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The Ricksha Strike.

MONOPOLY ADVOCATED.

AN OLD SUGGESTION REVIVED.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1910.

TO THE KNITOR OF Homanowo Tezgraph,"

Dear sir,-Some 20 years ago, the ticksbas that were cand for plying for hire were tickety things, somewhat after the type of those we now des in Shiskiwan diurict, and eld decrepit opium smokers sou consulve con-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY

THE RICASHĄ STRIKE.

CODLIES REJUME WORK,

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BOXING.

1910

CIRCUS COMING.

THE HIPPODROME DUE HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH."

28th plt.

BULLION.

Masses, Samuel Montagu & Co.'s Bullion report dated London, May, 26, “contains the following

Gold-The arrivals of bar gold were wall over a million sterling, of which more than toro the remainder was absorbed by the Continent thirde was secured by the Bank of England; and India (¿çó,000) the latter demand being noticeably reduced. VRAN"

The following amounts were received by the Brok

stletud mot a small number of the ùrmy of pul.woon the nrst sigas di thu strike giving way | the voluea of the ubiquitous tramway, which of our Royal Garrison &atillery, Sergeant Pig services of d’nambar al clavor artistes, whowil! | May 16 ・・・£116,000 in bar gold.”

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lera. Strikes and complaints of extortionate charges were not infrequent.

A suggestion was at that time made to the Government for the farming out of the sole privilege for plying ticksbas for bira at double the ilcence fees then obtained, the rickshas to be of an improved type, and the drawbacks ́then prevalent to be remedied nod to be made -practically impossible. I then formed a syndi- cala and sout a written proposal in the name of Chinese friend of mine to Sir (then Mr) Stewart Lockhart, our theu Registrar General, for, the monopoly to ply Soo rickshas for hire, the rickshas to be of a type be approved by the Government, and the wheels to be of rabber tyres. The pulicis of the rickehas were to wear clean livery cloth ing and the farmer was to provide a sufficient camber of watchmes to assist the police to coa trol the traffic and to pat a check on the pullers from demanding more than theit legul fare (the same fare, 1 think, as at present allowed). The monopoly, if granted by the Government would have made any strike of the pullers in possible, for the simple reason that the Govora mant would innk to the farmer to supply for the convenience of the public an adequue number of rickshas daring the term of s contract. The supply of coolies more than the demand could always be obtained eliber locally or from Swatow, when a proper monopoly Gnvernment in consenten pigehold by the consequence of the Hon. Mr. Whitehead denouncing in strong terms aguiast the granting of monopolies,

QWNERS AND COOLIES BEYORE THE.

REGISTRAR GENERAL. ..

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In the course of the forençòn ön Saturday

sports, boxing, will have an opportunity of en joying the sight of a really first class scientific glove fight next Saturday at the City Hall. A

battlingas applied to one. Sims, a csigured blaation known as the Hippodrome is going to

That mirth provoking, button-splitting com few "people" may faintly recall the adjective "man of his hands.*** Now a' battling" gentle lavour the Colony with another visht, this time In new turns which are guaranteed to send away "Battling Wilcott is geing to face a champion

contented. The management have secured the Rott Twenty rounds is the limit of the con tast, bat we have reason to believe that it will appear in daring and skilful turns which have· not last quite ai long." The "battler" will taka. bien the subject of favourable comment in a deal of beating, and Piggott is a most formid-other citis. That indispenable adjunct of avery able slogger. This should be the best fight well-rested Circus, the claws, in a prominent ever, seen in Hongkong. The remainder of feature of the present show and a bright and the programme is of a spirited character. Mr. pleasant entertainment is assured to intending Levitt, the promoter of this boxing exhibition, patrons. Further particulars will appear to- is well known in Calcutta and Bombay, and morrow in our advertisement columas. any giove fighi arranged by so experienced, a man is bound to be a treat to lovein of the

EMANCIPATION OF JAPANESE Hantle art of self-defence, especially with the

WOMEN. help of thai popular referee, Mr. J. Dampsoy,

Bobs Arriving by the ferry at the maloland bei beld a vision of emptiness, a long line of shed without a solitary 'rickihi,:: We, for we were. there, were told that the "Kowloon rickeband skilt especially in that most English of all Britishers who dearly love contests of strength bava gona strike-struck: - now." # "Strike Tho ricksha strike is at an sad. Thanks to truck whatever's that? We were told that the tactful manner in which the Hon. the strikes were calching, and that the Kowloon Registras General baudled, the men and the rickthas had every one dons a bolt up country vigilance exercised by the Police against say "somewhere among them there, fonts long force they have so successfully employed over of an hour before, but the matter was seriook, abortive disturbance and the wholtsome moral jago. "Long ago"tamned out to baonly a quartor

for middle-aged fit peoplɛhave not got in Kowa, also coloured, content to be known as the most dour-looking misanthropist happy and the army of coalies, the fatter have beso bought in their wen a Saturday after looo what some contemporary or other called

low tick has began to ply for hire inte in the manifested, themselves at Saiylogpun whop a he, or it, declared could take anyone anywhere, masken ricksha, in Hongkong. We wonrily utero. The number was augmented yes. { disbel eved this about Hongkong, for as tram erday (day) and this morning normal here can possibly take one averywhere, and in traffic was once again resumed in the business hot weather, on a hot aftemoon, in Kowloon, quarter of the City, there being the usual oumou Sunday no, to have to walk several rick shaw fouratys on one's own legs, without help, ber of vehicles at every stand. Ap

why it seemed really a can for the Polico Inspector Longley," always randy' to attend to the public and to put himself to any incon vaalenta in so doing, took the trouble to go soveral owners interviewed the Registrar down and investigate the matter personally. General had expressed their eagerness to The thing still remains noexpl loed. In the have the irksome deadicci, with the con

course of twenty minutes or so the long sḥed was' sequential loss of magy it_Implied, re-

full of rickshas. The Chimern detectives and moved as soon as possible. Following the owners' visit later, in, the day three, of

head coolies could not explain why.so sudden the leading ricksba pullers, who were known' Some Chinese said that just about 4 o'clock

an exodus had taken place so shortly before, " to possess influence in the councils of the Cautios Guild, were summoned to appear ricksha; one paid this 'fare, and tw did three. "Europeant þad, tech travelling by before the Registrar General.. It is usderstood that that official pointed out the error of their feeling low in their minds about lits in nut. The gentle ricksba coolies, therefore, ways and the uselessness of persisting in a futile general and this instance of Caucasian do empt to lay down the law to Government,mination in particular, decided that the ex who were to the position, to dichts what is ample of the Rongkong, pullers war not a bad one to follow on so mighty hot light for the public weal. While the men were persuaded to smooth over their differences,

an afternoon. · Others said that no, that was they were led clearly to understand that asy

not the reason for the dearth of rickshas, further obduracy would be dealt with wita á firm hand. The beadmen among the cooliši.

It was caused by a sudden demand for rickshaw would be held responsible for the combination to resist law and order, and, if necessary, the law invoked for the riddauce from the Colony of such characters' as threatened the public peace.

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ŠALUTARY EFFECT -

Many strikes from dan cause or another have since laken place and I believe the owners of of all this plain upaaking did not take long, to rickshes are greatly to be blamed for these manifest itself for, as just stated; in the course strikes, as the number of licensees being restrict of the alteraonu, some thres buadred rickshas ed, the owners of rickshas having all their way In fixing exorbitant rest of their rickshas, charg after three days useless respite, the men were issued forth from the Saizingpao district and, ing to cents fir a rubber tyre tickaba for a

only top glad of the opportunity to earn their day's bird and 40 couts for an nedary living. The first of this small army in regain These exorbaast charges, I submit, re at the their wonted daily avocation were not allowed bottom of the whole trouble. There are two pullers to a rickiba, ono, for the day and an-

to go wholly unmolested for no sooner did other for the evening. Between then the sent trict that they were set upon by the rowdies of they germia the lots of the Central Dis of 50 cents a day has to be paid to the own. ars, but if the rent is reduced to a cents Abardeon Street, 1 1. reported that two the inrbulent gang whose headquirters bra in day, 1 believe the pulfers will have cause of complaint against the appenance Police, beving been on the watch lor any ruch rickshas were smashed in the callisian. The of the tariff board of their ricksh, the apacideal, were at once on the scene and the pearance of the tariff board being the prevant ative of their squeezes on strangers le increase

incipient disturbance was their daily samnings.

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The suggested reduction of rest from 50 by the arrest of two cooler who were the ring- cents to 40 ceals a day might be resanted by Isaders in the affair, Later in the afternoon the ricksba bwaars, many of whom having several more arrests were affected, and the already madò quite a small fortune, but when Police and Chioest detectives continued It is remembered that cent per cent is made to patrol the dissect covered by vehicular traffic by them on their investment the reduction ia slightly grearer force. Fortunately, un fur to to cents a day would still give them ther attempts at intimidation have to be record

■ bandsome profit' as shown at lollown; -||ed, although à ship look-one was i against so conts par day $15 per month or $180 per the collection of large gangs in street corners, agnum (say in subsidiny coins) or say 5.65, in the man being kept constantly on the move. bank notes. A rubbertyro ricksba costs about It was the men of the Hokio clan that itied 180 and the annual license fee (paid quarterly) to prevent the diber mes from resuming work, is 523, making a total outlay for tús first year The Holos come from the mainland, and theis 5152, for which a return of $3 is made. At native place is at roi Luk-fung, pear Chiu, 40 conta rent per day th income would be 130 chau. They are said to be the mosi, poloniously (in bank notes) per annum against an outlay of turbulent of the coole class of people and,”; Signa

almost without exception, belong to the secrel, societies in Hoogkoog

Should the sickaha uwoers refuse to reduce the rest of their rickshas to 40 cents per day, er should the pullers still persist in their demand for the removal of the fare-board from their rickshas even if the ricksha owcers could be induced to the reduction to 40 cents per day the remedy for ending the strike would be for the Government to take immediate acilon in the interests of the public to call for Lenders for the sole privilege of plying rickihas for hire for a term of years under existing regulations It will be then seen that the hum bug from the owners of ricksbes and the pullers

will cease once for all-Yours faithfully,

A HONGKONG-BORN CIVILIAN..

THE N. D. L. COMPANY,

CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS ON TOUR, OF INSPECTION,

Herr Heineken, chairman of the Board of Directors of the North German Lloyd 5. S. Company, arrived in Colombo on June 9 by the company's steamer Prins Regani Luttpold and spent a few hours ashore before the vessel resumed bar journey next day to the Australian Colonies.

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elsewhere, in Kowloon, Whatever the canse, no Three Chicen groed as to what it was, and apart from the inconvenience caused to torpector Langley, who took a deal of trouble to see whether anything really Was the matter and if so why, and the half hour or more during which no rickthus were undar ibe shed and people arriv. ing by the ferry had to walk home, un bar.n was done. It may be borne in mind that all- rick has standing under that shed (which was ply for bire when required. They cannot refuse. erected at public expense) are obliged by law to,

16 they do they may be given in charge. They take it in toro to come forward as each forry host arrives and in this way crowding sod "rashing" passagers is avoided. Whether it with bim cer whatever it may be we know not, be the persuasive way Inspector Langley has

but certainly the kickshas on the Kowloon side ata kept under better control than those 'ovar, here in this gorgeously named Victorik City,

SHANGRẠI LÜFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT.

Your directos beg to submit for your con. sideration their report for the company's fifth year, anding March 31st, 1910.

New Busides.New applications were ro ceived during the past year for a tela of Duliars, 4.89 758 against which policies were issued for Dollies 4 473, 31 and, applications for Dollars 415,616 were postponed or declined, this belog an increase où accepted businesì over the preceding year of Dollars 3,156,429 or 93 %. The total insurance in force as al March 31st, 19 to, amounted to Dollars, 9,287.885.

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Income. The income for the year amounted to Dollars 760,300.30 frum premiums, and Dollars 7,328.15 from interest and exchange, or a total of Dollars 831,528.64 being an in KIOTERS BÈPORE THE MAGISTRATE,

over the pieceding year of Dollars Court this afternoon on charges of making

Five ricksba coolies appeared in the Police 746,245.72 or about 41%

Assets. The tolal assess now amount to the one of threats of violence and assault on k number of other vehicle-drivers with lent

sum of Dollars 1,107,981.25 being ao lacrosse over the preceding year of Dollars 1886.00 thinder the latter, from plying their hine or about 5% The directors again callation. In the evidence, it came out that some of the tion to the fact that the assets of the company defendants spaiched the purse of their vicu, are invested in first mortgage, debentures of when the Pol ca "otervened in the matter. Three of the defadints were from the Central

public companies in Shanghai, and deposited District while the remaining two hailed from

in Books on ordinary or term deposits. No West Foil. One of the then was discharged company or reierve fund-The total of this stocks or shores of any kind are held by the owing to an evident reluctance on the part of the complaioan: Lo give evidence against the food which represents the amount held by the defendant, three were awarded fousieco days company as reserve for the security of policy. bard labour éach, while the remaining defend-holders, now amounts to Dollars 963,700 being aut was remanded.

as increase over the preceding year of Daliare. 376,904,81 or about 65%. The total security to policy holders inclusive of uncalled subscribed. 367.38. capital amounts to the sum of Dolfan 1,630,--|

REVISION OF THE SCALE,

It is more than likely that, once the rickiha work, the sympathy that is unnistakably on pullers settle down in real earnest to their

their side on the question of the minimum late forthe fifteen miwateside, will assume practical fermo in an equitable sevnion of the scale so ar to prevent, the hardship inflicted on the men by many who interpret the scale far too literal Herr. Heineken, seen on board the vessel a

ly without any humanitarian regard for the coolies. While retaining the 5-cast fare, it' faw minutes before she left port, fold a Time will remove a just cause for grievance were of Ceylon representative that he was going out the authorities to adopt the plan of a scctional to Australia on a voyage of inspection. He division of the City to the Central District, wishes to see for himself how mailers are pro-vehog beyond certain limits to which the gressing in connection with the N.D.L., and state of payment to the coolies would bare intends, after visitlog the principal Australiangulated accordingly. ports, to go on to Guinea, and China and Japan, making the passage by a line which is under the control of the N. D. L. Company.

In the course of conversation with a gentle This is Herr Heineken's first visit to the mantbamording who is more or less acquainted East, and he enjoyed his short stay in Colombo with the Chinese working class in Hongkong, Immensely tie was so impressed, he said,nformed our representative that the recent with the place that he intends on the retura airika must have cost between owners and pak voyage to make a longer stav in the island. | lers several thousand dollars from the time the He expects to be in Colombo #gain about strike was restituted on fhursday toits termina Decembar.

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COST OF THE STRIKE

$3,000 LOSS,

Insurance

NOTES BY THE WAY,

"THE RICKSHA' STRIKE.

INGRBASID EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN,

above the level of

The great increase in the opportunities of employment for women in recent years in this country should be noted at a remarkable sign It is not often that the dull monotony of the which will have most important and far-reach of the times, writes the Toyo firon, and one so Sanitary Board meetings, but the tacoming consequences. It is not unlikely that it week is disturbed by anything more startling promising attitude which has been adopted by social system, Hilberto the particular spacro will lead to a fundamental reform of the whole The local Jebus since Wednesday last has within the last few days provided the Colony's use allotted to woman has been the home, where the bas basa seldom allowed to raise herself d'hils with an exhilarating topic of conversa 100. One is once more reminded of the lines For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the beathen Chinee is peculiar How intensely true are those words, written by a clever man at an inspiked moment. The aurite bad beca sugiered by the malcontents long of suspicion that the coolles had decided to before the authorities could entertain a particle deviate from the even tonor of their way and it again speaks volumes for the Chinaman'a wonderful powers of organization, not oven coples being excepted; that nobody knew anything about it till the eleventh hour. After this, who will have the tementy to persist in the Brm balief that the Chiness Coolies withal an uncivilized boast, wholly locapable of the power of calm, cool, concentrated" cassedness? WEATHERY TOPICS,

Whew! It has been a hot week, 'On Mon, Court registered or deg. in the shade, Was ihst day morning the thermometer in the Supreme

hot enough for you, gentle reader? The state of the weather doesn't really interest anybody but sometimes, when all else fails, your humble scribe has perforce to fall back on the good old theme. While on weathery topics, reminds ma of what may be described as a barometric bat trick which was performed during the week. At about the same hoar lor three successive -mornings in the beginning of the week"

somewhat copious rainfall came down on Mother Earth, but in the space of a few minutes the sun's boaming raya plenced through the banks of clouds and for the rest of the day amlled on a fair world,

THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE NEW

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DOMESTIC DRUDGERY," *A* and has been generally regarded as inferior to 'mao and socially, treated as such. Now the spheres of activity for women are being steadily dalarged in every walk of life, and this cir- clorating their social position. With the up cumstance in more than likely to result in lifting of their position women will be induced ts demand some improved forms of education and extended legislation necessary for tha protection of their interests as opposed to those of men. Among the many problems that will present themselves as the result of the emancipation of women nothing will be more important than its effects upon the

HOME LIFE OF THE NATION, On this particular phase of the question much discussion is now going on in Europe, and of women workers in the cotton-plating.and America. The employment of a great number

| kindred factorios is well-knowa, but within the Isst few years the number of young women finding employment in better and more dignified. positions bus considerably increased. The Railway Board, for instance, at prosent in employing 244 women; the savings, bank | department of the Post Office 793; and the Tokyo telephone offices 1,30s. In the Bank of Japan there are 314 women out of a total of 86 employé—a remarkabla par-s cantage. Besides these the number of wo. man employed by various banks, firms, storep, shops, etc., is not inconsiderable, it is computed that, the number of womeo workers of this class throughout the country is not less than 10,000, Further, at the dad of 19 17 there were 34,000 female teachers ongaged There was an element of spice in the quest various schools in the country, and when.to tions of the Chiel Justice at the Supreme Court these are added the host of nurses, midwives, the other day when he queried the Registrar and others who are obtaining employment in about the mysteries of the new form of adjura. other fields the numbers of women following tion, which had been introduced by Ordinace vail us occupations outside their home will during his absence from the Colony. His amount to something like 65,000. Now the number of naval and military officers, civil Lordship was evidently much impressed by the soloma raising of the Bible in the right servants, school teachers, lawyers, doktore, haud, accompanied by the words "swear bank, and office employés, etc., is roughly by Almighty God" after the person con estimated at 60,200, and so it will be seen corned had been admonished by the official that the number of female workers is equal to administering the oath to fall the truth, about ten per cent, of the men. This must be the whole truth and nothing but the truth."admitted to ba Doubtless Lordship felt he must say something. It did not lake him long to discover that the oath was in all respects the same as the old epo, except in so far as the erstwhile microbe-producing method of kissing the Bible had boon mercifully abolished.

FORM OF OATH.

A REMARKABLE ADV.NCH on the part of women in the field of activa lífà, that according to the census taken at the and Turbing to the factories it may be observed

01 1908 altogether there were 770,000 industrial workers, of which 420,000 were women, ar 55 pèr cent, of the total, -

most of the women workers engaged in fact, ind At present, continues the Tokyo periodical, and officer, sic, are unmarried young girls, and have not yet exerted much influence upon the

means taken to obriale the

of my readers are anxions to make the Acquaint

A DREAM IN DUST, * Have I bien talking of microbest if any ance of a sufficient quantity of them to certainly Jast them for the rest of their lives, re commend, free, gratis and for nothing a trip up

SOCIAL LIFE OF THE COUNTRY, ...nd Fedder's Hill at the tiffin interval. Pourquivo-It is evident, however, that this phase of the cally guarantee that the most sanguina ex-problem will begin to be keenly fakt sooner or pectations of the most voracious microbe later. If the increasing participation of women buster In the Colony will be fully in the active life of the community be a natural realised and no mistake about it. Some-and inevitable tendency of the times, the fact body described the famous Taj Mahal as should he openly recognised and every possible a dream in marble, bat Pedder's Hill at enG o'clock in the afternoon is undoubtedly a dream is dust. What greater editying sight could there be than a happy-go-lucky sweeper, who apparently for no other purpose than the sweat cause of innocent self-diversion drags his weapon fo bli wake the whole length of the busy thoroughfare with perfect impunity, thus raising a cloud of dust at which the strong vocabulary hurled is only made insufible by SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY big bandkerchiefs stuffed in the victims' mouth. But we must once again, remember that we are in Hoogkong and that such things must be permitted to gà on:-:

The revenue account and general balance sheet as shown herein, bava bien duly certi fed as correct by the company's auditor, who has held a conlionous monthly audit of the company's books and accopots during the past year..

Mr. Oog Ying Bun in accordance with the Company's Deed of Settlement retires from the Board, but being eligible, offers bimself for re-election.

COMPANY,

HALF YEARLY MEETING,

At the regular half-yostly gateral meeting of the South Manchurian Railway Company on Saturday lact, the 8th instant, the report and accounts for the last ball-year were adopted. A dividend of Y2,500,000 was allotted to the 100 on Saturday evening. The estimate is at Government sharey, and a surplus of Y1,6,513 rived at on the following approximate basis: carried forward. According to the Fort, cue S.S. "MISHIMA "MARU” “

An owner of a mixed lot of 49 vehicles (1st of the shareholders seeing that the warklog of 'and 2nd class) stated his lose at between $it the company showed an Improvement every BUILDERS' BEAUTIFUL GIFT

and Sig per day in the non-receipt of daily balf-year and that it was able to pay a dividend bire from. coolles, the payment of the licence of Y,500,eos on the Government shares and The N.Y.K. European liner Afishima Barr, fees and the carpenters wages to keep the rick carry forward as much as Y2,316,020, expresied Captain Moses, which is now in port on hershus in proper serviceable condition. Taking way from European poris to Yokohama, bas the average aggrogate loss at $13 for every 40ther payment on the shares, when either the

■ hope that the company would call up a for- Just received an addition to her fittings which rickshas, the lost an each works cot at, say,

ona. aye debeatures abould by parly redeemed or the Cannot fail to make her even more attractive 47 cents, which rep reseals a total of $50 per working of the company be extended. The to the travelling public. This is in the form day, equivalent to $1,510 for three days. ofja beautiful silk embroidered, picture which

meeting unanimously endorsed this view. One was placed lo position yesterday, reports ike

of the shareholders inquired what amount The coolles, on the other hand, calculate na Kobe Herald of zzud inst. It is a present from earning per capita for a bare living waKO, £X«

the company expected to be able to pay to the Government at the next half-year. In reply the builders, the Kawasaki Dockyard Co., of clusive of the sent of the vehicles, not less than

Mr. Nakamura, president of the company, sald this port. The picture, which is ft. 9 in 35 cents a day, 40 couts would be nearer the that the Government estimated the amount of broad and sf, high, is slightly curved in order amount. They are luxurious feaders compared profil receivable from the company for the to fit the contour of the panelling in the com- to the average Chinese.working class in Boug

whole of the current year at Y3,500,000 and ha panion way, where it has been placed in ppsi- kong; have three meals a day which cost them hoped that the company would be able to pay Hop

The scene depleted is the Mishima5 cents inclusive of jams a of which they Y1,000,000 for the next half-your, and so bring Jiola the well-known first-class shrine near drink moderately. Namadza, on the Tokaido Railway. It is the speaking, is not addicted to oplam as a vice's

The foklo, generally up the 10tal for the gear to Y3,500,000, as work of Takashimaya, Tokio, and it has taken if he has a whiff, be smokes only in modera

originally estimused.

The bet profit for the half-year period a whole year to complete. We have not seention, but believes in making provision for amounted to Y6,180,804, lncluding a surplus a finer example of the Japanese embroiderer's the inner man in order to enable him to bear of Y2,191,973 brought over, The net total was art, and the Company is to be congratulved the hard tolls of the day. At 35 cans per man on possessing It. Mishima shrine is dedicated the foss in wages for the 150 men amounts to Legal reservo........................

disposed of as follows:- to the grandfather of the consort of fimmu 10250 a day, that is over $1,200 ja three days, Dividend to Government 2:500,000 Y 204,2gr Teano.

The net result of the coolies obstinacy_list

Dividend to private shareholders at woak has cost them in roued figures three thou

6% per abo.............................. 60,000 and Collars.

Special reserva.Bonuses to officials... 200,000 Surplas carried forward

2,316,513 Tota........................................................................ Y6,280,804

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RAUB GOLD-MINE. The following is the result of crushlug oper allons at Raub for the four weeks ending 18th Instant

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'A FALSE SCARE AT KOWLOOM," Yesterday several people got a serious scara

at Kowloos. Not of a tiger, oh dear so i Far Bakit Koman. Stone crushed gas3 tons; worse, it was about the rickshaw, the important Gold obtained 1,078 ounces; Average par ton vehicles which carry wanty worker ACTOR A SHOP-COOLIK was awarded seven days' hard wasted scored by the parallel cruelty, of labour and four hours stocks by Br. J. R. Stone Crushed 816 tons; the fron road through "villa-dom to Wood in the Police Coon last Saturday for Gold chloed, 387 proces; Avaraga per tom the red brick rest of a collage in quia stealing two wooden buckets and a quantity of

Buy Kowloon, "esterday, at a quarter to Are, perv : sall-dish at Yaq MORAÍZES

Si Bikil

A CHINAMAN'S WIT

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38,000 in bar goldzi

300,000 in tovereign from Ger

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132,000 in bar gold:

86,000 la bir gold.

26,000 in sovereigns from Anı

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136,573 in soraraigns released from Ps Straits Gold Reservoi

205,sao là bar golf

June 1

Withdrawals were made as under- May 26

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35,000 in bar gold.

£204,000′ in sovezalgus forConstan»

tinople,

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27,000 in sovereigns for South

Africa

14,785 in sovereigns set aside fór

Straits Gold Revarra. ;

25,000 in sovereigns set aside for

Straits Gold Reserva.

25,000 la sovereigns, set aside for

Straits Gold Reserve.

The net influx during the week amounts to £1,004,788.

features of interest Fluctuations have been Silver The month of May presente” few

light, with a total variation downward of d from, the frst, working day to thu fani—that (n' from agd, the forward price of May 2, to 24 14, the cash price of May 31.

Silver has continued to accumulate in this country. Exports of £200,000 to the Continent than the imports during the same period. The and £400,000 to the East are considerably lew result is that although Monsoon prospects are bright-so far as one can tell at so early a dato

and Chinese sales have been db a much smaller scale, the cash price shed gfiód, though.. we are a month nearer the probabis realization of the hopes which have prompted most of the purchases for many weeks past.

This is easy to understand, as purchases on. speculation iu anticipation of Indias' Govern meat boylog have now attained almost no

loidy proportions. Still, as long av holders are the market when le shows weakness, there is no content to wall, and aven continue, to support

reason to fear a collapse.

We append a few statistics for Mayi- Average price: Casba

24.796. - Já mas. 14.818 Highest price: Cath

4

74 15f16 on god and 11th ; 2 mos.- 254, on znd.. Lowest price;" Oath

L'en zistila mox 24 11/16d, on gist, On a days forward silver stood at a pra mium of 1/16d.

"During the wank the market has been rather heavy and quiet" until to-day, whas a large demand caused a rise of,i i. San Francisco to zloogkong.

A ihipment of £35,000 has been made from

Quotations for bar silver p.os. Std. May cash,

i

27. 248. #113/164, 2mos. Bank Rate 31% 28: 2411/:6d. 2444.

30,"24,11/168, 24fd.

ar. 241d. -24 13/168.

Jube

11. 2448, 14 11/16d.

2. 241d. 24 13/16d.

Average for the work, 24 687. 24-752 mts.

Bar Gold, poz. 1.

Std. 776. gd. French Geld

Çois,'p. 03. 761 _4°5d. German Gold

Coin, p. ox. 761- 4-5d/

V. SA Gold Colo, per as

Messrs Mocatta and Geldimid report, as follows on the week ending June 3

•Bar Gold 77/9 per ox. Std. Bar Silvor 24 11/16 per oi,

Bar Gold Parting 77/9 per oz, Std. Bar 2' months forward delivery 244 per oz. * Bank Rato sì per cent,

silvermarket. Sales from China have practically. The past weak has not been very active inthe ceased and the Far Eutora Exchanges ahaw a marked tendency to get closer to London parity; moreover the China banks hare been buying in San Francisco and the last shipment from ibere amounts to £150,000,

COMPETITION DETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN and other evils that are likely to arise owing to During the grestor part of the week 'there the acquisition of new power by women, The. bar been little buylog here bayond a. small. Bndeavour to confine the activities of women speculative demand for forward allvar, bat within narrow circles on the ground that the the last two days there has been a good of the home would not only be fatile, but may the price on the and to 24 and 24.3/5 new movement tends to destroy the happiness | demand for the Costinent which raised be fraught with serious consequences. The although there has been 11-161., reaction awakeoing of women to the accessity of lu to-day. Contrary to expectation very little dependent livelihood may be traced to the silver has been shipped by this week's settle. overthrow of despatium and the abolition of samo source of ideas that has led to the ment "steamer to l'ombay, the total being only

about £71.000. class distinction" and the recognition al popular sights, lo other words, it is a movei ment so free themselves to a more or less extent from the oppression of men, and to gasert their rights as cities and so elevate their position. the world. The gradual diffusion of education This is the general current of thought all over

ing this movement," The q among women is a potent factor in encourag

The arrivals of Gold this week amounted to over a million; there was a moderate demand for Russia but the Bank of England succeeded in securing nearly £700,000.

The receipts for the work amount to £1,357,000 in bat and coin, while the only with- drawals £2,000 in Sovereign for South Africa.

By the way, that was not a bad specimen of unconscious humour which was sprong on the Bankruptcy Court in the presence of the Chief being asked by the Official Receiver whether Justice the other day. On a certain debtor

the service of a heneuvolant Government, the he bad made the sum of $5,000 while he was to man naively replied "No, you can do it. The money was lef, to me by my father.That in this country is still in an undeveloped state;

EDUCATION OF WOMEN

"FORMOSAN SOQARA" bimself. The, incident was delightfully te answer, was worthy of por old Mark Twain

get the number of girls in the elementary miniscent of the recent afforts of Government ichools amounts to 440,000. In addition to

COST OF PRODUCTION REDUCED. in the directies of, retrenchment, when the

this there are hundreds of higher schools for Committes, with characteristic energy, closed

the education of girls, which are annually tura-

The Liberal News Agency, states that the tespectable and, in many

ing out soma 40,000 graduates. Such an problem of sugar cultivation io Formosa is a' high placed Government officials and such cases, wholly unnecessary allowances to

amount of education, when properly applied to very important one. Formosan, suger suffers cortalu definite object, will become a great || just now from over production, so that in futura force. A the $15

It must be chiefly exported abroad.. :The' high orribly expensive matters pittance of struggling clerks and electric light

At the same time, there is no doubt that the | wages and bad methods of cultivation in Foss down with a vengeance in order to save the ing here and packab-paliers there, were cat

economic factor is largely responsible in fore-

mosa make Jaya sugar a formidable competitor, Colony from sheer, downright bankruptcy

ing women to seek some means of livelihood. For one thing, Formosin engar caco is not The independent struggle for existence in bs- planted very deap' in the ground, so that a This is a funny world, to be sure

glaolug, and the struggle is so cruel and re.

Held of one be in area will only ylald 45,000 Jentless that none can resist. It would be sa to using steam ploughs, as a result of, which

kin. The Formsan. Sugar, Refinery has takana), kind as well as fruitless to attempt to frustrate. unlikely that the the movement that has begun. It is not at all this year's harvest reached 90,000 kia, But avon this falls far below the production in Java, where the corresponding area of ground- of the nation will be more or less disturbed by With those disadvantager, Formosan sugar is yelds generally more than 100,000 kin, the new order of things, but if mon could be very likely to excite competition from#Java, induced to see the justice of the claim, put for Just now the sugar weffners in Formosa ard ward by women, they would be wins and liberal | endeavourlog to find some means toʻdetivo full enough to adjust themselves to altered circum value from their molassa It is hoped that siances, it is not unsploral that at this faltia when the machinery le improved and the yield: catering there should be some slips and production will diminish. The prosant rate of stage of the new life upon which women are of the plantations. Is increased, the cost of falla as. Nothing can be gained without wages per day 11 50 son for; Jepannse !! and 'so' sacrifice. There may be some bad ones among san in the case of natives The Wormosan those who may be called "new women," but Bagar Rednery which formerly spent oubyen same brush. Taking all in all, the Toys Jirin year reduced the cost of the whole flock must not started with the for every bale of sugar manufactuend, has this concludes, it must be admitted that the larger which is attributed to the! of the age, and men whose freedem was ob4 activities of women are the inevitable tendency company'sNI tained in the last century, should not rudge muc

Elados

In this the emancipation of woman, for whi

A.KITCHENER STORY,

appointment of Lord Kitchener to a high At the present moment, when the probable military post is exciting a great deal of attention at home, the following trus story, Hustrating the veteran soldier's bitlog sarcasm, will be redith intertit. On one occasion during bit bigo of office in India, Lord Kitchener vialled so out-of-the-way district where a now Kitchenar was astonished to find that the fort fort bad fast been erected. When he got there had been so erected that it was easily com mandéß from a high hill close by.

The officer who bad been in charge of the Construction, and who had selected the site, was him forward. Instead of the outburst that the present with the party, and Kitchener called staff expected, Kitchener merely held out his hand and said i

What a

"Congratulats you, Colone! caplial place for a fort. When do you come

once to remove the hill, F

DARTIAL CRITICK

EQUILIBRIUM OF THE HOME LIFE'