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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous.

LOCAL-AND-GENERAL.

His Excellener, but Frederick Lugned, went into residence at Mountain Lodge,

FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1808

THE SUBMARINE ACCIDENT.

QUARREL ON A DREDGER.

Captain A. V. Nausis, of the dredger,

Rect, summoned two-Nayal Yards carplejede for ammult, and ning threaten. ing language towards him, at the Blags- tancy to-day. AN

Mr Justin Gompertz, gave judgment Complainant in les evidence stated that for the plaintiff, for $159.64, the amount the dredger was undergoing repairs in the claimo, at the Supreme Court, this after Naval Verd, and lie had found the defen- noon in the action by Sung Lee who sind dants asleep, instead of being at thoir Li Ping for wrongfully removing certain work. The first defendant, said he would stone at Hundom without permission.cut of complainant's head, as he was

The Chinese Consul at San Francisco foreign devil. One of the defendants then struck hini with a bammer and by one! has wired to the Wai Wu Pa informing obliged to pick up a tar to defend himself them that a Mr Chu Ju Talus has ostablish

a determined stand is being made yesterday. The visitors' hook, however,

w.B remain at Government House. against mental enervation is found in the fact that nearly every month eces the establishment of some new organisation or periodical, the sole purpose of which is to encourage the Imperial idea. While not advocating aggression towarda cur neighbours the publicists who urge the necessity of presorting our belief in ourselves and in our desting, lay stress on the fact that there have been undoubted eymptoms of late years that we are losing that robustness of mind withent

first its own self-respect, and secondly which a nation is certain to forfeit,

Deter. the self respect of others. mination to uphold the rights we bare won does not by any osaas involve

2 to 5.30 p.m.--Shooting of H.H. Volen. any designs on the rights of our

teer Reserve Association

Specialighbours. We are inclined to bolk Pool'

Goods per Entsang undelivered after that confidence in ourselves is alread

4p.m. this date will he landed.

General Memoranda, BUNDAY, July 193

10 pr to 12.20 p.m.-hooting of B.K. Volantear Reserve Association Special Tool.

MONDAY, July 20;---

Noon-Auction of Household Property, at Air Gess P. Laminert's Sales Toome Tuzabay, July 21:~

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Transfor Books of The West Point Build. ing Co., I., close from this date to 29th July, inclusive. Transfer Cooke of The Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., La., elese from this date to 28th July, inclusiva, Goods per Scharnhors/ undelivered after

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THURSDAY, July 20:-

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Useds per Silesiz undelivered after this

date subjecte rant,

Commercial College in that place which is well patronised and has many students. He asks the Wai Wa Pa to inform the Board of Education of this matter.

A...

•Imperts sauction has been obtained for the increase of the Salt Ikin by four

politition, and the Viceroy at Wuchang cash per catty, in consequence of the spium

has been telegraphically notified byth Ministry of Finance yesterday, and in- structed to have the oder carried out forthwith:

luss to the industry as about £40,000.

were drowned.

.

with Defendants then went away and seen returned with about a score of their comades, and they ail attacked ho He was obliged to blow his whistle for assis Lance,

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Loaner, July 16. The men who succumbed to the effects of the leakage of potrol on submarine, in circumstances related in the cable of yesterday, have all recovered.

The accident was caused by a lea

Mr. Collins who was called for the defence gare evidence that complainant hand interefered with the defondants, and

Lad interfered when he had no right to do sive rolling in a rough ses. hand struck one, who retaliated...

The Magistrato found that combinat kage in the petrol tank dua to exces- so, and, te discharged the defendants,

FLOOD FUND BAZAAR.

The committee Leg to acknowledgó with thanks the following farther contribu

tions:-

Fuso Sandries, Messrs Kruse & Co.,

THE KAIPING MINES.

(Chinese Mai's Service.):

YUNNAN.

(Chines Mail's Bervice.).

PERING, July 17.

An official report from Mr Forises, the atting Revident Magistrate at Broome,

· Pearya, July 16, West Australia, in reference to the recent

Mr F. P. de Soares. (P. & 0,3), 1 cap ||| pearling disaster at La Grango Bay; in the

The Kriping Coolmining Company returning. If this is so the magnifiennt north-west gives the estimated damage at any workod). Mesara Braes & Co., ? examples of herciso given by the men not less than £25,000, and the resultant Boxes Postcards, Messra Arthur & Co., 1 bas prateated to the Waiwapu against of the Gladiator and the officers of the Thirty-eight luggers and four schooners Chinaware, sle. Mes rs Loxley & Co., the operation of a conimies in Lub. submarine to which reference has been were lost during the hurricane, and three Artment Singlets, etc.. Daxil Mission, chou, as it is in competition with the

Assortment of Embroidery. Messrs made, will go far to revise our drop-white men add about 100 e loured men Hatchison & Co., Knives, Forks, bic., Kniping mine and contrary to agree-

Import and Export Bank. I case Sundries, Icent ing belief in ourselves When we

A business firm in Sydney imported Messrs McEwen Fuckel & Co, 1 case Find that, when the crisis comes, a nigger" wigs, which cost £2/0/6, Sundries, Mr Arcull,(Commissary Dept.) British officers and men are glad to Layabout Bid. each. The firm suggested to 55 handkerchiefs, St. Vincents de Paul,! the Customs department that they should Chiraway Messre F Blackhead & Co., 2 down their lives at the call of duty we be passed as fancy goods, under which the ass Suni 5, etc. Messrs Dodwal & Co. may rest assured that the days of our total duty would be about 10%. The local 30 cases, sales, Messrs Ullman & Co.

Customs officials communicated with Mel-Toys, etc, Mosers H. Skott & Co., 100 Bags decadeuce are far distant,

bance, and a reply was received that Flag Flons, High Level Co-operative Store

Sih Liang, the Viceroy of Yunnan, nigger wigs must be charged 10- enėli,” 12 ↑ Lễ, Groceries, etc., Starded Oil Co., 200 20 per cent., whichever is the highest. Heroine Tamps. The Flamacy, Drugs has sent a long secret mimorial to the According to this total the duty would"bele, Messrs Gilman & Cô, 1 H. M. S. Monmouth left yesterday £30, which works out at about 1,500 per Umbrellas. (120), Connaught House, Throne.

vent, and the importer is considering the Cheque for $5.00, Messrs Lim and Hunt, for Shanghai.

best menus of getting rid of his godds with Toys, etc, Bochumul & Co Embroideries, et, Messrs Dongins Laprik & Co, Cheque out rauning the gauntlet of the Customs.

for $950,0. Mr. A. Babington, Spaniel By arrangement with the Hongkong pops.. Ir. H. P. White, Cheque for $15.00, Canton and Alacio S. S. Co., an excursion E. D. C. Wol. 310.00, Messis Con has been armuged in connection with Stel Dos Ltd, Cheque for $50.00, Messin Peter's Church (Missions to Seamen) Barretto & Co., Ceylon Tén, etc., Messrs to Macao fur to-morrow, July 18th. Tickets can be obtained at the two Bendy Burger & Co., 15 cases Soap, X. Y. Z. 810.00, Japanese Ladies' Wednesday men's Institutes, Kowloca and Wanchini, or on brand. Fare (including tiffin) for adults Seciety (from friends) Choque for $116.00, 2.50, and fur children under two vo$150. Lessrs H. Rutonjes & Ce cases Wine. The s.s. Sai An will leave Wing-Lok Street Warf at 6. The Missien launch Day- spring will call on ships between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock, calling at the Policy Pier at 7.30a.m.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Tagoblatt" states that the reliéto for the German garrison at Tientsin and Teking will learo Germany on August Goods per any not cleared on this; and come out overland, ie the Siberian

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Communications relating to merce should be addreed to TBC Ea

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[REUTER'S SERVICE] THE DUTY ON TEA.

LONDON, July 15-

In the House of Commons, sitting in Committee on the Finance Bill, Mr Snowden, Labour member" for Black- bars, moved that a reduction of two pence per pound he made in the duty on tes. Mr C. E. 1, Hobhouse, Parlia mentary Under Secretary, replying, said that the reduction named would convert. an estimated budget surplus of £245,000 into a deficit of over two millions, and The meeting between the King and the that although the Goverment were in zar earries with it some hope that the sympathy with the proposal, they were, results will be exactly the opposite to those for the reasons stated, apable to accept feared by the Labour hen and Radicais It. The motion was ultimately rejected who opposed the visit to Russia. I happen by 230 votes to 31

From Our Correspondent)

LONDON, June 15

The fellowing telegram was received from the Manila Observatory of 9.15 p.m. to know several Russians” and they all Mr A Fell, Conservative member fork today by the U.S. Consulate General agree that so far from making the reform Yarmouth, then moved that one penny Streuteenth at twelve thirty p.m. Dupree-cause more difficult in Russin, the meeting per pound be taken off tea produced in

The last public bealth report from America coats with bubonic plague, sorting forth the measures to prevent its introduosion North-eastern part Chink Ses. tion and spread. There is also an article. on how to trap rats, and other information of interest dealing with the post a

The Peking Board of Education has been granted leave by the Throne to enforce uniform regulations of schools of Laws and Political Science in provinces by following the regulations for the Foirang

am, New Adresțivements should be sent to School of Laws and Politim). Sciences, our Office at 8, Queen's Road Central befors 3 pm.

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` HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1908,

AN OPIUM-SODDEN OFFICIAL.

will be seem to mean that the constitutional

polies is to be extended, and in addition it the empire, this being also rejected by will nem a closer nuderstanding between 251 to 34... Grow Britisin and Russia in the direction A cause was finally adopted" fixing

the duty at five pence per pound.

of a more established and recognised

mutual basis of peaceful relations

MACEDONIA.

-A few evenings einer we reported that the Tartar-General in Canton was at variance with the Viceroy as to the amount of money that should be spent upon the local army under his control. This is not the only matter that, he has to grapple with The owly appointed Lieut. Russian children are tanined un lives of ments in the Monaster district are tour-

The little Caerritch made his debüt as public personage, for he strended his parents to Recal and gravely saluted the guests as they arrived. He was the pro- udest man in the whole gathering, for the

Colonel, Chong Kio, has come to Canton Spartan simplicity and here was an occa

It must not be taught that Rustical

opuler in England is altogether against the

moeting. A section of it is, the fueling be

LONDON, July 16.

The officers of the disaffected regi

rise.

PERSIA

The China Critic" Icarus from Liaogang that the gatic Petroleum Com and is found to be addicted to the opintation whou the Czarewitch possessed bising the villages inviting the people to pany is about to construct an oil tank pipo In fact he what is known as an first portmanteau! Hence he was a mann there and has selected a site near the rail- opium-vii. King Lai, the Tartar Gon- of importation and knew it. way station, covering 300 tsubo, the Southers, has bong doing his best to stamp

Losmos, July 15, Manchuria Railway Authorities having con- out the habit amongst the officers under sented thereto.

his commt, and has been urging Chong that no countenance should be siren to The British and Russian embasaīss Kin to. fice himself from the mastes of Russian rules while the reform party contions their repeated representations According to a Peking telegram the the net that is closing around jum. are oppressed and further that the King to the Porte concerning the encroach Board of Communications bas decided to But the subordinate has replied, "To me abou a ont be allowed to act too much on ments of Turkish troops on the Persiatr despatch a delegate to Cauton to investi- the opiums is in reality the elixir of life, his own intiative, without the attendance frontier. The Forte no far has nule gate into the actual state of affairs of the even as vers the pills of the philosopher of 4 British Minister to safegua the Canton Railway Company as there are of old I would prefer not to hout office; powers of the British constitutim as afschent evasive and dilatory replies, MAINTAINING OUR TRADITIONS anys disputes in and teanges of person I would prefer to have no menoy; indeed, the limitation of the meath's in-

Icanast on say consideration give up the depent actions.A Use of oplom King thereupon boa

But Mr Labouchere, for instance, who Ar a period when many Britons are 100 The Chinese newspapers in the North furiously angry. He pointed out that he

is, everyone knowa Radical of the apt to cheerfully, acquiesce in the pro- sro advocating that the Grand Conditions was and but been dolug bis very best to Radicals has ne sich fases, and he writes

Devex, July 11 position that, zacially, we are going and Presidente of the variou Ministries temp out the evil from among his soldiers wisely in this week's Truth painting

WJ Brynn was shown a published should- avail themselves of giving public and otcrdinates. That orders had been out that many of the progressives in Busia bettaros ou Constitutional Government in issued that, from the royal house to the have wild theories of liberty and the despatch to the effect that Candidate Tast common people, ovory one must take in means to achieve them which if put into of the Repablean Party had instructed hin the Capital so na le give potes of the 18 hand the vice and stamp i put, Fur oporation over in Great Britain would entapaign manager to publish the names nstant coficials besides the people sens die titer in this Province of those larve paadily tend to the extinctor of the of all contributors to this campaign fustes of it which is now the current topic lately bou twolè minor officials cantiered party by force. Moreover he defends the the parts, together with the amount con-- amongst the Clincse

because they were victinus of the opina policy that Russia should be allowed, to

tributed by each and declared that he When these atat ments bal bee

mansgeber own internal affaire in the in

to the dogs that we have lost that spirit of manliness and devotion to duty which has built, up cut, Maupine, it is વર્મ well that we should occasionally lear incidents such as those associated with the loss of H. M. S. Gladiator and the

nel of that Company.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

The Japanese Coment at Changsha remade the Tartar General turned upon forests of pede. Mr Labouchere has would take the same cosmo in the conduct porta that, with a little more care in man the Cokul and asked him if he thoughtted a cousidarable time in Bussin whom of his campaign. Mr Bryan complimented sabazzine sccident we reported yester facture, the market for Japanese matches that, after all that had been done, then the caplematic service and ho knows the Taft on his determination to conduct hila day. These occurrences, unfortunate in can be greatly extended in the Yangtze was to be n utero triding with him, the one vidney of the evolutionary typo very wall campaign in cocordance with the terms of themselves, are mure.

then redeemed by valley. Their prosens beapotitors are Chiman? - The interview, according to the re-

nese matares of the Dagon or Two-Tiger port, ended in unseemly, wrangle Hudsed for hot-headed gentry with wonder. the McCall bill which was supported by Mixed with Aerated or the solenditüllstration they afford that brend. But these Chinese articles are Klug Tai was not to be checked in this ful-enthusissms but little balance for them both during the recent session of

of unquestioning devotion to virtually unless in set weather and are way. He at once belographed to the that matter, everybody knows who has Congress.

A certain major-general in the Brisb always dificult to ignite on schonint of the Privy Council in Peking detailed the studied affairs of Europe for a year or agh and noble ideal is still a part, thickness of their stenus, The Japanese frets of the awe and appealed for par

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KONG,

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the wette

simy took great interest in the ambject

and not the least part, of the national safety match is quite sure to replace then fassion to push the offending sub- He was szabat enthusiastic angler nnd of compasory education, and would EN- acte. It must be admitted that in public favour if proper care ba takon tieto as he deserves stid further thought he would seek now usighbour quently pare. Visit to the village schudal,

he points that if he be allowed to do this in head in which to try hie kilk we have been affected by the luxurious

- · The fire year old son of Mr and Mrs will be's wrning to others, and so will After trumping about for good many which was situated wear his country seat.

miles he came upon a fair azed pour in Don day ko had been giving them ness of the age that we have become A. G. Gorden was standing near a small tend to deter them from continuing so as

sketch of the lives of famous venerais.

Boy Ah," he said, with the kam ere prd

ezncluded, you sa kuów. soft to sous extent, mentally as well mothylated spirit. Ja

when a sudden to get inte rueli s state of belplessness, and some low-lying folds

break the lawe appreciation of a thorough sportsman, 11

Washington - WLEYE upen tim and so, be steb compelled

the land

from all this have a shot at this as physically. But the nation is fightdraught drove the

jalkably nifed Bir ing a winmog battle against the ten-fellow was seve 00, dencies towards enervation. Even in and it was

alonies of ours Best of Suez

ĐI TUẾC

He had been Hhhing patiently for inlfan greneral bour

Kaded Lim, and fearted