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Sheffield, England, to ALE MARIE pire making, by inference, invidious East. A new line is to be put in band LOUISE, youngest daughter of the late

Lieut. G. O'Brien-Bingham, R.N., of comparisons with the gallant gentle shortly in Burns, for the Lieutenant. Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Eng.

MEMOS FOX TO-MORROW.

The retrial of the charge of theft men who commanded the British forear Governor of Burma has publicly noti-against. C. H. Kano will comence on during the Boer War, General" fed that land is likely to be needed for Monday before His Honour Mr A. G. the construction of a railway from Botha is, as we know, a slirord and Kawkareik to Myawadi, "the frontler

Auctions. 11.m.-Auction of Furniture, de, at level-headed men.

Mr Geo, P. Lammort's Sale Neoms, 11a.m.auction of Woes and Spirits, La., at Mesars Hughes & Bough's

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teresting to know the depth of the secret contempt which he feels for those who are thus making him and

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni

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It would be in-station bordering en Siam. The officer in charge of the Burma Railway Ex. tension Surveya has been authorised to enter upon sad survey land in the vicinity of the proposed live. This line would connect with the Rangoon-Pegu Martaban line, which itself will uhcost immediately bring Mouliacin into direct

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Wiso.

Some people in Shanghai will be pleased at the information announced from America that Judge L. R. Willey, whose “purge" of Shanghai created such commotion, is to be made Commissioner and Secretary aš Fianco and Justice (presumably in Manila), and Judge C. H. Smith, of the Court of First Instance, Manila, is to go $19,000 (gold) per anpuų. to Shanghai as Judge on a salary of

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rail communication with Rangoon,} A Toking telegram to the Mainichi In this connection the Singapore Free reports that Mr Hayashi, the Japaness

THE French Republic, always willing to Press remarks:--If the Sirnean Horn Minister at Peking, has received an official

- Noon-Meeting of China-Borneo Co-adopt novel methods and to discardinent will run a comparatively short fium telegram from the Kirin Goueral to the

Ld., st Co.'e Offices.

12.30p.m.-Macting of Canton Insurance

Omos, Ld. at Mesum Jardine, Mathe- con & Co.'s Office, 19.45 pta-Maoting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld., at Mesara Jardine, Mathan & Co.'s Office. MONDAY, April 20:--

2.46 p.m. Auction of Household Furni, ture, st No. 4, Obaarvatory Villas, Kowloon, Sp.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices. Goode por Malacca undelivered after

pm. this date will to landed. Gooda per Lennox andelivered after they

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p.m-Performance at City Hall. Gonda por Ferma undelivered after this

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2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Fur. nitare at 'Fairview, No. 1, Robinson Road. Goods por Bayern undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

those which they deem encrusted with

westwards to join up with projected effect that ho has withdrawn the ardor rail way to Myawadi; there will his in cohibiting the residence of foreigners. conservatism, not so long ago formally

within the city. It has been decided that abolished capital punishment. That

few years a direct railway between Ran-

the Chinese Custoris at Autung and geon and Bangkok, giving all the advan-Tungkne will he oponed on the 21st and sinister but picturesque institution, the tages of a rapid connection for mails, 25tti respectively.

The Chinaman charged with the Pok-

Sim bound for Europe, it would ban falum murder was formally committed for rent economy in time to proceed from truel at the nox Court of Criminal Sessions. Bangkok to Rengoon, and there join a

Bibby or a Henderson steamer straight | A Sensitive Chinaman.

to England. There are a good many A Chinami, who was suspected of interests in Singapore that will have to stealing $80 from his employer, was so hurt keep an eye on the possibilities of this text of cozomitting suicide and carefully.

by the suspicion that'ho deelnied his inten-

Burma Govemment line to Myawadi,climed into a dry nullah, where he lay down, and its ultimate junction with a line presumably waiting for the water to rur from Bangkok.

guillotine, has been done away with. passougers, and lighter lines of goods Opponents of capital punishment are to traffic. As regards passengers from The Pokfulam Murder. be found in every part of the world and they are able to bring what at first sight appear to be substantial arguments to the support of their views. It was Frenchman, appropriately enough, who made the witty remark that the worst use you ca, put a man to is to hang him. Superficially this appears to be true and sentiment induces us to clutch

and drown him. He was arrested and taken to the hospital for medical examina- eagerly at any system which can save us

It appears that those responsible for tion, after which, if he is not deviented, hé from the terrible necessity of deputing the construction of the Canton-Hankow suicide.

will probably be charged with attempted

Goods per Nove not cleared at d p.m. one of our number to burst the life out Railway have realised the fact that

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of an offender against the laws which unless foreigners are engaged in the A Dishonest Jeweller. WEDNESDAY, Biny B:---

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all gladly embrace it. It has been sug-Englishmen and one Japanese. The sequently he had the jewelles brought up gested that imprisonment for life would Englishmen, who are expected to de-at the Magistracy, where he told Mr E. be as effective a deterrent as the death part for China on the 13th May, next,gested that the jeweller should return the have been engaged in railway work in $2.50 but this did not euit Gunner Brown.

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GENERAL BOTHA.

D. C. Wolffe his story. The latter sug-

penalty. We are afraid that the excanada. Agreements have been entered Thon Mr Wolfo ordered the jeweller to

perience of France will disappoint those,

into by which one is to receive £500 pay $6 to have the ring properly fixed who regard the death penalty as for the first year, £600 for the second

elsewhere.

useless relic of barbarism. The princi-year and £700 for the third year, the The Unsightly Ricksha

pal newspapers of Puris are already call other £800 per annum; the Company We are pleased, enya thie China Critic, ing for its restoration. The views of all pay all outward expenses. The to see that the B. M. Police are taking.

Two Generals," aoither of whom in number of prominent men have been Japanese engineer is to receive $400 a strict measures to make Chinese ricksha a strictly logal cones can advance any published by La Liberté and without mouth. In the interests of all parties we keep their vehicles clean and in good repair. Quitoa number of rickshaw claim to the title, are figuring very exception they declare that the experi-conenened, the Chinese would do testero in the compound of the Police Quar- largely in the public ere at presentment has begu most disastrous. Ato do away with the idea of attempting tats yesterday, awaitlig" owners to come The venerable head of the Salvation prominent auther used the following to build the line themselves, and it the and take then away, some being very dirty Army, "General" Booth, is at the rather remarkable argument:-"All information, which is given on good and some out of repair. No doubt the owners will have a small fine inflicted en present moment engaged in attempting greatness, all power, all subordination anthority, is true, we may expect that them to make them realise that they muist to do with spiritual weapons and brass is dependent on the executioner. Ho is work will be in rapid progress before keep their vehicles up to the mark. They bands what the Russians-failed to do at once the detestation, and the bond of long. The matter of electing the proper method is adopted in other ports as well

union in every society, Remcre from with material weapons.. It is doubtful

the world this mysterious agent of whether the "General" will be able

man to be the head of the Company still cugages the mind of the majority, to truthfully entitle the book he will authority and immediately order gives the Petting Government and the and so far the problem is beyond both probably write about his experiences place to chaos, thrones are engulfed Canton Authorities. The entire dead- "The Conquest of Japan," but the old and society disappears. More impor-lock which has been prevailing may be gentleman has abundant courage and art, as giving the opinion of a man summed up

*as follows: The Nine. he will no doubt achieve te much whose special province it was to keep Charitable Institutions and the Seventy success as Kuropatkin, whose military in touch with crime, is an interview Two business guilds, which form the title does not require the qualification with M. Goron, the ex-chief of police strongest public body in Cation, were

of quotation marks. On the other side of the world "Gonera!" Boths is being

made much of. The Premier of the Transvaal Colony is undoubtedly a very estimablo gentleman. Singe hos

tilities concluded in South Africe be has bean à decidad influence for good,

and he has endeavoured to miste his

nes

the reform have now been made appa-

Totsin. Of course it is-lu up-to-date

but in Hongkong any old, dilapidat- dirty ricksha is allowed to ply for hire. When will our authorities insist upor

decent vehicles being provided !

INDIAN MILLS AND CHINA YARN TRADE.

Than state of the yarn market in una hus become so serious that in the

interests of trade several Bombay mill He said:"For twelve years the death nominated to receive money on account owners have decided to work short hours penalty has been pratically, though of the Railway pending the proper regin their mills. The object in view is to not legally, suspended and the results of intration aveading to the Commercial prevent over production and thus reduce Laws of China of the Railway Company, the stocks in China, and at the same time o improve the price of yani which has rent. I think the experiment has Twenty-four Chinese firms in Hongkong been unprecedentedly low for several appointed for the same purpose. months. A circular is being sent round continued long enough. The results

among tail-oners in support of short As soon as an enormous amount was working hours, and about twenty-one mill have been most disastrous." This testi-collected, the public bodies above rcfer-owners have already given their consent to

red to refused to surrender it, but the suggestion. It is stated tantas BOOD as thirty mill ownere join the moreinent, the resolution for short hours will at once

he put inte excention, Ex.

mony taken in conjunction with that of the Intransigeant which says it is more ignorant countrymen realise that incontestable that the conviction that to act as trustees, whom they alterwards themselves elected certain persons among the best thing they can do is to accept those sentenced to death will never be promoted without the consent of the things as they are and not kick against executed has brought the bludgeon, the shareholders to be president, and vice- the pricks. This tribute is due to revolver and the dagger into such pro president. The action of the Chalit Botha, as he bad the power, bad be minence in the police reports as to able Institutions and the business guilds The following notice is ismed by Mr passossed the will, to make what our menace public security must be taken created not a little sensation and one or Pigg of the Hongkong Observatory Japanese friends are to fond of calling as fairly conclusive. Twelve years tro of the Hongkong Agents refused to tas intion genomlly, except at the Yangtze

WEATHER REPORT,

· On the 20thuat 11,45 a-The barometer

the "post-bellum adjustment," much experience has shown that the removal forward the portion of the money col-stations.

A depression moring Eastwards, has more difpult. Let it be granted then of the fear of death has made criminals leeted by them on behalf of the unformed rassed from the E. coast of Chine to the

part of the Fastern Soa." that Botha is a worthy gentlowan, that less regardful of the lives of others. Company to Canton. In the meantime The area of high pressure rannins over his sentiments are admirable and his This must in the long run provoke the people at Canton passed a resolution.E. Japan,

Moderato N.E. or variable winds will parts beyond reproach. But is that retaliation and, unless the death penalty by which all shares allotted by the Hong probably prevail in the Formush Channel. kong Agents were not recognised, and and moderate variable winds over the N. any justifiantion for the flood of adula-ie re-introduced we may bear that Judge

part of the Chinn Syn. tion in which his self-respect threatens Lynch has migrated to Paria. All Kang Yu and others, who represent the forecast for tto.24 hours ending at noon,

in order to protect themselves, Chan-

Hongkong rainfall for the 4 hotus end- ing at 10a.m. to-day, 1.67 fuches. to be drowned in England? Such evidence shows that humanitarian Hongkong Agents in question, wired to-morrow. extravagant flattery no has ommuated methods of dealing with criminals are a directly to the Boards at Peking, for

FORECAST DISTRICT 1.Hougkong and Neighbourhood: Vari- from this head of the Government and flat failure. It is a far cry from Paris resistance, and with the support of the ahlo winds, light or shodents; unset(led,

thunderstorms others would be entirely in place at a to Shangliai but the result of the experi-Peking authorities they declared that

2-Formosa Cliannel: N.E. or variable little "dopper" gathering. is the ment of abolishing the canguo and the their shares should demand recognisanco.winds, moderate.

-South coast of China between Hong- Transvaal back-country if uttered by bamboo in the Settlement may fairly heIt will be gathered from the above that kong and Lammocks: Sanic as No. 1.

South coast of China between Hong Admiral Lord CHILLES BERBOD, A, 3. WATSON & ̈00, some loen: Dutch notable, but coming cited as another illustration of the evil ifa president is properly appointed and long sod Haimai: Same as No 1

whence it does at a meeting in the results of leniency towards crime. We the Company registered at Peking, heart of the Empire it is almost nau.trust that the object failure of the aboli. matters will be straightened. sonting. Mr Haldane must also expect tion of the death penalty in Europe will keep the over zealous humanitarians of Great Britain quiet for a time.

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