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! feeling, occasionally do sigh for the old days-
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A copy of the Supplementary Extraditón
Agramont between the United Kingdom and Norway, sigued at Obristiania on February 18th laat appears in the Government Gazette,
As Joinville on August 15th David Billing. ton, the English swimmer, won the Swimming metres (about 220 yards) and 500 metres (about Championship of the World for both 200 517 yards).
Jutaties), has completed the draft judiciary TELEGRAMS.
It is reported that the Fapis Board of S law for Chins and will sood it to the Throne to obtain sanotion therefor.
hore is still no news of the missing steamer "Sullburg" and there can be little doubt now tain Lappi, Chief Officer H. Pictt, Second of her fate. The European Officers were Cap
Officer H. J. Hargena, Chief Engineer Elch- baum, Second Engineer Tanok and Assistant Engineer Bressler.
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'It is
ENGLISH CRICKETERS FOR. AUSTRALIA..
and the old ways. In the hunting field it is the primal joy of living that returns to us for a brief while; wandering through the woods on through unfamiliar country our roving eyes and alect senses are the
EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] 00 symptoms of a renascent fervour; beating up against a stiff breeze in a Jumpy gen, the
SOUTH AFRICA. thrill that mounts up from the hand on the tiller to the heart of the yachtsman is the the familica of Japanese soldiers killed in the Foreign contributions towards the relief of
LONDON, September 22ad. same thrill that shook our simple forebears late war amounted to svor £15,000, and this
reported that Morenga, the The sight of the windjanaror pleases, while money will shortly be distributed among the offess in London, an official said: "Nothing has been killed-in-an-engagement at In response to inquiries made at the P. and leader of the recent rising of natives, the smoke-stacks and churning servws of families of over 82,000 dead, who have been has come to my knowledge as to the reported the liner repel; the cry of the aca-bird is
deified in the Yasa'tual Shrine,
issentment of travellers about to journey by our Witpan. music, while the distant hoot of the nu According to a return issued by the Combant it. The companies find themselves bound vessals. It is of little uso. They must grin and tomobile ahora sonicbow serves to bring unications Departmental Tokyo, the aggregate to protect themselves in the way indicated,"
senchantment. That is a remember.ugis 1090,200. The majority of the vessels are
gross tonnage of Japan's marcantile steamships. Inqiries at some of the other offices concerned astinet Breasting the wind over the rest of small size, their total number being 15 of the hill, after a stiff-olimb; we are not Only forty-four are above 4,000, tons, and only CELEBRATED tuned to admiration of the locomotive just one akovs 7,010 tone.
disappearing round a cirve in the distance. Feeling'ns we do, primal emotions resurgent within us, all these modern inventions appear Intrusive, discordant; we regret civilization | and its a-called blessings, and are toove to envy of the tribes still left undisturbed in -"their" "jungle" ar mountain fastnesses. We think we would rather be a head hunter in Formosa, or a Tibetan on the Himalyan WHISKY. heights, as a cockney in London or a
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594 or 21.6 per 1000 of the population in Jan. The deaths this years in Hongkong nambered nary, 581 or 21.5 per 1000 in February, 511 or 19.7 per 1000 in March, 562 or 21.2 per 100g in April, 587 or 24.3 per 1003 in May, 602 or 22.7 per 1000 in June, 712 or 26.2 for 1000 in July 688 or 267 per 1000 in August.
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litere bound to put 10 per cent. on the passages as the very lowest increase that could rlo confrm the statementthat the shipping
recoup them. A well-known shipping agent said to those concerned, and he did not think thac that the increased charges came as no surprise the travelling public would regard the advance asa recy serious item. The demand for passages to India and the East was now about the same os usual at this lite of the year.
The Attorney-General London has bon written to about the legality of giving Christms, presente in view of the new Act dealing with bustler in New York; rather have expassage: The Attorney-General wishes me toniversity of Cambridge, for the benefit of corrupt transactions. In reply his secretary say, in reply to your letter, that he cannot be taken as expressing an opinion, but it is clear that Christmas presents which really have that character, and are openly and honestly given ag such, cannot be within the Act,"
sive lungs, sturdy links, clear sight, and primitive weapons, then be beir to all the Comforts and improvements of science and invention. But that is only a phase. The triste feeling soon passes. The Simple Life also has its drawbacks; and unlike the.
writer in The Ruhler, we do not sind it impossible to say "which is the better life," or at least which, with liberty of choice, we would pick for ourselves. It is quite pos aible that soon after bows and arrows were invented, some thinker barked back to the
Instractions have been given by the Goveru-
to exercise his power of disallowance with His Majesty the King has not been advised respect to Ordinance No 6 of 1937 to authorize the ongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora-
ment of Jara for the arenation of criminals within the walls of the prisons in future. It sooms that the present rule of public executions Marderers on the way to the scaffold are treatsu has no deterring effect on the J.rausse with great respent by the native police, and ara dressed in white and wear flowers in the hair. period of clubs and spears, and inoured the The spectators look on them with a respect decadeuce of the rice. If all who imitated which resembles here-worship when the orim. Lor's wife shared her fate, there would-be nu
inale walk with bold and defaut tread. In Lacurcity of call. It is more intural, soins with great ceromony and told their memory in such cases the relations bury the murderers how, when encountering the slings and reveren.es. arrows of outrageous fortune," the imman- ent, incidental, and inevitable disabilities of existence, to look back than to look forward We know that yesterday was; to-morrow may never come. Moreover, it is curiouation from time to time to increase the capital of that it should be so, but if you think it over, you will admit that we are nearly all api to "be optimists when reviewing "the good old times," and pessimists when pearing into the unknown future. Under civilization, the struggle for existence may be more hurried; we cannot think it ONLY communications relating to the news column poignant to the bygone unfortunates. In was less
the ultimate analysis, there is probably vory Ettle difference between now and then. "Devil take the hindmost" was and is the moito, though civilization is perla
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Hosarone, SEPTEMBER 23no, 1907.
As excellent article on the early history of steam navigation, in the yachting monthly, Me Rudder, concludes with the following
Furious reflection:
"To-day we are becoming as dependent on machinery, our slaves of irou sudates, as was the Romau epon bis human sinves at the most effete period of the Empire. We ste scaresly move without the aid of machinery. Men have almost
mealier-mouthed about it. The socialists and collectivists think they could change the law of life, but we doubt it, may, are sure they cannot. Nature is not morked. The clock may be stopped, but time goes on just the same. KOHALETH, and Omar KHÁTTAM, and many others, have really said all there is to say about it. Those who are too busy living to prattle about Life with large L are the ones who really score,
day...
The 29th plague case was regarded ou Saturday.
seat at the Magistracy on Saturday owing to Mr. F. A. Hazeland was unable to take his
indisposition.........
Two boys wore fined $2 or seven days' im prisonment at the Magistracy on Saturday for placing stones on the tram rail.
Daylon, was taken on board the sa Rabi which Adsetts, the suspected murderer of Gertrude laft Manila on Saturday for Hongkong.
Yesterday was the Chinese mid antzun the day the illuminations at night were festival and while feasting was goneral during decidedly picturesque..
the said Corporation from the sum of ten millions of dollars to a sum not exceeding the continue incorporated for a further term of 21 am of twenty millions of dollars; and to year; and to continue in fore, for a farther period of 21 years the provisions of section 3 of the Hongkong and Shanghai Backing Corpors. issue of Bills and Notas payable to bearer on tion Ordinaner, 1899, with regard to the excess
demand.
Mr. John Burse, M.P, as President of the Local Government Bard, has been over- bauling the plans submitted to him for a new infirmary at Ed conton. He has suggested according to ons version. An official of the alterations which will efect a saving of £35,000 Board of Guardians, however, declared that this figars was absurd. It was possible. off if all the modifications suggested were be anid, that £50,000 might bз takes
yet convince the central authority that their adopted. On the other hand, the Board might claims wore necessary. Their ides was to spend £160,000 on the infirmary, and there was to be no lavishness,
Mr. Alfred Newton, MA, FRS, Professor of Zoology at Cambridge, left estate valued at 214,931 gross, with not personally £13,041 and by his will, dated 28th of March last, left to the Chauoallor, Masters and Scholars of the that University and to be attached to the Department of Zoology (but not to ha sold) bis natural history collegion sul library, cabinets, casas, apparatus, books" drawings, prints and natural bistory papers, and, if the Treasury will remit the duty thereon, or the University can see their way clear to pay the duty, then ke
LONDON, September 22nd. The M. C. C.. team has sailed, for Australia!
CONTRABAND.
Loxion, September 22nd. Muuitions have been seized on a Dartmouth steainer bound for Morocco,
JAPAN AND KOREA.
Tokyo, September 21st, The Crown Prince will pay ...AR official visit to Koren, leaving Tokyo on the 10th of October.
Left also £1,000 to the University upon trust to WAR SERVICES RECOGNISED apply the annual income for the maintenance of that collection, but if the Treasury will not remit the duty and the University cannot ses their way clear to pay the same, these baqueta ace to revert to his residuary estate.
TOKYO, September 21st. In recognition of their services
built by Day and Summers, Southampton, is Yamagata, and Oyama are created during the war the Emperor has As soon as the special tighter now being elevated many peers, Marquises Ito, comploted, the work of laying concreta l;looks across the horse sand at Portsmouth will begin. princes, while Admiral Togo, Baron These blocks are to be dropped in a line across Komura, and Generals Nogi and Ku the sand at intervals of abant dift., and the object
(REUTERY SERVICE.]
REPATRIATED CHINESE.
any vessel to dash across the-sand-bank at high of so placing them is to make it is possible for roki are created counts.
Practically the line of blooks will constitute tide and get into Portsmouth Harbour. breakwater, extending from the Southsea shore to the harbour channel, and this channel will be the only one through which a ship coming round the Idle of Wight can gain entrance to by beacons will be left in the concrete wall, so Portsmouth Some narrow openings marked that small local oralt sau get through, but immediately the defences of the port were mobilized those openings would be looked up. The huge conorate blocks for use in this novel scheme for adding to the strength of Portsmouth's defences are being mide in Stokes Bay by the Royal Engineers.
The su cessful flotation at the Japan Steam.
ship Company is now considered very doubtful, all the shareholders hesitating to push on the scheme ia view of the unfavourable condition of
dragging on of the scheme, it is stated that not a the money-barkst. Owing to the indefinite
feer of the capitalists interested arə experiencing inconvenience, as a large amonat of garantes money is being kept idle. Aeumone is rifa that an incorporation of the Nippon Yusen This opinion is, however, dismissed by many of Kaisla and the Tero Kisen Kaisha is on foot. those in shipping circles who are in a position
N.Y.K.
LONDON, September 19th. 2,282 Chinese sailed from Durban, per Heliopolis, yesterday.
THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY.
ORIENTAL EMIGRATION TO CANADA.
LONDON, September 20th. The Winipeg Dominion Trade Labour Council has resolveal on opposing Iliulu labour and on advocating a heavy poll tax on Chinese. The Vancouver Minister, Mr. Templeman, and the labour leader, Mr. Sib, have made speeches, declaring that
Japan and India. negotiations between the Governments Asiatic immigration must be regulated by
RAILAYAY ACCIDENT IN MEXICO.
LONDON, September 20th. Forty-one passengers have been killed and thirty-four injured in a collision of an express and a freight train at Encarnacion, in Mexico.
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
LONDON, September 20th. Thirty-five cases of bubonic plague "have Aнred in San Francisco, of which twenty have proved fatal to date. Twenty more. suspoels are mider observation.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)
September 20th.
TEACAS AT HONAM,
article published in the Kwok Sze Po," one The following is a literal translation of au
of the leading local papers, on his recent Honam by Urable Foreigners. affray. It is headed," Police Forgoant Beaten
At one o'clock on the night of the 1 Augant five foreigners while passing the Pav Shu Tai Kai, Honam, mst a police, sergeant," the police sergeant and afterwards best him. The foreigners began, by teasing and scolding
the policeman's revolver, hat be held it, so The police sorgeant was seriously injured by blow nod fall to the ground and could not get up. The foreignerethes ondeavoured to snatch tightly that they could not swatch it from bio. another district heard the row and blaw his Fortunately a policeman who was on duty is whistle to call for seistance. For a long time uw other "policemen turned up to help. At that time a large number of people in the neighbourhood were aroused and there was great excitement. Shortly afterwards - over- 10 policeman of the 3rd Police Station Stroot arrived. The foreigners, ou seeing therɔ, a straight to the riverside and awam fal and heavy and was unable to swim a long awey.
One of the foreigners was very distaude. Ho aram to the shore at a quiet place, It happened that one of the inmates of a shap saw the foreigner land. He arrested the foreigner and handed him over the polica, who questioned him. On arrival at the police station, took the foreigner to the police station and
LONDON, September 19th. The situation in the shipbuilding industry Is serious, owing to the boilermakers repudi-to their surprise, the foreigner started to jump ating a recent agreement between their exe- and shout, and continued in that behaviour.
cutive and the employers regarding atrikes, The employers have now given notice of a lock-out on the 5th Oct, which will affect 50,000 workers,
THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LONDON, September 19th. President Roosevelt's return to Washing
tou next week, will mark the beginning of
The correspondent of the Tones paid a
THE MARKET FOR COPPER.
Loxon, September 19th." Owing to the persistent fail in the priec
restricting the output by 50 per cant. of copper, an important American group is
eputy Chiu of the 3rd Police Station got afraid
of him. Shortly afterwards. Superintendent Me of the Head Police Station in Honam
srrived and questioned the foreigner and the policemen, after which the foreigner was ha ided over to a European of the I. M. Customs We heard that the foreigner was bailed out. Wa also beard that a petition has been sent by the Honam police to the his Police Station in Ho Pak who will decide the matter. decision for publication.
We do not know the result yet, but we await the
I bave taken some trouble to investigate the true facts of this case, which I can confidently say are as follows ;---
blue jackets from H.MS. Moorhes" and At about 11.30 on the night in qusetion three H.M.S.Jandpiper" were proceeding on their
way
at the end of the Pao Shu Tal Kai-when-one of from the Outdoor Customs Quiriors with two outdoor officers down to the landing jetty the two latter was suddenly accosted by a Chinese policeman who thrust, his lantern into his face and pushed back his cap. Retaliation follewad and a souffle would appear to have ensned in which all the foreigners eventually joined. Things in fast got so
warm that the foreigners had to run for safety, the police in chase. There being no sampane alongside the jetly the foreigners took 19. the water.. whereapon the police fired their revolvers
THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.several times in reckless fashion over the water,
but fortunately without hitting any of the mer LONDON, September 201i.though the Castoms launch "Fu men-tsai" wag It is stated in St. Petersburg that the struck. Subsequently yielding to the argent
to know de buitely. It is pointed out that the the Presidential-campaign. Is beautiful music more difficult to learn is the President, is obiedy contributed by visit to President Rosevelt at Oyster Bay,
capital of the Toyo Kison, of which Mr. Asano A wat rsnake was seen in the harbour foster than a mera jungle of sounds? The question Americau capitalists. For this reason, all the and found him firmly resolved not to stand can be answered only by one who sings by important documents and papers of the company. ear." There must be something in it, or superb are kept at the Now York braash of the com- again. The Fresident's influence and choice melodies such as are to be found in the pany, and the head office in Japan is practically however is regarded as a deterinising factor. *Sullivao," the "Ancient and Modern," and in the position of a branch office. The prin- Mr. Taft is regarded as President Rose aside for Me dy and Sankey." Pince before America and Australia, and most of the the "Bristol hymu-books would not be cast cipal service of the company is between relt's emdidate
huge congregation of the revival" order a vessels of the company are unfit for navigation classical bymu set to a world-famous tune, and in the near-seas of Japan. If an itcorporation it will remain dumb; give the chord for the necessary, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha would same hymn set to Moody and Sankey and that he a congregation will sing for all it is worth. In
morg desirable combination with the lost the power of locomotion. We cannot climb
Moody and Sankey, much of which is pain and market in the world" for tobacco. The use of barracks soldiers will roar out a Moody and the stairs, and in order to obtain sufficient
Sankey.mission work seems to go best to
The American Consul at Cardiff asserts that physical exercise are obliged to resort to all
the United kingdom 18 nudonbtedly the best. „kinds of artificial exercises. For our food.
tans is too intricate, not even the vheal males abore the age of sixteen. The pipe is grief to many people. No Mandy and Sanker the weed, he says, is almost universal among supply we are absolutely machine glaves. If to-morrow the steam engine
rendering. Yet to the same congregation the the sporting field, and in all lounging places. pendent upon our
"banjoing of the tenor and bass, for popular seen everywhere, in the home, on the street and were to strike and refuse longer to assist we should die like flies in Autuma: Our great cities within thirty days would be filled with
simple grendeur of a better melody would starving people. We live from band to month, The Subsidiary Coinage Committee will open trusting that our slaves of transportation will fle investigation and deliberations on Wednes
presant appareatly insuperable difficalļies.
trains, boats, etc. The cigar is most noticeable Anglo-Eussian Convention guarantees Great representations of H.B.M.'s Consol-General, not fail us but if they should, how terrible the day under the chairmanship of the Hon. Mr severe loss, the London Marine Insurance faourite of all classes, and is consumed in minance in Afghanistan, which Britain Prefect Pi Chung Yen, the Magistrate Cha
among the professions, moneyed and aristocratic Britain against Russian extensions on the the Actior Viceroy consented to situation! It is almost impossible to realise Thomson, Colonial Sterstary.
After a period of comparative freedom from alassos; but the cigarette seems to be the special Persian Gulf and recoguises British predo-investigation into the circumstances, the a joint what the failure of steam would mean.
Civilisation is physical degeneracy it.is_one-
Market has been hit hard by the disaster to the immense quantities; it may hawan in the hunde
officers deputed to hold same baing the Nature's methods of destroying that which
During the absence on leave of the Hon Bri ish steamer who cros tes, nourishes, and then seemingly grows HF. J. Badeley, Commander Basil Taylor, abszidoned on fire when bound from Calcutta to trade among women.
*Fortunatus." The vasel,
of mère lade as young as eight pedra autres not to use ns & place of arms against Chih Ying, Lieutenant Commander Vanghan weary of Althongh we delight to talk of our Harbour Master, has been appointed to act as
which was engaged in a well-known trade, was dealers report that there is a growing cigarette Russian possessione, The Bhuddhist sub-and H.BN's Vics Consul, Mr. Sy. The vivilisation as a splendid manifestation of human fore, although we glory in
in its reaalts and
an official member of the Legislative Council.
Sydny, N.S.W. She left Colombo, ber last the Britishers consumption of tobacco has in- allowed to enter Tibet; if desirous of seeing previously reported, the bluejackets and outdoor In the past after years jects only, of Britain and Hussia will be prisoners, it should be noted, were not, as prate of its splendours, in our hearts we realise, that we are paying for these things with the come into fores on 1st October next are published saved, except one stoker, and have been landed number of causes. "Mans seem to think that The amended scale of rates of postage which states that all the passengers and crew wore
port, on July 23. A telegram from Mauritius creased 30 per cent. Our growing as of to the Dalai Lama, but an exception is made Customs Offers, but some of the Chinese esin of our bodies. Which is the better life,
banco is scribable, the Consul thinks, to softhe valley temporarily ocupied by Grei Eat of the savage or that of the civilised, it is in the Gazette. The feature is that double heat Port Louis; and the German, steamer certain climatic conditions, such as the excessive
police guilty of the reckles firing. impossible to say. The glamour of civiliation weight hiskerto carried for four cent stamp Seydlitz" has reported at Frema atis heving motor in the air and the attend sut depressing
Britain." blinds us to the real delight and beauties of om be sent under the new scale for the passed the steamer on August 11 abandoned, and conditions, prepare the people to feel the need existence. Like the migrating bird, we are amou entranced by the intensity of its glare, and dash and beat ourselves to death, willing to perish
in a position dangerne to navigation Theof its limulating or roothing influence. “Fortunatus,” which is owned by A, Currie steady exodus from the land to the industrial The
248,000. The amount, however, is small sports have undoubtedly contributed to the got, but never in the history of the world having become interrupted on the morning chiefly, of gauny bags and tea from Calcutta, babite of the people are another important els has best rude. They denounce the failure Canton took highhanded action in the ease was it otherwise. Arcadia never did exist; of the 19th, telegrams for the Ameries and tea and spices from Ceylon, The Calentta ment. Oddly enough, there is practically a Eden was impossible on the face of it. Continent (und Honolulu) must pas portion is believed to be valued at about £75,000, crusade against its us, by. Church or State people, which the Liberals (Liberal reckless riding. The Chinese people sown day to protect the integrity of the Persian where young Englishman was charged with leagues to induos lads to abstain from its ass of papers) declare; is tantamount to the de- by day to show less and less respect for the beyond the effort made by the anti-cigarette cigarettes until they reach the age of twenty struction of the nation at the aguacat of its persons of foreigners, while thair Authoritios
appear to have less sense of justice now,
instant of exhilaration."
Mr. J.M.Heck, Superintendent of the Eastern Co., Ltd, intimates that the Comrarenal Pasito
The London papers generally cautiously rumours (amongst Chinese) that the trouble The Hongkong papers hare given a rather mixed up account of the affair, their Cantou LATER.
correspondants being no dong) fad to beliers tha
Russian Convention, and consider that if the above canclusively shows at news of this kind discuss a Bussian forecast of the Anglo-as primarily caused by the foreigners. The should always be carefully investigated before
when we have once known, the ecstasy of that Extension Australesis and China Telegraph Co., is of 3,425 tons, built in 1901, and valued centres and the wouderful develop ment of arsada forecast is true, a had bargain, and one given publicity. It is not so very long ago, tiis true that we have to pay for all we Cable Company's direct route to America compared with the value of the cargo, consisting.inorease in the past fifteen years. The social absolutely without benefit to Great Britain that the Chinese police or the Ho Pak side of
Those of us who have inherited instinets
that survive and come to the surface of our
Atlantis at the higher rates given on their tariff cards. Senders will oblige by marking their telegrams accordingly.
is worth less, bringing the less, together with while it is improbable that the Colembo portion the insurance on freight, up to a vary consider able figure indeed.
'One years.
revival.