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untually bar hitting below the belt, ther let the contest go on; but don't let us whine luring its progress that our opponent has lauger reach. But it must be confessed that there has been a good deal of hitting
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 28т¤, 1906. According to the Neafungpas of July 21st, TELEGRAMS. the British Chargé d'Affaires bon requested the Waiwupu to order Viceroy Shum to adopt efeative measures to suppress the West River pirates. What is the good of that?
The death of Lady Carzon, wife of the ex-
Viceroy of Ladia, unused fosings of deop regret
| REUTEL'S SERVICE.]
RUSSIA.
LONDON, July 25th," The members of the Duma returned to
molested.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, July 27th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR. A. G. Wiss (PUINE JIDDE).
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE SAINAM" PIRACY,
TO THE ENTTOR OF THE BAILY Paris,"
Canton, July 27th. SI Enough has been said and written The Tai Fang Lnog mod the Mas Laghum, on whose head we leaped opprobrium for about the Saiu em pirnoy, and more about Viceroy
A SMALL BALANCE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., below the heft, of which the Japanese might
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in North Chios, as in Korea, the dishonesty, avarie, lust for expansion, and general hack of fairplay of Jupan has besu proclaimed from the housetops. Some of the mind sticks, and no doubt unbribe?? journals have | been impress by it; and tired of the eborus of praise of all things Japanese that was freshigoable a dozen months ago, they lend colour to the libele by "if" and "buts" and half-hearted hints that perhaps all is not as it should be. There has been, however, one einenmstance which may almost
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An American piper says the late Russell Sage was born in Oneids county, N. Y, in 1816, was brought up on a farm, attending school during the winters, and bogan business life as an errend boy in his brothor's grocory store at Troy. Ho istor started for himself as a retail grocer. diag a wholesale department I wen Whig uber of Coagross 1853-57. In 1863 le removed to New York City, having become interested in railway, and invented the stock gambling devies known use and colis. " He was a director in 24 large corporations and is generally credited with having had a larger amount of actual ensl; et his disposal than any
At the conference at Viborg, they decided to form vast organisations for the object of turning the army against the
Government.
Ronewed disturbances have taken place in Odessa and some Jows bavo been killed. The 100 is panic-stricken and the inhabits are Heeing,
A wholesale suppression of newspapers and arrests continue throughout Russia. The Government of Russia has warned shipowners that they have decided to inspect and prrest vassels „suspected" of "zomning
gups.
The moderate members of the Duma nave issued an appeal to the people to submit to the will of the Tor, and to prepare new selections; it would be criminal to strike
not putting down piracy with iron hand, on West River. The malsoreants will no doubt he
Yee Wong, managing partner of the defendant firm, said be sent his foki to the plaintiffs to buy rice. He supplied cash, and laid by the heels, and punished as they deserve if the foki did not pay it over, the plaintiffs and we will be sleeping again the sleep of Rip V Wiske til awakened by some equally were bound to look to him for payment. The Loki was a good fellow, and so al no diflority in getting credit, but when a firm gase eredit it was their own lookout.
Hi Lordship Where is your fuki? Defendant-H dind of plagas two mouths 20,
His Lontship-Then you'd better pay up, It's no use looking for him.
POLICE COUNT.
Friday, July 27th.
BEFORE MK. H. H. J. GONFERTZ
(FIRST PULIE MAGISTRATE).
AN INDIFFERENT COMPLAINANT
Li Leung, a shop cells, was charged with
excusable hare given rise to the oft-stiil other capitalis. He leaves a wife, but no against the Imperial power at the present stealing a pair of ear drops valued 250 and two | step of policing their waterways, we have, to
TH
suspicions that Japanese were encouraging the anti-European moverent, in China. is inexcusable for any who know the real relationship China and Japán, the gulf that divides them, and the impossibility of
children.
crisis.
inous worder. We are all aware of the facta, of the pirates being more daring everyday, now no mora respecting foreiga dags; of the braves" gambling and sleeping on board their guard boats, and Chinese authorities being effete and un-ies, Knowing all these facts, it will be interesting to learn what extra precau tions are taken by river steamers plying in the very dens of these couardaronts pirates. Are the Chinese passengers or their baggaga searched for firearms when they come on
board steamers Are they barred down by the iron gratings specially put up on the stairs to prevent their rushing on upper deska? If not why not? Of this remissoss the pirates havo taken good advantage. Foreign gauboats are patrolling the river. By this equivocal
gom sxtent, taken the responsibility off the hands of the Chinese anthorities, and it is not pleasant to contemplate that such open-day robberies occur in spite of their presence some- where is the vicinity. When such a this und of the wedge is insertad, why not do i thoroughly by either increasing the number of the Loey RISHOP POTTER ON ENGLAND AND the pawnshops. An hour later the defendant foreign gunboats to set independently of the Donizett
entered the Leung Yik pawnshop and effarsd Chinese authorities in punisting the marauders Poughor
The silversmith was sent for the trinkets.
ou the spot, if entght red-batted, by hanging and on arrival thanked the pawnbroker but then un yards of the gunboat, or better still by to proceed Gainst the condie.sking the 1. M Customs to act with them refased Ultiutely the police learned of this and when with their rarauna cruisers, manned by Euro- they went to the silversmith and demanded.. an-xplanation, the latter happened to recognis: in the crowd outside the esclin who had triet to pawn the articles. He was promptly arrested. His fatment was that he did not know he was doing wrong in trying to dispose of urticles he had picked up in the street. The evidence. against the defendant was not very satisfactory, and he was discharged with a caution.
By kind permission of Lieut. Col. A. G Fitton, D.3.0., und Officers, the Band of the Second Battalion The Queen's Owa" (Royal West Kent Regiment will play the following programms of musie during dinner at the
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selves in any movement which would imply their being on a level with Asiatics". ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES. Such a cry as Asia For tho Asistics" never arose sare in the fertile imagination of a young Daily Midd corresponddat. The cry
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There are, too, mong newspapers edited aud owned by Chinese sidhjerte a few whose pro- prietors, in order to evade Clings jurisdiction, subjects. A. S. WATSON & CO.. have burrowed the names of Japanese
The latter, of course, have nothing whatever to do with the opinions expressed by such journals; but if violent views are ventilated in their columns it is inevitable that foreigners, ignorant of the real state of the case, should suspect the Japanese of collusion, or oven instigation, and suspicions of that kind may grow by accumulia tion into a sover af embarrassmout even to Correspondents must forward their names and dynawa foreign relations,
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HOLLAND'S DISAPPOINTMENT. ·
LONDON, July 24th. Queen Wilhelmina has suffered another rojkearringe,
AMERICA.
rel. "Waldiners, * Overture to... 'I Marturi.' Solection of... Tosti's Songs," Vaine
Gold and Silver." Comet Suolinkite,"
Wright Bishop Potter was welcomed in England with Serenade... The Warblers,"
Pry the warmth which is dus to the distingished Selection from Floralora,"
Stut position which he holds as the Protestant Sonnade D'Armour
Episcopal Bishop of New York. Ho pays for DINNER MANU-Hom D'Oanvres-Cod Ronit rather ungraciously. On rouching New York in the Celtic he was at anes interviewed by on Trust. Boup-Julienne Soup. Fil-Hollis Fish and l'ardley Sanes. Entrees-tion Biris, representatives of the Press, and, according to
ik New York World Yest Cutlets and To nato Sanes, Oyster Pattie Curry-Calcutta Jonte, aceast tag of enton, Host Turkey and Cranberry Saut Hoiled Or Torgne and Spärast. Cold Hare tie and Mixed Sale, Swerts-Rice Pudding, Stran berry fco Cream and Finger Cakes, Tijsy Cak». Bauert-Coffee-Fruit.
A FATAL ESCAPE."
Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, sitting as a coroa-v, conducted yesterday afternoon at this Magistruo an inquiry into the circumstances touching the
death of Lai lol, 5 years of age, who was found
Bishop Potter and that when he first arrived at Liverpool and the repertors asked him for bis opinion on the invariance scandals, told them he would give it if they would publish it.
But your papers will not publish it, the Hishop told them. Oh, yes, they will the interviewers replied. The Bishop says he ther taid them:
I foul sure that the chief difference between au Americau and an Englishman is that the American washes his dirty linen in public and
Au the Englishman washes Lis in privato." but a paper published it.
gold bair ornaments valued $350, the properly of a silversmith. It appeared that the co- plainant was taking the trinkets back to a paw broker who had asked him to dispose of them for him, and dropped them on the way. he discovered his loss hoimmediately reported is to the pliss and had notices sent round to all
Whee
BEJORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (SECOND POLICE MANI>Z&ATS},
WHAT, BECOMES OF OUR PETS, For cooliea were each fined $10 for ill- treating and killing a dog si Sham Shui Po on
dead in Kut On Streat. The jury was compost last botween the two countries; said the Bishop. Tharaday. They were taking part in a festival
of Messrs. F. J. Fox, W. G. Goggin, and V. Sewerly.
and wishing some fresh meat they wemattracted to this plog. Waiting their opportunity they set on it with bamboo poles and is a very short time killed it and had it in the pot. When the owner heard of it he charged the men, who
You may depend upon it, there is an love *ife was asked if British profestations of love for America were on the murince, and ho replied As indicated by the corner, the deceased was he thought there was a good deal of gach about You knew prosperity is not a promoter of found dead by the poltes on the 19th inst. The
| friendly relationship. policy had maile an opium raid on a honse in Kat On Street, and during that raid or immediately after a man foll from a height into THE TSAR AND HIS LIFE GUARDS. were arrested. the street and either died instantly or shortly afterwards,
★ BATTALION DEGRADED.
Ares with communications addressed to the Editor,] [uwe, its officials have a short way with tempted to escupa by climbing into the ing to regiments of the Guard ure withdrawa
tfblication but as evidence of good faith, All lusters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Oders for czira cence of Daily Pause Rould be
offending journaliste; and to avoid this disability Chinese new-piper uen were not slow to see the use of extraterritoriality. If ni before 11 am, on day of publication. After that they could obtain a foreign garahead for the supply is raised. Only suppted for Cash their enterprise, they could sup their graphic addren: Pauss. Code: A.,0.th Edingers at officiallon. The some problem,
P.G. oz. Ms. Telephone No. 12
if is stated, presiuni Badi in Japan some 40 years ago, but Sir HARRY PARK Es quiesly [
¡licies
HIPPH.
On July 218, at Shanghus, the wife of -15, solred it by issuing under the authority
Sparús, of a soli
DEATH.
m July 21st, at Shanghai, Siewser Moxs Mufaasit
Eenokosa OFFICE: HA, DES YEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLERT STREET, E.C
Che Haily Press.
Posezono, JULY 28TH, 1906.
rested in him by Orderà in Council, a notification penalizing the publication of any vernacular journal in the name of a British proprietor.
of free speech wont be +xercised in the English nugaage and in his own country. In short, ho stoud to his guns, as was his wont, and the
England in those days showed the way in the Orient to all Occidental Powers, and Sir Harry's politicsten, though not du licated by the representises of other States, who indeed, bad not competence to duplicate it received observance. Is himself was roundly abused by bis own countrymen, who claimed that be bid acted ati ru virre, and that Lis veto improp Hely obstructed the fo exercise of birt Auraing pursuits which was guaranteed by THE Tokyo correspondent of the Times treaty. Bat Sir Harry argued that the framer
of the treaties never intended them to confer repeats what we have said over and over
privileges subversive of public prace agu, simple, brious frathe, but. seeming-order and span, and tunt on Foglaltan's Figu ly requiring repetition. Expressions of suspicion of our allies intentions in China
wisdom of his action ultimately came to be uni- continue to appear. and at a sorsally recognized. Indeed, if experience in assumptions of what is Japan's duty there Japan had not warranted such a veto, the condi
tions now existing in Chins would do so, for a inspire and accompany them. The position
number of journals published there in the of the commercial crith seems to be rather was, of foreign proprietors, and therefore lilm that of the girl who thus addressed berrompt from China, cheial restraint, exercise freedom of apovel to a degree for which pubhe It is too selfish of you to go ou opinion in China is certainly not prepared." eating that cake when you know I want it." We may be sure, the Times says, that the Japanese will not be troubled with altruistic scruples in their Asiatic policy, Way on earth should they? We hear
Mr. Thomus Wasen, whom some old-timers much of the principle of the open door, to will remember, writes on June 3rd from which Japan is pledged :- but it is possible Mudloo, Kilkiven, Queensland, that they are that there are misund ratindings as to having "a grand wet sulamą and winter.". what precisely that principle is, or what it
Members of the Hongkeng Volunteer Reserve demands. It certainly cannot imply that Association are reminded that the second com the Japanese are to holl open the door petition for the China Mail Cup at disap- and bow their trade competitors through; pearing targets will take place at the King's yet some of the complaints heard holy Perk Bangs to-day at 2 p.m.
brother:
The Harmaton-Love circar is at Singapore giving a good deal of pleasure, to judge by laudatory comments in the press.
Orders.--3711.
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NEW RUBRIC FOR THE CHURCH..
RITEAL COMMISSIONS PROPORALS:
A FORECAST,
aeries of important and remarkable recɔm- mendations are stated to have beau mule by the Royal Cosataission on Ecelesiastical Dissipline, the report of which was received by the Home Secretary on duns 25th.
A copy of the report win at once want to the King, is his Majesty's receipt of such a docu- ment is a condition precadout to its authorised publication.
Upolicially, howevor, it is stated that the Commissioners express the opinion that modera irregularition have been largely due to doubts as to the exact meaning in some respect of the prosent rabric--whether the references in it are to the first or second prayer book of King Edward VI, thera bing-a-interis) difference between the two as to what is permissible.
vuotit
There is reason to beliore that in order to obviate future misunderstandings, the Com missioners revozmend the preparation of a now rubric. that when my question arises in the courts por a point of doctrine, it may be referred to always reversing the right of Parliston aut tire authorities of the Church for their opinion. of the now ecclesiastical tribunal which may ha appointel.
Tue bearing of the cann in which a Chinese property awer named Faag Chun-yuna was A E uter telegram sont from 05; Pad PLURISTULES Or tab Bunnng ViĞU- Modioal vi loner was gives a dichard Regiment is transformed into a special aues was resumed. It was alleged that the or the house in 5, Kut On Street several men infantry battalion, and the privileges oppertain defendant erected certain wrought iron parti-
from it.
tions in two houses in Peaysast without first balcony of the adjacent house, and when the
obtaining the consat of the Building Auth police and excise officers left the house they
oiity. Mr. F. B. L. Hawley, Crown Solicitor, found the deceased lying on the pavement with a fractured skull.
Ho was convoyed to the of the lmperial Guard bay done more towards prosecuted, and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by April 1904, upon the nominario of Mr. Bal-
ice Station but died on the way.
The jury returned a vordies of danth by mis- adventure.
CANTON.
| PROM OUR CORDIESPONDENT,]
July 17.
THE GIANTON-HANHUM RAILWAY,
There is trouble again on the managing board. A section of the shareholders object to Wong King-tong's appointment as vice. president of the board of directors. A petition holed by asvarså guilds and signed by numeRPES merchants and gentry is said to have been forwarded demanding that Wong should be compelled to resign ímmediately. FORRIGEKS "HONEST, AND TRUSTWORTHY
The President, Chung Tartai, has reorived the following telegram from Sheng. King-pro, director of railways--
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"Your telegram ander the code word --Tang" received. Hava hard hit you w.re compelled to accept the position of Director of the Canton-Hankow Bailway Co., although
you did not daire it. As this is a public enter.
B
prise I trust you will devote yone is tenso an energy and that you will me that this vast project will be successfully carried out. The construction of the lino depends entirely on the ability of the chief engineer. I reply to a wice esived from Viceroy Shum I cabled to Fim that there are honest and trustworthy Foreign engineers. Of course there is
foreign-loed moey and with Chino e monor Jifference between sugaging a foreigner with
"In this case we are engaging a foreign official with our own money, and I have no doubt that there will be no difficulty in controlling him. This Belgian engineer was formerly employed on the Peking-Hankor Railway at a salary of 2,00 francs a mouth which was increased latur to 2,500 fr.
The salaries of Reginas are cheaper than thees of other foreigners, and I think it is advisable for you to engaga kim.”
WEST RIVER PIRATES.
I am informed that Viceroy Sham is in
almost indicate that such is the idea of sowe The following copy of War Ofies telegram receipt of a telegram from the Weiwapu, of their commercial competitors. The dated 25th July is published in Garrison saying that the British Minister in Feking 1900, 3rd Battalion D.C.O. Middlesex Reince of piracy on the West River and sited Referenco Armyrder 30 of Las made representations regarding the prova- giment will proceed from South Africa to the recont attack on foreigners. I is said Hoogkong and North China, instead of 3rd that the dispatch enjoins the Vicaoy to take Pattalion Manchester Regiment, for relief prompt measures to secure the arrest of the 2nd Ba. Q.0. Royal West Kent Regiment.
pirates and to devise means for the wholesale Extermination of these desparadoos.
attitude is an absurd one to take, and where complaints of Japanese over-reaching are obviously based on such views, they sbould be promptly laughed out of court.
If we have a fair Beld and no favour, il we
The St. Petersburg correspotulent of the Daily Telegraph states that the propagands of the Social Revolutionaries among the regiments
Mr. Steasendon (of Messrs Dostou. Looker and awakening Vis Court to its terrible peril than the freest oratory in the Dunn, The extout Deacon), appeared for the defendant. to which the Preobrajousky and Semenovsky Mr. Slude coutinand the cross-examination of
have had their loyalty to the Terr. T. L. Porkins, who said that when be visit dermined by pitical agitation is only
partially dis losed in the demands which the 15: Battalion of the Preobrajonsky Regiment pro sented to air comrade," General Oroff, inspector of the Imperial Guard Division.
The battalion which publicly asserted those demands within the tailitary precincts of Peter alf was the sime battalion of the Preobrajnaky Regiment wherein the Tsar, when heir to the Throne, performed bis mill Jary korvice. The claims huuded to the general
were as follows:-
Humane treatement.
Release from polies duties,
rack
Fr reedom of movement when outside bar-
Admission of the advanced newspapers to the rerimental reading room.
Privacy of woldiers correspondence. The
immediate release of the comrades arrested daring the past winter.
The right of mealing to discuss the soldiers needs.
Access to the authorities, and
Immguity from pozishment for political sonvictions.
The demands closed with a declaration that
the fat should be allotted to the peanuts, s "One fo. all, and all for us," the Duma desired, and quoted as their wote,
-FARNHAMS."
ed the premiss on Thurely they were very dark in portious. The houses had an unusually larga zumber of windows for Chinese houses, hat they were not effective windows. There was a wall at the buck which obstructed the light, espcially at the bottom Boors. He did not remember Misera Palmer and Tarner
pointing out that they could comply with the law as to window space by putting in large glues windows in the bathrooms, kitchens, aut in the covered way running from the house to the kitchens, where the windows would be quite nseless. Hu did not think that the luns ia question were better supplied with window space, in proportion to their size, than must Chinese houses. These houses were not as well Lighted as those in the Praya close by now that they were split up by the partitions.
Mr. Bowley-On a dae day, the sort of day the architect would take his friouls to are the houses, the glass bright and clean, the partitions remored and the windows not obstracted, woul yon say the houses were well lighted?
Witness--Moderately well lighted.
Mr. Slade, wildressing the Court for the defence, argued that the ou sanice asties served upon his uent was bed in law. It was made out under the wrong suotion of the Ordinance and bad also because no nuisances was speciäer. A magistrate only. bad power to order the nuisance specied in the
mission. The case was brought out of sheer
of the yours. It was appointed by the King in The Commission has at work upwards
four, aner frequent debates in the House of Commons with regard to ritualist excesses in different parts of th entry,
ich Beach) undertook the position of chair- Viscount St. Aldwyn (thon Sir Miclared man, and among the other Commissioners were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chief Justice, the Marquis of Northampton, the Bistrops of Oxford and Glocester, Sir Edward Clarke and three nerubers of the present Honse of Commons-Srd. G. Palbot, Mr. G. Harwood, and Sir J. Kenraway.
The Commissioners have held about a hundred meetings, and their inquiries bare covered a wide controversial field.
As the testimony given was voluntary, they have not been able to select and summon only such witnesses as they most desired to hear; but it will be found that many cargymen ·
-and others have given remarkable oridons with respect to the prevalence of breaches or neglect of the law relating to the conduct of divine rvice in the Church of England, so with regard to the ornaments and fittings of the churchon.
Full consideration was given to the existing powers and procedure applicable to such irregolarili and various striking ream- mendativus are made with a view to reform in these resparts.
Although the Commissioners do not all be- long to the same school, of thought in ocafoviastical matters, a strong desire was shown among them to arrive at a common agreement, and by means of mainal concessions they have eventually bean canhled to siga a uasaimeus. report.
exhaustively with the whole subjset from That report is a voluminous one, and deils
historical, legal, and doctrinal points of view.
Fiery ceremony, observancy, or vestment that been taken to tease how, where, sad when it has beeo in question is discussed, and care has originated
The recommendations of the Commission number about dozu
A Inter Shanghai letter roferring to the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co. includes the following comment:-A review of the history of the former Company which tho prosent Company has r-plored, although interesting and
of the present situation when shares are quoted legal partitions but defendant had contravened piquant, and not altogether creditable, world serve no useful purpose except as an explanation notice to be removed. The partitions were at a ruinous discount and the confidence of
of the
No undue prominence is givou in the report investing public is entirely destroyed. The loss the ordinance by patting them up witheat per: adividual irregularities tonuribed in part to Shanghai is enormous and paralyzing. That the for
Jargest o
t concern in a basiness shows steady decadenes is sufficient idea was simply to have the partitions pulled be fairly regarded as typical of the generat in a place of rapidly growing annoyance by the Building Authority. The evidence, the view of the Commissioners being that such cases are exceptional and could not proof that the management leaves much to be down so that they would be put up again with desired. In 1901 the profile for ten months were authority. stated to have bees Tis. 1,237,312. The result The bearing was again adjourned. for the last been a net profit of 110,673-just one-third. Aud with all this there
REMARKABLE STEAMSHIP is no doubt that the Company is in a thoroughly sound position. The assete ure valued at fiice the book entries, and the Reserve Fund of T1. 1,000,000 may be regarded as baving taken the place of writing off for depreciation. Under these circumstaunes there is no reason why, with skilful management, the Company should not be completely successful.
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PERFORMANCE,
esudition of tire Church.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday insand the following report:
The s.8. Goldmouth, belonging to the "Shell"
On the 27th at 11,35 am-The barometer Line, has just arrived at Rotterdam, after has risen malerately over the 8. east of Chinx, stearing from Singapore, by the route ronud and has a tendency to fall over the E. coast.
The depression remains oser Chica to the the Cape of Good Hope, a distance of 11,791 miles, in fifty-two days, without
UICI stop ing South of the Yangtze. Presture is still high the engines or checking the generation of sterin
over the S. Philippines. jo the main boilers. This performance is
Gradients are
aro leux steep over the China Sea. almost any of our conventionalities or oustoms, made by marine cachinery. The fessel was Throw the light of modern thought on to blissed to be the longest non-stop ran over
and the strong S.
9. W. winds are exported to and they become obviously ridiculous. Jura is burning liquid foes, and with so great an
modorate gradually over that area.
The Pacifio depression is, this morning, condition of comic civilisations we have economy that enengh surplus is left to take the moving to the N.B. of the B.. coast of Japas. unconsciously adapted, not our practices to our vessel twenty days' steaming on her retura precepts, but our precepts to our practices.
passage East.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 1.18 inches.