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pence has been ratified, it is not surprising That ng tonnage can be found för this business Saigon Hongkong, no cheners have been effected in this direction. Kire prices in Sal. gon have weakened again after the urgent de mmands for prompt paddy had been sailafled, bul presentons are still considered too high
hare in
Baigon/Philippines, quite unexpectedly more demand for tonnage has made itself felt during the last few days and consequently rates bave stiffened a fille, From 25 cents rates went up to 78 cents, and further tonnage could be placed at this. This is, however, only for end of this or early next month loading and only for small steamers of abouth 27/18,000 picuis.
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Tax Viceroy of Liang-Kwang has been order H. E. THE Governor has accepted the resign" ed to make a detailed report of the presentation by Lieutenant G. H. Polte of his cormir condition of affair in Kwangs), as the Empress sloa in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps in view Dowager fears the rebellion there may be lost | of this officer's departure from the Colonys sight of in concern about Manchurian affairs.
A Wizz in the A. C. D. „News anys that cha| IT in reported that the editor of a native Jour. Chinese Government has made up its minë to nal at Amoy has been fined $1,500 for publish. buy back the Chinese Eastern Railway froming defamatory statements in relation to the Japan, and B. E. Che Hung.chi is actively recent disturbance, concerning two American making arrangements to raise a loan in France subjects. for that purpose.
A Telegram from Peking states that the'| British authorities have commenced work on a harbour at Wai-hai-wei, with a view to making that place an open port when the war is over. he message adds that the Chineia Govern- if there is no further demand for tonnagement has agreed to this measure. this direction. A steamer was also closed Sai
but rate was not disclosed,
Saigon-Japan. Another Indo-China steamer closed, rate not transpired; but it seems
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gonava, this remains a dead letter
AT Shanghai the other day, John Sullivan, in Java/Hongkong, a steamer was clored to the employ of Messrs. Heath & Co., was sen- load 1, 2, 3, or 4 poits N. C. Java at 33 cenistenced to one,day's imprisonment and ordered and further tonnage could be placed at about to pay compensation amounting to 1o, be- same rate. Tonnage is still wanted for Javal sides costs, totalling Sigo, for maliciously Japan at about 11/6 per ton. A. steamer has wounding a Chinaman on the 23rd June last. been offered at 12/6 without even raising a counter-offer.
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In addition th cattle Wuchow supplies HoPE kong with most of its poultry. Last year very nearly 2,000,000 chickens were shipped, by steamer to the Colony and as many probably came by junk
THE Customs Garelli, April-June, 1905 has been listed. The revenue collected during the quarter shows an advance of nearly 30 per cant over last year, the totals being, in Haikuan
taala
1905.
Chiness Parts 9,013,372 Kowloon and Lappa...... 188,138" Lungchow, Méogtso,,
Stemao, and Tongyueh 78,375 9,879,885
7,647,830*
THE operations for raising the Mikasa ware commenced on 13th Ins, and there are be lieved to be good prospects of the
ng raised without great difficulty ch
"has already beco" made for the bodies of the dead, and many
of those of officers and men' have been recovered, being mostly inside the the vessel, as expected. Most of the bodies beyond identification, without the aid of per- were found to be so badly, inutilated as to be
sonal belongings, such as pocket-books, &c. Many others of the killed. It is now believed, were blown to atoms.
LONG & Word, removed by back of the head"which"
the preceding half-month tela.. graf............................................. 130,000 Kerosene in stock at refinery at date... 61,000
The
Á SENSATIONAL abduction took place at Buda
THE following: telegraphic information, dated THE Assistant compradore of the us. Afandang the 6th inst, has been received from the on the isih ult, was discovered in the ship" Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maal bold in the act of hammering
mail:inio bis schappij tot Mijn Bosch en Landbouw exploita baad. On the finder examining this would be tia in Langkat, Lök
Man suicide, he saw that two Frock nails had been Gallons. inmered into the 7,401,816 Daily aggregate out-put of crude
of placirs with cus 169,978
patroleumi
87,oca ble dificulty Ose unl was as inches in
siderable Crude Petroleum in tanks
at date 150,000 langth and rusty, the other # smaller one, audi
Cate
patient was
taken to Kerosene made since the date of the
Hospital for treatment Major Holmdeng preceding half-monthly.telegram. 50,000 B.5.0. asisted by Mr. Wing Wan put the Kerosene shipped since the date of p pallent under chloroform with a view to trip
hining, bathe nearly died under chloroform and was resuscitated by artificial respiration) an attempt was again made the next morning to chloroform the patient with the same result, therefore the operation was not performed. SAYS the Straits Times, of zand inst-AnThe patient is now walking about and on the extraordinary and alomit incredible report road to recovery.-B. N. B. Gonella. comes to hand by yesterday's mails from had been expelled from the Sarawak. Slub, by pest, nuleide one of the principal theatres, one Sarawak to the effect that Mr. Brooke-Johnson
the instructions of H. H, the Rajab, who, it is alleged, threatened to withdraw from his night last mouth, says the Daily Expreiz, The honorary membership
of the Club unless Mr. performance had just concluded, when four Brooke-Johnson's name was dropped from its masked men pushed their way through the list of members. No doubt there has been crowd, and, seizing a young lady who was wait.” Mr. Brooke-Johnson anest the Lawas affair. a motor-car which was drawn up in front of the Mom Sarawakian point of view, possibly; tiven had recovered from their stupefaction as building and drove off., : When the lady's rala- Mr. Brooke-johnson's conduct may almost appear to be sedition. But we have never yet
the
tween a ruler and a pseudo-subject being used 11 a cause for expelling the latter from a social club not owned or financially controlled by the ruler concerned. Until further details are secured, however, it is best to regard the rum our as a cauard rather than as a acaudal in which wish we feel assured, we will be joined by avery European club member in Malaya otherwise of a ruler by right of birth, or a who is capable of falling foul-accidentally or
ruler by right of office.
His Majesty the Emperor of japan was on the 15th September pleased to present Admirals Togo and Inouye and Vice-Admirals Armia, Kataoka, and Bitaka with a dozen of wine each and a stand of fish. AN excellent number of the. For Eastern Re. view is that for the month of September. On the title page is a reproduction of a photograph The Singapore Free Preis of 22nd inst. says: | and stiff is-trouble between' the Rajah anding for her friends, by the arms; here har int of the fine statue, by Raggi, of Bir Thomas Jackson, erected in Hongkong.
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Miss Roosevelt arrived at Beaut on the 19th inst, and was to be received in audience by the
Japan, an route for home. on Saturday by the Seoul-Fusan railway for
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to 14 cents-tate, however; is not tempting charged with being a member of the Triad Emperor the day following. She was to leave the ss. Coromandel for Singapore where (and heard of a political or commercial issue be. Pollacily of the deed,' they informed the
A little more cargo is in the market hence to Japan and liners are at present booking at 13
enough for outsiders,
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There is no demand for tonnage in the direcA CHINESE coolie was arrested and charged
·tion.Bangkok/Hongkong.
before Mr. Gi N. One with stealing a jacket. He was convicted and sent to six weeks hard. labour and six hours', stocks, He was further Society and was fined $ico, with the alternative of another six weeks' hard labour, THE 3. Catherine Park, which arrived on Fri. from Durban, brought 345 Chinese coolics day from the Rand. These are mostly time-oxpired men, with a few invalided home. They will be encamped in the old camp at Lat chi-kok, until the vessel is ready to take them north to their ports of first departure; which will be in about ten days,
Coal Freight-A few steamers have been fixed at $1.35 for Maji/Hongkong and further toonage could be placed at this. To Singapore large carrier might be placed at $1.50, but no tanpage is to be had at this.
On time we have only to report the extension of us. Affarda's charter for 3 months; the rate has not transpired,
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Sail Freights:No change. Sail-tonnage loading or to load.-None. DisengagedGerman bark Ecuador, 3,193 tons, British bark Andromeda, 1,762 toni, Dritish ship Combermene 1,800 tons, British ship Eclip, 1,969 tone
ber 21st, for Baltimore and New York, - .
REMP. Writing from Manila' on 15th insi,, Mesum, Warner, Barnes & Co. report :---
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AT the annual meeting of members of the Hongkong Hockey Club last evening the fol
THE Peking government is now studying the proper issue of an official gazette on the lines of the British Blue Books and Japanese official gazette, and the new official garetie will soon be published-The Sinwaspoo
SINCE The reversion of the Canton-Hankow Railway to the Chinese, the authorities, at Peking have proposed to ask the Imperial vincial Judge of Anhui, Ch'u Chi-t'ai, as the sanction to the appointment of the new Pro Director-General of that railway. We hear and therefore is in no hurry to proceed in his post in Anhuf.--Nonfangpao,
-It is understood that Mr. Matthews was to leave Marseilles for the East by the P. & O; s.. Mongolia on the 8th instant, and he will trans ship at Colombo on the 23rd (to-morrow) into at Penang) he will be fully occupied for anne weeks. The to Singapore has to do with
visit the Tanjong Pagar Arbitration Case. While at Colombo. r. Matthews will no doubt be ready to say what should be done further'in con nection with the Harbour, as he will probably bring the recommendation of the home Com mission put with hits.
WITH à rapidity which threatens to rival the notorious growth of mushrooms, railways are springing up all over Korta. The latest scheme comes from the Province of North Chulla where the arrangements for constructing a line be. tween Kunsan and Chanju are said to be pro- ceeding satisfactorily. A joint-stock Company and the work of construction will begin as soon as official permission'has been granted. The embryo Company announces in advance that they expect to be able to pay a dividend at
that she was Mlle. Ida Cronovitch, the daughter of a wealthy landowner in the neigh bourhood of Agram. Her family having been at feud with another branch of the house for many years, it is surmised that the motive of the abe duction is one of revenge upon her father, who, Wa a successful litigant in a recent will suit against the other side of the family, the money in dispute amounting to €45,500,
THE Russo-Japanese war lasted one year slx. months and a days. That dates the com meucement of hostilities, from the time of Ad-
Departares British bark Lowhill, Septem-lowing officers were appointed for the ensuing that he is quite prepared, to take up that office, with a capital of Yen 300,000 is to be formed, of the Jews in the East, and special attention In the Crimen. Russis fought the British;
Market has ruled very firm since the date of our last circular all "arrivals finding buyers at advancing prices, and during past few days aome 12) 15,000. bales have been sold on the basis of P.C. 21.50 for 'fair current, say at exchange 3/010, 10, 0, per tan f. a b. Buyers are still offering this figure, but supplies of unsold hemp are very moderate and we may' still see a further advance.
Other qualities have advanced in a smilar ratio, and the moderate arrivals of Leyte good current have been placed at P.C. 25 75 per picul, or say at excanga 2/ɔł➡£47, 12. 5. f. o, b
THE CHARTERED BANK..
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Mr. T. P. Cochrane, manager of the Charter ad Bank of India, 'Australia" & China, kindly informs us thai, this morning, they received from their London Office a telegrant advising that a dividend has been declared for the past free of Income Tax.
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Tun Penang Gazette states:We hear that the International Tin Company, the American concern whose designs on the tinsmelting in- dustry of this country were frustrated by the imposition of a high duty on the export of tim ere some couple of years back, intend renewing their attempt la secure some of the smelling trade, this time establishing works in the States,
the Waiwupa from the imperial agent at K'urun (Urga) 10 the effect that a Russian subject has opened a gold mine outside the district defined by treaty, without having pre viously obtained permission for the same. The Agent requests that the Russian Minister be communicated with in the matter, which wàt accordingly done.
A TELEGRAM has recently been received-by
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A PEKING telegram in'the A, C, D. New; says that the Chinese Government, has completed investigation regarding the opening to trade of the Three Eastern Provinces, and has decided that in addition to Mukden, Antung, and Ta tungkou, which are to be opened by the tipu lations of the treaties made with Japan and Great Britain (7 America), Kirin, Ninguts, Kingchun, Hulanting, and Taitshar will be opened.
THE British Consul at Foochow says that the post has practically ceased to be a recruiting ground for coolie labour, In 1904, only some 1,000 left Foochow, going chiefly to Tonkin. Such coolies as still emigrate do not take ship there, but from Amoy. An agent of the South African Government went to Foochow last year to inquire into the feasibility of procuring labourers for the Transvaal, but the inquiry did not result in business being done,
the rate of twenty per cent.-Seoul Press, AT a regular meeting of the St. Andrew's Chapter, held on Saturday, the following principals and officers were, installed: ME.Z. M.E.C. Charles Fittock, junt, if. E.C. Jas, Graham, 1. E. Tang Chee, Scribe E. M.E.C. Jas. Lochead, Scribe N. C. H. S. Wynne, Treasurer C. J. Dickie, P.S. C. F. Allen, 1st Asst. C. J. . Bly, and Asst. G. J. R. Lee, Inner Guard
EW. E. Clarel, Janitor C. J. Vanstone. The installation cere mony was performed by ME. Companions honorary members of the Chapter. Gourdine, and Wolle, and both were made
ACCORDING to reports from the experts sent by the Government to Fushun, the coalfield there must be regarded s one of the richest in the world. The depth of the coal layers is Mr. George Bronsun tea, the poputas editor tated to be nearly 66 feet and the total quantity of coni is estimated at at least 30 million tons. and proprietor of the Far Eastern Rev qui, is
stimating the value at so yen per ton, the committee which is to visit Washington in the
The quality of the coal is very good and is interests of Philippine sugar and tobacco with
to be superior to that from the Kiushu mines. a view to securing favourable legislation at the The Government intend to make use of the coming session of Congress. Mr. Rea will pro coal at the Edamitsu Iron Works, It is not bably be appointed secretary of the committes yet certain whether the Fushun mine will be if satisfactory terms can be arranged. Com worked by the Government or by private en missioner Luzuriaga will likely go as chairmasterprise. of the committee will will be is not yet known.
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We have received a copy of the New Year's miral Togo, first dash on Port Arthur on Feb- number of frael's Messenger, the official ruary 5, 1904. For a struggle of so big and organ of the Shanghai Zionist Association. Asanguinary a character It cannot, in the light usual, the Messenger is devoted to the interests of modern history, be classed as a lung war, e paid to the recent Zionist Congress French, and Turks for two years aide months Bainbridge's work in New Guinen, where he the seventies extended over a finan's last Laudatory notices appear of. Mr. Oliver and four days; and her battles with Turkey in discovered a people described as the "Black year nine months and 15 days. Jews. Mr. Montague Harris, a Singapore great war, that with Chinn, was also disposed barrister, receives a glowing appreciation, and of quickly. It was begun on July 25, 1294. and brought to a conclusion within, ains an article appears from his pen, in the courie of which he expresses the opinion that Jews months-on pril 17 in the following year, should use Hebrew as their every-day in The Franco-Prussian war lasted Just about.a
1870, till where their Christian friends are concerned termediary between themselves, and Ficach month longer from July a
May 10, 187. The American Civil war, which dis which would be a bad look-out for some putes with the struggle Just ended the dia Hongkong Christians. They should also settir tinction of being the greatest of modern times, was not concluded until four years and thres in some country and make it their own! they should abs
months had elapsed from the date of the attack abandon usury
und trade anon Foil Sumter, Great Brillan's recent way - no doubt, dreamers and decadents. The most become saldiers. lawyers, painters, poels interesting article for Hongkong people is n short sketch of is Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan, whose recent interview with Me W. local Chinere into contact with the American 1. Taft, and whose skill in binging. leading Sec etary are greatly extolled. Tracks Mes- senger should prove if the greatest interest to all Zionists.
la Routh Africa occupied from October 11, 1899, until May 31, 1907-two years and seven months and a half.
half-year to goth June, 1995, at 12 % per annum Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. I now in Manila in connection with the proposed worth of the mine is put at 3,000 million Tuesday. Space forbids us to enlarge upor entirely were it not for the fact that shortly
TODAY'S EXCHANGK
Selling
London-Bank T.T.
Do.. demand țininin Do months' sight .... France-Bank T.T.......
America-Bank TZT: Germany--Bank TT. India T.T.
Do. demand........ Shanghai-Bank T.T. Singapore TT.......... Japan-Bank T.T.. Java-Bank T‚°C.
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4 months' night 1/C.
6 months' sight L/C,
Buying
Ar Manila, on Thursday, judge Sweeney dis missed the suit of Francisco Reyes the upon motion of plaintiff, a private settlement having been effected. The suit was for the re- envery for 380,000 pesos, damages, alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through the ./1/16 refusal of the defendant corporation to allow in, to make use of certain notes in meeting drafts on Spain.
2.41.
.....46) A "NEW style currency note" has been sent .1.96) to the Hangkok Times,, but it seems doubisul
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if it would deceive even a Lao coolio from the ....114 far Interior. It is a label off a ream of paper, 711 printed in red and, blue, hearing the words, ..9% přem.
Manufactured in Austria. One Ream of Paper. Weight-Pounds. Between the words Weight" and "Pounds" it a blank white space in which has been printed in Siamese "100 Ticals," and in another blank space at the bottom are the wa
also in Siamese, "New Style Currency
94
115
30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 473
4 months' sight.
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30 days' sight Sydney and Methoume 1
6 months' sight
Tthe annual meeting of members of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, presided over 4 months sight Frases .......... .....1.461 by Dr. Rennie, in the City Hall, last, even 4 months' sight Germany ............... 2.017. the report and accounts were adopted and Bar Silver..................28 3/16 passed and the following officers were elected:
-President, Hon, Mr. Gershom Bewart; vice .......4% president, Hon. Mr. R. Shewan; hon, secretary, 10.18. Mr. W. Armitrong hop. treasurer, Me. A
Royd; and a committee of Ave. It was also decided to celebrate St. Andrew's Day by a ball and that a concert be held on the anniver sary of the birth of Robert Burns, 15th January.
Bank of England rain Sovereigo.....4 m
OPIUM QUOTATIONS, To-day's quotations are as follows, -
Malws New ....
10
Old
Older
Oldert
Patna New
Old....
Benares New
Old
Persian (Paper),
Per picut'. (m 1,080
. 1,300
..@ 1,150
@ 1,140
Par chest, ra 1,005 @1.017) 985 1,005
LOCAL AND GENERAL:
THE Yokohama Specie Bank has now opened branches at Tie-ling and Osaka.
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MR. W. H. Taft and party arrived at Yoko hami on 16th inst. There were no formal entertainments, but there was a reception at the U.S. Consulate General that forenoon fol. lowed by a luncheon at Mr. Consul-General Miller's residence. In the course of an inter view Mr. Taft said that the disturbances in Japan had been exaggerated in America, and they could be satisfactorily explained by the special circumstances. Mr. Taft added that Miss Roosevelt hoped to revisit japan to em- bark on the P. M. S, Siberia.—N., C. D. News.
In honous of the birthday of the Portuguese Sovereigns on Thursday, the Directors of the Club Lusitano fittingly marked the occasion in their gathering at the Club-house last evening There was no formality observed in a national rejoicing' by having the building illuminated exteriorly; but the brilliant lights that shone within and especially in the spacious dancing hall, testified to the patriotic feelings that animated the gathering which met to do honour to King Carlos.
ON Thursday morning the chief officer of the 5.1. Tai On and Mr, J. McGowan, of the 1. M. Customs, were riding along together through Canton when their backs becoming festive at sight of a passing procession shied together and bowled an old Chinese woman over. The wo man, who was considerably more frightened than hurt, raised unearthly screeches, but the sight of two Sto notes which the gentlemen offered her as a rolatium quickly restored pesce, and the old dame went on her way rejoicing.
THE first attempt at putting hemp stripping Dachines (mentioned in our columns lately) to practical commercial use in the hemp fields in being made by Messes, Castle Bros. Wolf and tons. They have undertaken a contract for the stripping of hemp in Albay province and for this purpose have sent there two double machines which are run by a small gasoline engine of about z-home power and eight hand machines. The result of the work on this con- tract is awaited with much interest by hemp people in Manila.
and
A VERY pleasant and enjoyable concert was given at the residence of Mr. L. A. Graça an
the items, but there were three novel features worthy of record. The first, in programme order, was the violin solo playing of baile Miss Fanny Hoine who, for one so
young, showed n remarkable command over her instrument with which, once her natural primary nervousness A CALCUTTV wire of the 7th inst., says that.
was past, she showed herself to be quite at John & Booth, a Canadian, who has followed home, playing the difficult variations of Home,
sweet Home with great expression and re a course of fraud and deception is the Farmarkable ease of the fingering. This elicited an East and India for some years, sensationally encore, and a bouquet as big as herself. The next ended his life yesterday in the Calcutta police feature was the guitar playing of Miss Gutierrez, lock-up by taking a dose of pain that he had secreted on his person, Lu gaz he was in that very finished performance, and the third, the city, posing as a distinguished traveller, and rectormance of Mt. Ka Po Shan, which recalled the days of the coon Christy minstrels, possibilities of his instrunient For the rest, player having a full appreciation of the when we say that such well-known amateure as the Mesdames Gutierrez, and Messrs. Terrill,
entertainment being ably supported by the Paine, Inokay, Walstow (comic), Mr. L. A Graça himself, who contributed to the evening's orchestra, composed of Messrs. Silva, Inokay, Gutierrez, L. and C: Remedios, Ribeiro, Bar radas, Rotario, and J. 1. Silve, we say enough to show that a very excellent selection of caterers for our enjoyment was made,
advertised lecture a Dalhousie Institute, which was a terrible frost. More recently he ap- peared at Umballa, and collected subscriptions, purporting to be for the Japanese Red Cross Society. The police gut on his track, and he yesterday morning, and he was to have been absconded. The Calcutta police arrested hit sent to Umballa for 1-ial, but this morning he was found dead in bir cell. The post mortem showed that death was due to poison, Letters
·written by him addressed to the Commissioner of Police contained a confession of murder committed in Mabila. Another reports says the murder was committed in Shanghal.
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THE Young Men's Christian Association at WILLE order has been restored in Tokio, it is
Cicutta have done excellent work in provid. stated that the public confidence in the police g accoinmodation for young Europeans and has been greatly shaken, and peace is main Eurasians who are in receipt of sm.If salaries tained only by the self-control of the propic
in premises recently opened. Many young. Under the umstances, it is considered
fellows are driven to seek shelter in' masi Cable that the Law of Se'ge will not be with undesirable localities, where the worst tempta: drawn, before the return of Baron Kemurations are rife and where health, is . daily next month, or sather until considerably after menaced. The new home deserve to suce the Baron's retura. While the body of the ceed; for its finances seem to be on peo le may be led to act reasonably, it must ughly sound basis; and all the arrange. ments have been made with the greatest care be remembered there is an element which would delight in stirring up trouble immediate
The rates for board and lodging are very low; by an opportunity offers for inflaming the yet they have been arranged so as to make the
mind. In the roting 20 inspectors of public
home completely self-supporting.
The public, it is true, have been asked to subscribe for the ND
furniture; but this will not be allowed to inter fere with the business-like character of the for it is intended to charge Interest
the furniture
and form therewith a small sinking fund, which will be useful for extension. The response to the public appea has been very generous. The Lieutenant Governor his given a large donations business and professional men have given freely and collection was taken in the Cathedral in Aid the scheme. The Rangoon Timer says that the YM... in all large towns in ludis, wheir the Association is established, especially seaports, ought to follow the excellent exampl
6 and twelve firemen were
MR. W. J. Bryan, of America, is starting on 6 constables, one sldier, one gen.
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Da. Justo Lukban, formerly the president of world's tour which will include the Far East. the Hongkong "revolutionary junta," has filed He announces that he will visit Japan and the suit against Luis Rafael Yangco for the 10-trip it partly political with a view to famishing Philippines and Australia. The purpose of the covery of P10,000. According to the complaint rip MESSRS, Jebsen & Co. have no less than 51 It appears that Dr. Lukban, while acting as write a book of his impressions. It is said that material for the next- campaign. may also notifications in the Gaseffe concerning the re-head of the Hongkong Junts, was a regularly gistration of trade marks.
licensed medical practitioner in the colony and Hearst is paying his expenses, but this Bryan during the latter months of last year acted as
denie He has contracted write for a medical advisor to Captain Yangco who was syndicate of newspapers and various magazines. in Hongkong for his health. For this he claims This will be the recond foreign trip that Bryan he was not paid and he now brings suit against has made. The last trip was made to Europe his eriwhile patient for P10,000 in payment prior to the election, for his professional services.—Manda Timer.
DURING July 799 deaths were registered in the Colony, 27 of which were in the European and foreign community.
THE Foochow tea scavon is said to have been fairly good, the volume of business comparing wall with that of last year.
THE Japanese War Office has published a statement showing the utter ravagery of the Russian troops in Saghallen,
THE Board of Commerce, at Peking, in deter- mined to introduce standard system of weights and measures for the whole Empire.
PENANG is to have yet another Bauk. The Mercantile Bank has obtained premises in Bishop Street and was to open a branch there on 18th inst.
Ds. G. D. 8mith, of Kobe, M, D. of Edinburgh, who came out in December 1003 to act for Dr. Miller during the fatter's holiday, died at Kobe on the 11th, aged 53.
Ms. Harriman and two members of his party were received in audience by the Mikadn on that, being introduced by the Americas Minister, Mr. Griscom.
THE General Agent of the Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Co., Ltd, has received the following telegraphic advice from Dali Maatschappij. Amsterdam" Sold 500 bales at Gids 0.70
A RELIABLE report which has escaped the
were injured. were killed. Of the riote three were killed, three died of their wounds, and 387 were injured more or less seriously, according to the Church at Hanja, Tokin, claisas jo,000 yen für Mainichi-Abbé Bulette, pastor of the R. C the destruction of his church by the rioters, and the Rev. Mr. Bergstrom .c'aims 25,000 yen for his church.
Japanese censor was received in San Franciscan, a 'most readibla miscellany of set by the Calcutta branch,
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neaday should prove one of the most practical THE operal on at Stonecutter's Island on Wed-
military exercises that the military departe ent in Hongkong love caer ed out for a long tinig, It was buifted on Tuesday that night man- ning would be carried out by number section from
rom 7 pan, to 10 p.m. on Wednesday. 'No one outside of military circles was much the wiset, and would have overlooked the item
after nightfall search-lights flasted out Ben is the sea from Stonecutter's and the boom of heavy guns sounded above the roar of wind: and rain
It was an ideal night for such operations, the darkness of the evening being increased by heavy rulo showers, while the typhoon signals had sent junks to shelter that might otherwise be tacking norber the danger sunt. Every few minutes a flash of ligin could be seen through the rain, and Then, after a short interval came a deep monent comi At times rockets were sent up possibly with a view to warn the gunnere si the approach of shipping or to indicate the hits on the targets. But this, purport of the night manning operations care. of course, in mera surmise, and the extent and
ried out yesterday and continued until the early hours of this morning with never be
SINGAPORE is lamenting the fact that there is known to the world in multi
no grand annual renusion of the canny Cacis Andrew's, Lay in every other respectable in th Colony, "such as occurs on
every St. Settlement East of Suez that can boast two
Scatchmen." At least this is what we learn from the Straits Timer which in asking "Stands Scotland where it did says,CA any true Scot hear that such a man with such an ambition, is floating about the town, and not feel his every sense of patriotism and stout frugality awakened to R new lila at the thought of thin prodigal offer that is
guing s-wesling? it need not be added, when we state that the philanthropist who wishes to provide the best part of the dinner in question is a gentleman who wishes to purvey the
Brither Scou," with all the whunkey
they have the energy to consume on that auspicious occasion-Good whisky, too, we know it to be, and from one of the oldest and most noted stilla in Scotland. The offer it may be added comes from the distillers, who know not the apathy of their
"Singapore nationala.. What are those nationale going to do about it? Thare the offer a haggist Will body more do they want but appertunity) Will.nobody came forward with the requisite haugia and a properly organised St. Andrew's Society, and art, nge a real Scottish Banques, or, better still a Scottis echt man, but iblak of the wbuskey that'll Ball; for St. Andrew's night in Singapore) be wasted if ya dions listen to the call! Scote wha hae cic, it is high time for you to awake to the occasion.
stands them. What meie
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SHAFOBAT is undoubtedly one of the most enterprising centres of journalistic life in the Far East. The latest evidence of this fact is found in the issue of a new magazine Tr
Ships Passed The denal, THx schooner Dexter is reported to have been
comment, rport and gossip. As an
Outward 12th September-Ocranton, Ben- suak near Nasugbu, Philippines, on 18th fast.
of the variety of the contents of The ONE of the most, fargely attended "military | older, Dardan Glenlochy, Tiðarins Kouang on zand foss, and states that the investigation. Cosmopolitan it is only, necessary to cite the made into the cause of the destruction of the headings of some of the articles white Art by the Rev. C. Jenkins at Happy Valley on
funerals ever remembered to have taken plare St. 15th Sember-Posna, Lothian, 2014 The crew of the vessel is believed to be exte.
the
adorn in the Colony was that which was conducted September-/kham, Rådsfla, Primssss Alich, The Dexter was bound to Manila with a cargo flagship Afikara discloses the fact that
plosion came from the outside, the damaged of Fating," a witty
* C** | the first number. Among those
Bicknana, Shadwell. 23rd September-Dr of firewand consigned to her owner, J. Alvis plates of the vessel being all bent inwards: modern lable manner;"
and observat discourse on
Monday,, when the semains of Armeurer. cation, Alaria, Benarty, Indrant, Salavis. 27th and it is believed that she put into Nasugbu to
The lloycott," which Sergeant sireenaway, of the Army Ordnance September-Himalaya, Inhula.. wait until the typhoon bad blown over and that
The
Japanese authorities still insist, that the views the situation from the Chinese stand: Department, were committed to their last rest Homeward-15th September-Acille, while at anchor there the heavy sesa which explosion was due to internal causes, main. rolled over her fooded her and sent her to the electric wiring. There is still considerable un
choracceriors the method adopted to ing plice taining the theory
polni and of ignition from defective bring the merican Government to their senses
In all there were about 300 char. 30th September-domaneus, Kinnabeo, bottom. She is believed to have sunk in plac
at the
p; grave-side, Including millary Japan, : 23rd September-Print Biki Friide fathoms of water. The Dexter is a small rest throughout the empire. It is feared that Glimpse of Hongkong in which the writer lodges of which the deceased was a po Stentor
ft be short-sighted ; “ A as legitimate even
men and clyllinge, while the several masonic Pick: 1716 September-Banmoir, St. Huzo, schooner of 121.45 gross tonnage and was
the discontent will be increased by the relurn likens the picture formed by the bulit in Japan in the year 1894 and is owned
of the troops from the front,
Statute and Queen's Buildings in, a glimpse represententhusiastic member, were largely by J. Alvilse. She was at one time the property
of San Francisco and New York offices; floral tokens of tasteful design, bearing suitable Many exquisite maths and of F. S. Bournes.
A NUMBER of the Chinese. lighterman of *The Diary of Crank," devoted to a lively inscriptions, were heaped upon and around Bangkok have been on strike. The trouble description the recent floods in Shanghal'; the grave, ned included those of the United THERE are people who buy insurance tickets arose in connection with the enforcement of and so forth. It is certainly a heterogenous Service Lodge 1341, the United Chapter before entering 'railway trains. A wiser ac The provisions of the new Harbour Regula collection of wit and wisdom, but it is the and the United Mark Lodge. The funeral. would now seem to be to buy insurance tions, and they ceased work on Sunday. The ideal of Far Eastern magazine, for
conducted with full miniary Jack and tickets after quitting railway trains. Accord regulations the men disapprove of fashids sober the over-spirited or brighten the gloomy, the coffin, draped in the Union Jack ing to the official report on railway accidents lighters from lying more than two deep slong. Just as the spirit moves the reader. Sport and covered in floral tributes, being carried on a in india of 1904, a railway carriage is about side vessels. Previously there was no limit, the drama have their innings in this remark, gun carrings, drawn by a number of deceased's the safest spot in India. We read, says the and frequently the crowd of lighters seriously able publication; and to crown all, there are comrades, i aded by the land of the Cipfi and Military Garette, with an increase interfered with the passage of the fairway, as several pages of company reports. of you miles, or 163 per cent. In the mean well as hindering lunches and other vastels altogether, The Cosmopolis is brightly. in Sas! as the corroge slowly wonded its way Taken Wast Kants, which played the "Dead Ma mileage worked, and of 6,761,000 miles, de from approaching the ships. After discussing | written, up-to-date, and entirely interesting.
"If 19 the graveside, where it played the bymo, 7,05 per cent, in the train-mileage run, the this new situation over a couple of days, the the editor manages to maintain the standard For ever with the f Bincare expens« * Printed and Published by Jork”- number of train accidents increased by 381, 11garmen apparently came to the conclusion | attained by his first number there should be a sions of regrat at the uptimely, dasth of this | HRADA, for The Hongkong: Telegraph. but the total number of persons killed and the was no use kicking against the pricks, long life in front of The Cosmopolitan, It is promising young, non-commissioned officer pany, Limited, as the Frinding Once of injured fell from 17 and 318 to 19 and zor, and they resumed work, says tho fangios printed on excellent papers the llustrations aus | heard on all sides testified to his popularity and Company, No. 1, les House Road, in the respectively. This la entirely satisfactory TINUT
ndesirable and it costă Și a monthly kad jks enjaam in which he was held,
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