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times. Splendid not play by Whyte in the lorenth game put the local men ahead, and with a game to the good they faced Co Yoas' service
CROWN AGENTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1907.
PASSENGER RATES.
at
WHITE BREAD.
The whiteness of modern brand is regarder
a sort of person who sees in extreme whiteresa
chargez
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CLARETS.
FROM
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- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
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The Straits Times of November 9th says:- A few months ago, the Crown Agoats, Roting The London sorrespondent of the Times of in different ways by various people. The miller Forty-altsen was called in favour of Hongs the representatives of this Colony but noting India writes as follows on the above subject: thinks it is largely due to his immensely improv kong, and a suppressed. "Oh!" burst from contrary to instructions, soll certain of the
I spent some time in shipping circles the methods of wheat cleaning, whereby absolute the spoolators as Whyte fried to return an Colery's investments at a loss of $102,000 1 other fiernoca, and, as was to be expected, dirt and dark fangoid contaminations are more asy ball. Beasley put the next out and Whyte the agents of any looal burinets Arm involved found therein little or no sympathy with Angle perfectly eliminated then they used to be, and again failed, bringing the mores to dense. A their principals in a loss of these dimensions, it Indian opinion on the subject of the 30 per cent. to the comparative perfection of his methods of is a fair asanmption that these agen in would no sartaz on passanger fares imposed by all the grinding and separating husk from keruel, double fanit by Do Yose gave them a chance longer not for the firm. It was not surprising, important steamship companies serving Judia whereby he obtains from wheat a four conslat again, and they ran out winning the second therefore, that when the estimates of revenus and Ceylon, with the exception of the Bibbying of practically pure endosperm. The baker sad expenditure for the ensuing financial year Liners and the Nippen Yusen Kailas. Those thinks he has materially affected the colour of his lines may, and probably, will be benefitted by bread by learning thoroughly the use of modern Bet, 75,
The third set w very short, the Shanghai were under consideration by the Legislative non-inclusion in the agreement, though the fact, yeasts and adjusting his methods of bakehouse of the parts in treatment accordingly, to secure a much nester representatives playing extremely well, while Council, the Unofcial Members should have
their to fermentation the local players steed to misunderstand jeeted to the Crown Agents system and that they do not touch condemned the
prapor militates greatly sach other, several ocasions, and either to the editortion strongest terms. Next being used in preference to the conference lines, used to do. But there seems to blation than be
by равнопратк
from Burma and Ceylon. but would rush at a ball then by leaving the Colony's revenue for the so called Military. But whether act of stool cu ference the an Evidence of adeIteration, or of some nefarious rest of the courts open, or the one man would contufion, Color Cube Colonial meci mombers of shipping firms are careful to avoid practice. For that s'ate-of-mind this-is-
of this Colony by the Colonial Cleo, leave the opportunity to the other, and thus porpetrated by forging the Colony to deal any condemnation of the surtax. I pointed ont absolutely no exonse. Laws against adalfe n the point would be lost. The second game only through the Crown Agents. As Mr. Joba to one leading shipper that the claim advanoedtion are in active operation, and debuite
in Bumbay That rates were going up all over "gainst bakers of adulteration are unknown. was won by the Hongkong men, Shanghai Anderson said in the coures of the discussion, the world" could not be anbainotiated, sacing Othors again, who peel their apples and oranges,
instances could be shown where the Crow that they had been reduced on the Atlantic. are possad with the idea that nature and n winning the set by 6-1.
Agents bad done the Color y a lot of harm, both
Yes, and may be reduced still farther," he to eat the husk of wheat, and that in refusing Alternate gambe wote wa on the fourth su
in loss of money and loss of time, and be had no
most valasbe up to five all, when longkong for the first hesitation in styling the system a mensizons remarked, "But, as you know, such reductions to do so we are failing to no time took the lead, G-E.. At 3) all in the next injustice to the Colony. It was a monstrous are in large measure independent of ecor omia source of real entriment. To such a one the aasiderations. For the moment the Atantio whitness of modern bread is an evidence of
M. Briand is going to lay a bill before the game Beasley misjudged a bail thinking it was injustice that the mercantile and commercial liners are engaged in mom putovation misplaced ingenalty. The idas is based on the
community of the Straits Settlements, by in. going out, thus giving the Shaugtat player structions laid down by the Secretary of Stats many of them are prepared so lose munay and supposition that the food-value of any article is French Parliament when it reassembles far the by chemical analysis, prior to con- removal of art treasures from churches to the an easy point. They won the game and also the for ho Colonies, should be dekarred from are, in fact, doing so. But of course this will not set, Carruthers making a very good oress partisipating in this supply of necessities for last; an agreement will be reached, and ratas will sumption. That leaves out of account the local museums, in consequence of the thefts
the Colony when they were here for the purpose go up in response to the increasing cost of the limited and variable digestive capacity of the committed and still continuing.
cousu en If therefore, the kid of the chemist
From Limoges it is riflemed that Autoine ROBINSON PIANO eamship services. court drive. Whyte won his service and drew
of
This being so, pressut be involved, he must do mingh more than Thouse is coming out with more disclosures. Joval, but Shanghai went alond on Carruthers promotig trado and helping to curry_02 | Aflantic rates must be eliminated from guy we the food of the buman being; sná must According to one secount he says that thres
the overturn. Mr. Anderson, was expressing
comparative study of fares designed to show
Low analyse what is in the minds of every merchant that the surlax is nureasonable. At ordinary arcertain the amounts and chemical years ago, wanting money, he applied to an service, Hongkong's representatives only scor ing one point. Beasley took a love game, the in the Colony,and of everyone who gives times, however, and even now, the Atlantic before the trua fend-value of an article can real. He went off to see them, without Alitution of the Ince and urine colded antiquarian at his town, who suggested that can be should negotiate with reators, naming back-band play of Whyla being exceptionally impartial consideration to the on, and rates are, in proportion, much higher than we believe we are correct in stating that ive- good, while the driving of De Voss, which sixths of the Government afleiale are of the those oblaiving for Eastern ports. The latter be ascertained. This has been done in a chamoterised, his play throughout, was a little same opinion.
most complete manner at the University of arriving at any result. Then it was hinted Why shou'd it be achsidered a
are eat very fine, taking Canal dues sad otter Minnesots under the supervision of Prof. that as the ironeuros could not be brought to
into consideration-aud this is due, i agder, so far at least erratic. This player again lost his service box to a share in Government contracts and the
protein, fat, and be resold to Parisian antiquarians they might at least, to the effort to meet the special and the next game Hongkong won, thongh at apply of necessities that wo are resident, in the needs of the senstitasney. Europeans in the carbohydrate constituents are concernel; and easily, be obtained by other methods, as the Colony? Could anything more illogical, more East travel to Europe, much more frequently the results show conclusively that in the case of olurohes were not well guarded. Breides, it one time it stood 40-15 in favour of the adjast, be imagined then this, that we who are than Americans of the correspoding, elass overy type of wheat asad the white flour of was argued, as 'he treasuros were really public
onlribuiteg to the success of the Colony, with
than out whom there would be no employment for leave the United States; their means are limited commerca yielded more untriment to the body property no individual would suffer, and,
wholemeal, or wholemeal less its broadest over, there would be little risk. Antoine officiis, perhaps ro Culony, should be excluded all the sternship companies know very pieces of bra. Eron whon the bran was Thomas, according to this particular account,
well that there is nothing to be in the business aide of our frm pulting up passenger rates to.
geized
redneed to degree
a fine powder mechanically, its was persuaded, and got ha brother Francois to nasist him, so one night they repaired to Whyte both having failed at service sad if the Houses of Parliament a hot gain home on furlough. Though we are net per A good deal of work has been done to quatang three thousand Francs if he remembers
Of the whole when converted into sterling fight was witnessed in the soventh so many interested parties, persons who share in sonally affected game, but after deues was called twice the the spoliation of the Colonies, we do not think fully justitied by the increasing cost of the scertain the digestibility of the mineral sion being three mon from Shangbai woo.. Bensley lost his das, provided its unjust operations were placed is the coal bill, but this does not stand alene said that, "as far as phosphates are concerned expert or actually conducted. Thus, ba asserts,
the iniquitous system would be tolerad for a
steamship services. The obief item of increase tens of whot, but no definite conclusion rightly. These operations were continued, fire
has been arrived at, though Bayder has other thafts following in as many weeks. Bat 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT service in the eighth game, Shanghai lucidly and logically before the representatives The Merchant, Shipping Act of last session has
all this Antoine Thomas was guided by one
ran out with six
of England. 11. is an axiem of the last game Carruthers got nak
vory: Dr. That
demands, The mines of South Wales and he was actually conducted to Ambazaa by one tions in several respects which mean money: the the North demand and obinin whiter bread who told him that the ralis case meant a and in trying to clear a drive from De Vost,
or more sad more insistent, as the Antwerp carefully ascertained facts as to the real relative thousands of franos, and had long been Whyta put the ball in the net and thus ended
shipping strike remind us; and the all-round food-vaus of white and brown bread, this coveted by any number of antiquarians. (ondency is for stores, provisions and other cam-
Some day," he added, "this expedition the match. What made the Shanghai players
medities to rise in price. Another shipper told proference for the whitest bread has soienes un bo tried. Later on he broke with win a more praiseworthy one was the fact that
that he remarked to an Anglo-Indian who
this man, with whom, however, his brother Carrothers hat bean bowling in the oricket
complained that the P. and O. s reising fateo matok all day, and therefore was not as fresh as
although it had just had a renewal of the Govern.
kept in touch, so that the two were still able to
the man against whom he was pitted.
ment subsidy The subeldy is for carrying the
dispose through bin of the many articles which By the instructions of the mails; bet apparen!ly you think it ought to be price and district, but the flour ased in its manu··
Antoine Thomas is represented as saying that Colonial Office orders for supplies must be sent
diverted to the pockets of passengers and that the the Crown Agents, though we know Government should make ap to the Company
the name of several of these antiquarious oro that on every item we are paying more than
known to the authorities, and that he will would in the open market, that suppiins are de- what it wou'd lose, if it was foolish ought to
disclose the others Iter on. He mentions layed so invariably as to involve the Colony in
several as it is, but at the present moment it is further loss, and that the goods supplied by the quote those opinions without continul, by way
impossible t judge of the truth of his stat Crown Agents are inferior to those that might inalinatively sogs together, and that though provide themselves with a pleasant changs in mouts aud charges, for he has varied so, often which bad already devastated. large parts of
bought elsewhere at lower prices. No words issl-vomgenies-way, of opension, put a siet, perhaps with a mild sperient flasing an in his stories. As for the dove at i aguerre, could be too strong for the condemnation of a other's threats they thoroughly sympathic opinion upon the amount of trade done it wheat which, he says was pointed out to him by an ex- bonds ut affection which now bind him to the "yatem of this natura. Every day, the coils of with the policy of making passengers pay well meals by millers, I do not think that more than 1 port, he relates that he and his brother and, and its babits was needed, and indeed the same
are drawn more tightly roued
cout, of the bread caused in Englad comes got up as butchers, went to Laguerre, the Crown As, and unless the Chambera when the conditions of competition permit of the class of wheatmeals of various kinda not without risk, at last succeeded in carrying remark was true of other flies, and he urged the Cron
or degress of Knenosa. In recent years à demand of what he believed to be a valuable abj at that the Government should establish an has been created for germ brends. They of art. But others hai rozes bafare us, and red and having attached to it meg, who institute of Pathological Entomology, Well
visitors.
The fifth and final set started in much the samo fashion as the previous one, alterasts
mora-
games being won, up to three all, Beasley and from participate The idea is preposterone, enlated to restrict the custom of coming addition to white four lessened the dig❘ Sauvet t and the statue was in the local autí.
our summistration
the
I regard
games to three. In of litice that the Colonies are condasted / imposed upon steamship companies fresh obliga, white flour Contains fufficient to meet all
D
British
in
fine refura from oueof Whyte's shots, not for the benefit of the Mother Country bat demands of kábour, though their trade unions, i than the Londonor, and in the light of these fortune, as it was valued at hundreds of
The contest of the singles takes place to-day boween H. De Vose (Shanghai) and II. Huncook (Hongkong),
THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
-IN-WALL-STREKT,
The Bishop of London Las cimexted the American democracy by proceeding to the financial district in an automobile and addrens- ing an enormous congregation in the open street. It was a great day for Wall-street, and one ever memorable in the history of the English episcopacy
The last time Dr. Ingram spoke the isthienable eburch of the Holy Trinity. there was to quite an ordinary congregation in Now the sight reverend prolate, in his English gaiters and his silken Bishop's rober, with golden orora suspended from hisneck, stood on ap
for the benefit of the governed. Yet, in this
is
respect and in others, notably in the extortion of an unfair military contribution, this Colony not conducted for the benefit of the governed, but at their expanse for the benefit of a cinse corporation in London, which has stsolutely no interest in the Colony, except so far as it can draiz it of its resources. The Colony han zio choice
in the altar.
re
carry passengers at a remunerativa rate."
of radiowling to you that the shipping interest
press the subject upon the attention of the of this being done. Hoove of Commons with the view of creatlog a public spinion on the subject, not fully bat costantly and insistently, we fear that the Colony will continue to be ruled more from the
then the Colonial Office in Downing Street, Crown Agents' effere in Whitehall Gardens The one deal in investments, involving the Coleny in a lows of 102,000, ought to be
when
BRITISH COTTON-GROWING
ASSOCIATION,
Sir Alfred Joner, president of the British Catton-Growing Association, gave a banquet
sw na praclice to back it.
Almost all the broad consumed in Great Britain comes into the category of white bread. The degree of whitenesss varies according to facture represents an extraction from the wheats of commerce of saz 70 per cent, or less. One noteworthy fast in this connection ie the emali bat nimest constant proportion of wheat meal brands consumed. Au exceedingly small nu ber of people eat a little occasionally; and so
into
are not whetmesi broade The percentage of germ in wheat-the yellow oily part found at the thick end of a grain of wheat, in which alone, as its name implier, is the garm of future wheat plants is about 14 per cont. It contains active farments, and in its raw state is far better out of flour than in it. It is
were stolon.
ARE OFFERING
PIANOS
FOR YASH
TO MAKE BOOM FOR
NEW STOCK.
-Hongkong, 6th November, 1967,
+37
by mosquitoes, alluded to the sleeping sickness, Afrion and threatened to do wores. The only chepos of stopping it ing in destroying the fy "both that caused it. A thorough study of the insect
apturned soup-byx to speak to a motley crowd of sufficiens to damn the Crown Agents for last month at the Constitutional Club, North. not diffealt to keep it out, of doar in milling everything, has again postponed his revelations, in the Fourteenth and Seventeenth contatios. Aaacciers, brokers, typewriters, offico bys, and evor, so far as this Colony is concerned, especial. nmberland-avenue, "to welcome Sir Francis { but cwing to the technical diffulty of separer go that this alleged confession does not seem to Although the pisgue originated among ratu
flinte till set upon Mr. Ander the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, and to celebrate onls extract as a separate product say per cent. He spoke near the Stock Excliarge and the making a united protest farther and will those present, in addon to Sir Francis Hop-rm meile cook it, and no destroy the ferments.week. There is talk of other arrests, but it is beyond the possibility of doubt that, although
kepi admirable order.
of
Offe We
After
bad substituted an Inits ion dove for the real ons. All the experts to whom I showed it in could carry on origin 1 investigations. Malaria London proved to me that it was a vagar and sleeping sickness wore of Imperial modern copy. So on my return to Paris importance, but they did not directly affect the got rid of it by flinging it into the Swine at health of taxpayers in this country. There was, the same time as my portfolio."
however, a disease which might at any time do A Limoges telegram says, however, that so. He alluded to the plague which was working Antoine Thomas, who had promised to disclose havoc in India and almost depopulated Europo
ly in a year
the Budget shows an estimated Hopwood on his appointment as Permanent Un-ing it free from the husk of the wheat, and shorn Inba of Jadeit of over $100,00; and we erstwhile bulls, bears,
be worth mash. He is probably awaiting his theme animals did not as a rule communicate it America's fioan zal metropolis.
suggestion the snocess of cotton growing under the British of the wheat grond. The makers of TAR.COs interrogation, which will not begin before next directly to mio. It seemed demonstrated to the Colonia! Eag"
Bir Alfred Jones presided, and among curb. market at the place humoromaly styled The Death Valley of Epeculation," within a
hope they will go
it contains; and, having done so, mix it with expressly added that the authorities have par. infected food might transmit the disease, deas. Cases of plague arrived stone's throw of that same fashionable. Hely secure the services of that otherwise useless wood, were the Duke of Marlborough, Colonel the ordinary Hours of commerce in the haps discovered moral complicity in certain were the main ugente.
boly-the Straits Settlements Association to Seely, Mr B. Moor, Lo d Monatmerroe, Mr. Mr. J. Arthur Hatton, Mr. J. F
BOY 75 per sent. four to 25 per nulous, but car or bare sity scoute The from time to time at the Port of London. proportions of Trinity Church. Millionaires elbowod day
cant. cooked
and antiquarian most denoanssi by Antoine Thomas Presantions were taken, to isolate them, but rate ot all percentages garm. labonrore, girl stenographers rubbed shoulders or the subject before the British public, both Newton,
in the columns of the Loudon Fress and by B. Les the loyal teaste had been honoured.
and Mr. W. H. Heroar.
albaminoids contained-in-raw-germ are high we questioned, and says that all his accusations might be infected, creep along ropes to the with sudwich men. It was an extraordinary
shore, and there by infecting other rata, begin questions and speeches by prominent Members
about 3 per cent, and 27 per cent. respectively are false. and historie spectacle, a hundred fold more iu
in the House of Commons. Mere protests at The Chairman proposed the toast of Our
and a bumen being oan digest it satisfactorily
There is a great crime syndicate, bat in ita pretilence. It was folly to allow rat and filen than when he spoke from the marble this end are fatile, no matter how strong the Guests," and in doing so spoke of the enormous.
In infected distriots to exist in East London, toresting
but it is obvious that so long as makers of germ Thomas and his family are merely pawns. paițit in the neighbouring church: The police Isaguage that is used. Hard words break ne quantity of carton which came from Nigeris, meala or broad uas a proportion of germ so very
a very short time an immense sensation will be which we in daily danger of being attacked boues. The sympathetic but belpless officals on The West Indies had been dropping back in much in excess of that" which is extracted in
aroused in Franç, by tlie arrest of at least by plague. It was extraordinary but true that the spot can uply carry out orders, listen to the regard to cotton, supply for many reasons, but, milling, only a very small proportion of the ropem at protest of the Unefloials and go next owing to the agitation onrried on by the British population ora be fed on gorm bread. Science
Cotton-Growing Association, they were being Progress. (Quarterly, John Murray.) day to prepare indents for the Crown Agents.
brought forward again and were growing & great deal of cotton. Sir. Alfred Jones then read the following telegram he had received from Mr. Chamberlain Heartily congratu-. Iste you on progress of cotton-growing. enterprise. A little protection in the way www. of railways will give to this country a demand for its wann factures while it promotes of TAW colonial development in the way. products for our greatest industry-Joseph Chamberlain," In conclusion, he observed "Now, gentlemen, those policies of mine can that they would make a great mistake if be summed up in one brief sentence. They they did not recogniza what Mr. Winston There was a brisk, little futter of applause at
They were deeply effort to punish successful Churchill bad done, this, and then, after Dr. Wilkinson had recited present an the Apostle's Creed and the Lord's Prayer, dishonesty. I doubt if those policies have had indebted to him for the great work he had no- during which all the area hared their heads, they material effect in bringing about the complished for the railways in Nigeria. (Hear, Bishop started right in to talk to the crowd is present trouble, but if they have that will not hear.)
alier-in-the-slightest degree, my determination, Tha Duke of Marlborough supported the simple homely fashion.
that during the next sixteen months of my toast.
Sir Frazois Hopwood, in reply, alluded to the term of office those policies shall be persoterad
proposals which had been made by the Secretary in unswervingly.
First the Reverend Docter Wilkinson, who conducts the Wall-street Christian Mission, 050 of the toughest svangelical jobs, by the way, the world;
rld; presented Dr. Winnington.Ingram with a banda mely bound prayer-book. Accept- ing the gift, the Bishop. it high, and
up turned around slowly, so that everybody conid ase the broad blue leather covers.
"I tell you, my friends, where this book sball go when it reaches ulham Palace," he said, in the clear, full voice of the trained speaker; it shall lie in a place of honour in my drawing-room, alongside the prayer book which the working men of London gave me at the conclusion of ten years of outdoor work among them,
"
"What would Jesus do in Wall street
the text of the Bishop's address. A bare. beaded broker's clerk who stood at my side
WHE
“SUCCESSFUL DISHONESTY,”
To a speech at Nashville (Tennessee), on Ost. 2203, Fresident Romavali, referring to the clump" in the Sicck market, said it had frequently bron declared that the plicies, logislative and executive, for which he stood were responsible for that trouble. The President continued:
NEW GRAVING DOCKS FOR THE TEES.
such aiunte und despised creatures as fleas were a national danger. (Applause.)
All we have done has been to uncarth the of State for the Colonies in regard to the by Messrs. Je contrast is being carried out be gathered sufficient to show the wholesalo na.hu Wort Africa, and he saw no reason marmured, "God only knowe," and a few by wrongdoing. It was not the fact that it was reorganization of the Colonial Office; Thera under the superintendenca of Mr. J. Mitchell scandal will becutions and an immense one, of the bealthiest section of the
Inci
now, and
thirty-five prices. Thors may eventually be more than thirty Ave implicated in the whole sale disposal of Church-treasures which has The Chairman suggested that the Colonial. taken plno, but thirty-five are implicated in Office could not be socused of backwardness in it now.
relation to the aturly of tropical diseases. Ever since the inventories, the clergy of those. Not only had it been concerned in the churches in which treasure is or was have been foundation of this school, but it had helped to Sir Hugh B., lord Beatenant of the North approached by numerous antiquaries or their establish a Chair of Tropical Medicinest the Uni intermediaries, and these have brought letters versity of London, with which the school was Riding, and chairman of the Tees Conservanoy of introduc ion from Churchmen of high connereted. (Tear, hear.) The school already Charch treasures have been sold possessed a Chair of Pathological Entomology, Commission, on Oct. 92 laid the first coping position. stone of the new graving decks and shipyard in
wholesale and have gone out of the country, one of three founded by the Colonial Office, but In every case after such a sale one of two things if that Department were conviced that more ours of construction on the Tees at Middles. brough. The site has an area of 163 neres has been done.
money was needed for the juvestigation of the and a river frontage of 8091t., and was purchased
The village print has, after wailing long subject it would no doubt be able to get granta from the Cargo Fleet Iron Company, with the enough for the reliquary of other procions object for the purpose. Applause) Knowledge of corourienos of the Commissioners of Woods and
to be disposed of, raised an outery and d clured | tropical diseases, and how to treat them wAN Forests and the Tees Conservancy Commission that his church hasboon robbed, or the previons most important to the Colonies. It had almady ers. Tho new doc 8 will be of the most modern object sold has been replaced by an exact imita begun to hear fruit. In the last few years typa when completed, and be capable of dealing tion of it made in Paris.
market improvement had shown itself in The Government has been informe of these the bealth of the British Colonies and Protec with the largest vessels now frequenting the Tees. They are so designed as to permit of proceedings, but it has waited until groot oonid lerates in their being lengthened should it be required in
why that part of the world should not, with the ture of the operations. That proof is gatbereil help of Schools of Tropical Medicine, be made the future. The
Aird and Co., of Westminster,
Empire. many
the result.
Everybody knew the leading part that Sir The constitution of the regional museums Patrick Manson had played in the investigation uncarthed that did the damage. All I did was was now being formed a great depiriment for Moncrieff, M. Inst, C.E., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, to turn on the light. I am responsible for the purpose of grouping together the work and the cost of the work, when completed, will will mean pnotislly & fresh set of inventories of tropical disenso save would acte with pleasure turning on the light, but not for what the whigh flowed to and from the great Dominious be about £25000. The coping stone was given and it is net impos ible that fresh inventories that he had been clean at the President of light showed. It was impossible to out out the beyond the equs. It was possible that in the by Masers. Aird, having been brought from the will mean more loting and a renewal of the the International Council on the subject. cancer without making the patient feel for a future they might and that this now organiza- quarries at the Assuan dam, in Egypt. The shameful scenes which were caused by the inver- (Applanso.)
tion would enable them to arrange in the Crown weather was fine and there was a large company toxies which took place after the passing of few days rather more sick then he felt before."
Colony departm at for something in the at the ceremony. Mr. J. H. Edwards, chairman the Separation Law. nature of a commercial department within of Smith's Dock Company, presented Sir Hugh the-Colonial Office.I
Bell with a trowel, with which he performed the ware possible to. -If it ment, the Secretary of State would desira to 880 new dooks would be a success, as a large amount form, as he hoped it might be, such a depart ceremony, Sir Hugs alluded to the derslopment of the river, and expressed the hope that the established in fact, he had male arrangements to establish-standing committees whichwald of capital had been embarked in the enterprise, hare allocated to each of them important datlas In the evening a banquet was held at Middles. affecting the commercial world. Through brough Town-hail. the Upper Thigh over Ching to the North of these committees, the commercial community
Yangtze, and relatively low over
the expressing would have an opportunity of Tengking, the coast of China nad Formosa alme and objects which they had in view. The The wind will probably freshen from N, and British Cotton-Grow.ng Association was doing N.E, in the Formons Channel, and the N. part of the Chins Bes
a great work, its success had won phenomenal, and that success- would certainly Hongkong, rainfall for the 24 hours ending (Hear, hear.) at 10a.m. to-day, 0.01 inches.
Colonel Seely, M.P submitted the toats of The forecast for the
observed that the asscoiation had increased its The British Cotion Growing Asecoiation," and to-day is as follows
production of cotton shout 20 times as fast as the Americans increased their growth of ootton when they began to cultivate it.
WEATHER. REFORT.
standers. tittered. The Bishop, despite bis scores of sormoss and addresses in America. lately spoke in such a full, powerful voice that even the peoplo, orsning their necks from the windows of fall buildings, and arembled on the neighbouring roofs, could hear distinctly. Bassiness for the time in the financial district we practically suspended, and from the usually noisy carb market not a ory was heard, dentally, the carb merket has been deplor
letely, an
and most of the men were
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued tempted to ateal an hour off to see the un the following report exampled spectacle of an English
Bishop
nd- On the 19th at 12.05 p. The barometer dressing Wall-street's molley throng.
address like that delivered to has fallen moderately in N. China, and risen Gospel add
slightly in S. China. Trinity
's fashionable congregation, and was all sensationalism." The Bishop spoke the need of Christian forbearance and bumi lity in every line of business endeavour..
of
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He went on: "To you, of Wall-street, I any, make a resclution to pray every day to God, There is no other standard that is needed in Wall street to-day any more than this, What world Jgua de in Wall-street? Then, too, there is the question of work, I understand that you work pretty hard down here. That is the only thing to do. Work. I came over here for a holiday, and I have preached twenty-three
wooks." Bemons in fire
As the Bishop climbed down from the sonp. box, and was assisted into an automobila to be rushed to his hotel for luncheon; the crowd oheared him loudly, and hundrede pressed for ward to grasp him by the band. Dr. Ingram was evidently deeply moved by the warmth of his reception. He blessed the people as he left,
is
hours ending at no
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Formosa Channel...
South Sust.of China between Hongkong and Lamocke. South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan..
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olondy, some
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J. Arthur Hulton responded, and Bight rain. N.E. and N. stated that the production of the association
last winda, fresh,
year was 20,008 balos and it was hoped that this year the yield would be 43,000 bales, valued Samers No 1. at half a million starting. (Heat, bearch m
The tomat of The Chairman" concluded the. Same as No. 1. proceedings.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS."
The H.A.L. str. Sithonia loft Shanghai on 17th inst. at 8 a.m., and may be expected here to-day s..
The PM, str. Manchuria sailed from Shang, hai on the 18th inst, and is due to arrive at Hongkong to-day at 9 am
The M.M.str. Tourane with the next French Mail, left Singapore on the 19th inst. at 6 s., for this port via Saigon,
The
T
K.K. str. Nippon Mare sailed from Yokalows on the 19th inst, which will make
The I.G.M. str. Sacheen which loft Lore on her duo in Hongkong on the 27th inst Friday, the 15th inst,, arrived at Shanghai- ou Monday, the 18th inst. at 10 a.m.
TROPICAL MEDICINE.
LONDON'S DANGER FROM PLAGUE-
The School's annual dinner was held at the Baroy Hotel, Fleel-Surgeon P. W. Bassett Smith presiding. The company included Six Patrick Manson, Sir W. Treacher, Sir Francis Lovell, Colonel A. Alones, Colonel A. Duacao, Professor R. T. Hewlett, Colonel Oswald Bakor, Chlonel C. H. Harkies, Colonel Scanlan, Dr.
Sir Lander Brunton gave the opening address Sandwith, Mr. H. J. Read, Dr. Rankin, Mr. William Taraor, Dr. C. W. Daniels (Director of the winter session at the London School of Tropical Meinine, Albert Dock. The institu- of the School), Mr. G. C. Low, Mr. Jamen tion is connected with the branch infirmary of Caatlie, Commander Hodgkinson, Professor the Seamen's Hospital Society and owes its Nuttali (Cambridge), Mr. C. Orford, Mr. H. 8. inception to Mr. Chamberlain, who, when Wellocme, and Mr. F. J. Michelli, secrotary, Colonial Secretary, invited the Society to The Chairman said thad 700 students had establish a school which should give instruction passed through the School in eight years and in tropical medicing to medical officers in the Sir William Treacher complained that only Colonial Service. Not only was the propos£1,000 bad been obtained towards a proposed nompted, but improved on. for the Committee endowment of £25,000. throw the school open to all medical graduates. The chair taken by Mr. R. L. "The Curse of the Fovorals," by L. T. Antrouts, Assistant Under Secretary for the Meade (London: John Long) is a thrilling Colonies, and among those who participated in story of heredity. A young doctor bad an the proceedings were Lady Manson, Sir Francis incredibly wicket ancestry, and his own father, Lovell (Dean of the School), Bir F. Young, De.js à repentant old age, earnestly besought him Sandwith, Professor Bimpson, and Mr. P.. J. to let the racy die ont. But he fell in love, and Michelli, secretary.
in order to win the lady, was (though hitherto
Was
Sir Lander Branton, after reminding his the seal of honour) gailty of supressio veri, hearers of the great progress made to dealing | The story fall of Interesting characters, and The O.P.R. str. foxteagle left Yokohama for with malaria and yellow fever since the brightly written, tells how a good wife "lifted. Victoria and Vancouver B.G. at p.m. on Satur.discovery that such diseases were communicated the curse" and engineered a happy ending, day, the 16th it.