November 14, 1904.]
Speaking of Christianity in Japan, the Rev. Herbert Moore, last month announced that there had been, a most serious leakage "estimated actually at 62 per cent."-among
the Protestant bodies..
Detective-Sergeant Gilfillan was one of the smartest crime investigators that the Shanghai Police force had. The N.-C. Daily News reports that he retired from the service on October 31st, and pays a similar tribute to his abilities. As he is quite a young man, there ought to be some explanation of this retirement. The Shanghai magistrate, Mr. Wang, left for Soochow suddenly on October 28th, under instructions from H.E. Tuan. Fang, Gover- nor in that city. There is a report in mandarin
CHINA ÖVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
There was rather an exciting incident just before the P. & O: China left Colombo harbour on the night of October 23rd. The Banshee with the last lot of passengers from ashore had come to the ship's side, and as the result of a swell at the time the side of the launch got Quarter under the bottom of the gangway. Master Pocock, of the Chino, who had come down to meet the passengers, was thrown into the water and, falling between the bottom of the ladder (to a part of which he clang) and the launch, he was in a very serious predicament, Mr. Caldwell, the chief officer, however, came to his rescue in the nick of time, for just as the Quarter-Master extricated the launch banged up against the gangway again. The
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The net value of Foochow imports in 1903 was Hk; Tle. 8,059, 107 (foreign)' and 2,049,654 In 1902 it was 6,649,695 And (native). 1,613,203 respectively, and in 1901, 6,361,914- and 2,115,239. Amoy imports for 1903 were (foreign) 8,853,945 and (native) 5,588,673 In 190 the figures were 10,069,692 and 4,855, respectively; while in 1901 they were and 5,138,624
On the 8th inst. Messrs W. 8. Bailey & Co, launched from their Yard at Kowloon Bay the second of two tugboats for Manila owners. The vessel is eighty feet long and fitted with The powerful compound condensing enginek. launching ceremony was gracefully performed by Miss Rodger, who, as the vessel left the
eircles that his Worship has been called to escape of the Quarter-Master was a very ways, christened her the lawk. The constructe
answer, some charges of misgovernment made against him to the Governor.
A Chinese Imperial Decree dated 30th It is notified in the Indian Army Orders that October ran as follows; At the archery com- the Government of India have sanctioned officers petitions of unemployed members of the Impe- of the Indian service in military employ appear rial clan held yesterday, Shou Peng and twenty- ing at the examinations in the Yunnanese lan- four others who hit the targets five times, both guage held under rules notified from time to time on horseback and on foot, are given the posts
the Government of Burma. On passing a
of Imperial Body guardsmen of the 3rd grade; successful examination an officer will be entitled Shan Mou and nine others who hit the tar ets to a reward of Rs. 1,000. No officer who had on foot four times and once on horseback are obtained a reward for passing in the Chinese given the posts of 4th grade Imperial Body colloquial examination will, however, be eligible. guardsmen; those who hit the targets on foot The Indo-Ceylon Railway is hung up indefini-four times are given each one piece of superior tely, for we notice; says the Ceylon Times, that satin and ten taels, while those hitting targets the Committee on railway projects in India has
on foot three times only are given five taels decided that immediate action is unnecessary to each. The N. C. Daily News translator notes: effect broad gauge connection between India These antiquated competitions are merely a and Ceylon. The scheme was only practicable pretence on the part of the good-natured and pressing where so soaring an optimist as Sir Emperor to help the numerous Imperial clans West Ridgeway was concerned, Just as he, in
men who have no means of livelihood beyond poetic fancy, peopled the line of the Northern their quarterly pittances doled out by the Railway with thriving villages and smiling Imperial Household Department. populations, so he had no difficulty in seeing railway connection between Ceylon and India an accomplished fact, and never tired of telling us how he would watch its progress.
TRADE ITEMS.
The Governor has given his assent, on behalf, of the King, to the Ordinance to give effect to Article VIII. of the Brussels Sugar Conven- tion, 1902.
The Siam Syndicate, Limited, has been re- gistered with a capital of £2,000, in £1 shares. The object is to acquire freehold and other lands, mines, and mineral properties and rights in Siam and elsewhere, to prospect, examine, The Green Island Cement Company in Hong and explore diamond, gold, silver, copper, coal, kong is not equal to the demand on the Port- iren, and other mines, and to carry on the land Cement" manufactured at its factory in business of miners, prospectors, explorers, deal ors the Settlement.It can sell all it makes at five in gold, silver, diamonds, and other precious dollars a cask of 375 lbs. Indian Engineering, metals and stones, farmers, smelters, &c. No Iu spite of the war, and consequent decrease initial public issue. The first directors are of profi's, the directors of the Oriental Hotel F. 8. Clarke, H. D. Blyth, and W. C Punchard. Co., Ld. Kobe. have paid the customary dividend Remuneration as fixed by the company. Re.of twelve per cent, and carried 5,372 yen to the gistered office: 34, Lime Street, London, E.C.
One of the minor sights of Colombo just now, says the Times of Ceylon, is a beggar on horse- back a veritable refutation of the old-world
reserve. This was because they had "made handsome provision for the future." If the war continue, next year's dividend will be less.
A project is on foot at Manila for the purpose of organizing a new bank which is to be known as the Banco de Filipinas It is to be a purely Filipine institution founded upon Filipino capital, amounting for the present to $300,000 Philippine currency. Later the capital will be increased to $5,001,000, and the bank will be made a strictly agricultural bank.
belief of that species of humanity. He is an Afghan, and in his gaudy turban, dark blue great coat, and other articles of apparel, he is a great sight! The little pony, however, carries very much more than the beggar and his clothes, It is a case of multum 'pon parvo, as a wag once put it, for the beggar carries with him a r lled mat (so that he will never be in want of decent The Chinese Minister in Seoul, H.E. Hsü bedding!) and a suspicions-looking bag which Tai-shêng, has sent a dispatch note to Viceroy possibly contains the rest of his wardrobe, and Li Hsing-jiu asking his Excellency to issue a, his cooking utensils. He has a voluble voice, proclamation in Shanghai warning Chinese and his gibberish when a likely patron comes merchants going to Corea mot to enter Corean his way is astounding! The funniest sight of non-treaty ports to sell their goods, and notify all is when he gallops behind a rioksha, pouring the Viceroy that a regulation has been ing forth his rhetoric, his mat and his bag keeping up a wavy accompaniment the whole while.
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Shu-Kia-tian, chief interpreter at the Chinese Legation at Brussels, was married recently to a beautiful Belgian girl, Mlle. Anna Bona, the daughter of one of the chief officials at the General Post Office. The entire staff of the Chinese Legation was present. At the wedding banquet which followed there was a large assem bly of guests, and the first secretary of the Legation made a would-be funny speech in proposing the health of the happy couple. The Yellow Peril," he said, did ex for the Chinese intended to carry off as wives as many pretty European girls as they could induce to accept them, and, moreover, they were resolved make those girls happy, thus entering into terrible competition with European sweet hearts and husbands. The Singapore Free Press comments: What the new Mrs. Shu-Kia tian will think when she runs up against a possible, rather a probable, Mrs. Shu-Kia-tian in Peking, may be left to the imagination.
passed that Chinese traders found guilty in future of such trespass will be heavily fined and their goods confiscated.
In common with many other industries that feed the country's revenue, the mercantile marine of Japan, instead of showing a decrease,
shows an actual increase, since the outbreak of
war. In January last there were 1,092 vessels under the Japanese flag, aggregating 660,318 tons, while at the end of August the number of ressels was 1,179, and the tonnage 731,558. Of these ships 522 were under hundred tons burthen.
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At a special meeting of the Tientsin Chamber of Commerce on the 25th October the following resulation was passed unanimously-"That this meeting protests against the levying of fees for transit passes and huchaos, recently imposed Chinese Government, by the Imperial and that in the opinion of this meeting the charge is both illegal and detrimental to the development of the trade of the port, and the committee is instructed to do all in its power to procure immediate abolition."
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tion of both these tugboats has been supervise by Messrs Goddard and Douglas.
A Foreign office report on the foreign trade of China in 1903, says it was disappointing. although the value of the total trade, increased. by 3 per cent. There was a decrease of 27 per cent. in the quantity of plain cottons imported, and an increase in value of imports, mainly due to larger purchases of Indian opium, to meet shortage in native crop. The value of cotton yarn import was £8,814,820, forming 52 per cent. of total cotton products imported.
A private despatch from the capital reports Native Notes" writer in the N.C. (says the " Daily News) the arrival of the Dalai Lama in Peking, having come from Haining, Kansu province, whither he had fled from Lhassa upon the approach there of the British expedition. The Buddhist Pontiff entered Peking on the 17th ultimo, riding in a large sedan chair covered with yellow satin and carried by sixteen bearers. Be was escorted by some five hundred priests belonging to the great. Lama temple in Peking, where he is at present residing.”
The trade between Burmah and Southern Siam for the year ending March 31 shows the large increase of 279.52 per cent., principally in imports of cattle, elephants, and silk piece-goods, and in exports of jewellery and silver. This revival of trade is largely due to the tranquillity: which has succeeded the recent unrest in Northern Siam. The restoration of quiet revived trade also with the latter country, the returns showing an increase of 36.41 per cent. Cattle and elephants are the principal items of increase. Teak timber, though showing a decrease in quantity, shows an increase in value of 111 per over 1901-2, and of 45 per cent, over cent. 1902-3, due to the partial closing of the Siamese forests and a growing demand.
In his trade report for the year 1909, the Commissioner of Customs at Shasi gives the following figures, obtained from one of the chief cotton districts of that neighbourhood, showing to what extent cotton gins are gaining favour with the people there. In 1901 the cotton gins at Chiang-k'ou and its vicinity numbered 48, in 1902 they increased to 5 0, and during 1903 1,290 have been in use. Those imported are all of Japanese origin, but rollers &c., are now made by the Chinese at Shanghai, and obtained from there for replacing worn out parts. The price of a complete machine at Shasi-is from Hk. Tls 25 to Hk. Tls 30, which is about double what it costs in Japan. They are worked by one person, who is able to olean 300 catties of cotton per day, or more than len times the quantity that could be separated from the seeds by hand-sorting,
Mr. A. C. Lambert, American Vice-Consul at. Tamsui, reports: "The question whether or not foreign vessels may load cargo and embark passengers at the Formosan ports of Tamsui, Kelung, Anping, and Takao for the ports of Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama in Japan, was brought up last year by the British Government. After some delay the Japanese Government has decided that the above-mentioned Formosan ports may retain such privileges as they enjoyed under the Chinese regime, when there was no bar to their trading with the open ports Japan, and that it is permitted to foreign
It is to be bottoms to load cargo and embark passengers at these ports for Japanese porta. – noted, however, that foreign vessels are not permitted to trade between the several ports in Formoss. This brought up, I am given to
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