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FIRE IN HOKKAIDO,

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Tuxro, May 11.

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Evidence of Bribery,

(Chinese Mall's Service.)

PERING, May 10.

Prince Ching, who has been impeach- The fire occurred yesterday:nul 100|ed before the Throne by Minister Shum 41 8.01.- Anction of Steam Launch Hinga political criminal and becomes a pro-houses were destroyed and there were Chun Fisen, is now under investigation

FRIDAY, May 17:--

Yich, on Board, at Causeway Bay, Noon-Auction of Goodwill, Stock-in

Trado, &c., at No. 17, Queen's Road Central,

togee of Mr W. T. Stead. There should

by a change of programme. The agito-

many fatalities.

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Curios, tors should be banged on the finding at Mesars Hughes & Hough's of a drum head court martial and the Sales Rooms. SATURDAY, May 18:

30p.m.-Auction of Household Furni- ture, &o, at No. 2, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon.

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ryat should be told to go home and not

make a foul of himself. This method is rough and ready, no doubt, but if it were adopted there would be no more disquicting news from India.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The German Mail of the 10th April was delivered in London on the Ith May.

THE JAPANESE EM-

PEROR.

Receives French Admiral.

(Pesan One Correspondent, )) TORTO, May 11,

The French Admiral Boisse was received in audience by III.M. the Em- peror of Japan yesterday.

The May Criminal Sessions will be formally opened on Saturday, 18th May, THE SHANGHAI RACES,

and then adjourned until Tuesday, 21st

May. Jurons who have boon summoned

for the 18th are not re-pired to attend Favourable Weather Condi-

| mutil Tuesday, 21st May, nt 10 năm,

With regard to a paragraph appearing in yesterday's isso concerning an action brought at the Magistinoy by Mrs W. Farrell, of Kowloon, against her husband we have to state that the case was wrongly statod. There was no charge of desertion and so far as the other matter is concerned we understand that it has been dropped. We regret that we were misled into stating

tions.

(From Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, May 11.

The "Off Day" of the racra is being attended by fino weather.

that a charge of desertion had been made. RAILWAYS IN YUNNAN. As a matter of fast the defendant in the

came in the city and is supporting the

Tus specist message regarding India which we publish this evening will be rend with interest not unmixed with anxiety. It is always diflicult for those not on the spot to understand the real significance which attaches to reports similar to those which have been pub-conjilainant. lisbed in reference to the outbreak at Lahore. As we pointed out a few nighta ago it is as easy to overrate the importance of an incident as to under rate it. Considerable danger attaches to hoth. If an affair is overrated pani tive or even preventive measures may stir to s flame a spark of disaffection

To-night a promenade concert is to be held on the Volunteer Parade Ground in aid of the Union Church Organ Fund. An oxcellent programme is to be submitted, and a good attendance should be attracted. The programme is as follows:

which would have dickered out if left to itself. On the other hand if it is underrated a disturbance, if not watched closely, may extend until it becomes serious, (whereas a few timely precau tions would have stamped it out. Very possibly the Government of India has been on the horns of a dilemma for at considerable time past. It has known

France Showing Activity.

(From Our Correspondent.)

PEKING, May 11. The French authorities have provided : sixty million fenes for the cansirpoljon of a railroad from Mengize to Lon-kaj,

Part I.-Hantation Song, Wien you hear the Banjo," (Alfred Scott Gatty), the Alexandra Quartette, Tenor Solo, Loro, and sevcotern Italian engineers have could I only toll thee," (Capell), Mr P. W.

Goldring. Recitation, The Faithful been engaged to survey the route. The Lovers," (F. C. Bumsend), Miss Chir. surveys will ve completed in 1998. Coon Song, "Tittle Oetornott," (Toslio Stuart), Frederick Carr. Sopron Solo, "A Woodland Madrigal," (R. Bat-

ten), Mfrs R. Newbort.. Song, "The Mayor of Muckendyke," (Robay), Mr W.

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This is a collection of short stories by ni Part II-Plantation Song, "Far, Farwriter who is well known locally as tho Away." (Alfred Scott Gatty), The Alexa wielder of a fluent and proliffe peu. He Earth," (Pinsuti), Mr Goo. P. Ea weird with a sufliciency of sentiment and dm Quartotte. Tenor Sole, "Queen of has a happy knack of intertwining the

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PEKINO, May 10. Chinese merchanta in America have joined in a memorial to the Peking Government requesting that Sir Chen Tung Liang Ching, Chinese Minister. to America, may be allowed to remain in This post until the conclusion of the

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PEEING, May 10,

On account of impeachment by Shum Chun Heen, His Excellency Tong Shao Yi, the newly-appointed Governor, for Makden, has, in a memorial to the Throne, tendered his resignation.

SHUM CHUN HSEN.

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PERINO, May 10

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Chun Heen will be called to the Grand Council is expected shortly.

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a curront of humour running throughout | been bitterly anti-British. But the Anthem), Mr P. F. Jokl. Song, "English when most short story writers prefer word Proposed Loan from France.

which is vory acceptable in these daya British have always given a broad to. as she is Spoke," Mr R. Sutherland. Soprano Solo, “An Interlude," (Landon leration to the subject races over which Ronald), Max. R. Newborn. they rule and have extended to them

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the rights of free speech which they hold Monday, May 20, and Empiro Day, As one of their own most precious posses-May 24, will be observed as Government sions. Whether this toleration is not Holidays

in some instances carried much too far The Rainfall.

Hubjects. Soabreeze's stories" can be procured from local booksellers and as the price is only 60 conts the volume should havon largo sale.

We have received à catalogue of vegetable and fower seeds from Mesars James Carter

(Chinese Mail's Service,).

PERING, MAY 10

The Ministry of posts and Communica and Co., the well known florists of High tions proposes obtaining a loss from Holboru, London. Modern processes of France for the construction of the photographie reproduction are now largely

Szechurz-Hankow Railway.

and the products of Messrs Caxtory accds, judging by the illustrations in the catalogue before us, would make our local horti

The following table gives the monthly is a queation which is open to arguralofall at the Observatory to the end of used in the illustration of those catalogues, Although we are aware that we are April, with the racans and extremes for probably putting ourselves into ante 23 years:→ gonism with the majority of our renders we feel impelled to express the belief

RAINFALL AT HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

1907 1884-1906.

Mcan. Max. Miu. January...... 3.45 1.33 8.43 that the foundation of all the trouble February .16

inclics.

1.77 34 3.00

7.96

The now route, which has been decideda upon, is to penetrate Hanchuugfu and culturists mouths water. While the list Kaifongfu, then joining Lukyang and contains all the common Füglish annuals,

Cso easily grown in every cottage garden at Chingtufu.

02 home and so difficult to coax through the The line is to be finished within five 11.49 17 fogs and typhoons of this climate, we also

in India is the craze the British March.

April11.75 5,39 14,89 1.23 find in it some of our common Hongkong years. It is reported that Chang Chi people bave for spreading education, The year's cainfall to the end of the weeds Ageratum and-Lautan described Tung does not agree to the alteration of Education is all very well in its month amount to 15.70 inches, the 23 yeira na hardy anal" and "half hardly the route and has sent a Weiguen to way, it resists its possessor in the average for the same period being 11.04 perennial" and used as bedding plants at struggle of life-if he knows how to use it. But when the aced of education is The Dairy Farm.

The outbreak of disease among the cast upon soil which has not been care cattle at the Dairy Farm is not a serious fully prepared for its reception the oaie, masinuch us only one cow' has been indigenous weeds which spring up with attacked and this oniinal has been quarnti- tined, as it were, loing kept quite apart

Plague in India.

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horno. There is also a good list of vegetable Peking to represent his views to the seeds and the usual sundries including o Board: worm killer for gruss lawns, which might | be useful hero; alsu sandinle, Japanese dwarf trees, etc.

Mr A. P. Gatorren has been re-instat.

Mr J. N. Farquhar, M,A., Oson, will address the Hongkong Christian Union as 6.30 pm, on Monday, at the European Y.M.C.A., Alexandra Buildings,

FOOCHOW MINT.

Officer's Property Seized.

(Chinese Mail's Service.).

Fooonow, May 10, Trotni Ma, of the Toochow Mint, who has been charged with corruption by Chan Pik, the Currency Commis sioner who was on a mission to inveer tigate the various minta throughout the Chinese Empire, has been tried before the Chief Justice at Foochow, and an order for the seizure of Ma's property has been issued.

i prevent it from fructifying. We from the other cattle. With the recent ad first clerk, Mercantilo Marina Offico. firmly boliere that the basic cause of additions to the Dairy Farm's bord-22

The preacher in St. John's Cathedral all the trouble ia. India is the sanicattle living rocently-rrived from America

-the company at well able to supply their at matins on Sunday will be the Rt Rev. educated class which has mislearnt moat customers, who noud be under no ap C. H. Brent, Bishop of the Philippine of the knowledge crammed into it at the prehensions. Thore is no danger of milk Islandi.

from sick cows finding its way to the schools and universition but which, by public, and just now the supervisory reason of that pitiful pretence of learn measures are redoubled. ing, is looked upon with reverential uwe by its illiterate countrymen. Tho

Tho plague on the work oaded April ignorant people of India if loft to thom-6 in India reached another record, with

Mfr E, D. C. Wolfe has been appointed $15.00...Per Case, solver would he easy enough to rule and 76,000 cases su 62,000 deaths,

Inspector of Behools, during the absorso Panjab los 34,000 deaths, the Umballa, of Me EA. Irving, and Mr G. N. Or they would be sensible enough to know Ladiana, Rohtak, Jullundur, Ferozapo will relieve Mir Wolfo as Second Magis that the condition in which they have a Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Gujranwali, trate.

Bialkot, Gujarat and Shahpur Districta secure tenure of life and property is being all badly affected. The United

Two Chinese. Women have arrived in much better for them than those that Provisions report 15,000 deaths distributed Calcutta and are going about soeking prevailed in the bad old times when amongst the Mocrub, Agra Rohilkhund, briptions for the fatnine stricken in pairs of gold bangles bars buen seized. they never knew when their homes Allahabad, Bonaros, Gorakhpur, Lucknow China. It is suggested that a public moet- and Fyzabad Divisions. Bombay returns ing should be called to raise funds for the would be ravished and their lands 9,000 deaths, Bengal 6,000 and the Central relief of tho starving millions. harried But the supercilious studente, Provincas 1,500,

Wig: Jimmy's uncle has just died The wave on derular inte gorged with half digested knowledge, go

And loft hinr a couple of millions. He poumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Waiter Yos, sir, we're very hup to always said his ship would come in some counteracts any tendency towards thig amongst them and intoxicate them with date ore. Wo oook lwverythink by her day.

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