MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1908,
HOME CRICKET,
CENTURY BY RANJITSINGHJÍ,
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reiter,
ein Bombay.)
CAPTURED IN THE HARBOUR.
Chinese Constable's Pinoky Arrest.
"ALLEGED TRESPASS AND INJURY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
An action for trespass, injury, and loss of rent, was heard by Mr H. H. J. Quite an exciting sceno was witnessed at Gompertz, Acting Paisse Judge, at the Aberdeen yesterday afternoon, when Supreme Court, this afternoon. Chinese sergeant of police received severa! deep cuts on his face and forehead. It appears there was some disturbance outaldo the place where he lives, and on going to the door to see what was the matter,
---SPORTING.-
Lawn Bowling.
BEFORM IN SIAM.-.
COMMERCIAL.
New Penal Code Sanctioned
The American Steel Trost is negotiating By the King
for a contract to supply 1,000,000 tons of BANGKOK, June 7ls for the Siberian Railway at a cost of A new Penal Code has been established G. $25,000,000. in Niam on European basis, and it has re- Jived the sanotion of His Majesty King
Chulalongkorn.
The anti-Japanese boycott shows no abatement at Saigon. The Chinese, who engineer the movement, go quietly to work, and there are no noisy demonatza- tion. The boycott is silent, bai sure, and agitators from Carton keep it going steadily.
The dawn in the Kowloon Bowling: Club's competitions are ę follows : --
President's competition-A. Milroy, MrDixon appeared for the plaintif, W. Russell, and G. Duncan, Byos Mr E. P. H. Ling for the first defendant Davison v. D. Keith, J. Ramsay v. W, LONDON, June 15.
and Me P. W. Goldring for the second de-Cranford, B. B. Baxter v. J. M. Hender
son, D. Gow . W. Taylor, J. Puncheon
The Code is an extensive one, containing A feature of the cricket match between
fendant.
Plaintiff Shi Shung Ting, atated the claim, W. Brown, R. Lapsley . D. M'Intyre,no fewer than 340 sections, and it will bo Suseex and Middlesex, played at Lords, he was mediately struck by a piece is the owner of long leasehold premises J. S. Menagh v. A. Nicholson, J. Elliott come operative on September 21.
For some considerable time, the Siamese of earthenware, before evor he End in hold under a grant from the Crown, J. Menzies, J. C. Gow v. C W. was the brilliant batting of Ranji-chance of seeing whint the agire was about. situato at No. 126 Reclamation Street, Tar-Alexander, A. Ramsay v. A. Ritchie, G. Authorities have been working to improve tsinghji, who scored 153, not out. The person who threw the missile, another mati, and on January 19, of this year, the T, Lloyd v. D. Harrey, T. Ramsay y D. the organisation and procedure in the
Java-planters are gladdened by news courts and they have now brought the Chinaman without a queue, reads a hurried defendant Foon Hung, who is the owner of 'Cuing, R. Hunter y. J. Henderson.
that the price of sugar will abortly-rise- dopasture, kes the plucky sergeant, not the adjoining predisos, through hia agent Vice-President's Competition Har Penal Code up-to-date
The codes of Criminal and Civil Proce- considerably owing to the short crops of The results of the other county mat-withstanding that he was bleeding pro-and contractor Yam Tit U broke down, rey. G. L. Duncan, J. S. Monagh, Byan;
fusely. gave chase. The runaway made for without consent, a party wall and piled J. Ramsay ". J. Menzies, D. Keith Jdure hitherto in rogue were framed in the artide in Cuba, Porto Rizo, Sa ches, commenced on June 11, were:-
Notts bent Esserst "Nottingham by the Harbour and dived into the water, but brick rubbish there by which the tenant. Hendarsen, T. W. Robertson - 41866, and were intended only to be tem- Domingo, and the British West India
Milroy, W. Taylor v. W. Davison, W. J.
English talande. Experts say that tho.coming Java porary They were based en. the man of the law followed him, eventually who carried on the business of a baker WBCrawford v. A. Nicholson, D. M'Caisg models. The organisation of the Courts sugar erop will stow a slight falling-off too. au innings and 219 runs.
bringing him to shore. This wing driren away. The claim was Ear $1,000.
Defendants denied having committed W. Alexander, T. Ramsay was partly on the French system. In the Surrey heat Derbyshire at Derby by defendant was brought before Mr. Kenp
at the Magistracy, when his demeanour any wilful or wanton damage, and nothing Puncheon, R. Lapsley v. J. Henderson, A. an innings and 20 runs.
was as one who is only lulf witted, al. had been broken down bat what had been Ramsay R. Hunter, J. Elliott v. D.oner Codes, many dofcots have presented The new codes, apparently, have been Lal-though he was believed to be sharming.ade good, and that plaintiffs had not M'Intyre, J. C. Gow . W. BIOWE, G. T.
He also had a plaster on his forehead, offered to a greater extent timn $40 which Lloyd. R. H. Baxter, D. Gow.V. A made in accordance with the terms of the ion to be kept up to date. A Governmert
Frunch Trenty of 1907,
The match was drawn.
Yorkshire bent Leicestershire at cester by un innings and 321 ruos.
Kent beat Lancashire at Manchester by 213 runs.
while the sergeant's forehead and left side of his face was simply entered with plas ters. Defendant was remanded for a week in order that he taight by kept under
Worcester best Oxford Univeraity at observation. 40xford by 322 runs.
Northamptonshire beat Warwickshire at Northampton by 123 runs.
Somerset drew with Gloucestershire at Bath.
THE GLADIATOR- DISASTER.
THE CAPTAIN PUNISHED.
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LONDON, June 13,
THE RICE CROP IN KWANGSI,
had been paid frito Court. Evidence was then called, and His Lord. ship reserved his judgment.
A GREAT ORGANISATION,
Japanese Red Cross Society.
In connection with the holding of the (From Our Correspond nt, 1,
sixteenth general meeting of the Japan Sessie, June 10 The prospects for the first exp in the Red Cross Society at Tokyo, the Kokumin Yau Ping and the Yeung-kong district are publishes some interesting figures regard exccadingly poor, for momy of the Helding that great organisation. The member› are even applanted, owing to the lack of ship it appears now totala na Ice then sufficient Trin, which has retarded all the
| 1,434,125, including 9,166 foreigners. The work in the field. In many places there will not be due crop this year, for nearly alter comprise over thirty nationalities, every fell which is not irrigated is bare among them being 6,440 Chinese, 628 Ger- at will further enhance the price of rise, and the poorer people in the dis- tricts will feel this increase tentely. It is quite a common sight now to see fields lying fallow for want of water, alongside fields of rice which is just ripening. The planting for the first erop is in many
Ritchie.
themselves.
ROBINSON
PIANO Co, Ltd.
MAGNIFICENT
BABY GRANDS.
"MAKERS OF THE
HIGHEST CLASS.
The Batavis harbour works at Tanjang Prick which were finished a quarter of a contury ago, are now found to need exten”
Commission snt to ququire what isprovo menta are needed and to estimate the coat. to be lengthened and The quays are broadened, and the harhour to be deepened. A new milway station will also be built. The plans have been worked out to show ABSOLUTELY The new saloons built for the Shanghai-an ustimated cost of over 8 millions of J. S. Menagh, G. T., Llayd v. J. Hamsay, Nankin Railway by the Metropolitan /guilders to be spread over áve tears.
Championship-Nicholson, Eya; D Harvey v. A. Ritchie T W. Robertson v. D. M'Ching, R. Hunter v. J. Elliott, W. Davison v. T. Ransay, R. Lapsley v P. H. Nya, R. H. Baxter v. D. Gow, W. Taylor. W. Russell, J. Henderson" v.
RAILWAY SALOONS FOR CHINA.
D. MTatyre v. J. Puncheon, GW. Alexander v. G. Le Dudean, A. Milroy v. Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wag- JF. Gon, W. Brown v. W. J. Crawford, gen Company of Birmingham, to the J. Mənzi. D. Roith, A. Ramay 7.designs of the consulting engineers, Sir J. M. Henderson.
Racing.
THE OAKS.
John, Wolfe Barry and Mr A. J. Barry, aro indicative of the progress made in transportation facilities in the Far East. Two saloons have just been built for this line which equal, if indeed they do not A telegram from Landon, dated June 6, states that the Oaks Stakes, of £5000, frupas, in luxurious equipment auy rehiclas running on American or European Ginistrell's Signorinietta-the Derby Win 8 feet in length, and that bailt for the nor. Lord Falmouth's Courtesy was second
use of the railway is 52 feet long. and Mr G. Edwardes-Santers was third
Courtesy did not ran na a two-year old. and out of eaven starts Santere only filled two places second in the Ivor Nursery
and drieri ap. The absence of a good mans, 680 Koreans, 504 Americans, 358 Enthree-year old flies was won by Chev. railways. The salcon for public service is
glish, 193 Austro-Hungarians, I French, and 82 Russians. It is a striking tact that one vat of every twenty Japanese ondes is connected with this great organis ation, while one out of every 430 wouren saxocinted with it. The movable and
Both saloons are quito self-contained. They are each carried on two four-wheel bogies and equipped with electric light The 6-foot car hast one end an observa
Gold has been discovered in German New Guines, and diggers are pouring in from the British section of the island to the favoured land, which lies aur tho Hercules River. The prospects are so bright that a rush is expected to set in bofore long The nearest port to the gold helps Adelihaven, but there to officials there to control the inflow of British gold-seekers, and it is not possible to establish a Government station there until 1910. British diggers, therefore, have two years before them in which to make their fortunes of gold deposits in German territory,
Exports from Japan during the last eleven days of May, writes on Takyo cor respondent, amounted to Y11,463,000 and imports to Y11,150,000. Thus exports
UNRIVALLED.
CREDIT TERMS
or
10% for CASH.
OUR BEST ARMY HORSES.
Bought by Foreign Powers Under Government's Nose.
Attention is once more drawn to the
the whole width of the car and opening on first time sindo January last, thus reducing the Army by the Royal Commission on
As a result of the enquiry held in places now proceeding which is somewhat inhovable properties of the Society exceed Handicap to Bayar on November 9; and tion saluon, G ft. 7 in, in length, occupying now exceed imports by Y313,000 for the question of the purchase of remounts for relation to the loss of II, M. S. Gladiator rare occurranice, as the first crop, shouts fourteen million yon, including materials secrid to Alwine in the Lancashire Nursety, to a platform. At the side of the 2 It. 5. the excess of imports over exports to
which was lost through having collided with the steamer St. Paul, Captain Lannaden, who was in command of the erniser, has been punished.
Captain Lansden was found guilty of! default but not of neglect.
He has accordingly been reprimanded and dismissed his ship.
now bo being garnered.
JAPANESE EXPORTS TO CHINA.
Inerensing Demand.
Handicap on November 22.
Lawn Tennis.
THE DAVIS ETSY.
in, wide corridor Leading from the observa Y80,908,000,-Japan's foreign trade usually Lion saloon are situated a lavatory and state returns to normal state in the latter barth-room. The dining-room is 10 ft. 11 in. half of the year, but the exports from the in longth, and occupies the full width of Inst five months amounting to Y136,344,000 the centre of the car. The panelling, show a decrease of Y25,049,000 compared chairs, and tables are of polished mahogany, with the corresponding period of 1907, the chairs being upholstered in blue buffalo while the imports amounting to Y217,250,- 000 are less than those last year by Y5,985,000.
hide.
Horse Breeding in their twelfth annual report, just ieaued.
valued at over half a million yen and in.
The Commissioners state that they havė struments and accessories salued at about
been advised that horses for military purs Y170,000. During the late or itexpond ad over Y5,000.000. The Society's per-
posta are bought by forsign Powers in the wanel egasists p 5,081 inea and women, At a meeting of the Australasian Council
United Kingdom at the age of three years,
all of whom are ready for duty at held during May, it was decided unani-
and that consequently the best ars geme The state berth-room is 11 ft. 10 in.
before the British authorities come into. short notice. They inefule 219 modical
the market. They therefore repeat their petitioners, 143 pharmacists, 068 malmously to play the international unteli for long and 6 ft. 10 in. wide, and is fitted The the Davis Cup at Melbourne on a date with two upper and two lower borthe nurses and 2,701 female nurses.
The Chinese Board of Agriculture recommendation that remoants should be The export of Japanese goods, says the Society's post-bellum extension programa ba fixed by the Victorian Association within The berths can be closed up in the day "Koha Hemid of June, to South China, includes the construction of two large
feet long and 6 ft. 10 in. wide, fitted with to start a ten dealing Company, half the. which has for same tims past been very inspital-ships, in addition to the Hakuni period of three weeks after Nov. 14, sach time Tote is also a special bedroom, intends to send an official to Bain Chiang purchased at the age of three instead of dull, owing to the fall of silver and the Mara and Kessi Mara. The construction date to be approved by the Australian two bede; and a fath-röm of similar capital of which will be offcial and half four, thus securing for ourselves the first dimensions, containing, besides other public money, for the purpose of encourag chotos of our own horses for our pans of hospital-trains is also hoped for. The Council.
Army, and giving a distinct excouragement equipment, a lavatory and a full-sized bathing the tea trade with Russia, boycott marinet, is now, according to Japanese and native members of the
to the horse breeding industry. supplied with hot and cold water. Japanese papers, reviving, the boycott Society in Manchuris and Koreaire steadily losing its strength. At Fongkong, the increasing in number, and branches are stock of Inpanoss articles which established in the principal centres in the two countries, besides at Shanghai, Han- accumulated is now being disposed of, and and Honelata the large stocks of matches hakl ét Canton are finding their way into buyers hards. Al- together the makes for Japanese goods in South Chin is soendily improving. Kobe
chuty have commenced to receive new orders for matches and Messis Ti-Ha mé
FIRE AT KOBE.
Twelve Houses Destroyed.
}
OUT OF THE MUD. ¡
The Chinese Board of Finance proposes to,open up Banke in Tibet and Mongolia
A CERTAIN CURE FOR BOWEL
COMPLAINT
The kitchen is 6 ft. 7 in long by 0 ft. 104 im wide, and is equipped with a coal- burning cooking range and all the newest The Huangpu Conservancy Board, st
appliances designed for dining car kitchena Shanghal has secural strange trophy in attendants cumpartment is provided The director of the Fukien Railway bea the the form of a small cannon which was with borth commodation, sexts, and wired to the Board of Communications
17HEN attacked with diarrhoea or bowel recently brought up in the Junk Channel by moreable table. The 62-foot saloon is stating that the Chinese merebanta trading compisint you want a medleme that
egully will died and equipped, and in the worth seas Live buried ૨ લા contains at one end a living-room, 11 ft.
a dredger in one of its capacious baskets.
The Cannon, which is of English wake. 32 in, long, opening on to the pistlerin at seven million taels for the purpose of railete quickly. The attack is always'vudden, -
kitchen, the end of the car, besides two offices for way construction in that Province. railway officials; bath room,
servants, and lavatory compartments,
THE FREIGHT NAKKEL.
generally savers and with increasing pain.. Chamberlain'a Colic, Cholem and Diserboen- Remedy has never been known to fall in ADY Case of colic, diarrhoes" or "Kommun complint in children For sale by all
BANDITS NEAR SUNNING. Though it is the opimon of many that it is safer now to travel through these dis tricts (writes oat Smming Correspondeur, under date June 10), this it has been for "sotne time," yetkidnapping cases are still heard of. On June 1, a rich Chinman was
At about 10, 30-4 m. on Jura offre broke is a four-pounder and about 4 ft. 6 in. in seized by a gang of robbers said to number twenty or thirty, and abdited. The Co. alone will export 2,000 tons of matches ont in a shep situated in Sannomiyacho, it is in a wonderful state of pre
After all, the. 2.chome. at the rear of Sannomiya Temple.servation and bears on the barrel the name The two offices are equipped with xolesars Lamke and, Regge report under chemists and aborakespers thieres received a full day's start, for the by the earliest steamer. soldiers did not not eat in chase until the boycott appears, if statements in vernacular Just which house the fire startul iu is not of the maker, Rogers; a crown; the legend, Within three years of its centenary this following day. Up to the present the papers can be relied upon, to have done at present known, hut by the time the 41b; and the date 4: 1. 11. robbers have not been located. Pakhoi very little harm to Japanese articles at fire arrived the flames had a good baing now connected with telegraph, the Canton. Owing to the boycott, the Jald In addition to this a gusty wind relic of the past has been unearthed from over panels is 10 feed, and the height from along tho ooast, and prospects for any fine pasing through Yeung Kong. Yause export business to Canton was checked, the neighbouring shots, and the glare its long resting places, and it is left to the Fing, Sant Shoung and Kongmoon, it but the accumulated Japanese goods there con be seen for two or three miles round imagination to piece together its peculiar is 2 (1, 3) ft.
In spite of the efforts of the history. Of its youthful exploits nothing! should be more than ever difficult for were distributed Cersequently, the local yemen the outbreak made headway, and can be said; but at least we can follow it thieves to evape, aspecially' as fliere aerchants having to stocks on Land, it was under contrul sutil about 3.30 on its long voyage`round the Cape of Good į sigut of as increase in the efficiency of the there is at present an increasing douandam, by that tian twelve ships and houses soldiers. It is now a common occurrence for Japanese merchandise in that City:
to meet numbers of these Chinese "braves" armed with Mauser rifles and with well- stocked belts, but it is questionablu whether much rifle practice is undergone. Out of the raw recruita and the "Deformed" bandits the Chinese Governmeal ought gradually to be able to make better soldiers.
In Yeung Kông city there is now a regular police force, the old street watch man systeur having been superseded by
A SEA TRAGEDY.
An Exciting Rescuc.
The Brachian training ship Benjamin Constant (2,500 tons), which arrived at Yokohama from Honoluin on June 3 hal or hard twenty Japanese from Wakes. Island. It is stated, says the
fanned the fire, which quickly spread to
Kabe.
being totally destroyed. Two other houses vero very badly damaged. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the police the amount of damages far uscertained amonats toorer Y40,000.-"Kabo Berak.”
OPIUM,
The opium question is still alive here, Japan says a correspondent at Sucbien, in Hamid," that when the sloop was passing Kisngsu. That is, the fight to suppras it year the island on the 20th ultimo, a red flag was descried signalling fin resousis not entirely given up. But many of the training ship, ordered a bost to be lowered,
Hope, and watch its transference or sale to the Chinese to be mounted, perhaps, on a war juk until it sank ingloriously in the Inanggu.-N. C. Daily News,"
TERRITORIAL ARMY.
rail level to top of reol is 18 ft 11 in.
ستاده
top desks, tables, and sosts, & it, 10 in. in length, which can be converted into sleep- date of Saturday, 13th Jane :-
Dellness continues to rale supreme all ing berths. The width of each saloon car
chartering orders come into the market. Tha gauge of the Sinnghai Nankin Railway recovery ccom is far off as ever. Whatever are eagerly snatched up, if owners see but the slightest chance of covering their actanl outhy: But even such poor business, as will pay slowers' expenses and nothing more, is difficult to secure, and as a con- sequence the laying up of all sorts of boats there are in Hongkong Harbour unemploy of steamers, the dead weight capacity of which aggregates sanne 100. 00 piculs art a further considerable accumlation is. bound to follow, unless soms usspected. outlet presents itself before long,
THE MATCH INDUSTRY.
Serious Conditions in Kobe.
A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED.
The match industry in Japan appears to has become the order of the day. Alrendy WATKINS'
have suffered most of all from the depres ion of trade with China consequent upon the decline of silver, and the monetary stringency, and the industry is now reduced to a most trying and critical position reports the "Jep Cluonicle." Since Decomber Half of the special three monthe stinst some of this match factories in Kobo
Probable Decrease of, 58,000 Mex
Home farther demand Beige to Hong- kong has been readily met at 11 and 12. includes two Bangkok "Liners," which cents. The bat of fixtures in this direction
CIRCULATING LIBRARY.
this more efficient method of protection, Captain Games Pereira, commander of the shops are carrying on business sub roza. apart for tecruiting the Territorial Army have and to suspend operations. But the bare evidently been unable to find om Latest Novels by the Best
leading factories are continued to work in ployment in their own sphers. An earnest effort to enroll the growers, has now plapsed, and the midway
Eight hours work day four in the day and four at night--is put in by these police tada. The inntration-certainly shows an improvement in the right direction. "
JAPAN'S TEA CROP.
Unfavourable Prospects..
and a relief party was sent to the island so as to control the cutput, has been chade figures concerning the sttestations show this week, for the poppy has just opened that 120,000 men have joined the force or
With considerable dificulty twenty Jau
one were rescued during the succeeding foar days. When rescued the men were found
in bloom and thus become conspicuous in of 231,038 who were on the Yeonnary and the goat wheat fields. Se inspectors he
order to give employment to the operatives,
in view of the importance of the industry in
relation to the general prosperity of Kobe,
ebartor of a small sized beat at 27 cents.
From Saigon to 1 port Philippines the and from Saigon to Japan a souple of settlements have taken place on basis of 21 it Ramour has it that for July-August
just been sunt into each section t d there Volunteer rolls on Janary of this year thousands of the poorer people being desen per pical.
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to have subsisted on tsh for same months past and they were almost devoid of cloth. ing. The men were well treated at the destroyed and canals full of. poppy that have until Jane 30 to come to a decision is now stated, cau no longer afford to ruu been sold from Saigon to Java, The hands of the ergy, und laought to Tako had been pulled up so as to avoid the fines after gente a experiment under the new their factories from trustio motives, for necessary tonnage is also supposed to have hams and handed over to the Water Police. The requirentent to register bus certainly
are losing mony daily, the match market being kept private. Enquiries by the police elicited the fact us much less opium to be planted sud régime The Army authorities state that under present conditions they declare they been arranged for bat details are as yet tist towards the end of 1906 Mr Kanzaki, the vigorous action this Spring will deter in those circunistar oss the bulk of the men becoming warss and worse. A proposal fast been made among the monu of Yokobaina, organised a party of twenty others who would plant in the Autumn. will not re-attest until the three months har
draw towardle a close. It is stated that facturers in Kobe and Osaka to suspend It is officially reported that the recent es and sent them out to Wakes Island
the grand total on July I will not exered work altogether. Already not a few of by the sailing ship Tunha Maru (70 tone)
thom have greatly reduced their output, 'severe cold damaged the ten plants in Mie, for the purpose of catabing albatross The
220,000. This would be a decrease of and yet the stocks remaining in the ge- Kioto, and other Prefectures to some ex- men were left on the island under a lote- tent. The ton erop this year will, it is man named Nishikava, with foodstuffs
The following notice is issued by Mr41,000 on the strength of January 1, and downs are esticnatal at about 30,000 cases. Lenough to last for a year. Towards the
a deficiency of 58,000 on the numbers The export of matches has shown some increase quantity of late, but the goods said, not be so good as last year's, and it end of last year another batch of six Figg of the Hongkong Observatory →→ is feared that the quantity of tea of the best mon wors sent to the island to relieve the
It is stated that the relentless attitude paid for a stesiner, quality will be inch less, there being a party. On their arrival it was discovered
no profit. larger output of the second and third that sixteen out of the twenty left on the island on the provious trip were dead..
adopted by bankers in collecting advances
manufacturers.
dd that
are many stories of fines of poppy plants reports the "Standard" of May 11. The pendent upon it. The manufacturers, September shumta to popURCHASER of one Nover
WEATHER REPORT.
at $1.00. becomes a mem-
From Jayn And Bangkok there in atin ber and is entitled to exchange": nothing doing.
The rate Naschwang/Canton now stands same for any other novel on nominally at 18 oenta jer picul.
payment of 20 cents cash, Hong- Turning to coal charters: Wakamatzu to Hongkong and Moji to! Hongkong two beats have been sccured at kong currency, for every change. 91.45 and $13 respectively..
Moji to Canton there has been a charter. Katching to Hongay 81.60 has been As for sailers, there is nothing to report,
On the 15th at 11.49 Tho barometer f existing at the end of the last Volunteer are beon sold at very low prices and 32.00 and to Saigon at $2.507
his fallen quickly in S.W. Japan, and a year October 1. The figures then were
278,334. slight fall has taken place over S. Chian.
Adepression which appears to hove The full establishment aimed at for was
qualition as compared with best year. Atha fresh batch was landed with some foods formed over the Eastern Sea, is now off the je 314,094 of all makes, but the authoriting has aparated the difficulties of the match present the tea market is very strong.and Railing ship left for home. The Ordinarily, quotations fall daily after the visions gradually can cat and hunger ceast of S.W. Japan. It will probably would be satisfied to reach the numbers more present employed in the
move to the N.E
serving last yoor which were 85,000 short match factories of Kobe nimber not less Pressure is high over the Pacific in the of the establishment, which stood at than 8,000, while over 10,000 poce people neighbourhood of the Bonins.
363,487. Jn London 50 per cent. of the antside the factories are coming their Fresh 8. pivomwoon may be expected in man have joined the new force and this living by making match-oxes, ten. If the the Premosa Cliannel and the N. part of Oguri hna also been reached in Berkshire, work of the factories is suspended all these. the China Sen,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end. Jambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Do people will be thrown out of employment. ing at 10 am: today, 1.14 inches.
opening of the markot, ut this year there faced the adventurers, the majority of whom must have shared the same fato as those has been practically change since the
who preceded them had they not been ros commencement. The quality of the tea is cut and brought home by the Brazilian rather on alefactory, but the demand is. sloop. active. The exports this year are twice as grant as is the same period of last year, and it is expected that the tail export for the year will exceed the 30,000,000 kin sont abroad in 1907. On the whole, tliere- fore, the trade this year is likely to be good,
A MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow.
8.
FORECAST DISTRICT. L-Hongkong sed Neighbourhood
winds, fresh or strong squally, [showery:
2. Formosa Channel, Same as No 1 3.South coast of China between Hong-
salshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Northumberland. Oxfordshire, Shropshire,
THE HOP INDUSTRY.
A Monster Demonstration.
A Millionaire Girl, by A. W. Marchment. Emotional Moments, by Sarah Grand.. The Weaning, by Jimas Blyth The Grey Knight, by Mrs Hoory de lo
Paathro The Lily and the Devil, by Eleanor Wynd- and ham.
Har Ladyship of the Season, by Alice M.
Mary Junes, by Archibală Barshall, The Misionar, by K Phillips Oppenheim. The Statue, by Eden Phillpotta and Arnoldi
Bennett.
Scurset, Worcestershire, and the Last COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL dos, and 13,000 hop-growers, factors and The Hal Bait Sat, by Florence Warden. Riding. Te set off against this there is Blackness in many corps in Wales, i Camberland, Devonshire. Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire Norfolk, North amptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Stafford sbire, Surrey, and Warwickshire.
It is Imanted that the numbers traine-
A Conviction Quashed.
LONDON, May 17.
By Their Fruita, by Mr Campbell Fried The Shadow Between, by B. Hooking Thirty thousand hop pickers from Lon- The Hesto of a Child, by Frank Danba,
labourers of Kent, Sussex, Worcester, Came And Find Me, by Elabeth Bobine, Progress by a Japanese.
Hereford, and Hampshireyesterday maroh The Japan Times" remarks that a
od through Londen in a procession, which The Odd Trick by Alice Mad Madops A Poppy Show, by H.B. Marriott Watson. extended over a distance of two miles, The desoulstory by the Ambor of the Boul medical discovery has recently boon achievw
Lounos, May 16 ed by a Japanese physician. Dr Kei chiro
boaring banners with orange at Trafalger. Burkes chin, by Microzes Onzaki, of Kunda, after many VORIS of
by Ficrobes Warden. The Court of Criminal appeal held its denonstration was held at Trafalger Devil Feuz Josef Water, the most palatable herd study, has recently found a medical natural aperiunt water, certam and prompt drug possessing the capacity of digesting kong and Lamoake Same as No. 1 forred by Jane 15 will give an approximato Brat sitting yesterday. The Lord Chict quere, and the meeting adopted a resolt The Hungrad Pitt, by Obarl
4.South coast of China between Hongides of the final strength, as commanding Justice (Lord Alratstone), in opening the tion urging that the Government should The Frinadonna, by B. Marken Crawford, impose & duty of 408. per owt on imported The Willoughby Afair, by K., W. Appletoc, officers af, has rule, endeavouring to have. in its action, it regulates the functions of albamanous substance. The drug is made
The Pauper of Fark Frue by the body without aftör disepinfort. Long - Mr Okozaki ju now hard at work upon ang end-Hainan : Same as No. 1 A
their rolls completed, except for recruit Court, emphasised that the tribunal was hopes ing, before the end it June
not institated for the re trying of caSOR.
The Lost Mikobaira, by Lallias O. Dikd recognised na the best and safest general an account of his discovery, and his friends
Out of several applications for Jozta to. aperient and laxative, it is recommended have undertaken to lablish for bun While engaged in taking up the floor largely by doctora especially for constipa. factory to produce the der medicine. Ar of an empty house at Patrosinis! Bravi,
Okazaki has already patented his invertion poor women found imbedded in the earth forms of headache and netralgia appeal, one application was granted, and tion, liver troubles, onEarth of the stowinshendians, France, Italy and several other tentath a diamond of the first water and A have, at fast, an invincible victory in on the appeal being heard the conviction And intestines, obesity, piles, gout and countries. It may here he racctioned that perfect shape, weighing 220 darste. It is the form of Stearns Hadache Cure, Free was quaehed. This was a one in which D1 Laib's Pals Belos, sod, give them dir Hu
For sale by all ebanista mod starokeeper. Das rbadunatism. Ten gold medals at Inter Mr Okazaki, about twenty Eve years go, the second largest diamond ever found in from all dangerone drugs and put up in the Judgo at the trial expressed dissatis.bolote rest, and quiet edesaut certain The King
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18- faction with the verdich Tational Exhibitions. Sold sverywhere, first introduced the use of diastare.
from the yeast of rice
América.
SPRAINS QUICKLY OURED,
ATHE LES PAR freely with bambers in the Face