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A coolie was struck and knocked down by a Incomotive at Quarry Bay on Wednesday, receiving injuries from which he died in the (žovernment Civil Hospital

Kang Ya-woi, the colebrated Chinese reformer, has been warned by the Calcutts police that if he intrigues there against the Chineso Govern ment he will be deported serons the Darjeeling

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There was no further scoring in the first half. When full-time was called the scores were level (2 goals cach), so an extra half-hour was played, but without altering the result,

Peru,

Interoceanic rail communication across South America is promised in a concession to English and American capital by the government of Under the torms of the concession two yeurs will be allowed in which to make preli- minary surveys. Rights may then be confirmed for a line which will cross the Andes et thair lowest elevation, at a height of about 7,000 feet.

rich in mines,

On her way to the Delhi Durbar, the Keng- tung Princess dropped her rings valued at Rs. 15 000 over the ship's nido at Caloutts. A reward of Rs. 250 was offered for their mooreily.

Among the Coronation Honours gazetted at Delhi were a number for Burma, including the following:-To be C.I.E., Mr. Charles Henry Wilson, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Ran-

goon.

The Negri Sembilan estimates for this year show na ostimstad revenue of $1,751.944 m

Customs are against $1,669,553 for 1902. responsible for more than a million dollars and licuse for $420,005. The contemplated expenditure is 81,813,132. -

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH 1943

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 13th January.

INDISPOSITION OF MR. BALFOUR.

Me, Balfour is confined to his house with a feverish cold. Lator news givos a slight riso in temperature, necessitating coufinement to

MACEDONIA.

bed.

THE NAVY LEAGUE (HONG- KONG BRANCH),

ANNUAL MEETING.

The Novos Vremye states that Austria and Russin have agreed to demand reforms in Macedonia, including the establishment of finan-meeting of the Branch. vial control over the collection of taxes and the payment of officials and troops, also the

The Russian cruiser Admiral Nuchimof arrived et Singapore on the 6th iwal, ant was expected to stay three weeks or so, as she is control of the gendarmerie by the appointment awaiting the arrival of a now commander, har { of Belgins, Dut:b, and Swiss officers. provious commander having died at Saigon. The Admirat Nahimaj, which is homeward bound, had the Grand Duka Cyril on board.

The death occurred on the 26th November at Majoren, Spain, of Mr. James Davison, an old Yokohama resident. It is curious to rate that bis death occurred on the anniversary of the big fire in Yokohama in 1866, at which he was pro sent. Mr. Davison, who had resided mainly abroad of recent years was on a visit to London about a month beforn his donth.

In the House of Commous on the Sth ult. Mr. Backett asked the Under-Secretary for

Construction will make accessible a territory Foreign Affairs whether arrangements bad

In connection with the recent fatal assault in Kowloon City, when a Chimman attacked with a chopper his wife (who died soon afterwards), sad bis father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister. in inw, we learnt yesterday that the old man had tied in hospital from his injuries. The two

it will probably be three weeks before they are able to give evidence in the css against the prisoner

8 UTH AFRICA. Discussions between Mr. Chamberlain and the leading men of Johannesburg promise a successful issue generally.

It is stated that an Imperial guaranteed lean of £30,000,000 will be issued for repro. duation works, and that the Transvaal con- tribution to the war will be the same amount spread over three years.

POLICE COURT. Thursday, 15th Januáry.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE),

The Chairman in moving the adoption of circulated, said it showed that the Hongkong the report, which was held as read, having been Branch had done active and energetic work siore they last met. The wooting this year had been fixed rather earlier, as they hoped to be able by that means to get à fairly largo attend

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victims still remaining alive are doing well, bas other resignation, still held, good in letter and drawn tightly over i's back. He ordered the great deal In Great Britain recently a great twe age was able to auzonnes that every one of

The forum announcement appeared in the London Gazeite of the 9th all. that the King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of s Kaight of the said United Kingdom unta Edward Flest Alford, of " The Boltous," in the Royal borough of Kensington, in the county of London. Esquire; and William Meigh Good. man, Esquire, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Hongkong!

In a report to Washington, the United State A. S. WATSON & CO. Consul at Lyons states that, although he lus been unable to obtain any definite official infort mation concerning proposed improvements at the ports of Haiphong, be has learned in a general way that it was the intention of the Government to make such improvements as to. give room for the largest ocean steamers, for which £800,043 was to have been voted. While plans were being adopted for the work, a new governor was appointed for the colony, and the work was postponed natil he is sufficiently at home in his new post to undertake it.

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BIRTHS. On the 14th January, at No. 9. Cuine Road, Fair View," Hongkong, the wife of Enware J DE FIGUEIREDO, of a daughter.

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On the 9th January, at Muirhead Road, Shang- hai, the wife of Jons RLECHYNDEN, of a son.

DEATHS. On the 14th Jaustury, at Folkestone, Mrs. H. M. PLAYFAIR, widow of the late Lient. Colonel G. W. PLAYFAIR, Madras Staff Corpe, and mother of GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR, Hongkong, aged 71 years. 1277

On the 1st January, at "Montana," Jobure Habru, F.M.S., DOROTHY MARGARET VICTORIA, youngest daughter of WLAN and Laura Mant Kitaovu, aged 5 years,

On the 10th January, at Shanghai, Arraun RICHARD MILLER, late of Fobes & Co, aged 31

years.

The Sin Wan Puo's Nanking correspondent writes that the ease of the s.8. Koushing, which was sunk by the Japazese while she was on her way to Curea in 1894, bas been dragging along for several years and has not been settled Lately. the British Government again telo- graphed to its Minister at Peking instructing him to reopen the matter with the Chinese Government. It has been settled now that

simpla local illustration he would be able to show that that was a fallnoy. He thought he would belle to show that simply because people were paid to look after things, it did not in the least follow that the public would get that Perhaps be need hardly say that w referred at The annual meeting of the Hongkong the present moment to the water question. Branch of the Navy League was hold yesterday (Appinuse. We had bud in this Colony for afternoon in the City Hall. Mr. H. E. Pollock, year and years past a being known a the Water Authority-(laughter)-whose business K.C., presided, and the members of the Con- mittes who were present were Messrs. B. it was to provide us with an efficient and sufficient position that because a thing was paid for to bo Layton, R. C. Wilcox, Gershom Stewart, M. W. supply of water. Those people who took up the Slude: A. R. Low, W. A. Cruickshank, ondfooked after therefore the public got it. would, he Captain G. C. Anderson (Hon. Secretary). apposed, argue that because theWaterAuthority, was paid to get the Colony a sufficient supply of The attendance of members was not large.

water therefore we had plenty of water. The The HON. SECRETARY read the notice calling absurdity of adopting such a line of argument was obvians. (Applause.) This water question also furaishod s parallel to the action of the the meeting and the minutes of the last annual

Navy Longue, because as had been seen from the

suficient water supp y sgitated and wrote to the correspondence in the Press during the past for months people who considered they had not got a Pres and the Water Authority demanding that they should receive an adequate supply of istor. The Nary League was in exacly the same position. The League was convinced-and they were supported upon that point by such But it would seem that in Hongkong authorities as Lord Charles Beresford, Admiral nothing less exciting thau a new dock scheme Rawson, Adminal Hood, and Admiral Fre or the malaria wosquito was able to bring to. mantle-that the supply of battleships and .cruisers was insufficient, and was endeavouring, gather a large audience. From the report it through the Press and by questions in the would be seen that the committee had offereHouse of Commons, to secure that we should a prize of £80 to the Commander-in-Chief for obtain a safficient naval strength to enable us to maintain that peace throughout the world so very the encouragement of gunnery in the ships on

important to usas u trading Power. (Hear, hear.) this station. That prize was offered absolutely The Navy League was by no means a jingo auconditionally and without restrictions what- body. Their whole aim and object were that ever, and it had been a source of some Great Britain should maintain such a standard of airongth as to onable her to hold her position regret to the committes that the author and to carry on her commerce in security ifies had not seen their way, to accept throughout the world. It would bo many to the prize. After a delay of some months point out much good work done by the Navy in answering their letter, which he presura-League, but, for the sake of brevity, mention would be made of only one small bat very ed was due to the fact that the Admiral important example in which it seemed that the desired to`communicate with the homa anthuri-Nary League had done most excell, at work. ties, they were informed that the offer was In the Navy some two yelis or so ago there declined with' thanks. It seemed regretable were on the list kept by the Admiralty at home that the authorities could not have seen thair! some 23 ships of an obsolete type, armed with muzale-loading guns, and the Navy League way to accept the offer, because there was no said, and perfectly rightly, that these ships' doubt that in the case of a rival struggle were little better than death-traps. For over accurate marksmanship would count for a very two years past the League had worked con- tinously at that question, and only a month or al of enthusiasm had been witnessed on be these dangerous and inefficient ships har beon. half of so-called vido clabs, and the nation hat taken off the list. (Applause.) That was a very undoubtedly realised that on land it was of the important result indeed to have acbiere, and utmost importance that men should not merely there could be no doubt, judging by the slowness be provid d with guns but should be aide to use with, which Governinenta more in the ordinary them with precision and good effect. Hear, way, that that action of the Navy League, ably bear.) Well, if ttat rule held good on seconded as it was by the Press, had been to land how much more was it necessary that great extent instrumental in removing these very encouragam-ut possible should be given obsolete chips from the Admiralty at. (Ap

plause.) In Hongkong lately we had been con- to gunnery practics and accurate aiming on board ship, where the difference between a hit sidering and pondering over the so-called and a miss might possibly hare very great building collapsen, and, us had been posted serious a big action. bearing upon the decision of The committes had also during the past year, enquiry that

40. people At Yaumati on Wednesday afternoon Chinamau entered a store-and-state troos they had done for many years past, been had lost their lives through the collapse of "balugs. But what a number of lives would- wooden tube, and then coolly walked into the pegging away upon the subject of piracy in

the West River. That was a very important have been at stake if those 23 ship had remained shop of the proprietor of the store, where he tried to sell the tabs. The proprioter recognis question. It not merely had a bearing upon ou the Goverment list; it would not have-bien- ed his own property at ones, and gave the thief the commeren of this port; it also had to be a question of 40 or 50 Eres at stake, but one looked at from a political and therefore a naval hundred tinses that amenat, or more. In auch into custody.

Bentence of six weeks' hard labour was passed, point of view. Disturbances in the neighbour matters as these it was necessary that the Government should be kept up to the mark. and the accused, who is an old offender, willing provinces ought so far as possible to t

kept within due limits. No doubt there was for it did not in the least follow that because some risk that if disturbances of this kind certain people were paid for doing certain work were allowed to go unchecked curtain Powers that that work would be performed efficiently. might be tempted-we ourselves wight be These views had the support of no less an tempted to interfere in the internal affairs authority than one late Premier, Lord Salisbury, of China, and it was obviously desirable thint than whom there was no other stateamon of hofore things got to that stage vigorous steps recent times more guarded and cantions in the should be taken to keep those piracies within us of his words. When the Conservative duo litait. He was glad to see that the Administration was being attacked upon the Government of Hongkong had recently bees inefficiency of the preparations in connection interesting themselves in this matter, and they with the South African War, Lord Salisbury must hope that effective action would be taken said that the Trensary exercised a very in future and tint, those piracies, which bad ing effect upon the Government, and added the occurred so bear our own waters in the past, very important remark that the defence of the would not recur. With reference to Weihai Empire was part of the business of the people, wei, he thought since they last meb various Such was the position that the Navy League had papers had been laid on the table of the House been maintaining all along. Carlainly the tie- of Commons by Lord Cranborne, and it was terment desired to do its best in the matter, but quito obrions that all idea of making Weibaiwei the Navy League recognised that in order iuto an armed base had been abandoned. He to mai tain our nuval position in the world large did not know that that was altogether na sums of money would have to be expended. nudesirable decision if it meant that the faul when people realised that the national safety anthorities were going to do their very utmost in no way depended on the Nary, they wont to place Hongkong in an absolutely safe then we that the Government provided efficient position-sar, bear) repares forts and and sufficient ships, and would willingly bear into these forts. (Applause.) He thought it provide efficient and sufficient ships. The whole putting powerful modern breech-boading runs the taxation which was imposed upon them to wat be recognised as a fundamental principle task of the Navy League had been to elucato of naval strategy that it was the business of a the people so that they might be induced to fleet in war to keep at aos and pursue or bring pressure to hear upon the Government. watch the enemy's fleets; and it appeared Lord Salisbury bad said, and justly, that the to him absolutely necessary that Hongkong national defence was the business of the people, and the object of the Navy League was to should be put inte such a position as to be capable of defending itself for some weeks make the people realise that it was absolutely at all events during the absence of the fleet. important for the welfare of the British (Applause.) He wished to see the forts at Empire that we should possess a predo. Devil's Peak proceeded with very shortly, but so wically strong Nary. (Applause.) Conclud- far as he had been able to see for himself lately, ing, Mr. Pollock said it was very desirable that those of the British community in the it would seem that matters there had come to a standstill. He hoped they would very Colony not associated with the Navy League shortly have the satisfaction of seeing guns should at once become members or associates of mounted there, as there was

boon concluded for the complete and simul- taucous w.thdrawal of the troops of all nutious

CRUELTY TO A DIED. from Sha ghai and the Yangtze Valley at an early date; mud whether the assurance given by

Leung Fai, a conlia employed by a solesman in the Central Market, was smartly fined for China in February, 1898, to Geost Britain that she will never alienato ang torritory in the cruelty to a partridge. Inspector McEwen saw provinces adjoining the Yangtze to any other him swinging the pour bird at the end of a Power, whether ander lease, mortgage, or a piece of string tied to its wings, which were

fact. Lord Cranborne's answerwas: The Japanese cociie to put the bird down and release it. This troops have already been withdraw, and the was immediately done, but a few minutes after British contingent is under orders to leave on

warda Inspector McEwen saw him committing 20th inst His Majesty's Government are in-

the same not. This time the coolie got un chance. Inspector McEwen freed the partridge. formed that the German force will also leave

whose wings be found to be quite powerless, by that date, or failing this, early in January. The French troops will live ou December 22, and gave the Chinaman iuto custody. The Bitish Commandant reports that the German and French Commandants will. as a temporary measure, lave behind curtain details for the purposs of winding up business. The British Commandant bas resrval the game right, if necessary. As regards the second part of my hon. friend's question, the assur- ans given by the Chines Government, to His Majesty's Gororument on February 11, 1898, with regard to the non-alienation to any other Power of territory in the Yangtze region remain fully binding.

ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CITY HALL

In aid of the funds of the Sulems' and

Soldiers Institute, Arsenal Street, a variety anteriniament was given last night in the Theatre Royal. There was a full house, His Excellency the Governor and party being among the audience. The item on the engramms

which had born looked forward to with me t nterest was the Chinese conjuring not. It turned out to be a very remarkable performa co. The conjuring of Wao Kin-fei anl of a seven- years old mite by aams of Chun Fak wus greatly enjoyed, while the acròbratio fests were on the whole as clever and fantasticas" they were novel. Amongst the other itens ware E. tomahawk and eatless swinging by F. Mokerrell, HMS Ocean, bayonet exercise China is to pay Great Britain Tis. 280,000 by a party of RM.A. men from the Aition, order to settle the whole matter, and the sum is sparring exhibition by Chas, Dummerton to be borne by the Nanking administration, and Fred Layton, dibion, and a single-stiek the Nanking Treasury to subscribe one half encounter and an unjusing top fight also by and the other half to be subscribed by the Albion mon.. A capital selection of music was played by the hand of the Albion, under the Eoochow Treasury,

conductorship of Signor de Roburtis.

His Worship consisted the defendant of cruelty, and fined him $100 or three months hard labour.

A COOL THIEF.

probably be banished.

BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).

THEFTS FROM THE NAVAL YARD.

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Thefts are inevitable where a large body of Chiness workmen are employed, wath the Naval Yard is no exception to the rule. On Wednesday afternoon two attempts 10 sanggle articles from the Yard were detected during the at the gate as usual searching process the employees were leaving for their mid-day meal. One ma was found in possession of twelve yards of lamp wick, and another had j The of copper sheathing stuffed into his boots.

The first was sentenced to one month's and and the second to two weeks' hard labour.

ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A FELONY.

This was the charge preferred against a Chinamen who was arrested whilst trying to effect an entry into the Chipeso Female Bospital, 29. Prays East.

Ilis defence was that he was looking for a carpenter friend and mistook the house, but the facts against him were too strong, and he was sentenced to 14 days' hard-labour.

THE RUSSIANS AT TIENTSIN. In the House of Commons un the 11th ult. Bir C. Dilke asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire what was the present position of affairs în reference to the Russian The Benga! Chamber of Commerce has ad-. dressed the Government of India, strongly THE SITUATION IN KANSU,

concession at Tientsin; whether the Russian Government were in occupation of any territory recommending that the Governmout should

Writing under date 18th December from

near the railway station or goods yard; whether gurantee the payment of interest.ou Govern- ment rupen paper auficed for payment of in- Kai-ts-kuen, Honan, Mr. C. J. Anderson, of the private owners were in occupation of the |terest in London at the fixed rate of 16 penes the Chine Inland Mission, sends further to the rupes. It is pointed out that while the particulers in regard to the situation in Kans.mining companies' yard, of the yards and junk India Government sterling securities are at He quotes a letter to hand from the province in Jardine, and W. Forbes, as well as of the light a prouium of 7 per cont., similar rupee securi-question as follows: Affairs in Kansu are very tramway line, and who was in occupation of the

Tung Fu-hsiang is 90 li north of

Military College; and what steps were being HONGKONG OFFICE; 14, DaS YEUX ROAD C. ties are at a discount of 4 per cent. The serious.

Kausn in a walled town. A man, who was sent taken to clear up the situation ? INDOX OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.object of the present reference, says the com-

munication, is to remove sneb anomalies, to to enquire about the rumours, spent two days in increase the popularity of rupee securities as Tung's stronghold; he reports the valley is full an investment, and to improve their position in of troops, tents, etc., and that there were 20 the markets of Europe.

ying of troops around him.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 16th January, 1903.

A pulo match, Hongkong v. Kowloon, will take place to-morrow, when, by kind per mission of Lt.-Col. Candy" and officers, the band of the 14th Bombay Infantry will play.

When last reported H.M.38. Cresy and Fearless were at Mirs Bay and the Bramble and Pique on the way to Mirs Bay from the Yang- Isze; the Glory, Talbot, uni Alverity are still at Hongay.

The staff of the Public Works Department has been increased by the arrival on the Bengine of a new inspector of buildings, who will look Another inspecter of buildings is expected to arrive within the next two or the weeks.

after Kowloon district.

The names of

wharres of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, and

The Singapore Free Preau of the 5th it any men, now at their homes; are enrolled, * land claimed by the railway included in the

that they many flock is Tang's st∙ndard at his writes: "The experiment of petting the mails call. The soldiers want to fight, and thoir from London of Fee ber 1 for Singapore general talk is, "In Shemsi and Karen there is via ladia has proved ainently satisfactory not to Le left ons foreign devil" All travellers they arrived here yesterday afternoon, a few are searched and latters for missionaries have hours before those forwarded on Dec. 9'by Ger.

been opened. A parea of letters has jast man Packet, whilst the French Packet which arrived through the yamon and every one was would, in the ordinary consse, have brought torn open, vor could guy answer be obtained to them, is not expected to arrive at Singapore enquiries. A reliable source states that there until next Wednesday evening or Thursday will be trouble before long." It is said that morning, The contract service between Nega Tang has a great store of ammunition supplies, patam and Penang is a 10-kuot one and there is and that the Taotsi at Kansu has received little doubt that with accelerateť spond between orders from Court to disband his troops. Four these two ports, Singapore sould receive its thousand ware disbanded in one day, aud mails fortnightly via India with the same regu- everyons joined Tung. It is also said that We regret to announce the death which took larity and as early as those in the other fortnight Tang Fu-hsing, Prines Tunn, Piegbang place at Folkestone, on the 11th inst., of Mrs, by the direct P. & O. postul service. Tho Tuotai, and Yang Lu at Peking are working 11. M. Playfair, the mother of the Hou, excellent, time made between Penang and together. 6. W. F. Playfair of Hongkong and widew of Singapore by the Zuid shows what the British The fact is that Tung has bought up on Lieut.-Colonel G. W. Playfair, Medros Staff India Steam Navigation Company's boats on immenso store of grain and foddor, so that the Corps. Mrs. Playfair was 71 years of age.

this line can do when they are put to it. The price has gone up to nearly double; grain by mails were sorted on board, and were ready for eaniel is nearly 900 miles distant. delivery immediately on arrival at the General fact is that the missionaries are forbidden by Post Office," The mail from London of Decem- the officials to go toward the neighbourhood of ber 12, it is to be noted, roughed Hongkong on

Kusen, or to go out into the streets in the Wednesday evening by the Hokata Maru, the evening. This is something new in the quiet French mail steamer Salazie bringing only the province of Kansu, Trouble seems to be not. Continental portion

far utf-NC. Daily News.

A new school-teacher in the person of Mr. Crook arrived by the Bongioe on Wednesday to take up an appointment on the staff of the Queen's College, Mr. Bird, another teacher appointed to the seme istitution, in shortly expected; as also is Mr. T. K, Dealy, musistant master of the College, at present on leare.

Another

Viscount Cranborne replied: The Russian Government do not propose that the properly of foreign owners should be included in their concession. With regard to the ownership of the

Russian concesssion, arbitration is proceediag. The goods yard was, we understand. entirely evacuated by the Russians in July, 1901, but wo

can further information as to tual part of the right bon. Baronet's question. The private overs are in occupation of the raising com panies' yard of the yard and junk wharves of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, Jardine, and W. Forbes. The light tramway was bought out by the German expeditionary force, and is used by the German military authorities for transport, stores, &c. The Russian authorities, are in occupation of the Military Collega. In answer to the last question His Majesty's Government await the result of the arbitration.

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Mr. 3. R. Laere seconded, and the motion for the adoption of the report and accounts was agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN afterwards moval that a

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seconded and agreed to. Mr. GERSHON STEW.BT proposed the election of Mr. Pollock as Chairman for the ensuing year

no doubt it it. There was absolutely no entrance fee, and was a vary importaut pesition for the do for members the subscription was only 35 a fence of the Colony. They would very soca year, and for associates 82. Nobody there have amongst them Mr. H. F. Wyatt, who fore could say it was an expensive matter to was coming out as an envoy from the Navy join the Navy League, and that they could moving the League in London. Mr. Wyatt was doing this not afford to do it. In

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statement the report and work puroly wat of patriotism, receiving no adoption remazuration whatever for his effort and they of accounts, the spraker said that metabors and had to thank Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., associates wanld very much facilitate the work agents for the Eastern and Australian line, and of the Hon. Treasurer if they would kindly weed Messrs. Butterfield and Swiro, agents for the in their subscriptions, without putting him to China Nariga iou Co., for having promised to the trouble of sending out specially to collect gives free passage to Mr. Wyatt from Japan subscriptions. (Hear, hour.) to Australia. (Applause) There was one point. in connection with Mr. Wyatt's visit to wbich he wished to draw attention, and that way the fact that at the Hoard of Trade meeting he addressed at Montreal one and all thanm of 100 be voted from the funds, in aid of the Navy Lengua. Since then Mr. Wyatt land! which he explained did good and useful work members present unanimously agreed to join the Soldiers, and Sailors' Home, Areenal Street been the means of establishing throw Dow and was in need of funds." branches of the Langue in Counds. (Applause) Iis ernest hope was that they would be able to secure the adhesion bere of more members and associates in that Branch of the Navy League At the procest moment there were sotse 257 inumber ani 38 associates. He did not think that was altogether satisfactory having regard to the fact that there was an adult British mule population in the Colony of over 1,200 people. They ought, seeing the importance of LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. strengtheuing the hands of the Government,

The Committee was afterwards re-elee' ad, and to do all in their power to secure more members.

In that connection the proceedings ended with a vote of thanks to The C.P.R. steamer Empress of India arrived and associates uut here. at Nagasaki at 8 a.m. on the 15th inst., and left he might mention that the head office of the the Chairman. again at 4 pm. same day for Shanghai, where Navy League had more then once during the she is due to arrive at 3 a.m., to-morrow.

past year written out. urging them to get new

Mr. C. M. Sheldon has abandoned, for the The C.FR. steamer Tartar left Vancouver recruits for the League, and, as a quarter of the 14th jost., ... for Hongkong via the the subscriptions was sent home, the League present at all events, his announced intention usual ports of call.

desired more fauxks for carrying out its purposes to start and run a Christian theatre. Mr. Ist Sheldon's idea was that he could elevate the The N.Y.K. steamer Kaga Maru (American and objects. Therefore it was important that

the adhesion of mere moral tone of the theatre hy presenting & Line) loft Shangbai for this port on the 15th they should recure

members and associates. He knew it was dramatísel version of one of his stories in which inst.. and is expected here on the 18th inst.

The steamer Fungtare. from Seattle and said by some,What is the use of the very rule would be played by « Christian actor.

hare on the 19th inst.

are paid to look after these things? Why time which the experiment would take up, and these because the expense of training any Christians Tacozaa, left Moji yesterday morning, and is due Navy Logus Are there not people who He has abandoned the scheme for want of the

The N.P. steamer Duke of Fife arrirai at should we trouble ourselves about Yokohama yesterday.

matters" Well, he thought that by using a for the stage would be burdensome.

B

Mr. Pellack for years past had been untiring in bis efforts for the fartherance of the Navy Longas, and had thrown his whole heart into the work. (pplause.)

The motion having been du y esconded, it was carried anunimonsly.

Mr. POLLOCK thanked the members for the honour they had doue him.