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Intinration.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MAY 24 1910

baths and other comforts. With regard to food a accessary warning is given against savouries such as anchovies, elc., which induce thirst, We have noticed that the strongest and healthiest people in the East are those who never touch spiced or or salted food, and who no matter how greatly tempted deny themselves all curries and all dainties which induce thirst. The greatest moderation in drinking may kind of liquid in enjoiacu. Now this sounds a counsel of perfection, but erede expertos drink as little as possible

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Ginger Ale

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Orange Champagne

Leman Squash..

Raspberryade

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" UMPIRE" DAY.

PUBLIC: HOLIDAY,

Today being "Empire" Day, the Govern- micut Departments, Banks, and mercanitle bousst, were closed to buslaess, and the day was obseived as a public boliday....

CHILDREN'S SERVICE.

CORRESPONDENCE,

(We do not necessarily endorse the tplaĵons expressed by Correspondents in tali column.]

HONGKONG PRISON.

CANTON-DAY BY DAY.

SCARCITY OF RICK.

ANGLO-MALAT RUBBER.

ANNUAL 'MERTINO,

The fourth ordinary géneral meeting of tha Anglo-Malay Rubber Company, Limited, was bold an April 20 at the London Chamber of Commerce, Sir Frank A. Swatterham, Q.C.M.G.// (the chairman), presiding,

[From Our Own. Correspondent,]

Canton, 18th May,··

· At present tico is scarce In the district of To the Barton or tex" Honduoka TelkoRAPH.", Canton and the people are to a state of anxiety. Dear Sir,-*Cascial Critic in your Saturday's Should no steps bo takan immediately by the The Chairman said: Beyond the facts stated edition complains that "that wholesome in authorities to do something to relieve the peo-ia the directors report there is little to tell you A children's agrvico was held at St. John's stitution known as, Victoria Goal is fast becomple's anxiety, it can hardly be expected that the abent the condition of the cntatas, for iba axcel- ing the criminal's paradiso." He bases this city will be altogether free from disturbance. lent mason that everything is in good order, 1 flattering or unflattering eplibet on the easeBesides the submission of a joint petition by

am sure that you have noticed with satisfaction Cathedral this moralog.

with which criminals, some of them under long the local gentry, the Kwangtong Provincial that the cost of production last year, including

out at the low figure of io 2.5d per pound. The gaol. This is a matter for the Prison authorities of anything and nothing of any kind of con- Boys' Own Club, which was to have taken sentence, seem to be able to escape from that Dalībarativa Council has addresand an official", all charges í, o, h. Poit Swattenbam, worked means to raise funds for the purpose of health on the estates is improving and the fac centrated alcohol, and you have a rule place to-day, has been cancelled oa account to amend. What I object, to is the word despatch to the Viceroy, urging him to devise

THE BY OWN CLUB; The second annual athletic meating of the

which, conjoined with the other regarding / of the death of King Edward. The commities luparadise" belog applied to describe a gaol in purchasing, large quantities of tice from foreigatories are ip good order, but you will under- food will preserve you from a great number have, however, decided to hold an aquatic fête Hongkong. 1bava beard such accounts of it countries so as to supply the wants of the stand that, dealing as we do with a large and

of the worst discomforts, and sicknesses of hot climates. We know of several people, who formerly accustomed to drink freely at all hours of the day, succeeded in less than a week in controlling the painful thirst that aflicts everyone in the beat. Light red and.

white wiaus mixed with boiled water or soda

water are forbidden, but we are warned that much soda water inflates the bowels. Beer is absolutely forbidden. This sounds hard, but it is part of the price we have to pay for

this soasno.

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"DAILY MAIL" COMPETITION, The Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Associa tion team is shooting for the Daily Mail Com. petklon at the King's Park Range this afternoon.

BOYS' OWN CLUB,

SHIELD PRESENTED BY MRS. & 1. DAVID.

We understand that a shield has baan pre

maan makulay napaka

that I am sure Europenas would call it by an other game. As for the Chinese, they seem to like it so little that shoy escape whenever they can. I know that compared with Chinese prisons but is it true that in the case of European the Hongkong may be "paradise enow" many of the antiquated and de-human regulations which will disgrace many of our Home prisons are in force here? . 1 am not a roalimental man, sir, but I know how to dis tinguish between punishment" and torture, and I should like to kdow whether it is really true

papple. Fortunately the Viceroy green with the opinion of the local geaty and the

Excellency to-day gave, lastructions to the members of the Deliberative Council and His

money from the Government freasury and to Provincial Treasurer to appropriate a sum of end orders to Annam and Siam, etc. for large quantities of rice to be shipped to Canton for cheap distribution among the people in the same manner as was done'twoʻyants ago.

SALT MONOPOLY.

As the outcome of the proposal of H.E. that Europeans in Hongkong are forced to do Viceroy Yuan to grant the salt monopoly of the

* In a carjaip inndergrat an. 'their cöonnement. Can it be true? 1.sball ba

over-increasing quantity of rubber, we must continue to spend money on machinery. The

able and energetic... Ishour supply is good, the managing af

The estimated crop for 1950 is 700,000 lb. of dry rubber, and, I may mention here that the board made contracts in July last year for the. sale of 60 tons of igro rubber at 57, rod per pound and 30. tons" at 6a 3d′per pound—that is to say, we sold forward räther under one third of the estimated crop. As announced to shareholders at the time, yo tons of the 1911 crop have been sold at gs per pound.: Thess

muhammet perdeos-insarütca

living out here. We have our choice be-scaled by Mrs. A. 1, David far competition by hot drill" and the like ulclass and killers gái räntal of 12,000,000 tatis, considerable at a time whe; the rubber market was in a

yet been definitely decided, as we believe that bas left it to the discretion

the donor

wlad if you or someone will answer, for we are very ready to cry out against Chinata tortures,

too?-Yours truly,

THE TRIANGLE.

at Home or suffering sooner or later from troublesome ailmenta and sometimes dangerous diseases. An interesting chap ter on malaria explains this wretched curse, its origin and treatment, and how tu prevent it personally and generally. Stress is laid on the necessity of taking quinine as a prophylactic. In districts Jeweller's store, Mr, A. r. Carroll, the sper.AT a sale of stamps in the Argyll Galleries og Kwangtuog, there is still bardly by prospect

where mosquitoes are a veritable plague, veils and gloves should be word. It is particularly necessary to protect the regions of the neck and ankles at evening time." Of course, mosquito nets must always be used, and if within the bounds. of possibility one should retire, into a mosquito screened apartment at 6 p.." This is usually bes yond the bounds of possibility" for most of us, but, we quote' it to show how important it is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. There are valuable hints on blackwater fever, dysentery, plague, cholera, etc. Advice as to skin-diseases, dhobie-itch, etc. is given, as well as about water supply, milk, and other matters of importance. Our own long experience of life ia hot climates corroborated every word of this useful little work, but why should the author, or authors, make us smile, though somewhat ruefully, at such a naive remark as No children should be taken to live in a district whero malaria is common." Alas! in-which-district, aut here for instance, is it not common ?

LOCAL AND GENERAL. -

TO-DAY being Empire. Day, the local Courts were closed to busiest.

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ENGINEER-Lieu. F. 15. Jaquen has been appointed to thé Monmouth, to date Apřil 16,

CAPTAIN C. J. Eyton has been appointed to the Tapiar, and as commodore, second class, 10 charge ut Hongkong, to daia 14th ult.

ZIR Francis Piggott (Chiel Justice, Hongkong) was among a large number of guests enter. |tained at dinner on zukḥ ult, the Grand D,y in Easter texto, by the treasurer, Mr. Pembroke Stephens, K. O., and the Master of the Bench

of Lincoln's Inn.

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agitation was created by the people and special very different position from what it is to-day. commissioner An Da Lab was deputed by the and we secured thereby a profit on every uf the committee of the Clab. In order that bat mulelis-mufundis,"may we not be torturer Ministry of Finance at Peking to Canton.topound of rubber sold, which wa felt it would the greatest interest, may be stimulated,

investigate the matter, Happily Commissioner be unwise to neglect. We propose to clear An On Lan differs from the views of the Viceroy and plant 700 acres this year, and we estim.th and the question of forming the monopoly has that the work will cost us about £3,500. since dropped, and (bo malter reverted to the old state of things. But with regard to the pro posed abolition of the gambling farms in

in part the loss of the Government revenue, shat sufficient funds can be raised to make good

the committee will lol the matter stand over for discussion after the annual meeting which is to be held on the 4th juus. Besides Mrs. David'a shield, which will be on view at Wang Hing's

gotic chairman of the Boys' Ona Glob, "has

been promised two or throw challenge cups, which go to show that this junior club is de savadly earning increased popularity,

STRALIS BERTAM FORWARD SALES:

There has been a good deal of "doubt felt here respecting the alloyed sale forward of a portion of the Stratis Bertam rubber output for 9, the price for a'lorward inte being so or tremely favourable. We can only say that the And by the authority was a mail' per German maid of my eveninther comes corroboration of the statement in the financial coloma of the Daily Mirgor (April-18th); za paragraph in which reads thus

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Hongkong, 23rd May, 1910,

Hongkong, April 1895, I dollar and 96 cents, 19th ult. Mesara, Glondimag and Co, sold a

a mint boilzoatol pair, oua stamp with sur charge, for £3; and a German Colosios, Kiao- chow, 1995, a dolla, carmine and black, ́supern mint, tor La as,

THE first stage of the projected five years campaign against the aborigions of Formosa has been concluded by the capture of two mountain faminesses of there peoplo, namely, Mayobarai and Yuin. Noining, is said as to the nature of the resistance encountered or of the casualties on either side, from which silence at is prihipa fair to infer that the resistance offered by the aborigines was not very stubborn.

AT a great Nationalist demonstration at Ar magh, Ireland, Mr. John Redmond, M.P. lnader of the party, said that be considered the late King Edward a friend of ireland and be trist ed that his successor would have the saxon feal ing towards the island. After a decent interval

so the Imperial Government has arrived at the conclusion that the Kwangtung salt merchants should be ordered to pay an increased annual Tantal of 8,003,000, taels, to which amount the salt merchants have now agreed.

FIRE.

At 1.30 am. last night an outbreak of fire occurred at Fong Taun, Fali. The fire can tinued to burn for three hours and destroyed some thirty buildings.

PLAGUE.

19th May.

Plague, is prevalent in the district of Sid Hieg and during the 3rd moon some two hundred and fifty cases of the disease were reported to have occurred in the city of that district. The residents of the locality have made arrangements for a procession to walk round the streets with a view of driving away the evil-spitîts.

THE FATI FIRE.

Our capligi has been exhausted for some time, and last year wa wrole off out of profits £14,819 135 d of development of expenditore. Whilst we haḍ capital we charged the cost of main- taining all immaturo rubber to that accounts sud, since then we have made no real exten."

that, having regard to the present high price of sions. It appears to my colleagues and to ma'

rubber and the, largo prófits the company is cara ag, wo must, with doo regard to your interesta, either" place a certain amount of the profits to reserve or pay for developments ont of revenue and treat that expenditure as the equivalent of a reserve. (Applause) The cost of bringing the whole 5,000 acres into basting is estimated at £73,000, which would be spread over the next six or seven yeare. development account meant that the share Mr. Walker said the writing off of £14,819 from

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bolders were losing that which would otherwita

An important development worthy of note is that the Straits Settlement (dertam) Com- pany has sold its production of subber for some time to come to the sxinat of two tons per month of sheet and crops at us par ib for delivery

With reference to the outbreak of fire at from January to December, 19:1. The shares of mourning' the people's causa against the Tong Tsun as reported yesterday, it is now for theis shares, so that to them the dividard were not influenced by this statement, which is Hours of Lords must go on without delay.lenint that sevenly two buildings were destroy aloquest testimony to the remarkable cone Victory meat Home Kulo, r. T. O'Cooed instead of thirty. The occupants of the fidence in the future of rubber."-Stagepornor, M., spoke at Belfast to similar effect, and buildings were almost all people of the boat expressed the hope that King George would popuisilov, and nether their buildings 'nor soon open the ie:sh L'arijamoat,

their belongings were covered by insurance.

GANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY,

Fres Press

MERCANTILE MARINK

HARDSHIP TO CAPTAINS AND OFFICERS.

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THE following telegraphic information bas been received from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maatschappij tot Mija-Boschen Landbouwexploitatie in Langkat, Ed.:-

Gallop

110,000

Daily aggregate output of Crude

Petroleum cut stormbind

Kerosene made since the date of the

preceding half-monthly tologram Kerosene shipped since the date of the

preceding half-montbly telogram Karossae in stock at Refinery at dato.

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have been available as dividend, and this, zup- plemented by the additional amount carried for ward, was equal to io per cent upon a capital of £150,000. He was very glad indeed to receive a dividend of 80 per cent in respect of the past year, but it had to be borse in mind that a good many shareholders had paid very high prices

our was rather small. The average price received for their robber of on 14 per pound was appreciably smaller than the figure shown by some other companies, one of which had realised ja zid per pound; If the Anglos Malay Company bad realised that figure for Linog 520 Ya, a member of the Mialstry of theirrubberit would have meant another £29,000 Posts and Communications at Peking, who was of lacome. He was not there to criticise the deputed to Canton to investigate matters in board, feeling sure that they had given shoir. connection with the Canton-Kowloon Railway best efforts to furbering the interesis of the (Chloase rection) left kere yesterday by a gun- shareholders, but he did urge that the policy of selling rubber forward should not be con- boat for Hongkong en roufs to Peking.

tjoued. 7 hey were told that go-toos bad been DARING ROBBERY.

21st May,

sold forward this year at an ave 'aga price of se A house, No, 18, Kwong Ngar Labs, in the itd, whereas this week they had sold some of“ Western suburb, belonging to a well-to-do their rubber at 118 544, so ̊ibat someons was man, was entered by four robbers in broad making a very fair profit out of the company. ... 99,000 daylight, shortly after noon on the zotḥ insaut.”

Mr. Duncan said it was quite popxible ebat The robbers confoed all the inmates of theibe forward contracts did not work out very 98,000 hours in one room, and they then rausecked well, because the price of rubber bad genn $4,000 the premises. It was impossible for the in-up; but from the point of view of doʻor

mates of the house to raise an alarm, so the dinary business man, it was certainly woll to: recura'a ceriain amount of profit when it robbers weat through the whole house withou being interrupted. They carried away jewellery, was "possible to make it. Two and a half gold ware and valuable anicles to the value of

years ago labber was at 31. gd. per pound some thres thousand dollars. The police are

and when it was possible to make a contract now endeavouring to hunt down the robbers.

at så. or 51.61, it was quite reasonable to re-

personally, he would say that if, by any chance, gard that as a very good price, Speaking, they could make a forward contract for the whole of this year's production at the present price he would consider it advisable to make it (Hear, bear); Even if, rabber went up to os. they would stift boʻgetting a magnificent profit. I was not the business' man's pelot of view to go absolutely for the last poony:

Usson.

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The deleation of Captains and Officers fox Board of Trade Inquiries, who are not implicat ed in any way, but are able to give material evidence, is calculated at times to bring about wispy times that men have been obliged to very 'great hardships as it has occurred a great | Crude Petroleum in Taoks at dato **** 230,000

throw up their positions and remain on shore, | peroaps for months, after an faquiry, has been fished with,, without any opportunity what eyer of tinding, employment, especially au

and Officers seeking employment. limes are at platest with so many Captains be remembered that some time ago, a Mr. It may Parker who was acting as second Officer at the time of the loss of the 8.4, freda near size Head suffered greatly in this respect and the Guild strongly urged upon the Board of Trade at that time to devise some mest cases could be taken on commission, thus whereby the evidence of wutacsses, in such

aabling them to sail in their ships. la con unction with this important matter to Captains Tuz marriage of Vice Admiral the Hos. Bird Officers the Guild have now received the

SHANGHAT experienced one of the most severe thunderstorms of recent years on Batarday pight. The rain camo dowo in-sheets, the The ratse per quarter and per mensen, proportional thunder was terrific and the lightning, Ashes

Subscriptións, for any period is than one month

were extremely vivid. Shortly before eight will be charged me for a full month.

o'clock a boit of lightning struck the lightning The daily issue is delivered free when the addrem iod of the Hongkew Bell tower and ran off into the ground. The tower watchman received a slight shock. The bait as it struck the ground connected with the station telephone wires and started all the bells ringing.-Mercury,

seceralbis to momanger. Paak subaċribers can have

their copies delivered xt their realdenes without Any extra charge. On copies went by post an additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postaga. Tas portage on the weekly imtis to any part of iba

world is 30 cents per quarter.

celebration of Primrose Day' on 19th uit, the status of the Earl of Beaconsfield in Par- liament-square, London, was surrounded by floral decorations, aún of the chief being a re- presentation of a map of the British Empire, the Mother Country and has Dominions being outlined in red flowers and the rest of the map Neapolitan violets and socks, Round the map was the inscription, Imperialism and was inscribed Uality," buist below there

MURDER.

about a therard dollars in his pocket was On the roth inst, a man in possession of murdered by two robbers on the busd close to the Canton Medical College. The robbers re- fieved the victim of ble money, and in trying to make their escape, ons of the n urderers W

Taolai of Constabulary for púnishment.

Bingle Coplo, Daily, ton cents. Weekly, twout Hedworth Lambton, who has just reling aish.tllowing communication irim the Marine "Peace with Honour-in Memory of the Right rested by the police, and was sent to the

Bra certa (for cash only).

ed the command of the China Squadron, Department of the Board of Trade in reply to brother of the Earl of Durbam, and Viscount their representations'- oss - Chelsen, widow of the late - Viscount

The Hongkong Celegraph Chelsea (ölder son el East Cadogan), took

HONGKONG, JURSDAY, MAY 14, 1940,

Hon, the Earl of Beaconsfield, 'K, G. 'Died 19 April, 1881-From mr. R. E, Baklios, In front of the monument, on the ground, was box of primossi, the tnbate of Mr., R. E.

Bellios.

·CANTON-JIANKOW RAILWAY,

Mr. Jeme Tis Yiu who has ' secured the largest number of votes at the election held on the gih instant by the Canton Hackow Rail way Company and was offered the post of pre- sident of the Company by the majority of the railway shareholders, has declined the appoint

WE have recently been la'communication" with 'ment."

IMPENDING YAMINE "

3rd May, The people in the Canton district are at pre-

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The Chairman funber sold, with regard to the question of a pew issue, that it would sp poar that a mijority of those present wera în favour of an increase of capital, ratbar iban of adopting the view which the boxid had put forward. He and his colleagcan, however, had looked at the matter from all points of

Marice Department,' London, zist April 19r0,..

| place quietly on 18th ult, at St. Paul's, Knights-

'Sir,—With reference to your letter of thà x th bridge. The service was choral, and tbe cere June las, and, to previous correspondence, I mony was performed by the Rev. H. E.

am dieacted by the Board of Trade to state- HOW TO LIVE IN TEK TRUPILS. Gamble, rector of Holy Trinity, Sloane-street, that they have had under consideration cases the General Post Office on the question of the and the Rov, F. L. Boyd, vicar of St. Pauls. in which loss is said to have been sustained by despatch, la Sibatis, of piloted papers from Dr. Liemana's little book, translated by Lord Alington gave his sister away. She waS

marcantile marine officers through being de- Ports and places in China. We are formed urgent need of a plentiful supply of Miss Falcke and amplified by Dr. Newham? married in a costume of pale blue satic char- tained to give evidence at official Inquiries into that packets gropaid at the rate of postage rice. H.E. Your bas given instructions to the

method. He wished it to be remembered that is so useful that not only those who are staments, the bodice trimmed with cream lace shipping casualties. A scheme bas been plac applicable to pripled papore are not accepted Provincial. Treasurer, Oban Kwai Lip, to appro tioned in places without a doctor will find it | net, and having a yoke of fine cream, while, ed before the Board whereby cfficers of the

jox transmissión by the route of Siberia at the 'priate a som of 200,and taels from the Govern.if the capital were increased in the way'sug. she also were a large pale blue straw hat, merchant service may insure themselves against Agencies in China of the Hongkong Post ment treasury towards the funds for the pur coarection with this matter is now placed in institutions.

view, and they came to the conclusion that what they suggested was the most prudent

instructive, It is above all brief, one of the adorned with a long pate blue ostrich feather, the loss to which they are put by delestion for Office, nor, it is understood, at. Chinese Im. chain of rice from Aunam and Slam, etc. for gasted they would not haveʼall, the, mondy, greatest virtues in such a work. It does not and ber aroaments included a necklace,;of the purpesa of giving evidence at wreck In-perial Post Offices. Tadro seems to be cheap distribution la Cantos, The, work in which shareholders, seamed to think for din prelcad to be an escycloptedia, but is 10. † pearls. Colonel the Hon. William Lambton, I quirius and Local Marine Board levestigations. I distinct anomaly bore, because ́s.ch packages the hands of the committees of the charitable could not suppose that any board in ebarga of ·

tended to benefit those whose business or brother of the bridegroom, was best man, ard pleasure may take them to tropical coun-among the few volations.and friends present at

1 am to lequire whether, the Merchant can be sent at the newspaper rate through Service Guild would be disposed to nominate foreign postal agencies in Chios. The information as to what to do and what not Abercors, the Earl of Durham, Lady Weirer office at which the scheme might be carefully absurd state of affairs, which leaves the Britisher tries, and therefore gives concisely the correct its charch were the Duchess of Buccleuch, of Representative to attend a Conference at this authorities concerned might look into the matter with a 'view to remedying such an to do in almost all emergencies occurring in | top, lydr. St. Orwald, Lady Fargobir, Lord | considered.—1 am, Sir,

at a distinct disadvantage if he would patronise the Tropics. The author tells us that the and Lady Robert Cecil, Lady Evelyn Baring,

bis dwa natiboala–L, & C. Express, .. consequences of living in a tropical climate Acne Lambton, Hou, Claud and Mrs. Lamb.

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(1.). Increased perspiration.

(a.) Increased thirst,

(3.) A tendency to constipation, (4.) A somewhat increased activity of the heart.

Your obedient servant,

(5lgoed) R. O. HERON-MAXWELL,

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Merchant Service Guild,

Liverpool.

TYPHOON WARNING.

tap, Master Hadworth Lambton and Miss A.The Secretary, Lambton, the Hon. George aud Mrs. Lamb- ton, the Hon, D'Arcy · Lambion, the Hon. Francis Lambton, Sir Charles, and the Hon. Lady Hardinge, Admítal of the Fleat Sir Char les Hotham, Captain Grindel, R.N., Captain Clinton Baker, R. N., Commander F.O. Lewis, R. N. Mrs. Parcy Bennett, Mr. C. G. Barring ton and Mrs. Barrington. The wedding party

"The telegram quoted below was received He then details the particular roles for living afterwards met at Lord and Lady Alington's from the Manila Ubservatory at the Austrican which are necessary to counteract there served before the departure of the bride and

house in Portman-square, where luncheon was Consulate General to-day --- cilents, namely, rules about 1. Food, bridegroom for thely honeymoon taur.--E, &a

Sleep, 4. Dwelling. 4. Clothing, C. Expriu,

(5.) A tendency to slight enlargement of the liver caused by (3).

Manila, ngiti. May, 11.45 1.17. Cyclone or Typhoon W. of Luzon more than 109 miles distant, developlog.

THE FOKI UP CHINGÃOO.

Poking, May 17.

THE VICEROY.

VILLIGE ROBBERY,

tribation among the shareholders. They surely

the affairs of a prosperous company, or any boad that cared for their own reputation, would

allow the whols of the profit made to be dis

Yaan serta large quantity of ble furr found that the meeting favoured the board'

Taal Shom Tag Fong, ficer Oy Yu n's chief secretary, left bere to- day for the North.. A few days ago H. Etributed la dividends year by year,

Upon ssbow of hands being taken, it was toro and other exilcles to his paire bome in: the Hunan province. From the present gal policy, and the Chairman added that unless a look of affairs and H. E. Yuan's movement strong representation came from shareholders there is every reason, to belleve that H.E. who were not, present he thought the bourd may either be permitted to resign or be tranr would carry out the views indicated by the vote, which had just been given in what was ferred from Canton before loog.

certainly a fairly' ispresentative mesting,;AM On the 16th fustant a gang of some sighty The motion for the adeption of the report robbers attacked the village of Mak Tinn, was unanimously agreed to, and the payment to the Shan Tak district, where three houses of a final dividend of 30 per cent., lam income were ransacked. The robbers carried away tax, maklog, with the interim dividends, 80 per

large quantity of booty in addition to cent. for the year, was authorised.

...511 was thon proposed by the Obairman that two children. The whereabouts of the kid- sant. Immediately, on the following days and Malayan Benevolent Fund, which was napped children are still unknown at pre-a doua:ion of fɔ should be given to the Cay the neighbouring village named Lo Shat was duly seconded and carried: also vitited by robbers and six bonses were Oo the motion of Mr. Eric Muller it WAR held up. The accurence of these two cares decided that a donation of so should also tu was of robbery bas boya reported to the Canton given to the London Fchool of Tropica

Medicine

Mr. Hughes, engineer, has sent in a report that the cost of establishing an efficient part at Chinchon would be Tis. 7,000,000,

It is upderstood that Mr. W. D. Straight (the representative of the United States financial syndicate interested in' Manchuria), is prepared to advance the money in connection with the chams for the construction of the Chinchon Algus Railway,—N, GA NA