1907-08-12 — Page 5

MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1907.

THE TRUNK TRAGEDY.

THE SUSPECT IDENTIFIED.

Disappears at Shanghai.

A Reward Offered.

(From Our Correspondent).

SPORTING.

Swimming.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On Saturday afternoon the Victoria Recreation Club held n couple of swimming rats at the bath, in the presence of quito

a "number of spectators, all available posi. tions being taken up. Bir John Rodger notou as judge, Mr H. A. Laminart as starter and timekeeper, and Mesars T. C. Gray and R. W. Pearson also assisted, in managing the events.

The Mounted Troop.

The Voluteer Mounted Troop will hold In gymkhana on Saturday next at Causeway

Bay at 4 p

Cricket.

THE PYRAMUS.

The stranding of H. M.. S. Pyumna

reef,

tho Australia, was on 4C" subject of a Court Martial at Sydney, Navigating Lieut. Hurst was found guilty of negligence and reprimanded. Commander Fitzmaurice was also charge with negligently and by dotsalt suffering It is reported that in all probability the the Pyramus to be stranded and her safety The Court found that the charge, had cricketers of Shaughni and the Straits will hamarded on "C" reef. definite announcement inay he expected been proved, excepting that part relating visit Hongkong during next season, but a shortly as a meeting is to be held within ato negligence. They also found that he La committed an error of judgment in

AN INTERPORT WERK.

WHO OWNED THE GOODS ?

Dispute as to Partnership,

Ma Sai Kat kept an opium diyan in Macdonnell Road, Kowloon, and being short of money Torrowed $180 from a trader waned Chiu boi Wing, giving in exchango a promissory note. When Chiu tried to get repaymont he not with failure, and finally, his patience being exhausted, Shangbai, August 12.

he bed writ issued, at the same time The suspect has been definitely iden-pointing out that Ma was about to transfer his license. As Ma hnd no other property tifodas as the man Adsetts who is beyond the opium divan Chiu askod that described as a pugilist.

security be given, and in consoquenco an

disun seized.

a well played 146 against the Gentlemen at was not to leave the dock until all danger off in tests, as follows:- Trea another mid sklo issue crop.

FIRST HEAT:-There were three starters, Tonle on July 8, has scored seven centuries hal been passed, and they therefore ro- The Court desired to place on record ped up. Ngan Wing Lung, ricksha

of them he has compiled at Lord's, the owner in Kowloon, came forward and viz., F. da Roza (owes 6 seconds) J. Win Gentlemen and Players' matches. Four primanded him. chaincl to be a partner in the epiuta divan, Balus (ores 8 seconds) and A. V. Barros only natch of this title nowadays oflicially their appreciation of the seamanlikequalities which had commenced with capital of (ores 10 seconds). Rosa led over the first recognised. They were: 1886,110 not out; shown by Commander Fitzmaurice, hia 300. Ngan asserted that he had sub-length, but shortly after turning Bains 1909, 111; 1005, 129 not out; and 1907, officers and men, in refloating the vessel cribed $150 to the partnership and lent showed out in front and won by over 140 not out. The ethers Hayward has hit after the stranding.

a yard in 60 seconds, Barros being third, a at the Oval; 1809, 134 not out; 1902, 177; Ma an additional 8150.

1904, 203. couple of yards holind Ross.

TWO-LENGTUS HANDICAP,

The most important event was a two

Adzette left the Toan Muru at Woo. interim attachment was issued kid the lengths handicap (60 yards) which was run

sung in company with a lady passenger at 10 o'clock on the morning of the

10th inst.

The two proceeded by train to Shanghai and drove in rickshae to the Hotel des Colonies, and afterwards disappeared.

Ja the evening, however, Adzetta was seen in the Parlin Bar in Broad-

way.

He is still at large, but the police stato that they have a clue and hope

to arrest him soon.

A roward has been offered.

The fact that Adsetts has been recognised

at Shanghai clears the way for the police. They have now a definite line to follow, and apparently the Shanghai force who

These allegations were denied by Ms, who, however, admitted borrowing 8150 from Nga.

Judgincuta was given in favour of the plaintiff.

The notion did not und there for Ngan chimed that the goods seized could not to taken in payment of Mn's debt to Chiu, The action was heard this morning at the Suprctae Court, before His Honour Mr A. G. Wiso (Paisne Judge).

Mr. D. Thomson appeared for Ngan and Mr F. X. d'Almada o Castro for Chiu. Mr Thomsoa produced a partnership book signed by both Mn and Nan and promissory note in which it was greed that an interest would be charged for the loan (from Ngan to Ma) and that Ma was

divan.

wook.

TAKING THE RECORDS.

Finger-Print Identification.

The finger-priut identification system bas beon fully installed in the United States Army and Navy, and in the short period it has been in operation there is already abmdant evidence of its accuracy and efficiency. In the Navy the method is under the charge of the Burena ef Navigation, and in the Army it is under the Adjutant-Guneral.

As regards the Army, the medical officers have charge of the duty of making and, forwarding to Washington Headquaetors

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T Hayward, who carried out his bat for not giving ordors that We navigating officer the required records. The identification is a work of creative art which stande

THE WATER SUPPLY. Tho Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Water Au-

record taken consists of finger prints, a

with his photograph,- personal description of the soldier, together

The apparatus for taking the finger print consiste, says the "Army and Navy Ro gister," of a form holder, au ink plate, and ng tuller for spreading the ink on the pluto, a small quantity only in ed from the tube and carefully rolled into a thin oven film on the plate. There ar two kinds of impressions-plain and rolled. A plain impression is obtained by pressing the bulb of the finger, with the plans of the nail parallel to the plane of the plate, on the inked plate, and then on

the side of

the

SECOND HEAT: The starters wero :-S. Kingsbury (owes 6 seconds), A. H. Carroll (owes 8 seconda), and L. lo Broton (owes 9 asfollows:-Twenty-four matches, forty. thority, sends ue the following particulars offer in the same manner. A rolled in-

In the corresponding game last year the

record in Gostimen a Players mutches is Surey cock scored 54 and 34, and his full

seconds). Making the most of his tundicap two innings, five times not out, 2,076 runs, Kingsbury lead from start to finish and 209 highest innings, seven centuries, with won from le Breton by two seconds, an average of 50.08.

Hayward has now completed his 1,000 the winner's time being 52 seconds. Carroll was third, a yard behind le Breten.rans for the season, and, thanks to his score four yesterday, ho again herds the batting table

with an average of 19.12.

FOURTH HEAT :-There

were

now have the running will stilise everyd to drow any sakay from the opium ponsible muuns to appreluand the sourderer.

The statement in the telegram that The Piane Judge-If Ms Sai Kat bad dive to start with, otherwise he Adsets is a pugilist has been confirmed

locally. A Manila on who knew him describes him as "a gambler word sême what of a prize figliter."

He is said to be well known ton wountan named Dixon, in 54 Kinngsi Rond, lung- hai, and also to a number of other women of the unfortunate claw who haro lived in Tientsin nad Hongkong.

The woman with whom he went ashore was undoubtedly the Miss Sraith mention ed in Saturday's paper. She was of the

derci-usondu.

The victim, fiertrude Dayton, is said to have been a fine contralto singer, and, baing divorced from her husband in Aurica, went on the stage at Koster and Biehl's thentre,

the East.

admits that note I don't know where you

are. Mr d'Alinada.

Mr d'Alnada-He admits the promise v note bul not that clause.

note. Aldan in the box. finished.

The Puisne Judgo Is the note signed ? Mr d'Almada-He admits signing the

It is clear that clause has been However, I will put Ma Sai Kat If he admits the clause I am Ngan was put in the lxx and told the story outlined above.

After further evidence Flis Honour found in favour of Ngat. Wing Lang. He discharged the execution: order against the divan, but made x charging order on Ma Sai Fat's almre.

starters, viz., E. M. O. Remedios (owes 4 seconds), A. J. V. Ribeiro (owes. 7 seconds). J. M. E. Pereira (owes 8 seconds) and J. M. C. Lopes (oires '9 seconds). Remedios did not do as well as expected and was soon passed by the length in front of Pereis. Lopes made other three mon, Ribeiro just heaping his

may have pulled up more than ho did Ribeiro won, with Persia second and Lopes third, time 53 seconds.

FINAL:-On the tines of the heat the final should have proved a hard fight between Kingsbury and Bains bat the lattor had caught both his opponents almost before the Erst longth had boon covered. Ribeiro then garo up and Kingsbury fell lightly behind, Bains siuring by about one yard. The time given was 51 seconds.

TEAM RACE.

Later she enne to NORTH RIVER HAPPENINGS. margin, which was increased by Chuoyut.

The local investigations that are con tinuously being pushed forward by the detective force gradually reveal the move- ments of the man Adsutis subsequent to the murder of Gertrude Dayton and the placing of her corpse in a trans on board the Monteagle.

Short of money and desperate in a endeavour to do the Colony Adsetts visited

YING-PAR. August 8.

The weather continues dry. During June and July but little rain has fallen. The river is about as low now as it usually is in January. There are showers every few days, got not enough to break the drought,

The time for the seed rice planting soveral steamers and endeavoured to pur-has come, but the lack of water makes chase a passage, as a stowaway or as a pus many of the fields go unattended. The senger, with the jewellery stolen from the murdered woman. Already mentioned is gathering of the spring crop has been the Hongkong Maru, and other steamers about completed. This crop is hardly sai visited by the man are the Kores and the average one. hence there has been a great Chingt. The latter stenner having depart-advance in the price of rice in the last

fow weuke el no details can be glemmed.

On the Koren be onenantored one of the Me Baugh, U.S.A. Vice-Consul Genotal crew and told a tale and offered a sum that at Canton, necompanied by Messra. Fusen might have enlisted the sympathies of aand Borgstresser, of the Christian College, certain class of men, but failed on the Korea. Adsetts declared that he had got into trouble with the police and asked help to elule capture, offering $200 grld to be stowed away. Ele had, he said, heen de- tected playing roulette, and in an attack upon the police he had knocked a constable down and had probably seriously injured him. Despite all manner of protestations and appeals Adsets could not effect his object and loft the ship.

Apparently he was short of ready money and did not wish to risk pawning the jewel- lery locally until absolutely driven to de

a by his failure to tempt anyone to

The Rev. Mr Ellison who has been sup- plying for a month at the Union church at Hongkong has just roached Ying-tak on his way back to his home m Shiu-kwan.

Four teams competed. Roza gained a substantial lead for his team, by beating Souza, Remedios and Jephson home, but Ribeiro (for the second team) wiped some of the advantago. of However, le Breton's team still led by a comfortable When the last nign of the team went in he had a lead of almost three-quarters of s length over the last team (Barros') and won comfortably. Carroll swam a bad course and interfered with Bains, but the interference did not have any bearing upou the position of the winning team, though Barros' teant might possibly have got third or even second. The result was :-

L. la Bretoa, U. R. Chunyu, F. K...

Tata and F. da Roza

"

J. M. C. Lopes, J. M. R. Pereim, A.

3. V. Ribeiro and M. A. R. Souza,

P. M. Remedios, A. H. Carroll, L.

E. Lamunert and H. S. Jephson...

A. V. Barros, J. W. Baina, S. Kings

bury and E. M. O. Romodics

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Hint For Hongkong.

ments papere

The following appears in Straits Settle-

In continuation of the notices issued on

the 23rd May, 1907, informing the public that the Government will, up to the 31st July, 1907, gire Straits coin at par in exchange for British North Borneo copper coin, all persons are hereby warned that the circulation of British North Borneo copper coins has been prohibited on und after the 1st August, 1907, by Order of the Governor in Council, and it is intended to enforce riguronaly both this Order and also the Order already in force prohibiting the circulation of Sarawak copper coins.

the Level and Storage of Water in Rosorvoirs on the 1st August, 1967:

1900.

or avernow..... yeah 10 ft 3 in

LEFT.

1805.

11 ft. 0 in. eft. in. above STUBOT 1 ft. 3 In. below overdow pft. 9 in.

below overden.

Pakhuinn, f. 13 in.

below overflow Wong Nai Cheong, 14 It. éin. below overdow.

Tylam

Pektalam... Wong Nal Cheong

STORAGE DALLOXN.

do

ft. 5 In,

do

10.0.

1007,

997,400,000

291,900,000

0,178,000 86,786,000 14,904,000

50,690,000

64,044,000

19,140,000 Totch............... 180.610.00 $8,000,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of July.

Estimated population...

1

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1907

pression is obtained

tained by placing t the finger on the inked plate, with the plane

the nail at

at right angles to the plane of the plate, and

of

until the plane of the

to the plane

one side to the thing the finger over front nail is again it right angles to plate, but with the bulls the linger facing in the opposito direction, the surface of the fuger, and thus inking

the

Aurface

of

then rolling the finger over the paper in

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the same manner, in this way outaining WATKINS'

clear impression of the ridges on the

surface of the finger.

In

CIRCULATING

LIBRARY.

taking the impressions the operator is required to manipulate the hands of the subject, who must not add to the pressure on the ink plate or on the paper, Tho rolled impressions are first taken and then the plain impressions, the former being of each finger on both hands, and the latter of time, and then the fingers of the left hand. 34,100 205,260 epomption. 192,334.500 14.225/50 all the angers on the right hand at one 1 gallons If any Bager is missing or is injured Coassoption per head

or.deformed $0 that no impression can be Rider mains in operation in the Contra obtained, the place for that finger is left LATEST NOVELS, and Western Districts and constant supply blank and the defect noted in the persons! in all other districts for the mouth of description. July 1908. Constant supply throughout tho enre City during month of July 1907, The return of Oassumption is subject error owing to the difficulty of accurate measurement whilst the extension works

Albany filter beds are in progress. inaula during the month of July. Consumption of Water in Kowloon

to

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1906+

1007.

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After the impressions lave been taken, the personal description form is filed up including an outline figure card, which enables the record to be made of principal THE BEST AUTHORS,

The soldier then identification marks. signs Bis name in a place provided for that and makes a plain impression of Pethe index finger of the right hand in COLONIAL EDITION

fonsation 15,915,000 19,272,000 gallons Fatiranted population 20,150 76,000

par day Imme

Anyone who gives such ecin in payment to any one except to a banker or money-commption per leadį changer in exchange for other coin will be liable to a fine of $25 and to the forfeiture of the coin.

Further, all Sarawak and British North Borneo copper coins amounting to nominal value of 85 or upwards may be seized by the Police if found in the posses Rion of anyone other than a banker of money-changer after the 13th August, 1907.

ARTHUR YOUNG, Colonial Secretary, 8. 2.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Singapore, 11th July, 1907.

THE FREIGHT MARKET.

0.1

1.8 gallons

The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

W, CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

FIGHTING AT SEOUL.

Machine Guns In Usc.

Shortly after nine o'clock yesterday, says the "Sooul Press" of August 2, skirmish of "somewhat scrious character took place inside the Smail West Gate, Prior to this, Major Pak Sungwhan, Commander of the First Battalion of the First "Shi-wi" Regiment, came back to the barracks within the same gute from the

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another place,

The

photographic record consists of two

bust pictures, one a full front view and the other exactly in profile. In order to secure uniformity of lighting, and consequently

Bas uniform light 11as been

from adopted for identification negatives, except at depúbr where other means may by employed.

Arrive Every Mail

No focussing is required of the camen No Subscription.

which is secured to its place, and the chair give the necessary posi 18 80 placed as tion and listance. Before the plature showing the full front view is taken the Hame of the sitter, his rank, and organisa tion, or statement of his being an unas-

is written with chalk on signed recruit is

black slate of conted cardboard (12 by 6 inches), and hang around his neck so that the

ends of the shoulders top of the slate is about on a line with

The method is a complete sucerse, and

No Membership Fee..

URCHASEK of one Novel

Pu

tion in cases which could not otherwise be it has been possible to establish identifion at $1.00 becomes a member and

both discovere

To Washington there is a system, Bureau

of Navigation, of classifying the

a manner that duplicate records will como

directors of foreign companies in Yokohamns

emitled to exchange same for

CASH BUSINESS.

NO ACCOUNTS. Hongkong, August 10, 1907.

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Messrs Lamke and Rogge report ander 2 date of August 10:-A fair amount of chartering has been accomplished during the interval under review, yet the demand conference at General Hasegawa's residence in the Adjutant-General's office and in the 4for tonnage has not been sach that general and a little later was found dead in

market conditions can ho described as his rooms having committed eicide. This linger prints and filing them away in such any other novel on payment of An extremely interesting game of water having undergone anything like a radical incident, apparently, gave a strong stimulus together. Identical records of this sort 20 cents cash, Hongkong cur-

record of the subject,

rency, for every change. polo was played by the following teams: change for the better. Had it not been to his mon who were already excited over the can be further verified by the photographie

BIE: L. E. Lainmert, L. le Broton, for a curtain consistency in the inquiry Imperial Rescript for the disbandment of the

DIRECTORS' EMOLUMENTS. have become the vexatious lot of more neighbouring barracks, that is, the First W. J. Carroll, A. H. Carroli, O. R. Chun-from Saigon to this port, laying up would Army. The excitement soon spread to the Battalion of the Second Shi-vi Regiment, and these two battalions threatened to kill WHITE; A. V. Barros, J. M. C. Lopes, than one vessel.

Looking After Themselves. arrived here on the 6th inst. They made yut, . . Rumelias and F. da Reza,

Saigon HongkongOwners and time. their two Japanese military instructors some three weeks' tour of this North River

A. J. V. Ribeiro, M. A. R. Souza, E. M.

The "Japan Herald" points out that in section. They first visited Lien-Chow, O. Remedios, F. E. Tata and A. R. Ellis. charterers, who, guided by the urgency of who, however, somehow managed to

demand, decided to aloof in

in escape. Whereupon, the Korean troops, He vedios were evenly matched and a expectation of yet further stifening rfer, in defaros of the order of their oficorn

ratas, defiance view of objections recently made as to then across the mountains to Shin-kwon. and from there to this place,

stirring game was the result. The Whites wore wise in doing so inasmuch as

Japaneto passing and threatened receiving large remuneration for their

barracks outsido had the better of the play but for a long 18 cents was eventually obtained by quite on

a number of boats. Unfortunately at the to attack time they failed to scare, until at last Eclose the pressure has subsided, some South gate. On receipt of the nows, the services, it is of interest to note that in the Remedios beat Chunyub and scored Lam-demand is still in existence, but the rise in

to A machine gun was soon at Spinning Co. no less a sum than half mert for the Blues also scored aud at the exchange coupled with fumess of the Army Headquarters promptly issued an last balance-shoot of the Kanegafuchi all of time the score stood one goal all, Salgon market makes prices at that place work pouring death dealing hullets upon million yen is entered as a special bonus to CINEMATOGRAPH PATHE

reach of some of the mutinous battalions. There ensued a the ratiring director and auditors and to rale so high; as to be out An additional two minutes each way was the purchasing markets, Hougkong inolud bayonet charge by the infantry who gained the late manager. The late manager took of played, but without any further goals bc-od. Reports from Saigon advice that good couplets occupation of the sieten barracks balf of the sum. The rotorbi

fallen and the out-look for the at 11 49 a.m. During the Sighting, Captain the directors of the seal foreign con Mring scored, and the match ended in a draw. rains

Kajiwara, and Major Sergeant Kumamoto panies sinks into insignificance compared

noted that The game is to be replayed at a future date. Rico crop has

tho ports has had fresh were killed and Sub-Lieutenant Fujii, with this. It may also be It is probable that another-swimming is 10 20, 28 and 24 center. Whether Major-Sergeant Fujita slightly wounded. amount thus paid is nearly equ

Saigon to proved.

to the in this direction can be In addition there were sixteen casualties amount distributed in dividends, which was

the amount long as Saigon rice prices do not to

cerfila. The Korban casualties were 46 killed horuses is equal to between a third and a and over E. Japan, and fallen slightly to towards the end of September the annual brought off

tain degroe give way.

including five officers and 30 wounded. quarter of the total profit. As the sharo modorately over Luzon and the Loochocs, swimming sports will be held.

Saigon to 1 port Japan the fixture is ro Fiftoon officers and 46 men were tasca holders received a dividend equal to 221 per cent, per annum, probably they will battalions Porto of a steamer for prompt loading at prisoner by our Army.

The bulk of the mutinous

krick. not

Our northern N. C. Java/Hongkong some chartering escaped. Two large bodies of them were

is not quite normal by from 0.05 to 0.15 inch over the O. Schiele (Germany) was successful in the China coast and Japan. In Luzon it is final stage of the competition for the cup is said to have come to pass for dry and/or afterward traced to a bill at the back of 4 Roba Herold, in any sight in prosented by the King to the Royal Life wet sugar cargoes, August loading, details, Mr Yi Wanyong's burned house. The assuming that the shareholders as a body Japanese troops at once went after them are indifferent. As a matter of fact wo about 0.05 inch below the average.

being withhold. Moderate to fresh N.E.

winds

are likely

Bangkok Cargo continuca Saving Society. Ho svored the maximung.

directions without offering mucli resistance. on this very subject. number of points-30, Bluthorwick and a to low of outside connage neficient and they seem to have fled in different have heard one or two serious complaints PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT, A large number also took refuge in private

WEATHER KEPORT.

The following potics is issued by Figg of the Hongkong Observatory:--

On the 12th at 11.55 a-The barometer

uccept it as payment, for a passage abroad. has risen slightly on the 8. coast of China race will be held in tiree wooks time, and further charter goom problematical as include one death among our' muk and Y679,587. Altogether:

How he raised the money for his fare

by the Tasa Maru has been shown.

Under the name of Jones he panned jewellery on the 6th instant.

Pacific to the N.E. of Lazon. It is highest Pressure in low apparently, over the

to the E. of Japan, and exceeds tho

All the telograms received by the "China Mail" have been placed at the disposal of the police upon receipt, and have conveyed to them the only information they have to prevail in the Formosa Channel, and hod from Shanghai. The Shanghai police moderate 5.1. to N.E. winds along the have not sent any wires down, probably Nothorn shores of the China Sea.

Houghong rainfall for the 24 hours end holding back' until 'an arrest has boening at 10a.m. to-day 1.12 inches. offected.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow.

FROZCAST DISTRICT, 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood: E. winds, moderate; showery to fair.

2.--Fermosa Channel: N.E. winds, moderate to fresh.

As a pugilist Adsette sorrus to be fairly notorious in Shanghai, and recently fought a match thore. Io is said to be a power. ful man, and if cornered is likely to give trouble, especially if he is determined to escape.

[dny later news of importance will published in a Second Edition.

THE WORLD'S RECORD SHIP.

The special correspondent of the

9.--South coast of China between Hong-

kong and Lamooks: Same as No. 1.

1-South coast of China between Hong. kong and Hainan; 8.1. winds, moderate.

· BELFAST STRIKERS.

LONDON, August 5..

"Lokalanzeiger," then at Kiel, learned In Belinet, a mob of people attacked sin that during the recent rogatta on the anescorted lorry and burned the contents, Lower Libe negotiations took place and then threw the lorry into the rivor.

At the Bath Club, London, on August 8,

certs.

Johanson dead-henting for second place, quirednes/Hongkong, sugar, a small houses in the neighbourhood of the bar. I

in

WEISMANN'S LARGE HALL (ENTRANCE: WYNDHAM STREET).

paid

as

ENTIRE CHANGE

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OF PROGRAMME

MATINEE

ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH

AT 9 F.at. INCLUDING SUNDAYS. Hongkong, July 17, 1007.

1167

with 16 each. J. Derbyshire won the in carrier secured a lumpsum freight. The racks. A search for them was instituted teruntional 100 yards race in 61 1-5sco,

rate is anything but brilliant, working out yesterday afternoon, but up to the moment na basis of 11 cents only.

There had been a dreadful flood in Mis of going to press we have not received any Northers freights do not call for special reliable information as to the result of the semi. One old follow, who had lost nearly INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL. comment continuing, as they de, all round search.

Lawn Bowls.

THE KOWLOON CLUB,

in the same dormant condition as for some time post.

yet further Japan oons froights have declined, a fow steamers for Hongkong having

had to accept 81:55 and since then only $1.50 can be obtained. Nothing does for other destinations it appears.

The Kowloon Bowling Green Club have a. couple of matches arranged for this month. The first will bo'ngainst the Civil Servico on Saturday next, when the rinks To load at Pale Laut for Hongkong a will be captained by T. Petrie, J. H. large boat is said to have been closed at $2.00 and a small one pecured a freight Henderson, A. A. H. Milroy and W.Labusa to Saigon at $9.25. Russell, The remaining-players will be Sailers-Nothing new to advise, selected from: R. H. Baxter, W. J. Cowfort, G. R. Edwarda, J. O Gow, A. R. Austin, D. Harvey, R. Hunter, "17.

The triko, disputes in Belinst are Hutchinson, J. Moazies, T. Nare, J. Puncheon, T. Skinner, Jas. Ramsay, R. F Huoc, W. Taylor and D. Gow. S

between Lord Pirric, chairman of Messrs practically settled. Harland and Wolf, and the directors of The polico ngitation is absiding. the Hamburg Amerika fino, for the building of a new Transatlantic liner. which is to be a foot longer and six inches broader than the largest of the Cunard bʊate, and linru a tonnage of ucarly 50,000

AN ATTACHE IN JAPAN.

Major-General Hoad, who was the Aus Iration officer attached to the Japanese

BANDITS IN LIAOTONG.

Defeated By Japanese.

everything he possessed, was sitting on the roof of his house ns it Boated along. Ho was gazing prousively out over the waters when a man in a boat approached:

Hello, B

* Hello, Sam.

W

All your fowls washied away, Bill !? "Yes; but the ducks can awin," replied the old man, with a faint smile.

Poach treas gone too, eh?" Woll, they said the crop would be n failure, anyhow."

"I see the flood's away above your win-

A Tairen telegram to the Mainichi" states that a few days an encounter took place between ton mounted bandite azú Japanese troops at Haichotun, near Kine kon. The troops fired upon the bandits, and the fighting lasted for three hours, dows,"

That's all right, Sam. Them windere when tho bandits retired, leaving behind them one dead body, ona rito, and twelve needed washin', anyhow." rounde of ammunition. On the 27th six bandits appeared at Sucbakintun. One of who also secured a rific and sixty-thre

WHEN MOST NEEDED. them was captured by Japanese troops, THE DOUTOR AWAY FRUM HOME rounds of ammunition,

IN ROUND NUMBERS.

Losnoy, August 2.

A meeting has been held in Pretoria of Indian delegates from all parts of the Tmassaal. It was resolved to continue to -resist compulsory registration.

The mooting closed with enthusiastic cheers for the King Emperor.

COURT OF INTERNATIONAL

LAW.

LONDON, August

The Hague: Conference has adopted the proposal of the United States to establish

permanent arbitration court.

The new count will adjudicate in judicial questions, oud will not interfere with the international tribunal created in 1899,

A fortnight Lator the Kowloon Clay during the war with Russia, has been Lecturing on his paperiences. He saw meet the Felico on the Intter's ground, somo amusing shop-signs in Tokyo CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA R. B. Baxter, J. C, Gow and Hond cutter" over a barbor's, "Extract

AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY,'', HERE is probably no medicine meda A. Ramsay will be "ships.". Players of fowls" over an egg seller's and "Ladies that is relied upon with more implicit will be selected from the following:-W. furnished on the upstairs" in front of a Thua, adds the correspondent, Germany contidenes, than Chamberlain's Jolie, Che-Hatchinson, D. Gow, R. F. Bumuo, D. drapers. He had a memorable twenty-s

lera and Diarrhoea Remady. During the

merit branimed with forty men, womu, assures to herself once more the possession third of a contury in which it has been in Keith, R. Lapsley, A. Nicholson, J. M. four hours' railway journey in a compart and I na twenty-six," said the woman cureder a physician summoned the those who have used Chamberlain'e of a world-record ship. But it is a pity poople have learned that it is the one Henderson, W. J. Crawford, D. Harvey, and children. He fando that it must be ordered abroad. Let us remedy that never fails, When roduced K. Haxton, T. Petric, W, Bussell, W. to fall asleep, but he woke up in the mom to find that a patient little Japanes hope that a German yard will be able to with water and sweetened it is ploneant to mammoth

rusolution not

PEOPLE are often very more family which will be available for arbitratnent in

pointed to find that their political disputes. physicist is away from home when they most need his suvioca. Diseason Jiko I am thirty-five years old," announced cramp oalie and diarrhues requira prompt NOT A DOUBTFUL QUESTION. fatal before tedioino con bo pro woman of hity six at a Wavertroetes treatment, and in many instance prove MERE is no doubt in the minds of Lo o kpop at hand in bottle of Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoen Remedy as of forty-five. Thon turning to a girl of right way seventeen who stood now by tlie asked: Ohnaberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea to its curative powers. For a rain in the Remedy No physisian can prescribe a stomach, diarrhoes or dysentery, it afforda How old are you Ethel

mists and storekoepora, dzi by all chemists and storekeepers,

undertake the building of the next ocean take. Sold by all chemists and store. Taylor, C, W, Alexander, J. Monzige, Ahad been supporting his head on her "Oh," replied Ethol; "according to pro- better medicine, for thuso diseases Sold fimmediate relief. For sale by all, che-

kcapore.

R. Austin and R. Hunter.

lady

shoulder."

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