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received to that loctor, but that the report had Loon laid on the table and was accessible to the Press if they wanted it?

No. 4. Do the Government propose to print nd eirenlate Dr. Pearse's report in terms of Le resolution? Or is it true, us rataonred, that the report has been withdrawn from circulation? nd that the information which has been placed ut the disposal of the Chinese will not be available for European land-owners?

No. 5. Do the Government approve of the request of the Chairman that the Europeans should leave the meeting of land-owners above referred to ?

Will the Government instruct the Govern mont Printers to print a larger number of eopias of Ordinances, as it appears tint the Parsonger Act (No. 1 of 1889, Chinese Con-

to Bist $1,800 per annum from 5th January December, $1,780.65.

The CHAIRMAN-Members will recollect the complaints that were mods about delay in the rendering of water novonute-hence this additional Kasistant,

The vote was agreed to.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS LATE TELEGRAMS.

[VIA SHANGHAI.]

TENBIBLE DIBARTERS IN AMERICA.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28RD 1903 TRANS-SIBERIAN JOTTINGS.

The following interesting extracts, says tho N.C. Daily News, are from a private latter written by a passenger homeward via Siberia in the train between Manoburia junction and Lake

Brikal

New York, 2nd June. One of the most terrib e tornadoes ever known in this section of the country passed over Gaines-

N. B.-These notes pretend only to give the ville, Georgia, this morning at au ently hour, The Governor recommended the Council to carrying deaths and destruction in its wake.xperiences of the particular journey by train vote a sum of $118.06 in aid of the vote for over two hundred people were killed outright of May 26th from Daby. Conditions have i

STAMP OFFICE EMOLUMENTI,

Perronal Emoinments, Stamp Office, sub-depart went to Treasury:-Salary of an assistant to the shroffs at $180 per annum from 5th May to 31st December, 1963, $118.06.

The vote was approved.

COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES BY DISINFECTION.

The Governor recommended the Connoil to

solidation Ordiannes) is now out of print and vote a sum of 83,000 in aid of the Vols Sanitary Department, Other Charges (Flague), to meet

cannot be supplied.

FIRST BRADINGS.

Hon. GERSHON STEWART-Is (bis à rata on account, or is it the exact anm required?

and over a thousand injured to a grostor or lets extout. Surviving spectators say that the sight was at one and the same time sublime in its awfulness. The inhabitants of the town were first warned of the approach of the terbade by a loud roaring sound and upen looking in its direction, a swiftly moving, funnel-shaped cloud was seen approaching at an express train rate of speed. Some more fortunate than others barely got out of its way in time and then, look

The neighbouring towns are hurrying relief to

the survivors.

hitherto changed every few weeks, and will doubtless continue to do so for some time, The first advice we would tondor to travellers is therefore to mistrust everything you are told, especially by the various agents. To illustrate this I may mention that the existence of a new service of trains, inaugurated on 17th April, was unknown to various "agenoies" in Feking and Tientejn on 16th May. The experiences of recent travellers are more useful, but here

ing. This is what happened when I ataried On arrival at Dalny I placed my baggage in the train and got the guard to look the cam- p 11mu nt. It was a first-class for two. Tickets uld not be got until one hour before the departure of the train, which was timed to start st 11'p.m.

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PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS

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Messrs, Keylock & Prait; of Shanghai, hava No surprise will be felt, says the Melbourne been awarded the contract of furnishing 10,040. Argus, at the attitude of the British Governwater buffalo to the Insular Government, says mout, with regard to the notification from the Manila Times. All the animals are to bo

the cost of compensation for damage done in ing back, saw the tornado pick up kousen es if i nga in the conditions may so obange in a couple / Australia that in future tho Commonwealth in good condition, sound, and free from any they were chips and lift them 100 feet in the air of months, that these also may be very mislead cannot be a party to any agreement for the disense, botween the ages of four and oight years,

Mr. Chamberlain, our labour is employed.

Fifty per cent. of the 10,000 will be oxen, 85 conveyance of nails by vessels on which coloured and weighing from 900 to 1.200 pounds cock. London correspondent reporte, has informed an por cont, females, and 15 per cent. bulls. All will be unable to endorse a policy which prevents derpest by the "Bianlianuous Reinoculation Australian statesten now in London that be of the animels will be immanised against rhin- the employment of coloured British subjects on Method" before being shipped from China British ships. This pronouncement was under the direction and supervision of a ropro- The tickets, first-class to Manchuria june-evitable. The British Government, which has sentative from the Insular Laboratory. The the interests of the whole Empics to consider, whole number will to divided into lots of five tion, ecet Rs. 108 each; second-class tickets

could not be a party to any policy which caste hundred esob, and the shipments will be made a direct slur on our fellow-subjects in India onco each month, until the total number will The Commonwealth Parliament has intimated base been landed in Manila. All are to bo in a mest mistakable manner that the Im-dehreted over the ship's side, at Manila, Cebu, perial Government weed lack, for no forbearance oiloand Calion, as the Government may direct, or assistance from Australia in its delicate In caso the exportation of the animals shoali

The following Bills were submitted and read disinfecting premises.

Hon, GAESKOM STEWART-By whom are a first time--A Bill entitled an Ordinance to repeal The New Territories Rent Recovery theso damages assessed

The CHAXUMAN-By the Standing Com- Ordinance; a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amond The Holidays Ordinance, 1875 (No. Umittee of the Sanitary Boord, of 1875); a Bill untitled an Ordinance in give effect to in Ordor in Council made by His Majesty the King on the 12th day of March, 1903, relating to the Marriages of British Subjects in Foreign Countries; a Bill entitled at Ordnance to authorise and regulate the stablishment and use of installatious for the purpose of Wireless Telegraphy; a Bill entitled aa Ordinance to amend The Malay States (Fugitive Criminale) £urrender Ordinance, 1903.

The

BTOWAWAYS ORDINANCE. ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled on Or inance to provide for the more effectual provention of frande on owpers und oharterera of ship by stowaways, their aiders and abottore, He aid-fon, members of the Council are aware of the events that have led to the intro- ducation of this Bill. Tho subject of the Bill and the reasons for its being introduced me as set forth is the memorandum which I have attached to the Bill itself. The Bill bas beon in the bands of hon, members for a considerable time now and I have no doubt they have made themselves acquainted with what the Govern ment considered to justify the passage of this Bill. As I base stated in the objects and reasons the Ordinanceis drastic in its provisiens, bat to be effective I think you will agres with mo it is necessary that the Ordinates should be drastic. It is reduced now to this shape in the hope that it will put an end to the nuisance that has been for a long time inflicted upon shipowners by persons stowing away on their ships. The nuisance has been felt particularly by those trading between Hongkong and the Philippine Islands; and in ono ease, which is mentioned in the objects and reasons, a very heavy security, 870,000 gold, was required from the owners of cuo of the steamers taking stowanays from here to the Philippinee, because of the excess number of passengers carried. The owners protested that the excces nambar was not carried with their sanction or knowledge, but, were stowaways. Under the law na it stands a fine of $500 or six months' imprison. ment can be imposed on each stowaway, his aider and abetter; but it appears that that pened, which at the first blush is severe has not been severe enough to stop the practice of stowing-away. It is believed indeed that the profits arising from the scorssful runsing of a carge of stowaways make it worth

Tho CHAIRMAN--Compensation to the extent of 1.200 has already been awarded, and it is calentated that this eam will probably suffice for the spiderio now happily drawing to a close.

The recommendation was adopted.

P.W.D. EXECUTIVE ENGINESE." The Governor recommended the Council to vote the sum of 39,419.35 being equivalent to 1291.12.3 at 1/8 in aid of the rote for Personal Emoluments, Pablic Works Department: Salary of additional Executivo Engineer (Mr. A. G. Fisher promoted) at £480 per sam from 3rd May to 31st December, 1903, 99,109,35.

The vote was agreed to.

X-EAT APPARATUS.

The Governor recommended the Council to re-vote the sum of $1,050 unexpended in 1992, and to yote an additional sum of $151.64, making a total of $1,201,84, for payment for the X-ray Apparatus and Microscope sader Other Charges, Civil Hospital, Medical Departments.

The vole was approved of.

POST OFFICE AT BHANGHAI, The Guvernor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $375 in aid of the item Repairs to Post Office at Shangbar" ander Other Charges, General Post Office.

This voto also was agreed to..

COMPENSATION TO LANDLORDS.

The Governor recommended the Conseil to vote a sum of $2,288 for the payment of com- persation to the owners of certain land in the New Territories, resumed by the Government for a public purpose.

The CHATEMAN-This land is situated in the immediate vicinity of Shataukok Police Station, and is resumption was recommended by the medical antberities to improve the health of the occupants of the Police Station.

The vote we agreed to. This was all the business.

POLICE COURT,

Monday, 2nd June.

BFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (POLICE

MAGISTEATE).

STEALIKO STREET LAMP3.

Since the beginning of the year a systematic thieving of street loups from variona parts of

Secretary Root has ordered one battalion of infantry from Fort Leavenworth to proceed at Unce to Topeka, Kansus, and give all the aid in their power to the thousands of homeless and helpless victims of the recent. food. They will also serve as polles while there. He has also sent a special train to fko spot, loaded with provisions and supplies and is doing everything possible to relieve the sufferers This is decidedly the biggest disaster since the Galveston flood of a year ago..

New York, 3rd June. Quito a good deal of alarm is being felt in St. Louis, especially in the lower portions, pa ac count of the fact that the river is still rising, rapidly and threatens to Aveda larger portion of the city. The more conservative citizens aro not expressing bel alarm as yet, but at the sume time they are in readiness to move at a moment's notice, while the lower and more

ignorant classes have already began to move out of the city. It is very probable that if the riser continues to rise for another twenty-four hours, a large part of the city along the banks of the river will be inundated.

New York, 4th June. A hurricane of unusual force struck the bay of Valparaiso, Chile, resulting in the lors of one hundred lives and twenty ships No informa- tion has been so far received us to the class of vessels destroyed, but as Valparaiso is one of South America's most important shipping points it is expected that many of the sailing vessels in the const-wise trade bave been blow asboro and wrecked by the fury of the storm.

THE PRESECUTED JEWS.

New York, 4th Jane,

On account of the continued persecations of the Jews all of that sect in and around Odessa are aiming themselves to the best of their ability and are making all preparations to defend themselves from the oppression of their countrymen. It is stated that quite a large number of them are ready to offer the most de termined resistance to any encroachments ou what they consider their personal rights and liberty

THE V.S. PRESIDENCY.

cost Rs. 67. One can book no further. On arrival at Manchuria one books through to Petersburg first-class, second Rs 113. It will be seen that the prices on the Chinese Eastern Railway are much higher than on the Russian State Hailway.

There was

no difficulty at Dalny. The inter-Imperial relations. It is ou exceedingly be prohibited by the Chinese Government, oria convenient thing for Australia that India is case through the existence of a state of war lougunge difflenity is "all rot." Anyone can

in the possession of the British; but she isready their exportation is impossible, the contractors learn enough Russian in ten minutes to curry along with on this journey. The railway to pocket all the advantage and not forego any will be allowed to withdraw their contract. offlaiola are obliging, the

fad in return. There is a probability that wo which will become void,.

Mr. Davion, the purchasing agent, bas had excellent. The days are over for taking the shell have to pay dearly for our policy, because

we must now make arrangements for as considerable trouble in securing stuck in Chins, equipment of an up-country trip upon this ronte. The dining car is quite good. It adds Independent mail service. It is extremely owing to the fow firms, which deal in cattle possibly to one's comfort to have one's own doubtful if we shall obtain for the £00,000 exclusively. He has been compelled to make whisky, and a tea-lasket kills time as well as subsidy which wo now pay to the Imperial ronii all purchases from different individuals. anything else, but neither can be called peces-service a special service in which there shall be

no so-called taint of black labour. aities now,

accommodation

The revival of this mail-contract qucation is calls one of the most discreditable incidents in the career of the Barton Government-cas which marks in a special way in anbserviency to the distales of the Labour party. The Post and Telegraph Bill was introduced in the Serate, ar there the Labour party proposed amendments to provide that in future mail cour tractare ndition should be made that white labon- only be employed on the vessels, Senator O'Cna- nor, the leader for the Government, opposed this! scatly and said the Royal assent would proba bly be refused to the Bill because the British ! Government would not ascent to legislation which interfered with the rights of millions of British subjects who were not white. The pro- posal was defeated, and the Bill went down to' the House of Representatives where the Laboar party again submitted the amendment. The Government could have defented it as before Tu-chien-la, Tibetan border, 14th May. bet the Prime Minister who had not the firm-

The coupés are spotlessly clean; so is the bedding. Good cleau pillows are provided. No bedding need be brought, except the ordinary travelling rug. There is not much room for hand-baggage. Nothing can go under the seate It I had to define what was "a lot of band baggage" I should say "unything more than four pieces per man." But these four might all be large kit-bage. A number of small pieces are very difficult to keep track of when chang. ing. One is allowed 961bs. per ticket fare in the van. A cobin-trunk owned by a couple many therefore weigh 7218. before it is penalised. The trains run lwice a week from Dalny, Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. It is the only way to go home.

TIBET.

THE PEPLE EXCITAD.

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ness of his Kontenant in the other Chamber gave way under pressure, accepted the amend act, and it was incorporated in the Bill. It was a most clavish set of submission and was the We have plier and more expensive Whiskies

beginuing of that Yes, Mr. Watson" polios to

New York, 4th June, because of persistent rumours regarding the The Chio republican convralion indorsed political affairs in Tibet, and there is no doubt Roosevelt as the nominee of the republican that very important changes aro taking place parly for the presidency, The scono in the Dow both on the Indian border and in Llussa ocasion since. One notable exception to this! state capital greatly resembled that of our itself. It in firmly believed here that four of occurred in conncetion with the Immigration,

years ago when McKinley was the only man who was thenght of for the position. There were several brilliant speeches made during the

five years ago a secret agreement was made

made & protectorate of Russia, and the with Russia, whereby Tibet was practically

Tibetan mission to Busia is said to by a

while to run the chance of a flue of this amount. the City has been going on, despite the efforts day, and when Roosevelt's name was mentioned, result of this agreement, It is also declared

This Ordinance therefore proposes to invest the Magistrate with the power to impossa term of imprisonment in addition to or in lien of a fine, and it is believed and hoped that the threat of imprisonment will deter those who at present are engaged in this what may be called nefarious practice.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY esconded, and the motion was agreed to.

The Council afterwards resolved itself into

Since it brought forth a storm of applause that lasted for several minutes. It is stated that several ather states will rapidly follow the lead of Ohio and it is barely possible that any one else's name will be mentioned in connection with the nomination.

President Roosevelt dedicated the large arsenal at Springfield, Illinois, to-day before an around the town began to come into the place

that one of the arguments used by Kussin in favour of this move, was that in Russia they therefore of the same religion, and in proof of also worshipped the great Baddhe, sad were

this, those who visited Russia were shown a large image of Buddha, and were ibus convinced. "Another ramour is, that the Talai Lama cast the King of Tibet [sic] in prison and took over

which Government has adhered on almost every

a direct prohibition bascil on the ground of colour. With an unwonted and at the time-inexplic- Restriction Bill. Mr. Watson wished to put in

ablo firmaese, Mr. Barton as he then was) cpposed this proposal, and defeated it. It tmos. pired afterwards that he had promised Mr. Chamberlain in advance that he would not can sent to a colour line being drawn. It is unfor. tunate that he had not first communicate with the Secretary of Stale 10r the Colonies on the mail contraut question. The amend meat would never have been carriel without the assent of the Government, the Government would not

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gies and the copper fillings will fetch. On immerse ssemblage. The people for miles the seals of government himself. This however have nccepted it, and we should not now be fuoing CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE. Committee and considored the Bill clause by detective arrested a native who was carrying at on early lour and by ten o'clock, the hour berated, but the Talei Lama kept the souls,aum in order to gratify the perjudices of a smallį AMMUNITION in Varioty.

clause. On resuming,

of the police to put a stop to it. March alone, according to a return prepared by Mr. H. E. Y. Baggard, of the Public Works Department, no less than seventeen bave been missed, and since the commencement of the present year it is estimated that at least fifty have been removed by thieves, who are supposed to sell them to dealers for what the Sanday night last a Chinese plain-clothes quantity of broken glass in a bundle, and whe on bring rearched, was found to have in bis The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third possession a quantity of copper of the kind used in the lamps. The copper was identified as the reading of the Bill.

property of the Government, but the same certainty is to ownership did not exist with to the glass, which bore to distinguish. ing mark. The defendant was, however, con- victed of unlawful posscesion and fined $100 or A meeting of the Finance Committee was three months.

FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION, hold immediately after the Council, the Colonial

The boatswain of the French barque C. Eooretary (Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G.) presiding. Richmond was a rested in the Stag Hotel on Sunday night by PC. Wip ter, who found him in possession of a laadod revolver. The boatswain explained that

The COLONIAL SECRETADT seconded. The Hill was read a third time and passed. FINANCE COMMITTEE.

CIVIL HOSPITAL EXPENSES.

The Governor recommended the Conueil to vota a sum of $1,200 in aid of the item

and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in so enraged the people that the King had to be the probability of paying a very heavy annual all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 8880, AIR GUNS and

section of the Flours.

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set for the ceremonies, the treats near the

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. *Hongkong. 28th November, 1902, arsenal were a geethisg mob of people craning their necks to got a glimpse of the Chief

NOW ON SALE. Executive. Special trains were also run from

DIRECTORY OF immediate surrounding towns, and in all there were several thousand visitors in the town. The

The number of Scots in the present Cabinet--PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES ceremonies went off without a hitch and at their

twelve-constitutes the high-level mark, as no conclusion the President drove to the house of Governor Yates, being the latter's guest for Priests there and the Abbot of the monastery such number of antives of stern Caledonia have CHINA, JAPAN AND COREA the occasion.

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and is now ruling with a high hond, so much so that the condition of the Chinese in Tibet is be. coming quite unbearable. The King it is said has since died, and tho Talai Lama is not looked upon 88 guiltless. There is also teen serious trouble at Litang, ten days froin here. Some fighting took place between the people and the

defied all interference by the Chinese, and was said to be supported by the Talai Lom at hased with whom he was in continual Very conflicting accounts are published of communication. This affair however is now roborate the original reports, and merely add: the second head lama was made Abbot of painful details, showing the hatred with which Queen Drugs was regarded. It seems certain the mastery, and to make things equal, put ten in office during his six months of power AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION PRESS that the plot culminated because a wholly subservient Skopshtina was elected for the supposed parpos of nominating Queen Drega's brother as heir apparent to the throne.-N.-C. D; N.

SERVIA.

London, 15th June..

Washing" nudor Other Charges," Civil be suspected two other members of the bargues the tragedy at Belgrade. They generally corsettled, the Abbot had to flee to Tsantasi, and

Hospital Vote.

The vote was agreed to.

TEAINING OF NULLAHS.

The Governor recommended the Council to voto a sum of $11,500 (Public Works Extra- ordinary) to most the cost of training certain nutials in the Western District.

The recommendation was approved.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL.

orew of designs on his life, and he was only carrying the revolver to protect himself. P. C. Winter afforded the man the protection of the law, and took him to the station.

His Worship ordered the revolver and cartridges to be confiscated, as the defendant had no permit to carry arms, and discharged him with a cantion....

WANTED TO PIE On Sunday Light an ladian wateiman Chinaman jump ant for a stroll saw & late the harbour from the Praya

The Indian and some others resoned the would-be-suicide, who was mak

The Governer recommended the Council to Wanolini

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A VISION OF THE TRAMWAYS.

A correspondent who holds rather morbid views on the question of the Colony's tramways, and who sees in their inception the commence- following dramatic account of an episode which he declares will be of daily occurrence in the

city:

the local Chinese officiel was dismissed.

before been concerned in the Administration in Parliamentary history. Lord Salisbury had eight Scotamen in each of his Ministries of 1895 and 1900; Mr. Gladstone employed eleven in the 1892 Government; Lord Salisbury had nine in bis 1886 Ministry, and Mr. Gladstone

were distributed purely by electioneering results

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The most imperiant rumour, however, is to the in the same year. If the Government postsMr. EDWARD EVANS, Missionary Home, effect that negotiations between Tibet and the in the several countries Scottish Unionists would Mess. KELLY & WALSH, LD., Hongkong, Indian Government have fallon through, and form less than one-tenth of the Administration, Shanghai and Yokohama; several thousand British troops have already That no such practice obtains is shown by Messrs. W. BREWER & Co., Hongkong and

Shangbai; crossed the border on their way to Lhasa. And the people here are most excited over a report, the fact that nearly one-fourth of the Ministry YDEN CHONG BOCK STORE, Swatow; are Beotamen. These statistics are supplied by Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co, Amoy that the Tibetans have threatened, "if they are

Scottish correspondent of the London Daily Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Foochow

Messrs. H. BLOW Tientsin;

& “Seoul Press,” Seoul; defeated by the British, they will kill every The delay of the now Amban from Poking is with results equally pleasing to his countrytien." NAGASAKI PRESS" OFFICE, Nagas Bi; also tending to confirm their belief in all these ramours, which is to some extent interfering

gute a sum of $600 in aid of the vote Medioning every effort to drown himself; the Departments, Other Charges, to meet cost of water, was not deep, and the task of gettingment of an era of blood and slaughter, sends the Chinese in Tibet, man, woman, and oħila" | Chronicle, who proceeds to roan the Opposition Mossrs. Hoboz

fixtures for the Victoria Hospital for Women

and Children.

This vote was also approved.

P.W.D. YOLUMENTS.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1,592.21 in aid of the vote Por. scual Emoluments, Poblis Work Department: -Mc. Xavier is to draw sterling salary at the rate of £350 rising to £180 by £40 trenuially as from the 1st May, 1903.

The Committee passed the vote.

WATER ACCOUNTS CLERK. This Governor recommended the Council to

voto a sum of $1,780.65 in aid of the vote for Personal Emoluments, Public Worke Dopart ment:--Salary of the Water Accounts Clerk at

Liment was not a very diffenit oue, despite his -struggles,

es. Taken to No. 2 Folice Station, the Chintaan said he was out of work and had had Dochow" for two days; he did not want to bim with a live, and would they kindly oblige razr so that he might out his throat? The Polite request was not complied with, and the magistrate se ordered the man to be placed ander medical supervision for a week in order

mind may bo determined, that the state of his

BUKÓLARY.

Early on Sunday morning thres men entered a dwelling-bouse at 173. Des Voeux Road West and atole clothing and other property to the tatal value of $158.50. A. lukong came upon them by accident as they were sharing the spoil. possession of all the clothing, to the value and succeeded in arresting one man and taking $150. The defendant was charged with bur glary and remanded for a week on bail of $500.

A poor old man who crossed the road,

An electric car in view,

fle saw his danger, but, alas! WRO pazzled what to do.

He cried aloud, his hand he raised To the driver for to stop;

The electric met the poor old soul,

And killed him on the spot. The driver who was on the car,

On him there was no blame, For, like a flon, at his post.

He stood with might and masin. The bell he rang, applied the brake, Done all that he could do: But still the car sped down the bill, And cut him near in two.

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All the chief figures in the Liberal ranks either KoTH CHRONICLE" OFFICE, Kobe; heil from north of the Choriots or represent The "DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Hongkong; and

Hongkong, 1st January, 1903, constituencies in that region. Ho runs through at the London Office: 131, Fleet Street. the Ret: Lord Rosberg, Bir Henry Campbell- Bannerman, Mr. Asquith, Br. Morley, Mr. Bryce, Lord Tweedeath, Sir R. T. Reid, with

A Warsaw journal relates the following stery of an experiment made by a Felish noble. m to ascertain how for storks migrate during Sir Edward Grey sitting for a county separatel the winter. He caught a stork and attached a from Scotland only by a hill. A obango of plate to its neck on which were inscribed the Government would not materially affect the words" Hec ciconia ez Pulonia" This stock proportion of Bcotsmen in any now Ministry.

". In the following spring comes from Poland the same stork we found in the nobleman's With the exception of the Diplomatic Service, park, with a bundle around its neck, contrining which northerners seem to avoid curiously several precious stones of great value, and the enough, the number of Scotsmen in the public metal plate with these werds on the other service is altogether out of proportion to thoir side India cim donis remittit Polonis

("India sends back with presents to the Poles, position in the census,

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