Chinese in Malaya.
"BEST WORKYEN IN THE WORLD'
HOW RUBBER IS GROWN, "The Chinese in the Malay. States is tho best workman in the world-if you know how to handle bim. He's a bard werker and a good miser; he thinks for himself, he's laventive, and he's pretty bonest. But he's do good if you pay him wages. He'll just sit down at it and loaf. But put bini ca contract, where he can make a profit and he'll dig into it. The Indian is always 2, He-sil down beside work and groans, because be basn't earned wizi he wants. The Obisesa aro a necessity,
Mr. Horace F. Marlin, who has just returned 10 Sydany from the Malay States, where he bas been for the last 10 or 21 years, tus records his experieres of the Chinear, who make up so large a part of the Population there. Bot be has had a good deal of experience of rubber panting and tin mleing, too, and has something to say of them, end of the rubber boom,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 10 1910
"ANTI-AMERICAN BOYG017..
ANOTHER TELEGRAM FROM SAN FRANC‘ECO.
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Chelon, 16th August,
AN EXPANSIVE MARRIAGE FEAST.
CLASM FOR DRESS MATERIALS.
17th inst,
Fu'tan and a few rajahu, and European and Chipere reprezentatives of the poolsilon. All the British officials are todlan civil service- there's a ritish agent, who lives at Kwala neatly all Oxford or Cambridge men. Then Lumpor-the capital, a good-sized town-and a ederal Council, which met for the first time this year. The polity of the States comes from the Colonial effice, but the British don't ins- testere much with the Saltin and the natives. In the Courts some of the magistrates are nas live, and some European. Then there are the antives religius couris, held by the Kaibio the Canton Self-Gavere inaal Society,FO. Batlow, of Massrs. Goldring, Barlow and the Mohammedan priert. Fe'll send a man to prisen for not going to church, er not for ray-
his prayer ofica enough. They'll put him in the European prison for tha!!
The States are not a poorman's country-not the place to look for a job la. Nobody waula a dew man, because he doesn't know the lin puge, But it's right carugh if you have some capital. The Malays don't count much; the population is mainly of Indians-Tamils and legalis--and Chinese. Trade with Australia'
bigger that it was, ned there are good pros- preti ahead. It's only a matter of breaking a babit to get ustralind gor de la. All our cbaff and horse feed and a lot of tioned stuff came from Austrália now.
THE BRITISH AND SIAM.
"A little while aga ibe British Government took over three of the Siamese States in return for a loan, aud. the British extra-territorial rights to Biam to ite ood the whole of Siam is bound to come under British rule. The Siam- se navy in officered by Danes, the administra. tios of justice by Englishmen, tho suiveya by Italians, and the railways used to be in by Austrians. But the British. have lent manoy for railway extensios, and so on, and the lines are being reconstructed by British engineers."
Mr. Martin expects to stay in Australia from three to six months. Meanwhile, he will visit the New Eouth Wales tin mines to see if the East has anything to learn from them, and en
CHINESE AS BUSINESS MEN.' "The Chinese are the smaiteat business med anywhere, Mr. Mattia went on yesterday, "They are bore traders. They are the retail shopkeepers and merchants-the middlemen of the East, The Europeaps placi, and the big wholesale manufacturing and importing fume are British and German, but they sell to the Chinese retailers. To show you the way the Chinese run things. This is how they work the tie miata. A Chinese starts with a little capital. He gets his land and employs contractors. He pays them "nace a year-just before the Chinese new year But they have in draw about 75 per cent, of their pay in advance. For that be charpes them so per cent, extra. Then he keeps stie, and sells bis mes their mining tools, and Topes, and clothes, and food, "and opium.jay some holiday travel. The Government tried to stop the sale of op'um, but they coulda, Sɔ they took over the mono- poly of it instead. It was impossible to stop the Chiotse taking opium. And a good thing, 100. The Chimere is no ure except when he has bla op'um. Why, bo has no other vices Well, the Chicese employer charges his own men as much as anyone else, and he makes another 20 per ceat, pres. The result‹f it all is that by the end of the year ho las hardly anything to pay. And so Chicese can work mice that only jou pay the wages-sheet, Europeans can't work their Chinese employees that way. There would be trouble.
A-QUESTION OF MORTGAGĖ.
JUDGMENT BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE
IN RE ARGUED ACTION,
16th inst.
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Is the Supreme Court this of ersoon, the Caif Justice, Sir Francis Pigget, delivered judgment in the case in which Kwok A Yau, widow, of No. 12, Gurzluf Street, filed a sust against Kwok Sui Chi, of No. 6, Aberdeen Street, Exicutor of the will of Kwok Thun Chi, deceased, and Mr. Crowther Smith, of Mesars, Almada and Smith, solicitors, to which the plona applied () for a declaration that she is antitled to 8/13 of the properly known as No. 8 and to Lok Hing Lane, situate on Section L. of Inland Lot No. go; (2) an acсBUD! of the mesmo properly in respect thereof; (3) a receiver to be appointed and (4) costs. Mr.
"Then the Chinese are good workmen lo another way. When tin went dowa wa told our men 'Either we'll li wa ta clors the mice, or you must take a reduction in wages. We cut them down zo per cent,, and they said 'Bask la all right. Compara thit with your trades, asionist! Chinese get 75 to 80 cents a days engine-drivers a dollar a day, experts and arti- sabs up to one dollár 20 cents a day. A dollarP/W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow is t. 4d. There's no white macu labour and Morrell, watched the case on beall of the
Mr. G. Hastings, represented the second de
It's not the climate for that. But, though the ptinud and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by cost of living is high, wagos are higher A "European underground mine boss-not a min-fendant.
ing enzireer, just a shift bost-will get ro dollars a month. European mine inanagers and so on are paid sometimes by results, but anyhow very well.
THE EXPANDION OF RÚIBER, İN
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Go the 15th instant the Canton Self-Gavera- meat Society received a telegram, from the Chinesa rosiding in San Francisco, which reads is follows:
The American excusión laws are insufler abo. The most vigorous protests possible should be lodged against them so as to re- *llows the Ch`para do America from their
uoneesssary grievances;,; %
"Bigced Word City Na and others
of the Lengua of justice,"
HARBOUR COLLISION.
LAUNCH MASTER FINED.
26th inst
Before 0:mmnader Basil Taylor, R.Na Marina Magistrate, Capt. W. Dixon II spcraft, master of the steamship Koiteplo. prosecuted Chan uk, master of the steam launch Pro Lee, this morning, for failing to objeive the rules of the road in the waters of the Colony at 12:10 pm. on the 14th it.
Capt. Hopcraft stated that, on the rath ical, at acon, ou approaching Harbour Om pier in sampan, the steam-launch Yo camkop. from astern and ran into the sam pan; the bluff of her starboard bow caught the stern of the sampan and she came up the port side, aear'y capsizing the best and giving the sumpin a heavy list there were two Quis on that side, which the men at them let swing alongside, but the bachete ein carried away. On getting ashore be went to the launch and took her name and when walk- ing away the defendant or another man from the launch (be could Lot identify the defcatant) ran alongside of him, saying: First time First time.
Defendant said that he was towing a sampon from Ta'm Sba Trul to Hargkong sod he and to alter his course to clear another launch, about 3:0 yards f.om the Harbour Office pier. He then saw a sampan, and passed close to her portida. He did act run lato Ler; any damage dens was by the waves.
A fine of $20 or 6 weeks' hard falsour was imposed on defendant and his crrific.te was au pend.d for 3 months. The fine was pail.
THE OPIUM TRADE. -
ARRANGEMENTS WITH CHINA.
Simla, "uly 18th.
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i TAOTAL WEI-HAN PREPARING TO LEAVE,
[From Our Own Correspondent,]
Canton, 16th August, Taotai Wai Hat, Managing Director of the Before Mr. Justice Fras'and, 'Acting Paisne Canton Kewison Railway (Chineso section), Jedge..in the Summary Court this morning the who has beca permitted by the Viceroy to resiga flip Tak Lung film sund Tan Long Shi, a from his post, is now busily engaged in making concubine, to recover the sum of $16 47, being preparations to hand over charge of office to amount due for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Total Shu. The newly appointed Managing
Director of the Railway is still lo Shangbei and Morrell, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. is expected to arriva bero very shortly to take Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, up his duty. represented the defondant,
Tastal Wel Han at present holds also the Mr. Bartow stated that the claim was in tes reported that it is his intention to resign from past as deputy of foreign affira lo Canton. It spect of dress stuff which was supplied to the defendant in connection with a marriage dinser, this latter post also so as to be able to leave
Cauten altogether and proceed to Peking. The defendant alleged that the goods were supplied to somebody else but the plain. Gif's case was that the stuff was supplied to the defendant's' son at the request of ike`dalen. dant.
The midaging partner of the plaintiff firm gave evidenra to the effect that the charge for the goods w's made on the eleventh son of the defendant but on the son bing interviewed at Caulon, the latter denied liability in respect of Evidence baving heen called, the plaintiff was non-sulted, as his Loribip did not believe his story..
the goods.
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"HONG MOE" GIA
IN TROUBLE.
UNFORTUNATE POSITION OF SITIP.
CAPTAINS AND OWNERS.
It is only within the fast two months that the master and owner of the unfortunate ship flase ith have been convicted and heavily fined because the ship had been used as á medium for the attempled importation of large quantities of chandu." To day, saya the Strait) Times af toth inst the again appeared s defendants in the first poli'e couri. Captain Bainbridge was charged as follows: Whereas, on August 7, at tingapore, the vessel fiong dok was used for the importation, carriage and conveyance of 143 tabils of ch ̈ndu, you, being masier, are able to fine. Lim Ho Fush, the owder, was similarly charged.
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VALLAMBROSA RUBBER,
DIRECTORY REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The report of the directors of the Vallam brosa Rubber Compray for the year ending; March 31, 1910, has been Irrued and in as follows
· VALLAMBROSA. Acreage.-Rubber in all bearing 930 acres, in partial beating #41 acres, inbber not in bearing to scres, coconuta 50 acres, grass, roads, etc. asd acres-1,y157 acros.
In the latest report from the estates Mr. Bailey gives the following particulare :~~The average number of trees per acre on the mast division is 157 trous and west division: 63 frees
Crop-The amount of robbar huvetted dur ing the your was 371,316 tbs, being 71,316 lbs, over the estimate.. This was obtains I from the 910 acres, old rubber and "about 25 acres of the 18; acre clearing which was tapped doring part of the year. Tau crop realised A groja avarage price of 81.5 per lb. The London cipenses, which facade maries lasurance, di count, brokerage, and remunera: on of Londos ageot amounted to 44 5, per lb, making the mat price in London 72 d. per lbəi as against 45-86, per Ib. for the previous year.
As a natural consequence of the great atten- tion paid to rubber during the past few years several of the class pipiri have made great efforts to provide specially interesting features, And the latest we hive come across is the
The costoftepping, curing, packing and trans: "Kobber Investor" which, classifies the cobs. parias in five lots according to its idea of their port was 8,63d, as against to 85d 1 and 2hn total comparative v lots. Whilst classification op cost of productios, excluding upkeep of young peats on the whole to err on the side of follows rubber, was slightly weder aijd, as against is, ing the text books so to speak, it seems a good | 1ąd, for previous maason, Inclusive of cost of list, but, it is peculiar to notice that London; additions to factory, michluery, electric light appears entirely ignorant of one or two very installation and fans for bungalow, and tha up- good things such as Balgowale There are keep of young rubber, the total expandisara some tou who would be inclined to change the wat is. rid pać lb.. places of Merlimau and Chersɔosie from one to two, in favour of such rayas Sholford, Perak, Vuila Lumpur or Ledbury, but thare will always be such, a diversity of opilio about companies prospects that the list is probably as good a one as could be compiled here is one satisfaction and that is that class five "Speculative" dões out contain the name: of a single Malayan comp oy though we could supply the Rubber Investor" with quite a nice list il it would care for dollar companier.
In the same paper a planting willer calls attention to the id-effects like'y to costa fr.m tapping trees too young, citing the sugar maple calivation as an instance in point where trees tapped at an early age grew and flaorshed on well as others, but their sop leat all its quality and in timetal mini.hed seriously in extent. This is one of the rosicaogers many shareholders Mr. Firmstore was on the birch. Mr. in younger companies bare to face, and it Howard, of the Government Motopol es De- would probably be the best thing in the world partment, conducted the pra ecution and Mrs.lar as such ebareholders were conceroed if Baker represented the defendants,
they proceeded to clear out of about sixty| per cent of the companies in which they have holdløgs.
Another contributor complains rather bitterly again the feebleness of the rubber prophecies in "Truth" Ha depeses to having bought six stocks on "Train's" recommendations, fire of which have depreciated filty per cent in three months, whilst one has gone down a hundred oal is still strongly recommended by "Truth
paper p ophets had to put down a stake with their prophecies, what à difference it would make to us all.
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The revenna f.om thesale of seeds and pinio a
stampa amounts to £6.973.91 74. at compared with £1,638 119. Ed, 'or last your,
The crop enimated for the cur ent year la 415,000 lb.
LabourLabour is sufficient, and the bath of the coolies is good. The F.M.S. Govern› mént appear to have at last begun to mòrs towards the provision of an adeqonto water supply, and steps have already been- taken in
the malter.
BUKIT KRAIONG AND ATHLONE.'' Bukit Kralong, Rubber planted: 1906, go acrsa; 1907, 155 acres; 1903, 170 acrer; 1910, 120 acres-Total planted 635 acres, drained and falled, 250 acres; being drained and felled, 175 across tood;,jeserva, 49 acres—larg acres i tood.
Athlone (hitherto, known as No. 2 block)-- Drained and felled 100 acras, jungle, 700 acros rood-1,000 acres s rood. The total expendi 1016 for the year on Bukit Kralong was Lamő 141, 6d, which Jacludes the cost of rpening and planting 120 acres. Mr Bailey reports a great improvement in the appearance of the estate, it being now clean and fees from lang, and that the growth of the rubber is good. The cost of waeding during the past year has averaged $1.37 per acre per mensem, and a kill farther reduction is meticipated.
Fella Mr. Bailey is of opinion that rotting timber and insufficient drainage are largely, if nolakogether, responsible for at- tacks of fomes and white ants, about which no much has lately been heard, all timber is belog stacked and burned. All the land opened bar been drained at intervals of 5 chains, in place of 10 chains as heretofore, and all drains have been deepened. The exifmate of expanditure on Bukit Kraing for 1910 11 amounts to £3,500, and provides, in addition to the upkeep of 635 acres, for the draining and felling of all the re
Mr. Howard himself gave evidence fist. He stated that is cnasiquence of information se ca ved ha'basrh dihi Hong dfok with a search party. They searched in the coal bunkers from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., bat discovered nailing. Witoess then went ashore leaving Mr Mussell, Chief Revenue Officer, in charge. He return ed about 9 pm, with further information in consequence of which they searched in one in Mr. Montazu's s eech of last night, he particular inker, There they discovered referred to an offer which had been made by waive bandies buried about a foot, deep ja His Maj:sy's Government to China to ciruecal. The handles costained 208 tins which the present opium-arrangements for another
it is notable by the way that almost all were found in totain 1,450 fahils of chandu, period of three years. The exact meaning of with shout $1,200.
the financial papes which drift out here this may not be generally moderslood Leo
are il steadily convinced that there is fo crss-examining with Mr. Blaker drow tbs the arrangement with China was first inide
ued to put it in June, but have gradually undertaking was 'ven that the export of fallentien of the bet cho a section of the or going to be another great boom soon, They dian opium to China would be reduced by oDC.
dinance which probibited evidence that would
He said shifted it till now it is fixed for Septembar. lead to the discovery if the informer. testit part every year, starting in 1938. It
ho wished to get certain evidence which would fact, it is more than likely that there i He then ailed witness: Was the informa stocks, a calling la of loads to complete market in favour of levestment in cther
The expenditura on & ikioné is estimated at tion received from romebody who put the
that operation, and a consequent forcing C3,000, which provides for the opening of zio thandu whre sau found it?
acres in rubber, and the selling and draining of down of the price of rubber. That in the Witness besitated and finally said: I don't opinion of the Rubber Investor and Ita fortber 500 acres, a portion of which may also,
appears reasonable. It cannot be too strong. if found practicable, be planted. 17 forced on investors that rubber must take the course of ordinary industries. It has so far had absolutely no difficulties to imest, bu! it is against reason to suppose it will not, and the fad for buying having now gone out, bulders in anything but the very ip top companies could hardly go wrong in taking their profits pow. If there should happen to be another big rise, there will certainly also ister on be a very big fall and many holders apparently do nos realise that the shares of many compaules will not only not by sal:able at a good price, but will not be ralentle at all even as wasts
per--Lingapore Frie Prets.
to sea whether China had moved along with us
rescivo.
GENERAL
In the curse of his judgment, his 3 ordship raid that from all the study he had been able to give to the case, he arrived at this conclusion as to the laws (1) that the lis fandens relates only in real property; (2) that the registration Six or seven years bufore the rabber in the Land Office gives notice to the world bom," said Mr. Martie, we used to laugh that thojo is a claim against the property' in ] was, however, laid down that after three years take him near, that section without infrioglog will be a break in the American finance malning forest, except49 acres to be kept as a
litigation and that the persons intending to the position would be reviewed, in order at the oas or two people who planted rub ber. They were mostly tea and coffee plant. deal with the property me put on their guard;
and (3) that if judgment is given in plaintiff's in the suppression of its opium production and ets from Cerion, and they put the rabber
favour, the judgment relates back to the re- in when coffee went down. These mea
consumption. If Chinn was not found to have used to live on the smell of An oil rag, Risation of his dados, god tray sale or advanced" pie pass the further reduction of ladian exp would be considered. At and take jobs anywhere, just la kerp their ment will then take priority over or
mortgage tubacqueally registered. at waithe Shanghai Commission, Chisa had to admit
MÓNSTI OUSLY UNFAIR, plantations going, I bave known them: bio-
was quite right and proper and in the ben lutely not knowing what it was to own five
officially that she cau'd give no statistic af proof Mr. Baker: The secion is monstrously un- imteksts of all parties, 'That did not, however,
of the reduction of cultivation within her ter fair, because it any one on that ship knew dollars. And now they are uently all in conclude that case, as there were several other sitory. It was accordingly suggested that an where the chands was and did not give informa- aires. I know one man who planted too cres
arguments to be coas dered. His Lardscip inquiry should be made in the different opiumtion he was liable to one year's imprisonment of rubber a few years ago. When rubber want
then proceeded to deal with the points up to about 6, he was drawing about"£2,002 A
le copelaties, his Lordship said that the fact Producing provinces by a British.Cfficial with a or a fine of $3,000 or both:
view to ascertain the quantity of cultivation year clear profi. And of course he's drawing
of the registered judgments do operate was V.luations are
which now exists, and to laying down the base proportionately more now.
a.charge on really. Therefore the present
for comparison in the future. This inquiry made with us on a five years' purchase, and
case did fall with the exception established
has now been sel on foot ja charge -estates are valued on the bare that rubber is
of Sir Alexander Ho.lt. Menawhile, His worth only 3s a lb., and that in igre it will only in Price . Price, and the mortgages in advan
cing money on the realty to pay off the judg: Majesty's Government have offered China a be worth as a Ib We reckon the present
mess was doing precisely what the law its!! continuation for another three years of the values of rubber are inflated. i will como
did by making the judgment a charge on the down again to 31 or so. But it will go up
reduction in our exporis, na the understanding that at the expiry of this second period, tha higher first. By the end of the year I expect properly.
position will be reviewed in the 11. ht oft a it to touch 155.
statistics that will have been obtained by them. The first three years' period expires in 1910. The second period, if accepted by China, will thus expire in 1913. If the reductio lo exports Iscontinuous, our led'an Trade with Cliaż will come to an caiia 1917.
Then, the expense of planting rubber is small-less than, is 6d a lb. One of our biggest
planters his trees are six or seven years old- saya he ran produce rakher at 44..a lb. That shows you what the profits are like. Of course, they're planting like the very mischief. But there's plenty of good land lef, and it pays to plant it still,
HOW RUBBER IS GROWS. **
Therefore bo was entitled to the rocfit of the exception. He found that the mortgages in that case came within the prin ciple laid down in Price Price and therefore
the old j:dgucet stood.
DUST, AND WATER CARTS.
LARGER CARIS PROPOSED,
On the sth inst the Presikpt of the Sanitary Board wrote as follows:-
RESTRICTING AREA OF CULTIVATION,,
Simla, July 16.
Acco ding to presentarangments, the opium trade between India and China should cease "A few years ago wareckoned the tree should not be tapped before they were five years. If Secretary, With refer:pce to this item the by the year 19.7, provided, of course, Crina your trees are clean and well hoted after, you Select Committee recommended that two new fuis her part of the obligations. Meanwhile can tap them aller three years. It doesn't water caits be purchased in lieu of one is 1guite Government of India are taking slap for interfere with their growth ar nupur. A four- At a total cost of $50. This r.comx codation restei ting the area. of cultivatio", and the re- year-old tree should produce a pound of rubber was adopted by the Board. Sicce matin the duc ion of the establishment. A despatch has a year. Rubber is planted all over the Malay ecommendation I live come to the conclusion bran sest home for the amalgamation of the Stater. A great deal, of tnpicca and gambieribit f. brord roads such us. Queen's Road Patos and Benares Agenc evinte ope, and t ted to be put down. The planters had to clear Castrat from Arsenal Street to Murray Barincks
cape:nitale the entire establishment at Gb the jungle away for there, an they put rubber Chater Road, Des Voix Road and Connaught pur under the administrative control of the Government of the United Provinces. It is in between the tapioca lince Rubber is kosd, the present type of water cars is too planted citer from seeds or frem stumps small and that the two caris to be purchased intended to carry out the amalgamation by the bought at a nursery. If you plant with seeds, should be of larger capacity and capable of Autumu. over go per cent, will germinate, but of course watering a brosdir track than the present ones. they take longer to grow. Of the stump only I propose, therefore, to recommend that the two'
Finla, July 21. 70 or 20 per cent. surviva, because some cf new carta to be 4-wheeled carts similar to the
The Governor General in Council is pleased the rots will have been broken and destroyed ons on the illastration attached and that they ic moving them. But those that grow will be bo previded with rotary sprays There carts to direct that a duty at the rate of Rs. 3 per a year ahead. Orignally, the plants were put would be heavy if handled by coolies, but if seer shall be levied upon all opius excopt in affi, apart some cniy solt. But experience drawn by bulocks should work very much poppy read produced in any State saljet to shows that they should be zalt, apt. Rubber batter than the two-wheeled carts as there is the polical connot of the Punjab Gorerament ased to be mostly in the hands of Chinese, bu no dfficulty abut balacce. Our experiment and imported into the Parj.. now nearly all the estates have been fl ated with bullicks hava beep, so successful during iolo companies. The Chinese hold a good the past five months that I feel quite confient la recommending this type of water cart for the approval of the Loard."
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2. As the illustration shows these caris are very much more expensive that the two-wheel- ed carts, the 450 gallon carts watering a 36' that cost roughly £59 each. I recommend that
INDIAN GRIUM.
The Governor-General-in-Council is pleased to direct that a duty at the rate of Rs.1,300 sba i bilevied on each chest of Malwa opium of 14lbs avoir apsis nai weight imported ints the Madras Presidency.
ELVENUE SURILUS.
Allahabad, July 13. The Caversmost of lodia have no reason to be dissatisfied with the state of their fisances for the first quarter of the year, The budget the tune of one and a quarter ciores, owing entirely to the windfall fren opium.
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Mr. Baker (to wildess): Did you make the remark that you could put yone hands on the chandu in five minutes?-I might have made that remark.
Ms. Baker: In fact you did put your bands en it in five minutes? -Not exactly,
Mr. Blaker: Unless you had been in the happy position of being able to put your hands Co the chandu in five minutes it would have meant turning over the whole of the coal do the ship? -Yes.
Mr. Baker: It was practically impossible to find it in the bunkers unless you had joforma, tide_2p-it would be very difficult. All the coal would have to be taken.out of the bunkers.
George Mussell was the next witness. Ha gave evidence similar to that of Mr. Howard,
In teply to Mr. Baker with dess said they had batches of about six sach, so that there were, practically, six men searching continuously from four in the afternoon till nine at night They have not finished, turning over (to coal even then. They were working on the part side when Mr. Howard returned on board at 9 p.m. and he transferred the diggers to ops of the bunkers on the star-board side. Twenty minu'es later they came upga the opium, ja a pockes of the busker up against the bulkhead.
a gang of ro men digging in the buckete in
GUILTY PARTY IS REWARDED.
The first witcess for the defence was Cap'alo Bainbridge Ha stated that they coaled at Hongkong and at iog pore, they arrived at Singapore on July 21 Red left for Penang on Jaly 26. The ship was searched there but nothing was found and they left again no July 8; arriving in Singapore on July 30. The crew was paid off a two o'clock on August z lo tbs Shipping Office, and when witness went un board again he was informed that revocue office were searching the ship. About 9 o'clock he heard Mr. Howard say -Stop dig. ging there I can put my hands on it in five minutes. The ship was searched thoroughly between China and Slogapore and no chando bad been discovered.
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Robert Johnston, chief engineer, gave evidence as to be capacity and disposition of the bankers. There were 40 tons of coal in the bunkerio which the chandu was found at the time of the finding.
ABOUT TIN-MIBING. "Tio is mainly worked by Chinesa en til- bate. There are a few companies, Tveryone says the mines are being worked out but they seem to keep going all right. About two-thirds of the world's supply comes from up there $700 per cart. 16. S1,400, la lieu of $550, be from Perak and Salingor. Things are man- allowed in the 19e Estimates for the par
Mr. Baker, addressing the beach, wald the nged this way. Suppose you wanted, say, 1,coochase of two up to date carts. I propose to expecialiɔns of revenue bave bess exceeded 10 cut out $490, the amount recommended for the acres in one of the States, You would go to
saculd be a nominal ́ove or a severa pas. I the Louds Office and put in an application, I purchase of two tumbler and caris, out of the
in was merely one of whether the fine was often suggested that information cams It was successful you would get a grant nomi- 1911 Estimates, as I think sufficient cars of this
from the person who ought to be in the dock, mally from the Sultan, through the Council.ype can be provided, in the present Estimates
It more than ceuilly clear in that case that yould be signed by the Refident, and give The total increase is therefore 5,00 only. SAFONG RUBBER AND TOBACCO. | || Was . The crew was paid off in the afies you & perfectly good title. But there might emhis will, I think, agree that the expendi
noon the ship was thoroughly searched on the be more than one applicant. The Chinese are lure should be incurred to bring the street
The report to Dec. 31, 1909, ctates the tobacco day when the crew was paid off The person such a cate crowd, "Ose of the clerks might be watering arrangements up to date.
crop of 19:8 consisted of Big balen from 113 who put the opiam in the bunker saw that it was In the pay of soine of the antelde Chinere. He Hon. Iegistrar-General micuted fields. The price obtained was coj per half impossible to get as it and it was perfectly obri. world probably just pigeon hole, your applica-sume the 1.8.0. has considered whether two tion until next moralog, and by then some of buttocks could pull such a cart up (say) the inkl. (about trid, per lb, or 48 par hale), as one that the information came from som shady the Chinese would have applications in. The cline going west to the Central Market, is so pred with an average price of coct (about whoss daty it was to have told the Gaptalo and land doesn't decostarily go to the first appli. broad a stream of water desirable in a narrow d. per lb, or 47 101 per bale) obtained for who would be liable to a fine of $3 000 or nas the 1907 crap. The loss is £3834. After yant's imprisonment, or both. The result of the cant. When there are several, it may be put and crowded road like Qaccu's Road?
Hon. D.P. W.-Unless the delivery of the adding the balance of 445 brought forward Ordinance as it stood was that the Revenue up for auction, and if the Chinese think they are on to a good thing they will bid sight over water can bs regulated, I fear the pica of them go, there remains a loss to carry forward authorities succeeded in getting at somebody- your hand. When you get the land you let bullocks will be too slow, resulting in the £4 199. The 1909 tobacco crop from 150 two inpocent person but the person who put i kave | the oplom there, instead of gelting"prixon, or
been sold at Amsterdam, arc. 147 phy
Il-out to Chjeese, and they work it for you roads, being made too weż. If thể ca'ts arg. felds produced £89: baler, of which 49šlo, iu fion, got a roward. Ele could not get his on tribuis. A lot of the work used to be doce 10, be enscially made this could doubiless be on the truck system, but that's supposed to be provided for, stopped.
(about is gå per 31. ST.214-58 per bale: It is opism off the ship to gave information and got proposed to plant during 10'0 about 15 fields, a reward. And the two people who had taken Do March 311,015 serer had been planted with the greatest precautions were practically made HOW THE STATES ANKO VARNED. The Obloeie Engineering and Mining Co. rubber Irars, and a further 177 acres had bees into chlatengs, without being rewarded if they They are protectorales The Sultans are L., announces that the total output of the felled the total number of trees being about found chanda but belog pasisked if they did nominally independent, Hut-the-govemment Company's throaimings.for.the wosk boding | 150,000, Cable received Julgar states: " Wai aph MUSEU of each state is carried on by a council, consist. Jaiy go amounted to sy 875.6y tous and the commenced (tappiog) june 97., The remale: 31 298 The magletrate dued each defendant Base
af the British Resident and assistants, the | sales during the same period toʻao,que ga tons, very satisfactory":
WELL KNOWN CAINUSB PLANT.
IR IN COLOMBO,
Mr. Bailey reports the estates as looking. bosithy and well, and that a'l the young rub- ber has made splendid growth. With the attention which he is giving to while ants and fomes it is thought that thans need not be feared. Ho reports that there is no disease of any kind in the young robber clearings. There is enough upper bark remaining to last for neatly another gear on mest fields. The res pewed bark has come on satisfactorily, and the small portion tapped in March 1910 har yielded well There are therefore large renoivas of bark, sufficient to last for four or five years, while anewal is in process. All drains havE | been deepened, and the estates are clone, Some additions will have to be made to machinery and a new factory will be erected. Mr Bailey reports the staff as having dona A CHAT WITH THE HON, LÍM CHIN TSONG." excellent walk. Almost all of the season's Amongst the passengers who landed is crop from the eli rubber has been obtained as Colombo, from the Bibby line ss. forefa result of upper tapping which necessitates shiro, which arrived is port during the day the use of lidders. The directors cossider from Losdia and résumed her vayage to that having this in vlew the cost of production Rangoon in the afternoon, was the Hon, Lims remukably low, and great credit is coDIE Chin Tong, a well-knows planter of Burma, quently due to Mr. Bailey and to those asso- who, in company with his son and nephew, cisted with b'm. ACCOUNTS, has been on a business visit to Lordon, The Eso, Chin Trong was in England only a few The total expenditure on Vallambrosa estate, months and it was his second visit. He was including the entire cost of buildings and ma enchanted with the country and declares || chlaery daring the year," and the upkeep of There is no place like London-for business," young rubber, amounted to £11,201, 198, Mr Tsang, who was formerly the pr prietorid. and the profit on the your's working is of Twante state, asar Rangoon, told a Times 116,984 101, ad, to which must be added of Ceylon representative, that he had sold his the balance brought forward £7,858 181. 70. properly to two firms-Messrs Guthrie and together £134,793 81. 95. Ad laterim di- Co., and Mesars H. V. Lone and Co., and it vidend of 18. 43. per shite, less income tax had since been. fi sated by the Rapgeon Para was paid in ecember, 1909, absorbing £11,765 Rubber Company with a capital of £152,000, - 119, 2d. leaving a balance of £103,017. 174. 7d. with a view to having it developed and fur-The directors recommend that a figal dividend of 3, 8d per share, less income tax, ba' pald ther planted with rubber. The property, the
(making 5% per sbata ar 250 per contforthe year) Hou Cain Taong explained, was 4.300 acres
which will absorb £87,355 51, 7d., leaving to be in extent, of which acreage about 2,000 was
carried forward to next year subject to directors* already to rubber cultivation when the sale was effected and the Company proposed to plant and auditor's fets (5.672 ras The Coast ed the remainder.
vacces amount to rót 138, 11, and thesa Tou Hon. Chin Tsong declared that his trees are certified by the manager as safe and re- were as good as any la Ceylon and added that Crerable.
Directsrate. The director ratifing le
Mr. A. the production was highly satisfactory. Now,
R. Wilson Wood, and he is eligible for ru- be bas another plot of laed-abut 1,000 acres in extent, lately planted-which is situated election. near the Sillang River, and which he is cull-for re-election as auditor for the current year
Auditor-Mr. C. L. Dalrish; C. A., is eligibls: vating is rubber.
TIE MINING IN BURMA. D
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In the couras of the conversation, the Hon. Chin Tuong mentioned that an Australian Sindicato had recently purchased a tio mining concession in Tavoy, Burma, and was going now engaged is pro pecilóg in the district the to open up the, place before long. They was intention being to open up the ground still further
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By Order of the Board, Max'ose 'Graham and Sime, secretaries, 84. Charlotte Equire, Edide burgh, x5th July, igro.
SINGAPORE SHARE, MARKET.
IN A STATE OF MILD FAKIG......... The loctisbard market, at any rate the curb, Hiberio," the Hop, Chin Tsong explained, portion of it, was in a state of mild paule yes du mining has bren wosked by mangal labng terday, reports the Fren Peran of 18 But the syndicate is introducing up to date very nearly resembled the feelings of the small bay ameeleg his first cigar, in the bewildering machinery and I ibisk they will find it pay,"
way in which it win whirling hand over heels. Talking about labour codditing in Bars The braak in rubber prices caused a good deal. Mr Ts ng said they had no difficulty whatever in this direction. They obtained a lot of, their of unaccessary alarm and added to this therm labour from India. The natives came on their appeared to be large numbers: anxious to clear get reliable prices but offers were band E own accord and they engaged thera locally, at any prices: It was practically impossible to There was no difficulty at all about it,
Balgownies at $13 with a probability of kwaiva: (with a real offer to buy, and other stocks anali SHANGHAI SWIMMING CILAM-
fered far mora. Bayers bowaver," wara" very hued to Aid and prese red to wait and son whit "PIONSHIP
the market was going to do, MACCADE WIN8,
DOMAIN Connection with the Yo's There was a large attendance at the Munici tursi marw says ibo K1 pal Swlaiming Bath on the sath iosi. and acme ported that the Duki 5 excellent contests took place. The 20 yardsed Mesirs Cornet & Co Shanghai Champlonship was won by R. W thair having abandoned tha
fated sibkmer te såld ta' MacCabe by fire yards after a flag race with
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