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ÈXCESS OF PASSENGERS..

HEAVY FINE AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Before Conimaader Basil Taylor, RN/ Marine Magistrate; at the Harbour Office thi morning, L.S. Murphy prosecuted Li 1, master of the slam launch Żu ffing, with (a) unlaw. "folly canying 4t passengers in excess of the number allowed by his lincense on the 18th inst., (b) unlawlully carrylug 71 passangets la CXCDES on the 19th inst

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 3 1910

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

[Spielaity Translated for the Hongkong. 7cograph]

THE BOARD OF PARLIMMENTS.

Pricce Ching and other vinces recently be'd conference with regard to the question (1 the coponsibilities of such a body. These must be of the almost importance and Prince Ching could not see his way to assume this difficult Lau Kuo, a Chinese coastable, stated that sk, baing informed that the Premier's to that he west as a passenger on the To Wing to Auduty is more or less similar

of the Grand Council; the only difference bz- Tau, with another constable. At about to 3m.

ing that to the case of the Cabiact, the presaler ha arrived at Sa Num, and counted the

would have the co-operation of the other mem passaugeri, There were Bo all told, not

Lers who share with, him the responsibility. counting the craw. The launch was allowed to carry 39, ou:alde local trade limits. They rinco Ching signified his consent to being Dominated as a candidate for the Premiership. embarked at Hongkong and called bombere between this port and Sa Aum, to latter plate Subsequently, the Princes spoke to the Regent

on the importance of the immediate establish boing in Chinesa tertiory, Os the 19th inst. at 11 am. he left Au Tan for Langhong in the meat of a responsible, Cabinet same launch, on board which there were 84 passengers. They then went to Pak Sha Wo, where 20 mere werd inken, and then to Sa Nem, where no other jwo were taken, totaling 110 passengers. He counted them in the pre sence of the coxtuais..

Defendest bad nothing to say and his Wor ship imposed a use of Sau or six months "Lad" on each count.

ONDITIES IN LEATHERS

SENATE POSITIONS.

Price Pulun his suggested that all the positions in the Senate must budilled by officials holding substantive ranks.

GRAND COUNCILLOR.

SPORTING..

TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES, The following Fra the Extures, for to morrow:

LEAGUE CRICKET.

and Inst. Royal Engineers, Hongling Cricket Club "A" at Happy Valley, 2.15 p.m. ~~

Craigongower Oilc'cet Club tr. Polica Ee creation Club at UC.C. ground, 3.15 p.nt

Kowloon Cricket Club vs. Remnanir, on thé Kowloon Ground, 2.15 pm,

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A BANKRUPT DEFENDANT.

In the Summary Court this morning-before Mr. Justico F.A. Hazeland, Palane Judge-a case was called in which Bing Loung Cheung Kee sund Wo Shang Cheng for 607.38.

Mr. Ho Yau Sik, of Mr. Leo d'imada's. office; appeared for the defendant and asked for a week's adjourt meat,

His Lordship Why ?-

Mr. Yau-Because, my Lord, my client has not got his böɔks and papers necessary to the casa. Then have all been taken away by the credi1ars,

Mr. Steaton, who appeared for the plaintiffs, The Remnants will be represented by the tail that the defendents were in bankruptcy following in their match against Kowloon and it was moal essential that he should get A. H. Young, G. Young, G.A. Cooke, RN.,idgment before the receiving order was A. P. Rouquete, R.N, O. T. Hose, D. E. Donnelly, M. M. Mast, C. F. Shickleton, W. Waterhouse, C. E. Shields, W. E. Warburton

and F, Matson.

The Police team for teema,row's match is

as follows:-P. 1. Wodehou, G. A. Wood cach, Dr. Kelly, J, Kerr, D Mellardy, W. Kent, D Mclennan, W. Pitt, J. Ogg, S. Dell, and W. Cepper,

The undementioned players will represent the H K C.0, in their match against the Duke Tsai tse, the Minister of Finance, is to RE-S. A SFowler, H. Hancock, J. Hall, beppointed a Grand Council r. The IP. Jacks, A, O. Laur, E. C. B. Lover, A. R. pial Edici will be head in the courie of a Lowe, Dr. G. E Arbey, A. Mackenzie, M. R. levλdays.

Hairs, and Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson.

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HATARY SCHOOL.

Minister of Wai Yan Chaug has decided to elish three elementory military schools to every district, and a medium military school in every prefecture. Instructions will be given to the various authoritles to adopt immeliate

A PROTESE.

Places Tsai-hiun and Tsai-tan protested to the Prince Fegent against Duke Tsatsga appointment as a Minister of the new Cabinet.

NAVAL AFFAIRS.

The C.C.C. team are as follows:-R. Basa, W: H. Viveash, P. Carrie, L. A, Rase, ́R. Pestorji, J. D. Noir, R. Carvalho, J. V. Braga, E. L. Eriga, H. H: Tayler and L E. Lammer!.

LEAGUE TABLE.

The Remnants R.G.A... Civil Service...***** 3 2 R.E......

The following is the tible up to date --

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The inde in certala oddities of skins bas grown to such an extent that nowadays Do American tanner of specialities in nonplussed by any sklo brought 3 him. Be it snake,measures, carious fish or frog, elephant or, seal, he han dies it phlegmatically, and in the reguler course of business. Until recently it was sup posed that these atual skies, there of special delicacy, at feast, such as fish skins, had to be handled by special processes. Special

Prince Tsai-bruu bas decided to award sub- neries, notably in Newark, N. 1., one of the oldest seats of the tancing industry in America stanlive appointments to all the cficials who outside of the New York City "Swamp," have accompanied him abroad for the investiga Craigongower spring up just for this purpose and prospered. lion of Naval effaits, Batto-day all sorts of tusaeries take anything that may chine to them, and the specialists have hetom general tasntri. At my of them the visitor, if he is there at as opportune time, may rec a beip of snake skins, or the of sharks cr alligators, pichaps even the skins of catfish, awaiting their turas with bries of hides that until yesterday covered fat and oleok cat'le ou hool,

COVERHOR OF SHENSI

The Provincial Treasurer, Fen Treng-chiang Nanking, will sherly be appointed Governor of Shen-se.

INTERFERENCE BY EXECUT V2 RESENTAD

Frieces Yo Long, Tsal-tao, Tsai-bsis and General Yi Chang hava dec did to establish certain rules with a view to preventing the Excutive from interfering with Naval au Military matters and at the same time!limiting their powers.

THE NEW ORDER IN CHINA, The Prince Regent has ordered the Grand Councillors to instruct the Viceroys and Gov- eroors of the various provinces to prepare everything for the proposed constitutional re- forms with all their might. Should any of them think that he is incompetent for the post, he will be allowed to tender his resignation.

Italist seams, these days, as if leather could be me skip of anything that walks of es, most unlikely cies teres were the most part able to the manufac user. How many people know anything in panicular about gatish, for example, or would aver think of garden östher? Ye, in this branch of the leathertrade of to-day, the garish is a tla kicg among c.catures valuable for their skins, for somebody not long ago discover ed that it had a skin which, under treatment and with proper polish, can be made to look *precisely like ivory. A good ninny of the very costly jewel cases sad picutre frames sold in the most expensive shops are el gafish skin. The gutti:lrekin has rome wonderful properties; And it is surrounded by some loteresting tra ditions. It is not only capable of being work. ed up to a beautiful polish, but after it is finish. ed it takes on a wondetisi hardness. There is a tradition that his secret was known by cerislo tribes of Indians, and they used it as an arm car. It is certain that a breastplate of gaifith skin would resist even a temabawk, and the Impact of any arrow. Ithas even been establish? ed that it can a mide hard enough to turn the edge of a spear er kalle.

A DEPLETED ENCUEŊ JER.

Owing to lack of funds in the Imperial ousehold the Minister of Finance has wired to the various Provinces instructions in remit the usual suma to dele y the expenses of the Imperial Housebeld,

THE PANAMA CANAL,

PROGRESS OF THE WORK,

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Hongkongguante 313143.7 H.K. Polkem

OTHER CRICKET.

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HONGKONG CVICKET CLUB DR, EGA. A match will take place on the Hongkong Cricket Club's ground on Saturday afternoon against the R.C.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL,

SECOND DIVISION.

Card Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, 87th Company, Royal Carrison Antillers, or the Military Ground, 2.10 p.m. Referee: Gua

ner Mar.

LEAGUE TABLE,

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-FUGBY FOOTBALL..

- HONGKONG CLUB 5. THE NAVY.

SPEECH MAKING

A SHANGHAI CRITICISM, The following appsats in the Shanghai Berekry

Dr. Wilder has just called attention to a duty which may disregard-the duty of attacking national failing on the personal side. And not only has Dr. Wilder done this with the charm which he has taught us to expect from him, but he has also been suggestive in other ways, Alcohol was his text; Intoxication his object of attrck; total abstinence his effective weapon, We wish to extend the field of operations so that it may include inebriation of another kind. Intoxicated with the exuberance of his ow verbosity" jald Benjamin Disracil of Wm. Ewart Gladstone in a memorable debats in the Houss of Commons. That bit of biting des cription will serve as no fatroduction to a per tinent inquiry and some examination of it. It is universally a lowed that the drinking habits of the present day are evils of the first magat tude. But what of the vice of speech-making. our modern torrent of frothy garrulity, our "His Lordship said he would take the cate

Ased of this? Is it a sign of intelligence, of When it again, came on at a subsequat trailouality, and capacity or le it a mark of vacuous abstraction on the part of those who age, Mr. Ro Yeu Sik stated that be cossent.

listen and of verbare dust-throwing on the part ed to judgment.

His Lordship eutered Jodgment accordingly. of those who talk?

·A CANATLAN AUTHOR'S BOOK,

issued.

His Lordship-In the defendant in the Cology

Mr. Shenton-No, my Lord. He is outside the jurisdiction of the Court sad is not likely to return. I have already a warrant for his arrest.

Inter.

THE CHINESE,"

THE AMERICAN LOAN

AB VIEWED FROM AN ENGLISH STANDPOINT'

The conclusion ofļā preliminary agreement between the United States, and China for a foam of £ro,caso o, certalaly constitutes an Interesting phase in Uhiocte borrowing. China, on broad principles, le always ready to accept alo, remarks the Z. &• C. Express, provid ed the terms suit ber, and the United States come forward as

CHINA'S UNSELFISH, FRIEND to ald her with money and advice to put her. corrapey bound in order. There will be no two opinions as to the adrirability of it from the foreign point of view. It is not suggested the United States will find all the money, America could, if necessary, supply the entire amount, but the

GREAT DEMAND FOR MONEY

there at high rates of laterost makes it more profitable for bankers and investors to finance home agterprises rather than to find money to rabablitato China's currency, America wiil, in fact, be the broker, and Europe will be asked to put up most of the amount, though at present such must remain doubtful until it la known what class of security will be offered. The contract astered into between the Ameri can syndicate and the Chlocis Government stipulates that the money furnished shall ba ured exclusively by the Government to

TRADE.

£100,000,000 CAPITAL, INVOLVED,

A great fight with money and brains is now being waged between two sets of faeclers to- securo control the petroleum oll trade of the world.

Sixty millions sterling is the capital on one'; side in the fight, farly millions on the other. The Standard Oil Company, a great American Trust, with Mr. Rockefeller, the richest man lo the world, at its head, controls the former amount; while the latter is the market value of the concerns associated with the Shell Trading and Transport Company of London, of which Sir Marcus Samuci is the chairman. In the fight on the side of the latter are Messrs. Rothchild of Paris,

Although the Standard Trost has for some time bean ergaged lo attempting to defeat the interests to Mexico con- competition of the pected with Lord Cowdray (Sir Westman Pears) and has been fighting the oil authori ties lu Austria, its great contest la, and will be,

Let us see. Use thing is certala-the more the wards, the thiores the thought. There is probably more water in armall Alplac lake then is the broad Ta-hu. The lake has depth the

REFORM THE CHINESE CURRENCY IYSTEM.' Ta-ha is shallow. Now thought that is thin is nct unlike geel that is thin, Thera is lack The methods to be adopted by China to carry cut this pledge, are not koown, but it is kellaved John Stuart Thomson, the Montreal-born of nourishme in it, and th's is bad for the men- amber's potable book "The Chinese, lately tal nature of such as have to subsist on it.in Wasblugton that the United States Intend published in the United States by Bobbs-Mar There is more substance in an essay of Brcon's to suggest the appointment of an America adviseret Poking to ensure the proper expendi- or a speech in Hamlet than may be found in a till Company, Indianapolis, Ind., is now also published by the house of 1. Werner whels valuma of political dintribe. They ture of the mover. Such advisor would to Laule, Lordan,' price 125, 63, nel. The think they shell be beatd for their much speak occupied exclusively with the problem of currency reform, to which it is stipulated that tha Scotsman of September 22, 191, cvisws the log," was said of.th long winded Pharisees.

GREATER PART OF THE LOAN Ju wo go farther than this, we are sure that a 16656 work, which bas met with international suc-

vast deal of this crato y of the pretent day is shall be devoted. It is said that the prasant cess, as follows:- Numerous as have been the volumes devoted to China and its people, worse than windy: it is insiicero. Talley-arrangement Is the outcome of the negotiations it may be doubted if there has been one rand said that man used speech to conceal his that took place when H. E. Targ Shao-yl wan published fra icag time which gives a tboughts, and the witticism is frizer now of in Washington, but that any consummation t en was prevented by t'a dentis of the Em better idea of the protest condition of his public life than it was when uttered. Policiaus country end its millions of inhabitants now mount the rostrum wit their tongue ia peror and the Empress Dowager of China, than that which comes from. Mr. John Stuut their chesk. That is one result of democ Thomson. He does not indicate how long he racy, for where democracy exists, there must. PIGHT FOR THE WORLD'S QIL has been a resident in Chins, but it is evident people ho beguiled into the belief that they are

their own rulers. Their eplains must be ask his stay has been considerable and he has cer- tainly made good use of his opportunities of their predilections stadied, their prejudices observing the purple and their customs, Hallowed or. The greater the demagogue the The following will represest the Cub's gives a vivid impression of bath and is endow more fulsome his appeal to the groundlings. The quantity of claptrap, cf misclatement, of teams :-E, ancock, A. P. Dishwood, A. C. Eed with a gift of humour which helps to lighten Elburgash, T. E. Penice, W. C. D. Turner, H. up the heaviest of bis pages. But there are not fabrication, and of other linguistic crime which D. Sharpin, R. E. 0, Bird, H. I. Phelips, numerous and the reader will not be inclio ought to make the alterors ashamed of them C. H. Dalrymple, R.N., E. T. Wickham, R.N., el to skip much of the volums. It covers many selves and which will be poured into the long purces of Chinese tile giving amusing examples suffering ears of the British people during the and H. R. Makin.

of Chinis humour, and describes the chief coming month is something #ppalling to think charte cristics of the men of the hour in China. of. We do not mean to tay that there are no The volume is extensively and admirably lus good paists la our Anglo-Saxon methods of trated." Black and White, of London, reviews placing Issues before the community, but we do as follows:-A book presenting a vivid pictors say that while we recognise their geod points I life among the Chinese, whose author has we cannot be blled to the fact that they have travelled extensively in Chios and had special their counterbalancing defects. It is not a good facilities for obse:ving their life. The author thing for a nation to hear its leading men describes hetowo, food, climate, literature, art, abused, bolled, denounced, ned villified. mchitecture, chief political figures, dress, shepi, Yet this is part of the game. In private women, religion, festivals, graveyards, etc, in a life it le a serious thing to call a man a bright and amusing fashion. The book is up. llar, a thief, a scoundrel or a rogue. He may to date."

The Manchster Guardian says: now hear them all; and see them all in print, There is so preface for colophon to this am sometimes refering to himself, sometimes to using book whereby to assist the reader who his rival, eccording to the tint of the utterer's the lively su her may be. The styl is flarid election favour and there is much word palating. The lustra Still aro her poirt Much speaking iser't-with the "Shell" tians alcns (with the short explanatory legendably brings about self-contradicilon," We al The following have been selec'ed to play for under cach) place b.fore the cys a-vivid and ac- know what a whirlwind Mr. Roosevel: has the Hongkong Club against the Navy in the curate pa isa of whai Chinese lle and Chinese made of the period of li'crary cite to which Te following itement dated November first of the series of the up matches 20-more w scanery really is." The London Olarger te he said he was coming home. We have beard was recently published in the American after oon at Happy Valley. Kick-off, 4.15 pm. views:-" Opening this book on China at ran the echtes of his thousand speeches ever in the Full back: ILG. Hegarty: Three qires: I dom with some curiosity, we read that Belgian Far East Is surprising that "The Nation " By the courtesy of Colonel Goethals, have

C. Roberts, J. F. McGregor, 3. E. S. Robson, monks, who would crucify the flesh stick to (Americas) has discovered from these speeches inspecte the Panama Canal from the Atlantic

J. Gregory Halves: T. Cocker and A. Ahir bats which feas the actiale, merciless that on one and the same subject there are four in the Facile. Two-thirds of the excavation work, half the Gaun dan, 40 per cent, of the Claxton; Forwards: W, Ross, A. G. Raseshill, rays of the sun upon their devated but dizzy Rossevelis? The wonder is that there are not C. C. F. Cunningham, J. Bell-Irving, A. Tem heads" and we decided to continue, for here forty. Our leadia pelticians in England, Allactic, and 20 per cent. of the Pacific lopts pedley, D. G. Cheerman, E. t. Scat and H. seemed to be a successor at last to Mark Twain, who do not talk in a year so much as Mr. have been completed. Colonel Goethals says

It is what the Germans would call a thoroughly Ronsevalt bas dens is a week, yet have their that the work will be practically fluished early

worked-out" book ou Chinese life, customs, younger selves called up to contradict at times in 1914, but he expects that the locks and mg-

thely older dicia. Hence accusations flacon- chinery will be in operation, and that the Canal ORIENTAL DEVELOPMENT COP. habits, and the country generally, compiled, wo

fancy, by an American who has certainly cram- sistency, of opportunism, and of discrepancies will be officially opened by, January 1, 1915-

JAPANESE SETTLERS FOR COREA. med bis valame with a deat of useful and fital to ac statesmanship. And Just of all Everything is nicving at the Isthmas with pre-

e is an entertala- this talent verbosity is destructive of all true clsion, method, and efficiency. Officials and The Oriental Development Company is re. amusing information.

aa-oratory. The high water narz of British elo- workmen alike are Imbued with a single idea-ported 1 be preparing for the introduction of ing chapter on Chinese mour." The that of staying at Panama until the work is its first Japanese settlers let the Corean dee (Scotland) Adverting calls it" thoroughly quence was reached when there were but one or peninsula. Their number will be rather limit readable book, teldom falling below a high two "ful dr:si debites" during a whole year, Baished, This is largely due to the fact that every one feels that health and sanitary condi- cd, the Scout Pro states, Eutin view of the average in interest, and always exhibiting a Burle, Fox, Pitt, nod Pesi did rot talk at cultured and Info'med mind; his volume large every night, Liccoln made, but one leas are being carefully guarded by the Gov- fact that the s cress of this first batch will

a veritable gallery of excellent views Gettysburg speech. The philippici of De: erament.

have a frenching bearing update settles

Chinese scetery, architecture, lile mosthenes were not delivered at road-sids I had a conversation with Pesident Arue. as well as upon Corean firme:~g Directors

stions. These ate co siderations which, we mean to day. He authorized me to convey to cf the Company are evidently dising great and customs." 8me important British

views of "The Chinese" are as follows:-The bink, shoud give panse to the two Eng ish The Times his gratification that Mr. Taft had precaution is the selection of the candidates.

On the other hand there are indications that London Neos (Oct, 20, 19-0) says: No one speaking peoples, Wo ars the greatest sinners officially and emphatically denied the story

who has realised the enormous significance of in this respect, and if there is anything to that the United States had entertained tae idda Japanese farmers have begun toti a serious

the self-realisatio of China ip the last zo yenTS chrose between us the daughter is more talk of annexing the Republic of Parama os/as terest is Corean agricolice, Up to date

can fail to desire to acquire some knowledge'ofative, itao lir mother, he gaiss nothing by it. "mal cleus merdicity of the Yellow Press.qver twenty applicatioar, it reported, have President Arasemena fully concurs in been received by the Company from would be the life and manners of today. Few writers Such whirlwinds must go in one ear and out if thotter, icce no bead could possibly contain opinion. He added:-

settlers in groups. Some days ago fifty japan have dealt sallisciorily with the subject, and

them; and the result is that is the cloud of The statement that the Republic is bankruptess, formi-, teo families, arrived from Gemma there was plenty of room for such a book as

"The Chincic." Mr. Thomson has attempted, chall even the fie grains of corn that do exist is equally false. We do not owe a ccot. We

with a large measure of success, to give a ra lo darger of being lost. pay on sight. We bave $5,000,000 (£1,200,000) deposited in New York banks, drawing 43 per

picture of the Chir esa as a ration and an in. structive picture of Ohloa as the stands to-day cent and taco,000 in cash depositif in banks at Paname, of which the sum of $jor,

at her time of crisis. The chapter oz Chinese ope is to secure the silvercurrency. We have to

politics and tesmen particularly imper payer money. The Government is honestly and

tan." The Birmingham Pest (Oct. 21, 1910) FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENTS IN LONDON DOM cally conducted and does not spenil a

says: It is a series of graphic and lively pictures of daily life in the Fir Kast. Things SERVICE.

do lar without careful consideration,

the writer sets before us by pen and camera, He wiles well and is an agreeable companion,

M. Thomson is also the auiker of two otter volumes, "Estabelle and A Day's Song" published by Win. Briggs, Richmond St., Toronto, Canada, $1.00 each. Mr. Thomson was Agent of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co. In Hoogkong lo 1974 and lived at Hongkong for three yea s.

Codfisk are sa cominorly rezerled asa stand ard food that it is hard to disassociate the name. from that use only. Nevertheless many codfish in some parts of the world are caught largely for their skins, which can be tanned to unusual 1oughoess. The "hide" of the cod, as its covering when tafeed may well be culled, can be utilized for shots qud gloves to goed advan

lage.

Every expart fanner to-day, who knows the skins of the denizens of the sea, who is familiar with the leather from seats, ollers, walruses And all the other water beasts, will testify that there is nothing more beautiful that comes to him in the way of trade than shark skin. It is a bluish gray in colour, and of a long that makes it seem burrished. It is easy to handle and tough, and lends itself remarkably well to decorative leather &ficcis. The thin of a shark has lis surface dotted closely with an infinite number of tiny prickles, caly to be seen under a magnifying glass, and it is the effect given by them that mikes, the burnished at prafsece.

From Turkey comes the "argal fish" (as its Oriental noms is best translated), horrifying to look at, but its skin provides a green leather It is one of the vary best in the trade. Es skin is admirable for long, strong leather strips. One of its most successful ures is for brai flug intu whips,(P. A Wallin Ampricta Eep. r)

AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES,

papers:-

THE QUESTION OF FORTIFICATIONS. Seatiment in Panama favours a very' fulf,

programme of fotification for the Canal, am

W. Lester,

prefecture without making previous arrange- menis dad surprised the Directors of the above Company with a request for a contract of

seulement.

The Company is trying hard to make some provision for the Gunma peasants. Misun derstanding on the part of the latter is said to be the cause of this awkward situation. It is bigbly desirable that prefec ural authorities in

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HOW TO SWIM. FASTER.

SYDNEY MAN'S INVENTION.

to'd that the plans of the fortifications have A Frecckman named Garsier recently in. beca practically agreed upus, and that the work voted a swimming machine, which not only will be begun' at the earliest practicable I made it possible for a swimmer to travel long moment. Mr. Taft, after inspecting the pro- distances by water, but also enabled a person posed scheme under the gu'dance of Colonci Grethals and other officers, all of whom are travel in safely. This invention weighed solb. who could not swim to enter the water and strongly in favour of the fortifications, will Mr. J. I. O'Brien, of Neutral Bay, says The write his recommendations to Congress while Evening News (Sydnes), appears to have gone he is here.

one better, and has secured a provisional pro tection at the Patent Office for contrivance which he claims will do all that the French machine will do, ord yet only weigh 2lb. instead of acib.

A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE,

* FORTUNE FAVOURS DARING BURGLARS,

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THE OPIUM IR AFFIC.,

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COOLIES PATAL FIGHT,

AFTERMATH OF & LYNAMITË ARGUMENT,

At Yanagawa-mam, a village in Yamanash! prefecture, on the 20th inst., a fatal flight ce curred among Japaness and-Corean workmen who are employed to the bydro-electric works belonging to the Tokio Electric Light Com- pany. A number of Corean coolics who were drinking at a restaurant quarrelled among themselves. A Japanese coolie happened to pass dod dashed into the house to pacify them. The Infter now attacked the intruder and killed him on the spot. Hearing this the Japanere Workmen attacked the Cortase. Severe fight. ing ensued, and someone throw a piece of dynamite among them, with the result that two men were killed and many lojured. When news of the affair reached the Police Station & force of police was sent to the icine, and the tingleadera were arrested,

The spirations of the Standard Company and the Shit Company come in contact at many points, and up till a few weeks ago there wa An arrangement, between them to maintain a equilibrium of prices,

That arrangement has now fallan to the ground. War to the knife has been declared. It will be waged not only in London and New York, but throughout Europe ant la Asia. While the Standard Trust is sending all ta spoil the market in the East Indian isigods, where the'r competitors are actually produclog oil, the shell fanciere have began asadiog large consigns eals to America, and are selling it is profit,

The Shell group, which includes the Royal Dutch Company and the Asiatic Company, claim that the increasing popularity of their petiol has brought matters to a crisis. This may be taken as their view of the situation:

the petrol trade of Europe the proportion of the Shell business is 65 per cent, to the Standard's 35. But the Standard does perhaps Gir copt. of the total kerosene-distributing business. It opproached the Shell Company with a proposal that the latter should band over 15 per cert. This was refused. The Shell and Royal Dutch Companies have now made themselves sole proprietors of the Sum. atran oil.

The attacks of the Trust are said to be mani- fested in various directions. It has lowered pilces to the East India markets to a rate which Rives, it is alleged, no return for the oil it is shipplog. o aounteract the development of..... the oilfields in Egypt it has greatly lowered the pice of kerosene there. The Shell and Royal Dutch Companies, on the other hand, bava disposed of 50.000 tons of petrol for the United States at prices 50 per cent above those which the Standard is realising in Europe. They do pot, therefore, fear competition.

Meanwhile oil shares are falling rapidly on the Stock Exchange, and the price of petrol in England has dropped 3d a gallon and may be expected to go very much lower.

TAMINE IN RIANGŠU.

A telegram was recolved on the 25th Nov, in Shanghaifrom Dr. Patterson, ef Suchien, North of Tingkingpu in this "Province; stating that be district surrounding Su kien extends over. a wider a ea than in 1907, but it is not so sente Already more than 20,050 refugees have left. The worst section is at Fichou. The cosatry turrrounding Seining is not so badly affected. Meny destituto people who were fleeing from the country hava been forced back and are al COOR'S TRIPS IN NEW 2EALAND. | ready beglaulug to make trouble. The Go-

LATEST HANDBOOK ISSUED,

NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA.

Simle, Oct 19. Several important questions regarding opium are now before the Government of India, the most promiscat being the negotiations with the Chiness Government for the continuance of the existing contract, which provides for a

We have to acknowledge the receipt from Messia. Thomas Cook & Son of a copy of the gradual redaction of the Indizo opium im.

sixth edition of their bijou volume entitled ports, and corresponding redactions of the

"ew Zealand as a Tourist and Health Re- acal producs in Chion The ny cement was diawo up tentatively for three years, which

sort" with a supplement on the South Sea It. loads. As is explained in the introductive the period will a expire. The Peking au her ties have made defnit proposals for the co

book is issued dot as a guide book merely but tintance of the arrangement, but are unable to supply aay statistics to show that opium as a publication designed to give the seeker after information some idea of the wonders of nature, the varied chartcter of the magnificent cultivation to China is bring reduced. The Commercial Attache to the Brilish Legation at Peking is making an Inquiry cenery, and the curative propertier of the all- and possibly nothing will be settled till his reheving springs, contained in this too tile parts are considered. The Goverement of known country; as well as a variety of informa

ndia, it is understood, alss pointed out the tion useful to travellers.

vert meat is preparing to distilbata ous hun- dred thousand dollars' worth of grain to the people as seed wheat.

It appears from the abave telegram that the famine la Nor.bera Arhal extends to the northern part of this provinco.

The Fresident is giving Mr. Taft a banquet Japan should take care not to allow a repti-sten-n things learned and thought—are what The General Past Office auiborities have on the 16th last, and elaborate arrangementetion of such a rash-act by would be agricultural under considemtion the Levelopment--ofafe being side by the inhabitants of nama emigrauis. Automatic telephone exchanges, and lab give him a cordial welcome to the Isthmus. vestigations nie being made into the system. Although automatic telephones are largely in operation in merican some inconte, as at Grand Rapids, without any minual assistance the system is not familiar to most English men; but the Lorimer system, which is a Canadian invention, was tried in Lyons by the French Postmaster Geceral Simmyan in 2003; and a German system was installed in Hilde sheim in 1937. The German machine it like a clock with indicating zumbers 0-7, connected to the notomatic exchange. To each sumber thers is a bolo, into which the finger is insert. ed, and the disc turned as far as it will go. "Thus, to ring up 6955, the finger is inserted in hole, the disc tumed and released, and the finger inserted in, and so en, until the num

Mr. O'livien made a trial of his apparatus at bars are fisia, di fager i inserted in a likewise, and the cecexion is complete. In the early hours of this (meralng, burglare the Dom in Baths recepily and surprised local The automatic system is also in use in Canada, brake into Bradley and Company's Godown at swimmers by the pace and case with which he and Mir. Neil, pies dent of the Lerimer Caua Waachai, from which the thieves removed a large could travel through the water. The appara dian Company, has related in this country bow quantity of sandalwood to a boat lying near

Lus consists of an ordinary wife canvas-belt at Peterborough (Canada) the exchange, was the waterfront facing the godowns. The goods with wind bags articbed. There are siteated Eo that when it fated in the water ore is at the locked up at it p.m. until 6 36 the mixt men were left on the prayn bear the wharf but while back of the swimmer Fad the ether under the

TO THE WATER'S EDGE. ing, the mechanism being let to work by its:1 | the culprits were at work getting more out, a

But, according to some experts, absolute European Police Seigeant bappssed to arrive abdomen. This section of the contrivanco cin ty automatic exchange is most suitable for

On the night of Thursday last, Oct. 17ib, the sa the spot, in the course of bis beat. Hebe rolled up and put in the pocket. The second small centres: ike locreased mechanism re- found the godown dror open, whereupon scion consists of two aluminium plates or quired for latercommunication in large centres prom ply bolted it again, at the same time thields to fit over the hands to give the human

Japanese steamer No.10 Kyudo Maru, belong with many exchanges would he very compli giving two blasis on his whistle to secure assist-propellers a greater grip of the water. There

ing to the Awa Kyodo Steamship Company, Manchurie, and was burot to the water's edge. cated and sequiza extensive supervision by ace, Before the others co Id arrive, however, alolds, when on the hands, are attached by

caught fire when a few miles from Autung, expats. The National Telephone Compady the thieves manazed to make good their strong e'astic bands to the other portion of the made o trial of a small automatic system about

ascape through the back door and a few apparatus (the belt round-the-waist), ti urat in qu'er of the recent opium duty in Canton, The lile book is brimful of interesting The passengers were saved. A Daires mess- instant stranded at a point four or five miles 1889, whereby the subscalex turned a handle moments later, the host alongside the wharf every stro. & the body is lifted forward from the and will doubtless take advantage of this comreading matter and is plentifully illustrated age says the No.:o Fy do Mars on the 17th and got a connexion without any assistance

not so much a guide as a travelling companien, from Antung, An attempt was made at high shot away. A search was then made but no hips and is in position for the secand stroke taing revisios tithe terms with Chica to settle with photographs, maps, c'c. It might be called

for it teems al h lilstoric and descriptive lettertide to raise ber, bat without tuccess. During from an operator at the exchange but with, the body could be discovered in the gadawn. All be made. The belt with the wind bags attack.several other minor difficulties that have arisen

renders the user safe la the water.

in that country over the opium trade. growth of the system it consed to work well. the stoico propeny was recovered Infact,

press. One can opon it almost of any page operations a lamp in the steerage passenger PATNA AGENCY TO BE CLOSED.

haphazard with the assuracce that one will qu nters was overturned, and the steamer was As has been said, far London, where the Post

Allahabad, Oct. 19,

come across something or other well wenk soon abisz, It is reported that there won Office, telephone plone deals with LOMB 1.250.00 calls in the 24 hours, no system can

The Opium Agency at Pa'n will shouly be persal. The halstoricit descriptious of New two hundred Japaness and one hundred and be adapted until it has been thoroughly proved. | left for the Far East on Novembr10: The The telegram quoted below was received closed, and the control of the Opium Depati Zealand and the South Sea Islands generally filly Chinese passengers on board but all are But although there is another difficulty la cruiser squadron is the Far East will thus be from the Manila Observatory at the American Pengal to the Beard of Pevenue. United Pro worthy of a place as a back of reference on any one who is known to have been drowned ard ment transfured from the Government of pro of Iterary merit and make the valeme said to have reached the store in safety save Loades in the private bianchexchanges, where | iecreased to two armoured craltors, the Scharn⚫ | Consulate-General to-day:-"- numbers of subscribers ring op the same Korel and Gusinnau with three smaller cruiters,

vinces. To legalise th's transfer a logfe bank stall. Ar a companion to the "guides" three who are missing. The steamer, was nomber, it must be ramacabared that telephona | Zelprig, Nurgberg, and Borden. All'are of the

Clause Bill will be introduced into the Imperial pubilshed by Cook's it will be found invaluable totally destroyed. The total iosa, is estimated

at Cojoco you, Laglelative Council.. developments move quickly.

most modern type.

to anyone tonelor la the Soulkeid Seastar

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THE German armonied cruiser Geitenas (Commander Cap'ain von Usslar) was to bayo

7YPHOON WARNING.

Marlis, December a, gam, Cyclone or Typhoon bear or over the Palow Islands moving W.

JAPANESE stramer boRNT