JOTTINGS.
SHANGHAI ANOMALIES.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 11th, 1986,
SELF.GOVERNMENT FOR INDIA,
MORE OPIUM ARGUMENT.
1 bear that the Government, Commission
The following two letters, copied from the appointed to inquire into local administration minutes of the Shanghai Municipal Council, has now settled down to business under its now show how rozed is still "the Mixed Care following capital letter, by "An Indian", which doubt es fo whore it stands with regard to sati-
Chairman, the Hon. Mr. E, A, Hewett, There aru.jpdications that the inquiry, which is likely to be fairly exhaustive, will be protracted over a considerable period, and though the Com mission is willing twice a week there is little Lope of the inquiry concluding under six months. Than the report and recommendations will take some time to parpare, as that, on the most favourable estimate, the public cannot hope to bu in possession of the results this
year.
amething being wrong those nights when they look up and so nothing but the dark calline. It lenka indeed ps if those responsible were trying to bring the old landmark into disrepute, by allowing it to develop into what moms folks say it is, au ermore, and by failing to make it as
useful as it has hitherto been. Imu't it lime somebody elid zomething again?
question."
Council Room,
Shanghai, 29th May, 1906,
St.- bara the honour to bring to the saties of the Consular Boily a case which has been under discussion between the Council and the German Consular Authorities during the past two months. The facts have little or no infrínvie bearing on the point which has been raised, and they are sufficiently set out in the
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The Singapore Free Prem Heaven no room for opium agitations. It say
As the "Home Rulera " in India appear to. be renewing their activity, we welcome the
In the langoun Gazelle- Bis, It is at noon at to us, Indians residing in Barcus, acantry free from the social addist type of mind loves to all it, the opinn In regard to the opinm trade, or as the usual curses which have convalsod and prostrated our trails, that had been made the subject of ons of otherlaml, the recollection of wrongs which there resounding resolutions the House of our country mou beyond the sea inflict upon eue another as more caste prejudices ille the mind Commous an offensen introduced by the sort with greater horror and indignation tax if we of ple who seck what they suppose to be were at home. To give an instance: Some virtus by their interferenes with the individual
tiberty time back, a poor woman, evidently nat of t
of others. They are very precisely of superior caste, was run over by a gharry, and he autour of those persons who there she was on the road, stretched and strog.
Compound for sins they are inclined to Byers of the House of Commons who
those they here no wind te. gling for help-Quite at hand was a high-ase
Th Hinda passing. Doss it need be told what he
rated for Mr. Theodore Taylor's resolution. all
the world, gire
hardly one of whom perhaps orer w opium helping band, for fear of
for
anclosed copy of the correspondence file. Briefly F He would for losing the "utor a Chinaman, and wouldn't know an oplam
ammarised, they are as folle
on the
4 of the Mixol Court Bales of 1869, it was for the flity Magistrate to take action. As to the desirability of complying with the Tuotsi's request, the Council has since been in corres ponders with the Comi General for Germany. The Cousader Boy will observe that even wers the procitinas of the rule applicable, it
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There was a paragaph in the Press the other day to the effect that eerisin blemishes on the
On the 31st December, a Chinese, by name that attaches to bin custs by touching her. Clock Tower, had been repaired, and I was
Ya Chien-pas, was sentenced at the Mixed coolly want his way, till a policeman on the beat pipe from a penny whistle, went home or to came to her rescue. I will here place iu juxta heir Club thereaftor, and had their Bestch astonished to see that the scaffolding which bad | Court to six years' imprisonment for counter.posi
position another incident, The Prince of Wales, and soda and cigur, or if Labour Members, their in his recent four, was one day
beer and their bacca. To the ordinary decont encircled the tower for so many weeks had been | fiting twenty-cent pieces, Early in April an
motoring from the Mixed Mysore. Suddenly he stopped his car, got downlanced mind there is a vast comedy of Teored without apy attempt being madeto gier | spplication was received
and harried to a spot whore & servant man bed sham auil cant about it all. The arrant the exterior the cleaning and renovation that it Court Magistrate for the release of this been knocked off another car; and Bis Royal Pharisaim of the attitude is voue the less so chrimudy needed. That, however, is not the prisoner
grounds of ill-health; Highnes would not budge from that man till hereal because the members who voted for the only sign of neglect. It facon ore no longer to stamination it was found that this wasatisfied that his wounds were dressed, and that resolution were possibly more or less uncon- Now, Sir, it Iscious of their state of mind. Bat the question ho was properly attended to. lit up at night, and the people who used to be application was out bona fide. In May a indaved to hasten their steps bomewards after a renowed application for relenke was reenived could address my educated Indian frisade is not after all one of a cheap rications claim
through your paper, I
I would say: Friends and for morality. The fact is that the oultivation study of one of its dială are conscious of from the Total on the grounds that the case patriots!" ( bug to preseñi to your gaze the two in the Indian Exchequer. Bome 1,980,000 |
f the peppy yields a considerable rozen 28 was one which, under the provisions of Artioleurs shore, however imperfectly sketches. In to
the one you as the Heir-Apparent to the 190gbly in 190-1- und £6,450,000 in the greatest and mightiest of thrones and our fature preceding year. A large native population Emperor doing but a simpla act of humanity in the Fains and Malva districts liver on in ministering to a fellow man; and in the this cultivation. The ratio of decline in the other, you behold a high-caste countryman of production of Indian opium, whose chief ours not deigning so much as to cast a pitiful market - China, with subiliary fields of sale. look upon the poor women, int saving her to in this Colony. Tado-China and the Dateht dis
Indies, is well orbibited in the Agures gizen heads
above. For China the question is not really is the street. Now getirmen, look ea shame. If that is hard, well then, from the noble, stoented example of the great Prince Rise & co on the fact that China bereeff is new give a colour to that ples. It is an economis klagistrate should come into the Settlement for mang mitha When an item has gone the
let us learn to stoop a bit towards our fellow- the purpose of holding the trial, and that the countrymen who are smarting andve the bawat producing large and increasing quantities of rounds of the press, ornamental by some au watse should be served in the Municipal Gsol. form of social degradation the werk of oar opium. The production of this is connived at editor or criticised by another it is porhapa s
oven encouraged, by the provincint administra It in not, however, with this only in view that own iniquitous hands, and not look down Uittle difficult to recognise the original, the Council as the urgery for resisting the rile dege; let us learn to crawl out of the cess
upon then and treat them
Many rohibition.
tions, although there * profession of In fact it quite certain that the paragraplı. Some fery months
Chinese claim in the matter. It is contended
of social stagnance and breathe the opium ccExumed in China Now, greatly advisability of replacing the boys in our dow-by Dr. Scholz that for the present the Rules Iragrant atmosphere of a charitable brother developed is the batic antivation, must estie survies by females was discussed in this
bw aheat of the total importation in all, the number of persons engaged in HIGHEST ef1only have effect, and that the provisional bool without indulging in our from India and Persin.
T'h recon column, and in making a concarison batnavn | rude of 12 together with the procedure which Eo and tling the world that we are a anedd at all that the true auxioly of the
be uomining and quarrying at home and abroad was nation. Let us, if prasible, try and cure our
close upon fire millions, this figure not includ has grown up in respect to the Mixed Court assial Improsy that ass lesested our entire Chinese Government, whatever it may openlying some countries for which statistics are not daring the past thirty-seven years' shall no
national being before we pretend to stalk is profess. is to develop its home production of available. Roughly speaking, one-fifth of the ger be followed.
silk-robes and parade; let us heal our eaten-ngoium und so retain within the Empire the number were employed in the United King hands before we try jiujitsu with our rulers; large amount of bullion or commodities dom, and one-third in the British Empire. Literal compliance with this dictum would
lof us try to stand on our rotten legs before we arported to cover the cost of the
Over half the total number were engaged in imported be fought with the gravest ennsequences for, aspire to b,come the counterpart of the barone opium. Mr. Morley, Facretary of Stale for coal mining, Great Britain employing 83. to cite only one fundamental point, the Consular Japsarse. If we do this, surely, before long, India, lectores that if China really desires to the United States 5974 and Carmany Body will observe that Rule 1 of the Code of we shall have made a remarkable strids in the restrict the consumption of indian opium, Hie 313. The world's empat of coal curs to et calls for the provision of lodging for path of social and consequently political Majesty's Government would agree to any plan, 686.000.000 tons, valued at £25,000, the
orost the enel of”
of any maorifico-
That is to United States leading with £1,3000 worth, SKY the Assurance must come from the Chinese followed by Great Britain with MANUFACTURERS Government in order that so strong a step ne worth. Compared with 1913 the Czited States dictation to the Indian Government in its fiscal exhibited a scorease of both output ant vaine, paties be adopted. Then there is the hint that Great Britain produced 2,128,000 motaic tona the House of Commons it is prepared to wore, but the total value of the uutpat was reimburs: the Indian froserpment for any £1,373,000 Ls, while Germany's cont-tura The enforced extinction of revenue. If the House of showed an increase of 4,993,000 mairie turas und Commons calls the tune it must pay the piper.la an increas of total value of £1,389, GPS, The fune being between four and five The death-rate in coal mines 10. millions & erling POT
11. The
pleyol varies considerably in different garls at same principle would need to be applied the world. In the United States it is returned in the ease of with our own fiscal system. And not only United Kingdom 124, and in France 1-117. any attempted interference at 3:35. in Germany 1), British Empire 127 work the huperial grant Lave to be made The death rate for foreign countries generally the 90. It is of some interest to compare on the regularly rising ratio indicated by the ravena farm letting it would also be a fair these figures with the gold mining death. charge on the Radical Home Government that rate.
returns ara only would be so idiotie a pity of a horde of with our revenue to satisfy the vanity posing fad-mongers in England. to bour the petier of all the extra coris jails, and police that would be demanded by the substitution of the exciting and crime-producing arrock, samen, and cheap Hamburg spirits, for the sedative, content giving, nud crime-repressing opur.is dees not look like a retouchment policy; it is not at all a polley of effei ney.
the males and the females the writer usturally suggested that the latter would not only a better suited for household dative but that they - world be more gineanble to the “lawful orders " of their players. Judge then the writed's surprise, when he reade in an Indian exchange the following travesty of his origiani saggs tions: "In Hongkong, the servant question is a terrible one. The Chinese sorvant is die prisoners by the Magistrate, and its rizia grandisstent of our great country.
crikeil as both a tuief and revengeful, so maneli so, that a few months ago discussion was opened in the Hongkong Preax s to whether it wors possible to get rid of the unde'element in Chinese house-keeping"ța muevival of the old days of military rule) and substitute Chinesa girls. It is a trite remark that a rolling to gathers me moss, but it will be admitted that circulating paragraph, if it does not gain, in bulk, frequently changes in form.
flangkong is not the only place that sends apa wail about the dollar. It is heard in the
French culorius, in the Straits Settlements, and even in the Dutch possessione further Hoats. The "petits fonctionnaires," as they are enlled in Indo-China, complain loudly of the hardships to which they are exposed by reuson of the fact that wages and salaries are based on this home erreury. All the advantages of this syntetu accrue to the merchants and commerciai people, and the poor consumers have to suffer, Even the ray of hope which communicating with the authorities in Paris held out has been extinguished, as the reply was that the zien and full in the value of the silver made it impossible to give the desired stabilisation" of the piastre. In the Netherlands, colonies the ery is practically the same.
Can would. However, have lunked for different
results in Singapore, where the dollar lux really been fixed ut two shillings and four- tepen. Hut sneh is not the case. A writer in
cservance would involve the abolition of the Municipal Gol and the heading over of the present occupants to the custody of the Chinose,
Your despatel of the 5th February last. informed the Council that all matters relating to the Mixed Court are in the nets of the Diplomeutic Body in Peking. On the lath March you wrote repudiating, on behalf of the Consular Body, is function of appeal in respect to Mixed Court cases. With a view, therefore, in the first place, of upholding the authority of the Mixed Court as the only proper tribunal for criminal cases arising in the Sotilemont (except only those involving the death permity), und to impress upon the Diplo atic Body the comprehensive code of rules for observance in that Court, I bare the honour to request that the care in question be submitted in full for the
inister's information.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your obedient servant,'
Cren, HoltinAY,
~Chadema.
1. Servers, Emy....
Consal General for Belgium,
and Souler Copsal..
Shanghai, May ist.
Sie. have the honour to acknowledge the Tercipt of yome letter dated 28/1 Instant, haring for object the case of Yu Chin-pan, counter- foiter of coins, which has been under discussi of between the, Comeil and the Gortaci Consular authorities for the last two masaths.
The Consular Boty is fully seqnainted with
the now journal, flo Straits) Weekly, says that' the facts of the case and is still unanimously of *ne que appears to be ore penny the better for the -nhaned value of our local currency, that that Yu Chien-pay should be brought
sterling saleried men kink upon fixity at with junadievil eyes and complain that they never were so poor, while the silverites gros that they are not getting ouongh for, ther wobey Exporters don't like it and thus inu porfors say that it has knocked the bottom on t of trade gouerally-just in the same phi way as when the dollar depreciated almost to nothing
that no matter what is done in this e nuection, the grumblors, like the poor, will always be with us.
Confore the Mixed Court to by handed otar to the Chinese authorities in accordance with the
quest of the German Con-ul-General,
Tho demand being complied with the Consular Hody will furnish The Diplomatic Roly with the facts of the ease and respectfully point aut fu it, se has boon dous many times before, the impera tive need for an adequate and comprehensive
ticos
CHICAGO MEAT SCANDAL.
Taking a text the words "horrible malprae- from the text of a telegram announcing tho discoverier at American boat caueries, the
out of the Singapore Ever Frees writes:
Having lived in the East for full many a year, I'll be doubtless believed, when I say. I've had horrid adventures with various foods, Tall I marvel I'm living to-day. But though I am inwardly hardened, and
though, I am practically tin-linod through When I read of these fearful disclosures
ont,
Owu
That my innards sven creeping about. I've
groaned at the teriille tricks of the wo Cook
I've shied at the goat rid the horse z Twics poison has put my poor foot in the grave,
And was only extracted by force. Three times I've been strangled by long locks
of hair.
That Hoated so free in the broth- And once I had paralyzed tonsils from stow That contained one liige underdose moth. And yet, oh my brothers, such trifles as these Grow faint in the face of such news-
I could stand a mere oversight such as, we'll
Their buying their beef from t mews.
I could tolerate rabbit in spite of a doubt
As to whether its pants were cst.
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The Allahabad Pioneer says: From instrPEWRITING WORK tigations of plague which live amenced working in the Parel Laboratory. Bombay, it would seem as if the whole problem of the
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But in brud to wilmit that I inwardly shrink colouring mutten, of which the Tribune writes: disease were going to fury on the species of rat | 35, Queen's Road Central (Second Floor).
At horrid disclosures like that. Don't think for a moment I mind putrid ment For that in a trifle -f doubt But the line, fat, rich gravy that swims in
the tin
Would keep it from walking about- But the horrid malpractives azmeless and
Eloaked.
See the hideous veiled form of the ferin.
That makes me look birk to a fin-toting past
And whru I look, Brothers, I squirm.
SHIP CASED IN ICE.
MYSTERY OF A BROCKADE RUNNER -
CLEARED UP.
and rat flea which carry infection. Dr. Martin, it is anderel pod. by is that whether plogue à
rimarily a rat disease and premies among huun bings merely a participation of man in what is relatifically known as the "epizo tic." the intim do relationship of the two is un- Heneo arise the strongest reasons for
the
A discovery has been made of a new red This indigo-red, as the now compound is named, is a remarkulde
for not only is it ap produc plicable to all the vegetabls Ebres with the production of a fast real but so to the animal Elres. Further, the event itself, synchronising as it dors with the scientific import and novelty attached to the disentory of the dye, is distinct-
illustration of the latest achievement of believing that infected rats modern chnical technologists. The now dye
cause of the epidemic spread of stuff is a definite chemical compound, eltasty plague. L'he advisory committer have con-
ly
proos
doubted.
Brust
of conversion by substitution giving quanti-the disease is not epidemic are being closely
stadied. From 500 to 1.000 rats per day have been examined in a most elaborate way, and the existence and extent of the disease throughout
| the year should this be determined
KEROSENE OIL VERSUS PLAGUE,
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DR. M. G. CHAUN,
THE latent Method of the AMERICAN
37; Une Vœux Road UratTRAI,
TSYSTEM OF DENTISTRY.
from the University of Pennsylvanis, U.S.A.
Hongkong, 4th September, 1905 1563
CIEN TING.
SURGEON DENTIST,
No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET
TERMS VERY MODERATE,
Consultation Fres Hongkong, 21st September, 1903
CARTRIDGES. __
related in constitution to indige, in fant pre-contrated their efforts in the first instance on pured from indigo. It is prepared, not by any the anal prevalence of rat plague in Bombay
of extraction, giving small yields, as fa
and also in vilage, and its relation to the human the acquirement by chemical methods of the No-
parasites, and existence of sub-acute their breeding search called "indigo-rad." known for a long time as epidemic, the habits of rats and their a constituent of natural indige, but by a method or chronic plague among them in months when
tatiro yields. In point of fact, although All the elements of an ocean tragedy are the patents relating to its preparation are not wrapped up in the fate of the German steamer Sealy, the mystery surrounding the dis-at-blished, it is to be regarded as a sulphur
product of indig af years age." Thus, we begin to reali.tod, of rabs for observance in the Mized Court. | appeara reived in London that the vessel snes connected with this indige-red, for whareh- of which has just been solved by Haro rests the novelty and seientific import. has been discovered, completely cased in ice, ating as have been the investigations during the intelliger Nikolaj-frk, near the Amur River, with the last century of chemists and scientists into the Mr. W. Peters, manager of Ewart, Byrie 3 PORTED EVERY MONTE, THERE- corpses of the crow frezen on board.
zature of the constitution, the analysis and and Co's Bulk Oil Installation, writes to a The Seerabaya, which was formerly well the synthesis of indigo and other organic couKarachi paper "As manager and employer known Dutch East Intis steamer, took a cargo pounds, the latter by itself, considered us at a large number of labourers for nose yours of coul out to Japau during the Ruo-Jugs subject for conversion into other products, and in a bulk oil installation, I have noticed that war, but afterwards sutured the employ of the huberio yiolded no results of any industrial none of my coolies emp oyed in the carning Russiau devur mout
oil have has attacked." from this experience This is all the more surprising as indigu, I am firmaly of the opinion that kerosen Known as a dyestuff for thousands of years, was
notice to my acts as a preventive. It has con entily the first dye in which experiments that
there
past year I have cat about 6! during were conducted. Those were so für prosewed
Ken und buys, who did zot come in contact with oil, these men and boys being employed on i knowledge to experi
machines. I am a convinced of what I write that have strongly recommended my men to garments is only regarded as a cirmastate that the Chira sutritios do ust always waited ber time, borly afterwards the ressed seeded in staining from the aromatic
tentative and crude, el-mest Unvorder a beswear their bodies with petroleum oil. I
OF men i mostly in the CHILDREN one of the many unusual scenes which visitors i appear to be eonviured of these changes | dieappears, and nothing is known as fother campnd aniline, the initial step making.fecled areas.
* All turn
Puokahs and electric fans are blessings which mest að u appreciate at this time. and while in our forts un kemp cool. we disgust as much clothing as is considered consistent with downey and dignity, few reg sidents dare risk their regulation by appearing on the streets winus jacket and vest me so many American vizitora do at present. It-takos semna fling to shank those who have lived in the Par But for some time, and thus it is that the
As for the case in question, ungatiations imve taken place between our German colleague and the Taulai, and as a cousequence of these
Begotindiens it has been recognised that Yal
and and to be tried by the Mired Court Lut by the Shanghai city's magis rule, werordance with the Toles which, under in erort instrucions veived from Peking cannot ha disreguded, as was done before the troubles of December last! The Consular Boly knows that this dcre, and of said rules has bein reasonable cong quenes
of
growth of this settlement which rings fet me voidable
A
The vessel took a cargo of arins and ameni tion intendask for the defcuce of Vulivestock. but was unable to eator that port owing to the Japrinese klockade, and cook refuge la the Awur River.
Here, last October, she received orders not
"sight of white men walking niong our thorough changes in the rules for the administration to firado if to Vhulivadlock tutil after the rati
fares with trousers and shirt as their only just do in this setJezent,
never fail to provide,
THE WORLD'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP,
رکھے
11.
that, as long as in Pug, at a time when
the application of e
graffublefication of the Peace Trily, and secordingly! Pents of this nutitre was heressarily somewhat
and their conquerors hat the Conenlar Body is always tried its best t PANYAN
10 vince them of fi nedensity i with the tug ad agree peacefully to alter the
existing rules for the aduluistration of! justin. The Consular Body feels low diffent Punch Fais, the Englishinen, has clearly it is te verst to a literal complianes with the vindicated his right to call himself the chum rules of 1 and the repeal of the deeree of the pion tounis player of the workt. Great matches 1 14th Jundary bat, which was telegraphical at real teenis have always been few and far besarked tur by the Cousuta Body on the 14th iwen, but Peter Latham after a long tenancy Match is one of its last sesefal endeavours of the title was compellet to strend it to not to turn to the literal complianes with the
Punch Fairs last year and Pertini Gerisid rules, the From bampion, has now failed
Our litter of the 15th of March stated that it from
Very great interest was taken in the Consular Body is not a Court of Appeal. match witch was played at Prince's which actions are not invested with its as a Cluby
AN INTERESTING CLA IM.
FORE ALWAYS' FRESN LEY'S,
SCHULTZES, AMBERITE KYNOCK'S SPORTING ARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 15, and 20 HORE
of
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WM. BOHMIDT & CO. Memebung, 99th Novembar, 1002
JUST PUBLISHED,
A
SOCIAL AND
898
FAL CATIMY.
POLITICAL NOVEL ABSORBING INTEREST, By CHAS J. HALCOMBE (Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs Service, Author of The Mystic Flowery Laud," etc.) NHE VOLUME which consists of
The steamer Era was subsrenent mere 8. keep diz, utelet it Novemy Just from. Vladivostos possible Perkins baieal researches thirty yeas arterwards, Tubuh, so much attention in search of the missing ship. but returned,
has Leus deveted by ckemists to digo since ing found no tears of either the steamer er kaving
that in that Practicable method was
The Rass-Chinese Bark which, before tho or crew, "Sines that dato nolking has been heard of its synthetical prepatio a fact now well raise of the Bussian tiosorument or, at aug
elaborated in 1882 by Buyer and Desweon for
war in Manchuria, was r garded as an agent in enough known. the Soeringe, but now the news comes tint the rossel has been discovered by the natives ripped In its of all this attention in variens rale, of this atrodo spectatore, B-zabras T Fuge, and includes a hit if 461 directions, there has been hitherto obtained from Alerniell and Cer, and as a consequence fond historical interest showing the disposition of in the ice,
A Lid's weseage reis that salvage is posindige no colouring matter of especial ralus, its path by no means one of roses, has now, it is the Forces at the bottle of Kweitin, is diestel sible if the vess is not crashed the trunking with the exception, of course, of its sulphuric alleged, been dealt a further blow. It is stated to Bir KOBERT HART, G.C.MG, and Dr. A. up of the ico. Singapore Free Prese
ucid--indigo carmaine, which has been known for that the Japanese Government has called upon RENAIE
the Russo-Chinese Bank authorities to
to handl Its description of Chinese Social Custozas Reviden long time.
This, then, the compe of interest pednesd from indigo by a process over to Japan all sums of over standing in the and Superstitions, combined with the insight it of conversion is what is know to chemists as its name of the Rassina Goserament on gives into politionl conditions in China makes
books of the
the curions branches of the bank CHILDBER OF FAR, CATHAY The funeral of the late Mr. H. M Betis locketker nhi of sei-ntific intersat only.
oxygen salon, "itself valueless as colouring in Port Arthur on the day that Port Aribur volume for presentation to friends at Iome. the Freachmas had won three ont of four | ev-ry Consul when he is unable to arrange wat-sen. &t the Brompton Cometery out. May.
Well bound in Yellow, Cloth with Chinese Dr. Friedlander, of Vienna, the discoverer of capitulated. If this request is not complied aris rod their second meeting had resulted in ters in the first instance.
Amongst the mournère pre-est were the Key the indigo-red, seems to bare had the happy with the Japanese Government Bas threatened Emblem in Gold.
$3.59. favour of the English with, precisely the
Heury Bevis (brother), Mr. J. Howard Gwyther fbrother-in-law), Mr. Leslie If wyther, Mr of the sulphur analogue" of indige, and the Port Arthur and at Dairy. The amount thus LTD., Mrs. W. BREWER & Co., or from the thought to pursue the subject of the preparation to confiscate all the real property belonging to
and connected with the Russo-Chinese Bank in Tobecbtained from Mesara. KELLY & WALSH, Broest Miller, and Mr. No-l Pike (u-phews), Cozeul General for Belgina, Sir Thomas Jackson,, Sir Ewen Camerun, and results, the discovery and the industrial
Mr. C. S. Addis (reprewnting the Hongkong preparation of the xew dye, may resen nably be claimed is very considerable, and the Japances Printers and Publishers, the and Shanghai Bank), Mr. H. R. Coombs, Mr. Look upon as the forerunner of other important have been able to arrive at it from the luk's DAILY PRESS" Ofies
books, which were seized by the Japanese on! Hongkong. 23rd April, 1986, A. 1. Stokes, sad Mr. Horace Harwood,
their entry into Port Arthur.
to wrest
the drill for al" the first aneeling body, tnt the treaties define d'early the duty of
SIMO KUVÍC
In the last match, however. Fairs fairly and squarely outplayed his man, and wiu. ning three consecutive sols in great styls he again established his title to the world's cham- pivuship and the 1300 which were staked on the match-Pangvon Gezelle.
Ive the nonr to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
.D. SIFPRET,
and Senior Consal Cren. Holliday, E.
Chairman, Municipal Council.
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