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THAT ZYPHOON FEELING I

EFFECTS IN HONGKONG."

(Special to the "Houching. Telegraph") || The heavy break of rainy weather with which we have been favoured recently in the Colony has had its advantages whitipul doubt. It bas also brought in its train many discomforts and some rather remarkable results. Before the „rains came”way were all naturally anxious for our reservoir-supplies, and when it is bone in midd by dwellers in mold favoured zones that there was a good deal of excuse for our alarm

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 8 1910

irregularities having takes place in connection with suvarai Japanese commercial companies Implicating some of the banks 100, the general feeling was one of great depression. This was the prevailing state of things at the end-of-the- first hall of the year in the second half, still this general spirit of dejection remained despite of the conclusion of the Korea and China agrae- manta and the good rice harvonta

But upon looking back upon the condition of the munny market, it would be found thallin consequence of the depression of trade since 1968, the demand for capital was seriously curtailed, and not only was the scheme of reductions on Back deposits severely carried

office called the Bataan of Horse breeding Administration was established to take chaIro of the breeding, improvement, and general maodgement of horses Several large paltures ander the management of the Imperial House hold also produce every year many human and calls al good quality and have had a highly beondant influence on the Improvement of lire

WAN In much the saut Way Bibir ladestes are touched upon, such as fishing, mining, etc...) Ơn the whole, the "Annual" from its contents loads one to believe that, sa slready stated, the Japanese bave successfully and countered bad time of depression and that

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

THE French Mail of the 7th Jane has been delivered in London

Ma. Williams Tack has bear appointed surveyor of salicensed motor boats, toata NEW regulation under the Liquors and Oplum Ordiosages are pobilshed in the Gangite brary THE world's second longest cable lina bas batu laid from Ascension Island to Buenos Ayres. Mr. Ukita, Japanese Vice-Consul at Shanghal,

Pine western harbour of Fort Art að tá commerce on 18i inst

A CHINESE died of blagg Street on Tuesday. Thi [makes;the: teenth casa no far thi

THE Japanese autheilty over the

orna became operativa In its entirety

and Lady Blaka “have, aztira

ku, St. James's Tas followin sppolatmaat has been" muda the Admiralty Fleet Surgeons.-P. Hi Boy FŐDE MOWAWAYs were finod S40 den, to the Fumar Additional, for Wel-hai-wei Magistracy on Tuesday for atten sick quartersda Venetai pamage on board the o COMMODORE ], 0. Byms, who los Leca ap. Two cooks belonging to pointed to succeed Admiral Lyon, arrived is faded $175 nach in the Police the Colony by the Empress of India on Thursday for having opium in their day afternoon, or

HARKOW is getting-

over the prosp、cs of a water, isming bċçur through but also the importation of pt"| they may look far better things in iba ensaing | has been transferred tampararii, la Nanking... account of the Chinske opium monopoly a fonds 'above ker, a number of¬

ring, these alarme thould not appear to them dimoasonable. But such are the foscrol able ways of mankind that some people have no sooner found their prayers for malo bountie fully answered than they begin to grumble abent that very baunty which such a little while ago was considered to be the first de- sideratam.

It is hardly to be supposed, of course, that this fealing predominates amongst the older residents of Hongkong who bave and exper ence of water famines before, bor to the stald, and auxious officials whose sole desire is to sae as big a dowupons as is compatible, with public safety. The complainers are to be iound in what may be described as the h

THOUGHTLESK CLASS,

BAR FORBICH ~CAPITAL

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be The Tanik Financial and Branomie Anwaal| of Japan 1910. The Department of Finance, Tokyo: Printed by the Government Printing

Office

gave indications of increase every day, so that the circolation of money became sullore sluggish it were not too dry a subject for the ordinary reader, we should be inclined to go more deeply into a consideration of the methods employed by the Finance Department of Japan, Be It understood, however, that thead methods are wholly admirable and, in the result give to the student of them a clew editorial

essential succint, and facils grasp of the great facts wrapped up therein.

Without gelag too strenuously into an array of fighres, it may be mentioned that Although the depression of trade and slackers of the money market wore at home as above described, fair saintis were obtained in the for the younger folks and the otherwise irrespons eign trade. The total volume of Imports and sible, who cannot understood why we should exports was you 807,510,000 (48,690,771), be be washed out by a deluge when all ing a decrease of you 7,190,000 (£710,454) 05 that was desired WAS a sufficiency of the preceding year, which was dus, to a fait in rain to fill, the reservoirs and, enable us to the prices of the commodities imported, and carry on until the break of the next rainy exported, and not to a falling-off in their quan- season." In this category might well be placed tity. If we compare the exports and imports « cartalo local mess of young bachelors, who | separately, we find that thate was so increase

· during the seemingly interminable dry-apeli of yen 34,860,000 (£1,570,614) in the exports recapily, found themselves very uncomfortably, and a decrease of yen 42,050,000 (£1,307,078) fixed on account of the short rations of water in the imports, so thats whereas there was an which fall to them in their bungalow,

Excess of imports over exports af yan 58,010,000 : (65,941,821) in igaß, the exports exceeded the imports by yen 18,910,000 (61,936,955) Inst year. An examication of the articles of a

One of their members, even, was heard to say that it was a "bally shame and all the rest of it" that they should be forced to use sade water for the morning tub when there was still a good enough supply of natural rain water in the reservoirs. For the life of him he could not understand the "stupidity of the officials in cutting off supplies when 'sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." But this young man's opinions were verg rightly overridden by others in the mess, and asa matier of fact when it was decided to hold

ia water festival in the compound of the house (whoo the rains did actually.come) he was poo of the first to enter into

- THE SAITY THE THING People in E1:0pt whadi aɔ kaam to what' sore straits we are sometimes pot for water in Hongkong' will hardly be able to realise that any parsons but a body' of lunatics would take part in such A water- ergy in a bus, slow compound, Bot it in not so culié or so much out of, the way, after all. If a party of kindred spiciis messing together has been deprived of a proper plunge foto a deep bath far, inany day in Hongkong and has had to be contented with only enough Water to cover the bottom of the tub they are to ba excused for indulging lu a wator festival such as often takes place in the tropics whaa The ralne break,

All that is required is swimming cositame and plenty of rain, coming down in sheets, indeed, as it generally does at that 'teson, Such a bath at this of frasco one can hardly be sur passad for luxurianco when, one has been for weeks panung like the hart for the water brooks. But once all concern had passed away and when the chances of

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have been fully swept off by the deluge, they we begin to hear grumblings about this " borri ble typhoon weather." Why on ourth cannot the rain cesse now that we have got enough to last through the season? · The' weather man, however, takes of the slightest notice of these complainings and he" gange his aid Tai" coil hothinks he has dong hin full duty by us all,

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There is no satisfying everyone. But on the whole, when we have had a prolonged down. *pour, even after a trying drought has been ter

minated by its coming, there is very little but grumbles to be heard on all sides. The busi.

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IMPORT AND EXPORT

shows that the, increase of exparis was mainly due to an increased sale of cotton yarn and tissues, matches, and other goods suitable for Chinese markets upon the revival of the

"THB OMUM ORDINANGE,

EDUgwater-melons cost a thief at the Magis. tracy last Saturday morning seven days' hard abour and four hours'

stocks.

Tux registration of a memorial of re-entry by the Crown of New Kowloon Survey District Lot No.1 has been cancelled,

A BUTCHER was awarded one month's hard

ON

therespekt

Caleuita dealer stands to lose alghteen lakhs, and it is expected there will be reset Boating, wreckage passing down insolvency court

THE Porta pese warship): Paci A JUNK mat was soon floating one mile south arrived at Nagasaklan the sand alipo: from of Gap Rock fam Saturday morning. It meat Hongkong, and left for Dalton on Monday, the bare belonged to some lank that came to grief-27th ultimo, unaju In the recent typhoon.

512 Robert Bredon, fale Acting Inspector

Customs, has arrived in London, bably return to China in October,

THE Hankow Daily Neos tuarua thafrah Bar- tram Giles has been tearslarred to han

The Loading Light of: Shanghai has this bour at the Magistracy on Friday morning. No tracos bara rat-been discovered of the General of the Chinesa. Imperiai Maritime

for asinalting a prostitute at Shok-tong-teal.proibiaves who broke into and stole from Mestre, locie to postpone the next opintor sales if they opium on Thursday sight, an DEALERS strongly urge the Government of D.. Sasioon and Co. godowns 39 balls of

the daty CanDot get the Chioste government to cancel MR. O. O. Lengden leaves Caylon baxt month, the local Government has written to the THE Singapore Gorgement Railway earned Government of India for a successor to the de Su1,213 in the first f're months of 1910, au in parting Inspector-General of Police. crease of $17,000 over that of the conespond- ing period 2909.

Mand

H.,M. Conini, relieving: Mr. Hawlect an

to Hinkow in Mr. Gilas' plnou) comes to Hankow

As Prace Kesy, Anti-Opium Commissions A COOLIE was awarded savas days' hard inbour has been criticized for inaction in opiume. * and four hours' stocks at the agistracy Jast pression, he inside abortly to eaÊuce's comm- Saturday morning for stealing an umbrella frompulsory prohibition agaiam opiam wercking a Chisens theatre near Car

Causeway Bay.

The results of the prosecution of the owner apore in which the owear was Band 83,000 and and captain of the steamar fong Hok at Sing: the captain Sago for "allowing spiam to be filicily carried in their steamer, affords another instance of the injustice of the present, laws against the smuggling of the drugs. It is not a thing of which we can be wary proud that a mau has been fined a larga sum of money for doing something of the very occurrence of which he was entirely ignorant.” That, the captale should be fiaad for an occurrence on his vesist of which he was not aware is bad appogo, but that the owser, who probably had not sat eyes on his vessel for a couple of months prior to the misdemnanour, should be heavily food for allowing" his vasel to be used for the › importation pf opium is in- tolerable. We are somewhat curious to know bow a mák can be convicted and fined for allowing" chandy to be carried on his BA NATIVE WAS Road $fo at the Hagistracy last | Søptember to sacura's cargo of cement for the Fany's three mizes for the wosk endedó uns 18. vasse beo the prosecution themselves at fala la admit that he had to the slightest knowledge of it being on board, and would have continued in the same

*** BLISSFUL STATE OF IGNORANCE, 'together with the "revanue officers who dis.

A CHINESE student was awarded six months' hard labour at the Magistracy on Friday, for the larceny of 31,200 from a medicina dealer's shop at 83, Connaught Roid Central 9. Rayner to Miss Lanfesti the Earopean stafi IN view of the for

forthcoming marriage of Mr. F. of the South Ching Morning Poit this morning presented Mr. Rayner with a silver tes service.

Saturday morning for selling oplum dress in Gough strest. A farther fine of $5 was imposed on the delendast for being to possession of the drug......

Mr. A. H. McGee of Malacca has been granted a patent for spouts for the collection of rabber

section for the briquetting of carbonised post do the like,

The general agent of the Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited, bas received the following talegraphic advice from the Dell Maatschapp!), Amsterdam "Sold 450 bales- tobacco, guilders 88.

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A COOLIE who attempted to steal a clock from the Wyndham Hotel was awarded six wanky Magistracy on Wednesday morning. hard labour by Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the

it is understood that the transport Crook will be dispatched for Haiphong some time in

quartermaster's department, at Manila, VICEROY Yau, Shu-kslin of Canton har again. tendered his sasignation, and Viceroy Chang King and Govecni Pao Tea wad Tiểu Yu. ara menționed as bis passible successors,

attack of sprue, on account of which he had to Shanghai Bank, as now recovering of the bad

Jaava Bangkok, ite is now in the north of treland.

North China, will be despatched from Euge THE fit reliefs for singapore, Hongkang, and land, about the first week 10. November next. The reliel programme dejali has not yet been published.

THE Marios-mark, now being built at tHE MUN Bish! Yard at Nagarchi to the and, of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, for service on taal same pany's American line, was to be launched on the grd instant.Va da M announces that the total output of the "Cum- THE Chinese Engineering & Mining Ob. Ed.,

amounted to 20,567.63. tous, and sales during

THREE mon bare been arrested in connection same period to 23,004,19 LORE.

with the Deep Water Bay outragej when a sampan-woman was murdered and tèrown into the harbour on tuo'ngth-ult - The una appear- Tuesday and were formally remanded dia HOUSE property is rapidly tlalng in valow at Batavia, owing to recent heavy investments-by foreign capitalists in the neighbourhood.” “For the other day, bought a house is that town for instance, it is said that the" Chattered Bank, 75,000 guilders, the capitalised raigs of which comes only to about 40,000 guilders.

Japanese trade with that country and also to a coveted the drag, had not one of the conspira-latox. And Nils Tostrup of Landon, for an in. MR. J. E. Thompson, of the. Hoogkungýanded on the capital charge, at the Magistracy ons very brisk sale of raw silk, the sale of which rostars fallen out with his companiona and so to ag upptecedented amount notwithstanding given the officers the necessary information fall in its prica; while the principal causes of

as to the whereabouts of the opium. I the decrease of imports were a reduced de amounts to this: the chanda was secretly mand for vessels, machinery, and other indus smuggled on board and hidden in an inacce trial appliances and textiles in consequence

sible part of the angias-room which the evi of inactivity of enterprise at home and curtail dence showed was most difficult to search, ment in the national expenditure, and a de-

involving as it did the crawling through crons of imported rice as a result of a rich several inches of bilge-water and lying flat crop in the country, The decrease of whosteo

on one's back to peer up the hollow cófumo in flour, sugar, and kerosenn wan dun, it is true, to which it was stowed. Comes one of the smug reduced consumption, but must also be attri glers, and thinking to gain more as an informer buind in part to increased manufacture of these

than as a smuggler, confides to the exits articles at home. Although the volume of trade officers the biding plica of the ding and thay, last yest was inferior to that at the time of in-

with commendable perspicuity, boarding vessel creasing prosperity of trade at home and abroad and proc eding straight to the spot dig the after the Russian war, still, when it is remem hidden contraband to light. Afterwards, in bered that the balance of trade has become fav spite of the ourable, the result must be considered to be good,

Although the economic condition last year was alicady italed, it was due to the depres tion of the public spirit and general curatii meat of expenditures as a reacción, against the prosperous condition.

AFTER THE WARE,

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SOLEMN ASSURANCE-

of the captain and chief en inser that the ship had been regularly searched so far as was hur manly possible he and the owner are heavily feed for allowing their vassel to be used for Importation of opium.

It temple one to think that the frames and administrators of the law had in their minds' || eye a ship somewhat on the scale of a cash box with duplicate, keys, remained by the captain and owner respectively, in which bothing could be deposited without their knowledge, But there is a farther point than this to be consider. ed. We believe that, upon the steamer's arrival at Penang two days later, the ship's officers, assisted, doubtless by the clus afforded by the formar seizure, themselves discovared'zwĪČE, AT

it must by no means be regarded as a sign of the decline of national resources. Consequent ly, while the cry of inactivity of enterprise was beard on all sides, promising nuderiakiogą were carried.00 with fair, succes). The total amount of capitals of newly-established binka and companies and the incrasso of capitals in those already established came up to- yen, 164,000,000 (£ 10,798,5) of which as much a Jen-114,000,009. (& 12,731,014) was paid up; much opium and.morphia as was'un estibed by and although part of this capital was required the excise offices at Singapore. Is there no law for adjustment of debis and roorganisation of equivalent to that whereby the captase was deed capital, it serves at least to indicate the degres | by which the exciso department can be punish? trade has bee me in tendency favourable to of expusios of enterprise. Further, the foreigned for allowing" the vessel to leave Singe

porn with wil that opium on board? Would

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ONE month's hard labour was awarded a

Chinamas in the Police Court last Saturday for stealing soms clothing. Furstealing a pair of silk trousers, doother antive was awarded 14 days' hard labour and six Hours' stocks.

has any personal grievance against any private "DY'S LETTER CAUDot be published. If he individual the Telegraph caquot be made the vakicle for the yaniilation of bis differences

1 least pubic interest, which are not of the lent Six Chinese were charged at the Magistracy on Friday for having opium in their posses-

fios. One of the men was fined $35 while the cost of the defendants were discharged. An- *te other native was filed Spa ford similar offence. THE Indian policeman who was charged yes, order before Mr. E. it. Halifax with xiaoping while on duty was on Saturday fined the sum of Sso, ta' default, six weeks' hard labour, The fine was paid. Mr. Gardiner appeared for the défendant..

Two ice-breakers, named the Vaigaich and Talmy, for the Russian Govamment, arrived io shanghai from home a fow days ago, sad after an overhaul will proceed on to Vladivos- lock. They are to try and keep the harbour open during the coming winter.

the Ţipinase and the nation still in prudently. Lani ba as much justice, or as great an injustice making its effants to curtall his expenditures; te panish the exciss officers for having that and this husbanding of resources will be the falled to fod the second consignment in spite cause of increased wealth and will provide of their information, as to punish the ship's means for economic expansión in the fature, officers for having failed, lacking the information for the Chinese business-men who are to

'To a revition of the actual financial states tion that was at the disposal of the excies de-

smugglers, goes merrily on his way the richer informer, who was probably one of the gang of by as many dollara as the unfortunate captain is the poorer..........

In a speech at the Legislative Council of Hongkong, the Oplosial Secretary is reported

nées mao.complains abust the enforcement of donning waterproofs and leggings. The man who needs continually to employ public chairs-ment-one-naturally fails loss of engrossingpartment, to discover the fires? Meanwhile the and rickshas finds avery coinion Clamn)y; evary. thing damp and uncomfortable. Podest is sketched above. „The essential figures, how interest that in that retrospect which has bees ora nevar sure of escaping a wo'ling with consequent

ever, have been given already. In turning though, to discuss some of the môre or less CHILLS AND ELVERS

important departments, which come under The map tay God comfort and antidote in an

the heads of the two great categories additional peg. Har the ladies and children

named above. One suffer most during the rains and are practically deal of matter that point to the wonder compelled to stay indoors. The roads are cat. ful, indeed phenomenal, progress that japin up and driving in anything put pisesast, has achieved within recent years. Even to Visiting becomes a bare. The Theatre, the leave out of account for the lime baing her Circus "find patronago alow, and other enter- tainments fårn little better. Everyone is The childreo Klumpy, or appears to ba a Are frightened by the frequent thanderatormi, The domestic dogs seem to be more hideously vocal than usual oʻsights, . Rickshas are con -spicuous by their scarcity and

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"The Japiose businaso delegates' who hava been touring in Uhins arrived at Nagasaki od the 30th alt. They expressed their appreciation of the cordial reception they had met with in Chios, and are eager to prepare a good recep.

visit Japan next Spring,

Shanghai, and Mira Barton left Shanghai, on Ma Sidney Barton, H. B. M. Vice-Consal at 3rd inst, by the Siberian mail for home. Mr. Barton ja relieved la Shangbai by Mr. B. Wyman, whom old residents are very glad to Welcome back to the settlements.

We have seceived from Meista, Thos. Cook & cently returned to England from the Obins THE armoured craisar KingTM Alfred, which're.. Boo a copy of diralia Today 1010, an ill-Station, where she was the flagship, was paid straled publication which should be of interest off at Portsmouth on. Oth ait,, and recommis and value to those comtemplating a visit to the

sioned on the 7th for service as flagship.of the Commonwealth,

Davonport Sub-Division of the Homs Flist Sing inkos the place of the Sufia), t Alukong umployed in the charge-room of the Kowloon Diff Police Station was awarded four-Amonger gentlemen elected Fellows at the teen days' hard labour is the Police Court on last meeting of the Council of the Royal Thursday morning for'sicaling a quatity of oit Colonial Institute warn the "following r from the Station lamps.

George L, Bailey and Mr. Edwzed Dane (of The Foderated Malay States); ME Wms Duncan) THIRTEEN' natives appeared before J.R. and Mr Joha Tammer (of the Straits Settle Wood at the Magistracy on Thursday for gam-

meats), and Mr. Fredk. Southey, & M. Inn. bling in the servants' quarter of Stanley fat-, E; (of Hongkong) raco, Quarry Bay.--Tuo two koopers ware each fined Sgo while the rest had to pay $4 nich...

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THE director of the Austrianlord aro nageliating with the Anstrina Gorarament re- garding a new steamer line for Gulan. The company intends to start s-żaw ding if the Government will renopace any share in the profit

Sia Frederick and Lady Lugard were among those who had, accopied invitations to be present at a dinner at the Royal Colonial Institute on 14th ull After the dianer, Mr, LS. Armery read a Paper on "votna Practical Steps towards an Imporini Constitue tion.”

A CLERK belosging to the Treasury Depart meat sad a sub-contractor were charged balore, Mr. J, R. Wood at the Magistracy on Monday with" obtaining the sum of $28: by means of tales pretences. The case was remanded, bat bail being allowed in the sum of $549, each Mr Otto Kong Sing appeared for the clerk, Jonn Grast was again brought up befora bir. R. ballfer at the magistracy, on Monday on a charge" of obtaining the Burd of Sio, by cheque. Detective Sergunt, Appleton prose

fxx management of the Shanghal Branch of the Russo-Chianse Bank have received informa tion that they have received telegraphic advice that the Board of Directors in 156. Patarsbarg, have declared the following dividends for the year 1909 1

Rbs, 9.375 par Rouble share.

Tik 6.35 per Shanghai Taal Share, If a few days the Bureau of Customs az Mánila. will ship about doo kilos of contreband'opliam which has beau sorted in the last six months to Mr. Paul S, Carter, purchasing agent for the insular government at New York is opium will be sold to larga-pharmaceutical firms for: its valua in applies sent to the local berean of supply. The proceeds of the sala ise credited © to the customs service, and is then tumed into the general tresanty,

WRITING under date, Shanghai, “gothế nie, change, lo report, in our Homewar57 PERS Mess Wheelock & Do, state & There le mon market since last writing and them in practicals - ly no cargo going, forward now'\exceps={tea, Cosarie-There has basa a must since last writing at any rate in the Mozhyangk

few coal fixtures have been mandent increased. same time recent advicãs from the South show:

which were quite unexpected. RUMOUR hath it that anveral of colonial local NAZ corps are to be reduced to lower strength 10- the interests of economy with afficitacy” a

comes across a good to have mad:-The Opium Ordinance as. WHEN as scion was "mentioned on Friday means of Íslas pretences, to wit, an invalın, 'rain owing to the`scassity":ofilonna”ɗj, ne thaș.

slands forms the bails of a contract with the opitim farmer, The Magistrates alrendy ka«», jaŭge, in the dammary Court, Mr. Davidson coted and Mr. J. m^Gardiner appeared for the ai considerable falling-off from various causes

feltures, and fur.her legislation is not consider ed necessary.

Apart from the discation in imposing pen alter vested in the magistrate, a discretion that seems to be rarely exercised in favour of the shipowner or captain, an ordinance that pesa lizes an innocent person witbout the least capability on his part being provat, which in fact punishes him for committing an act which mentally arjust.

belara Mr, justice Hazeland, Acting Paisne

his client and he did not know whether his friend had seca bix Hi Lordship's feature.

were seen 10 salax into a smile.

A POLICE ca18 at Batavia in which a shop keeper stood charged with passing off used. postage stamps for now ones disclosed as in

genious fraud. The past mirzƐhad been "TO«

moved from them by means of turpentine

sold as genuine onsa et reduced rates.

taken, the case was romandad,

labónɛ. by slz. K. R. Hallifax at the Magle:racy

RAILWAY ENTERPRISES, war loans and other formidable undertakings, hate in maatler for interest and instruction to any one who cares to set to and-study the gist of soms of the lesser or subsidiary departments, For instance, under the heading of Forci try" we read!-'As Japan havia fertile soil and humid climate, she is very rich in forests. cho, or seventy-two percent. of the total area of the country, and one-third of it is taken up by, State foreste. Yet forestry did not make proy gress in Japan, because the area of forests wan too great, the mountainous districts were so rainy season it must be the medical extensive as to make communication difficult, mes of the Colony, for their services and the general ideas of forestry were to ars in constant demand and they have very backward state.. Bat the recent development faw idle minutes in the course of the day of commerce and industry in Japan bas tanded I are glad to, note, that the authorities pt the | each, and that the same bo iseted at such times, shonly as the manager of the fs Ching Gov. completely vacated from to-day says tha

**RUCKSIĄ COGLIES by their added impertinences. One's clothes get damp in the morning and loci thus ali da loßeed, forests occupy an area, of 22,000,000 /'ba'did not know had been committed in fands- § dissolve the ink; and the tampered stamps ware The quinine phial is to constant request and are. In this latter connection, it may be said that if any one class of the community more tban: another feels the

of the

of temper, and are very glad to look forward even to the blasing days that have yat 10 come before the summer closes,

DEMAND FOR TIMBER.

for use as railway, shipbuilding, miolog, and

*The law in its preteant form is

TOO ORAVE A SMIRCH,

A NATIVE was awarded three weeks hard ob Wednesday for snatching's gold watch from phrase which has long ceased to call for any Chinese employer of Messs, Shewas Tomas remark: The Malta Militia has hoën rodacus and Company. It appears that the defendant, in strengib, so has the Hongkong-Singapore who was a classman of the complainant, was Battalion Royal Artillery) and the West African in the habit of continually: pestering the latter local corps have also suffers Fanber reduce For monetary advascej kod pa being given; in tions of the colonial corps: would maan klasest: charge of the firm's watchman, assaulted, the extinction. The Hoogrong Singapore Bette complainant and during the scuffle anziched lion Koyal Brullary could not be reduced with

out seriously impairing its mad the article from under ine victim's susic, Ms. Sang Han-chand, who was formerly in THE bietetical block of buildings l

Square, from Messes M. Salomon the Imperial Bank of China, and who during the last two years has founded, the Savings. Mours, Hakimjee Rajbhoy and Ca,, Bank of Peking, is to proceed to Shanghai the Portugese Mission of Thing

pors Fru Prass, of 19th uit, and the buil ernment Bank Mr, bung has been vary saccess which were put up when Singapore was only fol in staring the first Savings Bank per few years old, or about Be years ago, EM - Chinese Government charter. Tha, Peking demplished to make room for the man piln Savings Bank now has deposits of more than othlal buildings which will be constructed he Tis 7,000,099,RA A

And for Mesars. Kau Brotkey LINARNY WHO MESSRA. G. Urrutia and Company have pur- Kive secured a long laane font she makes chased in mongkong the Hamburg-American. | No. ir of the premises kad bean for yo yaam steamer foanghe, to replace the sisamar Wars continuous possession of Mauss, Barkies and tra Benora del estar which sank some time ago Meses, whose present senize partsar, Mr. A. Cl. in a collision with the schooter"danagay pa,

Moses, was born on the top 100% of the press made to fit bar for the coastwise trade, and is The vossal is now having, some alteranges

mises about 65 years ago, te

Ji can surely be 'no very

A DECIDEDLY useful, innova expected so arrive here from Hongkong abon samahip companies is the difficult matter

July 15, Bays' the Manila Timer"}{11 in 'said" find the scical smugglers since the informer the second defendant- Love that the new, steamer will have the largest used with much sapcash slu

submaring signalling apparatus ma who knows where the contraband is hidden i THE L. and Express says i—All recant ar carrying capacity of any vessel now plsior in tolerably certain to have some knowledge of vals from Singapore speak of the more cheer the coastwise trade, and will cost the company Cole Bung it in che fa to the W. G. D! Now the who was concerned in the smuggling. The fat aspect of affairs both there and in the in the neighbourhood of F. B, the Kashem, whilst ship-owner and shipmaster have too long be Straits generally as a result of the In-gathering held responsible for offences against the-law:

that rubber kas afforded. The resultant affact Dyer which they had no control and the times been that many. Europeans and Chinese Again, wo learn that a great deal of attention has come whan un'effort should be made to has been given by the Government towards it she burden from the shoulders of the in-like have cilter amassed fortunes of at least

considerable competence. The Straite had not the improvement of komen-and- cuttĺé, | 'nocent and fix it whain it belongs

had very good timas for the preceding thres The Government Stock Breeding Farms (two cattle farms and one paultry plant) were sips

be territory daring the last year years, but a stream of dollars has poured into cially established where mitters pertaining to the improvement, resting and distribution of

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An extraordinary general meeting of the Shell upon the fair name of British justice to be al Transport and Trading Company was hold lowed to remain upon this statute books a day on and ult, when the following resolution was longer than is necessary for its amendment, proposed "That the ordiniy share capital pooblag as it does tan innocent parties and of the company be increased to £3,500,000 by inwarding the guilty, to this connection we the issub of 1,000,000 oid narysnares of £1 Shopkeepers feel the effects of the raloy to increase the

Philippine Islands are making an honest end upon such terms and conditions, and for such wealber vary considerably so far as their trada

savour to bring home the come to the proper consideration as the board may from time to is concerned." "On the whole, it may safely be [*

time determine." declared that while the raios, provaśl wogro

quarter and secure the co-operation, instead of The enmity, of the shipowders, and 'captalos, all less comfortable, havo Izss equanimity industrial material, and for building, road. Tas Mabila authorities, convinced that the making and fuel; and furthermore, the demand shipowania sod oficers are powerless to for it is very great in Korea and Manchuria provent the smuggling that goes on, have which are poor in forests. Moreover, with the mada representations to the firms con- gradual development of metes of communica carded and to the ifongkong Government, tion, forestry will become a very promising and it is understood that there is a fealing in industry, indeed it has lately grown active. favour of pint meeting being convened at an The Government energetically mids plass for early date to consider what slaps abould be the reform of the forestry adminiswation; and takes. by making grants for stimulating the planting of trees by the propio, encouraged afforestation with trees of important descriptions, and by revising the Forestry Law, urged the utilisation and opening of fosts and is also making efforts for the advantageous management of State forests.

A YEAR'S RECORD IN JAPAN,

›REÁULTS CONSIDERED GOON.

Through the Japanese Consulate-General in Hongkong, we have and courteously trans mitted to as from Marquis T. Ketsura, Minis ter of Finance, a copy of the tenth Financial and Economical Anual-of-japan-issued by the Department of Finance, in Tokyo, from the

11 is Goremment Printing Office their. balky valame, running into more than 200 pages, and constitutes a very complete record of the Finance Department's work during the past year," At the beginning of the book there in a large scale map of Japan as well as colour ed diagrams illustrative, in a way easily to be understood, of all that follows on in the letter tions abudomed forth in the Annual Mit ap pears that at the beginning of the fiscal year 1.09-10 I had pot only been expected that the money market would take a favourable turn -but that hopes ware entertained in the commer

chal world at Wall an la the scrnomie of returns In hinh từ thán

IKUROPRAN

"

STOCK BREEDING,

Tam following telegraphic information has

THE three man who were charged with break. ing into a clock-store at 17, Chu Loong, Strept and stealing 32 cases of clocks were again brought up before Mr. J.. R. Wood at. £be Magistracy on Friday. Further.exidades having been called two of the man were com mitted for trial at the next Criminal sessions, the remaining man being discharged, Jospector Langley prosecuted and Mr. E. Davidson, of Hastings, appeared for Mest. Hanings

been received from the Sumatra director WAR Buitenzorg, the residence of the Goyer- manager of the Masinchappij tỏi Mija-Bosch-en

or+Genaralel Netherlands India, so the Jesn

pagkadol ind by the Chinese Am awful fate befall en uolynunale Chicure and Ghumarks, 2 bostman of Passir Hitam, the olber day, wälle the Drinkwater and

engaged in clanatny air beat on the places girse, banky says the Shwitz Bikses Taping | Jad

crocodiles shouts and not to go into the water. builders, whose shad was meat) that thera wara contemporary, BRIG WAS WArbed by two boat hous

a few moments after they saw a commpttina.

"the water undɛno sign of the best:

· press. From a study of the economic condi• cattle, sheep, swine and poultry, the daily pro Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat, Editing Blode heard, a great: many so-called frassold moment after the unfortprite Shiinam

ducis, bacon-caring, the coltivation of foddeye dopadnost Gallons

are managed and experiments are made. Dally aggregate outpot of crude potestates hay peared into the hands of British are at present thras Government Studs for

as As Kochody Veran

braedlog and one stallion Remounting Depot toleum copiamsagnikaterin 99,000 Franck, and German capitaliate and Investors, and screaming, fast by the wast, ins formarlag and training, from sheye ataillons are Crude petroleum in tanke at dala 330,000 The owners am only top glak to dispose of the laws of a crocodiley 'ditiibuted wrong, thirteen"depots"which"are"

Onata. frazhölds aathey have lost almost all conndanca Propie Poten; in the Goraromani owing to the letter feilleg. tu altuated is important localities and mated with. "Kerosene made miocs the darTof "privmaly owund" mains, The Government preceding half-monthly tale 94,000 aciers its intentions in the matter of BUG) 1994. skily, specially lande bulls and stallions, to privats Kerosene shipped since the data

preceding kallimon

propriation: question with t

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