Donino the year 1909 exports from Tax local agents of the International Tairen amounted to 1,021,219 tons, of Sleeping Car and Express Trois Com-which those to foreign countries reached pany inform us that forthe convenience 524,401 tons and those to Japan of passengers travelling to Europe, Siberia, arrangements have been made) 56.000 tone, or about 13 per cent oper 496,818 tons—an increase of
to bring two of their compartment cars over the 440,000 tons in 1908
bangehon, the terminus of the South first and one second class) as far The importa aggregated 249,628 tons, of which imports from foreign Mancharia Railway, thas obviating the countries amounted to 71,263 tons and change at Harbin. sr op, the cars imports from Japan proper to 173,374 will ran through to Moscow, without tons, leaving " decrease of 90,000 tons change at Irkatek. or about 30 per cent, against 336,927 Tux " Nichi Nichi" reports that as tons of the previous year. The reason a result of the strike in Australis about falling off is the decrease of sixty o seventy steamers are lying idl railway material and other supplies by at Sydney and many are also idl the South Mancharia Ca. Brisbane and other ports. Even la Tax subscription of the four per steamers of over 8,000 tons belonging cent. loan bonds which was closed yes-to the P. & O. Ca, and other lines ran~ terday, February 25, says the "Japan ning between European and Australian Herald", proved very access ful. ports have been compelled to According to the reports received by Y. K. ships are ranning, being in the Book of Japan by 10 p.m. yesterday affected by the ate as they from various localities, the amount of are using coal carried from Japan. subscription has reached Y.180,000,000, Awoxost the subscribers to the which, when the amount not yet reported Mansion House Fund on behalf of the is added, is expected to come up to over sufferers from the Paria floods are the Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and China, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the Yokohama Specie Bank, who donated The list of subscribers to cum of Fra, 9,650 contributed by the to Y.200,000,000. The Bank of Japan and other syndicate banks have decided not to subscribe for the loan, respect it the interest of the pablic. It reported there have been many subse tions in cash and some subscribed with the value of Y. 98 or Y. 99.
After their first child was born there twenty-five years ago. was an interval of sixteen years, Then in girls arrived, followed two years later by triplets. Four years ago another set of triplets made their appearances. Only seven of the children are living, including the four ushered into the world last night.
A cmacrrecr named Nyoh Teeunyon was chat he Mixed Court last Friday with farionsly driving motorcar No. 234 along Bubbling Well Road at 5.5 p.m. and again at 6.45 p.m. on February 13.—Trooper-Sergeant McSweny stated that he saw the car being driven at a farious pace along the road and it returned later still traveling at a high rate of speed. There were three Chinese in the car which was rouping on the wrong side of the road, He called to the chauffeur to pall up, but no attention was paid him—P, George corroborated, and a fine of $30 was inflicted.
Tx death occurred on Febroary 24, MacArthar, ixty-five whose life at 211 Bloff, Yokohama, of Mr. Henry
has been largely identified with that of the business community of Yokohama, Gazette" states that Mr. MacArthor came to Japan in the early seventies to join the firm of Hudson, Malcomb & Ca, Subsequently he eet up for himself, and did business onder the firm name of H, MacArthur & Ca. as stevedores, shipping and. forwarding agents. Ho was fond of study and music and socially liv d very quietly, hi life latterly having been necessarily retired owing to health condit Mr, MacArthar was twice married, and leaves a wide Tue following telegraphic information has been received from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maateschappij tot Miju-Bosch-en Landbouwexploitatie in Laogkat, Ld Daily aggregate output of Crnde Petroleam Crude Petroleum in Tanks st date 390,000
Kerosene made since the date of the preceding hi monthly telegram Kerosene shipped since of the preceding half monthly telegram 63,000 Kerosene in Stock at Refinery at Amoxost recent presentations to the Royal Geographical Society are 106 photographs of Cheki Chios, t by Major H. R. Davies, Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Major Davies has already presented many photographs takea by him during his extensi travels in Chioa to the Society. Those -|comprising the present rot are of the east const province of Chekiang, and re carefully arranged snd described in Diplomatic Corps in Paris to the elie fund includes name of His Excellency Lin SI an, the Chinese Minister.
'A Loxvow medical man, who is alist in radiography, has sustained a terious lose, " quantity of radium 'A Los Angeles dispatch of January 22 says:—A mixed quartette of babies—two boys and two girls—arrived last night at the home of Mr. and M an album. Another presentation is 39 photographs of Hunza and Chinese Vorkestan taken by Capt. A, R. Shuttleworth, LA. Among this set are W. W. Wilson in this city, maki g]some good views of glacier and moun-twelve children born to this couple in nine years, The Wilsons wore matricd tain scenery, but perhaps the' most interesting are those chowing methods
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