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sympathy sure: Thus it would seem that the garrison of the citadel is pre Tokyo Stock Exchango-shares rose Y. 2 pared to haul down their flags and sur-on June 4, in consequence of the resignation with the Krong Hang Tại dra, tion of Mr. Mimmachi, Vice-Minister of render at discretion. A female speaker Finance, which is regarded as a bad omex and lady Members of Parliament may for the preseal Cabinet. soon be with us. At any mate, if ther are, they will add to the picturesqueness of the proceedings if they do not bare 29 much influence on the deliberations of Parliament as the mare optimistic
suppose.
A Chinese shopkeeper in Penang has been sentenced to three months' imprison mentand pay a fine of $250 for selling as Key Brand beer of another kind, the charge being under the penal code.
-It hana boon decided to hare a stock ex-
change for Calcutta. A building has been secured, members have been selected and rules and regulations are fraued. The us seciation will be opened at once.
ma
Public opinion at Saigon is decidedly
In the bankruptcy picocodings in con-
which came before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, at the Bankruptcy Court, this morning, Mr G. Wakeman, the Official Receiver reminded His Lordship that the application had been adjourned a fost ight age, in order that notivo might be served on the guarantor with regard to the forfeiture of $3,300 for the appearance of the debtors. He understood that : Me Goldring appeared for the debtors.
PEOSPECTS IN THE TRANSVAATA
High Commissioner Optimfatio.
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LONDON, Jung 18.
A Pretoria Lord Selborne, High Commissioner for South Africa, has opener the Transvant Parliument.
In his speech from the Throne Lord. His Lordship What was the amount of Selborne said that 31,157 of the Chinese grantee LE
Mr Wakeman-$3,300.
Mr F. W. Goldring-1 sppear for the guarneter, my lord, and incidentally, the debfors.
His Lordship—But you can't incidentally appear for anyone..
working in the mines had already been repatriated. The supply of native labour was over enfficient and the mining industry was in a sounder ecudition than ever
In the earliest days of Western intercourse with. China when mistrust and suspicion born of ignorace and pride of race interpenetrated other Chinese characteristics the lot of the sojourner and stranger in the kind was anti-Japanese and a cry has best raised marked with hardship and peril, happily, for more deportations, the iden bring that Stock-in-Trade, Foodwill, &c., of the now rare, and is evidence only when there are too many evil disposed Japanese they have never received my notice, and nounced that practically the whole of Canton Nan Yang Tobacco Co., Ltd. special exciting causes are in operation in the Colony, says the "Straits Times." Neon Auction of Leasehold Property. Of all non-Chinese who have left their at Mr Ges, P. Lammert's Sales Room.native countries to live in the Far East SUNDAY, Jury 21:
Goods per Bentorlich undellvored efter
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Iism.Auction of Machinery, Plant,
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date subject to rent.
TUESDAY, Imo 93:-
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When Mr E H, B. Schwandes was
called at the Magistracy, this afternoon, to serve on a jury, ut on inquest, that gentle- man was absent. Later he appeared and was cautioned by Mr Keup, the Magistrate, for being late.
Mr Goldring Then I appear for the guarantor and the debtors. My clients say
they hare never left the Colony.
Mr Wakeman-This is the first time I have seen them.
His Lordship Perhaps the notise has had a beneficial effect. (Laughter.)
L
Mr Wakeman-I don't wish to go on
with the case to-day. Perhaps your Lord-
ship will warn the debrors to attend on ms whenever required.
10p.m. Acction of Sundry Old and Sarative prejudice. Officials from the plas Naval & Victualling Stores, at H. West were resident in Consulates in the M. Naval Establishments. Goode per Gosden andelivered after be open ports for well understood reasons; they formed a necessary part of the
Debtors were then called and questioned A verdict of death, due to naturalty His Lordship na to where they had been machinery of Governments in their causes was returned at an inquest at the at the time, to which they replied that international relations. Comercial men Magistracy. this afternoon, on the body of they had been la Rongkong, were in China for reasons equally Chinaman, who died in goal, whilst intelligent and the trading companies-undergoing a sentence of ten weeks'
imprisonment. was the head--had prepared the way ed to THE MANAGER,
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His Lordabip What is your address ! Debtor-Ms address is 63 Wing Lok Street.
The examination was adjourned.
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party politics of the elooted resolved to oppose the participation in
new exe cative; but the proceedings were care fully arranged to beat the split following on the late executive's opposition to the centre candidates elections.
The Governor of the province con- vered the wish of the Government that the league abould not he dissolved, but conclidated on non-party lines. His Imperial Majesty the Kaiser in a telegram said that the league in serving the Fatherland, was seeking to secure to the navy that which would ensure: peace. Prince Honry telegraphed later renewing his patronship, and thanking the league for a brilliant and patriotic day's work.
presence could not be understood or Mr. C. P. Buckell, Superintendent accounted for is matter either of
The guarantor was then called and His of Telegraphs and Telephones, Penang, political expediency or of trading left by the steamer Kistinn for Singa Lordship addressing him sud-you know
tho you garanteed the appearance of the рота. Mr Buckell has gone to enterprise. A world of possible Southern Settlement, says the "Pinang delston?-Yes. conjecture and speculation was opened Gazette," to supervise the laying of the
His Lordship-If they do not attend the up and the why and wherefore of the telegraphic cable under the Strait, between next time, or when the Official Herciver foreign teachers coming and raiding the baland of Singapore and Johore, thus wants them the guarantee money will be Immediately forfeited. If you want to was attributed to cause farthest removed completing the link of land wires cornesting. from fact and often mos: calculatert to Fenang with Singapore by the new Fenire your troney you test produce these
people. perplex and disturb. It is significant sular through telegraph line, of the change that has taken place in public opinion, due to the spreadi
Two men have been arrested on su-COLLISION ON CANTON RIVER. of general enlightenment, that a sec pirion of being concerned with the fall of a tion of the native press, having Chinaman from the verandah of a house sympathies by no means unduly favour Des Voeux Bond West, just before 8 able to Christian missionaries as the broken in two places and his forehead month there was a collision some ten miles o'clock last night, whereby his leg was On the Gitemth of the present Chinese teachers of a foreign religion, is now split open. The unfortunate man was out of Canton between two passenger boats. placing the points of cortest in their taken to the Gaternoiant Civil Hospital Rather these two bosts were towed by two services to China when set over against but died soon after admission. The two stam launches, and in one case the launched the Algerian army instructors at the dis-service and injury that are likely men who were arrested, were charged at to accrue from the advent of Buddhist the Magistracy to day, with causing this missionaries of Japanese nationality man's death, and the case was remanded. That the influx of priests from
Passenger Boats in Trouble.
MOROCCO
LONDON,
June 15.
Mulai Hafid's adherents have captur
an into the passenger bost. The boat Alcager and sent them to Fez where struck was the Tanchuthaa one, and the they have been placed in irons." launch int ran into her was the one coming from Heungshan. The passenger
Japan into the province of Fukien The Straits. Echo "sintes that boat was sunk, should be viewed as a danger to Chinnan living at Balik Pulau, Penng, How renty persons were drowned is niet the state is not unnatural. Formosa shot a large tiger outside his but early on known. It is believed not many. One lies opposite the coast line of this pro- June 6. The man beard an uproar in his woman was badly hurt. On the other rince. In the present position in Fpig-sties at dawn and gune out to find a hand all the cargo and the personal pro- kien trouble could easily be raised by large tiger thera Fortunately, he had porty of the pararogers were sank and re- political emisseries wearing the garb of brought a gun with him, and he bawled main under water.
Ore often wonders why there are so few Master Stripes arer with a shot at close. the priesthood. The modern history of
range. The beast was a male and was of thess ecllisions, seeing that there aro
THE AMUR
Losons, June 15. The Amar Bailway Bill as adopted by the Duaa has been passed by the Russian Upper House by a large majority.
It is with deep regret, says the Straits
siand against a continued campaiga Baddhism in China has in it little or found to measure 8 ft. from tip to tail, many of these passengers boats which Times" of June 11, we record the death ridicule. The Suffragelte movement at nothing to reassure the Chinese as to He was three feet in height at the shoul.ura towed by launches, and yet accidents of Mr Jobo James Macbean, formerly the goot faith of those officially as der. It is many years afice a tiger was are comparatively few. Considerable care sociated with its doctrine and ritual. shot in Penang. Moreover the appearance of travelling
Home has been ridiculed by the press in
must be exercised, and ongsiderable skill shown in order to steer dear of one another, when the channels are so nerre,
all parts of the world. Yet, as we learn from "Reuter's message published Festerday, the agilation is proceeding and institutional priests of Japanese Cremation does not seem to have at- and the bends so my.
ingin tow in fact and verity the begin-tractions for the public in Javs, and it is a
apparently more strongly than ever. The
ing of further trouble between the two hard matter to interest them in the idea. nations concerned. This last named About two and a half years ago, a society. fact adds force and emphasis to, the was founded at Samarang under the name of Crematoris. The aim was to introduce protest against the presence or any large-scale of a Japanese Baldhist voluntary cremation in Netherlands India,
THE TSINGYUEN ROBBERS.
Two Men Arrestod.
Managing Director of Messrs Howarth, Erskine and Company, Limited. which, ac wording ton cable received in Singapore this morning, took place at Beckenhato, Essex, og Tuesday. The deceased gentlersan had been in failing health for about three or four years, and had been staying in the South of England for sometime in the ex pectation of recruiting. Born at Aberdeen, Mr Macbean came to Singapore" about.
cable in question stated that ten thousand women, many of whom weepy prominent positions, marched in procession and made sufficiently striking speechos priesthood in the neighbouring province and The Society then rested and did of robbery and brutality in the Tsingyen Somu time aftrede, the just for and to raise money for catablishing, für- Yesterday we reposted a terrible case twenty-five years ago as a ship's engineer. Credit given of 60 cents per dozen While we are not altogether convinced of Kwangtung. In dealing with the nothing until last month, when it published district, where nino persons lost their lives of Messra Howarth, Erskine se an engineer, Tickofs on ales be obtained at the for returned in the value of a as an
ment we are coming round to the opinion. Cantuose na teachers, occasion is taken interests of burning the dead. It contains what had been their dwelling. Now it of the Company, which position be held for to point out the probable association the rules of the Society, and a set of articles appears that the District Magiessato, who
many years, until about two and a half years that the time is approaching when of their instruction in Buddhism with setting forth the beastits and advantages at the time was in another part of his Macher's initiative and energy sme due ago, when he left the Colony for Home. ToMr detuite line of action will have to be matters belonging to a totally of cromation.
domains trying to catch some mblers, and largely the healthy growth of the consein, taken by the grent political parties, different sphere, and it is at this point
was successful Arresting two, or at branobos having heen established during that the writer is at pains to show the
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The May issue of the "Sarawak lesut two who were suspected of being his term of office at Rungkok and in the
None of them can afford the mutagdifference between a Christianity no Gazette coutains-innurial statements for rubbers, intends to connect these two men F.M.It was also through his instru of the suffragettes at the next general longer under suspicion as to the motives 1907, which are of some interest. The with the robbery, By so doing he will mentality that Messrs. Howarth, Erskine election, assaming of course that the of its promulgators and Bithium total revenue for the State was $1,447,194, win echt from his superiors for the ability extended their businces to China and Ran- movement retains and develops its whichy, coming from Japan, hue under the farms producing R406, 778 and customs and zeal with which he usuaged to arrest, good, although the branches, in these
considerable doubt and mistrust.
8430,908, the latter showing small them, emantries were not opened netgally until vitality. It would be impossible to
decrease. The expenditure was $1,369,278 Bat these things cannot be done to-day after Mr Machonn had left Singapore Mr Mixed with Aerated or gauge how many votes the women wa Soul correspondant witos that the 2500,000, public works and surveys popers are asking if this sort of thing Lochures, Scotts Road. He was married, of which the chief items are Civil List, as they used in he donc, and already the Macbear when in Singapore resided at
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advanced the noisy argument of the Emperor father continues to indulge in 1997,000. The largest item of this last is to ha allowed Writers pertinently but had no childtron. Ho war excep cattle bell at Manchester and Dundee, subterfuyne. Indications show that nu mentioned is 887,000 for roads and $62,000 ask, at least from the Chinese point tionally well-known aust greatly esteemed, DELICIOUS COOLING DRINKS,anaged to divert from Air. Winston other intrigue will be exposed shortly. for waterworke The Brookstown and view Are the spirits of the do not only by those who worked under him Churchill, but the information would be again in the neighbourhood of Seoul, two $72,950 and 871,780; while on plantatious robbers, who have been guilty of such
Owing to the disquietude prevailing ones Sadong Collieries showed net losses of coped to be allowed to remain unavenged at Mesere Howarth, Erslone and Com
in this way. They ask further: "Are the pany, but by the community in general. interesting and valuable if it could be police oxpeditions-left Seoul on the mor about $11,000 was expanded over receipts terrible deed, to be allowed to get off in Guaranteed to be made from obtained. At all events they infirenced fog of the 3rd inst
Mr Merriman, speaking in the ope In the comparative statements it is shown peace, because the magistrate has arrested Legislative Cound) on the 27th April, said the PURE juice of sound some and this hae filled the politiciana
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