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THE KONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH 1903

city from what were formerly vary uusavoury fairly claim acontribution from the Govern- foreshores. Nevertheless it may be concodedmont towards the cost or a guarantee to the that these réclamations will presently reach their limit, and in any case they are not Fikely to satisfy the needs of the growing

A, S. WATSON & CO., aution. More room will still be wanted, construction to a great firm of English

THAITED

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

nad it will eventually be imperative to unite both sides of the harbour. Whether this will be effected before or after the rail. way connects Kowloon with Canton is perhaps a moot point. It will be eminently

promoters against actual loss. Better still, perhaps, it would be for the Government to undertake the work, but to confire its

engineors under contract to complete it in a given time. Under those circumstances there would be some chaos of its being completed in something less than a decade, the shortest period generally consumed here

needed work.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

SERIOUS CUTBREAK OF TYPHOID IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, 23rd May.

A sensation has been caused in England owing to a serious outbreak of typhoid at Pac-

MUTINY ON A BRITISH SHIP.

A Manila contemporary reports that Lossars on the British ship Albunga matinied and attempted to take the life of Captain Paterson ant the chief engineer. Twauty-eight of the crow were brought ashore and lodged in the San Fernando police station, The British Consul will try the mon for insubordination and the sericas crime of mutiny.

On the morning of the 16th int, at sight o'clock the crew of the steamer refused duty in

atine ed the chief engineer with

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, 26th May,

BEYOLE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (Polica

MAGISTRATE).

THE CHARGE AGAINST MOPFIT. charges, which he has already admitted, of R. T., Moffitt was placed in the dork ou

embezzling over $10,000 bolonging to the Dairy Farm Co., Ld, while acting as it secretary. Mr. E. A. Bouner, solicitor (Messrs,

Lance-Sergeant Earner gave evidence us to

necessary then. There can hardly be a ia arranging for the construction of a much. Boet and Manchester traceable to disused Army body and when ordered back to work they Deunys and Bowldy), conduoted the prosecution.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. difference of opinion as to the desirability of a connection being established; the question of east is, we imagine, the rock-on which the project will, froul time to time, be delayer.

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blankets sold by the aathorities in South Africa

mall.

and shipped to England where they were resolding pius and grate bars. The men had the extradition of the defendant from Port-

Admiral Marechal is going up to Hankow in throughout the country. the French cruiser Pascal,

Foar bundred tons of coal have been found in the bankery of the Reina Christina recently raised at Cavite

The Polo Club will hold a Gymkham on the Polo Ground to-morro afternoon, weather permitting. In the seat of a postponement the Gymkhana will take place on Saturday.

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Mabini, the well-known Filipino heavier, died of cholera last-wook. Thousands followed the romains to the grare, the funeral baing de-" scribed as the largest Brea in Manila since the American occupation.

The police have arrested at Yaumi na Burasian youth who in April, 1902. assaulted his grandmother and robbed her of a pair of

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Musouum for the wook ending 24th May were 282 non-Chineso and 56 Chinese to the former, and 43 non-Chinese and 2,120 Chiunse to the tatter institution.

No doubt a bridge would, from many wore advantageous than a tunnel as a means of coLimunication, but both schemes will find their advo. cates. Captain RUMSEY says he is not pre- judiced, but adds that he is, after conside CELEBRATED ration, in favour of the bridge. Probably the general public, before coming to a decision, would like to know the pros and cons on either side. In the first place it would be interesting to know how the two schenies compare ns to cost. Expense is always nu important factor in the decision of any question, even though it has to be borne by a Government. We have no means of forming an estimate ourselves, but should bo glad to see this worked out approxi-gold car-rings and a gold bangin of the tot mately. For the rest it seems to us that valus of $99, the bridge would supply the pleasanter means of communication, and there would not be the necessity of descending into a depth to the tunuel, involving a correspond- ing ustent on the other side. A tanuel The following are also recommendet, and would also probably be but and stuffy in the emur months. Nor would it pro- are unsurpassed in qualite-

bably be commodious enough to carry vehicular goods traffic, whereas the bridge might provide for a railway or tramway as well as for ordinary vehicular and pedestrian traffic. On the other hand the tunnel would be open to traffic in all weathers, whereas the bridge would hurly prove a desirable highway during typhoons or very rough weather. Moreover, though there are two entrances to the harbour, a bridge would in some degree interfere with the traffic, though perhaps not to such an extent as Lo outweigh the undoubted advantages it would confer, These are matters that would require a good deal of consideration before embarking on a work that Captain RUMSEY estimates would cost some nine million dollars.

A THORNE'S BLEND.

Per Doz. $1200

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1200 Wisky of great age C-ABERLOUR GLENLIVET 13.50

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Oll Malt SueTCH WHISKIES 1600

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That the bridge is both practicable and desirable no one will deny, but as to the

the Anications autresent in the Paitas kind of structure that would be most suit...

as envience of quait faith.

More da pubiicina suit be written on

A five poter mety.

able and best adapted to stand the strain of the gales to which we are subject during Streu temporisly signal communitations that have the prevalence of the south-west monsoon alze tag a gorged in other pipers soul be iparted.

About 1.19 yesterday afternoon the C.P.E. Empress of China steamed into the hatboar with the German mail Zicten five minutos astera. The C.P.R. hodl left Shanghai one hour after the Gorman mail, and made tho passage in 553 hours.

Referring to the ino nspicuous way in which notice was taken in Eugland of St. Georga's Day, a weldy review remarks that the English- man'a way is to take his nationality ay, to the confusion of the nations, be takes, most things, as a matter of courss.

A telegram to the Siam Observer statum that Mr. Rivett Jarnac. Financial Adviser to Siam, was written to the Times denying that only Gorman railway material will be admitted to Siam. The King of Slim, ho declaces, emphatically favours the opan tender system, and the inanufacturers of all nations will find à fair field.

Mr. W. J. Archer, C.M.G., Jalgs of the British Court for Siam, leares for a ring monthe holiday in Europe about the beginning of July, and Mr. II. P. Wilkinson, Crewn

Justice there, has been uppciated to act as Judge at Bangkok during Mr. Archer's

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THE NEAR EAST.

LONDON, 23rd May. The Sultan's Peace Commission org still pri sonors. When the troops approached Ipok, the Albanians removed them to a Ru-so-Servian Monastery at Dechasi, which they threaten to destroy, if the troops continue to advanes. Russia has demanded that the Porte' protests the Monastery.

THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.

LONDON, 24th May.

a mutinous The Samuli lovies are showing

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virtually in a muck. The chief orgincor, who received the first mad on-ruch, succeeded in lay- ing several of the men out, when Captain Peterson, the ship officers and Customs Inspe

William came to his assistance. To resoto party drew revolvers and succeded forcing the mon into tho niter part of the ship.

The trouble grow out of two causes; tho first and principal complaint boing the desire of the crow to be paid off, and allowed to land in

Manila. The second grievance was the question of meat. The crow being all Mahommedans; desired to kill their own beef and refused to eat that which was brought aboard from Manila.

At Roon Captain Peteran called all hands ou deck and asked tlom if they would go to work, stating that he had brought them a live goat. After a consultation they rejosted the offer of the goat and stated that it was their desire to go ashore. The Captain informed them that if

spirit and the camel corps will probably have to they went ashore they would all be placed in hedisbanded.

LATEST BETTING ON THE DERBY,

LONDON, 23rd May,

4 to 5 against Rocksand. 4., 1

Vinicius.

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15, 2

Flotsam,

10, 1

Mead,

20. 1.

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Rabelais.

Kroonstad..... William Rufus.

LORD MILNER.

London, 24th May.

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Lord Milner denies that he is about to leave Eonth Africa to take up a position elsewhere.

ARMED ROBBERIES.

land, Oregon.

Francis Muitland, until recently chairman of the board of diretors, Dairy Farm Co., said the defendaal bad been employed as secretary to the company under a three-years' agreement. His duties were to keep the hooks, pay all money received into the bank, and generally to look after the interests of the company, about $12,000 of the capitalet which was invested in oze 10ortgage. This sum wis called up-to-

wards the end of September last, and, with, the lest mouth's interest, amounting to $75. should have been paid into the company's bank 49 received from their solicitors, Messrs. Dennys & Bowley. On 16th October last witness, saw the defondant with reference to particulara concerning the year's accounts. That was the last me he saw the defendinai, who promised to furnish the particulars by the following Tuesday. As they were not forth- coming, witness called in at the company's guol. They muswered, that, would suit them.effies on the way home that evening, but the Owing to the fact that all had signed under defendant was not there.. From that day until British articles the captain told them that be now he had rover seen the defendant. The book would have to go ashore and consult with the produced was the account folio belonging to the British Consul. He returned she ly to the

company. It contained three counterfoils, dated ship with the police faunch and all were takou

27th September, slowing that on that day | to the station boone,

$10,000 bad-been paid into the bank' is notes, $763.89 by various cheques, and 320.60 by two otherobeques. In conacquence of what he learned at the bank, witness obtained a warrant on 15th October for the arrest of the defendust, who, Jinwever, had loft the Colony, and wua not arrested on that warrant. Attempts were made 10 open the safe, but in valu, and it had subse

At one stage of the mutiny a general alarm of fire was sont broad-cast over the waterfront

which stated that the crow had sat fire to the

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ahip Soxuz launches burried to the ship's side only to find that it was a false alarm. half past eleven the chief enginar hoisted the sigual Daud N. A. B. which mean want ed fons freman. The Semaphore station, as hors interpreted the sigusis as monning that there was a fire on board and they sout the alarm

broadcast.

The Albanga cute from New York with a general cargo.

A MIDSHIPMAN'S PLUCKY ACT.

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W. H. Potts, the company's auditor, thea went queatly to be done by the Dock Company. Mr. through the books, and on bis information-wit- Dess obtained another warrant for thy defendantu arrest. That warrant, like the first, was ineffective.

This concluded the witress's evidence, nud defendant said hu bw) no questions to put.

John Mackenzio Forrester, assistant, Hong- kong & Shanghai Bank, deposed as to the pay- ments made to the tank on 27th September last.

ONE MAN KILLED. Two amore of the armed robberies which occur so frequently in the Colony despite the

An extremely lucky act was done at Hankor efforts of the polica to prevent them, backed

tho other day by a midshipman of H. M. S. up, too, as these efforts are by the rigorous Glory, Cecil P. Talbot. He was in charge of Edgar Arthur Bonner, solicitor with lessrs punishment meted out to the culprits when they the picket-beat, says a report in the NC. Daily Dannys & Bowler, solicitors to the Dairy Farma are caught, wore committed on the Kowloon News, and was coming alongside, when a liberty Co., stated with referone to the $12,000 mort side on Sunday afternoon. Abant half-pastan who was coming off in a campan fell into gage investtout nad the $75 intorest" that thres, sir mon entered a hours at 149, Hok Wa.

the river. Though the river was running 3 the defendant called on him and asked that the Hunghon, under the pretext of searching knots, and he was in his thick uniform with his money, which Messrs. Dennys & Bowley were for opium, and bound and gagged the dirk, Mr. Talbot imnodistely jumped into the securing on behalf of the Dairy Farm Co., two inmates, on old man and a young river, caught the man, and hoht him up by one should be handed over to him early next wound. They ramenuked the place, and s farm, at the huminent risk of being swept under,

morning, as, the day being Saturday and the camped subsequently with money, jewelry while with the other hand he caught a rope that bank closing early, he wishes to pay it in at and clothing to the valus of about $300. Get- was thrown to him; and by hold the manup

once. The defendant called xt day and ting free from their bonds, the inmates reported until two Chinamon got him into theirssop an,regived the total num, $12,075, in the presenes

of the pitness. were despatched to look for the robbers. As board the Glory, but Mr. Felbot fortunately William Hation Potts, auditor for the Hanghem four were arrested and at Yaunati

was none the worse for his very gallant exploit.

epices for extra a pior of Darix k'uess albrite in there would perhaps be several opinions. Adrosate at Shanghai, the son of the Chietthe batrage to the polioz, and search parties; The aan was nearly dead when brought on

je e ideas, pa day qu pudication. After the the supply & Tim fect, truly supplion for Cash, Pilgesydde detdress: Bears Corden; A,B,C, AN ED Zichga's

PA, 16, 20, Pelephone Na, 12

BIRTH.

On the 24th May, 21 Sluncer, Chaton, the wifs of Masria. A. He Facemisi, of a daughter [1588 (stillom)

MARRIAGE.

On the 18th May, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singare, GEBOK DOTOLAA KURIPEOs, Caruga dernship Shero sora, to Wishes Eis, daughter of Mr. mail árs. S. Hagrock, Hill View, Keppel Harlene.

DEATH.

On the 8th May, a Shamen, Couton, FILOMENA, the donrly beloved wife of Ma'suna A. DE FIGUCHORDS Heeply regretted. Singhai sual Japan papers please copy

The Daily Press.

**Hongkong Orzice: 14. DesVuqx Rand C1. LOSTOX OFFICE: 151, FLEET STREET, E.C.

Hos kosa, 27th May, 1993.

If the people of Sydney find it necessary to bridge their beautiful harbour, we shall

erentaally, doubtless, see it to follow their example. But we shall not be in a hurry. We never are. The desirability of a public work may be ever so apparent, its need ever so urgently felt, but we shall, after

our

customary fashion, carefully and systematically procrastinate. We may get plaus made, approved by the Consulting Engineer to the Colonial Office, sanctioned by the Becratary of State, estimates pre- pared, and the work tually provided for ia Le budget; but it wonld not follow that the bridge would then

abeonco. Mr. Wilkinson comos direct from Bugland.

The cost of repairing and overhanting the U.S.S. Jin, including the damage caused by the recent explosion, is estimated by the Navy

Department at $500,000. These repairs cannot completed under six months The Joe has been in commission for about five years, and prior to the necident, recommendations had already been made for an extensive overhauling of the vessel,

She is fitted with Belleville boilers, and her engines indiante 14,500 horas. power, with a speed of 18 knots an hour.

VILJOEN ON THE BRITISH SOLDIER,

Dairy Farm Co., said he examined the books of the company in Cctober hist. In the shroff's collecting-book on 9th and 34th April, 1902, the defendout eigned as having received $4,841, and in his rough cash-book oredited the con pany with: $1,108.73; this sum also appeared in the cleau cash-book. On 16th May he signed for $2.135.97, and credited the company with $1,18527. On 12th June ho

one. This left ons still at liberty, and the polico fonud him lying badly injerad at the bottom of quarry into which in his fight he had fallen. He was taken out and renoved to hospital, bat on the way there anccumbed to his injuriós. A large portion of the stolen property has been recovered from the persons of the prisoners; the dead man's connection with the affair was guessed from the fact that he chief fault was the lack of independence of the credited the compney with $1,004.10 cut of

Lecturing L-st month at Cambridge (Muse) on some phases of the Boer War, General Ben Viljoes, second in commised of the late Boer Army, criticised the British Army, saying its

1.19449 that he had signed for as receiving from the shriff.

Wifces gavo other instances of this under- witing of the accounts, after which Lusporter Warnock deposed that the defendant when

loo was in possession of some of the stolou soldier. He said that without an officer to articles. The men had evidently orefully command, the rank was absolutely helpless and planned their coup, for they carried with them that most of the officers wow little butler their victims. They will probably ho formally captured were found to be unable to do such o ingoutonly contrived gags and cord to bind than the private, for scores of them who were charged to-day at the Magistracy and remanded. simple thing as cook their own meals. He said charged said he had nothing to say.

On Sunday, at Shatauksk, an armed gang the British soldier could not aloof, having little This concluded the evidence for the prosecu- cutered a house and robbed the inmates of or no knowledge of firearms. In rushing ono tion, und Moffitt, who told his Worship that he property to the value of between two and three hundred dollars. Particulars of the affair camp and capturing it the Boors found the had no etstament to ineke, was committed for soldiers were scoting at a 1,200 yards range throughout the time the Boers were creeping op. £fe said the Boars lived or whatever they saptured from the British army, and for ains months went without galt.

lrave not yet come to hand,

MANILA CUSTOMS COLLECTOR AND THE "LOONGSANG" CASE,

Mr. W. M. Shaster, Collector of Customs for

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trial.

MORE JAPANESE STOWAWAYS. On Monday, twelve Japanese stowaways-- eight wozon and four mea-were charged with stealing passages on the 17th inst, from Moji to Hongkong on the steamer Aki Maru.

When asked to plead, the defondents admitted their guilt, and through the interpretor expressed their willingness and desire to pay for their paysages.

His Worship-That is not the question. Wers

Capt. RUMSEY puts forward some very cogent some things in their colonies, better than of Capt. A. G, Clark, the Master, on the 25th fatal) were Chinese, 1 was Portuguese (Pottinger, tempt of Court has has given nolies of appeal they a bourd with or without the consent of

They of October last It is alleged that the money Strest), and 1 Japanes (Ship Street). TwenThe circnustances of the case wore briefly as fol. the master or owners of the veszel?

was obtained by breaking open a box in the Captain's cabin.

The interpreter put the question, and the

The caro was adjourned till Friday next to defendants replied in the affirmative. enable the Japanese Cousal to be present.

The Russian battleship. Pobieda (Victory in English) from Cronstadt on her way to be wale. Years might elapse, another the China station, was at Ceylon a fortaight administration night disapprove, and the ago. Tho Pobied 4 is of 12,674 toma disploe- work be relegated to some distaut dilement, and is armed with 4 10-in, and 11 6-in. corresponding to the Greek Kalends. That quick-firers, and 45 lighter gaas, besides is, of course, providing that the local Gov. torpedo tubes. ernment thought, well to carry out the work. If a limited liability company undertook to

THE PLAGUE ROLL. finance and erect the structure it would, of

The Singapore papers report the arrival of

Fifty-five cases of bubonic plague were noti In what be thinks is likely to be his farewell course, be comploted in a reasonable tün:,

Detective Sergt. Frayne from Hongkong period to the authorition as having occurred daring report, the Hon. R. 3. RUMSEY, Harbour and it is sincerely to be hopal that, if ever

8.8, Aratun Apear having in custody H, Brooks, the turen days ended at noon yesterday, bringing Master, winds up with some remarks on the the scheme for bridging the harbour sex-steward of the ss. Lincolnshire, who was

Another European proposal be brought forward last year for agreed upon, a private company will be arrested on a warrant on the allegation of the the year's total to 847.

cass (not fatal) is included in the list-from a bridge across the barbour of Hongkong allowed to construct it. The French order theit on board the real of £55, the property Bañor's Home. Of the remaining cases, 52 (51 the Philippines has been fined 500 pesos for cout- arguments in favour of his scheme for easy we do; others very much worse. and rapid communication between both aides build such a tariff wall round their imports of the harbour, He says that the ery is and exports that they sacc -ssfully throitle for more room, both for the inhabitants trade and provent the natural growth of and for the shipping, and from a sanitary, their colonies; but, on the other hand, it econquical and commercial point of view, must be conceded that they lay out and for shipping cau only be obtained by band and plan them with more foresight the Municipal Board for 50:00 peans, and an of a total of 7×2 ended in death. Comparing/collect it by the sale of the vessel and cargo

He urges that more room į build-public works with a much more liberal the Luneta Drive. This was recently sold to 1 January up to the 23rd inst. 749 cases on: impose the flow, but the Collector threatened to EEFORE Mr. J. H. KENY (ACTING POLICE dredging some of the shallover parts of the than we do. For proof of this fact we have offer of 10,000 pesos increase on the purchase with this total those for the corresponding unless restrained by order of the Court, nad ho harbour, and more room for the inhabitants only to turn to the neighbouring colony of price has been offered to the Board by the com- periode in 1902 and 1991, we find that last year is already at hand om the Kowloon side of Indo-China, which is of mushroom growth bination above referred to, whose object is to there were 11s, whilst on the 25th May, the water, and he thinks "it would be well compared to Hongkong. While in Hong turn the place into a fiue hotel, earrounded by 1901, the Letras 800 cases, 748 of which "if, instead of providing further space for the kong we have not even a tramway on the numerous cottages on the plan of the Royalended fetall

increasing population by means of reclama level, in Tonkin there are lines of railway Hawaliso Hotel at Honolulu. "tions from the water area, already insufl-built regardless of cost, une to Hanoi cross-

Observations show that mosquitoes biberoate "cient for the needs of shipping, all melama-ing the Red River there over a bridgo

tion at or about the barbour frontage was almost, if not quite, as lengthy as that either is the full-grown or larval state. The "prohibited and Kowloon and the New Ter-required to cross the harbour to Kowloon, cold of winter does not always kill the larvae in "ritory utilised and developed, a course Their public buildings, too, have been water. They arrivo being frozen in ice.

same larta may be frozen and thawed several "which cannot be thoroughly carried out erected whilst wo should have been think times in the course of winter. This is-true not lying between the E, coat of China and NE, rights. There is no doubt in the mind of this garched at Tsimshatsui Station, a gold

That the proposed bridge only of the culex phogens and the snopheles, of course, is a matter of opinion. The recla- across the harbour would pay is probable, but of some other mosquitoes as well. The fact winds in the Formosa Channel and over the Court in still seeking to collect this so-called part of the stolen property, was found in bis

it desired.

"until communication is made easy." This.ing of them.

A combination of Manils capitaliste is trying Hospital Association on Calle Bagumbayan on to secure the uncompleted structure of the

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two bodies Chinese ware dumped.

During the week ended 23rd May there were 180 cases of plague in the Colony (4 Europeans, Indians, 1 Portuguese, and 128 Chinese), and

Chinese). 1 Portuguese, and 119 of these 123 proved fatal (1 Earopena, 2 Indiane,

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WEATHER REPORT:

Since

lows:-The Collector had levied a fine of S2 con Captain Weig of the a Longing for allowing a Chinesa migrant to land inst was wholly without authority or jurisdictios to November. It was protested that the Collector

did ia fost refase to give plaintiff a clearance

MAGISTRATE).

DISHONEST LERVANT." ;

On Sauday night last a report was made to for his vessel until he received the order of the Inspeter Williamsa at Tsimshatsui l'olice Court retraining him from seizing the vessel Station that a quantity of jewelry to the and collecting the fine. Judge Sweeney in value of about $15 hail been stolen from the course of a lengthy judgment said :—The Kimberley Villas, Kowloon. The inspreter and defendant's conduct in levying the $200 Gnea comple of detectives visited the honia, was without authority and his seizure of the where they learnt that the coolie had not b-en seen that afternoon. One of the boys" koew The Hongkong Observatory report issued vessel for the payment of said sum was a tres

pass, and plaintiff pursued the proper remedy, where he stayed, and he took a detective to an Barometric changes are slight. yesterday says:

Pressure ramisins above normal over they injunction to prevent the continuance of the establishment in Yaumati where the missing China const sud Japan, and is highest in a belt trespass and the interference with his property solic was found. Arrested, and subsequently

Japan.

Court that the defendant is in contempt of pin valued at $25, which was identifed as fine and annoying the plaintif in the face of possession. During the time that the prisoner sald restraining order which is so plain and in eustody, his mistress found out other leases which brought the total arjoust missing imperatire."

Gradients alight to moderate with fresh NE. mations so far made have, we think, done no but if it is to be a great public benefit, to that mosquitoes have been found in the polar part of the Chins Bea,

Forecast:-Moderate to fresh E. winds; some harm to the harbour; on the contrary they lead to the expansion of the place, and to regions and in the marsby tracts of Alaska

drizzling rain or mist. have deepened the channels and freed the add indirectly to the revenue, then it might tend to confirm these observations.