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LABOUR TROUBLES IN MANILA.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 17TH, 1902

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWB, VIA, LUSTEALIA:

SOUTH AFRICA.

a resolution to the effect that resistages of the present unjust oferis for increase was the best policy, sume being the result of agitators fiery speeches. On 8th June Isabelo again showed his love for his "w" etc., by presenting to the US Philippine Commission & petition that

DE WET'S SPEECH. the walls surrounding old Manila be demolished

London, 16th Jane, and houses for labourers prooted on the spaceration camp at Winburg, and the largo con

Addressing the lazzates of the Boer ounce left vacant, together with hospitals for has mando which surrendared share on Friday, Gen. teens, reading rooms, 1.M.0.A., oto Da Wet beartily thanked the Beef women

for all they had done for the case of liberty If the Boer women had been less staunch the burghers would, he assorted, linse surrendered

the House of Commons last night, Mr. John Morley accused Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, of opening wide- the door to protection, and ale vaguely hinting ot an alteration in the financial relations nON

xisting

between the motherland and colonies The effects of the andatitution of colonial for foreign, produce would, Mr. Horlay maintained, the cost of manufacture, intuican Great Britain be to raise the price of raw material, increase abroad, and play ducks and Brakes with a great trade for the sake of a relatively email one, It would be disastrous to interfere with the ramparts of that fiscal policy which was the lasis of Great Britain's opulence nud credit.

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[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Mauila, 9th July, During the last week of May, Manila began to believe the rumour then: effoulated concern the imminent strike of all native labor Nothing definite was contained in the rumou aul it was more or less regarded as more idle talk, probably direnlated by some enterprising Filipin chemers. Then the ramon gradually sumed deflúits shape, the City Strest Depart meat was reported to be in danger of losing all striking employees of MoCullough & Co. long ag Rafurring to the present position, which Sir Michael Moks-Resch disclaimed any Jabourera, thus capsing the municipal/returned to work at the old rate. Perhaps the Do Wet remindad lis, basrors that they were das of using the corn tax to alter the fiscal

improvement work to come to a stand-still; servants were to go out with the rest of the unskilled labour, and all ware to stand by the

own

standard of unionism until the mercenary white employers extended the pipe of ponce and o 50 per cent. laorease in all wages to the over. worked brown brotherá, With the possible

"blanco "kis hardships of having to ́shoes, wake himself up in the morning, and put himself to bed at night, staring hìm in the face, the average inhabitant talked about the situation so loudly and long that ou rd Fote the papers chronic the first inforniation obtainable concerning the punding revolt of labour against tyrannical capital McCullough & Co., one of the larges, local printing houses, received a cool demand from all of its untive lobearers for a 50 per cent, increase in wages, vi

On 11th Jane the silver lining back of the black cleads began to show through. The

THE PRETORIA PLOT.

fear of type-setting machines might have now, in the first instance, muter British Go vernment. He himself was now a British sub influenced them, perhaps alas their bread-conject, after having fought till there was no more huming machines might have had some effect hope. It is a thoroughly lawful government on the tenor of their opinions. MacCoudray &to-day," he concluded, Gud having thus decided von Buskirk saw old familiar faces bock at the in summoning us as a Christian people to be faithful to our now Government. Let us sab- same old jobs and all the other firma w-re mit to God's over-ruling will. I exhort you to granted the privilege of placing old names on serve the new Government loyally with myself. the same old pay rolls at the same old mite, and other burghors." As full proof that is, is a thing of the post, exators of the street corners are now coming to the froot with fall and detailed explanations of how it happened and why it happened. However, this is a sigindicant sigu of the times. The Filipino las found that he can' cause a large amount of trouble in the business world, and although he has saited this time, the not enpleasant, and he experience was may wish to try it again. The next time he will have a better organisation and no doubt put up a better resistanos. In Manila the supply of labourers, skilled and ordinary, is never equal to the demand, and positions cannot be filed na they may be in cities having

Chinese population to draw upon. With wages at the present high rate, a week's work will produce enough to support a fumiig fora month provided the family res, beyond the crowdsil districts, in the outlying bareas whero food is the only considerable item of expenas. Again the Filipino is inordinately fond of clubs and unions and he will pay a few cents subscription, sign a list, wegrabadg's, smoke gigaretten, und live the life of an ideal law. abiding striker until an empty stomach drivas him to work, and this is an manual condition

where aconutry.

Isshelo de los Reyes, ex-oditor of the Filipino organ Justícia, perpetrated in Madrid daring the Filipino insurrection against Spanish rule in thase Islands, saw an opportunity for the re- snecitati.a of his rapidly rusting agitatorial proclivities and jumped into the broach and prostly announced himself as the engineer of the movement. A postscript to the verbal announcement was to the effect that he was also able to call out every native workmus in Bani'a on short notice. The arguments asad by Reyes and his compatriots were that increased house reut, prices of food and other minor necuskitier of fe, etc., demanded that the Filipino receive wages more in keeping with the native proper station in life. Besides McCullough & Co, several runs along the im water-front were affected, among whombonatifully Mácíondray & Von Buskirk, stevedores, wera perhaps the principal aniferers. At the most. opportune moment during the operation of load ing some ship on short notice, the native labourers quit sud demazded 20 por cont, increase This necessitated the paying of a large inmense in the salary flat and brought on a consequent decrease in the profit. The Manila Preis united in the

belief that the best ralet for the situation was Government intervention, presumably by the importation of foreign labour. The situation

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THE CIGAR TRADE.

correspondent writes: The Manila cigar trade is at pressut brought to a complete stand still in view of the general strike of the vigor-makers ordered by their Fabour Union. It seems that the operatives demand nearly fifty por sent, increas in the wages, which the factories are unable to conced, as in that can the cigars would have to be sold at a very high prios, which would qurtall. the anies. In order to fight the Labour Union. the cigar factories have all combined forming

ant erastly "well in hand, and has begun, lock seriously alarming The American Chamber of Commerce on they have agreed that when one factory is this day announced that it would closed on account of the strike of its woon hold a meeting to deal with the operatives, all the factories should closa.A subject. In so interview Leabelo was noticed general strike has now been fu force vince to have marked symptoms of stage right, his the 7th instant and it is inrmised that it will sltifade käving changed considerably, evidently: condians for & yuck or twobeloreany saltlement brught about by the sight of the harm besarrived at. The Cigar Mannafuoturers' Union had done, and he vigorously expressoda wish to

arbitrate, --To show that he would make a very bizarre

martyr, it is only necessary to read between the line of his following speech made

recognise the necessity of increasing the wages view of the increased coss of livinging consequent прои

the American occupation, but some of the demands of the Labour Union ate so unreason-

ofgar trade altogether. Hence the deadlock.

An animated debate ecaned, in the course of

policy of the nation. The tax was beoossary, Bir Michael stated, to meet the financial requir tents of the moment. It was not the Govern ment a policy to Ley and encourage colonial trade by initiating a tarif war with Great Britain's. best customers. The talk about preferential duties was merely trailing a red herring over the scent.

The House divided :--

Against the amendment For the amendment...

Government majority

251

118

133

EASTMAN'S

KODAKS. FILMS.

AND ACCESSORIES

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.

WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELY DEVOTED TO EXECUTING WORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES

FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY.

The third sling of the measure was fixed ACHEE & CO.,

"...

London, 18th Jane. The Pretoria plot reported a week ago was discovered through an officer who understeed Dutch overhearing one of the plotters named.

for Monday.

The statement made in the House of Com- Sim accosting General Beyers in the street. The plotters rendezvous was an empty bolous ou Wednesday night by Sir Michael whence they had excynted a passage which was already within 1 yards of Lord Kitchener's Hicks-Beach has been favourably commented

upon residents when the discovery was made, seem to be particularly well-plougod with the Dynamite and wired bolag füid in the tax Chancellor's utterane: 8. The New Zealand or passage, which it was intended to explode Premier, now on a visit to England for the when Loris Milner and Kitchener Were Coronation festivities, is convinced that Great together in the Commander-in-Chief's residence. Britain will graft the colonies some concessions, though not to the extent of andangering

ORIGINAL: BOFE B1UENGTH,

The original strength of the Bour forces has

been estimated as follows :-

In concentration and prison esmps 42,000 Dead, wounded, and sick... Recent captures Surrenders:..

11,000

9,000 18,000

80,000.

The recent captures" referred to are those Boers who were, mule prisoners during Lord Kitchener's latest drives, but who had not been sent into prisons or camps when perce was proclaimed....

ARRANGING THE FINANCES.

Landon, 21st June, In the House of Commons yesterday. Hun J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State or the Colonies, stated that the £3,000,000 mentions? in the terms of the Boor surrender document did not apply to the compensation which would be paid to the Caps Colouy and Natal lovelists for damage wrought during the war. d. sum of £4,000,000 would be provided for the letter puropose, and made chargeable to the Transvaal colony out of the first loss raised. In the case. however, of damage done in Cape Colony by nobis or natives, the expensos of providing compensation would fall upon the Cape Govern

GENERAL NEWS.

INSURANCE AGAINST THE KING'S INES

London, 17th June. West-End tradesmen, to cover themselves against possible loss, are heavily insuring the King since His Majesty's attack of lumbago, insure that the Coronation proosssion will take place before the end of July. The previous rate was four guiusos por ont.

IBISH LAND SALE AGITATION.

London, 17th Juns.

plan of campaign has been A widespread organised throughout Ireland, meluding many districts of Ulster, in support of the compaleory -sale of hand scheme advocated by Mr. 1 W. Russell, JL.P. In order to provide funds, the tenants are asked to deposit in a

war chest"! 25 per cent of their respective valuations. The Landlorda are

in Continental circles, · The Berlin eritios

free trade

.......

THE RHODES JUHOLARSHIPS,

London, 10th June. The trustees appointed by the lato Mr. Cecil Rhodes to administer his will desire that the colonial scholars ander the special scholarships should go into residence at Oxford in October, 1903,

THE TAMIAN CANADA

London, 1th June, The United States Senato has, by 42 votes to 34, agreed to the proposal to construct the Isthmian Canal along the Panama route if the title is clear and can be purchased for 40,000,000 runto to be chosen. It is expected that the dollars (B.0.00) Otherwise the Nicaragus House of Representatives will conenr.

TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE U.S.

Adelaide, 23rd June. by a body of miners out on strike in Amerion, A terrible outrage has just been perpetratal be mine was being worked by nou unioniste. The strikers threw several charges of dynamite down the shaft, the explosion of which killed ive men and maimed others. They then eponed fire upon the survivors as they emerged from the shaft, killing and wounding several.

CRICKET.

DALAUSIRALIANS V. SOUTH OF ENGLAND,

London, 18th June: The match between the South of England team and the Australian cricketers was brought to a conclusion today at Eastbourne, the result being a win for the visitors by 181 Tube, he following in to to sores and analysis.

AUSTRALIA,

First InmFrigs.

Trumpor, b Wilson Thompson

7

Second Innings.

Duff, bw, b Wimbo Bash, b Thompson Hill, o Thompson, b Best 25 N

wick me unorte Gregory, 6 Crawford, big d

Bestwick - 19 b Thompson..... Darling, ʼn Beatwick ... 6. 8. Wileon...

Arid, 6 Thomp Armstrong, Wilson

Wilson. 5

71

Noble, Woestoru, slhompson 23 Kelly, e finah, b Arnold 7 b Thompson

Bbw, b Thompson, 7 not out...

Trumble, not out

at the Centro de Bellas Artes After tendering able that if granted it would wversely affect the is expofe also combining, and a stiff ght Howell, o Arnold pic

POLICE COURT, Wednesday, 16th July.

BEFORE ME. F. A. Hazelang (POLICH)

· MAGISTRATE).

THIEVING CARETAKER.

A Chinese bunchback, a miserable-looking little bit of four fest-six humanity, denied that he had stolen and sold eleven ohs ra whitat acting as caretaker of a native sing song club in Hollywood Road

The master of the club said there were about sily chairs on the premises, and when he came to take an inventory be found that the eleven which the defendant was charged with stealing were missing. Subsequent farestigs tions revealed the guilt of the latter, who probably thought that eleven chairs would not be missed out of such a number,

his resignation as president of the union, lie proclaimed himself ia samastakable terms as one mestrail, of, the omewhat disconcerting process of shuiling of the mortal coil. "I do not care if the Americans aboo me for what I have done for my dear workusen, The govern-*** ment is watching every movement of this anion. I do not gate for myself, but what I do care for i the welfare of my dear worked." (Intert denr workmen ad libitum for fifteen minutes) "Do not any I osnnot be valstituted; to say that wenk be an offenes against our nation and myself, for it would imply that there are no other Filipinos worthy of taking my place and would net bring the union to accesful issue. We want American capital and at the same time we want our workmen paid enough to enable thm to five decently. Our uviou comprises eight benches, a fact of which I am pardonably proud-lithographors and bookbinders, tailors, machinists and mech- anic barbers printers, map-makers and architects, cigar-makers, clerks. In addition to ¿bens there is a woning's section for dressmakers and tobacco factory girls, After more unit. portaut discusion of furture polidy, etc., the mbaling was closed, He stated immediately "afterwards to a reporter on the spot : * I am not now the president of the union and I do not wish to have any further contection with it. eroept as a friendly advisor to the Filipino work, men. I would suffer as much as buy one if wages are inomased, being a largo land-owner and em- ples of entive inhour mysdf. On 14th Jaman zoeking of the American Chamber of Commerc was held. The most prominent employees of native Byou add templ the meeting, the result of which was the appointment of a committee

Din Worship sont biù to prison for three weeks, with hard labour

to some coming

THE U.S. STEEL TRUST,

Lpardon, 17th June

The Chancery Court of the State of New Jersey has forbade the retirement of £49,000,000 of the United States Steel Trast preferred abock by the issue of £50,000,000 bond. Thợ prohibition is based upon the argument that such a retirement would impair the rights of those shareholders who were, not exchanging.

The Court also uphold the preferred simre holders rights vested prior to a special statute which was rushed through the New Jersey Legislature during the present year, maintain ing that the directors were anable to alter holdings witsout the acusent of the people concerned. An appeal has been entered.

A WHISKY COMBINE. Y SOMOS London, 17th June. The principal distillers in Soutland are com bining to check the over-production of whisky:

SPEECH BY SIR 7. COLOMB

The London, 17th June. Sir John Colomb last orening read a paper before the members of the London Chamber of Commerce, in the course of which he maintained that the effect of the South African war was greater upon British trade in colonial and Ludian Port than at home The demands of the Empire for watercarnage averaged 25,0.0 tons per hour, both day and night, and he considered

BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE that there was on argent necessity to afford on

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INDIAN GAMBLEES.

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185

Total 154 Total DES BOUTE OF ENGLAND. Firat Immings.

Second Innings. Kiel, & Hówulf, h Tramble 32 FUN OLT... Wrathall, & Darling, Howell keep

1 b Trumble Thompson, e Gregory, b

1: run out

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PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS STORE.

17. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FEW DOORS EAST OF HONGKONG HOTEL

Hongkong, th May, 1902.

THE EXPEDITION TO LAKE CHAD.

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ORIENTE HOTEL LITIGATION..

A snit was brought in the Manila Court Inst Reator's Agency reports (as we have already week by W. A. Fitton against Ab Gong, to learat telegraphically) that the British ex-restrain the latter from Interfering with the pedition to Lake Chad under Colonel Morland plaintiff in participating in the management of has provel a complete saccess, the programme the Oriente Hotel. Mr. Fitton does not claim originally arranged by Sir Frederick Lugard to be a partner of Ah Gong, but simply to have having been carried eat in its entirety an interest in the lease. The defence put on uamber i American business men to vicinity of the Liske in British garrison has been established in the a

a position.com testify that the plaintiff and no interest in manding the entrance to

the British the hotel. Harry R. Hanford testified that Ab incursions have been made by the French learned that Fitton'a name appeared in it, sphere across the Germen boundary by which Gong had refused to sign the lesso

when

natil the hostile chiefs between the Niger and the Fitton gave him a lottor, witnessed by Hanford, Lake on the rante followed by the expedition and signed in his presence, stating that he had have been either deposed or captured. British no interest in the lease. Mr. Brown, president and the French bave retired into Geraan of the Orients Hotel Co., testified that the com hava bean established at varying distances, of the Juternational Bank, and former manager territory. Advices from Lokoje, dated May pay was perfectly willing to rent the hotel tu 13, state that one of the most noteworthy Ab Gong, although the plaintiff had told Al features of the operations has been the ex- Gong that he would be unable to get the lease traordinary marching done by the column, unless he, Fitton, signed it. Mr. Wright, the which anpabered about 1,000 men, inclusive of present manager of the hotel company, testified carriers. One march of 108 miles was portrmed to

to promically the same thing. Charles Jenkins. five days, another of 200 nuks in eight days, former mausger of the hotel, said that and a further journey of the Baue distance in the plaintiff und schatted to him both ten days. These long marches were rendered before and after April 29, the date of the necessary owing to the want of water, which in lease, that he had no interest in the lesse, but

that be extremely defielent in Borna at this season.

bad-also-textilled to the

Porte

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Colonel Morland had no fighting sfter that Gong acted simply out of friendship for Ali with the Mallan Gibiria, near Gajbs. After garne thing. Ah Bam, Ah Gong's partner, the chief's capture Cujba italt was peacefully was absent in China when the lease was signed occupied and a garrison established under a bat returned shortly after and testified that suitable force was also left at Maiduguri, near Fitton had told him that he had no intorest in the shore of Lake Chad and about 20 miles from the hotel, but simply noted in a friendly the German boundary. As Colonel Morland's capacity. The result of the ouse is mot force advanced the French retired from the yet announced.

W ALLEGED TURF SCANDAL IN

ENGLAND.

British sphere into Germen territory. Their subsequent moremants are unknown, but it is stated that a German force from the south was on its way towards Lake Chad, presumably bound for Dikoa, near the Anglo-Germza

A telegram dated New York, June 12 says: border. quite sweet, not brackish as was generally any world is soon to be plunged into the greatest The water of Lake Chad was found to be Mr. Francis Trevelyan, the noted turf writer, in the Telegraph this morning declares that the posed. The water was found to be zeren and a tu scandal in history as an aftermath of the half miles from the shore ss measured from the English Derby, won by Ardpatrick in whiob high water mark of the wet season.

Sceptre. Berior Lake Chad, Colonel Morland at the remarkably short price of 100 to 70.-- After reaching

s poerless illy, was the favourite returned with all speed to Lokoja, travelling Trevelynn says dovier, lost half a million when vía Yola and the Binus, Borna ay now be Sceptre lost the Lincolnshire handicap, the first regarded as effectively occupied, a state of

things which will present fatare incursions reat race of the present English season. Then followed an offer by Vanderbilt of $230,000 for BOTORS the boundary and lead to a closer the ally, which Serier for some reason refused. observance of the Convention of 1893.

SOME STORIES OF RHODES,

Mr. Trevelyan declares the English bookmakers stood to win or lose £1,000,000 by Steptre's Troup; b Trumble....... Bush, b Tabl

victory or defeat, and that the opportunity was Storer, at Kelly, b Aran,

prodigions for some one to make a big fortune strong

by the ally's defeat. Continuing, ha saga Astiald, Trouble

Mr. Robert Mae William writes to the fines It was a prodigious opportunity to make from Gill Collage, Somerset East, Cape Colony, fortune to an absolute certainty, and assuredly Jessop, Tramper, b

under date April 20. to narrato come perevaal there was no paat eplecde in the career of Hobart Crawford, Hopkins, b

Tramble 67. Hopkine, b'Traaible 7 Impressione of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Hore in de S. Sevier, ex-actor, ex-bookmaker and gambler

extract from his letter For a long time

Trumble

Wilson, not out ... Hostwick, b Trumble.

60

1 Howell, h Trumble 14 8 Kelly, Howell 15 Dalt, b Tramble... 3.

0 0 Duz, b Tramble ..

'8" Exte

3

Ibw Howell...

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Total 189 Total

BOWLİNG-HAUPTRALIA: Innings, Test,

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2 Rhodes know that he was doomed man extraordinary, to miske any one suppose he would prate such a gilt-edged, high-lass and Years ago he said to friend of mine, There honourable sportsman us to torn ng his nose it. as so many things I want to do in South the goods the gods had strewn in his path." 70Africa and have got only so many years to do, The raca was won and Sceptre beaten. A them is. That I was told nowe seven few days later followed the ruling off of Sceptre'a

Walaud, four wickets for Arnold, two for years ago, and the period ko mentioned jockey, Randall, the son of a wealthy Britisk. 50 Bestwick, four for 30 1 Thompson, none for 24.

Second Innings. Thompson, sight for 8; Wilson, one for 55; Host wink, móde för 25, Arnold, mons for two.

BOVIH OF LUOLAND,

First

Treble, oight for 281 Howall, one for 32, Arm strong, one for 18; Noble, tone for tru

second Inningen a Trumble, six for 26; Nable, nono for 15 ; A rinstiơng none for 1 Howall, two for 20.

AUSTEALIANS T. DEKH

London, 20th June garo the present scores

The following -

Wright Howal, baders Olivierre, & Carter, b Baandern.. Storer, Armstrong...... Ashcroft b Armsiring

couragement to private enterprise in order to develop the speed, endurece, and carrying apacity of our liners. Such assistance should be afforded on conditions binding the suípower Derby Chinese gamblers in the Fofie Court are so but to trulster the vessels to foreign proprietors, very common thit a welcome variaty almost is and, it titte of war, to racite armasients, guns, imparted to the proceedings when a hateli of f mul prowe. Avery, son of this counic Empire griesters of another nationality faces his ought, continued Hiroba, to contribute in ume Worship Nine Indius were run to earth by of penes to the means for keeping the son clear Sorgeant Musicon in a bones in Hollywood in tins of war, as the surest condition for on- Read on Tuesday night, and "They moru zo | suring economis sucrival, territorial nafoty,and dumbfounded by the endden and Ketelly, utor maritime pende pecte entrance of the police that they could only sit and stare whilst tim cards and money staxod werd bang collected.

They were fined $5 each.

to confer on the heat means to deal with the NEW RIRE BOAT. situation. On 5th June, the exaployees of

IRELAND AND THE CORONATION.

London, 18th-June. The Irish Nationalist members of the Hones | of Commons have resolved, that "owing to the misgovernment of Ireland," they cannot par ticipate in the approaching Coronation cole- brations. The Nationaliste inland to hold a

Coronation Day" to consider the condition, mi

the

Kart & Co. comaniasion, hierchuats, and the The new water boat Tubs, baill at Ecog monster massting in Deblin on the 26th lust Tainoolers Co. wholesale tobies frm went Long, arrived enfily at Maniu on the 9th fast, Ireland of Common Corday,

mat on strike Thisswelled the cofal estimated haring done the journey across in days, 10 the House of Commons number of strikers to 100. The Luglish hours. Captain Scott, Inte of the US Naval Chamber of Commerce called a meeting for ten - despatch boat "Zajtry, took

the best crer. The 'clock of this day All the mutive butchere in Tubty is consignal to Armstrong and Mackay, the markets of the City also buried the bat, but it is understood that she is destined for the elsat with a vengeuner, and struck terror Compania traneral de Tubacos de Filipiace. to the souls of the

gentis and tender, inhabitant knows watering... pieces, tha

the natives who rare talked to

zeemed to take a childich delig

It was a novelly te thien, in sor

Speaker unbounced the arrest of Mr. RA. Hogh, Nationalist munster for Nortu Leitrim, on a charge of eriminel conspuncy and intimidation, The anouncement was grooted with loul shouls of « Cozonation: Looreicu from the Iran beccles

Selfie A AGAINST ANARCHISTS.---

The

That She is equipped with powerful wrecking pumps. on best Captain Scott gives the builders mual credit All for constructing such a strong craft. His only agilstors | danger lay in the best sipsizing, in the Jung | into striking. southerly monsoon sw developing, Jako? *

putiana! | typhoon, which might wash boiler and ma

Festic One 7th Juus an informal tubeling of from the decks, where they unke the >the American, English sox

top-besry. - The Tubig is registe

of Commerce was hold, the result of which was bat her immense water-farka cu challenge direct to the union, in the shape of f She has a very big boiler space,

I

inttarton, b Howall Lawton, Howe 1 Humphries, Hill, 110 Huine, a Gregory, b

Forest, boweli turion, not aut

Clearwich, c/ Orgery, b Szuloep

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152

expires this year. Could anything more manufacturer, Rondall was presumably pan- conclusively prove the mau's fores of ished for later performance, but Trevelyan character, and intrinsic greatness than his declares the real cause was the defeat of Sceptre; carser dering these last years knowing what he did?

It is faid that the character of a man is best shown in little

things, and if this letter is not too long already MOET & CHANDON'S

I thould like to mention cae or two of those

de things to show what to my mind the real

核 One afternoon four of us sta

started

Groot Bolmar for a walk through the

frode, in the first place to see some dne tew grounds,

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at birds that be ind got for his collection. With

difcuity we found a

a gate that was not locked but like so many gates in this country fastened with a piece of wire tvisted round top. One of the party-then es now

Bowling Analysda. Trumble, non for 57 Suuders, far for 60 Hopkins, one for Armstrong, two for 11 Howell, four for eight

AUSTRALIA First Inn - Trumper, e Humphries, b Best

M

Hopkins, not oUS

Hill, b Bentwick

Darling, Olivierre

Gregory, o Humphries, b Aphcraft Armatroi, uht at

Total (for 5 wickets).. (106)

Adelaide, wird June. The match between the Australians and Der Go London, 18th June.

bysjure has resulted in another walk over for Continental, ma Eng is detectives are the visitors, whe won with mine wickets to rating to prevent an influx of Anarchists sparp. The scores were as follows - Derby- daring the Coroltution. A number abire 152 first and 73 second innings: Aus- o rebondly quitted. Zurich andra lams, 218 Arat and 13 for leas of two wickets witzerland, have been traced to in second innings, cum w

at waiting an opportunity |

REGIJAH COUNTY ORION Dr London, 18th Jange - To the County Chempiollship matabes yes? terday Somerset best Torkulire, Brunntteking

In moving the rejection of the cornia in 15 wickets for 21 ma, and Haigh 6 10 1313

the

a member of the Cape Ministry-untwiste

the wire and we got in and saw all

DRY IMPERIAL"

CHAMPAGNE

PE 1 DOZEN BOTTLES

PER 3 DUZEN 1-BOTTLES

$64.

· 855

that was to be seen. When we came out ho MARTELL'S THEF STAR

slayed behind to naten the gato ne before, (I should have mentioned that as it was Sunday afternoon there were handieds of people, mau, women, and children, using the grounds 38 if they had been their own.) Rhodes turned and maid Cours .org, X, leave it alone. No, said he the birds are nesting and some of these little beggars replied Rhodes, why will go in and do mischief"

Come along, shouldn't the little beggars have some pleasure?" Later in the aftermor, when we were sitting chatting in the billard room, so

Well

known

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