The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-08

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because the alien immigration Laws Of Australia
prevent the people Of each country having equal
acoess 70 the other country. Q point on which Japan
naturally inslss.
Argentine snd Brasil may supplani Australia
In supplying foodstufs 70 Japan. Not only has
the Japanese Government granted O subsidy 70 q
japanese South American shipping line but the
Immigration OF japanese workers 70 South Amer
loa ls also TO be encouraged, especially 70 BrAEh.
where Q Japanese bank u 70 DO estAbhshed.
A -gentlemen's Agreemens" has been made ~
Calcutta. India, between four Of the largest buEtAp
mills In that market 70 run their plants only nVs
days . week. This short time schedule took effect
on August l.. Other mills vii likely follow suit
The announced object n 70 keep down the price Of
iuts TIL Che markst 10 moro fully supplied.
kilograms TO India from England cost nine
ccnts . word. while Russia sends messages from
81. Petersburg to Vlsdivostok. 100 miles fur
Their. for the same price.
The Wanda Dolly BuIlens says that the reason
30 many Americans arc leaving the Philippines 10
no, because Of the expense for maintaining DO
ncemen and primary schools. but 0ecause the
crushing expense Of the insulAr 0overnmens 70
In the maintenance Of ornamental bureaus and
high sslsrted O~factals. an expense 90 xrees that
Americans hlline minor posts are utSay to bear
the brunt Of every attempt AZ economy. even
though the salaries Of higher Ofhcials arc raised
At the same time.
The total number Of foreign steamers which
arrived AZ Shanghai during 1900 was a.TA. with .
tonnage q O,Allseofs No heohh MI HAhs
bsred s,TO2, with a tonnage Of, e.Osl.AsA Incoming
foreign sailing vessels numbered ~, with q ton
aarc Of 81 ass, and outgoing. sAd. Of SAesA tonnage.
In addition there was Q Chinese movement
OF incoming steamer, sSs, Of S7a.eoo tonnage.
outgoing steamerA 80. Of gTB, S0i tons: incoming
sailing vessels. ga. Of 8s,41a tons. and outgoing. SIS.
Of $500 tonnage. All told the ship movement
AZ Shanghai in 1905 was lAsa6 vessels, Of lA.S4a,Soa
aggregate tonnage. Those figures give us Q par.
tlAl idea Of the enormous mmer OF the Orient.
The cultivation Of sisal hemp has been made .
success In tho State Of Queensland. Australia.
Locally manufactured into binding twlns Il bears
q strain Of 1877 pounds. and the lashines resist up 70
t6S pounds
AZ the Fourth Of July celebration in Manila
-Amertca" was sung sometimes In their own Ian
ruage) BY Ftlipinos. Japanese. Chinese. Indians,
Germans French. SpaniardA. English, Italians.
Australians and Americana.
Hongkonx shipping Is booming. In nvs days
OF June iss ocean stoamerA with q net tonnage Of
ssi. 500 tons. arrived. OF these % we're Britain.
"a German 70 Norwegian. u Japanese, Q Chinese.
7 American. s Portuguese. 4 Swedish and I each
French. italian. Dutch, DAnish and something
new CoreAn.
Manila residents 70 the number OF 900 are having
telephones Installed in their houses. The hello
girls are Filipino maldenS.
Sugar production in the Philippines Increased
from 1000 tons In 1900 to laS 900 tons In 1905. This
increase Is greater than In any other possession Of
me United States, except Porto Rico. Yet prAc-
uoaly al the ronneo sugar use .noIo nnpol.eL'
The Manila electric stroet ranway 'Ansp0Iteu
plOOo chhorsh LIee % : ~ ""' INV ~
Toxic /. to have an international exhibition
next year, from March 30 to September 20. This
u In addition 70 me lArse eaposeIon n,Iu " I.Io
Japahs Ou'pu' =
has grown from slSS.O0o IN 1910 70 eooOOO IvOe.
shipping companies " p'"n'soIe " sspe
For the nan year en"oo MsIVn 81 Ies' eno .'ppOn
Yusen KAlsha wrote on SsOl.SOo for deprecaton:
Slos,OOo for Insurance. tzSSOOo Tor repairs. earned
$4,000 10 reserve, PAID SnOW lot directors ana
auditors feea gave the MANAGING director . bonus
Of $4,000. gave employees senersuy $1,000 IN
bonuses, paid @2S.Ooo In Ia per cent. dividendS
and left $4,000 Of credN OF prom and loss SccounI
China IL freely using oolored wall papers scarcely
known there tn quite recently Tor mousse dec0rs'
sion.