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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY. JUNE 22nd, 1905. One of His Majesty's publia business deport- TELEGRAMS.
Now that the war has roualed a great turning stage, we think tho presant a fitting moment to put on record the profound feeling of gratitudo we entertain towards England, our ally—Jiji, Tokyo,
[British shipping had not beeu especially
singled out for such attentions, and pleadedmonts in London is under the impression that letters to Hongkong requiro 2441. stampa. A that it was difficult for it to got into com-
letter delivered in Hongkong yesterday bore a munication with its officers so as to order stamp of that value. them to desist. I will be remembered that Great Eritain undertook to convey [any such orders; and that the offences were stopped, and forgiven, on Russia's explicit assumace that nothing of the kind would occur again. Now it has occurred again, as we have said, in an aggravated fortn. We pass over the Dogger Bauk allir as irrelevant, se affair that was settled, and cannot now he counted in the
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bat rossider that the sinking of the St. Kilda' re-opens the whole subject of Russia's trespasses against us. We are not surprised that her assurances and promises have been set at naught by her own officers. Russian pledges are proverbially untrustworthy. But we shall be surprised, and somewhat disappointed, if the British Government rests satisfied with another evasive apology, and ane such feeble excuse as that the accident, would not have happened but for the disorganisation of her wavy. If Coaut LAMSony means that the Drieper was, as it were, insane from detest, and running amuk, we would like to hear of its prompt
The Adam's Peak Hotel Co., Ltd., at Colombo.! bas gone into voluntary liquidation. The hotel will be sold publicly for anything over R 60900: or to a syndicate of present shareholders for R45,000.
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For belving in a riotous and maisy manner in the public library on Tuesday, Ng Fai, Chinese student, was youterday hued 8 or fourteen days' imprisonment by Mr. F. A. Hazelund at the Police art.
Mr. Philip W. Sergeant's book abat."the Russian Empresa Catherine bay, we learn, roached its third edition. The same publisher (Mr. T. Worner Laurie) is about to issuo The Burlesque Napoleon" [Jerama Napoleon Bons parte, which is also by the rreont editor of the Daily Pres
A Louden telugram of May 17 to Australia mid-For the st month Hongkong and Singapore have been in a complate state of This fact, coupled with the recent defence. reinforcements on the British China Station.
[DEUTER'S SERVICE.] WHO WANTS HIS RESOLVE ALTERED?
LONDON, 19th June.
The Tsar has informed the deputation of the Congreen of Zemsttos that he is unalterably resolved to convoke a National Assembly.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,
The reports of the sub-committees of the Victoria Recreation Club and statemout of aecimats for 1901 uro to hand. The boat house sub-committee records that considerable in- terest was taken in rowing during the last season awl good entries were accordingly received both for the regular rates at the annual regatta and the scratch events. One notable feature was the marked improvement in form displayed by several rowing members and it is hoped this, together with the keeness, will be maintained.
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THE WAR.
LEEUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE "ST. KILDA."
LONDON, 19th June.
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.
The fourth ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the China Light and Power Company was holl at the offices of thin general managere, Messrs. Shewan Tomos and Sir Charles Hardinge has brought the Coat eleven o'click yesterday morning. There were prenout Hon. Mr. R. Showau sinking of the St. Kilda to the attention of (chairman, Hon. Sir Paul Chnter, CMG., Count Tamsdorff, pointing out the gravity Dr. J. W. Noble and Mr. B. P. White (con- of a situation arising from such incidents,aulting committed), Mr. R. Henderson (secre- Sir Charles Hardinge bas asked for repara-tary), Messés. A. A. Cordeiro, W. R. Robertson, tion and that immediate steps be taken torud Marston.
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen, the render a repetition of the incident impos. report and arconuts having been in your sible. Count Tamadorf-Ims promised to hands for some time past we will, with your refer the matter to the Minister of Marine, permission. follow the usual course and take and added that last year's assurance to them as road.
Comparing this year's figures with those for Great Britain still hold good; the case of the St. Kilda was an isolated one, and was last year you will see that the result is a profit st Kowloon of 86,043.31. for 12 months as probably due to a misunderstanding.
This news was published in a Daily Press special telegram on the 19th inst.
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
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against 33,676.55 for 7 months, and at Canton of $17,71208 for 12 months as against $9,543.81 for 7 months last year which is a very marked inpravament,
Kowloon develops slowly, but it does develop and will go on developing, and the figures though small show a steady and encouraging increase every month. For instance, our profit on work. lag over there was nothing at all in April, May and Juno, but in July it had risen to $303, and in February to $1,000, sp you see we have the prospect of much better earnings in Kowicon
But in Canton business is on a minchi larger this present year.
| suppressal as the muking fumatic is usually is interpreted at Tokyo as a virinal demonstra-will be made of this department when the clubry of Foreign Affairs holds the gate line of scale. We have there a large and wealthy city
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however, of the criminal who pleads Braukenness as a reason why he should not be punished. It may even be that the Russian tongue was in the Russian clwek QUALITY [when it was mole, as we suspect was the case when the explanation was made that more British ships were molestad because there happened to be more of them. We will not suggest, as soute will undoubted y lo, thai this was still other altcing t involve Eugland so that her might be saved by surrendering to soane Power other than
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BIRTHS.
On 6th June, at Shanghai, the wife of N. BLUMENTHAL, of a con.
On 1th June, at Shanghai, the wife of A. EMANUEL, of a so
On 10th June, at Shangbai, the wife of 4. H. Azam, of a daughter.
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Where Great Britain's might may be sup posed to be, or how her prestige will stand the strain, if she fails to exact a most ample Tapology and adequate compensation for this latest nult and injury, it would be
hard to su
Plagne list now totals 174.
Admiral Rozhdestvensky is improving in health and his wound is healing favourably.
Eron the Pall Mall Gussite is under the mpression that all dollars are worth four billing.
In the interpori ragatis at Koks on the 9th end 10th inst. Koba won the single seuils, and the pairs, and Yokohama the fours.
Mr. H. Ruttenjes, socompanied by two friends, left Hongkong yesterday on a combiosd pleasure and basicem tour round the world.
that is believed now
the Rumino death roll in the Battle of Tsushima was only 1,500. Japan has taken over 6,000 prisoners.
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Dr. and Mrs. Biola were received in farewell
On 10th June, at Shanghai, CHABLES BESudience at Tokyo by the Emperor and Emprees, to ESTES ESATRICE, and daughter of the Ixts and presented with two elaisonné vass and a WILLIAM JAKE SAYLA, of Shanghai.
DEATH
On 10th June, at Shanghai, Captain H. H CORNINGRAM, aged 67 years,
thousand ren.
The British steamer Highlander has been drydoaked in Japan, and says N. C. Daily message) will be ready for mas again
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REPLECTING upon the admissions of Count
shent the and of July.
The retiring American Consul-General at Yokohama, Mr. E. C. Bellows, was presented on June 9th by bin Amorima friads at the port, with a large silver bonl..
tion by Britain.
The gymnasium sub-commitles report that this department is equipped with a full set of
The Nichi Nichi uwned by Mr. T. Kato, ex- gymnastic appliances, quite ample for the present needs of the clab, but they regret to. Minister of Foreign Affairs, entertains not a note that rumbers have practically made no usa particle of doubt as to the unanimity of official and public oplulas both in England and In fact, the gymnasitim has been Japan in favour of the renewal of the Anglo- used more for getting out of than into training. Japonesa alliance, but stops to consider what three wall attended smoking concerts having Lord Lansdowne terms the weans of been hold there on the 6th February, 30thening and consolidating it. As telegraphi- dufiniteness; but if it is that the Britel Seore- April, and 15th October. Probably more umcally reported his Lordship's words laoks views in the matter as his old colleague Mr.
Chamberlain, whose utmost to keep pace with the demand which Chamberlain, it will not be difficult to fathon and our resources have been struined to the speech the journal quotes in part, said early in has risen for electric lighting. Our manager, his signification. Mr April lost that a mutusi defensivo alliance in an Mr. Marston, and his assistants have had to extended form would permanently guarantes exists is a mutual defensive; but the journal work, not to mention the tax on their strength peace of the Far East. The alliance as it overcome many unforeseen obsieler in their takes Mr. Chamberlain to mean an alliancs
in having only ras untrained native labour to which makes it binding on the allies that if war rely upon, and deserve great credit for the way is forced on one of them the other should at once join the hostilities in aid of her ally. The in which they have met all demands on them in Nicki Nichi on its part does not doubt that a year of unusual pressure. They have been the alliance in that expanded form would constantly engaged in laying new lines in be a great improvement ou the present one
promises are removed to Hongkong; this at any rate is the hope of the committes, who at present could not recsmmend expenditure at all on this departm¬ut.
“What do the Government mean by packing a Cabinet with nonatities, with tadpoles anil tapers from the Whips' room, with waiters from
The accounts show receipts amounting to the Carlton Club, with all the trimmers and barnacles which accamnists up a great party 496.168.42. Under disbursements" ware the after it has been too long in a position of following items-Boats, 78; gas. 151.34 patrounge and power?" asked Mt. Wiuston gymnasium, wages, 898.00: typhoon
repairs. 188 and loss on regatis, 457.09. Churchill at Croydon
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The ramand case in which Pilot Lawlor was prosecuted for the alleged infringement of a port galatian, was continued before Mr. F. A. Hazelandand Mr. Basil Taylor, unatical assessor at the Polica Court yesterday afternoon, when the solicitors for the defence and prosecution His Worship said he would take time to consider his decision, and
addressed the Court.
again adjourned the ease.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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THE CRITICS OF CONFUCIUS.
TO THE MOTOR OF THE" DAILY PRESS,”
Singapore, 12th Juay. Stn. I have persused with much interest un editorial criticism in your paper of a lecture of mine, entitled - Wiero Confucius Faila.""
The senior magis'rato at ipoh, Perak. las sentenced a Chinsman convicted of picking pockets to three years rigorous imprisonmeal!ut Ha had only five previous convictions. Other wise. suggests the Singapore Free 'rean, suggestion of a thousand dollar fine, boiling oil, and banishment for life might have occurred to the magistrate.-In Hongkong, a magistrate has been known to sentence a max to two month's imprisonment for giving his employer. insufficient notice of his intention to leare.
A carious accident happened in Bangkok the other day. A small-footed Cautonese woman was leaving out of an upstairs window when she overbalanced herself and fell out. Underneath was a 'rikisha with its hood up Plump down on top of it cazat the lady and slid gracefully to the ground. Then a crowd gathered and the last thing that was seen was the lady hobbling indoors, smiling and uphurt, and the 'rikisha man clamoring loudly, for compensation for some small damage done to his vabiele,
The nurses' quarters at the Governmen Civil Hospital appear to be a great attestion for idle soolies, and recently several have boon charged for loitering thereabouts. Chan Chang was yesterday charged before Mr. F. A. bezelend. at the Police Cours with entering the quarters | in the early hears of Tuesday morning with intent to commit a felony. He informed His Worship that he went there to ecol himself, but was found guilty, and sentenced to four
months hard labour and six hours' stocks. His Worship recommending that he be placed in the stocks outside the quarters,
aud that it would effectively provent outside various directions through the city, and in uations from rushing to arms against either of attending to a steady demand for new installa- the allied Powers, thereby verifying Lord Lanstons, in addition to which their time has been downe's expectation that it would altogether greatly taken up with extensions and additions to praventa conflagration." Should unfortunately the company's plant which the increasing domand à conflagration occur, theal junce in the exterded form would at oare place Japan's matchloss haarendored necessary. Protracted vegotiations aring at England's service, while England's all with the Bunding Commissioners havent last boer powerful navy would always be ready to assist brought to a dose for the extension of our pro- us. So that the arrangement would act both porty, which will now be on the new Bund and ways: for if it should double the responsibility of either it would also lessons moiety of the will give us more room which is badly wanted. burdens of each, and the benefit cannot but be truly mutual. A renoval is simple enough, but
The criticism slows a very vague notion of the contents of the lecture and a mistaken idea its purpose, due no doubt to the very frag mentary information you had alwut it. Inde
a renewal of the alliance in the extended foru if the lecture in question were such au
requires deliberation. For the reason3 stated coslaaght upou Confucius as you imagine it to howes r, the journal believes that such deliber have been. I quite agree with you that notion would ouly tend to confirm the desirability apertable person like Dr. Oldham would have of the extension. Only the journal thinks that patrised it, and eprtainly I would not have the extension should be made to cover exclusively Central and Eastora Asia. As for the duration hai my name uso.ipted with it.
of the Alliance in its new form, the journal loager thinks that it should extend over period of time than the present one, and that if both parties are agreed on the advisability of once be effected.--N.. Daily News. the proposition set forth, the renewal may it
It happens that this lecture is to be published in the issue of The Straits Chinese Magazine: and you will the bare an opportunity of knowing more excelly what it nature was, if you are any desire in this directionYours ote
W. MURRAY.
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AMERICA'S RECORD TRADE YEAR.
The last addition consisting of a "third" Bab- cock and Wilcox boiler is now working at full power and to keep up with the growing business another engine alternator eat was also ordered from home. This has just arrived and is pow being set up and we are already considering the necessity of immediately ordering still further additional plant.
After much negotiation the Chipese officials, at Canton have modified our previous conecasion or rather, I should say, have given us a fresh concassion on terms which are undoubtedly more favourable to them but which will susblo us to continue exteruling in every direction. and which will also setore us the lighting of Our information was contained in the
The total foreign commerce of the United the yarnode of H.E. the Viceroy, the Tartar newspaper report published at Singapore States during the past fiscal year wea the largest General, the Governor of Canton, and other We understand from the foregoing letter that(s) in the history of the country. The imports official residences. You will thus perceive that were £804 700,000, the experts #301,700,000, the Rev. Mr. Murray did not say what he was reported to have ad, or (b) that he didn't inaking a total of about £508,000,000. Comwe have a large work before us at Canton mean it. With regard to Dr. Oldham's share,pared with ten years ago, saya Engineering, the and that there is every indication of our being we regarled him as the worse offender. for it was he who described Kung Fusteze a 2 va experts of domestic products had increased by busily employed for a long time to come in 66 per cent., and the imports, largely of raw
further extensions bafore the supply overtakes materials, or of materialspartially mauafgetured, poseur. However, it really doosa't malter now: A hundred years lience, the Chinese Sage will incrassed by 51 per cent. In 1903.84 the United the demand. As some indication of how our still be a power in the land, white his exitio Kingloin recived .51 per cent. of its total business has increased at Canton I may tall and his critics aritios, for that matter. will imports from the States; Canada received 5908 you that whereas our profit there in January, have gone hence, and his no more heard of..
The Singapore Free Press her the following per cent.; Mexico. 5991: and Japan, 14:59 per 1904, was $1,200, it was over $5,000 in Junsary,
rafarance to the incident
as
cent. A very interesting featurs in the year's trading in the increase in the export of 1905, and bad risen to over $6,000 in February, manufactures and t decrease of exported the last month in our financial year and is still The Hongkong Daily Press quotes the referance. contributed to the Singapore Fagricultural products. The latter wore the increasing every mouth. Preis: 10 the Rev. W. Murray's lecture lowest on record in 1904, haring boon only
39-48 Where Confucius Failed." The report, andh per cent. of the total, as compared with
72-29 it was, is quoted in fail, under the heading ich at the inst warned date were 21:14 per per cent. in 1894, while manufactures Where the Lecturer Failed." The same paper
cent of the total exports. had risen to 3152 in 1906-4. This rapid change in the bae an excellent artists on the sabject, which it willbe a wholesome discipline for all ill-equipped pes sont erities of Confucius to read. The Hongtong proportious of American exports is due to the Daily Preas O that date was of course; always growing demand for foodstuffs at home, without any knowledge of a local reply. and the increasing manufacturing capacity of
the country.
ALLEGED GRATUITIES TO
SHIPS OFFICERS.
A MISCARETAGE OF JUSTICE,
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Chinese clerk, named Hock Kan, of whoes mar-
There is, therefore, little room left for doubt
company can do, but the menus to do it are as to our future prospects or as to what the
radically deficient.
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To keep itself going the company has had to borrow right and left and naturally has had to pay dearly for its loans. You have only to look at the profit and loss account to see what a hole in our profits interest to the bank and other creditors makes. To pay off its loans and overdrafta requires 2 to 3 laks, so to pat the company on its festo propose to raise $20,000 more capital, and an extraordinary mesting will be held after this meeting is over to give the company power to obtain this additional capital. The new shares will, of course, be
The following specimen of French as she is wrote appeared in an Algiers paper. It describes a garden party" given by the Governor-Gauorat:- Dans les splendide jurdins anglais da gubernatorial Palace tout
The District Judge of Colombo delivered
Rangoon, May 9th-A great sensation was To high-life Algéroin, toute la gentry s'étaient
judent in a case in which A. K. Seyadu sand donné reudez-vous jeudi dernier. Les tramways Alexander Pereira for R5.03. The plaintif caused here this evening by a young Chinaman, de Mustapha supérieur étaient pris d'assent, was engaged by the defendant un a sub-contract named Sau Molt, presenting biruself in the office of Messrs. Eddis, Connell, sad Lentaigas, Des buffets abondamment pourvus de plum-jake, to stow goods on board. The defen tant used to the defendant kept false sergunta, see rding to de plum-puddings, de sherry-brandy de sades, de keep the acesants. The plaintiff alleged that and confessing that he was the murderer of a whisky furent dévalisés par les invités essoifles which he was credited with stowinglessider a Burman police clerk, Hla Gyi, was found to affamés. Shoking! On dans la boston maisamount of tons than he actually stowed. This guy at the present sessions and was sentenced offered to shareholdere in propertion to their magistrates to make his confession. He was disposed by the general manager in the best for the goods surwed. The defence was that a made a serious difference in money due to him to death. Sau Moh desired to be placed before holding, and failing their settplause will be tout à fait éussia”
goed anoant used to go in gratuities to ships accordingly taken before. Mr. Dawson, the Dis-way they can. If there are any questions I officers and that it was agreed between then triet Magistrate, to whom be stated that he shall be pleased to answer them before proposing that the defendant was to be responsible for the wished to confess, because the decision of the
Judge was wrong- Nobody had the adoption of the report and accounta amounts thus, exponded. His Honmur baring Session bine confess, and the benent he
There were some and the chairman put the gone through the details of the evidence TRIS
Mr. H. P. WHITE Seconded and it was carried up as follows:-Referring to the criminal charge expected to derive by making his confession was against the defendant in which he urged the that Hla Gyi would not be hanged. At this stage Proposition to the meeting.
Mr. Fuse WACHUN próposed the re-election same defence, the Judge vays that the defendant the Magistrate considered it to be more conred- elated when criminally charged he was obliged to ient to record the confession in chamber.
of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Dr. J. W. Noble give away the officers who now would have Ceylon Times.
and Mr. H. P. White on the consulting com. nothing to do with hini and that his business is :
mittee. thereby wrecked.
Capl. G. P. Marshall, of the R.M.S. Emprrox LMSDORFT, Russia's Foreign Minister, India, has been made su Elder Brother of Trinity House, and has been succeeded in com- admissions that were none the less remark-mand of his steamer by Capt. Reetham. able because wainly implied, we conclude
Mr. W. O. Walts, of the U. 8. Depete cake-walk fut ezela de catts fête tres spart of that our London correspondent's telegram,
Quartermaster's office at Nagasaki, was married announcing the purport of the reply to
on the 8th to Margaret, senoud daughter
SHIPBOARD FOOLING.! Lord Lansdowne's enquiries regarding the
Here are ona. or two extracts from the treatment of the British steamer St. Kilda,
The first day's crusade spuinst the dogs of indicated a more serious state of affairs Penang resulted in the very good bag of 120 Himalaya Truth, published on board the P. & O. than has yet been realised. The behaviour for ibres guna, and it is reported that the ide. / dimalaya, now en route to London.
of the well-known Captain R. N. Walker.
of the Russian officers of the Duièper, now of dog hunting has caught on amongst Euro- fully described in the interview reproduced | plans. elsewhere in this issue, was of a peculiarly impudent and provocative character, all the annoying features that were present in the assaults on British abipping in the Red Sea being present in aggravated form. The allusion to the British flag's conspicuity
Au attempt was made by ten of the Orel's crew to blow ag har port magazine while the Japauesse prise crew was taking ber to Maizuru, It was discovered at the critical moment, and eight of the Russians wars sint on the spot.
MARCONIGRAMN.
Hongkong. May 24tb.----Advices just to hand show that bath combatants in the Russo-Japan war adjourned for the celebration of Empire Day.
Tokyo. May 25th-The Mikado (short titla "Mike") is looking for the Heart of Japan and aorta find it before Jung.
BIRTHS
On 29th May, 1995, in the 2nd saloon smoking room Mr. of a Joke. Deeply regretiad. Australian papers. please do not copy.
DEATH.
In berth No. 329, of a compound fracture, caused by the fall of a slipper, Cock Rich. No flowers.
PIANOS! PIANOS!
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Judo,
Mr. A. A. CoEDEIRO Boconded and it was carried.
Dr. NOBLE proposal the re-estion of Meurs. W. H. Potta and A. O'D. GovEDIN as auditors. Nr. MARSTON seconded and it was carried.
EXTRAORDINARY MEFTING.
An extraordinary general meeting of the enimpany was then held.
The CHAIRMAN proposed that the following
If this be so," His Honour continues, “he! might have made his peace with the plaintiff
The O. O str. Doric, with wrails, &c., which bafore the matter went into the Pelice Court.
left bence May 4th for San Francisco via He admits that he in at the present moment a man of straw and that he has parted with the Skangbal, &e., urrived at ber destination on the only. decent suit be was possessed of an 20th lust.
The C.P.R. str. Empress of China arrived at Australian horse, and a dog cart. To me it seras that the defondant fabricated a plausible Vancouver at 3.30 p.m. on Tausday, the 2014
which charged. sofence when crinually
The C.P.R. str. Tartar arrived at Koby at naturally took with the Magistrate who held the inquiry. The dofones is to me a bold, plausible, pin. on Sunday, the 18th just and left again at audacious work of imagination from beginning 5 pm. on Tuesday via Nagasaki for Shanghai, against the defendunt on the question of the 24th inst.
The str. Goldyouth, from Middlesbro' and should the resolution be passed by the required The Eussian cruisers Admiral Nakhimogandog to announce a sale of pisoss a win use ou
board the Himalaya. These instruments ago gestuities, judgment should be entered for the Vladimir Humach were found on the 28th of the highest quality, as clearly appears from plaintiff for the amount claimed. I held that Londen, left Singapore on the 20th inst., and majority it will be submitted for confirmation ult. adrift near Tsushima.
The Sut Jaru the fact that they have already been in use there was no agreement between the plaintiff is expected here on Monday, the 24th ins
The Indo-China str. Lumeang, from Calcatta as a special resolution to a second extraordinary- towed them separately towards Tsushima, hat
years without one being trued. Some of the and the defendant to poy gratuities to ships
gatnities. I am of opinion that the d-futut the 20th inst., p.m., and may be expected herend in the event of it being confirmed the shares will be offered to shareholders on the they both sank in shallow water, and it is keys. will even stake two potas at once and offers and that plaintiff should make good such and the Straits, left Singapote for this port on meeting, which will be autarquently convened,
others stay down when hit
furnished the plaintiff with false accounts to on the 26th inst., ..
The 0.9.8. & C.M. str. Idomeneus left Singa- believed that they may be reflcated.
cheat him of what he was entitled. Decres
tion to their then holdinge, and all shares not judgment for plaintif as prayed."-- Ceylon pore yesterday at 6 am, and may be expected register on the eighth day of July, in propor
here on the 28th inst.
I is rather startling reading this item from a Shangbai paper--"There was a processimuat during the infamous torget, practice is par-Osaka to celebrats the victory at Tsushima, in ticularly galling; and the high-handed which eight honored geisha took part." We meddlement with His Majesty's Mail is had not heard that Tago employed Amazons. another feature that will not tend io make the Russian offence appear less heinous in British eyes. Wheu Russian naval men were misbehaving in the Rad Sea and the Mediterranean, it will be remembered that the Russian Government for their admitted its responsibility misdeeds, but in its apology urged that
On arrival at Loudon the P. & O. Company to end. It was agreed that. if the court found where she is due to arrive at á pin, on Saturday, solution be pussed, on the condition that
ANBWRE TO CORRESPONDENT.
As the Volunteer faster Irtiach sink in shallow water
Miss H-FF-We think you will find after receiving only thraa shells, it is hoped Lawng Dennis (a) suitable game for the summer that she will by rafloated.
months,
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