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Tho Imperial (Russian) authorities have decided that the work of laying down a seccad liue of rails along the Siberian Railway shall be bugun next spring, and that until that time certain branch lines shall be laid down, as slready projected, to connect the Siberian Railway with Tashiond in Russian Central
neighbours are all standing still, if not We are all hoping for going backwards. things to mend, and in the absence of any cortainty as to the real causes underlying our troubles, are a to be impatient. A. S. WATSON & CO., Partly, no doubt, the Far East expeeled too
uch in expecting that the end of the | Asis and with the Steppe rogion N. E. of the bom Aral Sea. wonkd naugurate at once of trade. War effects linger: settling up for previous dislocation is a tedious process; but when it is over, the reward What we want is not mutual recrinuations but patience and porsever asce, and to adapt ourselves and our Our methods to present circumstances. Shanghai contemporary says:
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The cry is ever for more roem both in the centre for business purposes aud in the outskirts WE SPECIALLY RECOMMEND OUR for residences for the growing population. Rapidly as the terracut are going up in the LATEST PRODUCTION.
outskirts, hamming in an ni shes the new manina of the local Four Hundred, tho apply cannot keep pace with the demand; the bitter ry is still heurd of the men of large The teams, by opening Menil stall ap yet more distent districts with says and for another CHAMPAGNE regent communication are expected to postpone
the day of absolute congestion geration, and in that time very much indeed
happen.
That there is abundinat faith, however, or the part of formiga capital, in an assured future for Shanghai is evident, and that conviction is bringing daily with it more of the stress of the West
AND MOST WHOLESOME REFRESHING SUMMER BEVERAGE, POSSESSING THE FULL FLAVOUR FINEST FRESH OF THE FRUIT. IT MAKES AN IDEAL DRISK FOR TENNIS PARTIES AND BATHING PICNICS.
MAY
There must be, sal we think we can satly say there is, the same abundant faith in the future of Hongkong Two or three Pessimists should not be permitted to torn a temporary depression into permanent hope leases. We are long past our pioneering WE ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND | days, when markets could be creamed" (or
quick and big returna.
We bave entered LOUR
the period of keen competition, marked by, as our contemporary puts it, "a struggle or the part of these who hnd no direct share in the building up of the market to share its apolls". Of Hongkong, as well THE as Shanghai, it may be said there have been By times of almost elusive prosperity, when
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WHICH S FINEST JAMAICA - ROOT
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. G. P. Lammert, FATY
TELEGRAMS auolioneer, offered for sale by public auction sil the vendor's interest as a socond mortgage of and in the reclamation to Marine Lat 221, with the houses situate thornan and known as 155 Connaught Road Contrai aud 309 Des Voeux Ros! Contral.
A large number of ChineAB way in attendance, but the bidding, which npatiod at 845,090, was slow. The highest bid was $4,000, but as this was below the amount anticipated the proporty was willdrawn.
It'in reported from Western Chius that Mr. Arebibold. Eittle is preparing to construct a light railway from the Longwangieng mites to the Kialing River, a distance of forly li, to facilitate the expert of the excellent Kinogps
It now appears to be impossible to refloat the Americas transport Sheridan, which went aground on the Oahu coral reef off Hawaii on August 31. The tugs and other real which were sent for the purpose of getting her eff have been unable to effect anything. Alltraps and other passengers bare laudes at Honelain
ccal. From the same source it is learned that awaiting the next transport from America.
there have Iren sata cases of chartered junks News comes from Western China that being pirated between Ichang and Chungking. business is looming at Chingking. Mr.In consequence of this the three British gun- Featherstonbaugh has opened an agency for onts have been unusually active patrolling the river between these two ports, a distance of Messrs. Carlowitz & Cr, and Mr. Pillow was expected to represent Messrs. Bavier & Co. about) mitge Messrs. Reynaulds have on agent there, he Sun Life Insurance Co. of Canada and the China Matual Life Office are also sending agents to the city.
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{"DAILY PREBB" EXCLUSIVE SKŃVICE.] THE CUBAN REBELLION.
Losnos, September 17th. Mr. Taft, Secretary of State, and the assistant secretary, Mr. Bacon, proceed as a peace mission to Cuba.
POLICE COURT,
Munday. September 17th.
BEFORE MB. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS POSITION. A Chinese inkong, charged with misconduct,
was remanded till Wednesday. It was alleged that in edition to being out of barracka boyond the usual time he demandes? a packet of cigarettes from a stallkeeper. When the latter would not let him have it free, he becam
President Roosevelt practically angry, throw the packet down, kicked and
threatens intervention.
CRETE'S RULER RESIGNS..
LONDON, September 17th. Prince George has resigned his position as High Commissioner of
Bushel the stand and assaulted the man.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS.
The master of tho trading junk Kamfony arrived hern from Fukina on Saturday and after he had taken ap his anchorage at Shauliwan s policeman bearded his vessel and found on
cutlass, 4 Mausor rifles, and 10 pounds of gun-
powitar for which he had no porazit. When
charged, be pleaded ignoranos, but was lined 829.
AN EXPENSIVE SPREE.
Two well-to-do Chinamen who sat out to have a good time on Sunday night becau
Mr. Gonzales de Benido, Chifiat, Coal, had Crete.
exciting experience on Saturday afternoon. ¡
rican eastwards and ADMIRAL CHICHESTER DEAD.unk and wont to a hand dewa Qusun's was riding in
East the Praye
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vulicle drow out Duforiua-
The Barma Commissioner of Commerce of the way of a car coming behind,
inte Western China, as the present pack-suiraa! ensed the riosha mau, to swervo ta the side to rade of transport catirely collapson for four | avulla collision. In doing so he got in front months in every year owing to the rains of the tram with the result that the ricsba was obliterating the roads and bridges. India's overturned and the oren pant sent dying. He futuro land trade with China, he says is Iwas braised a good deal but not seriously donmed to stagnation until the railway, is injured, while the riska was bailly smashed. conslintacted.
strongly urges the construction of a railway ately a codie coming in the opposite direction
With the view of testing the truth of the theory that sea water ingrores coul. the Admiralty, two years ago, saol six or crates of steam coal in Portsmouth dockyard, and of the same time set apart a similar quantity of coal for comparison. The experiment her now be concluded, amplex of both goals having been burnt in the presence of expert of coal in enhanced by soaking. The result demonstrates the fact that the value
The Glob's Kiel correspondent said Aug. 15th The cers who have just returned home from the German warships stationed in the Chinese waters bring interesting details of the work that is being done by German gun. boats on the Chinese rivers in the interior. Thao, the gunboats "Tiger" and "Lucks suredet in getting up to Lubang, where the rapids and the strength-of-this streami prevented the boats geing any further inlani. The officers and crews of the river ganbvale steam pinnaces a fur s went inland on
Chung-king, au important contre of trade in the previoce of Sseobuns at lienee these atenta pizuaces were kaated up the stream by Chinese
born in 1849.
Loxnox, September 1 7th. Rear-Admiral Chichester died at Gibraltar to-day, aged 57 yours.
¡Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester was He was created a G.M.G. in 1993; WH Naval A.1.C. to Quega Vistoria 1890. 1901, Naval A.D.C. is H.a. the King, 11. 1902. He served in South Africa as Chief Naval Transport Officer 1899-1901, when he mautioned in despatches, and was promoted 10 Rear Admiral in 1902. At the time of his death he was Admiral Superintendent and in charge of all 11.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar.
REUTER'S BERVICE.]
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LONDON, September 15th. President Falliores has gone to Bareilles. The September Criminal Sessions open to day. The cases set down for trial are: ~Tan
Extraordinary measures have been taken, Ming, robbery, Lai Lun and four others murder,
that the carriage, in which he will ride in Hi Fu, alien The Fu, disobedience of ender of
owing to anarch is: threats, and it is stated the case in which Ip Ma-tai and two others that they visited places where the people the procession to the Colonial exhibition, is wors cburgal with manslaughter, and the were uneq sainted with silver coine, and would armour plated, in view of making it bomb bribery charges against Sanitary Inspreters accept only the copper colas with a hols bored | proof. Francis Ward and Hubert J. W. Gidley hate | through them. teen transferred is the October Criminali Sessious.
The newest of the biographies of the greut French muzical composer, Berlioz, which has just appeared in Paris, tells a story of the curly efforts of the comporer of the Damnation de Faust, Troyens, do, which reads oddly in the
OUR OWN SPECIAL PROCESS AND hues were on that bred all the bigger banishart. No hxlirimoɛt Luz been filed in living on the banks. The German anilors y
disappointment when the inevitable reaction The causes of our present trade TION OF ITS KIND IN THE FAR dullness are believed to be largely temporary, although it would be foolish to shut our eyes to the fact that we have now a rival in Japan for whom one very best weapons must be furbished.
So much, however. A. S. WATSON & CO.. depends upon the quirit that is in us, that we feel it is the right line to take if we repeat, applicable to our own case, our concluding words:-The Settlement has emergen sesessfully from far greater crises than that through which it appens to be passing at the moment".
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It is stated in the Echo de Chine that the Frenck Government has instructed the French Ambassador at Washington to express regret
|to the American Government for the fatal acciiight of his latur fans. He had been attracted dent of which Lien quant Clarence England of by Gwike's great wastorpiose, and under the the US hatings as the victira at influence of the apoll wrote bía "Fight Suns, Chefor. The deceased was filled by a ball from from Fenst," which in 1899, he seat to the poet, the French cruiser Dupatit Thouars daring hoping that it might draw a word of encourage Bring practice is the harbour. It is further went. But Gastle over emerged from silence. stated that the French Government is ready to In fact, he could not read music, but sent the pay qu iodemnity to the family of the victim. composition to his friend, the musician Zaltar, It has ordered an inquiry to establish the respon: with a request that the latter would "appcase The German Mail of the 15th August was sibility of those concerned in the affair and the curiosity which the forms of the notes disciplinary measures will be taken against arcase in me." Zeiter's reply settled the young composer's chanes with Gulbe Some those found to be in fault.
can only indicate hair. people," he wrote, ad M. Berlioz soems to be of the number. presence by noisy expectorating aol ansering,
Under the sulphuric influence of mephisto, he
delivered in London on the 15th iust.
THE KNIGHT COMMANDER"
LONDON, September 15th. The Russian Government has fully refused to pay compensation for the sinking of the Knight Commander. Great Britain suggests that the whole matter be referred to the Hague Conference. Bundia, has not yet replied.
IN-C. Daily News Sortice.
NEWCHWANG,
Tokyo, September 13th. The reported withdrawal of the Japanese Military Administration from Neschwang has been postponed until the end of the year, at the Barliert.
nder for extra counts of BALLY Pum showàl be excellent wages and ancured a goodly nam bertet or hindrance, und coustilationally discharge | sports and wheezes until all the orchestra goes be carried out from the Hunkissban Battery
Silt before 11 a.m, on day of publication. After that heer the supply sa limited. Only supplied tør Cash
riographic Address: Pases, Joden: 4.1.2. th Fa
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DEATHS.
Thi September 11th, at Shanghai, JOHN Porte WARK, Intef Chifoo, aged 45 years.
of recruits,
The return of visitorsto the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 10th Sopt., 100, shows that of non-Chinese there were 301 to the Library and 112 to the Museum; and of Chiunes 144 to the former and 2,451 to the latter, The Library was, therefore, used by 445 persons and the Museum by 2,566.
From Suifu, Western Chion, it is reported that there has recently been was Frenchmen in
It was all legally and satisfactorily settled that city engaging colies for the French early in the reign of Queen Victoria that the reilroad is
Yuuuh. They were offering British Sovereign may quit Britain without
ber or his dution at whatsover place ball be chosen. Whore the King is there is the Court. and there, within the British dawinions, Parlis- ment might be enmmoned to assemble. Oriental rulers have a more subtle method of legalising their journeys.. The Emperor of Japaa must- worship the dust of his ancestors every morning. Bat the red not necessarily go to their tombs: On September 12th, at Shanghai, HRPET
ourth from the tombs is strewn before him, und LEAN GOLDS WORTHY, of the Public Works Depart uvat, Shanghai Municipal Council, aged 29 years.
Taikoktsni, near Yarasti, is now connected he obeys the strictletter of the law. The Shah On September 12th, at Stangki, JEAN PICARD 1785.86, of Clae Base hinces Bank, aged by rail with the Kowloon side of the taune! for of Persia develops the ides still more quaintly. the Kowloon Canton railway. This is a dis-Rightly be should never take bis Test of tance of about two miles, and the line, which Persian soil. And he does not. No matter has been laid during the last few weeks, is used how far he may travel, he keeps his feet for conveying materials from resaris to the on Persian soil; it is packed into the false sole
of bis boots. Hence, though he eat his dinner Bt Buckingham Palace or discoss the wealhor with the Kaiser at fotsdam, the scil of Persis is always beneath his royal feet.
Years
LENGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Die Vœux ROAD Ü. Losnox Office: 181. FLEET STREET, B.C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER Bru, 1906.
mouth of the tunnel.
According to the Canton Daily News the Waterworks company at Taingpao has started the construction of a reservoir and is employing 2,000 conlies in the work. Or account of the constant quarreling among thems the directors of
mad. Bat thanks for sending it. I shall 196 it as a warning." To such an exteat cau criticism go bubbling along,
New bat ironical force is continually given to the hackneyed statement that the future of China forma matter for interesting speculation, The speculation seems to be as shifting as the luck at a gaming-table. We remernor reading in the Times of some months back a judicions though glowing ealogy of the progress made in the Chineso aruiy, and in today's isque we 609 that "those who know the real rottenness and napreparaduens of the Chiuess army deplore the busty prophecies of its future prowess which have been heard at recurring periods for forty years past," and that the effect of recent praise, playing on Chinese ignorance, is wholly bad, leading them to believe that the civilised nations are impressed by their invincibility. It may be that the praise showered upon the "young
SHANGRA as well as Hongkong is suffering the company kara written the Na Hoi few days ago in the Admiralty Court, and China" movement is responsible for the attitude
Magistrate asking for two more guards to presurre order.
Among the visitors at the Kowloon Hotel is Dr. Said Fareed, a consin of the Sultan of Morocco. The doctor, who ie ou a pleasure trip to the Far East, on Sunday entertained about 200 Mahommedans to luncheon and dinner at
Au important decision arising out of the salvage case of the Hohenzollern was givən a
reported in The Times of August. Ta future for purposes of award, the calue of the ship lved is to be taken as the value of the vessel in her damaged condition to her owners and not or market value. Very ofton, as in the ease of ordinary tramps, there would seein to be no cause for a difference between the two culus to
now adopted by authority with referencs to foreign railway concessions. After the war what appeared a generous policy was adopted in regard to railway enterprise, but now the old methods of delay, of blockade, and of indifference ara once pure rampant. Formal engagements bave been repudiated and business wheel. Old China and young China brought forward for placing drags upon the
be that one bay as mach to answer for as the
trival arcuSES
the Belle View Hotel. A number of the exist; but with vessels bailt for particular do not work well in double harness, and it way
Baluchi officers were his guests, and the band of that regiment provided music during the
purposer and engaged in certain tradex it might easily happen that the amount which the ship other
RUSSIAN REGIMENT'S LAMPOON UPON THE CZAR.
of the Medliuski Infantry Twenty men
Road West, where they became disorderly and assaulted the inautes. When a detective came along in response to the blowing of the whistle, the first mau, I Kam Has, threw him downstairs. He was floed SI for the disorderly undect, $10 for assaulting a girl and $25 for resisting and assaulting the police. The second man. Ho Fs, was fined $23 for resisting and
ulting the polico. The money was paid.
100 LỪNG IN THE TYPHOON SHELTER. T'ho court room was crowded when thirty-six owners of sampaus, men and women, had to rush their way in and stand before the
Magistrate charged with remaining in the typhoon auchorage at Causeway Bay longer they was Decessary.
The defendants planted that there was too much rain for them to come ap.
His Worship said they were liable to a fins of Sir, but as the police did not penes for a severe penalty he would impose a fine of $2 each or four days' imprisonment,
A DISHONEST BOY,
Wong Lam, convicted of stealing articles of clothing belonging to W. H. Johnson and W. Millari, engineers on board the Peleus, was sentencal to upe mouth's imprisonment and sis
hours in the stocks.
GUNPOWDER AND CIGARETTES.
A coolie, who was found carrying a tin of gunpowder and calmly smoking a cigarette, was brought before his Worship charged with not having the gunpowder properly labelled. Ha said he did not know the rules, but was laed $5.
A DEFAULTING BUROFF.
Cheang Lai, an accountant, was charged by a gavernment, buildingcantraator with embezzling the sum of 814. The hoaring of the charge was fized for Wednesday,
BEFORE MR. P. A. HAZELAND (SECOND
POLICE MAGISTRATR).
ROWDY SAILOR.
The boxinwain of the Monteagle, named Johnson hand to pay a fine of 21 on each of three charges 1) assaulting the coxswain of a motor launch, (2) drunk and disorderly, aud (3) assaulting an Indian.constable.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Minutes of a meeting of the Kulsugeu Municipal Council, held at the Board Room Kalangsu, Amoy, on the 28th August, 1906.
PRESENT: Messes. Marshall (Chairman),
PORT ARTHUR.
Tokyo, September 13th. Navigators are warned that gus practice will
at Port Arthur for four days from the 17th inst.
** HOSTILITY TO FOREIGNERS,"
Tokyo, September 13th. In a further reference to the subject of
states that nothing | W. H. Wallace and the Secretary. Kokumin Shimbun coulioual government for Chics the C.A.V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, I. Takatenki could be more dangerous for China than that 1. The minutes of the last meeting more she should allow the growing spirit of
read and confirmed. nationalism to be based on hostility to foreigners. Buch hostility, it adds, is wholly inconsistent with the proposal to introduce. constitutional govemment which is in accord with inter- national tendencies.
ADMIRAL MOORE.
Tokyo, September 13th Margnis Ito presented Vice Admiral Sir Arthar Moore to the Korean Emperor this Admiral Moore is expected to arrive at Tairen on September 19th
morning.
THE TOKYO TRAMWAYS.
Tokyo, September 12th. Auxiliary detachraeata of gendarmes late been drafted from the Guards regiments, while cavalry continue to assist the mounted police.
The increased farma were enforced to-day, and night traffle will be resumed this evening.
The anti-tram agitation is falling fit.
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II. The Secretary was authorized to purchase
two fire laddere, one dozen canvas buckets and a canvas stretcher.
II. The Secretary is directed to notify that the Council have decided that although all Licenses expire on the 31st December, the full amount for unch Licenses must be paid, no matter what time of the year they are taken out.
IV. The Report of the Sazitary Inspector concerning the stops he took to disinfect the premises occupied by a plague patient is road.
V. The Secretary is directed to draw ape notine, for the approval of the Watch Com- mitten, as to the conduct of persous visiting the sea front and beach at Chambé
VI. A letter is read complaining about drain at Sie Lo Thuw Jetty, and the Secretary is directed to inform the complainant that the drain in question will, as far as is possible, ba put in a state of repair.
VII. Mr. Wallace brought up the subject. of the New Pavilion for Tennis Ground. It was decided to let the matter stand over until the next meeting, in the meantime the Secretary is to forward the plan and estimits to all members of the Council.
By Order,
(Sd.) FRED. B. MAESHALL,
Chairman.
THE SERVICES,
CLIPPINGS FROM MAIL PAPERS,
The dotachments of the Royal Army Medical would fetch if sold in the open market would.
Corps in North Chias and South China have fall fur below her special value to her overs
been formed into a company and numbered the 27th, with the usual establishment of all ranks. Viceroy Shum has instructed Clinong Puteshi In the case recently heard the discrepater was
Lieutenant H. J. Tweedie has been appointed direct his attention, in the future, largo. The value of the steator had been won
of Vico-Adaiiral lands in at £5,500, while the uppraisers appointed by Regiment, locally known as the bouligna to the King Alfred. Dagship wangtang Province, Choong replied that be the Admiralty. Marshal acting on a commission Modlinski, woto arrested on ruspicion of Sir A. W. Moore, K.C.B. comunuding the would endeavour to carry out the Vicorny's takes out by the plaintiffs fixed ber vals at having posted on the inner side of the barrack China Squadron, for
We, the rank and file of the Modlinski similar post at the Royal Naval College, Dart- Ho autored the servico in 1891, and wishes and would auuonnce the matter to all the 51,500. The basis upon which the vessel was gate a red-bordored planard bearing the legend Lieutenant 'Tweedie has been latterly Elling
msn of the month
engaged in the Bumpah River Expedition, Prefects of the province. This gives a hopeful alad on behalf of the defendants appears to Rifles, unanimously vote that every aspect seyn the Canton Daily News to the future have been market value. Lu urine insurance Crar's only remaining foyal regiment, the 1849, 16 in command of the war im gen crow
the rank 10 Semanovski Lifeguards, be raised lo productiveness of the untilled land.
the question of value is always an interesting of full general preparatory to the opening of of the Countess of Derby, during the West one. In order to ascertain whether a Temel is the next
which will be Africau operations, and was promoted to the or ie not a constructive total loss, underwriters fought, on Russia's side, exclusively by com rank of lieutenant.
Major H. F. Cleveland, Indian Medical have mer the difficulty of market value by missioned officers and Cossacke, the rank and
Valuation Clause. By this clause it is stipulated inserting in time policies what is termed the file of the array of the line having decided to Service, has been ordered from Poona, where he has been in the medical charge of the 33rd decline all further service in the Far East.
understand the biting sarcasm of this Light Cavalry, to North China, where he will that the value in the policy is to be taken as the lampoon, it is merely necessary to refer to the taket Major White, fajor Cleved repaired value in the event of each claim for Czar's adulatory address to the Semenarski in relief of
anxiety about the state of trade, but as in farmer periods of depression, is holding on bravely; and we are glad to read the hope- ful comments of our wading contemporary there. The N.-C. Haily News refers to the waterial changes which have taken place in the outward face of the Settlement this year, retaarking that it is not often so matry conspicuous alterations have had to be noted as the closing summer has pro-afternoon. duced. The builder has been exceptionally husy, and we wish we could say the saine to here. There has been a good deal of work to the opening up of the atid dono, but not more than was apparently necessary, and we fear that the alleged denrand of a year ago is not what it was thought to be. The transformation on the Shanghai Bund hans had its counterpart on our Praya; but we cannot honestly write of these things as "marked evidences of Considerable interest centres in the swimming race across the harbour for prizus presented by material progress and prosperity in public and commercial life", for on every hand we o'clock on Saturday afternoon from the police the China Mail. The race commences at five hear of a decreased turnover. Truders and pier, Kowloon, and finishes at Blake pier, storekeepers have had much to complain of Hongkong. The entrants are:-N. H. Alves; addition have to endure the mortification of 7th Co Trumpeter rant, R.G.A., 87th Co.; since the Russo-Japanese war and in A. V. Barros: Guuner Brotherton, R.G.A., constructive total loss arising. The counsxion | Regiment at Peterhof. Eight months ago the his had a good deal of experience daring system at that port. A conference, at which
C. B. Hayward; H Hayward; A. N. -finding there are people who imagine they Humphreya; C. Humphreys; J. 31. C. Lopes
are exceptions to the generat rale, and that J. Millar, W. McCoy, J. M. R. Pereira; P. they are suspected of thriving when their M. Remedios, H. E. Berivan and J. Witcholl,
botween insured and market value is not always
clear, but in most cases where thero is difference it may be assumed the market sxice is useded by the insured value.
TO
Japanese war
hik
receive the personal thanks of the monarch for the North-West Frontier campaign, 1897-98 game regiment was called to Tsarskoe Belo to 17 years' service with the I.M.S. He served in the batekery of some six hundred citizens of (medal with claap), the Tiruh Expedition (clasp, investext it with an infamous reputation through recently returned from Cabul, where he was a Moscow. The brutalities of this regiment have and the Boxer Campaign, 1300 (medal). He
ent the whole Empire.
special medical officer,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary,
14 September, 1908.
POSSIBLE TARIFF AT VLADIVOSTOCK
The Tokyo Foreign Department has received the following telegram :—It is reported that the Bt. Petersburg Government does not favour the request from the Vladivostock authorities for the continuance of the present free import Vladivostock representatives will be present will, however, be bold in the courts of this mouth, when it is expected that the question will be definitely settled.