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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1909,

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STRANGE INOIDENT,

A CUMSHAW RING.

Before Mr Justice Gomperts at the Supreme Odurt, this morning, the case was RUSSIAN WARSHIPS FIRE AT resumed in which Chun Kin, & Chingas

Though it does

less unbearabla,

at the

Ila hot boiler maker, claimed: $45 for wages and 810. you drop across him casually the value of a gold ring, from James William enough for you? Whatever his answer, Dearling. The defendant put in a counter you feel you have done the oqurteous thing alsim for $200 for alleged faulty work and are quite ready to fall in with the suggestion that as the sun has crossed the by the plaintiff.

Questioned by His Lordship, a coolie infereyard arm-something cooling in the the employ of the Gas Co, said he know liquid way would be acceptable. nothing about the case:

BRITISH STEAMER.

(Router's "Service to the China Mail.) Lortes, June 13. The Russian warships guarding the meeting place of the Kaiser and the Czar fred a blank charge and than two An Indian watchman said he get in shots at the Newcastle steamer Wood-structions from Mr Dearling to see what bara which was passing, damaging the time. Chan Kin came to work. Sometimes Boiler and wounding a stoker.

be came at 8 am, and sometimes at 8.30 The vessel was repaired at Friedrichsam 7am. being the proper time.

His LordshipEo was always late haon and subsequently proceeded to England, the stoker being left in hospital 41 Viborg

LONDON, June 19. Three others of the Woodburn's crew are suffering from contusions.

·

The stoker's wounds wars dressed on board a Russian cruiser and he was afterwards sent to hospital in a torpedo boat. His condition is not darigerous.

An official message from St Peters burg states that the Woodburn infringed the regulations by disregarding the aigual to "heave to."».

After the Imperial meetings, Herr Von Schoen, German Minister for Forsign Affairs, had a long conversation. with M. Stolypin, Russian Minister of the Interior, and M. Lavolaky, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. The German Foreign Othes atates that the meeting passed off in a most cordial

manner."

THE RUSSIAN. DREAD-

NOUGHTS.

DESIGNS UNDER BRITISH SUPERVISION.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, June 18...

15

So far we have had plenty of sunshine with very little rain, which means that we have been spared those closs, muggy days when the atmosphere is so satursbed with clammy moisture that life becomes burden oven to the cheery scissor-grindar in the bamboo thicket and a positive work nose to poor sweltering humanity. So let's dheer up, we have lots to be thankful for. Kay The whittling down of the powers of the The time Skaitary Board prosceds space. is evidently not far off when this, poor apology and miserable makeshift will be nothing more or less than a farce. What is the reason for the official objection to Hongkong managing its own manicipal affairs? I have never been able to fathom it, and neither has any one else with whom I have discussed the question.

Was he late from the beginning No. Did your master keep an attendance book J-No, my lord. I have not sees ons.RESO

Chan Kini saked' wibnoas; if it was not a fact that when he came to work at to a his son was on duty -The other watch man is dot my son. I go our duty at 6 m.

very morning,- tenths

Mr Dearling said that he employed Chan Sin as a foreman bollar maker and he was responsible. Witness produced samples of iron of which he said Chan Kin had spolled over 200: Some of the holes ware three times as big as they ought to be and the plates were to hold water and ga

Didn't I carry out your instruction He is responsible for everything.

Did you not chalk out the rivet holes and I eat them accordingly 1-No

His Lordship gave judgment for Chan Kin at the rate of $1.20 por day for 19 days, 800.80 and advised Mr Dearing to give back the ring. His Lordship said that the reason why Chinese gave presenta was that they wanted to be dealt with loniently -not what Doarling's employera at Home would wish for.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE OPIUM REVENUE,

(To the Editor of the "CHINA Man.") S-I was greatly interested in reading the report in the China Mod of the specches

It will be rather hard on the official phalanx if in the and Parliament refuses to implement Lord Crewa's promise. Personally I do not consider the prospect at all hopeful, and knowing the way in which the Circumlocution Office still work in England, expect that should any com pensation, however meagro, be granted us from the Home revenues for the losses we shall sustain by backing up the Home people's anti-opium policy, it will be paid to our account long years after the present tax payers in the Colony have ceased to have anything to do with this mundane world..

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Messes Vernon and Smyth share report onder date Jure 1815, 1909

Chiefly owing to advancing zalos sad the thab has recently axisted at the compAZĂ. want of supply to meet the mall demanda. tirely low rates for some titl business has been restricted during the week, and rates show an falination to decline in many cases, and in some in actual

dealine has takes place. Busines in the early part of the weak was fallly activo but towards the end it fall off enÍ- siderably and the volume on the whole closes at 1/9/3/18 and on Stanghei at has not been great. Exchange on London. 7/4/5/8

Bank-In the early part of the wesk Hongkong and Shanghais changed hands at. 900 in small lota; and later, on a rise in the Looden rate to £38, some small salus were affected at 995, at the latter, rate however sellers ruled the market and the quotation was not maintained and a time of closing sales have been made at 890, at which the market closes with buyers and with sellers at 995. The latest advigas from London (private) quote £98.50 Nationals remain unchanged and without business N

Marine Insurances-North Chinas have changed hands and are still in request at 100 and some small lots of Unions have changed hands at 340. Further than this

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found Fire Insurances-Hongkongs have further buyers at 345, while China con- tinne in demand at 110 without bringing out any sellers.

Shipping Hongkong, Canton & Macsos continue in demand and some sales hare taken place at $3, the market closing with further buyers at that rate. Indoa continue weak with sellers at 24, and no sales to report. Shella have improved to 646 in London and are enquired for locally at 638, without finding sellers. We have no

RefineriesThe market has ruled very. thing further to report under this heading. quiet, and with the exception of sales of Lagopa wa have no business to report.

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kong and Whampoa Docks continue out of The Craigengoper C.C. open-air concors favour and sales have been effected at the

ARRIVE BY EVERY MAIL. was a great success and I hope Mr Lionel reduced rate of 60, sellers ruling the Lammart has roped in a considerable summarket at that rate at time of closing.

NEW NOVEZA for his Pavilion fund. He worked together Kowloon Wharfs hare slag eased up, and a splendid programome and evidently at with sellers at 59 meeting with no response

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make good the deficiency in the local their popularity in Hongkong? I am given buyers to some forward, close with sellers The City of Beamital Nonsense, by E. revenue, which will result from the policy to understand that there isn't a launch to at 109. Hotals have been the medium of assisting China in bur reputed desire to be hired these days, every available boat of a fair investing business at 38 for One Naver Knows, by O. Philips. suppress the opium habit. Most people with a set of engines in her interior is the new issue, the market closing with engaged for the rest of the season. What further buyers at that price, while the aid will agree with the justifiable saziety ho, for Saiwan, Lai-chi-kok, Mcng-bok-en shares are procurable at 69. Humphreys Doep Water Bay and even places further continue in demand at of bat holders sall given expression to by the unofficial afeld, ones five o'clock has struck, is evid- decline to part, while buyers refuse to offer members of the Council that the Home ently the cry of a very considerable number any higher rate. Result a dead lock

Shanghai Lands have improved in the Gorerament should stand by their word, of my fellow coloniats.

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PERING: June 15.

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The visit to our little community of good as pleaded that not only should the auch a distinguished divine as the Rev. F Home Government be expected to make. Mayer cannot but have its good effects. "s gabstantial contribution" to the lost this place of "gay" life wa area, There are no other changes to AFB Baillie Reynolds

perhapa, s. bit too prone to cast aside or for this reason it is but should really compensate Hongkong early convictions, and for the whole shrinkage in revenue which desirable that occasionally we should call a This I assume to be his ult and review our position. We have

bad reasons and common sense in opinion, for in one portion of bib spese Meyer's discourses, and the mere fact that I read the words "If the promise does not Bishop Lander took the leading part in "amount, as in equity it should, that our making arrangements for the holding of are still in request at 11 but we have heard The Guest at Quesnay, by Booth Tar- the various gatherings, and that Church of of no sales. China Lights have declined. whole direct loss will be repaid England clergy were not above attending to 64 with sallers. Watsons bave changed

minister's ad- while again he says. "It would be the well-known Baptist

enquired for at b.. only right that the whole of the de-dresses to men was in itself testimony to hands at 6.70 and 8.86. Laundry's are monstratable loss to revenue should be the fact that in Hoogkang there:

of that bitter antagonism between sect and It is rumoured that the Empress made good" It may be argued that insect which is so prevalent at Home. I Dowager has directed a certain Minister such as the loss will be the direct suppose it's a further illustration of the fact to buy, out of funds from the estate result of the legislation decided upon by that to travel is to become broadminded

In support of the scheme for a train. of the late Empresa Dowager, shares in the Home Government, Mr. Murray |

The other side of our nature has also ferry service between Dover and Calais's a certain bank, to the value of two Stewart's contentions, are just. But what been considered during the past week by deputation, including Lord Weardait, Sir million thels, and to invest altogether I wish to point out is that Hongkong has, the excellent series of comic opera Charles Rivera Wilson, Sir John Wolfe

translated by Bandmann's Merry Little nins million taels in Peking-Baakow rightly or wrongly, agreed to fall in line aids Company. But hasn't it been hoti Barry, Admiral Sir Cyprian, Bridge, and railway bonds.

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Chamber of Commerce in which, according "A good automobils story comes from

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failure of the Channel tunnel scheme. The differant objections raised by the railway Four thousand incandescent lamps were to his own showing, no opposition to the Home. A doctor had purchased a De Dion companies had been successfully overcome successfully lighted by 'a' wireless current from the Government station at Fort policy proposed was offered, but, on the motor-car, and was out on his rounds in Omaha, six miles distant, and light is to contrary support was promised" while it when a visitor called "Is Dr Sauden except in one important particular vi

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HONGKONG.

DAY & NIG TELEPHONE: 492.

SPORTING.

Interport Tennis.

Following are the full Bootes main watching played between

and

members of the Hongkong Garrison Visiting Japan:

FIRST DAYS

One automobiles yarn naturally leads to ald a rich and The system, wys the New York Herald, it." It seems as if Bir Murray Stewart's another. Young

Mr Churchill in reply dwelt on the de is the discovery of Dr F. Millener, the attitude might be summed up in the pompous old gentleman, I was not al

ways thus. I did not always ride in afecta and discomfort of the existing 7H electrical engineer to the Union Pacific words Yes, we are prepared to assist motor car of my own. When I first started tem. A Chamel ferry appeared to him to Railroad, who declines to give detalls until Chins in getting rid of the opium evil, in life, I had to walk. You were lucky." be the only practicable method of improve he has patented his invention.

only any less we sustain as the outcome of rejoined the young man. When I first

fing and anxious to do all in his power to

Captain Bnerley and T. Whyte of Hong our desire being put into practical effect started I had to crawl It took me a long went at present in view, and he was will-

time to learn to wall"

advance the project.

kong defeated K van R. Smith And J. §. DEATH OF LIEUT-COL" "A H. must be borne by somebody else."-Yours

people are already complaining With that end in view be

ow be would endes- Nicholl of Yokohama 14-12, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 CONLY.

etc..

OBSERVER.

sleeplessness, saying the nights are getting out to bring about a direct understanding Captain Baird, and Lient K. Byrne of oppressive. Well recently I met local between the advocates of the Channel ferry Hongkong best. T. 1. Chapman, and B. medico who had a good yam to spin on this very subject. He said: A friend and the railway company in regard to the Boulter 8.6, 97, 4-6, 6-8, 62 Captain question of Accommodation for the work Garnett and Lieut. D. K. Anderson of once told me of a sure care. Tata pinting of the ferry in Dover Harbour. He Hongkong lost to Bastin and G. Gun of peanuts and drink two or three glasses

conference between the experta on both Hirs Beatley of Hongkong beat F Col of milk before going to bed," and he and thought, that the best step should be a free nell-6-4, 6-2 6-1 Captain Beasley and I'll warrant, you'll be sleep within half an hour. I did as he suggested, and now sides, which he would; balde mesures to cheater and Mrs Band 2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5-

Lient-Colonel Arthur Henry Coney whose death in anbounced from Bath; st

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WEATHER REPORT.

The following notice is issued from the Pucklesbub, Somerset. The Consy Hongkong, Observatory family belongs to Burwash, in Bussex, and On the 19th at 11.55. The dopeston

Some

for three centurion possessed considerable lying nese the mouth of the Yangtze-yeo benefit of others who may be adetring about. His besciment action would

for

depend on the totale of that meeting a

Captain Besalay Losh to" Chapman 3:8 40. Lindt, Byrne bast Hilcb51—6-3; 46 ERUPTION OF ME ASAM 615 Whyte Lost to Hello

Capt. Brierley lost to Smith 6; 6-8, 38′′ Garnett lost to Hardin-26, 64, 16 Bagnall load to Boulter-8 and Byrne beat Chipman and 650Whrt und & Brierley.

with Insomnia, I feel it to be my duty Ianded property in the parishes of Borwash, terday, ha reached the neighbourhood of to report what happened, so far as I a Pevensey, and other parts of the country Hores Straite able to recall the details First, lab me Colonel Coney formerly resided at Box, and

The barometer has risen along the say my friend was right... I did go to sloop was a justice of the pesos for Wiltshire, Yangtze, particularly at Shanghal. It has Tary soon after my retirement. Then a

came along and asked man if I wanted te began He served with the 67th Hampshire Regi fallen slightly over the B conop of Chins, friend with his head under his arm

Formosa and the Philippines buy his lomas negotiating cham ment throughout the 1860 campaign in Pressure Temping high over the Pando him, when the dragon br North Chine, and book part in the sction of to the Eset of Japan and over the Biding slipt out of his akin wady left and Ampo, the taking of Langka, the storming

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