WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1908.
CANTON FLOOD FUND BAZAAR.
OPENED TO-DAY BY VICEROY.
REVOLUTINARIES IMPORT AMMUNITION
FROM ANNAM TO AMOY.
(Chinese Mal's fervire.) (Chinese Mail's Dorrespondent.)
Pexto, August 4. CANTOS,, August 6.
The Imperial Government has wired Viceroy Chang performed the opening! coremony, in connection with the Flood to Tao. Tai, the Viceroy at Amoy, informing bien that the revolutionaries Fand Bazaar, this morning.
More than 300 Chinese ladies and were about to import ammunition at girls are acting as stallholders.
THE TYPHOON SHELTER AT MONGKOKTAUI.
WHY IT WAS DELAYED.
The following correspondence has taken place with regard to the Typhoon Shelter at Mongkoktant
THE CHINA MAIL.
of
of small craft to regoli Causeway Bay- shelter in such occasione under their own enil does not apply to the Mong Kok Tsui. Kise. The Cheung Sha Wan site-boing- in the as direction, and the nearer to it the craft get the more protection they would receive from the surrounding land. the fact of it being a maile further on would not, in the opinion of Committee, bo ▶ serious objection, especially as the distance to Cheung Sha Wan from the Central Fairway is little, if any, more than to the present shelter at Causeway Bay. Colonial Secretary's Office,
The Committen hare no means Hongkong, 15th June, 1904.
estimating the area of the available nite at Sca, I am directed to inform you that Choung Sha Wan, but, from a glance at the question of additional shelter for cargo the Chart, it would appear to offer greater possibilities in that direction than biang boots and axmpans during the Typhoon Ko Thus and might be large enough to Season has been lately engaging the atten.allow onough room to shelter the junks Amoy from Anuam, and are waiting option of His Excellonry the Officer Adminisheeh in bad weather now invariably rua I am to mention that a farther advan- toring the Government and I am now to for shelter into Chin Wan Bay. forward to you for the consideration of
tage possessed by the Cheung Sha Wan your Chamber a tracing on which pro- shelter would
bo the alternate route posed breakwater and barbear of refuge at afforded to craft finding it necessary to sail Mong Kok Thai is shown in red. If this round the west shore of Stonecutters scheme were carried out breakwater 4,000 Island to reach the typhoon harbour under the shelter of the Kowloon hills, though feet in length would be constructed which it is only fair to say that this advantage would give a well sheltered area of 166 world apply in a minor dugape to the Mong acres at cast roughly estimated at Kok Tsui site. 8600,000.
The Viceroy has prohibited the open-portunities to do so, and stating that he sing of the bazaar at right. It is open and the Commissioner of Customs were
from 12 noon until 5 p.m.
to keep a sharp look-out.
(The split which took plson amongst the mergbers of the bazaar eommittee over the introduction of Chinese ladies as stall. holders has now been settled and prosperity is Anaurad.-ED., Q.M.]
JAPANESE PRIVATE
MAPS
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN.
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
PESING, August 4.
A Japanese soldier has arrested a Chinaman named Chang Shau Chee, outside the boundary of the Tegation.
The Chinaman in socused of having: obtained certain private maps belonging to the Japanese, and sold them for a large sum.
The Wai Wu Pn. the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, is demanding an ex planation.
CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
FRENCH MINISTER DEMANDS IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT.
(Chines Mail's Fernico.)
Pasto, August The French Minister, in strong terms, insists that the dispute with Ching should be immediately settled.
[REFTER'S SERVICE]
A FRENCH FORCE AMBUS. CADED.
Lovos, August 3.
SHIPPING DUES.
I am to ask you to be good enough to
A meeting of the Legislative Council is to be held on Thursday afternoon, when the business of the day is the following resolution standing in the name of the fomish mo with any comments on tho on this question somewhat. Hon. Colonial Secretary:-Resolved that above scheins which your Committee may
schemes have been considered, but the one now suggested appears to be least opon to objection. I have, &c.,
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Another point which was brought to the notice of the Government in the corre spondence regarding storm warnings bears At present the inadepney of the Causeway Bay ehsiter obliges native craft to run under hoisted in order to obvinta pessibility of not finding room behind the breakwater at serious later stage. This constitutes inconvenience to the shipping in the
The directora of the Eastern Extension harbour, and the construction of a larger and more accesssible refuge will va
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Australasia and China Telegraph Company, The Secretary, Hongkong General Chain-doubtedly remove this to great extent. A ber of CommnOTCE.
typhoon does not usually progress at a
The anniversary of the coronation of Hic Limited, have declared en interim dividond rapid rate, and the fact of its centro being over 300 miles distant from the Colony Majesty the King, is to be celebrated in for the quarter ended March 31 list of 2%. Hongkong General Chamber of
should not necessitate small craft taking Commerce, Hongkong, 16th Jelf, 1904. shelter, but, for the reason shove stated an especial manner at the Kowloon Hotel, G. per share, fres of income tax, payable SIE,I am directed by acknowledge the the owners cannot be blamed for not taking un Saturday evening. The grounds aro-toon 16th July, ceacipt of your letter of the 15th ulting any risk, though they do not fail to tako bo illuminated by Messrs Dodwell and Co., informing this Chamber that the Govern-advantage of this to demand higher pay with a Kitson gas Installation. A special
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary,
ou and iron the 1st January, 1909, the desire to make, and I may add that oldercover as so as the red storm symbols are Owner, Agent or Master of every ship, which enters the Watus of the Colony, shall pay the following Dnas to such Officer as the Governor anay, from time to time, appoint:-(1.) For all River Steamers, which eater the Waters of the Colony by day or by night: -Five-sixths of a cent par ton register. (2.) All other ships, which enter the Waters of the Colony :-- Two cents per ton registar. Exemptions:--- British and Foreign Ships of War.
A meeting of the Finance Committee
SANITARY BOARD,
and regard the hoisting of the block symbols
only as suficient warning to small craft of programmes of music during the afternoon the proximity of a typhoon.-I have, &c, and evening.
will be held immediately after the Council.ont have under consideration the ques-fer working whilst thus red signals fre
hvisted. My Committee therefore trust menu has also been prepared and the band tion of additional shelter fur cargo beats and that on completion of the largerharhour theof the Maliratta Light Infantry and tho of Representatives, has started a campaign sampana during the rphoon season and Governmost will abelish the red symbols band of the 15th Rajputs, will give spacial inquiring whether the Committee wouki furnish any comments regarding the parti cular scheme referred to in your letter by Mr C. Mel. Messer, the President, pre-which a harbour of refuge Ifit acres in ares sided over a meeting of the Sanitary Board could be constructed at Mong Kok Tsui at
a cost of about $600,000, on Tuesday afternoor, when there were also present, Hon. Mr W. Chatham, Hon. Mr E. A. Irving, Hos. H. W. Slade Messrs A. Shelton. Hooper, Fung We Chan, Dr Pearse, Medical Officer of Health,
The Committee are glad to learn that His Excellency the Uficer Administering the Government is interesting himself in the question and they note with pleasure that the Government appear prepared to undertake the construction of such a long
Hon. A. M. Thomson,
Colonial Secretary.
A. R. LOWE Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong. July 26, 1994.
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Dr Mnafariane, Assistsut Medical Officer fuld want as a larger and more convenienthanks the receipt of your letter of wore lest by the villagers and they thoughting tada is rot limited to Japan nor is it He who doth this, in verse,
of Health, and the secretary, Mr A.placed typhoon shelter.
Gibson.
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JAMES RONSELL Lowell.
I is reported from Tokyo that the Boshin Club, the new political association comprising business members of the House against Baron Mattuo, the President of the Bank of Japan, on the ground that no turbance of the post bellum £nancial person who is responsible for the dis. strangements should be allowed to remain in an important financial position. The Clab will endeavour to prevent the Baron's reappointment in October, when his for. of office na President of the Bank expiros. About three miles N. E. of Basic there
The President of the Nippon Yom in a village called Kat Tai. In the course of the past mouth no less than forty pigs Kaisha, ir Kotdo Rempei, says that tra present depression in the maritime carry: an affair of recent origin. It exists all several years, some people estimated as It will be within H Excellenty's recol. July 16 in connection with the proposal wolf or some other wild-beast war lection that in 1833 this Chamber favoured for an additional shelter for sampans, etc., roaming in the vicinity. Accordingly they over the world, and has been going on for the comparnation of such a harbour at a during the typhoon season and to state kept a sharp look out, and ou the morning much as auven. In England 200 ships are
allegation of the Government.-I have, The President aid that in-districts point west of the Slaughter House, giving that your suggestions will rexive the of the 2nd inst. a villager saw foot printsid up, and in Hongkong
a sheltered area of about 80 acres at an
fro.. Nos. 1 to 5 where most of the daroage wee estimated cost of 8100,000, but the then
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary. done by the typhoon, 820 londe of reface Governor was unable to recommend to the were removed, and as the average in ordin Secretary of State for the Colonies that
The Secretary, Hongkong Genera? Chamber of Commerce. ry circumstances would have been 168, the undertaking should be entered into that showed that shot six times as rauch owing to the heavy expenditure which the work would invalta. Even at that time,
At the general meeting of shareholders Colonial Secretary's Ufice. work as usual had to be done in the low nearly six years ago, the inadequacy of
the dog gave a sharp bark. At the same of the Shantung Railway Company the Hongkong, August 9, 1904. days after the typhoon. On the day of the the present Causeway Bay rafugo was
Six-With reference to my letter of time a loud roar was heard from the cave managing director, Mr Fischer, stated opening flowers. The blossoms are about typhoon the contractors were unable to strongly urgod, as well
The railway is now a vory. Harbour, from which direction the prevail-ce in connection with the proposal to hravest of the hunters then fired into the by the railway has made considerable firm texture. supply junke, but on the day following the count of its situation at the bust end of the July 6 nod to the previous correspond- denoting that some beast was inside. The that the cultivation of the land crossed two inches across, and the petals of very
Additional harbour of full number was at work. In districtsing stormas come, it was necessary for the construct a
cave and a loud rusting was again head. progresEL junks, Kampus and
situation. The chief expectation in re- No. 6 to 8, 13 extra junk loads of refuse craft using it to seek refuge at the earliest tuge for bad barn removed. In no dust-bin during approach of bad weather or employ steamam directed to inform you that the Go. Immediately a tiger's head appeared and important factor in the Chinese econòmic launches to tow them against the head. verament reslicing that it would be useless all the rifles wore discharged at once. The ference to a good-return from the rail- wind. Since that tink the further increase to incur expenditure on a small refogo, has tiger which was hit on the head and way has ret yet been fulfilled, for the
arantity anticipated. When this A Chatberlain Colin, Choless, and in the number of stem Isamehes, cargo with regret come to the conclusion that under the neck, fall dead in the use. Its transport of coal does not yet amount to boats and sampans haa accentuated the the amount required to construct a suit body measured 8 ft. and weighed 260 reaches the dimensions hoped for the Diarrhoes Bemedy as a madistus which want of sufficient and easily accessible able typhoon anchorage is too heavy to
ADAME, Memhant, Gold Fire, Nora Scotia. For sale by all ober refuge in the harbour daring bad weather admit of the work being carried out in the pounds. The villagers sold the carcase for financial result will be a favourable and should be in every household. Jogs The Mong Kok Tsui scheme now proposed innoediate future, I have to..
a period of 24 hours was the same rubbish
allowed to remain.
Mr Hooper That is very satisfactory.
CANTON PLAGLE PATIENTS.
the fact that on
by the Government sulfare from no objer
Correspondence was read relating to the treatment of plague patients at the Fang A French detachment pursuing Chi-Pin Hospital, Canton. Articles have aptions on the ground of either inaccessibility or restricted area, and His Excellency may feel sasured that its constraction will be pese bands in Tong King has been peared in the local press on the subject
the Chamber and still more -ambuscaded,-and-n captain-and-Heusen remarkably high percentage of re-welcomed
coveries of plague patients at this hospital, eo by the large Chiness population living
The allusion in your letter that other!
sat Lilled. The Chinese losses during the past fortnight amount to 149 killed and 117 capturett
THE PARIS RIOTS.
LowDor, August 3.
The bulk of the printers of Paris began a twenty-four hours strike yester- day evening and sa à result over half the newspapers aro uōt appearing.
F. R. MAT. Colonial Secretary. The Secretary, Hongkong General Chamber of Commerca.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
F. B. MAY, Colonial Secretary, Sir C. P. Chater, K., C. M. G.,.
Chairman, Typhoon Relief Committee.
Hongkong, 25th March, 1907. Sir, I have to acknowledge receipt of
an -ox.
on the sand resembling those of a dog, employed. The Nippon Yuser Keisha has He gave the as far as possible pursued the policy of though as big sa
the transport business could be discharged alarn; and seven persons all armed with moving steamers from coast-lines where. ridon turned out. They brought with them by rail, and hadi mada it an object to avoid a hound. Going round the hill at the back injurious competition. of the village they approached a cave where
mars than two hundred-duliars.
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and the Board, having had its attention on small craft in the Harbour."
Hongkong 18th December, 1906. drawn to the subject, requested that scheurs have been considered, but have Sir.-I am directed to transmit to you
The following in the draw in the first ing to from 6,000 to 7,000 tons per month. quixies be made through the Government been open to more objection, mther con- for the consideratiod of the Members of as to the correctness of the statements. fines the ground on which coraments are the Typhoon Relief Commiti so the enclosed round for the Warnock Cup: J. J. Watt, During 1907 48,385 tens was shipped to Aceradingly the Hongkong Government invited to the advantages, or disadvapeopy of a Report (with copy of Chart re-receives 4 v. Cameron receives 2 pointe; Jays, and Rangoon, while steamships took approached the Acting British Consul at tages, arising from transference of the ferred to thervin to be returned) on the Pitt 4. Withere, 2; McHardy, 2y. Ogg, sorae 25,000 tons from Sten as banker
typhoon harbour for Cansoway Bay to subject of a second shelter for native craft,
tive miling vessels, and 21 smaller steam Canton, who now forwarded letters from Kowloon. Although this is not inferred and to ask you to be good enough to; Buker 10 v. George Wait, 16; Glenden-canl. In 1907: 70 sea-going steamships, The Labour Unions of Paris are artwe imedical gentlemen in Canton whom in your letter, the Cornmittes recognise furnish this Government with the views of ning. v. McLennan, scratch; Robertson vessels. touched at the wharf of the com ranging a general strike sa a protest at he had asked to report. Dr. Swan, the that additional building hand is required the Committee on the merits of the several v. Hanson, 10; Parr, 12 v. Langley,pany for the taking in of coal. Further, medical superintendent of the American on the Hongkong side and the reclamation proposals made by Mr Rculte hare Kent, 6 v. Wilson, 6; Ritchie, scratch v. Fa-going steamers called at Gtagen with
mast of Causeway Bay will be necessary Thursday's killing of strikers.
Hospital, reported that he had made visits to this want in the nest fxtore. The incon ▲ resolution of the Speialist Party the hospital in question, and expressed the venience of the Causeway Bay refuge has
In the match for the trophy presunied which has been published, accuses the opinion that there was little of fresh intorost already bean enlarged upon, and, no the
by Mr P. P. J. Wodehouse, Assistant Government of designing to murder to repors. Dr. Davenport, medical officer Mong Kok Tsui site would not only enable small craft to reach it under sail, which in
The figures just published of. Gorman Superintendent of Police, the draw in the workmen and brands it as an execu-to the Consulate-General, said that in his the present care is often impossible, the rioner. It affirms the solidarity of opinion the explanation of the discrepancy Committee welcome the change of locality.
Imports. Exports, Totals.
The Cottage on the Falls, by H. De Vers follicant workers..
between the percentage of nuras in Hong. The fact that the now scheme would your letter of 18th December Just first round is as under J. J. Watt, scratch trade in the Far East for 1906-1967 78
Staepeale, 68 the present refugo dues for mall craft that the Goverment be furnished with son, 8; Bell, 14. Parr, 14; Withers 12 kong and Canton hospitals was to be found provide nearly three times as much rucs 95 of 1998, C. 8. 9.) in which was neat MoLeonsu, scratch; Ritchie, 8 . Han interesting routing. They are
Congers. in the fact that a number of cases treated to take refuge in is another point in its the vions of the Typhoon Relief Committes George Watt, 12; Wilson, 4 v. Pitt 4; China. 2,864,166 948,557 8,802,705
on the subject of a second shelter to bogg, 4 v. Robertson, 4; Baker, 16 Japan 4,250,001 839,613 5,088,014. Thres Girls and a Hermit, by Dorothea, Total 7,104,167 1,788,170 8,892,337 The Door of Darkness, by Maude Ansesisy, It has, however, occurred to my Comorected for staall croft
The Millionaire's Son, by Florence Warden. at the Canton Hospital were incorrectly favour. diagnosed, and that the patients were omittee that the rapid development of this
The accompanying chart and mentoran Quinn, 16; Cameron, scratch . Glenden
Ching...... 2,828,827 932,741 5,621,568 The Alm of Her Life, by L, L. Meade suffering from plague at all. During the Kowloon Peninsula will, in all probability, dum have been submitted to the Committee ping, scratch; Hill, 10. Kent, 10;
Japan ...
4,760,774 1,125,560 5,892,336 The Angel and the Author and Others, by
Jarame Jerome, prevalence of the epidemic in Hongkong axceed in the next few years that already and I beg to state for the information of McHardy, 4 v. Langley, 4.
■ Chiusman, contracting malaria or other made in the past, and this will especially His Excellovey that after full disenssion
Total... 7,396,601 2,118,509 9,513,904 be so when the projected railway to-Canton the Committee were unanimously of opinon
It will he noted from the above that the London, August 3. Favers which are accompanied by highnotusity commenced. The Mong Kok that the best scheme put forward was that
inèrasse for 1907 over 1908 equals about On behalf of the Committee I beg to
£621,507, The granting of the Turkish Constitu. temperature and avelling of the glaude, Taur site appears likely therefore to be a providing a shelter at Mong Kok Tsui. jumps to the conclusion that he has got too valuable one for the purpose of a tion has caused excitement at Teboren the plague. Es at once takes ship for typhoon harhout, as regulations would in thank His Excelency for giving a- an op- all probability be put into force forbiddingportunity for considering this proposal and where a fresh outbreak is feared. Over Canter, where he is met on arrival by the twobers Lasing used during line weather for the honour ha has done us in consulting one hundred, mostly merchants, have agents of the Fong Pin Hospital by whom by craft engaged in loading or discharging ue in the matter..
The chart is as requested returned taken refuge in the Turkish Embassy: he is conveyed to that institution: After cargo into godowns which may be built on
herewith. hare, c., they demand the speedy summoning of a few days it is probably found that the the adjoining land.
In view of the fact that the other after- nato schemes to which you refer have not The Honoomble parliament.
been explained to iny Committee it is rather difficult to suggest a better site, as the Government may enjoy core exact - formation, which, if in possession of the Committee, would probably oblige them to Since writing tho above I have to ne take similar view of the matter as the knowledge your further letter on this sub- Government has done, but it would appear that a larger and better sheltered typhoon ject dated 23rd instant No. 9647/1903. Cheung Sha Wan Bay, which possesses harbour might be readily constracted in equally deep water as that at Mong Kok
PERSIA
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Losoy, August S.
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Chairman,
Mr F. H. MAY, U.M.G., Colonial Secretary. P.S.-2G/3,07.
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Negotiations between the Tokia-Yoke hema Electric Tramway Company and London firm for a loan for the extension of the line from Shinagawa to Aoyama and the doubling of the Aods line have been Almost concluded: The amount of the. The Sacred Skull, by Geo. Grifith, Joan is Y2,000,000 and the rate of intarest Anne Page, by Netta Byrathy
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At the general meeting of the Deutsch A Bounty Boy by Frank T. Ballen. Vanderbilt worked the Venture conch Asiatische Bank the Chairman declared The Shame of Motley, by Rafael SabatinL by Bien Coulson Colonial Secretary's Office, between London and Brighton during the the the situation in Asia during 1907 had The Gate of Sinnere,
Houghong, March 11, 1908.
not suffer such heavy losses as the Russo The House of Cards, by Lady Ironbridge SIR.It will be within the Follection as just over were sold at Tattersall's, been a very difficult ous, but the bank did Kocakan, Teal. A breakwater could be made straight of the Chamber of Commoros that as 1901 when 55 horses realised a total of 9,523 Chiness Bank. The board has made the The Searlet Runner, by C. N. and A. M. scross the Bay from Lai Chi Kok to Sam this Government referred to them the progutoons, or an average of nearly. £46. necessary rebates for asees which may
eventually be expected from 1907. The The Great Amulet, by Mand Disor shuipo (about 6,000 fost apart) or a smaller
statas t the bank in 1908 bag ust ex- What Woman Wille, by Loss Cleare, Mr Luu Chi-pal thought that Chineares could he custobed by a breakwater posal to construct a new Typhoon Refuge
parienced any insterial change. The A Gentleman of London, by Morloe Ferard sad increased estimates for the Kowlooshopkeepers wuntil object to the removal running directly South from the village of at Mong.kok-taui, word the Chamber in
is in the Far East, can now be considered An Ainatone Adventuress, by F. Fault
man is not sufering from bubonic plague, and he is dismissed, the case, doubtless, being entered in the hospital register as a THE FRETENTION OF PLAQUE Some correspondence with regard to the In a long letter, Sir Henry Blake removal of celings on stair linings from critioises severely the closing of the houses in districts liable to plague infection opium divane to Hongkong, without was read, and Mr Humphreys wrote that investigations on the spot. He dwells this would be a costly soheme and naked it en the serious loss to the revenue of the the present was the time to enforce aor Colony at a time of languishing trade taxation on the Colony may
Me Wilkin, a native of Newcastlo or
Dragon's Silk by Paul Herring, The Tree of Heaven, by Bobs We Chambe
Wolt, by I. E. Buckrose
Dauton railway, and says that as Hong of the callings. In any cases they were Cheung Sha Was (9,00 feet) nesting at reply advocated that the Refuge should be 1
A past. There are in Chim large stocks Since the typhoon of Soptember 18, Tyuo who came to Japan, as chief engineer kong will not kick the Imperial govern put up by tenauts and not by owners. He right angles a similar wall carried, dus wost suited at Cheung she wan ment will be stern as she always is pointed out that it was, desirable to avoid from Sam Shui Po er 1,000 feet.
Such a harbour would be directly under 1906, the question has been again before of the Baps-maru an oil tank steamor, al goods, but the goods arrived from An Engagement of Convenience, by Leute
Committee, the Chiness stevedores and the unless trouble threatens. She will friction and hardship, and suggested that the shelter of the Kowicon hills on the the Government and the Typhoon Relief which was recently delivered to the T.K. Europs have not been taken up by the Zangil
the present given better results, and the Stoneeziters' probably not remit an amount of the before the Beard made any recetamer North and the tire running Soath along lineare Committee for deleted shot himself while returning home by the consignes. The current year had up to Island would att ns & great protectire on themselves in favour of a Refuge at Meng Siberian railway. He was a widower and year's operations will be favourably in compulsory military contribution equal dation to the Government a committes the Kowloon Peninsula, to the loss of revenue the Colony will should be appointed to go into the whole the South West side. This appears, there-kok teni, a detailed estimate of the cost of leaves three children,, who are at present fuenced by the issue of the new Chinese
fore,
more sheltered site than that at the latter bra boen prepared,
The inner cetimsta was only a rough living in Scotland with his sister. Whilst railway loan. sustain, though there is justice in auch question thoroughly.
The President said that most of the Mong Kok Tsui, which is open to the full remision, and it ought to be granted.
members would desire the appointment of force of a South-westerly gale swapping calculation at a given price per foot run to ashore in Yokohama ko was suffering across these miles of open harbour frem enable comparison to be made betwOCK scomfittes. A
the direction of Green Island, as did the the con of several breakerster at different verely from nezvous debility but in phoon, én. November, 180, when it ce sites had been suggested, and it is consequence of light improvement did carved and plod up steama laauches, sam einaizal that making provision for in-not consult a medical men though, advised pas and junks as hopeless wreakage on reused solidity due to the experience of to do so.
the typhoon of 1906, sit for bonkidetable the Yeumati shoro
adrasoo in prices, a broakwater at Mong- kok tabi to enciono 158° axes of sheltered wall cost $1,540,000.
THE TABIS STRIKES.
LONDON, August 135 Yesterday passed unfel
ders to trike, being
in Pati generali
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