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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8 1909

shell? Now it seems that a question concern. ing the position of civil servants as contrast ed with ordinary' residents has cropped up. We have always felt that the modern civil servant who was sent to Hongkong for the benefit of his health was a "cut above" the A. S. WATSON & CO., plain citizen, but we admit that we were not

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[WENTY-TWO Chinese, Including a woman, were to day charged at the Magistracy with gambling at Chiu Loong. The two keeper of the establishment wore each fined $100 and the rest had to pay $5 each. Vice-Admiral the Hon, Sir Hedwpsth Tamb- too, x.c.a., who is accompanied by his Erstbers Colonel the Ban. Charles Lambton and L Colonel the Hon. William Lambton, atsived at Shanghai on 3rd lust, on board H. M. S. Alacrity,

Macao's Frontier.

DOM JOÃO ISLAND RAIDED.

6 Chinese topers under treatment in the Portuguese, asylum" lo Pak-ban sho on the island: The asylum was under the control of the commander of „ikë islandu of Talpa aud Colowap, and the expenses VILLAGERS KILLED "AND WOUNDED.

In connection with its maintenance were de Another act in the Macao delimitation drama frayed by the Macao Covernment. Moreover, has just recently been enacted. It is one which the Portuguese contend that roles and regula those who have carefully followed the tortuous tions governing the working and supervision course of the negotiations, whether from the of the asylum were published in the Officfal Boklim of Macso on the 28th July, 1882. Portuguese or the Chinese viewpoint, had more or less anticipated. For during the past to further substantiation of their claim, the Por. few months evidences have not been wanting juguese argue than the municipality of. Taipa THE Peruvian Government last year issued ́an

of a desire on the part of the inesponsible defrayed, all the expenses for conducting the order prohibiting Chinese immigration into the district officials, who appear to be outwith schools on the island of Dom jeho, and they country, and even proposed to apply the decree the Provincial control and certainly in point, lastly, to the existence of the myster to those Chinese who had already settled in the open defiance of Imperial mandate, have beds on the foreshores whose owner pay country. In these circumstances, says the Ojoka beea endeavouring, on their own, to seek taxes to the Macao Government.

sati, the Chisare Minster to the United States to put to the test the question of the so- of America, who holds a similar position with vereignty exercisable, over the dependencies regard to Peru, proceeded to the latter country of Macao. The latest instance in point has just last summer, and made représentations to the reached our motiĉa in a telegraphic communica President, with a view to removing the measure to which states the bare fact that one of the vil proposed by the Government, at the same time ages on the island of Dom Jea, the apposite promising that China would herself exercise a side of Macao, bas bean deliberately raided, restriction over her emigrants to Pera. In reply the ontregeous seizure of Chinese sailing vessels the Peruvian Government promiard to withdraw effected, and peaceful villagers wounded and the measure if China would conclude an agree-killed, who had the temerity to withstand and meat with Perb relating to the restriction of challenge the rights of the seemingly piratica!: Chinese emigration to that country. The pro-invaders. The supposition of the band of bigh posed agreement has now been signed and isbanded unstrappings might have been ionable, pablished.

and it is proposed that next year a grand congress of the representatives of two million seamen throughout the world be held in the month of August next year, to plan legis. lation for the improvement of conditions, for seamen in all civilised countries." The president of the Upion in issuing the call aware that such a feeling extended beyond notes that "in reading over the different the pale, We entirely agree with the sensible maritime codes it must become plain that remarks of Mr. Shelton Hooper when he there is no practical difference between them said that he thought civil servants should be in reference to the status of the seaman. { treated as residents, as they were residents In all codes he is made the property of the to all intents and purposes. When they vessel on which he saile. Once having came out here they expected to remain assigned, he must serve, with or against his ordinary residents, but the naval and mili-will, at sea, in open roadstead or in a safe tary were different, and he thought it was a harbour. To leave the vessel singly or in combination brings prison penalty. To good thing that they should have their res- pective plots down there. So far as the navy refuse to work, even while lying in a MANUFACTURERS. was concerned, he know they periodically had safe harbour, where there is no danger heir monuments inspected and repaired out to life or property, brings prison penalty, of grants, and he thought the military did the along with loss of wages carned. Wages same. At this stage Colonel Bedford inter- to be earned may be and are taken to jected "yes," and Mr. Hooper proceeded to pay for services of shipowners, agents who say he thought it was a good thing to keep the serve as middlemen in hunting up oson for the vessel. In practically all codes there is naval and military together, and if they were bound to have a section for the civil service permission to hire and take to sea any men then they could have one. But he saw no regardless of skill or lack of skill. This means that the most inefficient men set the reasca why civil servants should be different CHAM-to ollier residents, because they expected to wages for the efficient, and that the efficicat

men do the work of the inefficient. Since A ASPORT from Petropolis says that the Pre- be here as long as the ordinary resident. The Registrar General, with grim humour,.!! seamen suffer from the same laws, and sident of the State of Para has expressed him ejaculated, she single word "Looger," and want of proper laws, we believe that there self as much against the speculation in rubber, nobody apperis oven to have smiled. All should be a meeting of the representatives which, it is asserted, is being carried on upon of the scamen of all nations, with the object the London-market. He is more ia favourof the we can say is that if the civil servants are anxious to have a special section of their of coming to an agreement upon a legislative formation of inland Syndicates for rubber export, own in the cemetery then by all means let programme to be submitted to all govern and recommends a law to be made which would them have it. In fact we might even go far. meats and to all national legislative bodies. prevent irrational exploitation. Commenting We believe that by such unanimous demand on this our German contemporary handsomely ther and suggest that everybody who wants a

exonerates Mincing Lane. It observis: "The site Rway from everybody else might be accom-e shall be able to repeal the antiquated, President of Pata seems to know little more modated as far as possible by the Sanitary unjust and injurious laws and obtain for our

about rabber speculation than other people, It Board and so end the matter. Mr. Hewett selves the right of combination and self help would be interesting to know where all the rub where such combination can be exercised ber comes from that in speculated with. The proposed that the whole question should be without endangering either life or property. market is so well arranged that no large q 130 re-considered, but we fancy that was only REFRESHING. his sarcasos. As the President of the Board and that in the interest of salety of life attity could long escape notice. The price ad- sea we shall be able to obtain laws providing vances to Pare just as much as in London. explained all that it is intended to do at for a specific number of skilled men to be on Why should all the onus be thrown on the present is to appoint "a committee consist ing of Colonel Bedford, Mr. Hooper and board of the vessel before she is permitted latter place? Let us hope that this action is to proceed to sea." It is proposed to hold. himself and he asked that 'power be given them to grant excess area after due consider the congress in Copenhagen-which seems ation in cases where monuments made at somewhat, out of-the-way place for such a home might possibly exceed the size allowed gathering, most of the members of which are sure to be poor men, but of course the by a few inches. He thought that the com mittee could go into the question of sites for the various sections and any other matters which the Board as a whole could not deal which he was agreed to, but we should

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ion should know best. The movement is significant of the social revolution which it taking place among all classes of people and should certainly attain its object of securing improvements in the lot of the able. bidied seaman.. Already something has been done in England by the Board of Trade,

bad it not been for the fact that once the villagers were terrorized, their enemy exhibited The outward and visible sign of office concealed in the uniform of district "braves," which was worn ander their outer garments.

I would appear that Dom João has formed the base of contention for the past twenty years and more between the Provincial Govern ment of Canton and the Portuguese authorities at Macao. Delving into the archives of the two Govoroments, contending documents will be found to prove that, by common conrect, that portion of the dependency of Macao came within the letter of the written understanding which provided for its ultimate adjustment by means of diplomatic negotiations between the two friendly countries.

The Chinese, on the other hand, refuse to ad- mit in toto the force of the claims as based upon the grounds put forward by the Portugue From the point of view of International law, it will be most interesting to learn the verdict of the eminent jurists who may be called upon to adjudicate the differences at issue in a board of arbitration assuming that no modus vivendi can be amicably reached in Peking.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

EPIDEMIC OF FIRES.

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[From Our Own Correopendent]†

Cupton, 7th December. „ Again two casón af fire occurred in this city, last night. One broke out at about 9 p.m. at Wei Oi. Streat in a shop just in front of the Tester General's yemen. Five buildings were completely gutted. The other took place at 17 p.m. at Yen Pai Lau, in a grocer's shop, and borat down eight houses. Both these fires happened inside the city. In the first case an electric accumulator fused and exploded, with the result that some filieen persons were more or less jojured.

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LIKIN COLLECTIONS.

The collection of Likin dues in Canton'dur ing the second ten days of the xoth moon, The documents to which we refer are two as reported by the Likin officials to the Viceroy, Notes exchanged between the Portuguete Gay amounted to tacls 24.325.6-8, being neatly crament and the Tsung-li Yamba (as thefifty per cent less than the amount collected in Waiwups was then called) in 1897. The fire the preceding too days,

intended to influence price downwards!" of these Notes was ad fressad by Dr. A. P. Lal India Rubber Journ il,

HIGH out of water, but with a very valuable lot of silk, tez, skjus nşd hemp, the steamer Suveria arrived this morning from Manila 'via China

lo, then secretary general of the Province of Macao, acting as in charge of the Portuguess Legation in China and Siam. The translated Note reads:-

To His Royal Highness Prince Kung and

other members of the Tsung-li Yamês.

and Japan, says a Vancouver contemporary, She brought-four white passengers from Manila,

Your Highness, in reference to my despatch all bound for Seattle. They were W. Moravy of 17th March last, i forward to-day copies of wife and daughter, and Harbert Hellis, a com the despatches from the Pituguese Consul mercial man, who is out on a business trip in Canton to the Council of this Government There were 11 Chinese bound through to the and of the later to the Viceroy, from United States, Soon after the steamer left Hong-which Your Highness will please see that the spirit of facetiousness that the President

kang she was overtaken by a typhoon, which authorities at Macan have agreed, through the in an carlier part of the proceedings said that the Board as a whole should visit the who refuse to siga on Chinese who cannot put her steam steering gear out of businers. She medium of the Cooral for Portugal in Castor, cemetery and so decide where the separate prove that they belong to British stock or was going into Keelung, but was unable to do so with the Viceroy of the Two Kwang, lo with

like to know whether it was in any

sections should be located? We do not seek to deny that there are many people in the community who are really sensitive over thir

cannot understand the English language. But much more remains to be done if youths of a better class are to be attracted to the

of work before them if they are to achieve

-- PROVINCIAL,TREASURER. The Sban Hon Chu department his received a telegram from the newly appointed Canion Provincial Treasurer, Ohau Kwai Lin, advising that he has left. Hopch for Shangbai en rapte to the Southern capital, to take up his new appointment, and that be expects to arrive at Canton about the beginning of the 19th moos. O's the arrival of the new Treasurer, the acting Treasurer, Shum Trang Tung,, will resume charge of his office as Provincial Educational Commissioner to replace Cheung Sik Fon, who will proceed to Peking for an Imperial audience.

THE MACAO QUESTION. draw simultaneously from the Island of Dom

Peking, Dec. 5. bour, the two detachments-Portuguese and the Macao demarcation dispute submitted to the Jo, on the same day and at the same The Peking Government has decided to have Chinese-which had been stationed there, the Hague Tribunal for arbitration. Sanght

A.'N. WATSON. & 00.,1 question, but what we would suggest is that sea, and the International Union have plenty ly. Among the cargo was a 'quantity of sea-former since the 30th January, 1898, and the

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On December 3. 99, at Shanghal, the wife of Mr. D. Warden, of 5 Macgregor Road, of a daughter.

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MARRIAGE. Molloy,-Oo December 1, 1 og at Shang hai, Humphrey R. U. Cottrell Doreer, K.M. Jo Mary Isabel Molloy, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malloy, Shanghai. No Cards.

DEATHS.

On December 7, 1909, at Shangbai, H. F. Brackston, Examiner, 1. 14, Customs, Nanking, On December 3, 1959, in Londen, Jean Jar dine, Lerdale, Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. David Landale, aged 12-months..

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as treated at the Sanitary Board it is becom event a moiety of the results desired. ing somewhat of a nuisance and is already within measurable distance of the "eyesore" complained of by Mr. Murray Stewart. But we take it that with the adoption of the mo tion proposed by the President yesterday and the appointment of a coinmittee to deal with

the subject, we shall hear no more about graves and monuments and cemeteries for some time to come "and sae the Lord be thankit."

IN THE SEAMAN'S INTEREST,

A CHINESE was fined $5 in the Police Court this morning for obstructing a policeman is

the execution of his duty,

MR. A. P. Wilder, Consul General for the United Stater, returned to Shangbai, by the P.. M. S. Siberia on 3rd inst

A SHOUL dispatch states hat it is now evident that the assavelcation of Prince Ito bas caused revainion of feeling in Korea and anti-Japan- ese sentiment is subsiding.

To those who look with a sympathetic eye on the ordinary.seaman, the hardships which he has occasionally to undergo can.

THE steamer Bongani arrived this morning not but arouse concern and compassion with 17 subscription griffins on board-the He is as a rule such a helpless individual third lot to arrive in the Colony. The draw. where his own comfort is concerned and is ❘ ing takes place at 5,30 this afternoon. so much at the mercy of a harsh master that

his life in many cases, must be little better THE Dow Bank of Korea opened for business than one long martyrdom. It is a common on November as. It is reported that owing to cry that British ships are no longer manned the plentiful crop of rice in Korea, the tone of HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1909. by British seamen in the proportion that the market in Seoul and alsowhere is bright,

should exist, but when we remember some A CHINaman was awarded one month's bard of the stories we have heard from labour at the Magistracy this morning for being the lips of the common A. B. about the life a rogue and a vagabond. The man when ar- on board ship our only wonder, is that they rested was climbing the scaffoldings of a bouse. We should think that the interminable should continue to serve as seamen, Ap- discussions, which are repeated every fortparently, however, it is the case amongst the AT a menting of the Coun of the Hooghoog.

188 CIVIL SERVANT'S RESTING PLACH.

College of Medicine beld on Tuesday Dr. R. MacLean Gibson was appointed Secretary and Hon. Treasurer as successor to Dr. J. O, Thomson.

majority that once a seaman always a sel- man, and so they jog along, till the end of the chapter, being Shanghaied at one port, punished for desertion at another, returned D, B. S. at a third and generally knocked ACCORDING to the Urake Jtfi, Taiten is Dow about from pillar to post. In: Hongkong, the sixth in importance of the ports under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Chinese Maritims comparatively little is seen of the ordinary: Customs. Its volume of trade is exceeded only seaman, as we understand him in London, ❘ by that recorded at Shanghai, Hankow, Cantod, Liverpool or Glasgow. Here, for the most Tientsin and Kowloon. part, he arrives in big steamers where he is

treated la a decent and respectable fashion, A WELL-DRESSED Chinaman appeared before more like a human being than a drifting Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy this morolog éarged with the alleged receiving of $14,000

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with her hand steering gear, so she made for For a time the vessel was in grave dauger, but Shanghai Jirect, where she underwent repairs. she was well handled and came through safe

skins, the first fruits of the Japanese catch and a box of Russian sable, valued at $10,000 These are all being harried through to London where they will arrive in time for the first sale, where it is thought the highest prices will be realized. The silk will go overland on the same train to New York and on one of the faster left her site and stow package of Suvoric left her mails and a few pickages of freight at the poil before leaving for Vancouver,

WATER RE7URN,

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latter since March, 1888.

As la charge of the affairs of the Portuguese | EMPRESS NOWAGKK'S FONBRAL, Legation in Chine, I reserve the right which Portugal bas for the exercise of her jurisdiction

THE BURNING OF A HUGE IMITATION BJAT, over the island of Dom Jcil, and hope that your Ministry and my Government will reach a set- tlement of this question so that the harmonious relations that for centuries had existed between the two countries may continue unimpaired.

The foregoing communication was dated the 5th April, 1897,

THE CHINESE REPLY, The reply from the Tsung-li Yimen was Level nad storage of water in Reservoirs dated 8th day, ged moon, 23rd year, of Kwang

Su (gtb' April, 1897), - Omitting the preamble on the ist December 1909.

it was to the following effee! :-

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CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.

wach

1908,

1909. 49.below 17" above overflow

overflow

271" below overflow

Tytam... TylamBye.98" 3" below)

overflow Tytam izj" above }' a' ‚B above termediate { overflow Joverflow

54" below

below a′ 3′′ balow Overflow

overflow

o2. 3′′ above

A very interesting rite fzs just been perform. ed in Peking-ope, in fact, which in only perfomed after the death of an Emperor or Empress-namely, the buring of a huge imitat

ios boat in concetion with the death of the fute Dowager Empress. The popular ́ super- stition is, says the fläärald London News that the best ascends in its own smoka' to heaven, where it is then available for the Dowager Empress whenever The wishes to make an excursion on the water. The boat was burnt on a large piece of open ground in "It baboves this Ministry to inform you that the Imperial City, just outside the walls of the the Viceroy of Canton has telegraphed to this Forbiden City, and opposite to the Coal Hill. Government advising that the Cossal for

where the body of the late Dawnger Empreis Portugal in that rovince in a conference had temporarily lies, The boat's bow was fashioned stated that the (constructional) works in con- in the shape of a grotesque head, surmounted nection with the guard house on the island of by a joss warding off evil spirits. The boat was Dom Jod's has already been s'opped and that 180 feet long, and very beautifully made; it was ' therefore the Chinese detachment that bad surrounded by a narrow margin of imitation been stationed there previously as well watersurface, out of which were growing numbers as the detachment of Portuguese soldiers of lotus plants—the imperial flower of Chios. would withdraw simul aseously on the ab There were a number of life-sized figures on day of the 3rd moon (8th April, 1897), the

|baard-women prop.lling the bout, priests, question being left to be ultimately decided be

servants, etc, all of which were armynd. in 398,970,000 weenthatwa Goverments, be (the Viceroy) has beautiful silk clothes. Moreover, it was fitted `-

9,000 appointed a deputy to assist at the withdrawal of out completely, everything on board furniturs 205,732,000 the two detachments and also (to be a witness) | dic, being the same as upon a real boat -The 61,463,000 of the suspension of work (on the guard bouse) 'baming of it took place on the fifteenik day 30,707,000 which is in accordance with what Your Ex of the seventh moon-of the year (Augdit cellency stated in your drapatch referred to 30). This day, according to Chinese belief, and in conformity with the Treaty corcluded is one on which the devil is in his most between Portugal and China in 1887, which placable mood. It is therefore fixed spon stipulates: So long as the delimitation of the as being, the most propitions tímå for tha boundaries is not concluded, everything in re-canying out of this ceremony. According to Consumption. 134,119,000 145,514,000 gallons spect to them shall continue as at present, foformation received from Chinese, it cost

207,660 303,460.-

without addition, diminutios, or alteration by 65,000 fazlı (about 67,500), but what portionsef Estimated) population

either of the partine.?" Consumption

Pokfulum Wong-nai. chung

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Tytam

(8 ci" below) overflow

STORAGE GALLONS,

1908. 345,180,000

zil

Tytam Byewash... Tytam Intermediate 208,631,pas Pokfulum Wong-nai-chung

1909.

54,380,000 20,569,000,

Total 618,980,000 696,473,000 Consumption of water in the City and ill District during the month of Novamber.

1908.

1909.

per head ger 31.5 23.1 gallons 'day........ Constant supply during Novmeber in both years.

KOWLOON WATER.” WORKS. ·

LEVEL.

1908.

1909,

night at the Sanitary Board meetings, on the question of graves are nearly exhausting the patience of those members who recognise that there are other subjects of equal import sure to be disposed of by the cleansing authority of the Colony. It may be, of coume, that certain of those whose voices

· are raised in favour of certain improvements in connection with the cemeteries really be- lieve that they are adding to the gaiety of the citizens by dwelling time and again on the features of such a lugubrious question. But we fail to arrive at that point of view. And it derelict. He has little or no cause to com from Mr. John Hastings under false pretencos. Kowloon) below below is more in sorrow than anything else that we plain--though it must be said that your true Detective-Sergeant Grant prosecated and Mr. Gravitation ve

overflow refer to the ratiocinations of those members salt is worse than the average farmer for W. E. L. Shenton defended. The case was Reservoir who have in a way made this subject their grumbling.ffin food is usually better than remanded for a week.

-STORAGE-GALLONS...,

1908. igog. Town What is it that they want done? that authorised by the Board of Trade, his That opens up a wide vista, for we defy the quarters are ample and clean, and his work The H. A. L. S. Briejavia, which went ashore

vitation Re- 160,108,000 245,741,000 gallons wordinary reader of the reports which appear in light in comparison with that on a wind-Bear Wossneg on Saturday last; still remaine #ground. The German croiser Fokavæð örat kas In the morning papers to discover the parfummer. He may not possess the droll made four stempts to float the Brisgaeis, but Consumption of water is Kowloon during the ticular requirements of the principal speak humour of the "ancients" who have been all bave failed. At low water the Brisgaris in es. At one chasing they are declaiming exploited by Mr. W. W. Jacobs, but that is almost high and dry, but as abe is in a saltered against Chloess being laid in Jairs next to because he is more a man of the world than position no apprehension is felt for her safety. those of Europeans. Then that point being the Thames bargee. Still he has his grie The work of lightering has been carried oul, settled, it is found that Japanese have hadvances, and we discover that steps are being and it is confidently expected that she will be the audacity to bury their dead alongside taken to secure a further amelloration of refloated on the spring tides which are due in about twalya daya.. The Brisgaria is said to be those of another race and whef that is rec-bis general condition. In America there rating on an old wall, but owing to age, the sibed the question arises, where should Huro is a society known as the International stonework is in a crumbling stats, so it is not poans who have lived for so many years Seamen's Union which is organised to look, manciprind that she will sustals Camage from ju the colony be entitled to lay thele mortal » after the interests of Jack ashore sod aflost the sonron, - V, G. 27, Com

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"brough the courtesy of Mesiru, Jardine,

this wen squeezs, or, as the Americans would A PORTUGUESE PROŢIST.

say, graft, and how much was actually expend The first protest lodged by the Portuguese ed for labour and materials, it is hard to say. in assertion of their sovereign rights over the The Chinese are gradually beginning to sun, thu. island was on the 17th March, 1897. The uselessness of such waste of money, and it is Chinese authorities had sent some soldiers to amusing to listen to some of their arguments"}" be stationed en Dom Jaão, whereupon the against it. One Chinese was heard to say that Portugal alone possessed the right to exer- battle-ship. Portuguese Minister profested stating that this momey might have been used to buy

cise sovereign rights'....over the island. Among other conuations the Portuguese representatives cited the following, that the financial statements of receipts and disburse mente of the colonial treasury established, Matheson and Co, Ltd, we have received a copy of a guide to the Far East published in beyond a doubt, that for the half-year 1865-1867, the interests of the "Shize." line of steamers for the owner of a certain water spring paid whom J. M. & Co. are the local agents. It will taxes to the Portuguese amounting to $1edi. be remembered that some time ago wa wrote gracite quarry of $7.30. Yet third paid England and vice versa, Thin admirable little Anbiber payment is by the lessee of a regarding the cheap rates which the "Shirs*. line was offering passengers from Hongkong te $1.40. Instances, according to the Fortuguese brochure points out the advantages of a trip argument, can be multiplied ad infirillum. to the Orient and gives the intending traveller 8.9 gallons Treasury receip's also showed the paymast some idea of what he will sen en route. It also of Crown rent of $1.50 for the second half- gives notes regarding distances, differance of time," the rates of exchanges(the Hongkong The Government Analyst reports that the|your of 1875 by Chinuse occupiers of the dollar is put at 19 fod which is probably sear water is of excellent quality,

villages of Aswang and Chi Llang kong an enough) sad other general informations), kella H. JONES,

the island. It has been conclusivaly urged that, fally illustrated and displays to advantage the Walge Authority, en täs geth July, 1880, there were no less than : enterpcion of the "BLING" ANY

month of November:—

1908.

1909.

85,300 90,100

Consumption 28,849,000 24,170,000 gallons Estimated Consumption

population

per head per 11.3 day):