Pokfulam Reservoir.
CONTAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S DRASTIC
RECOMMENDATIONS,
1716 inst.
The following report was considered at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon
We visited the Poktalam reservoir drainage Krea on the 220d lost and inspected more particularly the Mount Austin nollan from Moun- tain Lodge to the Peak Tramway station and from there to Pokfulam reservoir following the path loading from Victoria Gap. to Pokfulam villago.
a. We are satisfied that the house drain age in the above area is satisfactory and that impurities cannot, under normal cos. ditions, find their way in Pokfulam, but that Impuritian deposited in the storm water draini on the Peak Road must find their way into the roservoir. (A plan of the sewers in the Pok fulam reservior catchment is attached). Fur ther, impurities arising from the traffic along the Pask Roads, Harteck Itpad and Pokfulam Path can also cause the contamination of the reservoir. "The only evidence of impurities,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 21 1910
THE INDIAN WATCHMAN
MURDER.
PRISONER SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS
HARD LABOUR.
18th inst,
Before Hon, dir, W. Rees-Davies, KC, Act ing Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Wong Ming was indicted on a charge of the wilful murder of one Fakir Singb, watch man, in Des Voeux Road on the 3rd April last. Mr. M. W. Slade, K. C., Acting Attorney-Gen eral, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr., from the Crown Solicitor's office, prosecated and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instracted by Mr. M. Reader Harris, appeared (for the defendant. Prisopet entered a plea of not guilty.
The following were the jury-Messrs. W. A. H. Otto (foreman), H. R. Makin, J. Tatam, C. A. B. Brooke, J. F. Van Rees, T. Baraolt and W: Talip,
men
then
A VOICE
proceeded upstairs
The, master of the shop, who happened to be awake, heard the meg coming up. acaits, looked out and called out to them. Oa seeing things were wrong. He rushed out and caught one of the men. Meanwhile, auother faki tried to arrest'one of "the robbers but fail.
BIRE AT MACAO,
FORTY HOUSES DESTROYED.
It is reported in our Portuguese contempor ary-Vida Nova-that on the afternoon of Saturday last a huge conflagratinn occurred nu the river side, in the inner harbour of Macao, near the boat building yard of Sakong. The firs destroyed about forty Chinese houses of the village type and over 160 matsheds, and a few funks that were under repair. No loss of lives is reported.
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PROSPECTS OF MBRLIMAU,
THE PROPERTY COMPARED WITH OTHER ZITATES.
The following is taken from a recent issue of the Straits Times :===***
In the days of the Merlimau flotation you ad- versely criticized it. You not only found fault with the underwilling part of the business, but you also gave it as your opinion that, for a Chi- neen owned estate, the price paid for Merlimau Estate was voly high-backing your opinion op with figures which I had not the time nor in clination to go into
by
HALLEP'S COMET.
This change in tail and uncleus is best shown a photograph taken May 8 at 4 am, when the comet was in the neighbourhood of Omega in the Constellation of the Fishes. But the discovery is important only to the astronomer for it carries no message of fear,
SOME CHINESE CUSTOMS.
ARTICLE IN A NEW MAGAZINE.
NANILA'S NEWEST DISCOVERIES.
Photographic plates of Halley's comet taken
A new economic magazine called the Kairal at the Mapila Observatory, under the direction ef Rev. Joss Algus, have shown hitherto un-("Economy") has just been published in noticed modifications of the tail and nacious of Osake, We snderstand that Mr. Harada this beavenly visitor, reposts the Manila Times Keajira, its Editor, resigned the post of Chief of 12th inst. Tremendous spiral movements Clerk of the Oraka Obamber of Commerce last apparently caused by the violent action of gases summer owing to ill beath, and on his recovery working in the comet are the newest discoveries this year began to contemplate the publication made by the Manila observers of the mech of a magerine dealing with economic questions, dreaded comet.,
Being the commercial centre of the Empire," Osaks might be expected to have more partodi- cals of his kind avertban Tokyo; but hitherto the reverse has been the case. It is to be hoped that the Krizal, which is intended for the promotion of higher business ideals in Japan, will acquire in time a large circulation. The Grst number of the Keixat contains, besides many congratulatory contributions by Count Okuma and other distinguished and basicos-meo, a number personages of very interesting articles, such as "The State and Economy," "The Poace of the Economie East and the Future of the World of China," "Anecdotes," "Accounts of the Exhibitions in Nagoya, Fukuoka, and London, etc. We translate the following ex tracts from one of these articles, which deale with Chloese customs. The writer uses the pen-name of "Gyoshu."
The comet and the earth are now approaching each other at a speed that is incomprehensible to homan imagination. But while the two bodies are approaching their paths are diverging daily. The earth crossed the path of the comet six days ago when that nebulous body was still uncounted millions of miles away. The lus possibility of the deviation of either the earth or the comet from its path means that all dan ger of a collision with the nucleus of this heavenly visitor has passed."
Early risers can now see the comet in its full for the tail spreads over a space of 15 degrees, lighting up the eastern heavens with a glow like that of millions of electric lights. Each morning sees as increase in its size and brilliancy.
People who have any knowledge of rubber esiate valuations kaow very well that Mr. H. M. Darby's cutimate of value and culpat is, almost variably, very conservative This was well known to certain inducatini London groups who were making every endeavour to secure Merlimau Estate at price much below Mr. Darby's valuation by making capital of the fact that Mr. Darby's original re- A week from to-day the comet will reach its port and valuation had bena, made at the nearest point to the earth, according to
tronomers. On that day is will pass directly request of the owner. The inference was that the repost could not possibly be an un-in front of the inn, its tail sweeping the outer biassed report. By pursuing such tactics atmosphère of the earth. Merlimau Estate was lost to them and fell into The exact physical phenomena to be expect other hands. When it was too late, they raiseded on that day Antronomers are unwilling to. their figure, and made a most tempting offer to prophesy, but that they will be imperceptible in 'mankiud, scientists ara almost a unit in the owner. But much their chagrin, the bait proved of no avail. They did not, how clating. Only by the most delicate' instru. ver, give up all hope. Even when Merlimaus will scientists be able to note the effect was on the ore of Antation, they maintained of the nearness of the comet. their policy of obstruction, and questioned the awnership of the report made by Mr. Darby is Juns last. Mr. Darby had consequently to telegraph to London an up-to-date report so as to remove, all grounds of dispute. Naturally it was a mere skeleton report. Although it contained all essential facts, it was necessarily meagre in detail.
The tail of the heavenly intruder will sweep through the earth's atmosphere perhaps the whole of Thursday. But the most powerful telescopas of the world will not reveal a single glimpse, of the gaseous particles" that are its components. Ono scientist has estimated that these particles which extend over millions of miles of space could be casily packed into an ordinary dinuer pail.
The time bar, I think. now.ntrived what nothing will be lost by affording to the public Excessive preparatipus hava been made by fuller details of cultivation and possible output. the scientists of Manila Observatory to study According to the prospectus issued in Sep. the phenomena attendant upon the heliocen sember last year, it was estimated that there tricconjunction of earth and comet on Thursday. were altogether soms 857,000. Rubber trces. 11 is hoped through the big telescope to gain planted on Merlimau Estate, It has been as. view of some of the particies that compose the certained since that the number is not fessoucleus as it passes over the face of the suo, than 1,000,00. Of those a copsiderable num- ber will be tappable nine months earlier than was at fat anticipated. In fact provision is now already being made for this earlier tap It must also be borne in mind that ping. Merlimau tapioca fetches the highest price in the market,
Mr. Stade stated that the prisoner was char ged with murder-with the killing of a man, as the law expressed it, with malice aforethought, the charge being read thus in the indictment His Lordship would tell them that in masy cases the mafics was dependent on the circum- .in stances. What when the circumstances that case? The prisoner was charged with having killed a man who tried to arrest him while we could trace were in the 'veighbourhood of him and did in fact Arrest Moon: Austia barracks and Craig Rysiethe latter was in the act of attempting to Opposite the married quarters at Mount escape apprehension for getting into a house Austip some washing, apparently European and committing as armed robbery. The story _clothing, was_drying on the side of the
was a simple one. On the 3rd of April last, at water course, showing that washing had about ten o'clock in the evening, a gang of-men- probably been done by the servants of the went to a marine store dealer's establishment, married N.C.O.'s stationed at the barracks, in One of them knucked at the door and a feki the cullah. At the junction of the causeway went to the door to answer the call. running from Oraig Ryrie to the Peak Road replied in answer to the foka's inquiry "An ur we found traces of 'excreta in the long grass keat letter. The door was optoed, and seven or eight men entered the house. They seized and on the path leading to the military parade
the fair on the ground floor and threatened to gromad and a large quantity of building ina torial apparently from the barracks and kill them if they did not keep quisi. Two alno..some offensive garbage smelling some of the what like stabla madure from the same place] had been thrown about on an old building rub. bish beap. Between the Peak Road and the stream opposite the barracks there was ample evidence of larga qaratilies of building rubbish, bricks, tiler, plaster, etc., having been thrown
The rabbish, was only est. down the hillside.
The men below on bearing cries of Partly covered with grass. There was an "Thieves let go, their prisoners and ran offensive smell just at the junction of the away. The whole gang rao downstairs but Craig Ryne causeway and the Peak Road.
one of the fukis as soon as he was released From Mount Austin down to Pokfulam, we jumped up and chaved the robber into the found no further traces of anything offensive. street. It was possible that prisoner was the 3. As a result of our investigatione, we are second of the two men who made their way of opinion that this aron-can never be rendered upstairs, as a false queue, which was admitted safe from contamination and that the only by the prisoner as belonging to him, was remedy man be' the eventual closing of the subsequently found in the room. The man was reservoir, as these streams cannot be cut out of chased down the sheet for some considerable the catchment area. Meanwhile we are satisfied distance-it was given as 30, 40 or ze shops that every precaution is being taken to prevent whistics were blown and a call for naip raised. contamination as far as possible by means of The sound of the whistles attracted the allen- special patrols provided by the P.W.D. and the tion of two Indian walchmen who were carty: Sanitary Department in addition to the ordin- ing on a conversation in Eastern Street. One ary Police patrol. We would suggest, however, of the watchmen threw his arms round the that matters might be temporarily improved by prisoner and stopped his further progress. The
In a capital little book entitled The ABC (a) stricter supervision on the part of the M.A. latter ruggled and draw a knile-a horrible, in the neighbourhood of Mount Austin to pre murderous-looking weapon-and drove it Rubber Planting Companies in Malayn. vant the washing of clothes in the Mount Aut apparently right into the deceased's side. Ac-compiled by Mr. M. Sidney Party. Director tin stream adjoining the Peak Road, (b) the recording to the doctor's account, the knife Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company, Limited, wal.hi the Military Authority of all build. was driven right into the muscles in the back-and Mons. K. M. Muraour, the great Belgian ing rubbish and other rubbish deposited a very serious wound. The other Indian and authority on rubber matters, and published last month, the possible production of rabber. alongside of the path leading from sha a shop-coolie and another man came up to the
by. Merlimau Esa'e'in 1941 is given as 147,500 Causeway at Craig Ryrie to the parade ground, 'deceased's assistance nad together they got the
pounds, which, taken at 4s, bel per ib., give a (c) the fencing in by a fence at least & last prisoner under control. The deceased arrived
dividend of 6 per cent on £175,000, or 32 per high of the stretch of the Peak Road beginning at the Police Station in a semi-ubconscious
cent if taken at Bs, par 1b. This is exclusive of least to yards above the causeway leading condition, and remained in that state botil a
estimated profit on Tapioca, amounting to to Craig Ryrie and running down the Peak few days afterwards, when he died at the Gov
vernment Civil Hospital, the cause of the death 47630 For 1012 Messrs. Patry and Muraour Road to a point where the path is too high for persons to climb down on to the bank below being scoplic peffionitis. A very often bap. give the cutput as $11,000 pounds, which at 35, per lb. nett give 36 per cent on £110,000. If with ease. Two gates, one giving access to Craly pened after an event of that nature, the wit
rubber were sold at 48, bet, the dividend would. Rytis and one to the military parade ground, nesses differed widely in their accouols; one
be 48 per cent., if at 53, 60 per cent, 6s. 72 per would have to be provided. A short streich
had exactly the same story. Their minds did of the road near the Umbrella Sent just above not seem to coincide. But he hoped that fact cent,, and so on. For 1913, the output is put down 25 1,071,000 pounds, giving a dividend the barracks should also be railed off, (d) two would not go against them. They were all re- gratings over the tunnel under the Craig Ryriellable witnesses and the difference was only (witli robber at 28. net) of 51 per cent.
with regard to details which were immateri Causeway should be provided, one at either and, to prevent persons from entering (the lun- al. The aply discrepancy in the evidence was nel. We have evidence to show that this tunnel that one mar said be was the first to basin the past been used by members of the gar arrive on the scead and another party said he rison for the purpose of bathing, (e) the training was the first to be there, but the main facts of the two streams which join at the Craig Ryrie were absolutely clear. The prisoner, was Causeway from their sunrces for a distance caught running away. The jury would not of at least zoo yards below the causeway' to have the slightest doubt alter they heard the prevent access to these streams by unauthorised evidence that the prisoner bad killed Fakir persons and also to prevent the breeding of Singh while the latter was trying to do his duty mosquitoes.
in trying to prevent a feton from running away.. 4. In conclusion, we would urge. that the They would find no difficulty under the direc construction of the low level reservoirat Tai Tamtions of aus Lordship in finding the prisoner bepurbed on as soon as possible, so that the use guilty of murder. of Pokialam reservoir may be dispensed with. We are of the opinion that no authority on #anitation coulduphold for an instantthe classing of a waterbed (from which water for drinking purposes is collected) as ideal or under any other heading than dangerous, when the num ber of possible sources of contamination, the traffic and the number of houses on the area ale taken into consideration. We are well aware that this scheme entails, a large expenditure, as it will mean the provision of new filter beds at West Point and a new main to Pokfulam is addition to the cost of the new reservoir, but the danger of contamination of the water from Pokinlam reservoir due to the traffic on the roads men tloned, the possible leakage of sewerage from dwelling houses or the dumping of nightsoil in the storm water gullies, is such that this work should be put in hand at the earliest possible opportunity.
B. D. C. WOLFE, (Chairman),
(Sd) G. H. L. FITZWILLIAMS,
LE'A..HEWETT. The Registrar-General minuteď :Are there no dangara to the water supply from other houses situated in the reservait drainage area? The Director of Public Works-I cannot recollect any Instance lo which the water from Pokfulam reservoir has come under suspicion, but the Government Analyst might be asked whether his records show any." Thera, ara powerful natural agencies at work in breaking up and destroying any foul maiter which may find its way into the streams and their opere- tion is favoured by the conditions which exist ness and steepness of the stream-beds.
The extensive use of electricity in the city obliges the astronomers to leave it in order to make a study of electrical conditions during the bour in which the comet will pass between the earth and the sun,
A siene house on one of the bills of Antiyolo bas becu fitted up with the necessary instru- menia and the magnetic observations will be made there. The newly discovered spiral movement of the tail are believed to be caused by ctric currents, and when this part of the comet brushes the earth, an electrical storm of chosiderable magnitude is almost sure to ensue. Its effect may be judged by thc aunouncement- that September 26 Macila was visited by the worst magnetic storm of recent years, and no one outside of the observatory knew of it.
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Spectroscopic experiments will be made in an effare to dam the exact chemical constitu.
tion of the comet's tail. If possible, loca! scientists will make an analysis of any naw gas introduced into the earth's air by the arrival of the tail.
Photographs taken at the local observatory show that the tail bas 'absolutely no effect la intercepting the light of stars which are behind A return of 3s. would give a dividend of 76. it interferes only slightly with the vision per cent, 45, tox per cent, and so on. For of the naked eye. 1914, and taking rubber at as net per lb., the dividend is estimated to be 77 per cent. and 97 per cent, respectively.
After Thursday, the comet will be invisible in the early morning hours, In act it is doubt ful if the nucleus can be seen after Tuesday when it rises at a few minutes after four. The tail, however, will be visible probably until
HEAD-DRESS OF CHINESE WOMEN. "It seems to me that Chinese woman pay more attention to the adorning of their heads and the shape of their feet than to their dress, Everyone knows the peculiar Chinese customa of cegarding the possession ofcunturally small few foreigners buve noticed that Chinese wo foot as a sige at grost feminine beauty; but men are almost as particular about their bead
They are far in dress as about their fooL advance of Japanese women as far as cara in the dressing al'ueir hair is concerted. have a variety of orgameuis for theirhead-dices, and wear different bairpins appropriate to each What sizmi strange to us month of the year.
they
Japanese is that when Chinese woman, grow ald, they use even more chɔwy, hairpiɑs than 180s used by young women. This is.dono, it 'said, from a desire to divert their husbanda' attention as far as possible from the signs of their advancing ago.
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CHINESE GRAVES;
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RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
"MINING AND MILLING REPORT FOR YOUR WERKS ENDING APRIL 19th, 192K
BUKIŲ KOMAN MINES.
Main Shalt. The fixing of the "planger lift and now main rods, also now "balance bax No.'s level is proceeding satisfactorily, and,→ as already stated abould be completed in the mouth of May,
440 ft Level N, Mala drive advanced 36 ft. total 567 ft; the lode of about the same valuó us when last reported on.
440. It Larel No. 1 Winze 5. Sunk 10 ft and has now reached the required depth; the 540 it level S. has not quite reached this Wlars, but should connect during the next four weeks.
The 440 ft. Level Stopes produced during the four weeks 1,047 tons of ore assaying 3:50 dwls. per tou.
540. Lavel N. from E. cross-cet advanced 20. f, total 73 ft. from cross-cut, the lode averaging 44 inches wide and the assay valua 7.87 dwts, per tan..
540. Laval S. 121 ft. drive advanced if fl., tolai 216 ft., this drive should connect with No. a Winze S. shortly.
540 it. Level 5. 99 It, drive advanced 12 ft. ind connected with cross-cut from 121 ft. drive. It will not be necessary to extend this drive.
The Stopes betwasd the 540 ft. level and 440 ft level produced about gap toas of ore, this, from 9 it invel Stops," Station Dzīva Stope, and Intermediate Drivas and Stops.
STOPE MINE.
16 ft Level N. Mais drive extended as ft. total 482 ft., the ioda continues about the nam in value as when fast reported on..
160 ft. Level S. No. 3 Winze sunk zafu, total go it. Tais Wines has passed through the E.. lude and is now in country rock'; it, should ba connected with the main drive Si trom ander sun in about 20 days.
The Stope about the 100 ft. level produced 1,236 tons ore, the quality being rather lower than usual, fas a low grade block was remorad during the four weeks under review.
ANDERSON'S.."
250 ft. Lavol N. Main driva advanced 38 ft., total 331 tk, at this paratit connected with No
Winte suas Irom 160 £ Level Stope "Mins. 260. Level 2 Main drive extended a7 ft. total 250 k., apparently a part of the lode hai been thrown" to the, W. A cross-cut will be put out in thia (W.) direction to test the
zoa fr. Level 3. deiva on E. lode, advanced 23 it total length 54 1. Tai lode has evarj appearance of the lude driven on in the level above, it is about 4 ft. wide and well formed, Buc is poor.
"There are various kinds of,graves in China. The graves are dug generally from twoive to birican feet below the ground, while, accord-ground. jog to an old custom, the mounds of the graves of Emperors wore busty fear in neight, thos ol territorial lords filtsan feet, and those of barons, without territories, and of lord stewards, 8 feet, while for interior officials and cominon people mounds only four feet in heigal were aracted, Pines were planted on the tombs of Emperors, à species of oak on those of territorial and lord stewards, and elm trees on those lords, a species of willow on those of barons of inferior officials. Although there are so lerritorial lord and stewards sow is Obion, men of high rank still have their tombs constructed in accordance with taie old custom
CHINESE DIALECTS...
"It may safely be said that there is ao language, shut can be understood by avery Chinese. The principal causa lies in the-lact that the Chinese nation is composed of people who are descendants of totally different races, such as the original Chinese and the Manchus, whose different tribes or communities bave had little relation with one another owing to the vastness of the territory. In Peking two dialects are spokeo, one called the official anguage of Peking, and the other the Petting dialect, I like maaner these aruthe Nanking ufficial dialect and the ordinary Nanking dialect. European hoguists who are versed in the Chinoso."language-or dialects-have classified the modern Chinese dialects into nine, viz, (1) Kwangtuog, (4) Swatow, (3) Amoy, (4) Foochow (5) Weuchow, (6, Ningpo, (7) Shanghai, (8) Chefoo, and (9) the Foxing official dialect it is probable coat as a result of the construction of railways in Chios by foreign companies, various dialects may spring up along these lines-dialects the main voca bularies of which will be intermixtures. 'of Chinese words with those of the languages spoken by the foreigners attached to the rail- ways. A Chitumao from Feking and another irom Kwangiang, who find it utterly impossible 10 communicate their thoughts' to woach A glance at these figures will show that
other by speaking in their respective dia- Merlimau, stands out well as a dividend paying
lacts; can often make themselves coderstood by each other if they can speak broken English. company. The latest report from the General
When Chica opens her Parliament some eight Manager states that the estate has beer split
years bence, it will be found that no parlamen. up into 6 divisions of about 1,000 acres aach (all
tary debate can be carried on without the aid fully planted) for easier and more effective. The present visit of the comol, whose mova P. AND 0..PASSENGER HISSING, management, that the trees are growing very ments have been traced by historical data back of interpreters. It would seem advisable for the Chinese authorities, as the first step in their well indeed and that everything it is satisfacto pre-Christian mes, will not be the most preparations for the establishment of a con tory arder.- am, Yours etc.,-
terrifying or striking paid by this rare visitor stitutional government, to make their future A, J. Ross. It covered two-thirds of the sky between the politicians and public speakers learn the official horizon and tus reaith on its visit in 1456. and language of Peking.". [It is said that in feudal was brilliant enough to pale the light of the days in Japan samurai from Northera Jagan
The jury returned a verdict of guilty and pri- sozer was sentenced to undergo twenty years. imprisonment with hard labour.
The captain of the P. and O, intermediate steamer Sardinia, which arrived from long- kong, this morning, 12th inst reports that a first class passenger, Mrs. Longworth Baker, disappeared on Saturday last while the ship war betwend Hongkong and Singapore She was booked from Yokohama to London. It is believed that the lady must have thrown barself overboard,-Straits Times.
ILLICIT CHANDO.
GREAT FINDS ON THE "HONG MOH,"
1.append a table giving (according in the above-mentioned book), the estimated divid ends for the years 1910 to 1916, taking the fol-Saturday, Jowing as the basis price of rubber, namely,
1910 59. Det 1914 25. net 1911 '45.
1915 25. 1913 35.
5 1916 25. 1915
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[Enclosure.] Parry and Muraour Calculations. Estimated profits.
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Ledburyrons 46.37 Chandu valued at $19,000 and 2008 bottles of cocaine valued at £175. In order to get at the
Lumut but it was a position which would seem to be a reasonable one for engineers to have searched in the ordinary course. The ship will probably. THE Dewspapers report that Japan has pra be allowed to proceed on her voyage, but action posed to strengthen the Russo-Japanese post-will be taken against the master and owners Bollum agreement in regard to Mancharia. later on. This is the record haul for the Straits, Russia has suggested that it should be extend and shows that the Freventive Staff is putting ed to another region. Japan has presented in same good work in preserving the revenue basic overtures and negotiations are proceeding of the Colony. in which Great Britain is taking part. The aéthoritian, do not deny the report, but decline to make any explicit sintament
in the Pokfulam watershed, namely, the rough-staff iko men hand to crawl through the bilge, Padang Java...... 9 26
It is notified in the Garcie that H. B. M.'s Consul General at Yogoofu bas made arrange LODIE, M. Lavy, at one time proprietor of the ments with the Administrator of Foreign Affairs Orpheum Theatre is Manila and also Levy's of the Province of Vianen whereby ike pais Cala and various other interests, was declared ports of British subjects entering China al au insolvent by Judge Hurd of the court of Hokow, which have not been already sealed by
A compatent Chinese authority, can be present first lastance, on the 10th inst, Mr. Levy, in his petition, declared that he was indebted to ed for piss to the Fu Tu Pam at that port, who is the local deputy for Foreign Affairs. As
· various perions, both in the Philippines and, in other places, to the amount of Pat,805.rg and trains on the Yunnan railway only run during that he could not pay that sum and that he bad the day, a traveller bound for Yilunan is oblig. no goods or property of any kind. The courted to stay a night at Leo-Kay, and there in also ordered that the creditors of the said Loais ample time for him after the arrival of the one M. Lery shall most at the court hound of the train a day from Hacol to cogago his room city of Manila on Thunday, May 26th, for the at the hotel and then to cross over the boundary purpose of electing na aselguse for the estate of bridge to Hokow to visit the Fu Ta Pau and
return to Lao-Kay' in time for dinner LABIA M. LATE.
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37 57 10 141 14 [Our criticism of Merlimau was a criticism on methods of promotion-especially a protest against excessive underwriting expenditure,
Bat we took Merliman as an example under our own scala of valostion about a month ago, and showed that it should yield about £273
About May 13, the comet will blaze out in the avsning sky in increased brilliancy, to light up the early night hours until its final disop pearance from human scopo of vision in June. The best opportunity for viewing, this appari tios of the skies will be after May 16 when, be fore the rising of the moon, the comet will stretch its phantom shape over the westera sky, occopying almost a third of the distance from the horizon to the zenith.
moon;
After Thursday it will probably not exceed and those from Kyushu, whose dialects differed 25 degrees 10.size and toward the end of the from each other as much as the Peking and do now, used to speak to each Nanking dialects month, it will begin to fade until its final disther in the language used in the Vo dance.) appearance in Joue. Each night its time of
CAUTION IN VISITING CHINESS OFFICIALS, setting will be later.
Only one world astronomer has predicted a Glovemor, ur, other influenția official, you *liyou wish to visit a Chincie Viceroy, calamity for next Thursday-Camille Flamust first scad him your card or lesier, asking marion, the French scientist. He joins with him to appoint a time for the meeting. If you the rest in sconting' the idea of a collision
call on such an official without notice, be is between the earth and the comet, but be
almost certain to refuse to see you. This re- asserts that the gases of the rail, chicily the
fail to see a person who calls unexpectedly is poisonous cyanogen, will combine with those but so old custom which is by no means con- of the air to form laughing gas.
Introduction written by an acquaintance or Chinese official, le writing such a letter of introduction, red letter-paper and a red-lined envelope should be used, for an epistle written in Indian ink on white paper is in Ohine usual-
The Stopes on the W. lode (Branch) produced during the four. wasks about 400 tons of ora, saying, according to samples taken in the mine, about & dwt per ton,
GENERAL.
An Air Shaft or Skate is being'sunk about 160 t-lovel Stopa (Stopa Mias). This will 450 it. N. of Anderson's to.connect with the serve to send into the Mise stone for stope refitting, consequently when it is "connected cross-cutting for refilling can be dispensed with Bukit Malacca Mills are temporarily shut to this part of the 100 ft, level Stopa, down, the machinery is being thoroughly over hauled. Probably the Mills will start up again. by the middle of the next four WOEKS,
MILLING SHEET FOR FOUR WEEKS ENDING
AFRIL ZIRD, 1930, 1999
BUKIT KOMAN.
40 stamps rao ay days. Loss of 2.83 daya caused by breaking of two Cam shafts and. replacing them with new onna, cleaning up &c. &c.
toos.
Stone Cranbed Bukit Koman 1,739 Stopa *
Asdemon
14
}
tons.
919
130 ...2,771
Huntington Mill ran 26,56 days. Loss of 1.33 days for general repairs and clean up, Stone Crushed Bukit Koman 215
Slope
232
457
fatal...
Producing Amalımız' 2,933 02. Retort Gold 1,149 01. Ballion
1,137.435 Oz Average yield per ton 7.047 dwin,
Value of tailings
11
Crusted
.1.7
· BUKIT MALACCA MILLS,
14
390 tons of stone from Anderson.
21 H
411 tone producing
Stope Mina,
Total
Amalgam 239 oz, Rétert gold 43 oz. Ballios 41 COLS.
Total Tons crashed 3639
Amalgam 3172 oz Reton gold 102. Bullion
1178.425 02.
Average apaness 906.098
yield per tos 6.476 Grit Mills, ́Amalgam 96 011. Retort gold sa ́oza, Bullion 31 vis.
Willey Tables, Amalgam 26 oz. Retort Kold 8 oz, Bellion 8 ozs.
Chili Mill, Amalgam 10 ois, Retort gold y' ozs. Bullion 3 ozs.
Mortar Boxes Bullion recovered 78 cza.
WM. J. OATES, Manager..
CY OF CHANGSHA,
FIRST FOREIGNER TO. ENTER' IT.
It is not often that wa find the Times making.
a mistake, but in a recent article on Changsha
His prediction that the world would laughsidered an act of incivility, and one must itself to death has aroused a storm of derision not take it in ill part. There existe among distinguished personages and high throughout the world.
Speaking of it yesterday, Father Algue, direc. officials to Chins a tendency to assume au air quoted by ine Shanghal Times, it stator that it
of muperiority, and they do not readily condes. tor of the Manila Observatory, said, "There is cend to grant an interview with strangers. If not the slightest danger of a world calamily you wish to interview such a personago, thoro either now, next Thursday, or afterwards, before, it is most advisable first to get cause of the proximity of the comet.~~.
Except for fine electrical instruments, the events of the next two weeks will not be par- ceptible, It is ridiculous to presume that so unsubstantial a matter as that which composes the tail of the comet will affect the world in the least degree. Ouranly fear is that the phenomly a report of some calamity. It is true that the new civilisation bas succesded în'a, certain ens will be of so slight a mature that our in-
measure is enlightening the Chinese officials struments will be unable to record them,"
in Tientsin, Peking and the labouring districts, WHEN HALLEY'S COMET MAY BE SEEN but they are still very old-fashioned, prejudiced
Morning sky
folk, and it is best to give them a good imprez sion by conforming to their old customs. The official who receives the letter of introduction in certain to let you know the place and hour of meeting unless he finds it impossible to ses you owing to circumstances, Neither must you fail to appear at the appointed place as punctually as possible,*-Japan Chronicle,
**May 18-risos · 4.51 8.m. May 19-rises 5.39 .. May 20-rises later than ang
Evacing sky
May 20-sets 7.13 p.m. May 21-30 1.13 p.m. May 22-sets goj p.m. May 23-sets 9.41 p.m. May 24-sets 10.12 p.m. May 15-sets 10.33 p.m.”, May 16-ants 1045 pm. May 27-sets 10,55 p.m.
part of capital in 7 years from January 1, THE mysterious spotted disease which broke
believes that the late Mr. Mortimore O'Sullivan was the first "foreign 'devil" to go to that once practically forbidden city. We can authorita letter of tively contradict this statement, and give hon- our to whom honour la dus. Mr. Griffith John' more than fifteen years age approached the city, but could not enter, or mi mil events go anywhere in it except to a yaman. The first European, as far as we know, dressed in Eure- pass clothes, and behaving as a Europass, to enter Changsha and fearlessly circulate in the stroots was William Frank Wonyon, some time of Hongkong, one of the most intrepid travel- less who ever risked his life in travelling scrois Chios. His paper read to the Royal Geogra phical Society some ten or so years ago 6X. cited considerable interest at fast in the develope ment of British trade up the Wast River, and- the Times noticed the traveller and his paper in a leading esticle.
A MANCHURIAN ASSEMBLY.
Faking, May 13.
A Rescript has been issued sanctioning Government Council for the Eastern Provinces,
OM, Monday, the and instant, an English in-. ventor gave a demonstration in the Hippo- drome, London,. of the wonderful powers of a toy airship constructed by him. The airship. was man conrred freely by wireless talagraphy," moving to any point in the ball over the bandi of the audience. The inysator discharged imitation shells. from the airship at any point, The investor operated the airship by maâng of The Council will sit periodically in Mukden. a complicated electrical apparatus and a Ky and will discuss politics; provision is made for board. In the event of the invention being applied: 10 Airships"built on a larger scala'and, extraordinary ineatings in cases of urgency,
The members will be officials between the to submarines, it is considered that the present rank of Viceroy's Secretaries and Tantais, and method of warfare will be completely ZUVOINE
| deus venuation:"[abai Ch also members of the Provincial Assembly-clonised. The invention i creuara (ESPAN
19:0, without taking any credit for new planting out at Tsukus, Semboku district, Osaka pre-organized by H.E. Hei Liang, or other source of revenus.
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The estimate made by Mesars. Parry and Marsour is considerably higher than ours, but we have not had time to check by the two scales. They credit each acre with 50 lbs, more in the 3rd and 4th years than we do, and this helps to explain the differ
facture, last year, has found a second victim at Sakal, where a little boy named Yata Motojo, aged 3, was taken ill on the 2nd Instant, and died the following morning. Nearly thirty persons have so far succumbed to the disease, Apparently the disease is cerebro-meningitis köown in Kuyland es “ spotted fever,"
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