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SHIPPING NOTES.
Officials of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha have been making investigations in
Manila haring in view the possibility of inaking Manila a port of call for their European liners.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has issued a statement annonseing that the lifeboat accommodation on all their steamers is far in excess of the total nusiber of pas sengers and crew, even when the passen ger accommodation of their steamers is
filled to its utmost capacity:
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LOCAL SPORT.
B.O.O. SPORTS..
The annual sports prometed by the Boys Own Club were held yesterday at the Race Course, Happy Valley, and proved perhaps the must successful athletic meeting held this seas011. All
THE HONGKONG DAILY JEBESS, TUESDI- ZZY 28rn, 1912,
THE CHARGES AGAINST MISS
MONTEITH.
ONE CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
·In H.M. Polier Court at Shanghai un the 22nd inst.:-
Miriane Monteith appeared on remand Fritz Materna by means of false pre charged with having obtained £50 from tences.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL.
ELECTRIC SHIP.
NEW TRANSMISSION OF “OLE POWER.
HEAVY RELAPSE IN THE DEFERRED STOCK.
The Times of the 3rd inst. mays!— Peninsular and Oriental Deferred stock suffered a severe fall yesterday. After In almost all marine steam-engines, being dealt in at the opening at 310 and certainly in all marine turbines, power recovering to 370, it closed nominally at has hitherto been trausmitted direct to 310-300, a fall of 55 since Wednesday. the propeller-shaft from the engine or This decline was due to the official state- turbine. In the case of the reciprocating the events were keenly contested, parts
proposals for amalgamation have been gear, for the engines obviously could not ment in The Times of yesterday that no engine there was, of course, differential cularly the running ovants, in which
made to the company, and that £1,100,000 run directly at the speed represented by exciting finishes were witnessed, and the
| Proformed stock is to be issued.
seventy or eighty revolutions of the proceedings proved most enjoyable. Mr.
Some surprise was expressed in ship- serey; but increase or decrease in the ping circles at the statement that the com- number of revolutions was only to be A. R. Ellis, the hop. 'secretary, contri- buted much to the success of the gathered by the acting Crown Advocate that he its service, and it was suggested that the speed at which the engines were run.
Mr. McKean said that he was instruct-pany needs funds for the improvement of obtained by increase or decrease in the ing by the adequate arrangements mądr. did not wish to proceed with this charge, action of the board may have been intend- Results are appended:-
He requested him to inform the Courted to make it more difficult to secure à that the reason for the delay had been controlling interest in the that he communicated, or attempted to communicate, with the principal witness for the Crown, who, as he said on the first occasion, was not present in Shanghai, and he had not been able to get into com
Long jump (amateur championship) 1. B. A. Carvalho, 19ft. 1; 2. F. B. Silva
-100 yards flat ruce (scratch)-1, John Smith, 11secs.; 2, H. Goldenberg,
Bicycle race, one mile (handicap)-1, A. E. Moyhing. (ser.), 8.71-5sca. ; 2, W. B. Muskett (50 yards).
Half mile (amateur championship)-—-1,
A. Wilson,
Mr. S. H. McKean and Mr. C. G." Kirk appeared for the Crown, and Mr. E. 8. Muburly. Bell defended..
It
company
AS IN A BICYCLE
"In the case of the turbine, where steam "
INTIMATIONS
RASH ON FACE
HANDS AND BODY
Red Patches with White, Dry Scab. Like Dandruff on Head. Very Itchy. After Using Cuticura Remedies for One Week Was Entirely Cured,"
"I suffered very match from eczema for eight of nine months. A Gar rash appeared on my face, hands, scalp and on my body. It formed red patches with a white, dry acab, It was like dandruff on the head, very itchy at times. Iziod several kinds of medicines and ointments, and also got noine doctor's medicine, but none of thoni dil me any good, and I got no rullet. I saw the advertisement paper, so sent for da. dd. worth of Cuticum Remedies. After using the Cutleum Soap, Cuticura Giatment and Cuticura Pills für one week, I was clirely cured, and haro had no trouble since." (signed) Edmond Fitzpatrick White, Newcastle, Clanine, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, July 14, 1911.
stock, an operation which, according to impinges directly upon the blades of the some, explains the recent rise in the De-rutor, and the rotor, in turn, is but a ferred. On the supposition that this is continuation of the propeller-shaft, fl of the Caticure Soap and Ointment in the the object of the directors some sympathy uber of revolutions cannot be con- is expressed with them in some quarters. roiled at all, and it is necessary to instil
bo May A telegram was
mentioned that the power to two sets of turbines, one for high spend sent to an address left by him at which issue the whole of the balance of the na- and one for cruising speed, with two sets he proposed to be on a certain day, but thorized capital in Preferred stock was of shafts and propelers to inatch. notification had been received from the obtained as long ago as 1903. It had beeg generally understood that this capital must be issued in equal portions of Pre-
munication with him.
A. E. Coombes, min. 173-bacca.; 2, w.telegraph office that time telegram was undelivered. He therefore naked leave of the Court to withdraw the charge.
His Worship-You are instructed to withdraw the first charge?
On April 4th there was launched at Belfast the new steamer Lammeden, which has been built for the Chine-Mutual- Sicum Navigation Company, Limited, Liverpool (Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co.). The new -vessel in 455 ft, in length, with a gross tonnage of about 6,700 tous, and has been constructed on a special' girder, system, ensures unobstructed cargo space in the holds. Accommodation is provided for a number of saloon passengers, while the 190 yards that race (handicap)-1, J. Forcastle is arranged for steerage passen M. Roza Pereira (4 yards), 1245mes; gers. The 'tween deck is for native emi: | 2, R. J. 'Judah' (10 yards).
The propelling machinery con- grants. sists of a set of triple-expansion engines with the necessary auxiliaries, steam being supplied by two double-ended steel. boilers working under forced draught, with an auxiliary single-ended boiler for the deck machinery,
Half-mile fut race, open to soldiers, sailors and police-1. Richardson, 2nin. 11 3-5secs.; 2, Donkiey.
120 yards hurdles, ten flights Camateur championshi, T. A. Carvalho,
secs.; 2. I. Goldenberg. Children's race, 100 yards, open to
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Mr. McKean-Yes.
His Worship-Then there is nothing more, to be said.
ferred and Deferred."
For a long time past, says the Pall at Gazette, Sir Charles Parsons and other engineers have been endeavouring to solve the problem of adapting the well- known principle of differential gearing. as found in the bicycle and the motor-car, to marino propulsion.
-THE PAKSOYS SYSTEM.
SUGGESTED BUYING FOR CONTROL, Interest in the affairs of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
It has become still-more imperative to was yesterday deeply intensified by the announcement respecting the issue of new evolve some such systém with the coming Mr. Bell said there was one thing The effect of the announcement on deal: Scelandic and other pioneer types are to capital and of the manner of its issue of the motor-driven ship, In the would like to mention with reference to ings in the Stock Exchange is described be found several different motors, cach the other charge. The prisoner was
in another column: we are rather concapable of being geared directly to the arrested on the first charge at Hoogkong corned here with the nieaning of the state-suric shaft, but each necessary to be used and the second charge was preferredment to the company itself. Much of in turn for high and low speeds. against her here. The Hongkong police, the ordinary speculation in the Deferred There are, at present, three different it seemed, had not given them all the stock appears to have been based on types of gearing under trial by which it boys and girls under 12 years of uge--1, information they might have done. They rumours of amalgamation or
further is hoped that the difficulties described Will; 2, B. Lammert. 1, L. Marques; certain things to the Shanghai police, but and Far Eastern trades, though these
searched the prisoner and handed over working agreements in the Australasian above may be overcone. |
2, B. Marques,
the Shanghai police did not wearch them stories have never received any encourage. High jump (ámateur championship)--elves. They were therefore unable to ment whatever in these colurans,
Writ The first is the invention of Sir Charles 1. F. B. Silva, äft. Gin.
Answer certain questions. He wished to ing towards the end of March, when the Parsons, and is adapted to the steam have information from Hongkong as to stock was souring over 300, we analyzed the turbine. This has, indeed, passed out of the state of her papers when they were very strong financial position, suggested its experimental stage, and is being fitted searched. It was very embarrassing to that a study of the conditions might have in at least one destroyer building for the him, because the papers brought from stimulated buying, by powerful interests, British Government, if not two. It is Hongkong were brought in answer to the possibly with the idea of securing a con-on first charge and not the second, of which siderable degree of influence, and obsery differential gearing fitted to three- the principle of the familiar she had no knowledge at the time. Heed that, in the quarters most closely con- speed" bicycles and all motor-cars. The would like to know if the prosecution cerned, nothing whatever was known of turbines move at an equal spead all would give him some assistance with re- any closer working between the P. & O. through, and that speed, by a clutch gard to this,
and the other companies engaged in the arrangement is increased or reduced in His Worship-I take it all the property Far Eastern and Australasian trades. transmission to the propeller shaft. Three of Miss Monteith was brought up,
The last statement was amply confirmed a merchant-ships have already been equip Mr. Bell-By no means.
There are day later in a letter addressed to us by ped with the Parsons geared turbine; a Sir Thomas Sutherland, the chairman of fourth of 5,000 tons is being built, and many things she left behind.
His Worship-Cannot you have them the company confirmation which was another has been ordered. Whether the sent up?
reiterated in the statement of Wednesday system is applicable to heavy ships of Mr. McKean said the prosecution had last. "The Company," the circular of war is yet in doubt.. no knowledge of what was in Hongkong, this week adds, "have been for many but perhaps they might be able to assist years, and are now, working in perfect if Mr. Hell would let-then know what he harmony with their competitors through wanted.
out the whole range of their operations in the East."
There was launched at Port Glasgow on the 2nd inat, the first steamer of the coal- carrying fleet of the Pekin Syndicate, The vessel is 275 ft. in length, 44 ft. in breadth, and 21 ft. 6 in, in depth, and is tu carry 3,000 tons drail weight. She has
920 yards flat race (handicap)-1, B. several novel features in her arrangement. Judah (15 yards), 2min, #12-ösees. ; 2.
F. J. Brown (14 yards). and equipment, including Temperley
One mile flat rate (amateur champioti- transporters for loading and discharging. The vessel was built by the Clyde Shipship)-1, W. A. Wilson, 5min, 224-5sccs. ping and Engineering Company. Port 2, A. R. Ellie Glasgow, and was designed by Mr. Wil- Two mile bicycle race (handicap), open liam James· Douglas, 1. Fenchurch to the Colony-1, G. Lee (60 yards), Avenue, E.C., the Syndicate's consulting Biniu, 55wees. ; 2, A. Moyhing (ser.). nayel architect, assisted by Mr. T. Weir, formerly of Shanghai. The vessel was christened by Mrs. Thomas Gilbert, wife. of the secretary of the Pekin Syndicate, and was named Sir Richard Awdry, after the chairman of the Syndicate,
Quarter mile (scratch)-), 1. “Golden- beig.
Ladies nomination-1, P. H. Murray 2, J. Goldenberg.
Putting the weight (amateur champion- ship)-1, W. Gerrard, 38ft. Gin.
Children's race, 50 yards under seven years of age (handicap), J. Cotton: 2 A. Burt.
The Shanghai Plague Prevention Com mittee met the demands of the slapping
Half mile fut race (handicap)-1, W interests at a meeting in the German Cou-A. Wilson (scratch), no. 202-5secs. solate on Wednesday Just and approved | z, R.J. Judah. certain modifications of the quarantine re- Team race, Murray's team consist- ing of P. H. Murray, W. A. Wilson, gulations without” relaxing, the precan-
H. Archie and H. Goldenberg. tions against infection. The steamship
50 yards wheelbarrow race--1, AR. companies raised objection to fumigation | Ellis and 1. Coldenberg. of vessels by burning sulphyr and to being restricted--from-discharging cargo from—THE BELGIAN LOAN TO CHINA- steamers at night. The regulation for- bidding ships to discharge, at night -was framed to prevent infected rats from leav
The following communication, forward- ing the ships there. The committee decided to The Times by its Brussels corres ed that the vessels should be permitted to pondent, is from a source well-informed dock and discharge at night by means of as to the attitude of the Belgian finaner derricks, but gang planks should not be houses interested in Chinese loans
respecting the present situation:- The allowed to connect with the shore. objection to sulphur fumigation was met with a recommendation that carbon dioxide, which produces a germ killing gas that is not injurious to inerchandise,
might be used.
Kers.
considerable а
wouk!
ATTITUDE-IN HELQILIB.
The Sino-Belgian Bank negotiated a loan with the Chinese Government in twe parts, the first part being for £1,000,000, and the second £250,000. This loan was
Cent. bends, bought at $7, and repay able in one year. The money has been gent to China, and paid over to the Government. The situation in China, therefore, is that certain operations are actually completed, in regard to which there can be no question of going back.
agreed to against Trensary. Five Per
His Worship-It seems to me that if Miss Montoith wants all her property here she can have it sent. The Hongkong police have no right to hold it.
Mr. Bell-They are not holding it. His Worship Very well. It can br
brought here.
Mr. Bell-The prisoner's case is this: that these cheque books were in a sealed package. Sorgt. Brewster said that when handed to him they were not. They wore opened by the Hongkong police. I want that information and the prosecution way be able to get it for me. They might put their witness in such a position that I can cross-examine next time.
His Worship The only witness would be the police officer at Hongkong whe made the search.
Mr. Bell--It is a very important points and by no means a light one..
Mr. McKoan said, the papers were not sized for the purposes of the first case furily. They were seized as property property they wanted. The point I am Mr. Bell-The police picked out the
found.
THE NEW, ISSUE OF CAPITAL.
serves of the company, it is a little dith.
In view of the undoubtedly targé rè-|
cult to understand that the sum of
The second device is the Föttingen gear, which is hydraulic, and tranamite power generated by a gas-engine. It can, how- ever, be applied to steam turbines, and it is thought that its best chance of success lies therein.
A COMPLETELY NEW DEPARTURE.
CURED BABY IN A WEEK
**My baby's bend was nothing but a mass of seab all over, and it worried mo to look at B. 1 Ru a le Cuticura Ointment and found it was doing good sa I bought two -more boxow and it beatod. After using tho Cuticura Okitment a few days the scab camO right off, leaving his lead quite bald, Now he has a heat as clean and smooth as if he bad never had any bad head at all, and tho bair is quite thick and lovely and light. Ho is a lovely baby now. We had used so many other kinds of ointment, but it was of no us0, and the Cutleurs Remedies cared my baby
to a week. I advise anyone who has KăỀN trouble to use the Cutlerine Boop and lat ment. (Rigned) Mrs. I. Hall, Whiting Yard, Bedminster, Bristol, Eng., Jan. 20, 1011.
Samples with 32-p. book free from nearest depot: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., Leudon; it. Towns & Co., Rydney, N..W.; Lennon, Ltd., Cape Town: Muller, Maclean de Co., Calcutta and Hombay: Fotter Drug & Chem, Corp., aoto props, Boston, 12, 8. A.
87.25
Chs. J. Gaupp
& Co.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATNE ROAD.
The third system, the Mavor electrical 1.180,000, which it is proposed new to gear, is to be tried in a ship now busing WATCHMAKERS. issue to the extent of £1,100,000 in the Whigham Richardson, at Wallsend. This built by Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and form of Preferred Cumulative Five per is a completely new departure.
cent. stock, can urgently be needed for,
the requirements of the company's The power will be generated by an future work in the improvement of their internal combustion engine of the Diesel Asil.
passenger, and cargo service." The type and transformed into electrical P. & O. Company has been so excellently energy by which the propeller-shafting Buanced in the past that the idea comes will be driven. Thus we get, right away almost as a shock that it should now be from a mere modification by means of needing to issue this capital in view of gearing into an entirely new form of the company's future work." With the propulsion.
AND JEWELLERS
OPTICIANS,
FINEST QUALITY
DIAMOND JEWELLERY
A SPECIALITY..
AND SWISS
most respect for the intention of the Something similar is under trial for directors in issuing the statement, the railway locomotives, and, if the experi thought is bound to suggest itself that the micals should prove successful, the prob issue of such stock will by no means be lem of the application of electrical pleasing to those who have lately been motive power contained in the locomotive heavily buying the Deferred stock. Sup-itself (whether ship or engine), which has posing that there had been an intention hitherto baffled inventors, owing to the among certain persons to secure & control weight of accumulators, will have bro ENGLISH, AMERICAN fing interest-and the position is com-solved. weeks ago was being put into the names whole, power required will still have to plicated by the fact that the stock a few Et nihilo nikit hi. Of course, the GOLD AND SILVER
engine, and it remains to be seen whether leakage can be sufficiently controlled to make this method of applying energy
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on now is whether these documents were of several banks their task is now sub be generated in the internal combustion scaled or not. I ask you to bring thestantially increased by the issue of the new stock, while, should the issue be ab officer up.
sorbed by many of the old stockholders, the balance of the voting power will, to profitable. that extent, be preserved.
His Worship-If you insist on having a witness from Hongkong. I suppose an endeavour will have to be made to get him, but it is not a question to be dis cussed here now. All I can do is to say that Miriam Monteith is discharged on the first charge.-N.-C. Daily News.
LIEUT. SHIRASE ON HIS TOUR.
NO MORE POLAK TRIPS.
If it can. then a further enormous CLOOKS economy of space and weight will be made in the propelling machinery of ships.
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha liner Tenge mary carried From Manila last week the largest shipment of cigars ever made from the Philippines to the United States. It
At the same time that the Bank came was made up of various consigaments to an agreement with China for this loan
Among well-informed shipping men from various factories and to various to be made at once, the Baak obtained a
there is now a deeply rooted impression that a determined effort is being made to points in the United States, and figures proferential right, on equal terms, to
secure a large or even a controlling in- prepared at the custom house showed a make another loan of £10,000,000 among
terest in the company, and that the au total of 3,704,401. Additions to it on the the first loans which Chinus may require
nouncement yesterday of the new issue of
SHANGHAI TRADE. ere of the departure of the vessel enrried that is to say, that one of the three or
capital in a material obstacle placed in four of the next loans to be made to The
the way of this ambition; in far, how- Messrs, Ilbert & Co.'s latest Piece the aggregate amount to 4,125,000.
China shall be reserved for the Anglo-
ever, as the consequent fall in the price Goods Market Report says:- shipments were all made en orders, which Franco-Belgian group represented by the
of the stock may enable fresh buying to Again our market has been disorganized is an excellent indication of the improved Sino-Belgian Bank. It must be noted
be effected at a lower level the barriers by the continuoue rise in exchange, which condition of the Manila cig trade in that there are not two contracts-one for
Lieutenant Shirase and six other mem- will be broken down. At the same time, has caused orders for spot supplies to be the United States. Besides this record the loan already made and the other for
is expressed with the directors of the P. ances during the week, both in yarn and breaking shipment of oigars the Tengo loan reserved for the Sino-Belgian bers of the Polar "expedition" were exin certain quarters some little sympathy Feld back for the time being, and clear-
Bank. There is only one contract, which pected to reach Yokohama on May 16th.
&0. Company in what is believed to be piece goods, have been poor. number of'] carried
is bilateral and synallagmatic," forms In un interview with a Tokyo Press re-
the defensive action they are now taking. The loan negotiations appear to have cigarettes, Preliminary estimates at the a complate whole, and is no longer cap. presentative while in Kobe Lieutenant They, after all, have been responsible for made favourable, progress in the interval Custom house indicated that the total ship able of modification from the moment Shirase said that he felt quite ashamed the development of the company's business and a definite settlement of terms. seems
commenced to be applied to meet his countrymen, seeing that he ments
reach about
600,000 when it There were also 50 tons of China negotiated with the Sino-Belgian had failed to accomplish his cherished during many years, and yet should those likely to be arrived at, in which event it cigarettes.
Bank at the moment when it was schemo-the discovery of the South Pole, who have lately been buying the stock is reported that a sum of £15,000,000 will copra, 3,700 bales of hemp and 1,000 tons occupied with the financial reorganiza- for the accomplishment of which the care to bid sufficiently high the manage he disbursed before the end of October, ment of the company might, without the and a further £40,000,000 be taken up of general cargo besides 210 cabin passention of the country. She negotiated in Japanese, including even school chuden, sanction of the Board, pass into fresh after that date. The loan besides being
complete freedom, and publicly, and it had contributed. Owing to the shortage
hands.
employed for productive purposes is fur- was only after the exchange of signatures of funds, the original two year pro-
It may be mentioned that until 1905, ther for the redemption of loans and for that the Bank learnt, through the programome was curtailed to one year, so that tests of the other European banks, that the attempt to reach the Pole was when a new supplementary charter was China's obligations. The machinery to be obtained by the company, the directors employed for regulation of payments of China had already bound herself to them, abandoned. After reaching the Polar would not have had power to issue more loan money for provincial purposes is to What foundation is there for this assur regions the members of the expedition than £500,000 of Preferred stock, that
be the Customa. In addition certain tion that she was so hound. The Sino concentrated their eneries in scientific being the unissued balance of the amount
The stipulations regarding financial super- Recently when Ilis Highness the Crown Belgian Bank has no knowledge of it. It research," this undertaking being carried of the Preferred stock authorized, Prince proceeded to Shiga Ken to attend only knows of the treaty signed, in free out with success. The Kainan-maru is the maneuvres of the Divisional staffs, dom, by the Chinese Governant. expected to return to Tokyo Bay about 1903 charter, which superseded all previ- vision by appointees of the financial "a certain offence" is reported to bave
Moreover, if these banks had rights of the 10th of next month. The fact that beus charters, gave the Board power to group interested have to be agreed upon. been plotted at Gift The Oinku Shimpu pre-emption why did they not put in their had returned in advance of the Kainas-issue the whole unissued capital, amount Indirectly, in fact, the chaotic state of states that the Gifa police detected the claim based on them when the Belgian warn was simply because of his desire to ing to £1,180,000, either in Preferred or China's financial affairs caused by last necesitated the present external assist- plot on the 2nd inst. and arrested two Syndicate's negotiations began? These raise a sum of over 20,000 yen, which is Deferred stock, or partly in one and part winter's political upheaval, which hea ance, has been a great thing for the Belgium needed to pay the crew and party, and toy in the other.-The Times. Japanese. In the course of the inquiry, negotiations were not secret.
future of the country, in giving her an it was discovered that one of the men was cannot admit these protests, which arrive meet other expenditure incurred during
exchequer regulated upon a sound and. indirectly connected with the party of
properly controlled basis. Kotoku Denjiro, who was executed last après coup year for plotting against the life of His Majesty. It was also discovered that other accomplices had been scattered over various parts of
The Pro- the country.
For this a certain fee will be charged. ed to sell so much of the furniture and river. ¦ curator's Bureau of the Gifu Chiho Sai-
The Emperor William is reported to The report that he will undertake another valuables of the Royal Palaces which are bansho is making further investigations, co-operating with the Procurators' officers have bought for £4,800 two farms in expedition to the North Pole is without recognized as belonging to King Mongel
THE PORTUGUESE NAVY.. at several places. On the 3rd at 7 p.m. German. South-West Africa. The former foundation. Shirase added that as he is and his mother as will fetch £1,000,000
owner will stay on as tenant and will now receiving a pension from the Goy the amount which was advanced by the Procurators Fujioka and Hayashi and
be theerament at the rate of 20 yen per month, State to the late King Carlos. The pro-
The Portuguese Minister of Marine Judge Tada, of the Osaka Chiko Saiban-manage the business, which is sho, and some police proceeded to the breeding of sheep. This branch of farming he will spend the rest of his life in farm perty includes the Crown jewels, valued troduced a Bill in Parliament on the 1st Most people, we think, at £800,000. which are kept at the Neces inst. fixing the naval force at 4,500 men, house of a member of the staff of a certain has been for some time successfully doing in Sendai.
veloped in South-West Africa, and a Ger will agree that he is probably better fitted aidsdes Palace, and Dom Miguel's jewels, who are to be distributed among five newspaper office at Osaka, and seized cer-
man sheep-farming syndicate has made for farming than carrying out "scientific which are deposited with the Bank of cruisers, one destroyer, 14 gunboats, and -tain letters.
extensive puchases of land.
researches" in the Polar regions,
Portugal, and are valued at £500,000. several other vessels.
ALLEGED ANARCHIST PLOT IN JAPAN.
THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.
PURCHASE OF COLONIAL FARMS.
the
expedition. In order to collect the necessary money, he proposes to give loc tures, describing his experiences, in vari- ous parts of the country, and to exhibit fish, minerals, birds and other objects brought home from the Polar regions.
THE PORTUGUESE CROWN JEWELS.
GOVERNMENT SALE ARRANGED.
A tax of 3 per cent. upon the present duty tariff was imposed from the 15th inst., in order to provide funds for the The Portuguese Government has decid- conservancy works in the Whangpoo
in
45.
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of all descriptions.
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GUESSWORK
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