The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-12

Mails Just received from the Far East state that
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamship company will
forego its dividend for the half year Just closed. so as
TO contribute 20 the Japanese Volunteer Fleet.
Customs receipts at Manila In April reached the
sum OF s6el .5O7 gold. an increase OF s,7i lis gold
over April, 1906.
sugar lands are q drug In the Philippines owing
to the United States tarin.
The six great ports OF India which received mer-
chandisc and distributed II for consumptiongand
reeIport in 1903 were: Calcutta, si4i .t70, iSO; Bonn
| bay. sles. 0as. 0Ss; Karachi. ssi ,t4ey0ss; Rangoon,
s3i 100. EOS; Madras, SIS. s86, 900. and Chittsgong.
81. OFT ,0S0.
Though New Zealand bought sSo5, ass worth Of
pianos. SIS Gas worth Of organs and harmoaiums
and tos, us worth OF other musical instruments,
including materials. In 1908. In all tSs2. rs worth OF
musical instruments In that year. the United States
only contributed s,7,2to worth. Germany fur
nished SPAS .7SS worth. and Great Britain $3.50 $50
worth. Great Brtain's makes pay 20 per cent.
adj valorem duty. and all other countries Except
British possessions) have 10 pay 30 per cent.
Manager Toyowaka OF the Japanese Mitsui Bishi
Bank says that women make most OF the goods
exported from Japan. Male workmen versed In
and mechanical knowledge are be
coming experts In new branches Of industry. such
as shipbuilding and ironworking. In which they
display the greatest patience. In the tea. silk
weaving and light Industries female labor Is In
variably required.
The postal savings bank is meeting with the
DoDutnt v VI ~ . "ft'hD ISL VI INV
public printing plant al Manila. They line up TO
deposit on pay days.
The representative Of a British syndicate is In
PeRin offering to lend TO the Yuchuan Pei q large
sum Of money To build railways. Beyond demand
ing the sole right 10 contract for the construction
materials and TO provide the engineers to build
them, the syndicate will not Interfere In any way
with the control and policy OF the railways.
II Is understood In Lhasa, the Tlbetan capital,
says the indian Trade Journal. that the Amban In
- a. --.a d. ann sWaAA "a Nnx.aEA Eht-. -.
way OF the Pc -yui. This will save fifteen days In
Journeys TO Sanga -chojong and by Pc -thsng 70
CYANIDE.
According Tn the census OF thu Board OF Health.
Manila has II .022 houses of strong material, IS, lac
ofiight material and ,3i1 OF mixed material, atotal
OF 20. 74B houses. The population ID 223,b4;, says the
Manila Daily Bulletin.
All construction work on the Manila Railway
Company's new lines is performed by Filipino
labor, under the supervision OF American engineers
and supcrtntendents. The company is running
nrst class trains lighted by electricity. Its new
Montalban line is a success. IL parallels the pipe
line which IL to bring water from the mountains 10
Manila.
Minister Rockhill announces that a Chino -Ameri.
can bank will be opened In Pekln 10 Increase Ameri-
can trade in China. The United states Govern
ment Is sending a special gent 20 China 10 arrange
the matter In as mutually satisfactory u manner as
possible.
Manila made cigars armed a gold medal at the
recent International exposition at Chris,church.
New Zealand.
Japan now has a sugar trust.
Flour orders from the Orient have to 20 TO Mani
toba because OF the Inability OF the Psclnc Coast
mills TO MI them, even at an advance.
Japan has 2,237 banks. with SECS, 24i, 3st capital.
Five new banks have opened since February,
The new harbor works at Toxic viii cost 10000 ,o0O.
The money Is being raised by the Japanese Gov
eminent by foreign loan.
India has i.s3S. s47 acres OF irrigated land in the
Punjab. an Increase OF ass. SCI acres In one year. The
crops are mainly wheat, sugar cane. grain and
winter Oilsceds.
The gross earnings OF the Toxic street railways
arc from 5000 TO 5000 q day, ana will probably
reach SIS. 900 a day when the flower season COM
mences.