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THE Chinese imported for work in the mines nów number 27,209, ·less' 27, who have died. The total number of Chinese miners in the country on the roth ult, was 27, 83, filleen having died since the 31st alt, The following. vreamers with coolies were then on their way to South Africa: Cranley 2,0193 Stalida, 2,025; Inkum, 2,010; Courtfield; 1831. Tuta)95 49 Poly, bays" in Hongkeng wil be interested to learn that Mr. George Frampton, R., is getting well forward with the monument which is to be placed near the Polytechnic in Regent. st, in memory of its founder, the late Mr. Quintin Hogg. The design is very appropriate, representing two lads of the class to which Mr. Hogg devoted himself so tirelessly, with the great worker standing between them.
By special request, and owing to the indis-
JAPANESE SQUADRON,
TWO CRUISERS: A “CONVERT": ANU A STORESHIP
ADMIRAL DEWA IN COMMAND. -
sponges and rammeis over head had no painful Downess. The hoists showed where shell had passed over then, the long series of rolled lags on the bridge and the semaphore signal men, all told their tale aloit'significant was the bareness of the vessels and the three amergency six inch shelt standing ready to the breech, while every sentin.carried his three Not entirely unexpected was the arrival of a
cartouche boxes and his rifle and bayonet. Japanese Squadron here, says the Singapore Order, discipline and suirit were everywhere Free Press of 15th inst., although when the visible and, if a tenth of what we read be true Japanese flag went up at Fort Cauning at about the state of Rozhdiestvensky's squadron seven o'clock tha moring it somewhat antici-God help them when the Kaangi and her formed. pated the expectations of even the well-in-mates get to work.
The warships were sighted from Mt Faber at seven o'clock and were promptly reported as four in number, two cruisers, a converted Cruiser and a store ship. The composition of the squadron is
CEMETERY DYE-LAWS.
THE DEPTH OF GRAVES.
·NAVAL NOTES"
for homa yesterday will be relieved by the The British cruiser Amphitrite which left
Diadem now on her way to Hangkong."
THE PEAK SIONAL STATION,
ities are contemplating taking over the signal It is also understood that the a aval author.
station at the Peak, definite intelligence con carning which is expected to be received at un
early date.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT CAPE . D'AGUILAR.
For some tim past the Naval authorities here have been busily engaged in erecting a
The Honghong Celegraph position of one of the members of the Cem- beyond the barbour liniis, the Chitose to the ing an amendment of the Cemetery bye-laws every effort being trade to get the work com
HONGKONG, WEdnesday, MarCH 21, 1905.
THE EXTENT OF PROVOCATION.
Any other issue of the manslaughter case from the sailing ship King George than was reached at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, would have been mischievous. The Spanish sailor Ernandes, who killed a shipmate last Tuesdayweek, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour. It was quite plain from the evidence adduced on behalf of the Crown that he struck at Olsen
"KASAGI" (FLAGSHIP) AND "CHITOSE" "AMERIKA MARU" AND "YAWATA-MARU.”
The cruisers came in straight from the East and anchored about 4 to 6 miles out, well
the Kasagi central, and the Yawata pany, the Dailas Bandman Co, last night Maru' to the southward. Well down on the repeated. "The Girl from Kays," which made horizon was the Amerika Maru, the converted such a hit last week, and in which Miss Violet Toys Kisen boat, which has been here before Frampton came so well to the front. There She apparently anchored ten or twelve miles will be only four more performances during out, possibly to form a link in a chain to what the company's present stay in this Colony to the anchorage of the other ships at eleven ever other ships may be outside, Bho came up Tp-night "The Duchess of Dantzic" will be o'clock, and the four vessels formed a con- staged, and will give place to-morrow to "Aspicuous and formidable-like little fleet to the Country Girl," "The Cingalee" on Friday, and east of the Harbour, "The Orchid" on Saturday,
THE Rev. Eugene P. Dunlap, DD, of the Presbyterian Mission, Siam, is calling on the public of Bangkok, says the local Times, to aid in a good work for the benefit of young men of all nations residing in Bangkok. It is proposed to erect a handsome building, in a central loca
tion in Bangkok, to contain library, reading
On the ships being signalled a telephone message was sent up to Government House. launch Dolphin went off with Boarding Officer At the same line the Master Attendant's
Pestana to carry out the necessary legal warn- ing about neutrality, and about leaving the Port within twenty-four hours. At the same time & launch was detailed with P.C. Mulcock and another officer to lay by in the vicinity of the squadron.
Just before y a.m., there came in to John ston's Pier
THE "KASAGI'S" STEAM PINNACE
be found in this month's Navy List, which con
A delightful specimen of Hibernianism is to tains the following instructions: Officers of
send in annually to the Secretary of the Ad- the late Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers must
miralty a notification of their being alive."
As stated in our columns last evening memstation for wireless telegraphy at Capa D'Agui. bers of the Sanitary Board were considering at Tar, that being the nearest point at which com- the meeting yesterday afternoan a suggestion munication can be kept up owing to the influ- made by the Hon. Mr. A, W. Brewin respectence of minerals. It will be taken over shortly, relating to burials. Following the reading of pleted during the present week. the minutes, the Hon. the Registrar General moved, and Mr. Lau Chu Pak secondled, that the bye-law be altered to read that the depth of graves he re fuced from seven feet to five feet,
Dr. Pearse explained, in reply to Mr. Lau Chu Pak, that his views on the subject of earth burial were somewhat different frans the views which were current in the Colony. The Go- veron eat brought the question forward two
mailer, some notes made at the time being years ago and he then reported on the
sa follows:-The object of earth burial of the dead is 10 promote speedy decompasi tion and disintegration in such a manner as to cause no danger to the living. This is best accomplished by burial in the upper layers of soil.he depth at which it is necessary to bury is conditioned by (1) the possibility of remains being detected by animals and dag up,
WHISKY.with his sheath knife in a moment of unen-
| durable exasperation, and not with a deliber-room, lecture hall and social rooms, in which |ately murderous intention. The statements of will be given lectures on religious, scientific
sailor, who has now gone to his final reckon work is to be carried on. after the manner of the Young Men's Christian Association work, ing, was as bad a bully of the high seas as
under the direction of the Presbyterian Mission one can read of either in fiction or in the in Siant. Friend, in the United States of accounts of eighteenth century "discipline,"
America have pledged the buildings, which are while the accused seems to have been a
to cost about ten thousand dollars, gold, man physically inferior who had hitherto borne a good character on the ship. At the magisterial inquirythe prisoner was committed on the capital charge, but his Lordship the Chief Justice pointed out to the jury yesterday that the crime, charged by the Crown against the prisoner was the lesser A CHOICE AFTER-DINNER WINE. one of many aughter, and the reason why was that the deceased came by his death deliberately, yet the act was done under cir cumstances of great provocation arising from a blow, which the deceased had pre- A. S. WATSON & CO., viously struck. It has been held, and it is the law, he said, that if a person upon receiving a blow replies by striking the man, and death WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS results, that is manslaughter, if it can be
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THE floŋgkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., d, have issued their summer schedule of tumes of departures from Hongkong for Macao and vice vers 1.
On and after the 1st prox, the 5.5. fltungshan will depart from Macao at 8 a.m. instead of at 8.30 a.m., as at present, The Company have also forwarded to us a copy of the suggested programmes for round tips showing how pleasant and inexpensive holidays may be spent in inaking one of them. Starting from Hongkong a trip can be made to Canton
River, to Wuchow returning via Canton, or and Macao, to Cinton, Macao and the West to Wuchow, Canton and Macao. Tickets, if purchased in advanced, at the offices of the Company, are issued at reduced rates, and are available for a period of 30 days from the date
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which was news to the fleet, was received with
ships.
THE MUKDEN VICTORY
The intended transformation of Gibraltar from a military garrison to a naval command, :-
Marine Artillery forming a permanent garri. with an admim) as Governor, and, the Royal
son, is causing xcitement in military circles at the Rock. It is believed that the new- scheme will soon be enforced. With the Ap lantic fleet based there, the new dockyard at Gibral ar becomes the Empire's greatest naval command abroad,
SHIPPING JE ISAM.
great satisfaction, both by them and on the organisms, the animal world being chiefly restated that on the 20th inst., at about 4.30pm.
Mr. Tanaka went back in the pinnace to the Kasagi, In the meantime the other japanese gentlemen, and a representative of the Sing
ore Free Press went out in a launch to the Messrs. Thompson Thomas and Co, naval flagship These, and a representative of contractors, were the only visitors to the men- of-war.
met by Mr. T. Tanaka, the Japanese Consul, Mr. Kamura, manager of the M.11.K., and Mr. | above the body to absorb evil smelling gases Nakamaru, his successor. After a brief collo- and to avoid accidental uncovering. These
A' L'ERTIFICATE SUSPENDED. qay one of the Japmese officers, a navigating conditions will be met by having a uniform heutenant, went to the Master Attendant's depth of two feet of soil above the coffin and by Taylor, assistant Harbour Master, at the har
An inquiry was held to-day by Mr. Basil.
Government, checked his chronometers. The taking care to prevent storm water from wash bour office, into the circumstances connected office and hay ng obtained permission from other two went to the Telegraph Office. All ing away the soil over graves, and further by with the charge of negligent navigation, pre- of course, preserved a strict reticence, but the turfing the graves promptly after burial. When ferred by Mr. C. Jones, First Boarding Officer, telegraphic-news of
organic walter is buried in the upper layers of against Hung Yung Hing, master of the un- the earth it is attacked by animal and vegetable licensed steam launch Yuen Lee. Mr. Jones presented by the insects and the vegetable he was proceeding from the Empress of Japan world by the bacteria. A body before it is in the Lilly towards the Kowloon Wharf, when buried has already begun in decompose through he saw the Yuen Lee, about 1,000 feet away, the agency of the bactena it contains; when it one point on his port bow, heading towards him. is placed in the earth this decomposition is He blaw a short blast on his whistle and aller- helped by the soil bacteria. It becomes the ed his course slightly to starboard. The Puen natural food of the living earth. Deep burial Lee responded with two shot blasts and retards this process. In place of the speedy starboarded. Witness aga blew one short disintegration and decomposition there takes blast on the whistle, and again ported. The climination of more patrid gases than when starboarded her helm. When witness realized place a slow process of putrefaction with the Yuen Lee again blew two short blasts and again the body is properly but less deeply buried. If that the Yuen Lee was going to cross his bows hady be buried deeply enough to prevent he put his helm hard astarboard and wont full dags detecting it by their sense of smell, the speed natin. That was whena dia dwe atout question of contamination of the air by gases four boat lengths from him. The Yuen Lee rising through the soil may be dismissed. crossed witness's bows, only clearing bis launch Contamination of ground water is far more by about zo feet.-The coxswain of the Yuca likely to occur as burial than of shallow burial inasmuch short blasts, meaning that he was going to a consequence of deep Zee said when he saw the Lilly he blew two as in the former case the filtering power cross ber bows. He crossed her hows at be of the heing earth. the upper layers-is tween 40 and so feet off.-Mr. Taylor suspend- dispensed will. With reged to the burial ed his certificate for one month.
Coming up to the cruisers, their formidable appearance was most striking.
bered, are American but ships, the former being built at San Francisco and the latter at Philadelphia, both completed about five years 350. They bristle with guns, ro, hind is er in; ten 47 in; twelve 12 prs, smuller Kuns, Handsome vessel they are, low in the water, with fine lines sawing that their 22 knots is not merely a nominal speed. Spick and span from end to end, the crew were care fully removing traces of bad weather from their sides, and all was busy activity and order.
The America Mau is wel known in the East, as she used to be on the Pacific run. The Yawata Maru is appa ently a storeship,
another aft. The squadron is undoubtedly
The Kasagi and Chitose, it may be remim.
a
but it could reduce it to manslaughter it entirely English and Dutch concerns, which but she has a big gun mounted forward and of bodies dead from infectie a diseases, while!
THE STANDARD OIL CO. AND THE SHELL TRANSPORT CO. Writing from Vienna the corresponent of a financial contemporary says: The Roumanian oil production for 1905 appears to have been
during the last year, distributed between, says the Vienna Correspondent of the Financial News, the various German, French colonies have enorm usly increased their respective interests in the Roumanian petroleum industry. The German concerns intend to supply the German as well as the neighbouring markets with the Roumanian product, which is considerably cheaper than de America, Russian, or Galician oil The intentions of the English, French, and Dutch are also known, but noth ing has so far transpired as to the project of the Standard Oil Company. It is generally thought that the Standard will not attempt to bring the Roumanian naphtha on the Euro- pean market, and will rather endeavour to obtain with that supply the supremacy in the the Colony on leave from the 6th prox. to the Company and its Dutch allies have not been Far East, where hitherto the Shell Transport 5th July.
able to realise their perhaps too sanguine expectations.
might excuse a crime, and if the provoca tem was extremely grave the punishment might be practically nil. The lenient in- terpretation which he subsequently put upon the case when passing sentence will, while acting as a deterrent from the use of the knife, suggest the importance of man- ning ships as humanely as possible and of discharging bullies on the first indication | of their brutal natures.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
MAJOR A A. Chichester will be absent from
THE death is announced at Penang at the age of 86, of the Rev. Mother Saint Anselme, Lady Superior of Penang Convent,
188 master of the King Edward Inunch was this morning fined $y for mooring his boat
The Standard Oil Company, indeed, con- Einues to prove the most dangerous competitor ite all European oil-traders. Even in Rou-
PART OF TOGO'S FLEET
larsburg by Capt Sinker of the Hong Wan, of which 12 vessels were sighted at 1 am. off the Their search-lights were going, and Capt. Slaker had to exercise all his navigating skill to get through.
Approaching the Kasagi a brief order to go was reached, but visitors were stopped by the round in seaward was received. The gangway sentinel at the head, until cards had been sent in. Then we were courteously invited to sit under the shade of the bridge, Japanese officers and answered. The vessels report were gravely introduced and questions asked
GOOD WEATHER DOWN
except for five or six days ago, when heavy rain and a little rough weather was experienced. Some remarks were passed about feeling the heat, as they have come straight down from the cold Japanese waters. Nothing was to be in the latest news from Manchuria and ques: said of fur are plans but keen interest was nices
tions poured in about
ADMIRAL ROZHDIESTVENTSKY'S FLEET.
copies of the Singapore Free Press were eagerly snapped up and scanned. the Admiral, from whom presently came his In the meantine Mr. Tanaka was busy with Staff Captain, with the welcome news that
ADMIRAL DEWA
it is impossible to make a definits statement
that it is quite impossible for the air of a founded on scientific evidence to the effect
graveyard to contain organisms derived from the buried bodies, yet on the other hand there is absolutely no scientific foundation for such a belief. Specific organisins of disease may courses and this is far more possible with possibly be carried from the graves into water deep than with shallow burial. Speaking generally, the trend of modern opinion with regard to the persistence of specific disease organisms in the soil, is that the more they are brought into contact with naturally oc ocurring saprophytic organisms of the
MASONIC QUADRILLE CLUB CONCERT.
The success which usually attends all the functions given under the auspices of the Masonic Quadrile Club, again marked the of Commerce room last night. The room had smeker' which took place in the old Chamber
been tastefully draped with flags, the Union Jack-predominating, and forming the curtain and sides for platform. Mr. Harry Wolfe, President of the Club, occupied the chair and soil, the more rapidly will they die out,
was supported by Mr. W. Higby, Hon. Fecra- This holds good for plague, typhoid and tary. A very good programme had been cholera. It is true that certain expermenters arranged, which if apparently lengthy on paper have kept the typhoid bacallus alive in sail fo
was so in order to prepare for possible and long periods-, over a year. It does not body can survive for any length of time in a follow however that typhoid bacilli in a dead even probable disappointers, weather and dis- tances having to be reckoned with. Messrs. properly made grave. Dr. Robertson in 1898 Jenkins and Roberts opened the entertainment, found by experiment that the bacillus typhosus with a march arranged for piano and violin,
absence of the name of Mr. Wolf from the " programme was much regretted. The mem beis taking part were all so good that we will not make any invidions distinctions, as the following amateur entrepreneurs are too well known to need any individual mention: They
The Mukden victory was entirely news and quickly died out in the soil of grass covered and these gentlemen afterwards took it in turns
areas. Dr. Sydney Martin, 1896-150r, found that in sterilised soils he could cultivate the to act as accompanists during the evening, and bacillus and keep it alive for over a year. This later Mr. Jenkius gave a very fins piccolo solo. found that if the bacillus is added to natural had been secured, and did excellent work in kind of soil does not occur in nature. He also quite the best amateur talent in the Colony uncultivated soils it ceases to exist within the comic and sentimental line, but the entire bours. If the bacillus be assumed to persist in a grave it is less dangerous when shallow than deep, as the deeper it is the more likelihood would there be of the ground water being con- terminated. Anthrax and tetanus are some what xceptional. Anthrax spores have been stated to have been brought to the surface of graves by wormis. This is, however, doubtful Further, anthrax organisms are rapidly killed were Messrs. Jenkins and Rohers, Bowen, in a body which has not been opened. Tetanus Laing, Thwaites, turnett, Dadenck, McGrand bacilli have been recovered from soil. They Evans, Rogers, Bailey, Harris, Winekelsett, require an atmosphere free from oxygen for The two B's," and Master Willie Hant. The their grow.h. Therefore the deeper they are buried the more chance is there of their theatre in the adjoining building had long persistence. I am of the opinion that the best closed its doors before this enjoyable function Storm water shall be provided for in cemeteries absence of chairs and rickshas proved some. regulations for burial would be as follows:- was brought to a close, and consequently the by properly constructed channels for draining what inconvenient to the "long distances." it off the surface and preventing it swamping the cemetery, a. Every grave shall be dug to a depth of 4 feet throughout. 3. After burial the earth dug from the grave shall be ali pul buck over the coffin forming a mound over the grave. 4. Every grave shall be covered with turf immediately after the grave have been filled in.
would see our representative. If all about the ship was clean and orderly, the Admiral's sa- loon was particularly so. The Officers' saloon furniture was not large in amount, almost the only infrminable articles being a chair or two Still, it was cheerful and bright, and when the electric fan was sei a-going cool and pleasant. Admiral Dewa is a midille-aged man, above English well, received congratulations on the the average height of Japanese. He speaks splendid victory at Mukden with pleased cour tesy, expressed his thanks to the Singapore Free Press for its attitude towards our atlies has an excent reputation in Japan for its as he put The Singapore Free Press comments on the war and its friendly attitude
A 134-CARAT diamond has been discovered in mania, it is reported, the Staudit is waging war with the national industry. The Rou- the Premier Mine, at Johannesburg, near the spot where the recent great find was made.
manian State railways recently invited tenders for the supply of peruleum residues, in be TO-MORROW afternoon, on the Causeway Bayed as fuel. The quantity requied by the Ground, the Rover's Football Club will play always amounts to hour & wagons, and, the Empress of China. Kirk-off at a quarter as may be easily understood, constitutes an imis flanked by a couple of quick-firers. The portant item for the Roumanian producers-all past five.
the mare as the contract is being given for four years. These residues have usually fetched 36 lei perton-a price which apparently compares unfavourably with that paid for Cardiff coal, e., 20 lie per ton. il must, however, be taken into consideration that the heating power of the petroleuni residues is nearly 50 per cent. higher than that of coal. The Romano-Ame- ricana, which was founded in June last, under the auspices of the Standard Oil Company, has now asked the railway company to grant fur ther delay for sending in tenders, because it would shortly be in n position to supply the residues at 23 lei per loo. la presence of this underselling policy, and in order to prevent the postponement, the Roumanian refiners have decided to lower their tenders from 36 lei
without exhibiting the regulation lights, be
tween sunsel and sunrise on the 20th inst.
THE Kansas House of Representatives passed the Senate Bill authorising the State petroleum refinery at Peru, Kansas, to be worked by con- vict labour, in opposition to the Standard Oil Company. The Governor announced that he would sign the bill.
MESSRS. P. S. King and Sou have sent us an abridged edition of the report of the Tariff Commission dealing with the iron steel trades, the first of the British industries to come under the survey of the examiners 18to Mr. Chamber Jain's fiscal proposals.
WILLIAM Ogle Bell-Irving, of Milkbank, Lockerbie, N.B. (English and Scotch estate, L9:403 property in India, £73.357, of which L62,372 is his share in the business of Jardiac, Skinner, and Co., of Calcutta), left estate of the gross value of £82,760.
10 28 lei,
toward us-and cously introduced our representative to the Star Captain. This officer is a bronzed keen looking sailor-all the officers and men looked as they should on active ser vice, clear-eyed, brosted, hard as nails, and hearing the confident consciousness of having seen danger and being ready to meet it again, The information available was naturally no great.
"Yes, the rest of the fleet is every bit as fit as these vertalent What are they? The Kassgi, Chitose, America Martyn Yawata Ataru. We have had good weather, but it is warm here."
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE.
English (Simla) 24th inst, 6 am. American (Coptic) 26th instr Indian (Gregory Apegr) 27th inst. German (Prins Regent Luitpold) 28th inst,"" Canadian (Tartar) agth Inst.. German (Print Eítti Friedrich) 29th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) ioth prox. The
Barber Line sa.. Sugami sailed from Manila on 21st inst.
The Boston S. S. Cais ss. Tremont arrived at Yokohama on and inst.
The motion of the Registrar General having been put to the meeting and carried, the Hon. Mr. Brewin asked Dr. Pearn for his exact opinion on the motion, so that he could alter it in accordance with his proposals.
Dr. Pearse replied that he understood the notion aimed at reducing the depth of graves to five feet. He took his own gure at four feet, basing his opinion upon the conclusion that all the earth taken out from the grave four coffin, it being obvious that if they did this feet deep would be put back on the top of the they would have as much earth over the coffin as the original depth of the grave before the
The Imperial German Mail s.5. Prinzers. coffin was put into it. And then, if they turfedfie, which left here on 16th Inst., arrived at the mound firmly they would prevent the up. Singapore on 20th inst., at 3 p.m. | për layers from being washed off. They would The Apcar Ca's 5.9. Gregory Apear fromTM
to the surface to get quick decomposition with-ing, and may be expected here on 27th lost. then have the body buried as near as possible Calcutta left Singapore for this port this morn
left Vancouver on 20th inst., for Hongkong via The C. P. R. Co's 1.5. Empress of India the usual Ports of Call
As to the petroleum markets in the Far East, the Standard Oil Company, as well as the Shell Company, will now have to reckon with the competition which threatens them in con- sequence of the foundation at Kharkoff of the Russian Saghalien Naphiba Company with a capital of 11,000,000f. The articles of associa "The news from Yokosuka," "Ah! I think tion of this new concern stipulate that the capi- it is good. It has been formed with the object not only of from Sasebo." tal can be increased according to requirements, "No, we did not go to Hongkong, we cleared supplying liquid fuel to the various feets in the Pacific Ocean, which are experiencing great difficulty in obtaining English or Japan ese coal, but also to establish agencies in every balien is reputed to be very wealthy in aphtha, market in the Far East. The island of Sag and, if we are to believe Russian geologists A cruker with her coal off and sleeves turned all the American oilfields combined. The sex, her skirts tucked up and arms akimbo is and engineers, it contains more naphtha ihan up-perhaps we should say, considering the
terested in the success of Saghalien Naphtha evidently an example of the gun-power theory.
out the danger of its becoming uncovered. The C. P. R. Co.'s e.s. Athenian arrived at The Registrar General's motion was subse. Kagasaki at 2 pm, on 31st inst, and left Company, which enjoys the privileges of a From her big fore and aft uns to her numer quently carried, the President (Dr, Clark) be. again at 6 am, Wednesday, for Kobe where State monopoly for ten year.
|ous secondary armament all was ready, The | ing the only dissentient
she is due to arrivo at a pm, on 23rd inst
Mukden was examined, and to a suggestion Then over a bottle of Tangan the position at that that glorious victory was due to the ves sel we were on, in common with the rest of the fleet-"Ah! the command with the res
"We leave in four hours."
N.B.-All our Wipes and Spirits are bottled at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling done at home under the direct supervision FOR broaching cargo on board the s.s. Korta in the harbour yesterday, and stealing a biscuit of the Growers and Distillers as compared box full of ginseng, valued at $50, & car to bottling done in China. by Chinamencoolie was this morning sentenced by Mr. F.Russian Government is said to be greatly in. Į not altogether a pretty night. The Kasagi is
A. Hareland, at the Magistracy, to three months' hard labour, and three hours in the
at the service of European Firms, Hongkong, stb December, 1924,
[33-d stocks,