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should take advantage of the present moment when negotiations are proceeding between France and Siam, to arrivo at a definite understanding with France, which

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 19TM 1903

A Harse toleghi ti a Saigon contemporary refers to the British Secretary of State fes Werns "Lord Brodrick."

The Bangkok Tinace understands that Captain

Nary and is returning home.

A. S. WATSON & CO., may reliers us of future anxiety on the Lange is resigning from the Royal Siamese

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SHERRY.

L'Avenir du Toukin compares the Consular systems of Eugland and France in the Far East, mach to the disparagement of the French aystem.

An influential meeting of Scotsmen in Lon. don has ragaved to organise a memorial to the late Sir Hector MacDonald to be erected in London. The movoment is supported by the Dukrs. of Argyle, Fife, and Athel, and Lords Aberdeen aul Hardington.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE RUSSIANS AT NEWCHWANG,

LONDON, 9th May, It is aluted at Washington that Heu. John Hay. United States Becretary of State, has requcated President Roosevelt to authorise the joint action of the United states with Great Britain and Japas against Russion aggression at Norchwang.

ANOTHER CASE OF ALLEGED

ARSON,

ONE LITE KOST.

THE FAMINE IN KWANGSI.

WA

-FURTHEN MEBBAGS, · are asked to insert the following

What is believed to be another case of arson telegram-one from H.E. the Governor Sir and a most serious one, for It involves the less Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G. to Mr. For of one life, cepurred on Sunday about midnight | British Consul at Wuchow, and the others from at 127, Connaught Road. When the Fire Mr. C. Clementi, the Relief Commissioner, t Brigade reasbed the sesso-the house was His Excellency;--- wrapped in dames, and the feroo heat made For Consul, Wushor: Please wire to near approach almost impossible. Eugairia" Clementi to return to Hongkong for canal. showed that the outbreak started either on the tation; settling with you where the gentlemin first or on the second floor of No. 127, which is to go to who is procending to assist in distri the police describe as a four-story building.bution.-Blake." The place wroat up in a blas almost at once, and before the Brigade had got the oppor hand the whole of No. 127 and the top floor of Na, 126 were gutted; other parts of the latter house were damaged moja or less by flie, and wator.

"Nanning, 4b May.

Governor. Hongkong :--Arrived Neusing;

score of India. It is to be doubted, however, whether France would agree to contract on mutual terms with England not to acquire any special privilege or advantage nor to enter with an armed force without the consent of the other Power, within any part of the Siamese Kingdom. Mr. HOLLAND thinks such un agreement possible and even goes the length Perdos. Por bot. of saying that the more reasonable and ex-

perienced of the French Colonial Party- among them, he believes, M. DuUMER--think $12.00 81.00 that little benefit can accrue to France from

merely extending her boundaries over thinly populated and unproluctive areas, much as the outlying territories of eastern. Siam, while she cannot hope to get possession of the fertile Menai Valley. Ba copy many of the new laws of Japan as is basis girls and one man vero charged with stowing fixed on the burning building, a horrified. Linkey and Worship of Allinges Missien. Hare

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It is reported from the North that with regard to the scheuse for embodying foreign laws into Chiasso in order to meet present day | regulgéments where international relatious are conc rned, the Peking Government intends to sud further to adopt, where mood, portions of The ** Cole Napoleon" of France, for which purpose steps are being taken to translate the pandorons valano in to Chises,

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JAPANESE STOWAWAYS.

Female stowaways from Japan are not infrequent visitors at the Magistracy, where they are asked to give an explauntlag of their active iu procuring unpaid-for passages by this or that steamer trading between Hongkong and

Japanese ports. Yesterday, a batch of eight away on board the Nippon Yusen Kaisha stemper Kinshi Afar from Meji to Hongkong. The defendants presented a for from pleasant appearicee as, unwashed, unlidily elad, and disloyalled, they listened to the in-

propose to reuniu bere natil morning of that. and on that day return by river to Hongkong unless receive further tele graphic instruction. Famine extends to Pasi No. 127 le insured for $28,600,

and Lungalow but do not suppose that Heng- Ego-witnessos say that na the fire progressod

flames, too, sprand swiftly, and at every spouch rice has buon sent up West River, what the smell of kereno became pungent; the Kong Fund will suffle to relive those districts Wize at once estimated smost of Fund, how where they obtained a fresh hold thick, black place rice las rozchel, and sat at which rico is smoke belehed up. Whilst all oyes were boing. bought by Fund. Am staying with

43 the figure Chinese boy was soon on the topmost vernadal and out off from all hope of escape by the stair Leckoning for help. He was surrounded by fize

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soen Tastai, Profeet and Magistrate, who are thankful for prospects of relief. Wire detail district where maize is eaten Is Kweishon. All of Nanning famino to-money.

The only

Shanghai Mercury says :—The Viceroy basterprator reading out the accusation against way, for behind the place was like a furnace other districts should be supplied with rea

that as it may and we gravely doubt the eagerness of the French Colonial Party to renounce aggressive ambitions—the present. is undeniably a most opportuna time to approach the French Government, with.

A Tientsin telegram apparing in tla suggestions of the nature indicatex, nat only Breause of the agreeable relations appointed Mr. Wa dim-pat he compratore of created by the visit of King Enwand, but

the Hongking and Shanghai Bank, as a conmissioner for this purpose of restoring a also because négociations presumably are proveding for a new Convention in placerebunts regarding commerce. Mr. Wa Jim understanding betweon Doreign muy antive of the one which has failed to steine pah presented a scheme in the foreign bankers

matification.

The new row of the Opera nea to change

Clementi."

op Saurday last, which was approved of by ali Japan; he preferred imprisonment to that, forennently from the debris. Chief Inspector been made by gentry since the 12th of February

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Highsh Lank. Unimity being essential, the interess of tas ndertaking is phun to-day with the old crew, who leave for imparillod. It is considband tast the adoption Boglacid soon.

of tÉn sebene presented by Mr. Wa Jim-pal wonk? huora finde,

Admiral Bridge went up to Hankow on the Starity, infern taking (ha ↑ Jory that far.

The value of the real and personal estate of Elua Lagall (MissAda E. Bayley, the well-known' anfiores, who died in February) has been so at £25,000 grlow and £35,788 net.

For dumping on the street the dead body of a child, Li Sam, a coolja, was fined $20) at the Magistracy yosforday, the alternativ» being

two months hard tabour.

Phy auraal meeting of the members of the Hongkong" Georad Chamber of Commerzak will be kell on Tuesday at at 3,30 p.m. in to Chinabor Room, City Hall.[

Sir Hugh Burues, the new Gearner of Barton, has promised the Rangeon pirl trustees to assist in flus extensive scheme, costing be kakhs, to improve the shipping faesítios of this

The visitors to the City Hall Libeiry and Blasenta for the stok ending 1 May were 357 nen-Chinese and xy Chinees to the former. Red 224 non-Chinese mel 2,968 Chinese, 16 the lufter institution.

The (ou during her maiden commission covered then miles in 194), 17,990 in 1968, and As 17 passage home is about. 9,800) suites, Thrust of the ship seompany, who left Huglank in the Dream will have travellert 45,79 Lefore they return.

The sintement is erroneous that a female prisoner cammitted suicide by strangulation in Vietaris Qual on Saturday morning the

On the 5th May, at Shangligi, bens deazaca nicide, we tourstond, took place in one of ths calls at the Confrat Plies Station. There Paucina De Caarkos, aged 07 years.

has been an ense of suicide in the Gal sinos 190). Nor was it the cust, es reported otse- where, that the woman was untor remand; she kol not be before the magicale.

The Daily Press.

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Admiral Alexief, the N.-C. Daily Nenes states, has issued a proclamation at Arthur stating that the Russian military

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THE FIRE AT KENNEDYTOWN,

Ti appears that the Bre at Body town on Saturday night broke out in a matshed in the woolyard cojining De Plagus fospital. The sparkas ignited the rouf of a matske connegled with the hospital. Fortunately there was ca the premises at the time a modlive of the Firm | Brigade (1) BEL, just portalent from

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Ha took charge of the hospital fire: apparatus and managed to extinguish tames before the Brigache arrived. The ward- roasters attended to the patients and romores thera all to the main building. Water was thrown upon the hospital matsheds as long a the squarks from the no sigard threatened

danger.

SUPPOSED MURDER.

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on the huch beside his Worship Mr. F. A

om. The Japanese Consul occupied a mout

Hazeland, and on him they turned encious eyes when his idestity was explained. The man wed away and was not willing to return to had nothing to say for himself he had simply

some reason best, knowu to himself. The girle simpared when they in turn wore addressed, but, unbke their male companion, said they were quite willing to go back to their own country; the assent came in a clarus that brought on thema a magisterial rebuke to spak que ata time, The case was remauded for a week, which period the stowawags will spend in goal. The girls will then be sent back by the first stoarner, and the mur dealt with us

demand.

CANTON.

circunstances

(PROM OUR COR #ESPONDENT.]

Canton, 11th May, THE NEW VICEROY.

Nanning Ct Mas Governor, Hongkong: Hare cousulted oficial and gentry, Estirate number of persona is noad of famine relief in Naming City at 25,000 and in Tsan Fa district at 48,000. Free distri bution of rice gruel und sale of cheap rice kara last, but estimate that their rice supply will only last another thirteen days. Recommend contanonce of free distribution of res gruel and sale of cheap rico in Nauzing and in sight cunties of Tsun Fa éis triot until end of July. Estiranto tot amonat of rice required at 18,200 piculs It is urgently necessary that relief should be seat immediately as transport from Kwitning oouupies at least twelve days, and unless rice arcives bofore present supply is exhausted the people will starve. Linkey, and Worship con- sent to take charge in Nansing and surrounding district. Strongly advise co-operation f Hongkong Committas with Commuities formed in Canton. Faming in Langehow, in Taiping, and Kwongehog, in Langshow and Past is reported to be tèrrible. In these places rica sulle at 30 couts the cally and many are dying of starvation. The present eat of rice Nauting catty is six tasks por pest. The highest praise is dao to the officials and genley of Nunning for excellent orgenisation of local famine relist, but their fandi are apoit nato more money is obtainable from local svarvet- --Clementi."

P.C 48 Prise made an attempt le rouch him from the adjoining house, but although he saw him ero he essayed the rosene au heard his shouts s he drew nearer to him, who he reached a convenient spot and looked for the lad nota sign of him was to be soon; his remains, charred boyond recognition, wem recovered sub Baker, whe was in charge of the Brigade, was told that thorn were people in No. 126, aud ho promptly took steps to assortain for himself whether or so the report was correct. In the ground floor he and those with him met a couple of Chiadmon who, unaind- fal of the danger that threats and them, were endeavouring to collect their belongings together for removal into the streut. In answer to Chief Inspector Baker's inquiries. they said they were the only people left in the house-the others had escape. As these investigations were proveeding-the party were collected

in the front part of the ground floor at the time there was a loud erash. The ecokhouses behind No. 126 had fallen, barsting in the partition at the The sushi baray, Shuga Cha Hin, Las SAU back of the ground floor and surrounding the a blogrżam, requesting two men-of-war to be police and the two Cbination with impone despatched to Shanghu! to conry lim to trable clonds of dust and smoke. Had the men Canton. It is said that he will have a bedly-goue further into the place, the chances were guard of one thousand

Recently that someone would have suffered, but ne it was His Excellurgy wired to the Provincial alt gained the outer air in infoty. Treasarse pad the Bureau of Reorganisation The ask of the firemen was a most difficult to have their accounts, made up by the time he and dsugerous oue, The flames had made such arrives and it is said many dufalestions have headway in the case of No. 127 that it was benu discovered. The afficials are al'their wits" | impossible to boat them down, and attention end to know how to cover them. They are so was furand to preventing them from sprating. afraid that some of thom wish to reire The hoses warn Jaboriously draggel to the top fremi service, some to go home on, leave, of No. 126, where holes ware knocked in the

AS REPORTED IN MANILA, hary attually applied to be | wool and water was poured down inside. By this

The American journalist has a lively imagina- and, oftes transferred to other provinces. Upon the means the scope of the firs was restricted tion. When judginent was given in the Zafre casa a brief telegram was sent to Manila sating rival of II.B. Sham the present Acting and hindered from extonding not only to the Viceroy, Tak, Sow, will go up to Peking whole of No, 126 but also to the houses in Des that the verdint was in favour of the defendant to have Imperiul audience. The Magistrate of Voeux Road, which at one time stood in no

Company. An imaginative writer is tho Na Hoi is also, geing way to the North little dager. Fortunatelywater was plentiful, Manila Ceblonews gives what purports to b te become a totai, while Wong Shou, the and to this fact and the zeal of the fronten is to soms of the leading points in the ovidence, froma

be attributed the ultimate victory over the which we muko the following extracts;- Magistrate of the Shun Tak district, is coming ts Cauton to take his place. The merchants fures. No, 127 us well a No. 120 was usedThe boxes in which it was alleged dio money" of Canton intend to welcome the aw Viceroy with a long string of craskors extending from the govemgent wharf to the Viceroy's yamen.

Can Sunday night, a' Viinaman stumbled seres what appeared to by the deat body of a native woman ly ng in a dark corner at the

He informed the polite at. No. 2 Palios Station, Governmeal Storo is Penya East, Wahchai.

who on going to the spot found that the wasan was alive, but suffering Trean a ferrita wound in the albom us, as well as from a member of minor injuries in littorent parts of the burly They had evidently been inflicted with a knife, and the fuderer for the police hares remasons to believe that this case is ons of mangas lave attacked the unfortunate woman with the gindust Fary judging Treat for butire and· umber of the womads, that in the chionni, Tror wh the howels protruded; was alous suficient to cause death, which rushed hotove the hospital was reached. No one had Lien arrested yesterday, hat every effort is being audio by the authorities to bring the crizatieidering the abolition of some spessory and

justice

THE INC. DINNER.

The above dinu. held at the Hongkong

TER COLLECTION OF, TATER.

Upon the issue of an Imperial decren or

vexatious taxes' most of the residents here, and especially in Fatehan, bare r fused to pay taxes that are now demanded notwith stouding the Imperial decree.

HEALTH STATISTICS.

The year's total mutaber of plagis cases has boon brought up to 564 by the occurrence of 25 ses reported during the two duya ended at Boon yesterday. Twenty-one Chinese (18 dend), 2 Portuguese (both dead), and 2 Japanese (1 devi) made up the list of victims of the disease. Gt the Chinese, no less than 11 bodies were picked up in rafshels end in the opa nic. The Portugues cases came from St. Francis Yard (No. 2 Health Distriot) and Austin Road (No.12 Realth District), and of the Japanese one occurred on the Maidzui Mara; and the ather in Hollywood Road. Daring the wook ended Saturday last there were 35 essas nud 85 do the, the figures for the year up till the same date then reading-) Europan (fatal), 52) Chinese (502 falal), 12 other Asiatica (9 fatal); total caso, 539; total deaths, 512.

Of communicable diseases other than plague notified during the week onded on the 9th inst., there were 2 cases of enteric fever ( European and 1 Portuguese), 1 caso of saarlot fører (European), and 11 cases of smallpox (1 Ameri- ean and 19 Chinese). With the exception of

as a boarding-house; in No. 126 it is reported thut a lot of bullion, the property of Chines emigrants, was barely saved from destruction, Beyond the body of the lay whose fate has been described, the police Inve come across nothing in the shape of human remaine, and it is not surmised that anyone else fell a victim, No arrests have been made in counseling with the alleged arson, but the fullost investigation of the whole circumstances will be made,

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 13th May.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. Wise (PUZANE JUDOS).

THE ZAFIRO" CASE.

was shipped were in evidence and, they showed that they had not been tompared with previous to the time they were opened by the agents of the firm in this city.” Again. In the trial this company showed that the boxes hul net boon oponed or even tampered with, that the seal was inteet at the thee they ward delivered to the agents of the Chivers firm in this city, and that if they were empty. they were empti-d either before the weasel sailed from Hanghong or by the ngeuls that had received them in this city,"

As our readers are aware, the money wa alleged to have been pat inte one box, and that box as well as whatever it contained could not ho found when the shipper's agents applied

for it.

AN UNACCEPTED CHALLENGE.

A CAPTAIN'S COMPLAINT. Robert Morgan, master of the as. Puk Kong,

A Sport" arifes -About two years ago I wood Hle Fu, master of cargo-boat No. 631. for qualifications as a scrapper, Ales at the last saw a column in your paper about Bentley's 815 damages stid to have been caused by the boxing touch at the City Hall I heard Beatle 'defendant's negligenco in foaling the steamer's throw ont a challenge to Feast, the Canadian, to propeller with a reps from his carge-boat, Mr. box 25 rounds, vinner to take all Now that 0. D. Thomson, selicitor, appeared for the his $1.000, how is it he cannot get his mated, Frost is in the colony and, I understand, with as Frast is willing to "seenp" up to Tuesday. night?

defondant.

Captain Morgan stated in evidence that on 12th April at 11.40 a.m. after making fast to the wharf at the Harbour Mester's office his

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The M.. steamer Occasion, with the rest French mail, left Singapors on the 10th inst, at 6 am, for this port via Faigon,

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on Saturday night proved a coverplate Hozagross., 12th May, 1903.

pation of Shingking reased on the with of recess. Mr. M. W. Sluts xd UlftoniaS) April, and that foreigars can now go where copied the code, and after an ozo-llent seal is the WHERE the Two Empires Mot

they please without a Russian puss, showing had been discussed, proposed the health of the title of a very used artick montributed

That Russia, means to carry out the letter, if three schools, Charterhouse, Cheltenham, and

Clifton. to the current 1umber of de Notional not entirely the spirit, of her agreement with

Mr. A. Emerson responded for Charterhous

Mr. S. W. Yao and

for Review by Mr. Jaoxel. R. HOLLAND, who | China; so that Mr. de Witte and the draws attention to the dangers attending party at St. Petersburg have had the host of Cheltenham. For the service members, Sir John Kezio, Lients.. Walson, R.A., and any aggression on the part of Frome in for the pressut at any rate,

Milward, SF, and Mr. C. A. Tucker, RN, Siam. The safety of our Burmese fruatier,

A despatch from Pensacola, Florida, reports replied, and Messrs. John Hays and E. A and even the tranquillity of our lodia the explosion of a gun on board the battleship Bonner spoke for the Law. Songs were sung Empire may, in the view of the writer of Ione on the 9th ult. Three men were killed by Mes-ra. Hays, Parker, H. Hancock, B. W. the article, be endangered by the develop and several injured; The breach of the gua Grey and C. Gray, and at the close Mr. meut of events during the next few months went through the deck. Only the previous day. Ormistor, in an excellent speech, proposed Certain of the sins of a section of the the Jota at target practies off Pensacola the hunktus of the Chairman, Mr. M. W. Slade, French Colonial party are so initaical to made the remarkable record at thirty successive Bad Mr. T. C. Gray, who was instrumental in Three gua arewa getting up the dinage. In his reply Mr. Gray British interests in Indo-China, he says, hits out of thirty shots,

said that he was amply recompousad for any that our Government must be prepared to participated, each crow firing ten shots at a The battleship was

small trouble he had gone to by seeing such resist them at all hazards. What the policy range of 1,700 yards

D excellent and representalite orbly. of Great Britain is in Siam, beyond whutting twelve knots un fioar, the target being

slationary

There were hażne Botabin absentees, but they may be gleaned from the agreement respect.

had managed to got on very well without them ing spheres of influence in Siam arrived at

The Shanghai corrispondont of the Daity (laughter). He would do his best to make the between the British and French Governments afast writes-The other day the Dewager meeting an annual one. The company dispersed in 1896, it is very difficult to say. Some Empress gave another tes-porty to the ladies of with the singing of “ Auld Lang Syne." years ago the present Viceroy of India, the Foreign Legations at Peking and their chil- declared in the House of Commons that it dren, dispensing to her guests beautiful garments was undoubtedly to the direct interest of of the latest style from London and Paris. They were all charmed by her grace of manner and England that Siam should be kept an

ariability of disposition, and went away, with independent political unit in the Asiatic armfuls of gifts, to tell their friends all about system, free from the encroachment and the "dour, kind Empress," who is "so mis aggression of any foreign Power, whoever it represented, you know." After they had gons might be, and it is this principle which the thus dear, kind Empress," before an amused National Review writer would wish the audience of Court oflein's, mimicked with a Government to act upon now. Our agility, rare in a woman of her yours, the sweet purpose," he says, “would be attained were people" to whom she had been playing the role the guarantee of the Anglo-French Conven- of hostess. A railway ten zailas long, to circle tion of 1896 to enlarged as to include the the Imperial Park in Peking, is the Empress's latest undertaking. The cost is to be defrayed whole dominions of Siam." It is recognised that not much is be gained by an attitude by" volantary contributions" from the nobility to the Forces, who deals with the subject in rifles, two 27 iash Hentorias, and two machine | advantage of this technical objection, however this port on the 10th inst, and may be expected

of the land. The "voluntary" nature of the of mere opposition to the claims of France, contribution caises the Empress muel and his suggestion is that the Government, amusement,

"QUEAN MAGAZINE.”

The eighth and last issue of the Crean Magazine laas just made its appearance. With the end of the Ocean's commission the issue of the magazine stops also. This latest number is as bright and chatty as the seven that have gone before, and thanks are due from the ship's company to Messrs. E. W. Vitch, J. E. G. Cunningham, H. L. Parry and D. G. Howloit

one of the Chinese smallpox pallosta, fatal

results in no instance supervened.

THE "VELASCO'S" HULL FLOATED.

steamer's propojler fouled a cable running from the defendant's cargo-boat. He had to engage Chinese divers to clear the propeller. The junks which lay about there would not give the steamer a eleur roul.

His Lordship said he supposed it was not the money that Captain Morgen was driving at?

The Captain replied that it was not, it was to make the junks give his stoamer & clear road On approaching the wharf he blow the whistle to notify the junke to go out from the wharf, but they would not go.

Cross-examined by Mr. Thomson, witness said ho himself had not paid the divers and he did The old Spanish gunboat Velasco, one of the not think he would have to; the ship's compra vessels that belonged to Admiral Montejo's dore paid them. The company who owned the feet and was sunk on the 1st of May, 1898, hasslesser the Kwong On (o-migat uer him brez foated,

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The Velasco was the third vessel in size in the

to pay

The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with mails, de left Shanghai for this port on the 9th insi, at 7 p..

The T.K.K. steamer Hongkong Maru, with mails, &c., from San Francise to the end ult. via Honolula, will leave Yokohama for this part this morning wis Inland S

The CR teamer Athenim arrive at Yokohama af 5 pm. on the 8th inst., and aft again at 9p.ro. same day for Kobs, where the was duo to arrive at 5 a.m. yestertley.

at 5

The CPR steamer Tartar arrived at Naga si at 8.30 am, on the 111h irat, and left again to arrive at 6 am,

p.m. sime day for Kobe, where she is dus

to day. The P. & stormer Nankin loft Bingapore for this port on the 9tli inst., it b 5. p.m.

Tho "Shire" Lino steamer Radnorshire Zali Singapore on the 9th inst., p.m., and is due kere on The 16th inst

The 0.8.8. steamer Alcinous left Singapore on the eth inst.. and is due here on the 14th inst The T.K.K.steamor Rosette Maru left Alanis

His Lordship said that in that caso Captain for the able manner in which they have per Spanish feet. She has a displacement of 1,152 Morgan was not the proper man to sus. He formed jointly the editorial duties. A feature tons, and was registered as a 14.3 knot traveller, might have taken the defendant to the Police of the number is a sketch entitled "Chinese At the time of the battle of Masila Bay she Court but not to a civil court. His Lordship Customs," by Rev. E. J. Hardy, M.A., Chaplain carried a battery of three 5.9 inch Armstrong was not inclined to let Mr. Thomson take day, at about 2 p..

bis customary able style. Reminiscences of guss.

Ascension" and a picos of verse entitled " Vale": A large delegation from. Manila went over to

Caribe to witness the floating of the vessel.

are also notable among the contents.

on the 10th instant, and is expected here to

The F. & A. steamer Indrapura left Moji for

and ordered the writ to be amended and the here on the 15th lost. company put in as plaintiffs.

The case was adjourned till next Friday.

The steamer Zafire left. Mary on the Tith inst, a.m., and is dae here to-morrow, at 2 p.m.

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The steamer with China Filipinos, who our territory arrived in Nor in January.

Court that, in Chinese immig increase as the

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