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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1908.

THE TYPHOON.

SIGNALS AGAIN HOISTED.

Last night the signals were again is played at the various stations iudicating that the typhoon was within the 300 miles. radius. All the junks in the harbour made as quickly as possible for the aholter of Causeway Bay. About 9 p.m. the lights were lowered,

The Late Mr. S. Newmann.

The remains of the late Mr. S. New mann, who was drowned in the wreck of the Ying King, during the typhoon, wore laid to rest, last night. A number of his senfaring friends attended the funeral.

and which afford grateful shade to the inhabitante, have been blown down. In front of the yaman of the Tartar General there were three. famous trees, and so

largo are they that it would take the to span them. arms of several men These ancient trees hare all bean blown down, as well as the ornamental pole that used to be valued so highly. Though his particular yarnou seems to have suffered more than any of the others. they wore All trasted roughly, and the storm will not soon be forgotten, U course many of these tres fell upon buildings, and, in overy case, what this happened the building went to the ground without any hesitation.

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

· PENSION. TUNDER

The Wily Widow.

THE CHINA MAIL.

At the Legishtive Council yesterday afternoon the Attorney General', moved that the Council go into Committee on the Bill Coulided. An Ordiniacs be provide for the transfer to the Government of Hong kong of the Widows And Orphans' Fengion Fund and of the congerent and control of the pensions of widows and orphans and to cousolidate the lawe in relation thereto The Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was azrped to.

Hon. Mr Murray Stewart sail that it did not scam equitable that officer on half pay should pay 4 per cent. to the fand on their full salarion,

MINING IN CHINA.

A NEGLECTED INDUSTRY.

Chances for Fortunes.

(Costinned)

SPORTING,

Civil Service Club.

Hookey.

FIXTURES.

To-night-Kowloon e. U.S.R.C. (away), Saturday--Kowloon 105 Mahrattas

(be).

promised valuation, which will cost as much, and be just sailluminating, whenever. made. I do not propose to bring up, those points again in discussion, but, as I endeavoured to make clear in my specch

The members of the Civil Servion Club hokda necting last night, when it was on the second reading I object to the action of the Secretary of State in iscuing

decided to build their headquarters, which categorical instructions to your Excellencey Copper has boon nived in China for were blown down in the recent typhoon, to pass this measure when the information thousands of years, but in spite of that with concrete foundation at an estimated was before him that the large majority of fact, our knowledge of the industry is very cost of $1,000. the contributers were opposed to the vagre. Taunen and suchoan are the proposal and also that the unoficial chief producers. Mines are worked in members have supported that opped three localities in Kweichow, and the metal tion. The fact that the majority of abo occurs in Shantung., Kuanglong, An contributors have since then charged their whet and Hupob. The wines in Tanzan apinions does not remove objection to and Sauchom are the property of the the arbitrary nature of those instructions, government, and the Incal suthorities It is still reasonable to object to frequently have no little trouble in the idea of the officials of this Colony Leng persuading the moors to recognise that nisteer of this kind; and also to the, idosa. The production though large is in

suficient to apply enough mat for of this Council being used as medium for subsidiary coinage and bass and bronze Lightfoot, goal As is natural, much of the worst havoc

the euforcement of such a measure; so by ware, 30 somewhat variable amounts, | amongst the treas of Canton is wrought at

way of recording & protest against this 20000 The in 1906, are imported. A fow Fazio, the gardou of trees, where most of tod on the assumption that the contributors contemplated coercive settlement of a fonts 120 the provincial mints begin the the flowers and fruits near Canton, Bourish. paid 4 per cent, to the fund throughout highly controversial and technical question, I coinage of t'mg er or 10 cash piecos, that

A match has been arranged, consisting There is a large number of ancient and the year whether they were on full er half and further in order to make plain the fact wore supposed to pass at that rate of s

that the Council is not unanimous, even hundred to the Moxienu dollar. Those of 4 risks, to he played on Kowicon Green hage trees over there, but it appears that salaries. To adopt the wuendment sag-row, in supporting the Dill, I intend to were so popular that they commanded an arrow. Play will compience at 4 p.m. The s.e. Tak Hing was towed off to-day, the larger half have been torn up by gestor by the hon. member, it would boote against the third reading.

even higher rate of oxchange than that sharp. The following have been selected There is a curious coinciderco in regard They would either Inve to reduce the pen-member doch aut object to the third read-prices of silver and copper tron obtaining Blowey, L. F. Brett (skip)

His Excellency...I understand the hon intenled. As the profit in minting at the to play: C. W. Brett, EW. Dawson, A. fo the data of the last storm of this fury,

was from 200 to 300%, according to the

E. Hudson, R. Dumenn (akip). Ep to to-day 17 bodies have been It is said to have occurred in the first year an extra burden would be imposed cut the ing being taken to-day i

Hon. Me Mommy Stenart-Certainly purity of the pieces (zine way used in sim recovered, and this number incluira of Tong Che, viz, in the year 1862. But taxpayers now that the Fund has been not. I merely want to record soy protest.alley) it was, fict remarkablo that the (skip). W. Gast.

H. M. S. Whiting-

Work has been going on all day to tighten H. M. Whiting which is ashore st Lycemoon. The Whiting has not been

tomed off yet.

The Tak Hing.

Total Dead and Missing.

bot! drowned and killed collapses.

the

There was a large college at the foot of the Mountain of the Goddess of Moray, All the entrance arches were carried away, and it seeme from the report one of the halls also.

the roots, and will not grow.again. “

800

in

The Colonial Secretary coplist that the point had been mised before. People seamed to think that persions grow out of the ground. Pension tables was calcula

necessary to recast the whole pension tables,

tion or increase the contribution, otherwise

takon over by the Gorament. He had

bavo that amendment carried, bat in

the interests of taxpayers, for whom he was speaking, he could not advise it.

Hon. Mr Murray Stewart-I withdraw my amendment.

tronted to a disciplinary measure in a

passes tranimously.

Fon. M. Stewart challenged a division. He was the only dissoutient and the third reading was carried;

the remarkable thing sent it is that it There are still 126 perseus alao occurred on the first days of the no doubt contribotors would be delighted declared it carried. reported missing, independent of the eventh month, just as this one. It is is connection with the wreck of the Ying likely that Chinese soothsayers will be King. Sixteen bodies have been picked some ominous indications in this fact. Tho up from the wreck. A portion of the reign of Tung Che was not a very fortunato one, the Chinese think, nud it is likely steamer has also been recovered.

that those wise people will The fireman of the S. S. Barro, To this fact an indication that the reign was coparted missing, and whose natue of the present Emperor will also be was Frink Salisbury, has been drowned, fruitful of calamity. Indeed, already this bis body having been, recovered from the has been so, and the present year, Harbour.

thoughout China, there ore troubles, The Police report that 10 passenger and, especially, in'Kwangtung, the condi- Loste were wrecked round the various tion of things wil indicate to the religious islands in the harbour, and 46 persons,Chinese that Heaven is not well pleased 30 Rules and 10 females are reported to ho with the Emperor auri his advisors. missing.

How Two Launches Bank,

Two coxswains and two engineers, of two launches, were charged before Mr J. H. Kesip at the Biagistracy to-day, with discheying the orders of the manager of "the launches belonging to the Hongkong | find Whampoa Dock Company, on the night || of the typhoon.

It is said that, though it is too early yet to ascertain the extent of damage done. by

the typhoon in Canton itself, it will be

considembly over a million dollars. More over, much of the suffering will fall upon the poor people, who have saved their wretched lives, and lost all their belong ings, and, at the same time, their means of Hvelihood..

This calamity coming on the heels of the big flood will make it less easy for the genorous to meet the needs of the dis- tressed, and there must be, during the near

The following play for Kowloon 0.0. Mead, forward; Neilson, Clelland, Stous. Libeand Pillundugh, Edwards, Brower! how, adres; Jafiries, Dewsbury, backa

Lawn Bowla.

C.C.C KOWLOOŃ⋅ B, Gua

0. H. Parkinaga, R. Fenton, M. Melver,

OPIUM DESS IN HONGKONG.

J. Wiltshire, A, G. Plie, P. R. Adams, His Excellency, put the question, sud provincial authoritice their minta night

W. H. Kelly (skip'. and day. The standard of living of the

Deserves W. H. Wooley, A. Brown, The Attorney General-Unless the Loomion peuple being measured in terms of member challenges a division the Bill these coins they have finctuated consider R. G. Witchell, and F. Allan.

ably. Tuskin provinco is especially rich in copper, one or two wealthy outsidera being interested in that districke

Tunnan is the principal producer of tin.

until next Thursday, His Excellency The Council is adjoum- The mines are at Kochia chang near Mengtze. The oces are reduced locally and the base metyl shipped out through Cochin China to Hongkong. The French railroad from Hanoi, is Cochin China now extends as far as Mengtes, offering greatly increased facilities for transportation. Tin also occurs in Honan, Kwangsinnd Fckien, The production in Kuangsi is small and that of the others is unknown. The island of Hainan contains rich alluvial deposits of tia.

that a bachelor waived back half of his The Hon. Capt. Basil Taylor pointed out contributions and he did not see why ad widower should not benelit in like manner. The Han Colonial Secretary explained thus a bachelor imposed no risk on the fund and therefore he revived back half of his contributions, but if he married he imposed a risk or the fad. He might predoccase his wife, and responsibility would devolve thereby on the fund.

The Hon. Cap. Basil Taylor mid the contributor before his marriage get every

THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.

America's Delegates,

I

· (From Our Correspondent;}||||

ALANDON, June 2. The United States is to take a hand also in the study of the optum evil. President

The

ROBINSON

PIANO do, ta

HAVE A MOST FULLT. APPOINTED and WELL EQUIPPED.

VICTOR DEPARTMENT

MACHINES FROM

$2 per Week.

STOCK OF 10,000 RECORDS.

*

THE GIFT HORSE,

Examining His Mouth.

(From Our Correspondent.)

LONDON June 29.

I hear from an American source that Wy

The following was addressed to the Editor of the Westminster Gazette: Sir, The opinious in opposition to the closing | of opium dens which you quote from a Hongkong paper are such sa might be expected from the British residents of that Colony, Mr Bennett, M.P., told the House of Commons, in the course of Inst mouth's Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister at Wash debate on the subject, that, in his exington, is beginning to fear that the perience amongst the numeroes. Oriental amount of money to be received by Chins students at Oxford, he had never met as a refund by the United States from the with one who was not in deadly earnest in excessive Borer indemnity payment will advantage a bachelor received.

Roosevelt has appointed Mr Thomas Burke

The most important of all deposits, ishis Istentation of the epium trade,” and that not be much after all. £400,000 was The Hon. Colonial Treasurer pointed Seattle, Ur Hamilton Wright of Mainy, naturally gold. In the mineral industry for the only cases in which apathy or open back to provide for claims that might Dy Charles D. Tenney, Chinese 1905 the production of gold for the whole hostility towards unti-opium efforts was to arise out of the Boxve trouble and that the man who had contributed to thei fund for seven or eight years before 10 Pekin to investigate the traffic and Japanese estimate that the an tal produe Eolonial othcinis and trades-ren who in setting the claims of Ganoral Fre

Serrotary of the American Legation in of China was estimated at 84,600,000;

while the same volume also quoted n be found were those of some Indian and of this amount £80,000 has been used married received nearly double the pens to join the representatives of other tion of blanchuria alone was $1,00,000. lived as an extremely small minority of dock Ward for services in suppressing of a married man who joined the service at

Powers interested in the subject in an This illustrates the degree of sccuracy at aligns amongst the millions of mankind the Taiping rebellion. The General died the same dato so that his bachelor con- tributions did benefit him.

international conference in Shangha in present possible. As previously stated,

the production is the aggregate of innumer afflicted by this ourse." That has been in China in 1862 and he passed on to bly The Hon. Colonial Secretary said this the new year. Mess Barke and Wrightable, small producers whose interest it is my own experience, luth when in India niece Mre Amidon, his claim against was another factor which had to be con- the oplam traffic in the United States and possible. Knowledge of the deposits is in 1006-7 in the course of a six months to get it, till after the Boxer tannbles Mr Aro meanwhile to collect information on to conceal the actual acount se niuch as Frith the Optus Commission in 1893-4 and China of £20.000. It was a fruitless quest widered in coloulating the pensing tables, the Philippines and Dr Tanner wil imost equally meagre. In Blanchris gold

Mr F. E. Deacon who appeared to prosecute, said that owing to the orders being disobeyed the launches fat on future, a very great deal of suffering that sank. The launches were the most in-will retain unknown and thereforo un-and if they pulled out one brick they charge bimself with facts about China is widespread, both in alluvial deposits, journey through the Straits Settlements John W. Foster virged the American":

portant ones belonging to the Company.

In giving evidence, Mr Smith said that he had' boon sick that day but about 11. p.m. he recogneied the whistle of one of the launches. He went to this launch and told the coxswain to go to shelter and the coxswain suplied that he would go when ho had got some water, but witness had told him that he could use salt water if necessary. The coxswain did not yo and a little lator witness saw the scoond Launch and also told the coxswain to go for sholter! These orders were disobeyed and the launches were wasted against the Jock. The regulations for the launches also stated that ateam lad to be got up and all the crew were to be on board when the black signal was raised.

Defendante ssid that they had received orders through the Chinese foreman over the launches to go for shelter when the wird get high,

The case was remanded until Tuesday..

THE TYPHOON AT CÂNTON.

assisted.

It would seem therefore that just as more than thirty years have passed since which devastated the Province, so it is there was a flood like that of a month ago more than forty years ago since a storm: was known that has done so much damage and destroyed so many lives as this prestant typhoon is known to have done.

clock,

THE WHITE CITY.

would bring the whole fabric down abiżut

their ears. Instead of the taxpayers Dr. Wright has travelled much in the East paying 6 per cunt, they would be called and already is an authority on the various

must have regard to the taxpaye

pon to pay 6 or 6 per cent, and they acts of the opitur questions

His Excellency-You cannot call in question the principle on which the Or dinauce is based, and I don't think, the Bill having passed its second reading, you can dispute the manner in which the tables are drawn up.

The point was not pressed further. The Hon. Registrar-General snitted on clause 14 there should be an appeal from the decisch of the dinators where they deprived a party of the privileges due

under the funds, ・・

-THE VICEROY, PUTS HIS

FOOT DOWN,

(From Correspondent.)

It appears time stops have been taken to opon a Christian Mission at Konchak, in the Shuntak district. The people of this part of Kwangtury have generally been specially opposed to baring chapels and preaching balls in their towns and villages, and being wealthy, or rather having a good The Hon. Colonial Secretary admitted many wealthy people dwelling throughout that the law was drastic, but pointed out the district, thoro has been gonorally some that a man sight rain tha fund by a false opposition to sach an innovation. This is declaration as to the age of his wife.

what has happered in this particular in: Hon. Mr Murray Stemort suggested that stance. The disfloored Eare compelled the words subject to the approval of the the district magistrate to not the facts or Governor be added.

fancies of the case before the Viceroy, and to stato that there is much opposition to the introduction of Christianity in their midst.

Whon thu Viceroy received this

des.

and nuaerous small quartz veins, from and China.

How little some of the European which the former have been derived. There aro worked, the former by panning, the residents in the Treaty Ports and Crown

alter by heating the ore to make it brittle, grinding in stone mille and paruing the Cologies really know of the people amongst the ground product. The methods need, whom they have lived for any years may her striking sunilarity to those used in the be illustrated by an incident of my first filts enth century. The industry does not visit to the East. On board the steamer. flourish as much as it might for the country.

There are valuabin mines in Kuangtung

Fe

The opinion of these gentlemen is forbe

Secretary of State, Mr Hay, to take action Interest and fees had by that time brought the sum up to £80,000. There are other claims pending and the Chinese fear that the settlement of them will sate still others to be filed.

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is infested with baudits, who reliere the in which I was returning from Tantsin to miner of his winnings, and not infrequently Shanghai were a British merchant, who of his life. Since the close of the war policiad red many years in the latter port, ing of the country is rapidly progressing, AB an Austrian medical man, great and the production should mudir increase also. In Shantang gold existe at various traveller. The Austrian was speaking at

(From Our Correspondent.]

places, the best known being at Ping Tu the dinner table of this extmordinary where there is a large and valuable deposit ignoranou on the art of Western residents LONDOF, June 27,

of gold bearing pyrites. This was formerly in China, and, to illatmate his point, he The weather for June is wonderful and

worked by stamp milling and amalgama all those Colonials who have made this

tion, but on teaching the zone of unturod to the merchant and asked if he altered sulphides, thus did not give a knew how many provinces there were in summer their vacation time Led enjoying

satisfactory extraction am the minie is now | Chios. was obliged to confess closed down. What improved methods ignorance The Lighteen Provinces" themselves thoroughly. The attractions of

hare te contend with is shown by the factise of, the familiar synonyms for "the London are also ample this year. Earle

that the concentrates after having lmon re Court still rans ita exhibition, despite the

treated could still be sold to the native Middle Kingdom," and the term is still counter attraction of the great Franco-

farmers, who carried them hons and og used, though the number is now, in. Eneli, picd their time in the winter by regrinding twenty-ons. British exhibition, which is now running

and panning them. Gold is known to in the-hoyday of its popularity. Every

cem in Kans, and there are quartz veins evening the latter place is the scene of 2

This was agreed to.

There is a sound amount of gold washing own experience, but on the question of In the upper valley of the Hair Ho in Shensi, loss valuable on questions within their gay gathering of diners and promenaders, Hon. Mr Murray Stewart Look aception

song the Ban. Ho in Hupeh. Mines were the good faith of the Chinese Gocomment and the "White City," as it is called, ie

te section 2 of chatou 14, which provided Incidents in the Storm.

formerly worked in the southern part of it is absolutely worthless Re contrasted making money by the aid of the weather that.no widow of an officer who died within

So There are deposits in Hunan and with that of the British Ministerul a year from the date of his marriage shall patch, however, be soon brought the Kuang Si, Tut they are not much worked. Sir John Jordan, who, in sending to Sir There have been souc incidents of the

Edward Grey a translation of the Regula- Still another attraction has been the be entitled to a pension under this Or-

of the opium habit in China, wrote of the reporters of the native press that may be from all over the world. The American marriage.

it was that there was opposition? Ha this very valuable mineral province is exauthors of thuse Regulations that their Satan Sanderson, by Hallie Krminle Rives.

tremely scanty.

The Honour of by Grab Hope." of additional interest to our readers. It is horses are an especially fine show and

The Hon. Colonial Secretary justified the wants to know if everything is going or au

Those statistics, give one time to dwell sincerity is bere & all doubt. said that immenso sums of money were

The suggestion that strong drink may The Man Mado Law, by Coralie Blanton

and Heath Hosken. several of them, tidden by ladies in dash-clause by saying that it was concerlable it should be? He asks if the new roles on the future possibilitles, and there is offered by the owners" of the Boating style in the jumping competitions, that a lady marrying a man might make hare been abided by, and if so, what the no denying that they no tremendous, take the place of opium has been support-

Hongkong with har ovary facility for ed by the authority of Professor Giles, who The Lost Angel, by Katharine Tynan. brobaola, and the hags who control the lives have roused great enthusiasts. A party of away with him to enjoy the pension (Loud obication is that cat be adduced. Lastly transportation, and being a free port ne uses his fears on the svidence in Chinese The Magit of baby Battle, by of the unfortunate women who reside there-Tudian cavalegaon tavs also given re-

he wants to know if the particular shop in well should be the centre of smelters, and literature that drunkenness, now almost The Forefront of the Battle, by Andrew in, to chair bearers, who would only con markable exhibitions of horsemanship. The Attorney-General--A vory ingenious | quostion is being hired, or bought industrial plaats of all kinds, bat up to unknown tongst the Chinese, was at one Loring. sent to take the poor creatures off under An English rider intraover has won steep- construction.

outright by the Mission in question the mesent nothing bee boon done to time somewhat common. But it is remark The Spanish Jude, by Maurice Hewlett. conditions most exacting for the owners of lechase contents in extraordinary circul The Hon. Colonial Secretary 1 is all The District Magistrate therefore is ordered gland for a minute at the tremendous off several centuries before the introduction. The Care Bee Gees that

promoke in any way the great work. Justable that Professor Giles's quotations leave The Traitor's Wife, by W. HE Wiliamson. very well for you to laugh at it. When I to look at once into the restter, and as fortunes that have been accumulated in of the optum habit ints Chin these Anne Fage, by Nets Syrett

the paat mining sources. The Rocke apprehensions, therefore, are really based Restitution, by Dorothes Gocard, was at paol I had a lady ander my charge certain if the regular yules are recognised, but at from mina kays, Floods, Fales, on nothing more than a bare possibility. Five Nights, by Victoria Croos. for doing away with her husband.

and if so there is not to be any appraition. Guggenheimers, Slave, and hundreds of which certainly ought not to hinder as from The Wheel U Forinne, by Louia Trasy. Hon. Mr Murray Stewart-1 can hardly Neisher the people, nor any section of others have reaped hundreds of millions, doing our stanut to help China in the Chateau Royal By If. Youll Imagine a publle officer would be taken them, must be allowed to stir up-strife, small owns of money.

from the investorent of comparatively suppression of a crying eril Tours Toung Lord Straaleigh, by Robt, Barr.

Plattsburg Redemptions by Reno Bavin; sincerely,

Bounty Boy, by Frank T. Bellen. in" in any department of life.

And cause any commotion, for the Mis. There are many handicape, but none that

The Shares of Botley, by Rafael Saltkul Ultimately the clauso was recrusted sionaries, have a perfect right to be there, could not be overcome. Mr Bode, a mining

The Gate of Binnara, by Mr Coulson and passed.

engineer who has just returned from a rich and to preach if they wish so to do, and, if allavis) deposit la the Kwangsung Po

The House of Cards, by Lady Trombeiriga. Tio Bourlet Runner, by C, N and A. M. they keep the regulations, no opposition vince, states that there is sufficient ground to accommodate 10 dredges, the said must be allowed by the magistrated averaging all the way fm surface

What Woman Wills, by Loona Cleere, The Great Amulet, by Maud Diver.

A Gentleman of London, by Morios Gerard,

storm in Canton, brought to light by the Tulernational Horse Show with exhibits/dinance unless a child is boni of agemagistrate to his senses. He asked why I Gold-occurs iu Szechuan, but knowledge of thons of Novembar 1903 for the suppression

these women.

0

the young man and his party had a very stanees, for he rode with his feet in plaster narrow cscape. He was giving a dinuce of Paris, having broken the bones of the party in one of these boats, and, when the instep while riding in an early event. storm, began to burst upon the city, there were twenty-seven persons on the boat änd everything was in infusion. Fortuin- "tely there was a small steam laanel that was near by, and with great exertion, the captain managed to get near the flower boat, and the whole party scrambled on board and thus saved their lires, though they lost everything else that they had with

up a position of comparative safely, whom they felt the storms coming near, ander hamben bridge. It appears that, generally

who cleared them out would be but doing

his duty. Unfortunately, on this occasion,

BOMBS AT BARCELONA.

Two Explosions In One Day.

MAREID, June 28. Throclona was the scene of two bomb

laughter).."

The Bill passed through committee. The Hon, Colonial Secretary The alter explosions yesterday, one in the Boqueris tions to this Bill are purely verbal and with market, in the centre of the town, and the consent of han, members I move it be another in the avenue of the Rambla do read a third time Jas Flocos. The first occurred in the

The Attorney General secondod.

JOSEPIL, G. ALEXANDER,

London, Juno 23.

WEATHER REPORT.

The following nottes is issued by Mr

Neither Storehouse, now: Bam, by Allen

Balne

Only a very for days are allowed the bedrock, 35 to 110 per cubic yard. Tho mandarin to make the mattor clear for the ground is admirably adopted for dredging Figg of the Hongkong Observatory them.

purposes, there being no boulders or ob One very sad incident is reported. A middle of the day, when the market-place

Viceroy. This of course will end the mat-stacles, that could be rockerred s Eindrance. On the 31st at 12.15 p.--The barometer An Amater Advanture, by F. Fetaklový On the question being put Hon Mr tor. It will be found that the opposition The depila from surface, to bedrock averages has fallen moderately over the 8. coast of A Magere great many small boats, numbering, in-was practically deserted, sat no one was

An Engagement of Quatenkabes, by Louin Chine, Formosa and Lason, and risen angril deed, it is said, nome hundreds had taken injured; bus in the cooad instance Stewart was the only dissentients eurausted from the minds of very few from 30 to 45.

procession was passing at the time, and

The Tree of Heaven, by Roht, W., Chambers. two peoples policemen and a passar-by

The Hon. Colonial Severolary-Do you conservatives, and these have most probably The ignorance displayed by the Chinese, slightly on the E. coast of China.

The typhoon in the Pacific appeare to be Dragon's 838, by Faul Herring were injured, the former so seriously that object to the third reading or to it being stirred up others. But when they are on the working of such deposits, is ex traordinary, taking into consideration tha he has since died in hospital. That ox read now s

fronted by the decution of the Viceroy, and number of Celestials who return from the situated to the N.E. of Lazvi, and to bee Wolf, by L., Buckrako

Pearl of Pearl Jaland, by John Ozwaban. spanking, they are not allowed to anchor plosions have produced a painful sense of Hon. Mr. Moray Bewart--Perhaps I bave lol that more personal objections United States annually, having witnessed moving towacile NW. The beervations The Shadong by Paul Urquhart

can be allowed. there, and, in ordinary times, the official taken to put down Anarchist outrages are ing of the unofficial attitude towards this rocking, and no one will seriously iriterfere." appear uninterested in the futuro peghere may be second centre to the NW Origgs by Mary and Jane Findlater.

Finsecurity, as showing that all the measures had better explain. Some misunderstand subside and things will go on with good can only be effected by mohinery, from the Loochoos are, however, lacking And The Day Game, by Albers Dartlington.

weight, then they will the modem methods of extractors, which

ineffectual. Explosions occur with in crating frequency, whilst the authors of legislation seems to have arisen out of the It is good thing when the Viceroy putsatalities, and canoo be persuaded to do of Luz, but at present it is only faintly he still adhered to what was deemed bis the dastardly plots remalo undiscovered. vinoumstance that opposition was not press his font down and state the facts are anything, except, to monopolise se much of indicated by the observations available. The Cardinal sad Lady Bamu, by Lune

Government supporters point to these co-ed to a divisina upon the relution in cognised by law, so that both sides may the European commerce in the petty trades

kuow what to do, for when thin course as they can.

Telegraphis communication between the Cleers E duty, and the whole lot of the Bull craft, currenoss as proving the necessity for the favour of the second reading. This was followed there is little fear of serious hinders a great deal the endeavours to] Observatory and Hongkong ia interrupted The Lady: Marg of Envistock, by Harol

| immodista, passing into law of the Bill It is said that, as far as is known, most if directed against Anarabist propaganda and described in a local newspaper as having difficulty,

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