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concert to-night at the Theatro, havo givan a similar performance at Macan with such encouraging results that they intend getarning to the neighboaring-obny sort work to give. unother.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Loxton, 14th-August The Japanese terms for granting
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.
Au amendaunt rapressing the shareholders", opinion that the directors' apart was defective in not tally xplaining the "esuerssing of the thing rights was lost, and tus original motion was afterwards carried, including the payment of a divitoad of 2 per cent, per annum
July 12th reports-The The Times of half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the Cannon-street Hotel, Sir Charles J. Jessel preziding. The chairman stated that the gross revenus for this year muded Decoarbor, 31 last
the W09 £97,910, while
not surplus of revenue over expenditure was
Ma Sandow has been relnotently enrgalikd to prematurely terminate his engagent at over the Ka-Shanghai owing to the heat. He will not give peace were submitted, and the com. These figures exhibited gross and nat,
any further performance, but will leave for forence adjourned; Enghuid dirset, with iis company by the next fiorman Mail. This will disappoiut Japan and Manila.
tung province had much to do with the present vigen of the native now
When complaints were mado Papers fore to the Hongkong officials by the Canton, mandarins, that government matters,
Heat apoplexy claimed another vietin at Shanghai on August 5th in the person of Mr. hitherto sostered, were halled with a rough irreverence, they got litth confort Jolan Callaway, formerly, when he was in the au less assistance. Freedom of the Press employ of Messrs. Hitterbold and Swire, a very was the role in the colonies of Great Britain; well-known diguge there. He has been lately on the staff of the Woosung Railway. Ho was Hongkong was a colony, therefore the taken to the General Hospital aur diet six -editors-vonkl not-be-coerced. The conse-hours after admission. This appeurs tó bụ thể quence was that the axudarins, seeing that fourth death from
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PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.'
Losnos, 11th August, Parliament has been prorogued..
THE ZIEGLER EXPEDITION.
Loxios, 11th August.
Tho
THE EMPRESS OF INDIA-
*** KUANGFAL" COLLISION..
The M-0. Daily Mora sags:-The Graubt respectively of £14283 and £14,535
stances of this collision must be still in the. avor those of the previous 12 months. very considerablo improvements thus show of naty of our readers. Shortly bufor midnight on the 17th of August, 13, the reflected the greatest crest ou tlas govern Chinese cruiser hinanglai was a Beeaker and their stof.but their enlosy was as Paint on her way from Shanghai to Imkon valuable adjunct to the British Empire was, de steuning a knots, Beling or come directors thought, beginning to be realized the C. F. R. 8. Engress of India, abso A few months ago what would Hussia have
bound from Shanghai to Hongkong, steam- given for such a possession, and what would
ingat shout
knots. The press kept close behind the Maurytai, camo up that to her, collided with her, sed sunk her, a Choas lling the high places in his Government did not always fully appreciate baing drowned. The almost univormal
al opinion the service which the company had rendered to
ang untical men was that the Bups was the nation in securing for it for aver such an
te bags for the collision, and it is an oper important heritagens North Borneo undoubtedly secret that the legal advisors of the Canadian was. Passing to the balance sheet, he stated Pacific Railway Co. in Shanghai dot that about £56,000 had been sport on
recommend fighting the case; hat the com
Germany give for such Potentially rich property? Yet they sometimes thongsty's number of her crew, ineluding law captain,
The Members of the Ziegler Polar ballasting with stone the Jessalton-Beaufort
they were belpless, submitted to the inevil: Pho Japan-Afoil-ways :-Chinese-statesen | Expedition have been found...! section of the railway and on its upkoop end any's Hongking advises word of a different -
ble. After a time when nothing" very serions bapprùed, either to their revenues or to their harems, aut juy those days they di 3 nut seriously care for very math beyoud These two absorbing interests, they ceased to be so obviously muxions, and so a native Prysis developed not only in Hongkong but in the city of Canton, which id-day is no sandl industry, saol ne unimportant factor in the life of the great city.".
This authority gives to the native Press of Canton a much higher character than we imagined it deserved, describiby its news as trustworthy and valuable, and its policy
lave become imbued with the ides that Japan intends to hand over Port Arthar to Great Britain, and the prospect is saille bo ganing the much concern. We do not see why it should Of they guld sleep without, nightmares when Russia was in possession, their natióval ecasrience should be biurvio:er in fgar con, nocted with othay-Passin
The V. C. Daly News-syror 5 tlweugh American, a strong lover of the old conutry, a man 8 high culture and attainments, and a delightful companion, left China for good and git by the M.M.S. Tabia yesterday morning, in the person of Professor C. S. Lavenworth MA, formerly of Nanyang College. He was
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that the first train, had outerel Tenom, the
that of guiling, the fostering tablic most popular with all who knew kit, foreigners, received by Mr. E. L. Brockman, theenth of May Mr. West replied,Traille so large that the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
opiniou
Sometimes," we r tula, the native off for "sesines very near" to real- ising, this ambition. But often, we have previously learnal, they depuirt. For from it. We are bidden now to adnite the way in which they lash out the corra Government, and at particular official and believing that these objects disuve all the castigation, we would not refuse were it not for a conviction that
of it is impaired by their. habit of lashing out all round, Bike camp, ple. Naturally, the Canton papers To have been carmest supporters of the boycott; aud aegonting "to euston, they have been
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THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
LONDON, 9th August.
The Finvoys, who are staying at the side hotel, proceeded to the Naval Yard in separate launches. This time the Russians were given precedenco. Enok was saluted with nineteen guns. Rear Admiral Mead received and con.
Writing of the last Japanese loan, the Hah says.-There has been a large user suivription. and, although no titno is being wastini. it will take some few days to get nut the alioturats. It is stated that £100 worth of the loun has beappli 1 for in London, and that this over subscription is not so largely due to "stags" and premium-huntary us may en only be supposed. The genuine stall investor
nouhabi' that Japanese loans have beconus a“ favourite formed security with him. Thespected the arrangements for the conference, "and after Jquéla "returned to the hotel. M. de premium was small estershy this was du Wits, interviewed, said he would leave nothing to heary German sales. When these worn ones
anattempted to conclude peace, but all depouted out of the way, the premium improved from
on the Japanese demands, sed in caso of failure to is likely to go inch 6ther.
the world could judge who was responsible.
THE ALIENS BILL.
Daring--the-construction.
revenue of the
p the ought might have been saved, b proferred to be drowned, 1o the course his judgment, Sir H. S. Wilkinson Toad that this satement was outirely disproved and should not. have been made. There has also béon sõitis cóm mont on the appointment of Captain Marshall, of the Empress of India, to the Trinity klouse shortly alter au accident like this. But it st remorabared that Captain Matshall puly came on the wigs of the Empress two to three minutes he did al he could to avoid it, and to assist befers the collision, when it was inevitable, and
the Reenglar and her crew after the collision. That substantial justice ou been done universally concedeif, wid it is only difficult to
bitterly resiting the utterances of all whikes to gat, in only when he can, and there is ducted thom to the Stores Building where they to the trade of Marudu Bay, and the activity understand how the officer on watch on fi
would non, like themselves, go the whole bg" Yeastar is not one to accuse or pro-American and anti-Chinese felings, vet brause he was able to see; more than Fone side of flar question, and felt it his duty warn the agitators that they were not Neomunication: relating to the news column cong the best way to achieve their objects,
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„Barugh is stirred by the question of official dress, and as we learn from the de ragion
is the better for their career.
1 a young-
Le has been the subject of the peenlturlyfanite, the younger generation of native viperish and hysterical comments of which officials, many of them educated in England, we All letters for publication should be wristen unten temes are capable wondering whether antiyoor Esropean costairs Burmese official adopts the European postage, he is practically absidyed from the obligation of showing respect to his superiors in the nation fashion." You can medly expert a young incorrect Westera attira to taka off his shoes.
when they try. We note that there a Noonymously signed o coximunications that have further signs of weakening in the native
only appeared in other popers will be inserted. Oiders for cætra copies of SALT Press should be ant infare 21 a.m. on day of publication. After thats at Shaughty, and that some of the Amytur angeply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: FEBS Codes: 4.8.0.541⁄2
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**VĀRTUS. On Sed Augus, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. GRPETS, a sch
Onth August, at Shanghai, the wife of J MATRENDEN, of à son and daughter,
DEATHS.
On Both April, in the Roud Selon voyagé InmF", STANLEY KEITH Gethox, ngel 25, secold son of The late Captain RP Codaxe, HAMO:, kas of Ind China 8. N. Chu, 'is sarvine,
Kneel down on the floor, or keep the open palme of his hands clasped on his stoinich; and the Burman finds a notice in the dak bungalows pat up by the Public Works Department for the use of travelling of cials-to-this offers that they are to be ed only by untives who a lupt European dress
weiters who most diligently famed the tone appear now to be alarmed at the result. They are appealing now to reason, where before they appealed to passions; and, but for the things that forekomed the movement to abortion, they would appeal in vain perhaps. The power of the native Press of South China, real as it is, does not rest upon this capacity for abuse: ht upon the power of publicity. There were things which, hushel up and hidden, could endure; but which, exposed as the Chinese papers expose them, are obliged to disappear. On 5th August, at Shanghai, Jesus Callaway. GB 61 August, at Shangin, Cutx OrTING, Director at the Shanghai Nanking Railway If they do strive after trastworthy presenta Administration, aged hi yenuva,
Du 6th August, at Ryughi, Mrs. Thos. Wasion of facts, and more temperate comment, our native contemporaries will yet work HONGKONG OFFICE: HOA, Des Veux Roar Cinders in bringing about a real union of
HI, FLKET STREET, EC. the Chinese, by which great deeds will be. Army Ordinance Department. The
possible. But that is the only way.
Du 27th July, at Canton, of typhoid, Jous Tuahas aged a late Segetary, Musonic Club, Shanghai.
LACE, aged 2 year.
LONDON OFFICE
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The following extracts from the Lenki fiuette are published for information of military rowlers: --July 7th. Grenadier Quarts:
Second Lieutenant (now Lieutenant) E. 'S..
Ward is seconded for service on the Staff. Dated 5th November, 1933. The Queen's Own loyal West, Kent Regiment): Lieutenant Cyril F.. Adams, from the Royal Garrison Begment, 'to be beaten ni, Supernumerary ta Establishment. Dated 8th July 15, July
consolidation. In all the railway construction, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., was set up costs last year amounted to 2,205, Its from Hongkong to conduct the case for the cont construction had been a long and tedims pay at the trial at the Supreme Court, buslass, and when the directare roepives on is Admiral y, here. The Court was compuses
of Sir H. S. Wilkinson, Chief Justice, mul April 5 Inst Mr. West's telegram aonacing Capt. Moore, R N., and Navigating Linst
Hanga R. N., of H. M. S. Siries, sensors, interior terminus of the railway, they were AS. P. White Cooper conducting the ease for highly gratifail. The line, owing to the difficulties the Asangat. Some of the Mercantile Marines experienced in the Paula Garge and the many Associations at home hace explained of the swamps met with, had taken ten years to con
Gasessors in this case being both naval olieere. struct and tim greatest praise was due to Mr. but they do ust valise that stormers sadnes West in connexion with the work.
make such short stays in port that it is very directors Juliused that the railway would-be as
difficult to get mercantile marine officers US great a sucess in time as similar undertakings nesessors in a cuse. That is likely to last cons had been in the Malay peninsula and Sunutra.
sidorable time. This case was l the ith of November, 1904, and julgat In a recent lotter Mr. West informed them that the whole of the line was in first-class
was delivered on the 29th of December in condition and capable of carrying any amount of traffic, that can be put upon it year, this Court finding the Empress In auswer to a telegram inquiring as to the
of India entirely to blame. There having been traffic receipts and the working expenses for the decision is no loss
Inss of life, the liability of this Empresy by thi aum than £90,000, a sum receipts Stain, expenditure chargeable to thought it worth the chance to throw so revenue $3,300. This was a good hginning wore good money after had, and appealed to for a railway which had to create its own traffic, the Privy Council, with the role that, was ih the receipts already more than covering the Lounced on working expenses
Saturday. It is generally proved of the line the
a loistoke to appeal against Chief Justico Wir Crowds manifested the greatest vinces, which it "tappel" had increased from
pro-kinson's decisions.
It may be noted that the statemont was mailt 848,671 in 1895 to $191,814 last year, and in the coarse of the trial bors that the captain the total revenues of the company had lucresed in the same period from Sais 947 to 9976.268 des the capital and the population which had been attracted to the country in the vicinity of the railway, a considerable ameant of capital an a large number of people wonji be employed elsewhere to make the country yield up its hidden riches. For instate, the British Bomeo Exploration Company was forced last February to exploit the mineral wealth of the territory. commence working the manganese at Taritipan sud they had decided to
Marudu Buy, as soon as the sight, miles of rails which they had ordered would be laid. Such an industry should give a great impetus farouanbly affect the revenue. Apart from this, they thus created would undoubtedly recently received from the Exploration Com- pany, as consideration for the concession 100,000 fully poil £3 founders, bars which were entitled to one fifth of the entire profits, no matter how much that company's capital might be increased. There was also the possibility of finding smokeless cral in quantity. Mr. Robert- son, the engineer of the Exploration Com pany, was trying to locate the seara from which the
sample sent homo originally came. Fail- been plainly stated, for the provout to outsiders. On receiving notice of this from Ule German. The Aliens Bill has passed the third reading ing its location by the method employed at pre. Consul, Viceroy Teen Ch'us-bistien deputed th sert, the Exploration Company would no docht resort to ring. The Sandukan Bay Coal matter to an official of prefect rank with in- structions to confer with the German visitors. Fields Com any, who were operating in the in the Ifcuse of Lords.
vicinity of Cowin Harbour, hal sent from ay to the Treatment of Chinese labourns, work
It is stated that Vicros America a diamond drill and an expert bororing at Lae ninge LONDON, 9th August.
With aspect to the blue ground, he stated Tan is willing to allow the pulis ment of Pierpont Morgan and Company ara, negotiate last meeting that the small sample of bourers in Kungtung province on condition about Info hunderdweight was pronounced that thuyo guaranteed the best of treatment ting for the sale of the Hunkow-Canton railway wost promising by isertain exports. aml a sample and avoid the cruelty and harshaves that was. of about finur tous was, therefore, ordered from secorded by representatives of a certain ofher country to such Chineso labourers us responded Borzeo. This bail just boan examined by an
to their invitation to enlist. I the Gerinaas export, but so far he had failed to find any diamonds in it. It was, however, he believed. consent to give the liberal and kind treatment quite possible to treat four tons of blue ground asked for, his Excelleney the Viceroy has stati of even a payable mine and not find a diamond, bis willingnes to grant the necessary partis. sion to open an oplisting agency, and also issit Still, they were very much disappointed because
a proclamation in his own name to that effet, the proof of the existones of a single diamond
N. C. Daily News. ганен in this ground would have moaut sic for them all. The developments otherwise
Two were most encouraging.
companies formed. during the last for months-the Sapong Rabber and Tobacco Estate Com Pay and the British Borneo Pure Rubber Company had already begur operations in the vicinity of the railway. Of course, the develop-
It will he learned with surprise and regret ment of such things as manganese was very. by a large circle of friends that Mr. Chin excellent in its way, but ho permanent woalth Oi-ting passed away ut his residence, 16, Range: of every country us in the fertility of its soll. Roel, arly yesterday morning. The decease! The railway was beginning to play an important had been at work at the Shanghai-Nanking part in the development of the territory, and by Railway offies antil Thursday last, but not the opening ont of such lands its agricultural footing well be remated at horne on Friday possibilities were enormous. In a few years and Baturday. It was late on Saturday even they confidently anticipated swing the whole ing before alarming symptoms occurred, and length of the line populated by a body of in a few hours he fell into a quiet sleep during adoption of the report. Mr. W. C. Cowrie, tho agriculturists. He concluded by moving the which he died.
The deceased was a native of Contour Provine
LONDON, 9th Angust.
THE HANKOW.CANTON RAILWAY.
to China: the offers of European syndicates are not being considered.
THE FRENCH FLEET IN ENGLAND.
----- Londos, Mih-August.......... The French feet has cutered the harbour of Portsmouth, an unprecedented honour to a foreign Heat; the ships auctored amid the wildest onthusiasm.
NEW
INTERNAL RUSSIAN LOAN.
LONDON, 9th August. A new internal loan of £20,000,000 at 5 per cent, is announced in St. Petersburg,
the exision to occur, Empress, with plenty of sea-room, oror allowed
GERMANS AFTER CHINESE LABOURERS.
A Caution letter stutes that certalu Praise have arrived there with the object of getting labourers to work at certain mines, presumably in Shaataug province, although this has not
THE DEATH OF MR..CHUN
OI-TING.
The N.-C. Daily News contains the following referenco
A SPECIAL CHINESE TREATY . COMMISSIONER TO THE US...
andermentioned Inspector of OrduanCH The Native Notes" writer of the M. Machinery, del Class, and Honorary Taten-Darily Name nnderstands that it. Wai sut, to bat Inspector of Ordgance Machinery, fang, dunior Vice-President of the Waiwupu, HMS. Iphigenia is expected to arrive home 2 Class, with the honorary rank of Capten, is to go to Washington as Special Commissiozeranging director, in seconding the motion, and was educated at St. Paul's College, Hong to negotiate a new Immigration Treaty with reminded the shareholders that after 11 years kong After having been employed for severs! years in various Government departments t Monday.
jinaler the provisiņus of Articles 318 and 403 the United States. I to be hoped that the from the inception of the company that waHorgkong, he became gonnected with the
in 1893-heir arts showed a deficit of
Chinese Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion: Chinese community, since they are already 10,830. The policy which was adopted after Chinn Minil and later foundsi
gained the attention of the American Press and 1893, which had been in mans of raising the newspaper the Chino Mail.*** When William A Quennoil. Dated 5LE July 1905
people to the wants of the Chinese natives for
revenna from less than £33,000 in that year to Minister Chen went Washington Mr. Chur suspend their boycott and
HONGKONG, August 12, 1905.
M. Odagiri, until wecently the Japanese THERE is not quite so much emphasis put Consul at Shanghai, is said to be accepting a nowadays on the influence of the Pressresponsible appointment with the Spocie Bank.
Whether it be demoralisation, or merely commercialion, newspapers are as often called oclines of public opinion as moulders or lenders thereof. In China, however, it appears that the Press has not yet verbed the stage of comparative insignificause that Western journalism is supposed to occupy, There is a gentleman in Hongkong whose learning is so great that he is able to read both Chinese and Japanese journals and
A Piking Imperial. Edict authorises Taug, with Japanese assistants, to establish system of gendarmerie throughout the city the Japanese model.
N
on
H.E. the Governor was At Honat his Peak Residence. "Mountain Lodge," yesterday afternoon, when he received number of visitors and entertained them in his asual hospitable fashion.
General Bragg, the American Consul,
By kind permission of Major S. H. Pets better troutmont of the classes, will vor £97,000 last year, was, he thought, certain, Oi-ting was chosen to with him and was
the result of
under the
yeura.
presnt improved-conditions, to raise appointed Chinese Consul General at Ravana, und Officers, the Band of the Second Battalion H. E. Wu Ting-feng's mission. By their
On bi The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regi inauguration, of the boycott the American it at a for quicker rate in the future. In 1893 Cuba, where he did oxcellent work for
the country had neither telegraphs nor railways; his conuermea for several anunt), will play the following programme of people now know that the Chinese are in
now, with the telegraph and the railway, their return to China be was appointed Managing Director of the Kalping Coal Miues music during dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, Carey Multi President Roosevelt and traders and planters were in a position to com Seerotary Metcalf have both shown their desire this (Saturday) evening.
to better matters, the Chinese community have pete with those of the neighbouring States. In 199 he joined the Imperial Chinese Marle
"Rues
Canne obtained their object, and, such being the Having regard to the limited means which the Railway Administration under Sheng Kung Overture to acre li
Rossind
ssini case; they should suspend their boycottery, we lad at their disposal, he thought pao, and was the Chief English Secretary Selection from Attila"
that they were justified in feeling pond at in the negotiations of the contracts for the Valse........ Wiener. Blut"......
until they see if they can obtain thoir washes, what had so far been accomplished, and he said building of the Caatou-Haukay Railway sud Stranse when it i will not ba too late to begin once more: this in spite of the smallest of the dividends of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. He was Surenata "Tote in lillemss" "Macbeth" The Saporior Man is he who knows when they had been able to pay. Should the one of the Chinese Commissioners in the Poard
Elgar stop and when to gro on"-
aso said the greatest governor's estimates be realized, the rovouns of Commissioners which control these two Morces Mignon Salut D'Amorus SelectionScothaul's Peile". C. Godfrey of China's seges. The boycott string for the current year should enable thom to show lines. For several years he was Director of
D'Euros Anchovy Canapes obtain batter treatment of Chinese
skill that it became * Soup-Mock Turtle Soap Hels-Honed Floh the United States: Now the President of thu a surplus in the neat balspos-sheet of £45,000, the Shanghai-Woosing Railway, which he Sauce Genevoist Entre-Kabbit a la Francois, United States and his principal Ministers hare and tho
remaining a more than that. A discussion source of profit instead of
Batisfaction was financial failure. His work on the Treaty Paltios_Curry-Calcutta Curry.” Joints--Roast
the better treatment demands, and have issued followed, in which and Sausage Hoiled Cornell Hup of teef and that this is promptly done. House the object
of the company: bat Mr. Thorburn Treaty is fresh in the memory of the public, W Carrots, Cold Galanting of Pigeon and Mixed Sila.
DINNEE-Hora
started
to
in the case of the former, he bas had received a telegram from Manila Observatory, Fillet. of Beef and Hashroom Sauce, Mangs signiffed their wish that Chinese should be £10.00 surplus for 1908 should be at least managed experiences which convince him of the dated 9 a.m. yesterday. Lo say there is $er of Mutton and Onion Saub, East Furey instructions--to thoir atbordinates to use to ited at the imrad position and Commission which negotiated the
enormous power wielded by the vernacular typhoon lying SE. of Inzon" -papers. Of the South China native Press Mr. A. J. Pugh has joined the Volunteer Ponting, and Ganner A. W. Panning, hare
signed on leaving the Colony.
Mackay
tanid he thought that the shareholders ought can confidently y say that there were few men Sweet Cuman Pudding, Chocolate Leo Frans of the boycott has been attained. The next to be informed of the circumstances in which among the Chinese community of Shanghai
will do men it may be trufhfully said that "ideas Artillery. Sergt. F. Penning, Gunner F. Ward Genda Cakes, Apple Turnover.. Tipsy Cake step should be to await what Congress had obtained a concession for all this com- honourable career. In addition to these public
are their weapons and newspapers their fortresses." It appears that this is partly because native journalism locally is etill in the period of strenuous and hopeful youth. The Canton correspondent of a northern contemporary remarks that:
The native Press of China. at least of the South of China, bas grown up within
A Church Parade of the "Hongkong Volunteer Corps will be held in S. John's Cathedral to-morrow (Sanday) at 11 am. The Venerable Archdeacon Banister will be the preacher. Sent holders who find their coats occupied by Volunteers are requested to apply to the verger for seats elsewhere.
Dessert Coffen-Fruit.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
...
The King's Park Rango. will be available for practice shooting over the 500 yards range to-day (Saturday) from 2 o'clock to 6 c'clock. Members may aboot for the Governor's Cap, and there will be a Pool competition.
in December next and the result of Wa fang'e mission. There is plenty of time in future to act if the wishes of the Chiamer not obtained and he hopes his Chinese fellow- residents will see it in this light.
WANTED..
5 MUSICIANS, (2 Clarionete, Piacalo, Trambols and Cornet) Must be god players For Fitzgerald's Circus... Apply Thomas's Hotel, 111.M.
pany's
upon
amoroussful and
the British Borneo Exploration Company who call look back
mineral rights for 60 yours, Mr. services he was contacted with many private Cowie replied that the matter. Lad been charities and philanthropie tartakings using
The company explained in former reports
one of the founders of the Canton Guild School mentioned took over the concession alluded to
and e
la member of the Committee of the Chinese from the British Borneo Syndicate (Limited), Fublic School. He will be greatly missed, but which had previously been working for over his life can be pointed to as a model for the two years. As had been stated, their own younger generation of Chinese to imitate, as he company were to receive one-fifth of the profits did his utmost to create and foster kindly foolings of the Exploration Company, whose rights, between his countrymen and foreigners. He is moreover, if they ceased to spend £10,000 a year survived by his wife Bad Soreral children-with on prospecting, would revert to this company. whom doen sympathy is feli