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“General Memoranda,
THURSDAY, June 18-
4.15 p.m.-Meeting of Canton Medient Missionary Society, at Callego Audi torium, Cantor. Goods per Siberia undelivered after now
this date subject to rent,
Goods per Laisang undelivered after pon this date will be landed. FRIDAY, June 14
Gonde por Syria not cleared at p.m.
on this data apbjset to rent.
SATURDAY, Juna 18:
2,90 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni ture, &a., at No. 10, Morrison Bill. Gooda per Nippen undelivered after tlile
date subject to rent.
MONDAY, June 17
permanently, wish to secu Ciovernment be accepted us true, a also at Tientsin In power which is sympathetic towards there has been extensive seizures of the Colonies. It is not necessary to aru and aunitions of war. Beyond Abis the statements that are now renel- go back more than a few months to. show that the present Ministry has
us in the native press are too Limprobable to be received without
inquiry and consideration
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1807.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
FRANCO-JAPANESE
TREATY.
Peace in the East.
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
Toxues, Juno 10.
been far from cordial to several of the Colonica, ita affection apparently being
During practically the whole of last entirely absorbed in the Colony which is only British in unago--the Transvaal, fear general dopression was the erg that The Prime Minister emphasised this in was heard on all sider. Within the a characteristic way when speaking at past few months, however, it would seem Manchester last month. Referring to tendency towards better times and if we Franco-Japanese Treaty has been as though there has been a steady | A Paris telegrumu elutes that the
the grant of a constitution to the
glance at the list of arrivals we will see signed. Transvaal as the greatest oroot of the that, there at any rate, there bug heon n previous twelve months Sir Henry large increase. The Colony is to a very
The Treaty recoguises the indepen Curophaif- Bannerman said that policy largo extent dependent upon its ship-
dence of China, and the signatories on such lines would maintain the ping. In fact, it is the shipping and mutually engage to maintain the the shipping only which has made French and Japanese territorial szelus Empire more than the waving of any Hongkong the place it is. Naturally
Orthen, it is with satisfaction that we note quo in the East.
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Hou ehold Furni.
ture, at Chator's Bangalow, Robi.number of Union Jacks son Road, Kowloon,
date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges, Goods por Benorly undelivered after this
PERSIA.
JAPAN'S FINANCIAL
CRISIS.
A Speculator Suicides..
(From Our Correspondent.)
TORTO, June 11.
Mr Katono, the "Director-Gonerul
of the Tokyo Rice Exchange, has com mitted harakiri (suicide) owing t losses caused by speculation.
AMERICA AND JAPAN,
Political Intriguing.
"(From Our Correspondent.)
Tokyo, June 11,
The Japanese Progressive Party (of
Goods par Sydney apelaimed after this even any number of Imperial Con-that on Friday last 23 ocean ateamers ferences." This publie sneer at the entered the harbour within twelve hours, Colonial guests and what they and yesterday the arrivals totalled 29
vessels. This constitutes a record for Serious Electoral Disorders, which Count Okoma was until lately represented is a useful indication of
the port since the invasion of transports.
date eubject to rent,
TUESDAY, June 26 :---
Transfer Books of Yangtze Insurance As ogiation, L., Cluse from this date
to 28th Jane, inclusive.
FRIDAY, June 28 :-
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the amount of thought that is likely to from India during the Boser trouble of be given to the smaller Colonial fry 1000, when 25 vesels arrived in ons like ourselves by the present Govern-day. Then, of course, there were special ance Association, La., at Head Office, ont. The Prime Minister is reported circumstances to be taken into consider
tion. Now we are in a normal ante and Shanghai.
to have said that be gloried in the the increase cannot but be viewed with SATURDAY, June 19:-
4.30 pm.-Mecting of Y¬ngtas Insur-
Chios, Ld., at the Bank Premises.
feelings of satisfaction.
Noto-Meeting of the Nail Back of name Little-Englander. To anyone taking up that attitude Colonies are undesirable and troublesome, as they
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
serve as an excuse for an army and
The transfer of the Mokden Using navy. We cannot expect to have our mingi Railway having in included interests looked after properly by aunistution from the 1st June.
e said railway will be under the new
The China flail
BORGHONO, TUISDAY, JUNE 11, 1907.
Ministry which is led by a gentleman.
Considerable Loss of Life.
dorable loss of life.
tholendery is much inceused regarding the treatment of Japanese in San Fran oisco and is doing its almost to caust bad feeling between Jajan, and America
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(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reüfer, via Bombay).
Lospos, June 10a
THE CONNAUGHT, HOTEL, Router's correspondent at Teheran wires that serious electoral disorders Proprietors Sued for Supplies.. has occurred at Kermanshah, ny a j result of which there has been consi-Supreme Court this inorning the present In the Summary Jurisdiction of the
and late proprietors of the. Connaught
who holda euch singularly parochin
Two thousand members of the anti-Hotel were sued for work done, goods In the district of Touchi in the pre-governor faction have taken refuge in
aupplied, etc. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
Mr E. J. Grist appeared for the Kin vion B ия Sir Henry Campbellfecture of Ningpo at Chen Chengni, a
Yuen firm of contractors who sued Kwan*· Bannerman. Orinterests as residents and caused tremble at Kunhriwej and other
soldier ou night duty collected desperadoes the British Consulats,
Fu Yun, late proprietor of the Hotel, for Tur text of Me Birrell's famous Irish of Greater Dritain his in-seeing a party places and the magistrate of Teuchi has
$120.08, work done. Bill, which was withdrawn before it in power widichi recogniece the value of asked the Governor of Chekiang to send reached the second reading stage, is now the Coloni: a.
| troops to suppress the rioters: That party is not the available. A glance over its provisions Libelai party-as nt lteacai con The Ofiner Administering the Govern explains its contemptums repuliation stitated--consequentiewe can regardment and Mrs Map will be **At Home" by the Nationalists. In referring to the with equanimity these successive monsure in the past we have spoken ofroversos sustained by the Ministry,
it as a Home Rule" Bill. This
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18th just., frem 4 to 6,30 p.m. (not af at Gorominent House on Thursday, the
Mountain Lodge, as previously arranged, owing to the uncertainty of the weather.)]
Baron Shimpei Gota, the President of the South Manghurhu Railway Comprary,' | was received in alience on the 29th
of May when the Empress Dowager pre-
At the same time Kurtis are raiding the vicinity of the town and soldiers are looting inside.
BLUTER'S SERVICE) PRINCE FUSHIMTS RETURN.
LONDON, June 9. Prince Fushimi has arrivel at Quebec, where he received a warm welcome.
FRANCE, THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
Loxpos, June 9.
definition was incorrect, although Mr. It is suggestive that the rising at Targ, will be tennis and croiquet. Birrell in introducing the measure to Waichini, which has reached such the House suggested that it might be dangerous proportions, was caused by taken as a step in that direction. The the issue of a mandate from the Prefect | Irish Council which was to be created calling on the gentry to resist him in
A somní-official mole, issued in Paris, says by the hill was to be less powerful than putting down secret societies. The sented him with her autograph on the statement that France had offered her Profoot underestimated the strength pictm of plum blossoms and the Egood offices to the United States was are municipal bodies. It was not to base that could be arrayed against him and peror his autograph and the characters inanyect. the power of lerying a tax or rath and immediately the obnoxious orders were Fu Shou 福 no new legislative authority was given
given danger became imminent. There
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The Puisto Judge-Do you owe this
money?
Kwan Fo Yun-I do not owe it. What is it for?
The Puise Judge-Are you a partner? Kwan Fu Yim-I am onrosper. The question was ropeated and Kwan admitted that he was a partner.
The Puisno Judge-It is just as well ou said so, because you more so to me before.
Evidenco was led, and judgment was gire for plaintiff with costs.
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Mr J. H. Gardiner appeared for tho Yue Hing Loong Kunz Kee firm (butchers). the Sung Cheung Wo Kee from funket compradores), the Wing Lee Cheung Grin (linkers), the Yuen Wo Liria (butchers), tho Chan Kee firm (butesers) and Wing Shind (dairyman) against the prescrit proprietor Nothing indicates that this relations (Wong Fung Shok, Tsoi Sing, Li Ken between the United States and Japan Nam, Kwan Tsui Kwan, Chan Yu Kwan, it. In effect it was to be a sort of was a time not many decades ago when Society at Gopang has led to the "boss"
The discovery of a Hail Secret uecessitate such good offices; but it is Man Shut Tong, Lai Hop Roe and Kwan
true that the most friendly parleying bad. Fu Yun), glocified parish cuonell with administra- the problem of niministration was at the muk and file fleeing in every went concerning France's arrangement second, fourth, seventh and eighth defend. taken place with the American Govern- The writs had only been served on the tire powers in regard to eight cat of the simpler. Its complexity has grown as direction, some, without their wages, into with Japan. forty-five public departments in Ireland. facilitice for intercommunication have other States, and others, says the "Times of Malaya," to Penang and Singapore, in Irish uebers were still to sit at West increased and means of organisationrder to get beyond the reach of the minster. The increased cost to the among the disaffected have been mulzelous officers, who not only discovered their headquarters, but actually seized the tiplied. Empire was to be 2650,000 per aut.
whole of their books and paraphernalia. Mr Birrell's speech in support of the Yuen Shi-kai, the energetic Viceroy
Canton Railway. measure was extremely weak and the of Chilli, has made representations to Leader of the Opposition was easily able the Foreign Consuls at Tientsin that ses to tear it to tatters. But it i-only wasiaopiam dons within the boundaries of that the shareholders' meeting will be held BRITISH ARMY MANOEUVRES.
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Lostos, June 9. Şir Claudio Macdonald has bocu received in audience by the Kiog prior to his, The Railway Administration at Canton departure for Tokyo, has wired to the Bound of Communications
the various settlements under their on the 12th June bat as there is fear that
LONDOS, June 9.
auls and after hearing proof of the debt His huntship gare judgment for plaintiff in rach case with costs.
An application for a stay of execution was refused, Mr Wiso remarking that ifa stay were granted the defendants would. only go into bankruptcy; he wondered they Bind not already done so.
THE TROUBLES IN SAN FRANCISCO,
Terrible Times,
study of siege operations, and of the ox-priate letter received from San Francisco
In view of the necessity for a closer
The following is an extract from a periences al Port Arthur, the pay by the wait whics arrived here yesterday manicenres will be in the neighbourhood by the P. M. steamer-Siberin
of Chatham, and will culminate in an
of time to enter upon a close considera control be interdicted. It is evident there will be trouble at the pooting the tion of the unfortunate bill now that it from subsequent Vice-regal action that Boanl is requested to appoint Chu Shao- has been withdrawn. It is, however, of the response of the Consuls was not yung, the provincial Judge at: Canton, to interest to consider the new position deemed satisfactory from the high supervise the meeting which has been created by the fiasco official standpoint. We now find Yuer with which it has been associated. The memorialising Peking on the subject. The Kroenn Pagoda.
If opium is to be suppressed effcctually‡ An article in the "Hochi" criticising attack on the fortress. Arrangements for Liberal Government, as everyone knows, at the sent of his Government, he is of Viscomt Turaka's removal of the Koran the equipment of the forces will be most A PURE MALT has a tremendous majority in the House opinion that Consuls met be moved Pagoda gires sirve particulars of this complete.
of Commons but a majority that is com-through the Ambassadors of the various it measures nine feet in height and is unde A Peking telegram of Juse I says, twenty-seven men were killed or posed of many antagonistic elements. countries concerned, and the contral of marble, the inner portion being devorat All the presidents of the boards have sun and the Electricians aro fish to g To keep a large majority together is at authorities in Peking must initiate theed with artistic work. It weighs 70 tons discussed China's currency system Pre-out at any time difficult. But in the earlier movement. The suppression of opium It is interesting to note that, during the widest Fish Ling was the only offend who the
ir Ching is no light task for a summer expedition sent by Toratesni Hideyoshit favoured the rinting of gold coins, the anything he is all theft gran out, by [boliday Reform is lato and the Forel centuries ago, the ungoda in coul rest of thiens preferring silver coins. It want to have everything their own way,
| (not the one now in this country) attractąd at least appear to be in accord. Success practice of opium smoking has a placof the attention of the famous warrior Katos decided, however, to study first and Californians, who are quite willing to
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Farthquaking Extraordinary.
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We are having, terrible times in San Francisca just at present with the labour troubles. The car men have struck work and on Monday, the 8th May, the United Railroads tried to run the care with non-union men, and in the riot that followed, twent The
are liable to go
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"What with the tortible floods and sar strikes, etc.,
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in a great political battle is a great in the social life of the Empire, Kiyouns, who attempted to entry it to influence toward-consolidation and to Atrengthened by the suretion of all Jopan as a trophy. On recount of its win at all events one telling victory has classes and conditions. Herein is the weight, only the upper portion was reuior Viceroy Chou Fu ently in June, wrived
for San
Franciscoe looking pretty dark et. This the Scoul pagoda was partially to the Peking government asking for the
The above explains in couie measure" been the ambition of the Ministry from seriousness of the problem.
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appointment of an acting Viceroy pro tem. Heuter's telegram of a few days ago, stat the first. But it has been signally un-
go na to ouablo lúm to hand over all his ing that the condition in San Francisco It is more than ever likely that the
official duties at Cantoit. However anos serious, and that forty thousand men fortunate. Mr Birrell, who is accredited alarraing stories from the Capital which;
A foreign resident of holu s operial Rescript has been issued that were out of work-Shurghai Mercury, with being the most capable man in the are being freely circulated in South courously shown us (Kolie Herald Viceroy Chop Fu shall wait for the arrival of Viceroy Then Chun-hatan when to, may Ministry, led it to its first repulso ever Chien originate with the foes of the Man letter dated May from a famese hand over his seal, see that it will not be the Education Question. Now he has chus and are inspired by a determination friend in the Bonin Islands, in which the
necessary to appoint any acling Viceroy to make the most of the disturbed condi- following interesting statement is made:
LONDON, May 2 pro tem led it to a defeat, which might almost tions by still further unsettling men's" You will be surprised to lie that there
The report of the United States com be called a disgraceful defeat, on the minds and filling them with hopes of
have been onrthquakes howo daily ever since
The Military Liuicunt Governor of mission of inquiry on the Standard Oil the 4th of this month. They say the first
Trust shows that less than a dozen nieu Per Doz...$15.00. Irish Question. The loss of personal successful resolt against the present
one was quite a heavy shock, but the others Jell as find that as an ammunition reaped enormous profits. Owing to the prestigo must be very hitter to Mr administration in the Viceroy Yuen were slight. There were 20 shocks on the are hoing smuggled for the use of mounted convifition in April for accepting venter of railway freight charges, the trust is Birrell but if that were the only cutcome Shii-hat has been saionet in haste to 5th and between five and fifteuss every day bandits, the people who smuggle them liablb ta hues of £5,750, HD,
the capital where he sout on before all since. We have not had any yet this calling themselves Japanese. There is also The normal dividends on a capital of of the two failures there would be no this regular soldiery that could be morning but it is vory strange to have had a Chinese, Hsu Hao-tehi conuocted with £13,000,000 were from 33 to 48 Tier 8. WATSON & 00, uced for worry on the part of the mustered to serve us emergency guards so many fuc early thise weeks. Sonte of them. The rifles are of the 80th and 35th Liberals as a party. But the whole for the Count will not be credited by our people have su ides that there will be your patterns, and ilo said two alleged LIMITED.
a grast tidal wave but, of course, one Japanese have been sent over to Tientsin party has lost prestige and the Opposi the more cautious students of current cannot put any confidenter in what they the Tant of Tientsin is now degotiating tion is in a atato of jubilation. If Mr events, who will be equally sceptical say.!
with the Japanese Consul General at Haldane's Army Bill gets much knock concerning the special means said to
Tientsin 'concerning thom. be taken for guarding the Empress CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA ad about in committee the Government's
AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY, position will become still more perilous. Dowager in a part of the Palace grounds
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