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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1907-

THE TYPHOON.

3

A Wild Night.

The typhoon which we have been ex. peating, yot dreading, passed very close to the Colony last night had uren now may not be too far away to recurve. The Leave all which burst over the harbour on Thursday evening, during which the wind blow from all quarters, ushered in the bad wanther which has beco experienced since, and which culminated in the severo gate which awit across the Colony yesterday afternoon and last night. The wind! yesterday, though of good force, did not change much during the day, and this fact, taking into consideration as well the fact that the barometer nu stendily falling, bled ill for us.

COMPANY MELTINGS.

The Hongkong Hotel

Tho ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Rongkoug Hotel was hetil at 12.30 to-day: The Hon. Mr E. Osborne was in the chair and there were also present:-Dr Noble, Messrs F. Maitland, A, Turner, E. J. Chapman, J. Arnold, E. D. Haskell, E. S. Kadonsie, J. Walker, Ho Wing, Chan Chao Nain and C. Mooney (Secretary.)

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting,

in

Comhion

THE CHINA

dividond fund for distribution, and I trust you will approve. Before asking you to Ps the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions concern. ing thent.

There boing no questions the Chairman. moved the adoption of the report and ac- enunts,

Mr Blasen seconded and the motion wns earried unanimously.

UNHAPPY MOROCCO.

LONDON LETTER.

MAIL.

(From Our Corespundai.)

LONDON, August 19. Still we have Pageantitis. Ronisey, St. Albans the Isle of Wight, Bury St. Edmunds, carly in the summer omnlated

of goal use in supplying to British CINEMATOGRAPH - FATHE innoufacturers with up to date information

as to the openings for trade in other countries and the movements of foreign commercial rivals.

various sourcen makes its chances of life

in

WEISMANN'S LARGE HALL (RERANO WYNDHAM STREET). TO-NIGHT I

NEW PICTURES

TO NIGHT!

NEW PICTURES SATURDAY NIGHT, THE HARLEQUIN'S LOVE STORY

(Film over 1000 feet long). MATINEE, 4 rat. SATURDAY.

AT 9 1.3. INCLUDING SUNDAYS. Hongkong. July 17, 17,

SHARE REPORT.

1167

A LONG-FELT

WANT SUPPLIED.

WATKINS

CIRCULATING

The Canadians are, after all, hoping to keep the "allred" route to Australia in Bir To Cheung Shui proposed the re-the success of Winchester 'hat year in the public view till the Government are There was n disposition hection of Sir Paul Chator and Mr A. G. reproducing historie seunes of their induced to see the matter through to

ancient granddur, but this week the completion. Wood as directors.

Mr Fok Kan Yin seconded and the hours have been with Liverpool and the part of the Government to drop notion was Carried.

Mr W. H. Potta was re-elected auditor Coventry. All the Bank Holiday crowd of the selenie, but inter pressure from the motion of Mr Plarey, seconded by the North almost fucked to the Mersey belter. The Daily Chronicle," an active Mr Gittings.

The Chairman-That finishes the busi-port on Monday to see the procession, on Liberal paper, is energetically advocating ness of the meeting, gentlemen. I thank which two thousand pounds had been the carrying out of the proposal, and day by PERFORMANCES EVERY NIGHT The Chairman said-Gentlemen, we with, you for year attendance, especially on such spent. It was well done, and covered all day is answering the exities of the scheme,

a bad day as thin.

the important developments on the Mersey especially those who object to the subsidies since King John gave the city of Liverpool to steamets as a violation of the principle if you approve, accept the report and ne-

its charter soven bundred years ago. But of Free Trade. Moreover a speech delivered counts as read. The business of the Hotel during the six months covered by the re-

Coventry gained a wider reputation in the by the Governor General of Coards, Earl part, was not marked by any unusual

LONDON, September 5.

nows columns, for there the legendary ride Grey, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Thursday

In their weekly since report, dated 13th LATEST feature except that the monotonous decline

of the Lady Godiva through the streets has received wido publicity, and in it the It is reported from Casablanca that

on a whitu horse was carried out. The speaker, with his customary straightness September, Messrs Vernon and Smyth Several sovere quails were felt yester of custom to which we ilay, especially as evening drew near, when with others, have become so familiar another strong reconunigance was mado by the wind vored sound ruro towards the of late, secus at inst to have reached the French troops on the 3rd instant.

The reconnoitring force was attacked on unhappy condition of ink lady in the of diction said it was a hideous blunder east. The harbour looked quite bare, finality; indeed at time om weekly re- there being only a few steamers and tres even indicated a slight improvement, all rides by the Moors when six miles out, matter of attiro made the parsing and the neglect, the geographical advantages

After several houre of fighting, the Moore scribes anticipato evil things, and there North American Continent by granting quiet week, which closes practically fon- ground that the decencies won in danger. He was glad to believe, however, that the in quotations. Exchange on Landon is sought shelter in typhoon anchorages tracted gloom that has settled like a blight were driven off, and the troops regninod was much preaching and writing on the subsidies to steamers going to Now York. tureless, and without any material change earlier in the day. There was quito a upon the commercial life of the Colony, up at Casablanca.

The powerful Ben-i-Hassen tribe be-But not a bit of it. The Australian music Imperial floverument were in earnest in quoted to dig at 2/2 T., and on Shang- son on and the waves broke on the Praya will or long give way to a brighter" with resending rear. A night foll the atmosphme. By dint of conomy, accom-tween Fes and Rabat, whither the Sultan ball artiste, La Mile, whose classic poses their desire to bring the distant pasts hui at 73 T.T. gusts beenme stronger and in any panied restartly by an mevitable, though Abd-el-Aziz intends to proceed, has declar-in the music hall roused even Mr Stoad to chatting words of admiration, took the quarters, partienbarly lng the higher suball, sacritice of elliciones, we have beened in favour of the usurpor Mulai Hafid.

The Daily Telegraph's "correspondent part of the legendary berdins, and if any levels, it was frieci Phat a full (gpltoonable for metust a further huge diminution of

The profits, and lae for surutal exceptionalt Casablanca reports that letters received bosly expected to see “The niugether" they muzuki mwa meves across the Colony.

hems of exponature, the fulf year's profit from Fez announce that the partizans of ware elisappointed, for a judicious com- would hare spalled that of the previous Driss Benaich, the Sultan's Grand Chambination of chiffon, lang blorde wig und your in spite of the decrease in revenue.berlain, have murdered Benalinan (the deshings left only the arms lare, and the The economics we shall continue to Foreign Minister and Ganan (the Sultan's 100,000 1'eeping Toms" whe crowded the enforce consistently with the requirements second representative in Tangier).

sailing ships to be seen, for most ud affording coumgs to hops that the long pro-

tach Kozien wel was forced 14

etheisney. The recent unfortunate The French force which engaged in theeets cheered amsin. The charities of callus of a portion of a verandah reconnoitring movement on the 3rd in. the town benefitted heavily from the has what precipitated matters instant, ontside Casablanca, had seventeen commertion with the portions of the

men wounded.

enterprise.

Brovet Lieutenant

Robert Colinet

of Canada as the front doer of the

of

the Empire closer to the heart and centre.

Since then Canada has offered to pay half the total subsidy required, leaving the rest to England, Australia and new Zealand.

state:-

We have again to report upon a veryį

Binks. Hongkong and Shanghais have be done in all lots at 8645 in 8647 for

LIBRARY,

NOVELS

BY THE

BEST AUTHORS

(COLONIAL EDITION)

ARRIVE EVERY MAIL.

oid ex now, and at $505 for the new issue, the market elesing steady at these rates, but with probable selfors of the lafter, London No Subscription. is unchanged at £78 and £1 for the old ---ox new

new and now issues respectively. Nationals To neglected and

without

at 851. Marine Insurances-Unions continue in

There are sellers of North Chinas at Tls. 7, Yangtszes at $175, and Cantons at rest at $760, and China Tratiors at 800.

$270.

Fire Insurances-Hongkongs continue on offer al 8315. Chinas, after a sale at 587, have declined to $86) sellera

and Canton Shipping. - Hongkong,

The success of the four hundred motor ferry to Kowleni neved running; in fact, The bed ferry to leave Hatglong filed

cabs already on the London streets has en-change: couraged the F. I. A. T. motor car people First in.. the Nwal Fate basin far

of over £200,000, and the prospectus is shelter.

There she remained until this

to start a new cab company with a capital being heavily advertised. The now culs morning, at about eight o'glock, when sho

will carry luggage better than those now in kontursed nut, isot zuguting sequell promptly

ure, and have other improvements, so that stormed spain to her haven The Pink fram såse stopped pruning and many ken as the bid Building zapl It appears that the Moors re-formed and Wharton Boger, late Major in comunand they should succeed even butter than the resident, who bad alelayad too long in the

Kast wing

Bh are quite unsvira? to attacked the French as they were return of the 103rd Buttery, 21st Brigade, Roval present ones. There will be four mindred Macnes continue on offerat 326. Indos arb | Chukka budala, found themselves confront

ing to their camp. The attack took place Fidd Artillery at Borden Cenip, wheFLAT. cabs to start, but there are e with the prospect of a walk bange, forr

hy reason of it wasteful, rambling in the vicinity of the cump taking a chair was altaret, impracticable, Kariders, and huge moans; the East wing

going out to Japan as Military Attache,er tea thousand horsed cabs atill in use was one of the officers to take part in the though my risked it, and as far as we

I hear from Leeds that the principles of owaru toat with ne serves ini-lips, though by the she won flight and ventila an interview denies that Gonural Drude Ladysmith relief, and he served on the

staff in South Africa, for a year, beginning the Order of the Foresters are to be in 1899. In several engigeaents he was conspicuous enough to gain mention in established in China, and it will be in despatches, and he was given his Brevetteresting to see whether such an essentially Western type of friendly society will Major's tank in November el 1900,

meet with success in the Fast. There

tales of overturned chairs were common his forenoon. The majesty of weather bound residents, however, semurni mums at the hotels and remained there in comfort.

ther that face the storm ontzile.

The galere hed its height at an early hear this morning, berween three and four, when the wind fairly fowled through the streets and series the harbour? A very high sex was then running sad the anves: broke on to las Fraps and threaten

il to demolish t they sengely cruel. 3

ngint which

the purpose of Hotel; the old building

F these reas your Directors, for some years past, have had in mind Their demolition and reconstruction but in

view of the changed condition of affairs of late, we have hewitted to recounnend any huge expenditure, hoping to carry on

M. Comenceau, the Frenels Premier,

sustained a rovare.

in

LONDON, September 6.

"Le Temps" and "Le Matin" of yesterday both state that owing to the War Minister of Morocce having notified that he cannot be responsible for the lives of the European

a

us we say fill times improved. This police instructors at the hands of their enllapse, however, necessitates a large native subordinates France and Spain have

iounediate outlay 2F1 and

repairs, proposed to the Powers the forination of which in view of the unsuitability of police for composed entirely of Frenchmen the steretur in which I have referred, wo and Spaniards. cannot advise gun in neur.

Wu recom

(dom-lished, excepting a small portion of to Flast wing where machinery is situated, and that new buildings be erected, details of which will be disch sad Isten when

was quite expected.

in London.

No Membership Fee.

DURCHASER of one Novel

PU

at $1.00 becomes a mem--

in request at $68 for Preferred and Deferred ber and is entitled to exchange Douglases lewe been booked at $414 closing same for any other novel on with further buyers, and Shell transports conjointly, and China and Mantins at 915,

at 146. Star Ferries are wanted at $20

and $11, for the old and new issues repayment of 20 cents cash, Hong- spectively..

Refineries-No business is reported in kong currency, for every change. this section, and we quoto Chivas at 908 and Lauzons at $1, both with sellers a before

Mining-Charbonnages are still enquir

090

after

t

NO ACCOUNTS. Hongkong, August 10, 1907.

1311

THERE'S A

for at $470. Raulas have hean the CASH BUSINESS. A committee is just beginning its work are in Leeds two young Chinese students medium of a very fair business at from who bare for some thae been mem-36.50 to 58, the market closing with prob. here in London with a view to attracting bets of the local branch of the Forest able buyers at the latter inte

Docks, Wharves and Godoums-Hong. mere Chinese students to the schools and

ere. They have been impressed with

ភពរ kong and Winmpos Docks, universities of Great Britain, The com- the benefits of a provident society and they sales at 8105, have declined to 8101 with The attack of the Arabs on the Franco. /mittee has been formed under the auspices believe they can on their return to their selves. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves firm with buyers at the latter rate, New prend instead that both buildings beanish force at Casablanca on Tuesday of the. Chinn Association and the China native clime start a similar organisation have been booked at 803 and 864 closing! Society, though the first inspiration categoing, for they faney the fanity of their Amoy Decke continuo on offer at 811). easier in the north a from Sir Jalta Jordan, the British countrymen to run secret societies may be Shanghai Docks are

Sir Jolan

ob- taken as a good omen for the future of this Ils. 77, and Shanghai and Hongker

Whods Hotels, and Buildings.-The

at 7 served that many more studeurs went more harmless venturo.

Lands sellers of Hongkong Fonds at 997, West Minister in Peking,

Points at 948, and Kowloon Lands at $36. Hongkong Hotels continue in request bat from China to Japan and the United States, and he drew the attention of

are apparently have been booked at $104 unobtainable at 8100, Ham phrey's Estates Sir Edward Grey to the advantage of

and are still wanted at the rate. Shanghai Edward Groy expressed appreciation of

Lande are unchanged at Thu. 102

they cannot realize, how it is we are. attracting more of them to England. Sir

the force of Sir Jehu's remarks and has

Cotton Mills. We have no business or

enabled to give such good values for so quotations to report. mide it understood that the movement response to a request of Mayor Tavlor the change

-Dairy Farms have im- little money. Miscellaneous

DID YOU EVER STOP to figuro: new started will have his wishes for suc-Federal government has assigned Passed

Assistant Surgeon Rupert Blute, of the proved to $161 with sales

booked at $101 to $11 closing with sellers pay during ten years, say: 560 dollars

divided up into annual Instalmenta the best mous of making the attractions vice, to duty in San Francisco. Ho-willst the latter rato and buyers at slightly dollars and during this period guarantee to

uneductional country direct the campaign nonins the plague.

lest, probably $10.00. Electrics have of England as effective, and will draw up an authoritativo

The attack was of the boklest description, So far we see pole i of any large Latstruggging aur kings, let the Bon My Keswick pleasure seloner towed her

Als seeming te spring from the earth. They attempted to surround the French, moorings a consider side distance, natuurlyplass are further addyseed and when gra

Most of esping drifting on to hulk.

will be asked to not for the purpose of whose incessan! rifle fire kept the enemy at a distance. Then the French troops the other ples-me rodit were in setter setting an inerwer of omgital to the

so little l

extent of probably Su0,00m2, and we linpud layonets and charged, dispersing the However, little damage was done either the new buildings will be a great improve enemy after an engagement lasting fully

ten hours.Beuter. shore of that. A river skeuner of ailment and bring the Hotel up-to-date.

There being no questions the Chairman dimensions was repormi asi ne at Kowloon, and towards The Docks: Amey of moned the adoption of the report and as

erent.

Mr Haskell seerialisi ma tie mektom mak Ariel

windows wore sma-led; and several trees were granted, while hundred- lest sete

their branches, which strewed the streets,

Mt Tuner proposed sad. Mr Claposat of the city. The fan de sharing erected scended the spgränttuent of My W. outside A Ling and Company (next door † Potts as in director.

the Hongkong Mobil in Qarer's Road). Messrs H. U. deffries and A. R. Lowe came down with a crash, this newning, were re-electes auditors on the motion of shortly befor mchek, and it was for Mi Walkes seconded by Bo Wing.

15. Chairman - Disidend warrants will a while feared that the scaffolding at the

A be roues on Monday morning; thank you Hongkong Hotel would fidion suit. detachment of trees with the sliding for your attendance, gentlemen. kaider, under the command of Morgenat

PLAGUE IN SAN FRANCISCO,

SAN FRANCISCO, September 8. The plague is this city is still increasing

and the health authorities are alarmed. In

iu

and farther

REASON!

DEOPLE wander, in fact, they mistrust, PEO

uccess. The ermmittee will investigato Public Health and Marine Hospital ser-sers, Green Island Cements have boen how a Life Insurance Company can let you

DISLOYAL IRELAND.

Lo-nos, September 5.

At a Home Rule demonstration in

penses, got spoh is n bolure fact. DID YOU EVER STOF

Kt

CHINESE IN JAPAN.

Rather Rough Treatment. We learns from a Tokyo dispatch that the

Dr Rupert Blue is probably the man at $131. and Steara Laundries of 961, the hand your heirs 50 dollars in the event of

it lattor closing with furt buyers. Peak your death, or at the end of 1 gura return Chinese enolies recently imported for the

accumulated work of the construction of the Kagoshima statement as to the cost of the various in most capable in the United States to-day tags and wanted & $12 and 814, for to you every cont that you have pidin profits, or interest along with guaranteed to be

Leed to be not less than six

percent line of railway, now in progress between stitutions in England offering educational of conducting such a campaign as that to the old and new issues 1. poctively.

per antum competiuded annually and yet, did you over step to think that the In- Yashimatsu and Hitoshi, Miyasaki Pr-facilities, the special lincv-undertaken by which he has been assigned. During the fecture. have been dismissed in compliance Bach, and the manner of ranging for trying time of 1002-3 when the plague was

anranca Company must have paid uut falig 200 dollars of the money that you paid in with the instructions issued by the local Chinese students to panicipate in them.raging in San Francisco, he was put in

as comaniasions and general ruan

running ex authorities, who have discovered that the The committee is a comprehensive ono, charge of operations and displayed great engagement of the woltes is in violation but anong its most prominent members ability as a health officer. He also com-

Bigare tamiled the relief forces at work in San of the Imperial Ordinance No. 352 of

are Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, Sir Walter Francisco after the great earthquake there. supervision of the Jamestown exposition involved in great difficulties and have appealed to the Chinese Consil at Nagasaki

grounds, where he was chief medical officer The tenth only meeting of the for assistance. The matter has been the Cotton Spinning,referred to the Chinese Minister in Tokyo, The harbour add this meaning, and Weaving and Dyeing Company Limited, who is applied to the Foreign Oflice in Byron Bronan Date 1. B. M. Consul-ALL NIGHT POLICE COURTS.

Experiment in New York. the find forey did not start running until was held in the fliers of the General Tokyo, asking that measures should be General at Shanghai and now Hunt. Sec. after 10.30, when one left Hongkong. The Managers (Messrs Jardine. Matheson and taken for their relief. The dispatch whts of the China Society), Mr J. Caroy Hall;

NEW YORK, Aug. 2. wares were still ring high, but the Company, Limized) at 12.30 to-day.

that the Foreign Office has nothing to do (Consul-General, Yokobama). Dr A. C. The Hon. Mr H. Keswick presided.

The first all-night police court was worst appeared to be yet and after thai,

opened at eight o'clock last evening and though the red tag was kept lying, the and there were also present-Sir Paul with the matter. It is a question between Headlan (Principal, King's College, Lon bunches ran pretty regularly.

Chater, C.M.G., Messrs A. G. Wood, A. the contractor and the soddies, and the don), Dr H, A. Giles (Professor of Chinese,

During that time 589 cases were disposed

Grant, were sent tu olen away the debris. The Cotton Spinning. Weaving 1890. The unfortunato Chinese are Hillier, (Professor of Chinose, King's His latest task had been tho sanitary roland, Mr John Redmond, leader of the that if every m wh starts to make bis

and

though this took setne momsidetabler

time to get it clear, owing to the telephone

aires being in 14.- way, affintely it was

all cleared.

A galant attempt at rescue has been reported, and it has its Lamourous side.

A man was seen from the shore swimming

and Dyeing Co., Ltd.

shareholders of

College, London), Mr R.S. Gundry (Pre sident, China Association) Mr George Jamieson (Chairiuan, Chion Society) Mir

Shaw, P. S. Jameson, R. S. Fiorey, C. II. only course available for their relief may Cambridge), and Mr T. L Bullock (Pclosed at thro o'clock this morning.

Blason, E. Shaw, H. Gittings, Lo Cheung bo to obtain travelling expenses from the fessor of Chinese, Oxford). Shui, Ho Ye Sang, and Fok Kam Tin.contractors for the journey home,

It is stated that the number of the

destitute Chinese coolics turned out is 129.

RHEUMATIC PAINS RELIEVED.

TO

cost,

thate

their chagrin when the swimner turned † precedented depression for those interested for further industrial development, which would lot it for bildings were prohibitive, find no evidence of st whom ble, which is alone worth many times its JUST THE REASON that we are

imagined.

actual wroug

THE

Hongkong

are-folly protected against loss, that the law of human nature in this instance la da sure a protection t to us as the law of gravity ia to the world in general

Besides we have other

Irish Nationalist Parliamentary Party, said payments to the Life Insurance Company

payments till the date of margrity. that Ireland would not accept any reforms on the endowment plan were to keep up. until she mundo and administered the las bis contries that the company in the course kersclé.

of time could not possibly fulfil its con The majority of the Irish people as pre-tracts, yet such is an absolure, fact.

BUT THERE IS THE REASON, sent are thoroughly disaffected and disloyal

we can, if every che of our members were to

can to British rule.

fulfil our He urged a vigorous agitation to hasten continue their payments we the grant of self-government, to which the obligations, but, as far as profia are con- WE WOULD NOT MAKE A tus of the British people were not opta Bat anin-thore's the r

reason posed.-Beuter.

-humaa pature capno: be changed, it's the samo wherever you go. For some reason or other people will start to make paymenta ment life insurance policy they are endowment of. The chiof, if not the only, purpose O one need now suffer the agonizing on the instalment plan, whether it be an

patus of sciatic and acute rheuns-

paying on, a sari ga bank account, ur what We have had so long an unsightly of the experiment is to eliminate the time, as quick reief may be had by her, and FULLY 60% WILL NOT CON The notice convening the meeting having

expanse of railed-in building sites, along professicant bondsman, or hailor out, applying Chamberlain's Pain Bals. This TINUETHEIR PAYMENTS though they out not far from the Tumar, and a launch

In the opinion of a certain authority on modern Kingsway, leading from Holborn one of the many evils from which the fact has been clearly demonstrated in many po itively know every cent that they pay in THERE'S was put off from: Queen's Statue wharf been tend, the Chairinen saki

Ountletoun-I presuno you wish we to

fate of maturity.

AND to andenvoar, to effect his reselle. After

to the Strand that we have become city suffers, For years the police of New thousands of cases. This liniment relieves t take tho report and statement of accounts economics, as quoted in the "Osaka Maini- some difficulty, for the sea was still some-

Sold by all chemiste sud store-enabled to all watchus at no exirs und all they

figure to

to those whs uctally take deli- what high, the launch drew to within hail as read. The period covered by the acchi" the importation of cheap labour will abituated to secing it, in tearing that the York have been in the habit of resting the pain and makes sleep and rest possi will be returned to thom on risching the

terme on which the London County Convoit person or "night-birds"

But those unfortunate persons keepers.

THERE'S AND doing.

f their watch. very af of the swimmer and called him. Tngine counts now before you has been one of un- bu to the advantage of Japan. It will call

JUST THE REASON why the longer professional bailers-out-acting in collusion

that we do basins he mere mossy we wake. We studied life insurance-na die- out to be a member of the V. R. C. train-in the yarn trade of the Colony. Siuco nor will create an increased demand for labour, and to grumbling at the annual lose to the wore taken in charge solely that corlain

the secret, and that's how we como ing for the harbour race, which by the way last annual meeting most of the focal native and the Japanese Intourers may be much ratepayers by the clearance of the old with the polico-night derive advantage.

covered The Chinese buildings for the purpose of making the These men, for the payment by the prisoner

to build up our system. Can't you see S isportponed til Monday. What the yarn morehants have failed, and this, cou-benefited in consequence.

pearance next day. The pound was paid coxswain of the bumeh said must be pled with the congested state of the trade,condies imported for this purpose belong to road. Now, however, there is a hopeful of one pound, guaranteed the accused's ap

has been in a very large measure responsi-the lowest class, and can be utilized for!

Under the new law all persons arrested The signals flying yesterday indicated ble for the pour result of the past year's cubancing the production of Japan without prospect of making use of the best more often than not to avoid a sight in

fitting object--the provision of huge offices must he brought at once to the r

night court. that a typhoon was estimated to be with working. Our stocks of cotton and yarn interfering with the interests of skilled Ja-sites on this magnificent position for a the cells.

have been taken over al safe prices, and panese workers,

The "Mainichi" argues that their im on the latest architectural plan for the Nearly all the city's magistrates attended under the adverso circumstances obtaining

beneli. Occarignally two sat together for the purpose

of saving time. All manner during the past year I trust that you will portation may be of some advantage in accommodation of the Agouts of the various Inst night, taking it in barn to sit on the consider the gain on working of 89,252.44 weat. Apparently the worst is over, and tisfactory. The property is all in discouraging strikes or disturbances among colonies. At present it requires a bene beyond the usual wet weather which follows first class condition. Towards the end the Japanese labourers, but it has not mucli directory and such inrratigation to locate of cases came before them, from the ragratit arrested for exceeding the speed Inst the outlook of April

was shr encouraging and we considered to recommend it, and in any case their the sorttered headquatora of our Imperial without a shelter to the wealthy motor, car

to curtail the

number must bo limited. Moreover the branches. Some are li thu City and others limit.

One not unnatural result of the new The Manchuria will leave at noon tohat it was necessid by reducing the existing Imperial Ordinance prohibiting may be met with at intervals as you proceed

production. This wo

courts opened this morning there were aumber of spindles running. It necessitated No werk was done on the harbour to-day dispensing with the services of about half of their importation cannot be ignored. Thoir to Victoria Station. Cound is willing to court's work was that when the usual day and the departure of other boats have also our work people, but the method has proved services are, however, welcomed mines, spend a sum running into six figures to from 10 to 70 per cont, fewer cases to deal more economical than working short time, and certain mine-owners are considering provide a stately offer, and if Australia can willi. Another and not so satisfactory Alain on the ennstables, who have to been put off.

and we are continuing it. In forner years proposal by which they can engage Chinese sattle its provincial jealousies a worthy result is to impose a considerable. extra Mount Austin Ilarracks suffered damn.c we have been able to dispose of almost our to shutters and windows, and several entire production locally, but owing to tho It is maintained that they not only work offled for Australasin may be reared while remain up to give evidenco against their after a night's rest. However, the not other bouses at the Peak were slightly dislocation of the trade here, consequent more honestly and carnestly the Japanes South Africa also has its oyo on the Al-prisoners instead of doing so next morning

reault of public opinion is that the oxpert-VERSE, STORIES. upon the aforementioned failures, wo are coolies, but their wages are much lower dwych site for its London headquarters. had to scok fresh outlots for our spinnings,

ment will prove a great success. The ferry wharf on this side looks and with this end in view have introduced They are quite satisfied with 40 son a day, our yarns to the const ports where I while Japanese are paid 80: men in thứ brille the worse for the weather. In pleased to say they have been well mainland and Y1 in the Hokkaido on an overal pinces it seems as though the roof received. It is doubtless obriens to yourage, and they are demanding in

is largely will collapse; the sign at the top is more that an industry such as ours is

depen

the rosperity of the coin increase. or loss damaged, and the CHINA MAIL

the principal consumers, and

A number of Chinamen belonging to officers for the future. Moreover, to also a stock of general merchandise and HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. GRIFFITHS BUILDING—Facing signbad. on the mosthora sido has that anything affecting their welfare, such

lain's Calie, Dheleraand Diarrhoea Remedy disappeared. Perhaps it is floating round as crop failures, rebellions, floods, &.,

affects us also. China has had her full the New York Hip Sing Tong Society important countries its intended to patent medienos. He saye Chambor the harbour.

share of these evils of late and wo can only invaded the Chinatown, Boston, on 3rd accredit tenued commercial attaches to is standard hora in its line. It never fails For sale by A cosi godown at East Point, just beyond hope that a na ora of prosperity is iiget., nud fired on 50 Chimmen belonging the embassies and kgations, and by means to give satisfaction and wo could hardly the Bowrington Canal collapsed as a result view. Your consulting committee has folt

is hoped to make the Board of Trade all chemists and storekeepers, of the hears weather, but as far as we can justified in proposing to you that 850,000, to a rival society, killing three and serious of a well thought-out organisation itsffort to be without it

should be taken from the equalization of ly wounding soren, Icaru no one was injured.

500 miles of the Colony, to the South-east,

but the signals wero changed today, the typhoon having veered round to the South

a typhoon there seems nothing to fear.

morrow instead of to-day, being delayed by the storin

affected in a similar way.

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