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Big Blaze at Wanchai.

TIMBER YARD ABLAZE

·VEARED LOSY OF LIFEI

17th Fasti

A four o'clock this alterotop, fire broko out in Hing Tai's timberyard and boat building establishment it Waschal on the Trays. The cause of be outbreak is not known. After the fire once got hold on the inflammable contens of the yard and the flimsy bambon struclues that moale come prized the boat-building shada" the flames spread with startling rapidity and soon the whole place extending from the Praya wall Into the Harbour for about 20 yards was ablaze beyond the hopes of redemption.

The flames rosa to a great height and threw masses of smoke curling into the air, It was not long before the Fire Brigads

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER

"GRONG PIRE BRIGABR

"AN'INTERESTING COMPETITION,

in our columns, took place the ungal inspece Vasterday afternoon, too late to be reported tion of the most indispensable body of mia saving the Folice, in bisi Colony. At a time when there is so much grumbling sad fault farling and complaints agaiast everything and everybody, is mast gradifying to find some thing which one can only find praise for with aut Afterthought, and take pleasure in whole beatedly: la the compound of the Central Folice Station Assiw not Depoty Saparintend. ent Wodehouse, mustered two lines of man who looked as one approached like a company of giants.

THE FIRE BRIGADE

HONGKONG)

INGNING

NO

VAR MEDALHASKALL-SILABORCAN

BY TH

HERR DERNBOROVIN

SHONGKONG:

18th inst

In all conscience, streat noises in Hongkon¬ are autovicy to the caret the best of alinas, and the sounds of stone chipping that art to be what with the bawling of cholies and pediass Beard is the very business centre of the town. Berbenar comes to the cling through of steel beams with a cold chisel and aledge camera the nisance passes beyond ov looking. Yet this is just what happened in this House Strent, where the Oriental Hotel Ja burient part of the day at the bottom of les present undergoing Internal reconstruction huge steel beam was a bocetuary part of thin

own headquarters must bring it up to the constructional work, but the contractor island of having it, cut to the required length at his business centre to be deals with the cony must have acnoyed, every Europees from the #cbeat ear splitting metallid: reverberations Bank to the lost Office. It certainly got upon the servos of Mr. Oxberry, the manager of Abe

were on the scans but their efforts bad in the arcade. The uniform too, with its black leathertrala fell gracefully from the shoulders, with precistedi: How, shocking 1: one I Inclined business'community In Germany is taking ju i Oriental, for he came out on the verandah anda

first place to be turned towards saving tho,

dwelling-houses of the opposite side of the road. When the frontages of these had ⠀ baen⠀ thoroughly' soused attention was turand to the yard itself. This however was burning too fiercely to permit of it being

savad,

the development of the East; hod ar auch the sopouncement of his trip was warmly received by the competent authorities

and in a banker by profession. He began his Herr Daraburg was born in South Germinay, business career in the States, and was Mana ger of the Bank of Commerce and Industry when he received the "appok,iment of fint Colonial, Minister.' for the German Emplie; The post was created as the result of his ow efforts to obtain the appointment of a Cabinet Minister for colonial affairs. Heir Deroburg is well known in Esgland and he speaks our

That municipal Thin known as Mr. Station Herr Darmkorg, oz-German Minister for Ohel Leak. Synagogue yesterday afternoon, bergmund far too long, the meeting of Shanghai by the German mail. We leard from A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Hooper has been hideg hupparionality in the the Colonies, arrived here this morning from whee Mat Rebecca Sitai, daughter of Mr. and the sapitory Board the other dar, the honour Shanghai contemporary that his original in Mr D. Bilas, of Hongkong, was united in, able gostleman positively refused to sit still tention was to visit Shanghai A. Feting and wedlock to Mr. Ernest Haskell, son of Mr. under it any longer sud so in a state well-nigh Hankow in week's time, and pray there for David Haskell, of Hongkong. The bridd and bordering on desperation he once agaic referten days of a fortnight, but he has actored his bridegro: im being well known local residente red to the sins of Coveromons by saying that plans, and proceeded first to Hongkong and large gathering of friends and acquaintances members time was being wasted by having Canton and will return to Shanghai for a longer is present to witness the erremony The their decisions ever-rated by the powers vill both leaving for Europe to Sinagogne was tastefully decorate for the oct that bad What I would like to know in Hert Daraburg visit to the |casion with the choicest dowels of the season. whether Mr. Hooper has found out this way official, as he is so longer in the Govern

father, looked charming in a creation of white other purpose, earthly or otherwise, are the A man of wide secesis bis tenure of office The bilde, who was given away by her fact in the nature of a discovery For What meet but it in only natural that in the case of liberty "sid, the work of Madame Flint The unofficial members there but to have their de

"boolt have stimulated his desire to absorb a dress was made in the moyen-age style, the cisions over ruled? Such au uplo post both commercially and socially, that the affaire first hand the great and paramount interest roke belag of fion met and real lace with o detail as time is only by the way. Our are all members of the Police Force, and one's touch of tulle brode. The bodice was fastened genial O.A.G. bas tried to convlace us that of the Far East hard assumed in the develop first impression was what a team for a tagafat the waist with a buckle from which tell folds the Government is often misunderstood, and ment of the world. His visit may be taken as war" oce could pick from those men of the Fire of the same talle brodó. Quite a long court that its efforts in many cases are not ap

an expression of the very great interes; that the heimer, constructed to protect the head, from orange blossoms nestling here and there. She exclaim, dannot people see that ann Gn falling débris in a fire, and the high boots, word the usual vell with a wreath of orange vorment is trying its best to please us?: 7te and off capitally the great height and burly blossoms She carried a beautiful shower best, mlud ron, fer the Government must frame of the majority of the firemen, Hi Excellency Sir Henry May, and Lady May, fantwised with the conventional malimmhair would indeed require a supernatural Satelli

bouquet of white lilies and tabs roses ID: always im referred to in the abstract Bense; it the A. D. G. and womo guests were present, fero. The bridesmaids were the Misses once to single out particular individuals from A party of bluejackets came off and readend The competition was well worth seeing, and Louisa and Sophie Silas, Miss Mabel Silas Emmeg a medley of people, brought up in the masiul assistance in the work of salvage, By gaile a number of spectators were present. and Miss Suscite Weill followed the brides good, old traditions. And while Government beir aid a large boat was got out of the danger The "despatch box drill, in which firemen maids with a wealth of flowers, while Master is trying to clease do we should reciprocate the cons. Au aimed geard of matigas also ap Cooper, Batford and Pincet compared, came Arthur Hilas performed the duties of page-boy, compliment and wear a smiling countenance. parted on the scean and kept back the crowd, first. This cabsisted of raunlag, the despach The bridesmaids gowns were made of pale: There were other matters which ware touched which by this time had swelled in thousands. box from the other end of the compound to the blue silk ciepa pracefully draped in the new upon by the member, but I have too much con

It is feared that one very old man who wat hydrant, opaning the hydrant and scrowing in employed in the yard failid to make good: his thi stand pipe, connecting the hoso, tightening in folded cipe and dus silk filé insertion, with them in the limited space permitted me.laguega fluently.

panies style. The bodices were prettily dord deration for the feelinge of my readers to deal

escape when the other catpenters got away,

it up with the spanner, running the despatch yokes of tucked cream set and finished off

COMING HOME TO ROOST, AN As we go to press, the fire is still barning with the bose trailing out behind it to a

with three pretty rows of pearls," The whole. fiercely and the Fraya is thronged with thou-fadder fixed up to a building at the other and effect was perfect. The dresses were made by These are indeed bad times for the native sands of spectators,

of the compound, climbing up the ladder with Madame Suzanns. The flower girls word banks in the Northern Settlement. Following hose and branch-pipe over the shoulder, and dressed in white and pale blue with wreaths of up the recent extensive failures there, the directing the branch-pips at an upper story win forget-me-not. The bridesmaids carried the news that was received in the Colony the other dow as if'a roal fire were raging within, though, pherds crooks prettily adorned with pink roses

day that some mora banks had failed Ins of course, without ejecting any water. Fireman and ribbons in E. Howard, acted as bass volvien beavy losses was distinctly de- Delore Mr. Justice faxeland, Acting Puisse Placot lost a little time through beginning, mao.

pressing. But after all, what are theme Judge, at the Criminal Sessions this moralog, badly with the screwlog on to the standpipe of

The officiating clergyman was the Chief financial cataclysmis but the inexorable John Grast, formerly a Land Surveyor in the the hose, which he was doing the wrong way for Rabbi of Hongkong, assisted by Mr. Divid laws of cause and effect? Wild-cat schemes Public Works Department, was indicted under afew seconds, but few as they ware, they lost him Gabbay. The atuar ceremonies having been

were proposed and "accepted while it was

alayan charges of obtaining the sum of $t from the prize, Fireman Burford came to stief over performed, and the register having been sigoed, possible to do so, and now the people have

vations villagers by means of false pretences. shipping the standpipe, and Fireman Cooper, a recaption was held in the lowish Recretion rudely awakened to the fact that somebody Hon. Mr. W. Rock-Davies, Attorney General who wou the cup, showed a smartness and Club adjoining the Synagogue, where Mr. S. . must become poorer to make the others sicherstructed by Mi H. L. Dennys, Br., from the physical strength which excited the davy of Levy proposed the toast of the bride and bride-edly favoured the majority. Local Industries Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner,

and the process of impoverishment bas decid-.

Crown Solicitor's office, prosecuted and Mr. many onlookers.

groom in a happy little speech: The bride.. groom in replying proposed the health of the suffered greatly whits the boom was at its appeared for the defendant,

The jury was as follows:-Messrs. G., F. bride's little attendants, on whose babait Mr. height and Shanghai's experience with its con-

Eberius (foremia), R. F. Long, E. A. de Jesus, C. D. Silas, brother of the bride, responded sequent demoralizing effects aught to be s

A. C. da Silva, &. M. Smith, K. A. Helm sad briefly. The traditional wedding cake, which lesson to this Colony, where the gambling lo-

J. Toppin." bride, and therealer the company settled down was quite an artistic affair, was then cat by the stinct sometimes reacties fever pitch. to leasting and merry-making, the ideal wo ther conditions prava ling lotparting additional charm to the joyous scone. The hal WAS bridegroom took part. The-Band of the 13th cleared for dancing, in which the bride and Rajputs under Bandmaster Coke was in at ipadance and materially added to the happy conditions prevail the bridegroom was a gold

BIG DANAGE.

18th just,

„As we'reported in our issue of yesterday a very serious fire occurred in Wanchai fast even- ink, when an outbreak took place in the timber yards fronting the harbour almost opposite Mr. Mody's coal depot and the Praya East Hotel. What the cause of the fire was, no one seems to know, but it may be readily surmised, that whare boat building is carled on and shavings are scattered about in profusion, a dropped match or the end of a cignette might well hava set the place ablaze.

-As it was, the inflammable" character of the contools of the yard where the fire first occurred -namely, Hang Tai's-rendered it impossible to stop the flames and the whole yard was soon in a scorching blaze with plenty of material to feed upon. The whole establish: meat was seen in such a'uate that the carpen

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THE CHINESE TEAMS were remarkably good, and their celerity and skill reflect very high credit on their drill. masters and teachers. The most exciting and lateresting event was the competition of the various teams, for among these well-trained and active men it was difficult for an outsider to judge which teath would be likely to win, ters had to flee for their lives and ducard their They on the cart to the bydrant, shipped the tools. Last night it watinated that one very and fixed up the lad Jar and climbed up to the standpipe and fixed the hose and tothed back, old man had been left behind, but upon inquiry top story, of the building with unbil evable this moraleg our ropone learns that he rapidity. Ons gestleman who was observing safely away from among the burning shods, them, watch in band, declared that the win Needless to say, the

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FIRE BRIJADE

were on the sceup instanter and Firemaster Macdonald was among the first arrivals All that time, the wind was blowing from the Kowloon side and the blocks of dwellings fronting the shipbuilding yards were in, im 'mirect danger of becoming involved in the conflagration; so that as soon as the hoses ware coupled up the Firemaster's first consideration was to secure the safety of these buildings. Already the shop sign-boards had been scorched and the ohebitants of the upper floors had cleared out in alarm but afterka plentiful spray of water had been thrown over the frontages all danger was aver ted. And, luckily, the then prevailing wind vested round in the opposite direction.

This change of breese enabled the Brigade to bring all their energies to bear upon the

ever, were of auch

The bride's gift to cigarette css, the bridegroom's gift to his bride being a beautifal diamond and pearl pendant, The bride's parents presented her magnificent pearl necklace. The bridesmaid's er with a gifts from the bridegroom ware diamond and pearl brooches..

ning. loam had done it to 37 seconds, a statement received with incredulity by are of the firemen, who said that hitherto the record time was 45 seconds. The per formaeca was really wonderfully good, and that such big man, so heavily encumbered, should move so quickly was a revelation to some of the spaciniors. Foreman Grant's team agata won, and he was awarded the cup. Each of the msn was given a medal. This la entirely as it should be, and we hope that the recipients of prizes yesterday will take as much pleasure into the happy couple. possessing them as we do in recording the skill and strength with which they won item,

THE BRIGADE COMPLIMENTED. Sir Henry May mado a few happy remarka on the gratifying amiattoess of the work done, for which inspector Macdonald was largely responsible. We agree with his words to the effect that if he had to be in fire he would be

The pressa:n were bith dumerous and band. me and were displayed in a prominent part. of the hall. Among them were noticed a number of telegrams offering congratulations

The hoarymods is to be spent in the North,

THE FIRE BRIGADE,

jpth inst. With reference to As Admite letter in Saturday's issue ancut tre Fire Brigade, and suggesting that Status Equare should be made the venue of their annual exhibitions of skill so

REPUBLICAN MACAO

►

remembers

:: Wonders will never cease. To a commodity which was as much shocked as surprised, the DONE WAS ORDONaced the other day that Maceo flag now fats over the Government bulld. has been proclaimed a Republic. A now logs. It is not cary to accept the new order of things when sed to their Boy-King only three years ago. the undying davallon which the people profes.

unstable as water. Whether their acting will Now their cath of allegiance has proved a

will show. Stranger things that, the present redound to their benefit or otherwise time alone incidenti have happened, in the course of the world's history.

WINTRY WEATHER

Wintry weather has seriously set in and warm coverings are being sought at nightfall. The Colony has been rather fortunate this year in being Immuse from isphosos of any ap. preciable force and it is to be hoped our good fortune will continos. Nowcomem have been badly disappointed over this typhoon.question bot to them. I would say "Baiter luck next time." The tiilway onens up glorious pmspecia in the coming season to pickic partier, bot forgetting young people with spooning tendencies. It is said that Heaven tem- pers the wind to the stora lamb · li can ba

THE GRANT CASE,

DEFENDANT DISCHARGES.

18th inst,

ordered away the disturbett of the porce, thins Permitting busy man to pursue their vacations dranquility, and relieving many an sching -

THE SOGAR INDUSTRY IN NEGROS ISLAND.

BIG DEVELOPMENTS.

the Pallippines Bure10 of Science: a copy of We have received from Dr Paul C. Freer of the newly-issued publication The Sugar In 'dustry in the Island of Negros, compiled by Mr.erbert S. Walker,@giving a complats statement of the present methods of sugar-pro duction in the chief producing island in the Archipelago It contains a map and many Illustrations as well as particulars regarding analyses of soil, cano, Juice and: bigassu; estimates based on actual information as to the costs of production, cultivation, cost and lo cation of possible central factories

The author spent six months, or practically the entire milling season of 1908-9 on the Island of Negros, taking with him a portabla Taboratory for the analysis of canes, mill juicer, bagasse, and sugar-house products, and, through the

COURTESY

OF THE PLANTERS, was facilitated with conveniencies for carrying, on bls work directly on the plantations.lo.the more important sugar districts of the island, being at the same time afforded an oppor- tunity of observing the methods commonly The Attorney-General stated that prisoner employed in the coltivation of care and the appeared under an indictmost of obtaining production of sugar. Reprezentativa amplas money from a gumber of prisone under false of soil were also secured from each locally, protences. The formidable document which they tagather with all possible data as to thair pro- had just heard read out to them set out that priductiveness to quality and quality of cane Fouer had obtained money from eleven persons, and sugar yielded.” In most cases St was obtained and in a few in stances $2. The facts of the case were simple

sidered plan to defraud the vilagers. On the but the fraud he would submalt was scandalous, It was evid sally the outcome of a carefully con

village of Tai Nak Sheng and on the previous Bih September last, the defendant visited the

We. The mode of operations was very simple. day he had been to the village. of Wong Nai Delondast weal from house to house and to presented himself as a Government official, He told the villagers that the Government had spacted now laws for the re-numbering of houses and that the sum of $t was gequired in respect each house, Having obtained the St, he presented each of the parties with a slip bearing a corresponding number and aid-ibat an official would come the next day to re-number their heusas. He left the "valt able document in their possession and west away; but, needless to say, nobody appeared the next day to re-number the houses. All the witnesson would relate the same story but one woman said that the defendant told her if she did not pay the monay, she would be arrested

In point of total sugar produced; Negros has for many years led all other provinces during

ture that any other section of the country and, the past forty years it has been mora closely: and intensely devoted to this branch of agrical

majority of the inhabitants or the yeatly sugar owing to the practical dependence of the

highly developed here than is the majority of crop for a livelihood, the industry has been more other sections. Out of a total of approximately 180,000 metric tons of rugar made in the Philippine Islands during the season of 1907-8;. 73,495, or a little over 40 per cent, came from the Island of Negros alone,

of Negros are owned and macaged almost ex”, THE HACIENDAS Mar Bestd clusively by Spanlardy, Spanih mestizon or native Visayans. Of other nationalities there are only's few Swiss, ons or two Americans, and occasionally a Chinese mestizo, Spanish is the universal language among the bac deros, and is probably is more common use bare than in any other part of the Islands. Practically all of the native plantsts speak to be found who understands more than a few words of English g

beining timber and boatsheds, which, how glad if the Hongkong Fire Brigade were handy as to give the public at large an opportunity of said with equalíruth that for overy disadvaṇlago and fined and bus or two other-witnesses gave Spanish, while only la exceptional casos IN DEG/

To pull him out of it. Indeed, the past record witnessing the excellent work they are capable Hongkong possesmen it has a corresponding stories,to the same effect. The money in each

YLIMSY STRUCTURE

that. they went up like match-wood. In the meanwhile thousands of peoplo had assembled on the Praya 10 witness the sight. The flames were rising to a great height with fierce brilliancy and, vast clouds of smoke were ascending to the skies. As a. spectace it was well worth seeing had it got been that personal property WAR Concerned,

About half past four o'dock, a squad of blue- jackets from H.M,S. Royal Arthur arrived in a steam pinnace and rendered excellent service, principally in taking a big folly,boat out of the danger zɔne. Also on the pinnace there came an armed matino. guard, who were a welcome addition to the Police la preventing the burn.

ing yards from being loted by the surround ing multitudes of Chinus vpltures."

Un the Harbour side on Police launch and "the steam pinnace from ike Royal' Arthur took care that none of the rampan people made away with spoll. One beatman was arrested in the act of parcialng number of placks and wrthanded over to the Polico.

So fierce was the conflagration that the wlod carried it loto the adjsning yards, which extead along that part of the Praya to an extent of about one hundred yards and all la turn were involved in thi fimes. The yards destroyed are the Hang Tri, Loong Fing Loe, Sam Lae, Kwad. Leung, Chan Tal Kee and Man Hop-all of which are believed to bo insured, iheugh two are doubtful, the owners being in Coton at present,

Damage in variously assessed at from $75.00 10 $100,000. This morning the Fife Brigade was still engaged in threwing water upon the barning debris.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endors the opinions expressed by Correspondents als caluran.1"

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THE FIRE' BRIGADE DISPLAY,

16 mix Enron of THE “HINGKONG Tetroharı,"

SIR-I consider it a grupity that the annual display and competition of our Fire Brigade cannot be held in some place where their practice could be witnesed by the public at large. Their exhibition in the Police Con- pound was altogether excellent, but surely gips better venue than 1 Police Compound could be secured, "In al departments, the members of our Brigade showed at yesterday that they were a skilful, highly organised and afficient body, capable of coping with the worst fire in inflammable Hongkong. Yet no fair opportunity is aforded to the community as a whole to witness the Brigada's proficiency. Might not, theɔn^ displyji : take placale,

of this force for courage and devotion to duty is as pleasing as their smariness and efficiency on parade.

BEDFORD. RELIED ENTERTAIN the hoser. Next year, However, the now Law

MENT.

SECOND NIGHT'S PERFORMANCE,

18th fast.. The second performance in aid of the Fed ford Relief Fund was given at the City Hall Just night and was attended with as great a success as the initial performance on Saturday showed their appreciation of the efforts of the night. There was a big house present, who various artistes by continued applause,

Without detracting from the merits of the var us temagiven la the course of the evening, wo have no hesitation in saying that the piece which stood out distinct last night was a bracketted number politied in Spring Time," by Surgeon and Mrs. Schofield. Mrs. Schofield is the fortunato possessor of a flexible voice of rare beauty and the pretty dust was song with perfect cadence and harmony which were im mensely appreci.led, part of the song baying to

benefit which is far too obvious to admit of denial.

AN ADMIRAL'S EXPIRIENCE.

of, we are given to understand that the reason for this non-choice of the fquare is that the occupants of the tall buildings, contiguous object to having their 'properties besprayed by

Admiral John Moresby relates some interest. Coutis might well be made the subject of the ing zeminiscences in his book " I'wo Admirals." Brigada's attack. Some years ago the trials were. Ouseveral occasionstbe gallost Admiral encour made on the low leval where everyone had a || tered strange and am:zing adventures. Ose of chance to see them. At present there is an these strange experiences he describes thus excellent patch of vacant greand simpstopposite | "When visiting the Mandarin of Tien Pach, the Central Market (with a lofty gablo akuning) | he with his blue ballons, robes and attendants, that would have served the Brigade's purposes | I with our paymaster, gunner and a goard of excellently well.

ten marinei and a’sergeant, te1 was offered to us, and accepted as a matter of couras. Then, in no excess of politeness, the attendent ex-

By the way, it is worthy of note that the two ferding members pl the Fire Brigada on Friday and Sergeant G. Grant-wers together recruited namely, Station Superintendent R, Macdonald

tims.

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and every instance was obtained entirely by defendant's false pretences: The defendant was fortunate enough to secure the services of Mr. Fotier was going to set up but as far as he Mr. Potter. He did not know what defence was concerned his case was very clear,

-Witdessrs were then called.

The jery relorded a unanimous verdict of not guilty and defendant was discharged,

2010 KISEN KAISHA.

· MEETING OF, SHAREHOLDERË,

up in the court yard, the men with rifles shoulah, hold on the 28th ultime at the Nihonbashi ended the invitation to the guard, stiffly drawn The general meeting of the Tojo Kisap Kal. by Sir Heary. May himself in 1846 whilst Hirdered. The sergeant looked round distracted-Club, Tokyo, approved the following statement Excellency was on a shooting expedition in iy for guidance, he had precedent for a tea for the disposal of the profit for the last half the Scottish Highlands, the enlistment baing party on duty. The men stared with cool-con-year; torether with the reports and accounts made on the platform of Perth Railway Station, tempt at the spoonfal of acid tes, but learing with only two minutes to spare buforo train lest à refaist might be an affront, I bastily

ssid: 'Sergeant, let the man take it. He look ed at me for as lustint with a long, borcified look of remonstrance. Then, stepping to the front as if drilling, he gave the word: "Order Armal Granad arms. Take the cups! Drink the teal". Next came the stately commandi Return the copil Take up arms! Shoulder arma! It was Sons. The sergeant was him sell again; be felt he had: bean, equal to the occasion, and I stifi id my tipseasonable laugh ter in a cough and a handkerchief," k

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

NKETING.

AND FASHIONB AND FANCIES,

As a resoll of the analyses made by him, the or comes to the conclusing that whi's Nuge

never bope to rival the irrigated lands in the tos, handicapped as it is by severe tropical raias durlag a great portion of the year, may Hawaiian Islands there is no reason why it should cot eventually, produce fully as much

sugar per hectare me the noc-irnigaled portion of That couotey. It is regrettable that small atten- tion has been given to fertilization of the soil, MANTAY CROP AFTER CROP SHMus being resped, with apparently no thought for the future. The author thinks that ide data her bas been able to gather establishes rather cons impression that "nothing good can come ont Clusively the fact that, contrary to the generat

of the Philippices, the nativa cane ardisan grown in Negras is, in respect to the richness and purity of its jalce, equal to that of almost Dy other sugar-producing country in the world, and, having in addition a compartively low fibra content, could hardly be Improved upon in Its adaptability to a thorough and economical ex traction by milling, gamba KARNE KA

As regards the preparation-of the land for pleasing, the oft-style native wooden plough by the carabao is still largely in the majority and, although American plongta are coming ins to more general ves each year, it will probably be a long time before the native Implement is entirely susplanted, as the latter has the advant ago cf cheapness and simplicity.

EMMETHE SUGAR MILLS.

Mr. Frook Browne last evenlog, at the roprated owing to the clamours of the audi. Y.M.C.A. room, presided over a gathering of cace. Thooth erliem given by the same ducttisissepresentatives of the local football association, #as "I Wish I Were A Tiny Bird", which Mr. A. P. Storrie wald:-President and was rendered with equal charm and skill, Mrs. Gentlemen,-You have read the accounts Maitland sang A Baque at Midnight" with of our Association. I think you will agree Rraccial effect, following it with "Star and with mebat the Association which was Edwards violin sale from Wieniawski gain respect carried out its object. We have interesting leformation that Really small Rose," both numbers being well received. Mra formed January 4th, 199, has in every A fashion note. In the Globe uffards the brought out the wonderful skill of the perioimpractically ren it for a years on the one year roques are diffidently reappearing here and or and was so exquisite Interpretation of the subscription and we still have a balance of there on courageous heads, They look so odd difficult composition. Mrs. Goidon apporred $19.70 In hand to cany forward for next year that one has to look twice to see if they really in Life" and held the audience by her here has been very little work, in connec

4:0 10. For fustance; there is one which powerful appreciation of light and bade, tion with the Association. The League Com

matters that have cropped up. It has been my Sava bat at one side it polsas on the puffed Inen, the haid-bandages of a wounded soldier, pleasure to act as Becretary since the formation naiz, and finishes with a smart cockade effect, of both Association and League and 1 have the likeness in exact Carinater and cu losser, yet to find a better lot of sportsmen than the av Alice said, are the Eovelties of fashion, footballers of Hongkong, I have taken part as a player in a good number of mat- ches in Hongkong and I bave also refer, and for generosity of spirit, courtesy, chivalry, and self-coatini give me the footballers of Hongkong. The object of the Association has been to socourage the game and to bring ost all that is best la ft and I claim for it that it has done its work. We have a lot more to do in the interest of this excellent, and popolar spot and I know I can depend upon all foot bailers to help us. I would like to bring to your notice the match arranged for Dee, s in aid of Bedford Relief Fund. Our tailors are one at the keenest supporters of our national game and we me going to show our appreciation

of

Mr. Frank Austic's song nom "A Cycle of mitten have been able to deal with all toolreproduces felthfully in swathed strips of coarsecut Y250,000 No such loss would be mills of Negros may be divided into threa

Lile was given in Goe vice while Mx E. Abney's 111 Siog The Songs of Araby was well received. Mr R. Sutherland gain filled the comic 10le and his clever confusing tricks with the aid of thio al proved a side splitting performance. His comic recitation with no imaginary wooden arms for gesticulatory effect also brought downthehouse, Thiation Mr. Sutherlands hered comic honours with Mr.W.G. Worcester, whose cong demonstrating thetopsy Jurvydom of cenizin ibings caused a thril 'rf unkestrained marriment to con through the audience Mr. Gen, Lammert was haard to adv otage lo Visicos of Hops," while Mr. Wabb again delighted her bearers with catchy verses at the piano. Not the least entertaining part of the programme, WAR A musical sketch entkled Coonville's Coloured Band" by Lce Cospl. Peate, te. Collier and Fin. Tester. The Band of the Buffs waningain

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CASUAL CRITIC

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

Profit Y216,716 Loss brought over um 1355370) Not loss carried forward 8,54 Soma shareholders poluted out that the net. profit for the period baing only V256,000 was not in accordance with the assurance given by Mr Asano, the president of the company, and la the present conditions it would be difficult to wake good the outstanding loss during the next periof. At the preceding general meeting Mr Asano: had promised that he would accept responsibility for the loss, in the event of the result of the working for, the next two periods not being satisfactory enoughto balance

Mr. Arace repfled that he would abide by larger, belter matured haciendar are fairly all the deficit. The questiores asked him if he Methods of transponing, cano from the Golds

assurance. He explained that the losses equipped with light portable tramway, mostl would accept responsibility, as promised to the mill are numerous and varied The

resulted from the employment of chartered of English, German, or Belgian maka Bullock Vessels the services outside the San Francisco banlage is also empleyad, and to some estrate and South American Mossy and amonated to te push the cars along the 'rsilden The Ang sumaland for the next half year, so that he classes first, those driven by seamy seco expected to be able to obtain a net profit of thote sun by water power and third, theid about 500,000 for that period. It would be using carabass or oxen as a motive power, of difficult for the company to balance theoutstands these, the steam mills greally predominate las ing loss-over Y1,050,000 during the present carabao malili sra rapidly dieppaating) whic year, but he would say that the basiness of the the water power mills are confined to the parall company was in a favourable conditios and Jatarior hacisadas that the board of directois, and th's nie ware BUAT GROWING THE CAN BASTION

ithfully performing their duty

and manufacturing it into angar does not end! Some of the shareholders expressed the hope the labours of the planter in Negros's he must that a dividend would be paid from next half. bring the sugar to the sescosst of the clorast the Hedin Petroleum Camping for the re-reception and sale at fiello, year, and legaired how the negotiations with orche anchorage, lord covary of the money, advanced to the falfar enough to own a plantasioS.CORT with progressings done WANG, the banks of some navigable

Mr. Ass6o replied that the petroleum com boat will only cont him t pany had expressed wish to soula tie, makter walls bis saighbours, father, amicably, and negolitions were, in progress, toor sozardown's (aw loo but it was not expedient for him to say any CALL OVER 501 the beat rose thlog as yet in consideration of the mediator Jog in extreme cases **

way, the

Mr. Neru, rebarabolder, asked inadered

As will be seen from our advertising columns. Harmston's Circus and menagerie of wild animals are returning to Hongkong and will upen at Causeway Bay on Friday night, sith light, at 9 o'clock Harmsion's is always welcom ed in this Colony; indeed its periodical visits are ever looked forward to with the utmost pleasurable anticipation, far the main reason that to the futerva) samo new and fascinating during the intervals. The performance con- Bedford, I hops wa abati have a large crowd programme. Do this occasion we are to be

sure

are to cluded with The Chaupation and that the receip's will be large. They will entertained by a new star company of so less Asarult of the two performances, there forwarded to the Mayor of Portsmouth, for than 30 artistes recruited from London add the Redford Relief Food has been appreciably distribution as he thinks fit Gentlemen, carry Cpotipont, comprising comedians, sharp-shoot. augroented, "

on the game as we have been doing and we shall en Jugglers, equestrians, etc.Jadale and Vinh. alwayscommand a large crowd of supporters; Walle Hanuston Love of course form an enter

tainment fathemselves in the messgerib the that it was imposible for the comp gama of football played as it li in Hongkong aqmber of performing animals has bren angy vell the outs in the bast of feeling and spaning manusting, monted by the fatrodsdies of Gre full-grown | 324) &alios

Terdiscilon efġisçisis resplied at followss; flĝera which perform là 4-larg i cili erected +HII BAHARSofie projhästi.M?»A}]}{F}]{}] circuli ärena, a Amesgut inüme DEL Storrie retary, and treasureri Quartermaster, items are the parformleg

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buildings would provide a very real test of efficacy in the hoses ? It may be that one day there will be an actual ned for the presence of the Brigade down in the quare though it is to be hoped not so that fire is no need for squeamishness on the schir that the Squats should not be used for purpose. Jedoed RAUD GOLD MINE, who delight to nothing so muchas a hard fought

this time nextérens khi low. Courts are ex- bplated; aid it would not be a ""than: ['bet÷the old cum- Usap firm and afford the Brigade;

factualy proof to our

free, The following is the result of crosblog opera tient at Raub for the four weeks ending, 8th October

TOUS CROIRE

company did not conrost: the outstanding depenicar of Yude,ode at an interests of san built a) equal to 911 per cent

1,000,000 completo chasper loans.

Bans bolers.

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