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CRICKET.
B.K.C.C. A NAVAL XI.
The Club was very poorly represented in the above mutob, which was played on Saturday last in misorabio weather. The side," an origin- sily chosen, was by no means a strong onę, and it was considerably weakened by the non-appear. aure of Faweat£, Under the elrcumstances it was
not surprising that ho Naval team had the best of the match, and they were somewhat unlucky in not winning Ward for once lost the toss and the Nery basted first. Gards, was the mainstay of his side and scored a capital 83; he was, however, badly missed by Lammert when. he had made about 47; otherwise he made no mistake and hit hard und often. Cooke was the only other ran on the side to do much, his 20 bing both useful and well played. Of the Club bowlers, Rimington was the most succesful. Les boyfed, well, but did not take a wicket. The fielding of the Club toata was execrable, Davies in particular being at fault. Several metal catches were missed Hooper and Immort being the chief offenders. and many thuc might have been made were not attempted, either through bad judgment or
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POLICE COURT..
Saturday, 15th November,
BEFORE R. F. A. HAZELAHD
(POLICE MAGISTRATE),
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 102
À BUGGESTION TO THE POLICE. On the 18th inst, Sorguant Marison executed gambling warrant on a cargo-bost in the barbour, the raid reanling in the arrest of ien Chisumen. When the police bourded the boat a rush to avengo was made by the fan-tan players, many of whom jumped overheard and swam ashore. Niue were arrested on the spot, and the tenth defendant was recognised in the street some two hours later and taken to the Central Polios Station, where it was found that although his clothes were quite dry bis quens and this plecs of twine running through it were Jaunp
a from immersion in the water, he flent and fouth defendants, who were represented by Mr. F. Paget Hott (Messrs. Meansoy and Brutton), were charged with being keepers a common gaming-house, and the remainder with gambling.
Evidents having been Inard, Ms. Hott ad dressat the Bench on behalf of his clients. He objected to the way in which the warrant had slackness. The average cricketer of the protection of the policeman ftrat to hear been exerted, pointing out that it was not in sout day seems to consider that the practice the cargo-bost. With regard to the tonth
• of fielding is wurgessary or infra dig. This defendant, the licensee of the best, there was is a very orroneour iden, and the sooner some Bot sufficient evideave to show that he was of our younger players realiso the fact the bottor there when the gambling was going on; as to the first, he was no more a keaper than were it will be for tiwir side and everyone else. At
any of the others, and had simply been made any rate, it is sincerely to be hoped that ench s
ascapegoat. Two of the witness for the miserable exhibition of that important branch prose:ution had sworn that there were five of the game as that witnessed on Saturday will ton-cent pieces among the money reized not be son aga n ía Hongkong for a long time by the police, and although that number to count. The Naval inniege eventually closed said he was prepared to go into the box and had just beep produced in Court, Mr.. Helt
for 17, and the Club had about an hour and u
swear that on the previous day there were only half in which to make the raas, or get sut, or
four. sive thu game. As a matter of foot they sue-
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orget, Murison-Do you suggest, sir, that steded in doing the latter, thanks mainly the money has been tampered with by the
to qu excellent effort on the part of Rim- ington, two mide 49 not out, former and Wagd made a fair stort, but at 21 the former was bowled and the latter, after being some what severely knocked about by Fitch, who was rather dangerous, appeared to lose his temper and consequently lost bis wicket.Afterwards no one did much till Kiingtou came in. He, however, pluyed very well, his leg strokes balu g particularly good, and, with the help of Lammert, managed to avert total disster. Fitch was the most successful as well as the most injucious of the Naval bowlers, and the fielding was in direct contrast to that of the Cab team. The following are the full scores und an dyses
Mr. R. B. Gado, H.N., o sub, b Rimington 8 1.D. C. H. Dutylu, N., ki Lammert 10 L. F. H. M. Jucksca, R.N., o Ward, b
Kimington
Mia. 1. M. zrett, B.N., b Rimington, Lt. Greenatook, R.N, 1.b.w.lington 0 Her... Mośce, H.A., & timington
Air. Constantine, R., 1b.w. Bimizigton U Mr. Looke, H.Ny, Lb.w. Turner.... Mil. A. B. Bet, K.N., b Turner.
Mr. E. W. Fitoh, RN, Rimingto
Liner
Rev. E. H. Good. R.N., & Goldring,
TornerN TÄPSEL
Fawcett, EN,, not out
Total
W. C. D: Turner, b Grenstock A. &. Ward, o Grematock, b Fitch
4. Moniéry a Constantine, ↳ Fitch.
W/A. Lemsichand, à Frich Gre
J. A. Woodgater, c Fitoh, & Grevnato
Lt. Himington, 5.F., not out
J. E. 100, b Bitell
1. W. Goldring; b Barrett
G. P. Lammert, not out
T. 4. Gry, Ald not bat.
E. J. Davies, S
Loo
Turner
Lainwert
Riming
Extras
ebaspucér al
Total (for 7 wicket 115:
BOWLING ANALYSIS. NAVAL. TRAMİ
Woodgater
Grecstock
Fitch
1239
Mr. Hott-I suggest nothing; I am simply stating what 1 saw.
Sergeant Murison produced a memorandum showing the number of coias sixed and their
respostivo valde.
His Worship—If there wore ifly it does not matter,
After further remarks in support of his case, Br, Het Baked for the discharge of the first and tenth defendants.
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THE MANSE IN LONDON,
Berlin. 10th November. H.M. the Eupetur was received in the hear tiest way by the official British pircis and the people, but not su by the Press.
London, 12th November.
wild and suckles speculation fudalged by the Tius Timer rebukes in a strong leader the Daily News concerning the political significance of the Kaiser's visit. It says that the reports printed are not only inherently ausurd but that they betray unseemly lack of consideration for a royal guest whose course in stomaring and taruing hostile feeling in his own land calls for evory ark of appreciation by England. The artists declares that the tingish public will not be misled by the extravagances of wspaper soosation and points is the interest shown everywhere in detail of the visit as proof of the general good fooling which the occasion deserves, FRENCH AND SPANISH ALLIANCE REPORTS,
London, th Novemb Raports of negotiations for a political alliance between France and Spain ars based on corres, pondence between the two Gereruments in relation to railway extensions through the Pyranoes, one ius from Enragon to Uroron, and the other from St. Girons to Lerias" ences between the Puris and Madrid War Work had been obstracted for years by differ Offices, who have new become reconciled. The correspondent, of the Sirodurd says that the French and Spanish railway companies await only official authority to carry their prospective lists to tunnel connections at the frontier and that sauction will be given to the work. He says, that permission to prooved sigailies improved feeling between the two Governments but that political intimacy has not been con- tempd, and that alliance reports have no other foundation,
WIRELESS SERVICE FOR BRITISH NAVT,
London, 11th November.
Reports at hand of wireless telegraphy experiments on naval ships in the Channel and at points off the coast under varying conditions of weather, are such as to recommend the use of the system. Statious neat home will be equippuil with instrumente, the system to be installed in remoto sixtions after it shall have become inproved by further experiments.
H.M.S. OCEAN” IN A TYPHOON.
The following interesting account of the experiences of H.M.S. Ocean in a typhoon is taken from the Ocaun Magasin r
The commission of the Ocean hig up to the presentbeen not, uneventful, but the typhoon encountered by the ship daring; hor "recent pasango from Kobe to Nagasaki will, we venture to think, be one of the last jacidente to be
forgotten by any na board.
We left be at noon Saturday, 6th September, with every promise of a smooth passag, the weather foe, the barometer 20.79 and stenty.
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The sau set rather threateningly behind a bank of clonds, Lower, and a beavy south- easterly well caused the ship to voll, but masily, DEVELOPING AND PRINTIN: UNDERTAKEN. keeping perfectly dry.
At Fam. on Sunday, the wind and -enn increasing and the barometer at 20 51 falling steadily, active preparations for bad weather were made, the quarter-dock awning being farled, and boits farther secured.
GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.
WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELY DEVOTED TO EXECUTING WORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY
Shortly afterwards, sotne unfortunate officers having again comfortably settled themselves anzei their bets or the quater-deck, a green ses swept right over them from port to starboard. Hatches were then bathned down and the at- mosphero below quickly assumed the wellk known pea-soap consistency. The ship was by this bad but a sorry nighis rest in spite of the ACHEE & time roling tremendously, and officers and mon soothing lullaby of orookery elattering in the messes around them, with every now and thon a loutier aqund as obosts, tables, etc., broke loose, punctuated at longer litervals by a soaorous reverberating bang, a bath falling to the deck
some nightouring cabin,
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The day breku (after nearly everything else liad already done so) but morning brought no relief and no beakfast, the loss of the latter not being of much concern to some people. Air, xky, and sea were all of a uniform grey colour, the so very co- fused in direction and muuing to an alarm. ing height. At 7.20 a.m. that old and valued friend the bumboat had to be ent adrift and disappeared astern still bravely floating upon the waves, but destinal to perish in the typhoon, never again to sop Malta, the 1.ad of its birth.
The ship being in the right-hand semicircle of thestora una beshore,audño op; artunity having occurred of fixing hot position since the previousday, it was eu sidered most hazardous to attempt to re across the centre: she therefore remained in the typhoon what must have book a record time for a vesaol of her size and strength, The long hours were passed in u most uncom
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His Worship, dealing with the greation of eight of Bolivia to nusse the grant and hus fortable fashion, as the ait below was too thick THE HANOI EXPOSITION
the wartant not being in the hands of the first man who boarded the cargo-boat, said that paint and bous raised before, and he find advised the police that he thought it desirable that the warrant should be in the possession of the first was who enters a house. Indepenitently of this, however, he was of opinion that the warrant in the present instance had been weil executed, but he hoped that in future the police would take care that the warrant was held by the must to make an entrance. The evidence against the tenth defendant satisfactorily proved that he was the keeper of a common gaming hause, and he would be fined $75 or six weeks; that against the hat defendant did not warrant a conviction on the charge of being also a keeper, but there was no doubt that he took part in the game, old ba, with the others, would be fined 3 or suton days.
All the money and implements of gambling seized worn forfeited to the Crown.
A SOUTH AMERICAN DISPCŤE.
London 18th November. Reports from Bio Janeiro indicate strain of relations between Brazil and Bolivia over the cussion of rubber tracts on the border by Bolivia to au Englah company. brazil dispates the forbidden operations on the trust. The case resones the Forsign Oftes on appeal from the company which has invested largely in the enterprisa and is forced to let its capital lie idle at a time when the condition of the market wonki iusure large roturas.
of affairs there.
SOUTH AFRICA.
TERRIBLE FIREWORKS EXPLOSION,
London, 5th November.
A premature explosion of fireworks has de carred in Madison Square, New York city, kill- ing twelve persons outright and wounding fifty more. There were crowds of people in the quare when the explosion took place, as tho elections are attracting great interest,
The mortarse they went off hurled bombs right and left among the people, doing fearful damage,
THE RE DY LIE.
The frst barge was wrecked by an nanaually heavy ass and it is our sad daty to record the serious injury the coxswain, John Coveney, with the crew to clear the boat. Being jambed Potty Officer 2nd claw, while endeavouring between it and the griping spar he sustained severe fractum of the thigh, which eventually necessitated amputation of the leg.
It is a rule that when things are ut their worst they are bound to mend, and this case was 20 exception. The mighty ocean buing apparoutly tired of sporting with its famers namesake, the wind and esa gradually decreased during the 29.00, commenced to ris, steadily.
With Mackoned funnels, torpedo neis lang ing in ribbons, the whole of the canopy chit the greater part of the miling of the store walk missing, it was a wuthor-worn old Ucean which steamed into Nagisaki Harbur two days later; weather-worn, Lut victorious.
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CALCUITA.
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BLOODLESS WARS,
idle in both years. Several coal strikes occurred in the same year in Warwickshire and other The world will soon be in the grip of the strikers (sys A. M. in the St. James's Gazette panties, and Lancashire in 1876, Northumber
land in 1877, and Durban in of October 10) and the chaos in the coalfields 1878 were the centres of dimffectionneland 20 brought about in vain if it helps the world's involved riots and loss of life, Staffordshire's statemen to realise that war between two turn came in 1881, Barnsley's in 1884, Cumber- chasten in de nation is tot de Pentas de land's in 1885, Northumberland's in 1887, and deplorable than war between two nations. New Yorkshire's in 1888. Laland, secure in un industrial peace which cannot be disturbed, must look on with amaze. ment at the misery and confusing which two great industrial ways are causing on two con- tinents, and which strike a in England cause almost every day. The wasted hours of hutaan labour, the wasted wealth of the world's worker if the sum could be raske ned for the lifetime of one man, would make up the most appalling problem, over set to a philosopher or a states-
A group of meu sitting round tablo averted a strike of three hundred and fifty thousand minera in England, but two years later Darham idle, and the same year saw the coalfields of was disturbed, in 1893 the Forest of Dean waS England in the grip of poverty and starvation Scotland, too, a hundred thousand men put through an stempt to reduce men's wagas. In down their tools in 1883, and again sirty-five thousand miners over the Border left 1894
Some day, when men realise that time is not it will be to the end of the chapter, until the their pite and refused to work, So, no doubt, only money but a treasure greater than money Parliaments of the world, tearing a leaf from eau bay, the strike will come to be regarded as New Zealand's notebook, have the wisdom and an outrage upon the social life of the outions
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to be endured for more than a few minutes. The majority of the officers merely paid fleeting visits to the pantries and mossos for morsels of food which were discussed in chairs between the screens on the upper deck. Indeed A the whole of Sunday was spent up them, several
to inches of water washing to and fro under foot London, 12th November, 'meantime, knee deep when a bigger wave than Mr. Balfour's Guildhall speech, at the Lord usual would relieve the monotony by breaking Mayor's banquet, wherein he declared himself on the quater deck and rushing forward, or by hopefal but not over sanguine for the fature of climbing in oror the boat dock and falling, a South Africa, bas been on the whole well re-mighty avalanche, upon unsuspecting violima
below. caived. The Daily News is the only one of the large papers which regards it un disheartening, declaring that it has been received with feelings of the deepest regret. The Chronicle wishes that it had breathed a spirit of greater ouergy Other comments regard it as having beou re markably quiet in tone, but agree that the time has come tor practical consideration of facts and that the situation in South Africa pressats a problem in statecraft which may be solved only by an appreciation of facts and a determination JAPAN'S NAVAL EXTENSION, to make the best of thom. General opinion so far as voiced sustains this view, holding that An interesting article is published in the Jiji conservation in statement and in forecast in on the muachdisonssed question of narol exten-plies no pa pose to let South African affairs; wight, and the barometers, which had fallen to of France and Ameries will not have been a atrike of forty thousand Lancashire miners alen. The extension of the Nary, says the drift, but rather to acquaint the public with the Japanese journal, which scheme was embarked difficulties to be overcome and thus prepare it upon during the 29th thecal year (1895-7) and for news that any attimos som discouraging. which was to extend to the 38th fiscal year (1905-6) Meanwhile, Lord Milner will relar none of the at an estimated expenditure of 219,100,000 yen, vigour he has thus far displayed in the direction is now almost completed, and the result is seen in the number of new war-shipå stationed along the coast of the Empire. It is interesting to review the history of Japan's mayal growth at this juniare, when farther extension has been decided upon, The total amount voted for the extension in the first stage by the Dist in its aith Sassion was 91.770,00 yes, which was to be spread over a period of seven years. During the easting Session the Government obtained a grant if o further awin of 119,886,008 yen for the extension in the second stage. This was amalgamated with the amount first voted,
Loudou, 5th November. Tao Belair (Pati) asserts that Siamese in making a total of 218;100.964 yen, and it was decided that the scheme should be completed infringements upen the Treaty already render ten year from the 20th fiscal year (1896-7), ratification doubtful. The details of the expenditure provided 128,049,780 yon for the building of ships, 63,027, 10 yen for armamente, and 20,125,497 This match played on Saturday last at the yes for the extension of the tuval departmeals Happy Valley on a wet wicket between the on shore. This large outlay has been chiefly above Clubs, resulted in an easy wiu for Craigen-appropriated for the construction of ships and
DOVER'S SEAPORT AMBITION, gower by 4 wickets and 73 runs. For the Civil the manufacture of armament, the work done
London, 12th November. Service Lamble (16) played a very steady game. of the new Admiralty Port at Muizaru, with':
on shore being only the establishment
Agitation at Dover for the extension of Brawn and Pestonji for the opponents carried slight extousion of the existing Admiralty Port borough boundaries to include St. Margaret's out their bote with 34 and 18 respectively, and and other naval stations, which cast only about Bay has led to a dovernment Board enquiry. also bowled well. Bose contributed sa useful 24, 40,195,497 yon. The vessels built in a cordance The Dover corporation is committed to the pian, playing in fine style. Appended are the scores, with the scheme are four battle-ships, six which is, designed to restore the commercial armoured first-class cruisers three protected importance of Dover. Harbour improvements sound-ding cruisers, over teu torpedo-des-in progress at St. Margaret's Hay promise to troyers and eighty torpedo-boats, in addition dra a large population there. The exten- to two smaller cruisers, oue gun-boat, and four sion would give Dover several zailos of valuable torpedo destroyers. A number of torpedo bute sea frontage along whick an clestria tram ser- are now being built, which when completed will vice will be furnished to connect with the Dover make the total tonnage of the Japaness diet system. -- about 250,000 tons in addition to the old vessels, and giving Japan a title to be con- sidered as one of the great Naval Powers of the world, Now the further extension of the Navy at a cost of 110,000,000 you has been proposed before the completion of the work a ready in hand. The Japanese Navy silt requires more battle-saips for purposes defence. Without further extension, the Naval authorities clain, the Empire cannot be properly defeuded and it would be impossible to maintain peace in the Far Eat The Powers of the world, have of late been engaged in keen competition in extending their Navies, and those Powers which hare interests in the Far East have been send ing ont every now war-ship built. Tus war ships to be built by the foreign Powers up to 1907, and the strength of their naries in the Far Eait at present, is as follows:-
Extension Present scheme. strength. 353,400 toue 130,500. tous ... 252,300 - 04.207 *** 175,600
1(5.800 156,700. 63,080 107,400
$8,000
Barrett Fawcett
CIVIL SERVICE CC. CRAIGEROOVER C.C.
&c.
CIVIL GRAVICE 0.0.
R. C. Witchell b Braw
T. M. Inible, Bass, b Pentonfi
1. E. Drott, o A. E. Auger, b Feltonji,
J.Smyth, Postonji
W. Woolley, nutri
A. Brown, lanzamort, Pontoriji.
K. 1. A. Orig, b. Brawn...
H. 3. Knight, A. E. Anger, b Brawn
H. Hooins, a Roso, b Peatonji
A Come, o M. E. Aager, brawn.
4. Carter, not out ..
Total
HANNA OBLAIGENGOWER C.C. J. P. Jordan, retired ME Asger, o Brown, u Witchell
A. O. Brawn, not cut
T. Han, h. Witchall;
4. A, Rose, & tutt
L. E. Lamunert, e Craig,
J. 1. Stuart, e Craig,
R. Featonji ok out
E. Ford
J. H. Buttonjeo, did not kat, AE Asgor
Total (for 6 winkets). BOWLING ANALYSIS. CİVİL HELFICE CUS
Great Britain
Germany
15
B
Russia...
CRUDENGOWER 6.0.
Vitohall
Woaller Bmyth Frect
47814
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9,980
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A COTTON AYNDICATE,
Frankfort, 23rd October; Information has reached hers from New York that seventy, cotton spinning factories in the Sonth States have formed a syndicate, the capital amounting to $30,000,000."
WELL KNOWS
RUSSIAN ĶESIGNS, Berlin, 10th November,
The Chief Procurator of the Most Holy Syned in Russia, Senator Pobjedonosszew, has resigned. It is reported that he will probably be succeeded by Conat Scheremetjewow.
Lighting Bate per cent. 10 por cent.
6 per cent, consolidated Rate of Sewage Rate 2 per cent).
Taxes and Funs Tax on professions, tradon and calling on carriages and animals; Feca for registration of carfs and hackeries. Soareng ing; shed registry feas-fees for licensing at blek, bullock sheds and cowsheds; Feos under Licensed Warelinuses and Firo Brigade Act of 1893.
BOMBAY.
General Tax
121 per cent. Hallklor Tax 3 Water Tax
per cent 193 per cant. + per cent. grain, flour, vine, hoorend spirits, sugar, ghas, Other Taxes Whol tax, octroi daties on timber, Brewood; tolls; tobacco daty and liquor licences paid by Government; Liconces, d nger ous and offensive trades
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and an intolerable waste of private and public courage to say to Capital and Labour: Thou wealth. It is not sarprising that President shalt not strike!' Hoosevelt, the enemy of mismanagement and stupidity everywhere, should be concerned by the ccal strike, which, after all, is but one of a series of strikes which are calculated to cost the
"YEBISU."
THE FAMOWI
United States four millions sterling every year. A reliable authority has estimated that six years of strikes in Pennsylvania, the area of the present disturbances, cost the State-reckoning the losses of employers and operatives some JAPANESE thing near five millions of money, and the total sum squandered throughout the Union in the same six years-from 1881 to 1586—was dowa at £24,000,000.
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All the reforma ever proposed in the world, all the great works waiting to be done, might be cohieved if men had devoted to them the almost inconceivable total of time they have given up to voluntary idleness and quarrelling about
BEER
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TOKYO.
Tax on buildings and land 10 for cent. 154 per work. Thirty-one callim days were wasted in PLEASANT. Water Fis
this way la 1893 in this country alone, sud no do^A par cant.
statistician ever born could sum up the figures Lighting Tax on de 14 per cent)
Other Taxes: fax on earrings, curts and for all the countries, for all the years since Ia 1894 mine animals, Tolls on vehicles entering Municipal Satan first invented strikes, Limits; Tax on arts, professions, trudas and million days were thown away, in 1996 the culling License fees on import of timber and Egue fell to five and a half millions, sind h 1896 Brewood; Licatae foes-offensive trades, &c.
COLOMBO {FROS 1807 REPORT). Consolidated Bate—ll per cert, Fashin is more imperions then law. A few weeks ago a gentleman was seen in the Strand,
Tax af Rs 2 on every able-boilied male be tween the ages of 18 and 54 (Military, Voluh London, in the busiest part of the afternoon. toors, Buddhist priests and immigrant Tamil wearing sandals in place of boots. In all other coolies exempted) equal to 24 per cent.; Taxes respects he was attired in the latest West-Elon cariages, carts and animals; Licenses cu manner. After attracting much attention carriages, bosts, etc. for hire; Slaughtering was obliged to take refuge in a gab to escape the consensus of sarcasm,
License; Hotel and Liquor Licenses; uffensive Some weeks before a laly in sandals astonished pedestrians in Regent petroleum, dre-houses, soap.muzofactories, ete; and dangerous trades, v., salo of opium, poisons, Street. We hay ecome accustomed to the Taxes on trades and professions. wearing of this, not me foot-gear by childron in the suminer for adults the line! is drawn at low shoes
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
General Kate Water Rate Lighting Rate
RANGOON.
per cent. 4 per cent. per cent. So venging Eute per ount
Other Taxes-Carriages and animals carts, pawnshop lieties, licens foes for sale of meat, roadside stalls, off-nsive and dangerous trades.
to less than four miillicas; but in 1807 the total; rose 10 10500,000 days, and in 1899 up to fifteen millions. The angel of peace was abroad in the lid in 1899 and 1990. and the wasted daye of these years averaged the comparatively arall total of two and a half millions. The PER CASE OF average for many years past, however, has been condiderably over tou sous.
The study of a year's class in the working world might well be made a condition of entry In 1899 over, a thousand strikes took place in Great Britain, into Parliamentary life," and the total in the following years was also in PER CASE OF four Agures. In 1897 there were 864 strikes the United Kingdom, representing a loss of
of
in
21 percent. ten million days work, and affecting a quartor
a million handaa remarkably and exception ålly small number for so many strikes. hundred thored of the strikers sought ligber wages or peftested against reductions; fifty thousand struck for shorter hours; and tho rest had various objects in view, Each stritor Aseand" Raton---13 per cent.
last an average of forty-five days one-sevouth Harker's licences addition to other licences of his working life for a year. and tus of Singapore Municipality.
HONGKONG."
BELANGHAL
The C.P.R. steamar Tartar arrived at Shang Franco Americh
bai at 11 am on the 15th inst, and left again at 8.30 p.a. same day for Hongkong (with the Italy
Americae mail transferred from the Coptic, From the above it may be inferred. adds our where she is due to arrive at 8 am, 10-morrow, Japanes contemporary, how uacy more war- The H.A.L. steamer Adria, from New York, ships thedo Fowers may send to the Far East left Menila for this port on the 15th inst, and in the text fow years. The extension of the may be expected here to-morrow, & M. Japanese Navy may not have been proposed in The steamer Mamouthshire left Singapore RECOMMEND MACNIVEN & CAMERONS FENS. Ron Jered composer, ut it has been on the 14th inst, at daylight, and is expected
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at least rendered necessary for the purpose of here on or about the 20th inst. FLTING FOOTCHKAN PEN, instead of a Quill, meintaining peace in the Urient. The prezent The N. I. K. steamor Kuwucht. Maru)" Dres on Merchandise; Licence fees, Hotels, at all Stationors. WATERLEY WORK, Editores. the exepsion of the Naval shipbuilding yarde, (the 13th on one and oyadly THE FLYING I writes 200 words per dip. Sold scheme for the extension of the Navy includes (Europeau Line) left: Singapore for this port en liquor shops, stables, arts and waggons, boats,
245-arsenal and other Naval departments on shore. here on to the 19th inst..
does not belong to the Municipality.
&IGH NEWSPAPEÆG,
Land Taxth of 1 per cout. of 1 ssessed value brings an uvome equal to piore than half the income derived from assessments and buildings.
General Municipal Rates-10 per cent.
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LIGHT.
PALATABLE,
DOZEN PINTS $15
BLACK BEER.
DOZEN PINTS.816
SOLE AGENTS—
H. PRICE & CO.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
AH NAM.
The coalfields, perhaps naturally, are the molt prolific cause of industrial warfare, and hardly a year has passed in sur gonoration which ha not had its coal strike. Forty thousand TAILOR, DRAPER AND OUTFITTER. Lancashire miners struck work in 1968 and two years later there, were grant riote, and ROM 1st November the ADDRESS of destruction in Yorkshire through the same the above will be 28. DES VELK of Welah laizers, and. Wales, troubled again in of Hongbong Hotels sindh shop to the foft cause, The year 1873 was disturbed by a striko ROAD CENTEAT in 1673 and 1875, fifty thousand colhers being Hongkong, 1st November, 1902.
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