SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, February 21st
IN SUMMARY JURIRECTION,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22x», 1906.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
NINTH CLUB HACE.
Championship.--At first the day promised to be wet and calm; but the wind roso early, sud round the North Fairway Buoy there was a BEFORE ML. A. G. Wrss (PUISNE JUDGE. vory Busty son. All the boats ware well together as far as the Buoy, when Dione got into trouble n jibing. Elspeth took a better course than Feram and won vary easily. Timas:—
Elspetto... Vernon... .. Dione
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE, The Wo Shan Steinboat Co., Ltd, suod Learg Tim to restover $380, money rewired by the defendant on behalf of the plaintiff.
Mr. R. Harding (of Messrs. Evens, Marston and Hardling) appeared for the plaintiffs, the defendant being nzreprecated,
Defendant, on being called before the Couri, sith he was the compradors of the 26. Chan On. On January 18th of this year he left Foochow for Hungbung,baxing in his possession over 820,000.
His Lordship--Tull him if he owes the money he is only increasing costs by coming here to-day.
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Que Design. Collsea gor rather the best of he start, but going is too close to the Tock wall, allowed Min and Kathleen to sturg off ker. Mix then began to go aboad in great style and was leading by a couple of minutes at Channel Rocka. Kathleen, Colleen, sud Bonito were close behind in this order. On the run to the Buoy, Colleen overhauled Kathleen, and was just ahead of her as she stayed round. Kathleen, in following suit, got her boom in the water, and did not make a very good job of it in the heavy seo, letting up Bonito. Shortly after His Lordship (to the inforproter)-Put him this Mia had the bad luck to split her jib, and lost some time in getting another. All stood in the box and swear him.
ever to Stonecatior's to get out of the sea and - along lead and won very comfortably, her time comparing o favourably with the Championship olac Kathleen was disqualified for fouling Min Tirass
Defendant said the money was taken from him by somaloy also.
Declared, defendant said he owed the ameant onoy cisimen. Ife had touris belonging to the Steamboat Company, which he pat in a box in bia cabin on board the Chau On, the box had no lock. Next morning, when he weat to get the money to hand over to tho Company he found that three prokage, con- taining $380, ware missing. Of the $16,000 ho placed $6,000 In his own sale.
Jtis Lordship Very well; there is $4,350 represented, Whard is the balanco ?
Defendant had tires other packages placed underneath the sabla is de compendioro't department.
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Ilia Lordship How much money had you vị board ultogether?
Defoudant Over $10,000,
His Lordship-Very wall; tell us where ! came from. Who wers the consignees P
Defendent-Kwong Man-tui and Kwong Sun-tai. -
His Lordship-How much are yon missing altogether ?
Defendant-Culy $380.
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Hanilo Colleen..
1 31 40 Min
disqualified Kathleen Handicap. Alannah won very easily in this class. Time
Corrected,
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2 < 2 (3) Chanticleer..2 # Doreen ...
7 40 1.59 43 (2) M. ROUSE'S CUP On Saturday afternoon ten boals turard out to compete for a cup very kindly given by Mr. Reuse. In a nice braces from the East, fit over the liq, qniokly These Diola, followed by Elspeth and tires were well up tit Kowloon Point, when Dione and Elspot began to rapidly draw away. Kathleen, taing badly interfored with by a hunch which suddenly reversed
Kathleen
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FRENCH UNEMPLOYED QUESTION.
season.
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THE LATE BARON VON RICHTHOFEN.
Of the late Baron von Richthofon, the German Foreign Seurotary, whose death was annuced in the Daily Press on Jan. 20th,, it | is wilter:--
[FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.] The unemployed in Franco continuo to give
Faron Oswald von Richthofen, who was the the authorities a grost dezl af trombla, despite the severa measures taken to restora order.
BARE DOING, Ws born in 1844 at Jay, in striking difference exists between the "out-of-son of a former Prussian diplomatist of the work" in England and theas of France; it Retuania, where his father was Prussian Consul would be erroneous to concludo-as some por Ocioral, and ressived his early education in a son du-that conditiona ara alike in both coun- freat variety of places where his father was recessively accadited as the representatives of trics. In the first case, the Frenchmen are
offloar had a distinguished military caroor as an spared vialezit attacks of that loathsome disease Prassia. In the ontapaigus of 1866 and 1870 be “lack of employmont which occurs annually of the reserves called in for active servior, in England in the winter time-owing to the and he was decorated with the Iron Cross fact that the elimato arroundings of life, for gallantry at the battle of Marx la Tour,
wbora his regiment lost 41 effleurs av organisation of labour, and character of the 1,119 man. He also took part in the battles of people cre totally different to what they are o Gravelotte, Noiseeville, Orléans, and Le Mans. the other side of the Channel. The number of During the campaign he was frequently em- authorities, and in particular with the Bishops: unemployat in Presee on a asurage is 5 per ployed in negotiations with the Freach local In 1876 ho cut. of the working-man population, year it of Troyes, Orléans, and St. Dio. and year out, the proportion being, of cones was appointed to a position in the Foreign different for the various trades according to thOff, where he bore a lestling part in the Degotiation of rationa. important commercial Wosball so now how these unoriployd treaties with foreign Powers. In 1885 he was at work in this country. The Labour Burca, appointed to represent Gerteany on the Inter For Office du Travail, which depends on heational Commission for the Administration Ministère du Commeres et de l'Industrie, the Egyptian Debt, a position which ho held fer eleven years and in which he was credited which is situated in Paris, hes just wade with having beou successful in vindicating for plete inquiry on the subject, with the followig Germaur a position of equality with England His house in Cairo in the and France Interesting results :-
lifetime of his wife, who was a daughter of mind von Hartmann, and who fell a victim n
to the cholera epidemia of 1896, was ucted for the hospitality which was extended to his couatrymen as well as to representatives of ether nations, and particularly to the English.
la the year 1596 Baron von Richthofen was appointed director of the Colonial Departinent ofthe Foreign Offee, and in the summer of the fdlowing year he socceled the present Husan Minister to the Vation, Baron von Totenha, as Under-Secretary of State in Foreign Office. Upon Prince Bülow's romotion to the office of Imperial Chancellor ster Princo Hohepley's
signation in Oct., 000, Bd on von Richthofeu succeeded him as After the conclusion of loreign Secretary. be commercial treaties last February he was ande a member of the Prussian Ministry.
The various organisations which busy selves finding work for the Sans-travail or employed are as follows:-
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1-Private office, duly authorised in Paris, by the Prefecture of Pelico, in Departments by the municipal authoritice. These are allowed moke certain charges, according to a specified tariff.
in ench 2-Municipal offices, organised of the twenty arrondissements or mayoralties of Paris, and in the various cities of France.
3.-Labour exchanges,
BouTBCs du Travail,
Or
-Employera' syndicates. 5.--Workmon's syndicates and ourporationa 6. Mutual assistanco socities, 7-Benevolent neznointions. According to the figures of the Gerornmost report, thin private fices authorised in 1593 bred 1,455 in France, 203 of which were
KODAKS AT HOME PRICE.
No 3 FOLDING POCKET KOVAK (£3-12-68.) $38.00-
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4 CARTRIDGE
(05-15-0.) $60,00
LONG. HING & CO..
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POTHERET & FILS. SPARKLING RED BURGUNDY.
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BOLE AGENTS:
Under Count von Caprivi, who was not a diplomat de mier, and under the late Prince Hohenlohe, who assumed the Chancellorship at sabotage, the office of German Foreign Baron Marschall von Bibburstein and Harr Escretary possossed high significanes, sad both ron Bülow, as he then was, exercised personal
His Lordship-What became of the other engines, let up Gaileen and Alannah, who in the Department of the Seine; the Manisipal | mitiative and took public responsibility for the
you lost the amount ?
packages you may wern in the box from which to the Defendant handed then ever company.
man is not
Iis Lordship-I can see tho speaking the truth; he knows it too. Call
the plaintiff.
were shortly joined by Vern. At Kowloon ice, ol in Frau, 20 of which were in Paris; conduct of German forsiga policy. But under marck, the position only carried sach weight as Rock, Diene and Elspeth wars together with the Labour Esolanges, 63 in France, of which the present Chancellor, es under Prives Eix- wars in Paris; the Employer' Syndicaton e rst officini of the Empire, who is at the a long lead from Vernon and Coiler, who had n lend of nearly a minute and a half from France, 11 of which wurs in Paris; the same tima.its Foreign Minister, allorod to bo Alannak stored the Workmen's Syndicates and Corporations, 15, attached to it. Barou von Richthofen was not, which in Paris uumbered 82; the Datalike some of his predecessors, and notably Baron lenguh and Kothiep
Martohall von Bieberstein, gifted with any Rock too closely, end bumped on it badly. This order was maintained round Channoli atace Societies numbered 70 in Paris, out powers of parliamentary eloquence or oven with DF 10 existing is France, and the various any faculty for placing his case in a persuasivo The occasions on which he appeared as the public edvocate of Gorman polley wore, therefore, few, and in some instances, as in the case of the expulsion of Russian students and the Konigsborg Socialists' trial, they were act such favourable opportunity of as is afford bin a appealing to the sentiments of wide civales of his countrymen. His best public speech was that in which he endeavoured in the
On the plaintif being called, his Lordship / Rocks and Moyers East Buoy, whara Hapeta benevolent associations,, 189, out of which 45 manner Lefore the representative of the
asked-Do you know of anyone money in this show?
olen losing
Plaintiff -I know nothing about it. His Lordship-How any others ara suing hiu, or going to kuo him P
Plaintiff-No one else.
Hia Lordship-If he took Sis), why shouldn't he take the whole hot. It is not my business, but the police might think about it. There will be judgment and rests for the plain. tiffs, with loave to issue immediate -xecution.
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, February 1st.
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (First POLICE MAGISTRATEJ,
DRUNKEN SPANIEN, Martin Schon, German seewen, was firy 31 for ning drunk and disorderly.
Paal Scholman, a Dan, feman on loirt the Arabie; was fined $2 for being drunk cal is capable.
BEFORE M. CD. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTATE).
NOJUY FLOWER MALLER.
One of the flower sollers in Wyndham Street was summoned for disorderly conduct. He
in her face, and became exceedingly nowy. was finel 81.
in gibing hit the Buoy and retinal. On the Hand beat to Charuel Rooks, Alannah and Kathleen both gained a lot by looping near the North shore Dione had bad luck in not winning after coming in first by so mel, at Gloria was well sailed, and the Chupionship beats in a stiff breens certainly ought to be able to give more than a minute 2 mile to a boat of this class. Timus.
Disney
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Vernon...
4 00 52 (0
Colleen... 4
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Alannah ..4 10
Kathleen ... 10.39
Chanticleer...
03 B ( 444 33 (6) 403 38 (5) 02 13 83; 4 05 20 (7) -3 59 24 (1) 4 05. 25 (8)
CRUISERS CLASH GOVERNOR'S CUP,
411 B Bondo...
12 20 A Glorie...
...4 12 24 ...4 20 25 Elspeth did not finish
Only thres boats turund out in the second racs for the Governor a cuy, viz, ; Snipe, Thistle, and Unfortunately, on arriving at Dasyon: (?). Cheng Hui, it was discovered that no mark boat bad boen, put out. The wind was light and fickle, hal Swipe dotarained to make the best of a lad job, and took a provinout zok ou Cheng Ha as a mark o turn on, signalling to the other boats to do the same They followed in her wa wad taraçû na directed. They then ran into a calm and gave up the race. The
within the tire limits The absence of the mark boat was brought to the notice of the R.HI.K.YO. Committee, who, after duo en
ware Parisian. The total number of employ mout bureaux at the disposal of the labour weking community sweunted, therefore, to 2,059. Of these 522 more established in the capital.
A may be imagined, such a ocupleto er
poopla
H. PRICE & CO.,
WINE MERCHANTE,
been in anybody's mind the faintest idea of| conducting & discussion except necording to
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the most orthodox methode. But that is just where my cumplaint comes in. People some- times ask what Departmentalism is. To!
this case as an illustration. any stol I give Departmentalism is not a moral delinqnoucy; it is an intellectual bintus, complete absence of thought or apprehension of anything outside the
aspects of the matter purely departmental under discussion. For fourteen months it over to a single haman being in the Depart- occarred ments to mention the matter, or to suggest that it should be mentioned. Road and round, like the diurust revolution of the earth, went a le,
and stately, solemn, sure and slow, and now in dus! season it has completed its orbit,
The Note concludes as follows:- The ques- invited to register the concluding stage." tion arises out of the approaching incorporation of Berar in British India. Waghail Ive to decided how much of Berar to give to the Central Provinces, whether to give any to Bombay and whether any to Madras White we me doing this, I suggested in Council that we should
the question of the re-just- ment-of-boundaries all round. It conceras-,
(1) Assam-s Assam to have a maritime exit, it shall we transfer Chittagoing?
2) Bengal-Is Bengal over-swollen, i.c.. shall we ent. of Chittagong and Orissa?
(3) Madras. Should any Uriya-speaking people remain under Medras?
(4) Central Provinces.-Shall they have a portf Shall they absorb all the Griya-speaking eople? How much of Berar shall be given to them
(5) Bombay-Shall we give to them the Mahratta Districts of the Contral Provinces and Berar?
ganisation cannot fail to bring good results. bandeer to calm the impatieres of} mented, ball we dock it off Sind and band)
The
(6) The Panjab-If Bombay is thus aug- orer Sisd to the Punjab
All these are questions of supreme importance, and I shall be glad if the Department will discuss them. Please, however, do not keep mi quite in the dark until the whole thing is over."
HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS."
average yearly number of situations
distribution of German charitable consigaments se cared to applicants is, according to the I. Cain pro Beer elements with regard to the bour Bureau, 1,246,100, of theso 881,200 are for South Africa in the last year of the war and permanent and 424 600 timporsiy. Paris, with in which he also paid a gonerous personal But the Department of the Seine, comes Best tribute to General Methuen, who had formerly
been fritish Military Attaché in Berlin. with 609,800, of which 387,200 are permanent he was well known to all the chiole of diplorantie and 282,660 temporary. In the year 1898 the missions in Berlin, who it was his duty to see
jonnd
fr at the Foroigu Oflies on the weakly rucaption private co
employment 935,000 applisan 18, 193,000 in Paris; de days. Among those Lo was personally respected and popular through all those difficult relations municipal offices 64,000 in France, 55,000 in with more than one Power which elauractorized Paris; the Kourte du Travail. 85,000 in France, various periods of the six years in which his The mero routine of his work was very 33,000 in Paris, the Employers Syndiones lot as Foreign Secretary was cast, 21 in France, 12,000 in Paris; the Woexacting, and the Larden of it became increas men's Syndientes and "Corporations, 40,000 ugly heavy from year to year. His social in France. 32,000 in Paris; the Mutual engagements were also onerons, since, like Assistanos Soci-ties 46.000, 41,000 in Paris; sad some of his predecessors, he threw himself with apparent zest into all the social life of the the Evolent Associations, 55,100 in Freace, Court nad the capital, and seemed to believe that frognent and cordial interesurss with the | 32,6°0 in Paris.
The proportion between the applications for embers of the Diplomatic Corps und of Berlin work and the auzater of situations secured in society was one of the best rates of caltivating It was known that in In the Bourses du political relations.
recent years his health had begun to suffer deidodly striking. Travail, Workmen's Syndicates, ad Matial from the strain of his manifold activities, and rushed up to a badly purchaser, 1hrost his Bow Snipe carried on her cours, and finished wolf Assistanco Secíaties ench and every demand he was obliged to resort to frquent periuds injurias hud healed, but the wound in the
for work has been successful. The Panovolent of leave, which were generally too short recuperation which he needed. But be parsavor. Soieties come next with an average of Sto ensure for him the complete rest and per cent of dansady satisfied, the Employers to the end, and the sullen attack of paralysis Spadinath with 65 per cent, the Municipal which nasailed him at a small dinner party tea of the excessive work which the negotiations of Offices with 57 por con!., and, last of all, the days ago was understood to have been the rosult private flees with 55 par coat. The foes
the past summer and the preparations for the charged by the latter vary according to the Mercoco Confereuse Lad entailed. CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
localitins and the various kinds of employment, It is always interesting to hear what other
Some offle-a charge a fred price, paid at ence, people think of us and our island home. An
a visit to The Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg by
The average rate is about 3 fra new 50 centimes. old resident of Indo-Clips On Hongkong, bas confided his impressions to issued a memorandom shoving the dep udence.
Avenir du Tonkin, which journal prints the of the gold industry on Chinese labour. The Others oraat a percentage of the salary. If following extract: What towns those of following figures represent the insediate calculated on the yearly wages, the proportion development of the industry which is contem- Hongkong - Victoria and Hongkong Piolated if or labour is available during the varies between 1 per cent, and 10 per cent.: if Truly when one is Frezoh one is a little boxt 12 months, but for which no orders will established on the monthly adlary, it fluotuats humiliated to speak of the apathy and fittle he given if no more Chinese are imported, botwoon 5 per cent. and 33 per cent. The Stamps to be erected, 3,740; value of plant and general average gives about 24 per cent.
FW,183,207; value machiney incidental there i initiative in most of our compatriots in their
machinery,
of the yearly salary. Ons-third of of spare parts of was
suppi
s
the single fes principle, Colonies when ene has under his oyes tho
£2,180,660; gigantic and marvellous works of the sons of red connection with the abore during fees work on
the Srst year after completion, Albion, the incredible progress of this the first number of additional Europeau skilled laborer and two-thirds on the salary percentage. The port in the world and the tranquil and easy employed, 5,912; saunal local expenditure, sum thus obtained from the unemployed is attitude of the two hundred thousand Chinese £5,918,24. These figures indicate the loss to the officially estimated at 5,800,000 francs a year. industry and to the community in generel which who inhabit the island.
would tailed abdormant of the the magnitude of such & contribution exeated work for which provision has been made in from the poorer classes, the meagre resulta expectation of a steady supply of coolie labour: given by the private offices, and the remarkable If the importation of Chinese were suspended, success of the Latose Exchanges, Workmen's and those already in the country or duo wore Syuilicates, and Mutual Assista aos Societies ropatriatel the actual Joras are estimated as follows:-Stamps haug np, 9,135; value of plant induced the Government to introduca a Bill which was duly voted by the Chamber and skilled Whites dismissed, 6,405; decrease of expenditure, £6,636,827.
FRENCH IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG.
What s pity that we have not thought of doing likewise in our Cochin-China with its Cape Saint Jacques, in our Touraus with ita port, and in oar Tonkin with its Bays of Along and Hongay. Our people-discuss, talking sorts of proposal-offloial missions arrivo nearly every day but nothing is over actually accomplished, none of the mooted improvements
sideration of the point, and hearing evidence on both sides, decided that the race was good, and must be awarded to the Swipe.
stores,
the
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NO TONGUE CAN
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TELL SUFFERING
From Itching and Bleeding Eczema -Pain Terrible-Body and Face Covered with Sores-Doctors and Medicines Failed.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTICURA
"No tongue can tell how I suffered for five years with itching and bleeding ec- zema, until I was cured by the Cuticura Remedies, and I am so grateful I want the world to know, for what helped me will help
others. My body and face were cov ered with sores. One day it would seem to be better, and then break out aytin with the most terrible pain and itching. I have been sick several times, but never in my life did I experience such awful suffering as with this eczema.. I had made up my mind that death was near at hand, and I longed for that time when I would be at rest. I had tried many dif ferent doctors and medicines without sue
my mother brought me the Cesa, and my Cuticura Remedies, insisting that I try then, I began to feel better after the first bath with Cuticura Soap, and oue application of Cnticara Olstment. I con- tinued with the Soap and Ointment, and have taken four bottles of Cuticura Re- coivent, and consider myself well: Any person having any doubt about this won- derful cure by the Cuticuru Remedies can write to may address. Mrs. Altle Eton, Bellevue, Mich."
ITCHING ECZEMA
And All Other Itching and Scaly Eruptions Cured by Cuticura. The agonizing itching and burning of the skin, as in eczeniu; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair and crusting of scalp, as in scalled head, from infancy to age; all demand a remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope with them. That Cuticura Soup, Ointment, and Fills are such stands proven beyond 11 doubt,
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ROJDESTVENSKY'S MONOMANIA. After Admiral Rajdastrousky's statement! that at the time-of-the Bettlo.of Tsushinin the. British fet at Weilinci was waiting fo devour what Russian ships Admiral Togo could not consume, it was evident that if well of his wounds, something was radically wrong with his state of mind, says the Naval and Military Record. It is possible, and it would be charit able to presume, that his terrible experiences It would be difficult to in command of the Baltic Deet have upset his mental balance. account in any other way for a statement made to a correspondent of the Journal in Kobe on Novezaleer 15th Inst, and which, for some unexplained ransom, bas only just been pub- Habed. Admiral Rojdestvensky was on board the transport Vorenej when M. Nauden s him, bis head still wrapped in bandages, Olber
of Tsushima having been rotold, Admirai forehead refused to close, as the admiral said, bioause of the loss of a piece of bone, The FOR
What should you say," Rojdestransky turned to the subject of the North Sea incident. I have got hold of the truth? In the hospital be observed, if I told you that hers in Japa amongst the attendants were some interpreters. One of them was specially attached to me One day a naval officer porformed this duty. He was a convalescent, and had his arm in a sling. Ho pretended that he was being treated "I continued for rhenmat em, but an attendant told me that he had been wounded."
ask discreet qusations proceeded the third attendant told me admiral, "and a that it was an olleer who had been in England with torpedo-boats. A little later I found out the date on which he had been admitted to hos-THREE pital, and it coincided strikingly with the events off Hall, allowing for the time a voyage home Careful supervision and individual atteutin": would occupy. It was no longer a presumption assared. Both ENGLISH and CHINESE it was a proof. I am certain now we were taught. Special attention given to Conter- really attacked after alt off Hull by Japanese sational English. Only a limited number can be
admitted. torpedo-boats. I see them still, these fishing
Apply at once to snacks-hundreds upon hundreds. All night ROOM for ONLY FEW SEATS MORE. we exchanged signals with them, and then the
F. O. LEISER, Head Master, Hongkong, 8th February, 1908, ly convinced that, after having been beaten off, Chinese Y.M.CA. 26, Des Your Boal, Central. those torpedo-boats were hidden by the English torpedo-hosts sprang into being. I am absolute-
I really feel disposed to ask: Is there no at some place ou the coast prepared beforehand, such thing as a head of Government, and what and that but for the tremendras scandal raised are Excretaries for bat to keep him acquainted by the first attempt they would have attacked
Would it be us again." Administration? with the considered credible outside the Departments that these really very important in affecting should have been under discussion for more than a year without a file having been sent or the subject having been mentioned to the
They are all matters in which I tako Viceroy!
The M.M.str. Longsor, from Anvers and porta, great interest, in which I should be unit to be on or about Saturday, the 3rd prox.
ioh I an interest, and which haro frequently
The O.S.S. & C.M. str. Diomed left Singa- the head of Government if I did not take such left Singapore on Tuesday morning, and is ex- oursed with Lieutenant-Governors, and Chiet pected here on or about Monday, the 26th inst.
1o-day. Commissioners. Meanwhile, Departments, with- pore on the 16th inst., at 5 pin, and is inge
Baron von Richthofen leaves thren sons, all of whom bare sready saterod upon promising careers in the Ciril Service and in the army. It may be mentioned that the late Foreign Scoretary bald the degree of a Doctor of Law of which was conferred upon him in consideration the University of Strassburg, a distinction of a treatise which he wrote on "The Validity of the Laws Promulgated by the French Government during the War of 1870. "DEPARTMENTALISM AN INTEL. LECTUAL HIATUS."
LORD CURZON'S SARCASM,
The following are substantial extracts from a note by Lord Curzon, written when he was till Viceroy of Indis, baving reference to the Stateeman has hovu pilloried in the Gazette, and is now being.officially boycotted, partition of Bengal. For publishing it, the
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mach and enthusiastically--they consider all and machinery incidental therato, £11.25l Senate in the course of last saxmien, authorising the constitution or dismemberment of Provinces
is realised."
WEATHER REPORT.
The Chamber Enrther
points out that the December outpat of gold the municipaliting to purchase from their owners was obtained from the working of 7.335 stamps, the private offices. This reforma is in das pro- If 3,135 stamps were hung up, the output would gress, and before long the condgained system be reduced approximately 40 per cent.
The American Consal at Tientsin reports of Bureaux de Placement autorisees will be a that the emigrating coolias are thus addressed thing of the past. Already most of the trades before etabarking-"If there is any coolie bere
are freed from this antiquated system, and who regrets haring come, and does not wish to go to South Africa, let him come forward. Any attend through their syndicates to the wants has fallen slightly over 8. Chius, whereof you are at perfect liberty to go home now if of their own members.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--
of the distal 125 pm The barometer
so choose. There is no you
no punishment and no
for you to pay if you have changed your minds. Yon have only to tell me, and you may
pressure remains low for the time of year, money
Returns from the North are entirely lacking Moderate SE. and variable winds
are
indicated in the Fermosa Channel, and the N. part of the Chips Ben.
Forecast: Moderate B.E. or variable winds showery, fog si timenļ
walk ont of the coroponed and go home. The only requirement is that you leave Chinwangtao
Mankind and especially womankind-travel
dis
to
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The LG.M. str. Dayern, carrying the Garman mails with daten from Berlin of the 3rd alt
and may be ex- Colombo yesterday, a.m.,
left
out word to me, are also dizopssing it among
The Indo-Chin str. Kulsang, from Calcutta themselves. Even the Finance Member had an opportunity of recording his opinions upon the and the Straits, Left Singapore for this port on
5p.m. The 1.G.M. str. manner in which India onght to be parcelled
University Trained Foreign Tonobors and Capablo Chinese Teachers.
ASSOCIATION
+358
NIGHT
SCHOOL. BueINESS COURSES A SPECIALTY.
TNGLISH taught in SIX FORMS.
Careful inspection of all work, SIX FOREIGN TEACHERS, TWO CHINESE TEACHERS. Opening from 1st March, 1906. For further information call or write THE HEAD MASTER, Chinees Young Men's Christian Association,
26, Des Voeux Boad, Central, Hongkong. 1416 Hongkong, 15th February, 1906.
COLD STORAGI.
THE HONGKONG ICH COMPANY, LD.
on the railroal of life. They are all equally out and faslly, at the end, a cat-and-dried be 20th inst., at Waldemar left Sydney! have now 40,000. Cubic foot of Col
within 24 hours Only about one in 300 leaves their tickets, and are thrown out at different
at this point, and say excuse he may give is stations. Recopied by the Chinese protector.
tory postscript to the entire discusion. signature were a sort of obligatory but perfano
on Saturday, at 3 p.m.,
on or about Saturday, the 10th March.
T
do not suppose for one mement that this has been a conscious omission, or that there has
!
be Opan at 10 4., and 4/P.M. dally, Sunday The C.P.R. str. Athenias arrived at Van-excepted to receive and deliver parishable goods,
WE PARLANE, Manager. esuver on Monday, the 19th inst., at 8.30 p.m.
Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.
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