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VAY ENGINEER sen received from the roson to the attack Railway engineers aught sight of the beaten to give the short time a goodly sembled with the englueets and their Every kind of obstrus. rwork. The Bailway them and tried to dis ose. At last bo seized

ve many of the distr Dan who was present ised the people to step the Weiyuen to give mid, would be secretly seeing that the goog

e old woman, took it

it unoxaingly, so that

med to the scene. The

, (strike nucessingİY). apraog feredy upm ily, frightened and ran

his legs could carry wu a claam and wa foreigners ween then

by the people for about , the local gentry, who protect the foreigner, ora and escorted them fired at by the people no poradu was wounded,

-

ND OPIUM SKOKRES,

ung, the Viceroy deng

a great hatred of

offloors in Canton are

woan themselves of the they will be reported to ad from service forever, omes known to lis that this is the reason ared opium is so weak et I the seventy-two guilds. omnko preparations to , and they decided to welcome bim upon his soy rendered invalmtle

y esteemed and respected

he was provincial tres;

FING

che crews picked in the nos to be rowed over the he 9th inst, at 4 pm. ako Pier at 3.30 p.m. for

their friends: --

Bision No. 2 Thistle.

Bow..S. R. Mors

2. H. C. Aslla

3. A. M

Stroke...F. D. Hain

LỐI . B. Sự th

Station No. 2

Shamroc

is Bow...J. P, Jordan

2.H. A. Seth W 3.C. B. A. Hance Stroke.B. S. Holmer.

Cox F. W. White

te crews picked to row la grzce to-day at 4pm.

Station No. 2. Powerful

eire Bow ...H. C. Atat

trake...H. S. Holes

Cox... EL Soth

on No. 3

biles.

CR. Moore

C. Witchell

K. Tata

ICKET:

vA... "FEARLESS" Valley on Thursday, th won by 2raus. Score-

DNANCE.

(capt.). ran out...

a, b Verdon

out....... ton....... ughlin

Cousin, b Rattiven

ndak, b Ruthven

7., b Ruthren ...

b Mclaughlin

oldaston, MoLaughlin

ont

"FEARLESS.

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bTurner

nance play the RGA will be selected from the - Lillywbita (Capt.), A.E. -T. Webb, HR. Stinte. armer, E. P. Bradford, E. omley, W. T. Burger, J.

OLUNTEER CORPS years amongst Corps order Commandant Pritchard laformation that the t meoutters Island will tak 23rd May, 1909 F

me, eto, will be issued in been put forward to fores soolation, and list of your

in the matter has bien Ve

at Headquarter. AB

Eld to discosia details, z

TWO 20,000-TON FREIGHTERS.

- FOR PACIFIC TRADE.

HONGKONG THE TERMINUS,

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly share report, dated Hongkong, 8th May Sluss date of our last the market has ruled rather quieter, although a fair business has been transacted at stondy rates. The Race holidays in Shanghai and the low exchange ruling be- tween the two ports has hampered business to acme extent.

MARINE INSURANCES-China Traderaftor

PAPER BY ME, HANRT WALKER. This following paper was rand before the Colonial Fection of the Society of Arts, Londen, on March 31st, by Br. Henry Waker, Commissioner of Lands, British North Borneo

The subject of my paper to-night is the British colony officially known as the State of North Bornes; and with the leatora I shall be sble to give some illustration of the country and the people we rule.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 1903 THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO. Į where we have lately mado ni railway, were so large that, with a view to buying the pepper crop from the Dosens, the East India Company of established a trading station on the island

of Ba'ambangan, which lies at the north end

Mr. Dalrymple then estimated our territory. the population round Maruda Bay alone at 150,000, or about ten times what it is to-day. and a Mr. Hout stated that the population near only

number 8,000, One Kimanis, on the West const, in 1812, was 35,000, reason for this decrease in the

population may when to-day we cau be found in the constant altasks from the pirates who, in their turn, were rola, Intertribal exterminated by Sir Harry Koppet - in wark and opidemics also reduced their an by here When I first went to Kadat in 1983, I because sequainted with a headman who was the sole Hving representative of a tained sirty people; to others had died from small-pox This will afford an idea of village that a few months before had con-

the fearful effent of the disease among the natives. Since 1863 we have had very little to vaccination and to the medical assistance mali-pex in North Borner, which 1 attribute

bero,

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS

EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN

A. CHEE & CO.,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

VIA MANILA.

FATAL LANDSLIDE,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.

New York, 2nd May.

THE VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM,

[38

THE OLD FIRM STILL LEADING.

Thao is at present staying in the Hongkong Hotel Mr. J. D. Farrell, President of the Great Northern Steamship Company and Assis tant la Mr. James J. Hill, the President of the Great Northern Railway Company. Mr. Farrd's visit to the Oriont at this time is conutted with the ivangaration of the sail..

BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have ings of the two groat freighters Minne changed hands at 8675 in small lots closing

It is interesting to note that the charter granted to the British North Borneo Company sola and Dakota which oro iutauded for steady at that rate. Nationals remain un

in 1881 wan the first charter greated by the the trade between America and the Far changed and without business at quotations."- East The Minnesota was launched at New Lotin (Conn) on the 16th of April; the small sales at $60 are is farther demand at that Egils Crown since the formation of the Dakwa will take the water in about 60 days rate. Cantons have found bayers at $107% and Hudson Eny Company or the Fast India close with further buyers. Usions have declined Company some 50 years ago, and it won

A frorful landslide caused by spring freshets and it is expected that the two monsters will to 853 without sales and are on offer at that the forerunner of the ebarturs granted to the startspon the service early in the coming year. rats at time of closing. Yangisses hare beau

LATEST: LATEST: LATEST!!! Mr. Farrell is engaged in fixing up the arrange enquired for at Tls. 128, and small sales at that Royal Niger Company, and the South African

MOTOR CYCLES. MAIL CARTS, monk for the service. For this purpes ho has rata have resulted. North Chinas are enquired Companies which have lately been se proni

swept away a small village killing eighty NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. nently brought to our police by the South provided by the chartered company. The cost persone, at Frauk, British Colutibis, yesterday. Į for ut Tla.:00 to 205.

of our ical staff and stations is about fifty The village was built on the mountain side NCES.-Hongkongs have chang- African War. FIRE INSURA

WITH PNEUMATIC already visited Japanese ports and the Philip

I am glad to see here to-day some of the thousand dollars a year, very little of which is and lay full in the path of the slide A pine; after leaving Hongkong he will proceeded hands at $10 and 83071, cloning at the

former rate.

ato. Chinas bave found buyers at $83. gentlemen who took a prominent share in the recovered from the public, but it is a wise relief party is at work caring for the injured RICKSBAS FITTED to Slanghui to complete his mission so far as

SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Mucuos

conatry. At all our s

stations this ride is concerned.

owing to rumours of more opposition on the acquisition of our territory from the Sultans of expanditure, and it núdonbinily assists in and bursing the recovered dead. The scone TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS TAROUGH. river have ralod weak, and sales have been Brunei and of Scotoo, and in the forwution of development of the count unlided Eurasian of the danster is remote and diffeall to ap OUT.

Desistants, sud at the four more important proach at this sonson of the year. affected as low as $374, at which rate the market the British Nerth Borusa Company. Mr. closes with probable sellers. Douglases have Marlin. the Chairman of the Charterri Com-stations there are properly qualified doctors, also declined and aftor small sales at. $12 and

The Chinese ports Leprosy is controlled. Pacle Failway and the Chicago, Barling 342 have been negotiated at 340) Indo-Chinas pany, and Mr. Dent, who had been connected Wa. have guarantine stations at the principal

Bay. coplinue quiet, and with the exception of small with the Company from its commencement, and

I had occasion to visit them CoDuction. Its steamery will trade between oash sales at 9108 and forward for July 07 Mr. Cowie our managing director, whe, when pers are collected on an island in Soutle and Tacoma and the principal Japanose se business has been reported. China and Manilas Baron Overbeck was angotiating the concession in Jancary of last year with the Governor, Mr.

1926, which must be considered

Raffled. more or less a nominal qantation, Olds of the territory, was able, owing to his great | Bitch, and we found them very comfortably various societies of American Engineers, Mr. and Chinese ports and Mauila, and will have are neglected at Hongkong as their Oriental terminus.. With ro

Ferries have been placed at 827 and 82, and influence with the untivo princes to materially new at $151.

the latter closing with buyers, assist that gentlemen. gard to the building of these ships, it is a notable fact that the construction was undertaken Shell Transports have beer the medium of by an entirely new company formed for the fair business at 206 and at about equivalent enter on time, market closing rather wesker purpose-the Eastera Shipbuilding Company with sellors at 277. and that the contract was undertaken before the contractors possessed plant, equipment or eve the accessary ground. A site was finally chon at New London.

The Great Northern S.S. Co., it may be mentioned, is owned by the Great Northern Flaway with which and the Northern

tun and Quincy line it will be run

in

Star

beren

Docks, WARVES and GoDowns-Hong-

My own connecting with North Borneo began a little over twenty years ago. I landed at Kudal in January, 1883, and one of the first men I met was Mr. Cowie, who leng before aul since has done so much to promote the advauco of North Borneo.

there are dispensaries

in the

ANOTHER CARNEGİM QIFT.

New York, 4th May. Andrew Carnegie, the Beatial Amuricau philanthropist, bas donated a million dollars for the parpose of a building for housing the Carnegie or a patron of learning has always been interested in scientific researches, but be bas bear especially devoted to investigations anl harving in the fields of engineering. The part played by this branch of science in the develop. ment of modern society was impressed upon

1 referred just now to the pepper crop raised by the Dusuns in 1792, and I may montion that the pepper gardens were allowed to go out of coltivation owing to the extraordinary exactions of the Sultan of Brunei and his fleurs. It was the custom of the sultan to require a share of The from all is subjects. Sulton ench of whom visited a special I district and col

lal at the devoted to the great iron and steel industry beled the sultan's share of the crure of his! which he had so great a part in bailding up. | more than the remaining, profits out of the decided upon. Au effort will be made to have it position to squeeze the remaining, and sometimes The lecation of the new bail has not yet toon

built at Chicago.

We are Sale Agents for the following:- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and NEW PREMIER CYCLES.

We have also in stock a large Number of American first-grade Machines (Chain and Chainless), including the

CLEVELAND, CRESCENT, WESTFIELD, etc. Other beaches of the business conducted as 113110l. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.

Intending purchasers are cordially invited to Vido et credo." visit our Stores and Workshop, 43 and 43.

McKIRDY & CO. onekone. 7.h May. 103

entre collection to his princes, Mr. Carnegio during the period of his life QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

spur thee the collector tack

any product for exput, and confined their

natives, who finally abandoned the cultivation of efforts to rairing food for their daily want

THE C. ATLANTIC" SQUADRON.

New York, 4th May. Admiral George Dawey has finished the inspection of the North Atlantic Squadron under orders from the Navy Department He

and commends the officers and won for the reports the squadron in satiafactory condition

REFINERIES-Chins Sugars have

and $110 cash closing with sellers. anged and without business, MINING-Panjoms have ruled much quieter

I do not propose to weary you with many with sellers and no bayers or sales at quotations. The "big ships," as they are popularly called in Raubs after sales at $113 close nu offer at $11.8gures, at I may mention that the trade America, have many special features which call Nothing farther under this heading to report. returns prove a very considerable advance in for remark. Their dimensions are: length 30 kong and Whampoa Docks have advanced to civilisation in the wealth of our cotany

at $215 8216

The Betion of the sultan aud his headman few, breadth 74 foot, moulded depth 57 feat. $217, whilst sales are reported

A paper on Borneo was rend in 1881 in this Ona draft of 32 foot the displacement will be and 5217) for cash and at 502 and 5228 for "ince the formation of the clustered company

quotations. steady at

room by Mr. Francis Cobb, who quoted this tended to prevent any systematic labeur hy Under our rule the natives 3300 tone, and on a maximum draft of 365 foot August; market closes

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have declined

aro working more systematically, and are When we look charge 37:00 tons, or within 870 tons of the dingsloco to $92 without sales, closing with sellerent that value of the exports and imports for the east the natives.

making mor»

money. most of the Cedric on the same draft, the Cedric rate. New Amoy Docks are enquired for at coast of North Borneo during the second half

In isngth the advanced rate of $ Farstoms have of 1982 as being. 192,000 dolk. Of late years of North Hornea, in 151, the total valus of was 145,000 dols., and beng the largest ship afloat.

hands at 8167!

1,91884 and $100,'closing this value bas frequently been cleared at exports in that year changed

on referring to the list of articles exportul breadth the Great Northorn vosselk

at the first pawed rate.

Bandakan and Kudat, not in half a year, but in

I find they consisted almost entirely of jungle splendid showing made during the inspection & Bud the Celtic

BUILDINGS.Hongkong Cedric, than less

LANDS, HOTELS fost Lands have advanced on small buying orders to

one day; and lust year the trade of North and a prosinets collected by the natives. In and the manoeuvres which necompauled it. which дге 700 feet long by 75

Borneo. was estimated at over seson million, wenty years later, the exports of jungle The weather was well suited to the occasior, and bronil; but the plated or moulded depth will be $170, at which the market closes steady, West Points after sill sales at 333 have declined to

dollars. Our revende is also growing. Mr. sud sen products had increased by 50006 the ses most favourable. Admiral Dewey spoke

has been affected io dollars, and this increase grator by 6 feet 8 inches, tas plating being $52. Hotels close a little wosker at $149 after sales of Orientes ut $275 are reported. Hum phreys have found farther bugers at 8121. closing stually.

and

дг

curied up overwhere to the upper deck, which being on offer all the work at $150. Smdi Cobbin 1892qnoted the revenue at 82,000 dols.aped the casun! collection of jungle or

isflash throughout the entire length of the ship, The greater depth and more bulky modul of the ny ships account for their nearly rivalling the. White Star linors in the matter of displacement. Breathe outer bottom of the new skips to the avigating bridge there are no less than eleven

distinct docks or platforms. Six feet above the outer is the inner bottom, forming the

COTTON MILLS-The only change to report since last quotations is in Internationals, which have doefined to 539 with sellers.

MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands are still in

been effected. Chiun Borneos, United Asbestan employment, and the next is to irersise the the frst

requeat it $23, at which some small les have and China Providents have found buyurs at

nar rule,

Imports

money, the

the squadron.

COLUMBIA AND THE CANAL TREATY.

New York, 4th May. Word has just boon received that the State

ON SALE. ·.

THE

DIRECTORY

(61335

HRONICLE

AND CHRONI

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHER. LANDS INDIA, PHILIP. PINES, BORNEO, &c., WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY

AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST FOR 1902.

THE FORTY-FIRST AUNUAL Issue..

The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al though printed in smaller typo than formerly, and condensed in every possible manner, cop-

for cf the ship; theu follow, all within the quotations, Watsons have been dealt in at $134 | adjacent countries, both of which are receiving 1901 were thirteen times the generally believed that Columbia will accoste Daily Press, and can be had from, and Adver

pated structure, the orlap, lower, 'tween.

irt and upper decks.

All thesa are of

skel plating and the whole onelosed structure

and Watkins at $77.

AMERICA AND THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.

is 57 feet in height. The ships are strengthen

It now appears that the United States dagainst bogging and sugging strains by a ontignous central longitudinal bulkhead Financial Agent at Shanghai acted without yoching from stem to stem and from keel to instructions in presenting an Indemnity Bend appor deck. There are twelve thwartship bulk-providing for payment of the United States' beads which together with the longitudinal propertion of the Indemnity in silver tacks. lakbond divide the ship into 26 water tight Under instructions from his Government, he is compartments. Each compartment is further now substituting a Bond in same terms us the divided by the orlop, lower, tween and main other Powers, stipulating for the payment of

Abore the upper deck and in the the Indemnity in guld delince, order named are the promenade deck, the ipper promenade deck and the brat dock (81) fret above the koul); while & fost above this yain is the navigating bridge. At a medium

koks.

I

There may

It in published at the Offee of the Hongkong

tisements sent through:- HosaKoNG... Daily Press Office by some hesitancy and attempts to make a HoxALONG Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. Ld. botter bargain, but is thought that in the end HONGKONG Messrs. W. Brower & Co.

"

11, Fleet Stroot, E.C.

the tesaty will be accepted and the mutter closed. Lospon ....."Hongkong Daily Press" Oics,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

LONDON LONDON

Mr.

F. Messrs.

Algar,

The C.P.R. steamer Bipress of China left PARIS Vancouver on the 5th inst.. p.m., for Hongkong zia the nemal ports of canal."

The Imperial German mail steamer Ziel which oft here on the 4th inst, p.m., arrived at The N.D.L. steamer Datu arrived at Bandaks Shaughni on the 7th inst., at 9 a.m.

on the 7th inst., .

The steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port ou the 7th inst., pam.

The N.Y.K. steamer Typ Maru (American

11, Clement's Laue

Ys, G. Street & Co., Ld.,

3, Cornhill, E.C.

Measra, G. E. Puel de Lobel & Cie., 51, Rue Lafayette

& Waldeschmidt GERMANY. More. Mahlan

Frankfurt a/M. UNITED STATES; Mr, Á. I. Hart, 25, Post Office.

Avenue, Baltimora, Md, SAN FRANCISCO L. P. Fisher's Adv. Agency 21. Merchants Exchange. Californis St.

Messrs. Gordon & Gotch CAPE Tows BCDNEY Messrs. Gordon & Gotch MenOURNE Messrs. Gordon & Gotch BRISBANE

Mossra, Gordon & Gotch

haft of 9 feet the passengers will be able to the Agent will deliver to China will stipulate cder the eye of the Resident, and we have the capital of Borneo, which is absolutely a Mahy Line) left Shanghai for thin port on the 8th re

promenade $5 feet above the water-line.

The decks above the upper deck, which do not extend the full length of the vessel but only a certain distanos amidships.aro devoted entirely to the first-class passengers, where thereby not only separated from the noise and inconvonience incidental to the working if the vessel but are removed from the vibration of the propellers

Whether

inst., and is expected here on the 11th inst. CALCUTTA

TRADE

MARK

BOKBAY

COLOMBO BATAVIA.. PENANG SINGAPORE BORNEO

Messrs. Thacker, Spink & Co.

Times of India”

Ker:ffice

A. M. & J.

Messrs. A.

Ferguson

Messrs. H. M. Van Dorp & Co.

Messrs. Grahain & Co., La. Mesara,

Kelly & Walsh, L. Mr. E. L. Woodin, Sandakan

of the large number of natives who have highly of the esprit de corps of the marines of last year's estimate was 329,000 dols, and we ses reason to expoct that the revenue will also sea produce, and have taken to steady sm, loy- many years out afforded by the paw iadnatcies which are beginning to Boarish under the protection of be expressed in willions before bavu passed.

the chartered company. I may here mention

Royal Octavo-Complete with Fourteen Maps Undoubtedly the first step to this end is to that the total sale of car exports in 1901 was of Pmama through which the proposed Panama tains every year more pages.

and Plans, pp. 1,574, 59.00. Directory only Not only do the United States of Columbis in case the Intter. 1,179,35,00. our charter. your of supply our present population with profitable twenty-three times the value exported in 1891. canal is to be dug has threatened to secude from

more are earning

the Fame. Our titted by the Washington Govacument. It is population by attracting settlers from these exports prove that the nativos, nderrojects the canal treaty, which has been sub-

also tend to prove careful attention.

Our popalation numbers about 175,000, for value imported in 1881, when they amounted to all the terns of the treaty,

to about a quarter willion dollars. Our list of the most part Malay. Wo ati impied a census

1901, but it failed to reach the interier imported articles does not differentiate very tribes, and is unreliable. Of the Chinese we ately, and I am therefore unable to tell have more reliable data-they number about you many detais, bt I note that the Malay 11e is brought up on the imported bottle, 33,40 There are a few hundred Filipins, begins to add to the revenue at a very varly which is filled with imported Swiss wilk Егоровин із al:out 250.

Those of you who see our newspaper, the North and Japanese, and Indians. The number of The Malays are by no means of cus class, or

Barneo Herald, have noted that the may say they all are!

praxicent advertisemund in the Milkmaid brand speak one language, but ous characteristic, they are an intelligent race.

of Swiss milk. Before the youngster has bugun to walk he has acquired a desire to smoke his educated. Some of the coast natives can read and are capable of rising to a high scale when

Later on be dissipates his an write in Arabic characters, and they easily mother's cigarette, tiled with Will best exquisite scents, acquire a knowledge of Roman characters. The Bristol birdseye.

bath sexes. and this luxury

in by is indulged in The instractions given by the States Depart Mobammedan priests have a court where the rings in Rimpel's most

But that is not quite the limit of their desires. ment to the Representative in China tond, haw-social relations of the natives, marriage, divores, ever, to the retention of the independent atti.&c., are guarded. We have established native tade taken np. Consequently the Bond which legal courts, provided over by three headmon, On one occasion I visited Brunei, the ancient satisfaction of knowing that the natives user towa, and I noted in the cinof Malay shop, the follwing articles:-Austrian bentwood chairs, simply for payments of the instalments of the four rule are becoming a laws-biting people. von mirrors, enamelled lunubeon sets, kerosene in the remoter districts, but the residence in the on the basis of the exchange at the We have had trombles with the natives, chieflyover, English tinned meats and bivenile, and a Indemnity

Our shops in the towns of North interior of English officers, and the better very superior fet of glass, crockery, and soft

will woods,

Of course, gold date the Agreement was signed. the United States will exact payments in

communication now being established.

Beraro castain similar goods. all' or sily r concert & no other nation is our view,

these good things have to be paid Unr native Malays are divided into three dis

From a Malay point of view. the and the other nations party to the agreement parent any recurrence of a serious bature. are permitted likewise to exercise their discre tion as to the busis upon which they will Bottle" tinet, classes Bajous, or seafarers; Dastins, or

Meanwhile we are told that the attitude of farmers; Murats, or haters of the interior. easiest way to obtain money in to make a The Bajous were well known as pirates in the contract to do work on condition of a zam of isolation adopted, which was extremely -

it sailing-boat days, but the adrent of money paid down-called the advance system. im- It is a bad system, which has to be reckoned and are subject to bat Hitle of the pitching popular with Americans in Chins, is warmly

Harry Koppel, who was of rally, when employing Chinese. Large numbers possible. Sir our directors for many years, ha a runs of Malays are employed by the timber com fight, sixty years ago, with Malay pirates in Marada Bay, un a river whore the New London panics, by the mangrove extract works, and companies, one is paid great deal the tobacco by C.

mpany now have some Bursa Tobacco

of the wages earned in North larga tobacco estates; and I have frequently to the Malays, who, as

have explained, spond talked with Malays who in their young days their money with quite a gentlemanly freedom; tade a business of piracy. Two of these native but, I am glad to record, a few have expended beadmen became headmen under our rule and

assistance. When I of their making have rendered us very able the stage, or their plantations, and wore invited to the so by the Responses, Tallis; Venite, Farrant; Psalms,

and wortoise-shell, Wickes, Elvey, Monk, Felton and Eirey: To living by fishing and collecting een produce, offer of land on easy terms.

such as beche-de-mer

boats, bet room, library and ariling-room. The best Deum, Garratt in F (91); Benedictus, Baraby and they chirdly lived in

24.207

tind more profitable employ- they now ing and cooling of the ship are done by in K.; Hymns, 524,

Eronsong (5.45 p.m. Forward of tho air-tempered currents.

Responses, Tallis; Psalms, Goss, Wickes, meat, and many of them are building hones engines and boilers the main deck is occupied Croft, Crotch and Reathecte; Magnificat: and planting coconuts, and at Saadaken they by the crow, and cargo, and the space aft Oskeley in D (2nd M.); Nyc Dimittis, Foster are rendering valuable assistance in collecting and is cutting firewood for export to China, the engine-room is devoted to intermediate andin E (5th M.); Hymus, 249, 140 and 544; mangrove lark for the mangrove extract mills, where it commands a good price. In fact, the Bajen, under our rule, is settling down into ateorage passengers. Amidships on the upper Vesper Hyma, Ward (No. 1)

good workman, and is building up a permanent home,

place of leading the moving, pirstical under an sgrooment whereby the London we have older and more expensive Whiskies CHINA, JAPAN AND COREA Life he was formerly accustomed to.

tho Bajou

is small, active, dark steamship Afghanistur rendered assistanca to appearance coloured, with very bright, gipsy-like eyes, and the defendant company's steamship Matapon in black hair. They are better looking the Red Sea in October last. The Afghanistan, straight than the Dustus, or agricultural olsss, who on Oct. 21, fell in with the Matapan Bying

of stealing their Fory justly, zecase them, and. baffaices and cattle. The Bajons at the sigauls of distress. That vessel, which was northern end of our territory have a lot of bound from Marsilles to Madagacor and ponies, which they rido fearlessly, apearing the Cochin China with general cargo, had broken great samine deor while at fall gallop. Tue her thrust shaft four days previously, and her ponies used for this engines, bailers and coal, the space below the 5.15 and 5 p., (Kowloon Police Pier 18.30 acde number of kilo are named master, zsked to be towed to Snez. It was

for.

motion of the ship. Accommodation is provided spproved by the leading New York papers. steamers in Malay water made piracy with when employing Malays, and also, gene-

fox 200 tirst-class pastangers, 180 intermediate, and 1,000-steerage; while there are also quarters

for 3,200 troops. In the first class accommoda-

lien there are 20 cabins en suile with private

baths; and, as regards the others, they aro so

arranged as to be used either singly or Besides the large dining com

せい Buite.

thera

are private dining-rooms, as well

as a nursery for the children, a

deck

BUBİO-

the tirot class dining saloon,

lavatories, first-class state-rooms, galley and

officers' rooms.

.OR

On

L&C. Express,

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

May 10th; 4th Sunday after Easter. Holy Communion, 7,30 am. Matins (11 u..).

ST. PETER'S CHURCH,

the promenade deck

Queen's Road West. Holy Communion 7.30 am. amidships are the fracy, a series of first-

Matics (11 a.m.). J plass state-rowns a the children's room;

Hymn, 53, Venite, Bettishill: Te Denre first-cabin state- the boat dock aro rooms, the smoking room and a harber's shop, Russell Benedictus, Turlo; Hymus, 995, 594,

and $50.

Evensong (6.30 p.m.). shower baths, cooling rooms, and so forth;

Nano Dimit Goss Hymn, 268; Magnificat, on the bridge deck, the chart-house and accom-

tis, btainer; Hymas, 434, 262, and 56. modation for the captain and officers.

The Church launda Dayspring will call on the ships between 9.15 and 10.30a.m. und between

With the exception of the space occupied by

main deck is given up untirely to mego, one serica of compartments being devoted in cold storage and the storage of silk from the Orient, The cold storage chamber is capable of containing 550 tons of ship's stores and 1,500 tous of eargo. There are nine cargo-hatches

S

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after

achieved with their

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A SALVAGE AWARD.

In the Prolate, Divorce and Admiralty Division the case has been heard of the owners, master and crew of the Afghanistan v. La Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. It was an action to recover salrage remuneration

The

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6), to bring friends ashore to the services; re-assistance, and a brother, offlor fold me of arranged that the Afghanistan shonk pader-

- andants admitted the services, but said that CHEONG The Dusaus are the farmère North Borges. turning afterwards. The Answering Pen haut of this kind, where one of the ponise the service for a sum of £6,000. ant" is the call fag. All the sittings are free engaged already had afty two Lills to his o

They probably number 58, t. The egofobists the amount of £6,000 insisted on by the captain on the Eades River are owned by the Deans of the Afghanistan was unreasonable and

Durans. oultivate. and unappropriated. Strangers are welcome.

Anand, farther

a large and

alors. Both the cotoprilair, and that it ought therefore to be amber insens

of cattle

much set aside His Lordship gave judgment must have been Bujous and Meetings are held as follows:Sunday more muscoms in the year 1762, when Mirapholding the agreement. He apportioned the Dalrymple, the Past Fidis Company's Agent, £6,000 as follows: £5,100 to the owners of the Acts 2, 42, 11a.m.; Gospel Addres, 6 pin.s

TresdayBoullers and Ballory Bible Claseade e reporkunsthe territory we now know s pepper from that portics of our TVENNÉ COUNT

CHEFOO

TIENTSIN

Bangkok Times" Office. Musers, Kloss & Co.

Messrs. Paulus & Co., Hanoi Mr.J.de Leyzaga, "El Comercio. Mr. A. A. de Mello

Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. Yuen Choong Book Store Maser. A. S. Watron & Co., Ld. MONSTE 8. Watson & Co., Ld. Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ld.

Brewer &

Co. Messrs. W.

Messrs. Sistas, Plambeek & Co. Megara.

CH.

Sietas

$ Cu.

Messrs. H. Blow & Co.

PORT ARTHUB..Messra. Sietas, Block & Co. FORMOSA

Mr. A. W. Gillingham, Tamsui Mussra Hodge & Co., Seoul

Press"

POQREA

NAGABAKI

"Nagasaki Press" Office KOBE-OBAKA..."Kobe Chronicls" Offles YOKOHAMA .. Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ld.

NOW ON SALE. DIRECTORY OF PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES

FOR 1903.

WITH ALPHABETICAL LIST.

88 PAGES. BOUND IN CLOTH AND LETTERED, $1..

PAPER COVER, 60 Cents."

On Sale at AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION PRESS,

Shanghai 41 Mr. EDWARD Evans, Missionary Home,

Shanghai

Messrs. KELLT & WALSH, LD., Hongkong,

Bhabarbai and Yokobama;

SHING. Mests. W. BEEWEE & Co., Hongkong and

Shanghai,

YUEN CHONG BOOK STOEE, Swatow Messrs. A. 8. WATSON & Co, Amoy;

and six cargo-ports on each side. The winches 6 Arsenal Street. Top Floor, of Queen's Road I padder to the Berta ao od szörbitat, that the särvenient was made-uder JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, PEARLS. Mezars. A: S. WATSON & Co., Fooshow:

are electrically driven. It is claimed that the

new vessels are in their construction consider ably lifter and stronger tanm any yet bullt fo

the AmericRAL "TAMOPORTLERey marine. «Under 8 AV Ceneral Bible Clam, 6 pm, forth Bornes Ln those days the exports of Afghanistan, £400 to her mastar und: £300 to

horse power of t1:000 their son speed is expectati

to be about 14 kuoja an hour e

Thursday

Saturday--Prayer Meeting, 6 p

the crew. Judgment accordingly, with costs,

GENERAL EXPORTERS.

DEALCES LIK PRECIOUS STONES, SILKE, IVORY WARES EMBROIDERIES AND CHINESE CURIOS Wholesale and Retall. Prices very moderate. No, 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Opposita Mesure C. J. GAUFF & Co.). Hongkong, 16th February, 1900,

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