The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-14
The other Side OF the world.

II was a day OF rejoicing in Pastg. Philippine
Islands. Sunday, January p, when the FIRST TRAN
from Manila entered that city. The completion o!
the magnificent bridge across the Mariquina River
rendered this possible.
No less than l.5o9 sacks OF American mail from
San Francisco and Seattle reached Manila between
February / and February 20.
Immense quantities of rice are being Imported
into the Philippines from Saigon, Cochin ChIua
On one day. January 20 last. a French and a German
steamer arrived at Manila with 42,5o2 SACKS Of g.
The new railways about TO be constructed In the
Islands will rapidly develop rice cultivation In sv'
eral sections.
Manila thinks nothing OF loading 5000 and NOR
bales OF Philippine hemp on single vessels several
times a month right along. Unfortunately, ihy
are nearly all foreign vessels, chiefly British
"A full line OF native woods" Is q constant adreT'
tisement In Manila newspapers. When the day
comes that American papers advertise "a full lne
of Philippine woods" 1t will mean that American
business is Fronting. and Fronting largely. by The
utilization OF the vast virgin timber forests OF the
Philippines.
Australla's Government owned railways are
doing well. The net earnings In 1905 were 81 rs
sos. against $40. 76l, 646 In 1904. an increase Of s3on.
600. or the 5000 1888 increase in gross earnings In
1905 over 1904 no less than ss,9s3, s52 appears In the
years revenue Of the Commonwealth.
Olongapo Is the new United States cOaling station
In the Philippines. The plant calls for the latest
dIIllluHNtn anu tluIllVhN " 'iIlNhAlIiEs nc IAN
ing from storage and reloading, at the rate Of IN
tons OF fuel an hour. The stations storage "a
pacity will be 10000 tons. and the cost Of the plant
will be $4,000.
japanese Consul General Mr.. Goro Narlta 10
transferred from Manila TO Seattle.
The cost Of taking the census OF the Philippine
Islands was 1851 ,92s, not by any means a large
outlay for the immense amount OF work Involved
and performed.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamship P,lTi
sailed out OF Manila Bay January 26 heavily laden
with Philippine products for Marsclllcs. Liverpool
and London. The cargo included 10,6s6 bales N
hemp. 9s2 sacks OF coprax and copraN In buk
amounting to 1901 SIC kilos. besides Is packages
of sundres. Business. and lots OF II, Is being dom
In the Philippines. VIC rejoice over that. hI' how
much more would VIC rejoice II that great cargo
had been loaded on an American ship
a direct line Of steamers has been estahNShH
between Australian ports and the port az Fo,tot
Mass. This will help In several ways, and parlIrF
larly In the wool trade between Australia and ~
United States.
This is what we want to hear: "onc Of IN" I'd
time American ships, the ,i53 ton Henry Willard
arrived in the bay [ManIlal yesterday morning
with a million feet OF American lumber, sixty seven
days out from Portland. Ore" Also. The Nmcf
can barkentlne Joseph /" EVlston tTo..
Cal, with a full cargo OF California redwood lHT
Der in the fast time of hfty-twO days" II IS only
these American sailing ships which are keeping The
american Hdg VI tlEuN as llcy hCuu dNIuNh NV
Pacific, fair days. foul days and all days,
Against that bit OF glory put the fact that tht
British steamship Team left Manila for ~lionEsors
with a banner cargo OF 10. s34 sacks OF sugar and
III packages OF Philippine products for chinese
consumption. and that the lndra Line steamship
lndrapura sailed out OF Manila BAY Wl,l :i@
bales OF Philippine hemp for New York. lldelrg
by the almost entire absence OF American ne
chant steamships It would seem ms If w and ON
dependencies are heavily engaged In Tho rIHoN
business FOR our health"
The Premier OF New South Wales estimates ihh
this year the state will have a surplus Of siH"m
midas crop prospects have improved, tl 'Aee
arc still 81, 0D persons on relief works.
The State OF Victoria, Australia, has donated
5000 toward the famine relief fund OF japan
New South Wales has COCOON persons engaged
primary Industries, whose work produce vas Of
the value Of ss7S per head. That Is a high average
for a colony with so few manufactures.
The Commonwealth Of australia Gd:rne orr'AF
gives the electoral population Of the common
wealth as 4,0oc 1903 on December II. 1905 tn" az
trbutlon by States was. New South wales +%@
Victoria. ~l.2l4.oaS: Queensland. bsS' NouN
Australia. s72. 7os; Western Australia, ~ "'2 TO-
mania, 1897, These figures do not .h''''
abortglnes and aliens B.sO6 of the Latter
According TO the census OF 1901, there wcr' f'",.
4s Hindu widows in india, OF whom g 80 WHY
! under is years OF age.
The Japanese Government, proposes 7. 'E' a.
the privately owned steam railways a. q ft'e
equal TO twenty times the average ycar p''.'
OF the three years preceding the wal, ~. e ~.
them by 3 per cent. Treasury bonds. SriiIHs 'sn'
! the profits will pay of the bonds In forts rs An,
after which the annual profit 10 the stat "' w
s.7.SoO,0Oo. The bill has passed the Jap1u'' over
house.
Ch;na's cheapest book Is the New Tes'au.... ~
Chinese, published by the British and for'lc '4''
Society. II costs iourpence 10 PRINT and g 10"
twopence. Copies In all the great Iuiaa An
guages cost one penny two cents 10 pm. .' a.,
sold In india at one farthlng thRlt a r'a' d"
Bible Is now the cheapest book In tho W'.d
The six principal banks In Toxic al ''''S
Japan, made profits Of from 10 to ~ rr
the last half OF 1905.
Singapore, Straits Settlements, has lw"' -
nsh importing houses. eighteen German "-4 "'
'4 French. Italian RAf4iA sRS ess