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striving infant, that she won't be happy
still she gets it. Yet even now, after practically two centuries of railways, there are those who believe, as the Times saye, " that the industries of the country would be more thriving than they are, that cost of production and transport would have been sensibly diminished, if canal com munication had been developed." Their idea is that the British Parliament should devote greater attention to proposals for improving existing canals and making new bus, to form a chain of water-ways between the principal ports. Our Hamburg correspondent has more than once referred to Germany and the enterprising canal ROBERT PORTER service there; and these modern agitators
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want to see England with as fine a sṛetum, Water cirriage, they say, is the cheapest possible; and it is this attention to what the Buglish have treated with negleet which, in their opinion, has conduced to the notable industrial-progress of Germany. It is different there, of course; the Elle, and the Rhine have to
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Imperial Government soren, per cont, elter TELEGRAMS. loan of 1886 (E) are payable at the Hongkong and Shoughal Bank from today. An official announcement to this affect will be found in our advertising columns to-day.
Mrs. A. G. Gordon, Mrs. J. W. Kew, Colonel. Haynes, Hessrs. L. J. C. Anderson, Frank Austin, A. F. Walstow, and A. 5. Piže, argift contributors to the Volunteer Prommule Concert programue this evening, with or course, the West Konts excellently epidacted
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I is officially notified that from to-morrow
the advertisement appearing on our fourth the supply of water within limits specified. in page, will be controlled by bringing the rider mains into operation, and that within the area specified the water will be turned on for two fours daily; one hour in the morning, and one hour is the afternoon.
Pho P.M.5.5. Con to face which left. the 6th ind, arrived at Sau Hongkong on Francisco, her destination, on the 27th, making the rau from Yongking in 21 days, and ireto Yokotaran te San Francisco in 10 days, 11 hours e Weser.
and 5 minutes, breaking the host previous record. op up wider areas than England
of 10 days, 15 hours made by the manier ship
The averago speed from Yokobama to bost; while ne English producing centro can be more than a few hours San Francisco was something over 19 knats.
nearest port. Railway away from its
The Faochow Enha of Sept. 23 contains a companies have no love for eauals, aturally, highly appreciative abituary reference to the and we may at once discount the theory at Mr. Paul Bender, heul of the austoras that the degree in which canal communi-out-door staff at Fonchow. A Gorman, aged cation becomes subordinate is the exact only 6 years, Mr. Bender had spent an ad- measure of the efficiency of the railway venturous and withal usoful life. Ha began system of a country." An efficient railway system is one that provides a tariff possible to all who must use it; and there is not the slightest doubt that there are English industries, chiefly agri- or horticultural, to
A very imposing and interesting ceremony which the excessive railway rates are fatally prohibitive. The uoprejudiced critic in will be held to-morrow morning in the Roman England will welcome anything, canals or Catholic Cathedral emmancing at 8 o'clock," road intors, that is likely to impose a check this being the consecration of the Right Nov Domenico Pozzoni, the Biskop elect of Taria, upon the ridiculous railway rates in vogue Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Mission in some parts of the country; but to talk
in Hongkong. The consecrating bishop will seriously of developing the canal traffic be the Most Rev. John Menicetti, the Viear a wholesale scile will not tickle the ground- Apostolio of Houan Septentrionul, meisied by
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back the bands of the clock. In China, when it comes to a rivalry between railways and waterways, we will perhaps sce "old custom fighting on the side of progress. For the case with which tariff barriers car: be put across canals and rivers is the great
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"DANY PARES" SERVICE. Į ANGLO-JAPANESE SHIPPING
COMBINE.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.
The nunal meeting of the members of the Hongkong St Andrews' Society took place in the City Hall last night under the chairman ship of Dr. Ronnie, president.
THE REPORT.
LONDON, 28th Sept. The report of the committee for the year ending 3let August slated:- St. Andrew's Com-Day, 1004, was celebrated by a ball, which was
An Anglo-Japanese Shipping bino has been formed by London and Liverpool and Japanese shippers with
(a mpital of £5,000,000.
Forty Japanese transports are to capture the const trae, and larger vessels are being purchased for partici- pation in the European trade.
CANAL OBSTRUCTION
REMOVED.
London, 29th Sept. The steamer Chathum, which was sunk in the Suez Canal, has been dynamited, and all obstruction to traffic is now removed.
KING TO VISIT SPAIN.
LONDON, 28th Sept. It is officially announced that King
■ decido success. The sum of $37444 was expended during the year on charity. Several deserving cues wore pasicted from the Charit
able Fund. Your committee deeply regret to record the deaths of the following mombora, which occurred since the last report: MesSTA. A. Coutte, A. G. Ewing, J. I.. Houston, J.
members joined tho socioly during the year, na Kirkwood and P. Lawson. Thirty-one ner
against twenty-six in the provious year.
DES VŒUX ROAD FIRE INQUIRY,
The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the fire which occurred at this Cheung Lee Furniture shop, 20, Des Voux Road Central, in the early morning of the 9th instant, was continued before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the magistracy yesterday afternoon,
Mr. H. W. Looker (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) represented the Firs Insurance Companies interested, and Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for the owner of the premises.
Lau Sui, master of the shop, was further cross-examined by Mr. Looker. He sail the value of the stock pa the promises at the time of the fire was over $51,000, The stock was on the ground, first and second floors, He could not give ab estimate of the value of
the stocks on each floor, but got the total valus
Your committee are indebted to Mr. J. of the goods from his books. A lot of goods on MeArthur for kindly auditing the acoonots. the ground floor were not burnt, Tas gools on the first floor were worth more than $2 4030), A start. Ins heet madu in the eulieme for the development of historical studies among child-They were now goods for sala, sid there was a ren of Scottish parentage, and Mr. W. D. large stock of them. The stock on the second Braidwood has kindly given the committee Lisdoor was also mostly neợ goods, and it wasaf about the same value as the stock on the first. | valuablo nesistance. It is proposed to hold an
examination in February next, and the subject floor. The goods on the ground floor were for examination will be the period of Scottish all samples and would only be worth about history from the time of Malcolm Connorn 10 | $19,000. There were goods placed on the first the Battle of Bruncokbura. Juniors will be floor about three or four days before the fire,- but some of them were sold baforo the examined in the broad outstanding features of
ocesurred. Ho last that period, and seniors in the same, and, in dre
inspected the adition, they will be required to give a sketch first floor goods about noon on the day of the lives of renowned warriors, statesmen bafor the fire. Goods ware not constantly or three etc., of that period. Prizes will be awarded to removed from his shop for two the two best competitors between the ages of months before the dra. His business was 12 and 18 years, and to the two best competitors wildling for two or three mouths before the under 12 years of age. Particulars of the above fire. More. Siemen & Co. purchased about have been cirealated to the heads of the various 93,000 worth of goide, some of which were taken from the ground nad socis from the first schools in Hongkong and Kowloon. Adverties. ments have also been inserted in the daily papora, foor. At the end of Angast he had about 26 fokis in his shop, orer ton of whom slept ou Mr. N. 8. Brown having rosigned the post the premises. At the time of the tre he and of hoa, secretary in October last, Mr. D. Wood very kindly carried out the duties for the Lau Mok were the only two sleeping on the premises. Some of the others who used to sloep LONDON, 27th September. ball. Subsequently; Mr. W. Armstong con
there bad gone to the country sick, others bad A letter from Lead Lansdowne, dated 6th senting to act as hon, secretary, he was
gone away and others had died. For two or September, instructs Sir Charles Hardinge unanimously appointed at a committee mesting three days prior to the fire there had been w to communicate the text of the Anglo-held in May, and took over the duties from the fokis slooping on the premises. The number of fokis sleeping on the premises was getting- Japanese treaty to the Russian Government;
loss and less every day. The day before the firs the letter explains that the Treaty, which
there were, including witness, six fokis on the was signed on the 12th August, was net
promises. They went away at seven o'clock that night. They did not, as a rule, sleep on published before in view of the pence
the premises Ho did not know where the Wing negotiations; Lord Lausdowne trusts that
on sailing vessels and sealers: joined the Cus-Edward VII is to visit Spain shortly. toms at Canton in 1895, was transferred to
Koston in the same year; and rapidly worked his way up. He went to Fonehost in 1899), int in two years was an accomplished Mandarin scholar.
the Right Het. Dr. Isidore Clemente und the
Right Ber. Dr. John M. Mérel, the Vicars Apostolic of Amoy and Kwangtung respec
rely. In the afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, the annual procession of the Holy Rosary will inks place in the compound of the Cathedral
{REUTER'S SERVICE,]
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY.
the Russian Government will recognise that
beginning of July.
Tho finances showed g balance ou the year's working of $324.47, while the deposit account amounted to $3,087.89
The report was adopted.
OFFICE BEARERS,
elected as follows:-President, Hon. Mr. Gershom
Office bearers for the ensuing year wave Stewart; vice-president, Hon. Mr. B. Bhowan the new agreement is an international in-hen. secretary, Mr. W. Armstrong; hou. strument, unexceptionable to the powers treasurer, Mr. A. Boyd: and a committee of five. interested in Far Eastern affairs; the letter especially draws attention to Article No. 2 laying stress on the words enprovoked Gafferk; it also calls attention to Article
MISCELLANEOUS.
It was decided (o celebrate St. Andrew's Day by a ball and that a concert ha bald on the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, 25th January
Wo Cheang shop was in Canton, and had
never heard of it. He had not visited Canton
for a long time.
Mr. Looker-Weil. I pat it to you as a fact that there is a shop in Canton recently estab listed, carrying on business in European
furniture, to which you used to consign goods, and to which some of your fokis weut. I never
By kind permission of Lieut.Col. A.
Second Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal is these which are probably helping to over West Kent) will play the following programm o Kores, and concludes by saying that the come the natural prejudice against the fire of music during dinner at the Hongkong Hotol, this evening, commencing from 7.35 pm. to carriage of the foreign devil.
hindrance to water transit in China; and it Fittori, D.S.O., and Officers, the Band of the No. 3, and to the position of Japan in HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE sont goods there, and I know that nons of my
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ONLY communications relating to the news columnMr.1. W. Dermer has joined the Volautours. should be addressed Tu Enron,
Corkspondente musi forward their names and äd- dresses with communications addressed to the Editor, ant for grublice tion, but as evidence of good faith
All buiters for publication should, by writtes on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communicat on that have already appeared in other papers will be inested.
Under for extra capiet of DAILY Puasa should be sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that hoser the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic Address: Przes. Cotos: A.B.C. 51, B,
Lieber's
P.O. Boa, 38, Telephone No. 12.
BIRTH
On 27th September, at Villa Alpha, Kowloon, the wife of V, J. Melouentis, if a daughter. (2252 (London papore please copy.) HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Des Vœux ROAD CI, LONDON OFFICE: BI, FLEET STREET, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Entries for the Hongkong Cricket Lengua competition closs to-day.
The Gorman Mail of the 31st August was delivered in London on the 28th instant.
Penang is to have yet another Bank. The Mercantile Buisi; has obtained promises in Hishop Strest and was to open a branch there on Sept.
18th.
British Governuwent anticipates that as alliance, designed for objects purely peaceful, and for the protection of rights and interests, the validity of which are incontestable, and Wober Strauss uppu Andin
Greene
March. Wien Heiht Wien" Schrammed Overture to... "Preciosa" Valse. "Scball Wellen' Selection from "La Poupe “ Song (Comet Sol, Sing me to loop? Seaten Patrol.. "The Wee neßmégör ”..... Amers Resenfold The Virginia Skaddle....
MENU-Hore L'Erores--Caviare in Eg Soap-Mock Turtle Soup. Fish-Boiled Fi-h, Sauce Italienne Entrees - Lamb Cutlets and Green Peas, Rabbit a la Francaise, Chicken and Macaroni Puddin Curry-Malay Curry. Joints Roast Australian Beef, East Capon at Sauanges Boiled Bacon and Spinach, Coli Pate de foi tiras en Aspic Asparagus Salad Sweets-Sago Pul- Tart, Tapay Cake,
which both parties are fully entitled to insist, will be regarded with approval by the Russian Governmout; the British Government is justified in believing that the conclusion of the allianca has not been without effect in facilitating the termination of the war, and trasts that it may for many years be instrumental in securing the peace
Yesterday afternoon H. E, the Governor was ding, Chocolate fee Cream, Finger Cakes, Apricot of the world in regions within its scope.
"At home" at kis Peak residence, "Mountain Lodge" His friends and sisitors were as numer- ous as heretofore, and His Excelleney's mural foretaste was displayed in seeing that avery. thing requisite was at hand to complets the success of his always saccessful" At Haines,"
A rent collector and his foki who brought an action in the Supreme Court. yesterday against a Chiness woman to recover the rout of a floor, could neither tell his Lordship the street nor
Dessert-Coffee-Finits.
HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB.
The aenun! mesting of members of this clul: was held at the Hongkong Cricket Club pasil joa yesterday afternoon.
Lord Lansdowne also sent an identical despatel to France.
LATER.
The agreement between Great Britain and Japan lasts ten years, if neither party denounces it. In the ninth year it remains binding until the expiration of the year from the day on which, either party has denounced it but it continues hiding, ipso
The CHAIRMAN stated that he had nothing to say. us the accounts spoke for themselves and as their secreto ry, Mr. T. C. Gray, looked after the elab's interests in an efficient way,fcio, if either England or Japau are at war
the number whore the house was situated, and there was no need for him to enlarga upod were accordingly reprimanded for wasting theroport. time of the Court, and told to come back in a work better informed.
The cordial understanding between Britain and France is not confined to demonstrations
between the naval mon of both coulcies find in Europe. In Hongkong the good rel tions expression in a number of ways beyond the ordinary salutes in the harbour. The officers reciprocally entertain each other in parties, and the sailors fraterniss on skozė.
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at the date of expiration.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
LONDON, 27th September.
He proposed its adoption, and on being seconded, the proposition wak agreed to naxnim sly,
Mr. J. Barton was re-elected chairman of
The refusal of the Emperor to listen to
Gray, hon. secretary and treasurer. the cab; Mr. L. Murphy, captain; and Mr. T. any change in the Hungarian army has
In the ballot for committeemen the following wera alocted-Mosers. J. Barton. L. Murphy, C. P. Chater, P. K. Kaş vett, A. B. Ogle, R.E., and T. Greenwood, R.R.
The sunal report was us follows:-The a credit balance of 907,87 on the 30th September, 1905," The dub played 10 match es, winning 3, losing 5,
ASSOCIATION.
The competition for the Governor's Cap and Chiau Mail Cup for the month of September resulted in a win for Mr. F. Fishor. The
distance was 200 yards. The principal scores were as follows:-
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60 38 28 = 66 Bcr. -64 10:24
F. Fisher J. E. Bingham J. C. Gow H. E. Goldsmith. E. W. Dawson
J. H. Pidgeon J. C. Poter J. Rankin
W. Godfellow C. E. H. Bavís W. H. T. Davis W. A. Farroll I. Mclanes.... J. Whitta
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64
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fokis wont there.
Witness, continuing, said he had not consigned any furniture to Clinton resently, but had put goods on board for Chinese, Japanese and
European castomers in Canton. He had pu shop in Macao, and had not consigned any goods there this year. The sun who slept on the ground floor of the shop was there as a. antchoon. That was the reason he did not sleep on the first floor with witness. Who he awoke on the morning of the fire there was Ho a lot of smoke, bat he did not sse flames. eventually got down the rain pipo; this would He be a quarter of an hour after he woke up. saw fra wasu ho went to the window to ge down the rain pipe."
Mr. Locker-Can you explain how it is that although your hands and face were burnt, your
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garments wore not touched.
R. E. Q. Bird
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The winner's score was 3,4,5,4,5,5
5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4,
Owing to the practice for the Interport Match be King's Park Range will not be available for Members until Saturday, 21st October.
Mr. Harding-They have since boen washed.
said Coatinning, witness
the ground floor was it with electricity, and the stair case light, a lamp, was on the first floor. There was another lamp on the second floor which he extinguished when he wont to bad. Within a week of the fire his premises were. visited by sanitary inspectors. The watchman had no interest in the firm beyond his wages.
By Mr. Harding-His father was con pudore of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany. He advanced $20,000 odds to the AN OUTRAGE" AT HONGKONG, partnership in the business, which was paid in by his father. After he had dissolved with bis The Straits Timee says: Higher criticism does partners he had a cash capital of more than
united all parties in Hungary against the not appear to be in favour with the Government $20,000. There were two houses where the fire
Crown. The leaders of the coalition have manifest denouncing the issued sovereign's attempt to cripple the nation's control of its ova affairs.
LOCAL SPORT.
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broke out, with openings on the ground floo Tho first foki became sick two weeks before the firs and was taken to the Tung Wo hospital. Ten of his fokis bacame sick and six died. Some went away through fear, and that was the reason why witness and another foki only wore an the premises that night. He could not
was caused. It was not there before the fire.
Hoxokose, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1985. THE saying about the whirligig of time and its revenges will be brought to mind by a recent English proposal to revive canal STEVENSONS bad Alter the trafic. astonished the public with their steam carriages, and time showed that they were
at Hongkong, where the cartoonist seems to not mere toys, the fickle world nude haste
practical y anathema Whatever may be the cause of this state of affairs it seems to us, from this distance, that the authorities of the Colony to be off with the old love-the stage-coach,
upen lines that might have been so dear still to the romaucer; and with the
were acting characteristically comme il faut in Odessa-but not outside of Russia-when they recently stage-coach went the canal barges and
deported two oditors of a native mper there boats. The cruals of England are now for
There is much conjecture as to why IMS.
for publishing a caricature of Misa Roosevelt. It seems that on the 1st instant the paper the most part stagnant ditches. Within Astrea is going home vin Labuan with the St.acconta attached show
The reason, we the last two months, the Woking, Alder- Daaslan (dredger) in tow.
The following will represent the "A" team in question published a cartoon
a lady carried in a chair by four tortoise explain how the scorohed mark on bis jacket shot, and Basingstoko Canal was sold to a learn, is that there is to be a court martial at
Chinem, the accompanying letterpress indicates The cost had bean washed since the fire. Good private purchaser for a comparatively small Labuan on a seaman for striking an offer, and the remaining 2 being drawn. The challenge of the Civil Service C.C. in their match Thongs the lady was represented as
that Miss Boosevelt was referred to. Briefly trade should be done towards the end of the the President of a Naval Court must be a post cup compotition again proved a saccess, 13 against "D" Company, West Konts, on the www. The coal company is no more; and captain, Captain Tufall of the Astrone is going entries being received.
The cap was won ground of the former at 215 p.m, sharp.--
W. Gast (Capt.), S. Kelly, W. Willis, E. the characters might be interpreted as slating year in his business. Shortly before the fire ke
that the Chices had been driven like unokat had sent gouds to Manila. this is where we, close neighbours of a vast to Labuan as president of the court.
who defeated their by the 93rd Burwas,
Bogers, H. Coombs, H. A. Morris, A. Brown, I. things from the doors of the United States, and Empire to which its canals are at present
A pamphlet, On the use of alcoholic Hiquors second XI. in the final
Rowarth, G. Hoggarth, R. Hudson and J. that chair coolies who carried any members of the Taft party when they came to Hongkong the national vascular systems, may note the in general, and of the St. Raplinel wine in defeated, after a lie, by H.M.S. Togue. The Dawson
πουλά be unclean. indeed. It is stated Civil that the Government took action against The following will represent the presence of the whirligig. Rapid transit. particular," by Dr. Bouchardat,. is being challenge cup fand shows a credit balance of
the paper as soon as the objectionable cartoon That is what we keep telling Chios she eirculated by Messrs. Caldbeck. Mecgregor sna 854.66 on the 34th September, 1905.
The Service C.C. is their match with the "Army
came under its netise, and two of its editors thanks of the committee are due to Mr. P. H. Staff to-day commencing 2.15 p.m. sharp ou
were banished from the Colony. The cartoon needs, if her commercial life is ever to be Co. From it we learn that "St, Raphael" is s wine of the highest class, prescribed by all the quickened, and her natural prosperity doctors of the Paris hospitals. It is of the Holyoak for kindly anditing the acceants. the naval ground.-F, Biden, B. Witchell, according to the Hongkong English papers, is A reproduction of one which has been extensively. afforded room for development. For the astringent sort that aids digestion and is a The club now consists of 70 members. During Nicholas, R. Harlow, A. E. Raven, F. T.
the season under review 22 new members were Robins, W. H. Woolley, P. R. Adams, L. E. posted in Canton and for which one person, at least, had been arrested in pursuance of orders Chinese rond for all traffic is still, as it has tonie.
Brett, R. II. Craig and H. Gidley.
lasped by the Viceroy. We infer, therefore, elected,
that is was in rather bad taste. At the same been from time immemorial, on the water.
Dr. Dartuell, RN,, and Capt. Davies, A.O.D.,
time thoro is such a thing as liberty of the press, The path of the passenger from one
last yearly report remarks on the reckios resigned their positions on the committas on distant place to another, and of produce manner in which fire insurones business is leaving the Colony, which will necessitate the
whereas banishment is a serions punishment. and merchandise, Hes
judge, from the account hand, the banishment f the two editors seems to be rather in the but easy
medium. There are those tried in the Sesa ious Court during the year the
nature of an outrage. who look forward to the time when all indgo alluted to the almost criminal action at the annual meeting. The accumuts show a of fire insurance agents." The Commissioner credit balance of $97.87, while the balanes China will be covered with a network of believes it more claims were resisted by fire standing to the credit of the challenge cup rails as thickly as is England; and who offices there would be fewer fires. We presume count is $5466.-T. C. Gray, hon secretary Bay, as the soap advertisement says of the there would also be fower premiume,
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The Hangcon Commissioner of Police in his
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, The I.G.M. Atr. Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which
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that slow carried on in that town. In one case of ursonlection of nsval and military representatives there, on the 31st August at 2p.m, arrived this particular instance, so far as we can
and treasurer.
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at Granos on Wednesday at 7 n.m,
The C.N. str. Taiyuan, from australian ports, left Manila yesterday at 6 pm, and is due hers to-morrow at daylight.
The 0.8.8. & C. str. Kistuck la Singa- pora ou the 28th inst. at 5 pm, and is due here on the th Oct,
It was a very proper course to take, in view of the law breaking that was golog or Journalism which merely follows the passion of the mob, fanning a ready-made flame, does not desarre liberty.
By his Worship-le took stock of his goods every year at the end of the year. Last year the ralus of the stock was a little over $50,000. The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday afternoon.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the with a team. The barometer
Kitin over the Southern Philippines. has risen slightly on the Chins coast, and fallen Pressure remains high orer Central and Northern China,
Gradients are moderate on the China coast and fresh to strong NE. monsoon, may be ex- Posted in the Formons Channel, and fresh E. and N.E. winds over the N, part of the China Boa.
Forecast-Fresh B. winds; showery,