, boy and girls at an age before they have finished their education in the higher alamantarp schools. Objection is raised to such arrangement because it would, Interefere with the general education of the childres. As against the view, which still prevails, that musical education is a luxury, Professor Tamura urges that a little girl who can sing sweetly is a source of great consolation to a poor family overburdened with the worries of life. Music teachers should try and make their popits comprehend what they are singing, and it becomes an important question as to what tones are best suited to the taste of Japanese In this connection the Department of Educa tion has been collecting popular songs from all parts of the country, but nothing has yet been settled in thes that the example of German

ADJOURNMENT. The Council adjourned sína dia. THE HONGKONG COTTON SPIN NING, WEAVING & 'DYEING COMPANY, LIMITED.,

ANNUAL REPORT.

The report for presentation to shareholders

the officer of the general managers to-day,

at the twelfth ordinary mooting to be held at

25th inst, at 11.30 am, reads -

The general managers beg to submit a state. ment of accounts covering the period from ret August, 1908, to 31st July, 1909.

The balance at credit of profit and loss acconet is $29.506.51, which it is proposed to appropriate as follows

To write off furniture account....$ 3,309-49

carry forward to credit of sext

year's account

26,297.02

$29,506.51

CONSULTING COMMITTER.

Sir O. P. Chater, C.M.G., and Mr. J. W. C, Bonnar retire, but, being eligible, offer them

selves for re-election,

AUDITOR.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. Hatton Potts, who offers himself for re-election,

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,

General Managers. ' Hongkong, th September, 1909..

BALANCE SHEET 3187 JULY 1909. Liabilities.

Capital account.............. $1,250,000.00 495,865.61 Sundry creditors ............................ Unclaimed dividendt ............an

4,054.30 Equalization of dividend fand

20,000,00 Profit and loss account,.........

39,506,5!

-$1,799,425 43

Assets.

Property-comprising land, build

logs and machinery Furniture...

Sundry debtors ********* Caib.

Cotton, value of stock intentan YA,

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Waste

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-Mill stores, do

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Fire Insuranceland taxes' pertain.. fag to period after gist July, 1909 *******

dently not ended with the clinging sheath gown, which created such a furore in London. society on its inception, From Paris comes the news that the Directoire style is to be extended to ladies' bathing costumes. It not easy to predict to how many members of the gentler sex the latest innovation of Dame Fashion will commend itself, but. 1. fancy modest folk will pate their disapproval with one eye and admire its chasms with the other. Of course, few people could have the temerity to suggest such a thing to the belles of Hongkong and without appear.

infinite relief to those ladies who have not been

ing to be ungallant, this fact should afford

oured by Sickle Fortune with a figurtà da

amura hopes

will be followed in the creation of folk song

Venus, and who naturally seek to conceal their angular charms from the vulgar aye. The latest bit of feminine craze is not to be thought of in-Japan Chronicle. Hongkong.

WHAT 15 WHISKY?

The final report of the Whisky Commission unanimously declares that the term "whisky must be restricted to a product manufactured from malt and grain. It would be scarcely worth while to dispute the Commission's find- ing but what is of greater importance to those mountaip of our fellow-men who regard the dow" as one of the inducements of their earthly existence lies in the fact that they will still be allowed to imbibe the refreshing beverage which has the distinction of being prized paxt to his country by every trus Gael

The mere fact of an altered de finition does not affect the consumer in the slightest degree and though scientists may try to convince him that he is drinking that which bo is not, he will still have the satisfaction of knowing that the findings of the Commission are only on paper and that none of the thirst-quenching attributes of his favourite potion bave been lost. With regard to the Colony itself, the proposed tax on liquors. is in itself in the nature of a calamity to a large section of the community, but it would be Interesting to know what they think of the results of the Commission's deliberations.

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LEADERSHIP CHINA'S GREATEST

NEED.

PROFESSOR E. BURTON RETURNS FROM A

- TOUR OF THE 'ORIENT. Lack of able leadership and the ancient sys tem of "squeeze" are responsible for the back+ wardness of the Chinese empire, according to Professor Ergest De Witt Banton of the Uni- versity of Chicago.

Professor Burton arrived on the steamship Siberia from the Far East where he made an exhaustive study of educational conditions with special reference to China. It is understood that a large enterprise, involving many mil lions of dollars, is to be undertaken there by American educational interests, in which John D. Rockefeller is personally concerned. The

and secretary.

it.

professor is accompanied by his wife, daughter "China is making a 'tremendous effort to meet the situation of her coming out among the powers," said Dr, Burton, but she has a difficult tork, abead although I believe, from my observations, that she will in time master China's one great need to-day is able leader ship; but there is another problem, too, which has worked to her undoing, and which is holding her back. That element is the system of 'squeeze ander which the Government bas been administered for centuries. It is a farm ing-out system. The Viceroy of a province is paid a salary, but it is so inadequate that he must make something on the side, and he takes to bleeding the people,

The Amoy foreign community's demand for fresh rails is only partially supplied by several -native so-called "dairies," each of which has expection by foreign physicians keeps the two of three cow and several water buffaloes milk up to as good standard as possible.

HOUSE: BOAIS IN CHINA.

-SALYAGE_PAKTY ARRIVES.

** In the meantime we on the island, would go out to the ship at low tide and salve what we could. After five days tag sirived from living in the Chinese empire since their arrival and Kowloon Dock Company, the nocoRELLY been improved and largely used by occidentals Hongkong bearing Mc. Cook, of the Hongkong in the country. At Shanghai large numbers gear, Mr. Mellarky, a divec, and Capt. Barsis, are owned by the well-to-do Chinese merchants Lloyds surveyor. The diver reported the ship as well as by foreigners,

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resting easily on a sandy bottom. After com The boats are usually supplied with loog oges pleting lavestigation, and making estimates as and arrowed by Chinese boatmen, who can be to mears of raising the versel, our visitors left. employed at about 20 cents a day. Generally while we had another waxy wait on the island A few days later the third officer and 'I'rs- six men are sufficient in the creeks is and about: to underya, Shanghai and the lake districts, as well as om tbe, grand canal, especially as when going on, quested the captain to send us to either Swatow long trips these boats are attached to steam or Amoy by the next passing steamer to-niga lanoches which pass up and down the canal at off. However, st the captsinle suggestion, we intervala drawing lang trains" of various kinds waited until the Diamankle arrival, when wa of boats. Io Foochow and some of the southern lek for &moy. We were paid off and the cap. Chinese ports a crew of eight is usual, at a taim, said he had been advised to retain our total cost of about $1,20 a day for then encima, services so we decided to return with him to the island. After enjoying a three-day at crée: Sails are also used on these southeft and left by a chattered junk and sailed boala to a considerable extent.

BRWITCHED BY A FOX.

STORY OF A TERRIFIED FISHMONGER Stories of bewitching Yoxes are pot uncom non in Japan. The latest narrates as incident which is alleged to have taken place a few days

An innovation bas recently appeared in back. Work of losing the junk with bales of sgo in Mogami district, Yamagata prefecibie It had long been known among the villagers at Shanghai, which is a motor house boas recent- damaged cargo was begun. In a few days the Sakaeda; in the district mentioned, says the ly built for the Asiatic Petroleum Company tog returned again, bringing ir. Cook and report, that an old fox made a field in the This boat is rather larger than the gamal type others and also wore appliances for rafting the vicinity his nightly baunts and that he had be of house boat in Shanghai and his liner fines vessel. They brought word that the ship had

The principal dimen- been sold at auction by the Hongkong under witched quite a number of people who had had and a torpedo stern, the misfortune to cross the field while bo wa sions are: Length, 57 feet; beam, feet; draft, writers to Mr. Chater, [now Sir Paul Chater] a prowling around. Now it chanced that 23 inches. The boat is driven by two Kelvin capitalist, for $10,000 and that $40,000 was cerisin fishmonger named Fukada Chezo, aged motors, each of which has four cylinders and the contract price for raising the Zafiro 46, of Iwademura, Miysze prefecture, was is capable of developing fourteen borse-power. and towing her to Hongkong. Orders came making his way to Sakaeda drawing a load With the present type of propeller these motors for Capt. Talbot and his crew to return to of fish in a cart, and had occasion à are unable to ma at fall speed, but they attain Hongkong to be paid off. We packed up our Cross the field to question. When he was shoot twenty-two horsepower and a speed of eight|few effects und went to Swatów on the tugs from which port we proceeded by the steamer hallway across he was shocked to see a young miles as hour." woman apparently about to hang herself on 1 Gasoline is used only to start the engines Chews to Hongkong. We were signed off tres with her abi. His natural instinct prompt ordinary kerosene being used when they have there May 25, 1885.

On a recent trip

OWNERS ACATE ACQUIRE "ZAVIRO." THE AMERICAN SQUADRON,

led him to endeavour to prevent her accomplish once been set in motion.

*The Zefire was soon taken over again by The second visit of the Third Squadron. of

ing ber object, but be was restrained by the from Shanghai to Hankow and back seven, the U. S. Pacific Fleet has been productive of

thought that any delay might result in his fish cases of kerosene were used and the journey her original owners, and the last time I saw her smiling faces of ricksha coolies, and, incident

going bad, which would lavolve him in loss; so occupied twelve bours less than the ordinary in the Orient was at Hongkong, În 1890,- â As petroleum can be purchased w. Cobbin was captain and he was the only ally, to a haughty Indifference to the patronaga

he hardened his heart and hastened his steps, boat train,

ma aboard who was theợt when I sailed in $1,303,507.93 of the mean man who believes in paying the

He had not gone more than a few hundred in every Chinese city there is no difficulty in

ber. Capt. Talbot was Dving ashore. He 3,209.49 bara legal fare. These occasional visits of

yards when he was accosted by a man who is replenishing foel-Consolar Report. an agitated manner asked him if he had seen

was in poor incalth and stated that he had never 43,696.14 foreign war-ships are a source of wealth to the

a woman in the field. The fishmonger then

thoroughly recovered from the exposaro and 2,008.16 local Jehus and residents are likely to have

This systems is a recognized one and goes told the story of what he had seen, where

worry, following the stranding. I have since 166,073.93 some trouble is procuring their services when

At the Magistracy, last Saturday akersson, Hosted that he started, for his old home in. 110,85350 the 700 round the world, toorists who are ex-unquestioned. For instance, an official whose upon the man urged him to guide him

6,678.30. pected in Hongkong at Christmastide on the salary is $1,000 a year pays $250,000 for the to the spot, saying that the unfortunate the case was concluded in which a Chinese Scotland but died on the passage. Chief.Pat $8,036.71 Cleveland step on shore from the mammoth position, and on this basis is supposed to clear woman was his wife. The fishmonger-could-woman was charged with the larmy of several rick was filing a position in Hoogkong when $500,000 for his own pocket. These are the not refuse this appeal and unwillingly guided pieces of clothing belonging to sserwaat girl in 1 last swar kan, but he tired of shore like, sought 5,475.30 liner to do the sights of the city.

things that have been holding China back, but the man to the place indicated. To his ur the employ ofthe defendant and $19 so in money, his old position and died is Manila of apop TYPHOON SIGNALS EXTRAORDINARY.

I believe that in time the slate will be washed prise, however, the woman was no longer there. After a lengthy hearing, which lasted several levy. Capt Cobbos, former first officer, also The spate of sunshine which prevalled some #1,886.97 | time ago has been followed by a week of

clean. From what I learned I think the pra Turning round to acquaint the stranger with days, the woman was discharged “this morn | passed over the great divide in Hongkong some depressing weather, During the past week, Chida properly.

sant Prince Regent is doing bis best to rule this fact, he was almost transfized with terror log Police-Sergeant Grant prosecuted, „kilt" years ago." "To my knowledge I am the only at sening the latter suddenly vanish like a peff Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro (of Heams. Gold-

my living to-day who was filling un unicial $1.799.426.43 the Observatory has been kept busy recording

Professor Burton left Chicago last July, visit of smoke. "The only course remaining was to ring. Barlow and Morrell) represented the position during the time i. served in this now typhoon indications and it is a somewhat ing Torkey, Syria, Egypt, India, China, Cores reich the village, and accordingly be wist defendant. remarkable coincidence that on more than one occasion within the same week, no, less than and Japan. In Japan Professor Burton joined back to where he had left, his load of fish.

Nise Chinese were arzaigued before. Mr. three typhoon signals should be exhibited Professor Thomas C. Chamberlain and the lat. But he almost collapsed when he found that the imultaneously. Happily, none of the threator's son, who left Chicago in January on the 6th, too, had vanished, leaving an emply J. K. Wood (Second Police Magistrate) on toned cyclones strack the Colony. The much same mission. The Chamberlains are return cart With mingled grief and terror at charge of gambling. The paper of the

ing home by way of Europe.

length arrived at the village and poured forth enablishment was Sand $515, muotite defendant * 2,573.46 | aceded rainfall has imparted an appearance of The most interesting travel event was the hà tale of woe to the people. His agile, was mulcend in the mum of Ban, while the man

freshness to the arid patches of ground in the

trip we made into Western China," said Dr. tion was so genuine that they could not de... had each to pay $3. 3,000.00

mdat of civilisation and beyond a thorough

Barten. "We reached the walled city of Chento, credit his story, and at length one of them 250.00 dranching for enthusiastic sportsman there is

Six men appeared to naitwar's charge of which I believe is the finest native city in all advanced the opinion that he had been little cause to complain. So we need not hear $ 5,823.46 the groans of the Water Authority for some

China, after, long travelling by river and on bewitched by the old fox, and the explanation' cricket-fighting. The{examplar){fna að $y 29,500.51 little time.

foot. The population of this section, of thewas'regarded as the only satisfactory mus in was imposed on the keeper while the ment empire is 60,000,000. The city of Chantu lies the circumstances. Thas another story has each to contribuɔe Sɛ to the Government Ta in the basin of a great plain and is inhabited boce added to the folk-lore of: Chn--district. | mury, by 300,000 persons.or

Perhaps it contains a moral against avarice.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dri

To Remuneration to general man. ́agers to% on balance of work.

ing account..an Remuneration to consulting

committee +30219/

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Balance

Balance from last year ...............

Gain in working... Transfer fees

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$ 35,329.97

POLICE PAKS

CASUAL CRITIC. --- MESERE, Jurdine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., are. Generally speaking, the Chinese are mak-:If the Saansonger had not passed by: on the FORTY Koeman students, who aniyed at Tukya 9.555.35 removing their offices from King's Building thising remarkable progress in the development of other side last his fish west bad, perhaps he from Kon" on the yeh zmrdne tan commer 25,734.63 | afternoon(18th inst.), [in their fine, palatial new their schools. What is known as the man. would not in the end: have lost his morchus their, education' in Japan, în compli 2012.00 premises, on Poddar's Street. From Mondaria dialect is likely to become the common | diss. The reason given for mat cutting the||the zeigunnt of the Korean Goriem

day next bosinass, will be conducted by the language in time, bat, not in, the very near-woman down is like a touch of one of the been admitted to the Cantes) Mõle

fatare,”

Kusalan novelists/-Jafar | $14299? | #princely house" in the new building. -

Kamens vessel, which on more than on Occasion proved her nenworthinem in typhoons off the Oral count. How the Zajfre went through · the piece of Manila with Dewey's Eset in a matter of well-known himory:

Two stemmers of the Pacióc Mall fleet calling anch mouth at Maniin, is the proposed step of this trues Pacific company in the fenight and

texfic from the Chrjent to this Waited:

hough rothing definijs-an to the extra service is to ba isangurat- yot, it in lenden that the