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Japanese war would probably be a better The Hamburg-America passenger steamers understanding between the two countries from the Far East are in future to call at
Plymouth. thau bad existed before. This idea was
The Japanese Boundary Commission in Sakhalin has found the Poronai-navigable for steamers for a distance of 75 miles.
bought this wreck for $725.
libel. huve bayn
Lt. Col. A. E. Aitken 119th Infantry is appointed President of the H.K. Army Rille 1.2.0. 129th Balactis, and Lieutenant H, E. Large and Middlesex Regt. is appointed Hous. Secretary, vice Lieutenant C. W. Case-Merria 2ut B, W. Kont Regt.
Association vice Lt-Col. C. H. U. Price
A telegram to Japan says that Mr. Whitekiw Reid American Ambassador at Landən, on November 7th seat his resiguation to Mr. Root, the Secretary of Stato. It is not yet known whe will be bis zucasznoć. This rogignation is. Ena premature; confirmation of the report sooms
desirable.
TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
(REUTER'S SERVICE.]
GERMANY.
LONDON, November 20th, The Kaiser has authorised the publication
Bavarian poet. Ganghoffo, in which the Kaiser declared himself za optimist working his hardest for the future of Germnay; he would like the people to understand a and to help him in attaining his object. It is believed that, the publication of the interview is a reply to the recent attacks of the press,
based upon general considerations aud! experienes which both lead to the conclusion that where two nations have been long at rivalry, it is often better for them to try. The China has apologised" to "the"] Lord Brassey, in memorandum given to the A. S. WATSON & CO., each other's strength, by which it is dia. Society of Jeans and to Father, be Gray for London Chamber of Comics, presets his of particulars of an interview with the |covered that each is entitled to the respect { certain statements made in su article on hearty sapport of the Government's naval policy, of the other. After such a trial of strength Social Conditions in Tioutain," in regard to sul states that in the strength of reserve of ofcere and mos, England far surpasses the two things become possible which could not be which proceedings for
commenced.
Power standard, and the number of the British done before, simply because each party is
warships in active service is above the total of disposed to approach them in a mora
Yesterday Mr. G. P. Lammort, auctioneer, | oli the Europonu Navicu.---“ Asahi," reasonable spirit. Very many were sceptical ¦ offered for sale the wreck of the hulk Stanfeld
Captain C. L. Halvorsen of the Norwegian as to the possibility of anything like as she lies at Yaund with all anchors, chicins The purchaser was a
str. Tangue, which is docking at Nagasaki, really friendly relations being established and appurisonaces, between nations who had so long been at Yaumati chipbuilder. Mr. Wing Cheung, who reports that ou October 20th last, whilst on tie voyage from Nicolaejufak to Vladivostock and at a distages of about 20 miles off Cape Disappoint- rivalry; and the Chinese naturally ranged themselves with those who took this winw.
ment, be sighted, during a heavy storm, a beat Chin never had any real friendship either
flying distress signale. The restyl bore down on it and saved eight mon. The sailors proved for Russia or Japan, but she considered it
to be a part of the crew of the Japanese vessel desirable to keep upon goud terms with
Simpo far and the chief mate, who was among them loch, as either wight threaten her
thoss suved, stated that the vessel had boon lost integrity at a given moment.. Her idea, as
in a sto to, as also the Captain and six of the oraw. The rest of the mon had raselist shore set forth in LI HUNG-CHann's celebrated
The following dove bean selected to play for and had been without provisions for five days. declaration of policy, was that it was well to keep up an appearance of friendship Match against Lieut. Campbell's XV. to-day direction of "Maximov Point."
the Hongkong Football Club in the Rugby The Tanguis then steered towards land in the with Russin; us, if she succeeded, slin night (Friday) kicking-off at 4-15. The Club will lowered and attempted to reach the shore, but A lifelinat was the better come to terms with China in play in colours. Reforoo J. Clark. Back.-B. the strong wind blew the oars out of the sea and mators directly affecting the latter, whalolisen. Three quarters.--A, O. Lung, 0. M.
the boat drifted off. A second attempt was Presimw, J. Leeky and J. McG. Taylor. Hafres.de, and after four honra' hard work she eroate would have the satisfaction of seeing her
L. J. Blackburn and S. Patley. Forward-ually fetched the shore and rescued eight mero old rival Japan humiliated. If, on
H. G. C. Bailey, T... T plin, H. M. Kendall,
men who were briaght on board. The 16 men, FRUIT JELLIES, NOUGAT, TURKISH other hand Japan were successful, Cb'us R. Muure, L. 8. Greenbill, C. H. Maskay, A.
all Japanese were well cared for and brought would rely upon being able to secure the Gange and T. C. Lethbridge. DELIGHT.
safely to Vladivostock, where the ship arrived jsupport of that country and of European
cu October 22nd, Nagasaki Pres", MIXED nations to prevent Russia pushing Her suuresses so far as to become a menace to herself. The petion of China since the CADBURY'S SUGARED ALMON DS Conclusion of the war indicates clearly that
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she is still acting upon the loss of the policy declared by La Huso-cuANG. Her overtures to Japan have of late been Balliciently marked. She has sent students to Tokyo. She has called in the aid of Puckul in the dutiest boxes or in the Japanese instructors for her troops. She has promised to adopt a constitution on the simplest to suit the taste.
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With regard to the Board of Trade instruc- tious permitting friends" of seaman to interfere in wagos disputes at shipping offices which have aroused strung hostility on the part. of the Local Mascino Boards of this country, the shipowners, and the representative organizations of Caplains and Officers, the Merchant Service Guild have received a communication from the North Shields Local Marine Board to the effect
that they have unanimously resolved to adbere to their provique resolutiva declining to allow those instructions to be carried out.
The case against the wðitor, of the Anulo
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Nov, 20th.
AHMED FOREIGNERS AND CHINESE MOR
It is reported that about 1 pynteeday, while the Captain of one of the I. M. Customs cruisers was pissing through the Po Shul Stroot, Honam, he took from a shop a little pet dog in spite of the protests of the owner, who said he would not part with it at any prica.
Japanese Model; and she has generally | Gejerafi, a weekly paper which is a supporter of The fakis followed the Captain and a threaten.
assumed an attitude indicative of her desire
to accept Japanese aid and to fait in with Japanese views But there is only too gad
A. S. WATSON & CO..] reason to believe that under this appearance of progressiveness lies a hope that she will somehow manage to evade making the changes which she professes to be willing to adopt; and will find the woans of keeping up her old system while changing its ontward form to please foreign nations. This has been her mode of action so often before that it is hard to feel confidence that
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she will not attempt it once more. At best her idea may only be to make a change for a time, and revert at the first good opportunity to her antiquated and exclusive system. It remains, however, to be seen whether this mode of action, which has been only too successful with European nations, will be effective when she has to | desi also with the Japanese, who are so well acquainted with her ways and traditions that it may require more than Chinese finesse to deceive them. Indeed from the
utterances that have been made in more
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than one quarter, thero are indications that the Japanese have already begun to see tbrough the insincerity of Chinese asatrances; and if they find they are being played with, they will not hesitate to take action accordingly-and are more likely to shape their policy in the direction HONGKONA, NOVEMBER 23RD, 1906.
of a friendly understanding with Russia COMPARATIVELY small things often show than of too intimate relations with a the way politicni as well as other winds are country upon whom they find they cannot blowing; and we have an illustration of in any way rely, this which is worthy of notice in the fact of Japan being willing so soon after the
On page 3 of this issue will be found an conclusion of the recent war, to. negotiate account of the Chinese riots at Singapore, and with Russia with reference to the establish an article on Japanese caval stations in Korea. ment of an overland mail service. This of
A hundred persone are reported to have been course means that Japan is not disposed to killed and injured in a railway perident which the legitimate development of has occurred at Oka, on the Moscow-Kursk Russie in Manchuria; and is a very simple railway. and practical way of expressing her views! upon this point, of which it may be well for the reactionary party in China te take note, It is a quiet reminder to Russia that she did her best to lose a good friend in the Far East, but that, notwithstanding all that
oppose
Lieutenant General Sir A. Gasoles, accom
panied by Lady Gaseles, left last month by the P. and U. bout train for Marseilles, where they wore to embark in the steamship Egypt for Bombay.
Indian Home Rule, has been concluded.
The
litor was charged with publishing a seditions article, the securacy of the translation of which was impagued by the defence. The translation
of
the alleged seditious article is now coursed. The magistrate said it was impossible not to come to the conclusion that the article in question was an sttempt to promote enmity and Intred, and ordered the defondant to execute a
boat is 300 rupees (£20) with two euretion caoli in the same amount to be of good behaviour for six moothi
The Japanese people, having long endured patiently and silently the anti-Japanese attitudo ɔf the Americason the Pacific slope, now begin
to express profound regret and surprise at recent instances of discrimination, especially the expulsion of Japanese children from public schools in San Francisco. Some journale noto a strange contrast between America's attitude towords Japan in the days of Perry, who with the cannon's rico proclaimed the doctrines of universal brotherhood, and the common right of all nations to nature's gifts, and the altitude of as20tion of Americans to-day, who violently advocate the oxpulsion of all Orientals from tho declino to regard the action on the Pacific slupa American Coutinent; but the leading journals
as an inder of the great heart of the American nation, and declare that such unworthy and manly incidents cannot slanke Japan's stend. fast faith in her proved and constant frisad America.
It is reparted from Peking that the Russians are getting alarmed at the now life that has boon recently observed in the Chineze frontier policy, especially in Mongolia and Chiness Turksetan. The stops that are being actively taken by the Chinese Government, ever since Prince Sa's return from his tour of inspection in Mongolia, in strengthening all the military outposts and reorganizing the Mongol tribes into more cohesive military district have shown 'the Russians in Siberia that any more encroach- wents and aggressions into Chinese sail will be resisted in the future. In apuse nence of this the Russian Minister in Peking has lately been trying to obstenot matters and to persuade the Chinese Government that it is entirely useless expenditure.to increase the military forces in the Dependencies conterminous with Russia, us the latter are such "ancient friends of China the defence of them could easily be placed in
Itussis hands."
A Marine Insurance market report from London, Oslober 10th, states: The cyclone which has swept uvor Florida, Cuba, and adjacent waters is causing a good deal of aarloty, Underwriters have had more than their fill this
ing mob soon gathered around. The Captain sought ebelforju Mr. Johnson's house. Mean-
while, a domonstration was made by the crowd, which numbered over 1,000 man and open threats made that the house would be sot on fire and the foreign devils in the neighbourhood would be killed if the dog was not returned. All the foreigners turned out and kept the mob at bay with rifles nád revolvers.
The situation was becoming very serious as the first shot fired would have started a general rist. For- Sunately for all concerned, police aid came in time, 100 men arriving on the scene armed to the tall and dispersing the crowd. It in said that the Kaifong and the police have seat a report on the natter to the Viceroy,
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
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AMERICA AND JAPAN--------
Tokyo, November 16th, Viszont Hayashi, Foreign Minister has instructed Viscount Aoki, Japanons Minister at at Washington for the purpose of sseuring Washington to approseh agiin the authorities prompt solution of the microgation question."
A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the Board room yesterday afternoon Hon, Dr. J. M. Atkinson (president) presided, and there were also present Hon, Mr. A. W. Brewin, Messrs. A. Shelton Hooper, Frog Wa-clica and G. A. Woodcock (secretary).
KINDERPEST AT PORNDLAM.
THE PRESIDENT-The reason why I called you together thus hastily is en asconat of a report from the Colonial Veterinary Sagoon concerning an outbreak of vinderpost at the French priests' sansterium at Pokfulam. Mr. Gibson is here if you wish to ask any particulars.
THE SECRETARY then read the Voterinary. Surgeon's report in which it was stated that on Saturday, 17th instant, be recalved a messaga through the palice to the effect that there were sick cattle at the sanatorium of the French prinsis at Pokfulam. Ho made a post mortem on one but found no definito to conclude that there was any nothing
[N-C. Daily News' Brvienį
THE RENDITION OF YNKOW.
Tokyo, November 15th, The conference to discuss the details of the rondition of Yinkow apnuod day wil if negati-tione progress atendily the rendition will particular disease, and there was be completed on or about Drouber lat.
to bos in the blood when examined micros- copically. After an examination of the cattle in the same pluss on the 18th โค found two with high temperatures, but having no other appearanes of dise. On the 19th their condition was not much changed, but two others were found to have high temperaturost He kept the two siek pairs spart from the others, and from each other, and the cattle in u abed wlose by were moved to a shed some distunes away. On the 20th the same conditions prevailed. Although the tem peratuses varied fro a 1045 to 107, the catUs were still feeding and showing to the casual observer no symptoms of dieuse. Yesterday fiernoon two of the first sat apart showed Toxo, November 16th,
marked symptoms of Haemorrhagic Sapticaemia. Another disastrous storin bas occurred in the vicinity of Nagasaki and Kagoshima. Then taken all precautions to prevent the Austris cruiser Kaiser Josef is engaged in disease spreading further. In view of the fact the work of rezoue.
tha the whole of the cattle in the Colony were within easy distance he would reonmineud tha the whole of Chs infected animals ba slaughtered user section 54 of Ordinance 1 of 1903,
JAPANESE CO SULATES IN `MANCHURIA.
Tokyo, November Ifitb.
It is officially gazetted that branch aonsulates Hsiaming un. Were opened ye-larday at Changelun and
ANOTHER DISASTROUS STORMT,
THE JAPANESE PARLIAMENT.
TORTO, November 16th. The Diet is to be convoked on December
25th.
THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS.
PARTICULARS CP JAPANESE PROTEST,
Farther information relating to the protest of the Japanese Consul at San Francised to the local Board of Education appears in the follows a San Francisco Chronicle. This report rund as
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Alr. Goruku Ikeda, secretary of the Japanese Association of America, and speaking for Mr. K. Uyeno, Imperial Japanese Cousal, Dr. Harbert B. Jalason, superintendent of Pacific Japanese Missions, and Miss Margaret Lake, in charge of the Oriental Home of the the Board of Education yesterday afternoon, Methodist Episcopal Church, appeared before and protested against the notion taken by the Board compelling all children of Oriental dascent to attend the school which has been པཐམ་ specially set KIMEDIA
for them at Ulay Streets. and Powell
The Board, after listening to all the arguments advanced, took the matter under advisement, and said that on early decision would be rendered. Just as
da told the Board in plain language that if as the discassion was about to end. Mr. persisted in its raling, the matter would be
The local authorities received an Imperiali Ediot that the Tartar General Shan and the two Lieutenant Generals Hing Cheun and Chun Ling have all been requested to return to Peking to take ap official positions there. Tartar General Sing Fan has been ordered to prossed to Kwangtung to relieve Shan.
TYPHOON COMMITTEE.
STATEMENT TO DATE,
tested in the Courte,
*Some weeks ago
the Board, acting under the authority of a State statote, passed a rezolu tion to the effect that all children of Oriental
descent should be excluded from the public aelocls, and compelled to attend a school which had been specially set aside for them as the plugs desinated. Notice wassersed on the principals of all schools
in than oily, and last Monday the and order became operative. While the Koreau and Chiness children obeyed the mandate of the At a Meeting of the Committee of the Bourd the Japanese, almost as a nuit, refused to comply, and have sincs kept their Typhoon Rolief Fund held A1 the office of the Chairman, Sir Paul Chater, on the protest to the Board and were accorded a children at home. Yesterday they made formal 20th instant, the following statement was hearing mbanitted by the Sub-Committee :—
Payments already made to owners of 830 -boats $103,715,00; to destituts widows and
orphans $1,107.00, Grants agreed
to but not yet paid to owners of 163 bosts $16,783,00, In addition to the above the sum of 815.665 has been spent by the Tang Ws Hospital and in relief to Europeans.
"Mr. Ikeda, representing the Japanese Consal, was the first to address the Board and called attention to the hardship which it would work on the small children of people of the race who were endearoaring to assimilate themselves La the couditious which exist in this country, and to obtain an education that they might become good citizens. He said it was an injustice, and told the Board that if the ruling was not reversed it would be tested in the Courts on the ground that it was an illegal discrimination.
THE PRESIDENT-I move that thesanatorium of the French Priests at Pokfulam ba declared by the Board place at which an infections diseaseorists under byelaw 12, aul that necessary steps he taken hy the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon to prevent the spread of the disa I wont also recommend nuder section $4 that
the Board recommend the Governor-in-Council to direct that the cattle bo sluaghtarel, and that cooperation ba given as allowed according to that sectina.
MR. HOOPER woonded and the motion war
agreed to.
The mating then ended.
ROMANCE IN TEA TRADE.
MAN WHO HAS DRUNK 135,000 eura OF TEA. Those who say that there is any barm in ten- drinking are confonaded by the record of Mr. Thomas Iunocoat, who, sians 1856, has been worker at Twinings in the Strand.'
Mr. Innocent who has thus been fifty of age. He has worked with foar generations of Feure in the tea trade, is now seventy-two years the Twining fauxily, and recently the present directors presented him with cheque
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substantial
"A my life," Mr. Innocent told the Daily Mirror" the other day, "I have been a tea drinker. Dering that time I must have drank sboat 13500 caps of tea, and I am sare I am one the worse for it.
**Every evening when I leave the business I to a teashop and have a cup of tea, and I have always been content to drink the ordinary cheap blend."
In my early age,” he said, " we ased to sell Now we got rid of 750,000 lbs, retail alone. In about 250,000 It. of tea por annum altogether. the old days tea was brought over to England by the tea clippers, and there was always great competition between the ships as to the Best which should get into dook.
a prizo of £1,000 was always given. From ten weeks to three months was the time it took for fun to get from Chius to London then,
Green tea went out about thirty years
Age," continued Mr. Innocent. "I remember the scare there was in England when it was fonad t
that tons of so-called tea, which was really old tea-leaves dried and treated in
соррегая
Applications for relief have been put forward
were coming into the by fishing boat and junk owners ameunting action taken should be reconsidered. He said Dr. Johnson advanced six reasons why the
was found out, and the country. The fand inoident proved to be the death-blow. to in all to some 333,000. It has been decided it was aojus, unwise, an-American, untimely, ariful as to-day, if not mers so. He would put
green tea. The heathen Chinese in those days was as a small fishing boats will be gra: ted un-Christian-like and unfair, He said he latenco from the fund calculated at Interdenominational Mission Congress iron, big pieces of slove, and iron bara, some I before the Board a representative of and among our cariesities we bare lumps of anything into the tas-chasta to make weight,
now in session at Oakland, and voiced the
$14,000,00,
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
the
thaus
in a chest, and have often discovered huge spiders amongst the tus.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY CONVICTED.
An additional amount of $99,000.00 bas sentiments of 2,000 delegates who were in of then weighing thres or four pounds. In been asked for by aching junts and this attendance. He told of his mission work and one instance, we found a large thumb-acrew matter is now under consideration by the
Baid that
of the
the Japanese wore more Committee.
desitaban those who came through Castle Garden from European porta.
Miss Margaret Lake also entered a strong rotest. She did not object to the exclusion of
from young
thebools, bat insisted that the children of sobool are should be permitted to attend the schools in the locality where they lived. She also made the statement that only the best class of Japanese were permitted to come to this country, and that their children would grow up and become good American citizena.
POLICY OF ENGLAND.
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NEW HEBRIDES CONVENTION.
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by violation of
of the law
Comble fire avant of the injury. The Banara
Court will
In reply to his telgram conveying the thanks has happened, Japan is willing to co-operate of the Parsi community here to the Shah of with her, as long as her desigue do not Poris for granting the Iranian Zoroastrians threaten Japanese interests or independ-representation upon the new national council, Four of natural sataclysms. Earthquakes, ty.evont of ite having no other effect than this descent. believed it would be for their best in. ence. This friendly attitude is not likely Sir Maucherjee Bhownggree has received theirs and have to glotting of ordinary to be lost sight of by Russia (especially in her following telegram from the Grand Vizier disturbances have been following one another present state) and may be taken as a portend His Imperial Majesty is much pleased with of satisfactory relations being re-established your telegram, and thanks Zormstrian com. between the two countries, and of their mauity for their kind wishes,” being willing to work together for their common interests in the Far East-in short that they will begin to do now what they ought to have done from the first, had Russia been sufficiently well
On October 19th the New York correspondent of the Time telegraphed: After deliberating for 32 hours the jarg in the case of Ohio against The Freign Oflce has replied to the Chins Association, stating that the effect of the
the Standard Oil Company of Obio at half-past Chinese Imperial Edict of May 9th last, on the
guilty on the charge of conspiracy against trado 4 o'clock this morning returned a verdict of Customs anestion, has been to transfer the Customs administration from the Wai-wu pa to
in violation of the Ohio auti-trust law. The President Altmous of the Board, without penalty is a fiue of from 850 (210) the
$5,000 dused is not necessarily more than one of form, Board had acted in good faith, and in setting the offencoiacommitted, or imprisonment for fram
Board of Revenue. The changs thus intro- taking issue with the petitioners, said the
(£1,000) which muy be repeated for each day and Hie May sty's Government would have no aside this schoul exclusively for those of Asiatic six to 12 months. Further any person iz jared valid ground for objecting to the odict in the
terests. The matter was taken under adviso Should it appear, however, that the ohange meat" affected by the edict is act oad of
form of substance, and that there is interference lately at the rate of about one every fortnight, which prevents the Customs being administered and their wearisome iteration tends to upset the on the lines hitherto followed by Sir Robert steadiest norvos. There is an absence of definite
Hart, His Majesty's Government may news of the damage done by the cyclone, end upon promptly to take such setion as may be ponsible and likely to be effective. His With reference to the Anglo-Russian loan underwriters have before them several alarming Majesty's Government would also then consider to Parsia, the British and Russiah Governments pessibilities. The worst of these is the case of the question of securing the co-oporation of have agreed to make a joint advance to Persia the British stenmer Arabistan, which is bound other Powers in representations which it might on certain conditions. The advance is to be from Buenos Ayres to Now York with about be necessary to make to the Chinese Govern- £400,000, of which one-half is to be paid at once £600,000 of gold na board. She left Buenos in equal moieties of £100,000 moh by Grast Ayres on September 23rd, pad was to have called to parceive in what direction her trae Britain and Russia.
So far as beat Havana. It is reczonod that she will have- policy in the Far East lay. It was ascertained, this first sum has not yet boon paid, boon within the disturbed area. As much as £5 per coot was paid to-day for raingursaves on Jong ago predicted by some far seeing The £400,000 is to be employed in meeting some
of the more prossing needs of Pornia.
the gold. writers that one of the results of the Rugw.
advised
can
zont.
be relied
A
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.
The J.-C.-J. Lija str. Tjubodas left Kobe for this port on the 21st inst., and may be expected hore on er about ti, a £nd Dec.
that
Buch
Oil Company bus given notice that it will fls a motion for a user trial. There is no doubt that the
ultimately be taken to the Supreme of the State The Evening Post regards the conviction of M. Cambon, the French Ambassador in London, and Sir Edward Gray, Sueretary of the Standard Oil Company as a triumph for Stats for Foreign Affairs, have signed the President Roosevelt, since the Federal Attorasy convention approving the arrangement which General collected most of the oridonos. It ส a possibility that the was concluded on February 27th, 1906, on the points out that there
(£1,001006), and subject of the New Hebrides by Bir Eldon Gorst fine will be over 35,000,000
towards restoring
punishment would
50 British Government and M. Saint-Germain, far
the hope
that and Mr. Hogh Bertram Cox on behalf of the sayg
fne Sountor, and M. E. Ficaner, Governor of New the
is ад effectual
deterrent of corporate Caledonis, on behalf of the French Government believes that the evils will not be remedied offanders. Nevertheless, it Tho Convention which is of some length, com-7 prising 65 artiglos, has for its object the until we see a few high financial hesda waLE reorganization of the administration of the New ing the prison cap." Such a remark from such Hebrides; it guarantees the respective interests a conservative journal as the Post is as good of French, British, and natives, and fixes the
an indication as can be found of the intesas conditions of land-owning in the Archipelago, feeling now existing in this country
against predatory monopolies,