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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913.

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The Cutting of Freight Rates.

The Bank of China.

Chou Tze-rhi, formerly Tutah

Leave of absence on private

The last monthly report of the of Shantung, han boen gazetted affairs has been granted to Liente Calcutta Chamber of Commerce Principal of the Bink of China.nant F. J. Wyley, let. Ba. KO.Y. says:- His name continues to be negocist- : ed with the Ministry of Finance. L., from September, 1913, to

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credit given. to Hackett for his tactical skill and judgment in the critical fourth 'set. He considered the American victory in this match the best of the whole tour. McLoughlin had nothing but praise for the English officials, H.M. King George V. Maurice McLoughlin, the hero and promired to come back next far as they can ascertain, the of the Davis Cup matches, is the year if his employer in the real amount of the subsidy paid by essence of modesty and very loath estate business) would release the Imperial Japanese Govern- to blow his own trumpet. In him. He was very anxious 10 ment to the Nippon Yusen Kai- conversation with a special cor- win the championship.." aha is yen 5,087,796, or more respondent of the Manchester A been thrice recommissioned with „surface stream burst through the new crews-at Singapore in 1907, than Rs. 76 lakhs yearly. This Guardian" after the match which workings and there was at once at Colout bo in 1909, and at Singa per cent. on the paid-up capital he said: "Our success is gratify- eam represents upwards of 23 won the Davis Cup for America a wild rush for safety. Seven pore in 1911. .

of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. I ing because we have trained hard men, however, are reported to be New Admiralty Order. fellows therefore that, even if the drowned. The magistrate and the mines inspector are on the An Admiralty order directs that steamers work at considerable great price on the Davis Cup. It or the senior cas, the subsidy still enables the was her idea, it was her enthusiasm spot, but the barios cannot be the captain of a ship recovered for weeks as there is so officer of more than one ship, on company to pay a dividend. An for it, which in the darker hours much water in the mine. It will snohoring at a foreign port where annual subvention on such a scale kept the competition going. 1 take at least a month to pump there is a fort or battery or where is clearly not a mail subsidy. It think we deserve the organisere out the workings.

a ship may be lying, shall salute must be for the purpose of en- who sent us to England, I mean the national flag with 21 guns on abling the company to compete aome congratulation." President Yuan's Son in Europe. being satisfied that the salute with foreign companies, and to The American champion spoke to an optician of doubtful ability The salute extend Japanese trade. As re- of the difference between the to purchase glasses upon which Yuan Ko-ching, the eighth son will be returned." of President Yuen Shib-kai, shall be on each occasion that a gards (b) it seems to be merely English climate and his own in your eye-sight, depends.

a technicality to say that the sub-California, and said he thought coming from Peking by the ship visits a foreign part, except

Personal attention is given to Trans-Siberian Railway, has in the case of a ship leaving the aidy does not cover the Calcutta the damper, atmosphere of Eng. the examination and the thing arrived at Brussels. He has come port temporarily, when, by agree-

line. For obviously it is suffi-and induced muscular strain and of lenses that will relieve all to Europe to complete his stadies, ment with the local authorities, ciently heavy to enable the Nip- might cause a serious upset of trouble. The only charge is for

the glasses. and is accompanied by his tutor the salute may be dispensed with. pon Yusen Kaisha to run such a form. Mr. Yen Chia, formerly Minister This rule has been concurred infine even at a loss." In answer to

He liked best the warm spell of Public Education. Yunn Ko- by the Maritime Powers generally subsidy paid by the Government I was fittest then, playing my (c) the committee said that the experienced in England in June. ching, who proposes to visit the P. and O. Busts as Troopships. of India to the British India best then, and L.think that the different capitals of Europe, has

The current issue of the P. and Steam. Navigation Company is subsequent rain early in July was not yet definitely decided which

he will attend, but O. sailings tables states that four 10 lakhs. This sum is granted one of the main reasons why wo college Brussels report maye everything of the company's steamers have specifically for the provision of lost some form at Nottingham and Note: to his choosing the been chartered to the Admiralty regular, frequent and fast sailings at Wimbledon against Canada." pointa University in that city.

Mc Loughlin was not satisfied or service in the transportation on sixteen lines the trade on

which would not, it is admitted, with his ground strokes in Eng of troops in the coming season, viz., the Dongola and Plassy for auffice to maintain vessels equal land. He did not think his Optician in D'Agullar St. The festivities at Antwerp in Indian work, and the Soudan and to the postal requirements. The backhand was so weak in America, commemoration of the fiftieth an- Somali for Imperial trooping ser- enbaidy works out to less than le: and he attributed the difference niversary of the abolition of the vice. It is further announced per mile; and it cannot be com- to the change in equditions and nivore tolls, recall a notable that six of the company's passen-pared with the enormous sum the slower type of game pursued service rendered by Great Britain ger steamera will be despatched paid to the Nippon Yuen Kaisha in England.

He considered Wilding the best to Belgium. In 1830 the latter in the coining autumn at fort- by the Japanese Government. count y assumed responsibility nightly intervala from Marseilles Moreover, the other. British" com-man he had met in Englend, and for the Scheldt shipping tolls due to Calcutta direct, and that this panies in the Indian coasting he placed Parke second. Parke to the Dutch Government, but programme will be repeated next trade are not subsidised by the was much better against me in the

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the payments were a severe drain year, as there have recently been | Government of India at all. With Davis Cup match than in the District of Kowloon, and Supplies In indications that such a service reference to (b) the committee championship, while I don't think us dally with the Cholcest on the Belgian Treasury.

QR806 where rates was serving so well and I was VEGETABLES," EGOS, und 1863, owing to the support of would be appreciated by the In-quoted.

lower than the charged by certainly much more liable to net POULTRY. Great Britain, Holland agreed to dian travelling public.

the British lines have been the return of service. I was not The Farm is under EUROPEAN forego all right to the tolls on

British Naval Strength. introduced by the Japanese at my best against Roper Harrott tion is paid to the PROPER payment of about £1,500,000. Fince then Autworp has developed Discussing the British naval company..

And in conclusion in the first round of the cham GROWING OF VEGETABLES, and thé Poultry of EUROPEAN until it is now-one of the largest mancouvres, the "Temps" (Paris) they remarked that no reference poinship."

notes that the number of units WBs made by the company's Bom- ports in the world.

McLoughlin thought Barrett's STOCK. Try Our Delicious placed on a war footing far ex- boy manager to the fact that, by volleying in the doubles had been · CRISP. SALADS! ceeds that of any previously the Japanese navigation laws underestimated, and not enough Grand Hotel, Queen's Road. assembled in similar circum- British steamshipe are precluded An inquest was held at Livor-stances. The journal points out from carrying passengers, or pool on August 5 on the body of that the British Fleet is the only goods, from one Japanese port to an unknown woman, aged pro- one which can give to each aide another.

Devastating Power of the Common Fly,

'It was 'assumed in the

bably between 35 and 40, found during mancouvres the number of letter that the Nippon Yusen Latest

cornfield at unite that might be opposed in Kaisha are entitled as of right to recently in Waterloo, Liverpool, It was state warfare; and says that the pro-participate in the Indian coasting

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ed that no one had come forward portion between the defending offered as to why, if this is eo, the The Crystal Stopper, to identify the body, and there and the attacking forces corres- was no evidence to show the cause ponds with the number of the British lines are not similarly of death. The police surgeon, British and German Fleets. In entitled to participate in the Ducks & Drakes, who had made a post-mortem conclusion, "the Temps" remarks Japanese coasting trade. The examination, said the body was that, whatever may be the result committes suggested to the Bom- Averno, By Bertram Mitford. Carnacki, By W H. Hodgson. in a very advanced state of decom- of the approaching operations, it bay Chamber that the attention position; the greater part of the can produce no change in the of the Nippon Yueen Kaisha face was completely gone, as also conviction of Great Britain's should be pointedly drawn to this was the flesh from the legs and colossal maritime power. Great omission, and that their views on arms. There must have boon Britain has given a moat stirring the subject should be invited. some violence, accidental or other-proof of her strength by placing wise, but owing to the condition on a war footing without a hitch.

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