THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
The roport for presention to the shareholders at the fortieth ordinary manting, to he hold at the company's offena on April 28th, reads :---
Is conformity with the special resolutions Anly passed and confirmed at the extraordinary general meetings of the company held on the 1th Formary and 14th March last, the irectors have now to iny before the shareholder The accompanying statement of acconuts as at the 31st December, 1985.
The working account for the eight months from May tu Desimber shows a Lalanceat credit of 353-294.17, out of which the directors reccm. and the patent of an interim dividend to shareholders of 12 por cont. (83) por share), absorbing $72,00; a bonus of 15 por cats contributors on bonus-bearing contributions, carried forward to be dealt with at the next annual meeting.
THE ALIENATION OF, NATAL.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH, 1986,
The Singapore Free Presa takes a strenuous view of recent events to which we hare referred It says
THE LATE MAJOR-GENERAL
1
relieved by Major-General Plumor. He retired March 19, 1904.
Sir William Gatocre married, in 1895, Beatrix Wiokeos, third doughter of Lord Davey.
AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPAN'S PREMIER
Mr. Alfred Curtis writes in the Kobe Herald:
Aftur
Although the superficial phase of the Natal incident is over, with the execution of the convicted murders; the ignominious retreat of the Home Government from a foolish pretence to unmaintainable interference; and the vindication of the righteous demands of the Natal Government and people to be master in their own hous; yet this quite needles nonflict between a
Colony and a stupid Cabinet in London will not lenre things as they were. Nala's pride amongst South African Colonies lay in its intense foyalty. that again due to the preponderance of British blood and the relatively musal propertion Yet it is this Colony, which was the first to suffer from the Beer in rasion, and uttrekel principally because it was tho chief stronghold of British influence in South Africa, that has been selected by this new Liberal coerced into an abdication of its own dna authority within its own Frontiers; this too, from party notoriously tender to the netay, and positively grovelling to the roogade, What Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman is about to reap is the reward of all bis protracted partia uship for the foes of his country during the luto warment fathers held until 1890), leaving hood-Wes satisid that the trade and industry of
of Daleh settlets.
akrorbing about $60,304, the remainder being Government ne a Colony to be outed and period that Gatsero este under the ustice concerned, the Gavrament had been driven to
DIRECTORS,
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AUDITORE,
themselves for re-election.
a
MAR. Linton having retired from the Board, Mr. E. Ormiston accepted the invitation of the directors to rejoin the Board, and his appointment will be submitted for the confirmenin South Africa. This blow, delivered at him
sad his Parliamentary majority,
ablaw from on of shorts and A. J. Raymond retire which they have recofled like whipped ears, will by votation and offer themselves for co-election. be felt throughout the entry, for the consti- tasies will come to understand lust a huge The aunaxed accounts have been nudited by majority is no guarunten against official folly, Mesra, T. Arnold sad H. U. Jeffries, who offer indeed, in Radical hands. is a temptation there
to. It will be felt more in the Houses because thers it will be impossible for Minisers to H. W. SLADE, Chairmat.
erado cross-examination and castigation for raising a quarrel of the most dangerous kisd atween an Imperial Cloverament al a British Colony. With the Unimiss the Home Gov oromout
the Friend, the sympathetic cour seller, the protector of the Colour, the aww ftudioal administration has proved itself a caviller, a carper and a bully. And it has de- ervedly gone down before the straight cunter from the shoulder that it was foul enough to think Nail would not deliver the moment its honour was assaulted. Natal will never be the
me again,
for such an attack is never forgotten or forgiven, And so long as the present party is in
power in Britain there can be no return of confidence; nothing but a cold suspicious Dentality.
BALANCE SHEET AS AT THE BIST DECEMBER, 193. ASSETS.
Fixed deposits with banks in
Hongkong
fuverted in mortgagesof properties
in Hongkong
$
C.
370,000.00
1,001,368,41
$654,000,00 ... 347,368.41 in Shangbai
— Bonds of Chinese Imperial Govern- ment, 1986, 106 bonds at The 256Ts, 26,500
་་
37,192
Shanghai Waterworks
o., Ld.,
London brunek:---
debautures
Cash in hand and in
sourse of collection8251,271,39
Fix- deposits with
banas...
Travancore
155,939.11
tea
asiates debenturns 9,746.39 Imperial Japanese f
49,827.41
por. cont. sterling Joas
Imperial Japanese 4 per cent, sterling Inat
27,118.78
South Australia 4 her cut, inseribad Kigck of 1884 Queensland 4 por
51,054.52
ceat.
debenture
bonds
49,949,24
i per cent. customs loan Leasehold property,
70,270.03
73 Corubill...
Chinese government
234, 83.24
Australasian branches:-
Cash in hand, in
COUPED
of
course of
5,591.7
156,489.85
Now Natal is not the only quarter in which British colonis feeling is deeply
SIR WILLIAM GATAURE. The death of Major-General Sir William Gutaere, which occurred at Gambola, in the Upper Sudan, is thus referred to by the Tintes, Major-General Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.SO, who belonged to a well-known Shropshire family, was born in December, 1813. and entered the old 77th Foot, now the Bul Batalion Middlesex Regiment, as an ensign in February, 1862. His early regimental life was Marquis Saionji, Minister President of State, uneventful, and even after passing aus of the kindja graak me an interview at his official Staff College in 1874 he gave little indication resid, nes un Wednesday afternoon. of rising to any particular eminence in his congratulating His Excalloney on the achieve. profession. From 1975 to 1879 ho vemained un
ment of the Government's purpose regard to instructor in military surveying at the lay the nationalisation of the principal railways. I ventured to squire if it was intended to carry Military College, Sandhurst, which he left te servis far year as D.A.A. and Q
M.G. HE
the principle of avouapaly in other fields. Aidershot. In October, 1880, he was given u
His Brcelonry reminded me that the nation- afficiating appointsuent in Mudros us Assistant-
alisation of railways had benn from the time the
was laid in Japan one of the prin Quartermaster-General, und in April, 188, he first railway succeeded to the command of his battalion, ciples aimed at by the Government, and that, so which he had until 1885. It was during this for us to simen and camphor monopolios weara of Lord Roberts, then Commander-in-Chief of adopt a monopolie line by considerations the Mudras Arg; and when Lord Roberts touring the revens of the State. Ho dil not suceded the late Sir Donald Stewart as Conanticipata that there would be any further effort on the part of the Government to extend mander-in-Chief in India ho took the colonel of the 2nd Middlesex with him to Sinila a Deputy Quartermaster Goseral. This appoint the field of State enterprise. For his own part quarters twice during the intervening five the country would this best under the yours to take port, fiest in the Hazars expedition fostering carn of the individual.
In reply to enyairies touching the politien! of 1885, where he acted as D.A.A. and outlook in Pastorn Asia, Marquis ain't was mentioned in despatches, and was the
Manchuria are now in a fairly settled state, and DS.0, and again in the Tenhon expedition of press the opinion that affairs in Chion and 188, which formed part of the long and that so far as human foresight can judge, pear dificult parilicatory operations in Burms. At in the Orient may be held to be ussund for a Indian Army Headquarters Gathere's restless siderable peeied. Ho regarded the recont energy wassimost proverbial, one of his walking outbreak of lawlessness in southern Chi feats in partiuntur, s maret of bolwern 40 and as purely local and in
no way indicativa nuti foreign spirit 50 miles among the hills, passing later into local tradition. In November, 1890, Gathere in the counsels of the governing authorities. was transferred to Bombay as Adjutant-General Such eurbreaks, deplorable thongh they of ho Bombay Army, then commanded by his are, has considers bound to Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught. In Janary, 1894, he was appointed a brigadier general in command of a Bombay district, and in the following year was given charge of one of the brigades of the Chitral relief fores under Sir Robert Low.
recur; and
heroin, it his opinion, Bes the only real ener to the peace of the East, inasmuch as it is impossible to predicate the probable policy, of forsign Powers in the event of further outrages ocurring. He did not considor that any of the more event acts of rapine and murder wOCH silial in any way with the condition of things antuendent to the Hoxer outbreak, which was onuraged, if not instigated, by officials within
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CROWN COLONY ADMINISTRATION.
Sell harping on its saggestion that Sing- spere, like Hongkong, should have Unofficial Members on its Legislative Council, the Frac Press emphasizes another aspect of the matter. It says!--
We still adhere strongly to our conviction of i the great practical valits of such a reform, resp cially valuable in commercial, shipping and
ayainst the present government. The Australien was thought to subject his brigade. just as he boot uphold by prominent foreign residents in "go to the effect bat, to advise H. R. the Gover
which the British and Australian interesta infantry brigade at Ahlershot. He had only Chines to endognard their untional interests where the motion for
opinions
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STEINWAY,
BECHSTEIN,
In the Chitral expedition General Gatacre
nancis! affairs, upon which it can hardly be cums prominently to the front, especially in
said that there is more than a vory moderate connection with the passage of the Jaubalai and
amateur opinion at the service of the Governor Lowatei PusseSA. To overcoming these for
in Executive Council, if the word "service" can midable obstacles his indomitable energy and
As to the Shanghai riots and the charges that personal example were of invaluable service:
with another suggestion that wo made many years bat in tho has sative work of the campaign le appese bad abetted and aided the Chinese be permitted at all. All this might well baken which charges I was able to stato and not
nor cn mattersof parely British tacoand British afterwards did the British division in the Sudan, to an annecessary strain by continual surprise Shanghal with whom I tad discussed the matter shipping, there should be. in addition to the wien passing through-His Excellency or
present cosmopolitan Chamber of Commere, a visite, to guard against which elaborato pradan plained that he had been careful to make full British Chamber, the membership of which tions used to us taken by at least one corpsenquiries himself, not only of his an exutry should be limitat to werchants and others who Great strength and Superior to concured. The action at Mausgai on April sa bat of foreign friends, and had not been
were European British subjects. But the lu 17, 1885, was conducted by Gataore, who also able to obtain the slightest ground for the ideation was not so simple as all that; for, as we distinguished himself by saving kan from that Japaness were implica ed in the troubles. think unfortunately, so many British warchanta without a drowned in the Panjkera river. For his It was doubtless tene, of course, that there were and shipping agents bere boiug services in this campaign he was mentioned in
Japanese who sympathised with the Chinese insufficiently free hand, or are so tied up by despatches and reorived the C.B.
their efforts to protect their country from
thair membership of the Straits Homeward foreign aggressiou, just as there are Europeans Shipping Conference, that it is hardly season-
abb to expect those on to give free and Americans who respect. the desire of the
discussion muy bo but he was satisfied that the Japanese hid either instigated nor oncouraged the bestie and rookless attitude which had bear taken up I asked His Excellency if he would mind giving me his personal view as to the alleged aponsibility of tho. missionary for mach of tho trouble which occurs in Chine. Marquis frankly that many forsignors hold that the missionary is largely the cause of many of the zuurderous on breaks which occur and that I should valna statson: on subject from him, shhough I did not attach much valuu to the popular view uye:1f. is Broulloney was good enough to tell me that it his opinion there is suine warrant for the charges made against the missionary in this mat matter. He auhesitatingly acknowledged the purity of motive of many of the SIR JOHN ANDERSON'S BEREAVE- missionaries and
paid high tributo of praise to their soul and self-denying labours, but he thought it would not be denied that many of them go beyond thoir trao
I told the
the
the attornient of Kritish intores's aten at the expense of those foreign interests with which they are apparently inextricably associata But it would be quite possible to and two men who were untrammelloc, and who could, as members of the Executive Council, take upon themselves the full advisory responsibilities of
British Chamber of Commerce, or the beat substitute therefore attainable. Most people here might be able to make very good gures as to why the two best British commer- cial advisers might be. At anyrate we think that in this way we get over two difficulties. with one identical, soiation. There can be no batter, wo are assi
KRAUSS, HAAKE,
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Commonwealth conceives that it is grieved by being ignored in a matter in which Australia must certainly be taken as having a direct interest, indeed the only direct interest. It will be remembered that the apathy of the Imperial Governmont over the question of Eastern New Guinea left is open to the Gar- msn Government to seize the northern coast in spite of the protest of Australin, Now comes another difleally in regard to the New Hebril Catrere remalued s brigadier-general on the in which there bas bean for some time a sort of Indian establishment until July, 1897, when le Anglo-French condominium, in the working returned home to assums command of an wern allowed to be over-borne by the French. held this a few wooks when he was harried out A settlement has been arrived at, in which
to Egypt to take charge of the British brighte no effort has been mada to ascertain the views during the advancy on audi at the battle of the of Australia and New Zealand, both of which Atbare, where his personal gallantry was on States are very immediately concerned in the again conspicuously displayed. In the sob. maintenance of their own infinenes in the equent advance on Khertum General Galucre 200,860.23 | Archipelago. A Sydney telegrain to a Londen was given command of the British division, contemporary of March 7 mots forth, in the with Colonels N. G, Lyttelton and Wauchope torms given below, the attitude of these two as his brigadiers, Under his command the collection, and ou fixed deposit 308,262.17 colonice and the sense of grievance which they division cxtainly was in a state of const int sntertain a a result of their being ignored by madiness and hard fighting efficiency; bat her Shanghai branch -
the Foreign Ocs :-- hand, in
again he was ganarelly considered to bave carried Cash in
Thore is intouse and growing a satisfaction his theory that the British soldier is capable of collection, and on fixed deposit
with the cabled summary of the Anglo-French unlimited physical endurance to reasonable settlement of the New Hebrides question. The limits, and some of his precautions, such as that principal ground of complaint is that Australia of making the whole division sleep in their boots and New Zealand have not been consulteri, and when not within measurable distance of the the statement that the agreement is to be sab-
anomy, were rather severely commented out the mitted to them now gives little satisfamton. time. With his men, however, the general wie
That Australia was not reprosonted on the the whole actremely popular, though be taxed 199,1975) lazde tribal and that there will be a con- them to the utmost, he never made them do what tinuance of the bad dual syale, under which he was not always willing to de himself, while no 33,476 20 Frouch trade remains supremis in consequenco
one could gainsay his
y kis personal gallantry on the soil of province and indirelly wedule in 27,313.09 of the liberal French subsidies, are other com-
hold of battle.
his services in the Sudan political matiors, sometimes affording asylum Capt. Stockley, A.D.C., received this telegram, CLEANED, REPAIRED, OVERHAULED
to refuges and interfering with the course of plaints. The absence of a basis for the regula General Gatacre was 21,613.0tion of trade and the negiras of the native ruler's-despatcher, was thanked by both Houses of justice and the authority of the mandarins over
thair own people. 78,244.87 petition to the King in 1901 for definito British Parliament, and received the Second Clams of
rule also cause dissatisfaction.
the Medjidish and the K.CB. 80,062,611,00 It is urged that the question is vitally asso- * C. ciated with Great Britain's future in the Southeru Pacific, especially aathe New Hebrides 600,009,09 ara on the direct line of the contemplated 950,000 0 | Panama Canal route. 242 692,85 The Melbourne Age declares that if the 182,187.38 Federal Parliament were sitting the adjourn. 66,293,7 ment of both Houses would be ravel. Other 274,151.50 leading journals are equally critical.
45,46889
Yokohama branch
Cash in hand, in
course of collection,
and on fixed deposit $57,310.42
Imperial Japanese
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1905
55,097.39
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Iwise mentioned in
In December, 1898, sir Willam Galnere WAS given the command of the Eastern District at Colchester; but bure again, as at Aldershot in 1898, he did not remain long undisturbod. When the South African war broke out and it was decided to despatch an army corps under Sir Radvers Buller, one of the first officers appointed to the command of a division was Sir William Gatacre, who accordingly sailed Mr. Deakin, the Federal Premier, is reticent forthwith for East London with the temporary 105 pending fuller information, but is plearly dis-rank of lieutenant-general. Of none of the
508,294 17 | satisfied.
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His Excellency asked me if I considered the reault of so many years' missionary work in China commensurate with the expanditur. made in men and money, reminding me that missionaries from the West had been labour ing there in a desultory way upwards of two hundred years now, and in a very strenuous manner during the past sixty years.
not have
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Hongkong, 5th April, 1908.
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The Singapore Free Fress of April 3rd says:- We much regret to hear that early this morning dated yesterday, from Sir John Audereon
My father died to-day."
The telegram was from Burton-on-Trent, T whore Sir John was staying with one of his sisters Whether the late Mr. John Anderson himself was also at that time with his son and daughter is not yet known. The late Mr. John Anderson was about fifty years ago a resident of the parish of Gartly in Aberdeenshire, and salaquently became Superintendent of the Gordon Mission in Aberdeen, during which period of his life h that appointraent Mr. Anderson retired a was bagaged in active avangelical work. From number of years agy, becoming somewhat frail in bealth. For a lime Sir John Anderson was anxious about his father, iat for three or four
months past, the news
was distinctly more
farouable. Before sir John Anderson took his preot short leave, be was looking forward to a form of leave intor on, which he thought would be the last time he would see his father. Fortunately Sir John has been able to see himn on this occasion' before his death, which has takan place at the age, it is understood, of 85 years,
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I could only admit that the result did not satisfactory and I added that 1 questioned the wisdom of the methods pursued. Invited explain this point, I said that it appeared to me that, and the recorded ininacions of the generals sont out with Sir R. Buller was more Fonder of Christinaity been literally followed, expected them of Gatacre. But unfortunately
world permanent proselytising ses been set up; and that, but the Gospel of Peace A DARWINESQUE DEVELOPMENT-fortuns dogged his footsteps from the start. In the general break-up of the aring corps
been spread by itauerant priests alone, there A London paper remarks:- We are all prone sused by the critical situation iu Natal, the would hara boon fowoc outrages ami mussures.
3rd Division was the gratent sufferer; and
The Marquis expressed confidence in the 8 330.145.00 to fade. One day vegetarians hold the field, the Gatsere found himself at Queenstown a general future development and extension of trade and 158,779.84 next fruitarians, and now the latest cult of the with only fragments of a command. Neverthe-industry in China and Manchuria. As soon as
well-to-do, whose digestion has been impaired loss, he sit about his preparations for an advance
the troops were withdrawn and both Russia 1,893.17 by too many dinners, is the nut diet. Nuts now
with charcuteristic energy, and as soon as he
and Japan were moving their troops homeward 308 204.17 form tho staple diet of many who find the Franch
ind a small force assembled pashed on to Stork-
with a reasonable celerity-and ibo uvaessary ohof superfinous, and even the festive veget.
stroom. He was cow within touch of the Boor catlet are considered inadequato for the
negotiations with the Chinese Government for and
forces in occupation of stormberg Jauction, the administration of the country and boeu 81,003,046.88 able
purposes of the advanced diner. Lord Charles and determined by a bold night march to recap onsluded-aud ware making satisfactory
they Beresford, it is said, hay for some timu beou a $1,010,156,45 vegetarian, and Bow Lady Charl-shes adopt dars that important strategic point. The en
82,507 20 a similar diet and lives chiefly on nats. The veplion of the attack was a perfectly justifint headway--M«nolaris would be thrown open John Anderson must be, initially, due in no
one, but inadequate eure in the preparations, 323.22 Earl of Buchan and Mr. Neville Lytton are combined with her mischance, enured it to oud
allo amongst the recent recruits. Tas nuts aris 81,093,468 ved hot or cold, and constitute the principal in atter failure; and (atacre, after once more
course at
at many a lordly un-ion now-a-days. If displaying signal gallantry in trying to rally kin the unemployed would only try it, they could force, was compelled to fall back with he rem nants to Patterskraal (December 10, 1899). live luxuriously on two or three penes a day on Buring the next thren months trataere was the fuest food in the world, and it could be forced to conting himself to winer operations, phatically, in they wordtre" It is a distinct
Aied that all monotony would be ended. Jutfors
antil Lord Roberts triumphant advance 011 now chestrats are in season, and few who bare
Stormberg and ouabled Gitaere, in ual tried them know how delicions are these Bioemfontein: caused the Beers to evacuate dainties when properly cooked- The way to 8 10000.06 eat them is piping bot from the Fulate to occupy Burgheredrop. Barly ill March, of nationality. Total
merchant's barros, done to a fura over the had by no means deserted him. On April & the Sterling exchange taken at 2/3 pur dollar
charcoal fire. They are most nutritions, und Redderburg disaster took place. How far the
whele blame of that mishap was re lly attribal sts the gangs of hunger far better than meat. able to regligence on General Gateere's port is French people find chocolates inest sustaisin. indeed, an open question.
Lord Robertà THE EARTHQUAKE IN FORMOSA.
and when travelling a dry sticks of chopulate certainly telt, after thiseed ud misfortune,
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should save
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the enterprise of the nation*,
I mentioned that misgivings prevailed in some quarters, illiberal and unjustifiable mis- givings familie, that the open door would prove to, by intended for Japanese exclusively and incited an official statement upon this point in particular.
His Excellency gave it deliberately and en-
the country to all alike, irrespostive of questions fature of my policy to ensure the opening of
Sir John Amlocson is assured of a widespron sympathy it is bereavement throughout the Colony and the Federated Malay States.
CONSUL-GENERAL SCOTT RETIRES FROM CHINA,
The Hongkong correspondence of the N.-C. Daily Newe contains the following pleasant references--All who know Mr. James Scott, the British Consul-Gonoral for South-Ching, regard him as a strong in in, and one of the best types of our race. Perhaps somewhat brusque I then asked if the port of Tairan (Dalny) at times, perfectly straightforward at all times,
Tonquied whether aliens would be allow
As to this, the Margais to owu lami Unere. informed me that pztil negotiations with the Chiness Government are concluded, he could not spook very definitely.
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and bread. It is certain w shontd all bo far he could not with any confidence contin bad een thrown open to foreign trado and its is over geniul at heart, and has devoted him i
Excely stat att military assicunas persistency and considerable ability,DAMONAVY circumstaurus the instinels of a Commander-utherties all found it morssary to retain He came to Obion thirty-five years ago, and Shimpo Bauds the following returns of the lake hermensly, for it's the butcher General Gatacre in his commanll, and in such whipping. His Excellency stated that it had self to the best interests of Great Britain with in-Chief must be the only guide. Never unbanapered gintrol thers, but he could say, after passing through the usual grades of Gattert's professional zeal sympathized suc meat, that it is now ouly a question of a very theless, all who knew anything of Cozeral without incurring a risk of causing disappoint preparation, and acquiring the ascessary experi vice, he was first appointed in charge of ly with him in his failure to fulfil the high short than before the port will be accessible to Kinngehou in 1877. Mr. Scot's genial Learty friendiness will be alased by many friends in kim
at the outset the merchant and business man, hopes enter
Canton, but he will be remembered, and many at a later stage of of the campaign, are many the wat regretted the absence of
will wish him yet many days and zip enjoyment ooo who, if he
in the land of his fa hers. was not a great gerer d. was yst iudefatigablo in the execution of bis duty and might have shown to advantage in guerilla warfare.
On June 4, 1900, General Gature was reap pointed Major-General in command of the Enstora District. 10 April, 1901, he met will a bad accidout when riding
to hounds. being thrown from his horse, and, in addition to a bruken collar-bcne, received internal injuries, from which, however, he recovered and was ablo to resume the duties of bis command, which he held tatil December 8, 1903, when he was
Houses collapsed ...
The correspondent writes that the casualties were much beavier among the wensen than aшong mes, more than tw-thirds of the list This is due to the fact representing women, that the feet of the women are crippled similarly to those of Chinese women.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The T.K.K. str. America Maru arrived at San Francisco on the 6th inst
The P.M.S.8. Co. str. Korea was expooted to ail from Yokohama yesterday, and is day here The LG.M. str. Prinsess Alice, which left the number of houses totally destroyed, and bere on 14th March, arrived at Genea on Mon- 10,938 in the number partially destroyed. duy, the 9th inst., at 11 a.m.
On the 26th ult. the list of casualties rose to Fon the 22nd inst. 1,97 in killed and 2,329 in injured, 5,566 in
Mr. Scott successer is to be Mr. Mausfeld, But if we really think so much of this simple life, why not play the game of being our own C.M.G.. He comes from Awey. He is not aukoown to Canton, for he was there in 1808 as selves, the selves that we lost eight of when we
Acting Consul, He will therefore easily take first put on side, or got a swelled head, or con: tractul the gold fever, or made a pampered god ap the threads of the work, and carry it on of that part of our anatomy which a little girl with perfect. oase. He was made C.M.G. in my sash during November 1902. Reports say that a strong ouce politely referred to as the holidays? August is a sort of Liberty Hall man is nooded there just at present to keep to most of us, It wouldn't by half a bad ilea kour eye on the anti-foreign Vicaray, and if to mark out a list of the things we don't want necessary to switch him back from his vagaries while we are having a good time in its seclusion. to the approved path of progress.
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