THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908.
THE BRAYBROOK
DISASTER.
ROYAL COMMISSION
APPOINTED.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, ein Bombay)
LONDON, April 29,
The Government of the state of Victoria, Australia, has appointed a Royal Commission to investigate the circum- stances surrounding the recent disaster on the milway at Braybrook Junction nur Stellare.
ANOTHER NAVAL
DISASTER.
بست.
BATTLESHIP'S BOILER
EXPLODES.
(Exclusive Service, šupplied by Reuter, via Bombay)
Lostos, April 29. A boiler explosion has occurred on the battleship Britannia.
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The Britannia was proceeding from Queen's Ferry (Queenstown?) towards Portsmouth when the accident occurred. Four members of the ship's comple ment are reported to have been seriously
The total number of casualties re-injured. sulting from the collision of the traíïs in now given as 368.
MANCHURIA.
FURTHER APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT.
THE BOYCOTT
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THE CHINA MAIL.
the
EXTRA CIMBICAL ABHIRTANCE. A sum of 81,130 in aid of the, vota,
A NEW UNIFORM.
THE AMENDING BILL
Discussed by Chinese.
COMMERCIAL
The dollar stands to-day at 1/97, a fall
Chinese property owners, mot yesterday of one-sixteenth, afternoon at 3 p.m. in the premises of the Chinese Commercial Union for the purpose. Opium is quoted in the nativo, market of considering the various suggestions ronde at 1180 and $1140 per chest. to the Government for the alteration of the Bill to amend the Public Health and Building Ordinance. Chan Kung Fu presided and there were present Ho Fook, Ho Kogi Tong, Chun Chak Yu, and other
A letter from the Hon. De Ho Kai waa read which stated that the suggestions sent!
Hon. Dr Ho Kai said that the Public Health and Building Ordinance of the past Bin Excellency Sir Frederick Lüzard nooded amendment and the present Colonial Serotary's Department and Legay- dinance was to meet that. The Hon. Me lature, Perquel-Emoluments, Temporary presided at the meeting of the Legislativa Osborne's strictures on the Sanitary Com 1st Grade Clerk. Coand which a bok ible afternoon.missioners were undeserved; but as
member of that Commission, but one, There were also present;——
wore in the Colony, he would leave it to
A sum of 39 in aid of the vote, Medical His Trollering Colonel FARLING (Com them to defend themanivas. * He, denied Departments - 8. Hospitals and Asylums, manding the Forers in South China,
that the Commissioners had exceeded their Civil Hospital Other Charges, Uniform for Hon. Mr F. H, May (Colonial So-power-but even had they done so and Indian Constable.. orary),
the sugestions were sound they should be Hon. Mr A. M. Troszon (Colonial Tra-acceptail all they had to cki was to decide whether the recommendations were good, nuter)
bad or indifferent and, if they were good, nut to consider wanther, or not they were male by body of men. rub re- presentatire of the whole community. On the subject of the Bord Dr Ho Kai proposal that a endet should be the head of the Sanitary Department. When a of the new English-Australian Mail.com-Governor and that he and the Hon. Mr. representative body was elected as a tract: The steamers are to have a speed Wei Yuk would do their best to comply municipal council with adequate repre- of 20 knots. sentation of all elesses of the community it would be tipe to consider the election of
Hon. Mr W. Cau(Director of Tab- He Worke),
Hon. Mr. HessTM Davier (Attorney General).
Hon. Mr FA. Exýra, Hon. Capt. Barry Taylor, Hon. Dr Ro Kats
Hon. Mr H. E POLLOCK Hon. Mr. QaBORNE. Hon. Mr WEY XIX.
Hon. Mr H. KESWICK. pne * Hon. Mr Murray Stewart.
Mr C. Clementi (Clerk of Councila), THE BUILDING ORDINANCE.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS:
{ NEOW LATEST_FILES.}.
To hyudred bales of No. 10 yarn are reported to have been sold in the Chinosp market yesterday at rates ranging frogi 90 to $98, and fifty bales of Bo, 60 nt €138.
Two thousand pula of dust rice of No. 2 quality were sold at $3.71 par picu,
Five palatial how steators are heirg, to him for transmission to the Govarunt asid he ves in favour of the Government built by the Orient Company in fulfilment for consideration had been laid befoto the and five hundred picula of. No. 1. dust
rice ut 84.05.
The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, with the wishes of the Chinese conimenity- which works où fields in East Sumatra, has
It was pointed out that the Hon. De Ho decided to bring itself up-to-date by utilising..
electric power. An expert from the Russian see the Governor and that His Excellency company's works in the same way as had kindly commented to grant nearly 30 per Luen carried out arvessfully at Bulu under unit of the proposed alterations. The fact his supervision. It is estimated that the substitution of electric power will surtau
the load of the Sanitary Department. Mr Trouble has arisen in the Chinese fun! Kai. in company with Dr Penres went to oil tvlds has been engaged to electrify tha Osborne placed trade and commerce before ture trade in N.S.W., owing to demands them as the sole reason of the importance
Tom Burrows, at the Tivoli Theatre,
i
sponsible for non-compliance with the occupied by them instead of, as under them the first of April to the 7th to the requirements of the law in the houses
The Bangkok Opin Fium sold opium old ordinanes, the property owners the amount of 218,000 tiems, solves, was a source of satisinctirar which was duly expressed by the property owners at the mosting—-—
that not suficient publicity had been given Mr Lau, of the Hop Hing firm, observed
The Toya Kisen Kaisha held on April 13 my valmisdinary general meeting of the capital to 13 million yen was mounting shareholders, when the proposal to incre
and adopted. The new stock, amounting to 18,500,000, will eink as proferential: shares.
The much-discussed Public Health and Hongkong's position, hut, asted Dr. He by the workers upon their employers. A Building Amendmout Ordinates came on Kai, the mode that trade and commerce riko in alleged op one side, and a lock for the second reading:
possible? Ehsap Chinese labour! And out on the other. White labour circles that the tenants will in future he held re- the working expenses by ten per cont The Director of Public Works, in moring over legislation would drive that cheapure abused. thio aepond reading, said the Hill had been labour away and an adversely affect trade. THE MELING AT AMOY. extensively criticised by architects on This transfer from the Board to the Build-On necount of private afins necessite
behalf of the Entopean landowners, and ing Authority of certain powers, was a many of their amendmente fal been delicate subject. All desired to expedite ting his presence in England, Sir Reginald (From Our Correspondent.)
accepted by His Excellency. One of the matters but it was Lecesary to have an Talbot, Governor of Victoria, has resigned. AxOy, April 30.
prina pal features of the Bill was the con- appeal against the Buikling Authority, and He loves the State curly in July. The boycolt here is purely nominal,entration of all matters regarding buildings when the stage warchod he hoped to be in the Building Authority. It was propos- | allowed to introduce an 'nuendment to it. an attempt being made to satisfy the ed to withhaw the definition of external There was a docted optice of Cantonese. Everything is quiet.
air, because it would affect hambly those appointment of the Medten Office who desired in omet a building of moder- Health as a member of the Sanitary Beard atv bright and had opissite baildings of and that matter work so he brought (Chime Mail's Service)
The ill feeling between China and Japan wuch greater height. The proportion of ip in Committee. The penker thanked Pekusa. April 29, has now extended to the Chinese in Java. fluor and cubic feet par band was reduced His Excellency for the courtesy shows to A new section 101A had been introduced them by meeting the srchitects represent- A further sung of Tuels 2,000,000 has They no longer take any interest in Japan to apply to existing buildings, when thoying the Eumps and Chinese property. At result of further conferences tied in the local papers insfond of confin- 650 mea-of-war calling there. The other wars being altered, the provisions dealing owners but the suggested amendments had there was a general feeling in Sydney ing them to only a few persons. The heen appropriated by the Chinese day, the Japanese training squadron, which with thickness of walls, as it was obviously only been in their hands since yesterday on April 8 that the protracted and proposal was agreed to. : Government Bank for the development recently touched at Singapore, called at unfair to force a certain thickness of afternoon and he hoped that a further ruinous wharf labourers trouble is at:
Batavia. The Chinese there took no notice of them whatever. We hope the Japanese [did not feel hurt, remarks a Singapore
contemporary.
of Munchuurin.
MINISTERS FOR THE NAVY.
YUAN SHIH KAI AND CHANG CHIH TUNG TO BE APPOINTED.
Adelaide. hoke the world's record fus continues, Indian club swinging, He swung the cabs for 6 hours nnd 40 to the matter and that in future such things a are likely to affect tho minutes without a paušo,
commanity in genomat should be adver
last practically settled.
The meeting terminated by a remark From the Chalanan 'to the efuct that before | the third reading of the Bill those present
What might easily have proved a far dustring to make further suggestions may more tertible disaster occurred off the const de sound that the Union will in planned The small stemmer Bern, belonging to the Chinese members on the Council. to the southward of Sydney on April 1.¦ to communicate such suggestions to the Elwarm SN. Co. and trading between Sydney And Eden, suddenly foundered
whilst
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In reply to a question, in the House of Commons on March 31, as to the large amount of low-class Chiun tes which has of Iste been consigned to this country, Mr Asquith stated I understam list portions of other buildings to be racon- the Bill went into commit ton stage. wall upon new erectiors and to allow opportunity would be given them before
the increased demand tea in variousN structed with less thickness of wall.
countries has caused prices to hardon The Hon. Mr May complimenteal A schicine for improving existing blocks of Mr Osborne on hia olent speech- buildings was provided, which would result speech which compelled remark froni
considerably, and that the enhanced value hug attracted to this country impostations. emark for
of lon.cials fan for blending purposes to in considerable improvement at a moderain the Hon. Mr Rees Daviri -cost. In svetion 17-which had long listenle this speaker in the House of Com-
meet the demand for tea, at a low price. been a bone of contention the Govenmona" (applause). The Colonial Secretary
Sneb to, though of low quality, would nevertheless not be unit,fir busso coti- ARMS AND MUNITIONS. en was not prepared to delete the words hoped to be a member of the House of
sumption, and I do not think it would be "by the owner. It was undoubtedly Commons biruself some day and hoped to
the return voyage from Bega to
in the interest of the poorer clisses of the the intention of the original diunco have the pleasure of heating Mr Osboras CAPTURED IN PEKING. that the space should be provided by in obat que sembly. But in that Sydney. She was loaded up with produce, POSTAL AGENCIES IN CHINA, community to discourage the use of the
live stock and passengers. The disaster
cheaper kinds of tea.” the owner. Lanes would nat--in-section speech Mr Debora unde cus remark that
was eqused by the sudden shifting of a 180-be taken as part of open spaces it pained hi (Chinese &ell's Service.)
her, that was that hustily stowed estgo of cheese, etc, is a Section 284A delegated to the Building enterprise was strong here by vexatious heavy ses, the vessel being thrown on her Pekis, April 29.
Authority the power of modification with legislation. Mr May presumed that the cam ends. Fortunately there was time A large quantity of arms and mun- vested in the Hoard or the Government, and, after explaining how the upset price all the passengers and crew were safely
regard to cartain sections which was to Speaker alluded to the system of land sales to launch the boats, and with one exception itions, including a number of boxes with the construction of a simpler class of ment was prepared to consider alternative
and another new section 207A dealt was arrived at, Mr May said the Goron-landed. containing dynamite, have been captur houses mers particularly forring to the schemes
outlying destricts.
The
Colonial Trascror seconded the second reading...
The Hon. Bir Osbornu traced the history
(Chinese Mud's dervier.)
PERING, April 29. Youn aih Kai, Chang Chili Tung and En Chuan Lin artikely to be aped here. No arrests are reported to pointed to die Naval Ministry in order have been made.
to being about an immediate re-organis- ation of the Nayıl scheme,
LAUNCHES IN COLLISION.
In the House of Commons on March 30. Mr Homiker Heaton asked the Secretary The following is a digest of the reperi of State for Fereign Affairs: Whether the presented to the shareholders of the Tokyo the financial as well as the adicinistrative lhe forty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting Government of Hongkong is saddled with Marine Insurance Company, Limited, a
haid at the Offices of the Company, on responsibility of carrying on British postal Saturday, the 4th April: Profit and lost The resignation of the Australian Minis agencies at the principal treaty parts of Account, 1906, and former yests: The ex- His Excelloney the Governor plained that when he referred to the try sooned imaxinent enrly in April but on China; whether the British Government Balanco in hand ou this Ascount at the
April 14 the Jabour Party the Federal will future share these expenses and beginning of the year was Yin 4,641,629. did not in any way wish to be die Parament consented to abandon tempor losses, in view of the fact that Greatments have amounted to Yeu 415,016, 152 report of the Sanitaa Contaissioners he
238; during the year the total Disburse of the Colory from the carliest and relaark-
contends to those gentlemen who had arily the attitude taken up in respect of ed that it was not until 1894 that the com-given so expels of their time and reforms in the Postal Dipartiment, and has Britain shares the profits from these The Directors reminded the payment of munity awakened to the danger and to its home. How far could fire anticial mom-indicate that it will remain loyal to the services; whether the British community a Dividend of Ferr Yer per Sue bu duty. The Colony then attempted to rechers of the anitary Bari iz any other overnment till at least the tariff question at Tientsin have been required to guarantee of this Account, which will absorb Yen 240,000 odtlust. the Balance of Yen Any enquiry was hold this morning at tify: ab-ones the errors of years, and the five gentlemen he representative of is finally settled. In consequens of this 97.500, the estimated loss on the working 3,186,004.125 be carried forward. Work outcome of this state of affairs was the first community wherein there were so many intimation the Deakin Ministry has ang of the British postal agency at Tientsining Account, 1977: The Net Prengia for the Harbour Office into the circumstances Building Ordinace, which had esu des- varied interests? It was matter for history animously consented to remain in office respecting the collision between the two Leribed as the "work of a price. If all the that Sir Mathew Nathan appointed these pro fein.
during 1908; and whether the $7,500 is the year amount ta Yan 1,687,483,946, treated as revenus in the Hongkong Go- against which Net Claims and Losser have licensed steam launches, Hoi Kong and deliberations and the investigations then gentlonien originally as a committee of the
carried on was the work of snovice, what. Sanitary Board which was afterwards The Fodral Minister for Home Affairs vernment accents, the Colonial Goverb- been settled aggingating Ye 608,198.910; Hoi Heng, which occurred in the Harbour taskudthe speaker, was the work of an expert! extended into a Commission and the was on April 1 pressing on with the work Dent being required to pay upon it the 20 the Expenses amount to Yen 221,699.OUS, The President Again Defeated.
ributions, notwith There therefore remains a Balance of Yen Referring to the comments mado by the reasons were well known. Et uicedreliminary to undertaking the survey of pur cunt, military
957,601.633, to which has to be added The master of the Hoi Kong are evi-Sanitary Commissioners as the dishing to say that in Allating to the com- the proposed transcontinental railway to standing that it represents a loss.
Mr Churchill: The Hongkong Govern-Interest of Yen 395,026.569. Directors and LONDON, April 95.
honesty of the members of the Sanitary missioners he intended no-discourtesy Western Australia, which was expected to The Washington Senate, has recon-going in the apposite-direction and as she wonderful if such an organisation as the was
dence that he met the Hei Hong which was Board, Mr Osborns said it would have been whatever. He had since. found Hunt he he actively conmocuced a week or two Inter, i ment has for many yes carried on the Auditors: Mr M. Sugenobu and Baron E
British postal agencies in Chine, And has Shibasawa, Directors, retire but are eligible error when he stated the, Cata- sidered the Nayal Appropriation Bill, was right ahead hu altered his course at
hitherto derived from them a pruit in for re-election. Mr M. Futatsubashi and and amended it to provide, four battle-the same time giving a long hiast on the
which the British Government has not Mr S. Tajima, Auditora, also retire, but shared. As will be seen from Sub-hend the former does not offer himself for ships, in accordance with President whistle. The other launch then hit his
D of the Post Office Estimates, it received re-appointment. Roosevelt's desire. The measure was launch in the starboard bow. The Magis- again defeated by 50/28,
trate found that the collision was due entely, to the master of the Boi Hong not being at his place of duty, and his certifiente
{REUTER SERVICE.]. THE U. S NAVAL, BUDGÉT.
STRONG MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
Castigation of Millionaires.
on April 28
was cancelled.
CORRESPONDENCE.
AN ACT. OF HUMANITY.
ANTI-MONARCHISTA ARRESTED.
Spritary Board had been brought into helugmissarmers had an opportunity of socing
The total Ins to the Narrabri district withouta fault. Notonowondefsperubation the endunti slespatches beLirezu of New South Wales used by the recent was there in the repert. Evary member the Secretary if
•Stale. KLIMË the foods was estimated at: £50,000. of the Sanitary Board was either is fool or Governor and he regrotted his error. a rogue. And yet in the dark days follow. His Excellency soit le bod listened wits. ing 1894 the members of the Sanitary Board pleasure to the speech by Mr Oshorne and did sheir duty. He did not my reform was particularly pleased to bear that was not needed, but despite the criticisms honsable member pay a tribute to the of the press, despite the finding of the single-mindedness of purpose of the civil Commission, he declared a great im-servant an opinion which he believed (From Our Correspondèut.) provement had been made in the Smi- was shared by every noticial member tary condition of the city. If plague present (nplaner Referring to the
CANTON, April 20, had not been altogether banished question of the M. O. H. and the Boud Information bas been received from the results were such as to justify the His Excellency said he did not quite Chinchow stating that three anti-montar continmace of the sanitary work without follow the gument that the M. (). H., abatement. Thero wore only three in-after one giving his opinion as a metichists have been arrested, for the capture portaat suggestions to consider lu the el oficer," with not be likely to of one of whom the Chinese Government report that the Building Authority should change it after discussion at the Board, lud offciad a reward of $20,000. The arrest ho placed under direct control of the tut as ho had said heory, if the un-
THE CINEMATOGRAPHS.
a grant of £819) peraunum from the British Governmoat in respect of them;, out of
which £100 represents an allowance to the
GET A MYTTLE TO-DAY. ¦ Colonial Postranster-General for inc csod
responsibility The Britists Municipalosse not only painful, hat may YOLIC, paina in the atomisch, and diar- Council at Tientsin have guaranteed as indicate a serious disorder. Chamberlaing of 87,500 to meet the anticipated deficit
n. the agency of that port during 1908, Colio, Cholers and Diarrhoes Remedy. relistes promply and cures permanently. and under present arrangements any sum purpose of assessing the Hongkong mili- so paid would be treated as revenue for thie For sale by all chemists and storekeepers. tury contribution: As I informed the honourable member for Stratford on March 12 the question of the maintenance of thes agentes is, lumever, under comideration.
WEATHER REPORT,
The following notice is issued by Mr Figg of the Hongkong Observatory t-s
On the 30th at-11.50 The barométer has risen in Japan, and fallen over the E.
LONTOK, April 28
(To the Editor of the Cursa MAIL) President Roosevelt has sent another Sir-Under the alive heading there ap Message to Congress, in which he repeared in your valuable issue of Monday Sanitary Hoard; that there should be afficials were animans in their oli. of these three persons was the result of . orges anti-trust legislation, and-con-evening last a short report on the work simple form of appoalau that the depnet sectional he would not press for it a telegraut from the Governor of Kiang Su demns the millionaire as the least envi- donc by the Fog Pin Sho, Chinose hospitalment should be run by a Board with an With regard to open paces, Bis Excel-Province. A photograph of the arrested
unofficial majority with a president of its leney said:
sid it but buen alleged that this law persons is now being transmitted to th able of citizens, a man with a face at Canton, an institution deponding entirely own slection- which if it meant
meant the appointment of a half-fledged was too rigid mid drastic. He had tried to Governor to prove identity, grown hard and body soft; whose on public support and conducted in a most nominal pleasure is tasteless, extravagantable and frenching manner.
Municipal Bure. If the Building ake kinelf acquainted with the situa It would seem by this report that or
Authority did his work efficiently it did and it was impossible to make ang law which would meet the requirements of all Inxury; whose real delight is accumula-neighbours are well ahead in their appre- there should be a simpler forms of aprisal steep gradients for which they wer
not matter under whose control he was the various types of pues qut the tion, and the use of his power in the cintion of needs and requireinenss in the Much of the friction of the past badut The existing law had been most sordid form; and whose son is&irection of practical charity, inasmuch been due to administrative incapacity modified by the enactinput of Onlife will he exhibited at the Hongkong Cine-Japan, and & aras low appears to be
To-morrow night a special set of slurs const of China and the S. Loochoos.
The area of high pressures is now over 8. fool and daughter a foreigo Princess
as they provide for almost any emergency rowlandedness of the president. The had arisen from the report of the Sanitary matograph, including one very interesting developing over the S. part of the Eastern mec 8 of 1972 If on other rosult in advance. This report leads one to ask hew the inmates fure in our focal Chines/Appointment of a practical municipal Coremission they might consider their in, entitled "Forsaken," The prepric-Sea.
council was A blow at Crown Colony labour had been effective in having procured
Moderate or fresh N.E. winds may bo hospitals, surrounded as the largest of Government, and needed careful con- the sunstmont of thath Ordines, He was tors of the Hongkong Cinematograph, expected in the Formons Chanos and the them are by such a labyrinth of anall nat. sidetation. Crown Colony Government not sure whether it wonht not have been which situated opposite the Central N. part of the China Sea. tenuarents all ocerervirded, and in not had its Enuits, and under a municipal wiser to derate the money spent Market, declare that it is their aim to
council the streets would be in better scavenging lanes or larger cosumptions.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours and few instances by class whose nefarious condition, but after all the Crown Colony on the question of the cooperation of the present only pictures free from vulgarity, ing st 30 p.m. to-day, 0.19 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon calling with its bacchumalin enrole and system was sound. Toire an elective body Chinese His Excellency said they were and by so doing they will secure the shameless wrgios, turus night into day. af men who are here to day and go fast nearing the soloution of the dif-approbation and patronage of a large
FORECAST DISTRICT - it cror-oesurred to the authorities ow would be fraught with ovil to feulty and this was dire to the excel clientele.
the Colony. With such a shifting populent work by hir Bruin assisted by Sano Fernandez Pastor made hoc E. or N.E. winds, moderate; isir. who adminster these hospitals that in ation as oara there would be diffi- the Uons, Dr. Fa Kai and Wei Yul
ANOTHER SHIPPING
DISASTER
Loss of a British Destroyer.
crew was
and mich depemled in future on the
to-morrow.
1 Hongkong and Neighbourhood
In the neighbourhood of the Tang Wsh to be entrusted with such a power 7 The teaching the Chinese how to ret in cases of The films were interesting and a change of /kong and Lamecks; Same as No, L.
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From
$10,000,000 Wanted
"From Ohir Correspondent.)
By order of the Board of Posts and
CANTON, April 29,
A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED.
WATKINS'
CIRCULATING LIBRARY.
Latest Novels by the Best Authors (Colonial Edition) Arrive. Every Mail.
moderate or fresh.
3.South coast of China between Hong, at $1.00 becomes a mem-: South coast of China between Hoog ber and is entitled to exchange and Hainsa; E. winds, moderate.
same for any other novel on Bolang Mongondo, in North Celebes, payment of 20 cents cash, Hong-
A strings tale of the sea comes from
here, the other day, a native woman was
LONDON, April 28. Dating night manoeuvres off Harwich, the, destroyer tial was raisaied and every case of sickness especially where in qurance, nese the Moses Lau Chu Pak and Fong Wa delasi at the Victoria Cinematograp), laat Channel, NE. winds, PURCHASER of one Novel sut in two by the wout Attentive, fever subrcues, to secure perfect rest and result would be the appointment of unhoon. The dispensaries had increased night and her sopan voice was well-
sloep absolute quietness is very necessary,
desirables. Was there any evidence to and were doing good work under tho Lient Fletcher perished; the
shoy that the Asiatic community were fit control of the Tang Wals Hospital in appreciated, though she sang in Spanish. rescued.
hospital there is a big theatre. I wonder if story of the Building Crance was The Attentive, temporarily uncon- the music (?) at the performances is at alt suticione answer to that
infectious disease and in the removal of programme is annosuced for every second kong They were sick without the interference of any day. trollable, then struck the Ribble, it is disturbing to the patients? With fever not in a fit state and they preferred sanitary Officer."
the Civil Servant with all his faults stated, as the intter was attempting to tempemtare at 104-5 on a hot uight, all to the profit seeking amateur,
Ther
CHINA'S INTERNAL LOÄN. were a large number of minor cross her bows."
the windows open, what must be the the comments of the Prose one would recommendations the majority of which [The scout Attentivo was laid down at
effect of a loud, clash of bas gongs and imagine that the community were crushed only required agendment of byelaws, and cymbals on the shatterixi nerves of auch beneath the heel of official tyranny; thongh sono of these had been given effect to, Elswick on the 8th January, 1904. Her patient sufferere?
when one sought for evidence of it, it was The polat raised By Mr Pollock would have length x 374 foot with a beam of 38 feet 3
not to be found. The cry of the architects the onrefni consideration of the Govern Soo eighteen months ago an effort was had dwindled down to a few trifling amendment, but he also pointed out that there inchee and a total displacement of 2,850 the general tone of the Tai-ping Shaui sanitary government avary intelligent man Council, which had the merit of boing fre Communications a prospectus for the Rotafloating timber, on which she drifted along The Willoughby Affali, by G. W. Appleton. inches. She has a draught of 13 feet 3 made with considerable success to improve moutsd thy Because in the matter of was already an appeal to the Gavomor-in-
was in sacard with the Government. The of cost and fread tops, The engines were built by Mosers district, resulting in untold benefit to the city had to be pucified at all costs and the His Excellency adjourned the committee tion of a loan aring the Chinese in for about a month. She lived on seabirde Hawthom, Leslie and Co. The boilers are respectable Inhabitants. Now somehow officials of the Sanitary Board could best stage for three weeks:
Canton, Peking, Tintain and Bankow which she caught as they settled on her The Wheels of Anarchy, by Max Fem-“ of one-fifth cylinder type with a four-fifth or other, things seem to be drifting back set by seting in a maultative manner Mr. Pollos applied for an adjournmost will be issued. I have been able to get head. Her clothes fell to pieces and her
Into their former state, and, peros and water tube by Messrs Yarrow of Poplar.quietness which has proved such rent with the executive fluisle, and not in for live we pointing out that both ho the following particulars, concerning this whole body was covered with son vermin. Queux.... The estimated horse power is 16,000 and Boon N to be replaced by the former bickering spirit (applause).
Hon. Mr Pollock dealt with the question and Mr horns word about to leave the on an eight hours trial she gave a speed of pandemonium condition again, ffects of the Building Anthoxity and the power Colony.e could not get back in three low. It is to be issued in werp of 820, she was taken ashore and cared for, but
have causes and comedies. A more strict he had conferred on him twenty-five knots per hour. Her arma
Tonka e Osborne a sterker would 890, 50, 8100, $1,000, and $10,000 at the died within three weeks. The guvern- ments am tex twelve pounder quick firer perion and detailed report of this meat proposed to further increase those not a mach time to master the intrication rate of 82. The branches of the China
particular, locality is certainly necessary,
of the bill. of which two are on the forecastle, and two Yours, etc.,
powers and the speaker thought it was essential that any dispute should be is Excollóncy declined, to further iu on the pop with eight three pondera, She has two submerged torpedo tabes. "Thy Destroyer Gala was built in 1904 by Mesra Yarrow, of Poplar. Hor, total length is
SPECTATOR.
Hongkong, April 29.
DON'T NEGLECT A COLD
926 feet 5 inches and a total displacenan DERHAPS you believe you will be able
of 650 tons. The estimated horse power E ́to throw off every cold you contrat. 1,500 giving an extreme seed of 25.5 You may have dansang tinue before,
Marchants Steam Navigation Company
found drifting about on a piece of wreckaga kong currency, for every change- Her story was that she took passage in The Path of Liss, by Alice and Olasce prahu which capsized, and all on board Askew. parished save herself, She clung to some Sandy Carmichael, Up O. J. Hyne,
Eve's Apple, by Alphonse Courlander, The Virgin. Widow, by Randal Charlton.
A Londan telegram statos Du the issue scrip on behalf on the Government been made in connection with the turbing The loan is redeemable in three years. engines by which the apoed may be con
siderably augmented in relation to the Serip value will be paid in full.
power developed..
| brought ¦ bainore, the Supreme Court in senso che postponement and the consttoedste Chinese Government Tank will Dreadnought-an important discovery bas
simple and inexpensive manner. The stage will be proceeded with on May 21. Bedding Authority insisted on his into protation of the bill boing adopted sid after great delay or trouble it was instally
the builder who had to give way or to get
His views, accepted on they tolíns sid
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FINANCE COMMITTEE,
2. mesting of the Finance Committee
knotes per hour, at the carries one twelve And yet the very next cold may develop He suggested the same
conditions of the Building Authority was held at the conclusion of the Legal pounder, five six poutders, all quick fring the condition of your system, and it is adopted in the case disputes un to were considered and passed ---
nco pneumonis. You cannot always rell Applied to walls origins more tive Council, when the following votes The destroyer Bibble is of almilar dimou better to make pesosution than to risk this the moaning of any gee de clauses in swing with the exception of thirty tons losy dangerous disesté: "Ubsüberlain's Gough the bill, and pub fara un amendment to Imedy will promptly cure your cold and enver is suretionAny decision of the
SKUTLET GERTICE.”
sum of $1,000 in aid of the vote
other Charges, Secret Service.
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