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ENQUIRIES INTO COLLAPSES OF BUILDINGS.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THUFS DAY, DECEMBER 18 r. 4902
ARREST OF HONGKONG FUGI
TIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
B. P. MOFFIT DETAINED. S The San Francisco Chronicle if the 15th ult, says:
Upon the arrival of the Hongkong More from the Orient yesterday morning, Detective Freel went aboard and arrested R. F. Molt, who was on the steamer's passenger list, under the name
of. J. Murphy. He was accompanied by his
HAMBURG LETTER.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDËST.]
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GENERAL CHAFFEE'S REPORT | CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS
ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS OF
HONGKONG AND CHINA,
EASTMAN'S
ON THE PHILIPPINES. ·
Major-General Adia R. Chaffee's report an the Philippines, published at Washington last month, covers the campaign of General J. H. Smith in Samar, refers to som inution that courred between the civil and unlitary authori is regarding Loyte, and discusses the actions
the suppression of recont insurrections, Goneral': of various officers and the work of the Army in
full responsibility for all that was done under official orders. Herays that the various Filipino DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN. bands were of little military importance, and in time can be handled by the insulte constabulary. Speaking if the campaign in Samar, General Chaffee says that he finds nothing in the writton was not conferred by the instructions which
contractor, Nan Wo. Mr. A. 8. Hooper wife, and he affected great surprise when Freal anybody who is not a member of the Agrarian bhaffee warinly defends the officers; and assumes
Fanthargy 11th November. The question of the price of meat in Hamburg, and in others of the liger towns of Germany commences to its rapidly growing interest all over the country in view of the stateity of meat, which is now manifestly existing in Germany, and which is openly recognised by
Party. Unices the Government can soon are ite way to lightening the burden of the working classes, by repeating some of the existing restrictions on the importation of mest from abroad, it seems almost a certainty that the consoraption of meatly the poorer classes will necessarily become a matter of very serious always a sufficient quantity of good meat to be bought at such a moderate price that the daily consumption in the average working-mana family ever had to be taken much into account. Now, latterly, however, the ressit of the shortage of meat bas begun to iske itself felt. From almost all parts of the Empire news comes that the prices of meat
those of tho wall that collapsed, and he had nover Folice tiave no evidence against him, and their consideration for them; formerly there was conditions there to be orerecme," General
Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland and a common jury, the official enquiry was resumed into a circumstances pted it, on and August last. Mr. F. B. L. attending the fatal collapse of house No. 45, Healey, Crown Selicitor, appeared on behalf of the Government, Mr. H. W. Looker on behalf of the architects. Mowers. Leigh and Orange, and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson on helaif of the well the cire on behalf of the Land Invest placed him under arrest. The police say that ment Company, of which he is secretary.
Moffit is wanted in Hongkong for the embezzla James Orange, partner in the firm of Messrs.ment of $2,000, and intend to try to hold him Leigh and Orange, was the first examined. His evidence was practically a corroboration of until the arrival of extradition papers, which thut given by Mr. Leigh at the previous will be not less than two months hence. The hearing, and be added that he had not formed accused man has retaired attorneys, and it is any theories as to the cause of the collapse
Examined by Mr. Looker, wiluces said he bad quite likely that he will be discharged from previously planned walls of dimensions similar to custody to-day on a writ of habeas corpus, The only authority for arresting him was a cat legram from Hongkong signed Police." The cable gram was dated October 20, 1942, and asked the des Francisco police to arrest Moffitt or Murphy, who was a passenger on the steamship Gactie, The cablegram described the man wanted, and said that he was accused of the embezzlement of 82,000. When the Gactie arrived at this port several days ago she was boarded by Detective Freal, but he could not and Moffitt. He was had left the Gaelic at Honolulu. Mofitt says it is true that he left the Garlic at Honolulu. and he states that he stayed at Honolulu for a week before taking passage on the Hongkong Mary, He denies that he has committed any against him. He states that for the past four years be has worked as an expert accountant in Hongkong and Shangbai, and been employed and British firms. He claims that the only at different times by several different Chinone money has handled for other pereurs hus been that coming into his hands in the process of checking up accounts. He claims not to know the name of the person complaining against bim. Moffitt states that he is 30 Jears of age, and ways that he was born in Australia of Setteh parents. He left Queens- land and went the Philipsiner, and
known of any of thom elapsing. The con- tractor Man Wo, who was engaged by witness's Erm on behalf of the owners, the Land Invest- Tart Campnay, did his work, generally speaking, satisfnotorily, as Chinese contractors went.
R. K. Leigh, also of the firm of Messrs. Leigh Orange was uiterwards-examined by Looker, and said that the houses of which No. 45, Praya East formed one were botter built
Chaffee saya the formation of concentration camps was necessary to suppress the insurrection in the provinces of Balaugas, Laguna, and Taya, us. He asserts that the civil authorities in enya: "It was found necessary to arrest and some instances aided the insurrectionists, and contine 300 or 400-of-the-intelligent class in order to remove the influence of this masters Chaffee requesta the removal of all consure that has been passed publicly upon General Bell re- garding the orders, circulars and instructions
relion which he issued while putting down the insur-
than the majority of Chinese houses in she told that a man named' Murphy, with his wife. have risen; from Frankfurt aM, Wernigerode, over the masses of the population." General
Roschenrode, Hasserodo, Düsseldorf, Hanau, Gorlitz, Furth, Eberswalde, Gero, Mühllapen, and from numerous other towns and cities as well as from all the towns of Hesse-Nossan,
of Germany, reports come to the effect that the various Butchers' Guilds and Associations
sausage and all "ment supplies in consequence hava bear compelled to raise the prices of of the continued sperdity and consequent high price of pigs and cattle,
Colony.
Examined by Mr. Wilkinson, witness said the contrauior, Man Wo, hail been employed by his en various occasions, and had always given satisfaction with his work. Witness examined the materials used in connection with the houABS," ami kis opinion of them was that they were good, crime, and particularly the crime alleged scattered throughout the length and bread report relates to the Moros in Mindanao and │·
Following E. M Hazeland, civil engineer, whe was examined us to his knowledge of the plans of the houses when he was in the Pablio Works Department, and who stated that be had no recollection of their passing through his banda, Anguereo Meber, the overseer, was placed in the witness box. He related bis experience as an overseer of building work and the occupations he had previously filled, and said he was now the proprietor of hairdressor's shop in Pottinger Street. He knew what mortar was male of one of eth and two of line-faughter)-but was not aware of the number of bicks in a 22-inch wall. The bricklayers sometimes laid bricks without soak- ing them, and he complained about it.
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In Hamburg itself the prices of meat, as quoted at the commencement of last week, wore -us follows:--
PRICES PER GERMAN LB. OF HALF
KILOGRAMM. Pfennigs.
from there to Chinn. He will not offer an explanation of why he left China under In the carcass. an assnadel name. That fact, and the further fact that he changed steamers at Honolulu, convinces the police that he was flee.
By Mr. Wilkinson-Witnesa complained th the head bricklayer, who had the matter puting from justice, and that he was doing every. right.
He himself selected
thing possible to prevent his apprehension. By a jurymau-He did not personally attend. It is probable that the company owning the to his hair-dressing business, leaving that to Hongkong Mara, which is foreign vessel, will. his employees,
Man Wu, the contraster, was vort examined. I have to pay a Bns of $200 imposed by a United He zaid he had been a contractor for 25 States law upon a foreign vessel carrying a years, and that he built the houses in Passenger between two American ports. Pas Wandani in accordance with the plan. gera travelling between two American ports the bricks for the foreign vessel often-pay this 3200 fine to the pany owning the vessel; and if this was houses, which were bulit of the Nass Kong done by Moffit it would go to show his anxiety brick and the Ming Kos brick; theso bricks
to embark on the Hongkong afaru. In bis caso were slightly different in size. The mortar the fine would be $400, for he would have to was composed of one part lime and two parts pay for his wife. red ourth, according to agroomont, Regarding the supervising of the work, witness looked over it every day. The water for the saturating of the bricks was stored in a pond, and was
arried by the bricklayers.
Mutton
... 55
Lapib
Pork...
60
Licef...
52
Retail.
Pfennigs
Mattou
...65
...6
Pork...
Beef...
707
(150 for steak.
Lamb
90-100 for roast beef, 60 for song meat.
It may be mentioned that one German Ih. is equivalent to 1.102 lbs. avoirdupois; 100 pfennige-18. Od. Lan.bs-so called sucking lombare eaten in Germany from the Naw Year to Easter; but ordinary test is out some what differently here to what it is in the United Kingdom.
KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES.
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
ACHEE
& CO.,
PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS. STORE,
174, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..
FEW DOORS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL.
Hongkong, 15th November, 1902.
GRAND PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
SATURDAY,
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An interesting feature of General Chator's Jolo, He says that it will reqaivo time, tact,. and patience to establish United States au.
Jold'etitis, actual or assumed, as sovereign and thority over all the Moro settlements. In this conpection ho says: "The sooner the Sultan of as sole owner of land in the Jels archipelago in quieted the better for the situation. Probably THE 20 DECEMBER, 1902, AT 11 ́A.M. SHARP, AT OUR SALES ROOMS there is little doubt that a inoney consideration would relievs the situation of his claim and his
No, &, DES VŒUX ROAD.CENTRAL, CORNER OF ICE HOUSE STREET, presence and could this be done, laws, just but simple, and so plainly stated as to be understood by the Moro population, generally, might be enforced through the Datos upon their followers
A LARGE STOCK OF
without me och trent le or frequeat resort to force VERY VALUABLE GOODS,
COMPRISING --
SOLID ENGLISH · AND AMERICAN JEWELLERY SET WITH GENUINE PRECIOUS STONES, RUBIES, DIAMONDS, SAPPHIRES AND OF VERY FINE QUEENSLAND FIRE OPALS, &c. &c., OF WHICH THEY ARE RECOMMENDED AND GUARANTEED TO BE ALL GENUINE AND BEAL ARTICLES.
ALSO
It will be impossible for many years to ignore chieftainships-Datos-and to deal. directly with the individual Moros as is done with elvi. liad, Christian people. It will, however, be a long step ahead for the inhabitants of Jole archipelago when the Datos are independent of the Sultan and recognize the United States as the only sovereign to which allegiance is dus and as the only withority empowered to enact THERE WILL ALSO BE OFFERED FOR SALE ABOUT. 1,000 LADIES' AND laws for the government of the inhabitants and, GENTLEMEN'S 1 AND 1-K16. GOLD, SILVER AND NICKEL WATCHES. OF the country; that all the inhabitants are equal TBE VERY FINEST LEVER, REPEATERS AND CHRONOMETER'S MOVE- before the law; that Christian people have a rightMENTS, AND ALSO THE VERY HIGHEST GRADE CF AMERICAN GOLD ILLED WATCHES, WALTHAM AND ELGIN, ALL' GUARANTEED TO LAST to live. These few simple propositions acknow ledged, the government of its Moro people FROM 10 TO 25 YEARS BY THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY OF would not at all be difficult. Bat to advance so UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; far will consume much time and may result in national conflict; for the modities: ion of present beliefs to accord with the above ideas. will in some cases require that military force be used." Gezerul Chaffee says that force has been used The renacu of the present shostage in meat only to the degree necessary to make it under stood plainly that persons entitled to protection supplies is still a matter of discussion and of cannot be murdered, and that the authority of considerable dispute between the batchers and the United States cannot be questioned. The the Agrarian Party. The batchers on the one inattention of the United States forces, be snya, Las been misunderstood, and the Datos believe band are mostly of opinion that the present the troops to be cowards and afraid to stbok ment-famine has been entirely caused by the their defences. He says force must be applied restrictions and prohibitions recently placed by to humble their pride and assumed invincibility. Commenting on other sections of the islands, the Government on the importation of foreign General Chaffees anys that at the time of mest into Germany; such, for instance, as the writing his report the army was on a peres closing of the Danish frontier in 1897 against stains. Troops are being withdrawn from all the importation of pige from Denmark, the participation in civil affairs ne be the duty of Mr Crisp,
"Meat of 1900 and the law or can crested" This has been
By Mr. Wilkinson-Wiluss did not re member a single instance, whilst the brick work: on the houses was proceeding, when the water supply bad been cut off. He had never had any reason to believe that the work was not properly done; overything was carried out satisfactorily
of that he was positive,
tion of
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The onquiry was adjourned until Monday at
2.15 p..
HOCKEY.
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The San Francisco Call of the same date adds that Mollt was taken to the City Prison and placed in the tanks" pending further develop ments. He at orca employel Attorney Peter F. Dasne to secure his release on a trit of habeas corpus,
FRANCE AND STAM. As we have already been informed telegraphi- cally, on the 11th ult. the long-promised Yellow Bookon the Siamese negotiations was distributed amongst the French Suntors and Datics. There were eighty documents, beginning with the treaty of 1893 and ending with the Franco- Siouas Convention sigrund in Paris on October
7 Last
Ammon & Co.
complets in all except Ba sugas and Samar, where it is expected to be accomplished by the end of the year. He says: All parts of the archipelago except what is known as the Moro country base en formally organized for civil government and turned over to its officiale, thus control over its inhabitants or their affairs." --
reeing the Army from supervisory or actual
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF UNSET PRECIOUS STONDS, PEARLS. DIA- MONDS, RUBIES AND THE VERY FINEST QUEENSLAND FIRE OPALS OF ANY SHAPE AND SIZE;
ke..
&to,
&c.
NOTICE: The Vendor begs to call the attention of the Publie that the above Valuable Jewellery, Frocious Stones and Watokes are not locally owned bat they belong to n travelling merebant who is leaving the East for America shortly, and the majority of lots are to be sold without reserve to the bighest bidder. Catalognes will be ready on the 16th, and the Articles will be on view for inspection on the and 19th December at our Sales Booms, Ice House Street. TERMS AS USUAL,
18th
Hongkong, 15th Decembor. 1902,
THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SITUATION.
HUGHES & HOUGH.
AUCTIONEERS.
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Austro-Hungarian army was provided for on the last renewal of the Triple Alliance, should prave to be incorrect. It is a well-known fact that the Sovereign is dueply concerned for the interests of the army and is always prepared to
The following letter from the Vienna corres- pondent of the Times will throw some light
In these circumstances, which are aggravated on a subject which we have been discusing inexort his personal influence-in-their-dofance, our editorial colunis
Hugh Pollock Tooker, excontive engineer, Public Works Department, suid there was nothing in the Department that would show where the original plans had boon deviated from in the presentcase. Supposing there had been any the inspector of buildings, to report it. Mr.
It is interesting to observe that M. | 1890 forbidding the importation of aby stock Crisp did not report any such deviation. Witness said he visited the some of the collapse Delcassé has actually obtained more than M. cattle into any part of Germany. The Agra- on the day following the agrident, and from an Honotaur desired
rians or the Agrionltarists stoutly maintain, examination of the materials used formed the
M. Doamer, in April, 1609, approached to the other hand, that there is no present opinion that the brickwork was fairly good. In the opinion the immediato oause of the collapse King of Siam in reference to the means to be scarcity of cattle in Germany, and that the
The anxiety and irritation produced through. in Austria through the peremptory rejection by
found a weak spot in the wall that was not visible between the two countries. was the wind and rain; the wind had probably taken for re-establishing friendly relations increase in prices is solely due to the recent
out the Dul Monarchy by the further deadlock the Czechs of the Government proposal in the The King showed agitation of the American Ment Ring of Mosers,
in the Ausgleich segotiations threiten seriously language question, it is not surprising that there after the collapse. The effect of the deviation hisolf well disposed towards France, bat this
A NEW YORK CAUSE CELEBRE.
to increase the diffenlties of both the Austrian should be ramours of impending "Ministerial from the plan was to expose to the elemente a
The Agrarians have undoubtedly chosen à
and Hungarian Governments. A successiotissue grises in both countries. It must not be part of what was originally intended to be an attitude was not maintained in the instruction
The Molineux case, which concluded on the of those negotiations would probably have forgotten, however, that in such matters the internal wall, but he did not think that that had which His Majesty sent to the Siamese repre- very shrewd line of argument inasmuch as ne any material influence in affecting the stability sentative in Paris, and when M. Dafrance was statistics have been published since the Cuttle 11th ult. with an equital of the accused, sufficed to keep the two Parliaments in working attitude of the Crown is not governed ex-
dates back to December, 1898, when a package order, as both the Austrian and Hungarian olusively by a desire for the smooth working of the wall, though it might have tended towards entrusted with negotiations at Bangkok on the Census of 1899 and, consequently, there are no containing what appeared to be a bottle of Opposition would have hesitated to obstrust a the Parliamentary machinery, but rather by the collapse.
bases indicated by M. Donmer, the Siamess
measure so essential to the economic interests permanent requirements of the State By Mr. Wilkinson-A window left open on the Government refused to discuss matters with possible means of ascertaining the existing bromo-elizor was received by a man named aroccapied top floor, through which the wind him except on the preliminary condition that number of cattle in Germany. After careful Cornish at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, of the Dual State. As it is, however, instead Just now these requirements are the completion entered the bone, would be a enfleient explans Chantaboos was evacuated. Un February 20, consideration, however, one can bare but little New York. Cornish was boarding with a Mr. of being called upon to sanction an arrangement of the Ausgleich, the two Budgets, and the the collapse. Excepting the bad 190, the negotiations were interrupted, to be doubt that the present unsatisfactory state of Adams, a relative, who, suffering from a head. that would place the economic and commercial addition to the annual contingent of recruits. bonding at the junction of the oross wall with resumed in splember, 1901. by M. Klobukowski, affairs is directly dua to the Agrarian policy, of ache, took a dose of the "bromo-seltzer," which affairs of the country on a firm and tolerably As there is little likelihood of any future was given to her by Cornish. She complained satisfactory basis for at least ten years to come, Ministries being more successful in meeting the back wall, witness observed nothing that the new Frouch Minister Resident at Bangkok.
the Government in keeping out by prohibition that it was bitter, and Cornish took a small unpopular demands are made upon the two there requirements then the Cabinets now pointed to a week spot in the wall. He knew Upon his arrival at the Siamess capital, M.
the importation of live stock from abroad. quantity himself. Mrs. Adams become very ill, Legislatures for an addition to the peace footing in office, it is probable that the latter may. of instances in the Culony where other strongly Klobukowski fennd the situatien very unsatis built houses had been destroyed by the wind factory. Foreign influence was making itself The German Government has not lately taken and shortly afterwards died in great agony of the army and an increase of the civil list. at least for some time to com a reckon upon the
felt, and he foresaw that France would soon
Euspicion rested on Roland B. Molineux, 80s of In the Hungarian Reichstag these demands supports of the Emperor Klug in their patient getting inside,
mast with formidable competition in her Indo- up any definite position on the question of General Molinens, U.S.A., as the sender of the have given rise to a vigorous opposition which and well-considered Fff rts to overcome existing Chinese sphere of inftence. Acting upon encouraging the importation of dont meat to bottle, and on bearing this Molinenx gave him- promises to develop into viclent obstraction that difficulties. The fate of the last coalition. instructions from M. Dalonssé, Minwater of this country; up to the present frozen meat has self up to the police, but he wassof then detained. saight gravely embarrass the Government. The Ministry in Austria is scarcely of a nature to Foreign Affairs, he declared on January 15, never found favour in Hamburg, but a con-
Mr. Barnet. another member of the Koicker-party of Independence apparently considers the encourage either the Parliamentary parties or bocker Athletic Cab, died after taking a deze opportunity a favourable ons for organising a the Sovereign to repeat the experiment. In 1902, that Flange would consider it an unfriendly aiderable amount of salt and smoked meat is of a sample medicine received through the post popular agitation against the present Ministry. Hungary a new Ministry would have to depend not if Siam afforded facilities for the intro- dnction into the Mekong Valley of enterprises still shipped over here from the United States, in a similar manner, and the doctors declared As a means of exciting the massed it has resorted upon the present Government majority, if in- of public utility which might constitute means and continues to sell at very favourable prices. that death was dueto cyanide of mercury. It to methods which had been abandoned even by deed Its appointment did not produce a split in was believed that Molineux's handwriting was the Hungarian extremists at any rate in Parlia the Liberal ranks, which would only increase of influence. It became a matter of urgent The best mest, in any case, always came as live on the package containing the poison. It was ment since the establishment of the dual system existing embarrassmente. Of course the situa necessi(concludes the Yellow Book) to close stock from abroad, and very large quantities of ascertained that the bottle containing the poison A section of the party which seems to be is tion would be changed if there were any trath a question in which time was working against Frauce, and it was due to there considerations stock cattle and piga were formerly imported bad teen obtained at a shop elise to Molineux's that a convention was signed on October 7 iust." from Denmark iu particular; so that it was office, and that oyanide of mercury would be had opposition to its own leaders and more par in the ramear that the Hungariau Premier is
M. Delossé, in a despatch of the 25 h to great blow to the German meat trade when by mixing colours used in Molineux's laboratory.larly to M. Franz Kossuth, the son of the anxious to retire from office.
revolutionary hero, who is its titular chief, has At the first trial, which began in November, departed from the policy hitherto pursued by Datasta, the French representative at Bangkok, nader the pretext of some hygienio renzons, the 189, it was proved that Molineux had married a dragging the reigning family into the debates, (copt.), KO. Boggan, P. P.J. Wodehouse, Dr. Summarises and explains the treaty, and cou Danish frontier was closed and the importation Miss Chesebrough, and that a friendship existed The majority of the Reichstag, as well as the
clades by saying
between the latter and Barnet after Molineux Government and the President of the Chamber, had become engaged to her, and it was songht have protested against this proceeding, but the to show that a bad feeling existed between them extremists app or disposed to take advantage of THE PUNJOM MINING CO., LD.
in consequence. The trial ended on February 10, their Parliamentary immunity to revive the The following extrade from tatters from the
1900, when Molineux was found guilty and sen slumbering prejudice against Austria among Mining Manager of the above Company, dated
in the following October grunted a new trial, favourable for the parpose owing to the resont the 1st and 4th Desember, 1902, are sent to us
which has resulted in the prisoner's acquittal.ment of the Hungarians at the obstacles to the Molinous had suffered much from his long and completion of the Ausgleich which they boliese by Mr. W. Kerfoot Hughes, the Secretary:—
Prospecting is boing pushed on, and I am
terrible confinement in the death house in Sing to have ben raised in Austria, and at the alleg pleased to state that on one of the ridges
Sing, bis appearance having andergone an en-ed want of regard for Magyar national between the Mill and Swal, we have made a
tire change. Ex-Governor Black mado an susceptibilities on the part of the Government. A SCOTCH WHISKY OF EXCELLENT
Although the additional military and other sat by his side during the trial.
burdens proposed by the Government are any- discovery which proads to give us a large
elequent speech in his defence, and his father
thing but welcome in Austría, where the pre the world has boon that of France, we are amount of surface stone, evidently the cap of a
A London special telegram to the New York | vailing depression of trade is keenly felt, they raaf. The prospect seems good, nud sufficient ready, unreservedly, to co-operate in the work to warrant the laying of a branch line. This of civilisation Dudertaken in Sisa by His
Sun states earious story has been have not aroused such strong opposition as in persistently circulated for several weeks in Hungary, Bat here, too, the temporary Majesty King Chulalongkorn. We expect I have started, the distance being between 800 | from the Siamese Government that, abandozing
Parliamentary circles in regard to Lord collapse of the Ausgleich negotiations has had a Salisbury's retirement as Prime Minister of prejudicial effect. The language question, and 1,000 yards from the main line to the foot the sentiments of systematic mistrast, which
The exact date at which it became customary Great Britain. It is stürmed that the which had for a time been put into the back wore too long testibed to us, it will on its side of the ridge. The difficulty there is in getting manifest, the sincerity of its desire for an under- to wear Craft Masonic Jewels is unknown. coronation honours prepared y Lord Salisbury ground by the Cabinet's extensive investments the stuff down, and will be met by the gravitation standing. Already, as you know, a Fresch Though these and other Masanke Jewels now jus nded peorages for William Waldorf Aster in new railways and canals and which migst, IF YOU REQUIRE A PERFECT system, the full truck pulling the empty one up. engineer has been engaged to suporintend abound, the Commis vis gradual. In the first put uptorily refused to approve these. Prime two Governments bad been able to come to an Connoisseur says that the adoption and Bir Edward Lawson. King Edward conceivably, have been further postponed if the The expense of proparatory work will not be public works at Bangkok and negotiations have edition of the "Constitutions of the Free- Minister Salisbury replied that they had been understanding on the Aurgleich, once more
followed for the organisation by a Freuch henvy, and the actual cost of getting the stone interiologist of a French sanitary department masons," published in 1723, no mention is made promised, and he must insist. The King was blocks the way. The Czechs, without resorting | will be slight indeed I baro cabled to Austrain, the kingdom. Lasdy, the Siamese Govern of jowols In the mainates of the grand lodge, not moved by this argument, whereupon or to any of the violent forms of obstruction, bavo, KING EDWARD VIL is to engage at once an amalgamater and e ment has just notified me of its resolution to held on June 24, 1727, however, the following Salisbory retired a few days before the by means of some 40 motions for urgency. prospector. In regard to tin, it is my intention restore the subsidy formerly given by it to the entry appears: "Hesolved, nem, con, that in all coronation sed refused to attend the ceremony, scared complete control of the day, and are to places European on the southern portion of French postal servies between Bangkok and private lodges, quarterly communications, and giving as the reason his alleged ill health, for thus able to prevent the discussion of the most Saigon. This is the first step in a direction in general meetings, the master and wardana, de which at the time there was no foundation. pressing Government Bills. This is a serious the Concession, and I hope to be able to give which wo must hope that the Siamese Govern wear the jewels of Masonry hanging to a whiteThis story was discredited when it first obtained matter for the Cabinet, even if, as is probable, some information regarding it at the end of the mont will recognise more and more that it is ribbon." Jewels are also referred to in the circulation, but authorities now quoted have the report published by a leading Czech journal,
following your.
gained for it some credence.". Next, please! that an increase of the peace footing of the year, but there cannot be much done this year." its interest to continus,"
The first match of the Hongkong Hockey Club (1st team) in the just instituted Shield competition will be played on the Happy Valley ground to-day, when the following will represent the Club-
Goal--E. W. Gray; backs-L. Murphy and another; half-backs-14. Quennell, C. P. Chater, and Ransome; forwards-J. Hooper
Dartzell, and O. J. Barnes.
a
By perfectly friendly negotiations witheat of pige was forbidden. Until 1887 the majority any sacrifice, either in meu or money, we have of the Danish pigs for the London market had arrived at obtaining clausos which enfarge vur
boen slaughtered in Hamburg, because such an Indo-Chinn territorios, ensure the security of all this part of our Colonial Empire and con abundance of excellent meat was imported into stitute for us from all standpoints is the Germany from Denmark that the bitehoistenced to be electrocated The Court of Appeal the Hungarian masses. This junctare is specially Siam 60 basin of the Mekong the ample were in a position-after satisfying their own guarantees which our vicinity gives us a right markets--to export abroad, from the surplus in to claim. I do not doubt that such
conditions, by restoring full and entire confidence to our stock, very large quantities of bums, sides of relations with Siam, will enable us to exercis bacon, sausage meat, etc., at an appreciable at Bangkok a legitimate influence, profitable to profit to themselves. Ax a contrast it is a the interests of both countries. Faithful to the role which at all times aud at all points to noteworthy fact that at the present moment, in Germany-which is vesentially the sausage eating country of the world--the proscat price of sausage meat is higher than in any other country in Europe.
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