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GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14 9rr

PLAGUE, AND TRADE,

the Kuteura Ministry looks for April. No doubt Mr. Asquith's The Court, in refusing to grant coonomio salvation, while it at Cabinet rogard this treaty, with alimony, oxpressed the opinion taches frilly less importanco to all complacence, as a vindication of that the husband was wise in not the statutory tariff as a means to Free Trade negotiating capacity: taking advantage of his position Far Eastern Situation Reviewed the same end. It can be imagin-but Japanese diplomats and as husband, and that the wife's ed, therefore, with what mixed British traders alike bave a more plen that she was "willing and An evidently woll-informed feelings the Manchurian neutra precise assessment of the feat. Boquiescent" to live with him as correspondent has contributed lisation proposal of Mr. Seere Concessions asked and given as his wife came too late. The hu the following article to the tury Knux was received by the the price of goodwill may save band's suit for an annulment is to "Morning Post"-

Japanese pouple. It is chur the Ince of a Free Trade Govern-bo hoard later In these latter lays of economic actoristic of the Oriental that he ment bat thoy do not add to expansion, commercialism and does not wear his heart on his British prestige in the East. Imperial power go hand in hand, sleeve, and "the Japanese is an Meanwhile it may be questioned The interdependence of u untion's exception to the rule. However, whether the turiff reductions fiscal system and its foreign policy those who were in a position to secrral on this unsatisfactory becomes daily more jasnounced. gauge the popular indignation at basis will materially-affect the Modern statesRusli hns to the limo can testify that it was situation. It remains to be sc011

In his report on the trade of rockon with the possibility that inferior only in degree to thin and the problem is of peculiar "tariffs may endangor alliances and ovoked by the Three-Power in interest to the student of political

that, wars may be waged for com-servation in Liaotung at the economy whether the antipathy 1910, Mr. Consul Olonnell, die- mercial, rather than for political, e'ose of the Chino-Japanese War toward Japan and towards the cussing the trade prospects for Josong. The renewal of the Emanating whance it did, the All'ance, which is of local and 1911, saya- treaty between Cirent Britain and invitation to "pool" for the benefit for the most part of commercial

"The outbreak of pneumonie upan for a further period rondlers of the world at largo the one a lid origin, will rutweigh the feeling. appropriate an estimate of the benefit Japan hnd to shows the in its favour, which is gonoral, plague, which raged through most forces and factors at work in the result of a costly war came with and based on political considera-parts of Manchuria and North rapidly developing East, where, shock of disillusionment to the tons. However strong the China during the winter of 1910- it will be goen, economic con-nation which, for some years preformer may become and 11, did not affect the trade of 1010,

Effects in Manchurta-

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-se siderations outweigh all others. riously, and been making op eins not likely to decrease in in but may prohive many and

Some ten years have passed. endeavours to win the good regard tensity--the motives in favour of

since the inception of that first of Amerigo. The annexation of newal for Imperial reasons have serious results in the present year.

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NOTICE

chant Shipping Aut, 1894, in respect of the Steam Innoh "TAIKOO" of Hougkong Offalal number 120978 of gross tonnage 20 tons, Register ton-1308] | ango 10.86 tons, heretofore owned by

NOTICE.

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WM. C. JACK & CO., 14, Des Vœux Road, Ilongkong.

SOUTH MANCHURIA

of political unions between Koren, ne serving to dintinish the one more a serted, and will pro-Newehwang, fortunately, escaped WE, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE ~uf ̈Hongkong, bereby give East and West in modern opportunities for further probably tan for some time to contagion, but the quarantino notice that in consequence of instruc times the Anglo-Japanese posols" of a like philanthropic come, their superior potanty. One Alliance; and, with the pass-elaracter, bene, from that difference, however, will peedily measures doemed-ueecssary for tions received from the Joint Owners ing of the

have moment, merely a question of masilest it-elf as between the the protection of the public health JAMES HENRY SCOTT and JOHN SWIRE we have applied to the Board sentiment evoked respectively by caused much delay and interfor- of Trade, under Suction 47 of the Mor passed, in larga measure, the months." conditions which brought it into Unpopularity of the Alliance, the old Agreement and the new.ence with the transport of many being. Russian ambition" can To the British public s

Whereas the former was unpopular kinds of merchandise during the hardly be said, at the present whole it may come as a surprise mong Europeans in the Far East time, to constitute a disturbing to learn that neither Japan, as its successor will be unpopular early months of the year. factor in Eastern Asia; Aloscieff's nation, nor the Alliance of 1905. mong the Japanese. Whatever dream of "Viceroyalty of the as a bond between East and West the official view may be, this people plague; which it would be pre-James Henry Foott and John Suire for permission to clango her name to Fine East" has been lost in has been viewed with much fof the Island Empire are not so mature to estimate, the prospects LAOU TAIKOO and to have the reality of a Russo-Japanese or by their compatriote in the "eking in discernment us to be entente, Sintilarly the North-Ear East. Towards this result able to perceive that, while of 1011 should be good. The lior registered in the new amo at the West of Indirfrontier mence, so commercial, moral, and political heir ally gains directly by the harvest of 1910 was somewhat Port of Hongkong as owned by James long the nightmare of British considerations have contributed, revision, and their ally's friend unevenly distributed, but on the Denry Seatt and John Swire.

Any objections to the proposed statesmen, has been exorcisod by in diminishing degrees, respect cross the Pacific indirectly, they whole favourable. Throughout change of naire must be sent to the Ro- an Anglo-Russian understanding, ively. To bogin with, cheap theniselves gain not at all.

Northern Manchuria, as far southgistrar of Shipping ni Hongkong with- amicable and comprehensive. On labour and Government subsidios

as Tiehling, and overywhere easi in seven days from the appearance of A KISSLESS ROMANCE. of the Liao, including parts of this atvertisement, the grounds of high policy thero-render the Japanese merchant of fore, the Alliance between this formidable competitor of his

Eastern Mongolia, where heavy Dated at Horgkong this 11th day of country and the Britain of the Western confrere along the whole

American Judge on Bogusnin is of very rare occurrence, the. So, tember, 1911.

Wives. Eastway belold to have deserve! | Pacific Coast from Vladivostok to

summer rainfall was abundant. well of its creators; and, if it hus Singapore, Secondly--and this

Mrs. Ethel Cambor's suit to and in many localities excessive, givon_the_statesmon responsible is a national" misfortuno-the recover, alimony from her hus-though south of Tichling the for the safety of our great Indian Japanese character does not al-band, a wealthy bank official, has regions west of the Lige have Ebayo this day transformed our Dependency a sense of relief un-ways show to advantage either failed, the Court ruling, sys the suffered to some extent from WE

AGENCY la Hongkong and known for many years, it has also in business transnetions or in New York correspondent of the drought. Consequently, while Canton to MESSRS. DODWELL & enabled Japan trest undisturbed via elationships, as under- Daily Telegraph," that the some reports make the harvest iLO., LTD., who are hereby authorised. in the possession of hor laurels as stood and follow in the West husband was justified in dosert-Fourteen-tenths' yield—that is, 40sign as AGENTS all documents the military fander of the Far Finally, it cannot be denied that ing his wife.

por cont. more than what the reluting to the business of the Company. the attitude-of-pan-towards-The plaintiff, by reason of her farmers reckon-a-full-orop others The Oficus-will conting to be for the However, in the wake of the Chins of late years, with its own strange disclosures under speak of the crops, especially time being in Alexandra Buildings, Portsmouth Treaty, economic tendency to, high-handedness, cross-examination, has gained beans, as weaker in quality than THE CHINESE ENGINEERING considerations camo increasingly has provinced an, uafvourable throughout America the appella in 1900. An average estimate & MINING CO., LTD,. into play. The rulers of Japan impression on Bus: cans lirong- tion of the kis-loss bride," and for the whole country supplying Hougkong, 1st Sept., 1911. [1101 have learned a grout lesson-a out the East, a less than on the of twelve leading papers report this market would perhaps be lesson, which even the first Napo-Chinese thomselves. With the ing the judgment, ten use the that it has been a nine-tenths' leon failed to grasp in tino-exception of one or two journals headline, "Kissless Romance," Harvest. The winter has been namely, that national predomin-fapproximating to the typo of the The wife sued for a fogalmarked by an altogether unusual, anco, if it is to be aught clso than paid advocate, the European Press separation and £50 a month if not unprecedented, amount of AGENTS for the CHINESE ephemeral, cannot be based on in the East is distinctly anti-atimous; but Mr. Garber rotuliat show, which has tended to impede HAVING His day been appointed military power alone. The Ja Japanese in tono. This is thee with a conter suit for anmit- and delay curt traffic, but has ENGINEERING & MINING CO, panese pouple (ar, rather, their more marked in the case of thement of the marriage on the also prepare the soil for what LT, Hongkong and Canton we rulors for theint now aspire to half-dozen papers published in ground that his wife had never should be a very bountiful harvest request that all committi relating become that which the genips of English in the former treaty-ports b. en a wife except in namo. in the coming summer, provided to their business be addressed to, Bonaparte encountered in vain of Japan, and may be said to re-

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Judgo Pembleton adopted the the dislocation of the labour sup "a nation of shopkeepers." Inflect, in the main, the sentiment latter view, and stated very ein-ply, cucasioned by the plague, THE CHINESE ENGINEERING

Agents.. other words, the England of the of the foroiga communities there phatically that bogus wives were does not luly hinder agricul East lins resolved to rear the resident. The increasing keennot justified in exploiting bustural work. -national edifice, and the-hege-ness of Japanese competition, bands whom they married merely

mony of Eastern Asia it involves, with the noticeable loaning for a name and a home. on the foundations of commercial towords direct trade at the The ovidence showed that the the town being served on the one expense of the foreign, raiddle bride, Southern girl, with hond, by a branch of the South on the greatly enhanced cost brown hair, blue eyes, and a fair Manchurian Railway, connecting of living-mainly the result of face, was married on April, 1910, with the main line at Ta-shih- higher duties on articles intended her husband being a Imchelor of chino, and, on the other, by the IN for foreign consumption; and the forty-seven. First, he had pro-Imperial Railwaysof North China, very natural desire of the Japan pored to her, and she refused; and whose line from here meets the difficulties which confronted ese authorities to remove the let then, after mature reflection, she the Tientsin-Hainwinfu Mukden them. These were, in brief, the vestige of extra-territorial privi-wrote a note proposing to him, a line at. Koupangtu during the NOTICE TO CREDITORS,-XOTE loss of credit consequent on the loges have combined to create proposal which he accepted. open season by junk on the war and on the tradal depression fooling of re-eatment which the which followed; the unfavourable foraign residents dave not at all standing of the average Japanese times successfully concealed, nor merchant in the matter of com- hadapanessautfiorities sufficient

ercial probity emphasised byly ignored.';

supremacy.

State-Promoted Commercial

Enterprises.

With this and in view, the Katsura Cabinet set to work in characteristic fashion to surmount

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The Lady's Proposal;

Produce is brought into Newchwang at all sexeous by rail,

NOTICE.

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Hongkong, 1st Sept., 1911

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Liao, and, while the river in When the lady proposed she frozen, by cart. The cart trafic NOTICE is boreby given that thr wrote with a blue pencil on this winter has been lose man's short-front the words, "than usual, owing, no doubt, Compay, which is being voluntarily

V.14.95 wound-up, are required. on or before love you," and the engagement in part to increased us being SATURDAY, Suth December, 1911. a distressing sorios.of irregulari- Count Komura's "Faux Pas was cemented by a single kiss, made of the railway, but chiefly being the day for that purpose fixed ties on the part of company Such was the situation in Japan ‘icy and submissivo "the evid to the lale date at which the roads by the Undersigned, to send their promoters; an, finally, the when Count,, now Marquis, Ko once wys very precise on that were sufliciently frozen to bear asinus and addresses, and the pasti- deficiency in natural resources mura made his famous allusion to point

heavy traffic and subsequently, onlars of their debts or claims, and the Russian Train Time is 28 minutes obend of the 8.M.R. Tims. For instance

6 p.m. by the formet is 5.87 p.m. by the latter. which is tho lot of the Island Great Britain as a Power, with The wedding,was celebrated into the numerous and heavy falls names and addresses of their Solicitors,

Supplementary Charges on 'DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service, Empire. To-day the result of an whom, being of the Free Trade New York, and the bride, when of snow. Bean carts commence if any, to the Laderigued, the Liquid- extended course, of paternal persuasion, there was "no room" before thealtar, became hysterical, to arrive about November 25, and ator of the mail Company, either at St. EXPARA EXTRA FER 13.00 BLEERING CAR BUFFLEMENT...... 15.00 TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and steamer tickets inze administration is that practically for a commercial treaty on a basis and pushed her husband away, numbered about 16,000 to the end Giorge's Building, Chater Bord, all the grent commercial enter of mutual tariff concessions calling out to the bridesmaids of January, after which the Hongkong, of Thoraer's Chambars, obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car & Express prises are under Governalent Though little or no argument that she could not bear his touch, Chinese New Year holidays, the Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street, Trains Co., the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Shanghai, Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son,

London, E.O. (when either such and Reisebureau der Hamburg-Amerika Linia. * auspices. Cabinet Ministors make could be adduced against the and was finally carried weeping enforcement of quarantine mealsims will be paid or if not admitted BAILWAY HOTELSYAMATO Horaz (Tel. Add.; “Ismalo").4) tours through the chief indus Allianca by its opponents on to her carriage,

Bures, and the damage done to notice in writing from the old Liquid- Dairen, Fort Arthar, Mukden, Fashun and Changchun, all under the Com trial centres, inculcating the first grounds of high policy, this The Court hold, that a woman roads by the snow reduced their stor will be given that they by their pany's management, principles of commercial moral-somewhat unfortunate utterance who would make such a fool of number, or at any rate delayed Soliolters must come in and prove their ity; and the educational code afforded promising possibilities horself in church was not a very their arrival. from the earliest grades is caro of a flank attack, which British trustworthy character; and when "At the end of the Chinese place we shall be spoolfied" in, stole fully framed with thesame object trading associations in the Far she complained subsequently that year (January 20) the following notice) or in default thereof they will be Tel. Add. Moniet," Collen: A.B.q. th. Ed. A. 1. & Lieber's Externally, a policy of continental East wore not alow to utiliss, her husband's kisses were always amounts of produce were in stock: excluded from the benefit of any distri- expansion has been inaugurated, The Japanese Foreign Minister's light and here often ardeut, theBeans, 500,000 cwt., kaolin, button made before such debts aro so that what Nature has denied to remark served not only as an Court remained unmoved.

93,900 cwt.; sesamum, 179,000 proved

A.R. LOWE, the islands of Japan may be found illuminating commentary on the The wite, a pretty, animated owt; boan cake, 11,900 owt.

-Liquidator, in Korea and South Mancliuriu; "blessings of Fros Trade" but young woman, described the bean oil, 1010 owt castor oil, Hongkong, 14th Ang., 1911. [1818 and a tariff has been devised to julso as a menus of drawing atten-kissós she gave her husband after 4,345cwt, molonsood, 7,000 cwt. give the largest possible revenue, tion to the grievances of British marriage as "the submissive sundry grain, 190,0500wt. These while at the same time protecting merclunts. While a so-called kiss," which she farther defined stocks are less heavy than usual, and stimulating the development Liberal and Free Trade Govern as being a one-sided affair. The owing to the high prices saked by of home industries. Indeed, it is ment night pass over the ons, it husband coined an equally famous producers. But the prevailing not too much to say that in the could not lightly ignore the other phrase, the barrel-hoop hng," high prices are not the result of manifold activition of such quasi- The sequel of the Japanese states morning that his wife sometimes plague, but chiefly of the expects official concernsps the South Man-man's faux jias brings us down to prit her arm round his neck; but tion entertained by producers and cluri in Railway and the Oriental more recent history-the new that he remained as cold and un-dealere of heavy purchases for Culonisation Bureau of Kores Commercial Treaty signed lust responsive sa iran.

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[980 Hongkong, 2001 April, 1911,