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ONDENCE.

OF THE CHINESE

TRES

THE LAILY PHERE"

Hongkong, 9th May "letter in your intue of ng instance of how in apoon to judge from any požat-an incapacity that urable sorapas in his

involving, sometime dand treasure. closing of the Chinese n point. Bersano-the ably at the Poak in large. dens all round him, would is health in attending a

tre, therefore, he thinks, arting the same rüüger- res must be closed. This but with all respect to

, very foolish, Infere of this kind, it would be oralities from which ar

adiences which pack 1 callywag" will find that epenents in which the re is a Garden of Eden,. thing bolter can be s Ter the inducements to hed hubitations as long is which he himself rightly mely Insanitary.", Rather

ng theatres, the Govern my opinion, to encourage the gumber only, so that be all in one distriol, but t portions of the locality, the authorities ad to

nd other entertainments art the populace when an in their midst, and it on the same principle, act - pepulation of the only

of artsing themæisez y heart doeth good as a

COMMON SENSE.

C. SCAVENGER...

OF THE "DAILY PRESLA-

The Paak, 9th May.

u to the letter of: “Usual sue of this morning and icle on the ame cubject, orate the report of the enging coolice Tho refus rein is invariably carriel path at the back of the ong what I m ploted to and is thrown on the hill boundary lits of the Tot wa amongst the bushes in This practice is, no doubt, mariant promoting a egetation and nudearable the object of is being romote the boilin of the

o and the pleasantren of

sems opon to questi a if,

is attained. If it is im

at the rubbish is prep cif all be better to have one Eseft rubbish-heup, en lu d by kept under sanitary these miscellaneous, colle rounding neighbourhood-

RBERT W. LOOKER

OF THE DAILY PLISS":

Hongkong, 9 May.

ants of Hongkong Ind your ending article is

y are also auh obliged he initiative taken. It i that contractors instead of rry away all rabbish an other chance of simply ther bushes

ecmplaint may be mads - the cookies whose duty

age are doing their work

all over Hongkong, fres ays. The sewage is either rains or thrown over tie ot the contractors bound to two poolies, instead of bus askets, buckets and bart to cubbish properly removed to Repayers, especially the in riots and the Peak, as well among when waty hare fur great loss by renson of Ithiness of their property, ad ask the Government to a in this matter. vays be subject to outbreaks id fever until the scavengers carry out their dontric & not to be in the best state kong, and when sewage ju and the ground becomes om che terrace down to the

song, it is no wonder that

se doustantly,

w

y already been, spoiled by

I have known many

which

BATO

such districta typhoid

in fature this oper attention from the Longtong's bill of health much cleaner than it is now.

to be the healthiet

the Far East-Yours

EE OF HONGK NO the fiots are not

that such complains h not in suck sweeping t

ve years ago, when

was proposed, ose

be prop ceal angle

In the drain.

vestigation on ED. DP3

PROPERTY-OWNERS AND THE

BUILDING BILL.

Mr. G. A. Woodcock, scorotary of the Saulary Board, announces that it is proposed to hold a meeting of property-owners in the Board Room on Monday next, 18th inst, at 3p.n., for the purpose of considering Sections 46 md 154 of tho Public Health and Building Bill No. 1 of 1903).

The mction referred to are as follows:-

OVERCROWDING.

Every domestic building and any part thereof found to be inhabited in excess of a proportion of one adait for every fifty square fent of habitable door space or superficial ares und fire hundred and fifty cubic foot of clear and aushstructed internal air space shall be dened to bo in an overcrowded condition:

Provided that overy domcstin building being within the European Reservation,er within the Hill District, and any part thereof, which is occupied by roves than one person to overy one thousand cubic feet of clear informal space. shall be deemed to be in an overcrowded cou- dition, with the exception of quarters occupied by servants which may be inhabited in the pro portion of one adult to every fifty square foot flot since or superficial area and éve han. dred and fifty enbic foot of clear ond quot strusted internal air spaca.

And provided further that any cubicle in any existing domestic building which has a window or sindows apering directly into the exterval air of a total gluxed area of not less than one tenth of the floor area of such cubicle may be inbabited in a proportion not exceeding on iclal for every thirty sganre foot of Labitable floor space or superficial area and four hundred enic feet of clear and unobstructed internal air space.

CEHICLEN,

14. The following requirements shall be aberved with regard to cubicles or rooms in existing buildings —

1) No cubicle or room which is not pro- vided with a window or windows or a sky- light opening directly into the external air and having a total glazed area of not less than one-tenth of the door area of such cabiela, or roem, may be erected or

if already erected be maintained in any story of any domestic building.

1.) No cubicle shall have a less floor aren than sixty-four equare feet, and a less ength or width than seven feet.

(2) There shall be aspace between the top

of every portion of the partition walls of every cubicle and the ceiling or under xide of the supports of the door above or of the roof as the case may be of not less

V. R. C.J

Under the auspices of the Violorin Bocreation Club, is couple of races took place on Saturday afternoon over the usual course. I ho first was a four-eared scratch race, and resulted an follows

1

Station No. 2 Thistle. Bow.... T. Moore ...H. C. Auelin ... A. 311580 Stroke...F. D. Bain

Cox C. M. 3. Alves

Station No. 1

ROBO

Bow H. M. Bain

...J. E. Seth ...F. K. Tata Strole...G. H. Rubie] Cox...C. H. Eyre

#

Bo

Station No.

Kornblume.

J. C. Remedios M. FR. Pereira 3.A. F. Alves Stroke... A. J. Muckis

Cor.. S. A Seth Station No. 4 Shamrock.

Bow J. P. Jordan

H.A. Seth 3....E. A. Han Stroke.... S. Bolmes Cox F. W. White

The start was a very good one, the four boats gulling away together. F. D. Bain's orew secured the advantage, sad bout it nil the way, winning eventually by about a length from the

second boat.

The double-culls gig race, distance, half mile resnited

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 11TH, 1903

NORTH BORNEO,

PAPER BY ME, DESET WALKER.

1 (Continued) -

I am glad to mention the comforts and luxuries indulged in by the Malays, because it affords some idea of the contritation and by the natives to the revenue. I bays made the calculation, and it works ont ut ten per cent, of their eara legs-that is, I think, the minimum contribution malo hy the natives to the rovenus, which tends to how that the more timployment we find for the native, and the more profitable we reader that employment, the more will our revenue improve. I may mention that our Gorner intends to re-introduce pepper and gambiar plauting again into North Borneo, and to that and is distributisig plants among the natives and the Chipeto gardeners

to boaven.

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AS CHEAP AS GAS! FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.

SHARES REPORT. Mest, Erich Georg & Co.'s Weekly Sharo List, dated 9th May, says--

We have little of interest to report: Sharghui Faces interfering with business in the North have niso made themselves felt hem in Hongkang by the dullness of the market, which has been more pronounced this last work, but rates nevertheless have kept fairly steady with few exceptions: the tightness of money continues and the prospects for a cbange for the better in the near future seem romiota at preseiri.

and Ths. 71 f

li for three days sight Private Paper. BANKA Small sales of Hongkong and Londoa sto is unchanged it. Nationals Shanghais are reported at $675, whilst the could be placed at 5251

CR

SIEMSSEN & CO.

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THE VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM,

THE OLD FIRM STILL LEADING. NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.

LATEST: LATEST!! LATEST!!!

MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL CARTS, RICKSHAS FITTSY WITH PNEUMATIC

others soon appoured, and the årens rapidly graph Another matter that has received The Rates Shanghai are Tls. 7}{ for TL, TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGR-

10

MARINE INSURANCE SHARER-Unions have

stock call for no special remarks. wakened to $50 sultors, the reminder of the

CUT.

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

with roads, I have lately been much interested in reading a trip made by our Governor last July with four of his officers, into the interior." The party were able to ride in some places. and others the walking was to easy over the new pathe that I note they travelled from Kaninpew to Fort Birch (25 miles) in quo day. and from Fort Birch to Beaufort 45 miles in luppened, in 1892, to travel over one day, the same ground with twa of the officers, and we loos oight days. When the path from Kaningow to Fort Birch is finished, and the which Mr. milway to Fort Hireh is completed, West, the company'a railway engineer, usti

another twelve months, the ies will take traveler will be able to ride from Maningow to Fart. Birch and rail it through Bonafort to It is difficult to explain Jesselton in one day.

this comparatively rapid com what a diffe musication will make in our relatiers with the natives or in the transport of produse and merchandise, and also in the revenue. bat it will undoubtedly very greatly benefit them all. alive already find they can get a bighor Religion-With regard to roligion, the price for jungle

The railway ce

Jesselton to the interior untives of Bornovo runy generally bo described as passes through valuable timber forests. The Mabommedans, but of no severs practice. A

Cutting down transport of the timber will vory curious religious phrey called Maling affords ennial playment to the Malays. calis, has, I am told, cecurred in Borno from The antives of the fur interior will be able to

The heavier

produce trusported to vier jungle

trusi time to time--not near the coast, bal minong the the const by the

railway which will also tho

by the natives, and the less splightened natives of the interior. It was port- repeated in the year 1991, when a native of the tapioen lately pinuated by Chinese along the

line, Incited hereta by

of the Sipulate country, in the interior of North railway, a tabeco estat is new Burneo, had a dream during a sovereilles near Fort 1 ireb, in the interior. And shon'd

there is

is a fargo aren that, providel certain ceremonies were observed, † the estate

of that fund available for tobacco planting, All angels would descend and bestow wings apn the auspicy meris ergias Chines and Molay their worshippers, with which they could yah and use being the neglected wit

of the country the west coast promises to be in The first prophet was a man med Tahang, a very prosperous condition before long.

Is graphic communication. We spread. The ceremonies uppoor husay about 900 1giles of telegraph line erected Labuan arren the territory Sandakuu, and chiefly consisted of ferstings and making by the chart red company, extending from presents to the prophets, who did not ser to Liarrel Bay, and along the west coast to to threaten the villages with thunderbolts from Jesselton and Kalat, and from all these points hoven, which would kill the people, and we can cosa municate with London and the world. hurricanes, which would destroy their houses, through the English cable at Labuan. During if Malingente were not laser vet. Malingrote, all fowls, cattle pigs, and even dogs, were to be sacrificed and destroyer: the padi crops were cut and the, grain tarned into fatoxicating liquor, and as vessels to carry long as the food and drink lastent the natives the telegraph. lim is fargely used by our timber 8374, 847) and 371. but at time of writing timre merchants, who are in daily cutumusication are buyers at the latter rale., Indo have gave themselves up to the phreuxy-expecting with China and with Manila sad Singapore, remained nominally $198 all the week and could their wings is grow when they would fly to the and so kaj soon to bear of shipmpuls of probably got at this rate; the low rate of Ons breach of our exchange between here and ghai makes sky and five on the padi them. With regular trees is capnilding. Manila, dass ben reiness with the North in this stock very to the sky pedi, the propbets asserted that it.

good market for barges and strani kanneles diffent. Chius and Manilas are quoted very look ouly 100 days to grow, and if ent to das built by European is at Sandakan, and the irregular since the Company won the law suit, it would yiek agatu to aww. The people Quines have stablished at Sandakan and at prices varying from 6 to $49, but there are

at 827 at prikuat, Dh weak! with sellers at $11. were so eager to become angels that one man, Rudut a bear-building trade which is o

old are ou At probably under the influence of liquor, elitubed

I need hardly dilute on the advantage it is to offer ut $28, whilst the new

scrip is wanted. a coconut tree and threw himselfdown, expecting the planting and trading companies in North $15 the fifth ordinary annual meeting of has REMOVED to No. 1 QUEEN'S ROAD to lo abba to 156 the Telegraph in, but hureholders is called for Wednesday the 20th CENTRAL (opposite Mosses. KELLY AND the promised wings would Irunport him to the | Borneo, sky, at he caly broke a leg. Another man I should like to say a few words on the benefits May for the purpose of receiving the report of WaLs) and has also kept his old Shop as a

The transfer bouls of the) & co. gave his wife to one of a prophets en heered on Labor, and the so frath of the directors, with a statement of accounts to Branch Establish weut, meu WANG LING

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1903. En Labua promise that bis wings would grow in and Borns, by the English cable tabloth April, 1903,

May, both days inclusive. Shells wore Labia is a Crown colong admistered by my will be closed from the 15th to this daxys, One of the consequences of observing

SHUN LUONG the chartered company. It passer good place, and are in demand at £l Os. the ceremonials unjoined by the prophets was

Jarbour and a valuable coulfield. Nither of REFINERIES. -China Sugars wore in demand

Confectioner and Exporter of all kinds of the establishment of a telegraph station on wook, but aro on offer now at 1994, business at Young Ginger and Selected Fruits Labuan by the Eastern Extension Telegraph $1163 for October is

Preserved and Sold. is reported. MINING STOCKS-The culy stock under

WONG KI NAM, Manager, Company

The administration of Labuan was entrusted this heading coming into notice during the week

Nos. 7-8. Lai On Lane, West Point. by the English Crown to the chartered cem

[1144 Horgkong, 14th April, 1903. was Banbs" in the early part of the weak were in deaud at $1, ut have since

DIED-ADDAM LA RUE-APRIL 27th trade who gave him two years. That was in del.. last year it was 6Ordos. This

imrease is entirely due to the increase in trade April crushing gare 730 on from 2,800 tone.

ALL CLAIMS against his Estato are 1891-92. In the latter year I went through the

brought about by the polley of the chartered Docks, WHARVES AND GODOWNS —Wham-

requested to be presented to AMERI The prizes took the shape of handsome gold-eutry where the prophets had been at work compaus in offering a suitit site and build pen Docks have gain hardened and business as

tication. plated Corenation spoons, and when they at The Datives had at the time of my visit reis to the Telegraph Company provided they high as $2173 is reported; at time of writing CAN CONSULATE-GENERAL for authen-

the market is quiet at $217, forward business

Hongkong, 29th April, 1903. been presented cheers were given for Mr. White

andongkong.

wns booked at S for иль

delivery, Kowloon For July and for the winners. The starter on Saturday their ordinary voestions and treated would bay a cable et Labaun, between Singh-

aad aru Ch Malingcote as rather in the light of a joka

The cade was laid in 1891, and North Borneo Whorvas have waskered considerably and was Mr. C. E. A. Hunce, the umpiro Mr. F.

The special object of my visit in 18th was to immediafidy germe a pince pi great xiratere now in the market at 592, without fading THE HONGKONG ICH COMPANY,

and has suce bon periodically attention. Now Amoy Docks are wanted Mosk. and the judges were Mr. R. H. B. Mit-

isited by English men-of-war. The telegra. S4), but we have at lieart of ang rauttio at The UC COMPANY, LAD chell and Mr. E. M. Hazeland.

P.M. daily, Sundaya the remunication thus established with the Farslums have again suffered in Shanghs, Storage available at East POINT, Steres will world mas

pas enabled the coal companies

of Latin probably owing to the Race Weck and the b Open at 10 AM. and and Borneo to arrange to supply banker coal to stagnancy of the Northern money market; the excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

WM. PARLANE, Manager,

(05 Hongkong 18th November. 1901. passing steamers, and I son by our lonil paper, latest quotation is $1874. the North Dorace Hoaid, that in October, just

itxi, is in

... Station Na Powerful Bow...H. C. Auntiu Strake...H.S. Halwes

Cor...It. Seth

Station No. 1

Tersible.

Bow...F. M. R. Pereira Stroke...L. 550

CoA. B. Alres

Station No. 3 Jubilon.

Box, S. R. Meora Stroke, R. C. Witchell Cox, F.-K. Tatu

Gelting away to an even start, Holmes' and Musse's boats reg how nud bow for nearly half the distance, when the winner dow out and won a fine race by about half length.

Afterwards the prizes, which were the gifts

FIRE INSURANCE SHARES-Hongkong hare hardened and could probably be placed at Sie, China Fires sold at $83 and cluse steady

This moms great progress. Up to the last few years, our timber merchants wore sorely handicapped by the want of telegraphic coma

In this rate. eaten or munication. They could eat timber, but they could not reality arrange a sale, or engage the Shuber when sold. To-day.

Labasm

to chee

the

SHIPPING STOCKS.-Hongkong, Canton and. Macaos have a Fered a set hick, selling at $35,

Eter

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

CLEVELAND, CRESCENT, WESTFIELD, otɑ. Other branches of the bwiness conducted as GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES. asual.

Vide et orede," Interding purchasers are cordially invited to isit our Stores and Workshop. 43 and 13a, QUEEN'S ROAD BAST.

McKIDY & CO. Hongsong, 7th May, 193.

NOTICE

FANG HING, WA

JEWELLER,

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than four feet, which space may be closed of the Committee, were presented to the winners that the hama body would be invulzerables | Dorse has, however, been of much avail unnlat $119 to $114.during the early part of the Sweetmeals and Preserved Ginger. Only

only by wi netting, lattice work or carved wood-work arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds open and As far as practicable evenly distributēl.

in the Club's parition by Mr. F. White, the and after a feast a native, to prove his invul secretary, who in the course of a few remarks ucrability, out his own leg no lawdly as

Hover a siner ind was land for life. I am saki the races just concluded would be the last

It was hoped soon to hold glad to record the fact that one of the preplets of the season.

Provided that, in the case of existing buildings water polo meeting, and steps would be taken ctune within the grasp of a West coast magis-pany, in 1890. The revenue in that year was they and are obiainablo how at $104, the.

tiu Governor in Council shall have power, is special cases, to modify the requiremonts of this tion in respect to the external air upen such conditions if any as he may devin oxpedient.

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MR. CLEVELAND'S PRESIDENTIAL

CAMPAIGN.

A despatch to the Manila Coblezawa KUZH Grover Cleveland's presidential boom is growing zapidly. Since the enthusiastic endorsement by Thiwany readers and the públic announcement

of the action through the press there has been a

PLANCHETTE IN CHINA.

to have all the necessary details completed by the time the hot weather set in.

report on the best route for a road to the-

P

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wakenst

were the sale of which wumla introdines the benefits of civilization, and would prevent the repetition of such scenes is 1 hara just described. In 1895 I zunde a foofjuth 3 miles long through the Penotal gorge, to the back of Captain Pridmore. I.B.S., toll the Indian the consi-runge. The natives assisted we and 1 | 36, loven large sexier-bound to New York, Investments are steady at 8170, after sales t

Gazette how lives can bu savol in

ENTERIC FEVER AND COLD- WATER BATHS.

Natal

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BULLINGS -Lad

F

COLD STORAGE.

— FOR SALE.

(1009

ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA" (THE TINES" REPRINT) Is a large Quarto Volumes: helf Morocco Perioctly Binding; completo with boskasse. New and in A 1 Condition.

The Standard Work of Reference in the English Langusgs.

An Adornment to any Library. Apply to--

LIBRARY, Care of Daily Press Office.

(1352 Hengkong, 6th May, 1903.

to Saigon and Hongkong in September: West Flats are easier with sollers. north, and to

at 552, but wanted at $1 Hongkong Hote A COPY OF THE bound to mere alen call for cord at Homeward

are ale weaker and are on offer at $148; a sale. the exstalled at Lab for bunker coul.

Corros M11-Eros are quated Tls. 39. that other lines are willing to burn Labun eral provides they are guaranteed a sufficient and Internationals. The i, both sellera in the quality. The output at present is about North; other sticks under this houding un.

changed. tous a year, but it can be inrensed The supply of world-bound shipping tons! MISCELLANEOUS hinu Borneos are now brought to our very door by reason of the obtainalle at $112, Watsons have improvel Labuan and Boraso col may we hope shortly their position to 1yers, Old Electrics bincrewed by the opening of other coalfiekis are procurable at $13 and new scrip is in with salez. Bells Asbestos are in demand ai of North formen products. export

the mainlaud, and also by the increasing decand at $71. Ropes lave risen to 8124 + $92 : China United Asbestos wold at: whilst The products we expert in a large scale are 54.

Chisago has Providents are wanted at $9.75. Steam Water timber, tobarco, and sago, suffered in valne owing to the want locally of Basts.-An interim dividend of six per cent. good supply of fresh water for washing par for the half-year (from 1st October, 1902, te pore. The present railway, together with two 31st March, 1900 has been declared. Dividend

branch lines 16 miles in length, for which warrants will be issued on and after the 16:

TO CONNOISSEURS

FOR SALE.

known how safe and how easy of application is great that the trader only obtained a fair profit. Governor lately obtained the approval of petant. The trapsfer books will be closur: A CHINESE PORCELAIN ENAMELS

BREACH OF PROMISE CASE IN

THE PHILIPPINES.

The trader paid no money-money as known in the interior up to 1995, trade was carried on by barter. Today well supplied shops are well supported by the natives at

the Court, will sunble the raw sigo to from the 13th to the 16th instant, both days and brought up from the low-lying suzoplantations inclusive, tuo market in steady at 813. and cleaned in one of the mountain streame ar the rain line. The sage mills have already been erected at Beaufort by influential Chinese, introduced from Singapore by our Governst, Mr. Birel The merchants have also put ap tapioca mills and have arranged to plaut 50 ades of tapioca a year until 5,000 acres have They are also been planted. not on the same land to be & eut crop | after the tapioca lus ben dug up.

TRADE

MARK

marked incres in the Cleveland sentiment through the easters states especially. Several of fever by the fece use of the cold-water bath coth to each mu, woman, or child, at the end of the western states also have had a rovulsion/He zhods hov, in alustall cases of fever, relief of each day's work, When they ad stored up 1 bp, notably the Glen lize, sad! I wnderstand | of Orienta Hotels/at $321 is reported. of feeling in his favour. The agitation of tariff can be obtained and the temperature lowered, more cloth than they could say they request revision which has gained such groand even in without danger by pouring walor. Brat tepid mover, and I paid their wages in brons sents, one hundred to the dollar, and later they took the republican party has brought the old demount then colder wed enlder, out of a

their pay monthly in dolhr ustes, with which crotic leader to the fore ngain in many of the jug over the patient as he lies ou a com- sates. The chief objection to M, (doveland's mon string charpos, ies ling, when see they bought goods at the shops established by candidacy arises in connection with the third sary, put into the water to make it cold traders who gladly took admuisge of the new taxm sentiment. The opposition of the Bryas enough. In his own case, when he was down road to push their trade into the interior. wing of the party is considered by many to be with eaterie in Burne, it was used with groat When I fint, vel to the interior the price of rattan was one dollar a picul, paid for in goods, success and without hesitation whenever his secondary to the feeling against a third term.

temperature reached 102. Many lives, and the trailer after transporting the rattan to considers, which might otherwise be saved Labunu roccired 7dols. Anemoniousdifferomen, are lost an account of its not being generally but the cost of the transport of the raitan was so Mrs. Montagu Beauchamp, who for many this method of treatment. The occurrence of years has been engaged in missionary work in shivering will show, at once, if it is overdone. Chine, gave an account last month at the Cos- It is said to be an aseerteined fact that the ne erence Hall. Eccleston Street, SW, of how of cold water bathing has alused time mortality

Fort Birch und also at Kaningrun. planchelle, the latest London craze, has from in enteric e1983 at least fifty per cont.

seen the estimates of tim iamemorial been one of the recognised

Anyone who has revende of North Borneo would gather that the means in China of communicating with ori

largest revenue is derived from the cust coast, spirits. She had lived, she said, in the

where we have bestowed the greatest care and particntar province known as "Demouland,

attention, and the smallest revenue is derived

To sam up the question of transport, I may where the native idolatry was beaud up with spiritualism. She had found there was a real

from the west coast, where it may be frankly

ramark we are still handicapped by the want of a regular line of steamers to Europe, which power in this idolatry and necromancy, and had

stated we bestowed very little attention unli lately known cases of healing worked by those natives

population of 52,000 on the east coast, including hes caused our foreign transport to he very Kadut, who, according to the revenus receipts, costly and in some cases has prohibited ex- who professed to cast out scil spirits. Sho was

ports, but we now see reason for

expecting The defendant to the suit was Has Tac Hai, pay 12 dois. per head, and on the west coast

that we shall shortly have homeward-bound convinced that they did in reality east out the

Chinesa merchant said to be fairly wealthy and interior the enumerate population was spirits: "but there." she said, "you stand face

paying three dollars per head. Us 52,000

steaters calling at our new port Jostelten, in doubtedly

Bay, to carry away sago, tapioca, tobaczo the largest undumerated populatiouer, and pebbly doni, besides the usas! to face with the unveiled powers of hell." The piniatiff. Tenisa Reyes, a not an-152, She went on to give instances of exercism, prepossessing Chinese mer izs, testified that is on the west coast and in the interior.

gutta and It would therefore seem that the best way to jungle produces, such as by both Christisus anal Chinese. The Chinese Hao had promised to marry her and also to deed

the policy už progress hed for a long time obtained communication her his house and give her a quarter loterest in increase our revenue is by supplying profitable rabbor, and for this, when brought about, our west coast and of the interior, and by introducing initiated by and pushed by Mr. Cowie, the man with bad spirits by the use of mediums and of his business, but he had kept none of his employment for the native population of the thanks will be due to

Chinese, and by improving the means of aging director of the cha

the chartered сотрачу. plancheties. The latter were formed from a promises. She also produced as infant df which sieve with a poncit attached to one side. Two she sail Hao was the father. Heo strenuously transport from the interior. These points have Forsonally, as Commissioner of Lands, I have persons played their hands on the sieve and the denied the paternity but Judge Ambler traced been occupying the attention of the Chartered always advocated progress. From the first 1 She had enough fscisl resemblance in the child to Hao Company sines 1995, and a railway has been have been a strong supporter of the railway pencil would then write messages.

made, and is being continued to the interior,licy, and I made & favourable report on the That herself know of ous instance in which a great to satisfy himself that the woman was right in all, a distance of 110 miles, and lately, thouility of constructing a railway up the

the interior. Governor has asked for 16 miles of zail to cult Padas valley to

branch lines. my

is confirmed by the foot reliabla port was food was sccurately foretold by a planchette and Heo wrong. He therefore gave the woman

imperfect

that he railway is now within 12 miles of the We have older and more expensive Whiskies Railways without roads would be Again, the Boxer rising was judgment and warned ao against any more anable him to make two small

Fort terminas, proposed ter

Birch When it message.

but we have no kotter VALUE than and during the past year seremal bridle prophesied by a planchette; she believed the entangling alliances.

reaches that point a great portion of the interior Ive been made in connection with theblo will be noócssible, as

the untouched murderons Boxers were all posessed by dorils.

the in- tiraber forests below Fort Birch. To date, over Her opinion about the planchette was that it

and others have been travel, which will us to Lalo touch with the

come only worked intelligibly with those who yielded

it means to be without ronds To you the roads to its infconce, and that its influence increased

terior. English people hare te conoption what 100 miles of railway have been constructed, and

with repeated use. With those who did not

from your houses appear as essential to your yield the planchette refused to work, and the

lita as the air you breathe, and you can hardly [2946 2 conceite existence in a country unprovided result was merely an unintelligible soribbling,

What is believed to be the first breach of promise case in the bisy of the Philippine Islands, says the Manda Timea, has resulted in a victory for the woman, who receives 5,100 pesos, as damagro, and alimony.

The Patentees-Machiron & Cameron, Linitad deserré A NATIONAL MEMORIAL for their excellent inventions Dover Chronicle, Tas WAVERLEY PER HR Propwiex Pix Tax OWL PENTAX HINDOS Pes Sold at all Stationers. Waverley Wochs, Edinburgh.

more

The census taken in 1901 enumerates &

natives in

as I and at the North Borneo dienor, we have embarked on & policy which will not stop until the whole of Borneo is one.

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