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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

that of $7 correspondents with experience of plagas epidemics, thirty bad found the plague outbreak preceded by a mortality nong rats; four were of opinion that the rat amortality was simultaneous with the

A. S. WATSON & CO., plague outbreaks, two did not answer the

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SHERRY.

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question, and one stated it was unknown, though of opinion that rodents introduced the disease. The concensus of opinion that the rat, mortality is a precursor of "plague in man is practically unanimous, "not only among melical mou in China "experience in plague, but among the » Chinese people whose villages and towns "have been attacked with plague." The antecedence of the rat plague, Dr. SIMPSON says, points to a channel of infection which $12.00 $1.00 oupable of giving the disease to the rat, but which at first has no influence on man, and that the dishtination of the infection by the rat is needed to bring it inle those channels by which man can become infected. A large number of experi. ments were carried out under Dr. SIMPSON'S advice in pigs, calves, heus, ducks, geese, rats and sheep, and Dr. Simpsos says the results prove that man with plague eru infect the domestic quimals, and they in 1.50 turnen infert one another. More than

13.50

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16,00

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The Russian saralija Bogator, Boiky and Bourny left yesterday morning for Kobe,

A sailor and a stoker dearted from HMS- Blenheim in Japan and had not been arrustel when the warship left Kobe,

One of the stokers of the-N. Y. K. sto umer

Kagoshima Hart, ou arriving at Yokohama from Bombay, was found to his auffering from plague. The vessel was ordered into quamatins.

A farewell address accompanied by a piece of plate is to be presented by the British resitionts of Hankow to Mr. ED. H. Fraser, C.M.C., H.B.M.a Corsal Conoral at Hankow, on his deportare for home on furlugh.

Commenting on the movement to secure the removal of the Admiralty Dock in Hongkong the Times of India remarks:-A curione fatality seems to deg the footsteps of the naval authorition whenever they attempt to carry out a setemo in the Far Eust. The fiasco which appears imminent at Hongkong will not be the first case of blandering in Chinese waters.

John's

As already annonneed, 'n “spacial geneal meeting of sentholders and subscribers was summoned in connection with the election of sig lay copresentatives of than 80. Cathedral congregatio i to the proposed now Colonial Charek Conacil. The meeting was hold in St. Paul's Culluga"yesterday at 5 pm,

without transacting the basiness on hand.

By permission of Major Radcliff and Officers, faband of the 33rd Barms Infantry will play at the flongkong Hotel flüs evening, from 8 to 130,. The programme is as follows. Moral

this, the infective material of plague rat can cause-plague in monkeys and the but if failed to attract a quorum and disperael "infective material of a monkey with "plague can give rats plague. What is B, C, & CC are excellent Dinner Wines,here proved to the case with ex-

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"rat plague is communicable to them GUARANTEED SUPERIOR

by Teoding, inceculation, contact and "Swirloaf, contact with my plagee material, * likely also to apply to man." The The following Wines, bottled in Europe, fact that animals and birds experi- Selection. have been specially selected, and procuredented on took the infection by the mouth from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Gre

aud alimentary cinal, ease; Dr. Simpsos

WINES.

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G. SANDEMAN, SONs & Co, of London to attach great importance to the food Oporto and Xercs :---

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MADEIRA.

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While he wimits that he is unaware of any recorded instamens of plague in man being 'caused by infected food, He thinks this may be due to enquiry in in this direction not being pursued owing to the pregiomolerating influence of assigang most of the crisesto inoculalian.. Moretton tion than has hithertolen considerad rivers sary, he says, will require to be paid by the fond authority in times of plugue epidemies, to the examination, and inspection, of the food supply, and by private individuals to the cooking and storage of foil. It is highly probable that the dissonination of the disuse by plague rara is due, in a measure at feast, to their infecting fund

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SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, 1908 TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

AUSTRALIA AND THE MAIL

SERVICE,

LONDON, 18th May... Mr. Chamberlain has informed the Austration. Commonwealth that Great Britule cœnot prohibit the employment of coloured British

labour in ninil steamers.

FRANCE AND TAE RELIGIOUS

ORDERS,

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LONDON, 13th May. The French Government will introduos Bill disestablishing 400 female religions order, posising 2,000 public schools for girls. The suppression will involve the State in an expenditure of £2,000,000.

MOROCCO.

ON THE LIST.

POLICE COURT,

Friday, 15th May.

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (Polica

M ASISTNATE),

"EVERYTHING 'DONS,"

A German marine engineer was charged wi

When the Puiane Judge sita on Friday morning to adjust the roll it is always worth while to be there. The spirit of the Beach, gonial invariably, communicates itself to the Bur, and the Bae nover fail to turn up in such numbers as to tax the usher's tompor in the mattor of procuring seats for their accommoda-disorderly conduct whilst dunk and assaul tion. The masty, moth osten guments of the PC. Coffee in the creention of his duty. robing-room get a much-needed airing, and some ploaded not guilty. of the silk se displayed is in a state of decrepitudo

P.C. Coffee described how he found, the di and decay which would call forth sacrilegious fendaut, beinlessly drunk, lving asleep or comment from the vulgar were it not for the timber stacked on the Fraya at West Fl fact that the robes, unlike charity, covér a

When awakened, he grew very wroth, sup multitude of legal excellences protected by into grips with the complainant. thorough and ready knowledge of the law of

His Worship-He alleges that yes thi libat. It is indeed whispered that much in Fri. away suo cigars belonging to bin. day's Court enjoyed of the Bar that solicitors ar there who have no call to bo: to see and hear the Judge dispose of the cases, one after another is a study in judicial method, Fabulum to the legal them away. mind and a lesson in good-hnmour. "Well, His Worship-The defendant was underg

Mr. H-s-gs, I supppose you are applying for { ae adjournmoat lu this wash. No. 1,000 P--yon always are wanting adjournments." Mr. H. replies in kind that in this case apecially he does not want delay; but ho gets it. Another Mr. H., the tail of whose name denotes a place in A serious revolt has occurred in the vicinity which to dwell, gravely assures his Lordship

that bo is absolutely in consonan

Lonpox, 13th May.

of Totman, which town is closely besiegod,

LAUNCH OF THE "COMMON- WEALTH."

LONDON, 13th May.

II M.S. Commonwealth, the largest battleship in the world, has been launched on the Clyde. The ship will be completed in ten months,

"The Dear Old Country," ....... Couto | establishing a workd's rueurd.

Emriction Sed det?

Wugter Lohengrin,"

The Girl from Kay',"

The Flight of Ages,"

"The New Barnid," **Extendication":

"Salu! Arague," "God Sare the King."

> ...... Chryll

Hevin Crank Waldendesi Elgar

The navalauthorities at home, in conjunction with representatives of the Marconi syudivatont Portsmouth, bave carried out wireless telegraphy experiments with kites to which receivers were altached. The kires were sent up from the

Accellent gunnery school, and sassages walk

taken from various folegraph stations Flong the east, the rebiters "eing beneath the kites, which resined bort for severs! honrs. The experimente are to be repeated, but the results fare to be treated as crufidential.

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Plus Japan papers report the spicide "of a British subject mural A. S. Boyle, at Yoko- hama," "The devensved was a school temelor, au

Oxford graduate of eggpderable attainment. He came out to Japan in 1996 as assistant master in the school e urried, on by Mr. Tony Hughes at Koba, bas returned to Bugland the

** which has been lying about or to whịch | following yeag. In 1990 he came out again,

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ISSUE OF NORTH BORNEO BOND 2,

LONDON, 13th May. The North Borneo Co, has issued 200,000 £5 per cent. Bonds,

ANTI-STRIKE LEGISLATION IN

AUSTRALIA,

LONDON, 13th May,

A Bill bas boon read a second time in the Australian Parliament to suppress strikes.

RESULT OF THE NEWMARKET STAKES.

LONDON, 13th May.

Flotsam Rabelais.

Gay Gordon.

about Wat

Complainant -He had some pigars in ti posserdon, but they woxe of no use and I

influence of liquor, you say? -

JOIN

Mesars. Vern are report, Business generi out the part we deline on for BANKSHO oldot $670 and

this

Mina Nationals cont MARINE IN offer at $530 at 860 and mor have sold at the in further reque stazes are enquir

FINE INBUR

CHE at 8310. which rato sule SKIPPING avo sold at $3 57) Indo-Cl tion and con

allnus on of are procurable)

the nomina request at 8

REFINERIE and Mauilas ar

nd can now b

$108.

ellers.

Luzon

Complainant Very much so, your Went The accused appeared to be under pression that he had been very unfairly tra in being arrested, and applewonted his e ment to that effect with the omplaint hat is gone, mine sticle is poue, miss cigana Jelebus withgone, niso ship is gone-overything gone?

Hia Lordship-It is entirely your own laj A fine of $5 altogether was impossi

NAI, ESTREATED,

his friend on the opposite side, and bis Lordship smiles as he enters the case for next week and thinks of the battle to come between the harmonious pair. In some of the districts of Scotland "it" is pronounced hatt." His robe any lack in pristine bhusk but the same deficiency does not apply to the keenness of his acumen. With the giosts of the local Bar he does not fear to break a lance, and Lever in the quigi and quibble of a Friday morning is he worsted. There is que figure that we would mias badly. His feco shines with hamour and his physical proportions ore on a par with his immense stock of loving- kindness. He is at pace with all the world, excepting the opposing solicitor; and it is said, with what degree of truth we know not, that be has been known to wink at the Benoh. At any rate old pressmen allege that he has wickedly covered his left visual organ with the øyclid which belongs to that member what titas he

oxplained wite coce that the amount paid into Court in the caso waß júst inside the figure that carrios enlarged expenses with it. "Lucre" is au all-pervading personality. With fool on chair and baud on kaeo, incisive roles and dresse immaculats, he makes the mind to

wonder in its attempt to decide which the refetes and which the advocate. Only one member of the bar sports a monoclo. It is said that he has been mistaken en ocession for a recent eininent visitor to South Africa. He

R, I. MOFFITT IN THE COLONY,enerally gets his point. Ct, again, when bê

**they have gained access.” These concia,ining the ching staff of the Winton Hongboard R. P. Moffitt, ex-secretary of the Dairy

sions contrast sharply with those of the Indian Plague, Commission which found no evidence to show that plague 'over effects an entrance through the elaunel of the stomach or intestinal canal." The ex-

| Skool at Yokohama. After this establishment. was closed, the dhene aseri sank in the social szalo and in tlos und shot himself in the boat on the Yokolama racecinicse. In a letter addressed to his mother, who resides at Avonwick, South Derou, he expressed gratitude for romittanas which, tower, he wild, were insullidient to muntain him in the lowest fashion of the

periments conducted in Hongkong show conclusively that animals die of the plaque after eating infected food. In connectionsantry. with these experiments, and, will they show, Dr. Simpson says i-is instructive to note that in nearly every description of an endemic centre of plague the people live

He had, he said, be an engagin several schools but the work was not suitel la him, and us he had no hope of improving pustion he preferred to die.

his

PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT. The P. & A. steamer Indrapura, having on

Farm Compsty, Ld, in charge of Lazen Sergeant Earner, arrived in the harbour yester, day morning about soven o'clock. Mollitt, who is charged with embezzlement, looked very fit and wall. He and Sergeant Earner were very good friends indeed on the voyage back to the Colony, notwithstanding the relative positions they occupied. At Kobo, Moffitt told Sageant

Erner that if he wished to visit the Osska Exhibition be could do so in perfect safety, as he (Moffitt) would rewain on the ship until he came back. Sergeant Ferner, however darlined to avail himself of this opportunity

fra

Arrested for begging, Ne Wo Shao; ma man with a long gray beatil, failed to appescip Court in time to prevent his bail ef. being estreated. When he turned up a quently and learnt at his money wal hire, lo lay down in the compound of the Ceci Station and bowled dismally, desisting only it was pointed out that a continuance of d disturbanes would bring further punisteer upon him.

MINING-E ara procurable

DOCKS,

and Whi fter a small after a

301 Hong in the market

Now Amey De

Farahomy has

clea with furt

LANES, HO

Lands Hong Barly part of

kiness was Wince weakenë obinianble at offer at 40. at $51 with aÚ Humphreya in A woman on H.M.S. Orea was fped Showing to force assaulting a bar-boy at the Criterion Hot the 1th inst. He pleaded not guilty, but convided on evidenco,

ASSAULT.

THE "CO FIN-BREAKERS." Liu Hing, supposed to be one of the gangi]. "cola-breakers" of whom we wrote the c day, was charged with stealing & hex fini passerger on board the Canton Hiver slinsa): Kong Chau on the 34th inst.

daand

part of the recotored, CH Ori nte Hotel

COTTON business nude In quotatione

MISCELLAN have improved Buyers,

elters,

CH

Wat

still procura, Eletries ne

He denied the charge, but was found guibya(g) oftar su the evidence of the owner of the box azda koquent af

who made the arrest us the defendant leaving the steamer, with the stolen proper in his possession.

His Worship posted, sentence of tre manti hard labour.

CORRESPONDENCE.

INFECTION.

TO THE ED.TOR OF THE "DAILY. PRESS" Hongkong, With May. SIR-I was vastly unused this wording b find that I had drawn my friend "Comma Sense" into making u tu geoque retr always a sign of weaknes. Perhaps (and

asks for an adjournment, takes care to leave clear the gelf-final or other final days. Parlia meut must not sit on Derby Day, and the Judge CHINESE THEATRES AND PLAGUE? copenrs like the good sportsman that he is. If a breach of Court etijusite, however slight, should occte, small sympathy is shown the offender, who has to put up, with chaff inter minable. A certain official cane into Court the other day minus his wig, and rapid was his exil when apprised of the inek. A young practitioner entered, in a great burry recently adjusting is gown. His presence after all was not essentiri in the case and he was leaving the Court murmuring something about having mado, a mistako, when bis Honour slyly remarked us

I am sorry if I mistook "Common Seaki" be passed him on the way out; * Another mistake, Mr. H.; where's your black coat?" arguirat but 1 think, if he will read his lederf

Scallywag": if I am (and I don't feed san that insinuations of Common Seuss" tre re sarily correct) Iglory in my share and dat sa il under false colours liko "Cemmar Zen

crowded together in' dark and ladle rentiday) on Saturday, the N-G. Daily News says prisoner. The purenit of Moffit has occupied thereby, und he lost no time in hiding his blushestion I put on itolz, that, by his orig

The Shanghai Spring Race Mesting (0% for sight-seeing. preferring to remain by his The solicitor's departure was precipituled } again be will see that it is open to the consta

lated huts along with their cattle, pigs and brought one specially pleasant surprise, which poultry.

effectually eclipse all others, even that of a brilliantly, ne day following no clus-Lyon Thursday's mud. The evout which will make

Spring Off-day of long mourable was the victory of Mr. Ruby Ellis in the race for the Tientsin Visiders' Cup. It was the roward of years of peti ut, persevering riding, with disappointment till probably on one was more surpri.ed than Mr. Ellis to find biasdf being led round past the Grand Etand & pro- claimed winner. Suoh enthusiasm as gristed him bas rarely bemo soen

boulder-high procession to the Club text and calls for speches were incidents quite unpro- cedented, within, recaut memory at all events and all testified to the popularity of Mr. Ellie os owner, rider, and thorough-going' sportsman

na the cours);

Sergeant Earner about six months, and that officer has returned to his duties hero with "Amurrican" acount and many it no pleasant recollections of his unexpectedly pro- longed visit to the States.

Yesterday afternoon Moffitt was brought before Mr. F.A. Bazeland, Felice Magistr to, and charged For that be, the said Robert Perey Moffitt, on the 27th day of September, 1902, at Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong. then being secretary to the Dairy Farm Co., Ld., Isloniously und fraudulently did embezzle and steal certain goodts--to wit, the sum of $2,075 received by him on account of the said Dairy Farm Co., La., contrary to Section 55 of Ordinance 7 of 1865. And for that he, the

under a cload of cigarette steske. He had on a light coloured jacket that morning. Now he wears a more sombre garment.

And so the roll is adjusted for another weak.

contention the European bring the only s likely to suffer, therefore if the Ci theatris were closel it would be for the beni) of the Euro, san, sad not the Chinese.

As to the remedial memuràs recommended by Dr. SIMPSON, they were, as he says, considered and generally accepted in prin. We have received from the Cacotta). | ciple by the Hongkong Government before he SECRETARY a copy of a “

Report on the left-the Colony, the suggested measures being ** causos aud continuance of Plague in long mostly concerned with the administration kong, and suggestions as to Remedial Mea- and with the legal pavers necessary to sures, by W. J. SIMPSON, M.D., F.RO.P." combat the plague and improve the sanitary who was sent out to the Colony. Inst year condition of the Colony, such as notification by the Secretary of State for the Colonies of plague from China by weekly bulletins to investigate and report on the subject. from Consuls, &c. ; the inclusion of special The Report, including waps, diagrams and plague organisation in the sanitary adminie. appendices, occupies 125 foolscap folio tration, a re-organisation of the sanitary de- Inges, and is divided into four parts. The partment to include the medical inspection first part deals with plague in China (c) of shipping and juuks and the appointment The unexpected victory brought, quite naturally, before the outbreak in Canton in the spring of a Sanitary Commissioner for the Colony; of 1894, and (b) during and after the out- and finally the amendment aud consolida-holders of winning tickets drow $313.50 apie.heing secretary to the Dairy Farm Go, Laying a very strong game through the green not Hongkong may be the plague-suppres Freak in Canton in 1804. Part II treats tion of the Public Health Ordinances. Dr. of plague in Hongkong; Part III records SIMPSON, however, affirus that "under the the results of the investigation, into plague

"present condition of Hongkong and, with "Southern Chins infected extensively with in animale; and Part IV suggests remedial

plague, it is almost bupeless to expect Bongkung to remain loag entirely free of plague, but it is not impossible, with a trained and special organisation te koop

measures.

* Common Sense's" other argumente er.1] wabwit (with all friendly respect to him rang GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

aud feelings), too puerile for more than pati The final tie in the Golf Championship comment. As to India's example I could j competition was played off at Happy Valloy space permitted, giro Common Sou yesterday between Mr. C. E. H. Beavis and seven years' experience of that country -

It was splendidly deal of information of which, judging by ki 31r. W. W. Clark contested, Mr. Bearis winning at the second remarks, he appears to be lu blissful igueres If we invert the names Hongkong and Canto laat hole of the 36 that were played. Many spectatore, including II.B. the Governor, als I think "Common Sense" will find his Henry Blake, witnessed the gas. Captain hofat with his own petard. Is it not pos Nicholson, R... acted as umpics. At the end that oring to Canton being blested with thes of the first 18 holes Mr Boasis was advantages which "Common Sense" takes g said Robert Percy Moffitt, on the 29th day of April, 1902, and the 11th day of October, 1902, 34. In the second half of the game he inoreseedi

two up with 82 against his opponent's himself to condemn with a zelf-complacu

assurance worthy of a better and a clens) at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, then-

his lead to as many as four up, bat Mr. Clark cause is it not just possible that Canton 48 feloniously and fraudulently did embezzle and steal certain goods—to wit, the sum of $9,877.66 reduced the lead against him to one up at the spot TELEPHONES FOR CANTON.

third last hole. The second last was secured If the Chinese exsider it a hardship to received by bim on secount of the said Dairy by Mr. Besvis, however, and he thus won

made to live a clean life amid sanitary erront Farma Co., L.; contrary to Section 55 of two Private advices from Csuten state that the Ordinance 7 of 1865."

up and one to play. The lastinge hve their prehistoric practices modifiel American company which has undertaken the

hole was balved in fire. Below are the detailed modern citilisation, why do they flock work of leying an electris tramway round the complaint of Mr. F. Maitland, chairman of the

To these charges, which were laid on the scores, the query-marks denoting an estimated thongside into this Colony? Their olty of Canton has been approached by the board of directors of the Dairy Farm Company. out

score in cases where the players did not hole numbers being the kitial causation" of gentry of Namhoi with a view to the installa-Moffitt, who was described as an accountant,

a huge dividend in the pari-mantel, whers

As a result, a

It is an eminently readable report, but we can hardly say of it that it adds much to local knowledge either as to the causça of the constantly recurring epidemics or the Inessures; necessary to keep the Colony na free of the past ng possible. But Dr. Simpsoy has collected together an immense amount of information on the subject which is of permanent value as a basis on which remedial measures roust pro-

Sixtson uses of plagus, bringing the total ceed. Besides visiting various places in for the year up to 634, were notified during the China where plague piemailed, Dr. Suursos | 24 hours ended at noon yesterday. All were addressed a circular letter asking certain Chinese, and ton proved fatal. Five bodies

syndicate with a capital of $20,000 har best formed ad the introlaction of the telephons is expected to take pisco within a few morthu.

"the disease in check and under control, so tion of a telephone service. "as to prevent it reaching those dimensions "which alarm the population, prove die

kong a source of anxiety to those who "astrous to the Colony, and rexdler Houg

have trade relations with it"-

-H.M.S.GLORY**

| and of Anatralis, pleaded guilty. His Worship remanded the case till Friday next, when it will be further adjourned till the 26th inst, on which date evidence will probably be beard.

THE RAVAGES OF PLAGUE IN INDIA

Over a million and

half people in India

MR. BEAVIS First round- 8.4 25.5-4.5 444-40

Second round.. 445448 456-42 Third round.. 44.543-5 6·5·5-43 Fourth round. 5 4 5 3 4 8.1645–42

AME, CLARE,

First round 454 458 456–49 Freond round... 35 448 66 5.3-99. Third round 64 453 6:45–17–45 Fourth round.... 5 4 4 4 3 6 4 4 6-29

ATTACK ON FOREIGN SEAMEN IN YOKOHAMA,

trouble which one splendid British doggedam continues to fight the ravages of the disas and the hysteriast equeslings of a few sisky sentimentalists notwithstanding-Your, et SCALLYWAG,

questions on the subject to the medical wore "found," one of them opposite the Tang Glory was saluted by the French, German, and to 185,000 in 1899. The following year belonging to the N.E.K, steamer Kanagawa Honking via ports on the 12th lust.

men and medical misjonaries in China, Wa Hospital. and in his Report he gives a summary of

A good deal of progress appears to have been the answers supplied by thirty-four medical made by the P.W.D. in the work of altering this practitioners in Kwangtung, Fukien and formation of the street gulleys. To judge from other neighbouring proviness. While these the appearance of the guller-bottoms th-so will auswers, so far as concoms the main muses will serve as very convenient breading-places for of plague, illustrate the proverbial dif- mosquitoes, for these pess breed as well on ference of opinion among the doctors, it water one inch deep as on water ons fathom is, de Dr. Hemraox mays, worthy of note, deep,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Imperial German mail steamer Statiunt carrying the Gerzan Mails with date o Berlin of the 18th April, left Singapore With reference to the valt of Admiral Sir

Thursday, at & p., and may be expected law Cyprian Bridge to Hanke on the 7th init. have died of plague since the disses first insde

on or about Tuesday, at daylight. Its appearance in Hombey in 1895,." In 1896: on the flagskip Glory, the Hankow corres-

The Imperial German mail steamer Sache there were 1,700 deaths. *The mortality

which left here on the 15thalt, at monu, arrivi pendent of the N-C. Doily News say the

Increased to 58,000 in 1897, to 118,400 in 1899, on Monday, the 4th inet, two foreign enginesis

The Japan Advertiser states that at 12.40a.m. at Genon on the 14th inst, at 7 Lm.

The steamer Saturn at New York la Russiau men-of-war in portand by the Wuching there was a big drop, the number of deaths Mara and three nomen belonging to the British fort The Glory went over to Wochang en

The NY.E. steamar Karega Maru (But arrival, and anchored there until official business going down to 93,000, but the hope that the craiser Argonant were attacked by about four lan Line) left Nagamki for this port on the with the high Chinees authorities was concludet end was in sight was sickly dashed to the five Jansuese with wooden footgear and alge inst., p.m. and is expected here on the

ground, the year 1991 song than foreigners were siding in Hickshas for the

with pieces of stood in Yekotan, while the 18th when she took up her position in the penal man 274,000 deaths, while the total rose in 1902 to others. The sorin as belonging to the 12th inst, pam, and is exposted here on the jou

fost. The foamer Borneo left Sandakan cari of war sachorage of the Hackow bird the terrifio figure of 577,000. Since then assoasa Marie und sier, belonging to the is staa. Admiral entertained some of the Hankow matters have grown even worse, the first time Britial warship are fulares, fortnatale for TheT.K.K. strmer Rohilla Mare left Maas residenta at dinner and it was understood that months of the current year adding roughly very ricati. The poles to now strobing on the 14th inach pan, and is expected here to

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