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travelled on the launch to protect it from robbers, but they threw aside their equip ment and spent the whole day gambling Not until they were reaching Canton, when it was no longer necessary, did these soldiers arm themselves or show my signs of being prepared for emergencies. The S. WATSON & CO., foreigner was interested, and got into con
versation with-the-officer commanding the squad. Ho elicited the admission that this helated show of alertness was necessary now because they were at last liable to be overlooked by someone in authority. The. "gergeant" appears to have confessed that their behaviour had not been soldierlike, but pleaded that military conscientiousness was difficult to keep up to standard for seven dollars per month, which was all the Emperor allewed each maa.
"Behold that private's trousers, supplied to him by the Emperor. They are full of holes, and be has been obliged to provide himself at his own cost with an inner pair, to keep his lega warm. What cau the Emperor expect, for seven dollars per month? Why even I"-and here we can sympathise with the feeling of injustice that must have shown itself through the words-even I get only twelve dollars per month." Evidently. His Imperial Chinese-Majesty reads a lot more
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The English Mail of the 4h April was delivered in London on the 2nd inst,
The Board of Trade expects, that the Ship- ping Commission's report will be ready by the end of this year. “
Last week there were 39 plague case, an in the 48 hours up to noon yesterday there were arven. The number at data ia 140, with 128 fatal. Of smallpox there wore 15 casas during the week, ton fatal: ·
The charge against the coolie who was arrested on suspicion of having caused the death of a housebuy.al Mosers. Butterfold and Swire's on April 21st was withdrawn at the Magistraay yesterday and he was discharged.
A general court of the Governor and Company. of tho Bank of England was held last month in Threadneedle-street for the election of the Governor and Deputy-Governor, which resalted in Mr. William Middleton Campbell being
A. S. WATSON & CO.. re-elected as Governor and Mr. Reginald Eden
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DEATH,
On May 4th, at Kewloon Hotel at 12:30 pm. JAMES WILLIAM OSBORNI. Aged 65 years.
All members of St. ohn's Lodge are requested to attend in full regalia. The funeral cortège will pass the Monument at 5.30 p.m. to-day, the
¿th inst
Johnston as Deputy (overnor.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 3rd May, 1998, shows that of non-Chinese there ware 385 to the Library sud 186 to the Museum and of Chinese 153 to the former and 2,78 to the latter. The Library was therefore nel by 637 persons and the Musaam by 2,966.
The friends of Mr. J. W. Osborne in the Colony will regret to learn of his death which oncurred at the Kowloon Hotel of which he had for many years been the proprietor. The funeral takes place this evening at Happy Valley, and members of the St. John's Lodge of Freem sone, of which he was a member are invited to attend,
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In the Canadian House of Commons on Apl 8th Colonel Hughes entered a strong- protest against the proposed exclusion of Indians nuder the Bill amending the Immigration Act. He said that be would rather have one Indian who fought for the Empire than a hundred Yankese who came across the border-and immediately endeavoured to upset existing conditions of law. and order.
Another gambling raid fatality took place on [606 Saturday night. When the police visited 13 ULpk Lane, West Point, for the purpose of HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES Vaux ROAD executing a gambling warrant somebody gave LOS ON OFFION: 131. FLEET STREET. E.C
the alarm and the usual pasie ensued. One man leaped from a window on the first door to the street blow and strok his head on a door step. His skull was fractured and he died shortly afterwards in the hospital.
The Daily Press.
HOYONG MAY 6TH, 1908
Some time ago, talking of the new Chinese military ambitions, and of sundry nervous
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 1908.
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A. card game that has been going on for seven TELEGRAMS. years, aul, is expected to last five years longer, in in progress in Des Moines, Iowa, It is a game of gribbegs for a million points between Colonel J. C. Laper and Mils Ward on one side and Dr. W. N. Hoston and Samuel Neldig on the other. They are all prominent Ensinės men and cribbage enthusiasts. The game began seven years, go at the anggestion of Col
Loper. The players have mot either Monday or-starday of onch-wook. Up to date foar series of 100,000 points each have been played and the fifth is now under way.
INDIAN FRONTIER WARFARE.
LONDON, May 4th. Twenty thousand Afghans have crossed the frontier. They attacked a British post and were repulsed,
CONSPIRACY IN INDIA"
LONDON, May 4th. A conspiracy, which contemplated the use of bombs, has been discovered Calcutta. Numerous arrests have
The Waiwapa has sont an argout telegram- to the varions Viceroys and Governors of provinces to investigate the peculiar sonditions regarding the sale and tenure of land and kouss property within their respective, jurisdictions; and from them to arrange amongst the neİTƏR what they may cungilor the best way of regulating the sale and purchess of real estate | been made. batweon Christinus and the non-Chinese in- habitants of the Empire. The regulations in question are to be sent up to Peking without delay.
OBITUARY
LONDON, May 4th. Baron Pollimore is dead. [ [ ['he deceased baron was born in 1937. Ho was az Alderman of Devon County Council.
Mr. D. E. Brown, having retired from motive service with the Canadian Pacillo. Railway Company, after a continuous service of twenty, five years, fourteen being devoted exclusively" to the management of the Company's affairs in SHANGHAI SPRING MEETING. the Orient, and Mr. Henry C. Macaulay, for the last ten years engaged in mercantile busi Dél in Dawson, Yukon Territory, bavo
established at 536, Grauville Street Vancouver, B.C., a General Railway and Steamship Ticket Agandy, and in conjunction with same will do a General Insurance Shipping and Commission business, under the same and style of D. E. Brown & Co.
The Consul for Japan facoors as with the following latest particulars of the loss of one Japanese training squadron, the Muts shima. Only 4 metres of the funnel are seen above the waler at full title. According to investigations up to noon of May 2nd, 3 offers 24 midship- mun, 7 semi-officers and other crew numbering 205, were saved. The budiva of the Captain, one officer, 27 midshipmen one semi-officer, and 39 crew were found, but those of 21 offiours, 6 midshipmen, and a crew are still missing. Being prevented by the huge plla of pieces of the broken material, it is very difficult for divers to discover the bodies,
The accounts of the Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and Chins for the year ended Dec. 31: last show a not profit, after providing for bad and doubtful debis, of £361,551, inclusive of
£98,369 brought forward from the provious
year. The interim dividend at the rate of 13 per cent per sanum paid in October kat on the old shares absorbed £52,000, and a further sum
of £18,000 has been appropriated to phy a bonus. of 10 per cent on the salaries of the staff. The out of which £17,068 has been appropriated in amount now available is, therefore, £291,551,
payment of interest on the new papital to Deo 31, 1907, and the directors propose to pay a final dividend on the old shares at the rate of 15 per cent per annum, making 14 per cont for the whole year; to add £50,000 to the reserve, fand, which will then stand at £1,535,000; to add £10,000 to the ovara enperannuation fand; to write off promises amount £35,00; and to carry forward the balance of £119,493. The balance-sheet showe current - accounts at £5,587,830; ti ed deposits, £6,707 901;. Bills payable, £1.74318; ghi hed and at bankere, £2,701,731 Government and other securities, £1,168, 187; bills discounted and Joans, £8,6 11,780 ; and liability of customers for acceptances per contra, £1,220,693.
Manchester people are gratified at tho anucancement that the gradually diminishing rate levied by the corporation in respect of the
SHANGHAI, May 4th.
The Spring Meeting opened to day
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 4th May.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIRY JUSTICE, (SIR
F. PIGGOT).
▲ LABEL" "AUTION.
The Tse Taui Wu Compasy, carrying on brought an action for $10,000 against the basiness at 197 Connaught Road Central,
proprietors printers and publishers of the Chinese newspaper the Sai Kung Yik P, for alleged libs), the libel consisting of a statement "appearing in an article published in the uswspaper charging the plaintiffs with having been associated with lawless obaracters in Manila
Sir Henry Berkeley, R.C., instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Bing, appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. M. Sinds instructed by Mr. Stenren son, of Mesurs Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for defendants.
TIENTSIN.
(FROM OUR COR2FPONDENT.)
TAKU BAR,
April 22nd.
Sir Robart Bredon has just come forward to help the port of Tientsin out of a marious dif foulty. As all abipping people, in Southern as well as in North China, are aware, the Taku of fientsin as the principal shipping pert in Bar has long been an impediment to the progress
the North. The improvement of the Pelho Channel is equally necessary and pressing.. For three years past the Haito Conservancy Com- missioners, the Tientsin Hongs, the British“ Municipal Consuls, and the leading shipping firms using the port-all of which latter have head officer or Important branches in other portz also, have been discussing various schemes, 87- gineering and inancial, for the improvement of the Bar and river from the navigation point of view. But even in connection with this ons matter the special interests of all these bodies The statement of claim stated that plaintiffs are not identical. All may be said to be were merchants and carrying on business at pro-Tientsin and pro-river-and-herbour im No. 147, Connaught oad Central, The Provement except the shipping companies defendant was the proprietor, printer and amongst whom I include the Tag and Lighter publisher of the newspaper known as the Sai Companies (Messrs. Hattorfald and Swire Kang Yik Po. The plaintiffs had for many being one of these and the Taku Tug and "Jeats carried on business in Hongkong and are
Lighter Co., another). These latter are not fr. On the 5th, 6th, 18th, 17th, 18th and Tientsin sport so long as they can land well known as the Two Tani Wo foreign goods Particularly concerned about the future of
20th days respectively of February, 1907, the their cargoes and take freight aboard at Tangku defendante falsely and maliciously printed and or Chiawangtao. And so when called upon to published in the end newspaper a certain pay their share of the cost of Bar and harbour libellous article in the Chinese language refor- and river improvement works they bavo some-
in excellent weather. The turf washing to the plaintif Arm. The words trans-times-demurred, and always delayed aut
springy and the racing good. Results: The Subscription Griffin Plate, three quarters
of a mile:
Clond Gutier
Kirghiz
Tite 1-32 1/5,
(Mr Springfield) (Mr Burkil)
... (ar user}
Criterion Stakes, one mile :
Broekwon Kirkwood...
Gemini...
Time 2:02 4/5.
(er Raid)
(Mr Johnstone) 2 ...(Me Sonors)
"Griffin Plato, three quarters mile.
Wuress.or...
Sokal... Pearl
Time 3.09 4/5.
(Mr Buid)
(Mr Atelier)
(air Hayes)
(Mr Johnstone)
The Cathay Gap, ove mile and a half :
Manohia King Mariak....** dwanes...
Time 843 4/5.
4
(Mr Vida)
(Mr Hayes)
The Pou-a-ting Cag, ons mile:
Batlej... Warstai
Coalfield
Time 2-03 3/5.
t
+14
(Mr Hayus)
(Mc Jones)
(Mr Crighton)
1
The Hart Legacy Cup, half a mile
Psiho
(Mr Hayes) Deflanae
(Mr Springfield) -Cubewold
...(Mr Johnstone) 9 Time 584. The Jockey Cup, one mile :
Successor Ravenshoe... Amare
સંત
(Mr Adler) (Mr Sparke) ...(Mr Springfield) 3
Times 2.03 3/5, The Kiang Cap, one milo sad three quarters:
Bohemian Chief (Mr Hayes) Heathfield...(Mr Crighton) Sigīmarius ** (r Skuorr).
3
,,
Dead heat for second place. Time 3-47 4/5. The Eclipas Stakes, one mil› and a quarter:
Best Friend..e
Bocephalus
Frosty, Murn
Time 2-37 4/5,
(Mr. Reid)
1.
(Mr. Sobnorr) 2 (Mr: Spark) 3
The Chili Cup, one mile:
Kirguis Tweedtedes Kom
Tina 2.19.
(Mr. Moller)
2+1
(Mr Little)
.... (Mr Crighton).
REUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE BRITISH ARMY.
The homeward bound German mail last
For two years past. the Haiho Commissioners bars had the services of Mr. T. Ferguson, now Commissioner of Native Customs in Tientsin, Dutchmen and an amateur Engineer of unusual ability and orginality. Mr. Ferguson adapted for the purposes of bir improvement at the mouth of the river a raking appliance, the ass of which, at comparatively small cost, added several inches to the depth of the chaavel across the Taku Bar. But this
Iated into English moan and were undersiced deferred the matter. by those who pablished them to main "it there are much things how can he soins the company's properly as his own property; the To Yoon Hop are delabrated persons in the commercial sitoles of Manils; besides the branch shop Tani Wo Leung they also bava established in Hongkong the Teo Teal foreign goods ärm It cannot be said that they are rich persons and yet they have done such an act: It is not that owing to there being a great profit, their
vody month is watered for it as it it wore to contint any funds bing forth. watered for reip. It is not that they look coming to continge the work. The Haiba strong in their outward appearance bat are Conservaney Commissioners had two solomon dried up internally, and as they find it of operations--ose for a continuation of Mr. ouable to pay on the aforesaid amount Ferguson's raking work in the New Channel, they have compelled to do sugh an not, this being only temporary in character and Recently we have seen their correspondence fools; and the other a permanent scheme published: in a Hongkong paper giving fulso based on a report and recommendations by Mr- de Rijike, the engineer, of Shanghai, Bat allegations regarding the matter and we there fore give a little explanation here and make all the shipping companies, without positively our villagers and relations in the island know objecting, daflied and delayed, and only lard that between houwen and earth ., the universe)tion for this year only to enable Mr. Ferguson's week consented to a sabeme of tamporary taxa-
there are such unjust and lawless obarnoters." The defendant alleged that Tes Hang Leung was a member of a firm in Menila known as the Tao Tuen Hop who had absconded and had in concert with certain persons described in the article a najast and lawless characters defrauded s pertain company in Manila, and that the Teo Tuon Hop. had established a branch irm in Hongkong known as the Tao Teut Wo foreign goods shop, meaning that the plaintiffs had book asouiated. in business with persons who wers lawless characters.
raking work to be carried on during the prozant
summer and autumn. Even then there work certain formalities to be gone through which and are postponed till late in the year suy practical work in the Bar obanuel, and when autaman came the ebonnel might hare, silted up.
Now, however, Sir Robert Bridon, Acting G., LM.C., has come forward with a loan to the Hathe Conservancy-Commisioners, and t this will enable work at the Bar to be
commenced forthwith and will render the Commissioners independent for this yose The defendants replied that the article was sent to the newspaper by certain persons who at any rate, of the shipowners. Sir Robert's action has the strong approval both of the had signed their names the eto, and tho defendants were ready to publish an apology. Chizoso authorities hore and of the Chinese Plaintiff had really suffered no loss nor injury. Central Government in Peking. Corresponding, and defendants and paid $500 in Court asly it has caused the action of the shipping interest sufficient to meet any lose the plainliffs_may to appear in amoe unfavourable light than Future developments will be very interesting, to watch.
have soffered.
Sir Henry argued that as the d-fendants | had paid 8500 inte Court the libel was admitted and it followed ti at pleinlife were entitled to damages. The aly question for the scurt therefore was the quintum. "As
Evidence was called in support of plaintiff's alim, and the sans adjourbed.
THE MARINE INSURANG ? MARKET.
The London correspondent. of the Times writes on April 7th
over,
THE LATE ME, T. O. SEATON, Hongkong and other South China reader will bear with regrot of the death at his residence," Shaman," Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, on March 25, of Mr. Frederio Ongly Seaton, who was retired" from the British · Consular Service on account of a breakdown of health. He was British Vice-Conant at Macao from 1898 to 1900. Es was 63 years of age, and was well and favourably knows in Macao, Hongkong, and Canton for at least twenty years prior to 1996, when he returned to England,
The answer of underwriters to the recent judgment, popularly known as the Amonis Judgment," of the House of Lords has not long been delayed. It takes the form of a new coo Mr. Feston was a son-in-law of Mr. and structive total loss sisuse, which in effect con-
Mrs. G. J. Cole. Mr. Cola Loo was well known sists of the following words added to the old-
And nothing in of ble damaged, or.
in Hongkong and Maoso, as well an in Singapore break-up value of the vessel shall be taken inte and Perang; he was on the staff of the Eastern in the person of Sir Robert Hart, the areas words in the Institais Hall Clauses main Singapore, Penang, Bangoon, Maleses, Sings
account." Thus naderwriters by tsert ng Extension Telegraph Company massively at spector General of Customs, who is going to England on a holiday which is expected to end in his retiring from the position which he has filled to ably. The Torok" reached port abnat six o'clock and Captain Taylor, A.D.C. to .E. the Governor, went on board as rapra senting Sir Frederick Lugard with an offer the score of it-health, Mr. Parr, Commissioner of entertainment which Sir Robert declined on
of Chinese Customs in Hongkong, and Mr. T. E, Cocker, Deputy Commissioner, also called on Sir Robert Hart
ain the principle under which constructive total joss was defined before the recent piro agaio, Shanghai; and in charga as Number judgment, they contend that that principle has One at Macao, Lubaan (British North Borneo), boen entisfactory to the general body of abip Penang again, Adeleids (9. Australia, Perth owners, and that definition taking into account (W Australi), and Penang again. He is now the "prudent uninsured owner test would Nauber One in charge of the Tientela office of result in expensive litigation, costly to ship the company. MES. Soaton spent the greater wors and underwriters sliko. The doc sion part of her life in the Far East, and there is writers, held at the Instituts of London Instead of ep nding her widowhood in England was reached at a company and Lloyd's under some poselbility that she may come out here
where she has comparatively few friends.
HART HONOURED.
LONDON, May 2nd. Ship Canel will shortly disappear altogether that recruiting for the new Territorial
Mr. Haldane speaking in Leicester mid:
This means, of course, that this great and r taking, to whose rescue the Manchester Army was most satisfactory, and that at Corporation so pallantly came, bus to greally least 30 per cent of the force was already in improved its position that it will shortly existence. be able to ran alone again. It appears that Manchester now holds the fourteenth place among the principal ports of the country, haring gone up one point in 1907. On night had on board a distinguished passenger the other hand, it has moved from the eleventh The party of Collvor tourists mentioned in
to the twelfth position in respect of foreign our advertising columus, arrived on Saturday
the loolusion in the by the Nippon Mar and are basy doing in the trade, owing, iv is stated, towa. They are personally conducted by Mr. Plymouth, returns of the resols, which call yellow peril" comments thereon, we quot Les Collver, President of the Company:-The
there to land or to embark passengers. As ed a conversation we had had with a high-party includes Hon, and Mr Gardon, Wragarda coasting trade Manchester has risen officer of His Imperial Japanese-Majesty's Wattles, Miss Caralyn Leete, Mr. and Mes from the thirty-fourth place in 1894 to the army, who had been giving us his redbons Charles K. Payne, Mr and Mrs E. M. Townes, eighteenth position in 1907. Take altogether for believing that the modern military re Zac Smith, Mrs K.. Hallack, Mr Wgrstalate themselves upon the dogged determin-
Underwriters yesterday afternoon. the citizens of Manchester have reason to con 8. Graham, Me T, L. Newell, M. D. E. movement in China could not have adequate Nowall, Mea l'eroy Roberta Mies Mary ation which las carried the Ship Canal to its results for a long time to come. The chief Maxwell, Mrs N. E. Millar, Mr Charles J. present position, reason had reference to the lack of morale, and the neglect of the reformy necessary to inculcate and develop that essential motive. of good soldiering. As a subject for debate Sorgnant Watt led to the punishment of a the question has no possibilities, being worn Chinese youth who had robbed his father'e mfe, threadbare, and the only excuse for again On Sunday it was reported to the police that the referring to it at present is that we have master of the shop at 5 Connaught Road Central had discovered that his safe had been opened and recently been coming across some very $210 stolen therefrom. The sergeant found the interesting confirmation of the fact that safe open bat introt, but also noticed a stool. Chinese soldiers are still a long way from beside it with a footprint on it. This had the conditions that alone can kait them into evidently been arod by the thief to climb the An effective army. To the disorderly patition. The fokis were brought into the behaviour of the modern troops it various room and it was found that the measurements places from the neighbourhood of Shanghai of the footprint corresponded with the size of
the shoe worn by the son of the accountant
Shoemaker, Mr R. H. Moran, Mr Leon Collver.
Clever detective work on the part of Detective
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
fallen quickly over central and Eastern Japas On the 4th at 11.30a.m.-The barometer har owing to the depression which is progressing slowly northeas' wards over Shikoku
Preface has decressed considerably over N. China where another depression is advancing
Eastwards.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The HAL. str. Silesia left Shanghai on expected here to-day p.m. Saturday, the 2nd inst. p.m., and bo
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The P. & O. str. Candia left Bingapore for this port on the 30th ult, at 6.a.m.
The P. & O. str. Ceylon left Bingapore for this port on the 2nd inst. ir Left Macasase
The J-4-J: Lijua ukr. Tiškini
p.m.
be
NOTABLE CENTENARIAN.”
Sir Robert Hart had a magnificent and off from Peking. The Chinese Government sent At Skillington, a small village near Graet.. 1,00 trope as a guard of honour, this being ham, Mrs. Hanash Darsnall, a wonderful equivalent to the guard of honour of a prince old lady, last month kept her 104th birthday, of the blood. All the Foreign Legations sent
Bora
Al Wymondham, Leicestershire, Mrs. guards of honour, and there were several bands Barsaall married at 23, enjoyed sixty years of including Sir Robert Hart's own Baud of which wedded life, and had fourteen children. Alto- he is so naturally prond, gether, her descendants. now number, close on 10), Her faculties are astonishingly well pre- THE VOYAGE OF THE AMERICAN served, and she has a most retentive memory,! She recalls the fact that the clergyman of her native village was taken prisoner at the battle hall no rector. She recollects the famous prize of Waterloo, and for two years Wymondham
fight at Thistleton-Gap between Cribb and Molynean. Hor must, she boasts, was the to make the famous Grantham
expected here on or about the 10th int.. for this port on the 2nd inet, and may b
The M.M. ste, Brnost Simons with the French first Mail of I the 12th ult, and Mails from London of inge
In the summer of 1935 Mre. Bursuali was de-
FLEET.
INVITATION TO VIŠÍT, AN. INGLISH PORT, PER An invitation to the America fleet not only.
stations abroad but also to visit an English pot has, it is understood, been received at Washington, That the first part of the invitation will be gratefully accepted is hardly doubtful, but pressure of time, it is feared, may
to avail itself of the facilities of British naval
Pressure is relatively high over S. China, Light or moderate variable winds are indicated in the Formosa Chisenel, and moderate N.E. wind over the N. part of the China ces
Hongkong
the Lith alt. left Singapore on Monday, the 4th. rainfall for the 24 hours ending inst. at 4 pm. and may be expected to arrive lighted with a twenty-two miles ride in a moter-render it impossible for the fleet to visit England. at 10 am today, 000 inches.
here on Monday morning, the 11th inst, and par through the kindnose of the then mayor More than a week so the President said that will leave for Shanghai and Japan on the same Ou that Auspicious occasion she had tea with after leaving Eastern waters the batt! ships afternoon.
the maporsas at that lady's own house. This would be unable to make any steps except for The PM, str. Algolia will be due to arrive is a memory that is dearly cherished.
dosling purposes. It is possible, of course, that this port, from San Francisco via Honolulu, Needlework and knibling are favourite oscu- he may change his mind, and the fast that the
porta and Shanghai on the 12th Inst.
pation of Mrs. Burstall and without the invitation, though transmitted some days ago, Borton sir. Kumeric arrived at Manilaid of glasses She oren takes digging exercise has not yet been officially published, seems to
in the gaden in the early morning.
indicate that it in frosiving careful consideration The C.P.R. str. Monteagle left Tokohans at
Bar health. Indeed, is remarkably good, and that the authorities desire if possible, to pho is as setive as many people decades now the Mother Country the satisfaction they junior. One of her most valued possessionibel that she, sa well so the Colonies, desires ta a letter received from the King on her 10 entertain the feet. birthday.
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N. or variable
Clair
light; Variable winde,
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porthwards to need not again refer, as such His room was searched and in bis bag was found The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon incidents are not uncommon and have been
a brass key which fitted the lock of the safe today is as follows:- briefly noted in our news columns from time when charged with the theft he denied it and Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, to time. But one illustration is too attract, declared he bad picked up the key in thostrost, ive top to be added to any record of things that he had been spending a lot of money with South coast of Chins between Same as No. 1 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 2nd inst
However he was arrested and then he admitted Formen Channel.......
*** light or mod❜'te on the 3rd inst. Chinese Writing to contemporary an Indies and that he had taken the money to pay ayexitness talle-what he observed during his debts, Sentence of que month's imprison. South coast of Chin Same as No. Led in Lyon on the let inst.
4. Hongkong and Lamooks, }
Tae Suk ex.M. str. Polynesian was deliver voyage up the Canton river. Eight soldiers · ment was passed.
Hongkong and Hanan