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VAL OF MAJOR-GE

FRENCH.

LANDING AT BLAKE PIER

6th inst Early this morning the PeninsularandCriental Steam Navigation Co.'s mail steamet Dipanka arrived in port from Singapore with His Excel

macy Major-General Sir . D. French, Juspec. tar-Genera of the Forces, on board: Maj-Gro Franch is accompanied by Brigadier General Handeract and Thaival of the

V. 3 Brett, the Upon

[ M‚V.O., 'A.D.C.

Hi

in company with bir alde-de-camp, Captain

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 7 1910

DOCK DANCE.

Į MERRY OMERVANCE OF HOGMANAY "AT

THE KOWLOOIE DOBIKIZ

** THE GRAFE QUESTION.

COMMITTER'S EXPORT.

Following is the report of the Select Com- mitta appointed to select waitable alter for the special sections of the Colonial Cemetary to be laid out unday by lawang gold

Naval and Military Commissioned On

cars.

Servante,

3-Residents of more than to years' standing

Karidante of more than 7 years' standing. 3-Childms.

-Destitutes.

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RAILWAYS IN CHINA:

"SPEECH BY RAILWAY MANAGER.

STUR NIPFO V JUSEN "KAISHA,

PEANS

for la

in the

C. commanding the Forcas-in Santh Ching, the local community, badi - thež× \AL CHI

Excellency General RG nr? the scapa

Heathcote, boarded the English mail and about mente apgineered drawing-room which was the cemetery required under bya-law 115 end so, high an official" on so important & Leadow to Kobé reduced to’45 daya lustond.of | horizon has been very considerably widened.

*

of "The Buffs "''was 'drawn up in front of room flashedsti adguruan 100 figlectric | eub-divided in future and *ction should be ther they are performing their duty, za duty, 32: Theflest smiling noder the Bandi: centaries, but now buying of another [type]

tare

denosing,

THE RUBBER BOOM,

THE YEAR'S RETROSPECT. Reviewing the trade for the past year, the Straits Times, in its issue of the gfet alt, writes-But the real interest of the your lies outside the limits of what can be described in

Here the

EDUCATION IN CHINA

EUROPIAN SERVICE.

LEAVENINO" INFLUENCE OF RUI Commencing Jan. 1, igro, the European her- | 33 Wa'areʻaccostomed (shya, the At a complimentary dieser at Shanghai lestvice of the Nippon Yaxen Kalaba will be comport for Foschow) to look on week, towards the closs of the dinner. Mr. plutely remodelled. "The majority of the older type of a conservative country par It has often been said when speaking of the

Pops, general manager of the Shanghai-Nar steamers will be withdraws, and the six power Some of her institutions have" axialed": from Dock Company's staff that what they do not

Alog: Rallway, proposed the health of H. fal new twin scraw vertalks each of 8,500 tons time immemorial, and to most of us, who com Shan Vin-pel, vice-president of the Ministry of grass gister subsituted these fine modern sidar the matter at it, it seemed know in the way of shipbuilding is not work knowing, but it may also be said with aqual truth that what the genial servants of the Com

Fosts and Communications, in the following varsals have already performed a voyage or twe wards pany do not know in the way of hospitality is

unchanging factores might continnu with this year as extra vessels, and have alteration to the end of time. during this not work acwing. On New Year's Eve, os

Your Excellancy and Gentlement

of competi in onbedox Scotch nyls Hogmanay, the

I have the plea-are and good fortune to ad- und space cingly popular with progers ptance, was hoy system

shippers.

and| lecreased tloni

admission war gald Perbareby dreas you on an occasion which is unique; to accommodation with a number of single berth hierarchy of oficialdom. pacions loft at Hanghom was once more

ask you to drink with 'all the nenal bonoura to of revelry which, thanks to the

first-cinus cabing had with drawing room, sociai We visited the Colonial Cemetery on the the bealth of His Excellency Shan Yau-pei ball, and smoking room on promenade decks the turning point of China's kalitencas Yet since 1900, which appears to have been of the Scotch element in thoughtfulness

: 14th inst, and are of opinion that the sites indiVice-President of the Board of Posts and Com-A new departure will be the call at Marseiller nation, she has abandoned, not the system i ocated in each case on the attached map are the munications of Paking. I bave said the occaswary 14 days for passengers and goods to the self, but the curriculum of sind out which it nature which is irresistible in all

most suitable, and recommend that they be sion is unique becauen this is the first

Far

East instead of monthly as at present the was based. The science of the West has now I by the sturdy sons of Beotia eleven o'clock in the forenoon the Inspector.

adopted and I marked out on the Anal of the Government in Faking has seen it to spead will be increased and the voyage from to be included in their purview, and their

plan of The large loft of the General and hie sulta landad.

torted into a ballroom was tastatally decorated A. Goard of Honour of the and Battalion in an original style. "On the of the ball that as far as possible this

插层 2-As regards 1 and 3 we are of opinion mission as to lospect railways and report whe. by "formerly," notwithstanding the callons consequsoce is that the schoolmaster

separate portions Gentlemen, of Railway in my estimation is

apak, pervades shy lund j will be the Miyazaki Maru; leaving,

1 j ha hay dons that, it is trus, the Duke of Connaught's status at Blake lights,

urse, the age of the ship- Pier. The Guard was commanded by Mojar building institution, Right opposite, were the allotted to naval officers only, military officers summed up in making linelf Public Conve Middlesbrough be

=25, Antwerp Jan. Finlay. While the colour was in charge illuminated Initials of the Dock Company With referance to 5, there appears to be this lies its whole duty. All paths lead up to older vessels, withdrawn from the reguit in the fringe of land bardaring the sea and the

only and to Civil Servants only.

nience and

Be, and neada much more extensive acquirements. Public Nulance. And in London Jan. 8, Marrailles Jas, 15, Some of the Schoolt bare sprung up svarywhere, ab innst of another officer. Bir John French was which had for their buckground ite

a great deal of rock in the porilon at pressat,na- this. A railway that makes travel too difficulti received, with the gonoral salute and the of the Company. ́ ́At the bottom of the occupied. Should an extensinu on this account too dear, too, blow, and does not exploit⋅ali jis vies, will be utilised, as "extra" "sisaw'nis"-Great River, which bay.

baan leavened by the lis according to requirements, loading specially presence of Europasnega le regimental Band, under Bandmaster Hewitt,

'room were two slectrically lighted stars. be necessary we recommend that the two stop opportunities of facilitating the spread of educa- for ports outside the regular service. The first struck a few bars of the National Anthem

From the ceiling, hung festoons of greenery slabs on the ponion of ground Immediately i slon, haalib, amusement, trade and travel is n His Excellency was introduced to the military arranged in a most artistic style and below this terrace and indicated in red on the public aulance that combers the ground. Middlesbrough Jab. 1, Antwerp Jan, c, London eagerly and in their myriads There have long

in luculasted, extra sailing will be the Hakala Maru from to these schools the youth of Ching is flocking officers, who had met at Blake. Pler to wel these, coupled with the gorgeous costamas of come him to the Colony, by General Broad the fadise, helped to complate a charming plc map be removed and the space allotted as part. Do all these things thoroughly, follow all

of the 20 year residents section.

the so-called indirect, avenues of public, 15

been schools of Wastara kauwledge, managed wood and after shaking hands with each one

Shortly before the hour of midnight, the

44 and 5 require no comment.

dety and national development, and this

by Europeans, chiefly missionaries of various he proceeded to inspect the Guard, at the con.

company adjourned to the large reading-mom,

5. The portion of land which it is suggested shall be added to you, that :- so - soruly-

secta and pătionalition, but what inɛnoteworthy clusion of which he complimented the cont› which was used for the supper-room, where the in clear and terrace will suit vary well fit of atisfactory return on the capital the night follows day, the direct E

In the present revival of learning is the number manding officer on their smart apporrance, guests partook of the cheer provided by their

necessary the old destitute section might be

of schools established by the Government. Sir John French then got into a chair from hosts. In the course of the suppor, suverai

made available after exhuming the present | expended must follow, For la justa unch

The officials are clever enough, when estab- Government Honse that had been in waiting folicitous speeches were delivered, which were

fishing their schools, to make them attraċ- for him and proceeded on as official visit to received in the proper spiri. Mr. R. M. Dyer, remales and reburring them in one poities of measure as a railway unselfishly lays itself out

the terrace. His Exceliancy Sir Frederick Lugar on to who was in the cbalt, supported by Mr. We for 2- 6.... We fiber recombiEMENT

for the indirect development of the country

tire by granting them certain privileges dacied B.Sc., Chief Manager of the Dock Company,

that in order to that li goes through, in such, mesture will be

to outside ofucational establishments.no For escorted by Capt. P. H. M. Taylor, A¿D O. to

instance, In proponed to establish consti the Goveroor.

Jolly, Secretary, responded to the coast of the

stone slabe in various portions of the that has of necessity to travel, and of the trade | 1909 wil be remembered as the "Rubber.ection: of representatives by the people to Dock Company and wished a “

"Hippy New

that wants to more. To see whether we are Boom period, and it will fally deserve that form a national assembly or provincial conseils. to his guests. Mr. Davidson proposed Year

The Ladies," which was enthusiastically re

moving on these lines His Excellency has desigestion A glut of rubber, just at the ceived. At the hour of midnight, the electri-

come, and by the direct and indirect ques. Hime when a wave of depression had been shall be extended to the pupils of Government cal device of* 1909," at one and of the room

tlons he has atked and the searching to form, caused prices to touch a lower level was suddenly transformed into "igra" when all

Inspection be bas and is still making lofa (2/to per lb in February 1908) than they schools, but to so other students, gerta all the departments of work, I feel certain had done for many years. present jefned hands and ushered the new year

that he has

sod knows how to ject of rubber shares, except, among a Captain Hauzar, Mr. von Zastrow, General continued till the early hours of the morning. Broadwood, Captain Heathcote, Captain

that numerous terraces in the eastern por look for the sigas which ladicate whether they few far-sighted people who saw that, even a The committed consisted of the following loss of the Cemetary could at small ex

the low prices for subber, these shares would are being met. This inspection has not and and Mrs. Stewart, Captain. and Mrs. Murray.geatlamen:-Messra W. Stewart (Chairman), penso be made available for future inter

be a sound investment, and they have been re- will not be a perfonctory or corsary one ; BEÒ the Bishop of Victoria and Mrs. Lander, Mr., f. Johnston (Secretary), R. Lapsley (Treaments, in lies of the expensive hillside ter will be productive I hope of much benefit in and Men Grenson, Sir Henry and Lady May surer), J. Hand, W. Davidson, W. Brown, R. J.

warded for their presciance. Prices had begun to recover before the end of 1998 and their up Mr. and Mr. Hawalt, Mr. and Mrs.

racan- with retaining walls, if a judicious the futures as will always be the case when a process of exhumations were undertakes. In direct interchange of views on the spot has Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Montague Ede, Mrs. and Brown, S. Smith and J. Remsy. The dutier Mise Stirling, Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton Stewart and Wilson Browe. A launch service ments. These could all be put together in one of M.O.s were ably undertaken by Messi, W.

many, of them there are only, very few monu- cleared the ground. We are naturally most when thaadvance was by leaps and bounds until anxious to hear the results of the inspection such rates as gl., and, in a few cassa, evan Captain Clinton Baker, Commodore, Mrs, and Miss Lynn, Dr. and Mrs. Hairs, Commander was maintained every half-hour from midnight portion of the terrace as also any remains and the Impressions made. If I may at the tof- per-lb. were coated for fine specimens. Fuller, Captain Lima, Captain Fitzherbert, Dr.

which cannot be identifled feach in separate | end offer iha advice, of an officer who has | The fact was that when rubber fall to afto and Mrs. Voretisch, Mr. Badow, Captain resence of guests, which was thoroughly ap receptacles] Suitable slabs with the head grown old in the work of one of the most the margin of proft on Brazilian suppilas stone number on them could indicate the places; officiant railway- systems - of the world the was practically nil.. For the collection of the Haosa, Comm. Volpicelli, and Captain Far-preciated by the visitors.

of re-laterment,

Indian system of over 30,000 miles...! | supply expeditions have to be financed a qober,

would say that the time has come, may fully good six months in advance, and in 1908, coms, for the Imperial Chlosse Government when there appeared to be no positive pros to taka beed most closely of the Imperial tide pact of profits, the usual advances were noi of the question, and guide with a strong hand forthcoming, and the affect of this became the Inter-railway relations of the very minv maoifest the moment American users had ix. separate local systems that are growing up. If bansted their old stocks and come into the the local lines are left to run local interests un-market again." At the Robbir Exhibition beld der certain limitations and the Bourd of Posts In Loodon during the autumn of 1958 the and Communications takes up the Imperial-equality of best plantation, with best Para wai daty of controlling them in reference to the clearly established, and when the demand arose, vasily important questions of through rates, and no adequate supply from Brazil was avall, through trafic, through interchangeability, of able to meet it, avery ounce of Malayan rubber, rolling stock, standard dimensiore the stock be that could be harvested found a randy sale, ni log Buad for the military and civil usods of the famine pricer, Empire, It will confer a lasting and incalcal.bin beneft on the country. On the other hand if

DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

His Excellency is giving an official dinner at Government House on Sa'arday, the 8th instant, to which the following have been invited-General Sir John French, Brig Genstal Henderson, Mr. Brett, Admiral, von

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not

cemetery which are

graven but which not in the space ant and moder the nearest adjoining back and apart for monuments be moved to the edge

there replaced in position. The spaces thus sat free will then become available for intar- ments.

In conse

It has already been decided that the franchion

Ingegohl, Captain Massi, Captalo Grasshoff, | In with full hasours.. After supper, dancing was. In conclusion: we are strongly of opinion the needs of ra{{w All appreciation of quence of this, there was a good deal of mez.KULANGSI, (AMOP) MONICIPALE

R.

One of the last acte performed by General Sir John French before he left home for the Far East was to unveil, on Nov. 2oth, the memorial tablet placed in Llandaff Cathedral to the memory of the officers, and men of the Welsh Regiment who fell in the South African

War The tablet costalos the Bamex of four officers, twenty goo-commissioned officers and over a hundred privata. After the religious ceremony Sir John French handed over the tablet to the Dean of Llandaff.

HIS CAREER.

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General French commenced, his career is thì pávy... 7 hộ son of a naval éfficer, be fuised H.M.S. Britannis in 1866 and served as a paval cadet as midshipman for four years. He. antered the Army in 1874, joining the 8th Hussars and was transferred to the 19th Huse sar, in watch regiment be served in the Soudao campaign from 1884 to 1885, taking part in the action of Abu Kiss, Gubat, Malammeh. Be commanded the 19th Hussars from 1889 to 1893 and from 1893 to 1894 was employed as Assistant Adjutant General of Cavalry on the staff. In 1895 he was appolated A. A, G.

Headquarters of the appointed Brigadier to command tbs

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to the conclusion of ibe last dance for the con-

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AN BRUPTION IN JAPAN.

On Tuesday evening, December 7, about 7,50 pui, reports the Japan Times of December 9, the people in the city (of Tokio) were startled by what they look for a shock of earthquake, or the noise accompanying the sweep of an avalanche along a mountain side in snowy countries. A similar sound was again hoard In the nigh about 230 yesterday morning. The shock was, however, but due silber to sarthquake, bat, according to telephone meas sages from Nagano and Mayebashi received Iste on Tuesday evening, it was found to have boon caused by a great eruption of the volcano Asame.

20. 12.00.

E. D. O. WOLTE

Col. H. 9. BEDFORD,

A. SHELTON HOOFER.

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minated -1 entirely agree with Mr. Browia. Is there any reason for dividing the two services? I must again make a protest against this absurd custom of division of Civil Servanty, ordinary residents (according to length of residence) and children,

ROSSIA AND JAPAN.

MISCHIEVOUS RUMOURS, “

i

In view of the constant repetition of alarmist rumours with regard to alleged differences ba tween Russis and Japan, the following telegram Irom The Times St. Petersburg correspondent, dated December to is of interest :---

Mischievous rumours of Impending com. plications between Rausia and Japan, the absurdity of which has been demonstrated by the Novos Vranya, Cantiane to circulate bare,

Amy Brigade. In 1899 he was trans- above the crater, soaring high into the positive avidance of ration-diengers an

owing to the lack of detailed reports, it seems Though particulars are not yet known, that on Teasday ovaning at precisely the same time when the strange roaring sound was beard in Tokioibe volcano burst with a terrific noise three times in close roccession, The tremen dous shock was soviolently felt in the neighbour | ing localities that it seamed almost as if it wars going to abaks down the whole country side. At the time of the erupilos huge column of fire was seen on the top of the volcano sky. An immanas volume of thick dark smoke was amitted from the pinnacia, lava flowed down over the mountain side in terrents and ashes fell in all the surrounding districts. At Mayebaini and Takasaki, over thirty miles dis. and from the volcano, houses book, clocks were stopped and things rolled down from the shelves. The terroriatricken people rushed out of their houses and passed an uneasy night out of doors expecting every moment the visit of a great earthquake which would follow the

there Imperial duties are neglected and Dot taken up before they become too diversidad and irreconcilable, it will soon be confronted with a problem which physically and fosocially will be impossible. It is very s ·lo guide a' | stream at its source, but impossible when | It is broken súp „into" mighty and far „dield»

COUNCIL

Minutes of a meeting of the Council hold'st the Board Room on the 14th December, 1909,

Present: Mosits. W. H. Wallace (chairman), W. Kruse, J. Mencarini," Lim Nga Kar, K,

and the Assistant Secretary. The minutes

ward progress was steady until about April Tsudrurable of the 'last' meeting; were rend"

Beyond; question' the boom in the share märket, owes, a great deal to these peculiar circumstances. We have no doubt that with

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rubber at a steady si per lb. there would bare been an easy flow of new expital into a business which promises well, but thein would hawa | been lower tensational dividends and less gambling in the shares.

BOOM À MISFORTUNE......

and confirmed

A letter was road from Mr. Wilson masigalag. ble sagt on the Council la consequence of als departure from the part. The Assistanı Apcrate ary was directed, in acknowledging receipt of thin, to convey to Mr. Wilson the Council's regret at the loss of his services, and to thank him for the assistance rendered during his once

Councillor, It was naanimously daćided to make” Mr.. - Marshall to All the vacancy

y on ble arrival at the portata sta

A verbal complaint" was reported to have been made by the Fukien: Drug Con In-con- nection with a building which was belog arected alongside their stores. They objected to its close proximity, apprehending" danger from fire, The Works Committee decided to inspect thesame before the complaint wan disposed of.

The order regarding the mussling of dogs: which came into force on 28th Sept, 1909, Wan rescinded on 11th December, 1909, the Faulth Officer baving declared it to: bo no longer

necessary.

The following cases were suported an baya bean dealt with at the Mixed Cours since: ląst

| |—Arrests |--Loitering aftar za 1.0,,1,\\\ Bean | Disorderly conduct`1. Committing a 'ndisance 1,

Obtincting the police Breach of regulade tions.za Wilfully disobeying the contents of a proclamation; regarding: prostitutes* 7;*; Sum, monist-Allowing pigs to stray on the pahilo license fees T. Astault .⠀⠀ Refanog to hire roads. Dabt 1. Non-payment of simpan his sampanie

expect to

́ed - tributarien. I most "excusa thosa, re- Looking backward, and forward also, we to the unbounded satisfaction of Bourse man-marks on the score of the extreme and came to the conclusion that the rise le, price?" palators. Reports that Japan is placing-large

Imminent urgency of them and because they due to the temporary fallure of the Brazilian orders for war material in Germany and ED of segligence in not putting them forward No doubt a great many people have made ere prompted by the desire to acqult myself supply has been a misfitung to Malaya, land are adduced by

hostilitias. **

whenever possible, as the real and weighty handsome profits by judicious dealings in Promisent organs like the Back, the Rasos vareiga dilde of the Imperial Government, shares, and some sminent boards of directors Stove, the Goles and the Bourss Gazette, which Before sitting down, your Excellency, I beg to have added to their own and thels friends. unhappily bestow spasmodic attention open-ender to you as the Representative of the im- banking accounts at the axpense of their reputa foreign afairs, regale their readers with alamist perial Chinese Government, our pleasure at floss for strict equity. Ohiasse plansers, and tales of Japan's war preparations, supplement meeting you and the most sincere and earnest Europasos to whom they sold aptions, have ing them with gossip about digolences on Was under my immediate control, and their constant Malaya on December 5t. 1907, and now could

fand staff, wall the wealth of Eastern policy between M. Isowisky, M. deention in their duties as servants of the Kokovtself, and M, Sukhomlisoff.

Chiasse Empire, knowing that thereby they are fuldtling the oft expressed wish and orders of His Gracious Majesty thair King Edward, and the Government of Great Beltain, China's most consistent friends, I should be neglect ing my duty if I did not add our gratitude to the Government that it has bean_possible to

round the world, an officer so sympathetic in Tactel Chung Mun-yaw, who acts always tord to consolidate the good' (seling and bar- monious work between Obinera and foreigner, and who besides being Managing-Director, is a warm personal friend.

By order,

(Signed), W. H. WALLACE, samantha Chairman;

E.A. HARTLEY. Praga Asit Secretary,

CHINESE COPPER: COINAGE,

and ferred as temporary Major-General to the first Cavsity Brigade at Aldarebot, and in the same year was appointed Major-General of the Caval

7 Division, in Natal. He than commanded the troops at the battle of Elandsiangle and the giro. White'd Forces in the bargles of Keltfontein and Lombarde Kop. From 1990 to 1901 be was Lieut-General, and at the head of the Cavalry Division in South Africa during

Chauvinistic tendencien at a time when the which time he was mentioned in dispatcher and

Duma is engaged upon the war estimates promoted Major-General, He was in charge

would not be surprising on the part of the of the operations round Colesberg from rothoruption,

military authorities in Eastern Siberis, who November,

1897,

, to 31st January, igos, includ According to a private message from Maye are parsocally desizons of larger local dis. ing several important engagements, and com- mination in the rellef of Kimberley in Februa. luca fast month and was kaard to rumble'] in Progressive organs, hoxe"er aszlo The pat over us and to return to as, after his visit these companias wbiet have neglected to pro: expressed in the memorial that the superabande spanded the cavalry force is the operations, cul as the volcano had been unusually active bursements, but they appear incomprehensible

day after be reached Ladysmith occasionally, the sopad being heard to the may be to display patriotic sentiments, 1900 The langte, Daring 1901 be rendered splendid and at other adjacent places. To this must be i viga of once more diverting Russia's attention all bis'daalingu, si our able Managing Director find themselves la difficulties, with no one very trade, agricu’ture, and the" "general public,

D

they

be successfully engaged the Boere at Elandsnelghbouring districts and even at Mayebashi campaign now in progress has farther the de service in the operations against Bob, and traced the oiirla of the strange sound, Uke the from Europe and of preventing closer relations Later on was givan charge of the forces in Cape roar of cannon which has been heard in Tokio M130 || for a few wanks past, causing some uneasiness Colony, He was in command of the Cavalry

among Tokio citizens. Division in Lord Roberts forces throughout

According to the report of the Mayabashi the operations, anding in the caplace of Bluem- fontsla and Pretoria. Op the zoth and 11th Observatory a rather heavy eruption took place Juas, 1400, he commanded the left wing of Lord about 7.47 on Tuesday evening, and houses Robarts forces in the battles east of Pretoria shock in Mayobashi and Takasaki. The pso and was mentioned in dispatches bight times. ple all ran out of doors and passed a sloup. less night in the open air. Great tinsail- He then was in charge of the forces in the operations anding in the capture of Barbers prevails among the local inhabitants; ton, and also the forces in the Easter Trans. As the night advanced ashes fell in great vaal during the operations in the spring of quantity in Western Gamme The whole sky 1901. He also conducted the operations over the monatein district was asablare with burning reddish fames, presenting a against the rebels up to the end of the war. He Was commanding in Army Corps from grand sight. No disturbance was, however, 19ot. and we created K. C. B. is 1900, recorded by the seismograph at the Tokio

303, and G. C. V. O. K. C. M. Gin

Chief Ist class, and L.-Col 19th Hussars since

OPIUM-SMOKING IN BENGAL.

be accurate y compared, wa should exp and an increase of a millon to million and a ball as the result of the year's transactions.

Whether the result has been good fo the country is quite another matter. What wa fear is that most of the new companies are over capitalind, and that when the increased output of th

rubber brings down prices, many of vide a sufficient margin of working capital will

eager to give them a helplog hand. It may be a matter of interest to put on record the ring in valne of shares in a dozen fairly raprasantative companies dering the year. We give the prices In January, September and December, these coins, and in consequence the

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HOW: SHARKS'HAVE RIERM.

Jan. Sep. Dec, $22.50 $57.50 $77.00 £5.10.0, £6, 5.0 6.10.0 9.12.6 12.1oo 1. 0.0

Balgowale($to) Batu Caves(1) Cicely (t) Con. Maisy (41

luggi (3/ H. & Lowlands (41)

The Ministry of Finance, bas, submitted report to the Throne, traversing, a memorial presented by Chang Yu-ging, through the Cangorata, as representing the views of the Shanghai gentry and merchants on the fo Jury caused by the superfuity of coppar cents in China. It concurs with the viere

ance of copper camte is infurious to labourers, and that it affects adversely Government funds and causes a loss of interest to the country. The Ministry says that orders have been given to the different provinces 10, ces lating

with Japan, which sober opinion in both coin-

andoubtedly desires. Misleading reports concerning Prince Atos mission probably helped to prepare the ground

king, Hupab, Hupan, Hopan for the sensational stories now so freely can vassed here. Everybody imagined that Pänce

mints have already ceased operations. In da Ito came to negotiate, and naturally expected

chuan and Kuszgung, the mints will also stop that the negotiations' would be resumed kftør bis untimely death. I am in a position to late

minding shortly, when they havn falshed with DIFFICULTIES OF REPRESSION.

the stock of copper, in hand. In

of the on the highest anibority that Prince (to did not

Insuficiency of the 6.15.0 Harble was an act of courtesy to the Raising shows tendency to lacrosse, in spite of the come on a diplomatić mission, Hie vist to The actual consumption of opium in Bergel

1.1.6 3.8.0 3.86 viace no order has bata fosted to cause Minister and was essentially a demonstration of

0114 » 1. 96.1 61. mincing there. With regard to the pre mesures taken to check it. The habit of Malacca (1)Ừ the friendly feelings of Japan towards Russia opium-smoking is said to be prevalent through Sandicroft (ron).....

0.17.0 7. 5.0.9.0.0, vanties of counterfeiting the Ministry: pro 5:00.00 $700.00 $825.00 poses to comply with the memorialists, suge, During the quiner of in our spent by Pince out Orissa, Midcapur, and also in these large Balanger (3) £017.5 21.140 £1.173 gestion and to lastruct all the Vicarora and tto and M. Kokoviang is a railway carriage the towns of the provlace where the population in Sungal Kapar (6) ....3, 7.6 : 3; 26 3.10,0 Goramers to employ special datactiver and

WAY japanese statesman clearly explained this to be composed of low-class Nahomadant. Paloa. Snogal

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minileg He has been General Officer Commanding of any aarthquake, qocurring in Tokio as 159 | tragndy, whila it upset the plans for a Rumian | that “descendanis and adherents of formerly shares, which are now split into 2/- stock, at the gaw currency has been adopted and;

in may rest assured that they need not be foarlot Kokovise to visit Japan The cogulog reputation in this matter, and it is sad to read

Central Observatory, so that people in Tokio odfact of bis Journey, and foylted M. Bhagalpur and M 17aþidebad bays all 'na, erit: Vsilambrosa (1)} 05.TA YON M5.03 dhar rewards for the discovery of t

of con

cenntarfait colus,"which 'offuscag willő bi We. Bayer can the Cicely and Sandicraft rarely punished The Miulaity raports the 1902. He is made General in 1907. result of the eruption Still the eruption may, visit to Japan, has led to po change whawyer illustrious families are mostly addicted to tea and fifty times their August of the same year he succeeded the according to the observation of the observatory in the attitude of Japan and Russia towards one excessiva, smoking, Mr. Lyall, Collector of purpose of comparison neulad price for the Duke of Connaught, as Inspector General of experts, assume still grestes violence consider. the Forces. He received the cross of the Radg the circumstances reported from various Eagle of Prussia in 1903, the losiguin of the fources, Grind Officer of the Legion of Honour Im). A taléphone message from Komoro, Shinano 1963 and the cross of the fron Crown of province, the pestest sown to the valcano, Anuria in 1904,

Hunt Pitates that a great sruption of Aaama accom General Sir John French, Inspector-Generat panied by a tremendous faundering coins took place about. 7,50 of: Tuesday evening. The

A

In 1905

another.

the

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errested

s supply and demand has been regulated," the Bhagalpur, shows how ditepit it is to dani; twelve shares we have quoted in gamad and at 10Polye: a with pemons who have become sinyes 10 the. Currani Markať ratas their value shows an ine the stap should, therefo Chinese PROTECTION AT IPOH, Kabit, Ha writest"The abolition of the crans of about payments, Tao. Přičas.carrant.in ].sungestion that the Ministry abould try.

Tribal Beretary number of the colus) for system of licensing madake and chaudu shops

BATIK SHARVE AND CAPITAL MAR *`QUENTIONS IN THE COMMONE ON THE

ALLEGED INSULT,

ed to a diminution of the pernicious bable of While on the unbject of sharse, wa may man- practicable as being aga oplam smoking as was fondly hoped for by the tion that industrials baye · been fairly

in the ordinary Government should de time

In this district does not appear to have result. Jhawary, NC MO currency in frontlar provinces, is desmod im

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redemp

of the Forces, Brigadier-General. Handersoraption was of greater violence than the great House of Commons liked the Under-Secretary Individuals, in their homes, no less than nine. publisked lists have vased a good deal@Thetion of the'copper canti af ons hundred for OBE On November, 26. Mr. Ginnell, in the reformers: Apart from the consumption by fing the your Lis charme quote steady dur. Commenting on the suggeal on that the. and the Hon. M. V: B. Brett baya booked "rollon of June, fast year.. A forest fro” was for the Culonian, whether be had received 'as Lempitlog dens are kaawn to axist in the Town increases total $25, the decrezias: $56DATES dollár, the Ministry fadro a:♬ compus” by crafty their passage for England by the P, and O. 8.8, Mooling which leaves Colombo on Feb. catised on the mountain side. The flames oficial raport of the case of alleged instilt in of Bhagalpar, close, ud, although four of conspicuous dacrasia is $30 In: Pahang Con- merchants of that they map woold' for grant Fuary 3rd.

spread and covered the mature mountain. The Mr. Ridges, British Protector of Chine at them bave been successfully raided during the solidated, and the copspicuous, lecrease $7,30 encouragement to

to counte fire fr.silil raging furiously. Great uneasiness pob; in the Malay Paulomla on Odober past eight-months or so, and some of the in Takka Apart from these, increases and The Surgestion

· prevails in the town, but no damagu, kas baeng ist,, In which a young Chinaman pimer went there has been no perceptible decrease Ema bave sien sboys, haya kaprovad, bat duties by the Government

culprits are: undergolog, rigorous" imprisone decrease practically balance. Prices for tin; be acceptaci in payment: A Chuk Fang Was Brrested; while engine bar in the number of amokers; 'or Ib` the thera hare baan one or two revelations in the' on the groundɛ fans, therratek

meny with gyyes pon 12 Deanced to rail wars! ] meat to make public, and yai le do not y (Mr. W. P. Ker) on the farmiga-trada ̄of Ohiom? many times in iba past. But the present drop"; "the 'offence of asking the Pantelor her there are known to be smoking-dansk.prve maat we must draw this part of our survey un syil-of:locet bosgastes s

WATERWORKS IN CHINA.

done

The following information:in from the report

far, 50 Mr. Inboys, the Chief of the Geological in at his vestigation Institate, says that the eruption of

currence, each

by H.M. Commercial. Attachd at Pakiuza Kasama is by so means an accident af rare oche:

Benishment

Court, for.) tain all that has iz:be ka?, kině (na subject, for nopularity of abarcante dukeston candy Fan do ale vilezakan aspeDER

an event having jaken place

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the.

to make paymadisana. In 1908, which will shortly be issued ition seams to be very wide in its extent, and he could read An Chuk Faug's name when sub-divisional towns also which cannot be mice that there is very little capital avaliable for

a.ibe to a conclusion...). It has bang

san vemarked lataly

cash is the collection of The Canton Waterworks, bullt at a cost of the consequal damage to farm produce written in Chinese character, ander but cessfully raided owing takibe want of a soft the sncourageme ent of new enterprises; at all: Fadenitied, and it İl: Bf 100,000; with British machinary sat up by and other regalition. In considered to be Im Jaw that sentence was importdhetar cient number of trained defective amour avants in Singapore Anftsplatation of that is phon British ongipper, were opened is Angus, 1908, mens Though the authorities feel it necesfaw days earlier at Ipoh, Europaan Efifish special report has been presented to the Local would be highly interestings: 151 means Marke Led are run under purely Chinese management, sary to dispatch expert in for to lovani subject was good only 75 for having killed Government, and inggestions have been made that few rubber obaren ware held were qualva vrh Waterworks

kawashing the native town at Han rete the sopkinise of the eruption and the ax Chinaman whether bo jak wars that to panalise gatheringe of opium-smokers and many brand that spara capital has ro

this completion, nader a

damage, the mountain is at present the

tollimit the mudofacture of madaka" and buy them in the course of lig year at the ingjishonte Chiasse Jakobitants of pobre British

Witễm the spring of 1999. K

iba Colonial' Ofice bad she muitur,...) Efjosta

petere being made in some cause for congratulation on the other handy (115 Kopp, this British Protector of Chice districts to check consumption by closing shops, iba profis made by falling; the stock of fold Court, the British bablic and forblading the tale of the drum by hawk: companies, as well as the original capital, kas

edmplesy was formed is Swatowiat

Vespertil she gruption' is still" 'ProlactericiWWE hon 11: called their" "chindu, but un'orders havn) 1 Dorp 'passed in'{ Anind'prices, we do not know that there fá much i legal.

| CHESUKIN Magerly taken us with spow

“and Its sucunt is Frerror

[going) Slave decided not to diapaich ext

1.tima ofÞériting the raport;; operslit upan (days. A great sunad’was heard in Tokiaidson Ismaili Pasa, ma strátor/ka (pahyur the laws ons but this causes: mere: smuggliDKOREAN been put into COW CARCEIRA, Lhe canse for condi

niji, moj stanad: 1A). Farions others placan 31

Galaktuar parking, and Owlsan Populars on Tusiday aqualag te twice in the small biara (kapparatetem cod weather new bandould this then leg of the ormantra forest sama to frath allan may be Car Marder to discover (and ext working peolecule bain mooted, Bet Save of yesterday morning. But nothing a record-be En Chanloses to West Der Thalmos pagamines per the chat these No STRONA

fhind for want of fanda, risksext few your ad. by the anismograph of the Gsologi: fatuer quel treatment of didiisat inew shore iky Apotik op plan is formed whil are likely to see stumpika started to many of feniluten?The sound was f

express & hope that lary will not MATS