THE TIBETAN EXPEDITION, RUSSIA'S AGENT IN LRASSA.
The Times correalent with to Tibetan Expalition explius in one of his letters the| secret of Russia's influenes in Thot, After meribing the paccabin attitude of the people geneily towards the expedition, he writes:-
-Bal thers remains the inner ring at List, sallen, unchanged, irreconcilable, and it is with klom, and with thern unly, that our business can be transacted. Whatever the wokom accorried tu na by the bulk of this simple people it is important to estimate aright the attitude of that intangible body which studs behind the lotos was and pulls the strings to which councillors and paarmate Janus alike dance Thera is no evidence to show that recent events have incluend the committee of the Tzung-da to may by a hair's breadth, the stubborn on possumus policy which has served thom is well in the past, both to exclude foreign influences from their Borders, and to bid last the yules of their "Authority upon the i viuen of Tibet. This is matter for surprise. As an corfesiastical haly it cannot be exported to judge of the march of events from the Stanl point of expeiliency which is so reality adopted by layman. The position, the sanctity of their anthority, am assailed, and as a mere mutter of principle they can make us concez-
at
sion. Been wer ders no other influgt work it would be instical to expect them to he taught by the actions of those they have long regami-l as their chuttels, and there is another influence in their midst whose sols int rest. and object it is to stitlen their obstinacy and confirm them in the course of nudisguised hostility to us which they havo lately and openly adopted. This influence is exerted by a man whose nations at the present crisis duarve serious attention.
Between. ad 30 years ago the Ghomang Lobsang, a Mongellas. Buriat from Axochoski, nrrived in Lhassa. Showing ustal ability, he nltimately became professor of metaphysics in the Da-bang nonastery, and for many years he seomusi destined to spend the nutum of his life in this capacity, pencefally and not without credit. He had reached the age of 52 when to entered, more by chance than design, upon the adventurous mureer of intrigue which has me
his name notorions in the chanelleries of Caleutia. Londou, and St. Petersburg. There seems 120 reason to doubt the statement that his first journey from Llassa to Russia in 1836 gras undertaken for the single purpose of collecting subscriptions from the southern districts of that Empire. where many professing Buddhists have their residence. But Russian officials were not slow to seize the opportunity, and Lobzaug fomed himself returning to Filet with a large number of exceedingly valuable prøvents to the Dalai Lama. a brand-new Russian name, Dor- jieff, by which he is now generally known, and the position of unofßein) ugent of the Russian Government in Llassa.
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Dalai Lama, the Mastorship of the Mint and
the "Areazul," and the Treasurership of the † kingdom, and every notion of his life is directed
"gainst ourselves.
Such is the man whose influenco at Lhassu
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 23rd, 1904.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 22nd June.
IN CRIMINAL. JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS Hosove So WILLIAM GOODMAS (CHIEF JUSTICE).
AN OPIUM CASE.
at all costa be terminated. With him there can be no question of surrender, or acquiescance on oven the smallest point. Toretent from the would not only bring down upon himself the position ho has claimed for Russia in Tibet anger of the Russia Government, but the al-Cheung Man was charged with having on 19th The hearing was resumed of the case in which most certainty of assassination by the Tibetans, May escala cortain false trule description whom he has deceived. There is nothing for baring the letters If. K. C. J. H. D. Q." him but to trust that, if he his on, the delay to be unlawfully used on packages of opium of a month or two may enable Russiez assist to which this label had been attacked. in some form to arrive; how or when that J. Hemmings, H. Mast. T. II. Darton, L. The following wore the jury: Mosses. la possile he alone knows. For us overy week lost may be crucial. for it may se vanist: the Marshall F. A, Macintosh, L. Knox and W. J. present chases of concluding without further bloodshed the treaty which our
own self. Dorjieff, for his own security, will leave so preservation demands; and we may be sure that stone unturned to widen the issues. If his influence be left undisturbed at Lusss the labour and endurance and cost of the expedition will go for mught, and the work will have to be bagun again and completel at some future data,
and at some incalentable cost.
THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY.
for 1903-04 as at an end, the Times of Ind
Regarding the anonał plague epidevalt season comments upon the course and the effects of the epidemic, and concludes that a slower rise. milder, incidence, and an equally specly decline in the hot menthus have, of course, lud su enormous influinco apou the gross results of
Terrill
Hon. Sir Henry S. Berkeley, Attormy General (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor), conducted the prosecution:
Mr. M. W. Shule, barrister-at-law (instructed Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, solicitor). cared for the defence.
statement for the defence, evidence was led.
Mr. Slade having concluded his opening. The prisoner was put into the box to give avidoren on his own behalf. Ho stated that fe had two dross ophun divaus which ho hask huen carrying on for 20 years. During that time no him. He obtained all his opium from criminal charge bad over beon mute against Opine Farmer. from the Farmer entries were made in looks and a record of the sales wat also entered. An excise officer checked his books and the amount of opinm in the divans every day. The excise
When he obtained any opin
the season. The Egures are so significant that offer came on the 19th at Look his opinn
we give them in some detail-
Jan.. Fab, and March 20,72 April May
Total Mortality. 1903. 1901. 1-4,869 8,818 5,480 3,976 3.240
33,521 23.59$
So that for the plague scuson of the current year the mortality is nearly ten thousand less! than it was last your entirely due to an abatement in the ravages of the pest. From whatever standpoint this is rewarded it is a subject for profond presunt satisfaction and hope for the future.
Continuing, our contemporary say: The question which will present itself to overy: one's mind is-to what is this extraordinary reduction of the plague mortality due? No one will venture upon a conEdent reply. at all conversant with plague and Its history After soven and a half yairs acquaintance with the disease and its ravages, we know very little of bacillas outside the Luman body. Any attempt. the cause of plague or of the life of the plague to explain the phenomenon is, consequently. rifinted by the lack of, that exact knowledge imbued with a scientiti: spirit, it would have which if the Government of India had been been their first purpose to obtain. But writing His policy was clearly outlined for him,land | deals with plugue, un important fores has been with the reserve imposed upon weryone who he carried his negotiations through with con-ut work which has certainly had an influence Not the least remarkable upon the result. In one of his Inminous reports argument he brought forward to effect a to the Boubay Corporation the Health Offer rapprochement between his two masters was the described plague as a discuss of locality, and insidions plea that if the Dalai Lama would but stated that the only permanent remedy was the consent to visit St. Petersburg he would not reconstruction of those quarters hanated by the only secure for Tibet the valuable alliance und -past, and where it requrred month after month. protection of Russia, but might even convert to Buddhism the Tsar's wavering faith in Chris. improvement has been much slower than it year after year. Although the Jarch of Lianity. The methods employed on the banks ought to have been and might have bees; of the Neva are beyoned the pale of praise or blame, but surely no shrewder or more during of recent yours in bettering the exitury vory considerable progress has been made huit was ever offered in the annals of diplomsey. conditions of the poorest parts of the town. ant that it did not at once succed throwS SOBIE
Sinmate hunt
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light upon the relations existing between the tion with the Executive Engineer have razed The Health Department working in conjunc Daki Lama, the real authorities in Lhassa, and Dorjieff respectively.
many a pestiferous hovel, driven air spaces to The Dali Las himself was inuinced to accept existed before, raised solid plinths out of the lot in the breeze and the sunlight where nove the proposal, and even went so far as to despatch muck and provided drainage channels where to St. Petersburg in advance his sacred-foretime the filth fastered in the sun. Then then “or cashien mal u magnificent eques aureus the Improvement Trust have built some model from his private library. But the Tzung-du bod chawls at Agripada and will soon have many to be consulted and here the influence which u single man was able to exert over another Zailed surroundings are thrown away upon the poor let more available. If any think that better The project was vetoed in spite of the earnest advocacy of thé trai Lama himself. A year the day or night, and noting the air of respect.
him risit the Agripada chawls at sny hour of | later the Russians attempted a new russ, Dorjieffability, decency and order that obtains, returu went again to St. Petersburg, and returned convinced. This raising of the sanitary status unking the journey from Urga to Luassa in the of the breways of the city cannot have been record time of 30 days, it is important to note without its effect upon a pest which is a disease of bearing an invitation addressed to the Dalui locality, although we are not able to deduce its Lama, asking him to despatek an ouroy to treat precise aineliorative value. directly with the Russians.
It is a fact that This was. imzoediately done, and Tsan-nyid,
during the later phase of the epidemic a certain a abbot of high position, accompanied Dorjleft
amount of plague occurred in the model chawls a mouth later from Lhussa through India to of sanitary perfection in hoosing that can be at Agripada, which represent the highest degres Colorabo, where the two mou and their attend-giren to the poorer classes; but inquiry shows ants embarked in a Russian vessel for Odessa- The fruits of this expocítion were twofold. First. | tion. The Agripada cases
that this in no way affects the gsuoral preposi- the much-debated treaty granting Russis exton-
were contracted sive concessions in Tibet in return for her the sanitary conditions of the building that elsewhere and imported; yet so effective were protection of the country and its religion: those was no occasion to evacuate it, and in only secondly, the suggestion that a Russian prines one case was the disease contructed within the should take up his residence in Lhassa. Neither chawls. project was warmly received. On behalf of the suzerain Power, the Chinese Amban donounced the treaty as treason to his Imperial master; the objections of the high officials to the intrusion of a European among them, be he prince or peasant, were loud and universa!.
away at 12 o'clock at night. He (witness) was arrested next day. He bought his opium to the amount of 100 packages at a time. He did not employ the neen who made the imitation wrap- pers and chop; they were unployed by his foki. After other evidence lund been given counsel addressed the jury and his Lordship same
aap.
The jury fond the prisoner not guilty on illegal possession of opion to witch a fake the first. count by five to twe; and guilty of trade description had been applied.
POLICE COURT,
Wednesday, 22nd June.
HEPORK MR. H. H. J. GOMPEKTZ ACTING POLICE MAGIST RATE.)
ALLEGED BRIDERY.
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KODAKS! KODAKS!! KODAKS!!!
AND
PHOTO GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. We have an Establishment Solely asvoted to
DEVELOPING AND
A Chinaman was charged with bribery. I for Amateurs, where we turn unt work of the bost description and with great promptuess, Roman Catholic and Protestant cemeteries. It
PRINTING to build part of was stated that the defendant was engaged
was alleged that he had offered a bribe of $3 to wall dividing the
who found fault with the wall. a foreman of the Pablic Works Department
feeling sxisted between the P.W.D. oficial and Mr. Otto Kong: Sing appeared for the dofonce
defendant. and brought forward evidence to prove that bad
that the Si be put in the paor box.
His Warsitip disanisad the summons, ordering
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unffalo, complainant, a cattle dealer from Tople Strest. Yaumati, lost his buffalo, and then his be congratulated on having mude a
A may was charged with stealing a water-
it offered to him for sale by the defendant at Mongkok.
The defendant said the buffalo was given to him by another man.
His Worship sentenced the man to one month and six hours stucks.
CHARGE AGAINST A NEWSPAPER,
in encouraging commercial studies.
start Being
in the sature of an experiment, it would not be reasonable to expect that all ther conditions laid dowu would work ont exactly as
Kai Kang Yik Po, newspaper, wewe called upon On his merits he thoroughly earned first prize, the Committee perhaps thought they would. For instance the prize winner, who we befiore
article in their newspaper on the 12th May in young men entering on a morcantile career." The Editor and a layetrolder of the Sui employed for a number of years in a local rm. sent in some excellent papers, is und has bogs to auswer a charge of publishing an obscen but the award will hardly encargo efficiency Chief Detective Hanson prosecuted. and Bfr. Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defence.bly alter the time of the examination to a more H. W. Looker, solicitor, of Messes, Deacon, of the regulations, and at the time pasi. The Committee will have to consider a revision Only one defondant. the shareholder. ap convenient time of the your. peared.
Mr. Looker said his other cliout was anwell, but he suggested that the Court could go on with the case.
Chief Detective fansen asked, that the defendant present should not be allowed to shirk responsibility after the case was hard, on the
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SIEMSSEN & CO.
steamers for the express purpose of establishi service between Fugland and America, apa altogether free their ordinary service.
A FLOATING-DOCK FOR SAIGON,
Orders have been placed by the French Gover ment with the Farges et Chantiers, de Mediteranée for the constraction of four floati docks, one of which is intended for Saigon.
Government, probably, have ordered the co
ADDITIONS TO THE F. & 0. FLAKT. renewal of their mail contracts with the Imperi The P. & O. Company, on the strength of th
Glasgow, to build two twin-sorew steamor contracted with Messe Barclay, Curle & Con struction of several now ship. They hav
We take it that somewhat similar to the Palermo, which wa the Chamber desiro to induen boys leaving school built by that Company last year. The Pulering commercial subjects. The nominal inducement 497 ft. 5 in. length, 57 ft. 2-in. in beam, and to spend an additional year or two audying is a ship of 7,597 tons, and her dimensions ar and perchance $50 thrown in. The roul induce by the P. & O. Co, with Messrs. Caird & Co. is the securing of a curtificate of compotoney 2 ft. 5 in, depth. A contruct has also been made ment no doubt is the extra sage snel cortifiented clerks will conuaand in the open market. From the to the new Moldaria, which is 10,000 tons, heg and that he was only a shareholdeṛ. shirk responsibility. He was only a
Greieck, for a large twin-seraw steamer simila Mr. Looker sail the defendant would not sumed that the Chamber de not want boys fresh 3 in. bean, and 33 ft. 3 in. depth. One of the fixing of the minimum age at 17 it is to le pro- holder, having un responsibility any way.
sbaro from school-unless they have been induced to
dimensions boing 520 ft. 6 in. longth; 58 ft His Lordship in passing sentence said he had
An interpreter from
atay for un extra commercial course. the ession of opium, but for having in his evidence us to the obscene passages in the ships. No grout stimulus can be expected for to deal with the prisoner not for being in pos
Registrar case the policy would seem to be an examina- General office WAN possession opium to which a fake trade descrip-article in question. He also translated a seu the sum of money the Chamber is apparently
worn. II+
gare tion at an earlier age for commercial scholr. tion had been applied. He would take into touce to the effect that the article was meaning willing to pay, via, 2100 or 8150 a year. The consideration the fact that prisoner had been in less, inserted for fun. unul since 19th May and would sentence him to
examinations will certainly help to promote the Mr. Looker objected to the interpreter's more general study of commercial subjects, but one week's imprisonment with hard kubour and translation. He produced another version the reward is so insignificant u value as con- imprisonment, ta pay a fire of 8250, or in defarût six months" translated by the interproter of the Supremepared with the prize offered to buys in the
King's Scholarships that we question whether and moderate SE. winds will prevail in the Gradients are moderate upon the China Coast Mr. Looker asked the interpreter to translate they will induce any extra attendance at com-northern part of the China Sea, Kom sentences from a book bearing out the mercial classes. They are useful, but cannot be
Formosa Channel and S. to SE. winds in the Supreme Court interpreter's translation. expected to havu aby material affect a raising
Forecast:iderato B. to SE. winds, cloudy, the standard of English, which is the real
N.B.The information received this morning cause of incompetent clerks.
is very meagre.
ASOTHER OPIUM CASE.
wore charged with having on 19th May unlaw Fung Man. Leung Ying and Frog Chank fully applied a false description to a quality of the Opiumu Farmer. drom opium in imitation of the labola used by
E. W. Terry, C. H. Fallon. A A. Z. von They pleaded not guilty and weres nudefended.
Stockhauson, P. R. Weit, E. S. Joseph. H. The following jury was enpanolled--Messta.
Elmer and Chow Dart Tong-
failed to appear.
Mr. H. A. Burke was called to the jury, hat
summoned and that he filed
His Lordship directed the Registrar (Mr. A. Sath) to see that the absent jurymau was accounting for his non-appearance.
371 affidurit
said that prisoners were arrested about half. The Attorney-General in opening the cose
opium divan by at excise oficer who had gained past ten o'clock on 19th May in a room in an
given by the prisoners before the Magistrate admission by giving the secret password which -resulted in the door being opened. The excuse
of the divas employed them to put on thess Hongkong from Canton and that the owner was that they had just recently some down to
lately,
and Fung Cheuk, were afterwards dealt with for having committed perjury.
The first and second prisoners, Fung Man
THREE MONTHS FOR PERJURY.
Court.
Witness said the characters were so small. *** Well" asid Mr. Looker. "put on your spectacles, then."
out by Mr. Loker said that the characters
·Witness after reading, the passages pointed bors quite u different meaning in the book to what they bore in the newspaper article
The nowspaper article, it was alleged, cast Portain imputations against the celibacy of the monks in China. The article appeared to be a week advertisment for hats, so worded us to hare a double meaning.
The ease was remanded.
BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE). ›
ASSAULTING AN EXCISE OFFICEE.
SHIPPING NOTES.
In that Fouls to be built by Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Ca, is to be plassed with the British corporation.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
at Vancouver, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the The C.P.R. steamer Empress of Chínu arrived 21st inst..
Batari for this part on the 17th inst., and is
The 0.5.S. & C.3. steamer Myrmidon loft! due here to-morrow.
¦
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report --
On the 2nd at 11.85 9.m. The barometer
appears to bave fallon geuernity in China and the Philippines.
showery.
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 18,
The Q.S.S. & C.M, steamer Calchas will leave HAVE YOU TRIED Vistoria (B.C.) for Japan and Hongkong on the 7th prox.
WEATHER AT BEA
The Couton from Chinking reports light.
Officer.
A man was charged with assaulting an Excise winds and Gee.
Mr. John Hastings, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. G. C. C. Master.solicitor, of Messrs. Joinson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defente.
The man was convicted and sentenced to 14 days hard labour.
ALLEGED ABDUCTION.
The E Sasg from Weihaiwei reports fine weather. **OLENLOCHY'S" PROPELLER SHAFT BROKEN. Messra. Melregor Brosnud Gow inform us telegram-S.S. Glenlochy has put back to that they are in receipt of the following Adon with propeller shaft Eroken, and will probably be detained two months repairing the
A women was charged with abducting a girl damage. under the age of 16 years..
Mr. O. D. Thompson, selicitor, uppeared for the defence.
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QUARANTINE AT SAIGON REDUCED. Messrs. Lambe and Rogge, ship freight brokers, inform us that they are in receipt of u telegram from Messrs. Wm. G. Hulo and Co.. Saigon, advising that quarantine against ressels arriving from. Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy EDUCATION AT has been reduced to 48 hours observation provid- j
ed no cargo or passengers are on board. A
allowed bail in the sum of $1,000.
The case was remanded, defendant being
SINGAPORE.
The report of the Committee of the Singa-telegram to the same offect has been received
the first
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animously found the prisoners guilty as libelled. Evidence having been given, the jury an
illicit business in that divan with locked doors at the prisoners know they were carrying on an His Lordship in imposing the sentences said
legitimate fashion, in an honest way, they would night. If they had been wrapping up opium in si
this offence was two years, but he was not going have worked in the duytime and not in a locked
to impose that term: perhaps they wore a set of room at night. The maximum punishment for COMMERCIAL
ignorant mon and the tools of others. His Lordship sonteuced them each to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour, to commence at examination under the Commercial Education
pore Chamber of Commerce on the end of the three mouths imprisonment Certificates Scheme has now been published. for some other offence, which they were
In view of the reported intention of the at prosent undergoing A sub-committee was appointed some
Government to despatch later ou to the Far The packages and months ago and recomended that gu annual
Eust a large flotilla of Volunteer Fleet maxiliary apparatus would be forfeited to be disposed of examination should be held, under the auspices from the Baltic, it may be of interest to give a cruisers and transports with the reinforcements as the Government decided.
of the Chamber, in English, handwriting, complete list of these vessels at present morking DR. NEWELL WILSON. DR. WILLIAM DANEL granted, and two prizes are given. Such is the arithmetic, shorthand, and typewriting. the result of this examination evrtificates are
time in idleness at Secostopol and Odossa. They are the following:-Smolensk, Orel, Suratef schome, which has for its object stimulating and St. Petersbury, all four auxiliary craisers Hi Lordship said that by their statements and encouraging a more thorough knowledge turcying quick-frers and capable of steaming that morning (while giving evidenes in the case
of English, whereby the mercantile community,
from 18 to 20 knots; Yurnsley, Kostroma, of Man Chong) they had committed a must elabo. without any impossible burden in the matter of Vladimir, Kief. Tamboff, and formed, tran- gories of stamps has been issued. Three hundred
The Louisians Purobase commemorative Magistrate that they were employed by this of clerk than exists at present.”
rate and uncalled-for perjury. They had told the expense, would secure a more intelligent class sports, most of them mounting quick-firing and fifty thousand were received, in 1, 2, 3, 5 get the mau off, they turned round and said that the object of the Chamber is strictly utili- taken over last year by the Government and guns and capable of steaming from 1 to 13 man to piek opium. That morning, in order to and 10-eat stamps. The 1-cest stamps are that he had nothing to do with this opium and tarian and characterised by a frugality worthy drafted out to the Pacific squadron as the It will be observed, remarks the Free Press, knots. The 20-knot Volunteer Fleet twin- checked. But there must have been a considerable green and have engraved on them the portrait that it was his foki who employed them, of the twentieth century successors of John | Angara and Lena, are shut up in Port Arthur, screw. anxiliary cruisers Kherson and Moskva, who conducted the negotiations for the Loai Chung had been sent for trial upon their immediate steps taken towards improving the
who had disappeared. Man Gilpin, That they should desire to se sole where the twin-serow B-knot transport Kazan siapa purchase. face the portrait of Thomas Jefferson, president opium To commit them for perjury would
The 2-cent stamps are red and have on their guilty by saying he had nothing to do with this business-like and practical.
statements. Then they had got him found not standard of clerks in their offices is eminently floating hospital.
is now lying in the inner basiu as a military Whether the scheme is far-reaching ouough, or likely to prova a pennunent stanudant in promoting com. marcial education, is another question. At all events it has had the very desirable effect of drawing the attention of schools and school- instruction in commercial subjects. scoured the attendance of sixteen candidates and will convoy them to Continental porta for AMMUNITION in Variety.
It has asserned that under the new arrangement they, and NEWCASTLE UHILLED SHOT will issue certifientes to six, present or future embarkment on their boats running to New
all Sizes, Nos. 10 to SSSG. AIR GUNS and elerks, On the whole the Chamber is to Tork, or that they will purchase British
For the mument Russian intrigue was
body of opinion sympathetic to Dorjieff's suggestions, or he would never have been anwise enough to give an actual duce on which a molt holy of Comsacks would enter Lhasa
NEW STAMPS.
of Robert E. Livingston, Minister to France. the foki
of the United States at the time of the purchase.only be taking up the time of the Court.
On the face of the paṛple 3-coat stamps is
But
The date mentioned was the spring of 1903 and as we are now in the spring of 1904. Dorjie's position in Lhuss must already be
the picture of Jowos Mouroe, special ambassa- there was an Ordinance under which he had alificult one. For the moment he has brazened the negotiations.
dor to France, who assisted Mr. Livingston in the matter out, and he has not spared his
power to sentence to three months' imprison. The blue 5-cent stamps bear the picture of
ment anybody who committed perjury or made promises of Russian assistance. The receipt the murdered president. William McKinley, contradictory statements, whether before that
EMIGRANT TRAFFIC WAR.
The decision of the Continental steamship lines to book steerage passengerą from England to the United States at £2 per head has caused a sensation in shipping circles. At present none of the foreign companies take steerage
Latest American Methode
Reasonable Fees.
Ne charge for examinations.
Ofice hours 9 A.M. to 1 P., and 2 to 5 P.M.
31 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (First Floor Watkin's Building). Hongkong 18th, February
CARTRIDGES.
8410
IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERA- FORE ALWAYS. FRESH
and KYNOCK'S LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE SPORTING
of Russian rilles lent colour to big words, and who approved the acts of Congress in connection. Court or the Magistracy.. His Lordship passed masters, and of scholars, to the value of definite passengers on board at British parts, and it in CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE.
ut the present moment he enjoys, somewhat, insecurely perhaps, but effectively enough, the most influential positions in the gift of the
with the commemorative expositing. is a map of the United States, showing the The 10-cent stamps are brown, and on them extent of the purchase.
hard labour upon both prisoners accordingly. seulence of three months' imprisonment with This conshaded the sessions, and the Court rose shortly before four o'clock.
WM, SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong 28th November, 1902.