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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 23 19to

BUN AH WAN'S TRIAL" On the 14th instant Sun Ab Wap, who wa arrested in Hongkong and extradited to Cantno a short time ago, underwent his trial at the Namhoi magistracy, when the British Consul at Caston was requested to attend to witness the trial.

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY,"

A general mesting of shareholders of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company bas been arenaged to take place on the 1st day of the 4th moon (9th May sext) for the purpose of electing a president and vice-president to fill the vacincian by the resignations of Sir Chan Tong Liang Cheng and Mr. Lo Po Shum

THE TRADE OF SHANGHAI,

ACCIDENT AT CAP ROCK:

GHINESE LIGHTKEEPER INJURED,

It is learnt that an accident occured at Gap Rock the other day, as a result of which a Chí-) Leis lightkeeper was injured though, fortunate ly, not seriously. The nccident occurred through the paws of the large derrick, on the steep side of the Rock, slipping; this happen- ad while the lightkaspers started to lower the derrick. The handles broke and Sui Mteja antive lightkeeper who was neat by at the time, had the misfortune of being struck by one of the handles. He received the full force of the broken gear on the side of his face and his buised. The man, was at once altended by upper faw was fractured and his shoulders, the European lightkeepers and every effort was made by means of "first aid" to stop the pro fuse bleeding of the injured jaw. In the means time as urgent, message was sent to the Harbour Authorities at Hongkong by whom a launch was despatched to Gap Rock and the injured ilghtkeeper conveyed to Hongkong. As 1000 as the Kwong Shing returned from the and his injurica acen to. The man is making good progress towards recovery in Hospital.

THE "MA" IN QUARANTINE.

B.B THE MAHARANI OF VENERABARODA"

VISIT TO THE ITALIAN CONVENT.

and inst.

Her Highcess the Vabarani of Buoda paid visit to the lialian Convent this morning, Sho, woot over all the class-rooms and then visited the orphanage and the entire Convent Baildings. Her Highness was much surprised with all she saw and spoke to landatory torms of the wonderful organisation which was sex

ponsible for the carrying out of aq large at

institution in so admirable a manner.

ANOTHER OPIUM SBIZURE..

POLICEMAN'S DOG 15 USEFUL.

22ad: jast.

A BEAR ON BEKLAMS, COMPARISON MADE WITH THE LONDON

• ASIATICS

A correspondent who signs, bims!l Senex writes as follows to The Financier

ONE OF HONGKONG'S DIS

MAIZANTAGES..

THE CHANGE OF THE SEASONS.

COMMERCIAL

TODAY'S RUBBER QUOTATIONS)

Aptil 22nd, 6.15 pm, If there is one disadvantage that Hongkong The following quotations for rubber sharing suffers under as regards the bealth of its by wire, are supplied by Biesse. E. S. Kadourie lubabitants, it is the rapid transition which it undergone climatically when the north simoon & Co veers round to the south-west This Spring the transition period has been, comparatively, one of equable gradation, but the fact remains that within a week or two we will have

altendant discomforts, in offices, banks, and hotels, we see, puokabe being unearthed from their winter quarters and strung up to warns that summer is imminent and has got to be provided against. To be discursiva för a moment, it used to be quite a joke at the Supreme Court when Sir. William Goodman, then Chief Justice, would say, to the perspiring Counsel who were addressing him, Gentle men, I think we can now, dispense with our

the barristers gladly put away, their horse-hair gs. That utterance counted as the official declaration that the hot weather had arrived, And

storage of the same. But to come back to a consideration of a dr M

the real hot weather with us, with all its

THE HONGKONG BUMMER

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in its entirety. Such an old resident as Sir Thomas jackson was once heard to declara that he dranded it more every year that his remained in the Colony. At the same time. be put it down that he had anjayad such ex. cellent health during his sojourn in Hongkong to the fact that he had been constantly in pursuit of the wily China pheasant whenever office dation permitted bim. There is no particulax close time observed in Chinese territory, whe ther in summer or winter, and wild pig is game be ture of somathing to shoot at even in the at all times, so that the sportsman can always summer time. That the nongkong summier

trying need not be recanated. "All those who are fortunate enough to enjoy leave in Kurope take their departure in Murch or April in order

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Allatars Anglo-javan njen Angio-Malays.... Balgowales Batu Tigas Bertim?** Bukit Kajangs ........ Bukit Rajab

Carey Unitedsover Castlefields grindinistaises

* Changkat Serdungi ...........................

Cheras RESO Damansaras Jasone Hasiera International: Fed, Selangor

WGlenealys diumumi

L«Glenshisis uns überamaisiinsa

Golconda

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Golden Hopes and Highlands and Lowlands Indragitin Avui, Inch Kenneths

prem

·Jegdian Dominikametini Jong landars" 27/5 prem. Kamunings...............................11/9 prom, Kuala Lumpers 240f- Lauadrons (fally paid)) 50). Lauadrons (ppd.) noi112/5, prem.

Ledburys spine Lioggia SEINE London Asiatics London Ventures ........... Merlimans....anzarowka ma Pajams............... Pegobsmesiacorunya,

Rubber Trusts ««.65/-'pram, exin

Sandycrofts.............

S

Seafields ..................... T55/- pesm. Sekongs.......................55/« prem.

Shelfords

Singapore & Johores "Sumaira Parsi

Sungel Chobs Sungei Kaparentaisena Tandjongsabinays Tangkabs.......

87/6

..515

.......X}0/•

100/

part of the present Government in China to carry out the promptings of the spirit of pro gre. Men point to the very small mileage of railway constructed by, Chloess, the few cities where-wonder of wooders-the cleo tric light is tolerated. We are not cavilling but can only sigh at the countless miles of country and acres of city that go without railway and without light solely because the Chinese Government is not inspired by the spirit they profers and by which the peor ple are animated. We shall again have Occasion, to refer to means of com- munication and lighting of cities, We now invoke the spirit of progress, while considering the practical matter of the 4 QUESTION OA OPIUM 'DROSS, Hoihow harbour conservancy scheme. This

POINT RAISED BY CHIEF EXCISE OFFICER

The story of an opium baul under somewhat must be fresh in the minds of our readers..

"16th Inst. Hoihor is "The facle are briefly these.

E. R. Halifax, First Police Magistrate, in the Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy

peculler circumstances was, related before Mr. the name of the harbour of Kiungchow, the capital of Haluan. It is an, extremely this morsing, a Chinaman was charged with bad harbour, and is hardly deserving of the keeping an opiom divan a Hungbom and hav.

Police Coort this morning. It appears that name. It is so shallow that steamers haveing opiusi dresy in his possession. Nine others

yesterday, F.C. Busforde received information to lio some two miles and more from the were charged with smoking opiam, on the

that there was opium on the premises known The working of cargo js there. promises The evidenƐa adduced was that a lighthouse Sul Mea was removed to Hongkong as No. 16, Mongkok-wai, whereupra ho pro-head-gear into the camphor tien made for tho

The policeman party of excite officers. shore.

Iman went into the first defendant's house and

ceeded to the house in question with a asked to be served with some opium and a lamp

was also accompanied by his dog, which is fore dependent on the vagaries of the wea

reputed to have all the qualities of a sleuth ther or of the temper of the coolie-labourers. These were brought to him but no toe was

boued. After seatching the premises for some In spite of these disadvantages, however, the charged. As the Magistrate was about to con

time, the constable heard one of the excisa trade is considerable, and would be very vict the man; Chief Excina Officer Hoggarth

The Japan Gatotie says that the P.M.efficare given wild shout and on going to the great and valuable but for the defects of the termed his Worship that Section 47, under

steamship Asia on srrival at Yokohama on the latter's assistance, he saw that the excise officer harbour... Mr. G. W. Pearson, H. B. M.which the warrant was issuedi, did not provide

far the seizure of opium dross or its forleiture

ith lostaat, froin Hongkong was detained and the little cheine dalective had fixed the Consul at Hoihow, after great exertion and therefore it would appear that the word

passide the breakwater by the quarantine culprit they were pursuing in a tight corner. The which occurred in the definition difficulty, succeeded in inducing the Chinese

* equivalent," Provincial Government to authorize a tho of so opium divan, was not meant to include officials, and at daylight on the 12th the ship constable appeared on the scene just as the was moved to the quarantine station, owing law-breaker was about to hurt a quantity of the rough survey of the port. Mr. Cross,, the opium drass. The definition of on eplum to the appearance of small-pox among the drug which he was preparing in the direction Commissioner of Customs, co-operated with divas was as follows:-"Aur house, abip, room Filipino steerige passengers. The first case of the roof, with the consequence that he re

or other place where opium is sold and a fee

accurred just before the ship reached Nagasaki, caived the suauge missile fall in the face with Mr. Pearson in every way. The survey was made by two engineers of one of the best or its equivalent is charged," but the definition

was clearly pol meant to include opium drois, Frampt measures were taken by the ship's a splash. This morning the man: appeared known engineering firms in Hongkong, and

otherwise dny private taseme.tur brothel duciar to prevent the spread of the disease, the before Mr. J. R. Wood en charges of being in certain shipowners, notably Messis. Buiter would become an opium divid. It is Worship patient being isolated, the whole of the steerage possession of and preparing opium and was field and Swire and Messrs. A. R. Marty concurred with. Mr. Hoggarth's view and dispassengers being vaccinated and their quartors fined Sgo or six weeks on each count,

being disinfected. In consequence the ship was not detained at the quarantine station at and Co., agreed to. pay increased port charged the first defendant on the scound

merchants A

cound and semianded the case to Tuesday, buil dues and the Hofhow

Was taken off to the hospital' at the quarantine cargo as a contribu being allowed in the sum of 350 in respect of Nagasaki more than five hours. The patient. their surtax on

atation, all the stertage passengers being con. tion towards the six hundred thousand the first defendant and Sa in respect of each

veyed ashore for disinfection, while their quar dollars needed for the improvement of the of the rest,

ters again were subjected to disinfection by barbour. The Chinese Government also

the staff of the port medical officer, At Kobe

Of all the tips for which your readers have agreed to contribute an advance to'that the

there was ad further trouble of the kind, but on

cause to be grateful to djar, Tthink that Loo necessary works might be begun immediately.

the way up le Yokohama angker cass was.

don Asiatics and Stratta (Bertam) rank easily INCREASED OPIUM IMPORTATIONS.

detected. The Asla arrived, about 4 pm. es Alas, for the Land of Promise Unfulfilled)

the first. His recent emphatic reaffirmation of The Chinese Provincial Authorities have Notwithstanding the counter attractions of Sunday, Bring the yellow flag, and no com- Asiatic faith induced me to examine their

munication between ship and shore war per not only failed to contribute their promised rubber speculation, it is satisfacury to learn share of the preliminary expenses, but have from the lomperial Maritime Customs returas, nilsed until about 8.30, when the quarantine relative positions afresh., I took the figures in the options in Asiatics were exerched, and that not permitted the work to be begun at all. that the trade of Shanghai during the January officers returned and gave permission for the your Handbook for any date, assumed that all Match quarter of agro shows an improvement saloon pausongera to go ashore at once if they

no fresh extensions would be andertaken with "After all," some may say, "it is their coun

on that during the same quarter last year, wished. The ship was ordered to proceed at

the proceeds or with any cash in hand. Per con try, and their harbour." My house in There is in all a total locrensa io duties of daylight to the quarantine station.

The Asin Carriés a large number of saloon trai neglected the now issuɑ of capital in Straits thing that he bad evor encountered in the bas been declared by the Linggi Plantations, Hongkong is mine, but if 1 allow the Tle. 696,872; and one or two lices of business

(Beriam), though it will tank far dividend and access to it to become blocked with filth, I have made a really remarkable advance. It is passengers, but rasny had left the ship at Kobe be quoted at steadily in raising premiums long before the areas which it will serve to open up soon have trouble with sanitary inspectors" to be regretted that the trade in cotton piece to proceed oretined to Yokohama. Moreover, apart from the deferred promise, goods should still be under a cloud. The imbuish nad bar little daughter were among those have reached the bearing stage. it may, par. consider this--the whole Chinese communi- port of cotton yarn has gone up from 374,573 embarking at Kobe. Mr. B. A. Halo, Editorhaps, he properly offset against the options and the larger balance of idle unproductive lands ty, merchants and people of Hoihow, ardent-piculs in 1500 (the y taller under review) to of the Hongkong Daily Press (formerly Editor ly desire increased facilities for their trade. 38.744 piculs in 1910. But the import of piece of the Hioga News) with his wife, are also par which there is no intention at present of active

goods bas fallen from 3,480,7 6 piecas to

sengers, Mr. Hale is proceeding to England ly developing. The result is as follows, mere for a short furlough, returning vid Siberia, while fractions being everywhere omitted — Bad as the port is, over 109,000 tons of 1958,64; and the export from $1,000 piecesta

ts. Hala will remain in England for some shipping entered it during the last quarter 45,564, No doubt the high price of cotton is

=£145,000 of the year, Enormous undeveloped wealth mainly responsible, as it has been imposible time longer, returning via Surz. Unfortunately

40,000 the quarantining of the ship will uprot many' to repinnish stocks at any price that the Chinese is there. The troublesome business-of-this

can afford to pay. Exponed cative cloth has arrangements. unfulfilled promise has engaged the attention

fallen from 16,455 pirats in 1900 to 14,9 9 pičuls of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,

in 19 o nad experied cotton yarn from 109 193 and is at present receiving the "careful con piculs to 71,726; but the export of raw colun sideration" of H. B. M. Minister in Peking. has advanced from 105 760 to 194 798 picats. The export of raw silk of all kinds has remained very nearly stationary, the figures being, in

The Brit, ... Amara, 1,565 tons, Capt. C.) 1909, 17,700 piculs nod in 1910, 17,538, 01 besas and pes there is also a noticeable fall- Matlock, which arrived on Thursday morning off the Bar feam Batavia, is consigned to ing off from $52,619 picule 'to 506,219.

Against these may be set the really ex Messis. The Siam Steam Navigation Co., re- Iraordinary advance in, the importation of ports the Bangkok Daily" Mail of rith" inst, kerosene oil from 4:775,885 gallons in the first Her last voyage was from Saigon with a cargo. three months of 1949 to no less than 14,843,617 ni 3,000 1001 of rice to Batavia. The vessel Azilian dyes have cearly balongs to Mesra, Jardine Mathesun and bad | gelidas in 1910.

doubled themselves, the value of these impoils been in the local trade twice before this, the theo cbatterers being Messrs. Mah Wah and rising Tom Hk; Tis. 239,728 to Hk. Tls. 463,659 The import of sugar has tisen from Cu,, so that Capt, Mattock.is not a new skipper 410,744 piculs to 513,180; of wood oil from at this post,

It is believed that the Amora and her sister 61,531 to 95,435 piculs; and of metals from 211,775 piculs to 230,749 picols. On the ex-ship the Namtang are likely to be chartered port side of the account the most notable item by the Siam Steam Navigation Co. The ompers have offered the ships for $5,000 per is the advance in goat skins from 2725,603 ex.

month aud if the parties coma to'terms these parted pieces in the first quarter of 1909 to 3,69,008 in 1910. The export of sheep's wool two ships will soon be added to the largas.um. also shows good improvement, with 81,376 ber which the present activity in the rice trade piculs in 1910 against 62177 in 1959, 11 rebas called into requisition. mains to be mentioned that the export of tea has increased slightly from 119,48 piculs 10 112,599; and that while the importation of native opium has fallen from 5,078 picole in 1909.18 4,74 in 1910, that of foreign opium bas increased from 4,877 picule to 7,088. Takep io conjunction with the large amount of opium that was, in sterge in Shanghai at the close of last year, these figures would seem to indicate that the dealers are buying heavily against the

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

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FATAL RAILWAY Accident.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 12th April. On the morning of the 11th instant a train proceeding from Wengsha to Yues Tam knocked down a'man about seventy years of age at Kong Tsun when he was attempting to walk across the sails. The unfortunate man was run over by the train and was killed instantaneously.

HEUNGCHOW.

A year has just elapsed since the laying of the foundation stone of the city of Heungchow. The gunboats o PIE and Kong Ching left here yesterday afternoon for Henbychow with Admiral Li Chun and many other officials on board to take part in the anniversary celebra tions to day.

PRISON ADMINISTRATION, The Viceroy has recently given instractions to reform the administration of prisoos, Hig Excellency has selected a number of trained officer and sent them to various districts to place them in charge of the prisons,

THE MACAO QUESTION,

Mrs. Mel.

INDO-CHINA B. N. CO.

CHARTERS TO SIAM STRAM NAVIGATION CO.

4'..

FIGHT ON, BOARD S.5. "GOWANBURN"

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~ HONGKONG ». SHANGHAI MEN.

This morning about 8 o'clock a fight was started on the steamer Gowanburn in the bay, by the Chinese cook Ah Cher, which quickly

LONDON ASIATICE. 140,000 shares of £t 6 per cent. Debentures

£180,000 4,377 Actes

441 per acre

£175,000 =2,405 acres

Area planted Cost per acre at par

...STRAITS (BERTAM). 175,000 shares of £t Arca planted Cost per acre at par =£71 per acre, It is obvious that Asiatics are intrinsically see more valuable share, since there are 1,872

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acres more of planted robber for a mere excess of £500 in the issued capital, including op tions and debentures. Yet this is by no meat a all, for debentures beating a low fixed rate of interest are an uncommonly favourable feature when skaras are standing at bigb prentiums and immense profite are fo sight. How favour. bl a feature this may be will be seen by the comparison below, when Asiatics are taken a tralis (Bertam) at £5, which figure they too 7, to which they have just recently rison, and have only just recently altainnd.

LONDON ASIATICS.

- 140,000 shares at £7- 6% Debentures at par ➡

Lg80,000 40,000

£1,030,000 4,377 acres

Ulu Rapto...........

70/- prem. 31/6 pram. „116ƒ ex n. 1. United Serdangs................................. 180f. United Singapores......... Sat sales United Sumatras 16/ United Langkats.......87/6 ex rights" Dividends. A final dividend of 2' per share

To escape thE MID-SUMMER heat of Hongkong. But ibs remaining, veçs bave to swelter on, with no consolation except that which can be louad balow a swiftly moving pupkah. Da oan occasion, the writer met a planter who had spent more than twenty years of his life in the tropics and who had resided almost on the Line during, that period," in such countries as Borneo, Java, and, the wilds of the Malaya jungic. When passing with his wife during the hot weather, he through here on his way home to France declared that the Hongkong summer ur passed in its terrible intolerablonass Ruy course of his wanderings, instead of spend. ing a month in the Colony, as they had intended to do, the couple were glad to get

Kuala Lumpur, April 8. away to Japan, and Paris, in loss than a week.

The following rubber crops (dry) are notified. To those of us who are willy-nilly enforced to remain ia Hongkong during the hat weather

Seafield:-Total for three months 28,937 lbs: there are some observances that require to be considered with regard to health, most im total for corresponding period last year 3,594 'portant of all is the change from wlater cloth-lbs. ing into the light garments that generally lbs Total for corresponding period last your Balo Caves-Tolah for three months 29,835 advent. denate the summer's have one hot day, it leads people to suppose 6.94 lbs. that the summer has come upɔa us, with the result that heavy clothing is discarded. Oo the following day, again, so mccortaid is our climato, it may be bling cold-one of those days on which it might be said that

When wo

April lingering chills the lap of May." The danger of vi fully regarding the change of seasons le bealth respects es parhaps more pronounced in Hoogkong, than in any other country under the sun, Local medical men tell us that at this trausinon perid of the year there is more sickness provalent than at any ther time, and it is just at this period that people should be building up and conserving their strength to avail against the sigours of

the summer 'montas.

Ld.

MARCH OUTPUT.

Castlefield:-1,800 lbs.

THE PATALING RUBBER ESTATE.

In connection with the announcement of R dividend of 125 per cent by the Pataling Rub- ber Estates Syndicate, Ld., Mesers, Toeg and Rea, the Shanghai agents, sopply the follow- ing information from the sungil report: of the directors for 100g. The rabber harvested dur ing the past year totalled 152,090 lb, compared with 80,913 lb, in 1908, and the average price teal red was 5t, sad, por ib. Bet, The cost of tapping and scrapping was 10.54 cents while the cost of production fo.b. Fort Swettenbam was just under 981 per Ib. (against tid. In 10:8) or with Landen expenses and deprecia tion. old. per lb For tora it is estimated that the yield of subbar will be 210,000 b. The coltivation and 738 acres in serva. No further trees were planted in 1979. Pataling Company has 1,467, scroz under

notified.

MARCH OUTPUT,

Kuala Lumpur April 13,

F. M. S-24,450 lbs; total for corresponding perlod last year 16,8.71; Total for leo months 231,60 lbs; total for corresponding period last 3ear 200,174 lbs.

HAIPHONG TU HONGKONG,

In regard to the new service between Hai KAST ASIATIC COMPANY SECURE NEW SERVICE.

phong and Hongkong the East Asiatic Company, the successful icadorers,' state that they have not you definitely settled upon the class of vessels they will use on the 100, but it is probable that at the Quinot a steamer of 1,300 toal, capable: The following rubber crops for March are til steaming 13 knots, with accommodation for The present Ares planted

40 passengers, will be tried. contract will terminate on May 31, the per- Cost per planted acre at

67 per share, Daben..

manent contract to bagio on juce 2, 1917. Iures included

Dealing with the postal subvention which has

Kala Lumen-47,000 lbs; total for corres- been' secured by the East Asiatic Company, STRAITS (DERTAM) 175,000 bares at £3

Låvenir au tonkin pays a tribute of praise to panding period last year 18,610 lbs; Total for Aica planted.

the services which have been rendered by the nine months 163.310.lbsg total for corresponde Cost per planted acre at

firm 01 a. K, Marty in keeping up coming period 1st year 16 191 lbs.. 45 per share.

£353 per acre.munication between Haiphong and nongkong Mesin Derrick & Co. Thus, even at a premiom of a more par tion by no less than 125 per share planted pcre, and it will still be a cheaper proposition all the way up to iu 131 6d, per share, if Straits (Bertam) are taken as standing still at £5.

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L238 per acre.

£875,000 3,405 acres

1t le reported from Peking that the Ministry possibility of the Indian Government's stopping developed into a class fight between the floogi share, Asiatics are still the cheaper proposin the lacs of strong competition by German

of Foreign Affairs will shortly resume pegoils, tions with the Portuguese Minister at Peking on the delimitation of Macao;; but the taster appears to remain as firm as ever.

THE SALT MONOPOLY.

13th April,

the expert of opium altogether.-N.G D. Neurkoog men and those from Shanghai, reports

the Manila Times of 16th inst

THE SUGAK MARKET IN. -

MANCHURIA,

PROSPECTIVE COMPETITION AGAINST HONGKONG.

Knives, hammers, and files were used with deadly effect sod in a .ew moments the deck was covered with blood.

Four of the Chinese were taken ashore to Saint Paul's hospital, two of them dangerously wounded; one stabbed through the right lung probably will die.

The other three were cut and bammered in a severa mequer ose having the arteries in his right arm severed in two places.

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J8th lost.

At the request of the British Consul all the Chinese who were implicated in the fight on the British steamer Gewandurn last Saturday bave been turned over to the British authorities and will be sent to Australia to be tried.

The Chinese had previously been arrested. by the police and were held until watrauts could be sworn out against them,

The special High Commissioner, An On Lao, who was deputed by the Ministry of Finance at, Peking to proceed to Canton to inquire into the salt monopoly question of the two KwaDg In a repart to the Foreign Office, Mr.Koike, Japanese Consul General at Mukden, states provinces, bas received An official re. presentation fidm the Kwangtung irovincialibat 211,654 piculs of sugar, valued at 1,014,114

There were eight Chinese in the scrimmage, Deliberative Council, in which the special Huikwan tacls, aro annually imported into the Commissioner is requested to carefully consider Mekden district via Daites and Newchwang. four of whom were taken ashore in customs the proposed salt monopoly. It is urged that When the quantity imported by carts, etc, lausch number one, and sent to the police if there be really no possible means of raising from piber places is added, the total quantity station. The badly wounded wore sent ashare

will be enormous. The condition of the far-earlier. fands other than by granting the salt mono.

mers in Manchuria is fast improving as com. poly, the surples amount of revenue.derived front the annual rental. must not be mis. munications are facilitated, and the demand appropriated, but should be earmarked to for sugar to Manchula is increasing. If a make good the lass of revenue of the Kwang-10gar maoufacturing company is established tang Provincial Government by the proposed in Manchuria and the sugar boat, which seems abolition of all the gambling farms throughout to be suited to the soil of Manchntía is cultivated by utilising cheap labour, success in the manu the whole province.

facture of sugar is beyond doubt, as was the case with the Russians in North Manchuria Mr. Kakade, an expert on agriculture, who has been experimenting with the cultivation of Mugar beet at Mudken model farm, has great hopes of the success of such a scheme. The beet ruized contains 12 to 18 per cent of sugar. If there at any Japanese capitalists who wish to start Asogar manufacturing business by joint interest with Chinese capitalists, Mr. Koske is ready to persuade the Viceroy and Governor-General of Manchuria to support the scheme and to give ali posible assistance towards the formation of the company. The capital required for the achete is estimated at Y3,000,000,-Japan Chronicle.

MOTOR BOAT FOR WEICHOW,

In compliance, with the request of . E Chuo Ping Chik, Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces, fra load of two motor boats for river service'ia Welchow, Admiral Li Chuo bas despatched the motor heat Fis Pal, which was built in Hongkong last year,

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SIR CHEN. TONG.

H. E. Sir Chan Tung Ling Cheng, Chined Minister-designata to Germany, bas brea granted one month's leave and be will retura to Ukatoo soon to pay a home visit before proceeding to bio desiination to take up his naw appointment,

CANTON MAGAO RAILWAY,

14th April. “Alter considerable negotiations with the Min istry of Poain and Communications at Peking marchant pagede Leung Wan Kwai has secured. permission to form a Company with Chiasse capital only; so, build the Canton Macan Railway, in

BOAT LICENCES, The Chinese officials are suxious to secure the reversion, to themselves of the right of Iemier licences to the clative craft mooted in the Shamsua creek, and consequally com munications have besp exchanged between Helyn Vicarayond the Brilsk Consul on bjaata? The Canton Sal-Government' Mardened a mesting today to dis

This moming the British Consul appeared at the office of the pros.cuting attorney of the cliy and demacded their custody.

LONDON ABIATICS.

1400 shares at £to 13/16=£1,513,750 6 per cent.Debenturesatpar 40,000

£4553,750

363 par acre.

£875,000

Area planted Casl per planted acre at 10-377 acres

13/16 per sbare ⠀

STRAITS (DARTAM)... $75,000 shares at £5 Atoa planted

1,405 #CBS Cost per planted acre at £5. per stare

363 per acre, It might be imagined that the rubber in Strails (Bertem) is much older bau in Asiatics, and that the discrepancy in price might he accounted for, thereby: Exact comparison is impossible, as the precise age of planting of the oldest trees is not in either instance given. The figures indicate that the planting in both is on the average about igo trees to the scre, and the respective totals are given in the Handbook as goder --

STOL.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN, P, B, JAMES.

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Port Dickson: March output 621 lbs. The crop onttora of the Vallambrosa Rubber Company for the year ending March gast last, was 370,9n2lbs.

The Bakit Rajah Company's outturn was ang.Bg8 lbs and the Federated (Selangor Company's crop 151,444 lbs. for the period.

Batu Tigai-March, 6,300 lb.

KIRTA LTD. DIVIDEND.

· Ipob, April 13, Mestrs., Osboras and Chappel, the agente Inform the Times of Mal ys" that a further dividend of if- has been decl rad, za

ANGLO-WALAY DIVIDEND,AZE Penang, April 12. The Anglo-Malay Rubber Company DIYS A/ dividend of thirty per cept, making eighty for the year,

A som of 11,912 is carried forward. *The average cost of the Company's rubber. free on board was 12 1/4 petce.

The yield averago was 41 pounds per tree, The est male crop for 1716 is: 700,000 ponndang

*The actual text of this is "fob cost to a/5.")

RUBBER RETURNA. SUSAN Koala Lampor Kepong, February 2,459 lb : March 2,900 lb.

[INDRAGIR}'RUBBER CO.

Referring to the death of Captain T. H. James, which took place in Londoo on the 8th restant, the causo being paeumonix, the Japan Alail says:-"Cap:am James was born. "In May 1848, at Edeabrid,e, in Dürray, Ha entered the Royal Navy at an early age, and was distinguished for scientific ability, só- That, in 1872; the Admiralty's choice fall on. him to proceed to Japan at a member of the Naval Musion engaged by the Japan ess Government to organise and instruct tho aaval forces of this Kmpire Captain James took charge of the navigation departmani, and olumately resigned his position as Navigating Lieutenant is the British Navy in order to

od The Misu Bishi Steamship Company as case is service in Japan. In 1822 he join Superintendent of Navigation, And on the umalgamation of that company with the Kyudo Waya Krisha jo 1885, he was appointed to too same poet in the Nippon Yasen Kaishe, as the amalgamated company was called. Thero, in conjunction with Captain A. R. Brown and the late Mr. Macmillan, ha rendered conspicuous soivice, and on the re- LONDON ASIATICE,

commendation of the board of directors the Toral trees

*= 649,711

Emperor was pleased to confer on him the Trees planted in or before

Thud, Class Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1907 and yielding in 1912— 649,721

This was to December 1895, and less than two A printer's error in the report of this Cos STRAIS (BERTAM),

years hier (January, 1897) the Nippon Yasón meeting gave the expected output for this year ..Total trees

360,189

Kaisha appointed him to be manager of their as "not less than 80,000 lbs dry rubber. It His opinion in the matter was bred on the

Trees planted in or before

London office- post of large trust. Osptain | should have read 8,000 lbs. decision of former Secretary of State Fish, 1917 and yielding in 1912— 220,954

NEW FLOTATIONS, who instructed the United States minister

Of these, therefore, every single Asiatic tree James fully justified the confidence thus placed

Kuala Lumpor, April 14. at the court, of, St Jamer, to present to

was planted before or during 1907, and the in him. His keen judgment and quick de Earl. Derby and the British authorities cal bulk considerably before, while only cision were never at fault, and bis industry

was inexhaustible, 'It was in a ma ⠀ small Madingley Katare, near Kajang, is bolog representations to the effect. that, a recur 110,954 Straits (Beta) trees were put in the

The capital is 40,000r the purchase: pric rence of similar arrests and assumption of ground before or during 1907, and the great measure owing to his clever contriv Aated to London on April 18, authority over subjects of the United States on bulk is only of 1906 and 1997 planting, ance that the fleet of big steamers board of its own ships must be presented. read- By about the beginning of 1913 every single which carried the Nippon Yusen Kaisha £15,000. The Acreage in 500 of which 182.arm la his note to the minister the former Secret tree on the former company's properties will flag between Japan and England were all safe planted. Directors, Mr. Metcalfe and thres ary of State stated that it was "at once injuri have sched the bearing singe, and there will y removed from the 1946 of danger during the others,

#It is stated to be already over i ods to the interests of the vessels which may then be searly three times as many yielding Russo-Jppassio War, and for that service as be made subject of it and possibly may cause trees in London Aviatics as compared with well as for bis general secord, he had the hon. privately. international inconvenience to the two nations Straits (Beitam): The inference is surely war our of receiving the Second Claes of the Facred so largely iolstested in the commerce of the ranted that Asintice at Git is a good deal foss Treasure on the occasion of his visit to Japan world as are those of the United States and than the equivalent of Stealth (Bertam) 5 in 1939. Caplata James made a multitude of are to recalist of a Grant Britals are the peal pisting is certaintopspeed up friends in Japan, and hit death will be widely formin Laem that The Chinese will be sent to Australia to be the Attic pice, and we all know that Straits mourced. He was man of large and an Oste Borneo. Rat WEBLEAU Asif Kfried before the Britišk'admiralty court Hubs

(Bertan )wlil sol bo nanging still at ST AS DIED silous generosity, always ready to bap

S. S. KIKERIBLD" WRECKED.

OFFICERS AND CREW HAPE.

A Baguio despatch," of 8th inst, to the Manila Coblenews 'azya i--Dispatches received here from Bomso todayCatate that the British steamer Kirkfield was wrecked, off the wast Count of Palawan and that her afficers and crew Lave been anel Alanded Kuda, Bayes, The dele of the disanjer in not given in the dispatch

The Kirkeld in a steamer of

Prosecuting Attorney Soothworth had been requested to file complaints against the men on Saturday but refused to do so on the ground that the Counts here bad so Jurisdiction, nod. that it was a matter if comity among vations,

1 plamped on Aslan, thngugh their mention the dimressed, but never letting his right hand is your colump isk of my last to Ajax and know what his left didris. The profoundest

placement, bullt la 1gco by Maiste, Balramed PRINCE Tasi Hila, Navy Commissioner, pres Sons of Sandhrianda Sbases rated by Lloyd's pores again to visit foreign countries in the to the Tesco, which clicrands indians are path will be full with his wife and

u Hu pott of registry was Glazenwu," kuluma to study.

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