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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1806.

HANKOW FIRE INQUIRY.

The Captain's Evidence.

A Coroner's inquiry we held, at the

Gempertz presided and Merors. A. Patrue, T. 0. Drakeford sod H. Rapy more dura

jurymen.

Captain B. Branch, muster of the "Ran kow," was the first wines ralled.

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considered it safe to carry matting on the ship although there was some risk.

To the jury-400 rolls of matting left Plenty of room for the passengers.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BOCIAL AND PERSONAL 1

"Shanghai A.D.C. played "The Now Boy" on Oct. 21, it boing their 14led production. The theatre was crowded,

Major A. Chapman; "Adjuțint of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps d Govern munt Assessor, has returned from foave. looking much the better for his trip home.

MATTERS FEMININE.

Betty's London Letter.

Losbos, Sept. 21.

Dead ELiNon-Just at this time when the beginning of the Hongkong season is fst hand, evening dresses always become the

question of the suomenti

With reard to materials for ovening frocks, great number of light diaphanous staffs unch a 'xnow-fakd bet, blond and Malines tulle are preatly in favour hero.

sace. With regard to the various theories advanced no to the origin of the fire-it was| possible that theship was act on tire. This could have been done without the

Mr E. J. Harrison has taken over the persona sutting the ship on fire being noticed.editorahi, of the "Japan Adrostiser.”

were manj motivos for people to get Begistrany this morning, regarding the the ship on fire but he would rather not destha that necurred in the bursing of the

say anything denite. Ife considered it stariod by river steamer "Hanko." BiH. Hunlikely that the fire wa

sporzonerus combustion.

The Chinese passengers all smoked and with their pipes and were very earl matches, but he thought if a fire had been started in this way it would have been noticed by the other passengers. If the Hefire had occurred at sea witness congialered inted that the "kakow let Cantorury few lives would have been saved. He 645 p.m. on October 13th for Hongkon: As nearly as he could estimate there sais about 950 passengers on board, höfding | STUD European in the first clws. The ergo consisted of silk, silk, cocoon, mat

à complimentary farewell dinner will be ting, vegetables and miscellaneous cargo Janey D. Christie stated that he had given to Bir Charles Dudgeon as his resigns.

Still more detrimental to those pretty" The total value of the cargo was about been chief engerer of the “Hankow "fortion of the chairmanship of the Chios airy fábrics when worp at a dance, or €50.000 (Mar jay). The "Haukow" uri. 23 years. Hu lead fished with the Association and on his departure from indeed to any others, are the soldier-man's ved at her wharf at Hongkong a little ginos on the wing of the tire at 2.5 Shaughal. The dinner will be held onepurs. The electric list was turned out at 3.1 s.m. Nothing unusual occurred during the voyage. Ab about 3.20 he heard the alarm of fire and went to the engine room: to start the pumps and to give orders ze light up again. The engine room flied impidly with ks zait he reached the pump but was unble to start it as he was getting overcome with smoke. He wa nearly auffested by the time be returnes

off at crea

before 2 o'clock on the 14th bataat. She made fant st 3 o'clock and the gangway being lowered a number of presengers went Three gangways were lowered for the passengern. The "egetables were stacked on the main deck and there ware 400 rolls of matting and other merchandise

COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUNED BY

ELETRIC WIRKS.

4.In.

ho

He was in camp last night for the first rispeThay are not, howeger, to be recoipmonded and was welcomed an all sides,

for wear in a climate which is notoriously detrimental to every description of talle and not.

Wednesday, October 31, at the Shanghai

tab

A very old resident of Shanghai passed way the Shanghai General Hospital on

Oct. 2 in the person of Mr J, D. Thor-

Deceased catre out to Shanghai in the sixtion and osely in the avonties

)

My dear, why ever do not some of you women appeal to the Governor or at least the General and ask either the one or the other to veto the wearing of this useles and devastating wasonline ademment in the hall-room?

SPORTING.

Hongkong Football Club

The following have been selected to play for the Club in the Rugby Match against Capt. Ranking's XII on Monday, Oct. 20, klok-off 5.00. The Club will play in colours.

* Back :-T, 0. Qay.

Tunst-QUARTERS :~F. 0, Kendall, Ț. E. Peare, & M. Forrest and N, 2. Forbes. ||· Hazves:~~J. V. Jungbin and L. J.

Blackbom.

Formante:-HL G. C. Bailey, J. Hanron, J, Gougs, H. F. Hickman, H. F. Chard, R. Monro, H., M. Kendall and T. G. Drake. ford.

Berents:-Mr J. Clark.

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

The Tibetan Affair.

Lonnos, October 11, Reporting the concision of an entente between Great Britain and Russia with regard to the Tibetan affair, the "Daily

Telegraph" saya that the montents of the convention are similar to those already declared by Sir Edward Grey: The

forward. The raw elik as in the strong to the duct titowe lout everything joined the bem el Russell & Co. When there is a deciddl vogue for white velvet essential points of the undertaking are that ❘

metu and 200 haler of vilk in s room on the upper desk and above 700 farther rotis of The watchmen marting www stored aft. gar witness the first vaming of Bre, while ho was talking with the chief oftione, Frevious to this. There were no signs of a tire on bual. On receiving the alarm witness and the chial officer proceeded along the starboard allnyway and found that there was no panic amongst the passengers, but the uvas rush to gat sahore. Witner saw the Ere at the foot of the after ladder leading to the main desk. There was * blazo simost in the cutre of sterk of matting and plar'y I smoke and wit Der gav order to get the basa nut, Two Gro barket» of water were scoured and emptied on the Anmés ad just at that moment panic started The her tire buckete engla bot owing to the rush of pampers,

te

Jer in the f Nothing id have been done to these the tire It was possible for the stallation to fuse and the files were grouped to he in Evry light had s

distributing from Even if it were posible for the electie Fahd to have "tested the is it pot me have panged ...

**TIVA EN JORNCE.

The Peoloy deprod to having examined several bodies of several of the Hankow victims on the filth, instant.

Death in one instanipa una dis to drowning. Of those who perished p howard witness thought suffocation was the muse of death; rufica tion won Pres.

that horse fxitud he joined the National Bank of Chire, avantually becoming man- agar of the best branch. Bo has her intrested in several focal nom;aries and until quite recently was secretary treamrar of the General Borrital, $1 ea, Chairman of the kidorninya ni Blajar Bros., Ld.

MANILA AND PLAGVE

and

4,

Outside the resin of airy, fluffy materials

evening gowns, unde in Princess style, with rieb Oriental embroidery forming a

order at the hew of the skirt,

Silver and white brocade will likewise he much worn this Winter. The brande designs in some cases are outlined with (silver and crystal beads. Dresses of this description are further ornamented with rent lace.

One of the prettiest bow evening colours is rather a pale pink with a distinct note of This colour is admirably guve in it.

cuaton-Hip the cases of climits in my receiver? the Quarterly Report of the suited to & rather valvurlour face, crowned

The shippers gave similar avidence to the above. Fir was unable to vary the mails or anything under his charge.

The Chiempre pound that whe

wok up th

was Atful of wake. After he ent outside he Pas koeoked down and trampled on ing a lot of people but reaiand his fest

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małe want aft and witness gara onlem for the bales of making news thave on fire to

be stared the fire anci amoke bad driver

Tytai

dory stall perish in the tire. Witness

were escaping from

are time we wilɑte.

cabins at

the

From bet S Consul Genand we have

Bureau of Health for tira Philippine Tslands, and in it we notice referents to the pingus, which should be of interest, bu Hongkong

by dark hair.

Yollow, especially those two shades known as primrows and corn-colour, will be much in vogus. A pretty modal gown shown to me this work was of corn coloured chiffon. The novel trimming was of fine faced cloth applications, cut in cotivaation

Dering the moath of March, for the first time in more than a year, says the repart, | al designs.

Black evening frocks are profusely orna

tacker.

tha may from the bold. The bose was then to pust it out but it prepialy The daily reports from the stations were evening and walking shoes. The woman

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the Powers agree not to interfers in the domestic albuirs મેં Tibet In connection with the foregoing treaty, the Powers ato stil conducting nevotiations, The same journal further reports that Great Britain | aud Russia are about to make a convention in sgard to Paris in a similar unner to that if Tibet.

H

QUEER SIAM.

They do strange things in Siem

It is the custom of native dealera in

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Foe Terms, apply to

A. W. SLATON,

Marjaper.

Hongkong, April 12, 1906,

The

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THE

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DON'T MISS

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BUILD

Bachang on Kapi to go from Bangkok to THE MOST SERVICEABLE

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PIANOS

FOR THIS OLIMATE,

PRICES FROM $390.

CASH OK CREDIT.

HIRE FROM

best load of this stuff, and on their way Recently a family in Bangkok went for a back one of the party died. They were at a loss how to dispose of the corpan, not liking to throw it into the river, or to bury it on the way. So they covered it over THEY ARE with the Blachang and brought it to Bang- kok. and get askorg N 104 of the conpra plagie infested rate were found in certain manted with sequins and jet bends, and 9, where it was buried The Blachang SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED

was afterwards wold in the market for be pulled down in order to stop the Grend about $700 in his safe but red sections of the city. Immediately on roare relieved at the decoltage by that useful

curry!

and all parts thoroughly progres. Witness then assisted the monolis either belonging to himwalf or the reipt of labrestory reports on the positive and brooming sorsary- the white chiffon

A native woman gave birth to a child a with the hose and met the chief officer who is fide who perished in the fire casos petive measures were intituted for

few days ago in the suburbs. A few nights seasoned at our Factory here Sashes of silk or panns accompany most afterwards she had a curious dream about told him that the donkey engine could not

the suppression of the infection. A large of the evening costumes other than thoso

her offspring. Next: morning she sent for 1. hors, washingat of the "Hankow, fores of trained rat catchers was employed fashioned in Princess style.

"fortune tell

teller" and

told her the story, statel that hen he discovered the fire he

There is a decided fashion for conspicu-On hearing the mother's tale the fortune and the work of rat extermination bagun. strached to a hand pump aft but that broke it he was blet do so.

Busty Istge buckles to be worn on both telli ramid to her to dispose of the child as He gave the away and became useless. The band pampalaya to the

When he saw carefully watched in order to ascertain, so whose feet are not quite so small as the son as possible or it would be her ruin.

The mother immediately went and gave forward was too far away to be used effec that he could do nothing further witness far or possible. tlu extent of the infection. fashier in buckled shoes, should be care the pretext that she was unable to bup-

women of

a of China, if following the proveiling the child away to some neighbour under tivaly. The fire alarms were then sounded.

Jeft the hip. Witness w The chief engineer was at this moment stand. Nothing to us that tensens or other The city was divided, for this purpose, ful se choose buckles to amit her feat.

part it. oil dret sważned the fle It was not more into a number of sections tunded by the feet will determine the question of

The

height of the instep and the width of ing at the forward and of the part galley than a quarter sten hour from the time imaginary "at-catching lines drawn fromsuitability.

It is said that this superstition and fortune-telling are accountable for many of and witness aakad him if anything could be

the children that are destroyed in Bangkek done with the engines. The engineer

ile centra to ita opter, kardam, and the For day wear, lists are being dyed to BP Pres replied that the engines evuld not be work

mmmber of infected rats caught in each match the colour of the dress with which

the hat is to be worn. Tartan straw toques. ed. Witness then saw two Fampaan leding |

sation enrufully recorded By this mea are a being made for wear with the steding daar the entrance to the sinon

saro it was muertained that plague rats Tartan costumes so much in evidence st and told them to leave the ship They did

season of the yea

your. Velvet hats aro | infestul only two sections one in the

be fashionable.

In their weekly share report, dated 26th district of Binondo in a large block bound-

Velvet is a universally becoming material Oct., Mesas Vernon and Smyth etate: Witness want a hosed and below agi Vengeanoo Wrðaked upon Nogro y Calte Rusario and the Facolta. and for either bats or gowns, but its great

We have nothing ef may importance to drawback in its weight. A beautiful the other, a sotall block situsted on Calle ricture has of dark green velvet was pro. report. A comparatively fair amount of Principe in the district of San Nicole, infusely trimmed with purpla grapes and business has been transacted during the work, but it has been of a desultory notars, ATLANTA (Ga.), Sept. 24. a section where the disease had been ope- foliage. With the maintenance of inertial law bycially prevalent in

find useful as a

Here is an after dimer game you may and without any. special feature. Rates, titate this season for with very few exceptions, continue to show the everlasting Wldsky Poker.

sht downward tendency, sad tho Provide such guest with pencil and paper. market remains without buoyancy or the word "Go" each one writes the Hongkong and Shanghais have name of a

of a well known book. The paper in Banks,

so and he accompanied them to the wharf.

and found the gangŵny still choked with Chinese and then the Chinese women's quarters took fire. Just then, 23 if

the wind had changed, the ship was envelop-

ed in smoke and nothing more could be done. Witness went back to the upper deck. From the time when the watchman

... ignity

the thu

.. The waving most of 193

AMERICAN RACE RIOTS.

Aassilants.

former outbreak.

17 companies of Militia, some semblance With this inforiuation as a basis for

chools are seain open, and business is

this

wrun to

At

SHARE REPORT.

called him until he wont back to the upper resment, but at and time the terrible infected centies. A thorough disinfection | then folded as in the old fashioned Con- changed hands at the improved.rate of 8815

deck not more than three minutes had

slapsed. Witness went along to the loon vent. Pance wreaked by the white population and opposite to the gangway he reet the one negroes threatened to be the com

on as

amusing.

of stall

$10 per month.

REFORM IN CHINA

DEING a letter addressed to Rear Admins! Lord Crates BERESFORD,

L.B. M.P.

CHINA:

And an artioló ín reply to

THE SLEEP AND

AWAKENING.

To bo had in pamphlet form at the

ISSUE.

FULL OF

GOOD THINGS.

· Cursa Mast' Office, &, Wyndham Street. GOOD

Price .........Une Dollar

SNAPPY

PRAYA RECLAMATION PARAGRAPHS.

3CHEME.

GOVERNMENT AND THE MARINE LOT-HOLDERS BY SIR PAUL

CHATER

BRIGHT

of order has bem restured here. The plan of action, the efforts of the Buren wero concentrated against these of the infected aren was nadertaken. sequences" so that the title is hidden; and and the market closes steady at that rate. Reginning in the upper story of each house passed on to the rear neighbour who with London quotes, par Reuter, £95, a drop of EAST chief engineer and ordered him ashorrencement of a see war of far-reaching and working downward, a systematic clean the name of an author; this is done by an offer at Bob, fail to and s bayer.

out seeing what is written above. writes 104, since our last report. Nationals ara All enquired for at $47, bar a few shores, en Witness examined all the cabine and looked extent.

ing and disinfection of every room and its

in the aircle; the paper is folded and passed under the bode for passengers but found

The ferocity of the whites was my cutouts was made until the ground floor thott & Press notice--and a review, etc., nes dalk, and with the, ex dividend of 320

before. A motto is then written: Marine Insurances-The market costin. 48 PROPOSED TO THE HONGKONG to-one. Bo then went ashorn again but equalled by the desperation with which and yard were reached, when every moveto. Finally the papers are unfolded and sales of Cantons : 8300, immediately returned to the ship and the coloured inhabitats defended thema-

Union, Canton and Yangtzea are made a rush to get his papers but sales. Last night, at Fast Point, & suburb able article was displaced in the search for read aloud. The resalts are sometimes paid on the Send inst., we have no busines

extremely

in report. abrainable at quotatione, but offers at lower: he could not got to them and saved about five miles ap, a negro arted with rat runs. The entire premises wore clean-

these recipes, you will find them

rates meet with nu Treponse, China nothing. From the first alarm an a'rifle paraded this streets threstening tood and disinfooted, and, as far as possible, excellent.

Bachelor's Buttons-Tako 5 ounces of Traders continae in demand, hot sharce The Full Detatis Printed in Fampkei forn. til withde finally left the ship could kill anyone who molested him. He was made unattractive for rodents. Wood

four,

oux, 3 ounces of butter, 3 ounces of remain scarce and we have no business to not have been more than five or six rested after a subborn fight with the piles, which were always favorite resorts sugar, oggs, a tenspoonful of baking report.

Could any he had at *CHIwa Mart Office, minutes. Altogether five gangwaye were police, but the mul hearing that he might for rats, were taken down and removed to powder. Beat the batter and sucar to a Fire Insurances-Hongkongs have been

Wyndham Street. lowered for the passengers. There were be the leader in retaliatory movement,aites previously rendered rat proof. Drains no Chinese passengers forward but geag-broke into the gas, and, bringing him out, and open spaces in connection with infect way could easily have been put down for barged in to telegraph pole, aftor- them there had been There were about his

emplying their revolvers into ed buildings and preinises were carefully Trudy. Anather Begro sought refuge cementet, so as to atop ap the paths utilis- 700 Chinese on the main deck and about in the Marium Hotel, but was shot by 120 Chinese in the first class. There were his pursuers in the lobby before the ed by mts in gathering food and seeking therefore about 700 poople to get ashore very eyes of the lowel visitors, including a shelter. By the end of Jane, shen,

number of Women.

en. The negroes are leav by the after gangway. Between 300 Anding the city by trainlonds, whilst the bigh according to past experience, the worst was the gangway per minute. Bat with bag refugees to the present la dend to be found, and the city was free from the 400 passengere would be able to leave by ways present the spectacle of long lines of to be feared, not a singlo infected rat was gure and most of the Chionos tried to take negroes have been identified, whilst 100 disease, the last case of human plague break them up with :

thair luggage) disembarkation would be slower. It was customary for Chinese paar- engers to remain on the ship until daylight, The are engines were approaching the

wards

were wonder. Fifty whites were also injured in the affigs.

Heparts from Memphis (Tennessee) show that race batred is been aroused to suck

having occurred April 2, 1906,

This campaign against plague was one of an extent that it is with difficalty the police the most satisfactory that has ever been

lightly stir in the flour and baking cream, add the eggs, (well beaten test) ploed during the week at 3:30 and mors

powder,

Bolt into little marbles the size of a hassi nnt. Put a tablespoonful of white sugar on shoot of paper. Roll cach little cake in the sugar and bake in a moderately quick oven for about tau minutes on buttered baking tin.

Delicious Boury-Cut some this slices of brend into circles. Spread with butter and cover each with a thin slice of cucumber. Season with salt and pepper.

silver fork, favour

Ahares are wanted at the rate. Chinas continus in a small demand at $95, but none seem available, and we have no busi bees to report

Felos & Cenin each

RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERS

FORMUSA:

By G. TAYLOR, I. M. Castenças

With WoonoUTS

Shipping-Hongkong, Cantonand Macro have further improved and sales have been effected at 828 and 8.62, the taarket ylosing With the ex tady to fire at that rate. ception of a small demand for Old Star

Remove the bones Frou se savons Mantias ramsin neglected, and Shelle Ferrier, and a decline in Douglases to $41, e dave nothing further to report ander this houding. Indo-China and Chine-

[Reprinted from the Uhino Reclass, ] with a squeeze of lemon juice and a drop continue it demand at 29% 60., all without of ketchup. Put a layer of sardines on the busines

Refineris.--Biles of China Sugar are Ous of the Beat Skatohm of Formosa Elfa cucumber and pross the alices together to form sandwiches. Serve on a folded nap-reported at $117, and the market closes kin and garnish with parsley.

guler with further seller at that rate. Ambrosio,-Take 6 or 8 orees with business.

Luzons remain unchanged and without poal

and slice them. Sprinkle the

+

are holding the population in check. Four conducted in the city, and of special signi ship as witness left for the wharf. Water white wonten have con outrageously treat-icancy for two reasons--the first being

d, and as

as a result over negroes have been came a minute or so after the cute lynghed, whilst bodies of officials and that during this time the disease was sugar and strange them in a dessert disk. Mining-Raube have ruled wank during arrived but it was impossible at this time to volunteer citizens researching the swamps raging in Hongkong and Amey, and that Take the inside of a cocon nut, peel off all the week and sales have been made a low go aboud the ship. Witness instructed the for supposed niscants. chef oficer to get ʼn bout and pick up any woulsen, led by Myn Brown. She is a Manila had been iu direct ratio to its-Tours over,

One med coats almost entirely or heretofore the extent of the disease in the rind, grate it and then spread over these 83h, the markot closing little firmer,

oranges until they are completely covered. with all bayon et 331,

Docks, Wharts and Godowns.-Hong stumographer, and only on Saturday last manifestations in those two cities. Fur

kong and Whampoa was licensed to carry 4,360 passengers was the object of attack by a negro. but

at 9162 and more shares, are placed at thermore, so eminent nuthorities as Kita-

obtainable at that rate, Kowloons baya The ship was fitted with electric light has escaped after a taible sircle. In Ba

also declined, and sellers now rule the market at $90 without any sales to report Shanghai Docka have ruled weak with salid

Shanghai LEX

Tle, 100, and with ** the exception of sales hero at Tls. 102. for

ne found in the water, The Hankow"

it was tamed off s. quarter of an hour after other co widow RODA was just closing at and Shiga had asserted that the up her house after j her children to Arrival, When witness carne back from bed when a negre forced its way in and appearance of the disease among rodents the fire the second time the lights were maltreaties. Wanche Thompson was a beings in about two months from {

Friday night a young invariably indicated an vutbreak among Wothan mauled similarly attached in one of

out.

Witness smalt ne suspicion of kerosens

bas

injuries.

BETTY.

U. ́8. COMMERCE,

A Record.

BAY FRANCEco, October 13,

yet written,

Price

... 50 Cente

Omina Man' Onco, 5 Wyndham Stree*

Hopchong. 3

ARTICLES.

INTERESTING

STORIES.

CHOICE

**

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Dooks have been MOET & CHANDON'S |A BRIGHT

DRY IMPERIAL,

THE STANDARD WA

Condo Hotels, audits to CHAMPAGNE

Londs, Buildings-Under

or other oil near the fire. The damage strecta, and received serious principal the beginning of the disease among rats. i

The foreign commerce of the United Butlered by the cargo would amount te about £40,000.

which has asible to describe the panie The second reason is that, notwithstanding States in the fiscal year just ended was this houding we have only to report ralda of Hotels at $1123, and of

OF THE WORLD, “. The "Hankow's" Ero appliances cult-

a possession of the white the enormous amount of disinization done the largest within the history of the Humphreys at 117, the market closing sisted of tro buckets, hind pumps fore and population in spately populated portions during the two months, not a single claim country, except in foodstuffe imported. with further buyers of both stocks at quot As Supplied to Roxan BOUSEHOLDS, EK aft and steam pumps, with several reels of of what is know as the "black belt." of Fathers and husbands on leaving home sin

During the fiscal year 1003 the importa-stions,

BASSIER, LEADING SOCIETIES, OLUBA Odilon Mille-Shanghai quotes Ewos, at cion of foodstuffs were $18,600,000 T. 75, Inbertationals, st Tin 70, Laos

and Horses throughout the World. below those of the proceding year, the Kang Mona at Tis. 83, and Soy been al great reduction occurring chiefly in

The 325, Hongkonge remain unchanged To Get the Full Value of your money insist

913, without business.

on being supplied with the......... Afiscellaneous China Providents have The whole northern part of the Island ofugar and coffee. A wonderful growth Martinique received several violent shocks in exportations occurs in all the great been placed at 89.35, Green Islande at $19,

has been filed for fossen sustained. womenfolk, but they tremble for fear

tire hose. These were all in good order at their wor

the time of the tire. The life saving appliances consisted of life boats, which

On

WAR

to

MONT PELEE AGAIN.

PAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.

tako summary vingeance on the "black of earthquake yesterday, and Mont Pelóo | groups of articles, and älso in all of the lootrios At wing and 815,- Ropes at 8% DRY IMPERTAT.

about the homestad. On Saturday after- un returning they sed no signs of life could each carry fifty passengers, noon, before the frenzied outburst st number of rafts and all appliances accurl-

the Atalanta News' Atainuta, the to Board of Trade requistiona, ing to Monday morning, after the fire an oditorial which urged the citizens extinguished, the Hankow was towen Sonde" who pasted and almost killed out to sen sud two charred forse sousb- ling bodies were found on board and were women. The same paper some time ago buried at sen, As far as witness knew offered £200 for the killing of every negro

charged with outing womon. there was to cargo on board of a specially inflammable nature. There was so much noise amongst the passengers that if a fire alarm had been sounded it would nee have mado no difference. Witness attributed Blic great loss of life to the panje sud the

DO NOT NEGLECT A BAD COLD. NEVER allow a cold to take its courro

Too often at this season of the year

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boa again burst out afresh.

great groups of countries, with the and $22, Watsons at $123, Powell at 89, exception of those of Asia, which show and South China Moming Posts at $22.

decrease of $37,0

The market pluss with bayura of Electrics $7,000,000 as compared with

1898 VINTAGE.

the year 1906, which is accounted for by and Tramway at quotations, and with PER CASE 12 BOTTLES the koon competition of the Japanese and sellers of most other stocks under the PER CASE 24 BOTTLES

heading. the Chinese Boycott. The exports show a reduction of $13,000,000 as compar. 2010 Jepan

CHURCH AND STATE,

Spain's Troubles.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. The quarrel botwon the State and

ed with the prooeding year, the shipments

A RELIABLE REMEDY.

cotton and sele leather showing a decided THE only ready which can always bs falling off. A general say "marizing of the cases of pain in the stomach, cramps, collect

fact that it was impossible to do anything its souma is toward gnomeals, Chamber Churola in Spain is increasing, and Sing with the Chinese, Witness could not Inin's Cough Bandy will promptly care Alloon declares that the Government will part just published by the Department of of in stomach, cramp, colio d your enld and counteract any tendency in ant give way in its present stand. His Commerce and Labour shows that American this direction. You cannot afford to take Holiness the Pope ereally upset over the trade in 1906 was considerably in ex- matter, and has expressed his regret that cosa of 83,900,000,0 scains, about half Spain should have followed in the footsteps that sum in 1800, which was then consider of France.

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