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THE HONGKONG DAILY PREAS THURSDAY JULY 3 ru, 1908,
Wo hear that Her Majesty the Queen has given l'action to the Sunday Cargo Work ing Ordinance.
Thain wi'l be a game of polo at Cansoway Day At the meeting of the Concoll of the Livored, sosing that the defendant produced a will in pool Chamber of Commerce the comalttua of which all the property was left to him. Mr. ball-past five this afternoon.
the East India and China Trade Bection pre-Wilson to'd me the Chief Ination required sunk aanted a raporton the subject of the adulteration as afidavit. The caveat had not then base of Fast India cotton. In the course of the dia- withdrawa onasion it was stated that during the last year At this stage lùa cine was 'adjourned till this or tre this adalteration had gone on to such an ❘ morning. erant that the importation of East India sotton its Liverpool bad been practically stopped, and hipowners. marchants, and others had beak zdvornely affeclode
SAIGON.
17th July.
are no doubt basing their views on the Aas | TROUBEN IN A NOBLE JAPANESE
raliou demand, which, apparently, likely to
FAMILY. keep maintained the smeant appreciated valno
Various rumours vára Istoly, dissolated about of common inde. To om mlad. the totat
apply will depend upon the length of time a treble in one of the janior beinahes of the Ts. 10 quotation for "Type" aiandard lasts. Tokugaws family, the head of which is Marquis There are four great Tokagawa Buoh a statement in fortasr pear on the 25th Yoshiakita. July would have been bold in the extrano. It families, the prinsipal being that of Prince Tya | wollikavebeenn faragna conclusion, knowing the to-that is to any, the house of the former peoniative turn of the Chine, that every leaf Rogente-and the three others having fo- their that was available would have baan picked and representatives Marquis Atsuyoshi, Marquis packed, the natives taking their chatice of prolit Muhitange, and Marquia Yorhiskire, Thare or foss But it is not so this year. The ton-ara also thron Tokugawa Counts and two Toku- mou have been so torcibly bitten in their tongawa Bacone. The reports oirealated about
¡FROM A COLBESPONDENT.} The annual conferenzione of the Rayal Colonial Institute was told, by permission of the trustees The 14th of July was selebrated in themanal way of the British Museum, in the Natural History with a review in the morning and a belt at Go-operations of late poard that thng will not on the Yoshinkima family baving beer in waay re- Muson, Geomwell-road, South Kensington, an
The returns of shirtings imported during the. 419.989 box. gray French mužnošure.
sis month of the year show→→ white 420. 924,496
key 2
50,601. while Foreign manufacture. The number of Chises iramigranta inte Cochin-China from let of January to 30th Jane
at was 5,070.
FMIORATION OF THE UNEM PLOYED HIGHER CLASSES TO BORNEO.
The following letter by Mr. Hoary Walker, Commissioner of Lands, British North Bruno, was specially addressed to the unemployed wont of the ricker class, and apporred in The Field of the 6th June
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the family. His bones from his place in the Honen of Para last gesinn, though attribute to ill-heath, is said to hara boun in cality o
stand will then troub'94 After various 03 sultations it we dealdad that the mantelion batean the Marquis and his family blon ooght to tremavera, mul that he shall tan to his own house of Takamatsu, with whics, vay vive, when co nmnnisstel to him, ho le
felf vary willing to gaply. But his co- plaisance does not app or to ba sinrod by others à number of Tokuzana Sanasiai, desiring to retain him in the fam 17, hars formed as associa
a called tun Kettokta-ital, for the purpass of promoting the object, and the Savinres of Fulcunatsa ary aid to bn of the gum way of thinking, and to hara conselied their chief Marquis Matutairs Yoshitoshi, got to consent to bis son's rejectina by the Tukagamus. Ot course the affair will be quietly area rad, but it
"Colony, and also any opium abort of the↑ "quautity which the chest in which it laat "foond proports to contain or is capable of "containing." The Brat part of this defini. tion appears to require reconsideration. We are told that loose opiue is to mean Aawimming ra tok place at the Victoris one thing in the case of Paton and Recreation Club's bath yesterday afternoon for members over thirty, the prize being a handsomo Bensree and Leotber thing in the case of silver cap. Thurd were six starters, cacaoly, Bengal opium, the draftsman apparently Messrs. I. E. Manning. E. Hebditok, D. Y Patriak, M. A. A. Souss, Ep W. Watts, and. E. BATH SPONUES. being unaware that Patna and Benares Are R. Hupe. The distances was threp longthe of Manning was the only one who TURKIST TOWELS, LINEN TOWELS. collectively known as Daigal opium. The the bath.
first three lines of the definition are redund-finished, severing the distance in 2.miin. 28 ses.
tan 24th fast. The vice-presidenta and members Parkmont House in the evening. The King of os of daation, and work from week te week on spects scroneous a accons profsing socuracy RODGER'S RAZOSS aud PENKNIVES ant and might possibly give rise to the The Ceylon Chaar has the following vote of the council who we present to receive the Cambodia returned the edit of the Governor the news they get from this market. If the pra is now furnished by the Nagoya Nows Agency. sent price of common is maintained, of aume From It we learn that the lineal representative impression that it was lawful to have pas. on the enrexation of the Basuna sanouticed in guests, included Sir Jobs Goode, Bie Stal Gazera, on the 13th and remained for the Foto the present defolany will be diminished con of the family Marquis Yaakianbu, having died. SHIETATU DA, LINKS, and
Heuter'a telegram tesuty-The news conveyed Saran Sir Frederick Young, Sir Charles Chit Nationale. The illymizations, which this your aiderably, but there is a great deal of leway to young, and there being no ottaa msie issue, session of loose opium in greater quantities by telegram to-day, to the effect that the Belford, Lishfenant-General Sir W. F. Drummond SOLITAIRES.
thue forty balls, though this is exactly the fish anueration of the Great aul Little Basses Jervois, Sir C. Mill, Bir F. Villeneuve emitted to bo ou a grand scale, failed owing to make up and we cannot think that the total sup. Yoshiakira was scepted from the Matandsirs
the heavy showers
ef rain prevailing through ply of last year will be anything like reached family of Takamatsu to become the husband of
this year under any circumstances.-Ecne. Lady Toyoko, the sister of the diensted NOVEL PIRS iu Dress Swier Arnol
reverse of what is intended, "Chost" having reeks off the onset of Ceylan sa gasatted." is cor. and Mr. Williams Aswick. The reception fook the ever
Tho Sagon Chelon tower, road tramway was
thus nogured the title of Marqzis, and became. been already defined in an earlier part of the tally startling. We suppose that the barne-riace in the central hall, the guests numbrig
thorition have discovered that these rugka-ike loss on 3,000. COLLAR STUDS, ało., eta.
Inangurated by the Governor-General on the
heir to the family possessions, analing to tho section as the package with the raw opium "Baixos" (shoale) of the Portuguese--formerly
Roces experienta in Japan on the subject morning of the 14th. The teamoare are the
Japanese custom of walio yes. It was for him a fortunate grant, viuca ha onate in for Go- "therein, such as is usually imported by the d and of marinors nu our sostern coast, but
dition
varomont. Bends to the value of a million gea PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROTESSIONAL merchants in the Colony," it might be sufi.or baring fitat-class lighthounds on them-bare of the paustration of shing deck by vertical ties as these employed at the Isat. Faris Eshi-
never been formally annexed; so, to prevent any tend to guarm the results originally arrived at
as well as for large landed estates. Pording ta fcient to define loose opium as optom of what aapiment disputes, the annexation has now in the cares of German experiments at Meppen.
Europe for purposes of study, the Borquis ad the misfortune lo lose his wife, and on his rotura ever quantity found or discovered loose, or in ban gazetted.close upon a hundred years be Germans obtained B per cant, of its at a Bret
etter Caylon became a Beitiala ponsession. Bat range of about 3.700 yards; the Japanese 6 par sert, at a very similar range; in enah onse a per-
be married her sister, Lady Tobin Fea any chest, pastage, or parvel not being the ter late than povor.
while his father-in-law, the retreż koud of tion of adsok goly, some fifty fast hy surentran, chest in which it was imported into the Cove Alagander Gillanders chief orginete of tho was fired at. It is timated that, with a ship of
the family, bad sather gas, was reosival the title of Aaron Yushiitan, and is now under the Lony; and also any opium short of the quan-East Point Sugar Refinery, died yesterday tarang dimensions, 20 per bout of bits at about HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, GD. įtity which the cheat in which it is found | ing at the Civil Hospital, where he had been two miks gruki bo ertained; that la, one shot
Lord Darby, when speaking at Liverpool, en tutorship of the well known soholnes Messrs. Deo. W on the subjob of migration, aid that Naruno and Teitoke. Trouble had already purports to contain or is cspable of contain gater treatment for the last five works for fire would probably striken vesel anchored two
Te Bongo do l'Indo-Chine has desisted a England eaunot and employmens Ecc ftainerons arise in the family. It was charged against tho SILVER MEDALS ing.
empound fracture of the left leg. Ampntation miles from a fart mounting mortara, borritsen, war purformed a month ago, and the patient honry guns for vertical are. The Japauene, dividend of fofanes por share for the second half ing population. This applies to the rloh as well Marquis that he paid ou attention to the wishe By Appointment.
Dificulties have sometimes arisen in deter-appeared to be making a gond recovery, be who obtained aba lure perforation of an ordinary of the year 1890. making with the 10 francs paid us to the poor, and I would like to say a word and dievelions of bis parents-in-law, and that.
for the first half vetura of k per coat, on the paid through your columns to the unemployed nas dospite frequent remboustranges from the na mining what is raw and what prepareding regarded as quite unt of dangar. Early three-isot iron deck, made nie of chilled peste expital. Taa, report pressated by the board of the ticker classes in favour of a plauter's life ing mon and advisers of the house, his coz luct KUHN & CO
Lopium, the drug cocasionally haing partially resterday morning, however, bo diod sad. tilessinilurio those employed by the frugal Brit.cf directors at the last general meeting of share-in British North Bornen. As I apoast thirt-on was so regalated as to threatsa the rain of
danly from tailars of the heart. Mr. Gilish artille: int..
holders is not onoonracing. The whole business rears in the sole and ten datriots of Ceylon, boiled, to suit the purpose of the owners. das, who was sixty-five years of age, had been (Established, 1909).
MJ.J. M. de Groot bas addressed a note to transacted at the Saigon branch during 1890 and have taken an active part during the last This point necessarily has some bearing on raident in the Colony or engaged in steamers the Paris Geographicni Sority on the subject anivunted only to 352,190 frames against eight yeare in the planting feinsteins of British THE ORIENTAL FING ART DEPOT.
on the east for thirty years. Though not link of Chinas emigration, which, he states, is net 104842,881 In 1839, dinution of North Boruso, I tony reasonably alaim un the value of the cplum monopoly, and inng any prominent office in the craft, he took aana to over-population, bat poverty of the soit in 18,430,700 francs. This morhed decrease of timate knowledge of my subject, ruined by Kuswa as the Oldest and most reliable Estab the present Rill it satisfactorily cleared very active interest in Fremosury and by several provinces. Fabkien, for insting, kasays, basines is attributal principally to the swooly-one years' practical experiemum af tropical
-Iment in the East.
advertisement in azather-column mombors. of separated from the rest of China by a choiu bonvy, charges billing on Declin-Ching, replanting. Honkoaz, 9th bay, 91.
up by a definition which save that so far as
Zotând Lodge are invited to attend bis feral of thounts as, except in the south-west. All the milling in the dessuten e pulis works; and British North Borneo is rather larger than regards cxport all opiure is to be considered which will pass the monument at balf-peat aurreanings are granito, where little rain falle, to the establishcunt of the custosas tariff, which Iralaud, nudi is situated at the northera extremity raw opium except such as is completely eight this morning.
and they produos nothing: The coutry dors has paralyzed all coumeros by imposing a bur- of thegrostisland of Bernee, in the more latitude prepared up to a specified standard; while
vo lack beauty, but it is only in a tow don which the country is unable to apport.as Gaylon, which it wolvessables inclimate, hat In the House of Commons on the 25th ult., pinaas that rice cr anything else mu be grew. Imports, which in 1887 amounted to 33 millions, its hills are much higher, and sover an area p as regards infractions of the Opium Farmer's Mr. Baslemout naked the Under-Seovelary of privilege prepared opium shat: mesa opium Eiste for the Crioulos whether the Colaialther cause assigns by Dr. Groot is the distal to 31 milions in 1858, and the statistics for bably five times as large as the central, billy fforestation; weed is taro and very dear, cat the first gine months of 1597 show only 25 province of Ceylon, and what is of chief moment Oleo bad, reosip a polliton to Her Mujanty cho rainfall is, of centre incorfocal with. The Billions On iho sbber band at Saigon and to the planter who desires cheap braaspart, cood which has been subjected to any degree of from o etsin residents of H ngkong, reciting papulativa is obliged to hud is living elsewhere. Cholo there ware in 1896 6,850, tradery, whilst soll is obtainable near the sea-soil that has bear. artificial heat for any purpose whatever. at a dospateb from the Coloni 1 Office of Jaly and dous eo. in the noighbouring English, iu 1 their number is reduced to 4.314. proved to be suitabla for trapioul plants like to Another point on which difficulties have 12, 1831, munnoo, that tho-system of arts Spanish Patel, and French Colonies. He thinks
24th July. bacon, coffee, coosa, papper, gambir, sayar, &c. for coolen astical purposes in the colony would tha: when railways are mele, however, that die The Governor-General received on the 19th Tobacco planting is being prosecuted on arisen is with regard to carpíve, prosecube gradually disenatinued by Tacancies popurred, balk of that pigemple will not leave their soulusta telgram from the Under Secretarz of very extensive scale, and this or aprains ouragad tions having beat sometimos instituted and praying that such decision might be recou
bar will go to the interior in search of work. State for the Colonies as follows: Chambers have a nominal capital of abost six millionsffords an interesting illustration of the disul against persons in possession of samples sidered, at that the Church of England as for this reason ko doss act an oipute that the voted application genera tar. enlouies, sterling. Tobacco iz su'annual, and the accounts ties incisiontal ka bis Japanese sysime of adop
bere established may coticno in the enjoyment world will las overena with the Mungalinu raze. given in the ordinary way
specifying thut regulations, by the Adruicisten of the 1800 crop (amousting to 15,000 bala) tinapan Mail. business, while of the moderate endowment which has hitherto
tion will deliranju products which are to which was out before the rains began to full in on the other hand the plea of sample has been provided by the Stats:" whether he was Ilis Ex-Honor the Chinese Minister held a re-form the object of special tariff; this clause December, are very good, and indicate that the
THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY. no doubt it times been advanced by perangs vary that this sation had caused dissatisfaction splion on the Bot inst. ut the Legation in permits exemption datius an articles of food, troubles connected with new enterprises are
Feneral Annonkoff, the construtor of the The past ingredients only arn. asol, and engaged in a contravention of the Ordinance and the Chinese, who ontributed the prino assailed.
en oller Burpean residents, as well as Pertland place, when a very unmorous comping "raw sosierial, industrial impiamente, and pro. being overmme, and those who am most ampulis the utmost care and cleanliness tra xeraised in
The oral decorations were very duels not haring counterparts in France, of judging noticipate a great futurs for the Trans-Caspian Railway, is speacing a fow days the manufacture throughout.
In the new Bill it is provided that every earn-pal part oï the vol nisl revenue; sud whet for the profuse, including palms, croħids, and roses, in ** Aro orompted India and West Coast of Africa, silky leated bobsoco grown in Brits North in Paris on his way to Vichy. Ho is na arabji- LARS BOMBY SODAS" ple shall be covered by a certificate in the form Government would give an assurative that the larges and instafa is ranged masses. He bent excepting Gabot, Talati. Diosk, and Lego Borgon, which how obius as much as 3s per tons as arer af andartaking is far more diflagh Wodontinue to supply large buttles is set ant in this schedule, that notice therent policy of the Colonial Oflupin (bis matter wealth.odnout being fast shot brune, The bout of "Bures. Ifalf of bias tariff will be iurguted on 16 for cigar wrapper, as cumpared with 81. par work, nod of linking his arms with a fuse wait. heretofore. fras of Eries Charge. to thoas of
be adhered to. -Bama II. de Wore: The put the Scots Guards, stationed at the foot of the products motioned fatable E(pepper.cinanmou, lb. obtained by American tobxons, which is used would coment European Russia with the remote our Car on its who prefer to have them shall be given to the Opium Farmer, and that in referred to as been received and considerations, parformed during the agoning, teler olores, mace, unuturgs, 60) Fibe of duties all as pigar Ellers. The smontt of had taken East. The General sare tint the e nstruction the ordinary size.
od, and the Cologial tiorerament bus bean in the condroborship of Mr. Edward Holland. The↑artlojes of Chlonial origin.". This meniara in by the taburan, companies on the low alluvial of the Trans-Siberian Railway it settled in euch sample shall be tested in the Opium food that the decision aroaned in 1851 can. Minister was asted la receiving his gases Lymply a parody of Joshua's commanding the Bats on the great and small rivers is about thros principle, and that the road would runs front Farmer's premises. Whether the provision el ha departed from.
Sir Hallday and Lady Macartney. A stato stand still, with the difference that Joshna's quartern of a núllied sores, which afforded a Tenhaliaba to Wladimetock. Whils, however, as to testing in the Opium Farmer's premises
number of distinguished guests were pruwat, action was to save his country from bor overies rosson for raising the price of land lutended for according to the stimate of the Russian Minis will prove any inconvenience to the trade wa
In the report on the returns of the Northonest the mapsay bolog-The Japauss that of the Fremoli Chasubers to plugs their tobee planting to delas (puter of Public Works, upyards of thirty-tet
Minister, u Siamese Chapo d'Affaires, Captain Colonies into bankruptcy. are unable to say, but otherwise the mode the last number of klar the following Prince Maloom Khau. Earland Countess of Exp. after being ou the stocks for over four waska;
Gavana Lloyd for this pour 1800 published in
shorting) the nose, For other producta timu years would elapse or the track would be onus. Kaware, M. K. Naboshima, Mrs. Stourt Laas. The Best was launched on Sunday last at 3 tobacco the prios in still & dollars (104) the aurs, plate, and that at an outlay at 19 000 000 of dealing with samples seems fairly salissage appeurs :--Thers long bean a question some
Tu Sanztrz, where wopper tabooso is caltivat rambles, he would guszantas ita couatruction or the consideration of the North Ger- cant, Coutes of Lindey, Countess of Chatle and will not be ready for traffic before the midlord, the prior of suitable land is very high, and four years only at a cost of 3.72MEDGO
sinart, Csatos of Cottenham, Lord and Lady of September nex man Lloyd and the Government which is con-
the Netherlands Government has lately timed roubles. General Augwokoff protests to ea berned with the advisablilty of doublog the Lord and Lady Stanoly of Aldo toy, Lond and bas taku plan hetwon the French broops only,
Culchester, Lord Donerai's, Lord and Lady Semp Kumours are about that a serivas encounter the sale of land in its colonias to Datoh anby saba artais no doubt as to the lingues of the umber of atsamees on the Eastern Asia Line Lady Edmund Fitzmaurice, Lady Aberdere and the rebol at Moaoay Tonkin) and it is said
Anancial world to provide tho aquisite fonds, gaThe atanmors no resat in on thin line barbe 11. Mister Hand, Lady Smalo and Miss but the loss dis List Freres side is over-three to be planted in large quantities in British the Trans-Siberian Radeny, which, coording Coffea appears likely to be the next product and ho is anogun as tu le aventual success of been specially built for the purpono nude the ano, Lady lagt and Mies Hart, Hou. Mrsanadred. I cannot vouch for the verseity of North Bergen. The price for coffee is high and to him, would enable travellars to proceed from in-peri-ion of the Goverance-lay Mitford and Miss Mitford. Adini albo report, as authing is offcially made known: the coffee brokers inform us that, as far as they fronden sie Faris, Mossow, Irkutsk and denunded in the contract it can we anders god Vray and Lear Hamiltou na Miss Ilumil-out two gundents and reinforcements have been on judge, they see no reason for a fall. In Wladivostock to Shanghai lu teosty days. He that their expensos ara umanae sind also that for. Gumaal Sir Lewis and Lady Pelly. Bir sent from Saigon.
1859, a voff planter from Ceylon, Mr T... believas last a very large proportion of the los ward Hartelot, Sir Thomas Wade, Sir Joseph and they are not in a position to curry much estro,
H.E. M. de Lagossan left Saigon for Hueand Dobres, visited British North Burner and which is uos imported from China by gen would The commersial circles are convinced of this Passes Punset). Sir George and Toakin on the tb inst. by the transport a ported that the new blogy was suitable for fud its way into Europe across Siloeia, an The advantages of deptricity se en illuminant fact that the traie sattid bi manterially usred Laur Campbilan Miny Campbell, Sir George sud units. Tur Ansomile will call at Paule On-ouffre, and that, in his opinion, it might boncine poists with mach prile to the fact that bir SELIZER WATER have brou omotically recognised by at least one if four other passada were added to these, of the Lady Born and Mia Bowen, Sir Therons and ora to take 200 prisoners to work ou strategic the greatest coffee pradaring osutry in the Trans Caspian Railway, which was represented
enterprising Chiuse, truleer tal or in same starp as the Lloyd have employed for the
ntly Sutherland. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and cows in Upper Teakin.
world. The island of Borneo is surrounded by by its critics un 'boing onstranted solely for Queen's Bend Central has had the slastrie light last two years hinh stormers en ofta linata,
i Campbell, Mr. Charles Campbell, De.
the soffan exporting countries of the Philippines, strategical purposas, has not only pal ins Jobustond, fr. and Mrs. A. Gurtou Angier. Ve introdnood is his modeat establishment, and a cas knot more than the contract dessaded A. K. W, Mr. D: Maclean, Mr. Camster.
the ladien Peninants, Java. Celobos and Saba; xpanses but actually is realising a profit of will as more have to lament the injury caused are to a psition to receive 50 cabin yasad firs. Thomas Baubary, Mr. nud ra
The new flat-bottomed river steamer Hassac but 1 hava no kowledge of coffee ports from 3. per cent. Such, at least in the neonat was zutensfully lauebad on the 19th British North Bornoa anti 1887. whea coftes given by the General, who, in spite of his fifty- goods kept on his shelves.
carry 5,000 tons of oirgo. Itamonats to this lor. Alr. C. Enaye. Me and Mr. Jackson and centimetro 1 foot) and when ready will not Pepper, ancouraged by high prices, is now large-
liever in tho triumph which awaits the Trans- bat should the lins by doubled as desired. Bliss Juotsou, Mr. Richard Hanboy, and offers drove more than 60 santimotres. The twinly caltivated by the Malars, who formerly appli The Band of the let A. & 9. Bighlanders the Lloyd would be enabled to withstand all
Siberise line if constructed under tie auspicos. Till play the lowing programme of the Bur-competition in cargo traffic and would insure
acraws are in two hallows at the storm of the d the markets of the world, until the valvation The Total length of the road would be 7,400 rack Squara this evening, comm awing nd 7.30: – tas non-repstition of beer gear's lote returns
vassel and quite invisible, and are so arranged of pepper was strangled by the exctims of the kilometrus. or in round numbers, 4,390 miles, MarchSteering Mazzis". Iewitt.vanced by low freritage and high anal prices.
that any wood floating in the water or stogos sultans; thanks, however. to our English rute,
A correspondant of the Tenets writes: Th The Bondoline".. Boraluxri sud the Busk Asiatic Imperial £iun would es
eaunot disturb then. The steamer will be the agrientarist in Britiak North Baruno in reaching from Tlanisin to the coal mines ni Chatu
sumo quite a dif-reat appcuranos.
Kiping has been without tronule prolonged as ready and Admiral Fearaiur will go in her on now pereas his vocation in pecus Fern.
Maou futaiat is,
Coffee has hitherto received little attention, I far as the neighborhood of Your Ping Fu, and her first trip to Stung Treng.
copes being the rich Malay man's favourite before the oud of you it is expiated will reach of course, manifested by this affair.
beverage, and thriving well without much trou Shan Hai Kwan, which is on the harlor of Fchili. ble bat enough coffee can be Eoard warrant in Msacharia, where the Great Wall roaches the the statement made by Mc. Dobres, fist British son. It is also sumongood that the works have North Boruas in very suitable for coffee grow. bag commenced at Newchwang, and it is thus ing, Bince then we bare farat more about it, osrtain that China has decided to push muat an- A de touk place on Saturday eyesing last, and a small pamphet issued by the British tivaly the execittian of this strategio lice, which Í PUGM “BYRAITE TIMES." |
in a village close by the Recourse, and Sovan North Hareso Company, in August. 1999. gites will uaitu Tientsin to Nowobwang. Port Arthur, Loxon, 20th July.s were destroyed.
details of the steady progress, since 1893, of the Monkden, Kirin, End the Bussian frontier of MR. PARNELL.
Thore is a fresh epidemio of sickness among paltivation of coffee, which has lately found Manchuria. The 2,000,000 are absually set aside ut the natives, which the warrying about of the favour among the imigrant Chinese who began for thans works, for which China appears decid Adunkrapte molice has hour weved on Metall joss all this weet has so far geen powerless to to settle nase Kutne in 1818, and now numbers to ust as little as possible from foragters Para ell for the non-payment of the cafe in the remora On this sconsin the sickness prises over one thousand. The safes in the exper. Basis must evidently, pash with vigone its zult brought against him by Captain O'She from coting unripe fruit. The mortality in mental garden at Silam, opened by the Company Fraus-Siberian lins, which will unite the me-
Those sosta uron from the recent divorceroral of the shops in our near neighbourhoud in 1993, yielded 78 owt in 1957 Frons about six brepolis to its posesións on the Amoor.
horos, sad continues to bow wall. Those who 439 and fell upon bath Mr. Parnell and Mekas be considerable this week.
ESTADUNERD A.D. 1941. MANUFACURERS OF AERATED WATERS. Ova New Factory has been recently rotted with aatom thie Sham. Hachinery of the latest and most approved 'nd, and ten are well eble 1, co apote in geality with caa oret Bevlish Waters,
0.0 A ST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatbed by Best steamer leaving after receipt of order,
FOR COAST PORTE, Waters are packel anil placed on board ship at alongkong price and the full amount allowed for Packagon nd Buplies when reorived in good order,
Counterfoil Order Booka, supplied on applica ition.
Car Baristared Telegraphio Address is, DISPENSARY, HONGKONG"
And all signed messages adressed thus
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will receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always sept ready in Stock':-
PURE ABRATED WATER
HODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
LITHIA WATER
PARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
factory and calculated to avoid disputes.
The delivery of the French mail was xt. 83.m. yerlay.
The Agests:Mesara. But erfeld & Swire form us that the OS. 8. Co's steamer cucer, from Liverpool, hft Singapore peatorduy mora- Ing and is this here on the 4th prox.
amo sten ran three kuts more than a
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.]
25th July.
GINGERADD Í by gas or arisene to the more delicate of the angers, and that is still noro important, to toward Rused), Mr. and Mrs. Georgs A. Hit-Jaly. An she was launched sho valy draws 90 and pepper appeared in the export raduras. ix, years, is as modira as wor, and is firm b...
No Credit Hisar for Botile that look dirty,
or grassy, or that apper to hero bou used) for any other purpose Lank that of containing Aerated Water, a much Battles are never used again by us
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The following are the orders of the day for to- morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council:-- 1.The Tinnetrabla T. H. Whitebead mal at the following question
Will the Goveniat lay upon the table copies of to the Other Ad sinistering the Government on the Land Khat-ford's deapatel, dated Ith Datober last. gæbjoos of inverting in all Government contrasts a provision that work under such contracts shall not 50 carried out on Sundaya azospt in very urgent danes,
reply, and sopias of Sie Wm. Dus Vinux's doupac
Mowers Tartine, Stathean & Co. The futon will tatroduction
se the Linnmona 8.30 am today. All feed which come into fores on the 1st August. The of the lodgiau-bcuss by-laws arturited to attend.
new by-laws require that three handlead erbic feet of air spaus thall be allowed for woh mau, where hitsato they have been packed almox
kardins. The lodging-house keepere are of the Honourable F. Flaming's drapatuh in
Che
be Daily Press
HONGKONG, JULY 30rm, 1891:
The new Opium Bill, which is set down for second reading to-morrow, consolida the existing hay and introdness several amendments, Ordinance" I of 1884 deals
to
ance. 1898*
end the Widows' and Gepbanon' Pensions Ordin-
6. decent reading of the Bill ontitled “The Opiam
Ordinance, 1991.
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LONDON, 27th July. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS It ja boliared that the
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Kunoarabia W. I. mi owing to it-health wil cot romanin Jenter of the loger of Commons.
STOPPAGE OF AN ENGLISH BANS.
An important English Bank doing business
the Moratorium Act.
in Argention has rapended payment, owing to
gold or silver to run.]
MR. DE COBAIN, P.
Common deferred on amount of ill-leat
SUPREME COURT.
29th July.
FOOCHOW.
25th July.
THE FRENCH MAIL.
LONDON, PHb faly,
patting as their rates to make up for the smaller to the Bight Honourable the Secretary plade
umber of as they will be able to recommodate.datad 20th February last, on the questi and hence the discontent.
The Henoumile. T. H, Whitehead will mov the following ronoimijon:—
That in view of flis Excellency Governor Des Thu Novo Vraga pablishes a sensational
FL's minutes, dated the Ard and 14th April, 1891, aetiolo braced "Eaglish Seoret Mission, and of the imions expressed therein, and as it is im
The pola trade bas suffered, we are informed, have no knowledge of coffee plaubing will is hick it endeavours to revive Captain Gromit possibly for non-professioulman to deside Cons
more from mangreness of supply than from de dorstand the meaning of the abors figures when chefsky's oil plaints and theories about Captain the designs of the Hanourable the Surveyor Conceal
| mand, a ad this las buen the oase since the shanga I say that of presont priose the profit per cæt Younnahrul's expedition to Kangur, which and the dusios ut ft., F. W. Wills ne to Anreraino
of the unseen. What with, frat, too little ou crops such as the shore shoutể bà quite 308. The 39. M. stanme: Djemanh, from Marssillon the bash mathod of das ing with a work of sa zle vary hospit-bly suburtains Captain Grombtmportanco as the proposed Noir Central Market
water in the river ap country and then too much, per out, and the cost of bringing offre into June 28, with the London mail of the 2lt bidem. ghotoby when Ln was ibere in 1890. Captain with the monopoly of the Opium Farm, Toungeband and other Englishman there, it, to assmina professions and the witcses. | Corumússion beggental with full power to call for
the raita hava lugn detained, sad veral janks beating should not be more than £20 por TO, on board, serived hare yesterday. The up mudel and Ordivano 22 of 1887 was passed in say are gotiating for an Angle Linous
that have ours how to load them have boom taking the coat of land at 10s. kad ta ropará lo she Cow it on the whofo sabjsut.
The Argentine Republic, las long been in a pursuance of the Opiuta Convention with seizure of the Pamir and so forth. The Yeant
When I was in Ceylon in the "ventis," telegrams are taken from Ceylon and Indian Firstling of a Billontitled "The Army Con
financial crisis, watch has felt closing the State high to go away in billust
Judging from the quantity of age of the good land was considered chrap at £10 the more | papara : - Banka and the passing of a law allowing banka China to regulate and control the movement in frizbleng surious people with their
Premye and Captain Gromitob-fsky will not didnties Ordines, 1991,"
4.First reading of a Bill entitled The Marchant to delay for an indefinite period the payment of Mooklou flower carris by groaning geoliss The British North Dorpes Company make only CHE GERMAN EMPEROR'S VISIT TO ENGLAND, bipping onondation Ordinanoo, 18pí.
which foreign aidonis orest hera ca their avon. | me, charge for land, and give a 999 yearu" In sen,. of raw opium within the Colony, and the new Lentral Agim buray.
-Committes on the Bill existed an Ordinate three months the time for bills payable in ally larro. Gue and consequently cheap. Seinatra and India. In Sumatra laud is leased visit of the Empirer and impras of Gay dapasits. The moratorius ir luced from sixing walks poross the hill, the Top 10st be an which cotapos very favourably with land in The city to day was on fate in hoseur of the waters thereof. The Bill now be ore the Legislative Council repeals both these met Methours, writes a correspondent of the Daily Amongst other notable men when I saw in
The crop is lar, but it is not cheap. The do for seventy-five years, and at Darjeeling for Phe derations along the route from Unoking mand for is is su greas that it is dourer than last thirty years, on perment of a preminu sad a ham Palace ware of a most gorgeous description. eurs and re-enacts such if their provisions Chronicle, wah Dr. Charles Heary Peart, for 7-Segaad reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordin- Mr. De Cabaia, who is at Bantogne, kas upper. The price is 828 per pisul. Of cars & rental, and in both pless the rant incres up and has display has never bean equalled. Their as it is considered expe liapt to retain, in- werly Fellow of Uriel College, Oxford, and so to artend the Sander Cargo. Working Orion, pit d to have his appearance before the House of great deal of it is uard for wenting tea, but a to the fifth year, when it amounts to about six Majesties who proesstad in state were exorted troducing also sodry amendments and new of the Middle Ages" He is a warm advocate
author of a well-known work on the "Listory 1902.
much larger quantity is wanted for scanting town penes pur seru.
by picked men of the guards. Un their arrival anušĩ, both here and in Bhantong. Strange to Having lived in British North Boruco, and at Guildhall, the Emperor was presented with sections. The Colonia! Treasurer at the of Federation, for which he adduces a novel
The Norddeutscher Lloyd stormer Hohcatal
soy tohano stalks are sent from this port to being abat la rutara for a further stay. I feel the freedom of the City. At the schoon last meeting of Council said a new Bill was argument in the hope of the danger which een was the sense of a tragic courrands shock:
Tiontain and returned in the form of stuff to that my recommendation of migrating to this which followed, His Majesty, explying to the might note to the coza woal of Australis after its arrie) in Colombo harbon on Lo
be scented. What with freight and dates, the Absolutely necessary on account of the devi-were any single colony to parait of the influx of morning of the 9th July. The Orylon Observer
new and comparatively little known roantry is boast of his health, proposed by the Lord Hager, foto:The tion of the Supreme Court, which took Chinese or other inferior races, whoamifipli talutes the circuses as
*xpense of this must be pretty beary, but the worth a bearing by those who like an out-door vid be was always at how in England. business is sul to be profitable, which goes to life. At present there are about nos houdend being the grandson of the Queso, who would. every one by surprise and entirely upset the tion he regards as forming one of the chief perila alice bad gon-boart with a warrant for the
to show that those who indulge in the luxury of Europeans engaged in planting in our territory. ever he remembered for the nobility of her char | of Anglo-Saxon suprémaŭe în Amarisa, Alios,
·Eprebestion of a man who was said to have ran
IN GRIGINAL JURISDICTION.
souff taking are not particular about the price amour whom the proportion of married master and the wiedom of her counds. Eng- former Ordinanca. The decision referrod and it might be in Australis if they were ad-away from Addalle with his wife's Østerend
they pay for th
steadily increasing, and the ladies tell me they fish and Gernissa, ha said, were of the se to was delivered by Mr. Justice FIELDING mitted in numbers into the tropical parts.
Talton a sum of money with him One of the
BEFORE ME E. J._ACKBOTE,. ACTING Koparts are reaching ve from usarly all the like the life. Comforts are obtainable by those blood, and, following the example of his grund. CLARKE (DIA Wisu, then Acting Puisnet
ship's officorn was strowing Mr Travens, chief
CLIEF JUSTICE. The Lead has the following weg te ister-Inaptor of Police, to the cabin occupied by e
planes up outry where missionarios are who can manage properly, and have ths where father and father, he would always etrive to Juler, concarring) on the 22nd November, solonial items:-A Queensland tide surveyor couple who gaya their wame as Mr. and Mrs.
cintain the historias friendship which existed stationsï that an unpopular feeling is growing witha, which wasna about £15 a month for a Tano Yung MaŬ v. Tang Tuno ŠKANG. up towards them and it is foxred that trorble will bachelor, and 25 for a married couple, through between the two countries. His Majesty doch u 1859, and deal with the construction of see Chingia at Lytton on donday afternoon, the The report prosedurl from the cabit of th
bourded the China Navigation Company's tea Dogies, when the report of firo-arms was keard,
The hearing of this case was fatemed STice if steps are not at once taken to bip this if necessary, it can be done upon loss, and I have ad titxt in alues above all things at the mainten tion 6 of Ordinasec 22 of 1887. That Or 5th Jane, and after a long strel in every hole Desus, the door of which was found to be barred instructed by Mr. Hologs, was for the plaintiff that the longistrates of Kian yang Aon-ning
Mr. Frauc, 9.0., with him Ms. Phillippo feeling in the Bud. Wo noticed last week knowa men to live upon about half tas above, anso of place and would always be ready to aaita The show how the country is progressing. I with England and other natinas in ectamen dinnes defined a ches of opium to meat In the fore prak be noticed a rope coiled miray, { ghustly spoutmole, was dicolosed. Du siructed by Musses Wotton said Dewoon, was for quarters in the sily a to how they should act in which time the imports and exports 109 and the advancement of civilization.
and arener of the real, wized over 16.000 cigars Subsequently an outrance was effected, when Mr. A. J. Le ch, with hian air. Hobinson, in- and Nanza-koy head sought one from head quote the following roturns for 1881 and 1699, inbour for peaceful progress, friendly intercourse, the package, with the opiam therein, such which, upon examination was found to subenon ring dad is the lower barb with a hat the defendunt. e is usually imported by merchants in the so they call of rope and a box containing some
LONDON, 11th July, anner the circumstances, and it is a pity that all feous 225,000 to £400,000 ; and the rarenus from wound in his brow and the revolver with which His Lardship said with referents to the point | do not follow their example. As it is, we costers £3,000 to £50,000 sterling. For 1899 the re Upon the concnsion of the premeny in the Colony; and nection & prov fled that no per thousands of cigars, which he opened and seized be had taken his life in his haud. The upper ratsad by Craneol as to the insa ufusibility of stand the majority of the fool petty sather turns of trade will be ghent thirty per cent. city yasto day their Majesties, the Emperor and 600 except the Opium Farmer or the licensed cigars were most ingauiously bid away. In the
to the entsternation of the Chinese ore. The borth was acoupied by the lady who was supposed evidenos conmorning the tombstone, affer bear is wid do nothing to try to suppress this feel more then those of 1859, and the statementxprons of Germany, visited the Royal Nasel retail dealers should have in his possessica engine room be perceived ti at the outs connect suffering from the effects of poison.
o be fire. Dienos, and she appeared to being the argoments on either sida lie had come log of deliks la missionaries. It may be from made that British North Bause is adran lag Exhibitions, and made a minute inspection of the
Ray to the conclusion that any videos on that point four ur possibly out of ignorance that it is their by leage and bounds is not out of place, as the exhibits. or ander his custody or contrid opium in less angintare attention to this, and upon esparsing placed under the care of the ship's dintor.
ing some of the pipes were loose. He called the was at one removed to another cabin and onld not be admitted.
daty to give protecting to the forage mis. yearly roturur show a steady soucal inneensa of
LONDON, 12th July, Tour Lai Shang said he was as present in the dosary, that allows them to be pontent to look over 30 per obrt, upon each preceding year, A grand review of troopa took place at Win- quantities than one cheat without a certi-than they found in the pipes some 6,000 se 6,000 doctor did everything that in dical skill could employment of the defendant, bis dubies being and de anthire. Anyway, unless the re parts The commercial importance of British Noth bledon yesterday before the Emperor William, ficate from a lenses or au official export per cigars. The gigars being andlaimed were, of aggest to alleviate the sufferings of the unforto dullset rents for hiat. Tang Lor us his are greasly exaggerated it will not be long be. Borneo has Istety recolved acknowledgment by Six thousand regulars and fine thousDor vo mit The Supreme Court held that so Jougero, esisted to the Government. tebate woman, bet his warts were uosvalling uncle. He had seen tho genealogiest book of fore we hear of troubly. should this suti-for its admission into the Postal Union.
lunteers paredol under, the somman of H.B.K. as a man was inppasession of mare than the The particulars given below of the rus of the statement to the out that she had taken strych the book in question. The book went back un far
The woman, wo uaduistand, was able to make a the family and rocogaised the ona prenord es eign to lag be allowed to spread.
The laws are based on English Colonial the Date of Cambridge. The Prince and If we may believe the reports reaching us nenge, and have chietty been adoptad from those rimosss of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of contents of a cast of opium it was imma Empress of Japan irem Tokohama to Vasconferrine. A correspondent at the Wharf write as 206 B.C., the time of the lian dynasty.
from various wa districts, the pradioted abort ruling in the Straits Settina and British In Connaught, and a large number of dietinvafahod terial that it was not in the original pack-are interesting, and show what these steamore When Chief Inspector Trevena and Longotor CW. Duggen, acting chief stork in the crop this season assumes the probability of reall die. The distance of the territory from England persons, were priest, and it is estimated that
This decision gave facilities for per hour for the whala distance better than the captain for what purpose they had come,
can do. The total run is one and a bait knots klass got on board the vesast they Informed Colonial Socretary's Olles, prodaod papers antica. Sum of the districts have set to take is about thirty-five day's steam, and the cost of a there were over a million spectators There wor relating to the application of Tang Tang Sling, any interest in tn, and not a entty is being pick fret class passage varies from £50 to £70. Should brilliant maroh cast, and a royal salut, was smuggling, incaməci ne it made it legal for has ever been don before norces the Pasillo and the caplain immediately directed the stoward the defondant. He applied for a certifiante as a ed, while of bara me in a state of indecision as any one desire to make a visit, good hotels will fred. After the review the Emperor visited the persons in broak up the chests and pack the and is a splendid record for a toyage ut of the ship to inform the two passagers that Scitish Lorn subject. Be application sus aut to whether they should go un pioking at all be found at the two shist perta, Sandakan and Crestal Palace and attended a concert there. His
ocationous staging of over 4,000 miles, they were wanted. The steward exented his granted, opiva in bags ready for smugling into the The
or not. Certainly the market price of com- Kadat, and some sport with deer, cattle, rhino Majesty was entertained at dinner in the Faloon, vessel mailed" from Yokohama Juns order, and a little while after the report ·f o Lo Kat, clerk to Meurs. Wolton and Desces, mou to good com a hero is inviting, cerce and slephant can be had for the cooking. and wibasssed a grand display of fireworks Jerior. With the intention of meeting Jupe 22nd 237 pm. From Yok has to the Ee cabin the man Beaus was found to have shot making a declaration Lometime during the past brings as those reports aduits, but he and others planting as a means of eorployment in some of divine sorvico at St. Paul's Cathedral this morn- 12th. +48 p.m. and arrived at Vintoria, BC, tol was heard. On breaking open the door of said he remanabored the old roman. Leung Shi, not to say fisting, one of those who The reason why I specially recommend coffee Emperor and Empress of Germany attəndərl tbis difaulty a definition of loose opium meridian had moderate to frash hest winds himself and, and the wretched woman was safer year. He witness) took down the dealeration. bave no faith in the stability of priors for such our asemployed weailbier elazos is, because it is ing. has been in reduced in the new Bil, and sin. Crossed the meridian on 7th Jugs in ing from the effects of stayobaine, which it after-Ho put certain questious to robat Tang Lot, kinda, though prompted to act on them by their within the means of men with from £2,000 to which reads as follows: Loose opium tay head wint and here; he 17th and bod het was fosch. The wobrau dindo congde of down her aswers, ir. Wilson drafted the dersi & why the demand has run sa common to a natural home in the climate and soll of British of Wales yesterday, and is the afternoon pro- lat 4 N. On Wednesday, fana, warde transpired she had taken before the fatal historiage and be family. Witen e tok friendy lu this plaes. They are at a loos to up. £5,000, and because coffee appears to have found The Emperor Willistä Innched with the Prince "shell, it the case of Patna or Bonarea thenes to Victoria, BC had modurats to fresh earsuster, sit ongi emetics and other puntedjas declaration from witoss's untas. Witana in mecliam bens, in the faces of Baixosg recommends. North Borneo, aled promises to gi en very large ossded on a visit te Hatfield, wbero ho was en- "optum, mean any raw opium in le variable winds and dull cloudy weather.
terpreted the declaration, zu Loung Shi after ab" tion to prepare ine and finest, they are very dis returns.
tertained by Lord Salisbury, His Majesty ro "quantities than forty halls, wherexo- Dite.
Long Dielenco.
had made it.
appointed, and their losses are considerable. Sneh The cultivation of cocoa, gambier, and popper | farnato Windsor to-day un his farewell visit, "over it. mas un found
Јода 13
141.093. 301 The subjoined items are taken from the Lou or discovered,
Cros-crmined by Mr. Francia-Vr. Wilson are our authentic reports from the natives, which can be combined with that of coffee, the same and will then love for Edisburgh, 131.25 2. "or Lay Bengal opium, of whatever quas-
don and Chiņa Express of the 26th ult→→ had charge of the conduct of the probate case. we give for what they are worth.. On the other soil being suitable. I am particularly desirous
LONDON, 14th July, 158.137. 37 "ity found or discovered loss, or in any
166,29 E.
During the Emperor William's visit to Hal- It is proposed to introduce Tonkinese curriot 2 interpreted in all cases between the paridow hand the general opinion of foreign merchants of seeing gambler planted. I am told by the labur into the French possession of Ner 1 r. Wilson. Long whi's affidavit was to hers, based on the experiens of years, is, that Minging lane brokers that the 40.000 tons of deld Hie Majesty expressed to Lord Salisbury "ebeat, package, or parcel not bring the
175.18 W.
Caledonia during the prosent year.
establish Targ Tung Shang'a ith. In authe ruling prios bers unmont fail to indoor tho na gamline saw produced may be largely increased his profened satisfaction with the welcome 20- 765.29 W. "best in which it was imparted into the
application for probate in common form it is tires to bring down large quauillies of ton of Without lowering prices very much, and that all oorded him in England, which be suutel Vis. 135.50 1.
A telegram sanounces that the Crarawilch unt usual to put in an affidavit of birth.. I. common quality. The question of the day is, tañuera usw it. "The leather trade of the world | Lordship far surpassed all expectations. Colony; and shall in the case of all other
345.00 $
has arrived at Albasin, a place on the lift bank think it was done to this cum beynum of a what will the total supply be? Will the pro is so large, and markets for tending materials-
CHICKEY: TUN ♥, KARROW-' kina of raw opium mean and include any
of the Amoor, known to the Chinese Yates careat. Mr. Wilson told me what questions to sek pictions of the natives" be realized, or will the are so numerous, that I believe the cultivation
LONDON, 13th July. The town has been bistorical for saturies in the Leong Bhi. I don't think Mr. Wilson foil merayausents of foreign merchants prove Dorrect of gambler would be scoredingly remunerative, intercocres of Russia and China. It was here to usk any questions pa to whether there was lust the former, we have & praeut quotation and shall be glad to give figures of cost of peak by Harrow by seven wickets. "an obest, package, or parcel, not being the Average pood, 16.54 kuotes Actual time, 10 treaty on Euania, whish was bely obliterated by every child's came in the family. I do not while the telegraphed pries for the same quality
that the Chinese indicted such a humiliating other son. I ramosaber be naked ma to ask for of Th. 10 or 6fil. for « Typs * ́ntsulard here, dustión if desired. cheat in which it was imported into the days 21 hours 23 minutes.
HENRY WALIKK Eussia when sho tarned the tables in 1858. kuow why he wished those questicas to be ask› 15 áþde in Lončari par contes, forolgu meréħnafé 18, Jinadenbill Street.
age.
"raw opium found or discovered loose, or in
Lat
49.00 27. 41.38 F. 43.40 IT. 49.IGN. 175.23. 49.46 27.
50.00.2
40.37 NU 49.58 N. 49.36 N
Dilano to. Tistoris,
Tabel distante
$76
990
973
4219
were teled by the steamer's doctor.
LONDON, 19th Joly,
The cricket match, Eton v, Harrow, was won
THE HEALTH OF THE EGYTTIAN BIILES.
LONDON, 11th July, Bir James Pupassen, replying to a question