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Big Robbery at West Point.

S14000 WORTH OF GINSENG

VERTE STOLEN.

ONE M'AN'ARRESTAD.

7th inst. Early on Saturday morning, the godowns belonging is the Yoon Fat Wong, Y,2,3 4 and fi Ki Ling Lane, West Point, were broken into by burglars, and a big baul of gluseng was m de

off with wither; dise, very. The subber

the door of No. 3 godawa, They contrived to affect their purpose annoticed by anyone.

Once inside the godawas, their procedure wou'd appear to bare teen extremely leisurely for they bruks open four or five cries contain ing this valuable medicine, Americau ginseng, and removed no less than 1,691 calles-early seven picula-valued at $14,345+. ha taieves

did, not attempt to remove the cases them setras, but empilad these of ibair contents, which thay doubtless made up into smail par cols for easy conveyanco.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER II 1910

SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

RACECOUL SE· ACCOMMODATI N8.

Ool Bedford This application should cer tainly be granted.

Mr. Shalton Hooper :. I don't see what good it is for the Board to recommend that this ap- plication be granted, for the Executive Council cannot approve it withoul staltifying itsoil.

The Registri-General: This seams to come within the terms of the Colonial Secretary's loiter.

ONE ARREST. When the affair was reported to the Police, Chief Detective Inspector J; W. Hasson at The letter in question rends as follows: In DECO BBA out plain clothes men to investigate, reply to your letter of 25 ultimo, I am duected ded as a result of their inquiries and from into loform you that the principle, adopted in these formation received Sergeant Has Haug arrested matters by the Governor-in-Council is the same

mao at the Hotel China on Saturday night and racovated in the room which ha occupied geo catties of the stolen glaseng.

This man, by name Wong Tim, wis bafore the Magistrate this morning on a charge, of burglary. It is not knowa whether he was 'oOLO of the thieves or a receiver. Mr. Wood re- manded the cais for one week, Mr. P. M. Hodgson of Messrs. Eweos and Hurston appeared on behalf of the prosecution.

ACTION FOR RETURN OF JEWELLERY,

7:b lost.

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THE INTERFORT SHOUT;

'KO*GKONO'S - SCOXE,

Mr. S. Nathcots was in charge while kong), Mr. Wakeman (Sbaschi) and Lieut. the Umpires were: Lt. Col. Chapman (Hong Pardõe, K.M 1 I., (Strails);

The scores were as follows:---

SZŁO YARDS,.

PEASANT LIFE IN CHINA.

Mr. Frederick Moore sends to the Dally Newsletter from Feitaiko, in which he wtiles same

KOREA.

THE ANNEXATION AND: AFTER).

From "The Time" Spacial CorresponTAME

fhi Far East.

gandi.

"THR FUTURE OF KOREA 8th inst.

The point is perhaps a small,

cona, though) meeting of the Sunitary. Board was held this afternoon in the coard Room. Mr, E. D.

Is not without significance, that the haste with which the decision to andex was made has had O. Wolfs presided, and thers were present :-

The godoal loterport Shoot, which had bien Compelled late in the summer to leave Pak

counterpart in the hate with which foreign Hon, Mr. W. Chatham (Vice-President), Hon, postponed from Friday last owing to the uning and its accumulated villaleles of steach

residents were brought under the new pvzime, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Oplocel Bedford, favourable condition of the weather, came and best, we came to Faitaldo. And what a

It must not, howeyar,bi inferred from what han F.A.M.C. (Principal Medical Oficer), Dr. Flis off at King's Park Range, Josterday. The gift of Datura Paitaiho is to this foul-smeling

just been said that independentopialen in Kerns williams, Mr. Ng Jon Tiz, Dr. F. Clark (Medi- light was good throughout the 200 yards shoot country! Surrounded by a range of splendid

Seoul, 8th September

in ca the whole opposed to the annexation. cal Officer of Hanith) Dr. W. W. Pears: (Ating but the conditions bicims sumayat duli mountains that seem to meet the yox in a cres sistant Medical Officer of Healib), and Mr. W. and the wind was variable what the foot cost this bit of sandy rolling shore, studded with peaceful than the appearance of coul at the dislike for the Japanese that a boon the 1. wuld be hard to imagine anything more is fait for the Korenas, and with all the "With all the sympathy and even section that Bowen Rowlands (secṛplary}. \\

600 yards were rauched. The team opened European bangalows, is entirely cut off from with 3 polats on the 100 yards, belog the great expanse of constry known gouurally 180 was the Empire of Korea and is a iw the proceeding in the Periosult, it has brin pricot mombat. The capital of what'ton days inevitable result of some of their earlier F. Hough, secretary, applied for permission bull's eye and the first to count was an faner, Chiassa wit une traction bassot ring of beautiful, if barren, hitte; iss, palaces betterpor los bailara fatal, labo -Da baball of the Racecourila i ommittee. Mr Points better than that of last year. : Stówastes Chlum. There are, it is true, Ohinese Japanese province of Cho-son lias flooded with fol that annexationją was sooner; or later Hearl 200 raids sighted abol villages within the barrier. Yet surrounded by a inevitable, and it bellaval in the to dract twa water-closes at the Racecouise in followed by bulls On this range Henderson compelled to live at close quarters with her and gateways, even its squalld stresis, offer the the benefit of the Korean themselves. (Whether building to be used only daring Race Meat: dred bidly and only scored 18. The last people in the hottest weather, From the bill traveller a light so plitaresque and so attrac- that will ba ap or not will depend fargely cu legs, the same to be reserved for the members competitor made a possible in the 500 yarda top on which our cottage stands fields of ko tive that after a very few days he begins to un- the policy pursued la Korea by the Japanata of the Hongkong Club,

Dr. Filswillams: This should be recom- scors. He is total score way 101, which

mage and Hail followed up with the same lang cover all the slope back as fras the derstead, almost indeed to share, the warm and, to a scarcely less extent, on the character mended to be granted.

rescent of pine clad mountains that lend col- affaction that residents in Seoul feel for their of the men chosen to carry that policy Isto should be col are extremely good.

paths to the villages on donleys hired from their work, or strut about the filthy streets in fidance in the future were General: our to the splendid landscape. You go by city. Contested-looking "Koreaus idle over effact. One would be able to feel greater cons you till you leave your home for this is the ures in their white robes and their hats that administration with the same combination of boys who drive them to your door and pester well-fed, good-natured arise, wonderful able to remain in Scout and to carry on the Temuch! season when the man who owns a donkey for absurdity ad aglass and, some of them, femness and consideration that he had din reaps a zich raward. Yen come upon villagers for size ourival the most extravagant produce played as Resident-Gensial. But his duties as at work, small villagers and tall villagers, but tions of the Farfs milliner; there are no out Minister of War will soon recall bia to Tokioj Stewart

(1) 4 5 5.5.5 5.5=34lays wale villagers and always tula and at ward siges of friction between them and the and it will not be easy to see where the Gover AE Hearl ................. (3) 4°5546514 ways dirty follows. The villages giva ona un

numerons Japanese in the city; no Japanese ment will be able to find a successor able to gain G. A. M. Esanormas („(4) 4.5 5 4:14 333 Impression of the past that la unustial. There troops are soan in the stiants, though there is a W. Bassford

(5) 4 4 4 4 5 5.5=0

is a touch of barbarity in the drass of the wo-

email gaard at the Residency-General and the extent and, what li equally neceliary, pistos the confidence of the Koreans to the and W. A. Watts (4) 5 4 4 5 4 4 331 men-hobble-footed All, becaure outside the 6th Regiment have their barracks a mile or sing the came sology over the Japanese in A. B. Welt... (3) 5 5 34 55 433

great cities, the belief is still unshaken that wow beyond the walls. In all that moots the the Peninsula. The pressure of population in as that formerly followed by the C.P.O Flynn ( Famar)...(5) 44 5.43 44-10 Board, viz, that water-closets should only be Sergt. Bryan (1.00).....(4) 4 4 4 4 4 5 4—29.

W. F. Taylor...

............(3) 4·5.45 4.54=£1 wen with bound fest bear children better than ye there is nothing to savent that Soul is the Jugan end, the necessity

others. Thereis lookoftheRed fodian lu many capital of a proud and sensitive people whose great latent resources of the manly acquired of Gereloping the permitted in largo blocks of offices, hotels ar

of the faces, and the small of ages. Since the right to call themselves a nation has just been territory compel the govaruman! to encourage aber buildings where a considerable number A Henderson (3) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4=18- Tears of 1970, 1907, and 1901, when foreign sol. taken away from them. of European employes congregate."

diers were camped in this salghbourhood, the

Japanese immigration ipo Koria on a large, The official reports that are made daily from Oblaese hold the white man and the Japanese every district in Korex to the Resident-General Hokkaido, la Formosa, and Koran itself shoRE a scale as possible. But experience la the in great respect. Upon the bills there stands describe the tranquillity as universal and con- the Japanese are not Jaclined to emigrate perhaps a hundred ruins of basses, which the plete; and although, as a geoeraf zule, Japanese and they are very lat from being good colon. Boxers wrecked in their mad campaign. And official reports on Korean affairs need a more iss. Great ladacaments will have to bs offer- on the walls of villages are to be seen still in be accepted with ungesstloping credence thaned to bring the rigst class of people to Korea black letters in German and Russian the names other ex parte statements, in this case the #c- In any considerable number, And if the and numbers of regiments that took up winter count that they give of the stars of the country 13,000,000 of 10 new subjects whom japin bat: quarters in them-regiments whoses Idiers may be accepted without mact hesitation; it is acquired are not to be driven into discontent plundered the peasants and'assaulted thait wo- confirmed by sach independent evidence as mez. Children whose hair is not blick and there is on the subject, Not that the manexa pire the greatest cars will have tỡ be taken to and become a source of weakness to the Em- (3) 3.3 3 4 30 70s are not sqalat, children of eight or nine tion has been accepted with such entire se aleguard their interests. The warmest friends years of age, are to be seen in these villages,signation as some fapanese newspapeis would of the Komass do not deny that they are thrift babbling on crumpled fact 'f they are girls, have one believe. For more than 100 years, leas, lasy, and simid; Viscpaat Temachi's carrying the short mattuckaud thehnavý basket ever since the days pi Kato and tiideyoshly successor will need to be very firm and very Total............ 318 if they are pig-tailed bay. In their home life. Korean feeling has been hostile to Japan, and vigilant to protect a pe:ple who seem incap

the Chinese have evida tly many virtues of recent years this hostility has been deepened fable of protecting themselves from the capacity Adultery and prostitation haidly exist in these and intensified by mistakes of the Japanese, of the Japanese land-grabber, from exploitation

lages. The system of early marria e, plur the murder of the old Queen after the Chinosa wivas, and general family life are so well order War, and their treatment of the Koreans after ment by minor Japanese officials and the by Japanese businein men, and from trest- ed that vice of the kind that is known in the the accopation of the country in 1904, There lower classes o the Japanese population, West has little room to thrive. It would can be not doubt that the majority of educated cm, too, that their respect for traditions bo'da Koreans feel very sold at the loss of the indo..

pandance they had dosɑ soʻlinla la merit of to pressive. But fo soreness and vague talk to serious agitation is a long step; and among -those who know the Koreans bist there in a general belief that very law will take that step. act in the administratios of their new province at any rate so long as the Japanese display any

Afor some discussion,

Col. Badford moved that the application be granted provided that an independent water supply were provided.

Dr. Fitzwilliams seconded. Agreed.

CHARGER AGAINST · CONSELYÁNCY CONTRACTOR.

There was lald on the table the report of the committee appointed é sinquire into the charges made against the city conservancy contrac.or of having failed duly to remove night-soll from Victoria School The committes recommend. ed that he bs 6sed $6.

LIMEWASHING RETURN.

Total siz

500 YARDS. Henderson 4) 5

55555-35 Fex(3) 5 5 5 5 5 5 535 Bannerminéstor samta (4) 3.5 5 5.5.5.533 Batford........

(4) 45 545 Bryant...

(5) 5 4 4 4 4 $5-31 (5) 3 4 5 5 4.5 =30 {(4) 3 5 5 5 4 4 S=34

(4) 3 3 4 4 5 3 3-30 (5) 5 3 5 4 5 13-30

Watts Flynn.... Stewatt West

aylor,

This morning, before Mr. Justice Hartland in the Summary Court, Carolics Marla Pereira, 18 Francis Street, auad Thore Manuel Parcira, clark at H. M. Naval Yard, for the return of cartalo articles of Iowallary-Damely, a gold watch and chair, a sovereign, a gold brooch. The limewashing ratum for the fortnight with three pearls, go'd cross and a gold ring. ended 18 b ultimo showed that 77 houses bad. P. Mr. d'Almeda of Meiers. d'Almida and Smith bean so dealt with. was for the plaintiff and Mr. Harris of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist for the defence.

RAT RETURN.

Mr. d'Almada in b's opening sald this ended 19 h October 1,173 rats had been caught The rat return showed that during the week was a casa_io_which-the-wife was saing-berto Hongkong and yg in Kowloon, making a husband for property belonging to her and withheld by the difandint. He contended

grand total of 1,965-lhe highest return for that the case came within the jarisdiction of

many years. the Summary Court.

For the defence it was claimed that the only property belonging to the plaintiff, were the gold brooch and the gold ring, both of which Lad been ratoroed to the plaintiff.

Mr. Harris for the delance contended that the Summary Court bad po jurisdiction in this matter, and be quoted authorities to show that what had been laid down was that such an application should be muds in a sam nary, maer but not in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court He also reminded his Lordship of the emphatic judgment to that Court of Mr. Justice Gompertz, who had dis missed a similar action brought against Mr.. Otte Kong Sing and he asked his Lordship to throw out this action with costs.

Mr, d'Almada-But that was an action for tas recovery of title-dreds and it was against a aplicitor.

Afler bearing farther argument bis Lordship sald he would giva judgment on Friday:

CHINESE COAL..

ST. ANDREW'S BALL.

8th inst. As Ronounce in another part of our columns will be held at the City Hall on the 8.4, 15th. Real Practices in connection with the abova

and azad, inst. In order to give all attending an opportunity of learclog as well as of practi- by the Dancing Commities that dascern nuall jog the Foursome Reel it has been arranged walk through the figure first, without music, and it is hoped that all will take this opportunity of becoming proficient in what resily is a very simple dance.

question of picking up suitable steps is only a Once the general movement.is grasped the

carried on at home. matter requiring a linite practice which can ba

The following blats on dancing, the Four- tome may be useful :—

1. in forming the figure tight; ladies pass gentlemen right shoulder to right shoulder, and ladies pass each other left shoulders to left. Da, the completion of the first figure eight; gentlemen dance to their vis, a vis, not to their partners. At the end of the second round gen.. tamen dance to their partners, at the end of the third, to their vis a vir, and at the and of the fourth to their partneri.

2. Dancers should make a good sweep round the ends of the eight, not merely turn rauad. This will add greatly to the effect.

OPIUM IN CHINA.

Jo bis annual report on the foreign trade of China for last year," Mr. W. P. Ker, Commercial Attaché at Peking, writes with regard to oplum -

j-600 YARDS, FlyDD(3) $ 4 4 4 5.5 330 WA. Watts 62, ......f4) 4 3 5.4 5 $30 G. A. Binnerman.........(5) 5 5 4 5 5 45-33 A. B. West...... W. Basif.td (5) 4 3 3 5 4 3 5×19 (4) 5 5 3 5.4.3.5m 31 W. F. Tapior ... A. candeteoD .... Sergt. Bryant... R. Stewart............

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HEAT........... Batuo.man.................. Stewart ........

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THE CARE UN PUBLIC FONDS.

The Sanghal National Revizio makes the following remarks in a se cot issue:-Daring Eno recent financial crisis it has transpired that in some instances public funds have bios de- TI. posited to private or semi-private banke, and have thereby bann placed in considerable jeo

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JAPANESE POLICY,

So little evidence is there of any dangerous parent that it is difficult to understand the

pa dy. The practice is certainly a reptebeusi-anxiety with which the japansse Government blo one in a land where papking laws are as profess to bave regarded the situation a few et of the most elementary kind, for it places weeks ago. The statement issued by the the departments of the Government concerned Tokio Fordiga Office when the Treaty of An- in a very awkward posit on. If at times of nexation was published says! | crisis they withdraw their caposils they but add to the genatal state of uneasiness and the fact 39 that they have withdrawn their fonda may 18 casily give rise to a panic. If on the other band they decide to leave their deposit in the keeping of these banks in spite of crisis they PREVIOUS MATCŢIES.

may very easily lose their deposits and thos Previous.scores are appanded below:-

Inflict lajury on the taxpayer. The discovery of cases of this kind dorter the recent crisis has kong 774

1889-Shanghai 819. ingapore 777, Hong!led H.E. Duke Taal Tao to issue fostractions 1790-Na watch.

Tate!...

ag 31 26

910

pore 711.

1fg -Hongkong 857, Shanghai 8jo, Sioga,

pore 751.

1894-Hongkong 835 Shanghai 8.0, Singa

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193-Hoogkong 812, Shanghai Soz, Singa pore 768.

1'94 -Hongkong B13, Singapore 817, Shang bai 750.

1895-Singapore 934, Shanghal 973, Hong- kong 879.

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8c6-Hongkong 916, Shangbai ycỏ, Singa- pora 870. bai 802.

1897-Singapore 934, Hongkong 916, Sheng 1F93-Hoogkong 93, Singapore 913, Share bal.893.

1800-Hongkong 953, Singapore 9:6, Shang- bai 887. halçoq.

1990-Hongking 930, Singapore 909, 1931-Hongkong 91, Singapore 854, hai 841, Penang 727

1931-Shaughal 916, Singapore 293 kong 8gc, Penang 871.

1993 Singapore 917. Shanghal 9 5. Hong. koog Bor, en.og 73. hal 908.

19:4-ingapore 919, Hongkong gig, Shang

THE INTERESTS OF FOREIGNERS, Forsigo commercial jotecosis in Koran aru safeguarded for ten youn t? come by the japan- exception, the present sista of things in all that cie pledge to maintalo, with one unimportant:

It is probable, indeed, that foreign trade may concerns loreign trade and foreigo enterprise.

increase in prosparity that can scarcely fail to during that period benefit considerably by the resalt from more efficient and more economical administration. What will occur at the end of the ten year is very uncertain.. At what for. convenience's saka one may still term the: Re- sidency-General, it seems to be confidently Anticipated that the Government will adopti more liberal policy in Korea than in Jabko'pro- per, that the co-operation of formiga estarprise, becessary for the saccessful development of The unsatisfactory state of things which has the new territory, will be welcomed and that since then (July of last year, when the policy of the liberal land laws, and even the protec eventual unexation was formulated by the tionist tariff of japan, will not on the lapse Japaness Government}· prosented itself in Korea has assumed such gravity that any long plied in all their rigour to the new province."

of the ten years" period of grace, bei postponement of the execution of fundamental From crazy point of view it is to be hoped reforms would not only threaten public order that this confidence may be justified; Japan and tranquillity ie the Peninsula, but would passibly lead to untoward consequences.

is bound to lose more than ake can gain by attempting to make Koras a close pressive, for And we know that the Tokio Cabinet re-artificially stimulated Japanese industry and Raided the danger as so prossing that they did not feel there was even time to consult their Allies before deciding to proceed to an neration with the least possible delay. There, bad thus bara a complete change in the situation since fozalga inquirers were assured lait December there was no question of any change to the states of Korea for some time to come; but the developments that had brought it about soom to have been visible only to the Japanese. Ay independent observers in Kores, BUSINESS MORALITY IN JAPAN. some of whom fallowed the situation very closely and were in close touch with Korean feeling, it was believed that the sitation was gradually improving and that the dual system bagun to produce satisfactory rastits, of administration, swkward as it was, and

to the Board of Finance iha' all sums for which

It is responsible shall be placed in Government banks, the Ta Ching Bank whenever possible and similar orders will shortly be issued to all departments of the Governmen', some Bourde, as for example the Board of Communications act as their own bankers and conduct a bank nuder their own manɔgomaat. To this thera is of course do objection and the new order will not affect such Boards.

A JAPANISE DEFENCE.

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among Japanese merchants which have been The allegations of lack of basluess morailty

even though so distinguished a Japaness as so rife of lata are not to remain unchallenged, Shang-Baron Oara bas passed some severe sicures up.a-his fellow countrymen, Mr. Tomura Shang- as interview published in the Tokyo Keidi, Shinkichl, as import and export merchant, In

Hongfends the business integrity of the Japaness by which is translated by the Japan Cronicle, da attacking foreigners. He says '--

"Daspite the amount of adverse criticism that only by for,igners but by japanese, it is a moot is uttered against the Japanese merchant, eat

rotten as is alleged, Many of those who spread question whether his commercial morality isto the indictments against the Japanese mer chast do not know how far their allega tions are founded on fact, but merely echo the unpleasant things said about Japanese merchants by the Interested foreigacie in Japan. And there is a reason why such rat

19 5-Hongkong 913, Shanghal 889, Singa porn 86.

19c6-Sharghal 93%, Singapore 909, Horg kong 891,

pera 919.

1967 Sbaoghal 943, Hongkong 938, ings

910, Hongkong 901

1903 Singapore 937, Skaoghal 911, Penang

subsidised Japanesa enterprise. But there in nothing to encourage this hʊpa alther in the official statements of the Japanese Govarmient or fa the reported stierances of responsible statesmen in Tokio; and foreigners interested would perhaps ba wher to be prepared for the ultimate introduction of the full Japanese system, with its subsidies and its hikvy pio- tective duties and its discouragement of foreign enterprise in every form except the provision of capital for japanese uEN.

The wisdom of the annexation wilinot, how- ever, be judged by its affect on the net very im portant commercial interests that other coun tia poses · Korea, but by its poitical m sul. There can be a doubt of fis popularity in Japan, where the fulfilment of a long- THE ANNEXATION,

cherished salonal ambitio was received with o exaltation none the less protonad for being Whatever may be thought of the "abropiness decently restrained in obedience to strong with which the authorities in Tokio abandoned bists from the authorities. One of the imme there can be sal ons opicion of the master in the position of the Katsura Ministry, whose the pation policy thay bad hitherto pursued, dats results of the coup has been to sirap them

slon. A distinguished soldier whose administre much criticism from the Chauri istlims tiin which Viscount Terauchi has fulfilled his mis-policy of retrenchment had exposed them to tive abilities bave placed him at the bend of the Japan; thereare evan steplica who see in this Japanese War Office, it was only to be expected and of inany mysterical and thecalscing de any task entrusted to him by his Government; sudden change of policy batwaes Dacembar that he would paiform with unflocking firmness velopment in Korea, the real explanation of the

ago he has displayed the qualities of a states- bat since his arrival in Scout some six weeks and july. man as well as those of a soldier and an adminis trator. In his dealings both with the Korean Government andwith the Korean-people he has shows a consideration for Korean susceptibili- ties that has soade the loss of their cominal independence, much easier for them to be pacese residents in Kores should display the demo regard that he has done for the fastings of their new fallow, subjecia, svo has even gone so far as to confiscate on their arrival in Korea Japanesà unwspapers, that contained articles likely to prove offensive to Xeroan

Whether the laternational position of Japan has been equally strengthened may very well be doubled. Against the consolidation of Har

pasition in Korea muit be set the creation of a fresh source of friction with China Numerous of Manchatis outside the open parts and under: Korea Bave hitherto llyed in different parts

1909-Slogspors 955, Shanghai 901, Hong, Parts, should be circulated. The Japanese and he has Ingisfed with succois, that the Ja Chinese jurisdiction; China may be expected;

kong 879, Penang 173.

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RAILWAYS IN KWANGSI.

Australian papers are viewing with some cox- cera the experimental shipment of a cargo of $,000 tons of coal from China to. San Francisco last month.. Peuter's dispatch announcing the fict to our contemporaries in the Commonwealth does not state the origin of the coal, but it may be presumed that the activities of the Chines's Engineering, and Mining Co., Ld, have been responsible for the shipment to Califorala of the first consignment of the valuable fast from the Company's pits at Tongshan to America. Innoting the telegram in its columas, the Sydney Daily Telegraph observes that the fact as reported by cable that a shipment of 5,000 tons of coal has been sent The fact that there was an increase in the from China to San Francitce to test the import of ladian opium may surprise some who market" is' comarkable example of the chong. have misunderstood the arrangement under log conditions in the Est and of their effect, which the Indido Government agreed to effect upon the Australian onllcat Hilberto Chinen AnDual propbetionate reduction in the has been a purchaser of coal from Australia and amount axported from ladis. The reduction in that scale an employer of Australlen labour. which took effect from January, 1çol, was bared But now it would appear that she contemplates on the average Import of indian optom isto entering the arena as a competitor with the Com China during the three years 1901:05 -namely, monwealth for the coal tries of other counties, $1,000 chests a year, or about thres-fourths of The extent of the Chinese coal deposita is known the total average export during the same period, to be enormous, and as they become more easily vit, 67,000 chests(Patoa and Benares, 48,000; accessible with the opening up of the country Maiwa, 10,900). The arrangemant is for three by railways a constantly increasing output may years, with a conditional extension to ten years, be looked for, By many glib talkers about sed each year the maximum amount allowed employers and employees the position is often to be exported is diminished by one-tenth of quite misunderstard. The employer to every the amount assumed as China's former normal case is the consumer to whom both the capli- suppy, ie, by 500 chests. The starting, alist and the labourer stand in the relation of point from which the reduction is effected is employees. As a large portion of Australian Bot 5,000 chests, but 67,000 chests, so that the coal is mined for export, the employers, as lar aggregate valume of exporte af oplum from as this part of it is concomed, therefore are India is limited to 61,000 chests in 1908, 36,800 foreigners to whom no arbitration awards made chests in 1907 and 54,720 chests in igro Thus

share in foreign trade is steadily increasing by the Cooris can spply. They will employ the number if chests of Indian oplum shown

year by year, resulting in proportionate de

to insist that those Koreans, now that they hire the people who give them the best value for by the Ubinesa customs returus to have been

cline in the share of foreign merchants, fit

become Japanese subjects, should be idftrict- their money, Aaxralia's great advantage is in imported into China in 1909, viz., 41, 83 chests,

would seem that in order to retain the ground

od to the foreign, se:tlements, while Japan the very high quality of ber coal, bat the quality is well within the limit. The slight increase

which is fast slipping from: nader them, for

is likely to calm for them the privileges of some of the tow Chinese minns that are being

eigners are distemina jog, brocdcast reports

of extraterritoriality possessed by other fapeet opanad up bar yet to be sean. The whole gusa-

damaging to the reputation of lap ocse, and readers,

solation might maally be found ; but the falas ess subjects? With good will on both sides! lon, however, is: What amount of hosting

decline of the foreign merchant is an inevitable hurriedly decided upon to Tokio, was actually to make compromiss say to many making mountain out of a fehill. TheIn the way in which the annexatlon, so ticos between the two countries are not sach. and ligbling power can be purchased for

outcome of altered circumstances. It is due carried out there seems to be only one point Among the friends of Japan There has been gives sum of money? Quality is one part of the question, price the other, and both

pantly to the program in knowledge and ability that calls for serious criticism), and that is s have to be considered fogelber. The Chi-

on regarda foreign trade on the part of the point affecting not the Koreans but the foreign mess with which the decision to Kanez Kores same loss of confidence, owing to the sudden. Japanese, and partly to the business compell- there is no Arbitration Geurt to limit the still increasing. Thus, at Ampy, the price of solves have been so long to commencing work. When I was traveling to the United States as administration, foreigners should lose trick with which Japanese podcy in Marchur)", with the est blishment of direct Japan The annexatios, voo, bar quickened the diss number of hours from bank to back There folga opiam rose from Sosa a chest early in is practically no loss of capi al through idle 1939 to June and to $2,753 14 March, 1910. At that it would appear that there, are as lande met who had direct dealings with Ispaatse hitherto enjoyed; but there seems no adequate capitals as well; and that cannot be PRERNA

on these lines, which were, projected long ago,

last year I asked erary- Americas merchant the privileges of extra-territoriality, they had is regarded, not only:in' Faking, but id other plant Labour is plentiful and cheap. Con- Nanking during the last two years the price of with which the authorities could undertake the whether he had anything to say against lapan reason why the change should have been made an anything but acforteens at moment, warn tractors require the protection of no strike forsiga opium ass increased by nearly 6) per work In Kwangul as in Mongolis and Man GFs business methods, but all stemed to be without any warning. On August 19, when the the now taxid has inadd it clear whay Taning in clauses, 11 American consumers or others cont, while that of native opium has trabled churia the railway problems is a most difficult ad on Japanese commercial morality, I seldom were informed that they ha i pissed out of the churia should: it ever become: Japanese link, ontside the jurisdictiza of Australian laws during the same period. The amount of opium oce That the rallways are needed nobody fall to any simil.f question of All English arisdiction of their ows Costura administering for N. G Daily N.wiki

satisfied and nobody said anything that reflect Treaty of Annexation was promulgated, they would be given to foreign trade in Speth Mas choose to take advantage of these conditions passing down through Ichang wader the cogai will deny, but that it would be wise to bolid French, and German merchants whom I must, their own laws and were benceforth answarable and employ Chisare or Japanese to get coal for sance of the Imparial Maritime Casioms was them with French capital is net by any me but I never hear them say anything ill of the to tablotal laws; and the foreign monicipality them, the Commonwealth Government cRobot almost exactly the samo ja 9:9 mula 1938, but Insist on their giving preference to Australians, all reports agree that there has boas a very the cation required in Mongolia suggest that Japanese, les do the foreigners residentin in Chimalpo, which was engaged on fjetursi so certain. The experience of Manchuria and whether they te antoniate or non-unionists, greatly reduced Australia must give them as good value as they Yeonis, can getɛelsüwhere, or abandon the trade. • A

The political situation in Mat chorla si dominate extending over as yours, not once hat my busi farmed that it no longer possessed any anibor- long as Australia had a monopoly of opened

ed by the presence of foreign lives of railway The same is true of caramel of pay funds who algu residents and could scarcely bevo affected que convinced that a west lategrity bead questioned by foreignon. It would have made makers caside for for The Governor of the op'mises she was able to get monopoly prices

and the conditions would be precisely similar are engaged in foreign trade study of bus: Japanese interests and a few weeks police bags (Cerbal))He has ind Instbe forsiga markets within's commercial

in Krasa The forward movements of Japan radius of her parts; but if others are coming-

and Rantia have been greatly facilitated by news usages that bay, led to this cosy given before the abalaion of extra-territorisity, this kind of food in all Into the Beld ikat: advantage will disappear.

the construction of strategic railways on Chie from ancient times will prove that the credit of took effect. That the abripthess of the change exercises authority aese solly and the importance of lock Less 19 derchants in Japan has been most highly was not without its inconveniences is shown somewhat extrame, The ocean highway is free to nil, and Australia is ak powerless to exclade Asiatic seamen from

Sth last clearly demonstrated by the joint refoss) or prized: If Japannes commercial morality is so by the experience of two merican ladies, who have been investigating compellag for its forsign trade as Asiatic football yesterday afternoon at the Causewaygroup of astions to ballà llaw in the adjalalts Prade would never have developed to the atos in order to be married to two Amaticaemia to have arrived at the conclus

-The above teams met in a friendly game of Japan and Rastis to parmitany other nation or Jow as is alleged by some foreigners, Japanese arrived lo Seoul immediately after the annesimost diligence for miners of Asiatic shipbuilders." It is no use Day Ground The first ball of play was of a distictal France Ake made forward movemeals igaosion athere facts's they are there and kill one sided nature and the Qiter's Collage boys in the Soub, and has put ont he led to Y

dionurias working in Korea,, Zil arrangements diet of pure rice is certala make sham olvas felgy whether Australia ricog" did as they liked. They score i tame quals to man as a faslor which may odia bla" deri

hid been some baforskine, anoszkion for the Lake, a dla circe aunteniin may draw a fical their opponents, pik). The leather vary seldom Into a claw and it, World by wie

regarding mariɔgestotakeplace before the American Case Ipparatus, Tex indan pened the senior Collige backs The second og Government to come ip

from so auf General, bor ikoy had to be cancelled on to be Half of (bagams wat mode, Cacitive, no TCOTE Kwangel and 1.

calm, the abolition of Coastilas, jorisdiction. Värior splations of the Allßenity kaya bern suggesla Valiker fuam: Althonga. tempta vara en ide sa pm the ballro

but it seems that the manage will),

over the import for 1938 is easily accounted for following article in a recent isano:-

The Literary Digul (Yew York) has the by the increasing scarcity of native opium dus

Several of our daily contemporaries have

to the enforcement of Chlaste anti-opium noted that French Goanciers are seeking the legislation. The valcation in the custome privilege of building railways connecting val statistics which is based on the quarterly avo age c.i.f, value at each port, fails to indicate the Annum. The season alleged according to ous points in Kwangui with the railways of general rise which has takes place in the mar-00s account, for the request of these concer

Deas minars work seven days a week, and ket price of all kinds 'o opium, and, which it sions is that the provincial authoríiles them.tion, which is growing keener SNARERNA rezidents in the country. It was, inavitable without farihar delay, was iprung upon thek

Action la Fuechuan, and such a course would be the ravazza: of wise; Japan. During my experiance of foreign trade, work in the morning, wat in the alernoon la

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