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| chauvinism-which-has-bron Jemening in Kussia, has unfortunately been growing in Japan. She has made up her mind to increase her uray by fifty per cent, in the face of her, experience during the war that A. S. WATSON & CO., with her admirable system of organisation and her skilled staff, she was able to place, even new levies, in the field superior in every respect to those that the enemy could bring against her, The natural legson to WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.be learned from this was that as long as
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she kept her organisation complete, and had sneiest men under arms to keep up the nucleus of a powerful army, she had in the present position of affairs, when retrench) ment was obsolutely necessary, absolutely no cuvée for apprehension. But Japan hne inct been confixing her aggressive methods to her army, nor even her navy. A navy is not to be maché in a day, nor a year, but
The following PORTS and SHERRIES bottled Europe have been specially selected and procured from the celebrated fru of
XERES.
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OLD TAWNY
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per case. $15.00
of the country 2t large. This has already been seriously bampered by the enormous growth of Government mono- polies, which may be seen to diminish the private resources of the individual trader
on the individual and therefore react capacity for taxation, as well as injure the resourcefulness of the mercantile body-
M. Koike, Secoud Boorstary of the Japanese Embassy in London, has been appointed Japanese Consul-Gourcal in New York.
The Hoogkong Rugby Football Club Pick up on the field. It is hoped that all players having a practice game to-day (Tusdag ) at 4.45.
who possibly can will turu out.
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So far there has been no more plague, but last week the Hongkong Medical Offer was notified of four essas of dipbiboris, three of ontorio fevor, and nine of smalipoz.
Feb., at 10 p.m., in honour of T. R. H. ❤ and Duchess of Connaught, are requested to bring two visiting cards to be handed to the A.D.C.' in walding.
Wo would direct the sitontion of the public to the notice by the Captala Saperiutendent of Police, which appears among our to-day's adver- tisements, with refurance to the regulation of fratho on Wednesday morning; and the adver- firment in connec ion with the Royal visit which is addressed specially to members of the Zelland Lodge of Freemasons,
[REUTER'S SERVIOR.]
Yesterday afternoon the tea gars up the TELEGRAMS bodies of twa mors Chinase who were drowned in the recent squall. One was discovered by the police off Bank wharf while the other was removed to the mortuary,
found of the Taumati wharf. Both were
The programme of fête arranged in honour of the British squadron at Saigon is 24th January, dinner on board the Redoubtable; 25th "match de foot ball" in the town garden; 26th, dinner at the Governor General's, followed by ball; esires to the squadron at the Theatre.
Clement Charlos Newson (of the Robinson Yesterday at St. John's Cathedral Mr.
Fiano Co.) and Mrs. Edith Noble, of Glancroft
Villa, Finchley, London, were married by the
Rev. F. T. Johnsen, After the ceremony a reception was held at *East Anglia," the residenon of Mr. A. 8. Tuxford, where their many friends drank long life and future happiness to the bride and
gmom, who afterword left for Shanghai 03 thair honeymoon.
THE WRECK OF THE “CLAVERING."
LONDON, February 2nd. The Clavering is a total-wreck. The life boats renched her to-day and rescued 41 of the survivors; 21 were drowned,
EPIDEMIC IN GLASGOW..
LONDON, February 2od. Meningitis has become epidemic in Glasgow, 103 chaos occurred in January, of which-51 were fatal, and additional cases are reported daily.
SUPREME COURT-
Monday, February dih. IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE FULL COUNT.
LEAVE TO IPFBAL
Sir Henry Berkotoy,-K. Givetrusted by Mr. C.D.Wilkinson of Mezera, Wilkinson and Grints mido a formal application on behalf of Mosers, J. Ulinson and Company for. leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the judgment of the Fall Court in the case of Ullmann, appellants, and Leabs, respondents, and for a stay of proceedings under the judgment,
Mr. M.W.Slade, instructed by Mr. J. Hastings appeared for the respondente, and took excep tion to the application to stay all proceedings under the judgrient.
GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN. The Chief Justies pointed vat that if the execution was stayed the injunction was stopped. LONDON, February 2nd:
Sir Henry agreed, but went on to explain Baroo Komura, a guest of the Leeds that the appellants were suffering "considerable Duiversity at a dinner, said that Japan loss in consequence of the injunction. Should A Bremen message dated January 3rd suid-awod a deep debt of gratitude to British they exceed ultimately they would have had The officers employed by the Broman shipping institutions, The Japanese trained extremely beary loss by not having sold thore lines have generally withdraws from the England bad done splendid work in finance.particular watches for a couple of years. The respondents ought to give an undertaking the administration of the navy, and in al that they would recoup that serious loss which
La Moraantile Marine in accordance with the
James Borry, the ex hangman, is or aducting is a ta-k needing long and steady prepara-services at a Bedworth (Warwickshire). Baptisi tion beforehand. Economicaly Japan's church. The coalminers flock in hundreds to
u bimsoli G. G. SANDEMAN need of a strong navy is as clear as the listen to the "convert," as he styles himself
uscleseness from the same point of view
Ladies and gentlemen attending the Reception SONS & CO.
of her keeping under
arms a powerful at Government House on Wedoosdestition of Gorman captains and offers of army so it is noteworthy that none of
demand of the companies, with the oxeption of LONDON, OPORTO AND her critics, at home or abroad, bar in any
three, who have been dismiss. All the offers way called in question her wisdom is this
of the North German Lloyd, Hansa, Argo, respect. But she has been assuming a
Neptune, Roload, and other firms have severed their connection with the Assoction, and the similar aggressive policy with regard to her
ofloors of the North German Lloyd engaged in commercial relations ali round, and not the
the Chicose coastal trade have telograpbad from least part of her momentary financial
Hongkong that they are willing to comply with difficulties are attributable to this cause,
their directors' wishes. Other countries that hare attempted a system of bounties and subsidies all round have found in the end, creŋ when they entered on the project unhampered by Ata mesting of the Suitary Bord te to held this afternoon, Mr. H. Humphreys, debt, that the game was not worth the candle; and most lave given it up alto-pursuant to notice, will ask-1.) Has the Hodical Ofoer of Health ever recommended incidence. gether or reduced its
any Chinesa houses for total exemption from Japanose Ministry propose to raise a sum
the provisious contained in subsselion (1) for the exigencies of the year of no less of section 175 of the Paidis Health and han sixty one millious sterling. This Buildings Ordinance of 1903? If so, why did when we come to examine it is no less than he make such recommendation when (as he
head on overy man,
now states) be does not regard any domestic thirty shillings a
building as perfectly soitary which is not women and child in the Empire. It is true egain that Great Britain with a population about equal to Japan has a taxation of more than twice a great individually, but the individual population of Great Britain is a good many times richer than that of Japan, A. S. WATSON & CO..and moreover not only is the debt of. Great
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ÜRLY COMEVUNicaitona ralating to the news volumi hould be addressed foТía EDITOR.
Correspondents must forstard their names and ad. dratace with communications addressed to the Editor
not for publication' but as evidence of good faith,
Att inlters for publication should be written on ek side of the paper only.
No anonymously signedger musications that how
Te
Britain entirely an internal one, but an
appreciable part of the taxation is applied to the reduction of the debt. But a very small part of Japan's debt is internal, and there is absolutely no appropriation for Britain feels unpleasantly the incidence of taxation; so i is but" natural that that of Japan should stagger under hers. But, as the Japanese press points out from one end of the Empire to the other, although by using up funds provided for other purposes, the Government may possibly be just able to scramble through the present year, there is nothing in sight to supply the neccesary The Government takes
already appeared in other papers will be inserted,
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BIRTH.
On January 28th, at Tientsin, the wifs of G. D. B. BIDWELL, of a daughter,
DEATH.
On January 28th, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, WitzAM ELLIS BURN, late of tho ▲erican Trading Company, aged 37 years.
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provided with no open space 'azelusively belonging to such building? (2) Has the Board | (with the consoul of the Governor in Council) ever granted Chinose houses to tal exemption under section 175 of the Public Health and Buildinge Ordinance of 1993, upon the re- mendation of the Medical Osor of Healths?
branates of industry.
THE BRITISH NAVAL
the appellants were suffering by not sailing. Justice required that they be not restrained from COMMANDS.selling but that they give security to shida by muy decision of the Privy Council. The order was that appolinuts give an account of ali malen,
LONDON, February 2nd. It is officially stated that Admiral Lord Beresford commands the Channel fleet, Admiral the Hon. Curzon-Howe the Atlantic, Admiral Poe the Cape, and Admiral Bridges man, the Home fleets.
FRANCE.
In French Cochin-Chius thare is a movement for which we cannot find a parallol in British India There is reported to be among the un- tive population a spontaneous agitation for
Losnoy, February 2nd, ¡earning Fronch. At present the only official
The differences between M. Clemenceau for places in the interior with whom the native and M. Briand regarding the administra population can communicate in the representation of the Separation law, threaten a crisis tive of the Customs department, and the ingon in the Cabinet. The extreme radicals are venience is so strongly felt that a native mem ber of the Colonial Council named Cupra hos dissatisfied with M. Briand's concessions. publicly proposed that every native child in the elementary schools shall be compelled to lanen French. A. Franch schoolmaster in every town in Cochin-China is put forward as a necessity.
SCOTTISH MASONIC QUADRILLE ASSOCIATION.
[N-U. Daily News' Sarvice.]
CHINA AND JAPAN.
TOKYO, January 29th. The Taolai of Antunghaien is recruiting 200 police and, on the instigation, se IN reported, of Tartar General Chao Erb-son, he commenced an "anti-foreign orusado, His plat was to The fourth of the varies of six monthly service and to interfere with the traffic in the intimidate the Chiasse employees in Japanese dances nuder the above auspices took place last strente. On the 20th instant the Chinees police night in the City Hall. Again there was arrested, injured and confined six JapaneAd, large attendance, and ander the guidance of who were, however, libaratal by the Japanese
polion Messrs. MoLood and Sibbett the programme proved highly enjoyable.
promising the Japanese Consul that he will panish his chief of polisa and the offending constables.
HOCKEY
The incident has been closed on the Taotsi
VIDORUM MATAUKI KOrarvu,
After disounion, Sir Henry Berkeley asked that the execution be stayed on appellants undertaking not to sell sotil
of the order the Privy Council was received. It was the question of costs that he was concerned with al pressnt. Why should the appellants be called upon to pay overal thousand dollars' costa new, when they might ultimately saossed? There was no security for the repayment of those costs.
The Chief Justice said the question was whether they should allow the injunction to continue.
Mr. Slade argued that the authorities were emphatic that wecurity for the costs must be given. There was no roaned why they should pay the ooste which they might ultimately
radorar,
The Chief Justice-The rale is that the costs are paid.
Sir Henry-It is very important because Mr. Leubs is out of jurisdiction. There is no
against. If Mr. Hastings gives his personal business in Hongkong that can be proosaded guarantee to refund the costs in the event of our succeeding that will got us out of the dimonity.
Mr. Bizde That is the practice. We are willing to do it.
Mr. Werner Lauris is publishing shortly the **Last Miracle" by Mr. M. P. Shisl. It is the third of the trilogy of novels which commenced with the". ord of the Sea," and was continued by the much-translated "Purple Cloud," all the
Sir Henry Berkeley-I would ask your Lord- thres purporting to be tug ward, 1s mə-
ships in view of the cironmeteness of a bighly debatable point not to take us pay. We may The fakes of the first and of this last are tanked place this afternoon has been put off till Thurs morandumed in the mote booss of her ductor. The practice game that was to have taken
TOKYO, January 29th.
very well succeed in the Privy Council on the on to the two large questions of the age, the day, when it is hoped as many as possible willing in the House of Representatives said he furs list the Court was divided in opinion. If Viscount Hayashi (Poreign Minister) speakpoints raised in this Court, having regard to the first to that of the Land, this last to that of the turn out. Thers will be a match on Friday tion question in California; also an early we pay the costs and succeed we shall be out
expected a satisfactory solution of the segrega. Church. Tragedy is the nute of the present which will be the last one before the team leaves ennelusion of the Russo-Japanese Commercial of pocket in any event, book, which ends in a grant gloom, but if Mr. for Canton, on Tuesday evening, to play two Tests. He mentioned that Japan's bill to She is notoriously anti-cleation), he is a matchos, 18th and 14th inst.
Russia for keep of war prisoners amounted to over Ten 49,000,000 and Eussia's bill to Japan fanatically pro-Christian, nor does he abolish without rebuilding, Suishing up with a glimpse
to You 1,500,000 of the grand toothes Charol of the futers, It is, however, a novel, not a tract,
third battleship of the Dreadnought class, TAK The first keel plate of the Temeruire, the
laid at Devenport on January 1st. The cere mony was performed by Lady Beaumont, wife of Adm. Sir Lowis Beaumont, the Commander. in-Chief.
No one was present ereopt the connection with the building of the ship, being officials, the ceremony, like everything else in regarded as of a private starsalar, Beaumont, Vice-Adm. C. J. Barlow (Superis
Ad
fondent of the Dockyard) and Mrs. Barlow, Mr. A. E. Richards (constructive manager), and M2,
are it to itself for possibly fading in its coffers after aquaring up the accounts of the war a sum (estimated) of some 100 million yen: it likewise ineludes under the term of ierene a sum of some 14 million yen, to be derived from the sale of Government property. It does not sperily of wint the Government property consists, but appa- rently the sale of surplus stores after the war forms one of the more important. Now it is clear that such a resource cannot be boked upon fairly as real revenue, yet it is on such a slender reed that a budget oftion of the ship is to be proceeded with rapidly permanent expenditure is sought to be Between 60 and 70 additional shipwrights and balanced. It is to the credit of the native labourers were entered at the dockyard on As the close of the past year Japan found press that it has clearly seen the falsehood Monday. The launching of the ship is expected herself with a debt amounting in round of the position taken up, and has had the
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spectators of the ceremony. A great deal of
W. G. Cole (the constructor) were the chief
material has been accumulated, and the construc
Cup Competition will commence, particulars of which will be published later. A good entry and a keen competition is
expacted.
Areoon as the Floot returns: the Challenge
KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED,
The eighteenth annual meeting of share- holders in the Kowloon Land sud Building offices of the Company, Victoria Bulldinga Company, Limited, was held yesterday at the
prosent:-Messrs. A. Rodger, W. H. Gaskell, Mr. T. F. Hongh presided and there ware
A. Shelton Hooper, R. A Dastar, M. §. Northcote and E. B. Shepherd.
ing read the notice sorvening the meeting,
The Scoretary (Mr. A. Shelton Hoopes) hav-
The CHAIRMAN aid-Gentlemen,-With
The Chief Justice-It cuts both ways.
isoly in the same position. If their coste are Sir Henry Borkeley Both parties are pre-
$5,000, probably ours are the same. Why penalise us by making na pay?.
The Chief Justice-The other side have got
DISTINCTION FOR A GREAT GENERAL.
Tokyo, January 30th the judgment. General Nogi hre been appointed President of the Nobles, School.
PLAQUE AT NEWCHWANG,
The order at the Court was the leave to appesi be granted subject to the payment of security, that no accounts be taken or watches handed over, and that the injunction stand. in the South-western suburb of Newchwang be-Magisterial decisions andor the Public Health
Toxru, January 30th
BUILDING ORDINANCE LITIGATION.
or Japanese bave so far been affected,
Thirty-seren cases of plague ware reported "An appeal and a cross appeal arising out of tween the 17th and the 26th iust. No foreigners
obwang has been established at the railway and the respondents wore the Building Authority, and Buildings Ordinanco were heard. In the Quarantine against passenger from New-first case the sppellant was Fung Chan Yaen Mr. M. W. Blade, instructed by Mr. D. V. Stevenson from the office of Messrs. Deacon Looker, and Descon, appeared for the appoliants and the Attorney-General (Mr. H. H. J. Gomperts), instructed by Mr. F. B. L'Bowley, noted for the respondenta
stations of Niuohiatan, Tashikian, Hainmintan and Mukden.
The case stated by the Magistrate (Mr. F. A.
A STRANGE CONTRACT.
Traneko, 19 years old, the favourite daughter your permission we will take the report and of Mr. W. Shirai, a wealthy dry-goods dealer accounts us read. The baisnes of Profit sad and Director of the Nara Bank, living at Koin.
momobi, Nara, accidentally Loss Account for the year under review is acid while engaged in the musthetic task of lower Hassland) was to the offoot that our the 18th slightly higher than that for 1905 which is arrangement in Jans last year, and was so July, 1996, a complaint was preferred by the accounted for by the amalior amount we have severely burnt that the working of the joints Building Authority against Fong Chan Yaen had to expent on repairs. The gross receipts a seriously effected and her personal appeas under sections 230 and 269 of the Public Health
badly injured. Her father, says the Japan
ance
some,
figures to, as eear as possible, 200 millione hardihood to expose its inherent weaknessSpeke off Phillip. Taland, Australia, has intely show a decrease which has been brought about to consulted the best doctors at Nara and Buildings Ordinance, 1993, charging him.
TE.
to take place about July or August next,
The case of the stranding of the sailing ship sterling. This, it is true, amounted to but But still more important defect five pounds sterling a head of her popula-waius to be noticed. A large portion, some
been the subject of correspondence between the by the larger number of racupies then Merebant Borvios Guild and the Board of Trade
and other places, in the hope of restoring with neglecting to comply with the requirements tion, a clever and highly industrious one. three millions sterling, of the revenue
with partienlar reference to the decision of the formerly; this was naturally to be expected is daughter's good looks. All the answers be of a notice dated 20th June, 1906; requiring Naturally Japan is not a preeminently rich accrues from Customs duties.
obtained
arned were that the
to effuot thin In the last Court which investigated the circumstances of in view of the number of new houses erected would be to transplant to the injured parts theskin him to remors certain illegal wrought iron country; the greater portion of its surface hadget these bad on "protectionist" printhe stranding, and which in suspending the at Kowloon, but your directors bellaws that of another young girl. Since then Mr. Shirni las partitions at Nex, 1, 2, 4 and 5 Hill Road. His is occupied by mountainous country, sud ciples been raised to such an extent
sertificate of the capiniz for 12 months, also the population of Kowloon will so increase been looking for a sailable victim who would Worship held that the notice was bad, bat
to the its mineral wealth, though considerable, is seriously to bumper the trade of the Em. makted him in the costs of the Court, amount.
sacrifice for his to make the demand for this class of
aught consout to
take, A 'ricehaman employed by section, 222 sub-ssation 1, for having commenced concisted the appellaat for contravention of Her statesmen pire; in the new budget. it is seriously the Court found that when inside the radius of The property is in good con dition and has been Mayagawa, living at Oazka, was going to col plane being previously submitted to the Build learned that suothor kurumaya named building the iron partitions without proper
hardly above the average.
as
15 the
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Thereupon Shirai's ricshaman explained to the and imposed a fine of $100. bis daughter nained Kume, 13 years old, to a
hiwara owing to poverty, ing Authority and approved by that athority, poor girl's father the
bia the position of employer
At the Police,
and seared hit that much more money would Court on 16th October, 1906, a complint was be forthcoming from the sale of his daughter's preferred by the respondents against appalisut flesh than from the sale of her person as under section 250 of the Ordinance for that he
and that the physical pain would be only temporary while
Mr. DATUR seconded, and the motion was shogi, while the future bouefit would be on the 16th September failed to comply with
for the of
feshwas
tar
The
ing to some £20. In the course of the judgment house quite up to that of the last few years. Shirai lear if well advised would have set themselves, intended to raise these still higher, and an with the same energy as they displayed additional revenue of £480,000 is estimated for the Light on Split Point, in consequence is desired I shall be plossed to give it to the the Cape Schanck Light the Captain mistook it recently done up. If any further information during the war, to take measures to reliev-to be obtained by increasing these protective keeping his ship so far to the Eastward that beat of my ability ing her people of the beavy burden of their duties
she breamie stranded off the Southern side of still more, in order:
There boing no questions the CHAIRMAN indebtedness; her position amongst the Government would fondly propound, to
Fbillip Jeland, and was wrecked. This mistake moved the adoption of the report nad accounts. nations was assured, and the only nation bring in an increased revenue.
was interpreted by the Court as "a gross act of whose aggression she had in any measure however, 26 a moment's cousideration will laying the facts before the Board of Trade
This is misconduct The Merchant. Service Guild in oneriod.
Mr. Noura corn proposed the re-election of greater than would acorno from the caprifos of the requirements of a notice dated 8th Septem to apprebend was funkcially in a worse show, a contradiction in terms. Avowedly also submitted legal opinions secured from Messrs. Rodger and Gaskell to the Directoratenfried for broth. Mayegare consented nuda bor, 1906, duly served requiring him to reusove position than herself; and besides had so the onhanced rate is to shut out all foreigu Melbourne, one being from Mr. James Hall, Mr. HOOTEE souded, and the motion was
concluded the whole of the iron partition walls which hed kazy serious troubles at home, that her compolation, and as far as this would be effect that the decision was a grave lajustios.
in the presence of Public Notary Ko, fort been erected in contravention of section 2 their own legal representative thera, to tho carried.
arly Prezident of the Nara Local beginning again a policy of annexation was effective to seriously diminish the volume of The Guild trusted that the Board would realise by Mr. NORTHCOTE, Mr. C. W. May was of clothing on behalf of the victim. Flesh from Magistrate held that the conviction of the the The defendant pleaded res judicata and not On the motion of Mr DASTUR, seconded price was fixed at 250 you. Besides se guilty. On the 13th November, 1906, the
rum of 10 yet wax to be given for the plainly for the moment at least out of the foreign trade, and the first effect of such a realm of practical politics. In addition to eyetem would be; as a tyro in political and would now rotura to the Captain bis
the drastic character of the punishment inflicted slected auditor.
the exts is to be removed at fire different times appellant on 31st July was not a bar to the The CHAIRMAN-Dividend warrants. will It is understood that the irst operation was this the section of the Busaian people economy could see at a glance, to less certificate. The reply which has been received bezely to-morrow. Thank you for year ary 15th. The total amount to be removed will of res judicata could not be maintained. The
carried out at Mr. Shirai's residenes on Janu-
complaint of the 16th October and that the ples and government who favoured wholesale instead of increasing the collection. But is to the effect that the Board of Trade hava attendance.
mensure one centimetre is width and three question of law which arose for the opinion of aggression had been considerably reduced the evil could not end even here. given the matter their consideration, and beving
centimetres in length.
the Court was whether the conviction of the both in numbers. and influence, so necessary effect of the enforced diminution decided to return the certificate in question, and mere brate struggle; to have things settled in ing against "smart" sets, so that it is coming regard to all the cironmstances of the case havs that Japan might fairly look forward of foreign trade it is easy to see would be the necessary instructions for this have sonord black and white is the only alternative to baring to be thought rather smart to be denounced Magistauto showed that the question of law for
A definition is the only alternative to a
appellant on 31st July, 1900, was DF was not a to a few years, at least, of unchallenged to diminish the productive capacity ingly been given to the Registrar General of them settled in black and blue. peace, at home. But the spirit of
from the pulpit. Shipping and Beamen.
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The English clergy are everywhere declaim-bar to the complaint of the 16th October, 1906. In the cross appeal the case stated by the
the opinion of the Court was whether tise