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THE "DUNRABK." The steamer. "Dütésra” which foundered resently in a typhoon off the coast of Japan wa insured for £27,000.
THE TAITUAN" IN A TIHFOON... The B. "Taiyuan" ensenatered the full force of the typhoon on her way from Manlis, but though she was pilobed and tensed and shipped
he
seas she weathered the storm.
One of the passengers of the "Taiyua which reached here yesterday morning a day overdag, was drowned at Thursday Yuland. Hə coldentally stepped over the pier into the water and even in the darkness the water was seen to turn crimson, telling plainly enough that the unfortunate man had been caught by a shark.
DR STEIN'S EXPLORATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 1908.
MARCH ACH068 ▲ DEAD DELTA. Further communications, dated Khotan, 15th July, resobed Allahabad leat month from Dr. Stein concerning the romlin of his explorations in Central Asis. There speak of soulptures and paintlage found in temples at Kartshahr on the north-eastern edge of the Tekis Makin dasert whiob, notwithstanding some diferences of style, yet displayed quite as clearly so the artwork of suolens Khotan the predominating influence of the Greece-Buddhist models from the extreme north-west of Tudla. Further, amid unsavoury refuse below the remains of an old burnt down watchtower on the desert hill of Masaralogh which danke the Khotan river, -WRECKED IN THE PACIFIC.
were recovered a great collection of documents The steamer Aeon" from San Francisco on wood and paper in a variety of scripts, for Sydney was wrocked on Christmas Island on 18th June last. Five of the orow in a life boat mainly Indian, Chiness and Tibetan sad none have now reached Fanning. Toland, the mid-pparently later than the 8th and 9th century
L.D. The great mass of these Pacilia cable station. They report that the crow and passengers including the wives of American naval officers are camping out on the land, where they have ample ships stores. The Chinces_crew reformed to work in con-
short
ort rations, sequence of
NAW GERMAN SHIPPING COMBINE. "At an extraordinary general meeting of share the ghairman stated that an agreotout had been reached between the principal shareholders of the Company and the Hamburg America Com- pany, which had crystalised in the appointment of Dr. Ecker, & Director of the latur Company, to the Board of Directors of the German Levant Line The Company would thus remain to Hamburg, The Chairman further stated that business had been remarkably
...
TWO TROPICAL CITIES,
HOW MANILA COMPARES WHTN COLOMBO," The report of Sir Allan Porry on his repent visit to the Philippine Islands, to attend the Annual Medical Conference at Manils, has been published as a Sessional Papar, The report deals not so much with the Conferones (st which Bir Allan rond a paper on "Ceylon's immunity from 'lague, as with the sanitation and the medical institutions of Manlin, and in extremely interesting...
The two things which soom to have struck our P. O. M. O. chiefly about the hospitala more the elaborate precautions taken to protect the patients from mosquitose, and the Intrines and kitchens from flies, sad the high scientifle training possaseed by every member of the various hospital stats. There is Barest of Science in Manila comprising a director and 30 highly trained scientific assistants. This con- recorda (a) Bacteriological, with stables for horses and
tains the following departmente dently belongs to the period of the Tibetan cattle for the manufacture of sora and vaccines, invasions and closely corresponds in sppearance.g. dipthenis, plague, cholers, tetanus, rinder and character to the records brought to light pest, glanders, and small-pox; (b) pathological; by Dr, Stufa last year from the rained foet of (6) chemical; (d) chemical (foods, milk, water)
(e) woods and forests (the oreosoting of native Mirav, south of Lush Nor.
The following details are also given of woods for railway sleepers and pavement); (f) hazardous desert
set on foot by of January region
A
March made at the end Agriculture. (g) silkworms and silk manufacture r
LATE TELEGRAMS.
PROM CHYLON FAFERE.]—
ENTERIO ON THE P. & O. "MARMORA."
London, September 19th, Twenty cases of enteria were reported Marmora," which arrived at Flymouth amongst the crew of the & stommer yesterday.
REACTIONABY RUSSIA
London, September 19th, A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the Government has empowered the Minister of lecture in future. The present studente will Education to forbid women to attend university be allowed to complete their studies,
THE PACIFICATION OF ARABIA.
London, September 18th. Atologram from Constantinople states that the Government has deolded to invite to Con- stantinople four votables from Yemen, desig mated by the chief of the the Zeidis tribe, to discuss the means of re-establishing order.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SWIM THE CHANNEL
London, September 30th. Wold failed in his attempt to swim the Channel yesterday. When near Calais plor he was lifted into the bont half drowned,
PEACE DEMONSTRATION AT BERLIN.
Londar, September 20th. A great Anglo-German Works' Pence De. monstration was held at Berlin to-day, 25,000. participated. A feature was the presentation by the Labor Commoner attending the Inter Parliamentary Congress of an address, digned by 48 ommonern and 9,043 of elals of British
Trades Unions) claiming that the Anglo- workers denouncing the fuoitement of the Capitalist prem, and inviting German workers Franoh entente was primarily due to the Britisk
to co-operate and secure au Anglo-Gorman entente and the reduction of armsnenta.
SLEEPING SICKNESS IN EAST AFRICA.
London, September 21st. An Anglo-German treaty for sombating sleeping sickness in East Africa has been completed. It provides for co-operation in re-
research for the prevention of infection of non- infected areas ; and the extermination of
hoders of the Gorman Levant Line recently him sinca leaving Khotan and the Ker) fibres and paper manufacture; - (1) trade SOCIALIST CONGRESS IN GERMANY, ferende to segregation campa on the frontiers;
goed during the last few months,
products, e, essential ells, lubricating oils from native products; (2) cement testing (4) entomo- logy; () belany (m) standard weights and measures (n) a library of scientifla books and journals is all languages: (o) two large engines, with electric plant and cold storage; saying, do.
The lepers, insane, and opium habitués coonpy separate parts of one building. The condition: of this, when the Americans arrived, was horrible It won a mass of dirt sad vermin. There was much opposition on the part of the church to American medical intervention, but, after costly law-anits, and much waste of time, the Americane took over the institution on payment. Thirty- six lapers there have been subject to the Rutgen Ray treatment for over a year, with The infections vary encouraging results, diseases hospital in in the same company, and the nursing is done by American brained
of laying the dorner-stone of
London, September 18th.
A cotalist Congress is meeting at Nursmeroondiles. berg. The meetings are of a most stormy nators owing to a serious split between the North and South German Bocialiste, in conga- Badea and Bavarian Diets. They are, there genes of the latter voting the Budgets in the
Yesterday's sitting broke up in the wildent for cused of pandering to the Reactionaries.
bis comrades on an unpopular South German order, a Berlin Socialist leading a charge of delegate.
LATER.
TRAFFIC IN ARMS.
London, September 21st, The conference on the traffic in arm in
draft a ful
Brostels in November and Africa and the Persisa Galf will re-assemble at agreement."
ME ASQUITH AND THE -EUCHARIST PROCESSION.
The Socialist Congress at Nurmberg has
London, September 2ad. adopted the executives reeciation censuring
The Dublin Corporation has passed a resolu the South German Socialists. This will pos ibly resalt in a split in the party, The tion intensely resenting Mr. Asquith's insult North German Cocialista old that voting to the Catholics regarding the Eukarist acceptance of olas Government, and is an in- for portions of the budget is equivalent to the Procession. admissible departure from the traditionat The Newcastle branches of the Irish Langus,
LATER.
Mr. Thomas Cairs, M.P.. for Newcastle-00-a reasonable time from the opposite side depend. the you of a new and moderMarkiem of the party, The South Gernians rupresenting 3,600 votaret, bave decided to sup'
and
had In the sutamp of 1906 roaulted in information reaching Dr. Stein about several rained sites in Ašlamma Kan which had remained unexplored so far, and he was anxious to visit them before the heat and the season of sandstorms would make work on that ground impossible. A march due south through the desert to where the Keriya river dies away in the sands certainly pravated difficulties and possibly risks, bat Dr. Byen ANOTHER SHIPPING COMBINE.
Hedin's pioneer journer of 1896 showed that it The Lookout Man" in Fairplay remarks ---
was practicable under certain conditions, and as "I understand that meetings are about to be there were rains to be visited far to the west called of the share and debenture holders of the of the course of the Kariya river, the Bucknall Steamship Lines, Ltd., in connection hope of having time by this short cut with negotiations which have been prosceding decided Dr, Stein to attempt it. The main for some time with Bir John R. Ellerman with difficulty was that while Dr. Seven Hedin, A view to his identifying himself with the coming from the south bad the line of Tarim at angles before him as a broad and certain, right Esmpany.
WALL-KNOWN HIPOWNER DEAD, goal, Dr. Stelo's hope of roaobing water within women nurses. Sir Allan Parry (ook part in Tyne, died last month at his residence. Dileton ad on his steering correctly scross some 130 new
The Hall, Corbridge, Northumberland, Deceased miles of bare high dunes towards a particular had represented Newcastle in the Liberal interest aines 1006. He was the head of the firm point, and on the sumption that the Koriya river after an interval of twelve years still of Cairns, Noble & Co., shipowner and mer seinally carried its dying course there. How chante, of Newcastle, London and Cardiff,
over much his reliance on Dr. Seven Hedin's chairman of the Cairn Line and other shipping mapping was justified by previous experience, be companies. Not long after he entered Parlia differences of longitude were bound to ment. Mr. Cairne health showed signs of considerable on rach doceptive ground, and over breaking down, and the nervous affection from the true sea of and intervening there was which he suffered naver left him,
nothing to guide the party but the compass.
On the 29. January Dr. Stein and his party loft the last shepherd huts on the Tarim jngle and after a trying tramp of eight days across the bigh danes reached the northern edge of a dried up delte which the Ketiga river had formed at some early period. There was nothing here to Indiaste the right channel in the maxe half buried by dry river bede, ali drift cand after disappearing completely
long dead since amidet jungle
mi
of he desert the course Nowhere in travels had Dr. Btsta mot ground so confusing and diemal, So far at a few places the party bad been able to dig wells and the scanty water they fielded had permitted of the husbanding of the lae sapply.. This and the revore old still prevailing assured the safety of the relatively dead delts large party, though attempts to dig wall failed again and again in this forbidding and the river was not reached until's six days farther march to the south: It had formed a new bed far away from the one which Ur. Sven Hedin had followed, and the sand through The Municipal Board consists of a President so dear to his heart..
"TEUTONIO" SMASHES A WHALE.
The "Tentoric" arriving at New York last month reported an exciting experience. When one day out from Queenstown she ran down a big whale and strowed portions of its bcdy in her wake. The starboard engines wore stopped for fear the big eareses might become ontangled in the blades of the propeller end cause damage beyond repair. Captain Harry Smith, commander of the steamship, said he had never before met a whale that seemed so persistently bant on self-destruction.
We sighted him about half a mile off our starboard bow," said Captain Smith, and as he was headed directly across ear course, I ordered the helms to be starboarded to swing the vessel Away from him. The whale appeared to be about fifty feet in length, but he only swarn the he saw us swing. We struck him faster when
and the starboard bow of the Teutonie was splashed high with blood." This collision with a whale was watched by nearly four hundred eshin passengers.
THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN JAPAN.
corn he steals and for every cherry his tastes he destroys a large number of insects which would otherwise make the fields untillable, Whatever may be the case in England as regards the sparrow, it is very sortsin that the dsstras tion of bird life which has occurred in Japan has involved much damage to agriculture, and the action of the Government, if tardy, is perhaps not too late to avert the worst
of
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
M.
London, September 18th, Mr. Deakin, telegraphing to Admiral Sperry, on the eve of his departure from Australia, says We rejoiced in the opportunity of 28- freshing the cordial relations between countries The people cherish the same traditions and deals Australians ardently hope that the friendship between the Empire and the Republic
will long flouriah:""
Mr. Asquith's metion in connection with the Eucharist procession. An Episcops! Message was road from Catholic palpits reminding voters of the grievous indignity offered to the faith.
OBLTUARY.
London, September 22nd.. The deaths are sapounced of General Sir
Arrold Kemboll, Sir E. Nool Walker. Sir Nigel Kingadots, and of Mabel, Countess Rassell.
THE LE BY-ELECTION.
hospital, which is a great need in Manila, bad proving the lot of the works for anything import the Conservatives as a protest against been delayed for want of fonds, There has been the workers,
THE AMERICAN FLEET AND serious.oriticism of the notion of the American
AUSTRALIA Government in spending such vast sums of money for the advancement of medical research rather than investing it in hospitals for the poor. From a medical and administrative point of view, I consider the Government was this policy is Sir Allsu's sorrect
comment) for it is obvious that popular feeling would have been more inclined to vote money for bospitals than for science had both been on the programme, with the result that the Bureau of Science would not have been an accomplished fact for many years But with the Bureau already in existence, the pressing question of a new hospital bud to be approved. Both inetita- tions are in intimate relation, and the hospital will benefit greatly by having the Bureau already established. The site of-the-Be hospital is on a large area of ground on the outskirts of the city in close proximity to the Bureau of Science, near which the new build- ings of the Philippins Islands Medical School will later be erected. The buildings will be of re-inforced concrete, and it is proposed to make The ward blocks will contain sixty-beds each, a start with five pavilions of two sturing each, and the cost of this first portion is estimated at 750,000 dollars (gold). When the institution is completed there will to sixteen pavilions,
MUNICIPAL CONTROL AT MANILA.
The Americane found Manila in n
MOST PRIMITIVE CONDITION, AS- FÅE 'AS SANITATION,
SKIRMISH IN THE SOUDAN,
London, September 18th. A telegram from Adon states that Lieut. Rose and a native Havildat have been wounded is a skirmish with the Wasangeli tribe, 220 miles eastwards of Berbera.
THE INTER-PARLIAMEN FARY CONGRESS.
London, September 18th. Replying to the greetings of the Inter-Parlia mentary Conferenca, the Fsisar telegraphed that he hoped the Conference would work for. the maintenance of the world's peace, which was
INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL,
LATHE
Router is informed, with reference to the suggestions of a change in the sitastion regard- ing Indiane in the Transval, that the policy of the Imperial Government is unchanged. While the Imperial Government cannot oppose the settled determination of all parties in the the Imperial overnment and the Transvaal Transvaal to prevent further immigration, both are most anxious to make the dataila of Telegrams addressed to Lord Morley aro administration as palatable au possible. reiting careful consideration, and have been duly communicated to the Colonial Office.
LATER.
The Natal Legislative Assembly has passed Taxation Bill imposing quadruple the ordi- nary tax on owners of land let to Indians or
LAT..
A telegram from Johannesburg states that negotiations for the settlement of the Indian Immigration question have been abortive. The Indians have asked that six educated natives be admitted yearly to provide them with Indian professionals, such se doctors and barristers. The Goversment has refused their request. THE SUICIDE OF GENERAL LUARD.
London, September 22nd.
Mr. Asquith, in a letter to Mr. Shortt, Liberal Candidate at Newcastle, says that, in addition to the Licensing Bill, the Government will imme diately deal with other social questions, the most urgent of which is unemployment, which Government is at prosons anxiously considering in vi.w of early legislation,
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THE PREMIER'S DAUGHTER'S STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
MANY WEEKS OF
PERFECT AGONY
With Eczema on Arm and Lega→→ Could Scarcely Sleep for Months Tried Many Treatments With out Result-Did Not Work for 11- Weeks-Relieved in Ten Days and
COMPLETELY CURED BY
TWO SETS OF CUTICURA
“Ky trouble began with Irritation on the legs and right arm which developed
into eczema. It be Came so bad in a few wooks' time that I was in perfect agony was pre- vented from attend- ing work, and; al- though I was only too pleased to try razredios į suggested by my friends, they were all used with- out any effect. I became, pessimistic, especially so con widering that I had been through the hands of two doctors, who failed to do any good. One day I decided to make another attempt to get rid of my con plaint and purchased a full set of Cuti- curs Boap, Catioura. Ointment, and Cutlours Fills, and in tengdays I found the irritation deappearing. I would not have believed it possible for any remedy to afford such comfort in d short a time. I was able to sleep at night—a thing which I had not bear able to do for months and in the coume of another week there were u12- mistakable signs of the eczema being mastered, I persevered with Cuticura, and in six weeks, uning two stipplies was qured. I have every reason to be grateful to Cuticura, for I was able to return to work after eleven woska' idio- besa. George Harrison, Poole Terrace, nr. Bouth Milford, Yorkshire, June 11, 1007.” Send to nearest depot for free Cuti- ora Bekon Treatment of Sidn Dissusan,
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WHAT CAUSED FERNIE'S GREAT FIRE?
A startling explanation of the Fergio disaster is now given out, says Renter's Victoria (B.C.) correspondent, an explanation so serious that it would not be repeated were it not broked by the weight Company, who was on the ground when his of Manager Hale, of the Elk Lumber will and lumber yards anddenly ought fire. Mr. Hale believes that the simultaneons ap- posrnace of the flames at two points threaten- ing the city was not Iba renit of ao ident but was the work of members of the Italian London, September 31st. Mr. and Mrs. Asquith are staying at Blain organization, known as the "Black Hand." He was missed on Saturday afternoon. Parties prisoners, who were lodged in the Fernie Gaal capital charge, warted the Castle, Aberdeenshire, and their daughter Violet is convinced that friends of the Black Hand Went out and searched for her with lanterns awaiting trial on
fres in an effort to create divertion and effect until midnight, when she was found in an opeonscious state on the top of a cliff. The the prisoners' release; that the sadden increase of the wind made the desperate game they were cause is unknown, The young lady is playing still more desperate, and resulted in the
covering.
LATER.
Mr. Asquith's daughter is well again. It appears the was frightened when overtaken by darkness on the high cliffs,
DEATH OF A MUTINY VETERAN. London, September 24tb. The death is announced of Lieut, Colonat Mar, the Mutiny veteran.
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
London, September 24th, The underwritors. have been saddled with
seventy pur sent, of the South Australien Bi in London at 97. per cent. loan of £2,000,000, which was issued
ME. CARNEGIE'S-MUNIFICENCE.
destruction of the town. The behaviour of the six prisoners is thought to lead colour to the prisoners were highly elated when They saw the fire theory of Mr. Hale Refagees state that the & spreading, and sated as if they and antici pated the condogration. The prompt solion of the guards in first maneling their charges and then watching over them with loaded rifles. until they were safely lodged in Cranbrook Gaol, effectively frustrated their hopen and prevented any attempt at a rescue.
-THE MORALS OF THE TURF.
The question of the honesty of the centem. porary Tart periodically arises, and has intely, каун The Times, been ones brought under diasussion. It naturally happens that owners of
mora
the highest obarao er at times run horses that are not in the least expected to win. London, Eeptember 24th,
Perhaps it may be considered desirable to Mr. Carnegie has made a gift of one and a introduce a rather raw two-year-old to the. quarter million dollars, yielding £12,500 sterling business of racing or te remind an older horse, annually, for the formation of a Here Fund for who for some reason or other has been in re the purpose of assisting those following peaceful tirement, of what it means. A gallop in publio in his prepara
and injured in a heroio effort to save human life, and vocations in the United Kingdom who had beeu will often advance a hores
tion than maoli continued work at home, the widows and children of those similarly killed. for this reason animals are comsionally brought ont when not in a condition to show at their The King has approved of the scheme.
best No one regards these performances as other than perfectly legitimate; but it la charged against the neutrollers of smo slabics that they are accustomed to ran their horses. with a view to deceiving handicappere and to their merit. Probably anal others as posod, but they dont tiesalways have existed, practices are less common than is generally cap- temptations being great, Lnd it is to be feared that they
sre never likely to be entirely eradicat-
OPIUM IN SIAM,
which it now flowed was still absolutely sterile. It was a great relief to Dr. Stela and four members. At present a Filipino is when he at last sighted from huge-the President. The members are acroposed of
London, September 18th, ridge of sand the glittering ice sheet in the three Amerio us and one Filipino. The Presi
Bir West Ridgeway, in a letter to The Times, Many people will learn with considerable distance, for the camels-had-tasted no water for dent is the Committee on the foll wing subjects: fally a fortnight and there was no small risk of law, education, new sewer and waterworks,
Ampthill has been mieled by his informants. satisfaction, esys the Japan Chronicle, that the the labourers he had brought from Shabyar for health. The Ame loan membera constitute tha saya that there is reason to believe that Lord Government be at last detarmived to put an end to the slaughter of small blade that has been the sake of eventual excavations being tempted Committees onfengineering, publis works, police, He declares that Lord Ampthill is unfair to the Transvaal Government. The fact is that the grisvences of Indians have been redressed and in progrem for so many years in Japsa until by the growing alarm into light, and thus fire, electric installation and illumination, in
they are now striving to extract other condes- some of the more beautiful varieties are now probably iata destruction. It took several days anos and taxation, transportation and sanitation, mors before the party arrived at the living licenses. The remaining (Filipino) member is almost exterminated We fear it is only too forest and fo and a new rigor bad branching off the Committee on markets and expropriation ofsione. He concludes by declaring that the true that foreign merebants are to some extent
the destructing that has occurred, from the old one, olase to the northernmost lands. The Board site every day excepting alim for unrestricted immigration for all
British subjects is preposterons. zasponsible for though of course they have poly been instru. point Dr. Stein had reached on his journey of Sundays mental in filling the demands for bird skins 1901. which have reached them from Europe, where womans' fashions create a market. The duty
was. concerned, and they have achieved marvel- lous results in ten years. The streets are broad, undoubtedly lay upon the Government from the of ärst to take measures prohibiting the snaring
M. Merahikoff, in the love. Fremga harls with perfect roads, many of which are wood- smail bird, but though this was pressed upon the authorities twenty years ago in the foreign bis thundere at the management of the pared side drains are well constructed; now efficient Press, little or nothing has been done to put notorious Volunteer Fleet, which has proved a bridges have been thrown over the river, and
stop to the practice. The consequence is that dead loss to the Government from its old bridges have been widened; an
Since the build police force keeps order; the lighting is good; the ravages of insect pests bave been extended inception thirty years ago. and in the absence of the natural checks upon ing of the great Siberian Railway the there is an eleotris railway corering 35 miles their increase the Government in many districts Volunteer Fleat has lost many opportuni- the foreshore has baan reclaimed to a very large Ands it necesary to provide subsidies for purties of profitable activity in the intereste extent; the insanitary moat 3 miles long round the fortifications has beep filled; new roads and chasing various chemical insecticides. Recently of Romain, national and commercial.
new building sites have been made; alsɔ open. much correspondence has taken place in the Moushikoff shows that the failure, which can zo London Times upon the merits and demerits longer be concealed, is due to precisely the spaces and gabio parks; and a new underground of the sparrow, some esserting that he is samas oauses as the failure of the set to justify sewage system and a new water-supply (from a an inveterate this and is more fond of its existence in the nations! scheme of Busia distance of 16 miles beyond the intake of the corn than of insecte, while other defend him and assert that forrespondents i The boats of the Volunteer Fleet employ snob prosent water supply) are in ostrss of construo natives.
every grain of 120 men, while private Russian companies, with tion. The sewerage sebene is to cost 1,631,052
dollare, and is to be completed in July 1908 boste of the same tonnage, employ only-50 of n
The sewer system is practically on the same crew, and the North German-Lloyd, whose hosts are a great deal larger than the volunteer lines as the Mannergh scheme for Colombo, viz. vessels only employ 85. Then the officers in by six pumping stations and gravity. There the Volunteer Flast are naval officers, who do will be about 52 miles of sewere, and in addition 42-inch, maticon force main outfall pipo 6,500 not know enough of their business evon to take a sextant observation at noon, and all the feet in length laid below the bel of the harbour actual direction of any ship in the feet rests on a pile foundation; the discharge into the Bay upon warrant officers, who have no chances of of Manila will be accomplished by means of powerful centrifugal pumps. This system of arise in life.
woweza will not carry rais nor storm water. An The officers afloat are thus not only too
ed. The point is a diffoult one, In theory numerous but useless for practical purposes, independent scheme for this is to be undertaken.
every horse ought to be hard pressed until the of fands
A FAR EASTERN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. and spend their time in dissipation
THE UNEMPLOYED QUESTION. One result of this year's Medical Congress
winning post has been reached. But there is a wide distinction between the jockey whe, seting provided by exorbitant charges against the
Londen, September 25th. company that is, the Government-for coal at Manila has been the formation of
An average Far Eastern Medical Association,
of a and the rider intention of being beaton, supplies, repairs, and so forth,
The Unemployed question is becoming more on his employer's instructions, starts with the On the 6th at 4.00 p.m.-Signals lowered having, crossed the N. part of the Gulf of ratuene seagents for coal slons which some wnusz (not molading India) Conseil, hot in the morning, puknown to the family. Bid route. Thousands of unemployed invaded to tiring horse who could not quite win and whom
On the 7th st. 11.65 s.-The typhoon, ship of the Volunteer Fiest, when at was, object being to bring together all legally
A has left a letter for Mr. Warde, in which he said Falham workhense yesterday. Two hundred it would be needlessly cruel is drive with whip Thas Tongking, is now passing to the North of excess of 50 toas a day above the known Suez including
requirements of the ship. This makes a deficit been formed consisting of three American You will fad my body on the llue. I am of them forond an entrante and refused to and spar to the extremity of his powers. Haiphong,
only of over £10,000 per sunum on one medical men in the Philippine Islands, and all sick of scandalous and lying reports and I bave leave until they were fed.
countries who decided to and my life. It appears that since Crowds sinde demonstrations at Manchester, exonse is often suggested for the jockey who The barometer has risen over Chius, parti- | un coal-
and correspa ding supply of cash for the delegates from foreign cularly in the North and in the neighbourdissipation is forthcoming to the officers of niteaded the recent Congress. Transactions the murder of his wife he has received hundreds Glasgow, and Leeds, demanding work from the is not trying. It is tolerably well understood
terrible accusations
Municipalities, of Hongkong. It has fallen considerably in
LATER The Lord Mayor of Manchester announced Japan, the depression lying over the Yellow the ship. Asbore, the company is cumbered will be published and seemed to members free of letters making terr
at a meeting of sitians yesterday that Mr. At the inquest on the body of General Luard. Ses yesterday, having cred into the Sea of with officiale, who draw salaries without having It is proposed to hold a biennial meeting in the Buy service to perform, and these abares in various colonies, and it is hoped that the goveral Governments concerned will favour the project, "Pressure is highest over Chins to the North he plunder.
Commercially, the administration of the com- The delegates voted in favour of the establish the jury returned a verdict of suicide during Barne bad sanctioned a Municipal loan of ay; and there is reason in the demand which
temporary insanity. The onrener expressed £50,000 on behalf of the unemployed. ofthe Yangiza It is inclined to give any is despicable. When the Volunteer Floot mant of this Assolation, with the proviso that disgust at the base fas:austions made against Colonel Beely, speaking at Chesterfield last has been made on the stewards of mastings to again over the Philippines.
deficits ар
their Governments approved of their notion. The General, which had made his life-puber-night sold that the unemployed numhored 9 by oarrying emi Moderate N.D. winds may be expected in the Formoes Channel and fresh to moderato S.B. grants from European poris to Amorfos, greet The Government of the Philippines issued a. able: The evidence given at the inquest on per cent, compared with 4 per cent. in 1907. to N.E. winds over the N. part of the China American boss of bankers and courtoission formal invitation to the President and Council his wife showed that it was impossible for agent cook up the representation; but Enally, of the Far Eastern Medical Association to hold the General to have been present at the time Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending after being worried with ondins correspondence its first meeting at Mauil in 1910 order. A meet pathetic letter from LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS Bir Allan Perry also visited the public institu- on small details in the true methods of the Rus
the F.M.6-Ceylon at 10 am. to-day; 0.28 inoher
sisu chancelleries, the firm eart y replied by cable, tions of Hongkong and
Time money, The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon the feet altogether, and the tami-govern.
dropped the representation Times.
to-day is na follow-
(8Eta wines, mentel company was unable to find other suitable Hongkong & Neighbourhood.
med to; fair. agenta. The excuse now offered officially for HoW TO BE SMACTIFUL Keep your com, N.E. winds,
the utter failure of the Volunteer Fleet in that plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmante, Lair moderate. - foreign shipowners pooled prices and ruined the Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre business for well-meaning Russians. M.Men Charmant will enable you to do it. Het Same as No. 1. slikoff, in a long actiole, shows very plainly, as
Specialities for the Skin are the study of a
S.FL. winda
abore indicated that the causes of failure lie lifetime. A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hole Agents Hongkong and Hainan... Istrong to mo'te. ontirely at home,
consequences
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-
Japan.
Elas.
Formors Channel
Bouth coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lemooks. Bouth coast of China between
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London, September 18th. General Luard has been found dead on a railway near Maidstone. He was knooked down by a train,
General Lnard was visiting Mr. Charles
Maidstono. He the house before nine
warde, the Member for Mid-nant who lives
the General to Mr. Warde was read at the juquest, in which General Luard expressed sorrow that he should return his hospitality in such a manner.
London, September 24th. Renter's Bangkok correspondent wires that the King of Biam, replying to an addrem, was at present impossible, but measures will be regretted that the suppression of oplam in Sista taken for lessening, and eventually entirely suppresslug, the sale,
The CPR. sir, Monteagle arrived Shanghai He thought that heats.m. on Weduseday the 7th inst, and leares Was "strong enough to hear up against the again at 2 pm. same day for Nagasaki where she is due to arrive at a.m..on Friday the 9th terrible impatations, but something seems t
The P. & O. str. Poona lett Singapore for but to join her again.” to have mapped 1 care for nothing new,
The N.Y.K; sir, Totomi Mara (Bombay Line) Mr. Warde protasted against the press reports this port on the 7th inst. at 6 am. of General Luard's letter, making him say was nusblo to face his son. The letter made left. Moji for this port on the 7th inst, and is
expected here on the 13th inst. no mention of his son,
be
however that there are trainers who are in
habit the
of running their horse more than not primarily with the view to
them to
on" some future enabling
Wie
for some time previosest way which bag ..
occasions.
show little more alertness in the supervision of the sport which they have undertaken to regulate. If Forges show extraordinary varla tion of form, if they suddenly win after having Impossible, suggested that succUES WOR it is highly desirable that explanations should be songht!
would on many and the investigate who have charge of them; be considerably simplified by a close inspection of what had been bappenin, is the betting ring. As for the handicappers they are judges of the condition of horses, and if obviously untrained animals are sent to the post their fatile efforts should not be, and as a matter of fact seldom
espacity are, accepted as proof of the measure of their