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It is quite true that in this enorme us, ordinary earthquake would be; such The work of laying a cable between Bonic and TELEGRAMS.
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arrangements are effected is Tokyo the cable
disaster as that at Esmeralda or Saa Hachijo Island, counesting the proposed Japan- Amorica cable, is expected to be completed this Francisco world entail not only the com-month. The cable, entoring Tokyo Bay, will land plete destruction of the Canal but of near Kawasaki and rooh the main telegraph thousands of lives, and millions, perhaps oflies in Tokyo direct. The necessary apparatus hundred of millions, of property. One of have been installed at that office and several these earth-shakings occurred within less telegraphists are now being trained. As all thin three hundred miles; both happened will be opened immediately on its completica. on the same line of weakness within which
A Peking disputob to the Asahi states that Panama is situated, and both within the last six montleg the prospects of earth quak. Lin Haing-ubung, a high efficiat in the Peking Govorament, has addressed a memorial to the severe shake would certainly in the ease ofan which, formed an important source of ravoung elevated canal take years to repair, even if in Manchuria, should be conducted by the it did not eventmate in blocking the passage | Chineser theusetron outside the district held by Japan weer lease, and that salt maut. factured by tles Japanese in the leased district should be prohibited from being imported into this interior.
engineering undertaking, the greatest that the world has yat eeen, we have to provide nour of the preliminary capital; that is kindly undertaken by the Great Republic, But this being the case, it is equally true WATSON & CO., at a very considerable part of the revenue will, as a matter of fact, be provided by the China rado. Some folk are indred sanguine enough to believe that the Chaos trade will by the biggest factor in the income. We
thio commerce of the world brought about by tire opening of the Suez Canal, which, it is no exaggeration to say, has profoundly ↑ moled Extern Asia. The conditions for all time. No such result could, of point to the opening of the Pasama Canal cures, possibly happen in the case of a having, if possible, a yet more profound canal on the sea level, as the water would not
have the additional force of gravity bobind- effet. The coigu of vantage litherto uns opet by the western coast of Europe will it. We can imagine the loss that would be
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. | lave lived to see the wonderful effect on ings are thus by no means remote; and Throne urging that the manufacture of salt,
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BELGIAN CREW VICTORIOUS.
Lastos, July 6th.
Challenge Cup at the Healey Regatta. The Belgian crow won the Grand
CHINESE FOR THE RAND.
131 PORVATION TO CEASE.
LONDON, July 6th. Mr. Winston Churchill has nouiced an amended Chinese pro-
clamation.
The importation of cooles to South
SUPREME COURT.
Friday July 6th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE SIR FRANCIS Port (CRIES JUSTICE).
ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARKE
The houring of the action in which Caesar Ne. Rue Sapio, Fleavier. Switzerland, Leuba sud Charles Louba, watch manufacturers, trading under the name of Leuba Freros,
sought an injunction against Ullman and Com pany, dosiers in watches and silver ware, “No. #4. Quera's Road Central, to restraju them from infringing plaintiffs' trade marks
resumed.
WER
Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. [E. H. Sharp, K.C., and Mr. H. G. Caithrop,
Mr. M. W. Sinde, instructed by Mr. John
then be shifted to the Atlantic and Gulf entailed on the commerce of the work by took place quite suddenly on July 2nd of Mr. Africa is to cease from November and quoted a romber of cases in support of his
parts of the United States, and Charleston CIDER. Mobile, New Orleans, and Gialyston, mames up to this scarcely whispered in China, will gradually creep into prominence, New possibilities will bring forth new industrica, W "E bave just rastived a shipment of qui be would be a sage prophet who could foretell a title of the eventual possibilities. BRAND CIDLE Balth
Now while the trade of China is gradually Messrs. ROBERT PORTERA COMPANY preparing itself for such another revolution That that followed the opening of the Proprietors of the famous BULL DOG | Egyptian "Ditch", it cu smarcely be
APPLE
BRANDS of STOUT and ALE.
by
alleged that unisiely for the permanency of the new Casal is out of place, or that we are overstepping the limits of reasonablo
It is highly recomended by many medical eviticism in alluding to it.
Ineb
on account of its beneficial action in
contain silmus particularly in complaints o
In many resprets here is a marked difference in the conditions under which the two works will be undertaken. Practically the Surz Canal lay through ground so level,
a gouty origin or terkoney. Either by find soll easily removeable, that the
or Mixed with SODA or GINGER BEER
it makes a most wholesarse, palatable and refreshing Summer. Beverage.
PER CASE OF 3 DUZ PINTS
FÅR DOZ, $4,00
ngineering problems to be faced were Proved to a minima, scarcely extended beyond the cheapest and most expeditious manner of removing the sand, of which the great desert of Sinui was
known to be colaposed, Climate was a
$3000 ungligible quantity, and the district was
practically outside the limits of natural convulsions of ang sort. In every one of these partiendes the Istbux of Prtama is setly the reverse, Mountains of several
A. S. WATSON & CO., hundred feet in height have to be pierced,
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Lorrespondents must forward their names and a j
and the rack is hard crystalline slates anil quartzites At Siz but a few inches of rain fall in ordinary years, and floods are a thing unknown. The Isthaus of Panan is one of the miniest spots in Central America and the place is notorious for sudden tropical downpours which carry
the soppage for a few weeks of the Suez China, and cass of a family which has given 30th. Canal, but this is nothing in comparison every members to the Far East, where they with the untold and untelable lose which have become prominent is business, in sosial life, Mr. Maitland, who has latterly would follow the bursting of the other, and in sport This is our reason for attempting to interfere manager of the Shanghai ofice of the Imperial Bark of China, had been ailing some- in a uniter in which it is tang we have no
what, it is condition was not regarded as immediate concern, but which all the more serioas amit was planning a holiday. affects our fature prospects.
The Call says that the number of betrothals and marriages at San Francisco during April ontimbered any previous month's record.
I is amounes from La Hayo, wayn L'Ecko de Chine, that the Second Chamber approved of the Saigen-Pontatack agreemens.
Singapore's new Colonial Secretary, Captain Arthur H. Young, from Cypres, arrived by the Bayern on June 26th, and began his duties next day.
The slowmer Dott, which according to our
telegram yesterday morning had collided with the Russian gunboat Madjar in the squall, had just come out of doek.
A terrible series of diccnvortes bave beva mude at Oaks, wheré a riesku man and his wife ure in custody on charges of baby-farming.
It is alged that a hundred skildres have been
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instructed by Mr. Wilkinson (of MessRA, Wilkinson and Urist), apparel for defondants. Mr. Slade contanod his opening statement, contention, after which he rent the ariderco tuken on commission in Switzerland.
The case was adjourned,
NEW TERRITORY NOTES.
"HE CROPN.
Un-
LONDON, July 4th. Three Rifle battalions at Askabad live
The first crop of rice is being cut. mutinied, demanding the removal of the fortunately, it is very unoren, due partly to the officers and non-commissioned officers, udarcity of water in the early spring. Many the appointment of new officers from the folds were not enitivated owing to this drought, ranks.
but those that were cultivated have produced a good crop,
The Government's land proposals are scouted by all parties.
On the 245 ultime the Europan overseer at Mfr. ftuies fir mill, Junk Bay, reported to the police at Tsimchatsui that his house had ben broken into and jewellery to the value of $150 stolus No trace of the missing jewellery cauld be discoverot until yesterday, when a mafire wat erosteal with a wateb auri olisin in
THE EDUCATION BILL.- his possesion which proved to be part of the stolen
Landes, July 4th). received, the pallen fond the whole of the. Foperty. Ester, from Faformation
Mr. Birrill has moved an amendment to missing jewellery buried in the ground at the Education Bill, omitting part 2, uusely, Chenug Kwong 'Oi. The possessor of the the clanses, from 14 to 24, which deal with watch and chip will be charged at the Police | endowments. Court, tolay.
Wo have reached an impassa", said the Paisne Jadge yesterday in the Summary Jarislion of the Supreme Court. When the nume-ofa defendant in a certain action was called, to men responded, anïl leqnirs licited from sin that ball bore the sine appellation. Thou itvas the Judge made the remark already murdered by these monsters.
muations. A way out of the difficulty anggat Tromble has been caused at the Shanghaied eff Which of these men dous your client Swimming Bath by me who object to be say owe the amouny he asked Mr. Holmer made targets for polo ball practice. It seems Plaint then poluted to the smaller of the two tlast, ane gentleman Ead his features based" men, so thecoupon declared that it was the by a vicious throw.
other an, his father, who owed the money. His lor decided to hear the casu at a later date, ti cautioned both wen to attend,
Two Parse gentlemen at Shanghai have Petitioned the Supreme Court there to prevent the majority of Parises using trast property (or cemetery and religious purpose) as premises for a sozial club.
Recently the Singapore police arrested half. -dozen Indian professional beggars. Most of them had considerable sums of money in their
au of 18 in gold and $40 in notes.
THE MEAT PACKING SCANDAL
Lichees have not come up toerpretations. It
is stated that the ants affected the Bowers sad that high winds pressiling at the critical time when the fruit was forming have boon the comes of the nusalicfustury vorp,
Neither will the pineapple crop be good this
r, another effect of the lack of moisture in the early part of the year.
The peanst crop looks very promising on the whole, as also the sugar eine,
It will be remembered that the Government about a year ago introduced a scheme for the preservation of the forestry of the New Territory Only a few pospin took out lirenses, but now that the achem has becoms systematised better
Licences ar
LONDON, July 4th. The American Secretary of Agriculture declares that the Government will now pro-resulte are being obtained. vide ulequate means to inspect meat from the pasture to the packing. A Federal stamp upon the time will guarantee that a bealthy animal has been converted into food amid sanitary surroundings.
CHARGE OF ALLEGED LIBEL
AYOKOHAMA EDITOR ON TRIAL.
On June 22nd in the criminal division of the Yokohams District Court, bafore Julge Satcini, the public trial of Kubota Yoshiyau. Editor of ed in Yekobama, charged with libsi, was opened and adjourned.
dresses with communications addressed to the Editor, destruction in their train: and the floods of possesion; one mus was found to have the large was wanted in many parts of the Far East. bad published in his paper, between the
not for publication but as evidence of good faith,
All ellers for publication should be written on
the paper
or only.
one side
of
the Chagres River forui one of the most
Shangai, who has been utiere at the fish The N. Daily News says:-A visitor to [1, ben introduced at thi Shanghai Club
Public Procurator Miki, se reported in the eady bis distinguished appearance and good
Japan Herald, stated the indictment, which miners has made the sequaintance of quite a
was to the effect that the accused, who was the mamer of people here, was arrested on June
on suspicion of being an expert swindler, aliter and publisher of the Bayer: Shimbra, dates of the 8th and 18th of the current for victimising prominent residents. It is month, a series of articles under the caption of The Crims of the Yokohama Electric Wire Plague has broken out in the pace quarters clained that the man, who now gives the name in the city of Takow, Formosa, and caesare
Hallion, is identical with one Wilson who was Co.". In these articles a defamatory statement msay and Mr. Onishi continually being reported. The Formosania tonble in Suasghai some few years back and we made ngusof the copper, and others, it Ladios Charitable Society has decided to burn-basince been known under quite a number of Masao, director of the company. Coah
orders placed with them during the recent war by a Russian fira at Nagasaki for a certain quantity of electric wire, which was contraband of war, and that Mr. Obikui had appropriated for his private purposes the commission on the transaction amounting to Y5,000, with other statements calenlated to injure the credit of the
No anonymously signed communications that have Brandy appeared in other papers will be insertail,
thdays for extra covies of DAILY FEE
difient of engineering problems in the world. The material to bo xcavated is throughout the hardest of rock, and, as it to acentuate the difficulties of the Luxk, thr
grouted to vilingers to cultivate team which are not to be cut down until they reach a cortain stage of maturity, and the if cut down others to be planted in their place. Those licences de not, of course, allow the inhabitants to t down wild trees or the natural kill products,
A number of robberies have taken place over the border in Chiuose territory. It is thought that the scarcity of food intuel, owing to the Hoods, is responsible for many bad characters spreading over the country.
von made and thess will have to be repaired,
The railway embankmont near Fainn, hua Until the embankment hus a growth of grass, theo incidents will likoly coatiuas,
THE STERLING MAN AND THE DOLLAR
INDIAN POLICE DISSATISFIED.
Telegraphic Address: Pauss; Undas: A.R.Č. ‹šh Rd † tropical climate is one of the worst on earth i down all the houses, 216 in number, in the a. In Shanghai he has represented himself being alleged that the company had «xecuted that the agitation among those Government
sini befers 11 am, on day of publication. dfber that kour the supply is limited, Unly supplies
Lisber
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and fevers are both severe and dangerous: so much so that in boilding the railway which occupies practically the site of the
which will be rented to the poor. infected quarter, and build 290 new houses
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as, mining engineer.
By kind permission of Lieut. Col. A. G. Dr. William Allan, late surgeon of the Fon, D.S.O, and OBeere, the Band of the Emprar of Jupin, who has recently left the Scond Battalion The 2000s Own" (Royal
and the directors thereof.
wildest son of the late Jums Ctrilta n'Àquise, to Canal, it was estimated that every sleeper lip, was the recipient of a testimonial from thet Kont Regiarat) will play the following the questions of the Court, the accusad
On ne 4th, at manghai, João CLAUDIO, 1.11.Y MARIA, zmond daughter of the hte Chevalier Eagerio Francisco Xavier dos Santos Romedios, K.u.5., Lin, etc., sic,
DEATHS.
On July 1, at Shanghai, Puank Lex, late Wharbinger, Chim Merchants'S N. 2o. Einleyney Wharves, aged 72 vents.
On July 2nat, at Weiluvei Band, of heart failure, A. W. Maireann, aged 60 years.
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cost a life. These are some of the special difficulties which have doubtless induced the Senate to come to its decision to save life and expense as far as possible in the construction of the new waterway of the world.
captain, officers and craw of the ressed at Vancouver on the 7th inst. The presentation, which consisted of a purse of gold, was marks by Captain Pybus.
Police witnesses should really try to be more tact. Aa American gentleman from Shang-
But long though the category of difficul.kai, la trouble at Singapore, mentioned that as was the Resident of the North Saddle Islands, the Saddies being in the month of the Whangpu. A police inspector turned this into claim that he was King of the Sandwich Enlanda.
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ECNGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VOUY ROAD C LONDOR OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET BC ties detailed above is, it does not state the greatest difficulty of all, and that is the liability of the land to destructive earthe quakes. The whole of the mountain chain of the Rockies is liable to earth-shakings, and some of the most destructive on record have occurred during the four centuries in which alone it has been known to science that, unable to have the most modern gaus So comince are worth movements that the delisered in time, H.E. purchased some service-
LONGKONG, JULY 7TH, 1906
It can hardly be said that the position taten up by the Senate in the United States
Vilet.
"Russe,"
Masaniello, Faciat,"
Soldaten Lieder,"
Ganne
Aubes Gounod
pógramme of music during dinner at the
stated that he had assumed the editorship of the Hagkong Hotel, this (Saturday) evening-
since December last, and admitted that paper ho had pablished the articles alluded to by the Mach Overture to...
Publie Procurator in Lis paper between the inction from
dates stated. The acensed, however, stated that feng... The Sunflower and the Sun, Penn be had conducted a thorough investigation into the matter, such as was demanded by the gravity bateriaco Two-step " Anova,”
... firey
of the charge, and was fully convinced that the Azbate .....The Broken Melody, Van Hiene
list on from "The Girl from sy Caryl statement was quite correct. He was therefore fase Soup trees Turtle. Fish Boiled Fich
FONER MENU-EOTs D'Oeuvres-liga a la prompted to give the matter publicity hy a
sense of public duty. and Parsley Sax Entrees--Rico Birds, Veal atlets and Macedoine, Chicken Liver and Bam
Junts, e-Roast Fatties. Curry-Oxtail. Sirloin of Austrilin Bed and Horseradish, Houst
The numerous exaggerations about the "oki Capon and Sausage, Boiled Bavon and Spinach, Coki Pork Pusund Mixed Salad Sweets-Leon guns bought by HE Chang Chih-tung to Padding, Almon Tee Cross and Finger Cates, "make a show with" at tho mancavras havs Tipy Cake Checa Sbrow.
Fi at last been authoritatively squashed. It appears
TAXING AMERICAN EXPORTS.
Events which are alleged to have occurred at the Central Police Station yesterday indicato
servants who are paid on a sterling basis hug spread to the Indian polics, Theoughout the service great dissatisfaction presuile, bat appears to be wore pronoaned in the polion than other branchos. We understand that the Indian polien waited on the Captain Supor- intendent and laid their case before him, and it
said they were persuaded to return to duty with diffenfty. We further learn that the C.S.P. sentencoil one man to seven days' im- prisonment for insubordination, and that other cases are pending.
THE COMMISSION,
UNOFFICIAL EVIDENCE. INVITED.
with regard to the Panama Caon) has been miner in the mohutnies west of San Fran- | able weupezs from Japan, which are exactly hehe. S. K. S. Tachi Maru, the davits enddenly placed on the free list, as well. as ships' stores, soarching inquiry, to be followed by a deeply
conmuseline.
the building of the Canal with great locks This line of perpetual tremogrs is continued on board the sa. Hongkong Maru when she and two Chinese soumes, was precipitated into products, and proposes also to prevent importa. add to the value of its deliberations.
was immediately made to save the unfortunats
At Shanghai on June 30th, as a steam finnane was being lowered into the water from persistently marked by either patriofigma of
cisco finaly believes that the earth is alive, same as thow now used in the Japanese army.
arried away and the pinnace. containing the Its last decision to uphold ;
and that the whole range is beily sinking.
The Water Police seized three Musicon sugineer, a Japanese named Fukai, in preference to a level waterway from occan | drough Central America to the Cordilleras, arrived in port yesterday morning. The arms.
the river and immuliately ssak. Every effort to ocean, opposed as it is to the evidence of and it may be said that in the neighbouring were found among a passenger'a luggage in a the majority of the experts to whom the province of Ecuador is their most marked separate package, but as this passenger dis¦ men who had suck with the pienica und in a atlair was refered by the Governbent, is
foeti But the other day we alluded to
chimed them, and could not account for the short time the two Chinese soumen were rescued tinged with auther. The Senate's attitude the series of earthquakes consequent on
rifles being found among his goods, they were from the river, but had sufferest such sovera injuries that they had to be removed to hospital with regard to this important question, of the disturbance at Esmeralda
A lengthy serek; however, failed to discover deep interest as it is to the sea-borne tryle1st January last, nad which culminated At Kiuking the dragonstival brought any truco of the second engineer. Divers were of China, muy perhaps be best described as the disaster at San Francisco, Earth the usual boat races. The infoskers cheered seat for, and in about two hours the plunace was
Of course the raison d'etre of the movements as number of fact are a normal
the winning crews enthusiastically, while the raised and beached. The divers then searched skittish.
iaxes were, received with goodnatural chal, for the missing engines and nearly two hours Semte is to act as a check against both feature in these Central American States, Tie srew of one of the losing boats seemed to later his body was located, entangled in some PRESIDENT and Chamber; and if this were and no permanent work can be undertaken Make offence with the criticism erercised on his weeds about forty feet away from the cons of its ouls business, and the wider interests of without taking this fact into account. eforts and a hand to hand fight ensued, during the accident. Later in the evening the body the country at large wore matters of According to the lock project it is proposed which according to the Hankoe News), four was viewed by the Japanese Consular satho ilics, and on Sanday the funeral took place and the merely secondary importance, it has fulfilled to impound an enormous body of water in a
body was cremated. this purpose most, effectually. Palpably it level reach sous 75 feet over sea level, and
on The
is not for us to mull at the internal vernonayo confiné this at both ends between the
contented. No arrest was onade.
men were killed..
.:
Not often does a debtor betray such anxiety
to discharge his obligations as did a defendent at the Supreme Court yesterday. Da bis name being called he got an ear as he could to
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That the Goverenient Commission inquiring into the operation of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance and the question of The San Francisco Calt says: Henry Birregularities on the part of oficials is serious Yokohama, has in the work it has undertaken has never been Miller. Consul-Goneral at furnished a report to the Bureau of Mann- gainsaid, und, though unexpected, the advertise Desert Coffee factares on a tarif bill before the Parliament of
Japan, which has sobquently been passed with went with appears elowhere inviting the slight modifications.
co-operation of tho inhabitants amply bears out The foremost plan of Japan is shown by this that view. There was ever any doubt but bill to be the building up of the country as a that the Commission would be able to make a mizufacturing &ad commercial coutre. Loal is
interesting report, but the greater evidenco transferred in harbours,
Jajen prepares for retaliatory tariffs against coming from outside sources will undoubtedly untries discriminating against her vessels and
'Th tous of hounty-made products of other countries, promised protection of wilussses should remove The new
intended to increase any reluctance on the part of those in a position ravenues several million dollars and substitutes to testify.
able to American merchants,
SAN FRANCISCO DEBRIS. pilic for ad valorem duties, which in agri-
The raise in the tariff on wheat Hour to 72 onsite for the missses and reduce the con
pounds will make this food too
The usurance adjusters have signed an agremont by which policy-holders will be sumption of Ataerican flour. The wheat rate
permitted to romero the debris from their lots also slightly advanced, the object being to tops without is validating their policies. This is the great wheat supply of Manchuris and Mongolia, using Japanese-owned railways and
to carry it to Japanese mille Fash will pay a higher rate of daty, bat Bah gathered by Japanese vessels will be limited free. This will prevent American shipscarying salted salmon to Japan.
While and ginued cotton remain on the
89 fresh list thore 8 a yarns and cotton goods of every nature, but as a goneraf advance on cotton sottors of almost every kind are specified in the
area, Lake effect until after 1910,
dispatch. Locomotive engines and electric motora, of All available cars will be diverted from the which the imports from the United States main lines to this work; switching engíves vill
be assigned to it, and the work will prob of 10 per cent. Builers meet with the same advance
ably be in It will not take long for the railroad companies Watches, which now pay 25 to 31 por cent. to haul away the debris, especially as a largo are to be changed to 4 and 50 por cont. percentage of property-owners will operate on Phonographs are advanced from 35 toh per their own individual account, and in a month ut. Cheap metal jewellery is raised from 10 to from now the surface of the barot district will lou per cest.
look quite different from te-day.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
one of the most important steps thus far taken toward the reconstruction of the city,
Up
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to time, Baya the Call on May 9th, damage questions of salvage and earthquake dar bave inpelled the adjusters to delay the issuanse of these permits. This has in its tuen prevent- ed the different railrow lines from making contracts with this property owners for hauling teared the way for action and the railroad the rubbish. But this agreement has
Dit the
conventional tariff this part of the law will not companies may now proud to clearing
which they will do with possible
The Poston S.S. Co.'s str. Shawanut sailed coed $760,000 moually, are to par 15 iusten also live operatimi within a day or so.
of affairs in the States; to the country itself largest locks the work has as yet sees. the account must be rendered; but ne in This work has to be undertaken in no this little affair of the Unnat- our sea-borne spirit of boasting, but because the size of hand, asked if he would have to pay now. Manila.
the Fuisse Judge and, holding some notes in bis from Moji on the 4th inst. for Hongkong via
commerce will eventually be deeply in ships has been annually increasing at a His Honour introduced some regularity into The P.M. str. Sibería, originally scheduled terested, we may be allowed a little space ratio which as yet exhibits no symptoms of the proceedings and the man had the apparent to sail from San Francisco on the 20th Jane, on the great commercial platform of the ending. It is easy to imagine what the estisfaction of making the payment he had will not sail from that port until July 7th, call lug at Honolulu. Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, results of the disturbance due to even an delayed so lòng.
Shanghai and Hongkong.
world to utter a few words,