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POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, 1st September.
BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
PATAS, COLLAPSE ENQUIRY. The enquiry was resumed into the death of Eative workman who was killed through the collapse of a wall at Afui Kwai Lane
on the 19th it.
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the arches had been "turned" with red brink and
the houses were without tie rods. Witress
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"THE BALKANË.
London, 27th August. The Russian feet is still raising off the Bosphoras.
A great mass meeting held at Sofla has solved to invite all Bulgarians to assist in securing the triumph of the Macedonians; and
conference about Macedboin, but Russia is not
· favouring such a step.-O. Lloret,
was met with an outburst from the Indian Press "But we are offering India," he said, “for a third of the prios that for which she weud have to pay thrice as muck if she did it for herself.”
the increased income would be absorbed by the WHILE OUR PREMISES ARE UNDER REPAIR, Iprovements we have zanotioned, or are about to sauction, or which are about to be thrust spon the country.
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Ho mentioned that the enbject of reinförsing India on an emergency had been yahaustively investigated, during the past few months, by a specini branch of the Defence Committee, he himself being present at all the discussions, ascompanied by three Anglo-Indian Generals of exceptional experience and knowledge, whilst Lord Roberts and Sir William Nicholscu re presented the War Office, so that every military authority present was an Anglo-Indian General with a personal knowledge of the question. The investigation was conducted exclusively from
Indian finances,
London, 15th August, A letter in the Times, signed "Reformer," declares that the defence of the Empire is a
to the cost of troops în South Africa.one interest demande they be kept there at our cost. LABOUR MEMUER'S PROPOSAL REJECTED,
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THE MOSQUITO PLANT.
Capt. II. Ď. Larymore, R.A., President of
the "mosquito plant." He says:--
I think it unfortunate that the superficial experiments with a dozen mosquitoes which were conducted in Sierra Leone should" bays been
iu question does not places the properties ascribed to it,
In the House of Commons this evening Lord George Hamilter brought forward the Indian Budget, and said that he was glad to antici- pate a considerable addition to the estimated samplas. The rainfall hail removed all fear of a defective harvest. He dwolt upon the recupera
W. Dauby, sechitect and surveyor,
to memorialise the representatives of the Powerative power of Indian fuance. Mr. St. John to secure their intervention.N.-C. D. N. oramined. He stated that his firm were the
Brodrick's proposal, he slid, bad bosu entirely Berlin, 27th August, qisunderstood, and opposition to the scheme architects of these particular houses in Mui
Bussiz continues to handle the Macedonianas entirely based upon the belief that the Kwai Lane, and that he paid surprise visits to the works during their progress. He found that question in a way which leaves her a free hand Imperial Government docianded of India to in East Asia. The Powers sto making lime-mortar, instead of with the red brick and Bulgaria responsible for any breach of the Pay something hid the Imperial Government an Indian standpoint, with a desire to savo North Nigeris, writes to the Times on behalf of | ought to pay. The advance of Russia in cement-laurtar specified; further, the angles of peace, Italy reserves for herself the right of Central Asia was
an admitted fuot, and her own notion in caso that the Austro-Russian she had steadily consolidated her power and complained repeatedly to Mr. Haggard, of the forms fail, The British and French Press strength; but Lord Geo. Hamilton believed that Public Works Dopartment (then an wesistant to have a ballon d'endi in regard to an Europeon Asia was big enough for the two nutions, and single problem, and if India epanot contribute accepted as conclusive uvidence that the pluat therefore, he did not regard the advance of Russia with aloney. But it was on undoubted. fact that no Minister, could ignaro that, as Rassic increased her strength, she increased hor
was compelled to admit that, in certain power of mobilisation, and every military men eventualities, large reinforcements must be seat to India. The question had been exhaustively discussed,
and military authorities were on the subject. Lord Goorgeggestother less burdensome sources of revenue.
London, 14k August. of Ibrahim Pasha, who was originally desig-Hamilton said that the Admiralty was unable
Mr. Shackleton's matios was rejected by 98 to guarantee the sofa transport of troops from
about Memberi tuning amucks en Irdin's against 30, The papers gonerally condemn the
finances, on behalf of Lancashire, and rejoico of the increase in India's prosperity.
London, 16th August, Mr. Balfour and the Ministers generally were
• 1 ant during the debate on the Indian Endget Lost voted in the division en Mr. Shuckkiva's motion. No Liberal leaders were present.
„GENERAL-NEWS.
Mr. Dauby), and also to Mr. Novis, a Portuguese foreman, regarding the mortar. He insisted on the work being bod, and had Portious of brick-work pulled down and robuilt over and over again; other portions the Chinese contractors failed to pull down and rebutid, although regnested to do so. Then they got * fed up, applied to witness for some nioney on sponunt, and, after being told that they would get the money when they did what they had been told to do, stopped work and bolted. The wall that collapsed was built of bad mortar on the ground floor.
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His Worship-How as it that this wall, which you say was hailt of bad mortar, was allowed to be constructed ?
Witness-The rouson was the lack of saporvi, sion on the part of the overseers and contractors.. His Worship-To what overseers to you refer Witness-To Mr. Haggard, Mr. Novis, and the contractor and his loading foremas.
Proceeding, witness said it was Mr. Haggard's duty to visit the works every afternate day; Mr. -Novis was instructed and paid to be there rory day and all day. On the occasions of his surprise visits witness always found Mr. Novis in attendance somewhere on the job. He told Mr. Belilies for whom the houses were being
built-that he could not trust the contractora, whom he did not know and whose price was too low. It was a fight with the contractors from
☛ boginning to end.
The equity was, after further evidence, adjourned size dia.
"COFFIN BREAKLIS."
London, 23th August. The Macedonian Committee lins seat to the Sultan and Powers a scheme for the adminis- tration of Macedonia by representatives of Europe, assisted by native representatives, with an international army of occupation.
The Sultan has now appointed Nassir Pasha as Commander-in-Chief in Macedonia, instead πραπίτομ
nated.
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A bomb was thrown at the dining-car train England to Indi, but old guarantee transport south of Adrianople, two carriages were wrecked, from South Africa to India. He regretted the Beven persons killed and eighteen injured.opposition to the scheme, and those who were foremost in opposing would have ultimately to invar much larger expenditure.
N. C. D. N.
[L'Echo de Chine says that there are 350 Turkish battalians in Macedonia. This is double the number of troops employed in the war between Tarkey and Greece.]
TRANSVAAL WAR COMMISSION'S REPORT.
A Member bero asked: “ Is the schema drop- pods" and Lord George Hamilton said he was awaiting a despatch from the Government of India on the subject; and he portainly thought that, if Lord Curzon,ond Lord Kitchener com- bined in objecting to the scheme, he could not. press the War. Ufies for the increased expendi- ture which it was ready to incur for placing a reserve at the disposal of India. He bafioved that the relations between ludia and England wore to the humcft of both; but the military obligations upou this country in connection with India bad become an ever-increasing military
London, 26th August. The report of the Transvaal War Commission has been published. It condemns the absence of
■plan of campaign, which resulted in plentiful crop of misunderstandings. It condemns the gravo deficiencies in stores.. It nokgowledges the prompt and effectual treat- ment of the situation when the country was in the midst of a great war, but notes that the home defence was left dangerously weak.problem F.-C. D. N.
THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT.·
London, 27th August. The Zionist Congress has nocepted the offered We recently described the working methods territory in East Africa. It is an elevated of the gang of thieres known as "Bn-tract two hundred miles long between Mau and breakers, whose attentions are mainly centred Nairobi.-N.-C. D. N.
on the stealing of passengers' laggega on the Conton End Macaé boots. They do not carry
on their unlawful calling with. impunity, however, as the records of the Palico Conrt show. Yesterday bis Worship imposed a flue of 150, with the option of two months hard labour, on a nativo who was convicted. of the unlawful possession of a box of clothing supposed to have been stolen from eno, of the Canton boyis.
DISHONEST HOUSE DOY.
On the complaint of Mr. A. G. L. Somerville, assistant, Mears. Shewan, Tames& Co.,nservant- boy was sentenced to two months"imprisonment for the lareony of linen. In the possession of the defendant when arrested were found severni articles--vases, spectacle, etc.—regarding which he could give no satisfactory explanation, and he was accordingly convicted of being in possession of goods reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtainal, The penalty for the offence was a fine of $50 or two mouths' hard labour, the sentences to run consecutively:
TICKPOCKETS AT WORK,
A Chinese haker, who had just come back from the Philippines with more money than sense was strolling along Queen's Road with 3700 in one jacket-pocket and $90 in the other, the ends sticking out in auch a way as to be seen by everyone. As was to be expected, he was very soon marked by some desperate characters. They followed him into the Bung Fu Lau restaurant and there he was jostled by four meu, one of whom
[Mount Mau is about 100 miles due cast of the Victoria Nyanza.}
WHITAKER WRIGHT'S TRIAL.
London, 27th August, Whitaker Wright as boon remanded to the 15th of September.N.-C. D. N BUSHIAN REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE FAB KANT.
Berlin, 27th August, The new Russian Squadron, which has left Fotersburg for the Far East, is expected to-day
at Kiol, where it will coal.-O. Eløyd.
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THE KING'S SPEECH.
London, 14th August,
ADDITIONAL ITEMS.-' The King's Speech says that he truste that his visit to Portugal, Italy, and Franco las produced good results. Nothing could ceed," said His Majesty, the cordiality of my reception: The recent visit of President Loubet to England has given rise to a striking exhibi- tion of mutual goodwill."
Inter.
The King also said The resettlement of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony has greatly progressed, and the union of the South African Colonies for fiscal purposes is n important and necessary step in the direction of nitimate political federation. The return of more favourable seasons and an improve ment in the finutes of India bato coable an important reduction in taxation to be
It was not from Iodiun, but Imperial, sources that reinforcements would have to come. Referring to Lord Curzon, he said that the House had been much interested in his duration of office. The past five years had been a period of exceptional activity in India; Lord Carzan had initiated several movements with indomitable energy; and it secured to the Government to be disadvantageous if he loaves before seeing them completed. He re- peated the statement he had made yesterday, and sincerely hoped that. Lord Curzon would be able to enter upon a fresh term andor very. favourable sircumstances. He hoped that the appreciation of national unity and, power evoked Dong the representatives of Indian creeds and nationalities at the Durbar might, under the guidance of the Viceroy and superlative services of which he was the head, promote Indian education, industry, and egri. culture, without progresiu. which she could never take the position adequate to her re- sources and territory.
London, 14th August.
the
Mr. Brodrick said that it was impessible for any Government, considering the defensive needs of the Empire us a whole, to ignore the demands of India in case of emergency. The
London, 13th August
The nation of Mr. Shackleton-thai tho duties on popufacture: goods imposed in 1894 and 1895 be abolished-was rejyoted. Earl Forey, in contesting the motion, said that those
who wanted Indik to sacrifice 35 millions shonid
THE BALEANS.
1. The plants employed may possibly not Lavo been the same ocimton wed and referred to by
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2. They may not have recovered after trasplanting--wine were three to four months regaining their full folingo.
3. The well-known powerful smoll of ripo balauss may have negatived the scent of the plant in so small a face as the mosquito-not cages mentioned.
Natives from time immemorial hare held that
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das to this fact. On coming home with the plant, which is now at Kew, some medical men on board" prob-} probed the whole ides, without over having seen the plant, or even examining it. should be it is difficult to understand, and makos one fear that possibly a similar strong antipathy tits introduction may unconsciously have affected the results of the Sierra Leons experiments,
Why this CLUB"
London, 14th August. The Turks have enptured Krusheve, and fighting continues outside the towu.
I must again repeat that the particular The Court-Martial has condemned to athocimum given me by the natives in Norther the murderer of M. Rostkowsky and his accom. Nigeria does possess the power of driving away plice. The sentenco was immediately carried mosquitos, especially a boulthy plant with its leaves bruised. My wils, who was with me, .out.
London. 15th Augast. invariably used the leaves at night under Besides, the demands already mentioned on openworked stockings to protect her ankles, the 10th instant, Russia, with a view to the and at dinner the complete immanity enjoyed pacification of Macedonia, haa-demanded the by her was very obvious indeed. In any case I shall always make a point of baring punishment of all oficials guilty of excerbex, and the re-employment of Foreign Officers in a hedge of the plaut, if possible, in every garden the Cedarmury and Polico, and has simultans- I own in the tropies, and can only recommend early informed Bulgaria that it would be a these who are anxious und willing to add to}" dangerous error to regard Russia's attitude at (not necessarily take from) the security of Constantinoplo as an encouragement to revolu- mosquito netting tion. Russia hus also emphasised the necessity | like viso. of Bulgaria vigorously counteracting tha
1 tl in Notes on the Medicinal] activity of the revolutionists..
Plants of Liberia" (the Pharmaceutical j The Vali of Monastir has been exiled for. E. M. Holmes records, with reference] Jouinul, Third Sales VITE, 1877-78), Tripoli.
and quinize, Lo do
London, 16th August.
to 6. viride, that - Dr. Roberts, of Liberis,' The situation in Macedonia is still very entirely substituted the use of the plant for that threatening. The Macedonian supporters at of quinine in cases of fever of all kinds, giving Sofia are urging the Bulgarian Government it in the form of au infusion," As I suggested to intervene. M. Zoutcleff, President of the in my original letter, it woull be most interest. Macedonian Committee, who was recently ing to hear of results nowadays from similar arrested, has escaped from Bulgaria. The treatment; but apart from trying to show that importation of arms and ammunition still the plant at Sierra Leous will not prove a
continties.
THE CUNAUD-MORGAN COMBINE.
. London, 13th August.
adequate substitute for the mosquito net, and, possibly also, that the luck of olier, local enquiry and interest in the matter is justly
The House of Commons adopted & resolution | excusable, the energies of the experimenters de appresing the Cunard Storgon Combine, by $8 not appear to have ben directed further.
votes to 18.
South African proposal, he said, was made in the interests of Indis, and the alternative was a considerable increase in the permanent garrison of India. The necessity, therfore, was not due to our diffepities in Europa or to any trouble forced upon India by our
perial position, but to the needs and difcals wrecked at Sagres in Portugal. The crew
CLAN STEAMER WEECKED.
London, 13th August, The se. Clan Macloun, bound at Bombay,
was.eared,
CONSUL-GENERAL FOR ZANZIBAR.
London, 14th August. Conen-General at Zanzibar.
Mr. Basil Cave, C.B., has been gazetted
ties of India hasalf, and such increase would mean a very heavy charge on the "tax-payers of India. He deprecated the strong language of some of the members, which, with the highly-coloured comments of the native Press, were calculated to create the impression that
THE FISCAL QUESTION. the Imperial Government sought to imposo
London, 19th August. on Iadin charges which England sight
Mr. H. O. Arold-Forster, speaking at to hear.
Such a statement' was absolutely Brifact, said that, while he was a believer in seconded in extracting the 800 from his pocket
unjustifiable. If the South African proposal Free Trade, be bad studied the question intently and ran off with all spoed. The baker raised
was abandoned, some future Government of rince Mr. Chamberlain had raised the matter, the hue and cry and made after him, and latterly⋅ Agriculture and trado continue to exhibit siyos India would bare to increase the permaneat and was now convinced of the need of a very managed to capture him. But just as the thief of sustained progress, while the most recent garrison. It was because ho favoured economy greet alteration in the present system. was caught be handled the spoil to a confederate information regarding the present season's in keeping dowa India's military expenditure
who in his turn went off as fast as his legs could carry him. Thereupon the victim of the robbery gase the first man into the custody of L. 873 Davitt and ran after the second rascal Bin he also succeeded in running down, and when searched at the Police Station there was found in his possession $70-$10 in his shos" and 26) up his feure.
When they were brought before the Magis. trate, a previous conviction against one of them was proved, and he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, while the other got a sentendo atlar months to the case of each of them the first and last works of their terms are to ba. served in solitary confinement.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.F.R. steamer Empress of Japan arrived at Yi kobama at 3 p.m. on this 31st ult, and left again at 7 p.m. same day for Kobe, where she was due to arrive at 7 p.m. yesterday.
toile, which His Majesty trusts will per ceptibly ameliorate the condition of the people.
rain-fall, and promise of crops generally, reassuring Operations in Soland are not concluded, but the flight of the enemy's forces from their original position will enable a farther movement' under more favourable conditions."
that he assured to the proposal the Govert- mont for negotiating a subsidy and an agreement with the Ameer, similar to the agreement with his father. He would do his atmost to secure His Majesty than expresses gladness if his already in South Africa, and, unless an improve the amelioration of the condition of Indians visit to his people in Scotland and Ireland.ment wes guaranteed, he would ant sanction Their warm expressions of goodwill greatly any proposals encouraging immigration. touched him. The Speech dwells with the
The latter part of this. message does not deepest gratification on the signs of increasing appear to belong to Mr. Brodrick's speech, It concord among all classes in Ireland, presaging reads more like a statement by Lord George s new era of united efforts for the general Hamilton.} welfare. Referring to the work of the session the Speech congratulates Parliament on pass- ing the Sugar Convention.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
THE ARMY QUESTION, ETC.
London, 18th Augus!, * Mr. St. John Brodrick, speaking at Godalming said that Indio drow 75,000 soldiers from the British Army, and everyone ult, and may expected here on the 14th ist with the Imperml instiset, mast wish the
The P& 0, sleamor Borner left Singapore for this port on the Het ult., st 4 p.m.
The Indo-Chins steamer Namsang left Cal čutto for this post, via the Straits, on the 29th
LATER.
CHAMBIES OF COMMERCE AT MONTREAL.
FLOURISHING IMPOSTU RE.
followers made a pilgrimage to her house in Fifteen thousand of "Mother Eddy's "
Concord, N. H., suys the New York World, and paid her their annual lounge. She appeared to them on the balcony, a white-haired woman, attired in royal purple and white silk, azid wearing a magnificent cape of white ostrich feathers, that fall almost to her kuses. Her appearancs gasmad to awe kar followers. They listened reverently while she spoke a few words of welcome, and then formed a living lassthrough
which she was driven in her carriage, bowing to the right and left, mach us Queen Victória used to do to multitudes of the royal subjects. Mark Twain may not have been serious when he prophesied that Christian Science would by aud London, 19th August. by be the nomorically largest of all Protestant The Congress of Chambers of Commerce at } denominations, but if he was he might have. Montreal has adopted resolutions arging the predicted some wilder things. It is now extension of commercial treaty rights and the re-organisation of the Consular Service, with a claimed, and seems probable, that there are. view to the better promotion of the trade of 1,000,000 Christian Scientists in the United of a emercial policy sedapon the mutil gisas comes, they numbered 50,000 only. the Empire. One resolution urges the adoption States. In 1900, by the Independent's reli befa fit of the emponent parts of the Empire, There were only fire Protestant (for to end urging the Imperial Government to snel this non-Christian and unscientific body Christian Scientists clams to be) 'FFoint a special Commission, couristing of of
representatives from Great Britain, the denominations credited by thoi Independent Colonies and India, to consider the possibilities with more than 1,003300 members each-the of thas jucressing and strengthening the Methodists, the Presbyterians. the Lutherans tradu rolutious of the Empire,
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and the 1 isciples of Christ. The new sect of which "Mother Eddy" is the head claims, therefore, to be numerically stronger than any of the Protestant denominations except the five just-mentioned.
After Eddy, Dowie. Work is just beginning on the new Shiloh tabernacle which Dowie wilt build at Zion City at a cost of sbout $500,000.
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London, 15th August. The malebes Yorkshire v. Terbyshire, sad
LLUSTRATED POST CARDS said that the Viceroy had informed the: Ameer
Noitse, Middk sex had to be abandoned. Sussex
Coloured, Write Aney Cards, &o; that he might draw on the balance of the beat. Hampshire by an insings and twenty runs.
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HONGKONG HOTEL CORRIDOR. Also Glon ester beat Koat by 219 runs, and Lanch bad not yet done so. Lord George Hamiltonshire beat Essex by 19 rans.
Colonial A special railroad track has been built through Used and sand Foreign
POSTAGE STAMPS aid he objected to the establishment of a The following we inadvertently" omitted | the city, and a $5,000 steam shovel purchased to separate white foros in India; but, in the event from a message of the fit mit. :-Middlesex do the excavating. Thus bolonial sicbitecture Albuss. Catalogues, Hingos, &c., &c., &o.
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The NY.K. steamer Aun More (Emopean British and Indian armies to pull together bo to India's benefit. Explaining the Budget, Championships of the World at Paris 200 Two of his numerous lowers--the front CHEONG SHING.
Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 31st uit., p.m., and is expected here to-morrow, at but, if he spoke simply from the point of view of he said it must be remembered that the Govern the War Office, he would say Lot India and ment of India was regulated by European
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The NY K. steamer Kumand Maru (Austra-
lian Liue) left Kobe for this port on the 1st ist,
and is expected here on tho 5th inst.
The OS.S.steamer Telemachus, from Tacoma, left. Moji yesterday morning for Hongkong direct.
The 0.8.8. steamer Agamemnon left Sizga. pure on the fist alt, and is due here on the 5th in t, p.m.
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.
London, 16th August. The Australian Jarvis has won the Swimming free. Curwen, of Euglaud, was second
GREAT NORTHERN ST. LEGER.
#London, 19th August her own soldiers and it would be innoh better conceptions, He was afraid that during the Mr. Muskers che William Rufus, by for us." The Indian forere might need a next y
Mellon-Simena......................... it year or two existing surpluses as well as larger number and probably must do so, but
Lord Londonderry's bt Lady Help, by that was not the War Office demand or policy
Lodas-Berfdom .... It was the Indian demand and the Ladian policy. The War Offee had to manke farther provision, and found the way, and their proposal
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