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FIRE AT GRAND CARLTON

HOTEL

"SMART TURN-OUT OF DRIGADE..”

14th Inst.

Shortly before-ba'fipart ona b'clock this after toor, the Fira Bigada get a call from the Grand Carlto. Ho al in Ice House Street The Brigale ware early on the scene, under Firemaster A. Laue. It was discovered thii the fire had occurred in the servants' quarters hetween the ground flot and first fear levels. No time, was lost in getting at the sest of the corflagration, which torsed out to have been caused by a defective five.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 1910

BIG BABOON AT LARGE IN CAINE ROAD.

TERRIFYING WOMEN AND CHILDREN. For the past few days a big monkey, which apparently haserca ed from captivity, his been frequenting the house-tonts and wornadate in Crime Rend and the neighbourhood of Abci. dare Sweet and causing no little alarm amongs bouroholders in the vicinity. This bowelcome addilon to the 4 ating populata of that is trict teams to spend most of his time is to about the house gaps and lovading the verac days in search of food. Whenever he has lid hands upon something extable he repairs to the roof to cry his meals until such time as hunger compels him to make another predaloy raid. Ho'seems to bave a particular liking for

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondenta in this column.]

ONE MAN ON DECK.

TO THE EDITOR or rue "liorakono Telegraph."

Ein-Daving regard to the enormity of the practice which prevails whereby many British merchant vessels are commanded or officered for both) by uncertificated and responsible men who, possibly, may be ignorant even of the fundamental principles of the rules of the road at sen, er indeed, be colour-hlied; whilst

same qalfe, igaciant of the va àtus, duties appertaining to the pretection of lila at se", the Guild-which is the largest repres There was good deal of alarm omongst the

salative assclation of Optalas and Officers lom tes of this past of the ctel premises as

the wa. Id-trun that you will give publicity a result of the cutbreak, but this was speedily

to the esclored copy of a letter which we have allayed as soon as the Brigade bad set to work

la teve al house. to which this four-legged at addered to the Board of Fin te. Could In checking the spreid if the fire, the fi enten had to cut away about to feet by to feet of for robber has gered access, be has setirusly you extend out the sympathy and support of ing, and it coosequence some damage was dose fahtened some of the inmates- pecially your lential paper, it would go far in re- boh to the first flor and to the group fast. the women ppd chillren; and virana nacving what, at present, constitutes a very This practically represented all the lesi, which doors are now being generally kept shal6evil and danger. The subject mat er of is roughly assessed at anything from Sego to against bis intrusions. Should anything iq $:01. Whether or no the balld ng way insured the nature or shape of a gun be polated to think, speak for itself. does not transpira: presumably it was

towards blm as if to thot, the monkey im- Thanks to the ardour with which the Brigaden edistely makes a beelite for shelter. laboured, the work of extinguishing the out He was fict observed three days ago in Calë Break was accomplished in less than thinly Road. Yesterday he pika visit to Aberdeen mloutes, Chiel Inspector Baker was grisant, Streit and later on to Lower Castle Roid. Ee belping to superi:tond opernel.usĮ

was last seen in Aberdeen.

A MISSING BEDSTEAD, ·

CURIOUS CHARGE AT THE MAGISTRACY.

13th list.

A Chinese woman charged three men at the Magistracy this morning with the larceny of ap iron bedsterd. Fergt, Grant prestered nl Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Mesra, Goldring, Bar low and Morrell, defunded,

It appears that the defendants threatened the complaleast, upon which the later reported the mallar to the Police, and the Registrar- General. On retorring home ho faned her bedstead missing

His Worship (To complainant)-W!" you be satisfied if you have your bed back and the defendants will not interfere with you? -Yes.

His Worship discharged the defendants and cautioned them,

OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE UNIPER- SITY SCHEME.

ban ipas and oranges.

The brute does not apper to to possessed with that firdishly desir c'ire spirit' which most moukejagat lose from captivity display; h's only deslie seems to be to procure the wherewithal to say bis appetite. Several at

our letter to the Board of Trade will, I venture

I am, etc., T. W. MOORE,

Sec clery, Imperial Merchant Service Guild.

The Arcade, Loid Street, Liverpool,

igh November, 1910.

[Encloure]

S13,Within the near future the Roard of Trade will, we assume, ba furnished with a copy of the judgment which was delivered on tempis hate boa made to capture bin, but the 15th instant on the conclusion of the formal without success. One houseboy in Caire Road investigation, held under the Merchatt Ship- got within reach, but when bered to grab the ping Act, into the clraumstances attendi tho animal te got a party bite for his prins. Meas. coilisin between 115 British ss felissa and while the money is making hinirell such a

the fathing-smack Alter of Athlow, whereby aulsatce that if he is not spezdils, pure befour of the latter lost their lives, The Feesid

cat of the cut, which sat at Dublin, was Mr. Swite, Chief Divisional Magistrate, with Com mander W. F. Cubɔrne, C.1, R:N R., Gemman. der G. K. Wright, RN.R., and Mr. W. C. Norminton as Asscesare,

will have to be shot.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST. CONTRACTOR,

A PARTNERSHIP WHICH WAS NEVAR ESTABLISHED.

gene long and arduous practical expoilence.at great expense and trouble to qualifying then selves for their posicious, we would subrait that it should no longer bo petmitted.

It is ́ extraordinarily enough, ha casa thai, even yeh, the British travelling

THAT STEAM ROADROLLKRI

ANNOYS. THE CHIEF JUSTICE,

13th lost. - The re-macadamising of Queen's Road public do not appear to, ju any way. Central was badly aceded certainly, but its kenlied the enormous personal is to execution is accompanied by disadvantages which they are subject, and the fropardy into the public in the way of rough and muddy which their lives are placed owing to easily streets, and most of al, the rambling snotting rectified defects in the law, offering, no basis of that noisy instrument of torture, the steam whatever of justification..

road to fer. So great was the din caused by the engine when opposite the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon that it drowned the voices of Counsel appearing in an appeal case, and at plast, Chilel down for road-rolling operations to be suspended until the Court bad finished Its sitting,"

We sincerely trust, therefore, that the Board of Trade will not further delay this matter, that they will take what steps are necesstry la en- suring that the Government will devita their speedy atlantiin to it in order that it may, at least, receive similar consideration to other cp cima: ts which they have introduced, apd are now before them, in order to alleviate the lot of workers connected with particular classes as are, but which are of only small relitive im- portance to the country at large compared with one such as that we now mpit carnestly suggest.

I am, Sir, Your obidizat servant,

(ilgued) T. W. MOORE,

Secretary.

The Assistant Secretary,

Merine Department,

Board of Triče.

THE ABERDEEN STRBB7 COLLAPSE.

INQUIRY AT THE MAGISTRACY,

ť

11th inst.

The cogine was agaio at work there early this morning, but it was moved. farther afield towards 10 o'clock, when the Cantt business begas. At ordinary times, the street noises of Queen's Read armilmes make bearing difficult is the Court-beuses, without the added itfiction of a steam-roller, to that it is little wonder that Bench and Bar alike are eagerly looking forward to a speedy comple. tion of the new Law Courts,

JOURNALISM INCHINA,

COUNT OKUMA ON THE OUTLOOK.

Tokyo, December 6, fo a speech made at the International Press Arscelation last evening, Canet Ckama refer red to the significance which the openlug of the Chinese Parliament would have for the The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances terasional Press organisation, and when China would send delegates to the Intorontion. attending the death of a sumar eden Seat at Parliamentary Conference, and became like the recent house collasse in Aberdeen Strict was contiued at the Magist as this afternou realized without any doubt in Chira. Ho fur- The jury consisted of the following geallether said that the work of the representatives to niea:Messis, P. H. Holyoak, W. Thom and C. A. Lopes. Mr. F. B. L. Bowlty, Crown Soli. citor, conducted the icquly on behalf of the Crown,

The owner of No. 17 was called and stated that he owed the house for the last twelve reas. He was in Canten it the time when

the collapse occurred. *

This judgment being, very naturelly, of the

The rent collector was next called and said gravest concern to him, a copy of it has been received by the Guild from a Commander of he collected rent for his master for the last one of our largest coasting mail and passenger four years, He effected the necessary repairs sleazers who is only too keenly alive to the en beball of his master, No.big repairs were tortible dangers which are continually present-made, sad there were no cracks in the wall be ed by the fact that so many British merchant tween Nos. 15 and 17. He was last in the hans sti-particularly in the casting trace end on the 13th ustimo at o'clock, On the 6b of large are consm n ́ed or officeted, or November, it want upstairs, which part of the bath, by uncerificated, unqualified, and utterly house was occupied by a family, the ground fa the creat case it has floor being tented by a barber. Do that daic there were on heavy gouns of any kind in the brea found by the Court:-

fits. He did not notice that the next house wis p:led dows. He knew that at the end of September No 15 would be re-constructed. He did bot tale any actice of what was golug on in No. 15. Be received no papers from the Government for re-building,

14th inst Ko Ch Po, a contractor, of No. 9 Graston Street, was charged at the Magistracy this mo ng bfore Mr. E. R. Halifax fer receiving twn cums of money by false pretepers and sun

f $4,000 from Wong Yap Sang, booktit der, of 744, Hollywood Road, and anotice of Storiesponsible men. MOTED AMERICAH SCIENTIST LECLINES TO from Wat Ei, alie Wai Chi Wo Torg, shop

keeper, of No, Wing Wo Stret

Mr F. X d'Almed of Imsada ard Smith, Proseculed and Mr. Dixon defende

CO-OPERATE IN CHINA,

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The Cablencier America (Manila) publishes the following despatch from its Was ington correspondent lan recent issue :-The Chinese in the Philippines and the Chinese who remain on their native heath will be it retted to know that the plan which the Univerallies of wood-cutting him Lie of No. 9. Catchick Oxford and Cambridge are putting forward for Street. On the same day, the complainant Daiverstiy for China is balng actively push-paid to the defendant the sum of $4,co to ed by its British, projectors. The plan is enable him to become a partner of the Wing comp:ehensive one in its ambition to rejuvenate Now Company and on the understanding that Ideas among the millions of population in the the money-ba used for that pṭipate only. The Celestial Emplit. The Collection representa.mney was received by the difendant, who'd'd tive was infirmed by Profesor Willis, op Amenos place it to the credit of the complaisant, ilcan scientist of world-w'd; reputation' who Gow it used for the parpere for which the was appealed to to co-operate in the plan that he bas declined to take aär päit in it.

When the Bil ish prj:ctors sou、ht Ameri- can scientific co-operation they communicated with Prof. Eailey Willis, de boted geningst of the United States Geolorient Survey, who has been at work in South America funkering the project for a world map Pref. Willis received ihe British communication in Sonth America and upon his retara bere a day or two ago le Immediately replied. Following is his te sponse:-

It appears that the defendant on 17 h December last west to the straplainsnt and $:il that if he wou'd pay him the'rum of $40 o he (the complicati) would be slow. fed to besema a panner in the Wing Mow.

To J. Leslie Johnston, Royal Asiat'c Seciety, Lendos, England.

"My dear sir

That the Master of the elites was not justined in going below shoilly after 13.10 p.m. cn the 16th September last (the late En whith the acc'd et happened) and in leaving the Second Mate, who was, in reality, only boatswain codlamp-trimmer la charge of the dick, ([`appears that this Second e himself weat below shortly affèr the Master had done so and

Japan. This was cutlook which would be

the Parliament of Journalists had much in common, with regard to responsibility, possi bility of harm, capacity for good, and for the colightenment and the peace of the world.

A QUICK PASSAGE.

SMART RUM OF THE "LUTZGW,"

The Singapore Free Press of the 5th inst. has the following:-

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HAMBURG-AMBRIKA LINIE,

COMING GIANT-STEAMER. We have received the following newspaper

Hamburg-Amerika Linio:- yeats! We can recall, as if it had happened What a short span of time in a petied of ten yesterday, the sensation caused as the close of the last contury when the Express-Steamer Deutschland entered the Hamburg New York service The Hamburg-Amerika Linio and the Stettin Vulcan conceived that marvellous trans- Atlantic liner, the German Emperor went to her highest oflicess, and Fat Bucellor hamed

correspondence from the local branch of the

sequently became imperial Chancellor, ber; then the ship made her first voyages and charms the whole world'with her beauty, and sha wonderful performances. For many years proved herself by far the fastest se mer of her on the North American Highway of the world's time. Who could lay claim to being at home traffic without having travelled by the 'arge, the splendid, the rapid Deutschland, which then appeared to be in every ses; ect the "Queen of the Seas"?

And today, at the end of a slogia decade, there comes into being on the Hamburg slips of the Steltin Vulcan, a sonship, created by commard of the Hamburg-Amerika Linia bat of qulla noother type to the Dealschland but which, la o the Dente,hland, aurie's the aften. tien al the whole world. She is not intended to create any how speed-record but the will be a new creato with regard to s.fety and com-: fort in modern travelling, and is so l rge that io ter hull the mighty Deutschl i could liter all foal, as if in a basin, and she and all har fasuels could be perfectly hidden-within-ber,

Daly ten joare-but what a long span of time

when measured by such immenso progless.

The wonderful zew ship is still without a Dame. As yet but little of her late appear ance can be seen in the Yards. But on paper Imagination can sit forth her embryonic exist ence and we are able to publish many partica. lars concercing her eveniual form. To begin wbh, wo can compare the longitudinal sections of the new ship and of the Deutschland. Al- though the latter does not measure less than 661 leet in length, the now vessal will exceed that measurement by nearly one fourth having a length of 831 feet And while the height of the masis of the Deutschland from keel to track amount to 18: feet the new algamer will reach nearly as high with her masts alone. As soon as the

The greatest cross-section of the pow Hapag stehmer is shown in our second Illustration where it la compared with the coresponding cross-sections of the Dentachland and two other ocean-glants of the prerent century, the British 4. uretaria and the German Kaiserin Augusts Victoria. The last named ship stands to-day at the head of all largo ships belonging to tha

"Faster and faster would seem to be the watchword passed around the fine fiert of Eastern liners flying the well known colours colossussides on the ocean, It will be difficult of the Norddeutscher Lloyd. That at least is nywhere on the seas to find a more alry com what not a few of the passengers hy the s; cedy mander's bridge thao on this sen-giant, where Luftow, which arrived here early yesterday that bridge pri cis 77 feet above the water morning, may be excused for surmising, for when inlly loaded. Surely Dever has a Com. that popular vessel brought them into pati pany's flag dated higher above the sea than from Hingkong in considerably less than four will the Hapig's banner on the most of the days. She left Hongkong about 1 o'clock last

new steamship, for it will rise 2.8 feet shova Wednesday afternoon atd arrived here about the lival of the water, whereas even the main- 8 om yesterday-a remarkably god perform-nast of the sting bip Prausen, the largest azce that fairly cuticles her galtant skippc, sailing-scs.el in the wor'd, pily reaches a Wing Yue Sun said he was hy rent-collec-Capt. Willem, to the credit of putting up a height of 196 feet. tor of 13 Aber.eco Street and Chuo On was Hongkong-Singapore record which, while it the owner for the last two years. Waves af may be equalled some of these file die, will left the man-at-the-wheel in charge of the ways attended to small repairs. The house assuredly not soon by bestsu, for the voyage deck).

wes in the sume cocci ion at the end of Sep-through the thibulest Chin Sea usually takes Further, according to the Court →

tember as when he was first employed. 43 10 5 days, whilst the "Luzow," it would it was the practice

boord the received some colices and consulted with the stem, reels off her 17,00 18 knots, keeps up top Melis far the member of a watch, consistowser of house i o. 5 and plans were made to speed for days together and comes sauntering luto port almost.a day ahead of her schedule ing of two men, to leave the deck, hereby poll down the party wall. He could give no leaving the vessel is the sole charge of are reason for the collopio if the party wall.. time just as though sothing unusual were bapapag's fleet and no aus who has paid her inş

Sui Chuk Ping said he was a partner in the pooing.

ezior even a cursory visit and seen bar street?" mup, and this practice the Court strongly

like deck promenaces. ber spacious saloots, cardemned. The collision was chastly Wai Lee firm of contractors. tle had been

companion ways and balls, bor airy cabins and the result of this practice. The cause of cugaged in this line of busianss for the list

stale-rooms, can fall to gather from the cross. the collien ard the consequent lays of ten or twenty years. He secured on three or

sections hele presented in imaxing view of the life was the absence from the desk of the four occasions Catracts for re-construction of

Atill larger spaciousness cf the new giant ship Meless of a responsible Officer and the the party walls. The lauwiterss engaged him for the work on houses Ný. 13 and is Alicrdeep

and the const queut possibilities of her decora Beglect of that ves el to obie.ve the Re- gulations for rev:ning Collision at Sea" Buect. The architect was Mr. L.A. Rose. The Court aspended the certificate of the here was some sharing before he stared with

tica. Capacities of 16 500 tons gross register lorio), 33,0:0 (aur tunin), afo confronted by Master of the Stellass for a peried of twoke the work, When he started be put up nore

(Deutschland, 14600 (Kaizerin Augusta" Vic- a cubical capacity of sacco tops register. months, ordering, bls, that he should pay 50 shoting. The shoring was on both sides of

The importance of the numbers of feet with towards the costs of the Inquiry, The uncerti-the party wall and it was carried of which might be divided against its:If at any

which we hare designated the dimensions of ficated acting ecoed Mate, who was, in trality, the floors. The shoring' supported the beanis. the boatswaid and tamp-trimmer, was severely The shoting did not touch ile pary wall of censured in o dered to pay in towards the No. 17. Noted, raised any obccion of infections are (1) The Government under the the new steamer, is illustrated by our pictors known fur-storied' lepement•houses, of our cos's of the Icquiry. In surpading the cer- sufficient shoring. The contract was for $480, le deist ip of Prince Chun, the Regent and weich compares the new vessel with the well-

supported whole-heario, ly by the Re, cui's bro- BLUEJACKET AND HIS RING. tificate of the Master of the Nel eat the Cut of this money he was supposed to pay $70 thirs, and as a matter of policy by the chief of large cities. A dezan such tenement house

could be piled one upon the other to illustrato Cotr expressed the fallowing importaat oplate Hung Fat. He had no idea whatever elle various Boards and Ministries and certain casos ofibe collapse of the party-wall of Nos.

the length of tbo.new steamer. Again, if en Viceroys, who, content with their present posts. complaints about the

were to place the ship 'argthwise as she floats "The Court is aware that is doing so, it | 15 ård 17. He made.

recognise that a clasge in the control of the is izflicting a more or les nominal piually, work and neither did any foreman maka Central Government would imperil their posie en the water, on the pavement of the street of isasmuch as Masters and Mates of Heme conflicts to him as to how the people worked. tions: (1) ile Dowager's pany, with frisce a large city, she would rise with her bolt high Trade ships not curying passerger, Dra The pitty wall between the three buildings ap. not required to pestes cest ficate of com- peared to be of the same class of building Kang, Duke Tsai Teo, Tiek Liang (who was and with her funnels leave twice' the height of ·

money was obinined. Tha complainant had on several occasions applied to the defendnot for

acquels of the suppated partnership and for a patership-book and on each occa ion he was -pul off with some excuse. The complainant had not been tor lai the defendant tal en uy steps to make him a protéce is the Wing Mow Company, The $50 mintioned in the second charge was also paised in the same way.

The case was reminded for a week, bail being

and 5,000 recurity. all wed in the suns of $491 personal bond

MISSING ARTICLE IS RECOVERED IN

PA BROKER'S SUCP.

14th inst.

"Your feller of May's relating to the UA iversity for China which is proposed under the United Vairersities schemo reached 'my' in South America where for the time belog I was toable to give.it proper consideration, beg to express my appreciation of your courtesy in addressing me on the subjećt but must regret that it is quite impossible for me to take any A Chinese pawn broker was charged before active part toward furthering the enterprise. Mr. E. R. Half of the Magistracy this

"This artes parily from the inct that I morring with failing to keep proper seco ds of expect to be in Patagonia for same time.io aricies paward in hiss ol. 7he case arose come but more particularly from the conviction out of the third of a ring, valged at $35, the that it will be best for China in the Jong ran it property of J. J. Smith, of the U.S.S. Filming, sho works out her own salvation in edu ́ational fox, The ring was paward by another s.lv matters. During may residence in China I bead his name and dress were written on a came deeply impressed with the power and or slip of paper instead of in the bock.. iginality of the Chinese mind and also with the fact that it pcs.estes characteristics which - will load it to develop along lines of thought that are not wanting in our owe thinking but are-less-potent-with-them.--I-refer-to-the wo!l known differences between the philosophical mentality of the Chinese and the inventive in- genuity of the western propies. There

a

ieni-

pelency, and the Cour: is strongly of opin- in that in the interests of sofa navigation the time has come when all Masters and

ates in the Home Trade should be cer tificated."

It is unnecessary for unduly to trespass upon the time of the Board of Trade In order to refer to repeated representations of the most Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, from the firm of urge character which the Guild have ad- Messrs. Deacon, Lroker and Deleth defended | Pressed to them on this subject for many years and Jespector Langley, represented the pro- past. It would be superfluous to agala re |secution

Capitulate the Recommendatiors of the Mac- nide Committee which, so far back as the year

856, were to the effect that legislation was. urgeatly demanded" in order to cops with the evil. Many cicer Lave subsequently atisen life have been ascribed to what, on all honor, is admited to be a vny krave defect in the

Hit Wer bip dismissed the summoss with al coulon,

An application for redeeming the ring wat then made,

material.

Further witserses were called and the quiry adjoped til to-morrow afternoon.

NEWS, PHOM THE NORTH. [Specially Translated for the Hongkong Telegraph].

PROPOSED CANCELLATION OF OPIUM TREATIES,

PARTY RIVALRIES AT PEKING.

THE ENPRESS DOWAGER'S INFLUENCE.

Official quarters in l'eking are slowly become impressed with the idea that the Empress Lovager's party is really in the ascendant, To get an idea of the situation in China is must be realised that there are four great factions, each

moment by the rivalries of lis leaders. There

recently appolated Tiniar General' at Nan-

above the roof of all such four-storied houses.

frma.

THE PACIFIC.

such houses many feet beneath her. There in.ing, in crder to remove, him from Peking), fore, the passenger who will one day walk on

Sheh Hsu (recently dismissed from the Grand

the lowest promenade deck of this projected Cou. cil by iba rince Regen!), and many other Marchus, including the members of the Yebon-stip, will find himself thee or four stories Above the level of the rea. Moreover, on ala clan; (3) the mader to reformers, why are. prisc pally Cantonesa educated in Amer capit such a cesan-monster the traveller will scarce y be able to realize that he is on a ship at sea, are deeply imbued with American ids of but will imagine he must to actually on terra democracy, if not of Republicanism; ard (4) the revolutionaries, concerning whom lilla is known, though they are apparently ti o base of the protest Government. For the moment the BIG GERMAN LINE TO INVADE revolutionatles are lying low, watching the

L's Anzcles, Nov. 5. progress of events and seeing, no doubt, much cause for gratification in the concessions and

The Famburg-Americia Steamship Com promises of reform mida by the Throne. That

pany is formulating pinos to lovado Pacific waters, establish a servien along this coast from Hias, together with the expulsion of Sun Yat Alaska to South America and to every port of from the fustrated attack upon Prices Tesi Sen's brother from Hongkong cintly and the the Far East, and develop an enormous traffic. detivities of Sun Yat Sen in Bonolulu while Richard Bons, f Hamburg, the headquarters there are many evidences in China bar-an of this, the greatest steamship corporation in tha onceasing campaign of converting to the world, is the authority for this statement. As a

member of the great importing bonse establish.. doctrines of the party is being carded on a recrely as possible, especially among the tened by his grandfather, which is represented on frol and provincial troops; and as the reformers she trasportation company's directorate, ho∙la - are unconsciously aidlag the revclutionaries by qualified to talk. spreading the desire for reform, the revolu. tionaries ses so immediate need for scitn.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has wired to E. Liu Ya Lio, Min'ster to the Court if t. James, resting him to negotiate with the Dish Government about the cancellation of relating to the opium traffic between British Possessions and Chiva

broader reasons resting upon views which 1 I. J. Smith,.sail of the ss, Witnings, u, where, shipping dis.aters and serious less of all Anglo-Chinese Treaties and Convautions they are not inactive abroad may be gathered

Ing. Having theap views and having this basis for them, you will understand why I cauró:

accept your kind lavitation to support the Unlad Universities scheme.

Very truly yours,

BAILEY WILLIS, Washington, Oct. 29, 1910.).

CHINESE IN THE UNITED 51ATES.

for the a ticla.

CHINA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM.

CHINA'S RESOURCES. The Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and

FAMINE IN SHANGI

The Governor of Shansi has reported to the Throne the Bumber of districts which have suf. fered from famine caused by floods and draughts,

FISHING INDUSTRY.

bod as to the evolution of the buman race and stated that the ring prediced was his. He the certainty of survival of the highest intel- paid $365 for it. He hath co board sad ms lectual and moral type which lead me furthered it on Friday, 9 h inst., at about 1 p.m. t. © | jaw, more to believe that it is desirable that an kept the rifg in his chest of drawers. He saw It has constantly been submitted to Parlia individual people like the Chicces should de- it last on Wednesday afternoon. The chest men', and when the Merchant Shipping Bill of Commerce has recently communicated with ito velop a civilizuilen without interference surur was not locked, part in so far as they themssives may fitd it The pawn-broker cioted that a suitar breu buzofi (a Measure dealing wib many subp.ovincial authorities to the effect that every jects affecting shipping) was ictr.duced, possible endeavour should to put forward for advantageous to avail themselves of our learn him the ting on the 8th inst, and askel for 15 efforis we made in crier that this defect the development of trade and Industries, and should be removed on such a very favourable intimating that in any este prises urdaitakes His Worship-The ring will have to be tr opportunity presenting itself. As the Board by the people the Provincial Assemblies will turced with fullvalus. (To complainan)-Yourf Trade will remember, an Amedment of agiva every possible assistance with a view to

· hould take pren'er care of your ring,

most reasonable character which would have Tolly exploiting China's resources,

overed the case was moved in the House of Lo ds by, Lord Muskerry. The representative of the Board of Trade in speaking to this A endment expressed the efficial sympathy of the Though cur pollical system may boast of Dapartment with it but declined to accept it. being a long-standing one, it is nevertheless It was the reluctantly wilbdrawn, as the House uefit for meeting modern requirements. It did not appear to be disposed to press the

The Provincial Assembly is complaining has been criicized as being on expresive cat matter, or, indeed, to force any Amendments, as of the entratus expenditure under the The following translation of a telegram, dated in th more officials are employed the ein the Committee Stage of the Bill was finished herding of "Fishing Industry in Novembar 29, from San Francisco, to the Tokio than wo necestaty. The system is also open

in the course of a single evening.

provincial budget submitted by the Viceroy Afatnicht, appears in the Japan Chronjela ;~~! to objections because of the fact that an efficial Then again, the Board of Trade Advisory and has refused to vets further suma fer The decton la the San Francisco Immigrant appointment attaches therewith the endowment Committee, which contains -represent tives of the coming fiancel year. The members Office, who recently discovered a patient suffer of an official rank and an official is often apite Board of Trade. Shipowners, Underwriters, thought that since the establishment of the ing from tapeworm among Ind an immigrants, polcted to a position more ya accoust of bis Shipbuilders, Certificated Coplas ca d Officers, 6 king industry department nothing has been bava dicered a Chicote Immigrant suffering sank ibas an accoust, of his competency to

Certificated Matinu Euginters, feamen, Fire accomplished to promote fishery, whereas some from the same disease. It appears that ita discharge the duties perinioing to that port.

men, and atte's, have, urasimously expressed | 15,0co taels have been spent every year. dector extracted zems blood from the car of Cons'quently an appointment is sought in

the opinion that this matter is the requiring

AN OLD FASHIONED VICEROY. one of the Chinese stained for examination, or'er la promote one's own official dyance

tbe prompt attention of the Board Trade and The opposition raised by the Viceroy of Two at midaigh, and subjicted it to microscopic mest and not with the object of satisfies hi have notified them accordingly. In fact, it was Kiang cgainst the convening of a Pariiament examination, when he found filaria la the patriotism to serve his conatry Moleover, as one amongst two or three special poists upon has inace him unpopular in his provinces, blood. Dr. King, in the service of the Chloess there are more officia's than recessary, the which the Advisory Committee specially not Government, who is staying at Soo Francisco responsibility is divided among them pro va'n, inated a small deputation to whit personally upon H.E. Chang intends to resign, but the Central for the study of eye disease, was present and no single cue is cloze resposible. The the President of the Board of Trade. The caly Government desires to give him a metropolitan at the microscopic examination rod np. resalt to that great dissatisfaction with the satisfac) which has been obtained is an on PP intment. proved the result, but he protested against present system is expressed by the press, by de standing that it will receive attention when the disease beg included in the category reformers, and by more enlightened perple next legislation affecting merchant shipping is of dangerius, fofectious diserses coming Peking Daily News.

under the provision of the Immigration Act

Ha asked seventeen questions of the medical

JAPAN, THE O.S, AND THE PACIFIC.

The Regent's party, now largely made the it Asence of Pricco Tesi Tun, is gradually be. coming weaker. The dit is 1 of Yoan Shib. al Tuau Fag. Tich Llang, and Sheh H:u saves the Centr.1 Government with only ens statesman, Na Tong, who is certainly the strangest man in Peking to day. A ́d it spťaks much for his diplomatic ability that be has been able to avoid an open conflict with the Regent Amid theco conflicting interests the Empr s Dowager has gathered around her the most risolute Marchus of the day. The leaders of the party ridicule the Govercmint's winkness ard refuse to believe that China has soak to low the level of independent action A year ago the Emp est-Dowager's ambition to tole was not tikin seriously; row the question is con l'ausily teing pledWhy does not she take the reins into her awa hards at once?

THE HOME FLEET,

A NEW DEV. LOPMENT,

Boas came here yesterday firm San Francisco with William F. Schmidt, generalagent of the,* Allssouri Pacific, for an outlog at Catalina, and will leave in a few days to Germay.

"With the completion of the Panama canal the company will develop a system on the Pacific as complete as it has on the Atlantic" be said. "It now has an interest in the Kor mos line, but his no lines of its own on this ccean save to Chise and Japan via the Suez. caur 1; but its great ships will soon be every where. San Francisco and Los Angeles will be the main beneficiaries on this Const."

WHEAT-GROWING IN MAN-':

CHURIA.

STATEMENT BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE, The British Acting Commercial Attaché at Peking box fxwarded a precis of a statement on the rubject of wheat-growing in Manchuria by the Chief of the Bureau of Agricultues at Mokden. From this it appeas that the pre- rent araual productios of what is about to ruillon bushels, which might be increased to The Naval Correspondent of the Tde raph | from 300 to 4:0 million bushels, even with the Anucu ces a father import n' developme t'ia primitive methods of native cultivation. The the Amiralty' paticy of coacoaration in.re-soil and climate, it is at ned, ara as favourable introduced,

gard the Bribe's is home waters. When, for wheat production as la the valley of the Bearing in mind that the shipowners of th's

San Francisco, Nov. 19. a few months heace, ibo two present com. Mississippi Although the region is naturally. country are urasimously and emphatically of

"At a meeting of the Pacific Coast Conference mands of the Home and Atlantic Feets are favourable for wheat production, the crop bas opinion that no further shipping legislation should beletroduced forsome very considerable held to day, Mr. Gillet, Governor of Caliralis qu'e, a single vemmander-in-hief wit, never been extensively grown, chiefly because As a result an interesting diplomatic question The following is the result of crushing operat me, and that there is no likelihood of legit-fornia, referring to the increase of merchant he saics, be appointed, with his fig firing in the yield of wheat is less per unit of land bas arisen, Dr. King points on that the tiens at Raub for the four weeks ending 3rd tion of the kind-whatever paint or points it men, said that the Americans should exent the English Chanre the Ner.h Sea, and the than that of millet, sorghum er mais, aud Examination for tapeworm is not forced upon last

may concere-ucceeding whantile initiative themselves to ite atmost, otherwise the Paname Arnic, and under the orders of this cuprems there foods are better adapted to the standard and sapport if he Board of Trade, the pesti Capal which las band constructed at a cost of enrol the combloed war training will infu ure of life and the purchasing power of the Chl is now of a decidedly a satisfactory character. $400,000,000, would only benefit other coun be carried out. Sir Francis Bridgeman, the rein family. Of fato years, however, it is Further procrastinat en is certain to lead to tiles. The United States had a competitor of Sec ad Sea Lord, will be the first holder of the pointed out, there has been a noticeable growth,

greater sacrifice of ilfe at sea and, in justice progressive spirit in the Pacific Oceao, sud. it Loa command, and Sir John Jellicoe, the Third in the consumption of wheat among the Chi 46 those of the: autical profession compelled to would have to be cetled in the wear future. Sea Ltd, will succeed Vice Admiral Princo nets throughout Chins, and in Manchuria in undertake enormous responsibilities in protect whether Japan or the United States should Louis of Baltenberg with the title of Vica particular a strong demand for wheat flour bat

Admiral commanding the Allanilo Fireh Arleen-slaco the Rasto-/spanese"WAY,- Ing the lives in their charge, who have unders' domiuate the Pacific.

authorities and at the same time reported the matter to the Chinesa Minister i › Washington.

RAUB GOLD MINZ..

the Japanese, and tbrenters that if the question Bakit Koman Store crushed 3,102 tons;

ja mol settledsallifactorily a boycott of Ame icon | Gold chained 303 curces,

> gzodi la Culpa will take plico.. 7 Ee Director

of the Kirin Changchun Railway, who is now

Jo San Franciica for the purchase of rail- way maloilla, declares that he will postpone Ale parchers until the question be been estilod.

Bukit Malacca Siene crushed a tons; Gold obisicel 215 ounces.

Average Rer Tón 2.21 đete i peržen.

Five Btamps were din all the month while renewing the foundatione,

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