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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1907..
COUNTERFEIT COIN.
Shui Sham, a cloth dealer, was charged at the Magistracy this morning before Mr C. D. Melbourne, for having, in hie possession olevan teu cent pieces purporting to be Hongkong coins.
SANITARY BOARD.
Draft Estimates.
At the meeting of the Hauitary Board to-day the reply from the Government relative to the dinit estimates for the Sergeant Loc found the coins in Shui's Sanitary Department for the year 1908 was box, wrapped up in paper. Shui said herend sa follows:-I am directed to acknow. got the coins in the course of business; he did not know they were bad thou but afterwards found they wore.
· Why didn't you destroy them?" asked
Mr Melbourne.
Shui ropical "I forgot." Shui was discharged, Mr Melbourno holding that intent to put off the coins not being apparent.
THE CHINA MAIL.
supply this can be arranged by the nieter system. Not only does the existenco ni these tanka necessitate constant supervision on the part of the Sanitary Authorities but they also mean in most cases dirty water being rendered the possible breeding plates of mosquitoes.
A BURGLAR CAUGHT.
Pawnbroker Reprimanded,
AN AMUSING STORY.
THE NEW ZEALAND FLOUR
TRADE.
Rise in Cost of Manufacture.
THE FUTURE OF WEI-HAI- WEL
What a Man on the Spot Thinks.
Acorrespondont writes regarding Wei- hai-woi to the Shanghai "Mercury" na
It happened at Falshan, and the people laughed when the sequel waÿ mude kuown. It fell out on this wise. A certain thief
Nows just coming to hand from Austraila. enterul a shop whore incones was sold, in order to rub the shop. He entered some slows think the four trade is being bridly how by way of the roof. It happened that hit by the high cost of wheat. How if the master of tho shop was not asleep, but will affect Hongkong remains to be soch. Bader: was looking into some accounts, with a light. We understand there are some 400,000
The leading article in your issue of the burning. The thief could not go on with sacks on land here, and it can be sold nqwth ist, deals with Wel-hai-wei, and you lodge receipt of your letter of the 22nd
his work arid could not retice is steps, some 20 cents per sack below what it can express the hope that the Times", will inst., stating that the Sanitary Board had agreed to slept the estimates for the
At the Magistracy this morning Ho and consequently hid himself just where be purchased at in Austria.. Sanitary Department for the you 1908 subject to the item "Inspector of Chau was charged with the Inrcony of a lumppened to be, and waited until the Markets" (£196 to £230 by £5 annually) roll of cloth, several umbrellas, articles of master of the shop sought his couch. But Zealand, has the following article on the the home Government towards the reten being deleted and to at unint you for the clothing, etc. His capture was effected this was longer than was anticipated. The flour trade: information of the Board that indeference to by a Chinese Constable, who saw Ho anforeseen consequence was that the thief its wishes the Gorevimoni ka soobjection carrying a roil of surge and stopped him fell soundly asleep, and so forgot overy. thing. In the morning he was found by to elunging the designation of the officer to investigate. As Ho could not give a
Cattle Depot and Slaughter
You have yourself to blame for being referred to to that of "Inspector of Osonable account of how he came to be one of the early visors among the assistants, uxcoodingly profitable industry appears to almost completed whon a special report on
arrested," said the Magistrati the dock.
Beni left
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French Mail.
The Weakly Pross" of Dunedin, Now have the neual weight and influence on LATEST NOVELS,
tion of this place which you are pleased to uumber among the naval bases of Great The popular idea that flburmilling as Britain in the Far East, But is it a
the Island and some of tho forta wero carried on in New Zealand under, the sha-Naval Iso In the early days the Govern dow of the Flourmillers' Association is anent had some intentions of fortifying
don don all fortifications, and nothing in this in possession of the serge he was arrested and when questioned as to the reason of be discounted in the report current in the place exused the Government to aban
bean attempted. The
The Navy and enquiries elicited the fact that the his being found in the shop asteop commercial circles of the privato assignment
as a cooling Kowloon where an officer for this work is arge belonged to 3fesars Kruse and apparently thought it wise to make a clean by a local farmiller of his estate to his line is
etation. Trad
Truc there is a small" rosorve the opinion of the Government Company. During the past month Messrs breast of the whole affair. He was of creditors. It is rumoured that the linbili, notereu use the place as a absolutely essential. I am to add that the Kruse and Company have been robbed course arrosted, but whon taken before the ties run into figures, and averal leading stock of cont on the Island but the ships are The Count's Caufieur, by Wm. Le Queux. question of alterations in the constitution three times and Mr R. A. Harling has agistrale and whilst he was pudor ex-houses in the grain trade are creditors to all coaled from the collier which accompanies of the Sanitary Department is receiving the also had an unwelcome visitor. A number amination, he was the bult of endless consideration of the Government. The of pawn tickets found on Ho led to jokes, until he was glad to find an asylum
in the Magistrate's prison. fact that consequential changes in the the rarovery of all the property lost by the draft Messrs Kruse and Company and by Mr estimates will unt appons in estimates for next year is due to the fset Harding. He was sentenced 16 eight Chant a final decision on this matter cannot weeks' imprisonment with six hours' stocks. be ruched in time for inclusion and will
in
The Standing Orders,
A VERBAL CONTRACT.
Chang A Chong, all agent, shod Lee Woon Naia in the Homary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, this afternoon, an fore His Honour Me A. G. Wise (Foisne Judgy) for 800 salary for noting as clerk and interpreter to defendunt in Manila Chang A Chong landed in Hongkong from Bonolula fifteen years ago and spant a good im dh a reference to the Saprotury of Reste deal of time in Hongkong, Canton unel Ms. nila. Early this year he was introduced te defendant in the Nunboi prison in Canton. Defendant was imprisoned in connection. with the liabilities-fthe Wei W's bank, which he was manging, and he went for plaintiff in order to hear how a corrosių lavines Defendant spring in Manila naked plaintift could ha ge to Manila for him and after secmal creatings plaint in agreed to accompang defemiunt to Manila They rewained in Manila for three murbs, but plaintif did not receive englary for his services. The contrast between the two was a bad ng: ther www wording in writing.
Mr Ining represented than paintiff and My Jackson represented the defendant
Defon lant's car was a denial and Mr Jackson suggested time plaintiff rsd gone to Manila in connection with his money business
Evidcter wledd. Judgment was given for defenduent vish Crista
A NOISY TRADE.
The proprietor of a peuzat ol Factory at Kowloon was before Mr C. Dr. Milhomme at the Magistancy this morning charged with making mexious noises at night.
Mr 4. 4. Grist represented the defin ant and argued that under the Ordingueo it was necessary to show that the musisatwas wantonly male or was unnecessary other- wiso there could be no conviction. If i carrying a rade noise was made it did not fall within the section.
Sergeant Sim said the factory starte work between four and five o'clock in the morning. A great noise was made by the stamping and hantering.
Mr Grist The mise complained of is necessary is. Is it the razly hour of starting you object to !
Sergeant Sim Yes. The estly bour and te noise.
no
Noise
[
it be held that the noise was unnecessary?
Mr Melbourne discharged the defendant
AMERICAN POLITICS.
President Roosevelt Still on Warpath.
The following reply gras received from the Government relative to the proposed Standing Orders: Colonial Secretary's Chico, 23rd August, 1907. -- Sir. Referring | to peur letter of the 9th instant re presions)
dence I atu dirneted to state that
the Acting Attorney-General's advice ana sought on 19th July last with regard to the proposed amendments of the Stunding Orders of the Board
2. Mr Gongwertz desired time to con- sider the point riscul and in consequence this Government was unable to phree his opinion before the Bestď.
3. The utter has now horn referred to Mr W. Ron Paries, tha Attorney-
i
The parabroker advanced on the hetge, a roll of seige werth 270, and 81.50 each on four new umbrellas, each valued at 810. Mr Hazeland expressed the opinion that the pawnbroker must have known they were stolen and ordered the property to be handed over to the owners without compensation.
SPORTING.
The Harbour Swim,
SIGNS OF OTHER DAYS.
Archeology at Amoy.
(From Our Correspondient.)
-।;
(B and any Naval Power our navy
at once blow up the small stock of Idols, by Wm. I. Locke. the tuno of fque figures. It is reported that the fleet, and were war declared between The Love of His Life, by Harry Bentley, {
coal here and clear out of a place they could jot possibly defend. Is this then a naval The Life Perijous, by Carlton Days. bage?
The Bachlor Gris, by Keble Howard. Me and Myer, by S. Crockett.
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The increasing importance of this place fram a Government point of view can be readily ascertained by a glance at the estimate.
owing to thehigh price at which wheat is this state of affairs has been precipitated offering in comparis n with the prosent price of four. Indeed, it is stated that millors purchasing wheat at ruling rules and Lurning it into four stand to lose anything From £1 to 41 10 ton on the transaction. Already two or three smaller mills in the
In the early days when we had a decent north have signitied their intention of closing down, and several southern mills fleet out here and when the 1st Chinese Kindred Spirits, by L. P. Mende.
Regt was in full force thero was a fair Were there any falks interested in Ar will be compelled to follow suit shortly. amount of business done and the native The Gold Spinner, by Dick Donovan, cheology there are not a few objects in this On the other hand larger mills, who hold traders made a good living, but now it is neighbourhood worthy of investigationstecke of wheat bought ou inore favourable quite the reverse and misty people are A Gallant of Gascony, by Philip L Among others, is the existence of elt forts terms some titne back, decline to increase forced to leave their home to seek a living
elsewhere.
Asov, August 31.
DECADESCR.
.
Of what value thon is this
The Strongest of all Things, by Madame
Albanesi
Stevenson,
in many exposed places. One such is plain-their output except at a substantial pre-place to us in its present state, and why A Country Squire, by Ges, Manville Foux. ly visible upon the island of Titan, stunted in. The present position of the flour-should we keep it Can Dr Morrison on The White House, by Miss M. E.
us?
among a row of islands running actuss the milling trade is probably quite unique, med morning contemporary i
mouth of the estuary, outside Amoy.
is
and subsequent developments will be anxious that the Chamber of Commerce watched with interest.
COMPARISONS.
It is of course in ruins rains that must
should take up this matter at ones. surely be getting on (o 6 years old -ou
In conversation with a representative should imagine however that the Chamber Tutonding competitors are notified that bluff to the south of the island, at the of "The Weakly Press" in regard to the would like to be convinced about the com
mercial value of the place before interest- the reer from police pier, Kowloom, to the foot of the bill on which the well-known inatters referred to above. Mr Henrying itself in the matter, Prays wall between the V. R. C. and lighthouse stands. But its shape and size Wood, of Messrs Wood Bros., said that it My Fier, for the CHINA MATI prizes, con le easily defined, as well as the found was quite true that at the rate now ruling
As a summer resort Wei-hai-wei is better Bustries tions of some of the roous built up inside, what can only be converted into four at than Chefe but is not to be compared is to take place on September 14. Please at the CHINA MATE on Thursday anal the positions of the windows and loss of from 20 to 30s a ton. Normally with Tsingtao in this respect, where one next: entrance fee if cents. The fee is embrasures. Bits of old broken pottery the price of flour ought to rise in harmony can find every amusement and, overy com-
can be dug up. though nothing to give as with the price of wheat, but this cannot fart that one finde in Shanghai.
Dr Morrison has been here lately on a General, whose opinim is as follows: charged in pier to provide a third prize.
occur just now, owing to the large consign visit and he has no doubt obtained valuable hr Teen yet any clue to its exact date. Up to date six calien
The the one side als, there are five orments of Australian flour which are coming information from headquarters conectning (2) The constitutinary power given to the Sanitary Board limits its right to
six graves, evidently very old, but whether into the eclony. If local millers were to the place, and were I Commissioner of Wei-
I should say, e hai-woi I
Keep the place by these are of some of those who ence in put up the price of flour they would simply all means I get a "ory nice salary and it make standing cases for regulating
halated the fast, or of Ashermen who have invite still heavier consignments iron costs me little or nothing to live, so please the procedure of its meetings, and in my
died at sea, and been inferred here, one Australin. Mr Wood stated that it was carry on a few years longer, but from a pinion standing orders which seek to place a prohibition as to the right of voling The first practice shoot in connection cannot say, as there are now up Chinose quite to that sovorni all mille are business point of view well that's another
thing." would not come within De purview of the with the Interport. Rifle Shorting confirmeters on the diminutive stones that short of wheat and obliged to close down,
(b) Au petition is to take plues next Saturday at mark the graves.
whilst some of the larger mills are declin- ing to sell much flour at present prices, amendmaant to the Public Health and the King's Park ange, Kowloos, and be Buildings Ordinance might be effected by inserting after section 13 section pre hibuting any minder from coring on any
section and ne
uftre visa,"
recircul
Rifle Shooting.
·
Elsewhere, on the mainland as well as cantinted each Saturday and Sunday mutilon other adjacent istands, similar ruins are the match is fired off. 15 courtesy of the mot with, though careful investigation will. Reserve Association the Kowicon mange not perhaps discover as much of interest in
quution in which he in Ionofiria: been placed at the disposal of thinn owing to the perishable chaincter of
interested,"
practicing teamn.
All local shots are invited to attend these notices. The best testa possible is re- unirel, frey Hongkong was beaten lam your and that must not occur again. The new shich is now being made and will be ready
their utensils, and to the inveterate habit of the Chinose to use up everything of valus. The great robber chief, Koxings, has left Tunny traces of his mids in this neighbour hood, and his pranac is one to conjure with
4. In view of this opinion this Government withdraws the guestion that the Board should make proposed nineralunts in their standing orders and will biter consider (if it should seem to be necessary) the advis ability of introducing a clause on the lines suggested in the concluding paragraph of for presentation during the year. Sing BRIGANDS ATTACK A TOWN.
the Attorney-General's opinion into an ordinance embodying the points in the leam and they are practicing keenly. Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1993 which calls for sendinent.
pore has already selected a provisional
5. In told that H.E. the Governor
is glad to observe that the member of the
The Buildings Ordinance.
THE BOYCOTT AGAINST AMERICA.
Released.
even to this day.
The Disorganisation in China.
'The condition of internal Chine and the way in which the people are exposed to the attacks of robbers my be seen from what happened at a placu called Tai Louk few nights ago. Two men used Li and Luk, with some fourteen other arranged night attack on the town with the
ren
civil
War:
it
the
Ma Tat-sha, who was the originator of intention of plundering it, as
When the boycott agitation against the use of there American goods in Kwangtung, has been gang had and their arrangements there in prisoa since he was put there by Viceroy were no less than one hundred and twenty Shun. Lately, under a new regime, the men in the plot. Soase of them were Canton Profeet has been representing the armed with repeating rolvers of the care to the Acting-Viceroy, and has been German typo, which will fire thirtson asking that the prisoner's release be rounds without stopping. Others had
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AUSTRALIA'S BUDGET.
As many readers aro more or less interested in the Commonwealth' afities wo give the following points from the Federal Budget Speech delivered by Sir William Lyne in the House of Regasenta tives on August 9:
The total revenue for the last francial year was £12,532,206.
TSINUTAU.
I have Intely been to Thingtau and there is certainly no question about the increne- ing importance of this place.
more
Wei-hai-wei once and
A glanco at the Customs Trade Reports for 1906 will show how this port is affecting Chefoo
in the oxport trade and the saree results will be also found in the Imports. be Σ an inclined to think that it would much sensible from business point British Government of view if the Brit
Comment with are ap
Gorernment approached the
international theview of m
join port and
willing pay an equal share of Germany's past outlay and share equally in the future pro fita. Let the military element disappear
nations
The Customs and excise wore responsible entirely and let councillors be elected to
govern the place as in Shanghai. for £9,648,062.
The Germans get I think a third of the The increase in revente over last year Customs dues and this item alone is now was £950,342. Customs and excine providquite a considerable amount. I don't sup
2019,000, and the past-office £301,722.
There was an increase in sugar consump tion of 10,000 tank.
pose that the German Government would be quito averse from realizing some of the capital expended on Txingtau, and they would at the same time-bo relieved from a Somewhat precarious position in the East, position which sely intelligent man must realizo.
The postal revenue equalled £3,129,(XIO.
Let our Government listen to men like The amount retorned to the Staler F. A. McKenzio, and we would soon
$7,844,840. The New Treasurers was South Wales share was £3,022,351,
Since Foderation over £3,000,000 excess has been paid over to the States,
The estimated pustal revenue of the our
This allows for reut your is £3,180,000. £117,000 estimated loss on the proposed penny postage for the half-year.
The total revenue from ni sources is estimated at £13,745,200.
The total expenditure for last year amounted to £4,087,301; the estimate for
26,967,992 the current year is.
The amount returned to New South
bo in a healthier and safer position in the east than we are now. For cast is enst, and west is west and none know it better than the worchants out hero. Do not let te
us forget the warnings of Sir Henry Maine.
Word Tsingtat un international port, no one I think need foar its downfall, for
the rust--he who runs may rend.
CHINESE ON THE RAND.
To Finish Their Engagements.
LONDON, August 1.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND THE TRUSTS.
NEW YORK, August 21. Oh the 20th, President Roosevelt delit vered a speech at the isying of the foundation stone ́ of a monument a Provincetown, Massachuset, with the un expected result, that the depressed share
market became active once more.
Board whose remarks were the means of] Mr Grist pined on that there were preventing the resolution being taken Loader of the Movement to be which would in the opinion of the Attorney- ત restrictions 1 the hour of
Gonens have been ultra sirea cudures tho making the noise, if t was necessary
principle to which it was suggested to give constituted Fi the пойне.
effect and declared himself in sympathy nuisance at night it must als le nuisance by day. It was admitted that with it. the noise was caused by the currying on of the business and the law was particular in not interfering with businesses. The only
The reply from the Government relative way to get a couiction was to get three neighbours to complaint and make a com-to the auch discussed question of exempt
firearms of different kinds.
His remarks were substantially as fol on he case of it. He could not being a certain block of houses in Mongkok-granted.
The freobusters divided themselves into According to the memorialist, and pro-
lows: Both officials and members of prevented from working at night if he tsui from section 176 was read. It stated:
the general public have appealed to chean to do it; the Daily Press" and the Rofurring to your letter of the 3rd ult. Ibably he is right, he has not been able to three parties. One party kept guard over **South China Morning Past" printed am directed to state that H. E. the Gor-find any other wrong in the man's life, and, the local garrison, another attacked the two
me with regard to the present finau. cil depression: It must, however, their paper at night and made a noise, for ernor-in-Council is unable to permit total therefore, he thinks that he should bo sot guard honts, whilst the third lacked tha
be remembered that the depression machines do not cup noiselessly, yet could exemption from the requirements of section free, and allowed to return to his own clan. town.
It seems that the Acting-Vicaroy thinks Contrary to expectations the local anilisis 175 of the Public Health and Buildings
When the Transvaal House of deserably is an indicest result of the generat Ordinance, 1903, as amended by Ordinance along the fines of the Prefect and regards showed fight, and there was a stand up No. 8 of 1907 in the case of houses Nos. two years' continement as severe enough for battle, which somewhat disconcerted the Wales last year was £3,022,351 the were yesterday discussing the question of financial position in the world. Paris, 101 to 231 Station Street North, Mong-nch an offense, and he has therefore aggressors. However, the brigands manag.amount to be returned this year is estimat-expenditure on foreign Inbour, Bir Jacob de Berlin and other places are also suffering kokisui. The Governor-in-Council has given the necessary permission for Mrod to loot seren silk shops, commandeureded at £3,094,666, na increase of £42,215.
The lokal amount to be returned to the however, gaunted exemption from the Ma's release. No doubt the movement some native bonts, carried off their bouty requirements of the section on condition bas done a good deal of harm to American up the West River, and, in a quiet place, States this year is estimated at £65,650 that half the kitchen on the upper trade, int this is hardly a sufficient reason in the vicinity of some limekilns, sell it less than last year, but, altogether, Boors of each house is converted into a for keeping the man in prison for life, for no less than five thousand taels. Mean- £103,002 is secured by section 89. verandah and that a window is opened unless as the result of his agitation he was while, however, in the general seriun mage, in each case from the living room on the directly responsible for other crimes that one of the ringlender, Lai, was wounded
and so captured.
At this stage the peculiar unture of the Mr Hoopar minuted-As Messrs J. D. the anti-trust policy of the Government Humphreys and Sons hold certificates
Chinese law on responsibility was put into remains unchanged and that only the mentioned in section 2 of their Jutler of
fores. The very oldest inhabitant of the Lai clan was ordered to be handed over to ovent of the strugglo will determine who 11th December they can claim exemption
the police, and also the chin itself was or in ncccordance with section 268 of the is to rule the Republic.
dered to find the reward that had boon offered for the capture of theso noted rol. bers. What will happen to the old man who has been handed over does not yet
The present depression must be consider ed to be attributable, as was that in March appear. The money will go to these who
last, to doubts as to what lungtha the ov were so fortunate as to capture the wound ed man. Still Euk is at large, and the The following notice is lasted by Mr tho validity of the judgment, with the crament intends to go to in its anti-Trust Europeans, in particular, who measu709. result that the City's administative police are securing the country to effect
troubles have come to an wad. Dr. Taylor bold the shares of American trusts hay his capture also.
MAN Figg of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 3rd at 12.05 p.-The barometer is about to appoint responsible men na become uney and commenced to sell, thus Another side light is thrown upon the has rissa alightly on the S. coast of China, police officials and to other important contributing to the fall.
positions. It is expected that the Japanees. It is now being recognised, however, that condition of the country fun the oven and in Japan.
The axistence of a low pressure area over!
before long
agninss Truste which have broken their law, shops that were robbed there were no less
The Tokyo Foreign Department lue and that law-abiding. Trusts will not be indicated. "
Pressure is high over Central China and received the following telegrain from San molested Hence the renewed activity in
Finncisco-On the 19th, the Californian the marketa. E. Japan.
Frost to stayong N.E. winds are expected Supreme Court gave a judgment, ondering that the officials appointed by the new Mayor shall be paid their salaries, N. part of the China Sea.
New YORK, August 21. President Roosevelt in a speech at
Province town, Mass., has declared that
floor into the verandah.
Mr Humphreys-This may be so; but Messrs J. D. Humphroys and Sons are not anxious to go the expouso of testing it in a
resulted therefrom.
PLAGUE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
New Yoas, Angust 30, Eighteen cases of babonic plaguo are re- ported at San Francisco.
KOREA
In a speech at Columbus, Ohio, Secre- Public Health and Buildings Ordinanco, tavy of War Taft has made the first public 1903. aapouncement of his candidacy for the Presidency and has declared his intention to stand on the Roosevelt platform.
The speeches of President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are greatly disturbing Wall Streat, further depression being anticipated the property for exemption on three through doubt as to the standing of spamte occasions. securities likely to be attacked.
Mr Eau Chu Pak-The enforcement of Financial circles are holding President section 176 is entirely left to the discretion Roosevelt directly responsible for the pro- of the Board who should withdraw the details. sent decline in securities and general unnotice.
court of law. The Board are not obliged Japan's Future Folloy Outlined. to take action and I fail to see how they
favourable condition of the market.
The Street is solid against Taft ne next!
President in the role of successor to the!
can vary well do so, having recommended
Water Tanks,
TORYо, August 30. At the Council of Elder Statesmen and Ministers to-day the future policy with regard to Kores was discussed. A Cabinet Council was subsequently held to consider
An item of £20,000 is on the Estimates
for advertising Australia in Landout.
The now fisend policy provides for a bounty on iron, but if it should not be carried there will be a duty.
It is claimed that, the new inriff will give preference to Great Britain on the items dealt with of 11.25 or 11,5 per cent.
The proference affects the imports to the extent of £1,260,000. It touches 153 items.
WEATHER HEPORT,
of news
Villiers (Attorney General and Minister from depression. The present situation for Mines) romarked that they must can by no means be attributed to my policy. As to the fall of shares, the Trusts provide for the administration of the affairs themselves have invited it. I am sorry for expired within a year of the grant of the the eighteen rabathe that I shall still be in of those Chinese whose contracts had not the state of the share markets, but during
Constitution.
Sir George Farrar (leader of the Opposi-office I cannot change my attitude. I shall
Act as the law ordains."
On the arrival tion) cungratulated the Government upon
rs of this ite determination to permit the coolies to Wall Street, the Stock Exchange, finish their periods of indentures, despite had reached the west point a few daya the Letters Palent.
ago, commenced to again become active, all shares rising 32 or $8. It will be re membered that the Standard Oil Company was lately fined $29,000,000 on the charges of violated the
having
trust regulations, that the attitude of the Comment is too severe, the Company is engaged in distributing handreds of thousand of loaflote sev
severely criticising the President.
SAN FRANCISCO,
End of the Municipal Muddle.
SAN FRANCIco, August 20, The Californian Supreme Cours has given
a judgment declaring Dr. Taylor to be the duly appointed Mayor of San Francisco. Mr Solmitz has stated that he will recognise
than aixty weapons of various ages and tho Pasific to the N.E. of Luzon, is still stration Agency question will be the Government has only taken Retion.
It is reported that Marqois Ito pro- degrees of perfection, mostly frearms, post a Japanese subsidy to Koren of Those the robbers stale without oxception, the amount, it mnið, of 2,500,000 yon
for several years, and also that a loan and they tried hard to stol also the
for public works should be issued. Korea's weapons belonging to the local militia, in to prevail in the Formosa Channal, and the An application was received for permisfinancial independence was, for tho office and continuer of Roosevelt's plansion to rotain a water tank in the yard of present, impossible. Any thought of whiali, however, thoy were unsuccessful.
Zolverou between Japan and Korea was 61, Third Street.
and policies.
THE V, S. PACIFIC FLEET,
New York, August 30.
Mr Hooper minuted--I am not in favour of the abolition of tanks if they are kopt clean. The inspectors might report periodi- cally on their condition.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours and- ing at 10 am, to-day '0.01 inches,
Forecast for the 24 hours onding at noon impracticable so long as Koren's Treasury TAKE THE PUSMASTER'S WORD
to-morrow, depended largely upon the proceds of
FOR FFATRI
FORECAST BISATION Customs.
Marquis
1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood: postmaster at MR. F. M. Hamilton, Ito's suggestions were not, on
Cherryvale, Indiana, U.S.A keeps Japan is preparing various laws! posed
2-Formosa Channel:
N.. wiods, touching the future of Kares. The sur. also a stock of general merchandise and N... winds, fresh; fair. The Hon. Mr Hewett-I consider the ronder of Korea's extraterritoriality is patent medicines. He says "Chamber-
ain'e Colic, Cholersand Diarrhoes Remedy fresh to strong.
3,-South coast of China between Hong n supply of coal for the fleet ordered to the use of these tanks should be limited as desirable upon the condition of a stud is standard here in its lins. It never fails one and Lamocks: Same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hong Pacific
but the rumoured American proposal to to give satisfaction and we could hardly Tho" Navy Journal ays that the lack much as possible. In most cases if the Japanese jurisdiction boing introduced;
business of the workshop, restaurant surrender extraterritonality is premature, afford to be without 1" For sale by kong and Hainsh: Samo as No. 1.
All chemlats and storektepers.. etc., is sufficient to justify a special water-N.-C. Daily News." speurity of the fleet.
The Navy Department is contracting for
of dry-dorks in the Oriont is a peril for the
A SHILLING SAVED REPRESENTS TEN EARNED.
THE
ceed tea par cept. of bla earnings. RHEUMATIC PAINS RELIEVED,
averago man does not anya to ex-
NTO No one need no suffer the agonieleg He must spend, nine Shillings in living pains of sciatle and saute rheum expenses for every one savod. Sometime Hem, as quick relief may be had by a few porca properly invested, like buying applying Chamberlain's Pain Baltz This seeds for hurgardon, will save several times fact has been clearly demonstrated in many the amount later on. It is the same:" thousands of casar. The liniment relievan baying Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera and the pain and makes sleep and rest possi Diarrhoea Remedy. It costs but little and ble, which is Alone worth many times its a bottle of it in the house ofton saves a cost, Bold by all chemists and store-Isrge doctor's but, For sale by all chemists.
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