SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold yesterday at the Board Room, Mr. B. D. 0. Wolfs presided, and there were presenti Hon. Mr. P. N. H. Jones (Vice-President) Dr. Fitevilliams, Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar. General), Hon. Mr. E. A. Herett Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Colonel Bedford, RAM.C., Mr. Ng Hon Tan, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. Pearso (A.MOH) and Mr. W. Bowen Howlands (Boorstary).
CONTRACTOR FINED,
The report of the committee appointed to deal with complaints against the Kowloon 'con- servancy confrentar stated that he had beert fined $100. Regarding his fitness to carry on the present contract, the committee considered that certain portions of the work had been fairly well done, but that the disposal of the refuse portion of the contract was being done exceed ingly badly. The committee therefore proposed to see what reporte came in during the next month, and to report to the Board at the and of that time as to whether they considered the contractor it to carry on his contract or not.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 1909.
Mr. Hoorn-Well, that is for ever, w Hon. Mr. HEWETT—What about these divi. sions of young and old residents? Does that
still hold. I
SHIPPING NOTES.
WANCHAI CHURCH.
ANNUAL MISSIONARY MEETING.
The annual missionary meeting was held at Wanchai Wesleyan Church on Monday. This was the last of a series of meetings. All have bean splendidly attended, the Charoli being preached on "The unsearchable riches of Christ." quite full on Sunday night when Dr. Anderson
At the meeting on Monday there were about 200
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LTD.
SPECIALISTS IN
Japonese papers report that the steamer perseus present. Mr. J.O. Jonghin took the HIGH CLASS
The Jaan was strack on the port side and very badly damaged, but fortunately she was pushed The Bank Line steamer Aymeric, which by the Ningshao woll over toward the left bank dentist arrived in port yesterday, took 32 days to cross out of the dep water channel, before she settled The PRESIDENT thought it would be better the Facile from Tacoma to Yokohama. The down. The Ningshuo was also badly damaged, to lot the Cemetery Committee report on the delay caused some suristy at Yokohams having a hole stove in one side of her bow, just suggested divisions to the Board. They scull When the arrived there she had two Black balls above the waterline, and she returned to Bhang also deal with the later question of permits for showed that there was comparatively little will undergo repairs. It is thought that the hoisted as a distress signal, but investigation hat. After bar cargo has been discharged, the monuments which exceeded the site. That a damage. The captain reported that she had Jaun will be refloated without much difficulty. the alternative to the Board adjourning in encountered very rough seas and a head wind, body to Happy Valley and laying out the making the "best" very slow, while the steer. Bertions there. A
Hon. Mr. Hawery said if the whole questioning-goar had suffered to some extent, No of sections was going to be raised he would like other damage of moment had occurred, and the delay was common to all vessels in the same to make a fow remarks. He knew it was a circumstances. The safe arrival of the steamer custom in some parts of the world to havD a children's cometary. He had already said that a very generally welcomed, and the Captain
congratulated. the Naval and Military should have their own. actions, but for the rest he did not think there should be any division at all, and he sextainly could not conceive why there should be a division between a young resident of seven year and an old resident of twenty-one years standing. He thought the whole thing ought to be reconsidered,
chair, After the Rev. T. W. Scholes had led the meeting in prayer the Rev. J. A. A. Baker gave an outline of the growth of the work carried on by the Wesleyan Missionary Coolety for the post 96 years. The Methodist Churchas in Canada and Australis, which are among the first in point of nambors and influence in those Colonies, were started by missionaries of this Society; now they are self-supporting and have missions of their own. At present the Society has 331 missionaries working in all parts of the world. The success in the foreign field turned the decrease in Church members in Great Britain into an increase of the Church as a whole At Wanchai the missionary spirit
Prosper has arrived at Vladvostock with the crow of the British steamer Typort, which had been destroyed by fire. The name of the unfortunate steamer has apparently anffered in translation from the Japanese, as we cannot tram the name, as given, in the mercantile list. The mon are reported to have told a very extra- The Hamburg-Amerika Linie as. Brisgravia ordinarystory. The Export (P) they say was loaded went askoro outside Woong in the vicinity of with 2000 tons of timber, belonging to the Gley The Triplets on Saturday, the 27th ult, and was Company. On leaving Imperatoraky Port, the still on the mud when the last mail lett engine rooms hands called the captain a attention Shanghai The Brisgravia was bound from to the extraordinary heat in the engine rom and Japan to Shanghal. The vessel was lightered expressed the opinion that the coal in the and the German craisor Scharnhorst endeavoured bankers had caught fre, in which case, It was The PRESIDENT-I don't think that is the to tow her off, but without succes. Nearly all dangerous to proceed on the journey. This very strong. The Foreign Field (the monthly Mr. HOOPER-In the meantime the fine will question before the Board. It is merely the her cargo has had to be discharged. The vessel captain, it is alleged, paid no attention to the missionary publication of the Society) which is laying out of these plote which the Board had was in no danger whatever, no she was resting on representations of the men and continued the sold with an inset containing 6 pages of printed a solid mud bottom and it is considered impos voyage. Meanwhile the heat gradually increas matter recording the doings of the Church and Hon. Mr. HEWET-I misunderstood you, sible for her to sustain any damage fromed, until it was almost impossible for the sickers I thought you were going to suggest that the straining or other causes.
to work. In these conditions the steamer Makeliam, cironlation of 100 monthly, the S. & 8. Homo, has, through the efforis of Mr. sub-committee should raise the whole question.
proceeded for sighty miles from the port. majority of these being taken by sailors and The PRESIDENT replied that that was not
At Singapore last week as the Barber Line The men then endeavoured to induce the soldiers. his intention, and proposed that a committee steamer Satsuma from New York to Manila captain to returs, but he still declined to
The Chairman, Mr. JouGHIN, then gure au consisting of Colonel Bedford, Mr. Hooper and was coming to her borth at Tanjong Pagar, listen to their advice. The cray himself be appointed, and that power be given the erashed into the bow of the Australian patience, and forcibly removing the captain kong he was strongly prejudiced against mission- then lost address. He said that before he came to Hong. The PRESIDENT bere announced that neither them to grant excess area after due considera-steamer Guthrie, smashing the latter'a jib-boom, from the bridge, placed the vessel in charge of aries, and he had formed his, opinions from he nor the Secretary bad been able to quite ton in cases where monuments made at Home and making a hole in her own bows about 3 feet the mata, ordering him to proceed to Impera seafaring men. He had found now that most of make out what the Hon. Mr. Kowait had written might possibly exceed the site allowed by a few in length by 2 feet in breath. The Satsuma torsky Fort. The vessel was accordingly these men had scarcely ever been off the sea- In his minute,; and the President asked the inches. He thought that committee could go is a large freight stammer of some 4,000 tons, turned and brought back. By this time front and had picked up and believed any idle writer if he would oblige by, rinding what he into the question of siten for the various and apparently had too much 'way' on hor so there was no doubt the vessel was on fire,stories that were being circulated. How easy it
sections and any other matters which the Board as a whole could not deal with.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL Beconded. On the vote being taken,
be in abeyance ?
The PRESIDENT—It will be deducted from | sot apart. his cheque at the end of this month.
THE CEMETERY QUESTION.
Correspondence was submitted relative to sub-divisions in the Colonial Cemetery,
Mr. HOOFER minutad-I think civil servants should be treated as ordinary residents, and no
distinction made.
had written.
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she was coming to the whart. The current running in the channel st the time, the Free Press states, was of exceptional strength, and the probability is that something went wrong with the engines on approaching the Guthrie
· Hon. Mr. HoweTT—I think the naval and military authorities should have their own seo- tions, as now grrivals often like to visit and care for the graves of their late comrades. I do not know whether there is any special demand for vote, because he disapproved of the whole system The injury to the Satsuma is not serions.
children's section. For the rent there stiould be no distinction except so far as people even in death are divided by their religious convictions. This is most by providing each denomination with its own cemetery.
The VICE-PRESIDENT-Section 11 states what the sub-divisions are to be. The only question before the Board is whether the area suggested for such sub-divisions should be approved.
י,
The PRESIDENT-I agree with the Director of Public Works. The sections have already been settled. The only question is what portion of the Cemetery shall be allotted to ench Bection.
The EEGISTRAR-GENERAL' stated that all that had been settled by the byelaws.
The PRESIDENT said the byelaws stated dis- tinely that there should be sections for the Naval, Military, Civil Bervice and various other people, and the question they were dealing with at present was what the actual sactions should be on the ground. The plan bofere the Board showed where they were at present, and in the not mach spaco left, it was proposed to allot another portion. He did not think they need enter into the question as to whether Civil Ser- vants and others should have a section, as that
caso of the children's moction, where there waE
Hon. Mr. HEWETT anid he did not propose to
and would much rather have the whole question raised again.
The motion was parried.
A PREMATURELY ERECTED MONUMENT.
A letter was read from Mr. C. E. Warren exprossing regret for having erooted a monument in the Colonial Cometery, which had been the subject of complaint at the previous meeting of the Board, and explained that it was due to a misunderstanding.
The letter was laid on the table.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE EYESORE ON THE PRAYA.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “MONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}
Hongkong, 7th December, 1909. SIE,-In your editorial comment on last
sa smoke was issuing from the coal-holds. On the port being reached an attempt was made to open the sea-cocks, in order to sink the ship, but they were stopped up. The steamer con- tinued to burn for ton days, until the 18th
November. An action has been filed in con- notion with the loss of the vessel (presumably against the captain). The ors were summoned
Vostok on their arrival at the port.
PIANOS/
BY THE
LEADING MAKERS.
JUST UNPACKED :
BRINSMEAD
WERNER
·RACHALS
KRAUSS.
INSPECTION INVITED.
THE JAPANESE LAND TAX. :
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The Tokyo correspondent of the Times writes :-
was to come to China and see practically nothing to North Chins, and wherever he went he tried of missionuries and their work. He had been
and their work. He to find cut the truth about missionaries
The tendency of history to report itself had
seen enough soems likely to be vividly illustrated in the in Hankow alone to convince him of the good approaching session of the Japause Dist. work that was being done. Mr. Jonghin When the doors of the Lower Chamber were then gave incidents he had seen in Dr. opened for the first time in 1891, there were found on the benches a large body of members
therefore pledged to advocate a decrease of the land tax, together with a reduction of official salaries, the comy effooled by the latter measure to be set off against the loss of revenue resulting from the former.
hold in Tokyo on the 28th nit, and covering to appear at the British Consulate in-Vladi-Rees' work in Wuchow and that of Dr. Ander representing the agricultural interest, sad.
The half yearly report of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, presented at a meeting of shareholders the period from April 1st to Sept. 30th, mentions that the Company's business for the period under review was still affected by dullness of trade except on some of its lines, bat owing to the fail of price in coal, curtailment of expenditure and some reorganisation the management was enabled to earn profits to the amount of Y.1,440,000 an against Y.1,170,00 in the previous half-year. Daring the period under review the Company had 72 steamers (290,000 tons) of their own ranging and nine other vessels (35,000 tona). chartered, they carried 1,470,000 tons of cargo and 130,000 passengers. Their voyages covered 1,670,000 miles.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Council ta called for to morrow, the "Orders of the day" are as follows --
Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin ance to amend the Law relating to Trade Marke
The land tax has always been tho ohiof item of State income in Japan. During the feudal spool each fiof ranked according to its yield of rice and the fiefs were designated by the number of koku (1 koku 5 bushels approxi- mately) they produced, a foulatory spoken of as a Daimyo of so many koku. of that number of koku, It meant that the This did not mean that he possessed a revenue total produce of his flef was so much, and of
son's in Fatshsa, which had made him a strong believer in the work, As this was the last Occasion he might have to say publicly what he wanted to, he wished to say that the time he has been associated with Wanchai Church has been one of great joy, if it were not for the strength and help he had received at the services here in times of temptation and trial he would have failed. When he and his wife returned to England they would do their best to break Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin down the prejudica that existed in many parts ante te amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1901. against missionary work and to help forward
Second reading of the Bill entailed An Ordin- the work. It was a strong and outspoken that he took a fraction of from one-third to one- ance to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. utterance and was listened to with close half for administrative purposes and for his The statement of nosonuts shows — ..
Second reading of the Bill entitled An attention and appreciation.
One of the first acts of the Meij Government was to cause a rapid survey to be Brought from lest noscunt ......Y. 190,648 Ordinance to amend the Squatters' Ordinanca, The Rev. Wan ANDERSON, M.D., who has made of the land throughout the Empire, and Gruas profite for the past half-year 1,441,608 1890.
charge of the large hospital in Fatahan, then the taxable value having then been fixed at
Total
1,632,256 Second reading of the Bill entitled An addressed the meeting, 'He said foreigu mis. about one-half of the market price, 3 per cent. Ordinance to exempt Crown Leases in respect of | sionary enterprize was, vital to the suo0088 of of the former was taken by the Treasury and I per cent, for purposes of provincial expenditures, 59,366 Foreshore and submerged lands in the New any Church, Lord Curzon had written that the the total impost being thus 4 per cent of the 1,100,000 Territories from a certain condition imposed selection of a single text from the preaching of nominal value of the land, or 2 per cent. 400,710 under the Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance, the Founder of the Faith as a basis of movement approximately, of the market price. It was enseted that reassessment alould take place ab against all other faiths is to be condemned. Dr. intervals. But it never did take place. The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Anderson pointed out forcibly that to imagine rate of taxation was lowered subsequently from Ordinance to amend the Wireless Telegraphy that missionary work is fione simply because 3 to 23 per cent, but in spite of the steady and rapid appreciation of valdes the original Ordinancs, 1909.
Second reading of the Bill extitled An
the time of its completion in 1576.
To reserves
bonus dividend (10 per cant. per annum) Carried to next account.
72.080
Thursday's debate in Council you truly remarked that the speech of the Honourable the Coʻonial Secretary promised itle improvement in the condition of things on the Prays for some which the speech made upon me, it was gervice, the report mentions that the steamers time to come. That boing the impression With regard to the Company's European only upon the strength of His Excellency did not suffer from scarcity of cargo on outward
Governor's promise to investigate
the
1901.
own uses,
had been already agreed to, and the byelaws the matter personally, and to cause to be rs.Toyages, but owing to the commercial depression Ordinsave, 1903, and the Wireless Telegraphy Our Lord said, "Go ye into all the world and assessment stands to-day just whore it stood at
had been confirmed by the Legislative Council.
Hon. Mr. HEWITT-I have nothing to say if that question is not going to be re-opened.
when the thing was passed."
the different sections ?
Military.
Hon. Mr. Hawart said the idea of keeping the Naval and Military apart was on account of their special grants, and because their comrades went round periodically and repaired their graves. It was much better for that reason. that they should be kept together,
The PRESIDENT said it appeared to him that
so turn out. But a wook is too short a time in very low. The employment of the new steamers which to judge. His Excellency must have
Ordinance, 1867.
Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or-
1902.*
3
Preach the Gospel," is a mistake. Our defence
of our work was not simply that our Lord had
vigorous. Their object was not to make Methodists, but simply to make devoted followers of Jesus Christ. The work was not easy and to do it they wanted the most brillant men they could get and men full of passion..
THE PRESENT SITUATION. Then eno the war with Russis. All taxes
coat. for
years
moved whatever can be removed, that I allowed in Japan their holds were not full of goods on the motion to drop. Your reference to this the homeward voyages, they haring endeavoured But I think it is a mistake. I was at Home suggests that I was too easily satisfied. It may to ship even pig-iron, the freight on which i Ordinance to amend the Order and Cleanliness given & command. The whole genius of the New
Becand reading of the Bill entitled An Testament is ench that the Church established had to be sharply raised. From 24 per cent. of 8,500 tons each, however, caused an increase, Ordinance to amend the Liquor Licences by Jesus Christ is bound to be world-wide in the land tax jumped to 5 per The PRESIDENT-I understand you oppose me to condnot enquiries. I regarded his tn. of passengers for all classes of socommodation. Ordinance, 1898, and the Lignor Licences vindicated the policy of missionary work, for/and 54 per cent. for other kinds. The nation its operations. He said that Church history agricultural lands, & per cent, for building lands, Hon. Mr. HEWETT Except the Naval and dertaking and prozaiŝo as important, because Eighteen steamers are now on the European line. Extensión Ordinance, 1908, and to repeal the
cheerfully paid this impost as a temporary believe that independent investigation will shox As to the Company's American line, the report Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, 1932.
whenever a Church put that work in the front necessity, and has continued to pay it, but that states that in the period under review trade
that Church succeeded and its life at home was there is disappointment at the permanence of Mr. HooFEL said he found from the plan that the debris can be removed at once before him that the Civil Servants and the from every part of the plot in question, conditions, wore the worst since the opening of dinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance,
the war rates cannot be doubted. Of that dis this line, both outward and homeward voyages
appointment certain politicians seem disposed to axcept that portion which is lessed to the Post being waremunerative.
take advantage, especially since the Budget for Naval and Military were all buried together.
The unprecedented Will not be proceeded with at this
1910-11 contains an appropriation of 1 millions The PRESIDENT-I think they are all closofice contractor. The untidy remains of the dullness is attributable to ingrossed American mesting,
now-disased tar factory, which will surely never railway froights, the poor wheat crop in Ame
sterling for the purpose of augmenting official together.
salaries, which during 40 years have remained bened again, can be removed at once, and series and the boycott of Japanese steamers by
RADIUM AND EARTH HISTORY.
at their original low figures, though the cost of The Doctor then went on to plotare to the living has more than doubled. can the Fraya Reclamation Office,
The Chinese. The Tora-maru (5,823), on her home,
In the early days of radium Professor Joly audience the way the work was done, giving Here, then, is a replica of the situation which Honourable the Colonial Secretary said so. "This ward voyage in July carried only fifteen tons suggested that its presence in the earth might can now be done" were his words. These words of cargo, so that she and another steamer, out retard its rate of cooling, and thus permit
many illustrations, some of them very humorous, confronted the first Diet-official salaries hat they all shed light on the main truths he against land tax. The politicians would be. taken in conjunction with His Excellency's state of six American liners, were withdrawn a longer time for earth history than Lord brought home to the hearts of his hearers. He more than human if they neglected rich an
Kelvin was prepared to allow, ment constitute a definite promise. Indefiniteness from this and transferred to other lines.it became possible to measure the actual attended preaching, such as when our has been a matter of fact, the land tax, oven at war
And when showed the diffenity and discouragement that opportunity of ouerying popular favour. A can only creep in over the interpretation of the Freight traffic between Japan and Australis amount of radiom in the earth's ernst, and preaching with all one's heart and soul: The average amount levied in the four
rates, stands no higher than it did 35 years ago. I am sure His Excellency will not slightly improved as compared with the previous to determine accurately its heating powers sometimes the only result seemed & com ended 1874 was 64,000,000 yen (£6,400,000). word "now.” sanction any quibbling over that. As regards half-your, but though passanger traffic was good value of its effect in keeping the earth warm, the means were hand to calculate the exact
ment on the preacher, what tight trousers and the true market value of the land at that the alleged necessity for the Post Office and the line was subsidized, the three luxurious And the remarkable result was arrived at
he WESTE." He advocated self-supporting time was 7,000,000,000, so that the tax repro The PRESIDENT stated that another contractor remaining where he is until the steamers employed on this line dil not pay. As that not only is the radian in the earth hospitals, and passed on to show thaneed of educa-santed 1-110 approximately of the veins. To day
work. Chins believed to-day that question which came up in
connection completion of the new building, would it not be for the Bombay Ins, the results of business suficient to prolong indefinitely its cooling,
was educated she would be saved Her educ the tax ylalda 118,000,000 yen (£11,800,000, and with this -was that up' till
possible to induce him to transfer himself to
were more satisfactory than in ordinary years, but that it ought to be actually raising its
temperature!
tion was undermining her belief in idols. We the value of the land aggregates 13,000,000,000 sita had always bean reserved for
the open space immediately to the West of the liners having carried large quantities of row
To oscope the difficulty suggested by this
have an unparalleled opportunity to infinance so that the rate is 1-111. Bat such calculations ments only in the cemetery. He suggested the site! I understand that he could procure cotton and cotton yan homeward,
remit it is thought by some that the radiam
her at the prosent time; the dangor was that in do not weigh with the man in the street, to that a standing committee should be appointed it for half the amount he pays to the
content of the mass of the earth must be less
giving them universities we should simply give whom the political agitator appeals. It looks them a great power without giving them very probable that the old question may be to deal with cemetery questions, or that the
Government as rent for the offending matsheds, With regard to the N.YK, services in than that of the rocky crust which has been
characters the nest of Christian teaching ing session Everything will then
resurrected by the Opposition in the approach determined by observation. But there seems
depend gemetery committee already appointed to gmat If he displays resistance to the idea of Eastern waters, the report says nothing. has to be no à priori reason for supposing the nor A Sne address was brought to a cloga by an the attitude of the (Seiyu-kai). They have exhaustion- permite should be given power moving, est it be because he loses he occurred calling for remark. Mention, how has any diminution of radium with depth been arrest appeal for consecration to this great made no sign yet, nor is there any reason to to deal with this matter and report to the would be sharply looked after as the tenant of ever is made of the discontinuance of observed in the rocks which have been examin- Board. He certainly thought that some mem- the P. & O. Co., whereas now he feels that he Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's Shanghai. ed. And in his "Radioactivity and Gealogy collections and good speaking can make a suc- to range themselves against au agitation which If large congregations, enthusiasm, good suspect that they sim at the downfall of the Katama Cabinet. But they may find it difficult Professor Joly anggests an interesting alterna bore of the Board should visit the cemetery is protected by the inertia of the P.W.D. I Japan service, and the Shanghai line is tive. Let us suppose that the one-billionth of us are then Wanchai Church has would appeal to forcibly to the mazes. before they decided on the question.
allowed my motion to drop not because I was again monopolised by the Nippon Yusen its mas of radium, which has been determinedary Society will benefit to the extent of $170 by had a very successful anniversary. The Mission- put off by special pleading, but because my Kaishia. As to the coasting service, the report: as the proportion for the rooky crust, is con. hopes were set on the one thing needful. The says the cargo boats were well patronised. The timous throughout the earth. This need not these meetings. one thing needfut is a word of coinmand, and Company secured more successful results that His Excellency will earn the gratitude of the whole European community if, after investiga tion, he can see his way to give it. Yours truly,
it would be a very difficult thing to settle this question without going down to the cemetery.
Mr. HOOPEE agreed.
now
monu.
Mr. HOOPER thought that Civil Servants should be treated as residente, as they were residente to all intents and purposes. When they came out here they expected to remain as ordinary residents, but the Naval and Military were different, and he thought it was a good thing that they should have their respective plots down there. So far as the Navy was con- corned, he knew that they periodically had their monaments inspected and repaired ont of grants, and he thought the Military did the
BATIO.
COLONEL BEDFORD-Yes.
Mr. HOOPEE thought it was a good thing to keep the Naval and Military together, and if
M. STEWART,
imply a gorer cooling earth, for, as Professor Joly points out, the deeper parts of the earth are thermally isolated for immense periods from the murface.
work.
at
THE MERRYMAKERS.
A large and appreciative audience was pre- sent Thus the interior parts of the earthy may go
the Theatre last night when on rising indefinitely in temperature without the Merry Makers again made merry with any evidence of the heat reaching the surface. their variety entertainment. Encores were
011
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The LG.M. str. Buelowe, carrying the GermLAKA Mails with dates from Berlla of the 17th alt., be expected here on or about the 16th inst. left Colombo on the 5th inst. morning, and may
in the corresponding period of the provions year by transferring large stsamere from foreign lines, Buffering from the competition with the Imperial Railway Board, which lowered freights, and from the activity of other Japanese steam. ship oompanies, the Company had to lower indelinitely for untold ages until an enormous songs brought the house down as did on the 6th instant, BeŐ M
tariff.
OPIUM SUPPRESSION IN YUNNAN,
About seven o'clock last Wednesday evening According to the memorial of the Acting a rather serious and fatal collision occurred nese Viceroy of Yunnan to the Throne, the growth of the entrance to the Astras Channel, at Shaug the poppy kax entirely ceased in his province and the wholesale and retail dealers in opium hai, as a result of which a tug aus, belonging to
The IG.M. str. Goeben, which left here on
If the requisite amount of radiam is present the rule but the Quaint Singer of Quaint the 3rd instant, at 7 a., arrived at Shanghai they must be doing so now, Thit may go on
internal temperature is altained. But it esanot go on for over. Some day the great internal There will be flow of heat outwards in all heat reservoir must, as it were, burst its bonds. directions to the surface, and the earth will be reduced again to its original molten state,
Harry Landen, and it was not until each had made several responses that they were allowed to go. As on the opening night tho selections by the Musical Theons and the
hearty reception, the "take offs" of Zebo's sesist-
The C.N. Co.'s etz. Chenan left Shanghai on the 5th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 8th inst
The O.P.E. str. Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai at 9pm, on the oth inst, and left again at 7.30 am on Tuesday for Hongkong, The CP H. str. Empress of India arrived at Shanghai at 7.30 am. on the 7th inst., and left again at 6 p.m. same day for Nagasaki, where The Have at 7am, on the 9th inst. on the 7th instant am, and may be expected. H.-A. Linie str. Scandia left: Singapore
hers on or about the 13th inst
have all clanged their trade. As there is no the Franco-Dutch Dredging Company, the Bach, suggests Professor Joly may be equilibrian feats of Zeno the marvel met with where she is due to arrive at noon to-Murrow, they were bound to have a section, for the Civil more opium to be procured the smokers have Whangyoo Conservancy contracters, as sunk unther unggol Biond50 globe mag it aut being extremely funny. Alice Hope in her
and of the present geological ago, and with such Service then they could have one. But he saw either abandoned the habit themselves, or been no reason why Civil Servants should be different cured of it at the Government hospital This and her captain, C. V d'Houvel, and two Chi- have begun. The geological record may not rendering of “Comin' thro' the Rye" took well, to other residents, because they expected to be report has been confirmed by the investigatione ese sellors were drowned. The str. Ningehao, date from the solidification of the original fiery as did Ruby Elmere, Ida Berridge and the which have been secretly made in every town and Captain Bell, was passing down the Astron mass, hat from a ralium melting. And there Rosebuds, the dancing of the latter being clever here as long as the ordinary resident.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-Longer.
Channel when she met the tag Jaan coming up. sings again of new geological ages.
may have bon many much meltings and begin-
ly executed.
village.