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COUNT HAYASHI ON THE TARIFE QUESTION,

HONGKONG

CHINA ES BUYBRA

SOME VITAL” STATISTICE.

Count Hayashi, the former Japanese Amber sador to Londen, and Minister of Forigu Affairs in the last Balovji Ministry, is quoted by the Tokyo Friss as stating that with regard to Great Bettala''opposition to the new Japan nie tarifi it still remains unknown whether the British Government will accept the verdict of pabile opinion which is decidedly satangon Iatic to the new tariff. So far as the Count's | observation went, Great Britain is a country | ihan i coltár a kuld."',' where public opinion is much respected and it Is, therefore, pretty contain that the British GodraWING INDEPENDENCE OF ORIENTAL varement will be lugely Influenced by the feeling safeed against the proposed tariff ofthis country, according to which the duties on cer tala anticias from England will be-rained by

from

TWENTY TO THIRTY PER CÉNT. Sesing the amount of the Increnso, there cap be little woider that Bitih marchants have rafted strong opposition to the new tariff. In cartalu quarters the opinion, was recently ex- „pressed that the tariff question has been taken up by the Conservatives as a weapon with which to attack the Aiquith Government, whose object it in to maintain the present free trade system. The streng opposition thus far raised against the new tariff is not based on such a political rehome,

Coast Hayashi proceeds to state that public

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THE JAPA

18 FORMOSA.

Mk. Uchida, actor of the Formosan Civil Administration," who return to Talpek on the and justant from a tour South Formosa, is quoted by ■ Tapeh dis patch for the following remarks on the aborigin

AMBRIGO.CHINESK RELATIONS.

It is now a fact beyond, discussion that ing is the way of concessions in Chins, soyz a &exica cap haveal it wants, practically speak-. Hechi correspondant. It is also wo modenisbie wash that China is willing to approach America rather than any other power to seeking the means to escape from her present facial

The Bureau of Siminice reports the foreign purchases of China in 1919 as about 271,000,000 dollars. This is less than the importe of Argentina or Canada and only to par cent, more than those of Australia. It is a condo** Orar ten your have now elapsed since sidérable gain over the purchases of 1859f Japan assumed control of Formoss, but order 189,550,000 dollars, and a long step ahead o has not yet been perfectly established to the 123,00,000 dollats, the limport figures of ABRO; island had much is still hoped from the ability. yat eran in 1909 China's Imports were less and discretion of the administrative officiats. The aboriginan a'a very brave, and determined by mature, but they are equally alneurs, and simple. When they once submit themselves to the Japanere asthorities, they love and in against their former dependence upon the respect the police, just as children do their Occident. Chira's imports from India advan parents The aborigines are very malarialistic cad from 20,030,000 dollars inrg: 8 to 35,000,000 in theipideas, but if the law is impartially and dollan in 1979 while imports from Great justly admlolstond, they can' be easily ruled: Britain dropped from 47,000,000 dollars "to | If in' the duty of the administrativm authorities 4,000,000 dollars." Parchases from Japan in. | 10 transform them into good and faithful sub- creased from 34,000,000 dollars to 38,000,000 fects of his Majesty the Emperor, and all offi- dollars, while the purchases, from the United | cials in Formosa, high sod low, must be fully Status declined from 26,000,000 dollars to alive to the importance of their duty, Micha 20,500,000 dollars. Imports across the Russian boundary and from Russian parts in the Facific Increased from 5,540,000 dollars to 9.450 001do.1.21, while imports frem Continent. al Europe, excepting Russia, Increased from 18,35,000 dollare so :0,100.000 delters. Just bow far the producers of the Orient will in the coming years be able to con rol the trade of Chics in competition with the producer of Hurope and America remains to be scan, na does the pace of China's economic and comcilemma. Some yem ago the question of au mercial development.

American Chicose allin cò was first broached and this proposition hau always been looked upon with favour from both sides of the Pacific but since the declusion of the Russo-Japanese Agreement, the movement has gained su for equipment and supplies. Excepting the the recent visits of the American Secret. added impatás. Added" to ible are Manchurian linui Chios now has only abutary of Was Dickinson, and the American 2,500 miles of tallway, a very stundas system Tontist Party to Chias and the visit of Place for so vast a county bat several new lines are Taxi Haus to America, all o' whicb' havo great. projected or under constraction, sod" another ten years will probably see a considerable in strengthened the relations between the two crease in the total mileage Presumably these Contries and added fool to the already glow. lines will create and simulate, as they have relations existing between both sheres of with a view to setting the tariff quesión in sisewhere, demand for a wider range of the Pacific. There are many ramours afloat as favour of [span's xlly,

to just the course that this, cordiality will take, but the most important me the rumours of America's toning money to China for rail. ad contractios, redemption of public bords, coinage reform and military and 'naval expan- loo. It is believed that Secretary Dickinson bore soms important propositions from the United Status Government, to the Chinese Court, dealing with thein quastions. The American Tourist Party has also created a good deal of lay.urable attention in Ching and will no doubt serve as a great aid in at'ainlog the desired ends. Ameri caus rosiding in China are represented as being

Copinion in England has taken soch firm hold is is imperativa that Japan should consider as to whether the Anglo-Japazeso Alliance may not be affected by the issue of the tariff quen, tion, The Count emphasizes the fact that the All ance was established in accordance wit pab'ic opinion in England which took the Initiative to the matter. That Ispan ban takan ber position in the sacks of first-class Fowers was largely due to the existence of the Alliance, It will, therefore, be very foolish for Japuo to fasist up the enforcement of a high tariff merely for the pu'pose. The Japanese people should, hopes the Coast, assist the Govern- rant in

DEVIRING SUITABLE MEASURES

Continuing Count "Hayashi remarks that he folly understands the character and tree septi- ments of the Britons. Their opposition to the sew apanese tariff is apparently based on a des ro to protect their tradal fcterests. Should Japan inir duce amendments to certain objec tional polo's" in the new tariff the British will naturally understand the goodwill and tins motives of the Japanese authori les and people Count Hayashi ainestly hopes as soon as Ditt meats in Do ember that the Tokyo Goven ment will submit a ..

DILL ANENDING, THE NEW TARIFY. There are toms who fear that in the event of the new tariff beleg amended in favour of Geat Elfalo, o her Powers will also bring Forward similar.elimi in revising the existing tariff. No such anxiety seed be entertained Cestain kinds of articles have beer, and will be Ispatad to japan from Engla dilɔne, and for this reason amendments regarding these Hems in the new fat ff would not largely affect sto i terents of other countries. The higher the 'ariff the smaller the Customs receipts, and It is to be hoped that the Japanese Government will not heri ata to amend the new tariff,

Cuat Haynhi Diski that if the Tokyo Gviroment fully admits the blunder thus far committed to revisi g ito old tariff nöd sub- mlso the Lexstore a Bill to this effect the represen'á'ires of the people will approve auch pressure without hesitation. In that event, a querian of respons bility will site between the Government and Die', brt shit is as 'affair imeric poílies. The tariff question is for more importat and must be solved in a man. nur satisfactory to the p riles concerned.

TELLCIP FEVER IN WEST

A REMARKABLE D'SCOVERY,

! Ir Rabe. 1-Boyce, who has just returned to Ta dosi fram - est Africa, ddened members ‚of the "frican Trades Scion of the Liverpool Chabrol Communics in ite qu'ation o^yei. low for in Wèut Africa 1 az ker day.

The sad that is a very short time they would

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be in po session of f cts which would throw a <great do lef new light u en ike diseases of the West African{cens", and as the result they would probably ere lang ba taking very radical sept to diminish if not entirely to eradicate,' one of the chef erover of mactality on that cos e bid come to the conclusion, as a result of his cop obarvations, reading and in. quiet, hit yellow fever was endemic to the css of Africa, and that for year it hid b.es mi ktm for milails. There was no doubt thatgas ic erzer in diagnosin had been com mirdofound ibat many men bad died on ib-co.at fr myelo v 'ever whose deaths bad bearated to malari to regard to Blewa lem: 1st Sale since 856, and it always attack ed those who bad most recently arrived. It was even, feccribed by natives as "the distise of the new-c mats," He reminded the mest

g that the mortality returns iɔ fierra Leone had greatly improvid. Oat close for this was

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Railway construction should and doubtless will mark a

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STABBING AFFAIR IN THE CENTRAL MARKET.

commodities; for the thousand and one articles of personal comfort #01 adornment and of houseb id convenience that now regarded as necessities by the people of the Occident-lelephones and automobiles, forks and chafing dishes, tan shoes, and shitt waists, fains teeth and kodaks. At pre

BUTCHERS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.. sent the foreign requirements of the Chinese are largely rudimentary, a few foodstuffs in

As the result of a quarrat which arose be- comparatively scanty quantity, a relatively amal

tween a party of butchers saⱭly this morning in quantity of cloth and a larger quantity of

the Central Market, daring which bamboos; material for the manufactors of clob, kerosene

and choppers two men have sustained serions oll and a limited assortment of metal and meta

lojuries. It is leared that one of the men will goods. Some day they will probably wast

not rec ver. Both men are at present lying in platos, klicken stoves, phonographe, bar fix-disappointed at the outcome of these two villis, hospital in a precarious condition. The Police tures, secilamal bookcaser, cold storage plants as they confidentally hoped that the visits bore have the matter in hand but no arrests have and aeroplanes. Meanwhile their demand for more important sims than simply that of sight-been made yet. foreign cotton and cotton goods of all kinds is seeing. Even with these hopes disappointed only about

25 СЕНТЕ А ПЕАД, and their total Impor.s of foodstuffs for a year would hardly feed the nation for a single day. The Chinese will be importers on an exten- siva scala only when their wants are greatly increased and their purchasing power is multiplied, The present indications are that for the present at least a good share of their requirements will be applied by their im medicate neighbours who know their needs and strive to meet them.

SHANGHAI TRADE,

Masis, libert and Go's Pleca Goods Mar- kel Report says:-

Our market has been inactiva owing to the native quarterly credit-renewal day with the Onicese banks and their clients, which le 'now over and also the race holidays which have latervened. There seems to be however a 'mawhat better fealing about, the Yera mar» ket bring the chief indicator at present of an Improving demand. Szechwan bayers aro mast-- ly in evidence, the other dependencies putting forward very litila izquiry up to the present. It is expected that Newchwang will ba a buyer of supplies as soon as the Kanchurian bean, crop begins to move la quantity, but up to the pre- 21 the principalexporters are Lolding off from entering the market as prices are high consid. ering the fact that the crop of beans in Many churia this year is sormous, and is estimated to be as much as fifty per cent, greater than last year in the Kwangchentre district.

FOREIGN SQUADRONS IN THE FAR EAST.

·A· JAPAN ́SE STATEMENT.

Before a committee of the Kokumlato, Cap. taip Ouri of the Navy Department explained why the powers keep insignificant standing drets in the East. According to the Japan Advertiser, hu gava the following reasona

the Americans residing in China based some Ar a public bidding at New York on the 18th hopes on the recent advent of Yuan Shib kaiulto. for the constraction of an underground to the capital, for it was thought that the pro-railway between New York and Brooklyn, the American statesman would be restored to his highest offer WAS $93 810,000 gold, former favour. As far as is known now, such SHANGHAI papers to haud contain lengthy re hopes have proved groundless and there in forescer to the recent plague disturbances in very reason to believe that they will remain so the Northern Settlement. We reproducs. a for quite a while to come. —Japan Advertlur,

fow interasting extracts from some of the local papers.

2RONOH MINES.

THE Commissiount of Moolten, in the Punjab

The following was the result of operations is appealing for calinf for 3jano parsons,' who during October,

OUTPUT.

Tribaler's Cra Mion Orekken, be Total output

· VALUE,

Phis,

3668

A 959.14

4015.81

Tributers' Ora........... .$ $850.00 Mice Ore.............198.50.co

::Toʻal Va'ue ............$200.00

ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Trib:fer's Or

280,co Mine Ore"...............$ 71,858.00

Total Pr.........$ 77,169.00

SERVONACORÁRSAD

KARANG TREATED. From Shafts cub. yds, 10,713,75:- Open cast

7,315.71

27.429 46

Total cubic yards

·PORTUGAL and GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.

LONDON-OPINION,

In view of the interest taken bero as to Eng. land's probable attitude vis à vir the world's youngest Republic, the following commenti by the Pall Mall Gau la affords interesting ridd.

log:

are absolutely homeless, and 11,000 persoan who are only temporailly sheltered, owing to the indus River swallowing up thras-quarters of the town of Dera Ghazi Khan, Dara Ghirl Khan is on the right bank of the ludur, about 40 miles south-west from Moolian, and is a targa, populour, and commercial 'plain. The bazaar contains 2,630.shops, a great portion of the lamutes being engaged in wearing and | selling cì th... 7 here are also manufacturers of silk, cotton, and mixed fabrics of silk and col- ton called "loongaes," and also of coarse cut- lery. The population is about 31,000 Daily half belog Hindoos, mad the’casi sahomedins.

AT an inquest at Lincola (England), recently, on the body of a woman found in the water at è cil, Captain Boothby, skipper of a vessil |trading betwäed Hull and Lincolo, said that, bring notified of the fact that a woman was in the water, he went to the spot and caught hold of her with a boathook, but kept her ogainst the side of the boat for some minutes before ko took her to the bank. He explaland: """They do not allow us at Hall to take a body out on- til the 'pot.ce officer comes," The Coroner But surely they allow you to save life? Boothby: If it was to pull her mouad, bat, she was too fat gaps. Boothby admitted that artificial respiration was tried glhout saccess. The Coroner, That ten minutes you had kept hør against the boat have made all the difference. A verdict of found drowned was returned. EXTRAORDINARY scenes were enacted recently at Circleville, Pennsylvania, as thu rernit of an

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PATAL FIRE IN OSAKA:

CHILD BURNED TO DEATH,

Fira broke out on Monday afteroon (313) altimo) la « kouse at Chayk-machi, Kita-ku, Oiaks, occupied by one Fakuzawa, x mintch manufacturer. Fanced by a strong wind the fire soon spread, and before it was finally got under eight houses were completely, and two others partially destroyed. A little girl fiva years ofhgo, who happened to be playing in an uppa room of the house where the firm origins. ted, was burnt to death. The fire is supposed 10 have been caused by the ignition of some sniphar with which the children in the house had been playing,

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Brandy for Medicial use must not only be genuine, but it must be of the BEST QUALITY obtainable.

attempt of the Riv, Thomas Boord, pastor of tion forms a wholesome and delicious draught to take before going lo This Cognac Brandy blonda well with milk, and in this combios.

· Leone, yellow fever had never been absent | vastages in the East lo polat of geography, I loteifers in any way with eiber countries in Welle-avenue Ciarch, Pittsburg, to sell two of

In the matter of our struede towards the 1. A powerful standing firet, la the East youngait of the Republics, it may possibly be would be exposed to great dauger in case of decided by Lord Jobe Russell's taling is 1859 war with another Power which has, batter ad af ar the Coup d'Etat in Paris: "We do not transportation, naval bases, arco Board a real adairs," he said Shoald Francs elect fleet be annihilated a second dispatched from to be a Republic or a Monarchy we should ex heme would also meet the same fate. This presa no opinion. All we should express would was the case with the Russian Navy dating Lan be our best wishes for her happiness and wale late way.

fara." Count Walewski, no doobi, kõew what he wheto anders and by this. The load was follow- pold about the slowpass of certain Powers to recogulan sur new bon frère," and hoped that the Irritation caused by their delay might not breed "real mischiet”. Bat the igad was good angngh

Iba now propla ured morguito, bets and ex- fest in the East would jeopardiss the maimed slowly, Qouen Victoria wrote to Uncis Leo

9. The maintenance of a powerful standing eiched greater cars in living Lozerally. He dati is home, so that it would be difficali to want on to say it was stigemyia crepius which keep the balance with the home feat of another was the cause of all the troub's. It had been power, said that this merquito was most difficult to The expansion of the standing flest in the lackie. As a maler

the estisst East would betray and aggression policy rol fact it igat tid If they kept on attacking it, not provement of arms have ansbled a first to

The development of shipbuilding and im only would they 'cever har koything more of accomplish distant mavigation, as was proved Fallow faver, kni what, was far i en important, by the Baltic Fleet, doring the fate wardr

powerful fiset could therefore be immediately on he const wou'd go down'with

dispatched to the East whenever soch necessity

The devalogmant, of

increased the speed; of wirkl plation of the Panama aborten the diitsace

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his fira child: es by public suctios, reports the bed. It invigorates the system while it calms the nerves, and not onl he had foodad the strests with handbills and does it bring sleep, but its soothing action makes the sleep more count Daily Mail's New York correspondeat. After plakaan

fittin son and doghter, the clergyman Appzarad sonncing the waighi, ngas, and character of his bad

and more benefictial:

SE A BEBET "COMBAT, where 1,000 people 'bad'se- sembled, and proclaimed that the sale; was ban to start. He informed second that he unable to support He and therefice decided was the father of fiva children, whom he was

to sell two of them in order to provide them good homes and himself with saos to support the other shren. He however, to go pofarther, so the

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