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The Light Bov, J. C. Hoars, D.D., Bishop of Victoria, returned by the Fulette on Friday.

It will be seen from our advertisement columns that three lots of Crown Land are to

meet-as they now appear to do-with uniform want of success. Granted that the persons engaged in dumping make a practico of watching the movements of the Police,

wilting these offenders. It is not our place hero to suggest the means, but they are not "Bo-very-far-to-seck, and if necessary the employment of informers should be resorted WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS to. It is nothing short of a scandal at

4. S. WATSON & CO., there should still be no difficulty in out-be let by public auction.

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present that the Chinese can at their pleasure, without let or hindrauce, deposit their dead bodies in the streets of Victoria without ruuming any risk of punishment,

Per Dos. Por Fot, thus evading the performance of their duties. in the matter, and setting at open defiance the laws of the Colony. If the Police really

B. SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Dinner Wine, Green Scal Capsule

Jho appointmout of Mr. F. J. Badeley. Captain Superintendent of Police, to be an succession to Dr. F. W. Clark, is notified in Official Member of the Legislativa Council in the Government Gazelle.

The weekly prayer meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union will be held at the Union oons, constfold Aronde, to-day, at 5.15 p.m.

Mr. W. J. Austey, R.N., will preside. are welcome.

MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1908

The London correspondent of the Berliner Tagblatt telegraphed to that journal, on January |24th, that Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister at Peking, is preparing a treaty with. China, which will establish close relations

between the Southern Chiness provinced, on the one hand, -nnd India and Barma on the other. The telegram uiso seserts that English firms. despite the treaty forbidding the importation of arms into China, hova sant shipa laden with arms and ammunition to that country.

the blaajacket loves, it is a "coaling carnival." If there is one thing more than another that

Coaling ship is now an important natal

erointion. remarks & Loaden contemporary,

and ewch crew vies with the others in endeavour-

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FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

THE BROUGH COMEDY

COMPANY.

"128, DANE'A DEFENCE.” Rapid changes are to be the policy of the... Brugh Company during the remainder of the season. Be the management announce. It is a pity that this should apply to Mrs. Dane's Defence, the play which was produced on Satur day and will be repented-to-night-for-the last LONDON, 27th February, 2.10 p.m.time. The work of Dr. Henry Arthur Jones lus long been fav. urably known to the English playgoer. His Mrs. Dano's Defence trausconds in many ways all his previous efforts. In made a decidel bit when produced at Wyndham's and

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It

possesses attributes that makes its continued success & surety as far as one on speak of certainty in relation to mundane matters. The reception given it in Hongkong was unmis-

...$12.00 $1.00 buckled to this task in grim earnest some of Isemonger, lately Colonial Treasurer of the dirtiest clothes, offiears, doctors and chapa Boxer rising to be unfounded. This coin takably cordial; and it is to her regreited that

C. MANZANILLA, PALE NATURAL SHERRY,

White Capeule

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PALE SHERRY, Capaule

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E. EXTRASUPERIOR OLD

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Quality (old bottled), Black Seal Capsule

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the dompers would soon be captured, and if maile a sharp example of their fate would 1.20 deter others from adopting the same ex- pedient for getting rid of their friends and sholing out of the cost and trouble of burying their dead. A warning from His 1.40 Excellency the Governor addressed to the Police Force to the effect that dumping inust be detected and punished would no doubt have an excellent effect.

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B, C, & CC are excellent Dinner Wires, D and E are After-Dinner Wines of a Very fine Vintage. ALL ARE SUPERIOR KERES WINES.

The death is sancunced of Mr. E. 3.

Straits Bettlements. The Singaporo papers also record the death of Mr. J. D. McIntosh, the sub-Agent of the Chartered Bank at Ipoh, Perak.

The Gazette contains a notification to the effect that information having boon received hat Manila is now free from cholora, His Excel Proclamation No. of the 7th April, 1932, lendy the Governor is pleased to rescind the

declaring the port to be a place at which an infectious or contagions disease prevails.

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Rassion commercial men are fully alive to the great importing not only of European

The Brussels corresponden: of the Stan. dard states that the Manager of the Peking. ing to put the greatest account of coal in the Hankow railway declares Dr. Colman's baukers in a certain time. Everyone dons his apprehensions of the imminence of another all help, and with songs and shouts, and amid the deafening roar of the groaning Temperier Transporters, the work goes merrily on. The Channel Squadron coiled at Portsmouth at the oud of January, and the Majestic came out top. She took lu 1,700 tons at the rate of 12.5 tons per hour, and Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson, V.C. is proud of his flagship's achievement. It does made by the Terrible at Hongkong. not, however, coins up to the coaling record.

A correspondent signing himself Shanghai," in the course of a letter to the London Daily Chronicle on the labour question in Sooth Africa, remarks-Whon Great Britain and

cides with reports received by the Belgian Government.

THE QUESTION OF CONSULAR JURISDICTION AT SHANGHAL

the public will have only one more opportunity of Being the play. A famous critic said of Mrs. Dane's Defence that it has in it charnoter, passion, satire, that it has all the enavutial qualities. Any one who has seen it will admit that it is one of the best modern plays which have been written. In the House of Commons, Mr. Joseph The story is simple. The development is Walton, M.F, questioned the Under-highly interesting, and these is un lutensity Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs us to the modus vivendi agreed upon by the Powers regarding consular jurisdiction in

but also of Oriental languages for their travel-America a good many years ago invaded the Shanghai. Lord Cranborae replied that the

THROUGHOUT the wide world the reports of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN's doings in South Africa have been followed with the liveliest interest aur satisfaction. The Colonial Secretaryers, and are founding in St. Petersburg is now on his way home, where he will school where "bagen" at acquire a practical doubtless receive frou pirties of all shades knowledge of Chinese, Persian, and Turkish augauges, in order to facilitate their trading of political-opicion a welcome as enthues relations with the Far East, tic as any he has received during his interesting and highly successful tour.

It

Members of the British Columbian Ministry

Yangtzo Kinng with their steamers, they natu».

rally displaced an anormous nataker of mon arrangement was provisional, but he would whose living depended on the junk tralo. give it if it were moved for. Thoro was for the time no apparent remody, though later on many of the juskmen found which had displaced the junks. But the Chinese employment assailors, pilots, &c., on the ste mers

The following Wines, bottled in Europe. needed no little courage on the part of saw the Dominion Government on January 28th, Government never dreamed of asking compen

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bave been specially selected, and procured the Colonial Secretary to undertake such from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Geo.mission While tho war was in progress Mr. G. SANDEMAN, SONs & Co., of Loudon, CHAMBERLAIN was the best inted man in Oporto and Xeres :--

Europe, and by the Boers he was regarded as the very incarnation of mischief. No act or deed therefore could better display the courage of his statesmanship than his readiness an soon after the proclamation of peace to proceed to the scene of the Inte strife bearing a message of peace and good

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Per Dez. Per Bot $16.50 1.40 27.00 2.25

will.

Since be landed at Durban at the end of December his journeyings over the whole arena of the late war holding con- ferences with our late foes have been marked with a success which has been no less astonishing tham gratifying. There has been an almost complete absence of that

and asked for the adoption by the Dominion Parliament of an immigration lan on the lines of the Natal Act with a view to shutting out Chinese and Japanese. The Federal authorities are unwilling, however, to take restrictive measures against Japanese for reasons of Imperial policy.

It is intimated in the Government Gazette that Dr. Francis Hall-Weight has been pat upon the register of medical and surgical

practitioners qualified to practie in the Colony, Dr. Hall Vght is a licentiate of the Royal College of Fysicians of Edinburgh, a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow,

L'Opinion of Saigon Las published two articles on the dealine of the Massagario

sation from us for the dislocation of their sub- jects' industries. Further than this, we have for forty years been claiming from the Chinese Government increased privileges of inland travel and residence for our subjects. And now, when a chance arises of giving Chicamen a abaro in the labour exploitation of South Afries, the manners and customs of the wily Colestial are adduced as a rotison for bis non-employment, as if, indeed, we were not capable of providing against the consequences of his occasional lapses from our ideas of good behaviour. The position taken up seems to me somewhat illogical, to say the least of it.

A.S. WATSON & CO. irreconcileable sulleuness on the part of the Maritimes, which it attributes inainly to two this competition:

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HIRTH. On the 28th February, at No: 49, Wyndham Street, the wife of CHARLES MOONXT, of a Bon.

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Hoxoxong, 2nd March, 1903.

This is a

SHOOTING..

BOYAL MARINE MONTHLY, SWEEPSTAKES----

FERRUARY, 1903. The following wore the principal scores in

200 500, 600 yds. yds. yds.

32 33 34 99

33 32 27 02

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Col-Sergt. Cross, H.MLI,

Boer which in many quarters it was so causes, the cost involved by carrying mails, and confidently predicted would render Mr.the lack of cargo business of the Company, and CHAMBERLAIN's mission abortive. On the expresses the hope that the notion of the contrary there has been manifested a calio

directors in adding 15,00,000 francs to the acceptance of facts and a genuine desire to capital for the purpose of cargo trade will bring settle down again in the ways of contented prosperity again to the Company. industry under British Government. The Conferences which the Boer Generals had with the Colonia: Secretary in London un- doubtedly paved the way for a good under-year of his ngo. standing and BoTHA, DE WET and DELAREY recognising Mr. CHAMBERLAIN to be the 42 at the storming and captura of Chinking man that he is, cordially welcomed his and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking, For Sergt. A. Powell, H.M.LL,

presence in South Africa and have done their level best to promote the success of his misison. At the meeting of General DELANEY and Mr. CHAMBERLAIN at Ven.

Captain R. C. Allan, C.B., one of the oldeat. officers in the Royal Navy, dis on Jan. 28th, at his residence in Maida-vale, London, ia the 91st As muster of the Vizen le was present during the war with China in 1841.

his Chins services he had the medal. He was

afterwards master of the Dido in 1×42-43, serving in; her boats against the pirates ia Borneo.

Total

H.M.S. Tamar Sergt. Myers, R.M.L.L

H.M.B. Eclipse... Bombr. Louillette, R.M.A.,

H.M.S. Ocean

30 3.26 86 Capt.W.T.C. Jones, D.5.0.

R.M.L.I., H.M.B. Cressy 27 28 30 85 Pte. G. Collier, R.M.LI,

H.M.S. Cressy

31 82 20 83 24 entries. CLASS D.

Pte. O, Buckenham,

R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Crossy 31 32 34 97 31 3119 81 H,M.S. Amphitrite

21 entries,

REUTER'S SERVICE.

PARLIAMENT.

of passion about the play that keeps the attention of the spectator in a state of constant alertness. As produced by the Brough Com- pany, Mire. Duns's Defence loses nothing in the acting. One and all did their parts with distinction. There was not one weak spot in tho cast In the character of Sir Danisi Carternt,

Mr. Brough had a part to play which eminently

anited and displayed his powers. Mrs. Brough, as Mrs. Dane, had a very exacting vile, calling for the exercise of those high artistic abilities that she possesses; her portrayal of the character was splendid and drew fortu, admiration from all sides. Mr. Erst Veru gave a Dino study of Lionel Carteret. Miss Susis. Yangian noted, with her accustomed oleverness as the soundal- LONDON, 25th February,

loving Mr Enisom Porter, while Mr. Leslie Mr. John Redmond in an amendment to the Victor gave a capital depiction of her hen- The other parts were all address, urged the fallest performance of the pocked husband. Lund Conference Report. He and his friends | admirably filted, these being Canon Bonsey hoped and believed that the Government was Mr. Mclutyre). Mr. Jones isbey (Mr. framing a great measure for justice to and the Daly), Adams (Mr. Feray Walshe), Wilson (Mr W. T. Lorell), Fendiok (Mr. Orlando appeasement of Ireland Mr. Wyndham said McLean), Janet Colquhoun (Miss Brenda Gib

son) und Lady Eustney (Miss Temple). A he considered that Mr. Redmond's sparch con-

special word of praise must be given to Mr veyod hopeful porteris.

Claude Whaita for the success of his senio effects. Lady Eastaey's drawing-room got a hearty round of applauso whom the curtain rose upon it, ⠀⠀ This scene was painted in Hongkong since Mr. Wbaitu came here and was as pretty all through was supero. as it was effective. The dressing of the plece

LADY MACDONALD DECORATED,

LONDON, 26th February,

Lady Macdonald his reaved the Royal Rad Cross for nursing services rendered during the siege of Peking.

MR, CHAMBERLAIN HOMEWARD

BOUND.

الله

LONDON, 28th February.

Mr. Chamberlain sailed for England yester. day evening, receiving an enthusiastic farewell,

THE PHILIPPINES CURRENCY BILL.

LONDON, 26th February,

To-night dra, Danc's Defence will be reposted. To-morrow evouing The Magistrate will be staged

HONGKONG'S NEW POSTMASTER.

The following account of the marriage of the new Postmaster of Hongkong is taken from the Belfast Newsletter

teradorp the former, addressing the Boers, Straits Carrency Commission has concluded compiled by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Police Islands has passed the House of Representa. Tallanisken, diocese of Armagh, and Mrs

The D. & C. Express, understands that the said that directly he met Mr. CHAMBERLAIN taking its evidence, and will proceed im- in London be recognised that he was a strong mediately to the consideration of its report. man and felt sure that if any one could The evidence has, our contemporary boliates, do good service ta South Africs it was Mr bean of a very conflicting nature, and can. CHAMBERLAIN. Events have abundantly scarcely be said to baloken anything like a justified that feeling. The Colonial consensua of opinion. The report it was ex- Secretary bas created a thoroughly good pected would be ready for presentation to the impression among our late foes and has Colonial Office some time in February. It will done more in three months to induce them probably first be communicated to the traits Government, so that it should be some little to settle down contentedly again to their time yet before anything will be done in the avocations in full assurance of fair treat matter. Our contemporary also notes that the ment and just government than messages French Commission which is considering the from Downing Street would have accoli esine question in regard to French Indo-Chins plished in a decade. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Willis actively at work taking evidence and discs doubtless be welcomed back to England withing the roblem. No resolution has yet been as great an outburst of enthusiasm as arrived at, but it is bined in a tolerably well- greeted the return of any of the heroes of informed quarter that it is probable a value the war and his speeches in Parliament will will be given to the local dollar in relation to the 120 gold coinage at home, and that Mexican be eagerly awaited.

dollars would be demonetised..

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POLICE COURT RETURNS. The returns of the Police Court for 1902,

Magistrate, are published in the Governmené Garette. They show that during the year 18,057 prisoners were charged in 6,070 casas. This total comprised 14,404 males and 303

The

The ancient seaport of Ardglass was the scene of a very pretty wodding, and the event attracted net only the attention of the inhabit- The Washington House has passed the Phi-ants, but also excited a good deal of interest among the people of Downpatrick and other lippine Currency Bill without Mr. Patterson's neighbouring towns. The bridegroom was Mr. amendment The Senate bus agreed to the Bill Lewis Audloy Murah Johnston, J.P., eldest son 28 passed.

of the late Mr. William Johnston, M.P., of A despatch to the Cablonews dated the 25th Ballykilleg; while the bride was Miss Emily uit, states that the U.S. Senate bill for the estah Sophia Jones, youngest daughter of the lats lishment of a surrency system in the Philippine Rev. Thomas J. Jones, MA, rector of tives. This action was taken immediately upon Jones, of Kag's Cantle, Ardglass.

weather unfortunately WAS of ↓ most the report of the Committes on Inanlar Affairs and the recommendations of that complessant description. Rain fell almost con- mittee were embodied in the Act in the shape of tusly, and a tall wind provailed, but not- withstanding this drawback the people turnođ females convicted and punished, 2071 males and

an amendment. This amendment is that all debts ont in large numbers and filled to overflowing incurred before the last day of January, 1908, the Parish Church where the ceremony took 63 females discharged; P9 prisoners were comi- mitted for trial at the Eupreme Court; nino may be pad in the present legal tender. The place. From many of the houses gay bunting males were detained pending orders from H.E. committee also withdrew its amendment calling the Governor; 266 were ordered to find aurety for the establishment of the ratio batwosa silver and flags were displayed, while the interior of security to be of good behaviour; aml 18 were the President.-ED. D.P.] to keep the peace; six were ordered to find and gold by a commission to be appointed by forns, and other evergreens. At the chancel ordered to find security to answer any char o. Three male and two female witnesses were punished for perjury, and the asses of 211 males were undecided. Summonses for defendante numbered 5,367, and for witnesses 46. There wore 187 warrants for arrest, 1,474 for search and 162 for entoring gambling-houses. Only one fire enquiry was held during the year.

PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, 26th February, Mr. Caine in on amendment to the address

SIR MICHAEL HERBERT.

the church was tastefully decorated with holly.

rails wero a few towering palms and artistically arranged flowers and plants. The officiating clergyman was the Ror, H. A. Jones, rector of Tyrella,, brother of the bride, assisted by the Rev. W. Hannah, rector of Ardglass. As the bride, leaning on the arm of har brother.

Ir is with much regret we note the silent and steady if not rapid increase in the number of cases of plague in this Colony, On Friday lust four cases, all Chinese, were reported, bringing the year's total thus far to thirty cases. All these four cases were fatal, and they occurred in different parts of the Colony. But none of these four cases were dumped, though this practice has been

regretted that there was no reduction of military in-law. Mr. Steven Brereton Martin, who gave ber away, entered the church the choir sang the extremely prevalent of late.

expendituro in India, Lord George Hamilton beautiful hymn comunacing "Father of life.. practice that should, at all costs, be put

declared that the military expenditure of nearly confessing." The bride looked exceedingly NEW FRENCH SUBMARINE. down, for it undoubtedly helps to spread the

every great country in the world had increased pretty in ivory-white duchesse satin, trimmed Captain G. C. Anderson will lecture this disease in more than one direction. In the afternoon in the City Hall on "The Defence of

The Foochow Echo contains an account of the

Far from abandoning the submarine bont, except India, where the establishment was the with lace and chitton, tulis veil with true lover's Enet of real orsaga blussom. She carried a first case the removal of the body from the the Empire." His Excellency Major-General presentation to Miss Myers of the Decoration Franco is building this type of warship on a tenement occupied by deceased renders it Sir William J. Gascoilue, K.C.M.G., will take of the Royal Red Cross conferred by His large scale. There is immediately to be laid smallest in the world in proportion to the pop-magnificent shower bouquet the gift of improbable that any effective disinfection the chair.

Majesty the King in recognition of her services dewast Cherburg a new French submersible," ulation. The amendment was negatived without the bridegroom. The bridesmaida were. Mies Isabel Jonas and Miss Kathleen Mauson, is practised in such tenement, and con-

during the siege of the Peking Legations. Mr-known as "Q. 35," which has been designed a division and the address adopted.

zister and cousiu respectively of the bride. In connection with a fire which broke out in M. B. Playfair, H.B.H ́s Consul, made by M. Romazzotti, the builder of the Gustace sequently the likelihood of the contagion Victoria Street on 27th December last, a foki the presentation. The services for which Zide and the forse. She will be the

They were churmingly dress:d in pa's bine being spread is enormously increased. The

Ilberty silk trimmed with lace Insertion, and employed t

there, bas been arrested on a charge the Cross was conformed, were briefly alluded biggest under-water vessel ever gunstructed.

had black picture hats. They wore goid curb other occupants would, not nanaturally--of arson, on the complaint of the manager of to in Sir Clande MacDonald's despatch Her displacement when submerged will exceed

bracelets, and carried bouquets of scarlet tulips. if the body had been removed-object to the Fuck On Insurance Society, and remanded. of September 20th to the Marquis of Salisbury. 350 tons; her length will be 147 feet. har

the gifts of the bridegroom. The best mau the publicity which a good and thorough

In the concluding paragraph he wrote:--" I beam 12 feet, and bør dränght 7 foot.

was Mr. Arthur Staveley. The servior of The N.Y.K. sa. Kinshiu Maru (Bombay cannot copelade this despatch without saying a She will be driven on the surface by an

tying the mystid kuct having been gone disinfection of the premises would entail,

throogb, the hymn Thine for ever, God of and the probability is, in most instances, Line), which arrived from Shanghai and Japan word of praise respecting the ladies of all internal combustion engine, and submerged by

love," was exquisitely rendered. The marriage that no steps are taken to cleanse or dis. yesterday, carries a vainable cargo of specie, nationalities who so ably assisted the défonos, electric accumulators. She will be provided with

register was duly signed in the vestry, and consisting of 122 bars and 18 cases of silver notwithstanding the terrible shadow which twin screws, will carry two torpedo-tubes, and

the happy pair luft the church to the strains infect the contaminated rooms or cubicles, bullion, and two caser of gold coin; the totalt all times hung over the Legation-a will have a complement of two officers and

of Mendelssohn's time-honoured Wedding and the disease is further disseminated. value being $29,000 yen.

March,

played on the organ by Miss Hughes. shadow which the never-ending rattle of eighteen men. Her surface speed will be

A large crowd outside received them with The exposure of the body in the street also

roual sbeat elev n knots, and her under-water speed

LONDON, 27th February. ahowers of confetti and rice, and as they has the effect of propagating the disease aud

The reason for the quarantining of the P. & muskotry and crash of shell and 0. steamor Valella on her arrival on Friday shot and the diminishing number of de eight knots. Her cost will excord £55,000.- Renter's Agency in Peking wires that the broke forth on all sides. A reception wes entered their carriage bearty colomations causing alarm to timid persons. Moreover, was, we understand, the occurrence on board fenders rendered ever present. They belaved Up till now the largest submarine boat in the robellion in Kwungsi is increasing and spread afterwards given by Mrs. Jones at the

King's it imposes on the authorities the cost and of two cases of smallpox, not chickenpox, as with infinite patience and cheerfulness, helping world has been the Gestare Zédő, whose displace. trouble of the disposal of the body. There ramionred. The steamer wax subsequently personally in the hospital, or in making sandbags ment is 266 tous when in the heavy condition, teng to Escan. should be no insuperable difficulty in released and proceeded north yesterday

and bandages, and assisting in ovary posible with ballast tanks empty. Rritial enbmarines, grappling with this offence. It is true that

way. Especially to be commended are two Nos. 1-5, have a displacement when submerged During the 24 hours ended at noon on Satur- young ladies-Miss Myers and Miss Daisy of 120 tona only. Hitherto all the French the dumping generally takes place in the day three cases of plague, all Chinese,, all fatal, Brazier who daily filtered the water for the submersibles" have been driven on the surface night when the streets are empty and the occurred, bringing the year's total up to 38: hospital (s by no means easy bask in the tropical by a team engine, fed with liquid fuel; but as

chances of detection are lessened. But if the Pulice took special measures to detect the offenders they certainly ought not to

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One victim was found on a beggar-lost at Causeway Bay, another floating in the Harbour, and the third came from Wai Tak Lane.

host with a handpump filter) and carried it there themselves, as often as not with the bullets bureting in tree overhead."

tais type of motor does not allow of rapid submersion--an essential feature with under. water boats-an explosive sigine is to be substituted..

LONDON, 27th February.

It is reported that Sir Michael Horbert, the British Ambassador at Washington, has received the Croms of 8. Micheal for his services in connection with the Venezuela negotiatious.

CHINA.

RETURN OF THE DUKE OF

CONNAUGHT,

· L@NDON, 27th February. The Bake and Duchess of Connaught leave India to day, having complated their tour.

Lastle, the guests numbering about fifty, and here the bride and groom received the con- gratulations of their friends. In the afternoon the newly-married couple left in time to catch the 4.50 p.m. train from Dorapatrick to Belfast en route to Hongkong, of which place Mr. Johnston has been appointed Postmaster- Generol. The bride's going-away dress was of white sorge, and the wore a white felt hat. trimmed with white cstrich festhere and bine panne velvet,· The presents to both the bride and bridegroom were numerous and costly,