INTIMATION.
literature au the China Association ha laught of her polítics and trade. The good masters have inattentive students, however Ons journal, after admiting that “what is generally known among us about China
A. S. WATSON & CO. does not amount to very much," proceeds to impress its readers, on the strength of the
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THE "DAKOTA.”
Tokyo, March 7th. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha oxperts,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 8TM¤, 1907. As several disquieting rumours concerning [TELEGRAMS. Japanese activity in various directions in the Far East, especially in Manchuria, have been published by the Russian Press, the "Journal de St. Petersbourg," which has long been tho acknowledged organ of the Diplomatic Corpa, announces that the relations between Russia and Japan leave nothing to be desired;
commercial conferences have brought to light no trace of antagonism from either side. At this moment both Powers are engaged in study
of Portsmouth, and in clearing up the quer. tions involved in the Fishery Agreement,
POLICE COURT.
Thursday 7th March. BRгORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGI-THATE),
BREACH OF POST OFFICE EXGELATIONS,
Mui Wai, who was found guilty of bringing
of the Portmuster-General was food $100, the
WANTED TO BE A SAILOR.
A boilor-maker who wont aboard
LM.8.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. ED.
The thirty-eighth ordinary meeting of share- holders in the Hongkong Fire Inarancs Co. Ld. was held at the office of the Company, Mesara Jardine, Matheson and Co., yostorday morning. Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson prasided,
Messrs. H. P. White, F. Maitland and A. J. Raymond (consalting committee), L. N. Loefe (ecretary), C. H. Reggo, J. Berton, W. A, Cruickshanit, J. Urange, Ho Fook, A.H. Mf, da
R. E. Barretto and Captaiu W. E. Clarke.
The SECRETARY rend the notios convening the meeting.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, mattere that the most skilled emologisting and deâsing some Artioles of the Treaty her. The captain is of the opposite Monmouth to effect certain repairs saw the Silva, H. Poray Smith, W. H. Wickham,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 184
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR
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It will be seen from advertisements which appear on page 4 that the Rem of Mesare. Jardine, Matheson & Co. has become 'a limited company, and in consequence certain alterations
opinion.
LEUTER'S SERVICE.)
RUSSIA.
uniform of a bluejsekot banging out to dry and took a fancy to it. He was observeď appropriating it, however, and the owner placed him before the Magistrale.
Chinese Minister's inaugural lecture, with the political horizon is absolutely calm, and the have examined the Dakota and found letters into the Colony withoni the permission others precont being Sir Paul Chader and
antiquity of China's "democratic
a hole in her botton which they alternative being three months' imprisonment. constitutionalien.** It seems to think it
consider makes it impossible to refloat
probably would not pretend to state with certainty who the ancestors of the British were three thousand years ago, thereby ignoring a fict actually pointed out at the same meeting of the China Society, that Chinese huologists are in similar donbt. It nesumnes that the democratic and con- stitutional ideals of bygone Chinese were actually practised, whereas in the discussion that followed, the Rev. G. OWEN regarded the Chou In as more or less of a political romance like PLATO's "Republic," and avon went so far-a risky proceeding for a man of his cloth-as to declare that some of those nuble ides were "manifestly impracti- cable." The ancient literature so interest-
ingly translated for the China Society (extracts from which will appear in an early issue) and the statements of some of the debaters, promised more for reform in WHISKY Chinn than competent modern observers seem inclined to do. In this connection we may direct special attention to the article on page 5 of this issue, beaded "The Reform Movement in China." The. Censorate of
THE LEADING
WHISKY
THROUGHOUT THE
FOR OVER
20 YEARS.
China is one example of an excellent ideal but it is notorious how it works in practice It kills that independence of competent EAST | Oficiule for which the correspondent pleads towards the close of his able article, and it fits in with all kinds of typical intrigue and corruption.
$15.00
PER CASE.
A.S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 21st February, 1907,
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hould be aláressed) to Tan)Britos.
Correspondenta must forward their nomas and ad-
The transport. Sicilia arrived at Southampton ve January 28th from Hengkong.
Mr. A. Hode, the Commercial Attache to the British Legation at Peking, arrived in Hong kong yesterday from Shanghai.
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rendered necessary in the Articles of Asxo. ciation of the local Companies of which the firm are gouaral agents or general managers. It will have been observed that the resolutions to be submitted at the extraordinary meeting of share. trolders of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godora Company, Limited, concern this matter, and today's advertisements relate to the Canton Insurance Offics, Limited, the Hongkong Tea Company, Limited, and the Hongkong Tire Insurance Company, Limitet,
were now
LONDON, March 5th. The generi attitude in Russia on the eve of the opening of the Duma, to-day, is pessimistic, and the only question discussed is, how long it will be before the Duma is dissolver).
THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, March 5th. Congress is closed. The appropriation vated during the sessio aggregated £200,000,000, constituting a record.
The San Francisco Chronicle raporis taxt at Oakland on February at, Mrs. Elizab stb Andrew and Mr. Katherine Bushnell, V.D.,
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
LONDON, March 5th. returned missionaries from the Orient, declared
Mr. Churchill replying to Mr. Acland at a moeling of the Womens Purity League, that a syndicate of prominent men uxisted
Allen, said that Lord Elgin and informed in Oakland which fostered and promoted à traffic in Chinese au Japanese slave girls.tlic High Commissioner of the Malay States They declared that there
125 that the practice of partly paying the Chinese slaves in Oakland, many of them not more than miners in opium must cense. 14 or 15 years old, and that another hundred were expected shortly. It was assortest that that the girls bad bren Hold by their parents in the Orient or lured from their homes by misrepresentations, for knowing be forehand of their destination, and many not even now knowing in what part of the world they were living.
The Birmingham Post saya :- According to
message which has been received in an official
quarter here from Berlis. the negotiations which have been in progress for some time for the conclusion of a new commercial treaty belwoon Germany and the United States hava advanced to such a stage that a happy isen is
Mr. Hazeland found the defoudnut guilty of larceny, and sentenced him to three weeks' imprisonment and four hours" stocks,
BEFORE ME, C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE),
GAMBLERS.
Detectise Sergeant Merisou placed eleven men before the Court ou a charge of gaabling
at Mercer Street,
His Worship after bearing the evidence found the defendants guilty, ordered the first to pay a fine of $25 and the remainder a fine of $3 each.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
The CHAIRMEN said: Gentlemen, the report and accounts bave been in your hands for some days, and I will therefore, with your permission, follow the usual course and take them as read. The business of the year 1935 has cload with results which the consulting committee, and I think you also, will regard as gratifying, the profit for the year being the largest in the records of the Company. (Applauso). The premium income shows an increase of $27,79328 as compared with the
proceding year, and this increase has been secured without in any way departing from the linas we have consistently followed, and which we believe are essential to the continued pros- perity of the Company; our policy being, so far as possible, to confias our acceptances to these classes of risks whiob, though lower rated, have been proved on a long experiense to yield the most profitable rosalts. The dificulties of pursuing this policy have not been diminishod by the ever-Inreasing competition to seence business, and whilst we uaturally expect and noticipate having to face competition is our
doplars the lengths to which this tende, In verlain areas where we bars large connections, and more particularly in the North, the desire to swall promium incomes has resulted in an exploiting by others of thelusurance of Chinese contente, and the granting of policies to unde- sirahis applicants, whick anquestionably bears close relationship to the increasing frequency of fires, possibly also involving the property of reputablo and desirable insurers, and not intre- quently leading to litigation serving to bring tho business of fire insurance into disrepute.
THE JAPANESE CONVERSION LOAN. W. L Pattendon, F. Elis, J. Urange, F. endeavours to retain our position, we have to
LONDON, March 5th.
The Japanese loan for the conversion of the two loans, mentioned in the telegram of the 2nd inst. is for £26,000,000. Tir loan will be issued next week at 991; half in London and, half in Paris.
THE BANDMANN. COMPANY.
The Bandmann Company brought a successful visit to a close last night with the production of their initial triumph "Rifles," which was repeated at the request of the Governor. His Excellency was present and the large house
which M- Claude King and Mr. Sydney Pease took the leading parta.
Our losses for the year, you will obeerco, ars usually low, being only 18.87 per cent of the premium incoME. Commissions and expenses.
are below the ratio of most of our competitors. whilst our Interest Account shows a sensible
Inspector William Robertson, altor twenis expected about the middle of next month. The enjoyed to the full the artistic performance, in on the paid up capital. This is the highest bare remained within the bounds of economy and
three years' sarvios in the Hongkong Polios, leaves for home on furlongh to-morrow.
Mokers. M. Samuel & Co, having bought £317,000 Sve por con! Yokohama City Sterling Bonde, are offering them at 90 per cent.
Captain A. H. Hoopar, of the 4th Battalion of the gallant * Diehards," has been transferred to the 3rd Battalion at Hongkong, at his own request.
three American Commissioners, whe were received and entertained to lunch by the Kaiser were, it is said, assured by him that he would welcome anything which might contribute to the establishment of more cordial relations between the two Powers, that nothing would please him better than the conclusion of a coro- mercial treaty on a reciprocal basis,
It is now stated as the authority of the Cura tor of the Plasmascetical Society of Great Britain, to which specimens of the plant in A rabbit's fool aent to the milionaire Tu^~│tower and fruit have been presented, that the
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MASONIC DANCE
The penultimate dance of the aoriss conducted successfully by the Sooltish Masonic Quadrillo Association took place in the City Hall last night. The event was more interesting the usual by reason of the fact that the brethren appeared in regalia, and the spectacular effect of the danes was heightened, especially in the square dances, when the blending of colour was very effective. The socrolary, Mr. J. J. Blake, had as anal made adequate arraugė.
increase. Of course I cannot centure to predict the ontoome of the year 16, bat we siew with satisfaction (be fact that, up to date, the result is even better than for the cörresponding period
The 28th ordinary meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held at the offices, yesterday. Mr. A. Haupt (Chairman of board of directors) presided, and thero worn present Monie. N. A. Siebs, A. G. Wood, F. Gaste, D.M. Ninaiw, G. Balical, R. Shewan (directors), G. L. Tomlin (secretary), R. E. Barretto, f. J. Iris, A. H. M. da Silva, Captain Roach
Smyth, W. II. Wickham and Chan Pat.
The SECRETARY bosing read the notice scovering the meeting.
Tha CHAIRMAN said-Gautl-mer, the Directora" Report and Statement of Accounts for the past year having been in your hands for about a fortnight,. I will now, with your permission, adopt the usual course and consider them as read. It affords as much pleasure to be in the happy position to come before you with such favourable results for the year 1905, when a record prolt was made by the Company. This enables us to recommend to you $8.00 Dividend and $2.00 Bonus, or say 40 per cent
dividend paid in say one year and must bo looked upon as exceptional, and cannot be expected every year, but only when the Com pany is favoured with good. fcrtans; $5,000 to be added to the Investment Fluctuation Account to provide for a temporary deprecia tion in certain Companies shares at the cad of the year, but, which have sincs materially of 1905 business, I do not think that our This accoaut only shows Assets and abilities call for noy detailed increased in value. a credit of 831605 owing to something over remarks on my part. Your attention has been $7,000 having been written off securities and directed in the report to the compulsory bave in Japan to enable as to les in Ex beuge on a Sterling Back Depozit, deposit' we 394,961.6 to be added to Extra Reserve Ford transact business in that country. The boads Account, which will then stand at $320,440,65, which form this depasit stand in Japna to day which is B satisfactory addition to our
at a figure slightly in excess of that at which Reservez; 85,469.42 bonus to Office Staff, hoy, were originally purchased bat, owing to
ing to the Working Account 1906, I am equivalent was somewhat below their book value. pleased to be able to point out sa incrasse This we have "mow provided for and a further of $18,881.67 over that carried forward for rise in exchange would not call for say the year 1905, which mast be considered satis immediate further revision. Provision bas reported on the properties under Mortgage asido as a bonus for distribution among the The Company's Surveyors have also been made in the accounts and $2,250 sat to us, and we are satisfied that we have ample staff (Applause) The Reserve funds propose security in esok case. We have opened an to increase by $35,555.50, the largest sum that Agency at Nowobwang, and trust to work our Articles of Association permit of our that District successfully. I am sorry to tell appropriating in this manner. There remains you that since the New Year has opened we
a sum of $320,000, to be dealt with and with kave been involved in s somewhat serious this we propose to pay a dividend of $40 a "As one of the Presidents of the China loss by a conflagration at Bangkok. Before share. If any (frther information is desired I Society, bis Excoiloney Wang Ta-Sieh. Chinese moving the adoption of the Directors Report shall be pleased to give is before moving the Minister in London, addressed the society at the Au English contemporary isinformed that the
Cazion Hall last month on "The Popular and Statement of Accounts for the year 1906, rosolation that the report and accountƒ^na” Army Council is preparing a very comprehen-
Element in China's Ancient Fendal Constitu- 1 shall be happy to answer any questions that presented be passedİ. sive and far-reaching scheme for the provision tion, the Chou Li." The other President (Sir may be put relating to the business before of remounts for the Army in time of war, This R. K. Dongles,) took to chair, sapported by the meeting.
& large
company, ameag whom were Hir Walter Sir E. Cameron, Sir Joseph Lawrence, whole of the fargar self governing Colonies, Mr. George Jan where central offices are likely to be established | Mr. Townsend. for the registration of borses for transfer to the
The Chinese Minister explained that the
The appointments of Messrs. D. M. Niasim, Government upon suurgency, while a similar
authentic history of his country, extending over more forty centuries, was dorisible G. Balloch and R. Shewan to vacancies on the procedure is to be followed in this conatry)
into two nearly equal periods; that of the directorate were confirmed on the motion of Mr. Canada, it is hoped, will be a great souros of fondal monarchy under the Hsis, Stanpand Chow SMYTH, seconded by Mr. PATTENDEN, supply, and the sohome will provide for the Dynasties, which lasted from 8.c. 2205 to B.C.
Mr. Leta proposed and Captain Roach 950, and that of the centralised Empire which encouragement of horsebrooding in the
snccarded them and has continued till the pre-scoonded the re-sivation of Messrs. A. G. Wood Dominion by, probably, an underíaking being
The Chou Li was established in 1705 sout day. Stuart Mill, died at her residence si Chelston, pertain number of herres there every year. A
Miss Helon Taylor, stepdaughter of John given by the military authorities to purchase a B.C. It was mainly a list of the officers of the and E. Goetz as dircolora. Carried.
Court and royal domain, with a'
Mr. a SILVA proposed and Mr. Barretto a description of Torquay, last month, at the age of soventy-five considerable sum że likely to be assi gued in the
their duties; consequently it was not a Constitu- seconded the re-appointment of Messrs. W. tion in the ordinary sense, but it contained Hatton Potts and A. R. Lowe as anditors, Miss Taylor was for nine years a member of Estimates for the purchase of remount during incidental moution of onstoms and arranga which was approved. the London School Board, and she frequently the coming tinsucis! year, as it is intended toments which implied an element of popular Tayall,
fondai the
organisation, Har interest in land nationalisation wil wo
ja prison by an admirer gave great joy to the plant whjob is said to be used as a cure for
good luck
dresses with communications addressed to the Editor, imprisoned mas. It is regarded as a token of the opium lubit in the Siraita Sottiomentaments, and found himself well supported by an
not for publication but on spidanes of good faith,
All letters for publication"should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signdmusications that has already appeared in oth papers will be in wortel,
Ondera for stiva copies of DATLT Pazu should be tml be ora 12 a, 1,05 layjol public šim. After that tour the supply is limited, Osty #spplică for¡ Qash fategriphic droar Panaud¿Pod101 4.8.0. JÁN EZ
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has been identified as "Combretum Sundaicam,
The Morning Post says "a party split is igual." It accords well with Mignola deg. energetio oczamittee. As before Messrs. Mc which will no doubt hare your approval. Turn the fluctuation of exchange, their dollar
nearer the any good Unionist cares to think, on the Tariff Reform question. Mr. Balfour is bagged to declare himself boldly.
oription, and there can be no doubt, pear, that it belongs to that species. It is a woung. olimber with opposite leaves, jo size and alape somewhat rosembling that of the pear Organized labour voted strongly against tree, and bears globular clusters of small white Women's Saffrage in Britain, and Mr. Keir flowers arranged in praicles, the Aowers being Hardie threatened to loave the Party. Au followed by a rod fruit about no inch long,
· immense majority also, passed a distinctly anti-furnished with four longitudinal wings. The F. M. DE GRACA ng! Faudy desire to robam
Socialist role, rejecting the principle of properties of the Combrotace, tho natura! communism. thale kaarikali tuaks to tror frioule tue the
order to which it belongs, are very little miny oxprosions of sympathy in t. rogat
kuowa; some are used in malarial favors, two bereavement
1589 Mr. Tat, Secretary for War, has written to are known to possons vermifuge properties, end
Mr. Allison.chairman of the Senate Committesue is used for poisoning lats. on Appropriations, urging the provision of an }, additional $350,000 (£70,000) for fortifying Foar Harbour, Hawaii. Mr. Taft says that there is every reason why the fortit cstions of Hawaii should be made ready."
HONGKONGOrrico: 191, DR VK91. ROAD CI LONDONOFFIca: 131, Fuger Srasar, E. C
The Daily Press.
Honakona, March 8TH, 1907.
The newly constituted Chian Society in de no harm, and it may do good. The mer: names of its sponsors promise much
at
are
and
"The Chinese Afinister in London, Wang Ta-Siul, and Sir Robert Douglas, Professor of Chinese at King's College, and Kasper of Ori- ental Books and Manuscripts at the British Musum, aro the presidents of ibe society amongst its vice-presides in London. Sir and Japanese Clands Macdonald,
Majesty's Ambassador Tokyo, Sr
Sir John Jordan, bis Majesty's Minis- Mini Lord Strathcons, Admiral
maur, Sr Alfred
S. Gondry, chairman of the Chira Association
Jamieson, British formerly Br
Consul-General at council, with Sir Walter Hillier is chairman
whilst Mr. Iran Chên, 28 vice-chsliman, Legation, and M. Byrou Lary of Bremsu, late of the British Co-sular service in
ter of L'aking rd Seymour
Ficot Bir
Mr. R.
Anexplosion ofcond dustoccurred on Jan. 29th orazing in the Stuart Miso near Fayetteville, West Virginia. Eighty miners were at work at the time, 500ft. below the earface. Resous parties were soon at work searching for the entombed men. The mine was wrecked by the explosion, and the routilating app matus was also destroyed.
Lend and Sibbitt were unremitting in the diseharge of their duties as M.C's.
.
The programme opened with the Grand March, led by Dr. Jordan Right Worshipfal Distriot Grand Master, and Mrs. Jordan. An interesting feature was the masonic Lancers, in which the ladies wore the regalías and with one or two extras the programme wasprotractes till the early hours of the morning.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IN CHINA,
factory.
There being no questions, the report was
scheme contemplatos the ao operation of the Hillier. Jameson, Mr. Guy Hillier and adepied, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN
seconded by Mr. ORANGE.
No further information was sought, so the. CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts as pressstað,
Mr. BARTON socorded and the motion was agreed to.
It was proposed by Mr. ORANGE, secunded by Caplain CLARKE and agrood that Sir Paut Chator, and Messrs. H. P. White, F. Maitland and A. J. Raymond should be re-elected to the consulting committee.
Mr. Roach moved that Messra. W. Huiton
Potta and H. Percy Smith, F.C.A, he re-up- pointed auditors.
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith Sir John MoLeary spoke al gatherings promoted by Huary Guorge place our cavalry and horse art illery in a more freedom undergrament than set forthgentlemen. Thank you for your attendance, morning. Thank you for your attendance.
Brown,
Mr. Georgarhi men's sufrage movements was keen.
China, have nadertaken toact sa honorary goore tarins. Mr. A..M. Townsend, manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 31, Lombard street, F.C., is bonorary treasurer
But there
satisfactory position in this respect than they
Lare cecupied for some time past.
In a special telegram to the San Francisco Chronicle from Washington, it is asserted that there is no fear of war with Japan, but "what has caused anxiety on the part of California's
collection of
axation.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-
over
HONGKONG STEAM WATER-BOAT COMPANY, "LIMITED.
NEW MANAGEMENT.
Mr. Ho Foor seconded and the motion was carried.
The CHAIRMAN ---Dividend warrants, gentle. Tho CHAIRMAN—That is all the barinessmen, will be ready on application to-morrow
the minds of the Chinese people had sinuo beez Dividend warrants will be ported this afternoon. Towards the
Bader the Chou continually directed,
Li there was a triennial examination of the mural- The appointments are announced of Mr. W
ity and skill of the people in order that the bost Runciman, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary of
might be raised in rauk. They were encouraged the Local Government Board, to be Financial
Sovereign mon likely by their ability and to choose as chiefs to be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the place of Mr
morality to improve the governed, and at the
On the 7th at 11,50 am.-The harometer R. McKenna, M.P., Mc. C. E. Hobhouse, M.P..
bas risan in E. Japan, and fallen quickly over Church Estates Commissioner, to be Under. representatives is the suggestion that China same time they were permitted to selent men
An extraordinary generalmesling of thosbare- A depression is moving Eastwards er holders of the Hongkong Steara Water-boat Apparently the people ́a tendency in some of the Secretary for Indis, in the pince of Mr. J. Eing & most favored asion" under the Rar. for the administration of local affairs and the Chick
llis, M.P., resigned; and Dr. T. J. Macnamara lingame treaty, may wake up to the fact that controlled and national finances
Shantung. by Home papers to attach to it more importance M.P., to to Parliamentary Secretary of the she has a right to demand that the children of vetoing the measures they disapproved. The
Pressure is now highest over the Paoife in Company, Limited, is being convened for the Chines in this country shall have educational Government was a limited monarchy with
without a
the neighbourhood of the Louchons, than it perhaps deserves. One credits the Lami Government Board. None of the
privileges equal to those allowed any other Parliament, but in the later years of the Chou Light or moderate variable winds may be purpose of consideriag and if thought it of
of & fendal Japan Society with dispelling many appointmonts will involve a bye-election.
Dy assty the
autocracy put an
in the Formosa Channel, and moderate passing the following resolation: expected Dationality. China has been careless on this erroneous conceptions”—it has perpetuated
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending It is stated in fciat quarters that arrange point, but if the Japanese case be presend to end to the Its reed, however, had to light monsona over the China Sea.
never died, a fact which might, porhups, be sous--and with "preparing the publiements are being made by the Indian authorities, conclusion in Court; and if, as is doubtful, the taken as suswering those who doubted whether at 10 ara, to-day, 0.00 inches,
the recent Imperiul decree re-establishing wind for the great change that has taken with the consent of the Imperial Gov orataent, trouty with Japan be declared to contaia a
Constitutional Government in China was more to-day is as follows: place in the relations of Japan with the for the despatch of a party of offere through most favored-nation clanse, then will San
than a flourish of fine words. (Oboers.) Western world." This was done, and well Tibet and South-Western and Central China to Francisco not only have to admit Japanese to
Pekin. The object of the mission will appa her schools, but she may also have to admit the doctor of medicine and
The Gazette states that Mr. Oliver Avison, Hongkong & Neighbourlined
master of gor- done, by some of the numerous writers and really be thoroughly to explore and map out 300 Chiness who are now segregated in their Victoria University of Toronto, has journalists who “adopted” Japan, sud men the varinas countries traversed, to collect own school. It might also be declared by Fceived the King's lonce and authority, that Formon Chanzel... like Toca and Iro completed their work. information which i ight be of silber political the United States Court that the treaty has my set and For the Insignia of the South coast of China between
or commercial value, and to report more parti pracedence over the State law, although conferred, upon him by the Emperor of Kores Fourth Clus of the Order of the Tai-Keuk Chlaa Society if the foroigs public docs early upon the feasibility of bringing the lawyers way it would have to give way to a in recruition of valuable services rendered by South coast of thing between not learn as much of China's history and Chinese provinces into closer touch with our Federal statute of a later day."
Still, it will not be the fault of the new
Indian possessions.
gery,
him
The forecast for the 21 hours ending at noon
C E. winds, to moderate (light; fuic.
Variable winds, moderate light.
or
Hongkong aud Lamocks
Same as No. 1
Samo as No. 1.
Hongkong and Hainan.
"That the offer made to the Consulting Com- mittos by Joseph Whiteley Kaw, the present Manager of the business of the Company, to resign the post of Manager of the business of the Company be accoptad, such resignation to take affect us from the 1st day of April 1907, and the Consulting Committee are bereby empowered and authorised to appoint Messrs. Bradley and Company Managers of the business of the Company, in the plies and stend of the said Joseph Whiteley Kow upon such terms as the Consulting Committee may think best in the interests of the Company"