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minutes (Sepamber S1). Mr. FIDIAN,
Prince Sussid
also in an aeroplane, few 17 miles
decided that Uhin
GERMANY.
Idle to suppose that at any given mo-Commons and the Reichstag are produc. shall be explayed in the Zeppelin V (Goment we, without previons organization, a rather acrimonious polers in the all defence worke
German press, which, while jubilating order to prevent- ravel and Gross I.Goren can suddenly appropriate the front of
Over Austro-Cerian success in the secrets from tinding the ment school ship). other nations labor, and equip our Balkans, takes exception to Sir Edward Gross II (Gorern.
ment)
selves at once with seroplanes to catch Gray's declaration that an attempt by a The Gross I travelled from Tegel to theirs and with an adequate supply of single Power to dominate the policy of men trained to their não and familiar (the Continent would inevitably causa Berlin in eight boum on October 28 at
a confict. with their various applications. 22 miles per hour. Varions Green- zrent undertakings are said to be on foot. We now turn to what America and Great Brain are doing in the mat
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11.30 am.Meeting of Grein Island Cement Co, Ld., at Mamers Bhowan, Tome Co.'s Ullan. Noon-Meeting of China & Malls Steam
ship Co., Lady; nú Co.'s OBch MONDAY, April 5
Noon-Meeting of Chios-Bonco Co.,
Id., at Co.'s Offices.
Goods per Braut Simons unclelmed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing change, Goods per Indrani undelivered after
this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, April 6-
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WIDNESDAY, April 7:-
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These are the sole public evidentes of} English enterprias in the matter. The other countria at work may be briefly saumarised thus:Italy, two airships; Russia, one, Austria, one under con- tract; Spain, ene; Belgium, two (one of which is being constructed); Seizer
Goods per Demanha not cleared at 4 land, one under construction; Holland,
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One under Construction. THURSDAY, April 8:
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"NJAWS OF THE DAY
Ceptain Hardy, of the Medical Cores, has died at Aden of sleeping sickness con- brooted in Nyissland.
Thetremissionof wireless teleaphic Commcnication to Chuads has been erosted from the Eiffel Tower st Paris,
Normal telegraphie communiation with Faria and the North of France is now re-established, the erike of telegraphiste which began on the 18th being ended.
The official Frandenblate says that Austria will maintain her forces on their prosent footing in view of the Anglo- France shouts for vengo.
DUMA WANTS NO BATTLESHIPS.
(Rester's Service to the China Mok: Oopyright protected sander Ordinona 8 of 1804)
LONDON, March 31. Beuter's correspondent in St. Peters. barg telegraphs that the Dung bas rejected the credit saked for on account of new battleships..
Vir Hume, Public Prosecutor, Cal cutta, whose life has been attempted four times, is guarded night and day by four MR BALFOUR ON HAVAL
datectives by order of the Government..
The Admiralty have appointed. Bet, O. R. F. Hughes, MA, Chaplain to the Tamar, additional, for daty at H. M. Dockyard, and R. N. Hospital, Hongkong, on date March 10,
This evening the Union Church
Literary Club will hold ita cloning meating
NEEDS.
"WHAT WE SHOULD DO FOR- THE COLONIES.
(Reiter's Bevoia to the China Haul: 25 Oopyright: protäcteit. vinder
„Gykinami 3 of 1893;)
Lamoy
March 31.
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OFFICIAL ENQUIRY-
PEKING, March 31.
HE Chang Chiis tung asked that Kao Lang wai, of the Education Commi
Provincial Hupeh, be sent
to inquire into the affairs of the Canton Hankow railway.
Wah Yad Po's Bervice)
Mr A. J. Balfour, addressing a meet- THE PRATAS ISLANDS. for this session. The members pissenting of seven thound Conservatives at will dealde as to its continuance or the Idlington, claimed that his party had wise. If continued a Committee will be forced the Government to recognise ite elected. Members are urged hoʻottand. mayal duties towards the Empire, and he urged that Great Britain should The Davy Mal states that Lieut reciprocate the ofer of the Colonial Shackleton's main expedition, testelled in Dreadnoughts by meeting
Colonial Noon -Meeting of Union Irsuance So- RARNE and can be obtained at the book on January 9 when in latitude 88.29a in regard to tarifis):
pie sledges 1,708 miles in 126 days. It turned
1.80 p.m. - Anction of Household Furni.“ ture, &o, at Mr H. W, Slade' residence
Taiping, No. 116, the Peak.
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AERONAUTICS.
The latest work on the subject of Actonastics shich a layman can read and understam is written by Mr. I. P.
The Wai-wo-pa Instructed Kao-bi
he has settled the
Mato boundaries.
The party ascended Hount Erebus. Fight EIGHT DREADNOUGHTS, so the queer mountain chains ware discovered, and A hundred mountains were surveyed.
Leat Davies, II. M. 6. Merlin, Jias delivered a lecture to the senior pupils of Kowlom School on "The Trafalgar Cam paigo.” The lecture vas, illustrated by charta and sketches At the conclusion the lecturer offered a prize for the best
say on the subject:
Bellay Head for the price of seven and six-pence. It is a carefully compiled and soberly written work and it comes out most opprimely. Whether it will Inve any effect. in
rousing the British Goverment, to greater activity remains to be seen. Mr. HEARSE no almist, and he has no exaggented ideas as to the extent to which airships Tu English newspapers are beginning and seroplans will revclutionise the to exhibit some anxiety leat the present conditions of existence, but he is able cutione apathy of the British nation to show very conclusively that they towards aeronautice should land us in hare slready mached a stage in which WHISKY bal mess, in view of the extraordinary they will examine o profound infuence
progress that has been made on the on the strategy and tactics of warfare danger to Europeatain Tahoran. He had | continent in the direction of a complete conquest of the air. Experiments are nor going on in aviation in at least |
an enormous advantage in war, suff twelve countries of the world, and it is of cient to turn to tide of victory in its interest to note the relative amount of |
favour.
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ENTHUSIASTIC GUILDHAIL.
MEETINGS
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LONDON, March 31. An enthusiastic meeting held in the Guildbell, London, urged the immediate
Occupation of the Pratas
AN ENORMOUS LEAKAGE.
(With Te Eati
Duke Tan Chr, President Board of Finance,
finances of the TALOUS,
the
Balfour adopted a ander proper control the Imperial Rothschild, archequer would receivă în încrube
middle of March that the Nationalists have
Router wird from Bushire shout the obstaction fight Dreaducoghts and
tunultionaly chored M taken over the Customs and Govenment arguments. The meet at Bunder Abbas. He Edward Grey, ques-resolution, moved by L Perala, said that the most recent intelligenes creased naval programme. tioned in the House of Commons regarding pledging financial support for an in-
did not indicate that there was exceptional
received no information from Sir G. Bar-| clay that a reinforcement of the Lestion Guard is necessary or desirable.
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DANCING. GENUINE. ACH subject from the military point of view Gametruth, Mr. HEARKE pants Banares on a pilgrimage and was saying Mr. Wong To Chuen
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The Maharaja of Tipperah died at Bensics on 12th March, from the results of a motor car accidenti He had gone to
with the Maharaja of Benares. Whilt out in one of his host's moter cars, the car was upset into a ditob and pinned him under
removed to Nades Place, where oth ensued. As the attestion is rather com plicates, trouble is fored.
under the different Blogs. The position being displayed in those countries in neath inficting severe injure. He wa in this respect is shown in the following the development of the dirigible table, prepared by the United States aimhip and the peroplane is all focused Secretary for War, of the men engaged on the same objective the parfoot
in the experiments:----
France........Officers 24 Men 482 20 465 3,255
Germany fussia
Italy
ing of a new and decisive weapon of wm. "If any coa nation,*'" ho
Bye "develops an gerial flotilla, and arrives
THE CHARGE AGAINST A TORMER POSTAL CLERE
Sentenced to Tires Mouths. at the conclusion that she has acquired
The youth, William Nuttall, was gain a new power which will give her a bought up before Mt J. H. Kemp, at the teklog, advantage over a rival, we By Magistracy, this afternoon, on a charge of fraudulently removing stamps from hina United States...
expect that she will use that power aparcals in the Registration Department of Whether this table is sccurate or not the earliest posible moment, with all the Hongkong Post Ulice,
Austria"
Spain. United Kingdom
70
80
15
-186
104
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CATENE
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LED SAFIONA 7HY be bong, angulár sín weakly when Defendant's father gave evidence that he robust Stouros: Wirdet Lod
i great flerti-produce, va can bered that Mr HALDANE, Spening in modern commercialiam France hopes Wouch Mail and WER this to be better in connection with holeroms
to his mother? Defndant, gob extra for
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Delgian's mother was then called and £19,000 had so far been ment on navigation to marease the resistamer she stated that she gave him some moley, on experimente in military seronautics, but can offer to German attack na somo bang Chinese wins and two furing J. C. Undallongueslined by His Wor he declined giving further infomation Geany, with are enthusiasm which ship, said that defendunt signed che pro
misery note for a line and › denied that The somewhat restricted appearances, at found expressin in the recent popular defendant told him to write out one note
first and sign it Aldershot of the military aeroplane in gift of three hundred thousand pounde charge of Mr. S. F. Ceny do not, however to Count Zene, dreams of neutral represent all that threat Britain & doinging the superunty of the British Novy,
ezpētimants on a nther extensre scule | Mr Hrasne füter war, and he have been going on for some tine în a Forhana my se regret in writin wild and inable part of Shland hou in that I have to but so far, however, is public tasis are prominence to the idea that the concerned, it is probable that the table dex
romoted above is reliable:
Analysing what may be called the sara ficets of the various nation, they will be found to be as follows:
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