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A. S. WATSON &
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-THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH. 1918.
them, but the extent and often even the manner in which they are found in the due or the other. To say that it is of no great consequence that there is corruption song Chinese officials because there are many European nations among whom the sams shortcoming is to be found is but apoor excuse for the universal venality, which the Chinese themselves so much complain of It would be an answer if it were showe that the corruption in question was not much more extensive than that which is to be found in most other countries, or in any POPULARITY which can claim to be reasonably well governed. In the same way to point out that wo need not complain of the faultiness of the Chinese judicial system, including the convenient method of eliciting evidence by torture, because occasionally there are serious miscarriages of justice in thoroughly civilised gentries, ia after all perhaps clever badinage, but certainly not serious argument. The best of human laws are liable at timon to prove defeative, but this forms to excuse for the continued use in the present day of torture or a resort to barbarous punishments, which CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE many of the mat enlightened Quines c Stateamon still hold to be necessary for the santatenance of order.”
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQÜHÜR SCOTCH
WHISK Y
HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS
OF
QUALITY.
IT IS A
PURE MALT
WHISKY:
OF
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW
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PER DOZEN -
$16.50.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS"
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1811.
The writer goes on to argue that the real
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A meeting of the Saullary Board will te held this afternoon. The goods is not a long one, sat contains principally applications for modifications of requirements of oʻrtain sections
RIOSHAWLESS HÖNGKONG,
EICHWA COOLIES STRIKE.
Considerable inconvenience was caused the
of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance general publio yesterday by ressor of the fast
The return of visiters to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 5th Jan. uary, 1908, shows that of non-Chinese thore were 286 to the Library and 220 to the Museum, and of Chinese 14 to the former and 2,449 to the latter. The Eibrary was therefore used by 427 persons and she Museum by 2,659.
that all the public riesha coolier on the island went en strike. By curious coincidence
a flaw
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, January 6th,
IN ORIGINAL. JURISDICTION,
BEFORE BIR Francia ProGOTT (CHIEF
JUSTICE).
The Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and
▲ SUMMONS DISMISSED. Chios announces lust Mr, T. Cuthbertson, of
time, and it was at one time In the matter of an arbitration between the Mass. Edward Boustand and Co., London, and the tramway service was dislocated at the
feared that the doplies were responsible Kwong Tung Chuen and the London and of Mosere Boustead and Co., Singapore and
for this. Sneh wai not the one, how Lancashire Fire Insuranos Co, the Corporation Penang, has joined the board in successing to
ever, for
was found in sexblo of the Royal Exchange Insurance and the the late Mr. Jasper Young.
bean North British and Mercantile Inautause C at Watchsi, and when this had attended to the trams were onde more set in and in the matter of the Hongkong Cots of motion. The riosha trouble is between coolies Civil Procedure, and mastors, and Chinese subsidiary coin is said to be at the root of the strike. Owners of Iricsban are required to pay the Government a licence fee of 972 a year, sad this in the legal tender of the Colony. Ricahsa Lient. Col. N. W. H, Du Boulay, Royal are hired out to the poolies at from 35 to 45 conts a day, and 50 counts for the Garrison Artillery, on promotion, has been appointed to com and the Militia and Volunteer now ricaba. The bulk of the coolie's fares is Artillery at Falmouth. He served throughout paid in Chinees coin, and it is in this coin that the Saadan and Nile Expedition, 1884-5; was he pays his master's hire. On mooount of this attached to the Headquarters of the Japanese the owners of vehicles on the island decided Army during the Jean-Chias War, 1894, and recently to increase the hire of riches by four was. Special Barvice Officer with the Ubinocente, giving as a reason that they lost a son
siderable sum by converting the Chinese coin Expedition, 1900.
into Hongkong dollars to pay licence fees When this information was made known to the coolies they promptly went out on strike and yesterday pablia riczhan were not to be had in the city.
A rom ntie wedding took place at Manetold. Notts, a month ago. Mr. Noworji Taradined, a Parase barrister, appeared at the local police court and obtained from the magistrates and joarament of a case in which he was counsel in
order that he might be married. Later he ap peared in court covered with confetti,
It seems strange that the owners should be making this plea at this time of day, seeing that the discount on subsidiary coins, both copper sod silvar, is lower than it has been for the past three years at the least. Six months go the discount, on the Chinese 20 cent pieces was nearly $9 per cant; on the 10 ont Apleors it was $9.30. On the Hongkong 20 cent pieces the discount was $7.50 per cent; and on the 10 cout pieces, $7.65 per cent. Yesterday the discount on these coine was:
Two honest Chinese cooksengaged at a Kow loou residence thought that countryman, who was employed a messenger, was "squeezing" the master of the house, sad told him sa, quarrel followed, and the three men were before Mr. F. A. Hazrland at the 'elies Court yester. day. The messenger tofl his Worship that one of the books held him dowo, while the other dealt him a blow on, the boud with a stool. The man who swung the stool was ordered by the Magistrate to pay a line of 15.
$4.10 per cent. 4,50 per cent. 2.80 per cent.
Chinese 20 cout pieces Chinese 10 cent piece. Hongkong 20 cent pigors Hongkong 10 cent pieces From this it will be seen that if the salion
4.00 per cent.
Hon. Mr. HE Pollock, E,C., instructed by Mr. G. C. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintiffs' in the issue, who where defendants in the original setion. He said he would remind hi. Lordship briefly of the course which this matter had taken. His Lordship, on referring to the fle, would And that the originating summons was taken out sa far back as March 16th, 1907. It was an application made on behalf of a man called Krong Tung-obuen for leave to enfores an award dated 2nd October 1906 in the mattor of an arbites ion between himself and certain Insurance companies mentioned in the origins ating summons. His Lordship would find on the file the award which was made by Mszare.
A. R. Lowe and H. A. Lummert a arbitrators,
TELEGRAMS.
[DAILY PRES" EXCLUSIVE SERVION.]
THE SECOND TEST MATCH.
LONDON, January 6th. The Australians are all out in the second innings for a total of 897 England's score stands at 159 for the loss of four wickets.
THE NEW YORK TRAGEDY.
LONDON, January 6th. The second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Standard White begins to-day,
(BIUTEE'S SASTICK.}
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION TO
AMERICA.
LONDON, January 4th. The Washington" Post "states that the Government has addressed a friendly re- and if he referred to it he would go that ibe
monstrance to Japan, owing to the fact that arbitratorn found as a fast that certain articles whist Kwong Tang-abaon, the party insured,immigration has been increasing in spite of bad doposed to as being on the premises prior the informal agreement that it would be to the fire, were not there His Lordship would virtually prohibited by Jayan refusing remember that the arbitrators did 'no' go into
passports. the question of whether that was a matter of frand or not. A clause on the insuranos policy misted that its man made any false statement in respect of a claim, he was to be debarred from recovering under that policy. Mr. Master's affidavit, Aled in support of the present applica-
The Tribune of Washington says that President Roosevelt has authorized Mr. Rout to notify Japan that if Congress passes the Japanese Labour Exclusion Bill, he will vote it.
The receivership to The Chicago Milwau- kee Electric Co. has been dismissed.
The Tribune, Vancouver, states that the
tion, showed certain correspondence which had passed between his firm and Mr. Goldring.
His Lordship-Are you moring for "aktaolment P
Mr. Pollock--I am moving that the original-immigration of Japanese from Honolulu is ag summons by dismissed, but it is possible
ipcreasing.
mattor for comparison is not one of con- duct bui" of standarde, a point we have dealt with before. It is almost equally liable to the tu quoque, when any race is under criticiám. He regrets that so good an authority as Dr. MORBI SON should have resorted to such an ad captandum line of argument, and confesses that it is sime what trying to a Eritisher's patienos to be told in alipost so many words that his country is nearly as, corrupt as Choa be. cause daring the rush and push of a wor
An Indian constable appeared before Mr. Haken by the owners was for the cause sixted, it-the order your Lordship-should-make wenld be. some unscrupulous men took the opportuH. J. Gompertz at the Police Court yesterday should have been taken months, or even years that judgment should be gires for us on the nity to line their pockets at the expense of on two charges of obtaining money by false go. Another alleged case of the strike is the the commissariat. We,' he said, who pretencer, sal one charge of attempting to introduction of the now rubber fyrod ricabe, Thems vehicles with their white covered ainta knew how high were the administrative obtsin a sam. The defendant it appears, was on daty at Murray Pier daring the holidays, ideals both in this country and in America, who remembered how unscathed we merged and when Naval officer appeared to hail a
sampan, would tell him that he had paid from those amazing enquiries into the ex-
conte to send a drunken officer off to his ship, and would ask the new arrival to repay him. Twice the trick was successful, but the third tims it failed, the failure resulting in the con- stable's appearance before the Court. The esse was remanded.
A S. WATSON & CO.. penditure in connection with some of our recaut wars, naturally condemned adminis LIMITED,
trative methods in China that were not up to our standard. The entire is pungent and would be telling, but for the slight difference which was perhaps exensally over- looked in an after dinner sposob, that the corruption in question took place under totally exceptional and hurried conditions, and was rigidly enquired into while that in China (f the Chinese themselves are to be believed) is perennial, and is regnised and encouraged at headquartara,"
Surely it is a lift'e too much to my, even of Mandarindom, that it encourages official What the writer means is peculations. Probably that one Chinese official does not
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denounce another for such dishonesty, that dog does not eat deg. But even there have foreigners the right to claim such inficile superiority? We would like to think so, but with numerous case of "bushing up" in mind, we have to admit that even there
At St. Peter's Church, Hongkong on the 6th the Chinese are only showing the same con
inst, by the Bov. J. H. France, i LINDA METER, of Melbourne, Australia, to Go HORACK KING (Lappa Customs). Australian papore plusss copy.
HouseOPEICE: IUA, DATŲ MY OFFIC. 191. Fire Street FC'
The Jay Press.
HON IKONG, JANUARY 7TH, 1908
THE after-dinner speech of Dr. Morison to the China Association in London has
Bidemiion of class for class. Sometimes we have no ercy on those of our number who
jsue.
that
continual
His Lordship-I think flist would be it. Mr. Pollock-Perhaps it is a more appropriate bave been greatly appreciated by the genera order to make. Contiuaing, Counsel said that public, and of course, have relieved those owners Mr. Master's affidavit of January 4th sst who are without them of a considerable bars of forth seriala correspondence which showed the public patronage. The proprioters who have
communication had been not yet provided up-to-date vehicles have reentheid with Mesra Goldring and Barlow from ed to the plan of covering the second done the 3rd July to 9th January, and also zipshas with while covers, and this additional that distinot holice had been given to the de _expanse, it appears, they decided that the pullera fendanta that this matter would come on before should share with them; house the reason for the Court to day. Mr. Goldring was in Court, the increased hire.
hat had no instructions with reference to the matter.
Whatever the causs for the additious 1 lavy, Since the beginning of the fanucial furry the onslies were not prepared to pay it, and the New York banks have had to find some way
the discontent which has prevailed for sometime of thwarting the activity of certain depositors,
culmin ted yesterday in the strike. Many of Rently a merchant presented a absque on one
the pullers, it appears, were willing to continue of the banks for $3,000,- practically his entire balance. The pering teller informed the work, but the majority ruled, sad in view of depositos that if he would noms back in an hour probable molestation they desisted. Bo great the money would be candy for him. The was the discontent ab at the richs dejote that merebant returned, and lennd waiting for him disturbanes were feared, but these were pre- $1,500 in silver dollars and the rest in 35 guldented by the prompt action of the police, who have made several arrosta. In a few pieces, w.ighing altogether about one hundred and fifty pound, and filling two good-sized into the stray riche paller who onlar bag. He changed his mind about withdrawing handling. One instanes is reported where a Europeau persnaded a coulis to pull him into the city, but the journey was cut short by a number of strikers who held up the puller, ordered the European to alight, and capsized the vehicle. It was a busy day for the chair coolie, however, and he profited by the absence of the ristbs, taking up the anal stands where that vehicle is found, and carrying fares along the level as well se in the hilly district.
The Captain Superintendent of Police was
the money.
There was successfully isunched on the Mersey last month from the yard of Moars, Cammell Laird (Limited), H.M.S. Soft, which has been designed to be the fastest vessel in the world. and is the only ship of bar type yet built. She is being cont mated to meet the requirements of a special type of oe an-going destroyer, and is of substantially larger dimensions and higher speed than any previous vessel of the destroyer
oured to continus work came in for a rough
But as before slated
THE CHINA SQUADRON.
The Globe Bays-The commitsion of the
cruiser "King Alfred," Gagahip of Admiral Sir
A. W. Moore, RGB, Commander-in-Chief of the China Squadron, is closing with the son plousas sacoess which has attended it through out. In s full-power trial from Woosung to Hongkong, the King Alfred's" average for elght hours was 24.4 kuota, the best hour's steaming being a 25.1 kuote. For a
vessel which has done the amount of ornising of the able to the engine-zoom staff, in "King Alfred," these results are higbly orsdit- gunnory, 190, the flagship of the China Squidron has for two years in succession done remarkably well. The His Lordship gave judgement for the plain battle practice fast last month, who she riddled is est achievement in this direction was in the iffs on the issue with costs.
the target until it collspard and had to be towed to Hongkong for repair. Whether the King Alfred" will hold the premier pas tion in the guunery of the Clina Squadron for 1907 remsies. to be a-en
as it is knows that the “ Kent” his made high scoring is both the baitio practice and gun layers' test. Whatever the relative Mr. M. W. Slade (instroo'ed by 'Mr. O. D. positions of these two ships may prove to be, it Thomson) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Sir is pesetioally certain that the China Squadron Henry Berkeley, KC. lustrected by Mreturns, and unless the Channel Fleet doss will figure very high in this year's gunnery Johnson (of Messrs. Deanse and Bowlog) for exceptionally well at battle practice, which is
CLAIM FOR RICE.
The Cloung Hing firm of rice merchants sued the Wo On Sai Chan firm, traders, to recover the sum of $119.18 das for goods sold and delivered.
the defendants.
way
the
now taking place in Lord Charles Beresford's command, "pride of place" in the returns for 197 will in all probability be taken by the small bit highly efficient oraiser squadron of which Admiral Sir Arthur Moore is about to relinquish the command.
THE LATE MR FREDERICK RINGER.
the Norfolk Broads in a bouseboat. He returned
in
family burial-ground, at the Rosary Cemetery
: Mr. Slade, after reading the pleadings, stated that it was apparently not really shown what defence the defendants intended to put up. The defendant as really Teang King, the big contractor, as he had filed sa affidavit in which he said that the Wo On Sai Chan was in charge of a manager who had no authority from him bay rios. The manager had authority only to take gorde into the godows, and to collect rents from property belonging Frederick Hinger that he was born in Norwich,
· The Norfolk Chronicle says of the late Mr. to Tsang King. Consued would prove that the sad spent his boyhood there; but all the more more, be bad disgrace us by being found out, but then, ass, beig designed to attain a speed of 36 fully alire 'o the neces∙ity of being prepared for plaintiff firm Arst dealt with the Wo On Balaclite years of hir life, thirty or
Nagasaki, nad pro- hoots. Her length between perpendiculars is any emergency, mudin the furguson took the pre- Chan in 1894, some thirteen years ago, that spent in Japan, residing at.
spering greatly is mercantile puranits. He the Chinese can claim that much. On the 345ft., breadth 34ft., and depth 201t, din, with caution to strengthen the police patrole. Besides rico was then sold and delivered to the Wo On
was much interested in the Norwich Castle Mueam, which he enriched with many valuable sale of rank the writer quoted is manife:tly dieplacement at ber mean load draagat of red patrols two squads of lakougs and two Sai Chen, and that the same shop used on
donations. In the summer of 1: 06 Mr. Ringer unhappy. He enys that Dr. Moanson was about 1,800 tons. She will be armed with four squads of Indians were detailed for special duty transactions on which they were sting, was as "fir from the mark (as he of all people. guse and two 18in. torpedo inbes, and will in the western district where the majority of then used. The next dealings they would prove for the tenefit of his bealth, came home from were some which took place in 1905, when the Japan, and spent some weeks cruising about must well have known) in comparing the be propelled by quadruple turbine machinery of the riosha dupôs are.
there was no serious, trouble,
present manager of the plaintiff firm was a to Japan, but his health remaining Indifferent, the Parsons type. The naming ceremony was
The prompt action taken by the Government large. He would sales of rank in China to the dignities performed by Mira, Samuel Roberts, wife of
tell the Curt that he conglued, to return to England and
few days
ago which are conferred at home (albeit perhaps. Mr. Samuel Roberts, M.P., a director of the will be appreciate by the public, many of whom he was informed rios was being bought for live there permanently. A a little too liberally) upon. "non-descript Cammell Laird Company.
were inoonvenienced by yesterday's strike. Tuang King to enable the latter to feed his be arrived at Norwich with Mrs. Ringer, palling up at hotel, and intending When the trouble was made kasya to the coolies and tbls. Liceul delivered in 1905 shortly to leave for Penzance, took pliage was capitalists of alien origin, whose entry into
Particulars of an interesting contribution to authorities the Registrar-General, Hon. Mr. different contracts, Rice was delivered in 1905
years of age. The funeral their ranks was adding so greatly to the history of the German. Emperor are published A. W. Brewis, Capt. Lyons, the Hon. Mr. Wei and paid for; the deliveries in 1916 were dignity and prestige of our hereditary in the paper. Under the patronage of his Yuk and Hon. Dr. Hu Kai summoned the repre paid for bat the rice which was the on Monday. The body was enclosed in alm and aristocracy." There is no particular reason Majesty a large histories work of the popular sentatives of the rioths owners, and the repre-subject of this suit, and which was deli. Lead shells, and a handsome panelled oak coffe, bearing a perfectly plain plate, with the was inscription, Ringer, died November 29th, why wealth as well as any other power in type is being published, and the Emperor gentatives of the coolies to a conference at Mr. vered in 1907 in the same
sletter 1907, aged 6 yeast." The principal mouruers the state should not be recognised in the himself has revised the proofs of the last Brewin's office. After about an hour's sitting not paid for. It appeared from House of Lords, or otherwise, but bankers, claptor, which deals with his own reign. The in which both sides stated their case, the written to them by Mesers, Dadays and Bowley were Mr. E. Ringer (800); Mr. Holme author, Professor Unoker, writing of the owners agreed to waive the additional four cante that the manager of the Wo On Sai Chen (London), N. B Reid (London), Mr. F. C. brewers, or other capitalists, who receive acquisition of Kiso-chau, mentioned that the and continue as heretofor. Bhould it be found absconded early in June of last year. There was Suith, Dr. Beverley, Mr. Bosworth Harouurt, such distinction don't pay the Government choice of this place, es componestion for the necessary to increase the fee for hiring rieskas now on the same promises as the Wo On Bai Mr. Plummer, and others. The service was Cbau Arm & firm called Wo On Sai Chang, bat taken by the Ray. II. H. Thornes, of Rocklanda or the King for conferring dignities upon wurdered missionary, was due to the suggestion Inter, the owners have promised to ocnenlt when the plaintiffs dealt with defendants that rectory. The flowers were very choice. The It had been erected resently, funeral arrangements were in the hands of them. What does it matter whom they of Bishop Acase. Alongside this passage the the Government before taking action. The sign was not up.
The hearing was adjourned.
Menses. I. W. Caley and Co., who were represented by Mr. B. A. Bayfield. pay-to the Party fund, or to some person Era perur wrote on the margin of the proof, strike was declared ended at 6 p.m. last night,
LATES. STEAMER MOVEMENTS, with interest? It is all the mojediscredit correct. I chose Kingchat after I had and riches were to be had in all parts of the city. had Sumes Bay and Wei-bal-wei reconnoîtred, Some 300 coolies were said to be affected by the and both had been reported to me to be a strike, so it is a fortunate thing for all parties The H.A.L. str. Scandia left Shanghai on 4th suitable. I then took the work of Baron von that it ended so quickly.
inst, and may be expected here to day p.m.
The C.P.R. str. Monteagle arrived Shanghai Richthoven, with a map of Chins, and, after
st 6.30 am. on Monday, the 6th inst, and leaver reading his description of Shaalang, decided
again at noon same day for Hongkong where on Kicechas, as Richthoven's opinion of the
A new novel, about which it is impossible to she is due to arrive at 8a.. on Friday, 10th inst hinterland was so remarkably favourable,
speak in too landatory terme has just been The Apear str. Catherine Apear From Cal. Anzor had nothing to do with the decision," placed before the reading public, The outta left Singapore on the morning of the 5th
Weavery,
the latest prestion of Gilbert Parker, Inst.,
expected here on or about the may be maintains all the traditions of the classical 10th inst. novel. Its tone is lofty, its studies of Oriental
The Barhar Line atr. Wray Castle left Singa- and Occidental characters are not merely pore on the 4th inst, and may be exposted here superficial, the men and women are real, the on the afternoon of the 11th inst. scenes are artistically drawn and the situations developed with rare dramatic effect. The story, which holds the reader fascinated throughout, desis with the doings of a simple strong minded English Qasker he whole heartedly devoted The following will represent Jardines himself to the service of Egypt and accomplished Goal: W. G. Doggin: Racks E. F. Aucott, much in battering the assist conditions in thst The and P. 6. Jameson, (Capt.); Halves; A, Pieroy, still distressful country. In many respecte Buyal. C. Hall, and A. Gregory; Forwards: A. General Gordon might have been his prototype, book is to be recommended. It is published by To- Lamberton, F. S. Piersy, A. Morley, C. L. but whether he was or not matters little. The
Maxwell, and L. D. Tebb; Lingaman: Me, B, William Heinaman, London. Sutherland; Referes; Major Broke,
made a sensation since, if it did not palpably do so at the time. Perhaps if the famous correspondent had been addressing the members of a branch, rather than the members of the central Association, he might not have been given a patient a bearing. There is no doubt that cold-drawn extract of tu quoque in the Morrisonian manner is not palatable, and we have usually been at a loss for a subject before we have, on rare occasions, adopted that line of argument. It is, of course, an easy one to take, and seems more telling than itable the more it in sub rose. It is a very perhaps would be under analysis. It is weak answer, indeed, and would much better certainly difficult to answer, and that is have been left unattempted, Mera to the doubtless why no speakor ventured to follow point is his reminder that two wrongs de Dr. MORRISON's ironie outburst with suy not make a right, but then Dr. MORRISON sort of a rejoinder. From the point of view never suggested that they did. All he was of the Association, we ourselves considered doing was to give the Chinn Association a it best left unanswered, but others have not modern
on of the mote mad beam thought the same. One writer on Chinese parable, a lesson which, in view of our topics has attacked Dr. MORRISON's position remarks yesterday, was perhaps not with considerable energy. He writes:
untimely. "In regard to a large number of national mings, the comparison is not one of degree There are certain will be found in ex- where and with
shortcou
principle but national faults "Whi istence more or less every
regard to them; the qu
The latest health return shows andther death (Chinese) from plague. There are also five cases of small-por, all Chinese.
Pollard's Lilliputians again staged not whother Belle of New York" at the Thatre last night, and scored another Enteen. "ight In Tenn" will be played,
mastion is A,
thom
a given mation is entirely free trou
(while mother shows that it is subje
JARDINES'' VERSUS
"TELEGRAPHS."
This football match (an annual Hong fixture) takes place to-day at 5.15 p.m. on the ground of the Hongkong Football Club,
The I.G.M. str. P. E Friedrich left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shanghai on Saoday, the 5th inst. p.m., and may be expected here on orahont Tuesday, the 14th inst.
The 1.G.M, str. Zieton which left here on Friday, the 3rd inst, arrived at Shanghai on Monday, the 6th inet, at 2 sm.
Thy LG M. str. Torch which loft hore on! Wednesday, the 1st inst, arrived at Singapore, San Franciscs on the 3rd inst,
The TKK. ir. Nippon Maru arrived at on Sunday, the 5th fast, at 3 p.m.,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issmed the following report:
On the 6th it 11.55`am--The barometer has risen moderately over N. China and B Japan and fallen slightly at the stations around the Eastern Bee.
The anticyclonic area covers · Chiod and Japan, pressure being highest over N. Chint
. Gradients are slight to moderate. Fresh monsoon may be expected in the Formoss Channel and the China Sea,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.04 inches.
The foreset for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:
(N.B.&N. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood fresh fine
Same as No. 1 Same as No.1.
Flame us No. 1.
Formors Channel
Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of China botwoen South coast of China between
Hongkong and Hainan...