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BULLION.

Gold:

Demand for China.

The demand for China las boon Messrs. Samuel Montagu& Co.'s | rather loss prominent and tha tono Circular, dated London, June 15, of the market not quie vo road on contains the following:-- of late, but presont rutes are fol tempting for Boar sales, or indeed The Continent was not in the markot for bar gold so that the Bank of England will receive in all probability the balanes of the £600,000 which arrived from the Capo after dus provision has been

The following amounts were rocoived by the Bank:----

·10,

10,

12,

13,

13,

14,

under :-

10,

12,

Received

128,000 in bar gold.

5,000 in sovereigns

from France.

Withdrawals.

Net Influx.

umounts to 378,000,

Gold.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JULY 10 1911

CANADA AND THE ANGLO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

Discussing Foreign Affairs in?

CANTON CHRISTIAN

COLLEGE...

Prepaid Advertisements.

as WORDS $1 for 8 insortions or $2 for one wook.

HOUSE TO LET in Knutsford Ter. raca, Komioon. Apply to The Hongkong Land Investment" ajid Agency Uo,, .d.

[1194.

THE CHINO-INDIAN FRONTIER.

at"

Intimations

MANCHURIA

SOUTH

RAILWAY

SHORTEST & QUICKEST

BETWEEN

ROUTE

THE FAR EAST & EUROPE, vis DAIREN. SUMMER "SOHEDULE.

(Effective from May F. 1911)

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sloping, Dining and 1st Class Cars, is operated butween Dalton and Changchun in connection with the Trans Siberian Express Train

of which nearly £300,000 was satisfactory condition and Koro that gives assurance that this doubted prosent awakening of ad with Dairen-Shanghai Dirme Sumiser Service by the S.S."Kobe Maru'

Was

• Anxious to Prevent

becoming, if it had not already become, of more importanco than fear of a tho, north-western frontier. Tho

Russian Invasion.

nd "Baikio Mara" (unch 2,877 tons) is follows :

NORTH BOUND.

Thurs. Sun.

Sat. Tuck. Sun. Wed. Fr.

Fares.

$11

114.95

Shanghai (Steannt)................ bv. Daiton ( 11 ........

Mukden

(S. M.R, Train)... [Y.

Jodif J... 119.

6.00 ... 1.50 p.m.

2.05.

Y1L00

R 1.60

Changchun (

Harbin

JA 8.30 "

*

TE

Mon. Thurs. Sat. Sinto Wa State

Ex- gon Ex-

(Rasaint Train)......30"

Ard .10 ..

Connecting at Harbin with pross Lits to prase

SOUTH BOUND,

for Mon- for St.

SLORCOW cow. Pet'g

State Stale Wagon

Ex- Ex.. Lit

Connecting at Harbin with press pross from

Mission Opinions. Mr. Harbert E. Houso, fold for speculation either way, and wo recent issue of the Empire Re-has the appended remarks to ocretary of the American Mission, do not anticipate any important view," Professor Edward Dicoy make, following upon a visit to movement.

Stocks in Shanghai show a de- points out that Canada has no the Christian College at Canton: crease on the week, but this is cause to find fault with the this school is, as it certainly is, a First, as I have questioned why more than counterbalanced by Motherland for not having a free marked and unusual success, I made for Indja (£157,000) and the the increase in London and Boin-hand in the making of treatios invo beon convinced that one tradlo. Moreover, the exchange hay and the total amount held by with foreign nations. Tho Domi- primary consun has born the mon on Paris having rison to 25.31, | the China Banks and speculators the Bank of France las let out a tends to prevent any material in nion Government objected to the who have come out here from America havo entered a now field substantial amount of bar gold provement.

Anglo-Japanose Agreement as which the Bank of England will

on a now sito and have been free boing suitable to Canadian

Speaking Clovernment obtain to-tlay.

Gold.—With the exception of conditions, wheroupon Japan at date lines unhindered by tradi- of the Chinose, Indiau frontier, to develop their work on up-to-House, Maymyo, on the subject very small Continental order,no acquiesced in a temporary tion, fixou idens or posible pre- Mr. Archibald Rose, British Con- and tho usual requirements for engagement, pending a more fu- judico, as for instance the policy sul nt Tengyuel, said it wonk India, the arrivals of gold this you ablo understanding. The of teaching all western subjects Juno 8, 2148,000 in bar gold. Bank of England, where £658,000 a difficult one her internal fully vindicated.

wook have been secured by the position of Japan just now is in English, a policy that has been become of immenso political im 8, 5,000 in sovereigns has been received in bar and coin, affaire are by no means in. a

portance in the near futuro, more from Franco.

Another fact of first importance ospecially in the face of the un- 10,000 in bar gold. from Paris. 19,000 in sovereigns|

hardly seems to find the in- College properly sustained will Sovereigns to the value of your that from Australia. £135,000 have boon withdrawn, an

expected as maintain outlet for

| China, and its consequent increns- a high standard of ing energy. The British people the surplus charactor, efficiency and progres and been very slow in roulizing 14 Class 7,000 in sovereigns chially for South Africa,

population of the islands. Thesiveness, is that it is ns free from the difference which the mark from Franco.

GAME LAW FOR INDIA.

people of British Columbia are

the depressing, stagnating, ed change in the Far East Lurding influences of the Bast ns The “Natural History Journal" the fupreso from selecting their if it wore located on a Now Eng outlook for Indian and its was making in the politicnt 10,000 in sovereigns of Bouling contains an informed beautiful country as a place of re-land hillside. Across the river provinces, and now the north-]

from Franco.article by Mr. P. T. L. Dodsworthsidence, and they have protested with its roving panorama of ships 11, : 183,000 in bar gold. un Protection, of wild birds in through their parliamentary re-and smaller craft, before a back-east frontior of India was rapidly

India and trafie in plumage." presentatives against a continu ground of mountain ponks, Withdrawals were inado usile dwells upon the urgency of one of the prosent arrangement. Stretches away liko a picture the On the other hand, the Dominion grost dense city of Canton, ancient passing a gamo law, and says Government considers that Japan with towering pagodas and now Jan 9, £50,000 in sovereigns The proposed bill is of a very is done everything possible, to with more lefty modern factory

for S. Africa. Himple nature and affords adequate 75,000 in sovereigns protection to those will birds and intain the understanding arriv-hianeys. But we are not in which for so many years hold the for S. Africi. animals which are threatord will at in 1907. Be that as it may.Canton, we are out amid groon minds of those responsible, more 10,000 in sovereigns extermination. It definos game,

there will be many opportunities to fields and gently rolling hills especially among the military, for S. Batavia, and takes power of local Govern make more stringent regulations where soft winds blow cool and kopt most of those interested in when the now treaty is made two the air is swoot on a site "Beauti-the mattor from listening to any ments to declarenclose timeduring. During the wook the net ialux which it will be unlawful to cap years hence, and it may, Profossorful for situation, the joy of the suggestions from travellers or

taro all or deal in any specified Dicey thinks, be assumed thatdar-whole earth"

experts on Chinese affairs, or oven kind of gao or the plumage of ing the intervening period the Near at hand is a little walled considering the north-east as of The reduced offerings of India.

Japaness Government will see village hiddon by a bamboo grove, any real consequence for the pro- any specified bird, Council Bills-only 50 lacs woro

and other villages are more or tection of the Empire. The failure offered for this wook-had the

rudes on us or less distant, but none of this in-of Russia and the success of Japan our students. was the first thing which mado The constant heavy doadening them think that there might pressure on mind and heart of bo something worthy of real the close surrounding, reeking, consideration in the reports of sweltering, clamouring multitudo, those on the spot, but ovon then the unenlightened stagnant mass, the protestmade by Burma against of the East that bears down hard the reduction of its garrison was • Russian Train Time is 23 minutes shed of the 3.54. R. Time. For instance,

many a Mission and heroic more or less laughed at and the

6 p.m. by the former is 5.37 p.m. by tho Inttor. missionary, wo do not feel. greater protection of the north-

Sappiuuentary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service, And on the positive side, the west carried on.

Expo EXTRA FER ......Y3.00 SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT...... Y5.00 students are an inspiration-

TIOKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and stonmar tickets are anger, hoarty, jovial, and healthy; always die hard, and perhaps the obtainable at all the Agencies of the international Blooping Car & Express attentive students, with good evident oxaggeration of the advo-Tains Co., the Nippou Yusen Kaisha. Shanghai, Mesurs. Thos: Cook & Son, minds, unusually open to truth, cates of the Yellow Peril helped and Retrobureau der Hamburg-Amerika Linio. but boys to the limit, they are to close the cars of some to the Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukdeh, Fashion and Changchun, all under the Com- RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add.: "Yamato ") at enough to stir the onthusiasm and warnings of the really sound and

pany's manageroent. awaken the best in any teacher temperato men as to the rapidly who has a grain of the teacher or increasing force of China, and the

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY

DAIREN. missionary in him. As amoxample necessity for greater precautions of boyishness, take this recent in- being taken along the Chi-TL Add. *; Mintotsi,” · Codes: A.B.O. 5th. Ed. A. I. & Lieber's cident: Lights out at ten, a boy neso Indian frontier. Now bugs haltint his curtain as if slyly grasped, so perhaps those who creens a bottle full of lightning the situation was being fully studying after hours by concealed were not in a hurry to jump at light; in rushes the passing Com-conclusions were in reality right mandant with sharp reprimand, when they thought plenty of time when all four boys in the room would be given for any change of and give him the laugh.

policy, and any undue haste When the twelve united with might be detrimental to British of illicit traflicin plumage, Mr. Tomes and Co. The deceased the church last January, one of prestige. As matters were now Dodsworth writes: "The points gentleman, who had been ill for the older missionaries remarked tending it might apparently be which strike us as deserving of about a year, was born at New that there and never before been only a fow yours before Burma Tal. Add. "Mantoten." Codes; A. B. C. 5th.. Ed., A. 1. & Lieber's further consideration by Govern-York and came to Hongkong in South China any group of mon became not only, as she was now, Agent: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD ment are (1) to profit the

fia 1869.

uniting with the church at a single one of the most important pro- When Russell and Co. ceased time who gave such promise of vinces with regard to trade dovel- from one ludian port to another to exist in 1891, Mr. Smith wout usefulness as those from the opment, but also one of the most (vide the Burina caso of 1908-home and subsequently returned Canton Christian College, One important from a military point 1910; 2) to prohibit the posses-to Shanghai as agent for the evening when the students were of view." Itangoon Gazette." sion in India of birds' skins and Equitable Life Insurance Co., assembled for a social hour of feather, except in reasonable from which he retired in 1907. singing college songs and hymns, quantities for personal use or for He had many old friends in long: I remarked to a visiting Secretary seientific purposes only. This, it kong and was a popular oaraman of the Y. M. C. A of Hongkong:

for next wenk.

that

The Present Arrangement

The Proposed Measure, moreover, provides a goneral ex- natural effect of hardening the ception in favour of the rupture is faithfully carried out. The oxelango, with too rosult that up for killing of gamo in self-defenco, Britials Columbians want to 800 plicants obtained only a percent for the protection of crops, and Canada placing her own restrin- ngo it is. did. for Bille and gives power to local Governments tions on the entry of Japanese 4d. 1.3-24. for T. Ts instead of to apply its provisions to birds into Canada, rather than as is at Is.31. 15.164. and 18.331-334. other than certain specified ones, the case under existing condis respectively, last wook. There is Fish have been excluded from the Lions by regulations made at ao increase in the amount on offer seo of the proposed Bill, as their tokio. So long as we are allied The nows that Canada is about for by rules under the fadian he thinks, for Canada to make case has been suitably provided with Japan it would be difficult, to strike a gold coinage idontical Fisheries Act.

too stringent regulations against in weight and assay with that of

"The replies in respect of ox- the admission of Japanese, but the United States of America isportation and destruction dis- when that alliance comes to an of special interest. The result of closed not only a serious but and, the Dominion will have this arrangement will be that the most disastrous state of affaire. Free hand to do as it pleases, gold coins of these two countries From all parts of the country will be freely interefmngeable, came the same eries of destruction and the £13,600,000 of U.S. gold and diminution which amounted. coins now held as roservo by theo virtual Canadian Banks will doubtless in!

fresh record.

Extermination

DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.

The Late Mr. C. V. Smith.

a

the course of time return to the of impoyan and Argus pheasants country of origin.

throughout the Himalayus, of The Transvaal gold output for pancocks and black partridgos On June 4th, at West Now May viz-£2,013,734, was from Bombay, of egrets from Sind Brighton, S., there passed away and Burma, and of a host ofothers, at the age of 17, Mr. Charles Viu The Bank of Bengal has re-including jnugie cooks, paddy sent Smith, who for many yours ducurl its official rato of discount birds, kingfisher, jays, and orides was in the firm of Tussell and Co. throughout Indin generally." which, when it ceased to exist, was After dealing with important cases succeeded by Messrs. Shewan

Silver.

to 4 per cent.

Silver-The market seems

little off colour, though the price

has remained practically station

ary. At the slightly reduced

Fange of prices, forward sales Inavo fallen off; thereforo as China has not been disposed to pay 1.88. premium, for forward delivery, it has had to content itself with buy ing cash silver, and holding it.

Recent Purchases.

Recent purchases by Hussin of

between £50,000 und £60,000 a

Export of Plumage

19

and

is

Old Ideas

FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ROYALTY

Canton, July 5

weak have to some extent helved is thought, is the only measure in the V.R.. One of his princi-"What a contrast to anytlung {{Txe"TELMORAPH"' COLRESPONDENT !} to sustain prices but, at the whier will ever put an end to the pal hobbies was yachting, over Chins had ten years that a moment, Olina appears moro nsa licit trade as far as India is con-which he was vory enthusiastic, his quick-reply was: seller than a buyer. Slacks in cerned at all events. For as long it was chiefly through him that contrast to anything else China Shanghai show a substantial ro- there is a demand for feathers the Hongkong Rope Manufactur has now." It is at least evident duction of about 2200,000 and and skins smuggling is bound to ing Co. was established. He was stand lower than at any period

last in Hongkong in 1903 whon lo spont a fortnight here, since April This, liowever, does not represent the true position, ae a very large quantity of actual cash silver is being held in Lon- don on Chin account.

Bombay reports 128,000 bars in stock-Umt is, 000 bars more than last wook, the off-take is about 110 bars a day.

continue."

TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF EVIL PROPAGANDA.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

LOOK-OUT TOWERS.

that a now typo of young man being developed here in advance of anything South China has known before.

Forced Wheat.

|

from34 from Mos- Petig.[Moscow GOW

R 9.60

X11.00

Uarbin (Russian amin)....... Lay. Obangolian ( ...Ar (B.M.R. Train). L.

*11.20 a.m.

Mon. Wod.

Fri.

8.26 p.m.

I

#

15

10.30

*

Mukden

J...As.

6.10 h.m.

Tuas. Thurs. 'Bit:

Y14.95

-Y40.00.

T

Dairen

...Lv ...Ar

6.25

H

18

11

Steamer...v.

1.80 p.10:

Noon

"

"

*

Shanghai(

...Arl

Wod. Fri.

Sun. Tues.

FUSHUN COAL.

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST. ·

Output 8,500 tons per day.

abo at Chelos, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang. Frosh stocks always on and at Dairen, Newchwang and Tisolsin Depots

Mr. Li Kwok Tai, a mercluant, i has applied for the privilege to monopolize the trade in saltpetre and sulphur forstorm of six yours. offering to pay to the Provincial Government a royalty of $40,000. 1010]

The revenue from this source will represent a sum of $320,000 annually. The applicant agrees, An interesting experiment in that if the running of the form be connection with the Festival of granted to him, he. will never

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN.

Hongkong, 29th April, 1911.

JUST

ARRIVED. per S.S."Prinzess Alice," A NEW CONSIGNMENT

· of

Simon Arzt No. 70 P

CIGARETTES.

$2.20

per 100

I785

G. PRIEN, Hongkong Hotel Building,

*Phono 174.

WANG HING, Jeweller,

{TUR "TELEGRAPH” CORRESPONDENT.} [[TH="TEL308AFK” CORENSPONDENT

Cunton, July 5.

Canton, July 5. in a telegram to the Canton rions for the prevalence of piracy May 5, of some whost, which is prices of saltpetro and sulphur

The Shun Tak district is noto. Empire has been the sowing, on no art enhancement in the THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF SILVER WARE IN THE Viceroy saya that the Chinese and robbory, and Yung-ki is no confidently expected to be made which will prove detrimental to The total of silver coin in the malcontents, who have created exception. Admiral Li Chun into broad within twelve weeks of the interests of the poor people. Indian Currency reserve hus fallen trouble on the borders of Kwang-roached there a few days ago and that date. The sead has been The application has been favour- from 24 crores on the 6th instant tang and Kwangsi provinces, are had a conversation with the local treated by some secret process, ably considered by the authorities, to 23-3.4 on the 10th instant, either taking shelter in Annam civil and military officials, the invented by Mr. J. J. Melvillo, and the applicant has boon or

Messrs, locatta and Goldsmid's

Circular dated London, Juno 10,

наук:-

Silver.

COLONY.

10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

[1098

or Stam. The Ministry is afraid gentry, and the merchants re- and on osporituent lat year dorod to find firms of standing "The Beet That's Brewed to Suit The Climate”

that they may resume the mis garding the building of, look-out showed that it resulted in a as his guarantors and prepare a chief on Chinese frontiore, and towers and the recruiting of saving of six weeks between list of regulations for the Vice- that as there are many Chinose soldiers for the protection of the the times of sowing and harvest.roy's consideration. As soon as The price of silver during the residents both in the French place. Just as Admiral Li started Apart from the utility of the he receives instructions from past week has remainol stationary Dopondency and Siam, they may to locate the whereabouts of these process in enabling farmers to the Viceroy to take over the at 24-1.2d. with the exception of be misled by those undesirables, bad characters, a severe squall defer the sowing when the won-farm, he will be required to the 12th instant, when it was] The Ministry naks the Canton uttonded, witli torrontal rains, ther is unfavourable, it is manifest. 24.9.16d. Nows of the monsoon Viceroy to confer with the Gov-swept over Yung-ki and did con- says the "Countryside Monthly," estimated yearly revenue in ad- pay up the royalty besides the having burat reached London on ernor of Kwangsi as to the best aiderable damage to propertion that is good years a second use that date and perhaps was the monsures to be taken against the and boats.

As a consequence, might be made of the same land, cause of this slight fluctuation, anarchists spreading their ovil the river rose and the market and since the whole time of its occupa though the effect of this news on propaganda to the Chinose resi- the streets were several feet below tion by the wheat crop would be The average annual damage the market could be only senti-dents in Annam and Siam, and to water. Many boats were over- only three months out of twelve. done to the cotton crop of the mental, it being too early to judge submit their suggestions to the turned and some of them belong. The great advantage of cultivation United States by the cotton boil the course the monsoon is likely to new Cabinet for consideration ing to the soldiers were wrecked, in sunnier lands is that two crops weevil is from $25,000,000 to take.

andadoption.

One of the soldiers was drowned. I can be hervested in one season.......... 830,000,0

vanco,

Just the thing for a Picnic

A small cask of O. B. Beer

Fresh from the Brewery.

Just Try It"