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of, for their proximity to the coast of Shan- tung will no doubt render Germany jealous of their integrity. But the position which Russia takes up with regard to the islands cleared of their undesirable residents by H.M.S. Plover is significant. The value of

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The wreck" of the City of Río, the Japan Herald notes, will cause quite a logs to Yoko hamn insurance companies, Shipments of silk totalled 680) bales, which, at the present market price of the artido, was worth in the neigh- bourhood of half a million yen.

A Frenchman arrived at Seoul' last month

pena

The native Su Pro hours that the Allies have asked for the punishment of ever seventy mora officials, chief of whom in Ho Nai-ying. In Heng Chen, of Hanas province, the missionary

TELEGRAMS.

“DAILY PRESS” SERVICE..

[FROM OUR COREKSFÓKNENTS.] THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Bani- tary Board was hold. The President (the Hon. B. D. Ormsby, Director of Public Works) normpied the chair, and there were ales present Dr. Bell (Acting Principal Civil Medical Of cor), Dr. Hartigan. Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. Fasg G. A. Wa Chun, Mr. Chan A Fook, and Mfr. 4 p.m. SHANGHAI, 7th March, 7.4";

Woodcock (Secretary)..

THE COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S... REPOET. NEW IMPERIAL DECREE DISOWN. ING PREVIOUS DECREES. An Imperial Decree just published states that the Boxer chiefs issued many spurious decrees during last sumuner under the Throne's name.

SPURIOUS DECREES CANCELLED.

The Decres orders the Grand Secretaries to collect all decrees between the 20th June

SANITARY SURVEYOR'S REPORT,

weight for it thero ware no balconies, it would not be posible to pass from one house into the nert.

The letter from the Hon, Director of Pahilo Works wid have the honour to forward copy of a report by Mr. Tooker, the Acting Assistant Director of Puble Works, on certain belennies, and request, that the Hon. Attorney- General's opinion rear be obtained in the must

I do not think partitions, opposite omah tory

branch of the Ordinanes," wall form a branch

Took or a report was a follow Houses

have recently been constructed on Marina Lot

The spread of the Government established ut Port Arther and Taligawan not only in and was engaged by the Corean Government laud but also over the set is not to be Arsenal for three years at 500 yen per month The French Minister to Seoul is said to hats regarded lightly. A service journal charac-presented a claim for 2,000 yen to the Corean terises Bussia's more as "sheer bluff." No Government to cover the man's travelling or doubt Adminil ALEXIEFF acted as he did with a desire to see how Great Britain would take it. For this reason the incident ne- quires an importance which it would not Fotherwise have. The question of the extent of Russia's rule in the nieghbourhood of

cases involved both England and France. The and the 14th August and to saud them to 1.107 in hand during the year, The drains ton to the matter, by letter of t Port Arthur calls for consideration. If only English indemnity has been fixed at 15,000 the Emperor, who cancels them as spurious. $496 87.56 for the sake of avoiding future complicataels. The French demands are not yet settled.

9,60 tipus it is eminently desirable that all the 12.06 3394 world should know whether the Tsar's con- trol does end in the Far East. Its present 18.00 19.20ndefinitely expansive character is a menace

to the peace of the world.

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During the 24 hoars ending at noun yester day there were reported four frash cases of plague and four deaths, all Chinese.

The last conferenen at Peking to disenas the punishment question was belil on the 22nd ult., saye a Tokyo telegram. It is said that two meetings of the foreign Ministers have been called since; but no details have been received

by the Japanero Government. It is ander that the indemnity question was considered on

thus occasions.

It is reported that Mr. Congar, U 8. Ministor Chinese nativo paper report that Vicaroy to Peking, has been granted leave of absence, Chang Chi-tung, although otherwise in good and that Mr. Rockhill will represent the Ameri-health, is said to be getting stiff in the joints, cua Government during the Minister's abanes,

By an error yesterday, Mr. R. L. Richardson was stated to be the purchaser of Kismet it, the auction of ponies on Wednesday aftercoon. Mr Richardsun did not bay the Dorby winner. CARNET. It will also have been noted that in the price of CHATEAU LA TOUR

Kismet à superfluous cipher crept in. The sum CHATEAU KAUZAN, and CHATEAU | actually given was $1,200. LAFITE are commended to the notice of Connoisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines of a rich and rare character.

Smaller quantities and Sample battles will be supplied at proportionate wholesale

rates.

Wo regret to have to record another death consequons upon the mishap to the Canton Iver on Saturday. The disor Brodie, who was progressing favourably up to yesterday, bad a relapse early in the morning, and expired s

few hours later.

The costume prizes at last week's, boxing tournament organised by Mr. C. T. Robinson have been awarded as follows:- 830 to R. Bor. wick, Taikoo for the best costume; $20, to T, We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to Phipps (HMS. Argonaut), for the most be gentine only ichen bought direct from uxoriginal. The latter. it will be remembered, ingeniously worked in the Union Jack into his contains.

in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Parts.

Apart from our ma Eoyal Family, the Gar- ter-in-now-worn by-seventeen foreign monarchs and princes, all European. It la guerally A. S. WATSON & CO., pposed that the Order can only be personally

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that he knesis with difficulty on this account. Oa Chinose New Year's day he did not leave his ramen. The Japanese Consal at Hankow is said to have offered him the services of his physiciau.

On the 25th ult, the death occurred of Captain Them at the University Hospital, Tokyo. He was, it will be remembered, in com- maud of the N. Y. K. steamer Putomi Moru when she was wrocked off Cape Calavite, Phi- lippine Islands, on the 17th August, 1960, and her leas undoubtedly prayed upon bis mind so na to eventually shatter his health.

SWATOW.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Swatow, 5th March, TAOTAI'S DEPARTURE. The local Thotai left here for Canton last

wesh, to pay his respects to the now Viceroy of Kvangtung. Before leaving here he called ori the Consuls, the Commissioner of Customs, aud the various missionaries to explain the motive of his departure.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 6th March, 10.40 p.m. TREMENDOUS SCENE IN THE

The report of the Colonial Veterinary Bur-117 and Inland Lot 431, Fanya East, in connec- yeon (Mr. C. V. Ladds) was submitted. The then with which from balconies were erectal Messrs.Leighand Orango on behalf of the owner consideration of it had been adjourned from the over the street. An application was made by for the certiflexta, required by azotion 53 of previous meeting.

In his report for the your 1900 Mr. J. J. Ordinance 16 of 1889. On inspecting the build. Bryan

(Banitary

Surveyor) said plans had beenings it was found that the balconies were divided passed by him during the year for the drainage up by an fron partition-one opposite each of 643 houses. The plan of 465 houses were party wall-which appears to me to be a breach Ithers carried forward from 1899, making total of of Section 1 of Ordinance 4 of 1898,

fore, called Miusps. Leigh und Orange's atten-

the 20th inst of 328 houses had been completed and the plans for 43 cancelled, leaving 441 carried forward Dessys Leigh and Orange called hore, to 1991. Notices for repairs or additions and contended that partitions on verandahs to the drainage arrangements of 147 houses or balconies opposite party walls so RS are carried forward to 1901 Dealing with to give each house a private portion of the inspection of private drains, the report auch randah or balcony, are not contrayel- stated that 163 of these had been opened tions of the said Ordinance. The object of the out and reported on. Notices had been served Onlinance was to secure a free current of air on the owners of 116 houses, calling upon along verandahs, and balconies, and to ensure a fren passage for firemen all along the build- "HOUSE OF COMMONS.

them to execute the necessary mark. The re- In the House of Commons twelve Irish dinage of old houses, as stated by Me Drury inge in case of firs. Perhaps you would, Bos

fit to obtain the Attorney-General's opinion. in his report last year: was practicny.com-

The Attorney-General or

(the Hon. Water

Hon. W. Meigh members had to be forcibly ejected for pleted. La addition, 5.766 housta had en in- wilfully obstructing the business of the spected, and minor defects discovered 1889 instances. Nuiannons to the number of 282 House and disregarding the Chair.

had been reported to the M.U.H and 73 law. If the law has not been unforced of late WAR OFFICE DEBATE IN THE

15 the Hon. D.P.W.. to be dealt with by years, it is unfortunate. I am now consolidating them. During the past year 18 water closets the Building Ordlussces, and the law shoalt LORDS THE PREMIER ON

and urinals were erected in various build be made quite clear, and if it is to be altered I LORD WOLSELEY. In the War Office debate in the House of ings by permission of the Board, and con- should be glad to know soon so as to insert any been removed from other buildings by order Lord Lord Salisbury, said: "We have alected to the sewers. Four water closets had alteration in the Bill

been fixed without permission being obtained. ways felt that Lord Wolseley has not fully of the Board. in consequence of their haring appreciated the spirit and multiplicity of Certificatos for 320 new houses and two additions bis duties and his responsibility.”

were granted daring the year, which also saw an extension nude to Caroline Hill Cemetery, Dealing with the number of pressentions inati tuted during the year. the report stated that 175mmonses had been taken out and convio tions obtained in 118 cases, the penalties amonnt ing to $1,635

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 5th March.

THE WAR OFFICE. In a debate in the House of Lords on the

administration of the War Office, Lurd Wolseley conferined the system of 1595, by which the Commander-in-Chief was robbed of the control, the administration of which was vested in a divilian. Lord Lansdowne denied that the Com. mander-in-Chief bad been deprived of the control and secured Lord, Wolseley of not exercising, his rights of supervision and of falling to under. stand his duties.

LONDON, 5th March.

THE DUKE OF YORK'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.

The King has empowered the Duke of York to confer orders of Kuighthood in Australia,

LAUNCH OF BRITISH WAR-SHIPS.

Tro battleships and two craisers launched yesterday hold the launching record by one day. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The debate in the House of Loris continues. a striking illustmtion of how the native ChrisThe song in the crowded House is striking, and

ANOTHEL BANKNOTE FORGERY-RIGH·· HANDED ACTION BY NATIVE, CHRISTIANS.

The following incident will give your readers

Goodmin K,.) wrote

1 I have already given my opinion as to the

The real questions are →(a) Ought parti- verandahs over Crown lands? (b) If so are they tioze opposite party walls to be allowed in to be allowed to go right up from the floor to the verandah above, so as to entirely suclose book. ends of the verandah or only for three or four feet from, the floor, enough to show the limita of the portion allotted to each hours? (c) If allowed to go right up, are they to be roudly moveable, or may they be of iron or bricks shutting out any passage of air and all access ? On this head the extract from to use's paper annexed shows how by such partition life a bolest in case of flen

may

3. This question should be settled by His Excellency in Ensentire Council, I think.

4. I oberve that when for public con anisuce any concession is made as to what may be done over Crown land upon certain conditions, that concesRich is at once nocepted and used; the conditions are soon ignored, and the parties benefited assume the attitude of injured parties when called on to comply with the conditions ander which the benefit or con- censich was conferred,

5. My con view is that the law wond always be enforced, unt if it proves harsh or nnrassonable it should be altered and not be allowed to be habitually ignored.

33 has been sent to a foreign raler, and a few years tians, protected by their differont Missions. Peresses dressed in the deepest black fill the take notion of that suggestion, and ask the verandális över kaRE

At Chefco, the 18th February, the of

Cogany, of a daughter.

67

ago it was proposed to decorate the Emperor of Japan, a suggestion that was not carried out. J. M. Bats, che tenen felugri The oldest roys) K.G. is King Christian of Deanurk, who is about a year older than the Duke of Cambridge and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The youngest is, of course, the Crown Prince of Germany.

MARRIAGE.

At No. 10, Bluff, Yokohama, the vaidence of David Jackson, Esq., on the 25th February, by the lex. E Champneys Lewing MA, H. W. FRASER, Hongkong and Shanghai Backing Cor- ¦ porntion, 3rck son of the late Alex. FRASER, Island Bank House, Invernes, N.B.. to MABLE AMELIA, chiest dughter of Geo, E. RICE, Esq., of Yoke

hauls.

Forchow is congratulating itself on having drawn Fismet in the big Hongkong Derby Sweep. The local Beho says: Several other Members of the community have also beau favoured with a sla a of luck, for we hear of some kaif dozen prizes in the Douglas Sweep, What all this portends -HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESV ROAD Cleaning to the Port

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET EC we are unable to say, but we must hope that with the new century, the Powers that have the distribution of such luck, have decided

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 8th March, 1901

THE hotus papers give a little more in- formation with regard to the Anglo-Russian _incident in connection with the Elliott and Blonde Islands. It will be remembered hat some Chinese pirates established them- selves on these islands toward the end of

to turn over a new leaf and favour poor old Feochew with a fairer share of it. We will hope that it will also be extended to those poor unfortunate beings who are still trying to manke Tng out of the now neglected article tes":

assume an air et importance and ast contrary

THE TROUBLE COMMENCED.

•

Kalleries.

two-thirds

Mr. OSBORNE said there were several points in Mr. Ladd's reports, some of which, he thought, they should give attention to, and ask the go vernment to carry into effect, if not all, at cast. some of his proposals. He thought it was das to Mr. Tadde that some more notios shoukl be taken of his reports than it appeared customary to do. It seemed to him that these reports year after year came to them, and went on to the Government, containing very valuable eng

The pigeonhole received them and gestions nothing further was deno. Broadly speaking Mr. Ledd bad, in the report under notice, made three suggestions. The first of them was in connection with slaughterhouses where, he said, he had asked the Board for two additions in |spectors, and That they had not been granted. He (the speaker) thought they should ask the

6. In this colony we want all the currant Government to give effect to those suggestions. Then in connection with the Centrel Market. of air the width of the streets will afford, and He had said if his figures were correct moat verandahs with partitions all along opposite couclusively that the present method of lighting the party walls of a row of narrow Chinese was inferior to gas, and very mach more ex houses undoubtedly affect the current of air and pinsiva. He (Mr. Tacds) had suggested that impede tan action of firemou and the escape of the market, be lighted by gas instead of the inmates in case of tire.

The following minutes were appended very interior electric lighting now used. He

D Clark The law prohibits the use of Crown and as bath-rooms, (Br. Osborne) thought the Board should

to substitute gas for urinali, Government sither to

water-closets, elveping apurtzents electricity

to call upon the Electric store rooms, or book-rooms ford 4 of 1888), Company to provide better, lighting. Then in and during 1900 no less than 81 prosecntions to all existing rules and regulations. There is THE DALLAS CO. IN HONGKONG. regard to the supervision of the markets, Mr. were instituted by me for offences against this a Chiraman from Bangkok here at present

Ladds very rightly considered that the super law. Seventy-one convictions were obtained Mr. Henry Dallas opens his third season in vision of the food supply of the Colony was sad penalties to the amount of $107 recovered. who has donned European dress, in which be is as conspienons as the Straits Chinaman is Hongkong to-morrow with a production on an of the most vital importance to the health Twice cases were withdrawn owing to a ilaw in wont to be. Ho gives himself out as being an elaborate scale of the latest successful musical sad well-being of the community. He again the summonses, but a farbal order was made by electrician, and I believe, he trivil to instal piece Floradora. The piece has been extreme- asked for an additional Inspector, sad he the magistrate for compliance with the law; in

referred to a recommendation made by the the remaining cuse the let electric lights in the Chinese city. His schomely popular in Loudon, where it was produced Hen F. H. May and himself (Mr. Osborne) With regard to the use of verandahe failed and there is not the least likelihood of as far back as 1899, and is still drawing crowd in 1893, that the salaries of the Inspectors rooms, the lay does not sprofiendly prohibit kets stond be increased. What was the the department to a table and a chuir as twe on

VAT his aver succeeding. This Chinaman's wife od houses nightly at the Lyric Theatre. The at Kennedytown and the Inspectors of war this, and 10 objection has ever been takes by the verandah. As to the partitions, I think posted a box of valuables, and fearing lest libretto is by that clever gentleman Mr. Owen of Mr. Ladd reiterating these suggestions and

Hall, who was responsible for the back of The those remarks, if no farther notice was going that solid party walls should be allowed to it should be stolen, gave it for safekeeping to a

Here Geisha and many another big successes, and the to the taken of them? There was no doubt that height of seven fest, so as to secure privacy, local shipping company's godown man.

music by Leslio Stuart-better known to his what Mr. Ladds hind said in regard to the and that the rest of the partition should be of is whera

intimates as Tommy Barrettof Solliers supervision of the food supply of the Colony, iron bars or lattics work, at

was very true inde d ́and he (Mr. Osborne) open.

Dr. Hartigan-It will be impossible to thought they should back him up and ask After a while the box with the suppose same of the Queen" fame.

The plot of Floroderu is slight, and hangs the Government to give effect to his saggen prevent the improper use of verandans by Chi- contents were returned to the woman, who en

attention of the Government be drawn to those agree with the M. O. H. regarding parcitions, opening it found that it contained a hundred somewhat upon the adventures of a girl Dolores, tions. He therefore begged to propose that the These, so long as verandahs are allowed at all. I Mr. Osborne': Enforce sanitary regala- counterfeit bankastes. She raised an alarm whose father ones owned the Island of Floro suggestions and that they be asked to give and stated that the notes were substituted for dora (supposed to be in the Philippines), and effact to them, more especially as to the effections, but do not start a new crusade in re-

a wandering palmist, phrenologist and hyp- taal supervision of the markets.

gard to verandahs. The partitioning does no 1 should mention that when the

Dr. CLABE

said he would like to make harm, and shanld be allowed. There are many good ones.. box was handed to the godown mau, ho was notist (played by Mr. Daling himself), who

with Mr. But eventually brings everything to a ancers the suggestion that not only shonid Mr other and greater evils that neel car attention.

Air. Chan A Fook:-"T: warned againat tampering with it.

reports be considered, but all the prompted by the usual native instinctive ful and happy issue. Cyrus Gillain, an Ameri annual reporte which were laid on the Board Osborne,

He thought they should be dealt with Mr. Fung Wa curiosity, he forced the box opon, and only can millionaire, obtains fraudulent possession table.

were forwarded to the Government. Any re commendations which individual members of really hers. By some means Tweedlepunch the Board shouldaneks should be brought for verandahs was apparently a trivial ons, ant werd to that Committe and discussed, and then more or less a mare's nest, but if they sirrati (Mr. Dallon) has a part knowledge of some secret in connection with Floredora, goes there the whole thing should be sent to the Gevern in and if the Government glirred in it, it and learns more from Dolores herself. It then ment with the Committee's reperta them. He would give rise to an immense smonat of becomes his aim to restore the property. Of (the spak) gata agreed that there were trouble, und at a time when they last required several valuable suggestions in Ladds it The jague souson was approseling, and course there is the usual love story. Frank prosent report, and he thought that the they would have all their time cutout, they would Abercood, in Giliain's employ, is in love with Board should support the recommendations need all their energies, to combat the ontbreak fast that he finds from friends that he has questions. He would propose that the Board Theref ro or those grounds alone, he thought appoint the Commities then and there, for it would be unwise for them to support any new the Mission if the stolea. 8100 were recovered smeceded to a title and is wanted at home. was quite assured that the recommendations crusade with spect to verandahs un the colony,

merat The barber gathered together a few more na

individual officer, they interfered with acting customa tive Christians of his own plass and calibee, Gilfaiu wants him to marry his daughter, as he of the Board would have greates weight than Bat, taking the matter on its cen

"that the affinity-ct-American the recommendations of

The PRESTEST thought the suggestion of wita referencs to verandale; if they prevented proceeded to the house of the godown van, and threatened to let loose the powers that bu if the heiress is always a lord. Tweedlepunch is

wure, however, several matters anon which he they might just as well prohibit the erection of ng them altogether, and if they prohibital the atter didn't return the money. As, however, ne engaged by Gilfain to examine the bumps of poining a Commit the was a good one. There the Chinese from making use of their verandahs money was forthcoming, the barbor arrested the all the farm buds and also of his daughter's did not agree with Mr. Ladds. He would

cost that the Commsitive consist of the Vice ererction of them altogether they would friends, but he creates considerable dissatis-

President and Mr. Osborne, bath of whom had be slanging the whole social life of the Chinese British Admiral answered that, although to compote with the products of other countries. godown man and took him straightway to the faction by his theory of Marrige by Natural

taken great interest in the maiter.

in the Colony. They would turn their dwellings, Mission compound, and on arrival there asked,

On the motion of Mr. Osborne, reconed by comfortlem as they were to-day into he had been officially, informed that Port

The following items are from the Poochow after explaining the matter, what he was to do Selection," and invariably chooses the wrong Arthur and Talienwan had become Russian Daily Echo of the 2 inst.:-The weather with the man. He was told to take him to the people. Abercoed is chosen for Angela Gilfain, Dr. Clark, a Committee was appointed as eng barrack ems, with not comfort at all land without the slightest privacy. Timey es a Sani- and Dolores for tilfain, who thinks by marrying gested by the President. Ste possessions, he was not aware that this continued fine and bright over Wodnosday, but Taopoyn, the local Magistrate. In the meantime her to keep the secret safe. Lord Aberoved goes THE USE OF TERANDARS AS STORE-BOOKS, ETC. tary Board, and the Governmical, and and Correspondence was submitted with reference fered with the privacy of the Chinese, and applied to the islands in question. He was has since been dull and raw with a threatening the people of the godown-keeper's village, ou

to the use of verandahs as store-rooms, living more especially with Chinese family life, to a therefore unable to coincide with Admiral of rain. There are still a good many of the hearing what had bufallen one of their clan, away, rowing he will yet marry Dolores, and

Angela reusins faithful to her sweetheart, Capt. rooms, kitchens, etc.; and the question of part very groat extent, but it had been done from ALEXIEFF's views and could only refer the residents on the doctor's hands with the pre-intercepted the barber's gung and gave them

sheer ascessity, and he (Mr. Osborns) maintained In a letter dated 28th February the Colonial that any fature steps they undertook for the question to his Government. The mattervailing epidemic. The hockey matches arall a good beating, releasing their comiada Donegal. Lady Holyrood, who has designs upon tions in verandahs.

the millionaire's future, arrives on the scene and now therefore reats in the hands of the Bri- ranged for this week, namely “Over Thirty The same night the villagers repaired to the persuades Gilfain to retire to England. The Secretary staled that he had been directed by preservation of the health of the Colony, should His Excellency the Governor to transmit forbs so undertaken with a due regard to the ecene then changes to a castle in Wales (Aber the consideration of the Board a copy of a letter foulinge of others, and, among other things, Good's old home which Gilfin has bought), with from the Honourable Director of Public Works, with a regard to the maintenance of the privacy Gilfain in great evidence and Lady Holyrood dated 5th January, together with its enclosure of Chinese family life. Where was the ne General dated the 26th January, and to paint The Government said the ngs of the verandahs still trying to win his affections and dollars and also a minut of the Hon. Attorney cessity to trouble about the matter at all? Delores and Tweedlepnich have disappeared out that though the law in question prohibited was abused Any one gaming slong the street the latter vowing to restore the former to her the use of verandahs as stero-rooms, living old soe the existing law was not enforced-It Was 80 assurd, Was it likely that owners of fortune. They arrive at Abercoed Castle, dis rooma, kitchens, etc. it was evident to anyone

observing the houses in Queen's Bond West property would go to the sporiscus expense of guised as society entertainers, and Lady Holy" that this prohibition had been neglected. His putting op verandalim arcent they were heedad

waryot fain restore. Florydora and allow Dolores to the Board on the question of partitions

suggested that the loud abolish. ether throughout the marry Abarcood. By the aid of the abiquitous andaha. It was obvious that verandahs without them Truslepunch this is eventually accomplished, partitions would decrease the safety and destroy andaba were used, mint for the storage of

the prizes of hetes in a row, and would prolight artle (2 y hably be insanitary, as prevrating window.seran rum and all ends happily......

Moradora will hold the boards until Wed baing opened mat, while the argument of sitting nesday. On Thursday Ban Tou will be put on The additionally in case of fira has little

In his report upon the trade of Nagasaki in 1899, part of which we have already noticed

Lolds'

agree

last year, and made then their beadquarters Mr. Consul Longford discusses the Japanese returned it when callel upon to do so. The of the island on the death of Dolores's father, by a Committee of the Board before they Osbornog agree with Mr.

from which to hurry and plunder such native craft as they could safely attack. Admiral Sir EDWARD SEYMOUR thereupon despatched a British gubbout, H.M.S. Plover, which succeeded in its mission of capturing the pirate junks and putting an end to the nuisance. Thereupon the senior Russiau

Government Steel Works at. Wakamatsu. He woman upon the discovery told her husband and Dolores is unaware that the property is says:-Prophecies are dangerous indulgences, what had happened, and he in turn consulted and it would be rush now to attempt to predict his best friend, a barber, known here as the Christiani barber," as to what steps ought to as to what the future of this industry inay be.

te taken to recover the $100, Its progress must be slow, but in the end the Japanese generally manage, in industrial and commercial, no less than in military under takings to get to where they desire, and it

THIS CHRISTIAN HARDER

is among those native Christians who do their now creed merely to suit their own onda.

The President Discuss at next meeting. Mr. Usborne said that the question of the

naval officer on the station, Admiral ALE- would not be contrary to what has alreatly Jinji- On hearing that, the electrician offered 8 to Dolares and rows to marry her in spite of the of their offteers by going fully intu: those of that scourge during the coming simmer. XIEFE, Wrote to Admiral SEYMOUR, protest-peated to other industries if this foundry proved ing against the action of the Plover and this weg oxing of an industry on a large scale claiming that the Elliott and Blonde Islands which, fostered by the protective. legislation were Russian territory. He finally stated that Japanese Chambers of Commerce now lose that he hoped Admiral SEYMOUR's sense of no opportunity of urging on their Government, equity and justice would lead him to so may ten or twenty years henus be sufficient aot the matter in the same light. To this the only to supply all Japan's own wants, but oven

Under Thirty" and "Married v. Single" could

not be played gaite ne iutended owing to the barber's house and threatened absence of several members of the Hockey Club,

MAKE SHORT WORK WITH HIM

tish and Russian: Governments. Admiral SEYMOUR in his presentation of the case contends that if the claim were allowed

a good deal of “pick up" having to be resorted if he persisted in molesting the godown man. Russia would at once. assume possession of to nevertheless on both occasions fast and Having had the wits scared out of him, the the Mino-tao group, which lies much nearer exciting games were witnessed-The--actual barber kept to his house for a couple of days, to Port Arthur and extends completely matches will no doubt be played later on. The sad since then is not interfering with the across the Gulf of Pechili. The Elliott and wounded, we understand, are doing fairly well-godown man any longer.

It transpirms now that the electrician is sap- Blonds group Le out in the Corean Bay, Dr. W. Wykeham Myers of Takow has been some ninety miles away and to the north-east appointed dogter at Pagoda Anchorage rate Dr, 'posed to have originally possessed the counter rood is let into the scheme for making Gil-Excellency also wished to obtain the opinion of and of benefit to them iustici home lite, ang

Underwood, deceased-The latest transfers of feit notos, and shortly after the godown mat properties have been the old Loong Shun was not free by his villagers, seeing that his compound to the Hongkong and Shanghai little game of frand failed, destroyed the counter Bank, and the Hong known as Birley & Co.'s to feit notes, so as to avoid any farther enquiry Mr. G. Siemseen. The prices have not tran- Such actions as these do not tend to make the

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of Port Arthur.. What the result of the dis- cussion between London and St. Petersburg is likely to be, it is impossible to forecast. Admiral Seymour's fear about the Miso-tao Islands we need not perhaps make too much

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