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CANTON,

[FROM A COLLESPONDENT.]

Canton, 2nd Novembor.

THE M.A. DINNER.

The Luk Meng Yin, the banquet to the new M.A.'s, was held on Monday, and as the whole scheme of examination is to be changed, this ancient and enrious ceremony will never be raposted. The scene was the

PIRACY IN BRITISH WATERS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 6TH, 1901

His Worship-Yes, but you had no business You broke the law in doing so. to strike him.

pats you out of Court, that's the trouble. Defendant-The complainant kicked me and elapped me twice on the face.

Complainant hafa vitness, your Vorship, who saw him dako ze okapper,

His Worship-That has nothing to do with it. Tell the defendant he is discharged.

The examination of the crew of the piratedIt launch Fat Fat by Mr. F. J. Badeley, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, bas elicited still further details regarding this affair. As Las already been stated in the Daily Press, the piracy was committed on the night of the 29th ult. at Tai 0. The native ongincer of the launch gives a very circumstantial account of what took place. He states that shortly after six o'clock on the night in question-the passengers, the master and his two sons, and the coxawain having

gone on shore-ten boats came alongside, one with three men in her and the other with eight

Governor's Yamon. The M.A-s, in cour dress and with flowers of silver paper in their hats. ware grouped under a bamboo awning in front of the main entrance. On each or vine. These mos hoarded the launch and -gide were two long lines of little tables, each asked to soo the captain, and also asked who was with a chair beside it and sixtoon little dishes the captain- and who the engineer. No one. of food and fruit sot out on it. The expense of replied. Two of the pirates then seized the this is borne by the Imperial Government, which narrator, pointed a revolver at luni, and ordered makes a grant of 10 taeis for every successful him to steam off. They also seized a fireman scholar, though this year rumour says only one and drove the rest of the orow into the bold. tael has been allowed. "The hundred surnames"The anchor was weighed and they steamed pressed as close to those tables as a handful of sway.

After sleaming for about two hours, the coal police would let them, but there was no

run short and they procured one or two toks attempt at pilfuring or disturbance. About half past ten the tables and their contents were from a jauk. The ongineer does not know. removed for consumption at home, and while whoro this coal was taken on board. this was being done the examiners arrived robbers steered, so that he did not know the and were received by the Governor in person. course taken. When two hours' more steam The Governor, the examiner for the B.A. degree, ing had been done, the pirates ordered him to go and the examiners for the 3.A degree thon faster; he told them that the coal was too bad. kowtowed at a little altar on the right of the At the end of another hour four boats came hall, and then with the Treasurer and another alongside with 20 or 30 man, who all came cu official took their seats at six small tables at the board. The voyage was afterwards resumed, top of the hall and drank tea, while all the and continued until half-past three o'clock newly made MA's kowtowed to them. The next morning, at which time the luaneh latter then formet into two lines and kowtowed ran aground. About four o'clock they wont to each other. Half a dozen players than off in their bosts, six in all

One of the

FAILING TO DELIVER MAIL BAGS.

Captain Schults, of the s.a. Loong Moon, was charged on the complaint of Mr. E. C. Lewis, Assistant Postmaster-General, with having ou 15th October failed to sliver to the Post Office, immediately on his arrival in this part, curtain letter-bags of correspondence carried on board the steamier.

Defendant-I did not know the mail was on board, and know nothing about it till we got to Shanghai, when the chief officer told me that the muil had not been discharged hore.

His Worship You mean that the fault lay with the chief officer?

THE COURT'S RETURN.

A tolegram was received in Shanghai on the 30th uit, dated Henanfu (Loyang), the same day; which ran:-Their Majesties still remain

in humble

in this, city and this morning gave special audience to K'na Chi (Manchu) Taoter of the Ho-Shen-Ju Intendancy of Honan province,

News received from Peking, says the N.-C. Daily News of the 31st alt., reports the receipt in that city by the Chinese Plenipotentiaries of a special order from the Emprese Dowager, through the Grand Council, giving instructions that when (if ever) the Court returns to Peking and Chiness officials, civil and military, bigh from Kifong, all Priness and nobles, Manchus and low, staying in the capital at the time shall proe-ed to the Ties Chino" or Celestiul array themselves in full Court costume and Bridge, iuside the Yungting gate of Peking, there to await the arrival of Their Majestien welcome to their re- turning Sovereigas. The special decres also the celebrations in broadly bints that honour of the 87th birthday anniversary of at the Empress Dowager are to be frald Kaifeng, in which ceae the Plenipotentiaries officer.in this case it will be only Viceroy Li

Hung-chang, se

se his colleague Prinos Ching will certainly be with the Court at that time -are to take the lead in performing the congratulatory obeisances before the tablets on which are inscribed the names of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Empress on the seven days--three days before, and three November next-as prescribed last year by the days after, the anniversary itself, the 20th Board of Rites, after the same manner as was

THE ATTACK ON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S TOMB.

A Canton (Ohio) talegram of the 29th September says strange story comos from

Westlawn Cemetery to-night, where a company of regulars from Fort Wayne, Mich, is guarding the vault in which the body of the late President McKinley lies. It is to the effoot that the guard on duty on top of the

heel his challenge; that the gun was turned vault fired a shot at one man who refusel to

another direction, and that an effort was made aside by another man who appeared from

to alab the guard: "

-

Defendant-Yes, because he signed for the murk of ration by the roadside sa a service, and for this reason Captain Bülle,

maila.

Mr. Lovis-I have satisfied nyself that the captain, sithough legally responsible, hal na knowledge of the mail being on tcard, and has beon led into this trouble by his chief I don't press for a heavy penalty.

His Worship-I do not see my way to inflict a smaller penalty than $10.

WINDWALL FOR COGLIES

Vumber whilst the Court was absent from

SPLIT

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TANSAN

Par Case of 100 Bottles

$7.50

IN PINTS

Por Case of 18 Bottles

$6.00

Military regulations prevent either the TANSAN offisers or the men of the post from boing quotot on any mattor consected with their who is in command, was obliged to dooling to be quoted at the camp to tight. He will unko a full report to his superiors at once.

Reliable authorities made the following state- ment: Private Deprond was on guard duty on top of the vault at a point commanding the en- trance below. Shortly before 7:30 o'clock he saw what he took to be the face of a man peering from behind a tree about forty fest from his post. Ho watched it for somo mánates, he says, "and at 7.45 o'clock saw the man hurry to a frus ten feet nearer. He ordered the man to halt, but this was not heeded and the follow approached nearer. Deprend levelled his gun and aimed to man, who came toward him from the opposite WITH WINES, SPIRITS, MILK, AND side, caught the gan, throw it up, and the bullet shoot for effect, but just at that instant another

went into the air. This same man struck

Early on Sunday morning a Chinese mer. chant who had newly arrived in the Colony paid a visit to the Western Market, and whilst there he missed from his pocket a roll of notes amounting to $100. In the meantine a bi- nous detective who happened to be in the Market saw two young coolies struggling together, He wont to separate them, and found that each porformed on her Majesty's birthday last No-rend on the right side of the abdomen with was holding en like grim floath to a bundle of Peking. It will be cbserved from the abores kaifs or other sharp weapon, cutting an notes, which were nearly torn in two. The that the Bonctionaries at Court still continue L-shaped gash in his overovat an inch and a detective immediately arrested both. and led their eliitdish efforts at trying to hoodwink not half long each way, and a smaller one in his owner of the notes arrived some time later to only the Foreign Ministers at Poking but also blouse. The flesh was not broken, but was them by the queues to the Central, where the

and Doprend, in the straggle, , fell I rolled down report bis loss. He identified the notes as his the people of the Empire into believing that bruised under the cuts in the clothing.

Lieutenant Ashbridge, Four of property, and charged the two prisoners with the Court is in full march for Peking, which is

Fritten cut plainly enough at the beginning of the side of the vault. Only $55 out of the $100 were re each Imperial decree issued for the past month officer of the day, was in front of the vault and mon made good their escape. All the bera On the case coming into Court the defendants by them; but towards the end of each document rushed to the top on hearing the shot, but the just as people ignorant of the "ways that are pleaded guilty to the possession of the money, dark and tricks that are vain" begin to think of the company on kearing the shot hurried to the vault, and besides searching the cometers, that the Court is actually going to keep its but his Worship did not consider this suficient to warrant a conviction for larrany, especially premise of an early bond fide return to the the guard was increased. as the complainant 10w admitted his inability to identify is potes is those that had been capital there is sure to be found a casual remark of two beginning with a large "if" which stolen from him. The defendants were there destroys the value of the whole document. fore discharged.

appeared and frat sang a song in praise of the these had been towed so far, the other twoared.

tai yun, the first M., and then rendered the regulation ode: "Beautiful is the voice of the door," from which the banquet takes its name There was a great but good-humoured crowd, and though foreigners wore present they sumed rather pleased than otherwise at it.

THE HONOURS LIST.

having been taken on board at Tai 0. The crew are on deck at daybreak and they learned from the natives on shore that they were at At 4 p.m. the San-ki on the East River. launch floated and they steamed for Taiping, having engaged two pilots at San-ki. Half an hour later they were met by a boat with a lot The first of the M_A.'s this year is the son of of men in it who ordered them to steam slowly -a long, narrow boat it was, one of the robbers a man Lo Kao, who is said to be the richest beats. The orew turned the bunch round and Chinaman in Masno. He rose from very atsamad back for San-ki, and the pirates fired amall beginnings and made his money about ton rifle-shots after them.

One bullet owner of gaming-houses, He also baa alat to do with the Macao lottery and the Wai Sing lottery in this city. The gossip of the streets avers that he made previous arrangements to ensure his son's success, and fixos the amount at

hit the funnel. From Ban-ki steam was mode to Si-chi-yenog, near Wang po, where they met a Chinese cruiser and were escorted by her to Taiping.

The engineer thence went to Fu-mun and

His Worship-With reference to the money, that had better be kept until you are satisfied the complainant is the owner.

Inspector McNab took charge of tho nates.

NORTHERN NOTES..

The following items are from the P. & T. Times of the 20th alt:

Prince Ching and Na Tung as both ing to Hozan to mest the Court.

"The State Lottery in Puking has been

Li Hung-chang is stated to intend mesting the Court Puoting, Ching-ting being too far.

THE LATEST REPORT ABOUT

MANCHURIA.

*

The Mainichi publishes a Tokyo telegram of the 24th alt., to the following effect:-

It is now reported that the negotiations be tween Russis and China about Manchuria wore only to decide matters connected with the procood-retirement of the Russian troops and the trans: fet of the railway. Nothing was stipulated about the command and organisation of Chinese troops in the province, Russia favoured the idles of decisting a certain district on the frontier to be a buffer state, in order to avoid the danger of collisions between the Russian and Chinese troops. It is also reported that the pro-Bussian and Chinese Minister appealed to the Empress Dowager to concede the district north of Kirit to Russia, so as to secure Russian's protection in the event of trouble rising in the next 50 years. A despatch to a certain quarter in Yokohama gives the text of the new Treaty

One hundred and twenty-four eunuchs have arrived in Feking from Hsian. First batch!!

On the 18th inst. the Plenipotentiaries handed the Indemnity Bonds to the Doyen of the Diplomatic Body.

$16,000. The 16ird name on the list is that reported to Admiral Ho. He could not recog-stopped, but the reasons are not stated. of a boy of 13, a Chinese bannerman named nise the pirates if he saw them, he says.. They Kam. This lad's father was also a candidate,spoke Punti dialect. They took only some and, is credited with having done all his son's trifling articles from the launch and did not papers for him. If so, a just Nemesis has over rob any other boat. The noise of the engines taken him, for while he managed to get his son

prevented him hearing any conversation among through he himself failed to pass.

the pirates. There wore two watchinen on board. Neither they nor anyone else offered resistance when the pirates came on board at Tai O There were nine persons on the launch at the time. He was afraid to cry for help. the new Police Their anchorage was near Station, the water being very shallow there, and two fishing junks were anchored near,

FRENCH ACTIVITY IN"GANION: The French school at their yamen in the mildis of the city, which was opened on the 13th September, has already 75 pupils, which is as many as they have room for. The staff consists of three teachers and a chaplain, and they say that had they more room they could get with ease 200 pupils. The students are chiefly of business families, though there are some whose fathers are officials, and vary in age from sixteen to forty. They are very eager to learn, and their system appears to produce better results than the Tung man Koon. Each stadent pays $ per mensent, and a very fine school-house has been built by the Fronch Government.

Since the opening of a French post office in Shameen, which has apparently been successful, further developments have been made, and letter boxes have now been set up in several streets in

Buch in the gist of the engineer's story. The other members of the crew give a similar account of the seizure of the launch. Vigorous efforts are being taken by the police to lay the pirates by the heels.

POLICE COURT. Baturday, 2nd November. BEFORE MR, F. A. HAZELAND, PULICE MAGISTRATE.

ABEAULT IN A BOARDING HOUBE. An Europeas boarder at Pelham Horse, Wyndham Street, was charged with assaulting

matching his watch away

Tenders are now open for the destruction of the Tax Forts, which is the next item on the fort-demolition bill,

The metropolitan examinations are to be held in Hozan. This is, of course, the direct

Fusion of the provisions of the Torms.

One of the Famêns in Pactingfa is being prepared for Li Hung-chuang, who will take up his residence there after the Court's return.

The new Barean of Government Affairs;

1. The right of unrestricted travel in Man- churis to be granted to Enseians.

2. The constraction of railways in districts where such railways are necessary to be given to Russia.

3. A special regulation to be issued with regard to the Russian evacuation of Manchuria.

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Lieutenant Ashbridge was on duty less than hundred feet away in front of the vault, and is said to have reached the top within a few seconds after he heard the shot, but when he arrived the guard was at the foot of the slope on which the vault is built, where he rollad after the assault, and the supposed prowlers were making their escape with a good load. Othors of the company were attracted by the report MANDOLINES. of the rife, but reached the scene too late to be of any assistance except to participate in the pursuit and the search made of the cemetery,

While there seems to be no doubt that at last two prowlers attempted to reach the vault, there is touch difference of opinion as to the object of the intruders, who widently made good their escape, as the cemetery has been

searched over in vain.

Deprend is a recruit, enlisted in New York about four months ago. He is said to be an excellent soldier and to have a fine record with his officers. He says the man who attacked was not masked. He says the latter carried a was not muco, but that the first one he say white package in his right hand and something that glittered in bis left.

Since the incident stories have been told in camp of some incendiary conversations over- heard in the crowds that have visited the cemetery including one to-day alleging that some stranger said, "Lots of people would like to o see this whole thing blown up." There are seventy soldiers at the cemetery, twenty of whom

and are constantly on guard duty about the vault Eight prisoners broke out of the County Guol

camp.

which is in reality the old Tsungli Yamén under another name, is having offices built in Kai-4. Russia to be consulted about military hora to-night by sawing the bars of a window fong.

It is stated that the ground on which the Black Fort stands will be included in the

Bomaa Cathedral property and used as Catholic cemetery.

The Treasurer of Chilli contemplates publishing a work on Boxerdom, so that the people way understand the idle fatility of Boxer doctrines and avoid the avil.

The Russians, having control of all the telegraphs in Manchuria, do not permit any sode messages, and all Chinese telegrams have to be translated into English.

We are glad to see tho Club has shaken hands

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R. J. REMEDIOS.

opening upon a court between the gaol and Courthouse. They had five minutes' start when 5. Russia to be given the privilege of mining discovered, Bloodhounds were immediately put

supposed that felling trees in aud (hing to give a guarantee that the New on the trail. It has a app sono soumation with FOREIGN DEALER chwang railway shall not he ended to any the affair at the McKinley tomb, but there is

country.

buildings and property taker possession of by

7. Chins to recognise the ownership of the nothing to prove that this in the case, Russia after the recent disturbance.

3. Measures for the protection of the railway to be arranged between Russia and Chins antil anch time as pesce has been completely restored in Mancharia.

9. China to grant Russia the use of land

THE NEW NATAL

The statement that Natal is asking for an extension of her borders, made by the Natal Prime Minister in the course of as election

both the city and the suburb. The Chinese the Chinesa portar there and also with forcibly with itself, and looks quite smart in its new required for the carrying out of clauses 2 and 4, speech, naturally leads to the question of what

appear to he using them, and it is said that stamps can be procured at the French Yaman.

OTHER NEWS,

The inhabitants of the Fung Neng Sei, street in the east of the city, attended a few days ago at the wedding of a Buddhist pris

The defendant ignored the summons taken out against him by the complainant. and way waited on by a constable with a warrant for his arrest.

The complainant stated in evidence that on the 30th ult. the defendant came in drunk about two o'clock in the morning, and demanded some liquor. The complainant could not get it for The defendant thereupon aaulted him striking him on the head and clost; the defendant also snatched the com- plainant's watch, and threw it on the ground.

The hero is a young priest of 20, very hand according to Chineso ideas, and a well known, and said so. too. The has now openly married a wife with considerable ceremony, and as every Buddhist priest takes vows of celibsey and chastity, he has thereby rendered himself able to expulsion as soon as his'abbot bears of it.

As the magistrate of the Pen Yu district passing through the city the other day, his chair was forcibly arrested by an angry woman. She complained that his soldiers had jostled her so roughly that her hairpins were broken, atid would not lot him proceed until compensation was made. Had the lady been Chinese she would immediately have been arrested, but being Manchu the magistrate did not do to interfere with the jurisdiction of the Tartar General. The Chinese are now quoting this incident se an example of the extraordinary arrogance and boldness of the banner people.

pressure.

in

coat of paint, and a bravo show of greenery front; many imprarements have been made in the interior

arons are to be incorporated in the new Natal. At present Natal is a diamond-shaped territory THE GERMAN ARMY IN CHINA. comprising 35,019 square miles, the northern

Foreign cloths have been ordered to take the place of silk bunting around the entrance gates

Mr. Alexander Michie, writing on "China of Peking in honour of the Court's return, and Revisited" in the October number of Black. some Chinese think that under anoh circum-wood's Mugatine, saya:- staness it would be better to do without any decorations at all.

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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST.

MONTHLY RECORD OF INFORMATION FOR PLANTERS OF

Sugar, Palms, Cotton, Cardamoms, Kela, Tos, Cacao, Cinchons, Coffee, Indiarubber, Coca, Cinnamon, Nutmege, Fibrous Plante, and other Products suited for Cultivation in the Tropica. Published at Observer Office, Colombo, Ceylon. THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST

aper of which is at Volksrust, 304 miles north west of Durban. The following forecast of territories to be absorbed will probably, says. Out of action the habits of the German the Pall Mall Gazetta, "not be far out" :-- soldier recall rather too much the brasqueria of () The Dutch New Republic, comprising The telegraphic instructions to reduce the the wildle ages. Rearning about in small 4,000 square miles of the choirst land in Zulu-T has not an assured position in its large number of yamêne and officials in Pakiar, which squade, armed but uncontrolled, they are a land and originally forming part of that pro-circulation in Ceylon, Southern and eva Cen- was received by the Grand Council oflice lust terror indeed--but not always to evil-doors. month, turns out to have been a bogus massage. The malefactors who have fallen to German having no such intention.

His Worship (to defendsut-Any questions? and not sent by Imperial orders at all, the Court arms might be soon counted, while the peaceable Orange River Colony, lying directly to the Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Northern Australia,

Defendant-Tos. Ho said I tried to steal his watch.

His Worship-No, he said you snatched it and throw it away. What about the assault

Defendant-Be assaulted me first; he tore my sleeping suit off ms.

His Worship-Why? Defendant-He wanted hash-money, and I wouldn't give it to him; that's why.

His Worship-Yes. Ton dollars or three woele labour.

The was paid

Monday, 4th November.

A POPULAR GRIEVANCE. A case in which a Chimese servant boy was charged with disorderly conduct revealed a state of affairs that is becoming but too com- mon in the Colony, and showed incidentally how circumspect an European employer must be in his treatment of such servants.

The complainant, chemist in the Taiko Sugar Refinery, said the defendant serred him in the dual capacity of risksha-coole and cook On Saturday night, about a quarter to seven,

The commandant of the Imperial Palace Guard, some 5,000 mou, has nelifled his men that they will be drifted dolly in the use of fre arms, and that the number of their arms and the ammunition are to be kept intact. In other words u riflo to be produced whers a rifle ought to be. No. prigging.

The native papers lay great stress (12 the frequency of the daring robberies of cash-shops by armed bands, sometimes in open daylight, as in the Chinese eyes such things are only possible whon a very rotten Government is in power, and they urge the P.G. to take very strong measures to check these crimes or it will lose face with the people.

the

(2) The Vrede and Harrismith districts of traland Northern India, the Straits Settlemente, inhabitants complained grievously of the German soldiers. In the relations with the west of Natal, and at present separated by the Queensland Central America, Natal, Mauritius natural frontier of the Drakensbergen. This and the West Indies. From ail sub-tropical people of the country a disposition to dispense district transacts mest of its business with planting settlements we have had cordial up. with preliminaries bas heen remarked upon, Natal, and many Durban merchants have proval of the publication and an encouraging treasure of support. The English, Indian and a readiness to come straight to the point branch establishments in the evas of Harri Colonial Prass has spoken in commendatory

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terms of the T. A., as also Directors of Publis moit point of the

The want of a smith and Vrede, the former being connected bayonet

by rail with the Natal system. The annexation

Gardens from Sir Joseph Houker, F.R.S, medium of communication no doubt to some

of this area would give Natal both "high" extent explained this brevity of argument. and "low" relt, and thus avoid the former downwards, and so have all planters.

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that makes the earth When a sentry in a shakes cries Halt" what can a terrified China ystom adopted by farmers in the respective territories of creasing the berder with their man do but drop his bandle and ran, and what stock for grazing purposes. The acquisition of alternative is there left to the unhappy seatry the Harrismith and Vrede districts is also but to shoot? If an English lighter manned

desirable ох strategic gounds. by Chinese bump aevidentally against a Gar Juan bridge, nothing short of a fusilade sve sufficient to meet so dire an emergency.

It would not be difficult for a special pleader to discover excuses for the imperfectly suppress

his shoe," the German soldiers have been much in want of some one on whom to visit their own disappointment. Possibly in their expeditions

(3) The Ermelo, Wakkerstroom, Piet Retief, and part of the Standerton districts, which would give Nutzl the whole of the area now hanaded on the west by her present border; on the east by the Indian Ocean; sul on the north

of Vrede and Harrismith, have extensive trade the above-mentioned areas would tend to weaken

The repairs of the Palace are now almost completed, but the Summer Palace is not rondy yet, as the Court considered there was no need for haste there. The Princes recently visited. ed irritation of the German troops. The expedi- by the Pongola River, which forms an admir- tion was organised with intiated exportations, able antural frontier hae. Swaziland wight It is interesting to read that several scion

the Summer Palace, however, and were s shocked at the ruins that they dare not lot it and officers and men who volunteered for the well be created a Protectorate, administered on tifio expeditions ara proceeding to the high

be seen by the Empress and are subscribing service have been mortified beyond expression the lines followed in the case of Basutoland, Alps for the purposs of investigating that mys

by the inglorious part they have been called terious malady, mountain sickness. Of all the

fands towards its immediate repnir. many ills that flesh is heir to there is probably

The Imperial authorities te endearoaring upon to play. Like the gambler who kicked with a limited number of bona fide Europena

settiera. always tying The Ermelo and Utrecht -districts, like those none that the experts know less about It is

to repurchase articles taken from the Palace on the unoffending boy who was not even known whether the distressing symp. he went into the kitchen and saw the defendant the capture of Peking and sold by foreigners in toms of the complaint are due to the saarelty and another coolie eating bis (complainant's) the Capital. A curio-dealer has lately produc of oxygen or to the liminution of atmospheric chow." The defendant appeared surprised, ed the screen which stood behind the Throne: All that is quite certain at present is and tried to cover his confusion by handing and stated he had given Tls. 600 for it. Li flat, while the word suuate symptoms disappear the compleinaut a letter which he pulled out Hung-chang has therefore reimburasă him to with acclimatisation, there always remains a of his pocket. The complainant asked him how that ara unt. This seems to be a favourable certain lassitude and incapacity for hard work, long he had had the letter, and on learning chance for owners of loot from the Palace to causing all bat the most sanguine to despair of that the defendant had carried it in his pocket do a deal.

Two fresh cases of armed robbery are reported ever ascending Mount Everest or any other for several hours, he ficked him across the

near the West Gate of the City. It appears to mountain of approximately equal altitudo face with the envelope. Moreover, even at moderate altitudes car His Worship-You Ead no business to doua that the Poliss Department requires to ba Yeatly frequented as health resorts, such mÍROF You should not have taken the law inte rather more on the alert, as during the winter these cases will become more and more frequent discomforts as headaches and insomnia are far your own hands.

The complainant, continuing, said he ordered anless greater care is taken, and the whole Tuore prevalent than in the plains, and dali- cate persons-mure particularly women often the defendant out of the kitchen, and the lattor, Provisional Government will become discredit- have to beat a retreat hefore them. No ere whose coolie friend had meanwhile sneaked off, ed. All the departments are so well managed or palliative for the malady is at present picked up a chopper and threatened the coin that it will be rory regrettable if any slur is cast on the occupation through the laxity of known, though it has been suggested that the plainant with it.

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might be useful. If the

one. It is stated by Chinese that the Chinese present expeditions discover any remedy in the

police are in the pay of these rascals, and this is a difficulty which can only be circumvented by course of their sojourn in the mountain huts, medical science will have made a distinot stop

extra diligence of the foreign superintendents, forward:

of whom there are several

that.

His Worship You are always having trouble with your servants. This is not the first time you bave had them in Court,

Complainant If zey are disobedient I must do tomeding.

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