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SUPREME COURT.
Thursday 19th March.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,
Barona HIS HONOUR SIA FRANCIB P1000r (CHIEF JUSTICE),
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY,
PARLIAMENTARY NEWS AND
NOTES.
TIMET.
Mr. Lynch asked the Secretary of State for Ladia whether Article 4 of the provisions.com- oerning Tibst of the Convention of ~1907 between Great Britain and Russia cancelled Article 3 of the Convention of 1906 between the United Kingdom and China respecting
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 2011, 1908.
† Amid » jumble of laughter and shouta Mr. | Swift MaoNeill cried out with pain at the idea of 6,000 troops going against 'only 4900 Zakk
Khels.
my
"I hope he does not s we ought to hara setly the same number!" said Mr. Morley in
surprise.
Hr. Bylos (Bradford) wanted to know whether correspondents would go with the expedition Mr. Morley did not know.
Saraly," oried Mr. Swift MaoNeill
Three Chinese named Yau Sing Klog, ribet, by which artiola it was arranged with the could have inquired from Kitchener
You Bang, and Lai Tak, ware seraigned on a charge of attempted armed robbery in the weters of the Colony on February 9th. They ploaded not guilty. The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. Rees Davier; instructed by Mr. Dennys, prosecuted and the following jury was empanelled:-Messrs, W. E. Clarke, J. J. H Moller, J Robertson, H. J. Colahan, J. G. Mnir, J. Clolland, and II-1. Harrod,
The Attorniny-General, in outlining the case for tin prowcutica said that on February 9th, about 9.15 p.m., the three men with another, not yet in custody, boarded a filing junk lying in the bay at Kowloon. The owner of the junk, his wife, two children and his mother-in-law, alept under the hood of the junk, and, hearing a ise made by the ictruders, they woke The owner called out what is
up.
the
matier" and one of the defendants replied that they had come to search for opium. The door of the junk was opened and the men entered. The second slefondant demand. ad money from the wife, and when she replied that she had none he enl har with a
but the latter offered a stout resistance and in struggle he snoceeded in snatching the bay gnet from his antagonist. The three men then mado off and the husband and a fisherman from
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Chinese Government that Great Britain should be entitled to lay down telegraph linse con- meeting Gyanise, Gartok, and Ystung with Indis.
Bir E. Grey-Articl" 3 of the Convention with China of 1906, while modifying Actiale: 9 of the Convention with Tibat, concedes to the British Government the right of talegraphio communication, between India and the trade marts, Telegraphie communication with the marts thus comes within the terms of the Convention with Tibet, the falliment of which, under Article 1 of the Convention of 1916, Great Britain and China bave engaged to
be
trallets Pasked Mr. Delany, of Queen's County. Is the expedition sapplied with explosive
"I cannot tell. I hope not," replied Mr. Morley curtly.
#Is it not a fact P" bogna Mr. Lupton Sleaford), but there was so much laughter that his priceless observations wore lost possibly for eter
basiness proceeded. At the closs of question The Speaker calmed the Houss and other time Mr. Rees began to tell of the abysmal ignorance" that must have prompted Mr. W. Redmond to raise the Zakka Kbol question.
Instead of taking this as a thing to be angry over, Mr. W. Redmond smiled. His voice was Irish eye twinkled. ae stern as ever, and his face was set firm but his
"I withdraw the word warlike," he said, but I think I can still maintain that he is a Liberal.'
Almost the only question the pro- Zakkas did not ask was whether only white soldiers were being sent on the expedition,
GERMAN COLONISATION.
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THE SOUTH 'MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.
Baron Goto, the president of the South Man. churian Railway Company, was naked to give his views with reference to the recent complaints as to the treatment of passengers and the charges of discrimination against foreign merchants. Baron Goto expressed his desire to conceal nothing, and to give to the public at large the metual situation and the condition of December the railroad as reported to him up to the end of
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AR
ار و یک شده
MAIK TWAIN STEAKS, The annual dinner of the Pilgrims in America has become arent of almost international interest.
It is genial function at which distinguished men belonging to America and England say, nice things about their respective countries. ballroom, which was brilliantly decorated, the This year's dinner took plans in Delmonico's British and American flags ontwined being A selection of Brital and Amèrican airs was played by the orchestra.
Mr. Choate made a most successful toast. ings by proposing the health of King Edward and President Roosvalt
The whole of the 300 guests rose and cheered three times
Mr. Whitelaw Reid, the United States
much in evidence.
Ho frankly admitted that passengers who- expected to find in the wilde of South Man- churis a new railroad working along the lines of modern travel in well ordered regions were likely to be disappointed. Doubtless they had grave resou to complain, Re pointed over this line hat April. At that time it was a out that the Government of Japan only took miserably equipped narrow gauge road entirely looking in any of these things that facilitate the tra sport of freight or passengers. It took the company nearly four months to clear away secure. Article 2 of the arrangement with
the accumulation of freight lying at the Russis regarding Tibet recognize the engage
Tarious wayside stopping places sud at the termini, Some ides of the diffenities with ments entered into by Great Britain and China in Article of the Convention of 1906, and the
which the company bas bad to contod may answer to the question is therefore in the
be gathered from the fant that even up to the prosent day switches are Bugative.
practically unknown, and that in order to
Bite truck
¥ In answer to Mr. Lynch,
a car it was necessary to shift the rails and Sir E. Grey said, I am informed by my right hon. friend that the British Trade Agent
then again repixon them. at Gyantse is Captain W. F. T. O'Connor,
The so-call d passenger cosches were con verted freight tracks, with a few old-fashioned C.I.E, an officer of the Indian Political Depart
third-class caringos possessing no ment. The Trade gent at Gartok is Thakor
heating Jai Chand There is no British Trade Agent
apparatus whatsoever. Within the last few at Yatang. There is no immediate intention
months he himself, the managing director, while travelling of changing the status of these officers · Aa
over the line, was frequently in ▲ memorandum respecting the development terror of sufforation from the fuse of the ben, member of a failure of the Tibetan Govern
Reichstag by the German Government which (Japanese braziers) used by the passengers sent to enrry out their obligations as to roads explained that ten years occupation of our heating and cooking purposes. The employer. under Article of the Convention of 1901, the Protectorate hate fully justif d the expects of the line numbering many thousands, Baron action to be taken in that event would be tions of the raval authorities. It shows that covered by Article 1 of the Convention with saccess has attraded the efforts to establish a beat arailable sources, bus the best of them. Geto pointed out, had been enlisted from the China-of 1906, which, aw explains in my answer
German traders and merchants in opening up should bare been obliged t: submit to apparent covered by Article 2 of the arrangement with Rusein regarding Tibet. Article 9 of the Conplace of the village of Teingtau with Chines that such things were inevitable until the time an extensive hinterland," and continues, in indignities and diseonsteous treatment, he said Taution with Tibel does not apply to the barracks the town of Tsingtan has boen laid arrived when the company could supersede the contingèney contemplated in the hon. member's out on European methode with villar, saburbs, working force by disciplined men trained to question.
a commercial quarter, and workmen's quarter. railroad service, The company, he said, was provided. There is a complète modern drainage ditions for the better, and he believed that A. complete not work of paved streets has been doing trerything possible to change the con- system and an excellent water supply to all houses within a few months be would have succeeded electric lighting, churches, hospital, schools for in reorganizing the line, both as to its physinal Europeans and Chinese, post-i fien, au arket, and condition and the person-ed of the emploura sbattoir have been farnished Private builders
On the subject of the charges of discrimina. have been assisted by the Government, and the
taken in hand. The barbour works and accom- systematic afforestation of the district, has been
tion brought by certain merchants against the company, Baron Goto, in reply to a direct modation are reckoned among the best in
guestion,
said that no specific instance of Eastern Asin, and every convenience has-been
discrimination had been brought to his notice, or to the notice of sny, responsible head. He of goods Railwaya bureeen developed, and might occur, but he emphatically repudiated provided for the speedy loading and unloading was willing to admit even that discrimination careful measures have been taken to exploit the the charge that the company itself was cognizant mineral wealth of the district.
of any intention or desiro to discriminate in favour of one merchant, as against another, or the trade of one country, as against that of another cantry.
military bayonet, Then he attacked the husband regards ihs contingency contemplated by the of Kino-chau was recently laid before the charcoal burned in the primitive hibachi mester, and he began the post-prandial proceed.
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to the hon. pomber's other question, is again commeróial Colonya au important base for were had. While he regretted that passenger Ambassador to England, who was the guest of MUSICAL·
A THE PEKING-K · LOAN” RAILWAY.
wak'.
Lonour, said that British goodwill towards the United States was universal, without distinction sunsational Press in New York about the of parties.
He ridiculed the nonrense published in the. obligations of Great Britain to sustain Japan in a war against the United States;
(1) Besses there was not going to be a war with Japani
(2) Because the Anglo-Japanese agreement Contemplated interference by Great Bri sin only in the case of aggression directed against Japan's territorial right in the East.
America was not going across the Pacific to try and rob one of her oldest and tenest friends. Mr. Roid preioted a satisfactory adjustment
headed by the socomplished statesman whose of the pending differences with Canada, relying
services Canada enjoyed sa Premier.
the fairness of their Canadian friends,
OZA
eighbouring junk gava chase. The me weat in the direction of the railway and an Jadian constable, aaught one, the second defend mat, who was takes to the boat where bo wae The owner also recognised by the inmates. handed, the bayonet over to the constabla,
The defendant was taken to the Police Station where Mr. Reas asked the Secretary of State for he gave information which led to the arrest of Foreign Affairs if he could give the House any the other two. The junk which was boarded information regarding the progress of the was lying near the shore and when the mon railway from Peking to Kalgas, jumped off her they alighted in the mud. Their E. Grey (Northumberland, Berwick) first accused was covered with mad and the stated in my reply to the hoa member on
Juns 3 last, trains are running'an for as ether two when arrested showed that their feston, a distance of over 34 miles, ent of a total had been recently washed but their legs, bore of 125 miles to Kalgan. Last Septemb the traces of the mod, while the moond secused had following additional particulars were furnished blood on the palms of bis hands.
by the engineer-in-chief, three miles of rails bad been laid and two tonnals Beyond Nank'on completed, beside which a third tunnel (1,200ft long and two thirds of the remaining one (2,459ft) had been drives through. On the
Chinese origin amounted last year to 827,239,943, begun and about two-thirds of the carthwork to of goods Chinese in origin to 39,209 650, and the Husilai (about half-way between Peking sed export to $51.149.847, making a total trade for
Replying to the toast of Oxford University, Any good business man m at realize," he
Mr. Clemens ("Mark Twain ") said it was the Kalgan had been finishid, he line was to be the year of 851,952.440, an increase on the presid, bow suicidal a policy it would be on the proudest day of his life when he reseived a Leung Kwan was convicted of highway re-opened to in the as far as Husilai as soon as the viona year of over $12,000,000. The Shantung part of the Japanese Government to disorimiists degree from the oldest and greatest University bery and sentenced to three years' imprisonment the whole-line-old-be opened-in-a-seni-carried during the past year 885,211 perenny and my intention and my determination to plaes had been received in all ranks in England, rails reached that place. It was estimated that railway, with a total length of 436 kilomètree, against abippere of freight along this line. It in any English speaking country, and he was much, affected by the interest with which be With another Chinese he attacked an Indian finished state in 1909, and would be completed 300,125 tons of goods. The population of the the line upon a paying basis, and I can only de instudiog even the police, who were not above "watchman" at midnight one day last month in
in 1910,
Tsingtan district, exclusive of soldier and
so by treating shippers in business way and Des Voeux Road by throwing peppar in his eyes
sailors, ing Huropeans, 906 men, 488 women, 192 mea, 3334 women, and 1,723 children and foreign trade for Manchuria, We are inviting the afternoon papers the announcement that children ander ten years of ags: Chinese, 26.452 and the business world. We are courting
with the strictest integrity as between ourselves taking him, by the head and keeping an eye.
apon him.
Mr. Clemens continued, “I have notiend in Shantung Mining Company, there are the German-Chinese silk industry, a private hip. Fion of me we cannot guarantee accommoda- yard, a soap factory, breweries, &o.
Another
Kridence was called and at the close the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The first and third defendants ware aach
sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and the side of the Nankowe pass work had been
second to five years.
A HIGHWAT KOMBERY,
PEKING SYNDICATE.
BHANGHAI OPIUM DEEN,
under
Tables show that the import of goods of non
We have few hotels and any kind. scant other convenieness for travellers. Our
rolling stock is da cisnt, and our railroad line incomplete. We are working under the most
tremendous difficulties.
"And what we cannot settle," added the
Ambassador, the Hague surely can."
was removed,
age the motto. In good ws truat.'
I am glad of that as I have always thought that we would get into trouble when that motto Sure enough the prosperity of the whole our trust in God. nation went down in ple when wo abandoned
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AUSTRALIA AND BRITISH SHIPPING.
36
put
of Shipping dinner is ill-received hore
SYDNEY, Fabr. 17th. Sir W. S. Robson's 'spooch at the Chamber
the Australian, but the intention is to bandicap the British shipping trade agaiust both on an equal footing, probably giving British companies employ more British sailors a preference against foreign ships. When they will earn more sympathy from the the nick of time, and saved the situation, and only strengthen the determination to provide Furtunately Mr. J. P. Morgen stepped in ee of the Commonwealth, taotless tsanis Australian public. Regarding the defenseless- now that we have resumed our trust in God we. can discharge Mr. Morgan from that office with as possible some form of naval defence
independent of Admiralty control. 'honour,"
and knocking him down. The Indian, however, Secretary of Blate for Forsiga, & fairs whether Sir H. Cotton (Nottingham, E.) asked the rosirted and a European coming on tie scene, the prisoner was captured, but his companion the retention of 1,600 opium dens within the tan. Along industrial, concorna," besides the foreign merchants to Manoharis, but at the Congress will pass & Bill restoring to the coin- Australian legislation does not propose to dscaped.
British settlement of Shanghei was entirely dependent on the annual meeting of ratepayers of the settlement, which would be held in Marab next; whether the ultimate control over the settlement rested with his Majesty's Govern municipal council and responsibility for the mént, settlement had any existence in China; and, if whose authority alone the so, whether, having regard to the decision of his Majesty's Government to support and encourage the anti-opinm policy of the Chinese Government, even though it might oost as some sacrifice, his Majesty's Government would now take steps, before the meeting of ratepayers in March, to ensure that the municipal council at hanghai should follow the example of the Chinese authorities in the native city.
of Shanghai and close all opin dens in the British settlement without delay.
in
LOST TRADE IN THE EAST.
QUAINT FASHIONS IN MILLINERY,
great object of the Government it is claimed, e being officially recoguised by is to make Tsingtau a civilising rentre, which,
Especial attention is being directed to educa the Chinese to a greater extent each year. Even at this time local freight is piling up tional matters, and partly through German in-
at local stations, and we are much behind in our shipments. Meanwhile we are completing fluence schools are being.erected in of hinterland, and the Chinese are raising thirds finished. Bat it must be understood that
all parta
the broad gauge track, which is now about two- the necessity of making the rising generation all the equipment-rails, rolling stock. and arquainted with Western science. L'e further Boces cries--are brought in by ships to Dalny, this movement the German colony has voted
where the wharfage is still inadegante. Many toward the foundation and conduct of a large their tarn to unload. Great quantities of those £15,000, and has decided to vote £3,750 annually vessels are lying cat in the suchorage awaiting educational establishment for Chinese pupils, rails, locomotives, ther rolling stock, and so Thin establishment is to be a species of Univer forth have been purchased by us in America, and reference to the complaints which bra boon A Washingto correspondent writes With aity with courses in technics, rue diein, the it may be that those from whom we dies in Par falling off in American trade in the Far East, fashions predicted for this year's summer Horsehair hats, were made of feathers, and pade to The State Department regarding a feathers made of blossores are among the science of government, agriculture, and forestry, chased, without realising the deficiencies in our photographie plad sbowing a magnificent which we have to contend, are annoyed because quoted, but who are in a position to direst Allaahed to the memorandum is an imme accummodation and the great dificulties with it is confirmed by officers, who refused to harbour and a general view of the Colony, with
goodly number of modern Government and the public of Europe and America should under losing its foothold in the Urion. The loss in that creations in frocks and hate," a "No secrete are more jealously guarded thau of the d lay to unloading vessels. I desire that American policies, that the United States is other buildings,
Kiao-chau is not popular with Germans, who oboria. We have no secrets and have no is dralared to be rather the effect of the tire, "but I have heard of two new modes of stand the existing situation in South Man- trade, however, is not charged to Japan, and French uilliner tell an Express reprissata- elect to large sume of public money being spoutsisister design in our plans for the future" Budget Committee of the Reichstag to-day the South Manchurian Railway Company, en its development. This was evident in the
growing tendency towards internal Govern high fashion experts hive approval. Baror Goto has prepared a white paper on mental regulations in the United States.
"The very fusat borehair-like that used in when the members of nearly all parties demanded which will shortly be submitted to the Diet.sgo four in barrels was being shippet to the employed for making hats, It is lightly woven, It is pointed out, for instance, that five years the seats of our grandmothers' chairs—will be
Co onys. more economy in the administration of the 2mes.
Bart from the North-West, and baled cotton and almost resembles a web, its texture if so fine. from Texas, while steel rails were seat from tion blossoms made of feathers will be Transparent gauze.fowers, and also imite- Pittsburg Those shipments were possible
by
The report (together with a statement of accounts made up to December 31, 1906) states that receipts during the year rounded to 240,(97, of which £36,972 was derived from the interest on the Horan Railway bonds, and the balacios frem suze v investment. The current expenditure on stories and general working London and China was £15,597, and the expenditure co capital account was alto- gether £103,05, of which 28471 x for porelies of and fr wharf ge sc omn odation at Tian-tip and Haukan, the balance being almost entirely used in the development of the Hopan Mines. he expediture in respet 16 SlRES WEE only. £1,21, being *ngineer'e Sir E, Grey-The retention of the opiam telling and other expenses for prospecting dens in the settlement is in the first set, a purces Including the credit balance brought matter for the decision of the municipal council, forward from the 1905 pccoon, there is, who are elected by he ratepayers. The ultimate Eherefore, at the close of the year 1906-a total responsibility for the good order of the asttle credit balaice of £51.023. The directors de mint, which now be an international #tatus. cot, however, present this in a separate state reste not only with his Majesty's. Government, ment is a profit and loss account, because until but with the other Treaty Powers in China the Honau Mines are developed and woking. The conucil bare already been informed of the it is impossible to estimate their capital value, desirof his Majesty's Gvernment that the and therefore d. ficult to say with certainty how boru fille efforts of the Chinese authorities to much should be allocated to capital and how diminish the consumption of oplum should be much to profit and Ice. This can be done rouraged and supported as far as possible, and more conveniently at a later date, The work the council have decided to refuse applications dene during the past year, 1947, on the Honna for new licence. The council having intimated
Herr Bisterger (Centre) pointed out that Mites bas, through fores of circumstances, been that they cannot go beyond the refusal of
extre salaries should not be required for offeisla AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S DIAMOND because of the exceedingly low ocean freight almost entirely of an exploratory character- syplications for new licences without the
in a Colony which was described as on the way to become a farbioumble watering place, to The report given a lengthy account the anthority of the ratepayers, his Majesty's which the Secretary for the Navy pointed out negotiations for the resale of the Shersi con- Government consider it advisable to await the that a reduction cession; the first price offered by the Shen reault of the meeting to be held next month
salaries would as icusly add delegates was 6000 tses, and the final before taking further action in the matter.
to the difficulty of permading ofloore and officials to go there. bargain was to the basis of 2,750,000 feels, half to be paid on February 21, 198, and the The pre-Zakkas seem dispirited.
De Panecbo (National Liberal Loader), Vise- The President of the Reichstag, also stated that ba other bait in three equal yearly instalments. beginning May 19, 1949. The desirability
warlike Literals" who support the punitive could have little sympathy with a Colony which of consolidating and unifying the intesest pdition against the Zakka Khel maranders it was uneary to support with large same
The yndicate held by the tbrea
on the Indian frontier are standing too hope every year.
The Committee warned the Government not classes of shareholders-viz the Shungi, the early firm for them. So when the pro-Zakken ordinary, and the deferred-has long copied tried to mouse indignation, they were laughed to replace the ostal by a-civil-Administration. the attention of the board, but as the rate Mr. William Radmand (E. Clare). opened by refused a number of votes for fresh officials-pageants be held, and that the funds thereby
The most senorens if the pro-Zakkar, as the expense would be still greater, and WEB one which primarily ffected the share asking Mr. John Morley, Secretary of State Times. holders theme ives, the directors besitated to for Indis, if he would state the object of the take the initiative. A role me; however, was propounded towards the close of the year by en poned military expedition into Afridiland: induential group of shareholders, which seened bew marynen are to be employed; and what to the board to be a not inequitable adjustment the estimated cost is likely to be." of the several interests, and the directors invited
im
out.
pr
'PRO-ZAKKAS,"
Mr. Morley read off the official reply
PAHANG CONSOLIDATED. The board of this company has issued a cirenier to its shareholders dealing with certain a number of the large registered holdere of three the Zakka Khels is to put an end to a series of shares have been transferred by insiders." The object of the punitive meanres against statements to the filect that a large number of classes of shares to an informal preliminary raids which armed bands of this tribe have been After going through the individual holdings of with a view to eliciting an expression of opinion on the merits of the scheme. The result showed carrying on some months in the territory members of the board and other parties alinded much considerable diversity of opinion that the beyond the tribal limit. The territory is under
the civil administration of the Government of to, the circular sums the matter up as follows:-
JUBILES.
NO PAGEANT BUT CHABITT PUND FOR
CHILDERN.
rate and through railroad combination. This rate has been condemned by the United States Couris as a conspiracy against trade develop ment, and the trade has been abandoned
millinery.
trimming with the new bats. Theme were made of hundreds of tiny feathers, and some very pretty shaded offecle can be carried out."
Trimmings of real flowers are not uncommon, bot his What is obaracterised at the domestic war
year the conventional methods of against the Standard Oil Company, which is adorning a hat will be simulated by sweetly credited with having the largest isstern trade perfumed blossoms. Rosities will be of Parma Vienna, Febr. 16. of any American enterprise, is asserted to have vielets while twists and bows of ribbons will be The diamond jubilee of the Emperor Franois had a disastrous effect in the East, while the cleverly copied in small flowers, such as forget. Joseph's accession on December 2 will be tobacco and cotton goods trades have also been me-nots, primrose, or garden daisies. soheme of cbaritable organisation for the benefit to believed that Japan can have no gresting plumes can be imitated with lilies-of-the oslebrated throughout Austria by a gigantied alt heavy blows through railroad regulations father," said Mr. Shearn, the Tottanbaru It is over possible now to copy the ostrich Court-road Borist. The most beautiful sweep poor children,
valley.
of
bere.
...
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report →→→
On the 19th at 11.55 .m.-The baromater has fallen over E. Japan and the Bonins, and risen in W. Japan,
done in Manchuria, as she is sanctioned by The Emperor has already requested that no difficulty la justifying everything she has
sured be devoted to charitable purposes.
We recently made a large block orincline the open-door policy initiated by the late An appeal by the Government, issued at the Mr. Hay, and adhered to by the greater picture bat, round the crown of which swept Aue long feather entirely fashioned of these Emperor's direct request, was published in laat nations including Japan herself. night's thoin Gazatie," calling on the
Nevertheless, it is stated, that Japan bas pretty flowers. The making of the feathers is population to coscentrate their offorts on obtained many valuable concessions, through a long task, as each spray bas to be wired on celebrating the jubiles by establishing charities which ber control of therallway and telegraphicparately, for children,
facilities has been rendered practically complete.i of such institutions as the following:
The scheme will include the establishment The control is known to be used primarily in the interests of Japanese traders and to be Homes for infants.
emplosed to the detriment of
of foreign com. Bchools for the training of mothers in petitors. cited as having been transferred by insiders,"
The above facts show that out of 926 602-shares, the care of children;
These disadvantages are, of course, felt by 84,647 were so transferred in parsuance of an
Pure milk depois.
America tradors as well as by those of other Children's hospitals.
Bations, as the trade.of Great Britain, Germany absciate duty, and without a single skilling of Convalescent homes,
and other countries is more extensive than that profit being received by the transferrers in Consumption sanatoria,
of the U.S. As these nations are what is termed Mr. W. Redmond rose with a grievance.
Fresh air funds for city children. respect of such transfers. That lesva 7,785 shall not be able to call attention to the shares. Of these, 3800 were sold by Mr. Ball,
highly commercially organised, it would not The appeal concludes with the declaration surprise American diplomacy to bear of pro expedition as I had intended," he complained, who has retired from the board, 1,200 were that if all national and social forces work tesis in those quarters against Japanese aggres-
beatae two blocking notices have been put sold by Mr. Champaey, who bought 800 Pre together for these objects, a worthy memorialsion.
It is pointed out that there is nothing in Mr. remaining 2,785, were dealt with, not by a director, but by a firm of atoon dealers, of which
established, ME, Frisby, one of (be directors happens to be Mr. Frisby has considerably increased bis member, in the ordinary course of its business, individual investment in the shares. So far sold their sanres, they have, nearly all of them, from the present members of the board haring embatantially increased their holdings in the
board were not encouraged for the time to go India. The force to be employed consists of on with it. At the same time the directors two brigader, roughly about 6,000, with a third trust that the subject will not be allowed to drop, and that a fuller ventilation of the scheme brigade in reserve. The cost must depend on may lead to zreenoile conflicting interests, the length of the operations." The Chinese Central Bailways (Limited), in which this syndicate has a considerabe interest, has just escolnded a contract with the Imperial Chinese Government for the Inancing of the
portant truck line from Tien-tsin to Pakow on
The depression, which has spparently nearly filled up, is moving Eastwards to the North of the Boxins.
The area of high pressure romains over N. Fresh te strong monsoon will continue to
Chine
ccnstruction of the British portion of the down-ene by a warlike 1 iberal, and the other Terence share out if the proceeds; and the of the Emperor Francis Joseph's reign can be promulgation of the "open door" policy prevail in the Formosa Channel and the Chins *
im
by pugnacious Tory
Mr. J. D. Rees (Montgomery Boroughs), who the Yong teze. It is expected that the Chinese really does understand India, and who speaks Central Railway (Limited), in conjunction with Telugu and Tamil, jumped up. He is the their German seorites, will soon be in preation warlike Liberal" in question. He began to to make an issue of the first portion of the capital required for the construction of this railway, but the Speaker, who is often merciful, The auditors' rertiñente points out that "the
stopped him
A spare, short man, with a drooping mons- directors state that the company's operations tobe, who has made at exhaustive study of are not sufficiently advanced to permit of India in a stay of six whole weeks, rose from profit and loss socount being repared, and the Liberal besches. He is Dr. V. H. Eather that it has not been practicable to complyford (Brentford) and stands for retrenchment with Clanse 185 of the company's articles of sssociation, which requires that the accounts beke the cost of the expedition off the shoulders made up to date hot more than six months urged wedia, and put it on the English, he
betors the gunmeni miooting,'
sweetly.
company.
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philanthropists and medical and educational with any nation looking towards its mainten
A Governmpat commission, composed of which partakes of the nature of an agrooment zes..
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending jubilee fund, and all the provincial governors any combination aris, and protest be made, or experts, will be appointed to take charge of the ance, and it is therefore predicted that should at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inoben will open subscription lists
soy movement be initiated by foreign nations, The forecast for the 24 hour ending at noon the support which would be given by this to-day is as follows i country would not be more than of a moral
N.E. winds, charsoter.
Hongkong & Neighbourhood fresh or strong;
fair. Formom Channel.
Same sa NT Bogo of China between
Hongkong and Lemocks, Same as No. 1. Bostly coast of Chins between Same No. 1
For How To Bauzul-Koop your.com- plexion, Mrs. Men's Crème Charmante, Imit complete refutation of the charges implied, and Charmant will urbis you to do it. Her The board's statement seems to be a very Charmagt and Special Skin Tonic and Pondré the matter is one of game general interset, as Specialition for the Sida are the study of showing how easy it is to draw mistaken caniletime, A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents
elusions from, examination of a share register,
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The J.-C.-J. Liju ste. Tjibodus left HaonBBAT via Manila for this port on the 16th inst., and
may be expected here on or about the 28th Inst.
Hongkong and Hainan..)