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CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold oneven responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondants. UNDESIRABLES AND HIGHWAY

ROBBERIES./

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREIS,"

Hongkong, 3rd September.

THE EONGKONG DAILY FRISS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1902

I to a diet of the rattan if they resumed their nalawful eskling. Under these circumstances I think they would be very walikely to revisit the Colony. Of or to wake this practic able, certain Ordinances would have to be amended. If we succeed ja keeping them undesirables out of the Colony it would greatly help to relists the enrcrowding re- garding which we hear so much nowadays. Theoretically these elaborate trials of urimi

als often for very trivial offences followed by up-to-date troutment in gaol som all right, bet is practice like a good many other schemes that look so nice oa paper orò costly fuilures. have no fault to find with the Police, who do their work very well considering the misterial of which the fores is composed.

CHINESE NAMES. -

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Sta→ How is it that we have had so many higurny robberies of late, in broad daylight The answer ju very simple. Owing to the large number of undesirables residing in the Colony. And why bays wosa many of these troatures in our midst? Simply because sbsolutely nothing is done to prevent them visiting this happy houting ground in unlimited numbers. They are 1s froe

Une ether matter. I will refer to before to land and xeside here as the migrating bringing this rather long letter to a close. Not suipe is to locate himself in a paddy field, long agon Commission was appointed to enquire and their prospects are ever so much brighter, into the labour question. It was found for while the harmloss migrant is able to that things were far from satisfactory, bṛt be shot at any moment the worst that can harnafortunately the Government was too weak pen to them is to find themselves if they come kneed to make any change. Since then things to grief in palatial quarters with a menn vastly have gone from bad to worse. Any afternoon superior to the one they bad to cater for them: If it is raining hard, it is almost impossible to Malves. Uns cannot help smiling when ous gét a chair the very time one most needs one, thinks of the solicitude shown by the bot because the chairs are employed, for scores Gorerument for the welfare of natives leaving of them can be en lining the street, but the Colony, for the Siraits and other places, because the coolies have disappeared. This is while it is quite oblivions to the influx of the altogether wrong, and is very easily put right. seum of Kwanginng. Troe, we have that white Put a clause in ssery coolie's license that if he is slephant the gaol, which is as favourably known not in charge of his chair without giving to the raspality of the neighbouring provinos, adequate reason for his absence, his licence is as the Hotel Cecil in to the clits of London, to be liable to cancellation.-Yours, etc..

BIZ. What more natural than that they should gire it a trial when hard times are struck? From what onu bars they are quite satisfied with the accommodation, but are disappointed with the food or rather the quantity of it as the visiting Justices can testify showing that the crestare comforts for which a benign Government receives credit fall somewhat short of expectation. ⠀・・・

That there has been no diminution in offences during the past decaile is amply proved by the enormous number of prisoners in gaol, which І впррове

musi storage dÚy i daily. I often feel sorry for our hard-working Magistrales who seldom or never get home before 6.30, having day after day to try scores of criminals who should not be here at all and who are mostly desperate creatures who have just arrived from the country," "Tuinga would not be quite so bad if our management of the natives were different, for John Chinaman has changed very little in recent years, but I think it will be admilted that he is more easily split than child by unjudiciuna treatment. in proof of this, I found when recently in Macro thot the natives there were extremely civil and obliging and secured, contented with their lot, in such marked contrastí, to the overbearing and insolent demeanour displayed by natives hers when employed by Europeans. Why should there be such a difference to the matiner of "tho ustives in the two places when they are practically recruited from the same districts

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong, 4th September. SI-I read with interest in your issue of this morning the discussion on the question ruised by the Hon. R. Shewan as to the naturalisation of Chinese under more than one name. I entirely agree with the hon. member thut Chinese should not be allowed to naturalise andler more than one unmo, and that the aliases under which they are known, whether as honorifle, Literary, or otherwise, should be disregarded. The course suggested by the Attorney-General was a sensible compromise, but it does not, I think, entively mest, tue diffionily. I m given to understand that it is not uncommon for Chiness to become interested in one busines ntider one cognomen, and to be registered as partner in another concern under another style or tille. They also sometimes aut out on their travels under one of these aligera,

HONGKONG SANITARY HOARD.

A resting of the Sanitary Board was held everday afternoon in the Board boom. Preut-Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil avdica) Viteer (President); Hop Dr. F. w inrk, Medical Uticer of Health; Ho. W Chathe, Director of Public Works; Mr. C. mol. Messor, Avling negistrar-General; and Mr. E. Osborne,

KODAK

PROGRESS COMPETITION.

nover authorised plaintiff to sell wood at Chang shawan, and did not know until that morning that plaintiff had realised 80.5 by the sale of. the wood. He did not authorise plaintiff to pag the hotel expenses of Mr. Moslovaky,

Cross-examined-It was at the end of March that it was agreed to reduce the plaintiff's At the end of My the plaintiff salary to $50; he was to be allow d to do out- side work, resigned from the service of the Company

did not go to Earope on the Company's business. The Company was not going on now. Hon. Wei A Yak stated that it was not the fact that he authorised the plaintiff to pay Mr. Menlovsky's hotel expenses, He did not KNECTIN UP BALCÓNTÉS,

know that plaintiff had sold wood at Changshin- Correspondense was land on the cable relative-wan and got then by that was done to tas erection of malonies over Low Land without his knowledge Plaintiff resigned at $4,000.00 IN PRIZES (IN U.S. GOLD CURRENCY), adjoining Mariné Lots No. 128 to it, Wing the end of May and had no further concction

with the Company. Lok Stat.

TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS WHICH HAS BEEN MADE BY THE KODAK IN THE FIELD OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART,

NO PLAGUE AT ANÖK.

Hon. Dr. C.BK laid of the table corres pondence showing that the port of Amoy was

now free from plagne,

The pleas submitted were accordance with

the regulations 10 force within the Colony, it was pointed out by the Dirvator of Paulic Works in a minte attached, but on the motion of Mr. USBORNE, reconded by Mr. Masses it was agreed to refuse the application.

THE DEATH RATE.

A return was laid on the table showing that the death-rate during the wook ended id August was 36.8 per 1,000 of the population per ausum, as against 6.3 in the previous week. and 27.9 in the corresponding period of ass

year.

LIME-WASHING, "

The bine-washing return for the fortnight eaned in august showed that 85 houses in the Eastern Patriet bud teen so treated.

ANALYSE, OF WATER,

The report of Mr. F. Browns, the Govern ment Analyst, for the month of August, bore that the results of analyses of the pahtis water service showed the water to bo. of oxcellent quality.

PLANS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS

APARTMENT. Plans were suomitted from the Pablic Works. Department for (1) tau, extension of Wanchal market, (2) a temporary market, oppite the Sailors' Home, (3) a temporary Tharket adjoining the now Harbour. Uffee, and

details of statis for the abʊvə markvių. The plans wer passed, as amended,

THE 781MSHATSUI MARKET. Mr. OSUNE-While we are on the subject of markets, sir, I should like to ask the Director of Public Works it he can give us any information as to the Kowloon market, the site for which was prepared some time ago!

Ho. Dr. CLARK-Why not move that the Government be asked

Mr. USBORNE Very well, I beg to move that the ororum.nt be asked to proceed is soon as possible watu tho Tsimshatsni market.

MOR. Dr. CLARK seconded, and the motion way carried.

́a his was all the public business.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 4th september.

IN SUMMARY JUHIEDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONJUR A. G. Win (PUISNE JUDGE).

BODEMEYER . BOWA BREWING CO.

Mr. Muster in addrossing, the Court churao. terised Mr. Bodemeyer's casu un ag impudent clain.

Mr. Grist also addressed the Court. His Lordship in giving judgment said 'that the plaintiff had failed to prove that he had the authority of the Hon. Wei A Yak to pay Mr. vieslovsky's hotel expenses. That disposed of the alaim for $286 90. As to the item of $300 for travelling expenses, his Lordship believed that he had actually got the money from Maslowsky hot bad speat it on bis own pleasures and was now trying to come upon the Company for the amount. There was no word in the books as to how this $300 was spent, whereas miner ex- penses were fully recorded. As to the $300 for safary, plaintiff admited that his salary was re- duced to 350, and statel Ural Hon. Woj A Yuk and Mr. Fang Wa Chun naked him to go to Europe to raise more capital. The two defendants who were present were men of business, but it they were likely to employ the plaintiff at his full salary to go to Europe to raise capital they Lordsbig were not the sort of business meu.his thought them. He certainly would not have done so. The two defendants who had given evidence totally denied the plaintiff's story and be must accept their evidence an being correct. Judgment for defendants in both case, with costs of one hearing.

The Court adjourned,

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 4th September.

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE).

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED FLAUD ON THE

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK,

Saul Levy, a Juw, and his thirteen-year-old danglitet, dizelle Levy, were remanded on a charge of being in unlawful possession of forged bills on the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Coopera ion; against the first defondant there is a second charge of uttering the hills, know- ing them to be forgerios.

THE EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

OFFER

$2,000.00 IN CASH, $2,000.00 IN KODAKS,

FOR THE

BEST AMATEUR WORK

WITH THE

KODAK AND BROWNIE CAMERAS.

CONTEST CLOSES NOVEMBER 157, 1902.

For Terms and Particulare, apply to

ACHEE & CO.,

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS STORY,

No. 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN. GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong. 2nd September. 1902.

FROM MAKER

TO USER.

We beg to inform you that we have established a Retail Store for the sale of the

LATEST IMPROVED

SINGER SEWING MACHINES

AT No 34, WYNDHAM STREET ·

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and shall be plensed to serve you when you need a FIRST-CLASS SEWING MACHINE,

Wo Manufacture Sowing Machines for EVERY STITCHING PROCESS FOR CLOTH OR LEATHER. Family or Manufacturers uses.

The circumstances of the case are as follows Saul Levy, a native of Bagdad, residing at 11. Sinunton Street, wont to the current account department of the Bank on Wednesday, and handed over, for entry in his pass-book, two 350 bille and one, 310 bill. The shroff took the bills, aud, after examining them, passed them over to the European assistant with request to look al them. The fatter pronounced the bills to be fraude, and was questioning Levy when Sergeant J. J. Watt happoned to come in on bralness. The matter was explained to him by the Bark officials, and he in ura questioned Levy as to the PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE NO GENUINE SINGER MACHINES circumstances under which became into posseu- sinn of the notes. No explanation was given, however, and Sergeant. Wett detained the search his konse. There, in a box belonging to suspected man while he got en: a warrant to the girt, the sergeant found thiran $50 notes,

We will employ a full Corps of Expert Operators, and Instruction will be GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE.

Maebines will be sold for Cash or on Monthly Payments, and we

will take your OLD MACHINE in part payment for a NEW ONE.

We will at all times be prepared to Reut Machineș, und special attention will be given to Repairing.

A fall supply of Needles and Oil always on hanil at low prices.

Pormanency constitutes & strong safeguard to the purchaser of a SINGER SEWING MACHINE and we are IN CHINA TO STAY,

case some confusion to foreigners who may have known them as So-and-so. I thick some legislation is required in this British Colony to present aligus from doing busi-

These were two not one, heard je ta, de 21688 or pursuing various avocations auder

for $800 and the other for $596.99, the first different DAMES. it should be made in laim being in respect of salary for four mouths cumbent on Chinese settling here for the and the second comprising $296.90 of hotel purpose of earning a living or carrying expenses paid by the plainuff en bokale of Mr. on trade to declare their patronymic denomina Mentovsky and 3300 of traveling and other tion, and they should not be allowed to signs incurred by the plain on behalf of Mr. of Messrs. chiques or any documents under any other Wilkinson & trist, soncitars, spritur fort designation, or to enter any empleymont, or plastiff, and Mr. G., Master of Musis give evidenco, or serve in any public capacity andesirables a very warni roo plión story under spy other designation whatsoever. There tefendants, on the instraction of the Hon. Welta la forgeries, The 'man and girl were con..!

ave no hesitation, in saying its

the difference in Guverament. It is not

so long ago since we had a ruicctor of Chinese in the Cotuus, what is now wanted isa Refector of Unansirables, While giving

encouragement should be given by the Governtuent to honest Chinese coming her in beurch of vinployment, they should be housed in, healthy buildings and every care should be taken that they are not preyod on by unscrupulo

harpies under the cloak of one of the many guilds so commoù in the Colony, The reader will say this sounds very well, but how is it to be carried out? simply enongh, but it will satail a considerable amount

the

Johnson, Stokes & Muster, senators, for the

A Yuk and Mr. Fung Wa Ubun

MADE IN GERMANY,

which were afterwards pronounced at the Bank THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.

sequently arrested, and the case against them will be heard on the 10th inst., Mr. P. W. Goldring (Messra. Deacon and Hastings), who appeared on behalf of the Bank, asking for a reward till that date.

has, fortunately, always been, ice much

Mr. H. H. Bodemeyer deposed that he was a tendency, both in legislation and administration surveyor. He was for some time in the empley here, to forget that this is a British Colony, of the Bona Brewing Co. nehld the position of and rot a Chinese dependency. There should general manager suú also of secretary.. de paid

SERIOUS CHARGES DISMISSED. lodging for Mr. Aslovky, The Hon. Wei a

Wong Muk Sing, a broker, pleaded not more bonest effort to adapt the Chiness to Yak asked him to pay that sum because Álr, bless pandering to Chiuese prejudices and to the Hongkong Hotal for board and Western customa, We do hot, so we well Mesiotaky was retained to serve in the brewery, guilty, on remand, to having been conserved might to, tako a leaf out of the Celestial code, That was before any work had been actually in an armed robbery in Yanmati bay on 22nd ano test them to a little more of the argument started by the Company. He had applied to July, when a boatwoman was forcibly deprived Mr. Wai A Yuk for the repayment of that of money, clothing, and jewelley to the amount of the stick, instead of crowding up the gaol money, but had always been pat off with the of $3600.

complainant, who had previously picked The with petty offenders; but we de allow them to atutement that the Company had no money in thoir dirty bubite, and we recoguise customs and went to Japan for the Company in January.he had been misled by a fancial resemblance,

1900. He received a sum of $ from Mr. Fung and the accused was accordingly discharged. ways that are not tolerated in any other portion Wa Chuo, which sum he outsed in the books usi Aguiuethin there was a recond charge, similar of the Empire. It is time that all this was money received. It was paid to him as travelling in its cireuinstances, of having been one of a changed, and that the Chinese should be expenses. He was scut to Japan to see what Mr. party which, by force of aime, robbed the brought into line with the rest of His Majesty's Meslovsky was doing. That100 wasal he reocionou jants of a simpan in Laichikok bay, and abjects, if they wish to aspire to the honour of ed. His Jajas expenses were altogether nearly decemped with booty valued at $57. To this 500 ven. He was away from 26th January tin charge also a plea of not guilty was tendered; 5th arch. He was obliged to borrow 300 yen the seqused was represented by M. D'Almada, british citizenship.-Yours, etc.,

from Mr. Meslovsky; all that money was ex-solicitor.

(OFFICES IN EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD.). Hongkong, 22nd July, 1902.

FOOCHOW.

quarantine

giving trouble. It is said that a couple of missionarios, a man and his wife, had been wornica by a tiger prowling nightly around their bone and they were determined to get rid of it. To this end they, one night, tied scow up in the back yard and a dog in the front of the house, then they armed thom selves with gans and kept watch. The tiger.

Foodbow, 30th August, The Commissioner of Customs has issued the following notification-The inspection of vessels arriving from tho Southern the Formosan end the Northern ports, which was proclaimed in Customs. Notifications No. appeared, the missionary fred and killed the COW. The wife rushed to see what bad 14 and No. 143 of date 20th Jane and 3rd happened and in her absence the tiger ate the

In dogoochom Belu.

of trouble and expense, on

but nothing like the vost to the Côlóny of the gast with its ford render the city meletorous and insanitary by hand, but that it would be paid by-and-by. He ont the defendant from a number of others, suit July respectivaly will cease after this day.

R. CHATTERTON WILCOX.

DANGERS AT KOWLOON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS," Kowloon, 4th September. Sts, Many of the Kowloon residents have

the anm.

of.

future vessels are to be governed as regards quarantine by the 9th of the standing Harbour Regulations of June 1900, which reads as follows. A vessel arriving with a con- tagious disease on beart shall not come nearer thau eae milo below the lower limit of the Harbour, shall fly at the foro a yellow tag, and shall not allow any one to disembark or come on hoard without permission from the Harbour Master's office."

H.LG.M. cruiser Schwalbe arrived at Pagoda on the 26th inst.

Anipe-shooting" (double rise) competition for a prize presented by A. Friend" took place on Green Island last Wednesday. No less than twelve competitors faced the traps, a larger number than we have seen for a long time, in fine form. The prizo was handed to hiss by one of the three ledice present with a few

Ibondingst on employers of labour at one tines or other bad accidents thie ugh the The $300 had not been paid to him yet. His Chongshawan the four men the brat, one of Howell again scored a victory, shooting

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of inmates, which Talonut expect under the new order of things to dwindle down to some thing reasonable. Every pawnbroker is com pelled by law to keep a book which is availible at any time for the inspection of the Police showing the articles pawned and who pawned them. I should compel every-boarding-house

pended by him on behalf of the Company. Mr. The evidence against the defendant was that kooper ti keep a

tú keep a similar register. Tüia registor

Meslovaky had got judgment against him for the 21st ult., at 12.30 pm, he and three should give the following information name.

Before that suit he went to see other Chinamen engaged the ampas at Ped- Mr. Wet A Yak and Mr. Fang Wa Chus. The der's Wharf and asked to be taken to Chang- and date of arrival of usch inmate, profes

latter told him that he had to fight Mr. Mshaway. The boat's crew numbered three-the sion, employed or unemployed, if employo).

lovsky's cisim and then they would settle the owner, and bis wife and feki, who is only 13 years Between Stoneontiers' Island and where, if intending to emigrate, whereto..

matter. Mr. Wei A Yuk saxl the same thing.

rorealed the

pur keeping • similar register, so that if an in-faulty condition of the Kowloon Wharf and salary was $200 a month, free travelling exose for which they had engaged the olividual staying af a particular boarding Godown Company's tram-rails near the ferry penses and hotel expenses. His salary was then taking the tiller from the master of the sam- honse stated he was employed by a certain pier of Kowloon; wheels have been wrenched off reduced to $50 in april, 1901, on conditie pan, who was seized by a second with the words,

that when the Company got now capital

"If you make a noise I will chop you to death." the Police could verify his statement their rickshas, or their bicycles or riekstus the $150 per month would be refunded. The other two men searched the hout, which charming words of congratulation. Mr. Gitting PLEASANT.

retired at the fifth round. Mr. Hoss kindly, undertook the offies of scorer. ring to the registor of his employer have been upset. Others have oscoped by a That arrangement bald during the month of as afterward run ashore to enable the four

On 1st May he came to a further to make their escape with their gains.

Kullang. The question has been nakod. This evidence emo conolasira anough, but ything suspicious about hair's breadth from trolleyscomingstarapid pace May.

to "How are they going get the captured Of couro if a man says he ont of the alley-way between the godown centre | arrangement with Mr. Woj A Yuk ; that being the defendant proved an irrefutable alihi, and

that he should go to Europe on behalf of the

tigress ont of the pit in which she is confined, ights of the Colony, he should and aide blocks. The Acting Governor was only Company for the purpose of mising additional was again discharged.

alive?" and no satisfactory answer having been given, it will be interesting to some to know that he is possessed of some a few weeks ago thrown violently out of his capital among his friends. His salary was lo

that a second pit is being dug clos beside the done at

at the present time in ricksha and much shaken, at the corner of Elgin continue st 8200 a month and he had to pay his

old one Into this su iron cage is to be of course on a small scale Road This accident resulted in the removal own travelling expenses. He went to Kurope,

lowered, and after breaking down the wall After expanding more than 25,000 le revived of rogues, hearing of the registers of the offending rail, and an outburst

a letter while in Europe stating that he was no

between the pits, the animal is to be enticed into it. This is expected to be successful. houses, might combing and sympathy and gratitude among the Kowloon louger onnected with the Brewing Co.

We learn that three foreign sportsmen ware PER CASE OF hort period. To provide residents, but are we to wait till souse one is warning him not to represent himself as

on the watch on Tuesday night for the tiger urt. I would insist on pro- filled before efective measures are taken to manager of the Company. He left for Europe

which had been seen by natives hunting for ofis description alas keep prevent inresponsible coolies sending heavily in June.. Before going he received $625, which was the proceeds of the sale of wood belonging

its mate. Their guide had arranged their be available for police inspection laden or even empty trucks across the road at to the Company at Changshawan. That repte

place of concealment lower down the gally sented his salary for July, August and

leading to the imprisoned tigres than be register should show when the fastest pace they can get up?

should have done and sa a a consequance the noble Cross-examined-He took the books of the

beast crossed bekind instead of in front of their PER CASE OF the comas Koro lit, but mere particularly the On Tuesday evening last about 7.30. p.m., September. He had not been paid for Juns. cocupation of the benauts. The proprietor whos csationsly cycling past this dangerous Company to Enrepe with him and inded them

shelter, placing himself to leeward of the breeze over to the Company's solicitor on Slet May

blowing the enemy, he roared alond. This wa the gally at the time; and, catching should also satisfy himself dixt their statement spot, which by the way is the darkest place on is correct by referring to their employer. If the road, I suddenly became aware that a truck of this yea

Ro-examined-Ho was sent to Jafinn to watch The C.P.E, steamer Athenfun left Vancouver faintly responded to by the tigrise in the pit, laden with two big bales was being rapidly unemployed than as in the other as they rushed ont of the alloy across the road; I just Melovsky, who the directors had reason to on the let inst., p.m., for Hengkong, ie tue as were also his repeated rours as he best a retreat. It appears that the shelter was so should be required, to show they are posted had time to pash oui and escape, the track believe, was not doing the work that he had been ususi ports of call men loft Fordhow constructed that the sportsmen could not fire

grasing time hind wheel There was no light, sent there to do. The $300 he got from The 0.8.8. steamer on an average 300 prisonses in gaol, as it in no policeman, and no supervision of the coolies. Meslovaky was expended partly in paying the yesterday morning, and is dus here to-morrow,

The of the biovele I do not see how I could have about $15% Then there were expenses for esosped a severe

sere lajury and possible permanent travelling back and forward from agasaki, to the Sid inst., p.m., and is expected here on the

*à day. He had also to give" "gih inst. Motory ocations while i malation aranice Kowloon residents have dimmers to various, people with whom he had

The N.Y.K. steamer Sanuki Maru, Europeu matler ounsider Another forward to take against the Company is a large part of dealings on behalf of the Company. He had | Lina) left Bhanghai on the 3rd inst., P., ands. trotting paco put them on the alert The TRADE, POPULATION AND FUTURE

the road is often taken up with unok Inden been told to spare no trouble or expense when das here to-morrow, with timber, for long periods, without he got his instructions before going to Japan.

of funds. In my opinion it is absurd keeping

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The O. & O. steamer Cuplic, with mails, de. left Shanghai for this port at midnight on the The T.K.K. steamer America Maru, with 3rd inst, and is due bere to-mermw, at 10a.m. maile, &c, left Yokotaras for this port on the 5th inat, via Iuland Bess ko.

The C.P.B. steamer Empress of India arrived at Kobe at 10.30 p.m. on the 3rd inst., and left again at 6 a.m. on the 4th for Yokohama, wisere she is due to arrive at Gam.. today.

The NY.K. steamer Kagoshima Maru Bon bay Line) left Kobe via Maji for this port on the 3rd inet; pm, and is expected here on the

10th inst.

of

expenalve and does little or no good. The only Had the truck caught the centre or front | detectives who traced out Maslovsky: tast vest with stammer Nestor left Singapore on peotation of the best continuing bis descent Lud

uranca vile, but that

necessarily com-

more than 100

myleted, I being moved Why is the end used as r. Fang Wa Chun deposed that he was ons

"ud deport them

QU any object behind them without leaving it, and this they did not do in the ex- passing in front of them. The first intimation they had of the approach of the beast wan'at 28.m when the heavy footfalls of the animal at

trot was reduced to a walk, then there was balt and then the first roar, followed by the retreat Undaunted by this failure these keen Portamen are going to make another attempt

There is story current at

truffed

seu somriking very different

KOWLOON RESIDENT

storing yard. If this is allowed that the of the partners in the Brewing Co and took anWould you like a sonats before dinner Company Abould obsage ita me to the Kow-setive part in the start of the couper Heid the musical hostess to Colonel Soler.

who could be Tours, etc,

I

on the Company's buknow: nor was it grood as I had two at the Bodega on my way here, but that be should get any shary after Hay, Ho I tunk I can stand another.

* figer in some other part of the province

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PROSPECTS

EQUES BY M. OB.

Price, 50 cents Cash, Mesars Kelly & Walsh Reprinted fry the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Hongkong, Birt January, 1900.

fely left to the tender loon Wharf and Road Godown Co. Ld never agreed to the plaintin going to Barope don't mind if I do, replied the man of war fimmédiately, one Kuliang about or Daily Press Office;"