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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAM-BOAT CO., LD,

ANNUAL MENTINO,

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, 4th Angust. BEFORE MA. T. SEROSABE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1903

BOMBAY'S TRADE WITH CHINA.|

The 74th ordinary half-yearly mesting of the Hongkong, Csaton and Macao Steam-bont Co., 14., was bold yesterday in the ofices of this Comping, 18, Bank Buildings. · Hon. C. W.

ALLEGED LARCENY OF MONEY. The case in Tickson (chairman) presided, and there were

which a money-changer in also presant Messta. . A. Gomes, N. A. Siebs, Queen's Road is charged with the larceny of 890 in bank-bills said to E. Gaudz, C. Michelan, H, E.. Tomkins, Ion.

loft 00 B. Shewan, and Mr. H. Schubarb (directors),

the conater of bits Messin, J. Arnold, J. II. Jessen, E. J. Moses on Saturday last by an absent-minded Captain W. E. Clark, Hon. Gorshed Stewart, Indian coldier of the 14th Bombay Iafantry, came up nader remand. Mr. H. W. Looker, solicitor (Mesurs, Deacon & Hastings), appeared

Messrs. A. H. M. Silen, A. G. Ward, F. A. Woudt, 8. Wilson, and J. Godman (acting secretary).

The ACTING SECRETARY having road the notice calling the meeting.

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for the defendnat,

Detective-Sergeant O'Sullivan deposed that

LATE TELEGRAMS,

[VIA CEYLON.]

OBITUARY.

London, 19tli Jnly. The death is announced of Mr. Whistler, the

famous artist.

LORD KOBERTS AND BIRMINGHAM.

Louden, 18th July,, Lord Roberts had the freedom of the eity of Birmingham presented to him to-day. Mr. Chamberlain in a speech bighly eulogised his

Bervices.

BOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR.

London, 19th July. The report of the British East African

The departure from custom made by fir Brnost Batow, British Miniator at Peking, in nueting the Bombay morohants interested in the China trade during his brief stay in this city, is most welcome from every point of view It is a common complaint that British diplomatists aro so wrapped up in the subtleties and nicetie of their profession, that they take no pains to becenio élosely acquainted with, or to persistently advance the claims of, theo:ermons commercial interests of their country. And that foreign concession-suckers being moro actively support- ed by their Embassies, snap up most of the good things in these neutral markets where competition grows yearly more intense. There

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

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN

A. CHEE & CO.,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

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RATS AND PLAGUE.

related in regard to the house of a Jew namet Hatzkolevitch, who had been killed. All the --Theorist" writes as follows to the editor of members of his family were so severely wounded the Times of India :—

that they had to be transported to the hospital. I am no opponent of the "ne rats, au plague The house therefogo reuniued uninhabited, and

The CHAIRMAN mid--Gontiemen, 1 propaso the complainant four tou-dollar and two fifty: manner against a migration of natives of the is something repugnant to the British concep reasoning on the subject. My position is that murder, and the widow has been condorated to ho sourched the defendant's shop and så owed / Administration produces in the strongest / are of ousen, two aides to this question. There theory-or indoed of any other fairly plausible there was no one to remove the traces of tho

counts us read. They are, I think, put before Bayood remarking that "they belonged all apparently setting the question of drawing adopted by curtain Powers. But in this strictly constantly to halt and endeavour to find all circumstantial evidence is being offaea?.

with your upproval to take the report and se-

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AN

After Me Looker land cross-examine, the Learing was farther adjourned until today at, news in order to permit of the Parsee in ques- tion being satunoned as a witqces,

BEFOLL MR. J. H. Kaмr (Auring POLICE MAGISTRATE).

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THE FISCAL QUESTION.

London, 19th July.

Sir 31. Hicks Beach' asked for facilities for discussiou in the House of the fiscal policy. bat 3r. Balfour refused. The Unionist Frue traders are incensed. They niso resent the methods of the Chamberlain, Committes in Binginghams to capture the Unionist party theoughout the country.

Loudou, 21st July, The Tariff Reform League, inangarated in London, wet this afternoon, the Duke of Satherland presiding. There was an over- both parties. The League intends to isso a crowded gathering of Fears and Commoners of

propaganda throughout the Kingdom.

A joint conference of Manchester cotton employers and textily workers, repronting the

Protesterate to Jobannesburg The report tollar bills which ho took out of a drawer.

you in such a form as to clearly show the presunt sams like his money," the compinionne madonativos thence the Transvaal. Position of the Company. An improved result, no specilio ideatifleation of the notes, which ANTITRUS LEGISLATION IN AMERICA.. has attended the rausing of our Wes, River | the witness returned to their drawer.

London, 19th July. adeamers, and upon the Hongkong-Contou lise he was doing NO Parsee goutkemon President Rossavolt has decided is summon our earnings notwithstanding lower rates burg who was passing the shop, stopped, uud a special session of Congress for the purpos grossul practically the same figure, as the probe and the complainant had some conversation, of introducing legislation dealing with prosent cions. h.df-year, but on the Hongkong-Mazao the result of which was that the Parsee told unsatisfactory "finacial conditions, particularly fins warnings lavo fallen off cousidurably owing witness that the complainant had lost a fifty in connectiorfith Trusts, several of which to our having to compete with two steamers dollar voie on this Hongkong & Shanghai' are notoriously tottering and others Imakrupt. which are running in opposition at very unre Bank bearing the number $3,024. Wituens munerative rates. It is not politic that I examined the two fifty-dollar nutos he had should make more detailed roferozes to this proviónsly shown the complainant, and found matter here, buyond assuring you that it has that on bore the number mentioned, the close attention of your directors. Increased pay to those in the service, the disbursements of our extra steuner the Kinshan, and beatior expenditure on the flenam and Powan in order to put them into first-cluas ordor, ali contributed to the reduction in our not revenus as compared with the previous six woaths, Notwithstanding the reduced profit your

FALSE PRETENÇRİ, directors decided to recommend maintaining

Wong Hing, sailmaker, was sentenced to ten the usual dividend of 10 per cent, for the half-months' imprisonment on firs churgos of obtain Jear, and I trust you will approve not only of ing goods from Chinese tradespeople on falso this but also of their recommendations with preteners-two months on each charge. Origi. regard to the disposal of the remaining balance. Although the amount carried forward to the current bulf-year is not so large as usual, yet it represents over 2 per cent. on capital. It has appeared to your directors advisable to provide further leuuage for the West River trade, and they have joined with the China Navigation and Iudo-China Companies in acquiring the steamer Kwong Hing-repared Tak Hing--to run between Canton and Wuchow Thomas ever has sent over for this Cap. That is Shamrock III is probably the best boat Sir in conjunction with the Nanning and Sain the unanimous opinion of men who from their until such time 38 a new steamer contracted for experience and knowledge of racing craft are with the Hongkong & Whampas Dock Commentitled to a hearing. She is a handsome and pany is completed, and the question of again smartly túrasil boat. She has the appearance taking op the trade between this Colony and of a racer. Her plating is of viskel steel, which the West River is also under consideration, is covered with a wuito composition that is hard Turning to the balance sheet, there does not and has a smooth surface. Her deck seems appear to me any item which I need specially stamped American all over, and could be easily comment upon, but I may state that the Com-

mistaken for the Columbia's. 'pany's investments' stand on a perfectly sound basis, at an expense of 811,500 taken from in- vestment fluctuation account. Before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts I shall to pleased to answer any question relating to them which may suggest themselves to you.

There were to questions.

The Chainman moved the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. Moses secunded and the motion was agreed to,

The CHAIRMAN moved the re-section of Hou. R. Shewan sad Mr. E. Goetz ne directora. Mr. WARD seconded and the motion was agretul to.

The CHAIRMAN moved the re-election of Mesure. A, O'D. Gourdin and W. H, Potts as auditors,

Mr. Moses seconded, and the motion agreed to.

was

This was all the business. Dividend warrants will be ready to-duy after 30 a.m.

GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.

The Gurman conquest of the Vulina, writes La Fiores Paris correspondent, is the mileet of an interesting article in today's Eir in which M. Jean de Bonpofon, a sound authority on Pa al affairs, gives some striking details of the growth of German indueres in Rome and the systematic offerta to enhance it. In 1878

nally, there were twelve charges against the defendant, but seven were withdrawn.

SHAMROCK III,”

tion of Sir T. Lipton's now challenger for the The following is from au American dese rip.

America Cup.

whele of the cotton trade, resolved to appose to the atmost the proposed taxation of food und raw materials..

INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA.

.

Loudon, 19th July. Sie II. Campbell-Bannerman, in the lowe of Commous, has condemned the attempt to mako

in South Africa. India contribute to the aaiutemance of troops The Daily Chronicle des- cribes the proposal which is attributed to Adir.

intend to oppose it strongly. Chamberlain-as shamefat. The Liberal party

to the

London, 21st July.

the scheme had been submitted

Lord Hardwicke. in the Lords, said that

Government of India, but nothing would be decided until

reply was received. Lord Northbrook declared that India was being Her beam, that much disputed point and regard has got an isolated problein, and must rvalisu The overall length of the yacht is 137 feet. unfairly dealt with. Lord Selbourne said India ing which so many distorted reports have flashed that if it were not for the necessity of defending under the Atlantic and have been published India the military charges falling on Great abroad, is 21 fest inches. Her draft is greater Britain would be mach lower. His Lordship than that of Shamrock II and less than painted out that Izdis paid only a small con- Yarns have also been told about this feature of said the proposals would have the effect of Shamrock 7, being quite feet 9 inches.tribution to the Nary. The Duke of Devonshire

the craft, and her real draft may be surprising | relieving the Indian finances, for, instead of

Later..

yesterday evening, numerous references were During tho debate in the House of Lords

made to the possibilities of invasion of the Indian frontier, and hence the necessity for an increase in the power of defouce. speeches showed that the actual cost of the new The Ministerial scheme would be £9090), of which it is propused to charge India with £500,000. Nothing will be done except after fullest con. sultation with the Government of India.

BOMALILAND.

to

the

Ministers into glorified bago tion of the dignity of a legation in converting of a bumble sooker after some plague truth. one month's imprisonment for not carrying out

Can Dia senlo

But may search is sadly hindered by having the instructions of the police! By such measures utilitarian age Grent Britain cannot remain in- different to the metheils of her cotexercint rivals, sotus agreement between what are apparently Thore remains only the verbal ofidence given and without desending to the level of the mest direct cout indictions. Hongkong bus bean by withesses. In this respect also the investi pertinaceous there is undoubtedly scope for the more earnest saaployment of the resoUTCON

visited by pingue, and has adopted- ne half gating magistrates have done all they could to of diplomacy for the furthe ease of the interests measure. .Rats have been shin by Chú] shinid to enlprits. of the Empire's commere. As the result of thousand-und there fell of course mang The illusory cature of this investigation is bis cordial intercourse with those engaged in traie which, Mr. Sasner J. David showed,

of it plagas infected plogne-fles infested | best illustrated by the conduct of M. Freimat, reaches a total of a hundred and fly-even

rodents which are now believed to do so much the magistrate deputed to deal with cases of millions of impees a your, Sir Benost

Sulaw

harm. In the Annual Health Report for rape. He refused to take down such accusations cannet Exil to-retan to his duties with Hongkong, just issued, I read: Much more ani treated them as mere bagatelles. Then usuore vivid approciation of the magnitule

active mesures were taken to exterminate when sent to the hospitals to take down the of the interests involved, and a sharpened knowledge of where the principal diffenties

rats. The umber of rat-catchors was consider-iestimony of some of the wounded ho completely 5. Besides that Sir Ernest Salow gaveably increased early in the year and us a result altered the purport of their evidence. This was Practical evidence of his belief in the admirabla 117,808 rats were destroyed during the years barefaced that it led to a protost which has co-operation between His Majesty's kabjects. The zumber of its caught during the funt canced some sensation. Some of the barses in principle he laid down, of the "necossity of no matter where their sphere of activity my three years is us follows —1900, 46,593, 1901, the Russian hospitals are young ladies who lie, sad sorvants of the State, no matter in 77,763; 1902.177.830 Siner March a systematic have studied medicine. One of these ladies, what department they may lo surcing." Lacferielogical examination bur Leer mustle of Mile. Nerntchev, who it must be noted is not Whilst Sir Ernest Satos is at Peking the British legation will be no abstraction

all rats caught. The perviers of three Japanesoja Jewess, Lut a Christian, was present at these merchants of Bombay, and even though mest doctors, versed in this work, wore ohtrined from enquiries, and was so indignant at M. Freimat's desirable changes may arch slowly, there will the Japanese Government for six months, and methods that she protealed with the greatest be the comforting conviction that this arises from no lack of knowledge or want of sympathy

since then work has been carried on by Chinese energy and with some success. with the great trading interests of this city.

bacteriological assistants, specially trained by Several criminals whose evidence compromised! I two main points pressed upon Sir Ernest

the Government Broteriologist who arrived the real organisers of the massacres wer Seter's attention were the provisions of the in the Colony at the end of February. "The herated by the investigating magistrates. Commercial Treaty so far as it relates to the abolities of the transit dues known as takin.

result of the examination is interesting; thugh according to the law such prisoners cou and the currency question. Mr. Sasson J. at first in March only per cent, of the rat only ba liberated by order of the public prose. Davil spoke with restraint when he said that caught were infected with plague. At the enter. Finally these magistrates (juges the tekin clause of the Treaty had been received end of May the percentage of plag wo-infected ¦ d'instruction) selected a few hundrod among here with something more than profoundl dis ens. By that clause Great Britain agreed,

rats was 69; this jove until the third week in the thousand or more who had been arrested ju return for the abolition of transit dues, to give July when it reached 79 per cent., since then to China the right to imposo, in addition to the it gradually fell until Novotoher when it was five per cent duty, a special surtax equivalent 17 per cent. Notwithstanding the fact that to one and a half times that lery. liberty to recast her export tariff, and to exact a Consump. from September to the end of the year plogue tion Tax on articles of Chinese origin and en in man bad practically ceased, plague-infected Excise Daty on all machine-inado yarn and cloth rats were still found, the percentage varying wannfuctured in China. Sir Beneat Satow

from 17 per cent. to 1'1 per cent, at the end off claimed that the arrangement made by Sir James Mackay, was the best possible to free

the year and then infooted rats came from commerce from the fetters imposed Du it

practically every bealth district in the by this system of internal taxation—if we could

Colony." Yow so force has boen the reply upon the good faith of the Chinese Government in carrying out thoir asgage-

slaughter that on the "no rat, na plague"

Erucet Sator conceded the whoin case of meats. In adding that saving clausu ir theory. Hongkong should be less afflicted than in the days when the plague rat with those who are opposed to the suggested mediita plague-fles roomed the island unmolested. fication. No roauce can be pinced on the good faith of the Chinese Government, and Then judge of my astonishment when I road even if their bona fides were unimpeachable in your correspondent's letter today that no confidence could be felt in the ability of Hongkong after enduring the postilonce the central nuthorities to form this referm intermittently for fou yours, has just passed upon the provincial Viceroys and to sweep through the worst epidemic it has yet known." existed for centuries and is an integral There is only one theory which my bewilderul. awny system of taxation which bas

part of the Chinese fiscal system. Mr. David argued that the 7 per cent, surtax would fall saure heavily upon imports than lezin itself; the point is really immaterial, because it is impossible to duabt that fekin would contique to be exacted in some form or other, and that in aduition to the 125 per cent, import duty, foreign goods would be saddled with transit dues no whit less burdensome than tie premut lekin impost Failing guarantees for the faithful observance of the Muckuy trouty- which cannot be forthcoming British com- orce under it woull be far Worse cir- cumstanced than at present, and it is matter for intense satisfaction to fod Sir time yet before all the Treaty Powers full into Ernest Satew declaring that it will be some

line upon the fetin question, and the application poned. Sir Ernest Satuw spoke with the can. of the treaty is likely to be indefinitely post-

tion custom imposes upon diplomatists. We shall probably be near the truth if we regard the objectionable article in the Treaty as dead, because no other Power is likely to betray the the same child-liko faith in the word of the court of Peking.

subject betrayed in the Millowners' criticism The russoned force and mastery of the

of the lekin agreement were unfortunately lucking when they turned to the question of exchange with China. The only contribution they could offer to the elucidation of this grievous problem was the bland hope that China would carefully consider bor ourxenes polley ties. Presumably is resort to commonplacas with a view to mitigating the p difficul.

was the outcome of the fact that a section of the

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need

brain can find fu account for this state of things I am sorrow fully forced to the englusion that

inan infects the rat and not the rat man.

and sent the before the juge de paix. This again was not in accordance with the low, for the prisoners should have been sent for trial at the Assizes Court.

As it is the jugo de paix acquitted a large zumber of the aretused and condemned the rest to trivial pen alties varying from two weeks' to a few months" imprisonment. So that the Jews should not ledge complaints against suck singular pro- readings, the administratica has used every means of pressuro at its disposal-Times errespondent.

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P.S-Of course the position of the plague- | THE CREAM OF infected flea romains unaltered.

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Mr. WENDT seconded and the motion waA

to some. The now bent, instead of being of increasing the troops in India, we proposed to agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN more the conarmution of the light displacement, has a hangy displacement place troops in South Africa which would election to the directorate of Messrs. Hot far from 150 tons she has very shock be available for service in India if required. Schabort, E. B. Fubranou sad H. E. Tokios, bilges and a distinct floor. The biges run with an easy sweep into the keel, or fin, with full garboards, so that the midship section is of the 9.

It has been stated that the Tsar was greatly form, and there are no distinct straight surfaco

shocked whexi be heard of the Kiahineff mus lines of floor at any point. Her dead rice is

0 facres and wanted to depule some one to make greater than that of Shamrock I or Shamrock 7. Hor greatest immersed transverso as ation

sporial enquiries. The Minister of the Interior

M. de. Piebre, however, assured Ilis Majesty that is about twenty-four feet abaft ber mest. The

he had already taken measures to that effect. original lines are road, without any semblance

Details Mating to this official enquiry ́have now of ulraightuce, being observable. The fir, or

come to hand and will serve to show what

at the bottom to about forty inches. It is from keel, is very thiu at the upper part, but widens

reliance may be placed on this attempt to elicit the truth and panish the culprits. First, it is soves to eight foot shorter than that of Sham

a matter of notoriety that many of the murder- Bombay, 20th July, rock I. The load is full and blunt forward. The Times of India Somaliland correspon

ers are at large, for they openly boast of the Her after overhang is about twenty-four feet dont says that, in his opiniou, none of the Indian

bratalities which they committed. Indeed" CLUB" and the forward overhang twenty-three feet,

these men still continue to insult and to threaten troops now in the country are fit to campaign The rake of her sternpost is about the same any longer, and should be replaced by fresh

the Jews they chance to meet. So little Love and also in the same position as that of the troops from India. General Egerton has arrised

the authorities been in earnest that one of the Shamrock I, the tin being shortened at the at Sheikh, where the main body of the expedition

investigating judges, M. Davidovitch, actually forward end. The greatest draft of the boat is at is assembled; and he has summoned the leading

oratoriosted an article to the Anti-Semite the heel of the stern-post, and then it rises for officers to discuss the states of affairs. It is

case by attempting to demonstrate that it would Bessarabyetz in which he prejudged the whole ward in a straight line about one foot in twelve, rumoured that uo active operation will be

be impossible to prosecute anybody. He urged The sail plan of the challenger will have taken for seven or eight months, until a light Millowners still sling to the idea that the pro- that the marssores must be considered as a natural about the same area as Shamrock I, though it railway has been laid down. The samo corres-

blem may be solved by a reversal of the cure phenomenon. It was only after the arrival will be differently arranged. The perpendicular pondent adds that, knowing what he does of the scarcely reiterate our belief that those who of B. Polak, the Procurator from Odessa, that

policy of the Government of India. Roman Catholio Roma included 27 Germans, Last year the latter numbered 2,241.

The of the sail plan will be sir or seven fost higher state of the resources in food, water, and trans-

pursue these tactics are beating the sir; that majority of the superiors of the religions orders than on Shamrock I. Her boom will be about port, and the fighting material ready, he con campaign against the gold standard in energetic measures were taken. As the culprits belong to the German-speaking countries are three feet shorter than that of Shamrock and siders that the report is more than likely to be India, in present circumstances is, to employ

were convinced that in taking part in the quelques excuses Belges. But most of the

great

Frederick's vigorous phrase, "biling riots they had simply been carrying out the grande." In a pregaunt sentence or two Sir desires of the Government, they did not attempt Belgian masteries we obedience to German hier forward triangle reduced the same number true.

MORE MILITALY EXPENDITURS. houses. In spite of the denials of the Papal of foot. Hor steal mast is twenty inches at

Ernest Satow fully endorsed this view. Whikt Pross, the Abbey of Most Cassin, visited the bottom and twenty-eight inches at the

London, 22nd July.

to conceal or deny their participation in the fully recognising the inconvenience attubing to by William II, is German down

The House of Commons have adopted, by flucinatious in exchange and expressing a hope to assacre and plundering of the Jews. There

which will In further proof of his contention bounds. It buries aine feet in two thicknesses 118 against 68 votes, the resciation of Mr. St. that it might not be impossibic to find a remedy, fore M. Polak had no difficulty in laying his porter. B. de Bonnefen gives a list of the important of plating nine thirty-seconds of an inch each John Brodrick authorising the expenditure of be added" I would, however, not wish it to be hands upon them, and in the course of two or

MADAM FLINT & CO. and influential prate held by German prelates in and has eight fall angle longitudinal stiffeners five millions for military works, including the supposed that this can be found by retracing three days be caused more than a thousand

MODE DE PARIS. the religions orders and other bodies established

the steps that have been taken in the past with

MADAM FLINT is having for Paris on i Romo, including even the Italian Mission and rings every ten feet. With her short and provision of hats in South Africa.

regard to the currency of different portions of people to be arrested. No sooner, however, bad the 11th INSTANT, and will be pleased to receive Fociety, as well as in the bureaus of the Vatican, high sail plan the now challenger ought to

London, 18th July. the British Empire. Year after year more M. Polar left Eishinoff then the position orders from Ladies desiring any special groda, The propaga da is the ark and asylum of the bendo well under pil conditions. All who have

The county cricket matches in the last three States have adopted the gold standard, and entirely changed. Some of the local authorities HATS in any particular fashion or design, &c. in the way of LINGERIE, DRESSES, and German race. In that Ministry which is expressed an opinion on the point believe her days have been drawn, owing to rain.

I believe that it is destined to become ani untrust d with the distribution of French best point of sailing is on the wind, one of the

London, 21st July. versal." When he was pressed as to the had taken an active part in the riots, and others She will also bring out new goods for the money among the most remote colopies of the points in which the Reliance excels.

Kent beat Hampshire by an innings and 70 prospects of a practicable remedy. Sir Ernest feared that, if they displayed too much zeuf in BALL and RACE SEASONS. earth German influence is paramount,” After With very

correct figures to guide them, if ruas.

Satow held out scant bopes of an early improse punishing the culprits, they might give offence Hongkong Ladies that, in order to make room

MADAM FLINT also begs to inform the referring to the wide-spread use of the Gorman has been estimated by the interested that the

London, 22nd July. zent. The preliminary negotiations entrusted to persons bolding influential positions at St. for the Now Stock, she will hold CLEAR language at the Vatican, not only hy a

new Shamrock may receive about I min. 45 sec. Surrey best Somersetshire by NG roas.

to the United States Commission of Enquiry Petersburg. large number of Tentonic prelates, but by Car from the Refined in the races to come. Is it Yorkshire beat Notts by 166 runs. Benex beat most prove a long and wearisome business where bo consulted. answer has been an emphatic negative. That Leicestershire by an innings and 10 runs. The Assuming an

best agreement to have the case, then Captain "Nat" Horreshoff matoles Letreon Gloucestershire and Warwick between the Powers, there remains the most has produced u better boat in the Reliance for shire, and between Lancashire and Middlesex, cult task of persuading the Chinese Govern- the object in view than Mr. Fife has in

were drawn.

to accept their recommendations. It must The judge pretended that the cause of death Shamrock III. And yet the new boat was

"SHAMBUCK'S" CHANCES.

interests largoi Lbe forgotten that

was already known and gave orders to buryHE PRINTING DEPARTMENT of in Chine viewed by many whose conclusion, it may be

cla round the present system-or lack of the bodies as rapidly us possible. Attempts were the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS) assumed, do not wholly coincide with "that

systand that considerable forces in the expressed.

country and opposed to any change. The beat ads to photograph some of the bodies, but the possesses every facility for the prompt and prospect of roterm lies in the pressure exercised police interforel. The places where people had eatisfactory execution of all descriptions of On the Chinese Government by their financial been murdered were not examined, and no effort obligations; but making every allowance for was made to collect evidence. On the contrary, this it is evident that refuria will be exceedingly those who aurvived were ordered to clean their slow and that a variable exchangs is an evil that habitations and to efface all trace of violence may have to be faced, certainly for some years. -Times of India.

the

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the

MADAM FLINT wishes to inform her Lady Patrons and the General Public NAUGHT HOTEL, FIRST FLOOR, where that she has now REMOVED to the CON.

she is opening up, on a more extensive sale, DRESSMAKING

MILLINERY PARLOURS,

And

he known

as

ANCE SALE at her now esta1lishment, One of the principal magistrates refused to commencing on the 5TH INSTANT, when some

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1803 mutilated or violated bodies of the victims.

dinal Rampolla bimself and other Italian reele enough to make the Shamrock a winner? The Derbyshire by 932 runs Worcestorshire beat so many interests have to u srrived at sonation post-merioní, examinations of the very cheap bargains will be offered,

Minst) os. M. de Bonnefon afirmis that the Germans ure aiming at. something still greater than the Germanisation of the religions orders in Roar, of the 'ontifical Court, und of the consultative departments of the Vatican administration. They are endeavouring to secure possession of the Church of S. John Lateran in Rome in order to convert it into a Teutonic refuge of which a

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brother of the priest, Prince Max of Saxony,

reigning Sovereign, would be the titular head. In two or three months Prince Max will be ripa for the purple, and thus, M. de Bonnefon, will constitute an additional German rete in the Sacred College on tho election of the coming German Pops.

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