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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903

THE INQUEST ON MR. HECTOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

SAMPSON.

BANKING CORPORATION.

**

HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY.

EXPERIENCES OF THE ENGINEERS IN HUNAN.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDEÉTAKEN

A. CHEE & CO.,

17A QUEEN'S ROAM, HONGKONG,

PAR

A CODE OF CHEQUE LAW. 1

The House of Lorde has just givu a judg- Mr. D. Minor Mickle, an American engineerment which will certainly be the loading case The following is the seventy-sixth report of

on forged endorsements of obequre, as it doals the court of directors to the culinary half-yearly enged in the constraction of the Hankow- general meeting of shareholders to be held at Catton railway, writes to the Shanghai-Times with almost every variety of those instruments. the City Hall on the 15th prox. at noon.

a letter in which he gives a glowing account of This result, valunblo alike to the legal and the Gentlemen, The directors have now to sub-the fertility of the province of Hunan and the cominercial world, is due to the enterprise of one Jones, & Birmingham clerk, who for years mit to you a general statement of the affairs of contentment and prosperity of the people. Mr.

robbed his master, Mr. Gondon (in all to the tho Bank and balance-shent for the half-year Mickle writes from Ya Chow and ha sags:--

Our line now runs through almost unbroken | tune of about three thonsand pounds), and in ending 3th June, 1903,

1809 went to penal servitude for fesyeirs. There stretches of magpificent, fertile valley, ovary

was great uniformity about his method; he feat of which is under cultivation and made to. yield its utmost towards the sustenance of the simply took the paper securities that arrived by THE NEW P.M.O., NORTH CHINAJAFRICA'SINFLUENCE UPON ASIA. - great population. And this populatios, while past, forgol Mr Gordon's endorsement, and amarena, in not in the least congested. Thure paid them into his own banks, who duly collected seems to be room for all and a little for future the money for him, of course is perfect good! addition. Wo have not wron a single sign of dis. fuith, and duly paid it to his order. However, tress, although the people do not live in afturnce. Mr. Gordon, when the frond was discovered, trated in the hands of the few of the espesso vad ou the whole has been very successful. of the many.

Mr. Jones bad "conveyed " night classes of

The inquest concerning the leath of Mr. Hector Simpson at Shanghai was concluded at the fitish Consulate on the 23rd inet.

Dr. Neil Macleod stated' flat on Turkly evening at Spon. he was summoned to 3, Peitsile Lane. When he arrived Mr. Sampson bark been dend two or three hours. Death was evidently duo to an extensive gunshot wongd in the head and must have been instantsuee+2}%, The not prodis for that parind, including From the position and condition of the wounds | $1,455,472,73, Lalangis brought forward from of entrance and exit; the ballet mark on the last becount, after paying all charges, deducting will; the position and attituls of the body in interest paid and due, and making provision the bed; the position of the limbs and that of for bait and danbiful accounts, amount to the weapon; and a mark on the right big toe. $3,590, 117. witness was of upinion that day wound waS self-inflicted

The directors recommend the transfer of $500,000 from the profit and loss account to

will then stand ut $6,000,0ÂR.

FORCE.

such rapidity in the last decade that it is diffenit

Lu Alsung. bone-boy of the deceased, credit of the silver reservo fund, which fund There is no indication that wealth is conceu-] naturally wanted his money and aned the banks. Chiun, is one of the greatest scholars Engin for those who have no special interest in the sub-

cantional, sail that he requcmboved his master coming home at about 5,30 on Tuesday evening Mrs. Sampson was just going out and she osced for husband if Lo was going. Deccamod said thai lws was going to hate a bath. They went upstairs together. Witness wond to have somon food and did not hear his mistrem go out, About 6.31 wont to propare the heel and feard that the door was closet. (Ie kaucked and as a one spswered went in. Up thought his master was

bank

It is not uninteresting to speculate upon the position which Africa will occupy in the trade Lieut. Colonel L. Austine Waddell, C.L.End politice of the world at the end of author who is to succeel Colonel O'Counor as Principal Medical Officer of the British forces in Nortar twenty years Eronts have moved with

las produced for may years past. By a perbus ject to keep pace with the many schemes for The people have all they | drafta~(1) obequus on other (that is, not the pardonable confusion of facts we proclaimed Į need to end and comfortable houses to live in defendant, banks, to Garden's order, paid into him a Buddhist convert a few days ngn when opening upued developing the country. Indeed, After making there transfers and deducting True these houses do not come up to the deferdant banks uncrossed; (2) the same, announcing his appointment. He is tho greatest on the wholn the public is strangely ignorant remuneration to directors, there remains for appropriation $2.875,683.17. out of which the directors recommend the payment of a dividend of one pound and ten shillings sterling their rations, it is unt uncommon for our party share, which at 4/6 will absorb $533,3 :3 33.

They also Neommend writing off promises account the sum of $200,000,

The differencs in exchange betweɛu 476, the

standard of habitations of the working classes of the United States, but there are ingur reasons why that is not to be expected. As for

to turn from the cold tiffin which we have

except that they wore payable to bearer; (3) drafts drawn by a branch of defendnot on the head office, to Gordon's order, paid in

sleep, but on going ararersaw that he had a gan rate at which the dividend is declared, and 1,gurenght out to us while at work, to the more † ur (1). But paid in crosses and marked

in his hand, that thero was blood on the bed, and that his muster was dead. Witness got frighten- l and left the room. He asked the cook to go and find Mrs. Sampson and di conved's brother. The cook could not find Mrs. Sampson, but she came back about pan. in a carriage. He did not] hear any report, but the coolt's wife who was out in the yard heard it and thought that someone next door was opening a sodd-water bottle. Mr. Sampson never sent for or called witness after he bal gene to his room,

By a jurymm-Mr. Sampson did not appear excited when I came home; ou the contrary, he could hear Mr. and Mrs. Sampson talking and loughing as they went apstairs. Sampson went upstairs with Mr. Hutchison,

who lived at it, Peitaiho Lu ne.

Mrs.

Frederich Gordins Nielsen diposed that he land married Mr. Sumpson's sister. He last ww deceased alive at about 2 pri. on Tuesday, at tifu. Witness was intimately acquainted with decessed and kaew that he had been in bad health for somunis. During the last four or five days, he had complained of having a dull pain in the back of the head. He had not seen a

doctor recently, but some time between February and April doceased had one or two very bad attacks of vomiting blood. He saw Dr. Milles then. Lately be bad beou suffering a good des from sleeplessness. Witness could not say whether doceased was worried about anything, because he always appeared to be very optimistic.. Witness had not found any papers. Mr. Sampson appeared to suffer a great deal from iba bent. Ho bad told witness that 25 years| ago a doctor told him that he would not live more than six monile

Frudariok Albert Sampon said that he was r brother of the deceaset. He last se daneased about a month ago. On Tuesday avoning his brother's eook came round to 31, North Soc. show Road, where he was staying, and said that his master had shot himself. Witness had looked through his papers and pockets. but had failed to find anything which afforded any reason for deceased's act. His brother was very cheerful. In the spring he had told witness langhingly that the dector had given him threo months to live. Deceased bad t long as witness could, remember, about 16 years, suffered from neuralgio beadaches and always married menthol about with him. Ou Tuesday he played billiards at the Masonic Clab before going home, and two mon there declared that he was playing with them at 0.50, about the time he died.

The Coroner, addressing the jury, said that be thought they had beard all the available evidence in this matter and that he did not think they would have much diffenity in coming to a onclusion. From the evidence put before them ho thought they could come to no aller conclusion than that the deceased died by his own hand. In the evidence no reasousblo cause was shown for bis doing so, but his brother-in-law had said that he had bud- very bad health for some time, and also that he hail complained of u pain in his head. Tuking into consideration the hot weather and bad health of the deceased. It was probable that ho took his own life.

the mië of the day, amonints to $906,686,67,

The balance $1,135,083.17 to be carrial to new profit and loss account.

DIRECTORS.

Mr. D. M. Moses, Mr. G. Baltech, and Mr. G. E. Medhurst having resigned their sents on leaving the Colopy, Messrs. E. Shellim, H. W. Slade, and E. 3. Whealler have been invited to fill the vacancios; these oppointments require confirmation at this meeting.

AURITONS.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. Hution Pattis and Mr. A. G. Wood; the latter acting in the place of the Honourable C. S. Sharp, who is absent from the Colony.

A. J. RAYMOND,

Chairman

Hongkong, 28th July, 1903,

This acconuts are as follows:-- ABSTRACT OF ASSETE AND LIABILITI5.

30th June, 1903.

LIABILITIKE,

Sterling reserve fundi Paid-up pital Silver reserve fund... Matine instrauco account.. Notes in circulation: Anthurised issun against

securities deposited with the Crown Agoats for the Colonies...

Additional issue sutho rised by Hongkong Or. dinance No. 19 of 1900, zguinst coin lodged with the Hongkong Government.

10,000,000.00

3,118,159.40

*not

uncrossed; (4) cheques drawn on branches of defendants (but not the one into which they were paid) to Gordon's order, paid in crossed. one marked not negotiable"; (5) the sume

acgotiable" (6) the same as (5), but unt on other banks to hearer and paid in cross marked not negotiable": (7) choques drawn d; (8) drafts with forms of receipt attached, on As to (0), other bauke, and paid in crossed. it has been fually bald that the bank must

appetising meals of fresh meats and vegetables which we can buy in the open market and hard cooked at the nearest farmbouse, when midday comce. We have not seen a single beggar outside of the larger cities. The people are beyond doubt honost. During all the time we refund, though they crossed the cheques when they got them; (2) being to bearer, the back have been among them, passing from village to

is protected, and Mr. Gordon cannot recover, village, our baggage handled by innumerable() the bank is protected the sole point en which the Lorth differ from the Court of cookies, opsa the inspection of not only our own serrants bat those of the places in which Appeal, Lord Lindley having unearthed a see- we stoppel, and not unfrequently to crowds of tion of an Act, the only bit of it unrepeated, which au cas else had "spotted"; (4) the bank autive residents who come into our apartments is protected; (3) the ink is not protected; (6) (according to the universal custom of this the lauk is not protected, perhaps the most country) to see what the strangers look like vital point in the case; (7) in the same position ((8) the receipt at the fost prevents and live like, with abundant opportunity to the instrument being a cheque—a fact often stout if so inclined, not an article has been found gagred; it is, therefore, not negotiable, and the bank is not protected. The whole ease missing. Yet we base all carried money in our baggage, which bas beon at all times left in makes quite a little code of cheque law. the hands of our personal servants to park and care for.

All along this line we have found the people in most friendly mood. Everywhere we are greeted with smiles. In no instance bave wo $ beou made to fool like intraders. No aversion 10,000,980,07

the railroad has been shown at any point. 10,000,000,00

5,500,020.00 This was something of a surprise to us after

250,000.00

tho exciting times we had passed through in a few of the completely isolated villages of our first line. We are told that this is in large measure due to the fact that wo hare followed the telegraph line, over the introduction of which a fight had been made some five or six years ago, the benefit of which we are now reaping, since it has broken in the people to the idea of having foreigners among them.

18,118,15.00

74,688,761,18

90.8:0,898.56

Current secount: Silver. fold,, 108.:71. 176.54-25,193,121.77

Fixed depraits Silver......

........... 44,758,114,50

Gall,£4,481,450, 1.46.63,434,925.24 Bills payablo (including drafts on Lon

Bankers and short-aight drawings | on London offico against, bills roenïv-

able and bullion slitpments). Proft and lose account Liability on bills of exchange re-din- counted, 20,216,834, 128, 18, of which updo this date £4,471,406 huvu rim off.

|

Cash.

AKKETH.

Con lodged with the Hongkong Go- vernment against note circulation in excem of $10,000,000............................. Bullion in land and in transit...

Indian Govecatment rapes paper...... Consols, Colonial and other securities Storing reserve fund investments, viİX, £150,000 21 per cent. Con-

no lodged with the Bank of England tos n special London reserve,

at 90, £225,000-$1,900,000,00 £237,500 21 per cont. Con-

xola, £255,000 24 pu vent. national wu: loan at 90, £470,250 £37,009 other sterling

Mecurities standing in the bucks at £99,750

4,762,608,60

3,397,5:0,00

Dill- discounted, loans and creditis .............. Bills receivabis.........

Bank premises ....................

Ur

30th June, 1903.

To amounts written off :-

temanemtien to directors

2

£8.193.030.80

12.273,673.78 3,590,483.17

& e.

3,974,550.63

90,$55,905,48

SU52,746,445.70

To dividend upcount ---- £1.10. por mbaro on 80,001 zareg

£120,000 at 40

marke To lividend adjustment account- Difference in exchanga batwoan 4/6, the rate at which the dividend in declared, ani 1/8, the rate of the day

$

$15,000,00

549,33.E

ASIATIC IMMIGRATION TO

HAWAIL.

sioner

To

.

What will

Lu what direction will the trade of the

Mr. John B. Kursłake, who writes on "Hail-

looked for.

oven of important works which are now in the iving authority on northern Baddhism. quote Sir William Hunter in his life of course of construction, and which will, if some the great Briss Hodgson of Nepal (p. 28): Prophets are right, alter the entire influence of Among Jeral experts who have followed the continent. It is the railway which is Africa's on Hodgson's foot-iracks Mr. Austino Waddell great need for the moment. In earlier days the holds an naique position. He is the first Euro-railway followed the people, un was the casa ol Lean who with a scientific training and equipped Kimberley and Johannesburg. But Mr. Rhodes with the resours of modern sstolarship has initiated a new policy, auil w-day lines ave penetrated the clerie Budhism of Tibet. Platined to throw open many parts of the con He broke through the reserve of the priests by fient in the expuetation that prople and trade himself purchasing a Lamaist templo in full will follow. The railway systems at the Capo working order and carrying on its daily rituntaro to be improved, lorg tracks are sketched at bis cwn cost. The afficiants, conceives the out for the West Coast, and still bigger schemes idea that he must be a reflex of the Western fare to be carried out on the high lands of Con- Buddha, Amitabha kimeolf, and so overcsmotral Africa ond on the East Coast, their conscientions scruples and imparted in the infuoues of the sebumen in the aggre formation freely." Colonel Waddell's work guto The Buddhisms of Tibet, ur Lamoins, published Africa Bow? in 1895 was the result of thero resarches. The book is regarded as one of the most learned Way Development in Africa" in the Empire and recondite, and at the time lucid Hevic, predicts that the Africa of to-morrow and scholarly expositions of a subject beyond will be more closely nacciated with Westera the grasp of any but of very able man. Asin then it bas hitherto been. It is on the But ho is not caly a distinguished scholar vast healthy, tablelands of south Central Africs of Buddhism. He is an ethnologist of world that the expausion of the white races must be And the trade of this region famed celebrity in scientific circles. He is PRIMITIVE SURGERY.

probably the greatest living authority on the will flow at through the Cape and the According to a Washington correspondent races of the Lorderland between China, Tibor, Atlantic, but the Fast Coast ports and the A new line is to relieve prom of the New York Tribune, the calloution of

Barma and Ass His besk of scholarly trepblued crania presented to the National travel, Among the Himalayas, is certainly there between the Rand and Delagon Bay Musoum by Dr. Manuel Antonio Muniz for

most able work of its kind published sine mach improved Beira is to be the port of preservation is the largest and most valuable to be

Hooker's Himelayan Journals. He is not only try for Rhodesin and tap the coal finiris of found in any country. Dr. Muniz was for som

a distinguished scientist, he is an excellent Wankie and the copper distriels on the Kufas time Surgeon-General of the Army of Peru organisar, and as Senior Medical Officer in river; a line has been commenced to connect and did not present his collection to the Bureau Peking sfier the relief he organised that the plantations of Nyasaland with Chinde, al American Ethnology Tatil after be admirable hospital in the Palace of Prince Chun the auth of the Zemkesi; a railway to lak become entangled in some political mat- which was the chief hospital to Poking for the Travaval system with St. Lucia in ters in 1893, en

Lima, nearly a year. There are some who will remem- Zululand is in the air. The importance of the who his bome was sacked and burned, hir ber his X-ray installation and the admirable Cape ports will deer sse; the shortest routes to

sories of photographs he took there." He is the sea wil secure the traffic. library and rich collection destroyed, and be was

exiled. Of all the archeological material quite a urat-ches photographer; he has an points to the South Eastern Transvaal frem brought together during his years of labour, excellent, war service; and we shall be proad to Joksuneburg to Belfast, and the valioy of the only the collection of tephined asasin remaind have such a man back in our midst. It is ng Zambezi and its affluents as the industrial azu in order to insure its preservation he has, doubt at bis own request that be is coming to foci of Africa. Those." he predigts, “will it placed in the National Museum, where it has North China-China Times, been examined by hundreds of scientific und medical men. As originally made, the collection of trephined crania was supplemented by the collateral objects representing the arts of the primitive trephinere, but these were lost. The Collection comprised something over 1,000 orazia, and contained perhaps the most romurk- able, interesting and valuable evidences of primitive surgery in the world. In speaking of the collection in the museum Prof. McGee, of the US. Burean of Ethaology, who bus given great study to the mysteries of ancient trophin ing, said:

of

oporation

kis return

to

STOLEN IMPERIAL JADE.

Indian Ocean.

Mr. Karulake

come to rely more and more on Delagoa

Beiza eund

as their outlets to the ocean, and their connection with Europe will

TRADE

TELEPHONE No. 138.

MARK

SCOTCH WHISKIES

AKE

A Washington despatch dated 16th Joun Bayammissioner-General Sargent of the

A telegram dated Washington, 26th June, be mainly by the Buez Canal, and their Immigration Bureau has returned from his

Pays :- With the resistanco of the State and source of labour will be from the cou trip to Honolulu and the north-west coast.

Persian and Indian. Western Asia will affect Though guarded in his language, the Commis

Treasury departments, Chinese Minister Si: tries bordering on that ronte-Arabian, Sorsii, the

Liang Chen has at last succorded in locating their conditions in no small degree in the confirms reports received by

in San Francisco part of the Imperial jnde, future as it has done is the remote past." 8262,746,445,70 | Treasury Department that wido-spread

Africa is evident to all who are studied the opposition to the free immigration of Japanese

which, with other articles of value, was stolen 1st great developments are possible in East from the Forbidden City during the occupones conditions of the country. But Mr. Karshake' 13,149,734,4 will no doubt result in an organised, demand by

of Peking in 1500 by American and European prophecy that "in the not, perhaps, distant the the people of

The study of prolistorie trephining is one of Pacific coast for the

troops. Some time ago the State Department future African steel will penetrate to the heart 5.500,008.60 restriction or prohibition of such immigration:ory deep interest, and the more it is studiod the more convinced will, one become that it is I talked

yards control the trudể of the Indian Ocean "in "All persons whom

with bad oestain that the aborigines possessed advanced received infomation from Syracuse, N. Y.. to of Asia and steamships built in African deck- 3,066,808.75 the same view," said Mr. Sargout. They say medical knowledge. In the ancient villages of the effect that the whereabouts of the jade couldwell, a little previons. It is more probable both the Old World and of this, and in even incertained by communicating with our but Asian steel will penetrate into the heart of the Japanese are tricky, yourretson, Lying, some of the settlements of the present, le savages Frederick Weizenburg of Campbell, Cal. The Africa, and Indian steamstripa do the talk of and worthless as labourers, and very undesir tesplining has been known and practised not able as factors in the population. The only for religions purposes, but for surgical State Department requested the Secretary of the trade.--Times of India.

the Treasury to co-operats in the search and Trepbining is universal opposition to unlimited Immigration uption in maiern Rewery, and essentially help to recover the articles, if possible. The

a fairly commoa of Japanese surprised me. No doubt this it consists in the removal of a small section

matter was entrusted to cret survice men, sentiment will be heard from in Congress from one of the bones of the skall usually

who repaired to Campbell, to be told that soon." Mr. Sargent bas rende improvements in the form of a circular button or ronda Weizenburg hud removel to San Franciscs. in conditions at Honoinla, providing better by most practitioners trephining is regarded as

a serious, or even desperate, operation, and is The secret service men went to San Francisco, $10,000,000.00 | quarters for examining immigrants. Ho resorted to only in the most dangurons ease.

where they located Weizesburg without diffi 96,692,382 43 said that at Puget Sound be found matters in Trephining is occasionally employed in the calty. He showed them into a room at his hom

treatment of disorders among domestic animals. 1,311,142.31 bad shape owing to the lack of sufficient is though not so much by trained veterisations as at 169, Duncan Street, which had been fixed up

tion force. No medical examination of immig- tants has been made at all, aliens being examin. by rude herdsmen possessing little knowledge for the purpose of displaying the fruits of his THE CREAM OF

of anatomy and less of otiology, and imbued GENERAL PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.ed at quarantine only and not according to the with fantastic notions concerning, the effects of expedition to the Forbidden City. He admitted Immigration Act. "On the Mexican border," the operation. It is performed on sheep and having in his possession Imperial jadestones swice with the notion of rupturing a supposed which, however, he had deposited in a safe- be said, "everything is working smoothly and bubble beneath the skall, or extracting a grub deposit sault in Sas I'macisco for safe keeping.

The Government officials raw Weizenburg w« lines against Chinese are tightly drawn. There or worm from the brain of the animal, and thus are new problems coming ap daily alongliering a mysterions disorder. the northern border in enpection with In such cases the operation is commonly not willing to voluntarily part with the stone, and they decided to confer with the Chinese the new performed in rade fashion perhaps with Chinese immigration, but when

carpenter's tools--a chisel and millet, and even Consul at San Francisco in the matter. This an auger sometimes being employed. Net in-official called on Weizenburg sad desired to Head Tax Law goes into effect in Canada on 500,000.00 January 1st we look for an improvement. At frequently the animal survive. Among certain know whether 21,000 would release the jute. 1,495,689 17 present they are taxed $100 a bead. Canada Primitive people trophining is practised, same- times with astonishing frequency. The Kabyle. gets the tax, and we got the Chinese. To a nomadic tribe of Algeria, resort to trephining $3,590,683.17

Dow law taxon them $500 each, and will not only in thaumatic lesions of the head, but for At Honolulu Mr. neuralgia, vertigo and various other disorders. keep them out of Canada," Bright and chatty as ever, the

Sargent found a scarcity of labour on the sugar Pouch tools or implements as may be conveniently Waizenburg declined to divulge the Now York The operation is performed rudely, either with Hilbert's Mercantile Company, San Francisco, while three or four were in New York city. Magazine makes its re-appearance

plantations. Experiments, have been male at band, or with crude metallic save, perforators hiding place of the jewels. Weizenburg placed ra-commissioning of the battleship to sorre

with Portuguese, Porto Ricans, and negrody and elevators designed for the purpose. Ordi- auother term on the China station. It would have been a pity to allow such an interesting

from the United States, but all of them proved arily the aperture, which is frequently large in the lands of the Chinese Cousal & sst ef" CLUB! production as the "Ocean" Magazine to end its

unsatisfactory. The planters insist that the and usually irregular, is closed by a plate, photographs of the stones for the purpose though it is often left open and only covered by of submitting them to the Chinese Minister existence with the departure for home on the

ideal labourers in the caus-folds are the the scalp. The frequency of the operation at Washington, who upon receipt of the Weizenburg had Spartiate of its former oditore and contri-

Chinese. The Japanese make fairly good indicates that the mortality ostuet be very information again went to see Secretary field bonds, and some of them nitimately become high, and one observer saw wien who had Hay, perceiving that if butors, and the new staff have done a wise

what is known in this country as skilled survived five or siz uperations at different times sanggled the goods into this country upen his retare from Chins they could be seized and ably began.

and for different injuries. The operator is an gained thereby without much trouble. thing in assuming a task 80

are However, they The number before us indicatou fully that

bereditary shaman, or priest, and the methods satisfactory as the Chinese to work, for a

ars clamsy, painful, and tedious, yet the victim State Department officials communicated with every effort will be made to maintain the higli

great length of time in the mud and water of glories in the andemonstrative endurance of the the Collector at San Franciscs on the subject, Weizenburg, Lowever, apparently know what be standard of literary merit set by earlier issues.!

$0,000,000.00 the case-fields. Many of them drift into the ordeal.

for, according to the statement of and in addition the asseKANOO is given that

Trephining is well known among certain was collector, he had paid at kast $200 on where improvement is pible it will be

$5,5 towns and villages, where they got employment savugas. The South Sea Telanders were, when aiscellaneous assortment of merchandise upon count 300,000.00 as blacksmiths, carpenters, helpers, and drivers, Kest seen by the white men, acquainted with his arrival from China about two years ago. made. Another direction in which TEO grond is to be lost is in that of sport,

35,000.00.00 The native Hawaiians consplain of this, and ear: operation, which was performed by setup of It remains to be seen whether Weizenburg will

4 Bint instrument, a shark's tooth, or, and as a cricket club, Eugby football club, i

the Japanese are gradually warping their contact with the rbitos, a piece of broken be able to hold to his loot or whether he will and Association football elab have already been

places in these employments. The Chinese, glass, The aportaro was commonly covered field to the pressure brought to bear upon himHE PRINTING DEPARTMENT ef

by the States Department formed, besides a rifle club and a revolver club, The following advertisement appears in an however, stick closely to their work in the with a piece of coconut shell. The mortality wo may look forward to some good exhibitions Indian popor Wanted-s young and sharp fills, are reliable, and in all ways statisfactory has born estimated at 50 por cont., yet the stones to the Chinese Government, during the coming season. The commonce: Christian compositor who is acquainted with They get about 50 cents a day, including a treatment is said to have been so common in mert of the present commission, marred as it job work and one bill recoverer-Apply, ko." good house to live in and wood for cooking early days that most of the made adults had ffering Imitations of Macaiver & Cameron's Pens was by on outbreak of plagus on board the A "sharp Christian compositor" may be a purposes. The plantera will conticus the undergone one or more operations. Eron in They come as a boon and a blessing to men, battleship, was not auspicions, and though such desideratum in India, but it will be noticed that offerts to secure from Congres a modification pre-historie times trepbining was not necom- The Fickwick, the Owl, and the Waverley Pea

Bald at all Stationers. things will happen, we trust that future issues nothing is said about the religion of the bill of the Chinese Exclusion Act, which will allow men in various parts of the world, as has been of the "Ocean Magazine will bavo happier recoverer. whom the compositor his to be them to bring to the islandi a sufficient number shown by investigators în Amerien and other MACNIVEN & CAMERON, LTD., Waverley Works

Edinburgh

(2946-3 events to chronicle.

of Chinese to work their plantations at a profit. I countries. acquniated with.

The jury returned a verdit of “suicide during temporary imanity acceleratol by the excessive heat of the past week,”

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