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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1907.
BY TELEGRAPH.
SUPREME COULT.
Claim for $1,00
In the Supreme Court this moring before | His Honour Me A. G. Wise, sitting in INTER.riginal Jurisdiction, the claim proferred
SOUTH AFRICA.
BOTHA AND BRITISH
ESTS.
A Loyal Spasok.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,
→ulp Bumbay,)
LONDON, March 12.
THE LUNGKUN RIOTS.
Cause of the Outbreak.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHANGLAIS VOLUNTEERS.
THE PAMPERED SZAVANT
Working in Clover.
(From Qar Correspondent.)
LONDON, February' '8. Hors is a dodge worth knowing specially by ladier who may be contemplating setting up housekeeping in the enlightened and
{{me ou
SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
The China Gaselle has a poor opinion of Bhanghai stock-brokers. Thus "It may Interest some people in Shanghai to know that the £1000 shares, the Shanghai Electric Company, of which a fow are hald
CONNAUGHT
3
HOTEL.
(From Our Currispondent.}"
SHANGHAI, March 7. (From Correspondent,)
Already we are flattering nervously inj Canton, March 12. view of the approaching visit of Major- For some time past tumours have been Goooral Broadwood to inspect our. Fole-
There are to be split up into £10 shares Is Centrally Located in by Chan Wa and others against Chan Yan
hope this does tot diean that they uud others for $1,268 was continued. It affint that in many places in Kwangtung teurs, bocaiso, after all although they are
the Principal Street will be rouembered that the cape com-rice is rising in price.. This apparently but a small handful, they form our one
of the Colony. menced in November fast, and was adjourn.. has been markedly so in Tunglean Each light touch of nilitariem, and the sight of
all become the proy of the local gambling
mialadrolt operations hare rendered the ed. This morning Mr M. W, Skdo tam or picut of rias now sells for mere a batch of khaki-olad men briskly marching advanced land. If you ment a lady and she fraternity, the share brokers, whose (representing the defendants) briefly 'rethan five taels, For some time, the winds down the Bund in one of our pot cujoy seems, positively to have
NEEDS NO ADVERTISING. viewed the circumstances already before of the poorer people have been agitated by monts, You cannot have the saxo feeling talk, does not know nothin' in fact, public poorer by so many millions and, the Court. In the year 1890, he said, thu this unhappy condition of affairs, and a few for a regiment of regular solidiore, tou just introduce the question of the ruined so many bouo fide investments. It
IS A FIRST OLASS COMMERÇOTAL Wah Hing Loong firm brought an action days ago, in the middle of the day, luge seldom witnessed, as they are juste part of now set, Employers Liability, that may further interest the investing public gives all domestic servants the right to to know that the Shanghai Stock Exchange
FAMILY HOTEL, against the Wah Tai firm,, reçuvered i General Botha, Prime Minister of judgment and issued execution throughthe Ferowds gathered together and marched the British Empiro and however loyal you claim free, medical attendance and wages Committee, without any notice has decided British Consul ac Canton and the Chints into the city with the avowed intention of may be, you miss that inter interest and during sickness if sack takes place in the not to publish the daily quotations of its the Transvaal, has been banquetted by authorities. A cross-action was then Institut-palling down the guild hall of the rio enthusiasm which only personal friendshipinaster's house. The maid may have gone transactions. The public are here again Provides the most comfortable accom.
or relationship inevitably creates.
upstairs for a pair of shoes and tripped to be kept in the dark in the same way as the citizens of Pretoria,
ed and while it was pending the Wab Bing Hongs.
The Shanghai Volunteers are our father, and knocked her knee through sheer they are now kept by the promoters and Loong fit was dissolved. The plantitis Wheu they reached their objective, how- In a speech made during the evening took over the firm's assets and Habilities and ever, they found that they were able to brolliers, sweethearts or friends; what they careicamos on her part but that in no way wife of the various gambling machines defondants retired from it. An agreement accouplish their purpose, for the native du reflects pride de discredit upon us, and affects the liability of the mastar. Alldrahnat rass times, known as lotteries. the Prime Minister said that British was prepared and signed by certain persons polico was there before the mob and we remember shamefully that at last year's radical fons have be paid and full wages Share dealing in Shaughar, and gambling There is much talk everywhere at the races are nearly aguonymous terma, "Interests wore absolutely safe in the present sta meeting. The dispute which frustrated Its designs. In bandling the inspection all was not well and that the too.
on: the Hergagt: "roblem but and the wise man will eschew both, and bands of the new Cabinet, which was an alteration which appeared on the agro-crowd, however, the police hungled and Commander of Troops did not, express,
moat was made before or after ita execu ended, in arresting de men. This madden himself absolutely intisfied with the pero far no practical way out of the dimculty avoid the Stock Exchange as he would a
has been found. Girls demand higher and plague apoll." as zealous for the honour of the British tion::The alteration, was ih ́roferonca to fed the people, and, in a mase, they marched formances of the mon: Well, if the resuly higher wages and arelés and lose willing |
the debt of the Wal Tai, the word “into the police station and demanded that
togiven taie équivalentsin work and ser duded" being altered from excluded, the arrested men be liberated at once!
The case is proceeding.
The police, however, were is no nood to
People who tive in luxury are not bo coerced by the shouting, crowds, and
rich afgeted by this recent leglalation, met the demands with a blank rufusal scuflo then ensued, and the omissarion of the law. usad their firearmas, killed two men on the spot and wounded several others After this it would appear as if things got out of hand. The street gates were alle closed. The District Magistrate called:
Bag as any inistry could be.
The citizens of the Transvaal, were | deeply grateful to the Imperial Gorern- mont because they had been trusted
in a manner unequalled in history.
The Boera, continued General Botha, would never forget such generosity and would do their best to create a great
and united nation.
to be settled by the Court was whother
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GEORGE FENWICK AND CO.
呼
The following is the report for presents tion to the shareholders of Musers Geo. Fehwick and Company, Limited, to be presented at their raeating on March 18 at Goon:-The Directors have now to submit counts for the year ending 31st December,
THE THAW TRIAL.
be the same year, let us know the Taulb plainly, and like men we will swallow the
Mrs Thaw's Evidence. bitterness of the rebuke of advice and try
Papera coming to band"hom America to improve, because one and all of us feel but the rank and file of ordinary, folk who that these ever circulating rumours of can only afford to keep one maldare full of details of the tiny trial. Mem tremble to come in the Suttlement cannot handicapped more than ever. Chinese. I That's lappercases in the Court and hor entirely be with foundation and the main servants have their faults but, they are terrible story hare fed profound
at least obliging and careful, and the cook sensation.
Describing her undoingshe related how reason for the formation of the S.V.C. was
And doas not make you feel that White had asked her to go to a party cook to protect foreign woman and children in
and no guests arrived.
When I arrived at his apartmenta after
to the shareholders a Statement of Ac-for more soldiers and policemen from the of trouble with the Chinese, and to this neighbouring stations, and the storm cou-and the Voluntours are ready to learn, to
1906.
After writing off the sum of $3,000.00 TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
for depreciation the net profit for the year smounts to 821,470.10, to which has to be added the sum of 88,015.84 brought for- After DISASTER ON A BATTLESHIP. ward from last year's account.
payment of Directors and Auditors' leas, it is proposed to pay a dividend of 7 per cent., or 81.To per share on the paid up capital of the Company, which will absorb $18,900.00 leaving a balance of 810,335,94
Great Loss of Life.
(From Our Speck Correspondent:) -- LONDON, March 13. A terrible disaster is reported from Toulou, where a torpedo exploded on board the French battleship "Jena."
The first explosion caused many others to follow, and as a result the casualtics are estimated to be about
500/
(The Jona" is a steel, triple-screw battleship of 400 feet in length, 88 tuot beam, and 27 ft. 6 in. draught. Her displacement is 12,052 tons, and her speed is 18 knots. She hua a complete belt of armour rising 3 feet almove the water line, the maximum thickness being 14 inches, tapering to in. Her armament consists of four 12-in. barbette guns in couples in two turrets fore and aft; sight 6.4 quick bring guns; eight 30 quick firing guns; sixteen 3-pounders; eighteen 1-pounder quick firing and 1-pounder machine guns; four torpedo tebes, two being submerged. -ED. M.]
MORE RIOTS.
Missionaries TMReported Killed.
4.
attacked the Catholic mission,
It is reported that two missionaries have been killed.
...
THE WILY TURE.
tinued until the evening.
fight and if needs bo even to die.
BY WHARF AND WAVE.
The following day about five thousand men from some of the villages neund gathered and marched into the city; they loated two of the largest of the rice shops,Lo Veloce Navigazione Italians, the and carried off everything, so that the Società di Nav. a Vapore, and the Navigazione Generale Italinos, hare just shops wore left with bare walls.
contracted for the building of five stoners. Two are to he built in Great Britain and three in Italy.
•
After that the District Magistrato shut the gates of the 'oity and sent by wire an appeal to the Viceroy that he would
to be carried forward to new account. and sistance, both military and naval, as
DIRECTORS, Mr A. Rodger, wecording to the articles, retires, but offers himself
for re-election.
AUDITOR.-The
the hole of the town population was in An advertisement elsewhore cautions area lest thers should be a general ransack mariners to keep an arten gaud look out
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all the obligation is on your side.
The nue act comes into force in July and in anticipation of this latest ontsoms
the theatro," said Mrs Thow, he was alone and What do you think?" They ro
of modern legislation the Insurance Ho-turned us down." I said: 'Oh, then you cieties are proparing to reap a large have no party. Had I better go home?" Mr White sald: Nu; we will have somo- harvest,
thing to eat.
THE GAT OUT OF THE,BAG.
A Story of Our Navy.
(From Our Corrispondent.).
LONDON, February 6. At an early date Lord Tweedmouth, the First Lerd of the Admiralty will isono the usual formal statement on the navy
took off my hat and coat. After sup per he said he would allow me the rest of
the
place and the beautiful things. We went up some tiny backstairs I had not acon before, into a strange room, with
modation at reasonable rates.
The Best Table, d'ilots Service in the East.
SPECIALRATES, for summer months only :-
Fer booth, Breaklik, Tidin and Djurör......645 Taideply
....318
..KIG
Tiff and Mover
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Hongkong, March 9, 1907.
The
ROBINSON PIANO-
COMPANY, LTD.
THE
paintings on the wall and witira piano MINIATURE
played something and Mr White asked me to come
it
and one
and eos the back rooms. It was a bedroom, A tiny table had champagne on
small bottle-and
glasa. "Me White picked
the bottle and a glassful of champagne. I beautiful picture over the inautel. Be
poured
vu, a
BY
GRAND
STEINWAY'
accounts have been of the place. Chau Fu sent Colonel Wongto-morrow night and also keep all proper estimates. This is being anticipated with paid no attention, because I was looking at is a work of creative art which
ghis in good trim, as men-of-war will pro-interest since a reorganimation of the fleet told me he had decorated the room himself
audited by Mr H. Porry Smith, who offers himself for re-election.
A. RODGER,
Chairman, *Hongkong, 8th March, 1907.
CHINA AND “MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
Annual Meeting.
The annual nicoting of the China and Manila Steamship Company was held at the offices of the general managers-Mesars Shewan, Tomes and Cotapany—at 11a.m.
Mr R. Showan was in the chair and there were also present :-Dr W. J. Noble, Messrs N. A. Sieby, H. P. White, A. G. Gordon, R. E. E. Barretto and Mr G. Muffatt (secretary).
The secretary read the notice couvening the meeting.
Fu to take the matter iu hand, and others are also going to keep the turbulent men
in order.
It is well known that these rice riots oc- cur and, hen the mots rise in this way, there is little thought of the consequences, but an overpowering passion takes hold of the mob to wrask vengeance on those who are thought to be guilty of wrongs supos ed or real. Something like this, according to the report, seems to have taken place at Tungkun, 1
THE WHITE-ROBED GODDESS.
A Quaint Festival
(From a Correspondent-)
CANTON, March 12.
a
At a place nained Kun Yiu, there is goddess of mercy, called "The Whiterobed Goddess." Her birthday comes on the 26th of the Chinese month: It is customary to arrange what is called the "Vegetable festival. Crowds of mon and women gather together and worship the goddess in the
The Chairman--Gentlemen. The repost and decounts were issued to you on February 25, and with your permission we will now take them as read. As I forcalin dowed to you at last year's meeting the pasthope of reward. year's business does not compare favourably
remains
ticure.
bably be steaming without lights in the vicinity of the Island.
Fairplay states that the Dominion Line has placed an order with Masers Harland and Wolff, Belfast, for the building of a twin-screw steamer of 14,000 tons for the Company's Liverpool and Canadian passen gor service, She will have accommodation for first, second, and third-class passengers,
and is to be delivered next year.
:
Sir Thomass. Shaughnessy (proaldens of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company) has despatched Mr Piors (steamship on Ager of the company) to place an order on the Clyde for the construction of two magnificent steamers for the Canadian Pacific service, which will exceed the com pany's present "Empress beate in tonnage and will have a spood of 23 knota
About 2.30 on Saturday morning, the 2nd inst, as the P. and O. steiner "Manila" was coming through the Tuland Sea, bound for Kobd, cries for assistantes were heard.
has been decided upon. Much attention
and showed me all the different things
is given to the all important question of about it He told me to fish the cham
pagne, but I didn't care much for it.
He insisted, and I drank from the glass,
stands alone unqualifiedly THE BEST.
the comparative strength of our navy, but this need not prevant a due appreciation of a minute or two after, a pounding began PIANOS the growth of the navy la powerful modern in my ears. Then the whole room scomod ships and the effaiency of the crews.
to go
Admiral Sir E R. Freemantle, in his then bland. Everything got flat and by all other Leading Makers
interesting and instructive avtobiography, speaking of the Channel squadron af 1886, says "It consisted of five ships-We bad large crews and all the ships were masted
there was a fair amount of sail drill, while gunnery was, I fear, little attended to." Those five armoured ships were the only force practically" ready for war in British waters, and oven is, these men of war gunmory received little attention; all the ships in reserve ware without crows audere notoriously neglected.
and
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Mrs Thaw's words find become faltering and her voice low. An agonized look came on her faco. She clasped and opeisaped her hands and finally broke down and flung
head up her hands above her hond and the PRICES consistent with quality and BASED ON PRESENT RATE: EXCHANGE,
tho witness.
down into ber lap room women were sobbing
Mr Delmas spoke
I woke up all my clothes wors and told her it was exceptial ta go ou pulled off me, I was in bed. I sat up in bed and started to scream."
When
It was at this point that Mr Thow loat control of himself. Within ery sad a sob he rushed over to Mr Russell A. Peabody, of f his counsel, and in a choking voice
stop it
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Mr Peabody shook his hund and famed away. Ele oyes also filled with tears, and then the prisoner broke down atterly. His head fell forward on his handicarchief- covered hands, and he gave way heartrending sobs.
It is a sad and humiliating story that is ad Can't now coming to light that for a period of years down to very recent times our feet our first line of defence was unready for war. The calling out of the special service squadron after the famous telegram to Kruger revealed the ugly fact that the ships in resorve were left without crews,
Ficots,
I most
for me
Led
to
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rest, thing in the world was never in he found out, and made me swear not to beli
described the SKETCHES GRAVE mother or anyone.
young wome & He walked up and
WELL-WRITTEN
Several of the jurynion were woeping Unprincipled prieste seo in the festival
silently. was a supreme moment for the defence, and a more effective climax MOB FILLAGING NEAR SHANG- with that of 1905, hath cargo and an opportunity of turninga dishonest ponny. On investigation it was found that a Japan- This was due largely to the great number would have been difficult to contrive.
HAI.
The prisoner's wife, continued relating passengers fell off, our gross income being and they do not hesitate to avail themselvent some 250,000, less than before. By the of the offered chauce. They carry ou" schooner had capsized, and four men of officers sud men in amall ships of no
were clinging to tha keel. They were fighting value in West Indian, Pacific, and her horror. Bho screamed and
and screamed, she said, and White quieted her and told cireest economy we have nude up partly as follows. A layu jar is arranged, and is quickly rescued and taken on board the other waters. The recall of these vessels her it was all over. She screamed No! for thir so that our not profit is only filled with clean water Into this jar is Manila" being landed at Robe on the of no
480 for
war purposes and no!" and described unprintable details. about $97,000 below last year's. After pinced two kind of conclus. The women assola arrival in the aftertson.
"she continued, Thetho replacing of them by modern vessels got my clothes on."
The
she said (From Our Correspondeni.)
allowing for depreciation and placing and made, who attend the festival thers-
White: her home and left her there
took The result of this policy and the treaty: 81,000 to credit of reserve fund e per upon bring money, and after giving money survivors stated that seven other members has worked quite a revolution in a few years. "I didn't know how."
alone. LONDON, March 13,
articles, of association, thera
with Japan, enabling battleships to be to the priests, are allowed to dip their hands of the crew had been drowned.
“Mr. White camo again, and found me sit- Trouble has broken out at Siango suficient to pay a dividend of $1.00 per into the jar and take up either the one or A cablogram dated March 1 saysThe withdrawn from the Far East has boen ting in a chair. I hadn't gone-to- haubsien, south-east of Shanghai, in share absorbing $20,000, and leave 9365.57 the other of the conch shells, though they Naval Estimates, which have just been productive of the best results to the navy, eaten. He knelt on the floor and picked to be carried forward. You will observe are not able to say which, until the hand is issued, show a reduction of £1,487,001 The ships which are to form the Channel up the hem of my dress and kissed it saying could'nt. He told mão not to worry consequence of the deafness of rice.
that our Icon from the company's bankers withdrawn from the water, for in shape and one thousand mien. For new con- Flest this year, and which will cruise in presently: Look at me, child. I said that The mob pillaged the rice afores and was reduced from about 8190,000, to they are exactly alike. If the one is taken etruction the amount allocated is British waters with the Athaude and about what had occurred, and that it was
$133,000, and that interest paid has aroul, its progaustic of a joyous 28,100,000, as compared with 40,235,000 Home
have already been all right, and thint I had the most beauti- cordingly come down to 89,835 as against sceptro" that is, that a son will be born
granimo provides for two battleships ago consisted of twelve battleships with a would do great thing again and wring“.
Thawras weeping $13,189 paid the year before. The unto the woman; if the other it is for the year 1906-07. The building pro-noted. The Channel Fleet of two years ful hair he had ever seen. He said he sundry debtors and outstanding receipts indigier that she will have a "pless slightly improrod and larger Dreadnoughts displacomont of 144,200 tons. The Channeling her hands. Her husband was crampled on December 31, have sinco nearly all lug potahord" that is a daughter.
Mr White said only very young girl LOCAL & GENERAL CARTOONS These unctaphora aro taken frozi a son-(for three unless the naval Powers arrive Fleet of 1901 consists of fourteen battle up in a chair, trembling and sobbing. As regards the present been collected.
continued the witness, and year I can only say that we have not tence of the oldest of the Chinese classics, at an derstanding at the forthcoming ships with a displacement of 210,100 tons. bogun it badly, and that at the muinent where it is said that "sons shall play with Hagua Conference), one fast unarmonred. The difference between two years ago and were over got fat. He told me the LONDON, March 2, there is a much stronger feeling in the coast sceptres, but daughters shall anusocruber, five occan-going torpedo-boat to-day is still more strikingly shown when dostroyers, swelve ordinary torpado-beatwo compare the armament. Then 48 big It having been found that Folim Pasha, ing freight musket, which I hope will keep themselves with floor tiles," who was dismissed from ofice upon the up. Cargo is, however, far from plentiful
of her confession on Mr Thaw. She At this festival, this goes on for days, destroyers and twolve submarines, The guns were carried-now 88-nearly double,
up and down the room, representations of the German Ambassador, in this trade nowadays, The number of and no one is able to stem the enthusiasm, Admiralty ignorandum, issued with the In 1906 there was no other on-going fleet
and crying, Oh. supported by the other diplomats, for Chinese shippors on
whom we used of prevent the priests from filling their own Naval Extimates, explains that the Nore in British waters-now we have the Atlan-
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months later, she continued, illegal practices where foreign subject
proposed again, saying I could Mr Thaw wore concerned, in nor iring about to depend for a great deal of cargo is sad pockets with the money the foolish women division of the Now Honu Fleet will your tie Flest of six battleships with headqua: sail
not be blamed for what had happened and at Brussa and is being treated with the reduced, many of them having closed their give is the hopes of getting a prophesy sist of six battleships and six armoured ters at Berchoven and in addition the New
To sum up in 1007 we have twenty-six that he was going to marry me in spite of utinast distinction, the Diplomatie Corps arma in Manila, and ceased to do business that there shall be a son born into the cruisers completely manned, which will Home Fleut.
never leave home waters and will be ready nt Constantinople has expressed its indig there. The completo alteration that has
for any emergency.
battleships in British waters as compared all. I told him it would not be right and Oclior less important sido issues STO
with five battleships in 1880. To the that friends of Br White would laugh at taken place in the character of the China supposed to be indicated also by the one
Dolayed by Fog.
twenty-six battleships must be added him. We had quarrels, but he kept saying mud Manila trade amply hifies the stop
The Norddeutscher Lloyd ninil stemor fourteen big cruisers or forty armoured that his life would be ruined unless I we took in building bosts for first clase or the other of the conch shello.
In farther tustimony Mrs Thaw maid The native newspapers gird against these Princess Alice, after being delayed by ships in all. The hope for the navy is that married him." passenger traffic, for had wo the old type things, and as one of them has put it foggy weather, marlved in the harbour it shall continue to be delivered from par that Mr Thaw had called on her whom she Why i in New York after her trip to told him frankly of the Europe, She To-morrow's elections for the London of boat and only Chinese passengers and Those naisa ate enough to cause one to shortly after two o'clock today. The politica Lest we forget County Council are exciting public interest cargo to depend upon now we should be have hausos. But then unfortunately vessel left Shanghai on Saturday last at
dreadful things she had heard of him, those who do these things do not read the 3 p.m. and with ordinary weather should
of his having put a young girl in a There being no questions, the Chairman newspapers, and those who do read the hare rashed Hongkong on Monday at
The following notice is sued by Mr bath tub and burned boiling hot water upon moved the adoption of the report and newspapers do not follow these foolish. Considerable usimoss Figg of the Hongkong Observatory hei of his reported habit of tying girls to On the 13th at 12.40 p.The babomoter bed poste and bunting them. She also told firat fultab her mon arrival has risen considerably over N. Chins, and Mr Thaw, she testified that persons bad practices. People from Canton and the at neighbouring riverine towns, his boats and go to the festival to worship, to doo though reports of the very forgy fallen slightly over N.E. "Japan and the told her he was sddicted to morphine. their friends, and to get their fortune told: weather experienced outside wore Loooboos
sufficient cause for the delay. This morning the local agents, Mesra Molchors and Conipaay, received telegram from Shanghai reporting that incoming steamers hind sighted the Princess Alics on the Formos Channel; and light to moderate
her by friends of Bir White, she declared. New York favours The general opinion in Monday morning at Steep leland, 112 S.E. and E. winds over the N. part
Thaw. It is understood that the ·prosecu Talographic Observatory and Hongkong is interruptou prove that Thaw in a liomicida) lunatio, the The cross Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end- effect of his incarceration
པ་ ing at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches. N
proceeds on
tho examination as present Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon lines to prove that Mrs Thaw whe" a onsenting party to Skinford White's to-morro FORECASTS".
Advances; and Neighbourhood: SE. In the course
n with his counsel, Hartridge, Harry Thaw declared hijfim expectation of being opitted. Per Annum, $7; Per half- 1 Channel: N.E. winds, fresh. I look for vindication, he said, 'oper 2- Formuka 3.South coast of China between Hong Court. I fear neither the deaths chair o
year, $4
Per quarter the undhouse, I know I shall go free. « kong and Lamooks: Same as No. 1. kong and Hsina: Same as No: 1
South coast of China between Hongai in excellent health, and shall mob break
nation.
COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
LONDON, March 1.
almost equal to a Pailianioutary election.
The clectoral campaign has been attended with unusual bittarriaas,
1
While the main issue turns on the finan- cial and economie policy of the presont Pro- gressive majority, party politics have been introduced largely, the Unionists support- ing the Municipal Reformers against the so-called "astrole.
LONDON, March 3. The result of the London County Council elections is a sweeping defeat for the Progressives, as follows
Moderates Progressives
79
39
The figures at the last election in 1984 Moderates
wero tem, ko
Progressives
Lord Roseberycon, Han. Neil Primrose,
lindly off indeed.
accounts.
Mr Gordon seconded and the motion was carried.
On the motion of Mr Barrette, seconded by Mr Gordon, Mars N. A. Siebs, H. P. White, W. J. Noble and A. V. Apair were re-elected to the Consulting Committee.
Messrs W. H. Posts and A. O'D. Gourdin were re-electol auditors on the motion of
-A PERSIAN-BANK.-
Loxton, March 2.
Router's correspondent at Teheran tele Bir Noble, esconded by Mr. White, grope that the Parsian Parliament has agreed upon the establishment to a National
*
OBOZILS
WEATHER REPORT.
The low pressins appears told to purred to the El of Japan. A second low area ems to be forming over the Eastern Sea near the Loochoos, Pressure is high over. N. China,
Fresh N.E. winds may be
of the
stories
You told him all this 1 saked. Mr
Delinas softly youn
Yes, I did replied the
"What did he say young woman.
Ho said Poor little Evelyn, I have been making a fool of you,
I 400 they
Thieso stories of My Thaw had been told
The Chairman-That is all the business; Bank, advising the Government to raise miles from Shanghai All was thon wall, China Bes.tention between the tion will ultimately, devoto Ita onergy to
dividend warrants are ready now..
2,200,000 tomans, payable this mouth, for except the fog. The meal stesso, how the payment of the army, etc.
The Bank will canle all Government over, su wo remark above, extoly arrived
this afternoon. WOUNDS, BRUISES AND BURNS.
receipts, charging a commision of 200,000 applying an antisepto demasing to tomana, from the Persian Gulf Customs paid the loss of several seats. A Municipal ro-jaries before inflammation acts in, they interest former won the seat for Batterson vacated may be healed without maturation and in
ras defeated for Lewisham.
The Progressives blame the Socialists for B wounds, bruiste, burns and like into the Bank yearly for the axiortisation of
WHOOPING COUGH THE quick relist afforded by Chamber
ain's Cough Remly in so of
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LE you troubled with sciatics, Into the mother of small children. This re- some rain, of the Local Government Beard, who has been taking an active part in the Pro is an antiseptic and when applied such back or drumstist ? Give Chains tedy liquifes, the tough rates, making it gressive electoral campaign and delivering injuries, causos them to beat very gniorly, berisin Palome leial and you will be pasier to expastorate, knepa the cough loose strongly
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