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SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, 27th November, ·

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Tos, C.MG. (CHIEF JUSTICE).

POLICE COURT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEUNESUAI, JUVEMBER 2018, TANE

REVIEWS.

THE TIBETAN MISSION TO RUSSIA.

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Road Central, and whose case 'was postponed her generally peaceful the story is nucerned. league on the oxense that his wife was in. Suo Stead and other triunds of every countrysty of China. The movement of events.

Tuesday, 27th November. BEFORE ME. HAZELAND.

THEY GOT THEIR LAWYER. Chan Boung and Chan Sing Ng, the two BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE JOHN CARRINGjunk owners who were brought up on Monday obarged with stealing thren umbrellas, valto $15, from the shop of one Tak Cheong, Queen's for twenty-four hours to porait of their ongng. ing a lawyer, wore again charged. They plead

not guilty. The evidence for the prosecution was to the offert that the two men entered the shop, and while the foki was looking out silk hanker: chiels asked for by the second defendant, the other man sthatched the unbrellas from and and attempted to bolt.

Trinity Belle. By AMELIA E. BARE. Lou

don, T. Fisher Unwin, NEVER have we come across so harmless a book, as Miss (or Mrs) Barr's Trinity Bella. It is un ideal work for girls of a quiot tendency Catherine ez Katryntje van Clyffo is a Dutch maiden of the post-Revolution ers and with It is true that her father was carried off by Moorish pirates bofore the tale opens, but his rescue is accomplished by no more exciting means than the payment of a sum of money. Ono character, Gertruido, Catherine's consin has the wickedness and misfortune to speak: ill of her grandmother while the latter is behind un oaken screen, and is consequently left out of the will. Nothing more disturbing than this bells contince to ring during its course, invol-- ring the sprinkling of a faw bars of music over the pages. Sonie graceful illustations by C. M Relyea accompany the text.

linen, toothbrushes, etc., in Hongkong, and could not take so long a voyago without them, and Capt. Coghlan, who came into the room, made so much fun of them that at last one of the wild warriors, Alejandrino, a young fellow who had never smelied powder, decided to accompany the squadron if, on Coghlan's guaranty, he would be supplied with a new suit of underclothes. I was thoroughly disgusted with the outfit,"

"Garchitozena declined to accompany his col: die said he had no idea of going, un he was a diplomat and not a soldier, I brought them both back with me.in the Fase the same afternent, and Alejandrino was inmediately taken to the collier Nanshan.

After the battle of Manila Bay Admiral at Cavita and join his friends, He, however, Dewey gave the Filipino-porinission to land declined to do so unless the Admir farnished him with a marine guard. He remained on the Nanshan until it was convenient for the occurred within a fortnight.

CHIU WA Y. CHUE KAN. xunul from Monday) the plaintiff its trador In this case the hearing of which was ro- msiding at 24, Staunton Street, and the defen- tina clerk in the employ of Messrs. Descu and fastings, sicilors. It is a claim for the spneille performans of an agrement, the de- fondant emtoretaiming for 26.000 deposited by him with the plaintiff.

Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by

Mr. Hays, who appeared for the defendnuts, Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plantiff, and Mr. E. R. Sharp (instructed by bjouted the witnesses to is rigorous cross Messrs. Dranon and Haslings) for the defendant examination, and sucoseded in shaking their,mars the general harmony of the story. Trinity Admiral to rotura him to Hongkong, which injured him in the first place by proving that that aid would come from the north.

evidence to a great extent.

The special juror ware Messrs. E. G. Shewan (forstas), A. Haupt, P. Jordun, S. Hanou

S. Van Buren, G. Stewart, and J.M. Boatlio.. The evidenen being conelled, console livered their final uldresses."

J.

His Worship, in discharging the seensex, said-I think the man never left the shop. Al not sufficlout evidence for me to convict. though it is n little suspicious, still there is

SELLING-SPERITA-WITHOUT-A LICENCH. Mr. Francis said that the plaintiff was suing

Chan Sun, holder of stall No. 48 in the Con- in this case for the specille performance of a contract which was entered into by the defentral. Market, wanted to make a little money, dant with the plaintiff for the purchase of some probably against the New Year festivition, but in making it did not keep strictly within the property in Gilman's Bazaar for the sum of

The particular character of the suit law. Sergeant Terret, executing a search wartout on Monday, found that Chm Sun had in which they wore concerned was not an or dinary common law suit. They were not ask been selling spirits without a licence, and ing for damages for branch of contract but arrested hou. that an order might be made insisting upon the contract being still in force and com pelling the defendant to specifically perform, not by paying dangos, but by taking over and paying for the praporty.

The Chief Justice-You must remember there is an alternative claim for damages.

Mr. Francis-CA, you, thord is. He added that this claim for damages was only in the

London, George Bell and Sons. The Woman of Death. By Gur Boothby. Mu. Boothby's stirring, tals is already well. known to the readers of the paper and we need not therefore commend the book further to notice. One fault we have to find, and, that is

He was convicted and fined $900 with the alternative of three months' hard labour. Then the use of foreign languages, with which fine was paid.

either the author or, the proof-reader is un- acquainted. For instance, the book opeus with this sentence: Milord Middlesborough est un hur garion, mais c'est dommage qu'll' trouve (sic) le monde ai ennuyant." Then on p. 14 this passos for Latin-Facile decereus Averni And why on p. 280 “Lieder ohne Wort" We Greek word" for Oblivion. scure P

Alujattrina's subsequent history in well known to the military government in the Philippines. He lammed out as an insurogat general, B. pauca commissioner and a letter writer."

The vary department showed Wildman's message to Admiral Doway who quoted pago 172, Roport of the Philippine commission, follows: No alliance of any volume 1, was any promise of independence rande to him kind was entered into with Aguinaldo, nor then or at any other time."

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• A NICE LITTLE.COLLECTION, A corporal and a private in the R. W. F. pleaded not guilty to felonious, breaking and entering & at 42, East. and stealing therefrom one silver bcooele, one sat silver sleeve links, six silver studs, two gold brocchos, six silk bundkerchiefs, one yard of alternative in au equitable sonce of the word.dk Silk, one red silk screen, one brass ring, note that Mr. Boothby speaks carefully of "a Yorbargh, M.P.: is the President of the League. bave made a siớp in the direction of realisation hold their interests, and she has also claims for

one bottle of scent, sixteen photographs, and one fowl, total value $59.95. the property of Annie Davis and Mamos Mahitens, on the 25th inst.

Annie Davis said she was a barmaid at the "Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle," Queen's Road Central. On Sunday morning she and Mabitens went out on a visit, and on their retarn found the two defendants in the house. She had previously kept company with the sa- cond defendant, who had slept in the house Witness told the police sergeant who was called in that she did not want to charge the defen

dants.

The magistrate dismissed the case.

A WANTON ACT.

Is Lethe too-ob-

Town Lass and Country Loss," By FLORENCH

WARDEN. London, George Bell and Sons. Mrss Florence Warden's readers will be glad to have another noret from her pen. Town Lads and Country Lane has its score in the days of George II, who appears himself as a dens ex machine-to be precise, ex eque-in the last chapter, putting all things to rights in broken English. The book is sufficiently entertaining. Joan Brotherhood. By BEANIED CAPES

London, George Bell and Sons,

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genuine councillor from Lhase, there is a wide ranya for speculation as to the motives with which the Dalai Lama allowed him to depart. From some time pust students of Central All we know of that personage in that he was Asian matters have been attributing to Rusin born in the year 1875 and discovered shortly the intention to carry her frontier to the Hin afterwards in the orthodox fashion on the death Layas by the deaupation of Kashgaria, and ale of his predecessor. What his views may be en to establish her inlaguce over the Buddhist any subject is beyond conjecture, and we do Holy Land of Tibst, only to be designated not even know whether the real power in his alarmists and propagators of absurd views by country lies in his hands or in those of the two Ambaus who represent the now decaying Mr.

And now we learn, writes & their own.

mission, the troubles in Sikkim, the fighting gven the best-informed, that the matter is no correspondent to the Times, to the surprise of round is, fruntion, the abortiv Mecaniay longer in the stage of intoztion, but thut in the passes, and the more than once threat Russia has successfully broken ground in the ened war with Nepal, added to the increasing efforts of explorers from the north and forbidden hund" of High Asia. Some thing of the same sensation, on a smaller south to enter Tibot, have necessarily increased. Nor scale, was created when Grombtelievsky, the curiosity about Europeans, even among now comuunding on the Sungari, mado his priests perned together in lamasorios.

need it in disputed that, as danger seemed to way into Hunza 12 yours ago That outer pising ofkeer, however, instead of adding to threaten from the south, the Lhasa conneil

Thore kowaver, no doubt that the

question ha could not make good his words, and, in the raised by the exchange of diplomatic civilition the reputation and territory of his Emperor, might have been disposed to listen to premises

second place, by causing us to seize and streng

Government of India cannot pretend, to treat with the indifference which it has shows to M. then a neglected postern in the defences or between Rusia and Tibet is one that the India Toxhaps when the last werd comes to be written on this Tibetan chapter the result

Petrovékr's intrigues in Kashgaria. Tibet is may not be very different, but for the moment

a close neighbour of India, and we are not likely we frankly admit that Russia, in her secret, stealthy way, has stolen a march upon us and to forget that Warren Hastings sont two embas

The Government of India, by Bies to that country at a time when Russia was Of scored a point. ita ostentations neglect of all questions bo- very small acconut on the stoppes. Even wor

ally the Maharaja of Nepal and his gallant. Whan orkha army would not look on with indifor-· has contributed to Russia's success

allowed its

agent at Kashgar, Mr.

ence while Russia or any strong militant power yond the northern frontier of the peninsula, we to show unthy in the matter, our very good.

George Macartney, to be completely, over- shadowed by the Russian Consul-General, Mr. xtablished itself on the northern side of the THE NEW CHINA LEAGUE.

Potravaks, it might have known that Russia Kirong Pass. Wo need only atter one word of The New Chins League, which, as our readers would never rest satisfied until her influence encouragement at Khatmanda, and there will will remember, says the L. & C. Exprera, was was supremo throughout Chinese Turkistan, be an end to Tibetan seelusion within a very started with the object of protecting British and from the time of Colonel Frejovalaky she few works, peasily without a single Indian ru

tion in au assigned quarter for the residence commercial interests in this by building up has never concealed her ambition to pierce the gingat being sunt beyond the frontur. Nopul Eastern question, is likely to make itself honed supposed to be conferred by the Elimalayas, the Sho has a considerable trade, a recognized posi- a strong body of public opinion on the Far Tibetan mystery. Confident in the security has rights in Tibet to which we cannot pretend. daring the coming winter. It is preparing. Government of India has remained indifferent to we believe, for a vigorous propaganda. Mr. the schemes imputed to Russia; now that they her merchants, and accredited offleors to up

long since all the influence of the Indian Go- and the Organising Committee lave recently it may, perhaps, sue reason to review the redress for many wrougs inficted. taken offices in Victoria-street, Westminster. situation.

Yet the Government of India was pat in pos- rernutoff was needed to prevent the Nepalos The Chambers of Commerce throughout the country liave been asked to officially join the session of certain information five or six years invading Tibet. There is no longer any ne- When the which was only asserted to, please the Chinese Government. That Government has forfeited League, and although so far, we understand, ago that must have prepared it in some measure cessity to exercise that restraining infinence, comparatively few have replied, no doubt is felt for what has now taken place. ponse from then. Fablic and commercial men sign the treaty which terminated the Sikkim all claims on our consideration, and it is also that eventually there will be a unanimons res Chinese envoy and his staff came to Calcutta to Are also being individually approached. trouble the envoy's chief secretary told an Eng. tolerably clear that its influence at Lhasa, at least Amongst others Bir Ewan Cameron is giving fish official connected with Chhin the following for good purposes, has become a thing of the past. his support to the League, whilst amongst story. Some years before a Russian officort Are we to stand by while that of Russia is in- was not Prejevalsky, but it is not easy to ridionsly to be substituted for it? The offor of the Khatmanda Darbar in 1859 and again of others who have joined, whose names are fami liar to our readers, we may mention Mr. Michie, establish his identity although the opinion may Jung Bahadur in 1852 to occupy Tibet is us r. A. Diósz, and Mrs. Bishop. The Secretary, be hazarded that it might have been Robaroraky good to-day is when first made, and is far more who was recently interviewed by a newspaper-arrived in Tibet and established relations

with one of the divisional Governers of the easily to be achieved. The intolerance of the country. be dilated, in the favourite strain of priestly caste in Tibot which has so long barret the doors of that country in our face could not are quite certain that when the 'electo- We representative, stated :—– rate, and in that we include the great bulk of Russian envoys from the time of Vickovitch, an business nian in the country, begin to recognise the dangers likely to arise from British ambition be indefinitely tolerated. The success of Russia what a definite and firm policy in China means and on the assistance his master, the Great in establishing some sort of diplomatic relations to our commerce, they will see how messy it White Tear, could and would render any dis-with the Dalai Lama revesis all its perilous in they should be united into an organisation trewed potentates in resisting their designs. But possibilities at a flash. We are not going to of Bengal, or the failure of Hanza to be obli- which will support the Government, or reader he went on to say to his host, the Lama Governor: allow an Abyssinia to be created at the gates it impossible for any Government to reject such There might be some difficulty in your com plex one, owing to the variety of interests. erent of any troukle with the British, and, We have undeniably a addressed to the nearest Russing authority. policy. The problem is a difficult and communicating with the Russian authorities in the terated in a triumph at Chasa. volved. And that is just where our educative therefore, I will leave you these two letters great stake in China at the present time, bat One letter is to be sont should you have any is gradually opened up, if we adopt a prudent you by diplorantic means. The other, clearly that is nothing to what we may have, as China disputes with the British so that we may assist polley now. Just consider that in 1898 the distinguishable from the first, is to be sent in foreign trade of China was equal to 28. 101d the event of a serious quarrel or invasion of

army. per houd of her population, and that the foreign your country, when we will come to our aid trade of Japan in 1897 was 18. 44. per head of with au thetr

population, and in 1895 was probably considerably more.

hy the foreign trade of Chins should not reach the Japanese proportion of 18s. 41. per head, to greatly surpass it. Consider again that in Translated from the Hungarian by B. W. 1899 China's foreign trade was roughly valued WORSWICK. London, Jarrold and Sons.⚫

at £69,000,000 (of which Britain's share was This is an Haugarian tale by the most popular £43,000,000), and that if the 18a. 44. per head Magyar novelist after Mauras Jóksi, as Mr. proportion were ever reached in China the for- Nisbet Bain tells us in a preface to the book sign trade of thatcountry would be something like £345,000,000. It is easy to see if we then main- Mesora. Jarrold contemplate publishing st in-tained anything like our present proportion of tervals a selection of the author's best works, China's trade how immensely we should benefit. maintain if not increase our commercial posi. and certainly if they are all sa entertaining as We must endeavour by every possible means to

any other nation, and this ought not to be a of Tihat. At the most it would only entitle him dimoult task, that is if we grasp our opportuni- to a place among a small band of explorers of ties. This is the end the langue has in view, veral nationalities who preceded him in scor- But it must not be understood that or policy ing what has been considered by universal con- is aggressive. Shortly, our aims are (1) sent one of the greatest geographical triumphs throughout China. (2) To support, in con Bat the importance and significance of, M. open to haman enterprise and spirit of adventure. junction with the Powers, a progressive gov. Badmayeff's mission lie in its results. It is not why he should not have made these calculations

ernment in Chins. (3) To see that there should very surprising that the Dalai Lama should himself. He contended, however, that supposing the plan had over boon exhibited, from the very

be no disturbance of the balance of power in have received him and accepted his presente, Buddhism and accustomed to the society of zatura of the transaction the defondant did not

The defendants again tendered a plea of not

the Far East such as will endanger our Imperial especially if he is an adept in the practices of position thote.""

Lamas, but it certainly is very remarkable that and could not have relied upon that memoran-

The coxswain of the Preseverance was the

The State Department to-day issued a state- dum Mr. Francis proceded to deal with the guilty.

A New York telegran say that the biggest he should have been able to induce so supreme evidence in the case, arguing as to the points first witness called. He rated that when the ment made by Consul-General R. Wildman of raised therein.

Mr. Sharp, touching on Mr. Francis'e admis. Perseverance left Maeneo at one c'clock on the Hongkong in reply to J. Alejandrino's letter of nugget of gold ever received at the asmy office and sadladed a potentato as the Dalai Lama to sion as to the second memorandum, said he donid 25th there were about fifty passengers on board 12th April lest to Senators Hoar and Pettigrew in Wall Street, according to Saperintendent send a return miskin to Europe. We have not pass the point over as his friend seemed dis. All wont well till about three o'clock, when a Alejandrino assorted that Admiral Dewey, Cook, arrived on the 25th ult. from a mining no wish to diminish the satisfaction of M. posed to do, because he thought the jury would disturbance arose amongst the passengers. One through him, promised the Filipinos indepen-company in British Columbia. It was consign- Badmayeff when the Dalai's envoy had "the agree that it was very viful indeed. It was very produced a revolver, and on witness appronokiagi dence and placed the Asiatic squadron at Agaied to the New York agents of the Bank of happiness" a few days ago of being presented Baldo's disposal to that end in an interview Montreal. The nagget contained a fraction to the Emperor at Livadia. It must have vital Indeed as concerned the trust worthiness another man struck him over the hear with a

is valued at $154,000. It came in a solid cone dal of our own Geographical Society, which and credibility of the plaintiff. It was ad pole, partly stunning him. Along with a large aboard the Olympia st Hongkong in April, over 763 pounds of the solid yellow metal and surpassed that of the recipient of the gold

sthen 1891. Consal Wildman saya ime

is considered the blue ribbon of explorers, but number of passengersandfokies, witness was th

As I am personally acquainted with the and stood about two fest high, This cont was mittel in cross-examination by Mr. Fang Wal Chuen that some time before the signatura was dragged down below and thrown into the put to this agreement he had lent the plan of held. When it was nearly dark, the its prison. writer (J. Alejandrino) and an familar with all wrapped in canvass and fitted with an oblong, with the experience of Grombichovsky in our the property to the plaintiff. He submitted ed men were called up one by one: Witness on his mevements while he was in Hongkong, and boz made of two-inch planks and heavily bound memory we may hint that it may prove more that it was perfectly clear from the evidence coming up out of the hole, was seized and conducted whatever.negotiations there were be- with iron. The gold was firmly held in the fleeting.

to place on record a true statement of the top. Two heavy iron rings. were set in the that these figures were taken from Fung Wah nedrokel. He could not recognise suy of those Chuan's plan in all human probability, as the de- who searched him, as they had their faces covered tween himself and Dewey, I think it my duty box by two wenden wedges driven in from the sides of the rough box and throush these were "In the first place, I beg to say that Admiral fitted wooden bars by which the bos was lifted fendant sail, some time before the End Septem- with cloths held in place by their queues. After affair. ber, when Fung Wah Chuen lent his plan to the being searched, he was pushed into the forehold plaintiff. H's friend said they could not explain where he found a number of passengers and Dewey never saw Alejandrino, and never had It required foar men to romove it from the how the error arose in the first memorandum. fokies. They were then covered up. The one word of conversation with him. Just be track in the assay office to the scales.

Witness then for Mira Bay, F. Agoncillo and T. Sandieo, re- He (Mr. Sharp) could, however, explain the launch was kept going till after midnight, fora Admiral Dewey's squadron was leaving run aground. noise. matter. Hasamitted that the only explani- when she was

au deck, which gradually presenting the Filipino junta in Hongkong,

hour Interski o tion was that when Fung Wah Chaton first lant heard

interview with Admiral Dewey. that plan for the purposes in connection with ease, and a quarter of ou the re-sale of the property to the defendant the he and the others ventured on deck. There Their professed object was to obtain his per. plaintiff in good faith, unving an imperfect was no one about, but a great many boxes mission to reopen the rebellion against Spain, and bundles were lying about. Two spar and to co-operate with our naval forces in cas6 knowledge of English figures, copied the figures were missing from the ship: Witness kuow the United States determined to take the islands tez fum Amoy, 2,300,bales hump, 20 bales of Primio Minister and dino councillors, five EXPORTERS OF CHINESE GOODS er

Coleman pleaded not guilty.

policy will come in. Wituees tried to dissuade in La Faute de l' Albé Mouret with far greater

common law claim for It was not put in as damages. The defendant said he refused to omplete the contract on equitable grounds. He said he entered into the contruct under a mistaken impression, and he said that this was not a mistake solely and entirely owing to his own fault and carelessness, but a mis take which originated in the misdescription of the property which they in the first instance furnished to him. If that turned out to bo. 80 that they misdescribed the property to the serious extent, and if as a matter of fact defendant did entor into the contract under a greatly mistakon impression as to what he was buying, a mistake originating in a milesorip. tion furnished to him by them--it was perfectly clear that they would not be entitled to a de-

David Coleman, an able seaman on the Brit rree of specile performance. So far as the first meniorandum vas cancerned it would appear ish transport Cloverdale, was arrested on Mon: to have originated in a mistaken motion day on a warrant from the Harbour Office for existing in the plaintiff's own mind for want of absenting himself from the ship without leave. Mr. Capes a latest story. The author has a strong sufficient information, because, he had not then To-day the charge was amended by Mr. Gedge,

writer and we therefors look to him for reon the plan. He appeared to hass got the who prosecuted, to one of larceny of the ship's been no little statement as to the area from Mr. Fung Wa compass and binecie top, valued at $300. Chuen, from whom he purchased the property.

When the master and chief officer of the strength. What represents that quality here He saw no plan himself before he entered into an agreement to parehase, and he conveyed Claserdute hud been heard, Richard Jeffries is of the nature of an illusion. The situation the mistaken ides which had entered into deposed that he heard the defendant say I'll is strained," The central idea, though far from his own mind into the mind of the defendant. have satisfaction: I'll go up and dump the bin-new, is good. Zoks treated a coquate dilemma With reference to the second memomadu, hegole, overboard." was perfectis willing to admit in the doubtfal him from his purpos, but defendant went up the bridge and throw the binnacks overboard state of the evidenes that it was given to Then he picked up the compass and sent it after the defendant at the time and plsee, men tioned by him. But us his friead put it, the Recond memorandum was a very little matter is the case, being merely an

PERSEVERANCE" FIRACT. extension of the frst. Before a mistake of this

Ching You and Leong Kwa were brought up character could give rise to say equitable relief it must be clear that that mistake popelitated on rensad charged with piracy on the high the basis or foundation upon which the defend- seas on the 25th of October, when by force of ant entered into the contract. Therefore the arms they seized the launch Perseverance and two questions of fact which it seemed to him pimtically did steal the fittings and mokie of the jury hail to answer were-rst, it being the said ship, to the value of $30,000, and admitted that there was a misrepresentation money, jewellery, and clothing, the property of made by the plaintiff to the defendant as to the the passengers and crew, to the value of measurements of the property, was that mistake $10,128.

Captain Superintendent May prosecuted and afterwards corouted by the exhibition of a plan of the property to the defendant? The second Mr. Hays defended.

Mr. May Your Worship, in this case the de. question was, did the defendant in fact, quite apart from the question of plan, enter into this feudents are charged with piracy on the high contract in reliance upon that memorandam,. or seas, and I beg to apply for their discharge on was that momorandum a mere incident in the that charge. Their extradition has been applied transaction on which he was not relying at all? for, and they will be re-arrestoi when they leave St. Peter's Umbrella they will be doing goodtion in China. We have had a long start of the fact that M. Badmayoff reached the capital The defondant's case was that he was relying the dock on a charge of robbery within the absolutely from the beginning to the end of this jurisdiction of the Chinese Empire. tranmotion on the statements contained in the momorandum. Mr. Francis asked from the defendant's education and from the nature of kis employment was there any reason in the world

the binencie.

Coleman was found guilty and sentenced to

aix weeks bird labour..

THE

The defendants were accordingly discharged, and re-arrested on leaving the deck.

The charge, as amended, was to the effect

success. Many others have failed. Mr. Capes He adopts, allows melodrama to intends. however, a novel conclusion for the story of the priest and his love, for which he deserves credit. Whether the end is probable or not, matters little, for Four Brotherhood can lay no clain to realista...

Now there is no reason

The Russian officer left, and the Lama gare the letters to the Chinese Resident at Lhasa, in whose office, no doubt, they would still be found

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP “TACOMA."

St. Peter's Umbrella. By KALMAN MIKSZATH, and even, considerint her boundless-resouress, could not be concealed, even if the Russians bad signees of Cargo are heroby requested to

quaint hancur and out-of-the-world romance in service to the reading public. There is much

the book,

INDEPENDENCE.

that the two defendants had committed the ADMIRAL DEWEY AND FILIPINO To maintain intact all our existing rights grime of robbing passengers on board the steam launch Perseverance on the 25th October, off the island of Ching Chau, within the jurisdiction of China.

aftor.

CONFUL-GENERAL WILDMAN'S TESTIMONY. An American contemporary publishes the following, which was received from Washington on the 12th October

EXPORT CARGO.

The arrival of a Tibetan mission in Europe wished to hide so notable a success, but we owe to it the revelation of the well-kept secret that 18 months ago an secredited Russian mission entered Lhasa. The envoy, M. Badmaroff, who accompanied this mission, seems to have had some special qualifications for his task. He is described as being of Mongoliau extraction, and that would mean that he was well acquainted with the tenets of the Taranath Lame of Urga Larua of Lhasa. There is nothing remarkable in who is in regular correspondence with the Dulai

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The Russian official description of the Tibetan envoy is the senior Taanite Khoula attached to the Dalai Lama of Tibet and his personal names are given as Axhatamba Agvan Dorjief that this particular Khomts or high priest- If the description is accurate, we may assume perhaps head of a monastery is a better render- ing-

use of the word "senior" may be intended Per stenuior Agamemnon, sailed on the 14th is one of the council of the Dalai Lama, November. For London-100 pkga: 4,800 to conroy the idea that this Khomba is the Its Congetes, 4,169 boxes 87549 This scented Gislbu, or Prime Minister, of Tibet, but we shall per ten. 190 hoses -3,330 lbs. seated or pakos not believe that until very conclusive evidence les, 102 boxes les from Amoy, 463 half chests is furnished. The Dalai's council is composed

intended to represent the ares of the the Cantum River well. The pince where the from Spain.

escoons, 20 bales feathers, 169 rolls raatting. Axharamba Agvan is probably one of the Dabas understauling them to mean the longth of the

launch lay was between two and three hours "On April 27th I took to Mire Bay in the waste silk, 41 tales hammocks, 67 bales plerced of them priests, of Dabis and four laymen. on this council. The Gialba is always chosen- lots. The figures were written in such a aitua,

distant from Canton. Witness set about right- tugboat Fame, Bandico, Garchitorena and,

casts cigars, 68 cases Chinaware, 27 cases black from one of the governing lathes of the four tion stress the lots that they might be taken to represent the lengthe. He contended ing the launch, and succeeded in getting her Alejandrino. On arrival in Mirs Bay the thres 404 masks preserves, 2178 cases preserves. 91 that it was no answer to say that the purchaser off the beach at 160 on the following morning insurgents were taken on board the Olympic woodpare, 20 vases aniseed oil, 21 cases shell. "lings" or divisions into which Tibet is divided. and were assigned to Capt. Gridley's room for

12 cases gums, 26 enses pers. paints, 47 pkgs. He is a saintly personage, and, like the Dolná himself, his soul is supposed to transmigrate sundries. For. Manchester:-1 case xilk on- hail the means of discovering the error. The twenty-four hours later.

Mr. Hays then cross-examined. Witness was the time being. After a council of officers in vendor was under no obligation in give the steering when the disturbance among the pass Admiral Deway's rogna the admiral requested brodaties. 1 pkge, fans For Lendon opt into another body. For this reason alone the figures. The vendor, however, bad given

and was consiguently bound by them, sengers arose. The man who pointed a revolver his chief of staff, his fag liedtenant and myself des. 1 ples waste silk. For Glas Tibetan Prime Minister would never be allowed

Но to interview the Filipinos sud report to him:

yew-560 cases ginger, I case picture and to leave his country, and consequently the With regard to the alleged inspection of the at him had then no covering on his face.

preserves, 41 casku preserves. For London opt, at the highest, only a mare councillor who has property by the defendast he contended that did not see either of the prisoners in the hold. inspection would not necessarily sade the It was dark, and he could not recognise any of Admiral Dowey did not see any of the three frame. For London opt: Glascow:-250 casus official whom the Russians are entertaining is, The conversation was carried on in English Hamburg 481 bales canes, 67 balos galangal, no right to ride in a palanquin or "palki" in sated some scapticism is permissible as to the person inspecting with any knowledge as to the people in either the after or fore holds. The

of the misdescription. He took it that an ordinary prisoners might have been amongst those in-between Sandico and ourselves; and very little of 50 cases star anisced. For Buenos Ayres opt. his own country. Until more-detalisare vouch any, of this prisoned in the holds. He could not swear that it was translated for the benefit of the other two Montevideo-150 pkgs teu.

credentials; if man not being an expert would be very far in ither of the defendants was the man who Filipinos. When fold that Admiral Dewer was

HAIR PRESERVED, AND BEAUTIFIED. The dividual There are sacerdotal adventurers the threo to go to Manila ou error in computing the size of that court or

the collier Nanshan, on the head with the pole Neither did hó dood. Mr. Sharp contested Mr. Francis's con-

feason for so doing, they informed us they did is ROWLAND'S MACASSAR On, which closely according to Continental interviewers the Paris tention that this was not professedly a sale of recognize them amongst the pirates.

A seam from the Persereraten gave corro not wish to go to Manila antil the American resembles the oily matter nature provides for Exhibition itself contained at least one saintly so tuach per foot sail that, therefore, the aya borative evidence, after which the hearing Tus quadron had first disposed of the Spanish nourishing sud stimulating its growth, without Mongel Iams from Urga bearing the heavy THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED hair becomes dry, thin, and brittle. burden of a soul se bunsilu. He left Paris now prepared to receive perishable pro suremente given were not of much monent,

squadron.

fe quote from my daily journal, under date It prevents haldness and surf, strengthens the como time ago on his raturn journey, and argued that this was not a case in which dam adjourned at five o'clock until today.

to encourage his co-religionist to extend Moderate Bates, ages conla be secured by the plaintiff, and as

of April 97, 1998, regarding this conference: hair, and for children it lays the foundation of regarded the deposit of $40 be pointed out

expect to be taken off as they were, and al-fair and golden-haired ladies and children. Ask visit, originally undertaken perhaps only to that it was expressly stipulated that if by any

The upshot of the talk was that they did not a luxurious growth. Also, in golden colour for perlings his services may have been enlisted visious for Cold Storage at EAST POINT at fault of the seller tho contract was not com-

though they were dying to fight for that down Stores and Chemists for RowLAND'S MACASSAR Urga or Maimachin into the longer journey to [1-492-1 Europe, Eron alloying that the Khomba is a pleted the deposit should be returned,

trodden fatherland they hid left all their clean O1, of Hatton Garden, Honden. The further hearing was adjourned.

Dins.

the size of the site upon widely the buildings pointed the resolver at hit or who struck him inclined to perkthey could give any good only reliable preserver and restorer of the hari | in the land of the Lamas as elsewhere, and

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