INTIMATION
they had continuously treated with marked contempt, kept coming on, they awoke to the net that the situation was serious. They did not yet know how serious, and continued their opposition in another form.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 10гn, 1905
We are glan to notice that the learned Chief Justice he reconsidered the question of to cross-examine solicitors being allowed dobtors at their public examination in bank- ruptcy. It is not a matter of importause to salicitors only. When we ventured, in a former
A. S. WATSON & CO., that of promising and plending, and repent-paragraph, the opinion that His Lordship
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINOS.
should reconsider his decision, we pointed out that it was a matter of commercial importance.
Belora Mr. F. A. Hazelaud at the Police Court yesterday, August Richter and Gus Revel, tre of the crow of the Staumer Queen Louise were charged at the instance of Inspec- | tor Gould with assaulting the Police and
CITY HALL.
| TELEGRAMS.
ing controverted arguments over and over again. All this, however, ecareely needs repetition. The immediate point is that Colonel YOUNGHORDANn discovered beyond a doubt that the only thing they really feared was the presence of foreigners in Lhuma. He had orders to go there to con- WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,clude a treaty, but he saw enough to satisfy refusing to pay risha hire on Wednesday. him that the moment he and his men night last near Jardino's Bazaar. The first defendant was fined $15, and ordered to pay 31 turned their backs on Lhasa, the new treaty compensation for damaging the constable's would be of no more value than the old. aaiform, while the second was fined $5 and Having got what they wanted, the de-ordered to pay 30 cents ricsha biro, parture of the invaders, the Tibe aus would not anticipate a speedy return, kaowing the natural diffienities attending a trip to their fastnesses. With a shrewdness that should redound to his credit, Colonel YOUNGHUSBAND saw a rendier and a cheaper means of holding the treaty makers to the agreements they now seemed suspiciously uger to make and be done with. He got them to agree that the Trade Agent at Gyangtse should bare the right of acceka to Lhasa, it being understood, doubtless, thint his obuoxions presence would not be thrust upon them unless it became necessary to remind them of breaches of agreement, The SECRETARY OP STATE for India, annoyed that a strong man should do some thing sensible without red-tape preliminarive, MELLOW and claiming that this matter had been
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The anna meeting of shareholders in, nod sabibers (o, the City Hul was held in the hall yesterday afternoon, when there were present:-Hon. W. J. Gresson Chairmen). Mr. F. B L. Bawley (Secretary) and Messrs. H. E. Pullonk, KC, N. A. Sieba, W. B. Lay- ton and H. K. Mody.
ANNUAL REPORT.
[REUTER'S 'BERTICA.]
AMERICAN CONSULAR
APPOINTMENTS.
LONDON, 7th March. The following having been appointed Ameri- can Consuls-General:---
Mr. Sammens at Newchwang, Mr. Miller at Yokohama, and Mr. Rodgers at Shanghai.
RUSSIA
LONDON, 7th March. The Toar as ordered the closing of the Labour Commission mentioned in telegram of the 2nd instant, owing to the refusal of the workmen to elect representatives.
THE WAR.
[EY COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSUL].
KUROPATKIN RETREATING.
Toxic, 8th March. Maralal Oyama reports that the enemy, benten in every direction, commenced to retreat on the early morning of Wednesday and our army is in vigorous purauit.
THE SANCTITY OF MUKDEN.
TOKYO, 9th March,
The CHAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the annual report and statement of acconate, already published, said :-Gentleaux-As you have no doubt carefully studied the report and
To respect the snoctity of the place accounts, I propose with your permission to take them as read. During the year a nam of whence arose the Imperial Dynasty of $2,506.75 has been exponded on the property, China, and to préservo peace and tranquility in addition to $1,530,53 on ordinary general among the Chinese inhabitants of Mukden, architesls report that the Marquis Oyama, in giving an order for the repairs, and our aondition of the building is satisfactory. Tho
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 9th March,
IN BANKRUPTUT.
BEFORE SIR H. S. BERKELEY (CHINS JUSTICE.)
Warrants were issued for the arrest of the debtora in the following esok, in which the dobtors failed to appear: -Loang Sing ex parte Pan Tak Hong; mad Tang Hang Shok (Yan Shang) ex parte Cheung Yam Chun.
Al the covelusion of the bankraptoy pro- coolings, His Lordship said :-The last time I
Į THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
eat here, I held that solicitors were not entitled to take part is public eranian ions. I think I was sight, but to uphold that view wou'd
thia Court. I think, therefore, that mu bo to exclude solicitors from a roics in bors of the bar are entitled to speak for oroditors in the Court. Solicitors in this Colony have no right under the Ordinános to cross-examine at public examinations as in the case in England. In the Ordinances of this Colony there is no such provision; but it has evidently been supposed that they had a right. Therefore, I am willing to allow it. Solicitors will be allowed to take part in the proe-edings in future. I make this explanation in view of what I said last timo.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIS Hoyour Me, T. SCRCOMBE SMITH (PUISNE JUDGB).
ANNUAL MEETING, The thirty-sixth or linary mesting of the China Fire Insurance Company. Limited, was ld at the Company's offices, No 3, Queen's Road, Central, at mon to-day. Mr. E. Goetz (Chairman) presided, auf there were Blo present: Hon. Mr. R. Showan, Mesars N. A. Siebs, H. W. Slade, A. Haupt, A. G. Wood, E. Shellim, E. 6. Joseph, J. J. Leiria, A.J. V. Ribiare, W. H. Wickham, Captain Goddard, Tong Lai Chaca, Oban Pat, B. M. Coussicis, F. Smythe, P.M N.da Silva, A.H. M. da Silva, Hon. Wei Yak and C. Pemberton (acting secretary).
The SECRETARY read the notice convening the mooting.
#he CHAIRMAN sald--Gentlemen, the Directors' Report and Statement' of the Com- pany's accounts for the past year having been in your hands for some time, I will, subject to your approval, now adopt tha, ugnal «ourse andt take them as read. You will, I am sure, have noticed with great pleasure the extremely favorable out-turn of the year 1003, which hav resulted in a profit of $236,374.17, the loss ratio being 43.85 per cent. of the premium income, as compared with 41.71 per cunt. for. 192. With your approval wo propose to deal with this eum as follows;
Dividend of $6 and bonus of $1
per shar
Add to extra reserve fund Bou to office staff..
...$140,000.00 92,364.17
4,030,00
$236,374.17
We are again, I am glad to ray, in the happy
THE HEP LOONG V. WEISMANN, LD. This was a claim for $049 for biscuits supposition of being ablo to recommend a Boans pliod. Mr. P. W. Golding (of Mr. G. R. H. Brutton's office appeared for the plaintiff shop. and Mr.-H. E. Pollock, K.C. instructed by Mr. Almada e Castre) for the defendant company.
Mr. Golixing said:-In this action the
"carefully considered" beforehand, wrote fire service, under the supervision of the frageneral pursuit on the 8th inst., issued plaintiff claims 8848 due for 200 tins of bisouit every year, and your Directors cannot..
a centorions despatch for which ho deserves brigade, has been brought up to date. The strict prohibitions to his troops against any to be pillaried. What is the "careful accounts must, I think, be consider-d satisfac-irregularity within the walls of that city. consideration" of a stay-at-homo niebtory, showing as they do, a credit balance of
PRESSING TOWARDS MUKDEN. $2,299.8% after payment of the expenditure on the roofs and thentro. About 16,00) persou• '
TOKYO, 9th March. visited the library during the twelve months, ne
The following report was received on the against 23,000 for the eighteen months covered
supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant, altogether 10,800 lbs. of biscuits at $648. The facts are that on the 16th December last the compradore of the defendant company sent a foki around to the plaintiff shop and asked the manager to see him,
The manager went the compradoro asked around, and what quality of biscuits
him
cortain
of $1 per share, in addition to the usual dividend of 36 per share, and also to transfer the sum of $92,361.17 to the Extra Romrvo Fund, which will then stood at $218,039.73- Buch results, however, cannot be expent- impress upon you too strongly the advisability, in the bust interests of the Company, of con tinaing to build up the Extra Reserve Faud. Bad years may come and we may be in the unfortunate position of having to show a loss instead of a profit. This fund would then, we hope, unable us to contiano our dividend, and ita utility in this respect bus beau olcendy tivics proved in 1898 and 1901, when, bat for its existence, the dividend wou'd havo
DOW to
FINE FLAVOUR. of yawning officials worth, as compared with the deliberate action of a competent man on the spot ? Our contemporary the Times remarks:-"That acbierament, as by the last report, which proves that the public morning of the 9th instant In the direct-kind he could apply, Ho Buil 50,000 les month at 64 cents per lb. This was Lord Ampthill emphatically states, in the continue to appreciate this part of the instituion of Hingking our detachment, having in last despatch addressed by the Government tion. On behalf of the members of the com-dislodged the enemy at Machuntan district, accepted, and the plaintiff then went on baking had to be decreased. Turning of Indin to the Secretary of State, is main. mitte, I desire to express their appreciation of continues a pursuit. In the direction of biscuits, and on the following day Me. the Balance Sheet, the amount ander the the active interest taken in the institutina by Shaho, in the region east of the railway the biscuits, and signified his approval of them heading of Investments shows a decrease of
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
ly due to the conspicuous tact, ability, and constancy' displayed by Colonel Young- HUSBAND during the whole course of his
'IF' arduous negotiations."
continued Lord Ampthill, in one particular the A. S. WATSON & CO. Commissioner has failed to earn the approval
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at His Majesty's Government, we feel con- fident that when the importance of what he
RB has achieved, taken as a whole, bas heen more fully realised, IIis Majesty's Govern
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, OXETcommunications relating to the newna olumn. should be addreucd to Tuz EDITOR.
our Secretary, Mr. Bowley,
Mr. MODY reconded the motion, which was unanimously carried.
This concluded the public basinE=A.
DALLAS-BANDMANN COMPANY.
"THE CINGALTE."
Weismann cáino around and inspected some of
the enemy having shown signs of wavering, On the 18th December, the following day, M. we commenced a general attack at mid-Weismann called and took samples of the bi night on the 7th inst, and dialodging the cults which were marked in Chinese ink by the enemy from the positione are now pressing manager. On the 20th December 200 tins of him to the basin of Hanhe. The whole bironits were delivered on the Praya to the defendant; the fins contained 54 lbs of biscuit district, from the west of the railweg to the rach. Then biscuits were soldered up in line left of Hanho, has already fallen into our Thees tins were examined by Mr. Weismann kinds.
in the presence of the plaintiffs' nuager, and were found not to be according to the quality but the defendant refused to take delivery.
(in the right bank of Hanha the enemy, The Dallas-Bandmann Opera Company staged The Cingules at the Thovireoyal for near Yan: shihtau and Likuanpas, cou-
$110,000.42, which is principally accounted for by the fact that the Hongkong and Kowloon the Company held $103,152,50, have been repair. On the other hand, Loans on Mortgage show an inor-280 of $169,500, the other tors remaining much the same. The balance at the redit of Working Account 1904 is 8260,374.35, which is considerably above the aver ge, al though 368,673.13 lase than the sum carried forward last year. This is accounted for by losses
1903 necount* against $46,27355 in the Fires were very numerous during the year,
Wharf and Godown Co's Debentares, of shick
ment will not withhold from him a generous the first time lost evening Mist. Queenje, tinues an obstinate resistance and his The plaintiff then took them buck, Ou the ting ususually heavy, being $139,902.29 #8 Corridents must forward their names and ad- measure of approval.' We cannot improve Strachan was the native tea girl Naboys, repeated counter-attacks were repulsed with 22nd December, Mr. Weismann called
dres with communications addressed to the Editre, mat for publication, but as evidence of good faith,
All isliers for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in ather papers will be inserted.
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HONGKONO, MARCH 10TH, 1905.
Hron politics have no concern in the pro- sent comments on the third Blue Book containing "Further papers relating to Tibet." It contains much more than there
upon the dignified language in which Lord Ampthill thus indirectly rebuked in antici- patian the course which the SECRETART OF STATE for India has chosen to adopt. It will be an evil day for the Empire when Minis lors at home shall set about to discourge
and sang the "Cinnumen Tree" and great loss; we "She Eyes" in a very charming manner. Mine towards Mukden. Bei Luscombe in the part of Laily Patriclo Vano also made the most of her opportunities and wes board to great advantage in "My heart is at your fest" and "You and I In the small part of Naitsema Mise Yetla by churlish strictors the readiness of pub-Nicoll did very well. Miss Dolly Varden in the lic servants abroad to assume responsibility in coses of extreme difficulty and urgency "It is this highest form of courage which has helped more than any other quality of our race to build up and preserve the British Empire."
We do hope that an over-anxious dignity will not prevent other influential papers at Haine from calling a spade a spade, and so, perhaps, putting a stop to the barmful in fluence of such official (or officious) med diers, whose bandiwork, we may add, was almost equally apparent in connection with the earliest efforts of our pioneers on the
frontier.
The Fronch Mail of the 7th February was delivered in London in the 8th just.
Mr. J. Rosa Young, of the se. Nguukin, woo the Hankow Golf Club Championship.
has been time to digest in the brief period elapsed since ite arrizal in the Colony; but a superficial reading of its more important parts does not suggest much modification of what we have said about the Anglo-Tibet Reading the war on previous occasions. reports and explanations from Colonel YOU KOHUSWAND, we are inclined to the view that the Mission accomplished more than we had given it ercdit for. The admittedly. stupid character of the Tibetans made us fear the necessity would arise to do much of the costly and hard work over again. The Chinese resident at Lhasa, Yu Tat, calls them "canning and insincere to a degroo." They are also mulish and absolutely ignorant of outside sffairs; and the position
The Bank of Japan finds its loans returning is further complicated by Russian intrigue on its hands, Ile unsecured note-issues are now The BRITISH COMMISSION heard that below the legal limit. The Bank's loans to
Kowloon Echool, recently closed on account of diphtheria, was re-opened yesterday,
Lord Hawke and another celebrated oriokator, name not krown, are expected at Hongkong, and will take part in a cricket match on Saturday. A special tifin and other arrange- ments have been made.
part of Peggy was associated with Mr. Henry Dallas in most of the bumour of the evening, their dusts being well received. Mr. Henry Dallas' part was that of Chambuddy Ram He was responsible for a deal of amusement
In the district worth of Mukden we met » stubborn resistance, but have already
mile captured Heiaschiton, five miles north nest of Mukden, Paebiatzu, one north-east of Henochitun, and Santait zu.
We destroyed the railway to the north of Mukden. Since the 7th inst. the enemy requently fired vigorously on our dead and wounded on stretchere and carts in the field west of Ningkwantun.
in
person at the plaintiff shop and interviewed the are gradually pressing manager with the assistance of a European interespocially in Shanghai, and the two fires in proter, and offered to take the rejected bisenits Kowloon Godowns burn will be still fresh in
Our Premium and Interest at 5 cents per lb. provided that he had the
your minds. right to make a selection from the rejected Accounts both show satisfactory increases, tho former of $85,450.45, and the latter of £8.740,90. discussion the original order was amended, and During the year we commend doing busin- biscuits, and biserits boing baked. After some
in Onleutta and India gonerally and so far thie the plaintiff received an ordor for 15,000 lbs. of has proved very satisfactory. We also have open- biscuits at six cruts per lb, it being provided that the deterdant or his representative shoulded an Agency at Chinwangiao. Our outstal- be permitted to select the biscuits. On the ing liabilities in Japan also ran off, withone, 30th December. Mr. Weismann and another I am glad to say, suy farther lossen. I will now European called at the plaintiff shop at right move that the Directors' report and stat-mont o'slock in the morning, and at their request the of accounts for the year 1904 as presented be plaintiff unpacked the tina. Biscuits from 200 adopted. After this has been seconded. I shall tins were put into baskets in the shop, and the be pleased to answers any questions that may be (REUTER'S BERVICE)
defendant started to piek ont biscuits from these put relating to business before the meeting.
Mr. ORANGE-I have very much pleasure is baskets. At nine o'clock Mr. Weismann left, WITH GENERAL OKU.
leaving a European baker in charge. The bisevits seccoding the motion and also to ocugatulate ongsPoorl of Sweet Ceylon” and “My
LONDON, 7th March. were pointed out by the European and the the Board and the acting secretary on the dear little Cingalee." Mr. Edgar McIntyre in the small part Bobby Warren was all
Reuter's correspondent with General plaintiffs' foki, who put them in tins which excellent figures produced before us. I have that could be desired. He sang "The Land Oku's army, wiring on the 5th instant, were soldered up by the employees of Mr. also to thank, on behalf of the shareholder, Weismans, working on the Hop Loong premises. the Chairmann for his very excellent spect across the dia" in a well-trained tenor voice. says that the attacks of the Japanese left This was continued all day till oleven o'clock at which certainly gives us very much ruore in- dr. Jamie Dallas gave & "devil deree" in the wing since the 28th ultime have been night. Daring the whole of that time either formation on the working of the Comp my Focond set which was exceptionally good. Miss pushed home in the face of tremendous Mr. Weismann or another Europesu was present than is naual at ordinary mestings." Jessie Williams also gave a solo dance, a very difficulties, amid heavy snow storms and selecting biscuits, and the tins were marked in German by eve or the other of them. The tins clever danes infeod. One particularly good with star shells and searchlights lighting
were left in the shop till the 31st December, item in the progrumnie was a quartette, Tras up every movement. They carried trenches when 42 tins were delivered to the defendant at love." rendered by Mr. Edgar MeIntyre, Miss defonded by wire entanglements and brist. Blake Pier, and the balance on the 2nd January Messrs. H. W. Slade, and Bal Laxombe, Miss Queenie Strachan and Mr.ling with machine guns at the point at the same place. On the 3rd January Mr. Board of Directors, Mr. SMYTRE seconded
Hin songs were "What is the matter with Chem" and "The English Boy." Mr. Andre Kaya in the part of Harry Verickes aged his advantage in the
fine
voice to
Andre Kaya.
Kreat
FOOTBALL.
H.K.F.C. V." THE CHOCK«** This match was played on the Club ground Happy Valley yesterday. H.K.F.C. Goal. F. C. Hall; Backe; W. G.
of the bayouet, despite the stubborn resistance of the Russiaus. The letter are now retreating in disorder, the men dis carding both armas and clothing in their Light
The Japanese have ciptured a number Leckie G. E. Morrell: Half-Backs. Davies Lt. of six-inch guus and machine guns. G. H. Macdonald, E. F. Aucott; Forwards E. Macpherson, T. E. Pearce, A. O. Lang, H. C. Gray and P. Henderson.
The Creeks: Goal, D. Wood; Backe, P. G. Paris and V. W. Looker, Palf-backs. C.
Davies
J. W. C.
Bonaar, and C. T. Kew
The attacks of the Japanese were covered by the most furious bombardment, all the Port Arthur siege guns being employed
The motion was unanimously carried. The appointment of the Hon. R. Shewan was confirmed on the motion of Mr. LEIRSS, seconded by Mr. SILVA.
Mr. Riates proposed the re-election of 1. Haupt to The
Weismann and his baker called and after examin- and the motion was carried.
Messrs. W. H. Potts and A. R. Lowe were ing the remaining biscuits in the baskets refusedro-elected auditors, on the motion of M.. to take delivery of them. The other biscuits JOSEPH, seconded by Mr. WICKHA were sent to Singapore by the defendant company, where they remained some time, a arrived back yesterday. The defondant refused to pay for 10,800. Jus. of bisenite at siz cents mtb.
The Court adjourned before the plaintiffs' use was conclude 1.
The CHAIRMAN That is all the busine.... Dividend warrants will be posted this afternoon gentlemen; thank you for your attendance.
THE COTTON INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Although the industrial record for 1904 in Japan was remarkably satisfactory considering the existence of a state of war, the cotton-pin- industry undoubtedly suffered. Etslistica del by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce show that whereas the
"the DALAI LAMA would never have opposed i private individuals total 41 million yen; its Forwards, A. R. Lowe, N. H. Rutherford, with terrible effect, pulverizing villagesofficers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry of working days per month in 1903 was 26.03
millions.
Hancock, H. Hancock, and L. J. C. Anderson.
By kind permission of Major Radcliffe and and earthworks, and demoralizing the Ras-will play the following programme of music, at on the average, it foll to 25.70 ik 1904; the The Club led the attack on the Crocks' goal sians.
the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, this number of working hours per day decliard from shortly after play began. Pearce made sum of
21.46 to 20.50, and the average number of his first shut and put the Club one up. Shortly In the meantime the fighting in the centro (Friday) evening:---
workmen diminished from 74,781 to 62,579. after this, as the leather reached mid-field. E. is confined to the artillery.
March... "The Stars and Stripes for ever" Souza These figures, if reduced to per-centages, repre- Entr'acte La Lettre de Manon" Gillet sent a fall of 28 per cent, in days, 4.1 per cant. Hancock got on to it, made a fine dash across
Selection....Kitty Grey".......... Monckton in hours and 14.8 per cent, in workmen. Valtz...
**The Officers" ............. Coole the field, and was sucesssful in a shot, thus
qualising mater. F.C. 1; Crocks, 1.
Lanceram
Solomon **Her Majesty's Selection The Reminiscences of the Plantation" Chambers Kitty Hall
"Half-time:
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
us if DOBJIFF hnd not led him to believe look to the Government, 22 milions; its noto that Russian support would be given him." issues, 347 millions; and its specie reserre 127 Colonel YOUNGHUSBAND himself reported
Why, seks the Japan Mail, don't more pro how "excessively ua business like and ira- practicable" were the Tibetan delegates. fossing Christians attend public worship? This is a question which certain Japanosu Metbodiats Yet in spite of all this, and after almost have been asking of late. The answers given, The second half found the play surging in the incredible patience and much diplomacy of which have been published in fa in the vicinity of the Grocks stronghold. Bornar The C.P.E. steamer Entprese of China arrived the highest type, our Commissioner got not Methodist organ, the Gokyo, may be summed drove the leather into Club territory and again at Kebe at 12.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Sth Hancock got on the ball and was successful inst., and left again at 4 p.m. same day via asked to get, but up in a senience. only all be
The services don't attract in his second attempt, putting the Cracks two Nagasaki for Shangbai, where she is due to a little more, the necessity of which most of the people for whose benefit they are up. Throughout the second half play was arrive at 3 pin to-morrow.
The C.P.K. steamer Tastar left Vancouver for became apparent during the negotia beld; the doctrines preached are not those mostly before the Crocks pests, but they goal tions. When the Tibetans discovered that which educated men want to har preached, keeper was in his right place and Locker Hongkong vis usual ports of call on Tuesday,
Henderagu, however, encoded in get ing their braves were by no means eo invia-Dr. Takagi, the editor of the Gokyo, observed back was always there when wanted the 7th inst.,
second one in for the Club o'er the whistle
Way
cible as they had superstitiously imagined, and that the white men, whose overtures
sometime back that reasons which keep people away from Church are pretty much the same in Japan as in Europe and America.
sounded.
Result.-H.K.F.C, 2: Crooks, 2
The Great Northern str. Minnesota will leave Munils for this port on Funday morning, the 12th inst, and is due bere on Toesday morning, the 14th inst
WEATHER LEPORT.
تو
MENUHO D'Erres--Water Cress, Toms- the following report:~
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Dance... "Baru Danco"
On the 9th at 1155 a.m. The barometer has Fish-Fried Fish, Entrees- toes and Cariare on Toast Soups Tartis Soup, Italian Soup. Salai of Wild Duck, Grilled Fillet of Beef and risen over the . coat of China, and fallen Chipped Potatoes, Quail in Jolly. Joints-Honst slightly on the B. coast. Leg of Mutton, Boiled Capon, Caper Sanco, Cold York Ham Curry Curry Eggs, Celery Sued Vegetables-Boiled Potatoes, Mashed Potate, Green Peas, Fried Pumpkine. Sweets-Plum Padding, Fruit. Pie, Vanilla Ice Cream, Finger Cakes. Fruits in Season. Tea and Cofer,
A high pressure area is lying over N. China, and gradients are rather stoep in the Formona Channel and N. part of the China Sea, where strong monsoon may be expected to prevail.
Forecast-Strong N.E. breezes; overcast, some drizzling rain.