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POLICE COURT.
Thursdary. 9th July,
BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTINO POLICA
MAGISTRATE).
R. O. M'EWEN COMMITTED FOR TRI J.,
he bencing was resumed of the charges nguinst R. G. Melwou, inspector of markete. of accepting bribes to influence his conduct as a public servant. Mr. F, B. L. Howley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, Mr. M. W. Slude, barrister- at-law, defended, and Mr. D. Piper, solicitor (Nexaru. Jokazon. Stokes, & Mastor), watchéil the case on behalf of the poultry guilds of the
FOOCHOW.
Fuochow, 4th July.
FLOODS. Great inconveniencó was caused to business and shipping this week by the overflowing of the river. Both were at a stand-still for forty- eight bears, Brokers were unable to get about on account of the flooded state of the streets, and it was dangerous for cargo-boats to leave their moorings owing to the rapid current. The subsidence commerced yesterday and no doubt work would he resumed this morning.
THE RAINFALL
Jane opened with a bright scorching som and close tropical heat, right and day, but this pre-
mature burst of summer eliminated in A
Cestraland Westorn Markets and of witnesses called from these guilds,
Chief Detective-Inspecter Hanson was called thunder-storm on the 11th and since then the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PR* FRIDAY, JULY 10TH 1903
LATE TELEGRAMS.
[VIA POET DARWIN.]
THE SERVÍAN (ATROCITY-STEAD'S
**MIRACLE."
Adelaide, 13th June. Stead, the famous journalist and author, states that one of his clairvoyants predicted th torrible Borvian massacro which has just taken place in March last, and produces alleged proof of this statement.
13th June.
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CHINA'S
CURRENCY. PHOTOGRAPHIC
BIR ROBERT HART'S SUGU ISTION.
The N-C. Daily Newe mablishes the following special transistion of a memorial contalving suggestions concerning an uniform currency, presented to the Waiwapu by Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of Imperial Mori- time Customs :-
PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS
EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING-UNDERTAKEN
A. CHEE & CO.,
1. While the various countries of the world
17A, QUEEN'S ROAZ, HONGKONG. An autopsy of the bodies of the royal victims possess a gold standsel, China at the present
THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY. | either slous or with children, as except at Baikał show no less than thirty buket wounds in the dog is still without it and yet continues the use of silver money. It is not because other
there is no need to leave the train for any King's head and hody.
countries havé no silver money, but since guld
Dr. Robert Marshall writes to the N-thing. Fresh milk and eggs can be purchased at almost every station and English books, Colonel Mischitu siates that fifty-nine personemde for a fixed ratio between gold and silver,
begun to have a steady value regulations were Daily Neuw
It is now possible to travel from London Tanchaitz edition, are to be found at west of ware iuwsacred in the royal palace; but other Chias uot only has no gold currency, but her to Shanghai and vice cerad in 19 days pro the large bufets between Moscow and Baikal. slaughtered at fully two hundred.
16th Jums.
and formally examined by Mr. Bowley as to the sun tas marcely been seen for the rain clouds. authorities place the uumber of persen silver money even has no uniform weight or vided one has the good fortune to catch the
statement the defendant made when charged.
This corcinded the case for the prosecution, and in answer to his Worship the accused said he reserved his defence.
He was committed for trial.
Mr. Slade sked for ball for his client. Mr. Bowley repeated his application for onkanead buil, and suggested two sureties of
800 oach,
Mr. Sinds contexted the application, and said Je wax at a loss to understand the persistence. U the Crown in the matter. The defondant was fully propared to meet the case against him in the Supreme Coɛrl; and to that and bad reserved bis defence, which iulie'f was a sufficient indication of Lis purpose.
While he did not think that the finding of two sureties of $500 ach would impose any hardship on the defendant, bis Worship said ho irad first of all to find whether there was a nako to auuwer. He had found there was,, and he did not wish to do anything that might be con-
Judging from the long continuance of the ruin and the flooded stats of the country one was led to believe that the record of rainfall must be broken but this dous not prove to be this case, a8 will be seen from the following figaros of rain- fall for the past 10 years, from the 1st June to the 2nd July, inclusive:
1894
Iackes 13.07
1899
Inchen 9.28
1805
4.51
1900
18.1
8.21
1901
1807
- 8.86
1900
1
1902 19uct
16 03 1201 4.00 lit-501
The heuviest raiafell on any out day during these 10 years, was on the 29th June, 1900, when 5,10 inches were registered; 3.30 inches fell on the following day, and the foods roso very rapidly, covering both the bridges,
THE KPORENG TIGERS.
A lotter from Miss Codrington opens a proxpset
The cost of a first-class fare from London to
The Sultan of Turkey is said to have been appearancs, nor has she a lxed ratio of exchange proper trains. From Shanghai this is simple shanghai is about £IG, second-class being £12. quite prostrated by the news of the awfat botween the two metals, so that whenever enough as the fast steamers Manchuria and 14 obeaper, and 10s, a day is ample for fool tragedy. He 10fuses to listen to any of the there is need for golt it must be obtained | Mongolia, which leave Shanghai once a week. and all incidental expenses. Manchuria is au ron in connection with the express from Daly exceedingly beautiful and fertile country and gruesome details, and has issued a decres prohi.at market rates. For this reason people is biting all newspapers publiat ed in his dominious Chins lahor under the difficulty of facinating to Moscow; the “Extrêmo Orient Empress" sit from doing more than refer to the matter. It rates of exchange at various hours of the day Moreover the silver dollars in use are limited I surmised the ghastly circumstances bare
is called. In making the outward journey from the view afforded from the train of the extemire London it is neces-ary to catch at Moscow the ed elaborate preparations its present occupanta | are waking to render their slay there permanent
contding diplomatists. r.
aroused his fears by illustrating so vividly the in number, the balance of the currency being express that connects at Daloy with these steam-could not fail to be instructive to some of our
fact that royal personages, are not safe from murderous attack, oven within the refuge of their own polacos and surronded by their chosen guards.
17th June.
Nothing is stranger in history than the enthusiasm which is being manifested every where throughout Servis over the dreadful tragedy which has just taken place. This
a well-known Servian officer, has committed suicide because he was not deemed worthy to be admitted a member of this band of assassins.
Queen Droga has left over half a million
largely made up of silver ingols and lumps. These lumps and ingots of silver are merely so mach silver in the mouss, and in the barter for goods are much inforior to the silver dollar. During the pant twoaty to thirty years the output of silversmines has been exceedingly great and much more than is needed for by the various countries of the world, and tis iuercusing from year to your so that silver has become cheaper and cheaper and the
The Extrême Orient Express”, lonveni Moscow twice a week, on Wednesdays.nud! Saturdays, at 10.40 p.m., and it is the Wednes day express which conacets with the boat at Daley and is therefore the one that passengers to Shanghai vught to tako. Intending passed- gors should therefore leave London in time to
arrive in Moscow on Wednesday At the principal hotel there English is spoken and one can get all the information necessary about
of sport of the finest description to the lovers of feeling is so strong that Lieut. Javanovitch. parchase price as compared with gold gradually the trains. At Moscow one takes a ticket to
the noblo art'in Chios. It is not frequently tha
oscars sucli an opportunity as is manifested in
the lotter. In India those who would slay the
strued as being an expression of opinion on the figer must go fur afield und spand considerable sterling, the bulk of which has been safely dropped down to such a degree and moreover My own experience tras
merits of the case, He therefore proposed to fix bail at the enze amount as before-$500,
ANOTHER BRIERY CHARGE,
N. A. Johansen, overseer of the Central Market, was charged en remind with secapting a bribe of S10 to influencs his condnet as public servant. He pleaded not guilty, aut was defended by Mr. Blade. Mr. Pipar again watched the case in the interests of the poultry guild, and Chief Detective Inspector Hanson prosecuted on behalf of the Crown,
Adara Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, gave evidence as to the defendant's occupation and duties, and said be thought his salary was about 290 per month, plus exchange compen. sation; ho got free quarters.
Crow-examined-The defendant's conduct, BO for as witness had seon, was always satisfactory, Lam King Shan, acconstant in a poultry-shop at 75, Central Market, doposed to having given the defendant a sum of $10 on the day follow ing Christmas last year. Besides the defendant and witness, there were present two friends of the later. The defendant said "Thank you" when he received the money, which belonged to the poultry guild, se did a couple of boxes ef cigars nad two fowls that were handed over at the same time.
His Worship-Why did you give the defen. dant this mony?
Witness-Ho always gavo us trouble.
After cross-examination by Mr. Slade, U. Kom, master of the poultry-shop at 63, Central Market, and one of the two whe accompanied the previous witness on the visit to the defen dant, gave corroborative evidence.
suma for their trophy of skin and skull. Hore in China, wo have provided for us within thirty hours' journey from this port, as we hear too from independent sourcws, sport of the Guest descrip tion over longed for by the most ardent slayers of brute bucst, and not only that, but the pursuit of the Lord of the Jungle will be furthered as far as the surrounding untives can help the sportsmen whose dust aim it will be to bag their tiger and fres the natives from their scourge. The usal difficulty cucutored by would-be tiger-hunters in China is the lack of help to be obtained by the Chinese. In this case it would seem beaters, guides and trackers will be willingly provided, Wo call attention to these foots for it is evidently not a mere repetition of the usual annual tiger scare of the district, and we are in hope that these letters may catch the eye of some of the experienced and ardent sportsmen of the other parts and that they may hereby be tempted to try their luck ut Kucheng where sport is assured and where every assistance will | be offered to them.→Foochow Echo.
invested in the name of her eister.
THE KISHINEFF MASSACRE.
Adelaide, 15th June, The Tear of Russia is displaying very activo supathy with the Jews in connection with the recent revelations of the horrible cruelties to which they are subjected throughout his dominions. He is taking steps to disconnten ance these Forrors, und expresses his intention of granting to Jewish citizens a wide extension of rights.
ANARCH.ET ATTEMPT ON AUSTRIAN EMPELOR.
Adelaide, 15th June. A mon named Jocob Keich has been arrested at Vienna for an attempt to brain the Emperor Francis Joseph, who was driving through the streets. He was sized whilst in the act of raising the stick to strike.
A WHISKEY SENSATION.
less and less. Hence it would be much wiser for China to maintain a gold standard instead of a silver ons as at present since silver has
possesses no certain or suiform exchange, oven within the limits of a single day. The hundreds of trades are all disastrously affected by the present state of the currency while the Government having to pay its foreign debts in gold, both country and people are being plunged into the depths of Hnancial distress. The conditions pictured in the foregoing therefore compel one to seek some plan whereby they may be ameliorated, and so make it that China, while sti 1 using a silver our- rency, shall so fix an uniform exchange between
of uncertain fluctuations, silver and gold that there may be no danger |
With this object in view I now proceed with my suggestions,
Metalchourie" and there eno takes a ticka- to Dalny. It is impossible to got any relit able information about these trains in London. 2.0 unfortunate one. "Conk's," to whom I applied flist, were unable to tell me anything definits and referred me to the International Sleeping Car Co., in whose hands I unreservedly placed myself, with' the result that I was dispatched vi Vienna to
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cscow, on expensive and sizonitors roule, caught a train hero which did not go further thon Irkatek, where I spent two uninteresting days, and arrived in Daby to find that the express boat leaves Dalny on Wednesdays and not Sundays rs indicated in the Sleeping Car Co's very latest time table given me at Moscow, The mistake I. made was in imagining that the Sleoping Car Co.'s trains were the only ones fit to travel by. There are others equally good. We have older and more expensive Whiskies
It is antecessary to describe the trains butween :
Lordon and Moscow, as they are similar to those that are found all over Europe.
At present four express trains trave Moscow weekly for Irkutsk, but only two of these con- nect with the semi-wookly express train de fure between Missovain and Daley, and coly the Wednesday one with the express steamera between Dalay and Shanghai and `Nagasaki. They consist of 1st and 2ad-class sleeping cars
2. If tho Chinese Government possessed a large quantity of gold this total might be struck into gold coins and then a fixed exchange could he decided in their relation to silver money. This naturally would be an easy mattor to put into force. But when we have no gold and only use a silver and copper currency, it Becomes incumbent upon us to decide upon some method to bring about a fixed ratio of exchange between gold and silvor. If it could be possible to do this by waking only slight and a restaurant car, and are most comfortable, Manila papers to band evalain further parti-
changes in the old methods of exchange, so much The Ist-class cars are divided into two-berth I culors of the disaster to the U.S. transport and into the main sewers in a river of flame the better, as it would obriate the necessity of compartients, those on the Sleeping Car Co.'s
THE SUMNER' DISASTER.
Sumner in the Philippines of which Wa
have already published a special telegraphic account. She ran on a rose off the const of Ambos Camarines some time during the fourth of July and she now lier opposite the pueblo of Mauban with several largo holes in her bottom. Three of the bow compartments
are filled with water, and while there is no
He was followed by Ip Cheung, salesman at a danger of hor sinking, it will ho necessary for poultry-stall, 64, Central Market. Ip Choang the vessel to be convoyed back to Manila, and was the third man of the party of which the possibly towed with the assistance of her own last witnesses made t we, and his statement was in steam. The transport is bow-low in the water, Reports as to bew the accident occurred are entire consuance with theirs.
Lance-Sergeant Earner gavo formal evidence as yet mengre but enough is known to warrant the statement that the transport met be a to the arrest of the defendant.
brought to Hongkong and repaired here in the dry-docks before she can make her trip to New York. This will be at least two meaths and possibly three. There is a bare possibility that the Shariden, now en route from San Francisco, may make the trip instead of tho Sumner, but anything that is said about the proposed voyage is of this fine mere spesalation,
This was the whole case for the prosecution, and his Worship made so adjournment till the 16th lost. st.15 p.m., when the case will be further remanded to carry it over the Criminal Sessions.
WATERSPOUT IN PHILIPPINE WATERS.
From the Menila Cable ties of the 4th inst. wo take the following →→
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Adelaide, 15th June. A national and fatal catastrophe has just occurred at Greenock, Bootland, where, as the result of an acculent in a large whiskey distillery, over a million gallons of spirit caught fire, the barking flaid russing down the strest
The whiskey mill was completely consumed, and several other properties along the route of the burning spout was set on fire. The excite ment and alarm was increased by the fact that the burning spirit entering the sowers caused a tremendous explosion of sewer gas, resulting in an upheaval of the solid pavement at several points, killing seven person and more or less injuring many others.
ANOTHER AMERICAN CATASTROPRE.
Adelaide, 7th June. Latest Americon cables announce another so national catastrophe in addition to the series ot disasters which have recnally been attracting A huge doud of the world-wide attention. nature of a waterspout burst enddenly in the vicinity of the villages of Lexington and Nepaer literally sweeping the majority of the buildings into oblivion and drowning, in a low me wente, some 450 of the inhabitants.
JAPANESE CRUISERS VISIT AUSTRALIA.
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HE PRINTING DEPARTMENT of the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" also possesses every facility for the prompt and
asking the people suffer ou both accounts. express being very luxurions, though the When there is no gold and yet it is determined Russian cars will be found to be very satisfac
maintaia a Axed ratio of exchange between gold and silver, it is necessary to create a silver reney of an uniform weight and fineness, and
in quantities ancient to meet the needs of the whole empire. To do this a Mint to strike these coisa is of paramount importance and indispens able. The Contral Government must establish a special Mint of its own which shall strike si the coins needed according to fixed regulation and no branch mints must be permitted to be As for the proposal established elsewhere.
to starts Government Bank, while there are, of course, certain benefits and advantages obtain able from sech an institution, as a matter of fact such a Bank can have little to do with the making of a fixed ratio in the exchange of gold and silver.
tory. The recond-class cars are divided into
are compartments aud
four-berth
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ALL WORK EXPEDITIOUSLY EXECUTED. ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
ROYAL ÆRATED WATERS MANUFACTORY.
If you want a drink of health. If 'tis true that health is wealth. If you'd take your proper piace, If for health you'd join the race, Always with a smiling face.
Where you can get good drink I guess, Pure water we always use, Eesencee may from which to choose, Our list of drinks will you amuse Apply to
most generally patronised. The restaurant cars, which are on every train, are very
y comfortable and are those which are satisfactory execution of all descriptions of
the food provided is well fitted up and good and very moderate in price. There is a bath in all trains between Moscow and Irkutsk and on every Russian train there is a The lavatories are piano in the dining cur very commodious and clean and there are two! on each ear on the cleeping Car Co.'s 1st-class car; there is in addition a small lavatory
Each! two compartments. between each train carries its own electric plant and the lighting is extremely good. The train arrives at Baikal 7 days after leaving Moscow. and here passengers step off the train on to the large 3. If it be decided to coin money to supply
and powerful ferry-bont which takes them across the currency uveded for the whole empire it
the Lake to Missaveia, where the Dairy ex- would be alyisable to continue to retain
press awaits them.
F. P. DANENBERG, Manager, The passager occupies) the term and weights of "taul," "mace." ** candareen" and "li" (Liang, Chin, Fén,
four hours and all the arrangements for Factory & Office- Wout Point; Telephone 367;
Depot-Ice House Street; Telephone, 374. Li as the people are accustomed to their use.
traneil are as satisfactory as obtain at Dover and Calais. The train from Mistovain to Dalny is
Novel Spesiarities. Best in the Far East -But in minting the uniform currency it will.
an extremely good one. The beds are very Refreshing oxi invigorating drisks of the nomfortable, the elvetric light is most excellent season. Just Produced. Long-Life, Non-Iulozi.. and aceopted at a fixed value throughout the
and the food provided in the very elegant dinating and Excellent Beverages,
Hir.Oes Winter Stout. Strawberryade. Empire, but ba also recognised and accepted at a fixed value in exchange for gold in the otheting car is extremely good and moderate in price. Jubilee-Champagne, Orange Champagns, Hop
The train 1 travelled in was one of the best I Ale countries of the world. This must be the main object in view and is of greater importance than have ever been on sud the “Chef de Tren" fee
a most amiable and obliging officini Où all CV IEN TING that of being the accepted currency in our own
ch a weight as to correspond in value to a certain amount of silver, which should be decided afterwards, with the object of making it a recognised coin in other countries. It has been recommended by certain persous that in colping the
the ourrency American dollar should be made the standard, because the American dollar has already u recognised and fixed value in relation to gold in other countries. Others agaia
The Sydney Town and Country Journal has some capitul illustrations of the celebrations
that arrived in Manila bar from Batangas the route to Atimonan to drop Companies K and Icoanected with the visit to Fort Jackson at the be necessary that it should not only be
night before last, saw a gigantic waterspout of most unusual size pod shape a few hours beforo
beginning of last month of the three Japanese cruiserx,
a.
The 4th Infantry, which arrived in the Philippines on the Logan, was transhipped in Maula Bay to the Summer and she went south a few days before to distribute the companies at varions stations in that part of Lazon. She had put troops off at several places and was eu when she ran on the reef. The accident is believed to bare occurred off Mauban or Dust Apparently the noeldent occurred at partially fashisate under the command of Rear-Admiral entering this barbour. Attorney C. W. Ney, of low tide, because when high tide came in the Reminaura. It is of interest to note, says tho ressel floated off the reef without incident Manila, was the only white man on the ship and further than the filling of the compartments Journal, that all three ships have had their an gives a vory graphic des cription of the form whare the immense steel plates had been baptism of fire, having been engaged in the war
Malauskima She now lies with her storn high in the air.
was engaged as flagship at the battle of Yalu, and the Itsukushima was also in that battle. The former lost about 40 mon from a shell from the
A lot Chiness warship Ting Yuen, while
Was provided throughout The Ingalla being in the harbour when a the tight. An outbreak of fire occurred on telegraphic report of the accident was received, beard, and one of the guns had to be thrown that vessel was ordered to anil to the relief of the disabled transport. At the same time the into the sea. The marines, however, funght the chartered transports Lal-loc and Proteus, which fire, and prevented it reaching the magazines,
tionand appearance of the spont. Mr.Ney said: punotured, and the settling of the vessel's bow, with China. They became prominent as great Empire. Hence the "tael" must be made of the trains and at all stations the officials are
We were stouming along off Point Santiago when I first noticed the formation of the water spool. At a distance, apparently about twenty miles, I saw a large, black cloud langing low against the barizou. Presently a transparent, glistening mass began to form between the clead and the sen. The so liug sun frat sout its raye through the mist. But gradually the mass darkened until it was of equal blackness with the cloud. It was unlike any water-spont I ever saw. Instead of assuming a content shape it rapidly became cylindrical and soon stood like a
After its call at Atimonan the transport should have called at Dast and there put off Companies I and M for that station and Companies A B and C for Nueva Caceres, the capital city of Amboa Camarines, together with the headquarters, fold staf, and band of the regiment.
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very obliging, and ignorance of the Russian lan giage does not seriously inconvenience one, as French, German, and a little English are! generally spoken,
Except as regards speed these trains are as good us any in the world and their comparatife slowness ensures a freedom from jolting and M
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inge oglindar, like burnished black metal in the sad coutinae the distribution which has been shells, receiving a lot of damage. The Hashidate ropey be made each into a piece of coin one in the baggage cyr, where it travels in perfecti
rays of the disappearing suu.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.R. steamer Empress of China left Vancouver on the 6th inst., p.m., for Hongkong. via the asal ports of call.
The Indy-China steamer Avmsang, from Cal- cutta and the Straits, left Singapore for this port on the Sih inst, at 1 pm,
The N.F. steamer Olympia left Yokohama on the 7th inst. for Victoria and Tacoma.
The C.N. stemmer Sunghiang lett Manila for this port on the 8th inst., and is expected here tomorrow, at daylight.
The H.A.L smer Alesia, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port yesterday morning, and may be expected here on the 15th inst., at daylight.
was afterwards made tagship for Admiral Ito, but this vessel escaped without injury.
dust which is not without advantage in a long railway journey, while the frequent stops for considerable periods at the station ufford havu ulso recommended that the new silver cur- plenty of opportunity for exercise.
In regard to baggage 40 lbs is allowed froo Kuping fasl in weight, becuase the present safety and the charge for exs is not unreason- market rate of gold exchango is eight Kuping able. In addition to this one is permitted to tools for El gold. Either of the above sugges- Tho Itsukushima and Hatushime ware built tious is feasible, ond in making the now currency at Lo Beyue, in France, and the Hazkidate in Japan, the three vessels being launched between it should be made into four kinds, namely, one. 1880 and 1801. They are second-class cruisers. tael, five-mnace, two-maca-and-a-half and one-mace ach having a displacement of 4,300 tons, and ins. Besides these silver coins there should the following measurements:-Longth, 295ft; breadth, 50lt; and draught, 21ft in. Their struck two kinds of copper money esgines are equal to 5,100 horse-power, and the amely tea-cash pieces and one-cash pieces (30 arts equipment of each vessel comprises one case fet; one cash-one 4). After the 12-in gun, eleven 12-centimetre quick-frors, six establiebeat of the Mint and the striking of 12-pounder quick-firors, sir Hotchkiss machine coins of all kinds, it will then be time to decide guus, and four torpodo-tubes. A complete wire- less telegraphy equipment is provided on each when the new currency shall be launched upon the country. No other coins should be permitted vessel.
to circulate in the Empire after this.
To be continued)
are in southern waters in the vicinity of Ambos thus saving the ship and all hands from certain Camarines, were given telegraphie ordera to take the troops and supplies off the Samner destruction. The Itsukushima was hit by three interrupted by the mishap, and pick up the troups of the 26th Infantry which are scheduled to earn to the United States on the Logun, a duty which had born assigned to the Summer.
The Sumner has met with so many accidente sho is now regarded as the of fate that
hocdo ship of the U. 8. Army Transport Service. Ber at trip from San Francisco to incapacitated her refrigerating plant so as delay bur in Honolulu for a week and she had hardly left the Hawaiian metropolis when her ico-plant broke down again. When she arrived at Manite all of her meats and vegetables bad been thrown overboard, and while she was scheduled to return to the United States vin the Sucs almost immediately, she was compelled to lin at Manila for repairs and the pat rich, which was stationed at Manila as an emergency transport, was sent over that course in ber stead.
A grand review of troops was held at Ce tennial Park, Sydney, in honour of the visit of the squadron.
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DE. M. H. CHAUN, effects in bandbags (eg. Gladalones) with out 27, Das Vœux Roid CENTRAL HONGKONG, in the sleeping compartment. At Lake Baikal From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. there is no annoyance experienced in the transfer Hongkong, 10th March, 1903.- of one's baggage from train to steamer and from
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